An agreement is an agreement.

But the reality is different.

Although the non-aggression pact signed under the auspices of Han Fu clearly stipulates that all forces must return to their respective stations as soon as possible.

But the actual situation was that none of the parties present evacuated first, and they all stayed and watched.

It's not that this kind of wait-and-see can pick up any cheapness, but if the opponent doesn't go, we don't dare to go, what if we leave early, what opportunity do we miss?

So for the next few days.

Even if there is nothing to do around Nangong County, Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao are still immovable.

However, the above is the case.

In the early morning of the sixth day after the agreement was signed, a radical change was made.

Gongsun Chan evacuated first!

It's not that he can't stay up, but on the night of the fifth day, Xiahou Yuan, a general under Cao Cao and now the minister of Dongping, took more than 10,000 soldiers and horses to join Cao Ang.

The addition of this new force.

made the soldiers and horses under Cao Ang's command exceed 25,000 people, so if you add the two soldiers and horses of Yuan Shao and Han Fu, the strength is a bit exaggerated.

Therefore, he was worried that Cao Ang would take the opportunity to tear up the armistice agreement and take advantage of the arrival of Xiahou Yuan to beat himself off guard Gongsun Zhan.

In the early morning of the next day, when I got the news.

Then he slipped away decisively.

The hero doesn't suffer the loss in front of him, other people's reinforcements are here, and they continue to pestle here, so is there nothing to do if they are not pure?

As for the general Shan Jing that he sent to serve as the assassin of Yanzhou and used to hinder Cao Cao from leading his troops north, he really couldn't pay attention to it.

If he is still alive, let him stay under Cao Jun's hands first, and then consider rescuing him when he makes a comeback in the future.

That's what it is.

The right to endure and avoid the edge for the time being.

……

At the moment, he is in the tent of Cao's military camp.

Cao Ang alone met with Xiahou Yuan, who had traveled hundreds of miles before arriving here.

"Uncle, it's really hard for you to rush here in the starry night all the way!"

As he spoke.

Cao Ang cooked tea soup for Xiahou Yuan.

After Xiahou Yuan took it with both hands and put the tea bowl on the table, he immediately arched his hand to Cao Ang, and his words were full of bold smiles.

"Long journeys, over mountains and mountains, this is a very common thing for people in the military, and there is really no hard work to talk about."

"Besides, a few days ago, I learned that you had led your troops to destroy Gongsun Zhan's 20,000 elite cavalry, and the famous white horse general you killed fled in despair."

"With such good news, then every time I think about it, I feel infinitely strong, and naturally I can't talk about the slightest tiredness!"

Xiahou Yuan can not only fight, but also speak.

These three words are really listening, and when they fall on the ears, it can be said that it makes people feel great.

And after Cao Ang heard this, the corners of his mouth involuntarily hooked slightly.

But still humbly bowed his hand.

"Uncle is serious, the reason why Gongsun Bogui was defeated by me this time is nothing more than carelessness to underestimate the enemy."

Cao Ang is more humble.

The more Xiahou Yuan wants to praise it.

Faced with Cao Ang's explanation, Xiahou Yuan sighed in admiration after waving his hand gently.

"Ziyu, Hugh is too humble!"

"This Gongsun Bogui is a famous general in the world, and the soldiers under his command are also fierce, no matter how careless he is, he will definitely not be able to resist ordinary people."

"You are now winning more with less, and you are still fighting against the might of the cavalry, and you have the ability to march and fight like this, you can be called a famous general in the world."

"Uncle dares to assert that in a few months, your name will spread all over the north and south of the river!"

……

Under Xiahou Yuan's praise.

The atmosphere of conversation between the two sides became warm in an instant, and the uncle and nephew were close!

The strangeness that I haven't seen for a long time has also been washed away in such an atmosphere.

Of course.

After a little politeness.

Cao Ang quickly shifted the conversation to the right track.

"Since my uncle has appeared here with his troops, Shan Jing, who wanted to obstruct you along the way, and the thousands of soldiers and horses he led, have been defeated by my uncle?"

