On September 21st, Yuan Shao's 40,000-strong army crossed the Zhuozhang River, and Chen Bing was outside Hukou Pass and in front of Longlu Mountain.

As Zhang Mo expected, Yuan Shao's strategic policy was to fight a protracted war, so after the troops arrived, he first had the camp built, dug trenches outside the camp, and set up roadblocks to prevent Lu Bu's cavalry from attacking the camp, and sent one team every day

When leaving the camp, either attacking Hukou Pass, or taking a detour to attack Lu County, even if they did not confront Lu Bu's main force, if they did, he would retreat after a brief fight.

Of course, Yuan Shao's protracted war strategy is the safest plan when there is no opportunity to take advantage of. If the war on Qu Yi's side goes smoothly, or Cao Cao can win Hanoi with equal force, and finally encircle Shangdang with three parties, this will

The battle is basically over.

Jia Xu agreed with Yuan Shao's strategy. Bingzhou could not defeat Jizhou in terms of economic strength, but in terms of military combat effectiveness, Yuan Shao's 40,000 troops might not be enough for his lord's 8,000 troops to attack in two rounds.

No matter how powerful Yuan Shao's Euphorbias are, after all, they have only been in the army for less than two years. Compared with veterans like Lu Bu who have experienced hundreds of battles, Yuan Shao must be more careful with Lu Bu's pervert.

Originally, Jia Xu was afraid that the war would drag on for too long and it would be detrimental to the merger of the states, but Lu Bu vowed that it would not rain in the spring next year, and it would not rain much in the summer. There would be a severe drought, and after a severe drought, locusts would usually follow, so he was not afraid of them.

Damn it, he can afford it with 40,000 troops, why can't we afford 8,000 troops? It's only half a year, no problem at all.

Jia Xu wondered how Lu Bu knew that there would be a drought next year. Naturally, Lu Bu couldn't expose A Mo's identity as a time traveler. Although he was not afraid of resurrecting corpses, it did not mean that others were not afraid. What if the news spread and everyone regarded A Mo as a ghost?

?You can’t tell Jia Xu that you dreamed about your past life.

Lu Bu could only continue to mythologize Amo in the direction of masters, telling Jia Xu that Amo could read the stars and predict natural disasters.

Jia Xu was dubious, but regardless of whether what Lu Bu said was true or not, we had to wait for news from Cao Cao first.

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In Juyi Village, Yuan Shang was digging bird eggs with his friends in the forest as he slid down a tree trunk. His mouth was covered from behind, and then he was put into a sack and taken away from the village.

On the road, Yuan Shang sat on the horse, turned around and glared angrily at the man behind him who had stolen him, "Why are you catching me?"

The man said, "I don't want to be a bandit anymore. I heard that you are the son of Yuan Shao, the shepherd of Jizhou. I want to send you back to Jizhou. Your father will definitely give me a lot of money!"

Yuan Shang was captured and brought to Juyi Village at the age of four. Two years later, his memory and affection for his father were no longer so profound. He said angrily, "You are nosy, I just like to stay in the village. If you send me back, I will let Xu Ziyuan

Give you money."

The man sneered, "What kind of money can this old master have?"

"Why not? He gets three times more rations than others every quarter. He is very rich."

The man burst out laughing as if he had heard a big joke.

"Little baby, I'm afraid you don't know what it means to be rich. When you return to your father, you will know that the old master's rations are not as much as your father's daily expenses."

Yuan Shang made a fuss, "I don't care, I won't go back, I'm going back to the village, please let me go..."

The man restrained the kicking child with one hand so that he could not move. He knocked the horse's belly with his legs, and the horse accelerated towards Jinyang. When they were leaving Taihang, the two met several patrolling officers and soldiers.

, and then Yuan Shang was rescued by the officers and soldiers as a matter of course, and was finally delivered to Zhang Mo.

The reason why Yuan Shang was brought out alone in this way was because he did not want Yuan Shao to suspect the relationship between Lu Bu and Juyi Village. Although this method was clumsy, it was perfectly fine to fool a six-year-old child.

