Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 346 Instigating a Dark Chess
Right now, there is an accident in Yingying the emperor, and it is likely that Cao Cao will take the lead. Yuan Xi blames himself the most for this incident, because he is too self-confident, and after all, he still underestimated Cao Cao.

During the past year, the other party seemed to be tied up in doing things and suffered everywhere. Xuzhou failed to capture Xiapi, and Chen Liu failed to capture Zhang Miao. Yuan Xi once thought that Cao Cao hadn't found his way yet, so he couldn't help but relax his vigilance.

However, the other party is now rushing towards Hedong County to welcome the emperor, not the later Luo Yang, with lightning speed, and gave Yuan Xi a slap in the face.

Only then did Yuan Xi realize that Cao Cao, like himself, had always set his sights on the emperor, and had long planned to please the emperor!

It's no wonder that although it will be a year later for future generations to welcome the emperor, how could it be possible that Cao Cao didn't plan ahead of time?
But Yuan Xi didn't want to understand what prompted Cao Cao to decide to strike ahead, maybe it was the unfavorable battle, or pressure from many parties, but no matter what, Cao Cao had already taken the first step!

Not only did he reach an agreement with Yuan Shang in private, but he also launched his own ambush game in Huaicheng, which made Lu Bu exhausted and delayed the pace of the two parties joining forces to go to Anyi!

In this way, if Huaicheng is in chaos, although Zhao Yunjushou can act alone, without the support of Lu Bu, it is easy to be countered by Cao Cao.

People like Cao Cao make decisions before making moves. Yuan Xi will not be surprised at what he does now.

The problem facing Yuan Xi now is that Cao Cao must still be involved in Huaicheng. In this way, how to break through the obstacles, quell the turmoil, and go to Anyi as soon as possible has become a problem for Lu Bu and Yuan Xi's coalition forces.

Thinking of the fact that when Cao Cao attacked Xiapi in later generations, Lu Bu's city gate was broken because of the rebellion of his generals. It was exactly the same as Yuan's loss of Yecheng. Yuan Xi unconsciously pinched his wrists. Ability is too scary!
How many people did Cao Cao bribe?

Seeing that Yuan Xi seemed frustrated, Guo Jia said, "Young master, you don't have to blame yourself, you've done a good job."

"Cao Cao has deceived everyone. It can only be said that after Xi Zhicai's death, he still has advisers to plan and control the overall situation. In this regard, I am not as good as him."

Yuan Xi hurriedly said: "This has nothing to do with my husband. Cao Cao has a lot of advisers, but I have to rely on my husband for everything. It is my fault that I make my husband so tired."

"Don't mention the previous things, what should we do now to make up for it?"

After hearing this, Guo Jia said, "Of course it's a speed competition with Cao Cao."

"The Montenegrin Army has actually been unable to gather enough elite counterattacks. Even if there are, they will never be more than what they could mobilize in the previous battle."

"What's more, he has to deal with Mr. Yuan San now."

"If he has the guts at this time and bets all his wealth to beat us, maybe the thousands of people on our side will be hard to stop him, but it's no problem to retreat back to Beixincheng."

"But Zhang Yan is unlikely to take such a risk."

"Otherwise, if his attack is blocked, he will be flanked by us and Yuan Shang back and forth, and he will not be able to escape even if he wants to run."

"If I were Zhang Yan, I would shrink westward and give way to the Black Mountain Passage. If the battle is unfavorable, I would go west out of Black Mountain and enter Bingzhou to escape."

After hearing this, Yuan Xi said, "What does that mean, sir, we don't need to care about Yuan Shang?"

After hearing this, Guo Jia said, "We still need to talk about it."

"Although we have given up on seizing the Black Mountain Passage for the time being, we can't make Mr. Yuan San feel that we gave it up on our own initiative."

"It's better to make a gesture of giving up and giving up in front of him, and get some benefits from it, than to get nothing at all."

After hearing this, Yuan Xi hesitated and asked, "Negotiate with Yuan Shang?"

