Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 230
When Cao Ang heard that Cao Cao wanted to deal with Zhang Miao and Zang Hong, he said worriedly, "Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao betrayed father, and they should be killed."

"But Zang Hong didn't do anything wrong. He nominally belongs to both Father and Lord Benchu, and has a high prestige in Dongjun. If there is no legitimate reason, I'm afraid it will cause trouble."

After hearing this, Cao Cao stroked his beard and said, "My son can see clearly."

"However, if you do things for your father, you will be timid. I have sent troops to Dongwuyang. If Zang Hong refuses to follow, then he can only be imprisoned temporarily."

"It's the Xuzhou side that worries me even more."

"Then Yuan Xi occupies Guangling, and he will definitely link up with Liu Bei in Haixi to the north. If they counterattack Sun Ce and regain Xiapi, it will be very difficult for us to intervene in Xuzhou."

"Now you bring my secret order, together with Miaocai (Xiahouyuan), and another army horse, together with Zixiao (Cao Ren), take down Tancheng no matter the cost!"

After Cao Ang heard this, he quickly took orders, and when he was about to go out, Cao Cao said, "Go and tell Zixiao, be careful of Yuan Xi, this man is full of tricks, and he is very hostile to my Cao family, so we must guard against him!"

When Cao Ang went out, Cao Cao fell into deep thought. This world has been completely corrupted. The princes of all parties are all acting for their own self-interest. If this is the case, let me clean them up one by one!

When Cao Cao was planning to eradicate what he thought was the big traitor Suanzao Allied Forces, Yuan Xi, whom he feared, was lying on the top of the city wall, watching Tai Shici and Tian Yu go out to fight.

In the past few days, as Sun Cejun came one after another, the strength of the two sides gradually balanced, and Yuan Xijun could no longer take advantage of it.

On the opposite side, Sun Ce's army could be said to be like a cloud of fierce generals. When they fought under the city and declared their banners one by one, Yuan Xi remembered that the owners of these faces were not far in front of him when he was on the mountain that day, and couldn't help shivering.

He was able to come back safely that time, it was really shit luck, and when the enemy's situation is unknown in the future, he will not easily leave the city after being killed.

Yuan Xi's headache right now is that Sun Ce is a handsome man who can personally lead troops to fight, and his subordinates gather together, and the siege puts great pressure on Yuan Xi.

Defending the city can't just be a passive defense. You need to go out of the city to counterattack to improve morale before you can find a chance of victory. Therefore, Yuan Xi sent Taishi Ci Tianyu to lead the cavalry to attack and harass every now and then, but Sun Ce's defense was airtight, which made Yuan Xi feel like a mouse Pulling the turtle, I can't feel the mouth.

Now that the two sides are confronting each other, there is nothing they can do about each other, but Yuan Xi has a calm mind. As long as he maintains stability in the city and prevents spies from launching civil strife, it will be difficult for Sun Ce to take down Guangling City.

Of course, he also prepared for the worst. He has already transferred all the fleet from the Yangtze River to the Jianghuai Canal north of Guangling.

Sun Ce is too difficult to deal with, and his strength is so strong, Yuan Xi can only wait for the variables to come.

One is Liu Bei's reaction in the north, and the other is Cao Jun's coveting of Tancheng in the west.

He didn't believe that Sun Ce could endure it forever.

Yuan Xi's guess was indeed correct, and Sun Ce couldn't hold on any longer.

He ran day and night, and he didn't bring much rations, and after being discovered by Yuan Xijun that day, his plan to attack Guangling had actually failed.

However, he is still reluctant to leave, after all, there is General Qiao Rui in the city who has made friends with him, and Mrs. Wu who is likely to be lost in the city!

Sun Ce couldn't be sure whether Mrs. Wu was dead, captured, or escaped!
For the time being, only Sun Ce and Zhou Yu know about Mrs. Wu's whereabouts. What drives Sun Ce crazy is that he dare not tell others at all, lest the news spread to the enemy, which will reveal Mrs. Wu's identity instead, and make his body Trap.

Sun Ce squinted his eyes and stared at the top of Guangling City. He already knew that the person who was with Tai Shici that day was the fierce tiger of the Yuan family!
Thinking that he had missed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Sun Ce's teeth ached. If he captured Guangling and captured Yuan Xi, he would surely be torn to pieces!

However, he could only think about it. Sun Ce didn't have much time left. He had already received news that Cao Ren led troops to attack Tancheng. Zhou Yu had a hard time resisting it, and Cao Cao might increase his troops!
What worried Sun Ce even more was that Liu Bei, who was in Haixi in the north, could not miss this opportunity. Calculating the time, at most three days, he would come to reinforce Guangling and deal with him together.

Sun Ce slammed his fist on the table, strode out of the tent, and shouted, "Follow me to attack the city!"

The screaming continued for a full day, and finally it became dark, and Sun Cejun returned without success and retreated to the camp.

Seeing that Sun Cejun was exhausted when he retreated, Tai Shici walked up to Yuan Xi and whispered, "Do you want to rob the camp at night?"

Yuan Xi remembered that when Tai Shici was under Liu Yao in his previous life, he was caught by Sun Ce, and said decisively: "No, they can't hold on any longer, so there is no need to take risks."

After hearing this, Tai Shici didn't insist anymore. When talking about defending the city during the day, he couldn't help praising: "Young master's force in the battle is not very good, but the way of defending the city has already obtained the essence of military art. It has already been compared with the famous generals of the world."

Yuan Xi was overjoyed, it was not easy to be recognized by Tai Shici.

Then he automatically blocked the comment about his own force. If he can't fight, he can't fight. He has given up his dream of being a fierce general.

