Xiaoqi

It was precisely because the princes from all walks of life were embracing this idea that Yuan Shao's pressure increased sharply, and he almost supported the entire princes and allied forces with his own strength.All the pressure and problems were borne by him alone, which made him breathless, unable to relax for a moment, restless in sitting and sleeping, and having trouble sleeping and eating.

This is the first time since Yuan Shao served as the lord of the lords and alliance twice, he has personally experienced the enormous pressure and the embarrassment he faces as the leader of the lords and alliance.In addition, he is over fifty years old, the time is gone, and his body is aging day by day, and there is such a heavy burden on him alone, which makes him exhausted physically and mentally, and he is overwhelmed.

Therefore, in just a few months, Yuan Shao no longer had the high-spirited overlord's majesty before, showing his old appearance, with a stern face all day long, full of worries.

Yuan Shao's haggard face was all in the eyes of Lu Bu and Zhang Yan, but they didn't have the slightest sympathy or pity in their hearts, let alone the slightest respect for Yuan Shao.On the contrary, they are now always on guard against Yuan Shao, and they have to be very energetic every time they discuss matters in the commander's account, for fear that they will be tricked by Yuan Shao and become the victim of the next attack on Hangu Pass.Therefore, whenever Yuan Shao deliberately belittled Li Li and the Xiliang Army, they couldn't help being more careful, and they would never answer easily, let alone belittle Li Li.Because in their view, Yuan Shao wantonly belittled Li Li in order to lure them into being fooled; Yuan Shao had used this trick countless times before to lure them to send troops to attack the city, but in the end they suffered heavy casualties.

Therefore, hearing Yuan Shao's disparaging words against Li Li again at this moment, Lu Bu and Zhang Yan kept silent and cared about drinking and eating meat, but they never answered the question, anyway, they were not fooled.

"cough!"

After waiting for a while, there was no response from Lu Bu and Zhang Yan.A flash of anger flashed in Yuan Shao's eyes, but he felt helpless, and a sense of powerlessness flashed across his mind.It made him feel more and more exhausted physically and mentally.So he cleared his throat with a clear cough, and then asked in a deep voice: "The end of the year is coming soon, I don't know what the two generals think about the current war, and how should we deal with ourselves?"

Hearing Yuan Shao repeating the old tune, Zhang Yan and Lu Bu looked at each other, and there was a trace of suspicion in their eyes.

After a little thought.Lu Bu said in a calm voice, "Our army has fought fiercely with Thief Li for more than four months. Our soldiers have been defeated and their morale is low. We urgently need to rest for a while. In addition, it is the midwinter and the weather is freezing. After leaving the camp, the soldiers I can't even hold my weapons securely, so it's really not suitable to fight again. Therefore, Lu thought that our allied forces can't fight anymore for the time being. Take a good rest, regroup, and fight Li Thief again when the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming in the next year."

Lu Bu's words were well-regulated and nothing new, but they were indeed the actual situation of the Allied camp, and they also expressed the aspirations of all the soldiers.

"Hmm. What's General Zhang Yan's opinion?" Yuan Shao nodded lightly, hummed noncommittally, then turned to look at Zhang Yan.Ask softly.

"What General Fengxian said is true." Zhang Yan responded: "The continuous fierce fighting in April has already overwhelmed the soldiers of the battalions. It is also the severe cold season of March and September, and it is imperative for the whole army to rest. In addition, our allied company The loss of troops in the war was huge, and the gap between the number of soldiers and horses and the Xiliang army under Li Thief's command was gradually narrowing. Mobilize reinforcements to come to reinforce; and Liu Bei's [-] troops stationed in Hedong County should also take this opportunity to cross the river and join forces with us to strengthen the defense of the camp, so as not to leave an opportunity for the Li thief. How is it? Make a decision, and ask the lord to make a decision!"

"Conscript Liu Bei's army to cross the river?" Yuan Shao frowned slightly, and pondered: "Isn't it a little inappropriate for Liu Bei to lead his troops across the river to join us at this time? Since both of you are determined to stop fighting and rest, why let Liu Bei lead the army? Come here? Wouldn't it be better to let him act as a surprise soldier and surprise Li's army when the decisive battle is next year?"

