"Report, Qi Yu assassinated Lord Shi, General Yan Liang was beheaded!"

Yuan Mai was in the study to review the recital, when he heard the scout come from afar with a long voice, knelt down in front of the table, wiped the beads of sweat on his forehead, and said breathlessly.

"Yan Liang is dead? And he was beheaded? ”

Yuan Mai couldn't help but be stunned for a while, although he was indifferent to Yan Liang's death in his heart, and even had a feeling that Yan Liang would die, but when Yan Liang really died, he was still a little surprised.

This is too fast, and it turned out to be beheaded, which is not much different from history, it seems that the butterfly effect brought by himself has not changed Yan Liang's fate, but since Guan Yu is not under Cao Cao, who will cut the first general in Hebei?

Dian Wei is dead, and there are very few other generals under Cao Cao who can beat Yan Liang alone, could it be that Xu Chu beheaded Yan Liang? This is not scientific, Xu Chu does not have a fast horse to help, and he is not clever, it is not an easy thing to kill Yan Liang!

"Who beheaded Yan Liang?" Yuan Mai closed the music in front of him and asked with interest.

The scout wanted to answer that it was Lu Bu who beheaded Yan Liang, but after thinking about it, Lu Bu's daughter was the concubine of Lord Shi Shi, and it seemed a little inappropriate to call her by his name, so he pondered for a moment and said, "If you stab Lord Shi, yes...... Was it your father-in-law who beheaded General Yan Liang? ”

"My father-in-law?"

Yuan Mai was stunned for a moment, then realized it, and said with a dumb smile: "Are you talking about Lu Bu?" ”

"Exactly!" The scout nodded cautiously.

"I see!" Yuan Mai looked into the distance and muttered to himself.

Just now, I was still thinking about who killed Yan Liang. I forgot that Cao Cao still has such a big killer weapon as Lu Bu, and with Lu Bu's help, the balance of victory will be more inclined to Cao Cao, but this is not good! It's just that I don't know what the relationship between Lu Bu and Cao Cao is?

"If Lu Bu is willing to work for Cao Cao, this is a tricky matter! Lu Bu's prestige is as good as the sky, it is a kind of deterrent for the soldiers, and they are often timid before the war starts, and they must find a way to separate Cao Cao and Lu Bu! Yuan Mai picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip. muttering in the heart.

But he didn't know. At this moment, Cao Cao and Lu Bu were already inseparable.

Lu Bu's wolf ambition is not dead, and he is dreaming of an opportunity to make a comeback; And Cao Cao is also worried about Lu Bu's capriciousness, since Diao Chan entered Cao's mansion as a hostage, Cao Cao, a "wife control", is even more coveted. If it weren't for the fear of falling into the mouth. I have already defiled the sable cicada with force!

asked about the cause of Yan Liang's death. Yuan Mai asked the scout about the battle again, and learned that in the first battle of Baimajin, Yuan's army killed the number one general, Yan Liang. It also lost 15,000 troops, a number of heavy grain and grass, Cao Ren has led the army to Liyang, and is currently stationed in the area of Yanjin.

"Okay, you step down, go to the account office to receive the bounty, continue to go to the east to spy on the military situation, and report as soon as you have news!" Yuan Mai nodded and waved his hand to signal the scout to step back.

"Thank you, Lord for the reward!" The scout thanked him, turned and walked out of the study, and went to the treasury to receive the bounty.

After the scouts left, Yuan Mai immediately ordered people to summon Fu Zhu, Xu Shu, Tian Chou, Zhao Yun, Wang Shuang and others to discuss the military situation.

The result that Yuan Mai wants to see the most is that Yuan Cao loses both sides, but if the current situation develops, if he does not interfere, Cao Cao will soon gain the upper hand and occupy an overwhelming advantage over the Yuan family, which is unacceptable to Yuan Mai!

After a meal, Fu Zhi, Zhao Yun and other civil and military staff all came to the "Pingxi General's Mansion" and gathered in the conference hall to discuss countermeasures.

"What...... General Yan Liang is dead? ”

Hearing the news of Yan Liang's death, he was shocked, although he knew that Yan Liang's troops would be defeated, but he didn't expect the ending to be so tragic, so that he lost his troops in front of the battle.

The two have been working together under Yuan Shao for six or seven years, and their personal relationship is not bad, but when they heard that Yan Liang was dead, they were inevitably sad, and wept: "Alas...... It's all incompetent, failing to convince the lord, causing Yan Liang to die, and giving a blank death is not forgiven! ”

Yuan Mai said softly: "Mr. Gong and Mr. don't blame themselves, this matter is not your responsibility, but because my father is stubborn and does not listen to good words, it has nothing to do with you!" ”

After a pause, he cried again: "Yan Liang is dead, the white horse has fallen, the situation is reversed, it is already more difficult to break the Cao army, the army is low, and if it continues, I am afraid that it will be more difficult for the lord general." I also asked the prince to repair a book, and asked the lord to return to the city for the time being, recuperate the army, and fight again in the coming year! ”

Seeing the frustrated and crying appearance, Yuan Mai felt a burst of compassion in his heart. In terms of loyalty, Yuan Shao's subordinates have nothing to say, except for Xu You, who became a second or fifth boy, others such as trial matching, Feng Ji, Tian Feng, and Frustration are all willing to die rather than surrender, and Frustration is crying for Yuan Shao this time, which also shows that this person is a loyal person.

"Once the army is out, it is like an arrow from the string, and besides, I have suffered such a big loss in Baimajin, and my father will naturally not give up!"

After listening to Yuan Mai's words, he was silent for a while.

After following Yuan Shao for many years, he knows Yuan Shao's character well, Yuan Shao values face the most, and after suffering such a big loss, he naturally feels that he can't raise his head in front of the world, if he doesn't win back, he probably won't quit!

