NOVEL SIMPLE Chapter 128
Chapter 128 Soldiers Approaching The City, Yuan Shao Cautiously! (26)
Qing Valley.
The battlefield has been cleaned up.
Zhao Yun even told Liu Bian the results of the battle: “This time our army is a great victory, killing more than 34,000 Yuan Shu coalition forces, taking 35,000 prisoners, and the rest of more than tens of thousands scattered or followed Liu Bian. The three brothers Guan and Zhang broke through, and our army suffered 18,000 casualties, and the one with the most casualties was the place where the three brothers Liu Bei broke through.”9
The result of this battle is really good. It is not easy to fight like this with an army of 80,000 people against 120,000 people. However, the fly in the ointment is the tens of thousands of people who were taken away by the three brothers Liu Bei.
After listening to it, Liu Bowen was also ashamed and said: “This time, the mistake belongs to the minister, and the three brothers Liu Bei took a big advantage, and the minister is guilty!
When Liu Bowen said this, Gao Lan and Zhang He also knelt on the ground: “The two of us failed to stop Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. It’s our dereliction of duty, and it has nothing to do with the military advisor!”
Seeing the three of them kneeling on the ground one by one, Liu Bian stepped forward and helped them up one by one: “23 It’s not your fault, it’s also my miscalculation, but now that Yuan Shu’s army has been resolved, This is also good news, the order goes on, and the three armies will be rewarded today, the army will rest in Qinghe City, and set off on time in two days!””
The order was issued, and nearly 100,000 people took action.
Jizhou, Maocheng!
This place is next to the Taihang Mountains, which is the ultimate road to the north.
According to the agreement, the rest of the princes led by Yuan Shao also headed north from this road and joined forces with Yuan Shu and others in the Zhongshan area.
Although Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu were brothers, they acted completely differently. Ever since they left Ye City and headed north, the daily trips to the horses were scattered like snowflakes.
And the less he noticed Liu Bian’s movements, the more cautious he became, and the slower his marching speed became.
In the past ten days, the army has not met Liu Bian’s army, let alone fought.
When Yuan Shu was captured, Yuan Shao was still marching unhurriedly, so slow and steady, it made Yuwen Chengcheng and Qu Yi, who had been in ambush in Maocheng for a long time, panic.
Mao City.
Yuwen Chengdu and Qu Yi get together again.
Qu Yi complained: “General Yuwen, this Yuan Shao is really as timid as a mouse, these ten days of work have passed, but he has not even hit Maocheng, we have made so many preparations, but in him There is not much use in front of me, it is really urgent! 35
How can Yuwen Chengdu not be in a hurry? But he understands that the main task of the two of them this time is to delay the speed of Yuan Shao’s advance and wait for the arrival of Liu Bian’s army, so the longer the time, the better for them.
Therefore, upon hearing Qu Yi’s words, Yu Wencheng directly persuaded him: “General Qu Yi, you can’t say the same thing, we only have eight hundred of you and eighteen of my men in the city. We are fighting to the death!”
Qu Yi shook his head and said, “The key is that for such a long time, I let the soldiers do nothing but make crossbow arrows. Now there are more than 100,000 crossbow arrows, and they have never been used for any purpose. Are you in a hurry?””
After Qu Yi said this, Yu Wencheng laughed outright: “This is called being prepared for anything. You can save Yuan Shao’s attack when you get it, but there is no crossbow arrow, so you won’t be suffocated to death by then?”
The two chatted and laughed for a while, and were about to each go to patrol the city when they heard a soldier rushing hurriedly outside, came to the two, and directly cupped their hands: “Two generals, a large army was found thirty miles outside the city. traces.
“Thirty miles away?”
Immediately, surprises appeared on the faces of the two of them. After waiting for such a long time, Yuan Shao finally came.
“Go, go to the city wall and have a look!” After saying that, the two of them left the house, mounted their horses and headed straight to the city tower.
The weather in June in the north was exceptionally sunny and extremely hot.
The blue sky is cloudless for thousands of miles, so the line of sight is naturally much better than usual.
When I looked into it, I saw that there were dozens of miles in the distance, like a black line connected to the sky.
Qu Yi watched the tents in the distance rise one by one, and the brows on his face were even more furrowed.
“General Yuwen, this Yuan Shao is too timid, right? Faced with a small place in Maocheng, he has to stop and continue to rest, grandma’s…”5
Yu Wencheng said: “We must not be careless, otherwise, the important affairs of Your Majesty will be delayed, and it will really be fatal!
“Our goal now is not to let them find out how many of us are in this Maocheng, so as long as someone comes in, we must not let him run out, otherwise the truth will be exposed, maybe they will pass us and face the enemy. If you fight from the back, you will be in trouble.
When Yuwen Chengdu said this, Qu Yi also understood, and he nodded slowly.
The two stared intently at Yuan Shao’s camp in the distance, paying attention to their movements.
Inside Yuan Shao’s camp.
Han Fu and Gongsun Zan were on both sides, like the most trusted confidants of his subordinates, followed by Yang Diao, the prefect of Hanoi, and others. Cao Cao originally followed northward, but when he was in Yecheng, because the old father at home was critically ill, so He couldn’t keep up.
When Yuan Shao saw everyone gathered, he took the lead and said: “Everyone, we didn’t encounter any resistance along the way, which is very strange, and the Maocheng scout in front of him also sent a message back, and it seemed that no one was guarding, this Liu Bian gourd What kind of medicine is China selling? Could it be that he has put his troops in other directions?”
After Yuan Shao finished speaking, Gongsun Zan on the side said: “This is a reasonable statement. When Liu Bian dealt with Zhang Yan and Lu Bu of the Black Mountain thief, he took each attack. It is estimated that he hoped to concentrate his superior 767 forces to annihilate Yuan Shu’s alliance leader. If this is the case, we cannot continue to fight steadily and must directly threaten Xindu. Only in this way can Liu Bian be in chaos!
Gongsun Zan took the lead in expressing his intentions, and after he finished his words, many people agreed.
Yuan Shao also nodded lightly: “Yes, since entering Jizhou, our army has acted cautiously, but we haven’t encountered any Liu Bian’s army, it is estimated that he has more than his heart but is not enough, so from tomorrow onwards we will speed up the march, early Defeat Liu Bian!”
“No… 35′ All the princes opened their mouths.
Yuan Shao nodded with satisfaction, and then asked: “The Mao City in front of you is dangerous, maybe there will be obstacles inside, but no matter what, we will take it down, so who wants to be the vanguard and go into the city to explore Exactly?”‘5
As soon as Yuan Shao’s voice fell, Gongsun Zan’s voice next to Cong Di Gongsun Du opened his mouth and said: “The last general is willing to lead troops there.
Gongsun Du’s words were so murderous, Yuan Shao laughed out loud: “General Gongsun will go into action, and he will surely succeed.
achievement!!
In fact, everyone understands that this is nothing more than taking some military exploits. What kind of resistance can this empty city have? Of course, although the lords of the road slandered, they did not say it out of their mouths!