Han Dao world

Chapter 438
Pengcheng.

Yuan Shao stood on the general platform, looking at the head of Pengcheng City in the distance, his expression was ugly.

He led his troops to trap Liu Bei in Pengcheng for two months, but Liu Bei refused to surrender.

Similarly, Chen Deng, who was trapped in Sheyang, refused to surrender.

Chen Deng not only refused to surrender, but also sent someone to send a message to Yuan Shao, accusing Yuan Shao of acting against Meng Lang, which was disappointing.

Chen Deng said a lot, but the core is only one sentence: Yuan Shao's actions are not like a gentleman, it is hard for people to believe that he can bear the destiny of Xingtaiping.

This sentence hurt Yuan Shao deeply, and made him hate Chen Deng to the bone.

He originally led the rear to surround Sheyang himself, 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 no choice but to lead the army to fight Liu Bei.

Hearing that he had come, Liu Bei hid in Pengcheng and could not hold out.

Before intercepting the luggage sent by the examiner several times, Liu Bei has enough food to insist.Yuan Shao sent troops to surround and attack fiercely, but Pengcheng was so tall and strong that he had nothing to do for a while, so he could only spend so much time.

How to win Pengcheng and Sheyang, and how to capture Liu Bei and Chen Deng are his biggest headaches now.

The setback in the previous battle made him realize that Tian Feng was right.It is meaningless to march south without taking down Liu Bei and Cao Cao.Cao Cao can retreat westward, but Liu Bei has no way to retreat. Based on the principle of first easy and then difficult, taking Xuzhou first is the right way.

Even if it takes a little longer, it will be worthwhile if the Xuzhou problem can be solved once and for all.

Yuan Shao encouraged himself and sighed.

"My lord, my lord." Feng Ji walked over quickly, stepped onto the general platform, and came in front of Yuan Shao.

"Why are you so panicked?" Seeing the beads of sweat on Feng Ji's face, Yuan Shao was very surprised.

"My lord, when Dong Zhao entered Jizhou, he was accompanied by Captain Xu Huang of Jiguan and Guan Yu, the false officer of Guan Yu. Wen Chou was killed in battle. Now the front of the army has arrived outside Yecheng, and Yecheng is in a hurry."

Hearing Dong Zhao's name, Yuan Shao frowned and clenched his fists involuntarily.

Dong Zhao used to be his subordinate, and was also the prefect of Wei County, but now he brings the court's troops to attack Wei County and Yecheng?
"How did Wen Chou die in battle?" Yuan Shao frowned even tighter.Yan Liang and Wen Chou are both fierce generals under his command. He arranged Wen Chou in Hanoi to prevent Dong Zhaodong from invading Jizhou.

"Beheaded by Guan Yu."

Hearing Guan Yu's name, Yuan Shao was even more disturbed.Although Liu Bei is incapable of using soldiers, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are famous generals.It's not impossible to cut Wen Chou.

"Where's Cui Jun?"

"He... fled the battle, the army collapsed, and now he is waiting for punishment in Yecheng."

Yuan Shao was furious, and kicked his foot on the railing, causing the entire platform to shake.Yuan Shao put his hands on his hips, turned back and forth a few times, the more he thought about it, the more angry he kicked twice, as if it was Cui Jun.

Cui Jun disappointed him too much.In vain as a celebrity, but incapable of fighting.The last defeat by Gongsun Zan almost caused the Jizhou front to collapse.This time he was defeated by Dong Zhao again, which directly led to the crisis in Yecheng.

"Yuan Tu, what can I do?" Yuan Shao was furious.

"Send a large army back to aid Yecheng."

"Is this necessary? There are only ten thousand people in a county in Hanoi, and Jiang Qi is enough to handle it, so why bother to send back an army." Yuan Shao looked puzzled, wondering if Feng Ji was a little out of sorts.

"My lord, what I know now is only the county of Hanoi." Feng Ji smiled wryly, "Since Hanoi is moving, how can Taiyuan and Shangdang not move?"

Yuan Shao was stunned for a moment, and suddenly felt his back go cold.

If, as Feng Ji said, Taiyuan and Shangdang also sent troops together, then Yecheng would be in real danger.

