I am Li Shimin of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 243 Planning a retreat

Civil and martial arts under the command also held their own opinions, some said that they were in favor of dividing troops, while others said that they should concentrate their forces to fight against the enemy all the way.

Seeing that the quarrel lasted for half an hour and there was still no result, Yuan Shu was a little undecided, not knowing who to listen to.

Yan Xiang saw that Yuan Shu was hesitant to make up his mind, and he knew that he was indecisive, so it might be difficult to get a result, but after thinking about it, Xi County had [-] troops stationed there, and Qiao Rui was considered to be highly skilled in martial arts. It's not a problem, it's better to gather the army first and garrison Wancheng, and it's a compromise to keep the same and respond to all changes.

Thinking of this, Yan Xiang stood up and said: "My lord, why don't we gather our troops to Wancheng first, observe the enemy's movements at any time, and respond to all changes without change. Besides, General Qiao Rui has [-] troops, so it is not a big problem to stick to it for a few days. The situation on the battlefield is clear, and it is not too late for our army to attack."

Yuan Shu thought this was a good idea, Ji Ling felt that it was a compromise suggestion when he heard it, and immediately agreed: "My lord, Mr. Yan's words are not bad, why don't we transfer the defenders from Xinye and Xiangyang to Wanwan?" City, wait until the situation is clear before making a decision.”

"Okay, let's do it this way, gather the army immediately. In addition, let General Zhang Xun strengthen Nanzhao's defense to guard against sneak attacks by the Bingzhou army." Yuan Shu finally adopted a compromise method.

Ji Ling looked at Yan Xiang provocatively, got up and left with a cold snort, Yuan Shu's civil and martial arts were at odds, but Yuan Shu liked to fight among his subordinates and martial arts to stabilize his position, so he was always conniving, and in the end it turned into a quarrel Arguing, it doesn't matter whether things are right or wrong.

It should be said that Yuan Shu's decision was quite satisfactory, not necessarily wrong, but he didn't know that Xi County had already been captured.

Just as Yuan Shu was in full swing to dispatch troops, the remnant soldiers led by Qiao Rui fled back to Wancheng in panic.

"My lord, my lord, Xi County was captured by Gao Shun's army, woo woo..." Qiao Rui knelt on the ground and cried bitterly.

"What? Xi County was captured? When did it happen, and how many soldiers are there?" Yuan Shu asked in fear as his heart sank to the bottom of the valley.

"My lord, Gao Shun led an army to attack Xi County three days ago. The enemy has terrifying catapults and large bed crossbows. The brothers couldn't resist, and the casualties were heavy." Qiao Rui thought for a while and continued: "The enemy has at least ten Thousands of people, our army desperately resisted, but the disparity in strength was too great, under the desperate battle, we still fell, and escaped with a group of brothers."

In order to reduce his responsibility for losing the city, Qiao Rui deliberately lied about the enemy's strength, otherwise the enemy's [-] army could easily take it down, and his life would be lost.Of course, he didn't feel that he lied about the military situation. Who can guarantee that this is not the vanguard of the Bingzhou Army, so Qiao Rui is not guilty.

Sure enough, when Yuan Shu heard that the Bingzhou Army had 10 troops, he was so shocked that he couldn't speak, but he didn't care about dealing with Qiao Rui.

"My lord, now that the enemy's situation has become clear, and the Bingzhou army has raised [-] troops to take down Xi County, so Nanyang is no longer in danger. I suggest that you lead the main force into the inner countryside immediately to resist the Bingzhou army's attack. In addition, you can contact Cao Cao. Attacking the Sili area from the flanks may make the Bingzhou army retreat." Yan Xiang said anxiously.

Ji Ling saw that something was wrong, and quickly agreed: "My lord, what Mr. Yan said is right, so maybe we still have a chance."

Ji Ling knew that the Bingzhou army was terrifying. If the enemy had [-] troops, the soldiers under the [-] troops in Nanyang would definitely not be able to defend.

Yuan Shu was already at a loss for himself, and when he heard that his civil and military personnel had agreed, he immediately ordered: "In this case, General Ji Ling will lead an army of [-] to send troops to the inner city, and Yan Xiang will immediately contact Cao Gong and ask for troops to rescue."

"No! This subordinate obeys."

"General Fu Yi stay, the others go down and prepare." Yuan Shu suddenly left Ji Ling behind, and the others retreated one after another.

"Fu Yi, it's just you and me at this moment. I want to hear your truth. Do you think we can keep Nanyang?" Yuan Shu asked thoughtfully.

"My lord, we fought against the Bingzhou army in Wuguan before, and the defenders were the entrapment army. At that time, the enemy actually only had [-] to [-] elite soldiers, and the rest were recruits. Our army has [-] people, and we can't take it down after a fierce attack for more than a month. It is a dangerous pass, but the Bingzhou army is indeed very powerful. This time it took less than a day to take down Xixian County, which is enough proof, and Nanyang is no longer dangerous." Ji Ling took a sneak look at Yuan Shu and continued to add : "My lord, maybe it's time to consider the way out."

Yuan Shu's face was gloomy, he was silent for a moment, and then slowly said: "It's time to plan a retreat, just follow what we discussed before." He raised his hand to signal Ji Ling to come closer, and Yuan Shu told Ji Ling secretly about himself.

After Ji Ling heard it, she was shocked at first, but after a while, she seemed to understand something, bowed and saluted, and then went down.

The next day, the 3 vanguard troops led by Liu Xun set off for the inner countryside, but the chief general Ji Ling was nowhere to be seen in the army. Drive to Biyang.

At the same time, in the General's Mansion in Wancheng, Yuan Shu asked people to pack the property and food and grass accumulated over the years into a truck, and also sent people to escort them to Biyang.

Of course, this secret operation, which was carried out in secret, naturally could not be concealed from the observation of those who cared. The Baiqisi spy lurking in Nanyang quickly passed the news back to Chang'an with flying pigeons.

The Huben army led by Lv Bu had already walked out of the high mountains. The mountain road was indeed difficult to walk, but fortunately, during the dry season, the march along the valley in the mountain was very smooth, and it took some strength. Walked out of Funiu Mountain and Xiong'er Mountain.

The [-] vanguard troops rushed to Nanzhao City [-] miles away first. Lu Bu ordered the nearby siege equipment to be manufactured nearby. The craftsmen worked overtime overnight, and finally drove out hundreds of ladders the next day.

Early the next morning, Lu Bu led a vanguard force of [-] to launch a fierce attack.Because Nanzhao City was at the foot of the mountain, and this was not Yuan Shu's key defensive direction, there were less than [-] defenders in the city.

The sudden attack of the tens of thousands of tiger and cardinal troops caught Liu Xun by surprise. Originally, he had received a notice from Yuan Shu telling him to pay attention to the movements of the enemy troops on the front line of Nanzhao, but Liu Xun didn't care at all, and didn't think that the enemy would come to kill him at all.

Under the attack of the tiger's army and the tsunami, Liu Xun's defenders responded hastily and were not prepared at all. With the soldiers sneaking away from the south gate, they no longer cared about defending the city.

With almost no loss of troops, Lu Bu took Nanzhao and prepared to rest for a period of time. After the army caught up, he set off to attack Wancheng.

(End of this chapter)