Yuan Shao discussed with Zhang Ji and decided that Zhang Ji would attack the cities in Chenliu's territory, while he would stay behind and continue to lead the pottery. The purpose of their plan was just to lure me to rescue Chen Liu, and then set up an ambush to intercept me in the middle of the road, and on the other hand, they sent troops to attack Dingtao.

Their wishful thinking is quite good, but how could I be fooled in vain? The nearest city to Dingtao in Chenliu is also more than 100 miles away, if I want to send troops to rescue, it is estimated that Dingtao has been captured before I can get there. But Chen Liu's side couldn't say that he couldn't save him, so I sent Gao Shun and Zhang Liao to lead the headquarters to rescue Chen Liu, while I directly led my troops to attack the enemy's camp in the north, leaving only Jiyin Taishou Wu Zi and hundreds of people to defend the city. And this is how the distribution is reasonable.

My trick can be described as a salary draw from the bottom of the kettle, but although I can do it by surprise, the disadvantage is that the rear is empty. If a group of soldiers and horses suddenly take advantage of my departure to attack Dingtao, they will definitely be able to cut off the rear of our army in one fell swoop. But there is no way to do this, I have too few troops in my hands, and I can only destroy the enemy's living forces by fighting guerrilla warfare according to the plan that I have set before.

Yuan Shao was very surprised that I suddenly led my troops to attack the camp. However, after all, he is a battle-hardened man and my old opponent, so he did not lose his mind too much, and immediately organized troops and horses to fight against me. After that, the two armies fought for several rounds in a row, during which Yuan Shao sent troops to make a detour more than once to encircle our army, but I was scattered with my soldiers. In the end, there were more than 1,700 people left on our side, and Yuan Shao lost one-third of his troops.

When I was in the middle of the battle with Yuan Shao, Zhang He led 5,000 men and horses from Changyi City, more than 100 miles away, to reinforce me. So I immediately retreated back to the city, intending to confront them against the walls. But Yuan Shao knew in his heart that even if our army had few troops, he would not be able to attack Dingtao. So he couldn't help but start to get troubled.

At this time, Zhang He brought two previously captured return cannons from Changyi City, intending to be used for this attack on Dingtao. I can't let them succeed in this. If you let that thing shoot a few times, it will even collapse the city wall. So, I left Qin Yi to defend the city, and only took Zhang Xiao and a few hundred other cavalry to raid Zhang He's camp in the east at night.

Immediately, Yuan Shao learned that I led an army to attack Zhang He's camp, so he immediately waved his troops to attack Dingtao. At that time, Yuan Shaoxian sent Chun Yuqiong to lead a group of soldiers to attract fire on one side. Then he sent Gao Gan and Zhu Ling to make a detour and launch a surprise attack from the other side. At this moment, without me in Dingtao City, the offensive of Yuan Shao's subordinates was extremely fierce, and Qin Yi was difficult to take care of, so it was very difficult to defend it.

If it was just like that, I could have saved it, but at this time, Cao Cao led his army to help in the war. This made it really difficult to hold Dingtao, even if I broke into Zhang He's camp as fast as I could, and destroyed the two return cannons, I was already powerless to return to the sky at this moment.

Subsequently. When I returned to Dingtao, the city gate on one side had been breached, and Qin Yi was leading his soldiers to engage in street battles with Yuan Shao and Cao Cao's soldiers and horses. At that time, Qin Yi was being attacked by Dian Wei, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren and other generals. They're almost out of defense. Fortunately, I came at the right time, and I picked off those thick-skinned guys with three moves and two hands.

I couldn't help but look at Qin Yi and asked, "Yilu, are you okay?" ”

Qin Yi still looked quite embarrassed at the moment, but he still shook his head and said, "I'm fine." These guys aren't enough to take me down. ”

Immediately, I looked at Dian Wei on the other side and said, "You guy is really unkind; I've let you go twice before. I also gave you a lot of settling-in allowances, is this how you repay me? ”

Dian Wei's old face turned red suddenly, but he said, "I will pay you back the money in the future; It's a big deal that I'll let you go today, and it's time to settle it, and no one owes anyone, how about it? ”

I chuckled and said, "You bastard, you know how to bargain; I don't understand, what's so good about that guy Cao Cao that deserves your allegiance to him like this? ”

Dian Wei said: "Didn't I say it, I am a loyal and righteous person; If you hadn't taken the lord's city before, I wouldn't have done it against you; If you want to blame, you can only blame yourself for your own injustice. ”

I'll go, whoever wants to tell me again that this thing has low intelligence, I'll be in a hurry. With this IQ, if you want to calculate it according to the full value of 100, even if you haven't read a book, it will be at least 60.

