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"What! Yuan Shao and Yuan Benchu are not dead? "In Yangzhou, Liu Mang was also digesting the news.
"Yes, the General is not dead!" This news was told to Liu Mang by the current Assistant Minister of Justice, Xun Chen. When Xun Chen was in Yuan Shao's hands, he accompanied Yuan Shao. Since Xun Chen was too ashamed to go back to Yanzhou, he simply stayed to take care of Yuan Shao and Yuan Benchu. Their relationship as master and servant was not in vain.
"Why didn't you say so earlier?" Liu Mang smiled bitterly. This news was absolutely explosive. Liu Mang did not expect Yuan Shang to be so cowardly. If you were ambitious and wanted to take over your father's territory, you should kill your father first and then your elder brother. However, this Yuan Shang had probably been spoiled by his mother too much and had become like a woman. He was vicious and indecisive. Originally, after his father fell ill, he could have captured his elder brother and killed him. However, Yuan Shang hesitated.
Therefore, Yuan Tan found out and escaped. Then, the two brothers fought back and forth in Hebei. In the end, the two of them were chased to Youzhou.
Now, there was another Yuan Shao. Yuan Benchu, the former big boss, was actually alive and well. Didn't Yuan Shang want to plant a time bomb beside his family? Did he want to die?
"My lord, there is no need to worry! The current Ben Chu is no longer the same person as before! " Xun Chen came to Yangzhou because he was betrayed by Yuan Shao. Another reason was that he saw Yuan Shao's lifeless appearance.
Yuan Shao's power was seized by his own son. He was betrayed and lost to his younger brother. In addition, he saw that the Yuan family's business was being ruined by his two prodigal sons. He had already accepted it and no longer had the slightest ambition.
It was precisely because he could not see any hope from Yuan Shao that Xun Chen wanted to leave Yuan Shao to see if there were any other wise leaders. If there were none, then Xun Chen would leave first.
Even if Yuan Shao was ambitious, he wouldn't be able to cause any waves. This was because Yuan Shang had done a very good job, and that was to give him all of his father's authority. All of his father's subordinates were Yuan Shang's subordinates.
This should be taught by Xun Chen and Xun Chen.
"Youruo, My lord is not worried about Yuan Yuan Benchu, he is worried about Cao!" This was also the first time Xu Shu had heard of this news. He smiled bitterly.
That's right, Liu Mang was worried about Cao Cao.
Who did Yuan Shang think he was? Even if it was the Li Shiming of the future, he had also killed all of his brothers in the Black Tortoise Gate in order to eliminate future troubles. The reason why Li Shiming did not kill Li Yuan was because Li Shiming had already taken control of the empire. As for Yuan Shang, he could not even protect himself now.
Sometimes, a bomb did not explode on its own, but was ignited by someone else.
If Yuan Shao and Yuan Benchu were to fall into Cao Cao's hands … Liu Mang did not dare to imagine it.
"I'm afraid that Hebei will fall!" Liu Mang smiled bitterly. It seemed that war was coming.
You said that Liu Mang was afraid of Cao Cao's army. To be honest, Liu Mang was not afraid of Cao Cao. Cao Cao was still in the range of cold weapons, but Liu Mang was already in the range of hot weapons.
Did you think that Liu Mang's three thousand cannons were for fun?
However, Liu Mang did not want to fight Cao Cao. That was because Cao Cao had brought Hebei's four provinces, Zhili, and Yanzhou, a total of six provinces. If he mobilized troops, he would have at least 500,000 troops.
Liu Mang could not take out five hundred thousand soldiers from Yangzhou but he still had two hundred thousand soldiers. This was a battle of seven hundred thousand soldiers. Unless the battle was quickly concluded, it would be a disaster. No matter who won, the other side would certainly suffer heavy losses.
It had been a few years since the Yellow Turban Rebellion. The Great Han Dynasty was already drifting uneasily. If there was another struggle for hegemony, perhaps the entire world would lose millions of people.
Moreover, Liu Mang did not want to use the three thousand cannons on his own people. Therefore, Liu Mang's feelings were complicated. He had always wanted to delay the time of the battle. However, it seemed that there was no other way.
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Cao Cao's army moved out. Cao Cao chose to trust Zhang He and had him lead 5,000 Great Halberd Warriors to advance. Soon after, his main army would arrive. This time, Cao Cao was prepared to use 100,000 soldiers to take over the Bohai Sea and find that person. Even if all 100,000 soldiers were to be wiped out, he would not hesitate.
