The first year of Jianxing, early April.

In Jingzhou, Zhuge Liang adapted to the situation, which completely disrupted the original layout.

The original defensive counterattack was waiting for Zhuge Liang to come out of Runan to encircle and annihilate Yuan Shao. On the contrary, Zhang Xiu chose to cooperate with Zhuge Liang to fight this back-circle and annihilate plan to reduce casualties among the three armies.

Therefore, the Jingzhou border was fully defensive and did not give Yuan Shao a chance.

In Jizhou, Yuan Shao was unwilling to withdraw his troops. He followed Ju Su's advice and chose to divide his troops into two places, leaving one place with a 100,000 army, Zhang He, Gao Lan and other generals under Ju Su's control.

He personally led an army of 100,000 to lead generals such as Wen Chou, Qian Zhao, Jiang Yiqu, Han Meng, etc., and prepared to spare Ye Cheng and approach Bowang, Duyang and other places.

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It was late at night, on the winding official road.

Originally, this quiet and deep night should be when small animals mate in spring, but at this time, the sound of armor broke the only tranquility.

The little animals were frightened and fled.

"Hurry up, hurry up, I will not be able to get out of Duyang the morning next morning. When I am the general, I will be killed!" Wen Chou rode his horse and shouted loudly in front of the soldiers from all over the country.

As for the middle of the military formation, on a chariot, the four-horse trailer generals waved the horse whip. Yuan Shao lay in the chariot, looking at the quietness of the four fields, he did not speak.

"Lord, at this speed of travel, you should be able to arrive at Duyang in the early morning of the day after tomorrow. If the Duyang defenders see our army arrive, they will probably be scared and will be out of possession."

Feng Ji rode a war horse, stroked his beard with one hand and said with a chuckling.

"Haha, Zhang Xiu, that reckless man, thought he could use the benefits of the city to deal with our army, and wanted to wait until our army retreated before going out. Suddenly, he found that our army divided the troops, and he was probably stunned."

Guo Tu also said with a smile.

It is normal that it is impossible not to deprive important towns like Yecheng, because with this important town, Yuan Shao's army's food supply road is uneasy. However, now Yuan Shao has left 100,000 troops to guard, and most of them are mobile cavalry.

In this way, it is feasible to cross Yecheng.

"Zhang Xiu killed my son, then I will go to Xiangyang and slaughter all Zhang Xiu's wife and children, so that he can know the pain of losing his son." Yuan Shao regained his former aura of a heroic ruler and shouted fiercely.

"The lord is wise and he will definitely win this battle!"

The civil and military officials said with a compliment and smile.

On the other hand, Xu You frowned slightly, and didn't say much, and said nothing. Yuan Shao naturally found out and couldn't help looking at Xu You and said, "Ziyuan, why are you so depressed!"

"I'm not hiding it from the lord, You's heart is a little worried. I feel that the battle will not go so smoothly." Xu You frowned and said in a deep voice.

"What do you mean?" Yuan Shao said with a little displeasure and frowned.

"Lord, Zhang Xiu has always been treacherous. Now our three armies are divided into two groups. Although they can threaten the rear, once Ju Su fails to withstand Zhang Xiu's offensive, our army will be alone and deep!"

Xu You looked solemn. He had been thinking about this just now. Now that he thinks about it, it really makes people worry. After all, if Ju Su is really defeated, Ye Cheng would be equivalent to blocking their retreat.

In this way, the Han River cannot be passed and Yecheng cannot be broken. They will be trapped in a dangerous place. At that time, the three armies will be afraid and the army will be defeated without a fighting spirit.

Hearing Xu You's words, Yuan Shao frowned slightly, and couldn't help but slim the corners of his eyes and thought a little.

"Lord, it will take only two or three days to go to Bowang. Even if you go to Xinye, it will take only ten days. As long as you break Xinye, Jingzhou will inevitably be in chaos."

"Xu You, can you think that Ju Shu's 100,000 troops can't last for ten days? If so, wouldn't you encourage others' prestige and destroy our ambition?"

