When these words came out, Wang Jing and Xun You were both surprised: "Feng Xiao is so confident, what brilliant plan did he come up with?"

"My lord, in Jia's opinion, although Jizhou is big, it can be taken with a piece of paper."

As Guo Jia recounted the details of the plan, Wang Jing and Xun You were both shocked by Guo Jia's plan.

Wang Jing smiled and praised, "Feng Xiao has many ingenious plans and has made every possible effort. He is truly a genius of our time."

Xun You also looked at Guo Jia with admiration: "The title of genius falls on Feng Xiao, and it really deserves the title."

Wang Jing then ordered: "Now that the plan has been decided, let the secret guards take action."

Xun You bowed and replied, "You obey your command."

Autumn moon in the north, cool breeze.

In Yecheng, Jizhou, Han Fu sat at home waiting for quite some time. After hearing the news that Yuan Shao would be returning soon, the fear and anxiety in his heart increased day by day.

Even though others are at home now, they still feel uneasy.

In the study, Han Fu paced back and forth anxiously, as anxious as an ant on a hot pot: "Could there be an accident? Why hasn't the news been sent back yet?"

"Why is Minister Han unable to sleep so late at night?"

The window suddenly opened, and the candlelight on the table instantly became shaky.

Han Fu was startled and turned around. Sure enough, he saw the familiar makeup and the iconic golden mask on the other person's face.

"Humph, you always come in through the window, can't you just go through the front door?"

Han Fu was so frightened that his heart beat faster and he almost couldn't breathe properly. Naturally, he didn't have a good face towards Ding San who came to visit him uninvited.

"I dare to go through the main gate, but I wonder if you dare to let your servants inform me of my identity. If Yan Liang in the city knows my identity, I'm afraid your family won't see the sun tomorrow."

After saying this, Ding San didn't care about Han Fu's attitude. He found a comfortable position to lean on. Then he took out a scroll and threw it to Han Fu casually.

Han Fu was stunned for a moment before taking it: "What is this?"

"An imperial decree. With this item, you can take back Jizhou."

Without even reading the contents of the imperial edict, Han Fu flew into a rage: "Just based on this piece of waste paper? Are you trying to make fun of me?"

Now Jizhou has changed its owner. Yuan Shao never took the young puppet emperor Liu Xie seriously. He even wanted to support Liu Yu to become emperor. It can be seen that his ambition is not concealed at all.

For a person like this, the imperial edict from Luoyang means nothing!
Therefore, in Han Fu's view, if he wanted to recapture Jizhou, the only way was for the Northern Army to send troops from Yanzhou, and then he could cooperate with them from inside and outside to take Yecheng by surprise.

Han Fu was looking forward to it very much at this time. What he was expecting was not the imperial edict, but the news that Wang Jing was sending troops.

Ding San spoke directly and broke Han Fu's fantasy: "My lord has already made it clear that Jizhou can be captured without any weapons. Minister Han has nothing to worry about. Just follow the plan."

"My life and property depend on this, and you tell me not to worry?"

At this moment, Han Fu felt so angry that he even thought that Wang Jing was going to abandon him.

How naive is it to think that Jizhou, which has already changed its flag, will return to the hands of its former owner just by using a piece of light waste paper?
How ridiculous!

However, Han Fu, who was in the middle of the situation, felt cold all over and couldn't smile at all.

Han Fu looked at Ding San coldly, his voice like an evil ghost from the underworld: "Let me ask you, is Marquis Qi really unwilling to send troops?"

Ding San also looked at Han Fu coldly, his tone grim: "Minister Han, now that things have come to this, can you still turn back? When Yuan Shao's army returns, no matter how you argue, you will die. Instead of sitting and waiting to die, why not give it a try now, maybe you can get a chance to survive?"

Ding San then informed Han Fu of the plan, and finally reminded him: "The plan has been decided. As long as you follow it, you will still be the governor of Jizhou. Please don't make a mistake, Minister Han."

After saying this, Ding San turned around and left. Amid the sound of the Hundred Blade Machine's mechanism, his back disappeared into the night.

In the study, only Han Fu was left with a gloomy face, still hesitating and wandering.

Dante San's reminder made Han Fu realize that he now had no way to retreat, and only by bravely moving forward could he have a glimmer of hope.

In the past few days, Yuan Shao will definitely investigate all the small actions of Geng Wu, Min Chun and others after he comes back. The matter is too big to be concealed from the inspection of those who are interested. It is only a matter of time before it is exposed.

Privately mobilizing troops and stockpiling armor and weapons is something that cannot be tolerated no matter who is in power.

