After hearing what Du said about Yuan Xi's ridiculous behavior of taking wives and concubines, Lu Lingqi thought that her father was also like this, and wondered if all men were like this?
She said bitterly: "This man is so lustful, and he is a match for that hidden tiger!"
After hearing this, Mrs. Du asked curiously: "Hidden tiger?"
"Why would the girl think of him?"
Lu Lingqi's face froze and she hurriedly said: "Who would think of that rude person!"
"I can't wait to kill him!"
Du thought that Lu Lingqi was quite embarrassed that day, so she quickly changed the subject and said: "Actually, the rumors may not be accurate. At that time, everyone thought that Yuan Xi had taken the Huan family's mother and daughter. There was a lot of rumors among the nobles, saying that he was corrupt.
The reputation of the Yuan family has increased."
"Who would have thought that he actually asked the girls of the Zhen family to recognize Huan as his adoptive mother? This changed the reputation of the whole family. It shows that the ferocious tiger is very thoughtful and has different advantages from the hidden tiger."
Lu Lingqi thought to herself: What a hidden tiger, his hands and feet are so dishonest, he is just like a lewd tiger!
Lu Lingqi guessed right, Yuan Xi was indeed very lustful, because now in his carriage were not only Zhen Mi, but also Cai Zhaoji and Cao Xian.
Yuan Xi rested on Cai Zhaoji's shoulder and took a nap, while Cao Xian gave Yuan Xi a leg.
Cai Zhaoji looked up and saw Zhen Mi looking at her curiously, and said in embarrassment: "Madam, don't be surprised, the young master is recharging his energy."
Zhen Mi saw that even though Yuan Xi was asleep, her hands were still on Cai Zhaoji's top and skirt, and she thought to herself that this was obviously a habit.
She smiled and said: "I don't understand why my husband fell asleep in broad daylight?"
Cai Zhaoji said: "I estimate that we have passed through Bohai Nanpi now, and in one day we will arrive at Piaoyuyi at the junction of Youji and Hebei."
"The army sent by the Young Master from Zhuo County in advance is probably already attacking the city. The Young Master should also go into battle to lead the army by then."
"Young master, you need to recharge your batteries before going to the battlefield."
"After all, the more physical strength you have on the battlefield, the more likely you are to survive."
Zhen Mi changed her color slightly after hearing this, "Sister, have you ever seen a battlefield? Is it scary?"
Cai Zhaoji said: "When I was in Beixin City, I saw the scene after the war."
Zhen Mi asked curiously: "What does it look like?"
After hearing this, Cai Zhaoji sighed:
"Once you see that kind of scene, you will never forget it."
"I hope Madam never sees that kind of scene."
After hearing this, Zhen Mi felt a little uneasy, but seeing that Cai Zhaoji and Cao Xian were quite used to it, she took courage again.
They can do it, but they have no reason why they can’t!
The convoy traveled for another day, and the spies came to report that Yuan Xijun's camp was already in front of them.
Not long after, the three girls Zhen Mi followed Yuan Xi out of the carriage, and saw dozens of riders hurriedly coming from a distance.
Zhao Yun and Tai Shici rushed over immediately, exchanged a few words with each other, and then came over together.
When Yuan Xi saw him, he greeted him with a smile: "Brother Qu, Brother Tian!"
The troops who came this time were Qu Yi and Tian Yu. They dismounted their horses, clasped their fists and said, "I've seen the envoy!"
Now Yuan Xi is nominally the head of a state, so both of them have changed their titles.
Yuan Xi smiled and said: "I feel like the young master listens to me."
He pulled Zhen Mi over and said, "This is my newly married wife, Mrs. Zhen."
Zhen Mi bowed to the two of them: "I have met my two brothers."
The two of them returned the gift quickly, and Qu Yi clicked his tongue: "The news of the young master's marriage has spread in the North. As expected, no matter what the young master does, it will cause earth-shattering commotion."
Yuan Xi laughed and said: "I don't want to either, but some people are bullying others too much."
