Agents of the Three Kingdoms

Outside Ping'en County, the camp of the Chinese Army.

After Wang Lei withdrew from Zaopo with the cavalry from Feihu Battalion, he returned to the camp as quickly as possible.As soon as he returned, before Wang Lei had time to catch his breath, he immediately sent someone to invite Zhang Jai, Ju Shou, Yan Liang, Dian Wei, and Guo Jia to the Chinese army tent, and ordered: "Yuan Shao's granary was burned, and the morale of the army plummeted. It is a good opportunity to take advantage of the situation to cover up the killing, and pursue and kill immediately."

The tone is heroic, revealing endless joy.

However, Zhang Jai, Ju Shou and Guo Jia did not respond, and they all looked embarrassed.

Wang Lei was stunned and asked, "What's wrong? What's the situation?"

Guo Jia and Zhang Zhe looked at Jushou, and Jushou rolled his eyes, and said helplessly, "My lord, Yuan Shao's granary was burned, and we are sure to lose. At this pass, we all want to pursue, but we are powerless! From the army to Ping'en After the county, there were constant wars, and several confrontations with Yuan Shao caused considerable losses to the army. Next, they were attacked by the Yellow Turbans, and some of the soldiers were lost; even Yuan Shao and the Yellow Turbans besieged together again, and the troops were almost exhausted. If it weren't for the [-] elite soldiers sent by the lord and the soldiers from the Tiger Camp, Ping'en County would have been destroyed. Up to now, there are no soldiers in Ping'en County, and it is difficult to fight again. Only the army brought by the lord can fight .”

The corner of Wang Lei's mouth twitched, and he sighed dejectedly.

This battle has been fought till now, neither he nor Yuan Shao have gained any benefits.

Wang Lei propped his chin with his palm, and after careful consideration, he ordered: "Even if you can't completely cover up and kill Yuan Shao, you still have to save face. Open your jaw, gather soldiers who can fight, take this opportunity to hunt down Yuan Shao, and drive him out of Wei County. Drive him to Qinghe country, so there is no need to pursue him again."

"As ordered!"

He opened his jaws and clasped his fists in response, and immediately went to prepare.

Guo Jia said: "My lord is unwilling, and I can understand it. However, the current situation is not suitable for a protracted war. Even with the [-] shi of grain lent by Cao Cao, it can only alleviate the temporary crisis. Once there is another battle, there will be food problems. , the situation can no longer be maintained. After all, food is needed everywhere. It is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge. With the power possessed by the lord, it will take less than ten years and one or two years of cultivation, and Jizhou will definitely change. At that time, the lord will be a A veritable Jizhou Shepherd."

Ju Shou agreed: "It's too hasty for my lord to become the shepherd of Jizhou from Zhongshan. It takes time to settle down. Wenzhiwugong, the lord has made great achievements in battle, and no one dares to underestimate it. But Wenzhi is not enough, and needs to recuperate. With Yuan Shao's current situation It is difficult to start a war again, this is the time for the lord to carry out civil governance."

After listening to the suggestions of the two, Wang Lei has already understood.

These two men persuaded him to temporarily stop fighting, with the main purpose of resuming production.

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Yuan Shao was dumbfounded when he got the news from the soldiers.He paced back and forth in the tent, muttering to himself: "It is impossible for the granary to be destroyed, it is impossible..." At this moment, Yuan Shao looked like a madman, and his mood was very unstable.

"My lord, the news that the Zaopo granary was burned has spread among the army, and the army is in an uproar." Xu You's voice came from outside the tent, and Xu You hurried over, also very worried.

Yuan Shao held his breath, rolled his eyes, and fell to the ground with a slap.

As soon as Xu You rushed in, he saw Yuan Shao fainting, and hurriedly asked the soldiers to rescue him.

After turning over the first aid, Yuan Shao finally woke up.

Yuan Shao looked haggard, with unwillingness in his eyes, and murmured: "Food, my food..." All the generals had already gathered, including Guan Hai, Huang Shao and other Yellow Turban generals, all of them looked bitter.

The food was burned, and Yuan Shao was doomed to lose this battle.

Guan Hai took a deep breath, stood up and said, "Mr. Yuan, I just received news from Qingzhou that the Qingzhou Yellow Turban was attacked by Yanzhou governor Liu Dai. I must rush back to rescue. I am leaving."