"Please rest assured, Milord. Zhang He will not hesitate to go through water and tread on fire for Milord! I will not disappoint Milord! " Zhang He was very touched by Cao Cao. Zhang He originally thought that even if Cao Cao trusted him and did not kill him, he would lose his position as the commander of the Great Halberd Warriors. However, not only did Cao Cao not remove Zhang He from his position as the commander, he even let Zhang He be the vanguard. If he could break through the city first, this merit would be enough for him to be conferred a title.
Therefore, Zhang He was very touched. This meant that Milord trusted him. Since Milord treated him as a national hero, he would definitely return the favor.
"Go, Zhang He. I will wait for you to bring Ben Chu back!" Cao Cao said to Zhang He with a smile. Cao Cao naturally would not let Yuan Shao out so easily. He wanted to use Yuan Shao's identity as Yuan Benchu to break through the Yuan family's barrier.
At the same time, Cao Cao would not allow his subordinates to be restless. He did not want a Yuan family brother to cause Yuan Benchu to jump out again. This was not in line with Cao Cao's interests.
Only those who were in his own hands were the safest. Therefore, Cao Cao gave Zhang He the order to break through the Bohai Sea Army and capture Yuan Shao and Yuan Benchu. Bring Yuan Shao and Yuan Benchu to him.
"Yes!" Zhang He accepted the order and left. "Brothers, follow me!" Soon, outside the camp, the camp that originally belonged to the Great Halberd Warriors was mobilized. They were all heavy cavalry. In order to increase the speed of the Great Halberd Warriors, Zhang He even asked for five thousand war horses from Cao Cao. Each person rode three horses together. The armor was placed on one horse and one horse was used for riding. When they were tired, they would change to another horse.
They had to ensure that the person and the horse did not rest to ensure their speed. Traveling a hundred li in a day was not a problem. They wanted to reach the Bohai Sea as soon as possible and catch the enemy off guard.
Seeing that Zhang He's army was mobilized, Cheng Yu walked in from outside the camp. He stood behind Cao Cao and looked at the dust rising from the army's movement. He asked Cao Cao, "Milord, do you really trust this Zhang He?" Cheng Yu maintained a suspicious attitude towards everyone.
This was because of Cheng Yu's profession. No one knew that Cheng Yu had an intelligence team. This intelligence team was only responsible for Cao Cao. He was able to find out all the movements in Cao Cao's army. Therefore, Cheng Yu naturally had a suspicious attitude towards Zhang He.
This was because Zhang He was originally not a general of Yan Province. He was a surrendered general and was now looking for his old master. There was too much suspense. If Zhang He rebelled, the consequences would be unimaginable.
"Zhong De, I, Cao Mengde, have always been a person who does not doubt the people he uses. I trust this Zhang He!" Cao Cao smiled at Cheng Yu. He knew that Zhang He was a person who knew how to adapt to circumstances. Otherwise, he would not have submitted to Cao Cao so easily when Cao Cao tried to persuade him to surrender.
"Haha!" Cheng Yu smiled and did not say anything. However, his heart was indeed at ease. It was not because of Cao Cao's words, but because Cao Cao definitely had a backup plan. Otherwise, Cao Cao would not have said such words.
Don't doubt the people you don't use? Cao Cao was the most suspicious lord in the world. He was someone who could kill his uncle's entire family. Because Cao Cao misheard when his uncle was slaughtering pigs, he thought that he was going to kill him. Therefore, Cao Cao immediately made the first move.
With such a person, how could he be at ease with Zhang He? The answer was naturally no. If Zhang He looked carefully, he would notice that there were many unfamiliar faces among his great halberd soldiers. They were looming and did not usually pay attention to them. However, once Zhang He made any inappropriate movements, these people might not be able to kill the enemy, but killing Zhang He was not a problem.
"Go, go, go!" Zhang He's five thousand heavy cavalry and great halberd soldiers quickly entered the Bohai Sea.
In the 14th year of the Yuan Dynasty before Emperor Wen, King Ai of Hejian died and had no descendants. The country was divided into three counties: Hejian, Bohai, and Guangchuan. Bohai County's Fu Yang (present-day Jiuzhou Town, Cangzhou County, Hebei). In the later years of Hanzhong's rule: Fu Yang, Zhongyi, Zhangwu, Liu Kingdom, Yangxin, Gaocheng, Dingguo, Tongxiang, Qiantong, Chonghe, Zhongping, Gaole, Dongguang, Fucheng, Xiushi, Nanpi, Jingcheng, Canghu, Shuzhou, Dongpingshu, Wenan, and Ansi. It was equivalent to the eastern part of Cangzhou City, the southeastern part of Tianjin, the northeastern part of Dezhou City, the northern part of Binzhou City, Shandong Province.
