Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 532 Pinch soft persimmons
Not long after, a maid came in and said that Mrs. Liu had arrived.

When Xiao Qiao went out to greet her, she saw Mrs. Liu in her early twenties, with a slender waist and slender steps, jade earlobes, her fingers were like peeling onions, and her mouth was like holding pills. Although she was not as beautiful as Xiao Qiao, she was still a rare beauty.

But the only flaw is that it seems to have some difficulty with its legs and feet, and its body leans slightly when walking, but it is just a slight flaw on the white jade.

Da Qiao noticed that there was a lingering look of worry between Liu's eyebrows, and asked curiously: "What happened to sister?"

After hearing this, Ms. Liu shook her head and said, "Don't ask me about anything. You asked me to find out about Mr. Qiao. I asked your husband to find out about the urgent report from the north. Finally, I got some news."

Seeing the happy faces of Xiao Qiao, Mrs. Liu sighed and said, "Don't be too happy, the news is not good."

"When Qiao Gong resisted Cao's army in Chen State, he was hit by an arrow and fell from his horse. Now he was rescued and brought back to Shouchun, but he was seriously injured. I'm afraid."

After hearing this, Xiao Qiao's face turned pale and her body was shaky. If Qiao Rui died, they would no longer have anything to rely on!
Mrs. Liu also sighed in her heart and said, "I have already brought my words, so I will go back first."

"If you two need my help in any way, just send someone to me at any time."

She seemed to have thought of something and hesitated to speak. She shook her head and was about to say goodbye.

Seeing that he was worried, but clearly unwilling to tell the two of them, Xiao Qiao had no choice but to thank Mr. Liu and send him to the carriage before returning.

Xiao Qiao was confused and said to Da Qiao: "Sister, if something happens to my father, what should we do?"

Da Qiao was also panicked at first. She sat on the couch and thought for a long time before she raised her head and said, "If something happens to my father, I'm afraid there will be people who covet my father's property or have evil intentions."

After hearing this, Xiao Qiao became even more panicked and cried: "Then aren't we doomed?"

Da Qiao said in a deep voice: "Don't panic."

"Let's make plans to leave Wancheng at any time."

"If something unexpected happens, we will leave immediately."

Xiao Qiao asked doubtfully: "Where are we going?"

Da Qiao thought for a while and whispered: "Don't tell others."

"I hid a boat at the Wanshui Pier outside Wancheng."

"Although it's not big, it's big enough for sailing on the Yangtze River."

Xiao Qiao's eyes widened in surprise, "Sister, is buying a boat?"

"You've barely been out, how did you do that?"

Da Qiao said: "My father told me before he left that there are two servants in the house who are his confidants. I took the property left by my father and asked these two people to buy it."

"It's unreliable to hire a boatman from outside. I asked these two people to secretly learn how to operate a boat. If there is danger, they can take us away."

Xiao Qiao turned from worry to joy, hugged Da Qiao and said with a smile: "Sister is so amazing, she can do this!"

"Then if we escape from Wancheng, where will we go?"

Da Qiao thought for a while and said: "My father often said that I have a good relationship with Jiangdong Sun Bofu, but if it doesn't work out, why don't I go to Wu County to join him?"

Xiao Qiao jumped up happily after hearing this, "Okay!"

"I can see Mr. Gongjin again!"

Da Qiao smiled bitterly, and she suddenly remembered what her father said before leaving.

The Yuan family's ferocious tiger is worthy of belief.

She then shook her head. The person who could capture her father twice must be very vicious. It would be better to choose Sun Bofu's side, right?

To the north of Chaohu, south of Hefei City, Liu Bei's army and Yuan Xi's army separated into two camps. They set up camp on one side and advanced step by step to attack Hefei from both sides.

After all, there is a gourd mouth in the front of Hefei. The front is extremely difficult to attack by force. Later generations of Sun's nepotism came and defeated an army of [-] people. Therefore, Yuan Xi was also more cautious and avoided the south road after discussing with Liu Bei.

Although this would force the two armies to fight independently, it was still better than being crowded into the narrow southern zone.

