The son of Yuan Shao who traveled through the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 169

Soon after dinner, Cai Yan asked me to go to her room.

She lives in the Kuayuan to the west of the General's Mansion, and walks along a huge old brick road, with tall trees on both sides, and the spring breeze blows, carrying the fragrance of grass and trees.Across this boulevard is an expansive cobbled courtyard.The dripping water in the courtyard is ding-dong, and the birdsong is peaceful.The birds in this yard are not afraid of people, and no one dares to beat them at the risk of being expelled from the house by Mrs. Cai.

In front of the hall, there are two peonies, quietly bathed in the blazing sun, never bowing their heads to the cruel sun!
Cai Yan, who hadn't seen her for many days, turned around and said, "Something is wrong." She was dressed in white, neat and elegant, with a fresh fragrance on her body, highlighting the peerless enchantment on her face.

There was a ray of arrogance in Cai Yan's eyes, which supported and dominated those beautiful and affectionate eyes as a clever and smart confidence.So it is different from pure beauty and all vulgar women.There is only one pair of eyes like this in the entire Han Dynasty.

I said inexplicably: "Wrong there? I can't even understand what you said." Cai Yan took my hand, sat on the couch, and said softly: "I miss you so much—" Those hands were still soft and warm, and I I once swore to repay the two hands, but now I have made her suffer like this, I really feel bad.

Cai Yan steadied my mouth suddenly, tears wet into her mouth and mine, there was a bitter taste.

I stroked her hair on the sideburns and said, "Are you afraid?" Cai Yan kicked me lightly: "I am afraid, I am afraid that you will die, and no one will make me a punching bag in the future."

I smiled bitterly and said, "Actually, I'm also afraid that you will die, and no one will beat me in the future." Cai Yan leaned into my arms and said, "There is something that I don't think is right, do you believe me?"

"Believe it, who else can you trust if you don't believe it?" I was resolute.

Cai Yan pondered for a while, then leaned into my ear and said: "I think the matter is very strange. Yuan Shang's rebellion is too strange. There was no sign at all. It almost turned the world upside down overnight. This is not like him. Besides, he is greedy. He was afraid of death, so how could he commit suicide by taking poison. And he said that day that even if he failed, he would be imprisoned for life at most, which is not a big deal, so it can be seen that Yuan Shang has absolutely no intention of committing suicide."

"I also suspect that Yuan Shang was killed by someone, but who is it?"

Cai Yan opened his mouth and was about to say something when he heard someone outside the door shouting, "Mrs. Cai, I'll come to see you." What Cai Yan didn't say, she swallowed it back into her stomach with a grunt.

Diao Chan opened the door and came in from the outside, saw my face flushed, and said salutingly: "The general is here, did the concubine bother you?" I smiled and said: "No, this general is about to leave, you If I have something to say, I will avoid it."

The expression on Cai Yan's face was very weird, indescribably complicated, and he smiled lightly: "If you want to do something, go first, I will look for you later."

I do have one more thing on my mind.Mi Zhu's unjust case will be rehabilitated.Then he got up and said goodbye and went out.Walking out of the yard, I felt a sudden panic in my heart, Mi Zhu, why did he turn his back on the battlefield? Logically speaking, this person should hate me, and hope that it will be too late for me to kill off my children and grandchildren, so why help me.What is the relationship between Yuan Shang and him, Yuan Shang's death? .

Thinking about walking, he left the General's Mansion. Gao Lan led more than [-] soldiers to surround the General's Mansion, fearing that there would be some remnants of the rebel party causing trouble.Seeing that I was going out, he hurriedly ordered Zhang Kai to surround him with about a thousand soldiers for protection.

Crossing a cross street is Mi Zhu's house
When a thousand armored troops came, Mi Zhu thought they were raiding the house.Mi Shan rushed out of the house and scolded indiscriminately: "Yuan Xi, do you have a conscience? My brother saved your whole family and you still come to revenge." When I saw the menacing armored army behind me, I immediately understood. He smiled and said: "Miss Mi Shan, what about your brother, this general came to the door to express his thanks." Mi Shan put her waist on her back and said angrily, "Who needs you to thank you, it's a good thing if you don't harm anyone."

I shouted into the room: "Mr. Mi Zhu, I'm here to thank you, can you come out and see me?" There were footsteps in the room.Mi Shan rolled up her sleeves, revealing her jade arms like lotus roots, and came to push me: "Get out, get out of here, now that I know how to thank you, why did you go long ago. You are a villain"

I thought to myself, this Mi Shan is too savage, it's a great fortune that Liu Bei didn't marry her.

