Inside Shouchun City.
When Yuan Shu learned that Qiao Rui had been captured alive by Zhang Xiu and that his troops were approaching the city, his pale face turned pale again with fear.
Now Cao Cao's allied forces of 100,000 troops are besieging Shouchun City. If the city is broken, he will die in the city. He is extremely frightened. He suddenly thinks of his general Ji Ling, and then thinks that he is already stationed in Lujiang. He also thinks of Yan Xiang. It was clear that Yan Xiang had also left him.
In an instant, like an invertebrate with its skeleton removed, he collapsed on the bed.
Recalling Yan Xiang's hard persuasion at that time, he felt extremely regretful. Then he recalled that Ji Ling had entered the palace a few days ago and persuaded him with tears to give up the throne and resume his status as a Han minister, but he scolded him instead.
At that time, Ji Ling expressed disapproval of his proclaiming the emperor. After proclaiming the emperor, Yuan Shu only gave him the title of general without promotion power, and gave the position of general to Yang Hong.
When thinking about this, Yuan Shu covered his face and became sad.
Now he regretted everything. His loyal ministers like Yan Xiang and Ji Ling had left him. He was eager to claim that he was a loner, but now he was truly a loner. He felt a burst of coldness, and then felt that the bed under him became cold, and then the whole room also became cold. Then, he felt that the huge Shouchun City became cold, and each one became cold and infiltrating.
He couldn't help chattering his teeth, and hugged his body tightly, feeling that the whole world was cold and heartless.
At this time, a rush of footsteps came from the door, and then he heard a cold voice: "Your Majesty, Cao Cao's coalition troops are approaching the city. Shouchun City is in danger. Please command your Majesty to command Lin's army to cross the Huaihe River to avoid the enemy for the time being."
This was the voice of the general Yang Hong who he instructed.
Yang Hong's voice did not pull him out of the cold world, but it also lifted his spirits a little and asked: "Who will be left behind in Shouchun City when we cross the Huaihe River south?"
When he arrived, Yang Hong had already thought of a countermeasure: "Your Majesty, Shouchun has been flooded and droughted for many years, and everyone is short of food. Cao's army has come from afar, and there is not much food and grass. There is no way to collect food and grass locally. All we need to do is order Li Feng, Lejiu, and Liang Gang." , General Chen Ji divided his troops into 100,000 troops and just held on to Shouchun. After more than a month, Cao's army will run out of food and something will happen."
Yuan Shu said without hesitation: "Just follow the general's instructions, pack up the storehouse quickly, and leave the city to cross the river."
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Others didn't know that Yuan Shu wanted to flee with his belongings, but Zhang Xiu, who came from later generations, knew.
The soldiers and horses were stationed behind the west gate. Zhang Xiu immediately ordered Wei Yan to lead three thousand cavalry to quietly leave Shouchun City under the cover of night and head towards the Huaihe River.
The four armies were besieging the city, and Cao Cao was in charge, preparing to begin the siege tomorrow.
The army began to build siege engines.
Yuan Shu wanted to cross the Huai River and head to Huainan. The fastest route was to attack the defenders at the south gate at night and take advantage of the chaos to leave the city.
The commander of the southern city gate garrison is Lu Bu.
Lu Bu was arrogant and arrogant. The siege of the city by the four armies made him feel that Yuan Shu in the city was already a turtle in the urn. He only waited until the city was broken tomorrow and killed Yuan Shu, so that he could enjoy the fruits of promotion and promotion.
Let the general Wei Xu lead his troops to keep watch at will.
After Wei Xu arranged his men, he went to drink and chat with Song Xian and other friends.
Late at night.
Yuan Shu assembled 30,000 imperial troops and arranged the soldiers to defend the city. He secretly opened the south gate in the dim night and headed towards Lu Bu's military stronghold.
When he was at the top of the city, he observed the situation of the military stronghold guarded by generals on all sides.
In the military stronghold of Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Zhang Xiu, the night watchers came back and walked around. There were many rangers rushing past outside the stronghold from time to time, making it difficult to successfully attack the camp. On the other hand, looking at Lu Bu's military camp, Zhang Liao's troops on the right were cautious and careful, but Lu Bu's tent was relaxed.
Yang Hong first approached with 3,000 cavalry and then supervised Lu Bu's camp. The 20,000 infantrymen from behind slowly approached, and at the same time there were dozens of carriages. The carriages pulled heavy objects, and the wheels pressed two long wheel marks on the ground.