Because of the attack on the city along the way, the Hefei defenders were already alert. On the one hand, they sent people to strengthen the city defense, and on the other hand, they urgently asked Shouchun for help.

Yuan Xi and Liu Bei knew that this was the end of the matter and that they would have a big battle with Yuan Shu's army sooner or later, so they were not in a hurry. They just built the camp and fortifications around Hefei step by step, instead of attacking, which demoralized the defenders in the city.

Those stationed in Hefei were Liu Fu's relatives, Zheng Hun and others. Knowing that Yuan Xi and Liu Bei's army was powerful, they stayed behind closed doors and waited for Yuan Shu and Yuan Jun. Now they finally arrived!
They welcomed Yang Feng, Han Siam, Xu Huang and others into the city from the north gate, and said happily: "Generals, you are finally here!"

After Yang Feng, Han Xian, Xu Huang and others were plotted by Cao Cao in Anyi, Han Xian escaped. Yang Feng and Xu Huang went to station in Liang County and met Han Xian who had escaped.

As soon as Yang Feng and Han Xian met, they talked about Cao Cao and Liu Xie, who was at odds with each other, and also remembered their colleague Hu Cai and Li Le who had been killed. The more they talked, the more angry they became, so they simply found someone to find Yuan Yao, who was retreating with the defeated troops, intending to join Yuan Shu.

Yuan Yao was defeated in the battle and was afraid that he would not be able to recover after returning. Now he saw Bai Boshuai coming to surrender. He was overjoyed and took the two of them back to Shouchun and introduced them to Yuan Shu.

Yang Feng was Xu Huang's leader, so Xu Huang had to follow, and the three of them served as generals under Yuan Shu. Until they followed Zhang Xunqiao in the northern expedition to Cao Cao, they encountered the main force of Cao's army led by Cao Hong and Le Jin Yujin in Peiguo.They suffered a huge defeat and almost the entire army was wiped out.

Although this battle, the number and strength of Cao's army was higher than that of Yuan Shu's army, and through this battle, the strength and loyalty of the three men were recognized by Yuan Shu, and they were not punished after returning to Shouchun.

In addition, Hefei was in a critical situation, so Yuan Shu searched around and found that there were actually more reliable generals than the three of them, so he had to give the three of them [-] troops to rush to Hefei's aid.

Yang Feng said: "We rushed to the rescue in the starry night in the name of Zhonggong. It seems that we can catch up." After Yuan Shu established himself, he called himself Zhonggong, and all his subordinate officials called him after him.
Han Xian asked: "How is the enemy situation in Hefei now?"

Liu Fu quickly said: "We have nearly [-] defenders in the city."

"There is a fierce tiger from the Yuan family camped in the southwest of the city. They are setting up a stronghold all the way to the west of Hefei City, with about 8000 or [-] troops."

"Liu Bei's army is camped in the east of the city, with about [-] troops and horses."

After hearing this, Yang Feng said to Han Xian and Xu Huang: "The two of us will lead the army and go to the outside of the city to investigate first."

The three of them took hundreds of cavalry and circled Hefei for a full day and night before returning.

When the two arrived in the city, Liu Fu and others asked: "Do you have any disputes between the two generals?"

Yang Feng said in a deep voice: "We have almost found out the situation."

"Although the two sides are horns with each other, the left and right cannot look at each other. This is a great opportunity to defeat each other. Otherwise, Hefei will be in danger while waiting for a steady stream of reinforcements to be transported from the river."

"I want to mobilize all the troops in the city and annihilate Liu Bei's army first. By then, the fierce tiger will be unable to roar with its palm alone and cannot attack the city, so it will inevitably have to retreat."

Liu Fu asked curiously: "Why do you want to attack Liu Bei's army, which has a larger number?"

Yang Feng sighed: "You just don't understand."

"Although the ferocious tiger soldiers are few, their armor is excellent. I have seen the power of the Youzhou cavalry under his command in Anyi. The world-famous Xiliang soldiers who can fight cannot hold their heads up. They are definitely not something we can defeat at the moment." !”

