Looking at the head that rolled to the ground, and in front of the city gate, there were many Wuhuan soldiers looking at him, Zhang Chao knew that he couldn't kill him. There is no benefit in killing this person, but it will attract the hatred of the Wuhuan people, which is not worth it.

Even if you can't kill it, Zhang Chao doesn't mind being a good person, so he looked at Jian and said: "Okay, even if you have a subordinate to intercede for you, and you haven't done anything to harm our army, then I will let you survive." How to say that you are also a single party, in the future, I will find a good place in Taiyuan County for you and future generations, and I will also give you a certain amount of gold and silver every year, so that you can live without worry, can you? ”

Hearing that he didn't have to die, he could still live a life without worrying about food and clothing, and immediately knelt down on the ground and said, "General Xie is not killed." ”

He was not killed, and was placed under house arrest for the rest of his life, until he died of illness at the age of fifty-five.

As Zhang Chao led the army into Liucheng, Bunton was placed under house arrest, and the entire Wuhuan people became Zhang Chao's spoils.

Ertie was also not convicted, on the contrary, he was allowed to bring 5,000 cavalry, and 15,000 archers were temporarily formed into a Wuhuan army, which can be regarded as a heavy responsibility.

On the second day after Zhang Chao entered Liucheng, he was busy leading the people here to do the work of moving to the Central Plains, and the fast horse scout appeared in front of his temporary mansion and sent two war reports.

The first one is about Hanoi.

After Yuan Shao sent another 50,000 reinforcements, he finally captured Huai County and killed Wang Kuang, so Hanoi officially became Yuan Shao's territory. And he then began to transfer troops and divide the troops into two routes, marching towards Hedong and Huguan respectively. Obviously, he wanted to take revenge on Zhang Chao for attacking his Youzhou.

The second piece of information came from Jia Xu, saying that the spring rain was coming, and the water of the entire Liao River began to rise. They did not have enough boats and were now unable to cross the river into Liaodong, so what should I do? Whether to retreat, or to continue to hold on, waiting for the Liao River water level to fall before the attack.

The two battle reports were placed in front of Zhang Chao, which made his brows become deep.

Yuan Shao's attack on Hanoi, he had known about it for a long time, and even knew the final result, under the premise of only material help and no troops to help, it was reasonable for Hanoi to be lost. It's just that Wang Kuang was killed, which was a bit unexpected for him.

Seeing the overall situation from one place, it can be seen that Yuan Shao is really angry, otherwise, Wang Kuang should have been captured, not killed. Even if he is angry, under the power of anger, whether it is Huguan or Hedong, he is afraid that it will be very difficult to guard, so what will he do next?

Whether to return to the division and merge with the state or continue to capture Gongsun Chan has become a multiple-choice question that must be done.

His eyes fell on the second battle report, looking at the words that Jia Xu said that the Liao River was rising and it was not easy to attack, a plan suddenly came to his mind, and immediately a confident look appeared on his face, and then he said to the door: "Pass the fast horse scout!" ”

Next to the Liao River, Jia Xu looked at the drizzle that was still falling, and looked at the Liao River that was still rising, with a distressed look on his face.

At this time, it was May 195 A.D., and it was spring in the north, and it was also the season of rain.

Originally, I thought that the rain would not have much impact on the water situation of the Liao River, but who knew that when the upper stream entered the river, it would directly cause the water level here to rise. Now looking at the rushing river, some of the small boats prepared before could not make it through the panting Liao River at all, Jia Xu felt unprepared, and at the same time, he was also ready to withdraw the army.

According to the old man here, the river usually does not fall until July and August. It wasn't a good thing that the army was stuck here for three months. Now that Hanoi is occupied by Yuan Shao, perhaps it is the time to use troops in the annexation of the state, and he is ready to wait for Zhang Chao's order to withdraw his troops at any time.

After waiting for a few days, the fast horse scout finally rushed back, and a bamboo stick written by Zhang Chao was delivered to him. Seeing this battle report, Jia Xu looked serious at first, and then turned his worries into joy. "Come, give orders, the army is ready to withdraw and annex the state."

At this time, Jia Xu was in charge of an army of 120,000. Among them, 50,000 were infantry and 70,000 were cavalry.

It was not a day's work for so many armies to prepare for their retreat, so it took three days to complete the preparation.

In three days, the information had already been transmitted to the Liaodong Gongsun Zan on the other side of the river.

Before Zhang Chao took people to the land of Wuhuan, Gongsun Zhan thought that the opportunity was ripe, so he crossed the river with the army and killed Jia Xu's department. But he never thought that Zhang Chao just took 15,000 horsemen with him, and the other 50,000 horsemen who left suddenly returned. With a division of 120,000, against the 120,000 division of Gongsun Zhan, a sudden attack came.

