As the lord of an army, Yuan Shao could only hold on at this time. Zouping City is not a big city, and in the face of 100,000 tiger troops, it is impossible to defend it with the city walls.

Moreover, Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses were not all in the city, and there was a stockade in the north outside the city, with 100,000 soldiers and horses. In other words, in the current situation, if the Huwei army is besieged on all sides, it will definitely be a dead end.

Yuan Shao understood this, and although he regretted it in his heart, he still fought hard and led his troops and horses out of the city to confront the Huwei army.

In order to prevent Yuan Shao from escaping, Gao Yun led 100,000 soldiers and horses directly to Zouping, and did not set up camp, but attacked all of them in front of the door.

The 100,000 Huwei army was divided into six formations, Gao Yun led a group in the middle, and Shalina, Zhang Huayan, Zhang Xiu, Gan Ning, and Zhang Liao each led a group on both sides.

The two formations were in a circle, and Gao Yun came out and scolded, "Yuan Shao thief!" You innocently led the troops to invade Qingxu and plotted against you! I will punish the thief who deceives the king! Hurry up and get your hands on the horse!! ”

Yuan Shao was frightened and waved his army to cover the killing. The generals of the Huwei army also led their troops forward and fought with the soldiers and horses of Hebei.

Gao Yun saw that Yuan Shao did not dare to face the general, so he urged the chasing wind and snow unicorn, and made a single word to cut the saber, kill through the enemy group, and directly take Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao was discouraged and turned his horse away. Impulsively moved his own position, and the soldiers and horses in Hebei were in chaos.

Gao Yun relied on the strength of the snow unicorn's feet, and chased and killed Yuan Shao all the way in the chaotic army formation, from the front of the formation to the back of the formation. A single man rode alone in the midst of the hosts, fearless and in hot pursuit.

Zhang Jaw protected Yuan Shao all the way, and when he saw that he was being chased and killed by Gao Yun, he hurriedly turned the horse's head and raised his gun to block it.

Gao Yun's killing intent was in full swing at this time, and he waved his slashing saber, rushing like thunder. The knife flashed, covering the upper and lower body of the open jaw, and in less than thirty rounds, the open jaw of killing was in danger.

Zhang Jaw lost to Gao Yun earlier, and he was already timid in his heart, but he had to do his best to protect Yuan Shao.

barely resisted Gao Yun for a while, and it was estimated that Yuan Shao was also far away, so he hurriedly shook a shot, withdrew and fled into the chaos, and fled by seizing the road.

Gao Yun is a person who cherishes talents, and when he sees Zhang Jaw's extraordinary martial arts, he can't bear it. So he didn't use Pegasus to slash, and his jaw was also considered to have picked up a life.

Yuan Shaode opened his jaw and dragged Gao Yun, and fled from the battle formation, and happened to meet Yan Liangwen Chou in Beiying to lead the troops to rescue him, and he was overjoyed, and he urgently ordered Yan Liangwen Chou to lead the troops into the battle formation to reinforce the soldiers and horses of the headquarters.

In this melee, the sky was dark, and the sun and moon were dark. Although the Huwei army has few soldiers and horses, its combat effectiveness exceeds that of Hebei soldiers and horses, and its morale is strong. After fighting for two hours, the soldiers and horses of Hebei were defeated, and countless people died and fled.

Yuan Shao did not dare to fight again, and ordered Mingjin to withdraw his troops and return to Zouping. The six formations of soldiers and horses of the Huwei army chased straight to the city of Zouping, but the arrows on the city were like rain, and they could not get close, so they immediately withdrew their troops.

Yuan Shao retreated to Zouping, took a breather, and urgently summoned the civil and military to discuss.

Guo Tu persuaded: "Lord, the Huwei army is gaining momentum, so it is advisable to avoid the edge for the time being." Now Gao Yun's troops and horses are insufficient, and he can't besiege the city on all sides. In the humble opinion of his subordinates, he should take advantage of this time to retreat quickly, return to Hebei, rectify the soldiers and horses, and then try to avenge the shame of Xue Xue before it is too late. The current situation is critical, I hope the lord will make a decision as soon as possible! ”

Yuan Shao also decided to retreat, and the current situation is even more inevitable. If the fight continues, the whole army may be wiped out.