Heard Cao Ang ask about it.

Xiahou Yuan nodded again and again with a smile on his face.

Then tell me the details.

"At the beginning, after receiving the letter sent by you, the prince immediately ordered me to lead my troops north, but when I was halfway through, I received your second letter, and I knew that there was a single scripture."

"Considering that once they occupy a certain city on the way, it will probably not be easy to take it quickly."

"Therefore, I decided to divide the troops at that time, and I personally led more than 2,000 cavalry to move forward quickly, and intercepted them before Shan Jing entered Chiping County, Jibei Kingdom."

"How can the remnants of the already incomplete Shan Jing be able to defeat my army, and after some entanglement and fighting, even he himself was captured by me."

Xiahou Yuan is Xiahou Yuan.

There is no hypocrisy in playing a blitzkrieg.

Sensing the need for a quick assault, they will not hesitate to use such tactics.

It is precisely because of the decisiveness of the act.

In order to take down all the enemy forces before the battle turns into an offensive and defensive battle.

……

Just as Cao Ang was thinking.

Suddenly, I heard it again, and Xiahou Yuan, who had already finished reporting the military situation, spoke up again.

"Zixuan, originally you said in the second letter that after I broke the single scripture, I would turn back immediately, and I didn't have to come to support."

"It's just that before I left, Fu Jun asked me to bring you a word, plus when I attacked Shan Jing, I also accidentally caught a few people, I think I know you well."

"Therefore, after many considerations, I simply chose to continue to come north to join you, and this time I made my own decisions, and I hope that Zixu will not be blamed."

There will certainly be no blame.

After all, the arrival of Xiahou Yuan will only have benefits, not harms.

However, unexpected factors did make Cao Ang have a lot of doubts and surprises in his heart when he saw Xiahou Yuan for the first time.

Now that Xiahou Yuan took the initiative to talk about this matter, it could be regarded as a little answer to the doubts in Cao Ang's heart.

After figuring out the cause and effect.

Cao Ang didn't take it to heart.

just turned to ask: "I don't know what my father has to say, I need you to make a trip yourself, uncle?" ”

……

Xiahou Yuan did not answer immediately.

Instead, he looked at the map behind Cao Ang, and after bowing it slightly, he got up and walked to the map.

"Look!"

Xiahou Yuan first pointed with his finger, which is located in Luyang County, northeast of Nanyang County, Jingzhou.

Then it paddled all the way to the northeast.

The fingertips finally stopped at Jiaxian, which is located in the west of Yingchuan County, Yuzhou, in the middle of the territory.

After connecting these two places in series.

Xiahou Yuan then explained to Cao Ang: "According to the reports of many insider spies that our army has planted in Yingchuan County and Nanyang County. ”

"Yuan Shu, who was originally stationed in Luyang County, had a change in the transfer of troops, but this time it was not a southward attack, but an increase of troops into Yingchuan County in batches, and the mobilization of troops and horses before and after, totaling more than 10,000!"

"Combined with the many news about Yuan Shu that our army has collected before, his change can definitely be called an abnormality."

"Such an abnormal act, the prince of the government does not dare to despise it, so I will relay it to you."

Cao Ang, who was originally leisurely and quietly listening, had already sat up upright after Xiahou Yuan finished narrating.

The face is also a little more dignified.

……

Then he stood up and came to the map.

Cao Ang supported his chin with one hand, and with the other hand, he learned Xiahou Yuan's movements, swiping left and right on the map.

After a little contemplation.

Fang Cai's expression was solemn, and he said in a calm voice: "As my uncle said, this move is indeed against the norm and entering the territory of Yingchuan County, which is not in line with Yuan Shu's strategic intentions all along. ”

"The reason why this person has been staying in Luyang County, Nanyang County and not leaving is to want to pocket the entire Nanyang County, and then swallow the entire Jingzhou."

"In other words, continuing to go south and continuously increase troops to the rest of Jingzhou's counties is what he should do, not to go northeast."

"So he must have another plan for this!"

