(I wish everyone a happy Dragon Boat Festival, cough cough, let me give you a warning, the fourth update of Yanzi will be released tomorrow)

As soon as Liu Bei withdrew, Yuan Fang led two thousand cavalry to the south of Peicheng.

Zhang Liao sent scouts to investigate, and sure enough they learned that Liu Bei had taken one step ahead and led most of the remaining troops in the city to abandon the city and flee.

"Liu Bei really abandoned the city and fled. My lord knows things like a god. His judgment on Liu Bei is so accurate." Zhang Liao exclaimed, deeply impressed by Yuan Fang's judgment.

Yuan Fang only smiled.

As a person from a later generation who traveled through time and possesses the historical memory of a prophet, Yuan Fang is most aware of Liu Bei's "severe misdeeds".

Before this man stole Yizhou and made his fortune, he was defeated in almost every battle. When the situation went bad, he abandoned the city and fled, never holding on to a single city.

Now Yuan Fang led a large army to make a surprise attack and killed Liu Bei by surprise. It would be strange for Liu Bei not to escape.

Looking at the top of the city from a distance, Yuan Fang saw that a line of flags at the top of the city was still standing, and he could vaguely see the nervous enemy troops, waiting in full formation.

"Didn't Liu Bei escape already? Why are there still defenders in the city?" Yuan Fang asked curiously.

Zhang Liao cupped his hands and said: "My lord, as far as my scouts know, although Liu Bei fled, the magistrate of Pei County, who was full of favors, stayed with five hundred soldiers and planned to defend Peicheng to the death."

Full of favors!

Hearing this familiar name, Yuan Fang's heart moved slightly.

Man Chong is a great talent with both civil and military skills.

He remembered Man Chong in history, who was famous for being in charge of the judiciary and strict in enforcing the law. He even did not hesitate to offend Cao Hong and angrily beheaded his guests who broke the law.

In addition, Man Chong once helped Cao Ren defend Fancheng and blocked Guan Yu's violent attack. He became famous all over the world from then on.

Of course. In history, Manchu favors were famous all over the world. That was in the middle and late period of the Three Kingdoms. Today, Manchu favors are not famous, but they are just an order in Peixian County.

"My lord, I just favor the county magistrate. It's nothing to worry about. My lord has ordered an attack on the city. The Liao will take Peicheng within half an hour." Zhang Liao confidently asked for a fight, interrupting Yuan Fang's thoughts.

Yuan Fang said calmly: "Don't underestimate this man Chong, he is a man. Our army only has two thousand light cavalry. If we dismount and attack the enemy city, we may be disadvantageous. We should wait for the follow-up army to arrive."

Yuan Fang was well aware of Man Chong's power, but remained calm.

Zhang Liao was worried and said: "But my lord, it will take several days for the main force of our rear army to arrive. Today, there is still Cao Hong's army in Hulu City, north of Peicheng. If it is sent to aid Peicheng, it will not be the same as that of Manchong inside and outside.

If we attack from a flank, the situation of our army will be very bad."

Hulu is located in the upper reaches of Sishui River, more than 40 miles north of Peixian County, and belongs to Shanyang County.

Before Cao Cao captured Yuzhou, he left Cao Hong with four to five thousand troops stationed in Hulu City. On the one hand, he was on guard against Yuan Fang, and on the other hand, he also wanted to monitor Liu Bei nearby.

"Cao Hong's journey is quite a problem..." Yuan Fang frowned slightly and fell into deep thought.

He originally planned to scare Liu Bei away by surprise and capture Peixian County without any effort. Unexpectedly, Liu Bei escaped, but Man Chong appeared on the way and disrupted his plan.

As Zhang Liao said, if Cao Hong comes to help, Peixian will not be able to attack quickly.

Once Peixian cannot be captured in time and Cao Cao's army comes back for reinforcements, all previous plans will be completely in vain.

