Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 402

Zhou Cang was ecstatic when he received Wang Can's report. Not to mention another way of making money, it's unbelievable that Governor An Dong got the approval so easily.He immediately ordered Zhuge Dan to pack up and carry the letter of appointment, and lead the Jinsong Camp to Lushun. As a staff officer with the army, Liu Qing is responsible for the supply of the army, and Gongsun Yu guides Le Lang's defenders to prepare for the Eastern Expedition.

The date for dispatching troops was set to be in April of the ninth year of Jian'an. Zhou Cang specifically told Zhuge Dan and Wang Ji to fight steadily and step by step, and not to take risks even if the war was prolonged.The two of them didn't think about it just because Zhou Cang used his troops cautiously, but they didn't know that Zhou Cang was moving eastward, so they led the troops to Lushun to make preparations.

After Cao Cao retreated, Yuan Shang basically stabilized the situation in Jizhou.In the spring of the ninth year of Jian'an, Yuan Shang, who was unwilling to lose Li Yang, was determined to take Li Yang back. How to capture Li Yang caused serious differences between civil and military forces in Jizhou.

The generals headed by the Lu brothers and Zhang Nan advocated that Yuan Shang send troops from Yecheng, and Wangmen send troops from Handan to attack Liyang.The defenders left by Cao Cao were only [-], but Yuan Shang could send [-] troops. If he attacked quickly, he could take back Liyang before Cao Cao reinforced him.Yuan Xi didn't have much reaction to Yuan Shang leaving Zhang Nan in Jizhou, but just took his wife Zhen to Youzhou.

The faction headed by Shenpei and Su You believed that Zhang Yan would submit to Cao Cao, and when he attacked Liyang, Zhang Yan would send troops.Moreover, if Yuan Tan directly sent troops to Liyang, and Yuan Tan came to seize Jizhou again, then Jizhou would not be guaranteed. Therefore, the judge advocated that he must first defeat Yuan Tan and seize Pingyuan, and then send troops to Liyang after he has no worries.

The Lu brothers retorted that Zhang Yan's subordinates were all bandits, who were good at raiding and harassment, and that the two armies could not fight head-on. Moreover, Zhang Yan was used to conserving his strength, so there was nothing to be afraid of.You can make peace with Yuan Tan for the time being, Chen said that it is powerful, and we can recapture Li Yang together before making a fuss.

The trial partner laughed at the naivety of the two, how could Yuan Tan be trusted, and Yuan Tan's marriage to Cao Cao showed that he had already taken refuge in Cao Cao, and there was no room for peace.

Jiang Yiqu believed that both of them were reasonable, and he obeyed Yuan Shang's order.Now Yuan Shangke is worried, who should he listen to?

In the end, three reasons were put forward by the trial match: First, Yuan Tan lost Qingzhou and only Pingyuan was left, so he could not wait to occupy Jizhou, and Yuan Tan only had Pingyuan left, which was a great time to annihilate him. Tan Xianyu came back to life.The second is that Yuan Shang wants to establish his unique position in Jizhou, so Yuan Tan is not allowed to exist, otherwise it will always be a disaster.The third is that after defeating Yuan Tan, Hebei will return to Yuan Shang, and only with a stable heart can it compete with Cao Cao.

These reasons completely convinced Yuan Shang that what Yuan Shang was most afraid of was that his elder brother would take his seat, so Yuan Shang immediately decided to send troops to Pingyuan.

The Lu brothers secretly sighed, the last effort failed.The two asked Yuan Shang to go to Liyang to guard against Cao Jun, and Yuan Shang agreed.

Yuan Shang handed over 1 people to the Lu brothers, and left another 1 people for Shen Pei and Su You to guard Yecheng.He personally led an army of [-], and took Zhang Nan as the vanguard to attack the plains.This move aroused Zhang Nan's dissatisfaction. He originally led Youzhou soldiers to rescue him, but he was left in Jizhou and let himself stand in the front. Isn't this obviously trying to consume Youzhou soldiers?
An army of [-] was dispatched with great momentum, Jizhou was shaken, and Yuan Tan was in a hurry. Now there are less than [-] defenders in Pingyuan, how to withstand Yuan Shang's attack?The last time Xin Ping went to Wuhuan, he had already talked about King Qiao, but Qian Zhao suddenly appeared, and he didn't know what kind of rhetoric he used to persuade King Qiao to stop his troops, what should be done.Xin Pi went to get married and hasn't returned yet. It is very likely that he has taken refuge in Cao Cao. He couldn't care about pursuing it, so he had to send Xin Ping to Xudu urgently to ask Cao Cao for help again.

