Xiu County.

This place belongs to Bohai County, Jizhou.

It is the southernmost town of Bohai County, located on the corner of the southwest direction, and borders Hejian, Qinghe, Anping and Pingyuan County of Qingzhou.

Although this place has the attributes of extending in all directions, the geographical location is too narrow, and for Yuan Shao, who owns the entire Bohai County, the Xiu County Party Committee cannot really be part of his strategic center.

But even so.

It also belongs to the territory of Bohai County, and is under the dual control of Yuan Shao, the Taishou of Bohai County, in both name and fact, and is a part that cannot be lost since ancient times.

But today.

However, there was a major event here that shook the whole county of Xiu, and everyone from the county order to the ordinary people felt frightened and panicked.

Someone led an army to attack the county seat!

"Da Da Da!"

At this moment, on the east tower of the county seat, Yuan Zhen, the county commander, was running up from the city tower in a hurry under the guidance of several subordinate officials.

"Quick, flash it all up! Let me see what the hell is going on, and where is this enemy coming from?! ”

With the order of the prefectural order.

The officials on the left and right immediately gave way to a way.

And after Yuan Zhen came to the edge of the city wall, his eyes just swept downward, and the whole person was frightened.

His eyes widened for a moment, his pupils contracted violently, and his face was an unconcealable shock.

Even with the heart that was beating a little fast because of climbing all the way up the city tower, it was beating violently at this moment, and there was a posture of jumping out of the chest cavity and jumping out of the throat.

"This ...... How many people are there?! ”

……

Only see this moment.

The enemy troops outside the city were lined up in an orderly formation, arrayed in an offensive formation, and arrayed on the field.

The soldiers in the team were all full of energy and high will, although they couldn't see the specific faces, but they all looked up in the direction of the city, and there was no order from the general, and none of them trembled lightly.

The flag is waving, and the north wind is howling.

On the flag of the Chinese army's position fluttering high, a big "Liu" character was embroidered.

The long weapons held by the soldiers, the metal parts of which reflected bursts of cold light under the reflection of the daylight and skylight, made the cold day, which had already entered the depths of winter, become more and more cold and solemn at this moment.

At least that's what Yuan Xianling thinks now, he only feels trembling.

I don't know if it's an illusion or what, I always faintly feel that a strong murderous aura is rising from the enemy army outside the city, and I and the city I am standing on will become the target of murderous catharsis.

And just after he made a half-questioning sound.

The county lieutenant, who had come to the city earlier than him, immediately handed over his hand to report to him.

"County Zun, based on my experience, plus the people under my command have counted a little twice, I can basically deduce that there are probably nearly two thousand enemy troops outside the city."

The next second.

The county commander Yuan Zhen's eyes were dark.

I felt dizzy, and if I hadn't grabbed the battlements of the city wall tightly with both hands, I was afraid that I would have fallen to the ground.

……

Two thousand?

It's a fart, just open the city and vote for it, anyway, there is no chance of winning.

It's not that Yuan Zhen is more cowardly, nor is it that he is cowardly, but that there is indeed a huge disparity in strength.

According to the current local standing force regulations of the Han Dynasty, an ordinary county town can have a standing army of 300 people, which is already considered to be the top of the sky.

Some small towns in remote areas, or with few people, and deviating from medium and large cities, have only a few dozen standing troops, which are only used to maintain law and order, or to guard against small mountain bandits and thieves.

Xiu County is not a big county seat, but is located in the southwest corner of Bohai County, which is not very important, so although Bohai County has a large population, it has not benefited this place.

The standing strength of the city was only 200 men.

That's it, because Xiuxian County belongs to the southern border, and several parties are communicated at the same time, so some more are allocated, otherwise I am afraid that there will be no 200 people.

But anyway.

There were only 200 defenders in the city, and 2,000 regular troops outside the city, a ratio of 10 to 1, and possibly more, which was too great.

Moreover, Xiuxian is a small city, and the defense of the city wall is neither high nor thick, nor does it have any complication.

