Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1010 The war begins

The two of them, Big Qiao, worked hard together to fasten the zipper straps on Yuan Xi's back, and then said in unison: "Okay."

Yuan Xi stood up and moved his hands and feet. He was quite satisfied with the newly made armor. It was improved based on the ideas of leather armor and iron armor. It was both light and protective and could be used in both water and land battles. , there is no need to change armor in turns, which can be said to be extremely practical.

He nodded to the two women and said, "After this battle is over, I will come back to you."

"If the war goes unfavorably, I have already arranged manpower to take you away from Huai River."

"When the time comes, you have to follow my arrangements. You don't have to wait for news from me. Find a place to live in Xuzhou and it will be up to you for the rest of your life."

The eyes of Xiao Qiao suddenly turned red, and they knelt on the ground together, whispering at the same time: "I will wait for the young master to come back."

Yuan Xi wanted to say a few more words, but found that the two women were about to cry, so he pulled them up and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, I will be back!"

After saying that, he stretched out his arms, took the two women into his arms, gave them a hug, and strode out the door, never looking back.

On both sides of the mansion gate, Mrs. Mi and Mrs. Feng stood on both sides. Yuan Xi said goodbye to the two women, then got on his horse and headed towards the dock with his guards.

In a corner of the house, Cao Qing stood behind the courtyard door, looking out through the crack of the door. She listened to the fading sounds outside and finally disappeared completely, and then returned to the house sadly.

Seeing Cao Qing's listless look in the room, Mrs. Ding guessed what was going on and said calmly: "Why, you seem to be very interested in this person Xihu?"

"Do you remember that he was the murderer of Ang'er? Now that he is out fighting, he is probably going to kill your father?"

"If your father is lost in his hands, what do you think will happen to you as a son of the Cao family?"

Seeing that Cao Qing was silent, she thought that Cao Qing had been persuaded by her, but Cao Qing raised her head and said, "Mom, you have reconciled with your father, why do you still miss him so much?"

Mrs. Ding hesitated, "After all, he was married to me..."

Cao Qing interrupted her, "But my mother should know that some of my father's actions are actually not very appropriate, right?"

Mrs. Ding became angry after hearing this, "What did he say to you, and how did he confuse you?"

"You have to remember, he is the culprit who killed your brother!"

"None of the Cao family's children bowed to their enemies!"

"Don't be fooled by him!"

Cao Qing shook her head, "He didn't say anything to me. On the contrary, he didn't want to pay attention to me at all. I have been living with my mother these days, and my mother should know."

Mrs. Ding was even more puzzled, "Then why are you still facing him? He killed your brother..."

Cao Qing interrupted Mrs. Ding again, "Mom, you have to know that you have nothing to do with the Cao family now!"

"Besides, my brother died on the battlefield. My father killed many people in the battlefield business, right?"

"Not only on the battlefield, but also in the court. How many people in the world died at the hands of my father?"

"If you want to kill someone, you will naturally be killed. Why is my mother only worried about my brother's murder?"

Mrs. Ding said angrily: "But you are Cao's daughter!"

"If you don't stand by my father, why do you still stand by..."

Cao Qing said, "Mom, there's something I don't understand. I want to ask my mother."

"If the ferocious tiger were my father, and we were my father's enemies, and the positions of the two parties were reversed, my mother would ask, what would be our fate now?"

"How did my father treat Madam Rang, the widow over there?"

"When Mrs. Huan was brought into the inner house, she cried every day. My mother must have seen it with her own eyes, right?"

"Then Xiuhu knows that he has never forced his mother, right?"

Mrs. Ding did not expect Cao Qing to say such words, so she stammered: "This, this is different, everyone is standing on their own standpoint, your surname is Cao, naturally..."

Cao Qing interrupted her again, "But my mother actually knows that my father did something wrong, right?"

"Otherwise, why would my mother have reconciled with my father, leading to the current situation?"

Mrs. Ding stood up suddenly, pointed at Cao Qing, her face was ashen, her lips were trembling and she could not speak. She stood there for a long time, then slumped down and sat on the ground, crying bitterly, "This is all retribution, retribution for me!"

"It's a pity Ang'er, what did he do wrong? Why did he have to suffer this? He is obviously a good boy..." Cao Qing bit her lip, "As my mother said, his surname is Cao."

"Sooner or later the retribution for what my father did will fall on us, right?"

"Are we really innocent?"

Mrs. Ding sat on the ground, recalling Cao Qing's words in her ears. This question echoed in her ears like a bell, deafening. She murmured: "Is this so? We were always the ones who made the mistake first?"

Yuan Xi had already boarded the ship, so naturally he didn't know about the conversation between Mrs. Ding and Cao Qing. Even if he knew, he would sneer at it, because in his opinion, there are not so many reasons to fight for the world. Many times, everyone just wants to survive. Just go down.

Just like when Yuan Xi was on guard against Madam Ding, he only thought that she might avenge Cao Ang. He didn't want to have his throat cut off by a pair of scissors late at night. In addition, by imprisoning Madam Ding, he just wanted to make Cao Cao uncomfortable.

However, the effect is unpredictable from now on. Cao Cao has brought a large army to attack, but he can only deal with the threat of Jiangdong navy first, and then turn around and deal with Cao Cao with all his strength.

Although Yuan Xi did not think that Cao Cao was here to rescue Mrs. Ding and Cao Qing, the timing of sending troops was so good that Yuan Xi could only wait for changes on the battlefield.

Before that, he could only kick the other party out first.

