villain

Chapter 427 Yuan Shao also hesitated (please ask for a monthly ticket)

Perhaps in Liu Bian's view, that's what marching and fighting is all about!

In fact, although Liu Bian has experienced many hardships, he is always in a state of being cared for and protected.

At first it was the mother Empress Dowager He, then Dong Bi, and then Lu Zhi...

Bumping and wandering is indeed an experience, but sometimes, this experience can also give rise to many thoughts.

For example, this time, Liu Bian agreed with Su Gu and insisted that Xia Houlan lead the army.

On the one hand, although he was induced by Su Gu's words, on the other hand, he didn't intend to compete with Dong Bi for the limelight.

Maybe this idea is not serious!
Maybe it's just that I just want to explain to Dong Bi: Dong Qing, look... In fact, I can fight wars, and I also have generals.

However, no matter what kind of thinking it was, after Xia Houlan received the general order, she immediately led the forbidden guards to the Xin'an Camp to raise some troops and horses, preparing to break out of Hangu Pass and show off her glory to the world.

When Dong Bi got the news, Xia Houlan had already arrived in Xin'an.

"This bastard's idea?"

After Dong Bi heard this, he couldn't help but curse, "Now in the Jingzhao area, there are four princes gathered, and they are all elites, not to mention Cao Cao, Lu Su, Zhou Yu and Liu Bei, who are not experienced and outstanding talents ? Although Xia Houlan is proficient in the art of war, after all, he has no real leader in battle, so wouldn't a hundred thousand soldiers be dangerous?"

Many people gathered in the Yamen of Yongcheng Mansion.

Xu Shu frowned and said, "Su Gu has always been honest and honest. Even when the lord was keeping his filial piety in the Western Regions, he didn't do anything. Now that such a incident suddenly happened, I'm afraid there is someone behind him who provoked him. "

Pang Tong and the others also nodded in agreement.

Dong Bi crossed his arms and gently rubbed his face with one hand.According to the habits of the Han people, they have to grow beards after they reach adulthood.Dong Bi is no exception... Although he is not used to it, he can do as the Romans do, and some things cannot be easily changed.

You must know that the body, hair and skin are the parents, and should not be easily destroyed.

Back then when he shaved his head, he was so tired that the old lady, Cai Yong and others murmured about him for a long time, so that they didn't dare to try again.Although the beard is dense, it is combed and cut all day long. It is not a special hindrance, but it is a bit difficult to handle.

What Xu Shu said was right, Su Gu would never jump out for no reason.

"Yuanzhi, in your opinion, what should we do?"

Xu Shu smiled slightly, "My lord, do you think that Xia Houlan might take advantage of Cao Cao?"

"Ha, I'm afraid it's impossible!"

"It's not that I'm afraid, but it's absolutely impossible... So this time Xia Houlan sent troops, it must be a loss of soldiers and generals, and he returned in a big defeat."

Dong Bi rubbed his cheek and said softly: "In this case, we must make proper arrangements. Or, we send troops to Jingzhao to echo Xia Houlan? Although it may not be able to help him, but at least it can hold Cao Cao back. Soldiers and horses."

These words are reasonable.

In fact, even if Dong Bi was willing to send someone to help, Xia Houlan might not accept his kindness.

This is a very stubborn person, and he is a guy who has gotten into a dead end, so it is not so easy to persuade.

The conflict between Dong Bi and Xia Houlan is not very big, but it is irreconcilable.

Pang Tong smiled coldly, "My lord, I'm afraid you have good intentions. It's the same thing whether someone accepts you or not... If you don't know how to do it, you can join me too. In Tong Tong's opinion, since Xia Houlan wants to be prestige, then Just let him go. We just need to be prepared to clean up the mess, and at the same time, my lord, you'd better keep the correspondence with your majesty."

"Is that all?"

"Otherwise, what else can we do?" Pang Tong spoke, not as worried as others, and said very directly, "Since the emperor ordered Xia Houlan to be the commander-in-chief, even if you go to Luoyang as the governor at that time, my lord, he may not Buy your account. Instead of this, we can only wait and see what happens... Besides, Hebei is also very important."

