Recently, under the siege of Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sun Ce, and Zhou Yu, the situation in Jiujiang County has become more and more severe. Many of Yuan Shu www.biquge.info's subordinates began to flee from Jiujiang County, and some of them planned to surrender after the fall of Jiujiang, including Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sun Ce and others. Only a small number of people are still loyal to Yuan Shu and swear to live and die with Yuan Shu, but these people may also betray Yuan Shu over time. Danger lurks in Shouchun City.

Now that he admires Yuan Shu very much, he took the lead and sent many of his cronies and subordinates to Hebei. Although nominally this is to protect the relatives of his subordinates, in fact it is also a disguised threat. After the families of these people arrived in Hebei, they had nothing to worry about, and either fought to the death with Yuan Shu, or fled to Hebei after being defeated. There is no way out for betraying Yuan Shu and surrendering to Cao Cao, and at this moment the lives of the family members are in their own hands, and this is an important reason why Yuan Shu can still hold on to Jiujiang County.

However, people are not as good as heaven, Yuan Shu's physical condition is not as good as day by day, and he may return to heaven at any time, which makes some people who are loyal to Yuan Shu have to plan for themselves in advance.

After all, as soon as Yuan Shu died, the army was torn apart, and everyone went their separate ways. If you want not to become Yuan Shu's funeral object, the best way is to flee as soon as possible or abandon all illusions and resolutely join Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and others, in order to save one of their lives.

Now, Xun Zheng has received many letters from Cao Cao and Cheng Yu, and once Yuan Shu is defeated, it is a foregone conclusion that he will defect to Cao Cao. He had a very good personal relationship with him, and advised himself more than once to offer a letter to Cao Cao as soon as possible to excuse himself and leave a way out for himself.

Li Ye's younger brother Li Shu would certainly not surrender to Cao Cao because his brother was killed by Cao Cao, so he took advantage of the opportunity of his own garrison to Xunyang and secretly communicate with Zhou Yu and Lu Su, planning to lead the army to defect to Zhou Yu when the time was right. Now he had refused to obey Yan Xiang's command.

Yuan Yin and Zhang Jiong, who were stationed in Liyang, were moved by the advice of their former friends Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong, and heard that Sun Ce had made a promise to them to ensure the safety of their lives.

Liu Bei's subordinates Sun Qian and Jian Yong frequently haunted Dangtu during this time, and had close contacts with Ji Ling, He Yi, Liu Pi and other generals stationed in Dangtu and Yinling.

In addition, Liu Xun, who was stationed in Lujiang County, was strong because he had an army of 50,000 in his hands, and he seemed to have signs of self-reliance.

Jiujiang County was stormy, and the fate of Yuan Shu's defeat was irreparable.

Yan Xiang sat beside Yuan Shu, thinking about it, he was sad, and tears involuntarily moistened his eyes. He grabbed Yuan Shu's thin hand, choked up and said, "Lord, how can I save you......"

Yuan Shu's eyes showed gratitude, and he tried his best to squeeze out a few words from his throat: "Meng Wen, tell them that if you want to save your life, you have to endure it until the last moment, otherwise, all of you will die." Remember, remember ......"

"Lord......" Yan Xiang gritted his teeth and said bitterly, "Forgive them, they can't help it......"

Yuan Shu smiled faintly and said, "I don't blame them, and I don't blame anyone. I've struggled for more than ten years to stay alive, and now I'm finally free, and I'm happy. ”

"Lord ......" Yan Xiang's heart was wrenched and speechless.

Yuan Shu slowly closed his eyes, and a tear quietly dripped down.

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At the end of March, Yanzhou East County, Cangting.

Xiahou Yuan galloped sixty miles from Dong'e City to the bank of the Yellow River.

Yesterday, news came from Chiping in Jibei that a huge fleet of about 1,000 large ships had suddenly appeared on the Yellow River, including more than 50 Lou ships, which should be part of the huge naval fleet in northern Xinjiang.

The flotilla was divided into ten small fleets, which stretched for more than a hundred miles in front and behind. These large ships were all ships of the sea, each with a deep draft, and apparently loaded with a large amount of cargo.

Xiahou Yuan was not only surprised, but also angry. Jibei Kingdom is close to Pingyuan County, although there is Jishui between it and Pingyuan County, but the huge fleet of more than 1,000 large ships appeared on the Yellow River, and it was not discovered until the fleet entered Jibei Kingdom, which is incredible.

"What about your scouts? What are your scouts doing? Xiahou Yuan shouted at the Jibei Mansion who came to deliver the letter.

This incident happened suddenly and was too important, and the minister of Jibei specially sent his own chauffeur to deliver a message to show that he attached importance to this matter.

The driver explained: "Since the thaw of the Yellow River last month, the patrol iron cavalry of the Northern Xinjiang Army in Pingyuan County has been all over the Jishui River and the Yellow River. As long as the scouts crossed the Jishui River, they were either killed or wounded, and the losses were very large. There were only a few thousand troops in Jibei, and the number of scouts was limited, so he didn't dare to send scouts later. At the same time, the scouts of the Northern Xinjiang Army crossed the Jishui River in large numbers to explore the territory of the northern country. In order to snipe at them, the army of Jibei had to let their scouts operate in the territory, so during this time, they neglected to explore the Yellow River channel in Pingyuan County. ”

"After discovering the fleet, the Chiping defenders sent small boats to approach the fleet to investigate, but they were shot back by the guards on the ship with long arrows." "According to the description of the Chiping defenders, I suspect that this fleet is the fleet that Hebei assembled in Bohai County, Jizhou a year ago, and is ready to transport grain to Youzhou. ”

What is puzzling is that if this fleet is the fleet that transports grain from Jizhou to Youzhou, how could it suddenly appear in the Yellow River? Is it to deliver food to the Northern Xinjiang Army that is attacking Henan?

