In response to the encirclement net built by Yuan Shao, Wang Yu's defensive strategy was to defend the two major rivers flowing through the Qinghe River - Qinghe and Luoshuihe, which could effectively block the offensive of the Jizhou coalition forces.

Qingyuan is located on the bank of Qinghe River, in the north of Yangping County, and is located in the south of Guangzong City in the south of Anping County, facing each other from Qinghe River to the south, guarding the intersection of the four counties, and its geographical location is very important.

Liu Bei had few soldiers and was also untrained mobs. As the guardian of the northern defense line, it really couldn't make people feel at ease. In fact, before Gongsun Zan withdrew his troops, he left a cavalry in Guangzong as a response.

According to the deployment at that time, even if Yuan Shao's main force came over, Qingyuan and Guangzong's two armies could fight and retreat and would not be overwhelmed in an instant.

Unfortunately, Gongsun Zan and Tian Kai left one after another, causing the northern line to be empty, and only Liu Bei was alone, so he obviously could not take on the heavy responsibility of resisting the main force of Jizhou.

Of course, Wang Yu didn't expect much. As long as Liu Bei could put some pressure on Guantao, he would achieve his goal. Even if Gao Lan could not be restrained, it would be nothing. At most, Cao Cao would become stronger and more difficult to solve, and would not cause a fatal threat.

Knowing Liu Bei's ambitions well, Wang Yu dared not expect the other party to really fight for him. As long as Yuan Shao came to kill him, Liu Bei would be satisfied.

As a result, Liu Bei completed the first half of the task well, and in the form of continuous small-scale attacks, he put a certain amount of military pressure on Guantao City and firmly restrained Gao Lan.

The perfect beginning, but the ending was very bad. Not only did he lose the battle, but he was also surrounded and could not even run away.

Wang Yu insisted on coming to rescue him, but did not express his opinion on Liu Bei's behavior. Generals such as Taishi Ci were very dissatisfied with Liu Bei, and Liu Bei himself was not very happy either.

"Brother, it's too windy on the city wall, so it's better not to stand for too long." Guan Yu reminded him with concern.

Liu Bei shook his head, did not answer, and was silent for a while, then sighed and asked, "Yun Chang. Do you think, this time, Brother Yu really did something wrong?"

"Uh," Guan Yu was slightly stunned. This question was difficult to answer. He said it was too hurtful. He was a little tactful, but it went against his style of conduct. After he hesitated for a moment, he replied: "Brother is worried about national affairs and has a polite heart, and he is a little worried. But there is nothing wrong with it..."

"Haha, have you been too hurrying?" Looking at the brother's face that was flushed, the bitterness on Liu Bei's face became even stronger.

My second brother is not a clever person. Although he is speaking quite tactfully with his style, his intentions are obvious. He is indeed too anxious this time.

But, how can I do it without rushing?

I am now in my thirties. But I can’t even start my career. After wandering for so many years, I finally got an opportunity. How can I not cherish it if I got a foothold?

Wang Yu can retreat, and Gongsun Zan can retreat. These two people have their own foundations. As long as they keep the foundation, what can they even throw all the land they have seized back? There is always a chance to make a comeback.

But what about me? The half-county land in Beiqinghe was fought to the death and finally managed to conquer it. The business time was not long, but through the policy of granting land to the people, most of the people in this half-county land had been obtained. In the case of heavy losses of local forces, it would be quite beneficial to future rule.

Although the people have obtained the hearts of the people, the food harvested in the autumn has been taken into the hands of the people, and their own supplies have been taken from the local tyrants. The hearts of the people have not yet been transformed into actual benefits, so I will give up now. When Yuan Shao's army arrives, he plunders among the people. Wouldn't his previous actions be married to others?

Following this idea, Liu Bei was reluctant to retreat, thinking that even if he retreated, he would have to take the people away and give some benefits. But who would have thought that Cao Ren came out halfway and smashed his plan to pieces, and at the same time, he also stung his heart.

He is unwilling to give up!

Now, he had to accept the military advancement by his brother, and Liu Bei felt more and more depressed.

Comforting people is not Guan Yu's strength. When Liu Bei's face calmed down slightly, he suggested: "Brother, the army has been defeated and its morale is not strong. Gao Lan and Cao Ren have many troops and Yuan Shao's army is also coming. Why not break through as soon as possible! General Wang's letter clearly stated that it is better to have many enemies and fewer enemies. In the place of decisive battle, it is better to lengthen the front line as much as possible. This Qingyuan is really not suitable."

