Then the second bad news came, Lu Bu, Ji Ling and others followed Sun Jian's defeated army all the way to the vicinity of Pingyu, but encountered Zhang Fei's 3,000 heavy cavalry, and Lu Bu, who had always been known for his bravery, not only stopped the attack, but even retreated directly back to Zhengyang. Ji Ling's 30,000 people are all infantry, and in order to prevent being raided by cavalry, the baggage is also advancing steadily, and it is said that it is advancing steadily, but in fact, it is also retracting and camping near Zhengyang. But soon there was news from the Runan battlefield, Zhao Yun led his troops to Runan, and there were 4,000 light cavalry under his command coming and going like the wind, Lu Bu once planned an ambush with Ji Ling to ambush Zhao Yun, and as a result, Zhao Yun not only had 4,000 light cavalry, but also nearly 2,000 heavy cavalry in the direction of Pingyu.

The four thousand cavalry in front rushed left and right, and the two thousand heavy cavalry in the back tore apart the encirclement of tens of thousands of people by the cavalry hedge, and Ji Ling and Lu Bu not only did not take advantage, but even lost three or four thousand soldiers in vain.

Yuan Shu didn't understand, could it be that Wei Xuan sent all the cavalry that recovered and merged with the state some time ago to the Runan battlefield, so how to fight this battle, fortunately Sun Jian died, otherwise Sun Jian led the infantry to defend the city, and Zhao Yun led the cavalry to harass outside the city, don't say 40,000, and then ???????????????? Plus 40,000 is not easy to break through Pingyu.

Runan's attack was frustrated, but Nanyang was approached by soldiers, which made Yuan Shu anxious that he couldn't take care of each other.

At this time, Changshi Yang Hong gave Yuan Shu an idea and sent a messenger south to Xiangyang to make peace with Liu Biao, the purpose was naturally to draw the more than 10,000 people stationed in the south to return to Nanyang. After all, Lu Bu has withdrawn from Jiangxia, and there are prerequisites for peace. Yuan Shu single-mindedly planned Jingzhou and Liu Biao stalemate for three years without gaining an inch of land, and had no choice but to turn to attack Runan, and before the war, in order to show favor to Liu Biao, he had already sent a wave of envoys, the purpose was to make peace. As a result, Liu Biao took over the territory of Jiangxia, but did not say anything about the boycott of the troops on both sides, but fought hard in Jiangxia, obviously wanting to see the victory or defeat of Lu Bu and Sun Jian to decide whether to stick to it or go north. Yuan Shu knew in his heart that in such a chaotic era, Liu Biao certainly wanted to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, once he had the opportunity to intervene.

Yuan Shugang was a little shaken, but the strategist Han Yin persuaded Yuan Shu: "General, the gentleman does not stand under the dangerous wall, now the soldiers and horses of Weixuan Third Road are in Wancheng, the victory is unpredictable, there are still 15,600 people in the south of Wancheng, and General Ji Ling's situation in Runan is also good, why don't the generals come to the front line of Runan to supervise the battle?" In this way, when Runan can be quickly taken, the slightly drunk will have to retreat to Yingchuan. ”

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Yuan Shu's eyes widened, no matter how stupid he was, he could hear that Han Yin was persuading him to leave Wancheng and go to Runan. Han Yin still didn't say a little more but Yuan Shu should think about it, that is, Runan is his hometown, although Dong Zhuo killed a large number of Yuan family members in Chang'an City, but the clan concept in this era is still quite strong, even if he Yuan Shu is alone, as long as he ascends to Runan, there will naturally be countless people to follow.

