Chapter 290 The Battle of Nanyang

The person who stood up was none other than Kuai Yue, a famous Jingzhou scholar, whom Cao Cao called "I don't like Jingzhou, but I like it differently". The Kuai family is as famous as Cai and Huang in Jingzhou. The most outstanding members of the clan are Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue. Kuai Liang is deep and reticent, and currently lives in Jingzhou, while Kuai Yue is resourceful and eloquent.

Kuai Yue talked eloquently: "The Great Han Dynasty is owned by the Liu family. When he left the town of Jingzhou, he was a feudal official. He should have been called the state herdsman a long time ago. Now that it is granted by the emperor, why not let it go?"

Liu Biao said with some concerns: "Dong Bandit controls the government, if he accepts Dong Bandit's appointment, how will the people of the world think of him?"

"You don't need to panic." Kuai Liang, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said.

Liu Biao laughed and said, "Oh? What did Zirou teach me?"

Kuai Liang clasped his hands and said, "In today's world, King Hongnong and King Chenliu stand side by side, and the two suns are in the sky. The princes of the world don't know what orthodoxy is, and they don't know whether to blame Liu Ye or Dong Zhuo. ?”

Liu Biao nodded, "That's true."

Kuai Yue said loudly: "Since my lord is willing to accept the appointment of Jingzhou Mu, the key thing now is to recover the entire territory of Jingzhou. The Yellow Turban Rebellion attracted a large number of refugees and scholars to pour into Jingzhou. As long as we make good use of it, it can be the foundation of the king's hegemony." .”

Liu Biao nodded: "Okay, since that's the case, pass on my order to order Huang Zu to be the captain of the gangsters, leave Zhenjiang Xia, and Cai Mao to be the prefect of Nanjun, and wait for the opportunity to attack Nanyang County."

Nanyang County, Wancheng.

"General Xu! Are we really going to hand over the city we won in bloody battles to the enemy? How can this be possible!"

Zhang Xiu jumped up against the case, his face was full of anger, obviously he couldn't understand Dong Zhuo's military order.

Xu Rong had no choice but to explain: "Lieutenant Zhang, this is the order of the prime minister and the military adviser to give up Nanyang, so that Liu Biao of Jingzhou, Zhang Lu of Hanzhong and Yuan Shu of Yingchuan will compete for the top spot."

"What about our army?" Wang Fang, the school lieutenant, was puzzled.

"Our army withdrew from Nanyang and retreated to Wuguan. Liu Ye drove Liangzhou soldiers to attack Tongguan, and the prime minister ordered our army to return to the division to prevent Liu Ye from attacking Luoyang." Xu Rong said slowly.

When Zhang Xiu heard this, a trace of humiliation flashed in his eyes, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay! It's best for our army to fight a tough battle with Liu Ye, so that he can retreat in the face of difficulties!"

In the Battle of Chang'an, Zhang Xiu, known as the spear king of the Northland, was picked off by Liu Ye with three shots, which became a shame that Zhang Xiu almost remembered his whole life.

Seeing that all the generals had no objection, Xu Rong immediately said in a deep voice: "The whole army obeys the order! Withdraw from Nanyang and retreat to Wuguan. All the generals will immediately go down to carry out the military order."

Zhang Xiu and others clasped their fists together: "Here!"

Xu Rong was originally just an inconspicuous school lieutenant in Dong Zhuo's army. Although Li Ru, the military adviser, recommended him with all his strength, some people in Dong Zhuo's army naturally dissatisfied.

However, Xu Rong successfully proved his genius-like military talent through the two battles before and after Nanyang. He defeated a total of 60,000 Nanyang Army and Changsha soldiers, and established his unshakable majesty.

Therefore, Xu Rong's military order had just been issued, and the generals immediately accepted it respectfully, and then went down to prepare.

On the same day, the Liangzhou Army with a total of 30,000 troops withdrew from Nanyang County and retreated slowly towards Wuguan.

The closest to Nanyang is of course Yuan Shu and Sun Jian's coalition forces who are recuperating in Yingchuan County. After hearing the news of Xu Rong's withdrawal at first, the two still couldn't believe it.

