When Ju Yi and Feng Ji returned to Jizhou, they went to see Yuan Shao and told him in detail about the defeat of Zhao Xin's army and Yuan Shu's constant anxiety in Shouchun. Yuan Shao saw that the two of them had led 30,000 troops to support Yuan Shu. Before they could reach Shouchun, they were defeated. Only 500 of the 30,000 troops were left. Not only did he not gain any benefits from sending troops this time, but he also lost a lot of soldiers. He was even more furious. Ju Yi and Feng Ji stammered for a long time when they were asked why there were only 500 soldiers left. In the end, they finally knew that these 500 soldiers were not their own, but lent to them by Yuan Shu. He felt that he had lost face in front of his brother. It turned out that Yuan Shu had a favor to ask of him. In the end, he did not help him. Instead, he asked Yuan Shu to lend troops to his subordinates. Yuan Shao was furious when he thought of this. He hated Ju Yi and Feng Ji for being so disappointing. He hated Zhao Xin for eating his thirty thousand soldiers and ruining his plans.
In the end, Ju Yi was beaten 30 times and Feng Ji was fined a year's salary. The civil and military officials gathered together to discuss and thought of revenge. Wen Chou shouted,"My lord, Zhao Xin is so despicable. As long as my lord gives me fifty thousand soldiers, I will bring Zhao Xin's head to my lord." "Those who knew Zhao Xin's strength couldn't help but look down on Wen Chou. They thought that he had two prefectures and hundreds of thousands of troops under him. If you only needed 50,000 troops to wipe out Zhao Xin, then you only needed 100,000 troops to sweep Hebei. If you had 200,000 troops, you could sweep the world.
"You can't, my lord," said Ju Shou."Now that Zhao Xin has just obtained the land of Huainan, he has two prefectures and hundreds of thousands of troops under him. He has the courage of Zhao Yun, Dian Wei and Taishi Ci in martial arts and the talents of Xun You and Xun You in literature. My lord can only form an alliance to help him. Moreover, the lord has just obtained Jizhou, which is not very stable yet. Moreover, Gongsun Zan is eyeing the north covetously. He has a grudge with the lord for killing his brother. I'm afraid he will invade Jizhou at any time. At this time, it was definitely not good to cause more trouble and become enemies with Zhao Xin. "
Guo Tu also said,"My lord, now is the time to prepare for war with all our strength to guard against Gongsun Zan. It is indeed not appropriate to mobilize troops at this time." "
Yuan Shao gave up, but he hated Zhao Xin deeply in his heart.
In Shouchun City, Yuan Shu was feeling increasingly depressed. There was not enough food in the city. A few days ago, he had sent people out to rob them. However, the food he had robbed was like a cup of water on a burning cart. It was not enough for Shouchun's tens of thousands of troops to last for a few days. At this moment, everyone came to report that there had been a commotion in the camp recently and some soldiers had deserted. Yuan Shu asked everyone for any good ideas as a matter of routine. In fact, Yuan Shu also understood that with the quality of his subordinates, how could they think of any good ideas?
"My lord, why don't I bring some soldiers to Zhao Xin's territory to snatch some food?" Ji Ling said. "
Yuan Shu couldn't help but feel deeply disappointed in Ji Ling. He said weakly,"" Do you think it's that easy to rob? In September, when our army was defeated and the reinforcements were all repelled by Zhao Xin, do you know why he did not attack Shouchun at that time? I finally know now. He had already calculated at that time. He wanted to wait for our army to run out of food and cause chaos. That's why he sent Zhao Yun to rob all the food around Shouchun, leaving only food for the people. He used such a plan himself, but wouldn't he be wary of us robbing the grain? Moreover, look at the morale of our army now. I'm afraid that when we face off against Zhao Xin's army, many people will switch sides.
"My lord, are we going to starve to death here in Shouchun City?" Ji Ling asked.
