Three Kingdoms: From Yinlin to Great Wei Xiongzhu

Chapter 441 Cao Cao catches the snake seven inches, Yuan Shaogui's circle is really chaotic

Yuan Shao and a group of knights rode on horseback until they reached the bank of the Yellow River, where they stopped.

Listen to the slap on the bank of the Yellow River.

At this moment... Countless Yuan Jun crossed the Yellow River for the second time.

Different from the last time, this time... Yuan Shao's three sons have all rushed to help their father!
——The eldest son Yuan Tan transferred [-] soldiers from Qingzhou;
——Second son Yuan Xi dispatched [-] troops from Youzhou;
——The youngest son, Yuan Shang, was not to be outdone, and also mobilized [-] soldiers and horses from Jizhou to help his father!
Standing on the bank of the Yellow River, looking at the three sons, looking at the extra 20 freshmen.

This time... the number of soldiers and horses under Yuan Shao's command has increased to 60!

Yuan Shao's confidence became stronger again.

The morale of the soldiers of the three armies, which had fallen to the bottom, was also excited to a certain extent because of these reinforcements.

Coupled with Guo Tu and Feng Ji's flattery, Yuan Shao is also in a good mood. This time, he plans to learn his lesson and fight Cao Jun well!
It's just... that naysayer is at it again.

——Ju Shou!
That's right, it's the same Jushou who repeatedly put forward correct opinions before, but his loyal words are harsh... Yuan Shao has repeatedly disliked him, and he is here again.

His will is very firm.

He was thinking... Yuan Shao should be able to understand some of the situation in the past few defeats, right?
——"Yuan Gong opened his eyes and went to see!"

——"Before the Battle of Yanjin, the Battle of Nanban, and the Battle of Baima, our army suffered heavy losses and lost troops... What does this mean? It shows that our army is inferior to Cao Jun in terms of strategy and formation..."

——"Even now, 60 soldiers and horses... It seems that there are many people, but in fact, the combat power of soldiers and horses is not at the same level. This time... Lu Yu did not send troops to occupy Yanjin, Baima, and Nanban. Yuan Gong marched, one is to divide the troops, the other is to lengthen our army's supply line, and choose to fight our army at Guandu... Guandu, this terrain is too strange for our army... If you are not careful, you will step again. Yanjin City was captured Flooding the footsteps of 45 troops... what a disaster!"

Speaking of this, Ju Shou grabbed Yuan Shao's arm...

He is persuading at the top of his voice.

If you don't persuade them, these 10 people... the whole north will be over.

——"My lord, although Cao's army's strategy and combat power are stronger than our army, but their food and grass are not as much as Yuan Gong's, and the logistics supplies are even farther apart. In my opinion... Whether it is Cao Cao or Lu Yu, they can't delay it." They started out because they wanted to win in a short, flat, and fast way!"

——"Our army is backed by a large area of ​​land in Hebei, and supplies are endless. With food in hand, we don't panic...It is absolutely possible to fight a protracted war with Cao Jun, more patient! As long as we carry on, the combat power of Cao Jun and Lu Yu's strategy If it doesn’t work...in the end, Cao Jun will be exhausted! Yuan Gong, Yuan Gong may as well...may as well follow..."

Don't wait for Jushou to finish speaking.

Yuan Shao was impatient. .

He pointed at Jushou's nose and cursed: "Every time you sent troops before, you had to play against the tune, hmph... I said how could our army be unlucky and lose one after another. It turns out...you are the main culprit of the defeat!"

"You retreat quickly, otherwise... military law!"

Yuan Shao couldn't stand being exposed to scars. Besides... the last time he was flooded with 45 troops, the pot hadn't been thrown out yet. This time...Ju Shou's mention was undoubtedly not to add salt to his wounds.

Of course…

This is already a familiar formula and a familiar taste!

Yuan Shao will always turn a deaf ear to Jushou's proposal!You know, Yuan Shao wants to wash away the shame of last time!

What's even more tragic is that Yuan Shao had a basket of advisers and warriors, but none of them supported Ju Shou.

lonely…

Jushou's situation is really lonely!
At the same time, Yuan Shao's three sons all rushed to the front line this time. The purpose...is clear, is to make meritorious service?It's just to grab the credit and occupy a favorable position in the competition for the position of the son!
In this way, how can you withdraw from Hebei with a sentence of protracted war?

ridiculous…

ridiculous…

"Father, Jushou is so good at raising the ambition of others and destroying his own prestige, it's time to cut off the sacrificial flag!"

