The sky cleared, the rain stopped, and Cao Xiong (Richard) felt that he could do it again.

Cao Cao counted the revenge on Yuan Xi's head, which was definitely a great thing for Cao Xiong.

Although Richard and Alberta discussed in private, feeling that Cao Cao might not really let go of his suspicions, the next attack on Hebei as the deputy general of the vanguard army was a rare opportunity in itself.

If Cao Cao does something to himself, then he can only let go and kill Cao Cao's generals and earn treasure chest income to compensate for the loss.

Now attacking Yuan Xi in Jizhou, you can kill Yuan's generals, you have a treasure chest to take, and you can take your own prestige, why not?

Especially if it can block Yuan Xi, it can hurt others and benefit himself, which is simply amazing.

Alberta also agreed to attack Hebei as a lieutenant general, but only reminded Richard to keep an eye on his allies, that is, the generals of the Cao group, so as not to be bored.

Although Alberta is a person whose interests are paramount, he is happy to see Yuan Xi, the awakened person of the hostile camp, deflated without affecting his own interests.

After receiving the order, Xiahoudun mobilized an army of 20,000 to squeeze out the grain and grass needed by the vanguard army from the exhausted treasury of the prefectures and counties of Henan; then, together with Zhang Liao, Xu Chu, Xu Huang and Cao Xiong, four fierce generals, trained the soldiers all day long, accumulated morale, and only waited for the grain and grass to be ready, and then crossed the river to the north.

......

There are two flowers, one on each branch.

Julu County, Yuan Tan, the eldest son of the Yuan family, was already a little impatient to wait.

After the last reply, I haven't heard back for a day or two.

You must know that the spirit messenger is very fast on horseback to deliver the message, from the giant deer to Yedu, one can run back and forth during the day! Not to mention that the messenger travels day and night.

Two days is not a short time.

On the third day, Yuan Tan raised the account to discuss the matter and asked the following Wenwu: "The Son of Heaven has sealed the edict, but it has not been delayed! Why in the end, do you want to send someone to urge?"

Guo Tu said: "Yuan Xi wants to give the title of Da Sima Zun to the lord, which is a scam in itself. Let the honorific title be fake, and it is true that the lord will be imprisoned. The lord still made a plan early, don't waste time here. ”

Suddenly, a sergeant came to report that a messenger from Qingzhou had arrived.

Yuan Tan hurriedly called the other party in.

The envoy had a dusty face, and after coming in, he knelt down and cried: "Lord, it's not good! Qingzhou is gone!"

This news was like a thunderbolt from the sky, Yuan Tan was stunned for a moment, and then shouted: "Impossible, don't drive Xin Ping to guard Qingzhou for me, how can it fall into the hands of others? Tell me quickly, what happened in Qingzhou!"

The messenger wiped a handful of tears, and the dust and sweat stains on his face, like a face, black and white. But no one had the heart to laugh.

"Yesterday, Xin Beijia received a tip-off that the lord sent a messenger to deliver a letter written by the lord himself......"

Yuan Tan's eyes jumped: "Nonsense! How can I send any letters?"

"But Xin Beijia recognized the handwriting of the lord, and it was indeed the lord's own handwriting," said the messenger, "and it was written in the letter that the lord had obtained the title of the great Sima of the Son of Heaven, occupied Yecheng, and sent a troop of cavalry to escort his family. ”

Guo Tu said: "This is a forged letter, trying to defraud the city. Xin Ping is a fine person, how could he make such a mistake?"

Xin Bi, who was standing opposite, secretly stared at Guo Tu.

Xin Bi is Xin Ping's younger brother, and both brothers assist Yuan Tan. This time, Yuan Tan raised troops from Qingzhou, Xin Bi accompanied the army, and his brother Xin Ping was responsible for sitting in Qingzhou, which was a heavy responsibility.

Xin Bi was thinking in his heart, good you Guo Tu, the afterthought is slippery.