Fucheng was the westernmost county of Bohai County. It was exceptionally calm and was not affected by the chaos of the war.
Bohai County was originally the birthplace of Yuan Shao. Therefore, after Yuan Shao obtained Jizhou, defeated Gongsun Zan of Youzhou, and dominated Hebei, his policies towards Bohai County were better than those of the other counties.
Bohai County even had a policy of only paying thirty percent of the taxes in Yangzhou. Therefore, the people here lived a peaceful life. At the same time, the people here were grateful to Yuan Shao.
In their hearts, Yuan Shao, Yuan Benchu, the Great General, was like a Bodhisattva sent by the heavens.
"Doggie! Who do you think will win the war between Traitor Cao and the Young Master of the Yuan family? "At the entrance of Fucheng City, an old soldier asked a little kid beside him.
"I, I don't know. But if you ask me, it will definitely be the Young Master of the Yuan family who will win!" Doggie said while holding a spear that was taller than him.
"Why?" The old soldier was determined to get to the bottom of the matter.
"Why? They are the Great General's sons. Who is the Great General? He is an immortal who descended from the heavens. How can the son of an immortal lose?" Doggie's eyes were filled with admiration when he spoke of the Great General.
"But the Great General also lost to that Traitor Cao!" Although the old soldier did not worship the Great General as blindly as Doggie, he still admired Yuan Shao. It was because of Yuan Shao and Yuan Benchu that they could live such a peaceful life. This old soldier came from the Central Plains. During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, eating was a problem. How could they live such a peaceful life now?
"That was because the Great General was framed by a villain. Otherwise, with the Great General's ability, wouldn't that Traitor Cao be nothing?" Doggie said with a red face.
"Is that so?" The old soldier shook his head. He did not think so. Who knew about war? He came from the Yellow Turban Rebellion. He had an unspeakable secret. That was, he was once a Yellow Turban Bandit. At that time, how many Yellow Turban Bandits were there? The army numbered in the millions. Even if they were a motley crew, ants could still bite an elephant to death.
But what was the end result? None of the Yellow Turban Bandits above the rank of Qu Commander survived. They were all defeated.
It was not without reason that Traitor Cao was able to defeat Yuan Shao.
Of course, the old soldier would not say this to Doggie. Otherwise, the two would completely fall out.
He also hoped that the Yuan family's young master would win. If the Yuan family's young master won, their Bohai County would still be peaceful.
"Doggie, I'm going to pee. You watch the gate!" After saying this, the old soldier went to the distant embankment and prepared to lean there.
"I'll go with you!" There were several soldiers at the gate. They had nothing important to do so they could leave at will. If it was not for the fact that General Wen Chou took over Bohai County as the Bohai County's governor, there would be at most two soldiers at the gate. Bohai County had been peaceful for too long.
After running to the embankment, the old soldier took off his pants and started to pee while singing a song.
"Haha!" Dog Wa Wa suddenly laughed.
"What?" The old soldier did not understand Doggie's laughter.
"Haha, I say, Old Li, even your pee is intermittent! Can you do it? "Although Doggie was young, he had been to a brothel and had a taste of meat.
"Intermittent?" The old soldier was stunned and looked at the bottom of his feet. The vibration was not because of his intermittent pee, but because the earth was shaking. That was why the water flow was intermittent.
"Not good! Doggie, run! " The veteran did not care whether his bird was still exposed or not. He directly grabbed the dog beside him and was about to run.
"Old Li, what are you doing? You made me pee in my pants! " Doggie was furious. He had not finished peeing yet. Being pulled by Old Li, he immediately peed on his pants.
"You brat, you still care about peeing in your pants. If you don't thank me later, I'll be your son. Run!" "Old Li, the veteran, said to Dog Wa Wa in a bad mood.
"Good, good! I'll wait for you to be my son! "Doggie said." When we reach the city, I'll see how you explain it! "
"Quickly, close the city gate, close the city gate!" The veteran Old Li pulled Doggie along as he rushed into Mound City and yelled at his fellow soldiers. Although the other soldiers were confused, they still listened to Old Li because Old Li had the highest seniority among them. The soldiers were also ranked according to seniority.
