I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 727 Two generations of the Yuan family

Yuyang, Dongyang Ju, Xiao Chang'an Ju and other scattered small strongholds southward along Wancheng are being lost one after another.

Lu Weihuang was previously in Xinye threatening the various places in Nanjun.

Now the area north of Xinye in Nanjun and the surrounding areas are gradually being conquered. In this way, the threat from the Hebei Army is not only radiating to Nanyang County, but also forming a certain scale of deterrence to Nanjun.

The entire situation began to tilt towards the Hebei Army.

The news was quickly conveyed to Wancheng.

The news that Li Tong was killed by Zhao Yun has spread back to Wancheng. The troops he led were ambushed by Yuan Shao in the mountains and forests near Wancheng. They were previously used as surprise troops, but now they were pulled out by Yuan Xi for harassment. Although they did play an important role in the early harassment process, their sudden annihilation by Zhao Yun will still greatly affect the morale of the entire Nanyang County.

The news that the small counties and small gatherings on the many traffic arteries south from Wancheng were successively captured by the Hebei Army also spread to Wancheng, which caused a headache for the resourceful people in Wancheng.

Those small counties and small gatherings have little impact on the overall strategy of Wancheng at present, but the more they fall, it means that once Wancheng falls in the future, these soldiers of Wancheng and those who accompany Yuan Shao will The counselors on the front line will have fewer and fewer ways to retreat to the south, and the risk of retreat will also increase a lot.

It is true that Liu Jian's main military strength is still north of Nanyang, and it is impossible for the south to send too many men, but who knows what will happen in the future?

The next chain reaction is that the people in Wancheng are worried, and their worries are getting bigger and bigger.

The sergeant's heart became increasingly unstable, which obviously affected morale.

Yuan Shao reached out and waved gently.

Many diseases are caused by depression and extreme anxiety.

Then he saw a deeply moved expression on his face.

From time to time I would have chest tightness, shortness of breath, palpitation, and sometimes I would even faint as soon as my eyes turned black.

If Liu Jian were by Yuan Shao's side, he would definitely understand why Yuan Shao was in this situation.

Yuan Shu let out a long sigh.

"Brother, this is very comforting to my heart."

"Really, the two years of war have really broken my heart."

"Brother, if you continue like this, your body will be overwhelmed. Although the war ahead is urgent, your body is also very important. You must know that your body is the root of our Jingzhou. If your body collapses, What's the point of repelling Liu Jian?"

At this moment, Yuan Shao couldn't tell that there was any big problem, but he was indeed very different from his original state.

After suffering repeated defeats over the years, coupled with the gradual compression of his living space, Yuan Shao's depression must have reached the extreme.

What's even more difficult to treat is that he coughs from time to time.

Yuan Shu, who was guarding him, looked at Yuan Shao's condition with a sad look on his face.

When Yuan Shao heard this, he was shocked and said, "Gao Dao, do you want to go to see Sun Ce personally as an envoy?"

"That's good, but what can we do now?"

If it were him, he would be ready to jump off the building.

The reason why he temporarily handed over Wancheng to Yuan Xi was because he was becoming increasingly uncomfortable during this period.

"It's not that I don't want to take good care of myself."

In medicine, health maintenance mainly pays attention to a mood.

"Brother, you have to take good care of yourself!"

Yuan Shu hurriedly said: "The top priority is that we heard that our reinforcements are now blocked! The reinforcements closest to us are Sun Ce who is fighting on the Yuzhou battlefield and the Yanzhou battlefield."

"I just heard that Liu Jian has sent soldiers and horses to patrol the main road between Nanyang and Yuzhou. Presumably it is to prevent Sun Ce from finding out information about Nanyang County. Sun Ce has not sent reinforcements like us so far. It may be because he is hesitant. From my point of view, Sun Ce has not sent reinforcements to us. It means that I should go there personally and ask Sun Ce to send troops and horses to support Nanyang. This can relieve our pressure and boost the morale of the troops in Wancheng."

"Brother, you know me. In fact, according to my status, how could I condescend to meet that boy Sun Ce in person? As a member of the Yuan family, it would be too much to give him face."

Looking at Yuan Shao's current state, Yuan Shu's face showed unbearable emotion.

"However, this is an urgent time and everything is not going well. At this time, I can't care about my face. I still have to think about the future and foundation of our Yuan family."

"If Sun Ce can be allowed to ease Liu Jian's offensive and preserve the foundation of our Yuan family, let alone ask me to condescend and invite this boy myself... even if I break one of my legs, I will admit it."

