Three Kingdoms

Guandu.

Yuan Jun's camp and the Chinese army's tent.

The green curtain hangs in the big tent, making it look particularly solemn and solemn.

But the two people in the big tent had a heated argument in front of Yuan Shao.

"Lord! March on immediately!" Tian Feng's voice was so loud that it drowned out the howling of the north wind. "It's too late to make changes, and it's too late to regret!"

Tian Feng saw that the heavy snow had slowed down, so he immediately found Yuan Shao and suggested that Yuan Shao send troops immediately and continue to put pressure on Cao Cao without giving Cao Cao any chance to breathe.

"As the saying goes, one vigorous effort will lead to another failure. Now that our army is at its peak, Cao Cao's thieves will definitely not be able to stop it!" Tian Feng waved his hands, spitting out foam mixed with white smoke.

Yuan Shao frowned and remained silent.

Guo Tu, who was on one side, saw Yuan Shao's expression and immediately guessed that Yuan Shao was not very willing. Although he had not yet thought of why Yuan Shao was unwilling to listen to Tian Feng, he might as well take the opportunity to add some trouble to Tian Feng.

"Brother Yuan Hao! That's wrong!" Guo Tu said from the side, "You know that if we march forward again, it will be difficult to provide food for the troops, and we will go deep alone. If we are a little careless... haha... It’s too late to regret…”

"You can live in Yanyu!" Tian Feng glared at Guo Tu and said angrily, "As long as we march to take Dongjun, we can advance to Xu in the east, go to Yu in the south, and take Luo in the west, but Cao's army will inevitably be scattered! It's hard to start and end. Take care of both! The Lord will surely win soon! We can expect to welcome the Emperor!"

To be honest, there is not much left in Yanzhou, but Yanzhou is not a wealthy place. There are still some good places in Yuzhou, such as Yingchuan...

"We are going deep alone! We have no food and grass! How can we expect a great victory?" Guo Tu showed no signs of weakness. He was just talking nonsense. How can I be afraid of you, a bad old man like you? "Although Brother Yuan Hao said that he is proficient in military skills, he is not as skilled as in battle, which is understandable. However, because he deceived the lord and ignored the safety of the army, if he is accused of crime, I am afraid... humph..."

"Guo Gongze!" Tian Feng paused heavily on his walking stick, as if he was about to swing it on Guo Tu's head at the next moment, "Don't think that I don't know how evil you are! You have repeatedly stopped my lord from eating, and you are just trying to protect yourself. Don’t lose your Yingchuan River! You are greedy for the countryside and ignore the great cause. Your sin is unforgivable!"

"Tian Yuanhao!" Guo Tu's face was like the bottom of a pot, and he refused to give in at all, "You deliberately instigated the lord to rob Yanzhou and Yuzhou, and it was not for your Jizhou plot! Don't forget that Nanyang is the hometown of the emperor! You said this. Policy, could it be that I want to make my lord fall into disloyalty and unrighteousness?"

Tian Feng's eyes moved, and he stopped talking to Guo Tu. He turned to Yuan Shao and said: "This is the plan of the Lord's great cause! What's more, Yanzhou and Yuzhou are now the land of Cao thieves, plundering for military supplies. What's wrong? You have repeatedly obstructed me for your own selfish desires! My lord, it's clear to me!" Although Guo Tu saw his intention, Tian Feng still refused to admit it and pretended that I was thinking about my lord Yuan Shao and had no selfish motives at all. .

"The land of Yuying is the foundation of the emperor. My lord, don't listen to the slander, destroy the foundation, and be laughed at by the world..." Guo Tu also immediately raised his hands to Yuan Shao and said, "If my lord wants to invade Dongjun again now, Just ask Jizhou to gather more food and grass! If the food and grass are all together, I will have nothing to say!" Guo Tu also immediately stabbed Tian Feng in the weak side.

