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Outside the west city, there is Yuan Jun's tent.
Yuan Shao's face was ashen, and a group of soldiers knelt under the tent tremblingly. The scribes on both sides also looked solemn and silent.
At this time, the generals reported the number of casualties and losses.
"The situation is like this. Our army was about to annihilate this giant deer soldier. We didn't expect the enemy's 5,000 reinforcements to arrive and rescue them. Our army retreated in exhaustion and lost 1,145 soldiers..." Yan Liang knelt on the ground with a guilty look on his face. Today's battle has always made him feel ashamed.
"..." Yuan Shao glanced at the generals and remained silent for a long time. The generals on the ground lowered their heads deeply to the ground and did not dare to move.
"Lord," the chief bookkeeper Chen Lin handed over a chapter of the list and gave it to Yuan Shao for review.
Yuan Shao took one look at it and finally couldn't suppress his anger and tore him into pieces and cursed: "A bunch of incompetent people have lost thousands of my elite soldiers in just two days. What use do I need from you?"
"The general will be guilty..." Everyone trembled and apologized.
Yuan Shao snorted angrily, turned around and said to Xu You: "Ziyuan, if you don't want to be in such a stalemate right now, we will make a plan."
Xu You changed from his previous cynical look and said with a solemn face: "Zhang Liao is not a simple person. He hides wealth from the people, accumulates millions of dendrobium grains, and trains such a strong army. He will definitely not be the best in the pond one day... Lord, You have three strategies, upper, middle and lower, to offer to the lord, and I ask the lord to make a clear decision."
"Zi Yuan, tell me quickly," Yuan Shao said angrily.
Xu You pondered for a while and said: "My lord has learned from this, and the best policy for you is for me to retreat immediately, send envoys to make amends with Zhang Liao, and make good plans in the future..."
Before he finished speaking, the counselor interrupted him and said: "Bold Xu You, what is your intention to ask the lord to withdraw his troops?"
Although Yuan Shao looked ugly, he glared hard at Feng Ji and said warmly: "Please Ziyuan, please teach me why you persuaded me to withdraw my troops when you urged me to join the army in the first place."
"My lord is aware that you advised me to march the other day because I don't understand the situation in Julu. According to what I have seen in the past few days, the people of Julu are wealthy and the soldiers must use their lives to make ends meet. This march is really a bit hasty."
"..." Yuan Shao lowered his head and said nothing. What Xu You said, he was deeply touched by what he saw and heard in Julu these days. If nothing else, the people in Julu were rich and wealthy, and only in the thousands of households in Xicheng. , they plundered more than 100,000 hu of grain and grass.
In addition, the bravery of the Julu soldiers also shocked Yuan Shao. Originally, he defeated Gongsun twice and regarded the world's heroes as nothing, but now that he lost his troops and generals by attacking Julu, it was like a wake-up call.
Julu Zhang Liao, a small character that he had never cared about in the past, turned out to be such a powerful opponent without knowing it. Yuan Shao was not stupid, and he already knew in his heart that he would not be able to rest in peace in the future unless he got rid of this person.
Moreover, Yuan Shao had to secretly rejoice. If he had not fully experienced the terrifying potential of Julu during this surprise attack, and if he did not take precautions in the future, he might have lost all the foundation he had worked so hard to create.
But he was still sober, and when it came to retreating, he was still extremely reluctant to give up. Not to mention the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Yuan Shao's heart was already filled with Julu's countless supplies of food, grass and weapons.
What's more, he, the Fourth and Third Duke of Yuan Shao, made him, who had always been arrogant and arrogant, bow to Zhang Liao. This kind of humiliation was unbearable no matter what.
Seeing that Yuan Shao was not interested in the best strategy, Xu You continued: "The middle strategy is to concentrate all our efforts to capture Yitao City as soon as possible, and then send a general to lead troops to sweep out Julu and collect their money, food and weapons for my use. At that time, even if Zhang Liao leads When the Shangdang soldiers arrive, they can't do anything to us."
"Otherwise, it's a bad idea. Although our army has suffered a slight setback, it still has an advantage. If my lord can reward the three armies and motivate the soldiers, it is not impossible to occupy Yingtao City with the strength at hand. It's just that there are variables. You don't dare to speculate."
Yuan Shao paced back and forth in the tent, and after a while he finally made up his mind, raised his head and said, "Where is Qu Yi now?"
Chen Lin said: "Reporting to my lord, General Qu led 30,000 troops and fought against the Julu Mayan tribe in Lieren City."
"Don't worry about who is waiting. Send a horse to summon Xingye and tell him to arrive at Yitao within three days."
"Yes," Chen Lin took the order and retreated. Yuan Shao said to the generals: "I have made up my mind. I will concentrate all my efforts to capture Yitao City. I will personally go forward to supervise the formation tomorrow. All the gentlemen must move forward with all their strength. Those who have merit will Heavily rewarded, and those who shrink from the battle will be killed without mercy."
"I will obey your orders," the generals said solemnly.
The next day, Yuan Shao mobilized all three armies to attack the city with all their strength. Yuan Shao personally went into battle and urged all the troops to advance. More than ten soldiers, including Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and Gao Lan, rushed into the giant deer formation with arrows and opened their jaws. Murong Ping led his troops to fight to the death. For three consecutive days, from morning to night, both sides suffered heavy casualties and each retreated its troops.
Three days later.
Yuan Shao returned to his tent with a dejected look on his face. The tenacity of the Julu Army shattered his thoughts of capturing the Julu again and again.
In three days, just three days, the Jizhou Army suffered another six to seven thousand casualties, and also lost its capable generals Jiang Qi and Han Juzi. Even if he captured Julu at this moment, his troops would definitely suffer heavy losses.
Is there any point in continuing to fight like this? Even if Julu is captured, how many of his troops will be left?
Moreover, six days have passed since the soldiers besieged Yingtao, and Yingtao has still not been captured. It is known that at this time, no other troops from Julu have set off on the road to rescue.
Looking at the disgraced and embarrassed generals in front of the tent, Yuan Shao let out a long sigh.
Seeing Yuan Shao's intention to retreat, Shen Pei, who had always been in charge of the battle, said: "My lord, now we have become a tiger-riding force. Although our army has suffered many casualties, the Julu soldiers have also suffered heavy losses. This gap has been forged. My lord, we must not Don't waver, otherwise once Zhang Liao gets a breather and takes advantage of the opportunity to attack the lord with hatred, he will do great harm to the lord in the future."
Feng Ji also admonished: "Yes, my lord, General Ju Yi has arrived with 30,000 troops today. I believe that within three days, the gall pottery will definitely fall into the hands of the lord. Now is the critical moment. My lord must not be discouraged." ,"
"What the two gentlemen said is exactly how you can be defeated by a mere Zhang Liao kid. I ordered Qu Yi to march in the army tomorrow. Within three days, I will capture Ying Tao." Yuan Shao cheered up a little, but when he mentioned Qu Yi, he Still he sighed and murmured: "Qu Yi, it would be great if this person would be obedient."
In the midst of worries, someone in the tent suddenly said: "My lord, someone has a plan that may help my lord break the gall pot quickly."
Yuan Shao looked up and saw a fat scholar dressed as a middle-aged Confucian scholar standing under the tent. It was Hu Kui, the former Prime Minister of Julu County, who opened the west gate to let Yuan Jun enter the city.
When everyone saw that it was Hu Kui who was speaking, they couldn't help but cast contemptuous glances in their eyes. They had just rebelled and joined Yuan Shao's tent for a few days. At this time, Hu Kui regarded himself as Yuan Shao's confidant.