Three pieces of news were sent to Yuan Shao's eyes, which made Yuan Shao instantly angry. Holding the battle report in his hand, Yuan Shao roared angrily at the hundred officials under his command: "Look at it, look at it!" Ao Lie was in the north, Cao Cao launched an attack on Jizhou in the south at the same time, and Zhao Yun under Ao Lie also broke through the river, but you didn't know it, how did this general raise you group of waste! ”

On Yuan Shao's side, Tian Feng was originally in charge of intelligence, and Zhang He was in charge of the defense of county soldiers in various places, but these two people defected to Ao Lie and stood on the opposite side of Yuan Shao, and these two positions became vacant. Among Yuan Shao's subordinates, there are not a few who covet the two positions, scrambling to show themselves and want to take over the vacancies left by Tian Feng and Zhang He. However, because of Yuan Shao's indecisiveness, he has not been able to determine the most effective candidate until today, so that Ao Lie and Cao Cao launched an attack on Yuan Shao at the same time after a long period of preparation, and Yuan Shao did not know in advance. If it weren't for Ju Yi's desperate fight, I'm afraid Yuan Shao would still be kept in the dark now.

Yuan Shao's chief strategist stood up and said: "My lord, Ao Lie's command is full of talents, and the sergeants are brave in battle; Although Cao Cao's strength is slightly inferior, Yan Liang and Wen Chou have already taken refuge in Cao Cao, these two people know a lot about the deployment of our army, the lord must not hesitate any longer, and should immediately make defensive deployments! ”

Yuan Shao pondered for a moment, and said with some hesitation: "Before every big war, you must sacrifice to heaven and earth, and rashly go out to teach, I'm afraid it's unreasonable, right?" ”

Frustrated and came to Yuan Shao's eyes, and said anxiously: "Lord, your eyebrows are already burning." Where can you take care of those false courtesies?! I also hope that the lord will make a decision quickly and divide the troops to refuse! ”

Under the persuasion of trial and frustration, Yuan Shao also realized the seriousness of the situation, and was just about to make defensive arrangements, but Guo Tu stood up and said: "No! There are no rules and no circle, and it is a gift from ancient times to sacrifice to heaven and earth, and the ceremony cannot be abolished! The lord should still sacrifice to heaven and earth first, and then send a large army to fight! ”

Since forcing Tian Feng away, Guo Tu's status has risen all the way, coupled with his deliberate welcome. Therefore, he won Yuan Shao's trust. saw Guo Tu stand up against it. Yuan Shao couldn't help but hesitate again.

The judge looked at Guo Tu angrily and asked loudly: "Guo Tu! Do you want to see Jizhou fall into the hands of others before you are willing! ”

Guo Tu relied on Yuan Shao's favor, did not give an inch, glared at the judge and retorted: "The lord is a general who is personally appointed by the Son of Heaven. Be well-mannered. Is there anything wrong with that? ”

With the review and Guo Tu's confrontation. Officials under Yuan Shao's command joined the quarrel, either in favor of the trial or in support of Guo Tu. For a while, there was a lot of noise. It gave Yuan Shao a big headache.

Yuan Shao's military officials are not in harmony, between the local officials in Jizhou and Yuan Shao's former subordinates, there are always all kinds of friction from time to time, this problem has been a long time, Yuan Shao has been in charge of Jizhou for so many years, and still has not been able to completely solve this problem.

Feeling that his mind was getting more and more chaotic, there seemed to be countless flies around his ears, and the angry Yuan Shao drew his sword and roared: "Shut up the general!" Yuan Shao can be mixed up to this day, it can be seen that he is not a brain-dead person, he clearly knows that at this time, it is by no means a good time for infighting, and infighting will only bring destruction to Jizhou, which is labeled as Yuan.

With a gloomy face, Yuan Shao finally made a decision: "Chuan Ben will order the general to lead 30,000 troops as the vanguard of the north and send troops to resist Ao Lie first; Han Meng was the vanguard of the south and led an army of 30,000 to resist Cao Cao! After the general sacrifices to heaven and earth, he will send another army to go! Yuan Shao's decision made the officials on both sides shut up. It can be said that Yuan Shao's method is a compromise method, and at the same time it has won the approval of officials on both sides.

This is also an important reason why Yuan Shao has been indecisive, in order to make the rule stable, Yuan Shao many times, had to take care of the emotions of the officials of the two factions at the same time, to avoid dampening their enthusiasm, so Yuan Shao issued many decrees, are for the purpose of balance, intended to maintain the temporary unity of the interior, even if there are many orders, Yuan Shao himself knows that it is not the best way to solve the problem, but the internal contradictions, but he has to do this.

Yuan Xi suddenly stood up and said, "Father! The child is willing to go out with General Gao Ran, and he will be ashamed! "Between Yuan Xi and Ao Lie, there is a deep personal grudge. Ao Lie snatched Zhen Mi, and captured Yuan Xisheng alive, and then stripped Yuan Xi naked and hung in Yecheng, which was cited by Yuan Xi as a great shame in his life, and now with Yuan Shao's many people, Yuan Xi intends to take this opportunity to take revenge on Ao Lie, at least, but also kill a few of Ao Lie's right-hand men, so that he can wash away the shame and lay a good foundation for himself to compete for the position of the son of the world in the future. Those who bear the shame are not qualified to inherit Yuan Shao's mantle.

