Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 48
After Gongsun Zan withdrew from Bingzhou overnight, he looted all the way to the outside of Longcou City.

In the early morning, Yuan Shao, who had learned that Gongsun Zan had already left the camp, was angry and smashed everything in the camp to vent his grievances.

Afterwards, Yuan Shao's army retreated back to Jizhou and ordered Chunyu Qiong to prevent the defenders in Licheng from chasing and killing them.

Yu Wencheng was at the border of Bingzhou and Jizhou, and met the broken Chunyuqiong tribe. The two sides fought here. After an hour of fierce fighting, Yuwencheng defeated Chunyuqiong's tribe and returned to the city victoriously. The whole city rejoiced.

Along the way, looking at the ruined villages left after being plundered, "Gongsun Zan, I, Yuan Shao, will never die with you!" An angry Yuan Shao cut off a tree in front of him with a single knife, and led the army to pursue Gongsun Zan to Longkou.

In 192 A.D., Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan met in Longcou. ​​The two armies met and fought, officially starting the second battle for Jizhou - the Battle of Longcou.

Li Song, who arrived in Licheng, took advantage of Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan's battle in Longcou, and took the opportunity to enter Jizhou. Bingzhou soldiers and horses approached Yecheng. .

Outside Yecheng, Bingzhou soldiers and horses came back and forth, unpredictable from beginning to end, with banners like waves, swords and guns like forests, and the sound of war drums soaring into the sky.

"My lord! Yecheng finally sent people out of the city to ask Yuan Shao for help!" Pei Yuanqing came to Li Song's camp and reported the situation to Li Song. This was the second day after the siege of Yecheng.

"Oh! Did you follow the plan?" Li Song put down the book in his hand and asked with a smile.

"Please rest assured, my lord! Everything was done according to my lord's instructions. Only one was released, and he was shot. The others were shot and killed by our army." Pei Yuanqing said.

"That's good! You didn't strike too hard! If you don't reach Longkou, you will be finished, and we will all be in vain." Li Song said.

"Please don't worry, my lord! We have our own discretion. Even if we are going to die, we will tell Yuan Shao about the situation here." Pei Yuanqing smiled.

"Okay! Let's intercept and kill Yuan Shao's army on Yuan Shao's only way back to Yecheng, waiting for work." Li Song slapped the case and said.

"It's just my lord! What if this Yuan Shao doesn't return to Master Ye City?" Pei Yuanqing asked doubtfully.

"Well, you can rest assured! Most of Yuan Shao's generals were originally Han Fu's men, and their families are all in Yecheng. They will naturally help us force Yuan Shao to return to the teacher." Li Song said.

"So it is!" Pei Yuanqing suddenly realized.

Long Cou, outside Yuan Shao's camp, early in the morning, a horse came from the mist, and the messenger who had escaped from the siege of Yecheng, fell on the horse's back. fall.

"Quickly, quickly report, report, report to the master, the lord, and, merge with the state army, attack, attack Ye, Ye city, please, request, ask for return, return to the teacher, reinforce Ye, Ye city." After the messenger said, a mouthful of blood Spit out and die.

"Quick! Report to the lord! The Bingzhou army attacked Yecheng!" one of the guards shouted.

"Report! Report to the lord! Yecheng is in a hurry! Bingzhou soldiers and horses attacked Yecheng unexpectedly, and the defenders of Yecheng asked the lord to return to the army for reinforcements!" A guard rushed into the camp of the Chinese army and reported to Yuan Shao who was discussing the military situation with the generals.

"What? The Bingzhou army attacked Yecheng!" Yuan Shao's expression was in disbelief. Li Song never thought that Li Song would dare to send troops to attack Yecheng, Yuan Shao's old nest, while he and Gongsun Zan were fighting in Longcou.

At this time, the entire tent was fried, and the family members of these people were all in Yecheng. If Yecheng was breached, they didn't dare to think about the consequences.

"My lord! Please withdraw your troops immediately and return to Yecheng!" One of Yuan Shao's generals hurriedly stood up and said, his wife, children, and all his wealth are in Yecheng, and he is afraid that Yecheng will be wiped out after the city is broken.

As long as the other generals had family members in Yecheng, they all begged Yuan Shao to return to the army. Now, Yuan Shao was on the verge of riding a tiger and was about to defeat Gongsun Zan. He felt unwilling to withdraw his army like this.

But if they don't know how to learn from Yecheng, those who have family members in Yecheng may mutiny, not to mention, Yecheng is Yuan Shao's old nest and his base camp, so he must not lose it no matter what.

Also, if he just withdrew like this, Gongsun Zan would definitely chase after him, and the soldiers must be in a hurry to go back, and they would definitely be defeated by the pursuing Gongsun Zan.

Just when Yuan Shao was caught in a dilemma, his counselor Jushou stood up and said, "My lord! We must not withdraw our army at this time. Only after defeating Gongsun Zan can our army return to Yecheng without any worries."

As a counselor, Ju Shou is undoubtedly qualified. He was loyal and responsible under Han Fu at the beginning, and it is the same under Yuan Shao's command now.

"Everyone! If you fail to defeat Gongsun Zan and choose to return to the army, not only will you not be able to save Yecheng, but you may also be caught in a crisis of being attacked from both sides." Ju Shou turned to the generals and said.

"Defeat Gongsun Zan! Return to Yecheng!" Looking at the general who had calmed down, Yuan Shao took the opportunity to shout.

"Defeat Gongsun Zan! Return to Yecheng!" Immediately afterwards, all the generals shouted loudly.

On the same day, Yuan Shao quickly assembled an army and launched a fierce attack on Gongsun Zan. Yuan Shao's army attacked Gongsun Zan's army fearlessly like a demon.

The battle lasted from morning to dusk. Yuan Shao's army defeated Gongsun Zan's [-] army in Longcou. ​​Even Gongsun Zan almost lost his head.

Gongsun Zan withdrew the remnant army back to Youzhou. The Battle of Longcou ended with Yuan Shao's victory. Yuan Shao's army, who had won the Battle of Longcou, hurried back to Yecheng after a short rest.

"My lord! The latest information!" Pei Yuanqing came to Li Song's tent and handed him a piece of information.

"Yuan Shao had already won the battle of Longcou three days ago. Gongsun Zan was defeated and only led the remnant army back to Youzhou. At this time, Yuan Shao's army was rushing here day and night." Li Song put down his hands. situation report.

"The decisive battle between our army and Yuan Shao is only a few days away. Tell the brothers, get ready to meet Yuan Shao's exhausted troops who return to help. I want Yuan Shao to know how powerful I am."

"No! I'll go right away!" Pei Yuanqing took the order and left.

On the same day, Li Song commanded an army of [-], and set up an ambush on Yuan Shao's only way back to Yecheng, waiting for Yuan Shao's army.

"My lord! I'm afraid Li Song is waiting for our army on the road at this time, please be careful, my lord!" Ju Shou rode his horse to Yuan Shao and said while he was marching.

"Don't worry, Gongyou! How could I not have thought of Li Song's kid's thoughts, he just wants to wait for work! I ordered Yan Liang as the vanguard to find out the truth." Yuan Shao laughed, and left towards Ye City without stopping.

Seeing that Yuan Shao had already made arrangements, Ju Shou said nothing more, and rode his horse after Yuan Shao.

(End of this chapter)