After Yuan Shu's army arrived in Chen County, according to Yuan Shu's meaning, at that time, he must find Tao Qian Lao'er to fight to the death. However, the strategists under Yuan Shu hoped that Yuan Shu could return to Yangzhou as soon as possible to avoid falling into the two-sided attack of the Xuzhou army and the imperial army.

It's just that Cao Bao, the commander of the Xuzhou army, led people to set off from Pengcheng, and after occupying Xiangxian in Yuzhou, he went all the way to Pingyu to kill, in a vain attempt to directly block Yuan Shu's army in the north of Yuzhou. At this time, if Yuan Shuken listened to the advice of his advisers, he would definitely be able to reach Pingyu City before Cao Bao, and then return to Shouchun safely.

It's just a pity that this time Yuan Shu didn't know where he took the wrong medicine, and he was determined to fight with the Xuzhou army. This is an indisputable fact that the combat effectiveness of the Yangzhou soldiers is not as good as that of the Xuzhou soldiers. Coupled with the new defeat of these Yangzhou soldiers, where can they be worthy of the Xuzhou soldiers who have just come out of the army and are in full morale?

"Master Yan, if the lord really wants to fight with the Xuzhou army, then how can we be the enemy? The master bookkeeper quickly thought about it and saw if there was any way to persuade the lord to return to Shouchun. Yuan Shu was also in a hurry at this time, although Yuan Shu didn't like to deal with them much on weekdays, but he didn't neglect them after all. What's more, Yuan Jian and Yuan Shu are a family, and they should consider Yuan Shu. At this time, Yuan Lian was really helpless, so he came to Yan Xiang to ask for advice.

Yan Xiang glanced at Yuan Lian, smiled helplessly, and said, "Even Yuan Changshi can't think of a way, how can I come up with any clever plan?" Now that the lord is determined to fight Cao Bao, I'd better think about how to win this one. ”

"Alas......" Yuan Jian could only sigh helplessly when he heard Yan Xiang say this. Since he couldn't persuade Yuan Shu to retreat quickly, he could only fight this one. Now that Yan Xiang has thought of this, maybe Yan Xiang has a plan, so Yuan Jian opened his mouth and asked, "Does Master Yan have a plan?" ”

"With some thoughts, I also ask Yuan Changshi for some advice." After Yan Xiang was modest, he began to say: "Cao Bao sent troops from Pengcheng, and now he has occupied Xiang County, and the next step must be Qian County." With Li Feng sitting in Qian County, there will naturally be no problems in a short period of time. It's just that now the hearts of the people of Yuzhou are undecided, and the county will be lost for a long time. What we have to do is to rush to Qian County as soon as possible and fight the Xuzhou army in Qian County. ”

After speaking, Yan Xiang looked at Yuan Lian, hoping that Yuan Lian could make some flaws in the dark. Of course, Yan Xiang still hopes that there are no flaws, so that he can show that he has no omissions.

After listening to Yan Xiang's words, Yuan Jian thought carefully for a while, then his eyes suddenly lit up, and he stroked his palms and shouted, "Okay! All right! Master Yan is really resourceful, and in the decisive battle in Qian County, our army has the advantage of the city, which can be said to occupy the geographical advantage. With this condition, our army will win! ”

Yan Xiang also praised his plan very much when he heard Yuan Lian, and he also had a smug smile on his face. It's not that Yan Xiang deliberately wants to show off in front of Yuan Lian, but because his plan has been approved by the other party, he is happy.

After the two reached an agreement, they immediately went to Yuan Shu and told Yuan Shu about this plan. It's just that when the two of them found Yuan Shu, Yuan Shuzhen listened to Yang Hong pat him in the room.

"Lord, if the lord wants to fight with the Xuzhou army, please also ask the lord to order the army to leave as soon as possible and rush to Qiaoxian." Yan Xiang was originally in a very good mood, but when he saw Yang Hong, he pulled his face down, so he was a little rushed to Yuan Shu's tone.

