Tian Feng seemed to have skipped Yuan Shao's "ambition" because he was anxious, he still wanted to dissuade him, and even took the initiative to take Yuan Shao's reins, but Yuan Shao had already turned his horse to avoid it, and said with a smile:

"Don't persuade me anymore, today is still the same sentence that the husband is willing to fight to the death, and flee the evil between the walls?"

After finishing speaking, Yuan Shao looked back at Zhang He, Gao Ran and other Hebei generals and said:

"Jun Yi, you go with the lonely, the high school general, you and Tian Beijia stay together to lead the cavalry!"

"No!"

Gao Ran hurriedly took the order and left, and Yuan Shao nodded, and took Xu You and Zhang He Wenwu to ride their horses out of the battle and go to the Huanshui Bridge, leaving only Tian Feng to sigh in place.

···

Huanshui bridgehead.

"Ming Gong, Yuan Shao is really here!"

Guo Jia and Dong Zhao, who were accompanying Cao Cao, saw Yuan Shao, who was wearing a big armor robe, slowly riding his horse, followed by a scribe and a military general, and came to the bridge ten zhang away from Cao Cao and the others, and hurriedly reminded him.

Cao Cao squinted his eyes, wanting to carefully observe the expressions and demeanor of Yuan Shao and the others, he laughed loudly, sat on horseback and bowed, and said loudly:

"Brother Benchu, when you said goodbye to Yecheng back then, don't come to harm, right?"

Yuan Shao returned the salute and said with a cold expression:

"The lonely body is unharmed, and there is Lao Mengde worried. You and I both belong to Hanchen, when we made an appointment to raise troops for the Han room, swore to be allies, Yanzhou was in trouble in the past, Hebei sent troops twice and three times to help, but today Yanzhou sent troops to invade my territory and kill my people, is this your Mengde's act of repaying your kindness? ”

"Haha." Cao Cao laughed, obviously disapproving of Yuan Shao's so-called righteous act of sending troops to rescue him, his eyes shone with a cunning light, and continued:

"My brother is grateful for the help of my brother back then, and this time I heard that Yan Xing in Guanzhong sent troops to storm and merge the state, and my brother was in Yijing for a long time, Hebei was shaken, and the people were uneasy, so I sent troops to cross the river to the north to help my brother protect the territory and the people."

"As for the killing and wounding along the way, it's just because the soldiers on both sides are vulgar and have met each other without explaining their intentions, and this is really not the original intention of sending troops!"

"Huh." Yuan Shao heard Cao Cao's sophistry, his face was angry, and he laughed angrily, he glared at Cao Cao angrily and said:

"Yan Xing is just a puppet, plotting against him, wanting to take advantage of the Hebei army besieging Gongsun Zhan, sneak attack and annex the state, has been repelled by the soldiers and horses in the state, Lone is sending a large army to conquer, and soon the whole territory of Sanhe, now the Lone army is in the town of Yecheng, Gongsun bows his head, and Xiaoxiao is extinct, this matter will not bother Meng De, or go back to the division Gongwei Xu Du!"

"Ha, the first brother, you and I are old friends in the past, this time the younger brother crossed the river to help, and wanted to drink and talk with his brother in Yecheng, why did the first brother sit in the land of Yanzhao, but he was stingy with a meal of wine and meat, and refused to entertain my former old friend?"

Cao Cao didn't care about Yuan Shao's reprimand, but continued to make jokes, entangled with Yuan Shao, and repeatedly tested Yuan Shao's bottom line, wanting to take the opportunity to provoke Yuan Shao and take a look at the reality of Yuan Jun's array along the Huanshui.

Xu You was worried that Yuan Shao would not be able to stand Cao Cao's teasing, so he ordered to go to war, exposing the reality of his own army, and hurriedly stepped forward and said loudly:

"Cao Sikong, the heart of your crossing the river to the north is known to women and children in Hebei. After Huanshui, the front is the territory of Ye County, and a banquet has been set up in the city, if you sincerely come to the banquet, then please! ”

"Haha, it turned out to be Xu Ziyuan, since the first brother has such hospitality, it is better to be respectful than to obey his fate."

