"I'll let you say it again!"

Yan Xiang's face turned happy when he heard this, and he hurriedly stood up and whispered in Yuan Shu's ear.

"Your Majesty, can you notice that the 30,000 soldiers and horses brought by Sun Wentai are all his Jiangdong disciples or newly recruited thief soldiers, but the 50,000 soldiers lent to him by His Majesty are not a single figure. There is something strange about this, and there must be a conspiracy in it! ”

"Oh, I see. Yan Xiang, your words, but are you finished? ”

Yuan Shu didn't change color at all after hearing this, but he let out a faint sigh, staring at Yan Xiang with a cold gaze and asking. Yan Xiang's face twitched, and his face was suspicious, thinking that Yuan Shu had not heard his analysis just now, and was about to speak again.

"Come on, take down this jealous and sinister person to me!"

Suddenly, Yuan Shu shouted loudly, and ordered the soldiers on the left and right to take down Yan Xiang. Several soldiers hurried over, and they all reached out to grab Yan Xiang, Yan Xiang's face was incredulous, when he saw Yuan Shu's gloomy face again, he knew that Yuan Shu really wanted to take himself down!

"Your Majesty!! Weichen is loyal to the middle room, what is the crime!!? ”

"Yan Xiang, you are jealous and insidious, slandering loyal ministers! Dare not be ashamed!! Just now, the Marquis of Zhonglie had already explained to me about his soldiers and horses. If it weren't for the early words of the Loyal Martyr, I would have almost mistakenly believed your slander and created a barrier against it! ”

Yuan Shu's eyes were furious, his face was full of anger, and he pointed at Yan Xiang and scolded angrily. Sun Jian had previously informed Yuan Shu that the 50,000 soldiers and horses he lent, Sun Jian did not dare to wear too much loss, and when he conquered the Yangzhou rebellion, most of them borrowed his troops to besiege the rebellion, and the real main attacking troops were all using the Jiangdong soldiers and horses under his command. Therefore, the 50,000 soldiers and horses were arranged in the hinterland behind Huiji and Yuzhang, and later Sun Jian received an urgent report from Yuan Shu, and learned that the Cao-Liu coalition army was approaching Huainan, in order to gain time, Sun Jian first led his Jiangdong soldiers and horses and the newly collected troops to come, and the 50,000 soldiers and horses are still on the way to Shouchun.

Yuan Shu also had no doubt after hearing this, and he secretly praised Sun Jian for not disrupting and reorganizing the soldiers and horses he borrowed and the Jiangdong soldiers and horses under his command. Sun Jian's move can be said to be to avoid suspicion, if he really wants to swallow his 50,000 soldiers and horses, he will definitely disrupt them. In this way, if Sun Jian had any evil intentions, Yuan Shu could quickly send someone to take back the 50,000 soldiers and horses.

Of course, this is not the case, Sun Jian's excuses are all taught by Zhou Yu. Yuan Shu didn't know that he was being kept in the dark, and Yan Xiang was shocked, only then did he remember that Zhou Yu had pestered him for a period of time just now, and during that period of time, Sun Jian took the opportunity to explain the affairs of the soldiers and horses one by one, and then added more words and set a trap for himself to drill!

"Your Majesty!! Wechen has served you for many years and has made many achievements! Could it be that Weichen is not as good as a newly voted loyal martyr in the mind of His Majesty! What Weichen said is all the advice of the country, if His Majesty does not listen, he will suffer a great disaster!! ”

"Presumptuous!! Drag this scoundrel down to me and behead him!! ”

Yan Xiang drank heartbreakingly, so angry that Yuan Shu's body was full of anger and trembling. Yuan Shu roared with all his might, his eyes full of cold killing intent!

"Hahahaha!! I didn't expect that I, Yan Xiang, would end up like this!! Yuan Highway, you faint gentleman!! I advised you not to lend military rations to Sun Wentai, but you refused to listen. If you want to be the emperor, I will admonish you again, and you will not accept it! Today, the middle room is in danger, you believe in traitorous ministers again, and kill loyal ministers! How can there be an immortal reason in the middle room!! You say that I am jealous and insidious, and today I will die to prove my innocence! ”

Yan Xiang had a sudden attack, his voice was fierce, his words shook the heavens and the earth, and he angrily reprimanded Yuan Shu in public. And when his last words fell, Yan Xiang actually grabbed the big knife of the soldier behind him and cut it at his neck.

