Seeing Yuan Shang's anger, all the three court pillars in Hebei dared not say anything. Pang Ji came out to smooth things over and said: "Several generals have tried their best. This city is indeed difficult to attack."
"Although Zang Hong hasn't fought many battles, his defense of the city is surprisingly watertight. This is also an oversight by Ji, and I'm really ashamed."
Yuan Shang waved his hand, "Don't mention anything else. I just want to know, is there any good way to capture Dongwuyang now?"
Pang Ji pondered for a moment, "Now it seems that we can only surround them and wait for them to run out of food."
Yuan Shang said decisively: "How long will it take?"
"As little as three months, as much as more than half a year," Pang Ji replied.
Yuan Shang stood up and walked around the tent, "No, it's too slow!"
"If this continues, the Black Mountain Passage from Jizhou to Bingzhou will be completely occupied by Yuan Xi!"
The Black Mountain Passage leading to Bingzhou is extremely important to Yuan Shang. This is related to Yuan Shang's plan to persuade Yuan Shao to send his own people to Bingzhou to occupy the territory and echo with Jizhou.
Although Bingzhou looks poor, it has the fertile Hetao Plain and a large number of war horses and cavalry. If he takes the Southern Huns into his hands, he can form a huge cavalry in a short time!
But if Yuan Xi is defeated, things will be different.
Although they are both members of the Yuan family, Yuan Shang knows that he has offended Yuan Xi severely. If the other party takes over Black Mountain, he will definitely cause trouble for him.
If Yuan Xi captured the Hetao Plain in front of him, he would most likely snatch away those war horses. Even if he couldn't take them away, depending on the opponent's character, he would probably kill them directly, leaving him with nothing to gain.
Thinking of this, Yuan Shang was a little anxious. He once mentioned in front of Yuan Shao that Yuan Xi had different intentions, but Yuan Shao told Yuan Shang not to mention it again on the grounds that it was groundless.
As Yuan Shang's counselor, Pang Ji naturally knew that Yuan Shang was troubled, and said: "If you really want to go to Montenegro, it's not a bad idea. There is no need for so many people here."
"You can definitely leave a general to sit here and divide your troops to attack the Black Mountain bandits."
After hearing this, Yuan Shang hesitated, "My father asked me to capture Dongwuyang, but now I retreat before the battle. What does my father think of me?"
"Besides, the Black Mountain Army is not easy to deal with. My father didn't wipe it out all those years ago. What if I go there rashly now and suffer defeat?"
Pang Ji thought that Yuan Shang's problem was that he was too forward-thinking and could not make up his mind. He wanted everything but could not get anything.
According to Pang Ji's idea, Yuan Shang has now succeeded as the head of the family, and his biggest enemy is Yuan Tan. He should target Yuan Tan with all his strength. Why bother creating extraneous problems and making enemies everywhere?
He sighed and said: "Sir, this opportunity is not to be missed."
"Right now, Master Xianyi and the Black Mountain Army have fought so hard that no one can retreat. As long as Master Xianyi joins, he will definitely be able to dominate the situation."
"Is there any better opportunity than this?"
After hearing this, Yuan Shang thought for a long time, finally made up his mind and said: "I understand!"
He pointed at Gao Lan: "You" he paused, "are responsible for the siege of Dongwuyang!"
Gao Lan quickly said: "The last general will take orders."
He muttered in his heart, is this because he doesn't trust himself?
Also, my wife is from the Zhen family, so it’s strange that I am not under suspicion.
It's better to stay here, lest there will be a conflict between Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang, and he will not be able to deal with himself.
Yuan Shang pointed at Wen Chou and Zhang He, "The two generals are following me to Montenegro and entering through the Weijun pass!"
After Wen Chou and Zhang He heard this, they all raised their hands and said, "Take the order!"
Pang Ji also wanted to suggest that he talk to Yuan Xitong first, but he was afraid that Yuan Shang would start to hesitate again after he said it, so he thought to himself that he should wait and see the situation before talking.
After all, Black Mountain is too critical. No matter what, occupying part of it first and opening a safe passage to Bingzhou is the top priority.
In Juancheng, the capital of Yanzhou, which belongs to Dongjun and is separated by the Yellow River from Dongwuyang, Cao Cao is also convening his advisers to discuss.
It didn't look good on everyone's face. Cao Jun was good at mobile combat in the wild. Using speed and time to encircle a point for reinforcements were his strengths, but he was mediocre when it came to siege.
Cao's army's weapons, baggage and other siege supplies were far inferior to those of Jizhou's rich and powerful people, so they spent most of their time attacking the city with their lives. Qingzhou's soldiers were rebellious and quite resistant to this kind of thing, so much so that even now Chen Liu is still Didn't win.
Cao Cao said: "Now that the Yuan family is being dragged to Heishan and Dongwuyang, it is a great opportunity to welcome the emperor."
"Yuan Shu is also sending troops to Sili. It will be too late until the emperor returns to Luoyang!"
"But Chen Liu is blocking the way to Hanoi. What can I do?"
Xun Yu said: "Chen Liu is not worthy of the Dao, why not just go around?"
Cheng Yu said: "Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao also know military affairs. What will happen if they cut off our food routes when our main force passes through?"
After hearing this, Xun You said, "How about another way?"
After everyone heard this, they were confused, how to change it?
Xun You said slowly: "I heard that Yuan Shang is besieging Dongwuyang. He is facing the same problem as us. The city cannot be taken down."
"But I'm afraid he won't be able to bear it anymore. Yuan Xi has recently defeated the front army of the Montenegro Army and will break into the hinterland of the Montenegro Army soon. Yuan Shang will not sit idly by and ignore it. He will definitely divide his troops to go to Montenegro."
