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Volume 4: Battle of Chibi Chapter 569: Why rush to fight?

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    In the spring of the fifth year of God's blessing, Yuan Tan took advantage of the opportunity to inspect Nanpi. He selected martial arts masters in the army and disguised himself to intercept and kill them on their way to Nanpi.  All the dozens of personal guards who accompanied Fengji were killed, even their clothes were stripped clean, and their bodies were abandoned in the wilderness.

    Feng Ji's death shocked Hebei. Yuan Shang was deeply saddened. He first suspected Yuan Tan, so he sent out capable personnel to conduct a thorough investigation. They soon found clues about Yuan Tan's men. After following the clues, Yuan Tan, the culprit behind the scenes, surfaced.  .

    Yuan Shang was furious at the news, and the pent-up resentment that he had suppressed for a long time came to light. He immediately ordered the troops near Yecheng to be gathered to attack Nanpi. Although a few ministers initially opposed it, Yuan Shang was determined and the Jiangdong Army had not invaded the north for several years.  , it seemed that killing Yuan Tan would be a good thing for Hebei's overall situation, so he gave up.

    Over the past few years, Yuan Tan has been actively recruiting and training troops in the Nanpi area, and has formed an army of more than 30,000 people. Although the equipment is poor, the combat effectiveness cannot be underestimated.  Since Yuan Shang was approaching fiercely, Yuan Tan was not to be outdone and mobilized all his troops to meet the enemy.

    In mid-April, the two armies met in Qinghe, and immediately formed formations to fight each other.  Yuan Shang's troops were numerous, but Yuan Tan's troops were brave. For a time, they were evenly matched, and no one could defeat the other.  After more than ten days of fighting, Yuan Shang adopted a strategy of trial and error and sent out garrison troops from the Xindu area. They used the pretense of capturing Nanpi City as a bluff, but in fact they divided multiple groups of troops to harass Yuan Tan's grain roads.

    Yuan Tan¡¯s confidants Xin Ping and Xin Pi are said to be very powerful. Their debating skills are not inferior to those of the judges, and their ability to handle government affairs is no less generous, and even exceeds it.  But when it comes to the strategy of marching and fighting, it is far inferior.  Seeing that the army's food and grass were running low, and that Nanpi, the base of the army, was exposed to the threat of Yuan Shang's soldiers and horses, the two of them panicked at first.  Yuan Tan was immediately advised to retreat to Nanpi.

    Yuan Tan knew that retreating to Nanpi was not a good strategy, but at this moment he lost confidence. Yuan Shang's main force in front of him was 50,000 to 60,000 people. How could he win in such a short time?  The impact of the lack of food and grass has slowly appeared, and the morale of the army has been quietly declining. If the battle continues, even Nanpi City may not be able to return!

    Determination is Yuan Tan¡¯s character trait, once he makes a decision.  He immediately ordered the withdrawal of troops.  After Yuan Tan personally led the elite troops to defeat them, Yuan Shang sent out troops to chase and kill them for a while. They didn't take any advantage, so they gave up.  He broke out of camp and chased Yuan Tan.

    Ten days later, Yuan Shang's army and the Xindu garrison surrounded Nanpi City, encircling it from four directions: southeast, northwest and northwest. Judging from the posture, Yuan Shang wanted to completely eliminate Yuan Tan's forces this time.

    Brothers kill each other.  It has been despised by people since ancient times.  Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan relied on military orders to drive their subordinates to fight for them. However, most of their subordinates were fellow villagers in Hebei, and they fought in the same room and fought hard from the same hometown.  The enthusiasm is naturally not high.

    So an interesting scene appeared, when Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan were supervising the formation.  One attack and one defense, fighting in a decent manner.  Once the two of them returned to camp to rest, the two armies fought like they were practicing formations on weekdays, everyone was just pretending.

    The siege lasted for a long time, and the situation gradually became more and more favorable to Yuan Shang.  Although Nanpi City still has enough food and grass to support it, and there are many men and horses. If they share the same hatred and the same enemy, there is no problem in holding on for a year. However, Yuan Tan's subordinates themselves are not willing to fight with their colleagues. In addition, Yuan Tan has no reinforcements outside, so the hope of victory is slim.  , what else can start such a battle?

