The Yuan Family of the Three Kingdoms I call the shots

Chapter 26
"Xiahouyuan" Yuan Shang suddenly realized when he heard the words: "It turned out to be him."

Seeing this, Zhang Jai wondered, "Third Young Master also knows about this person?"

"I just heard a little about it." Yuan Shang stood up, said hello to several old farmers, and then walked towards the official road with Zhang Jaw: "I only heard that he is a loved general under Cao Cao's family, and there are some details. I'm not too sure about what it is, but I hope General Zhang can teach me a thing or two?"

"Don't dare to teach me." Zhang Jai raised his hand and stroked the beard on his chin, and thought carefully: "The last general is just heard. Xia Houyuan joined Cao Cao's army in his early years, and now he is the prefect of Yingchuan. People have a lot of experience in battle, their nature is like a fire, and their disposition is strong, but these are not the main points."

Yuan Shang asked in amazement, "Then what's the point?"

Zhang Jaw sighed: "The point is that this person is best at the tactics of running for thousands of miles. Few people in the world can match the speed of marching. If he leads the army to follow our army and chase after us, even if our army is all cavalry, I'm afraid It’s also extremely difficult to get rid of.”

"Rushing thousands of miles. So that's how it is." Yuan Shang bowed his head in thought when he heard the words, Zhang Jaw's worry was not unreasonable, their goal at the moment was to quickly withdraw their troops back to Hebei, but what Xia Houyuan was good at was precisely the method of long-distance raids. As the five elements restrain each other, Xia Houyuan's tactics can be said to be impartial, just to restrain his current retreat intention.

This is a trouble.

"General Zhang Jaw, in your opinion, what strategy should be used to seal Xia Houyuan's advantage when dealing with someone like Xia Houyuan who is good at sudden attacks?"

Zhang Jaw seemed to have already made up his mind. Hearing the words, he opened his eyes immediately, revealing a little light, and said in a cold voice: "Garrison soldiers and horses, set up formations and plains, and confront Xiahou Yuan who is rushing head-on, a showdown!"

Yuan Shang nodded suddenly when he heard the words: "So that's the case, isn't it? It's a good way to block the water and cover it with soil, isn't it? It's also a good way. How dare you ask General Zhang, how sure are you of victory in a head-on battle with Xia Houyuan?"

Almost without hesitation, Zhang Jai said proudly: "Although Xia Houyuan is a famous general of the Cao family, if you want to defeat him, the last general is [-]% sure."

With a [-]% certainty, this sentence is not something that can be said casually. You must have absolute confidence and self-confidence, as well as a comprehensive understanding of both the enemy and yourself. Not aimlessly.

"General Zhang is really a talent! He's not an ordinary person." Yuan Shang gave Zhang Jaw a thumbs up appreciatively, but then his expression froze suddenly, and he said, "But after defeating Xiahouyuan, General Zhang thinks our army can still How many troops are left?"

One sentence immediately stopped Zhang Jaw.

Yes, he is confident that he will completely defeat Xia Houyuan's pursuers, but after the defeat, how many of his five thousand cavalry will be left?Now they are on Cao Cao's land, counting the number of people in their hands, there are only 5000 people, and every death will be one less, but Cao Jun can replenish his troops without limit, and gradually devour them bit by bit. as much as possible
But if they want to go north and return to Hebei successfully, soldiers and horses are very important. Without soldiers as a foundation, how can they go back with just a few polished generals?
Thinking of this, Zhang Jaw couldn't help but fell silent.

"Really?" Yuan Shang smiled understandingly, shook his head and said: "So, even if we can defeat Xiahouyuan's army head-on, it is completely unnecessary for us. We are now playing with fire in Cao Cao's backyard, we must To preserve the vitality of our only 5000 people, even if Xia Houyuan's head is cut off, it will not be of any use to us. Maybe we will be buried with him because of this wrong move in the end. It is not worth it !"

"Young master, in your opinion, what should we do? Xia Houyuan is good at running, and it's not good for us to compare his speed with him." There was a trace of sadness on Zhang Jaw's face, and he was obviously annoyed by the current situation. .

Yuan Shang smiled when he heard the words, and said: "It's okay, I have a method of warfare that can break Xia Houyuan's rushing technique."

