Yuan Shao stood on the platform and looked at the head of Pengcheng City in the distance, his face looking ugly.
He led his general Liu Bei to trap in Pengcheng for two months, but Liu Bei just refused to surrender.
Similarly, Chen Deng, who was trapped in Sheyang, refused to surrender.
Not only did Chen Deng refuse to surrender, but he also sent someone a message to Yuan Shao and accused Yuan Shao of acting in a Menglang manner, which was disappointing.
Chen Deng said a lot, but the core sentence is only one: Yuan Shao’s actions are not as good as a ruler, and it is difficult for people to believe that he can bear the destiny of reviving peace.
This sentence deeply hurt Yuan Shao and made him hate Chen Deng to the bone.
He originally led the back to surround Sheyang, but Liu Bei repeatedly attacked and harassed his logistics supply line. He sent people to fight Liu Bei several times, but was defeated by Liu Bei. In desperation, he had to lead a large army to fight Liu Bei.
I heard that he came, Liu Bei hid in Pengcheng and couldn't stand it.
After intercepting the supplies sent by the inspectors several times, Liu Bei had enough food to insist on. Yuan Shao sent troops to surround him from all sides and attacked fiercely, but Pengcheng was tall and strong, so he had no choice but to waste it.
How to take down Pengcheng, Sheyang, and capture Liu Bei and Chen Deng is the most troublesome problem he has now.
The previous war was frustrated, which made him realize that Tian Feng was right. It would be meaningless if he didn't take Liu Bei and Cao Cao and advance southward. Cao Cao could retreat westward, but Liu Bei had no way to retreat. Based on the principle of easy first and difficult later,
The right way is to take Xuzhou first.
Even if it takes a longer time, it is worth it if the Xuzhou problem can be solved once and for all.
Yuan Shao encouraged himself and sighed.
"Lord, lord." Feng Ji walked over quickly, "thump" came to the general's platform and came to Yuan Shao.
"Why are you so panicked?" Yuan Shao was surprised to see the sweat beads on Feng Ji Man's head.
"Lord, Dong Zhao invaded Jizhou, and the other ones were accompanied by Jiguan Duwei Xu Huang and the fake Guan Wei Guan Yu. Wen Chou was killed. Now the troops have reached outside Yecheng, and Yecheng is in a hurry."
Hearing Dong Zhao's name, Yuan Shao frowned and couldn't help but clench his fists.
Dong Zhao was once his subordinate and was also the prefect of Wei County, but now he brought the imperial court's men to attack Wei County and Yecheng?
"How could Wen Chou be killed in battle?" Yuan Shao's brows frowned even more. Yan Liang and Wen Chou were all powerful generals under his command. He arranged Wen Chou to be in Hanoi to prevent Dong Zhaodong from invading Jizhou.
"Beheaded by Guan Yu's formation."
Yuan Shao was even more upset when he heard Guan Yu's name. Although Liu Bei had no ability to use troops, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were famous generals. It was not impossible to kill Wen Chou in the formation.
"Where is Cui Jun?"
"He... fled at the last moment, the army collapsed, and is now waiting for punishment in Yecheng."
Yuan Shao was furious and kicked it on the railing, which shocked the entire platform. Yuan Shao put his hands on his hips and turned around for several times. The more he thought about it, the more angry he got, and kicked it one after another, as if it was Cui Jun.
Cui Jun disappointed him so much. He was a famous scholar but had no ability to fight. The last time he was defeated by Gongsun Zan, almost causing the Jizhou front to collapse. This time he was defeated by Dong Zhao, which directly led to the crisis in Yecheng.
"Yuantu, what can you do?" Yuan Shao was furious.
"Send a large army back to Yecheng."
"Is this necessary? There are only tens of thousands of people in Hanoi, and Jiang Qi is enough to deal with it. Why should the army return to the rescue?" Yuan Shao looked puzzled, thinking that Feng Ji was a little confused.
"Lord, what you know now is only a county in Hanoi." Feng Ji smiled bitterly: "As soon as Hanoi moves, Taiyuan, how can Shangdang not move?"
Yuan Shao was stunned for a moment, and suddenly felt a chill on his back.
