A few days later, Li Yang, the guarded city on the edge of the Yellow River, has become a huge military camp. The original 50,000 troops, plus the 100,000 vanguard army brought by Yan Liang, has 150,000 troops stationed inside and outside the city. The huge number is shocking. Many of the people in the city have been temporarily evacuated to other places, and the shouts of officers are echoed everywhere.

I saw in a side hall in the prefect of Liyang, Zhang He said to Gao Lan with a sorry face, "Jingzhi, this time it was all because of some reason that made you suffer from General Yan Liang's grievance."

Zhang He offended Yan Liang and was demoted to Liyang under the protection of Tian Feng. He was temporarily under Gao Lan. Yan Liang sent letters to Gao Lan several times asking him to deal with Zhang He, who disrespected him, the number one general in the north. However, Gao Lan and Zhang He were not only friends, but also claimed to be a younger brother, so naturally they would not listen. Therefore, they were hated by Yan Liang. This time, they brought the army to the city. When they saw Gao Lan and Zhang He didn't even get off their horses, they led their army into the city with a proud look on their faces. Then they directly occupied the main hall and announced that they would rest for two days, and immediately cross the river to attack the white horse.

"Brother Zhang He, why are you polite to me? If you hadn't been constantly supporting and teaching back then, you wouldn't have been in Lan's current status. Don't worry, Lan didn't care about some cold words at all," Gao Lan said with a smile.

"Thank you," Zhang He was grateful and said with some concern: "But I'm afraid that General Yan Liang will come to cause trouble after this battle."

"It seems that General Zhang is still confused!" Pang Tong walked in slowly, followed by Cheng Erhu.

"Meet the Master of the Governance" Gao Lan and Zhang He immediately bowed respectfully, and both of them served Yuan Xi. Therefore, although they were above Pang Tong's official position, Pang Tong was indeed much higher in the pyramid of Yuan Xi's power.

"General Zhang, although you are serving the marquis, you know that you still think that Mr. Yuan has 510,000 troops and will not be defeated in a crushing situation. Let's make a bet with you. Once General Yan Liang crosses the Yellow River this time, he will definitely fail, and he can't even come back. Do you believe it?" Pang Tong smiled. Since Yuan Shao did not seize the great opportunity of Cao Cao's attack on Liu Bei, Pang Tong has already determined that Yuan Shao will be defeated. How can a lord who is so indecisive and does not distinguish between importance and importance for a child?

Zhang He was shocked and reminded: "Although Yan Liang was arrogant during the governance, his martial arts were indeed extraordinary."

"Haha, you can still surpass the Wen Hou in the past in a pretentious way," Pang Tong said with a smile.

"It's not just that." Xu Shu also walked in slowly from outside.

"Meet the General Staff" Gao Lan, Zhang He bowed again.

"The two generals don't have to be too polite. Just now, Shu went to see the vast army of 100,000. General Yan Liang is really capable of training soldiers so arrogantly. He just came one day and found out that the robbery of the people's wealth. Such soldiers were indeed like tigers when they were victorious, because they were greedy for merit. However, once they failed, they would collapse like reptiles on the ground, because their fear of military discipline was gone. With General Yan Liang's own arrogance, he could not defeat Cao Cao," Xu Shu said disdainfully.

"What the two adults said is very true." Hearing this, a hint of excitement flashed in Gao Lan's eyes. If this was the case, they could have calculated it.

Although Zhang He still had doubts, he still respectfully clasped his fists and said: "Thank you, sir, for answering the doubts, please rest assured, the marquis has saved He, and He will definitely obey orders."

Pang Tong smiled, knowing that Zhang He was not as good as Gao Lan to hand over everything to the Marquis, but there was no need to worry about this, and said with a smile: "Okay, the two generals are just as normal, just manage their troops. Don't offend Yan Liang at this time, let him consume some of Cao Cao's troops first."

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Xu Shu then said, "You must also be prepared to store defeated soldiers at any time. Once Yan Liang fails, the defeated soldiers will inevitably flee back to Liyang. Remember, you must not be integrated with our 50,000 army. A rat shit will ruin a pot of soup, let alone 50,000 people. They join now, not only will they not increase their combat effectiveness, but will harm our army."

"promise!"

