The exploitation of oil is very difficult, in the plain, there is only one well to produce oil, even if the twelve hours of shift mining, the amount of production is limited, 800 jars of gasoline for Liu Ze, it is indeed really distressing, but in order to stop the offensive of the Yuan army, so that the plain army and civilians have enough time to retreat, Liu Ze reluctantly cut his love, in addition to a large amount of oil transported away in advance, left 800 jars of oil for backup, and specially ordered someone to fill in the oil-producing well.

"That Yuan family child is so rampant, big brother, you will order me to let Lao Zhang go and meet him!" Zhang Fei took the initiative to ask for help several times, but Liu Ze did not allow him to fight, and now that Yuan's army is in the city, Zhang Fei's request for war is even more heartfelt.

In the early stage, Liu Ze had ordered Guan Yu Xu Shu to lead 10,000 troops to Gaotang to set up defenses, and the East Point Military Academy and logistics troops had already crossed the river to the east, and now there were only about 10,000 infantry and 3,000 archers under the command of Zhao Yun left near Pingyuan City.

Yuan Tan drove all the way, deliberately putting on a negligent posture, waiting for Liu Ze to send troops to attack the camp, but all the way, in addition to a small encounter with Liu Ze's cavalry in Qingliu Town, Yuan Tan did not even see a shadow of the plain soldiers, which must have fueled Yuan Tan's arrogance, Yuan Jun will definitely not sit and watch the empty city of the plain and camp outside the city, and will definitely drive the army into the plain to station. They go into the plains easily. It's not easy to get out.

Liu Ze ordered: "Xu Rong, Zhang He, and Gao Ran listen to the order!" ”

Xu Rong, Zhang He, and Gao Ran came out of the ranks, bowed and said, "The last general!" ”

"Let the three of you each lead a thousand men and horses, lie in ambush on the east, south and north sides of the plain city, prepare more rockets, and launch rockets into the plain city at the same time tonight, and when the fire in the plain city starts, block the east, south and north gates, wave the flag and shout, and put on a heavy siege posture. Leave the west gate alone. Directly let Yuan Jun go west. ”

"The last will obey." The three generals were ordered to retreat.

"Zhang Fei and Chen Zhi listen to orders."

Zhang Fei couldn't hold it anymore, strode out, and said loudly: "So-and-so!" Chen Zhi also stepped forward to take the order.

"Let you two command five thousand men and horses, and lie in wait outside the west gate. Shan waited for Yuan's army to be defeated and went out of the city. Spare his former team. Attacking them from the flank and tail, regardless of victory or defeat, is only allowed to pursue forward for ten miles. Return now! Wing, do you understand? Liu Ze specially told Zhang Fei that with Zhang Fei's temperament, it is very likely that he will catch up with a hundred miles in one go.

Zhang Fei was a little unhappy, but he quickly agreed. Chen Zhi received the order and said: "Don't worry, the last general will only chase ten miles out of the order, and one more mile will not be chased!" ”

Liu Ze turned his head and said: "Zilong, you lead three thousand archers to ambush fifteen miles west of the city, Yuan Tan's army is defeated, you must go here, you can take advantage of the situation to cover up and kill it, put up more flags, make the momentum bigger, Yuan Tan will leave in a hurry, no matter where he flees, chase and kill on the road, be sure to stop the pursuit at dawn and retreat quickly." ”

Zhao Yun bowed and said, "The last general will take the order." ”

Zhang Fei was not happy, and shouted: "Big brother, you are eccentric, why can Zilong chase the enemy until dawn, but I can only chase ten miles?" ”

Liu Ze smiled slightly and said: "Yide, you are leading the infantry, is it fast to have Zilong's bow when you retreat?" ”

Zhang Fei couldn't help but be speechless, and Liu Ze said to the generals: "After you complete the task, you must not fall in love with the battle, and you must retreat to the Wenjin ferry as soon as possible, there must be no mistake!" ”

The generals promised and prepared to go.

Guan Hai strode into the tent and arched his hand: "Lord Qi, the arrangements in the Plains City have all been completed, and the soldiers and civilians in the Plains City have all moved out. I don't know what else the lord commands? ”

"Very good, I worked hard in front of the child. Your next task is to protect Mr. Bunhe and the subordinates of the Taishou Mansion as they retreat to Buntsuto. Liu Ze said.

Guan Hai was slightly stunned and said, "Lord, don't you still withdraw?" ”

"The war on the plains is not over, and I am the commander-in-chief, so there is a reason to withdraw first."

"The Yuan army is pressing, the plain city is in danger, how can the lord be in danger, according to the opinion of the general, the lord should evacuate with Mr. Wenhe." Liu Ze didn't leave, Guan Hai was anxious.

Liu Ze waved his hand and said: "This battle is related to whether the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in my plain can safely withdraw to the three counties of Hedong, how can I stay out of the matter, rest assured, with the protection of Jinyingwei's personal guards, there is no problem on my side, you can start quickly!" ”

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From Qingliu Town to Pingyuan City, it is almost a horse Pingchuan, Yuan Tan ordered the army not to rest for a moment, long-distance march, at sunset, has arrived at the ten miles outside the plain city, Yuan Tan ordered the army to prepare to set up camp, and sent a sentry horse to spy on the situation of Pingyuan City. Soon, the sentry horse came back to report that the four gates of the plain city were open and empty.

