Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 727 Invisible Change
  Zhong Yao was still uneasy and checked again and again through the crack in the door until he heard the voice of his personal bodyguard outside. Then he took off the door latch, pushed the door open and climbed out.

His guards pulled Zhong Yao and climbed up the tunnel with difficulty, and finally pulled him out of the cellar.

Zhong Yao saw a ray of light shining through the sky outside, and was shocked to realize that he had stayed inside all night, smelling the smell of blood in the air. He came back to his senses and asked the guard: "Where is the thief? "

The guard said anxiously: "A few died, and the others ran away."

Zhong Yao's face darkened, "There are only a few people on the opposite side, how come you can't defeat many of you?"

The guard said with a bitter face: "There were dead soldiers on the opposite side, and they were fighting to the death. Led by the assassin who raided Fu Jun, they concentrated on attacking the side door and escaped. We were busy rescuing people, and we couldn't catch up for a while. .”

After hearing this, Zhong Yao asked again: "Are all the officials okay?"

The guard hesitated and said: "How many died."

"several?"

"Seven or eight"

Zhong Yao swayed and almost didn't stand still. The banquet was full of talents who could stand alone in Cao's camp, but now they suffered such heavy casualties!
  The key is that Yang Feng was able to break into her mansion without anyone noticing. If she comes prepared next time,
  Thinking of this, Zhong Yao was horrified and quickly called in guards to surround himself. Only then did he feel relieved and sent people to inform the generals in the city to hunt down Yang Feng and his remnants.

The search in Huaicheng lasted for a whole day, but in the end nothing was found. Zhong Yao guessed that Yang Feng escaped from the city with the remaining party that night.

Thinking that Huaicheng, which he had worked so hard to manage, was like an undefended sieve, and the other party could come and go whenever they wanted. Zhong Yao felt angry but also a little afraid.

If I had reacted slower at that time, my end would have been the same as the corpse of Ding Chong lying in front of me!

In order to stabilize people's hearts, Zhong Yao had no choice but to announce that Ding Chong and others suffered from intestinal rot caused by alcoholism. Except for Ding Chong, many of the other deceased relatives were children of aristocratic families.

The remaining people are not intact, most of them are injured. Wei Qiang was stabbed and is bedridden to this day. Sima Fang is safe and sound, but I heard that he was scared to death and is bedridden to recuperate.

Zhong Yao felt a deep sense of fear in his heart, and he finally provoked the ferocious tiger to such an extent!
  Although Fierce Tiger had a slight advantage on the battlefield in recent years, he was still very particular about his actions. As a result, for a long time, he could only passively defend against Cao Ying's machinations, especially in the two battles in Yecheng and Huaicheng. , was tricked by Cao Cao.

The emperor was kidnapped, Lu Bu died, and the Yuan family split, all of which were big blows to Xiu Hu. Zhong Yao once privately laughed at Xiu Hu that his skills on the battlefield were too far behind Cao Cao to be a cause for concern.

But the occurrence of this assassination shows that Fierce Tiger has begun to put down his status as a member of the family and use all means to deal with Cao Ying's forces!
  This ferocious beast is a cage released by Cao Ying himself. In the future, both sides will definitely use all their means and use every possible means to create a situation of no end!
  This is extremely difficult for Zhong Yao to accept. For a long time, Cao Ying's decision-making has relied on a lower limit that is far lower than the opponent's to gain an advantage. But now that he found that the enemy on the opposite side also used the same method, it was extremely difficult for Zhong Yao to adapt.

It shouldn't be. If the other party cherishes his reputation so much, isn't he afraid of the world's criticism?

At this time, Yang Feng, who had returned from the Black Mountain Camp, also asked Yuan Xi the same question.

She said solemnly: "I did the assassination. I am not a person who cannot stand up to the public, but you are different. Aren't you afraid of your future reputation?"

Yuan Xi said: "Well said."

"But there is a saying that repaying grievance with directness is not repaying kindness. The other side stepped on my face. If I continue to use gentleman's methods and harm the lives of my subordinates in vain, it will be even more irresponsible."

"You also saw what life was like in Yanzhou after Cao Cao adopted the farming system."

"In order to end this world chaos as soon as possible, my personal reputation is nothing at all."

Yang Feng was silent, then sighed: "It's a pity that Zhong Yao is so cunning that he escaped."

"I searched everywhere to no avail. Seeing the soldiers in the mansion surrounding me, I had no choice but to lead people to break out."

After hearing this, Yuan Xi's face showed a smile unconsciously. Yang Fenghui misunderstood and said angrily: "Are you laughing at my incompetence?"

"No," Yuan Xi shook his head, "I just think Commander Yang has changed a lot."

"If you let my men block it desperately and continue searching, they may not be able to find it."

"But you chose to lead them to break out. It seems that Commander Yang has softened his heart a lot."

"When Commander Yang intercepted and killed me, he didn't worry about his retreat."

Yang Feng said angrily: "Those are my people, they will fight for their lives with me!"

"I am taking your people now. If I send them all away, wouldn't you blame me for killing them?"

