Chapter 192 Xu Zhen is a traitor! Evil thief! Rebellious thief!!

Xu You knew it well and no longer begged for mercy. This time he was much more stubborn. After sneering, he didn't feel blushing at all because Guo Tu had exposed these things. After all, many people did this. For them, thousands of gold was not worth the money on ordinary days.

It would never cause any trouble. Even if he reported on him, Yuan Shao would only smile slightly, scold him a few times, and then generously reward Xu You with a thousand pieces of gold, telling him not to do such things again.

But now that I say it, it's different.

If this brother Guo Turen puts his ability to seize opportunities on the battlefield, he might even be able to go to Cao Cao's Guandu camp for a drink today.

sorrow!

Yuan Shao then said: "Jushu said that I should divide my troops to attack, with Baima and Yanjin as the main ones, Gongze, Yuantu, and Zhengnan. What do you think?"

Guo Tu said with a smile: "He is already a prisoner, so why should my lord obey? If we divide our troops now, we will be attacked by Cao Cao."

It's too late to separate.

When Xu You heard this, he burst into laughter in the hall, "Haha! A bunch of idiots, although they come from a famous family but may not be very knowledgeable, yet they dare to talk about people like Ju Jun! You are a villain!"

While speaking sarcastically, he looked at Guo Tu attentively, as if he could see extremely clearly. After all, this Guo Jun won everyone's fight without showing off.

He came from Yingchuan, and we may not be able to play with him. All those who spoke uprightly and righteously in Chongqing were imprisoned, and now I have the same fate, that's all!

Xu You's laughter immediately aroused Yuan Shao's dissatisfaction. He looked at him coldly for a moment and asked in a deep voice: "Why are you laughing?"

"I'm thinking of something happy."

"I am devastated by the defeat here, and I still need to stabilize the morale of the army, but you can't think of happy things! Come here, take this man out, beat him with a stick, and throw him to the logistics camp."

"Here!"

The guards on the left and right came in immediately and stopped Xu You, but Xu You was arrogant and wanted to leave in a dignified manner. He then followed the example of someone in the past who laughed and cursed, jokingly commenting on these selfish advisers.

, but when I heard the Ten Army Sticks, I immediately felt guilty.

"My lord, can't you stop thinking about it? That's wrong, I'm wrong!"

Yuan Shao waved his hand, not wanting to see him again, and ordered people to drag Xu You out. When only Guo Tu, Feng Ji and other counselors were left in the tent, the faces of the generals also looked much better.

Especially Ju Yi, Gao Lan and the others, they finally have someone who can be sacrificed and commit crimes to warn the entire army.

Moreover, the officers and soldiers were all aware of Xu You's status in the army at that time. The Lord's impartial treatment to stabilize the morale of the army was enough to illustrate his determination.

Xu You screamed a few times, but it had no effect. He was pulled out and beaten with ten army sticks, screaming like a slaughtered pig. Fortunately, his body was not weak. There were no scribes in this era who were weak, so

After the beating, he was just sweating profusely, gritting his teeth and saying nothing, and was carried back to the camp.

At first, the soldiers were still wondering, what was going on? Why was the military advisor punished? Later, when word spread, they suddenly realized that it was him who colluded with Cao Cao. No wonder they lost today. During the war, they kept spreading among the army.

If rumors disturb the morale of the army, shouldn't they be sent to prison as early as possible like other advisers, and then released if they win a big victory?

It was okay to quarrel in Jizhou back then. Now when we are marching and fighting, life and death are at stake. Unexpectedly, these military advisors and gentlemen are still quarreling with each other.

"When fighting, there should be no other voices! If everyone has a plan and changes it before the battle, wouldn't it mess up the morale of the army? The lord has the most important etiquette, how can anyone disturb it? This military advisor really deserves this crime, we

It’s not a fair loss.”

"It has been like this for a long time. If the soldiers and horses are united, they may have won a long time ago. How could they be led by the nose by Cao and Xu? Alas! I didn't expect that the military advisor is secretly greedy for wealth and honor, and condones his family and friends. How can such people

Convincing.”

