After half a pillar of incense, Zhang Liao swooped down the hill, although the armament on the armor was heavy, but after the blessing of the slope, it was also domineering when he ran, as vast as the mountains.

Yuan Tan saw the galloping armored cavalry early, coming straight to him, he was anxious, and he wanted to rein in the horse but didn't dare to rein in the horse.

What I'm afraid of is that if I'm not careful, I will be killed by Zhang Liao's armored cavalry and beheaded and killed.

But in fact, he had no choice but to quickly tighten the reins and urge the horse's back so that the horse could run faster. At the same time, he ordered a team of cavalry to stop Zhang Liao first, so that he could escape.

At this time, Zhang Liao stretched out his hand and made a gesture, and the cavalry on the right accelerated to the left and went towards the cavalry, while the armored cavalry in the middle was still not slowing down, swooping towards the army.

A moment later, the torrent-like cavalry collided violently, the armored cavalry was heavy and well-armed, and the war horses were all high-quality horses, which just crashed into the cavalry group where Yuan Tan was, and instantly rushed out of a bloody road, and they rushed down without the intention of leaving.

Zhang Liao went straight to Yuan Tan all the way, not detouring along the way at all, Yuan Tan's side of the guard cavalry did not have time to risk the slightest death to protect the guard, has been Zhang Liao rushed away, so the first cavalry knocked over Yuan Tan's soldiers and horses one by one, several people surrounded him, stabbed him to death, Zhang Liao's horse chopping knife on his shoulder.

Later, he pulled out the ring head knife and stabbed it directly into the heart and pulled it out.

The ring head knife was an inner arc knife, and this time it was as if a piece of flesh had been dug out of his heart, and he fell in a pool of blood.

After that, Guo Tu was shocked, and he broke out in a cold sweat, he understood that the eldest prince had been killed, and if he was still alive, he really didn't know how to replace the master.

"Kill this cavalry! Fence it out! ”

Straddling the horseshoe like thunder, they quickly surrounded the way of Zhang Liao and the others, they rushed into the army and were stopped from the momentum, and it was not so easy to run out with momentum.

After the army surrounded Zhang Liao, the dismal fight killed a stick of incense for a long time, the armor cavalry always protected Zhang Liao, but also killed hundreds of people, and it seemed that he was about to be swallowed up due to the situation, at this time Zhao Yun came, his white horse cavalry was not slow, and he should have thrown off a lot of weight on the way.

As soon as he joined, the situation was immediately reversed, Zhang Liao immediately got out of the encirclement, and Zhao Yun chased and killed together, and soon Dian Wei also joined the battlefield, and tens of thousands of cavalry began to chase on the plain, killing all day.

Xu Zhen called someone to clean up Yuan Tan's body, pulled him in a carriage, and transported him to the battlefield of Wei County.

Arrived day and night for three days, and the news and the body were not long apart, just a few hours before and after.

Yuan Shao heard the news and fainted on the spot.

I didn't wake up until late at night, and when I woke up, I felt so tired that my mind was so dizzy that it seemed to weigh a thousand pounds.

When I woke up, I couldn't believe my first words.

"Tan'er!! My Tan'er......"

"Xu Zhen dog thief!! I'm going to crush you to ashes myself! ”

When he shouted this, his voice was no longer as loud and thick as usual, and the sense of despair was pervasive, in fact, he also understood in his heart that it was impossible to withdraw from Qingzhou on this battlefield now, and it was very likely that Jizhou and Qingzhou would be lost this year.

"Why, why do you want to fight Xu Zhen!"

"The price paid by Xu Zhen is also very large, the last general read the military report, it was Chang Xi who had already been recognized, but Zang Ba lied that he had killed Xu Zhen and wanted to vote in person." Zhang He was a person who calmly read the military report, so he felt quite sorry and a little calm at this time.

He regretted that it was because the eldest prince had already seen through Xu Zhen's strategy and had already started to ambush, but he didn't expect to be defeated in the end because of his lack of strength.

"I didn't expect that Xu Zhen's armor and sword and shield infantry are all superb, and the eldest prince can't beat them even if there is an ambush."

"Alas!"

Yuan Shao turned over and lay down, at this moment he even felt that his bones were about to fall apart, and his heart hurt so much that he couldn't breathe.

The elite division built by Xu Bowen also shined on the battlefield last year and became a decisive factor.

This time it is still the same, in the final analysis, Tan Er should not be allowed to face Xu Zhen alone.

"What about Guo Gongze?"

Yuan Shao asked coldly.

My son is dead, but Guo Tu is fine?

"He, defeated and fled, did not dare to come to see the lord."

Zhang He bowed his hand with a bitter face, he really didn't know how to advise, as a general in the army, of course he could see that the military divisions had been fighting with each other openly and secretly over the years, but it was a pity that Guo Tudou won against other military divisions, but he couldn't win the battle.

But if you can stabilize it once, win it once, and maybe you can ensure a peaceful life for decades, it seems that it is not as good as those military advisors who went their separate ways and were killed early.

