Two days later, Guo Tu led a 20,000-strong horse-surgeon mixed corps from Linzi to Langya to meet with Yuan Tan, and then summoned Yuan Mai to discuss the plan to defeat Cao and eliminate the shame of losing troops and losing generals in the previous period.

During the military discussion, the camp soldiers came to report: "A messenger from Hanoi is exhausted, so I ask for a meeting with General Fenwu!"

"Oh... look for me? Quick pass!"

Yuan Mai, who was sitting on the side of Yuan Tan, changed his expression. He thought that it was probably because something happened in Hanoi and had been away for more than half a month. If it weren't for the Cao army's drag, he would be embarrassed to lead his troops to leave Qingzhou. He was on his way back at this moment, but he didn't know what happened at home?

Not long after the messenger left, the messenger with dirt and dust on his face came to the commander's tent and fell to the ground to report the military information.

"Report to General Fenwu, the guardian of Mengjin, the siege of Guan Gu, was lured by Cao Ren, killed Xue Qin, and led his troops to surrender to Cao Ren; Cao Army was divided into three groups to march towards Henoi. Zhu Ling on the west side was marching with more than 8,000 people, plundering Zhuxian and Heyang areas; Xiahou Shang on the middle side led 5,000 troops to attack Wenxian and Pinggao; Shi Huan on the east side led 5,000 troops to attack Hujia and Xiuwu areas. Eight eight of the eighteen counties have been lost. Hao Xiaowei specially sent villains to report to the general, please go back to Hanoi to take charge!"

"What? This traitor, Yu Gu, is indeed a rebellious person. I swear to kill this person!" Yuan Mai exclaimed and slapped the table. It seems that people who easily betray the Lord and seek honor are really useless. Since Yu Gu can betray Zhang Yan yesterday, he can betray himself today!

Yuan Mai guessed that the reason why Yu Gu turned against Cao might be related to the case in Mayi, and he killed his confidant and blamed Yu Gu. So he planted hatred in his heart. Facing the olive branch thrown by Cao Ren, he turned to Cao Jun's arms without hesitation.

The biggest mistake he made was to hand over the Mengjin Fortress at the Yellow River Ferry to him, which resulted in the invasion of the wolf. He rebelled against Cao, led Cao's army to cross the Yellow River, and conquered Hanoi. He finally had a county land. If it was taken away by Cao's army, it would be difficult for him to develop again in the future. In any case, he must not lose Hanoi, and he must take back the lost county town!

"Brother, Cao's army invaded the territory. Half of the land in Hanoi has been lost. If Hanoi is lost, I will never have a foothold. Please forgive me for not being able to help my brother anymore, so I can only lead my troops back for now."

Yuan Mai's backyard caught fire. Yuan Tan couldn't say anything else. Anyway, Guo Tu's 20,000 troops had arrived in Langya. His troops had an absolute advantage, so he no longer had to be afraid of Cao's army. He nodded and said, "So. You can go back quickly. I will send a thousand troops to Hanoi to retreat to the enemy. After retreating Cao's army, I will let them drive the horses back to Qingzhou."

Yuan Mai knew that Yuan Tan sent troops to help him retreat was fake, and it was real to ask for a horse. However, since he had promised him, there was nothing to regret. It was the smart choice to maintain a good relationship with Qingzhou for the time being, so as not to unite and squeeze him together.

"Don't worry, brother, when Cao's army retreats, they will definitely send 1,500 good horses!" After Yuan Mai said that, he stood up and said goodbye, greeted his generals, and walked out of the tent.

Yuan Tan took Guo Tu, Xin Pi, Jiang Yiqiu and others to the gate of the camp, and comforted him when he left: "Xian Yong is lenient, if he can't defend Hanoi, you can just come to Qingzhou. For brother, you must allocate a county to allow you to accumulate strength."

"Thank you brother, I'll keep it in mind!" Yuan Mai bowed and thanked.

Regarding the meaning of this brother, Yuan Mai Dongruo Guanhuo. The reason why he was so generous was probably because he saw that his soldiers were good at fighting and wanted to help him guard the southern gateway and resist the Cao army. Even if he gave himself a county, he would probably be the Langya Kingdom where he is now.

If it really develops to that point, wouldn’t it still need to rely on Yuan Tan’s breath? Or is it the king to keep Hanoi that he personally defeated. It was his own hand to kill him. He did not owe any favors and did not have to look at anyone’s expression!

However, since Yuan Tan said this, he had to say a few polite words and thanked him: "Thank you, brother, I will keep it in mind!"

