The Yuan Family of the Three Kingdoms I call the shots

Chapter 491
Yuan Shang was never more stubborn than Cai Yan.He was aggrieved for several days because of this matter.

Finding a beautiful daughter-in-law is a good thing, but the problem is that the identity of this beautiful daughter-in-law is really overwhelming. When two people usually talk about it, it is like a pool of water, clear and peaceful, but once there is a disagreement, it is like a river and an ocean. Especially when the other party is still using the identity of the big aunt to suppress others!I fell down for a lifetime out of thin air for no reason, how will I live after this day?
Especially in this level of seniority, it is still the "mother" generation, whoever is replaced can not hold his breath.

Yuan Shang regretted it a little now, he had the urge to wipe his mouth and deny it after eating.

Others would marry a young wife, but he would be better... find a mother!

If it really doesn't work, one day I will ask Cai Yan to ask for help, follow the example of Liu Guanzhang and come to Taoyuan to marry brothers and sisters with different surnames, and bring this generation back?After all, "brother and sister love" is better than "aunt love".

Moreover, there is another advantage of sworn brothers and sisters, that is, when you return to Hebei and straighten Cai Yan, when everyone pokes their backs, it is better to say "Yuan Shangri. He. Sister" than "Yuan Shangri. He. Mom" .

The matter of sworn worship with Cai Yan seems to be on the agenda.

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During his stay in Chang'an for a few days, Yuan Shang dealt with some follow-up military and political matters in Chang'an, rearranged his troops, generals, and battalion, appointed Zhong Yao as the temporary prefect of Chang'an in public, and invited the generals to Hao Zhao's mansion to visit Shanyan when he found time Consolation, taking inventory of the military academy to strengthen the city defense, etc... And now there is an extra task, which is to go to Cai Yan to report at night. After this toss, Yuan Shang yawned and burst into tears all day long.

When dealing with these matters, Ma Chao has always been by Yuan Shang's side, knowing his situation well, and always secretly smiling.

On this day, when Yuan Shang was dealing with the secret orders and approval documents brought back by the frontline scouts, he dozed off again unknowingly, his head was nodding, and his saliva was left behind. Later, Ma Chao couldn't stand it anymore, so he spoke to wake him up .

Looking at Yuan Shang's sleepy eyes, Ma Chao gloated a little, and said with a smile, "What's the matter? I went to Mrs. Cai's place last night, and I'm exhausted... How long have you been tossing around?"

Yuan Shang gave Ma Chao a white look, and said angrily, "My lord, you dare to inquire about the gossip. Are you eating the guts of the ambitious leopard?"

Ma Chao shrugged his shoulders and acted nonchalantly: "Isn't this caring about you? Everyone has been here, so who are you pretending to see?"

Yuan Shang snorted, pointed at Ma Chao's nose, and said, "As a general, you should put your mind to the right place! Let me ask you, the scout came to report that Yan Xing used the territory of the five counties of Liangzhou for his own benefit. , please Song Jian to send troops, Song Jian agreed to Yan Xing's request to send troops, but refused to accept the territory of the five counties of Liangzhou, and Yan Xing wanted Song Jian to accept these five counties, and one said nothing. , one sent it out vigorously, what do you think they are doing this for?"

Hearing this, Ma Chao couldn't help but widen his eyes, staring at Yuan Shang closely, puzzled and said: "There is such a thing in the world, and you can't even give away the land? You can lie to me!"

Yuan Shang raised the letterhead sent back by the scouts in his hand, and said: "The information just presented is absolutely true."

Ma Chao rubbed his chin, frowned and thought carefully for a while, then said, "I can't think of what these two thieves are planning... When I was young, I heard the story of 'Kong Rong gave pears', saying When Kong Daru was a child, his father gave him a few pears, big and small, and asked him to share them with his friends. Kong Rong thought about it, and gave a few big pears to his friends, and left the smallest pear. Eat it for yourself... But the problem is, what Kong Rong is sharing is pears, not land and cities, so it doesn't matter how many are given away... Yan Xing and Song Jian started a rebellion to plot the territory in Guanzhong, but now they are beginning to give in to each other... ... makes no sense!"

Yuan Shangchang sighed, pointed at Ma Chao, and said, "You, you are brave if you are brave, but your grasp of the battle situation and the current situation is too poor, so you need to practice more...'Kong Rong Rang Li' and 'Yan Xinghe' The essence of Song Jian's reason for giving up the land is actually the same! Let me ask you, do you know why Kong Rong gave up the pears?"

Ma Chao blinked and said, "Is it because Kong Rong has learned the essence of Confucianism and the way of respecting the old and loving the young?"

"You, you read a lot but don't ask for a deep understanding!"

Yuan Shang looked at Ma Chao, sighed and taught, "A four-year-old child knows the true meaning of shitty Confucianism... Tell you, Kong Rong let pears because he fucking doesn't like pears!"

Ma Chao suddenly realized when he heard the words.

