Cao Cao was broken by Yuan Shao's defense line in Runan, and his troops and horses in Yuzhou were almost lost.

Under the pursuit of Yuan's army, Cao Cao turned out to be worse than Liu Bei, who defeated Xinye in later generations, and only Xiahoudun and more than 100 horsemen were left by his side. The others were all scattered in the night's scuffle.

However, he still had to live, and under the persuasion of Xiahoudun, Cao Cao got back on the road and looked all the way to Luoyang. There was no one around him, he was trapped in the hundreds of thousands of overwhelming people, but he was a drop in the ocean, so he went all the way safely.

On the other hand, the entire imperial court protected by Cao Hong and Cao Ren was too large. In order to avoid the pursuers, they mixed in with hundreds of thousands of people, but under the crowding, they became dizzy. The hundred officials also lost a lot of people in a mess, and there were only more than 100 soldiers left around the two, and they couldn't control the situation, so they could only keep an eye on Emperor Han Xian's car, and take care of their niece Cao Xian, and the others couldn't take care of it.

Yuan Jun's side.

Yuan Tan, Yan Liang, and Fu Zhi were also a little dumbfounded in the face of hundreds of thousands of people crying and screaming all over the mountains.

These hundreds of thousands of people cried and shouted and walked back, and tens of thousands of Yuan troops were about to move forward, and the two sides clashed, almost tightly blocked.

"At a glance, there are all people, how can we find Cao Mengde and Your Majesty?" Yuan Tan was ruthless, "Kill them all!" ”

Frustrated with a burst of shock, this is hundreds of thousands of people, and hurriedly said: "The eldest prince can't, this is Dong Zhuo's atrocity, which is extremely unfavorable to the lord and your future." ”

Yuan Tan thought about it, and said in his heart, I want to be a cruel person, and I estimate the ...... of my two younger brothers.

Their important purpose was to capture Cao Mengde and find the imperial court. Faced with such a situation, I didn't know what to do for a while.

"Gong and! Hurry up and get an idea for Ben Gongzi! Yuan Tan followed his father's example, and all this hope was pinned on the military advisor.

Yet hundreds of thousands of people roamed the mountains. Not to mention that more than 100,000 people blocked the roads, and there were tragedies crying everywhere, except to kill them all to open the way, even if he was frustrated, he couldn't think of a good way.

At this time, an officer came on horseback and dismounted. He bowed and said: "The eldest prince of Qiqi, there are people named Wang Lang and Hua Xin who are here, saying that they are talking to the doctor and the imperial historian, and they want to see the prince!" ”

When Yuan Tan had not yet come to his senses, he was overjoyed and said, "Great, Cao Mengde and the imperial court should be on these two people!" ”

After a while, Wang Lang and Hua Xin are two guys who are over half a hundred years old. They trembled and supported each other.

Yuan Tan rode on the horse at first, all disdainful. Under the reminder of frustration, he reluctantly dismounted and bowed, "Two adults." ”

Fu Zhu hurriedly introduced from the side: "This is the eldest son of Yuan Gong. ”

Wang Lang and Hua Xin hurriedly saluted. In later generations, these two people were the great heroes of Cao Cao's claim to the throne and Cao Pi's accession to the throne. Now that the two found out that Cao Cao was about to finish, they discussed with each other, and still felt that they should defect to Yuan Shao in time. It's better to wear guilt and make meritorious contributions.

Now Yuan Shao has defeated Cao Cao and is seeing the unification of the Central Plains. Thousands of years of hegemony. Yuan Tan's heart was also high, and his vision was also high, and he smiled without saying a smile: "Where did the two adults come from?" ”

Wang Lang squeezed Hua Xin away, and hurriedly said respectfully: "Eldest prince, we are from Your Majesty." That Cao Cao is really a national thief, and I am willing to lead the way for my son. Go and rescue Your Majesty. ”

"Yes, yes!" Hua Xin followed and said: "In this world, only Yuan Gong and the eldest prince are the real people who support the society!" ”

Yuan Tan was overjoyed at this time, and when he saw the two of them, he was much more pleasing to the eye, and hurriedly asked, "Where is Your Majesty now?" If you two can find Your Majesty. It's the first achievement. ”

Wang Lang showed joy and hurriedly said, "I don't know what place it is." He saw that Yuan Tan's face was not good, and hurriedly said, "But I know how to go." ”

So, Yuan Tan asked Yan Liang to be his personal general, leading 5,000 fast cavalry, bypassing the main road, from the wild road, to the place where the holy car was.

