On the battlefield of Guandu, where the clouds cover the sun, the mountains and rivers murmur, and the heavy rain drifts down from the sky and the earth, as if thousands of people are crying in unison.

Yuan Shao's army was defeated and retreated.

Some of the soldiers who didn't have time to retreat, the rain hit the iron armor, making a tinkling sound, and the chill hurriedly took off the iron armor, and the soldiers' mood became heavier.

Yuan Shao led the ministers of Zhao to cross the river without pursuing troops in the heavy rain, and then set up camp.

After the tent was set up, the group hurriedly changed the clothes that were glued to their bodies.

Yuan Shao waited and waited, but still didn't see Yan Liangwen come back.

So he looked at the ministers of Zhao State, and Zhao Guo's civil and military forces such as Fu Zhu, Tian Feng, Zhang He, and Lu Yi also looked at him.

Xu You suddenly walked out, knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, the minister is willing to go to Cao Ying's camp and persuade Cao Cao to delay the attack."

Cao Cao, the traitor of troubled times!

He is definitely not a loyal minister of the Han family, and now although he pretends to be the prestige of the Han family, he wants to destroy it in his heart.

Now Cao Cao is about to become the number one prince in the world.

The desire in his heart must have been irrepressible.

The longer my Zhao State exists, the greater the damage to the prestige of the Han family, and Cao Cao will not fail to understand this truth.

There was an accident in the previous letter, and now the minister has surrendered to the past, and then he will be able to make a plan for Cao Cao.

I am willing to use this body to continue the national fortune for my Zhao country! ”

Xu You?

Xu You, who has always been greedy for money and has no manners, would recommend himself, which is really beyond everyone's expectations.

When things go wrong, there must be demons.

Immediately, some people thought that I was afraid that the fraudulent surrender was fake, and the real surrender was real!

Who doesn't know that Xu You is Cao Cao's hair.

If Xu Yu took refuge in the past, Cao Cao would be able to know the complete situation of Zhao Jun.

That was a catastrophe for Zhao Guo, who was already at a disadvantage.

Xu You knelt on the ground, cold sweat on his head, he knew that he had a bad reputation in Zhao State, and he knew that his position in Yuan Shao's heart was gradually failing, and he took a big risk when he said this.

Yuan Shao was still chilled by the cold rain just now, his face was a little pale, and even his voice was trembling.

But his voice was gentle and powerful, and he laughed softly: "Okay, Ziyuan, you go, Zhao Guo's safety is on your shoulders." ”

Xu You only felt that the cloudy sky suddenly broke through a light, and then shone on him.

He bowed his head, and then said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, without further ado, the ministers will set out, so as not to be discovered by the rest of the princes." ”

After saying that, he arched his hand to the rest of Zhao Guo, and went straight to take the clothes and hats and left the camp.

The ministers of Zhao Guo all looked at Xu You's back, some of them already showed disdain, and some of them were quite dissatisfied, with a look of hatred.

Lu Yi was directly dissatisfied and said: "Your Majesty, the minister looks at this Xu Yu as ......"

"Regularity!"

Yuan Shao interrupted Ko Yi's words, and then said slowly to everyone: "Putting death and rebirth, we have nothing to lose, so we can get everything." ”

Yuan Shao's words quieted everyone down, Tian Feng thought for a long time and said: "Your Majesty, what Xu You said just now is quite reasonable, this time the princes of the Han family gathered, but the most resolute person among them is probably only Liu Xuande.

It is difficult to rebel against Cao Cao, but other princes may be able to rebel.

After all, as soon as my Zhao State dies, Cao Cao or Liu Bei will be the first prince in the world, do other princes want to see that scene?

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, all the countries in the world jointly attacked the strongest country, causing its strength to suffer a great loss, and it did not have the strength to unify the world.

Although today's world is different from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, what is the difference in its essence?

My Zhao State has fallen into decay and lost its former strength, so if you don't start with Cao Cao at this time, when will you stay? ”

Yuan Shao listened a little helpless, he really deserved to be Tian Feng, what he said was right, but every sentence was listened to, what "Zhao Guo is dead", "Zhao Guo is already in decay", wouldn't he be looking for death when he said this.

