Chapter 651

Yuan Shao had gathered his army and launched a decisive battle with Liu Ye under Yecheng, but because of the withdrawal of Wuhuan people, he was defeated by the fierce attack of Liangzhou army, so he had to lead his army to retreat.

At first, there were 50000 yuan troops under Yecheng, but more than 10000 people were killed by Liangzhou army on the spot. After Yuan Shao ordered the withdrawal of troops, more than 10000 people were killed all the way. Finally, the total number of disabled soldiers who retreated out was less than 20000.

On the official road between Jizhou and Youzhou, the demoralized yuan army moved slowly. Everyone was in ragged clothes and armor, and his face looked gloomy. Even those generals in the army, who usually pay attention to cleanliness, don't care a lot. There are some wounded soldiers who are covered with blood. They are struggling to move forward one by one, making groans of pain from time to time. When the Jizhou army looks at these wounded soldiers, their morale is even more depressed.

Yuan Shao was still dressed in gold armor, but the gold helmet on his head did not know where to throw when he fled for his life. As the third Duke of the fourth generation, Yuan Shaoping, who came after a famous family, often cared most about his appearance, but now he was so frustrated that he couldn't look for a golden helmet.

"It's over, it's really over..." Yuan Shao murmured. It seemed that he was seven or eight years old overnight. Originally, his black hair had several white hairs, which made people sad.

"My Lord." Guo Tu on one side squeezed a smile from his face: "haven't we sent sentry horses to the second childe for help just now? Later, the second childe will lead the army to meet us. "

"Hsien Yi?" Yuan Shao's eyes brightened, but soon returned to gloom: "how many troops can Xianyi pull out? Alas... "

Youzhou has just experienced a great war, and Yuyang and Shanggu counties have been taken away by Wuhuan people. Gongsunxu has also drawn up an army. How much vitality does Youzhou have?

How many armies can you raise with the broken Youzhou? At that time, let alone recapture Jizhou, it would be quite difficult to keep Youzhou.

Although Fengji was good to say at the beginning, he stuck to Youzhou and married Gongsun Du and Cao Cao, but was it really so simple to do it?

Feng Ji, Guo Tu, Chen Lin, Xu you and many other yuan Jun's counsellors on the side also looked pale at the moment. When they looked at Yuan Shao, they didn't have the elegant demeanor of a famous scholar. We should know that Yuan Shao is their mainstay. Now even Yuan Shao is so depressed, how can their morale rise?

Many people were silent, but moved forward in silence, bearing the wind and sand. Fortunately, after withdrawing from Yecheng, they took a lot of grain and grass from the counties of Jizhou, so there was no need to worry about starvation.

"Lord!" Suddenly, the Wenchu, with dozens of horses, rushed forward from the front and yelled, "the second young master has brought his troops to meet the Lord."

"Is Xianyi here?" After hearing the news, Yuan Shao was overjoyed. He stretched his neck and looked into the distance. He could see that the smoke and dust on the horizon were rampant. The cavalry of a large group of cavalry galloped over the field and played a "Yuan" general flag from a distance. He was approaching the direction of the Jizhou army.

"Someone went to meet Xianyi in person."

Yuan Shao stepped out of the chariot in surprise and boarded the horse with the help of the Euphorbia. Then, under the environmental protection of Wen Chou and hundreds of cavalry, he galloped forward quickly.

As the two cavalry approached each other, they could see each other's faces within a hundred paces. There were thousands of riders galloping across the road. The leader was in his early twenties. His appearance was similar to that of Yuan Shao, but his appearance tended to be weak. It was Yuan Xi, the second son of Yuan Shao.

"Father, father!"

Yuan Xi saw Yuan Shao from afar. He opened his mouth and cried out. He ran his horse and ran away. Then he jumped off the horse and bowed.

"The child has seen his father. Is he healthy?" Yuan Xi said excitedly.

"My son, get up quickly." Yuan Shao also jumped off the horse's back and raised Yuan Xi with his own hands. Looking at his familiar face, he felt tears in his eyes for a moment.

Father and son were speechless. They held each other tightly and cried bitterly.

"Father, second brother!"

At this time, Yuan Tan also drove his horse to rush over and held two people in his arms.

Yuan Xi raised his head and said, "elder brother, are you and your father all right?"

Yuan Tan is the eldest son of Yuan Shao. He has a strong and overbearing character and once bullied Yuan Xi. Therefore, Yuan Xi has always been afraid of this elder brother. But after all, they were flesh and blood compatriots. Yuan Xi held Yuan Tan tightly, and the father and son wept bitterly. The scene was quite touching for a moment.

"Fortunately, as long as people are still there, there is hope for everything." Feng Ji looked at Yuan Shao and his son from afar and cried bitterly. He couldn't help but sigh. But Guo Tu, Xu you, Chen Lin and others are also in a complex mood, and they don't know what to say for a while.

"Father." Yuan Xi suddenly said in a positive tone: "this time, my son brought ten thousand infantry and horses, and there are 5000 troops in Youzhou. In addition, with the army horses under his father's command, our army can still have nearly 40000 troops. It is not a problem to defend Youzhou and wait for the opportunity to counterattack!"

"Good!" Yuan Shao said with great joy: "Xianyi has done a good job. As long as our army is calm and resolute and defeats the Liangzhou army's offensive, it may not be impossible for us to counter defend as an attack."

"Hehe, Xianyi did a good job in Youzhou." Yuan Tan's face showed a complex smile, Yuan Xi had so many soldiers in Youzhou, but his own lineage soldiers and horses lost a lot in the battle of Yecheng, so his own power was not comparable to Yuan Xi's"But I'm afraid that more than ten thousand soldiers and horses of my second brother will be strong for the people?" Yuan Tan suddenly said.

Yuan Xi's face was slightly embarrassed, and he explained: "our army has suffered heavy losses. Naturally, we have to recruit people and Zhuang people to supplement our military strength. But now the situation is urgent, we can't take that much into account."

"Xianyi is right." Yuan Shao nodded solemnly and admonished Yuan Tan: "Xianfu, Xianyi is also right to recruit troops. After all, the attack of Liangzhou army is pressing. If our army does not call up a large army, how to deal with it?"

"My father taught me." Yuan Tan arched his hand and said, "my child has been taught."

"Please come with me and come to youbeiping first and then discuss the big plan." Yuan Xi extended his hand to invite Yuan Shao to the chariot. After nearly 30000 troops gathered together, the low morale finally recovered. Therefore, he joined forces and headed for right Beiping.

"My Lord, although our army is newly defeated, we must not give up the land of Jizhou completely." Tian Feng said bluntly: "Changshan and Zhending are the three major towns in the north. As long as we garrison thousands of troops and horses and help each other, we can stop the enemy's attack. Therefore, our army must not give up lightly."

"My Lord Guo Tu stood up, glanced at Tian Feng, and said coldly: "the sharp front of Liangzhou army is that even tens of thousands of troops can't face it. How can thousands of soldiers defend it? Tian Yuanhao's action is to sacrifice the lives of soldiers and soldiers. It can't be taken in any case! "