Longcuo City, the ancient Yellow River crossing, a strategic location.

Yuan Shao and Gongsun Chan fought here, and the two sides attacked each other for several days, fighting fiercely, but it was difficult to distinguish the winner.

In this battle, Zhao Yun performed outstandingly, and several times when the war was stalemate, he forcibly broke in, and frustrated Yuan Shao's array with his own strength, so that he returned in vain, and in a confrontation, he picked the new black mountain thief Tao Sheng who surrendered to Yuan Shao, which made Yuan Shao hate.

Yuan Shao's camp, because of the continuous attack, Yuan Shao's face was full of gloom, and he said to everyone: "The thief Zhao Yun has done good things to me several times, I don't know who can kill me for me?" ”

As soon as the words fell, a person stood up under the tent, and Yuan Shao regarded it as a confidant general.

Wen Chou raised his chest and raised his head, and replied with his fists clenched: "Return to the lord, the last general is willing to kill Zhao Yun!" ”

Yuan Shao looked at Wen Chou, who was full of confidence, and was overjoyed in his heart, and praised loudly: "General Wen is brave and fierce, he will definitely kill Zhao Yun, and you will challenge him tomorrow!" ”

Wen Chou's face was full of pride, and he shouted his order.

On the second day, Yuan Shao personally led the army and called for battle outside the Gongsun Zhan camp, and when Gongsun Zhan saw that Yuan's army was coming again, he immediately put on his horse and led the troops out of the camp.

Wen Chou had already given the order, so he went out first, pointed at Gongsun Zan with a knife and said: "Quickly call Zhao Yun out of the battle, I will definitely take his head today!" ”

Zhao Yun was behind Gongsun Zhan, and when he heard Wen Chou calling himself to fight, he immediately asked for an order: "Zhao Yun, please fight!" ”

Seeing this, Gongsun Chan immediately agreed and ordered Zhao Yun to go to fight against Wen Chou.

Zhao Yun got the order, knocked the white horse under his crotch, picked up the gun and came out, and shouted: "I am Changshan Zhao Zilong, Wen Chou Hugh go!" ”。

Wen Chou saw Zhao Yun killing on his horse, his eyes were full of killing intent, he urged the war horse, and the wheel knife caught up, and the two of them gathered in front of the battle and immediately fought in one place, raising swords and guns at the same time, each not giving in.

Both of them are brave warriors, strong in martial arts, one dances a big sword, and the knife does not leave the top of the head; A clever silver gun, the gun is not centrifuged, the fight is fierce and thrilling.

The soldiers on both sides had never seen such a fierce fight, and they all held their breath and concentrated on the field, their blood boiling!

Zhao Yun and Wen Chou fought for fifty or sixty rounds in a row, regardless of victory or defeat, and behind him, Gongsun Zan knew that Wen Chou was a famous general in Hebei, so he ordered the whole army to charge.

Yuan Shao on the other side was not to be outdone, immediately waved the flag, the whole army pressed, and for a time the two sides started a melee in front of the camp, and they did not collect their troops and return to the camp until noon.

……

Liaoxi County, Youzhou, Liu He and Xian Yufu, Xian Yuyin, Qi Zhou and several people sat in one place, secretly plotting.

I saw Liu He's eyes slightly red, and said to a few people: "My father was brutally poisoned by Gongsun Zhan, this revenge is not shared with the sky, I swear to revenge, you are all the confidants of my father, I hope to help!" ”

Several people wept after hearing this, and Xian Yufu said: "Liu Zhou treats us very kindly, and now unfortunately we are killed, even if we are broken, we must avenge it!" ”

Liu He burst into tears, bowed his hand and thanked him, only to hear Qi Zhou say at this time: "Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao fought in Longcuo, Youzhou is empty, and now the troops are sent at that time, but we are afraid that it will be difficult to succeed with few soldiers, and we must have foreign aid!" ”

After hearing this, several people looked at Qi Zhou, and Liu He asked, "I don't know what the foreign aid Mr. is talking about?" ”

Qi Zhou replied: "Liuzhou Mu En Shi Saiwai, Wu Huan, Xianbei are all the state Mu Da Grace, very respectful, can be cited as foreign aid, and invited to send troops to fight against Yuan Shao!" ”

