Xu You never dreamed that it would backfire when he came to offer advice. Not only did he not say that he moved Yuan Shao to retreat north to Liyang, but he didn't even finish his words, but he was reprimanded by Yuan Shao. Although it is said that let the main force stick to this place and let Yuan Xi lead the troops to recapture Dongwuyang, it sounds reliable. However, the high night in the east has been in flux, and his movements are unknown for a day, and the safety of the east cannot be guaranteed for a day.

Thinking of this, Xu You, as soon as he entered his tent, hurriedly ordered someone to serve with pen and ink. wrote three private letters in a row, and one of his henchmen was immediately sent to Xun Chen in Liyang, asking him to be careful and ensure that Liyang was not lost. At the same time, Xun Chen sent people to carefully monitor the banks of the Yellow River, and it was important to find out how Cao Jun crossed the Yellow River. Since the beginning of this war, this is the second time that Cao Jun has unknowingly hit his own territory. Although Xu You had doubts about Yuan Shao's strategic deployment, he wanted to find out how Cao Jun had crossed the Yellow River, but he was no different from Yuan Shao. The remaining two private letters, along with Yuan Shao's order, were sent to Xin Bi and Zhang He, who were stationed in Beiqiu, Xu You knew that Yuan Shao's order could not be changed, and Yuan Xi would resolutely implement the order after receiving it. Now that Yuan Tan is no longer in Hebei, Yuan Xi has become the first heir of the foundation of these three counties. Now, if he wants to overpower Yuan Shang and succeed to the throne, he must have the merit to be able to do it, and the defeat of the plains needs a big victory to wash away the shame. In this way, it is indeed a good choice to eliminate Zang Ba, who is alone and has few soldiers and horses. From a local point of view, this is indeed the case, but looking at the overall situation, Xu Yu always has a lot of worries in his heart. The big battle between Yuan Cao has been fought until now, just like two evenly matched chess players, a game of chess has only reached the middle game, the chess game is not yet clear, and anyone can win. In such a situation, in Xu You's opinion, it is impossible to be too careful. Because of this, Xu Youcai hurriedly wrote to Xin Bi and Zhang He, hoping that Wen Yiwu, who was beside Yuan Xi, would act carefully and deal with it carefully.

Xu You's move can be regarded as a helpless move. Yuan Shao didn't listen to his tricks, and he couldn't look down on Yuan Shao's tricks, and he always felt that there were loopholes, so in desperation, he tried every means to help Yuan Shao fill it. It's just that as soon as his letters were issued, the taste in Yuan Shao's eyes changed. Originally, Yuan Shao was dissatisfied and suspicious of Xu Yu that day, and Guo Tu and Feng Ji obviously felt this change in Yuan Shao. Guo Tu and Xu You have a good relationship, but now they have to alienate Xu You so as not to get into trouble. As for Feng Ji and the trial match, the relationship between the two people and Xu Yu is not good, and he has a lot of complaints about his arrogance, and the trial is upright, but how could Feng Ji let go of this good opportunity to fall into the ground? Now that Xu You failed to convince Yuan Shao, he wrote a letter to Yuan Shao's advisers and generals, how could this matter be concealed from Yuan Shao? This also made Yuan Shao feel that Xu You had the right to lean towards the government and the opposition. Yuan Shao, who was secretly blaming himself for being suspicious the day before yesterday, was even more suspicious at this moment.

Zang Ba's crossing of the river was originally just a small move, but no one expected that this deployment completely made Yuan Shao's internal suspicions and chaos in his own position. In the camp of the Cao army in Guandu, Cao Cao, who received the news of Zang Ba's crossing the river, was also smiling at this moment. At the beginning of the war, the Yuan army seized Puyang with lightning speed, competing for a first move, and making his side quite passive. Now that Gao Ye's soldiers and horses have captured Dongwuyang, it can be said that it is a tooth for a tooth, especially when the chess is in the middle game, Yuan Shao wants to crack this hand, it will only be more laborious.

Guo Jia, who is at the bottom of the list, has been talking about the changes in the current situation in the big tent, after all, he is a military advisor, and any military reports and documents on the entire battlefield will be sent to Guo Jia as soon as possible, so every time he discusses and analyzes the situation, it has become Guo Jia's fixed job. “…… Now that Zang Ba has occupied Dongwuyang, the eldest brother has come to report that he is also preparing to go west again, and strive to take Zhang He in one fell swoop. Big Brother Project ......"

Guo Jia was about to talk about Gao Ye's plan, but Cao Cao smiled and waved his hand and said, "Mingxi has nothing to worry about, he knows how to beat him." Fengxiao, what is the new news at the beginning now? ”

Guo Jia nodded when he heard this, and then said: "Back to the lord, according to the latest report, Yuan Shao has ordered the trial to return to Yecheng. In the past few days, Yuan troops have been rushing here from Liyang, seemingly to replenish the troops on the front line. However, the important town of Liyang, the Yuan army must not be defended, but I am afraid that another soldier will be transferred to Liyang from Bingzhou and the northern part of Jizhou. ”

"Where are the reserves of our army now? There is also grain and grass, this war is protracted, the troops are exhausted, there is no military tun this year, can the grain and grass still keep up? ”

Liu Ye, who was in charge of logistics on the side, arched his hand and said: "Back to the lord, now the grain and grass in the army are still sufficient, enough for the lord to fight for two more months." General Cao Hong now led 20,000 troops, and when he arrived in Chenliu, he was just ...... It's just that these soldiers have been training for too short a time, and they haven't been on the battlefield, so I'm afraid that even if they are pulled over, it will be useless. ”

