The soldiers guarding the partial camp in Yuan Shaozhen were already demoralized, and the people were panicked, and when they heard that the main camp refused to come to the rescue, how could there be any reason to fight to the death? They abandoned the camp and were defeated, and Gao Ran and Cao Cao's generals fought all night, killing countless enemies, and did not withdraw their troops until dawn. Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses lost tens of thousands of people, and all the defeated soldiers of each battalion retreated into the camp.

Xun You offered advice: "Yuan Shao and his corporal generals are already like frightened birds, and the lord can threaten to transfer people and horses to take sour dates, attack Yecheng, and then take Liyang to cut off the return of Yuan's soldiers." Yuan Shao will be frightened when he hears this, and when he divides his troops out of the camp to reject me, we can take advantage of his troops to attack him, and Yuan Shao's camp can be broken. ”

Cao Cao used his strategy to order the big and small soldiers to threaten everywhere to cut off Yuan Shao's return route, attack his capital, and besiege the Yuan army without food. Carefully reported to Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao was shocked, and urgently ordered his eldest son Yuan Tan to divide 50,000 troops to save Yecheng, and the third son Yuan Shang to divide 50,000 troops to save Liyang.

As soon as Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses moved, they were discovered by Cao Cao, and immediately went out with troops and horses to take Yuan Shao's camp. Yuan Shao had just reduced his troops, and the battalion sergeants had no fighting spirit, so they scattered and fled. Yuan Shao only cared about dividing his troops to return to help, so Cao Cao might as well come to rob the village again, but he couldn't put on his armor at the moment, and escaped from the camp with only a single coat. Guo Tu, Feng Ji and other close ministers and strategists followed.

Cao Cao, Nan Ye, Guan Yu, Xu Chu, Xiahou Xuan, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, and Li Dian each led a group of soldiers and horses to chase Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao abandoned the car and fought for the golden silk, and only led more than 1,000 generals and cavalry to cross the river and escape. Cao Cao's military horses were hindered by the baggage and could not be pursued, so he had to chase and kill in all directions, persuade Yuan Shao's soldiers who had not crossed the river, and rein in the baggage.

In this battle, Cao Cao killed more than 80,000 people of Yuan's army, bleeding in the ditch, and Yuan Shao's soldiers drowned and died. Cao Cao, who won a great victory, first divided the gold treasure weight he received into Nanye, and rewarded the soldiers, and everyone was happy.

Just when Cao Cao was celebrating, Cheng Yu found a bunch of letters from Yuan Shao's abandoned books and documents, all of which were books secretly communicated by Cao Cao's generals to Yuan Shao.

Li Ru said on the side: "You can count the names one by one according to the letters, collect them and kill them." ”

Cao Cao said: "Before the war, I was still afraid of Yuan Shao's strength, let alone others? He ordered the letters to be burned and not to be pursued. Those generals who fornicated with Yuan Shao saw Cao Cao like this, and they all worshiped in their hearts, and they no longer had two hearts.

However, it was said that Yuan Shaoguandu was defeated, and the remnants of the defeated army rushed to the north bank of Liyang, and the general Jiang Yiqu went out of the village to greet him. Yuan Shao sighed while telling the truth of the matter.

When Jiang Yiqu heard about it, he sent several soldiers to recruit the scattered defeated soldiers. When the rout heard that Yuan Shao was still there, they gathered again. Although there were tens of thousands of soldiers gathered, they had long since lost their former might. Yuan Shao discussed retreating and returning to Jizhou.

Yuan Shao's subordinates saw that hundreds of thousands of people were defeated by Cao Cao, and now there are only tens of thousands of horses and horses with no morale, who dares to fight? It was unanimously agreed that Yuan Shao should withdraw his troops. Yuan Shao reorganized the army and horses, and stayed in the barren mountains at night.

In the middle of the night, Yuan Shao heard crying in the distance outside the tent, Yuan Shao got up and went out of the tent, did not alarm the soldiers, and eavesdropped in private. It turned out that the defeated army got together, telling about the loss of his brother and brother, and the pain of the death of his robe, and each beat his chest and cried. Yuan Shao couldn't help crying when he heard this, and hated Cao Cao in his heart, and wanted to take revenge on him again.

Cao Cao saw that Yuan Shao's troops were defeated and pursued with victory, and the army crossed the river to enter Liyang, temporarily suspended the army, and put up a list to calm the people. Some local people heard that Cao Cao and Nanye soldiers came to offer wine and food.

