"Xiahou Yuan..." Yuan Shang suddenly realized when he heard this: "It turned out to be him."

Seeing this, Zhang He said strangely: "The third young master also knows this person?"

"I just heard something a little." Yuan Shang stood up, said goodbye to several old farmers, and then walked towards the official road with Zhang He: "I only heard that he is a beloved general of Cao Cao's relatives. I don't know what specific skills he has. I hope General Zhang can give me some advice?"

"I dare not give advice." Zhang He raised his hand and stroked the beard on his chin, thinking carefully: "The last general is just heard. Xiahou Yuan, this man, raised an army with Cao Cao in his early years and now lives in the position of Yingchuan Prefect. This man has extremely rich experience in the battle, his nature is like a fire, and his nature is strong, but these are not the key points..."

Yuan Shang heard this and said, "What's the point?"

Zhang He sighed long and said, "The key point is that this person is best at rushing thousands of miles. The speed of the march is almost no one in the world. If he leads his army to follow our army and chase after us, even if our army is a cavalry, it is probably very difficult to get rid of it..."

"A thousand miles of raids...so that's how it is." Yuan Shang lowered his head and thought when he heard this. Zhang He's concern was not unreasonable. Their purpose at this moment was to withdraw his troops quickly and return to Hebei, but what Xiahou Yuan was good at was the method of long-distance raids, which increased and deteriorated. Just as the five elements were in conflict, Xiahou Yuan's tactics were impartial, and just restrained his current retreat intention.

This is a troublesome thing.

"General Zhang He, according to your opinion, what strategy should be used to deal with someone like Xiahou Yuan who is good at attacking him so quickly to block his advantage?"

Zhang He seemed to have already been in his heart. He heard this and his eyes suddenly opened, revealing a little bit of light. He said in a cold voice: "The troops stationed, the formation and the plains are set up, and the attacking Xiahou Yuan faces the head-on battle, and the male and female!"

Yuan Shang nodded suddenly when he heard this: "So that's the case. Is it true that the general comes to block the water and cover the soil? It's also a good way. How sure are you to win when General Zhang fights head-on with Xiahou Yuan?"

Almost without hesitation, Zhang He said proudly: "Although Xiahou Yuan is a famous general of the Cao family, if he wants to defeat him, the last general is 100% sure."

With a 100% certainty, this sentence is not just like that. You must have absolute confidence and self-confidence, as well as a comprehensive understanding of both the enemy and us. With Zhang He as a person, he dares to say this sentence, and I believe that it is definitely not aimless.

"General Zhang is really a talented person! He is not an ordinary person." Yuan Shang gave Zhang He a thumbs up in admiration, and then suddenly his face narrowed, saying, "But after defeating Xiahou Yuan, General Zhang thought how many troops could be left in our army?"

Zhang He was immediately asked in one sentence.

Yes, he was confident that he would defeat Xiahou Yuan's pursuers in full, but how many of his 5,000 iron cavalry would be left after the defeat? Now they are on Cao Cao's land. After counting the number of people in their hands, there are only 5,000 people, and one person will die, but Cao's army can replenish their troops without limit and gradually swallow them up bit by bit...

If they want to successfully go north and return to Hebei, the troops are very important. Without soldiers as the basis, just rely on their few generals to make a move?

Thinking of this, Zhang He couldn't help but feel silent.

"Is it?" Yuan Shang smiled with understanding and shook his head, "So, even if we can defeat Xiahou Yuan's army head-on, it is completely unnecessary for us. We are playing with fire in Cao Cao's backyard. We must preserve the only five thousand people who have vitality. Even if we cut off Xiahou Yuan's head, it will be of no use to us. Maybe in the end, it will be a mistake in the end, and it will not be worth it for us to bury him with him!"

"Young Master, what should we do in your opinion? Xiahou Yuan is good at running attacks, and it is very unfavorable to compete with him." Zhang He showed a hint of sorrow on his face, and he was obviously very angry by the current situation.

