Chapter 188: Knocking on the Mountain and Shaking the Tiger

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Knowing that the people who left the waters where the White Cloud City fleet was stationed were basically players, although Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and the others also heard some rumors, they were not too worried. They had also speculated that these fleets might come to the Yellow River, but this was only speculation after all, and they could not transfer the main army back from Shanyang County because of speculation. However, now that the two fleets had arrived at their doorstep, they could no longer hesitate.

Now the Baiyun City fleet is still in the Qingzhou territory, this is Yuan Shao's territory, Yuan Shao is also a little anxious in his heart, and scolded Yang Tian happily. However, Yuan Shao didn't plan to give up attacking Shanyang County with all his strength for the time being, because he was still thinking about Taishan County promised by Cao Cao!

Soon after the Baiyuncheng fleet entered the Yellow River, Yuan Shao sent an envoy to question the Baiyuncheng fleet as to why it had mobilized its troops into other realms without authorization, which was completely ignoring the imperial court.

The words brought by Yuan Shao can indeed be said to be justified under normal circumstances. But who still takes the imperial court seriously? Now the emperor is staying in Chang'an City, although his status has been slightly improved compared to when Dong Zhuo was in power, but he still has not escaped the fate of the puppet. And the other forces did not approve of Li Xuan's instructions under the pretense of the king's order, so the current imperial court has become a virtual entity. The only difference may be that with the approval of the imperial court, he has more confidence to speak, as if he represents righteousness. But if this righteousness is not upheld by power, it is just empty talk.

Therefore, Yuan Shao's envoy returned not long after he arrived, and brought back a sentence to Yuan Shao, that is, the Baiyun City fleet was performing its duty and patrolling the waters of the Great Han Dynasty.

Yuan Shao's face suddenly turned black. Although he was very reluctant to admit it, the imperial court had indeed made such appointments before. When Yang Tian was appointed as the general of Zhendong, he was given the authority to be in charge of the entire Han waters, although Yang Tian has never fulfilled it, but this is indeed a real imperial order, and Yuan Shao can't refute it if he wants to.

Yuan Shao was very entangled now, he actually knew that Yang Tian's purpose in sending the fleet to the lower reaches of the Yellow River was to contain himself and Cao Cao's army in order to reduce the pressure on Shanyang County. With the strength of these two fleets, it is impossible to open a second battlefield here. and the two major forces of Cao and Yuan fought against each other. Not to mention occupying Qingzhou and Yanzhou. According to his idea, that is, let these two fleets roam the Yellow River, and wait for himself and Cao Cao to take Shanyang County and expel Yuan Shu and the Inhuman force called the Kyushu Alliance. Anyway, the other side only has two fleets. According to the information he received. Now the main army of Baiyun City is not in this fleet. Rely on these armies to storm the city. It's very difficult.

His idea was opposed by some of his subordinates for many reasons, but Yuan Shao didn't listen to it. Insisting on continuing to let the army attack Shanyang County.

A day passed, and the Baiyun City fleet was still roaming the Yellow River without any movement. However, his army has already captured two cities in Shanyang County, one of which is still a county seat, which can be regarded as a fruitful battle. This made Yuan Shao feel even more that his decision-making was very wise, and the two fleets in Baiyun City had obviously become paper tigers in his eyes.

However, Yuan Shao's luck did not last long, and the next morning, a very bad news reached his ears, and a county town along the Yellow River was attacked. This news was not told by others, but because he was also the owner of this city, and he could naturally sense it when the city was attacked.

Yuan Shao knew that this must be the White Cloud City fleet playing tricks even if he thought about it with his ass, and he immediately thought of sending troops to support. Although this city cannot be teleported due to the state of war, there are still many castles around it, and as long as you act quickly, you will definitely be able to save this castle.

The idea is good, but the ending is not so ideal. Yuan Shao had just ordered a part of the main army in Shanyang County to be teleported to the cities around the attacked city, but he had already received the news that the county seat had been captured.

It's only been a long time! Ten minutes, if it weren't for Yuan Shao's own senses, he really didn't believe that anyone could take a county seat in ten minutes. Although the county seat is only a fourth-level small city, the durability of the city stele is not so easy to knock down. What's more, you have to siege the city and find a target. Unless...... Yang Tian personally participated in this station.

Yuan Shao has always been very clear about Yang Tian's own strength, especially after the Battle of Tiger Pass, he knows the difference in strength between himself and Yang Tian, so if Yang Tian personally participates in this battle, with Yang Tian's personal force and the strange and changeable ability he has, it is indeed possible to take a county seat in ten minutes. It's just one thing that Yuan Shao doesn't understand, isn't it just a county seat? As a prince, is it necessary for Yang Tian to go out in person?

Yuan Shao's suspicions turned into suspicions, and now this city has indeed fallen. This city is located in the hinterland of Qingzhou, and its geographical location is not important, so the defense is not very tight. But now that this city has fallen, and it has fallen into the hands of Baiyun City, Yuan Shao has to go all out. He must retake the city in the shortest possible time, or he will suffer endlessly.