After thinking for a while, Fu Zhu admonished again: "Since the lord refuses to withdraw the army, please ask the prince to send troops to echo it, right?" I have been in Hanoi for five or six days, and I am very pleased to see the majestic soldiers and horses under the command of Gongzi and the excellent generals, and I am very pleased to ask Gongzi to send troops to cross the Yellow River, invade Henan Yin, and contain Cao's army, which will definitely reduce the pressure on the Lord! ”

Yuan Mai nodded and said: "I summoned you this time to discuss the matter of entering Henan, everyone expressed their opinions and came up with a strategy for marching!" ”

After some discussion, Yuan Mai made a decision and formulated a strategy to enter Henan. First of all, Xu Sheng led the Mengjin Naval Division up the river and attacked Heyin, an important town of Cao's army on the south bank of the Yellow River, because it was a large grain-producing area, and the autumn harvest was about to come, and Cao's army would definitely reinforce Heyin.

Then Zhao Yun led 10,000 horses to cross the Yellow River, bypass Pingxian, and knock directly under the city of Luoyang. Wang Shuang led 10,000 horses to cross the Yellow River from Pinggao, attack Xingyang, the second largest county in Henan, and go out on three roads to restrain Cao's army and relieve the pressure on Yuan Shao's army in Liyang.

Henan Yin has jurisdiction over 21 counties and governs Luoyang. As the former capital of the Han Dynasty, it has been prosperous for nearly 200 years, and the people have plenty of food and clothing, and the land is abundant. The population of the entire Henan Yin reached more than 2 million at its peak, which is more than a state now, and the population of Luoyang, the capital alone, exceeded one million.

Since Emperor Ling, the Han regime has become increasingly corrupt, and the people are not able to make a living, because of the large population, Henan Yin has famine from time to time, and people often starve to death, and the scene of "white bones exposed in the wild" can often be seen on both sides of the post road.

When the Yellow Turban Rebellion started, the world was in turmoil, and the population of Yin in Henan began to drop by 30%. When Dong Zhuo arrived at the dictatorship, the princes of the Thirteenth Route of Kwantung would crusade against him, and Dong Zhuo forcibly moved the people of Luoyang to Chang'an, and a fire turned Luoyang into ashes, causing this prosperous capital city that had been prosperous for 200 years to suffer an unprecedented catastrophe.

After Dong Zhuo's rebellion, most of the people died of famine, plague, and war, and the population of Yin in Henan fell to a low point, and the population of the whole territory dropped from 2 million at the peak to less than 200,000.

Later, Cao Cao rose to prominence in the Central Plains and gradually took control of the entire Henan Yin, encouraging the residents of Luoyang who had been forcibly moved to Chang'an by Dong Zhuo to return to their homeland and settle down, and repairing the city, so that Luoyang regained some vitality. After more than three years of development, the population of Henan Yin has recovered to more than 400,000, but it is still not the same as the prosperity of the past.

The defense of Henan Yin was assigned to the Zhenbei general Cao Rendu, and the political affairs were personally handled by Cao Cao. A few years ago, Cao Ren's command of Zhu Ling set up a 6,000-strong naval division at the Heyin Ferry, and later because of the conflict with the Yuan army, Zhu Ling's team was transferred away, and now there are only 2,000 men and horses stationed in the Heyin area.

In addition to Zhu Ling's troops, there was originally a team of Shi Lian's troops stationed in Henan, and a few days ago, because Yuan Shao's army went straight to Puyang, the seat of Dongjun Governance, Cao Ren's troops were insufficient, so Shi Lian's troops were transferred to Puyang. As a result, the entire Henan Yin's troops are a little empty. At this time, it was Wei Kai who served as the Yin of Henan, and his command controlled 10,000 horses and horses to defend the entire Henan region.

It's the beginning of August, and the weather has come to autumn in a blink of an eye.

In the early morning of that day, a heavy fog broke out over the Yellow River.

Xu Sheng got the military order, leaving 1,500 men to guard the Mengjin Water Village, and he led 3,500 sailors, riding 20 ships, tracing the river and going to the west to attack the Heyin ferry 60 miles away.

There are only two thousand defenders at the Heyin Ferry, and the Cao army does not pay much attention to the construction of the water division, so there are only four or five ships in the port of Heyin, and the others are all boats, which were attacked by Xu Sheng in a burst of fog, and the Cao army could not resist, leaving four or five hundred corpses, abandoning the water village, and fleeing to Luoyang ashore.

Heyin County is located in the south of the Yellow River, with a population of more than 40,000 people, fertile land in the territory, the annual grain and grass production is quite abundant, it is an important production base of Cao Jun, and there is a quantity of grain and grass to enrich Cao Jun's granary every year.

Hearing that the port of Heyin had been lost, Yuan Mai's men and horses marched towards the county seat of Heyin, preparing to harvest the crops in the fields. Wei Kai, who was sitting in Luoyang, couldn't sit still, so he sent Wei Zhong to lead 3,000 men and horses to gallop to the county seat of Heyin in the starry night, and he must repel Yuan's army and keep the crops in the fields.

At dawn the next day, suddenly an army of tens of thousands of people appeared under the city of Luoyang, under the banner of "Zhao", and it was Zhao Yun, a general under the command of Yuan Mai, who came.

The banner of the word "Zhao" is waving in the wind, Zhao Yun's crotch is a white dragon horse, a silver armor, a "gentian" gun in his hand, standing in front of the flag, a long spear, and a loud order: "The whole army is attacking the city, and the one who climbs the city wall first will be awarded a hundred taels of gold, and the captain will be added!" (To be continued......)