Because of the division of troops with Zhu Jun, the total number of troops in Huangfu Song's hands at this moment is less than 40,000, which has to count the 10,000 people of Cao Cao, who took the first step to reinforce Dongjun, and Zhao Xuan's troops who are waiting for the rendezvous in Chenliufugou County.

And Ma Yuanyi and Bu Ji are different, the two of them have collected the rapidly developing yellow turbans in the eastern counties of Yanzhou and the western part of Qingzhou, and the preliminary estimate is more than 100,000. Although it is impossible for these stragglers to become successful in a short period of time, the elite combat force among them is probably tens of thousands.

It is precisely because of this concern that for the sake of prudence, Huangfu Song did not blindly march in a hurry, but tried to recruit county soldiers from all over the country to assist along the way. In this way, the journey was very slow, and it took eight days to arrive in Jiyang County, Chenliu County.

However, the good news is that the army of more than 20,000 people has also expanded to nearly 40,000 people, although the combat effectiveness of those county soldiers is obviously inferior to the main army, but it is enough. After all, the men and horses under Ma Yuanyi and Bu Ji could not be as strong as the main force of the Yellow Turbans on the side of Yingchuan, Chen Guo, and Runan.

And when Jiyang was resting, good news also came from Dongjun. Cao Cao, who met Zhao Xuan first, led 14,000 people to lift the siege of Puyang. This can make the always calm Huangfu Song excited for a long time, and the generals also breathed a long sigh of relief, after all, Puyang is wrong, no matter what the reason, it is always inevitable to bear a certain responsibility.

However, in comparison, Wang Xu was more interested in Cao Cao's method of lifting the siege of Puyang. Because according to Cao Cao's letter, at present, Ma Yuanyi and Bu Ji have completely occupied most of the eastern county north of the Yellow River, and to the north have gradually connected with the Jizhou Yellow Turban!

And Cao Cao, after understanding the situation, immediately perceived the importance of Puyang, once Puyang was lost, then the Yellow Turban army would be able to have a foothold south of the Yellow River. At that time, as long as Yan County and Baima in the southwest of Puyang and Lihu County in Jiyin County in the southeast are choked to form a strategic defense line, it will be extremely difficult to attack, and it will also allow it to completely withdraw its hands and expand to Qingzhou in the east. If the western counties of Qingzhou were to be lost again, then the entire lower reaches of the Yellow River would be completely controlled by it. At that time, even if the Yellow Turban forces really gain a foothold, it will not be an overnight task to pacify!

Therefore, Cao Cao made a quick decision, first of all, he made a false momentum, and let more than 10,000 people pose as if the army of Huangfu Song had arrived, which made Ma Yuanyi and Bu Ji extremely concerned. At this time, he made another surprise attack, and with 10,000 horses, he made a detour to attack the Yellow River crossing north of Puyang and cut off the Yellow Turban's retreat. Ma Yuanyi, who was already suspicious, was of course fooled, thinking that the imperial court was going to cut off his back road first, and then force it to fight a decisive battle under Puyang City, and he was afraid of being besieged from three sides, so he had to retreat quickly. Just fell into Cao Cao's plan to save Zhao, taking advantage of the lifting of the siege of Puyang, he immediately returned to Puyang, and drove into Puyang City with Zhao Xuan, who was in charge of building momentum here.

At this moment, Ma Yuanyi, who knew the plan, was helpless, with Cao Cao's reinforcements of more than 10,000 horses, it was no longer realistic to storm Puyang in a short time. Thinking that Huangfu Song's army had already arrived, he was afraid of falling into a dilemma, and he also resolutely retreated to Hebei, just holding the ferry north of the Yellow River.

Wang Xu admired Cao Cao's move very much, and he made the most favorable move at the most unfavorable moment, changing the entire battlefield situation. If he is the main general, the victory in this battle will definitely give Cao Cao the first credit, of course, he is not qualified for this now!

However, even if the danger of Puyang has been resolved, the current shape is also not optimistic. Ma Yuanyi's retreat to the north of the Yellow River did not mean that he wanted to sit still, and his intention was to avoid the main force of the imperial court at a glance, free up his hands to fight the plain country in the northwest of Qingzhou, and then control the entire north bank of the Yellow River.

At that time, he was in an invincible position according to the Yellow River, and then developed rapidly, while expanding to the south of the Yellow River. On the one hand, they can also divide the elite back to the north, and together with the main force of the Yellow Turban of the three Zhang Jiao brothers, they will eat Dong Zhuo, control the entire Jizhou, and then dominate all the areas north of the lower reaches of the Yellow River. When the time comes, we will attack Yanzhou and Qingzhou, and cooperate with the scattered yellow scarves across the country, then this Han Dynasty will really be a bit dangerous.

Therefore, Wang Xu is also a little worried about the current shape, after all, with the arrival of himself and others, history has changed after all. According to the course of history, Ma Yuanyi should have died a long time ago, and Bu Ji only had 20,000 or 30,000 soldiers and horses, and he was easily pacified.

But now it seems that while the pacification of the Yellow Turbans is still only a matter of time, it has become significantly more difficult. As for Dong Zhuo expected by Huangfu Song and others, Wang Xu didn't have any hope for him at all, and that fat-headed and big-eared guy would have to be withdrawn after a while!

Therefore, once the time is extended, it will inevitably affect the future situation, or it will not be long before the sky in the northwest of the Han Dynasty will also change......

At the beginning of April 184 AD, Huangfu Song's army finally arrived in Puyang, Dongjun!

Due to the recruitment of a lot of county soldiers from all over the country along the way, coupled with the local people of Dongjun, the army quickly expanded to nearly 80,000 people, but the elite of them is still only the main force of the imperial court with less than 40,000!