"In other words, Yan Xing and Song Jian are now giving up territory to each other because they think those cities are unpalatable?"

Yuan Shang nodded, and said: "At least before driving me out of Guanzhong, the two of them still can't eat so many territories with their appetites... Concentrating superior forces to destroy me is their top priority... They need so many territories Separate troops to garrison, but it is easy to consume their own strength, and it is not easy to preserve their strength to fight for Guanzhong, which is why they let Li."

Under Yuan Shang's guidance, Ma Chao seemed to be getting on the right track gradually. While thinking about it, he murmured: "In this way, although Song Jian agreed to Yan Xing's sending troops, the alliance between the two is actually not strong. Reserving each other, there are calculations?"

When Yuan Shang heard the words, he revealed a smile: "A child can be taught."

Ma Chao's face straightened, and he cupped his hands at Yuan Shang and said, "My lord, Yan, the two thieves of Song Dynasty look very close to each other. Although there are so many soldiers and horses, they are not to be feared. The final general asks for orders to go to the front, defeat the two thieves, and share the Lord's worries!"

Yuan Shang nodded and said: "You must be the vanguard, but if you fight head-on, the enemy has too many soldiers and horses, and the result of a head-on confrontation is still unpredictable... And if you want to break the alliance between them, you must create Some changes, so I plan to use some means."

Ma Chao was taken aback when he heard the words, and said in surprise, "Changes... means? What means?"

Yuan Shang stood up, walked to the screen Pitu behind him, pointed to Jincheng in the west of Liangzhou and Fanghan in the Heshou area and said.

"Send surprise soldiers to attack Yan Xing's Jincheng and Song Jian's Fanghan! This is their respective headquarters!"

Ma Chao was startled when he heard the words, and hurriedly said: "Attacking Jincheng and Fanghan... This, is this too risky? Yan Xing's Jincheng is located in the frontier of Liangzhou, but it is reluctant, and Song Jian's Fanghan is far away. The land at the head of the river, and even beyond the border of the Qianghu! It is too risky to go so deep into the enemy’s territory and run for thousands of miles. When the attacking soldiers and horses are unknown to the enemy, if they are gathered and wiped out by the rebels, they will lose everything. Already... this method is extremely dangerous! My lord, you should think clearly."

Yuan Shang nodded and said: "Yes, I understand that I need two surprise soldiers to attack these two places, and the leading general must be brave and decisive, good at running, and fast in advance and retreat! I have one such soldier now, but One more…”

Upon hearing this, Ma Chao asked, "There is one? Who is it?"

Yuan Shang smiled slightly, and ordered: "Help me find Xia Houyuan."

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When I was young, I saw the majestic Xia Houyuan walking into the main hall with his head held high and his chest held high. He looked around with tiger eyes, cupped his hands at Yuan Shang, and said proudly: "Looking for me?"

"Sit!" Yuan Shang nodded on the couch beside him.

Xia Houyuan was not polite either, he knelt down on the soft floor and turned to look at Yuan Shang.

"The three thousand cavalry, I have never used them, I left them to you for training, now the time has come, I wonder if it is possible to use them?"

Hearing this, Xia Houyuan's eyes flashed brightly, he nodded and said, "I've almost taught everything that should be taught, and it's time for this army to actually fight...Why, you're going to send us out to fight?" ?”

Yuan Shang nodded, and then made a statement to Xia Houyuan about his plan to raid Yan Xing's Jincheng and Song Jian's Hanhan.

After hearing this, Xia Houyuan bowed his head in thought and remained silent.

When he was young, he just raised his head and said: "I specially formed this cavalry according to the strategy of rushing! Outside the four counties in Hexi, it was the territory of the Huns hundreds of years ago. The desert and grassland are mixed. The champion Hou Huo Qubing It is Hexi that went deep into the enemy's territory and regained it here... This shows that the strategy of the attack is dangerous, but it is correct! But if you want to attack Jincheng and Fanghan at the same time, I am afraid that it is not possible to do it with this army. I will at best It can only attack one place, and the chance of winning is only between five and five."

Yuan Shang was silent when he heard the words, and after thinking for a while, he said: "Can I only attack Song Jian or Yan Xing's lair? In this way, my strategy will be greatly compromised..."

Xia Houyuan said: "In such a short period of time, it is not easy for me to get the soldiers out!"

Yuan Shang felt a little headache when he heard that.

While worrying about letting Xia Houyuan go to attack the lair of the two thieves, Gao Rou hurriedly ran into the main hall, cupped his hands at Yuan Shang, and said eagerly, "My lord! Happy event, great event!"

Yuan Shang raised his head, looked at Gao Rou, and said, "What kind of happy event?"

"A while ago, Wang Ling, who was defeated by Zhao Dadu on the expedition to Fanghan, has returned... He also brought news of Ma Teng, Mr. Ma!"

Yuan Shang and Ma Chao stood up in surprise at the same time!
"My father... He, his news?!"

"News from Mr. Ma? Let Wang Ling in!"