"Don't be rude, stop." Mi Zhu parted his robe, ran down the steps, pushed Mi Shan away, bowed and said, "I don't know if General Yuan came to welcome him or not."

I thought to myself, you don't want to greet at all, and you are still far away!

Mi Shan was like a shrew: "Brother, why are you being polite to this kind of scum, drive him away quickly." Mi Zhu scolded: "Shut up, don't back down." Instead, he scolded me, feeling wronged in his heart, unable to tell, the circles of his eyes turned red all of a sudden, he pointed at my forehead with trembling jade fingers and said: "Yuan Xi, you wait for me, this girl will want you to look good sooner or later, wait." Turn around Twisted her tender body and ran back to her boudoir along the gravel road.

I hurriedly bowed to Mi Zhu: "Mr. Mi Zhu, Yuan Xi's heart and dog's heart were all in the past. Please forgive me, sir."

Mi Zhu is not confused, he pretends to be confused; "What happened in the past? Mi Zhu has forgotten, I only remember that the general rescued the victims, farmed the land to save the country. Stabilize Qingji, Youhe and Huainan people, so that everyone can live a stable and good life. I can't use my brain well, so I forgot all about it. How about reminding the general?"

I've eaten too much, so I remind you of this!
I was moved and said: "Sir, disregarding past suspicions, repaying kindness with grievances, how can I repay you?" Mi Zhu was stunned for a moment, then suddenly said: "Look, look, when the general came to the house, Mi Zhu didn't serve tea, and didn't invite you into the house , This is really a sin, a sin, this way the merits and demerits will be offset, so don't mention it again." I laughed and said, "This-how is this good?" Mi Zhu said sloppily: "General, please come in, please come in. "Sit down opposite each other across a short table, and I said: "This general still wants to rehabilitate the general." Mi Zhu pondered: "No, in that case, the general will not be able to explain clearly."

I said carelessly: "That won't work. I, Yuan Xi, am not a despicable person. How can I not repay someone's great kindness? If you do something wrong, you must have the courage to admit it." Mi Zhu blushed: "The general is not the only one who did something wrong. Mistakes come first, and it is right for the general to punish Mi Zhu slightly."

I said: "However, this will ruin your reputation." Mi Zhu waved his hands and said, "In these days, Mi Zhu thought very clearly in prison that this is retribution. I also ruined Mrs. Gan's reputation. "

When Mrs. Gan was mentioned, my face turned red like a red cloth.Mi Zhu didn't look up, took a sip of tea, and continued: "If the answer is revealed, Mrs. Gan will feel even more sad. She can't live anymore. It's better now. She remarried to the general, and her life will be stable instead. Everything is a foregone conclusion. Why do we bother to turn a good thing that everyone is happy into a bad thing that falls apart."

Mrs. Gan?She is the biggest victim, and I can't bear to let her suffer anymore!
"Sir, would you like to take up the position of Shi, the chief of the general's mansion, and stay in Jizhou for me, raise food and grass, and stabilize the rear."

Mi Zhu has a lot of official addictions, he is not short of money, the only thing he can't overcome is the desire for power.Daxie said: "Thanks to the lord who thinks highly of it, Mi Zhu dare not follow orders."

Mi Shan rushed out of the room again, and scolded softly: "Brother, don't go, what kind of long history, we don't do it if he is a prime minister, this kind of person is more doglike than human, and if you turn your face and deny people, you and If he messes around, he will suffer sooner or later."

I was so angry, I pointed at Mi Shan and said, "I curse you that you will never get married!"

When Mi Shan heard this, she jumped up: "Brother, look, the fox's tail is exposed, how vicious he is, drive him away quickly."

Mi Zhu's eyes sparkled, and he said with a smile: "Who will allow you to come to the front hall to offend the distinguished guests, why don't you hurry up and retreat." Mi Shan still respected her brother, she didn't dare to speak back, and turned and left angrily.

I wiped the cold sweat from my forehead, as if I had been amnesty; "In this case, I will leave, and Mr. Mi will be able to take office tomorrow morning. In a few days, the general will return to Guandu, so please take care of the affairs here, sir." Take care."

