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Volume 1 Chapter 184 Encircled!

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    Early the next morning, Gongsun Zan's auxiliary soldiers, who had been busy all night, stopped, dragged their tired bodies out of the camp, and threw away the broken wooden shovels in their hands.  Before Yuan Jun rushed over, everyone hurriedly took a nap to avoid running out of energy later.

    As for Gongsun Zan¡¯s soldiers, they have recovered their strength after getting enough rest, and this morning everyone got a bowl full of broth. There was even a small bone with shredded meat in the broth!  .

    Gongsun Zan has promised that if Yuan Shao can be successfully defeated today, everyone will get a large meat bone tonight, and even a bowl of bad wine!

    Thinking about this makes people excited, not to mention that I still have the reward money that was reissued last night in my arms.  Although the full amount has not been paid, the officers have promised to make up the difference tonight.

    ¡°Isn¡¯t it just for this reward that you eat food as a soldier?¡±  As long as Gongsun Zan can give himself money, then he has to fight bravely today. If he can't win a wife, he has to earn a family fortune for himself!

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!!"

    The war drums sounded, and Yuan Shao's army rushed over from a distance. The flag was the combined forces of Qu Yi, Yan Liang, and Wen Chou!  Gongsun Zan raised his double-headed iron spear and shouted loudly: "Kill the thief!!!"

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    An hour later, Yuan Shao led more than a hundred Euphorbia soldiers, escorted by Chunyu Qiong and Cao Ang's cavalry, and was approaching the front line.

    Yuan Shao smiled and said: "Zixiu, let Mr. Yuan Hao explain to you why we don't go for a night attack."

    After hearing his words, Tian Feng smiled and stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Although we achieved a great victory yesterday, the soldiers are also very tired. If they are forced to continue fighting, what strength will they have today? What's more,  There were so many trophies on the battlefield last night. How can everyone feel at ease if they are not packed away properly?

    What¡¯s more important is that more than half of the soldiers in the army have night blindness, and soldiers without night blindness are often strong men. Today, they are still expected to charge into battle. How can we make them too tired?  To sum up the above points, it is better to face Gongsun Zan in a majestic formation, so that they can see the majesty of their lord!  "

    Yuan Shao nodded repeatedly. After hearing this, Cao Ang felt that there was some truth in it. However, in his opinion, in fact, appropriately selecting some small elite units to engage in harassment operations could weaken the enemy's spirit and lower their morale.  It's just that I came to Jizhou this time to show my loyalty and seek support. It's not my home court. I can fight as much as I want.

    Perhaps seeing Cao Ang's dissatisfaction, Yuan Shao said with a smile: "Zixiu, fighting is three parts military and seven parts politics! Don't look down on this majestic military formation. Gongsun Zan and I now fight not only for territory, but also for  Jizhou¡¯s people¡¯s support!

    If Gongsun Zan is defeated by sneak attack and conspiracy, then with the support of Youzhou, if he makes a comeback next year, the people of Jizhou may still support him!  However, if we defeat him with our majestic formation, the nobles and people of Jizhou will feel that destiny lies with me, Yuan Shao!  Even if Gongsun Zan can make a comeback in the future, they will not surrender rashly, at least they will act as wallflowers for a while!  At that time, I controlled the entire territory of Jizhou, and both the army and supplies were far better than now. How could I be invincible against Gongsun Zan?  "

    Yuan Shao's words made sense, and Cao Ang couldn't help but nod his head. At this moment, the scouts rode back from the front and said quickly: "Master Qi, General Qu Yi, General Yan Liang, and General Wen Chou have joined forces to capture the enemy."  Gongsun Zan's camp gate was blocked, but Gongsun Zan was very cunning and actually built a lot of fortifications to resist horses in the camp, which made our army's progress slow. General Qu Yi sent me to report the situation to your Excellency, hoping that your Majesty would immediately deploy troops to expand the victory!  General Qu Yi said: 'As long as he can get reinforcements of 500 people, he can defeat Gongsun Zan in one fell swoop!'"

    Yuan Shao nodded slightly, and Tian Feng asked loudly: "What did Yan Liang and Wen Chou say?"

    The scout raised his head, looked at Yuan Shao, saw Yuan Shao nodded slightly, and then said loudly: "General Yan Liang has personally gone into battle and led his guards to capture Gongsun Zan's front army flag! General Wen Chou said: It's time to invest the main force for reinforcements  , Yan Liang has already suffered three wounds!"

    Tian Feng nodded, raised his hand to Yuan Shao and said: "My lord, it seems that the battle situation ahead has been decided. I hope that my lord will immediately join the cavalry troops. On the one hand, he can defeat the last resistance of Gongsun Zan's men, and on the other hand, he can also show his talents in the subsequent pursuit battle."  !¡±

    Yuan Shao nodded repeatedly and said loudly: "Brother Chunyu, you will lead all the cavalry to the front line to reinforce Qu Yi and the others and defeat Gongsun Zan's troops!"

    Chunyu Qiong immediately raised his hands and said, "General, take your orders!" After that, he shouted to his subordinates and rushed towards the front line.

     Seeing this, Cao Ang saluted Yuan Shao and said loudly: "Uncle, my nephew also has five hundred elite soldiers. He is willing to fight for my uncle!"

    Yuan Shao smiled slightly, but shook his head, and whispered to Cao Ang: "Zixiu, as long as you have this heart, it's just that the sword has no eyes. We are going to win a big victory soon. You can't make any mistakes, otherwise  , I¡¯m sorry for Brother Meng De.¡±

    Seeing that Cao Ang was still begging for battle, Yuan Shao smiled and said: "Let's do this, Zhang He, you lead 400 people under Zixiu's command to come forward to support General Chunyu Qiong!"