"I can't quite believe him."

After hearing this, Guo Jia sneered: "My lord may have misunderstood one thing."

"Third Master Yuan, although he has a terrible mind, he is not vicious and decisive enough in his actions. Such a person wants to save face, but he is easier to talk about."

"As long as the young master is subdued in front of him, it is unlikely that he will kill them all."

"With all due respect, in my heart, the eldest son is much more terrifying than the third son."

Yuan Xi's expression darkened upon hearing this.

Yuan Tan's behavior was indeed beyond his expectation.

The other party made those little tricks in private in order to completely break the relationship between himself and Yuan Shang, but the point is that these methods are too ruthless.

But thinking of Yuan Tan's behavior in later generations, it's not that he is wrong.

After Yuan Shao was defeated by Cao Cao, he died of grief and anger. Yuan Shang inherited the Yuan family, gave Yuan Tan a small force, and sent Pang Ji to watch over him.

Yuan Tan killed Pang Ji in a rage, and when Cao Cao was attacking Yuan Shang, he took the opportunity to attack Yecheng and fought with Yuan Shang first.

Doing such a move at this time is obviously making the world laugh. Jizhou officials and even Liu Biao wrote letters to persuade Yuan Tan not to fight against each other, but Yuan Tan insisted on his own opinion and finally voted for Cao Cao.

When Yuan Xi read this history, he couldn't help sighing. It is true that Yuan Shang was the instigator of the brothers' rebellion, but Yuan Tan also took a large part of the responsibility for deteriorating the matter to the point of irreversibility.

First, he sneaked up on his brother when the foreign enemy attacked, and then he took refuge in his father's enemy. From this point of view, Yuan Tan's actions were worse than Lu Bu's.

At the beginning, Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi joined forces to fight against Yuan Shang and each took what they needed. Now that Yuan Xi is adoptive, Yuan Tan backhandedly plots. This made Yuan Xi truly recognize the fact that in the face of interests, the former affection is worthless.

Although the two haven't broken their faces so far, Yuan Xi would be a fool if he didn't take precautions.

Thinking of this, Yuan Xi's mood was a little bit down. The three Yuan brothers were all very high-spirited, and none of them was willing to be inferior to others.

But even so, there should be some bottom line. Now that everyone has a common foreign enemy, and this enemy has been launched in advance, it is time for the Yuan brothers to let go of their hatred and unanimously speak out.

Yuan Xi was worried about one more thing.

He said: "Since Yuan Shang can cover up for Cao Cao, the two must have reached a deal."

"If Yuan Shang really can't think about it, what should I do if I help Cao Cao deal with me?"

Guo Jia listened, nodded and said, "Young Master's words are not unreasonable."

"The third son really can't see the overall situation clearly, and he doesn't know what benefits Cao Cao promised him."

"So the young master has to make a gesture of weakness to win sympathy."

"A man can bend and stretch. Of course, the young master is not willing, so we can think of a way."

Yuan Xi listened, and said with a smile: "Why don't you want to, if you can save some soldiers from dying, don't just bow your head and give in, just let me kneel down."

"I will send a letter to Yuan Shang now, and make an appointment to meet tomorrow."

At the junction of Henan Yin and Hanoi, a cavalry army galloped on the mountain road, followed by exhausted infantry.

The leader of the cavalry is Cao Hong and Cao Chun, while the leader of the infantry is happy to advance.

Seeing that the tails of the cavalry horses of the former army could not be seen, Yu Jin said, "Wen Qian, the horses in front will be exhausted from running like this, and the ones on our side are the people who are exhausted."

Le Jin heard this, and sighed: "Wen Ze, Duke Ming has issued a death order, and he should be executed if he misses the deadline."

Yu Jin said angrily, "Of course I know this, but when I arrive on time, the soldiers are exhausted, so how can I fight?"