But Yuan Shao's spirit was becoming more and more sluggish at the moment, and he felt a little groggy, and said to Tian Feng: "Yuan Hao is right, you can discuss it and see which prince is the best to contact."

I, the fourth and third dukes of the Yuan family, always have some prestige in the world.

Tan Er has already married a wife, Xi'er has also married the daughter of the Jimo Lu clan, and Shang'er's marriage, this position of wife can be taken out, and Tan Er's children can be set up first. ”

Yuan Shao's voice was a little low.

Although the Yuan family is now looking at the waning mountains, it is not completely powerful in this era, and the identity of the Yuan family is still quite useful.

Of course, when you are killed, it is also quite easy to kill.

Everyone found that Yuan Shao was a little tired, so they left one after another, and Yuan Shao asked them to discuss.

It is necessary to get a charter out as soon as possible.

Even now, I can't give up.

The war is not over!

……

It is said that Xu You rode his horse and galloped in the heavy rain, even if he had a robe, but there was still a little rain seeping in, and there was a biting chill all over his body.

But Xu You seemed to be unconscious, between the reckless heaven and earth, there was rain everywhere, and there were mud puddles everywhere, he only dared to run along the road, otherwise he would not be able to find the road at all.

The horse's hooves landed in the puddle full of mud, and when he stumbled, Xu You fell directly, and his whole body fell into the puddle.

"Ahhhh

Xu You really couldn't hold back and roared loudly, but in the rain curtain in the sky, his voices couldn't be transmitted at all.

Xu You crawled out of it, he was covered in muddy water, maybe he had never been as dirty as he was in his life.

After Xu You calmed down a little after yelling, he turned over his horse again and disappeared into the heavy rain.

Cao Ying.

Cao Jun and everyone looked at this heavy rain with some anxiety, if it weren't for this heavy rain, maybe they would have continued to hunt down Yuan Shaojun by now.

Even if the rain stops and the roads are muddy and difficult to walk, Yuan Shaojun will be given a chance to reorganize his army at that time, and maybe he will be defeated by Yi Yi and waiting.

"What? Someone who claims to be a good candidate to vote? ”

Cao Cao was a little surprised, he looked at the continuous heavy rain, and didn't understand how Xu You could come to vote at this time.

He sat peacefully in the camp and said in a deep voice to the soldiers who came to report, "Let Xu You come in." ”

Cao Jun's top brass were basically in the camp.

When Xu You walked in covered in mud and muddy water traces, Cao Cao couldn't help frowning, and then asked directly: "Ziyuan, you don't come to Yuan's camp to give advice, what is the matter with coming to the camp?" ”

Cao Cao was still very unhappy with Xu You's behavior of helping Yuan Shao and not helping him, and it was obvious in his words.

Xu You bowed directly and said: "Xu You is going to visit the prime minister, and you are going to defect to the prime minister this time."

Yuan Benchu didn't know the number of days, he was arrogant, and he gave him advice, but he didn't adopt it, and the result was a big defeat, and he was blamed.

You have long been dissatisfied with this, and this time I took advantage of this heavy rain to run away and vote for the prime minister. ”

Xu You can do this kind of thing, Cao Cao still believes it.

But he deliberately made it difficult and asked, "I don't know what use Ziyuan has for my court?"

There are many talented people in my court, and I am afraid that there is no extra place to give you. ”

Xu You bowed down and said: "Prime Minister, I know the current situation in Yuan Shao's army, which can help the Prime Minister spend fewer casualties to break Yuan Shao." ”

Hiss!

Everyone in the camp immediately gasped when they heard this, this is quite critical information, if Xu Yu really knows, then his role can even be better than a battalion of troops.

Cao Cao was obviously interested, so Xu You roughly said what he knew and what he made up, half-truths and half-falsehoods, and no one could know whether it was true or false.

Cao Cao checked it slightly with his own information, and found that there was no problem, and it was normal to have a slight deviation.

