The speeding carriage drove out of Plains City again, and it was only half a day before entering the city.

Yuan Xi wiped his sweat on the carriage and said, "It's okay, I'm really afraid that a group of knife and axe hands will suddenly come out and cut me into seven pieces." ”

Yuan Shang's henchman who followed him smiled and said: "The second son said that he was joking, how can there be a knife and axe hand, you are brothers." ”

"What's wrong with my brother? If they are all smart people, it is fine, everyone who will restrain their reason, and will rely on interests in doing things, and it will be easy to predict their actions. But there are always some fools who do things recklessly, often unexpectedly, and such people can't use common sense to guess. ”

Gao Yi said: "The second son's words make sense!" ”

He looked at the retreating scenery around him, looked up at the sky again, and said, "Second son, we seem to be going in the wrong direction, right?" Yecheng should be to the west. ”

Yuan Xi said: "When did I say that I went to the West?" ”

Gao Yi's face changed, and he said, "The third prince explained ...... before."

Yuan Xi took a breath and said slowly: "So, there are always some stupid people who think they are the smartest ......"

Zhao Yun, who had been sitting quietly on the side, suddenly stood up.

II-VI hurriedly said, "What do you want to do?" ”

Yuan Xi said: "Zilong, please get him off......

With a scream, in the high-speed movement, II-VI got off the car very smoothly, maybe the part that landed was wrong, he rolled on the ground three times, when he raised his head, his face was bloody and blurry, he squinted one eye to look at the direction of the carriage, but only saw a piece of dust, the carriage was nowhere to be found. And the surrounding wilderness, which was far away from Plains City, faintly heard a wolf howl from nearby.

Getting rid of the burden of II-VI, Yuan Xi became comfortable and said to Zhao Yun: "When you arrive at Nanpi, immediately raise your troops and horses and go straight to Yecheng." ”

Zhao Yundao: "Is it Yecheng?" ”

Yuan Xi said: "What's wrong? ”

Zhao Yundao: "I thought that the second prince was going to attack the plain, but now that the eldest prince is said to rescue Yecheng, the plain must be empty." If you get the plains, you will have a barrier in the south of the skin. ”

Yuan Xi said: "Well, it's not wrong to think so, now no one can rely on anyone except himself." Whether it is the plain or Yecheng, for us, it is a place that needs to be mastered as soon as possible. It is best to divide the world with Cao Cao, so as to achieve a strategic balance. But ......"

However, if you don't go to Yecheng again, you will wear this green hat.

"Brother is in trouble, after all, I am still surnamed Yuan, my father handed me the Sizhao Sword before he died, I can't help but give an explanation."

Zhao Yun nodded and said, "Well, I see, it's really the second son, who is affectionate and righteous." ”

Under Yecheng, Cao Jun arrived as scheduled, like dense ants, making Yuan Shang's scalp numb who was watching from the city.

"How many of them are there? How is it that after a year, there will be so many? ”

Yuan Shang felt a little unbelievable, Jizhou, which originally had the advantage of troops, was actually overtaken by Cao's army. And this year, he was even more busy fighting with his brother, and he didn't even have a chance to recover.

The strategist next to him said: "It seems that there are many soldiers who were captured by Guandu back then, and they all took refuge in Cao Ying." This year...... Cao Cao spent a year training them, and now he is a man over there......"

Hearing this, Yuan Xi felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, but when he saw such a huge enemy formation, he felt a little powerless, so he retreated from the city.

As soon as he came down, he immediately received a report that the entire Han Qu Department outside the city had surrendered to Cao Cao. This kind of thing has happened several times since Cao Cao captured Liyang, and each time the number of people is not large, but there are always three or four hundred people.

Yuan Shang was also numb to this, and waved his hand: "Let him go." ”

The messenger said, "But...... But they also have rumors that the lord has ...... Already ......"

Yuan Shang immediately straightened his face and said, "What is already?" ”

The man didn't dare to say anything.

