198 A fatal blow at a critical moment
"Lu Bu led an army of 20,000 into Linzi, Yuan Tan also vainly said that he wanted to fight with Lu Bu endlessly, it turned out that he was harboring evil intentions, and invited the wolf to enter the house, and he was ashamed to be a child of the Yuan family, and from now on I will remove him from the genealogy!
It's a good choice or not, and he actually chose a family slave with three surnames as an ally, wanting to use this to pry the foundation of my northern country, a traitor, and a delusion! ”
Yecheng, in the council hall, as the mantle that took over Yuan Shao, although the imperial court did not order the post of general, Yuan Shang also directly cut Yuan Shao's set of general armor and wore it on his body.
People are beautiful and good-looking, but wearing this majestic battle armor, there is always a kind of appearance that does not look like a prince in a dragon robe.
Although Yuan Shang's mouth was full of disdain, contempt, and contempt, the whole person was like thunder, his green muscles were prominent, and he gritted his teeth.
Whether you want to admit it or not, people often subconsciously use anger to hide their inner fear.
Xu You saw it very really.
The heart can understand it.
In fact, there are still available talents in the north now, and there are quite a few.
Infantry Captain Ma Yan, Tun Cavalry Sima He Mao, Shooting Captain Zhang Jie, and Pingkou General Jiang Yiqu and others are all good at leading troops and can really share Yuan Shang's worries.
The problem is that the strategist group has completely withered, the supervising army died in battle, don't drive Tian Feng to cut himself, Changshui Captain Xun Chen is nowhere to be found, and the heads of the Ji Ji have been reported by Yuan Tan to the three armies, and there is only one trial and match that can be used if he stays with Yuan Shang.
As for Xu Yu himself, at this time, the sons of the Yuan family in the north did not want to share the same hatred and hatred and unite with the outside world, but instead set off a war internally, and even invited the enemy to their own land, then they could only worship you, and he would not accompany him.
Judging from the situation, Lu Bu seems to have seized the opportunity, and actually led the troops into the northern country, there is a certain probability that he can be the main enemy, this Lin Mo still has two brushes, and he still underestimated this kid before.
But
In Xu You's opinion, Cao Cao is more advantageous, at this time, whoever can endure until the end is the big winner.
Cao Cao, you can wait for your northern kingdom to turn the world upside down, and then take action to clean up the three parties.
If he were Cao Cao, he would definitely do it.
The gentleman is not under the dangerous wall, and he has already begun to plan to escape from Yecheng.
"Lord, Yuan Tan first killed Xiao Ji, and then introduced the thief army into Qingzhou, in a vain attempt to compete with the lord, if you don't have troops to attack, I am afraid that the powerful families around the world will think that we are afraid of him, please lord wave his troops eastward, recover Qingzhou, and expel the thieves!"
The confidence of the trial is very sufficient, in his opinion, Yuan Shang has an army of 200,000, and has recently added 5,000 war horses from Youzhou and Bingzhou, why be afraid of Yuan Tan, and what waves can Lu Bu stir up?
Moreover, this is also a situation where troops have to be dispatched, because Yuan Tan has already torn his face with Yuan Shang on his face, if he does not send troops, families around the country will be suspicious, is what Yuan Tan said true, Yuan Shao's last order is to set him up as the son of the world?
Once such public opinion is formed, Yuan Shang will fall into absolute passivity.
"Although Lu Bu has few soldiers and horses, there are rumors that Lu Bu is among the people, and the red rabbit among the horses, and even Cao Cao praises Lu Bu as an invincible general in the world, but I am afraid." Yuan Shang is a little lacking in confidence.
"Lord, no matter how high Lu Bu's martial arts are, is he more brave than the overlord of Chu back then, it's just the courage of a horseman, why should my army of 200,000 people be afraid of a horseman."
After the death of Xiao Ji, in Yecheng, and even in the northern country, the trial is the existence of one person under ten thousand people, he enjoys this beautiful scenery, and at the same time can feel the burden on his shoulders, and is willing to do his duty as a lonely minister.
In the entire northern country, everyone can be afraid of Lu Bu, but you Yuan Shang can't be afraid, he must instill this concept to the new lord.
"Then who can fight Lu Bu?" Yuan Shang was no longer angry at the beginning, and the more he spoke, the quieter his voice became, which made Xu You speechless.
Compared with the lord of the year, the third prince is really different.
Yuan Shao back then, but he dared to shout at Dong Zhuo, who was protected by Lu Bu, 'My sword is not disadvantageous', what kind of courage was that.
Arrived at you Yuan Shang here. I can't bear to look at it directly.
"Oh lord!"
The judge was angry and stomped his feet, "We are not going to fight with Lu Bu, the two armies are facing each other, the victory or defeat is the commander, the soldiers are impermanent, and the shape can control the situation, he alone can not stop thousands of troops and horses, if he is so brave, why let people rush from Guanzhong to the Central Plains." ”
The trial was really anxious, and the spitting stars were sprayed on Xu Yu's body, and the latter wiped it with disgust, but it was understandable that it was very painful to serve the Yong Lord, and he felt the same way.
