Yuyang, Dongyangju, Xiaochang'anju and other small scattered strongholds along the south of Wancheng are being lost one after another.

And Lu Weihuang was previously threatening the lands of Nanjun in Xinye.

Now that the area north of Nanjun Xinye and the surrounding areas have begun to be gradually conquered, in this way, the threat radiation of the Hebei army is not only Nanyang County, but even a certain scale of deterrence has been formed against Nanjun.

The whole situation began to tilt in favor of the Hebei army.

The news was quickly transmitted to Wancheng.

The news that Li Tong was killed by Zhao Yun has been transmitted back to Wancheng, and the soldiers and horses he led by Yuan Shao who were ambushed in the mountains and forests near Wancheng were used as surprise soldiers before, but now they were pulled out by Yuan Xi to harass them, although they did play an important role in the early harassment process, but now they were suddenly exterminated by Zhao Yun, which will still greatly affect the morale of the entire Nanyang County.

The news that the small counties and small gatherings on many traffic arteries from Wancheng to the south were conquered by the Hebei army one after another also reached Wancheng, which made the resourceful people in Wancheng also very headache.

Those small counties and small gatherings have little impact on the overall strategy of Wancheng at present, but the more they fall, it means that once Wancheng falls in the future, then these Wancheng soldiers, as well as these strategists who accompanied Yuan Shao on the front line, will have less and less ways to retreat to the south, and the risk of retreat will increase a lot.

It is true that Liu Jian's main military strength is still north of Nanyang, and it is impossible for the south to send too many people, but who knows what will happen in the future?

The next chain reaction is that these people in Wancheng are worried, and their worries are getting bigger and bigger.

And the sergeant's heart is becoming more and more unstable, which obviously affects morale.

Yuan Shao doesn't know about these things for the time being.

The reason why he handed Wancheng over to Yuan Xi temporarily was because he was becoming more and more uncomfortable during this time.

In fact, since the last time he sent someone to drive Xu You out of his main hall, his body has been a little uncomfortable, perhaps because his inner pressure was too great during this time, causing him to be physically indebted.

If Liu Jian was by Yuan Shao's side, he would definitely understand why Yuan Shao was in this situation.

In medicine, health preservation is mainly about a mood.

Many illnesses are triggered by low mood and extreme anxiety.

It can be said that a person's physical health is closely related to his mood.

Has Yuan Shao been in a good mood in recent years?

Liu Jian believes that if he is in the position of Yuan Shao, his mood will definitely not be better!

It's good that he didn't die of depression.

Over the years, he has suffered defeats again and again, coupled with the gradual compression of his living space, the depression in Yuan Shao's heart must have reached the extreme.

Liu Jian felt that Yuan Shao had been able to survive to this point, which was already good.

Replaced by himself, and he had the heart to jump off the building.

But no matter how good the mentality of the iron man is, there will be a time when he is about to collapse.

This is the case with Yuan Shao now.

At this moment, Yuan Shao can't say that there is any big problem, but he is indeed very different from his original state.

From time to time, I feel chest tightness and shortness of breath, panic, and sometimes even faint when my eyes turn black.

What's even more difficult to treat is that he coughs from time to time.

Today's Yuan Shao coughed very badly, he coughed hard, and even coughed up some blood.

Yuan Shu, who was guarding him, looked at Yuan Shao's state with a sad look on his face.

"Brother, you have to take good care of your body!"

Yuan Shao stretched out his hand and waved it gently.

"It's not that I don't want to take care."

"Really, these two years of war have really broken my heart."

When he said this, Yuan Shao turned his head and coughed several times.

Looking at Yuan Shao's current state, Yuan Shu's face showed unbearable feelings.

"Brother, if you continue like this, your body will not be able to bear it, although the current war ahead is urgent, but your body is also very important, you must know that your body is the root of our Jingzhou, if your body collapses, even if you defeat Liu Jian, what is the use?"

Hearing this, Yuan Shao nodded seriously.

"That's true, but what can be done now?"

Yuan Shu hurriedly said: "The top priority is to hear that our reinforcements are now blocked!" At present, the closest reinforcement to us is Sun Ce, who is fighting against Yanzhou on the battlefield of Yuzhou. ”

"Gongsun Zan is currently in a disadvantageous state for the time being, and has returned to the northern border of Yanzhou to station, Sun Ce's troops are still relatively fierce, and his troops are strong!"