Le Jin felt the same way after hearing this, but Cao Cao had already said that he was dead. The matter of the emperor's car driving was related to the safety of the Cao family, and he had to arrive before others at all costs.

Before setting off, Xun Yu had explained the situation to everyone. Since Yuan Shu had already dispatched troops to the vicinity of Luoyang, Cao Cao's army could not wait dead in Luoyang. He had to wait for the emperor to drive back to Luoyang, which would inevitably lead to conflict with Yuan Shu.

So this time Cao's plan to send troops was more than half a year earlier than before, even Chen Liu didn't care about it, just to rush to Anyi, grab the sky from the Baibo army, and at the same time guard against the coveted Li Jue and Guo Si who were coveting Attack.

The four generals who set off as the vanguard are Cao Hong and Cao Chun, who are happy to advance.

In fact, there was another team at the beginning, which was Cao Ren, Xia Houyuan and Xun You, who served as the support of the Chinese army.

But after being separated from Yuan Shang's army, the former army went to Hedong, while the Chinese army lurked in Hanoi and secretly headed towards Huaicheng.

The four generals of the former army were puzzled, but they knew that Cao Cao must have other arrangements, because no one knew which way the rear army led by Cao Cao would go.

There are many plans involved in this, for which the Cao family almost came out with all their strength!

At this time, the Chinese army headed to Hanoi, under the leadership of Cao Ren, lurked in the mountains about a hundred miles away from Huaicheng.

Xia Houyuan sent out scouts and waited for a full day before the scouts reported that the surrounding area was safe.

The two discussed with Xun You, and Cao Ren said worriedly: "According to the report from the spies, a few days ago, there was a Youzhou army stationed tens of miles away."

"The leaders are Zhao Yun and Jushou."

After hearing this, Xun You immediately said, "This is not normal."

"The Youzhou Army is not fighting the Black Mountain Army, what are you doing here?"

Xia Houyuan said: "Maybe the fierce tiger in Youzhou wants to join forces with Lu Bu, so he sent people here?"

Xun You shook his head, "No, Zhao Yun is a fierce general, and Ju Shou is an all-rounder in civil and military affairs. Both of them should have a very high status in Youzhou. How could they be sent as envoys!"

He suddenly thought of something, and lost his voice: "Could it be that they also want to please the emperor?"

Both Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan were startled, and they heard Xun You say, "How many are there? Where are they now?"

Xia Houyuan said: "The spies reported that there are about a thousand people, and they should be stationed near Huaicheng."

"That's why Zixiao and I came here to ask for advice. Now that they have an army, it may affect our plan to capture Huaicheng."

"In case something happens to Huaicheng..."

Xun You smiled and said, "You don't have to worry too much, general. What I worry about the most is that they rush to meet the emperor first, encounter our former army, and restrain each other. This is the most troublesome thing."

"Now that they are in Huaicheng, it's easier to handle."

"In this way, we will simply instigate Huaicheng Dark Chess to rebel, and wipe him and Lu Bu all at once!"

Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan looked at each other, thinking that Xun You was too confident, and the opponent was Lu Bu!

Even Jushou is not so easy to deal with, where does Xun You's confidence come from?

Xun You guessed what they were thinking, and said with a smile: "You two, please don't worry, I have already sent letters to the key people, and I will recharge my energy in the past few days, just waiting for changes in Huaicheng."

"If all goes well, there will be chaos in Huaicheng. At that time, we can seize Huaicheng and open the way for the former army to welcome the emperor!"

At the same time, Yuan Shang, who led an army of tens of thousands, had already entered Montenegro from Zhao County, Jizhou, and the camp stretched for dozens of miles on the mountain.

He was proud of himself, Yuan Xi still couldn't eat the Black Mountain Army, now that he was picked the fruit, he must be feeling very uncomfortable now, right?
Holding Yuan Xi's letter in his hand, he thought that if Yuan Xi begged himself in a low voice, he might not be able to give him a share of the pie.

　The chapter number of this chapter should be 340 Chapter [-], sorry
　　
　
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