"Let's all kill ourselves!" Gao Yuan looked at the letter that Yuan Shao sent to his son, there were only five sons, and he said in his heart that Yuan Ben was ruthless enough, and for the sake of the territory, his son didn't want it. But he also saw that Yuan Shao still cared about these two sons, otherwise, Zhou Cang would not have come back so easily.

Zhou Cang said: "Lord, before I left, I met Yuan Tan's messenger and snatched his letter and took a few looks. ”

"Oh?" Gao Yuan suddenly became interested, "What did the letter say?" ”

Subsequently, Zhou Cang said the general content: Yuan Tan was very worried when he heard that the two brothers were in trouble, and he was angry with Gao Yuan. But he will work harder and contribute to his father's great achievements.

Gao Yuan laughed and said, "It seems that I caught his brother, and he is very happy." ”

Zhou Cang was very puzzled.

Gao Yuan explained: "There is no one to fight with him for the heir. ”

Zhou Cang suddenly realized.

Gao Yuan also got up and said with a smile: "Let's go, it's time to meet these two sons, and by the way, tell them the news you got." ”

The dimly lit cell held Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang.

When Gao Yuan walked into the cell and saw the two of them, he could no longer see the noble appearance of the former high-spirited overlord's son. They were all black, disheveled, and ragged, no different from beggars.

But the temperament is still there, and when the two of them saw Gao Yuan coming, they both turned their backs to the potholed earthen wall, silent and trembling.

"Hey~, your father's letter." Zhou Cang threw the letter in.

The two of them pounced on the vicious dogs for a while, and finally Yuan Shang grabbed the letter, and when he saw it, he was stunned and snatched away by Yuan Xi. Yuan Xi was also stunned when he saw it. The two didn't believe that what the letter said was true, but how could they not see their father's handwriting, and suddenly a kind of abandoned sorrow came to their hearts.

Seeing this, Gao Yuan decided that the time had come, smiled slightly, and said, "Your father doesn't want you anymore." Your eldest brother also said: You are not afraid of death, the Yuan family still has a son. ”

Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang glanced at each other, shocked, angry and frightened.

As Gao Yuan entered the cell, Yuan Shang suddenly knelt down, hugged Gao Yuan's thigh, and cried: "Brother Xian, Brother Xian, for the sake of us playing with mud back then, let's let my brother go!" ”

Yuan Xi hugged the other leg and shouted, "Brother Xian, I gave you a chicken leg back then, do you remember?" ”

Zhou Cang's mouth immediately became O-shaped, and the jailers outside were also dumbfounded, and said in their hearts that these two sons were scared stupid, what kind of mud and chicken legs.

However, Takato knew that this was true, and that was many years ago. He picked up the two of them and sighed: "It's not that I won't let you go, it's that your father won't give me face." I said to exchange Jizhou, but he refused, and let you die. ”

The two of them trembled in their hearts, and secretly scolded: "Isn't it Jizhou, they refuse to change." Just call it back! ”

"That is ......." Gao Yuan touched it and found a white silk.

When the two saw each other, they sat on the ground with limp legs.

Yuan Xi hugged Gao Yuan's leg again and shouted, "Virtuous brother, virtuous brother, you can exchange money and food." If my father refuses, there are a lot of them here in Youzhou, and I will send them all to you! He hurriedly looked at Yuan Shang.

Yuan Shang shouted: "Yes, yes, I also have a lot here in Jizhou, 50,000 quintals, 2 million quintals, how about it!" ”

Gao Yuan's heart was "frightened" for a while, and he said that this small treasury was hard to get, no wonder Yuan Shao had so much money and food after his death, and he was very happy.

Gao Yuan is relatively poor, and he is very "envious" of the rich. He also knew that Yuan Shao would never cut the land, but money and food were also what he needed. In exchange for such two sons, you will make sure that you don't lose money.

"In that case, General Ben will try again." Gao Yuan said solemnly.

The two nodded like chickens eating rice, and said in unison: "Yes, yes, try again, try again." ”

Four days later.

Zhou Cang reappeared in Yuan Shao's big tent.

After Yuan Shao calmed down a little in the past few days, he began to be particularly worried about his two sons, and when he saw Zhou Cang coming again, he breathed a sigh of relief and said in a much kinder tone, "General Zhou, what's the matter with your father-in-law?" ”

Hebei Wenwu saw that the contrast between the two lords was so great, and he was stunned, but he compared his heart to his heart, if his two sons were caught, it would be like this.

Zhou Cang still looked arrogant, and said: "My lord said, 100,000 quintals of grain, 5 million yuan, and 10,000 sets of armor. ”

Boom, Hebei Wenwu exploded. The heart said that this Gao Mengyan was too ruthless, the grain and grass of the 100,000 army for a year, as well as the money and armor, just Gao Mengyan's annexation of the state, five years combined could not make up so much. What is the quid pro quo, this is simply plunder!