I immediately rolled my eyes and said, "Well, I won't talk to you that much; Brothers, withdraw! ”

Now that the city has been breached, there is no need to make any more useless resistance. After all, our plan is to fight guerrilla warfare, not positional warfare, and if the city is lost, it will be lost, and there will be a chance to recapture it in the future. It just so happened that Zhang Miao in the west also needed rescue at this moment, so I stopped by to help.

So, I evacuated Dingtao with less than 1,000 men and horses, and ran towards Chenliu County to the west. And Yuan Shao and Cao Cao did not order the pursuit, just because their purpose was to capture Dingtao, and at this moment it had already been completed.

Subsequently, we followed Jishui all the way to the west, and walked more than 100 miles to the territory of Chenliu. At this time, the two cities of Jiyang and Dongdu, south of Chenliu, had been looted by Zhang Ji and Zhang Xiu's uncle and nephew. Gao Shun and Zhang Liao were stationed in Chen Liucheng with their headquarters and were assisting Zhang Miao in fighting with Zhang Ji's troops at the moment.

It was already dawn, and we were still about two hundred miles away from Chen Liucheng, and it would take at least a few hours to get there. But before everyone fought for half the night, and they hurried for most of the night, and they were all very tired at this time. So, I took them to find a village to get some food first, and planned to rest well before going on the road.

Originally, the people of this village had heard in advance that there were military horses plundering the city in the north, so when they saw our group coming, they were terrified, and they all hurriedly hid their daughters-in-law and daughters. I couldn't help but smile a little bitterly, the common people have been bullied in these years, and seeing the officers and soldiers is like a mouse seeing a cat, which really makes people feel emotional.

Immediately, an elderly man came from the village, although there was a hint of fear in his eyes, but he was still relatively calm. But I saw him ask: "I don't know what the uncles are doing when they come to the village?" ”

I replied: "Don't be afraid, uncle, I am a soldier in this state, and I just want to find something to eat; We drove all night, I don't know if it's convenient to rest in your village? ”

When the old man heard this, his face suddenly became happy, and he hurriedly said: "Oh, it turns out that the young general has arrived, and the old man really has eyes and does not know Mount Tai; Everyone, please come into the village, and let the villagers make a fire to cook. ”

I said, "There's Uncle Lao." ”

The old man hurriedly said, "Don't dare, don't dare." ”

After that, we stopped in the village for a while. But then we met a strange old man, this old man was childish, full of energy, and looked like a Taoist priest.

When the old man came to the village, he also begged for food. But when he saw me, he suddenly said to me: "Look at this general's dignified appearance, heroic and extraordinary, doesn't he look like an ordinary person?" ”

I smiled slightly and said, "Everyone is human, and there is nothing unusual or unusual to say." ”

He smiled and said, "The general's words are not good, which shows that he is indeed an extraordinary person; Can you let the old general probe his palmistry? ”

I couldn't help but ask, "Do you read palmistry?" ”

He smiled and stroked his beard and said, "I understand a little." ”

I shook my head and said, "I don't believe in fortune-telling and looking. ”

He added, "It seems that the general is a man who does not believe in fate; I don't know the general's name? ”

I replied: "The surname is small, the name is good, and the word is cheap." ”

He immediately smiled and said, "It turned out to be a major general, no wonder." ”

I looked at him and asked, "What do you call the old gentleman?" ”

He replied: "The old body Zuo Ci is a member of the Lujiang family. ”

I said, "It turned out to be Mr. Zuo, and I was fortunate to meet him." ”

Zuo Ci smiled and said: "The general is polite; Now that he knew that the young general was here, the old man didn't say anything more; Just forgive the old man for saying more, the young general has the talent to govern the country, and he should be able to achieve some immortal achievements in this troubled era; But at present, the general's bad luck is not good, and it is inevitable that there will be some tribulations coming, as long as the general can withstand this calamity, he will be able to soar in nine days one day. ”

I couldn't help but chuckle and said, "I borrowed Mr.'s good words, and I wrote it down." ”

Zuo Ci smiled and said, "In this case, the old body will not bother the general." ”

I nodded and said, "Sir, let's go." ”

Immediately, Zuo Ci left.

As for his analysis just now, I think it is somewhat reasonable. People, it is impossible to have a smooth ride all their lives, there will always be a time when tribulation comes. Tribulations are usually a criterion to test a person's success, rather than something from heaven that harms others, so there is no need to feel that there is anything terrible. (To be continued......)