The Beida Battalion was the place where the first battalion was trained, and there was a part of the reserve troops here, and when Yuan Shao went south, the elites were all taken away, leaving only some old and weak and new soldiers.

There was a slaughter in the camp, although the news was isolated, but the soldiers here were not fools, and they had already heard of it. They were supposed to be restrained by the defenders of Yecheng, but Yuan Shao's own talisman was obviously more convincing than the trial.

The guard general Su You looked at Yuan Xi's talisman and was dumbfounded. The lord's talisman is the largest, and it can kill people when it is pressed down, but now it is in the hands of the second son, the meaning of this is too far-reaching, and he can't help but smell a killing breath.

"The second son wants to transfer troops, and the last general naturally doesn't dare to disobey. It's just that the judge of Yecheng has also ordered us to stay put. Now all the food is supplied by the granaries in the city, which ......"

Yuan Xi waved his hand and said: "Don't worry, the judge is also an old acquaintance, speaking of which, he will still be dispatched by my military talisman." ”

Su You swallowed his saliva and arched his hand: "Yes." ”

Yuan Xi immediately ordered: "All the teams above are dismissed, and my people will take the position." Zhang He, you go and select the strong soldiers and add them to your trilogy. ”

Zhang He was grateful, his team was originally damaged, but now that it has been replenished, it can quickly recover its combat effectiveness, and the surviving soldiers this time can also be promoted to generals, which is also an excellent boost to morale.

After resting for a long time, Yuan Tan immediately sent someone over, and the messenger scolded the third child for his wolf ambition in front of Yuan Xi, thinking that he was also blocked from the city gate by Yuan Shang and was not allowed to enter. But he didn't forget to test Yuan Xi's attitude.

Yuan Xi said: "Hurry up and invite the eldest brother to come to the camp to meet." ”

Yuan Tan came in a hurry this time, and the dust on his face was about to be covered in a thick layer. He threw off his coat, then took Yuan Xi's hand and said, "Second brother, my father must have been deceived by that person, otherwise he would not have blocked our brothers from the city." ”

Yuan Xi shook hands with him warmly, and then returned to the main seat and asked Yuan Tan to sit down. After Yuan Tan sat down, although he felt strange, he looked like a subordinate general of Yuan Xi from the seat, but at this time he was full of anger, and he didn't care about the details.

"I'm afraid my father's life is in danger at this time, those villains can do anything."

Yuan Xi whispered: "Big brother, you can't talk nonsense, no matter how bold the third brother is, he won't dare to do such a thing that people and gods are angry about." ”

Yuan Tan paused, feeling that he was indeed exaggerating, so he said: "Although it doesn't come to this, it will change for a long time." ”

Yuan Xi said: "Then according to what the eldest brother sees, what should I do?" ”

Yuan Tan looked serious, waved his hand from top to bottom in the air, made a slashing motion, and said: "Today's plan, you can only use dangerous moves and forcibly knock on the city gate, you and my brother will join forces to capture Yecheng." ”

"How many people are there in Big Brother?"

"Five thousand is still available."

Yuan Xi scolded Yuan Tan in his heart for being stupid, not to mention that Yecheng fought like this, if you give 30,000 people, you may not be able to beat it, even if it is defeated, it will be cheaper Cao Cao.

He patiently persuaded him: "But Cao Jun is coming soon." ”

Yuan Tan said: "It's because the Cao army is coming soon, so we have to hurry into Yecheng, the Cao soldiers are elite, if it is a field battle, I'm afraid I am not their opponent." ”

Yuan Xi slapped his thigh, this is like a human saying, it is the truth.

Yuan Tan seemed to feel that the opponent's prestige had increased, and hurriedly said: "I'm not afraid that I can't beat Cao Cao, but I really don't want to lose my troops for no reason, after all, most of my elite soldiers are in Qingzhou." ”

After Guandu, in fact, Yuan Tan had also been defeated and retreated, and was driven to Pingyuan City by Cao Jun, but no one paid attention to him. He was able to rush to Yecheng with 5,000 men and horses under such a disadvantage, not to help defend the city, but to be afraid that there would be some changes here, and when he was far away from the center, it would be too late.

Yuan Xi thought about it, beckoned, and whispered a few words in his ear.

Yuan Tan was overjoyed when he heard this, and nodded again and again: "Good idea." ”

By the next day, the army in the south could already be seen on the walls of Yecheng. Cao Cao's army was so swift that in a short period of time, it crossed the river and regrouped. In terms of the manpower and material resources of Cao Cao's side, this efficiency is already breathtaking.