Xun Yu on the side said at the right time: "Lord, what Ziyang said is not unreasonable. The soldiers are expensive but not too expensive, and these recruits are on the battlefield, but I am afraid that it will not be of much use. It is better to let these 20,000 recruits be stationed in the areas of Chenliu, Pingqiu, Changyuan, and Puyang, and transfer the soldiers and horses from these places. ”

Guo Jia also nodded and said, "What Gongda said is very true. Now that the Yuan army is threatened by my eldest brother on the east side, and Dongwuyang is even more occupied by General Zang Ba, it is almost impossible for the Yuan army to cross the river and attack Yanzhou. Replacing the guards in these places with these new recruits who had not yet been on the battlefield was indeed a clever move. However, now Ganning's navy is temporarily encamped in Puyang, and General Lu Bu in Puyang can become a surprise army. ”

Cao Cao nodded and said, "Well, since that's the case, Feng Xiao you go to make an order." Let Zilian disperse his recruits to garrison everywhere, and then let him bring the defenders from all over the place, as soon as possible. Then give an order to Wen Hou in Puyang, so that he and Xingba are ready to attack at any time......"

Cao Jun's military order quickly spread out of the camp and went straight to Chen Liu. And Yuan Shao's military orders and Xu You's letters finally came to Beiqiu City a day later. Now that Zang Ba has attacked Dongwuyang, Yuan Xi and others have received the news. It's just that Gao Ye's movements are still unknown, which makes everyone in the big tent dispute. Zhang He felt that Zang Ba was only 20,000 soldiers and horses, and the threat was not great, so it was better to continue to defend the night in the east. However, Yuan Xi hoped to lead the soldiers and horses, and it was advisable to go and destroy Zang Ba first. The big tent was divided into two factions for a while, Zhang He bluntly said that Yuan Xi was rash of the enemy, but Yuan Xi did not show weakness, accusing Zhang He of being afraid of the enemy like a tiger, and the two sides could be said to be inextricably arguing. It wasn't until Yuan Shao's order came that the quarrel stopped. Yuan Xi originally wanted to send troops, but now with Yuan Shao's military order to support him, regardless of Zhang He's face, he directly ordered Jiao to immediately reorganize his troops and horses and prepare to go to battle. Then he looked at Zhang He and said with a smile: "Now that my father's military order is here, does General Zhang still have any objections?" ”

When Zhang He heard this, he took a long breath and said: "Since the lord has an order, he wants the second prince to divide his troops to exterminate Zang Ba, and he should obey his own orders." Zang Ba is now stationed in Dongwuyang, with no more than 20,000 soldiers and horses. For today's plan, Yuan Wei and I should each lead 20,000 troops, stationed with Beiqiu and Linqing respectively, relying on the momentum of the corner. The second prince can take the remaining soldiers and horses to Dongwuyang, assisted by Mr. Xinbi, and it is necessary to fight quickly. After all, Zang Ba is just a disease of ringworm and scabies, and Gao Ye is a big problem. ”

Yuan Xi smiled when he heard this and said: "General Zhang, don't worry, how to fight, my son knows it." As he spoke, he glanced at Xin Bi, who was sitting on the side with his eyes closed, and said with a frown: "As for Mr. George, this battle requires the speed of the soldiers, Mr. George's body is weak, I'm afraid he won't be able to bear it." ”

Xin Bi on the side heard this, but he sighed. To be honest, he agrees with Zhang He's opinion, now Zang Ba is in Dongwuyang, which seems to be a huge threat, but in fact it is of little use. If he wants to attack Liyang in the west, the soldiers and horses in his hands are still a little thin. If he wants to go north, the grain, grass and ordnance will restrict him to death. If you want to go east and Gao Ye to attack back and forth, as long as your soldiers and horses hold the city. If you divide your troops rashly, you will most likely be defeated by each one. It's just that until now, Xin Bi has always been with Yuan Xi, and he is very clear about what kind of character Yuan Xi is. As for why Yuan Xi had to fight Zang Ba, he also had some understanding in his heart. Besides, now that Yuan Shao's military order has been issued, no matter how much he and Zhang He oppose it, it will be useless, so it is better to think carefully about how to deal with it. There are Zhang He and Gao Ran here in Linqing, and there are not many soldiers and horses in Gao Ye's hands, so he is safe to come. As for Tobuyang, it seems that he has to go today.

Thinking of this, Xin Bi stood up and arched his hand and said: "Second son, you can rest assured, I have also practiced some martial arts since I was a child, and my body is still strong, so I will definitely not delay my son's march." ”

"In that case, it's up to Mr. Lao. Tomorrow will send troops, please don't delay, sir. Saying that, Yuan Xi saluted to Xin Bi, Xin Bi nodded, and then retired. Yuan Xi then saluted Zhang He and Gao Ran and said, "As for Gao Ye, it all depends on the two generals." When the argument was just now, Xi was also worried about the war, and if Xi had any disrespectful words, please bear with me. Although Yuan Xi had always disagreed with Zhang He, who had always disagreed with him sending troops, he was quite displeased in his heart. But Zhang He and Gao Ran are both generals, and if they want to compete with Yuan Shangyi for the storage position, they still have the support of these centrists. The relationship is too stiff, so it can only add help to Yuan Shang. This is also the reason why Yuan Xi has to apologize. Although Zhang He was unhappy in his heart, Yuan Xi was able to do this, and he had to hurry up and return the salute.

For a while, the whole shell mound began to be busy again, but on the four-day march, Yuan Xi personally led 40,000 soldiers and horses, and the troops came to the city of Dongwuyang, ready to attack. At the same time, Zhang He of Beiqiu and Gao Ran of Linqing also received an urgent report from the scouts: Gao Ye's soldiers and horses are here again!