Yuan Shu didn't care about the tone of Yan Xiang's speech, anyway, in his opinion, Yan Xiang's tone of voice had always been like this. It was Yan Xiang's words that attracted Yuan Shu's attention, and although Yuan Shu and Yang Hong were happy to talk, after all, Yang Hong was patting him on the back, but Yuan Shu was not excited, because Yang Hong had been persuading him to retreat from Pingyu as soon as possible when he was patting on the back. But now that he heard Yan Xiang say that he could fight a decisive battle with the Xuzhou army in Qian County, Yuan Shu naturally came to the spirit.

"Master Yan said quickly, why did you go to Qian County to fight with the Xuzhou army? Master Yan has a plan? Yuan Shu sat up straight, looked at Yan Xiang and hurriedly asked.

Yan Xiang said what he had said about the conversation with Yuan Jian before, and Yuan Warlock's heart was overjoyed when he heard it. If it is according to what Yan Xiang said, then he will definitely be able to win a big victory before he goes back, so that he will not lose face. After all, a victory in a withdrawal and a defeat in a withdrawal are different concepts.

"Okay, Master Yan is worthy of being wise, good!" Yuan Shu listened to Yan Xiang's words and immediately praised him.

And Yang Hong, who was beside Yuan Shu, was also thinking about Yuan Shu, hoping that Yuan Shu could withdraw his troops. But now that he has a better plan, Yang Hong will not continue to mention the withdrawal of troops. But Yang Hong would not allow himself to be unpraised in front of Yuan Shu. After Yan Xiang's words flashed in Yang Hong's mind, Yang Hong also said to Yuan Shu: "This plan is really good!" Lord, if it is according to the plan of Lord Yan, then our army will be able to defeat the Xuzhou army in Qiaoxian. In this way, our army retreated after the defeat of the Xuzhou army, and then it could also occupy an advantage in the face of the Xuzhou army. ”

Yuan Shu was even happier when he heard Yang Hong's words. The topic that Yangzhou soldiers are inferior to Xuzhou soldiers has been around for a long time, and in fact, this is also true. But as long as the Yangzhou soldiers can defeat the Xuzhou army this time, then the two armies will intersect in the future, and the Yangzhou soldiers will not have a psychological burden in their hearts. Squeak won once, who cares how you win?

"Okay, then according to Master Yan's book, I will order the army to pack up and set off immediately." Yuan Shu also didn't want to stay in this place, whether there was a victory in this place, not to mention that he might have to face the pursuit of the imperial army that might come over at any time. When they withdrew their troops, there were scouts who reported that tens of thousands of reinforcements had arrived in Yangzhai City.

After Cao Bao occupied Xiangxian, he felt that the Yangzhou soldiers were vulnerable, and even in order to celebrate Xiangxian, which occupied less than 300 defenders, Cao Bao stayed here for two days to celebrate the victory.

However, Li Feng, who was guarding Qian County, used the time of these two days to constantly transfer the soldiers stationed in various places back to Qian County. Qian County is the seat of governance in Yuzhou, and there are quite a lot of grain reserves, but Li Feng is not worried about the shortage of food. It is also high and deep in the county seat, which is ten million times more difficult to attack than the Yangzhai City garrisoned by the imperial army before. Li Feng took advantage of Cao Bao's two-day stay to celebrate the celebration, plus the 1,000 soldiers stationed in Qian County, Li Feng transferred back nearly 4,000 troops from various places stationed in Yuzhou, which was equivalent to half of the troops stationed in Yuzhou.

The battle of Qiaoxian is about to break out, but the two sides have very different attitudes. One side is stubborn and arrogant; On the other hand, they are very strong, ready for battle, and even reinforcements will arrive at any time after that. Although Cao Bao brought more soldiers than Yuan Shujun still had, the odds of victory were far lower than Yuan Shujun's.

The war has not yet begun, but the outcome can already be predicted.