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So Xu Huang said: "My lord, leave this matter to me, I am willing to lead the army!"
Xu Ding confessed: "Except for you, I don't feel relieved to hand it over to other people. In this way, you will lead two thousand cavalry troops, one thousand vanguards, and four thousand sailors at the same time. Make the noise as loud as possible for me. Move as many things as you want, and move as many people as you can, remember not to commit looting, let alone forcefully relocate people.”
"It's the lord!" Xu Huang replied solemnly.
Soon Xu Huang led 7000 troops from land and water to Weijun to the southeast, then attacked Liyang first, then attacked Xiaoyangju, and finally captured Neihuang, and then advanced east and north.
Of course, they didn't fly Donglai's banner at first, but pulled out Cao Cao's banner.
This frightened Jizhou.
Cao Cao attacked north?
"How is this possible? Didn't Cao Cao go with Xu Ding to fight Dong Zhuo? I haven't planned to attack him in Yanzhou yet, but he dared to attack me!" Yuan Shao heard that the enemy army had invaded the country. His first thought was that this was impossible. So the face is full of sneer.
It's not that he looked down on Cao Cao. Cao Cao has been his follower since he was a child, and he has always followed his lead.
It is impossible for Cao Cao to beat himself for no reason unless Cao Cao is crazy and dares to use force against himself first.
Chapter 463 Yuan Shao's Move
"Who else would there be if it wasn't Cao Cao? The south is Dongjun, and only Cao Cao's troops can go north to attack us." Wen Chou said angrily:
"My lord, send me 1 troops, I will fight them off, and cut off all Cao Cao's men!"
"Wait! My lord, this matter is a bit strange. It stands to reason that Cao Cao's army followed Xu Ding to Luoyang to attack Dong Zhuo. Even if his large army returned from Luoyang, it would be impossible for him to return to Dongjun so quickly at this time, so he had to return to Chenliu. .” Fengji analyzed:
"I heard that the army that went north to attack Neihuang was followed by a warship. The warship was huge, far from being comparable to an ordinary ship. Everyone in the world knows that the biggest ship of the big man is in Qingzhou, and it is in Xu Ding's hands!"
Yuan Shao frowned slightly, his face turned gloomy: "You mean, this is Xu Ding's team?"
"Eight or nine is not far from ten!" Feng Ji replied.
Yuan Shao said: "Didn't Xu Ding go to Luoyang with Cao Cao to attack Dong Zhuo? He wanted to attack Dong Zhuo with great righteousness, why did he give up halfway and come to attack our Wei County instead?"
This is what Yuan Shao was puzzled by. According to Xu Ding's character of being eager for justice, this guy claims to have an army of 40, and he won't come back until he breaks through.
Moreover, I haven't provoked Xu Ding recently, and I didn't even dare to send assassins, because the relatives of all the people under him are still in Xu Ding's hands, and he provoked Xu Ding by black means, maybe Xu Ding will take revenge, the consequences are not something he can bear liveable.
"My lord's plan to attack Dong Zhuo with Cao Cao may be a little strange. The two men have less than 40 troops, and it is impossible for all of them to attack Guanzhong at this time. It is probably fraudulent." Xun Kan also agreed with Feng Ji to stand up and said. :
"Xu Ding has a navy, and with the help of Dongjun, it is entirely possible to take the opportunity to cross Yanzhou, enter our Weijun, and even surprise Yecheng again!"
Yecheng is a thorn in Yuan Shao's heart, the greatest shame in his life.
He will absolutely not allow such a thing to happen again.
His face turned frosty, and his tone became cold: "Hmph! He wants to attack my city of Ye again, he's dreaming."
As soon as he slapped the table, Yuan Shao immediately ordered: "Xun Kan obeys the order and orders you to be a military adviser. Yan Liang obeys the order and orders you to be the commander-in-chief. Lead five thousand horses and go east to intercept the enemy. Jiang Qi, Meng Dai, Wang Zhao, and Cen Bi , Peng An ordered the five of you to take [-] infantry each and go east to wait for Yan Liang to dispatch."
"It's the lord!" Everyone came out and sang promises to accept orders.
Seeing that Yuan Shao was useless to him, Wen Chou felt a little annoyed, but the coach was his good buddy Yan Liang, so he didn't make any fuss or show his temper.
The seven people left, Yuan Shao stared at the map and looked again and again, Feng Ji said: "My lord is worried that Xu Ding's voice will attack the west, and the real goal is Zhang Yan?"