    Zhang He accepted the order with his hands raised, but still hesitated: "My lord, please don't go here for the sake of my lord's safety"

    Yuan Shao smiled and said: "I have two hundred Euphorbia warriors, dozens of powerful crossbows, and I am surrounded by more than a hundred cavalry guards from Zixiu. What can be the problem?! You can go with ease! I'm optimistic about you!"

    Zhang He clasped his fists hard and said loudly: "Master, the head of Gongsun Zan must be taken by the last general, so the last general will go!"

    After saying that, he led the four hundred cavalry delivered to him by Cao Ang and headed forward, disappearing from everyone's sight in a short time.

    Cao Ang bowed his hand to Yuan Shao and said with a smile: "My nephew, congratulations to my uncle for defeating Gongsun Zan's army!"

    Tian Feng also quickly tied up his hands and said: "Congratulations to my lord for defeating Gongsun Zan! From today on, my lord will achieve great things!"

    Feng Ji didn't catch up with the first wave, so he couldn't help but cursed himself secretly, and said quickly: "Congratulations to your lord! My lord, even if the cavalry rushes to the front line, it will take a certain amount of time to defeat and annihilate Gongsun Zan's troops. We don't have to be here."  Just wait. I remember that there is a small village ahead with dozens of families in it. My lord, you might as well go there to rest for a while and wait for good news!"

    Feng Ji had visited Jizhou before and was quite familiar with the local customs and landforms.  Yuan Shao nodded and said to everyone: "Not to mention, the sun has warmed my body, and I am really tired. Let's go to the village to take a rest and wait for the sons to defeat Gongsun Zan and show off the might of my Yuan army.  !¡±

    Since Yuan Shao has spoken, no one dares to disobey him.  So everyone turned their horses and headed towards the village that Feng Ji was pointing to.

    When everyone arrived around the village, they saw that there was no smoke rising from the village, and there was no abnormal sound at all. It was completely silent.

    Cao Ang immediately sent people into the village to conduct reconnaissance, and soon the scouts reported back: This was an abandoned village. The villagers did not know whether they had been dragged into corvee labor or were fleeing the famine. In short, there was not a single living person in the village.

    Everyone couldn't help but sigh. Even Jizhou, which was relatively peaceful, had been in raging wars and the people were trapped in poverty.  well!

    Yuan Shao gave the order and everyone gathered around him to enter the village.  From a distance, the houses in the village are still intact, but when you get closer, you can see broken walls everywhere, and the thatch on the roofs is scattered on the ground, revealing the blue sky and daylight.  The ground cannot be said to be overgrown with weeds, it is also completely barren and there is no place to sit down at all.

    Feng Ji winked at Cao Ang and whispered: "Zixiu, go and order your cavalry to unsaddle their horses and spread them on the ground for my lord to rest."

    In order not to expose the situation this time, all Cao Ang's troops put on the single-sided saddles that were eliminated in Zhi County.  Now that I've untied it, I'm not afraid of being exposed.  But the news of victory has not yet come, so it would be a bit imprudent to take off the saddle.

    Cao Ang said in a low voice: "Sir, there is no further news from the front. If the general orders to take off the saddle, once Gongsun Zan's rout attacks, we will not have time to mount the horse to fight!"

    Feng Ji said with a smile: "Zixiu, please be careful. We are more than ten miles away from the battlefield. Not to mention Gongsun Zan's defeat, even Gongsun Zan's White Horse Yi Cong's attack will still take a while! Qu Yi, Yan Liang and the others will take a while.  Is it because the decoration is not done? Just don¡¯t worry! "

    Seeing Fengji¡¯s insistence, Cao Ang didn¡¯t want to offend him.  Besides, although the two of them were talking in low voices before, Yuan Shao was right next to him and could hear them clearly.  Since Yuan Shao acquiesces, Cao Ang will do as he is told.

    So Cao Ang ordered everyone to take off their saddles immediately for Yuan Shao, Tian Feng and others to rest; ordered everyone to clean the yard immediately, collect firewood, and prepare lunch; at the same time, Cao Ang also sent more than ten scouts to spread around to ensure safety.

    Seeing that the victory was imminent, Yuan Shao was also very excited. He personally took the water bag from the side of the saddle and handed it to Cao Ang.

    Cao Ang took it and took a sip, unable to help but cough.

    Yuan Shao laughed and said to him: "Zixiu, you should improve your drinking ability! Yuan Hao, Yuan Tu, come, come, let's celebrate in advance!"

    Seeing that Yuan Shao was very interested, everyone did not want to be disappointed, so they quickly set up the wooden bowls and poured the wine.  Cao Ang's men also joined in the fun and quickly presented some hares they had just shot and started grilling and cooking them on the spot.

      Soon, the aroma came, and everyone couldn't help but swallow.

    Yuan Shao raised the wine bowl, gestured to everyone, and said loudly: "This is the first bowl of wine, here is"

    Before he finished speaking, he heard the sound of hoofbeats outside the village. A Cao Jun scout rushed over, galloping on his horse while shouting a warning: "Enemy cavalry!"

    Before he could rush to Cao Ang, he was so angry that he fell off his horse and fell to the ground. There were no less than seven or eight long arrows stuck in his back!

    Everyone listened to the thunderous sound of hoofbeats and the constant smoke not far away. Then they looked at the saddles on the ground. This time, everyone didn¡¯t even have time to saddle up and run away!

    Tian Feng roared angrily: "Fengji, you missed something important!"
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