Before Yuan Xi could react, Zhai Chao had already turned over and mounted his horse, rode his horse heroically, and shouted at the Yuan family scouts standing far away on both sides:

"Brother Yuan Jun, everything is fine in Yecheng now, the guards of Yecheng and the major city gates are the familiar General Yan Liang and 20,000 Jizhou soldiers, all the families of Brother Yuan Jun are alive and well, most of my Qingzhou army is stationed outside the city, strictly follow the orders of the general of the Che Cai, treat the people well, help the orphans and widows, trade fairly, and there is no crime in the autumn."

"Today, under the order of General Liu Cun, the general of the chariot and cavalry, the families of General Yuan Benchu and more than 100 civil and military officials under his command will be sent back intact, but I don't want to fight with tens of thousands of brothers again, we are all people of the Han Dynasty, and we are brothers who should be close to each other and live a stable life!"

"I hope that the brothers will tell each other when they go back that Liu Cun, the general of the chariot cavalry, has issued a notice to ensure the personal safety of all the soldiers of the Yuan family who surrendered to Cheng, and distributed the land and cattle that the soldiers of the Yuan family should get to surrender to Cheng, and if you are willing to continue to be a soldier, my Qingzhou Army will also treat you as your own brothers!"

"Brother Yuan Jun, please tell each other when you go back, I hope you will return home safely as soon as possible!"

Zhai Chao and the five hundred elite horsemen had already gone far south, and the men, women, and children around the more than 100 carriages and the teams of Yuan Jun scouts on both sides were still looking at each other for a long time, and Zhai Chao's loud voice seemed to be still echoing in his ears.

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Late at night, the two large battalions of the Qingzhou Army on the north bank of Huanshui began to light piles of bonfires, and the enticing aroma of mutton soup and vegetable meat buns filled the cold air.

The officers and men of the Qingzhou Army, who had been able to get half a night's sleep, got up one after another to assemble and lined up neatly in the voice of their respective commanders' orders. Pick up delicious food from before the Great War.

An hour later. Among them, 35,000 soldiers will each bring ten vegetable and meat buns and half a catty of wine. Riding on more than 1,500 wagons and 10,000 war horses, the 35,000 soldiers had to arrive at a predetermined position 60 miles northwest before dawn to block Yuan's army, which might flee westward.

The bright lights in the camp of the Chinese army are still quiet, the 40,000 soldiers led by Tai Shi Ci are still resting peacefully, the general Xu Sheng and the two deputy generals who came to receive the military order strode into the tent, saluted Tai Shi Ci together, and unexpectedly saw Lu Pei, the chief general of the Military Command Agency, who did not know when he returned, and Yan Liang, Zhang Shuo and others who should not have appeared here.

Tai Shici in a black fur coat. Zheng and Lu Pei, Yan Liang and others were discussing the sand table secretly, beckoning Xu Sheng to come over: "Although a messenger has been sent in advance to communicate, there is no guarantee that Fu Min and Zhang He in the north will be able to outflank them in time, and the entire volley task will fall on your shoulders." ”

Xu Sheng looked at the three small flags planted in the sand table along the Luoma Mountain at the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain, fifteen miles more from the previously set interception position, and farther to the west, so he said his opinion after pondering:

"With more than 1,500 chariots, transport wagons, and 15,000 horses, the speed of my 35,000 elite troops will be more than doubled, and the terrain and roads in the northwest direction will be in good condition, even if they march at night with torches. It is easy to walk 75 miles before dawn. ”

"However, I still think that the original blocking position is better. This area seems to be flat, but in fact, there are large lakes and large and small rivers distributed in the north and south for ten miles, and the weather is getting colder and colder, maybe it will snow at any time, and wearing less can freeze people, but the lake and river surface are not frozen, and Yuan Jun naturally cannot wade and escape. ”

"Therefore, I think that even if 60,000 Yuan troops work together to launch an attack, my 35,000 soldiers can withstand it, at most, the casualties will increase exponentially, but it can block the way for Yuan's army to flee west to the greatest extent, and it only needs to withstand it for two hours, Xiaoren and Junyi and even the cavalry of General Gongsun will definitely be able to rush to the battlefield!"

