Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 393 The Battle of Ye City (3)

Yuan Tan turned from great sorrow to great joy, Yuan Shang turned from great joy to great sorrow, and the victory that was about to be achieved suddenly disappeared into smoke.

The huge meat grinder once again opened its ferocious face to devour life, human life is not as good as ants.Yuan Shang had the advantage in numbers, and Yuan Tan's men were more elite. In the battle of Guandu, Jizhou's elite suffered heavy losses, resulting in the Qingzhou soldiers' combat effectiveness being higher than that of Jizhou soldiers.The two armies fought regardless of superiority, Yuan Shang wanted to swallow Yuan Tan in one go, but Yuan Tan's attempt to turn the tables with reinforcements failed.

Night fell again, the blood stained the earth and the sunset red, people's eyes were red, and everything they saw was red.People turned into ferocious beasts, opened their claws and exposed their fangs, regardless of the bruises all over their bodies.

"My lord, Qingzhou soldiers are fierce and brave. It's better to withdraw them temporarily to avoid their sharp edge." The examiner watched Jizhou soldiers and horses fall down in a team, feeling distressed, liver ache, and even heels ached.

"Yuan Tan, it's getting late today. You and I will withdraw our troops and fight again tomorrow!" Yuan Shangjun was exhausted at this time, and Yuan Shang personally went into battle, beheading more than ten people, blood stained his shirt, seeing the corpses everywhere and trembling hands, he felt lingering fear .

"Let's fight again in the future!" Yuan Tan pointed at Yuan Shang obliquely with his iron gun, and said unwillingly.

The two armies retreated separately, and Yuan Tan sent someone to urge Guo Tu again.Guo Tu was not in a hurry. Yuan Tan's marching speed was too fast. Although the counties and counties he passed surrendered, Guo Tu did not dare to take it lightly. Change to one of your own.If the army passed by, these people would cry without even wanting to cry if they turned against the water in the rear.

After receiving the letter from Yuan Tan, Guo Tu secretly shouted that it was not good. The eldest son was too anxious, and he was afraid he would suffer a big loss. However, it is not so easy to march in a hurry with a large amount of luggage, food and grass, so he had to send 1 people to rescue first, and he brought people to escort the food and grass to follow up. , go even slower.

Yuan Shang lost more than 2 troops that day, and more than [-] people were killed or injured in two days.Yuan Shang could afford this casualty, but the prolonged war was not what he wanted.The high-ranking officials of Bingzhou and Yuan Xi of Youzhou have made it clear that they will not participate in the battle with Yecheng. Yuan Shang can only rely on Juhu in Handan and Wangmen in defense of the Black Mountain Army.

The judge was worried that Juhu would stay out of the matter, so he sent people to order Juhu to go south to block Guo Tu's way to the north. Guo Tu kept suppressing Jushou, and finally made Yuan Shao take over Jushou's military power. It was to stop Guo Tu, and without a word, he directly led [-] troops to the south.

This is also because Guo Tu was too hurtful for a person, so that he made too many enemies for himself, and the mechanism was too clever to save Qingqing's life.When Juhu's army came, Guo Tu dared not fight the enemy.Protecting the supplies, food and grass, he turned eastward and headed for the plain of the base camp.Juhu was afraid that Handan would be stolen if he sent troops abroad, so he led his troops back to Handan.

Yuan Shang did not launch another offensive against Yuan Tan, and Yuan Tan was also taking the time to rest.Three days later, at dawn, Wangmen led 1 horses to attack, and Yuan Shang went out of the city to attack again. After losing more than 5000 people, Yuan Tan was unable to parry, and the whole army was defeated.

"Report, Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang block the retreat ahead." Less than twenty miles away, the soldiers in front came to report.

It's the two of them again, what is their intention?The two had never participated in the war before, why did they appear at this time?Yuan Tan couldn't figure out what the Lu brothers' intentions were, so he turned his horse's head and shouted, "Retreat to Nanpi." Nanpi, which belongs to Bohai County, is the place where Yuan Shao made his fortune in Hebei and the hometown of Yan Liang and Wen Chou. Yuan Tan is here Slightly well connected.