Yuan Shu looked at Li Feng, who said,"My lord, I think we should abandon Shouchun and go to another place." "
"But where?" Yuan Shu's eyes lit up. "
"My lord, we can go to Xuyi in the east, and Jiujiang in the west," Li Feng said. "
"In your opinion, where should we go?" Yuan Shu asked. "
Li Feng said,"My lord, Xuyi is closer to Zhao Xin, while Jiujiang is much further away. Moreover, there are Lu Kang's forces in Lujiang between the two, so I think it's better to go to Jiujiang." "
Yuan Shu looked at the rest of the people and revealed a look of deep agreement. He no longer hesitated and said,"Let's abandon Shouchun and go to Jiujiang. "
Liang Gang said,"My lord, Jiujiang is far away. If we bring all 70,000 troops there, our army's rations will not be enough." "
Ji Ling said,"What's the big deal? We'll rob all the food in the city and then rob all the way there. It'll definitely be enough." "
"General, where are the soldiers in this city from?" Li Feng asked Ji Ling. "Shouchun people, of course." Li Feng said,"If the general asked them to rob the city of all the food, wouldn't their families all starve to death? I'm afraid they'll all rebel, and it'll be too late for us to cry." "Then what do you think we should do?" Li Feng said to Yuan Shu,"The Lord's food and grass in the city are probably enough to last until Jiujiang. Why don't we only take 30,000 people?" "
Yuan Shu thought for a moment and said,"Alright, then select thirty thousand soldiers and we'll set off as soon as possible." "
Ji Ling said,"My lord, are we going to give Shouchun to Zhao Xin just like that? I think it's better to burn Shouchun down so that Zhao Xin won't get anything." Yuan Shugang was tempted when he heard this, but then he thought about scolding Ji Ling."Didn't you hear what Li Feng said just now? The families of the soldiers in this city are all in Shouchun. If you make their families homeless, think about what they will do. "
Yuan Shu said to Li Feng and the others,"Take all the weapons and the remaining gold and silver from the treasury." "
In Hefei City, Zhao Yun said to Guo Jia,"Military Advisor, the scouts have reported that the soldiers in Shouchun City have been packing up recently. "
"What do you think, Zilong?" Guo Jia asked. "Advisor, I'm afraid Yuan Shu will abandon Shouchun and leave." Guo Jia said,"That's right. Now that Shouchun City has no food, how can this city continue to defend? I think this is the only way for them." "Advisor, should we send troops to intercept them?" Guo Jia thought for a while and asked everyone,"What do you think? Dian Wei said,"Of course, we've fought for so long and spent a lot of effort. Are we going to let Yuan Shu, that son of a b * tch, run away like this?" "Advisor, I think it's better not to pursue him!" Dian Wei shouted,"Why didn't you chase after him? Did you take some benefits from Yuan Shu?" "
Zhang knew that Dian Wei was a boor, so he didn't argue with him. He said calmly,""If our army were to chase after Yuan Shu, our army would definitely suffer a great loss when Yuan Shu counterattacks before his death. Moreover, Yuan Shu is like a stray dog now. What great achievements can he possibly achieve? I'm afraid Yuan Shu will destroy Shouchun City. "
Guo Jia said,"Jun, you are right. Then we will do our best to prepare to take over Shouchun, in case Yuan Shu destroys Shouchun." Zilong Duoduo sent spies to keep a close eye on Shouchun and pay attention to every move in the city. "
A few days later, Xu Shu came to see Zhao Xin in Runan. "My lord," said Xu Shu,"this is great news! "Yuanzhi, where does the joy come from?" Zhao Xin asked. "
"My lord," said Xu Shu,"Fengxiao has sent someone to report that Yuan Shu has abandoned Shouchun. Fengxiao is taking over Shouchun with Zilong and the others. "Really? Has Shouchun been destroyed?" Xu Shu said,"Don't worry, my lord. Yuan Shu of Fengxiao Road has only led 30,000 troops west towards the Lujiang River. The city has not suffered much damage." Feng Xiao and the generals discussed with each other, afraid that Yuan Shu would be desperate, so they did not chase after him. Zhao Xin read,"Lujiang, Lujiang." He raised his head and asked Xu Shu,"Yuanzhi, who is the prefect of Lujiang now? Xu Shu replied,"My lord, the prefect of Lujiang is Lu Kang." When he heard Lu Kang, Zhao Xin immediately thought of Lu Xun. He thought that Lu Xun was probably only eight or nine years old at this time. He said to Xu Shu,"Yuanzhi, tell Wenruo to quickly send people to govern Shouchun. Also, send someone to order Fengxiao and the others to take over Shouchun and rest there." "