Yuan Shangdao: "Don't listen to rumors, don't believe rumors, rumors stop at the wise." However, a cold sweat had already broken out on his face.

Back in the palace, Yuan Shang said to Feng Ji: "What should I do now, I don't know who leaked the news." ”

Feng Ji said: "Among the people present that night, except for the guards of the Yuan Mansion, there were only the second prince and his entourage. The guards of the Yuan Mansion have not left yet. Then there is only the line of the second son, and the second son brought this death to Plains City a few days ago, so it is likely to be Pingyuan City. After all, leaking the news of death is not good for the second son himself. ”

The two immediately fell silent. Yuan Shang's eyes were red, and he said, "It seems that the second brother failed to lobby the eldest brother." We have to be ready to fight on our own. ”

Feng Ji said: "Now that the matter is over, it is better for us to take the initiative to reveal the matter and mourn the whole city, so that it may be able to boost morale...... If the rumors are allowed to spread, it will only increase the panic. ”

Immediately, there was an undercurrent surging in Yecheng, and the Yuan Mansion moved up and down.

Half a day later, Cao Cao wrote a letter of persuasion in the camp tent, and just put down the words "Brother Benchu", the strategist Cheng Yu came in and said a word in his ear.

When Cao Cao heard this, the pen fell to the ground unconsciously, and he sighed: "How old is my brother, and I actually went like this......"

Cheng Yu said: "Lord, the enemy lord will die, and the defenders at the head of the city will inevitably lose morale, hesitate, and take advantage of this time to launch a fierce attack, or they may be able to take it down in one fell swoop." ”

Cao Cao hesitated slightly: "However, it is also possible to become a mourning soldier." ”

Cheng Yu said: "Never, if Yuan Shao's son is what everyone expects, then it is impossible to say." But at this moment, Yuan Shang in the city is neither the designated heir nor the eldest son, and the eldest son, Yuan Tan, is the in-laws of the lord who has just married. If the name is not right, it is not good, and this is a good time. ”

When Cao Cao heard this, he nodded and said, "What Brother Zhongde said is reasonable, okay, prepare to attack the city immediately." ”

It was early afternoon, and the harsh sun was shining down, and the warrior's armor was reflected and glowed.

Yecheng City is covered in white clothes, everyone wears linen and filial piety, but outside the city, the golden drum shook the sky, and the shouts of killing began. The inside and outside of the city are like two heavens of ice and fire, and the scenery is completely different. And the war began.

Cao Cao's troops have arrived at the foot of Yecheng for two days, and this siege is different from the previous times, not only the soldiers are well fed, but also the siege equipment is fully prepared. However, Yecheng is also much better than the last time when Guandu was defeated. The strength of the Beida battalion has been restored, troops have been transferred from Hanoi, and there are several garrisons outside the city. However, these troops were all rabble, and they were also self-aware and did not easily contact Cao Cao's troops.

Cao Chun, the commander of the tiger and leopard cavalry, was dressed in white and Bai Kai, a handsome young man who relied on his uncle Cao Song to mix with the Yellow Gate in Luoyang, and Cao Ren were brothers, inheriting the family industry, hundreds of servants and guests managed the land in an orderly manner, and advocated learning, treated Confucian scholars well, and became famous in the countryside. Cao Ren often joked that he had a woman's skin and was a little girly. However, this white-faced general is never ambiguous in combat.

I saw that he had a small tricolor flag in his hand, picked up one of them and waved it, and immediately a cavalry rushed out like arrows from the string. In the distance, they collided with the Hanoi army that came to reinforce them, and in a moment, they killed the opponent without leaving a piece of armor.

Cao Cao, who was on the high platform, said to the left and right: "Zihe, the command of the troops, I am more and more incomprehensible. ”

Xun You next to him smiled and said: "Lord, General Xiao Cao This is a unique secret recipe, except for Cao Xiu, even we don't know." ”