As soon as Yuan Shao woke up, Guan Hai offered to leave, and Yuan Shao was so angry that he couldn't breathe smoothly.

Guan Hai didn't care so much, the most important thing was to save his life.The granary was burned, and Yuan Shao would definitely be defeated. If he stayed, he could only accompany Yuan Shao to die, so Guan Hai immediately bid farewell.

Without the slightest hesitation, Guan Hai took Huang Shao and the rest of the generals away.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the tent suddenly dropped.

Yuan Shao stretched out his finger to Guan Hai, gritted his teeth, and his eyes were cold, but finally turned into deep helplessness.

Xu You said dejectedly: "My lord, we have lost this battle! The situation is unfavorable, we must withdraw from Ping'en County as soon as possible, otherwise Wang Lei's army will come after us, and it will be difficult for us to get rid of the pursuers."

Yuan Shao gritted his teeth angrily and said: "Cui Juye is an idiot, let him guard the granary, and he actually caused the granary to be burned. We will win this battle."

Guo Tu was worried, and suggested: "My lord, let's retreat first."

Gao Lan said: "Master, withdraw!"

Lu Xiang remonstrated: "The situation is unfavorable, my lord, let's withdraw."

All the generals advised Yuan Shao to withdraw his troops.

"Report!!"

A soldier ran in quickly and reported in a flustered manner: "My lord, just detected the movement of the Jizhou army, and Zhang Jaw is dispatching troops with the intention of launching an attack."

Yuan Shao couldn't help shivering, and ordered: "Retreat, retreat immediately!"

The army retreated, Yuan Shao found the pursuers coming, and ran away like a rabbit.Withdrawing from Ping'en County, Yuan Shao hurried on without stopping. After entering Qinghe Kingdom, he was relieved to find that the pursuers had disappeared.

In Beiqiu County, Yuan Shao stopped to rectify temporarily.

Yuan Shao summoned the officials under his command, glanced at the people present, and said: "This battle has failed, and now we have withdrawn to the Qinghe Kingdom. What suggestions do you have?"

From the bottom of his heart, Yuan Shao was still unwilling and wanted to take down Wang Lei.

Xu You understood what was in Yuan Shao's mind, and said: "My lord raised an army to attack Wang Lei, and he has already conquered Qinghe Kingdom, Anping Kingdom and Hejian Kingdom. In addition to the original Bohai County, the strength has been greatly enhanced. After repeated battles, Bohai The people in the county are exhausted and can no longer support the war, please take the strategy of recuperating for the time being, and wait for the people to recover before fighting Wang Lei."

Guo Tu echoed: "Back then we only had one county, Bohai County, and our potential was incomparable to what we have now. With the help of Qinghe Kingdom, Anping Kingdom and Hejian Kingdom, our strength will definitely be greatly strengthened. The next time we fight, we will definitely be defeated in one go. Wang Lei."

Yuan Shao was reluctant in his heart, and said: "I got a few small places, but what about Wang Lei? Wang Lei served as the shepherd of Jizhou, he just took advantage of it. Wang Lei was just the prime minister of Zhongshan Kingdom, but now... hmph, he deserves it. benefit the most."

Xu You comforted: "My lord, although Wang Lei is Jizhou Mu, his name is not right, and Wang Lei is facing difficulties everywhere. As long as we restore our strength as soon as possible, we will definitely gain the opportunity earlier."

Yuan Shao nodded and said: "Right now, this is the only way to go." After a pause, Yuan Shao shouted: "Gao Lan!"

"The end is here!" Gao Lan stood up and said.

Yuan Shao ordered: "I appoint you as the Prime Minister of the Qinghe Kingdom, lead the army to station in Beiqiu County, and always pay attention to the movements of Wang Lei's army. Wang Lei did not come after him, which proves that Wang Lei's strength is insufficient. You train the soldiers well and govern the Qinghe Kingdom. good."

"As ordered!"

Gao Lan clasped his fists in response, feeling extremely excited.

Yuan Shao rubbed his sour face, waved his hands and said, "I'm tired, let's all go down. The army will rest in Beiqiu County for a day, and return to Bohai County early tomorrow morning."

Everyone retreated, leaving Yuan Shao resting alone in the tent.