Chapter two hundred and ninety third wind rises in the east of the river
Guo Jia still held the secret letter in his hand and continued to interpret the contents of the letter:
"Yuan Shang ordered Yuan Xi to return to Youzhou, but because the garrison in Jizhou was insufficient, he detained 30% of his soldiers; Yuan Shang also sent Gao Gan and Guo Yuan to march towards Hedong...
It seems that Yuan Shang has sent away all those who threatened him.
Moreover, his ambitions are not small, he also wants to open up new battlefields, trying to expand his territory while containing us from the side."
These two pieces of information are probably the most important in the secret message.
After Yuan Shang inherited Yuan Shao's foundation and title, he detached his two brothers and sent Gao Gan and Guo Yuan to attack Hedong.
Lu Yan vaguely remembered that Gao Gan and Guo Yuan did have such an incident, and that they also sought help from Huchuquan, the Southern Huns. However, they seemed to have failed in the end, and Guo Yuan was beheaded by someone...
"Damn... I can't remember this history clearly..." Lu Yan felt a little annoyed.
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Jizhou, Yecheng.
Yuan Shang summoned his counselors Guo Tu and Feng Ji who had always supported him, and after persuading Yuan Tan to accept the status quo, he came to Yuan Shang to help Yuan Tan ease the relationship.
Yuan Shang asked Guo Tu: "Mr. Wenze, in your opinion, if Gao Gan and Guo Yuan go to Hedong from here, what will be the outcome?"
Guo Tu smiled elegantly and said confidently: "I have written in advance to contact Xiliang Ma Teng, Han Sui, and the Southern Huns Chanyu Huchuquan.
With their help, with the talents of General Gao and General Guo, Hedong can be easily obtained.
After occupying Hedong, Chang'an will be under our threat. Cao Cao will not be able to look after each other, and I am afraid he will be in trouble for a long time."
Feng Ji glanced at Shen Pei at this time, and then said: "As the saying goes, to deal with foreign affairs, you must first settle the domestic affairs. We diverted Cao Cao's attention, and we can eliminate the internal troubles as soon as possible!"
The internal troubles mentioned by Feng Ji were obviously referring to Yuan Tan.
As soon as the words came out, Yuan Shang and Guo Tu involuntarily turned their eyes to Shen Pei.
When Shen Pei saw the three people looking at him, he couldn't help but sigh and cupped his hands and said: "Marquis Ye (Yuan Shang inherited Yuan Shao's title and official position), I, Shen Zhengnan, only consider the foundation of the Yuan family... But I still ask you
Thinking of your brother for a moment can show your respect to the eldest son."
Shen Pei has always been upright and loyal, and both Yuan Shao and Yuan Shang trust his words.
Now that Shen Pei has surrendered to him, Yuan Shang is happy to accept such a great talent who is knowledgeable in both military and political affairs, so Yuan Shang comforted him and said: "Mr. Zhengnan only cares about my Yuan family. My father and I have always known it well, and we have always known it."
Be grateful.
Actually, I don’t want to kill my eldest brother completely, but my eldest brother is very violent and even if I let him go, he won’t let me go!”
Shen Pei opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but when he thought about it carefully, Yuan Shang's words made sense...
"That's all... I will also send a letter to persuade the eldest son, and also ask the Marquis of Ye and the eldest son to turn their hostility into friendship and jointly resist Cao Cao for the sake of the Yuan family's foundation."
After the judge finished speaking, he bowed his hands and walked out of the meeting hall without waiting for Yuan Shang to speak.
Feng Ji looked disdainful and said: "You guy who doesn't know etiquette..."
Guo Tu shook his head and did not make any further comments. He was now Yuan Shang's mastermind, so naturally he had to maintain a certain demeanor.
After a while, Guo Tu said to Yuan Shang: "We really can't force Yuan Tan too much..."
When Yuan Shang heard this, he wondered: "Why is this?"
"Yuan Tan is currently resisting Lu Bu in Qinghe County. If we push Yuan Tan too hard, he might become angry and defect to Lu Bu or Cao Cao.
Moreover, Yuan Tan is the eldest son after all, and he has his old subordinates in the three states. If he defected to Cao Cao, and the lord was secretly harmed and died by Yehou, and we attacked him in the name of establishing an heir, I am afraid the situation will be very unfavorable to us.