Cao Cao saw that there were old men among the people whose beards were all white, so he sat down and asked, "How old is the old man?" ”

Although the old man was old, his eyes were not dazzled, and his ears were not deaf, he replied loudly: "Back to the prime minister, the old man is nearly 100 years old. ”

Cao Cao said: "My husband is so old, my sergeant disturbs my father-in-law's neighbors, I am very uneasy, don't blame my father-in-law." ”

The old man said: "The prime minister and the national teacher are saints from heaven, how dare we blame them?" ”

Cao Cao was very happy to hear that the old man was a saint alongside Nan Ye, and asked, "How do you say this?" ”

The old man recalled: "When Emperor Huan, there was Yin Kui, a native of Liaodong, who knew astronomy, stayed here at night, and said to the old man and others: Yellow Star is seen in Qianxiang, and it is shining here. Fifty years after the omen, a saint will come. The decay is measured in years, and now it is a full fifty years. Yuan Benchu focused on the people, and the people resented him. The prime minister and the national teacher are benevolent and righteous soldiers, and the people are hanged for crimes. The first battle of Guandu, breaking Yuan's original million people, was in response to Yin Kui's words, and our people could hope for peace. ”

Cao Cao was overjoyed when he heard this, and ordered people to take wine and food, silk silk, gold and silver to give to the old man and the people. Compared with the gold and silver received by the old man and the villagers, the value of the offerings was more than a hundred times, and they thanked him again and again.

Seeing this, Nan Ye couldn't help but smile in his heart. It is said that people are old and become fine, but I didn't expect this centenarian to fool Cao Cao, who is known for his cunning, and Cao Cao, who was stunned, was willing to happily make a loss-making deal.

Nan Ye, who was curious in his heart, couldn't help but take a look at it with his star manifestation skills, and found that the old man was really not a hermit master, and his intelligence was only 60, although it was not low, it was far worse than Cao Cao. It seems that data doesn't tell the whole story, and some life experiences are by no means measurable by data.

Cao Cao saw that the old man retreated and ordered the three armies: "If you go to the countryside to kill the people's chickens and dogs, and destroy the people's crops, you will be punished for murder!" As soon as this order came out, the army and civilians were shocked.

The centenarian's words really made Cao Cao happy for two days, and he felt that he was also a saint who could be ranked with Nan Ye. But after two days, he was unhappy again. Because Cao Cao couldn't confirm whether the saint in this prophecy referred to himself or Nan Ye, or both.

There is a way that one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers, Cao Cao felt that if the two of them were saints, then Zuihou and himself would be Nan Ye. There is another layer of taboo against Nan Ye in my heart.

When Cao Cao reorganized his troops and pacified the people, Yuan Shao had already returned to Jizhou. The defeat of Guandu had a great impact on Yuan Shao, and he was upset all day long and ignored political affairs. His wife Liu saw Yuan Shao like this, and heard that the soldiers of Guandu were fierce and dangerous, and almost buried Yuan Shao, so she persuaded Yuan Shao to become the prince.

Although Yuan Shao has many heirs, only the eldest son Yuan Tan is Xiansi, the second son Yuan Xi is Xianyi, and the third son Yuan Shangzi is Xianfu. Yuan Xi has been killed by Nan Ye, and now only Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang can choose. Although Yuan Tan is the eldest son, Yuan Shang was born with a handsome appearance, and he was born by the Liu family, and Yuan Shao liked it very much. Liu also persuaded Yuan Shao to make Yuan Shang the crown prince, and if there was any, he could succeed to the throne.

On one side is the eldest son, on the other side is the beloved son, and Yuan Shao is a person who doesn't pay attention, so he is really a little embarrassed. asked two henchmen Guo Tu and Feng Ji to come to discuss. Since Xu You voted for Cao Cao, Xun Chen was not treated well in front of Yuan Shao, who let Xun Yu and Xun You both work in Cao Cao. Now there are only two of Yuan Shao's four confidants left.

Yuan Shao saw the two of them: "Now that the external troubles are not stopping, the internal affairs must be decided early." I am looking for you to make a prince. Although Xiansi has bravery, he can just kill for human nature. Although Xianfu is young, he has the appearance of a hero, and he is virtuous and respectful. What do you mean by waiting? ”

To Yuan Shao's surprise, Guo Tu and Feng Ji, two strategists, had already befriended the two sons. Guo Tu's heart is to Yuan Tan, and Feng Ji's heart is to Yuan Shang, and the two of them are their masters.

