Doubtless, Gan Ning still ordered Wenpin and Zhao Qiang to pack up their troops and quickly exited Yuan Jun's barracks. The place was filled with evil spirits, which made Gan Ning feel shuddering. Before leaving, Gan Ning also
I haven’t forgotten Jia Xu’s previous instructions, burn this place to the ground with a fire!
"Retreat!" Facing the burning military camp, Gan Ning gave the order and took Wenpin, who was still thinking about it, and Zhao Qiang rushed back together. Wenpin was reluctant to give up this rare opportunity to kill the enemy, and
However, Zhao Qiang was reluctant to part with the large amount of grain and grass hoarded in the military camp. This was the harvest grain of Nanyang County! How could it be burned in such a fire!
Although Zhao Qiang didn't speak, Gan Ning grew up with him and could tell what he was thinking at a glance. He smiled and comforted: "Forget it, I think Yuan Shu's defeat this time probably has a lot to do with the food."
relationship! Don’t worry about it! We have collected a lot of food and grass over the years, enough for the people of Nanyang City!"
Gan Ning had said this, and Zhao Qiang had no objection and just nodded. Gan Ning did not forget to turn around and take a look. If he had some realization in his heart, I am afraid that the truth is really what he just said. Everything is.
It must have come from the grain that Yuan Shu had plundered! But for the specific details, we still have to ask Jia Xu! Clenching his fist hard, Gan Ning could not help but speed up the speed of sitting down on his horse, wishing he could rush to the city immediately.
Find Jia Xu and ask clearly!
But when Gan Ning rushed to Nanyang City, Jia Xu had long since disappeared, leaving only a letter and a sentence. This kid actually ran back to Xiangyang, which made Gan Ning feel extremely sad.
It was just like being scratched by a cat. But later Gan Ning discovered that the letter left by Jia Xu had already explained what happened. After reading the contents of the letter, Gan Ning finally understood the whole story.
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Guess before Yuan Shu attacked the city, Jia Xu had figured out the whole thing! He had arranged dozens of dead soldiers outside the city early and mingled with the local people. Jia Xu had calculated that Yuan Shu came to attack the city.
If Nanyang cannot be captured for a while, they will definitely be in trouble for food and grass, and they will most likely target the food and grass that has just been harvested outside the city. And the dead soldiers that Jia Xu had arranged earlier took advantage of this moment to sneak into Yuan Shu's military camp!
As for the poison used to kill Yuan Jun, it was none other than the poisonous insects that Jia Xu specially collected that day near the Zhang Family Courtyard, the corpses of the Hu Ming Beetle! Now Gan Ning finally
I understand why the death conditions of the soldiers in Yuan Jun's camp were so similar to the death conditions of those in the Zhang Family Courtyard that day! When I thought of Jia Xu holding such a powerful poison in his hands, plus the thought of Jia Xu coming to mind.
Xu's sinister smile made Gan Ning shiver all over!
At the end of the letter, Jia Xu seemed to have anticipated Gan Ning's reaction, and specifically added a sentence, explaining that there were not many of the Hu Ming beetles in the first place, and they had all been used up this time. However, in Gan Ning's opinion, this was not true.
Only Jia Xu himself knows how much water there is! Immediately, Gan Ning began to count his troops. Since Yuan Shu had been repulsed, they would lead the army back to Xiangyang and join Luo Yang in accordance with Luo Yang's previous plan.
, prepare to conquer Jiangdong! In short, Gan Ning has secretly made up his mind. He will never offend this guy in the future, otherwise he will die without knowing how!
And those who had the same idea as Gan Ning also had Yuan Shu and others who had fled hastily to the end of the Feishui River. Until now, Yuan Shu still couldn't figure out how he was defeated, so he turned around and looked at the people who were arriving one after another.
After confirming that no pursuing troops were coming, the officers and soldiers of Yuan's army began to rest where they were and arranged for people to start counting their troops.
I don’t know if I can count them. But when I did, I found out that Yuan Shu was startled. His face was uglier than crying. This time, Yuan Shu used all his troops and came from Luoyang to capture Nanyang. On the surface, he said that the two armies were
Thousands, in fact, Yuan Shu had a total of 33,000 troops! But after this battle, Yuan Shu had less than 8,000 men! Nearly 10,000 people had been poisoned before, and there were still nearly 10,000
The people had also been poisoned and were probably dead before Gan Ning could kill him. The remaining soldiers and horses were all killed while fleeing! And the defeated soldiers who fled to Yuan Shu's side all had expressions on their faces.
How can you still fight if you are dull and demoralized?
Yuan Shu sighed longly. This is good. If Yuan Shu had not immediately followed Yan Xiang's suggestion and withdrew his troops in time, the losses would have been even greater. Even his life would have been at stake! Thinking of Yan Xiang, Yuan Shu
His eyes lit up, and he hurriedly shouted to the people around him: "Yan Xiang? Yes! Have you ever rescued Mr. Yan Xiang?"
The generals of the Yuan Army were stunned for a while. They all knew about Yan Xiang's fall from grace a few days ago. They didn't know why Yuan Shu suddenly changed his mind. On the other hand, Yang Hong's face turned pale for a while, as if he understood what Yuan Shu was thinking.
I just hope that Yan Xiang has died in the chaos just now, otherwise, the status that he has not easily gained will be lost again!