The defenders in the city are only ordinary standing soldiers, and even in terms of the quality of individual soldiers, they are inferior to the enemy.

What's even worse is that this army came suddenly, and Xiuxian is not a combat readiness zone, so it will not guard against the enemy at all on a daily basis, nor will it store materials to defend the city.

Without the resources to defend the city for a long time, even the people in the city were mobilized to participate in the defense of the city.

I'm afraid it won't last long.

Naked first-level sprouts, against the tenth-level boss outside the city, his side is full of loopholes, just like a rag bag leaking on all sides.

Is there still a possibility of micro-manipulation?

…………

Just when there was a panic in the city.

The troops under the city suddenly moved.

The originally tightly knit military formation was separated to the left and right sides, and then from the position of the middle army, there were three mighty generals, riding high-headed horses out of the crowd.

The first person wears a bun crown, more than seven feet five inches long, his face is like a crown of jade, and he sits on a white horse.

This person's arms are slender, and when his hands are down, he can even touch the belly of a horse, and his ears are even more unusual than ordinary people, and they hang straight down, as if they can touch his face.

This person is carrying two long swords at the moment, and his appearance looks quite imposing.

And behind the big-eared one.

It is two fierce men, one on the left and one on the right.

The person on the left wears a linen scarf, eight feet long, with dark skin, a leopard's head and eyes, and a swallow's jaw and tiger whiskers, looking quite wild and restless.

The man on the right was nine feet long.

The face was like a crimson jujube, it looked full of blood, and a pair of Danfeng eyes narrowed slightly, scanning the people who came and went, and their eyes were full of arrogance.

A very conspicuous trio.

Anyone who has seen them will never forget their appearance, and for Yuan Zhen, the county commander of Xiuxian County, although he has never seen these three.

But this appearance is enough to leave an extremely deep impression in his heart.

……

Just when Yuan Zhen was carefully observing.

The big-eared man at the head had already brandished the twin swords in his hand and shouted loudly to the city.

"Yuan's immorality and misdemeanor were improper, and the imperial court appointed him as the Taishou of Bohai County, guarding one side, and should protect the territory and the people, so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment, and let the county magistrates under his rule live in peace and stability for a long time, so as to live up to the grace of heaven."

"However, Yuan Benchu, since he took office, only cared about his own selfish interests, started wars in vain, and repeatedly clashed with General Gongsun Bogui in order to plot the land of Jizhou, causing the lives to be destroyed and the people to be lost."

"Such a person, in vain for a county to guard, my plain county commander Liu Xuande, today led the righteous division to the north to crusade against Yuan Shao, in order to restore the stability of the people of Bohai County."

"The people in the city have listened to me, if you are interested, open the city gate as soon as possible, I will protect myself that the soldiers and horses under my command will not commit any crimes, on the contrary, if you want to help the abuse, when the heavenly soldiers enter the city, the leader will be punished for serious crimes!"

Such a statement.

directly stunned Yuan Zhen.

He blinked his eyes with a dull face, and then patted his cheek gently, and after feeling the pain, he realized that he had heard correctly.

What kind of Mao god is this Liu Xuande?

If you want to loot the county seat of Xiuxian, then everything is reasonable, but when you come up, you will raise a big banner and put up a big righteousness, saying that you want to crusade against your own master, Yuan Shao.

Isn't that sick?

With only 2,000 people, we can't afford to provoke a small remote county.

But for Yuan Fujun, this person is just a fart, what can you crusade against.

And even if there are inexplicable charges.

It's not your turn to have a small plain county order, cross-border law enforcement, and come to Jizhou to ask a county guard, this kind of thing is a bit too nonsense.

It shouldn't just be a high-sounding banner, in fact, it just wants to loot the county.

……

Yuan Zhen felt that his last guess was very likely, and Liu Xuande estimated that he had used all the money to raise soldiers, which caused Pingyuan County to not be able to cope with it.

So I want to run to myself to fight the autumn wind.