Thinking of this, Cao Cao laughed loudly: "Okay, Ziyuan, you should have come to the original phase a long time ago, you and I are old acquaintances, you don't help the original appearance, but help Yuan Shao, it's really unwise." ”

Cao Cao knew that Xu Yu was talented.

But the most important thing is that Xu Youlai defected to himself, giving him a feeling that he had completely defeated Yuan Shao.

The old acquaintance shared by the two is now on my side!

Who said that I, Cao Mengde, are not as good as Yuan Benchu?

The others in Cao Ying looked at Xu Yu with a little disdain, turning his back on Yuan Tou Han at this time, what a villain.

Who wants to work with villains?

After getting Xu You's information, everyone discussed it enthusiastically, and did not shy away from Xu You.

The heavy rain gradually stopped, everyone left the camp, but Xu You did not leave, Cao Cao asked in a strange voice: "Ziyuan, what else is important?" ”

Xu You wanted to speak and stopped, then knelt down and said: "Prime Minister, You has just been submissive to you, and you should have acted in a low-key manner, but there is a word in your heart that is really unpleasant. ”

Cao Cao's eyes deepened, and he said in a deep voice: "Ziyuan, please speak." ”

Xu You said: "Prime Minister, you once offered Yuan Shao a plan before, that is, not to fight such a big war, but to stick to it in Zhao State.

The longer the Zhao State is entrenched, the lower the prestige of the Han family, and the princes of the world will see the weakness of the Han family.

But Yuan Shao did not follow You's suggestion.

Now I want to propose to you that the attack on Yuan Shao be postponed, so that the puppet Zhao's state will continue, so that the prestige of the Han family will be reduced.

When the prime minister calls you the king and the emperor, the hearts of the Han family will be ruined, isn't it beautiful? ”

Cao Cao had already pulled out his sword and pointed it at Xu You halfway when he heard it, and said angrily: "Xu You, are you saying something rebellious? ”

Xu You was scared for a moment, and then the courage that rose out of nowhere, and asked loudly: "Prime Minister, do you really want to be a Hanchen for the rest of your life?"

Are you going to be King Rowan and Huo Guang?

If this is really the case, then please kill Xu You, what Xu You wants to assist is not the so-called Jian'an Heavenly Son! ”

Xu You's voice was extremely high, and even Cao Cao didn't expect it, his ears were buzzing.

At this moment, he looked at Xu Yu deeply, the person in front of him was obviously a person who was quite greedy for money and oily, but now he actually had the voice of gold and stone in his words, and there was a sword hidden in his eyes!

Xu Chu and Dian Wei stood behind Cao Cao, and when they heard Xu Yu dare to yell at Cao Cao, they immediately stepped forward and said angrily: "You dare to be disrespectful to the lord, are you looking for death?" ”

This time it was Xu You's turn to buzz in his ears, Cao Cao stopped Xu Chu and Dian Wei, and then said to Xu You: "Ziyuan, what you said makes sense, Rong Benxiang thinks about it, you are in the rain, and go down to change your clothes first." ”

The moment Xu You walked out of the tent, there was a dripping cold sweat flowing down, and the breeze blowing after the rain was not as cold as the sweat, but he was already covered in muddy water, and he couldn't see anything at all.

In the camp.

Cao Cao stared at Xu You who was leaving, Guo Jia's lazy figure appeared, looked at Xu You who was leaving, and said in a dark voice: "Lord, what Xu You said has some truth, but he is too anxious, and he can't contain his anxious evil intentions, and the exposure is too obvious." ”

Cao Cao heard what Guo Jia said, and said softly, "I know."

Xu Yu is trying to give Yuan Shao a chance to breathe, how can a person like Yuan Shao give him a chance?

Everyone in Hebei can live, but Yuan Shao must die. ”

For Cao Cao, the pressure Yuan Shao put on him was unprecedented.

Yuan Shao once fell into a more critical situation than now, but in the end he turned the tables because of the opponent's carelessness.

According to common sense, at this stage, Cao Cao has already begun to float.

But Yuan Shao has turned the tables too many times, so many that no one can ignore it, and even remember it firmly.

