Yecheng, the General's Mansion, the inner courtyard.
"Shang'er, in the past few days of recuperating for your father, the front-line military will all depend on you, you must drag the pottery thief until your second brother has a chance, don't be like your eldest brother, let your father down."
Yuan Shao, who was lying on the couch, held his son's hand and said earnestly.
Yuan Shang stood up, arched his hand at Yuan Shao, and said: "Father, rest assured, the son will not repeat the mistakes of the eldest brother. ” Yuan Shao nodded with satisfaction, looking at this confident and calm, heroic and extraordinary, like his third son, with a sick face, it was rare to squeeze out a little relief.
Yuan Shang took the Yuan Shaobing talisman, retreated, and went straight to the outer hall.
Hebei strategists such as Fu Zhu, Ju Pei, and Feng Ji, as well as Hebei generals such as Yan Liang and Wen Chou, have been waiting for a long time, and watching Yuan Shang come out with a military talisman, everyone looked at each other, and they all showed joy.
The military talisman in hand means that the armies of the four states of Hebei are all controlled by him Yuan Shang, which means that Yuan Shang can exercise great power on behalf of Yuan Shao and become the de facto ruler.
This day is the moment that the Hebei faction dreams of.
Yuan Shang didn't have time to taste the pleasure of being in power, and immediately shouted: "Where is Zhang He." ” "The last general" Zhang He was out of the ranks.
Yuan Shang threw the arrow at him and shouted: "I order you to rush to Neihuangcheng in the starry night, command the defenders of all battalions in the city, and be sure to hold on for more than ten days." ” Liyang fell, on the road to Yecheng, only Neihuang and Anxian two important cities remained, and if you want to stop the Liang army, you must defend Neihuang.
"The last will obey."
Zhang He took the order and left.
Yuan Shang waved his hands and shouted: "Pass the order, order the rest of the main forces to go to Ancheng, and be ready to go south at any time." ” When the orders were handed down, Yuan Shanggao sat on it, his eyes were calm and unhurried, and he said coldly: "Everything we can do has been done, and the next thing is to see if my second brother is as uncompetitive as my eldest brother." ” Yuan Shang's order was handed down, and he was resolute, reasonable, calm, and quite a bit of a hero.
The military generals on the left and right looked at each other secretly, and their faces showed a little relief, all secretly thinking that the three princes they were loyal to were really different, and their abilities and temperament were far better than those of the captured Yuan Tan.
"The arrangement of the third prince is very decent, but the pottery thief is treacherous, and the morale of the Liang army is strong, so it is still not to be underestimated."
Frustration reminded him.
"How strong the pottery thief is, I naturally know, how can I underestimate it."
Yuan Shang sneered, "But don't forget, I'm not my incompetent big brother. ” In his words, he was deeply confident, proud but not arrogant.
Even the frustrated professor was infected by Yuan Shang's bearing, and he had nothing to persuade again, so he retreated.
"Potter, my incompetent big brother's face thrown out, it's up to me to pick it up now, the only one who can really compete with you is me Yuan Shang" Playing with the talisman in his hand, Yuan Shang's eagle eyes looked at the south, and the corners of his mouth hooked up a trace of arrogance and coldness.
Plain.
In the county mansion, Yuan Xigao sat on it, holding the warrant of Yuan Shao, watching quietly for a long time, silent.
"Mr.
Guo, I can't hold on to that Zang Ba in Qingzhou, and I can obviously hold South Qingzhou, why do you want to persuade my father to let me withdraw from the army, and give away several counties south of the Yellow River to the pottery thief in vain."
Yuan Xi put down the warrant and looked at Guo Tu puzzled.
Guo Tu sighed, and said helplessly: "The weight of the four states is in Jizhou, and the core of Jizhou is in Yecheng, if Yecheng is lost, everything will be floating clouds, and now that the lord is short of troops, there is no choice to transfer the second prince to the north." ” Yuan Xi was silent for a moment, and then asked: "Mr.
Guo is his father's confidant, how could he personally come to convey his father's order, I think Mr.
Guo's purpose is not so simple." ” "Well" Guo Tu coughed dryly, suddenly stood up, and solemnly waved to him, "Until now, I won't beat around the bush, in fact, Guo is here to express his support to the second son on behalf of my Ruyingshi." ” Championing Yuan Xi's body shook violently, as if a big pie suddenly fell from the sky, smashing him unconscious, making him unable to react for a while.
After being shocked for a long time, he realized what was going on, it was actually the Ru Yingshi who was originally loyal to Yuan Tan, who instead supported him as the master and competed with Yuan Shang for the throne.
"My ability is neither as good as my eldest brother, nor as good as my third brother, you support me, I'm afraid you chose the wrong person."
Yuan Xi laughed bitterly at himself.
Guo Tu said with a straight face: "It doesn't matter whether the ability is strong or not, the important thing is whether the second son has this heart, as long as the second son is willing, with us and others to give advice, the second son naturally does not need to worry." ” Yuan Xi was silent for a long time.
For many years, his strength has been mediocre, he is neither the eldest son, nor his talent is outstanding, and he has always been the one who Yuan Shao does not value.
So he himself is self-aware, and he withdrew from the battle for the storage position early, stayed out of the matter, and did whatever his father asked him to do.
Who would have thought that Yuan Tan's three captures made the Ru Yingshi people lose the object of support, and they had to support him, an inconspicuous second son, instead.
