Two days later, the information was sent back in detail, and the Xuzhou army was indeed dispatched.

In the name of the provincial governor, Tao Qian ordered Zang Ba, who was stationed in Kaiyang, to lead his headquarters to go north to Qingzhou to rescue Kong Rong.

In addition to Zang Ba's troops, Tao Qian also presented Liu Bei with 5,000 troops and horses, and ordered him to assist Zang Ba to fight against Yuan Fang together.

The 20,000 army set out from the Langya Kingdom, the northernmost part of Xuzhou, and rushed towards the Beihai Kingdom in a mighty manner.

The information brought by Mihuan is indeed correct.

After carefully circulating information, Yuan Fang immediately summoned the two generals Yan Liang and Zhu Ling to discuss solutions.

"Tao Qian actually dispatched an army of 20,000?" Zhu Ling gasped when he saw the numbers in the information.

In order to avoid the loss of his lips and teeth, Tao Qian sent troops to rescue Kong Rong, which was expected, but Zhu Ling did not expect that Tao Qian would do such a big deal and dispatch 20,000 troops.

It should be noted that Yuan Fang currently has only 9,000 troops in Beihai Kingdom. In addition to leaving thousands of troops to surround Duchang, the maximum number of troops that can be used to block the Xuzhou army is no more than 5,000.

Five thousand soldiers who fought for a long time against 20,000 new forces were obviously a battle of disparity in strength.

"Young Master, the enemy is too powerful and coming in a fierce manner. The last general thinks whether it should avoid the edge for the time being?" Zhu Ling said worriedly.

His implication was that he wanted to persuade Yuan Fang to temporarily withdraw the siege of Duchang, first retreat to defend Qi State, first defend several counties of Xinde Qingzhou, and then go eastward.

Yuan Fang looked solemn and said resolutely: "The battle has reached this point, and there is no possibility of retreating. Even if I fight for my life, I must take Duchang."

Yuan Fang's tone was extremely decisive and there was no doubt at all.

Time is tight, and he can't stand it.

With only a year of less than three months left, Yuan Fang knew very well that at that time, no matter who wins and loses in his martial arts competition with Yuan Xi, Yuan Shao would definitely recall him from Qingzhou.

Because Yuan Shao had a deep prejudice against him, he would never allow him, an illegitimate son, to have troops outside.

Therefore, Yuan Fang must take over the entire Qingzhou before the deadline. Only in this way can he have the strength to resist Yuan Shao's fate.

If they retreated now, Xuzhou's army entered the Beihai and joined forces with Kong Rong, and their momentum revived. Even if they did not come to attack Yuan Fang, it would be difficult for Yuan Fang to conquer Beihai Kingdom again.

If Yuan Fang did not capture the Beihai Kingdom and could not defeat the entire Qingzhou, he would not have the strength to resist Yuan Shao's order.

In this battle, even if the enemy is strong and we are weak, we can only fight to the death.

Seeing Yuan Fang being so determined, Zhu Ling no longer hesitated, so he said with a sigh: "Young Master has made up his mind. What else can I say to you? You are going to fight. At worst, we will bet on a life-threatening battle."

Yan Liang also slapped the table and shouted roughly: "Young Master, just give orders, the wind and fire, I, Yan Liang, swear to follow you to the death."

The two generals showed their loyalty, Yuan Fang was very pleased, and his passion gradually boiled.

However, while being generous, a strange look appeared on the corner of his mouth and said with a smile: "Your lives and I are still left to do a bigger career. How can we easily hand it over to Tao Qian like this? Don't worry, I have my own way to defeat the enemy."

Yuan Fang's words exuded a strong sense of confidence, as if he had been confident.

The two generals who were originally going to die were surprised and could not guess what Yuan Fang could do.

The disparity in troops is too great, so it is good to be able to defend it. You have to defeat the enemy. Isn’t this too confident?

The two generals were suspicious, but they did not dare to ask too much, and just followed the order.

At that time, Yuan Jian ordered Zhu Ling to lead 4,000 troops to continue to besiege Duchang City, while Yuan Fang and Yan Liang led 4,000 infantry and cavalry south to Gaomi, met with Guo Huai's troops, gathered 5,000 elite troops to resist the attack of the Xuzhou army.

The order was passed down, and the generals went to prepare and set out early tomorrow morning.

At night, Yuan Fang packed his things in the tent and prepared to go south to Gaomi tomorrow.

A personal army outside the tent came to report that it was Miss Mi who was looking for a meeting outside.

"Tell her to come in." Yuan Fang said casually, still wiping the skull-breaking stick in his hand without raising his head.

The sound of light footsteps sounded, and Mihuan walked into the tent, still giving a calm and calm greeting.

Yuan Fang looked up at her and said, Mihuan changed into a dark red dress today, which made her look particularly bright under the reflection of the candlelight.

"Miss Mi is here so late, maybe she saw me off." Yuan Fang signaled to show her seat.

Mi Huan knelt down and whispered: "I am indeed here to see off the young master, but looking at his son, I seem to be very confident in this battle."

"What, does Miss Mi want to see me panic and even want to see me lose?" Yuan Fang asked back.