What a mess, what a mess...

Dong Bi lightly tapped his head, raised his head and said, "Have the people sent to Yecheng already set off?"

"Already set off!"

Xu Shu laughed and said, "Maybe at this moment, Yuan Shao is crying... My lord, this time we beat him a little hard!"

Ruthless?

Dong Bi smiled, stood up, and walked slowly outside the house.

The ancient locust tree in the gate has already exposed its tender green branches, and a few new leaves have grown on the dead branches.

******
Taiping, its meaning is not difficult to guess.

It is nothing more than Antai and peace, and there will be no turmoil in the world.No matter who becomes the emperor, he always wants to win a good reputation.

Liu Bian is no exception.

But as far as Gao Lan is concerned, this year may not be peaceful...

From the end of the year, Xu Huang's troops went out to Shangjun, flanked Pang Yu twice, and stormed Wuyuan.

Su Ze, the new prefect of Shangjun, even showed extraordinary means. With just one letter, he captured Xihe without bloodshed.Cui Jun, the prefect of Xihe, was tied up by his family in his sleep and sent to the camp of Su Ze's army overnight.

Zou Dan, the defender of Wuyuan, was beheaded by Xu Huang in front of the battle. After [-] days of defending Guyang Pass (now Guyang County, Baotou), Sima Jiyong was finally unable to withstand the fierce offensive of the Jiefan Army. Surrender and dedicate Guyang Pass to Xu Huang.

At this point, the door of Yunzhong County was wide open, and Gao Lan was helpless in the face of Xu Huang's attack.

And Qianzhao was dragged by Feiwo Weikang under Qiangyin City, unable to move.Fewo attacked with slave soldiers, attacking frantically regardless of casualties.It's tricky to pull around, but under such a powerful offensive, it can only be shameless.

Zhu Ling, who was stationed in Taiyuan County, was also entangled by Su Ze.

Back then, in order to stabilize Bingzhou and prevent the attack of beggars, Yuan Shao stationed three of Hebei's Four Court Columns in Bingzhou. 40 people are not a small number, but now they are divided and torn, and it is difficult to communicate with each other. echo.

At the beginning of the new year, Daijun was broken.

Hao Zhao ordered people to pretend to attack Macheng, but he himself led the elite to bypass the Great Wall, and suddenly entered the territory of Daijun from Gaoliu.

Yuan Tan hurried back to the rescue, but was ambushed by Hao Zhaozai Taoist (place name), and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were engulfed by a fire.Under the desperate cover of Jiao Chu, Zhang Nan and others, Yuan Tan broke out of the encirclement.But at this time, the general situation was over, and Dian Cundian saw the two brothers rushing all the way, and Yuan Tan who was chasing him fled in embarrassment, and retreated all the way from Daijun to the territory of Zhuojun.

If it hadn't been for the prefect of Zhuojun, Xianyu Fujuan, who sent two troops to support him, Yuan Tan would have died in Daijun.

Even so, Yuan Tan lost troops and generals, and suffered heavy casualties.The 10 troops stationed in Dai County were almost wiped out.

The general under his command, Jiao Chu Zhang Nan, was killed by Dian Man, and the other family, who was engaged in Guo Tu, was also captured by Hao Zhao.

By the time Qianzhao reacted, the battle in Dai County was over...

When Qianzhao was in a hurry to rescue Yuan Tan, he was ambushed by Hao Zhaodianman in Pingcheng (now Datong City). Dingxiang County is in control.

This Dingxiang is close to Yanmen County.

With Yan Great Wall as a barrier, it is also an important pass from Yunzhong County to Yanmen County.

Su Ze is in Xihe County and Wei Duan is in Dingxiang County. Together, as long as Wucheng Pass (on the bank of Qingshui River today) is captured, Yunzhong will be cut off from Yanmen County.One Xu Huang was enough to make Gao Lan uncomfortable. If he was closed and beaten again, Gao Lan's 10,000+ troops would be over... After hesitating, Gao Lan made a decision.