What kind of ability is this?

You know, Zhang Xiu was just a reckless man from the Northern Liang beginning. He inherited his uncle's thousands of remnants, but in just two or three years, he went from having nothing to separating Jing, Yang and the three states.

He defeated Cao Cao three times, defeated Sun Wu two times, destroyed Liu Biao, beat Zhang Xian, settled Jiaozhi, and safeguarded all the people.

Such a great achievement was achieved by one person in two or three years. This is incredible. Behind these people, who is not as capable as a person who is not as smart as Jushu?

Even Guo Jia, Xun Yu, Zhou Yu, Zhang Zhao, these people are not inferior to Ju Su, but even if these people assisted, they were unable to beat this person, so they were beaten less.

"Xu You, did you take Zhang Xiu's advantage by slandering me like this?" Guo Tu sneered, shrugged and sarcastically.

"Ha, you are such a villain, how can you be slandered?" Xu You sneered, then looked at Yuan Shao anxiously and said in a deep voice: "Lord, that Xiu should not be underestimated!"

"There are three defeats Cao Cao, two defeats Sun Wu, pacified Liu Biao, expel Zhang Xian, and set Jiaozhi, etc., and it can be seen that this person has extraordinary military capabilities."

"Although Ju Su is proficient in combat formations, this person has foreign objects to break the formation, elites to kill enemies, fierce generals to charge, and civil officials to offer suggestions. It should not be underestimated!"

Xu You looked anxious. Zhang Xiu was definitely not simple. He didn't believe that it could pacify Jingzhou with such simplicity.

"Okay, shut up." Yuan Shao waved his sleeves, quite annoyed. He was the most annoyed by the disagreement of his civil servants. He didn't know what to make a decision in this situation.

"I will discuss this matter in the future. Now, I will take down Duyang first, Bowang and other places."

"No!" Guo Tufengji and the others smiled.

"Oh!" Xu You shook his sleeves, sighed a little, and was even irritated. His lord didn't listen to him. He listened to Guo Tu and other mediocre people, mediocre master!

"Go and order Wen Chou to speed up the march." Yuan Shao lay down, waved his hand and began to close his eyes and rest.

"No!" The personal guard responded and walked down.

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Yecheng, Houfu Study Room.

Zhang Xiu studied military service in the first half of the night, and had already rested in the second half of the night, while Hu Cheer was watching outside the door.

Pang Tong walked quickly, looking at Hu Cheer like an iron tower, and couldn't help but say, "General Hu, is the lord sleeping?"

"Well, the lord just slept for a while, what's the matter with the military advisor? If there is nothing important, why are you talking about it during the day tomorrow?" Hu Cheer felt sorry for Zhang Xiu.

But before Pang Tong could answer, he could only hear a sentence coming out of the house.

"Hu'er, let Shi Yuan come in!"

As he said that, Zhang Xiu also got up, picked up hot water from the stove, and washed the pot of Dahongpao. He had just closed his eyes and had to deal with the war again.

"Come on, try how my big red robe tastes!" Zhang Xiu personally poured a cup of tea for Pang Tong and said with a chuckling.

This Dahongpao was brewed with diluted nectar and jade dew. It tastes fragrant and delicious, not only refreshing, but also has the effect of prolonging life.

"Lord, Yuan Shao's army has gone south." Pang Tong was not interested in tasting tea, but said anxiously: "At the third update, Yuan Shao divided the army into two, and Ju Su commanded the Iron Cavalry to station in Yecheng."

"He has personally led a 100,000 army south. It seems that he wants to break the hope and enter Yushui to reach Xinye." Pang Tong said with a serious face.

"An ~? The troops were divided into two groups?" Zhang Xiu raised his eyebrows, then stretched his eyebrows and smiled: "Haha, okay, I originally wanted Yuan Shao to live for a longer time, but it seemed that he was anxious to die."

"Since that's the case, let's make him happy!"

"Lord, do you have a good plan to defeat the enemy?" Pang Tong asked with a frown slightly.

