Early in the morning.

Yuan Fang, Feng Zhou, and Yu Li, who rushed over in the starry night, were about to launch an attack on the city, but unexpectedly, the scouts reported the empty city, and the enemies in the city did not know when they would withdraw.

Feng Zhou and Yuan Fang smiled bitterly, I didn't expect that I was still tricked, Liu Qi was just playing tricks last night! The two of them have been fighting on the battlefield for many years, and they have been teased so much by a hairy boy, you can imagine how angry Feng Zhou is at the moment.

Feng Zhou's anger was full of no way to vent, his forehead was like a blood blockage, and he stared at the direction of Yiyang County. Yuan Fang sighed: "This son has such courage and strategy at such a young age, and he will definitely be a strong enemy of the lord in the future." ”

Although Feng Zhou was extremely reluctant, he had to admit this statement and said, "What should I do now, continue the pursuit or wait for the lord's order?" ”

"We can't catch up, even if we catch up, he's probably already set a trap in Yiyang County waiting for us to jump in." Yuan Fang pointed to Yu Li, who was arrogant on the city wall, and said, "Under Yuan Xiong's report, the eldest prince must know that we are here. Don't you think it's strange that the eldest prince moves so quickly? ”

"You mean that the second prince has already ......" Feng Zhou was shocked and said in amazement: "The eldest prince has always been good to him, how can it be?!" ”

Yuan Fang said slowly: "This is family politics. His eyes suddenly sharpened, "As soon as Brother Yuan Xiong dies, the lord will definitely be angry." As the eldest prince who has a heavy army in hand, he will definitely attract more energy from the lord, and I am afraid that you and I will have to work under him in the future. ”

"The external troubles are undecided, the internal worries still exist, and we will start to seize power, how can we make our courtiers feel at ease!" Feng Zhou glared at Yu Li, who was full of joy.

"Silence!" Even if Yuan Fang didn't want to see this situation, he had to shake his head and signal Feng Zhou not to say much, so as not to be talked about.

Feng Zhou was both indignant and helpless, and said, "General Yuan Lie is here. "On the moat, I saw Yuan Lie coming from a distance with five thousand foot soldiers.

"Big brother, General Feng!" The person who came was Yuan Lie, and under his leadership, the foot soldiers avoided Liu Xun's eyeliner, crossed the Rushui, and came to the aid of Xinxi.

"What about Liu's children? Eldest brother. Yuan Lie didn't see any traces of fierce fighting at the scene, nor did he see half a corpse, so he couldn't help asking.

"They evacuated last night!" Feng Zhou said angrily for a while, but at this time, Yu Li on the city wall shouted loudly: "The new breath has been recaptured by the eldest prince, and it will be reported to the lord in the near future, and you are not effective in suppressing the thief, but it is meritorious to help the eldest prince recover the new breath, and I will definitely explain everything to the eldest prince." Please go back. ”

"You ......" Feng Zhou was furious when he heard this, but Yuan Fang shook his head slightly to signal Feng Zhou not to act rashly, and said to his younger brother Yuan Lie: "Lead the army to return to Gushi immediately and wait for General Yuan Ji's order." ”

"Big brother, you ......" Yuan Lie looked at Yu Li angrily, and said dissatisfiedly: "Is it so easy to let go of Liu's child?" And this dog thing that looks down on people?! If he hadn't been for his eldest brother Yu She's repeated military exploits, he would have been the eldest prince's henchman! Phew! ”

Yu Shinai was one of Yuan Shu's favorite generals at the beginning, and his status was no less than that of Ji Ling and others. It's just that when he was crusading against Dong Zhuo, he was killed by Hua Xiong. In order not to make his generals feel cold, Yuan Shu promoted Yu She, the tooth general, to be the deputy of the eldest prince Yuan Yao.

"Enough!" Yuan Fang drank in a low voice, glared at Yuan Lie fiercely, stopped Yuan Lie's scolding, and then said to the city wall: "So the new breath depends on General Yu, farewell!" ”

With that, the three of them led the army back to Gushi immediately.

Yu Li snorted coldly, ignored their departure, and ordered the guards to report to the eldest prince Yuan Yao, saying that the new breath had been regained.

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Shinno, the county keeper's house.

"Report! The army of Xu Tai, the defender of Shuyang, has been exhausted and has besieged Xinye. The scouts rushed in to report.

Xun Yu frowned slightly, and said, "When did they arrive?" ”

"It's... The subordinates don't know. The scout broke out in a cold sweat and said in fear: "According to the report of General Chen, who infiltrated Nanyang, Xu Tai is a member of the Xu family, leading 3,000 troops to garrison Shuyang. ”

"Alright, stand down." Xun Yu waved his hand, and after letting the scout withdraw, he said, "Wang Duwei, what do you think?" ”

"Hmph, three thousand soldiers dare to besiege Xinye, Ji Ling can't help but underestimate me." Wang Wei sneered, "I'm just worried about how to train this group of recruits, so I want to thank him." Recently, Wang Wei recruited another 1,000 recruits, all of whom were given civilian training. Most of these recruits were displaced from the Central Plains to the area of Yiyang County, Xinye, and Xun Yu pacified them while ordering Wang Wei to recruit some young adults for training.

