Yuan Shang made up his mind to send Ma Teng to lead the soldiers and horses of his headquarters to keep an eye on Xiahoudun, while he himself was divided into six ways to attack the six important strongholds under Silizhou in the west of the Central Plains, and then use the six strongholds as the benchmark to walk and extend to the surrounding counties and counties, encroaching on Cao's land little by little!

In fact, Yuan Shang has his reasons for doing this, since ancient times, there is a way to surround Wei to save Zhao, and to encircle the point to help, and now Xiahoudun's soldiers and horses are shrinking in the Tiger Prison Pass, relying on the difficult and dangerous city of the Tiger Prison Pass as a barrier, making Yuan Shang's soldiers and horses difficult to do for a while, so Yuan Shang decided to follow the strategy of the ancients, and did the opposite, he attacked the six cities, and then scattered to attack the land, but also hoped to use this method to lure Xiahoudun out of the Tiger Prison Pass, and then hit the other party fiercely!

So, three days after formulating the strategy, Yuan Shang's army immediately divided into six routes and began to attack the six cities, with Yuan Shang, Yuan Xi, Tian Feng, Fu Zhu, Zhang Jaw, and Gao Ran as the six road commanders, and began to act.

The strength of the Yuan army is strong, the soldiers are wide, and the combat power is super strong, the strength of Xiahou and Cao Ren is still so strong, they are all inferior to the Yuan army, not to mention the defenders of the Cao army stationed in the place, in less than ten days, the six route armies have already broken through the target counties! Then it quickly extended outward and took over the surrounding cities.

Yuan Shang personally led a road of soldiers and horses to attack Xingyang City, this city is also strong in the Cao family, the soldiers and horses are also quite fierce, but under the strong army led by Yuan Shang himself, it is also resisted in less than five days before the city surrendered, Yuan Shang took the city of Xingyang, and with Ma Chao and Ma Dai two cousins as the vanguard, with five days, captured the seven counties around Xingyang, the speed is as fast as the swift wind sweeping the autumn leaves, people are stunned, and their ears are smacked.

On the tenth day, after Ma Chao captured the eighth county seat around Xingyang. Then he came to report to Yuan Shang.

"Lord Qiqi, this is the head of the county governor of Hengshui County, and I am here to hand it over to the lord today!"

Yuan Shang glanced at the head of the man covered in lime, waved his hand to let the guards take it down, and then said to Ma Chao in a serious voice: "Dream relics"

Ma Chao's face changed, he frowned very unkindly, and gritted his teeth and said, "It's Meng Qi!" ”

"Meng Qi, you are brave and unmatched, and within a few days, you have taken down several county seats, talking about attacking cities and plundering land. It is indeed invincible in the world, which is admirable, but there is one thing I have to criticize you, you look at your cousin Ma Dai, attacking every city, is to force the opposite county town to surrender, and seize the city with mighty soldiers without blood, and you? It is all to kill them all, which is really out of our Yuan Jun's style. Although you have made great achievements, I still disagree with your approach, which is too fierce and violent. ”

Ma Chao frowned. He looked at Yuan Shang quite puzzled, and said, "Dare to ask the lord, what is your so-called Yuan Jun style?" ”

Yuan Shang smiled slightly. With a straight chest, he said very proudly: "The style of our army is naturally to convince people with virtue." ”

Ma Chao's face changed when he heard this. Sima Yi on the side snorted, coughing cough

Yuan Shang gave him a fierce glance and whispered, "What? Are you dissatisfied? Laughing at me? ”

Sima Yi shook his head and said, "Don't dare, even if your subordinates have great courage, they don't dare to laugh at the lord!" ”

"It's not a joke for me, you're coughing a fart!"

"It's just that after listening to the four big words you just said about convincing people with virtue, my chest was stuffy and I wanted to vomit."

Yuan Shang's brows suddenly furrowed.

Under the hall, Ma Chao also hurriedly bowed his hand and whispered: "The last general is not talented, but he also deeply agrees with and understands Mr. Sima's feelings at this moment. ”

Before he finished speaking, he saw Yuan Shang raise his hand, and a small inkstone flew towards Ma Chao in the air.

After a short pause, he saw Yuan Shang start to open his mouth and talk to the two of them about business.

"My army divided the road, and tried its best to encroach on the land of the Cao family, and now the city is broken, and the county is surrendered, it can be said that it is indomitable, and now the land of Sili has lost so much, what is the movement on Xiahoudun's side?"

Sima Yi sighed, shook his head and said: "Yesterday, the intelligence of the old general Ma Teng has arrived, but there has been no action at the Tiger Prison Pass. ”

When Yuan Shang heard this, he couldn't help frowning.