Yuan Mai said goodbye to Yuan Tan's camp, and brought Tian Feng, Qu Yi, Zhang Liao, Xu Sheng, Zhou Cang and others to quickly get on the horse and return to his military camp. Since the Qingzhou soldiers arrived at the city of Kaiyang, in order to avoid disturbing the people, Yuan Mai's men had all withdrawn from the city and set up a camp adjacent to Yuan Tan's camp.

After returning to his camp, he decided to lead the three thousand elite troops to lead the first, Tian Feng and Xu Sheng followed closely; Yuan Mai, Zhou Cang and Ju Hu led the remaining troops to take the camp and the rear, with Zhuge Jin, Gao Shun, Ju Hu's family, and two concubines who Yuan Mai Xinna, then set off.

The plan stopped, and the generals followed the steps. Qu Yi and Zhang Liao led the first group of troops to set off west immediately. Tian Feng and Xu Sheng led their troops to lead the remaining troops to pull out the camp, escort the food and grass, and escort the carriage carrying their families. Before leaving, a lieutenant sent by Yuan Tan led a thousand people to join the ranks of Xiangxi.

Yuan Mai was anxious all the way and kept urging the team to move forward. When he was camping at night, he didn't bother to be intimate with his two newlywed wives. If Hanoi was lost, the newly established foundation would be gone, and he would still talk about fighting for the world. Maybe his beautiful lady would become a beauty in other people's tents in the future. If she wanted to enjoy happiness forever, she must build on her strong strength.

The development of the situation was not as bad as Yuan Mai thought. Cao Ren, who was in charge of Chenliu, the governor of Yan and the military affairs of the two prefectures, sent Zhu Ling, Xiahou Shang and Shi Huan all of his subordinates to attack Hanoi while Yuan Mai was away. Unexpectedly, the angry Yuan Shao also responded and sent Zhang He to take advantage of the white horse, Wen Chou to go out Dunqiu, and the two armies of 50,000 attacked Puyang together, and Dongjun was in an emergency.

The three troops sent by Cao Ren were also strongly blocked by Hao Zhao, Wang Shuang, Tian Chou and others in Henei County. The county magistrate Wang Ling was in the capital Huai County. Hao Zhao led 5,000 troops to face Zhu Ling, Guan Gu, and Tian Chou led 5,000 people to fight Xiahou Shang. Wang Shuang in the middle, led 5,000 cavalry to attack Shi Huan, and defeated Cao's army in Xiuwu territory, killed more than 2,000 Cao soldiers, drove Shi Huan to the other side of the Yellow River, and recaptured five county towns in a row.

The attack was not good, and there were large troops in Dongjun. Cao Ren also sent an edict to two troops on the north bank of the Yellow River, ordering Zhu Ling to join Xiahou Shang and evacuate from Henoi and attack Zhang He's rear Yanjin; using the strategy of besieging Wei to rescue Zhao, forcing Zhang He to retreat to escape from Puyang to remove the siege of Puyang. He personally brought 10,000 troops and rushed to Puyang. He also sent a letter to Xuchang to inquire and asked Cao Cao to send troops to rescue him.

Xiahou was still waiting for Zhu Ling, but when he was in a state of turmoil, he was attacked by Tian Chou and Wang Shuang. He knew he was defeated and led his troops to quietly bypass Chaoge County, the easternmost part of Hanoi, and entered Wei County, preparing to attack Zhang He's base camp.

Who knew that on the way, he encountered the three thousand elite troops led by Qu Yi and Zhang Liao. Although Cao's army had the advantage in the number of troops, there were elite troops like the "Stealing Camp" in the Yuan army. Zhang Liao and Qu Yi were both generals who were good at using troops. After a fierce battle, the Yuan army defeated Cao's army with the advantage in numbers. Xiahou Shang could not resist and lost more than a thousand people. He led the defeated army across the Yellow River and retreated in a hurry toward Chenliu. Qu Yi and Zhang Liao took advantage of the situation to cover up the killing. Cao's army drowned another six or seven hundred people in the water, which was a heavy loss.

Three people retreated two routes, and Zhu Ling and Guan Gu thought they were alone and could not sing. So they decided to implement Cao Ren's plan and sneak attacked Zhang He's base camp Mengjin.

Compared with the other two routes of horse, Zhu Ling's advantage is that he has a navy of 1,000 people under his command. This was created when he was guarding the "Heyin Ferry" of the Yellow River fortress for a long time. It has more than 100 warships of all sizes and sizes, and can transport a team of seven or eight thousand people.

