During the period when Yuan Yao was captured, even though Huang Zhong tried his best to suppress the Yuan army, the whereabouts of the chief general still had some impact on the morale of the army.

This incident also reached Yuan Shu in Pingyu, Runan.

For a moment, Yuan Shu was furious.

But at this time his son was in crisis and was not the time to hold anyone responsible. He had to temporarily restrain his emotions and worry about Yuan Yao's safety, so he immediately sent Ji Ling to lead five thousand infantry and cavalry to go south again to search for his whereabouts.

only.

Even though the morale of the Yuan army was affected, the Yangzhou army stationed on the south bank of the Huai River was still cautious and remained calm and continued to defend the defense on the shore.

They also did not dare to lead their troops across the river and took the opportunity to attack Yuan's army.

Day 5.

Yuan Yao led several personal guards back to the camp safely.

Seeing that his son was not hurt at all, the morale of the army between the camps rose again, and the soldiers showed a high spirit of fighting on their faces.

So what if the young master is captured?

With the young master's super smart mind, it wouldn't be easy to come back?

Since most of the troops who went south to fight against Huainan followed Yuan Yao and broke the Cao army last time, they killed Cao generals, and severely injured Xiahou Dun's soldiers, they now have a desire to worship Yuan Yao.

And now, they were even more happy to see their son safe and sound.

In the big tent.

The civil and military people also looked at each other in a row. After a moment, Cui Zhouping bowed and asked: "Young Master, who was the armed forces that suddenly appeared on the Huai River the day before yesterday, and how could you return safely?"

As soon as these words fell, the tent suddenly became silent, and everyone listened carefully.

They were curious about how their son returned safely?

However, facing everyone's puzzled look, Yuan Yao smiled and said, "The other party is just a thief who has been entrenched around the tributaries of the Huai River for many years. As for me, I escaped by taking advantage of the slack opportunity of the guards' stakes to create chaos."

But this sentence was also very easy, as if it was really easy for him to escape.

Yuan Yao said this. Although everyone was not convinced, he was not strict and stopped asking questions.

After discussing with everyone again, Yuan Yao sat down again, and returned to his serious expression, and said in a deep voice:

"Hansheng, you immediately order all the troops of the army to quickly build ships for crossing the river from now on. Without five days, our army will have a god-given opportunity to defeat the enemy's army on the south bank."

Yuan Yao's heart sank and said in a deep voice.

Upon hearing this, Huang Zhong saw that he was secretly engraving the sureness of winning this battle, but he didn't know why he spoke bold words that he would defeat the enemy in five days.

but.

Military orders are like mountains!

Huang Zhong did not hesitate at all, so he bowed to receive the order and went to pass the order.

Since the Battle of Chiting, whether it was Cui Zhouping or Huang Zhong, he has been impressed by Yuan Yao's ability to command troops and fight.

He was under twenty years old and was still in danger and was ordered to command thousands of people before he could even calmly analyze the strength of the enemy and us. He found a place where he was good at setting up an ambush, and then suddenly came out to attack Cao's army.

And during the battle, although he suffered all kinds of changes and unfavorable situations between the battle formations, he still calmly defeated Cao's army, slashed the enemy generals in a formation, and severely damaged them.

Let me ask, how many people can do this in the years of seventeen?

Since returning to Runan, Cui Zhouping and Huang Zhong have been thinking carefully and decided to apply for it.

Moreover, now Huang Zhong and his son have also moved to Runan with the Yuan clan, so naturally there is no need to worry about his son's safety.

Therefore, he began to gradually think about making achievements.

When he thought of his achievements, Huang Zhong's heart seemed to be pounding!

Instead, he wanted to try, as if his body was full of passion and blood were surging.

At this point, both of them decided to join their ranks.

Seeing that the generals had just returned, they ordered the warships to be built in a grand manner to cross the river, they couldn't help but become active.

Ji Ling, who was originally ordered by Yuan Shu to send troops south to reinforce, couldn't help but show doubts and bowed: "Young Master, do you already have a good plan to cross the river?"

"There is no good strategy, but I am already sure of crossing the Huai River."

For a moment, Yuan Yao said confidently.

In front of the generals, I maintained the mystery of my own plan.

...

South Bank.

Within a few miles of land stretching on the shore is the Yangzhou Army Camp.

Since the Yuan army led its troops to the north of the Huai River, Chen Wen, the governor of Yangzhou, sent his army to garrison here, intending to use the natural danger of the Huai River as a barrier to resist the Yuan army's attack.

Moreover, he was still worried and came to the front line to personally guard it here.

Hearing that the morale of the Yuan army had fluctuated a few days ago, all the generals wanted to take the opportunity to ride a boat across the river and attack and kill the Yuan army camp.

But Chen Wen ordered all troops to remain in a cautious manner and remain calm in the camp.

When news of Yuan Yao being plundered by water pirates recently came out, he realized that... he might have missed the opportunity to defeat Yuan Jun...

For a moment, Chen Wen really regretted it!

However, now Yuan Yao has fled back, strengthening the morale of the army, and the opportunity for the fight has been lost.

He had no choice but to continue to order all units to strengthen their camps and patrol the defense lines on the shore at all times to prevent Yuan's army from forcing their crossing.

Since Yuan Yao led the crowd to spread the news of the Southern Expedition, Chen Wen has been worried all day long, as if he was sitting on pins and needles.

Why are you so worried?

It is because the Yuan family has actually penetrated the states in the north and south, and the disciples and former officials are spread all over the world, so there are no people who respond to each state or county.

He had no choice but to worry about his strength in confronting him.

But at this critical moment, it suddenly seemed like a turning point was coming.

This evening.

Just as the sunset slowly sets towards the West, fast ships came one after another on the Huai River and marched sharply towards the Yangzhou Army camp.

When there were only about twenty or thirty miles left on the south bank, the leader of the thief Zhou Taicai sent an envoy to take a boat to the shore first to meet with the Yangzhou Governor Chen Wen.

...

"What? Do you mean, your leader is willing to surrender to me?"

Between the camp, Yangzhou Governor Chen Wen sat in the main seat with a straight face and met the envoy sent by Zhou Tai. When he heard the envoy's purpose, his face suddenly showed an incredible surprise.

Zhou Tai actually wants to lead his troops to join him at this critical moment?

This surprised him quite a bit.

As the governor, Chen Wen naturally understood Zhou Tai.

Two years ago, he gathered a group of people around the Huai River to plunder the surrounding areas to make a living for the rich and unkind people.

After a while, Zhou Tai's reputation for eliminating violence and maintaining good fortune was naturally spread effectively.

The number of people who surrender to him is also continuing to rise.

Over time, the forces gathered under Zhou Tai became stronger and stronger.

Zhou Tai led his troops to operate in various water systems of the Huai River. With his unique water war advantages that he was good at, he dealt with the official troops he was attacking and repeatedly defeated the attacks of the official troops.

Since taking office, Chen Wen has great ambitions and intends to eliminate bandits in the prefectures and counties. Naturally, he will not be indifferent to Zhou Tai, a strong thief!

He also organized military encirclements and suppression several times, but unfortunately they all failed.

Since he could not win militarily, he also adopted the strategy of comforting others.

But Zhou Tai still flatly refused the invitation.

It is precisely because of this that when he suddenly heard that Zhou Tai was willing to join the crowd, Chen Wen looked puzzled.

Why is Zhou Tai like this?
Chapter completed!