At this time, Yan Liang, how could he have the mind to stop and fight with the Xiliang army, it is the right thing to bring these soldiers under his command to Julu as soon as possible, otherwise he will go back alone and receive a greater punishment, this time the failure made Yan Liang a little dying, thinking that there were tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in his hands, and he could fight with the Xiliang army, but who expected that the city gate would be lost by strange things.

When he returned to Julu, there were only more than 8,000 soldiers left under Yan Liang, and the war had only been fought for half a month, and more than 30,000 soldiers had been lost.

After Yuan Shao learned the news, his heart was shocked, according to the intelligence, the soldiers dispatched by the Xiliang Army were only 50,000 before and after, and the defenders of Changshan Country also had 40,000, even if the soldiers of the Xiliang Army were strong, the Jizhou Army was not a decoration, attacking the city, and it was not a field battle, only with the elite of the soldiers, it could be invincible.

"The Xiliang army has captured Changshan Kingdom, and now it is preparing to wield Julu." Yuan Shao said with a low expression, and passed the information in his hand to the strategists below.

Xu Youzai carefully read the information, and was shocked, what the information described was that the strange thing opened the city gate, and then the Xiliang army swarmed in, and Changshan was lost, as for what the strange thing was, there was no explanation.

"My lord, I wonder what the strange thing described in the information is?" Tian Feng asked.

Yuan Shao shook his head slightly, what he was thinking about now was how to resist the 50,000 army from the Xiliang Army, not something strange.

"Maybe it's a reason that General Yan and General Zhang made up after they lost Changshan Kingdom, and they were afraid of the lord's punishment." Simbi Road.

Frustrated and glared at Xin Bi, "Don't talk nonsense, how could General Zhang and General Yan do such a thing, the two of them are famous generals in the army, and they are cautious." ”

Simbinano said yes, looking at Frustrated with a hint of hatred.

Seeing Xu You staring at him with blazing eyes, Xin Bi's heart was a little panicked, he had not been under Yuan Shao for a long time, and he relied on Shili in Jizhou in the clan, not as good as these strategists around Yuan Shao, and he usually had no right to speak in the army.

"My lord, for the sake of today, how to resist the Xiliang army, not to blame anyone." Xu Youdao.

Yuan Shao's gaze at Xu Yu was full of a hint of approval, this is the real strategist, not moved by external objects, always considering the overall situation.

"Well, I don't know what Ziyuan thinks?"

"Although the personal strength of the soldiers in Jizhou is not comparable to the Xiliang Army, but the victory lies in the large number of people, as long as the city is held and the Xiliang Army is blocked, it is Jia Rong's ability to reach the sky, and he can't help Jizhou, once the Xiliang Army runs out of food, it will retreat, and the relationship between the Xiliang Army and the Cao Army is not very good, it is better to secretly unite with Cao Cao, attack Luoyang, and contain the Xiliang Army." Xu You said what he thought.

"Okay, Ziyuan's vision is very much in line with my intentions, but there is a gap between Cao Jun and our army, how can he secretly send troops to help Jizhou." Yuan Shao sighed.

"Lord, as long as enough benefits are given, Cao Cao will definitely send troops to help, once Jizhou is lost, the next target of the Xiliang Army will definitely be Cao Jun, which Cao Cao knows better than anyone else." Xu Youdao.

"This matter will be handed over to Ziyuan, and if you have any needs, just mention it." Yuan Shaodao.

The loss of more than 30,000 soldiers and horses, for the Jizhou army can be called a broken nerve, looking at the Jizhou army, although there are 200,000 available soldiers, but the real elite is not much, many Yellow Turban soldiers are negligent in training, fighting a tailwind battle is OK, once there is any change, the first to escape is them, even usually used to defend the city, are slightly insufficient.

However, Xu You's words are exactly what Yuan Shao meant, one soldier can't beat you alone, so I'll use two soldiers.

One after another military orders were conveyed to all parts of Jizhou, and the army began to think about the direction of Julu and moved closer, and Wen Chou, who was stationed in Zhongshan Kingdom, also led 10,000 soldiers and horses to enter Julu, and Yan Liangbing and one place, with nearly 30,000 soldiers and horses.

On the blue sea, three building ships were moving slowly, and Gan Ning stood at the bow of the boat, picked up the binoculars and looked not far away.

Each ship was full of soldiers in full gear, some of whom had pale faces.

The occupation of Jizhou is the decision of the Xiliang army after two years of savings, naturally there is no room for loss, the navy has become the most critical thing in this battle, Jizhou has an army of 200,000, even if the Xiliang army mobilizes 100,000 soldiers and horses, it is still difficult to win, Jia Rong does not want to win after the victory, heavy losses, the navy has become the main force of this raid, there is Xu Yu in Jizhou to respond, the Xiliang army is pressing, Yuan Shao will definitely send the elite soldiers to the front, the rear is empty, the navy takes the opportunity to rush in, then Jizhou is fixed.

And Yuan Shao is drilling into this strategy, as long as the army of Jizhou is transferred to the front line, the empty rear is simply difficult to stop the pace of the Xiliang army's attack, in order to ensure victory, Jia Rong even gave Gan Ning two packs of explosives in the few in the Xiliang army.