He asked the three girls Zhen Mi to get back into the carriage, and he got on the horse with Qu Yi and Tian Yu, and said, "How was the situation in Beixin City when you two came?"
Qu Yi said: "We organized our troops very quickly, but in order to wait for Jushou and Xu You, we stayed for a few more days until they arrived to deliver the city affairs of Beixin City. Then I and Tian Yuji led the troops and came to meet the young master.
meet."
After Jushou and Xu You were awarded the official position of Youzhou Biejia by Yuan Shao, they rushed to Beixin City to take up their posts. Without them, especially Jushou, Yuan Xi did not dare to let Qu Yi and Tian Yu leave.
However, since Jushou is leading troops in Beixin City, even if the Black Mountain Army attacks the city again, it should be easy for Jushou to defend the city.
Yuan Xi asked again: "How is the current situation in Beixin City?"
Tian Yu spoke out: "Everything is fine, except that the remnants of Gongsun Zan's troops once sneaked into the city lord's palace."
He told the story about Gongsun Zan's generals who wanted to kidnap the Hou family, and said: "Young Master knows things like a god, and it turns out that Gongsun Zan's remaining men have ulterior motives."
After hearing this, Yuan Xi sneered and said: "They are very courageous, but they won't be able to dance for a few days."
"When we attack from Yuyang and capture Guangyang County, we can be connected with Zhuo County. If we go east and capture Liaoxi County, their foothold will become less and less, and they will not be able to escape."
After hearing this, Qu Yi and Tian Yu looked in agreement.
Gongsun Zan's army pursued a tough policy against Wuhuan Xianbei in Youzhou and looted indiscriminately, which always made Youzhou very unstable.
Although there were indeed many among Wuhuan and Xianbei who had evil intentions and robbed Han people, most of these evildoers were pure nomadic tribes outside the pass.
The Wuhuan Xianbei people in the pass still obey the orders of the Han court. They have lived in Youzhou for hundreds of years and live a life of half herding and half farming. In fact, they are not much different from the local Han people.
However, after Gongsun Zan occupied Youzhou, he was extremely harsh on the people under his rule, whether they were Han people or Wuhuan and Xianbei, which caused resentment among the people.
Moreover, Gongsun Zan was on good terms with the Southern Xiongnu, while the Southern Xiongnu and Wuhuan Xianbei were feuding. Gongsun Zan acted in favor of the Southern Xiongnu, which greatly aroused the dissatisfaction of Wuhuan and Xianbei.
Later, after Liu Yu took office, he pursued a loose policy with the people, recuperated and restored the economy. For a time, his prestige far surpassed that of Gongsun Zan, which caused Gongsun Zan to be very suspicious of him, which was the source of the break between the two in the future.
Therefore, in Yuan Xi's view, although Gongsun Zan was very capable in some aspects, he failed at unity and made enemies everywhere. In the end, except for his soldiers, everyone in the world was his enemy. From this point of view, and
Dong Zhuo is somewhat similar.
Dong Zhuo also loved his soldiers as his sons, and even allowed his soldiers to rob the people, kill the men and take away the women.
But here comes the question, are the soldiers satisfied, but what about the people who were tortured by them?
Therefore, Yuan Xi was very vigilant. Just because he needed to rely on soldiers to fight the war, he could not indulge them unprincipled. Soldiers without bottom lines and principles were just big bandits.
Yuan Xi said to the two of them: "I may not be able to wait until Piaoyuyi is conquered. I have other arrangements."
After hearing this, Qu Yi and Tian Yu looked serious. They knew that Yuan Xi would not do meaningless things for no reason.
Yuan Xi came closer and whispered a few words. After listening to this, Qu Yi and Tian Yu realized that Mr. Xindao's ideas were really unconstrained.
Yuan Xi finally said: "But we can't delay Yuyang. I remember Brother Guorang once took a boat?"
Tian Yu nodded and said, "I trained as a naval force when I was in Qingzhou, so I have some knowledge of the nature of water."
