Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 506 Dilemma
The content of the imperial edict of the Han court did not meet Lu Xun's expectations. It did not mention the conflict in Xuzhou, but vaguely stated that all parties should focus on the overall situation and must defeat Yuan Shu.

Yuan Xi sneered, threw the edict on the table, and walked around the room irritably. Although this was the best way to take the overall situation into consideration for the Han court, if Yuan Xi stood in Liu Xie's position, he would be afraid I will also choose this method of mixing mud.

But for Yuan Xi today, it is unacceptable.

Since the imperial court gave him the position of Xuzhou Shepherd, he was forced to take the responsibility of protecting the people of Xuzhou. Cao Cao sent troops to attack Xuzhou, there must be an explanation.

And with the current situation, no matter how stupid Yuan Xi was, he would not attack Yuan Shu first.

Cao Cao occupies Xiapi, and according to his style, it is likely to lead Yuan Shujun to Guangling, so Yuan Xi has already asked Taishi Cigan to return to Guangling to prepare for Yuan Shujun.

Now Tangyi, on the southwest border of Guangling County, directly borders Jiujiang County in Yangzhou, and is directly exposed to the attack range of Yuan Shu's army.

With Yuan Xi's current strength, he can only adopt a defensive stance until the matter of Xiapi is completely resolved.

Liu Bei's whereabouts were unknown, Cao Cao and Yuan Xi tore their faces apart, and Sun Ce stood still. In this way, the Yuan Lianjun had their own ghosts, and the initiative returned to Yuan Shujun's hands.

As a result, the pressure on Lv Bu's journey south from Sili increased sharply. It was said that Yuan Shu intended to send troops to Yingchuan.

Yuan Xi discussed with Jushou Lu Xun for a long time, but they didn't think of any good way to break the situation, so they could only wait and see.

But if this is the case, it is tantamount to selling Lu Bu, and Yuan Xi dare not tell Lu Lingqi too clearly, because now he is responsible for the millions of people and soldiers under his rule, not with hundreds of soldiers in the past Time to do whatever you want.

Yuan Xizhong thought about several methods, including threatening Cao Cao with Cao Song in Yecheng, or abandoning Guangling, returning to Jizhou and directly attacking Yanzhou, and sending people to assassinate Cao Cao, etc., but either the feasibility was too low or the risk was too high. They were all persuaded by Jushou and Lu Xun.

Yuan Xi found that in his bones, he was still very inclined to take some risky actions, but as his status rose, he felt more and more helpless with the burden on his shoulders.

Now he has to consider all aspects and act more conservatively. Otherwise, if he makes a wrong decision, hundreds of thousands of people under his rule may suffer.

Yuan Xi sighed, looking at the gloomy weather outside the window, thinking that he couldn't find his way right now and was trapped by a lot of things in Haixi City, he felt more and more unhappy.

The matter in Haixi City was far more troublesome than Yuan Xi imagined.

One is because a large number of people have fled, and the city cannot accommodate these large populations, so they can only disperse the crowds in the surrounding villages and towns as much as possible.

The second is that because the people of Xiapi fled to Guangling, the sudden increase in the population put a lot of pressure on the food supply. This is equivalent to using the grain stored in Guangling County to feed the population of the two counties of Xiapi and Guangling. This will affect the upcoming spring plowing For Xia Zhong, it was not a good thing.

Moreover, Yuan Xi had to give priority to the supply of rations for soldiers to deal with foreign enemies, so the food gap was even greater, so he could only mobilize food from Youzhou for emergency.

On the contrary, Cao Cao, who occupied Xiapi, had a much easier life than Yuan Xi. His people had already fled a lot. In addition, Cao Jun adopted some extremely drastic methods to collect food, which not only guaranteed the rations of his soldiers, but also forced him to A large number of people fled to Guangling for refuge, adding more pressure to Yuan Xi.

Yuan Xi suspected that Cao Cao might have done it on purpose, but Yuan Xi couldn't use this trick against the people under his rule. He couldn't drive the people under his rule to Xiapi, right?
He suddenly thought of a saying, if a person has no shame, he is invincible.

Fighting for the world is a life-and-death process. Yuan Xi chose a more difficult path, so he had to bite the bullet and go on.

The third is that the fleeing people collapsed in large numbers because of their weakness, which intensified the consumption of the cities in Guangling.

In ancient times, people's migration was a very dangerous thing.

Because this not only means that the rations on the way cannot be guaranteed at all, but also the harsh environment of eating and sleeping in the open air can easily make people fall ill, and they will also encounter various unpredictable dangers, such as wild animals, such as rogue soldiers and bandits, will take the lives of the people.

It is normal for more than half of the death toll in the three major inland relocations in later generations. If it were not forced, who would want to leave their homes?

This is the case now, Xiapi was breached, and the people trekked for more than half a month to reach Guangling. Countless people died along the way, and because of this, they were weak and frequently fell ill. Yuan Xi had to recruit doctors to treat them as best he could.

Cao Cao's surprise attack on Guangling and the disappearance of Liu Bei, who could have been a powerful arm, completely disrupted Yuan Xi's plan.

Yuan Xi's original plan was to join forces with Liu Bei, advance in two directions into Yuan Shu's hinterland, and then let Liu Bei occupy Yuzhou.

