Yuan Shao landed in Hebei.
Only when I returned to my hometown of Jizhou did I feel safe.
"Finally home."
Yuan Shao stopped cursing for the time being and got off the boat. His racing heart finally calmed down a little. It was good to be back. He said again: "Go back immediately and gather all the blacksmiths in the four northern states!"
He didn't believe that he was really not as good as Cao Aman.
He wants to prove to everyone that Cao Cao will always be just a younger brother in front of him.
After saying that, he hurriedly went back.
But before they had gone far, a sound of killing was suddenly heard from the front.
"Yuan Shao, take your life!"
Zhang Yan led his more than 10,000 people to rush out from the river bank and charge towards Yuan Shao.
The hatred between the two of them is also quite deep. Yuan Shao often chased Zhang Yan to fight in the past, and when Gongsun Zan was still there, Zhang Yan often harassed Yuan Shao.
For Zhang Yan, this was an opportunity for revenge.
Jia Xu persuaded Zhang Yan to submit to Cao Cao, and then received Cao Cao's arrangements. He first brought his people here to ambush and wait for Yuan Shao to return from crossing the river.
At this time, most of Yuan Shao's escaped army was still crossing the river.
Only a small number of soldiers led Yuan Shao to land. Suddenly they saw Zhang Yan coming to kill, and everyone was shocked.
"Lord, leave quickly!"
Ju Yi first shouted: "Come here, protect the lord and leave, and urge others to cross the river as soon as possible, quickly!"
Yuan Shao was stunned for a while. After he came to his senses, he said angrily: "Zhang Yan, just wait for me!"
He had to run away.
Ju Yi led his troops to stand in front of Zhang Yan's Black Mountain Army.
The boats that were still crossing the river saw Yuan Shao being attacked on the north bank. They all panicked and sped up to follow him.
Yuan Shao fled and was pursued by Zhang Yan.
But the Montenegrin army of more than 10,000 people could not break through the protection of thousands of Ju Yi and others.
Jia Xu was watching nearby, shaking his head and saying: "The Black Mountain Army is still a mob after all. They can be said to be elites among the Yellow Turbans, but in front of the regular army, they are nothing more than that."
In the final analysis, the Montenegrin Army is still a bandit.
They were hiding in Montenegro. There were many people, but they were not strong enough. Some of them didn't even have weapons, so they rushed to the battlefield with sharpened wooden sticks.
Even if they were won over, a surprise attack in Hebei would not bring much harm to Yuan Shao. At most, it would only consume Yuan Shao's strength, nothing more.
"too weak."
When Cao Zhen saw this, he shook his head in disappointment and said, "If it were our soldiers, I'm afraid Yuan Shao would have been captured by us. I would have wanted you to attack Yecheng at first."
Jia Xu said: "More than 10,000 Montenegro troops attacking Yecheng are almost like dying. Even the regular army may not be able to defeat it, let alone the ragtag Montenegro army. It seems that we can't do anything to Yuan Shao and have overestimated the Montenegro army."
Yecheng is a big city.
Especially under Yuan Shao's management, the city was strong and it was not easy to knock it down.
Zhang Yan led his troops and fought for a while.
The remaining ferries finally docked one after another, and soldiers landed and rushed to rescue Yuan Shao.
"Retreat!"
Jia Xu ordered.
"retreat!"
A soldier beside Cao Zhen shouted, and then sounded the order to retreat.
Zhang Yan and the others had to retreat, feeling very upset that they could not kill Yuan Shao even in this way.
But their strength is indeed only this point. It would be abnormal if they killed Yuan Shao.
"Mr. Wenhe, what are we going to do next?"
Zhang Yan asked.
Jia Xu said: "Of course we must cross the river and go south as soon as possible. Yuan Shao's troops have crossed the river. Next, he will definitely concentrate his troops to chase us. If we don't leave, we will die."
Zhang Yan is afraid of death, but also doesn't want to die.
They left quickly.
Yuan Shao's soldiers who crossed the river immediately chased after him, but they could not catch up. They had no choice but to turn back and go back to protect Yuan Shao's safety.
At this time, Yuan Shao was running out of breath.
A Black Mountain bandit dared to join forces with Cao Cao and intercepted him here. Yuan Shao was so angry that he couldn't describe it and ordered: "Send people to chase him. I want to see Zhang Yan's head. Zhang Yan must die!"
After hearing this, Ju Yi and the others could only arrange their troops to pursue him.
After ensuring complete safety, Yuan Shao ordered to return to Yecheng as soon as possible.
After fighting for so many years, this was the first time he felt so embarrassed. There was a breath in his heart that he couldn't vent, and he didn't know how uncomfortable it was to hold it back.
"Jushou and the others are right. You can't fight quickly, you can only consume."
At this time, Yuan Shao finally remembered the goodness of Ju Shou and Tian Feng.
If they can follow their plan, Yuan Shao believes that he will not be defeated. If he continues to fight with Cao Cao, with their background, it will be a matter of minutes to kill Cao Cao.
Yuan Shao regretted it.
After hearing Yuan Shao's words, Guo Tu and the others felt threatened.
"Lord, based on my understanding of Jushu and the others, I'm afraid they are laughing at you right now." Guo Tu said immediately.
"They dare!"
Yuan Shao's face darkened, and he thought this was very reasonable.
He didn't use Ju Sue and Tian Feng's plan, which led to the current failure. Ju Sue and Tian Feng, who were imprisoned, were probably laughing at them.
If it were him, he would definitely laugh at her.
Yuan Shao was imposing his own ideas on Jushou and the others. When he thought about the betrayal of Xu You, he was worried that if he released them, he would betray him and go to Cao Cao. He said angrily: "Come here, take Jushou and Tian Feng in prison." killed!"
In addition to worrying about betrayal, Yuan Shao could not afford to lose face.
Being slapped in the face by Ju and Shou made him feel uncomfortable, so they should die!
Anyway, there is no shortage of counselors around.
When Guo Tu and the others heard this, they shook their heads and smiled. They could really figure out Yuan Shao's thoughts.
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Yecheng prison.
Jushu and his wife were captured and were first taken back to Yecheng and imprisoned.
According to Yuan Shao's idea, after this battle is won, he will come back to deal with them. How to deal with them is not clear.
But at this time, the warden walked in and said: "Two gentlemen, good news."
"What good news?"
Tian Feng asked.
The warden said: "My lord is defeated!"
Hearing this, they didn't find it strange.
With Yuan Shao's character, defeat is normal, but defeating is very difficult.
Jushou smiled bitterly and said, "What kind of good news is this?"
The warden explained: "Although defeat is not good news, but the master did not listen to the two gentlemen's plan and was defeated, then when he comes back, he will definitely invite the two gentlemen out."
Jushou shook his head and said with a smile: "It's difficult! You still don't understand the lord well enough. If we win, we still have a chance to live, but if we lose, we will definitely die."
They slapped Yuan Shao in the face.
Yuan Shao likes his own face the most.
If you return from defeat, you will definitely die.
"how can that be possible?"
The warden said in disbelief.
Tian Feng shook his head and smiled, no longer responding.
Jushou was too lazy to speak anymore and was already ready to wait for death.
Not long after, someone else entered the cell.
"Come here, drag Ju Shou and Tian Feng out and behead them!"
The visitor shouted sharply.
"Did you make a mistake? How is that possible!"
When the warden heard this, he jumped up with excitement. This was impossible.
But it seems that Tian Feng and the others were right. After returning from defeat, they really cannot escape the word "death".
"This is the Lord's order!"
The visitor shouted angrily.
They took the person away regardless of the warden.