"My lord, even though Yuan Shang has many troops, there is no room for them to take advantage of them." Guo Tu finally spoke. "Yuan Shang used Zhangnan Youzhou soldiers and horses as the front. Zhang Nan may not be willing to do his best to preserve his strength, but he must have thought that we were afraid that they would have a large number of people and defend the city. Therefore, my lord can lead the army to attack and Zhang Nan will be defeated. Zhang Nan Once defeated, we will stick to the city and wait for Cao Cao, Yuan Shang is powerless even if he wants to attack the city."

Yuan Tan was overjoyed, "Gong Ze is justified, and Gong Ze led 5000 people to defend the city, and I led 2 people to fight against Zhang Nan."

Although Zhang Nan was dissatisfied, he felt that it would be easy for Yuan Shang to capture Pingyuan with nearly twice as many troops.According to the city, there are still [-] miles away, and there are about thousands of plain troops ahead, and our troops will retreat as soon as they arrive.

Zhang Nan was overjoyed, it was because the Pingyuan army was afraid and dared not fight, so they immediately ordered to pursue them.After only five miles, Yuan Tan led the army to kill, and the Pingyuan army pressed down on the Youzhou army like an overwhelming mountain.Zhang Nan was caught off guard and rushed to the battle, but Yuan Tan broke his ground and was a bit scattered for a while. Yuan Tan brandished his iron spear to lead the soldiers and was invincible wherever he went. Zhang Nan did not dare to meet his spirit and ordered the whole army to retreat.

Yuan Tan gained power and was relentless, rushing around to prevent the Youzhou army from gathering. The two armies fought hard for a while, and the Youzhou army faintly showed defeat in less than half an hour. At this time, Zhang Yan ordered 5000 troops to rush out from the flank. Nan could no longer resist and had to order to retreat.

The Pingyuan army chased and killed for five miles, and Yuan Tan led the victorious army back to the city.Zhang Nan counted the troops, and the loss reached [-], while Yuan Tan's loss was only [-] and he recruited [-] soldiers from Youzhou.

Knowing Zhang Nan's defeat, Yuan Shang was furious and ordered Zhang Nan to be beheaded.Jiang Yiqu urges: Zhang Nan is also a general who followed Yuan Shao to Guandu, and he has made many contributions. It would be too much to be beheaded after only one defeat.Now is the time for employing people, and the siege of the plain still requires Youzhou soldiers to contribute. If Zhang Nan is beheaded, the Youzhou soldiers and horses will inevitably be in chaos, so he is allowed to take the blame and make meritorious service.

Yuan Shang reprimanded Zhang Nan, and if there was one, he would definitely kill him next time.Zhang Nan thanked Yuan Shang and Jiang Yiqu, and began to resent Yuan Shang in his heart.

Disrespectful in the first battle, Yuan Shang ordered the plain to be surrounded and attack the city every day.The plain was Yuan Tan's birthplace. The city was strong, with plenty of weapons and arrows, abundant food and grass, and a solid foundation of the masses. With Guo Tu's assistance, the siege of the city for several days was ineffective, and thousands of people were turned away.Yuan Shang had no choice but to continue to besiege the city and organize sieges from time to time in order to gain some gains when the city's defenses were lax, but he couldn't do so.

It was April when Xin Ping arrived in Xudu, and he met Cao Cao under the recommendation of his younger brother Xin Pi. Xin Ping explained to Cao Cao that Yuan Tan asked for help, but Cao Cao was still thinking about his plan. Xin Ping said: "Ming Gong, Jizhou is now There is great chaos, the two brothers are fighting, but the soldiers have no fighting spirit, the people are longing for stability, the Yuan family has lost the popular support in Hebei, Ming Gong should send troops to pacify Hebei at this time. If one of the two Yuans wins and wins the hearts of the army and the people, then Minggong will not be as easy as it is now if he wants to send troops."

(End of this chapter)