"It's ......." Anger flashed in Yuan Shao's eyes.

"No two prices, my lord said." Zhou Cang said immediately.

Oops~, Yuan Shao couldn't get up in one breath, covered his chest, and almost fainted.

Tian Feng immediately went out and said: "The lord can't, if Gao Mengyan gets these materials, it will be a big disaster." The harm is still above Cao Cao and Liu Bei! ”

Yuan Shao's face suddenly darkened.

Frustrated, he said that Tian Feng's upright problem came up again, and he hurriedly went out of class and said: "Lord, Mr. Yuanhao is just talking about things, and in the end, it is up to the lord to decide." He immediately pulled Tian Feng back.

After experiencing too many things, Yuan Shao instantly aged a lot, but when he got up, his appearance changed greatly. This incident greatly stimulated Yuan Shao and reshaped his heart that rose in adversity. Under the momentum of the Hebei overlord, Zhou Cang did not dare to look sideways. I only listened to what he said: "I can agree to Gao Mengyan's request, but I want to see sincerity." ”

"Sincerity?" Zhou Cang scratched his head.

Yuan Shao said coldly: "You tell Gao Mengyan, he will naturally know." ”

……

Just when Gao Yuan was "blackmailing" Yuan Shao, a team of 30,000 soldiers and horses came to Luoyang.

This is a force mobilized by Boss Cao, president of Zhongyuan Group. There are three sources for this troop.

First, Sun Ce died, Sun Quan accepted the canonization of the imperial court, and Cao Cao appeased Jiangdong. He also allied with Liu Bei, so the southeast defense line of Yangzhou in Jiangbei could reduce the garrison too much.

Second, Liu Biao was not at any level, and Cao Cao reduced the garrison of Wancheng.

Third, he is optimistic about Boss Cao's family and has sponsored a lot.

This gave Cao Cao a considerable garrison force when the defensive lines around him had the ability to defend them.

He also ordered all counties and counties to recruit troops in winter, believing that the military strength in the coming year would be even greater. After all, Boss Cao sits on the Central Plains, and his foundation is still thick. And the Guandu period, because of the continuous requisition, is just a little empty for a while.

Cao Cao had a gloomy face and entered the chamber of the mansion in Luoyang City. It was followed by generals like Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Xu Chu, Xu Huang, and Le Jin, and strategists like Guo Jia, Xun You, and Cheng Yu.

However, everyone's faces were not very good, as if they hadn't slept all night after practicing for a few years. Xiahou Yuan's clan will have a little sorrow, and the sorrow of Xiahou Shang, a rare rising star in the family, was chopped to death by Gao Mengyan's halberd.

Cao Cao knelt down in the hall in his robe, waved his hand to signal that both civil and military were seated, and then asked Luoyang's garrison general Le Jin with red eyes, and said, "Wen Qian, is there any news from Hanoi?" ”

Since the Warring States period, the north of the Yellow River was called Hanoi, which is now the north of the Yellow River in Henan Province. The south of the Yellow River is outside the river, about the south of the Yellow River in present-day Henan Province, that is, Luoyang all the way to Xinye. Henan, Guanzhong Plain is a good place, Cao Cao is the foundation.

Le Jin hurriedly said: "Gaoyuan's Zhang Liaobu is attacking Hanoi Zhisuohuai County, and a few days ago, news came from Jia Xu's army division: Gaoyuan's army only has 2,000 people, and General Xiahoudun will definitely hold it." ”

Cao Cao nodded when he heard this, and said to the group of civil and martial artists: "Yuan Benchu's two sons were defeated at Huguan, and they were even captured by Gao Mengyan. Yuan Benchu lost his son, and he lost his troops and generals, and there was no threat to Guandu for the time being. You and the others will join forces with this division, and take advantage of the exhaustion of Gao Mengyan's soldiers to eliminate them in a battle and recover the state. ”

Guo Jia and the others couldn't help but nod their heads, this is a great opportunity. Just like Cao Cao's second attack on Liu Bei, when all parties were caught off guard, he quickly recovered the annexed state.

"Report~." At this time, a herald entered, could not hide his panic, and bowed: "Lord Qiqi, General Xiahou and Jia Xu ask to see you." ”

"Huh?" Cao Cao was a little stunned for a while, weren't Xiahoudun and Jia Xu guarding Hanoi, why did they appear here together? However, his face soon changed drastically, "It's not good, Hanoi is lost?" ”

Thanks: Li Jianfei Fuli, Yizhi Qilin, a touch of loss, and 150726081753960 support from book friends.

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