"The imperial court sent troops this time, changed the previous sneaky habits, and made a big fanfare and clamour."

Wang Kuang looked around at everyone and said, "Up to now, our Tanma has almost figured out what we should know, and the court soldiers are divided into three ways. On the west side, Shangdang has two lines of soldiers and horses, with about 50,000 troops. ”

"One way is the foot soldiers led by Cao Cao, and there is one ...... the other"

Speaking of this, Wang Kuang suddenly stopped, smiled bitterly, and then said, "It's our old acquaintance." ”

"This route is divided by the generals Cao Hong, Xiahou Yuan, Zhang Ji, and Zhang Xiu."

Yuan Shao's brows furrowed fiercely, and after thinking carefully for a moment, he said, "These are the people who broke you in Taishan County?" ”

"Not all, but there are, Cao Hong and Zhang Ji have folded many soldiers under our command." Wang Kuang said.

He didn't want to talk about the painful experience in the past.

But you can't pretend not to know anything about it.

Yuan Shao suddenly sneered, "The imperial court is now considered to be strong and strong, and the young and strong main force seems to be supported by the Cao family." Cao Hong is Cao Cao's brother, and Xiahou Yuan is also a relative, so it is not an exaggeration to count it as a family. ”

"Although this is true, the combat power of these people should not be underestimated." Liu Dai said, "Cao Hong has made many meritorious contributions to the imperial court on the battlefield of Yanzhou, which can be described as a great achievement. And Xiahou Yuan fought with Yu Fuluo and almost killed the Huns. ”

As for Zhang Ji, he was once the number one fierce general under Dong Zhuo's account. Even if the imperial court is now almost entirely supported by the Cao family, we can't take it lightly, and we can't underestimate the enemy in the slightest. ”

He originally wanted to talk about Lu Bu's battle in Wei County, but after seeing Lu Bu's calm face after sitting down, he didn't mention it too much.

Although Liu Dai didn't know what had happened, it seemed that there was not a lot of harmony between him, his righteous son, and Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao bowed, "It is indeed not to be underestimated, Cao Cao is not an easy character, he has long had the intention of coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and now it seems that the goal has basically been achieved." And we should have become a thorn in his side and a thorn in his flesh. ”

"General Yuan, Cao Cao coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, is there such a thing?" Bao Xin was a little unconvinced.

Now many things show that the emperor still has a strong control over the imperial court, how can Cao Cao control it?

Yuan Shao shook his head and chuckled, "Don't you still understand?" Today's emperor is cruel and unkind, acts without scruples, and has no benevolence. But not only has the imperial court not collapsed like a palace that has been shaking for a hundred years, but it still has a feeling of being strong and coming back from the dead, why is this? ”

"Someone must have stepped in to save a dying person, right? Do you think Cao Cao looks like him? ”

"Their Cao brothers are all in charge of soldiers and horses, and they are the main generals of an army, if Cao Cao does not have a certain control over the imperial court, which emperor will let so many brothers control the army?"

"We are thieves, but this is the northern servant of loyal ministers, it's ridiculous."

When everyone heard this, they all gasped slightly.

Seems to be true.

It's just that the reputation of the emperor is a little too turbulent in the world, causing them to involuntarily ignore Cao Cao.

Even Lu Bu, a person who knew the imperial court well, couldn't help but be a little suspicious after listening to Yuan Shao's words.

"Let's talk about the third way of the imperial court!" Yuan Shao said.

It was still Wang Kuang, and said to Yuan Shao like a commentator: "The third way of soldiers and horses, we didn't figure out the specific number of troops, but just looking at the formation and flags, it should be around 50,000 troops." ”

"There are three main generals on this road, namely Xiahou Dun, Duan Xuan and Cao Ren."

Yuan Shao suddenly laughed, "Look, this is Cao Cao coming to beat us." ”

Everyone bowed their heads in silence.

At first glance, it seems that this is really the case.

The three-way army, except for Zhang Ji and Duan Xuan, the two generals, the rest are all the Cao brothers.

Yuan Shao's gaze suddenly changed, and he said in a deep voice: "No, why are there so many main generals, this doesn't sound like a three-way army, but a number of roads, are you ignoring the real main general?" ”

After he reminded them, everyone suddenly realized the problem.

Feng Ji, the strategist under Yuan Shao's tent, who had been sitting quietly in the corner, got up and said: "The main general of the Shangdang army should be Cao Cao, and as for the remaining two roads, the main general should be someone else." If these people don't have priorities, they can't fight this battle. ”

Liu Dai, Wang Kuang and the others all looked a little unpleasant.

Liu Dai said: "But our horse exploration did not find the main general of the enemy army, why is this? ”

"Although Cao Cao may indeed have coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, but the imperial court can now deter these generals, and there are not a few who can be regarded as the main generals, except for Huangfu Song, who needs to guard the pass, Gai Xun, Lu Zhi, Zhu Jun and others are all possible." Feng Ji said.

"I heard that the emperor is extremely fond of Xun Yu and Xun Yu's uncle and nephew, and it is possible to take these two as the main generals. Tanma didn't find these main generals, so in the eyes of the humble position, I'm afraid there is only one possibility, and the court doesn't want us to know. ”

"They're going on a big show, but they're still sneaky tactically."

