A burly man with a maroon complexion, nine feet tall and a beard two feet long strode forward. He bent down and stepped into the tent. It was Guan Yu.
Liu Bei was sitting alone behind the case, deep in thought. His expression was one-third concerned and seven-point lonely.
"Brother! News came from the Chinese Army that Yuan Shao's general Zhang He has led his troops to surrender to Zhou Yu!" Guan Yu said hurriedly after receiving the account.
Liu Bei was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Guan Yu with a sense of loneliness in his eyes. After a moment of silence, Liu Bei sighed and said softly: "This is reasonable. Yuan Benchu ??lost this battle after all. With his personality, he will definitely blame his subordinates But I didn't expect that such a loyal and brave man as Zhang He would abandon him Yuan Benchu's future is really worrying"
Guan Yu sat cross-legged on the left side of Liu Bei. Hearing this, he echoed: "Brother is right! What a pity! Zhang He's martial arts is only slightly inferior to mine, and he is considered a general. Why not come to join my eldest brother? My eldest brother's name is benevolent and righteous. Everyone knows it.¡±
Liu Bei smiled bitterly and said: "Second brother, you still don't understand? Zhou Gongjin has won the hearts of the people in the world. If this continues, it is not known whether the Han Dynasty will still be around!"
Liu Bei changed the topic and said: "Just now, I was thinking about my third brother. Although the world is big, you and I are the closest brothers. There should be news about the success or failure of my third brother on this dangerous adventure, going deep into the heart of Jizhou." It¡¯s coming.¡±
Just when Liu Bei and Guan Yu were worried about their third brother Zhang Fei, Zhang Fei was already standing at the top of the city in Quliang County. Looking north, Ye City was thirty miles away!
After walking for five to six hundred miles, traveling at night and climbing over mountains and ridges, Zhang Fei led his army to cut through thorns and thorns, and finally approached Yecheng from the trail. This journey was naturally arduous, with no food to eat, many difficulties, and more than half of the team members were lost! Among them, there were also those who died under Zhang Fei's gun. These souls who were shot by the gun all escaped and deserted halfway. In order to keep the secret of this sneak attack, Zhang Fei sent out his close soldiers to capture them with all their strength, and then beheaded them in public. Kill the chicken to scare the monkey.
Quliang is a small county town south of Yecheng. Together with several other cities, it guards Yecheng, the foundation of Yuan Shao. At this point, Zhang Fei's army has no mountain paths to pass, and it is all a flat plain. It can no longer cover its tracks. In addition, the whole army has been short of food for many days. If they don't rest and replenish it, Zhang Fei himself may collapse! So Zhang Fei raided Quliang last night. Under the huge temptation of having a warm sleep and a good meal, all Zhang Fei's soldiers were red-eyed. They took advantage of the defenders' unpreparedness and attacked Quliang in one go.
Zhang Fei was not careless in his thinking. Before attacking the city, he divided his troops and blocked all the roads in and out of Quliang. After capturing Quliang, all the escaping defenders were captured. Seeing that the news had not been leaked, Zhang Fei was relieved and let the entire army take turns to rest. Fine wine, barbecue, comfortable beds let the soldiers enjoy it first.
Zhang Fei knew that there was not much time left for him. At most, Yecheng would notice something unusual in one day. All that is left for the soldiers is daylight. Tonight, the entire army will gather again to attack Yecheng!
"May God bless me and allow me to win Yecheng, and then occupy Jizhou for my eldest brother!" Zhang Fei thought silently in his heart, the resolute look on his handsome face remained unchanged, and he looked more mature with more weather.
gusts of wind blew by, Zhang Fei couldn't help but look back to the south, crossing the Yellow River, at the place called Guandu, can the Jiangdong Allied Forces withstand Yuan Shao's army of more than 200,000? Is the eldest brother still so aggrieved under Zhou Yu's power?
When he thought of Liu Bei, layers of warmth filled Zhang Fei's heart, and his determined eyes became gentle. With such a big brother, even if my family is shattered to pieces, my life will be worth it!
Yecheng.
The general's residence.
Since Yuan Tianyou was changed to Yuan Tianyou, Yuan Shao refused to accept the new court in Moling, still calling himself a general, and the name of his residence was not changed. What is different from the past is that due to the decline in Yuan Shao's reputation, the bustling mansion in the past gradually became deserted. When Yuan Shao personally led the army south to compete in the Central Plains, in order to protect the safety of the Yuan family, Ma Yan was ordered to patrol day and night with his personal guards. , isolated from idlers, the general's mansion is now completely clean. Even the wild birds that occasionally fly over don't want to stay longer. After looking for food, they fly away in a hurry.
Those who entered the mansion from time to time every day were Feng Ji, Ma Yan, Zhang Wei, Shen Rong and other important generals guarding the city. Most of what they brought were battle reports from the Guandu front line and emergency military information near Jizhou. As time went by, most of the bad news came back, and Yuan Shang even had a fit about it. The servants watched their faces and did not dare to show off, so they could only serve their masters cautiously. The general The atmosphere in the mansion became even more solemn.
In the study, a young man with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes was talking to Feng Ji. This man was obviously in a bad mood.There is only one person who can make Feng Ji such a respectful attitude at this time, and that is the third son Yuan Shang who was entrusted by Yuan Shao with the important task of guarding Ye City.
Yuan Shang was born to Yuan Shao's second wife, Liu family. Because Yuan Shao loved and trusted Liu family, Yuan Shang was handsome and had learned martial arts since he was a child, so he was favored by Yuan Shao. Although most of his subordinates supported the eldest son Yuan Tan, Yuan Shao was biased and transferred Yuan Tan to guard Qingzhou and Yuan Xi to guard Youzhou. He handed over the most prosperous land of Jizhou to Yuan Shang. His intention is self-evident.
Shen Pei was an upright person, and when Ji Congda had plans, they had always been staunch supporters of Yuan Shang. They hated Guo Tu, Xin Ping and others who tried their best to support the eldest son Yuan Tan. Now that Yuan Shang is in charge of Jizhou, the two of them are also working hard to assist him.
Shen Pei followed Yuan Shao south to Guandu, and was stationed in Yecheng at every opportunity. All military and political matters were decided by him. Fortunately, Yuan Shang understood his painstaking efforts and did not blame Feng Ji for his arrogance. Instead, he handed over a certain matter to him and devoted himself to martial arts, hoping that one day he could lead an army and conquer the world like his father.
The military information conveyed in these days made Yuan Shang realize that the situation was not good, so he invited Feng Ji to come and discuss countermeasures.
"Young master, although the progress of my lord's army is not going smoothly, it will not be defeated. How can Zhou Yu's child swallow an army of two hundred thousand?" Feng Ji expressed his contempt for Zhou Yu, "However, Zhou Yu is full of tricks. Although Jizhou is in the rear, it must still be on guard against inciting the people to rebel, or secretly sending small groups of troops to harass."
Yuan Shang was not stupid. He thought for a moment and nodded: "What Yuan Tu said is absolutely true. Please strengthen inspections, send more scouts, and recruit more soldiers. Please make arrangements immediately! I will defend Jizhou for my father and defend this fundamental place." This is the greatest support for the Hebei army ahead!"