In the Black Mountains, Yuan Xi was holding a telescope on a wooden building and looking into the distance when he suddenly sneezed. He thought to himself that the weather had become a lot warmer. He sneezed inexplicably. Was someone thinking about him?
The surroundings have been very quiet these past few days. It seems that the Montenegrin Army has not yet mobilized its troops, as if it has given up resistance.
Of course, it is also possible that the Montenegro Army was waiting for Yuan Xi to lead his troops deep into the area alone, and then took the opportunity to surround Yuan Xi.
If the Montenegrin Army really planned this, it was playing into Yuan Xi's heart. He would not attack now, but just drag the enemy to death. Anyway, he has fewer soldiers and more abundant logistics. If this continues, the Montenegrin Army will definitely collapse first.
Moreover, due to the large-scale flight of the people of Montenegro some time ago, and the return of the surrendered troops of Montenegro by Yuan Xi, Montenegro fell into a period of chaos, causing its spring plowing to be completely disrupted. If there is no re-cultivation in the following summer, this year's grain harvest will be
It's over.
By then, Montenegro would no longer be as simple as starving to death, and the choice before the opponent would be extremely cruel, so Yuan Xi did not believe that Zhang Yan could bear it.
Zhang Yan may seek to join other forces, but who can provide the food to feed the Montenegrin Army with so many mouths?
Unless Zhang Yan doesn't care about their life or death at all.
Of course, the worst-case scenario is also true. If Zhang Yan really gives up the civilian soldiers of Montenegro, then the fate of the Montenegro Army will be extremely miserable.
Yuan Xi had hesitated at the beginning. If it really turned out like this, wouldn't he be the initiator?
But later he made up his mind that the Black Mountain Army must be eradicated.
Maybe they had good intentions at the beginning of the uprising, but in the face of the cruel reality, they quickly degenerated into a separatist force that robbed the people. The common people who were born with them became victims of their selfish desires.
The Han court had lost the support of the people by compromising with the bandits. In this case, it would be a better choice to bring them back to their original form and clear their origins.
After all, what the people of Montenegro initially want is just to have food to eat and survive.
There is no longer any need for corrupt forces like the Montenegrin Army to exist. The worst they can do is to be able to support themselves and support themselves, instead of becoming bandits who rob others.
However, the Battle of Montenegro is just a corner of this huge chessboard.
The real battle between dragons is in Hedong County.
The Emperor drives his car.
There are many forces involved in this chess game.
The chessboard is Youzhou, Bingzhou, Jizhou, Heishan, Sili, and even Yanzhou and Yuzhou, which has spread to half of the world.
And the forces involved are even more complex.
Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Cao Cao, Lu Bu, Zhang Yan, Yuan Shang, Yuan Xi, and maybe the Southern Xiongnu.
Among these princely forces, Yuan Xi was not considered a force at all, just like a small shrimp in a school of fish.
His only advantage is that he knows the general direction of history, although with his intervention, these directions have become different from those of later generations, and he can no longer predict accurately.
Yuan Xi thought about the current situation in his corner.
He penetrated the Montenegro passage with a small tip, and used a backhand to defeat Yang Feng who tried to behead him. Tian Yu and the reinforcement Guo Jia took the opportunity to eat the front troops of the Montenegro army.
Although it was a risky move, Yuan Xi's attack on Yang Feng undoubtedly achieved his goal.
Of course, he also had a backup plan for this move. Yan Rou's cavalry and Beixin City's support were two living eyes. If the Black Mountain Army could not block these two eyes at the same time, it would not be able to threaten Yuan Xi.
The most important thing is that Yuan Xi secretly made a big move, bypassed the Black Mountain Army's interception, and sent Zhao Yun Jushou to Hebei, turning him into a key move that determined the gain and loss of the center of the chessboard.
But this chess piece is completely disconnected from Yuan Xi's current military deployment. In other words, Zhao Yun Jushou needs to independently turn this lone chess piece into a big dragon.
Thinking of this, Yuan Xi sighed. Is this request too harsh for the two of them?
But at this time, all the pieces on the chessboard are maintaining a delicate balance of power. Once one side is forced to the point of desperation, it may throw in the forces of the other side, causing the chess game to become instantly unbalanced.
Therefore, even if Yuan Xi can defeat the Black Mountain Army now, it may not be beneficial to the emperor. In that case, the Black Mountain Army may be forced to defect to Cao Cao or even Yuan Shu, thus causing greater trouble.
On this chessboard, if you make one wrong move, you may be shattered to pieces, but even if you make several correct moves, you may not have the last laugh, because the chess players watching behind you will intervene in the chess game at any time.
For the first time since his rebirth, Yuan Xi felt the subtle charm of competing for the world. This chess game uses all living beings as chess to stir up the world. No one will know who will be the winner in the end until the last moment!
Yuan Xi also thought about whether he could give Zhao Yunju some more support, but after discussing with Guo Jia, he found that as long as the Black Mountain Army could not be completely eliminated, there was nothing he could do.
So now he can only restrain Duizi with the Montenegrin army so that the other party cannot act rashly, thereby threatening Hanoi.
Moreover, Yuan Xi's absence in Hanoi would also make the suspicious Lü Bu less worried. Otherwise, if Yuan Xi went there in person, Lü Bu would be afraid of whether Yuan Xi was plotting against Hanoi. The two parties joining forces would be counterproductive.
Of course, Yuan Xi is also waiting for someone to intervene.
Yuan Shang.
