On the north bank of the Yellow River, Yuan's soldiers were busy cutting down trees.

Standing on the south bank with Lu Bu and Zhao Yun, looking at the Yuan army opposite, a shallow smile appeared on the corner of Sima Yi's mouth: "The Yuan family is about to attack." ”

"I only brought 1,000 people, according to General Sima's strategy, Yuan Tan's 20,000 horses were still unable to break through our army's defense line, and now our army has nearly 20,000 people, and it is still separated by the Yellow River. I'd like to see if they can cross the Yellow River. ”

"General, don't underestimate the Yuan family." Sima Yi said: "Although most of the staff and generals of the Yuan family were captured by Cao Gong and Gongzi in the first battle of Guandu, they still have Feng Ji, trial and other people, which should not be underestimated. ”

"Gongzi said that the Yuan family has the defeat of Guandu because of Feng Ji, trial and others for their own benefit." Zhao Yun said on the side: "With them, there should be nothing to be afraid of." ”

"The first battle of Guandu does have a great relationship with the trial, Feng Ji and others." Sima Yi said: "But they are not idle people. Now that the judge is guarding Yecheng, Feng Ji followed Yuan Shao to Cangting. Although the suspense of this battle is not large, it is not completely absent. ”

"Two generals." Looking at Zhao Yun and Lu Bu, Sima Yi said, "No matter what, we still can't despise the enemy army. Before Childe arrives, be sure to defend the warehouse with one heart. ”

Lu Bu and Zhao Yun arched their hands together and said, "What General Sima wants us to do, just ask." ”

With his eyes fixed on Lu Bu's face, Sima Yi said, "Coastal defense is handed over to General Lu." ”

"General Sima, don't worry, with me, I will definitely not let an enemy cross the river." Lu Bu responded.

"What do I do?" Zhao Yun asked.

"Since there is defense, of course there must be attack." Sima Yi said: "You can't just watch the enemy attack, our army doesn't even have the slightest reaction?" ”

"General Sima means ......" Zhao Yun instantly understood what Sima Yi meant.

"General Zhao has already seen it." Sima Yi said with a smile: "The enemy army launched an attack, once General Lu stabilized his position, he also asked General Zhao to lead his headquarters to take advantage of the situation." First seize the beachhead along the enemy's line, as for whether it can be defended or not, it is not so important. ”

"As long as you lay it, you don't have to hold it?" Zhao Yun asked suspiciously.

Sima Yi nodded affirmatively and said, "As long as you fight, you don't have to hold it." We want to demoralize the enemy, not seize the enemy's beachhead. With the current strength of our army, it is not enough to start a decisive battle with the enemy. ”

"Got it." Zhao Yun responded.

Yuan Jun on the other side was still carrying timber to the shore, apparently intending to build a pontoon bridge over the Yellow River.

Yuan Xi, who was ordered to attack, looked at Cao Jun on the other side of the riverbank, his face was solemn.

"Is the second brother sure to cross the Yellow River?" Looking across the riverbank, Yuan Xi heard Yuan Shang's voice behind him.

Looking back at Yuan Shang, Yuan Xi asked, "Xianfu didn't accompany his father, why did he come?" ”

"My father asked me to prepare the soldiers under my command, and wait until Cao Zirong came to Cangting and cooperated with my eldest brother to fight." Yuan Shang said: "The soldiers have long been prepared, why do you need me to supervise." Cao Zirong didn't arrive, and I don't have anything to do, let's see how the second brother crosses the river. ”

"Xianfu thinks I can cross the river?" Yuan Xi asked.

"Don't the second brother think that he can successfully cross the river?" Yuan Shang asked in surprise: "Since you are not sure, why do you want to ask your father for war?" ”

"You and your eldest brother blame each other, and my father is already dissatisfied." Yuan Xi said: "If I don't mediate, I don't know what kind of trouble will happen." ”

"So, I have to thank my second brother?" Yuan Shang smiled slightly and said to Yuan Xi.

"It's all brothers, no thanks." Yuan Xi said: "I am very clear about the war here, but it is Xianfu, how sure are I about breaking Cao Zirong?" ”

"How sure?" Yuan Shang pouted and said, "If I say that I am going to die, will the second brother think that I am exaggerating?" ”

"I understand Xianfu's plan, but I still have something to say." Yuan Xi said: "They are all brothers, and in the future, Xianfu and the eldest brother may have to fight the enemy together." There's no need to make a fuss like this now. ”

Looking at the other side of the riverbank, Yuan Shang did not say anything.

Before Guandu, he and Yuan Tan had been secretly competing.

Although the two of them didn't put things on the surface, they both expected each other to die.

As long as one of them dies, the other will be able to inherit Hebei smoothly, and there will be no need to compete with others for anything.

Of course, Yuan Xi knew that he couldn't persuade Yuan Shang, so he could only look into the distance and stop talking.

Yuan's soldiers were still transporting bundles of timber to the banks of the Yellow River.

Yuan Jun, who knows carpentry, chopped the wood into pieces and pieced them together piece by piece.

"Second brother, what are you going to do?" Looking at the soldiers of the Yuan army who were busy with their work, Yuan Shang asked, "Could it be that you want to build a pontoon bridge over the Yellow River?" ”

"Didn't Xianfu already see it?" Yuan Xi said: "Our army has more people than the enemy, but Cao Zirong's command is well-equipped, and the soldiers are all battle-hardened warriors. Since I took over Youzhou, the officers and men under my command have hardly experienced battle, if the pontoon bridge is not wide enough, the two sides are congested on the bridge, and the advantage of our army's large numbers cannot be highlighted, where will it be the opponent of the enemy? ”

Yuan Shang didn't ask any more.

Like Yuan Xi, he was not sure about this battle, and it could even be said that he was not optimistic about this expedition at all.

But Yuan Shao was in a hurry to save face from the Cao family, recruited 70,000 soldiers, and threw them into the battlefield without any training.

Although there are a lot of people, in the face of the hundred warriors under Cao Shuo, they have no strength to fight at all.

Yuan Shang did not think that simply widening the bridge could give full play to the advantage of numbers.

Cao's army also had a lot of people, and as long as they held the other end of the bridge, it would be extremely difficult for Yuan Jun to make achievements.

On the other side of the riverbank, Lu Bu was busy arranging defenses.

Cao's soldiers set up antlers on the opposite side of the river bank and dug trenches behind the antlers.

Walking on the bank of the river with Lu Bu, looking at the sweaty soldiers, Zhao Yun said: "General Lu is so deployed, it is difficult for the enemy army to attack, and it is not easy for our army to fight down." ”

"I'll leave a way for the general's headquarters." Lu Bu smiled: "It's just that when you attack, it will bring some trouble to General Zhao." ”

Stopping and looking across the riverbank, Zhao Yun said: "I really don't understand Yuan Shao, if he still attacks from Guandu, and then let Yuan Tan step up his crusade against Zang Ba, Gongzi is busy intercepting the enemy army in Qingzhou, and he may not have the heart to rush to the aid of Cao Gong." This war is not necessarily going to be like this. But he chose to enter Xuzhou from Qingzhou in an attempt to crusade against Gongzi. In this way, as soon as the war starts, Cao Gong will be able to drive straight into Hebei, and the Yuan family will really be finished. ”

(End of chapter)