Yang Hong glared at Han Yin with an angry face: "Han Yin, the general has been operating in Nanyang for several years, but at the critical moment of victory and defeat, what is your intention to encourage the general to give up Nanyang?" ”

Han Yin pursed his lips and sneered: "The general is in Wancheng, the soldiers on the Runan battlefield are jealous, and the general leads 15,000 people to rush to the aid of Runan in the name of supervising the battle to ensure that Runan is quickly taken, and then Lu Bu and General Ji Ling continue to go north to threaten to force Wei Xuan to withdraw from Nanyang County." Even if you don't continue to go north, it is better for the general to lead the victorious division to attack the Weixuan army in Nanyang than to wait for the enemy to attack Wancheng like now. ”

Yang Hong pointed at Han Yin and said to Yuan Shu: "General, this is a villain, the decisive battle between the two armies is imminent, but his words shake the hearts of the army, and he should be punished!" ”

Yuan Shu was also confused, he didn't expect that when he saw Wei Xuan's army, no one persuaded him to leave Wancheng, but soon he remembered the fact that he was almost caught by Hu Zhen and Hua Xiong in Luyang that day, Wei Xuan's elite army was not lost to the Xiliang soldiers, and the number was indeed three or four times that of the Xiliang soldiers that time. In order to avoid the worst happening, leaving Wancheng early is also a way. Yuan Shu then waved his hand: "Yang Changshi, you let him finish." ”

Han Yin actually has plum blossoms to say, he just thinks that Yuan Shu is a little dangerous in Wancheng, once the enemy uses cavalry to cut off the connection between Runan and Nanyang, even if Ji Ling successfully takes Runan, this Wancheng is still a lonely city. The psychological trauma that Hu Zhen and Hua Xiong gave Nanyang Army was too great. Han Yin is also a witness. At the beginning, Hu Zhen was only 10,000 cavalry horses to step on his company camp, but now there are nearly 40,000 people in the third division of Weixuan, and 5,000 cavalry have been dispatched to the south, who knows how many cavalry will be dispatched next.

???????????????? However, Yuan Shuji continued to let him say, thinking that he also thought of Wei Xuan, and then looked at the people sitting there should be regarded as Yuan Shu's real henchmen, so he stood up straight and continued: "General, everyone, the biggest achievement of the general stationed in Nanyang for three years is to get 670,000 elite soldiers, and these 670,000 people are the foundation of the general's life. Now that Luyang and Bowang have lost their hands, there are very few soldiers who have fled back, that is 13,000 people, and the six or seven counties north of Wancheng have fallen into the hands of the enemy. General Ji Ling has lost only two or three thousand troops in Runan for nearly a month, and less than half of the city in Runan is in my hands.

Moreover, Wei Xuan used all his troops and horses from Henan and Yingchuan to attack Nanyang County, and Sun Jian, the main general of the enemy in Runan, was dead.

Under the advantages of the other, the difficulty of defending Nanyang and attacking Runan is self-evident. The Wei Wei army is menacing, and there are many cavalry, and our army should stick to Wancheng as the best policy. Since it is enough to send a major general here, if the general goes east, he will definitely be able to pull some of the enemy's soldiers and horses to reduce the pressure on Wancheng. Wait until he wins Runan one day, and then member Nanyang will appear, and the attack will definitely force Wei Xuan to withdraw from Nanyang. ”

Yang Hong waited for a while, saw that Yuan Yin no longer continued, so he asked: "If the general leaves, and the army in the south is also taken away, Wancheng will become an isolated city, and the army's spirit will be turbulent, how can it be held?" ”

Han Yin almost wanted to scold his mother, and said in his heart that you want to die here, but Lao Tzu didn't want to, seeing that Yuan Shu was already tempted, Yuan Shu hesitated when he asked Yuan Shu like this. So he said: "The general's eastward departure does not have to spread throughout the army, and it can also confuse the enemy. When the general arrives in Runan, he will make a big show, and Pingyu will definitely be able to win it in one go. ”

Yang Hong sneered: "Then according to your opinion, who will stay and who will escort the general to the east." ”

Han Yin was so angry in his heart, he gave Yuan Shu this idea, of course, he wanted to follow Yuan Shu, but when he was asked in person, he couldn't say it directly, just turned to Yuan Shu and said, "Of course, these are the general's decisions." ”