If it is true as Feng Ji said, Taiyuan and Shangdang also sent troops together, then Yecheng would be in danger.
"Where is my life teacher back to the army?" Yuan Shao didn't give up. He surrounded Pengcheng for so long and was about to succeed. It was a pity to withdraw his troops.
"The lord thinks, which one is more important, Jizhou or Yanyu?"
Yuan Shao held his breath and vomited it slowly for a long time.
Of course, Jizhou is important.
Jizhou not only has a large household registration and sufficient food and fodder, but also borders the secluded and has guaranteed war horse resources.
Therefore, Jizhou should not only not be abandoned, but also controlled by his own hands and cannot be controlled by the people of Jizhou. It is not possible to send Shen Pei back to Yecheng. Shen Pei was originally responsible for Jizhou's self-respect. Once such great achievements are achieved, it will be even more difficult in the future.
control.
What to do in Pengcheng? What to do in Xuzhou?
The more Yuan Shao thought about it, the more regret it. If he had known this, it would have been better to listen to Tian Feng’s advice.
"This time I'm laughing for Yuan Hao." Yuan Shao sighed.
Feng Ji's eyes flashed, and he wanted to speak but stopped.
Yuan Shao gathered to discuss matters.
When I heard that Dong Zhao attacked Yecheng, many people were panicked.
As generals, their families were all hostages and stayed in Yecheng. Once Yecheng was destroyed, their families would fall into the hands of Dong Zhao.
This happened once before. The Black Mountain bandit Yu Du sneaked into Yecheng, and everyone's family members became prisoners, including Yuan Shao. Fortunately, Tao Sheng sent the people out, so he survived.
Dong Zhao is not Yu Du, so he will not let such a thing happen again.
There was almost no hesitation, and the generals asked to return to Yecheng.
Yuan Shao was originally worried that Tian Feng would laugh at him, but Tian Feng didn't say a word.
Yuan Shao did not hesitate anymore and ordered the withdrawal of his troops.
Liu Bei stood on the city wall and rubbed his eyes again, but still couldn't believe it.
Just Yuan Shao withdrew like this?
"It must be something happened in Yecheng." Jian Yong said.
"How can I see it?"
"There are two reasons." Jian Yong raised two fingers. "One is that Yecheng is close to Taihang Mountain, whether it is Hanoi, Shangdang or Taiyuan, they are all condescending. If they leave Taihang, they can threaten Yecheng. Second, if something happened in Yecheng is not the case.
, Yuan Shao would not let go of Xuzhou, which is about to succeed. Yecheng is equivalent to Yuan Shao's capital. The families of the soldiers are all in Yecheng, so there is no need to lose."
Liu Bei nodded in agreement. After a moment, he said, "So, the emperor sent Zhong Yao to seize Shangdang and rushed to Taiyuan in person, just for this moment?"
Jian Yong thought for a while. "This is possible. After all, the court is not strong enough, so he can only defend himself according to the danger to protect Bingzhou."
"It's a pity that Xuzhou is flat and there is no danger to defend."
"Shan Tai can be guarded." Jian Yong said in the momentum: "Lord, after this battle, Yuan Shao's arrogant momentum will inevitably be restrained. Next time, we should take the counties of Mount Tai, Lu, and Shanyang first. The lord should guard Pei County.
Lu County.”
Liu Bei didn't say anything.
Jian Yong's suggestion was not the first to advocate. The emperor had an edict before, which suggested that he lean on the north, unite with Zang Ba and others, and defend Mount Tai. However, he could not defend. There were dangers near Mount Tai, but his household registration was seriously insufficient.
Mount Tai means giving up the most household registrations in Donghai, Xia Pi, just breaking his arms to survive and surviving, which is definitely not the best way.
More importantly, the emperor did not give him any promises, which made it difficult for him to make up his mind.
"Send a letter to report the success." Liu Bei said to him.
Jian Yong sighed secretly.
If the court fails to take action, he will suffer from the chaos. This time, Yuan Shao withdraws his troops because the court takes action. If the court does not take action, Xuzhou will definitely own it for Yuan Shao. Liu Bei has no bargaining chips to bargain with the court, and does not actively pay tribute to the court, and wants to get the court's responsibilities.