Therefore, as soon as Guo Tu said this, Yuan Shao nodded again and again, "What you said is reasonable, Gao Yun'er, you will be determined for a while." Although there is no fear, for the sake of the officers and men of the whole army, this prince decided to temporarily withdraw the troops and return to Hebei. It's just that now that the Huwei army has 100,000 soldiers and horses here, even if it wants to retreat, what method should it use? ”

As soon as Yuan Shao's voice fell, the judge immediately came out of the queue and said: "Zouping goes to the Yellow River, and East Chaoyang is the closest." When the river was first crossed, some of the rafts were placed there. The subordinates thought that it was most appropriate to cross the river from the east Chaoyang to the north."

As soon as the interrogator finished speaking, the military general's squad opened his jaw and spoke, "My lord, cross the Yellow River north from here, and there are only two crossings recently. East Chaoyang is the closest, while Gaoqing is slightly farther away. The last general thought that Gao Yun must have expected that our army would cross the river from the east Chaoyang to the north and return, and set up troops and horses to intercept this place. On the contrary, because Gao Qing was a little far away from Zouping, Gao Yun probably didn't think that the main guild would be close and far. Therefore, it may be more secure here, and let the Lord decide."

Yuan Shao listened to the words of the judge and Zhang Jaw, and felt that each made sense, so he hesitated. After thinking about it for a long time, he suddenly had an idea and said with a smile: "This matter is easy to hear, when I crossed the river, just in case, I put rafts in three places: East Chaoyang, Gaoqing, and Juxian. Now that Dongchao and Gaoqing have their own advantages, it is better to divide the army and cross the river together."

As soon as Yuan Shao said this, the civil and military people below also felt that it was feasible, anyway, it was to escape, and the number of roads became relatively unimportant.

The route was negotiated, and Yuan Shao really divided his troops into two routes. Let Zhang Jaw lead 100,000 soldiers and horses out of the east gate, go straight to Gaoqing, and return to Hebei from Gaoqing Ferry.

And Yuan Shao himself led the remaining 150,000 soldiers and horses, escorted by the two generals Yan Liangwen and Chou, out of the north gate of Zouping, and rushed all the way to East Chaoyang.

Gao Yun actually expected that Yuan Shao would definitely run, and it was only in the past two days. After all the calculations, Gao Yun still felt that with Yuan Shao's temperament, it was more likely to go to East Chaoyang.

Therefore, Gao Yun ordered the generals of the Chinese army early in the morning, arranged soldiers and horses, and went to the south of Dongchaoyang in advance to ambush and intercept Yuan Shao.

But before this order was issued, Jia Xu got up first to stop it, and said hurriedly: "Lord, my subordinates think that this matter is not appropriate."

Gao Yun was stunned, "Oh!? Why? ”

Jia Xu said again: "At present, although Yuan Shao is tired, his morale has fallen. However, there are still more than 200,000 soldiers and horses, and its momentum cannot be underestimated. The Hebei soldiers and horses retreated north, but it was an escape. If the lord causes the army to intercept him, he will cut off his way of life. At that time, Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses will inevitably fight to the death. Our army has fewer enemies and more enemies, and even if it wins, I am afraid that it will inevitably lose 1,000 enemies and 800 self-inflicted losses. In the opinion of his subordinates, it is better to let Yuan Shao run away, and then chase him. The Hebei army intended to escape, and the soldiers had no desire to fight. If you see the pursuers, you will inevitably rush to flee, and you will be in a mess, and it will be easy to break! ”

Gao Yun touched the back of his head and nodded one after another, "Oh!! That's right! If we chase and kill from behind, Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses will definitely only run faster than anyone, and no one will turn back to fight back. This is a real way to win. But there is a section that I don't know if I think of or not? ”

"Please make it public."

"That's what you said just now, Yuan Shao has more than 200,000 soldiers and horses, and even if our army pursues from behind, it is impossible to kill these 200,000 troops before Yuan Shao crosses the river. Then Yuan Shao and the other masterminds will definitely escape, isn't it very troublesome? ”

Jia Xu smiled, "The lord doesn't need to worry, Yuan Shao is fighting, but the prestige of the Hao clan and the armor soldiers under his command." Now the lord has come to the edict of the Son of Heaven to fight against rebellion with obedience, and the name is justified. Moreover, when the main public soldiers arrived in Qingzhou, Yuan Shao was broken, and the superiors were immediate. Yuan Shao has no prestige in front of the lord. Yuan Shao raised 500,000 soldiers and horses, and almost exhausted the country's military strength. Even if he retreats to Hebei this time, there will inevitably be very few soldiers and horses left. In this way, Yuan Shao is already the end of the strong crossbow. The lord took advantage of the situation to cross the river, and it was easy to collect Hebei, so what was there to worry about? ”