When Guo Tu heard that Yuan Shao wanted to establish Yuan Shang, he objected at the time: "Among the heirs of Bixia, Xiansi is the longest, and he helps Bixia to lead the army, and there is no fault. If Bixia abolishes the growth and young, this act of chaos in the country cannot be done. ”

Feng Ji heard that Yuan Shao had the intention of establishing Yuan Shang, and saw Guo Tu's opposition, so he said: "I think what Bixia said is reasonable. The prince should be virtuous and virtuous, so that the country and the people can be safe, how can he abolish the virtuous because of his longevity? ”

Yuan Shao himself had no idea, and when he saw that the two strategists had their own opinions, he hesitated. However, he was biased towards Yuan Shang in his own heart, and the two strategists were one to one, and Yuan Shao had the intention of establishing Yuan Shang.

Guo Tu is also accustomed to observing words and feelings, and can see that Yuan Shao is more inclined to Yuan Shang in his heart. Then he said: "Bixia, now that the military prestige has been slightly reduced after the war, how can the father, son and brother be in trouble because of the establishment of the prince?" If Bixia has no decision for the time being, he might as well ignore the strategy of rejecting the enemy first, and discuss the matter of establishing an heir later. ”

Yuan Shaozheng hesitated, so he felt that it was okay to delay it for a while. While they were deliberating, someone came to report. Yuan Shang led 60,000 troops from Youzhou, Yuan Tan led 50,000 troops from Qingzhou, and his nephew Gao Gan also brought 50,000 troops from Youzhou to help in the war. It turned out that Yuan Shao ordered Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang to return to the rescue that day, but the two did not meet Cao Cao's soldiers and horses, so they went to various states to recruit troops, and they happened to come back today. Yuan Shao was overjoyed when he heard the news, put aside the matter of establishing an heir for the time being, went to see the three of them, and wanted to reorganize his troops and horses to fight Cao Cao.

Cao Cao had settled down at this time, and was about to enter the army, so he had a detailed report. Yuan Shao gathered more than 200,000 soldiers from four states, and went to Cangting to go down to the village. Cao Cao is now more powerful than before, especially Xu You and Gao Ran, so that Cao Cao successfully recruited a lot of Yuan Shao soldiers for his own use. At the beginning, Cao Cao dared to fight against Yuan Shao's three or four hundred thousand horses, and at this time, Cao Cao also had more than 200,000 horses under his command, how could he be afraid of Yuan Shao? So he also raised troops in Cangting and confronted Yuan Shao.

The next day, the two armies faced each other, each in formation. Cao Cao led the generals out of the battle, or hid Nan Ye and Guan Yu in the formation as surprise soldiers. After the battle of Wuchao, Cao Cao and Nan Ye's capture share has risen to 64, and Cao Cao does not dare to let Nan Ye make any more meritorious contributions. In addition, Cao Cao also knew that Liu Bei was in Yuan Shao's array, and he didn't dare to let Guan Yu show up. Only then did the two of them be used as surprise soldiers.

Yuan Shao saw Cao Cao coming out of the battle, and also led his two sons and nephews and civil officials and military generals to the front of the battle. Cao Cao saw Yuan Shao and said: "The original plan is exhausted, why not surrender?" As long as the emperor returns the throne to the Han family and leads the people to surrender, and I will make friends when I am young, I will let you live. Don't wait for the knife to come back and regret it! ”

Yuan Shao was furious and was about to send troops to engage Cao Cao. Yuan Shang wanted to be able to do it in front of his father, so he danced the double sword Pegasus and came out to fight Cao Cao.

Cao Cao saw that he would retreat into the formation a long time ago, so Yuan Shang came and went to the front of the gallop formation and scolded. Cao Cao frowned and asked, "Who is this?" ”

Someone on the left and right replied: "This Yuan Shao's third son, Yuan Shang." As soon as the words fell, before Cao Cao sent his generals, a gun came out. Cao Cao saw that it was the general Shi Lian.

Shi Lian bullied Yuan Shang when he was young, and when he heard that he was Yuan Shao's son, he was eager to make meritorious service before going into battle. The two horses intersected but three together, Yuan Shang was really defeated, stabbed obliquely, and turned the horse away.