A week later, Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao returned from their mission. Zhang He also sent someone to report that he had received the food and grass from Jizhou, and he was reunited with Xu You, and he would be back in about ten days. Please rest assured, my lord.
But there was still no news about Zhen Yan and Wen Chou, which made Yuan Shao very worried. Something must have happened.
So they called Zhao Yun over to discuss and asked him and Yuan Fang to go to Wuji to see what happened to them.
Prefect's Mansion, Council Hall. Zhao Yun arrived, bowed and sat in his seat.
Yuan Shao took the lead and said, "There is no news about Mr. Zhen Yan and General Wen Chou yet. I am very worried and want you to go with Yuan Fang to see what happened to them. I wonder if Zilong is willing?" ?".
When Zhao Yun heard that his lord had a mission to arrange, he immediately asked without hesitation and said, "Yun is willing to accept the order and go to Wuji to pick up Mr. Zhen and General Wen."
As expected, Zhao Yun had general knowledge and unparalleled benevolence and righteousness, which made Yuan Shao very happy.
"In that case, Zilong, please pack up and set off with Yuan Fang as soon as possible."
"It's my lord"
As soon as Zhao Yun's voice of agreement fell, he heard a burst of noise outside.
"Brother, let me in quickly. Something bad is going on. Go and save Mr. Zhen."
A voice said urgently, it sounded like Wen Chou's.
Yuan Shao was shocked and thought to himself, something big must have happened.
He shouted to Yan Liang outside the door, "This is General Wen Chou, let him in quickly."
After a while, Wen Chou walked in with Yan Liang's support. He looked in poor condition and felt a bit overworked. There were bloodstains everywhere on his armor and weapons. It seemed like he had been through a big battle.
Arriving in front of his lord, Wen Chou pushed Yan Liang away, knelt on the ground, touched his head to the ground, and said in a hoarse voice, "Wen Chou deserves to be damned. He lost the food and grass, and Mr. Zhen also fell into the hands of the bandits. Please send troops as soon as possible to rescue Mr. Zhen." , otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.”
What? Yuan Shao stood up in shock and signaled Wen Chou to speak slowly from the beginning.
So Wen Chou sat down on the ground and spoke to Yuan Shao and the others.
It turned out that after Wen Chou defeated the fake officers and soldiers, he just wanted to pack up his supplies and leave as soon as possible.
When they saw an infinite number of troops arriving in front of them, Wen Chou and the others knew that they were enemies rather than friends.
When they arrived, as expected, it was Li Damu who arrived with five thousand troops and horses to support them.
Seeing that his men were defeated and many brothers died, he was not happy at that time. He led his men and horses straight to Zhen Yan and his friends, preparing to kill them and avenge his brothers.
Li Damu rode out of the battle, pointed at Wen Chou and the others, and said angrily, "Originally I only planned to cut off some food and grass, but you dare to kill my brothers, now you all go to hell. Kill me brothers."
After saying that, Zhen Yan and the others took the lead and killed them without waiting for their reaction.
"Kill them"
"Kill them"
"Kill them"
The Montenegrin Army, seeing how brave their commander-in-chief was, started to follow him and followed him with shouts.
When Wen Chou saw the enemy troops approaching, he became very arrogant. He refused to accept it at that time. He picked up the weapon and wanted to go forward and stab them to pieces.
When Zhen Yan saw it, he stopped him and said, "The enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered. General Wen, don't be impulsive. It's better to break out of the encirclement quickly."
"No, what will happen to the food and fodder when we leave? Besides, I can't do such a thing as escaping from the battlefield," Wen Chou argued unhappily.
Seeing that the thief was about to be killed, Zhen Yan said anxiously, "General, you have to put important things first. My lord asked you to listen to my arrangements before leaving, now listen to me."
Wen Chou was a little frustrated, so he said helplessly, "Okay, I'll listen to you. Just do whatever you say."
