Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 832 Forced to retreat 2
Soon, a troop of Liu Bei appeared in Yuzhou. This troop almost committed all kinds of crimes, causing panic in every city in Yuzhou. When Yuan Shu learned that Liu Bei had sent an army into the core area of ​​Yuzhou to make trouble, he It's also very angry.

Under such circumstances, if the interior of Yuzhou is unstable, it will be difficult to defend the north and west defense lines. As a last resort, Yuan Shu had to send another 1 troops to destroy this army. However, this army does not seem to want to compete with Yuan Shu's Every time his subordinates fought against each other, they escaped ahead of time. In desperation, Yuan Shu had no choice but to send an additional army to the west to fight Yuan Shu.

The battle lasted for more than three months. During these three months, Yuzhou was greatly damaged. Yuan Shu did not manage Yuzhou well in these years, so that Yuzhou had long been in decline. Those who lack food and clothing have a more difficult life.

Although Yuan Shu had a lot of food and grass, he couldn't resist such consumption, especially in the previous battle between Chen and Lan, the food and grass of the [-] army was gone for three months, and the war was still going on, so food, grass and military equipment had to be continuously supplied. Sending it to the front line, even if Yuan Shu has gold and silver, sooner or later he will be emptied.

Although the battle in the north is still at a stalemate, Ji Ling is almost unable to hold on. Cao Cao is the hero of the world, how could he let Ji Ling stop him?Ji Ling, who had an army of 20 at the beginning, now only has 17 troops left. The rest of his subordinates were either killed or fled. The morale of the army was low, and Ji Ling had no other way.

In Shouchun City, Yuan Shu's health has improved, but the situation in Yuzhou has not improved. The north was already at a disadvantage, but now there is another situation in the west. It was the third request for additional troops, and Yuan Shu couldn't figure it out. Liu Bei only had 5 troops, a mere 5, and yet he defeated his own army of 10,000+ one after another.

Perhaps, Yuan Shu will never understand the truth that there are not many soldiers but good ones. Although there are many soldiers under his command, most of them are recruits, and many of them have not received any systematic training. After entering the battlefield for the first time, these people Even his legs trembled in fright, and it was difficult to even swing a weapon.

"Your Majesty, Liu Bei has already entered Ruyin." In the court hall, Yuan Shu finally decided to go to court early, but the news he heard was so unsatisfactory.

A minister came forward to report: "Liu Bei took Chen Dao as the vanguard, and successively recruited and surrendered all parts of Runan. This Chen Dao is a native of Runan, and the Chen family is a local family. After taking over, Liu Bei rested in Runan for so long, and now he is attacking quickly, our army is hard to resist.

General Ji Ling's side also showed a trend of decline. Cao Cao sent people to detour south to attack General Ji Ling's rear, burning down several places of our army's food and grass camps. , Coupled with the rumors carefully made by Cao Jun, many soldiers in the army are spreading the news that our army's food and grass have been cut off.

In the case of low morale, the fighting spirit of the soldiers is not high. In addition, General Ji Ling has been defeated by Cao Cao, and deserters have already appeared in the army. Your Majesty, I am afraid that Yuzhou will not be able to defend it. Make a decision. "

"If Yuzhou is difficult to hold on to, what do Zhu Aiqing think we should do?" Yuan Shu has lost his former glory, and now he is like a defeated rooster, who doesn't even have the confidence to speak.

"Abandon Yuzhou, and gather food and grass to return to Huainan." Yuan Huan, a counselor of Yuan Shu, stood up and said, "Yuzhou is already difficult to hold on to. If our army stays here, it will only increase losses. Huainan is our army's main force." In the rear, His Majesty's prestige in Huainan is unmatched. It is the best choice for our army to retreat to Huainan now.

Cao Cao has great ambitions, and Liu Bei is not a small person. After they win Yuzhou, there will definitely be a battle between dragons and tigers. At that time, we can watch from the sidelines. When they lose the fight, we can send troops to pay Yuzhou down.

Jiangdong Sun Ce is His Majesty's servant. Thanks to His Majesty's gift, he was able to return to Jiangdong to clean up the old troops to avenge his father. His Majesty has given him the grace to rebuild. This is an extraordinary period. Your Majesty can send envoys to ask Sun Ce to borrow troops to resist the North together. strong enemy. "

"Did you come up with all of these?" Yuan Shu looked at Yuan Huan and asked, "Why didn't you say it before?"

"Before Yan Xiang left, he predicted that the lord might encounter such a predicament." Yuan Huan replied: "Before he left, he had a long talk with me all night and left a countermeasure. He has the kindness of knowing you, but he has no chance to serve His Majesty again, the reason why he left these strategies can be regarded as repaying the favor of his subordinates."

"Oh, so he expected this to happen a long time ago." Yuan Shu shook his head and said, "At the beginning I thought I was already invincible in the world, and I couldn't listen to anyone's words. Listen, in the end even he humiliated him many times, I must have broken his heart, otherwise he would not have abandoned me, by the way, where is he now, send someone to invite him back, no, I'll ask for it myself."

"Your Majesty, Mr. Yan Xiang has been laid to rest four months ago." Yuan Huan looked at Yuan Shu and replied, "At that time I wrote a memorial to Your Majesty, but Your Majesty was too busy, maybe I didn't have time to read it." .”

"What, Yan Xiang, he's gone." Yuan Shu's last hope was gone, he couldn't help but smiled wryly, "God, God, hahahaha, I didn't even get to see him off when he left, alas.

Yuzhou can't hold it any longer. Send me an order to pack up the food and supplies in the city and prepare to withdraw to Huainan. Liang Gang, you lead [-] troops to guard Shouchun and respond to Ji Ling's retreat. I will immediately send an order to Ji Ling to let him Fight while retreating, follow me to Huainan, they want Yuzhou, well, then I will give it to them. "

"Your Majesty, retreating is not a trifling matter." Yuan Huan said hastily, "In my opinion, it is better for us to retreat in secret. Cao Cao has already sent people to explore the interior of Yuzhou, and there is a possibility that we may find out about our army at any time. Therefore, I feel that we must act in secret, otherwise General Ji Ling will be in danger."

"That's right, that's right." Yuan Shu nodded and said, "It is necessary to act in secret, and you will be responsible for this matter. It is necessary to respond to Ji Ling and the others withdrawing. Ji Ling still has an army of 10,000+. The soldiers here are the elite of our army. We must not let these soldiers have any accidents. After retreating to Huainan, I will contact Sun Ce immediately. We will not be defeated just like this. I will come back again. Yuzhou is mine, and the world is mine too .”

Facing the scorching battle situation, Yuan Shu chose to retreat in the end. He could indeed fight the enemy to the end, but if he did that, he might end up in trouble. At that time, he would not even have a chance to stand up. Yuan Shu was not reconciled, so he wanted to make a comeback, but the situation in the world is no longer so simple, and Yuan Shu probably still didn't see it clearly.

(End of this chapter)