Yuan Shao captured the empty Yixian County but got nothing, and his anger towards Long Fei increased. He sent a large number of scouts to search carefully around Yixian County, but there was no news at all. According to Tian Feng's estimation, Long Fei was the most likely
After entering Bingzhou, Yuan Shao was furious and immediately ordered an attack on Bingzhou to completely eradicate Zhang Yan.
When the news spread to Bingzhou, Zhang Yan couldn't sit still. He had no intention of becoming an enemy of Yuan Shao. He had been prepared to surrender a long time ago, but when the matter came, Zhang Yan regretted it. Considering Yuan Shao's family affairs, he must have surrendered.
He looked down upon him, but where would he go if he didn't surrender? Long Fei saw Zhang Yan's thoughts and said with a smile: "The fourth and third princes of Yuan Shao, all of them are former officials of the Yuan family, and all of them are from well-off families.
He doesn't even look down on me as a dignified general of the imperial court. If Marshal Zhang goes there, there will definitely be no good results."
"Yes, General Long is right!" Guan Jing nodded: "The world's elites look down on us low-class people. Jizhou Ju Yi is brave and resourceful, and can be called a general. But when he came to Yuan Shao, he was ostracized everywhere.
It’s so sad that we don’t even have a general!”
Zhang Yan didn't speak for a long time, looking at the ground, not knowing what he was thinking. Long Fei said: "But having said that, Hebei will belong to Yuan Shao sooner or later. Even if Marshal Zhang doesn't surrender, there is no way out. In my opinion, even if he surrenders,
We need to fight Yuan Shao in a battle to let him know how powerful the Black Mountain Army is. If he surrenders then, he can also consolidate his position."
"Oh? What can you do?" Zhang Yan raised her head.
Long Fei stood up: "Now that Yuan Shao's army is stranded in Youzhou, there will be a gap in Jizhou. As long as Marshal Zhang sends a large army to raid Youzhou, Yuan Shao will divide his troops to rescue him. Bingzhou and Jizhou are blocked by the Taihang Mountains, and the roads in between are complicated. The Black Mountain Army is the best at it.
The only thing is to climb the mountain, and any place is an attack point. The general can divide the Black Mountain Army into ten groups, Yuan Shao rescues one group, and the other nine groups go deep into Jizhou and Youzhou to plunder. In this way, Yuan Shao focuses on one and misses the other. He is exhausted and has nothing to think about anymore.
To merge the states?"
"Good plan!" Guan Jing congratulated him with high fives.
Zhang Yan shook her head: "Although our Black Mountain Army is said to be 200,000 strong, there are actually less than 80,000 capable of fighting. Now Lu Kuang controls Huguan, Lu Xiang occupies Maocheng, and Yuan Shao is right in front of us. It is not easy to cross the Taihang Mountains."
"It all depends on people! If Marshal Zhang can trust me, I am willing to lead my troops to Hu Pass and capture Hu Pass for Marshal Zhang. How about that?" Long Fei looked sincere.
Zhang Yan smiled: "Huguan is close to Hanoi, doesn't General Long want to run away?"
"If the commander-in-chief doesn't believe what he said, how about I be willing to lead the commander-in-chief's troops?"
Zhang Yan sneered again: "I have sent out all my troops, leaving only your 20,000 troops stationed outside the city. I can't sleep well at night."
"Then what do you think we should do?"
Zhang Yan thought for a while: "Huguan is far away from Yuan Shao, and Lu Kuang doesn't have many troops. I can send people to deal with it. Maocheng is the main way into Jizhou. If we capture Maocheng, we can attack Xindu to the north.
If Nanke attacks Yecheng, Yuan Shao will definitely rescue him! If General Long is really serious, how about he help me capture Maocheng?"
Maocheng is located between Zhao State and Wei County. In terms of route, the road to Maocheng is also between Huguan and Jinyang. Zhang Yan did this to completely tie Long Fei to his chariot and concentrate on it.
