'One is vigorous, two is declining, and three is exhausted'. Very old common sense of war, generally speaking, the generals of this era will understand this truth to some extent.

Yuan Shu also knew better in his heart that it was almost winter now, and if he couldn't make a quick decision, then the consumption of materials would not be ordinarily serious, and even if there were enough materials, there might be large-scale non-war attrition due to the cold weather.

No one would say that it was irrational for him to withdraw at this time, but in fact, he was able to quickly issue the order to withdraw at this time, and it can already be seen that his strategic vision and thinking are very mature.

Originally, he came over with weapons of war with confidence, thinking that a battle would be decided, who would have thought that Fang Yun's weapons were more powerful than him. Whether it was those strong crossbows with a long shooting range, or those troops that could shoot multiple arrows at once, or even those broadsword soldiers who were like iron cans, charging into battle without avoiding arrows, they were all beyond his expectations.

Fortunately, the hammer soldiers trained by Ji Ling just restrained this kind of iron can, which made their situation not so embarrassing. However, considering that the main force of the other side has not even been dispatched, it is obviously irrational to continue to be strong at this time.

So the army retreated and returned to the makeshift camp to rest.

In the first battle, there were almost no major attrition on either side, and at most hundreds of people were sacrificed. But those weapons of war were his Yuan Shu's painstaking efforts, and he finally built more than eighty of them, but he didn't want to be cut down by those big swordsmen as soon as he saw his face.

It wasn't that he didn't think about repairing it, but when he sent someone to the scene that night, he found that these ballista carts and stone carts had actually been brought back by the Fang army as trophies. The anger in his heart was irrepressible, and at the same time, he couldn't help but worry, if Fang Yun had learned the research and development of this weapon of war through research, wouldn't it be even more difficult to deal with in the future?

Well, it's not about worrying about that kind of thing, there's no use worrying about it when it's already happening. Yuan Shu also knew that if he wanted to continue to gain an advantage, the only way was to continuously improve the depth of research on these two weapons of war. Strive to research more powerful. A ballista cart that shoots longer range, and can even shoot more bolts.

"We don't have much time, maybe three days left, if we can't come up with a way to break the enemy. Then our only option is to retreat to Guangling County, or even withdraw from Xuzhou!

We are the main initiators of this crusade, if this happens in the first battle, who will be willing to crusade against Fang Yun with us in the future? Well, I'm not talking nonsense either. Let's think about it, how can we deal with Fang Yun's army! Yuan Shu took off his armor and sat directly in the tent, and his subordinates were his main advisers.

"My lord, if we can't help them in a head-on battle, then why should we have to fight with them? They're going to stay here, even if they stay here. We bypassed them directly and went north to attack other counties in Xiapi County. And then set up an ambush on a certain road that must be passed, are you afraid that they will not come to the rescue? Guo Tu thought about it and gave a reliable idea.

"Our army is not familiar with Xuzhou, but it is in Xuzhou. Not all forces obeyed Tao Qian or Fang Yun's dispatch. For example, the Zang Bajun army that has been mobilized to Lu County, Pengcheng County, they have actually been outside Tao Qian's rule, and they almost listen to the existence of Xuan, we can completely promise heavy profits, and they will attack Yan County or Xiapi County, no matter where they attack, they will cut off the supply line of the Fang army, so that they have to return to help! Feng Ji added.

"The problem is, we're going to send a letter to Zang Ba and wait until he sends his troops. How much time does it take? Cheng Bing asked at this time, after all, he is now mainly responsible for logistics and supply.

Now Yuan Shujun probably has about six days of rations, but if he wants to send a letter to Zang Ba, it will take about three days. Obviously, it will take three days to reply, what if the other party feels that the conditions are not enough during this period? Or how much time does it take for the other side to prepare? The other side has gone to war, but if it is already ten days later, then it is obvious that even if they want to send further troops, they will not have time.

"Is it possible to bring in another batch of supplies?" Yuan Shu thought about it and proposed. Obviously, Feng Ji's suggestion was also a little moved.

"This is indeed no problem, but our rear is currently in an undefended state, and it is difficult for our subordinates to ensure that there will be no problems during the transportation process." Although Cheng Bing wanted to accept it directly, he had to express his concerns.

Obviously, this suggestion not to garrison troops in the rear was given by Feng Ji itself, and of course Guo Tu also responded to it. If you really want to be held responsible, it is obvious that neither of them can get out.

"Bring a batch of supplies from the rear, and even some warm materials are needed, I'll give you 10,000 people to prepare!" Also, send a letter to Zang Ba immediately! Yuan Shu thought about it and finally gave a decision.

Indeed, this idea of not being stationed was suggested by Feng Ji and Guo Tu, but he also agreed. Therefore, wiping the buttocks of subordinates appropriately is also something that should be done as a boss. Today's Yuan Shu is no longer the Yuan Shu in history, the burden of the family has all been concentrated on him, and Yuan Shao, who has always been a competitor with him, has died, he no longer needs to compete with him like a child.

To put it simply, today's Yuan Shu can be regarded as truly mature, even if he is almost forty years old.

Xiaxiang County is not very far from Lu County, so if it is a fast horse, it can even be reached in two days. Yuan Shu really spared no effort, but within two days, he arrived in Lu County, and then handed over the letter to Zang Ba.