Seeing that Cao Ang had come to a conclusion consistent with himself, Xiahou Yuan nodded again and again.

But he didn't answer.

Instead, he waited for Cao Ang to continue.

……

Squint your eyes slightly.

After pondering for a while.

Cao Ang gently covered the position of Yingchuan County with the palm of his hand, and then analyzed in a flat voice.

"If you don't go south, but go north, then after thinking about it, there are only two possibilities that are better."

"One is that Yuan Shu has given up on seizing Nanyang County and Jingzhou, changed his strategic goal, and turned to swallow Yingchuan County, so as to take advantage of the situation to seize the entire Yuzhou and become the lord of the land with a state."

It's entirely possible.

After all, Yuan Shu has been in the area of Nanyang County for a long time, and when Dong Zhuo caused trouble in Luoyang, when he escaped from the capital, he was mixed in Nanyang County.

Later, after participating in the Dong Alliance and dissolving the alliance, Yuan Shu returned to Nanyang County, and for more than a year, he was deeply cultivated in Nanyang County.

But it didn't work very well.

The resistance of the local clan forces in Nanyang County can be described as extremely tenacious, and the four major families of Pang, Huang, Kuai, and Cai are really not covered.

In addition, behind Nanyang County, Liu Biao, who is the assassin of Jingzhou, is secretly supporting, and Yuan Shu is equivalent to confronting the entire Jingzhou.

As a result, there has been a delay in progress.

As I see today, the situation is undergoing drastic changes, such as Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan and others, all of whom occupy a piece of territory.

Then Yuan Shu was in a hurry.

It is reasonable to give up the strategy of Nanyang County for the time being, and instead seize Yuzhou first, and first have a piece of your own foundation.

It's just that Xiahou Yuan has a different opinion.

……

"There is some truth in Ziyu's words, but I think it's unlikely."

After making a statement.

Xiahou Yuan drew a large circle on the territorial boundary of Yuzhou, and then focused on the core area of Yuzhou, that is, Runan County, which covers the most extensive area and has the largest population.

"As we all know, Runan County is one of the largest counties in the world, and Nanyang County can be described as the top priority, and it is also the top priority of the entire Yuzhou.

"Even after the Ant Thieves Rebellion, the population and farming of Runan County have been reduced, but the Yuan family itself is the most powerful family in Runan County, and there are fewer obstacles."

"If I am Yuan Highway and my purpose is to occupy the entire Yuzhou, then I can directly send troops to Runan County, and there is no need to send troops into Yingchuan County first.

Xiahou Yuan, as a well-known general under Cao Wei's forces, his level must be unquestionable.

Therefore, this statement is justified.

At first glance.

Cao Ang also nodded happily.

"Since it is not for the purpose of seizing Yuzhou, then another possibility is undoubtedly much greater."

"Yuan Shu went north to enter the territory of Yingchuan County, and increased troops in batches to Yingchuan County, most of them used Yingchuan County as a springboard, and the plot was a certain force located north of Yingchuan County."

……

As soon as this statement came out.

Xiahou Yuan's heart couldn't help jumping.

Suddenly, a bad premonition came to my mind.

Raising his eyes and looking at the many forces north of Yingchuan County on the map, he couldn't help frowning.

"To the north of Yingchuan County, there is Yanzhou on the northeast side, as well as the Sili area due north, and the Jizhou area further north.

"Zixuan, should you mean ......?"

Cao Ang nodded heavily.

Then in Yanzhou's Chenliu County, Dong County and Jiyin County, a mark was made.

"Yes, if my nephew expects it to be true, Yuan Highway's target is exactly us, and most of them are among these three counties!"

Xiahou Yuan's eyelids immediately jumped a few times.

The complexion couldn't help but look ugly.

After all, Yuan Shu, as a powerful existence, has many soldiers and a wide range of generals, and has abundant money and food.

No matter who is against him, he will inevitably be under tremendous pressure, and if Yuan Shu's target is really Yanzhou, then the Cao family will probably have to deal with it with all their might.

But out of the prudence.

