The frail counselor you said, you fight against three heroes alone?

Chapter 240

Cao Cao looked at the crowd and smiled, "Hehe... Let's talk about it for now, it's good to be righteous, do you have any good ideas?"

Gao Shun shook his head and said, "Your Excellency, there is nothing you can do. He just asked the lord to decide the strategy himself. He said that only you know how to maximize the benefits of this news, which will affect the outcome of the entire Guandu battle."

"I know?!"

Cao Cao was a little shocked, and then thought about it carefully, getting rid of all the bad emotions in his heart, and his thoughts gradually became clear.

After Cao Cao thought about it, Yuan Shao must know about Zhu Ling's matter, which means that the Liyang defenders must have received Yuan Shao's order, so they built a defense line in the small city to defend it to the death.

If this is the case, Cao Cao only needs to defeat Yuan Shao, and the soldiers and horses in Yuan Shao's camp will be in chaos.

This is true.

After thinking about it, Cao Cao's eyes suddenly brightened, and he said to Cheng Yu, "Send Zhu Ling's head and this letter to Li Yang immediately, and let Yuan Shao see it with his own eyes."

"At the same time, you immediately sent people to publicize this matter, especially among the refugees near Liyang, spreading rumors."

"Here!"

……

In the next few days, people in Liyang City knew about this and they were all shocked.

At the same time, Zhu Ling's head and letter had also been passed to Yuan Shao after expediting eight hundred miles from Weijun to Yecheng.

When Yuan Shao received the box containing Zhu Ling's head, Yuan Shao couldn't bear it, and burst into tears!
"Zhu Ling, you lost your life for me in this matter, but why did you do this? Could it be that the thief Cao Cao has been guarding against you all the time, which made you end up like this."

"Cao Mengde looks like he has no doubts about his employer, but he secretly guards against everyone. He doesn't really trust anyone, and he may even deceive himself.

Cao Cao used the strategy of using people without suspicion and doubting people without using the strategy. Back then, the two men were bounded along the Yellow River. The two were originally brothers, one went north and the other went south.

Yanzhou returned to Cao Cao, while Jizhou and Youzhou returned to Yuan Shao.

At that time, the relationship between the two was very good. After that time, they still helped each other. Yuan Shao often got news about the deployment of Cao Cao's territory. He never thought that it was just a cover-up.

On the surface, those corporals who are courteous and worthy, only use their talents, are all superficial articles.

This time, Zhu Ling was killed by Cao Cao even if there was a slight change. This is the best proof that Cao Cao has no faith at all.

Cao Cao even asked someone to send the letter to Yuan Shao, which made Yuan Shao very upset.

"It's over, it's hopeless!"

Yuan Shao suddenly shouted, overturning the table in front of him.

This war has lasted from the beginning of the year to the present, and Yuan Shao always felt that he was being led by the nose many times, and he couldn't bear it.

"Hit me, hit me hard!"

Cao Cao was very angry and said to his second son Yuan Xi who was beside him.

Yuan Xi was originally in Youzhou, but recently, in order to support the southern battlefield, he brought not only 40 soldiers and horses, but also about [-] grain and grass.

"Since Cao Mengde won't let me have a good time, how can I let him have a good time, now I can't stick to it anymore! Send me an order to go south to Liyang, and I must fight Cao Mengde to the death!"

Yuan Shao suddenly said in a deep voice.

Seeing Yuan Shao was so angry, Tian Feng and he wanted to try to persuade him again, but it was useless, the two looked at each other for a while, after a long time, neither of them spoke again.

From then on, the area near Yecheng was constantly preparing military supplies every day, uniting forces, gathering soldiers and horses, and then went south to support Liyang.

In this way, within a short period of time, Yuan Shao actually recruited an army of 20, plus Liyang's hundreds of thousands of defenders, Yuan Shao now has an army of 30, and he can once again fight Cao Cao to the death.

If he wins this time, Yuan Shao will still be able to go south to Dongjun, and then invade Yanzhou, directly threatening the land of Xuchang!

If Cao Cao can't resist, it will be a complete failure!

But if Yuan Shao loses to Cao Cao again in this battle, as far as Yuan Shao is concerned, he has reached the end of the mountain and has no way out.