However, how can we defeat the city in a short time with only 2,000 troops and a large number of people guarding the city?

Yuan Fang stared at the enemy city with eagle eyes, his thoughts rolling like a tide, thinking about how to crack it.

Suddenly, a smile appeared on Yuan Fang's lips.

He already has an idea.

Yuan Fang did not attack the city, but only ordered his troops to leave the city five miles away and go to the stronghold. Yuan Fang ordered Zhang Liao to guard the camp, but he took more than a hundred horsemen to the countryside near Pei County late at night.

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South of Peixian County, Zhisang Township.

The gate of Ganjiazhuang was wide open. The bride who had just been sent away during the day was now sent back intact. Moreover, she was sent back by a group of Xuzhou soldiers.

Everyone in the village was shocked, and the owner of the village, Gan Hai, also hurried to the camp gate.

But when he saw his daughter, who was wearing a wedding dress, getting off the float safely and soundly, Gan Hai hurriedly stepped forward and asked why.

"Father, something big has happened. I'll change my clothes first and tell my father in detail later." Ganmei's expression was extremely solemn.

Gan Hai became more and more alarmed, so he had to be patient and wait for his daughter to change clothes and go to the lobby before he couldn't wait to ask what happened.

Ganmei told her father exactly how she was intercepted by Yuan Fang in the middle of the road, and how she was sent back by Yuan Fang's troops without any injuries.

Gan Hai was stunned when he heard this, and said in surprise: "Didn't Liu Shijun preach that Yuan Fang was a cruel person? Why did he send you back when he knew you were Liu Shijun's unmarried wife?"

What Gan Hai meant was that Yuan Fang robbed his own daughter and took it for himself, which was only reasonable.

"I was very surprised at first, but I saw that Yuan Fang was quite heroic, which seemed to be very different from what Liu Shijun preached. I think that was probably a rumor." Gan Mei sighed.

Gan Hai's thinking gradually changed.

While feeling emotional, Gan Hai couldn't help but look happy, nodded and said with a smile: "Yuan Fang came just in time. If he captured Pei County, you wouldn't have to marry Liu Bei, that eunuch, and our Gan family wouldn't have to look at his face.

Yes, this is a good thing."

Gan Mei's heart was shocked, and then she remembered that the matter in front of her was closely related to her.

When she thought of not having to marry Liu Bei, and not having to be a widow for the rest of her life, the big stone in Gan Mei's heart immediately fell to the ground, and a look of relief quietly appeared on her pretty face.

"So, Yuan Fang is still my benefactor..." A sense of gratitude gradually grew in the girl's heart.

When the father and daughter were discussing with each other with emotion, Zhuang Ding came to report in a hurry, saying that a group of people came from outside the village. The leader, who claimed to be Zhendong General Yuan Fang, came to visit the Gan family.

Yuan Fang, come in person!?

The Gan family's father and daughter changed their expressions in shock and looked at each other in surprise, as if they couldn't believe that Yuan Fang would come to the door in person.

"Could it be that Yuan Fang knew about the relationship between my Gan family and Liu Bei, so he led his troops to take revenge on us?" Gan Hai said in horror.

Ganmei frowned and said calmly: "Yuan Fang knew my identity when we were outside Peicheng earlier. If he really wanted to vent his anger on us, why would he send me home? Father, don't panic first, hurry up and take care of me."

Yuan Fang, please come in and act accordingly."

Gan Hai felt relieved and hurriedly came out of the village to greet him. But Gan Mei avoided the side hall.

At this time, Yuan Fang was stationed outside Magan's Village, waiting patiently.

Not long after, the gate of the village opened wide, and Gan Hai hurriedly stepped out of the gate, bowed his hands in greeting, and said he was meeting Zhendong Haijun.

Yuan Fang jumped down, helped Gan Hai up, and said with a smile: "Mr. Gan, please excuse me. Yuan visited late at night and disturbed Mr. and his family's rest. Please forgive me."