Yuan Shao said worriedly: "That's right, Xu Ding's use of troops is unpredictable. The Donglai Army who attacked our Wei County probably won't have him. He has always intended to befriend the Yellow Turban rebels. This Black Mountain Army can't possibly have anything to do with him." After practice, I suspect that he came to pick up the Montenegro Army under the banner of attacking Dong Zhuo."
Yuan Shao is not stupid, especially in times of adversity, he is extraordinarily calm and his thinking is extremely clear.
Thinking about it in another way, he is Xu Ding, and he will not send the real main force to attack Wei County, but will go straight to Lin Lucheng to rescue Zhang Yan.
With so many young men under Zhang Yan's command, what he got was a big tonic pill, which could quickly increase the army's strength and enrich the local people.
In the final analysis, what is fought is population, money and food. Without population, everything is negotiable. No vassal power can defeat the world with a few strong generals.
"My lord's considerations are reasonable. Xu Ding has always been a man who decides after planning. Now that I think about it, it's absurd for me to join forces with Cao Cao to attack Dong Zhuo with 40 troops. If something goes wrong, he must be a monster. He must have come to pick up the Black Mountain Army, otherwise there would be no It is necessary to use huge naval vessels." It was at this time that Feng Ji understood Xu Ding's intentions, so he suggested:
"Fortunately, my lord only dispatched [-] troops to leave. My lord, we must be careful to watch out for the movement of the Zhanshui River. We need to focus General Zhang He's troops on the south side."
Yuan Shao nodded, his eyes sparkled: "That's right, Jun Yi's soldiers and horses are indeed going to be placed on the south side, I'm also going to put Wen Chou on the west side, Gao Lan I'm going to put him on the east side of the Zhanshui River, if Xu Ding doesn't come, then I will Well, come and kill him first!"
Soon the news confirmed the arrival of Xu Ding's army.
Because Chaoge City was captured by the Donglai Army, Bai Rao died in battle.
Yuan Shao and Feng Ji were even more sure that Xu Ding was in the Donglai Army on the road to Chaoge City, so the pocket formations they arranged were more refined and perfect, waiting for Xu Ding to plunge in.
It's just that for five days in a row, except for the warships of the Donglai Navy sailing in the Qishui River and the Zhanshui River, they didn't find Xu Ding's army crossing the river to rescue Zhang Yan from the siege.
"What's the matter, could it be that Xu Ding is not in Chaoge?" After waiting for five days in a row, Yuan Shao became a little suspicious of his opinion.
Feng Ji said: "It should be impossible. Xu Ding must be in Chaoge. He must be waiting for us to relax before crossing the river to kill him. My lord must not relax our vigilance. We must be [-]% patient with Xu Ding. People are good at seizing opportunities, and we must not let him find opportunities."
Yuan Shao was right when he thought about it, so he continued to send orders to let Zhang Yun, Gao Lan, Wen Chou and others continue to watch.
So what is Xu Ding doing these five days?
In fact, Feng Ji guessed half right, Xu Ding really meant to be careless about Yuan Shao, and was going to fight him to find a chance to kill him across the river.
Another reason is that the Montenegrin people of Dagu Mountain came out of the mountain and boarded boats from the continuous crossing of Hanoi.
He needed time to lead the army across the river rashly, and Yuan Shao could easily see the reality of his side. If Yuan Shao sent some troops to intervene, it would disrupt the plan to receive the people of Montenegro.
On the other hand, he is not at ease to make public, and needs to have enough soldiers and horses to deter him.
So temporarily give up crossing the river to fight Yuan Jun.
Of course, there is another reason for doing this, which is to torture Zhang Yan. Anyway, the news was passed to Zhang Yan of Lin Lucheng, but with Zhang Yan's unruliness, he must be tortured.
The rescue was too fast, Zhang Yan and all his subordinates may not be grateful.
Let them suffer for a period of time, which is more conducive to subduing them.
In this way, another five days passed!
Zhang Yan in Lin Lucheng lived like a year, and Yuan Shao outside the city became more and more anxious.
It had been ten days, ten whole days, and no one of Xu Ding's soldiers had crossed the river to rescue him, which made him more and more suspicious.
And the news from Wei County in the east was not satisfactory.
Yan Liang and the others were chasing Xu Huang who was making trouble in the southern part of Wei County and was constantly running around.
Xu Huang's [-] left cavalry guards seldom stopped, almost left after hitting, and jumped out to take a bite from time to time. Even if they were also cavalry, the number of them was superior, and Yan Liang's cavalry also ate a lot in Xu Huang's hands. deficit.
It is true that Xu Huang's cavalry equipment is too sophisticated. They are fully equipped with continuous crossbows. They often leave as soon as the battle is over. Yan Liang can't catch up even if he wants to.