"Break through?" Liu Bei's eyes narrowed, and his expression became more and more gloomy.

There were 20,000 troops outside the city, and only more than 3,000 remaining soldiers were left in the city. The military strategy said: 10 will surround them and 5 will attack them. With a nearly ten-fold gap in force, the Jizhou coalition forces are enough to fight an encirclement and annihilation battle. How easy is it to break through?

With the courage of the two brothers, they can indeed fight for a bloody path and escape from birth, but after escaping, how many people will be left in the last three thousand teams? If all the losses are all gone, will we have to start over again?

Of course Liu Bei didn't want to.

"Not appropriate. If our army is in the city, when reinforcements arrive, there is still an opportunity to cooperate inside and outside. If we break through rashly, will it give the enemy a chance to defeat each other? I have made such a mistake before, so how can I repeat it? Even if I really want to break through, I have to wait for General Wang's instructions. If he thinks that Qingyuan is really not suitable for a battlefield, he will send me the orders, and it will not be too late to break through again at that time."

Liu Bei said earnestly: "Because the enemy is large and we are few, every army and every soldier is very important. We must try our best to play their role. This is the way to generals."

"...Brother said." Guan Yu looked around the city and saw a continuous military camp. He could not see the end. He could not suppress his worries and said, "However, Cao's army was siegeing the city was tight, and Wang Junhou had a letter, and he might not have come in. It would be better to let someone break through the siege and go south, look for Junhou, and tell Qingyuan's battle situation. What do you think?"

"This..." Liu Bei hesitated for a moment, and Zhang Fei patted his chest and shouted: "Why use a knives to kill chickens? The two brothers just keep the city. Let me leave this matter."

Both brothers expressed their attitude, and if they didn't follow suit, it would be a bit unreasonable. Liu Bei nodded in good spirits and said, "Okay, defending the city is also a big deal. I can't do without Yun Chang, so I'll take this trip with Yide, Xianhe..."

"Jian Yong is here." A elegant scholar turned behind him, and it was Liu Bei's young master Jian Yong.

Liu Bei's voice was slow and meaningful: "My third brother is not good at speaking. Please write a letter to explain the situation before and after. What is the movement of General Wang?"

"Affect the order." Jian Yong's eyes touched Liu Bei gently, and immediately understood. He turned around and greeted Zhang Fei: "Three Generals, please."

Zhang Fei touched the back of his head and laughed: "Hehe, it's still my brother who knows me. Pengju is so meticulous. After meeting him, he might really ask questions carefully. If he can't answer, it will be a mistake. With Xian and help, it would be better."

Liu Bei reminded Zhang Fei a few more words, and then discussed defense with Guan Yu. Jian Yong was still very relieved. He was most afraid that Wang Yu couldn't understand his hints. However, Wang Yuxiang had the ability to grasp the psychology, so he should not miss that meaning, right?

Jian Yongwen is good. The situation in Qingyuan is not complicated, so the letter was written quickly. Zhang Fei was even more straightforward, wearing armor and holding a spear. He took another package and filled it with dry food for three days. When it was getting late and the sun was dusk, he rode his horse out of the city.

No matter how close the siege was, there was still room for a gap. Moreover, Cao Ren had only 20,000 soldiers and horses in total, and he was still divided into three parties. If he left many doors, it would be impossible for him to show no flaws at all.

Zhang Fei's breakout route has been observed for a long time, and it is the connection between Lu Kuang's army and Cao Ren's army. The defense here is quite weak, and with Zhang Fei's courage, he is naturally unstoppable.

"Why are you panicking?" The main general Cao Ren was quickly alarmed. When the incident happened suddenly, he acted calmly. He didn't even put down the book in his hand, but he was very sensible.

"Report to General, someone breaks through the city!"

"Oh?" Cao Ren raised his eyebrows slightly and asked again: "How many soldiers are there?"

"There is only one man and one horse, but it is unstoppable. This man used a spear with eight spears, and there was no general under his command. Now he has broken through three camps in a row and killed many famous generals!"

"Hmph! Is Zhang Yide? Liu Xuande is just a man, but he has good generals under his command..." Cao Ren snorted coldly, and the soldiers did not get angry: "It's too late, how can you know if you're firing a shot and let him go. Let the soldiers of all units not go to war without authorization, guard the camp, and if there are enemies approaching, just use bows and crossbows to kill and damage them."