……

Three days later, Yuan Shao was full of fighting spirit and was ready to send his troops south to fight Cao Cao again. Now Cao Cao had led his troops to attack Liyang for several months, and his army was already exhausted.

If he was defeated by Cao Cao again this time, Yuan Shao would apologise with his own death.

Yuan Shao is planning now, but he ignores that Xi Yu from Leling County is waiting for Yuan Shao to go south.

This evening, after dinner, Xi Yu, Guo Jia, Zhao Yun, and Huang Zhong were playing mahjong leisurely. Xi Yu was originally the one who taught the other three to play mahjong, but he kept losing to these three tonight , which made him very ashamed.

Just when Xi Yu was extremely depressed, the soldiers under his command reported to Xi Yu's camp that Yuan Shao was about to go south to Liyang.

Hearing the news, Xi Yu was suddenly excited.

"What good news!"

Xi Yu patted the case and said to Zhao Yun: "Okay, mahjong is here tonight, Zilong, you and Han Sheng go to the barracks immediately, and lead the black and white riders from Leling to Bohai and Hejian."

"When we got there, we immediately ordered people to spread rumors: Yuan Shao was very shameless. After being found out during the assassination, he became so angry that he wanted to lead his troops to the south to die!"

"At the same time, inform all the gentry in Jizhou that as long as they take the initiative to hand over the letter to me before the war, I promise that I will protect their original interests and status in the future, and ensure that poor scholars and ordinary people will never compete with each other. Take their interests!"

"Here!"

Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong stood up immediately, but Huang Zhong added, "My lord, I have exactly one pair of dragons and sevens, so you're going to fire it to me!"

"Old Huang, the war is about to start now, how can you be so playful and lose your mind! How can you do this, it's too much!"

Xi Yu suddenly said in a deep voice, "Pass me an order. From today on, playing mahjong will be banned in the army. Everyone should take the time to do all kinds of training!"

"Ah, my lord, this... is too much for you!!" Huang Zhong said with some dissatisfaction.

At this moment, he couldn't believe it. If Xi Yu shot him this time, he would earn at least twenty gold, but with Xi Yu's words, the twenty gold would be gone completely? !

"Hehe, General Huang, it's nothing to worry about just a pair of dragons and sevens. If you kill a few more people on the battlefield, this little money will naturally come back easily." Dian Wei, who was eating a big cake next to him, smiled at Huang Zhong said.

"What's wrong with this? I clearly won this hand!"

"Nonsense!" Xi Yu walked outside, "You haven't finished this round yet, how did you win?"

"Wait for the end of this battle, come back and we will continue to fight!"

"My lord, you said it lightly, call again when you come back, I... when have I been so wronged..."

Now Huang Zhong is considered old, and there is a son in his family who needs to be raised. After several years of training, his son is now in excellent health. His archery, swordsmanship, and even equestrian skills are now about to catch up with Huang Zhong.

However, his son has not actually been on the battlefield yet, and he is still in Xuchang.

Huang Zhong had planned for a long time, and after the northern war ended, he could recruit his son.

As a result, Huang Zhong is sometimes no different from an old money fan. He always thinks that more money in his hand is safe.

After all, today's engineering institutes and craftsmen's institutes require a lot of money to buy magical weapons. Even if they don't buy finished products, they need to buy at least the raw materials for making these objects.

Xi Yu was very happy to walk ahead, and immediately sent someone to go for a walk to get news about Yuan Shao.

From the day of entering Leling County, the strategy of step by step can finally be implemented. As Cao Cao said at the beginning, the best deployment of Xiyu is to leave the capital for the competition between the Qinghe faction and the Yingchuan faction and other counselors, and There is also room for the rest of the gentry to surrender.

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Just when Yuan Shao's 20 troops came to Liyang, there was huge turmoil in the rear of Jizhou.

People from the gentry class sent letters and slips to Leling County one after another, expressing their willingness to surrender.

The territory of Qinghe, which is the closest to Leling County, was also among them. All the gentry in Qinghe sent letters expressing their willingness to make peace. This action made Yuan Shao's clan members clearly feel how eager these gentry were to surrender.

If this move is allowed to continue, the entire Jizhou will soon fall completely in a short time.

Yuan Tan and Ju Yi in Pingyang immediately became restless due to such an unfavorable event.

