The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 369 Volume The enemy is at the gate!

The emperor, Liu Bei, and Lu Bu, three armies gathered towards Yecheng one after another.

Xu Rong had also captured Shangdang, which had been abandoned by Yuan Shao, and was ordered to go from Huguan to Yecheng.

Looking around, the imperial court's troops successively surrounded Hebei from the west, south and east.

There is only a gap on the north side.

Originally, the cavalry of Zhang Liao and Zhang Xiu came here from Taiyuan to cut off Yuan Shao's retreat to Youzhou.

However, considering the threat from Wuhuan and Eastern Xianbei, the emperor decided to send Zhang Liao and Zhang Xiu to the north to control the Yanshan Pass as a precaution.

But even without Zhang Liao and Zhang Xiu surrounding him from the north, the troops from the other three directions were enough to suffocate Yuan Shao.

After Yuan Shao returned to Yecheng, the first thing he did was to summon Yuan Shang and tell him to go north to join Yuan Xi.

After repeating what he had said to Yuan Tan to Yuan Shang, Yuan Shao also made arrangements again: "When the Wuhuan and Eastern Xianbei attack Hebei, and the noble families in Guandong are dissatisfied with the emperor and start rebellions one after another, it will be our Yuan family's chance!"

"You and Xianyi (Yuan Xi's courtesy name) will form an alliance with the Wuhuan and Eastern Xianbei in Youzhou and attack Hebei from the north. With your elder brother in Qingzhou to provide support, we will surely be able to attack from both sides and defeat the imperial army!"

"But Xianfu (Yuan Shang's courtesy name), you must remember that the most important thing between brothers is harmony. You must not argue with your elder brother. Do you understand?"

Although Yuan Shang was Yuan Shao's youngest son, he was quite calm and composed. He immediately saluted Yuan Shao and said, "Don't worry, father. I'll remember this!"

However, as soon as he agreed to Yuan Shao's proposal, Yuan Shang came out and sneered: "He is just a son of a maid. He wants to share my family property just because he is a few years older than me? Ha!"

Yuan Shang had no respect for his adopted elder brother Yuan Tan. He just said goodbye to his mother Liu and began to pack up and prepare to go to Youzhou.

When Shen Pei, Ju Shou and others learned that Yuan Shao had sent all three of his sons away, they hurried to ask Yuan Shao not to release the three sons, lest the soldiers lose their will to fight.

"I am still here, what are you afraid of?"

Yuan Shao was trapped in Yecheng at this moment, and suddenly he felt a bit of the sadness that Gongsun Zan felt when he was trapped in Yijing.

Fortunately, he and Gongsun Zan did the same thing in the end, which was to send their sons away.

"Without any worries, I should be able to fight the emperor with peace of mind!"

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north.

Zhang Liao and Zhang Xiu rode side by side on horseback, chatting casually.

"Now that the emperor has crossed the river, it is only a matter of time before he captures Hebei, so it is not wrong to ask us to go north to guard against the Wuhuan and Eastern Xianbei."

Zhang Liao looked towards the east absentmindedly. "Unfortunately, I was thinking of going to Hejian to rescue Tian Yin and Su Bo... I heard that they were born in poverty and could not stand the oppression of Yuan family, so they had to rise up against Yuan. Now I don't know what has happened to them."

Previously, Zhang Liao and Zhang Xiu had repeatedly dispatched cavalry from Jingxing to help the people of Hebei drive away Yuan's soldiers, which inspired many people and triggered the uprising of Tian Yin and Su Bo in Hejian.

Now that I have received the news that Yuan Xi is leading his troops to suppress the rebellion, I am unable to go to rescue, which makes me feel quite depressed.

"It's okay. In Hejian, we have the Hutuo River and the Ziya River to rely on. Tian Yin and Su Bo should be able to hold out until the emperor defeats Yuan Shao."

"Besides, the emperor has already crossed the river, and Yuan's army will surely be shaken! Yuan Shao's second son Yuan Xi might even flee to the north!"

Zhang Liao smiled and said, "If that's the case, it would be a blessing indeed!"

Zhang Xiu also laughed and said, "It's more than just a blessing. If we really meet on the road, it would be like smoke rising from the graves of our ancestors!"

"Forget it! How can we be as lucky as Gongming to encounter such a big fish as soon as we enter Hebei?"

"This kind of luck is rare once you encounter it, how can you expect it to happen a second time?"

At this moment, a cavalry scout suddenly came up breathlessly: "Two generals! We found a Yuan army thirty miles east of our army!"

"how many people?"

"About 10,000 people!" "What's the banner?"

"There is only [Yuan], no other banner!"

No way……

Zhang Liao and Zhang Xiu looked at each other and saw disbelief in each other's eyes.

How could this kind of thing happen?

But then, the two of them sharpened their knives and turned around with great interest -

"Isn't this a chance to gain military merit for free? Capture Yuan Xi?"

"Pass my order! All troops, march quickly! Go straight to the enemy camp!"

"Here!"

The person in the camp opposite was indeed Yuan Shao's son.

But not Yuan Xi.

In other words, it's not just Yuan Xi.

There was also Yuan Shang, the youngest son sent by Yuan Shao.

Yuan Xi had always been a man without any ideas. When Yuan Shang rushed to his camp, Yuan Xi had not yet defeated Tian Yin and Su Bo and recovered Hejian.

Yuan Xi's original intention was to defeat Tian Yin and Su Bo and then lead his troops north to Youzhou.

But Yuan Shang angrily rebuked: "The imperial court is chasing us from behind, how can we have time to care about these lowly people?"

"Even if we defeat them, we can't hold on to Jizhou! In this case, we should hurry to Youzhou and follow my father's instructions to contact Wuhuan and Dongxianbei, and then make plans!"

Yuan Xi was not good at fighting and was cowardly. He also thought that Yuan Shang was smarter and more insightful than himself, so he listened to Yuan Shang's advice.

But when he heard that Zhang Liao and Zhang Xiu were leading their cavalry to charge towards him, he immediately cried and cursed: "If it weren't for you, how could I have met these two people?"

Yuan Shang managed to remain calm: "They are just Zhang Liao and Zhang Xiu! Just wait and see how I defeat the enemy!"

But when Zhang Liao and Zhang Xiu personally led their troops into Yuan's camp, Yuan Shang's pupils shrank, and then he ran towards the east without any hesitation!
However, there were plains all around and the Xiliang horse breed was famous for its excellence, so the two brothers were captured by the cavalry under the command of Zhang Liao and Zhang Xiu before they could even reach Bohai County.

When Zhang Liao and Zhang Xiu heard that they had captured Yuan Shao's two sons at once, they couldn't stop laughing.

"Quickly send these two to the emperor!"

"Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang were all captured by us, and Yuan Tan is just a turtle in a jar in Qingzhou! Now... I'm afraid that this will directly cut off Yuan Shao's spirit?"

"Exactly!"

When Liu Xie received the information from Zhang Liao and Zhang Xiu, he did not expect that they would run into Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi.

I couldn't help but look up and stare at the towering city in front of me.

"Yuan Shao, even luck is not on your side this time!"

The city in front of Liu Xie was Yuan Shao's last resting place.

Yecheng!

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I have an appointment to go to the hospital tomorrow morning, so I'll take a leave for the chapter at noon. I'll post it together in the afternoon~
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