Yuan Shang did not return to the camp immediately after coming out of the cavalry training camp, but took Bayun and other ten Tsing Yi swordsmen to cross their horses to a small hillside twenty miles south of the boundary bridge.

Yuan Shang looked at the horse majestically, Bayun and the others also followed, this place was far away from the Yuan army camp, if the Youzhou army spies found that the pursuing reinforcements might not be able to arrive in time, so Bayun and the others did not dare to be careless.

Youzhou army camped along the river, because it is not the flood season, but it is not afraid of being flooded by the Yuan army, the camp is vertical and horizontal, clearly organized, but can not find the omission, see this Yuan Shang also did not care, although Gongsun Zhan this person is slightly weaker in political means, but the ability to lead troops to fight is very strong, can beat the northern minorities to dare not cross the border line, its good war can naturally be glimpsed, and see the whole leopard.

"Bayun, is there any news from the Intelligence Department?" Yuan Shang asked.

Bayun shook his head when he heard this, and responded: "No, it's been two days since we arrived at the boundary bridge and we haven't seen harrier pigeons, it's a bit abnormal, will something happen?" ”

"That's not it," Yuan Shang also shook his head and said: "The shadow planted by the Intelligence Department in the Youzhou Army has been integrated since a few years ago, and if something happens, it will have happened a long time ago, there should be some reason for delay, just wait for the good news." ”

"Now I'm worried about this weather, the weather is getting warmer, the battle between the Yuan army and the Youzhou army is about to start, you should know the gap between the Yuan army and the Youzhou army, if you really want to fight, we don't have an advantage."

Bayun nodded when he heard this, and said with some worry: "The Youzhou army has been fighting on the border all the year round and grinding its teeth and drinking blood, but our army rarely encounters wars, and it is difficult to say whether we can stop the Youzhou army from galloping several waves of thousands of horses if we really want to fight." ”

Yuan Shang's lips pursed slightly: "Before this battle started, I made an estimate that if I want to defeat the all-colored cavalry in Youzhou, unless we use other means to fight head-to-head, the probability of our army winning is no more than two layers, even if it is a lucky victory, it is only a narrow victory, and gamble with the lives of soldiers." ”

"I know that this is very cruel, but our army has always been too smooth, and they must be spurred by a big war, and they have always been reluctant to let me interfere too much in the military, but I didn't expect to think of me at this critical moment."

"Yes, the big marshal finally remembered the Lord." Bayun nodded.

"I'm not sure," Yuan Shang shook his head: "Time is still too urgent, the wolf riders are still far away, although I issued a summoning order before departure, but the wolf riders are scattered to train, and it also takes a time buffer to reorganize into an army, plus some trivial matters, speaking of which, it is still time not to wait for me." ”

"Wolf ride."

Ba Yun's dark face moved slightly, as a member of the Tsing Yi Guard, of course he knew what the existence of the Lu Dao Wolf Rider was, one of the three most mysterious troops of the Tsing Yi Guard, the number of people is unknown, the personnel are unknown, Ba Yun belongs to the arrest department, although they are both members of the Tsing Yi Guard, but there is not much intersection with each other, but for the only cavalry unit of the Tsing Yi Guard, they have heard of it, it is said that only a small team can slaughter the clan and exterminate the sect is ruthless.

"Although the wolf rider has been baptized by the war, but the Youzhou army is not a vegetarian, the white horse Yicong is also a famous and famous strong army, how many years to fight the nomads outside the country can not be defeated and dare not touch the Central Plains, to be honest, sometimes if it is not a matter of position, I still admire Gongsun Zhan, this is a soldier with a straight backbone, is a person worthy of admiration." Yuan Shang said.

"yes,"

Bayun nodded when he heard this, his hometown is in Youzhou, and he has also heard of the power of Gongsun Chan to fight against the northern nomads in the Megatron Frontier, and he can't say that he is disgusted with Gongsun Chan except for his position.

