"Yuan Shao is dead!?" At this time, even Jia Xu couldn't calm down, "Didn't the intelligence sent by Hebei a few days ago say that Yuan Shao's illness has improved greatly?" ”

"This piece of information says that he died suddenly, without any warning before he died!" Wang Chong threw the letter to Jia Xu and said with a gloomy expression, "There is no doubt that this matter is obviously not so simple, it is very likely that someone is making trouble behind it!" ”

In Wang Chong's impression, Yuan Shao in history lived until the summer of the seventh year of Jian'an before dying of a serious illness, but now, his death was a full year and a half ahead of schedule.

"Is the lord suspicious of Cao Cao?" How smart is Jia Xu? Wang Chong immediately understood.

Wang Chong nodded and said solemnly: "As soon as Yuan Shao dies, who is the beneficiary?" One is Yuan Shang, the third son who was left in Yecheng by Yuan Shao, and the other is Cao Cao, and the former is extremely favored by Yuan Shao, there is no need to steal the position of successor by killing his father, so the rest is only Cao Cao! ”

Jia Xu sighed and said: "Yuan Shao died suddenly, I'm afraid I haven't had time to set an heir, and the third son Yuan Shang is in Yecheng, and he has already taken the lead, once he succeeds to the throne, the eldest son Yuan Tan will definitely not be convinced, so I'm afraid that this Hebei will be in chaos!" ”

Wang Chong smiled bitterly: "I think this is exactly the effect that Cao Cao wants to see, when the time comes, he can sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, secretly support the weak side, let the two brothers of the wall continue to suffer internal friction, and when the time is ripe, Hebei will naturally become his bag!" ”

Jia Xu said worriedly: "The Yuan brothers are fighting among themselves. Cao Cao has no worries about the north, so the possibility of him uniting Jingzhou and Jiangdong to jointly attack my Jinfan is even greater! ”

Wang Chong shook his head: "My opinion is the opposite of Wen He. Cao Cao couldn't wait to kill Yuan Shao and cause civil strife in Hebei, which is enough to prove his determination to capture Hebei, don't forget that with Cao Cao's current strength, it is not enough to start a war in the north and south at the same time, in case when the opportunity for Hebei comes, his army is dragged in Huainan by us. Then the series of plans he made before will not be in vain? ”

Jia Xu was silent for a moment when he heard this, and said with a smile: "The lord is reasonable. Looks like he's ready to race against time with our Jinfan! ”

Wang Chong lifted the wine jug, slowly poured himself a bottle of warm wine, and helped Jia Xu fill it. Then he drank all the wine in the bottle in one gulp. Fang Cai said lightly: "I think, it's time for us to speed up!" ”

A gleam flashed in Jia Xu's eyes: "How does the lord plan to act?" ”

Wang Chong asked: "So far, how many mansions have the caravans of the dark department bought in Exian?" ”

Jia Xu replied: "No less than five! ”

"How many people can be hidden?"

"At least a thousand!"

"What about safety? Is it guaranteed? ”

"Don't worry, the relationship between the upper and lower levels has already been opened, and no one will go to these mansions to investigate thoroughly!"

Wang Chong smiled with satisfaction: "Very good, Wenhe, I want you to start spring, that is, within three months." Send my Jinfan's 800 Iron Guard Battalion soldiers into Exian unknowingly! ”

Jia Xu was surprised: "Does the lord plan to send General Wang Shuang as an internal response?" ”

Wang Chong shook his head slightly: "No, Ziquan still has to stay in Wancheng to train recruits." So on this trip, I plan to send Zhou Hu to go! ”

That's right, the Iron Guard Battalion has expanded again, and with Jinfan's new recruitment of 50,000 troops, Wang Chong deliberately asked Wang Shuang to go to the barracks to pick another 2,000 strong, expanding the number of Iron Guard Battalion to 5,000 people.

Jia Xu frowned and said, "But my lord, with Vice General Zhou's fiery temper, I'm afraid I'm not suitable for this heavy responsibility, right?" ”

Wang Chong said with a smile: "The high walls of Exian County are thick, and there are 5,000 elite garrisons with a yellow shooting rate, if it is a strong attack, our army will inevitably lose troops and generals, so I will go to Exian County to serve as an internal response, this person in charge can be described as a great responsibility, not to mention Zhou Hu, even if it is Ziquan, I am not very relieved!" ”

"What does the lord mean ......"

Wang Chong smiled mysteriously: "What does Wen He think of Ziyang?" ”

Jia Xu's eyes lit up, and he nodded: "Liu Ziyang is resourceful, and if he goes to Exian County to take charge of affairs, it must be foolproof!" ”

"That's what I thought too!" Wang Chong stood up and stretched, a wisp of murderous intent inadvertently flashed in his eyes, "Send someone to Poyang Lake to inform my brother and ask him to hurry up and train the navy, because soon, they will go to the battlefield!" ”

On this day, Wang Chong has actually been waiting for a long time.

Although nearly two years have passed unconsciously, Wang Chong will never forget the scene when he stood at the stern of the boat, watching Zhang Lingbu surrounded by Huang Jie's army, but he could not do anything.

Now, Ren Jiang has been transferred back to Gan Ning by Wang Chong, and I believe that when the two of them learn that they are about to use troops against Jingzhou, they will probably be as excited as themselves, right?

"Hmph, Huang Jie, it's been two years, it's time to settle our accounts!"

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In the sixth year of Jian'an (201 AD), January 13.

Feng Ji, pretending to entrust Yuan Shao's will, supported his third son Yuan Shang as the heir, and inherited the official position of General Yuan Shao and the title of Marquis of Ye.

The sixth year of Jian'an, January 15.

Yuan Tan saw that he could not succeed to the throne, and he was dissatisfied, so he called himself a general and led 50,000 Qingzhou troops to enter Liyang.

However, at this time, the two brothers have not completely turned their faces, and Yuan Tan's move is actually more to guard against Cao Cao.

The sixth year of Jian'an, January 17.

Yuan Tan wrote to Yuan Shang, hoping that Yuan Shang could send more soldiers and horses to him to resist Cao Cao on the other side of the river, but Yuan Shang only gave Yuan Tan 3,000 soldiers, and sent Feng Ji by the way, and installed him in Yuan Tan's army as a protector.

The sixth year of Jian'an, January 20.

Cao Cao increased his troops in Puyang, Yuan Tan's pressure increased greatly, and he wrote to Yuan Shang again, but Yuan Shang refused because of the obstruction of the trial.

The sixth year of Jian'an, January 25.

Cao Cao suddenly withdrew his troops from Puyang, leaving only 5,000 soldiers to garrison, and Yuan Tan was not sure of Cao Cao's intentions for a while, so he did not dare to act rashly.

In fact, Cao Cao's intention is very simple, that is, to vacate the place for the two brothers to fight, after all, the current Hebei has not suffered the same Cangting defeat as in history, the heritage still exists, if Cao Cao is too urgent, so that the two brothers join forces, they may not be able to bargain.

The sixth year of Jian'an, January 30.

Yuan Shang sent Hedong Taishou Guo Yuan, Bingzhou Assassin Shi Gaogan and Southern Xiongnu Shan Yuluan Tihu Chuquan to send 70,000 troops to attack Hedong, and secretly contacted Ma Teng, Han Sui and other Guanzhong princes, inviting them to jointly send troops to attack Cao Cao.

After Cao Cao got the news, he ordered Zhong Xuan to send troops to meet the enemy, so Zhong Xuan led 20,000 Guanzhong troops to meet the Southern Xiongnu Shan Yu Huchuquan who arrived first. (To be continued.) )