Han Fu didn't believe that Yuan Shao would be an exception, so he had to make plans early.

Han Fu stared deeply at the imperial edict in his hand and sighed: "I hope Qi Hou's plan will work. If not, I will be doomed."

At noon the next day, the sun was shining brightly.

At the Yecheng garrison camp, Yan Liang, who was practicing with a sword, suddenly heard a report from his men.

"General, something bad is going to happen!"

"Why are you so alarmed?"

The long sword in Yan Liang's hand suddenly stopped, and he had a bad feeling in his heart.

As expected, the following news made Yan Liang furious.

"General, Zhang Fei and Lu Bu from the northern army are coming again, and their troops have crossed the Zhang River."

"You bastard, do you really think there is no one in my Jizhou?"

Yan Liang held his sword and began to worry about his subordinates, planning to lead his army to fight. The Zhang River is a barrier for Yecheng. It is okay that Lu Bu and Zhang Fei harassed other places before, but this time they are clearly heading for Yecheng.

Even if the enemy was composed entirely of cavalry and found it difficult to attack the city, just burning, killing and looting outside the city would be enough to slap Yuan Shao in the face.

Now, Yan Liang is the general defending the city and has been entrusted with an important task by Yuan Shao. If he allows this to happen, how can he gain a foothold in Yuan Shao's army in the future?

As a minister, if the king worries about him, he will work hard; if the king humiliates him, he will die.

Yan Liang was not only the leader of the Four Pillars of Hebei, but also the most trusted general under Yuan Shao. Both publicly and privately, he had to protect Yuan Shao's reputation and interests.

Moreover, after several days of continuous attacks, Yan Liang had already sent people to find out the specific military strength of Lu Bu and Zhang Fei, and he was no longer completely clueless.

Although Lu Bu and Zhang Fei's offensive seemed swift and fierce, their strength had been seen through by Yan Liang. Their small military force was their biggest weakness.

Yan Liang believed that as long as he handled the situation carefully, there was no reason for him to be defeated.

After making up his mind, Yan Liang no longer hesitated. He immediately put on his armor and assembled his troops.

But just as Yan Liang was about to leave the city, the governor Shen Pei, who had rushed over after hearing the news, stopped him and asked loudly in front of everyone with a sullen face, "Where are you going, General Yan, with so many troops?"

When Han Fu was still in power, Shen Pei was not valued because of his upright character.

It was not until Yuan Shao seized Jizhou by using Feng Ji's strategy of turning the tables and taking control of Jizhou that Shen Pei was entrusted with a key position and was in charge of the headquarters.

In this battle, in order to protect the safety of the rear base camp, Yuan Shao deliberately left Shen Pei to assist Yan Liang. With these two pillars, one civil and one military, Yecheng would be safe.

But who is Shen Pei?

As a member of a prominent family in Wei County, the son of the Yin'an Shen clan, Shen Pei looked down on Yan Liang, a crude warrior from a military family, from the bottom of his heart and usually did not even look at him.

Therefore, when he heard that Yan Liang was gathering his men to prepare to leave the city to fight, Shen Pei ran over angrily to stop him on the spot. His tone was like a boss giving orders to his subordinates, which was extremely rude.

Yan Liang was already upset by Lü Bu and Zhang Fei, and he had a deep grudge against Shen Pei. Now he was questioned in front of his subordinates, and his face became even more unbearable. He snorted and retorted: "Lü Bu and Lü Bu are already at the gates of the city, and these two thieves only have 2,000 cavalry. I have ten times the enemy's number, and I am sitting in a strong city. Does Shen Pei think that Yecheng will fall?"

Shen Pei was also very angry when he saw Yan Liang was so unruly. "What can Lü Bu and Zhang Fei do if they come? What can a few thousand cavalry do? The walls of Yecheng are high and thick. Can they fly up to the top of the city with wings on their backs? The lord has handed Yecheng over to you and me. As long as we do our best to protect Yecheng, it will be a great achievement. Why risk going to war?"

Yan Liang was of course not convinced, and he stiffened his neck and shouted, "How can you convince the others with such a cowardly act? No matter how capable Lu and Zhang are, can they defeat me with just 2,000 cavalry?" Commanding the most elite halberd soldiers under Yuan Shao except for Qu Yi's Xiandeng Camp, Yan Liang was confident and did not think he would be defeated, let alone that Ye City would fall into his hands.

With a strong military, we are so confident.

Even when facing Lu Bu and Zhang Fei, who had already made a name for themselves on the battlefield, Yan Liang was not inferior to them at all.

That's why Yan Liang was so angry when Shen Pei said that they should hold their ground and not go out.

