Yi Jing.
Rocks and arrows flew wildly in the air.
Tens of thousands of Yuan Dynasty soldiers attacked crazily.
Gongsun Zan's Yijing defense line was already on the verge of collapse.
"Cao Shuo, that brat, it's fine if you don't hand over the emperor, but you dare to cut off Guo Tu's ears and nose and publicly humiliate me!”
"How hateful!"
Yuan Shao was furious and tore the report in his hand into pieces.
Feng Ji said angrily," My lord's reputation is not something that can be provoked by that kid. My lord, you can immediately order the second young master to cross the river and teach that Cao Shuo a lesson!"”
"You mustn't!"
Ju Shou flatly denied it." This is the critical moment to destroy Gongsun Zan. Our army must not be distracted by the south. We must concentrate on attacking Yi Jing.”
"Gongyu's words are reasonable."
"First, defeat Gongsun Zan, then lead the troops of the four prefectures north of the Yellow River. Destroying Cao Shuo will be as easy as flipping a palm.”
Tian Feng also attached himself to He Dao.
With Yuan Shao's situation, he naturally knew how to ease the situation, suppressing his anger.
"Let that Cao Shuo brat struggle on for a few days.”
"Pass down my order. All troops, attack Yi Jing day and night.”
Yuan Shao pointed his horsewhip forward.
Tian Feng heaved a sigh of relief and praised in unison,"My lord is wise."
Da da!
A horse galloped over, dismounted, and knelt in front of Yuan Shao.
"Reporting to my lord, the Third Young Master has sent an urgent report from eight hundred miles away.”
"Second Young Master crossed the river to the south without permission and took advantage of Cao Shuo's weakness to attack the important town of Liyang. He returned to fight for it but was defeated by Cao Shuo.”
"30,000 soldiers were wiped out, Zhang He surrendered to Cao, Gao Lan died in battle, and the Second Young Master was captured and beaten to death by Cao Shuo!”
"40,000 Cao troops are marching north and approaching Ye City!”
In an instant.
A bolt of lightning seemed to have struck the top of his head.
Yuan Shao's body swayed, his mind buzzing, and his eyes went blank.
"Xi 'er-"
A cry of grief and indignation sounded.
Yuan Shao spat out a mouthful of blood. His vision turned black and he fell down under his horse.
"My lord!"
The Yuan army was in chaos.
…
At night, Yuan Ying.
In the ten-mile company camp, Yuan Shao's army was discussing animatedly and panicking.
In the tent of the central army.
Yuan Shao was lying on the bed, unconscious.
Yuan Ying's advisors and generals were anxious and discussing non-stop.
"That Cao Shuo was obviously going to attack Yuan Shu, so how could he sneak attack Li Yang?”
Feng Ji stared at the report anxiously and muttered to himself with a confused expression.
"This must be Cao Shuo's plan to attack from the east and west!”
"The crusade against Yuan Shu is just a smokescreen to lure Second Young Master to lead the army across the river, as if to empty Liyang.”
"Otherwise, how could he have the opportunity to sneak an attack on Li Yang while he was crossing the river!”
Ju Shou's intelligence was obviously better than Feng Ji's, and he deduced the mystery behind it.
Feng Ji suddenly understood, but he was puzzled,""Even so, Second Young Master has 30,000 elite soldiers. It's fine if he can't win, but how can he be defeated to such an extent?”
Ju Shou was speechless and had no way to explain.
Tian Feng sighed." This Cao Shuo is cunning in his use of troops. He's far more cunning than his father Cao Cao. We've all underestimated him."”
Feng Ji shivered.
"Most importantly, this kid is extremely daring. Not only did he not conquer Liyang, he even wanted to conquer Ye City.”
"He's making it clear that he wants to fight the lord in advance!”
Qiushou's expression was solemn, and his tone was filled with fear.
Just as everyone was discussing, Yuan Shao slowly woke up.
" Cao Shuo, you traitor! You caused my Xi 'er's death! I'm going to tear you into pieces!"
Yuan Shao had just sat up when he roared and cursed.