The explosives are not easy to touch even those who eat with their skills in the craftsman's workshop, mainly because they did not grasp it well once, and it exploded directly, and the three craftsmen were directly blown up without even the bones left, and many houses used for experiments often exploded.

After occupying Changshan Kingdom, the Xiliang army seemed to be resting, and it was not until the army of Jizhou continued to enter Julu that it began to move.

As soon as he arrived in Julu, Yuan Shao brought Zhang Jaw and Yan Liang to ask about the affairs of Changshan Kingdom, and the two reported according to the truth, saying that Yuan Shao was stunned, what can directly get the city gate gone, if the Xiliang army has this kind of sharp weapon in his hand, then do you still need to fight in the future battle, put one directly on the city gate, and the whole city will be theirs.

Yan Liang and Zhang Jaw also couldn't say it, and the two knew that the officials in Jizhou could hardly believe it.

"The Xiliang army has already attacked Julu, and it is expected that it will attack the city soon, and when the time comes, we will be able to see what can destroy the city gate." Yuan Shao still couldn't believe it.

When the generals in the army saw Yuan Shao go out in person, they naturally wanted to behave in front of Yuan Shao, but the strategists were not really, the generals were not as good as the strategists, and there were a few people who were really willing to take the initiative to join the army, all of them were forced by life, or they really couldn't get along with the talent to join the team, and the whole family was not hungry when they ate alone, at least they didn't have to worry about survival, but the ministers and civil officials were different, many people were dragging their families, and there were more or less some industries in Jizhou, and there was a family standing behind them, it didn't matter if they died, The key is what the people in the family should do, under the oppression of various reasons, they have to find a way to protect their families as soon as possible, and only those who are strong are worthy of their trust.

It is no secret that the military strength of the Xiliang Army is unparalleled in the world, and the merchants who go in and out of Chang'an more closely are also in order to be able to live a stable life under the protection of the Xiliang Army.

Compared with the 80,000 soldiers and horses in Julu City, the 40,000 soldiers and horses led by Jia Rong are a little less, but the offensive and defensive positions are different, the people with more troops are the side defending the city, and the side with fewer troops has become the besieging side.

In order to show the strength of the Jizhou army, Yuan Shao led the army out of the city.

Jia Rong naturally didn't step forward, waiting for Yuan Shao to say something ugly, the two parties had already signed an alliance, and the last time Jia Rong attacked Luoyang, Yuan Shao also helped to contribute, this kind of account is not good, it is better not to see it.

Yuan Shao was in front of the battle, his teeth were itching, the two sides fought a battle, and there were casualties among each other, so Yuan Shao led the soldiers back to the city.

"Lord, the Jizhou army in the city has more than 80,000 soldiers and horses, and our army only has 40,000 people at this time, and it is still at the border of Jizhou, so we must be careful, otherwise Yuan Shao's army will be dispatched together, and our army will be in danger." Guo Jiadao.

Jia Rong said with a smile: "Fengxiao is too worried, you think too highly of Yuan Shao's courage, don't look at his family with the name of the fourth world and the third duke, how many years, he hasn't stepped out of Jizhou, just a lord who has a reputation but no actual strategy and doesn't know how to fight, how can he confront the Xiliang army, how strong Xianbei on the grassland was back then, and it was not defeated by the Xiliang army with a weak force." ”

Guo Jia nodded yes, and behind his back, he asked the soldiers in the army to strengthen their vigilance in case of a sneak attack by Yuan Shao's army, and secretly arranged an ambush, but for three days outside the city, the Jizhou army still did not move, and then remembered Jia Rong's words before, Yuan Shao is just a master who has a reputation and no practical strategy and does not know how to fight.

The Xiliang army waited quietly outside the city, but the soldiers in the city were not calm in their hearts, they were elite Jizhou army soldiers, the enemy was only half of their own strength, weishenme still had to hide in the city, didn't it make the enemy laugh, the generals asked to fight many times, but Yuan Shao refused, he just wanted to consume Jia Rong, anyway, when it was ordinary, the soldiers were also alive like this, he looked at how long the Xiliang army outside the city could hold out, the consumption of 40,000 troops was not a few, and Chang'an was not far from Jizhou, the cost of consumption along the way, the price to be paid by the Xiliang army is even greater than that of the Jizhou army.

Yuan Shao would definitely not know that there were so many businessmen in Chang'an who were willing to help the Xiliang army, and even the weapons that Yuan Shao was talking about were from the craftsman's workshop and sold by the merchants.

Jizhou is in a strange quiet state, even if there is a conflict, it is only a battle between generals, thousands of battles rarely appear, and the Xiliang army outside the city did not delay the contact between Yuan Shao and other defenders in Jizhou, and many reinforcements are constantly moving in the direction of Julu.

Jingzhou is full of war, Cao Cao failed to attack Nanyang for a long time, followed the advice of the strategists, and captured the county towns around Nanyang, so that Nanyang became a lonely city, and they could not be allowed to leave the city at that time.