It can be said that a person's physical health is closely related to his mood.

When Yuan Shao heard this, he was stunned.

Liu Jian believed that if he were in Yuan Shao's position, his mood would definitely not get better!

It's good that he didn't depressed himself to death.

Liu Jian felt that Yuan Shao was already doing well if he could survive to this point.

"Gongsun Zan is currently in a disadvantageous situation and has returned to the northern border of Yanzhou to station himself. Sun Ce's troops are still relatively fierce and his troops are strong!"

Yuan Shao coughed very badly today. He coughed so hard that he even coughed up some blood.

Yuan Shao doesn't know these things yet.

When he said this, Yuan Shao turned his head and coughed heavily several times.

How has Yuan Shao been in recent years?

"Since you are willing to personally break out of the siege and go to Yuzhou to discuss your interests with Sun Ce, then I will assign you the most elite warriors to escort you out."

When Yuan Shao heard this, he nodded seriously.

"Gao Dao, although you were wild and unruly when you were young, but now, my brother can still see that you still take the overall situation into consideration."

But no matter how good the mentality of an iron man is, there will eventually come a time when he is about to collapse.

In fact, since the last time he sent someone to drive Xu You out of his main hall, his body has been a little uncomfortable. Perhaps it was because he was under too much inner pressure during this period, which caused him to be physically deficient.

This is the case with Yuan Shao now.

Yuan Shu shook his head and said: "That's not necessary. There are too many people, but it will easily arouse Liu Jian's alert. Liu Jian's military strength is not enough to surround Wancheng. He is only not far away from Wancheng." We have set up camps at various key points, and it is not very difficult to break through. Isn't that why the second nephew sent people to act outside the county?"

When Yuan Shao heard what Yuan Shu said, he nodded and said, "What Qiao said is reasonable. Then it's up to you to decide who you want to lead later."

"The generals and soldiers in the army are at your disposal."

"It's just that we need to bring people back as soon as possible to respond."

Yuan Shu hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "I will definitely comply with my order."

……

Therefore, Yuan Shu secretly gathered his troops and prepared a route strategy in advance. Then he left the city at night according to the established route, took a small road, and headed straight for Yuzhou quickly.

Although Liu Jian did not besiege the city aggressively, he deployed spies like stars around Wancheng, so Yuan Shu's actions were quickly known to him.

The person in charge of the investigation quickly brought the news back, informed Liu Jian of the incident, and asked Liu Jian if he needed to send someone to pursue him.

Liu Jian was not in a hurry. He just asked the escaped soldiers what signs they had.

The scout in charge of the investigation informed Liu Jian of the fleeing troops, their costumes and their number.

At the same time, they also informed Liu Jian that the fleeing army had a flag in the style of Yuan Shu's flag.

Upon hearing that it was Yuan Shu, Liu Jian's face immediately revealed a hint of understanding. He reached out and tapped gently on the bamboo case in front of him, as if he was thinking about something.

Jiao Chu, the captain of the school, said: "Prime Minister, I am willing to lead an army to chase him."

"No need." Liu Jian raised his hand to block his subordinate's words.

"I think Yuan Shu deliberately showed this flag to me."

"Forget it, he can go wherever he wants."

"Let him go!"

After hearing this, everyone present was very surprised.

Even Jia Xu, an old poisoner, didn't understand what Liu Jian meant.

After all, Yuan Shu is an important figure in the Yuan family.

Now that he personally led his troops out of Wancheng secretly, he must have something important to do.

Under such circumstances, Liu Jian did not send anyone to kidnap him, which was completely unreasonable.

Of course, there are some things that Jia Xu doesn't know.

Liu Jian met Yuan Shu once after he defeated him in Xuzhou.

At that time, Sun Ben was ordered to intercept Yuan Shu and killed Yuan Shu's eldest son Yuan Yao. All of this fell into Liu Jian's eyes.

Liu Jian let Yuan Shu go at that time. Although he and Yuan Shu did not have a detailed discussion about the future, Liu Jian also roughly knew what Yuan Shu would do in the future.

Therefore, after careful consideration, he decided to let Yuan Shu go today.

Liu Jian knew very well that Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao were by no means 100% of the same mind.

Of course, there are some things that he doesn't want to explain too much to his subordinates.

After all, some things cannot be explained clearly.

"Let Yuan Gonglu go out and don't worry about him. Let's just continue to attack Wancheng."