"On the other hand, Liu Bei's army suffered several defeats. I think its morale is mediocre and its soldiers' armor is in tatters. It cannot be compared with the Youzhou army."

"In addition, Liu Bei's army was defeated by Sun Ce, and Cao Cao and others were driven out of Xiapi by Zhonggong's army. It can be said that he will be defeated in every battle, so there is nothing to worry about!"

"The weakest of the two evils will be chosen. Now with our [-] superior troops fighting with all our strength, we will be able to completely defeat Liu Bei's army at a very small cost!"

After hearing this, Liu Fu and others bowed down and said, "I'll leave it to you, General!"

No wonder they have confidence in Yang Feng and Han Xian. The two of them followed Liu Xie back east, blocking Li Jue and Guo Si's army along the way, and finally being able to protect Liu Xie from arriving at Anyi safely, which shows that he still has a lot of abilities.

At this time, Yang Feng's reputation among the princes in the world was much higher than that of Liu Bei, who had been repeatedly defeated in battles. In addition, his general Xu Huang was also a famous general. This made Liu Fu and others more confident.

But Xu Huang looked worried and wanted to speak several times, but seeing the high morale of everyone, he finally remained silent.

After everyone left, Xu Huang said urgently to Yang Feng: "General, please don't be careless. Liu Bei's two powerful generals, Guan and Zhang, are extremely difficult to deal with, especially Guan Yu, who killed Jizhou General Yan Liang!"

Yang Feng heard this and said indifferently: "It's just a sneak attack. What's the point?"

Then he took Xu Huang's hand and said, "Gongming, I am jealous of the emperor. You didn't have to come with me."

"Now you are missing some of my old feelings, giving up your official career and joining me in Yuan Gongdao. I will definitely live up to you."

Xu Huang clasped his fists and said, "The general has been kind to Huang, and Huang will live up to the general."

Han Xian gritted his teeth and said, "It was all that damn Cao Cao who plotted to kill all the Baibo Army!"

"This revenge must be avenged!"

"When we defeat Hefei's reinforcements and get more soldiers, we can go north to avenge Cao Cao!"

Xu Huang was silent for a while and said: "The two generals did not choose to attack the Yuan family's fierce tiger. Is it because they had spoken for the Bai Bo army?"

Yang Feng nodded and said: "Although Fierce Tiger was not on the same side as Bai Bojun, he has been confronting Cao Cao, which can be regarded as a relief for us."

"This time, one is that they are not easy to fight, and the other is that we sell to them to save face. After we defeat Liu Bei, the fierce tiger will retreat. We can repay his kindness and at the same time complete Zhong Gong's entrustment. "

After hearing this, Han Xian also said to Xu Huang: "Gong Ming is too cautious. Thinking that at Liu Bei's age, his territory is all based on deceit and abduction. He will lose his family immediately after being beaten. What can he do? "

"Persimmons specialize in picking out the soft ones. If we don't hit them, who will we hit?"

"If we make great contributions in this battle, we can be promoted to a higher rank. Then we will have the strength to replace Zhang Xunqiao Rui as a general and take revenge on Cao Cao!"

"And I heard that Qiao Rui was seriously injured. I'm afraid the position of the general will be vacant. If Gongming has made great achievements, he might be ahead of us."

After hearing this, Xu Huang knew that the two of them had made up their minds, but for some reason, he always felt a little uneasy in his heart.

He met Zhao Yun several times in Huaicheng, and even Zhao Yun praised Liu Guanzhang. Will his victory over Liu Bei really be so smooth?
Inside Yuan Xi's camp, Yuan Xi joked to Lu Xun, "Why didn't you say a few words to your father-in-law when we met?"

"How about I send you to deliver a message to Duke Xuande, and take the opportunity to make good friends?"

Lu Xun smiled bitterly and said, "Sir, please stop teasing me. We are at war now."

"And the reinforcements from the other side have arrived. I'm afraid there will be a big battle in the near future."

Yuan Xi smiled and said: "Then do you think they will come to attack us, or Mr. Xuande?"

Just as Lu Xun was about to speak, the spies rushed in, "Report, the Hefei City army has moved!"

(End of this chapter)