In the Chinese army's tent, Yuan Shao stared at the map with a gloomy face.
For several months, he tried his best and tried all kinds of methods, killing and wounding nearly 10,000 soldiers, but he was still unable to break through Cao's camp in Guandu.
Thinking back on the high-spirited troops sent south, I thought I could easily defeat Cao Cao, the "eunuch and ugly eunuch", just like crushing ants to death.
The fact is that one hundred thousand people were held back by one-tenth of the opponent's force before Guandu, making it difficult for them to advance even an inch.
The arrogant Yuan Shao felt that his dignity had been humiliated.
Wow~~
The furious Yuan Shao waved his hand and flipped the map on the case to the ground along with the pen and ink.
The expressions of the generals on the left all changed, and they all dared not speak out for fear of being offended.
The curtains are changed and a person steps in, which is a good time.
Looking at the mess on the ground, Feng Ji was stunned for a moment, and then a sly smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Your Majesty, there is an urgent secret report due south." Feng Ji stepped forward to greet him and took out a book from his sleeve.
Zhengnan is the symbol of Shenpei.
Yuan Shao was distracted and had no intention of looking. He waved his hand and said, "If there is any secret report from Zhengnan, please tell me."
Fengji opened the silk book, pretended to read it carefully for a long time, and then said with a solemn expression: "Zhengnan said in the book that when Xu Ziyuan was in Jizhou, he often abused people's property, and his children and nephews often collected tax money and grain as
Zhengnan has been investigated by many parties and proved to be true, and his son and nephew have been imprisoned."
Yuan Shao was in a rage. When he heard this, his expression became even more gloomy, and he was furious.
"Now at the critical moment of the war, Xu Ziyuan allows his nephew to bring trouble to the rear. He really doesn't know the importance of it!" Yuan Shao angrily rebuked.
"My lord has spoken so much, but Xu Ziyuan doesn't know how to save my lord's worries." Feng Ji took the opportunity to stir up trouble, "I have another worry about Xu Ziyuan that I don't know whether to talk about."
"Tell me, what other good things has he done?" Yuan Shao shouted with eyes wide open.
Feng Ji came closer and lowered his voice and said: "Well, Xu Yousu has an old relationship with Cao Cao. Now that the two armies are fighting, I'm afraid that he will miss the old friendship and maybe have a flirtation with Cao Cao secretly. Let's talk about the white horse thing last time.
Well, his intelligence error caused the lord to fall into Cao Cao's evil plan. I'm afraid he did it on purpose."
The timing chosen by Fengji and the reasons for the frame-up were all just right, and he had an extremely accurate grasp of Yuan Shao's thoughts.
When Yuan Shao heard what he said, he suddenly became furious and said sternly: "I treat Xu You well, but he actually secretly communicates with Cao Cao's thieves. It's really hateful!"
In anger, Yuan Shao ordered on the spot to send people to escort Xu You back to face charges.
Feng Ji said hurriedly: "Xu You controls the fine network. It would be bad if the lord openly sent people to arrest him. If he got the news and defected to Cao Cao in advance, it would be bad."
"Then what do you think should be done?" Yuan Shao asked angrily.
Fengji smiled secretly and offered a plan to Yuan Shao.
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Runan, Ancheng.
Ten days have passed since Cao Ren was defeated.
During these ten days, Yan Liang reorganized Liu Pi's troops and the remaining troops left by Gong Du.
Yan Liang selected the strong and strong, discarded the old and weak, and finally compiled an army of 5,000 infantry troops. In the name of Yuan Shao, he appointed Zhou Cang and Liu Pi as captains to control various ministries.
Together with a thousand cavalry, Yan Liang now always has 6,000 infantry and cavalry available.
Cao Ren was defeated and Cao Cao was bound to come with his army soon. Yan Liang could not stay in Runan for too long. These 6,000 cavalry were the first pot of gold he could dig.
Yan Liang originally planned to lead these 6,000 infantry and cavalry to leave Runan for Jingzhou as soon as possible. However, considering the bet he made with Xu You, Yan Liang decided to postpone his departure and stay in Runan temporarily while seizing the time to train the new soldiers.
On the one hand, he sent people to Hebei to inquire about the news.
In the afternoon of that day, Yan Liang received a secret order from Yuan Shao on the Guandu front line.
When Yan Liang opened the secret letter and read it, a smile appeared on his face.
As soon as he closed the letter, Zhou Cang hurriedly came outside the door and said with cupped hands: "General, my subordinates have just come to report that a strange guest came to Mr. Xu's room. After talking to him, Mr. Xu's mood suddenly changed."
I became very excited.”
These days, Yan Liang has been asking Zhou Cang to secretly monitor Xu You. After all, Yan Liang still has to be wary of this wise man until he is sure that he truly surrenders.