Cao Cao definitely didn't want to become the background board for Yuan Shao to defeat the strong again, so he still went all out to treat Yuan Shao.

Turning the tables against the wind, this is what Yuan Shao is best at!

Yuan Shao once prospered because of this, but now he is in a state of defeat because of this.

Cao Cao's words were very light, but they were heavy, and he said slowly: "What I am most curious about now is what Yuan Shao did to make Xu You work for him to such a point?"

Xu You, Xu You, you have failed me. ”

When Dian Wei and Xu Chu heard the last sentence, they glanced at each other, and they both saw the meaning in each other's eyes.

Xu You had just finished bathing when he saw Guo Jia and Xu Chu walking in, and he was immediately shocked, and asked as usual on his face: "General Xu, Guo Junshi, I don't know what happened to you?" ”

Guo Jia didn't beat around the bush, and directly brought a glass of poisonous wine to someone, and then said: "Xu Ziyuan, what did you have in mind when you came to our army, I don't think you need to say more, right?" ”

Xu You's heart was shocked, and he asked with a forced smile: "You don't understand what Guo Junshi is saying." ”

Guo Jiahan said: "You and the lord are old acquaintances, and the lord is unwilling to do anything to you, so it will be up to us to do the work."

Drink it down and give you a decent one.

Otherwise......"

Saying that, Xu Chu had already put his hand on the hilt of the sword, and there was a taste that if Xu You didn't want to be decent, he would help Xu You be decent.

Xu You knew that he was never lucky, but he would never admit that he had come by fraud, and said in a slightly hoarse voice: "What I said to the prime minister is true, leaving Zhao Guo is beneficial and harmless, even if it is death, I will say so." ”

After speaking, he raised his wine glass and drank it in one gulp, he stared at Guo Jia tightly and said, "The prime minister will definitely follow my advice!" ”

A ferocious cramp rose from his abdomen, and he slumped on the ground like a shrimp, gasping for air, sweat soaking through his clothes almost instantly.

Guo Jia looked at Xu You and said slowly: "The prime minister will follow your advice, but after Yuan Shao's death, your lord, there are not many people who want him to live." ”

Xu You's eyes suddenly lit up, he was a little anxious, he wanted to say something, but he couldn't say it.

Not long after, he died.

……

The rain stopped.

Although the roads were muddy, it did not stop the war from continuing, and the scouts rode along the avenue.

Yuan Shao in the camp.

The news of Xu You's death in Cao Ying had already spread, and everyone was a little silent, even Yuan Shao didn't expect Cao Cao to kill Xu You directly.

"Ziyuan, Ziyuan."

Killing Xu You proves that Cao Cao is truly invincible, and any means against him have been ineffective.

What can be done now?

The current situation is even more difficult than when King Xiang was in Xiang Ying, and the unborn military masters like King Xiang have no choice but to fail, what can they do?

Only those princes were left to contact, and everyone except Liu Bei was a potential contact.

Then it was a matter of waiting for the return of the northern army.

It is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice.

The mountains and rivers are exhausted, and there is nothing to be done!

Everyone was thinking about it, and a horse came from the north wet, rushed straight into the camp, knelt down on one knee and said, "Your Majesty, the governor of Qingzhou has a letter." ”

Everyone's faces were full of expectation.

"Gongziyan has a letter?"

"The letter from the Metropolitan Governor, is it that the Yan army has been repelled?"

Yuan Shao, who had always been a little weak, immediately cheered up, hurriedly took the letter, unfolded it, frowned and was happy, looking at Zhao Guoqunchen and worrying, I don't know what was written in this letter.

After Yuan Shao finished reading the letter and handed it to Fu Zhu, Fu Zhu will read it out directly, and Luo Yan introduced the situation in Jizhou in the letter.

In the face of Luo Yan's choice, everyone knew that this was the best ending, and they couldn't ask for more.

But there are still some regrets, failing to repel the Yan army is a big hidden danger after all.

Yuan Shaoqiang breathed a sigh of relief and said: "What the horse has done is already very good, at least on the frontal battlefield, our army can compete with the Han princes, as long as it can rebel against one or two princes, it can keep the national border by the big river."