So Zhu Ling sent an order that all eight thousand men boarded the boat and went east along the Yellow River, avoiding the Hanoi troops on the land, rushing straight to Li Yang, and stabbing Zhang He in the back.

An autumn rain and a cold. In a blink of an eye, the autumn wind is bleak, and thousands of trees wither. There is a bare piece of branches all over the mountains and fields, and there is no longer a fallen leaf.

It has been seven or eight days since the 4,000 troops led by Yuan Mai, Ju Hu and Zhuge Jin were slow to march because of the large amount of baggage, and it was more than 150 miles behind the front. At this time, Qu Yi and Zhang Liao had entered Hanoi County, and their team had just arrived in Liyang.

"The whole army works harder. The three miles ahead is Liyang City. Let's go to the city and rest!" Yuan Mai stopped by the side of the road and urged the team to move forward loudly.

At this moment, a fast horse came: "I heard from the general and found a Cao army ahead, with about tens of thousands of people rushing towards Li Yang and about to meet our army soon. Please make a decision!"

In this era, the intelligence was much behind. Before that, Yuan Mai only knew that Shi Huan had been defeated by Wang Shuang's cavalry. He had just received the news that Xiahou Shang was defeated by Zhang Liao and Qu Yi in the morning, and his heart had just fallen to the ground. However, he knew nothing about the whereabouts of Zhu Ling's troops.

In fact, not to mention that Yuan Mai, who had just returned from Qingzhou, did not know Zhu Ling's military intentions, even Hao Zhao, Tian Chou and others who had been fighting with Zhu Ling could not figure out what Zhu Ling was going to do in the east. They thought Zhu Ling wanted to enter Dongjun to rush to Puyang, but they didn't know that Zhu Ling's target was actually Li Yang. They used the strategy of "surrounding Wei and saving Zhao" to attack Zhang He's nest and force Zhang He to return to the rescue to break the siege of Puyang.

"What? Why did Cao Jun suddenly appear here?"

After listening to the spies' information, Yuan Mai felt a little distressed. Yuan Shao's defense was really not good enough to make people compliment him. How could he let Cao's army come and go freely in the territory?

If Hanoi County had not used its time-travel advantage to recruit Hao Zhao, Wang Shuang, Tian Chou and other war-going people, they would have fallen into the hands of Cao's army at this moment. If Hanoi is lost, Cao's army can use the encirclement tactics and send large-scale troops to cut off Zhang He and Wen Chou's retreat from behind, and Yuan's army will be in a difficult situation at that time.

"It seems that the strategy of the military generals under Cao Cao is indeed one level higher than that of Yuan Shao's men. If it weren't for my existence, Yuan Shao would be really not Cao Cao's opponent. The failure of the Battle of Guandu was not accidental, but an inevitable result!"

Yuan Mai sighed in his heart. Unexpectedly, just Cao Ren made himself and his father Yuan Shao fuck. Even a single general under Cao Ren's command was unpredictable to use troops. Cao Aman's strength was really scary!

"How many defenders are there in Liyang City now?" Yuan Mai asked loudly.

"Only a thousand people!"

Yuan Mai frowned again. It was probably because Zhang He did not consider that Cao's army dared to attack in the rear, so he only left a thousand people to defend the city. If he hadn't arrived, more than 10,000 Cao's army attacked Liyang, if there were no reinforcements, it would have been possible that Cao's army would have broken the city and cut off Zhang He's retreat.

"Send the order to prepare for combat and help the Liyang defenders repel Cao's soldiers!"

Yuan Buyer pressed the Chongxiao Sword and calmly ordered to help Zhang He defend Li Yang and let him owe him a favor. This would be more conducive to winning over Zhang He in the future. This battle would not be considered a waste of effort.

But there were only 4,000 troops on our side, and with the 1,000 Qingzhou soldiers sent by Yuan Tan, there were only 5,000. The scout's information was that Cao's soldiers had 10,000, and they were few. This battle was not easy to fight!

What made Yuan Mai even more headache was that the three generals who were good at using troops were not around. Ju Hu's command ability was unknown. Zhuge Jin's diplomacy was okay, but he probably had no way to fight. As for Zhou Cang, he should be a bodyguard honestly!

"It seems that this battle must be directed by me, Yuan Xianyong?"

Yuan Mai pulled out the Chongxiao Sword, stared at the sword in the night, and murmured in his heart: "No matter what, this battle requires victory and no defeat. I don't believe that my ability to command troops can't even defeat a single general under Cao Ren? Cao Bing, come on!"
Chapter completed!