Three Kingdoms: From Hulaoguan to Global Hegemony

Chapter 479 Lure the enemy to go deep
Yuan Shu wanted to wait for Yuan Tan and Zhang He to attack Xuzhou before launching an attack, so he first focused on Lujiang County to the south.

After learning the news, Yuan Tan and Zhang Xi could only speed up the speed of sweeping Qingzhou.

"Yesterday, Sima Ju sent a letter, saying that Zhang Rao of Chengyang County is also willing to surrender, and now the whole Qingzhou is only left with Beihai."

After Yuan Tan finished speaking, he glanced at Zhang Yun with a little dissatisfaction in his eyes.

It has been almost half a month since Zhang He besieged Beihai, and it was precisely because of this that this greatly affected their plan to go south to Xuzhou.

"Don't blame your son, you will be sure to capture Beihai within this month."

Zhang Xi also had a hard time. At that time, he took the task of attacking Beihai County alone for meritorious service. He thought that Kong Rong, the prefect of Beihai County, was scared away and could easily take the city. Unexpectedly, he met a man named Tai Shici.

Taishici, styled Ziyi, was originally a surname from Donglai County, Qingzhou, and became the captain of Beihai County because of Kong Rong's support.

Under his command, Beihai County relied on the weak to dominate the strong. Although they retreated steadily, they forced Zhang He's army into a situation where the generals did not want to attack and the soldiers did not want to fight.

"This son also knows that Junyi can take Beihai County, but the plan to attack Xuzhou cannot be delayed any longer."

Yuan Tan pointed to the letter sent by Yangzhou, "My uncle has already expressed his attitude. As soon as we start to attack Xu, Yangzhou will send troops immediately."

"...Now that Sima Ju and Zhang Rao have both agreed to conquer Xu Xianfeng, this son will go south first if he thinks about it, and Junyi's soldiers and horses will join up after capturing Beihai County!"

What can Zhang Yun say, the whole battle is slowed down because of him, and Yuan Tan is the orthodox leader of attacking Xu, so he can only listen to his orders.

It's just that what Zhang Yun didn't expect was that because he didn't go south with Yuan Tan, he avoided a catastrophe.

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Pei Yuanshao, who pretended to be Sima Ju three days ago, successfully gained Yuan Tan's trust, and then Zhou Cang, who sneaked into Chengyang County, used Guan Hai's influence in the city to successfully subdue the thief leader Zhang Rao.

Zhang Rao was originally Guan Hai's subordinate, and later he led people to Donglai County to develop alone. After Guan Hai joined Liu Yu, he selected 10,000 people from his 4+ people to join the Yulin Army, and those who were screened out were Under Liu Yu's arrangement, they all became good citizens of Chengyang County.

This time Zhou Cang easily subdued Zhang Rao's trilogy with the help of more than [-] "good people".

So Pei Yuanshao pretended to be Sima Ju, while Zhou Cang pretended to be Zhang Rao. The two armies joined forces and held high the banner of Yuan Tan Pioneer, "violently attacking" Kaiyang County in the north of Langye County.

In just one day, Kaiyang County was occupied, and then Lin County and Jiqiu were also lost one after another. In the whole Langye County, only Zan County was left with garrison troops.

After receiving the good news, Yuan Tan immediately sent [-] troops to the south, but he also inherited Yuan Shao's advantages, and did not enter Langye County rashly, but arranged for the entire army to temporarily station in Ju County, the southernmost tip of Qingzhou.

Whether Sima Ju and Zhang Rao's vanguard battalion really took down those cities, he still needs to see the reports from the scouts in the army before deciding whether to start a full-scale war against Xuzhou.

"Report..."

When the good news came, the scouts sent to Kaiyang County first brought back the situation there.

"My son, there is not a single Xuzhou soldier in Kaiyang County, and the [-] guards in the city are all Sima Ju's subordinates."

Yuan Tan was overjoyed when he heard this, "Sima Ju really captured Kaiyang County!"

Not long after, the scouts sent to other places also returned one after another, and they brought back similar good news. Sima Ju and Zhang Rao captured the city, and then left hundreds of guards to wait for Yuan Tan's attack. arrival.