However, it was obvious that God was not on his side. Although no one from the generals answered, several sergeants suddenly jumped out not far away. Their clothes were disheveled, but they rushed over with Yan Xiang looking tired.
, one of them shouted to Yuan Shu as he walked: "Lord! Lord! Master Yan is here! Here!" Hearing the sergeant's shout, Yuan Shu's face looked happy, while Yang Hong's face was filled with joy.
I became a little pale and almost fell off the horse.
The soldier who rescued Yan Xiang was the sergeant who had been bribed by Yan Xiang to remind Yuan Shu. He saw with his own eyes that Yan Xiang's advice was fulfilled one by one. This boy was smart enough to know that Yan Xiang was going to
He turned over, so he risked his life to rescue Yan Xiang. Sure enough, his efforts were not in vain. After seeing Yan Xiang being rescued, Yuan Shu was overjoyed. Even after he got off his horse, he ran directly to Yan Xiang.
He nodded and smiled at the soldier: "Very good! You can rescue Mr. Yan! It's a big credit! Go down and receive the reward!"
The sergeants were overjoyed and quickly knelt down to thank them. Yuan Shu stopped chatting with these soldiers and hurriedly stepped forward and said to Yan Xiang: "Oh! Sir, you have suffered! I didn't listen to your good advice before, and that's why I'm what I am today."
I failed, I regret it! Please, sir, please forgive me and give me some guidance on how to proceed in the next step!" Although Yuan Shu said this, people who are familiar with Yuan Shu know that Yuan Shu's words are not true, but now Yuan Shu knows
When it comes to Yan Xiang’s wisdom, you have to rely on Yan Xiang!
I have to say that Yan Xiang has really suffered a lot these days. His body, which was not very strong in the first place, has become even thinner. However, after listening to Yuan Shu's words, Yan Xiang still said with a moved face.
Yuan Shu bowed his hands and saluted. Yuan Shu was different from his half-brother Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao valued military strategy and liked to reuse generals, but Yuan Shu valued civil affairs and treated his advisers well. And because of this, even though Yan Xiang has been eating hard these days
It was a lot of hardship, but there was not much resentment towards Yuan Shu.
Yan Xiang said: "Yan Xiang will never be able to repay my lord's kindness in knowing and meeting him in this life, so how can he dare to have any complaints? Lord, please rest assured! Yan Xiang will definitely do his best for his lord before he dies!"
Hearing Yan Xiang's words of loyalty, Yuan Shuna also smiled with joy. At this time, Yang Hong was extremely humble and walked over with an apologetic smile, nodding and bowing to Yan Xiang, smiling.
Said: "Haha! Congratulations to Mr. Yan! Mr. Yan was able to survive the military chaos. It is precisely because he survived the catastrophe that he will be blessed later! With my lord and Mr. Yan here, our army will definitely be able to make a comeback!"
Yan Xiang glanced at the villain and snorted coldly, but did not take the opportunity to attack him. Now that Yuan Shu had just experienced a defeat, going to trouble Yang Hong at this time would only make the morale of the army even lower. Yan
Xiang didn't want to argue with this villain any more. Yan Xiang just snorted immediately and ignored Yang Hong, but continued to hand over Yuan Shu and said: "Lord! Now that our army has been defeated, we really can't attack anymore.
Nanyang! But my lord has no foundation now and is in urgent need of a place for supplies, so he can recuperate slowly!"
Yuan Shu also understood what Yan Xiang said. Although he was still a little unwilling to do so, Yuan Shu really couldn't win Nanyang now. So Yuan Shu also nodded gloomily and said: "I also understand what Mr. Sir said, but it's just that
Where should our army go now? Is it possible that we have to retreat to Luoyang?"
"No!" Yan Xiang immediately rejected this opinion, stretched out his hand to smooth the scattered hair on his head, and said: "Although Luoyang City has been abandoned, it is the eastern capital of the Han Dynasty after all! It won't be long before it will definitely become the capital of the Han Dynasty again.
The target of competition among all the princes! If our army goes to station here, it will only cause trouble for itself! Moreover, the current situation in Luoyang City makes it impossible to provide supplies to our army, so we can no longer go to Luoyang City!"
"Then where should we go?" Yuan Shu was stunned, and everyone around him also turned to look at Yan Xiang, all waiting for Yan Xiang's answer.
A flash of light flashed in Yan Xiang's eyes, and the tired look on his face swept away, and he said seriously: "My lord! Now it is impossible to go south to Jingzhou, and it is impossible to go north to Luoyang! For this plan, there is only one way to go.
, that is to go to Yuzhou, if you can defeat Confucius and capture Yuzhou! Yuzhou has fertile land, a vast area and a large population. It was called Zhongzhou in ancient times and is the center axis of the world. If the lord can get this place and manage it carefully, he may not be able to make a comeback!
At that time, my lord can completely rely on the troops from Yuzhou to go south to Jiangdong, take Yangzhou to the east, go north to Yanzhou, and go west to Jingzhou, all to achieve the cause of kingship!"
Yan Xiang's last sentence about the king's career once again aroused Yuan Shu's thoughts. Immediately, Yuan Shu became ambitious again and directly clapped his hands and shouted: "Okay! Everything is as the teacher said! Let's go to Yuzhou! Kong Zhou?"