The first general of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 268 Yuan Shao's End
"Guo Jia died? Then Lu Bu surrendered to Cao Cao? Then Chen Gong didn't want to surrender and committed suicide?"

A series of news came to Wei Tao's hands, which shocked Wei Tao. The reality has changed too much, but when he heard these news, Wei Tao was still stunned.

But when the news reached Wei Tao's ears, more than ten days had passed since the incident, and Lu Bu had already surrendered, so it was too late to do anything.

This is also the limitation of this era, and the transmission of information is not so fast.

"I didn't expect it to happen like this, but there is some good news for the lord. After Cao Cao took Xuzhou, he immediately issued a call to conquer Yuan Shao."

At this time, Zhou Yu shook his head slightly and said, in fact, in Zhou Yu's view, Yuan Shao was at the end of his rope, and Cao Cao's move clearly wanted to sit back and reap the rewards.

Speaking of which, it's not that Zhou Yu didn't think about this at the beginning, but in Zhou Yu's view, it's not so easy to take down Xiapi with Lu Bu guarding it.

It's just that Zhou Yu didn't expect that Cao Cao would dare to persuade the notorious Lu Bu to surrender with such a great measure. Not only did he take Xuzhou's soldiers under his command, but he was also able to send troops to attack Sili in time.

"Hehe...Gong Jin, since Meng De is willing to send troops, let him send troops. Sili has suffered repeated wars, and it has long lost its appearance as the old capital of the Han Dynasty. It is even worse than it. If Meng De wants to It would be nice to share the Sili with him."

Wei Tao's heart was not as heavy as Zhou Yu's.

It's not that Wei Tao doesn't know that if this happens, his way to the south will be blocked, but Wei Tao hasn't made up his mind to compete in the Central Plains yet.

According to Wei Tao's current thinking, the north should be determined first to observe the situation in the Central Plains.

If it is true that the Central Plains has a Ming master, and it can restore the situation in the Han Dynasty when "the big man who offends me will be punished even though he is far away", then Wei Tao doesn't have to do anything. If he can't, then for his own ambition, then Wei Tao If you don't know, you will personally raise your troops and go south.

It has to be said that in Wei Tao's heart, the one who can really do this is Cao Cao.

"To this day, that's the only way to go."

Zhou Yu shook his head, dispelled some thoughts in his mind, and then spoke seriously.

"My lord, let me give you an order. Yuan Shao's traitor sitting in Chang'an is really a disgrace to everyone in the world, and he should be punished as soon as possible!"

"Yes. Pass my order to command Zhao Yun and Xu Huang to lead an army each as the vanguard and go straight to Chang'an. If there are any stubborn resisters along the way, kill them!"

Following Wei Tao's general order, Zhao Yun and Xu Huang led the attack.

At this time, it can be seen that Yuan Shao has no good generals. Along the way, except for Zhao Yun who met Ju Yi and killed him in dozens of rounds, there was no general at all.

And on the other side, Cao Cao dispatched two generals, Xia Houyuan and Xiahou Dun, to lead Cao's generals to fight all the way to Chang'an in the same way. This time Cao Cao, who has always led the army in person, did not lead the army, but sat in the rear.

In just half a month, the two armies attacked the city of Chang'an together, trapping Yuan Shao here.

At the same time, Cao Cao used the name of Yuan Shu as a great rebel, and then raised troops to attack Yuan Shu. For a while, Cao Cao seemed to have violated the taboo of military strategists, and divided his troops to attack.

But in the eyes of a counselor like Zhou Yu, he could see why Cao Cao was like this, and even what he was like because of it.

"My lord, I don't know who has such a plan, but actually made this plan for Cao Mengde? This plan is magnificent, and the soldiers are in danger. It can be said to be ingenious, and it must be a man of extraordinary resourcefulness!"

Zhou Yu sighed in admiration, even he might not be able to think through such a strategy.

"This must have been planned by Guo Jia, but it is a pity that after Guo Jia made this plan, he died. The passing of such a talented person is indeed my big man's loss."

Wei Tao shook his head slightly, this matter is not a secret.

"Yingchuan Guo Fengxiao? You really deserve the name of 'Ghost Talent'!"

Zhou Yu shook his head and smiled, and there was not much regret on his face, but after a little emotion, he immediately spoke seriously.

"No matter what, even if Yuan Shao has the power to encircle both sides, it is impossible to get rid of it. It's just that Cao Cao blocked the way for our army to go south. Brother, will we not fight for the Central Plains in the future?"

The last question was asked by Zhou Yu from the heart, but for Wei Tao's consideration.

Hearing this question, Wei Tao was also slightly and silent, and finally did not move at all, and did not reply with a single word.

At this time, inside the Chang'an Imperial Palace, Yuan Shao was wearing a dragon robe and sitting on the throne.

It has to be said that compared to the history, Yuan Shao has suffered a lot. Although he has done things that have not been done in history, he has not lived a peaceful life.

Especially after sitting on the throne, Jizhou was captured by Wei Tao, and the two generals Yan Liang and Wen Chou both died, which can be described as extremely miserable.