In this way, he and Liu Bei can become horns of each other and threaten Cao Cao's rear. Even if the Battle of Guandu breaks out, Yuan Xi and Liu Bei can attack Cao Cao's hometown at any time.

But I don't know if Cao Cao was keenly aware of the danger, or for other purposes. He didn't choose to go all the way to attack Yuan Shu in Yingchuan, but secretly planned Chencang, mobilized the main force to Taishan County, and successfully attacked in one fell swoop. It even occupied Xiapi, making Yuan Xi's plan fail in advance.

Yuan Xi sighed deeply. He had to admire Cao Cao. He was indeed an extremely difficult and dangerous opponent!
The last problem he has to face is to stabilize the situation in Guangling cities, especially in big cities such as Haixi.

Previously, because of Ruo Rong, Buddhism rose up in Xuzhou, and it fought against Taoism. Several wars broke out between the two sides, and both sides suffered losses.

There are factors of Yuan Xi's deliberate indulgence, but as the situation evolved, Yuan Xi learned from Chen Deng's letter that he had not actually controlled the situation under the undercurrent.

Some forces are deeply hidden, just like the Mi family merchant ship was destroyed that night in Qucheng. Yuan Xi couldn't imagine what he would do if he encountered such a situation.
He can be sure that Reese's power is also hidden in Haixi, and most likely it is the Taipingdao power that Cao Cao intervened in!

Thinking of Cao Cao planting such a group of people under his nose, Yuan Xi couldn't sleep well, but it was very difficult to find out this group of people, because Taipingdao was a secret association and it was difficult to break into the inside.

Tai Shici knew about some openings of Taiping Road many years ago, but with the passage of time, these joint codes have long been replaced.

But this problem must be faced, either to control it or to eliminate it, otherwise who knows when these people will suddenly appear and stab a knife in the back?
Wanting to find out the details of Xuzhou's Taiping Dao, Yuan Xi first thought of Yang Feng, and only she, the saint of Taiping Dao, could catch these hidden people.

But the problem is that Yang Feng will never help Yuan Xi deal with Taipingdao.

A few days ago, by chance, a Taiping Dao alchemist was caught in the city. After interrogation, he admitted that he was indeed planning some schemes that would be detrimental to Yuan Xi's subordinates and family members.

The cause was the rumor that Yuan Xi had killed the Holy Maiden of the Taiping Dao, and thus became the enemy of the Taiping Dao all over the world.

Yuan Xi naturally knew that this was referring to Yang Feng, so Yuan Xi immediately sent a letter to bring Yang Feng who was still in Youzhou to Haixi to clear up the misunderstanding.

For this reason, he could only make a deal with Yang Feng, and Yuan Xi had no idea whether the other party would agree or not.

He turned his head and looked at the couch. Lu Lingqi was still sleeping soundly, and he couldn't help but feel sorry in his heart.

Now that there is a lack of generals in the city, he and Lu Lingqi had to patrol the camp separately, one during the day and the other at night. As a result, when they came back these days, they saw each other sleeping.

He walked to the bed and lightly tucked the quilt tightly for Lu Lingqi. Lu Lingqi's current performance was far beyond Yuan Xi's expectations.

When Lu Lingqi first said that she would fight, Yuan Xi didn't really mean it. No matter how good a woman can fight, can she still face endless fighting all day long and persevere like a man?

But in the past few months, Lu Lingqi has impressed Yuan Xi, whether it is killing the enemy on the battlefield or making daily inspections, she has done very well.

I'm afraid that Lu Lingqi will be pressured by a father like Lu Bu, who is positive and negative, to force her to perform as much as possible, and want to justify the name of the family, right?

Thinking about his troubled father-in-law, Yuan Xi sighed. Lu Bu was really not suitable for such a high position, but after all, they were a family, so he could only try his best to help him.

He tiptoed downstairs, and in the room on the first floor, Mrs. Du was wearing a very slim curvy dress, sitting at the door as a female celebrity.

When she heard the sound of the stairs, she raised her head subconsciously, and was startled by Yuan Xi who came down, and the needle in her hand pricked her finger.

Seeing Mrs. Du put her slender and fair fingers on the corners of her mouth and pursed her eyes, looking at her with resentment, shame, and helplessness, matching her charming face, Yuan Xi was eager to move.

He stared at Madam Du's waist, which was slender and slender, but suddenly pulled out extremely dazzling curves in the up and down directions.

Among the women Yuan Xi met, the figure was just right, except for Zhen Mi, it was Mrs. Du.

He and Lu Lingqi have been busy in the past half month and haven't seen each other very often. As a result, the fire in Yuan Xi's body has long been unable to be suppressed, and he is depressed by the tedious chores. He just wants to vent, so he lightly He quietly entered the house and closed the door.

There was a little panic in Madam Du's eyes, she picked up the half-embroidered inner garment in her hand to cover her chest, her face was hot, she lowered her head and said, "Master, please be careful, Madam is still upstairs."

Yuan Xi condescendingly looked down, and Madam Du's swan-like neck exuded a faint white luster, and said softly: "She is fast asleep."

As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Du's hand on her chest trembled slightly, and her fingers pinching half of the clothes turned pale from the force.

After a while, as if she had made up her mind, she slowly put down her hand.

Green hands gently placed the inner garment on one side of the table, then slowly lifted it up, stretched out a finger, poked into the high-necked skirt, and slowly opened a gap.

(End of this chapter)