Yuan Xi smiled and said: "Okay, okay, I said something wrong, Commander Yang, don't blame me."

Yang Feng stopped talking, but Yuan Xi said in his heart that Yang Feng actually didn't notice that her thoughts were indeed more complicated than before.

At that time, Yang Feng did things at any cost and wanted to achieve her goals. Even if all her subordinates were killed, she would not blink an eye. But now, she will also worry about the safety of people other than her own bodyguards, and she seems to be much more humane. Although in the eyes of many superiors, Yang Feng's change may not be good, because in terms of completing the mission goal Look, Yang Feng has become a little hesitant.

But Yuan Xi doesn't think this is all a bad thing. Although Yang Feng acted persistently before, if his starting point was wrong, he would probably continue to go astray in the future.

Moreover, the approach of only looking at the target and leaving no backup options also caused Yang Feng's subordinates to fight less and less. Finally, by the time of the final battle in Black Mountain, Yang Feng had already exhausted all his subordinates and was almost alone.

At that time, although Yang Feng was loved by his subordinates, he still stood in a superior position and looked down at his subordinates. It was more likely that he would regard them as tools rather than as living people.

But after Yang Feng was captured and went through labor education in Youzhou, he realized that the soldiers around him were just like himself, living people born and raised by his parents. Only then did he pay attention to save their lives during the operation.

This is actually a good start. Taking the lead and leading by example will certainly win the respect of the soldiers, but if you don't care about the lives of the soldiers and let them all die on the battlefield, this loyalty will be wasted.

Only if these subordinates survive can Yang Feng gradually win people's hearts, instead of having fewer and fewer subordinates loyal to him as before.

This is also the difference between generals and generals in this era. Famous generals who are brave and good at fighting and have great achievements all have a tribe that is only loyal to their own clan.

These tribes are private soldiers affiliated to the general. They may start out as the general's domestic slaves, or they may gradually become the general's trusted soldiers with successive battles.

When Liu Bei started his career, he had a tribe that paid his own wages. Qu Yi's [-] ascended first, and Gao Shun's [-] fell into the camp. This was the case. Without these private tribes, the generals' combat power would be greatly reduced. discount.

However, the loyalty of these tribes will only be given to their immediate masters, and they will not pay attention to those above them. It is precisely because of this that Liu Bei and Gao Shun are considered guest generals, and are jealous of the lord above.

Yang Feng's current approach is very unpopular in the eyes of some princes. If he has his own ideas and fails to complete the task, he must take the opportunity to beat him, but Yuan Xi is a little happy.

Because he found that labor education still had an impact on Yang Feng, making him more like a flesh-and-blood person, and even if Yang Feng had different ideas from his own in the future, Yuan Xi thought it was a good thing. After all, the germination of independent thinking was better than It’s better if someone else imposes the brainwashing.

Yang Feng spoke up at this time: "The assassination failed. Now we are trying to scare the snake. The other party must be on guard. Will it affect your next plan?"

Yuan Xi thought for a moment and smiled: "Cao Cao taught me something last year."

"I have benefited a lot from the methods of success and failure, the calculation of defeat before victory, and how to turn temporary disadvantages into opportunities for the next action and reverse the situation."

"Besides, this time is not considered a failure. The other party has become a frightened bird. In the next step, Sili will not dare to do whatever he wants."

"And this is the moment I've been waiting for."

"They all thought I would go south through the South Pass of Black Mountain, but that was just one of my choices."

"I hope Commander Yang will stay here to contain Zhong Yao so that he doesn't dare to act rashly. The road to Huaicheng will be as expected."

Yang Feng thought for a while, "Do you want me to continue assassinating him?"

Yuan Xi waved his hand and said: "No need, they will definitely strengthen their defenses. If Commander Yang is injured, the gains will outweigh the losses."

"This time I have no choice. I hope Commander Yang will remain useful and see what the world will be like in the future."

Yang Feng suddenly felt complicated, but she couldn't help but said: "Then let's see if you can survive until that day."

Yuan Xi burst out laughing, "Does Commander Yang think that I am someone who can bring changes to the world?"

Yang Feng secretly cursed shamelessly, stood up with a straight face and said, "If you have nothing else to do, leave first."

Seeing him walking quickly to the door, Yuan Xi said from behind: "The time is ripe. I may be the first to leave in a few days. I will stay. Commander Lao Yang will take care of the southern pass of Black Mountain."

Yang Feng paused for a moment, nodded, and went out directly.

Lu Lingqi then came in from outside the house and said, "Are you done talking?"

"It's a pity this time. If Zhong Yao dies and Huaicheng is captured again, Cao Cao will definitely feel very uncomfortable."

Yuan Xi smiled and said: "No, this is just right."

"If Huaicheng is really defeated, Cao Cao's actions may change or there may be other changes."

"If my guess is correct, Cao Cao will go south next."

"Then we will have a good opportunity to avenge Marquis Wen."

After hearing this, Lu Lingqi showed a murderous look in her eyes, and said softly: "I feel like I have been waiting for a long time."

(End of this chapter)