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The banner of the word "Yuan" has been flying high, and Yuan Shao has led the main army to enter the nearest city in the north of Guandu.

In the main hall, Yuan Shao was sitting on the seat, seemingly leisurely sipping a cup of wine.

His face was full of confidence and domineering, and his deep-set eyes were inadvertently flashing a little uneasy.

The generals couldn't see it, but Tian Feng and other strategists could see that Yuan Shao was worried about Wen Chou's life and death.

"Even if the potter set up an ambush plan, he will only use foot soldiers, General Yan's five thousand iron cavalry will definitely rescue General Wen, and maybe he can take advantage of the situation to defeat the enemy army, the lord does not need to worry too much." Feng Ji said confidently with relief.

Yuan Shao's frowns were slightly relaxed, but he smiled: "Yan Liangwen is ugly, it is my Hebei Shuangxiong, you and him are fighting side by side, how can I worry." ”

Seeing that Yuan Shao was so confident, Yuan Shang and his faction of civil and military officers were also relieved, and they all drank wine indifferently.

A relaxed and confident atmosphere is permeating, as if the first victory in this southern expedition will soon come.

Yuan Tan was sullen and drank the wine, looking unhappy.

At this moment, the soldiers hurriedly entered, "Lord Yu, General Yan and General Wen have returned with their troops. ”

"Yuan Tu is right, they really returned victorious, quickly pour wine for the two generals, I want to personally celebrate them for winning the first victory." Yuan Shao smiled, and he had already stood up, ready to go down the steps to greet him.

The two glasses of good wine were poured, and the thick aroma of wine filled the hall, and everyone stood up, looking in the direction of the gate with their eyes brushed.

Heavy footsteps sounded, and Wen Chou and Yan Liang, who were covered in blood, walked into the lobby under the attention of everyone.

Everyone's faces changed slightly, and their smiling faces gradually froze.

In their eyes, they didn't see the high-spirited and victorious Hebei Shuangxiong, but they saw two gloomy faces.

Yuan Shao didn't see the name yet, walked down the stairs with a cup, and said with a smile: "Zizheng, Ziqin, you can come back late, I have prepared the celebration wine for you a long time ago." ”

The word "celebration" was heard in the ears, but it was like a needle prick, which made Yan Liang and Wen Chou more and more ashamed.

The two of them glanced at each other, facing the interested Yuan Shao, but they knelt on the ground in unison, bowing their heads and not daring to face them.

"The last general could not withstand the provocation of the enemy generals, and went to war without authorization, causing our army to suffer such a crushing defeat, please punish the lord." Wen Chou pleaded guilty to Yuan Shao with a face full of shame.

Fiasco?

In an instant, Yuan Shao's body froze, and all the smiles on his face shattered to the ground, replaced by horror.

In the lobby, I fell into death-like loneliness in an instant.

Yuan Shao, who came to his senses in a daze, couldn't help but turn his head to look at Feng Ji, then at Tian Feng, and then at Yan Liangwen and Chou, with a blank expression, as if he hadn't reacted yet.

Feng Ji looked at Yan Liang anxiously, "General Yan, are you too late to go?" ”

"The last general got the order of the lord, and he rushed to save Ziqin without stopping, but it was not too late to go." Yan Liang swallowed his saliva, "The iron cavalry of the last general has already broken through the siege, and even turned defeat into victory for a time, but at the critical moment, the iron cavalry of the pottery thief suddenly came out, and the last general was taken by surprise and defeated." ”

Although Yan Liang is rough, he also knows how to cover up his mistakes, and he did not mention that Wen Chou had to chase after him, let alone that he was killed by Huo Quai.

Feng Ji's face changed in shock, and he suddenly felt embarrassed, and he didn't know what to do for a while.

At the beginning, he was confident in his judgment that even if there was an ambush, the potters would only use infantry, but unexpectedly, the potters had calculated in advance that Yuan Shao would send cavalry to rescue him, and he had secretly used cavalry.

The previous self-confidence is in stark contrast to the current enemy's missteps, how can Feng Ji not be ashamed.

"You-you are-"

Yuan Shao's eyes were burning with anger, pointing at Feng Ji, staring at Yan Liangwen and ugly, with a look of annoyance that he hated and didn't know how to scold them.

At this moment, he was full of disappointment with the people of the Hebei faction.

First of all, the battle of the White Horse, Yan Liang's army was defeated, and now Wen Chou was defeated again at the hands of the potter, Tian Feng and Feng Ji and others offered their plans, and the defeat of several times greatly damaged his prestige, how could he not be disappointed.

Yuan Tan Xu You and the others on the side glanced at each other, and they all sneered secretly, looking proud.

At this time, Tian Feng couldn't stand it anymore, so he stood up and arched his hand: "Lord, the so-called victory and defeat is a common thing in soldiers, since the pottery thief can take the Central Plains from Cao Cao's hands, it proves that this person is indeed extraordinary, and it is reasonable for him to win two small victories. ”

Tian Feng's words were tantamount to giving Yuan Shao a step down, and hinted that Yuan Shao should not blame Yan Liang and them too much, so as not to shake the morale of the army again.

After all, Yan Liang and Wen Chou are the two heroes of Hebei, and their influence in the army is still very great.

Yuan Shao frowned, weighed for a moment, the gloom in his eyes flashed, and then he burst into laughter.

"Yuan Hao's persuasion is a bit redundant, victory and defeat are common things in soldiers, how can I not know." Yuan Shao smiled proudly, and helped the kneeling two people up with his own hands, "You two must not lose their fighting spirit because of a small loss, you must reflect on it and make up for it." ”

Yuan Shao changed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, he regained his self-confidence and domineering, and his comfort also made Yan Wener feel a little more at ease, and the low and tense atmosphere in the hall turned slightly.

Picking up the second general, Yuan Shao walked back to the upper seat, looked down at everyone, and said: "It seems that I did underestimate this pottery thief before, these two defeats also gave us a reminder, from now on, we can no longer despise the traitor, in the future, we must use troops step by step, straight to Guandu, with my absolute superiority in troops, so that any conspiracy and trickery of the pottery thief will be useless." ”

In Yuan Shao's words, he showed his jealousy of the potters for the first time, and the tone seemed to be that he didn't take the potters seriously before, but now he finally became serious.

These words also boosted the morale of the generals, and the atmosphere in the hall soon stirred up again.

In the end, they still have 150,000 infantry troops, and even if they lose some soldiers and horses, their strength is still four times that of the Tao army, occupying an absolute advantage.

They firmly believe that the odds are still on their side.

Tian Feng saw that Yuan Shao's anger had subsided, so he arched his hand and said in a loud voice: "Lord, Feng thinks that the reason why we lost two battles before is because every step we use with our troops is in the calculation of the pottery merchant, and we are all led by the nose by him, if we want to defeat them, we must now do the opposite and act beyond his expectations." ”

"The opposite?" Yuan Shao's spirits perked up, and his eyes burst out with strong interest.