The crowd couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

That's not good news.

The two generals who were deliberately hidden must have their hidden purposes.

Yuan Shao saw that the atmosphere in the hall was a little heavy, and said with a chuckle: "Although the imperial court has sent 100,000 troops, but this is in our family, in our own home, how can we let outsiders grow their ambitions?" ”

"We have a lot of troops, not to mention 100,000 people, why should you panic?"

"Tomorrow, I will lead the army to Yecheng to take over the power of Jizhou, and everything will no longer be a problem."

Yuan Shao's words of comfort did not soothe the mood of Liu Dai and the others much.

They were driven out of the imperial court all the way by the imperial soldiers, and they knew very well how strong the combat effectiveness of the imperial army was.

Liu Dai said: "General Yuan, the current plan, we should determine the strategy of retreating from the enemy as soon as possible." The imperial court had many soldiers and horses running long distances, and Cao Hong almost connected the entire territory of Mount Tai within a month, if he hadn't cut off the grain and grass, he might have succeeded. ”

"Although Liu Tingshi may be overly worried, we should really think about it." Yuan Shao said with a smile.

If he hadn't been in Wei County, any kind of change might have happened.

But he is here now, at the door of Yecheng's house, and he doesn't think that the imperial court can help Wei County.

Feng Ji got up again and said: "My lord, the imperial court's western army has Cao Hong, Zhang Ji and other fierce generals, but General Lu Bu and General Yan Liang can lead the troops and horses of the headquarters to defend, and the lord can send General Ju Yi to assist, which should be safe." ”

"We're also fierce generals against fierce generals! There are fierce generals like Cao Hong in the imperial court, but we also have many fierce generals in Jizhou. ”

When Lu Bu heard this, he arched his hand at Yuan Shao very perfunctorily, and said: "It's okay for me to continue to stay here to fight against the imperial court's soldiers and horses, but the soldiers I lost must be replenished, and the grain and grass must be absolutely sufficient." ”

"I've already fought a battle with Xiahou Yuan and Cao Hong, and I've been defeated! Their soldiers were well trained, all of them wore armor, and the weapons they used were also sharp blades made by the generals, and our soldiers suffered a great loss in their armor. ”

"If General Yuan can find a way to solve this problem, we will have an absolute chance of winning. But if you can't, everything is unpredictable. ”

Lu Bu didn't open his mouth, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he threw out several big problems to Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao's face was a little ugly, but on the occasion of so many people, he couldn't change his face directly, so he had to say relatively tactfully: "General Lu doesn't have to worry about the matter of soldiers and grain and grass, this matter will be dealt with first when I return to Yecheng." ”

"But the armor, I don't dare to make any more guarantees, and I don't know how many armor there are in the treasury of Jizhou. What's more, we also have several soldiers and horses here, not just General Lu all the way, I can only promise General Lu that they will be treated equally, how about it? ”

Lu Bu nodded with undisguised arrogance on his face.

Liu Dai saw that as soon as the two of them spoke, the atmosphere was a little stiff, so he came out to play a round, and said with a smile: "Now that General Yuan is in charge of the house in Jizhou, and there are so many wealthy gentry to help him, the matter of soldiers and armor is only temporary, and sooner or later we will have all the manpower." ”

"But for the training of soldiers, it is true that we must not relax, and the imperial court has obviously put a lot of effort into the training of soldiers. If we can't make up for this disadvantage, it will be very difficult to get advantage on the battlefield. ”

Yuan Shao stroked his palms and smiled: "It's still Liu Tingshi's words that are pertinent, we are now full of soldiers and food, and we don't need to be afraid of the imperial court!" ”

"How do the other soldiers and horses of the imperial court deal with it, do you have a good plan?"

Wang Kuang got up and said, "General Yuan, I forgot to say that the other line of soldiers and horses of the imperial court is going straight to Yecheng. ”

Yuan Shao's heart shook slightly, but his face was still light, and he even said with some disapproval: "Since you are going to Yecheng, then I will not make arrangements for the time being." When I return to Yecheng, I will rectify the elite soldiers in Jizhou, so that they can come, but they can't leave. ”

After speaking, Yuan Shao looked at Liu Dai and the others, "Are you going to go back to Yecheng with me, or stay here?" ”

After Liu Dai and Wang Kuang glanced at each other, they said, "Let's go to Yecheng with General Yuan." ”

"Good, great good." Yuan Shao said happily, "Let's relax, we have Jizhou elite soldiers, and we have the money and food support of so many wealthy gentry in the east, what are you afraid of the imperial court?" Don't be discouraged by Yanzhou's defeat and feel that the imperial court is invincible. ”

"A weak person who only knows how to bully the weak, before he meets the real strong, he himself thinks he is a strong man, but as everyone knows, it is just the pitiful arrogance of the weak."

This seems to have some truth, but in the ears of Liu Dai and others, it is extremely harsh.

So they are the weakest of the weak?

Liu Dai suddenly understood why Lu Bu always looked at Yuan Shao like that, and he wanted to stare at him now!

What is said is not the words of people.