Cao Cao was still stationed ten miles outside Yecheng and did not continue his march.

Ju Yi saw that Cao Jun was close in front of him, but he didn't dare to provoke, he just had a stalemate with Cao Cao, and then there was no then.

The two sides entered a state of stalemate, according to normal speaking, what should not be held against each other, Cao Cao should attack the past strongly, but Cao Cao did not do so, which made Ju Yi very nervous.

Worried that Cao Cao had some tricks, he caught them off guard and made him unable to deal with it.

Cao Cao's tricks were not used on Ju Yi, but among the Yuan brothers.

"I got a message from Guo Tu."

"He agreed to our solicitation, and was willing to help us, drive Yuan Tan, fight against Yuan Shang, consume the strength of the Yuan brothers, and bring troops outside Yecheng at this time, but Yuan Tan did not unite with Yuan Shang."

"They're going to do the opposite."

Cao Cao received a letter and gathered everyone together to announce the matter.

Xu You first said: "I knew that they would be like this, according to my understanding of the internal situation of the Yuan family, Yuan Tan will definitely oppose Yuan Shang, but Yuan Xi may not be, as for Gao Gan, he may also submit to Yuan Shang." ”

In other words, they can only drive Yuan Tan, and they can't lead Yuan Xi and Gao Gan to deal with Yuan Shang.

"What does Watari think?"

Cao Cao's gaze fell on Chen Zhou.

Chen Zhou said: "I think Xu Ziyuan is right, Yuan Xi may help Yuan Shang, but it doesn't matter, behind Yuan Tan, there are us, when they are almost done, we can support Yuan Tan openly and secretly, and swallow the Qingzhou soldiers brought by Yuan Tan by the way." ”

He thought about history, and in the end, Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang were chased by Cao Cao and fled north, first took refuge in Wuhuan, and then ran to find Gongsun Kang, who was cut off by Gongsun Kang, and then sent his head to Cao Cao.

That's probably the fate of the two of them.

"But ......"

Guo Jia analyzed: "As the biggest enemy of the Yuan family, we are less than ten miles away from Yecheng, and now that the enemy is present, the Yuan brothers may put aside their grievances and deal with us first, and Yuan Tan may not necessarily fight with Yuan Shang." ”

In the face of the great enemy from outside, it is not impossible for their brothers to unite and resist the enemy before fighting internally.

"Then let's push it and add a fire to the contradiction between Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang."

Chen Zhou thought for a while and said: "It's very simple to burn this fire, the lord can find one or two dead soldiers, sneak into the military camp under the arrangement of Guo Tu and the others, and assassinate Yuan Tan, but he can't kill Yuan Tan, so that's it." ”

Xu You asked, "The person who pretended to be Yuan Shang and assassinated Yuan Tan?" ”

"No!"

Chen Zhou shook his head and said: "There is no need for any impersonation, it is our people who assassinate us, and show our identities openly, and then how to turn them into Yuan Shang's people, just hand them over to Guo Tu and Xin Ping." ”

"This plan is wonderful!"

Xun You laughed and said: "True and false, false and real, sometimes, as long as the conditions are right, the fake will become true, if Yuan Tan knows that Yuan Shang is going to kill himself, wouldn't he be crazy directly?" Hahaha......"

Cao Cao pondered for a while, and immediately understood the meaning of Chen Zhou's plan, and shouted: "Zilian, you arrange two soldiers who are not afraid of death, and tell them that how long the Cao family can be in power, how long the heirs of the family can be rich and noble, and the descendants will enter Taixue for free to study, and they will become officials in the court in the future." ”

As long as enough conditions are given for them to be sent to death, it is not impossible.

Under the heavy reward, there will be those who are not afraid of death.

"Yes!"

Cao Hong immediately went to make arrangements.

The rebellion against Guo Tuxin and the two was successfully completed, and it also met their expectations.

The next thing to do, it's a lot easier.

——

Yecheng.

Yuan Shang got the news of Ju Yi and said that Cao Cao was just stationed outside, neither attacking Ju Yi nor doing anything, and that it had been so deadlocked, and that it would be normal if it was a stalemate for a day or two, and it could be regarded as a rest for the army.

But the stalemate continued, Yuan Shang felt more and more that something was wrong, and he always felt that Cao Cao was holding back some big moves, and what kind of conspiracy and tricks he was going to play, there must be something wrong with it.

Yuan Shao had to bring Feng Ji and the others to discuss again.

"Cao Cao is doing this, people can't understand it!"

Feng Ji shook his head slightly.

From the beginning of Cao Cao's choice of stalemate, they have never been able to understand what Cao Cao wants to do.

The judge said: "According to the normal situation, Cao Cao crossed the river, captured Liyang, and approached Yecheng, that is to stretch the battle line, and to do so is to go deep alone, once someone attacks the rear and cuts off the grain route, he will be trapped in the rear, Cao Cao should fight quickly and call Yecheng directly." ”

But Cao Cao didn't fight, which made them very confused.

Yuan Shang asked, "Can we attack Cao Cao's rear?" ”

Listening to the words of the judge, he seemed to find hope in it, and immediately proposed this idea.

The judge shook his head and said, "Difficult! If Cangting was defeated before, we still had the strength to attack Cao Cao's retreat, but now we don't have this ability, unless...... The forces of the eldest son and the second son have returned. ”

Yuan Shang's hope was so receded, and he said after a while: "The second brother replied to me from there, just saying that he would lead troops south to help us fight Cao Cao, but when he returned to Yecheng, he also said that I don't know if he is willing to obey." As for the eldest brother, I just got the news that he has arrived near Yecheng, but he is stagnant at this time, and he does not send anyone to contact me, obviously guarding against me, and may not be willing to help me. ”

He seized the position of heir, and it was normal for Yuan Tan to be dissatisfied, and it was expected by himself.

"Not necessarily!"

Feng Ji said: "The lord can move with affection and know with reason." For example, our Yuan clan, the current enemy, should work together to repel the enemy, as for the internal affairs of the Yuan clan, and then close the door and everyone to deal with it, the two are not contradictory. ”

"Sir has a point."

Yuan Shang pondered and continued: "In the face of righteousness, in the face of the survival of the family, I believe that the eldest brother and the second brother will not abandon the righteousness, and will definitely be willing to work together with me." ”

His idea is still very ideal.

Without Cao Cao's intervention, some things would indeed develop according to his ideals, but now it is different.

"As for Cao Cao......"

Feng Ji thought for a while and said: "I think he must have some tricks, we should be vigilant in an all-round way, pay attention to prevention, let General Ju be prepared, in the face of any behavior of Cao Jun, we must think twice, be cautious and cautious, and not be greedy for merit." ”

Thinking of Cao Cao's strategists, Yuan Shang was a little frightened, why couldn't his own strategists be so insidious?

But he can't help it, so he can only focus on prevention.

As long as you can defend it and drag it out, the victory will still be your own.

The judge said: "The lord should concentrate the grain and grass, and wait for work!" Cao's army came from afar, and the supply in the rear was far inferior to ours, but our strength was not as good as Cao's army, and the best thing was to consume and delay, I suggest dragging Cao Cao to death outside, and see who can't consume it first! ”

For this plan, Yuan Shang agreed.

At the beginning, Tian Feng was frustrated with advice, with such a plan, Cao Cao would be killed, but his father was useless, he could still pick it up and use it, and he was confident that it would be no problem.

Yuan Shang proceeded according to their plan.