A group of the armies of Gao Gan and Hu Chuquan have just crossed the Yellow River.
Just when they were about to follow the second group across the river, a scout suddenly came to report in panic, "Report! General! General Guo was ambushed by the Xiliang Army and Cao Army after crossing the river!"
Gao Gan suddenly learned that Guo Yuan was ambushed by Ma Chaojun and Cao Jun on the south bank. He suddenly became furious and said, "Ma Teng, you shameless old thief with no morals!"
At this time, Hu Chuquan also got the news and rushed over.
After seeing Gao Gan, just when Hu Chuquan wanted to ask Gao Gan if he wanted to rescue Guo Yuan, Gao Gan suddenly shouted: "Retreat!"
"?" Hu Chuquan was stunned when he heard that the senior official had directly called for withdrawal.
Seeing that Hu Chuquan was confused, Gao Gan explained: "Guo Yuan is Zhong Yao's nephew. Even if he is caught, his life will not be in danger. Ma Chao and Zhang Xiu are both brave people. How can we continue to cross the river to support like this?
Why don't we go and die? It's better to conserve our troops and retreat to the east of the river, at least the sacrifices of our brothers will not be wasted."
Hu Chuquan thought for a while and felt that it made sense, "What the governor said makes sense, let's withdraw first!"
...
Gao Gan and Hu Chuquan withdrew their troops, and Guo Yuan was ambushed and killed by Ma Chao and Zhang Xiu's troops.
Ma Teng was overjoyed when he learned the news that Pang De killed Guo Yuan, and said to Zhang Ji beside him: "Sir, Guo Yuan is dead, and Hedong can easily recover him. Look..."
Zhang Ji smiled and cupped his hands and said: "General, the prime minister has made the first contribution to the great Han Dynasty. The emperor and the prime minister will naturally discuss the merits and reward them.
But I am afraid that because the general has done too much, we have to wait for the envoy to return to Xudu to report to the emperor before we can make a decision."
"Hahaha! It should be so!" Ma Teng replied with a smile, but he immediately restrained his complacency and said to Zhang Ji: "I am a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, and I was forced to send troops to help under the coercion of the Yuan family a few days ago.
Yuan... I also hope that you, sir, can put in a kind word for me in front of the Prime Minister and the Emperor."
Zhang Ji nodded and said: "General, don't worry, I will act as a general and be considerate!"
Ma Teng looked solemn and returned the greeting with his hands raised: "Thank you, sir!"
Let us also say that Pang De beheaded Guo Yuan and sent his head into the tent of Cao's army.
When Zhong Yao saw Guo Yuan's dead head, his face immediately turned pale, and his tears flowed down uncontrollably.
Pang De and Ma Chao didn't know the relationship between Guo Yuan and Zhong Yao yet, so they felt very strange when they saw Zhong Yao's violent reaction.
"What is going on... Is the commander-in-chief of the three armies even afraid of death?" Ma Chao muttered.
"Major General, be careful what you say..." Pang De persuaded in a low voice from the side.
Zhu Yong, who was standing aside, keenly heard the conversation between Ma Chao and Pang De. He didn't want Zhong Yao to be misunderstood by two outsiders, so he explained to them: "You two don't know. General Guo Yuan is the commander of the Sili School.
Lieutenant's nephew..."
"Nephew!!" When Pang De and Ma Chao heard this, their expressions suddenly changed, and they clasped their fists and said, "Captain... We really don't know about your relationship with General Guo..."
After Zhong Yao took two deep breaths, he finally regained his composure. He waved his hands to Ma Chao and Pang De and said, "It doesn't matter. We are blind on the battlefield. You two did a good job, very good...
"
After Pang De and Ma Chao heard Zhong Yao's relief, they both let out a long sigh of relief. They didn't dare to take credit and stay any longer, so they clasped their fists together and said, "In that case, we will go back to the camp to pay tribute to our father."
The handsome (general) has returned to duty."
"Go and bring a message to General Ma Teng for me."