You can throw away in the clouds, but you can't throw away the 10,000+ soldiers and horses in your hand.

Back then, Dong Xiping made a great migration in Longxi, and today Gao Lan has followed suit in Yunzhong County.However, the population in the cloud is not very large, and the total is about 30 to 30.Gao Lan coerced all [-] people to Yanmen County with a large army.At the same time, he led the soldiers and horses to personally cut off the rear, and fought and retreated.

By mid-April, Gao Lan retreated to Yanmen County.

Except for Yanmen County and Taiyuan County, Bingzhou fell into the hands of Dong Yu.

After Su Ze and the others ended the battle, they immediately stopped attacking, recuperated on the spot, and stopped advancing.

Yuan Shao is sick!
Faced with this series of bad news, if he didn't get sick, he would be considered evil!

Ever since he captured Jizhou, has he ever suffered such a big loss?Especially when I heard that Hanoi fell, Yuan Shao was going crazy...

No wonder, two of his four sons were killed.

The second son Yuan Tan died at the hands of Dong Bi. Although the youngest son Yuan Mai has not traced the clues, he is inseparable from Dong Bi.The beloved concubine Liu Shi was also poisoned and killed, and now the most beloved son Yuan Shang was taken away, and the eldest son Yuan Tan was defeated.

The pain in the world may really be nothing more than this.

For a while, people in Jizhou were panicked, and everyone began to prepare for the future.

"I swear to kill Dong thief, I swear to kill Dong thief!"

Yuan Shao was on the sickbed, waving his fists and roaring sharply.

Tian Feng's face was gloomy, and Gao Gan stood aside, silent like a cicada, not daring to say a word.

"Yuan Hao, I want to raise an army that will destroy the country and take back Hanoi!"

Yuan Shao gritted his teeth and said, "If I don't kill Bandit Dong, I swear I won't be a human being!"

Tian Feng thought for a while, nodded and said: "It is not impossible for my lord to take back Hanoi. Although we have lost the land of the six counties, we have not lost much vitality. Looking down, it’s unavoidable. And our army has been trained from Taiyuan to Zhuojun, although the territory is small, the defense level is deeper.”

It sounds like this is indeed the case!
Gao Gan said: "Uncle, Mr. Yuan Hao is right. Our current situation is like grasping an outstretched hand into a fist. Although the coverage is not so large, the force of the attack will be more ferocious. "

Yuan Shao nodded, "Yuan Hao, in your opinion, what should we do next?"

"My lord, now, you should make a good alliance with Cao Cao... Dong thief occupies Guanzhong, and he has the Jade Seal of Chuanguo as proof, and he has already occupied the name of righteousness. Unless you are ready to surrender Dong thief, otherwise, you must form an alliance with Cao Cao. Please Cao Cao From Jingzhao Yanzhou to attack, we will send troops from Jizhou, under the attack of several sides, Dong thief will definitely not be able to gain a firm foothold in Hanoi.

only……"

"Just what?"

"In this way, my lord may temporarily submit to Cao Cao."

Yuan Shao said fiercely: "If Hanoi can be taken, I will temporarily bow to Cao Cao, and it will not be difficult."

"Since that's the case, my lord, please listen to Feng's plans for my lord."

"Yuan Hao, but it's okay to say!"

"Dong's bandit occupies the east of the river, so we have to guard against it. However, there are high-ranking generals guarding at the junction of Changshan and Weijun, which can make it difficult for the soldiers and horses in the east of the river to do anything. Now, I have a heavy army in the north. I look at Zhu Ling and lead the recruitment. , and Xian Yufu and his son, who are good generals in the world, it would be a pity that they all gather in the north... One or two troops can be transferred to station troops in Dongping Kingdom."

Yuan Shao asked: "Then who can be transferred?"

"General Gao Lan is very good at using troops, and he is quite flexible. Only this time he acted in the cloud, which can be seen... In the meaning of Feng, he raised Lan Shui's headquarters and stationed troops in Dongping, with Zhu Ling as his assistant. Simpi (pi) Your intelligence is good, it can be used as a sacrificial wine. With these three people, it is enough to make me feel at ease in the southeast. If my lord makes an appointment with Cao Cao to attack Hanoi, the bandits Dong will surely retreat."

