Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 365
Zhang He stabbed the Heishan army rushing forward with his spear, and then knocked down a few cold arrows that came out. He felt that his strength was a little weak, so he retreated behind the soldiers and rested for a while.

The soldiers of the Jizhou army who rushed up obviously couldn't stop the bows and arrows shot from time to time from the opposite side. After a while, half of them were injured and forced to retreat down the hillside.

What the two sides are fighting for in front of them is the center line of the ridge. Whoever stands on the high point will become the target of public criticism. The high point is still very important, so that the two sides are constantly filling up.

Seeing that Wen Chou was about to charge up again with an axe, Zhang He persuaded, "Don't worry, general. The two sides are at a stalemate. Right now, we have to go up. If we occupy a high place for a while, it's not easy to rush down. It's better to have a long-term plan."

Wen Chou thought of how many people were ambushing in the forest under the opposite hillside, and felt restless, "All the stones near this mountain have been thrown away, otherwise we can occupy a high place and use rolling stones to beat trees, and maybe we can push back down."

Zhang He thought for a while, and said: "The trees cover it, and the rolling stone doesn't hurt much, why don't you go around?"

Wen Chou shook his head and said: "The mountain road is really difficult to walk. Soldiers can't look at each other head to tail. If they are ambushed by the enemy when they go around, it will be difficult to turn back."

The two looked at each other in dismay, both of them were quite helpless, if they were on the plain, they would lead their troops on horseback, even several times the enemy would be overwhelmed, but this mountain road can't even get up the horse, it is simply powerless.

When the Heishan Army launched the Yecheng Rebellion earlier, the two followed Yuan Shao all the way into Heishan, but at that time the terrain of the battle was mostly flat, so the cavalry could also be used. It was at that time that Lu Bu led several soldiers for several days in a row. The ten riders rushed into the battle, and the morale of the Montenegrin army collapsed, and they became famous in the first battle.

After the Black Mountain Army was defeated, they retreated into the hinterland. Yuan Shao saw that the terrain was complicated and food and grass were not available, so he led his troops back. Therefore, Wen Chou and Zhang He did not enter the deep mountains to fight.

However, Yuan Shang's purpose this time was to eliminate the Black Mountain Army and open up the passage from Jizhou to Bingzhou. He would inevitably enter the hinterland of Montenegro to fight.

But as soon as Wen Chou and Zhang Yun entered the battle, they knew that this battle was not easy to fight. The height difference on the mountain was huge, the trees were overgrown with weeds, and it was impossible to form a formation. Divide the enemy and us.

The Black Mountain Army fought whenever they could, and once they fell into a disadvantage, they immediately turned around and ran away, and disappeared when they entered the dense forest.

Zhang He Wenchou had heard of the Youzhou army's practice of building a cottage all the way before, and thought it was too conservative, so that they would fight for several years if they advanced step by step?

As a result, it was discovered after the fight that building camps, digging deep trenches, and relying on them for defense turned out to be the most effective way in this mountainous situation!
No wonder the Youzhou Army and the Black Mountain Army have been confronting each other for so long, but the losses are extremely small. It turns out that Yuan Xi has already calculated everything!
Thinking of this, the two were puzzled. Yuan Xi had no experience in fighting in the mountains before, so how could he come up with such a method like a prophet?

Seeing that they couldn't continue the attack, the two had to return to the camp for a while. When they saw Yuan Shang, they explained the current difficulties. At the end, Zhang He said: "It seems that Mr. Yuan Xi's idea is correct. Now we want to attack Montenegro, the best way It is to advance and deploy defenses layer by layer, otherwise if there is a slight mistake, the enemy will attack and push back."

Wen Chou also opened his mouth and said: "There are some generals in the Black Mountain Army who are not inferior in martial arts, and they are quite difficult to deal with. We don't have horses, so we can only fight head-on, and we can't get cheap."

"Zhang Yan came out the day before yesterday and led a few leaders under the siege of the two of us, but he was able to retreat completely. The opponent is skilled in mountain warfare, so it is really difficult to defeat him in one fell swoop."

When Yuan Shang heard this, his expression was very ugly, and he turned to Pang Ji who was beside him and said, "Why is Yuan Xi so familiar with the Black Mountain Army that he was able to gain an advantage before, while our Jizhou Army is stronger than his army, but can't take down the Black Mountain Army?"

"Then Yuan Xi is really better than me?"

Pang Ji hurriedly laughed and said, "My lord is right, it's us counselors who are incompetent."

"Besides, Mr. Yuan Xi has Ju Shou to help him. He has served as a military supervisor for many years, so he is naturally more familiar with military affairs than me. It is still Ji Zhi's negligence."

Yuan Shang's face turned pale, "It has nothing to do with Mr. Yuan, it's just that Yuan Xi has some tricks, what should we do now?"

Pang Ji said cautiously: "How about we also try to build a camp and advance step by step?"

Yuan Shang felt that his face was ugly, but in the end, he still wanted to learn from Yuan Xi!

He was depressed, knowing that Pang Ji made it easy for him to step down, but Ju Shou didn't know how to fight like a tortoise!Bringing counselors and generals by himself, he still has no achievements, if this continues, it will become a joke!

Yuan Xi's tactics against the black mountain bandits made Yuan Shang envious and jealous, and at the same time it spread to the ears of Yuan Tan, who was far away at the acquaintance of Qing and Xu.

He took the bamboo slips sent by his eyeliner, showed them to Guo Tu and Xin Pi, and said, "My former second brother is very thoughtful about fighting."

After seeing it, Simpi exclaimed a few times, and then said: "This method has a miraculous effect on the Heishan bandits, but it can be used to deal with the Taishan bandits!"

