Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 844 Virtual and Real

When Mrs. Liu hurried in with Mrs. Hong, she smelled the smell of blood in the room and saw Yuan Shang's pale face. She couldn't help but feel heartbroken. Then she turned around and slapped Mrs. Hong, "How did you take care of me!"

"You don't have any discernment at all. Shang'er is like this, why don't you come and tell me?"

Yuan Shang raised his eyebrows and said to Hong, who was covering his face at a loss, "You go down first."

When Ms. Liu saw Ms. Hong leaving, she frowned and said, "Shang'er, she..."

Yuan Shang didn't want to talk anymore, so he interrupted Liu and said, "Mom, I want to send you out of the city."

Mrs. Liu was startled, "Where are you going?"

Yuan Shang explained his plan and finally said: "Yuan Tan has always coveted Yecheng. He has taken refuge with Cao Cao. After hearing the news of my assassination, he may attack from Qingzhou at any time."

"Cao's army outside the city is preparing to dig rivers to flood the city. Although I will send troops to stop it, as long as there is a leak, the water will flood over. When the time comes, Yecheng's people will be unstable and it may not be able to hold it."

"It is no longer safe to stay in Yecheng. After much thought, I realized that although Youzhou is bitterly cold, at least I can stay away from Cao Cao's influence. My second brother is not someone who disregards his old feelings. With his protection, my mother's life is at least safe. "

Ms. Liu's expression was gloomy, she said so, but how could she dare to believe Yuan Xi? Anyone else would have grudged her for many of the things she had done to Yuan Xi, let alone that ferocious tiger who was bound to retaliate?

She hesitated: "Son, do you trust him too much?"

"Is it possible that I have to trust Cao Cao?"

Yuan Shang spoke up: "As the Lord of Jizhou, I naturally have to stay and defend the city. After all, this place was entrusted to me by my father."

"Only when the Yuan family stays can we stabilize people's hearts and defend Yecheng!"

"Now that he is joining forces with you, he is just using you. Look at how many times you have sent troops, has he ever helped you?"

"The only way I can fulfill my filial piety is to find a way to find a safe place for my mother."

"If it was Yuan Tan who occupied Yecheng, he might not do anything to my mother, but if it was Cao Jun, it's hard to say."

"You also know that when Cao's army attacks the city, it will definitely massacre and loot the city. When the time comes, the Yuan family's family members may not end well."

no way!

After hearing this, Yuan Shang sighed: "Mom, no matter what prejudice you have against my second brother, even if I am right, I have no other choice now."

"If something happens to Shang'er, how can I survive in this world!"

"At least he is the only one of the Yuan family's children who has helped me. Looking at what Yuan Tan and Yuan Yao have done, am I going to believe them?"

Don't even think about leaving!

Thinking of this, she said to Yuan Shang: "Since the Yuan family has the responsibility to protect Yecheng, naturally they cannot leave. Otherwise, wouldn't it mean that they would suffer a lot of criticism and damage the Yuan family's reputation?"

"This person is just a man who is seeking fame and reputation. He didn't take Ye City before just because he was afraid of being criticized. Now I'm afraid he is thinking of giving up Ye City to him completely when Shang'er is desperate, right?"

After hearing this, Mrs. Liu became frightened, but her whole heart was focused on Yuan Shang. She knew that Cao Cao had an old relationship with Yuan Shao. As Yuan Shao's first wife, she should not do anything to her for Yuan Shao's sake. As for what other people have to do with you?

Mrs. Liu was speechless after hearing this, and finally said: "What about Shang'er?"

"Don't you want to go together?"

"And why are you calling him second brother? He is not from our team now. He is an outsider. Shang'er must not be fooled by him!"

Mrs. Liu burst into tears after hearing this, "I won't leave!"

You stay with your son, but you want to run away first?

Yuan Shang was helpless, "Mom, I really have no confidence in whether I can defend Yecheng."

Yuan Shang thought for a while and said: "My mother is right. Then I will first disperse the old, young, women and children in the city. They are not needed to defend the city anyway, and it will be a waste of food. As for the Yuan family's children, I will order them to defend with all their strength." city."

After Yuan Shang issued an order in Yecheng that day, the officials and subordinates were surprisingly unanimous and had no objection. After all, who didn't have a family yet? So they sent their relatives out of the city one after another, and tens of thousands of people left in just half a day.

When Yuan Shang heard about the speed of escape, he actually felt chilled, because it showed that Jizhou officials were not confident that they could defend Yecheng, so they all wanted to leave a way out. It seems that my prestige is still not enough.

He was a little unwilling. If he were the same age as Yuan Tan, he might not do worse than the other party. No, as long as he was born five years earlier, although he might not be as good as Yuan Xi, he might be able to catch up with Yuan Tan. But it was left to him There is so little time!

He now deeply felt Yuan Shao's unwillingness before his death. Even though he had all kinds of ambitions, he still wanted to leave with hatred. The pain in his abdomen came over, like waves attacking his body in waves. Yuan Shang tried his best to resist. At the same time, I couldn't help but smile bitterly. Is this the retribution for killing my father with Five Stone Powder?

No, the real culprits Yuan Tan and Cao Cao are not dead yet. No matter whether he survives or not, he will always get some interest back from his father!

He stood up slowly, called to Hong who was waiting outside the house, and said, "Help me put on my armor, I want to inspect the barracks."

The arrival of Yuan Shang made the defenders in the city rejoice. Yuan Xi looked unhappy, but still pretended to be calm and promised everyone that they would defend Yecheng together and find ways to accommodate the families of the soldiers.

The gate to the north of Yecheng was wide open, and a long procession went north along the road to Yijing. It was crowded with people and wound for hundreds of miles.

