readx;?“ Alas, Gongsun Chan has been in that temper for so many years. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info" Liu Xiu shook his head helplessly and patted his thigh.

Xun You quickly glanced at Zhao Yun's urgent report, and his eyes rolled: "King, this may not be a good thing. It would be more beneficial for us to be able to eliminate Yuan Shao in the field than to trap him in Yi County. At the moment, what worries people is that Liu Bei and Gongsun Chan divide their troops, and they are likely to be defeated by Yuan Shao, and then Yuan Shao still returns to Yi County, losing Gongsun Zhan's troops in vain. ”

Liu Xiu nodded, he was also worried about this. Gongsun Zhan's move was an accident for him, and it was a stupid accident, if you want to pursue, it should be pursued with Liu Bei, you only have 5,000 people, can you defend Yuan Shao's 20,000 people? If you want to take revenge, you have to see how much strength you have, right?

"Great King, I don't think it's Gongsun Chan to worry about, even if his entire army is wiped out, it will only be five thousand people, we should be worried that Yuan Shao will retreat south after discovering our army." Xun You looked at Liu Xiu's face, and said sharply: "Gongsun Zan is defeated, there is still Liu Bei guarding under Yixian County, Yuan Shao will not be arrogant to this extent, his greatest possibility is to retreat south, defeat Zhao Yun in the field, enter Juxian or Gaoyang, and even withdraw all the way to the territory of Anping State." If so, our front is too long. ”

Liu Xiu smiled helplessly. Now it doesn't affect the entire battle situation because of Gongsun Zhan's life or death, otherwise the entire plan may fail. Once he could not control Yizhou before the autumn harvest, he would have to transfer grain and grass from the actual states, and the war would drag on again and again.

Liu Xiu discussed with Xun You, Zhang Yan and others, and then made adjustments to the original plan. Let Zhang Yan lead the Yellow Turban Army to quickly enter Hejian, waiting for an opportunity to seize Wuyuan, Raoyang, Lecheng and other county seats, and build the first line of defense. At the same time, he ordered Lou Lu to lead the Wuhuan elite cavalry into the river, obey Zhao Yun's command, and go from south to north. Be prepared to attack Yuan Shao, be sure to stop Yuan Shao and prevent him from escaping south. At the same time, he was anxious to write to Wuyan, and if he had already earned the military capital, he would immediately lead his troops south, preparing to support Liu Bei and block Yuan Shao's escape to the north.

Zhang Yan and Lou Lu took the order and left.

The army no longer hid and hid, and the Wuhuan people rode war horses. Rolling up a wild hurry, whistling in front of the city of Lunu, the Yellow Turban soldiers also rolled up their covers, carrying all kinds of siege equipment prepared, using their best rapid march, like a nest of ants from under the city of Lunu. A piece of black pressing, and you can't see the end at a glance. People dare not despise their insignificance.

Gao Ran stood at the head of the city, feeling a chill in his heart. He was not like those soldiers, who thought it was safe when they saw the Yellow Turban Army withdraw. He could understand the smoke and dust in the distance, which could only be brought up by cavalry. Massive cavalry? This could not have been the cavalry of the Yellow Turban Army at all.

Gao ran didn't see the battle flag in the distance. But he guessed a few possibilities, it should be in Zhuolu and Wuhuan people The border army has entered the fortress, and the flying fox has been lost, and if the Wuhuan people are not unexpected, they will also be defeated. How he lost, it doesn't matter anymore, Gao Ran only knew that the development of things was far beyond Yuan Shao's surprise, Song Feng ...... It doesn't seem to be as incompetent as Yuan Shao said, perhaps, he has capable people around him to assist. As a general, it is not difficult to find a few capable people who are proficient in the use of soldiers as staff, at least not as difficult as Yuan Shao thought.

Gao Ran wondered what else he could do. He did not dare to go out of the city, he only had 5,000 men under his command, and they were mainly foot soldiers, and once he encountered a large number of cavalry, he had no power to fight back at all. All he could do was inform Yuan Shao to be careful.

Gao Ran sent more than a dozen messengers out of the city from different directions in one go, and he must report everything he saw and thought to Yuan Shao, and then locked the city gate himself, trying to ensure that the city of Lunu was not lost.

Gao Ran had just sent out the messenger, and he saw a shocking sight: a battle flag, a battle flag embroidered with a flaming Vermilion Bird.

Gao Ran hadn't seen this battle flag, but he knew about it, and he had heard too much about it from the mouths of the remnants of the defeated generals who had withdrawn from Yanzhou. Ordinary soldiers don't think too much, they only remember that the battle flag represents an invincible opponent, an almost legendary big man, and those staff members think more, they think of Yuan Shao's three-legged black from Suzaku, think of the prophecy about Yuan Shao, and think of the Mandate of Heaven.

These associations were enough to collapse those who had pinned their family wealth on Yuan Shao, and during the time when Yuan Shao returned to Yecheng, all his energy was spent on the confidence of Chongshu's subordinates, and he even revealed to those people the news that the emperor's eldest son, Liu Bian, was in his hands, which barely controlled the situation.

The crisis was quickly resolved, not because of Yuan Shao's efforts, but because the war was not over, and Liu Xiu, who was in charge of the war, suddenly left the army and returned to Jiangling. As soon as Liu Xiu left, the counterinsurgency army of the imperial court no longer had its sharpness, and the war in Yanzhou ended hastily, and even the sailors who had entered the Yellow River retreated.

