As soon as the counselors began to complain in their hearts, Yuan Shao stared at the crowd and said: "Xianyi has come to help, and the power of Yecheng has become much stronger. I think when the other side comes to attack the city again, they will be wary."
"Everyone must work together to get through this period."
All the counselors bowed down and obeyed the order. Yuan Shao also felt sleepy. He was about to say a few more words before asking everyone to disperse. Tian Feng said: "Your Majesty, what are your plans for Cao Jun now?"
"Should we defend the city, take the initiative and drive it back, or something else?"
Yuan Shao waved his hand and said: "You discuss it with Xian Yi first, and then tell me when you have an idea." After that, he ignored everyone, got up and returned to the back house.
All the counselors looked at each other in confusion. Is Yuan Shao preparing to become the boss?
Xun Chen looked at Xu You, trying to tell something from the face opposite him. He had already vaguely learned what happened last night, and had already expected that Yuan Shao did not summon him on this crucial matter. .
What he wants to know now is also the question of all the counselors. Why did Yuan Shao make the decision to let Yuan Xi take over Yecheng with full authority?
After Yuan Shao spurted blood last time, everyone thought that Yuan Shao's body couldn't hold on anymore, but now he seems to be acting as usual and nothing seems to be wrong. Could it be said that his body is still healthy?
Yuan Xi lowered his head and saw the body movements of the counselors through the corner of his eyes. He knew that these smartest people in Jizhou were somewhat suspicious of Yuan Shao's physical condition.
Yuan Xi was certain that he had already guessed that Yuan Shao's health was failing, but he was quelled by Yuan Shao's seemingly calculated approach of leaving the whole matter to him.
But only Yuan Xi, who knew the inside story, knew that Yuan Shao had not had a good rest last night. Now he had tried his best to tell the counselors a few words. If he stayed for a while longer, I am afraid that Yuan Shao would not be able to sit still, otherwise he would not be able to sit still. Would you rush back to the back hall in such a hurry?
Thinking of this, he tried to look calm and calm, raised his head and said to the counselors: "Since Duke Benchu has entrusted the safety of Ye City to me, I will definitely do my best."
"Although Cao's army is suppressing the city, as long as Ye City does not have problems of its own, it is nothing to worry about. I would also like to ask you to report the current number of soldiers and generals in Ye City, their defense situation, the detected enemy situation, and the available food, grass and baggage. I'll explain it in detail."
Yuan Xi talked with a group of advisers for two hours. He listened and took notes, filling several tubes of bamboo slips, before he had a rough idea of the situation in Yecheng.
But the more he learned about it, the less confident he became. The situation in Yecheng was even more pessimistic than he imagined. To put it bluntly, Yecheng was now an empty frame.
Only now did Yuan Xi realize that the Jizhou Army had not recovered its strength since it attacked Yijing.
The Battle of Yijing mobilized more than 100,000 people, mainly because a lot of grain and grass supplies were transported by land, so a lot of them were lost.
Although a lot of food and weapons were obtained after the capture of Yijing, the number of victims under the rule also increased accordingly. These increased populations also included soldiers, slaves, and refugees. It will cost a lot of money to resettle these people. .
After that, although Jizhou worked hard to resume production, there were several natural disasters in the middle. Yuan Shang fought a Black Mountain War, and high officials entered Bingzhou to occupy Taiyuan and other places, which also cost a lot of money.
Yuan Shang had previously taken away 20,000 troops and a large amount of food and baggage, which was all Jizhou could muster.
After all, all the counselors at that time felt that this was an excellent opportunity to annex Yuan Shu. The three sons of the Yuan family marched in three directions. If they went well, they would greatly squeeze Cao Cao's living space and prevent him from expanding.
But what everyone expected was that Cao Cao did not sit still and wait for death. He even gave up attacking Yuan Shu. Instead, he made a desperate move and turned around to attack Yecheng!
This is not so much a big gamble as it is a direct flipping of the table and not playing anymore!
The reason why Cao Cao was able to deceive all the counselors in Jizhou was because the attack on Yecheng was so unexpected. Because Yuan Shao's counselors had carefully calculated that Cao Cao's strength was simply not enough to capture Ye City!
Does he think that all the counselors in Jizhou are just for a living?
Although there were only ten thousand soldiers in Jizhou, and although Gao Lan Chunyu Qiong was defeated, as long as he defended the city and waited for reinforcements from all sides, Cao Cao would immediately be in a desperate situation.
The army's expedition required a huge amount of food, not to mention Yanzhou, which suffered a locust plague. Jizhou's counselors calculated that Cao Cao's army food could only last for more than a month.
As long as Yecheng is defended, Cao Cao will not only be unable to defend Yanzhou, he will not even be able to escape when his supplies are exhausted!
Therefore, the counselors in Jizhou are still puzzled. Where did Cao Cao get the confidence?
It wasn't until Yuan Shao vomited blood and overt and covert fighting broke out in the city that all the counselors suddenly realized. It turned out that what Cao Cao was waiting for was the civil strife of the Yuan family, and the two sons were fighting for this opportunity?
A group of counselors no longer dared to think about why Yuan Shao happened to have physical problems. What they were afraid of now was that according to the news, both Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang were rushing back. No matter which side rushed back first, which side's subordinates would be left behind? I'm afraid it won't end well.