When I was young, I saw a sturdy general striding into the hall, saluted Yuan Shang with fists in his hands, and knelt down on one knee.

"Last general, Wang Ling with ten carved feather arrows has met Great General Sima!"

Yuan Shang waved his hand with a smile: "General Wang please hurry up!"

"Thank you, Great General Sima!"

Yuan Shang looked at Wang Ling with a smile, nodded while looking at him and said, "General Wang, you followed Zhao Yun on the expedition to Nanhan, but there was no news of the defeat of the soldiers and horses. I thought you were dead... I didn't expect you to come back alive now, with I got back a message from General Ma... Well, that's great, how is General Ma? Is there any danger?"

Wang Ling chuckled and said, "General, not only is Old General Ma not in danger, but now he is lurking in the wilderness near Dunhuang, gathering the defeated army that was defeated by Governor Zhao's expedition in the past, and secretly uniting with some Qiang tribes who are friendly to the Ma family. First! I intend to raise an incident in Xizhou and respond to the general!"

Yuan Shang was taken aback when he heard the words, and said: "Old General Ma... gather the defeated army? Are you trying to make trouble?"

Wang Ling nodded heavily, and said: "That's right. At the time when the governor of Zhao was defeated, almost all his troops were annexed by Yan Xing, but there were still remnants of the collapse. General Ma gathered the remaining soldiers of about [-]. He also contacted some Qiang tribal chiefs who were not friendly with Yan Xing, and only waited for the general to enter the pass, and then launched an incident in Xizhou to attack Jincheng and rescue Zhao Dudu! In addition, in addition to the last general, Wen Hui, who had ten carved feather arrows, Jia Kui, Zhang Ji, Wang Xiong, and Sima Fu were all by the old general's side to help out... I was ordered to report the news, but I have never dared to go deep into it, and only dared to inform the general when the crisis in Chang'an was resolved."

After hearing this, everyone couldn't help but be overjoyed.

Old man Ma Teng is indeed not a simple character. Niao quietly hid in the hinterland of Xirong, and he can still play such a big trick. If he successfully captured Jincheng and rescued Zhao Yun, it would be of great help to regain Guanzhong. Yan Xing took a blow to the head!
If this plan succeeds, Ma Teng will be the first one!

Yuan Shang didn't want to ask about this, but he frowned, looked at Wang Ling quietly, and asked curiously: "You just said, the ten carved feather arrows... what are they?"

Beside Yuan Shang, Gao Rou explained to Yuan Shang with a smile: "Ten carved feathers and arrows is the nickname given to us by Governor Zhao. It is meant to describe that ten of us are his right arm and right arm, and his assistant ministers."
Yuan Shang blinked and asked in confusion, "Zhao Yun... is that how he used to compare you?"

Gao Rou nodded and said, "Yes!"

"Using arrows as a metaphor for people?"

Gao Rou asked suspiciously: "Is there anything wrong? The general thinks it's very imposing!"

A strange smile appeared on the corner of Yuan Shang's mouth: "This metaphor still has momentum? Let me ask you, what is the thing that combines human and arrow?"

Gao Rou was stunned when she heard the words, and muttered to herself.

"Human and arrow are united, it seems to be 'Arrowman'... After such an extension by the lord, this nickname seems to be a bit embarrassing."

Yuan Shangchang sighed, nodded and said: "The ten sluts under Zhao Yun's command are more than just a little shabby."

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Turning his head, Yuan Shang said to Xia Houyuan: "Since it was General Ma who attacked Jincheng, then my father-in-law, please trouble your [-] cavalry to attack Song Jian's Fanghan... This battle is almost across Yongzhou. Liangzhou, the desert grassland, and the Hexi region are all crossed, and the dangers are overwhelming! You need to be careful!"

Xia Houyuan nodded and said, "This matter is on my shoulders. Before going to battle, do you want to meet this cavalry?"

Yuan Shang thought for a while, then nodded and said, "Okay! I'll go to the camp tomorrow morning to count the three thousand raiding cavalry!"

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In the early morning of the next day, the first thing Yuan Shang did was to follow Xia Houyuan to this riding camp composed of 3000 selected people.

Seeing these cavalrymen, Yuan Shang couldn't help being a little stunned.

I thought that Xia Houyuan's selection of soldiers must be strong and powerful, but if you look carefully, you will find that these people are not all strong men, but are tall and short, fat and thin.

Seemingly seeing the doubt in Yuan Shang's eyes, Xia Houyuan explained to him: "The cavalry used for long-distance raids is different from iron cavalry, light cavalry, bow cavalry, and heavy cavalry. The emphasis is not on combat power, but on endurance and endurance. , when selecting a candidate, there are many aspects to be investigated, and one cannot just look at the individual's riding skills and physique."

Seeing that Yuan Shang seemed a little confused, Xia Houyuan walked up to the team, pointed to a cavalryman, and said, "Tell my lord, what did you do before joining the army?"

The soldier strode out and said, "Master, the villain was a veterinarian before joining the army!"

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(End of this chapter)