"Perak Chariot?" Zhuge Liang's eyes flashed, and he clapped his hands and said: "It's such a domineering name, Master, it's a good choice, let's call it Thunder Chariot."

Yuan Fang smiled and turned around to look at the thunderbolt vehicles, thinking that these things were equivalent to cannons in the cold weapon era and would be of great use in the future.

Cheers rang in my ears, and before I knew it, the dust and mist in the sky cleared. Yuan Shao and his frightened remnant soldiers had fled away, leaving only a mess.

It looks like a mess, but there is a "treasure" hidden inside.

Yuan Fang immediately ordered Hao Zhao to lead a group of troops out of the camp and go to the destroyed mountains to collect the enemy's discarded weapons and supplies.

After a moment, Yuan Fang smiled, and the spirits of the soldiers on the wall became high again.

Yuan Shao deployed mainly crossbowmen on Tushan. In order to shoot arrows at the barrier day and night, Yuan Shao gathered hundreds of thousands of arrows on Tushan.

Now, Yuan Shao retreated in embarrassment and did not have time to take them away. All these huge arrows fell into Yuan Fang's hands.

Hao Zhao and his men carried bundles of arrows in their arms and moved them back to the camp continuously. It took them more than an hour to finally finish moving them.

Hao Zhao climbed up the wall and gasped and said excitedly: "My lord, Old Thief Yuan has thrown away a lot of arrows. I have roughly estimated that there must be at least two to three hundred thousand arrows. This time we have made a fortune."

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Three hundred thousand arrows is really a large amount!

Yuan Fang raised a smile at the corner of his mouth, with a nouveau riche feeling in his eyes, and sneered: "Jizhou is indeed the richest state in the world, and Yuan Shao is really rich. He gave me three hundred thousand arrows in one gift.

Well, it would be disrespectful to come back but not return. Let’s shoot all these 300,000 arrows and return them to him someday.”

Hao Zhao burst out laughing, and the Qingzhou soldiers on the left and right were all high-spirited and proud, laughing wildly from the bottom of their hearts.

The young and confident laughter resounded throughout the sky.

At the Jizhou Army camp, Yuan Shao and his troops were defeated. However, they fled into the camp in disgrace and embarrassment.

Yuan Shao himself was even injured on his leg. He gritted his teeth in pain and could not even stand firmly. He was carried directly into the camp by the soldiers.

After hearing the news, the generals who arrived looked at Yuan Shao's injured appearance. They were all horrified. The morale they had just boosted was deeply hit in the blink of an eye.

Returning to the main tent, Yuan Shao endured a lot of anger. Doctors rushed to come to treat him. They were busy until late in the evening, and finally the wound was repaired.

Yuan Shao could not kneel or sit now, so he could only lie on the couch, and all night long he summoned all the advisers to come to discuss matters.

Not long after, counselors such as Xu You, Xin Ping, Feng Ji, Shen Pei, etc. all hurried over, but everyone remained silent.

Especially Feng Ji, who lowered his head as low as possible and looked nervous, fearing that Yuan Shao would be angry with him.

Yuan Shao glanced at the counselors, feeling very angry in his heart, and he really had the urge to curse.

Thinking that Yuan Benchu, who was the fourth generation and the third prince and was famous all over the world, was betrayed by a traitor, it was enough to lose face, but he actually took action personally and was defeated by the traitor many times.

Not only had he suffered repeated defeats, but now he was also hurt by the treacherous son, Yuan Benchu's prestige had been seriously damaged.

In Yuan Shao's view, all of this had nothing to do with him. It was all because of the disadvantages of his group of counselors and their inability to provide him with a sound strategy.

However, Yuan Shao held back his anger and did not reprimand Feng Ji.

The old blood on the mountain seemed to make Yuan Shao sober up a lot, and he realized the predicament he was in. The more at this time, the more he needed to stabilize the morale of the army.

"Yuan Fang, the traitor, does have some abilities. It seems that I have always underestimated him." Yuan Shao finally calmed down and admitted Yuan Fang's strength for the first time.

