Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 210 Other Arrangements
After listening to Du's talk about Yuan Xi's absurd behavior of accepting wives and concubines, Lu Lingqi remembered that her father was also like this, and wondered if all men were like this?
She said bitterly: "This man is so lustful, he is a good match with that hidden tiger!"

After hearing this, Mrs. Du wondered, "Hidden Tiger?"

"Why would the girl think of him?"

Lu Lingqi's face stiffened, and she hurriedly said: "Who would think of that rude person!"

"I wish I could kill him!"

Thinking of Lu Lingqi's embarrassment that day, Mrs. Du quickly changed the subject, saying: "Actually, the rumors may not be accurate. At that time, everyone thought that Yuan Xi had taken the mother and daughter of the Huan family by force. There was an uproar among the gentry, saying that he was corrupt. ruined Yuan's reputation."

"Who knew that he actually let the girl from Zhen's family recognize Huan as her adoptive mother. This changed the word of mouth, which shows that this fierce tiger has deep plans, but it is different from that hidden tiger."

Lu Lingqi wondered what kind of hidden tiger, with such dishonest hands and feet, it's almost like a lewd tiger!
Lu Lingqi guessed right, Yuan Xi was really lustful, because now in his carriage, there were not only Zhen Mi, but also Cai Zhaoji and Cao Xian.

Yuan Xi napped on Cai Zhaoji's shoulder, while Cao Xian hammered Yuan Xi's leg.

Cai Zhaoji raised her head, saw Zhen Mi looking at her curiously, and said in embarrassment, "Ma'am, don't blame me, the young master is recharging his energy."

Zhen Mi saw that even though Yuan Xi was asleep, his hands were still in Cai Zhaoji's jacket and skirt, she thought to herself that this has obviously become a habit.

She smiled and said: "I don't understand, how come the husband fell asleep in broad daylight?"

Cai Zhaoji said: "My concubine estimates that we have already passed the southern part of the Bohai Sea, and in a day's time we will arrive at Piaoyu Town at the junction of Youji and Hebei."

"Young Master's army sent from Zhuojun in advance, I'm afraid they are already attacking the city, and you should lead the army at that time."

"Young Master, you need to recharge your batteries before going to the battlefield."

"After all, the more physical strength you have on the battlefield, the more likely you are to survive."

Zhen Mi's expression changed slightly after hearing this, "Sister has seen a battlefield? Is it scary?"

Cai Zhaoji said: "When I was in Beixincheng, I saw the scene after the war."

Zhen Mi asked curiously, "What does it look like?"

Cai Zhaoji listened and sighed:

"That kind of scene, as long as you see it once, it will be unforgettable for a lifetime."

"I hope my lady never sees that sight."

When Zhen Mi heard this, she felt a little uneasy, but when she saw Cai Zhaoji and Cao Xian, who were quite used to it, she summoned up her courage again.

They can, but they have no reason not to!
The convoy traveled for another day, and the spies came to report that Yuan Xijun's camp was already ahead.

Not long after, Zhen Mi and the three daughters got out of the carriage with Yuan Xi, and dozens of horsemen hurried over from a distance.

Zhao Yun and Tai Shici went immediately, exchanged a few words, and came together.

Seeing Yuan Xi, he greeted him with a smile: "Brother Qu, Brother Tian!"

Qu Yi and Tian Yu were the ones leading the troops this time, they got off their horses, clasped their fists together and said, "I've seen the envoy!"

Now Yuan Xi is nominally the lord of a state, so both of them changed their titles.

Yuan Xi said with a smile: "I feel that the young master is listening to me."

He pulled Zhen Mi over and said, "This is my newly married wife, Mrs. Zhen."

Zhen Mi bowed to the two of them: "I have seen the two elder brothers."

The two hurriedly returned the gift, and Qu Yi clicked his tongue: "The news of the young master's marriage has already been spread in the Northland, and no matter what the young master does, it will be earth-shattering."

