This inspection didn't matter. As expected, he found that the county government office was full of rags, dead grass, tree branches and other flammable materials.
not good!
Wen Chou's tiger body trembled and he immediately shouted,
"Let everyone evacuate immediately!"
"General Wen Chou, let's leave the city for now!"
Zhang He quickly reminded.
The two of them did not dare to delay any longer, so they quickly mounted their horses and ran towards the outside of the city.
But before they could leave the city, they heard someone shouting in the city,
"It's gone, it's gone!"
"Someone come and put out the fire!"
Sounds like this were heard one after another in the city!
Wen Chou and Zhang He turned to look.
That's right, thick smoke is already billowing everywhere in the city.
At this moment, the city was filled with all kinds of flammable materials, but in the blink of an eye, the fire spread quickly, almost covering the entire city!
Wen Chou and Zhang He led a group of personal guards and beat their horses desperately.
Finally, he escaped before the fire sealed the city!
Seeing the fire raging in Baima City, Wen Chou almost cried!
In order to prevent any accidents in the city, after entering the city, he ordered his soldiers to disperse and search the city to prevent Cao's army from hiding inside.
Although he escaped with his life, almost all the soldiers and horses he brought were burned to death in the city!
There was a raging fire not far away, but Zhang He felt a chill in his back.
This Yang Ling is so cunning!
If he hadn't discovered it in time, he might have perished in the fire together with Wen Chou!
Thinking of this, he secretly rejoiced and said to Wen Chou,
"General Wen Chou, let's go back and see the lord, shall we?"
"Okay, everything depends on General Junyi."
After being saved by Zhang He, Wen Chou's attitude towards him was no longer as arrogant as before.
…
Ten miles south of Baima City.
"Sir, why should we give up the white horse?"
Zhou Cang, who is responsible for Yang Ling's personal bodyguard, couldn't help but wonder.
"Well, Yuan Shao has mobilized nearly 200,000 troops in his southward campaign. Do you think we can hold it with just a few men like us?"
Yang Ling asked with a smile.
Zhou Cang thought for a while, shook his head and said,
"cannot."
Although Yang Ling defeated Guo Tu and Chunyu Qiong's 60,000 troops with 30,000 troops.
In the final analysis, it was because of Zhao Yun's bravery that he killed Yan Liang, which was a lot of luck.
If the two sides really open up and fight head-on with real swords and guns, Yang Ling may not be able to defeat Guo Tu.
Although Cao Cao asked Yang Ling to resist Yuan Jun, Yan Liang died, and Yuan Jun must have made a mad counterattack after a massive defeat.
To defend at this time would undoubtedly be a dead end.
"It would be a pity to just give up Baima City to Yuan Shao."
Zhou Cang muttered.
"Brother Zhou Cang, you don't get along with my eldest brother for a short time, and you don't know him well. Is he the kind of person who suffers losses?"
Dian Wei chuckled and said,
"Before we evacuate Baima, my eldest brother has asked us to fill the city with all kinds of flammable objects."
"As soon as Yuan Jun enters the city, he will burn the white horse!"
Zhou Cang was shocked when he heard this.
While they were talking, several scouts came galloping on horseback from a distance.
When they arrived in front of Yang Ling and others, they immediately dismounted and saluted.
"Just now Yuan Jun's 10,000 troops entered Baima City. We immediately followed the orders of General Wu Guan and set fire to the city!"
"Preliminary estimates suggest that more than 8,000 Yuan troops perished in the flames!"
Be good.
When the fire went down, more than 8,000 enemy troops were burned to death?
Everyone was shocked.
Especially Zhou Cang and Pei Yuanshao looked at Yang Ling with even more awe!
These counselors are truly terrifying!
Just using your brain, so cruel!
Fortunately, I was not stubborn at first and chose to surrender directly.
Otherwise, Yang Ling might have arranged some sinister plot waiting for him.
After being amazed, Zhao Yun asked,
"Brother, what are we going to do next?"
Yang Ling thought for a while and analyzed with everyone,
"After Yuan Shao suffered two consecutive losses, he will definitely not be careless next time, but will play steadily and steadily."
"Our military strength is weak, so we should use the essence of guerrilla tactics. When the enemy advances, we retreat, when the enemy is stationed, we harass, when the enemy is tired, we attack, and when the enemy retreats, we pursue."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
the other side.
Yellow River ferry.
When Yuan Shao saw that all his troops had crossed the Yellow River, he no longer hesitated and immediately ordered to rush to Baima.
However, before they arrived at Baima, they saw Wen Chou, Zhang He and Gao Lan retreating in confusion.
His heart sank and he quickly asked,
"What happened to you guys?"
Wen Chou, Zhang He, and Gao Lan looked at each other, but Wen Chou took the initiative and said dejectedly,
"Reporting to my lord, the general was too careless and fell into Cao Jun's conspiracy."
He told in detail how Cao's army evacuated, how he led the army into the city, and then returned with a great defeat after being burned. .
After hearing this, Yuan Shao and his men all gasped!
Pretending to give up on the white horse, he actually sets a trap and burns the white horse!
This Yang Ling...is really vicious!
I'm afraid only the poisonous master Jia Xu deserves to be compared with him!
"Lord, we must not be careless next, we must act steadily!"
Jushou was on the side giving him good advice.
"What you said makes perfect sense."
This time Yuan Shao no longer insisted on his opinion, but nodded with a serious look.
Guo Tu, Shen Pei, Feng Ji and others next to him wanted to refute, but with the example of Wen Chou's defeat in front of them, they couldn't persuade them to say anything else.
"Go ahead and set up camp outside Baima City for the time being."
After Yuan Shao finished his instructions, he pondered for a moment and then said,
"Immediately issue an order to inform the entire army. If anyone can kill Yang Ling, there will be a reward of one thousand taels! If he can be captured alive, he will also be rewarded with a title!"
"In addition, we will also send someone to inform Cao Jun that as long as Yang Ling is willing to come over, his position can be discussed. He will be given as much gold, silver and jewelry as he wants, and he can choose the beauties he wants!"
For Yang Ling, Yuan Shao was willing to offer such conditions, which shows how much he values Yang Ling!
Everyone looked at each other and said nothing, just nodded and accepted the order.
…
In the next few days, Yuan Jun continued to fight steadily, trying to find Yang Ling's main force and launch a thunderous attack.
But Yang Ling understood the essence of guerrilla warfare.
Whenever Yuan's army pressed forward with a large number of troops, he immediately led his troops to retreat.
If Yuan Jun sent out a small patrol force, he would not hesitate to attack them head-on.
After three or five days, Yuan's army lost thousands of men and horses.
This made Yuan Shao furious.
"Brother, we just captured a few prisoners of Yuan's army alive. According to what they said, Yuan Shao has increased the reward for you to ten thousand taels."
Zhao Yun joked and laughed.
"That's right. My head must be worth at least ten thousand taels of gold."
Yang Ling also shook his head and smiled.
After everyone joked and laughed, Zhang Liao said slowly,
"Although some gains have been made in the past few days, Yuan's army has not been injured. When Yuan Shao reacts, he will probably not pay attention to them anymore, but will immediately launch an army and continue southward."
"You are right, but I already have a plan."
Yang Ling smiled confidently.
