"Kill!"

"Whoosh ......"

"Uh... Retire ......"

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Under the city of Faping County, a group of Yuan Shao's soldiers, about forty or fifty thousand people, launched a wave of attacks towards the city, but they were greeted by a dense rain of arrows from the city wall, and the attack was quickly suppressed.

Looking at the crowds above the city, the defending force did not seem to be less than the soldiers of Yuan Shao's troops who were engaged in the siege, so after a wave of siege, the soldiers of Yuan Shao's troops chose to leave after hesitating.

Yuan Shao's troops crossed the Yellow River and Jishui in nine ways this time, and Yuan Shao himself was the last way to press the formation, which can be described as a vigorous coming.

In his former army, there were generals and famous commanders on every road, including the third of the four court pillars in Hebei - Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and Zhang He (Gao Ran had been beheaded by Dian Wei before).

In addition, there are also the generals who have repeatedly made war exploits, and the ministers who directly promoted the dispatch of troops to Yanzhou, Qingzhou - Tian Feng, Trial, and Fengji.

In particular, the three strategists Tian Feng, Shen Pei, and Feng Ji were completely unified in their opinions this time, and they all recognized the huge threat from Yang Rui, and coordinated to promote Yuan Shao's action of sending troops to participate in the [Xuzhou Dispute].

Before several armies crossed the river separately, Yuan Shao passed on the order, agreeing that the three county towns of Gaotang, Liaocheng and Yangping were the troop assembly points, and all the soldiers and horses could freely attack the cities, towns and villages along the route, and set up rich rewards.

Therefore, Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses from all walks of life were full of strength, and all the places they passed were intended to conquer the city as much as possible, in order to make contributions.

However, situations similar to those in Faping County are not uncommon, and the number of territories captured by Yuan Shao's troops and horses is relatively limited, whether it is when they are scattered or gradually gathered. Mo said that it was county-level territory, and they even suffered a lot of losses in town- and village-level territory.

In order to avoid the resistance of Tai Shici's big ships on Jishui and the Yellow River, Yuan Shao's troops chose the longest section of the Yellow River and Jishui to cross the river, and this strategy also led to Yuan Shao's forces being a little too scattered. Even when crossing the river with the same army, the span was very large.

As a result, there was a situation where Yuan Shao's troops crossing the river in some areas were not even as good as the local Yang Rui's troops, and these Yuan Shao's troops did not want to make meritorious contributions, and even encountered a head-on blow as soon as they crossed the river, and there were considerable losses.

Of course, this situation is still in the minority after all, and Yuan Shao's troops still have to take the initiative more, but this initiative has not brought too many results.

However, when it comes to the results of the battle, Yuan Shao's troops are certainly not without achievements. In terms of the city, Yuan Shao won Liaocheng County with lightning speed!

At that time, Sun Qianjian's order to clear the wall was only halfway there, and the officials of Liaocheng County did not even get the slightest news about Yuan Shao's southward crossing due to their negligence in defense.

Speaking of which, there are also some historical reasons, when Guan Yu was the county commander in Liaocheng, Yang Rui strictly controlled the troop strength within Liaocheng, Yang Rui himself naturally would not deploy a single soldier to Guan Yu, and at the same time, Guan Yu's troops have always been concerned.

Especially after Liu Guanzhang and the others left Yang Rui's chassis, Liaocheng County's defense suddenly became blank. Even if Yang Rui later made relevant amends, whether it was the officials or the defenders. It's still not as good as other cities.

The most important thing is that it is none other than the first person in Jizhou at this time to capture Liaocheng County, Tian Feng!

Although there are specific factors in the process, Tian Feng was able to take the city and relied on the means of raiding, but in any case, he was able to control Liaocheng County in his hands. It is also enough to reflect Tian Feng's ability to use troops.

Among the three assembly points scheduled by Yuan Shao, only one in Liaocheng was snatched by Tian Feng, and the rest of the two counties in Gaotang and Yangping were still controlled by Yang Rui's troops, and Yuan Shao's troops were only constantly assembling in the two places, after several rounds of siege to no avail. Yuan Shao's troops, who arrived first, only besieged but did not attack, and settled on the spot.

In particular, Yuan Shao's troops who crossed the river near Gaotang were even more scattered and tired, because the soldiers and horses commanded by the general Yan Liang happened to encounter the resistance of Tai Shici's fleet in the process of crossing the river, which can be described as heavy losses.

Previously, when the small catapult assembled on Tai Shi Ci's big ship was full of might, it was the soldiers and horses commanded by Yan Liang who were on the opposite side, although Tai Shi Ci and other Yang Rui troops didn't care too much at first, the real situation was that Yan Liang's big ship was sunk first!

It's sunk! However, Yan Liang was dragged to the boat by the soldiers at the last moment, and then quickly dragged to the north shore!

That is to say, in fact, the troops of Yuan Shao who successfully crossed the river at this time only had the Eighth Route Army in front, plus Yuan Shao's own soldiers and horses who had been postponed, and the army commanded by Yan Liang only crossed a part of the soldiers to the south bank sporadically, and due to the lack of the commander of the main general, it could only be regarded as a straggler.

The battle spread widely within three hours after Yuan Shao's troops crossed the river, and with the gathering of Yuan Shao's troops, the balance of luck seemed to be gradually tilting in Yuan Shao's side!

In the end, Yuan Shao, who successfully crossed the Yellow River and Jishui near the Liaocheng County area on the middle road, also thought so, and the county seat of Liaocheng was already controlled by his subordinates in front of him, and Yuan Shao seemed to have seen the entire Qingzhou and Yanzhou being conquered by him......

The situation near Gaotang County was far from what Yuan Shao expected, originally there was a lack of most of Yan Liang's troops and horses in this direction on the north side, and the assembly point of Gaotang County was not far from the plain county seat, which was the area where Yang Rui's defense force had always been the most dense.

At this time, nearly 400,000 soldiers and horses of Sun Qian, Zhang Ning, Han Dai, and Ding Yao were on the way to help Pingyuan County.

The situation near Yangping County was originally much better, and with the continuous gathering of soldiers, Yuan Shao's troops had even seen the dawn of successfully taking the city!

In particular, they found that although there were a lot of defensive forces in Yangping County, there was no general stationed here, and in this case, if they let go of the attack at any cost, it would only be a matter of time before they finally took the city.

However, after Yang Rui's Sky City arrived near Yangping County, the situation was immediately reversed! (To be continued.) )