Half an hour later, in an unnamed forest.

"Ha, the holy driver is really here, General Yan, go and rescue the driver!"

Yan Liang was also overjoyed, leading the elite soldiers, and he killed him.

Cao Hong and Cao Ren in the forest were both heartbroken, and they said that they had hidden so tightly that they had been discovered. There were only more than 100 soldiers around them, just a contact, chirping, crackling for a while. All the soldiers around them were killed, and the two had to turn their horses and escape.

When the soldiers of the Yuan army surrounded the holy car, Emperor Han Xian was frightened, and he no longer had the youthful courage of Dong Zhuo in the past. Huddled in the ornate carriage, pulled the queen's hand sleeves, and blocked her face.

Yuan Tan took away the holy car, which made a happy smile, and as soon as possible, he went to inform his father. waved his hand again, "All of them drop, not one drop, take them all away for me!" ”

In the other carriage, Cao Jie and Cao Hua hugged Cao Xian, their little faces crawling with fear, "Sister, what should we do?" ”

Cao Xian, a powerless girl, had no choice but to hold on to her two younger sisters and wait for the verdict of fate.

Two days later.

The good news of the horse caught up with Yuan Shao.

In the big tent, Yuan Shao laughed loudly, almost lost his breath in a short period of time, and patted his chest again and again and said: "The destiny is mine, the destiny is mine!" He got up and said to Tian Feng, Wen Chou and others: "In the past, I listened to slander and didn't go to the rescue. However, the reincarnation of the Heavenly Dao, and finally the holy car returned to ......, well, he still rescued His Majesty from the hands of Cao Thief. ”

The man was pleased, and the spirit came. Yuan Shao thought that the current situation of unifying the Central Plains was thanks to the strategy of Tian Feng and Fu Zhi. So he asked, "Yuan Hao, the holy driver has been rescued, what should I do next?" ”

Tian Feng also couldn't hide his joy, and said: "Your Majesty is in the hands of Cao thief, and Sheji has been blinded because of this. Now the lord should welcome His Majesty and the place of foundation, and move the capital to Yecheng. With the authority of the lord, from now on command the world, crusade against rebellion, do not dare to disobey. ”

When Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty escaped from Chang'an, Yuan Shao had a chance. But Chun Yuqiong and others said that the Han family was a burden, but they had to play everything. However, when Yuan Shao was repeatedly scolded by the imperial court as a national thief, he finally realized that it was right to coerce the Son of Heaven. Only those who have the Son of Heaven can stand on the side of righteousness and blame everyone.

The princes' struggle for hegemony is not a petty hooligan fight, it is necessary to occupy the righteousness.

Yuan Shao nodded and said, "What Yuan Hao said is very true, but ...... Gao Mengyan ....... ”

Tian Feng hurriedly said: "The holy car must not be south of the Yellow River, and it should be summoned immediately." Protect the Holy Driver as he travels north. As for Gao Mengyan, his subordinates already have a plan. The lord can divide a force of 50,000 soldiers and horses, make the appearance of an army of 150,000, and march in the open. Another 100,000 troops, day and night, quickly approached Yecheng. ”

He pointed to the military map and said, "The second son and the third son." has already resisted the lofty 60,000 soldiers and horses in Yecheng. If the lord is taken by surprise, he will be able to attack from three sides, and Gao Yuan will be defeated. ”

Yuan Shao couldn't help nodding, and said in his heart that my two boys have 60,000 people, and I have 100,000 here, which adds up to 160,000, and 60,000 should be beaten to Gao Mengyan...... Not a problem, right? But Yuan Shao felt unsafe again, and suddenly thought of an idea. "Spread the horses widely, and explore the location of the high and distant grain and grass camp. 100,000 men on my side, only attacking the grain and grass from high and far away! ”

Tian Feng smiled, and said in his heart that the wise Yuan Gong came back, and said: "This plan is wonderful, Gao Yuan's troops are at a disadvantage, and our army will concentrate on attacking his grain and grass, and he must not be able to hold it." After losing food and grass. No matter how elite Gao Mengyan's soldiers and horses are, they will be powerless. Defeat is assured. ”

Yuan Shao laughed three times and immediately issued the latest order. He ordered Lu Xiang and other generals to march with great fanfare under their own banner and the banner of generals from all walks of life, 50,000 people as 150,000 people. And on his side, he is like an owl. Day and night, only on the mountain paths.

Five days later, around 10 a.m., Yecheng.

