Liang Gang and Qiao Rui's defeated soldiers fled in the direction of Runan County.
He had just run ten miles.
Suddenly, a group of soldiers charged out from both sides of the road.
They were Taishi Ci and General Qu 'a, who were lying in ambush here.
"Where are you running to?"
Taishi Ci saw that Liang Gang's armor and horse were different from ordinary soldiers, so he immediately drew his bow and nocked an arrow.
"Fire!"
The arrow was like a shooting star.
Liang Gang screamed in horror and fell off the horse while clutching his neck.
"Ziyi, you, snatched the head, too quickly!”
When General Qu 'a saw Liang Gang dead, he waved his army to intercept the other fleeing soldiers.
Taishi Ci laughed out loud." I haven't used my bow and arrows for a few days. My hands are itching. Brothers, stop them. Don't let any of them escape!"”
The defeated soldiers saw that Liang Gang and the other generals were dead.
There were ambushes in front and pursuers behind. They all knelt down and begged to surrender.
.....
Qiao Rui Camp.
Zhang Liao, Taishi Ci, and Qu 'a met up.
Taishi Ci did not see Xu Xiao and asked,""Wenyuan, where's the lord?"
"My lord said that Yuan Shu will not dare to attack Shouchun again after being defeated for a while. He has gone to Kuaiji first," said Zhang Liao. The lord asked me to guard Shouchun, Ziyi, you and Zihu guard Hefei! If Yuan Shu attacks Lujiang, we will need to assist Lujiang Governor Lu Kang to defend against Yuan Shu.”
Taishi Ci was taken aback.”
Zhang Liao smiled." My lord saved Jiujiang's commandant Lu Jun, and Lu Jun is the nephew of Lujiang's prefect Lu Kang. It's not difficult to surrender Lujiang. Moreover, the lord had left 300 Snowy Dragon Cavalry in Lujiang to assist Lu Kang.”
Taishi Ci bowed and said,"My lord's use of troops is simply unpredictable. They had just defeated Qiao Rui, and they had already pacified Lujiang. Now that the lord had gone to Kuaiji, he reckoned that Kuaiji would soon be pacified!”
Zhang Liao was also impressed." Wang Lang, the Governor of Kuaiji, was once the governor of Xuzhou. If Sun Ce attacks Kuaiji and you go to save Wang Lang, unless Wang Lang wants to be your enemy, he will definitely obey your orders!”
General Qu 'a smiled." Thinking of it this way, Sun Ce is really pitiful. He thought that by kidnapping Yuan Shu's 10,000 soldiers, he could take the opportunity to control the five counties of Yangzhou. However, all of this is in the lord's control!"”
"Although the lord isn't here, we still have to have this celebration banquet. Let's return to Shouchun first!"”
.....
Runan County.
At this moment, Yuan Shu's expression was ferocious, like a demon.
There was a pool of blood in front of the hall.
This was another unlucky soldier who came to report the battle to Yuan Shu and was killed by Yuan Shu with a single sword strike!
The civil and military officials under Yuan Shu were all silent, not daring to say anything.
They were afraid that if they said something wrong, the temperamental Yuan Shu would kill them!
"Thief Xu Xiao!"
"You killed my beloved general, Ji Ling, and then killed my general, Qiao Rui.”
"I'm so angry!"
"Damn it!"
"How hateful!"
Yuan Shu kicked the wine table away.
Ever since Cao Cao was driven out of Runan County.
Yuan Shu felt that he had never been so aggrieved before!
First, Ji Ling was killed, losing thirty thousand men. Then, Sun Ce kidnapped ten thousand men and ran away. Now, Qiao Rui was killed, losing another thirty thousand men.
It was as if…
Yuan Shu seemed to be maliciously giving Xu Xiao battle merits!
"Liu Xun, Zhang Xun."
"Yes, gather the troops of Nanyang County and Runan County. I want to fight to the death with Xu Xiao!”
"Yes!"
Liu Xun and Zhang Xun agreed without hesitation.
As for persuasion?
They didn't dare to persuade him!
"My lord, please calm down!"
Yan Xiang hurriedly advised,
"My lord, Xu Xiao is powerful now. We can't defeat him if we have fewer soldiers. If we have more soldiers, others will take advantage of him.”
"Dong Zhuo's old subordinates in Guanzhong have been eyeing Wan City.”
"Sun Ce went to Dan Yang again. If we fight Xu Xiao to the death, Sun Ce will definitely take the opportunity to control the five counties of Yangzhou.”
"We fought to the death with Xu Xiao, but Sun Ce took advantage of us!”
"The plan now is to give up Jiujiang Prefecture and attack Lujiang. Then, we will go south to attack Yuzhang, Kuaiji, and Wujun. Finally, we will gather the troops of Runan and Yangzhou and fight Xu Xiao in Jiujiang!”
"In this way, my lord's strategy of connecting Nanyang, Runan, and Yangzhou can still be successful.”
"We can conquer Jingzhou in the south and Yuzhou in the north.”
"It's only a matter of time before I become the overlord!”
Seeing Yan Xiang step out, Yuan Huan also advised,""My lord, a little forbearance will spoil the great plan. My lord is a hidden dragon, and Xu Xiao is a fierce tiger. It would be better to kill all the jackals, porpoises, and dogs around Longhu first before fighting!”
Yan Xiang and Yuan Huan's persuasion made Yuan Shu's anger dissipate by half.
However, Yuan Shu was still unwilling to give up." If I don't teach Xu Xiao a lesson, he will think that I, Yuan Shu, am afraid of him. Everyone, do you have a good plan? How can I make Xu Xiao feel uncomfortable without using troops?"”
Chief historian Yang Hong said," My lord, it's not difficult to strategize and make decisions for thousands of miles. It's actually not difficult to deal with Xu Xiao without using any troops!"”
Yuan Shu was overjoyed.”
"Xu Xiao has come from afar," Yang Hong said. Cao Cao had killed his father in Xuzhou. Now that he had expelled Lu Bu and stabilized Yanzhou, why don't you write a letter to Cao Cao and tell him that you will delay Xu Xiao in Yangzhou and let Cao Cao attack Xuzhou?”
"In this way, if Xu Xiao wants Xu Prefecture, he must give up Yangzhou!”
"When the lord conquers Lujiang, Yuzhang, Kuaiji, Danyang, and Wujun and controls more than half of Yangzhou, Xu Xiao will definitely be afraid!”
"The fourteen counties of Jiujiang are within my lord's reach!”
Yuan Shu was overjoyed." Yang Changshi is a brilliant plan. I'll send a letter to Cao Aman right now. Xu Xiao, you dog thief. This time, I'll let you know how powerful I, Yuan Shu, am!" Liu Xun, listen up!"
"I'm here!"
"Liu Xun, you will stay in Nanyang and intimidate the bandits in Guanzhong and Jingnan Liu Biao!”
"Yes!"
"Zhang Xun, listen up!"
"I'm here!"
"You lead the troops and attack Lujiang!”
"Yes!"
Yuan Shu suddenly felt heroic.
Xu Xiao, oh Xu Xiao.
You didn't expect it, did you?
Although you can beat me for a while, I, Yuan Shu, can make your Xu Prefecture fall with just a little trick!
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