Return to the Three Kingdoms with the Empire System

Chapter 197 Battle in Qiao County
After Yuan Shu's army arrived in Chen County, according to Yuan Shu's intention, at that time, he must ask Tao Qian to fight to the death.However, Yuan Shu's counselors hoped that Yuan Shu could return to Yangzhou as soon as possible to avoid falling into the two sides of the Xuzhou army and the imperial army.

It's just that Cao Bao, the commander-in-chief of the Xuzhou Army, led people from Pengcheng, and after occupying Xiangxian County in Yuzhou, he went all the way to Pingyu in an attempt to directly block Yuan Shu's army in the northern part of Yuzhou.At this time, if Yuan Shu would listen to the advice of his counselors, he would be able to reach Pingyu City before Cao Bao, and then return to Shouchun safely.

It's just a pity that this time Yuan Shu didn't know where he took the wrong medicine, but he was determined to fight the Xuzhou army.This is a pain for the counselors under Yuan Shu. It is an indisputable fact that the fighting power of Yangzhou soldiers is not as good as that of Xuzhou soldiers.Coupled with the new defeats of these Yangzhou soldiers, how can they be as good as the Xuzhou soldiers who have just left the army?
"Lord Yan, if my lord really wants to fight the Xuzhou army, how can we fight? My lord, think about it quickly and see if there is any way to persuade my lord to return to Shouchun." Yuan Huan was also anxious at this time, Yuan Shu usually Although he didn't like to talk to them very much, he didn't neglect them after all.What's more, Yuan Huan and Yuan Shu are a family, so they should be considered for Yuan Shu.At this time, Yuan Huan was really helpless, so he came to ask Yan Xiang for advice.

Yan Xiang glanced at Yuan Huan, smiled helplessly, and said, "Even Yuan Changshi can't think of a way, how can I come up with a clever plan? Now that my lord is determined to fight Cao Bao, I'll wait." Think carefully about how to win this game."

"Alas..." Yuan Huan could only sigh helplessly after hearing what Yan Xiang said.Since Yuan Shu couldn't be persuaded to retreat quickly, he could only fight this one.Now that Yan Xiang has thought of this level, maybe Yan Xiang has a plan, so Yuan Huan asked: "Does Master Yan have a plan?"

"I have some thoughts, and I would like to ask Yuan Changshi to give me some pointers." After being modest, Yan Xiang began to say: "Cao Bao sent troops from Pengcheng, and now he has occupied Xiang County. The next step must be Qiao County. With Li Feng Sitting in Qiao County, there will naturally be no problems in a short period of time. It’s just that the people of Yuzhou are not yet determined, and Qiao County will lose if it stays for a long time. What we have to do is to rush to Qiao County as soon as possible, and compete with the Xuzhou Army in Qiao County. "

After finishing speaking, Yan Xiang looked at Yuan Huan, hoping that Yuan Huan could find some loopholes from it.Of course, Yan Xiang still hopes that there are no flaws, so that it can be said that he has not missed anything.

After Yuan Huan listened to Yan Xiang's words, he thought about it for a while, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands and shouted: "Okay! Okay! Master Yan is indeed very resourceful. In the decisive battle in Qiao County, our army surrounded the city. It can be said to occupy a favorable location. With this condition, our army will definitely win!"

When Yan Xiang heard Yuan Huan highly praised his plan, he also had a smug smile on his face.It's not that Yan Xiang intentionally wanted to show off in front of Yuan Huan, but that he was happy because his plan was approved by the other party.

After the two reached an agreement, they immediately went to Yuan Shu and told Yuan Shu about the plan.It's just that when the two found Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu was really listening to Yang Hong flattering him in the room.

"My lord, if my lord wants to fight with the Xuzhou army, please order the army to set off as soon as possible and rush to Qiao County." Yan Xiang was in a good mood, but when he saw Yang Hong, his face dropped, so he turned to Yuan Shu The tone of his words was a bit harsh.

Yuan Shu didn't care about Yan Xiang's tone of voice, anyway, in his opinion, Yan Xiang's tone of speech has always been like this.It was Yan Xiang's words that caught Yuan Shu's attention. Although Yuan Shu and Yang Hong talked happily just now, Yang Hong was flattering him after all, but Yuan Shu was not happy because Yang Hong had been persuading him to retreat from Pingyu as soon as possible while flattering him. .But now that Yan Xiang said that he could fight the Xuzhou Army in Qiao County, Yuan Shu naturally became energetic.

"Master Yan, tell me quickly, why did you go to Qiao County to fight the Xuzhou army? Master Yan has a plan?" Yuan Shu sat up straight, looked at Yan Xiang and asked hastily.

Yan Xiang uttered the words of the previous conversation with Yuan Huan, which made Yuan Shushi very happy.If it was according to what Yan Xiang said, then he would definitely be able to win a big victory before going back, so he would not lose face.After all, withdrawing troops after a victory and withdrawing troops after a big defeat are different concepts.

"Okay, Master Yan deserves to be wise and scheming, okay!" Yuan Shu immediately praised Yan Xiang after hearing what Yan Xiang said.

And Yang Hong, who was beside Yuan Shu, was also thinking about Yuan Shu, hoping that Yuan Shu could withdraw his troops.But now that there is a better plan, Yang Hong will not continue to mention the withdrawal of troops.But Yang Hong would not allow himself not to be praised in front of Yuan Shu.After Yan Xiang's words flashed through Yang Hong's mind, Yang Hong also said to Yuan Shu: "This plan is really good! My lord, if we follow Master Yan's plan, then our army will be defeated in Qiao County." The Xuzhou Army. In this way, even if our army retreats after defeating the Xuzhou Army, we will be able to gain an advantage against the Xuzhou Army in the future."

Yuan Shu was even more happy after hearing Yang Hong's words.The topic that Yangzhou soldiers are not as good as Xuzhou soldiers has been around for a long time, and in fact this is also true.But as long as the Yangzhou soldiers can defeat the Xuzhou army this time, the Yangzhou soldiers will not have a psychological burden in their hearts when the two armies meet in the future.Zhiya won once, who cares how you won?

"Okay, then according to Lord Yan's book, order the army to pack up and set off immediately." Yuan Shu also didn't want to stay in this place, whether there was a victory in this place, not to mention facing the possibility of chasing by the imperial army at any time.When they withdrew their troops, a scout reported that tens of thousands of reinforcements had arrived in Yangdi City.

After Cao Bao occupied Xiangxian County, he felt that Yangzhou soldiers were vulnerable. In order to celebrate Xiangxian County, which occupied less than [-] defenders, Cao Bao stayed here for two days to celebrate the victory.

However, Li Feng, who was guarding Qiao County, used these two days to continuously transfer the soldiers stationed in various places back to Qiao County.Qiao County is the administrative seat of Yuzhou, and has a lot of grain reserves, but Li Feng is not worried about the lack of grain.In addition, the city of Qiao County is high and deep, and it is tens of thousands of times more difficult to attack than Yangdi City, which was stationed by the imperial army before.Li Feng took advantage of Cao Bao's two-day stay for celebrations, plus the [-] soldiers stationed in Qiao County, Li Feng transferred back nearly [-] troops from various places stationed in Yuzhou, which was equivalent to half of the troops stationed in Yuzhou.

The battle of Qiao County is imminent, but the attitudes of the two sides are very different.One side is self-willed and arrogant; while the other side is fighting hard, ready to fight, and even reinforcements are coming at any time.Although Cao Bao brought more soldiers than Yuan Shujun had left, the odds of winning were far lower than Yuan Shujun's.

The war has not yet begun, but the end can already be predicted.

(End of this chapter)