In August of the fourth year of Jian 'an, Cao Cao led an army of 200,000 to confront Yuan Shao's army in Liyang. The two sides were 80 miles apart, each with deep trenches and high fortifications. They did not fight. However, Yuan Shao's advisors fought for power and did not want to make progress. Cao Cao ordered Li Dian to station troops on the Yellow River in Jin to guard against Yuan Shao. Xu Huang stationed troops in Dongping to guard against Yuan Tan. He also ordered Cao Ren to command the army and station it at Guandu. Cao Cao returned to the capital. Book of Eastern Han
In the governor's office of Tancheng, Xuzhou, Liu Bei sat high in the hall, frowning. The civil officials and generals sat on both sides of the hall. It was very quiet, and no one spoke. After a long time, Lu Bu couldn't stand the atmosphere anymore and said,""Ming Gong. Lu Bu was willing to lead 50,000 elite soldiers to behead Yuan Tan's son at Beihai City.”He was the prefect of Beihai. Yuan Tan's army was about to reach Beihai by now. Although he had confidence in Chen Gong, it was not difficult to imagine the final outcome of 15,000 versus 150,000. If Beihai was lost, his title as the prefect of Beihai would naturally be unworthy.
"Don't worry, big brother," Zhang Fei said."I'll go kill Yuan Shu first, then I'll attack Yuan Tan later.”
"No, my lord," said Sun Qian. Now that Yuan Shao was too powerful to fight against, it would be better to order Chen Gong to retreat to Langya first so that he could be safe. Moreover, Yuan Shu had led an army of 200,000 to the north. Xuzhou also needed an army to stay behind in case of any accidents.”Chen Qun and Mei Zhu nodded.
The reality was really helpless. Yuan Shao's 150,000 strong army in the north was eyeing them like a tiger watching its prey, while Yuan Shu's 200,000 strong army in the south was already in front of them. Now, the civil officials all thought that they should retreat temporarily, guard the city, and let Yuan Shu pass. The generals were represented by Lu Bu and Zhang Fei, who wanted to fight the Yuan brothers.
Liu Bei looked at the civil officials defending and the generals attacking, feeling helpless. Suddenly, he saw that Yang Lei was deep in thought, so he asked,"Fifth brother, if you have any thoughts, just say it.”Everyone's eyes immediately turned to Yang Lei.
"Big brother," Yang Lei replied when he saw Liu Bei's question. At this time, Cao Cao had already sent troops to resist Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shao's army could not be easily moved. Therefore, the only thing to worry about is Yuan Tan's army stationed in Le 'an. As for Yuan Shu, since he wanted to pass through Xuzhou, if Big Brother didn't fight him, he would be violating the imperial edict. Second, he was afraid that he would let the tiger return to the mountain. Third, if Yuan Shu's army passed through, it would disturb the local people. If Big Brother didn't fight him, he would lose the hearts and minds of Xuzhou. If we fight, I'm afraid Yuan Tan will attack us from the north and south.”
"This is exactly what worries me.”Liu Bei couldn't help but ask. Everyone nodded in agreement.
Yang Lei looked at everyone and said calmly,"This little brother thinks that whether we let Yuan Shu go or not, Yuan Tan will definitely attack the North Sea.”
"How can Yuting be so sure?" Lu Bu asked anxiously.
"Wen Hou, Lei believes that Yuan Tan crossed the Yellow River to Qingzhou just to scout the way for Yuan Shao's army. As for receiving Yuan Shu, he was just following the flow. Now that Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were facing off, if Yuan Tan's regiment attacked Yanzhou and attacked from both sides, Cao Cao would be defeated. Therefore, Cao Cao sent General Xu Huang to garrison Dongping to guard against Yuan Tan. Wen Hou's Beihai is just a fish in the pond. If Yuan Tan doesn't get rid of the garrison in Beihai, won't he give up his escape route to our army? Therefore, I think we should order Chen Gong to withdraw troops first to appease Yuan Tan. Then, they would defeat Yuan Shu with their army and ally with Cao Cao to fight against Yuan Shao and seize Qingzhou.”
