Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 880 Yuan Shao's poor way 2
The progress of the war did not exceed Cao Cao's expectations. In other words, the several armies sent by Gongsun Xu cooperated very well, and Yuan Shao was besieged by several armies. In the end, Yuan Shao's forces were divided into several pieces. And he himself was trapped in Pengcheng to recuperate.

After fighting for so long, Yuan Shao only got news of some local victories at most, but overall, he has always failed. Gao Shun led an army of 20 to advance from north to south, and most of the cities in Xuzhou were captured. Since Lu Bu arrived , the speed of Yuan Shao's defeat became even faster.After all, this place used to be Lu Bu's territory, and he knew the geographical conditions here and the specific conditions of each place better than anyone else.

When Huang Zhong led the navy to land from the east of Xuzhou and took advantage of the opportunity to destroy many of Yuan Shao's army's food and grass hoarding sites, Yuan Shao's defeat was irreparable. The two places were separated, Yuan Shao didn't dare to attack now, he could only watch helplessly as Gao Shun took down Xiapi bit by bit.

Outside Pengcheng, the cavalry of the Northern Xinjiang Army rode their horses around the city from time to time, as if they were spying on the enemy, and they seemed to be showing off. The morale of the defenders on the city wall was low. They suffered too much from the Northern Xinjiang Army these days. up.In the field battle, the cavalry of the Northern Border Army was extremely powerful, but now, apart from sabers and spears, the cavalry of the Northern Border Army also has a weapon similar to thunder. The sound and power made many Yuan Shaojun soldiers tremble with fear. Well, many people still have lingering fears after escaping by chance. Weapons like grenades are really incredible.

However, what outsiders don't know is that the grenades produced in Youzhou can only be regarded as very crude, and the production speed in Youzhou can't keep up with the consumption speed in the army. The key to the speed of going south is to have received relevant training. Only 1 of the 20 forward troops are equipped with grenades, and among Gao Shun's 3 troops, there are only [-] or [-] soldiers equipped with grenades. When I was in the village, I still relied on explosives.

"If I have enough explosives, at least I can break the tower tonight." Outside the city, Gongsun Yuan snorted coldly: "Let me let you jump around for a few more days, hum, wait until the main force of our army captures Xiapi and captures Xuzhou After the rest of the city, let me see how you can hold on to a Pengcheng..."

"Cough, cough, cough..." On the hospital bed, Yuan Shao struggled to sit up and looked at 2 others and said, "What happened to the war? Where is the Northern Border Army now?"

Yuan Tan stepped forward to comfort him and said, "Father, don't panic. The soldiers in Pengcheng have enough food and supplies. It won't be a problem even if they defend for a few months. My son has already arranged everything. The Northern Xinjiang army is just waiting and watching, not daring to attack the city."

Yuan Shao nodded, he waved his hand and said to Yuan Tan: "Go down and set up the defense, Pengcheng will be handed over to you."

"promise,,,,,,,"

After Yuan Tan left, the other people in the house who didn't want to be locked up also left cleanly. At this time, Yuan Shao looked at his other two sons and said, "My father has an elite army, which is deployed in Jiangxia. This is my relationship with Liu Biao. An agreement, the two of you take my handwritten letter to dispatch this army, remember, open my kit after arriving in Jiangxia, and follow the instructions inside."

"Father, you are seriously ill now, and my child is willing to stay by my father's side to take care of him." Yuan Shao's second son, Yuan Xi, replied, "The third brother is brave and smart. With him, my Yuan family has hope. Let the third brother handle the matter, the boy is of mediocre ability and cannot take on important responsibilities, the boy just wants to stay with his father."

"Father, don't be afraid, the boy will definitely send reinforcements." Yuan Shang cupped his hands and said, "Since the second brother doesn't want to go with me, why not let him stay, I can handle this matter by myself."

"I didn't know until now that you are not stupid, but you are too cowardly, hey." Yuan Shao stroked Yuan Xi's head and said, "All these years, my father has always thought you are stupid, and you have been in poor health for many years. I was sick, so I didn't pay much attention to you, but now that I think about it, I am ashamed of you as a father, Xi'er, listen to my advice, and dispatch reinforcements, understand?Take good care of your third brother, understand? "

"Father, life is hard and death is easy. The child just wants to be with his father." Yuan Xi lowered his head and said, "When the father is there, the family is there. If the father leaves, the family will be gone."

"When you grow up, you need to know how to take care of yourself." Yuan Shao replied kindly: "Now, you have to take good care of your third brother, Xi'er, this is an order from my father. You should clean up now, and I will send someone to take care of you. You leave, you have to think about my Yuan family, ahem,,,,,,"

"In this case, then, father, please cherish..."

Yuan Xi knew that his father had made up his mind, so he had no choice but to drag his third brother away.

When only Xu You was left in the room, Yuan Shao sat quietly on the bed and said, "How is the situation in the city?"

"After we lost Jizhou and please know, many aristocratic families have abandoned us." Xu You replied: "There are still [-] troops in the city, and now the eldest son is in charge, with Guo Tu's assistance. If it's just for defense, maybe,, ,,,,"

"Hehe, I have been busy all my life, and I have been calculating all my life, and finally I was forced into this situation by a young man." Yuan Shao smiled wryly: "I know I can't last long, maybe, I will never see the day of victory again. Too much Tired, I fought with the road when I was young, and then I fought with others, and in the end, I became like this, oh, my life,,,,,,, "

"Is the lord willing to give up? If the lord is now..."

"Didn't you see that Xiansi was so eager to take over the military power?" Yuan Shao said suddenly, "He's lost now, hey, what right do I have to say about him, I was the one who was lost."

"That's why the lord let the second and third sons escape for their lives."

"I don't want their brothers to kill each other, so let's save some blood for my Yuan family..."

That night, the Pengcheng defenders tried to attack the northern border army outside the city at night, but after a scuffle between the two armies, they didn't take advantage of it. No one knew. In this shady scene, Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang left under the protection of dozens of experts. Pengcheng.

Ten days later, in a forest in Huainan, a young man suddenly ran up to another more mature young man and said, "Second Brother, there is news that Pengcheng has been destroyed. Is this true?"

The young man who was questioned slowly turned his back and said quietly: "Fake, the Pengcheng defenders are the elite under my father's command, how could they be defeated just like that."

"But,,,,,,"

"Third brother, it's important to hurry. Father is still waiting for us to come back. Did you forget father's order?"

After everyone else packed up, the older young man turned his back. However, there seemed to be two tear stains on his face, but he concealed it very well, so it was hard for others to find it.

(End of this chapter)