When Zhang He said this, he still admonished, "General Guo Tu, although defeated, but after the eldest prince was assassinated, he still sacrificed his life to fight to the death with the enemy general Zhang Liao, and almost killed him, until Xu Zhen's reinforcements arrived, and he had no choice but to retreat." ”

"Humph!"

Yuan Shao was angry in his heart, his whole face was suffocated, and he glanced at Zhang He coldly, of course he understood that Zhang Junyi was also for the sake of the overall situation, and he could not settle the results with Guo Tu at this time, but he didn't say that, Guo Tu couldn't kill the important people of the enemy, even the young generals under Xu Zhen couldn't break the kill.

But seeing his son being rushed into the military formation and breaking through the military formation from the side and dying, this alone will inevitably have to settle accounts in the future, and he can't be allowed.

After hearing these news, Yuan Shao felt dizzy and very weak, so he waved his hand to let Zhang He leave, and in the evening, someone reported that there were chariots and horses outside to send Yuan Tan's corpse over, and Cao Cao led the army to set up a formation outside Qinghe City, putting on a posture of being ready to attack the city at any time.

Yuan Shao heard the news and rushed to see his son's body on the city gate, and scolded Cao Thief after crying.

The son is dead, and the lord himself is also an old man who is over half a hundred years old, how can he beg his heart to be as strong as iron and not moved at all, but in front of the officers and soldiers of the three armies, these hundreds of thousands of people in the southwest are so broken and crying, how loose the army's heart should be.

Sure enough, the defenders on the tower of the city gate were stunned one by one, and their expressions were extremely depressed.

This should have been the case.

Xu You was beside Cao Cao, laughing softly, but the expression on his face was a little cold, "It's a pity, Yuan Shao's favorite is his child Yuan Shang, who was so anxious because of Yuan Shang's high fever that he didn't even want to pay attention to the military and politics." ”

"Heh," Cao Cao smiled disdainfully, if it weren't for Xu Yu to say, he really didn't know that Yuan Shao was so indecisive when he was old, and he would never be like that when he was young, of course, maybe he really liked his child too much.

"Now, according to what I knew about Yuan Shao before," Xu Yu said to Cao Cao while twisting his beard: "He will definitely leave his soldiers and horses in the city to resist, and he will not be able to divide his troops to rescue Qingzhou, so he can only gradually withdraw from the battle for Jizhou, and take away all the soldiers and horses, money and grain, scholars, and even the common people and population of Qingzhou and Jizhou." ”

"To protect the land of Youzhou and Merge State, Youzhou has always been led by his son Yuan Xi, with his bravery and intelligence over the years, he can be regarded as quite accomplished, compared to the eldest son Yuan Tan, the second son Yuan Xi should be the most capable, as for his child, he is still underage, and the young man does not have much talent, but there is nothing special."

"Well, Youzi is far away, and the situation is indeed much clearer."

Cao Cao kept laughing, and his laughter seemed quite relaxed, and it seemed that in his eyes, the situation was now in his hands.

"Zixiao, attack the city with a large army," Cao Cao looked back at his brother Cao Ren behind him, such an excellent opportunity to make a name for himself was of course handed over to him and Yuan Rang to receive it.

That night, Cao Jun raised fire and attacked the city all night, Cao Ren advanced with a large shield, and hit the gate under the city gate, and the rest of the terracotta warriors and horses used the ladder to rely on a very wide direction to climb.

Seeing that it was a dense pile of people hanging on the city gate, the defenders of the city gate tower under the command of Zhang He methodically threw boulders, boiling water, and shot the soldiers and horses approaching in the distance with arrows, and fought all night.

But Cao Cao personally supervised the battle, Yuan Shao did not come, he was still immersed in the grief of losing his son, Zhang He went to invite a few times, let Yuan Shao come to the front of the battle to encourage, because the eldest prince is newly mourned, if so, it is very likely that the guards will be motivated into mourning soldiers.

Naturally, the military power is not the same.

It's a pity that Yuan Shao didn't come, and Zhang He was limited in what he could do, and when it was about to dawn, many sergeants looked very tired, and at a glance they knew that they were no longer able to forget to fight to the death.

If they attack for several days in a row, their soldiers and horses will definitely not be able to bear it, the main reason is that this battle has been a defeat since the beginning of the boundary bridge, not only did they not seize the opportunity, but also let Cao Cao capture several extremely important strongholds and camps one after another with the help of God, after the main road was occupied, the advantage naturally fell into Cao Cao's hands, and he could march all the way.

In the evening, in Qinghe County.

Yuan Shao recruited the two only remaining generals, Zhang He and Gao Lan, Wenchen was Xin Ping, Xin Bi, Feng Ji and others, and Cui Yan, a celebrity known for his fairness and seriousness in Qinghe.

"I intend to give up Jizhou and retreat to Youzhou."