Seeing Yuan Tan retreating, the Lu brothers did not pursue and led the troops back to Yecheng.

In June of the eighth year of Jian'an, a great battle under Yecheng lasted for six days, and ended with Yuan Tan's failure and defeat in Nanpi.The real loser is the whole of Hebei, but in two days, the elite lost nearly 4 people, 3 people died directly, and there were countless minor injuries!No matter how many soldiers and foundations Jizhou had, Yuan Shang grinned in pain.War wears down the morale of soldiers, and civil war wears them down physically and mentally.

The chiefs of the counties and counties were rotated again, officials changed like a revolving lantern, political affairs were abandoned, and the management of various places was in a state of emptiness.

Soldiers and horses crossed the border, and farmers fled to avoid the war, and the fertile land was barren. The horses stepped on the fertile land and severely damaged it. This year's harvest has been wiped out.Last year, due to Cao Cao's marching and grabbing grain and the two brothers fighting for grain, the harvest was halved. This has been the case for two consecutive years, and the farming in Jizhou has been abandoned.

Jizhou's military, political affairs, and agricultural affairs suffered severe blows. After the Battle of Guandu, Yuan Shaoxin lost nearly half of his hard-earned family fortune!Yuan Shang was a bit overwhelmed, and when he learned that Yuan Tan had retreated to Nanpi, Shen Pei and Yuan Shang were also powerless to pursue.Yuan Shang ordered Wangmen to lead [-] troops to the south to recover the counties and counties surrendered by Yuan Tan and garrison Liyang. He ordered recruits to go to Shangdang to collect grain from Shangdang and Bingzhou, and sent Yin Kui to recruit the people to return to the village and farm with peace of mind.

The judge began to rectify the troops, and there are still [-] people in the city. He thinks that it is not enough to defeat Yuan Tan and others, so he continues to dispatch troops from various states and counties to gather in Yecheng, and only waits for the completion of the assembly to take Nanpi in one fell swoop.Yuan Shang also benefited from the battle outside Yecheng. At least Yuan Shang’s reputation was well-known in Jizhou. Many people who were not optimistic about Yuan Shang began to express their willingness to support Yuan Shang, especially Yuan Xi from Youzhou and Juhu from Handan. Follow Yuan Shang's orders.But there were also some old subordinates of Yuan Shao, such as Chen Lin and others, who were heartbroken. Some said they were sick, and some went to guard Yuan Shao's spirit, and never participated in political affairs.

Wang Can was ordered by Liu Biao to come to Jizhou to persuade him to make peace. He did not dare to pass through Cao Cao's territory but turned to Xuzhou and Qingzhou, so he was delayed for some time. By the time he arrived, it was already August, and the battle of Yecheng had ended for more than a month.Wang Can sighed in his heart, such is the destiny!Recalling what I saw and heard in Xuzhou, I only saw that the people in Xiapi and Pengcheng had ample food and clothing, lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the children still had books to read. I was impressed by Zhou Cang.

Yuan Shang received Wang Can very politely, but did not respond to Wang Can's reconciliation proposal on behalf of Liu Biao.The judge said: "My lord knows the reason for Zhongxuan's visit, and Liu Jingzhou's persuasion is also our wish. However, the general passed the throne to my lord, because Yuan Tan didn't respect his father's order. He thought he was old and sent troops to attack. If he can give up this move and focus on Jizhou, how can my lord disregard the brotherhood?"

Yuan Shang repeatedly nodded in agreement. "Sir, you should know that I am also very embarrassed. If I can't keep the inheritance passed down to me by my father, how can I be worthy of his trust and expectations? How can I face the civil, military and people of Jizhou?"

These words made Wang Can speechless for a while. He knew that this was not the case, but the judge had his reasons. It was Yuan Tan who took the initiative to attack, and Yuan Tan was responsible. "Since this is the case, I would like to go further south to persuade General Yuan Tan."

"Since that's the case, then there is Mr. Lao." The judge said, "I will write another letter to the eldest son, and send someone to go to Nanpi with the sir."

The matter between the two brothers, which is related to the major affairs of Jizhou, is entrusted to an outsider who has never met before. What kind of result will it be?
(End of this chapter)