"With my understanding of filial piety and righteousness, even if General Gongsun hesitates and the friendly troops in Youzhou can't march at night, they will follow the commander's order and lead their troops to set off in time."

Tai Shici respected Xu Sheng's opinion very much, and when he heard that he would no longer mention the plan for temporary changes, Le Haha grabbed Xu Sheng and called Yan Liang to sit aside and drink tea.

The hot tea water went down to the stomach, and the whole person suddenly felt a lot warmer.

Yan Liang, who couldn't let go of it in his heart, hesitated again and again, but still looked at Xu Sheng and asked in a low voice: "Wen Xiang, the foolish brother has something to ask you, you see ......"

"Brother, please say, where are we brothers so polite?" Xu Sheng straightened his posture and smiled.

Yan Liang sighed, raised his hand to wipe away the water beads hanging on his thick beard after the water vapor quickly condensed: "Alas...... In fact, the soldiers of Jizhou are some rare good soldiers, there are no flowers, most of the generals who have no choice but to lead the army do not know compassion, it is estimated that at this time, the 60,000 soldiers around the original general know that the defeat is decided, and they are powerless to return to the sky, and there should be few people who have to fight to the death and seek their own death. ”

"Therefore, the foolish brother implores the virtuous brother, try to surrender on the battlefield, kill less, and don't use powerful thunderbolts until the last resort, that thing is too domineering, too vicious, as long as you get it, you have to shed your skin if you don't die, and you don't want to take a knife and gun again for the rest of your life!"

Xu Sheng laughed, and immediately hugged his fists and accepted it, and Yan Liang grinned and thanked him with relief, causing all the brothers to laugh.

"Yupu, you can tell everyone about you and General Lu Jiu's backhand, so that your brother Yan Liang can feel more at ease." Tai Shi Cile looked at the polite Rupe.

Lu Pei arched his hand and told everyone truthfully: "In the convoy sent to Yuan Benchu's camp, all the horsemen who drove the car were our carefully selected Jizhou Toucheng soldiers, and more than 100 family members above the 26 Yuan military captains on the car will also tell in detail about the current situation in Jizhou, Hedong and Hanoi after meeting their own family masters, and try their best to persuade their family owners to join our army, including Mr. Xu You's eldest son and wife. ”

"In addition, the two thousand iron cavalry led by General Zilong are ready, and they will fly north with Lord Min Chun and General Geng Wu before dawn, and once the Yuan army flees west, they will take advantage of the chaos to provide the greatest protection for Mr. Xu You and his family."

Yan Liang was relieved when he heard this: "Okay! Very good! As long as those Jizhou officials and soldiers see Mr. Min Chun and General Geng Wu, they will definitely take the initiative to surrender and gather around...... It's just that I'm a little worried that General Ben didn't choose to run away, but made a heart, and the trapped beast was still fighting! ”

"Brother is too worried, just imagine, under the attack of more than 100,000 troops from the north and south, does General Yuan Benchu still have the courage to fight to the death? Even if he is willing, he has to ask the tens of thousands of soldiers around him who are worried and demoralized if they are willing, right? ”

Xu Sheng's words caused everyone to burst into laughter.

Yan Liang nodded a little embarrassedly, and soon let out a helpless sigh.

At this moment, he knew very well in his heart that Yuan Shao was finished, and the Jizhou army, which was exhausted and continuously attacked by the Qingzhou army, was also finished, after this battle, even if Yuan Shao escaped alive, he would not have the strength to dominate the world, let alone have the previous fame and appeal, and the world would inevitably be firmly in the hands of Liu Cun, who was expected by everyone. (To be continued......)