Chapter 496: The Siege
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30,000 Yuan troops lined up in the south of the city, large and small military formations, arranged in an orderly manner, battle flags fluttering, swords and armor.
A grand drill of soldiers and horses is underway.
Yuan Shao, who was in golden armor, stood on top of the big city tower, holding his sword proudly, looking at his male soldiers with growing morale, and nodded with satisfaction frequently.
"The morale of our army is gradually recovering, as long as the second son captures Liyang and cuts off Zhang Yuan's back road, the lord can move south and wipe out Zhang Yuan in one fell swoop." Xun Chen beside him said with a smile, not forgetting to remind Yuan Xi of the importance.
"I didn't expect that in the end, it would be Xi'er who played a key role" Yuan Shao nodded and said with emotion, his eyes revealing a bit of impress.
Xun Chen took the opportunity to say again: "The second son is low-key, he will only bury his head in things, but he is actually very capable, otherwise how can he take care of Liangzhou in an orderly manner over the years." ”
"Well, that's what you're talking about." Yuan Shao nodded slightly, and said thoughtfully: "Among the sons, Xi'er is indeed the most down-to-earth one, it seems that I really didn't pay attention to him in the past, if he can force Zhang Yuan back this time, I really want to be impressed by him." ”
Yuan Shao's words have made no secret of his appreciation for Yuan Xi.
Xun Chen was secretly proud, but the judge next to him quietly snorted coldly, showing disapproval.
"Zhang Yuan, Zhang Yuan, you killed one of my incompetent sons, but let me discover another better son, with my Shang'er and Xi'er joining forces, I see how long you can be arrogant"
Yuan Shaoxing wanted to be proud, his firm face gradually regained its glory, and he smiled slightly.
"Report," a rebuke Wen rushed to the city and bowed to Yuan Shao, "My lord, the south is urgent, Zhang Yuan has attacked the plain a few days ago, killed the guard Jiao Touch, and the second prince has no choice but to lead more than 10,000 defeated troops to retreat to Nanpi. ”
The smile disintegrated, the smug disintegrated, and Yuan Shao's face instantly solidified into a stunned moment.
Xun Chen also changed color in shock, with a look of disbelief, and shouted: "How is this possible, how can Zhang Yuan easily attack the plain, this is unreasonable, unreasonable." ”
The rebuke had no choice but to report the detailed battle report.
Xun Chen was suddenly shocked, stunned in place, and was so stunned that he didn't know what to do.
"Waste, it turns out that he is the same as his lord, all of them are waste," Yuan Shao slammed his fist against the female wall and scolded hatefully, the previous impression of Yuan Xi was gone.
"The second son's ability is mediocre, it's okay to defend the city, let him lead the troops to deal with Zhang Yuan, and the defeat is also expected."
The judge shook his head and sighed, a subtle sneer flashed in his eyes, "Now that the plain has been lost, the plan to copy Zhang Yuan's side has been completely lost, and for today's plan, I can only hope that the third prince will be able to turn the tide." ”
"I can only look at Shang'er, Shang'er, you must not be like your two incompetent brothers, let your father down again"
Yuan Shao let out a long sigh of helplessness, his eyes looked south, and his face was full of bitterness.
Anseong.
"I, General Song, am really a waste, Liyang was not able to sneak attack, but was attacked by Zhang Yuan, it is really a waste."
In the lobby of the county government, Yuan Shang threw the piece of information on the desk, and his words were full of ridicule of General Song.
"Therefore, among the sons of the lord, only the third prince is qualified to inherit the inheritance of the lord, and here, it is to convey the lord's expectations for the third prince, the lord said, all the hopes are pinned on the third prince, and only you can turn the tide." Feng Ji smiled and patted the fart.
Yuan Shang's anger subsided for a while, listening to Feng Ji's compliment, and a trace of pride overflowed on his heroic face.
After only a moment of pride, Yuan Shang's face became worried again, and he sighed: "It's naturally very good that my father trusts me so much, but now that Zhang Yuan has captured the plain, and the entire Liangzhou has been taken by him, the morale will definitely be greatly boosted, and the pressure I will face here will definitely be multiplied." ”
Seeing that Yuan Shang's confidence was insufficient, Zhang He encouraged: "The third prince doesn't need to worry about it, as long as I Zhang He is here, Zhang Yuanxiu wants to break through my Ancheng, as long as he stays up for a few more months, Sun Ce Han Sui in the south, and Cao Cao in the west will definitely not sit idly by, and when the world changes, are you afraid that Zhang Yuan will not retreat and leave." ”
Hearing Zhang He's bold words, Yuan Shang's confidence perked up slightly, so he patted Zhang He's shoulder and said: "General Zhang, you are the most trusted general of this son, and the heavy responsibility of defending the city is all handed over to you, you must not let this son down." ”
"He will do everything he can." Zhang He hurriedly expressed his attitude.
The sound of hurried footsteps broke the conversation between their chief ministers, and a personal soldier hurried in and said, "Second Prince, General Zhang, Zhang Yuan sent an envoy to shoot a letter of challenge to the city, claiming that General Zhang would fight in front of the city at dusk. ”
Zhang Yuan actually asked to fight Zhang He.
In the lobby, everyone was in an uproar, and even the face of Feng Ji, a wise man, was suspicious.
You must know that although Zhang He's force value is not as good as Yan Liangwen's, he is also in his early 90s, and Zhang Yuan, with the body of Zhou Gong, actually wants to single-handedly challenge Zhang He, which is an intermediate arrogance.
"Zhang Yuan's handwritten letter is here, please take a look at General Zhang." The pro-army sent a letter to him.
Zhang He took it and swept it, and his face suddenly became angry.
In the challenge book, Zhang Yuan was extremely arrogant, satirizing Zhang He for opening the city and surrendering if he did not dare to come to battle, otherwise he would be killed and destroyed on the day the city was broken.
This blatant contempt was unbearable even for Ren Zhong's bloody generals, and Zhang He was immediately furious.
Everyone didn't know what was written in Zhang Yuan's letter, which made Zhang He angry to such an extent.
Yuan Shang remembered the previous time, the letter that had been "smeared" by Zhang He, and suddenly became suspicious, and secretly stared at the letter in Zhang He's hand, thinking about how to get this letter in his hand and see if there was anything suspicious in it.
At this time, Zhang He, who was furious, tore the letter in his hand to shreds, and said angrily: "What a Zhang Yuan, dare to despise me Zhang He so much, I will take your challenge, it is you who are arrogant and sent to death, I just took your head, and I finished my work." ”
Yuan Shang watched Zhang He tear the letter to shreds, but the suspicion in his eyes was even heavier.
At this time, Feng Ji persuaded: "General Zhang is angry, Zhang Yuan is treacherous, who knows what tricks he has for this challenge, I think the general should ignore it." ”
"If I don't dare to go to war, wouldn't it make Zhang Yuan laugh at my cowardice and frustrate the morale of our army," Zhang He glared and said, "Besides, what tricks can Zhang Yuan play on a single horse, this is a great opportunity for us to kill him in one fell swoop, how can we miss it." ”
Feng Ji stopped talking, he couldn't think of what tricks Zhang Yuan could play, and he felt that what Zhang He said was reasonable, this was indeed a great opportunity to kill Zhang Yuan.