I am Li Shimin of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 222 Showdown in Youzhou
Xia Houyuan led an army of [-] soldiers, and hurried to Chenliu County. Yu Jin, who was extremely anxious, breathed a sigh of relief. After all, Chenliu was too important, and if he lost it, it would be of great importance to Cao Jun. hit.

After Xia Houyuan arrived in Chenliu, he did not go north rashly, but immediately stationed troops in the Junyi area north of Chenliu, guarding Guan Yu's southward road, and waiting for the arrival of Cao Cao's main force.

Ten days later, Cao Cao's main force finally arrived at Chenliu. Although Cao's army could mobilize 15 troops, the total force was more than that of Guan Yu's, but under the advice of Guo Jia and others, Cao Cao decided not to attack for the time being. Dongjun and part of Chenliu Jun territory captured by Guan Yu.

After all, this battle for several months resulted in huge losses, turmoil in the army, and peace of mind. Cao Cao also had to accept the passive situation of Yanzhou being wedged into a nail.

I plan to pull out Liu Bei's fangs first, and after recuperating, I will have a showdown with the Bingzhou Army.

Therefore, Cao Cao left Cao Ren to lead an army of [-] to guard Chenliu, and he led an army of [-] to rush towards Xuzhou.

Since you, Liu Bei, are playing sneak attacks for me, okay, then don't blame me for attacking your old lair in Xuzhou, and see if you can retreat.

If you don't retreat, then we can just exchange one for the other, exchanging the rich Xuzhou for my poor Qingzhou, which is also a steady profit for Cao Cao.

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Cao Cao has withdrawn his army, Yuan Shao in Jizhou has been destroyed, Li Shimin is most concerned with the battle in Youzhou right now.

Although Gongsun Zan knew that he had been fooled by Li Shimin's plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain, he was firmly fooled.But he thought that Li Shimin's purpose was to get him out of the battle for Jizhou. What he didn't know was that Li Shimin actually wanted his life.

Originally, Gongsun Zan's troops were not many, and he lost 2 soldiers at Zijing Pass, and more than [-] troops when he attacked Hejian County in Jizhou. In this way, Gongsun Zan could mobilize less than [-] soldiers.

At this time, there were nearly [-] Bingzhou troops ambushing in the Youzhou area, not counting the foreign army assembled by Xian Yufu and Qi Zhou.

Therefore, when Gongsun Zan led the main force of Youzhou to attack Hejian County, Zhang Liao's Longwu Army, more than 1 Tiger and Leopard Army, and Yan Xing's Xiaoqi, a total of more than 8 troops, rushed out of Zijin Pass and directly attacked the troops. The empty Zhuojun.

He captured Zhuo County almost without bloodshed, occupied Zhuo County and Gu'an City, and quickly cut off Gongsun Zan's way back to the north.

Now Zhang Liao has blocked Gongsun Zan's way back to the north, and Jizhou was taken by Guan Yu again, Gongsun Zan's army of more than 7 troops has completely become a lone army.

Soon Gongsun Zan received the bad news, and the defeated soldiers who fled from Zhuojun told him the news that Zhang Liao's army had captured Zhuojun.

"What? What did you say? Zhang Liao led an army to attack Zhuojun?" Gongsun Zan asked in shock.

A group of defeated soldiers knelt on the road and howled, "My lord, Zhang Liao led an army of about [-] people and took the opportunity to attack Zhuo County five days ago. The enemy cooperated with both inside and outside. Our army was unable to prepare, and Zhuo County was also taken by the enemy."

"Too much deceit! Zhang Liao's kid is too deceitful. Come on, pass on the order. The army will immediately regroup and attack Huai County. Kill Zhang Liao to vent my hatred." Gongsun Zan shouted angrily.

Tian Yu hurriedly stood up and persuaded: "My lord, the strength of our army is less than [-], and after days of fierce fighting, the soldiers are suffering unspeakably, and the army is full of weariness. As far as I can see, it is not appropriate to fight with the Bingzhou army at this time." If we start arguing again, we need a long-term plan."

Gongsun Zan was already dazzled by anger, and asked angrily, "Then, in your opinion, do you want to sit back and watch Zhang Liao Youzhou and turn a blind eye? Ah!"

"Um, this subordinate doesn't mean that. I just feel that it needs to be treated with caution." Tian Yu quickly explained.

In fact, he has no good solution. Right now, the Bingzhou Army has seized the opportunity, and Gongsun Zan is already in a disadvantageous situation.

It's just that he still feels uneasy in his heart. If I am Li Shimin, I will definitely not send only such a small force to attack Youzhou.

"Hmph, think long-term? When you think long-term, Youzhou has been captured by others. Now our army can only send troops to take back Zhuojun and drive Zhang Liao away when the Bingzhou army is not stable. And with the support of the rebels from Yuyang County in the north, it will really be too late." Gongsun Zan rebuked angrily, "Could it be that General Tian intends to switch to Li Shimin's sect, and deliberately prevent our army from sending troops immediately?"

Hearing the words, Tian Yu was like five thunderbolts, he hastily bent down and knelt down, and swore an oath: "My lord, if my subordinates have any doubts, I will definitely let a thousand arrows pierce my heart, and I will die a bad death."

Seeing that Gongsun Zan was losing control of his emotions, Tian Kai stood up to comfort him and said, "My lord, calm down. General Tian Yu is only worried about the enemy's ambush. Please make amends."

After venting, Gongsun Zan calmed down a bit. Thinking about what he said just now, it was indeed a bit serious, but he is the master, and he would never humbly apologize.

"Humph……"

With a cold snort, it's over.

Although Tian Kai felt that what Tian Yu said was somewhat reasonable, he still agreed with Gongsun Zan's point of view. At this time, he must not delay the opportunity of the battle. If he does not immediately lead the army to the north and snatch it back to Zhuojun, the situation in Youzhou will be even more corrupt.

With a long sigh of relief, Tian Kai said leisurely: "My lord, the way back to the north has been blocked by the Bingzhou army, and there is only one way to die if you stay here. For the current plan, the only way is to fight to the death with the Bingzhou army. Win or lose. Everything depends on God's will."

Tian Yu frowned, and nodded silently, obviously agreeing with Tian Kai's suggestion.

Gongsun Zan's face was solemn, and he naturally heard Tian Kai's worry, but right now he had no choice but to fight with his back.

"Haha, a big man would rather die standing up than living on his knees. If he dies, why should he be afraid? Haha..." At this time, Gongsun Zan suddenly burst into pride, as if he was not worried about the powerful enemy on the other side.

The eyes of Tian Kai and the two brightened, this is the lord they admired.

"I will follow to the death, and I will go through fire and water, and I will not hesitate." All the generals clasped their fists and said.

The next day, Gongsun Zan led all the main forces and headed towards Zhuojun, ready to put all his eggs in one basket and fight Zhang Liao to the death.

At the same time, in order to make a quick decision, Gongsun Zan also sent a letter of challenge in person, preparing to invite Zhang Liao to a fair duel.

Gongsun Zan knew that procrastination would only get worse for him, and he was very confident in his White Horse Yi Cong, so he sent a letter of war to Zhang Liao. In addition, according to the news Gongsun Zan got, the Bingzhou army occupying Zhuo County was also very confident. It's only [-] to [-], which is not much different from my own strength.

Therefore, Gongsun Zan was very confident, and he believed that Zhang Liao would definitely fight.

(End of this chapter)