The fierce cold wind stirred up Yuan Shang's white robe and hissed, and his narrow eyes looked leisurely at the scattered Youzhou camp, thinking in his heart that no one could know.

Ziqing wiped her sword quietly, her long hair fluttering, she rarely spoke, and she didn't like to talk, she just stayed behind Yuan Shang quietly and listened quietly, except for the sword in her hand, maybe only Yuan Shang could make her inky eyes freeze slightly.

"Let's go."

Yuan Shang moved the reins in his hand, and the war horse under his crotch turned around, Bayun and the others hurriedly followed when they saw this, and tried to avoid the spies of the Youzhou Army along the way, but it didn't take much effort, and it was almost dark when they returned to the Yuan Army camp, and it was always dark faster in winter.

Returning to the base camp, Yuan Shang did not immediately return to the big tent of the Xiao General's camp, but went directly to meet Yuan Shao.

For Yuan Shang's arrival, Yuan Shao did not have a trace of surprise, he had been waiting for Yuan Shang's arrival.

The tent guards outside the tent did not stop them, and let Yuan Shang go in, obviously Yuan Shao had greeted them.

"Father." Entering the big tent, Yuan Shang hurriedly stepped forward to worship.

"Get up." Yuan Shao's expression looked good, and it was obvious that Yuan Shang's arrival had eased his gloomy mood for several days.

"There are no outsiders in the tent, just you and me, father and son, don't have to engage in those false courtesies." Yuan Shao added.

Yuan Shang nodded when he heard this, as an ancient person with the soul of a modern person in the twenty-first century, he really didn't like this set of etiquette and etiquette in ancient times.

"Have you been there?" Yuan Shao said lightly, asking at any time, but his expression did not show any doubt, but showed a slight affirmation.

"Yes, I went to observe the terrain."

Yuan Shang didn't care when he heard this, Yuan Shao had an intelligence team in his hands, and it was not difficult to find out his whereabouts, not to mention that he didn't do anything to cover it up at all, more than a dozen people crossed the horse out of the camp Yuan Shao wanted to know the way, and he could know it by calling the soldiers who guarded the camp gate casually.

"Tell me what you think."

"Difficult," Yuan Shang said, "It is very difficult for our army to win this battle. ”

"For the father, I know the way." Yuan Shao's expression was indifferent, and he didn't seem to be surprised by what Yuan Shang said.

"In this battle, our army only needs to fight a few small-scale battles, and we are not allowed to lose or need to win."

"For what?" Yuan Shang frowned slightly.

"You, although you have made rapid progress in the past few years, you are still a little immature." When the words fell, Yuan Shao smiled indifferently and said: "This is a secret agreement between my father and Cao Mengde. ”

"Cao Cao?"

Yuan Shang's expression moved, as if he had caught something, and a thought slowly surged into his heart.

"Although Gongsun Chan is strong, it is only a temporary scabies, as long as we slow down in this battle, it is easy to destroy him, but it is a little uneasy for my father to form an alliance composed of Yuan Shu, Tao Qian, and Gongsun Zhan, so he secretly agreed with Cao Cao that we will contain Gongsun Chan and take the two states of Youji, and Cao Cao can also take the opportunity to conquer all parts of Henan with peace of mind, and the two places will start a war, do not interfere with each other, and support each other when necessary." Yuan Shao said slowly.

Yuan Shang was shocked when he heard this, what shook him was not the secret agreement between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, but the essence seen behind this matter, in Yuan Shang's view, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao's alliance was already a sign of the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the first battle of the princes around the country to fight for territory. It is also an era when the pride of the stars and stars was born, and he will also be one of them, his heart is faintly trembling, that is excitement, but also expectation, he is looking forward to the arrival of that day.