Mi Zhu was surprised and said: "The general wants me to lead the troops to stay in Jizhou." I nodded and said, "That's exactly what I meant!" Mi Zhu."

I smiled and said, "Mr. is in danger and rescues people in distress. If there is anything I can't believe, of course 1 people will believe it."

Mi Zhu sent me out, turned around and thought, people say Uncle Liu Huang is a virtuous corporal, treats his subordinates kindly, and is good at winning people's hearts.In fact, compared with Yuan Xi, who has no airs at all, treats soldiers and generals as brothers and friends, and is not as good at talking and laughing with beggars.The general treats me like this, how can I have another heart.

Mi Shan came out, not without regret, and said: "Has the bastard left?" Mi Zhu said with a straight face: "Why, I haven't scolded enough, and I don't have any etiquette. How do I teach you normally?"

Mi Shan stuck out her tongue and said, "He's a bitch, he likes to be scolded by me." Mi Zhu thought to herself, this is the prerogative of a beauty.It is estimated that if the 50-[-]-year-old mother scolded her like this in the past, Yuan Xi would stuff her into the dry well.

After dealing with some matters, I planned to leave in a few days. There were more than a dozen emergency battle reports from Guandu, Huainan, and Hulao, and Cao Cao had already started a full-scale counterattack.

Yu Jin led 15 troops to encircle Dinghulao Pass, and Xia Houshang led [-] troops to reinforce Xiping prefect Du Qian to attack Hedong.Due to the dilapidated city of Hulaoguan after repeated battles, he could not hold on to it, and Yujin had a strict defense and fierce offensive. The battle was as quiet as a virgin and as moving as a rabbit, and even Jushou couldn't do anything to him.When it is really defending, it is hidden under the Nine Heavens, making it easy to find. After attacking, it is like a flying dragon moving above the Nine Heavens, making it hard to defend against.

In less than five days, Jushou voluntarily gave up the city and retreated 15 miles to the village.However, Jushou's losses were not large, and the troops in his hands were firmly absorbed like a magnet and restrained Yujin's [-] troops, making him dare not return to Guandu to participate in the battle anyway.Cao Cao was not worried, he was [-]% sure that Yuan Xi would die in Yuan Shang's hands.Once Yuan Xi died, it was only a matter of time before Yuan Shang'er was wiped out.Jushou also has a psychological shadow. If the lord is defeated, Yuan Shang will definitely order the withdrawal of the army, and all the fruits of victory will be lost, so why fight? !Not only him, even Jia Xu and Xun Yu have such pessimistic psychology.No matter how resourceful they were, they couldn't prevent this disaster. Yuan Shang's move made all the resourceful people of the Han Dynasty helpless.Cao Cao looked up to the sky and laughed, thinking that he had the chance to win, but no matter how he calculated, he never thought that he missed Mi Zhu.This little episode made everyone exclaim loudly!
When Yuan Xi declined, Cao Cao made drastic moves to mobilize troops and horses, and a game of dead chess was immediately split up.Originally, Xuzhou's soldiers and horses were looked down upon by Qingzhou soldiers, but now, Qingzhou soldiers are beating them down.Cao Cao immediately sent Gao Shunshuai [-] troops to rescue Cao Ren in Runan, against Zhao Zilong's Huainan army.Tian Feng was not happy when he got the news. If the lord was really forced to death by Yuan Shang, even without the fetters of Gao Shun, the demoralized soldiers would not be able to capture Xuzhou.

On Guandu, Cao Cao personally supervised the battle and attacked Yuan Jun's camp.Jia Xu, Wen Chou, and Zhang He were divided into three camps, with Zhang He on the left, Wen Chou on the right, and Jia Xu and Zhang Xiu sticking to the camp in the middle.If a small group of troops attacked and harassed, shoot arrows to resist the enemy; if a large group attacked, they would go out in three directions and attack Cao Bing.This kind of passive defense is not an option, but there is no coach in the army, so the only way is to be unstable.

Jia Xu's Chinese army camp is set up on the vast flat ground half a mile southwest of the exit of Guandu South Road leading to Suanzao. One of the divisions belonged to Zhang Xiu's direct subordinates, and the other four armies Zhou Cang, Chang Xi, Pei Yuanshao, and Zhu Ling set up camps in the front, back, left, and right directions, shaped like six-petaled plum blossoms.Although there is no danger to defend, it is absolutely not afraid of fire attack. As long as there are soldiers on guard at the highest point nearby, they can quickly mobilize to counter any incoming enemies.Wen Chou and Zhang He camped opposite each other outside the exit of the South Road. They were both located on hilly highlands, and the guards echoed them.It's like the gate of the entire defense, guarding it from the outside.

