Can I get to the other side?

Qingzhou, Shouguang County.

Yuan Tan led an army of 20,000 people to camp outside the city. He stood in front of the village gate and looked at the "Tai Shi" flag flying above the head of Shouguang County with a very gloomy expression.

"But Shouguang was captured in just ten days. Who is this Taishi Ci who is so brave?"

After he received the news that Kong Rong was rebelling in Beihai, he immediately led his army to suppress it. However, he was a step too late. When he arrived, three cities had been lost.

If you include Shouguang County, there are four!

Conquering four cities in ten days, what an amazing achievement is this?

The key is that he had never even heard of the leader of the army named Tai Shi Ci, and he had no idea where he came from!

"My lord, I have heard about this person."

At this time, Cen Bi, a general under Yuan Tan, said, "Tai Shi Ci, whose courtesy name is Ziyi, is from Huang County, Donglai. He is skilled in bow and horse, and has excellent archery skills. He is a hero with both wisdom and courage, and integrity."

"In the past, Kong Wenju was besieged by the Yellow Turban. In order to repay Kong Wenju for taking care of his mother, he broke into the siege alone, and then broke out with news and asked Liu Bei to lead his troops to rescue the siege."

"The last time Kong Wenju went to Xu County and Yecheng to meet the emperor, he was also accompanying him all the way."

Yuan Tan was a little surprised when he heard this. He broke into the surrounded city alone and then broke out. This kind of courage and courage was really impressive.

It is a pity that such a hero is willing to be used by Kong Wenju.

Yuan Tan felt a bit of solicitation in his heart, and after thinking for a while, he said to Cen Bi: "Wait for a handwritten letter from me, and you can have someone send it to the city to give it to Tai Shici."

"If he is willing to surrender, all my past mistakes can be forgotten. I can also make him a general and lead an army alone."

This time he led an army of 20,000 people, which was simply not something Taishi Ci could resist with only 5,000 soldiers and horses.

However, he didn't want to waste his troops at will. It would be best if he could retreat the enemy without any bloodshed, and by the way, he would also take this fierce general under his command.

"Leading an army alone?"

Cen Bi was a little surprised and said: "My eldest son, this Tai Shi Ci is just a rebel who rebelled against the party. Is it too much to give him such generous treatment?"

Yuan Tan glanced at Cen Bi and said calmly: "If you conquer four cities in ten days, I will let you command an army alone."

Regardless of whether you go against the party or not, ability is the most important thing.

The only person under his command who can look after him is Cen Bi. There is too little general who can take charge of his own role.

When he thought of this, Yuan Tan couldn't help but think of the cloud-like warriors under his father Yuan Shao's command, Ju Yi, Yan Liang, Han Meng, and Chunyu Qiong, and his heart felt hot.

"As long as I succeed to the throne in the future, they will all work for me! Yuan Xi, Yuan Xi, thank you so much this time!"

Yuan Tan's eyes were shining and the corners of his mouth were raised.

This time Yuan Xi launched a mutiny to kill Yuan Shang, and severed the father-son relationship with Yuan Shao. He lost two competitors and suddenly became the biggest beneficiary!

Before this incident, he was actually a little unsure about whether he could inherit the throne, because he was adopted to his uncle Yuan Ji early, and nominally he was not qualified to inherit the throne.

But now, no matter what Yuan Shao thinks in his heart, no matter what outsiders think.

He is the only heir!

"Master!"

Just when Yuan Tanhai was immersed in the wonderful idea of ​​inheriting the throne, a scout hurriedly ran over: "There is news from Linzi County that an army of tens of thousands came from Xuzhou and entered Qingzhou two days ago! "

"Tens of thousands of scales?!"

Hearing these four words, Yuan Tan suddenly felt his scalp numb, and his expression changed drastically. He asked anxiously: "Is the person leading the army Lu Bu? How many territories have been lost now?!"

Xuzhou is Lu Bu's territory. Since this army comes from Xuzhou, it must be Lu Bu's army!

The first thing Yuan Tan thought of was that Lu Bu was going to attack Qingzhou!

The scout reported: "The person leading the army is not Lu Bu. The flag he is flying is 'Zhang'. He should be Zhang Liao, Lu Bu's general."

"He didn't attack any city along the way, and he didn't even bring much logistical equipment. It seemed he was just planning to cross the border. He is about to pass Linzi now."

"Crossing the border?" Yuan Tan was stunned at first, and then turned pale with shock. Then he said sharply to Cen Bi without hesitation: "Send the order to the army! Go to Linzi immediately!"

"Zhang Liao's army must not be allowed to pass through Qingzhou!"

As early as half a month ago, he received a letter from his father Yuan Shao, asking him to sit in Qingzhou and keep an eye on Cao Cao. He must not let him send troops into Jizhou, otherwise the frontline army may be in danger of destruction.

However, there was still no movement from Cao Cao's side, and it was Lu Bu who sent troops instead!

