Seeing this scene, Yuan Shao was shocked.

Looking at the strategists around him, the strategists were also surprised.

"Why can their stones be so far away? Did they use any equipment?"

Yuan Shao asked a question.

Staff, look at me, look at you, and it seems that there is no way to deal with it.

The incident happened suddenly, and Yuan's attack had just begun, and they could not think of a solution.

However, Yuan Shao did not stop the attack, but forced more troops to attack, requiring them to speed up, fill the gullies, and cross the moat to launch an attack.

But this is in vain.

Faced with the blockade of the catapult, the dense and powerful military formation seemed to be of little use.

After a day of siege, Yuan's army suffered heavy losses, so Yuan Shao had to order the attack to stop and withdraw his troops and return to the camp.

In the evening, Ju Su suggested that the attack be suspended and the tactics were modified.

"After observing today, the subordinates found that the stones used by the Guo Zhe army were very large, but the launch interval was relatively large and the launch speed was very slow. If they attacked our military formation, the effect would be great because the soldiers were all gathered together.

So in order not to let the soldiers be attacked, we must disperse the soldiers and advance quickly with a smaller army formation, so that they do not know how to fight or choose targets. This can also reduce the casualties of our army."

Yuan Shao nodded, feeling that Ju Su's words made sense, so he ordered a change of tactics and attacked with a small army formation.

However, in this way, the requirements for the number of shields are very high, and the small army formation cannot accommodate more troops, so the attack strength is somewhat reduced.

Yuan Shao felt that this was OK because he could not watch the army suffer a lot of losses.

Today, more than 500 soldiers were lost in the battle during the day, which made Yuan Shao very embarrassed.

If you lose like this every day, you won’t have to fight.

Jushu's suggestions are quite useful.

In the next few days, Yuan's siege suffered a little less loss, but the progress was not fast enough.

As the food was consumed day by day, even the gullies outside Handan City had not been filled, the Zhendong Army's long-range strike was still sharp, leaving Yuan Shao helpless.

At this time, Wuhuan Zuo Shanyu Nanlou stood up and took the initiative to give Yuan Shao a suggestion.

"Although I am a wild man from the Fortress, I also know that I should be more flexible when fighting. Now General Yuan has a light cavalry like us who can carry food to attack the enemy's rear. Why don't you use us?"

Yuan Shao was discussing a plan with Xu You and Ju Su at that time, but he was still a little surprised to hear Nonglou say this.

To be honest, Xu You proposed to use Wuhuan's light cavalry to detour south and attack Guo Peng's rear more than once.

The front-line fight will have too many casualties and not outstanding results. If it becomes a protracted war, it will be detrimental to Yuan Shao.

However, Yuan Shao felt that the Wuwan people might not be willing to go deep into danger. It is more risky to do this. If you accidentally make a move, you may be wiped out. The Wuwan people are not stupid, will they agree?

Yuan Shao still wants to try a frontal breakthrough. If the army is large enough, it will also be a deterrent to the enemy.

He didn't expect that the hard post would come up with it now.

Perhaps he was eager to make contributions. Seeing that Yuan Shao had never appointed him, he felt anxious and eager to make contributions and fight.

"Will Mr. Nanlou help me attack Guo Zifeng's rear?"

Yuan Shao walked to the front of the Nanlou and held Nanlou's hand.

"If I don't want to, why would I follow the general south all the way?"

Nanlou sighed very much: "We went south just to make contributions to General Yuan, but now there is no contribution to make, and I feel uneasy."

It's really the best!

Yuan Shao was overjoyed and immediately held Nanlou's hand and said happily: "I can finally feel at ease when I have Nanlou's help!"

Then Yuan Shao asked Xu You to tell Nanlou about his sneak attack ideas.

It is to start from its current location, return to Yiyang County, then set out from Yiyang County to Quliang County, pass through Lieren County, and then turn the road south and head straight to Puyang County.

Guo Peng's forward base in Yanzhou must be in Puyang County. Bypassing Guo Peng's defense and occupying Puyang County, he can attack Guo Peng's logistics, cut off his food route, and cause the entire army to collapse.

Nanlou said that although it was a bit difficult to do this, what he and his subordinates were best at was rushing to attack from a distance.

"I will do my best to do this for the general!"

"Okay! If you accomplish this, it will be a great achievement for Mr. Lou, and you will be rewarded with many rewards!"

Yuan Shao was very happy.

Then he gave a little warning to Nanlou, saying that the prefect of Dongjun set up by Guo Peng was Cao Cao. Cao Cao was a cunning person and would be careful to set up defenses in Puyang. Nanlou should be careful to hide his traces and not be discovered by Cao Cao in advance.

Nanlou nodded to show that he understood.

Seeing Nanlou going to prepare for the battle, Ju Suze walked behind Yuan Shao and whispered: "Does General think Nanlou can do this? And is this person really trustworthy? I heard that Nanlou once fought side by side with Guo Zifeng, which may be a hidden danger."

Before Yuan Shao could speak, Xu You spoke.

"It's different from the past, and everyone is their own masters. Nanlou is in the north. If he wants to survive, he must rely on Ming Gong, not Guo Zifeng. In order to get rid of such suspicion, he must fight desperately to show his loyalty. So I think Nanlou will definitely do his best."

Xu You smiled relaxedly: "And whether it is successful or not, it will be helpful to us. It can weaken Guo Zifeng and not use our own troops. Isn't this better? As for the Wuhuan people, what does it have to do with me if they die in battle?"

Yuan Shao and Ju Su both agree with this same point.

It is so wonderful to drive away a tiger and swallow a wolf.

Hahahahahaha!

On August 27, the fourth year of Chuping, Nanlou left five thousand cavalrymen and handed them over to Commander Yuan Shao. He took another five thousand people lightly and set out under the banner of Yuan.

Nanlou himself wore the Han-style armor of General Yuan’s general, and his soldiers were mostly dressed as Han people.

In this way, under the guidance of the guide, he officially set off with his grain bags, arrived in Yiyang County, then headed to Quliang County, then arrived in Lieren County, and then turned north.

Go to Chizhang County.

"General, our goal is to enter Wei County to the south, not to go north to Chuzhang County."

Several guides found it strange and asked Nanlou about this.

Nanlou grinned, pulled out his knife, and slashed the three guides three times, leaving only the last one who was the least courageous and was so scared that he was so scared that he pissed his pants.

"Take me honestly north. If you dare to point the wrong way, I will cut you into slices of meat and cook them and eat them."

Nanlou looked fierce and frightened the guide almost fainted.

The five thousand Wuwan cavalry did not go south, but turned north. They arrived in Guangping County early on August 30, and then turned southwest.

After going around a big circle to ensure safety, his goal is Guangnian County.
Chapter completed!