Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 147
Yuan Xi suddenly understood why Cao Cao fought for many years. Wherever he went, either the enemy surrendered inexplicably, or there were spies from within the enemy who turned their backs on the city.

Of course, there is a factor of Cao Cao's power in it, but it is hard to say whether he controlled the enemy's soldiers and generals, just like the Yellow Turban Army, controlled the people at the bottom through the spread of teachings, and then launched an attack.

If this is the case, Yuan Xi must also come up with corresponding countermeasures to resolve it.

Not only to win the reputation of the gentry, but also to win the right to speak among the common people!

He was a little ashamed, and said to himself that going among the common people was actually a castle in the sky, and he hadn't thought about it at all before.

However, when Cao Cao was alive, he was honored as a real person by Taoism, and his background was extremely profound. How to break its foundation requires someone who understands this way to point out the maze.

After Yuan Xi figured this out, he immediately felt a lot more relaxed. He couldn't help holding Cao Xian's hand and said with a smile, "You have helped me a lot."

Cao Xian blushed, lowered his head, and whispered: "I am very happy."

But Yuan Xi's subsequent words made her feel cold, "I will go to Beixin City in a few days."

"You and your mother and sister stay in this mansion first, and come back when I follow Yuan Shi to defeat Yi Jing."

Cao Xian hurriedly said: "I am already the son's maid, how can I not follow the son?"

"Besides, elder sister Wu Zhao is very tiring doing many chores around the young master alone. Can't I share her worries?"

Yuan Xi said in a deep voice, "I don't intend to bring Wu Zhao this time either."

Cao Xian was taken aback for a moment, and then realized, his face turned pale, "Could it be that Beixin City is dangerous?"

Yuan Xi sighed: "I don't know if Gongsun Zan and others will jump over the wall in a hurry."

Yijing, where Gongsun Zan lives, is located at the junction of Youzhou and Hebei, just north of Yecheng, blocking the important passage from Jizhou to Youzhou.

And Yuan Xi's Beixin City is in the northwest direction of Yijing, which blocks Youzhou's west passage to support Yijing, which can be said to be extremely critical.

The news of Jizhou's full-scale attack on Yijing has already been known to Gongsun Zan. Although he may not leave Yijing, his generals and allies will try their best to support the rescue.

At that time, the battle for Beixin City will no longer be the petty fights of the previous three years, it will be extremely cruel.

So Yuan Xi thought over and over again, and decided not to take anyone with him this time. If Beixincheng was broken and he broke through, the women he brought with him would only make him care about one thing and lose another.

At this time, Wu Zhao's voice came: "Although I said that I should plan for the worst in everything, but my son's idea may be counterproductive."

When Cao Xian saw Wu Zhao coming in, he quickly moved away, and Wu Zhao naturally knelt down beside her.

Yuan Xi asked suspiciously, "How do you say that?"

Wu Zhaodao: "The concubine knows that if the son cares about it, it will cause chaos. Although he is worried about our safety, he has a good intention."

"However, if when defending the city, they appear to run away at any time, the hearts of the people in the city will only become more unstable."

Yuan Xi smiled wryly and said, "I understand, but with the lessons learned from the chaos in Yecheng, if I were really in that kind of predicament, I don't know what choice I would make."

For Yuan Xi, the current historical trend is completely different, the chaos in Yecheng is still predictable, and Beixincheng is completely beyond his ability.

Wu Zhao said in a low voice: "This matter is indeed difficult to decide. I am not a counselor, so I can't speak nonsense anymore."

"As for the military affairs, why don't you ask someone who is proficient in strategy?"

"I think the young master appreciates Mr. Fengxiao quite a lot, why don't you ask him?"

Yuan Xi thought the same, he went out immediately, and when he reached Guo Jia's door, he knocked a few times.

There was an angry curse from inside the door, and after a while, Guo Jia opened the door with a grim expression.

Seeing that his arms were open and he was only wearing a robe, which seemed to be wearing nothing, Yuan Xi realized that he couldn't help being dumbfounded. How lecherous are you if you do this in broad daylight?

Seeing Yuan Xi's expression, Guo Jia knew what was going on in his heart, and said angrily, "I'm leaving in a few days, why don't I indulge myself?"

Yuan Xi said with a smile: "That's my misfortune, I'll go back first, and come back after the party?"

Guo Jia rolled his eyes, "Forget it, it's not the right time, I really want to be killed by you."

"If you have something to say now, hurry up!"

Yuan Xi briefly explained the matter, and finally said: "In my brother's opinion, if you refuse to stay in one place, should you bring your close ones with you, or stay in Yecheng?"

Guo Jia laughed angrily, "Just because of this stupid thing, I was almost screwed by you!"

"I don't give you any advice!"

Yuan Xi smiled and said: "This is not a march to fight a war, I just came to ask brother what he thinks, it doesn't count as an idea."

Guo Jia didn't expect Yuan Xi to be so thick-skinned that he would stay at the door instead of leaving. He sighed and said helplessly, "Okay, I'll only say this kind of thing once."

"Fortunately, it's here."

"If you let your subordinates know that you have such thoughts, I'm afraid they will lose confidence in you."

After hearing this, Yuan Xi immediately said solemnly: "Please advise, sir."

Guo Jia said: "This is not a problem at all."

"Those who want to achieve great things can abandon everyone except themselves."

"As a master, you must understand, as a subordinate, you should also understand."

"I think the young master has too much love for his children, so he went back to think about such boring questions."

"Master, you need to know that if you die, everything will be meaningless."