Tian Feng is also very thoughtful.

After this defeat, Yuan Shao lost a lot of strength.

Now there is Dong Bi in the north and west, Gongsun Du in the northeast, and Qingzhou in the southeast.Zheng Hun, the prefect of Qingzhou, was also a formidable figure, with many powerful generals under his command, even though he had a good relationship with Cao Cao, he had to take some precautions.

Yuan Shao thought for a while, "Yuan Hao's words are exactly what I think, so let's do it... Immediately pass on my general order to raise Lan Zhu Ling as the guard of Dongping Kingdom, and then let Zixian go to Xuchang to form an alliance with Cao Mengde. Gao Do it, the whole river east depends on you!"

"I'll wait, obey!"

Zixian, named Li Fu, was from Julu. His original surname was Feng, but later changed to Li, and he was Yuan Shao's master book.

Tian Feng and Gao Gan led the way.

Yuan Shao leaned on the quilt, but felt dizzy for a while.

In comparison, it can be said that there is no room for maneuver between him and Dong Bi.Back then when he was in Luoyang, he fought to the death, and later Dong Bi occupied Guanzhong. Yuan Shao wanted to try to ease up with Dong Bi, but he didn't expect...

If Dong Pi hadn't been in trouble outside the Great Wall at that time, maybe the two sides had already contacted each other.

However, following that incident, there was no chance of any relaxation between Yuan Shao and Dong Pi.

Today's Yuan Shao is really a bit alone.In Nuo Da's room, it was empty, making one feel very lonely.

At this moment, a housekeeper knocked on the door suddenly.

This butler is Yuan Fu's son, and he has followed Yuan Shao for many years.At that time, Yuan Fu went to Yecheng to report the letter, and then the news of Yuan Kai's death came, and Yuan Fu committed suicide by taking poison the next day.It was also because of this that Yuan Shao valued Yuan Fu's son very much.

"It's Uncle Yuan, come in!"

Yuan Fu's son, named Yuan Ning, styled Yuan Bo, was 30 years old.

It is five big and three thick, and it looks like a mighty one.To be honest, Yuan Shao is looking at this kind of person now, and he will be more pleasing to the eye.

Yuan Ning came in to salute and presented a letter.

"Master, the concierge just sent a letter, saying that someone left it on the doorstep and wanted to hand it over to the master."

"Oh? Who is it?"

Yuan Ning shook his head, "This... Menzi didn't see it either, but just saw this letter."

Yuan Shao frowned, took the letter, shook it and glanced at it, his face suddenly became very ugly.

"Master, you... what's the matter?"

"Uncle Yuan, prepare the car immediately, I want to go out!"

"But your body..."

"I'm fine, hurry up and prepare the car...you just go with me, don't call other people, understand?"

"Here!"

Yuan Ning immediately went down to do so, but Yuan Shao's hands were trembling slightly.

******
That night, Tian Feng arranged everything properly and came to report to Yuan Shao.

"My lord, Zi Xianye is ready, can you see if you want to see him, and tell him something?"

Unexpectedly, Yuan Shao had a gloomy face.

"Yuan Hao, this matter... why don't you wait a little longer."

"what?"

Tian Feng was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "My lord, Dong Bandit is now in Hanoi, and his foothold is not stable. I will send troops, and we will succeed in one battle. But what if..."

"Yuan Hao, Xianfu is still alive!"

Yuan Shao raised his head, with a tired look on his face, and said softly: "Xianfu is still alive, and he is currently being detained in Yongcheng. Bandit Dong sent a messenger, saying that he hopes to reconcile with us. If we want, he can take Xianfu Put it back."

"My lord, this is absolutely impossible!"

Tian Feng said in shock: "Dong Pi is a national traitor, how can you submit to him? If Hanoi is not taken back, Dong Pi can always..."

