To the south of Yecheng, it had rained heavily the day before, and then a cold wind blew, and the ground was frozen.

Click. The horses' hooves stepped over the ice, and the surface ice cracked, and muddy water flooded out from beneath the ice.

Although some of the soldiers were withdrawn by ferry, the vast majority of Yuan's army remained on the south bank. Some are cornered, others are surrendering in their entirety.

Even the troops that managed to withdraw to the north bank were already disrupted and had no cohesion at all. After leaving Liyang and going north, most of them were scattered on the way, and most of those who really arrived in Yecheng lost their spirits.

The Cao army crossed the Yellow River north three days later, and the defenders of Liyang fled, and then a large number of Cao's troops crossed the river one after another and assembled on the north bank. At this time, Yuan Shao had already returned to Yecheng, and the entire Yecheng had also received news, and the whole city had entered a state of panic. Cao's army was about to arrive at the city, and a siege seemed inevitable.

In the market outside Yuan's mansion, the crowd of people made a loud noise, and from time to time there were women's exclamations.

In the mansion, Zhen Ji could no longer concentrate on reading, but leaned against the door, looking out anxiously. From time to time, the sound coming in from outside the wall made her feel frightened.

Rubbing around, Diao Chan's figure turned in from the corner of the side of the mansion.

"What's going on? Did you hear about it? ”

"Your father-in-law has just returned home."

Saying this, Zhen Ji let go of her heart and said, "Since I have returned home, things are not a big deal." ”

Diao Chan's mournful look told him that things didn't seem to be simple.

"I thought that Yuan Gong would be able to defeat Xu Du, but I didn't expect that even he would be defeated. Now there are rumors outside that Cao's army is about to attack the city soon. How the hell has it come to this......"

This strange woman tossed and turned, wanting to see how her husband-killer and enemy would give and accept, but she waited for this kind of news.

Zhen Ji asked, "Is there any news of the husband?" ”

At this time, there was an argument nearby, and several sword-wielding guards wanted to break in blatantly, but a maid saw it and went over to stop it, but was pushed to the ground instead.

"What? The second son's mansion can you trespass? ”

Diao Chan crossed his hands on his hips and stepped forward to question.

A total of four people came in, and the clothes were the guards of the Yuan Mansion, with a fierce face, seeing Diao Chan and Zhen Ji, the expression on his face was slightly relaxed, and then he said in a vicious voice: "On the orders of Mrs. Liu and the third son, I am here to guard this place, please Mrs. Zhen don't be surprised." ”

The two women glanced at each other, and suddenly felt that something was wrong in their hearts, but the bright knife was in front of them, and they couldn't say anything. Diao Chan said: "Bold! The family of the second son is not managed by the third son. ”

Although the other party said a Mrs. Liu, Diao Chan cleverly caught the horse's feet and emphasized the existence of the third son, Yuan Shang.

The guards in the house looked a little ugly, and said, "Madame, please forgive us for being rude, you just need to stay here and not go away." ”

Zhen Ji has never experienced this kind of battle since she was a child, and she is already in chaos at the moment.

"Bold!"

An old, hoarse voice came from behind.

Several guards turned around and saw a thin figure appear in front of them.

Yuan Fu, who had been lying in bed for half a year, didn't know when he got up, his silver hair was neatly combed, and what he was holding in his hand was not a crutch, but a copper sword. This quaint longsword looked extremely heavy, as if dragging an aging body forward.

Yuan Fu walked steadily, walked to Zhen Ji and Diao Chan, two weak women, and stood still, looked up at the four palace guards, and said, "Little four? I recruited you into the mansion that year......"

The palace guard named Xiao Si became panicked. Yuan Fu For them, that is the old man in the house, when Yuan Shao has not passed over, this old man seems to have already existed, and has served Situ Yuan Feng, Yuan Shao, two big men who are ranked in the third duke.

Xiao Si said: "Uncle Fu, why did you get up?" Be careful if you catch a cold. ”

Yuan Fu said with a smile: "I came out for a walk, I haven't come out for a long time, I'm afraid that the people I recruited will be sent away by the new housekeeper." You are all poor people, you couldn't eat back then, and after so many years in the General's Mansion, you don't have to worry about food and clothing, so I am also relieved. ”

The other three people were also Yuan Fu's old subordinates, and they really respected this old man, and the four of them only promised, said a few words, and politely said goodbye.