The news of the successful suppression of the rebellion reached Guandu. Cao Cao sighed in astonishment and was very sorry, but there was nothing he could do. Finally, the situation was good at this moment. Hulaoguan was captured and Cao Ren was rescued.Before Yuan Xi comes back, it is best to defeat Yuan Jun and take back Baima and Yanjin.

Yuan Jun's generals cheered thunderously, and their decadent morale was swept away. They just waited for the lord to come back to fight Cao Cao, washing away the uselessness of the past half month.

Everything was properly arranged, and Xin Pi was rescued from prison to guard the city with Mi Zhu, and Shen Rong led the troops to stay behind.Han Juzi took the crime and made meritorious service, and went to Guandu with the army.

The army traveled long distances and returned along the same route.Xu Shu and Gao Lan were very anxious. In the past few days on the march, Cao Cao will definitely go all out to seize the lost ground and turn defeat into victory. I don't know how the battle is going.I ordered the cavalry to take the first step at full speed, and the infantry, led by Zhang Kai, arrived later.In this way, he traveled all night and traveled at full speed for three days and arrived at Liyang. Feng Li reported the battle situation.

"Gao Shun's camp is really amazing. All the soldiers are brave and fearless. They fight like hungry beasts hunting. The most terrible thing is their equipment. According to the battle report from the front, the soldiers trapped in the camp Wearing a special black iron armor, extremely hard, the knife cuts up and rolls the mouth and slides away, and the spear stabs up and breaks and slides away. All the trapped camps wear this black black iron armor, covering their whole body including limbs and fingers. The swords and spears in their hands are also specially made, which is very outrageous. Every time they stab, they can cut our soldiers in half with their armor and stab them in half. General Xu Huang has already eaten it without knowing it. It was a big loss, General Zhao ordered to retreat a hundred miles temporarily to avoid his edge.

As for Hulaoguan, Yu Jin went out of the city to fight decisively with the Bingzhou soldiers. Chen Bing was [-] miles away, threatening and intimidating, shouting loudly, and the sound of horns could be heard for hundreds of miles. Handan, and Wu'an Chang Yin Kai echoed each other to temporarily ensure the smooth flow of grain roads.

Guandu's brothers were also retreating steadily, and had already retreated to Suanzao City. Thanks to Mr. Jia Xu, he built a hexagonal camp, which was able to resist Cao Cao's offensive, but it would not last long.Cao Cao has sent Xiahoudun, Zhang Liao, Xu Chu, and Lu Qian four powerful generals to attack in turn, and it is said that they are about to be overwhelmed.The main reason is that the lord is not there, and the brothers do not have the consequences caused by the low morale of the backbone. As long as the lord arrives and raises his arms before the battle, the soldiers of our army will definitely rise up to respond, and defeating Cao Jun is just around the corner. "

After listening to Feng Li's words, my heart is in my throat. My six military advisers, Xun Yu, Guo Jia, Jia Xu, Xu Shu, Tian Feng, and Ju Shou are now scattered around to command the fight against Cao. They are all the elites of this era. , put it there, it will shine brightly, and it can completely stand on its own.I dare say that any famous general in the Three Kingdoms era would not be able to get any advantage from these six people, but the battle was fought to this point in a daze.Really breathless.In fact, I also know that it has nothing to do with them, it's me who missed the opportunity.The most important thing is to return to Guandu immediately, just like Feng Li said, come and give him a shout.

Feng Li looked at me and said suddenly: "By the way, my lord, there is someone you must really want to meet." I looked at Xu Shu: "Who?" Feng Li looked at Xu Shu and said with a smile: "Li Dian, Li Mancheng."

I slapped my head: "That's right, Li Dian has been captured. I forgot to look for him for such a long time. Quickly, please come and see me." Feng Li smiled wryly, "But this can't be done?" I stared, I thought to myself, I can't even ask you to hire someone, I don't care about the general.Feng Li hastily explained: "Li Dian is locked in the prison, and every day he swears when he is full, beats anyone who dares to get close to him, and bites if he can't be beaten, just like a mad dog, if you ignore him, he will start throwing things and smashing walls I really dare not let him out, what if I hurt the lord."

(End of this chapter)