"Here!"

...

Wang Yu didn't know what happened in Qingyuan City, nor did he care about it. He and the civil and military officials in Qingzhou were worried about another personal guard. Compared to Qingyuan, this information was much more important.

"This is the leader Pei of Luze..."

The news of Zhang Yan's defeat was first heard through Tian Feng's intelligence network. The Julu Tian family has some reputation in the local area. In the midst of chaos, it is not difficult to find out what news is.

Although Yuan Shao is more powerful, Wang Yu's deeds have many achievements in winning with less. For the close-knit family in Jizhou, there is no way out; but for the marginalized Tian family, betting on two sides is the wisest choice.

Of course, even without the help of the Tian family, Wang Yu did not have any channels to understand the battle situation in Julu and Guangping. In fact, Zhang Yan's messenger and the Tian family basically arrived.

To Qingzhou civil and military officials, Zhang Yan's envoy was an unknown person, but to Wang Yu, the visitor was not unfamiliar. This person was just a supporting figure in the Romance of the Romance, and he had no ability, but his name was familiar - Pei Yuanshao.

The civil and military officials are more concerned about the news brought by Pei Yuanshao, but Wang Yu is a little interested in him. This person is a Yellow Turban, and he seems to be having sex with Zhou Cang. If he comes, will Zhou Cang still be far away?

Zhou Cang is not an amazing person either, but Wang Yu is very interested because Zhou Cang's water army has a high attribute. Now Qingzhou is short of water army generals.

Wang Yu in his previous life wondered that Zhou Cang was obviously from Guanxi and was a bandit, so where did he get his navy attribute? After listening to Pei Yuanshao's self-introduction, he realized that this guy had also been a water bandit.

What is even happier is that when Pei Yuanshao said that his reputation in the Yellow Turban Army had a great influence on these two people. He basically waved his hand, and the other party accepted his head and bowed.

This discovery made Wang Yu particularly pleased.

Although the process of recruiting famous generals is very interesting, who doesn’t like the shaking of the tiger body and the overwhelming spirit of the king and domineering spirit, and then easily solve the problem?

Wang Yu was thinking about everything, but the tent was already in full swing. The generals asked about the details in a verbal way, but they were puzzled. OK, why did Zhang Yan suddenly be destroyed?

"It's the Huns!" Pei Yuanshao gave the answer with a sad and angry look on his face.

"Huns?" Everyone was filled with a stern heart. Wang Yu's chaotic thoughts gathered again.

"On the same day, Yuan Fu and I picked up Zhang Feiyan into the ze. Yuan Shao did not do anything, so we sent Ju Su's son into the ze..." Pei Yuanshao said the matter of Ju Hu's mission as a whole, "There are many cavalry in the Huns. When they come, the previous guerrilla tactics cannot be used. Feiyan was hesitant at the time, and Yuan Fu had a good idea..."

Zhou Cang proposed the method on the same day to divide the troops and remove the drought and preserve the essence. He asked the large group of people to escort the baggage back to Taihang Mountain, leaving some elite troops to join forces with the water thieves in Daluze. After Yuan Shao relaxed his vigilance, he stabbed the knife unexpectedly. This tactic coincided with Zhang Yan's usual style. Zhang Yan patted the board on the spot.

"This plan is very good. Taking advantage of Yuan Shao's rush to advance eastward and attack him directly, he will definitely achieve considerable results." Tian Feng nodded repeatedly, agreeing.

The strength of the Black Mountain Army is not in the battlefield fighting. After the advantage of maneuver power is offset, there is no threat. Zhou Cang looked for another method. He planned to use his familiarity with the terrain to give full play to his advantages in seclusion, and to match the principles of playing to his strengths and avoiding his weaknesses in the military strategy. This is a clever plan.

He brushed his long beard and said in confusion: "How could this strategy lead to great defeat? Could it be that Zhang Ping accidentally fell into the trap of seducing the enemy?"

"It's Yuan Shao's dog thief!" Pei Yuanshao shook his head and said gritting his teeth: "He sent an envoy to say that if the Heishan army could not linger, he would lead the Huns into the country, and as a result, he used a treacherous plan! The Huns had come long ago, and they had arrived before he sent an envoy, and they were ambushed on the way back of the Heishan army!"