But now that Wei Tao and Cao Cao are approaching the city, it can be said that they are in danger.

Yuan Shao glanced across the many civil and military personnel under the steps, and asked slowly.

"Who has a plan to retreat from the enemy now?"

Yuan Shao's voice was not fast, but everyone could hear the great anger contained in it. Yuan Shao was extremely unwilling to be forced to this point.

But who would dare to face such a situation?

At the beginning, when Wei Tao and Cao Cao came to attack, no one went to fight, but what was the result?

Death is death, surrender is down, until now, no one dares to face it!
"Why are you dumb?"

Seeing this, Yuan Shao's anger grew even stronger, and he asked after sweeping his eyes.

"Xu You, let's just say it."

Xu You, Xu Ziyuan, he is also Yuan Shao's highly valued counselor. In the past, Yuan Shao would directly address him as Ziyuan, but now it is obvious that Yuan Shao is dissatisfied by directly calling him by name.

Xu You was sweating all over his face. If there was a strategy available, why would Xu You not offer it?

But at this time, Xu You was also riding a tiger. He was unwilling to let Xu You deserve to be Xu You. In terms of resourcefulness alone, he was also a top strategist no less than Tian Feng and Ju Shou.

Xu You raised his head slightly to look at Yuan Shao, his eyes were rather strange, but he quickly made up his mind.

Because Xu You saw Yuan Shao's anger at this time, and after assisting Yuan Shao for so many years, Xu You still knew Yuan Shao's character very well, and could think of what was behind this anger.

Even if he was Yuan Shao's most trusted adviser, if he fails to complete his actions, then the final result may be just like this.

Yuan Shao has a cold heart, and he will never say that he can't do such a thing.

Thinking of this, even Xu You felt a chill in his heart.

But Yuan Shao didn't care so much, his eyes were fixed on Xu You, and as time passed, they became more and more gloomy.

Yuan Shao's behavior made Xu You, who was still somewhat hesitant, quickly make up his mind.

"Your Majesty, if Wei Tao and Cao Cao came all the way, it might be difficult for our army to respond, but now that they are all forced to the city, there is a way to deal with it. If this method can be achieved, then not only can we retreat two ways Soldiers and horses, even a counterattack, and then regain the lost ground for our country."

After thinking about it in his heart, Xu You immediately stepped out calmly. He was indeed a strategist, and no one knew that he had gone through thousands of changes in his heart.

"Oh? What's Ziyuan's strategy, come quickly!"

It has to be said that Yuan Shao was indeed a bit of a ruthless man. Hearing Xu You's law, he immediately changed his face, and said it very kindly.

But despite this, the coldness in his eyes did not go away, he stared at Xu You firmly, waiting for his words.

"No! Now we can use the strategy of two tigers competing for food. As long as I can provoke the two armies to fight first, then I can reap the benefits of the fisherman!"

Xu You smiled confidently.

However, Yuan Shao was not so gullible. He was easy to plan without making decisions. This was Yuan Shao's shortcoming, but since he was easy to plan, he must plan first. Yuan Shao did not understand such planning strategies.

What's more, they are already approaching the city, so how could it be so easy to provoke their disputes.

"Report to Your Majesty, this time I invite you to come and speak in person."

But Xu You stood up again at this time and continued.

"It's just that I still need someone to help. I don't need this person to come in person, but I need this person to write a letter."

"Oh? Who is it?"

Hearing what Xu You said, Yuan Shao really became interested, but the person Xu You said made him startled.

Liu Xie.

Liu Xie, who was forced to sit in Zen, is still under house arrest in Chang'an.

In fact, logically speaking, Liu Xie should not be allowed to stay in Chang'an, but who would have thought that things would change so quickly.

The repeated battles left no room for Liu Xie who had no rights and no threats.

Although Xu You's request surprised Yuan Shao, at this time, Yuan Shao would not say anything against it, but only asked him to read his letters first.

And even though Xu You got the chance to meet Liu Xie, there were people sent by Yuan Shao to follow him.

Liu Xie now has no rights at all. When Xu You came and said something, Liu Xie was powerless to resist.

In the meantime, Xu You didn't say much, and asked him to write in handwriting, but he was a few narratives, persuading to stop the army, and even diverting disasters to the east, asking him to destroy the other princes first.

Yuan Shao naturally couldn't see any mystery in this, but he thought of Xu You's eloquence, so he finally acquiesced in this matter.

After Xu You got the letter, he went to Cao Jun first. Although Cao Cao was not there, Xu You still entered Cao Ying through his past friendship and was treated by Cao Jun.

As for what they talked about afterwards, I don't know, I only know that Xu You talked with the current general Cao Jun for half a day.

No one knows what the result will be, but they only know that Cao Jun's offensive has come to a slight halt.

At this point in the battle, Yuan Shao was about to be destroyed, but Cao's army stopped for a while, and everyone became curious.

But Xu You didn't care about those many things, and immediately came to Wei Tao's camp after making an agreement with Cao Jun.

(End of this chapter)