Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 805 The rumors are untrue

Zang Ba saw that the generals were confused about what he said, so he explained: "Since the other side has sent a large number of fleets, it is probably Shouchun in the upper reaches of the Huai River who has sent troops."

"I heard that Fierce Tiger led his troops south, defeated Yuan Shu and Cao Cao and then stationed in Shouchun. He must have brought soldiers from Youzhou. Now the fleet is carrying a large army from the direction of Shouchun. How come there are no soldiers from Youzhou in it?"

Sun Guan asked doubtfully: "Perhaps the Youzhou soldiers are still stationed in Shouchun, and those following the fleet this time are the Jianghuai soldiers recruited from Jiujiang?"

Zang Ba nodded and said: "It is possible, but the fierce tiger always uses its troops not to fight, but to fight with all its strength."

"Since he can mobilize so many troops, he must be making big moves. Why not send out the Youzhou soldiers he relies on most?"

After hearing this, Sun Guan nodded repeatedly and said, "What the leader said makes sense!"

"If this is the case, we are indeed in some danger. It seems that we must find a way to return to the hinterland of Langya."

Yin Li was still unconvinced and said, "I'm afraid it's not necessarily true. Maybe he didn't have the confidence to defeat us, so he used the Jianghuai soldiers to test it. It's not a problem for our Qingzhou soldiers to beat three with one, not to mention that both sides are equally matched?"

Zang Ba said in a deep voice: "Qucheng sent someone to deliver a letter to me just now. Although the letter contained threats, it still advised me to surrender."

Sun Guan said: "Isn't this a good time to borrow Poxiadonkey? If we..."

He suddenly raised his head and lost his voice: "I suddenly remembered something. When the fierce tiger destroyed Yuan Shu, I heard that he also sent a letter to negotiate peace, but Yuan Shu did not agree!"

"A few days later, the fierce tiger reached behind Yuan Shu and killed him in one fell swoop. Yuan Shu didn't even have a chance to bargain!"

"Now he has also sent us a letter, just in case..."

Zang Ba sighed: "That's what I'm afraid of."

"If Fierce Tiger wanted to kill me, he would have done it by now."

Yin Li was still unwilling to give in and said: "In this case, it is better to turn against the guests. The last general will be the vanguard and attack Qucheng overnight to catch them by surprise!"

Zang Ba shook his head and said: "This kind of strategy is okay for dealing with people weaker than us, but don't forget, the opposite is the fierce tiger who defeated Cao Cao twice and never lost once!"

"How do you think we compare to Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sun Ce and Gongsun Zan?"

Yin Li was speechless. Gongsun Zan, who was famous in the North at that time, also died in the hands of this man. Before his death, he commented that Yuan's attack was as powerful as ghosts and gods. In the end, the Taishan bandits were just a small separatist force. I haven't conquered Taishan County for many years. How can He De compare with those princes?

Sun Guan said aloud: "Just in case something unexpected happens, should we break camp overnight?"

"Wouldn't that show that we have no intention of negotiating peace? Then wouldn't the other side have a legitimate excuse to attack us?"

Zang Ba smiled bitterly and said: "That's true. This fierce tiger is using this move to put pressure on us. It's really difficult to deal with!"

"And the deadline it gave us is tomorrow at noon. In other words, after that time, the probability of it launching an attack is extremely high!"

"We have only two options now. One is not to accept the peace talks and retreat overnight."

"The second is to surrender to the fierce tiger before noon tomorrow."

Yin Li muttered: "I surrendered without even using my sword or spear. I am always a little unwilling..."

Sun Guan also rarely agreed: "Indeed, if we go there like this, will we be looked down upon?"

Zang Ba pondered for a while, then nodded and said: "Since you all feel unwilling to do so, then guard the camp tonight, and early tomorrow morning, those who want to fight can go out to fight. No matter what the fight is like, I will make a decision before noon."

After everyone left, Zang Ba rubbed his swollen forehead and thought that this ferocious tiger was really difficult to deal with. If he could choose, he would not want to face Cao Cao or Yuan Tan. To this person.

Early the next morning, Xu Huang couldn't help laughing when he heard Zang Hong talk about Zang Ba's tactics outside the city, and said to Zang Hong: "As expected by the general, the opponent is not convinced."

"I'll be the striker, okay?"

Zang Hong said hurriedly: "General, you are polite, Hong should be the general's leader."

He is very self-aware, and he is not a military commander. He can defend the city, but if he really wants to go into battle and take the enemy's head, he will not be able to do it.

Xu Huang ordered all the soldiers and horses to leave the camp. Seeing that the Taishan bandits in front were also coming out in full force, the leading generals lined up one after another. Xu Huang asked the soldiers to line up, rode his horses to the place where they could shoot, and said in a voice: "I am Yuan Shijun My subordinate Xu Huang has met you all."

After hearing this, Zang Ba took a dozen steps forward on his horse, cupped his fists and said, "It turns out to be Xu Gongming of the Baibo Army. Zang Ba has seen him here."

Yin Li, however, was furious. He immediately stepped forward and said, "Are you Xu Huang who killed Wu Dun?"

"What a majesty!"

Although Zang Ba didn't agree with Yin Li's attitude, after all, he was also a member of the Taishan bandits, so he said: "Come back first."

Yin Li reluctantly returned to the formation and muttered: "I actually sent the general who killed Wu Dun here. Isn't this a lie that our Taishan army has no one?"

He held up his hand to Zang Ba and said, "General, I am willing to have a life-and-death fight with Xu Huang, and I hope the leader will fulfill my wish!" Zang Ba did not answer, but said to Xu Huang, "Yesterday's envoy sent you a letter, and Ba has read it carefully."