"The frequency of attacking Wancheng cannot be reduced, it must be more frequent. Even if the city cannot be taken, we must continue to put pressure on Yuan Shao."

"Although the trails and settlements leading from Nanjun to Nanyang County are not very important, they must be taken down bit by bit, and these actions can be used to cause psychological suppression to the people of Wan."

"As time goes by, the people's hearts in Wancheng will inevitably become scattered."

"Someone will definitely hand us the information when the time comes."

"The city will be destroyed."

……

Yuan Shu led his troops out of Wancheng and headed straight for Yuzhou.

However, he was not blocked by Liu Jian, and everyone under his command felt that they were very lucky.

Although they did not think that their side would be wiped out at first, the fact that they could rush out so easily was beyond their imagination.

Soon, Yuan Shu and others led their troops to Yuzhou.

The figures currently stationing troops in Yuzhou are Sun Ce and Yuan Tan.

Of these two people, one is a heroic figure among the younger generation of generals, the little overlord in history. And the other person was also the most outstanding in military ability among Yuan Shao's disciples.

They had the upper hand in the previous confrontation with Gongsun Zan's army, but Gongsun Zan was not someone to be taken lightly after all. He did not allow them to be defeated immediately, so he temporarily retreated and relied on the solid fortifications and the powerful mobility of the white horse Yi Cong to deal with Sun Ce and Yuan Tan.

The two sides currently only have a small victory or defeat.

Although Sun Ce had some upper hand, he had not yet reached a state of complete victory.

Of course, this was also because the outbreak of war in Nanyang County attracted some of Sun Ce's attention, so he reserved his offensive to deal with subsequent situations, and did not want to get too entangled with Gongsun Zan.

After meeting Yuan Shu, Yuan Tan immediately asked him:

"Uncle, how is my father doing now?"

Yuan Shu let out a long sigh and reached out to pat Yuan Tan's shoulder.

"Is your father still holding on? But the situation in Nanyang County is indeed urgent. It seems that Nanyang County will be difficult to defend in the future. Maybe our main strategic front will be moved from Nanyang County to Nan County, and the Han River will be used as a Let’s rely on it to compete with the north.”

When Yuan Tan heard this, he felt quite unwilling.

"Nanyang is the foundation that my father has been running for many years. Now that it is going to be taken away by Liu Jian, I, I feel really uncomfortable."

Yuan Shu shook his head and said: "The terrain of Nanyang County is mostly plains. Our soldiers and horses are fighting against the Northern Army on the plains. We really can't get much benefit. We retreat to the Han River. We have a strong naval force to support us. We can strictly prevent the Northern Army from moving south, which is still beneficial to us."

"But the key question is, when we go to Nanjun in the future, can you, the eldest son, still keep your position? My uncle came here mainly to talk to you about this matter."

Yuan Tan was still worried about his own camp and the situation on the battlefield just now, but when he heard Yuan Shu suddenly say this, he suddenly felt nervous.

He hurriedly looked at Yuan Shu and asked, "Uncle, what do you mean by this?"

Yuan Shu shook his head helplessly and pointed at him.

"You can't even think through this little thing?"

"Previously, your father sent Yuan Shang south to Nanjun to appease the major families. Now Nanyang may not be safe. From now on in Nanjun, southern Jingzhou will become our main foothold, and Yuan Shang has already laid the foundation there."

"Plus your father loves him too much."

"Xiansi, I want to ask you, when you get there in the future, what ability will you have to compete with Yuan Shang? Is it possible that this family's position will be your turn in the future?"

When Yuan Tan heard this, he was stunned.

He stared blankly at Yuan Shu in front of him, and fear began to well up deep in his heart.

"Uncle, this is absolutely unacceptable."

"As the eldest son of Yuan Dynasty, if I cannot inherit the inheritance, I will definitely be liquidated by my younger brother. Once my younger brother gets the throne, how can I, the eldest son, be tolerated by him?"

"Abandon the elder and establish the young, how can the young son tolerate me?!"

Yuan Shu sighed and said, "That's exactly it."

"So I think the key thing for you now is to quickly return to Nanjun, stand firm, and don't let Yuan Shang take the opportunity to take away the Yuan family's great business."

"As for Gongsun Zan stationed in the north, there is no danger. If we retreat, he will never send troops to attack us. You can rest assured about this."

"The internal affairs of our Yuan family are the most urgent."

"It's a matter of life and death!"

(End of this chapter)