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To the south, Ran Min was guarded to resist Yuan Shu's main force and prevent it from attacking Shangdang and threatening the flank of the main battlefield. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Zhang Yuan looked down on Yuan Shu, the second ancestor, with the fame of the Yuan family, he could pull out an army wherever he went, but he couldn't beat Liu Biao first, then he couldn't beat Dong Zhuo, and then even Wang Hui could be defeated, which was really a rice bucket, but it was only by relying on him and Liu Bao to join forces against Liu that he picked up a cheap and took the opportunity to take Guangling County.

The scout then sent an urgent report from Ran Min, and the Dao will come out.

It turned out that after Yuan Shu received Liu Bao's invitation, he couldn't resist the temptation of cutting the land, and wanted to take the opportunity to insert his forces into the hinterland of Bingzhou, so after learning that Zhang Yuan's main force was confronting Liu Bao, he raised an army of 20,000 troops from Huaishui to the north and launched a powerful offensive against Shangdang City.

Although Yuan Shu's Huainan army had average combat effectiveness, its number was nearly twice that of the Shangdang defenders, and it had a huge advantage in numbers.

Yuan Shu originally thought that with his absolute superiority in troops, it would be enough to deal with a mere nobody, and it would be easy to win the party.

It's a pity that he underestimated Ran Min.

In the face of a tenfold strong enemy, Ran Min had no fear at all, with 3,000 Shangdang soldiers, he used various means to steadily withstand several fierce attacks of the Huainan army, ensuring that Shangdang City was not lost.

The Huainan army was repeatedly attacked, Yuan Shu was naturally very annoyed, at this time the strategist Yang Hong offered advice to Yuan Shu, divided a group of soldiers and horses to take a small road to bypass the Shangdang defense line, sent troops to Qu County, and after taking Qu County, he took the Xihe River and took Zhang Yuan's old nest in one fell swoop.

For this strategy, Yuan Shu, who was distressed, naturally brightened his eyes and immediately decided to adopt it.

And his eldest son Yuan Yao volunteered, Yuan Shu then ordered Yuan Yao to be the main general, Ji Ling as the deputy general, and led 5,000 elite soldiers to set off by boat to attack Qu County.

Ran Min was densely packed on the front line of the party, and as soon as Yuan Yao's department moved, Ran Min saw his intentions, and immediately sent people to report to Zhang Yuan with an expedited horse of 800 miles.

After listening to the scout's report, Zhang Yuanjian's eyebrows were already condensed.

At present, his army has been divided into three ways to deal with the enemy of three roads, not to mention Qu County, even if it is the base camp, there are not many soldiers and horses left, and if the Huainan army really wants to divide its troops to attack the West River by road, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Even if the West River is not lost, and Qu County is lost, the blow to Zhang Yuan is not small

Because Qu County is the hometown of the Wang family, and Zhang Yuan's current soldiers, horses, money and grain are all taken care of by the Wang family, and they are transferred from Qu County to Xihe, and then transported to the front line.

If Qu County is lost, it is equivalent to Zhang Yuan's grain and grass being cut off, and then there will be a catastrophe of the whole army crushing without a fight.

"Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu, it seems that I underestimate you a little, and you are not completely an incompetent person"

Zhang Yuan secretly sighed in his heart, he really didn't expect that Yuan Shu would be able to use the way out to attack the West River, which also made Zhang Yuan realize that those who can have a place in this troubled world will never have the slightest ability, although Yuan Shu is useless, but it is only relative to a strong person like Dong Zhuo, which does not mean that he himself has nothing to do.

The generals on the left and right had fallen silent, and the excitement of the victory was like fire, adding a bit of solemnity.

Zhang Yuan looked around at everyone: "Yuan Shu still has some ability, he will attack our rear from the road, what is the countermeasure?"

All the generals were worried, and there seemed to be nothing they could do for a while.

Zhang Yuan turned his gaze to Gao Gong, the drunkard who never left his hand from the beginning to the end.

Now he was holding the wine gourd alof, his mouth open to the boss, and he was struggling to pour out the few drops that were left in it, and he was not willing to waste a drop.

"The Lord has just asked you a word, and you drink a bird." Li Dingguo looked unhappy, and opened his wine gourd.

