People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 274 Broken
"What? Yuan Shu and Liu Dai have both launched an attack on us?" Yuan Shao suddenly exclaimed from the tent of the Yuan army's main camp, followed by his extremely angry voice: "Assholes, what do they want to do!"

Holding the urgent report that had just been delivered in his hand, Yuan Shao's eyes were about to spit fire.

The situation was originally very good and victory was about to be achieved, but suddenly two pieces of bad news came from other places. At this critical juncture, this was obviously unacceptable.

Yuan Shao soon realized that with this interference, the encirclement and suppression of Xuan Xia would fail.

However, this was not the only bad news. Soon another messenger came into the tent and brought another urgent report to Yuan Shao, which was sent by Gao Lan and Zhang He.

The big tent was completely silent. The sudden change made everyone at a loss as to what to do, and all their previous plans were scrapped.

And when such an urgent message suddenly arrived at this critical moment, they had an ominous premonition.

Will it be good news or bad news?

Yuan Shao also seemed to have a bad premonition. He took the letter with a gloomy face and quickly opened it. Then his face became even uglier. Everyone only saw Yuan Shao slamming the table and throwing the letter to the ground.

"How ridiculous! How ridiculous! Yuan Shu has created such a scene to ruin my plans. I want him to die miserably!"

Yuan Shao was so angry that he stood up and wanted to do something to vent his anger, but he didn't know what to do. In the end, he could only pace back and forth in the middle of the tent, cursing as he walked.

Everyone was terrified, but Xu You took the initiative to pick up the letter. After taking a look at it, he smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"According to Gao Lan and Zhang He's report, Tao Qian sent troops to attack Qingzhou, forcing Zang Hong to lead his troops back to provide support. They no longer have the ability to stop Wang Dang, so they are forced to retreat and will soon join up with the main army."

The big tent was silent. Everyone looked at each other and finally sighed.

Everyone who could be here was a very smart person. After combining all the information, they quickly realized, as Yuan Shao did, that it was definitely not a coincidence that Tao Qian, Liu Dai, and Yuan Shu attacked them at the same time.

The two Yuans have been fighting openly and secretly over the years, and their conflict is known to everyone. In the current situation, even a fool can tell that it must be Yuan Shu who is behind this and instigated Liu Dai and Tao Qian to join in the rebellion.

Tian Feng frowned and said, "I'm afraid that what happened to Zang Hong in retreat will soon happen to Cao Cao again."

After these words were spoken, everyone's faces became even more solemn. They were almost certain that this was bound to happen.

After Cao Cao was placed in Yanzhou Dongjun by Yuan Shao, he has become increasingly powerful, which gradually aroused the vigilance and dissatisfaction of Yanzhou Governor Liu Dai.

Yuan Shu was able to use Liu Dai at this critical juncture, which was a good move. He accurately grasped the conflict between Liu Dai and Cao Cao.

Now that Liu Dai has led his army to attack Dongjun, Cao Cao will certainly not sit idly by and watch his base camp being destroyed. Once he learns the news, he will withdraw his troops at all costs to provide support, just like Zang Hong went back to guard Qingzhou. This is an inevitable thing to happen.

If Cao Cao withdrew his troops again, the Yellow Turbans of Changshan, who were already in a very difficult situation, would be liberated instantly.

Guo Tu immediately said, "Governor, we can't suppress the Yellow Turbans. We must first wipe out Yuan Shu to have a chance of survival. And we can't delay this. Otherwise, we will be attacked from both sides and the situation will be dangerous!"

Yuan Shao finally stopped. This was certainly a way to deal with the situation, but the price was too high: "If our army retreats, not only will Bohai be handed over, but I'm afraid Hejian will also be lost!"

Shen Pei immediately said, "Without the support of Cao Cao and Zang Hong, it will be difficult for our army to fight the Yellow Turbans on its own. If we can't take care of both ends, we will easily lose everything. We can only give up one end for now!"

