"Yuan Shang, boy, come out! If you have the guts, come out and fight to the death! Yuan Shang, you embroidered pillow, if you have the guts, come out and fight to the death! Common man! This general will fight you for three hundred rounds!"

The soldiers of the Xuzhou Army were yelling and provoking outside the camp at the foot of the mountain. Yuan Shangjun hid in the camp on the mountain, hiding behind the trench fences and antlers to stop the horses. Although the Xuzhou soldiers were afraid of Yuan Shang's relationship with Deputy Director Tao, they did not dare to insult and provoke him.

When it comes to Mr. Yuan Shang’s ancestors and family members, the curse words are obviously not powerful enough to provoke much. For example, if such curse words are used on Deputy Director Tao or Boss Cao, then these two people will definitely have white marks on their faces.

None will stay.

But the proud and arrogant Mr. Yuan Shang is different. A few years ago, Deputy Director Tao was a flatterer in front of Mr. Yuan Shang. Now, the flattering Deputy Director Tao dared to ride on Mr. Yuan Shang's head and poop and pee.

, this is called Yuan, who has always been conceited.

How could Mr. Shang endure it? So after hearing these scoldings, Mr. Yuan Shang was so angry that his face turned blue, his fists were clenched, and his whole body was shaking. He wanted to open the camp door several times and rush out to fight the Xuzhou army again! - However, he failed.

I don't have the courage.

Although Mr. Yuan Shang has some great ambitions and talents, he is not completely stupid. No matter how angry he is, he still remains somewhat calm, because the decisive battle in the field at noon has completely shattered Mr. Yuan Shang's last confidence. There are more than 20,000 Yuan Shang's troops and more than 10,000.

In the face of the Xuzhou Army's attack, in less than half an hour, their position was completely in chaos, and then completely collapsed. They were forced to flee towards the camp, and the soldiers trampled on each other.

, there were many dead, and they were chased all the way outside the camp by the Xuzhou Army. They took advantage of the opportunity of Yuan Shang's defeated troops to rush into the camp and kill them fiercely.

The condescending bow and arrow cover of the Dihe camp defenders barely repelled the charge of the Xuzhou army, but they also paid a heavy price for this. Nearly a thousand people were beheaded by the Xuzhou army just in front of the camp gate!

Yuan Shang still doesn't understand how he was defeated. To be cautious during the battle, he clearly deployed a square formation with very strong defensive power. However, when the Xuzhou Army launched a charge, the solid defense line of the square formation seemed to be completely invisible.

The existence is the same, and there is no way to stop the Xuzhou Army. Even if there is an attack, the crossbowmen in the formation will not be able to stop it.

Before three arrows were fired, the surrounding spearmen team began to collapse. The soldiers scrambled and strode back. The supervising team could not stop them. The temporarily arranged antlers to resist the horses seemed as if they did not exist. In the blink of an eye,

They were completely engulfed by the apricot-yellow uniforms of the Xuzhou Army. In less than a stick of incense, the two thousand-man phalanxes at the front were completely defeated.

At that time, Mr. Yuan Shang was still trying hard to restrain the troops and try to stabilize the position. The defeated troops in the first two square formations were still able to live up to their expectations. Under the leadership of the grassroots veterans left behind by their father, they only fled to the corridor in the formation and did not attack the square behind.

The formation acted as a free forward for the Xuzhou Army, but the Xuzhou Army attacked like a wave and continued to attack the own army's formation without hesitation. What happened next, even Mr. Yuan Shang could not recall the details.

I just remember that the phalanxes of our own army collapsed one after another. The Xuzhou Army continued to defeat our own army's formations as if they were given a shot of chicken blood. Our own troops lost their armor and armor. There were so many defeated troops that even the corridors of the formation could not accommodate them.

,at last

It was the total collapse of the 20,000-strong army, and Mr. Yuan Shang was the first to take the lead in escaping. The last thing Mr. Yuan Shang could recall was the earth-shattering shouts of death from the Xuzhou army and the cry for father and mother as the troops of his own army fled in panic.

"Lord! The Tao bandit troops are charging into the camp!" A sudden scream interrupted Mr. Yuan Shang's memories. When Mr. Yuan Shang quickly looked up, he saw that the Xuzhou army's provocation was fruitless, and he indeed launched an attack on his own army camp, preparing to

They rushed into the camp of their own army with force, killing people and setting fires. Master Yuan Shang was immediately shocked and shouted: "Shoot the arrows! Shoot the arrows! Shoot the arrows quickly! Hold on! You must hold me back!"

Fortunately, Yuan Shangjun's camp was modeled after Gongsun Zan's Yijing camp. It had three layers of trenches and a mountain fort in the middle. It was protected layer by layer by antlers and horses. It was built very solidly and was stationed at a high place to defend it from a high position.