"The leader's words are wrong." Zhang Yan ignored Yuan Shao's face, shook his head and said: "The 30 soldiers in our allied Dazhai are all long-soldiers and exhausted. In such a severe winter, which princes are willing to garrison What's more, we are facing the enemy now, with the Hangu army led by Li Thief in the front, and the Xingyang enemy army led by Xu Rong in the back; if the Allied Dazhai fails to defend properly, and the camp is robbed by Li Thief's army, the consequences will be disastrous. Therefore, it is false to enlist Liu Bei to cross the river to join us, but in fact he wants him to cross the river to defend the camp for our allies."

"Let me think twice." Yuan Shao hesitated.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

Just when Yuan Shao frowned and was thinking, a huge roar came into the handsome tent, which shocked him suddenly, and Lu Bu and Zhang Yan, who were sitting quietly in the tent, even heard the sound, and hurried to the door to look around.

"Report bang!"

A soldier rushed into the big tent in a hurry and almost ran into Zhang Yan. Fortunately, Zhang Yan dodged in time with agility.

"I don't know the severity of the idiot, how dare you run into General Zhang Yan! Somebody, pull this person down and behead him as a warning to others!" Yuan Shao yelled angrily.

"Cough!" The soldier on the ground blurted out a mouthful of blood, then struggled to get up, and said urgently with blood stains on his mouth: "It's a bad thing, it's a bad thing! Feiyun crossed the grain and grass camp and went into the water, and the fire was soaring into the sky. Please make a quick decision, my lord!"

"Uh! What did you say?" Yuan Shao's expression changed upon hearing this, and he walked up to the soldier in two steps at a time, grabbed the soldier's neck, and shouted in disbelief.

"The lord, calm down. What the soldiers said is true. The sky over Feiyundu is indeed full of flames. Our allied army's food and grass camp has been robbed!" Lu Bu said anxiously, his face full of anger.

"Jiang Qi is messing with my big business!" Yuan Shao rushed out of the tent, and sure enough, he saw a thick cloud of smoke over Feiyundu, and the red flames illuminated most of the Allied camp: "What are you still doing in a daze? Hurry up, hurry up and put out the fire!"

Lu Bu and Zhang Yan looked at each other in dismay: ""

When Li Li in Hangu Pass heard that there was a fire in the sky above Feiyundu, he laughed heartily: "What a fire in winter! This fire came too timely, and it burns well! Hahaha"

For more details, we will break it down for you next time.

Chapter 697

The sky was as black as ink at night, and a flame shot up into the sky, illuminating half of the princes' camps as if they were daytime.

Amidst the thick smoke, a group of figures were seen shuttling among the tents in the valley to the south of Feiyundu. Torches were thrown from their hands, and all the tents they passed were ignited by them, causing the valley to be in chaos.Thousands of Yuan Bing were awakened by the fire from their sleep, and then ran out of the tent in a hurry, seeing all the panicked soldiers, and no one could find the perpetrator of the arson.

Obviously, the arsonists hadn't left the barn in the valley at this moment, but they were wearing the same armor as Yuan Jun, and they waited for an opportunity to set fire among the chaotic Yuan soldiers.

To the south is Taniguchi, which was once the Taniguchi where Cao Cao led the army to fight back to the death, and it was also the place where Cao Cao escaped from death.

After more than two months, this narrow and steep Taniguchi, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, once again ushered in a scene of surging crowds.

After hearing the news, tens of thousands of Allied soldiers rushed into the valley mouth, trying to enter the valley as soon as possible to fight the fire and save the Allied granaries.However, thousands of Yuan soldiers in the granary in the valley panicked and rushed to escape. They rushed from the valley to the mouth of the valley, and met the soldiers and horses who came to fight the fire. People can't get in.Moreover, both parties in and out did not give in to each other, and the scene was very chaotic.Many innocent soldiers were pushed and fell in the chaos, and then trampled to death by Allied soldiers eager to enter and exit the valley.