Yuan Xi laughed and said: "I don't want to, but some people bully people too much."

He asked Zhen Mi and the three daughters to go back into the carriage, and he got on the horse with Qu Yi and Tian Yu, and said, "When you two came, how was the situation in Beixin City?"

Qu Yi said: "We assembled the army very quickly, but in order to wait for Ju Shou and Xu You, we stayed for a few more days until they arrived and handed over the city affairs of Beixin City. meet."

After Jushou and Xu You were awarded the official position of Youzhou Biejia by Yuan Shao, they rushed to Beixincheng to take up their posts first. They didn't arrive, especially Jushou, Yuan Xi didn't dare to let Qu Yi and Tian Yu leave.

However, since Jushou is leading the army in Beixincheng, even if the Black Mountain Army comes to attack the city again, it should be easy for Jushou to defend the city.

Yuan Xi asked again: "How is Beixincheng doing?"

Tian Yu said, "Everything is fine, except that the remnants of Gongsun Zan once sneaked into the City Lord's Mansion."

He told about the fact that a general from Gongsun Zan's tribe wanted to kidnap the Hou family, and said, "My lord knows things like a god, and it turns out that Gongsun Zan's remnants have ulterior motives."

After Yuan Xi heard this, he sneered and said, "They are very courageous, but they won't be able to play for a few days."

"When we fight from Yuyang and occupy Guangyang County, we will be able to join Zhuo County. If we go east and conquer Liaoxi County, their foothold will become less and less, and they will not be able to escape."

After hearing this, Qu Yi and Tian Yu showed approval.

Gongsun Zan's army pursued a tough policy against Wuhuan Xianbei in Youzhou, looting indiscriminately, which has always made Youzhou very unstable.

Although it is true that among Wuhuan and Xianbei, there were many evil-minded people who plundered the Han people, most of these evildoers were pure nomadic tribes outside the pass.

The Wuhuan Xianbei people in the pass still obey the orders of the Han court. They have lived in Youzhou for hundreds of years, living a life of half grazing and half farming. In fact, they are not much different from the local Han people.

However, after Gongsun Zan occupied Youzhou, he was extremely strict with the people under his rule, whether they were Han people or Wuhuan Xianbei, which caused resentment in people's livelihood.

Moreover, Gongsun Zan had a good relationship with the Southern Huns, while the Southern Xiongnu and Wuhuan Xianbei were feuds. Gongsun Zan's behavior was biased towards the Southern Huns, which greatly aroused Wuhuan Xianbei's dissatisfaction.

Later, after Liu Yu took office, he pursued a policy of being lenient with the people, recuperating, and restoring the economy. For a while, his prestige far surpassed that of Gongsun Zan, which caused Gongsun Zan to be very suspicious of him, which was the source of the breakup between the two in the future.

Therefore, in Yuan Xi's view, although Gongsun Zan was very capable in some aspects, he was a mess in terms of unity and made enemies everywhere. In the end, everyone in the world except his soldiers was an enemy. Dong Zhuo is somewhat similar.

Dong Zhuo also loved soldiers like sons, and even allowed his soldiers to plunder the people, kill men and rob women.

But here comes the question, the soldiers are satisfied, what about the people who were abused by them?

Therefore, Yuan Xi was very vigilant, and he could not indulge them without principle just because he needed to rely on soldiers to fight. Soldiers without bottom line and principles are just big bandits.

Yuan Xi said to the two: "I may not wait for Piaoyuyi to be laid down, I have other arrangements."

When Qu Yi and Tian Yu heard this, their expressions became serious. They knew that Yuan Xi would not do meaningless things for no reason.

Yuan Xi approached and said a few words in a low voice, Qu Yi and Tian Yu listened, and the thoughts of Mr. Xindao were really unconstrained.

Yuan Xi finally said: "But Yuyang, we can't delay, I remember brother Guorang once took a boat?"