After Yuan Shu's carriage approached, Yang Hong mounted his horse, brandished his sword, and suddenly rushed out of the darkness. Yuan's army rushed into Lu Bu's camp in an instant.
In an instant, Lu Bu's army was in chaos.
Zhang Liao woke up and immediately organized his troops to go to Lu Bu's military tent to protect the leader. At the same time, Gao Shun led a group of troops to cut off Yuan's army from the side. However, the battlefield was in chaos and it was dark. No one knew who was there except the general. Who is the enemy and who is a comrade? It's a free-for-all.
Yuan Shu and his army took advantage of the chaos to escape from Lu Bu's tent and headed towards the Huaihe River.
After rushing out, 18,000 of the 30,000 troops were left. Yang Hong was the cavalryman. He arrived at the Huaihe River first and prepared a boat. When Yuan Shu arrived, he first asked Yuan Shu to get on the boat to cross the river, and then asked the sergeants to get on the boat. While nervously carrying his belongings.
When only seven or eight boxes of more than thirty boxes of belongings were packed, the rumble of horse hooves sounded like thunder in the dark night, causing everyone who was still on the north bank to panic. How could anyone care about Yuan Shu's treasure? They crowded onto the boat one after another and fled to the south bank for their lives.
When Yang Hong heard the sound of horse hooves, his face turned pale with fright. He dropped the box he was about to lift, stumbled onto the boat, and screamed: "Quick! Row the boat!"
The ship immediately started moving and sailed away from the north shore. Looking at the cavalry that appeared in front of him and then disappeared into the darkness, Yang Hong's heart seemed to be beating again in his chest. As for Yuan Shu's treasure, he can no longer take care of it.
Wei Yan didn't know why Zhang Xiu ordered him to come to the Huaihe River. He only told him that there were several boxes of treasures by the Huaihe River and asked him to pick them up.
Full of doubts, he took three thousand cavalry to the Huaihe River for a walk. They wandered around for most of the night in a sleepy state, but did not see the boxes of treasures Zhang Xiu mentioned. When he was about to go back, he suddenly heard movement at the south gate of the city. He immediately drove his horse to Huaibei Ferry.
Sure enough, he saw a large number of Yuan's troops crossing the river, so he fought out. By the time they reached the shore, Yuan's troops were frightened and they all piled into the boats and sailed toward the other side, leaving a dozen large boxes on the spot.
Wei Yan immediately realized that these were the boxes of treasures Zhang Xiu had mentioned.
He immediately ordered the army to drive away the carriage pulling the box, walked for a distance along the Huaihe River, and then crossed the Huaihe River toward Huoshan. On the way, Wei Yan curiously opened the gap in the box next to him and saw that in the darkness, flashing A golden light emitted, and he immediately pressed down on the box.
It’s really a golden treasure! The heart beat faster involuntarily.
Wei Yan couldn't help but exclaim in his heart: "My lord is truly a god!"
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Yuan Jun attacked the camp in the middle of the night, but did not cause much damage to Lu Bu's camp.
After all, the purpose of Yuan's army was not to fight, but to cross the river through Lu Bu's camp. After Yuan's army was defeated, Lu Bu, Zhang Liao and others reacted and immediately organized their cavalry to chase towards the Huaihe River.
When they arrived at the Huai River, Wei Yan had already left the Huai River ferry and crossed the Huai River at another ferry upstream.
Looking at the shadow of Yuan Jun's boat gradually receding in the darkness, Lu Bu's face turned blue with anger. Zhang Xiu had just won the jackpot today, but he was attacked by Yuan Shu and fled to Huainan. This was simply a shame for him.
But Lu Bu was from the Northern Army and did not know the nature of water and did not dare to pursue him. He could only watch the opponent's ship disappear into the darkness.
It was dawn the next day.
Cao Cao had already learned that Yuan Shu had breached Lu Bu's camp and fled to Huainan. He sneered and said, "Lü Bu! How can a brave but foolhardy man be of great use? Even if Yuan Shu is gone, Lu Bu will attack the city with all his strength." Defeat Shouchun City."
Lu Bu originally did not want to use his own troops to attack the city, but he felt guilty, so he could only order Gao Shun, Wei Xu, and Song Xian to lead 10,000 people to attack the city.
Lu Bu mainly attacked the south gate, while Liu Bei and Cao Cao pretended to attack.
Because Zhang Xiu was a cavalryman, he only ordered his troops to shoot arrows at the city instead of attacking it.