Raging blood rushed to his brain, Yuan Shao coughed loudly, almost fainting from anger again.
Ju Shou and the others rushed forward and tried to comfort him.
Yuan Shao barely suppressed his anger and shouted,""Pass down my order. All troops return to the south. I want to return to Ye City to destroy that Cao family dog thief!”
Qiushou and the others were shocked.
"The dead cannot be brought back to life. My lord, please accept my condolences.”
"Second Young Master's revenge must naturally be taken, but if we return to the south now, it would be equivalent to giving Gongsun Zan a chance to catch his breath.”
"I implore my lord to put the overall situation above all else. First, break through Yi Jing, then avenge Second Young Master!”
He bowed deeply and advised him seriously.
Yuan Shao gradually calmed down and began to weigh the pros and cons.
Feng Ji said," Even if I'm not in a hurry to take revenge, Cao Shuo is already close to Ye City. I can't ignore Ye City's gains and losses."”
"Ye City is strong and has sufficient food. There are still ten thousand elite soldiers, Third Young Master, and Shen Pei.”
"Even if Cao Shuo is good at using troops, I think he won't be able to do anything to Ye City in a short period of time.”
"My lord, you can send more than ten thousand troops south to Ye City to help. The main force will continue to attack Yi Jing.”
Tian Feng offered a plan.
Yuan Shao's brows were deeply locked, and he muttered to himself.
After a long time.
Yuan Shao clenched his fists and shouted,"Where's the ugly man?"”
"I'm here."
"I order you to lead 10,000 elite soldiers to quickly head south to assist Ye City.”
"I accept your orders!"
Yuan Shao struggled to get off the ground and said sternly,""The rest of the troops, attack Yi Jing immediately. Within a month, I want to see Gongsun Zan's head!”
"Yes!"
Tian Feng looked at each other and heaved a sigh of relief.
"Cao Shuo, if you have the guts, then go to Ye City. Don't retreat south.”
"When I destroy Gongsun Zan, it will be the day I return to Ye City and make you pay for my son!”
Yuan Shao stood in front of the tent door, looking to the south and secretly gritting his teeth.
The blazing flames lit up as Yuan Jun's night attack on Yi Jing began once again.
…
Ye City, the state capital.
"Losing Li Yang and even paying with his own life. Trash is trash!”
Yuan Shang looked at the urgent report in his hand and sneered in disdain.
"Second Young Master must have been persuaded by Guo Tu to make a great contribution so that he can win the Lord's favor and compete with you for the throne.”
"Unfortunately, he overestimated himself and died at the hands of Cao Shuo.”
Shen Pei mocked.
" It seems like I have to thank that Cao Clan brat for helping me get rid of an overconfident competitor," Yuan Shang sneered.”
"As long as Third Young Master holds Ye City and makes a great contribution, he will be able to suppress Eldest Young Master and win the battle for the throne!”
Shen Pei smiled playfully as he outlined the blueprint.
Yuan Shang said proudly," Our city is strong and we have enough food. As long as we hold on and don't fight, I'll see what Cao Shuo can do to me!"”
The two of them agreed to immediately strengthen the city's defenses, close the four gates, and strictly guard against war.
"There's one more thing that needs to be done at the same time.”
A noblewoman walked into the hall with the help of a maidservant. It was Yuan Shao's second wife, Madam Liu.
Yuan Shanghe and Shen Pei quickly stood up to welcome him.
"The Zhen family is a big merchant in the sea. If you can marry into the Zhen family, you will be able to obtain the financial support of the Zhen family.”
"Now that Yuan Xi is dead, you should act first and then marry the Zhen family's daughter. Otherwise, what if your father betroths her to Yuan Tan?”
Mrs. Liu analyzed the pros and cons.
Yuan Shang suddenly understood, he smiled and cupped his hands,"Thank you for your reminder, mother. Don't worry, mother. I will soon make the number one beauty of Jizhou my daughter-in-law.”
Mrs. Liu was satisfied.
Yuan Shang ordered Shen Pei to be the matchmaker and immediately asked the Zhen family for a marriage proposal.
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