    So from time to time, Yuan Tan's subordinates would leave the city at night to join Yuan Shang. This behavior was like a kind of literature and art, and it was gradually expanding.  More than a month later, the number of defenders in Nanpi City had dropped to 20,000!  Yuan Tan was furious, and became more severe with his subordinates, whipping them from time to time, which accelerated the rate at which his subordinates left the city and surrendered.

    Three months later, Yuan Tan finally couldn't stand it any longer.

    Yuan Tan called for Xin Ping and Xin Pi. He looked tired and said in a deep voice: "Now there are less than 10,000 guards in the city. Their morale has declined. I am afraid that they will not be able to defend for ten days. Do you have any ideas?"

    Xin Ping was quite calm. After pondering for a while, he replied: "For the current plan, my lord may break out to the north and seek help from the second young master."

    Yuan Tan's eyes flashed with hatred, and he said in a rough voice: "Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang are born from the same mother, and they have always been with Yuan Shang. If you go to him now, I'm afraid he will be the one to kill you in this matter!"  Absolutely not!"

    Xin Ping asked again: "How about Gongsun Kang of Liaodong?"

    Yuan Tan's heart was moved and he looked at Xinpi. Xinpi shook his head and said: "Gongsun Kang was ambitious and took control of Liaodong to spy on the world. However, he was narrow-minded and cruel. If we go to Liaodong, we will definitely die without a burial place!"  "

    Yuan Tan sighed and said, "What should we do? If Nanpi can't hold on, where should we go?"

    Xin Pi hesitated for a moment, looked at Xin Ping several times, and then replied: "For the current plan, there is still a way to go."

    Yuan Tan looked happy and asked hurriedly: "George, please speak."

    "Break through the encirclement and go south"?Go to Zhou Gongjin!  "As soon as Xin Pi finished speaking, Yuan Tan frowned. When Xin Pi saw this, he explained, "Zhou Yu and I, Hebei, have a sworn hatred. However, things in the world change, one moment and another moment.  Today's Hebei is no longer as prosperous as it used to be. People's hearts are scattered. The legacy of the kings and hegemons is gradually drifting away. It may be difficult to maintain the legacy left by the former master!  And if the Lord wants to achieve great things, he must first defeat Yuan Shang!  Looking around, the only person with such strength is Jiangdong Zhou Yu!  The lord may offer a favor and arranges for Zhou Yu to attack Yuan Shang together. He will wait until Hebei is pacified before making further remarks.  "

    Yuan Tan struggled in his heart, struggled for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "Forget it! According to what George said, at worst, some counties can be given to Zhou Yu! Several counties in the south near Liyang were given to him, as long as he helps me  Defeat Yuan Shang and secure Hebei. I am willing to surrender to the new dynasty!"

    Seeing this, Xin Ping nodded and said: "This is the only plan for now! The Lord must immediately arrange a breakout, and at the same time send fast horses to Jiangdong for help! When our army withdraws to the Le'an area, with the assistance of Jiangdong's army, we can  Can stand firm.¡±

    Yuan Tan's expression gradually became resolute, and he stamped his feet and said: "We are from the same family, why do you need to force me to death! Yuan Shang, you and I have a sworn hatred! I don't want to surrender to Zhou Yu, you forced meFather Jiuquan  If you find out later, you won¡¯t blame me if you think about it!¡±

    "Pass my order! Prepare the whole army and break out from the south gate at night in three days!" Yuan Tan calmly gave the order, turned to Xin Ping and Xin Pi and said, "Among the remaining guards, there are six thousand elites.  I brought them out single-handedly, and I will definitely protect you two gentlemen!"

    Xin Pi took two steps forward, cupped his hands and said, "I would like to break out of the encirclement first, go to Jiangdong to persuade Zhou Yu, and lead Jiangdong's troops to destroy Yuan Shang's troops!"

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