Xiahou Yuan still asked.

"Zixuan, how can you see it?"

……

Cao Ang stretched out his hand and pointed out several places on the map, which were north of Yingchuan County, one by one.

"Since the Dong Thief Rebellion, the entire Heluo area has fallen into ruin, and the population and fields have been completely destroyed."

"And Bingzhou is the same, it is a poor place in itself, and it is also desolate and desolate because it has been repeatedly harassed by foreign races in the north and all kinds of thieves."

"It is impossible for Yuan Shu to give up the near and seek the distance, and let Yuzhou, which is close at hand, not want to, but to plot these two already dry places."

These two places are basically eliminated at the first time.

The Heluo area has been shattered, after Dong Zhuo burned Luoyang and fled to Chang'an.

Except for Wang Kuang, the Taishou of Hanoi who is in Hanoi County, none of the other forces of the Dong coalition army have taken a fancy to this place, which is enough to prove a lot of things.

As for the merger of states, it is not much better.

From the south to the north are all thieves.

There are black mountain thieves in the north, there are alien races, and there are white wave troops in the south, and there are small black mountain thieves who have been diverted out.

Except for the place with Taiyuan as the core, which can barely accommodate a small force, there is really nothing else.

After removing the two options.

Cao Ang excluded Jizhou again.

"As for Jizhou, it's messy enough now, besides, Yuan Shu's strength is in Jizhou, it's really nothing, Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan are not idle people, how can Yuan Shu take advantage?"

"Besides, even if his goal is Jizhou, then the distance from Nanyang County all the way north is too far."

"A safer way should be to lay down a piece of territory from the middle, and then try to Jizhou."

Speaking of which.

Cao Ang took a deep breath.

He immediately turned around and looked outside the tent.

Then in a rather calm tone, he said word by word: "To sum up, Yuan Highway is probably coming for us!" ”

"As for why he did this, I think it was because he saw that we were too close to Yuan Shao, and he was angry in his heart, and he wanted to teach us a lesson!"

……

That's it.

How could Xiahou Yuan have any more luck in his heart?

Therefore, the originally slightly ugly complexion has now returned to its original state in an instant, and it has returned to calm and composure.

After all, since the enemy is coming for his side, it is useless to think about it.

The most urgent task at the moment should be to make a positive response.

As a general in the army, how can he be afraid of war.

Yuan Shu thought that the Cao family was a soft persimmon, and wanted to reach over and pinch it, then he would pick the wrong opponent!

The Cao family is very hard now!

No matter who it is, he dares to put his hand on the Cao family's territory and into the Yanzhou territory as the basic plate.

Then he should have the consciousness that his hand was chopped off!

Come to think of it.

Xiahou Yuan immediately walked quickly to Cao Ang, and then bowed slightly to Cao Ang and saluted.

Then he said in a deep voice.

"Zixuan, before I came, the prince of the palace had an order to let me join forces with you and obey your dispatch in major matters."

"It's just that now that such a thing has happened, no matter whether Yuan Highway's purpose is to get involved in Yanzhou or not, this matter should not be underestimated."

"I'm afraid I have to rush back to the state capital as soon as possible, first, to report your judgment to the governor, and second, if Yuan Shuzhen calls, then I'm afraid it will be indispensable to me, and the more than 10,000 people I led."

Xiahou Yuan said.

Naturally, he wanted to get Cao Ang's permission.

After all, military orders are like mountains, and Cao Cao said that he should listen to Cao Ang, then he has to listen.

Unless Cao Ang asked him to go home, Xiahou Yuan could not leave without permission for any reason.

……

And after hearing Xiahou Yuan's request.

Cao Ang nodded first.

Then not only did he not show too much weight, but he showed a relaxed smile.

"This is reasonable!"

"Originally, I fought for the position of Qinghe Minister from Han Fu for Zihe, and when I saw my uncle before, I thought that you would help me, and I would hold Qinghe Country in my hands first."

"It's just that the plan can't catch up with the changes, Qinghe Country can take over at any time, and Yanzhou itself is still more important, so I agreed to my uncle's request."