These soldiers rushing into the valley were ordered by Yuan Shao to fight the fire first, not Yuan Jun.It was the Yanzhou Army.However, there are currently two groups of Yanzhou Army in the Allied Army, one is the troops under Lu Bu and Zhang Miao, and the other is the troops under Cao Cao's command.Although Cao Cao's soldiers called themselves "Qingzhou soldiers".But most of the soldiers are still from Yanzhou. Most of the real Qingzhou soldiers were killed in the battle of Feiyundu two months ago, and most of the surviving Cao soldiers are Yanzhou soldiers.

The Allied Dazhai defense is divided into two parts, the front and the rear, which are guarded by troops and each performs its duties.The main camp of the front camp was defended by Yuan Shao's direct descendants, lest the Xiliang army would go out and attack unexpectedly; the defense of the rear camp was defended by the princes of each town in turn.And Jiang Qi, the chief general who garrisoned the Feiyundu granary, to protect the food and grass of the Allied forces.The defense of the rear battalion is rotated every ten days. Every time, the princes of the two routes guard the camp together, guarding against and supervising each other.In order to prevent someone from guarding and stealing, plagiarizing the food and grass of the Allied Army without authorization.

The princes who are responsible for the defense of the rear battalion tonight are exactly Yanzhou Cao Cao and Chen Liu and Zhang Miao who are from the same origin. The soldiers and horses under their tents are all Yanzhou soldiers.

When Yuan Shao learned that Feiyundu's granary was on fire.Immediately ordered the princes of the towns to send troops to fight the fire.Because the Allied Dazhai is too large.The distance between the front battalion and the rear battalion was more than ten miles, so when the front battalion Yuan Shao, Lu Bu, and Zhang Yan had just reacted, Cao Cao and Zhang Miao, who were responsible for the defense of the rear battalion, had already led their troops to the entrance of Feiyundu Valley. The first time came to fight the fire, trying to keep the Allied granary.

Of course, they also intended to intercept and kill the arsonists here, but the top priority is to keep the granary, and the second is to intercept and kill the criminals.

The allied rear battalion was only a few miles away from Feiyundu.As soon as the thick smoke rose from Feiyundu, Cao Cao and Zhang Miao were immediately reported.Immediately he personally led the soldiers and horses of the headquarters to come.

The importance of Feiyundu Granary is self-evident. It is the lifeblood of the princes and allies, and it is the key to the success of the Battle of Hangu. It must not be missed, and there must be no mistakes.But now a fire suddenly broke out. Judging from the flames and thick smoke in the sky, the fire in the valley was not small. At least [-]% of the tents out of the [-] stockpiles of grain caught fire, and it was getting worse.

This is going to kill me!Once the Feiyundu granary is burned down, the allied forces of the princes will inevitably collapse without attacking, and the consequences will be disastrous.

Therefore, when they learned that Feiyundu was on fire, the princes of all the towns immediately mobilized and personally led their own soldiers to rush to Feiyundu valley entrance.At this moment, they were united as never before, put aside their conflicts temporarily, and rushed to the granary with all their strength.This is the real imminent fire, and they can't take care of other things. At this moment, the only thought of the princes of the towns is to keep the granary, and put other things aside for the time being.

It is a matter of the life and death of the princes and allies, how can we not care about intrigue, how can we just sit idly by?

"Meng De, look at the fire. The situation inside is dire. I'm afraid the loss of food and grass is not small. The situation of our allies is not good!"

Facing Taniguchi in the south, Zhang Miao sighed worriedly with horizontal lines on his cheeks and furrowed brows when he saw the soldiers on the plank road in Taniguchi standing still.

Standing beside him, Cao Cao reined in his horse and stopped, looking solemnly at the chaotic situation in Taniguchi, his brows were furrowed, and his eyes were full of deep worry.

After hearing Zhang Miao's sigh, Cao Cao said in relief, "Brother Meng Zhuo, you don't have to be so worried. From Cao's point of view, the fire in the valley is not too big, and the villain seems to have been prepared for a while, and the defense is slightly relaxed from the middle of Feiyundu." They set fire from the inside to the outside. Therefore, our army’s granary should not suffer much damage, and it will not be burned down by the gangsters.”