He also knew that Guo Tu's gang of people were actually not optimistic about him, but they had no choice but to choose him.
"My ability is mediocre, even if I have your help, I may not be able to compete for the third brother."
Yuan Xi was slightly moved, but he was extremely unconfident.
"If you don't fight, how do you know that you can't fight, who dares to have absolute certainty about the things of the world, a few years ago, who would have thought that a potter, an inconspicuous gentleman, would be so powerful today."
Guo Tu had no choice but to use the example of the enemy to encourage him.
Yuan Xi's figure shook slightly, and there was a little excitement in his eyes, as if in his subconscious, he felt that his situation was somewhat similar to that of the potters back then.
If a potter can do extraordinary things, why can't he?
"Moreover, if the eldest prince inherits the lord's inheritance in the future, he may be kind to the second son, the half-brother, if the third son succeeds to the throne, he will give the second son a good face and take 10,000 steps back, even if the third son can tolerate the second son, his vicious biological mother Liu, will he let go of the second son" Guo Tu's tone gradually became cold.
Yuan Xi's face changed, and a trace of fear flashed in his eyes.
Guo Tu took advantage of the situation and said: "Moreover, if the third prince succeeds to the throne, although the second prince is your brother, you have to grovel to him as a courtier, and the second son, you are a man who stands up to the sky, can you really endure this humiliation?"
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After these words, Yuan Xi's brows were deeply furrowed, the fear in his eyes was gone, and instead of it, there was some kind of resentment hidden in his heart that was caused by Guo Tu at the moment.
His fists were gradually clenched, and he was about to make up his mind, but he said worriedly: "Even if I am willing, now my father has given the talisman to the third brother, and he has clearly acquiesced to him as the heir, with my current strength and prestige, is there any hope of fighting for him?"
"Of course" Guo Tu was already excited, and pointed to the west, "The pottery thief is now bent on attacking Yecheng, and his attention is all focused on the north, and the second prince only needs to wait for his battle line to lengthen and when there are flaws in the flank, he will lead the troops of Qingzhou to attack from east to west, and he will definitely kill the pottery thief by surprise and drive him back to Henan in one fell swoop."
At that time, with such immortal feats as the second son, are you still afraid that you will not have prestige, and you are afraid that the lord will not look at you differently and change your mind?"
The words swept away the worries in Yuan Xi's heart, and completely ignited the long-hidden ambition in his heart, and the fighting spirit in his eyes was already wild.
"I also want to tell the second son a good news."
Guo Tu smiled again and said: "We have persuaded the lord to ask for the second son to marry the daughter of the Zhen family in Zhongshan as his wife, and we will send it to the plains to complete the marriage for the son in the near future."
The Zhen family is a big family in Hebei, and there are quite some people, if the second son marries with him, he can win the support of some Hebei scholars to a certain extent, plus the help of Ruying scholars such as us, the second son does not need to worry about the bargaining chips for the throne. ” syllable Yuan Xi was overjoyed, without hesitation, he got up and said proudly: "In this case, what else do I Yuan Xi have to hesitate, Yuan Shang looks down on me for more than a day or two, how can I allow him to be powerful on my head in the future, let me be a vassal to him, this Yuan family's position, I Yuan Xi is arguing."
Looking at the high-spirited Yuan Xi, Guo Tuchang breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but smile.
In Liyang, the 70,000 Liang army has finished resting, and the day is open, and it is going north to kill.
The potter was dressed in Xuanjia, carrying a war knife, and his red cloak was flying like fire behind him, and behind his young figure was a team with no end in sight, and the banner of the word "Liang" was hunting and flying.
The soldiers are numerous, the battle flag covers the sky, and the morale of the three armies is like a rainbow.
"Yuan Shao, Liyang has been lost, I see what else you can use to stop my iron hooves" The corners of the potter's mouth raised a proud sneer, and he raised his sword and shouted: "The army is speeding up, and at this time tomorrow, the battle flag of my Daliang will be planted at the head of the Inner Yellow City." ” When the order was laid, the officers and men of the three armies marched quickly, kicking up a cloud of dust, and the whole earth seemed to tremble.
In the afternoon of the next day, the pottery merchant led 30,000 troops to the Inner Yellow City.
Neihuangcheng is located north of Liyang and south of Yecheng, which is the second line of defense of Yuan Shaogong's defense of Yecheng, and its city has also been re-strengthened.
As soon as the potter arrived, he reported the situation of the defenders, and there were 5,000 defenders in the city, and the defenders would be Zhang He, the general of Hebei, and Ma Yan, the deputy general.
There are not many soldiers and horses for 5,000 soldiers, but Zhang Henai is a famous general, and he has a good army, and the Huangcheng is also quite strong, and the thickness of the city wall is only slightly inferior to that of Liyang, and it is almost impossible for the potters to break the city in a short time.
Moreover, forcibly attacking the city will inevitably pay heavy casualties, and if it cannot be captured for a long time, it will frustrate the morale of the soldiers, and Yuan Shao will fall into the arms.
The capture of Liyang, the potter has paid for seven months, a small inner yellow city, he can not spend the same time, he must fight quickly.
"Liang Gong, our army is now in full swing, it is better to besiege the city on all sides and break the city in one go."
Xiang Yu pointed at the enemy city and proudly asked for battle.
"We have a secret weapon in hand, why do we need to work so hard to take down a mere Inner Yellow City."
The potter sneered, and a little weirdness flashed across his young face. isjgy: