Outside Fancheng, the two armies were fighting fiercely, and after paying the price of thousands of men, Yuan Shu's army finally rushed to within a hundred steps of Sun Jian's army.

While Yuan Shu and the others were surprised by the power of the repeater, Sun Jian ordered again:

"The whole army stops, and the crossbowmen exchange arrows!"

At this time, Yuan Shujun's forward saw the power of the crossbow, and he was already frightened.

Looking at the enemy army close at hand, the advance of the front army suddenly slowed down, and the rear army charged forward and was blocked by the front army, and a stampede accident suddenly occurred.

Seeing that his own army was in chaos, Yan Xiang hurriedly shouted:

"Lord, it's not good, the enemy army is very good, our army is not an opponent!"

"Hurry up and collect your troops, or our army will be defeated!"

He shouted like this, and Yuan Shu looked at Sun Jian's army formation in the distance, and there was a hint of unwillingness in his eyes.

Just a little bit more, he could disrupt Sun Jian's army.

But the distance of dozens of steps is as insurmountable as a moat!

When he hesitated, the crossbow army in the distance had already changed their quivers, only to hear a shout, and another rain of arrows roared.

Seeing this, Yuan Shu's heart was dripping blood, and he hurriedly shouted

"The front is scattered, Mingjin withdraws the troops! Withdraws the troops!"

After he finished shouting, the Chinese army immediately retreated.

But Sun Jian was waiting for this moment, and when he saw Yuan Shu retreating, he immediately said:

"Spread out the two wings, outflank the enemy's flanks, and cover up the whole army!"

At this time, his seemingly layman's move just now began to play a huge role, and the military formation formed by more than 20,000 troops seemed to open a big mouth to surround Yuan Shu's army.

Seeing this, Yuan Shu anxiously ordered:

"Withdraw quickly, retreat quickly, Hugh must entangle with the enemy!"

The two sides chased one after the other, chasing each other and chasing for miles.

It wasn't until reinforcements from Yuan Shu's camp arrived that Sun Jian laughed and said:

"The enemy army has been defeated, poor Kou Mo chases, follow the army!"

Among the large and small, the leader returned to Fancheng.

After Sun Jian left, Yuan Shu hurriedly collected his soldiers and counted the battle losses.

When he came to the big tent, he drew his long sword and saw that he had split the table in half and shouted:

"Who said that Sun Jianjun is not the opponent of our army?"

"Who has been advocating for war?"

His voice shouted angrily, and everyone in the tent bowed their heads, not daring to respond.

Clear-eyed people know that Yuan Shu is furious at this time, and whoever dares to come forward will be regarded as a discouraged person.

As for Yuan Shu's two questions, in fact, they both have a share.

At the beginning, it was Yang Hong and Yan Xiang who emphasized taking advantage of the fatigue of Sun Jian's soldiers to march.

And those who advocate fighting are a group of military generals.

Obviously, the ending now has problems on both sides.

But the biggest decider is still Yuan Shu, and if you want to talk about the problem, Yuan Shu has the biggest problem.

However, everyone naturally did not dare to speak at this time.

Only Yan Xiang was in a hurry, and hurriedly got up and said:

"Lord, the defeat in this battle is not due to our army's disadvantage, but to Xiao Zhe'er's plan again!"

When Yuan Shu saw Yan Xiang speak, he immediately turned around and said coldly:

"What is the plan again?"

Seeing this, Yan Xiang gritted his teeth and said:

"This is the enemy's plan to underestimate the enemy!"

"As Yang Changshi expected, the enemy army already has a weapon to control the enemy, and they are not afraid of direct battle with our army at all!"

"If they had gone out of the city directly, our army would have been abnormal, and when they saw that the enemy had this sharp weapon, they would naturally retreat. "

"But Xiao Zhe did the opposite, deliberately invited our army to fight, and at the same time created a suspicious situation for many days, so that our army thought that the city was not our army's opponent, just delaying time~!"

"Under such carelessness, Sun Jian suddenly went into battle, and our army naturally did not expect that the enemy army had such a sharp weapon. "

"That's why there are so many casualties!"

Speaking of this, he bowed his hand and said:

"Lord, Xiao Zhe is deliberately using a suspicious tactic as a demonstration this time, but in fact, he is luring our army to send troops!"

Seeing this, Yang Hong also got up and said:

"Lord, it's no wonder you're all too cunning this time!"

"Using suspicious tactics to make our army have the intention of underestimating the enemy?"

When Yuan Shu heard this, he slashed at the case with another sword, and shouted angrily:

"Xiao Zhe, I will kill you!"