Jiangdong
Yuan Xi turned to Tai Shici beside him and said: "General, there is no need to go to Chaohu."

Taishi Ci's face was a little pale, with a sickly flush on his cheeks. He held the side of the ship with both hands, turned to Yuan Xi and smiled: "My lord, don't worry about Ci."

"It has been seven years since I came to Ci and surrendered to my lord."

"Although there are occasional small achievements in the process, there is no great achievement that can make the final decision for the Lord, so this time Ci cannot miss it."

Yuan Xi sighed: "I am too modest. Without Ziyi, how can I obtain Xuzhou and Jianghuai?"

"Moreover, Ziyi has found Boyan, who will be a great talent who will stabilize Jianghuai and even Jiangdong in the next few decades."

"I remember everything Ziyi has done."

Taishi Ci burst out laughing, "Thanks for the lord's praise, Ci is what he is today, all thanks to the lord's appreciation!"

"I just hate Ci and I'm afraid I won't be able to wait until the day when I go to the court, but Ci will help my lord and sit in the court!"

The courtiers could only stand in the court, and there was only one person sitting in the court. Yuan Xi understood that Taishi Ci was one of the people who understood his thoughts best, and he said in a deep voice: "Xi lives up to the general, let us fight side by side this time." , beat the Jiangdong thieves back to their hometown!”

On the surface of Chao Lake, a fierce battle broke out in advance.

The Jiangdong navy arrived so quickly that Lu Xun, who was in charge of the central military command in Chaohu, was caught off guard and was almost surrounded by the enemy because the order was not conveyed in time.

Fortunately, Gan Ning on the flank reacted in time and sent a fleet to attack the rear of the Jiangdong navy, forcing the opponent to slow down the fleet. Lu Xun was able to retreat several miles and escape danger.

Lu Xun secretly wiped his sweat. He was a little careless. He didn't expect Jiangdong Army to move so quickly. There were smart counselors on the opposite side commanding him. The one who could push him to such a point was most likely Zhou Yu!

He was lucky. Fortunately, Gan Ning responded in time to save him. At the same time, he was more and more impressed by Yuan Xi's ability to judge people. At that time, Lu Xun thought that Yuan Xi just recruited Huang Zu's general at random, but he did not expect that Gan Ning was both civil and military. Otherwise, I will be in danger today!
Facing the Jiangdong Army's surprise attack, Lu Xun was filled with anger and wanted to fight back, but he calmed down and immediately changed his formation, from advance to defense, and defended his own fleet watertight. Jiang Dongjun's subsequent attempts Sexual aggression, all in vain.

Gan Ning, who was standing at the bow of the ship elsewhere, saw him and couldn't help but nod secretly. The position Yuan Xi gave him was not low, it was two levels higher than that in Jiangdong. Gan Ning was grateful but also quite confident because he He believes that he is worthy of this position with his talents and rich experience in dealing with Jiang Dongjun.

Therefore, he was still a little dissatisfied with Lu Xun, who had become the supervisor of the army at a young age. After fighting a few battles, he was able to reach a high position. Wasn't this because of Liu Bei's son-in-law?
However, after looking at the past few confrontations, Gan Ning found that Lu Xun was not the kind of son of aristocratic family who relied on nepotism to rise to power, but did have unique abilities. The Jiangdong Army on the opposite side was obviously very difficult to deal with, and now Lu Xun could defeat them all. The attack was resolved, which also proved that its own ability was extraordinary.

Looking towards Jiangdong, the densely packed lake covered half of the fleet on the lake as far as the eye can see. Gan Ning also had a toothache. There were so many generals on the opposite side, and the counselors were brilliant. If this continues, this side can only hold out for two days, which is the limit. What's happening on the Lord's side? Thought?

On the Jiangdong Navy side, Zhou Yu stood on the bow of the ship, and Cheng Puhan and others stood half a step behind him. This half step was actually a very small distance, as if several people were standing side by side.

Zhou Yu also had some headaches. His status in Jiangdong was actually not as high as that of Cheng Puhan. In addition, in the last defeat at Chaohu, Zhou Yu's warship was attacked by surprise, which was also an important reason for the defeat of the Jiangdong navy. Therefore, for a long time after that, Zhou Yu was under tremendous pressure.

But the position of commanding the navy, which seems to be glorious but actually takes the blame, must be taken up by someone. When Sun Quan decided to send out troops this time, Cheng Puhan naturally avoided these old fritters. In the end, he could not , Zhou Yu had no choice but to stand up.

Zhou Yu really needed a battle to wash away his shame, so even though he hated Cao Cao's army very much, he still pinched his nose and accepted the order to join forces with Cao Cao's navy.

But Zhou Yu was extremely proud. He had verbally criticized Xin Pi before, just because he didn't want him to interfere. So after Xin Pi gathered enough arrows, Zhou Yu asked Cao Cao's navy to defend Ruxushui, while he led the army to attack the entrance of Chao Lake.

This was unexpected, and the Lu Xun fleet that was defending the exit of Chao Lake retreated completely. Zhou Yu took the opportunity to send the vanguard fleet into Chao Lake, and at the same time attacked the Lu Xun navy, hoping to expose its flaws, and then surrounded it in one fell swoop. If it could be completely defeated If defeated, victory can be established in one fell swoop.

But to Zhou Yu's expectation, the opponent responded extremely well and counterattacked extremely tenaciously. After fighting for most of the day, Zhou Yu never found a chance.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yu had a bad feeling in his heart. Even the navy could not suppress the opponent. Can the next land battle really be won?

(End of this chapter)