Tian Yu came over and said, "The counting has been completed. More than a dozen people were killed in battle today, and nearly a hundred were injured. Among them, more than 30 people were seriously injured and temporarily unable to fight."

When Yuan Xi heard this, his face became a little ugly. Sun Ce may have died even more, but most of the defenders of the city are his closest relatives. So many casualties in one day are not a small number.

He said aloud: "It's not an option to go on like this. The casualties on both sides will only increase. Why is Sun Ce's army attacking the city so recklessly?"

Tian Yu and Tai Shici looked at each other and said at the same time: "It's really weird."

Over the past two days, Sun Ce drove most of the sergeants who were originally cavalry to attack the city, as if ignoring casualties, which was really abnormal, which puzzled several people.

Isn't it just a city, as for it?
Tian Yu hesitated, "Maybe there are some problems in this city?"

"It would be great if I could find someone who knew the facts and write something after the trial."

Yuan Xi came to his senses and blurted out: "Qiao Rui!"

He resolutely said: "Don't bring him food tonight, let's eat and rest first, and interrogate him in the middle of the night."

"By the way, ask the guards to light more oil lamps on him first, so as not to let him sleep."

Yuan Xi returned to the mansion, served by Cao Xian, washed it with hot water hastily, now that the war is tense, it is impossible for him to take a bath every day, but if the armor is not properly disposed of, he will easily get sick.

In ancient times, if you fought in armor for a long time, you would easily suffer from a disease called armor removal wind. It is said that Huo Qubing died young because of this.

That is to say, the so-called military generals sweat profusely after exercising in armor, and their bodies are weak. When they return to the camp, they remove their armor quickly in order to cool off. As a result, due to sudden heat and sudden cold, they feel unwell and get sick. In severe cases, they can be life-threatening. .

From a modern point of view, it may be a type of stroke, but in ancient times there were different opinions, and it was often said that generals were cursed, so people's protection methods for this disease are not particularly clear.

Yuan Xi knew a little bit, so no matter how tired he was, he had to find a warm place to take off his armor, supplemented by taking a hot bath to slow down the process of his body cooling down.

You must know that getting sick in ancient times was much more dangerous than modern times. Chinese medicine seldom has immediate results, and you can only rely on your body and conditioning to survive in a short period of time.

If you encounter a serious illness, you will lose half of your life if you don't die. Therefore, it is not without reason that the ancients lived short.

Yuan Xi dried himself off, put on new clothes, and said to Cao Xian, "Thank you for your hard work, let's have dinner together."

Cao Xian listened and nodded quickly.

This matter was brought up by Zhen Mi. She said that since Cai Zhaoji and Cao Xian are all in the same family, and the food is also eaten in the same pot, there is no need to eat at two tables.

When Yuan Xi brought Cao Xianjiong into the room, Zhen Mi and Cai Zhaoji who were waiting had someone bring the hot food in the pot.

Feeling hungry, Yuan Xi picked up the bowl and took a mouthful of rice, then chewed the amaranth, feeling that the taste was a bit bland, and then picked up a piece of pickled dried radish and put it in his mouth.

He sighed contentedly: "After a day of fighting, it's great to have a bite to eat."

Zhen Mi put a piece of fish in his bowl, and said with a smile, "Everyone is relieved to see that your husband has returned safely."

"Today, there are people outside the mansion carrying soldiers who were wounded and shot by arrows. The blood flowed all over the place along the way. When everyone saw it, they were very worried about my husband."

Yuan Xi said: "There is no one who can survive in a war, this is already considered good."

He equipped all the soldiers defending the city with armor. Normally speaking, there would not be so many casualties, but Sun Ce's generals came to the battle in person. All of them are sharpshooters, and they only shoot arrows at places that cannot be protected by armor.

Coupled with the relentless siege of the soldiers, if Yuan Xi's subordinates were not all veterans, the number of casualties would be several times higher.

Cai Zhaoji said softly: "Do you want me and Cao Xian to help with the treatment tomorrow?"

Yuan Xi smiled and thought: "It's not yet that time, and there may not be no one in the city who has different intentions at this time. It is enough for me that you protect yourself."

"However, counting the time, it's about the same time. As long as he survives these few days, Sun Ce will naturally retreat."

Only then did the girls feel relieved, and after the meal, Zhen Mi said, "I'm not feeling well these few days, do you want Zhao Ji Cao Xian to accompany you?"

Cai Yan and Cao Xian hurriedly lowered their heads when they heard this, their faces flushed.

After hearing this, Yuan Xi smiled and said, "Wait until tomorrow, I'm going out tonight."

When the girls heard this, they became worried, and Zhen Mi looked worried, "Husband is going to attack the camp?"

Yuan Xi shook his head: "Don't worry, I won't take any risks, and at this time Sun Ce should wish me to do so, so I won't be fooled."

"I'll go to the country to interrogate someone, you guys rest first, don't wait for me."

The three daughters sent Yuan Xi out of the house, and when they came back bored, Zhen Mi sighed: "I just now know what kind of life my husband has been living these years."

"We women don't have to fight, but we are much luckier than men."

Cao Xian said softly: "But for the loser, both men and women will end badly."

After Zhen Mi heard this, she became worried again. When Cai Zhaoji saw her, she patted Cao Xian on the head and said, "Don't talk about that, what are you worrying about?"

Cao Xian didn't expect Cai Yan to attack him secretly, so he jumped away with a oops and crouched with his head in his arms.

Seeing Zhen Mi, she couldn't help laughing.

Cao Xian held his head, thinking that I am not young anymore. Although I am not as good as Zhaoji, I am not much different from Madam.

And I'm about to figure out why you two were crying at night!
(End of this chapter)