In the west of Kazuma, Yuan Shao held the war horse, took off his helmet and handed it to the guards beside him, slapped the wind with his hands, and spitted out the hot and thick air. The weather is so hot. What is the most unbearable thing for summer battles is this hot. On such a hot day, you have to wear a thick battle jacket to avoid being worn out by the armor. It is really not a pleasant thing.

Last year, he fought in summer, and today he fought in summer. I don’t know when it will end. Yuan Shao sighed secretly, suddenly felt a little tired, and the iron armor on his body became a little heavier. He looked at the blue sky in the south and suddenly laughed, thanks to his luck, this is in Hebei, if he is in Yecheng, I am afraid it will be hotter, right?

"General?" The scout who came to report the message saw that Yuan Shao was absent-minded and thought he hadn't made it clear just now. He quickly said again: "General, Gongsun Zan is right in front of our army..."

"I understand." Yuan Shao waved his hand and signaled the scout to retreat. He had heard it clearly just now, but he didn't take it seriously. Gongsun Zan led five or six thousand people to set up a formation five miles east of Gecheng. The intention was too obvious. That place was where he defeated Gongsun Zan back then, and even the direction was the same, but when Gongsun Zan wanted to leave, he stopped him. Today, he wanted to go back to Yi County, and Gongsun Zan stopped him.

Yuan Shao couldn't help but laugh. Gongsun Zan was overestimating his ability. Last time he had elite cavalry in his hands, he was defeated by me. This time he brought five or six thousand people to challenge my 20,000 troops? Not to mention anything else, even if he only compared the cavalry, I was much better than him. In this case, he actually wanted to find his face, which was a bit whimsical.

Soldiers are more important than division. If you defeat him, you will first cut off Liu Bei's arm, and then you will be much easier to resolve the siege of Yi County.

Yuan Shao ordered the entire army to prepare for battle.

The order was passed from the front army to the rear army. More than 20,000 people began to prepare for the pre-war. Guo Tu of the rear army rushed over, panting and sweating: "Lord, where are the troops from?"

"It's not that white horse chief." Yuan Shao curled his lips disdainfully and forwarded the information he had just obtained to Guo Tu. Guo Tu drank two sips of water, wiped the oily sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, and then reminded him: "Lord, will this matter be fraud?"

"Are there any fraud?"

"Yes, although Gongsun Zan is self-righteous, he still has the ability to use troops. You shouldn't be so arrogant. Just 5,000 to 20,000?"

Yuan Shao hesitated for a moment. He felt that his consideration just now seemed too simple. He just didn't want to show his negligence in front of Guo Tu. He smiled calmly: "Are you worried that Liu Bei was ambushing somewhere else, and Gongsun Zan was just a bait?"

"The lord is wise."

"It's okay, how can I not guard against these tricks?" Yuan Shao coughed in a concealed manner, "I will send scouts to inquire about the news around me. I will not give them an opportunity to take advantage of it. Besides, Liu Bei came from afar, his soldiers were exhausted, and his troops would not be more powerful than us. As long as we don't care, they have no chance. It's better to come, and solve them together."

Guo Tu nodded repeatedly. At this point, his thoughts were similar to those of Yuan Shao. Although he didn't know how Liu Bei suddenly appeared in Yi County, he thought that he had been lurking in the area of ​​Youbeiping. When he learned that Yuan Shao had left Yi County, the light army went straight forward and surrounded Yi County. He came quickly, and Ju Su couldn't figure out the situation for a while, so it was understandable that he was nervous.

Guo Tu turned around and returned to the back formation. He saw from the subtle changes in Yuan Shao's face just now that Yuan Shao might not have thought of this before. Now he needs to leave time and space for Yuan Shao to remedy to avoid Yuan Shao's embarrassment. As soon as he left, Yuan Shao immediately sent a scout to inquire about it. Any places where there was a possibility of ambushing a large number of troops should be carefully investigated and prevented Liu Bei from hiding.

When Yuan Shao searched for Liu Bei's traces, Liu Xiuzheng led a large army to quickly pass through the Feihu Road.?

Liu Xiu's reaction was very timely. When the guard of Feihushu was waiting for the result of the Zhuolu Battle in Guanzhong, Lou Lu arrived. He left the army outside the valley and rushed to the Fuzhou with a few personal guards to ask for a visit. Although Juhu was cautious, he did not expect that Lou Lu came to earn Guan and welcomed Lou Lu into the Fuzhou. After asking a few questions, Lou Lu turned his face and took action to control Juhu. Juhu was shocked and could not make an effective response in a hurry. Lou Lu easily controlled Feihu.

When Liu Xiu received the news, he immediately led his army through the Feihu Road and quickly entered Jizhou. Zhao Yun led the 5,000 elite cavalry to rush to Lu Nu's city in one breath, and happened to meet Zhang Yan who had just arrived. Zhang Yan heard that Liu Xiu had defeated the Wuhuan people and seized the Feihu Pass and entered Jizhou. He breathed a sigh of relief.

"The king is really unpredictable to the use of troops." Zhang Yan smiled and shook his head. "Not only did Yuan Shao cheat, but we cheated him."

Zhao Yun laughed: "It is because of this that we have the opportunity to stop Yuan Shao. Okay, the king will arrive later. Should you stay and meet him, or act with me first?"

"Where is the general going?"

"The general doesn't know anything. The king's purpose this time is not as simple as defeating Yuan Shao. He wants to trap Yuan Shao around Yi County and prevent him from going south to reinforce. Yuan Shao can't move here, so he can take action in the south."

"Attack from north to south?"

"Yes, the king said that the autumn harvest will be coming soon. He must control Jizhou before the autumn harvest, so that he can use war to raise the war and reduce the transportation burden of food and fodder."

