Chapter five hundred and ninety-two soldiers approaching the city
"My lord, guard Cao Hong has been killed!" Zhang He came to Chu Nan in a slightly embarrassed manner. Not only did Cao Hong kill more than a hundred soldiers, he was also almost killed by Cao Hong. He couldn't help but feel a little fear in his heart.
, these Cao family generals are all extremely fierce.
"Have you ever seen Le Jin?" Yu Jin asked beside Chu Nan.
"Never seen it." Zhang He shook his head: "The morale of the defenders in the city is not high. After our army entered the city, except for Cao Hong, almost all of them surrendered."
"Send someone to ask." Chu Nan thought for a while and said, Le Jin is also a good general. Now that most of the generals of the Cao family have died in the battle, he still wants to fight for Le Jin. Five good generals, Zhang Liao, Zhang He, Xu Huang,
With Yu Jin in place, it would be best if Le Jin could also be brought under his command.
"Here!"
"Congratulations, lord. Let's sing a song. The road for our army to enter Jizhou is completely clear. Next, as long as Yuan Shao is defeated, the battle will be completed!" Yu Jin cupped his fists at Chu Nan and smiled.
"It's all thanks to the efforts of all the generals. All the generals will continue to work hard. Don't relax a little because of this. After Yuan Shao is completely defeated, I will immediately report to Your Majesty when I return to the court and ask for credit for all the generals!" Chu Nan nodded, and the battle was over.
Here, the situation is actually quite clear. Yuan Shao, who is now short of major generals, has little resistance against the Chu Nan and Lu Bu armies. However, the war is not over yet, so he cannot take it lightly.
"Lord, don't worry." No matter what Chu Nan said, the general's mood finally relaxed as Chaoge City was destroyed and all the generals of the Cao family were inevitably killed in battle. After all, Yuan Shao now wanted to run out of soldiers and generals.
Why fight with them?
"Zhou Cang." Chu Nan looked at his personal guard.
"The general is here!" Zhou Cang stepped forward and saluted.
"Go to Youzhou quickly, find your father-in-law, and inform him to send his troops south. I'll meet you at Handan!" Chu Nan said in a deep voice.
"Here!" Zhou Cang agreed, turned around and ran away.
Chu Nan then stationed at Chaoge and began to prepare troops and horses. In the battle of Liyang, 20,000 surrendered troops were captured. The battle of Chaoge was even more exaggerated, with a total of 30,000 surrendered troops, plus the surrendered troops gathered after Han Qiong's defeat.
As well as the troops who surrendered from Yecheng, they were all gathered together. Chu Nan now had nearly 100,000 troops from Jizhou alone.
This number has almost caught up with Chu Nan's main force. Adding the Black Mountain Army, Lu Bu and Chen Gong's Guanzhong soldiers, Chu Nan's total troops in Jizhou now total a terrifying 270,000.
After this battle, Chu Nan's troops will reach a terrifying number of more than 300,000. Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu only had so many troops in their heyday.
The sudden increase in the army must be controlled, otherwise problems will easily occur. After this battle, these soldiers and horses will definitely be streamlined. With Chu Nan's army raising method, even if Jizhou is captured, an army of 250,000 will be enough.
That's almost it. Any more is unnecessary and will just be a waste of food and grass.
In the next few days, Chu Nan organized the surrendered troops in Chaoge City. He gathered the lieutenant generals of the Jizhou Army and appointed and even promoted the capable ones. The incompetent ones resigned their military posts on the spot and went home to farm. At this moment, the general trend
He is in control, and he is not afraid of causing dissatisfaction and mutiny. If he reorganizes after this opportunity, it will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among the army. But now, for many Jizhou soldiers, it is enough to save their lives, and they do not dare to demand harsh treatment.
After several days of this, Chu Nan finally sorted out the Jizhou army again.
They will be disbanded and reorganized in the future, but that will be after Yuan Shao's fall, so it cannot be done now. Not only will it not be able to improve the combat effectiveness of the surrendered army, but Chu Nan's own troops will also be dragged down and they will not be able to exert their hidden combat effectiveness.
Zhou Cang had already rushed back on the third day. Lu Bu's side had already begun to go south when he left. Chu Nan's side, after some reorganization, also embarked on the journey again, with Huang Zhong, Zhang Liao, and Gao Shun.
, Yu Jin, Xu Huang, Ji Ling, and Li Tong were generals, Han Qiong, Zhang He and Zhang Yan stayed in Yecheng. Liu Ye was responsible for arranging grain and grass in the rear. Chu Nan personally took command and led a mighty army of 200,000 to Handan.
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Handan, government office.
As the battle reports from the south came in one after another, Yuan Shao used Jushu as his general to prepare to rescue Han Qiong. Unexpectedly, before he got there, Han Qiong was defeated, Guangzong was defeated, and Han Qiong's old man was even defeated.
After that, he surrendered directly. Yuan Shao was so angry that he vomited a mouthful of blood and fainted.
Everyone spent a lot of effort to rescue Yuan Shao, but Yuan Shao was obviously very tired afterwards.
At this moment, looking at the battle report, Xia Houyuan, Cao Chun, Cao Xiu, Cao Ren, and Cao Hong all died in the battle, and then thinking about Han Qiong and Zhang He who surrendered to Chu Nan, Yuan Shao sighed and said: "I don't want to think that my confidants are asking for glory behind the Lord."
, but the generals of the Cao family are very loyal, and now I am a little envious of Mengde."
Jushou and others frowned slightly when they heard this. Even if they wanted to say this, they couldn't say it in public. Their morale was not high to begin with. Now that they said this in front of all the generals, what would the generals think?