"Bastard! It snowed heavily in Jizhou, and it's already bitterly cold. How can we prepare food and grass again!" Tian Feng couldn't help but stand up after listening to Guo Tu's words. He stepped heavily on his crutches, pointed at Guo Tu and cursed, "Rufang You are a villain! Your plan is slanderous! If you adjust Jizhou's food and grass, there will be a lot of resentment in the local area. If one of them is unstable, wouldn't all the previous efforts be wasted!"

"For the great cause of my lord, what are you complaining about?" Guo Tu sneered, "Could it be that the grain and grass in your Jizhou are valuable, and the people in the Imperial Township are worthless? Tian Yuanhao, you can actually say these treasonous and unethical words!"

Yuan Shao rubbed his head and felt that his brain was buzzing and he was extremely bored.

Tian Feng and Guo Tu were still spraying something at each other, and Yuan Shao couldn't hear clearly even when they got to the back. He could only see the two people spraying droplets at their mouths and noses, and the white smoke from their breath slowly upwards, and then disappeared into the tent. Dingchu...

"My lord! My lord!"

"My lord, please make your decision!"

Yuan Shao frowned, glanced at Tian Feng, and said: "Yuan Hao, Jizhou grain and grass..."

"There must be no more requisitions!" Tian Feng said categorically, "Over the years, we have requisitioned six times! Six times! Lord! The warehouse is empty! Lord! Relocation will inevitably cause chaos!"

Yuan Shao pondered for a moment, then turned to look at Guo Tu and said: "Gongzhi, if I live in Yanyu..."

"Lord! Nanyang is the hometown of the emperor!" Guo Tu said impassionedly, "If we plunder and conquer the army, we will be no different from the Yellow Turban thieves! Lord, this strategy must not be adopted, as it will ruin our great future!"

"Well..." Yuan Shao nodded, pondered for a while, and said, "I know, you two, please step aside for now and let me think about it..."

Tian Feng was about to say anything more, but he saw Guo Tu on the side and resigned. He opened his mouth, and finally he could only sigh. He limped out of the tent with a cane. Before he took two steps, he bumped into his hands. Guo Tu holding his chest.

"Guo Gongze!" Tian Feng said unceremoniously, "Your selfish desires are too strong! You will eventually harm the Lord!"

Guo Tu sneered twice, and his two long beards trembled twice, seeming to show a kind of disdain, "Humph, Tian Yuanhao, don't think that everyone in the world can make plans! You calculated the land of Yingchuan, and it was clearly the solution. If the army eats it, it will really ruin the lord's reputation! You are the one who harms the lord!"

Tian Feng said angrily: "Ignorant boy! He specializes in provocation!"

"Hmph...you think my lord can't see through your plans? It's ridiculous, it's ridiculous..."

Guo Tu did not continue to argue with Tian Feng, and sneered away with a roll of his sleeves, leaving Tian Feng with a sullen face. Then he glanced at the Central Army's tent, pondered for a moment, and then swung his sleeves and walked in another direction...

It's cold when it snows, but it's even colder after it snows.

Yuan Shang was wrapped in fur and holding a bowl of hot soup, but still felt a little cold.

"Is it better?" Yuan Shao opened the curtain of the big tent, walked in, and asked with concern.

"Reply to my father," Yuan Shang quickly stood up, but was held down by Yuan Shao, "Yes, it's better..."

"Well, drink more ginger soup, take a good rest later, and stop blowing the wind..." Yuan Shao said with a smile, then looked around, then at the fire plate, and pulled the charcoal fire, "What else is there in the body?" Uncomfortable place?”

"I'm just a little dizzy..." Yuan Shang said, "Others, there's nothing else..."

Yuan Shao nodded and said: "Then rest for two more days... The snow is falling quickly. If you don't pay attention, you will catch a cold. You have to be careful about this in the future..."

"But...father, didn't you hear that we are going to join the army?" Yuan Shang asked.

"Huh?" Yuan Shao frowned slightly and said, "Who did you listen to?"

Yuan Shang looked at Yuan Shao's face and hesitated a little, but continued: "I heard what the soldiers in the camp were talking about...isn't that what father meant?"