"My father is currently leading troops on the front line to resist Gongsun Zan. Could it be that Lu Bu wants to take the opportunity to make a sneak attack? How dare he do this! This will be reviled by everyone in the world!"

Yuan Tan hurriedly walked towards the military camp.

Now he no longer cares about attacking Shouguang County. If Zhang Liao is allowed to lead his troops across the border and enter Jizhou, he can't imagine what will happen!

…

Shouguang County, city wall.

After Taishi Ci received the news from his soldiers that Yuan Tan's army had retreated, he hurried to the city wall and climbed up to take a look.

I saw that Yuan Tan's army, which was originally stationed outside Shouguang County, had already evacuated one after another. They even had no time to clean up the camp and retreated in a hurry.

"It was Zhang Liao who led the troops across the border."

Seeing this scene, Taishi Ci immediately understood what was going on. Only this incident could make Yuan Tan retreat in such panic.

So now... what should he do?

If he stood still and allowed Yuan Tan to retreat, then Zhang Liao would most likely be stopped by Yuan Tan who returned to defend;

If he goes to pursue and delay, Yuan Tan will be completely angered. Moreover, he only has 3,000 combatable soldiers. To fight against Yuan Tan's 20,000 troops is tantamount to hurling an egg against a stone.

Taishi Ci narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Yuan Tan's army that was retreating away. He showed off his cloak, turned around and walked towards the city wall, and gave a faint order.

"Call all the soldiers and horses in the city."

"Follow me to pursue the enemy!"

The emperor's order was to raise troops to attract Yuan Tan's attention and create opportunities for Zhang Liao's army to cross the border. He did this, so it is no problem for him to stand still now.

But, he didn't want to.

Since the Prime Minister is willing to help the Emperor of Yecheng, he must do it perfectly. In this way, he can live up to the trust of the Prime Minister!

Soon after, Taishi Ci left the wounded to guard the city, led three thousand combatable troops out of the city, and pursued the retreating Yuan Tan!

Soon, Yuan Tan noticed the movement from behind the army. When he looked back on his horse, he saw Taishi Ci's army coming in pursuit, and he was suddenly shocked.

"This Taishi Ci is crazy!"

The enemy troops chasing after him were estimated to be only a few thousand in number. Such a small number of people was not enough in front of his army. They could hardly defend the city, let alone a head-on battle?

But no matter what he thought, Taishi Ci had already led his army to kill them and directly bit their rear.

Fang, a fierce battle started instantly!

Taishi Ci led a group of 100 cavalrymen to penetrate the rear like sharp knives, killing wantonly and destroying the formation without any scruples. For a time, the Qingzhou Army's rear was in chaos, causing heavy casualties.

"You dare me!"

Yuan Tan was furious when he saw this scene, and at the same time his murderous intention surged. He immediately chose to stop retreating and decided to defeat Tai Shici first.

However, just when he had just set up his formation and prepared to launch an encirclement and suppression campaign, Taishi Ci did not continue to fight with them, but turned around and led the army to retreat.

, leaving only hundreds of corpses and the Qingzhou Army who had rushed to nothing.

This feeling is like a mad dog suddenly rushing out and biting you. Just when you picked up the stick and prepared to hit its head hard, it suddenly let go and ran away.

Do you choose to pursue or not to pursue at this time? Yuan Tan’s answer is——

"Continue to retreat!"

Yuan Tan glanced at the departing Taishi Ci bitterly and ordered the army to continue retreating. He had no time to deal with Taishi Ci here and had to rush back to Linzi!

But not long after the Qingzhou Army retreated, Taishi Ci actually led his troops to pursue him again, repeating his old tactics of attacking the Qingzhou Army's rear, and then retreated again when they were preparing to counterattack and encircle them!

"Ahhh! Kill him! Kill him!"

"How dare you humiliate me like this!"

Yuan Tan was furious at the repeated teasing and immediately ordered the army to chase him, but Cen Bi quickly stopped him.

"No, eldest son! We must go back quickly to prevent Zhang Liao's army from crossing the border!"

"Zhang Liao cannot be allowed to lead his troops into Jizhou!"

"His purpose is to hold the young master back, so you should continue to lead your army back and leave the last five thousand soldiers and horses to block Tai Shici's army. You must not stay any longer!"

Cen Bi advised, he had seen through Tai Shici's plan.

Even though Yuan Tan felt unwilling to do so, he knew that Cen Bi was right. Taishi Ci just wanted to hold him back and prevent him from going back. If he turned around and pursued him, Taishi Ci's wish would be fulfilled!

So he divided five thousand troops and left them with Cen Bi.

He led an army of 10,000 to continue to evacuate.

"Has it been seen..."

When Taishi Ci saw that the Qingzhou Army was divided into two parts, one part stayed and the other continued to evacuate, he realized that his idea had been seen through.

But does it look down upon him too much to keep so few people at the rear?

Without hesitation, Tai Shici led his troops to kill him again.

