The Dongshan where the water originates is of course not the Dongshan that was famous all over the world for Xie An's revival in later generations, but an inconspicuous valley among the continuous mountains at the northern foot of Wangwu Mountain.

If it's summer and autumn, the scenery here should be quite good. Everywhere you can see the murmuring streams, winding paths leading to secluded places, strange rocks everywhere, mountain trails are exhausted, and there are waterfalls that flow straight down to stir up bursts of mist, which makes people feel refreshed and happy.

But at this moment, it is still early spring, and there is no scenery to see, not to mention that everyone has something in their hearts, and they are not in the mood to appreciate anything. Especially after Zhao Liu explored the way back in advance, even the most optimistic person suddenly became worried.

When Xu Shu rushed back and joined everyone, he was greeted by a gloomy and miserable scene.

"What's wrong with everyone?" Xu Shu was really a little surprised, if it weren't for the fact that the number of people in the team was not small, he would have wondered if the troops were ambushed or something during his departure.

"This time, it's a big problem." Pan Zhang's bitterness all the way was purely due to his character, in fact, he was one of the few people with the best preserved physical strength. His complaint is not so much that he is tired, but that he has no wine to drink, and he is hungry for wine worms in his stomach. But at the moment, his frustration tasted a little more real.

“…… What's going on? Xu Shu was surprised inexplicably and looked at Zhao Liu, who was exploring the path.

Zhao Liu, who likes to talk and often can't talk about the point, also wilted, he drooped his head, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he startled Xu Shu: "General Yuanzhi, Wenxi City has been lost, Yang Feng and they are completely surrounded, and they can't go anywhere, so we can't help this time." ”

"If only I had known, I would have brought all the centaurs with me." Pei Yuanshao said with remorse.

Guan Hai shook his head and poured cold water on Pei Yuanshao and said, "It's useless to bring it, all we bring out are pawns." It's okay to follow the strong momentum, but you can't count on a tough battle. Besides, Mrs. Guo's whole army went south this time, and even the old nest in Pingyang was given to the Huns, so he changed thousands of war horses and made a cavalry, which is obviously inevitable. ”

"Guo Tai went south?" Xu Shu finally understood what was going on.

Before you go. Wang Yu explained some of Bai Bo's situation, including the question of Mrs. Guo. In fact, Mrs. Guo is the boss of Bai Bo, and Yang Feng and the others are equivalent to splitting up, but their territory is richer. There are also more people and horses, so the outside world gradually forgets about Guo Tai who stayed in the Baibo Valley, and only uses Baibo to refer to the Baibo army that occupies the Anyi area.

Wang Yu didn't ignore Mrs. Guo, but after two years, he didn't have accurate information about the relationship between the Zhongqu marshals in Hedong. After all, the distance is too far, and the exchange of messages is very inconvenient. Moreover, the impact of the situation in Hedong on Qingzhou is minimal, and even Wang Yu cannot invest too many resources in this area.

The Qingzhou side only received the news that the Xiliang Army had stormed Hedong and that the situation in Baibo was critical. However, it is not clear what the situation of the war is, and it is even more unlikely that the news will be heard of the changes in the hinterland of the northeast of the river.

Fortunately, Xu Shu acted cautiously enough, otherwise it was very likely that the group would not know the truth. Crash headlong into the enemy's encirclement. Although this catastrophe has been escaped now, the situation in Hedong is grim. But it's enough to make people despair.

The territory of Yang Feng and Han Xian is mainly concentrated in the plain between the two rivers of Lianshui and Yaoshui.

For the defense of the Xiliang army, Pusaka was the stronghold in the west and Yun Castle in the south as the last bulwark. If Yang Feng and others could maintain the defensive line on the north bank of the Yellow River, the line of Zhongtiao Mountain, then the situation would not be critical.

Therefore, although there is no accurate information, Xu Shu can conclude that the troops of the Xiliang army must have crossed Zhongtiao Mountain and advanced to Yuncheng.

At this time, Wenxi's loss was a fatal blow to the White Polish Army. In terms of strategic situation, Yang and Han Baibo have completely lost the room for maneuver, and can only rely on Yao Shui, who is not dangerous at all, to fight hard with the Xiliang army. Mrs. Guo is also a person who knows the soldiers, and she will not just watch, but will definitely take corresponding actions after judging the situation clearly.

The former wolf and the tiger, the retreat was cut off, and the situation of Yang and Han Baibo was much worse than what Xu Shu knew and thought before he set off.

"How did Wenxi lose? According to the strategy that the lord laid out for Bai Bo's generals back then, Wenxi should be the gateway to the north, and it should be heavily guarded. Even if Guo Tai traded with the Huns and got thousands of war horses, it was impossible for his soldiers and horses to become good at attacking cities all of a sudden? Xu Shu bounced his spirits and asked for details.

"I've inquired." Zhao Liu explained wistfully: "When the Xiliang Army first launched an attack, Mrs. Guo contacted Yang Feng and others, saying that it was the same pulse as Baibo, and he wanted to send troops to help in the battle. But after the four marshals deliberated, they couldn't trust Mrs. Guo, so they sent some grain and straw over and rejected Mrs. Guo's proposal. ”

Xu Shu nodded: "This discussion is very good. ”

Trust intentions are unknown, and the allies who were previously enemies help the war, which is more dangerous than facing a powerful enemy. If Yang Feng and the others agreed, it would be really dangerous.