"Yuan Hao, I understand what you said. I think my Yuan family is the fourth generation and third prince, and I am loyal to the Han Dynasty. Since the fate of the Han Dynasty is still alive, when I came back to Luoyang, I also wanted to serve the late emperor. Liu Bian... Now that the king of the Western Han Dynasty is on the throne, Cao Cao is holding the false emperor hostage, if I join forces with him again, it will be a bit unjustifiable in terms of emotion and reason."

"My lord, your reconciliation with Dong Xiping is tantamount to seeking skin from a tiger!"

Yuan Shao said angrily, "Isn't forming an alliance with Cao Cao the same as seeking skin from a tiger?"

He sighed and said, "Yuan Hao, I also know you are loyal, but this matter...let me think twice, let me think twice."

"But……"

"Also, I heard that Jushou is not dead?"

Tian Feng was startled, "This Feng is not very clear."

Yuan Shao said softly: "I've been wondering, although Xianfu is young and vigorous, but with Jushou and Xu You as his assistants, and Wen Chou and Jiang Yiqu and other well-informed soldiers leading the army, how could he be killed overnight by Dong Xiping completely annihilated?"

"This one……"

"I also heard that Jushou Xu You, and Wen Chou... are now in Luoyang."

Tian Feng couldn't help being startled, "No way, I understand Gongsi, he doesn't like Cao Cao!"

"But he fell in love with Liu Bei!"

Yuan Shao said: "Back then you told me about Liu Xuande and wanted me to kill him. Why did you cast that ear?"

There seems to be a doubt in these words.

You know, the relationship between Tian Feng and Ju Shou can be said to be very close.Yuan Shao's words were not just asking Jushou how to do it, but also a hint, a hint of probing, wanting to see Tian Feng's reaction.

Tian Feng's face changed drastically...

"If this is true, my lord should immediately go to Guangping (now Jize, Hebei) to arrest Jushou's family and question them."

"Why don't you let Yuan Hao do it for you?"

Yuan Shao's eyes were half-closed, and there was still a hint of a smile on his face.

Tian Feng's heart skipped a beat, and he groaned secretly: Gongsi, Gongsi, what are you doing...you are doing well now, even I was involved.Now the enemy is still eyeing it, but inside Jizhou, there will inevitably be a big cleansing.

He took a deep breath, bowed and said, "Your Honor!"

"Very good, I will send Sui Yuanjin to lead the euphorbia soldiers to assist you. In addition, you need to investigate clearly. The old thief Jushou has to interrogate whoever he contacts on weekdays, regardless of his official position. I don't want the same thing to happen again. "

"Here!"

What else can Tian Feng say?Saying that the lord should not clean up like this will definitely cause panic and uneasiness in Jizhou?
It's inevitable!
Tian Feng is upright, but it doesn't mean that he is really unreasonable.

He knew very well in his heart that if he said this, the first person to suffer would probably be Tian Yuanhao himself.

Moreover, if this matter is changed to someone else, there will inevitably be a big commotion.

If you take over by yourself, at least you can control the disturbance to a minimum, at least it won't hurt Jizhou's vitality too much.

Tian Feng took the order and walked out of the room.

In the spring night, the wind is warm, with the refreshing fragrance of flowers.

With white hair fluttering in the wind, Tian Feng stabbed the ground with the crutch hard in his hand, looked up to the sky... let out a long sigh!
--------------------------------

Note 1: Ji Yong and Gongsun Zan belonged to Qi county magistrate.He first joined Yuan Shao, later Yong rebelled against Shao and surrendered to Gongsun Zan, and Zan sent troops to defend him.Shao sent Zhu Ling to attack him, fought hard to pull him out, and captured Yong alive.Did not appear in the romance.

Note 2: Zou Dan: Yuyang prefect of Gongsun Zan.Gongsun Zan destroyed Liu Yu, the shepherd of Youzhou, and Xian Yufu, the former member of Yu, promoted Yan Rou as Karasuma Sima.In the second year of Xingping, Rou and Dan fought in Lubei, killing Dan and other four thousand ranks.Never appeared in the novel.

(End of this chapter)