Yuan Xi swallowed and felt his mouth was dry. He had not drank water for most of the day.
The Montenegrin Army was so difficult that he did not dare to relax for a moment.
The last fire attack on the mountain caused the Montenegrin Army to suffer a big loss. After checking the battlefield, the Montenegrin Army left nearly two thousand corpses, including hundreds of armored soldiers.
This made Yuan Xi realize that the Black Mountain Army was not a ragtag group. On the contrary, it was a huge separatist force that had surrendered to the Han court during the period of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty. It could recommend officials such as Xiaolian and had the same power as the state pastor.
After these years of operation, no matter how miserable it is, it has accumulated a lot of capital.
Even though they had lost so many people in the previous battle, it was almost painless to them, who had tens of thousands of people in the vanguard.
Seeing that the opponent did not panic when he retreated, Yuan Xi had a bad premonition. Sure enough, after cleaning the battlefield and advancing for dozens of miles, he found that the opponent had followed suit and set up camp on the slopes of the mountain road, completely blocking the passage into the hinterland of Montenegro.
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Yuan Xi had no choice but to retreat to the opposite hilltop, and began to repeat his old tricks, cutting down trees and building a stronghold.
During this period, the Black Mountain Army led people to attack several times, trying to destroy the camp built by Yuan Xi, but they were repelled by Tian Yu's people.
Two days passed like this, and when Yuan Xi finally connected the camp, the two sides faced off.
Now, if there are no other changes, it will be difficult for both sides to win over each other. The only competition is logistics.
In this way, as long as the food route behind Yuan Xi is not cut off, his thousands of soldiers can hold back tens of thousands of soldiers and horses on the opposite side, and he will undoubtedly make a profit.
What's more, the Montenegrin Army's logistics today are not good, and the main delay is ten days and a half. They must be short of food and have low morale.
But the key is, are things really what Yuan Xi wants?
You know, the tens of thousands of people on the opposite side are just the vanguard of the Montenegro Army. In the previous battle of Yijing, the Montenegro Army dispatched nearly 100,000 people!
Although these 100,000 people suffered a lot of losses after several battles, at least 60,000 to 70,000 people returned.
To take a step back, the Montenegrin Army only has these few soldiers left, but now there are 10,000 people here, where are the other 50,000 or 60,000 people?
Tian Yu stood on a branch, looking at the activities in the opposite camp with a telescope, thinking about the dilemma he might face.
He had to face this problem head-on, because if the other side came around from another direction and surrounded Yuan Xi's troops, everyone would die here!
There is such a big gap in military strength, so it is not possible to fight with a small and powerful force!
What's more, Tian Yu is not completely reassured by Yan Rou, who is responsible for protecting the grain road.
Even Tian Yu can be sure that if Yan Rou's two thousand soldiers and horses encounter an army of tens of thousands, they will definitely not die in vain, but turn around and run away.
This is not to say that Yan Rou is unreliable, but if the gap between the two sides is too big, the outcome of the battle will have been decided from the beginning.
Tian Yu jumped down from the tree and went to find Yuan Xi. He was not afraid of death, but he felt that the time spent here was a bit too long.
The soldiers below should also have thought about the current predicament, and Tian Yu must ask questions before he can find a way to appease the soldiers.
Otherwise, if he doesn't believe what he says, how can he convince the soldiers?
He passed by Hua Tuo's camp and saw several fresh corpses lined up inside. Hua Tuo and several apprentices were busy with knives and saws in their hands.
When Tian Yu walked into the camp, he saw Yuan Xi looking down at a piece of silk with a slight frown.
Seeing Tian Yu come in, Yuan Xi handed over the silk and said, "Sure enough, Jizhou is not very reliable."
"One of my previous ideas was to take advantage of Yuan Shang's desire to strive for success and have him send troops from Wei County to penetrate the central passage of the Black Mountain Army."
"In this way, the Montenegrin Army will inevitably separate its main defense force, and we can take advantage of the opportunity to storm the northern passage, making it difficult for them to take care of the head and tail."
"Now it seems that this idea has come to nothing."
Tian Yu was surprised when he heard this. When Ju Shou and Guo Jia proposed this idea, he thought it was quite feasible, because it was reasonable and reasonable, and Yuan Shang would get a share of the pie.
It is even said that Yuan Shang will definitely come because Black Mountain means a lot to Yuan Shang, much more than Yuan Xi!
Listening to Yuan Xi's tone, Jizhou probably didn't send troops. Was there something unexpected, or did they see through their thinking?
If the opponent guesses his intention and waits until both sides are defeated before picking the fruits, the Youzhou Army may not even be able to eat the leftovers in the end!
He took the silk and found that it was a secret message from Jizhou. After reading the content, Tian Yu was quite speechless.
It was really just an accident.
When Jizhou was preparing to send troops to Heishan, Dongwuyang, at the junction of Weijun and Dongjun, rebelled.
Dongwuyang is the place where the Yuan family received the Cao family hostages last time. Although this place is located in Yanzhou and is the seat of Dongjun, it is quite special.
Because Zang Hong, the governor of Dongjun who was stationed there, was directly appointed by Yuan Shao. Dongjun was nominally the boundary of Yanzhou, but it was the buffer zone between Yuan and Cao Cao.
As the leader of the Jujube Alliance, Zang Hong was pushed out to take the blame, but his identity was destined to have some friendship with the princes of all parties.
In particular, his candidate was Zhang Miao, and Zang Hong was a very loyal man, so Zhang Miao was surrounded by Cao Cao in Chenliu, and Zang Hong ran to Yecheng for help.
However, due to various reasons, Jizhou refused to send troops, and Zang Hong was left alone for more than a month, and finally returned to Dongwuyang angrily.