Ever since Zhao Xin obtained Shouchun, he had truly taken over the entire Huainan region. Xin Zhao was also very happy. Moreover, Xun Lai had reported that Xin Zhao's method had indeed made the Recruitment Hall famous. He believed that there would be many talented people coming to join soon. Zhao Xin thought that now that he had obtained the entire Huainan, he should celebrate. Moreover, he had to consider the promotion and reward of his subordinates. After spending the new year in Runan, he would send Sun Qian to Shouchun to comfort the army. Moreover, he had to consider the defense of Hefei and Shouchun. Currently, there were three generals, Zhao Yun, Zhang, and Dian Wei. Any one of them could completely defend a city. However, Zhao Yun was more mature than Zhang and had experienced more battle formations than Zhang. However, Zhang was better at defense than Zhao Yun. There shouldn't be anyone around him who would dare to attack him. He might as well use this time to train Zhang Yang and let him stand alone. He might as well let Zhang Yang guard Shouchun. He had a plan in his heart and planned to send someone to pass the order to them. Before he could do anything, he received a letter from Shouchun. Guo Jia told him that Shouchun had 40,000 soldiers left behind by Yuan Shu. However, there were many old and weak soldiers. He asked Zhao Xin if he wanted to recruit them or let them retire. Zhao Xin thought that Yuan Shu had taken 30,000 soldiers with him when he left. These 30,000 soldiers must have been carefully selected. Therefore, the remaining 40,000 soldiers must be in poor physical condition and had no combat strength. Moreover, most of these soldiers were newly recruited soldiers. They were not of much use. No matter how much training they had, their basic physical conditions were not good enough to compare with the combat strength of his current army. It was better to let these soldiers go home and farm.
Considering that there were only 50,000 soldiers in Hefei, Zhao Xin decided to send a portion of his troops over. He then ordered Pang De to take 20,000 soldiers to Shouchun. He also ordered Zhang to lead 30,000 soldiers to guard Shouchun, while Zhao Yun, Dian Wei, and Guo Jia would lead 40,000 soldiers to guard Hefei.
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When Ju Yi and Feng Ji returned to Jizhou, they went to see Yuan Shao and told him in detail about the defeat of Zhao Xin's army and Yuan Shu's constant anxiety in Shouchun. Yuan Shao saw that the two of them had led 30,000 troops to support Yuan Shu. Before they could reach Shouchun, they were defeated. Only 500 of the 30,000 troops were left. Not only did he not gain any benefits from sending troops this time, but he also lost a lot of soldiers. He was even more furious. Ju Yi and Feng Ji stammered for a long time when they were asked why there were only 500 soldiers left. In the end, they finally knew that these 500 soldiers were not their own, but lent to them by Yuan Shu. He felt that he had lost face in front of his brother. It turned out that Yuan Shu had a favor to ask of him. In the end, he did not help him. Instead, he asked Yuan Shu to lend troops to his subordinates. Yuan Shao was furious when he thought of this. He hated Ju Yi and Feng Ji for being so disappointing. He hated Zhao Xin for eating his thirty thousand soldiers and ruining his plans.
In the end, Ju Yi was beaten 30 times and Feng Ji was fined a year's salary. The civil and military officials gathered together to discuss and thought of revenge. Wen Chou shouted,"My lord, Zhao Xin is so despicable. As long as my lord gives me fifty thousand soldiers, I will bring Zhao Xin's head to my lord." "Those who knew Zhao Xin's strength couldn't help but look down on Wen Chou. They thought that he had two prefectures and hundreds of thousands of troops under him. If you only needed 50,000 troops to wipe out Zhao Xin, then you only needed 100,000 troops to sweep Hebei. If you had 200,000 troops, you could sweep the world.
"You can't, my lord," said Ju Shou."Now that Zhao Xin has just obtained the land of Huainan, he has two prefectures and hundreds of thousands of troops under him. He has the courage of Zhao Yun, Dian Wei and Taishi Ci in martial arts and the talents of Xun You and Xun You in literature. My lord can only form an alliance to help him. Moreover, the lord has just obtained Jizhou, which is not very stable yet. Moreover, Gongsun Zan is eyeing the north covetously. He has a grudge with the lord for killing his brother. I'm afraid he will invade Jizhou at any time. At this time, it was definitely not good to cause more trouble and become enemies with Zhao Xin. "
Guo Tu also said,"My lord, now is the time to prepare for war with all our strength to guard against Gongsun Zan. It is indeed not appropriate to mobilize troops at this time." "
Yuan Shao gave up, but he hated Zhao Xin deeply in his heart.