, it is very advantageous to defend, so Xuzhou

Although the army once launched an attack, they were eventually repulsed by Yuan Shang's army with random arrows and flying stones. In addition, the sun had begun to set, and seeing that the attack on the camp was difficult, Deputy Director Tao immediately ordered Jin Jin to withdraw his troops, led the team away, and let Mr. Yuan Shang go.

Achieved a camp victory.

By the way, Deputy Director Tao actually knew that time was short and it would be impossible to break through Yuan Shang's camp. The attack was just to test the situation in Yuan Shang's camp, especially to take the opportunity to reconnoiter the number and location of Xiangyang artillery in Yuan Shang's camp, and also to take advantage of the situation.

After looking for the weak points of Yuan Shangjun's camp defense, and getting these answers, Deputy Director Tao naturally would not let the soldiers sacrifice in vain again.

Regardless of whether Deputy Director Tao retreated on his own initiative or was repulsed, the frightened Yuan Shangjun team breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the Xuzhou army receding like a tide. There were also some cheers in the camp, and Mr. Yuan Shang himself felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted.

, wiped off the cold sweat, and said: "I didn't expect that the Tao bandit team's field battle was so powerful. It seems that we must be cautious about going to war in the future. We will never go into battle unless necessary. It is best to stick to the camp and the city."

"Lord, I firmly opposed your going to war this morning, but you just refused to listen..." Feng Ji smiled bitterly and hesitated, and then said: "Lord, since you already know how powerful Tao's team is, then from now on

Please don’t take any more risks, and just stick to the camp and city with peace of mind and wait for our reinforcements to arrive.”

"I'm not taking risks!" Young Master Yuan Shang protested, explaining: "I just want to give those barbarians some color and let them know that our army is not powerless to fight back in front of the Tao thieves. We don't dare to be too presumptuous, but we don't

Thinking of... Oh, forget it, let the matter be in the past, don't mention it again."

After sighing, Mr. Yuan Shang suddenly showed some mysterious smile on his handsome face, which was comparable to that of Deputy Director Tao, and said with a smile: "But it doesn't matter, let my damn brother-in-law be rampant for a few days, and when our reinforcements arrive, I will

give him

A big surprise! I bet that my damn brother-in-law would never have thought that our reinforcements would come so quickly and suddenly! Let alone guess the route of our reinforcements! What will happen to our reinforcements?

Who is it!"

………………

"The Pili chariots on the front of Yuan Shang's camp are Tiangang's number, thirty-six." Deputy Director Tao personally marked the position of Yuan's Xiangyang artillery on the defense map of Yuan's camp while analyzing: "There are thirty-six on the front, and on the left and right wings.

There are Qinghe and Nanpi

There may not be Thunderbolt Chariots deployed for city protection, but there must be arrangements in the rear camp. Therefore, as expected, the number of Thunderbolt Chariots in Yuan Shang's camp is at least fifty, and perhaps even sixty. A huge investment has been made.

ah."

"Yuan Shangjun's Thunderbolt Car has the advantage of being in a commanding position, but also has the disadvantage of being inconvenient to move. If our army builds the same number of Thunderbolt Cannons, it should be able to compete with Yuan Shangjun." Liu Ye also analyzed, and then frowned and said:

"However, our army's scouts have already reported that there are no large forests in the Nanpi area where we can harvest suitable timber. If we want to build so many Thunderbolt Cars, we must harvest timber from the rear and transport it to the front line, which will take a lot of time.

."

"It doesn't matter, just do what you have to do. It will be used when attacking the city anyway." Deputy Director Tao, who had waterways to use, didn't have much worry about this, and said: "But there is no need to build fifty or sixty. I don't think so.

Forty is enough. Our Thunderbolt Chariots can flexibly avoid bullets and focus on throwing. Yuan Shang's Thunderbolt Chariots cannot be used together. We can destroy them one by one and eat them one by one."

"Okay, I will make arrangements now." Liu Ye nodded, and then said: "My lord, judging from the enemy's defense, this Nanpi battle is 90% likely to be a protracted war. To be cautious, I

It would be best if we detach an army to capture the South

Chengping and Lecheng are two cities northwest of Pi, and another army is stationed in North Pi City to cut off the direct connection between Nanpi and Youzhou. In this way, even if Jiang Qi, Han Yanhe and Qian Zhao suddenly send troops to rescue Yuan Shang,

Our army will not be caught off guard."

Deputy Director Tao agreed to this suggestion, and while he was discussing with everyone the number of troops and the generals to lead them, a messenger suddenly came from outside the tent and reported to Deputy Director Tao: "Your Majesty, there is a man dressed as a merchant, riding alone.

Coming from the northwest, he claims to be from Yuyang, Youzhou, and has been an old friend with the lord for many years. Hearing that the lord is commanding troops here, he came here specifically to pay homage and beg the lord to meet him."

"My old friend for many years?" Deputy Director Tao was stunned and said in surprise: "I have never been to Youzhou in my life, so what kind of old friend from Youzhou is here? An old friend for many years?"