"If we depose him this time, we will have a chance to win again!"

In less than a stick of incense, the rumors in the army began to take effect. When the battle was defeated, it was helpless to think of all kinds of strange ways to stabilize the army's morale. Therefore, even if the rumors were discovered, Yuan Shao would not stop them.

.

Let it ferment, and the effect is amazing. Wuchao originally still had food and grass, but now Xu You's responsibility was pushed out to show determination. That night, most of the soldiers and horses were no longer depressed. Although they were energetic, they also regained their confidence.

Fight with Cao Cao again.

It's just that from now on, it's impossible for Xu You to regain his previous status, but Yuan Shao doesn't care. His family is corrupt and accepting bribes. Such behavior can be called a rotten insect. Not killing him is already considered a great favor.

Well, the worst thing is that after defeating Cao Cao, we can just give him some sweetness.

Now that they have gathered their troops and returned, there are still more than 200,000 elite troops in hand that have not been used. Including the troops and horses assigned to various places to prepare for encirclement and suppression, we can still claim to be 400,000 to 500,000. Cao Cao's side must also be known as strong, as we can see today

There are only a few hundred thousand. Although they are elite, they cannot fight for a long time. How can they attack my camp?

In the second half of the night, Yuan Shao's mood calmed down a little. He drank the medicine prepared by the military doctor and slept for an hour. When he woke up, he broke into a sweat and finally felt better.

When you wake up, you can ask about the military situation again and let Fengji explain the current situation. Fengji is not as talented as you, but his temperament is still better. He knows that he has a big responsibility on his shoulders and dare not neglect it. He can only do it seriously.

After talking about the military situation, Yuan Shao sighed again. He thought of yesterday's battle again. In fact, there was another thing that made him feel abnormal. "Can you guys guess, why Xu Zhen didn't arrive in yesterday's battle? Although Xu You's words are outrageous.

It's rude and disturbs our military morale, but it also makes sense."

"Xu Zhen clearly had the opportunity to send troops from Yanjin to raid the rear of our army, but why couldn't he be seen in the end? Even after I sent people to investigate, there were no troops passing more than ten miles away.

sign."

"Everyone, have you ever thought about why this is the case?"

Yuan Shao suddenly asked this question, which made people have doubts. The civil and military officials in the hall looked at each other in confusion, not knowing how to answer. As a military advisor, Feng Ji did not even dare to guess, and quietly lowered his head and waited.

Then the scene suddenly became cold, which made Yuan Shao feel embarrassed and a little angry in his heart. At this time, he missed Xu You again. If he were here, at least he would not be silent. Making bold guesses has always been what he is good at.

At this time, everyone present was inclined to be cautious, and having witnessed Xu You's downfall with their own eyes, they probably did not dare to speak out.

Yuan Shao sighed deeply and said: "According to my guess, Xu Zhen may not have planned to attack in the first place, but it was always a hidden danger. The reason why Cao Cao waited until this time to send troops to fight was also for this consideration. Let Xu Zhen

He can suppress our army to the east while he sends his troops to the west to make a surprise attack, thus creating chaos."

"Yes, I think so too," Guo Tu handed over his hands and continued with a smile on his face: "Furthermore, Xu Zhen's attack on General Wenchou seemed to be an understatement in the military report, but in reality, who knows? According to the soldiers who fled back.

As said, Xu Zhen probably paid a huge price to kill General Wen Chou in front of the army. He is probably still resting and recuperating, so how can he send out troops immediately without stopping, so he is just hiding his suspicions and there is nothing to worry about."

"Um……"

After hearing this, Yuan Shao sighed deeply and stopped talking to Guo Tu. He just asked them to take care of all the patrols in the army, and then went out to monitor the actions of Cao Cao's army and not give him the chance to expand his victory.

When Yuan Shao woke up early the next morning, he felt much more comfortable. A battle report happened to be sent from Yanjin, and he was happy to listen to it.

"Come on, let me hear how Xu Bowen is progressing," Yuan Shao sat upright on the bed. At this time, he had accepted the defeat the day before, so he was in a good mood and was no longer anxious, allowing Feng Ji to speak frankly.