Help him attack Yuan Shao. If Long Fei agrees, then don't even think about running away. There are people from the north and south watching. Zhang Yan looked at Long Fei after finishing speaking, waiting for Long Fei's answer. He guessed in his heart that if Long Fei agreed
Happy, there must be fraud in it. If Long Fei is in trouble, it means that he can take advantage of him.
Long Fei pondered for a long time, with a worried look on his face. Zhang Yan was delighted: "What? General Long seems unwilling. Could it be that he is attacking Hu Pass, but actually wants to run away with his own men?"
Long Fei sighed: "Since Marshal Zhang said so, okay! I agree. I am willing to lead my troops to attack Maocheng. As long as Maocheng is captured, how about Marshal Zhang lend me a way?"
"Okay! It's a deal!"
Yuan Shao cleaned up everything in Youzhou and appointed his second son Yuan Xi as the governor of Youzhou and stayed in Youzhou. Then he led the army from Yi County over the Great Wall and headed to Bingzhou. As soon as they arrived in Yanmen, Jizhou sent urgent
The report has been placed on Yuan Shao's desk. Zhang Yan followed Long Fei's plan and divided his forces to fight against Yuan Shao. In addition to taking precautions on the front lines of Baima and Shouyang, he also sent Qing Niujiao and Huang Long to lead an army of 30,000 to attack Hu.
Pass, and sent dozens of people from various Xiaoqu commanders into the Taihang Mountains, preparing to cross the mountains to harass Jizhou. What made Yuan Shaoke most angry was Long Fei. Long Fei actually joined forces with Zhang Yan to attack Maocheng on Zhang Yan's behalf.
"What should we do? What's the strategy to defeat the enemy?" Yuan Shao looked at his advisers.
"Zhang Yan's move is extremely vicious. He will bully our army in the north and not be able to return for reinforcements. If we attack blindly, he will take the opportunity to occupy Jizhou. If our army returns for reinforcements, there will be so many traitors that our army will be exhausted!" Tian Feng said the essence of it!
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Yuan Shao thought this was all nonsense: "I know this, but I'm asking you what are your strategies to defeat the enemy?"
Jushu said: "Two generals can be sent to lead the cavalry to patrol the Taihang Mountains. The army must not miss this opportunity. If we return to reinforce Zhang Yan's plan, it will happen!"
"Who wants to go?" Yuan Shao glanced at Ju Yi, meaning that he wanted Ju Yi to go. Although he didn't like Ju Yi, Ju Yi had tens of thousands of troops under his command, and they were all people who were accustomed to fighting. Only Ju Yi
He was relieved after Yi left. Ju Yi still sat there and didn't move. Wen Chou couldn't wait to take advantage of it: "Master, I would like to go to a certain house!"
Yuan Shao sighed: "You are acting recklessly, and you are no match for Long Fei!" He glanced at Ju Yi again. When Shen Pei saw it, he quickly said: "I suggest that General Ju Yi go to intercept it!"
Ju Yi shook his head: "My troops and horses are all on foot. The Taihang Mountains run through the two states of Youji. It is difficult to cope with it on foot alone. It is best to send cavalry."
Yuan Shao's face already showed murderous intent. Seeing that the situation was not good, Jushu coughed lightly and said: "General Zhang He is steady, my lord, why don't you send General Zhang there!"
"The last general is willing to go!" Although Zhang He was one of the four pillars of Hebei Province, he was not taken seriously by Yuan Shao. Zhang He and Gao Lan were at the beginning of the Yellow Turban Rebellion in Jizhou. They joined the army to repay the country and destroyed the Yellow Turbans. Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou, appointed them as
Army Sima. Later, Yuan Shao drove Han Fu away, and the two of them followed Yuan Shao. Both of them relied on their military exploits to reach their current position from a small soldier. Just because they did not have a prominent family background, they were the boss of Yuan Shao Group.