"We can now show our goodwill to him and promise him huge profits. If he agrees, we can send troops north from Juancheng, cross the Yellow River, and enter Hanoi from Weijun."
"In this case, with Yuan Shang's guarantee, our grain route will not have to go through Chenliu, so we will have no worries."
Everyone's eyes lit up after hearing this. The method Xun You said sounded feasible!
Cheng Yu mused: "Our relationship with Jizhou is not good now, I'm afraid Yuan Shang may not agree."
Xun You gave Cheng Yu a meaningful look and said, "As long as you take action, I believe you will succeed immediately."
Cheng Yu's heart skipped a beat and he thought, could Xun You have guessed something?
He couldn't help but look at Cao Cao, but Cao Cao seemed not to notice Cheng Yu and said to everyone: "Now the Bai Bo bandits are holding the emperor hostage and plotting evil. Every time I think about this, I can't sleep or eat well."
"No matter what we do, we must rush to Luoyang as soon as possible to welcome the emperor!"
"Before this, other things can be put aside."
"So I decided to send a letter to Yuan Shang immediately to make peace with him."
"In order to save the emperor from danger and help the Han Dynasty, everything is worth it!"
After hearing this, Xun Yu burst into tears with excitement and said, "Ming Gong is wise!"
Everyone bowed to Cao Cao one after another. When Xun You looked at Xun Yu's kneeling figure, a meaningful look appeared on his face.
After Cao Cao waited for everyone to leave, he left several counselors behind. After discussing for most of the night, a sealed letter was carried by a messenger and sent to each place.
Dong Wuyang, Hanoi, and even Montenegro.
The war in Montenegro suddenly attracted the attention of the princes of the world and became a whirlpool.
For a whirlpool, the eye of the storm is the most peaceful place. Yuan Xi has now advanced for more than a hundred miles and is stuck in the middle of the Black Mountain near the central pass, but he has begun to set up camp and cannot leave.
He knew that if he went deeper into enemy territory, the logistics supply route would be stretched, and the Montenegrin Army would definitely find ways to deal with it.
At that time, as long as the Montenegrin Army sends a few troops over the mountains to harass the grain roads, their own side will be exhausted.
So he cautiously stopped more than 200 miles away from the hinterland of Montenegro, and then began to cut trees eastward, clear the mountain roads, and open up a road to Jizhou.
In this case, the grain road in Youzhou can go from Youzhou south to Jizhou, and then turn west to Heishan, without passing through the Heishan Pass. The safety will undoubtedly be improved a lot.
Yuan Xi's move was unexpected by the Montenegrin Army. They originally thought that Yuan Xi would take advantage of the victory and approach the Montenegrin base camp, so they had already reduced their troops to defend. But now the opponent has stopped moving forward, which makes the Montenegrin Army extremely uncomfortable.
Especially Zhang Yan. When he got the news, he thought that Ju Shou and Zhao Yun were going to take the retreat of the Black Mountain Army, so he personally led his troops to intercept it.
In the end, the attack was in vain. Zhao Yun Jushou's troops and horses turned around outside the Black Mountain and disappeared!
When Zhang Yan was puzzled, news came that the front army on the North Road was defeated by Yuan Xi, and almost the entire army was wiped out. Even Yang Feng's whereabouts were unknown!
Hearing the news, Zhang Yan became even more panicked and quickly led his troops northward.
Over the years, he has suffered successive defeats and has long lost his former vigor.
Moreover, these defeats were all caused by the Yuan family. Whether it was Yuan Shao's revenge for the Black Mountain Army's sneak attack on Yecheng, or his aid to Gongsun Zan who was repelled in three directions, Zhang Yan was delayed a lot.
Especially the fierce tiger from the Yuan family made Zhang Yan gnash her teeth with anger.
The Northern Route Army was completely annihilated by him twice!
It may be said that the other groups were able to escape unscathed, but those who attacked Beixin City always lost their lives. Even Yang Feng, whose martial arts skills were no less than his own, was defeated, and his whereabouts are still unknown!
What Zhang Yan is most uneasy about right now is that he cannot figure out the true purpose of the Youzhou Army.
If Yuan Xi established a stronghold in the north to open a road in order to fight a protracted war and slowly wear himself out, where did the soldiers and horses led by Ju Shou Zhao Yun go?
Zhang Yan thought of Wei Qinghuo's precedent of running thousands of miles to attack the Huns' court, and couldn't help but feel fearful. Is the other party targeting him?
He picked up a secret letter at hand and read it again and again, but still couldn't make up his mind.
If, as the letter said, he could help welcome the emperor, he would be able to make a comeback and gain greater power and territory.
But correspondingly, he may have to give up the Montenegrin Army base camp. If he loses the bet, he will have nothing.
And the risk of this matter is not small. The Black Mountain Army seems to be on the same page as the Baibo Bandits, but in fact they are taking two completely different paths in private.
Now that Bai Bojun has taken control of the emperor, can he really benefit from going there?
There was a war between heaven and man in his heart, but at this moment, a sergeant came in and said: "Chief Yang is back!"
Zhang Yan was shocked when she heard that Yang Feng was still alive?
Previously, the front army of the Black Mountain Army was defeated by the Youzhou Army. Several leaders fled back with hundreds of defeated generals, saying that Yang Feng went to kill the fierce tiger but did not come back.
Yang Feng is one of the top masters in the Black Mountain Army, and Zhang Yan is the person entrusted by others to take care of. If she dies,
When he saw Yang Feng later, his condition was so miserable that Zhang Yan couldn't believe his eyes.
(End of chapter)
