Yuan Tan also thought so at first, but as the history of Qingzhou Thorn, he also had his own concerns.

"My father handed over Qingzhou to me, and I should hold it firmly. Now that Donglai County is lost, how can I let my father divide his troops to rescue, doesn't it mean that I am incompetent? ”

Xu You is well aware of the political situation in Hebei.

Yuan Shao has three sons under his knees, namely Yuan Tan, Yuan Shang, and Yuan Xi.

It stands to reason that after a hundred years of Yuan Shao, Yuan Tan should succeed him, because Yuan Tan is the eldest son after all, and the elders and young are orderly, so they can't mess up the etiquette. But Yuan Shao only loves his second son, Yuan Shang, and thinks that Yuan Shang is smart and studious, handsome, and most like when he was young.

Take, for example, the division of the land.

Yuan Tan led the history of Qingzhou, and the border was connected to Lü Bu's Xuzhou, and there was a possibility of a big war at any time.

Not to mention Yuan Xi, who is far away in Youzhou and is often invaded by foreign races.

And Yuan Shang's annexation of the state, since the surrender of the Montenegrin army, there has been no war. Hundreds of miles of Taihang Mountain, everywhere is dangerous, it can be said that a husband is a key and ten thousand people can not be opened. Yuan Shao assigned the territories that were not dangerous to Yuan Shang, and the territories with frequent wars to Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi, ostensibly to give Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, but in fact, he intended to protect Yuan Shang. Because Yuan Shang is the son who wants to inherit the throne, there must be no accidents.

In this way, Yuan Tan's sense of crisis is heavy. I am afraid of making a mistake and losing the throne. He also wanted to make great contributions and win the support of the DPRK's Chinese armed forces. Naturally, he was careful step by step, and he didn't dare to spoil his image in Yuan Shao's mind because of Gan Ning's troubles.

Xu You came back to his senses and said: "If the prince wants to recapture Donglai County without alarming the king, his subordinates have a plan. ”

"Sir, please speak."

Yuan Tan seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw.

Xu You said: "Gan Ning is here to hold off my army. Reduce the pressure on Xuzhou. But he was also worried about going deep into the enemy's hinterland and being ambushed. Therefore, he only made trouble in Donglai County, which is close to the Yellow River, and did not dare to go to Hebei. If Gongzi wrote a letter and told him that we have 50,000 elites stationed in Linzi, we will be able to kill Donglai in a few days, and let him wash his neck and wait. Gan Ning must hesitate, afraid that Linzi really has an army of 50,000 and he will not be able to get out. During this time when he hesitated, it was time for the lord's army to go to Beihai, and we would join the lord's guild to defeat the Xuzhou army first, and then return to Donglai. In this way, the prince has made military achievements, but he will not let the lord know about the affairs of Donglai County. ”

"Sir, good strategy!"

Yuan Tan was worried that Fan Lihua would not be easy to deal with, and wanted to wait for Yuan Shao to arrive and break the enemy together. Unexpectedly, Xu Yu's strategy coincided with his thoughts.

Yuan Tan said: "I sent a letter to Donglai, hoping that as Mr. said, it can confuse Gan Ning." ”

"Okay."

After writing the letter, he handed it to Xu You.

Yuan Tan sat down and sighed: "I originally thought that with our strength, we could easily occupy Xuzhou. Unexpectedly, Fan Lihua was as cunning as a fox, luring us to the plains and besieging us with iron horses. Our Qingzhou army has many foot soldiers, so naturally it can't be fought. ”

"It's all the negligence of the subordinates..."

"Nope. My husband reminded me that I didn't take it to heart. ”

Yuan Tan is very similar to Yuan Shao.

As long as it is not a matter of principle, it is not easy to blame subordinates.

What's more, Xu You is Yuan Shao's most trusted and relied on strategist, and he has 100,000 male soldiers, how can he be offended?

Next.

Yuan Shao's army marched to the territory of Jinan.

Encountered an ambush in a valley. The number of ambush soldiers was small, and it was a few bearded soldiers who had been wounded in battle, and their combat effectiveness was very weak. But you are unexpected, condescending, and use cannonballs and three-bow crossbows to resist the enemy.

Yuan Shao's front vanguard, about 6,000 people, almost all died.

Subsequently...

Yan Liangqin, the general under Yuan Shao, led 5,000 elites and exterminated them along the trail.

Yan Liang reported: "The number of ambush soldiers is not large, less than 1,000 people, most of them are veterans who have been wounded in battle, and some have broken arms. When the last general attacked the mountain, there were less than 300 people left, all of whom fought to the death and did not surrender, and all of them were killed by the last general. ”

"This Fan Lihua always likes to do strange tricks..."

Yuan Shao chuckled, and said with some anger: "It's just a thousand old and weak, and I'm embarrassed to send it..." ”

"In my opinion, Fan Lihua is very shrewd." He smiled and said, "Her 1,000 old and weak can wipe out our 6,000 elites." It also hit the morale of our troops. It can be seen that Fan Lihua is not easy to deal with, and Xuzhou is not easy to take. ”

"So what?"

Yuan Shao snorted: "No matter how hard it is, I will take it!" ”

"Hehe... The prince led an army of 600,000 to the south, how could he be invincible? The capture of Xuzhou is only a matter of time.... Guo Tu looked flattering.

Frustrated with a glaring at him.

Yuan Shao snorted: "Order General Zhang Jaw to lead five thousand light cavalry to be the vanguard of the front. The rest of the armies followed, and we had to rush to Duchang, an important town in the North Sea, before sunset. ”

"No."

After being ambushed, Yuan Shao was not alert.

The army continues to march...

After walking less than thirty miles, I encountered the same situation in a valley.

More than 1,000 old and weak people crouched on the top of the mountain, beating the front vanguard of the open jaw. Five thousand light cavalry, more than half of them were damaged, and the remaining half were also embarrassed by the shells and fled to Yuan Shao's Chinese army.

"How can it be!"

Yuan Shao called General Yan Liang and ordered: "Immediately lead the troops to exterminate the thief army on the mountain." ”

"No."

Yan Liang was worthy of being a battle-hardened general, leading 5,000 troops, risking artillery bombardment, capturing the mountain and killing all the ambush soldiers.

It's still the same as before, it's all physically handicapped and weak.

"Fan Lihua used two thousand old and weak to wipe out more than 9,000 of our elites, and also brought two thousand war horses. If this continues, I am afraid that the soldiers will be afraid of the enemy. Frustrated professor worried.

Yuan Xi stepped forward on his horse, hugged his fist at Yuan Shao and said, "The child is willing to lead a team of soldiers and horses to explore the road in front and try to protect the safety of his father." ”

Yuan Shao glanced at the soldiers behind him, and he was already afraid of the enemy. Fearing that Fan Lihua's treacherous plan would succeed and affect the future war, he said to Yuan Xi: "Wu'er be careful." ”

"Father, rest assured."

Yuan Xi led 5,000 soldiers to explore the way in front and set an example for the whole army.

Even Yuan Shao's son is not afraid, he goes to danger in person, the soldiers of the Yuan army, what else is there to fear. All re-energized. Majestic and high-spirited to Xuzhou.

Yuan Xi was very cautious, and whenever he passed by the valley, he would send someone to investigate first.

But this time, there was no ambush again. Even the most dangerous valleys were not ambushed. All the way to Duchang, an important town in the North Sea, it is very safe.

Yuan Shao praised Yuan Xi for his courage and rewarded him with a good bow and arrow.

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