In this battle, Gongsun Chan was defeated, just because he retreated in time, but he lost more than 10,000 soldiers and horses. But he still had 70,000 troops, including 20,000 cavalry, plus 40,000 iron cavalry from Suramika, and still had a large army of 110,000, and the main force was still there.

After the last defeat, Gongsun Chan was ready, that is, relying on the natural danger of the Liaohe River, and Zhang Chao had a long-term confrontation.

It's just that the confrontation work has not been completely completed, and the grain and grass in the rear are also running towards the Liao River, and the news that Jia Xu's army is going to retreat suddenly came from the front.

Gongsun Zhan, who had already suffered a loss, was not impulsive this time, and did not immediately prepare to attack, but sent hundreds of scouts across the river to find out the news.

It took seven days to go back and forth, and after most of the scouts had returned, Gongsun Chan also received a lot of news.

Yuan Shao captured Hanoi and was preparing to march to Hedong and Huguan; Zhang Chao led the army to suffer a loss in Wuhuan, was defeated and withdrew to the Bingzhou area, in addition to the rise of the Liao River, and the danger of the state, this is the matter of Jia Xu leading the troops to retreat.

"Haha, hahaha, God help me." Seeing that these news were so beneficial to himself, in the big tent, Gongsun Chan looked up to the sky and laughed.

Gongsun Zhan's laughter caused everyone in the Chinese military tent to be puzzled, until they also saw the various paperwork messages sent back by the scouts, and they all looked excited.

"I really didn't expect that this Badun still has some skills and can defeat Zhang Chao." Surmika looked at the news from the Wuhuan scout and said with a happy expression. Of course, what he is even happier with is that even if he is so brave, there is nothing to fear about this Zhang Chao.

"Yes, in this way, this Zhang Chao is just Erer. There is also Yuan Shao who is going to attack his back road, how can he not be in a hurry, it is reasonable that Jia Xu will retreat. It's just that in this case, we should immediately seize the time to pursue it, and don't let him escape. "The one who should drink Surimika's words is none other than Gongsun Zhan's general Han Qi.

As military generals, they have always advocated war, and often only war can show their ability.

The two said this at the same time, and Gongsun Zhan also nodded and said: "Yes, presumably the war in the state has made Jia Xu's army confused, why will it be if you don't attack at this time?" Do you think so? ”

Gongsun Chan just wanted to ask other people's opinions. And now the three Changshi have sent envoys to three places and have not returned, and there are not many Wenchen under their hands, only from the younger brother Bohai Taishou Gongsun Fan and the former Yuyang Taishou Zou Dan.

It's just that they don't see any disadvantages in this news, so they naturally agree with Gongsun Zhan's attack on Jia Xu.

Seeing that his advisers had no opinions, Gongsun Chan was ready to give an order. But at this time, another person did stand up, "General, even if it is news that Zhang Chao was defeated by Wu Huan, then why is such news not sent by Guo Xin?" Could there be any fraud in this? ”

The person who said this was Gongsun Du, who was also the later Liaodong County Guard.

Don't look at Gongsun Chan and Gongsun Du have the same surname, but in fact they really have nothing to do with each other. Gongsun Zhan is a native of Lingzhi County, Liaoxi County, which is now Qian'an County, Hebei Province; And Gongsun Du is a native of Xiangping County, Liaodong County, which is now a native of Liaoyang City, Liaoning Province, and the two places are far apart and have no blood relationship.

Gongsun Du was also subdued by Gongsun Chan after he came to Liaodong, and it was normal for him to put forward his own opinions as a vassal.

But because when Gongsun Chan came to Liaodong, Gongsun Du did not resist too much, which also made many people look down on him.

Even Gongsun Zan is the same, he also thinks that Gongsun Du is scared, so he said: "It's normal for Guo Xin not to send the news back, after all, Zhang Chao attacked Wuhuan before, so he must have been besieged and the news didn't work." Anyway, isn't there a message from other scouts that are the same? At least it is a fact that Yuan Shao captured Hanoi, even if this is the case, if I am attacked in the back, I will also come back to help, Jia Xu's move is reasonable. ”

After analyzing the facts, Gongsun Chan said again: "Okay, Brother Du, you don't have to be too timid, it turns out that this Zhang Chao is nothing to be afraid of, right?" ”

"This..."For a while, Gongsun Du didn't know how to explain it, he just mentally felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure out what was wrong.

Seeing that Gongsun Du didn't say anything, Gongsun Chan didn't pay attention to it but ordered: "Han Qi, I order you to be the vanguard general, and together with Su Li Danyu, send 50,000 troops to chase after Jia Xu's army, and be sure to catch up with them and hit them hard." Then I will take 10,000 white horses and 50,000 infantry to echo, when the time comes, we will not only defeat Jia Xu, but also invade and go to Bingzhou, but I have heard, there is now very rich, hehe, there must be a lot of good things for us to grab. At least Gongsun Du, please take 10,000 soldiers to stay in Liaodong and watch the base camp. ”