"Report to the lord, more than 60,000 enemy troops drove out of Yecheng, and after crossing the Huanshui (now Anyang River), they suddenly stopped going north and camped on the spot!"

"What? This...... This...... How is this possible? ”

The lieutenant of the forward battalion, ignoring the kneeling report, ran to the wooden frame where the large map was hung in a few steps, raised his hand and stretched out his index finger, and made a thin gesture along the thick black lines of the water, his brow furrowing more and more.

Yuan Shao, who was puzzled, also hurriedly stepped down from the main seat, and came to the map surrounded by a group of confidants and military personnel, and raised his head to take a closer look.

After checking it, Yuan Shao, whose eyebrows were twisted, slowly looked at the civil and military forces around him, and said a question that made everyone feel the same way: "The north bank of Huanshui is exactly fifty miles away from our army, and it is only ten miles away from Yecheng in the south. It's against common sense, is it trying to provoke me? ”

Gao Gan thought for a while and then echoed loudly, and preemptively expressed his opinion: "Liu Zijian is modest on the outside, but cunning on the inside, the reason why he chose to camp on the north bank of Huanshui must be the result of a long-term plan, please look here...... 60,000 enemy troops camped on the north bank of Huanshui, exactly fifty miles away from our army's position at this time, even if our army immediately pulled out camp and went south to fight to the death, it would take at least five hours of rapid march for tens of thousands of troops to arrive. Just imagine, after five hours of rapid marching, how many people will be able to charge? ”

When the civil and military officers heard this, they nodded frequently, if it was in normal times, the distance of fifty miles was nothing, and if it was a cavalry, it would be able to walk in two hours at most.

But now, these 50 miles are for the more than 60,000 troops who have just camped and rested after marching for hundreds of miles and 80,000 young and strong people who have been armed one after another. But it is the most helpless and deadly distance.

The opening of more than 100,000 troops is not something that can be walked away. No one can do it without an hour or two of preparation. What's more, noon had passed at this time, and even if the soldiers still had the strength to continue to travel fifty miles, they would not be able to reach the battlefield before dark. Even if it can be reached in the end, it will be a crisis that the crossbow can only be slaughtered at the end of the crossbow.

The reason why the cunning enemy did this must have been carried out after careful calculation, and I wonder how many intrigues are hidden behind it.

Gao Gan, who was universally recognized, was proud, and continued with his head held high: "You all know that the Qingzhou Army is the same as us. Every time you go to war, a large number of craftsmen and auxiliaries will be requisitioned, but you may not know that the craftsmen and auxiliaries recruited by the Qingzhou Army are very different from our army, and the craftsmen they requisition are all from the artisan battalions operated by associations in various parts of Qingzhou. ”

"These craftsmen, who often combine hundreds or even thousands of people to make a living, have been engaged in bridges, roads, smelting and casting for many years, serving the people in peacetime and soldiers in wartime, and they are much stronger than our craftsmen in terms of experience and craftsmanship."

"Therefore, I can conclude that the Qingzhou army, which was camped against the water, must have built more than five wide pontoon bridges over Huanshui, and the weapons, equipment, food supplies and even supplementary troops in Yecheng can easily reach the north bank of Huanshui. In this way, there is no such thing as a last-ditch war. ”

Zhong Wenwu suddenly fell silent. Yuan Shao, who suddenly realized, became more and more heavy, and sighed with his hand on his forehead: "Alas, it should be like this......"

"Father, father, it's not good—"

Yuan Shao's eldest son, Yuan Tan, holding a burden full of blood and mud, hurried in, and reported to Yuan Shao with a shocked face: "A small group of enemy scouts suddenly appeared ten miles behind our army, and before the child led the soldiers to approach, the enemy scouts threw down the burden and fled quickly...... Father, the long-awaited General Koji has been killed! ”

"Ahh

Even if the Chinese martial arts officer had already guessed, he couldn't suppress his exclamation at this moment. Yuan Shao, whose face changed dramatically, stepped forward quickly, stretched out his slightly trembling hands to open the burden in Yuan Tan's hands, and after seeing the dirty head that had not yet been blinded, he suddenly cried bitterly.

The civil and military officers who came back to their senses swarmed up and carefully supported the tearful Yuan Shao to the main seat.

Tian Feng, who was in a state of turmoil, did not surround Yuan Shao and comfort him like the others, he closed his eyes, looked up to the sky and sighed for a long time, and then silently turned to Xu You, who was hanging his head to his side and holding his hands without saying a word, before he asked in a low voice: "Ziyuan, do we still have a way to live?" ”

Xu You shook his head helplessly: "No, there are 100,000 troops of Liu Zijian in front, and tens of thousands of coalition troops of Gongsun Zhan, Fu Min and Zhang He in the back, the west is the towering Taihang, and the east is Bohai County, which has been operated by the Qingzhou Army for many years, unless Liu Zijian is willing to let us live......"

"But even so, how many people can get away? Don't forget, at this moment, including the lord and all the civil and military families, are in Liu Zijian's hands! Alas—"

Thinking of his parents, wives and children who were still in Yecheng, Tian Feng's heart tingled: "With Liu Zijian's personality, it seems to be ...... Should...... We won't embarrass our family! ”

Xu You slowly raised his head, looked around, and suddenly pulled Tian Feng over, and asked eagerly in a whisper that could only be heard by the two of them: "You say, will Liu Zijian be before the battle...... No, no! Will we send our family tomorrow? ”

Tian Feng's eyes widened, his expression was dull, he was shocked for a while, and he couldn't say a word. As Yuan Shao's main strategist, he already understood the true meaning of Xu You's words, and when it came to what Liu Cun, who was full of strategy, had done over the years, as well as the way he used troops without a trace, he didn't need to think much to know that Xu You's speculation was likely to happen:

Sending Yuan Shao and all the civil and military families here is a clever plan for Liu Zijian and even the Qingzhou army, which can not only let the people of the world see his Liu Zijian's broad mind and see the mighty and benevolent righteousness of the Qingzhou army, but also deal a heavy blow to the morale of the army, and resolve the worries and resentments in the hearts of all the soldiers, so as to achieve the highest goal of surrendering the army without a fight!

"Brother Yuan Hao, Brother Yuan Hao! Don't do this, otherwise you will be caught in the well by the villain! Xu You quietly moved his body, blocking between Tian Feng, who was crying silently in despair, and the busy crowd.

Tian Feng quietly wiped away the tears on his cheeks, raised his hands and saluted Xu Yu deeply: "Ziyuan, please forgive me for the misunderstandings and shames in the past!" Alas...... That's it, that's it! It's useless to say anything now...... Ziyuan, take care! ”

"What are you going to do?"

After Xu You finished speaking, he looked around vigilantly, and saw that everyone was still surrounding Yuan Shao, who was in pain, and couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

"Ziyuan, you are better than me!"

Tian Feng sighed faintly: "Although you have a loss, you are a great talent in today's troubled times!" It's a pity that I didn't get the weight that the lord deserves, it's a pity! As for me, although I can't get the approval of my colleagues, my lord treats me like a mountain, and I have to repay him with death! (To be continued......)