"I just heard that at present, Liu Jian has sent soldiers and horses to patrol the main road between Nanyang and Yuzhou, presumably to prevent Sun Ce from exploring the information of Nanyang County. In my opinion, I will go there in person, and let Sun Ce bring his troops and horses over to support Nanyang, which can relieve our pressure and greatly boost the morale of the army on the side of Wancheng. ”

When Yuan Shao heard this, he was taken aback and said, "Highway, do you want to go to Sun Ce in person as a messenger?" “

Yuan Shu let out a long sigh.

"Brother, you know me, in fact, according to my identity, how could I deign to see that kid Sun Ce in person on weekdays? As my Yuan family, I went to see him in person, and some of them gave him face too much. ”

"However, now is an emergency time, everything is not going well, at this time, I don't care about my face, I still have to think about the future of our Yuan family."

"If Sun Ce can alleviate Liu Jian's offensive and keep the foundation of our Yuan clan, then let alone let me deign to invite this kid in person...... Even if it broke one of my legs, I admit it. ”

When Yuan Shao heard this, he was stunned.

Then I saw that his face showed a deep emotion.

"Highway, although you were dissolute and unruly when you were young, you acted quite deviantly, but now, you can still see that you are still aware of the overall situation."

"For my brother, this is very comforting."

"Since you are willing to personally break through the siege and go to Yuzhou to find Sun Ce to talk about the benefits, then Brother Wei will assign you the most elite warriors to escort you out."

Yuan Shu shook his head and said: "This is not necessary, there are too many people, but it is easy to arouse Liu Jian's vigilance, Liu Jian's troops are not enough to surround Wancheng, he is just camping in various points not far from Wancheng, it is not very difficult to break through, the second nephew sent people to act outside the county before, isn't it because of this?" ”

Yuan Shao heard Yuan Shu say this, nodded and said: "The highway is reasonable, then who you want to take when you go back, it's up to you to decide." ”

"The generals in the army, you can choose."

"It's just that we need to bring people back as soon as possible to respond."

Yuan Shu hurriedly arched his hand and said, "I will definitely answer the order." ”

……

So, Yuan Shu secretly gathered people and horses, prepared a route strategy in advance, and then went out of the city by night according to the established route, took a small road, and went straight to the direction of Yuzhou.

Although Liu Jian did not besiege the city on a large scale, he arranged spies like stars around Wancheng, so Yuan Shu's movements were soon known to him.

The person in charge of the investigation quickly brought the news back, informed Liu Jian of the matter, and asked Liu Jian if he needed to send someone to chase him.

Liu Jian was not in a hurry, he just asked what signs the escaped soldiers and horses had.

The scout in charge of the investigation informed Liu Jian of the fleeing soldiers and horses, their costumes, and the number of people.

At the same time, they also informed Liu Jian that the other party's fleeing army had a flag hanging on it, which was Yuan Shu's banner style.

As soon as he heard that it was Yuan Shu, Liu Jian's face immediately showed a bit of understanding.

He reached out and tapped lightly on the bamboo case in front of him, as if thinking about something.

Captain Jiao touched and said: "Prime Minister, the last official is willing to lead a soldier and horse to chase." ”

"Not necessarily." Liu Jian raised his hand to block the words of his subordinates.

"I think this flag should have been deliberately displayed by Yuan Shu for me to see."

"Well, he can go wherever he wants."

"Let him go!"

Hearing this, everyone present was very surprised.

Even Jia Xu, an old poison, didn't understand what Liu Jian meant.

After all, Yuan Shu was an important figure in the Yuan family.

Now that he personally led his troops out of Wancheng secretly, there must be something important to do.

In this case, Liu Jian did not send someone to hijack him, which is completely unreasonable.

Of course, there are some things that Jia Xu doesn't know.

After Liu Jian broke the Yuan Shu in Xuzhou, he met with him.

At that time, Sun Ben was ordered to intercept and kill Yuan Shu and killed Yuan Shu's eldest son Yuan Yao, all of which fell into Liu Jian's eyes.

Liu Jian let Yuan Shu go at that time, although he and Yuan Shu did not discuss the future in detail, but Liu Jian also probably knew what Yuan Shu would do in the future.

Therefore, after some careful consideration, he decided to let Yuan Shu go today.

Liu Jian knew very well in his heart that Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao were by no means 100% of the same mind.

Of course, there are some things that he is not willing to explain too much to his subordinates.

After all, there are some things that cannot be explained clearly.