At the same time, the Yellow Turban Army also moved very fast, and in a short period of time, it had gathered and developed to nearly 200,000 people, but among them, there were less than 100,000 soldiers and horses with more combat power, and the elite troops were about 40,000 or 50,000. Among them, Ma Yuanyi personally led 70,000 people to garrison the north of the Yellow River to defend the main army of the imperial court, including more than 30,000 elites. During this period, Bu Ji also led the rest of the men and horses to kill the Plains Kingdom, but unfortunately he encountered the sworn resistance of Tao Qiuhong, the Minister of the Plains Kingdom, and mobilized the troops of the whole county to defend the Plains City......

"Ladies and gentlemen, everyone knows the current situation, the Plains Country is in danger, and it is impossible to resist for too long with the strength of the Plains County! What do you think should be done? Huangfu Song, who was sitting on the handsome seat, was frowning at the moment, looking at the generals in the hall with worried eyes.

As soon as he finished speaking, Cao Cao smiled slightly and took the lead in speaking: "General Huangfu, in fact, it is not difficult to relieve the siege of the plain. Just send a group of soldiers and horses to rush to the upstream Baima, or the downstream Cangting north of the Yellow River ferry stationed, cross the river, and you will retreat! It's just that how to cross the Yellow River is the biggest problem at present, and I have paid attention to the battle situation in the north in the past two days, so Dong Zhuo has not been able to make any progress at all, but has given up the favorable situation played by General Lu Zhi. It's good that he can protect himself, but I can't expect him to help us from the north! ”

As soon as these words came out, all the generals in the hall were silent. In the current situation, as long as the other side stubbornly defends the banks of the Yellow River, there is no other way than to attack, and if you can't cross the Yellow River, all plans will be in vain!

Seeing that the hall was silent again, the somewhat sullen Huangfu Song was about to speak, but Captain Zang Min, who rarely spoke, suddenly spoke: "General Huangfu, I have a way, but it's hard to say if this plan doesn't work." ”

"Huh?" Huangfu Song was stunned for a moment, and then said with great joy: "Zang Gong is highly respected and has been in battle for a long time, so it must be a clever plan, and I hope to advise!" ”

Hearing this, Zang Min rubbed his beard unhurriedly, shook his head and smiled: "General Huangfu's words are serious, in fact, it is not a good plan, but when I was the general of the Huns, I had a battle with the Huns, and I had a similar situation. ”

Hearing Zang Min talk about the past, all the generals in the hall immediately listened attentively, after all, when it comes to experience, there is no one here who can compare with him.

"I remember that at that time, the Huns were all cavalry, and they were very good at riding and shooting, and they never fought me head-on. But I was armed with all the infantry, and I couldn't catch up with it. That situation is the same as the fact that we have never been able to cross the river now, but I thought about it for a long time before I finally found a way to break the enemy, and I think it should be able to be used now! ”

Saying that, this Zang Min did not hesitate, his eyes immediately turned grim, and he solemnly continued: "At that time, I thought, since I can't catch up, I can only let them stop and fight with me by themselves." But how do you get them to stop? It may seem impossible, but it's actually quite simple. Because after all, there is a purpose for war, so well, I will tempt you with your purpose. For example, the Huns want to rob property and all kinds of materials that they don't have, okay! Then I will retreat, try to lure them into the city to rob them, and then close the door and catch the thieves. ”

Hearing this, the eyes of many generals in the hall, including Wang Xu, lit up instantly!

Huangfu Song suddenly realized: "Zang Gong's plan is very wonderful! So now the purpose of the Yellow Turban is to gain a foothold, and if you want to gain a foothold, you must expand and establish a stable rear. So, we did as he pleased, gave them a bait, and waited for him to cross the river and fight me! ”

As he spoke, he couldn't stop laughing: "Hahaha...... I think this Puyang is good! ”

At this moment, the generals who are still in the dark also understand, but there are still some generals who are a little hesitant about this. Liu Meng, the commander of the Hedong battalion, couldn't help but stand up at this moment and said: "General, but the location of this Puyang is extremely critical, once it really falls, let the Yellow Turban gain a firm foothold, it will be very dangerous at that time!" ”

As soon as these words came out, they were immediately echoed by several generals, one of whom was Yuan Shao.

After hesitating, he stood up and said, "I think General Liu's words also have some truth, but this plan is a bit too risky, and the consequences of failure are very strict." ”

Hearing this, Huangfu Song shook his head with a smile, and was about to open his mouth to explain, but Yuan Shu suddenly rushed to speak with disdain: "Brother, this is a bad word!" How can a soldier's conquest not be dangerous? As a general, if you don't dare to use tactics because you are afraid of the consequences of failure, then how can you achieve great things? ”

Hearing the sarcasm in Yuan Shu's words, Yuan Shao's face was also slightly angry. He immediately replied: "I'm also cautious, how can I say I'm afraid?" ”

Seeing that there was already a hidden anger between the two of them, Huangfu Song, who was the main general, suddenly interjected: "Okay! Don't say it, what you say makes sense, but it is imperative to implement this plan, after all, we have no way to break the enemy now. Moreover, this plan is not dangerous, and it was necessary to protect Puyang before, but because the army had not yet arrived, the enemy army could not be allowed to gain a foothold south of the Yellow River. And now, even if Puyang is lost, it is not as strict as imagined, after all, it is impossible for us to watch him capture all the important places. For the yellow scarf, if you want to develop, Puyang must take it. But for us, Puyang does not have to be held in our hands, we can have a plan to break the enemy, of course, we have to try, you don't have to argue about it, or discuss how to design to break the enemy on this basis! ”