"Justice, do you know what you're talking about!?" Early the next morning, Yuan Tan looked at Guo Tu's eyes, and there was already a trace of murder.

Let Cao's army enter Pingyang and attack Yuan Shang, even if he wins in the end, what can he Yuan Tan get? No matter how stupid he was, Yuan Tan didn't think that Cao Cao would seem to help him give up Jizhou to himself after defeating him.

"My lord, there are only two paths in front of us now." Guo Tu sighed, knelt down and bowed to Yuan Tan, the Han did not kneel, Guo Tu's kneeling can be regarded as extremely religious.

"This is the path you chose for me?" Yuan Tan stared at Guo Tu gloomily.

"Surrender to the Third Prince, or form an alliance with Cao Gong." Guo Tu looked at Yuan Tan and said in a deep voice: "I don't know what choice the son wants to make?" ”

There is no point in continuing to stubbornly resist Yuan Shang, even if they really gather tens of thousands of rabble, this kind of army will disperse as soon as it rushes, even if it is defended by the city, it will not play any role, not to mention that if Cao Cao is refused, the Cao army in Qingzhou may have to cross the river immediately.

"Then why don't I surrender to the third brother?" Yuan Tan said coldly.

"If the lord surrendered before the battle of Yangping, the third prince would definitely treat the lord well, but now that the lord is poor, he has surrendered, how does the lord think the third prince will treat the lord?" Guo Tu bowed down and said: "The matter of Yuan Highway is not far away, don't forget it!" ”

Yuan Tan heard the words and shook a spirit, when he sent Cen Bi, Liu Bei and others to Huainan, secretly welcomed back Yuan Shu, I thought it was a great achievement, but Yuan Shao was quite unhappy, sent someone to take Yuan Shu back to Yecheng, not long after, the news of Yuan Shu's death in Yecheng came, at this time if he really surrendered to Yuan Shang, he was lonely, Yuan Tan would accept, but it is certainly impossible to let him dominate several counties like now, if he is recalled to Yecheng, Yuan Shang is worried that yesterday's Yuan Shu may be today's self.

"The eldest prince doesn't have to be angry, now that the situation in Jizhou has come to this point, it is impossible for the eldest prince to be in charge of Jizhou again, but if he is willing to form an alliance with Duke Cao, when Jizhou is pacified, it is possible to enter the court to worship the minister, or to be the prince of a county or even the history of the state, he will be ranked as the third duke, and the hope of continuing the famous family of the Yuan family may not be much worse than the princes of one side." Xu You smiled and persuaded.

Anyway, Yuan Tan's defeat is now decided, and if he submits to Yuan Shang, there may not be any good end, but if he falls to Cao Cao's side, Cao Cao will definitely not treat him badly.

"Lord, now that Duke Cao has sent troops, then Luoyang Chen Mo may not be watching, the two princes have joined forces to attack, Jizhou has just gone through a civil war, how to deal with the enemies of the two princes, the defeat has been decided, it is better to plan a way back as soon as possible, and it can also make the Yuan family bloodline!" Guo Tu saw Yuan Tan hesitating, knowing his intentions, and hurriedly continued to persuade.

Now the situation in Jizhou, after Yuan Tan made such a fuss, even if Yuan Shang successfully subdued Jizhou, but in the face of the attack of Cao Cao and Chen Mo, it is difficult to keep the foundation of the Yuan family, it is better to take advantage of the fact that there is still some value to seek some benefits for himself.