He immediately transferred his hatred for Sun Jian to Xiao Zhe.

How can there be such a person in the world?

I can beat it, but I can't beat it.

You lightly attack the enemy, only to be attacked by the opponent with a heavy punch, and one blow will hurt the muscles and bones!

With such a lot of tricks, how can he guard against it?

He was annoyed, so he saw Yuan Yin hurriedly enter the tent and said:

"My lord, our army's battle losses have probably been counted. "

When everyone saw him enter the tent, their faces changed, as if Yang Hong, Yan Xiang and others were constantly giving them looks, suggesting that now was not the time to report.

Before Yuan Yin could figure out the situation, Yuan Shu turned around with red eyes and asked:

"What is the battle damage?"

Seeing Yuan Shu's state, Yuan Yin's heart trembled, so he had to bow his head and say:

"I'm afraid there are more than 12,000!"

"Twelve thousand?"

Yuan Shu, who was already angry, heard this, but felt dizzy and a little untenable.

12,000 people, more than one-fifth of the troops he led this time!

Reduced by one-fifth at a time, how can this battle continue!

Yuan Yin simply said in a deep voice:

"More than 8,000 people were killed in the battle, and the rest were wounded, and they could no longer fight!"

After he finished speaking, he saw Yuan Shu's body staggering and had fallen on the spot.

During this period of time, the mood fluctuated greatly, and after several turns, at this time, in the face of such a bleak reality, Rao is Yuan Shu couldn't hold on, and fell on the spot.

When everyone saw it, they stepped forward one after another to shout, carrying people and recruiting doctors.

It was still Yang Hong's witty person who pinched Yuan Shu, and only then did Yuan Shu wake up slowly.

After a fainting, Yuan Shu looked at everyone and said in a hurry:

"Now that Sun Jian is occupying Deng and Fan counties, our army is so damaged, what can I do?"

When Yang Hong saw his appearance, he was sad for a while and wiped his tears and said:

"The momentum of the lord Sun Jian has been achieved, why don't you give up Jiangxia Zhangling and retreat to Nanyang!"

"What?

Yuan Shu's eyes were surprised:

"As for this, if our army retreats, we have to give up the second county?"

Zhangling County was divided by Liu Biao from Nanyang County, and both Jiangxia and Zhangling were taken by him with great difficulty, so he was naturally reluctant to give them up.

But when Yang Hong heard this, he shook his head and said:

"Once our army retreats, the enemy army will send troops to Zhangling, so Jiangxia will become an enclave, and naturally it will not be able to defend it!" (Read the violent novel, go to the Feilu novel network!)

"It's better to give up now, gather troops, and wait for Sun Jian's attack in the future!"

The meaning of his words is obvious, just this battle, they will have to fully switch to defense against Sun Jian.

Because once Zhang Ling and Jiangxia missed, Sun Jian controlled ninety percent of the land in the eight counties of Jingzhou, with millions of people.

As long as it is trimmed, it is certain to go north to Nanyang!

Hearing this, Yuan Shu was already annoyed again and said:

"If this is the case, then our army will not retreat, how can Sun Jian be allowed to gain power!"

Yang Hong listened, and wanted to persuade again, but Yan Xiang hurriedly stopped, and looked at Yuan Shudao:

"If the lord really wants to fight to the death, there may be a feasible plan in the future!"

Yuan Shu's eyes showed a glimmer of light and said:

"What is the plan for Yan Gong?

When Yan Xiang heard this, he stroked his beard and said:

"For this time, Fancheng has this sharp weapon, and our army is no longer able to do it!"

However, Sun Jian's defense this time had a fatal flaw, that is, Sun Jian placed the main force in Fancheng, intending to confront our army in this place. "

"In the west, Deng County and Fancheng seem to be horns of each other, but in fact, there is a stream of water in between!"

"Therefore, our army might as well move the camp to the west side of the river, ambush the west side of the water with cavalry, prevent the enemy from crossing the river, and attack Deng County with all the strength of the army!"

"If Sun Jian dares to go out of the city and cross the river to rescue at this time, our army will attack him halfway!"

"If Sun Jian doesn't help, then after our army captures Deng County, we can build a pontoon bridge in the upper reaches of the Han River to cross the river and go south to take Xiangyang!"

"As long as this strategy is taken, Sun Jianfancheng will be impregnable, and our army can also cross the river and go south!"

"Now Xiangyang is not stable, and when our soldiers come to the city and speak powerfully, these Xiangyang people may not rebel again. "

"Once Xiangyang falls, Sun Jian's Fancheng will become a lone army, besieged for several months, and when its soldiers run out of food, they can be broken without a fight!"