At noon the next day, in the prefect of Liyang, Yan Liang summoned the generals and said loudly with his lips slightly raised: "Just received the news, Cao Cao led a 70,000 army, preparing to cross the river from Yanjin and attack our army's rear. The lord asked me to lead troops across the river immediately to attack Baima, and he led the army to intercept Cao's army."

Hearing this, a general immediately stood up and said disdain: "Cao Cao has few soldiers, so he can only make such a strange strategy. In addition, the general is invincible and has a reputation in the world. How dare he fight with the general head-on, so he can only try to rely on the white horse's city and temporarily hold on to it."

"General, we must not delay, we should go south immediately."

"Yes! Capture the white horse in one fell swoop, then go straight to Xudu."

"The lord has hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands, and Cao Cao's only tens of thousands of people can't cause any storm."

The other generals also supported him, with strong confidence on their faces. With their northern troops, destroying Cao Cao was just like playing, but this time they came out to make military achievements.

Seeing this scene, Zhang He frowned and suddenly stood up. Gao Lan sighed immediately. His elder brother still had a lot of feelings for Yuan Shao.

"General, Cao Cao has never even feared Lu Bu, the world's number one god general. How could he be so afraid of the vanguard army? The general's attack on the white horse this time must be careful to prevent him from taking a sudden attack," Zhang He said with concern.

"Random" Yan Liang suddenly became angry, and his murderous intention was to say, "What you mean is that someone is not as good as Lu Bu. He has such a great reputation and is completely incompetent in the Central Plains. If someone were there, he would have cut him down long ago. How could he have occupied the position of the world's number one general?"

Zhang He's eyes narrowed, and when he opened his mouth to say something, Gao Lan was already in front of him, clasped his fists and said with a smile: "The general is invincible and will definitely be invincible. Lan doesn't believe that Lu Bu is really so powerful. It's a pity that our northern generals have never shown it in the Central Plains, so he has created the so-called reputation. Brother Zhang He is too cautious, and I hope the general will not blame him."

Yan Liang snorted coldly. Gao Lan was the prefect of Li Yang after all, and had 50,000 troops under his command. He seemed to have a good relationship with Tian Feng. He couldn't argue too much. Looking at Zhang He who was still unwilling to accept it, he spoke loudly: "Zhang He, for Jingzhi's sake, let's forget it this time, but I will let you see it. In order to be the number one general in the north, you can stay in Liyang and wait for the good news for me."

"The general is invincible and unstoppable," Gao Lan praised again.

"General is invincible" other generals also shouted.

Seeing this scene, Yan Liang burst into laughter, Zhang He shook his head with a sigh, shut up and stopped talking.

At night, Pang Tong and Xu Shu were watching carefully in a house, facing a map. Soon after, Gao Lan walked in slowly.

"General Zhang, it's okay!" Pang Tong asked with concern.

"Don't worry, although he was scolded, it also made Brother Zhang He aware of it." Gao Lan said.

Xu Shu smiled and admired him very much: "General Zhang is not only good at fighting, but also valuable is that he has a loyal heart. He knew that Yan Liang would not listen to him, but he still expressed his thoughts. This courage and morality are rare."

Gao Lan nodded and said curiously: "Two sirs, what do you think? Is Cao Cao really going to attack our rear and heading straight to Yecheng?"

"Haha, how could Cao Cao do such a stupid thing? Once he enters, as long as Yuan Gong blocks Yanjin, Cao Cao's tens of thousands of troops will be blocked in the north. He is fighting the east and west, preparing to fight a time difference. When General Yan Liang was negligent, he quickly turned from Yanjin to support the white horse." Pang Tong shook his head and smiled.

"But he lacks military strength," Gao Lan said in confusion.

"This battle is the most important thing. If General Yan Liang is prepared, it would be fine. However, if he is not prepared enough, it would be dangerous. However, Yuan Gong's problem is the biggest. He has no need to intercept him personally. He can just send a small army, or even ignore it, and lure Cao Cao across the river directly. Whether it is Jizhou or the Marquis' Youzhou, there is no way to shake it by tens of thousands of people," Xu Shu shook his head and said.

"Mr. Yuan was afraid that Yecheng would lose and could not bear the ridiculous capital. In this first battle, Mr. Yuan would definitely lose, it depends on how much he lost." Pang Tong slapped the map lightly and said with certainty.

The next morning, outside Liyang City, Yan Liang rode on the horse, waved his sword in his hand, and shouted: "The whole army sets off."

"promise!"
Chapter completed!