Chapter 323 Crisis of Trust
The instructions given to General Yuan were to quickly attack both sides after the sound of the arrows, sneak attack on the enemy's baggage, and further split the opponent's forces.

As a result, the opponent did not separate at all, but pressed towards the front line.

It would be good to take the opportunity to destroy the opponent's baggage, but in the current situation, if we continue to fight, our own team will be entangled by these baggage soldiers.

After weighing the pros and cons, Yuan General chose to attack Tai Shi Ci from the rear.

But in this way, the advantage of the surprise attack no longer exists. Fortunately, they themselves are not the main force.

Not to mention that there should be some support from the Southern Huns.

At any rate, there were five or six thousand cavalry, while Taishi Ci had only about two thousand cavalry.

Not to mention that these Southern Huns are good at riding and shooting. They can send one or two thousand to contain the opponent with riding and shooting, and they can also send three or four thousand to support them!

"What's going on with Gao Lan? Why did you abandon the opponent's camp and come out like this?" On the upper floor of Handan City, Yuan Shao saw all this clearly.

He has been in the city for the past few days, but he has not shown up, so Taishi Ci does not know the reality of his side.

The original plan was to disperse the opponent's soldiers and then send out heavy troops to defeat them one by one.

But now that the other party was not fooled, let it go. Gao Lan had already entered the other party's camp. As a result, he didn't see any chaos, and the others came out.

"Probably the other party also has some backup plans inside." Xu You replied.

He made the plan and made some arrangements for some emergencies. Of course, Guo Tu and Feng Ji also made additions.

These two bastards have been dancing very hard recently, but Shen Pei doesn't intend to get involved. After all, they don't dare to challenge themselves openly.

Yuan Shao's development was much weaker than in history, so he had to rely on Xu You, an old man of the Yuan family, to make suggestions for him.

"Who is the opponent's military advisor?" Yuan Shao felt that since Taishi Ci had avoided so many pitfalls along the way, there must be someone capable in the army.

"They are a branch of the Xun family in Yingchuan, Xun You and Xun Gongda." Xu You knew this.

Why does Yuan Shao value Xu You so much? Not only does Xu You have good qualifications and abilities, he also controls Yuan's intelligence network.

Originally, Yuan Wei arranged for Yuan Shao to take over the intelligence network one after another, but the time was too hasty and everything happened too suddenly, so Yuan Shao could not completely take over.

Naturally, he could only win over Xu You and ensure that this intelligence network was used for his own use.

That fool Yuan Shu naturally does not have this convenience.

Yuan Shao still knew Xun You. After all, his appointment as a Langguan was the result of He Jin's recruitment.

It is said that he once planned to assassinate Dong Zhuo, but the matter was exposed and he was imprisoned.

It turns out that he was probably rescued by Liu Bei and then fled there.

"What are Bi Youruo's talents?" Yuan Shao asked.

The Xun family in Yingchuan also had someone under his command, and that was Xun Yu's younger brother Xun Chen.

Unlike Xun You, he is the orthodox direct descendant of the Xun family in Yingchuan.

But Yuan Shao didn't know that the first person to come was Xun Yu, but he left because he didn't like him.

But the Yuan family was so powerful that the Xun family had to bet on it, and in the end it was Xun Chen who came over.

"Youruo has good talent, but he is still young." Xu You thought for a while, and he was not disgusted with Xun Chen who was doing his job.

Xun Chen said that he was 28 years old this year, which is not young anymore. Xu You meant that his time as an official was too short.

Maybe his talent is very good, but he only has two or three years of political experience, and he is still very immature in many places.

In comparison, Xun You had already been serving Liu Bei for four to five years, or even five or six years, and given his age, his experience and experience would naturally be higher.

"Forget it, the Xun family of Yingchuan is pretty good!" Yuan Shao said casually.

The Xun clan of Yingchuan made separate bets. Cao Cao, himself, Liu Bei and Yuan Shu had all arranged for the clan's children to serve as officials. If they could keep their jobs and not cheat on others, they shouldn't worry so much.

Not to mention the Xun family, even the Guo family and the Xin family are almost like this. Guo Tu's younger brother Guo Jia serves as an official with Cao Cao, and Xin Ping's younger brother Xin Pi serves as an official with Liu Bei.

On the other hand, the direct descendant of the Chen family in Yingchuan directly chose Liu Bei's side.

"With the current situation, can the follow-up plan be implemented?" Yuan Shao asked. "Of course you can, please invite the head of the family to fight!" Xu You said, calling him the head of the family is also because he is a disciple of the Yuan family.