Looking down from the sky, more than a dozen large soldiers. The besieged city was surrounded on all sides. In the earth-shattering shouts of killing, the soldiers were like ant colonies, eating away at the blocks.

In the sound of gold, Gao Yuan's army retreated like a tide, leaving only a thousand corpses under the city.

Yecheng, which covers an area of more than ten square miles, is full of smoke on all sides, and the city wall has become black and purple, but it is not broken.

Outside the west gate, under the handsome flag, in front of the military array, Gao Yuan stationed on the horse, looking up at the Yecheng city wall more than ten zhang high, his face was quite ugly, and he couldn't help but say: "Yecheng is worthy of being one of the few heroic cities in the world." ”

In an ordinary city, the city wall is only five or six meters high, and the city wall of this Yecheng is amazing, thirty or forty meters high.

Generally, if there is no internal response, it can only be a long-term siege, and many Xiongcheng can hold on for a long time, and there are those who can hold on for several years. Gao Yuan's side has been attacking for half a month, and it is reasonable that he has not been defeated.

However, to Gao Yuan's displeasure, this Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang brothers are very fucked, one is outside the city and the other is inside the city. As long as Gao Yuan's side attacked the city at a critical moment, Yuan Tan would rush to kill him. In fact, there is no discipline, just come up and fight.

If Gao Yuan continued to attack the city on all fronts, Yuan Tan would storm the back road. If Gao Yuan turned back to be hostile, Yuan Tan would make a guy and immediately withdraw to the camp to garrison.

There was another sound of gold, looking at the dust behind him, and knew that Yuan Tan's soldiers and horses had retreated again. He was angry, and when he still needed to calm down, he said, "How many times has this been?" ”

Sima Yi said from the side: "Lord, this is the seventeenth time. ”

Gao Yuan smiled, "It seems that this second son is also quite addicted to playing this hand, and he ordered that when the city is attacked tomorrow, Zhao Yun and Yu Ban will ambush the second son and make dumplings first." ”

Sima Yi was also thinking that he should be able to use such a strategy, but he didn't expect Gao Yuan to think of it, and immediately said: "What the lord said is very true, his subordinates are decided, and Yuan Tan will definitely be ambushed tomorrow." ”

Looking at the city from afar, the general guarding the city took the lead and couldn't stop sneering.

Just as Gao Yuan was about to retreat, a scout came to the dust, rolled the saddle and dismounted and bowed: "Lord Qi, news came from Xuchang that Cao Cao was defeated in Runan. has abandoned the entire Guanwai area and is on the way to move the capital to Luoyang! ”

"Cao Mengde is defeated!" Sima Yi and Xu Shu were taken aback, in their opinion, although Cao Cao was absolutely inferior, he couldn't be defeated so quickly.

"Idiot!" Gao Yuan scolded loudly, and he had an ominous premonition. He just saw that Cao Cao could contain Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shao's main direction of attack must be the Central Plains. Only then did he form an alliance with Cao Cao and send troops to attack Jizhou. I didn't expect Cao Cao, a big idiot, to be defeated immediately.

Cao Cao's defeat meant that Yuan Shao was able to go all out against himself.

Just when Gao Yuan and the others were thinking, another scout came to the dust, "Report to the ......, lord, Yuan Jun 150,000 is on the white horse, preparing to cross the river!" ”

"It's over!" Gao Yuan's mind is full of these two words.

But Gao Yuan's finished two words, not that the whole army was annihilated, but that the plan to seize Yecheng and then Jizhou was in vain.

In today's situation, no one can withstand Yuan Shao, who is going all out. Cao Cao can't do it, and Gao Yuan can't do it at the moment.

Just when Gao Yuan was about to discuss withdrawing from the army with Sima Yi and others, another scout came, "Report to the ......, lord, something is wrong!" In the wilderness of Anyang, it was found that a large number of Yuan troops were sneaking, and there should be about 100,000 people, who were killing Yecheng. At this moment, I am afraid that it is less than 30 miles away from the main village of our army, and less than 40 miles away from the grain and grass camp! ”

Yuan Shao was scheming and wanted to sneak attack Gao Yuan, but when the distance was close, he couldn't help but march during the day and attack, and was finally detected by the scouts of Gao Yuan's elite.

However, for Gao Yuan, even if Yuan Shao did not succeed in the sneak attack, it was not any good news for him.

"It's over!" Gao Yuan repeatedly stole people's own formation, and he knew as soon as he heard the words that Yuan Shao was most likely going to his own grain and grass camp.

If Yuan Shao took the main formation, it was estimated that the whole army would be wiped out. (To be continued......)