North of Beihai, outside Shouguang City.

The water flows from north to south.

On the bank of the river, Yuan Xu and Yuan Tan sat side by side.

The sun is setting, and the afterglow reflects the surface of the river, and the waves glow with a little golden light.

"A certain has ordered all parts of the country to open the city gates, just waiting for Cao Jun to attack."

"The eldest brother is wise and decisive, and the younger brother is obedient."

"Less sycophants!" Yuan Tan was a little worried: "Xianxin's move is to win in danger, and it will be much more difficult for the army to recapture the fallen city than the Cao army." ”

"I can't bear the child to trap the wolf, not to mention that the wolf may not be able to eat the child."

"Where did you learn so many fallacies?"

"The eldest brother teaches well......"

"It's not right to talk to the eldest brother." Yuan Tan gently patted him on the back.

"Xianxin, you don't seem to be worried about the war." Looking at the river, Yuan Tan said: "The Cao army has entered Qingzhou, and the war will start, and one day you and I may end up with a horse leather shroud!" ”

"On the battlefield, the horse leather shroud is the destination, what are the worries?"

Yuan Tan didn't know what to say.

In this reunion, Yuan Tan felt that he seemed to be a little different.

It has only been a few days since he returned to Yecheng, and Yuan Xu seems to be more calm about many things.

"I don't know when Zang Ba will attack." Yuan Tan diverted the topic.

"My brother has eaten the food made by my younger brother, and it seems that he has never eaten barbecue." Yuan Xu didn't answer his words at all, but mentioned eating.

Yuan Tan was a little helpless.

He became more and more unable to understand this younger brother.

Yuan Xu has no doubts about his affection.

Especially after Yecheng beat Yuan Xi and Yuan Kang, the relationship between the two brothers is closer.

He just couldn't understand what Yuan Xu was thinking.

Combat is being discussed. How did it get to eating?

"When it comes to eating, I think that you are ingenious. You don't need a kettle to cook. I just want the blacksmith to build something like a bucket. ”

"This thing is called a pot, and it can be used to make porridge. The kettle can be cooked. Although it can also be used for stir-frying, it is not as good as a pot. ”

"Such a whimsical and ingenious thing can also be imagined, you really don't know what is in your mind."

"Pretending to be parents, pretending to be an eldest brother, pretending to be everyone who cares."

What Yuan Xu said came from his heart.

In this era, Mrs. Zhang loved him very much, and he had long identified with his destined mother.

As for Yuan Shao and Yuan Tan, it was many things that happened later that made him feel family affection.

Exactly because of this. He made a decision secretly.

In any case, we must rely on our knowledge of history to try our best to change the situation of the Guandu War!

But what he has to face is not Zhang Yan, but Cao Cao!

Cao Cao's fierce generals are like clouds, and there are more Guo Jia, Cheng Yu, Xun You and others.

In the face of a strong enemy, what chance does he have of winning?

"If you mention it, I'll try your barbecue." Yuan Tan shouted to the guards: "Set up a bonfire, the fifth prince wants to roast Yu to taste." ”

Several guards gathered dry firewood and set up a pyre to light a bonfire.

They took the dried meat again and handed it to Yuan Xu.

Skewered the meat with wooden sticks, and Yuan Xu said while grilling: "The barbecue is about the heat. If the heat is insufficient, it will be burned, and if the heat is not inside, it will be raw. ”

"If you have something to say, just say it, and you don't need to use barbecue as a metaphor." Yuan Tan interrupted him.

"Why should the eldest brother be anxious? Although Cao's army has continuously pulled out the city, our army is not without a chance of victory. Leads to Zang Ba. The news of blocking Xuchang to Qingzhou and recapturing all the cities is unknown. ”

"Xianxin has a heart to barbecue, it can be seen that Zang Ba will not come today."