Immediately inform the whole army that my Hebei reinforcements will arrive soon, as long as you hold on for a while! ”

Wish.

Luo Yan's return to the army brought everyone hope that this is something more precious than gold.

Zhao Jun's sluggish morale, after learning the news, gradually recovered, in the face of the imminent arrival of reinforcements, Zhao Jun chose to close the camp and not leave, wanting to wait for Luo Yan's army to arrive first, and then counterattack.

But the so-called blessings are incomparable, and disasters are not singular.

Yuan Shao fell ill directly because of the pressure and depression in his heart, coupled with the wind and cold.

After the spread of the theory of typhoid fever and miscellaneous diseases, it stands to reason that as long as there is medicine for this disease, there is still a certain certainty that it can be cured.

But Yuan Shao's mind was too heavy, and the psychological problems were brought to the body, causing him to not be cured for a long time.

After the doctor's treatment, Yuan Shao's condition did not improve, but worsened.

This made Zhao Guoqunchen panic all of a sudden, if Yuan Shao had an accident, the consequences would be unimaginable.

But the development of things does not depend on human will.

Yuan Shao's condition worsened like this.

Until he suddenly fell into a coma for an hour, Zhao Guoqunchen was completely panicked, and his first reaction was to block the news, and it must not be spread.

Wait until Yuan Shao wakes up.

Fu Zhu immediately said urgently: "Your Majesty, are you okay?" ”

After Yuan Shao coughed heavily, he said with a little emotion: "Gong, Youruo."

I, Yuan Shao, have experienced countless setbacks in my life, but I have always been able to turn defeat into victory.

Since the two of you welcomed me into Jizhou, for more than ten years, we have fought in the south and the north, laying this great foundation.

Since Cao Cao and Liu Bei's conquest of my Zhao State, although they are powerful, I never thought that I would lose, I thought it was just another victory.

But now it seems.

It was me who was wrong.

Heaven will not always love someone, I have turned defeat into victory countless times, this time it doesn't work, my luck is here. ”

When Fu Zhu and the others heard Yuan Shao's words, they were anxiously comforted.

Yuan Shao stretched out his hand to stop everyone's words, and then said with a smile: "Life and death are fate, wealth is in the sky, how can people disobey the will of God?"

I know my body very well, rather than saying those auspicious words, it is better to explain the future, and this foundation cannot be left to fall without explanation.

Hasn't Ziyan come back yet? ”

Xun Chen said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the army is moving slowly, and the governor has not yet arrived. ”

Yuan Shao sighed and said, "After Ziyan comes back, I want him to come to see me immediately, I have something to explain to him." ”

After saying this, Yuan Shao looked at everyone and said, "The widow has been thinking about who will inherit the widow's position.

The widow knows that many people hope that the widow can establish a successor, and with Lu Fengxian here, choosing Tan Er is the best choice.

The reason why he hesitated before was because the widow felt that Tan Er did not have the ability to become a monarch, but now it seems that his two younger brothers are not much different from him.

If the widow dies, let Tan Er inherit the widow's status. ”

Everyone in the camp exhaled heavily when they heard this, and the first thing Yuan Shao did was to confirm the inheritance, which made everyone feel at ease, this is the most critical issue of power inheritance.

After Yuan Shao said this, he looked at the people in the camp, and his heart ached, but it was a pity that Yan Liangwen was dead, otherwise these two people must be one of his most trusted candidates for orphanage.

"In the future, I will assist Tan Er, with Ziyan as the leader, Gonghe, Youruo, Zhengnan, and Zhengze as assistants, and Zhao Guo will hand it over to you in the future."

This arrangement is also very normal, the Yuan family has no available clan, Luo Yan is a relative, and then with the two leaders of the Hebei Shi clan and Xun Chen, the leader of the foreign Shi clan, and finally the current Hebei No. 1 general Lu Yi, representing the military.

It can be said that all aspects have been taken care of, and no one has any objections led by Luo Yan.

This was originally one of Luo Yan's long-standing jobs, reconciling the contradictions between these factions.

