In the Tanxian Prefecture Pastoral Mansion, the potter looked at Sun Gan with some eagerness, and Sun Qian also fell into deep thought. At present, the form of Xuzhou is not optimistic. This is like Jizhou at that time, and Yuan Shao, the Bohai Sea under Jizhou Mu.

Yuan Shao's reputation is greater than that of Jizhou Mu, so Jizhou Mu is always worried every day, and finally Jizhou was finally captured by Yuan Shao.

After thinking for a while, Sun Gan said beside him: "My lord, now that the war in Yanzhou has been calmed down, the second prince has also led his troops back to Pengcheng. Pengcheng has a second son, and he has a backbone, and if he wants to break through Pengcheng at this time, it will be even more difficult. ”

After Sun Qian finished speaking, the potter asked what to do now?

Sun Qian thought for a while before saying, "With today's strategy, the second son will definitely not break with us." The battle is most afraid of being attacked on both sides, so presumably the second son does not care about the small things. Now he is only allowed to send people to Pengcheng to blame the second prince for why he attacked Xiao Pei, and he can avoid this difficulty! ”

Tan County was planning together how to deal with the powerful Pengcheng Tao Ying, but at this moment, Tao Ying had already led the soldiers and horses to Pengcheng. rushed to Pengcheng, Pengcheng Zhang Zhao hurriedly led Wenwu out of the city to greet him, and now he is looking forward to Tao Ying's military horses, which is really a carbon in the snow for Pengcheng.

After Pengcheng supplied grain and herbs, Tao Ying left 5,000 soldiers and horses in Pengcheng to garrison, and personally led 50,000 soldiers and horses to Ningqiu. It's a cold winter, and it's not suitable for fighting, but Tao Ying prefers to deploy all the soldiers and horses, and then distribute the grain and grass, just waiting for spring to come, and he will start a war with Ji Ling!

Therefore, the day after Tao Ying arrived in Pengcheng, he asked Cheng Lian to lead the soldiers and horses of the headquarters to rush to Ningqiu to report, and then left Li Dian to guard Pengcheng, and let the Zhuge Jin brothers lead the soldiers and horses of the headquarters to escort the grain and grass with him.

After the transfer was completed, since Taoling Town was unmanned, Tao Ying let his personal guard Cao Chun lead the Hell Demon Army to guard Taoling Town. Taoling Town, as Tao Ying's old base, will put the state pastoral mansion in Taoling Town in the future. Moreover, there are so many military factories and military academies in Taoling Town, once they are lost, if these talents and drawings fall into the hands of other princes, the consequences will be unimaginable.

So just taking advantage of Cao Chun's injury, this is also a good time to recuperate, and by the way, Taoling Town and Pengcheng have become corners, stabilizing their rear.

Leaving Cao Chun, Tao Ying thought about it and asked people to settle the families of Lu Bu and Zhang Liao and others in Pengcheng, and then led the soldiers and horses towards Yongqiu.

With the arrival of a little bit of harsh winter, in a blink of an eye, the time has come to January 196. The January snow has covered the vast fields, and when the day clears, the sun shines on the snow-white earth, reflecting a dazzling light.

Steroid Hill, a city located in the middle of the South but not the South, and the North but not the North, has always regarded itself as the true southern gate of Pengcheng. It only takes a week to get there from Pengcheng along Pengcheng Avenue, and it is for this reason that the geographical location of Steroid Hill becomes even more important.

When Tao Ying arrived at the mound, he looked from afar, and in an empty snowy world, a tall city appeared in front of him. The stone walls are much more majestic than the many mud walls. Although this mound is not the seat of the county, it is better than the seat of many counties.

For example, Xiangxian County, the seat of governance in Peiguo, is compared with Steroid Hill, just like a blue brick house is compared with a thatched house. The city is not as majestic as Pengcheng, but the city wall is still nearly two-thirds as high as Pengcheng, and the city is divided into four gates, and the corner towers are all built very well.