All the counselors on the left and right were shocked and looked at Yuan Shao in disbelief.

Xu You rolled his eyes and took advantage of the situation and said: "Excuse me, although Yuan Fang is a traitor, he is still the son of the lord after all. He has the lord's excellent bloodline and naturally inherited some of the lord's ingenuity. In fact, from the beginning, We shouldn't underestimate him."

Xu Youji was trying to please Yuan Shao, and when he went along with Yuan Shao, he flattered Yuan Shao in a roundabout way.

Yuan Shao's eyes flashed with joy and he nodded: "I have decided that from today on, I will start to deal with that little beast seriously. I will not show mercy to him anymore. You all must also be serious and give me the real book." Come on, stop playing with that little beast."

Yuan Shao's tone was filled with murderous intent, and the aura that made him famous all over the world started to burn again.

All the counselors cheered up and raised their heads, daring to face Yuan Shao again.

"My lord, I believe that Yuan Fang's traitorous fortress is very strong. If we want to have a frontal conflict, it will not be easy. We must attack from the flanks." Shen Ping, who had not spoken for a long time, stood up at this time. .

Yuan Shao nodded slightly, indicating for him to continue.

Shen Pei then continued: "Cao Mengde in the south has been unwilling to advance to Gaotang, contrary to the yin and yang. I believe that my lord will immediately send an envoy to severely rebuke Cao Mengde and force him to send troops. If Cao Mengde can attack Gaotang with all his strength, Tang, the situation will be very favorable to us."

Yuan Shao nodded heavily: "It's really annoying that Ah Man dares to go against my will. I need to give him a good scolding."

Yuan Shao immediately accepted the advice of the judge and sent envoys to Dongjun to reprimand Cao Cao and force him to march to Gaotang.

The scholars from Hebei came up with a plan, and Xu You was not willing to be outdone. He immediately went out and said: "My lord, Cao Cao alone is not enough. You thought that if you can use Tao Qian to attack north from Xuzhou, attack Yuan Fang's rebel flank and rear. Then the traitor cannot take care of each other on three sides, and he will definitely be defeated."

Yuan Shao's eyes lit up, but he was worried: "Tao Qian and Yuan Shu have a secret friendship, how could he send troops to help me?"

Xu You stroked his beard and smiled and said: "Tao Qian is the best at protecting himself. The so-called alliance between him and Yuan Shu is just a self-protection strategy. The previous time Yuan Fang captured half of Langye, forcing him to take over the rule. Tao Qian must have a grudge when Tancheng is moved to Xiapi. Now that Yuan Fang's main force is restrained by us and has no time to divide his troops, this is a great opportunity for him to regain the lost territory. He is helping himself, not us."

After saying these words, Yuan Shao suddenly became enlightened and his vision suddenly became much broader.

After pondering for a moment, Yuan Shao snorted coldly: "Tao Qian is just a man. How could I humbly ask him to send troops? Doesn't this undermine my reputation?"

"Of course my lord does not need to ask him to send troops." Xu You chuckled, "Liu Bei, Tao Qian's subordinate, has always respected my lord, and Yuan Fang has a big enemy. My lord can send someone to secretly contact Liu Bei and ask him to persuade Tao Qian to send troops. He is now He has won Tao Qian's trust, and with his intervention, he will be able to induce Tao Qian to send troops and be used by the Lord."

Liu Bei?

This dispensable, seemingly inconspicuous name came into Yuan Shao's sight for the first time.

After thinking about it, Yuan Shao said disapprovingly: "Isn't this Liu Bei the mat weaver and shoe seller who pretends to be a clan member of the Han Dynasty and cheats? You want me to befriend him? Humph."

None of the people who made friends with Yuan Shao had a prominent family background. This was Liu Bei. Yuan Shao really didn't look down on him.

Xu You said with a smile: "Although Liu Bei comes from a humble background, he and Yuan Fang are mortal enemies, so they are useful now. It doesn't matter if my lord gives him a little favor and makes him grateful. Everything should be done with the overall situation in mind."

