Abnormal Three Kingdoms

Chapter 594
"My lord, the guard Cao Hong has already been punished!" Zhang Yun came to Chu Nan in a little embarrassment. Cao Hong not only beheaded more than a hundred soldiers, but even he was almost killed by Cao Hong, and he couldn't help feeling a little scared , the generals of the Cao family are extremely fierce.

"Have you ever seen Le Jin?" Yu Jin asked beside Chu Nan.

"I haven't seen it." Zhang Yun shook his head: "The morale of the defenders in the city is not high. After our army entered the city, except for Cao Hong, almost all of them surrendered in anticipation."

"Send someone to inquire." Chu Nan thought for a while and said, Le Jin is also a good general. Now that the generals of the Cao family have basically died in battle, Le Jin still wants to fight for him. The five good generals, Zhang Liao, Zhang Yun, Xu Huang, Yu Jin is already in place, it would be the best if Le Jin can also be brought under his command.

"Here!"

"Congratulations, my lord, please chaoge, our army's road to Jizhou is completely smooth, and then we only need to defeat Yuan Shao, and the battle will be complete!" Yu Jin clasped his fists at Chu Nan and smiled.

"It all depends on the merits of all the officers and men, and all the officers and men will continue to work hard. Don't relax a little because of this. After Yuan Shao is completely defeated, he will immediately submit a petition to His Majesty and ask for the merits of the generals!" Chu Nan nodded, and the battle ended. Here, the situation is actually quite clear. Yuan Shao, who is now short of major generals, has no resistance against the two armies of Chu Nan and Lu Bu.

"My lord, don't worry." No matter what Chu Nan said, the final general's mood fell as Chaoge City was broken, and the generals of the Cao family inevitably died in battle. Why fight them.

"Zhou Cang." Chu Nan looked at his bodyguard.

"The end is here!" Zhou Cang stepped forward and saluted.

"Go to Youzhou quickly, find your father-in-law, and tell him to send your troops south, and I will meet you in Handan!" Chu Nan said in a deep voice.

"Here!" Zhou Cang agreed, turned around and ran away.

Chu Nan settled in Chaoge on the spot and began to prepare troops and horses. In the battle of Liyang, [-] soldiers were captured. As well as the descending army in Yecheng, zero and zero always come down, and now there are nearly [-] people in the Jizhou descending army alone around Chu Nan.

This number is almost catching up with Chu Nan's main force. With the addition of the Black Mountain Army, Lu Bu, and the Guanzhong soldiers from Chen Gong, Chu Nan's combined strength in Jizhou now amounts to a terrifying 27.

After this battle, the strength of Chu Nan's troops will reach a terrifying more than 30. Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu had only so many troops in their heyday.

The surge of the army must be controlled, otherwise it will easily cause problems. After this big war, these soldiers and horses will definitely be streamlined. With Chu Nan’s way of raising troops, even if Jizhou is won, there will be almost 25 troops , no more is necessary, it's just a waste of food and grass.

In the next few days, Chu Nan sorted out the army in Chaoge City. He gathered the generals of the Jizhou Army. Those who were capable were appointed or even promoted. In his hands, he is not afraid of causing dissatisfaction and mutiny because of this. If he reorganizes after this opportunity, it will inevitably cause dissatisfaction in the army. Now, for many Jizhou soldiers, it is enough to save their lives, and they dare not demand harsh treatment.

After several days in a row, Chu Nan reorganized the Jizhou Army.

There will be dismantling and reorganization in the future, but that is after Yuan Shao's fall, so of course it won't work right now. Not only will it not be able to improve the fighting power of the surrendered army, but Chu Nan's headquarters will also be dragged down, unable to exert their hidden fighting power.

Zhou Cang had rushed back on the third day. When Lu Bu left, he had already started to go south. After some reorganization, Chu Nan also embarked on the journey again. Huang Zhong, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun , Yu Jin, Xu Huang, Ji Ling, and Li Tong were generals, Han Qiong, Zhang He, and Zhang Yan stayed in Yecheng, Liu Ye was in charge of dispatching food and grass in the rear, and Chu Nan personally took command, leading a mighty army of 200,000 to Handan.

Handan, government office.

As the battle reports from the south came, Yuan Shao used Jushou as his general to rescue Han Qiong, but before he arrived, Han Qiong was defeated, Guangzong was defeated, and the old man Han Qiong was even more defeated. After surrendering directly, Yuan Shao was so angry that he spit out a mouthful of blood and passed out.

It took a lot of effort for everyone to rescue Yuan Shao, but after that Yuan Shao obviously became more tired.

Looking at the battle report now, Xia Houyuan, Cao Chun, Cao Xiu, Cao Ren, and Cao Hong all fought to the death, and thinking about Han Qiong and Zhang Yun who surrendered to Chu Nan, Yuan Shao sighed and said: "I don't want to be alone. , but the generals of the Cao family are loyal, Gu is a little envious of Meng De now."

Ju Shou and others frowned slightly when they heard the words. Even if they wanted to say this, they couldn't say it in public. The morale was not high. Now that they said this in front of the generals, what would the generals think?
Moreover, in all fairness, after Zhang Yun was forced to leave, Chu Nan came to serve in person, and Han Qiong surrendered to Chu Nan after Li Zhan was defeated. He did not directly betray. I really have no right to say that about him, if he hadn't listened to rumors and forced him away, how could he have become a general under Chu Nan's command?