Yuan Tan said coldly...

Yuan Xi nodded. "Yeah, father... such a bastard, what's the use of keeping it?"

Only Yuan Shang shook his head, "Father, the battle is imminent... It's not easy to kill the counselors, so you can mess up your own position!"

The three sons... arguing with each other... began to argue.

But at this moment, Yuan Shao's eyes narrowed and his heart tightened!
Because...Compared to his son's dispute, the person in his eyes...made him tense all of a sudden.

That's right...

Just on the bank of the Yellow River, not far away... a young man in a white robe and bamboo hat stood on the stone steps slapped by the Yellow River!
His eyes are looking forward, but he is holding a "plum blossom" in his hand!
Exactly, it was this touch of plum blossom that made him look extraordinarily delicate and agile!
No one recognizes him?But...Yuan Shao could tell who he was at a glance?

"My son! Yuan Fang!"

Yuan Shao subconsciously recited a sentence...

Ah... The three sons on the side didn't hear clearly, Yuan Tan asked, "What did father say?"

Yuan Shao came back to his senses and waved his hands, as if he was covering something!
"nothing…"

He turned around and walked in the direction of the Zhongjun. While walking, he did not forget to whisper instructions to Zhang Yun beside him. "General Zhang, quietly invite the young man in the white hat on the bank of the Yellow River! It's a great hospitality, and besides... tell him, I will go and talk to him tonight!"

This…

Zhang He raised his eyes, but he saw the young master in white robe and bamboo hat by the embankment.

Of course, it doesn't matter...

The important thing is that there are not many people who can make Yuan Gong so solemn and careful to invite him!

This young man in white robe and hat?
Who is it?

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...

In Xudu City, the tens of feet high Dongcheng Gate is extremely majestic and magnificent.

The capital city of Xu in the mountains is like a dragon lying on the land, despising the power of the world, as solid as gold...

At this moment, an army of one hundred thousand is walking out of the city, stepping on the official road, they have just bid farewell to their family, and are about to rush to Guandu to fight on the battlefield.

In stark contrast to the blood on the frontline battlefield is the busy traffic in the city, which is safe and joyful.

But... It can be seen from the serious faces of the soldiers walking out of each city gate that this battle is not as simple as imagined!
As Yuan Shao said, the decisive battle between Cao and Yuan will determine the historical journey of the next 500 years.

"Ang'er, my father left you only three thousand old and weak to garrison Xu Capital City, can you hold it?"

As Cao Cao stepped forward, he asked Cao Ang beside him.

Cao Ang nodded heavily. "Father, don't worry, my son will be able to keep it!"

He was full of air and seemed extremely confident.

Cao Cao stopped, turned his head, and looked at Cao Ang with a smile. "Why, it sounds very confident!"

Cao Ang replied: "My son, it seems that father's three thousand soldiers are too brave!"

"Why?" Cao Cao asked back...

Cao Ang's confidence exceeded his expectations.

"President Lu specifically mentioned three points before!" Cao Ang reported truthfully. "First, Yuan Shao went south to compete with his father for the world. Father's elite soldiers gathered at Guandu. Yuan Shao couldn't ask for it, and he had no time to care about it."

"Secondly, Xu Capital City is empty and true, but... this will make Yuan Shao suspicious. With his indecisive temperament, seeing his father's [-] troops marching to Xu Capital, he will definitely suspect that the emptiness of Xu Capital City is for him. What you see is an ambush, let alone a surprise attack! Third..."

Speaking of this, Cao Ang paused for a moment, looking around, besides Xun Yu, there were also a group of imperial students standing beside him, including Xia Houba and Xia Houheng, the sons of Xia Houyuan;
There was Huang Xu, the son of Huang Zhong;

There are also Dianman, the son of Dianwei, Xu Yi, the son of Xu Chu... and many others...

It seems that these people gave Cao Ang more confidence. "My boy is not guarding the city alone. Mr. Xun Ling is also here, and many masters from my Taixue are also there, and there are so many brothers from the same school. We will surely make Xu Capital City safe from any mistakes."

Hey…

Don't say it.

Cao Ang's words made Cao Cao feel relieved.

Cao Cao looked around at the group of imperial students in front of him, they were all Yu'er's disciples... Every time he thought of this, Cao Cao somehow gained more confidence.

"Okay, you have to learn a lot from Lord Xun Ling, and you also have to learn a lot from the masters of the Taixue. I will leave the capital city to you!"