After this conversation, Yuan Shao fell silent, then sat back in his seat and began to ponder.

Everyone was looking at Yuan Shao, waiting for him to make a choice. At this point, he had to make a choice. There was no other way. He couldn't bear to give up either side, so he had to lose both.

In fact, in this battle between Yuan's army and Xuan Xia, the overall situation was in a relatively balanced state. Any change could break this situation. As long as either Cao Cao or Zang Hong withdrew, Yuan's army would lose all opportunities to encircle and suppress Xu Chen.

Once Cao Cao's two armies are completely withdrawn, the convergence of Xuan Xia's forces will be irreversible.

With the remaining strength of Yuan’s army, they can still fight, but that’s all they can do.

Once Xuan Xia's forces are gathered together, there will now be 80,000 troops, which is a force that is enough to suffocate everyone in Yuan Shao's camp.

Yuan Shao's own troops of 150,000 to 160,000 had no advantage at all in the face of a Yellow Turban army of this size. The combat effectiveness of the two armies was incomparable.

Seeing that Yuan Shao was hesitant, Tian Feng had no choice but to step forward and speak.

"Although I don't know how the Yellow Turbans instigated Yuan Shu to cooperate in the attack, Yuan Shu's attack was just because he was unwilling to sit back and watch the governor become more powerful. On the contrary, Yuan Shu might not be willing to see Xuan Xia become more powerful. Letting our army confront Xuan Xia for a long time and consume their energy is what Yuan Shu hopes to see.

Now that Cao Cao and Zang Hong have all retreated, Yuan Shu will not have much motivation to continue harassing us as long as he sees that our army has no hope of defeating Xuan Xia.

As long as our army responds to Yuan Shu with a strong enough attitude, Yuan Shu will surely retreat. However, if we ignore Yuan Shu, he may turn his pretense into reality. At that time, our army will be attacked from both sides and the situation will be over. "

When he said this, Tian Feng's tone became very heavy: "It is easy to turn back and repel Yuan Shu, which can at least ensure that our army has no worries in the rear. But it is almost impossible to quickly defeat Xuan Xia here. How to choose, I hope the governor will think deeply about it."

The situation was very clear, and Yuan Shao had to make a choice.

"Pass my order, withdraw your troops."

Yuan Shao sighed, his tone became very lonely. This order was filled with too much resentment and resentment. He was about to win.
The huge gap between the good situation to the need to cut losses and get out now made him almost vomit blood.

If Yuan Shu hadn't interfered, he could have wiped out the Yellow Turbans here, and then taken advantage of the situation to attack Xuanxia and conquer Youzhou. Then all the wealth that the Yellow Turbans had earned after who knows how many years of operation would belong to him. The benefits of this would be enough to drive him crazy.

But no matter how helpless he was, he could only accept the reality before him. At this moment, he wished he could kill Yuan Shu himself.

Then, Xu Chen and Lu Ping stood on the top of Chengping City and watched Yuan's army withdraw from their sight. The almost suffocating war atmosphere that lingered in the entire Bohai Sea disappeared in an instant.

Xu Chen and Lu Ping looked at each other and both felt a little relaxed.

"It seems that Gong Yu has completed the task, and it has saved us from having to risk our lives."

Xu Chen laughed, and all the pressure in his heart disappeared. He no longer had to worry about the stability of the rear being disrupted because of this battle.

Yuan Shao's departure was certainly a good thing, but it also made Xu Chen suddenly realize something.

The situation Xuan Xia faces today is no longer as simple as when it conquered Youzhou. The world is in turmoil and heroes are rising up. As one of the forces among them, Xuan Xia cannot be isolated from the overall situation.

Just as Yuan Shao's actions could be sabotaged by Yuan Shu, Xuan Xia's actions might also be hindered by a third party in the future.

How to recognize Xuan Xia's position in the world today is a very important thing.

(End of this chapter)