Zhang Yan was stunned. It was already early June. Liu Xiu actually wanted to recover Jizhou in two months. This idea was too bold. Even if he implemented the plan and trapped Yuan Shao in Yi County, what about Yecheng? Yecheng was solid. If he wanted to capture Yecheng within two months, even if he used corpses to pile them up, he might not be able to succeed.

When Zhao Yun saw that Zhang Yan didn't believe it, he didn't argue. To be honest, he didn't believe it either, but Liu Xiu was confident and had to act according to the plan. "If the general has any questions, why don't you ask the king. I won't delay. I must enter the predetermined position before Yuan Shao learned of our army's operation. Say goodbye."

Zhang Yan bowed to say goodbye, Zhao Yun turned over and left quickly with five thousand elite cavalry. Liu Xiu's task was to block Yuan Shao's retreat to the south and leave Yuan Shao in Hejian. This task is very critical. Whether Liu Xiu's scheduled strategy can be realized depends entirely on whether Zhao Yun can complete the task. Although Liu Xiu said it calmly, Zhao Yun knew it well and he did not dare to be careless.

Shortly after leaving Lu Nu, Zhao Yun captured Yuan Shao's traces. He was surprised that Liu Bei's army is in Yi County, and Yuan Shao is not in a hurry to go back to resolve the siege of Yi County. Why are he staying in Gecheng? He was puzzled. While reporting the news to Liu Xiu, he led his army to advance quickly, crossed the river and rushed straight to Gaoyang County. At the same time, he sent people to Zheng County to contact Zhang He's family.

For a moment, the scouts rushed and news from all sides came. During the march, Zhao Yun kept analyzing the news he received and pondering possible changes. When he learned that Gongsun Zan only brought 5,000 people to Gecheng for Yuan Shao, and Liu Bei's 20,000 troops were still outside Yi County, he suddenly realized that things had changed that were not in Liu Xiu's plan.

After a brief thought, Zhao Yun ordered the army to march northward and stopped only twenty miles away from Gecheng. He sent a thousand men to slap more flags, and went forward five miles, pretending to be a suspicious army, and personally led the remaining four thousand elite cavalry to hide behind.

The suspicious army arranged by Zhao Yun quickly entered the sight of scout Yuan Shao. They looked from afar, not knowing whether it was true or not, but when they saw Zhao Yun's battle flag, they were shocked and quickly sent the news to Yuan Shao.

"Zhao Yun?" Yuan Shao was surprised. He knew Zhao Yun very well. When he was fighting in the northern border, Zhao Yun was highly valued by Liu Xiu. In terms of charge, Lu Bu was the best candidate, but in terms of placing troops and leading the army, Zhao Yun was the first person Liu Xiu would think of. When it comes to Jizhou, it was definitely not as simple as a surprise soldier. He may represent a strategic intention.

"Where did he come from?" Yuan Shao was furious and shouted at Guo Tu in anger: "Isn't he in the northern border?"

Guo Tu was also secretly shocked. Zhao Yun was indeed in the northern border, and this was confirmed news. There were only two possibilities for him to appear suddenly in Jizhou. One was that he quietly re-entered from Bingzhou, as he did before, and the other was that he entered Jizhou from Youzhou through Feihu Road.

If it was the former, it would be just an accident, but if it was the latter... Guo Tu was scared and sweated in cold sweat, his face turned a little pale.

"What's wrong with you?" Yuan Shao saw that Guo Tu's face was strange, and scolded unhappily: "Although Zhao Yun is smart, he won't scare you out of your courage, right?"

"Lord... lord, I'm not afraid of Zhao Yun." Guo Tu's lips trembled, his hands and feet were numb, and a hint of cold air on his back neck made him feel cold: "What I'm worried about is... Feihu said."

"Flying Fox Dao?" Yuan Shao was stunned for a moment, and then laughed again: "You are worried about Fox Dao, how is that possible? Fox Dao is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Even if there are tens of thousands of troops, it is impossible to conquer Fox Dao within a few days. You must be worried about Zhang Yan, right? Yes, these Yellow Turban Thieves are indeed unreliable, but don't forget that if Zhang Yan conquers Lu Nu and goes north to Fox Dao, then Gao Lan will not have any news yet. Since Gao Lan has no news, it means that Fox Dao is still safe."

Guo Tu thought about it and felt that Yuan Shao’s analysis made sense. Since Feihu Dao could not conquer from the north, Zhang Yan could not solve Gao Lan for a while. Feihu Dao is naturally still in the hands of the army. Then Zhao Yun suddenly appeared in Jizhou, and there was only one possibility that he came from Jingxing.

"Zhao Yun, don't be careful, he is actually very brave." Yuan Shao said to himself, "I think the people on our right side are probably just suspicious soldiers. Strangely, Zhao Yun is here, where is Liu Bei? Could it be..." His eyes suddenly lit up and he turned his face to Guo Tu: "Please, do you think that was Liu Bei pretended to be?"

Guo Tu thought about it and slapped his thigh: "My lord is very likely. Liu Bei is cunning. He used Zhao Yun's battle flag to confuse us, making us mistakenly think that Song Feng had arrived in Jizhou. This is a real thing, and it is the way to use military force. Lord, I really thought it was Zhao Yun just now, and I felt so... Alas, I was ashamed. If it weren't for the lord's reminder, I would have almost been deceived by Liu Bei."

Yuan Shao laughed loudly and waved his hand generously: "This is just my guess, and it may not be the truth. Send someone to explore again. No matter how Liu Bei hides it, as long as we are vigilant, all his arrangements will be meaningless."

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