If Yuan Shang wants to win the battle, he must break into the central pass between Changshan and Zhaojun. Yuan Xi has already pulled away the nearby Yan Rou, leaving a passage for Yuan Shang to enter Heishan from Jizhou.
It can't be stopped anyway, so it's better to let it come in and fight among the three parties. As for how much Yuan Shang can eat, it depends on his own ability.
Yuan Xi calculated how many chess pieces he still had in his hand.
Xian Yufu in Yuyang.
Liu He, who is in charge of Jicheng.
And Chen Gui, who has returned.
Thinking of this, Yuan Xi was a little confused. Can Chen Gui persuade Lu Bu?
It stands to reason that in later history, Chen Gui was very good at deceiving Lu Bu, but now that the situation has changed, Chen Gui is not certain to succeed, right?
The current situation in Huai City, Hanoi, is like a blind chess piece to Yuan Xi, who has no idea what is going on.
If Lu Bu turns against Zhao Yun and Ju Shu, Yuan Xi's plan will completely fail. Yuan Xi can only bet that Lu Bu can figure it out.
Thinking of this, he wrote a letter to Cao Xian in Beixin City. He shook his head as he wrote. Is it a bit difficult for her to let Cao Xian be responsible for internal affairs intelligence?
However, all his close men were sent out, and there was really no one available. He handed the envelope to the messenger and asked him to send it to Beixin City, hoping that Cao Xian could find a way to solve it.
Inside the Beixin City mansion, Cao Xianzheng pulled Hou Shi pitifully and said, "Madam, help me!"
"There are so many bamboo slips that I feel numb!"
"When I helped Sister Zhaoji with things before, I thought I could do it independently, but now, that's not the case at all!"
"I have already boasted to the young master that I have learned nine things from Sister Zhao Ji, but in fact I have not learned even one tenth!"
"If this information cannot be sorted out in time, Master will definitely drive me out of the house!"
"Madam, please help me return the information. I will help you cook and take care of the children!"
Seeing Cao Xian's appearance, Mrs. Hou couldn't help but want to laugh. She realized that she had lost her composure, so she quickly calmed down her appearance and said seriously: "It's okay for me to help, but my husband is the enemy of the young master, and the girl is not afraid that I will do anything detrimental to the young master."
matter?"
Cao Xian said carelessly: "What kind of enemy? I have heard everything about that time. General Gongsun was not killed by the young master, right?"
"On the contrary, General Gongsun wants to kill his wife and children, right?"
Seeing Mr. Hou's expression darken, she realized that she had made a mistake, and said quickly: "Now that both parties are about to become in-laws, there is no grudge or grudge left. It's all over!"
Mrs. Hou couldn't laugh or cry, not to mention that she hadn't agreed yet, but she still didn't know when Yuan Xi would give birth to a son, right?
But when she saw Cao Xian pulling her sleeves with an expectant look on her face, Hou had no choice but to respond: "Okay, okay, I'll just help you."
Cao Xian cheered, took Hou's child from his arms, jumped in front of him and said: "All the information in the past few days has been sent to the study. Madam, follow me!"
Hou saw Cao Xian running as fast as a monkey in front, so she had to lift up her skirt to keep up and shouted: "Be careful not to fall!"
Cao Xian laughed and said, "Madam, be as careful as my mother!"
The two came to the study room. Cao Xian held the child in his arms and raised his leg to kick open the door latch. Hou was speechless and shook his head.
When the door was kicked open by Cao Xian, Hou took a deep breath after seeing the hundreds of bamboo slips piled up in the room, "Why are there so many?"
Cao Xian said sheepishly: "Emergency items are all sent directly to Montenegro. These are briefs submitted by various counties and counties. There is a lot of nonsense in them. I am not sure how to return them to simplicity, so I want to ask my wife for help."
Hou stopped and said helplessly: "That's all, let's do it step by step."
The two of them were busy from morning to night. After two meals, they had processed more than 30 portions, less than half. Seeing Cao Xian yawning repeatedly, Hou said, "How about tomorrow?"
After hearing this, Cao Xian said helplessly: "After I finished copying these copies, I copied them for a whole day and I couldn't even lift my shoulders."
"I was really fooled by the young master. I thought it would be a great opportunity to follow him out this time, but I ended up copying and doing hard work every day!"
Mrs. Hou thought that Yuan Xi was really an anomaly. Others only wanted to take concubines for the sake of appreciating their beauty. It would be better for him to treat people like cattle and horses!
I heard that Cai Zhaoji in Jicheng is even busier, teaching at a volunteer school every day?
Thinking of this, Mrs. Hou couldn't help but sigh, this is too much!
Moreover, he left Cao Xian behind and went to fight. In a mansion, there were only two female students like himself, and they had to help process information. Isn't it too unscrupulous?
Madam Hou suddenly thought of something, "I remember a woman came to the house a few days ago?"
"Young master asked someone to bring that back? Do you want to ask her for help?"
After hearing this, Cao Xian was immediately happy, then hesitated, shook his head and said, "It's not appropriate. I don't know what the young master asked her to do."
It was not easy for her to tell the Hou family about Yuan Xi's identity as a hidden tiger, so it was better to be careful in everything.
Mrs. Du was brought back by Chen Gui from Hanoi. There was some dispute between her and her identity has not yet been found out. It would be bad if the information was leaked.
But the Hou family was different. Currently, only orphans and widowers were left in the Gongsun family. Faced with running away and getting married, Cao Xian felt that the Hou family would not betray Yuan Xi.
Cao Xian was usually careless but very measured in his actions, so Mrs. Du still stayed in the house sadly, becoming the forgotten person again in this almost forgotten mansion.