The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 229 Chapter 228
Based on the scout's report, Zhang Yan immediately judged that Yuan Shu was going to escape.

Following Zhang Yan's yell, Xu Huang and Zhang Liao looked at each other in dismay, and they were somewhat skeptical about Zhang Yan's words, so they asked, "How did my lord know that Yuan Shu was going to escape?"

Zhang Yan quickly explained: "Our three-way army encircled Shouchun. My army alone, after receiving more than 6 surrendered troops, had as many as 11 soldiers and horses, and Xu Chu had 5 troops on the way. Xun also had 18 soldiers and horses. Together, there are a total of 18 people. If [-] people gather in Shouchun, if they surround Shouchun, they can surround Shouchun City with three layers inside and three layers outside. Yuan Shu can't escape. According to According to the report of the scouts, Yuan Shu still has [-] troops in Shouchun City, and now all the troops are out of the city. In this way, Shouchun will be like an empty city. No matter how stupid Yuan Shu is, he will never be so stupid as to disregard his own safety So, I thought that Yuan Shu must have been in Zhang Xun's army, sneaked out of the city, and wanted to go elsewhere!"

"Now that our army has surrounded Huainan, even if Yuan Shu escapes, where can he escape?" Zhang Liao asked.

Without even thinking about it, Zhang Yan immediately said, "It must be going to Jizhou!"

"Jizhou? Isn't Jizhou Yuan Shao's territory? Although Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are brothers, they have always been at odds. How could Yuan Shu go to Jizhou?" Xu Huang asked suspiciously.

"Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu have always been at odds, but they are brothers who are broken bones and have a father together. Nothing is impossible. Now that Yuan Shu is alone, he will definitely go to Yuan Shao. If the two of Yuan get together, Getting back together is the biggest threat to our army. Therefore, Yuan Shu must not be allowed to escape from Huainan!"

As soon as the words fell, Zhang Yan reined in the horse, jumped off the horse immediately, and shouted at the soldiers behind him: "Bring the map!"

Xu Huang and Zhang Liao also jumped off their horses one after another and surrounded Zhang Yan. The soldiers handed Zhang Yan the map. Zhang Yan spread out the map, looked at it carefully, and immediately said: "Here! Yuan Shu must be I want to escape from here!"

Xu Huang and Zhang Liao glanced at the map, but saw that the place Zhang Yan was pointing at was Runan.

"Our army attacked from the east, north, and south. The only way Yuan Shu had to go was to escape to the west. First, he went to Shaopi to avoid our army's encirclement, and then crossed the Huaihe River to the north to enter the territory of Runan. Runan is not the sphere of influence of our army, and it is also the weakest place. Yuan Shu led the army and could drive straight in here, pass through Chenliu and Dongjun, cross the Yellow River, and then reach Jizhou. This is the safest road. I guess Yuan Shu will definitely go this way."

"My lord, I have a high opinion, and I will admire the five bodies!" Xu Huang and Zhang Liao said in unison.

Zhang Yan waved his hand and said: "This is just my guess. Whether it is really what I said is still unknown. But in order to prevent it before it happens, our army must make preparations early..."

As he spoke, he lowered his head again, glanced at the map, his eyes suddenly lit up, and immediately said to Xu Huang: "General Xu!"

"The last general is here!" Xu Huang was very excited when he heard Zhang Yan calling him, knowing that there was another big task to be entrusted to him, so he immediately clasped his fists in response.

Zhang Yandao: "You immediately lead a thousand cavalry to Wangji Village. This is the junction of the three counties of Xiacai, Shouchun, and Anfeng. It is also the junction of the Huaihe River and the Yingshui River. There is an ancient ferry, which is the only one within a radius of tens of miles. If Yuan Shu wants to cross the Huaihe River in the north, he must pass through this ferry. You go and occupy this ferry and make an ambush. I will mobilize two elite soldiers for you later. All under your command. If Yuan Shu leads the army to arrive here, you must deal a severe blow here and take Yuan Shu down. If you cannot capture him alive, turn Yuan Shu into a dead body. In short, no matter what, you must not let Yuan Shu survive. Huai River."

"Here!"

Xu Huang responded, immediately turned over and jumped on the horseback, gathered a thousand cavalry from the headquarters, and galloped quickly towards Wangji Village.

At this time, Zhang Yan ordered the scouts to go to the rear army, let Gao Shun lead [-] elite soldiers, and immediately marched to Wangji Village in a hurry, and the whole army was dispatched by Xu Huang.

Afterwards, Zhang Yan and Zhang Liao jumped on horseback together, led two thousand cavalry, changed the direction of march, and quickly headed for Shaopi, but let Li Dian lead an army of ten thousand to follow closely behind, while Chen Ying and Jia Xu , Liu Ye, Yang Xiu, Gu Yong, Mi Fang and others led the rest of the army to Shouchun, all obeying Jia Xu's orders.

Together with Zhang Liao, Zhang Yan and Zhang Liao led the cavalry to speed up their horses. Seeing that it was getting dark, they didn't have the slightest intention to stop, and rushed towards Shaopi without stopping.

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Shao Pei.

Mei Cheng led an army of [-] people to arrive here first. According to Zhang Xun's order, they first set up camp here. Rest in the camp.

"Your Majesty, let's rest here for a night to temporarily avoid Zhang Yanjun's sharp edge. I have set up many secret sentries around, and if I find anything, I will come back immediately to report, and the camp has also strengthened its defense. Your Majesty, although Don't worry. In the early morning of tomorrow, our army will immediately hurry to Runan." Standing in the big tent, Zhang Xun said respectfully in front of Yuan Shu.

