Chapter 537: The tactic of adding fuel

June 20th of the first year of the Han Tianyou year.

South of the Ji River, nearly 100,000 troops of the Hebei Army and the Jiangdong Army have been fighting for many days, with corpses everywhere and blood flowing into rivers. Although the Jiangdong Army has advantages in equipment and training, the Yuan army seized the camp and occupied the advantage of the territory, which also caused a lot of casualties to the Jiangdong Army.

The Ji River floated and sank, rolling eastward, spreading the bloody smell here for more than ten miles. Even the water birds living on both sides could not withstand the strong smell and flew away.

The front camp established by Yuan Shao in the south of the Ji River was like a fortress, and both armies fought bloody battles around this place. After all, the elite army of the Jiangdong Army, especially Gao Shun's camp, formed a formation to rush to break the camp of Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang. Taishi Ci took advantage of the situation to attack, kill Lu Kuang and kill the Hebei army. Lu Xiang only fled to Jiang Qi's camp in a hurry with more than a hundred defeated generals.

Jiang Qi and Zhang He's two troops led troops to aid, but were blocked by Guan Yu's troops. Although Jiang Qi and Zhang He were brave, they were also worried about their own camps, fearing that they would be attacked by the Jiangdong Army and only used 50% of their strength. How could they break the military formation set up by Guan Yu?

In particular, Guan Yu personally received a thousand-name swordsman, a shield in his left hand and a thick-back machete in his right hand. They were all the most elite brave men under Liu Bei's tent. When they counterattacked at the critical moment of the battle, the Hebei soldiers turned over and retreated in a hurry.

Lu Xiang knelt in Yuan Shao's tent and apologized for guilt. No matter how unbearable Yuan Shao was this time, the battle of the White Horse was the two brothers who lost the spirit of the army, half of which were killed or injured. Now they could not even defend their own camps. What's the use of such people?

"Ba~" Yuan Shao threw the command arrow, his face darkened, "Comeone, drag Lu Xiang out and behead me! If the battle is not effective, this is the end!"

Lu Xiang was eager to beg for mercy and begged everyone in the tent with his eyes, but everyone knew Yuan Shao's temperament. It would be fine if he was a little advised on weekdays. Once he was really angry, he was the closest and most trusted person he was unable to stop.

When Lu Xiang's bloody head was placed in a copper plate and presented it to Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao's emotions calmed down. He waved his hand and his tone was a little low, "Take it down and bury it for life... After all, the Lu brothers followed a certain battle, and they were once born and died, and were defeated and punished. This is military law, and there is no way for someone to do it. In private... I will comfort his family..."

Guo Tu browsed and stepped forward at the right time to salute, saying, "The lord and the father-in-law have a clear distinction between private affairs, so there should be no regrets. The most urgent thing at the moment is to send powerful troops to counterattack the south of the Ji River and restore the camps of the Lu brothers. Otherwise, the troops of the two generals, Jiang Qi and Zhang He, will be in danger."

Yuan Shao pondered: "The words of the Lord are reasonable. Our army wedges on the south bank of the Ji River, making the Jiangdong army feel like a thorn in his throat. If it is not afraid, how could it attack hard and pull out our camp? Our army must firmly defend this sudden position. When the army is ready, we can take advantage of the opportunity of the enemy's flaws and attack with all our might and defeat Zhou Yu!"

Xin Ping took a few steps forward and said loudly: "Report to the lord, our army's rations are being attacked frequently, and the number of troops in the army is decreasing, so it is not too late to attack. Please make a decision quickly!"

Yuan Shao's face remained unchanged and he laughed: "The strategy of harassing the food route has been in ancient times. After all, the enemy's army has few soldiers, so why are they afraid of? In the past few days, I ordered Cen Bi and Wu Dun to lead 10,000 troops and horses to gather food, grass and supplies to escort it. The enemy's light cavalry will not be afraid of attacking again. 200,000 troops launched an attack, and the cooperation between each army and its headquarters needs to be improved to break the enemy. What's more, Zhou Yu is alert and has not revealed any flaws yet. If our army attacks for a strong force, the victory or defeat is still the same. It is better to be cautious."