Yuan Tan was overjoyed and immediately ordered to abandon the camp and march towards Pingyuan City at full speed.

The strategist Xin commented on him: "The eldest prince, it is getting late, the enemy situation is unknown, if you rashly march or fear Liu Ze's ambush, you should camp here and set up a village, and wait tomorrow to listen to the truth of the plain before marching." ”

Yuan Tan laughed and said: "Mr. Zhongzhi is too worried, and he says that Liu Zeqi is like a god in all kinds of plans, and I don't think it's Er'er, this way our army is driving forward, and the triumphant song is high, and the 20,000 elite soldiers that Mr. Zhongzhi asked me to hide are useless until now." I think that Liu Ze was already frightened and fled, otherwise why is Plains City an empty city? Since it is an empty city, why don't our army take advantage of the situation, rest in the city tonight, and chase Liu Ze early tomorrow morning, even if he escapes to the ends of the earth, he will not escape from the palm of my hand! ”

The army slaughtered under the city of the plain, and sure enough, the city gate was wide open, and there was no one above and below the city. Yuan Tan laughed proudly: "I didn't expect Pingyuan City to be so easy to get, Liu Ze is just a rat, it's ridiculous that the princes of Hebei are as afraid as tigers, hahaha, pass the order, and stop the troops in Pingyuan City today!" ”

Xin Ping looked at Pingyuan City suspiciously, and persuaded: "If something is abnormal, it is a demon, Liu Ze often acts unexpectedly, and the eldest prince has to guard against it." ”

The general Zhang Nan stepped forward and arched his hand: "The last general can lead an army to go in to explore the way for the eldest prince." ”

Yuan Tan was very happy, and immediately ordered Zhang Nan to lead 3,000 troops into the city to find out the truth. Zhang Nan received the order, immediately led the troops to rush in, and searched the streets and alleys of Pingyuan City, not only did the entire Pingyuan City not have a single soldier, not a single citizen, not even a single official, and even a thing that could be angry, he quickly went out of the city to report to Yuan Tan.

"Qiqi eldest prince, not only are there no ambushes in the plain city, but even a single livestock can't be found, please rest assured that the eldest prince will enter the city."

Yuan Tan glanced at Xin Ping and laughed: "Sure enough, as I expected, Liu Ze was afraid of the strength of my army, and he had already abandoned the city and fled!" Someone will be stationed in the city tonight and pursue Liu Ze tomorrow. Thinking that Liu Ze was coerced by the people and fled, he couldn't go far. So saying, he rode straight into the plain city.

Xin Ping also followed into the city, looking at the empty Plains City, his tightly knit brows still did not stretch, it was too unexpected to get the Plains City so easily, although Xin Ping didn't know what tricks Liu Ze would play, but he still vaguely felt that things would not be so simple.

After the Yuan army entered the city, Yuan Tan ordered the four gates to be closed, sent troops to the city to defend strictly, and prepared more bows, crossbows, arrows, and arrows to roll wood and stones, in case of a sneak attack by the Plains Army in the middle of the night. And the rest of the armies rested in the houses of the people, and buried their pots and cooked their meals.

Some soldiers looked for a few jars, thinking that they were sprinkling, so they offered them to Yuan Tan. Yuan Tan opened it to see that the liquid inside was not wine at all, it seemed like water was not water, it seemed like oil was not oil, and it also emitted a strange smell that had never been smelled before. Yuan Tan was furious, reprimanded the soldiers, and ordered someone to scoop a few scoops of liquid from the jar and pour it into the mouths of the soldiers, who were in pain and vomited. The army thought it was a poison that was harmful, and abandoned the road and left no one paying attention.

That night, Yuan Tan rested in the Taishou Mansion. Along the way, Yuan Tan was also exhausted, and now he has won Plains City, and the first major credit is in his hands, Yuan Tan is happy in his heart. There is not a single soldier of Liu Ze in the plain city, and now the four gates are closed, and there are many defenders in the city, even if Liu Ze wants to counterattack back, it will be in vain. So Yuan Tan completely calmed down this time, ordered the gang to prepare a few good dishes, drank a pot of wine, and lay down comfortably on the couch to sleep.

As soon as I slept until midnight, I heard a noisy sound outside, and a sergeant came in and reported: "My lord, the big thing is not good, the city is on fire." ”

Yuan Tan slept in a daze, was woken up by the soldiers, couldn't help but be a little annoyed, and said: "What's the fuss, maybe it's caused by the soldiers of that battalion burying the pot and cooking and missing the sparks. With that, Yuan Tan lay down again.

As soon as he lay down, several sergeants repeatedly reported that there were fires burning in the east, south, and north gates, and the fire was fierce, and it had burned towards the Taishou Mansion.

Yuan Tan struck a spirit, the alcohol was all gone, got up from the couch, put it on indiscriminately, and when he got out of the door, he couldn't help but gasp, the entire Plains City had been reduced to a sea of fire.

Spring is the windy season, the fire borrows the wind, the wind helps the fire, the flames are several feet high, the houses in the plain city are adobe brick and wood structures, some roofs are still covered with thatch, plus the plain army piled up countless firewood and grass and other fire-starting things before evacuating, at this time the fire spread, out of control. (To be continued......)