"Ah?" The messenger who came to report the news was also stunned and asked hurriedly: "Lord, what should we do? Should we drive him away or take him for interrogation?"

"Let's bring him here." Deputy Director Tao decided to give the man a chance and ordered: "Bring him here. I want to see if he is my old friend for many years. Mr. Wenhe, Youruo

Sir, I would like to ask you for your hard work while patrolling the camp. Mr. Ziyang will stay and help me improve Yuan Shang’s camp defense plan.”

The soldiers took the order and left. Jia Laohu and Xun Chen were also ordered to go out to inspect the camp defense. As a result, not long after, the man who claimed to be an old friend of Deputy Director Tao was led into the Chinese army's tent. Thirty

At an early age, he has a good-looking face with a Chinese character, and his gestures are quite elegant as a scholar, but also as a soldier.

He had a straight-faced demeanor - but Deputy Director Tao, who had an average memory, couldn't even remember where he had seen this man. However, the man seemed to be very familiar with Deputy Director Tao. As soon as he entered the tent, he knelt down on one knee to Deputy Director Tao.

Instead, he said respectfully: "I have seen the great Han Taiwei, Tao Gong Jin'an."

Deputy Director Tao looked the man up and down, but still couldn't remember where he had seen this man, so he asked doubtfully: "Are you an old friend of mine?"

"That's right." The man nodded solemnly and said with a smile: "A few years ago, I had the honor to meet the Taiwei several times, and I was very honored to have a drink with him and toast to each other. However, after many years, Tao

I am busy with government and military affairs, so it is normal that I have no impression of villains."

After observing his words and expressions, he found that the man's words were calm and there was no deceit or hypocrisy. Deputy Director Tao did not dare to neglect and said hurriedly: "In that case, sir, please sit down and talk. Someone will come and set up a seat for this gentleman."

Serve tea."

"Thank you Mr. Tao." The man thanked Mr. Tao, and sat down on the seat designated by the guard. He sat upright in a military posture. Deputy Director Tao saw some clues and asked hurriedly: "Sir, is he a military official?"

"Back to Mr. Tao, I used to hold a military position, but now I have a civilian position." The man replied, "But I often lead troops to fight, so I am used to being a military commander."

Deputy Director Tao became even more suspicious after hearing this, and asked again: "Then, may I ask your surname, where is your current position? Also, where have we met before?"

"Forgive me, Mr. Tao. Before I answer Mr. Tao's question, I would like to be bold and ask him a question first." The man did not answer the question and immediately asked: "I dare to ask Mr. Tao. I heard that when Mr. Tao was in Handan, he once

More than a thousand Hu cavalry were buried alive. I wonder if this is true?"

"Yes." Deputy Director Tao replied calmly.

"The little man dares to ask Mr. Tao a question again." The man asked again: "Dare you ask Mr. Tao? Mr. Tao killed Hu Qi because he was angry at the Hu for betraying his righteousness. The betrayer wanted honor and raised his eyebrows at Major General Qian.

Did the butcher's knife kill the unjust Hu people in a fit of rage, and took the opportunity to show his favor to Daijun Qianzi Jing? Or did he trap and kill them out of a moment of righteous anger, hating the Hu people for harming the people of the Central Plains?"

"Bold!" Liu Ye beside him was a little angry and said angrily: "Who are you? How dare you speak to my lord like this?"

"It's okay." Deputy Director Tao understood that the man had a deep meaning in asking such a question, so he didn't mind. He first waved his hand to stop Liu Ye, and then said: "To be honest, sir, there are two reasons you mentioned, but they are not the complete reasons.

, there is a more important reason.”

"Oh." The man was a little surprised and asked hurriedly: "May I ask Mr. Tao if you can tell me any more important reasons?"

"Establish your authority!" Deputy Director Tao replied resolutely, "This Taiwei personally conquers Hebei, and the target is not just a corner of Jizhou! There are also Youzhou and Bingzhou! These places are bordering Wuhuan, the control area of ​​​​Xianbei barbarians.

When the war breaks out in the state, these barbarians must be ready to take action.

I covet the Central Plains. If I am tolerant to them, they will immediately push their limits and become more arrogant. The people of the Central Plains will immediately suffer from them and suffer a lot. Therefore, I must show no mercy to them. I will kill them if they need to.

Kill them, fight violence with violence, and give them a serious warning!"

The man was silent, and then asked after a moment: "Then let me ask Mr. Tao again, by doing this, are you not afraid of forcing Wuhuan and Xianbei to Yuan Shang's side? Are you fully supporting Yuan Shang in contending with Mr. Tao?"

"I can't ask for anything more!" Deputy Director Tao smiled and said: "The Wuhuan Xianbei are far away in Mobei. It takes a lot of time and energy for me to send troops to conquer, and the people of Youbin will also suffer. They come to die on their own initiative, so I can catch them all in one go.

, kill them all!"

"Does Tao Gong hate Hu people so much?" the man asked in surprise.
To be continued...