Yuan Shang smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, I have a tactic that can break Xiahou Yuan's raid."

Zhang He's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he hurriedly bowed and asked, "Dare you ask the young master how to defeat the enemy?"

"Xiahou Yuan chases us and bites us, so we fight guerrillas with him. The enemy advances and we retreat. The enemy retreats and we chases and bites us... Anyway, it's just two words, run around!"

"Running around?" Zhang He was stunned when he heard this. What is this saying? The third young master is going to joke again, right?

Yuan Shang touched his chin and nodded affirmatively, "General Zhang, don't worry, I have a basis for this method. Although Xiahou Yuan is good at raiding thousands of miles, he must first have a clear goal. We retreated from Xudu for a long time, but he can still chase him straight to the east, which shows that some experts in Cao's army have guessed our retreat route. It is probably impossible to go to Xuzhou now. There must be ambushing there. The heavy troops want to cut off our return to Qingzhou."

Zhang He's face changed immediately when he heard this, and his brows frowned deeply: "How can you do this...?

Yuan Shang looked up at the sky and said slowly: "Since the road to retreat has been blocked, the only way to do this is... not to go back to Hebei!"

"If you don't go back to Hebei? Where will we go if you don't go back to Hebei?" Zhang He was shocked when he heard this. He didn't expect that Yuan Shang would say this.

"You can go south, either Yingchuan or Yuzhou... I just talked with the old farmers in Yanzhou. I learned that Cao Cao's elite troops were basically all deployed in the north, and they were far away from Hebei. Yuzhou and other places in the south were relatively weak, with many strong thieves. At present, the left and right could not retreat. It would be better to walk south and find a way to see the scenery... Just think of two festivals as spring outings."

"Spring outing?"

Zhang He was so amused and laughed. There were still people in the world who went to the enemy's spring outing? This is the first time I heard about it...

"Where is the third young master going?" Zhang He pondered for a while, but he didn't think of any other way, so he could only ask helplessly.

When Yuan Shang heard this, he looked up at the sky, his eyes turned and said, "To be fair, I want to go to Runan."

"Runan?" Zhang He murmured for a while after hearing this, and said in confusion: "Runan, Runan... Third Young Master, is there a way out when we arrive in Runan?"

"I just heard the old farmer say that because Cao Cao has always been in opposition to our army and has no time to take care of it, part of the city in Runan has fallen into Liu Bei's hands. As everyone knows today, Liu Bei is carrying a robbery and is an irreconcilable enemy with Cao Cao. He also has many elite troops and horses under his command, and he is also a powerful general such as Zhang. Now Cao Cao's troops are mainly dealing with my father. Who knows if Liu Bei is in the south has any other intentions? Maybe this fire is missing. If I have the opportunity to meet Liu Bei, maybe he can raise an army to attack Xuchang. When Yanzhou changes, we can take the opportunity to find a way north and go back to Hebei."

Zhang He sighed and shook his head and said, "This...ah, the third son, when Liu Bei was staying in the lord's tent, the lord almost killed Liu Bei several times because of Yan Liang and Wen Chou. Later, Liu Bei used the excuse to go to Jingzhou to persuade Liu Biao and our army, but he never returned. The lord hated him deeply... On the surface, although we have an allies with Liu Bei, Liang Zi is actually a big deal. If we go to Runan, what if Liu Bei attacks us in turn?"

Yuan Shang frowned when he heard this, lowered his head and pondered for a while, and then shook his head and said, "Don't worry, no! Liu Bei is the emperor's uncle after all. He can't do such a low-key thing that is vomited by the world. Besides, Liu Bei and Cao Cao are already enemies of life and death. If he attacks us again, the two most powerful princes in the world will be completely offended by him. This kind of thing will only be done by a pig. I think Liu Bei can survive until now, and he will definitely be smarter than a pig."

Zhang He immediately wiped his sweat when he heard this. What should people say about this metaphor?
Chapter completed!