The big man is on the run

Chapter 205

The next day, Xu Huang led [-] cavalry, quietly left the city, and headed straight for Anguo City.

Since the confrontation between the two sides was hundreds of miles long at this time, Xu Huang's army would not be discovered as long as it was fast enough.

At this time, the official army was officially divided into the left, middle and right armies. The left route was led by Liu Yi himself, facing the front line of Hanchang City occupied by Guo Tu. The generals under his command included Huang Zhong, Yan Yan, Zhang Xiu, Duan Yan, Huangfu Li, Hu Cheer and other generals have a strength of about 2; the central route is led by General Xu Huang, who has Yan Xing, Ma Chao, Pang De, Guan Yu, Zhao Yun and other generals under his command, with a strength of 5000; the right commander is Taiwei Zhu Jun, with Gan Ning, Tai Shici, Yang Feng, Cheng Yin, Zhang Wei, Zhu Hao and other generals under his command, has a force of about 3.

No matter how you look at it, even if Liu Yi tried his best to assemble a lineup of generals that could be called luxurious, and as many as 5000 soldiers, this is still not enough for the complete Yuan Shaojun!

Yes, still not enough.

Because up to now, Yuan Shao has only lost the garrison troops in Weijun and other places, and Yan Liangwen Chou, while Guo Tu's troops have not suffered heavy losses, and still maintain a complete organization and combat effectiveness.

As for Zhang Yun, he even built a complete ring defense system near Zhongshui City, without any damage to his troops.

In other words, Yuan Shao's military strength remained at the terrifying number of [-].

And Gongsun Zan might not last long.

Ever since he broke through the outer city, the fickle Yuan Shao had already made up his mind. Even if the supply line was threatened, he must drive out Gongsun Zan, the great enemy who had been entangled with him for several years.

Of course, the situation on the battlefield has evolved to the present, and Liu Yi's strategic goal has long since changed from rescuing Gongsun Zan to a decisive battle with Yuan Shao.

Therefore, whether Gongsun Zan survives or not, the most important influence on the entire battle situation is whether Liu Yi can eat either Guo Tu or Zhang He, Yuan Shao's main army, before Yuan Shao completely wipes out Gongsun Zan.

For this reason, Liu Yi set up this three-pronged attack formation, taking advantage of the local force advantage, intending to implement the strategy of blocking one encircling one.

At the very beginning of the plan, the strategy was to feintly attack the Qinghe Kingdom, citing the steady Zhang He to seize the paintings in Zhongshui City as a prison, while Zhu Jun firmly blocked all Zhang He's way to the west to rescue Guo Tu with [-] people.

On the middle road, General Xu Huang, who had been newly promoted by two thousand stones, led a group of cavalry as the main force to rush forward, forming a right uppercut to seize Anguo City, and then turned west to seal Guo Tu's retreat.

On the left side, Liu Yi raised his troops to the north with an upright and upright division, and formed an encirclement circle with Xu Huang, and wiped out Guo Tu in the narrow strip between Yishui and Koushui.

As long as the tens of thousands of soldiers under Guo Tu's troops are eliminated, the strength of the two sides can be equalized.

At that time, there will be no disadvantages in a decisive battle with Yuan Shao.

Not long after, Xu Huang led the troops across the Hutuo River without a sound, and was still more than a hundred miles away from Anguo City.

"General, Anguo City is still 120 miles away from our current position. According to our speed, it may take three days to reach Anguo City. Can we slow down a little and wait until the soldiers rest? After finishing, continue on?" Zhao Yun asked for Xu Huang's opinion.

Zhao Yun's words were not without reason. Seeing the young general whom he admired very much, Xu Huang nodded, pondered for a moment, and said, "Let's do it! You lead the scouts, go ahead and search first, and find a place to hide after confirming safety. , Wait until all our troops are in place, then rest, and then march in!"

"Promise!" Zhao Yun clasped his fists in promise.

The target of Xu Huang's battle this time is An Guo City. Therefore, he absolutely does not allow his army to be detected, so even if he takes a break halfway, Xu Huang will not stay in the wilderness and wait. He has to choose a relatively hidden location.

Rest is of course necessary, as long as there is no rest in the march, it will be difficult for this army to exert its due strength.

Of course, this army will never be negligent. It is necessary to have scouts everywhere. In this way, Xu Huang knows every move of the enemy like the palm of his hand.

Soon, Zhao Yun chose the most suitable terrain, which was the leeward slope of a hill.

There is no lack of hills in the Hebei Plain. There are thorns all over the place. If you are not careful, you may be attacked by poisonous snakes and beasts. After Zhao Yun selected the camp site and cleaned up the surrounding area, as time went by, the rest of the soldiers and horses rushed to the area. Begin to arrive here and start to rest. At the same time, dispatch scouts in shifts to investigate around to ensure their own safety.

Just as Xu Huang was camping with his soldiers and horses, hundreds of miles to the east, another army was approaching Wulou Pavilion from the east.

This army is the most special existence under Zhang Yun's command, Wuhuan Tuqi.

Wuhuan Tuqi was led by Qianzhao, and Yuan Shao assigned this unit to Zhang Yun, with the purpose of letting Wuhuan Tuqi serve as Zhang He's eyes and ears, so as to prevent this important army from being surrounded by the officers and soldiers.

Zhang He used his troops cautiously. After occupying the two cities of Zhongshui and Wuhuan, he ensured his own safety and began to go west to try to contact Guo Tu.

Soon after, Qianzhao led Wuhuan Tuqi to the outside of the east wall of Wulou Pavilion.

It is said that the city wall is actually a broken earth wall on the scale of a town.

The soldiers guarding the city were frightened when they saw the Wuhuan men and horses, and ran back to report the news. Soon, the soldiers guarding the city rushed to report to the head of the pavilion. After hearing the news, the head of the pavilion hurried to the city wall .

The pavilion chief was relieved when he learned that this was Yuan Shao's army with trepidation, but he was very cautious in leading the move.

Seeing the situation, Zhao Zhao immediately ordered the army to stop outside the east city gate, and sent two personal soldiers into the city wall to check the situation inside to see if there was an ambush or the like.

After a while, the two scouts came back.

After the scout came back, he directly reported to Qian Zhaohui: "General Qi, I have not found any ambushes or secret sentries in the city, nor have I found any traces of the enemy!"

"Very well, it seems that I was worrying too much."

When Qianzhao heard the scout's report, his face showed a gleam of joy, and he said, "Send me an order, and all soldiers and horses will enter the city!"

"Here!" The guard at the city gate clasped his fists in response when he heard the order to pull Zhao. Afterwards, a lieutenant general began to direct the chaotic Wuhuan soldiers to march into the city.

Wuhuan Tuqi was wild and unruly. Although he was Yuan Shao's subordinate, he was not polite to the cowering Han people in the city. As soon as he entered the city, several looting incidents occurred.

Seeing this scene, a trace of strangeness flashed in the eyes of the pavilion chief.

(End of this chapter)