"The eldest prince, this opportunity is fleeting, if you can help Cao Gong cross the river at this time, Cao Gong will be grateful for the kindness of the son, but if he misses this opportunity now, he will be willing to submit to it in the future, I am afraid it will be difficult to have the opportunity now, and I hope that the prince will make a decision as soon as possible." Xu You looked at Yuan Tan's tangled face, and said with a smile: "In his early years, he was quite unfair to his son, why is his son the eldest son, but the third son has to be lenient if he makes a mistake, and if the son makes a small mistake, he will be punished?" In the end, even this Jizhou was passed on to the third prince, but Yu Gongzi ignored it, and even the fief of the prince was ceded to Cao Gong? ”

Guo Tu followed and persuaded: "Lord, it's not that we are unfaithful, but the first lord and the third son, who have never cared about the relationship between father and son and brother!" ”

Before Yuan Shao died, he left the foundation of Jizhou to Yuan Shang, but Qingzhou wanted to give it to Cao Cao, which was not wrong, but there was no explanation for Yuan Tan, and looking further, from childhood to adulthood, the benefits were Yuan Shang's, and it was always Yuan Tan, the eldest son, who was at fault, what was he?

The evil thoughts in his chest gradually surged up under the instigation of Xu You and Guo Tu in turn, and after a long time, Yuan Tan gritted his teeth and said: "Don't say more, if I vote for Cao Gong, where will Cao Gong treat me?" ”

Anyway, my father left this Jizhou to the third brother, and he didn't leave anything to himself, so why should he care about this.

A smile appeared on Xu You and Guo Tu's faces, and Xu You immediately said: "Before coming here, Duke Cao has already explained, the hereditary title of Marquis of Ruyang, in addition, there are Qingzhou Thorn History, Yuzhou Taishou or the prince of the Central Guard Captain can be chosen at will." ”

"If Cao Gong, the power of the guard, can agree, I will immediately withdraw the coastal defenders!" Yuan Tan gritted his teeth and said, the Marquis of Ruyang is already the highest rank among the marquises, and the Yuan family is originally from Ruyang, and the Marquis of Ruyang is given to Yuan Tan, in addition to the importance of Yuan Tan, it can also be regarded as giving Yuan Tan a correct name.

Xu You smiled and nodded, his heart was overjoyed, this was a successful persuasion of Yuan Tan, and after agreeing with Yuan Tan on how to cooperate with Cao Jun to cross the river, he immediately said goodbye, as long as Cao Jun crossed the river and stepped into the plain, Cao Cao would be tantamount to seizing the opportunity.

Three days later, Yuan Shang led the army to arrive at the Mingqi River, and Yuan Tan across the river to confront, on the other side, Zang Ba, Lu Qian led the soldiers and horses stationed in Qingzhou to cross the river into the plain in a steady stream, and did not immediately send troops to fight with Yuan Shang, but quickly occupied the cities of the plain, and the officials who were prepared in advance quickly took office to appease the people.

At the same time, Cao's army, which was stationed in Dongjun, also began to attack Jiang Yiqu and Wei Yuanjin on the opposite bank under the command of Yu Ban and Li Dian.

After Yuan Shang learned about this, it was already too late.

"Bastard! Not for the Son of Man! Yuan Shang's camp, after learning that Yuan Tan completely fell to Cao Cao, Yuan Shang was furious, kicked over the table in front of him, and said sharply: "Pass my military order, and order Gao Ran and Guo Yuaner to cross the river immediately, break through Gao Tang, and capture Yuan Tan alive!" ”

Originally, the dispute between Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan was an internal matter of the Yuan family, and now Jizhou is worried about internal and external troubles, Yuan Shang originally wanted to integrate the power of the entire Jizhou as soon as possible to fight against Chen Mo and Cao Cao, whether it was to unite Chen Mo to fight Cao Cao, or to unite with Cao Cao to fight Chen Mo, there was always a way to maneuver, but now, Yuan Tan quietly voted for Cao Cao, and without the danger of the big river, Jizhou would face Cao Cao's attack, and the whole situation would face collapse, teach him how not to be angry!

Tian Feng and Fu Zhu also had gloomy faces, the most worrying thing still happened, they looked at this matter more deeply, this is not just as simple as Yuan Tan surrendering to Cao Cao, there must be Yingchuan scholars behind them, these people saw that they could not compete with the Jizhou scholars, so they wanted to attract reinforcements, and used Cao Cao's hands to suppress the Jizhou scholars, and even completely suppressed the Jizhou scholars!