But who knows, Feng Ji looked at his colleagues from side to side, as if it was hard to say anything, and his coquettish posture made Yuan Shao sneer immediately, "To put it bluntly, a big defeat is acceptable. Now the morale of the military has gradually stabilized."

, the situation has not collapsed yet, don’t worry about me.”

Feng Ji's Adam's apple rolled slightly, he bowed his hands and bowed his head with apology, and immediately said: "Xu Zhen, while our army was fighting Cao Cao, we rushed overnight to see Cangtingjin. Now Yangping has fallen, we must rescue, otherwise

I'm afraid Yangping County will be captured by him."

"What!?"

Yuan Shao's heart suddenly rose. There were thousands of soldiers and horses stationed in Cangtingjin, but the road was rugged and difficult to navigate. If he wanted to go from Yanjin, he had to cross the mountains. How could Xu Zhen still march in the mountains? If he could really go directly

The further you get to Cangting, it means that it is impossible to defend the several passes in the mountain road from Yanjin to Cangting.

It's over! Yangping City has been lost. There are not so many soldiers and horses stationed in Yangping County, so it will definitely be lost. Xu Zhen did not come west to raid the rear of our army! Instead, he went east, directly broke away from the army and invaded our Yanzhou territory!

After Yangping is Liaocheng, and further forward is Qinghe!!

Many people under his command have left Qinghe. If Qinghe is lost, Wei County will have to be separated from Pingyuan and other places!

Xu Zhen’s intentions are so poisonous!

"Oh! This man, like Cao Cao, has a vicious mind, a traitor, a traitor and a traitor!!! This man will definitely die without a burial place in the future, and he will not die a good death!!!"

At this time, Yuan Shao didn't even care about the elegant and noble etiquette. He started cursing like an ordinary old man. The main reason was that Xu Zhen's use of troops was indeed unexpected. Not only did he abandon conventional thinking in strategy, he won by surprise.

, and even the soldiers and horses under his command are far superior to Yuan Shao. At least among Yuan's army, there are not thousands of people who can cross mountains and ridges and still fight bravely.

To get to Cangtingjin in one day, in addition to taking a boat along the river, you also have to cross the many mountain roads from Yin'an to Yangping.

"Send troops to rescue immediately! Our Yangping County must not be lost! Let Zhang He lead the army to garrison Yangping! Baima can no longer besieged! Order Liu Bei to withdraw and no longer besiege Baima. Yangping is important! If the entire county is breached, we will lose all advantages

!”

"Here, let's go right now!"

Feng Ji was also in a panic at this moment. He didn't expect that he would have such an urgent military situation immediately after taking office. Cao Cao was already difficult to deal with. After all, he couldn't predict how he would march. Now there was another one.

Xu Zhen and Cao Cao complement each other.

Yuan Shao can't sleep now. His mind that had just settled down suddenly became extremely panicked. Xu Zhen Xu Zhen, it's him again!

From last year to this year's war, Xu Zhen's shadow has been seen almost all the time. A young man in his thirties started helping Cao Cao from Yanzhou. He never expected that he could reach this point, and now he can even influence the situation of the war.

The elite soldiers and generals under his command are incredible.

…

When the Cangting camp was set off, Xu Zhen started from Yanjin and left 6,000 soldiers and horses to guard Yanjin. Then the army went out and entered the Yangping City Road. After passing three passes, he entered Yangping City and sent troops to Liaocheng and Guantao.

We went to the sentry post to check the soldiers and horses in the city, and then began to garrison and wait.

Establish patrols.

Within the government office, Xu Zhen was still managing the affairs, sending out grain and grass, and calling the people near Yangping back to the city to settle down. According to the past tradition, all the houses and fields were returned to the people. If the nobles fled, they could

After checking that no one has claimed the property, the property and houses will be distributed to meritorious persons.

Xu Zhen also didn't want anything at all. He had one or two pieces of good land. He paid his own money into the military resources and wrote a contract to purchase it. He didn't exceed the bottom line of his own integrity.
To be continued...