Ma Chao snorted disdainfully, and said slowly: "Xiahou and Cao Ren, in vain as famous generals, watched our soldiers and horses wreak havoc in the Central Plains, but they didn't even dare to let go of a fart, just their two rotten garlic, how can they afford Cao Cao's appointment before his death and the trust after his death." ”

Yuan Shang closed his eyes and said to himself slowly: "Cao Ren is proficient in the art of war and has a calm personality, but forget it, Xiahou Tang is famous among the Cao clan for his violent temper, and he can shrink back and not move when he knows these news, which is really beyond my expectations?" ”

Sima Yi thought for a while, shook his head and said: "No matter how violent Xiahou Dan's temper is, he has to look at his own strength and strength to speak, in the face of the strength and sharpness of my army, no matter how angry and resentful Xiahou Tang is, he has to weigh his own strength to speak, right?" ”

Yuan Shang nodded and said, "It's a pity, if Xiahoudun dares to come out of the Tiger Prison, I will definitely send troops to destroy him immediately!" As soon as the first battle was decided, Xiahou and Cao Ren were destroyed, the Cao family had nothing to rely on, and the Son of Heaven and Cao Zhi were in Xudu, and they were not left to me to slaughter. ”

Sima Yi smiled slightly and said, "But the matter depends on the destiny of heaven, and the lord doesn't have to think too much." ”

Yuan Shang smiled slightly, but at this time, a guard hurriedly came to the hall and handed a letter to Yuan Shang.

Yuan Shang was slightly stunned, and said curiously: "What is this?" ”

When the guard heard this, he hurriedly said: "Enlighten the lord, there is a person outside the door, send an invitation, and let me hand it over to the lord in person, his momentum is good, and it seems to be quite promising, so his subordinates dare not slack off, and quickly send it to ask the lord to consider." ”

Yuan Shang raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "Invitation? What do I ask me to do? ”

"He said he was inviting the lord to a banquet."

Yuan Shang, Sima Yi, and Ma Chao couldn't help but be stunned when they heard this.

Dinner? Obedient? A small Xingyang City, which squire who is not long-eyed, dares to put on such a score, and sends someone to send an invitation to Yuan Shang to the banquet, even Xingyang Taishou is now regarded as Yuan Shang's prisoner, which of the remaining rotten garlic can be put on the table? How can someone be so short-sighted?

Yuan Shang narrowed his eyes, smiled slightly, and said: "It's really a shallow king, there is a small Xingyang City everywhere, and there are still people who dare to put on such a score in front of Yuan, interesting, bring the invitation up and show it to me." ”

The guards immediately sent the invitation, and Yuan Shang raised his hand and showed it, "Huh", and said, "I wrote a good hand." ”

Sima Yi got up curiously and walked to Yuan Shang's side, and looked at him with a ghostly look: "Who is the person who wrote the money?" ”

Yuan Shang shook his head and said, "I didn't write the payment, but there was a strange mud mark." ”

"Clay prints?" Hearing this, Sima Yi poked his head curiously, glanced carefully at the letter, and suddenly his face couldn't help but change greatly!

"This mark is the banner of the Sun clan of Dongwu, and the seal is actually used exclusively by the tiger Sun Jian when he conquered Changsha Shuize, and it is the only one in the world!"

As soon as these words came out, let alone Yuan Shang, even Ma Chao couldn't help but be stunned.

"The Sun family? Soochow? Really, how far is Jiangnan from here? Thousands of mountains and rivers, the Sun family invited me to a banquet in Soochow? ”

Sima Yi shook his head and said: "Of course it is impossible to go to Jiangnan for a banquet, even if we really go, such a far place, when we arrive, all the wine and food will be yellow This invitation is written on Zui Yixuan, it is one of the most famous local wine shops in Xingyang, could it be that the envoy of the Sun family came here?" However, the envoy of the Sun family did not come here to visit the house, but invited the lord to the banquet, which is quite strange to the lord, do you want to go? ”

Ma Chao snorted and said: "It doesn't matter what Dongwu Sun clan is, or the Jiangnan envoy, he came here and didn't enter the mansion to visit, but he sent a post to let the lord go to the banquet, the shelf is too big, lord, do you want me to arrest him and ask him for guilt!?" ”

When Yuan Shang heard this, he thought about it carefully, and couldn't help but shake his head and said: "This matter is also interesting, the person who wants to invite me to the banquet must also be a great master, otherwise he won't put on such a formation, so what's the matter if I go?" ”

Ma Chao frowned when he heard this: "I'm afraid that there will be no good banquet." ”

Yuan Shang smiled: "You have seen it in martial arts novels, this Xingyang City is now my land, don't look at it as he invited me to drink, but it is the turtle in my urn, why be afraid of him?" The two of you will arrange it, and Shen Shi will go to the banquet with me. ”

When he arrived at Shen, Yuan Shang changed into civilian clothes, led Ma Chao and Sima Yi, and a hundred elite guards of the Gray Frost Battalion, to the so-called Zuiyixuan, which was also pompous, and the decoration was bright as soon as he entered.

The shopkeeper had been waiting for a long time, and when he saw Yuan Shang and the others coming in, he immediately stepped forward and said, "Dare to ask the guest if he is the VIP Yuan Gong?" ”

Yuan Shang nodded and said, "Yes." ”

"Guest officer, the villain's wine shop has been chartered by distinguished guests today, specially entertaining guest officers, guest officers, move upstairs with me."

Yuan Shang nodded, and then followed the owner of the wine shop towards the upstairs wing.

As soon as they entered the wing room, Yuan Shang and Sima Yi Ma Chao and others couldn't help but take a long breath of cool air, but saw that the layout of the whole wing room was completely different from the outside, which was full of flower beds and willow altars, the walls were hung with famous paintings of green silk, and there were several bird cages, among which there were all kinds of famous birds chirping in it, which was very gorgeous and dazzling.

Yuan Shang smiled and said: "The people who treat you are elegant, and it is really interesting to decorate a good room like a primeval forest." (To be continued......)