"Haha, there is no good plan. I just didn't want to fight against Yuan Shao's 200,000 troops head-on, but since he divided his troops, then a mere 100,000 troops can be destroyed."

Zhang Xiu curled a smile at the corner of his mouth, and he was very confident in his words.

Of course, it was not a pity for him to fight with one hundred thousand troops, but since Zhuge Liang was around the corner and could defeat others without fighting, he did not want to fight with Yuan Shao.

Now that Yuan Shao is looking for a tough fight, he will naturally not be afraid to fight.

"By the way, has the elliptical soldier under Yuan Shao taken away?" Zhang Xiu frowned at this time and said with some fear.

Nothing else, these supra soldiers were heavy infantrymen. Like his personal guard camp, these supra soldiers were equipped with armor and supra, and were very good at fighting against the iron cavalry.

When Yuan Shao attacked Gongsun Zan, Gongsun Zan was particularly afraid of this elliptical soldier and only dared to ride and shoot and harass him. Although he suppressed the elliptical trainer on the surface, he could not actually kill.

It’s like an archer meeting a tank, and he can’t beat him!

"The scout found that there should be no sign of the elliptical soldiers. It is estimated that Yuan Shao left this elliptical soldiers outside the city, intending to guard against our cavalry." Pang Tong explained.

"So, Zhang He should have stayed outside the city too?" Zhang Xiu raised his eyebrows and said.

He remembered that Zhang He seemed to be the general of the commander of the elliptical soldiers.

Among the four pillars of Hebei, there is probably only one Zhang He who is brave and resourceful, and is also an indispensable general in the late Cao Wei period. It is a pity.

However, this person's loyalty is not very high, so he was forced to rebel with Gao Lan.

"It's a bit difficult to stay at Ju Su!" Zhang Xiu frowned. If it were someone else, Zhang Xiu would be very sure to bring Zhang He over, but Ju Su was different.

This person's loyalty can be fully increased.

Cao Cao had delicious food and drinks, but he still didn't respond in the end. In the end, Cao Cao had to kill him.

"Lord, what's wrong?" Pang Tong was a little confused when he heard Zhang Xiu talking to himself.

"It's okay." Zhang Xiu waved his hand and asked again: "Shi Yuan, what do you think you should do now?"

"Lord, Yuan Shao went south, and he would definitely want to seize Bowang and other places first. If our army rushed to rescue, it was no hurry to come, so he could write to Xiangyang and ask Wenpin to set up defense north of Xinye."

"At the same time, our army can put forward pressure on Ju Su and defeat Yuan's army in one fell swoop. As long as you take Ju Su, you can cut off the retreat of Yuan's army. Thus, you can take Yuan Shao in one fell swoop."

Pang Tong saw it thoroughly.

Since Yuan Shao didn't know how to go around, as long as they broke through Ju Su, Yuan Shao would be defeated without fighting, which would be a foolish way.

PS

"It's a bit difficult to stay at Ju Su!" Zhang Xiu frowned. If it were someone else, Zhang Xiu would be very sure to bring Zhang He over, but Ju Su was different.

This person's loyalty can be fully increased.

Cao Cao had delicious food and drinks, but he still didn't respond in the end. In the end, Cao Cao had to kill him.

"Lord, what's wrong?" Pang Tong was a little confused when he heard Zhang Xiu talking to himself.

"It's okay." Zhang Xiu waved his hand and asked again: "Shi Yuan, what do you think you should do now?"

"Lord, Yuan Shao went south, and he would definitely want to seize Bowang and other places first. If our army rushed to rescue, it was no hurry to come, so he could write to Xiangyang and ask Wenpin to set up defense north of Xinye."

"At the same time, our army can put forward pressure on Ju Su and defeat Yuan's army in one fell swoop. As long as you take Ju Su, you can cut off the retreat of Yuan's army. Thus, you can take Yuan Shao in one fell swoop."

Pang Tong saw it thoroughly.
Chapter completed!