Liu He's face was overjoyed after hearing this, and he said excitedly: "If Wuhuan and Xianbei send troops to help, Gongsun Zhan will be defeated!" ”

Xian Yuyin, who had never spoken at this time, opened his mouth and said: "Wuhuan Xianbei is not convinced of each other, if they are rashly combined, I am afraid that before the battle, they will cause trouble first!" ”

After listening to this, Qi Zhou said confidently: "This matter is not difficult, I recommend one person, and you can unite the two clans and start things together!" ”

Several people were overjoyed and asked in unison, "Who?" ”

Qi Zhou's face showed respect, and he replied: "This person's surname is Yan Mingrou, a native of Guangyang, Yan Kingdom, he was captured by Wuhuan and Xianbei when he was young, but his talent is slightly outstanding, and he has won the trust of the two clans. ”

Several people had also heard of Yan Rou's name, and they were all overjoyed when they knew his virtue and art, so Qi Zhou sent an envoy to contact Yan Rou.

……

In Tatecheng, Yuan Tan raised 30,000 troops, with Wang Zhao as the vanguard, Cen Bi as the deputy general, and Peng An as the rear merger, and came to kill Ben Le'an.

Since the last defeat in Beihai, Tian Kai has been resting in Le'an, and at the same time recruiting troops to wait for regrouping and revenge.

At this time, Tian Kai was sitting on the couch, sullen, and there were several henchmen sitting on both sides below, all of whom did not say a word.

Yuan Shao used his army to attack Gongsun Zhan, and the battle was stalemate, and with Yuan Shao's desire for Qingzhou, it would not be too far from Yuan Tan's troops.

Now there are only more than 10,000 soldiers and horses in Le'an City, and the grain and grass are not abundant, if there is no war, it can barely be maintained until the autumn harvest, but if Yuan Tan raises troops, it will be delayed for a long time, and I am afraid that the food and grass will be insufficient.

After all, when the war is all together and the people flee, naturally no one will plant crops, and if they don't plant crops, there will naturally be no grain to harvest in the autumn.

Tian Kai sighed and asked out loud, "Do Li Damu and the others have a reply?" ”

The general replied: "There has been no reply yet, but with the general's friendship with him, he will definitely agree to lead the troops to help!" ”

Tian Kai shook his head slightly after hearing this, and said a little helplessly: "In today's troubled times, friendship is the most unbelievable, if I am strong, I am a friend, if I am persecuted, everyone is afraid to avoid it!" ”

After listening to this, everyone felt the same way, and they were all silent.

At this moment, I suddenly saw a soldier running in, and said in a panic: "Report to the general, report to Malay, Yuan Tan has raised 30,000 troops, and he is coming to Le'an!" ”

Tian Kai stood up after hearing this, he always came, he didn't think much about it, and immediately ordered: "Quickly send a letter to Liu Bei in the plain, and order him to lead the troops to help!" ”

"No!" The soldier replied and quickly left.

……

Lu Yi also received the news of Yuan Tan's troops, and hurriedly called Cheng Gongying, Cui Lin, and Sun Qian to discuss.

It didn't take long for the three of them to come one after another, and Lu Yi said out loud: "Yuan Tan sent troops to Le'an, Tian Kai's men are all new soldiers, and it may be difficult to resist, but there is still Liu Bei in the plain, and there are 3,000 men and horses under his command, plus Guan Zhang are all tiger generals, and joining forces with Tian Kai, they should be able to hold out for a while!" ”

Cheng Gongying shook his head after hearing this and replied: "Liu Bei is quite scheming, Tian Kai attacked Beihai before, and he did not make a pawn, his heart can be seen, now Yuan Tan is powerful, and Tian Kai is poor, and he may not send troops!" ”

Thinking back on the evaluation of Liu Bei in history, he asked: "Liu Bei has a reputation and cherishes his wings, but now Gongsun Zan is in a crisis, how can he deviate from it?" ”

Cui Lin replied after hearing this: "Liu Bei is extremely ambitious, and he is good at forbearance, and he will not be willing to live under others for a long time."

Now Liu Yu is dead, he often thinks that he is the king of Zhongshan, and he can take advantage of this reason to refuse to send troops, if it is not bad, when the news reaches the plain, Liu Bei will lead the troops and go to others! ”

Lu Yi was stunned after hearing this, and said with an incredulous expression: "Can Liu Beiyan be so disregardful? ”