"It seems that the only gateway to the north of Xuzhou is Zen County."

Xuzhou general Sun Guan personally guarded Zhuang County. "Sima Ju" and "Zhang Rao" were unable to attack for a long time and suffered heavy casualties. They are asking Yuan Tan to send troops to help.

After thinking for a while that the two of them could be trained to be effective subordinates in the future, Yuan Tan finally made up his mind.

"Order the three armies to set off tomorrow morning, and arrive at Zhuang County before noon!"

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Yuan Tan did not continue to fight every step of the way, but chose to march quickly to attack Zongxian County. He passed through Kaiyang, Linxian, Jiqiu and other places without leaving any soldiers behind. In his opinion, Sima Ju and Zhang Rao were already trustworthy generals. It is enough to have the soldiers and horses they left behind to guard these small counties.

At this moment, Yuan Tan needs to concentrate his forces to prepare for war with the soldiers and horses of Donghai County.Donghai County is the hometown of Xuzhou Mu Mizhu, and attacking there will inevitably be a hard battle.

However, Yuan Tan is not worried about the next battle, because he has sent someone to Yangzhou to report the victory of occupying Langye County. I believe that Yuan Shu will launch a fierce attack on the south of Xuzhou in a short time. edge pressure.

It's a pity that Yuan Tan still thought of attacking Xuzhou too simply, and the most deadly point was that he always thought that he was going to deal with Mu Mizhu of Xuzhou, but he didn't know that it was the regent Liu Yu who was in command of Xuzhou's troops.

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The mighty [-] army finally arrived at Zen County at noon, but when Yuan Tan came to the city, he did not find Sima Ju and Zhang Rao's troops.

"Could it be that it's too late, the two of them have already been wiped out?"

Yuan Tan was about to send people to look for it, when suddenly the gate of the city was opened, and a Xuzhou army of more than [-] soldiers rushed out from the city.

"Hmph! Do you think our army has come from afar, and you want to take advantage of your exhaustion to make a head start?"

Yuan Tan sneered in the direction of the city gate.

"A mere 2000 people, who is willing to destroy it for this son!"

"The last general, Cen Bi, is willing to lead his troops there!"

Cen Bi is Yuan Tan's confidant, and the five thousand soldiers under his command are the elite teachers in the camp.

Moreover, five thousand was against two thousand. Even though his side was a little tired from the hasty march, Yuan Tan still felt that he was sure of victory.

But the reality is not like this, Cen Bi's 5000 talents will lose one-sidedly as soon as they come into contact with the opponent's troops.

In just one stick of incense, the entire army of 5000 people was wiped out.

Cen Bi, who had escaped from serious injuries, reported to Yuan Tan in an extremely terrified tone, "My lord, those people... can't be killed!"

At this time, Yuan Tan was surprised to find that his own army of 5000 people was wiped out, but the opponent's 2000 people didn't seem to have any damage!
"how can that be!"

"Where is Peng An, I order you to lead 1 people to destroy the enemy soldiers on the opposite side!"

Peng An was the most powerful person under Yuan Tan's command, and since five thousand soldiers could not defeat the opponent, he would send out twice as many troops. Yuan Tan did not believe that he could not win this battle with an absolute superiority in numbers.

After two sticks of incense, an unbelievable ending appeared on the battlefield again.

Peng An was killed, and less than [-]% of the [-] Jizhou soldiers remained. On the other hand, the loss of the Xuzhou soldiers on the opposite side was almost negligible.

"Who is... who is on the other side!"

Yuan Tan was a little scared. Even though he still had nearly 4 people under his command, he vaguely felt that this battle could not be won.

Because when he was standing on the sidelines and watching, he found that the two thousand Xuzhou soldiers on the opposite side were all wearing a kind of dazzling armor. The defense was indestructible. The general Peng An was extremely powerful but he couldn't cut through that kind of armor.

In addition to the special armor, the two thousand Xuzhou soldiers on the opposite side also held a novel knife in their hands.

Yuan Tan had never seen that kind of knife before, it was terribly sharp, the general Peng An was wearing the same armor as him, but the cut of that knife was at most like the skin of a cow or sheep, ready to be slaughtered.

(End of this chapter)