After Yang Hong finished speaking, he actually regretted that he asked so much and acquiesced in Han Yin's method, and let Han Yin get a chance to behave well, sure enough, Yuan Shu was very satisfied with Han Yin's answer, but this matter is very important, Yuan Shu did not make a decision immediately but looked at a person present who had never spoken, this person was the Wang Dan who Kong Ling recommended to the Emperor Society, and the Emperor would recommend Yuan Shu. Wang Dan once followed Kong Ling, the backbone of the Emperor's Society, and was a native of Runan, and was very valued by Yuan Shu in Nanyang in recent years. But Wang Dan was cautious, and he didn't say much when there was a major decision on an occasion like today, which made Yuan Shu even more satisfied, and he asked: "Qi Nian, do you think you should stay in Wancheng or go to Runan to supervise the war." ”

Wang Dan stood up from his seat and bowed to Yuan Shu: "General, Dan doesn't understand military affairs and relies on the general to decide." If the general supervises the army in Runan, Dan is willing to stay in Wancheng to raise grain and grass for the soldiers defending the city. If the general insists on Wancheng, he is willing to send an envoy to Jingzhou or Jizhou for the general's envoy. ”

Yuan Shu nodded and motioned for Wang Dan to sit down, he was very satisfied with Wang Dan's answer, although it looked a bit kickball, but it was very in line with Wang Dan's young and cautious character. However, he immediately reacted and asked, "You just said that you were going to Jizhou?" ”

Wang Dan nodded and stood up again and said: "Although Liu Jingzhou may be willing to strike the army, the price paid will definitely not be too small???????????????? It was more useful for him to threaten Hanoi and the annexed states than to storm Runan. ”

Although Yuan Shu didn't like Yuan Shao, he had to admit that Yuan Shaolai repeatedly withstood Wei Xuan and Gongsun Zhan's Duolun attacks, and now the only person who can threaten Wei Xuan is Yuan Shao, and the only one who can threaten Wei Xuan is the Chang'an court, Chang'an was driven out of Henan by Wei Xuan before, and he will not advance eastward if he does not accumulate enough strength. But Yuan Shao is different, he has always regarded Wang Kuang's Hanoi as his own basic plate, and now he is occupied by Wei Xuan, and he is definitely not convinced, as long as he provokes it slightly, he may let Yuan Shao send troops.

But Yuan Shu obviously didn't plan to do this, and he didn't want to beg Yuan Shao until he had to, so he smiled and said: "I'll talk about the matter of the envoy later, but the grain and grass in this Wancheng really need to be handled by a capable person." This general will make you the lord of Nanyang today, whether this general goes east or not, this Wancheng will please wait! ”

Wang Dan said very excitedly: "I am willing to serve the general." ”

Yuan Shu nodded and looked at Han Yin and Yang Hong and asked, "If Ben will go east, who should guard Nanyang?" ”

Han Yin was a little proud, but Yang Hong sighed, Yuan Shu's question proved that he had moved his mind, obviously from top to bottom did not have the determination to stick to Wancheng, Yuan Shu left like this, Wancheng and the surrounding army must be shaken, as the so-called city that must be defended inside, and there is no army that must be saved outside. However, once Yuan Shu decided that they could only obey, then now asking who could stay, the two had a disagreement again.

Yang Hong was the first to speak: "General, Captain Li Anguo can be in this position!" ”

This time it was Han Yin's turn to sneer at him and said: "General, although Li Feng is from a famous family and has a little strategy, he is not a general, Li Feng is too young, and there are many brave people in the army who are better than others, I am afraid it will be difficult to convince the public." The lower officials thought that General Zhang Xun was worthy of this position! ”

Yuan Shu was embarrassed again, according to his heart, Li Feng was talented, but he was young and lacked qualifications in the army, while Zhang Xun was brave and good at fighting, and he was second only to Ji Ling in the army. It would be best if there was a combination of two people. Yuan Shu then thought that holding Wancheng was more about relying on scheming to deal with the enemy, and he said that he would fight the way out, and it was more appropriate for Zhang Xun to accompany him, so he made a decision.