Yan Liang was in a desperate situation with little food and low morale.
In the city, Yan Liang thought in the county government.
"80000 cavalry, my infantry can't escape. In addition, if we wait for the following pursuers to come up, I'm afraid all of them will have to be explained here. Pinggu County can't hold on. It's impossible to wait for support."
Yan Liang thinks that Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun have more than 70000 cavalry, and the later drama will arrive in a few days. By that time, he really can't run.
It's just a matter of a few days to run, but the morale is low at this time, and it's also very dangerous to break through.
Therefore, Yan Liang was very embarrassed at this time.
What's the point of giving up some troops?
There was no hope for these abandoned troops. Before, he thought they could escape to Pinggu County, but now in Pinggu County, Yan Liang has no hope.
Later, Yan Liang received more information, which was sent by scouts a few days ago.
"Zhang Yu is really tough enough to take the whole territory of Yuyang county and control Jixian County. It seems that I am desperate." Yan Liang sighed.
He shut himself up and lamented that the army would be out of control if others found out.
"This is the overall situation. Zhang Yu is really bold, and the Lord has lost." Yan Liang said to himself.
Yan Liang thought it was terrible, and Zhang Yu set up a startling situation.
The bureau put all his troops in.
At this time, Yan Liang had no way to break the situation.
But he also knows that it must be solved as soon as possible, otherwise he will not have any possibility until he catches up with the drama.
"My Lord is very kind to me. Even if I fight my life, I will try my best to protect my Lord's interests." Yan Liang thought to himself.
At this time, Du Yanliang didn't expect to take many troops back, but he always had to fight off part of Zhang Yu's army.
If you can't escape, you'll be caught dead.
Yan Liang wants to fight in the city.
After the decision was made, Yan Liang moved quickly. The next morning, he sent soldiers to drive all the people out of the city, and then collected their food.
In the city, people's resentment immediately boils, but in the face of the army, what can ordinary people do.
In the past, these troops protected them. Before that, they also helped this army. However, it was only a long time ago that they pointed the butcher's knife at them.
These soldiers also have some resistance. They have been stationed here for a long time. Some soldiers still come from this city, but now they are.
But military orders are military orders, and they have to carry them out.
"General Huang, General Zhao, Yuan Jun inside drove out all the people in the city." Said the soldier.
Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong rush to the city gate to check when they receive the news.
Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun did not surround the city, but stationed five miles away. They were cavalry. They were not afraid that they would run, they were afraid that they would not run.
"Brother Hansheng, what do you think will happen?" Zhao Yun asked.
"It is estimated that Yan Liang wants to stick to Pinggu County, or fight with us in the city. He knows that in the wild, he is not our opponent at all." Huang Zhong said.
"Hey, hey, does Yan Liang want to be caught dead? But according to the master's plan, Yan Liang's idea failed. " Zhao Yun said.
At this time, Yan Liang didn't have many opportunities at all. It was impossible for him to lead his troops to attack other cities. Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong followed him. Attacking cities could only be attacked on both sides.
"Guide these people well and place them in other cities, but be careful to see if there are any spies in them." Huang Zhong said.
Huang Zhong was still afraid that Yuan's soldiers would sneak into the common people and take the opportunity to escape. He was even more afraid that they would cooperate with each other.
But it doesn't matter if there are a few. If there are a lot of them, they are all strong men who have been trained. They will surely be found.
In one day, the people who came out were scattered and settled, and no accident happened.
Huang Zhong doesn't know if there are any soldiers hiding the enemy inside. Even if there are, there won't be too many. They don't have time to distinguish.
Finally, the people were settled, and the two sides began to confront each other again.
Another day later, at dawn, Yuan Jun's soldiers, who had been busy for a day, arranged nervously in the city.
They set up a lot of fortifications in the street, intending to fight the enemy in it.
The grain collected can last for a few more days. For a few days, Yan Liang also felt that it was enough.
After two busy days, they arranged the city.
In the past two days, they laid a large number of ambushes at the gate of the city. They were afraid of the enemy's sudden attack. But after two days, when they were busy, the enemy never appeared.
Two days later, the drama arrived.
"Commander."
"General Huang, General Zhao."
Xi Zhicai meets Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun.
This time, only 50000 soldiers and horses were brought with him. The rest of the soldiers and horses took care of the prisoners along the road and scattered some manpower.
After the meeting, Xi Zhicai asked about Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun.
"Strategist, what do you think Yan Liang is going to do?" Zhao Yun asked.
Xi Zhicai said: "Yan Liang is also the number one figure in Hebei. He naturally understands his situation and is expected to fight against us."
After thinking about it for a while, Xi Zhicai said, "now yuan Jun's soldiers must be very desperate, but we can't let them completely despair, let alone fight with them. It's not good to fight with them at this time. Anyway, they can't run away, so we have to take the initiative to fight."
"If we retreat ten li, we will not surround them, and we will be dozens of Li away from the next city. If they dare not attack, they will not be able to attack even if they attack. If they dare to go out of the city and attack by cavalry, they will easily be scattered." Said Xi Zhicai.
Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun agree that it's really unwise to fight them in the city.
After the decision, they immediately retreated, directly retreated ten miles.
Originally, the army was outside the city, which put a lot of pressure on Yuan's soldiers, and this pressure also brought them together.
But now the enemy has withdrawn.
They have no pressure.
They are all at a loss. What's going on?
Whether to fight or not.
All the soldiers were at a loss.
Yan Liang received the news with a gloomy face.
"Damn it, you don't even give me the last chance." Yan Liang hopes to fight a decisive battle and die in the end. This is what a general and a soldier should do.
But now, it's not so easy to fight a decisive battle. The enemy doesn't give him a chance to retreat directly.
All the pressure is on Yan Liang. He has to face important decisions.
It's not a good decision. More than 100000 soldiers will die.
There was depression in the army. The whole city had no people and no noise. Like yuan Jun's barracks, there was no anger.
As if all hope had been broken.
This kind of atmosphere, soldiers where there is any combat effectiveness, Yan Liang deeply understand this truth, this time he met an opponent, met a terrible opponent, although this opponent has been an old opponent for many years, but this is the first time he felt so terrible.