"Would you like to be sent back to the master?" Yuan Shao still didn't give up.He has besieged Pengcheng for so long, and he is about to succeed, so it is a pity to withdraw his troops.

"My lord thinks, which is more important, Jizhou or Yanyu?"

Yuan Shao held his breath, and it took him a long time to spit it out slowly.

Of course Jizhou is important.

Jizhou not only has a large number of household registrations, sufficient food and fodder, but also borders on Youzhou, and the resources of war horses are guaranteed.

Therefore, not only can Jizhou not be lost, but it must also be controlled in his own hands and cannot be controlled by Jizhou people.It is not acceptable to send the judges back to aid Yecheng. The judges have already relied on Jizhou's self-esteem. Once such great achievements have been made, it will be more difficult to control in the future.

What about Pengcheng?What about Xuzhou?
The more Yuan Shao thought about it, the more he regretted it. If he had known this, it would be better to listen to Tian Feng's suggestion.

"This time I'm smiling for Yuan Hao." Yuan Shao let out a long sigh.

Feng Ji's eyes flickered, he hesitated to speak.

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Yuan Shao gathered to discuss matters.

Hearing that Dong Zhao attacked Yecheng, many people panicked.

As generals, their family members stayed in Yecheng as hostages.Once Yecheng is destroyed, their family members will fall into the hands of Dong Zhao.

This kind of thing happened once before, when the Black Mountain bandit Yu Du succeeded in attacking Ye City, including Yuan Shao, all family members became prisoners.Fortunately, Tao Sheng sent him out, so he survived.

Dong Zhao is not poisoned, and will not let such a thing happen again.

Without any hesitation, all the generals agreed to return to Yecheng.

Yuan Shao was worried that Tian Feng would laugh at him, but Tian Feng didn't say a word.

Without further hesitation, Yuan Shao ordered the withdrawal of the troops.

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Standing on the city wall, Liu Bei rubbed his eyes again, still in disbelief.

Yuan Shao withdrew just like that?
"Something must have happened in Yecheng." Jian Yong said.

“How come you see?”

"There are two reasons." Jian Yong raised two fingers. "One is that Yecheng is close to Taihang Mountain. No matter it is Hanoi, Shangdang, or Taiyuan, they are all condescending, and Yecheng can be threatened by going out of Taihang. Second, if there is no accident in Yecheng, Yuan Shao will not let go of Xuzhou, which is about to be won. Yecheng is equivalent to Yuan Shao The capital of Ye, and the families of the soldiers are all in Ye, so there is no room for loss."

Liu Bei nodded in agreement.After a while, he said again: "So, the Son of Heaven sent Zhong Yao to seize Shangdang, and then rushed to Taiyuan himself, just for this moment?"

Jian Yong thought about it. "It's possible. After all, the imperial court's strength is not good enough, so we can only defend against the danger to protect the state."

"It's a pity that Xuzhou is flat and there is no danger to defend."

"Mount Tai can be defended." Jian Yong said along the way: "My lord, after this battle, Yuan Shao's arrogance must be restrained. Next time, when he comes again, he should take Mount Tai, Lu, and Shanyang counties first. My lord should guard Pei County, Lu County."

Liu Bei didn't say anything.

Jian Yong's suggestion is not the first one. Before the emperor issued an edict, it suggested that he move his center of gravity to the north and unite with Zang Ba and others to guard Mount Tai.But he can't keep it. There are dangers around Mount Tai, but the household registration is seriously insufficient.Retreating to Taishan is tantamount to abandoning Donghai and Xiapi, which have the largest number of household registrations, and is just trying to survive with a broken arm, and it is definitely not the best policy.

More importantly, the emperor did not give him any promises, making it difficult for him to make up his mind.

"Let's report the victory." Liu Bei talked about him from left to right.

Jian Yong secretly sighed.

Indecisiveness leads to disaster.This time Yuan Shao withdrew his troops because of the imperial court's intervention.If the imperial court does not act, Xuzhou will be owned by Yuan Shao.Liu Bei had no bargaining chip with the imperial court at all, and it would be wishful thinking not to profess his allegiance to the imperial court, but also to get the imperial court's promise.

(End of this chapter)