"Captain, please speak."
"Under the governance of the prime ministers and hussar generals, the population and prosperity of the Central Plains have even surpassed the height of the Han Dynasty.
If you have the opportunity, you generals can also go to the Central Plains and take a look at the colorful world."
Zhong Yao's words were an invitation and a deterrent.
The large population of the Central Plains means that there is a sufficient supply of troops; the prosperity of the Central Plains means that they can fight a protracted war.
Ma Chao and Pang De looked at each other, clasped their fists and said, "Yes, we will bring the captain's words to you."
Zhong Yao forced a smile and said: "You two generals have worked hard too, please go back and rest first."
"Farewell!"
After Ma Chao and Pang De left, Zhong Yao stared at Guo Yuan's head on the table and reached out to gently close his eyes. Wei Ran sighed, "That's all, you should have a good rest..."
...
While the intrigues in Hedong were in full swing, the two brothers Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan from Jizhou were not idle either.
At first, Cao Cao took the initiative to lead his troops to withdraw from Hebei. Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan thought that Cao Cao was afraid of their 200,000 troops, so they took the initiative to retreat. This made them complacent for a while.
Although some counselors pointed out the conspiracy here, the two brothers didn't take it too seriously.
In other words, even if they knew Cao Cao's sinister intentions, one of them would take action against the other party. After all, there was no way he would allow others to snore next to him.
Jizhou, Yecheng.
Since Yuan Shang sent the two brothers Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang to help Yuan Tan, the relationship between the two brothers has apparently eased.
But when Yuan Shang heard the good news from Hedong, he couldn't wait to deal with Yuan Tan.
He planned to set up a Hongmen Banquet and invited Yuan Tan to attend the appointment. The external rhetoric was that he would apologize to Yuan Tan in person, hoping that the two brothers could put an end to their past feud and jointly resist foreign enemies.
It would be great if that was the case, but the reviewer would naturally be able to see Yuan Shang's true intentions.
That night, Shen Pei immediately secretly met with Yuan Shang, saying that this matter was absolutely impossible. He also persuaded Yuan Shang earnestly: "Brothers, you are the right and left hand. Now there are powerful enemies outside who are watching and fighting. If we cut off our own
How can we compete with Cao Lu for our hands? If we ignore the love of brothers and sisters, then who else in the world is willing to help us?"
But Yuan Shang has been blinded by the temptation of power. His desire for power has surpassed brotherhood... No, it's hard to say whether there is brotherhood between them...
Yuan Shang could no longer care about so much. Yuan Shang thought that now that Cao Cao's energy was involved in Hedong and he had no time to worry about Jizhou, it was the best time for him to eradicate internal troubles.
"Zhengnan doesn't need to say anything, I have my own arrangements." Yuan Shang dismissed the trial with a single word, and then summoned Guo Tu and Feng Ji to prepare for the arrangements to eliminate Yuan Tan.
Qinghe County.
After Yuan Shao's death, his official position and title were inherited by Yuan Shang. In order not to fall short in front of Yuan Shang, Yuan Tan appointed a general to defend himself.
Originally he wanted to lead the Cavalry General himself, but thinking that the current Cavalry General was Lu Bu, Yuan Tan took the initiative to downgrade himself to avoid irritating Lu Bu who finally calmed down...
Now Yuan Tan seems to be a little decadent. Both military and political affairs have been handed over to Xin Ping, while he himself spends the whole day drinking and having fun in General Wei's mansion.
Today, Yuan Tan was drunk alone as usual. Just when he was about to ask a maid to warm the bed, a reporting voice suddenly came from outside: "Report... General Wei! The general has sent an invitation!"
"Who?!" Yuan Tan thought he was too drunk and had auditory hallucinations, so he confirmed.
"It's General Yehou! He sent an invitation!"
"..." Yuan Tan pushed away the maid who had just been embraced by him, and then fell into deep thought: "What kind of evil idea is this third son of a bitch doing?"