A bright red blood flew up, and the hot blood sprinkled on Yuan Shu's dragon robe, and Yuan Shu watched with wide eyes as Yan Xiang died in front of his eyes. As Yan Xiang said, he has followed Yuan Shu for nearly twelve years, and he has made countless contributions. Yuan Shu has always regarded him as a confidant, just now he was just pretending to be angry, as long as Yan Xiang is willing to bow his head and admit his mistake, Yuan Shu will immediately exonerate him. But what Yuan Shu didn't expect was that Yan Xiang's reaction would be so fierce, and he even killed himself on the spot to prove himself.

Yuan Shu was stunned for a while, watching Yan Xiang's corpse slowly fall to the ground, and endless sadness suddenly arose in his heart. Then Yuan Shu felt inexplicably in his heart, and looked at Sun Jian and Sun Ce, the father and son behind him, with endless consternation.

Sun Jian and Sun Ce have been watching from the sidelines, snickering secretly in their hearts. Suddenly, seeing Yuan Shu's eyes, the two fathers and sons' faces suddenly changed, and they hurriedly hurried over.

"Lord Yan Bo!! Why do you have to work so hard with each other!! Our father and son have always admired Lord Yan, and they have never thought of competing for power and profit with Lord Yan!

Your Majesty, the matter has come to this, and my Sun Wentai has nothing to say! If Your Majesty thinks that our father and son have any evil intentions, just take the life of our father and son!" ”

Sun Jian took out the treasure knife at his waist and handed it to Yuan Shu, Sun Jian and Sun Ce both knelt down on one knee and made a gesture of being at their disposal. Yuan Shu's eyes narrowed, he took the treasure knife in Sun Jian's hand, and looked at Sun Jian's father and son coldly. Yan Xiang proved his innocence with death, if Yuan Shu was not moved, it was absolutely impossible.

Yuan Shu's face was dark, and the field suddenly became dead silent, and the soldiers of the Sun army and the civil and military forces brought by Yuan Shu around him were all holding their breath and tense. As for Zhou Yu, he unknowingly hid in the ranks of Sun Jun, and stood up with Zhou Tai, Cheng Pu and other generals, Zhou Yu had already ordered them to be ready to fight at any time.

After a period of almost suffocating silence, Yuan Shu suddenly raised his sword, and Zhou Tai, Cheng Pu and the others were suddenly stunned, and they were about to attack. However, they were stopped by Zhou Yu, who hurriedly cast a look at them, signaling them not to be impulsive.

Zhou Yu explained like this, not because Zhou Yu didn't care about the life and death of Sun Jian's father and son, but because Zhou Yu knew that if Yuan Shu had murderous intentions against Sun Jian's father and son, Sun Jian's father and son would definitely feel it, and then dodge it in time. At this time, it was not the time to tear his face with Yuan Shu, and a rash attack would only disrupt Zhou Yu's long-planned layout.

The treasure knife fell suddenly, and when he saw that he was about to cut Sun Jian's head, Yuan Shu suddenly stopped his strength, Sun Jian lowered his head, and his tiger face was already covered with cold sweat. In the moment just now, he could barely hold it, but fortunately, Yuan Shu put away the knife in time.

"Hahahaha! The Loyal Martyr Marquis is really loyal to me, Yan Xiang, a villain, is still slandering his loyal ministers when he is dying, he is really innocent of death! Someone's coming! Chop his corpse into meat sauce!! ”

"Slow! Your Majesty, Lord Yan is only a momentary desire for profit, and he will be blinded by his mind. He has already tasted the bitter fruit, so why trample on his corpse again. I hope that Your Majesty will give you a generous burial! ”

Sun Jian arched his hand, and said to Yuan Shu with a sincere face.

"The Marquis of Zhonglie is magnanimous, but if you want to spare this traitorous minister, I will bury this person according to your words. Well, that's the end of it. Marquis Zhonglie, I have set up a banquet in the palace, and after you have placed your soldiers and horses, you will come to the banquet. I'm going to have a good drink with you! ”

"Weichen, thank you Your Majesty Longen!"

Yuan Shu bowed slightly, turned around with an unpredictable expression, and left in a hurry. And many of his civil and military officers were still looking at the corpse of Yan Xiang lying in a pool of blood. Yan Xiang's last words before he died still seemed to echo in their minds.

As for Sun Jian, he watched Yuan Shu's figure leave, and the corners of his mouth slowly curled up with a sneer.

Yan Xiang's death made Yuan Shu's subordinates panic. Yuan Shu became more and more moody, and no one dared to speak against him.

Yuan Shu didn't know that he was about to be in trouble, but unfortunately, Yan Xiang's tragic death still failed to wake up Yuan Shu.