Moreover, to be fair, Zhang He was forced to leave before Chu Nan came to serve in person, and Han Qiong surrendered to Chu Nan only after he was defeated in a fierce battle. It was not a direct betrayal. Han Qiong still had something to say, but here with Zhang He, Yuan Shao
I really have no right to criticize him. If he hadn't listened to the rumors and forced him away, how could he have become a general under Chu Nan?
As for the generals of the Cao family who refused to surrender despite fighting to the death, it had nothing to do with Yuan Shao. It was just because they had a deep feud with Chu Nan and could not surrender to Chu Nan, so they fought hard and died.
Jushou hesitated for a moment, but in the end he didn't say anything more. In the current situation, what's the use of talking about it?
"Report~"
At this moment, a general rushed in and saluted Yuan Shao: "My lord, please report from the direction of Changshan. Lu Bu has led his army south, defeated five cities in a row, and is heading towards Handan!"
Before he finished speaking, another soldier rushed from outside the door, saluted Yuan Shao and said: "My lord, there is news from the direction of Yecheng. Chu Nan is leading an army towards Handan. There are many thieves, and there are many thieves along the way.
The county was unable to resist, and in one day, Chu Nan's soldiers and horses destroyed thirteen cities."
After hearing the words, all the generals changed their expressions. After Jushou pondered for a moment, he stepped forward, clasped his fists at Yuan Shao and said: "My lord, the thieves are so powerful that we cannot defeat them. It is better to take advantage of the enemy's encirclement before we can lead the army."
Break out of the siege, retreat to the Bohai Sea, and enter Qingzhou via the Bohai Sea. Qingzhou is a mountainous area, so we can rely on the favorable geographical location, use Qingzhou as our base, and contact heroes from all over to defeat Chunan!"
Now let alone attacking from the front and back, neither Chu Nan nor Lu Bu can stop them. Otherwise, Lu Bu would not have been beaten by Lu Bu in the battle of Juyongguan and fled in embarrassment, losing most of Youzhou.
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Now that Chu Nan has come with the power of victory, Lu Bu has been recuperating his strength in Youzhou for a long time. However, on their side, the generals are dying and surrendering. Their soldiers have no fighting spirit and are no longer able to resist Chu Nan.
, the only way to defend Handan is to die.
Yuan Shao looked at the crowd. This time, everyone's opinions were surprisingly unanimous and they could not resist.
"That's alright." Yuan Shao stood up and was about to speak when he saw a general running towards him.
"Lord, a group of troops has come outside the city. The leader calls himself Ma Chao and is calling for formation outside the city!"
When everyone heard this, their expressions changed slightly.
After the Battle of Youzhou, Ma Chao's reputation is no longer limited to Xiliang. He is a being who can compete with any of the four pillars of Hebei at a young age.
"Report~" Another general rushed in and saluted Yuan Shao: "Chu Nan's generals Huang Zhong and Zhang Liao have arrived outside the city and are building beacon towers everywhere."
How did it come so fast!?
Everyone's expressions changed slightly, but Ma Chao was fine. The vanguard generals under Lu Bu were famous for being capable of fighting and being reckless, and they mainly relied on cavalry. It was not surprising that they arrived first, but Huang Zhong and Zhang Liao were both generals under Chu Nan.
, their styles are also very different from Ma Chao. After arriving here, the first thing they did was to build a beacon tower.
As for why the beacon tower was built, it was naturally to prevent them from breaking out. No matter which side they went to, the other party would know immediately when the beacon tower was on.
These are the two armies. Next, I am afraid that the main force of Chu Nan will arrive.
It’s over!
The thoughts of doom arose in the minds of all Jizhou civil and military officials. Even if they wanted to run away, they could not escape now.
"Who is willing to go out to fight and disperse these three people?" Yuan Shao asked in a deep voice.
Hearing this, the generals fell silent one after another. The most capable generals in Jizhou are now dead and surrendered. At this time, they are facing Ma Chao, who has been a strong opponent of the four generals Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Gao Lan and Zhang He.
, whether it was Huang Zhong who followed Chu Nan and made many military exploits, or Zhang Liao who had led the army as early as Lu Bu's period, no one of the generals present dared to claim victory. At this time, they went out of the city to fight, let alone drive people away, they might directly
Being chased away!
Yuan Shao was even more upset when he saw that no one in his tent dared to fight. He was about to start shouting and scolding when he saw Ju Shou coming out and saluting Yuan Shao: "My lord, the enemy is now strong. If our army goes out to fight at this time, we will win."
Okay, but if we lose, the already low morale will only become even lower. In my opinion, since we can't break out of the encirclement at this time, it's better to seal off the four gates first, strengthen the city walls, and appease people's hearts. The most important thing is not to compete with the traitor army for a while.
spirit."
Now all we have to do is wait for reinforcements. As for where the reinforcements are... Jushou doesn't know. He can only hope that Tian Feng and Xu You can attract reinforcements, or that a miracle will happen and Yuan Tan can be in Qingzhou.
Make a difference, defeat Zang Ba and Lu Qian, and then raid the Central Plains, forcing Chu Nan to retreat.
Although the hope is slim, it is definitely better than leaving the city and dying.
Yuan Shao calmed down a bit when he saw Ju Shou speaking. He frowned and glanced at Ju Shou, then looked at Guo Tu and others. Seeing that no one objected, he nodded slightly impatiently: "In that case, I will follow your plan.
Strengthen the city's defenses and be careful, I'll have to see how Chu Nan can break my city!"
"Yes!" After hearing this, all the generals breathed a sigh of relief and bowed to Yuan Shao. Then they went to arrange for their generals to reinforce the city wall. Officials at all levels began to appease the people, gather the energy to protect the city, and prepare for a decisive battle with Chu Nan.