Seeing Wen Chou's surrender, Zhen Yan said to the crowd, "The thieves' army is so powerful that we cannot linger. Everyone, please escape with me."
After what happened just now, the guards were very convinced of Zhen Yan and naturally followed the order to escape with Zhen Yan.
So Zhen Yan abandoned the food and grass, took Wen Chou and others, and ran towards the Bohai Sea. He waited until he met his lord before returning to take back the food and grass.
Before they could fight, Zhen Yan and the others retreated. Seeing that there was a lot of food and grass, the Montenegrin army abandoned them and came to plunder the food and grass.
Li Damu repeatedly warned them to avenge their dead brothers, but no one responded. They all belonged to his brothers, and it was hard to get angry. He could only helplessly order the food and grass to be transported back to the stronghold.
Facing the fleeing figures of Zhen Yan and the others, he cursed and said, "Damn it, good luck to you, I'll let you go today."
In one breath, everyone ran for more than ten miles. They stopped when they saw that there were no pursuers behind them.
Looking back, there were less than a hundred people left. Zhen Yan asked everyone to take a rest. On the way, everyone obeyed the order and dismounted to rest.
When they arrived, Wen Chou followed. Seeing that he still had a little complaint, Zhen Yan didn't take it seriously and said, "General Wen, you are very skilled in martial arts. Please go ahead and inform the lord to lead an army to meet us."
After hearing what he said, Wen Chou was no longer angry and asked, "Sir, why are we separated? Let's go back together. When we see the lord, we will come back for revenge."
Wen Chou was very puzzled and didn't understand. Seeing his confusion, Zhen Yan explained: "Firstly, we are conspicuous in large numbers, and now we are in the area of influence of bandits, so it is easy for trouble to happen. Secondly, it is difficult for me to have food and grass robbed." I will find a way to get it back if I take the blame.”
Wen Chou wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Zhen Yan, who urged him to leave as soon as possible.
Wen Chou was not very happy and was still a little hesitant. Seeing his delay, Zhen Yan pretended to be angry and said, "This is a military order, leave quickly, otherwise none of us will be able to leave."
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a very wild sound ringing in his ears.
"Haha, none of you can leave."
Everyone was startled and looked up, only to see a somewhat sinister guy approaching with five thousand troops.
When I walked in, I saw that it belonged to Guo Daxian. This guy was very scheming. After Li Damu led the Montenegrin army down the mountain, he secretly followed him, lying in ambush on the way to the Bohai Sea, waiting for the troops to move the reinforcements.
No, hard work pays off, and the wait is finally here.
Before everyone could rest, they saw that the enemy troops had arrived again and blocked their retreat. They felt a chill in their hearts and wanted to give up resistance.
Seeing that this secret was not good, Zhen Yan raised his sword and shouted, "If you don't resist now, you will die. If you resist, you will die. In the worst case, you will die. If you have the courage, let me kill you. If you die, I will help you."
After hearing this, everyone was a little excited. Zhen Yan signaled with his eyes that Wen Chou would find an opportunity to rush out, move reinforcements, and avenge us.
So he should go out first and lead everyone to kill the bandits.
When Guo Daxian saw about a hundred people, he dared to come and die. He smiled contemptuously and said, "If you are not afraid of death, I will help you."
After saying that, he ordered his men to surround them and kill them.
In less than a minute, everyone was dying, lying down, and there were not many people left.
Wen Chou found the right opportunity, faced the weak point of the Montenegrin Army, and fought hard to break out of the encirclement.
Looking back, Zhen Yan was hit by a sword on his horse, and fell down. He was surrounded by people, and he didn't know whether he was alive or dead.
Wen Chou was burdened with a heavy responsibility, so he had no choice but to endure the pain and cry, turned his head, and ran towards the Bohai Sea to move reinforcements and then come back to rescue his husband.
Seeing that they could not stop him, the enemy gave up the pursuit, so Wen Chou was able to escape. He ran non-stop for seven days and nights before reaching the Bohai Sea.
