Rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 321 Secret Support
Liu He divided his troops to attack Wu'an, and when the news reached Handan, Yuan Shao was informed by his own soldiers, and everyone was called together to discuss countermeasures.

Guo Tuyan said: "Liu He is worried that the Black Mountain Army will disturb him, and he wants to suppress the bandits before fighting me. At this time, Guangnian must be empty. Why don't you take advantage of it? If Liu He can be captured and killed, Jizhou will be able to fight. And it's decided!"

"Hmm—" Yuan Shao frowned, and asked, "Liu He is cunning, so how do you know it wasn't his trick?"

Xin commented: "There are less than [-] defenders in Guangnian. The general can order high-ranking officers to intercept Wu'an soldiers and lead elite troops to capture Guangnian. This way, nothing will go wrong."

Seeing that Guo Tu and Guo Tu were advocating sending out troops, Feng Ji was afraid that he would make the first contribution, so he said: "Liu He stationed tens of thousands of horses in Qinghe, and he must have the intention of seeking Guantao. If the general sends troops to attack Guangping, once Qinghe sends troops, there will be no rescue. Foolishly think that you can't act rashly."

Yuan Shao looked around, and sighed bitterly: "Sometimes I feel cold recently, and have a splitting headache, let's discuss this matter later!"

Seeing that Feng Ji blocked his plan, Guo Tu rolled his eyes and stepped forward and said: "The black mountain bandits are rough and foolish. If Liu He breaks through, they will be blocked by the left. Why don't you send troops to support them?"

Feng Ji sneered and said, "Ever since Liu He spread rumors in Yanjing Magazine, there have been rumors that the general colluded with the Black Mountain bandits. Now that the rumors have just subsided, Gong Ze has sent troops to help. Don't you just pretend to be self-inflicted and justify this theory?"

Yuan Shao also hummed slightly, shook his head and said, "This plan is not right."

Guo Tu didn't think it was disobedient, and continued: "Wu'an is an important place. If Liu He takes it, Handan will be endangered. The situation of Quliang and Yiyangjiao will be broken. It is not easy for the general to send troops to support, but he has to secretly Helping each other and keeping Wu'an is the best policy."

Yuan Shao frowned in pain, and asked, "What countermeasure does Gongze have?"

Guo Tu replied: "In the past, Yuan Tu went to talk about Yu Du and Bai Rao to stop fighting, and he had a good relationship with the thieves. Why not send him to Wu'an secretly to plan for the thieves? With Yuan Tu's strategy, he will definitely be able to defeat Liu He's army!"

"Oh?" Yuan Shao looked at Feng Ji: "What is Yuan Tu's intention?"

Feng Ji thought for a while, nodded and said: "To protect Wei County, I would like to go to Wu'an to share the general's worries."

Although he disdains Guo Tu's recommendation, Feng Ji also knows the importance of Wu'an. Once Liu He wins, Qu Liang and Yi Yang will have no choice but to retreat, and all previous efforts will be wasted.

But Liu He and Guo Jia are both in Guangping, and Yu Jin who attacked Wu'an was not a general. Guo Tu and Xin Ping could no longer compete with themselves.

Yuan Shao laughed and said, "If you have Yuantu to go to Wu'an, you will have no worries!"

So Yuan Shao wrote a letter himself, and sent Fengji to Wu'an to help Bai Rao defend the city, restrain Yujin's men and horses, and then wait for an opportunity to attack Guangnian.

At this time, Yu Jin had already led his troops to Wu'an, and the Black Mountain army had already retreated into the city, the four gates were closed tightly, and the thieves with different armor and robes were surrounded on the tower, with their bows and arrows outstretched, waiting in full force.

Zhang Liao rode his horse around the city and yelled, "Who dares to go out of the city to fight?"

However, no one from the Black Mountain Army responded to the battle, they just stayed behind closed doors. When the news of Tao Sheng's defeat spread to the city, Bai Rao strictly ordered the whole army to guard the city and not to go out.

Tai Shi said kindly: "Now that we have won consecutive battles and our morale is like a rainbow, we can ask the sergeants to rest for a night to recharge their spirits. The Black Mountain Army is not good at defending the city, and it will surely be conquered in the future."