Tian Yu nodded and said: "When I was in Qingzhou, I trained in the navy, and I know a little about water."

Yuan Xi was overjoyed when he heard that Tai Shici and Tian Yu were able to fight in water, they were considered compound talents, and things would be much more secure after that.

He resolutely said: "I will call Zilong and Ziyi together in a while, and re-arrange the next action."

After a cup of tea, all the generals gathered in the camp.

Yuan Xi ordered Sun Li to take out the map of Youzhou and hang it up, pointing to the city of Piaoyu and said, "I want to know how long it will take to take this city down and how many troops will be needed?"

The generals discussed for a while and looked at Guo Jia at the same time.

Guo Jia was not polite, got up and said: "Although Piaoyu Town is a small city, the city wall is about one foot high, so we must use equipment, and the defenders in the city may not necessarily sit and wait to die."

"If there is a strong attack, the situation is difficult to predict, and there must be many casualties."

"But it's a lot easier if there are variables."

Yuan Xi heard this and said, "What are the variables?"

Guo Jia looked at Liu He, "The variable is that Boan (Liu He) don't drive."

"If Brother Bo'an persuades Liu Hou to surrender in the name of Liu Hou, the morale of Gongsun Zan's remnant party in the city will be greatly reduced."

"Furthermore, the young master has protected Gongsun Zan's family. As long as he promises to surrender, he will be able to forget the past.

"Of course, relying on these alone may not be able to convince those die-hard people."

"So our army must put forward the conditions, and at the same time use fighting instead of talking, and set a time limit for the city."

"If the defenders surrender within three days, they can save their lives, and even the generals can retain their official positions."

"However, if it exceeds three days, the leading general must be killed, and whoever wins the rank of general, whether it is a soldier or a commoner, can get his official position or a reward equivalent to it."

"In this way, even if Piaoyuyi cannot be defeated within three days, it will not exceed ten days."

After hearing this, everyone nodded their heads. Guo Jia's plan was vicious, and Yuan Xi came with the victory over the Black Mountain Army and Gongsun Zan. The defenders in the city could not be at ease.

After hearing this, Yuan Xi said, "What if Piaoyu is captured?"

Guo Jiadao: "Quanzhou City and Yongnu City to the north of Piaoyu City can use the same strategy. As long as the three cities are conquered, the southern part of Yuyang County can be firmly controlled by us."

"After that, we will be able to double-team Ji County in Guangyang County, and the grain road from Beixin City to here will be guaranteed."

"If you take Ji County again, Yuyang City, the adjacent prefecture of Yuyang County, will become an isolated city."

"Even if we can't take it down, as long as we block the southwest of Yuyang and take the two cities of Le'an Hunu, the remnants of Gongsun Zan inside will have to flee to the west of Liaoning."

"Of course, things may not go so smoothly. If we can't do it in the past few months before and after the Chinese New Year, and the spring plowing is delayed next year, it will be a little troublesome."

Yuan Xi didn't answer, but turned to Liu He and said, "What do you think, brother Bo'an?"

Liu He said: "Mr. Feng Xiao's idea is very good, and he has already understood."

Yuan Xi said decisively: "Okay, brother Bo'an will be temporarily acting as the supervisor of the army. I will send Dezhou and Zilong with four thousand soldiers to help you, and attack the city according to Mr. Feng Xiao's idea just now."

"But I want to take away the most elite [-] soldiers and horses, and I will go to the seaport east of Piaoyu City in these two days."

Those who hadn't reacted were all stunned. The eastern seaport had already been taken down by Zhao Yun's men, and the Zhen family's fleet of dozens of large ships had brought a large amount of grain and grass from Jizhou and was mooring at the pier.

What are you doing in the harbor at this time?
Only Guo Jia showed a smile on his face.

Yuan Xi said: "I will not only take away all the family members, but also Fengxiao, Ziyi, and Guorang."

"Except for those who are present on this trip, we must not reveal half of it to anyone else!"

(End of this chapter)