At noon, a cavalry of more than a dozen people broke into the south wall of Yecheng, and a group of people turned around here, risking the danger of being greeted by the defenders of the city, and turned back, which was the prelude to the attack and defense of Yecheng.

After an hour, the vanguard of Cao's army began to fill the moat with large shields and dirt on their backs, and after another hour, the shouts of killing at the head of the city began to rise gradually, and the first ladder was erected, and then it was pushed again. The tide of battle began to stalemate.

Cao Jun made a high platform similar to a well fence here, and Cao Cao climbed the high platform, climbed high and looked into the distance, looking at the offensive and defensive situation in the distance.

Cao Cao is short, his face is full of meat, his skin is a little dark, and his facial features look together, if he looks at his face, it is estimated that people feel a little obscene, but his eyes are shining, and there is a cynical smile on the corner of his mouth, as if he can see through everything. After watching it for a long time, I still have to admit that it is an attractive face.

He stood on the high platform and blew the cold wind, then pulled the collar of his cloak and said to the left and right: "What is Fengxiao doing?" ”

Bong Hyo is the eccentric young man named Guo Jia. He is said to be eccentric, often holding a pen and paper alone in a corner to scribble, often with a wine jug next to it. Even if the killing outside is turned upside down, it will not affect him to drink and paint at all. So even if Cao Cao doesn't ask, others know how to answer what Guo Jia is doing.

Whenever Cao Cao needed advice, he always thought of this young man.

Cao Cao asked the left and right to hand over a note and sent it to Guo Jia. After a while, the note was sent back again, Cao Cao opened it and looked at it, suddenly his eyes were crooked with a smile, and he stroked his beard and smiled: "Okay, continue to attack the city." ”

Not far away, the moat was filled, and more Cao soldiers followed, constantly rushing up the tower, and then killed.

The sun went down, and Cao Jun Mingjin withdrew his troops. The defenders of Yecheng also breathed a sigh of relief. The corpses of both sides above and below the city were violently blown by the cold wind in the corners of the city walls, and a silent whimper sounded.

In Yecheng Yuan's Mansion, in the middle of the night, people still went in and out. However, on the main seat of the conference hall, it was not Yuan Shao who was doing, but Yuan Shang with a nervous face.

Just after inspecting the city defense, yawning, Yuan Shang discussed things with his henchmen, trial and Feng Ji.

"Uncle Trial, today's city defense is all up to you, and Cao Cao has not been able to set foot in Yecheng alone. If they continue to fight like this, they will suffer heavy losses every day, and they will inevitably not be able to hold on. ”

Although he doesn't have the ability to command, he still has a lot of sycophant kung fu.

"Ahem," the judge said, "Today, Cao's army actually has reservations, and the siege is not fierce. I'm afraid that tomorrow's battle will be even more tragic, so please prepare for the third son. ”

Yuan Shang suddenly became nervous and said, "What do you think Uncle Zhen thinks of the odds?" ”

Another confidant Feng Ji said: "Fighting, there is no such thing as a sure thing." The third prince can rest assured, Cao Jun has hit this point, and it is already the end of the crossbow. ”

Yuan Shang listened and was a little relieved.

The judge said: "I don't know how the lord is doing now?" ”

Yuan Shangdao: "After my father returned to the house, he fell asleep, woke up twice in the middle, ate some porridge, and fell asleep again. The doctor came to see it, but found nothing. ”

The judge said: "If the lord can cheer up and personally go to the city to command the defenders, his morale will be greatly boosted." ”

"Ugh." Yuan Shang also sighed.

The judge said: "Although Yecheng City is high and has enough food, but there is no support outside the city, Cao Jun can let go and attack the city with all his might, and the pressure on us is also greater." ”

Yuan Shang spread his hands and said, "In a hurry, where can I find reinforcements?" ”

The judge said: "I heard that the eldest prince sent a messenger during the day? ”

Yuan Shangdao: "Exactly, he wanted to enter the city, but I blocked him back." When's it all ......?"

He is naturally selfish, if he follows the opportunity of his father's illness and commands the troops to defend the city successfully, his prestige will also rise to a higher level. At this time, how could Yuan Tan come over and make trouble?

The judge said: "If the eldest prince is willing to cooperate and echo outside the city, it can help us." ”

Feng Ji said: "I have a plan. ”

Yuan Shang hurriedly asked, "Where did the plan come from?" ”

Feng Ji said: "The eldest son's youngest son is in the house, and he can be sent out of the city so that his father and son can meet." He also promised that as long as the eldest prince was willing to send troops to help, he would send the rest of his family out of the city so that they could be reunited with the whole family. I believe that with this condition, he must be willing to send troops. ”

Yuan Shang thought for a while and said, "You can try." ”