Yuan Xi was overjoyed when he heard that Taishi Ci and Tian Yu were both able to fight in water, so they were considered compound talents. After that, things became much more secure.
He said decisively: "I will summon Zilong and Ziyi later to rearrange the next actions."
After a cup of tea, all the generals gathered in the camp.
Yuan Xi ordered Sun Li to take out the map of Youzhou and hang it up. He pointed at the city of Piaoyu and said, "I want to know how long it will take to conquer this city and how many troops will be needed?"
The generals discussed for a while and looked at Guo Jia at the same time.
Guo Jia was not polite and stood up and said: "Although Piaoyuyi is a small city, the city wall is about one foot high. We must use equipment, and the defenders in the city may not sit still and wait for death."
"If we attack by force, the situation will be difficult to predict, and there will definitely be many casualties."
"But if there are variables, things will be much easier."
Yuan Xi listened and said, "What are the variables?"
Guo Jia looked at Liu He and said, "The variable is that Bo'an (Liu He) will leave."
"If Brother Bo'an persuades Liu Hou to surrender in the name of Liu Hou, the morale of Gongsun Zan's remnants in the city will be greatly reduced."
"Furthermore, the young master has shown his kindness in protecting Gongsun Zan's family. As long as he promises to surrender, he can forget the past and forget about it. I believe that people's hearts will definitely change."
"Of course, these alone may not be able to convince those die-hard people."
"So our army must put forward conditions while using fighting instead of negotiation, and set a time limit for the city."
"If the defenders surrender within three days, they can save their lives, and even the generals can retain their official positions."
"But if it exceeds three days, the leading general will be executed, and those who obtain the rank of general, whether they are soldiers or civilians, can obtain their official positions or equivalent rewards."
"In this way, even if Piaoyuyi cannot be captured within three days, it will not take more than ten days."
Everyone nodded after hearing this. Guo Jia's plan was very vicious. In addition, Yuan Xi came with the victory of defeating the Black Mountain Army and Gongsun Zan. It was impossible for the defenders in the city to remain calm.
After hearing this, Yuan Xi said: "What if we capture Piaoyuyi?"
Guo Jiadao: "The same strategy can be used to control Quanzhou City and Yongnu in the north of Piaoyu City. As long as we capture the three cities, the southern part of Yuyang County can be firmly controlled by us."
"After that, we will be able to outflank Ji County in Guangyang County, and the grain road from Beixin City to here will be guaranteed."
"If Ji County is captured again, Yuyang City, the adjacent administrative seat of Yuyang County, will become an isolated city."
"Even if we can't defeat them, as long as we stand in the southwest of Yuyang and capture the two cities of Le'an and Hunu, the remnants of Gongsun Zan's party inside will have no choice but to flee to western Liaoning."
"Of course, things may not go so smoothly. If we can't do it in the months before and after the Chinese New Year, and the plowing is delayed until next year's spring plowing, there will be some trouble."
Yuan Xi did not answer, but turned to Liu He and said, "What do you think, Brother Bo'an?"
Liu He said: "Mr. Fengxiao's idea is very good, and He already understands it."
Yuan Xi said decisively: "Okay, please ask Brother Bo'an to temporarily supervise the army. I will send Dezhou and Zilong to help you with 4,000 soldiers and horses, and attack the city according to Mr. Fengxiao's idea just now."
"But I want to take away a thousand of the most elite soldiers and horses, and go to the harbor east of Piaoyu Yi in the next two days."
Those who had not yet reacted were startled. The harbor to the east had been captured by Zhao Yun's men before. The Zhen family's fleet, which consisted of dozens of large ships, had transported a large amount of grain and grass from Jizhou and was moored at the dock.
What are you doing at the harbor at this time?
Only Guo Jia had a smile on his face.
Yuan Xi said: "Not only do I want to take away all the family members, but I also want to take away Fengxiao, Ziyi, and Guorang."
"Except for those of us present, no one is allowed to reveal anything about this trip!"