"Primordial Beginning, why has the battle deteriorated to this extent?"

He Jin arrived hastily with a thousand troops and joined forces with Yuan Shao.

After exchanging information, the two were both extremely annoyed.

Yuan Shao's 1,000 cavalry and 300 elite troops failed to capture Liu Wei's 100-plus guards.

Meanwhile, He Jin was tricked by Liu Wei into going to Fu County, which was completely contrary to his plan.

Neither of them should laugh at the other even if they are fifty paces apart.

"I never expected Liu Wei's guard battalion to be so formidable; the cavalry of the three major battalions of the Northern Army were no match for them!"

Yuan Shao had to admit his defeat, "However, there are no major problems for the time being, and everything is still under control!"

After all, the facts were clear: of the more than a thousand cavalrymen, half had been lost in the morning of fighting.

He Jin, of course, also saw Yuan Shao's predicament and knew he had to calmly face the problem at hand:

“Benchu, things have come to this point. I thought we could have captured or killed Liu Wei yesterday, but now he is still so arrogant.”

"The longer this matter drags on, the more likely it will alarm the court and the public in Luoyang."

"I imagine His Majesty or other princes and ministers are watching us closely, and will likely send people to obstruct us."

"Now that we have joined forces, we must press on and take them down in one fell swoop."

Yuan Shao nodded: "General, what you say is very true."

"Liu Wei's cavalry is fierce; even a hundred of my Wuhuan cavalrymen have fallen at his hands."

"Now that we have a large number of people, and since the battle is not going well, let's first surround them, advance step by step, and trap them here until they are exhausted."

He Jin said coldly, "I have already ordered the soldiers guarding the ferry to destroy the boats. Even if Liu Wei seizes the ferry, he will not be allowed to cross the river."

"Liu Wei is resting on the hill right now. If he sees troops all around, he will probably try to break through."

"We have more infantry, so we should first secure the defensive line and prevent Liu Wei from breaking through."

"I have ordered Cao Mengde and others to lead a battalion of troops from Luoyang to come here at top speed."

He Jin looked at Liu Wei, who was resting on a distant hill, and said sullenly.

Last night, half of Yuan Shao's 600 elite troops were lost, and today half of Yuan Shao's 1,000 cavalry have also perished in battle.

In addition to the thousand Luoyang soldiers brought by He Jin, there was also a battalion of Cao Cao's troops that were about to arrive.

Unexpectedly, the pursuit of Liu Wei in Mengjin involved six or seven thousand men.

But Liu Wei only had 110 cavalrymen!

This matter will soon spread throughout the land from Luoyang.

“We must take them down no matter what, or we will lose face and our reputation will be ruined.” He Jin frowned.

"General, rest assured, his cavalry are probably the best of the best on horseback, but the infantry of the capital garrison are invincible."

"After the army has rested for a while, I will command them to attack."

Yuan Shao immediately reassured He Jin, "General, you may observe the battle from the rear."

As a former Commandant of the Central Army among the Eight Colonels of the Western Garden and a Tiger-like General, Yuan Shao was certainly quite capable in leading troops into battle.

"However, I still don't understand. Last night, when Liu Wei entered the palace, we agreed to wait until he returned to Beiman Mountain before we made our move together. Why did we launch our attack right in front of the palace?"

“We have been on the defensive since last night.”

Yuan Shao naturally had to make this clear, because He Jin had appointed him as the commander-in-chief of the attack.

The original plan was that once Liu Wei returned to Beiman Mountain, the elite troops who had been lying in ambush there would seize the opportunity to strike and trap Liu Wei and his guards in Beiman Mountain.

If the attack fails, immediately resort to fire.

In addition, there were 15,000 soldiers from the three battalions of the Northern Army in the surrounding area.

If things proceed as originally planned, Yuan Shao would naturally have the upper hand.

But now, their plans are completely being led by the nose by Liu Wei, and their entire strategy has been disrupted.

Fortunately, they reacted quickly and intercepted Liu Wei before he could cross the Yellow River.

Otherwise, Liu Wei would have secretly crossed the river at Mengjin and fled to Hebei, leaving them only to sigh in despair.

"This...this was my brother He Miao who was greedy for credit and acted on his own. Last night, he gathered a hundred assassins to ambush us on Zhengyangmen Street."

"Unexpectedly, Liu Wei turned the tables on me and killed me. It was entirely my own fault."

"The plan to conquer Beiman Mountain failed to go as planned, but I don't blame Benchu!"

He Jin snorted coldly. Since Yuan Shao had asked, he naturally had to explain the matter.

At the same time, he remembered He Yong's words: Liu Wei was able to escape from Luoyang City because the Yuan family released him without his permission.

However, the two still need to work together to capture and kill Liu Wei first; these other matters can be dealt with later.

"Alas, it turns out that General He Miao made a mistake. This is truly unexpected."

Yuan Shao was secretly pleased, but his face showed indignation. "General, rest assured, He Miao's mistake will not affect the overall situation. Today, I will definitely capture and kill Liu Wei here!"

"Then I'll leave it to Benchu. I'll stay behind and oversee the army for him!" He Jin nodded.

They're probably here to keep an eye on me!

Yuan Shao sneered inwardly, then left He Jin and summoned two colonels, Chunyu Qiong and Bao Xin, as well as a dozen or so captains, to issue orders.

They deployed defenses on three sides around that small hill.

At the same time, the soldiers in the river-crossing fortress were notified to hold their positions.

Yuan Shao, of course, also knew that Li Ying and his soldiers had entered the fortress, so he entrusted the guarding task to him.

Now is a time when people are in need, so Yuan Shao will not pursue Li Ying's negligence for the time being.

Inside the fortress, Li Yingxian received He Jin's order to move all the dozen or so large ships moored at the ferry to the other side, cutting off Liu Wei's way across the river.

While making his arrangements, Yuan Shao was also pondering something.

According to the soldiers who were lying in ambush in Beiman Mountain, the battle last night seemed to have been prepared and planned in advance.

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