Since Yuan Shao said this, Xin Ping was not convenient to say anything else. He bowed down. Xin Pi then reported: "The lord has decided to use Li Yang as a place for our army's food and grass to stock up. This is an important town. General Chunyu Qiong only has 10,000 troops. Once an enemy attacks, it may be difficult to preserve it. Li Yang needs to send more troops."

A few impatient flashed in Yuan Shao's eyes, and he nodded and said, "I have my own considerations for this matter. At present, the war in Guandu is in a tight position. We must draw troops to defend the camps in the south of the Jishui River. We can spread the fast horses and counties near Liyang, and all the soldiers who can fight will be collected and handed over to General Chunyu Qiong."

After saying that, Yuan Shao took out an arrow from the bamboo tube on his desk and said in a deep voice: "Jiu Touch listens to the order!"

Jiao Tun held his fist and bowed, whispering loudly: "The last one is here!"

"I ordered you to lead 15,000 troops from the headquarters to quickly cross the river. With the assistance of Zhang He and Jiang Qi's troops, you should restore the camps of the Lu brothers. You must not take a step back without obtaining the military order!"

On the second day, Jiao Chu led 15,000 Youzhou soldiers to cross the Ji River and headed straight to Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang's original camp. Zhang He and Jiang Qi both sent troops to cover both sides. To their surprise, the Jiangdong Army did not send troops to attack sideways. The original camp was not burned by the Jiangdong Army, and the main body was still there. Jiao Chu successfully occupied the camp again. After sending a warning force, the entire army began to use various materials he brought to strengthen the camp.

When Zhou Yu heard this, he smiled and said to Jia Xu: "Jiao Chu's Youzhou soldiers crossed Henan again, and I have a plan for Yuan Ben Junior High School."

Jia Xu stroked his beard with his right hand and laughed: "This strategy can be called a fuel-adding strategy. With the advantage of our territory, our army has been constantly consuming the strength of the Hebei Army. It's so high, it's really high!"

"Since the White Horse, the Hebei army has lost troops and lost at least 40,000 troops, and Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang are also considered brave generals in Hebei and have been ordered to return to Huangquan. The order was sent down, and the three generals, Dong Xi, Huang Gai and Zhu Zhi, led their troops to concentrate on attacking Zhang He's camp!" Zhou Yu shook the feather fan lightly, with a relaxed expression and full of confidence.

Zhang He's troops originally had 20,000 people, well-equipped, and were strong in the army. They fought in Hebei for many years and made great achievements. However, since their troops went south, their troops had lost thousands of troops on the white horses. In these days, they also lost more than 2,000 people in battles of all sizes south of the Ji River. Now only 10,000 strong men are left in the camp.

Such a record made Zhang He feel depressed. He knew clearly that on the surface, the Hebei army headed south and was as powerful as a rock. Liyang, Baima, and Yanjin were all attacking quickly. Now more than 200,000 troops are stationed in the north and south of the Ji River. The defeated Jiangdong army seems to be right in front of him. However, Zhang He always felt that the Hebei army was passive everywhere and the army gathered here, but there was no good way to defeat the enemy. Although the number of Jiangdong soldiers was small, their equipment was more refined than that of the Hebei army.

Good, with high morale, and the combat effectiveness of the soldiers is stronger than that of the Hebei Army. If he attacked the Jiangdong Army camp, he would probably not be able to win. If the stalemate continues like this, the grain channels are frequently attacked, and the grain reserves in the army will not last for a month. I also heard that Chen Gong's troops defeated the eldest son Yuan Tan in Qingzhou. If his troops went straight to Jizhou and copied the retreat of his army, they were afraid that the morale of the Hebei Army would be scattered, and it would be no easy task to escape without any hesitation.

At this moment, Zhang He, who was depressed, just wanted to fight hard to relieve his depression. When he learned that the Jiangdong Army sent another army to attack the camp, he was excited. What was the end of this battle? It was the matter of the lord and the group of confidant advisers. As the chief general of the army, he only needed to lead his troops to fight bloody battles, even if he died in the chaos.

Since ancient times, isn’t the fate of a warrior just to get rid of a horse and a corpse?

"Release the gun~~ prepare the horse~~ Follow me out of the camp to fight!" Zhang He ordered sternly, no matter who the Jiangdong Army came today, he would ask him to come and go!

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