But Yu Jin shook his head and said: "In the battle of siege, ten will encircle and five will attack. Now the bandit army is more numerous than us. Although they are not good at defending, if they attack forcibly, they will lose troops and generals, which is not what the king wants! "

Tai Shici was startled, clasped his fists and said: "I'm waiting to lead the elite soldiers here, with the intention of making a quick battle. If there is a stalemate here, Yuan Shao sends troops to attack Guangnian and cannot advance or retreat. Wouldn't it be a good opportunity to miss?"

Cheng Yu stroked his beard and said: "Today we have won a complete victory and beheaded the generals and prisoners. In my opinion, it is better to reward the three armies and fight again tomorrow."

"Military division?" Yu Jin frowned slightly, suddenly understood, nodded and smiled and said: "Yes, the soldiers are tired after marching one after another, it's time to take a good rest."

Tai Shici was taken aback, and was about to persuade him, but Yu Jin gave him a wink, just to temporarily suppress the doubts in his heart, and went out of the camp to arrange with Zhang Liao to set up camp.

Unconsciously, it was already dusk. The sergeants buried pots to make rice and distributed food and wine to reward the entire army. The fires in the camp were lit up, and the entire army was laughing and laughing, and they were very happy.

A scout from the Black Mountain Army had already reported the news to the city. Bai Rao and Yu Du came to the city to watch. They saw laughter and people outside. Compared with the lack of food and drink in Wu'an City, they were much happier.

This time, in order to deal with Liu He, they negotiated a peace strike with Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shao even secretly supported tens of thousands of grains for military use, and the military weapons in the Wu'an City treasury were also distributed to the minions for use.

They thought that when Yuan Shao fought with Liu He's main force, they would take the opportunity to go north to plunder, and return to the village after they had enough food for this year. They didn't expect to run into the troops sent by Liu He again.

Yu Du gritted his teeth and said: "Years ago in Bingzhou, Liu He spoiled our good deeds, and now we meet this person again in Jizhou, we really are natural enemies, if we don't get rid of this person, I'm afraid you and I will never have peace."

Bai Rao's face was gloomy, he held onto the battlements tightly, and said in a deep voice, "Guan Yu and Zhang Fei killed my brothers the most, and now they are in Bohai, I don't know what Yu Jin and Zhang Liao are capable of."

Yu poisonously said: "I think it's just a partial general. Liu He's main force is still in Guangnian."

Bai Rao kicked the solid city wall and cursed angrily: "Tao Sheng, bastard, I repeatedly warned him not to rush in, and wait for me to meet him at Shahe, but he just wanted to cross the river to chase the officers and soldiers, and lost a lot of soldiers and horses. "

Yu Du clenched his fists and roared: "Old Bai, Youzhou soldiers are bullying people too much. Look at them, they are showing off their merits to us. Thinking about our Black Mountain Army, how have we ever been insulted so lightly?"

Bai Rao walked along the north city wall for a while, and said in a deep voice, "You want to take advantage of the night?"

Yu Du nodded and said: "The Youzhou soldiers won a big victory today, and they drink to reward the soldiers at night. This is a golden opportunity!"

Bai Rao narrowed his eyes slightly, his slender triangular eyes flickered coldly, and said coldly, "I heard that Liu He's subordinates have always had strict military discipline and know the art of war well. I'm afraid they have been prepared for a long time, and it is better to be cautious."

"Old Bai, if you miss such a good opportunity, you will never get it again!" Veins popped up on Yu Du's forehead, and he gritted his teeth and said, "This is a good opportunity to avenge the dead brothers!"

Bai Rao looked up at the stars in the sky, took a deep breath, and sighed, "Now is not the time to be impulsive. Tomorrow I will send someone to ask Yuan Shao for help, and ask him to send troops to Wu'an. We should work together to repel the enemy. This is the safest way. "

Seeing that Bai Rao couldn't be persuaded, Yu Du could only shake his head helplessly. Wu'an City had the most soldiers and horses in Bai Rao, and he didn't dare to go out alone, so he had to give up temporarily.

Bai Rao told a guard at the top of the city: "Yang Hu, you are in charge of patrolling tonight, so be careful."

"Yes!" Yang Hu bowed and saluted.

Yang Hu is Yang Feng's younger brother. After Yang Feng's defeat, he led the remnant soldiers to seek refuge with Bai Rao, and became a Qu commander in the village, comparable to Tao Sheng. Now Tao Sheng's life and death are unknown, and only Yang Hu can be used.

(End of this chapter)