"How dare you? How dare you. It is truly an honor for our Gan family to have the general come here."

Gan Hai did not expect that Yuan Fang did not have that aloof, arrogant and domineering attitude, but was instead polite and approachable, which naturally flattered him.

Gan Hai didn't know that Yuan Fang's majesty came from within, rather than the majesty that was put on for show.

At that moment, Gan Hai welcomed Yuan Fang into the village and invited him into the lobby.

Yuan Fang is a bone-forging martial artist, and his perceptive ability is extremely strong. As soon as Fang entered the hall, he noticed that someone seemed to be secretly peeping in the side hall.

The eagle's eyes are like blades, sweeping towards the doors and windows like lightning.

In an instant, Yuan Fang searched through the slightly closed window and found a pair of eyes as bright as stars.

Although he could not see the person clearly, Yuan Fang immediately concluded from the slightly exposed skin, which was like jade and snow, that the person peeping at was the Ganmei he had met before.

Yuan Fang only smiled slightly and moved his eyes away.

The moment their eyes met, Ganmei was shocked. The young man's flashing eyes seemed to have some kind of invisible magic power that could penetrate her heart.

Ganmei quickly looked away and leaned against the door with her fragile body. There was a slight flush on her face, her chest was rising and falling, and her breathing became so hurried for some unknown reason.

"What's going on? I've seen a lot of the world at least, but why did I become panicked and uneasy just by looking at him..."

Ganmei tried her best to suppress her panic, and after a while, she calmed down.

When he moved to the main hall again, Yuan Fang's conversation with his father Gan Hai had shifted from politeness to the main topic.

"Yuan Mou heard that Mr. Gan is the most famous squire in Pei County, so I came here just to ask him for a favor and help me capture Peicheng." Yuan Fang said loudly.

Gan Hai was shocked and hurriedly laughed at himself: "The common people have no power to restrain a chicken. I really don't know how they can help the general?"

Yuan Fang smiled: "It's very simple. There are five hundred rural soldiers guarding Peicheng today. Since they are rural soldiers, they should all come from the local children of Pei County. Therefore, I would like to ask Mr. to come forward and invite the family members of these five hundred rural soldiers.

Come out and ask them to be guests in my camp and help me summon the garrison in the city to come out. In this way, the children of Peixian County will be saved from being killed."

This is Yuan Fang's plan to destroy the city.

Although Man Chong was capable of defending the city, it was a pity that the troops he led were not Cao Cao's regular troops, but local soldiers.

All Yuan Fang has to do is to invite the wives and children of these rural soldiers to the city, and if their fathers and husbands shout like this, there is no need to worry about the military morale of the rural soldiers in the city being shattered.

At that time, even if Man Chong had great talent but no soldiers, how could he defend the city?

Yuan Fangben also used strong tactics to forcefully send troops to capture the family members and take them to the city walls to force the defenders to surrender.

However, Yuan Fang came from an oppressed background and would not use brutal oppression on the people to force them to submit. Moreover, he had just entered Yanzhou and needed to win over people's hearts.

Therefore, Yuan Fang wanted to use Gan Hai's reputation to allow the family members of the defenders to take the initiative to recruit the defenders in the city.

"Well..." Gan Hai was hesitant and embarrassed.

If he comes forward to help Yuan Fang capture Peicheng, it will be tantamount to openly surrendering to Yuan Fang. If Yuan Fang is defeated and returns to Xuzhou, and Liu Bei comes back to fight for Peicheng, if he is afraid of him helping Yuan Fang and retaliates against his Gan family, wouldn't the Gan family be powerful?

Disaster is coming.

In the side hall, Gan Mei's thoughts were racing, weighing the pros and cons.

Seeing her father's hesitation, she became more and more anxious. She secretly gritted her teeth and immediately pushed the door open and said with a smile: "General Yuan is kind to the daughter of the people. How can my father not help with such a trivial matter?"
Chapter completed!