"As a follower of the son, even if he dies, as long as the son can achieve great things, their descendants will surely live well. How can the subordinates be afraid of death?"

"On the contrary, they are more afraid of your failure. After all, no one knows if they will be killed by the enemy if you lose."

Yuan Xi was stunned, and said: "Doesn't that mean that as the lord, you have to be as heartless as Gao Zu?"

Guo Jia laughed and said: "If you learn from Gaozu, you must have Han Xin!"

"Can you learn it!"

"In today's troubled times, people who are more ruthless than Gao Zu don't know if they can survive!"

Yuan Xi thought about it, so he heard Guo Jia say, "I'm too lazy to tell you, so I won't send you off!" Then he slammed the door shut.

Yuan Xi stood in the snow and smiled wryly.

What Guo Jia said is indeed true, if he dies, Wu Zhao, Cao Xian and the others will not die well, so for them, it is the same everywhere.

Forget it, since I chose this path, I should have realized it long ago.

He went back to the house and said to Wu Zhao and Cao Xian, "Clean up these few days and come back to Beixincheng with me."

Wu Zhao and Cao Xian smiled happily when they heard the words.

The reason why Yuan Xi was thinking a lot was because Jizhou mobilized the army to attack Yijing. Although it might take several months to prepare, the Beixin City had to be laid out in advance.

Because of the location of Beixincheng, it not only blocked the passage of Youzhou Zhuojun to support Yijing, but also blocked the eastbound route of Gongsun Zan's ally, Bingzhou's Black Mountain Army Zhang Yan!

The Black Mountain Army claims to be in the hundreds of thousands, so the pressure on Beixin City will be very high.

In the past three years, the reason why Beixin City did not have such a serious threat was because Yuan Shao had been personally leading the army to fight against the Black Mountain Army, driving them out of Jizhou and retreating to the Taihang Mountains in Bingzhou.

Now that Zhang Yan and Yuan Shao are enemies, and he is friendly with Gongsun Zan, if Yi Jing is attacked, the Black Mountain Army will definitely wait for the opportunity to attack.

Moreover, Yuan Xi knew that the later Gongsun Zan did ask for help from Zhang Yan, and Zhang Yan also came with all his troops, but he failed to catch up in the end.

But after Gongsun Zan's defeat, the Black Mountain Army still fought Yuan Shao for several years, until Yuan Shao died of illness, and the Black Mountain Army was not wiped out.

Yuan Xi cursed inwardly, the difficulty of capturing Youzhou in advance is too high. After making so many plans, the difficulties he faced later became more and more troublesome!
It doesn't matter, Guo Jia is bound anyway, unless he wants to commit suicide, otherwise Yuan Xicai doesn't believe that Guo Jia will hold back his mouth in a critical moment!
Yuan Xi had made up his mind, so he drove out of the mansion directly to Yuan Shao's mansion.

When he met Yuan Shao, he unexpectedly discovered that Yuan Tan, Yuan Shang, and a group of counselors had arrived, including Xun Chen, who hadn't shown up for a long time.

Seeing Yuan Xi coming, Yuan Shao was also a little surprised, and said, "Did Xianyi hear some news, or do you have something to tell me?"

Yuan Xi said: "There is something wrong."

"I think I will leave Yecheng in the next few days and bring thousands of soldiers back to Beixin City."

As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned, as if they were a little surprised, but a few counselors showed admiration on their faces.

Yuan Xi noticed that both Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang had complicated expressions on their faces, but Yuan Xi was relieved that it was a crucial battle against Gongsun Zan, and even Yuan Shang would not hold back at this time.

Yuan Shao was a little relieved, and said, "Xian Yi can think of this."

"I have already decided that Xianfu will be responsible for the mobilization of grain, grass, soldiers and horses in Jizhou, and let Xiansi go to Qingzhou to recruit troops and food."

"The only reason I didn't call you over is because the location of Beixincheng is indeed very important, and the subordinates are also sticking to their own opinions."

"You can think of this, which really proves that what you did before was not accidental, and it is indeed far-sighted."

After everyone heard this, they echoed and praised.

Yuan Shang also nodded along with everyone on the face, but he was extremely furious in his heart. Yuan Xi is no longer something he can simply suppress!

For today's preparations, he specifically excluded Yuan Shang, but Yuan Xi came over directly!
Among the people present, someone must have taken refuge in him!

It was really a disaster for such a person to stay in the family, but in order to beat Gongsun Zan, he was indispensable!
But if he made great achievements in defeating Gongsun Zan, wouldn't there be more variables?

When Yuan Shang was suspicious, Yuan Xi said: "Since I have been appointed as the prefect of Zhuo County, I should have the responsibility of guarding the land. The sooner the three cities of Beixin City can block the passage of Heishan Army and Bingzhou, the sooner this matter will be better."

All the counselors nodded their heads after hearing this. They really thought so.

Attacking Yi Jing would require at least tens of thousands or even a hundred thousand troops, depending on the movement of Gongsun Zan's reinforcements.

If the opponent has more reinforcements, Jizhou will use more troops accordingly. In order to prevent the enemy from causing trouble, the sooner the layout is naturally the better.

But none of the counselors wanted to speak, because they knew that although Yuan Xi should guard Zhuo County logically, this errand was actually very dangerous.

Not to mention Gongsun Zan's subordinates in Youzhou, if the Black Mountain Army had an army of [-] marching from Beixincheng, how could Yuan Xi stop it?
If Yuan Xizhen died over there, Yuan Shao would not punish the person who made up his mind?

(End of this chapter)