Speaking of which.

Cao Ang paused slightly.

Then he waved his hand in a rather impassioned tone and full of pride.

"Uncle don't worry too much, Yuan Highway is strong, and we are not bad at all!"

"We are now in a state, and the population, food, and soldiers are all thriving."

"What about the fourth world and the third duke, he has tens of thousands of people? I don't think it's enough! ”

Maybe it was Cao Ang's approval.

Or was infected by the pride and ambition in his words, Xiahou Yuan couldn't help but be excited.

The nervous look on his face was visibly relaxed a little with the naked eye, and his heart was also slightly relaxed.

Oh, yes!

What can the fourth and third dukes do, don't say that Yuan Shu Yuan Road, even if Yuan Shao and Yuan were originally in the beginning, didn't they also take advantage of the land of Jizhou?

As long as he can return to Yanzhou, he will cooperate with the soldiers and horses in the state capital, not to mention tens of thousands of people.

The battle with Yuan Shu can be described as not scared at all!

If he dares to come, I will dare to fight!

The heart is relaxed.

Xiahou Yuan recalled what Cao Ang had just said about Qinghe Kingdom, and he rarely showed a little smile, and made a gesture of appreciation to Cao Ang.

"Zi Wei Wen Tao Wu strategy, both ability and political integrity, with you running around and planning, we just don't want to grow, then I'm afraid it's a little difficult!"

"The matter of Qinghe Kingdom, after I go back, I will tell the prince of the house."

"When the threat brought by Yuan Shu is solved, then we will definitely send someone to assist Zihe and firmly control it!"

……

After reaching a consensus on this matter.

The uncle and nephew chatted a few more words.

Just as Xiahou Yuan was about to say goodbye and go down to rest first, Cao Ang suddenly remembered something.

"Uncle, you said earlier that when you broke through the Shan Jing Department, you caught a few of my acquaintances, I don't know who you are referring to?"

Listen to Cao Ang mention this.

Xiahou Yuan suddenly woke up, slapped his big hand on his forehead, and then said apologetically.

"Look at my memory, I only care about telling you about Yuan Shu, and I almost forgot about it!"

"After breaking through the thousands of people led by Shan Jing this time, in addition to capturing Shan Jing himself, there are three other people named Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei, who should have been captured by our army and are now being imprisoned in the army."

"When I was in Xingyang County, when the Dong Coalition Army was meeting, I had seen these three people, and I remember that you had a good conversation with them, so I paid more attention to them."

Cao Ang: "......"

Well?!!

As soon as Xiahou Yuan's voice fell, Cao Ang was stunned.

Boy!

Uncle Miaocai is amazing, and he actually directly fished out the three brothers Liu Guan and Zhang.

is really worthy of being a fierce general on the right side of the tiger step.

At this point, Cao Ang also understands.

Why did I see Liu Bei at the beginning, but in the next few days, I didn't see any trace of the three brothers.

It turned out that he was sent by Gongsun Zhan, followed by Shan Jing, and went to the Yanzhou territory to make peace.

It's also a few brothers who are unlucky, staying under Gongsun Zhan's hands, and they haven't made any achievements.

finally went out on an important field duty, but as a result, he was used as cannon fodder, and even became a prisoner directly.

The gain and loss are in their own hands, if they are replaced by others, it is estimated that it will be less skinned.

Of course.

Liu Bei's mouth cannon kung fu, Cao Ang still recognizes, even if it falls into the hands of others, most of them will rely on the power of their tongue to turn the crisis into safety.

……

"What my uncle said is true, these three people are indeed my old acquaintances, and I won't tell you anything, just a few days ago, I had a conversation with the three of them."

"And the reason why I was able to know Gongsun Chan in advance this time and transferred a large number of soldiers and horses from the rear was also because of Liu Bei and Liu Xuande's private informing."

Listen to Cao Ang say this.

Xiahou Yuan, who hadn't gone to his heart yet.

Immediately awe-inspired.

