Facing Yuan Shao's invitation to fight, Zhou Shen looked at Yuan Shao, and was somewhat hesitant in his heart.

Yuan Shao is indeed a noble son who is slightly different from other noble sons, very courageous and brave enough, and even dares to risk his life to fight on the front-line battlefield, which Zhou Shen already knows.

But his identity is different after all.

What Yuan Kui had in mind when he sent him to the front line, Zhou Shen could barely guess a little.

Although the Yuan family can accept the outcome of Yuan Shao's death, if he really dies in battle, he still dies in battle under his command, can he please him?

Zhou Shen didn't want to fall victim to some factional strife within the court.

He fought hard for luck and military exploits, and finally came to this point, this road is not easy, he doesn't want to be Yuan Shao's funeral object, nor does he want to be Yuan Shao's stepping stone.

So he decided to dissuade Yuan Shao.

"At the beginning, I know your bravery, but the traitor is not a rabble, the traitor is quite powerful, although you are brave, you can't beat thousands of troops, the current morale of the army is low, or according to the previous arrangement, stick to the key points, don't attack at will."

Yuan Shao was greatly dissatisfied.

"The reason why the traitors are so arrogant is because they were not attacked head-on by the Han army, so they are not afraid and are bold! This is truly a shame for my generation!

If the army attacks it head-on, it will definitely be able to defeat the traitor, so that the traitor knows the might of the army, and he will not dare to go south at will! Even if you can't win, you have to forge ahead! We must not let the traitor think that our generation is easy to bully! ”

Yuan Shao clenched his fists and stared at Zhou Shen with his eyes.

Zhou Shenxin said that although Yuan Shao was brave, he was still inexperienced and too tender.

After the defeat of Huangfu Song and the retreat of Zhang Wen, the morale of the Han army was very low, and it could barely fight if it maintained a defensive posture.

At that time, it was still him Zhou Shen who wiped Yuan Shao's buttocks, and he might not be able to wipe it clean.

You Yuan Clan have someone to help you run, no matter how you don't lose your life, what about me?

Zhou Shen didn't want to follow in the footsteps of Huang Fu Song, Huang Fu Song's killing left some traces in the hearts of these front-line generals, letting them know that they would really die if they messed up.

So Zhou Shen decided to maintain a defensive posture.

Although the defensive posture cannot be won, it is also difficult to lose, hold on for a while, and exhaust the food and straw of the rebels, they themselves will retreat, and then the mission will be completed.

As long as he is not defeated, he will not make mistakes, and as long as he does not make mistakes, the Son of Heaven has no reason to kill himself.

So Zhou Shen resolutely rejected Yuan Shao's suggestion to attack, and instead ordered Yuan Shao to hold a town stronghold to hinder the rebels' attack.

Yuan Shao couldn't fight, he was very frustrated, sighed for a long time, and turned to leave.

This was Guo Tai's second attack on Wenxi County.

Compared with the last time, this time Guo Tai had the help of a large number of siege equipment from Taiyuan County, and the deterrent effect on the Han army strongholds in Wenxi County was increased, and the ability to attack the fortification was also significantly enhanced, which was very unfavorable to the Han army.

Yuan Shao held the stronghold outside the city for nearly five days, and finally suffered too much damage to continue to hold on, so he had to retreat to the county seat under Zhou Shen's response, relying on the city for defense.

After this wave of defeats, Yuan Shu, who had been hiding in the city, finally found an opportunity to sneer at Yuan Shao.

When Yuan Shao was drinking water and eating because he was tired, Yuan Shu approached Yuan Shao and faced him with a burst of yin and yang weirdness.

"Our brave generals are back? Anyway, you fought so hard, who will show it? Is it for Zhou Shen? Or to the uncle? What do you think you can get in exchange for fighting so hard? Power? Status? ”

Yuan Shao glanced at Yuan Shu, spat on the ground, and ignored him.

Yuan Shu was enraged.

"You son! When I speak to you, you dare to ignore me? ”

"There are only generals and soldiers on the battlefield, and there are no concubines and sisters-in-law!"

Yuan Shao threw away the cake in his hand, stood up and stared at Yuan Shu, and said with a fierce look in his eyes: "Don't take your concubine to teach me a lesson!" What if you're a sister-in-law? Don't you still want to come out and fight like me? Who do you think you are? Yuan Ji? I tell you, he will never die, and you will always be like me! ”

Yuan Shu was touched and was furious.

