"Zhang Liao's army is short of food, what you say is true," Yuan Shao read the letter and asked with a happy face.
"My master made it clear in his official letter that there have been rumors in the army recently that there is only one month's worth of food, and Zhang Liao has sent Zhen Yan north to Youzhou to raise food."
Yuan Shao looked the messenger up and down, waved his hand and said: "You can go down now,"
The messenger turned and left, and Yuan Shao told everyone: "Li Gu, the governor of Zhao County, sent a letter asking for surrender, and promised to respond internally. Now I will kill Zhang Liao's son. Now his army is short of food. If I burn his food and grass again, Hundreds of thousands of troops and horses will definitely cause chaos, so Julu can be defeated in one battle,"
Yuan Shao has been in a bad mood since he was defeated in the attack on Julu and returned to Yecheng. Especially when Zhang Liao gathered more than 100,000 troops at the Guantao League, Yuan Shao could hardly breathe under the pressure. Fortunately, because of the cold weather, he could not It was time for an expedition, and Yuan Shaocai worked hard to block Zhang Liao's more than 100,000 troops and horses on the line between Guantao and Yuancheng.
But such passivity is not the answer after all. Can the war be won by defense alone? As the weather gradually warms up, can the defense line constructed be able to withstand hundreds of thousands of troops?
Li Gu is still trustworthy by Yuan Shao. This person is an old official of the Yuan family. He has conveyed some real information to him through several letters. This time, the news from Li Gu is too timely. As long as it can be broken, With Zhang Liao's food and fodder, his army of more than 100,000 men would be able to collapse without a fight.
Moreover, at this time, the news of Cao Cao's defeat of Yuan Shu, his ally on the southern front, had spread to Hebei. In Yuan Shao's heart, he had always regarded himself as the overlord of the Central Plains, and he had always felt that he was stronger than Cao Ah Man, who had always been friends with him. Now his ally Cao Cao had won a great victory. If he had not made any achievements, wouldn't his limelight be overshadowed by Cao Cao, whom he usually didn't think highly of?
So unknowingly, Yuan Shao's heart was ready to move.
Yuan Shao said with enthusiasm: "I have sent my order to all ministries to prepare and send troops in three days. This time I will go out in person."
"Your Majesty (the last general) takes your orders," everyone responded in unison.
On this day, various princes were training their soldiers, and suddenly they heard a rush of war drums coming from the Chinese army.
The leader of the alliance beat drums to gather the generals, and the princes from all walks of life did not dare to neglect, and immediately hurried to the central army's tent, where they saw Wen Yuangao sitting in the tent, his eyes slightly narrowed, and murderous intent looming in his eyes.
The princes did not dare to say anything, and sat at their seats, waiting for the number of people to come to Qi Wenyuan to speak.
After a while, Wen Yuan's people had all arrived, so he stood up and said: "Everyone, I have gathered you together today to announce something to you."
Everyone sat upright and listened quietly, Wen Yuan said coldly: "We have formed an alliance just to destroy the national traitors, attack Yuan Shao, and save the people of the world. However, now there are people who have second thoughts and want to betray us because of the unfavorable campaign. What do you think? What should I do?"
Behind Liu Bei, Zhang Fei shouted at the top of his lungs: "That bastard dares to be so bold, you don't want to live, right? If I, Old Zhang, find out, I will definitely poke a few transparent holes in him,"
Wen Yuan's eyes roamed around everyone's eyes, and finally landed on Li Gu, the prefect of Zhao County, who had a slightly unnatural expression. He said expressionlessly: "What do you think Prefect Li should do?"
Li Gu's expression changed and he did not dare to look directly at Wen Yuan's sharp eyes. He forced himself to calm down and replied: "Such a person...should be killed."
"Prefect Li is right," Wen Yuan sneered, took out a letter and waved it in front of Li Gu and said, "Prefect Li, let's take a look at what this letter says."
Li Gu's expression changed and he stretched out his hand to grab it. Wen Yuan withdrew his hand and Li Gu jumped away. He chuckled and said, "Prefect Li really hates evil. He is so eager to see this evidence as soon as he sees it."
What is,"
"Zhang Liao, you..." Li Gu knew that the conspiracy had been exposed. He was absolutely merciless and glared at Wen Yuandao.
Poof, Wen Yuan punched Li Gu hard on the lower abdomen. Li Gu immediately groaned and knelt on the ground, bending down like a shrimp.
Everyone was shocked by what happened in front of them. They saw that the prefect of Zhao County was knocked down by his ally Zhang Liao with a punch. They didn't understand why, and they didn't know what to do for a moment.
Wen Yuan said coldly: "We have already sworn our blood oath, but you actually did the dirty deed of colluding with Yuan Shaoli and Yingwai. Grand Administrator Li, your loyalty to the Yuan family is really admirable."
Li Gu felt his stomach was churning like a mountain, and he broke out in a cold sweat. After a long while, he took a hard breath and said fiercely: "Zhang Liao, you are not overestimating your own capabilities. Yuan Chaqi's tent is well equipped with civil and military weapons, strong soldiers and horses, how can you be the only one?"
Huangkou Ruzi can defeat him, but if you dare to fight against Yuan Cheqi, you will definitely end up destroying yourself in the end."
Wen Yuan sneered: "I don't overestimate my abilities. You don't know destiny. You only look at people by their appearance. Yuan Shao is just a gutless idiot. What should I fear? If I hadn't cut off your flag today, maybe I would have let you see it with your own eyes."
Let’s see who dies first,”
Just at this moment, Zhao Yun walked in from outside the tent, bowed and said: "My lord, the last general has lived up to his command. All three thousand sergeants of Zhao County have been captured."
Li Gu's face suddenly darkened when he heard this. Although he knew that his three thousand sergeants were not even enough to fill the teeth of Zhang Liao's army, he still had a glimmer of hope in his heart. But now, even the last glimmer of hope was shattered.
Unexpectedly, a heavier blow was yet to come, when Wen Yuan said: "Xu He, where is Pei Yuanshao?"
"The end is here," the two said in response.
"I order you two to lead 30,000 troops to capture Zhao County. The time limit is one month. If you can't defeat it in one month, you two will engage in military law."
"General, take your orders," the two of them clasped their fists at Wen Yuan and strode out.
Zhao County is located to the west of Julu. During this alliance, the prefect Li Gu brought most of the garrison. It should not be a problem for Xu and his 30,000 troops to capture Zhao County. As long as Zhao County is captured, even if the food and grass obtained is not
If there are more, it should be enough to solve Wenyuan's urgent needs.
After arranging things for Zhao County, Wen Yuan looked back at Li Gu, who had turned pale, and said in a cold voice: "We are going to battle today, and we happen to be short of a sacrificial flag, so I will lend you the head on your neck and drag it out to behead him."
Immediately, several swordsmen and axemen rushed into the tent and pushed Li Gu out. After a while, Li Gu's bloody head was presented to everyone. Everyone looked at it with awe and were shocked by Wen Yuan's decision to kill.
Wen Yuan glanced at everyone in awe and said with emotion: "Li Gu colluded with Yuan Shao and plotted against evil. Now he has been consecrated. The lessons learned from the past must be kept in mind. In the future, we must work together to kill Yuan Shao."
All the heroes responded solemnly: "We are all willing to obey the leader's orders,"
Wen Yuan pulled out his sword and said: "Everyone returns to camp and prepares. Follow my orders to send out troops."
"Obey the order," everyone responded respectfully and walked out with their hands in hand.