Today, Pingyang City is full of official letters and various military reports, all of which are placed on Yuan Tan's case.

At this moment, Yuan Tan's face was ashen, and he was sitting in front of the desk. These days, after several battles with Zhao Zilong, the hostility in the young Yuan Tan's body seemed to be worn away.

These days, Yuan Tan restrained his temper a lot.

After several battles with Zhao Yun, Yuan Tan's capable generals were all beheaded by Zhao Yun within a few rounds, and they were so frightened that they didn't have the guts to fight.

I wanted to sneak attack a few times, but they all failed and suffered heavy losses. Such a difficult battle made Yuan Tan and his soldiers seem to be led by the nose, and the several times of stealing camps also suffered heavy losses.

Since the beginning of the war, Yuan Tan has never fully grasped the initiative.

After all, under the teasing of Xi Yu and Zhao Zilong, Yuan Tan is in panic every day, and even has to endure the scolding and abuse from his father-in-law Yuan Shaozhi.

"Ju Yi!"

At this moment, Yuan Tan said in a deep voice.

"Tonight, you and I will go out with soldiers and horses to fight with Xi Yu!"

"Let's take advantage of the victory to pursue and attack Leling County in one go, occupying both sides of the Yellow River Jishui. In this way, we can block the land going to and from Qingzhou, and make Xi Yu who is in Jizhou homeless."

Hearing this, Ju Yi's face was very gloomy, he shook his head, and said, "You... your thinking is too simple. Now, on this entire Yellow River line, where have we ever won a victory? Now, the morale of the army is so weak that we have no solution."

"But looking at Cao Cao and Xi Yu's army in turn, they are all attacking step by step. On the surface, Cao Cao has not made an inch of success in Liyang in the past few months, but in fact, it is Cao Cao who is here that makes Liyang do better. Feel the pressure."

"In this way, Youzhou's soldiers and horses will not be able to move at all for a few months, so we will fall into a passive position. According to General Yimo, the best way now is to wait for problems in Cao Cao's rear before we attack."

"Why is there a problem in Cao Cao's rear, and how long do we have to wait? Could it be that what I say now doesn't work for you?" Yuan Tan was very displeased, and his cheeks twitched a few times.

Ju Yi was stunned for a moment, feeling a little bitter in his heart.

Your words...why do they work? !When does it work? !

I have followed your father for many years, supported him as Jizhou shepherd, and allowed him to have the prestige he has today. Few people can compare with me for such achievements, but you, a junior, have been in Pingyuan for a long time, but you have never treated me like an uncle .

Anyway, I am your father's benefactor, and also your Yuan family's benefactor!

At this moment, in Ju Yi's heart, it was like eating a mosquito. The feeling was very uncomfortable but he couldn't say it out.

However, the Yuan family's father and son are so similar, Yuan Tan is almost exactly the same as his father Yuan Shao: he has a handsome and majestic appearance, a good temperament on the outside, and a sanctimonious appearance, but he is very proud inside.

"General, if what I said is true, there are Sun Ce and Jingzhou to the south of Cao Cao. If there is a war between these two places, Cao Cao will have to go back and stick to the base camp."

"That's it, so I can wait a little longer. Now the time is almost up, and the other princes can't bear it anymore."

"Oh, how do you see it?"

Hearing this, Yuan Tan gritted his teeth. Although he felt that what Xi Yu said was very reasonable, he couldn't help it now.

If it was slower, I'm afraid Qinghe County and the gentry in Pingyuan County surrendered together.

Until then, their army will be very difficult in the city.

In the past few days, Yuan Tan had killed four famous people to frighten them, but he couldn't seem to restrain them. As long as people can escape from the plain and reach the plain, they feel that they can regain their lives.

In comparison, poor scholars and ordinary people are more willing to go to Leling County, where Xi Yu is implementing a policy of benevolence, so if he responds calmly, he will naturally not be chaotic, and there will be no hidden danger of being besieged. As a result, most people have new escape routes.

From Pingyuan City, go north first, then go to Hejian County, and go directly east from Hejian County, you can enter Leling, and the army sent by Xu Zhen is picking it up.

In this way, without offending the local officials, they could also enter Leling County and witness Xi Yu's benevolent government with their own eyes.

