"Report!" The harsh shouting pierced the night, and the sound was very anxious.
The lights in Yuan Shao's mansion were brightly lit.
"Reporting to my lord, there is a large army attacking outside the city. It seems..."
The soldiers who came to report stood uneasily in front of Yuan Shao, panicked.
"Why are you so anxious?!" Yuan Shao, who was wearing sleeping clothes, stared, "What does it look like?"
"It seems... Peicheng is surrounded..." The soldiers cried sadly.
"Surrounded? How many soldiers and horses does the opponent have?" Yuan Shao was shocked and asked quickly.
"According to a rough estimate by the defenders on the city wall, there are about 200,000 enemy troops..." The soldiers' voices were already inaudible.
"Hiss!" Yuan Shao took a breath of air, "Quickly call Tian Feng, Xu You, Guo Tu and Cheng Yu to come over!"
"Here!"
After a while, the four military advisers, who looked a little tired and had obviously not yet woken up, hurried to the main hall of Yuan Shao's mansion. They all looked disheveled and very funny.
"Where did the 200,000 troops come from? Why hasn't the whole of Xuzhou heard the slightest news? Tell me!" There was anger in Yuan Shao's eyes.
Two hundred thousand troops besieged Xiaopei, and I was afraid that I would not be able to survive this time.
"Lord, please don't be impatient. Our current plan is not to figure out why they appear here, but to find a way to deal with the enemy's attack." Xu You said.
"Okay, then tell me, how should we deal with it?" Yuan Shao glared and said angrily.
"This..." Xu You gently stroked the beard on his chin, "Please let me think about it."
Snapped!
Yuan Shao slammed the desk in front of him and said loudly: "What a nonsense! Two hundred thousand troops, but tell me, apart from Luoyang, is there any city in the world that can stop the attack of two hundred thousand troops?!"
"I think my lord, it's better to stick around and wait for help. That's the only way now." Cheng Yu said softly.
"How to hold on?" Yuan Shao asked.
"Send all the sergeants in the city to the four city walls to stand firm, mobilize all the existing city defense equipment, including boiling oil, falling rocks, etc., and store them on the city wall, and then completely block the four city gates, then there will be a glimmer of hope. ." Tian Feng answered at this time.
"Mr. Tian is right. As long as we can persist for three hours, after dawn, Xuzhou will naturally find clues here and send troops to help. By then, Xiaopei's crisis will be solved." Guo Tu also agreed.
"Then what are you waiting for? Let's do it quickly!"
Yuan Shao thought for a moment and then hurriedly gave instructions.
However, Xu You was hesitant to speak at this time.
"Xu You, if you have something to say, say it quickly. Don't be hesitant." Yuan Shao was furious when he looked at him and urged.
"My lord, I just think that this matter is quite fishy. We don't know the other party's details, nor do we know how they can approach the city and deal with it rashly. I'm afraid there's a trick involved..." Xu You cupped his fists and said.
"Then we just sit here and wait to be killed? That's 200,000 troops!" Yuan Shao said angrily.
"Lord, whether the opponent has 200,000 troops or not, I'm afraid it's hard to see clearly on top of the city wall when it's dark. Maybe it's a trick of the enemy." Xu You continued.
"I don't agree with Mr. Xu's words. If the other party is not completely sure, how can he dare to attack the city rashly? Could it be that he thinks his life is too long?" Tian Feng glanced at him sideways, and then said: "Even if the other party If you are so bold, what is your purpose? Is it possible that Chengdu is trying to show off his power under the city? In my opinion, even if this is the case, there is nothing wrong with us being more cautious."
"Okay, there's no need to say any more. I've made up my mind. Let's execute the order quickly." Yuan Shao waved his hand impatiently.
All four of them accepted the order and said no more words.
The whole Peicheng began to panic.
Yuan Shao did not have as many soldiers as he imagined. After the Eighteenth Route Alliance fell apart, he and Yuan Yi returned to Qingzhou Bohai County. At that time, he had more than 100,000 soldiers at his disposal.
Taking advantage of the internal instability in Xuzhou, he sent half of his troops to attack Xuzhou.
Anqiu suffered a lot of damage in the battle, and then returned to Qingzhou for repairs.
Liu Yu's death completely shattered the alliance between him and Gongsun Zan, and before he could catch his breath, Liu Bei arrived.
At that time, Yuan Shao was in a hurry like a lost dog, without even a place to settle down, so he took his subordinates with a group of loyal civil servants and generals, and finally settled in Xiaopei.
At this moment, Yuan Shao had more than 50,000 available troops, which was after adding the original defenders in Xiaopei City.
It has to be said that this fourth generation and the third prince are indeed aggrieved.
However, the reason why Yuan Shao is still not underestimated by everyone in the world is that in addition to his original reputation and identity, what is more important is the eight subordinates under his command who are four civilized and four martial arts.
Civil servants, Xu Youtianfeng, Guo Tucheng Yu.