They were ignored. During the battle, Zhang He and Gao Lan were mostly placed on the edge of the battlefield. During the siege, they were in charge of the first formation and the army was resting, while Zhang He and Gao Lan had to escort the grain and grass. It can be said that these two people were working like cattle and horses.
You have to live and be laughed at.
Gao Lan also hurriedly said: "The last general is willing to go with General Zhang He to ensure that Jizhou has no worries!"
Yuan Shao looked at it and felt helpless. Ju Yi didn't want to go, and Yan Liang and Wen Chou couldn't bear to let them go, so they could only choose the remaining ones. He waved Zhang He away and Gao Lan went out. Ju Shou shook his head slightly and hurriedly chased him out of the tent.
, said a lot of flattering words to the two men, and then watched the two men leading the troops out of the camp.
Long Fei walked and joked with Guo Jia all the way. Although Huguan is close to the Central Plains, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Lu Kuang has five thousand soldiers and horses stationed there, and they may not be able to capture it with 20,000 people. But Maocheng is different.
Maocheng is empty on all sides, with only one mountain road guarding it. It is easy to reach it. Long Fei is not willing to really sacrifice his life for Zhang Yan. As long as Lu Xiang does not stop him from returning south, he will not really go up and fight for his life.
"Report...! Lord, the mountain road ahead has been blocked. The brothers are cleaning it up. It won't be clean for a while. General Chen Dao said that we have to camp here tonight!"
Long Fei chuckled: "Isn't this Lu Xiang stupid? He actually used this trick to tell Chen Dao that we will camp here tonight!"
This trip to Hebei was pretty good. Although there were surprises, there was no danger. Not to mention that he got an army of 20,000 for no reason. What made Long Fei the most happy was Zhen Jiang and Zhen Mi on the army carriage. Looking at the stars in the sky
, Long Fei was so happy that he couldn't sleep. It wasn't until late at night that he fell into a deep sleep. Suddenly someone poked him lightly, and Long Fei sat up with a start.
Chen Dao nodded to Long Fei. The two took out the tent and headed towards the back of the army. When they came to a hidden big tree, the two squatted down. Chen Dao pointed to two points of light on the cliff opposite. Although
It was small and hidden, but Long Fei could still see it clearly. He turned to Chen Dao and said, "Are you sure?"
Chen Dao nodded: "Follow us all the way, starting from Jinyang, and we have to report to Jinyang every day!"
"How many are there?"
"More than a dozen of them are all good players! We can leave the Taihang Mountains tomorrow. Do you want to kill them today?"
Long Fei shook his head: "No, let him tell Zhang Yan and see what will happen to Zhang Yan? There are only a dozen of them and they won't pose any threat to us!"
Chen Dao smiled: "That's true, but their way of communicating is very strange, they actually use birds!"
"Bird? That's interesting, why didn't I think of that!" Long Fei suddenly thought of pigeons. If he had this thing, he would be able to communicate much faster than a horse in the future. When fighting, one is resources and the other is information. Lying on Chen Dao'er's side
After saying a few words, the two turned around and came back.
At dawn the next day, Xian Yufu and others finally cleared away the trees and stones blocking the road. Standing on a high place, you could vaguely see the outline of Maocheng. Long Fei got on his horse and waved his hand: "Brother
Hey, Maocheng is ahead of us. After passing Maocheng, we will go home and set off!"
Lu Xiang suddenly received news that Long Fei was leading an army of 20,000 from the mountain road to attack Maocheng. He was really frightened and hurriedly called for soldiers to go to the city to defend. After everything was prepared, he watched Long Fei's army and horses in front of the city.
After wandering around for a while, he turned around and headed south. Lu Xiang felt confused and looked at the lieutenants on both sides. The lieutenant said hurriedly: "General, the Lord asked us to station here just to prevent anyone from entering Jizhou. Now they..., they...
"
Lu Xiang slapped his head. Yes! He was stationed in Maocheng just to prevent someone from entering Jizhou. Long Fei didn't care about him and went deep into Jizhou. Should he pursue him or not? Lu Xiang was in trouble.