On October 13, Pang Tong led the main force of more than 50,000 Xi Qian Youzhou left-behind troops to arrive outside Junmi City. After detecting the incident, Gongsun Du ordered to stop the two-day strong attack. Although Tadun was dissatisfied with this, , but since Pang Tong's troops had unknown combat capabilities, he did not dare to act rashly. He could only keep pace with Gongsun Du, and the armies of both sides fell into a confrontation.
On October 10th, the main force of Gongsun Ming's army, which was hobbled by the presence of as many as 210,000 civilians, finally withdrew to Mingjin Ancient Ferry. Although there were a large number of captured cannons abandoned by Cao Jun, Yuan Jun's The boat division had withdrawn early, and the operation to cross the river was difficult. Considering the current speed, it would take at least ten days of unremitting efforts for the entire army to cross the river. If the time needed to carry the people across the river was also included, I am afraid that It took more than a month to complete it.
"Report, Lord, General Zhao has an urgent message!"
When the army arrived at the Mingjin Ancient Ferry, it was almost dusk. For the sake of safety, Gongsun Ming did not let the troops cross the river overnight, but set up a camp at the Mingjin Ancient Ferry. After a long period of busy work, he just Xu Shu and others sat down in the Chinese army's tent, and then a messenger delivered an urgent message from Zhao Yun.
"Oh, Yuan Benchu comes from a dignified family background. He really behaves like a rogue, and he is actually no different from a gangster on the street."
After reading Zhao Yun's urgent letter, Gongsun Ming couldn't help but taunted Yuan Shao, "No one else. Zhao Yun's army and Yuan Tan's 50,000-strong army who came to see off his bride had met three days ago, as the welcoming ambassador. Xue Yi has also gone to Yuan Tan's camp many times to discuss wedding matters, but he has not even been able to see Yuan Tan. It is said that he is ill and cannot be in charge, and Yuan Xi has 35,000 people under his command. The soldiers and horses hung behind Gongsun Ming's troops almost step by step. Whenever the Youzhou army abandoned a city, Yuan Xi's troops occupied a city, but did not contact the Youzhou army. It's clear that I don't have any good intentions.
"It seems that Yuan Benchu is about to take action. My lord, please lead the main force to cross the river as soon as possible. I will lead the rear guard to stop here."
Xu Shu did not rush to agree, but after reading Zhao Yun's letter first, he cautiously made a suggestion.
"Well, that's fine. Tomorrow I will lead the front army to cross the river. I won't bother the head of state to worry about it here."
Most of the 35,000 soldiers and horses under Yuan Xi's command are young and strong men who were temporarily recruited. Their combat effectiveness is extremely poor. They are not at the same level as the Youzhou Army. Gongsun Ming will not take this group of soldiers and horses seriously. , but Gongsun Ming did not dare to be careless about the 50,000 soldiers and horses under Yuan Tan's command. Even though he knew that Yuan Benchu would not easily take action in Qingzhou, he had to prevent him from jumping over the wall in a hurry. It was for this reason that he decided to After pondering, Gongsun Ming made a decision immediately.
"good."
On the other side of the river, there are not only Zhao Yun's 15,000 elites, but also Sun Mi's 10,000 troops firmly guarding Pushan City. Although they are still at a disadvantage compared to Yuan Tan's troops, they are not without a fight. However, if Gongsun Ming can arrive in time, the situation in Qingzhou can be stabilized. Xu Shu has nothing to worry about...
"Report, general, that Chengjun's troops suddenly marched northward in large numbers, saying that they were ordered to come to help Youzhou resist the border troubles in western Liaoning and eastern Liaoning. Liwu (in today's Boye County) and Boling (in today's Li County) The three cities of Lexiang, Lexiang (in today's Qingyuan County) were caught off guard, and they have all been stolen by them. Their troops are rapidly approaching our city of Yijing."
Xu Shu expected it to be true. Almost at the moment when he was admonishing Gongsun Ming, a horse riding a horse stumbled into the Yijing city guard's palace. He kneeled at Shen Fei and didn't even bother to take a breath. The atmosphere was very anxious and he reported something.
"Come here, send more reconnaissance cavalry to look out for any unusual movements in Changshan's bandit army. Also, all units must assemble immediately and withdraw from the Fangcheng camp!"
Although he had known for a long time that Chengjun's troops were bound to invade in a large scale, Shen Fei's eyes were still filled with fear when he heard how ferocious their advance was. He did not dare to be careless, and immediately issued two general orders. , without turning around, just hearing the sound of drums and trumpets, the originally peaceful city of Yijing suddenly fell into chaos...
On October 15th, it was official, and the weather was calm. The Yuyang Salt Farm was a busy scene. Hundreds of saltmen were busy with various tasks beside the third-level salt pond. The outermost wave protection was raised, and a dozen patrol sentries were on duty. Since patrolling back and forth along the long causeway, everything is the same as usual, and there is nothing unusual. If anything, it is that the eyes of the patrols are always focused on the sea outside the causeway. instead of just paying attention to whether the saltmen are lazy as usual.
"Woo, woo, woo..."
The nervousness of the patrols was not unreasonable. No, at three o'clock, a large number of masts suddenly appeared on the sea in the distance, and then, huge sails were raised. Soon, there were as many as eighty ships. The big ship suddenly showed its ferocious true face. Upon seeing this, the patrols immediately blew the emergency horns, and the originally orderly salt field suddenly became chaotic.
"Don't panic, everyone is waiting to retreat to the reservoir area, and all ministries will immediately go to the city to prepare for war!"
Hearing the sound of the horn, Yan Gao, the salt field guard who was resting in his office in the reservoir area, immediately rushed out from the back door of the reservoir area. He first looked at the Liaodong Army slowly approaching from the sea. The warship then took a deep drink with enough energy, which quickly suppressed the panic of the saltmen.
"Send the order: Liu Yi's troops will land from the left wing of the salt field, and the other ships will follow me ashore on the right wing. They will attack the enemies of the salt field from the left and right. The bandits must be eliminated before dark."
Discovery is always relative. Just when the patrols at the salt field discovered the arrival of a large number of Liaodong Army fleets, Gongsun Gong (the second son of Gongsun Du) standing on the deck of the first ship also saw Yuyang on the shore. Even though the salt farm was still far away, he couldn't wait to issue the order to divide the troops. His slender eyes were full of greed. As early as last year, the Liaodong Army had heard about Youzhou. The army had a wonderful method of obtaining salt, which allowed them to obtain large amounts of salt. Gongsun Du and his son were coveting it. Over the past year, they had sent spies disguised as fishing boats to approach from the sea. They also took risks and sneaked into the vicinity of the salt field from land to investigate. I tried to figure out the operation of the Yuyang Salt Farm, but unfortunately they were killed or driven away by the guards of the salt farm, and they were unable to get even half a step closer to the salt farm. Now that my own army has arrived, the opportunity to decipher the salt farm is right in front of me. Thinking that a large amount of salt is at your fingertips, How could Gongsun Gong not be extremely excited about it...