The next day, in Shouchun go

G-hall.

Yuan Shu's subordinates gathered together and were discussing countermeasures to repel the Cao-Liu coalition army. At this time, in Shouchun City, plus Sun Jian's 30,000 soldiers and horses, Yuan Shu had nearly 90,000 troops. If the 50,000 soldiers and horses lent to Sun Jian arrived, then Shouchun would have 140,000 troops, which was enough to resist the Cao-Liu coalition army.

Therefore, the impatience in Yuan Shu's heart was also reduced by a few points, but while he was discussing with the ministers, suddenly a soldier hurriedly entered the palace to report.

"It's a big deal!! Your Majesty!! The Cao Liu coalition army is unstoppable, and it has been killed in five cities in a row for several days, and it has been killed thirty miles away from Shouchun at this time, but I am afraid that by tomorrow afternoon, the Cao Liu coalition army will be killed under Shouchun City! ”

"Cao Liu Coalition Army, the march is so fast!!"

Yuan Shu's heart trembled suddenly, and he couldn't help but shout out in a gaffe. And just as he finished speaking, another soldier hurriedly came to report.

"Newspaper!! Your Majesty, according to the report of the spies, Nanyang and Runan were all broken by Cao Jun three days ago. Lei Bo, Chen Lan, Liang Gang, Chen Ji and other generals were all killed by General Cao! ”

"What!! Nanyang and Runan were lost!! ”

Yuan Shu was shocked, and was shocked by this thunderous news, and he stood up and roared in surprise.

"Report !!"

If the heavens want people to die, they will be bombarded again and again until they are shattered! The bad news kept coming long and on, as if it was far away. Suddenly, another soldier came in a hurry to report, knelt in front of the temple and said goodbye.

"Your Majesty, Taiwei Yuan sent an envoy to reply, and Taiwei Yuan said that he was an important minister of the Han Dynasty, and it was absolutely impossible to send troops to rescue Zhongwu! Please ask Your Majesty to ask for more blessings! ”

"Yuan Benchu didn't save him when he saw death!! I am close to him!! ”

Bad news again and again, Yuan Shu was like being hit by five thunderbolts, and he was so shocked that his color changed again and again, and suddenly he felt an inexplicable coolness all over his body, and an ominous premonition suddenly arose in his heart!

However, it is said that Cao Liu's 70,000 allied army is like a broken bamboo, attacking everything, killing 30 miles away from Shouchun City, and then rushing forward for a day, going down to the village on the plain ten miles away from Shouchun, and then the whole army is ready to fight, and the recuperation rate is not a problem.

At noon the next day, Cao Cao and Liu Bei each raised a large army under their command, which was majestic and murderous to Shouchun. Yu Shouchun City set up a large array five miles away, only to see the Cao Liu coalition army covering the sky and the earth, swords and guns covering the sun, and the sound of drums resounded through the world, knocking as if the earth was buzzing.

The Cao-Liu coalition army plundered the battle under the city, and a soldier came to report to Yuan Shu, and after Yuan Shu consulted with his subordinates, he decided to personally drive the expedition in person, and each ordered the generals to lead his subordinates out of the city to meet the enemy.

Yuan Shu raised an army of 60,000, each team of men and horses gathered like a flood tide, each in formation, in the front army is led by Sun Jian 30,000 horse infantry army, the middle army is led by Yuan Shu's general Ji Ling 20,000 crossbowmen, the rear army is led by Yuan Shu's strong general Qiao Rui.

In the front army of the Yuan army, I saw a team of military horses, fighting dragon and phoenix, sun and moon flags, four buckets and five banners, gold melon and silver axe, Huang Yue Baixuan, Huang Luo pin under the golden umbrella cover, Yuan Shu was wearing gold armor, two knives hanging from his wrist, standing in front of the formation, pointing at Cao Cao and shouting domineeringly.

"Cao Agui, the Han family has exhausted its qi, I inherit the great luck of the sky, I have to pass on the jade seal of the country, and Shuntian is the emperor. Cao Apu, for the sake of your old friendship with me, if you are willing to restrain yourself from the precipice and take refuge in me! I am not to blame for your invasion of my territory! Moreover, I will also make you the prime minister of my middle room! In this world, except for me, you are great! ”

Yuan Shu drank in condensation, and his shouting echoed in the heavens and the earth. Cao Cao stood in front of the front army, and suddenly rode his horse and galloped for a hundred meters, followed by Xu Chu and Dian Wei with an elite army.