He blushed, gritted his teeth, stepped forward and grabbed Yuan Shao's collar.

"I'm a sister-in-law, you're a concubine, this is the biggest difference between me and you! The second son is also a son-in-law! Always be a sister-in-law! It's something you'll never be able to compare! ”

"Hmph, then you asked your uncle to summon you back? Save yourself from being embarrassed here! ”

Yuan Shao sneered and said: "These days, I have heard many people in the army say that if the Yuan clan can grow in the future, it will be mainly because of me, not because of you, I am brave and dare to fight, and you are as cowardly as a chicken." ”

"Shut up!"

Yuan Shu was furious, and stretched out his hand to hit Yuan Shao: "You concubine, dare to insult me!" Believe it or not, I'll kill you here! ”

Yuan Shao easily broke free of Yuan Shu's hand, and took advantage of the situation to draw a knife and lay it across Yuan Shu's neck, and the cold touch instantly made Yuan Shu shiver.

"What are you going to do? You dare to kill me?! ”

"What kind of sister-in-law, concubine, as long as you go down with a knife, you have to die, do you think you are different? Hmph, ridiculous! ”

Yuan Shao sneered: "I want to kill you, it's just a matter of a knife, and your life is just something that can be ended with a knife, but I won't do it, the blood of a despicable person like you will only dirty my knife." ”

As he spoke, Yuan Shao put the knife into the sheath and glanced at Yuan Shu with a look of contempt.

Yuan Shu took a few breaths, came back to his senses, and looked at Yuan Shao through gritted teeth.

"I'll tell my uncle about it!"

"You go and sue, you see if he will help you teach me a lesson, or if it is useless to reprimand you."

Yuan Shao laughed and said: "I don't dare to do this to Yuan Ji, but for you, it's okay, can't you see through it?" You and I are both doing desperate things in the army!

What does this mean? This shows that you and I are already the same in the eyes of my uncle, there is no difference, only our good brother is the only one, only you yourself are still stupidly thinking that you are superior! ”

"I'm a son-in-law! I will always be nobler than you! ”

Yuan Shu blushed, and shouted at the top of his voice: "Don't think that you can do anything if you dare to fight!" What you can do, I can do! If you dare to fight, don't I dare? If you dare to shed blood, will I not dare? ”

"Can you? Who do you think you are? Do you think you're Liu Xuande? Can you win casually on the battlefield? To fight a war, you must have the ability! It's a brainstorm! ”

Yuan Shao laughed and shook his head.

Hearing Liu Xuande's three words, Yuan Shu's brain twitched, and somehow he suddenly became less angry.

He calmed down, and a strange smile suddenly appeared on his face.

"Speaking of Liu Xuande, good brother, do you know? Liu Xuande has made meritorious service again, which is still a great credit. ”

When Yuan Shao heard this, the smile on his face disappeared instantly.

"When?"

"Just yesterday, my cronies came from Luoyang to bring me something, and by the way told me about it, he told me that Liu Xuande made meritorious service again, and the three Qiang tribes attacked Longxi County, and Liu Bei marched into the army, won a big victory, and wiped out the three Qiang tribes."

Yuan Shu grinned and said: "Three Qiang tribes, more than 100,000 people were captured by him, nearly a million cattle, sheep and horses, and a lot of gold, silver and jewelry, I heard that the booty he sent to Luoyang was packed with more than two hundred boxes!"

It is said that the convoy he transported the spoils of war and prisoners of war to the Son of Heaven was lined up from this end of the street to that end, and the front was almost to the palace, and the back had not yet entered the gate of the city.

And do you know what reward the Son of Heaven gave Liu Bei under his great joy? Add 2,000 households, not a lot, right? Do you know how many households Liu Bei had before? 8,000 households!

This time, with two thousand more households, he is the Marquis of 10,000 households! Wan Hu Hou! By the way, Liu Bei is still the only marquis of ten thousand households in the Han Dynasty and the first marquis of the Han Dynasty! What a view! ”

Yuan Shu performed his excitement with a very clumsy performance in front of Yuan Shao.

As soon as Yuan Shu's voice fell, Yuan Shao's hand suddenly clenched into a fist, and his face was also black and dripping.

"What does it have to do with me if he makes meritorious contributions? What's the point of you saying this to me? Just do your own thing and don't worry about other people's things! ”

(End of chapter)