After going around in a circle for most of the time, it turned out to be his own person, but fortunately he had a good memory, and he didn't care about the three brothers.

Otherwise, how can you go without wishing!

"I didn't expect it to be three righteous men, so I'll release them later."

In this regard, Cao Ang shook his head.

He smiled with a bit of anticipation: "I'll go there myself later, so I won't bother you, uncle, and I just have some things to explain to them." ”

There is something to explain, which is secondary.

The main thing is to see with my own eyes, what the rumored Liu Guanzhang and the three people with great martial arts looked like when they were tied up and locked up in the barracks?

A little bad taste!

However, when it came to martial arts, Cao Ang's doubts came up, and he couldn't help but ask Xiahou Yuandao.

"Uncle, as far as I know, the two righteous brothers of Liu Bei and Liu Xuande, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, are both heroes among the people, I don't know how they were captured?"

……

Xiahou Yuan recalled slightly.

Then slowly talk about the cause and effect.

"As you said, Ziyu, that red-faced and long-bearded, black-faced and sturdy man are all powerful and extraordinary in martial arts."

"If they are determined to escape, it will be very difficult to capture them alive."

"It's just that the enemy's main general, Shan Jing, was caught first, and Liu Bei and Liu Xuande were besieged in order to save Shan Jing, and his two righteous brothers could have left, but in order to save his brother, he had to kill him again."

"Manpower is sometimes poor, no matter how good Guan Zhang and the others can fight, how can they be worth thousands of troops, and I see that they did not kill when they fought with our army, so it was only a matter of time before they were captured."

It's very much in line with the conjecture in my heart.

This made Cao Ang nod involuntarily.

Sure enough, it is Liu Bei and Liu Xuande, although he doesn't know that he rescued Shan Jing, it was the benevolence and righteousness in his heart.

Or do you want to save this general, so as to make a huge contribution under Gongsun Zhan's hands.

But in short, he just turned back.

And Guan and Zhang really lived up to their brotherhood, even if they knew that they were going to fall into a heavy siege, they rushed into the crowd without hesitation to rescue Liu Bei.

One of them caught Cao Ang's attention.

That's what Xiahou Yuan said, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei didn't kill when they fought Cao Jun.

I think it's mostly for the sake of my own face.

Not bad!

Man, it's really a wonderful existence!

……

After asking where the three brothers Liu Guan and Zhang were detained, Xiahou Yuan immediately said goodbye to Cao Ang and left.

Looking at the back of Uncle Miaocai's departure.

Cao Ang looked up at the sky.

Then the corners of his mouth were slightly hooked, and a chilling sneer appeared.

There was even a cold killing intent in his eyes, and if someone looked at Cao Ang at this time, I am afraid that they would involuntarily shudder.

"Yuan Shu Yuan Highway, you are looking for death!"

Cao Ang knew one thing.

That is Yuan Shu's northward journey, not a temporary intention, the reason why he chose this point in time is because someone in the north responded to him.

And the responder is the former Yellow Turban Army Qu Marshal Zhang Rao, the three people mentioned by Su Gu and the others, that is, the little Black Mountain thieves who were shunted out of the Black Mountain Thieves.

It is precisely because of the series of Zheng Gu and others.

Boosted Yuan Shu's confidence.

That's why he dared to do such a thing.

If you think about it this way, then I am afraid that the three-person small group of Bai Huan, Yu Poison and Zheng Gu will also launch an attack on their territory in the near future.

It seems that it is time to do some preparation.

Hum!

Think about it here.

Cao Ang couldn't help but sneer.

If you come, you will leave.

Such a native chicken and a dog, come and I will kill one by one, and Dongjun is the place where you are buried!

……

After a while of thoughts in my head.

Cao Ang didn't bother to think about it anymore.

Immediately got up and walked out of the camp tent, and went to the place where Xiahou Yuan said before, where Liu Guanzhang and the others were being held.

This wave of Liu Bei and the three fell into his hands.

Actually, it's just right.

It just so happens that they are still a little useful, so it can be regarded as a meeting by chance!

……

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