However, no one expected that Zang Hong would immediately rebel as soon as he returned!
Of course, on the surface, it seems that it was Cao Cao who attacked Zhang Miao, and Cao Cao was Yuan Shao's thug. In Zang Hong's opinion, maybe Cao Cao's attack on Zhang Miao was ordered by Yuan Shao.
Zang Hong raised an army to betray Yuan Shao in order to be the leader, which is morally justified.
But when he rebelled, Yuan Shao couldn't sit still because Dongwuyang was too close to Yecheng.
Jizhou and Yanzhou are almost always bounded by the Yellow River. Jizhou is in the north and Yanzhou is in the south. It is difficult for anyone to reach the other's boundary. Therefore, even though Yuan Shao and Cao Cao have their own agendas, they appear to be in peace with each other.
However, Dongwuyang was not only north of the Yellow River, but also controlled an important ferry, so Yuan Shao immediately decided to send troops to attack Dongwuyang.
As a result, the troops originally mobilized by Jizhou to attack Heishan all went to Dongwuyang and the Heishan Army. The Jizhou Army will not come for the time being!
When Tian Yu saw this, he just wanted to curse. If you, Zang Hong, really wanted to save Zhang Miao, you could have pulled up an army and fought all the way to Chenliu. Now that you are openly rebelling, can you save Zhang Miao?
He thought to himself that this person really has some brain problems, otherwise he would not be the leader of the alliance. Do you really think that as the leader of the alliance, the princes will not dare to attack you?
Tian Yu smiled bitterly and handed the silk back, "What Zang Hong did was so unexpected."
Yuan Xi nodded helplessly and said: "If a strategy relies too much on external factors, accidents will easily occur. In the end, we still have to rely on ourselves."
"This matter is still my fault. I was too optimistic."
He thought that he had really been negligent. Ju Shou Guo Jia didn't know about future generations, but he knew that later generations Zang Hong rebelled, and the other party still defended it for a long time.
But at that time, Yuan Xi took a chance and felt that the situation in the world had changed, which may not necessarily follow the direction of future generations, but in the end, things still happened.
Tian Yu said: "Now there is no news from the other two routes. What I am most worried about is that the Black Mountain Army will bypass us from both sides of the Taihang Mountains and take our back route."
On the other two roads, Yan Rou waited for an opportunity to enter from the middle channel and cut off the grain channel.
Jushou and Zhao Yun, on the other hand, went south from Jizhou, went around to the southern entrance where the Black Mountain Army originally attacked Yecheng, and went straight to the enemy's base camp.
The three routes respond to each other. If there is a breakthrough on that route, turn around and cut off the enemy's rear route, and respond to the other two routes.
Now Yuan Xi's road has been blocked by the front troops of the Montenegrin Army. It is very difficult to break in.
In order to prevent the enemy from encircling us, the best way is to retreat to the vicinity of Beixin City.
But in this way, although the pressure on Yuan Xi's route will be reduced, the other two routes will be isolated and helpless, the pressure will be greatly increased, and there is a risk of being surrounded by the enemy.
Yuan Xi thought for a while and said: "It is impossible to retreat."
"If we retreat and the other side's front troops turn back, it will be equivalent to selling Yan Rou's entire route to the other side."
Tian Yu spoke up and said: "That being said, Yan Rou's army is dominated by cavalry. If he can't fight, he can still run away."
"As the master of a state, if the young master is surrounded, I'm afraid the morale of the Youzhou army will be affected, just like it was when Emperor Gaozu was on Baishan Mountain."
Yuan Xi smiled bitterly, he also understood this truth, but among the three routes, the one between him and Tian Yu actually played a role of containment.
The key lies in the journey between Ju Shou and Zhao Yun.
The real purpose of sending troops all the way was not the South Pass of Montenegro, but another purpose!
But to achieve this goal, we still need to join forces with Lu Bu!
Thinking of this, Yuan Xi couldn't help but feel a little anxious. Why is there no news from Hanoi yet?
He said aloud: "This passage cannot be given away, otherwise the other party will drive straight in and the other party will easily enter the hinterland of Youzhou."
Tian Yu spoke up: "But the threat from the generals on the opposite side is too great. I will lead my men to block the main road. My son will go east over the mountains and out of the Taihang Mountains to guard against the enemy's encirclement."
Yuan Xi thought for a while and said, "I'll think about it again."
Tian Yu felt anxious and said: "Master, that red-armored female general's martial arts skills are extraordinary. If she breaks in again, I'm afraid I won't be able to protect you!"
After hearing this, Yuan Xi had to say: "Okay, I will take people over the mountain tomorrow. If there is danger somewhere, I can use rockets to send messages at any time."
At Lu Bu's mansion in Hanoi County, Mr. Yan had a look of disbelief on his face, "Everyone is gone?"
"How is that possible?"
"Are you sure everyone has been searched in the mansion?"
Several maids said cautiously: "We have indeed looked for her, but there is no whereabouts of Mrs. Du."
Yan's first thought was, could Lu Bu be so bold as to take Mrs. Du out of the house and hide her beauty in the golden house?
She turned to Lu Bu and said, "Husband, are you hiding Mrs. Du?"
Lu Bu glared: "Why should I hide her?"
Yan snorted and turned to Lu Lingqi, "You didn't see it either?"
Lu Lingqi answered honestly: "My daughter fell asleep, and when she woke up, Mrs. Du was gone."
Yan was surprised and doubtful, "If you say this, could it be that she ran away on her own?"
"The guards in the mansion are so tight and yet a living person escaped. There can't be a traitor, right?"
Lu Lingqi held it back on her face, but laughed so hard in her heart that the person Qu Yi found was indeed reliable!