However, Sun Jian was a brave man after all, so he suggested that Yuan Shu send some troops to investigate whether Xu Rong was really retreating or was playing some kind of conspiracy.

Sun Jian sent general Huang Gai to go there in person. When the scouts arrived at Wancheng, they found that the gates on all sides of Wancheng were open.

Huang Gai ordered his scouts to disguise themselves as ordinary people and enter the city easily without encountering any obstacles. Huang Gai asked the residents why Xu Rong withdrew his troops inexplicably.

"Who knows? These Liangzhou soldiers don't know what's going on, so they left inexplicably."

Huang Gai didn't dare to be careless, and while Qingqi flew to report to Yingchuan, he sent people to investigate in the direction of Wuguan, and finally confirmed that Xu Rong had indeed withdrawn his troops, leading an army of 30,000 to retreat all the way from Wancheng to Wuguan.

Yuan Shu was overjoyed when he heard about it, and immediately took Sun Jian as the vanguard, and sent 20,000 troops to Nanyang (about 10,000 of them were the Nanyang Army and Changsha soldiers who were defeated by Xu Rong, and the rest were forced to fight in Yingchuan. strong men's income).

Sure enough, the army drove straight in, and easily regained Wancheng. At this time, Yuan Shu also got the reason for Xu Rong's withdrawal.

Wancheng, the meeting hall.

"My lord, great joy!"

Director Yan Xiang walked into the hall with a smile on his face, and immediately congratulated Yuan Shu.

Seeing Yan Xiang's smiling face, Yuan Shu couldn't help asking curiously, "Master Yan, what good news is there?"

Yan Xiang smiled and said, "Isn't my lord curious why Xu Rong withdrew his troops?"

Yuan Shu nodded. He still had lingering fears about the battle of Wancheng. Xu Rong used his troops in a unique way. He easily destroyed the 50,000 Nanyang army. If Sun Jian hadn't come to the rescue in time, Yuan Shu would probably have become Xu Rong's prisoner.

"Why did Xu Rong withdraw his troops? Could it be that Dong Zhuo had something else to say?"

Yan Xiang smiled and said: "It is Liu Yeming, the general of Zhengxi, who crossed Chencang secretly on the plank road. He raised the banner in Hexi County, but actually appeared in Tongguan in person. Liangzhou soldiers attacked back and forth, and took Tongguan in one go. The soldiers pointed directly at Wuguan and Wuguan. Hangu Pass, that's why Dong Zhuo called Xu Rong back."

Yuan Shu clapped his hands and laughed loudly: "Okay, okay, Xu Rong and Liu Ye are in the same situation. If they fight, they will lose both sides. Wouldn't our army benefit from it?"

Yan Xiang's face was slightly embarrassed, and he thought in his heart: General Zhengxi led the king's division to attack Dong thief, my lord, you should be happy, why are you both hurt?

Yan Xiang originally wanted to speak out, suggesting that Yuan Shu send troops to station in Wuyang, threaten Tongguan, and form a flanking attack with Liu Ye, attack Luoyang together, and rescue the emperor. Hearing Yuan Shu's words, he dared not speak.

At this moment, Ji Ling's heavy footsteps sounded, and he walked into the hall.

Seeing Ji Ling's gloomy face, Yuan Shu immediately asked in puzzlement, "Ji Ling, what's wrong?"

Ji Lingning said: "My lord, I just got the information from the army that Liu Biao of Jingzhou, led by Lieutenant Cai Mao, dispatched 12,000 troops from Deng County. The troops are directed at Xinye, and will soon enter the territory of Wancheng."

Nanyang County was the northern barrier of Jingzhou. Later, Zhang Xiu, who occupied Wancheng, surrendered to Cao Cao, Jingzhou lost this barrier, and Liu Biao chose Xinye as the second barrier. Therefore, Xinye is located between Xiangyang and Wancheng, which is also Nanyang The only way between the county and the south county.

Yuan Shu was furious when he heard the words: "Liu Biao, don't dare to deceive me!"