"And let Yuan Highway out, don't worry about him, let's continue to attack Wancheng."

"The frequency of attacking Wancheng cannot be reduced, it must be more, even if it can't take the city, but it must continue to put pressure on Yuan Shao."

"Although the trail and settlement from Nanjun to Nanyang County are not very important, they must be beaten down little by little, and these actions will be used to cause psychological suppression to Wan's people."

"After a long time, the hearts of the people in Wancheng will inevitably be scattered."

"Someone will hand us the message."

"The city will be broken."

……

Yuan Shu led his troops out of Wancheng and went straight to the territory of Yuzhou.

However, he was not blocked by Liu Jian, and his subordinates felt that they were very lucky.

Although they didn't think they would be wiped out at first, it was a bit beyond their imagination to rush out so easily.

Soon, Yuan Shu and others led their troops to Yuzhou.

The characters who are now stationed in Yuzhou are Sun Ce and Yuan Tan.

These two people, one is a heroic figure among the young generation of generals, that is, the little overlord in history. And the other person is also the best in military ability among Yuan Shao's sons.

They had the upper hand in the previous confrontation with Gongsun Zhan's army, but Gongsun Zhan was not an idle person after all, and did not let them be defeated immediately, so they temporarily retreated, relying on strong fortifications and the strong mobility of the white horse Yicong, and fought with Sun Ce and Yuan Tan.

The two sides have only a narrow margin of victory at the moment.

Although Sun Ce has some upper hand, he has not yet reached a state of complete victory.

Of course, this is also because the outbreak of the war in Nanyang County has attracted some of Sun Ce's attention, so he has reservations in the offensive to deal with the follow-up situation, and he doesn't want to get too entangled with Gongsun Zhan.

After seeing Yuan Shu, Yuan Tan immediately asked him:

"Uncle, how is my father now?"

Yuan Shu let out a long sigh and reached out to pat Yuan Tan's shoulder.

"Is your father still holding on? However, the situation in Nanyang County is really urgent, and it seems that it will be difficult for Nanyang County to hold it in the future, and perhaps our main strategic front will be withdrawn from Nanyang County to Nanyang County, and in the future, we will rely on the Han River to contend with the north. ”

When Yuan Tan heard this, he was a little unwilling in his heart.

"Nanyang is the foundation of my father's business for many years, and now it is going to be taken away by Liu Jian, I, I feel really uncomfortable."

Yuan Shu shook his head and said: "The terrain of Nanyang County is mostly plains, and our soldiers and horses are fighting with the northern army on the plains, so we really can't get any benefits, and we have a strong naval army to rely on, which can strictly prevent the northern army from going south, which is still beneficial to us." ”

"But the key question is, in the future, we will go to Nanjun, will your eldest son's position still be kept? Uncle broke through this time, mainly to tell you about it. ”

Yuan Tan Shicai was still worried about his camp and the situation on the battlefield, but when he heard Yuan Shu suddenly say this, his heart suddenly became nervous.

He hurriedly looked at Yuan Shu and asked, "Uncle, what do you mean by this?" ”

Yuan Shu shook his head helplessly and stretched out his finger to point at him.

"You can't even think through this little thing?"

"Previously, your father sent Yuan Shang south to the Nanjun Prefecture to appease the major families, but now Nanyang may not be guaranteed, and in the future, the southern part of Jingzhou will become our main foothold, and Yuan Shang has already laid a foundation there."

"Plus your father dotes on him too much."

"Xiansi, I want to ask you, what ability do you have to compete with Yuan Shang when you go over there in the future? Is it possible for you to get your turn in the future? ”

When Yuan Tan heard this, he was stunned for a moment.

He looked at Yuan Shu in front of him in a daze, and a wave of fear began to surge in his heart.

"Uncle, this is absolutely impossible."

"As the son of the Yuan family, if I can't inherit the inheritance, I will inevitably be liquidated by my younger brother, once my younger brother gets the throne, how can I, the eldest son, be tolerated by him?"

"How can the young son tolerate me?!"

Yuan Shuchang sighed and said, "That's right." ”

"So I think it's important for you to hurry back to Nanjun, stand your ground, and don't let Yuan Shang take the opportunity to take away the great cause of the Yuan family."

"As for Gongsun Zhan stationed in the Northland, it is not a problem, if we retreat, he will definitely not send troops to attack him, you can rest assured."

"It's still our Yuan family's internal affairs that are the most urgent."

"It's a matter of life and death!"

(End of chapter)