"Woo woo woo, please send me back to the village. I want to go back to the village..." Yuan Shang looked at the beautiful woman in front of him and begged pitifully.

"But you are Yuan Shao's son, why are you going back to the village?" Zhang Mo looked at him and smiled softly.

"I don't want to be Yuan Shao's son. My mother is in the village. I want to go back..."

Zhang Mo wiped his tears with a handkerchief, "It's not that I don't want to send you back to the cottage, but I don't know where the cottage you mentioned is? And now your father is leading troops to attack Bingzhou, and you happened to be rescued by me. You

Did the teacher tell you that you need to be grateful and repay your kindness?"

Yuan Shang stopped crying and nodded blankly.

"So, you have to repay the favor first."

"How do I repay my kindness? After repaying my kindness, do you want to send me back to the village?"

"After repaying your kindness, you can ask your father to send you back to the village. Your mother will be there, and your father may agree."

Yuan Shang nodded again, suddenly thought of something, and asked, "Then will my father lead troops to attack copycats?"

He likes copycats very much, but Xu Ziyuan said that they were all kidnapped. If his father knew about it, he would definitely be very angry, right?!

Zhang Mo spread his hands and said, "I don't know about that. You can also ask your father not to hit him and see if he listens to you."

Yuan Shang thought hard, it seems that his father liked him very much when he was a child, and his mother always said that he was the one he loved most, so that should be okay?!

He raised his little head, looking ready to die heroically, "Then I will repay the favor first!"

Zhang Mo touched his little head and said, "What a good boy!"

She knelt down and looked into Yuan Shang's eyes, and said softly, "Don't be afraid. No matter they say they want to kill you or cook you, it's all false. You can cry, but don't be afraid. I will definitely kill you."

Send it back to your father."

Yuan Shang didn't know why she said these words to him, but he nodded obediently, "I'm a man, I'm not afraid!"

"Yeah! So good!"

Zhang Mo picked up a plate of cakes on the table, waved it in front of Yuan Shang, and continued to act as the big bad wolf who deceived Little Red Riding Hood.

"Want to eat it? The name of this snack is cake. It's delicious!"

The outside of the cake was covered with a layer of cream and garnished with many fruits. Yuan Shang was already attracted by this beautiful-looking thing. He sniffed, and a sweet fragrance penetrated the tip of his nose, making his saliva almost flow out.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "I want to eat!" He looked at Zhang Mo eagerly.

Zhang Mo said, "Then you promise me something, and I will give it to you."

"What's the matter?" Yuan Shang said quickly.

"If your father asks you when you were rescued by me, just say it was a winter with thick white snow."

Yuan Shang didn't know why she wanted him to agree to such a simple condition, so he nodded without hesitation.

Zhang Mo stretched out her little finger and said, "Let's pull the hook. A man must keep his word, not cheat!"

Yuan Shang stretched out his little hand to pull the hook with her, then patted his chest and said, "My teacher also said that a man must keep his word and must keep what he promises to others. Don't worry!"

Zhang Mo handed the cake to him and said, "You must remember that it was snowing heavily the day you were taken out of the village and rescued by me. I taught you not to tell your father this...

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Yuan Shang nodded while eating, "Remember it. I can memorize every poem. I can definitely remember such a simple sentence."

Zhang Mo touched his head again, went to pack some snacks for him to eat on the road, told Fazheng a few words, and asked him to take someone to send Yuan Shang to Sishui Pass.

However, before Yuan Shang arrived at Sishui Pass, the war in Ji County, Hanoi was about to begin.

Cao Ren's 20,000-strong army crossed the river from Baima, and everything along the way was within Yuan Shao's sphere of influence. Not only did they not have to worry about being ambushed, but they also had local officials cooking meals for Cao's army in some counties they passed, so Cao Ren marched very quickly.

However, no matter how fast he was, he could not defeat the Bingzhou Army. Thanks to the intelligence work of the Flying Eagles, Lu Bu got the news as soon as Cao Cao's army made a move. Therefore, Song Xian was able to capture Sishui Pass before Cao Cao, and Zhang Liao was able to capture Sishui Pass before Cao Cao.