There is a lot of modern equipment in the city, and after entering the city, rows of catapults stand in the city like killing machines. Under the snow cover in the city, oil jars were piled up under the heavy snow, and Yu Ban relied on these oil jars to defeat Ji Ling's attacks again and again.

Yongqiu County Ya, Yu Ban and all the generals stood on both sides of the living room, and Tao Ying walked from the door to the opposite seat and sat down. The county government built it as spacious as the county governor's office. There are a lot of enterprises in this Steroid Hill City, and it seems that there is no less money for Steroid Hill, Tao Ying is a little embarrassed, and this Steroid Hill is almost much better than his own Taoling Town.

"Generals, sit down quickly!"

Tao Ying greeted, and after Tao Ying finished greeting, Yu Ban hurriedly led the generals to sit down in order of official positions.

"Marshal Yu led 10,000 soldiers and horses and Ji Ling's 50,000 soldiers and horses to fight so far, and his contribution is indispensable. After Ji Ling retires, I will definitely report to the court and reward the marshal! ”

Tao Ying said, and Yu Ban hurriedly thanked him.

Tao Ying asked Yu Ban to explain the situation in front of him, and Yu Ban replied: "Lord Qiqi, it is Ji Ling, the second general under Yuan Shu, who led the troops north this time. Ji Ling's martial arts are strong, and he has killed several generals in a row before the battle, and the morale of our army is low. But fortunately, with the arrival of winter, Ji Ling has already settled in Fuli County, presumably in winter, he will not attack Pengcheng in a big way! ”

"Even if he attacks in a big way, the marshal needs not be afraid. Today, I am only allowed to lead the cavalry of my headquarters to meet him in the Ji Ling military camp for a while, and let him know how powerful I am! ”

Yu Ban said that Ji Ling was powerful, and Cheng Lian next to him was a little unconvinced.

It is also true that he followed Wen Hou Lu Bu to fight in the south and the north, except for Wen Hou Lu Bu, he really did not serve others. Even Tao Ying doesn't seem to be sincere, Tao Ying in his eyes, everything he does is in accordance with the rules, and he doesn't have Lu Bu's aggressiveness.

But Tao Ying knew that there was no way to compare with Lu Bubi, he had no power to restrain the chicken, and he had to invent more modern weapons, and then he could defeat many strong people in this world.

Seeing that Cheng Lian looked down on Ji Ling so much, Yu Ban wanted to say something, but after thinking about it in a blink of an eye, this was the general Tao Ying had just received, and it seemed that Tao Ying attached great importance to him, so Yu Ban wanted to make him suffer some hardships.

So Yu Ban said: "The general is so brave, it just so happens that due to the heavy snowfall these days, Ji Ling's grain and grass have been cut off, and now he is challenging outside the city every day, and the general can just frustrate his courage and boost his morale!" ”

"Go, go, whoever is afraid of whom!"

After Cheng Lian finished speaking, he asked Tao Ying for his life, just came, although he was a little tired, but Tao Ying also wanted to see what this general who was known as Yuan Shu's second only to Sun Jian looked like, so Tao Ying approved Cheng Lian's request for war.

This afternoon, because it was just sunny after the snow, it seemed that everyone had no intention of fighting. Tao Ying sent a letter of war to Ji Ling, who was stationed less than fifty miles outside the city, and the two agreed to fight outside the city of Yongqiu on the second day.

After the war letter was written here, Cheng Lian returned to the barracks early, and then before it was dark, Cheng Lian ordered the army to rest, and no one who guarded the camp remained, all rested, and prepared for tomorrow's battle.

In the camp, the north wind was blowing non-stop. But fortunately, Cheng Lian's people are basically veterans who have been killed since he joined the state, so this cold is nothing to them.

What's more, Tao Ying gave them a lot of grain and grass, cotton clothes for heating, and dry firewood, it seems that in the army, except for the Tianwei Army, that is, their treatment is high. Although Cheng Lian knew that Tao Ying wanted to keep them and deliberately improved their conditions.