Shouchun City.

With the collapse of the front line of the Yuan army one by one, this city began to become an undercurrent surging, and some of the powerful families and families in the city were already disappointed in Yuan Shu and began to withdraw from this city that was about to become a battlefield step by step.

Although their actions were secretive, they still triggered a wave of going out of the city, and this wave of going out of the city instantly made this one become gloomy, and the morale of tens of thousands of Yuan soldiers in the city was low.

After the General's Mansion.

In the lobby, the atmosphere was gloomy, one by one gloomy face, Yuan Shu wore a jade crown and a brocade robe, kneeling quietly on his throne, his face was cloudy, and his eyes were very gloomy.

"Liyang is broken, and Ruyin City is also broken, isn't it?"

His eyes looked at the lower part of the hall, and several generals with low expressions and drooping their heads asked in a calm voice.

"Hmm!"

Several generals looked at each other, were silent for a moment, and nodded honestly.

"Tell me the details!"

Yuan Shu's gaze was as cold as ice flowing, his hands were clenched into fists, his green tendons were exposed, and he looked at a few people, and he was cold.

"Lord, Liyang Pass was originally very strong, because of the assistance of Lu Su, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses rebelled, and General Ji Ling was caught off guard, and finally General Ji Ling was defeated at the mouth of the river and fled in a hurry, and now General Ji leads 20,000 remnants of the army and is stationed in Hefei!"

A general bowed and reported: "With this pass of Xiaoyaojin, Hefei will block the Jiangdong Army!" ”

"Lu Su? What a Lusu! When Yuan Shu heard this, his face was cold, and he couldn't help gritting his teeth, and a trace of resentment crossed his eyes.

Lu Su, a very outstanding talent, this is also a talent he has always valued, he has sent people to invite him to help him out of the mountain three times or four, but Lu Su has been delayed.

However, he has never given up recruiting Lu Su and looks at him differently.

But at this juncture, Lu Su was like a sharp knife, inserting it into his heart, tearing his only hope apart.

"Lu Su, if one day, you fall into the hands of a certain family, a certain family must make your life worse than death!"

Yuan Shu's voice seemed to come from hell, and a chill filled the entire hall.

Everyone looked at each other, and a touch of coldness involuntarily appeared in the bottom of their hearts.

"What about Ruyin City, this strong city, in the past, Cao Cao and Liu Bei's hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses were blocked, Lei Bo and Chen Lan, sitting on tens of thousands of elite troops, can't even a Xiahou Yuan stop it?" Yuan Shu took a deep breath, and his face became colder and colder.

"Lord!"

A general with a square face walked out, arched his hand, and said: "General Lei and General Chen have defected, and the thousands of soldiers and horses they led escaped from Ruyin, Ruyin City is self-defeating, and now these two defectors have fled towards the Nanyang area of Runan!" ”

"Hahaha, escaped, good, very good, I really didn't expect my Yuan Shu to fall to the point where I am today!" When Yuan Shu heard this, he was slightly stunned, a little incredulous, and finally he gritted his teeth, his eyes instantly became crazy, and he laughed suddenly, laughing at himself.

Lei Ji Chen Lan, these are the two outstanding fierce generals under his command, and he actually betrayed him at his most critical time and fled for his life.

The loss of Ruyin made the last pass of Runan that he lost, and also made the road to Shouchun Road unstoppable.

"Heaven is a certain Yuan Shu!" Yuan Shu looked up to the sky with grief and indignation.

Now the north and south passes, lost at the same time, Jiujiang County is no longer dangerous, in less than three days, I am afraid that several roads of soldiers and horses can go directly to Shouchun City.

In today's Shouchun City, there are only less than 30,000 soldiers and horses, although these tens of thousands are his most elite soldiers and horses, but this strength cannot stop the encirclement of several armies.

Once a siege is formed, the army will attack the city, and within three days, Shouchun will be broken.

He's done!

"My lord, General Ji Ling said that he would defend Hefei regardless of a single qiē, Xiaoyaojin can be attacked, retreated can be defended, and General Ji will definitely not let the Jiangdong Army take a step across Hefei."

A general looked at Yuan Shu's mournful expression, hurriedly stepped forward, and said loudly: "As long as the Jiangdong Army does not appear, we still have hope, the lord must not give up!" ”

"Hope?"

Yuan Shu squinted slightly, a ray of hope crossed his dead eyes, looked at the general, and asked: "Now that we are attacking Shouchun City from all sides, we only have 30,000 soldiers and horses, do we still have a chance?" ”

When everyone heard Yuan Shu's words, they all lowered their heads one by one, not daring to answer, the current situation, they can think of it with their butts, and they can't turn the game over at all.

"Lord, Yuan Shao didn't agree to send troops, as long as Yuan Shao sent troops, we still have a chance!" A general thought about it and muttered for a long time before he said.

"Yuan Shao?"

When Yuan Shu heard this, he shook his head, with a sneer on his face, and said: "Yuan Benchu he did agree to send troops to help, but it was not for us to relieve the siege, he wanted a certain family to give up Shouchun, break through the siege, and flee to Jizhou, his soldiers and horses will open up Yanzhou and meet us in Mount Tai." ”

"Lord, now our shape is basically no longer a way out, break through, this is also a way out!"

A general with a white face stood up, his eyes sparkling, and said.

Everyone groaned, their eyes all looked at Yuan Shu, their expressions were solemn, their eyes were burning, they could live, no one wanted to die in battle.

"Hmph, what is Yuan Shao's heart playing, a certain heart is very clear, if a certain person arrives in Jizhou, a certain family is afraid that it will be a mermaid, and there is no power to resist!"