Gao Gong was stunned for a moment, Fang Shi was half drunk and half awake, and said with a smile: "Yuan Shu dares to use such a strange strategy, it is quite unexpected, now we are confronting Liu Bao, once the troops are divided to rescue Qu County, the situation of the camp will be unfavorable, if you don't save it, the consequences will be more serious, and the situation is really a bit tricky." ”

What he said was equivalent to not saying it, Zhang Yuan had already seen the pros and cons clearly, so why did he need to talk nonsense, so he glared at him.

"However, Zhang Xun has been captured alive, Liu Bao's purpose of killing people with a knife is successful, and there is every reason to press on it and attack while our army is tired, but he didn't, but retreated, why is this?"

Gao Gong's eyes narrowed into a line, as if he was asking Zhang Yuan, and as if he was asking himself.

Zhang Yuan heard what he said, his thoughts flew around, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he figured out the mystery.

The secret lies in the fact that Liu Bao wants to preserve his strength as much as possible.

If Liu Bao attacks strongly, even if he can defeat Zhang Yuan, it will inevitably be a disastrous victory with heavy losses.

At this time, Yang Zhi in the north and Ran Min in the south, after hearing that Zhang Yuan's main force had fallen, would inevitably choose to surrender to Yuan Xi and Yuan Shu.

In this way, Er Yuan will not waste his efforts and easily enter the hinterland of Bingzhou, and at that time, he Liu Bao will face the army of Er Yuan with almost no losses with a miserable victory.

Therefore, Liu Bao did not dare to launch a strong attack on Zhang Yuan easily, he must have wanted to borrow the second Yuan to break Zhang Yuan's flank first, and then take advantage of the situation to break it in one fell swoop when his army was in turmoil.

In this way, he can minimize the loss of troops and generals, and only then can he have the strength to drive Er Yuan's forces out of the state again.

"Liu Bao, everyone says that you are brave and unscrupulous, I think you are very deceitful, but your deceit has helped me"

Zhang Yuan's condensed brows gradually relaxed, and in his knife-like eyes, a sneer rose at the corner of his mouth, and the murderous aura faintly burst out, as if he was already in his chest.

Zu Di's wisdom is far superior to Li Dingguo, and he has heard some ways from Gao Gong's words, and then seeing Zhang Yuan's face change like this, he suddenly realized in his heart, "Lord, do you want to?"

A sneer appeared at the corner of Zhang Yuan's mouth, and he said fiercely: "Since Yuan Shu has a strange strategy, and Liu Bao also likes to reap fishing profits so much, then I will give them a big surprise." ”

In the early morning, on the bank of Taiyuan in Qu County, 5,000 Huainan troops were murderous and advanced to the east of Qu County.

Endless flags, rolling like waves, and a forest of spears and halberds pointed straight to the sky, almost wanting to reflect the cold of the sky.

The big banner with the word "Yuan", under the blowing of the road wind, made the sound of hunting, and flew with great might.

At the front of the army, Yuan Yao was wearing silver armor, holding a long sword, and stared coldly at the nearby city, with a hint of pride in his eyes.

As his father Yuan Shu judged, Zhang Yuan's main force was pinned down by Liu Bao, and he did not dare to divide his troops to block it, and he led an army of 5,000 troops from the road to successfully approach Qucheng, almost not encountering any resistance.

Now, what Yuan Yao needs to do is to capture Qucheng, and then the army will take the West River directly and take Zhang Yuan's lair.

"As long as we take Xihe, the annexation will be our Yuan family, Liu Bao's three family slaves want to borrow our hands to take the annexation of the state, but they don't want to be used by our Yuan family. My father has always liked the second brother in recent years, and now I have made great contributions to help my father win the merger state, and the position of the heir of my Yuan family is naturally as stable as the party."

Yuan Yaochang thought about the blueprint, the corners of his mouth quietly swept a trace of pride, he couldn't wait to take Qu County, and immediately ordered the deputy general Ji Ling to lead the whole army of 5,000 to press and eat Qu County in one go.

In order to boost morale, Yuan Yao also made a promise that as long as he broke through Qu County, he would allow the soldiers to loot for one night, and the money and women would be allowed to plunder them.

Yuan Shujun's military discipline is notoriously poor, wherever he goes, it is like a locust crossing the border, leaving no grass behind, if he wants to inspire such an army to fight, it is impossible to rely on orders and discipline, only by burning, killing and looting, giving them enough benefits, can they make them work hard. (To be continued.) )