In Shouchun City, Yuan Shu was feeling increasingly depressed. There was not enough food in the city. A few days ago, he had sent people out to rob them. However, the food he had robbed was like a cup of water on a burning cart. It was not enough for Shouchun's tens of thousands of troops to last for a few days. At this moment, everyone came to report that there had been a commotion in the camp recently and some soldiers had deserted. Yuan Shu asked everyone for any good ideas as a matter of routine. In fact, Yuan Shu also understood that with the quality of his subordinates, how could they think of any good ideas?
"My lord, why don't I bring some soldiers to Zhao Xin's territory to snatch some food?" Ji Ling said. "
Yuan Shu couldn't help but feel deeply disappointed in Ji Ling. He said weakly,"" Do you think it's that easy to rob? In September, when our army was defeated and the reinforcements were all repelled by Zhao Xin, do you know why he did not attack Shouchun at that time? I finally know now. He had already calculated at that time. He wanted to wait for our army to run out of food and cause chaos. That's why he sent Zhao Yun to rob all the food around Shouchun, leaving only food for the people. He used such a plan himself, but wouldn't he be wary of us robbing the grain? Moreover, look at the morale of our army now. I'm afraid that when we face off against Zhao Xin's army, many people will switch sides.
"My lord, are we going to starve to death here in Shouchun City?" Ji Ling asked.
Yuan Shu looked at Li Feng, who said,"My lord, I think we should abandon Shouchun and go to another place." "
"But where?" Yuan Shu's eyes lit up. "
"My lord, we can go to Xuyi in the east, and Jiujiang in the west," Li Feng said. "
"In your opinion, where should we go?" Yuan Shu asked. "
Li Feng said,"My lord, Xuyi is closer to Zhao Xin, while Jiujiang is much further away. Moreover, there are Lu Kang's forces in Lujiang between the two, so I think it's better to go to Jiujiang." "
Yuan Shu looked at the rest of the people and revealed a look of deep agreement. He no longer hesitated and said,"Let's abandon Shouchun and go to Jiujiang. "
Liang Gang said,"My lord, Jiujiang is far away. If we bring all 70,000 troops there, our army's rations will not be enough." "
Ji Ling said,"What's the big deal? We'll rob all the food in the city and then rob all the way there. It'll definitely be enough." "
"General, where are the soldiers in this city from?" Li Feng asked Ji Ling. "Shouchun people, of course." Li Feng said,"If the general asked them to rob the city of all the food, wouldn't their families all starve to death? I'm afraid they'll all rebel, and it'll be too late for us to cry." "Then what do you think we should do?" Li Feng said to Yuan Shu,"The Lord's food and grass in the city are probably enough to last until Jiujiang. Why don't we only take 30,000 people?" "
Yuan Shu thought for a moment and said,"Alright, then select thirty thousand soldiers and we'll set off as soon as possible." "
Ji Ling said,"My lord, are we going to give Shouchun to Zhao Xin just like that? I think it's better to burn Shouchun down so that Zhao Xin won't get anything." Yuan Shugang was tempted when he heard this, but then he thought about scolding Ji Ling."Didn't you hear what Li Feng said just now? The families of the soldiers in this city are all in Shouchun. If you make their families homeless, think about what they will do. "
Yuan Shu said to Li Feng and the others,"Take all the weapons and the remaining gold and silver from the treasury." "
In Hefei City, Zhao Yun said to Guo Jia,"Military Advisor, the scouts have reported that the soldiers in Shouchun City have been packing up recently. "
"What do you think, Zilong?" Guo Jia asked. "Advisor, I'm afraid Yuan Shu will abandon Shouchun and leave." Guo Jia said,"That's right. Now that Shouchun City has no food, how can this city continue to defend? I think this is the only way for them." "Advisor, should we send troops to intercept them?" Guo Jia thought for a while and asked everyone,"What do you think? Dian Wei said,"Of course, we've fought for so long and spent a lot of effort. Are we going to let Yuan Shu, that son of a b * tch, run away like this?" "Advisor, I think it's better not to pursue him!" Dian Wei shouted,"Why didn't you chase after him? Did you take some benefits from Yuan Shu?" "