Yuan Shao's smile remained unchanged, "...then do you think I should march or shouldn't?"

"This..." Yuan Shang did not dare to say.

Yuan Shao couldn't help laughing when he looked at this son who looked so much like him when he was young, and patted Yuan Shang on the shoulder, "Say, it's okay, just say it boldly!"

Yuan Shang hesitated for a moment, then finally shook his head and said, "I don't know..."

"Oh, you!" Yuan Shao pointed at Yuan Shang and encouraged, "You don't need to be so cautious in front of your father, just say what you need to say!"

"...Then I will speak out boldly?" Yuan Shang said tentatively.

Yuan Shao smiled slightly and nodded.

"Do I think... we shouldn't march at this time..." Yuan Shang said while staring at Yuan Shao's expression, "Now that it's freezing cold, carriages and horses are inconvenient, and it's difficult to supply food, grass and baggage. In this way, Even if we march, how effective are our soldiers? So we might as well wait for the weather to improve before making a decision..."

"Hmm..." Yuan Shao nodded, "But someone suggested that we could plunder Yanzhou and Yuzhou and supplement it on the spot... What do you think?"

"Loot the place?" Yuan Shang frowned, "Whose idea was it?"

Yuan Shao waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about this for now. Let me tell you first what do you think of this strategy?"

Yuan Shang thought for a while and said: "Isn't it like robbing a place like a bandit? How can it be used when it is so contrary to benevolence and justice?"

Yuan Shao laughed loudly, clapped his hands and said, "Oh! My son is really kind-hearted! Hahaha... But, this matter cannot be said to be completely wrong..."

"... benevolence and righteousness... It's not that we don't want it, but it's the first thing you and I should consider..." Yuan Shao lowered his voice and explained to Yuan Shang, "Retreating is not for righteousness, but for war... This, I Do you understand?"

The first battle for hegemony in the history of the Spring and Autumn Period broke out between Jin and Chu. At that time, the proud and conceited Chu Commander Cheng Dechen led the five-nation coalition of Chu, Zheng, Xu, Chen, and Cai, regardless of the opposition of the King of Chu. They were as fierce as a storm and marched northward. Looking for the main force of the allied forces of Jin, Qi, Qin and Song to fight for a decisive battle, the two sides set up their positions near Taoqiu, the capital of Cao, and the war was about to break out.

It can be said that this battle was an unprecedented and large-scale head-on confrontation between the south and the north in history. The countries involved in the war totaled at least nine armies, with more than 200,000 troops and more than two tanks. Thousand times. The previous wars, such as Shang Tang's defeat of Xia, King Wu's defeat of Zhou, and King Xuan's defeat of Yi, only had tens of thousands of people at most. But this time, almost all the vassal states above the middle level in the entire land of China participated in the war!

The world's hegemony belongs to this battle!

However, seeing that the two sides were about to fight, the allied forces of Jin, Qi, Qin, and Song suddenly retreated beyond everyone's expectations, and they retreated for a full ninety miles.

This retreat is the famous "retreat" in Chinese history.

Yuan Shang suddenly said: "My father's intention is not to advance at the moment, but to retreat to show magnanimity and benevolence? In addition, it can also reduce the consumption of our army, wait for work in leisure, and then detect the flaws of Cao Cao's thieves and defeat them in one fell swoop?!"

"Haha, my son is indeed smart!" Yuan Shao smiled and nodded, "But besides that, you have to know whether your subordinates will give you some ideas or strategies. In addition to benefiting you, will they benefit them?" Own……"

Yuan Shao looked at Yuan Shang lovingly, as if he were looking at his younger self. When Yuan Shao was young, he suffered all the grievances and humiliations from his family. He even had to pretend to be a fool to avoid disasters and plots. It was miserable. Now facing his own children, he naturally hopes that he could not get them before. He can give all his love to his children, especially Yuan Shang who looks exactly like himself.

