"Milord, Milord, someone come, someone come, take Milord away. Call a doctor, call a doctor!" Wen Chou shouted from the other side. Soon, Yuan Shao was sent away. Wen Chou looked at the black box that fell on the ground and sighed. He recognized the item that rolled out of the box. Wasn't that the head of Young Master Yuan Xi? Wen Chou still remembered Yuan Xi's face when he saw him. Every time Yuan Xi met him, he was very respectful and kind. However, this second young master didn't have good karma.
Wen Chou carefully put the head into the black box and prepared to bury it. "Everyone, be on guard!" Yuan Shao can go down, but Wen Chou can't. He has to prevent Cao Cao from attacking the city.
"Milord, should we attack the city now?" Xu Huang asked Cao Cao. The others also had the same thought. Now that Yuan Shao had vomited blood and fainted in front of everyone, the morale of the Yuan Army was greatly affected. If they were to attack the city at this time, without Yuan Shao around, it could be said that they were like a group of dragons without a leader.
However, Cao Cao shook his head and stopped them. "No need!" Cao Cao looked at the Yuan Shao Army on the city wall.
Although the morale of Yuan Shao's army was affected, Nanpi City was like a trapped beast. Once the defenders knew that they had no way out, they would fight to the death. This would bring a lot of casualties to Cao Cao's army. Moreover, although Yuan Shao fainted, Wen Chou was still there. Wen Chou might not be smart, but he was good at fighting.
If they attack the city now, they wouldn't be able to get any benefits. Moreover, Cao Cao's plan had just begun.
The most filial and virtuous of his three sons had been killed by the other two unfilial sons. They were all flesh on the palm of his hand. Yuan Shao could either kill his two unfilial sons and end his family line, or if he didn't kill them, he would be tortured for the rest of his life. Killing one's father and brother, this crime was simply too great.
Yuan Shao was now in a state of torment. What Cao Cao wanted was for this to ferment and drive Yuan Shao crazy.
It wouldn't be good if he forced Yuan Shao to be too nervous now.
"General Cao Cao's army has retreated?" To Wen Chou's disbelief, Cao Cao's army retreated. They even acted as though they had not done anything wrong. Who knew where Cao Cao had found a Daoist priest and a monk to set up a platform to perform a water ritual for Young Master Yuan Xi.
Seeing that there was no battle going on, Wen Chou relinquished his authority on the city wall to the captain of the city gate and went to see Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao was the true master of the city.
"Doctor, how is the Lord?" Wen Chou looked nervously at the military doctor.
"Great General, your anxiety has affected your heart. It's not a big problem, but you have to take care of yourself. Don't let the Great General suffer like this again!" The military doctor said to Wen Chou. Yuan Shao was suffering from a mental illness. Originally, he had a bellyful of pent-up anger in his heart. Now that Yuan Xi had died, his pent-up anger exploded.
"That's good, that's good!" Wen Chou knew that his Lord was fine and could not help but heave a sigh of relief.
"Xi 'er, Xi' er, Xi 'er!" Yuan Shao suddenly shouted in the room.
Wen Chou heard the voice and walked in. He grabbed Yuan Shao's hand and said, "My Lord!" Yuan Shao only calmed down when he grabbed Wen Chou's hand. There was even a trace of a smile on his face. He fell asleep peacefully.
Yuan Shao slept for two consecutive days before he woke up. Wen Chou stood beside Yuan Shao and looked at him.
"Wen Chou?!" Yuan Shao softly called out to Wen Chou.
"Hm? My Lord, you are awake! "Wen Chou shouted excitedly.
"How long have I slept? What time is it now?" Yuan Shao asked Wen Chou.
"My Lord, you have already slept for two days!" Wen Chou said to Yuan Shao.
"Two days? Not good! Quickly follow me to the city walls. That is Cao Cao's Army! "Yuan Shao said anxiously.
Wen Chou shook his head and said to Yuan Shao, "My Lord, do not be anxious. There are naturally people guarding the city walls. Cao Cao's Army below the city walls has also been resting for the past two days. They do not have the slightest intention of attacking the city." Wen Chou reported to Yuan Shao.