The agitation that surged into his heart slowly faded, Yuan Shang thought for a while and said: "But, father, Cao Cao also has to be guarded against, according to the child's point of view, that Cao Cao is different from Gongsun Zan and others, he has the posture of a hero, and even Xu Shao, who is known for his knowledge, has asserted that he is 'a capable minister who governs the world, a hero of troubled times', this person according to the child's view, I am afraid that he will be the enemy of my Yuan family in the future." ”

Yuan Shao's deep eyes froze on Yuan Shang when he heard this, and after a while, he said inexplicably: "For my father, I know the way, and I have seen Cao Cao's ambition since I was a father when I crusaded against Dong Zhuo. ”

"Then you," Yuan Shang was puzzled: "Why did you fund him a batch of grain, grass, weapons and armor back then?" ”

After the failure of the fight against Dong that year, the coalition forces annexed each other, and the Cao army suffered heavy losses, if it were not for Yuan Shao to give a batch of grain and grass and baggage, it was really impossible to make a comeback easily, and that matter was also handled by Yuan Shang back then, although he was a little puzzled by Yuan Shao's intentions, and finally ordered the grain and grass baggage to be sent over.

When Yuan Shao heard this, he sighed lightly and said: "Because his father owes him a great favor, many people don't know that he was almost killed by a traitor when his father was young, if it weren't for Cao Mengde's sacrifice to save him, he would have fallen, and it is precisely because of this that even if his father has been aware of his ambition for many years, he still allows his development without interference and even funds Yu Zheng It is precisely because of this matter." ”

According to his understanding of Yuan Shao, he is not as incompetent as described in the novel, on the contrary, after years of getting along, Yuan Shang, as Yuan Shao's son, is more able to understand everything that outsiders can't see, how can the helmsman who can control such a huge force of the Yuan family be as mediocre as described in the novel.

But there is one point, Yuan Shao's love is true, in the end, he still lacks a little bit of ambition, but he lost the opportunity when he should have made a move, perhaps, this is the reason why Yuan Shao lost to Cao Cao in history.

"Father, as the saying goes, the father's debt is repaid, and the life you owe Cao Cao will naturally help you pay it off when you come to the battlefield, but there is one thing, I need you to promise me, don't be indebted anymore, you should still make a move, I believe you can also see that the world is about to be in chaos, if our Yuan family wants to go to the next level, there can be no more mistakes." Yuan Shang said.

When Yuan Shao heard this, he was silent, his expression was complicated, the short beard on his lips moved slightly, and he did not speak.

Yuan Shang was silent in his heart when he saw this, Cao Cao ran through Yuan Shao's entire childhood, as Yuan Shao's son, he knew that Yuan Shao had not yet taken power before the hardships, and his status in the Yuan family was not significant, in the final analysis, it was because of his concubine status, his mother died early, his nominal father also died early, and his biological father could not recognize each other and could only be called his uncle.

When Yuan Shao was at his lowest point, only Cao Cao always encouraged him to accompany him and accompany him to play the streets and alleys of Luoyang, and what outsiders didn't know, Cao Cao faintly had Cao Cao in several upheavals in Yuan Shao's seizure of the Yuan family's power, and Cao Cao's kindness to Yuan Shao was not only a life-saving grace, but even a reinvention grace.

If there were no these kindnesses, Yuan Shao's strength in history would not have given Cao Cao a chance at all, and the difference between strength and weakness was so great, as long as Yuan Shao made up his mind to eradicate Cao Cao, it was not as neat as destroying the withered and decaying, after all, Yuan Shao was still a person who failed to be ruthless, and took advantage of Cao Cao's failure to wipe him out before he became a big climate, so he dragged it to the Guandu, and died of defeat and hatred.

The candlelight in the sleeping tent was lit all night, and for the first time in nearly twenty years, no one disturbed the father and son, and no one bothered them.

"Father, then I'll go down first." Yuan Shang said.

"Go ahead," Yuan Shao said with a wave of his hand, a hint of exhaustion exuding from the corners of his eyebrows.

Yuan Shang nodded, got up and was about to lift the tent and leave, but Yuan Shao's words behind him made his body pause slightly.

"Xianfu, Tsing Yiwei is good."