In Yan Liang's opinion, what merit could he gain by defending the city?
No matter how much credit you have, it is yours, Shen Pei. What does it have to do with me, Yan Liang?
Judging from your usual behavior of not taking us generals seriously, I'm afraid that you will secretly report me to the lord after he comes back. Then not only will I not get any credit, I may even be criticized and lose points in front of him.

Therefore, the more Yan Liang thought about it, the more indignant he became. "Shen Zhengnan, Lü Bu and Zhang Fei are now burning and killing people outside the city. I only need to lead 5,000 soldiers to repel them. Or do you want me to leave them alone and let them continue to do whatever they want? If so, the lord's reputation will be damaged. Who will be responsible for this?"

After Yan Liang finished speaking, he sneered in his heart.

As long as Shen Pei dared to say no, Yan Liang would immediately put the blame on Shen Pei.

The deaths and injuries outside the city, the property losses, and the subsequent public dissatisfaction and unrest caused by the incident were all blamed on Shen Pei.

Yan Liang just didn't believe it. Could Shen Pei withstand it?
Shen Pei was such a shrewd man that he immediately understood Yan Liang's thoughts and felt quite embarrassed.

If I continue to stop Yan Liang from sending troops, this situation might really happen.

This was a huge blame that Shen Pei naturally could not bear. Moreover, he was familiar with military affairs. After some calculations in his mind, he found that it would not be a big problem to let Yan Liang take a small number of elite troops out of the city to expel Lu Bu and Zhang Fei, while he himself led the main army to guard Yecheng.

As long as he has a large number of troops under his command, Yecheng will be as solid as a rock and as stable as Mount Tai.

After weighing the pros and cons, Shen Pei finally agreed to Yan Liang's leading the troops to fight: "General Yan, the enemy's momentum is strange, and their route is also unreasonable. There must be a trick, so you must remember this battle, do not seek merit but avoid mistakes, the first priority is to save the army, and the second is to defeat the enemy."

"Humph, I have been familiar with military books and strategies since I was young, how could I not know these simple principles?"

Yan Liang mounted his horse, not bothering to listen to Shen Pei's nagging. He swung his sword fiercely and shouted, "All troops, march out!"

Then two thousand cavalry and three thousand infantry marched out of the city in a mighty force.

The purpose of this battle was to expel foreign enemies, and most of the soldiers were from Jizhou, so the army was motivated and morale was high. For the sake of their parents and families behind them, each of them was willing to fight to the death.

Outside the city, Lu Bu and Zhang Fei followed Wang Jing's instructions and only attacked aristocratic families and wealthy clans, and did not infringe on the common people. Instead, the markets and horse markets near the outskirts of Yecheng were all looted, causing heavy losses to local merchants.

However, Lu Bu and Zhang Fei were relatively restrained and did not kill people indiscriminately. As long as they behaved themselves and did not resist, generally nothing would happen.

After all, the purpose of this battle is to create enough pressure to force Yan Liang to fight. Killing people indiscriminately is not only meaningless, but will also ruin Wang Jing's reputation, so it will never be allowed.

Seeing the flames rising from the market outside the city, Yan Liang became furious. He immediately led the vanguard cavalry to fight, wielding a long-handled sword in his hand with great vigor, and charged directly at Zhang Fei.

When Zhang Fei saw Yan Liang, he also grinned on his fat black face, revealing two rows of sharp white teeth: "Haha, Yan Gongji, you finally decided to come out of your turtle shell?"

Start with a war of words before a big battle, this is the way to gain the upper hand.

Yan Liang was also unequivocal and immediately retorted to Zhang Fei, "Zhang Yide, you are just a butcher who kills pigs and dogs. How dare you bark and howl in front of me?"

"court death!"

Zhang Fei experienced the battle of Yanzhou and led his army to defeat the Black Mountain Yellow Turbans, so he became somewhat famous.

However, the Eastern Han Dynasty was an era that valued one's origin very much, and a humble origin often accompanied a person throughout his life. And jobs like slaughtering pigs and dogs were considered to be a lowly livelihood and were never accepted by the upper class.

Therefore, Yan Liang used this to discredit Zhang Fei, which made Zhang Fei very angry. He immediately took the snake spear in his hand, rode his horse and rushed towards Yan Liang with full of anger.

Dang~
At the moment of passing each other, the swords and snake spears collided violently, and the energy of the two men collided, making a sharp and clanging sound that hurt their eardrums.

I saw strong winds sweeping around, raising a sandstorm all over the sky.

Both of them are top-notch warriors of the time, with great martial arts skills and martial arts skills far beyond their peers.