"Boom, boom, boom!" The city gate of Mound City was slowly closed.
"Old Li, you're going to be my son. Everyone, be my witness!" Doggie panted for a while after entering the city gate. He looked at the wet spot on his pants and complained to Old Li.
"I'll be your son, your head, you bastard. Look over there!" Old Li went up the city wall and pointed at the distant horizon.
"Look over there, then!" Doggie turned his head indifferently. When he saw what appeared on the horizon, his eyes suddenly widened and his pupils shrunk. He inhaled a breath of cold air. "Enemies, they're all enemies. The entire terrain is filled with enemies!"
"Enemy attack!" In the small county town of Bohai Prefecture, there was something called panic spreading throughout the entire city.
"Old Li, you don't have to say anything. You're my father from now on!" Puppy directly bowed to Old Li. If it wasn't for Old Li grabbing him and bringing him into the city and closing the city gate, the two of them would have died there.
"Get lost, I don't have a bastard like you!" Old Li kicked Doggie away. He leaned on the city wall and looked at the flag over there.
"Flag?" Old Li was stunned when he saw the flag over there. However, when he saw the appearance of the knights, he immediately knew where these people came from.
One man, three horses! Wearing heavy armor, with dozens of small halberds on his back, a spear in his hand, and a saber at his waist! "Aren't they the Great Halberd Warriors, the elite troops under Great General Yuan Shao?
"Are these the young master's soldiers? Which young master's soldiers are they? " Doggie said to Old Plum.
"Ah! I was just thanking you, Old Li. Now it seems that it was a false alarm. These are the young master's soldiers. I don't know which young master's soldiers they are! " Doggie said indifferently. Great Halberd Soldiers were the soldiers' dream. Only the elite soldiers could enter the Great Halberd Soldiers and the First Mountain Battalion.
"Young master my ass! You bastard, open your eyes wide. These are not the young master's soldiers. These are Cao Jun's soldiers. These are Traitors Cao! " Old Li snappily said. The Great Halberd Warrior on the other side was holding a blue flag. This was the flag of the Water De, which was also the flag of Cao Cao's army. Old Li did not know who the Zhang under Cao Cao's Army was, but he knew that there was a Zhang under General Cao's Army. His name was Zhang He.
"Quick, light the smoke signal and send out the scouts. Go to the east gate and report to the governor. Ask him to come and help us!" Old Li said to his men.
The soldiers outside the city were indeed Zhang He's Great Halberd Soldiers. After a day and a night of rushing, they finally arrived at the Bohai Sea Army.
"General, Fu City is right in front!" Someone said to Zhang He.
"Yes!" Zhang He nodded. Zhang He was very familiar with Mound City because he had been stationed in Mound City before. However, that was when he was dealing with Gongsun Zan. Now that he was revisiting this place, he was here as an enemy. It was ironic.
"General, should we attack Fu City?" The deputy general asked Zhang He. Fu City was just a small county. If they attacked it, it could be used as a bridgehead for the army. At the same time, it could also be used as a place for the army to replenish their provisions and rest.
"No need! No matter what, Fu City is still a city. Without the help of the infantry, it would be troublesome to take it down! " We should hurry to Nanpi City as soon as possible! "Zhang He said to his men. Nanpi City was under the rule of Bohai Sea Prefecture.
It was also where Bohai Sea Prefecture was flourishing. His former master, General Yuan Shao, Yuan Benchu, was definitely in Bohai Sea Prefecture.
"General, this is just a small county. Please come with me and a thousand men to take it down within two hours!" A thousand men general at the side asked for help.
"Did you not hear what I said? Or did you not understand? " Zhang He coldly asked the thousand men general at the side.
"But!" The thousand men general still wanted to say something, but he was kicked away by the deputy general. "Why are you still not leaving?" Zhang He's mental state right now was as if he wanted to kill someone. If you say anything more, you will be courting death.
"Yes!" The thousand men general could only leave unwillingly.
Fu City? Zhang He smiled bitterly. The entire Bohai County had already become the main battlefield in Zhang He's plan against Cao Cao. It was bound to be torn apart. This once paradise in Hebei was about to be engulfed in the flames of war. Fu City, Zhang He could only protect this small county.
"Let's go!" After taking a deep look at Mound City, Zhang He's army began to move again. Their target was Nanpi.
"Old Li, where are they going?" Gou Wa Wa asked Old Li who was beside him.