In this process, he also sent 10,000 soldiers, and with Cheng Bing's return to Shouchun to mobilize materials, in fact, most of the materials have been prepared, after all, he can do something to crusade against Fang Yun, so naturally he has enough supplies in reserve.

Along the way, these soldiers left a number of garrisons in the counties, mainly to ensure the integrity of this supply route, but also to ensure that those counties would not rebel on their own way to attack Xuzhou. Of course, it's more about reducing the consumption of supplies. After all, the daily consumption of 10,000 people is also very terrible.

They don't need to follow all the way back, at least about 5,000 people will stay in the local area, and with 5,000 fewer mouths, the supply will be much easier. As for how to solve the rations of these 5,000 people, this is a matter of the local county order, and if this matter cannot be solved, then their county order does not need to continue.

Even if he Yuan Shu can't get Xuzhou, he can't even get Xiapi and Guangling. But it's not that difficult for him to make a few county orders lose their heads. After all, these places are still his sphere of influence today!

As for themselves, they are trying to find ways to increase their training. Increase the range and sentry of the sentry to ensure that they are not attacked.

According to the information, Fang Yunjun's best thing is night raids, and they don't have night blindness, so there is no difference between being at night and during the day. The bright moonlight will guide them to kill every enemy. However, he could not even see anything under his command at night, which was a worldwide sorrow for an era of widespread lack of nutrition.

So at night, at the moment they have no means to ensure that the enemy does not come near except to spread a wide campfire.

What they didn't know, however, was that the main battlefield of the Fang army was not here, but in their rear.

Zhao Yun and the Flying Wing Battalion have been wandering around the rear of Yuan Jun to look for fighters, but Yuan Shu didn't need to bring supplies at first, so he couldn't find a good opportunity to start. Good thing in these two days. 10,000 of Yuan's troops left the camp and moved towards the rear. Based on the previous battle in Xiaxiang County, Zhao Yun deduced that Yuan Shu was planning to fight a protracted war, so he sent people back to dispatch supplies.

Undoubtedly, this was a great opportunity for him to attack.

So, on the third day after Cheng Bing returned to the rear, he was attacked, and Zhao Yun attacked in the early morning when the sun had just risen. This time and evening are actually the best opportunities to attack, one is just when the eyes are sleepy and the mind is not clear, and the other is after a stressful day. When the mind is just relaxing.

On the contrary, when the night first appears, it is not suitable to attack, and at this time, due to the horror of the darkness, people's spiritual power will be greatly concentrated. At this time, no wind or grass can hide from them. Three or four o'clock is also a good opportunity to attack, after all, people will be tired and will want to sleep.

It's just that when they get used to being attacked at this time, early morning and late afternoon are the best choice.

Sure enough, Cheng Bing knew that Fang Jun liked night attacks, so he was on guard at night. But nothing happened for three days, but I didn't expect to be attacked in the early morning of the fourth day. The result was very simple, that is, his five thousand foot soldiers, who were either shot or captured, could not even escape, after all, no matter how fast they were, they were not as fast as horses.

Cheng Bing was directly captured, but the battle here somewhat alarmed the rear, so that the left-behind soldiers who came to investigate quickly reported the matter to Yuan Shu. Then Yuan Shu knew that his five thousand soldiers were gone!

He was even more depressed, and the messenger who had gone to Zang Ba on the fourth night also returned. Zang Ba said that he was not interested in responding to Yuan Shu at all, and no matter how many benefits Yuan Shu promised, he did not intend to help him.

It's good now, the supply has become a problem, and Zang Ba doesn't plan to send troops, so it's fun to continue to consume?

It's not fun, just because the news came again on the fifth day, Sun Ce is back!

Sun Ce attacked Liu Xuan and won the victory, but when he returned to Shouchun, he learned that Yuan Shu had gone to attack Xuzhou. That's not all, Yuan Tan and the others who actually came to take refuge in him were mainly because Yuan Xi accidentally mocked him.

Thinking that he has made so many contributions, he can't even serve as a taishou. But Yuan Tan's relatives came all of a sudden, not only did they have a higher position than him, but they also had 10,000 private soldiers to keep, if they could bear this tone, then he was not the little overlord Sun Ce. Having fused Xiang Yu's martial soul itself, Sun Ce seemed to have become stronger.

So he not only killed Yuan Xi directly, but also directly incorporated the five thousand soldiers under his command, and even captured Yuan Shu's military depot in Shouchun, took away a large number of supplies, and took Sun Jian's old subordinates to move directly to Wu Jing, his uncle in Danyang County. Obviously, he intends to be alone. Stand, and in fact, he should have become independent a long time ago!

Yuan Shu was almost exhausted this time, but he didn't want to be blown up by Sun Ce, there was a problem with supplies, the rear needed to be stable, and the battle situation on the front line was very bad, in desperation, his only choice was to really withdraw the army.

Obviously, he also knew that in this way he would become the laughing stock of the princes of the world, but he had no other choice...... (To be continued.) )

PS: The Yuan Shu crusade is over, and the result is a bit dramatic, but it's not surprising. Sun Ce originally had this ambition, and it just so happened that Yuan Shu gave him this opportunity. And Yuan Shujun himself, when the weapons of war failed, he had fallen into passivity.

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