Yuan Shao was desperate, and Geng Bao jumped out at the right time to once again proclaim Yuan Shao's destiny. In his mouth, Yuan Shao is the three-legged black that only needs to replace the Mandate of Heaven, and Liu Xiu's Vermilion Bird is just an imitation. He is a fire that cooks oil, rises quickly, and dies quickly. It seems that in order to verify his judgment, the conflict between Liu Xiu and the Son of Heaven became more and more intense, and the sudden fall of Liu Yuanqi, the king of Chu, finally exposed the conflict between them in front of everyone.

Next, Liu Xiu entered the Beijing Palace.

Next, Liu Xiu had no news.

Although Liu Xiu had no news, the Chu Wangfu was placed under house arrest, Liu Xiu's personal guard battalion disappeared without a trace, and Liu Xiu's close friends Zhao Yun, Xiahou Yuan and others were demoted.

Including the morale of Gao Yan.

Their faith began to swell like urine-filled urine. Today, this Vermilion Bird Battle Flag suddenly appeared in front of Gao Ran, and with a slight touch, it made this bulging urine burst, and all dreams disappeared, leaving only a stench.

Gao Ran was stupid. He was cold, and the hot wind blew on his face, but it made him feel cold to the bone.

Liu Xiu is not dead? Gao Ran asked himself repeatedly, did he lead the troops again?

Gao Ran originally felt that the Flying Fox Dao was a little unreasonable, but now he felt that it was a matter of course, there were too many miracles in Liu Xiu's body, how could the little Flying Fox Dao stop his pace.

Gao Ran's fear spread silently like a plague. First the guards around him noticed the battle flag, and then more soldiers noticed, and when they asked for orders, they discovered the chill hidden in Gao Ran's silent body.

The army stopped in the distance, and from the battle flag, a war horse slowly galloped, and a young officer sat on the horse, his body swaying gently with the pace of the war horse, and the red helmet above his head was like a flame. He didn't carry a long weapon, but his sword hung from his waist, and he had a bow and a pot of arrows behind his back.

"Captain......" the guard's voice trembled slightly, "Do you want to order the archers to prepare?" ”

Gao Ran smiled bitterly, the fear in the hearts of these guards was even deeper than his. These people are the soldiers who followed him to kill in the northern Xinjiang, and they usually have their eyes on the top of their heads, and they think very highly of themselves, especially after Yan Liang and Wen Chou, the two top-notch generals under Yuan Shao's account, were captured, they were even more incompatible, and they felt that their own captain was the most capable general around Yuan Shao, and they could be described as unstoppable. It's rare to see such a timid look today.

"He's just one person, will he still be able to take the city alone?" Gao Ran forced his composure and snorted. The guard replied with a pale face, lowered his head embarrassedly, and stepped aside.

Gao Ran took a step forward, holding the battlements with both hands, his eyes narrowed slightly, looking at the officer who was getting closer and closer. As the figure got closer and closer, the chatter on the city wall stopped unconsciously, and everyone held their breath and looked nervously at the person under the city.

The sound of hooves was special, and the horse did not go very fast, but it was not until it was ten paces below the city that the officer took hold of the reins. The Xiliang war horse stopped, dug the ground twice, snorted, and stood quietly.

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu of the Great Han Dynasty, General Liu Xiu, I have something to convey to Captain Gao Lan."

The officer's voice was not particularly loud, but the words were clear. Gao Ran sighed secretly, and now it can be confirmed that Liu Xiu is not only not dead, but also promoted again. The great general, who served as a general as a vassal king, can be said to be the first in the history of the Han Dynasty. Needless to say, he has already controlled the court, and that little Tianzi has become a puppet, and no one will be able to help Yuan Shao and break Liu Xiu's elbow in the future.

This is by no means good news. Gao Ran had a voice in his heart saying.

"Dare to ask if the high lieutenant is there?" The young officer under the city shouted.

Gao Ran took a deep breath, took a step forward, and shouted: "Gao Ran is here, if Your Highness has anything to say, please speak up to your face." The two armies were fighting, and Gao Ran could not go out of the city to speak together. ”

The officer smiled slightly, paused, and said loudly word by word: "Your Highness said, the trial has been lowered, Tian Feng has been lowered, Yan Liang has been lowered, Wen Chou has been reduced, what are you waiting for?" ”

Gao Ran was stunned. He guessed that the other party came to persuade him to surrender, but he didn't expect that persuasion could be so domineering. These names are all famous cattle under Yuan Shao's account, either celebrities or famous generals, any of them are beyond the reach of Gao Ran. And now, they have all surrendered, the difference is only that the trial was defeated and surrendered, and Liu Xiu cut off his head to inspect Yanzhou, and the others were taken prisoner, as for whether they are dead or alive now, Gao Ran is not very clear.

The soldiers in the city looked at each other, their mood was similar to Gao Ran, those who were more famous than Gao Ran had surrendered to Liu Xiu, could they turn things around? What other way does Gao Ran have to go other than surrender? The choice he can make may just be a drop like a trial, or a drop like Yan Liang.

Whether you live or die depends only on the timing of surrender.

They looked at the camp of the Yellow Turban Army outside the city that was still in the morning, but now the ground was empty, and they seemed to understand something, General Liu was not unable to take Lunu City, General Liu was disdainful.