"But there is something unclear about Ba. We are both members of the Yuan family. Why did you force your Majesty so many times that you even invaded Langya?"

"You must know that Langya was taken from Sun Ce by Yuan Qingzhou's help during the Battle of Xuzhou. Does Yuan Xuzhou want to break the promise now?"

Xu Huang replied: "Of course the general understands what the purpose is."

"Yuan Qingzhou betrayed the Yuan family and attacked his own clan. He also invaded Xuzhou and ruined his plan to attack Cao Cao. How could he have the face to say he was innocent?"

"My lord is determined to bring peace to the world and eliminate those with evil intentions. Today, if the general abandons the dark side and surrenders to the bright side, there will be a way out."

Before Zang Ba could reply, Yin Li sneered: "What a loud tone!"

"Now that Duke Cao has established the emperor, the world has returned to its heart. What's more, the Yuan family has long been determined to be self-reliant. Everyone knows, who has evil intentions?"

After hearing this, Xu Huang felt angry and sneered: "What a return to the world!"

"Cao Cao held the emperor hostage, killed his ministers, and acted against his will. In your words, he became a loyal minister!"

"If you continue to confuse people's minds and confuse right and wrong, I will not let you go!"

Yin Li blushed and defended himself: "There is no basis for what you say. Didn't you just hear it from hearsay?"

"That's what I saw with my own eyes!" Xu Huang shouted.

"When the emperor was in Anyi, Cao Cao pretended to join forces with the Baibo Army, but he turned against him behind his back and killed all the generals of the Baibo Army in a sneak attack!"

"It's fine if we decide life and death on the field. Even if Akira dies, he will be convinced, but no one will be convinced if he is betrayed by his allies!"

"Cao Cao already showed his ambition when he was in Anyi. I saw this with my own eyes. If you persist in your stubbornness, who knows if Cao Cao will turn against you in the future?"

After hearing this, the generals of the Taishan thieves all looked at each other in shock. Xu Huang's words touched their hearts. What they feared most was really being plotted by Cao Cao afterwards!

Xu Huang shouted again, "What you say is unfounded, as long as you see a real seal under your hands!"

"Do you dare to challenge?"

Zang Ba saw the hesitation on Yin Li's face and knew that he was unsure. After all, Wu Dun's martial arts skills were not inferior to Yin Li's. Since he was killed by Xu Huang, how could Yin Li get a good deal?

Zang Ba has always been loyal. If Wu Dun had not ignored his orders that day and blocked Yuan Xi for public and private reasons, Zang Ba might have sought an explanation for him. However, Wu Dun was not clear-headed and almost implicated the Taishan bandits, so Zang Ba could only hold his nose and reveal the matter.

But now seeing that Yin Li was seeking death like this, Zang Ba didn't want him to die just like that. He just wanted to give Yin Li a few words of advice, but Yin Li couldn't save his face and said to Zang Ba: "Chief, please come out at the end of the battle!"

Seeing his appearance, Zang Ba knew it was hard to stop him, so he had to say: "Then be careful and come back quickly if the situation is not going well."

Yin Li clasped his fists, immediately drew out his gun and charged at Xu Huang. When the soldiers from both armies saw this, they immediately started shouting loudly.

When Xu Huang saw it, he also faced him with his ax raised. The two sides faced each other, and their axes and guns were thrust out to meet each other at the same time.

Although Yin Li was impulsive on the surface, he was rough and tumble. He had long inquired about the battle between Xu Huang and Wu Dun, and had also studied Xu Huang's record. He found that the opponent's strength was that he had a long breath, and then relied on his defense to slowly wear down the opponent. Physical strength, and then find the right opportunity to make a difference in one fell swoop.

In other words, Xu Huang's dozens of previous moves are not very powerful!

The countermeasure that Yin Li came up with was to feign a fierce attack in the early stage, which also preserved his physical strength and saved more than Xu Huang.

After waiting for a hundred moves like this, Xu Huang will eventually be unable to catch up and there will be loopholes in his defense. When the time comes, Yin Li will make another killing move, and Xu Huang will definitely not be able to withstand it!

Thinking of this, Yin Li waved a few spear flowers in an attempt to confuse Xu Huang, but he didn't expect that the opponent's long ax struck down high, faster than lightning, with a faint sound of wind and thunder!

Yin Li was shocked and subconsciously put away his gun to block. The ax and gun collided with each other, making a loud noise.

Yin Li's body shook violently, and the iron gun in his hand almost flew out. He was shocked, how could the opponent be so strong!

When Xu Huang couldn't give him a chance to breathe, he was hit with an ax to the head again. Yin Li blocked it again. His body was hit hard and he almost fell off his horse.

His mouth felt sweet, the smell of blood was overwhelming at the bottom of his gums, and his teeth felt loose.

Yin Li cursed in his heart, who said that Xu Huang's previous moves were all defensive, these two moves were simply quick and decisive moves!

Just when he was confused, Xu Huang's third ax came again, and the three blows were stronger than the last. This third blow, Xu Huang had almost mobilized all his strength, and it might not be hundreds of kilograms strong!

Yin Li tried his best to raise his gun to parry, but his arms could no longer block it. The ax pressed down on the shaft of his gun and fell heavily on his iron helmet.

With a loud bang, Yin Li felt dizzy, his throat felt sweet, and he spit out two teeth.

His vision suddenly became blurry, and his mind was dizzy. He shook his head desperately, trying to wake up. He knew that this was a life-or-death situation. If he couldn't react, he would be killed in the next moment!

(End of this chapter)