Cao Cao finally patted Cao Ang on the shoulder ... indicating that he didn't need to send it off, and walked towards Jueyingma himself.

"Cao Sikong..."

Cao Cao walked this way, Xun Yu seemed to have something to say, so he immediately called Cao Cao to stop.

"Lingjun? Is there any entrustment?"

"Cao Sikong..." Xun Yu's eyes became serious. "Yuan Shao raised 60 troops to go south this time, after all... With Lu Situ around, Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses are not so scary!"

"However, soldiers and horses are not scary, but his grain and grass are extremely terrifying! I heard that Yuan Shao mobilized 200 million shi of grain and grass from the rear to transport across the Yellow River... This is to build a large granary south of the Yellow River, so that the grain road will be shortened... However, the food from Mr. Cao's side..."

When it came to food, Cao Cao reached out his hand to signal Xun Yu to stop talking.

During this period of time, Yu'er was on the front line... Cao Cao and a group of officials from Shangshutai have been handling the logistics supply all along.

Xun Yu was right, there was not much food left, and it was conservatively estimated that it would not last half a year.

In such a fight with Yuan Shao, the battle must be resolved quickly, and there must be no delay!

"Alas..." Cao Cao sighed, his brows furrowed involuntarily, and he whispered: "When you return to the battle, you must be subject to this food and grass!"

Yes…

Often subject to food and grass...

Cao Cao would think of the subversive reform that Yu'er mentioned!

——Spread into the mu!
That's right, the implementation of military villages and civilian villages is to find a chance to breathe from the land monopolized by aristocratic families, but if we want to completely solve the fundamental problem of food supply, we still have to look at Yu'er's "spread into the mu" !
It's just that this matter is too big!
What is shaken is the interests of the entire family, and what is shaken is the status quo of the entire family monopolizing the land!
This is one hair that moves the whole body!

Can…

if so... if so...

Cao Cao murmured in his heart, if he could wipe out Yuan Shao, he would be able to pacify the northern border.

Well... even if it is difficult, Cao Cao will definitely implement this "dividing into the mu", and he can't be restricted by food forever, and it can be regarded as solving this big problem once and for all for the future Yu'er!
call…

Cao Cao exhaled, and immediately, his eyes looked at Xun Yu. "This battle must end within half a year!"

Xun Yu nodded and added a timely sentence. "Cao Sikong, there is another way to break the situation..."

"Huh?" Cao Cao looked up.

Xun Yu's tone was even more meticulous. "Yuan Shao transported 200 million shi of grain across the Yellow River, and he has 60 soldiers and horses under his command, so... this place where the grain is stored is his life gate!"

Speaking of this, Xun Yu stretched out his right hand. "Cao Sikong, you need to grasp seven inches to catch a snake!"

Huo…

Cao Cao's eyes are tight!
What Xun Yu said was right, grab the snake and catch the seven inches, the 200 million stone grain and grass is Yuan Shao's life gate, and also the key to breaking Yuan Shao.

So... a new question comes!
Where will Yuan Shao hide the 200 million shi of grain?where?

Cao Cao's eyes narrowed.

This question, he doesn't know...

However, this is a difficult problem that he must solve within half a year!

"Let's go!" Cao Cao flicked his long sleeves, and got on his horse... "Ling Jun, Xu Ducheng is in trouble!"

"Cao Sikong don't worry!" Xun Yu cupped his hands.

Da da da…

The sound of horseshoes resounded.

Watching Jueying's war horse gallop away, Xun Yu let out a foul breath.

But he murmured in his mouth.

——"Food, grain! If Cao Sikong wants to win, he must deal with Yuan Shao's 200 million shi of grain!"

——"This is the food that can kill people!"

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North of the Yellow River, the place of Wuchao!

Here, between Yanjin and Guandu...

The empty mountain is silent, the cold moon is like a hook, and the cold stars are suspended above the sky, like spots of light, like a chessboard.

The Wuchao Valley in the night is desolate and cold!
But because of the exuberance of spring, many flowers and trees are added!It can be said that Wuchao is an extremely secretive and ethereal valley.

at this time…

"Wow wow wow..."

Countless flocks of birds flew from the end of the sky, and there were thousands of jackdaws in an endless stream.

And under the flock of birds, among countless euphorbia warriors, a middle-aged man and a young man in white robes were facing the Wuchao Valley. Neither of them spoke, just kept silent in such a tacit understanding.

finally…

It was the middle-aged man who was the first to break the silence here. He fended off all the euphorbia warriors first, and only the two of them were left in the small space.