Come to think of it.

Yuan Zhen immediately lay on the city tower, and shouted loudly to the city: "Liu County Order, you and I are both the heads of a county, our two families are so close to each other, it stands to reason that we should be good neighbors and friendly and help each other." ”

"Now that I think about it, it's probably because you have encountered some difficulties, and I'm not a person who cares, I just didn't hear what you just said."

"As long as you are willing to withdraw your troops now, I am willing to give you a part of the grain stored in the city, and I wish you to tide over the difficulties and overcome the cold winter."

"What do you think?"

Yuan Zhen's idea was simple.

It doesn't matter what kind of purpose Liu Bei holds, whether he wants to rob or really want to be detrimental to his own master, these have nothing to do with him in the final analysis.

The most important thing is to keep the city from being broken and further protect the lives of his own people.

So much for.

Therefore, it is necessary to stabilize Liu Bei at the moment, even if he says a few good words and takes out some food, these are all worth it.

After that, it was reported to Yuan Fujun, and then there would naturally be heavenly soldiers to crusade against this big-eared thief, and no matter how much food was lost, it could be doubled back.

……

However, Yuan Zhen's purpose was obviously frustrated.

In response, all he received was an arrow that came from under the city and then crashed into the wall because it was not high enough.

"Whew!"

The sharp sound of arrows breaking through the air.

Yuan Zhen was taken aback.

"What kind of food is not food, my words will only be said one last time, now Kaesong surrenders, abandon the darkness and turn to the light, and there is still a chance to live."

"Stubborn and stubborn resistors, just like you, the county commander, will inevitably die!"

Accompanied by the person named Liu Bei under the city, his voice was clear and calm.

Yuan Zhen understood one thing.

That is, today's battle is unavoidable, there is no room for reconciliation, and the county order of Pingyuan County is determined to open its own city gate.

But let's be honest.

If this battle starts, there is really no chance of victory on his side, and there is a high probability that such a person will not be able to hold the city.

So......

Think about it here.

Yuan Zhen looked at the county lieutenant on the side, and then asked him in a deep voice.

"The enemy is menacing, and the safety of the city is only in danger, what good idea do you have?"

The county-level administrative districts of the Han Dynasty implemented the system of full responsibility of the number one leader, and although the county commanders and county lieutenants were nominally the right and left hands of the county order, they were actually all subordinates.

Therefore, there is nothing unreasonable about Yuan Zhen speaking in such a tone.

……

And the county lieutenant after listening to Yuan Zhen's words.

Think about it a little.

I realized the deep meaning.

The leader of his own family seems to feel that he can't fight, and he is ready to surrender the city.

At present, the enemy is strong, and his own side is weak, so he temporarily chose to surrender to Liu Bei.

When Yuan Fujun sent troops to fight, he surrendered in turn, saying that he was caught, and he had a flexible adjustment of his position.

That's a good idea.

It's just that after thinking about it, the county lieutenant finally shook his head at Yuan Zhen.

"County Zun, although the enemy army is menacing, our army wants to hold it for a few days by virtue of the advantages of the city, it is still easy and enough to do."

"And Nanpi County is not far from us, a total of less than two hundred miles, send a person to hurry to ask for help, set off today, and arrive tomorrow evening at the latest."

"At that time, Yuan Fujun sent troops to support, and he only needed to send out the cavalry team, so it would only take three or four days to go back and forth, if we defend it well, it will be more than enough to insist on these days!"

After a few words of reassurance.

The expression on Yuan Zhen's face was obviously a lot more relaxed.

Obviously, this is still useful.

Seeing this, the county lieutenant continued to persuade: "If we surrender now, we can certainly ensure peace for a while, but it may be difficult to be good afterwards!" ”

"Just this Liu Xuande's more than 2,000 people, in front of the Fujun is not enough at all, even if he has more troops in Pingyuan County, he will never be the opponent of the Fujun, so as long as Nanpi County sends troops, the war here can basically be declared over."