It is precisely because of this relationship that Yuan Wei and Yuan Feng can be trusted and reused.

Yuan Shao nodded when he heard this, and immediately signaled to raise the flag and open the door for battle!
Under his leadership, the 2000 people from the headquarters rushed towards Taishi Ci's tribe. As a result, they were attacked from both sides.

Taishi Ci's headquarters, together with Huang Zhong and Zhang Yan's troops, were approaching the city gate at this moment.

Just as the siege was about to begin, the gate suddenly opened and an army of about 2000 people came out.

Upon closer inspection, I was surprised to find that the Yuan banner was hanging high. From the opponent's armor, equipment and banner, it was not difficult to tell that Yuan Shao was there!
The problem is also here. There are two thousand enemy troops in front, and they are killing Zhang Yan, the vanguard.

But there were five thousand troops from Yuan's army behind them, charging towards them at the same time.

Surrounded by two sides, which side should we deal with?

Rather, no matter which side we deal with, we must expose the rear army to the enemy.

The only way is to divide into two parts, defend the front and rear, and leave the rear to your friendly forces.

"Zhang Yan, how long will it take before you surrender?" Yuan Shao shouted, "It's been three months since you surrendered. As you said in your heart, during the decisive battle, you will revolt and submit to the imperial court. If you don't surrender now, , when will we wait?”

Just after he finished speaking, the soldiers below also shouted out one after another, and many people on the battlefield heard it.

For a moment, Zhang Yan's tribe was a little confused. Will his master submit to Yuan Shao?
real or fake?

After all, Zhang Yan has a record of surrendering to the imperial court and then suddenly betraying him, so the following story is inevitably a bit suspicious.

This was also Yuan's conspiracy. After all, Zhang Yan was a Black Mountain bandit and had repeatedly betrayed the imperial court.

Can such a being be trusted by Liu Bei?

If it is not trusted, then there is room for manipulation. If it is trusted, it doesn't matter. There is no loss anyway, and it has the effect of confusing the enemy's morale to some extent.

At least the soldiers below are not as smart as the generals above. Before they can judge the authenticity of the matter, their fighting spirit will decline.

Now the problem arises, Taishi Ci's back is turned to Zhang Yan.

In this situation, can you still trust them with your back?
"Don't talk nonsense!" Zhang Yan was furious, "Zhang has made up his mind to be loyal to His Majesty and attack you!"

"Yes, Your Majesty welcomes your loyalty, as long as you turn around now and attack our enemies!" Yuan Shao laughed, "As agreed, I will make you General Pingbei, and Bingzhou will be your territory!"

"General..." The deputy general came to Tai Shici's side.

"Don't listen to their nonsense!" Taishi Ci shouted, "concentrate on facing the enemy!"

Gao Lan's 5000 men were already within 50 meters away. At this time, the crossbowmen had already begun to fire back.

But the news that came later made people's hearts a little bit flustered.

If there are problems with the friendly forces behind, who can safely leave their behind to them?

It can only be said that Zhang Yan's surrender time was too short, and he had a bad record. Let alone ordinary soldiers, Huang Zhong himself did not have much favorable impression of this kind of rebel who surrendered.

"Don't listen to the enemy's screams. Focus on meeting the enemy. Behind us are friendly forces!" It turned out that it was Huang Zhong who shouted these words.

At the checkpoint before, Zhang Yan would have been killed if he hadn't come from behind.

The army may have been defeated.

It didn't make sense why he had to betray now when he could have betrayed him then!
 Why write about the partial army's attack on the Taihang Mountain stronghold and take such a long detour? In the final analysis, it is because of the existing impression that the Montenegro Army rebelled, plus they are rebels in the first place, thus creating a crisis of trust.

  So what if Wulu and Bairao on the other side of Taihang Mountain didn't surrender to the thieves?Naturally, there are ways to let Zhang He get 'evidence' that the two of them have taken refuge.

  In any case, there are already Black Mountain thieves who have taken refuge with Yuan Shao, so Zhang Yan here will also take refuge with him. Normally, would you believe it?

  After all, they were originally rebels, and they started fighting with the court not long after they surrendered.

  They already have a bad record. Who can guarantee that they won't secretly surrender to Yuan Shao?
  If trust does not exist, then the more than [-] soldiers under Zhang Yan's command are equivalent to a third-party force. It is not clear whether they are friendly forces, one of our own or the enemy.

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