After hearing this, Yuan Tan smiled and said, "I think so too."

The Black Mountain bandits and the Taishan bandits are very similar, with hundreds of thousands of people. One hides in the Taihang Mountains, which runs eight hundred miles from north to south, and the other hides in the Taihang Mountains, Nishan Mountains, Mengshan Mountains, Yishan Mountains, and Wulian Mountains. East and West, in the mountains that are hundreds of miles long.

Because they are all mountains with complex terrain, the Taishan bandits are like the Black bandits, they run away if they can't be beaten.

Yuan Tan mobilized all Qingzhou's forces to attack up and down. Xinpi and Guo Tu used several tactics, including knocking the mountain to shake the tiger, luring the snake out of the hole, encircling Wei and saving Zhao, etc., but with little effect.

After all, there are too many places that can be entered and exited in the mountains hundreds of miles away. How can Yuan Tan's tens of thousands of soldiers completely block them?

Now Yuan Xi's tactics in Black Mountain have given them inspiration. Although this method looks stupid, it can be done step by step, encroaching on the enemy's hinterland, and thus forcing the enemy out.

As long as the Taishan bandits' strongholds in the deep mountains are pulled out one by one and their living space is squeezed, they will be forced to fight Yuan Tan sooner or later!
Guo Tu said at this time: "Mr. Xian Yi is born with the ability to fight in battle. I'm afraid he will become a big trouble for you in the future."

Xin Pi looked up at Guo Tu, Yuan Tan thought for a moment and said, "I still need him to deal with my third brother right now."

Guo Tu still insisted: "Information says that Mr. Yuan Xi gave up the pass in the middle of Montenegro to the third son. It is very likely that the two sides have already reconciled."

"If this is the case, Young Master Xian Yi may not turn around and deal with the eldest son in the future."

When Yuan Tan heard this, he felt slightly displeased. Guo Tu advocated suppressing Yuan Xi, and even did some shameful things with his acquiescence.

Yuan Tan thought to himself that in the past six months, Yuan Xi and himself have not gotten along with each other. Could it be that what he did was exposed?

Some time ago, Yuan Xi chopped off Xu Jie's head, but left Xu You's life behind, which puzzled Yuan Tan and Guo Tu. Did the two sides quarrel, or did they reconcile in private?
This also made the two of them vigilant. Although there is no evidence left for the divorce plan, if Yuan Xi becomes suspicious, it will have a counterproductive effect.

So during this period of time, Yuan Tan focused on fighting against the Taishan bandits. He had to compete with Yuan Shang for time. If the opponent took down the Black Mountain Army before him, he would definitely overwhelm him again!
Only by swallowing the Taishan bandits can he have the strength to covet Xuzhou, and then go south to crusade against Yuan Shu. Only by destroying Yuan Shu himself can he overwhelm Yuan Shang in momentum and gain an advantage in competing for the position of Patriarch.

This is Yuan Tan's real goal. There is no room for development in Qingzhou. He has to find his own way, so that he can surpass everyone and take over the Yuan family and even the world!

As for what Yuan Xi planned for him to seize Liaodong, Goguryeo, and even go to sea, Yuan Tan scoffed. Those places are all bitter and cold, even if they are captured, so what?
Only by recruiting the Taishan bandits, taking advantage of the situation and going south to capture Xuzhou, spying on Jianghuai, breaking into Yuzhou, and even controlling Jiangdong, and completely taking Yuan Shu's territory, this is the bright road planned by Yuan Tan's advisers with all their efforts!

As for the agreement with Liu Bei, Yuan Tan naturally has a way to bypass it. Although Liu Bei is his leader, Yuan Tan will never let him sit on the big.

Thinking of this, he was full of pride, stood up and waved his hands: "Two years, no, within one year, we will take down the Mount Tai thief!"

"Of course, if Zang Ba is sensible, it's not that I can't share Mount Tai with him equally!"

"Everything I do is for me to compete for the position of Patriarch. When the matter is completed, I will definitely give everyone a satisfactory reward!"

After hearing this, Pang Ji and Xin Pi hurriedly got up and cupped their hands: "I am willing to serve you!"

Seeing that Yuan Tanzhi was full of complacency and Pang Ji was complacent, Xin Pi murmured in his heart, will things really go so smoothly?

He didn't know what Yuan Tan and Pang Ji had done to Yuan Xi in private, but Xinpi knew very well that the fierce tiger of the Yuan family was a vengeful one!

In the hinterland of Montenegro, Zhang Yan was also preoccupied. Although the Black Mountain Army had taken advantage of the terrain, the Jizhou Army was one of the most powerful troops in the world after all. These days, the Black Mountain Army actually suffered heavy casualties.

It's just that the Black Mountain Army launched an offensive recklessly, which seemed full of momentum. On the contrary, Yuan Shang felt that the Black Mountain Army had left a lot of spare power, so he became more cautious in his actions.

Only Zhang Yan knew that if the Black Mountain Army continued to fight like this, it might not be able to last for two months, let alone break out and occupy Youzhou!
But there was another thing that bothered him even more.

Lu Bu in Hanoi sent a letter with extremely severe words.

It is said that the Black Mountain Army instigated and provoked people to attack Huaicheng to rebel against the rebellion, sent troops to attack Lu's mansion, and even attempted to kidnap his wife and daughter. Now Lu Bu wants to ask the Black Mountain Army for an explanation!
Zhang Yan looked at it in his heart, and the evidence was solid. From Yang Chou to Yang Feng, Zhang Yan was also in shock. The Huaicheng rebellion must not have been done by himself, so it was Yang Feng's own idea?

What does she want to do?
Zhang Yan hesitated, wondering if he should call Yang Feng over and have a frank talk?
(End of this chapter)