Cao Ren first arrived in Hanoi.

"According to Boda, there are still 3,000 Yuan Shao's troops stationed in Chaoge City. This time our army not only has to fight 23,000 with 8,000, but also cannot defend the city."

At the military camp outside Ji County, Xu Shu looked at a newly drawn map and said with a heavy expression.

"Why can't you reject the city and defend it?" Wei Xu didn't understand.

After returning from a trip to Xianbei last year, the originally frivolous young man became much calmer. This time Lu Bu ordered Zhang Liao to fight against Cao Ren. Wei Xu took the initiative to ask to come with him. On the one hand, he wanted to learn more about Zhang Liao's fighting methods.

On the other hand, he also wanted to make another contribution to atone for the sin of losing the city and losing the troops last time.

Although Wei Xu had been with Lu Bu for many years, Lu Bu's force was too abnormal. No matter who he fought, no matter how many soldiers and horses the opponent had, he would always rush forward and crush him. It was because he learned this problem from Lu Bu that Xianbei

Invasion, he will be so hot-headed that he chases all the way to rape Yin, and in the end he is hunted down by others.

If the commander had been Lu Bu that time, he would have been able to fight his way out even if he was faced with a new force. However, Wei Xu couldn't, so he learned his lesson. Without his brother-in-law's abnormal force, he would not be able to learn his fighting style.

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Xu Shu pointed to the map and explained, "To the east of Chaoge is Luchang Mountain, and more than 20 miles north and south are mountainous areas. This mountainous area and Chaoge City guard the main road to Wei County. If our army wants to attack from the west,

If you want to attack eastward, you must first capture Chaoge."

"However, Cao's army fought from east to west. As long as they left Chaoge Luchang Mountain and went south to the river, it was basically a flat and vast land. Going around the mountains to the north, there were also roads leading to Gong County and other places in Hanoi.

Chaoge and Luchang Mountain are like the gate to Wei County. You can only enter through this gate, but from this gate, there are many roads leading to Hanoi."

During the days after arriving in Hanoi, Xu Shu was not idle for a day. He visited the area himself and drew this detailed topographic map from Chaoge to Ji County, Gong County and other places.

"If our army divides its troops and fails to defend itself, it will not only be difficult to stop Cao's army from advancing westward, but will also further disperse our already disadvantaged troops. Therefore, based on my opinion, we can only take the initiative to send troops outside Chaoge City to block his division of troops.

The main route to the westward will prevent Cao Jun from opening too many battlefields in Hanoi." Xu Shu suggested.

The reason for this suggestion is that in addition to terrain factors, the stability of Hanoi's people must also be considered.

During this period, he learned carefully about the powerful Hanoi gentry from Sima Lang, the magistrate of Huojia County, and Yang Jun, the magistrate of Ji County. Although most of them submitted to Bingzhou, many of them were close to Jizhou.

If there is no war and there is a garrison in Bingzhou, these people want to incite the clan traitors. It will be difficult for them to rebel against Lu Bu. But this time Cao's army comes with great momentum. If the Bingzhou army cannot resist it and allows it to invade other parts of Hanoi, it will inevitably cause people to panic.

, if those close to Yuan continue to incite and incite, many counties may take the initiative to open their doors and offer the city, so Cao Jun must be blocked east of Chaoge.

Zhang Liao did not think as much as Xu Shu did. Based on the analysis of military strength and terrain factors, it was indeed more appropriate to send the troops directly to the door of Cao Jun's house.

He cupped his hands and said, "My lord arranged for you to be your military advisor. Since Liao believed in you, you organized your army and set off."

Ji County is not far from Chaoge. Zhang Liao set up camp that day and arrived outside Chaoge City on the third day. During this period, the generals stationed at Chaoge sent troops to try to hinder Zhang Liao's march, but failed.

When Cao Ren's team rushed to Chaoge and saw the camp outside the city with the military flag flying, both Cao Ren and Xun You had expressions of astonishment on their faces.
To be continued...