Military generals, Yan Liang and Wen Chou, Zhang He and Gao Lan.
And these four military generals will also be known as the Four Court Pillars of Hebei in later generations.
Their mission at this moment is to lead the army to guard the four city gates of Xiaopei.
In the middle of the night, Xiaopei is brightly lit.
All the soldiers in the city got busy and began to move to the four city gates and carry supplies.
The city of Xiaopei woke up completely within half an hour.
The people in the city had not experienced war for a long time, and they were all hiding in their homes in fear, watching the firelight and figures moving back and forth on the windows, and were so scared that they did not even dare to breathe.
Yuan Shao's soldiers were extremely efficient. After half an hour, almost all the soldiers were already guarding the four city gates, and at this time, the city gates were completely blocked.
The city returned to silence again.
It's just that the guard force in the city is extremely empty now, and no one has noticed the fast-moving figures hidden in the night.
Half an hour has passed, and Yuan Shao is waiting anxiously in the mansion. More than half an hour has passed since the order was sent, and the news fed back from the four city gates is as usual.
From the initial worry to the current worry, it is not the same.
At the beginning, both Yuan Shao and several military strategists were worried that the enemy must not come in before the defense forces at the four city gates were deployed.
But half an hour later, it was reported that the opponent was still shouting and killing outside the city gate. The formation was fully prepared, but no one was seen starting to attack the city, and naturally no siege equipment was seen.
Now they began to worry about what Xu You once said. Could this enemy have any other intentions?
"Tell me, why haven't the enemy troops attacked yet?" Yuan Shao had already changed his armor and was ready to lead his troops to fight when the enemy invaded the city.
He sat in his seat, looking anxious.
"My lord, this enemy is not sure because he is undecided. I think the longer it takes, the better it will be for us. My lord, you must not be anxious." Tian Feng comforted him.
"Master Tian, I have long said that the enemy may have ulterior motives and must be guarded against. I am afraid that what you say now is untenable." Xu You interjected.
"Hmph, then you should tell me, what is the enemy trying to do, and what should we be on guard against?" Tian Feng stabbed in a neutral tone.
"Okay, okay, stop arguing. I'm bothering you!" Yuan Shao glanced at the two of them complainingly.
"That's right, look at how annoying your lord is!" A voice rang out, and the expressions of all the five people in the room changed drastically.
There was a clang, and the door opened.
Qin Feng, who was dressed in civilian clothes, led a few soldiers under his command and walked in calmly.
"Bold! Who are you, how dare you break into my master's house!" Tian Feng shouted angrily with his eyes wide open.
boom!
The sand hawk sounded.
The distance between the two was extremely close, and a flower of blood instantly bloomed on Tian Feng's forehead. At the same time, blood and brain matter burst out from the back of his head, splattering on the table in front of Yuan Shao.
Unexpectedly, Wang Jianguo actually handed Shaying to Qin Feng before leaving, and he actually took it into the city!
"Easy to say, Qin Feng." Qin Feng didn't expect that the sand eagle was so powerful. His wrists were shaken a little, but he couldn't hide the excitement in his eyes.
"How presumptuous! Come here, come here!" Guo Tu shouted loudly.
boom!
There was another gunshot, and Guo Tu also fell beside Tian Feng, too dead to die.
"Master Yuan's house has been controlled by us. As for the pro-military guards, they are dead. We have to thank the two lying on the ground for their help, otherwise we would not have been able to get in so smoothly." Qin Feng hehehe A smile.
Xu You closed his eyes in frustration. Yuan Shao's head felt dizzy and his body swayed.
"Thank you Mr. Yuan for your help in taking control of this place. This time, half of the goal has been accomplished. We will visit the four city gates one by one. Please let the three adults stay here well." Qin Feng said with a smile.
Immediately afterwards, Qin Feng gave instructions to his followers, asking them to keep an eye on the three adults, then turned around and went straight out of the house.
Five groups of people gathered outside the gate of Yuan Shao's mansion. With the lights in the mansion and the bright night, Qin Feng began to give them orders to attack.
"I don't care what method you use, no matter how you attack, one hour!" Qin Feng stretched out a finger and said coldly to the four ten thousand captains, "I only give you one hour, within one hour , I must capture the four city gates, do you hear me!"
"Here!" The four captains of ten thousand men cupped their fists and cupped their hands and responded in a deep voice.
"The ten thousand people under your command are patrolling the whole city. I don't want to see a soldier wearing armor or official uniform in the city. Do you hear me?!" Qin Feng turned to the last ten thousand captain and said.
"Here!"
"Take action!"
These tens of thousands of people were not wearing armor or combat boots. They were all clothed in civilian clothes and were inconspicuous in the night. Their cloth shoes made a rustling sound as they rubbed against the ground, sounding like countless slithering snakes.
Four groups of soldiers and horses arrived at the four city gates almost at the same time.
The most skilled soldiers first inspected the situation of the soldiers guarding the city gate, then quietly returned to the Captain of Ten Thousands and whispered a few words.