Xun Yu smiled slightly and said, "It seems that Wang Duwei is already confident in Xu Tai, so he won't say much." However, did Wang Duwei think about how they concealed our scouts and came to Xinye City silently? ”

Wang Wei was shocked when he heard this, Xu Tai's army was able to sneak into Yiyang County silently under strict defense, and if no one answered, it would definitely not be so fast. Don't you even know how to die? He seemed to think of something, gritted his teeth and said, "They have internal responses!" But who will it be? ”

Xun Yu said indifferently: "The traitors in the Xinye area have been cleared by the captain, and it can be confirmed that they were not done, so there is only one possibility." ”

"Those big families?!" Wang Wei suddenly exclaimed, Xun Yu nodded, and said: "The county guard is fifteen years old, and in their eyes, he is just a little hairy child who has not dried up, how can He De be able to govern a county and become their parent official?" ”

Wang Wei's face changed, and he said angrily: "No wonder the eldest prince would say that the great trouble of the country is sometimes not in the eunuchs, but in the family!" Now it looks really hateful! Mr. Xun, what should I do now? ”

Xun Yu pondered for a moment and said, "The plan now is to retreat from the enemy first, arrange for the henchmen to carefully inquire which ones are their internal responses, and wait for the county guard to return before making a decision." If the guess is correct, Xu Tai led 3,000 people to besiege Xinye, and their morale is not high. ”

"Could it be related to which Ji Zhong the eldest prince killed in the first place?" Wang Wei is not a stupid person, when he heard Xun Yu say this, he immediately remembered that Liu Qi killed Ji Ling's younger brother Ji Zhong in Pingyu.

"Probably can't get rid of it." Xun Yu said, "Although the Yuan clan has been in charge of the Nanyang Huaiyin area for a long time, there are many clans in it, and they don't like each other, and the fighting is more serious. As the Xun clan of the Yingchuan clan, Xun Yu naturally knows these things clearly.

"The last general will immediately find out which families are the Yuan family's internal response, and the situation of the lord must not be much worse than that of the eldest prince." Wang Wei sighed, the rise of the gate valve clan made them humble scholars have no future, and he has no good impression of some clans that are like tumors.

Xun Yu reminded: "I'm afraid that the newly harvested young people will also be mixed with some people who are interested in it, Wang Duwei should be very careful." Yiyang County is newly established, and the county guard is also underage, and there are many families in the county who disagree, and I am afraid that someone will make trouble from it, so we have to be careful of me. ”

"Xinye is the top priority, the general doesn't have to worry about the problem of military rations, the county guard can't return to Xinye so quickly for a while, and everything depends on the general for defense." Although Xun Yu did not officially serve Liu Qi, since he was a county prince, he must be loyal to him.

"The end will know." Wang Wei responded and retreated to arrange defense.

Looking at Wang Wei who was leaving, Xun Yu whispered imperceptibly: "What will you do with these families?" I'm really looking forward to it. After talking to Liu Qi for so many days, Xun Yu could more or less guess what Liu Qi's attitude was towards some families like tumors.

For these cancerous gate valve families, Liu Qi's attitude has always been to kill. Xun Yu disagrees with this, killing does not completely solve the problem, and he does not wake up Liu Qi, and looks at how Liu Qi deals with it from the perspective of a bystander.

A few days later, outside Xinye City, Xutai Dazhai.

"General, this is General Ji Ling's fourth urging order!" The adjutant general was all worried: "He's not kind!" "Since the sudden siege of Xinye through Neiying, Ji Ling has written a reminder almost every day, ordering Xu Tai's army to capture Xinye.

"How I don't know!" Xu Tai had a calm face, tore off Ji Ling's order, and said: "What he thinks is beautiful, if he takes Xinye, the credit is his, if our army is destroyed, he will definitely join my Xu family in front of the lord and take the plunge into a book!" Well calculated, do you really think I don't know?! ”

"But we don't have much food and grass, he doesn't send reinforcements, and he doesn't know how to support grain and grass, which makes us stalemate here," the adjutant general looked sad and said, "The last general is worried that the Xinye defenders will know about our lack ......of food and grass, and I am afraid that they will fall into their calculations, general!" ”

"How much grass do we have left?" Xu Tai's face was still cold, and he asked in a deep voice, "Did those families say when they would bring the grain?" When will you pick us up in town? ”

"Our grain and grass can only last for three days at most, and in the past few days, Xinye seems to have noticed something, strictly inspecting the city defense, and those families can't wait for the right time to send the grain out." The adjutant general hesitated: "As for those who answered, they didn't know where to hide when they saw the wind was tight!" ”

At this time, Xu Tai slammed the bamboo book in his hand and said, "A bunch of timid dog things!" He pondered for a moment and said, "It is better to rely on others than on yourself, and if you inform them that they are willing to help, it will be a great achievement!" If you refuse to answer, don't blame General Ben for being ruthless! ”

After Xu Taisi thought about it, Ji Ling is now powerful, not to mention that there is still the Yang family behind him, and the Xu family can't back down at this time. Even if he was defeated, relying on the Xu family, Ji Ling couldn't do anything to him.

"But can we do it with this little force?" The adjutant general was worried.

"If you can't, you have to do it! If there is a defector, there will be no mercy! Xu Tai's face turned cold, and then he whispered a few words in the lieutenant's ear.

The lieutenant general's expression was uncertain, and finally he gritted his teeth and responded: "No! ”