Zhang Jai's eyes lit up when he heard the words, he quickly cupped his hands and asked, "May I ask you what tactics you can use to defeat the enemy?"

"Xia Houyuan chased us and bit our tails, and we fought guerrilla with him. When the enemy advances, we retreat, when the enemy retreats, we chase, and when the enemy chases, we bite. Anyway, just two words, run around!"

"Running around?" Zhang Jaw was dumbfounded when he heard the words, what kind of argument is this?Isn't the third son about to joke again?

Yuan Shang rubbed his chin, nodded affirmatively and said: "Don't worry, General Zhang, I have a basis for this method. Although Xia Houyuan is good at running for thousands of miles, he must first have a clear goal. We have retreated from Xudu for a long time, but he can still attack." Going straight to the east and chasing after us shows that someone in Cao's army has figured out our retreat route, and I'm afraid it's impossible to go to Xuzhou now, and there must be heavy soldiers ambushing there to cut off our retreat to Qingzhou."

Hearing this, Zhang Jai's complexion changed immediately, and his brows were deeply frowned: "So, what should I do?"

Yuan Shang looked up at the sky, and said slowly: "Since the way to retreat has been blocked, the only plan for now is not to return to Hebei!"

"Don't go back to Hebei? If we don't go back to Hebei, where shall we go?" Zhang Jai was shocked when he heard the words, and he didn't expect Yuan Shang to say such a sentence.

"Going south, you can go to Yingchuan or Yuzhou. Just now I chatted with those old farmers in Yanzhou, and I learned that Cao Cao's elite troops are basically deployed in the north. It is relatively weak, and there are many strong thieves. At present, it is impossible to retreat to the left and right. It is better to go south and look at the scenery while thinking of ways. Let’s go out for a spring outing in two festivals.”

"Spring outing?"

Zhang Jai couldn't laugh or cry when he heard the words, there are people in this world who actually go to the site of life and death for a spring outing?It's actually the first time I've heard of it.
"Where does the third son plan to go?" Zhang Jaw pondered for a while, but he couldn't think of any other way, so he could only ask helplessly.

Yuan Shang looked up at the sky when he heard the words, his eyes rolled and he said: "In all fairness, I want to go to Runan."

"Runan?" Zhang Jai muttered for a while after hearing the words, and asked in doubt: "Runan, the third son of Runan, will we have a way out when we get to Runan?"

"I just heard from the old farmer that because Cao Cao has been fighting against our army and has no time to worry about it, part of the city in Runan has now fallen into Liu Bei's hands. Now everyone in the world knows that Liu Bei is carrying an edict, just like Cao Cao. I am a sworn enemy, and I have quite a few elite soldiers under my command, as well as Guan Zhang and other powerful generals. Now Cao Cao's forces are mainly against my father. Who knows if Liu Beiwo has other intentions in the south? Maybe it's because of this. Huo, if I have the chance to meet Liu Bei, maybe I can tell him to attack Xuchang, and when Yanzhou changes, we can take the opportunity to find the way back to Hebei."

Hearing this, Zhang Jai heaved a long sigh, shook his head and said, "Well, third son, when Liu Bei lived under the lord's tent in the past, the lord almost killed Liu Bei several times because of Yan Liang and Wen Chou. Later, Liu Bei went to Jingzhou to persuade Liu Biao and Our army, but in the end never came back, the lord hates it deeply. Although we have an alliance with Liu Bei on the surface, but in fact, Liang Zi is not shallow. We are going to Runan, what if Liu Bei turns against us? "

Yuan Shang frowned when he heard the words, lowered his head for a while, then shook his head and said: "Don't worry, no! Liu Bei is also the respect of the emperor's uncle, and he can't do such a lowly thing that makes people sick all over the world. Besides, Liu Bei We are already life and death enemies with Cao Cao. If we attack us again, he will offend the two most powerful princes in the world. Only pigs can do this kind of thing. Pigs need to be smarter."

Zhang Jai immediately wiped off his sweat when he heard the words, what should people say about this metaphor?

Yuan Shang didn't care, waved his big hand, and said to Zhang Jaw: "General Zhang, order the three armies, let's not go to Xuzhou, turn to the south, and march towards Runan!"

(End of this chapter)