Cao Hong, who was escorting the people to dig the river at the Zhanghe River upstream of Yecheng, couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard the news. He had no time to discuss with Xiahoudun. Instead, he led hundreds of cavalry and charged straight to the road north of Yecheng, intending to attack the fleeing team and weaken Yecheng. It's morale-boosting.

As a result, as soon as he reached the north of Yecheng, he was caught off guard and met Zhang He's army who had been ambushing here for a long time.

Zhang He had previously learned that Cao Jun was digging the Zhang River, and he felt angry because the consequences of digging the Zhang River were far more serious than other rivers.

The Zhang River, known as Hengzhang in ancient times, is also called Ye River. Its upper reaches are two rivers combined into one, one is Qingzhang River and the other is Zhuozhang River, both originating from the hinterland of Heishan Mountain.

The earliest flood peak of the Zhang River was large, and it was good at silting, control, and migration. Because the Zhang River burst its banks and overflowed, people were in dire straits. Therefore, in 422 BC, Wei Wenhou used Ximen Bao as his commanding officer to control floods.

Menbao revitalized the people and built twelve low overflow weirs in the Zhang River to block the river water. Each weir opened a water intake on the south bank, and a total of twelve channels were built, which can be used for irrigation and drainage. Water can be diverted to irrigate the fields during droughts. When the water is heavy, it can drain waterlogging, and the effect is very significant. This is the famous Twelve Canals that divert Zhangzhou in history.

After the completion of the Twelve Canals, grain production increased significantly, making the flood-stricken Yecheng become an important agricultural economic zone and military town in the Central Plains. Together with the construction of the Licao Canal in later generations, Yecheng suddenly became the most important in the north. political, economic and cultural center.

Now what Cao Jun has to do is to seize the Zhang River and flood the city. Once successful, no one knows how many people can survive in Yecheng. This makes the Jizhou generals extremely annoyed. However, because the enemy's situation is unknown, the Jizhou army cannot rush to stop Cao Jun. .

Because Cao Bureau did a good job in suspecting soldiers, claiming to have an army of 100,000, Xiahou Dun and others led tens of thousands of people to blatantly coerce the people to dig river channels, so that the Jizhou army could not figure out the details at all, for fear that it would ambush the army to encircle the point for reinforcements, and deal with the former The Jizhou Army came to stop him.

Therefore, during this period, Zhang He had been depressed for a long time. Now the judge predicted that Cao's army might fish in troubled waters if Yecheng released the fleeing people, so he asked Zhang He to lead a group of elite troops to ambush in the woods beside the road. As expected, Cao Hong took the bait.

Most of Cao Hong's troops and horses were shot down by the strong bows and crossbows of the Jizhou army when they came up. They were so frightened that they quickly fled westward. Zhang He led his men in hot pursuit for more than 20 miles. They had already known the news. Xiahou Dun came to the rescue.

Zhang He saw that the opponent only had more than a thousand infantry, so he rushed directly into the formation, rushing left and right as if he was in a deserted place. Xiahou Dun, who was watching on the side, thought it was Zhao Yun who was coming, and thought that the Cao army's formation was so unbearable. He could come as he pleased. Go if you want?

But Zhang He was in a winning momentum, so he did not dare to attack him lightly. He waited until Zhang He was exhausted and slowly consumed Zhang He's troops. Zhang He was not stupid. Seeing that his cavalry was tired after several attacks, he directly led his troops to retreat and returned. Arrive at Yecheng.

The more he thought about it, the more something was wrong. Why did Cao Jun's offensive seem so weak?

So he immediately went to see Tian Feng and others. Tian Feng heard this, thought for a while, looked a little ugly, and said: "We are afraid that we have been deceived by Cao Jun."

"I'm afraid the other party is just like us pretending to attack Guandu a year ago, but they didn't actually send many people!"

The judge's eyes flashed, "Yuan Hao is saying that they are trying to deceive us by digging the river in such a big way?"

Tian Feng nodded, "It's very possible that they saw that most of our troops were handed over to General Wen Chou and went to the Qingzhou border to block Yuan Tan. They didn't have enough troops to test them, so they were so confident!"

After hearing this, Shen Pei's face became even more ugly. He was now in charge of military affairs and did not see the reality of Cao's army. He also had a lot of responsibility. He had to say: "What did Yuan Hao think? He attacked Cao's army digging the river with all his strength?"

Tian Feng hesitated for a moment. He was actually not sure. What if Cao Jun had left his troops and waited for them to take the bait?

Thinking of this, Tian Feng also felt depressed. Yuan Tan was the real troublemaker. Most of Jizhou's troops were restrained by him. Without him, things would not have been so troublesome!

He said aloud: "If General Wen Chou's 30,000 troops and horses are not released, it will be difficult to break the siege of Yecheng."

"I don't think it is necessary to place it on the border of Qingzhou. It is guarding against the small number of soldiers and horses of Lei Bo, Chen Lan and Yuan Tan. Isn't Yuan Tan's main force fighting with Master Xianyi in Xuzhou? How many soldiers can he have to harass Jizhou? ?”

"Now it is the best policy to transfer them back and relieve the siege of Yecheng as soon as possible."

After hearing this, the judge thought for a while and said, "It's not good to bring back all the troops, so I'll ask him to bring back 10,000 troops first."

He immediately sent a letter to Wen Chou, asking him to retreat a hundred miles, and at the same time divide his troops to return reinforcements. As a result, after the letter was sent, it was like a stone sinking into the sea, and there was no news.

It was not until five or six days later that a series of news came from the border of Jizhou and Qingzhou, which stunned the counselors of Jizhou.

(End of this chapter)