"Barbecue. It was he who brought him here. ”

Yuan Xu instructed the guards: "Order all the troops, fifty people have a stove." Don't make too much, and fan the smoke heavier. ”

The guards did not give the order immediately. Instead, he looked at Yuan Tan.

Yuan Tan waved his hand and motioned for him to go.

After the guards left, Yuan Tan asked, "Why did you reduce the stove?" ”

"The eldest brother will send troops and horses to attack the city, and Zang Ba will definitely find out how many people in our army are on the march." Yuan Xu said: "The veteran generals on the battlefield, you can tell how many soldiers there are around the eldest brother. ”

"Because of this, isn't it useless to reduce the stove?"

"Of course it works! The general led 5,000 soldiers and horses to leave, and there were not many soldiers and horses here. Where did the rest of the soldiers go? ”

After staring at Yuan Xu for a while, Yuan Tan said: "Strange Dao Xianxin wants to open the city gate." In this way, if a certain Zang Ba is a certain person, he must not dare to enter the city. ”

A smile appeared on the corner of Yuan Xu's mouth, and he didn't say anything more.

The two brothers sat by the river and barbecued meat, and the soldiers also lit a bonfire.

Only more than twenty miles away from them, a Cao army scout looked at the rising smoke from afar.

After counting the curling smoke, the scout turned his horse and ran in the direction of the North Sea.

When the scouts returned to the North Sea, it was getting late.

"General!" Ascending the city wall, he came behind Zang Ba: "Yuan's army stopped at Shouguang and was stationed on the south bank of the water. There's just one thing that's rather weird! ”

"What?"

"Judging from the cooking smoke, Yuan soldiers should be much less."

The news has been received that the commander led 5,000 troops all the way to the south.

Yuan Tan had a lot of soldiers and horses, 5,000 people left, and he had at least more than 10,000 soldiers and horses.

If you want to hide people's eyes and ears and hide your whereabouts for the management department, Yuan Jun should add more stoves.

Puzzled, Zang Ba asked, "How many percent is missing?" ”

"Eighty percent!"

The scout's answer surprised Zang Ba.

The stove suddenly lost eighty percent......

Counting the thirty percent taken away by the management commander, there are still five adults and horses missing.

Where did all the soldiers of Yuan's army go?

The partial general leaned up and whispered: "The number of enemy troops has dropped sharply, I am afraid that it is a fraud!" ”

Zang Ba frowned and said, "Pass the order, go out of the city early tomorrow morning." ”

"If you are chasing the enemy, in case you ambush ......"

"Did he say he wanted to pursue?" Glaring at the general, Zang Ba said: "The enemy army retreats to Shouguang, and our army can take advantage of the situation to capture the city." ”

"The general is wise!" Knowing that he was not going out of the city to pursue Yuan's army, the general praised it.

On the shore of the water, Yuan Tan, who was full of barbecue, was lying on the ground, looking up at the starry sky.

Yuan Xu sat beside him, throwing stones into the river.

The stones fell into the river, making a splash.

"I don't know when I can fight Zang Ba." Yuan Tan said: "A certain town guards Qingzhou, and even loses several cities, my father must be angry. ”

"If you lose it and take it back, how can my father be annoyed!" Throwing stones, Yuan Xu didn't seem to care.

"You and my brother can still talk today, and when the war starts, I don't know what will happen."

"How can the eldest brother say something that is majestic to others?"

Yuan Tan sat up: "It's not the Cao family that's worried, it's just my Yuan family." ”

Yuan Xu didn't say anything.

After going through many things, of course he knew that the Yuan family's situation was complicated.

Cao Yuan fought, and Cao Cao had a unique advantage.

His eldest son Cao Ang was killed in battle in Wancheng, his second son Cao Pi was only fourteen or fifteen years old, and the younger Cao Zhi and Cao Chong were still young and did not know how to fight for power and profit.

Compared with the Yuan family, which is competing for favor among the heirs, the Cao family is much purer!

PS: The remaining two chapters, updated in the afternoon (to be continued.) )