When the generals heard that Yuan Fang had returned successfully, they all breathed a sigh of relief and rushed to the central military tent to see him.
Not long after, Zhu Ling, Hao Zhao and Guo Huai were all listed in front of the account.
"Did you persuade the lord to increase his troops during this trip?" Hao Zhao was the first to ask. Zhu Ling and Guo Huai also looked at Yuan Fang, full of expectation.
"There should be no problem with increasing the number of troops, it just takes some time." Yuan Fang only talked about the results, not the process.
All the generals felt relieved, and all of them showed joy.
Hao Zhao added: "Recently, Gongsun Zan appointed Shan Jing as the governor of Yanzhou and led an army of 5,000 to the plain. The number of enemy troops has increased to nearly 10,000. A large-scale attack may be launched at any time. I am afraid that we may not be able to wait." My lord has increased his troops."
Ten thousand enemies!
The expressions of all the generals present changed slightly, and they were more or less shocked by this number.
Yuan Fang currently has only five thousand troops at his command. Although the soldiers have been trained through previous victories, they are still lacking compared to Gongsun Zan's elite troops.
Now if Shan Jing and Liu Bei attack with ten thousand troops and horses, the situation will be very unfavorable to Yuan Fang.
However, Yuan Fang looked as usual, walked to the map hanging on the screen, stared at the situation between the enemy and ourselves on the map, and pondered silently.
After a long time, Yuan Fang pointed to a point on the map and asked, "What is the situation in this county?"
Everyone¡¯s eyes followed what Yuan Fang pointed and landed on the small city in the easternmost part of Qinghe Kingdom, less than twenty miles away from Pingyuan City.
"When the county rebelled, it was the last general who took it back. Because the county was too close to the plains and too far from Ganling, Duke Yuan ordered all the people in the city to be moved away and abandoned an empty city. Gongsun Zan took possession of this city Later, since there were not many people in the city, it was only a symbolic garrison of more than a hundred soldiers. "
Zhu Ling explained the situation in the county in detail. He also has the most say in the situation in Yi County.
Yuan Fang nodded slightly: "How is the city wall in this county? Is it easy to attack?"
"The city wall of Qian County is not very high, but when Ji Yong rebelled, the city wall was thickened. I can only say that the city defense is average." Zhu Ling said.
Yuan Fang was thoughtful, pacing in the tent, his eyebrows deeply furrowed.
After pondering for a moment, Yuan Fang raised his sword eyebrows and shouted: "Where is Hao Bodao?"
"The general is here!" Hao Zhao responded and came out.
Yuan Fang pointed at the map and said sternly: "You and I will send out troops with 500 troops at starry night, and attack Qian County by surprise. We will hold on to the city until I lead a large army to help."
As soon as these words came out, all the generals were shocked. Even Hao Zhao was shaken and forgot to accept the order for a moment.
"My lord, the county is too close to the plain. Even if we take it, Shan Jing and Liu Bei's army of more than 10,000 people will attack in a blink of an eye. I'm afraid it will be difficult to hold the 500 soldiers and horses, and only the lives of the soldiers will be lost." Zhu Ling was worried. advised.
However, Yuan Fang's eyes were determined and he said loudly: "What I want is to pin the main force of the enemy's army under the county city and buy enough time for my father's reinforcements to arrive. By then, my army will march eastward and attack both internally and externally. Why not defeat the enemy?" military."
Zhu Ling suddenly realized, and then understood Yuan Fang's intention.
But Guo Huai said again: "The master's plan is indeed wonderful, but if we only send five hundred troops to defend the county, it seems a bit too much."
"If there are too many soldiers and horses, and the enemy has concerns, how can they besiege the city wantonly and be dragged under the foot of the county town." Yuan Fang explained why he only sent 500 soldiers and horses.
Everyone completely understood Yuan Fang¡¯s intention, and they all remained silent and looked at Hao Zhao silently.
"Bo Dao, I know it's a bit risky for you to go to Yi County with only five hundred troops. Do you have the courage?" Yuan Fang looked at Hao Zhao squarely, with expectation in his eyes.
Hao Zhao took a deep breath and said with emotion: "Young Master trusts me so much, not to mention ten thousand enemies, even if there are one hundred thousand enemies, what does Zhao have to fear!"
Yuan Fang was greatly pleased by Hao Zhao's generosity and fearlessness, and shouted: "Bring the wine!"
When the strong wine was served, Yuan Fang personally poured a bowl for Hao Zhao, raised the wine and said, "Bo Dao, the success or failure of this battle depends on you. I will use this wine to make your journey strong, and we will drink it."