"Oh?" Zhang Miao was stunned when he heard the words, and immediately looked up at the thick smoke and flames over the valley, and nodded subconsciously: "Look carefully, it is exactly as Meng De said. Although the flames in the sky are large, the smoke is relatively small, which means It means that what the villains set fire to was grass and tents, and not much grain was burned; otherwise, there would be a lot of smoke in the air and little fire, which is completely different from what we have seen now."

"Brother Meng Zhuo is very knowledgeable, and his words are right." Cao Cao echoed, nodding his head and said: "Feiyundu is located in a dangerous terrain, located in the cliffs, it is difficult for ordinary people to climb, the exit is only at the north and south ends, and there are valleys. Our army is heavily guarded, and it is difficult for the bad guys to approach. The reason why we put the granary here is because of the unique terrain conditions here. As long as more than ten thousand troops are stationed on the cliffs on both sides of the valley, the bandit army will There are thousands of troops and thousands of horses, and it is impossible to get close to the granary. The granary of our allied forces is set up here, which can be said to be foolproof.

However, what Cao never expected was that the generals under the lord's command were so careless, and they were safe and sound for two months, but there was a mistake at this juncture, so that they were taken advantage of by the villains and set fire to the valley.Regardless of the loss of the granary, Jiang Qi, the general guarding the granary, cannot escape the crime, and must be punished severely to make an example of others! "

"What Meng De said is very true." Zhang Miao agreed deeply: "This Jiang Qi should indeed be severely punished. In my opinion, it is not an exaggeration to behead him for public display. Fortunately, this place was burned once before. The center is right in the middle of the valley to the south, and the hillsides on both sides are bare and the snow hasn’t melted away, so I’m not afraid of the fire. Uh”

Speaking of this, Zhang Miao paused, looked at Cao Cao with a somewhat unnatural expression in astonishment, and hurriedly explained: "Meng Deqie don't think too much, I don't have any other intentions. I would like to ask Meng De to forgive me a lot!"

"Brother Meng Zhuo is worrying too much." Cao Cao shook his head indifferently, and then smiled indifferently: "Brother, you are not wrong. Now the granary of our allies is where Cao was set on fire by Thief Li in the past. The place where he was killed, the valley is open, enough to store hundreds of thousands of stones, grain, grass and luggage. Brother Meng Zhuo may not know that when Leader Yuan chose the granary to be located, it was Cao who suggested putting the granary here. Brother gladly accepts it, so that there will be Feiyun crossing the grain and grass camp."

While speaking, Cao Cao paused and sighed softly: "Cao thought it would be safe to put the granary here, but I don't think there will be an accident tonight! This is what Cao didn't expect. These arsonists are really pervasive. People are hard to defend against!"

Indeed, what Cao Cao said was true.

When the allied forces chose the location of the grain and grass camp after crossing the river, Yuan Shao originally placed the granary in the middle of the camp on purpose, so that the granary would be under the defense of the allied forces and there would never be any robbery of the camp.However, Cao Cao suggested that Yuan Shao put the food and supplies in the Feiyundu mountain stream, and the food and grass camp was set up in the southern valley where Cao Cao was besieged and killed by Li Li before Cao Cao, which is where Cao Cao led his troops to hide.For this reason, he listed a lot of reasons, all in all, there are many benefits, there are hundreds of benefits but no harm, and Feiyundu Granary is absolutely foolproof.

In the end, Cao Cao persuaded Yuan Shao to place the grain and grass camp in the Feiyundu Valley with his three-inch tongue, and sent a powerful general Jiang Qi to lead [-] elite soldiers and [-] archers to guard the granary.Fifteen thousand defenders surrounded the entire mountain stream, and no one was allowed to get close to Feiyundu. Usually, it was difficult to see even a bird on the hills on both sides.The tight defense can be said to prevent pedestrians, birds are difficult to enter, and it is as solid as gold.

For more than two months since the fierce battle, the Feiyundu Grain and Grass Camp has been safe and sound, not even a little trouble, so that the soldiers guarding the camp have nothing to do, except for the heavy snowfall, they just bask in the sun all day, leisurely and happy, okay? Happy.

However, no one expected that something would happen to the food and grass camp that was so tightly guarded.