The word "overall situation" spoke to Yuan Shao's heart.

After pondering over Xu Wai, Yuan Shao finally put down his arrogance and asked Xu You to write a letter for Liu Bei, asking Liu Bei to persuade Tao Qian to attack Qingzhou northward.

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Seven days later, Tancheng.

A few months ago, Tao Qian was defeated by Yuan Fang and ceded territory to seek peace. He ceded most of Langye County to Yuan Fang.

If Yuan Fang's iron hooves set out from Yangdu, the southernmost city of Langxie, and run day and night, they will be able to reach the gates of Zhitan City in Yuanzhou in less than a day.

In order to ensure safety, Tao Qian had no choice but to move the state government from Tancheng in Donghai County to Xiapi City, where the state government was located.

Liu Bei, the original Langxie Prime Minister, was now appointed as the prefect of Donghai County by Tao Qian. He was stationed in Tancheng and guarded the north gate for Tao Qian to guard against Yuan Fang.

Today's Tancheng is Liu Bei's territory.

In the lobby of the county government, Liu Bei sat at the head, and Guan and Zhang sat beside him.

Liu Bei looked outside from time to time, as if waiting for something.

After a while, footsteps sounded, and a scribe walked in from the outside. It was Liu Bei's guest, Jian Yong.

As soon as he entered the lobby, Jian Yong raised his hands and said with a smile: "Congratulations, lord, congratulations, lord. The Cao family has agreed to the lord's marriage proposal. The lord can marry the daughter of the Cao family on a certain day."

Joy suddenly appeared in Liu Bei's eyes, but he suppressed it for a moment, and only smiled faintly, as if he had expected it.

Guan Yu nodded and said: "The Cao family is the second largest family in Xuzhou. Now that the eldest brother has gained Tao Gong's trust and can marry the Cao family's daughter, and with the support of the Cao family, his power will be greatly increased. Now Tao Gong is old and powerful, and in the future

If something unexpected happens, then the position of Xuzhou Mu..."

Guan Yu smiled slightly but did not finish his sentence.

But Zhang Fei snorted: "Mi Zhu doesn't know how to praise me. When my eldest brother wanted to marry his sister, he refused. Now that my eldest brother has married a woman from the Cao family, she is far better than the Mi family. Let Mi Zhu regret it."

Liu Bei stroked his beard with his hand, and a trace of pride shone faintly on his gray face.

Just when he was happy, soldiers outside the hall came to report that it was Yuan Shao from Jizhou who had sent an envoy to pay him a visit.

"Mr. Yuan actually sent someone to visit me?" Liu was so flattered that he jumped up, quickly straightened his clothes, and went out to greet me in person.

Liu Bei showed great courtesy to Yuan Shao's envoy and welcomed him into his palace. He expressed his respect for Yuan Shao and told the envoy that he was formerly affiliated with Gongsun Zan and was an enemy of Yuan Shao. However, he had no choice but to ask the envoy to convey his gratitude to Yuan Shao.

apology.

The envoy was polite, took out the letter written by Yuan Shao, and conveyed Yuan Shao's request to persuade Tao Qian to send troops to Qingzhou.

Liu Bei took Yuan Shao's letter with both hands and knew Yuan Shao's intention. After being polite for a few times, he sent the envoy to the guest house to treat him well and rest.

After sending the envoy away, Liu Bei immediately put away the apologetic look on his face and regained his composure.

His letter was shown to Guan and Zhang, and he said with a sneer: "Sure enough, he didn't come to visit for no reason. I also asked why Yuan Shao suddenly paid a visit to me, Liu Bei. It turned out that he wanted me to help him deal with his rebellious son."

Guan Yu read the letter, but the anger of revenge emerged in his eyes, and he resolutely said: "Although Yuan Shao intends to use us, but think about it on the other hand, Yuan Fang is in trouble now, isn't this the best way for my elder brother to take revenge?"

Good time?"
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