"Them? That direction! Nanpi City!! "
"Nanpi City? Ah ah ah, then why don't we hurry to save South Skin City! "Dog Wa Wa turned pale with fright.
"Save? How to save him? Can your two legs outrun four legs? "Old Li said to Dog Wa Wa.
"Then what should we do?"
"Let out the smoke signal and inform the young master and the others. Our mission is complete!" Old Li shook his head. At this time, he went down the city wall and returned to his shabby house. He picked up a glass of wine and took a sip. "General Zhang, is that you?"
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"Second brother, how long do you think this old thief Cao Cao can last?" In Fanyang, the three brothers of the Yuan family were very happy because they had blocked Cao Cao's army and prevented him from annexing Youzhou. Moreover, they had won a battle two days ago. If it wasn't for Zhang He's arrival, their army might have increased by another ten thousand soldiers.
"Thief Cao is powerful. We must not lower our guard!" Compared to Yuan Shang's optimism, Yuan Xi was much more cautious.
"Haha, second brother, you are too cautious. In my opinion, this thief Cao can last for at most half a month before he has to withdraw his army!" Yuan Tan laughed. "Look at the weather. Even God is helping us. When Cao Cao withdraws his army, we will rest and recuperate. Then, we will send our army to Jizhou, Bing Province, and Qing Province. I will take Qing Province, second brother, you take Bing Province, and Jizhou will be given to third brother!"
Yuan Tan was thinking about how to distribute the land.
"Big brother, what about Zhili of Yanzhou?" Yuan Tan was ambitious and wanted to counterattack. However, Yuan Shang was even more ambitious. Not only did he want to drive Cao Cao out of Hebei, but he also wanted to attack the Central Plains.
"You can have Zhili of Yanzhou too!" Yuan Tan said to Yuan Shang casually.
"Oh, big brother is so generous!?" Yuan Shang asked doubtfully.
"Of course. I'm the eldest brother. I only want Yangzhou!" Yuan Tan laughed and said. "That's right.
"Big brother, you are really calculating!" Yuan Shang said coldly. Yangzhou was the territory of the King Of Shu, Liu Mang. One of the reasons why they could resist Cao Cao's army was because of the weather. Another reason was the armor and sabers of Yangzhou. If they didn't buy these armor and sabers, the Yuan family could only defend in the city. They wouldn't dare to take the initiative to attack.
If Yangzhou was taken by this big brother, wouldn't the armor and weapons of Yangzhou be endless? At that time, who would be his opponent?
"Okay, don't talk so much!" Yuan Xi was also helpless. As they talked, the two of them started bickering. Yuan Xi sometimes wondered if the two of them were really brothers. Even if they were enemies, they wouldn't fall out with each other so quickly. They hadn't even defeated Cao Cao yet, and they were already thinking about what was in the bowl and looking at what was in the pot. Defeating Cao Cao and defeating Cao Cao were two completely different things.
Yuan Xi didn't think like them. Yuan Xi wanted to protect Youzhou and at most take back Qingzhou.
He wanted to rely on the two provinces and join forces with the King Of Shu to besiege Cao Cao. Only then would he have a chance of winning.
However, these two brothers were already scheming against the King Of Shu, Liu Mang. If he could sell these weapons and armor to you, wouldn't he use them himself? A thousand pieces of armor would be a hundred thousand gold. You only have two units of five thousand men with the new armor. Do you think Yangzhou will use less than you do?
Yuan Xi knew that there were two heavy cavalry units in Yangzhou. One was the Xiliang Cavalry and the other was the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry. Even their father's old rival, the White Horse Cavalry, was in the hands of the King Of Shu. How would you fight? With your mouth?
"Reporting, Great General, a letter from Bohai!" Just as Yuan Tan, Yuan Shang, and Yuan Xi were in a deadlock with Cao Cao's main forces in Fanyang, a letter from Bohai suddenly came.
"A letter from Bohai?" Bohai was Yuan Shang's territory. Therefore, the letter from Bohai should be read by Yuan Shang.
Yuan Shang took the letter and read ten lines at a time. After reading it, his eyes widened.
"What's wrong, third brother?" Yuan Xi quickly noticed that something was wrong with Yuan Shang's face. (This is a good activity where a pie falls from the sky. Cool phones are waiting for you! Follow ~ Click on the Chinese network's official account (WeChat friend – add official account – type qdread) and participate immediately! Everyone has a prize. Follow qdread's official account immediately!)
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