The messenger said, "When Xin Beijia saw the letter, he was suspicious of it. At that time, it was night, and Xin Beijia refused to allow the other party to enter the inner city on the grounds that Qingzhou was empty, it was difficult to distinguish the authenticity at night, and he could not open the door without authorization, and only rested temporarily in the urn city...... After all, the other party only has hundreds of horsemen, and we think that with tens of thousands of soldiers in Qingzhou guarding and the defense of the inner city, we will not make a mistake. ”

The urn city is a kind of defensive building in the ancient city of China. As the name suggests, the city is like a large urn. After the enemy army enters, if you don't open the inner city gate, and then close the outer city gate, the enemy army is a turtle in the urn, and the defenders on the head of the city can shoot arrows to kill as much as they want.

Xin Ping's decision cannot be said to be wrong.

"Isn't this good?" Yuan Tan said, "How did you lose Qingzhou later?"

The envoy cried: "My lord, there are traitors in the city of Qingzhou! Zong Bao and Sun Shao of Kong Rong's old department rebelled in the middle of the night, opened the city gate, and quietly let the enemy army into the city. The enemy touched all the way to the inner city, and without experiencing a fierce battle, they captured Xin Beijia. ”

Yuan Tan felt a bucket of ice water poured down, cold from head to toe.

He said blankly, "And then?"

The messenger said: "After dawn, Qingzhou City has fallen into the hands of the enemy. It turned out that this group of people was led by the prison army, and there was also Kong Rong, the former Qingzhou assassin, carrying the edict of the Son of Heaven. The generals of the various ministries left by the lord were rewarded by the Son of Heaven, so they refused to contribute to the concerted efforts, and the old troops of Kong Rong were even more enthusiastic to join the enemy. The counties of Qingzhou, hearing the will of the imperial court, the name of the frustrated grant and Kong Rong, all of them are attached to the wind, and now Qingzhou is no longer the Qingzhou of the lord!"

Yuan Tan's legs and feet were a little weak, he sat on the handsome chair, and muttered, "Xin Ping misjudged me!"

The so-called blessings are incomparable, and disasters are not singular.

Just when Yuan Tan's subordinate Wenwu had not digested the news, another detective came to report.

This reconnaissance cavalry was even more embarrassed than the Qingzhou envoy, his helmet was gone, and there were many scars on his body.

"Lord, Yuan Xi led 100,000 troops, set off from Yedu, and rushed straight to Julu City! Now it is estimated that he is almost at Julu City!"

Yuan Tan got up suddenly: "Why don't you report it early!"

The scout cavalry said with a sad face: "Lord, the villain was caught! In addition to the villain, there were dozens of brothers who were arrested at the same time, and none of them escaped the net! Yuan Xi tied us up, left Wei County, and came to the territory of Julu County before releasing the villain. ”

Yuan Tan's face turned pale.

The scout cavalry said cautiously: "Lord, Yuan Xi has another message, let me bring it to you." ”

"Speak. Yuan Tan waved weakly.

The reconnaissance cavalry coughed and said in the tone of "Yuan Xi": "Brother, I said before that I would give you the honorific title, but unfortunately the Son of Heaven did not allow it." My brother was afraid that my brother would accuse me of being untrustworthy, so I went to Julu in person and explained to my brother clearly: Although the position of Da Sima cannot be conceded, the former general's position that I had previously sealed is still valid. Wouldn't it be beautiful to hope that my brother would judge the situation and turn against him and remove his armor, and still not lose his position as a marquis.

Yuan Tan was furious when he heard this: "Faithless and unrighteous people, I am inseparable from you!"

Guo Tuwei asked the scout cavalryman, "Why are you memorizing so many words?"

The scout soldier bowed his head a little shyly: "Yuan Xi said to our dozens of arrested brothers, whoever can be the first to recite it, let him go back." The villain recognized some words when he was young, so he memorized them quickly. ”