Half a day later, Yuan Shao's army came to the outside of this county, and to their surprise, this city was no longer defended by an army, that is, the Baiyun City fleet had already withdrawn after taking this city. And when they entered the city, they found that it had become an empty city, not to mention people, not even a single dog left.

When Yuan Shao learned the news, he seemed to understand Yang Tian's thoughts. Baiyun City's step is obviously a plan to kill two birds with one stone, whether he returns from Shanyang County or not, he is being led by the nose. If he transferred troops back, it would definitely be impossible for Shanyang County to take it in a short time, and if he didn't transfer troops back, he would have already realized the consequences. Yuan Shao, the population of a county town, may not care, but what about ten or more? Although Yuan Shao's family is big, he can't withstand such consumption.

After a painful choice, Yuan Shao chose to return to Qingzhou. For a time, a large number of troops withdrew from Shanyang County and entered the cities along the Yellow River. With these elite troops joining, it would not be easy for the Baiyun City side to capture a city so lightly. At least in Yuan Shao's opinion, this is no longer an easy thing to do.

What is Yang Tian doing at this time? He was naturally laughing, laughing Yuan Shao finally couldn't help but transfer the army back.

The first battle of the two fleets in Qingzhou was indeed personally participated by Yang Tian, if it weren't for waiting for him, the Baiyun City fleet would not have delayed for a day before starting. However, the result was very good, and the siege battle with Yang Tian's participation was absolutely shocking. With Yang Tian's current strength at the peak of the realm of heaven and man, even those ordinary ballistas on the ground could no longer deter him, so he rode the golden eagle straight to the city stone monument, and with the assistance of fifty divine envoy guards, he easily took the control of the city.

In the process of fighting, Yang Tian did not forget to blockade the city, first of all, the four city gates were surrounded by the soldiers of the two fleets, and even in the air, there were flying cavalry patrols in the fleet, so as not to let the carrier pigeons fly out. He did this for only one purpose, that is, to make Yuan Shao unable to figure out the truth and undermine the other party's confidence. In fact, the strength of the two fleets that entered the Yellow River this time was indeed not very strong, and if they were alone, it would be difficult to capture a city in a short period of time. If Yuan Shao knew about these situations, maybe his mind would change again. After all, with Sunshine alone, no matter how strong the strength is, it is impossible to achieve this effect of knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger.

Yuan Shao transferred almost 30% of the main army back to the Yellow River, which was distributed over all of Yuan Shao's territory, which may be insignificant, but it was enough to deploy only along the Yellow River. However, Yuan Shao didn't know, he actually underestimated Yang Tian, even if he now deployed heavy troops in the cities along the Yellow River, if Yang Tian wanted to capture a certain city, he would still be able to do it, but in the end, it was not easy to say whether he could take all the people in the city away. In this case, Yang Tian did not plan to attack the city. This time, he got involved in the Yanzhou war, but it was just to avoid letting the two major forces of Cao and Yuan take Yanzhou, and there was no need to fight to the death.

At the same time that Yuan Shao withdrew part of the army, Cao Cao also transferred back part of the army, he was not as rich as Yuan Shao, and the population of a county was not taken into account. Yanzhou has just experienced the Yellow Peril, the population is already a little lacking, the loss of Dongjun has made Cao Cao very distressed, if he is allowed to return to Yanzhou to plunder around, it is estimated that Cao Cao even has the heart to die headlong.

The change in the shape of Yanzhou is only in the past ten days, and Tao Qian has not made too many moves here, and Yanzhou has already changed dramatically. In other words, not only Yanzhou, but also Qingzhou and Jizhou, all of them have been affected by Baiyun City. However, Tao Qian was also very happy when he learned these news, he felt that this was an opportunity, an opportunity to expand his power.

Before the Yellow Peril in Yanzhou was too heavy, Tao Qian had no intention of wading into this troubled water, and later Baiyun City took Yangzhou, Tao Qian knew that his strength was not as good as Baiyun City, so he did not seek merit, but sought no fault. And now the situation is different, he has already communicated with Yan Huangcheng before, and several major forces have joined forces to deal with Cao and Yuan Dajun. Now Yang Tian is also obviously standing on the opposite side of the Cao and Yuan coalition forces, and in a certain way, it is also his ally, Tao Qian feels that this is a great opportunity for him to send troops to Yanzhou.

Without any hesitation, Tao Qian led millions of troops directly to Shanyang County, making it clear that the banner was to assist Shanyang County against the combined forces of Cao and Yuan.

For this new allied army, the Kyushu League still had a welcoming attitude, and also resupplied the Xuzhou army along the way. Don't underestimate these supplies, Xuzhou's army is six or seven million, and the cost of one supply is not a small amount. (To be continued)