As he spoke, Cao Cao retreated with his mount in his hand. Dong Zhao looked at Xu Chu, who was serving as a guard, stepped forward, Xu Chu understood, held a halberd, and crossed everyone on a horse, staring at him, as if he had the intention of holding Yuan Shao hostage.

Xu You saw that the person who came was resolute and majestic, and at first glance he was a brave and powerful Cao Jun general, he changed color slightly, and subconsciously wanted to retreat.

"Ming Gong!"

"Don't retreat!"

Yuan Shao pressed the sword with one hand, held the saddle with the other, and resolutely did not retreat, Zhang He, who was wearing a helmet and armor behind him, immediately jumped out of the horse, and the horizontal spear was in front of Xu You, the blood was spurting, and he glared at Xu Chu angrily, and there was a great momentum of triggering.

Seeing that Xu and Zhang Er were tense, Cao Cao, who was retreating, finally thought twice, and still called Xu Chu in time.

"Zhongkang, don't be rude!"

Cao Cao looked at Zhang He, who was stationed on the horse and speared and rode in the lead, and his heart suddenly gave birth to admiration and cherishing talent, and he asked with a smile:

"Come on, could it be Yan Liang and Wen Chouye?"

Zhang He's eyes were blazing, and in the face of the menacing Xu Chu, he did not shy away, while being vigilant against the sudden attack of the enemy general, he replied generously and loudly:

"I am Zhang Junyi between the rivers, Yedi Zhangshui, not the place where the southern soldiers drink horses, Cao Sikong, please go back!"

"Haha, okay, the first brother is like a cloud, and Hebei can be described as a lot of people!"

After Cao Cao said this sentence with a smile, he took Guo Jia, Dong Zhao and others to ride their horses and left the Huanshui Bridge.

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South of Huanshui, Cao's army is in the array.

Cao Cao, who returned to his own military formation, had a solemn face, and he said to Guo Jia and Dong Zhao:

"Yuan Shao and the others are not chaotic in the face of danger, I am afraid that the defense of Yecheng City has been consolidated, so they will lead the army to come prepared. This time to attack Yecheng, our army originally wanted to be a surprise, to avoid the real and make trouble, but now the attack on Yecheng has obviously been fruitless, deep into the enemy territory in Hebei, is not conducive to the movement of the army, we first pretend to refuse the river to stand up, wait until it is dark, and then withdraw to Liyang on the river. ”

Hearing that Cao Cao seemed to have intended to withdraw from the army, Dong Zhao hurriedly spoke:

"Ming Gong, Yuan Shao's words just now are exaggerated, but I am afraid that the situation in Hebei may not be as he said, the army has crossed the river, this is a thousand years, and it cannot be retreated!"

"Hmm." Cao Cao replied:

"Yuan Shao wants to scare our army back, this Gu knows, but the Yuan army in front is prepared, and our army can no longer rush forward to attack, it is better to retreat to Liyang first, wait for the exact news from Bingzhou and Hanoi, and then decide to march into the army."

After finishing speaking, Cao Cao had already waved his hand to summon Ding Fei of the Chinese army and said:

"Wenhou, you immediately send the Lingqi back to Liyang, and send an order to the forbidden department, so that he can guard Liyang tightly and guard the retreat for the army."

"No!"

Ding Fei hurriedly took the order and slapped his horse away.

Looking back at the Hebei soldiers who were arrayed on the other side, Cao Cao, who had been frustrated in the attack on Yecheng this time, frowned again.

Didn't Yuan Shao besiege Gongsun Zan from afar away in Yijing? How could he descend from the sky like a divine soldier, suddenly appear north of Huanshui, and intercept his army rushing to Yecheng in time? Could it be that someone leaked secrets in the army, so that Yecheng could have time to take precautions and countermeasures in advance?

Victory is not arrogant, defeat is not discouraged. Although the march was frustrated, Cao Cao, who had experienced a hundred battles and was resolute, quickly retracted his chaotic thoughts, and he ordered the whole army to resist the river and stand up, putting on a posture of preparing to cross the river, intending to wait for the exact military situation in Bingzhou, Hanoi and other places before deciding the next move of the army.