Diao Chan said: "Thank you Uncle Fu for relieving the siege." ”

Yuan Fu suddenly coughed violently, looked up at the sky, and said, "Yesterday it was still raining, and today it will be sunny again." I'm an old man living alone, and I want to move in and be neighbors with you two female dolls, I wonder if you will think I'm verbose? ”

Zhen Ji said happily: "Naturally not, I will ask people to arrange a vacant room." ”

Although it is unreasonable for an old servant and a female dependent to live closely, with Yuan Fu in charge, I believe that these young people will not dare to be rude. Even if Mrs. Liu is in a high position, when she sees an old man like Yuan Fu, she has to give some face. Without Yuan Feng at the beginning, Mrs. Liu could not marry into the Yuan family.

Yuan Fu squinted his eyes and said, "It's good to be young, when I was in Runan......

Diao Chan pulled the old man and said, "Okay, let's go in and talk about it, it's too cold outside." ”

Zhen Ji ordered someone to take out the preserved honey to entertain the old man, and several people sat down. Yuan Fu was weak, so he sat on a stool.

Zhen Ji said: "Mrs. Liu and the third prince are so blatantly provoked, I'm afraid something happened to Xianyi." ”

Yuan Fuyi waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, if the second son has something, they won't be so nervous about you." Now they look so closely at you, obviously because they are afraid of your husband. ”

Zhen Ji looked out the window, the dark clouds dispersed, the sun came out, and a rainbow appeared in the sky.

Yuan Xi had just come to Yecheng at this time.

The Youzhou cavalry was sharply reduced from 500 cavalry to more than 300 cavalry, but most of them were lost in the pursuit of the tiger and leopard cavalry. Tiger and leopard riding is really a famous teacher in the world, they only encountered leopard riding, and they don't know how good the tiger riding is.

Yuan Xi was the first to open the way, followed by Zhang He's troops. When he came to the Yecheng gate, he found that the gate was tightly closed, and the suspension bridge on the moat was also closed. The whole city is like a small longbao, tightly packed.

"Open the door! We are the troops of the second son......"

A horse barked under the city, followed by a man yelling for them to leave.

Yuan Xi, Tian Feng and Zhang He were frustrated, and the four of them gathered around to talk.

"This third child is going to make trouble......

"I'm afraid that the second son, you will support the army and be self-respecting."

"Now that the second son, your reputation in the army is unmatched for a while, and the Youzhou cavalry has covered everyone to cross the river, and these people will be grateful to you in the future. It seems that they are also in a hurry, and the judge who guards the city is the third son's person. ”

Zhang He didn't speak, his eyes were red, his troops suffered the most serious losses, although he decided to follow Yuan Xi, but he didn't know how the road ahead would develop for a while.

The shouting cavalry came back and said, "The people in the city said that we should go back to Youzhou." ”

Yuan Xi scolded: "How can this be reasonable, Cao Cao's army will immediately crush the city, he is good, ready to split." ”

Tian Feng said: "I'm afraid it's not what the lord meant. ”

Fu Zhu immediately said: "I'm afraid that the lord is sick, and it is the yellow-mouthed child who is giving orders." ”

The beautiful man Yuan Shang became a yellow-mouthed child in the eyes of frustration.

Zhang He said: "Second son, please make a decision quickly." We have no food and grass, we continue to stay here, we can't enter and we can't enter, we are attacked on both sides, and the soldiers are dead. ”

Yuan Xi's brain was a little swollen, he bit the weeds he didn't know where to pick up, there was a bitterness in his mouth, and said: ", this dead, dare to guard me like this, I still have a talisman in my hand, and I will immediately accept his soldiers." Let's go, Beidaying. ”

Tian Feng said: "The soldier talisman given to you by the lord is only allowed to mobilize Henan soldiers and horses, and now that he has arrived in Hebei, how to count?" ”

Frustrated and clapped his hands and said: "Lao Tian, you are really stupid to read, and the soldier talisman does not say Henan and Hebei." Yuan Shangxiao'er entered Yecheng and put on this stubborn posture, I am afraid that no one in the northern camp of Yecheng knows the development of the situation now. This talisman will mobilize them. It's just some reserves, but it's better than nothing. ”

They were about to set off, when someone suddenly came to report: "Qingzhou soldiers and horses are coming, and the vanguard has arrived ten miles east of the city." ”

Yuan Xi laughed: "It seems that my eldest brother also smelled the smell, and he came here in a hurry, and now it's a good show." ”

Zhang He looked at Yuan Xi and sighed in his heart, he could still laugh at such a time.