The movements of Cao Cao's Army were very confusing to Wen Chou. Instead of attacking the city while Yuan Shao's Army was leaderless, they chose to rest and recuperate. Wasn't this crazy?
"Cao Mengde is not stupid!" Yuan Shao smiled bitterly. Not only was Cao Cao not stupid, he was actually very smart.
"My Lord, let's abandon the city and leave!" Wen Chou said to Yuan Shao.
"Abandon the city and leave? Where are we going? "Yuan Shao asked Wen Chou.
"Us, us!" Wen Chou wanted to say to Fanyang, but he suddenly swallowed the words back down his throat. Could they still return to Fanyang? Fanyang City had already been breached by Cao Cao's Army. Furthermore, the Second Young Master had died in Fanyang City.
"Unfilial son. Unfilial son! " Yuan Shao shouted and couldn't help but cough. Yuan Shao could be considered a rare talent. He was romantic and elegant. Although Yuan Shao's appearance couldn't be compared to Pan An's, his appearance was still eighty points. Even modern celebrities couldn't compare to Yuan Shao. Furthermore, Yuan Shao's aristocratic temperament was something those actors couldn't compare to. Did you say that Yuan Shao was talented? This person could kill a eunuch and warn He Jin not to lure Dong Zhuo into Luoyang, which would only lead a wolf into the house. How could this person, who could become the leader of the Eighteen Feudal Lords, not be talented?
As for family matters, Yuan Shao could be considered a perfect person. However, the heavens were fair. While making Yuan Shao a tall, rich, and handsome man, they also gave him two unfilial sons. Both of them couldn't wait for Yuan Shao to die so that they could usurp the throne. The corruption of Hebei was all thanks to these two unfilial sons.
If Yuan Shao had appeared in time to deal with the government affairs after the defeat at Guandu, Cao Cao would have been able to protect himself and rest in fear while waiting for Yuan Shao's second attack to the south. Now, Cao Cao was basically about to take over the entire Hebei.
Even if they were unfilial, their hearts were too ruthless. They actually killed Yuan Xi because they were afraid that their father would kill them.
Yuan Shao felt like he was in darkness.
What was the point of fighting for so long? Wasn't it to let his descendants live in glory and wealth? In the past, he, Yuan Shao, looked down on eunuchs and laughed at them. They were just eunuchs. Even if they had monstrous power and wealth, so what? Without children, they would still be a thing of the past in the end. Now, what was the difference between Yuan Shao and those eunuchs?
No, it should be said that those eunuchs were better than Yuan Shao. At the very least, they didn't have sons. They didn't want to see their sons kill their sons, and they wouldn't want to see their fathers kill their brothers.
"My lord, if Hebei can't do, we can go outside the pass. With the support of you, Chief Wuwan, Lord Xianbei, and the Qiang Chieftain, we won't have to worry about not being able to take back Hebei!" Wen Chou tried to persuade Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao was different from Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu. Gongsun Zan only relied on brute force to deal with foreigners. If they didn't submit to him, he would beat them until they submitted. Although this was a very good method to stop killing by killing, there was also a drawback. That was, he had to maintain his strength. Otherwise, these foreigners would still come looking for trouble.
Liu Yu, on the other hand, was a soft-hearted person. That was, he tried to persuade the foreigners like Xianbei and Wuwan.
In Liu Yu's eyes, these people were all suffering. Don't you want food? I'll give it to you. If you want clothes to keep out the cold, I'll give it to you. If you want salt and iron, I'll give it to you. But there's one thing, you can't beat me! We still have to maintain peace. These foreigners were originally robbing for money and food. Now, they already have money without robbing, and they don't even have to kill people. Why not? In Liu Yu's eyes, that small amount of money was nothing! Therefore, the two of them got along well. However, once there was a conflict between the foreigners and the Han people, the unlucky ones would be the Han people. Liu Yu's policy was to avoid unnecessary trouble. In this way, although there wouldn't be a big disaster, the Han people would slowly be looked down upon. In the end, they would have no status at all and would be mocked as two-legged sheep.
Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan's way of fighting and Liu Yu's soft-heartedness were different. The difference was that Yuan Shao was a policeman among the foreigners. He was a boss.
For example, the Xianbei people were divided into several tribes, the Northern Xianbei and the Southern Xianbei. Because the Southern Xianbei shared a border with the Han people, they traded with the Han people a lot and slowly integrated into the Han people. The Northern Xianbei people were different. They lived in the grasslands and had little contact with the Han people. If the grasslands were rich in water and grass, it would be fine. Once there was a dry season, the Northern Xianbei people would have no food. They would come out to rob, and the territory of the Han people in the south was the best place for them to rob.
Therefore, Yuan Shao sent troops. He didn't fight one or two battles, but he fought all the way to the Northern Xianbei people's hometown. He tied up the Northern Xianbei people, dragged them to Bingzhou, and paraded them on the streets. Then, he sent them back.
Similarly, Yuan Shao would also send some food to the Northern Xianbei people. He couldn't guarantee that they would be full, but at least the whole tribe wouldn't be wiped out.
It was obvious that the Northern Xianbei people would choose the former between starving and being slaughtered.
Of course, Yuan Shao wouldn't give them food for free. He wanted the nomads in the north to use horses in exchange. If they didn't have horses, they would join his army. Yuan Shao would help them feed their people, and in return, they would help Yuan Shao fight.
In this way, when it was a barren year or winter, some nomadic tribes who couldn't afford to feed so many people would send their healthy clansmen to Yuan Shao and let Yuan Shao take them to fight in wars. When the harvest was good and the water and grass were plump, they would go back. But even so, if five out of ten healthy people could go back, it would be a blessing from the heavens. Usually, only two or three could go back. Yuan Shao was also the one who sent the troops to settle the disputes over the horse farms on the grassland. Whoever was obedient would be given a little more, and whoever was disobedient would be given a little less. If you were to object, hehe, then you would be beaten up!
In this way, Yuan Shao could use those outer clan disciples to fight against other clansmen, while he only needed to pay a bit of food and fodder.
Every time there was a war, those who were tired and tired would be fought by the other tribes. In this way, they could reduce their health and maintain the balance of the grasslands.
This policy of using a stick on one side and a carrot on the other. He wouldn't let you starve to death, but he also wouldn't let you eat until you were full. Yuan Shao's brand was deeply imprinted in the minds of the other tribes. They knew that there was a Yuan Shao in the Great Han Dynasty. They couldn't afford to offend him.
Yuan Shao asked Yuan Shao to go outside the pass not only because of Yuan Shao's prestige among the other tribes, but also because Yuan Shao had never deployed the foreign troops. Even after he lost the war with Cao Cao, Yuan Shao didn't give any orders for the foreign troops to enter the Central Plains. In Yuan Shao's eyes, this was the internal strife of the Central Plains people. Why would these barbarians get involved?
"Rely on them?" Yuan Shao grinned. If he really wanted to count the foreign troops outside the Great Wall, it wouldn't be difficult for him to count 100,000 soldiers. Moreover, these 100,000 soldiers were all cavalrymen, and they were all elite cavalrymen. This was because these people had been riding horses since they were young. With Yuan Shao's command, these soldiers and horses could fight with Cao Cao.
However, Yuan Shao was tired now! Yes, he was tired. He suddenly had no goal in life. So what if he got out of the Great Wall? So what if he got the hundreds of thousands of soldiers? So what if he defeated Cao Cao and seized Hebei? So what if he used Hebei to conquer the world?
You could say that you would become the emperor after conquering the world. In the past, Yuan Shao had such thoughts. But now? Hehe, Yuan Shao had no interest in this position. If he became the emperor, who would be his successor? Yuan Tan or Yuan Shang? Those two unfilial sons? Yuan Shao believed that once he conquered the world and became the emperor, when he passed away, Yuan family brothers would want to kill him. The Yuan family would then have no descendants. Or perhaps, Yuan Shao would not have a good ending. If he could kill his father once, there would be a second time.
Xi 'er, Xi' er! How good would it be if he was still alive? Yuan Shao thought of that child.
"Wen Chou, help me up!" Yuan Shao said to Wen Chou.
"Yes!" Wen Chou nodded and went forward to help Yuan Shao up.
"Send me to the top of the city wall!" Yuan Shao said to Wen Chou.
"My lord, it's windy on the city wall. The doctor said that you should rest well!" Wen Chou said to Yuan Shao. "It's fine with me on the city wall."