"Hiss!" Everyone gasped.

Yuan Shao is really crazy. The most realistic problem with colluding with the Huns is that these people are beasts, and wherever they pass, they are much more miserable than suffering from military disasters! After a series of failures, Yuan Shao's remaining territory is no longer large. If he is ravaged by these beasts, how will he live next year?

This is really going to be a big deal!

Pei Yuanshao did not need to explain the subsequent process. Some elite troops were drawn out and encountered a large number of cavalry raids during the march. A crushing defeat was inevitable.

Taishici clenched his fists and shouted, "Captain Pei, please feel sorry for this revenge, sooner or later we will avenge you! Beating Yuan Shao is to support the national affairs, and beating the Huns is the unshirkable responsibility of every Central Plains man. This is the great righteousness of the country!"

"Yes!" Pei Yuanshao's eyes were red, his face was full of anger, but his eyes were filled with gratitude.

"Captain Pei, how many Huns have come?" Jia Xu was much calmer than Taishici. The first thing he focused on was a relatively practical issue.

"Many!" Pei Yuanshao gave a very vague answer. Seeing Jia Xu frowned, he shook his hand and added: "The intelligence was brought back by the defeated soldiers. They were all frightened. They only knew that the people who came were aliens and many cavalrymen came from all directions. Everyone was dispersed before they could resist..."

Pei Yuanshao's eloquence is pretty good, maybe this is the reason why he was sent to serve as an envoy. Through his retelling, the tragic war, or massacre, was presented to the generals of Qingzhou in full.

The Black Mountain Army was defeated miserably. The Xiongnu Shanyu Huchuquan led the team himself, and thousands of cavalry were ambushing near Fangzi City. The Black Mountain Army was originally preparing to stay and rest nearby, but as soon as they were exhausted and ready to camp, the Xiongnu appeared.

Zhang Yan was not there, and the Black Mountain Army, which was raided, could not organize its resistance at all. They collapsed in an instant. Only a few lucky ones escaped from the sky. The rest were either killed or captured. The Huns did not just kill, because they did not know how to produce, so they had to capture the Han people as slaves.

In short, the Black Mountain Army, which was escorting the baggage, was basically destroyed, and the Black Mountain Army suffered a major blow.

Although he did not meet him in person, Pei Yuanshao burst into tears when he was excited. No one of his relatives and subordinates should be among them. However, he empathized with the difficulties that the Yellow Turban Army had experienced over the years.

Seeing that he was emotional and could not express any useful information, Wang Yu ordered someone to send him down to rest and wait for the discussion in the future.

"June," when you walked to the tent, Pei Yuanshao suddenly turned around, looked at Wang Yu straight, and asked, "Is this battle still going to fight?" It was just a simple question, but the desire for a long time was beyond words.

When everyone heard this, they were silent. Even the most radical Taishi Ci frowned and refused to answer.

The situation is getting worse and worse.

One goes up and the other goes down!

Yuan Shao had more friendly troops, and they were very powerful. Huchuquan came in person, so were there fewer Huns? On his own side, Liu Bei and then Zhang Yan. Both friendly troops basically lost their combat effectiveness.

After receiving the battle report from Fangzicheng, Zhang Yan had already led his army back to the rescue, trying to regain his captured brother from the Huns. Zhou Cang was a water thief, and his troops could fight were only a few hundred.

Zhang Yan used his steps against the cavalry, and after facing the Huns, his chances of winning were quite slim. Even if he could win, he could not kill many Huns. The grassland aliens were the best at guerrilla warfare. Relying on the power of the cavalry, they fought as much as they wanted, and left as they wanted, and no one could keep them.

"Oh!" Tian Kai sighed heavily and kept muttering: "If my lord is here, if my lord is here..."

The one who restrained the grassland cavalry the most was the Youzhou Army of Gongsun Zan. If Gongsun Zan was still there, how could the Huns dare to be arrogant even if they had tens of thousands of cavalry?

When it comes to hatred and vigilance towards foreign races, Tian Kai, who was born in the Youzhou Army, should be second only to Wang Yu.

"Captain Pei doesn't need to worry too much. Indeed, it's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge," Wang Yu stood up and said loudly: "But I am not a gentleman. I admire the fact that revenge is not overnight! As long as the Huns dare to come, they will make no return!"
Chapter completed!