This answer obviously does not stand up to scrutiny, because if you want to transport grain to the Northern Xinjiang Army attacking Henan, it can be transported from the direction of Handan and Yecheng in Jizhou, and there is no need to travel thousands of miles to send it to Henan by ship from the Bohai Sea.

Xiahou Yuan thought that there were more and more people from the Northern Frontier Army who had recently crossed the river to the south to investigate, but it was difficult for his own scouts to cross the Yellow River and infiltrate a hundred miles away from the other party, and his heart suddenly became vigilant. Could it be that the Northern Xinjiang Army wants to attack Yanzhou?

But to attack Yanzhou, is it necessary for the Northern Xinjiang Army to be so brazen and mobilize the army to requisition the shipping fleet? There is only a Yellow River between the two places, and even if the Northern Xinjiang Army wants to cross the river to fight, it will not need to call more than 1,000 large sea ships to the battlefield.

Xiahou Yuan couldn't figure it out, so he immediately rushed to the bank of the Yellow River to check it out for himself.

Large boats with full sails sail and fast on the rough river.

The boatman's horn was in unison, and the huge cry was dispersed with the wind, and the majestic roar could be clearly heard standing on the shore. On both sides of the big boat, hundreds of wooden oars flew up and down, setting off bursts of waves.

Xiahou Yuan rushed up the embankment with a team of iron horses, stopped his horse, pointed his horsewhip straight ahead, and asked his son Xiahou who followed behind him: "Is there any sign of movement of Wei Yan's army?" ”

Xiahou Ba took a few breaths, shook his head again and again, and replied, "Back to my father, there is no movement in the direction of Dongwuyang. ”

"Have the scouts crossed the river to investigate in the past few days?" Xiahou Yuan asked loudly.

"A few people went, but none of them came back." Xiahou Ba shook his head again and again.

Xiahou Yuan's face changed, and he said angrily: "Since no one has come back, how do you know that Wei Yan is still in Dongwuyang?" ”

"Father, the Northern Xinjiang Army has a very strict blockade of the Yellow River, and there is a Fengtun within five miles, and it is difficult for the scouts to go ashore. Even if you reach the other side, it is difficult to go deep into the area of Dongwuyang and Yangping. There was the Dongwuyang camp of the Northern Xinjiang Army, from the old man to the child, when they saw strangers, they interrogated them, and it was difficult for the scouts to find out what news. Xiahou Ba said helplessly, "Father, you also know these situations. If we want to get news about the Northern Frontier Army, we can't rely on scouts. ”

Xiahou Yuan frowned, and the horsewhip in his hand was suddenly raised.

"Father, Wei Yan's army is indeed still in Dongwuyang." Xiahou Ba's head subconsciously shrank, and his hands shook vigorously, "A few days ago, a scout was lucky enough to go to Gulongju and found that there were many people who came from other places, and I heard that a peak fire platform was going to be built on the north bank of the Yellow River in the Dongwuyang area. ”

Xiahou Yuan asked in a deep voice, "How many people?" ”

"It is said that there are tens of thousands of people, and there are thousands of makeshift tents." Xiahou Ba said, "That day, Wei Yan happened to go to Gulong to gather people, so he ......"

Xiahou Yuan felt a faint sense of unease. Spring ploughing has begun, Hebei did not seize the time to rush to plant at this time, but recruited people to rush to Dongwuyang to repair the city and build a beacon tower, which is too abnormal.

"General, the flotilla is docking." The captain of the guards suddenly shouted, "The fleet has stopped." ”

Xiahou Yuan was suffocated in his heart, and involuntarily looked up at the sky. The sun is still a long way from the West Mountain. Before dusk, why did the fleet dock? Could this be the end of the fleet? Could it be the main force of the Northern Frontier Army? Xiahou Yuan was taken aback by this strange idea of his own.

Surrounded by a group of guards, Sima Yi walked up to the embankment with a smile and a smile.

"It's better to stand on the ground." He stood on the ground with his feet and chopped it a few times, "After staying on the boat for a long time, I know the benefits of being down-to-earth." ”

Cai Zhe, a lieutenant in the Northern Army, stood in front of the ferry and said to Sima Yi with a smile: "Zhongda, you are late. ”

Sima Yi bowed his hand again and again, and said: "We have been traveling day and night, and we haven't rested for a day, so it's too late?" Zihui, when did you arrive? ”

"It's not late, it's not late, it's just that the generals are anxious, living like a year, and complaining." Cai Zhe laughed and said, "We arrived last night. Yun Chang said that if you don't arrive at the scheduled time today, he will break your legs......"

"Luck, luck...... Sima Yi asked with a smile, "How many generals have arrived?" ”

Cai Zhe shook his head, lowered his voice and said, "Zilong's iron cavalry will arrive in Dongwuyang tomorrow afternoon. ”

"Where's the lord?" Sima Yi asked casually.

"I don't know." Cai Zhe helped Sima Yi jump onto the horse, and said very excitedly, "As soon as you come, the big war will begin." We will build the bridge tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow we will be able to go south to the Central Plains. ”

Sima Yi looked at the crowded ferry, and warned with a smile: "Beware of leaks, your head will fall off." (To be continued.) )