Yuan Shu snorted coldly, his eyes narrowed slightly, he naturally understood the relationship between himself and Yuan Shao, and he couldn't use the word unfriendly, but an enemy of life and death.

Although they are all members of the Yuan family, because of the dispute between their concubines, they have been fighting since birth, and because Yuan Shao has always been better than him, he will do everything to deal with Yuan Shao.

Over the years, they have always been hostile, although Yuan Shao is now willing to take him in and protect him, but Yuan Shao will definitely not forget their hatred, he does not have such a mind.

Therefore, if it weren't for the exhaustion of mountains and rivers, the last one, he would never go to Yuan Shao, because he knew that when he arrived in Jizhou, he might not die, but he would definitely be imprisoned.

In this life and this life, there is no chance of a comeback.

"However, in today's situation, we can't fight it!" A general whispered: "Besieged in Shouchun, we have only one way to die." ”

"Aside from Yuan Shao, do we have any hope?"

Yuan Shu stood up, there was a touch of helpless frustration in his expression, his eyes looked at the sky, and he muttered, as if he was asking the people in the lobby, as if he was asking himself.

"Lord, in fact, we still have a chance to turn the tables!"

At this time, Yan Xiang, who had been calm, stood up, looked at Yuan Shu, and said, "Although several soldiers and horses are now surrounding Shouchun, as long as General Ji can block the Jiangdong Army in Hefei, we still have a chance." ”

"You say! What chances? ”

When Yuan Shu heard this, he looked at his number one confidant strategist, his eyes flashed with a bright light, and he hurriedly said.

"At present, the most important thing is that the lord is reluctant to pass on the jade seal of the country!" Yan Xiang squinted his eyes and said.

"Jade seal?"

Yuan Shu gritted his teeth, and there was always a trace of unwillingness in his eyes.

He was still a little unwilling to give up the jade seal of the country.

But now that Jiujiang is in shape, he also knows very well in his heart that there were two major barriers before, and he can still have a trace of strength to resist, but now, I am afraid that he has reached the moment of life and death, and he has to make a choice.

"You go on!"

Yuan Shu looked at Yan Xiang, as if he was gritting his teeth, and said word by word, he was persistent, but not stupid.

"Lord, the current shape shì, not counting Jiangdong, just the soldiers and horses of the three parties, adding up to nearly 200,000, even if we exhaust all the soldiers and horses, we can't fight!"

Yang Hong and Yan Xiang glanced at each other, and they could both see the determination contained in the gaze, Yang Hong took a step forward, arched his hand, and said: "For today's plan, only by letting them kill each other, can we have a chance of survival." ”

"Cannibalism?"

Yuan Shu raised his eyebrows, his eyes flashed, and his spirit was lifted.

"Lord, we can use Shouchun City as a battlefield, and then use the jade seal of the country as an introduction!"

Yan Xiang's eyes were clear, and he said: "I know that the lord is unwilling to lose the jade seal, but we can use the jade seal to cause a fight between them, and then hide our most elite soldiers and horses now, and kill them at a critical time, if it succeeds, not only can we break the game, but also recapture the jade seal." ”

"Are you sure?"

Yuan Shu's heart moved, his face became solemn, and his figure paced back and forth in the lobby, thinking about it for half an hour, before gritting his teeth and asking.

"Lord, now we have no way out, unless the lord surrenders to Jizhou and takes refuge under Yuan Shao!" Yan Xiang lowered his head, lowered his eyebrows, arched his hand, and said loudly: "Otherwise, you can only fight desperately!" ”

"Lord, this is the only way now!"

Yang Hong's gaze was firm, and he continued: "And we are confident that we can let them fight, as long as they fight, we have confidence!" ”

"In that case, let's fight it!"

Yuan Shu's face became firm, after all, he is a hegemon, although he has been pampered all these years, so that he has lost the courage of the past, but he has come to a desperate situation, this bit of courage, he still has it.

His eyes looked at the few remaining generals under his command, and said loudly: "So far, are you willing to fight for life and death?" ”

"My lord, we are willing!"

These generals are all from the Yuan family, and they control the descendants of Yuan Shu stationed in Shouchun City, and they are absolutely loyal to Yuan Shu.

"Good!"

Yuan Shu's eyes were sharp, he looked at Yang Hong and Yan Xiang, and said, "This battle and the one handed over to you, whether a certain family can survive this level depends on the two of you." ”

"Don't worry, my lord, we will do our best, and we will die!"

The two knelt down on one knee and said firmly.

―――――――――――――――――――――――― iii

In late March, Zhang Liao, the first general under Lü Bu, led 30,000 troops, and was the first to arrive at Shouchun City and stationed five miles away from Dongcheng.

The next day, Xiahou Yuan led 80,000 troops, came in a hurry, the momentum was like a rainbow, and the troops directly came to Shouchun City, stationed in the suburbs of Wuli at the north gate.

Immediately afterwards, Wen hired Liu Bei and the two, led 50,000 Jingzhou soldiers and horses, and the soldiers came to the west gate of Shouchun City.

The soldiers and horses of the three parties added up to nearly 200,000, and the cavalry of each department galloped around the city, and the sound of horses' hooves shaking the mountains rumbled.

From the head of the city, you can see that since there are battle flags outside the city, the flags cover the sky, cover the sky, and are densely packed, as if the dripping water of the Shouchun city siege has not leaked.

Shouchun City was still closed with the gates closed, but the atmosphere in the city suddenly became very tense.

(Three watches tomorrow!) ）