" No," Lu Bu stood up." Yuan Tan is just a child. I'm not afraid of him." My lord, I request to go to the North Sea to meet the enemy.”
"Although Yuan Tan is not a threat, Guo Tu is resourceful and has the support of General Zhang He and Gao Lan.”Yang Lei urged.
"Even if Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and I were here, I would not be afraid of him." The four pillars in the north of the Yellow River are only four rotten logs. What is there to be afraid of? He has Guo Tu, I have Chen Gong. How can we leave without fighting?" Yang Lei was speechless.
At this moment, Zhao Yun interrupted,"The Four Court Pillars of Hebei are indeed famous, but Ju Yi (just pretend he's not dead yet, don't blame me) is the number one general under Yuan Shao." Pay more attention to this person."
"Hmph, I have the Red Hare Horse and the Heavenly Halberd. No one in the world dares to fight against me. Even if Yuan Shao led the army to come personally, I would not be afraid, let alone a child with a few nameless soldiers.”Seeing that everyone was saying that Yuan Shao was powerful, Lu Bu couldn't help but feel anxious.
Liu Bei saw that Lu Bu was anxious and quickly comforted him,""Don't be anxious. What he said just now was to temporarily give up the North Sea. After defeating Yuan Shu, he would join forces with Cao Cao to attack Yuan Shao. At that time, the North Sea would naturally return to Xuzhou.”Seeing Liu Bei speak, although Lu Bu was dissatisfied, he did not say anything more. He sat back down, looking dejected. It was obvious that giving up the North Sea was a heavy blow to him.
Guan Yu said,"Big Brother, Fifth Brother is right. Why don't we do it this way?"”Liu Bei saw this and asked,"Who else has a good plan?"”"Why did you ally with Cao Cao?" Liu Pi asked. If we ally with the Yuan family, won't we have an advantage?”
Yang Lei glanced at him and was about to speak when Zhang Liao interrupted,"As the saying goes, when the lips are gone, the teeth are cold. Now Yuan Shao is the only one in power. If we ally with Yuan Shao and attack Cao Cao's rear, Cao Cao will be defeated. However, after Yuan Shao defeats Cao Cao, his next target will definitely be us. Thus, we can only ally with Cao Cao." Liu Pi was silent. Zhou Cang and Pei Yuan Shao, who were beside him, also knew about Gong Du's matter. They gave each other a comforting look.
Seeing that no one answered, Liu Bei stood up and said,""Since everyone is meaningless. Then let's fight Yuan Shu."
Ji Ling looked at the small county town in front of her and felt depressed. Last time, it was this small county town that blocked her attack on Xu Prefecture. This time, he was once again the vanguard, leading the army through Xuzhou. Although the lord had vowed before he set off that Yuan Shao from Hebei would put pressure on Liu Bei, Liu Bei would definitely not dare to risk being attacked from the back. However, this Si County and the military camp outside the city clearly showed that his lord had overestimated Yuan Shao's influence on Liu Bei.
Just as Ji Ling was sizing them up, a group of military horses rushed out from the camp and set up a battle formation. The leading general had a leopard's head and eyes, and his face was as black as charcoal. He galloped in front of the battle formation and even ordered the soldiers to shout,"Yuan Shu traitor, come out and die.”
Hearing this, Ji Ling was furious. Just as she was about to ride her horse forward, Han Yin pulled her back and said,"General, don't be rash. This person is Liu Bei's third brother, Zhang Fei and Zhang Yide. General, you must be careful." Hearing this, Ji Ling couldn't help but think back to Guan Yu's saber attack the last time. She felt a chill down her spine. "How is this man compared to Guan Yun?" he asked Han Yin.”
When Han Yin heard this, he replied,"Although this person is extremely brave, he seems to be slightly inferior to Guan Yunzhang."”As soon as she finished speaking, Ji Ling smiled and said,"Since that's the case, I'll fight him for a while.”He urged his horse out of the formation.
Han Yin was anxious and wanted to reach out to grab it again, but he couldn't make it in time. He couldn't help but say in shock,"What I said about him being inferior to Guan Yu is his strategy, not his martial arts.”