As for the fact that the generals of the Cao family did not surrender, it had nothing to do with Yuan Shao. It was only because they had such deep hatred with Chu Nan that it was impossible to surrender to Chu Nan, so they fought hard and died.

Ju Shou hesitated for a moment, but in the end he didn't say much. What's the use of saying these things in the current situation?
"Report~"

At this moment, a general rushed in, bowed to Yuan Shao, and said, "My lord, report from the direction of Changshan. Lv Bu has led the army to the south, smashing five cities in a row, and is coming all the way to Handan!"

Before the words were finished, another soldier came rushing from outside the door, bowed to Yuan Shao and said, "My lord, there is news from the direction of Yecheng that Chu Nan is leading an army to Handan. There are many thieves. The county is hard to resist, and in one day, soldiers and horses under Chu Nan's command smashed thirteen cities in a row."

When the generals heard the words, their expressions changed. After Ju Shou pondered for a moment, he took a step forward, clasped his fists at Yuan Shao and said, "My lord, the bandits are so powerful that we are invincible. Why don't we take advantage of the enemy's encirclement and lead the army?" Break through the siege, retreat to the Bohai Sea, and enter Qingzhou through the Bohai Sea, the land of Qingzhou is mountainous, we can rely on the geographical advantages, use Qingzhou as the foundation, contact the heroes of the four directions, and fight against Chunan!"

Not to mention the front and rear attack, neither Chu Nan nor Lu Bu could stop them, otherwise they would not have been beaten by Lu Bu in the Battle of Juyongguan and fled in embarrassment, losing most of Youzhou.

Now that Chu Nan is coming with the power of a great victory, Lu Bu has been recharging his energy for a long time in Youzhou, but on their side, the generals are dying and surrendering, and the soldiers have no fighting spirit, and they have no strength to resist Chu Nan. , defending Handan to the death, there is only one dead end.

Yuan Shao looked at the crowd, this time, the opinions of the crowd were surprisingly unanimous and irresistible.

"Forget it." Yuan Shao got up and was about to speak when he saw a general galloping towards him.

"My lord, a group of troops has arrived from outside the city. The leading general, who calls himself Ma Chao, is calling for battle outside the city!"

When everyone heard this, their faces changed slightly.

After the Battle of Youzhou, Ma Chao's name was no longer limited to Xiliang, he was an existence who could fight against any of Hebei's Four Court Columns at a young age.

"Report~" Another general rushed in, saluted Yuan Shao, "Chunan's generals Huang Zhong and Zhang Liao have arrived outside the city and are building beacon towers everywhere."

Why did you come so fast! ?

Everyone's complexion changed slightly, and Ma Chao was fine. The vanguard generals under Lu Bu's command were notoriously capable of fighting and reckless, and they were mainly cavalry. It was not surprising that they arrived first, but Huang Zhong and Zhang Liao were both generals under Chu Nan's command. , The style of the two is also very different from that of Ma Chao. After arriving here, the first thing they did was to build a beacon tower.

As for why the beacon tower was built, it was naturally to prevent them from breaking through. No matter which side they went, the other party would know immediately when the beacon tower was together.

This is the two main armies. Next, the main force of Chu Nan will probably arrive.

Finished!

All the Jizhou civil and military people thought of being finished at the same time, even if they wanted to run now, they couldn't run away.

"Who wants to fight and disperse these three people?" Yuan Shao asked in a deep voice.

All the generals were silent when they heard the words. The most capable generals in Jizhou are now dying and surrendering. At this time, whether it is Ma Chao who once fought against the four generals of Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Gao Lan, and Zhang He , or Huang Zhong, who has repeatedly made military exploits beside Chu Nan, or Zhang Liao, who led the army alone as early as Lu Bu's time, none of the generals present dared to say victory. Get kicked out!
Seeing that no one under the tent dared to fight, Yuan Shao felt even more depressed. He was about to shout and curse, but he saw Ju Shou came out and bowed to Yuan Shao, "My lord, the enemy is now in full swing. If we go out to fight at this time, we will still be victorious." Okay, but if you lose, the low morale will only get worse. In my opinion, since you can't break through at this time, it's better to block the four gates first, strengthen the city wall, and calm people's hearts. Don't compete with the bandits for a while. Qi."

Now at this time, we can only stand by and wait for reinforcements. As for where the reinforcements are... Jushou doesn't know. He can only hope that Tian Feng and Xu You, who are still outside, can attract reinforcements, or a miracle will happen, and Yuan Tan can be in Qingzhou. Make a difference, defeat Zang Ba and Lu Qian, and then raid the Central Plains, forcing Chu Nan to retreat.

Although the hope is slim, it is definitely better than going out of the city to die.

Seeing Jushou talking, Yuan Shao calmed down a little. He frowned and glanced at Jushou, then at Guo Tu and the others. Seeing that no one objected, he nodded impatiently: "If that's the case, let's follow the plan of the public. Reinforce the city defenses, be careful, let's see how he, Chu Nan, will destroy my city!"

"Obey!" All the generals breathed a sigh of relief when they heard the words, bowed to Yuan Shao, and then went to arrange for the generals to reinforce the city wall. Officials at all levels began to appease the hearts of the people, gather the spirit of protecting the city, and prepare for a decisive battle with Chu Nan ...

(End of this chapter)