Therefore, after Yuan Shang took the throne, he has always cherished words like gold.
"What the gentleman said was very true," he said, "What he said was extremely true," but the man paced back and forth in the hall, and his hands had nowhere to put them, and he almost didn't write the word fear on his face.
Now he finally began to understand that the position of this lord was not so easy to sit in.
In the past, it was quite comfortable to see Yuan Shao sitting on it, most of the good news came, with a posture of strategizing and winning thousands of miles away, and he was full of spirit, how to sit on it by himself is a bit of a mess.
"My lord, I suggest that Jiang Yiqu, the general of Pingkou, lead an army of 50,000 to enter Liyang to deter Cao's army, and my lord will lead an army of 150,000 to the plain to fight to the death with the thief army!" The trial really didn't want to see Yuan Shang continue to be embarrassed, and expressed what he thought in his heart.
"That's it."
Yuan Shang is not without inheriting Yuan Shao's excellent bloodline, for example, in terms of indecisiveness, he is better than blue, he twisted his fingers and said tentatively: "Actually, if we ignore it and send a large army to defend Qinghe, on the one hand, we will cut off Yuan Tan's supply and on the other hand, we will find a way to separate Lu Bu and Yuan Tan, or we can make them cannibalistic, and I will take advantage of the fisherman?" ”
Xu You's eyes lit up slightly, he had brains, but not much.
If these words came out of Yuan Shao's mouth, it would be highly manipulative, because he was not afraid of Lu Bu from his heart.
On the other hand, Yuan Shang, the root of this idea is still the fear of war.
"What the lord said about the separation between Yuan Tan and Lu Bu may be a try, but when life and death are at stake, they must have the same interests, and it is difficult to easily break the gap.
If we win the first battle, the lord's method may be effective, otherwise, I am afraid that before the Qinghe war starts, the northern country will be in chaos first. ”
The trial continued to persuade with bitterness, Xu You still watched the play coldly and did a good job as a qualified fisherman.
"Northern Rebellion?"
Yuan Shang finally sneered and said confidently: "Mr. is serious, just based on Guo Tu's nonsense, the powerful families in the northern country are not fools, they can carry it." ”
No matter what you say, he is now the lord of the northern country, and he is giving orders in Yecheng, and if he Guo Tu has this ability, he will not run to Qingzhou.
originally thought that his words were quite convincing, but the judge sighed deeply, eager to dissect Yuan Shang's head and put his own brain into it.
"Lord, the second son is still on the border, since you are the new leader of the northern country, you should let him see your courage."
As soon as these words came out, the smile on Yuan Shang's face froze.
No matter how stupid he is, he can tell what it means to be matched.
If you don't send troops again, even Yuan Xi will think that you can't keep your family business at all, and if you don't get it, it will stimulate him to come out and fight for power.
You must know that Yuan Xi has an army of 70,000 in his hands, and there are a lot of cavalry, if he gets involved and makes Youzhou independent, then the position of the lord of the northern country will exist in name only.
Thinking about it this way, not only Yuan Xi, but also the senior cadres of the state pastor, he also has an army of 50,000 in his hands, when the disaster comes, people's hearts are unpredictable, if he seems too weak, it may not make it shake his original intention.
With such a mention, Yuan Shang finally understood why he was so anxious about the trial.
Xu You couldn't help but glance at him, the flattering villain also knows how to judge the situation, and he can be regarded as your Yuan Shang's last think tank.
He has always looked down on the trial and felt that he was too flattering, especially in favor of Yuan Shang, but if he really wanted to play with his brains, Xu You also knew that the trial was not comparable to Guo Tu and others.
Yuan Shang clenched his fists tightly, his eyes were slightly heavy, Mr. is right, I can't take chances, in this battle, I can't retreat at all, once I endure it, the situation will only get worse.
Afraid? Fear!
Hit? Beat!
This is Yuan Shang's mental activity.
In fact, Yuan Shang's heart is a reflection of many people, Yuan Tan has an army of 100,000, he is not afraid, Lu Bu only has 20,000, but he is afraid.
Why?
Because Yuan Tan is his own family, if there is any dispute between the two brothers since he was a child, Yuan Shao is biased towards himself, so that Yuan Tan seems to be harmless to humans and animals, at least he can't hurt himself.
And what about Lu Bu?
That thing really kills.
However, if you are afraid, you still have to fight, because the situation is no longer something he can control, whether you want to or not.
Yuan Shang took a deep breath, his eyes finally became firm, he slowly pulled out the sword at his waist, and said sharply: "Okay!" I personally led an army of 150,000 to the plains and captured Yuan Tan Lu Bu! ”
"The lord will win!" The judges can finally breathe a sigh of relief.
"Go to the order, I want to swear in the school!"
"Whoa!"
The council is over.
After Xu You returned to the house, he immediately called his son over and explained some things.
Now, he has made up his mind to surrender to Cao, so he has to prepare for the follow-up retreat.
At the military meeting just now, he did not ask to go to the plain with him, but to go to Liyang with Jiang Yiqu, because it was the closest to Xuchang.
Of course, they are not allowed to bring their families with them, so they can't run by themselves, and they have to make arrangements for the evacuation of their families.