Three thousand people versus five thousand people, the advantage is mine!

Cen Bi had long since set his sights on Tai Shi Ci, who was invincible on the battlefield. When he saw him leading troops to fight again, his eyes suddenly showed a fierce fighting spirit.

"I want to see how capable you are!"

Cen Bi snorted coldly and raised his gun to fight Tai Shi Ci!

Taishi Ci didn't know Cen Bi, but when he saw the mighty armor on his body and the murderous look on his face, he guessed that he was an enemy general and took it.

Treated with some caution.

After dodging Cen Bi's stabbing shot, he just knocked his weapon away with a casual blow, and then knocked the frightened Cen Bi off his horse.

"How can someone so weak be able to hold the position of a general?"

Taishi Ci looked at the dead Cen Bi who fell on the ground and couldn't help but frown, feeling extremely confused in his heart.

Unable to last even one round in his hands?

"General Cen is dead! General Cen is dead!"

"Run away!"

Seeing the death of their general, all the Qingzhou soldiers panicked. Their morale was greatly reduced, and they lost their fighting spirit. They gave up resistance and ran away.

Morale is the most important thing for an army. Without morale, no matter how many people there are, they will be in disarray!

Taishi Ci quickly put away the Qingzhou army. He ignored the remnant soldiers who fled and continued to pursue Yuan Tan's army.

…

Eight days later, Yecheng, the school field in the southern suburbs.

Yuan Xi stood on the generals' stage and looked at the three thousand Yi Cong who were standing in square formations in the school grounds. He couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction.

"It finally looks good."

It has been some time since he recruited these 3,000 volunteers. He has spent a lot of effort to build this new army into a qualified army.

He spent a lot of money to equip them with weapons and armor, and personally commanded the training, just to make them form combat effectiveness as soon as possible so that they can be put to good use.

Hard work pays off. Now they look a little more powerful, much stronger than the scattered soldiers who just trained.

"As long as I recruit more volunteers and make the number of people reach 10,000, His Majesty will certainly value me, trust me, and appoint me as the Grand Marshal!"

"Who dares to say that I am not a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty at that time!"

Yuan Xi thought confidently.

At the same time, he remembered the letter Xu You sent him a few days ago, saying that Yuan Shao was restrained by Gongsun Zan's army and could not return to Yecheng in a short time.

With such a good opportunity, he had to seize the time and sell his property to recruit volunteers.

But at this time, he suddenly found smoke and dust on the road in the distance. When he looked closely, he found that it was a large-scale army rushing towards Yecheng!

"Yuan Shao is fighting back?!"

Yuan Xi was shocked, but he soon found something wrong, because the army rushing from afar was not the Jizhou army he was familiar with, but a group of strange troops wearing black armor!

The flags erected in the team were not any names he was familiar with.

It was "Zhang"!

This army marched forward in silence. Even from a distance, Yuan Xi could feel the murderous aura and the iron-blooded killing intention. This was definitely an elite army!

"Return to the city! Return to the city immediately!"

Yuan Xi had no time to think about where this army came from. He ordered the Yicong in the parade ground to return to Yecheng from the south gate without hesitation.

The three thousand Yicong under his command could not be the opponent of this army!

Many of the Yicong had only been trained for a short time and were still a mess. Seeing such a murderous army coming, many of them were immediately frightened. After hearing the order, they rushed to the South Gate, causing a group of people to be blocked at the city gate and unable to get in!

However, at this time, the army behind him had arrived!

"It's over!"

Yuan Xi's face was pale and his heart was filled with despair. Not only would all his Yicong be killed, but even Yecheng would be captured by the enemy!

Just when Yuan Xi was terrified, the black torrent-like army stopped outside Yecheng. The mighty army maintained a neat formation without any confusion, exuding an unspeakable aura of killing, which formed a sharp contrast with the chaotic Yicong.

But what attracted Yuan Xi's attention more was the armor and equipment on the army, which were all of the same standard, much better than the equipment he gave to the Yicong, and even better than the equipment of his original Tiger Camp!

After the army stopped, a burly general at the head rode forward, looked at Yuan Xi, and said expressionlessly: "Make way."

"You, you are a general under Lord Wen?"

When Yuan Xi saw this man, he recognized him instantly. He was one of the generals who came to Yecheng with Lu Bu!

In other words, the army in front of him was Lu Bu's army!

This general was Zhang Liao!

He did not answer Yuan Xi's words, but just emphasized his tone and repeated: "Make way!"

Yuan Xi did not dare to say much, and quickly ordered many frightened followers to make way, allowing Zhang Liao to lead the army into Yecheng.

He realized vaguely in his heart.

Yecheng no longer belongs to Yuan Shao.

The era that belongs to Yuan Shao has ended.

The emperor in the palace - to truly begin to rule the world!

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(PS: Today's two chapters are the transition chapters of the next climax plot. One or two chapters will be updated in the early morning. I can't tell the specific time, but you will definitely see it after you get up.)