Ji Ling obviously didn't hear Han Yin's words, but Yuan Yin and Han Hao, who were beside Han Yin, heard it clearly. The two of them looked at each other and urged their horses out of the formation at the same time. Yang Lei and Huang Zhong were following Liu Bei to hold down Zhang Fei's formation. This time, it was Guan Yu and Zhang Liao who were guarding Xu Prefecture.
As for Lu Bu, he wanted to personally send a letter to Chen Gong in the North Sea. The others couldn't stop him and could only let him go. However, his family was also in Tancheng and had never moved to Langya.
Liu Bei saw two more generals from Yuan Shu's army charge out of the formation and asked,""Who is helping Yi De?" "I'm willing to go." "I'm willing to go." Before Yang Lei could reply, two riders had already charged out of the formation. Liu Bei looked over. It was Huang Zhong and Sun Guan. Huang Zhong went straight for Han Hao while Sun Guan went straight for Yuan Yin. Seeing this, Yuan Yin and Han Hao also turned their horses and charged towards the two. Six horses and three pairs of people were fighting in front of the two armies.
The drums were beating and the shouts were like thunder. Huang Zhong was full of vigor. After three rounds, he shouted and slashed at Han Hao's horse. The horse carried the corpse back to its original formation. There were already soldiers forward to protect Han Hao's corpse and retreat. Huang Zhong immediately raised his saber and laughed loudly in the middle of the two formations.
At this moment, Sun Guan shouted and stabbed Yuan Yin's right arm. Yuan Yin let out a miserable cry, abandoned his weapon, and urged his horse to flee towards the main formation. Sun Guan was unwilling to give up. Just as he was about to step forward, a cold light suddenly flashed past his eyes.
Sun Guan was shocked and reined in his horse. When he looked carefully, he saw an arrow stabbing into the back of Yuan Yin's head, and the feather tail was still swaying. Han Yin, who was watching the battle, was shocked. When he saw Yuan Yin escape, the soldiers had already come forward to welcome him. Unexpectedly, an arrowhead directly emerged from Yuan Yin's mouth. Immediately after, Yuan Yin's originally excited expression turned into fear, confusion, and then he lost all his spirit.
Han Yin's expression was extremely ugly as he looked at Zhang Fei who was fighting with Ji Ling. He then waved the sword in his hand, and the army roared as they charged forward. It was a chaotic battle between the two armies.
When Liu Bei saw this, he also took out a pair of male and female swords and swung them forward. Yang Lei waved his spear and led his soldiers to charge forward.
At this moment, Zhang Fei shouted loudly, followed by Ji Ling's miserable cry as she fell off her horse. It was Zhang Fei and Ji Ling who had fought for more than ten rounds. Ji Ling's martial arts skills were not as good as Zhang Fei's, and she was distracted by the screams of Han Hao and Yuan Yin before they died. She was increasingly unable to withstand it. Her hand was slightly slow, and Zhang Fei took the opportunity to strike her spear right in the middle. Before she died, Ji Ling murmured,"Han Yin has misled me."”From then on, Yuan Shu's generals died.
When Yuan Shu's army saw Ji Ling suddenly fall from his horse, they knew that their commander had been defeated. They panicked and turned to flee. Han Yin ordered his personal guards to chase them away, but they could not stop them. They were thrown into disarray and carried Han Yin down. The pitiful Ji Ling led 50,000 elite soldiers as the vanguard, but they had only gathered 3,000.
Han Yin had no choice but to wait for Yuan Shu's army to arrive and inform them one by one. Hearing that Ji Ling was dead, Yuan Shu was shocked and furious. He spat out a mouthful of blood and said hatefully,"Big eared thief, how dare you do this." The people around him were surprised and called the doctor to come and see. They only said that it was caused by anger attacking the heart. They prescribed some medicine and left. Yuan Shu saw that General Ji Ling had been killed, and his cousin Yuan Yin had also died at Huang Zhong's hands. He ignored his illness and weakness, and ignored everyone's advice to wait for Yuan Tan to attack Liu Bei. He insisted on gathering his army and charging straight for Si County, determined to fight Liu Bei to the death.
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