"Your eldest brother has been in the army all year round. He has always been famous and loved by the people in Jizhou. This is not a bad thing. But the problem is that your eldest brother is too impatient and doesn't like to use his brain when things happen. He is just worried that he will be attacked by these guys in Jizhou. , playing in the palm of your hand without knowing it, you will let go of all the hard work..." Yuan Shao raised his head slightly, "Where is your second brother? He knows a lot about the scriptures. To put it nicely, it is called Full of knowledge, to put it mildly, just full of knowledge... Sigh, sometimes I care too much about benevolence and righteousness every day... In today's situation, if you don't talk about benevolence and righteousness, it won't work, but if you talk about benevolence and righteousness too much, it won't work either!"

"As for you, you are better than your eldest and second brothers, but your weaknesses are also very obvious..." Yuan Shao turned to look at Yuan Shang and said, "Do you know it yourself?"

"Child... age..." Yuan Shang lowered his head and said softly.

"Yes!" Yuan Shao patted his palm lightly, nodded and said, "You are too young, and you don't have any achievements to show for it... If it was the last time... this is why I brought you here with me. If this battle can be won, of course... do you understand how hard you have to work alone?"

Yuan Shang stood up quickly and prostrated on the ground, "My father loves me so much, my child is in tears, I am deeply moved..."

"Get up, your body is not fully recovered yet... The ground is very cold..." Yuan Shao helped Yuan Shang up, and then continued, "The idea of ​​continuing to march into the army came from Tian Yuanhao... What he meant was that besides you Those who know are still thinking about protecting Jizhou and reducing the strength of Yuzhou... If they really want to plunder Yanzhou and Yuzhou, the combat power of the Chinese army alone will not be enough, and your eldest brother must be harassed on the flanks. In this way, your eldest brother Naturally, he has a lot of meritorious deeds... Another point is that if I, the Yuan family, harm Yuzhou and break the foundation of Nanyang, I will become a tree without roots. In the future, if your Majesty... I will have a way to deal with you and me. reason……"

The more Yuan Shang listened, the angrier he became. He stood up suddenly and said, "This old thief! Leave the child behind..."

"What are you going to do? Sit down!" Yuan Shao said in a deep voice, "He is a counselor! That's what counselors have always been like! It's like a long sword in your hand. If you can't control it, you will hurt yourself! If you can use it, you can defeat the enemy!"

Yuan Shang was stunned for a moment, nodded and said: "The child needs to be taught..."

Yuan Shao nodded, but then said: "But this old man is getting more and more arrogant. We should find a chance to make a calculation..."

Yuan Shang: "..."

"Forget it, we still need to use him now..." Yuan Shao waved his hand and said, "Guo Gongze opposed the invasion of the army. He talked about benevolence and righteousness, the art of war, and was well organized and reasonable, but in fact he still couldn't bear to part with his own Yingchuan foundation... Also, I am afraid that after the destruction of Yuzhou, the people like them will lose to the children of Jizhou and will have difficulty in gaining a foothold in the court in the future... Do you understand this?"

Yuan Shang's eyes widened and he looked at Yuan Shao with great admiration, "Father, I admire your foresight!"

"Well, listen more, learn more... listen to his words, observe his thoughts, watch his actions..." Yuan Shao pointed to his head, "This is the most important thing... Okay, have a good rest, stay alone." Let’s go…well, there’s no need to send it off…”

Yuan Shao then ordered Yuan Shao's guards to get some more silver charcoal to keep the temperature in Yuan Shang's tent, and then slowly returned to his tent with his hands behind his back.

The snow melted and there was a mess everywhere.

Yuan Shao walked slowly with a serious expression.

In fact, when he explained it to Yuan Shang just now, Yuan Shao still had one point that he didn't say...

Zhengxi is here!

If we really fight with Cao Cao and lose both sides, how can we resist the tiger and wolf cavalry that conquers the west?

This Zhengxi...

Yuan Shao raised his head and looked at his big blue tree, watching its tails flying in the wind, and he had a lot of thoughts for a while...