"And by that time, the prince of the palace knew that we had not fired an arrow, and we had opened the city and surrendered before a single shot, with his temperament, I am afraid that the county will not end well!"

……

The duty of the county lieutenant is to be in charge of the security and military affairs of a place under the leadership of the county commander.

The loss of the city has a lot to do with him.

This is a responsibility that cannot be escaped.

Therefore, at this moment, he will do his best to persuade Yuan Zhen, hoping to continue to persevere.

And Yuan Zhen heard this.

His face quickly fell silent again.

Although he is the county commander of a remote county, there are only so many counties in Bohai County, even if it is a horn, it must be a person who knows Yuan Shao's roots to serve as it.

Therefore for Yuan Shao's character.

Yuan Zhen can be said to be quite clear.

The lord of his own family is actually very atmospheric, and he is quite enlightened.

But if anyone dares to betray him, or make small moves in private, or violate his taboos, the end will definitely be miserable.

Just like the county lieutenant said.

If he didn't do anything, he chose to surrender in Kaecheng, and when Yuan Shao's army came, even if he turned back at that time, this life would probably not be saved.

Case.

So why not spell it out?

Anyway, as long as you hold on for a few days and hold on until the arrival of the army in Nanpi County, all the crises can be solved.

Once you've figured out these joints.

Yuan Zhen immediately instructed the county lieutenant in a deep voice: "You immediately arrange it, let the soldiers in the city prepare to defend the city, mobilize the big households in the city, and let them have people to contribute and have money." ”

"Recruit some more people, demolish some houses in the city, and let them transport all these bricks, stones, and civil works to the city, and temporarily use them for the purpose of defending the city, and hold them for as long as they can at all costs!"

"I'm going back to the county government now, write a document by hand, and ask for help from the governor, you'd better make a noise here, and then hurry up and set off from the north gate, don't let the enemies outside the city go around the north gate!"

…………

With the county lieutenant replied aloud.

The county ordered Yuan Zhen to go downstairs quickly, turned over and went straight to the county office.

And shortly after he left the tower.

The three brothers of Liu Guan and Zhang outside the city launched an attack on the city, although the number of siegers is a little small, but no matter the formation or the momentum, it can be said to be decent.

Especially when the war drums are beating and the horns are blowing, these elite soldiers are shouting and killing in the sky.

It made the defenders of the city even more frightened.

Ladders, striking wood, archers suppressing firepower, and even building cars used for lookouts and suppressing from a height, the attack equipment can be described as sophisticated and complete.

This made the county lieutenant of Xiuxian look confused for a while.

I don't know how long this Liu Xuande has been preparing for, and when he started planning to attack this county, this means are inevitably too complete.

In short, under the command of the main forces of the Chinese army.

The soldiers outside the city immediately began to storm the city, and one after another ladders were set up at the head of the city, and the barbs at the top hung rigidly on the battlements of the city wall, no matter how hard the defenders in the city worked, it was difficult to push for a while.

A tenfold gap in troops.

Let the defending side feel the pressure of a mountain from the beginning of the war.

But the only thing to be thankful for.

That is, the enemy does not have the idea of desperately attacking the city, and whenever it continues to advance, it is likely to cause a large number of casualties on both sides, and the besieging side will automatically delay the offensive.

It seems that Liu Beijun is unwilling to pay a lot of casualties for this, and wants to take down this city at the lowest cost.

This also gave Xiu County a chance to breathe.

Otherwise, with such an exaggerated gap in soft and hard power, I am afraid that the time that can be held on will not be as good as the county lieutenant predicted.

And just two quarters of an hour after the official start of this war, the messenger team composed of one man and three horses rode their horses and whips through the crack in the door that was quietly opened at the north gate, and went straight to Nanpi County, Bohai County.

…………

Less than 200 miles away.

Under the rotation of fast horses, it only took more than a day to complete the whole process.

At noon the next day.

It was time for lunch, and Yuan Shao was no exception, enjoying food in the mansion at the moment.