Seeing Yuan Xi's resolute attitude and his heroic momentum, Yuan Shao laughed happily: "Okay! My son is a hero, and he deserves to be the heir of my Yuan family! ”

On the other side, Yuan Shao's eldest son Yuan Tan saw this, and hurriedly stood up and said: "Father, since ancient times, the father has something to do with his son, and the second brother's courage is commendable, which is admired by the child. The children are also willing to go out together to show the majesty of my Yuan family! In Yuan Tan's view, Yuan Xi took the initiative to ask for help, which was a naked struggle for power, and the purpose was to accumulate popularity, so that he could compete with himself for the position of the prince in the future. As the eldest son, Yuan Tan certainly didn't want to see Yuan Xi getting bigger and bigger, so he said beautiful things and led the army to fight, in fact, it was to fight against Yuan Xi and even suppress Yuan Xi's arrogance.

Yuan Tan's words were just right, which was in line with Yuan Shao's taste of great joy, which made Yuan Shao laugh and said: "There are successors to my Yuan family, and the heirs are all heroes, congratulations!" Okay, Tan Er will accompany General Han Meng and go to resist Cao Cao. ”

In dealing with the issue of heirs, Yuan Shao adopted the usual balancing measures, with the two sons going to one place and resisting foreign enemies without interfering with each other. It's not so much about balance, it's better to say that Yuan Shao is scheming, if it was Cao Cao, he would definitely not do it, among his sons, universal training is indispensable, but it is necessary to distinguish priorities, and the most outstanding ability is the right thing to do, obviously, at this point, Yuan Shao lost to Cao Cao again.

Yuan Shao's two decisions have aroused concerns about the trial. The abilities of Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi, to be honest, are almost the same between the two people. But the problem is that these two sons are better than Yuan Shao's four sons behind closed doors, but if they open the door, compared with the heroes of the world, they are no different from scum. Compare these two brothers with Ao Lie, who is of the same age, the difference between high and low is like mud, and anyone who doesn't have long eyes can see the advantages and disadvantages. Using these two second ancestors to resist Ao Lie and Cao Cao is no different from meat buns and beating dogs.

Noticing the worry in the judge's eyes, he understood what the judge was thinking. In the opinion of Fu Zhu, this worry is correct, the brothers of the Yuan family have never really set foot on the battlefield at all, to put it bluntly, they are just embroidered pillows, which are useless, and letting these brothers lead the troops is the same as sending them to death. Because of repeated defeats, the trial has lost the right to speak, just like Ju Yi, he was sent out by Yuan Shao, therefore, although the trial is worried, but he doesn't dare to say it, but the frustration is different, the frustration is still the celebrity in front of Yuan Shao, even if he collides with Yuan Shao and makes him unhappy, the frustration thinks that Yuan Shao will not punish himself.

So, Fu Zhu spoke again: "The lord, Ao Lie and Cao Cao are both resourceful, and there are countless fierce generals and good ministers under their command, and the two sons are still inexperienced. ”

However, Yuan Shao's reaction was beyond his expectations. For Yuan Shao, who has always protected his calves, he is famous for spoiling his children, and he can't hear anyone say that his son is not good. Yuan Shao's face was gloomy, and there was endless coldness in his voice: "Are you questioning the abilities of Tan'er and Xi'er?" Or are you questioning the ability of the Yuan family's bloodline? It's ridiculous! Come on, drag the frustration down and cut it down, to set an example! ”

The judge was shocked, and he couldn't care about Mingzhe anymore, so he hurriedly stood up and comforted: "Lord, it's very inappropriate to kill the generals in battle, and I hope that the lord will take back his life!" Under the leadership of the trial, dozens of civil and military generals stood up to intercede for Fu Xiang, and under their bitter pleading, Yuan Shao retracted his fate, and instead beat Fu Xiang with fifty military sticks and pressed him into prison.

After dealing with the matter of frustration, Yuan Shao immediately dispatched troops and asked Gao Ran and Yuan Xi to lead 30,000 troops north to Hejian to resist Ao Lie; And let Han Meng and Yuan Tan also lead an army of 30,000 to go south to Guandu to resist Cao Cao.

It wasn't until three days after the vanguard of the two Yuan armies set off that Yuan Shao prepared the main army, then bathed in incense, offered sacrifices to heaven and earth, and read aloud the text written by his subordinate Chen Lin passionately, and then led the army to the battle. The expedition was divided into two parts, the southbound part was led by the judge, supplemented by dozens of civil and military officials, and the number of men and horses was 150,000; The part of the north was personally led by Yuan Shao, and most of the civil and military officials under his command accompanied him, leading an army of 300,000 to kill the river. Prepare to fight to the death with Ao Lie.

Yuan Shao is such a complex and unpredictable person, when he is mediocre, he will vomit blood, but once he is shengming, it will make his opponent feel terrible. On the big issue of dividing the troops, Yuan Shao seemed to be very sage, he clearly knew that the threat of Lu Dao Ao Lie was far greater than that of Cao Cao, so he put the main force into the northern battlefield. In Yuan Shao's opinion, as long as he can defeat Ao Lie in the short term, he will let Cao Cao in the south retreat without a fight. Using the art of war to explain, what Yuan Shao used this time was a strategy to encircle Wei and save Zhao. (To be continued......)