"Wen Chou, you can replace me on other matters, but you really can't replace me on this matter!" Yuan Shao said to Wen Chou with a smile. Perhaps he had thought it through, Yuan Shao's heart suddenly became cheerful and he even laughed. He, Yuan Shao, had an unfilial son, but Yuan Shao also had someone as loyal as Wen Chou. It was enough to have such a loyal person by his side. Looking at Wen Chou, Yuan Shao felt a trace of guilt in his heart. I'm sorry, Chou 'er. I'm not a good lord.
Wen Chou helped Yuan Shao up the city wall step by step. Originally, Yuan Shao suggested to have someone carry Yuan Shao up the city wall, but he was rejected by Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao held onto the city wall while supporting Wen Chou and walked up the city wall step by step.
Yuan Shao asked Wen Chou to let go of him. He opened his shoulders as if he was hugging something. The wind was mixed with the smell of blood, but Yuan Shao's expression was one of intoxication.
"Chou 'er, go. Ask Cao Cao to come out for me!" Yuan Shao said to Wen Chou.
"Chou 'er?" When Wen Chou heard Yuan Shao calling him Chou 'er, his heart suddenly moved and his nose felt sour. The name' Chou 'er' was Wen Chou's little life. He really lived up to his name. Wen Chou 'er was not liked by people and he was treated like a ghost since he was young. His biological parents abandoned him and it was Yuan Shao who kept him. Yuan Shao felt that Wen Chou' er's appearance was different from ordinary people and he was definitely not an ordinary person. He kept Wen Chou and gave him food to eat, clothes to wear, and finally let Wen Chou live like a normal person. He gave Wen Chou something called dignity and gave him the name Wen Chou.
"Yes!" Wen Chou turned around and almost cried. He did not want Yuan Shao to see him. "Someone, go and tell Cao Ying that our Great General wants to see him!"
"Yes!" Very quickly, someone sent a message to Cao Ying.
"Preposterous! You want our Lord to see Yuan Shao and Yuan Benchu at the foot of the city? Who does Yuan Shao think he is? " Someone was angry. This person was Xu Huang and the others. This was because the messenger said that Great General Yuan Shao and Yuan Benchu wanted Cao Ying to meet him at the foot of the city.
What is this? Are you shouting? Or are you ordering people? If you want to meet him, then go out of the city. Just like how Cao Cao wanted to meet Yuan Shao a few days ago, he personally went out of the camp to meet Yuan Shao at the foot of Nanpi City.
"Sigh!" Everyone was angry because this Yuan Shao was too infuriating. However, there was one person who was smiling. That person was Cao Cao.
Cao Cao waved his hand to calm everyone down. He smiled and said to everyone, "No matter what, Benchu is still my elder brother. It is pardonable for me to pay him a visit!"
"My Lord!?" Someone wanted to object but was stopped by Cao Cao with a wave of his hand.
"Someone, prepare a horse for me!" Cao Cao immediately did as he said. Under the escort of the soldiers, he immediately arrived at the foot of Nanpi City.
"Elder Brother Benchu, is it Elder Brother Benchu who asked me to come?" Cao Cao was the first to speak. He shouted towards Yuan Shao who was on the city wall.
"Ah Man? Can I call you that? "Yuan Shao said to Cao Cao with a smile.
"Ah Man?" This was Cao Cao's little life. Only the elders could call him that. That Xu You was killed by Cao Cao without any hesitation.
However, this time, Cao Cao seemed to be very generous. "Boss!" Cao Cao also changed the way he addressed Yuan Shao.
Originally, among the three of them, Yuan Shao was the boss and Cao Cao was the scapegoat for Cao Hei Pang, also known as Cao Ah Man.
"Ah Man, do you think I am a failure as a person?" Yuan Shao stood at the foot of the city wall and asked Cao Cao.
"En?" Cao Cao didn't know how to answer. Fortunately, Yuan Shao didn't make things difficult for him and continued to tell his story. From the time he was a servant girl's son, he had been humiliated since he was young. Finally, he became Yuan Cheng's son when he was given the chance to be adopted. Yuan Cheng only gave birth to daughters and not sons. He didn't want to end his bloodline, so he wanted to adopt a boy. This opportunity was seized by Yuan Shao. He was Yuan Feng's illegitimate son and was not liked by Yuan Feng's family. He was humiliated. Although he was the son of the Yuan family, his life was worse than that of a servant.