"
After listening to Guo Tu's analysis, Yuan Shang understood the power of it, so he said: "Are we just going to let Yuan Tan go?"
Obviously, Yuan Shang was not willing to give in.
"Of course we can't let him go!" Guo Tu smiled again and said.
"Oh! Mr. Wenze, please stop being so secretive and speak frankly, okay?"
"According to my plan, we should calm Yuan Tan's heart first and prevent him from taking refuge in Cao Cao or Lu Bu. But secretly, we are actively preparing to accumulate troops. When we find a good opportunity, we can take down Yuan Tan with thunderous momentum.
Tan, to avoid future troubles!!"
When Yuan Shang heard this, he clapped his hands and said, "Okay! Just follow what Mr. Wenze said!"
Yuan Tan was stationed in Qinghe County.
Although Shen Pei went to Yecheng to mediate for him, Yuan Tan actually didn't have much hope in terms of the actual effect, and was very worried about his future.
Just when Yuan Tan was about to summon Xin Ring to point him to a clear path, a messenger suddenly came to report that Yuan Shang was worried that he would suffer a loss at the hands of Lu Bu, so he specially sent two additional generals, Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang.
And led 30,000 troops to help.
When Yuan Tan heard that it was Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang, his father's old subordinates, he immediately felt relieved and forgot to look for Xin Ping to point out the way for him.
Although it is not known whether Yuan Shang has really changed his gender, with the support of these two generals and 30,000 troops, Yuan Tan can calmly deal with it even if Lu Bu attacks again.
Then you can still hold on, don't panic for now...
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Guo Yuan, Zhong Yao's nephew, was appointed as the governor of Hedong County by Yuan Shang before the expedition.
Now the Yuan family has completely broken with Cao Cao, and all the officials under his command are appointed by themselves.
After Guo Yuan and Gao Gan sent out troops, they united with the Southern Xiongnu Chanyu Huchuquan and Xiliang Ma Teng and Han Sui to send troops to besiege Hedong.
However, Ma Teng and Han Sui were still a little wary of the Han Dynasty. They only stationed troops on the border and did not invade directly.
Guo Yuan was an extraordinary person. He conquered all the cities and towns wherever his army passed. It could be said that he was invincible in every attack and made the enemy frightened.
Yuan Shang sent people to attack Hedong County. The matter was of great importance and Cao Cao did not dare to neglect it.
After returning to the Prime Minister's Mansion in Xuchang, Cao Cao immediately summoned his advisers and ordered Guo Jia to tell Xi Zhicai, Xun Yu, Xun You, Cheng Yu, Jia Xu and others the information they had obtained.
"The Yuan family's summoning power is indeed extraordinary. They were able to unite with Ma Teng, Han Sui and the Southern Xiongnu to send troops to Hedong County. Hedong County has few soldiers and generals, so I am afraid that it cannot withstand Yuan's army's attack... What do you think?"
At this time, Xun Yu stood up first and said: "Ma Teng and Han Sui have always claimed to be loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty. When Zhong Xiaowei (Sili Xiaowei) came to Chang'an, they even sent hostages to show their loyalty. In my opinion
, you can order Lieutenant Zhong to send someone to explain the pros and cons to Ma Teng and Han Sui. Even if they don't help us, they won't help Yuan Shang attack Hedong again."
Cao Cao nodded slightly and said, "Wen Ruo's words make sense..."
After Xun Yu retreated, Xi Zhicai also handed over his hand and said: "Guo Yuan is the nephew of Captain Zhong. Captain Zhong must know Guo Yuan very well, so he can order Captain Zhong to lead troops to Hedong to help the defenders of Hedong."
Resist Yuan Jun."
Cao Cao also nodded in agreement and said: "What Zhicai said is very much what I want! But Zhong Yuanchang doesn't have a capable general under his command, so I'm still a little uneasy."
"You can send General Zhang Xiu to help." At this time, Jia Xu suddenly suggested.
"Zhang Xiu?" Cao Cao pondered for a moment, "It's good, he is very familiar with Guanzhong... With him taking action, Hedong will no longer be a big problem."