Hao Zhao felt the blood burning in his body, his eyes flashing with excitement, and without saying a word, he drank up the bowl of wine.
Yuan Fang also drank a bowl of wine, turned around, took out the command arrow from the case, and said loudly: "Hao Sima, take the command arrow."
Hao Zhao took the command arrow with both hands, cupped his hands and said sternly: "The general swears here, if the city is alive and the people are alive, if the city is broken and people will die, Hao Zhao will go!"
Holding the command arrow in hand, Hao Zhao turned around and strode away.
On that day, Hao Zhao selected 500 elite infantrymen, carried more than ten days of dry food, and marched straight to the SeventyYi County, Yu Li away.
As soon as Hao Zhao left, Yuan Convenient ordered the remaining 4,500 soldiers to intensify their training and repair their weapons. They would march eastward as soon as the reinforcements sent by Yuan Shao arrived.
Two days later, the good news came back to Ganling.
As Zhu Ling said, there were less than a hundred enemy soldiers stationed in E County. Hao Zhao led five hundred soldiers and horses, used ropes to enter the city at night, killed one who was caught off guard, and slaughtered all the one hundred enemy soldiers. With only more than ten casualties, the county was easily captured.
Phen County has been conquered, and everything is going according to Yuan Fang's plan. Now we are just waiting for Yuan Shao to arrive with additional troops.
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A hundred miles away, Pingyuan City.
In the lobby of the county government, Shan Jing sits at the top of the table, Liu Bei sits beside him, and Guan Yulian is qualified to sit with him, so he can only stand beside him.
Liu Bei toasted Shan Jing cup after cup with a very respectful attitude.
There is no way. Although Pingyuan County is under Liu Bei's jurisdiction, his official position is only the county guard, while Shan Jing's official position is the governor of Yanzhou, so Liu Bei has to show respect.
"Prefect Liu, I heard that Yuan Fang was just an illegitimate son of Yuan Shao. I heard that he was a cripple with a limp. How could you be defeated by such a rat? The lord was so tired that he had to separate his troops and send me to rescue you? "
Shan Jing did not give Liu Bei any face, and directly exposed Liu Bei's scars in front of everyone.
Behind Liu Bei, Guan Yu Danfeng opened his eyes with a trace of anger.
A trace of embarrassment also flashed in Liu Bei's eyes, but he smiled coquettishly: "This Yuan Fang is not the useless person in the legend, but he is just a kid after all. The reason why Xianguan failed in the previous round was because he accidentally fell into that kid's scheme. That¡¯s all.¡±
"A treacherous plot? What kind of treacherous plot can a child with a dirty mouth have?"
Shan Jing sneered, waved his hand and said: "Now that I have led a large army, you should listen to my orders and follow me to attack Qinghe Kingdom, wipe out that kid, and show off the power of our Yan people."
Shan Jing wanted to bring Liu Bei under his command and swallow up Liu Bei's troops.
Liu Bei frowned secretly, his smile dropped a bit, and he coughed dryly and said: "If Shan Shijun wants to attack Qinghe, the lower officials should assist him. However, after all, the lower official is the prefect of Pingyuan, and the troops and horses he commands are subordinate to Tian Shijun. It doesn't seem to be the case." So good"
Liu Bei didn't finish his words, but he used Tian Kai, the governor of Qingzhou, to refuse Shanjing's annexation.
Shan Jing's face suddenly darkened, and he hummed: "I have the lord's general command in hand, and I have the power to control the armies north of the Yellow River. Liu Xuande, don't you dare to disobey me?"
When Shan Jing brought out Gongsun Zan's authority, Liu Bei was shocked and didn't know what to say.
At this time, soldiers outside the hall hurried in and said with cupped hands: "I am reporting to the envoy, there is an urgent report from the west. Five hundred Yuan troops raided the county last night. They killed a hundred of our soldiers and occupied the county seat."
The shocking news came like a thunderbolt.
In the lobby, everyone from Shan Jing to Liu Bei to Guan Yu showed surprise.
No one thought that even if they didn't attack Yuan Fang, Yuan Fang would dare to take the lead and openly attack Qian County under their noses.
Provocation, blatant provocation!
Shan Jing was furious, slapped the table and shouted: "Yuan Fang is a coward. He provoked me before I attacked him. It's really hateful. Send me an order to assemble all the troops immediately. I want to attack him." The enemies of Pingping County took advantage of the situation and moved westward, sweeping away Yuan Fang Xiaoer and his mob in one fell swoop!"