After being rejected, Mrs. Guo was not annoyed, she still maintained contact with Anyi, and also opened up Jiangyi, exchanged markets with the south, and exchanged food and other materials with livestock fur weapons and other things...... This situation has lasted for more than a year, during which the Xiliang army has won several battles, and the soldiers have crossed the Yellow River defense line all the way, conquered Dayang and Pinglu, and approached Yuncheng, but Guo Tai has never taken advantage of the fire to rob, so ......"

Xu Shu answered: "Yang Feng and they are paralyzed? ”

"Hmm." Zhao Liu nodded, and the corners of his mouth grinned ugly: "Just around the New Year, the Xiliang Army suddenly strengthened its offensive, with Li Dao forcibly crossing Pubanjin in the west, Liankeyangchi and Xie County, and confronting Li Le and Hu Cai across the water; In the south, Guo Yan attacked Yuncheng, the defender Han Xian was in a hurry several times, Yang Feng led the troops of Anyi to the rescue, and as a result, the Xiliang army was outstanding, with Fan Chou as the main general, led three thousand flying bear troops to attack Anyi, and the city almost changed hands. ”

With Zhao Liu's narration, a thrilling battle appeared in Xu Shu's mind.

After a long battle, the Xiliang army adjusted its strategy, and Dong Zhuo transferred Dong Yue and Duan Xuan to garrison Xin'an and Mianchi, and while continuing to contain each other, they adopted a comprehensive defensive position against Lu Bu in Luoyang.

Lu Bu's army is brave and brave, in the field, even in the face of two or three times the Xiliang army, it can also win, and there is Hangu Pass behind him, in a series of battles at the beginning of the second year of the early peace, and Bai Bo echoed each other, and the battle was also impressive. The Xiliang army folded three or four times under the Hangu Pass.

However, when Dong Zhuo changed his strategy, Lu Bu had no choice, and Dong Zhuo transferred the main cavalry to attack Bai Bo. The eastern front is purely on the defensive, and Lu Bu's soldiers are elite, but there are not many means to attack the city, and they can't afford to consume it.

As a result, Bai Bo was besieged by the Xiliang army with all his might, and he was suddenly left and right.

In desperation, with a hint of luck, Yang Feng and others also transferred Wen Xi's troops to support the front line with all their might, barely maintaining the front. Who would have thought that Guo Tai had endured for a year, and what he was waiting for was this moment, as soon as Wen Xi's reinforcements arrived at the front line, there was news from the rear that Guo Tai raided Wen Xi and the city changed hands.

It can be said that Yang Han Baibo has reached the end of the road, he can't hold it and can't run, and there is no way to talk about counterattacking, except for waiting for death, he can only surrender to one of the enemy forces on both sides.

The reason why this rescue mission was entrusted to Xu Shu was because the distance was far away, and Qingzhou could not come to the aid with a large army, so it could only rely on Bai Bo's own strength. Now Bai Bo's power has been weakened to the extreme, and it is impossible for either of the two enemy forces to let go of the fat in their mouths.

Dong Zhuo has a poor background, but his knowledge is not bad, he knows very well the importance of population, and even understands a little bit of economy, otherwise he would not have minted coins and made money not long after entering Luoyang. Not to mention Mrs. Guo, at least one-third of these hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians are his original old troops, and neither side has the reason to let go of the other.

At this time, Xu Shu initially relied on strategy and diplomacy, and the plan to exchange land for security was naturally impossible to mention.

Weak countries have no diplomacy, and Baibo has not yet become a country of its own, but the principle is the same. Now Bai Bo is almost already meat on the display board, what else is there to negotiate?

Now, Bai Bo has completely abandoned the outlying strongholds, and has retreated to a narrow strip in the middle of Yishi, Anyi, and Yuncheng, and is surrounded by the Xiliang Army and Guo Taiyi in the south and north. Not to mention rescuing them and taking them away, it's hard to get in touch with them. ”

Zhao Liu said with a look of resentment: "Mrs. Guo is very brutal, Wen Xi has been very peaceful in the past few years, as soon as Mrs. Guo entered the city, she actually allowed the army to plunder wantonly for three days!" Make a prosperous county like a ghost. At the right time of spring, I can't see a few people walking in the streets and alleys! Let him be compassionate, and I'm afraid it's impossible to open the net. ”

Xu Shu groaned: "Mrs. Guo and the Xiliang Army are not all the way, and there is no subordinate relationship, it is the trend of the two tigers competing for food, if it is handled properly, maybe it can be ......."

Bai Bo shrunk into a ball, although he was unable to fight back and had no hope of breaking through, his forces were more concentrated, and the defense line became stronger. The Xiliang army repeatedly defeated Bai Bo, mainly relying on the mobility of the cavalry, and in the face of Bai Bo's tight defense, it must not be able to attack for a while.

How long Bai Bo can last in the end depends only on Bai Bo's military spirit and grain and grass reserves.

As long as they don't collapse immediately, there should be a chance to use a plan to make things happen, Xu Shu believes that the first choice at the moment should be a discordant plan.

"I'm afraid it's hard to ......" Zhao Liu didn't think so, seeing Xu Shu looking at him suspiciously, he smiled bitterly and said: "These pieces of information were told to me by colleagues in the former county government, because Mrs. Guo plundered the city and was very unpopular, so there were many people who were dissatisfied with him, and my colleague also told a secret story......

"You say." There was too much bad news, and Xu Shu felt that he couldn't support it.

"I heard that Mrs. Guo has a connection with some big people in Chang'an, and she is planning something big...... General Yuan Zhi, think about it, if Mrs. Guo voted for Dong Zhuo, wouldn't they be a gang? How else to provoke it? ”

Xu Shu's mind was racing, and suddenly, his face changed drastically, and he shouted: "It's not good, it's really bad now!" ”