Mi Huan was stunned, and hurriedly smiled slightly, denying it.

Putting down the skull-breaking stick, Yuan Fang changed his tone: "Miss Mi is from Xuzhou and should know much about the situation in Xuzhou. If you are willing, you might as well tell me about Zang Ba's background."

Only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you be invincible. Yuan Fang wanted to learn more about his opponent from Mi Huan.

Mi Huan did not hide it, and he told everything she knew about Zang Ba.

It turned out that Zang Ba saved his father because of robbing prison and fled to Mount Tai to become a bandit. Later, he recruited Tao Qian and helped Tao Qian, an outsider to pacify the Yellow Turbans in Xuzhou.

Zang Ba was named the cavalry commander for his merits and stationed troops in Kaiyang, Langya, and gathered Sun Guan, Wu Dun and other Taishan bandits, gradually becoming a force, occupying most of the Langya Kingdom.

After hearing what Mi Huan said, Yuan Fang thought something and touched his chin and said, "According to what you said, Tao Qian originally wanted to use Zang Ba to deal with the Yellow Turban Army, but he didn't want Zang Ba to gradually become a big and unhappy force. So, does Tao Qian mean to send Zang Ba to Beihai this time, and does he take the opportunity to weaken Zang Ba?"

As soon as this said, Mi Huan's expression changed slightly, and a trace of surprise flashed in his bright eyes.

Mi Huan's change in an instant could not escape Yuan Fang's eyes, he immediately knew that he had guessed it right.

"The young master's analytical ability is really admirable. Yes, according to the suspicion from my Mi family in the prefecture, the Taozhou Mu sent Zang Ba to send troops this time, one was to rescue Kong Rong, and the other was to take the opportunity to weaken Zang Ba."

Mi Huanzhi could not hide it from Yuan Fang's eyes, so he had to admit Yuan Fang's guess.

Yuan Fang sneered: "Miss Mi, it seems that you are still hiding something."

"It's not just that Huan conceals it, you haven't asked about it before." Mi Huan chuckled and argued, a hint of cunning flashed in his eyes.

"Haha, right, I have never asked." Yuan Fang was not angry at all, but laughed.

Looking at the young man Lang who smiled cheerfully and confidently in front of him, he did not see any concern about a strong enemy being imminent. Such courage made Mi Huan more and more curious about the young man.

Unable to help, Mi Huan said: "Although the Taozhou Mu was determined to weaken Zang Ba, Zang Ba was very good at martial arts and had some ability to use troops. He was well-armed and well-armed by 15,000 men and women under his command, all of whom dared to fight. I advise the young master not to be too confident."

Mi Huan knew that Yuan Fang was in short supply and that his soldiers were exhausted after a long battle, so he judged that Yuan Fang was unable to be Zang Ba's opponent.

The laughter stopped, but Yuan Fang asked back: "Since Miss Mi is so unconfident in me, Yuan Fang, I wonder if Miss dares to make a bet with me?"

bet?

"What bet?" Mi Huan's eyebrows were narrowed, and his face showed curiosity.

Yuan Fang stood up, pointed at the south side and shouted: "Just bet on whether I can defeat Zang Ba within seven days. If I fail to do it, I will be exempted from all the business under my jurisdiction in the future."

Mi Huan was shocked, but he didn't expect that Yuan Fang would dare to make such crazy words.

"Zang Ba and Liu Bei have 20,000 troops. With his current military strength, it is a problem whether he can defend Gaomi, but he actually made a wild statement that he would defeat Zang Ba within seven days, which is really too arrogant..."

Mi Huan felt a little dissatisfied and asked, "Young Master is so proud. What if you win, what do you want to get from my Mi family?"

"It's very simple. I want to share the information that your Mi family has obtained from all over the world." Yuan Fang said simply.

As the saying goes, knowing oneself and knowing one's enemy, one will never be defeated in a hundred battles. Conquering the world depends not only on head-on confrontation, but also on the acquisition of intelligence.

Just like in the Battle of Guandu in history, Cao Cao obtained information from Xu You that Yuan Shao had stored food in Wuchao, and he had the opportunity to burn Wuchao and defeat Yuan Shao.

Yuan Fang is familiar with history and is well aware of the importance of intelligence reconnaissance.

The Mi family is a wealthy country with businesses all over the world. Every day, countless caravans set out from the East China Sea, and countless caravans returned.

These returned caravans not only brought about a load of wealth, but also information from all over the world.

It can be said that the Mi family’s huge business network is a huge intelligence system that spreads all over the world.

If Yuan Fang could get the information shared by the Mi family, he would be able to understand the enemy situation more accurately and predict the enemy from the initiative.

Mi Huan was so smart that he immediately understood Yuan Fang’s intention, and he couldn’t help but ponder and weigh the pros and cons.

"Although he has extraordinary talents, he is probably too crazy to defeat Zang Ba within seven days. I have a big chance of winning this bet. Qing Xu is the foundation of my Mi family's business. If he can be exempted from taxes in Qingzhou, the tax money he saves every year will be more than tens of millions. Well, this bet is really tempting to my Mi family..."
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