Although the frustrated few people were sad in their hearts, they also knew that they couldn't be hypocritical at this time, so they all bowed down and accepted the order.

After a few people got up, Yuan Shao suddenly said: "Everyone, now is the world of great controversy.

If you don't advance, you die.

If, the widow says if.

If Tan Er is not enough to assist, the widow hopes that you can find a way out for the Yuan family, and the widow doesn't want to be a lonely ghost after a hundred years, without even seeing a stick of incense. ”

The meaning of Yuan Shao's words is very worthy of in-depth study, but he did not say all the words.

But just a little bit of it made the atmosphere in the camp even more gloomy, this is the current Zhao Army.

Which of the others is not a person of wisdom, but now, they can only sit back and watch Zhao Guo decline step by step.

Yuan Shao looked at Tian Feng and the others, and said softly: "Yuan Hao, go and see when Ziyan will return, after he returns, he will immediately welcome him to the camp tent." ”

At this time, Yuan Shao still remembered Luo Yan the most, the Luo son he had the most high hopes for.

Tian Feng was ordered to walk out of the camp and let more scouts go to find out Luo Yan's movements.

From Yecheng to Guandu, this distance is really not close, but because Yuan Shaojun has withdrawn to Hebei, the distance is not so far.

On the way to the camp of Yuan Shaojun, Luo Yan led the army to hurry.

He was anxious, but he really didn't dare to be too fast.

Because he was worried that the soldiers would lose their combat effectiveness due to hurrying, and that the loss of horsepower would be too great, he was worried that he would encounter the enemy halfway and would not be able to quickly enter the battle.

It was in this torture that after a long journey, he finally saw Yuan Shaojun's camp from afar.

Zhang He and Tian Feng were already waiting on the side of the road, and when they saw Luo Yan, they immediately said loudly: "Governor, come quickly, the king is seriously ill!" ”

The king is seriously ill?!

When Luo Yan heard this, she was like being struck by lightning, and she couldn't believe that she had just arrived and received such news.

All of a sudden, everything that had happened in the past countless hours hit his mind, making his brain groggy, and even unconsciously followed Zhang He and Tian Feng to the camp.

The three of them hurried to the outside of the tent, and suddenly there was a cry of pain.

Suddenly, as if struck by lightning, Luo Yan directly opened the curtain of the camp tent and rushed in, and saw Yuan Shao's face as white as a piece of paper, looking at him.

Yuan Shao was weak and speechless, but from the shape of his mouth, Luo Yan read it, and Yuan Shao said, "Ziyan is back." ”

Luo Yan took three steps and two steps forward, and then watched Yuan Shao's arm fall down, right in front of him.

Yuan Shaoxue is gone!

Rumble!

Obviously, the pouring rain has ended, and the sky is clear now.

But suddenly a thunderclap sounded in the air, and gradually dark clouds gathered, and a strong wind gradually howled.

It's the feeling of being stormy again.

It's the rain curtain again, boundless and lonely.

"Your Majesty!"

Luo Yan ran to the edge of the collapse and held Yuan Shao's hand, which was still a little warm.

How so?

————

Yuan Shao, the lord of Shenlong, the talent of the world, first served the Ling Emperor, obeyed the order of the King of Qin, and then served the Emperor of the Emperor, and supported Luoyang.

To the collapse of the Emperor, Zhuo killed the Emperor, Emperor Lisheng, Shao Nai was disgusted with the sound of the Emperor is not right, and repeatedly did not bend the knee to raise the Han soldiers in Jizhou, the people were salty, and Hebei was prosperous.

Gongsun treacherously indulged Yan into the Han Dynasty, Yuan Shao could not be defended, Yan Lord forced Shao to be the king, Shao was lost the hope of the world, and the princes pretended to attack it.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, Shao Kuanren was treated, and if Liu Bei was there, the Hebei scholars used their lives; Its gods can be successful, if Cao Cao, so every danger can win, the end of the official crossing, although the defeat is still glorious, the real hero of the world! —— "The Book of the Later Han Dynasty: The Biography of Yuan Shaolu Bulie"

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