After he became Yuan Cheng's son, Yuan Cheng treated him very well. Yuan Shao also worked hard and fought for Yuan Cheng's reputation. In the end, his biological father regretted it and asked Yuan Shao if he was willing to come back.
Cao Cao and Yuan Shao knew each other before this. They could really be considered poor friends. Many of Yuan Shao's ideas were given by Cao Cao. Cao Cao also encouraged Yuan Shao. At that time, Cao Cao's identity was also awkward. He was also adopted from the Xiahou family and was adopted from the Cao family. The two of them shared the same fate and naturally helped each other.
That period of time was when their brotherhood was the deepest.
Unfortunately, fate made fools of them. In the midst of the mutual deception of the gentry, the two brothers had to change even if they didn't want to. In the end, they turned against each other and became enemies.
Yuan Shao also talked about how he was under the command of General He Jin. Yuan Shao despised He Jin, the butcher. Later on, he killed eunuchs and became independent, all the way until he became the overlord of Hebei. Yuan Shao talked about these things with great vigor.
Later on, he lost the Battle of Guandu. Until now.
"Ah Man, do you think I'm a failure in my life?" Yuan Shao said with a sad face.
"No, boss. If I didn't beat you by luck in the Battle of Guandu, you wouldn't have lost!" Cao Cao gave a positive answer to Yuan Shao. He told him that before the Battle of Guandu, His Highness the King Of Shu in Yangzhou gave him a brilliant plan.
"His Highness the King Of Shu?" Yuan Shao didn't have any contact with His Highness the King Of Shu. Yuan Shao even thought that His Highness was just a clown. After all, even his father-in-law had to swallow his anger in front of Yuan Shao. However, he didn't expect that His Highness had already predicted his defeat.
"If His Highness the King Of Shu had told you this earlier, you might be in Xu Du now!" Cao Cao comforted Yuan Shao. Indeed, if Liu Mang had told Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao would have strengthened Wu Chao's defenses. He might even have been able to trick Cao Cao.
Unfortunately, there was no such thing as' if 'in this world.
"Ah Man, I actually lost from the start! I envy you for having such a good son! "Yuan Shao was really envious. How did Cao Cao's eldest son, Cao Ang, die? He died while covering for his father's retreat.
At the mention of Cao Ang, Cao Cao's heart sank. Both of them had lost their son.
"Ah Man, are you still willing to recognize me as your boss in your next life?" Yuan Shao suddenly asked Cao Cao.
"Huh?" Cao Cao was stunned for a moment. He glanced at Yuan Shao. Recognizing someone as his boss? That meant that he would be trampled on for the rest of his life.
"You don't want to? As expected! "Yuan Shao said with a sad smile.
"No. Boss, you are wrong. Not only in the next life, but in this life, you, Yuan Shao, Yuan Benchu will always be my, Cao Cao, Cao Mengde's boss! "Cao Cao said firmly to Yuan Shao who was on the city wall.
"Ah Man. I don't blame you for losing. I admit that I lost to you! This is the first and last time I beg you. The people of Nanpi City are innocent. Please let them go! "Yuan Shao looked at Cao Cao and said.
"Brother Benchu, what nonsense are you talking about? The people of Nanpi City are innocent!" Cao Cao laughed.
"Ah Man, you know you can't hide it from me! You want to kill them! You want to make an example out of them! " Yuan Shao said to Cao Cao with a smile.
Cao Cao didn't say anything, indicating that he agreed.
"Ah Man, promise me. Please!" Yuan Shao looked at Cao Cao and said sincerely.
Cao Cao closed his eyes. After a long time, he nodded heavily.
"Ah Man, thank you!"
"My lord!" Wen Chou's eyes widened. His eye sockets were about to burst.
"Boss!" Cao Cao also roared. On top of the city wall, a thin and weak figure flew with the wind and landed on the ground.
Yuan Shao, Yuan Benchu, one of the Three Dukes of the Fourth Generation, the Hegemon of Hebei, famous throughout the world. In the end, his life ended like this.
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