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North of Huanshui, in front of Yuan's army.

Xu You, who returned safely, had a smug smile on his face, looked at Tian Feng who came to greet him, and said with a smile:

"Don't drive Tian, Cao Jun was drunk and retired by Ming Gong!"

Tian Feng snorted coldly, did not argue with Xu You again, but said to Yuan Shao:

"Ming Gong, although Cao Jun has been intercepted now, it is menacing, I am afraid that he will not easily cross the river and retreat, and he will sit and watch the battle between Hebei and Yan Xing, and then wait for the opportunity to march. Our army was originally divided into two generals, Chun Yuqiong and Jiang Yiqu, but now it seems that we must not only quickly order General Jiang Zhonglang to withdraw the troops and horses attacking Hanoi, but also send an envoy to remind General Chun Yuqiong and let him use his troops carefully! ”

Cao's army crossed the river in a big way and conquered Liyang. In addition to being able to go north to threaten Yecheng of Wei County, he can also turn westward and attack Yuan's Chaoge camp, which is equivalent to cutting off the back road of Jiang Yiqu's Hebei soldiers and horses.

Although Yuan Shao was physically and mentally tired at this time, and he had no way to vent his anger, he still had to correct his attitude when he heard Tian Feng's painstaking reminder, and said with his chin bowed:

"Don't drive what you said, Lone will immediately send an order, let Jiang Yiqu and the generals return to defend the court, guard the city, and don't let Cao Apu have a chance. As for General Chunyu, he has been in the army for a long time, and he is a veteran general in the army, galloping to the aid of the state, echoing with the soldiers and horses of Yuan Cai and others. ”

"It's-"

Tian Feng looked at Yuan Shao and stopped talking.

Over the years, although Hebei and Sanhe have been in constant conflict, the real major war has not happened.

Whether it was the battle of Lu Yi to rescue Zhang Yang at the beginning, or the battle of Sanhe with Cao Cao later, the battle of Yan Xing to rescue the rebels of Lu Yi.

This caused the Hebei soldiers to rely on the strength of the soldiers and horses, and did not take the Sanhe and Guanxi soldiers and horses in their eyes.

In their eyes, Yan Xingjun, like Gongsun Zan and the Black Mountain Thieves, can be decided in a battle, and the Hebei generals are shouting about the heroic words of stepping on the three rivers, and I don't know how long they have been shouting in front of Yuan Shao.

However, Tian Feng collected information over the years, and after combing and analyzing, he did not think so.

In his opinion, Yan Xingjun was born from Dong Zhuo's army, taking Hedong as the foundation, collecting Sanhe over the years, attacking Guanxi, it can be said that it is invincible and invincible, and the generals are the choice of the moment, and the soldiers are not only in a hundred battles, but also in the field, even if it is the elite soldiers of Hebei led by Chun Yuqiong, it is difficult to win.

And the battle for power in troubled times is not just a decisive victory on the battlefield. At present, the Hebei army is divided into many places in Yijing, Bingzhou, Hanoi, and Yedi, and once there is a defeat, there will be a trend of overall collapse, and the Hebei soldiers must not rely on the strength of their troops and horses, so they despise the enemy army and start a war in vain.

Jinyang, Huguan City is in danger, Yan Xingjun is eager to take it, only by virtue of the strong city, first wear down its sharpness, and then fight with it, in order to be able to secure the odds, like Chun Yuqiong this time to lead the Hebei elite troops to rush to aid and state, if you blindly seek to fight with the enemy, it is too risky.

That's all, can the lord of his own family obey?

Yuan Shao has exhausted all his patience by Gongsun Zhan, where can he continue to work step by step, and press down on the urgency to sweep away the heroes and seize the world.

Tian Feng sighed secretly in his heart and looked up at the sky under the scorching sun.

This time Chun Yuqiong led the army to aid Taiyuan, which is related to the overall situation of the gains and losses of the state and the safety of Hebei, the road ahead is difficult and dangerous, and the world is unpredictable, I only hope that he can live up to his mission, recover Taiyuan and Shangdang counties, and don't use a big defeat to drag Hebei, which is from the hard-won foundation, into the abyss of destruction.