Zhang knew that Dian Wei was a boor, so he didn't argue with him. He said calmly,""If our army were to chase after Yuan Shu, our army would definitely suffer a great loss when Yuan Shu counterattacks before his death. Moreover, Yuan Shu is like a stray dog now. What great achievements can he possibly achieve? I'm afraid Yuan Shu will destroy Shouchun City. "
Guo Jia said,"Jun, you are right. Then we will do our best to prepare to take over Shouchun, in case Yuan Shu destroys Shouchun." Zilong Duoduo sent spies to keep a close eye on Shouchun and pay attention to every move in the city. "
A few days later, Xu Shu came to see Zhao Xin in Runan. "My lord," said Xu Shu,"this is great news! "Yuanzhi, where does the joy come from?" Zhao Xin asked. "
"My lord," said Xu Shu,"Fengxiao has sent someone to report that Yuan Shu has abandoned Shouchun. Fengxiao is taking over Shouchun with Zilong and the others. "Really? Has Shouchun been destroyed?" Xu Shu said,"Don't worry, my lord. Yuan Shu of Fengxiao Road has only led 30,000 troops west towards the Lujiang River. The city has not suffered much damage." Feng Xiao and the generals discussed with each other, afraid that Yuan Shu would be desperate, so they did not chase after him. Zhao Xin read,"Lujiang, Lujiang." He raised his head and asked Xu Shu,"Yuanzhi, who is the prefect of Lujiang now? Xu Shu replied,"My lord, the prefect of Lujiang is Lu Kang." When he heard Lu Kang, Zhao Xin immediately thought of Lu Xun. He thought that Lu Xun was probably only eight or nine years old at this time. He said to Xu Shu,"Yuanzhi, tell Wenruo to quickly send people to govern Shouchun. Also, send someone to order Fengxiao and the others to take over Shouchun and rest there." "
Ever since Zhao Xin obtained Shouchun, he had truly taken over the entire Huainan region. Xin Zhao was also very happy. Moreover, Xun Lai had reported that Xin Zhao's method had indeed made the Recruitment Hall famous. He believed that there would be many talented people coming to join soon. Zhao Xin thought that now that he had obtained the entire Huainan, he should celebrate. Moreover, he had to consider the promotion and reward of his subordinates. After spending the new year in Runan, he would send Sun Qian to Shouchun to comfort the army. Moreover, he had to consider the defense of Hefei and Shouchun. Currently, there were three generals, Zhao Yun, Zhang, and Dian Wei. Any one of them could completely defend a city. However, Zhao Yun was more mature than Zhang and had experienced more battle formations than Zhang. However, Zhang was better at defense than Zhao Yun. There shouldn't be anyone around him who would dare to attack him. He might as well use this time to train Zhang Yang and let him stand alone. He might as well let Zhang Yang guard Shouchun. He had a plan in his heart and planned to send someone to pass the order to them. Before he could do anything, he received a letter from Shouchun. Guo Jia told him that Shouchun had 40,000 soldiers left behind by Yuan Shu. However, there were many old and weak soldiers. He asked Zhao Xin if he wanted to recruit them or let them retire. Zhao Xin thought that Yuan Shu had taken 30,000 soldiers with him when he left. These 30,000 soldiers must have been carefully selected. Therefore, the remaining 40,000 soldiers must be in poor physical condition and had no combat strength. Moreover, most of these soldiers were newly recruited soldiers. They were not of much use. No matter how much training they had, their basic physical conditions were not good enough to compare with the combat strength of his current army. It was better to let these soldiers go home and farm.
Considering that there were only 50,000 soldiers in Hefei, Zhao Xin decided to send a portion of his troops over. He then ordered Pang De to take 20,000 soldiers to Shouchun. He also ordered Zhang to lead 30,000 soldiers to guard Shouchun, while Zhao Yun, Dian Wei, and Guo Jia would lead 40,000 soldiers to guard Hefei.
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