“Today is truly a double blessing, haha~~”
Yan Liang laughed and stood up, taking Yuan Shao's secret order and going straight to see Xu You.
When Yan Liang opened the door, he saw an extremely angry Xu You with a red face, gnashing his teeth.
He held a silk book tightly in his hand, his joints creaking, as if he wanted to crush the silk book into pieces.
Seeing Xu You's appearance, Yan Liang knew that everything was as he expected.
"Mr. Ziyuan is like this. If I guess correctly, sir, your family members have been poisoned by the mistress." Yan Liang asked calmly.
Xu You tore the silk book in his hand into pieces and said bitterly: "If you are trying to marry a dog thief, if you don't take revenge, I, Xu You, will not be worthy of being a human being!"
"It seems that my guess is right. I would rather be wrong than to let my husband's family suffer this misfortune." Yan Liang sighed.
Yan Liang was actually fortunate. The murder of Xu You's family members meant that the breakup between Xu You and Yuan Shao was imminent, which was exactly what he hoped for.
But in front of Xu You, how could he act like he was rejoicing in someone else's misfortune? That would only make Xu You feel disgusted.
A trace of shock suddenly flashed across Xu You's sad and angry face.
He thought of the bet and Yan Liang's prediction. At this moment, he was indescribably shocked by Yan Liang.
A martial artist who was regarded as a foolhardy warrior a few months ago has such incredible foresight today. Xu You, who always prides himself on being resourceful, also lost to him. How could this not shock Xu You?
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"General Ziyi..." Xu You was confused and so excited that he didn't know what to say.
Looking at Xu You's shocked expression, a trace of pride flashed through Yan Liang's heart.
"Mr. Ziyuan, you are actually wrong. The person who really harmed you is not Shen Pei. If you only want to seek revenge from him, you are putting the cart before the horse." Yan Liang said meaningfully.
Xu You recovered from the shock and said blankly: "It was obviously Shen Pei who framed me. If I don't seek revenge from him, who else can I seek revenge from?"
"After reading this, you will naturally know." Yan Liang took out Yuan Shao's secret order from his sleeve and handed it to him.
In a secret order, Yuan Shao ordered Yan Liang to arrest Xu You on the spot and secretly send him back to the Guandu camp.
Xu You opened the secret order and took a look. His angry face suddenly turned pale, and his whole body trembled like a dead leaf in the wind.
"Mr. Yuan actually wants to put me in jail!"
Xu You's voice was hoarse, and his disappointed expression was even more sad and angry.
Yan Liang said coldly: "Without Yuan Benchu's connivance, the judge would not have dared to imprison Mr.'s family. Now he has secretly ordered me to arrest you. Don't you understand who is the murderer who really wants to harm you?"
After all the preparations, Yan Liang delivered the strongest blow.
Xu You felt as if his heart had been hit hard by a heavy hammer, he was dizzy and almost fainted.
After taking a few deep breaths, Xu You finally regained his composure and gritted his teeth and said: "I have been working hard for Yuan Shao all my life, even if I have no merit, I have worked hard. I didn't expect him to be so heartless and treat me like this. It's really disgusting."
Heartless, hateful, hateful——"
Xu You was so angry that he gritted his teeth.
Looking at his expression, Yan Liang knew that Xu You was completely disappointed with Yuan Shao, which was exactly the effect he wanted.
While Xu You was still angry, Yan Liang said: "Sir, I have been working for Yuan Shao for half my life, but I ended up like this. I fought bloody battles for Yuan Shao and made great contributions, but he was jealous of me. I am such a person who does not distinguish between loyalty and treachery. We two
If we continue to sacrifice our lives for him, won’t the world laugh at us for being stupid?”
The anger gradually subsided, Xu You's expression gradually became calm, but a hint of suspicion quietly flashed in his eyes.
Although he and Yuan Shao have broken up, Xu You still has doubts about whether to follow Yan Liang.
Although Yan Liang has shown the image of a wise master in the past few months, after all, Yan Liang currently has less than ten thousand soldiers and cannot defeat Zhou Liu. In terms of family background, he is even worse than Liu Bei.
Xu You was thinking, would there be a future for assisting such a poor lord?
Yan Liang also saw what he was thinking, and said with emotion: "Back then, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty was born as a pavilion chief, but he created an unparalleled foundation, not to mention Mr. Yan. Mr. Ziyuan dared to plot to assassinate Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, which shows that his courage was beyond ordinary people.
, could it be that I am depressed now and no longer have the ambition and courage I had back then?”
Xu You's expression suddenly shook, and Yan Liang's impassioned words rekindled his fighting spirit.
He seemed to feel that his blood, which had been silent for a long time, was gradually boiling.
After pondering for a long time, Xu You suddenly raised his head, looked into Yan Liang's razor-sharp eyes, and said proudly: "There has never been anything in the world that I, Xu You, are afraid of. General Yan, I am willing to admit defeat!"