"You have to calculate the money, grain and grass in the territory within a few days, as well as the population and family, etc., and take the families from all over the country and leave, Jizhou is not able to hold, the current Cao Cao is still like a rainbow, and so Xu Zhen takes Qingzhou, then you can join forces to attack, so to speak, Jizhou will be captured sooner or later, we will take away the property, and only leave an empty shell for them."

The situation is urgent, and Yuan Shao is not asking for the opinions of civil and military forces, it is clear that he has already made a sufficient decision to inform them.

Several people looked at each other and didn't speak, but they all knew in their hearts that this was definitely not a perfect way, bringing the migration of the people, and letting the family go together, which basically messed up the people's hearts, and even the scholar family who had been with them would never support it anymore.

If you really want to do this, that is, kill chickens to take eggs, drink donkeys to quench your thirst, how can you still have the people's hearts in Youzhou in the future?

Cui Yan wanted to make it clear immediately, but he has a special identity now, and he has already enjoyed Qingfu in Qinghe, so he doesn't need to ask and meddle in these things.

Xin Ping, Feng Ji and the others naturally agreed, anyway, there is no other way to do it now, and they can't go as early as Brother Tian Feng, nor can they go directly to Cao Ying like Xu You to enjoy the blessings.

Now he can even make plans and make meritorious contributions, relying on his understanding of the land of Jizhou to draw a route for Cao Cao to march and break through.

And these people will definitely not be able to escape, not to mention how vicious and unsympathetic Yuan Shao killed his whole family after the incident.

Now the ministers of civil and military affairs will more or less follow Yuan Shaojun's henchmen and guards to accompany the guards, saying that they are guards, but in fact, they are still for surveillance.

In the end, it was Zhang He who hugged his fists and said: "Lord, in fact, you can stay in Qinghe for a few more months." ”

"We have enough food and grass, hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and there are Youzhou and Bingzhou behind us to continuously transport money, grain, soldiers and horses, even if Qingzhou falls, Xu Bowen will not be able to defeat Qinghe, because his soldiers and horses are not good at attacking cities at all."

"The only one who is good at attacking fortifications is the headquarters of Cao Ren and Cao Hong, Xu Zhen has a lot of cavalry, and he is good at field warfare, and he has absolutely no way to take us when he arrives in Qinghe City."

"I've thought about what you said, but once my soldiers and horses fall here, I can't move, do you think it will be safe? Those people are jackals, tigers and leopards, and they will not be loyal to me at all, if in the past I could have expected them to be loyal, but in the present situation, these people are definitely not trustworthy, and they must retreat and garrison the army in order to keep the land peaceful. ”

"Among the merger and Youzhou, there are many non-Han people, and they can't be loyal, if they are stationed in Jizhou, it is possible that Youzhou and Youzhou will be in chaos."

"Listen to my orders, and immediately prepare to move the people, move the family's money and food, and go to Youzhou for refuge."

After Yuan Shao said this, he even glanced at Zhang He deeply, this Zhang He is indeed talented, and his heart is also excellent, much better than Yan Liangwen and other martial artists.

I really don't know why it wasn't reused enough at the beginning, maybe Fu Jun once said that Yan Liang couldn't be a general because he wanted to promote Zhang He as a general.

It's a pity......

If Yuan Shao remembers correctly, Zhang He was the only general under his command who had been on an equal footing with Xu Zhen and caused a lot of casualties, and then retreated.

Battlefield command, the mind on the spot is probably the best choice, but it is a pity that the hole cards in the hand are not enough now, and it is impossible to give Zhang He any more space to play, so he must leave his family property to Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang, and arrange a way back for them.

In the unlikely event that a day later is defeated, like a mountain falling, the two brothers will still have soldiers and horses in their hands that can be dispatched, and money and food from all over the world.

His real selfishness is this, Yuan Shao knows very well in his heart, after many days of exhaustion, he cried all night in grief, and the double blow of conquering the city and losing his son made him mentally exhausted.

Yuan Shao knew that he might have time......

Then he will be this villain, and then the civil and military only need to support Yuan Xi, and Yuan Shangke will wait until he becomes an adult to divide the land and money to him.

It would take at least three years for Cao Cao to completely subjugate such a large territory in the four northern states.

Seven days later, Cao Cao attacked one after another, killing and wounding tens of thousands of elites, and almost broke through the door several times, but it was a pity that Zhang He guarded the advance and retreat to a certain extent, backed by the high platform of the city, and saved the danger several times.

Fortunately, on the eighth day the defenders were reduced.

In the end, Zhang Hedian was left behind, but after Cao Ren broke through the gate, he immediately found that Qinghe had almost become an empty city.

Yuan Shao and other civil and military forces have long disappeared, and there are very few people in the city, and there are not many valuable objects in the house.

Only then did he dare to be sure that Yuan Shao had already run away, and only four thousand dead soldiers were left in the entire city, and Zhang He was naturally among them.

"That is, he only has 4,000 people, but he stubbornly blocked it for half an hour."

"I'm afraid this person has a lot of experience in using soldiers."

When Cao Cao heard this, he laughed happily a few times, and asked Zhang He to be sent to the main hall, and this person could be recruited.