Fortunately, his son also hung up his post in the army, and he was ready to go to the party to supervise the military affairs of grain and grass when the time came, and find a way to let the family mix out in batches.
After they all fled Yecheng, they could sell Jiang Yiqu with peace of mind.
This Liyang is the letter of nomination he gave to Cao Cao.
This letter of nomination can be regarded as a grand gift, don't look at Liyang only Jiang Yiqu's 50,000 troops, but Liyang is only two hundred miles away from Yecheng, once Liyang is lost, the fast horse will attack in two days.
After capturing Yecheng, Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang estimated that they were still stumbling on the plains, and when they arrived at that step of the field, they were already weak to return to the sky.
Therefore, this gift is enough to ensure that he has a place in Cao Ying.
I have been waiting here in Yecheng for so long, and I finally waited for such an opportunity, and I have to thank Lu Bu for it.
If I don't have a clever plan, I can't enter the Jizhou Mansion
The corners of Xu You's mouth hooked a smile, this master sold it for a good price.
Just as he was about to get up to prepare, the housekeeper ran in, still holding the sealed silk cloth in his hand, "My lord, someone from outside the house has brought you a letter. ”
"Letter?"
Xu You frowned slightly, what kind of letter to send at this time, "Bring it." ”
He impatiently unsealed the lacquer, opened the contents and took a look, and then the whole person froze.
Two silk cloths, the first is a bill, which records the number of transactions he has made with Zhenrong in the past year, the amount and the catalog, it is nothing more than that Zhenrong wants to buy a horse, and he opens the green channel to collect commissions from it, and the key amount is not small, there are 20,000 gold.
The second one has a short hundred words written on it, and the content is also very easy to understand, please go to the plain with Mr., otherwise this bill will appear on Yuan Shang's desk.
He watched it for half an hour, and the more he looked, the more frightened he became, and his hands couldn't help but tremble.
At this time, if this bill appeared in Yuan Shang's hand, what would happen to him? He colluded with Lu Bu and betrayed Yuan Shao long before the Central Plains War.
At such a critical time, the consequences are predictable, and I am afraid that the whole family will not have a way to live.
"Okay, good, good means, good calculations, okay, this despicable villain, I forgot about you, and you dare to stab me in this kind of knot, good, good!"
He was so angry and annoyed that he couldn't imagine how this could have come to be the case.
A flattering and shameless villain even dared to jump out and threaten himself.
However, this kind of threat can easily force more than 100 members of the Xu family to death during this time period.
Xu Yu gritted his teeth hatefully, as long as it was a few days later, he could go to Liyang in a few days, as long as he arrived in Liyang, this letter would have no effect at all.
The timing is too accurate.
After a long time, the silk cloth that had been crumpled in his hand finally loosened and fell to the ground, and then he hurriedly picked it up again, burned it with the oil lamp next to him, and his eyes became extremely melancholy.
"Why me, why me"
After calming down, he began to realize that this matter was definitely not a coincidence, it should have been calculated from the beginning, otherwise there was no way to explain how the other party could make a move at such a critical time, and as soon as he made a move, he would have caught his death hole.
If all this is a calculation, then I can only sigh with emotion, this city government is really powerful.
"I don't know what this kid's strategy is, this poisonous mind, I'm afraid that even Cao Cao can't reach it."
Xu You accepted his fate and laughed self-deprecatingly, "No wonder there are still some means to have today's prosperity." ”
But when I think about it, there is another layer of vanity in my heart.
The other party's painstaking design has to attack himself, does it mean that he is also afraid of me?
It seems that this Cao Ying can't go.
It was getting late, but he didn't dare to delay, he ran out and found Yuan Shang again, "Lord, the first lord has the grace of knowing and encountering in the next, and he doesn't dare not report it, the battle for the survival of the lord is already in front of him, if he goes to Liyang, he is only afraid of worrying about the lord, and he is afraid of panic all day long."
Please also ask the lord to give permission, let me go with the next, and be willing to saddle the horse before and after the lord. ”
Yuan Shang was still very moved, and immediately helped Xu You up, "Okay, when my father was alive, he often told me that Mr. has the talent to help the country and the world, and with Mr. to help, I am even more afraid of Lu Bu!" ”
In fact, he didn't flatter Xu You, Yuan Shao did tell him that Xu You is a talent, although he praised Tian Feng and frustrated more, but it is undeniable that when he mentioned Xu You, his eyes were still full of appreciation.
I didn't drag him to the plains before, but I also felt that he was unstable now, because after Yuan Shao's death, he didn't like to talk like a different person.
Now that he took the initiative to ask for his life, in Yuan Shang's opinion, he probably figured it out.
"Thank you for your success, and you will not let your lord down."
"Let's go back and prepare." Yuan Shang patted him on the shoulder, and his mood became more relaxed.
On the way back, Xu You's mood felt heavy.
Yuan Shang agreed to the request, which was certainly a good thing, but the feeling of being controlled made him very unhappy.
What is too wise to be close to the demon, if there is no clever plan for me, can you enter this Jizhou Mansion?
(End of chapter)