Zhang Fei was full of evil spirits, and his Qi was of the fire element, the innate Qi of fire that was extremely fierce and powerful. Whenever he made a move, blazing flames would spread and the sky would be filled with sparks.

Yan Liang was also skilled in swordsmanship. His moves were as heavy as mountains and as strong as the earth. He used the innate Qi of Wu Earth as easily as his fingers and arms. He could be said to be an integrated attacker and defender. For a time, even Zhang Fei found it difficult to win.

clang~ clang~ clang~
By the time the two sides crossed their horses and put their stirrups together, they had already fought for several rounds.

Zhang Fei felt the force of the weapon in his hand feeding back to him, causing his palm to go numb.

The same was actually true for Yan Liang. Both of them were strong and powerful. After only a few rounds of fighting, they quickly realized that the other's strength should not be underestimated.

However, Yan Liang had the advantage in attributes. He blocked Zhang Fei's Zhangba Snake Spear with his sword and laughed: "Zhang Yide, have you forgotten the theory of the five elements? Fire can produce earth. If we continue to fight, you will definitely lose!"

Zhang Fei also noticed this. A lot of his innate fire energy was absorbed and transformed by Yan Liang. A long battle would be disadvantageous, so a quick decision must be made.

However, not only did he lose the fight with the general, but he was also at a disadvantage in the fight with the soldiers.

Although Zhang Fei was brave, his Hedong cavalry were not willing to fight to the death. On the contrary, Yan Liang's Jizhou soldiers were now fighting on the defensive, with a legitimate reason, and everyone was fighting bravely to defend their hometown.

Soon, before Zhang Fei and Yan Liang had a chance to decide who was better, the soldiers under their command had already decided the outcome.

"Captain, the brothers can't bear it anymore."

Zhang Fei was greatly angered by the shouts of his personal soldiers: "What a bunch of rubbish!"

Yan Liang laughed out loud: "Pig butcher, you are not very good at leading troops in battle."

After the defeat, Zhang Fei immediately led his troops to retreat.

Yan Liang took advantage of the situation and continued to chase after the enemy.

On the way, Yan Liang met Lu Bu again, and they fought for only a few rounds. Although Yan Liang was at a disadvantage in the battle, the Huangzhong Volunteers led by Lu Bu still lost to the Jizhou cavalry under Yan Liang.

Yan Liang took advantage of the situation and used the opportunity to mobilize his soldiers to launch a battle strategy, defeating Lu Bu's cavalry.

Lu Bu swallowed this loss and his face turned black: "Let's go!"

After defeating two peerless warriors, Lu Bu and Zhang Fei, Yan Liang's confidence suddenly swelled. He even walked with a lightness, staring at Lu Bu's back and mocking him: "You are just a slave of three surnames, nothing more than that!"

As the saying goes, "When the wind is high, the horse gallops fast." Yan Liang followed and chased him all the way, running very fast.

The pursuit lasted for three consecutive days, and the two sides fought several times. Lu Bu and Zhang Fei were defeated repeatedly. They and Yan Liang fought from the outside of Yecheng to the outside of Yin'an City, and Yan Liang finally stopped.

In front of him, he saw thousands of infantrymen appearing, facing north and forming a battle array. Their formation was neat and their morale was high. There was no doubt that they were a strong army that had experienced many battles.

Yan Liang's expression was serious, no longer the arrogant attitude he had when he defeated Lu Bu and Zhang Fei.

It was because the people who appeared before him were the world-famous Bingzhou warriors and Qi Hou Wang Jing!

Who in the world doesn't know this legendary general who single-handedly killed Dong Zhuo and defeated the entire Xiliang Army? Who wouldn't be afraid of him?
Before the two armies, Wang Jing simply sat on his horse, exuding a majestic and imposing bearing.

In Yan Liang's perception, Wang Jing alone was more terrifying than tens of thousands of soldiers.

As a martial arts master, Yan Liang had extremely sharp perceptions. Without even fighting, he could feel the surging power and the grand aura like the blazing sun from Wang Jing.

Just by peeking from afar, Yan Liang felt as if tens of thousands of tiny needles were piercing his pores, and he instinctively felt the stabbing pain deep into his bones.

The power of the Huangyu Lie Sword is so great that the enemy is terrified before the sword is even unsheathed!

Yan Liang was facing a powerful enemy at this moment: "Marquis Qi, are you really going to invade Jizhou and start a war with our army?"

Wang Jing smiled calmly: "General Yan, you are joking. Calculating the time, Yecheng should have fallen soon, right? Why should I go to such trouble to lead the army to attack?" (End of this chapter)