Holding a lacquer bowl in his hand, and several delicate dishes on the table in front of him, Yuan Shao was eating with relish, obviously he was in a good mood now.

After all, since the initial multi-party talks, Bohai County and the southern part of the Hejian State that he actually occupied have fallen into a long period of calm.

Then Cao Ang attacked Cao Zhong in the five directions, and defeated all forces, and slapped Gongsun Zan in the face, so that the northern barbarian could only retreat to his lair.

And so it goes.

It went on for months.

Yuan Shao has been accumulating strength fiercely, although Bohai County has only one county, but it is the largest county in Jizhou in terms of population.

Nanpi County is extremely densely populated.

With such a high-quality site, plus other scattered places, the growth of Yuan Shao's heritage is definitely not slow.

He has self-confidence.

As long as he continues to stack up, Gongsun Zhan, who is nesting in the north, even if he is strong in battle, will not be able to fight hard in the end.

And Yuan Shao was eating happily.

Enjoy your meal while imagining the future.

Suddenly there was a rush of footsteps outside the house, and then I saw Xun Chen, who walked in quickly from outside the house.

"Fujun, there's an accident in the south!"

…………

I heard this at first glance.

Yuan Shao couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

The dishes and chopsticks in his hands froze in place.

But in the next second, he reacted, and then asked with a slight frown.

"Where to the south? What's wrong? ”

Xun Chen first gestured behind him with his hand, and then reported to Yuan Shaoyu.

"Yuan Zhen, the county commander of Xiuxian County, sent someone to report the news quickly, and urgently asked for help from you, saying that Liu Bei, the county commander of Pingyuan County, is leading two thousand soldiers and horses to attack the county seat at this moment."

"The enemy is outnumbered, and the city may be difficult to defend for a long time, so I want to ask our side to send troops to rescue to relieve the danger of the siege."

With Xun Chen's report.

The names of people and places instantly appeared in Yuan Shao's mind, and a network of relationships was constructed.

Then he quickly locked on a word.

"Liu Bei?"

Hearing this person's name, Yuan Shao felt a little confused, what is the situation?

That Liu Bei is just a plain county order, and at best there are two or three thousand people on hand, which is still overestimated, and he didn't put it in his eyes in the past.

And now he is so bold that he dares to go north to commit a crime, is this guy's head broken?

"Is the news true, is it confirmed that it is Liu Bei Liu Xuande, or is someone else impostoring?"

Xun Chen arched his hand to Yuan Shao.

"The messenger sent by Yuan Zhen is waiting outside, and the prince may wish to meet him and ask for confirmation in person."

Yuan Shao nodded.

…………

Yuan Shao didn't wait too long.

The people sent from Xiuxian County quickly rushed in from outside, and as soon as they saw Yuan Shao, they bowed down and bowed, their mouths full of honorifics and honorifics.

And Yuan Shao didn't care about this.

Just waving his right hand holding chopsticks.

"You don't have to be so polite, just tell me what happened."

The soldier nodded one after another.

While taking out the letter written by Yuan Zhen from his arms, he handed it to Xun Chen on the side.

At the same time, he opened his mouth and explained: "Back to the palace, the enemy army appeared suddenly yesterday morning, the number is about two thousand, all of them are well-dressed and well-organized regular soldiers, and they seem to be an elite force. ”

"The person at the head calls himself Liu Xuande, who is the county commander of Pingyuan County, and shows that the reason why he came to attack the county seat is not to plunder, but to crusade against the king!"

"Threatened that as long as the city surrendered, he would not commit any crimes, and if he stubbornly held on and did not retreat, after the city was broken, all the officials under the county order would be killed!"

The message thus elaborated was revealed.

made Yuan Shao feel even more ridiculous.

Even if he attacks the city under his rule, and holds high the banner of crusading against him, it stands to reason that even if he wants to do something, it won't be so outrageous.

Come to think of it.

Yuan Shao immediately asked: "What does the self-proclaimed Liu Bei look like, can you see it clearly?" ”

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