"Thank you, General! Along the way, there are still many places that need to be relied on by the General. Please, the General must protect my safety!" Yuan Shu said.

Zhang Xun nodded and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will do my best to ensure your Majesty's safety."

"Very good. General, the gold, silver and jewels I brought must not be lost. This is my lifeblood. Even if I arrive in Jizhou, if Yuan Shao is unwilling to proclaim himself emperor, I can use those gold, silver and jewels Recruit troops so that we can regroup in the future!"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I have dispatched 1 soldiers to Huang Yi, and these [-] troops are enough to ensure the safety of this batch of gold, silver and jewels."

"Very good, very good. General, you are tired too, go down and rest!"

"Your Majesty, let's take a rest earlier, and I will leave!"

Zhang Xun got out of the big tent and didn't go to sleep. Instead, he personally inspected the camp and checked the security everywhere, and then he went to rest with peace of mind.

At this moment, in Mei Cheng's camp, more than ten generals surrounded Mei Cheng, and these people all came to congratulate Mei Cheng for being promoted to General Hussars.

The group drank happily and ate meat. When the wine reached the third round, someone suddenly said: "I heard that your majesty brought hundreds of boxes of gold, silver and jewels this time. There are hundreds of them in the carriage alone. Say, what will His Majesty do with this batch of gold, silver and jewels?"

"Ghost knows, it won't be rewarded to us anyway!" said a general complaining.

"Damn it, my brothers worked so hard for His Majesty, sometimes they risked their lives, but in the end, what did His Majesty give us? I still call him a poor bastard!" Another general drank two more With a glass of wine, he said drunkenly.

As soon as these words came out, the rest of the generals also began to express their anguish in their hearts. Yuan Shu's ignorance of rewards and punishments, favoring villains, listening to slander, changing orders from day to day, and licentiousness have all been exposed.

The more everyone talked, the more they felt aggrieved. At this time, someone suddenly proposed to rebel against Yuan Shu and robbed gold, silver and jewels. Everyone returned to their hometowns or moved to other places to live a good life as a rich man.

At this time, Mei Cheng suddenly coughed lightly, and said sharply: "The more you talk, the more outrageous it is. It's okay to complain here, but you must not take the drunken words seriously, otherwise, I will be the first to kill you all!" !"

After everyone heard this, they didn't dare to say anything, and continued to bury their heads in drinking.

However, there are always one or two reckless people who don't know what to do.

"boom!"

With a crisp sound, a jar of wine was overturned to the ground, smashed to pieces, and all the fine wine contained in it flowed out and seeped into the soil on the ground.

"Damn it, what I just said is true. Everyone is here to die and die, but in the end they get nothing. Instead of living like this, it's better for everyone to get together and fight against the **** and rob Yuan Shu. The treasure, we share it equally, we can spend it however we want!"

"Shut up!" Mei Cheng roared angrily, "If you dare to say one more word, I'll make your blood splatter on the spot immediately!"

"General Mei! Even if you kill the last general, the last general will still say the same thing. We followed Yuan Shu through life and death for so many years, but what have we gained? Liu Xun is Yuan Shu's confidant and beloved general, right? As soon as Yuan Shu came to the throne, he was named It’s not a small official position to be General Cheqi, right? But what about Liu Xun? He didn’t accept Yuan Shu’s canonization at all, and even openly rebelled. He also said that Yuan Shu was a traitor and led troops to attack from the Lujiang River. Now all the troops are gathered in Huainan , a total of 10,000+ people, how many are our troops? There are only more than 3 people, and most of these 3 people are recruits who have never been on the battlefield. Even General Ji Ling was defeated by the enemy In the hands of Yuan Shu, if we continue to follow Yuan Shu, we will definitely end up in the same fate as Ji Ling. Why don't we turn around now, grab the gold, silver and jewels, and then flee to other places separately, maybe we still have a chance to survive!"

Mei Cheng and the other generals heard it clearly, but they had nothing to say about the drunken words of this man.

Seeing that Mei Cheng didn't make a statement, all the generals immediately clamored, saying that the general was right, and then they clasped their fists together and said to Mei Cheng: "General, we are all brothers who have followed the general for many years. Kill Yuan Shu and join the imperial court, or we will rob gold, silver and jewels, and then flee to other places, in short, we don’t want to follow Yuan Shu anymore, please general decide for us!”

Mei Cheng frowned. He didn't want to follow Yuan Shu for a long time. Although he had the position of Hussar General on his head, only he knew that this position was a vain position and would not be recognized by the world.Moreover, this time he was going to Hebei with Yuan Shu, and assigned the emperor title to Yuan Shao. Once Yuan Shao ascended the throne, he would be the emperor and a courtier, and he was not Yuan Shao's subordinate, so how could he be reused?
Mei Cheng thought for a long time, finally made a decision, and said to the generals under him: "You are all right! Yuan Shu is indeed in the end! If we follow him like this, he won't appreciate us! Just don't do it. How about killing Yuan Shu, looting gold, silver and jewels, and then going to seek refuge with Zhang Yan?"

After hearing this, all the generals looked at each other in blank dismay, and finally replied with one voice: "The last general is willing to follow the lead of the general!"

Seeing that the crowd was excited, Mei Cheng gave some orders, and then asked all the generals to return to their respective battalions, and then they would attack together when they met.

(End of this chapter)