The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 257
Chapter 260 IX Zhao Yun Asks for Help

The army led by Zhao Yun was very fast. They played Yuan Xi's banner all the way, and everywhere they went, they looked forward to the flag and surrendered. It was not because Yuan Xi's reputation was so high, but because Zhao Yun's army came so fiercely, and those officials surrendered when they saw it clearly. It is Yuan Shao's second son, so it is not considered a defection to the enemy, and it is good to save face to the outside world.

Within five days, Zhao Yun's army arrived under Yecheng. Now there are only 1000 defenders in Yecheng, but there are counselors in command. Zhao Yun originally wanted to swindle and open the gates of Yecheng. He didn't want to be seen through by the judges. In turn, Zhao Yun was ambushed, causing Zhao Yun to lose more than [-] soldiers and horses.

"Military division, can you send someone to recruit and judge?" Zhao Yun's military order was to take Yecheng in the shortest possible time, so that Cao Cao's army would have no chance to take advantage of it.

As for the tricks, the judges saw through them at a glance. No matter what method Zhao Yun used, the judges just didn't send people out of the city, leaving Zhao Yun with nothing to do for a while.

But now the defenders of Yecheng are heavily guarded, and it is impossible to storm Yecheng with the few troops in his hands.The only way is to recruit the guards in the city, so Zhao Yun asked Xu You.

"It's difficult. Judging Zhengnan is highly valued by Yuan Shao, and he is Yuan Shao's lonely minister. Yuan Shao has the kindness to know him. It is absolutely impossible for him to dedicate the city to surrender." Xu You still knows a little about judging. I don't think the judge is the kind of person who betrays the Lord and seeks glory.

"Can you let Yuan Xi go to surrender?" Zhao Yun thought of the gains he had made along the way, which were all the effect of Yuan Xi's banner. Now that he encountered a problem, he planned to take out this banner again.

"No, the master of Shenzhengnan is Yuan Shang. Yuan Xi led the lord's army into Jizhou. In fact, he is Yuan Shang's mortal enemy. If Yuan Xi appears before Shenzhengnan, he will be killed by Shenzhengnan." Xu You once again denied Zhao Yun's plan , Yuan Xi is useful to those officials who are afraid of death, but it is difficult to work on such a loyal person as Shenpei.

"In this case, I can only ask the lord for help." Zhao Yun had no other choice, he only had [-] soldiers and horses around him, but there were as many as [-] defenders in Yecheng, and the high walls of Yecheng were easy to defend and difficult to attack. There are counselors like Shenpei sitting in the town, and it is a fool's dream to want to take Yecheng with this little army in hand.

"This is the only ear now." Xu You had no other choice. He had lived in Yecheng for a long time, and he knew something about Yecheng. With Zhao Yun's troops, it was absolutely impossible to capture Yecheng.

Zhao Yun had no choice but to set up camp outside Yecheng, guard carefully, and made people rush to ask Liu Bei in Linzi, Qingzhou for help.

At this time, Guan Yu's army had already confronted Xiahouyuan and Cao Hong's soldiers and horses three times. Although Xiahouyuan's army was blocked, Guan Yu's soldiers and horses were far less than Xiahouyuan's. They are all rare and good generals, and the two armies are at a stalemate, and there is no chance to go to reinforce Zhao Yun.

If you want to defeat Xiahouyuan's soldiers and horses, it will be difficult unless you find a clever plan to destroy them. However, Guan Yu only needs to block Xiahouyuan's soldiers and horses and prevent them from entering Jizhou. Huang Zhong's soldiers and horses take Bingzhou, and the big things will be settled.

Unless Cao Cao wants to fight Liu Bei to the death now, the only option is to retreat. However, when Guan Yu and Xia Houyuan's army were at loggerheads, a shocking news finally reached the ears of the two.

Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor in Nanyang, and announced it to the world. It was rumored everywhere that he was the true son of heaven, which made Guan Yu and others furious. Today, the world is still ruled by the Liu family, and his elder brother Liu Bei is just a general of hussars. What the hell dares to call himself emperor.

"Military Master, now that Yuan Shu is the emperor, what should we do?" Although Guan Yu was angry, he was not a reckless person. Nanyang and Liu Bei were separated by Cao Cao, so Guan Yu and Yuan Shu had nothing to do.

"Hey, it was not a good time for Yuan Shu to proclaim himself emperor, and now all the princes of the world will definitely discuss it together, but our army is blocked by Cao Cao, and it is difficult to march to Nanyang.

Only Cao Cao, Liu Biao, and Lu Bu can attack Yuan Shu, and Cao Cao is so powerful that the land of Nanyang may fall into Cao Cao's hands.We should stand still, and I expect the order of the lord will come soon. "Guo Jia is also very helpless now. Yuan Shu proclaims himself emperor, although Cao Cao will withdraw his troops to attack Nanyang, and Liu Bei will easily get Ji and the two states.

But it will also allow Cao Cao to get the fertile land of Nanyang. Nanyang has a large population and a large area, which is not inferior to the land of Jizhou. If Cao Cao gets Nanyang, it will be more difficult to deal with Cao Cao in the future.

But he has nothing to do. Based on what he knows about Liu Bei, he will definitely order the army to retreat, so that Cao Cao can free up his hands to kill Yuan Shu, a daring guy.

Sure enough, Liu Bei's order came the next day, telling Guan Yu to set up camp on the spot and not send troops to harass Cao Cao's land.

Xia Houyuan also received Cao Cao's military order and led the army to push out of Jizhou quickly, leaving Cao Hong with [-] troops to garrison Chenliu to guard against Guan Yu's army. Xia Houyuan led the remaining troops to Yuzhou to attack Nanyang with Cao Cao.

After Liu Bei received Zhao Yun's request for help, he immediately recruited Chen Ziming to discuss. In the end, Liu Bei asked Chen Ziming to lead [-] troops to support Zhao Yun, take Jizhou as soon as possible, and destroy Yuan Shang's remaining forces.

In Yuzhou, Yingchuan County, Yingyin City, in the meeting hall of the City Lord's Mansion, Cao Cao was anxiously discussing the battle of Nanyang with his advisers and generals.

"My lord, although Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor in Nanyang, his power has not increased but decreased. Yuan Shu is unpopular with the people, and the morale of the army is in turmoil. Most of his officials have fled. Now it is not difficult to attack Nanyang, but it is difficult to defend Nanyang.

According to Zhuowei Bao, Liu Biao of Jingzhou led an army of [-] troops out of Xiangyang, while Lu Bu of Luoyang led [-] troops out of the tiger prison under the banner of the Son of Heaven, and came to Nanyang. The purpose was not only to get rid of Yuan Shu, but also to occupy Nanyang. "Xun You told the movements and goals of Liu Biao in Jingzhou and Lu Bu in Luoyang, which made everyone in the hall discuss.

"Liu Biao and Lu Bu are not ordinary people. I am not afraid of them alone. However, if they join forces, our army may not be able to defeat them. Do you have a good strategy to defeat the enemy?" Cao Cao was not arrogant enough to be the first Second, although he has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in his hands, there must be enough soldiers and horses left in his family to guard against Liu Bei.

Otherwise, when he takes Nanyang and loses his hometown, it will be a big loss, and all the troops he can mobilize are only a few hundred thousand.

Although Lu Bu was a martial artist, it was this martial artist who caused chaos outside the Hulao Pass, so he must not be underestimated.

And Liu Biao is not as simple as it appears on the surface. As soon as Liu Biao rode into Jingzhou, he took a mere year to hold the huge Jingzhou firmly in his hands, and became a prince early on. Even if Liu Biao took it back, it is impossible for Yangzhou to fall into the hands of Sun Ce.

(End of this chapter)