Listening to Yan Xiang's narration, Yuan Shu's eyes became brighter and brighter the more he listened, until finally, he suddenly straightened up, clapped his hands and praised:

"Yan Gong's plan is brilliant!"

"If you do this, Sun Jian'er can break it!"

With his joy, all the generals saw hope, only Yang Hong frowned and said:

"Since Yan Gong has such a clever plan, why didn't he say it earlier, how to do it now that our army has suffered heavy casualties?"

Yuan Shu listened, and also said to Yan Xiang:

"'Yes, our army now has less than 40,000 soldiers and horses, can we really capture Deng County?'"

Hearing this, Yan Xiang shook his head and sighed:

"I didn't talk about this policy before, but I didn't know the layout of Sun Jian's soldiers and horses. "

"Today, the enemy army sent more than 20,000 troops, which shows that there are no less than 30,000 defenders in the city. "

"Counting the soldiers and horses stationed in Xiangyang, there must not be much in the direction of the enemy's Deng County, so I expected this!"

"As for those who don't have enough soldiers and horses, then the only way is to transfer troops!"

"Now our army still has 40,000 troops in Nanyang and 20,000 in Jiangxia, so we can draw 40,000 troops from two places to attack Deng County!"

"Yan Gong wants to transfer Nanyang soldiers and horses?"

Yang Hong frowned and said:

"But after such a transfer, our army Nanyang will be empty!"

Seeing this, Yan Xiang asked rhetorically:

"If we can't defeat Sun Jian now, will our army be able to withstand Sun Jian's power to raise the state with Nanyang in the future?"

"Since Sun Jian is going north sooner or later, why doesn't our army mobilize all its strength to defeat him in one fell swoop?"

Yang Hong's courage is obviously not as good as Yan Xiang's, he has now been defeated several times, and he has already retreated, and in the face of Yan Xiang's rhetorical question, he can't find the words to refute it for a while.

And when Yuan Shu saw this, he was already ambitious again:

"According to Yan Gong's plan, our army will move the camp today, and order Zhang Xun and Li Feng to transfer 30,000 troops from Nanyang and 10,000 troops from Jiangxia, and rush to reinforcements. "

Everyone saw that Yuan Shu was coming again, and they came out of the order.

At this time, in Fancheng, Xiao Zhe had already set up a celebration banquet.

After Sun Jian led the army back to the city, the generals were a feast.

At the banquet, Huang Zhong held his wine glass and said with a smile:

"Thanks to the artifact of the military division, our army suffered no more than 1,000 casualties in this battle, but it defeated Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses. "

"After this battle, the morale of our army is strong again, and I am afraid that (Wang Li's) will only need to train for a few more days before he can go out to break the enemy. "

"I'll give you a toast!"

Xiao Zhe listened with a wine glass, got up and said:

"Everyone's praise, praise!"

Seeing this, Sun Jian immediately coaxed:

"The military advisor resigns from the wine, the military advisor resigns from the wine, and he should be fined a can!"

"Yes, yes, yes, a can of good life!"

The generals coaxed one after another, and Sun Ben was the most ruthless acquaintance, and directly carried the wine jar to Xiao Zhe.

Looking at the wine left in front of him, Xiao Zhe glared at Sun Ben, and scared Sun Ben into shock.

Seeing this on the side, Kuai Yue was also infected by Sun Jianjun's atmosphere, and said with a slight smile:

"Drink it, it's rare for you to be so happy!"

Xiao Zhe listened, and secretly scolded this guy for being uneasy and kind, so half a jar of wine has to die if he doesn't get drunk to death!

In the midst of the difficulty, a soldier outside the hall hurriedly entered the inner road:

"Lord, the spies have come to report that Yuan Shujun has moved west and is now crossing the river!"

The arrival of this military newspaper stunned everyone who was coaxing, and the first to react was Kuai Yue, who got up and busied:

"It's not good, lord, Yuan Shu is probably going to attack our army Deng County!"

"There are only 20,000 soldiers and horses in Deng County, I'm afraid I can't defend it!"

When Sun Jian heard this, he put the cup down and immediately shouted:

"Someone, immediately send troops to stop Yuan Shu from going west!"

When the generals listened, they all got up, Xiao Zhe saw this, but he quietly lifted the wine jar to the side, and said with a smile:

"Wait, lord, if Yuan Shu wants to go, let him go!"

"Yuan Shu's move is the way to death!"

Listening to his words, everyone in the hall was stunned on the spot.

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