For Yuan Shang ordered the capture of Gaotang, the two did not stop, Cao Cao has crossed the river, Puyang will inevitably suffer pressure, when Cao Cao has not yet established a firm foothold, the Cao army will be driven back to Qingzhou, so there is still something to do, otherwise the war will spread to Jizhou, I am afraid that Hanoi, Chen Mo will never sit back and watch Cao Cao take Jizhou alone, when the time comes, it will be the enemy on both sides, and the situation will be completely out of control.

"Lord, since Cao Cao has made a move, it will not be just Qingzhou all the way, I am afraid that the soldiers and horses of Dongjun have also crossed the river at this moment, and now that the river has frozen, it is easier for Cao's army to cross the river, so quickly send troops to support Jiang and the two generals." Tian Feng arched his hand.

Yuan Shang nodded, and wrote down a military order: "Quickly return to Yecheng, and order Gao Gan to send 5,000 soldiers and horses to Puyang to prevent Cao's army from crossing the river!" ”

"Whoa!" His own personal guard agreed, took the military order and turned to leave, and Pegasus passed to Yecheng.

It's not that Yuan Shang doesn't want to send more soldiers and horses, it's just that now that Jizhou is under enemy in all directions, there are no extra soldiers and horses to send, and these 5,000 soldiers and horses are all separated from the Yecheng defenders.

"Luoyang Chen Mo must also be guarded, the Muye defenders, I'm afraid they may not be able to defeat Chen Mo's tiger and wolf army!" Frustrated with a sigh.

Yuan Shang was silent, Chen Mo hadn't moved his troops yet, and he had no troops to send now.

Fu Zhu hesitated for a moment, and suggested: "I can order the second prince to gather troops and horses to block Tai Shici, and send the old general Han to the south to join forces with Zhang He to defend against the enemy." ”

Although Han Qiong is old, he has rich combat experience, and he led his subordinates to guard against Chen Mo together with Zhang He, which can ensure that nothing goes wrong.

In the end, he sighed, if Yuan Tan did not rebel, or did not surrender to Cao Cao, at this time it was possible to temporarily reconcile with Yuan Tan, so that there would be sufficient troops to defend the enemy in all directions, but as soon as Yuan Tan threw himself into Cao Cao, the entire Jizhou was like a house leaking on all sides, no matter how much it was supplemented, this force was not enough, and now, he could only give up some.

"Accurate!" Yuan Shang hesitated for a moment, closed his eyes and nodded, although he didn't say it explicitly, but to withdraw Han Qiong, Yuan Xi didn't have many soldiers and horses, only with Zhang Nan and Jiao Touch's two generals under his command, but he was almost wiped out by Tai Shi Ci's whole army at the beginning, and now there are few major generals, how can Tai Shi Ci's enemy transfer Han Qiong is tantamount to giving up Yuan Xi and giving up Youzhou, but now, he can only do this, first keep Jizhou and then talk about others.

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The situation in Jizhou, since Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan's second son completely started the war, Chen Mo has been paying close attention to the situation here, the news from Qingzhou is too far away to reach this side in time, but the soldiers and horses of Dongjun crossed the river, and Chen Mo got the news in less than two days.

"The troops of Dongjun have begun to mobilize, which means that Cao Cao may have attacked from the plains, and now the river is frozen, it is the time when Jizhou's defense is the weakest, my lord, at this time, our army can't wait any longer!" After Xun You looked at the map, he bowed to Chen Mo and said.

Chen Mo nodded, he naturally saw the current situation, Cao Cao was afraid that he had already crossed the river at this moment.

He nodded and said: "Gongda and Dezu are military divisions with the army this time, and they will go to Jizhou with me, and Yuanzhi will stay in Chenggao and be responsible for transporting grain and grass." ”

"Whoa!" The three of them bowed.

"Pass my military order, order Wuyi to be the vanguard, lead the headquarters to attack Yecheng, and the rest of the troops, within three days, gather in Ji County, and attack Jizhou!"