The middle-aged man just spoke.

"Want to come back?"

Under the cold moon, the middle-aged man's cheeks were clearly visible, but who else could it be if it wasn't Yuan Shao.

But... it seemed that when facing the young man in white robe beside him, he suddenly aged 20 years, and his whole face became lonely and heavy!
Where is the previous high-spirited look.

"Don't talk about this!" The white-robed young man was naturally Yuan Fang, and he waved his hands, as if he didn't want to discuss some topics with Yuan Shao in detail.

"Your mother..."

"Don't mention my mother..." Yuan Fang's eyes suddenly turned cold. "I was born against etiquette...isn't it?"

It is true that Yuan Fang is Yuan Shao's illegitimate son, but his mother is Yuan Shao's sister-in-law!

You know, in the first year of Chuping... because Yuan Shao escaped from Luoyang and called on the [-] princes to crusade against Dong Zhuo...

Therefore, Dong Zhuo killed the whole family of the Yuan family in Luoyang in a fit of anger...

It includes his sister-in-law, and... his big brother with a green grassland on his head—Yuan Ji!
As the top wealthy Yuan family of this era...

The chaos in your circle is beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.

"Are you here to help father?" Yuan Shao asked...

"Just take it for granted!" Yuan Fang replied coldly. "It's just that I think that instead of pampering villains like Guo Tu and Feng Ji, father should listen to Ju Shou and Tian Feng more. Their knowledge of many things is broader and more correct!"

This…

If someone else said such words, Yuan Shaobao would have slapped him across the face, but Yuan Fang...this illegitimate child made him feel too much guilt!
Even, because of Yuan Fang's words, Yuan Shao would subconsciously re-examine Tian Feng and Ju Shou's proposal.

"What do you mean? Should we fight a protracted war? Shouldn't we go south?"

Yuan Shao opened his mouth and asked.

"Yes, and no!" Yuan Fang nodded, then shook his head again.

"how?"

"Because of Yinlin, my father is not Cao Cao's opponent in terms of strategy! Yinlin's overall layout is also to introduce my father into Guandu and lengthen the supply line! This is to find opportunities for victory."

Yuan Fang said: "However, the situation is different now. I never thought that my father would transport 200 million shi of grain across the Yellow River. With such courage, the supply line and grain road will be greatly shortened! And the balance of victory will also be reduced." I lean more toward my father."

Well…

Yuan Shao narrowed his eyes.

"The balance of victory? What do you mean by that?"

"The protracted war is still the protracted war proposed by Jushou. Of course...the protracted war may not necessarily be a confrontation between the south and the north across the Yellow River. Father might as well station the camp outside Guandu!"

Yuan Fang suggested.

"In this way, neither Yin Lin nor Cao Cao's actions can escape my father's eyes!"

"As for the stalemate with Cao Jun there, as long as you can hold back, you will win! As long as you are undefeated, you will win!"

"Father probably doesn't know yet. Cao Cao doesn't have much food and grass. Half a year, as long as he persists for half a year, it will be enough for Cao's army to collapse without fighting. At that time... even if there is Yinlin, it will be difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice!"

call…

Yuan Fang's words made Yuan Shao's eyes condense, and he was extremely surprised.

He knew that his son had always been cautious and would never make excuses. Since he mentioned that Cao Cao's food was not much, then it really was not much!

so so...

This information is extremely beneficial to Yuan Shao!
To know…

He has 200 million shi of grain, not to mention half a year, even a year, a year and a half, he can sustain it, but Cao Cao... half a year, hehe, in the end, Cao Cao still lost to the grain and grass, lost to the monopoly of those aristocratic families The land, fertile land!
The corner of Yuan Shao's mouth raised...

It seemed that Yuan Fang's words made him smell the breath of victory for the first time, and let him see the dawn of victory.

For a while, Yuan Shao will be complacent!

However, what Yuan Fang said next was like a basin of ice water.

——"Father brought me to Wuchao because he intends to hoard 200 million shi of grain here!"

Yuan Fang's eyes were condensed...

His words were even more icy.

——"If that's the case, then father will not only lose this battle, but also lose terribly!"

——"Wuchao Valley, if you use it well, it is indeed an excellent place to store grain. If you don't use it well, it is also the funeral place for your father's 60 soldiers and horses!"

——"Father, don't make a mistake that will cause eternal hatred!"

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(End of this chapter)