In such a situation, Guandu went to war again, and Yuan Shao immediately led his army to the south without any temptation with Cao Cao. Yuan Shao directly assembled his troops to storm Cao Cao's Guandu camp.

And within a short period of time, the two sides must have confronted each other many times. Whether it was attacking the camp at night or fighting in battle, without hesitation, the two sides carried out a series of cavalry charges and fought against each other.

However, most of Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses were recruits, and they lacked battlefield experience. It was difficult to show much combat power on the battlefield. After being ambushed several times by Cao Cao, he was scared of being beaten.

Until this time, Yuan Shao still did not stop attacking, and he had no intention of stopping attacking at all.

He ordered a day and night battle, and let Wen Chou and Zhang lead the troops to charge continuously, causing huge damage. In less than a month, the soldiers and horses dispersed at least 5 people.

But Cao Cao's loss this time was only about [-].

Moreover, the general's people suffered a lot.

However, looking back at Yuan Shao's military camp, Zhang He and Wen Chou were very tired and even felt that their future was bleak. Even though Wen Chou and Zhang He were brave, Yuan Shao had the ability to lead the army.

However, now, it is true that Yuan Shao has already lost the hearts of the people. As a result, Yuan Shao is only left with anger, but anger cannot bring victory.

On the contrary, they were attacked by Cao Cao and Xi Yu's soldiers, so after Cao Cao's soldiers withstood the first round of Yuan Shao's attack, they cooperated with Xi Yu. This made it even more difficult for Yuan Shao's army.

At the end of July, when autumn was approaching, Yuan Shao fell ill again.

……

At this moment, in Liyang City Government Office, Yuan Shao was lying on the soft couch with a sick appearance, and the people around saw Yuan Shao's demeanor, all of them felt sad and uneasy.

Military generals Wen Chou and Zhang He were covered in blood, standing in front of Yuan Shao, while Ju Shou and Guo Tu were standing on the other side, the four of them were in very complicated moods at the moment, these days, if they were not anxious and busy, their mental state would be in a trance Trance.

The era that Xi Yu lives in today is the feudal period, and all things in society are based on the person: such as clan, army, civil servants and conquistadors, it is difficult to change easily, and the most important thing for the gentry class is Control the access to the court.

As a result, it was difficult for scholars and people from poor families to enter the court, so that the gentry completely controlled the political affairs of the court and some areas.

The result of this is...

One is prosperous, one is lost, and one is lost. In the end, the glory and fortune of the gentry all benefit from one person. When the court is stable, it is the emperor.

But now, Cao Cao coerced the emperor to order the princes. In this world, the glory and fortune of the gentry benefited from the local princes.

Yuan Shao came from a noble family, a family of officials and officials of four generations and three lords, with thousands of volumes of books in his home, and his connections were like intertwined roots of a tree, no one dared to underestimate him, and Yuan Shao himself had a heroic spirit, he was favored by many gentry, so he gathered around him There are many people from the gentry.

But the real purpose of the gentry is profit and survival, and it is difficult to talk about feelings.

Like now, Yuan Shao is old and sick, very lonely.

At this moment, Yuan Shao just felt regretful. He should not have killed Xu Ziyuan in the first place. He has followed Yuan Shao for many years. If he is still alive now, at least he still has some friendship with Yuan Shao.

Unlike people like Jushou, Guo Tu, and Tian Feng, at this point, they don't even say a word from their hearts.

After the Danggu Rebellion, many people chose to follow the gentry to attach themselves to, so of course, it must be the most famous Yuan family.

However, Yuan Shao accidentally lost the imperial power, got Dong Zhuo, and further gathered more nobles by his side.

It was also from that year that Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu competed in the world with the support of many gentry.

However, it is a pity that Yuan Shao betrayed the court of the Han Dynasty. Yuan Shao did not become emperor, but he has been struggling to support it.

At the beginning, the situation was not like this. Yuan Shao's identity background, character and ability were all very strong. After receiving the support of the gentry from all over the country, they quickly gathered into a force and rose rapidly.

But today, the dispersion is also quite rapid.

Even Cao Cao, in the original history, was able to get Yanzhou only because of the "gifts" from Chen Gong, Zhang Miao and others...

(End of this chapter)