So now when everyone saw that it was Yuan Xi who came back first, although they were a little disappointed, they were also faintly happy. After all, if Yuan Xi was here, he shouldn't be too tough on a certain person for the time being, right?
After talking with each other all morning, Yuan Xi had already gotten a rough idea of the thoughts of these counselors. He put his thoughts back and was about to step back on the carriage with the bamboo slips in hand. Then a maid came over and bowed her head and said: "Madam, please come over, sir." A narration."
Yuan Xi naturally knew that the person who claimed to be his wife in Yuan Shao's mansion was Yuan Shang's biological mother, Mrs. Liu.
A trace of disgust flashed across his face, and he was about to refuse subconsciously, but finally thought about it and put the bamboo tube in the carriage and said to Sun Li who was driving: "Wait for me."
He followed the maid all the way to the inner house, only to see Mr. Liu coming out and smiling at Yuan Xi, "Is Xian Yi here?"
Yuan Xi was in a trance for a moment. In the more than ten years since this sentence was remembered in the body, it seemed that this was the first time he saw Mrs. Liu's smiling face, right?
He bowed slightly and said, "I wonder why Madam called Xi to come?"
Mrs. Liu walked out in a few steps, pulled Yuan Xi's sleeves and walked in. She smiled and said: "Xier, look at how you call yourself such an outsider now. After all, it's just a matter of mother and son. No matter whether you can live with it or not, I will always I still consider you my son."
Yuan Xi sighed inwardly. Although Liu's words were too clumsy and he was obviously asking Yuan Xicai for help, he couldn't just turn around and leave.
The two of them went inside and sat down, but Mrs. Liu asked Mrs. Hong to come out and wait on her, and said with a smile: "Xier, I know you and Shang'er have some misunderstandings, but it's all in the past. I have scolded him several times. He also knows that he went too far before and regrets it very much."
After hearing this, Yuan Xi said calmly: "Madam, don't worry, I have forgotten all the past things."
After hearing this, Mrs. Liu felt worried and sighed: "Xier, you are brothers after all, but he will still need your help in the future."
"I promise on behalf of Shang'er here that if your husband has a problem, if you can help Shang'er inherit the Yuan family, you will become the second member of the Yuan family from now on."
After hearing this, Yuan Xi felt even more unhappy and said: "Mr. Benchu is in good health, but has occasional ailments. He will definitely live a long life."
When Mrs. Liu saw Yuan Xi pretending to be stupid, she had to cover her face with her sleeves, squeezed out a few tears, and said sadly: "Xier, I was the one who provoked Shang'er into what happened before. If you blame me, blame me. "
She took out a short knife and put it on her chest, "Xier, if you have a grudge against me, take the knife and stab it here until you vent your anger!"
Yuan Xi lowered his eyes and remained unmoved. He wanted to see how long Liu could perform.
When Mrs. Liu saw that Yuan Xi didn't answer, she had no choice but to put down her dagger. She scolded Yuan Xi in her heart, but she didn't dare to fall out with Yuan Xi yet because she was really panicked now.
Yuan Shao actually handed Yecheng into Yuan Xi's hands!
When Mrs. Liu heard the news, she was like a thunderbolt. She knew very well what kind of person Yuan Xi was. If she offended him, the old grudge would be returned sooner or later!
Moreover, Mrs. Liu also heard about Yuan Xi's messenger breaking into Yuan's house at night last night, and only then did she realize that Yuan Xi was secretly raising a dead soldier!
Now that Ms. Liu discovered that Yuan Xi could control her life and death, she completely lost her composure and began to fawn over Yuan Xilai in a low voice.
She gritted her teeth. She was so shameless not because Yuan Shang could come back and take Yecheng. As long as she passed the test, Yuan Shang could take over Jizhou from Yuan Shao when he came back, and Yuan Xi would be useless as a puppy!
When the time comes that I have lost face today, I must get back my capital and profits!
But now Yuan Xi must not be offended. Even if Yuan Xi has no interest in Yecheng, as long as he supports Yuan Tan and keeps Yuan Shang out of the city, then his mother and son may have to go to the streets to beg for food!
The reason for this is that Ms. Liu understands Yuan Shao's physical condition better than anyone else. What she fears most is that Yuan Shao will not be able to hold on until Yuan Shang comes back. When the time comes, Yuan Xi holds Yecheng in his hands, will he be willing to hand it over? Coming out is still unknown.
But Mrs. Liu was in Yecheng, and if Yuan Xi wanted to take revenge, he would not be able to escape no matter what. Thinking of this, Mrs. Liu tried her best to smile flatteringly, and spoke extremely jerky compliments to Yuan Xi.
Yuan Xi looked at Liu's miserable appearance and felt even more unhappy. Yuan Shao could be considered a hero, how could he have such a wife!
He leaned over and bowed: "Xi has to go to the city to set up defenses to prevent the enemy from attacking. If nothing happens, Xi will leave first."
Mrs. Liu became anxious and said, "It's noon now. Let's have dinner first before leaving."
Yuan Xi thought about what happened to Yuan Shang's wine last time, and stood up with a smile, "Thank you, madam, but I have to go back to the military camp, so I'll say goodbye."
Before Ms. Liu could stop him, she saw Yuan Xi getting up, bowing and going out.
Mrs. Liu was stunned for a moment, waved her hand and pushed Mrs. Hong to the ground, who came up to help her, and said bitterly: "You useless thing, just watch the show on the side!"
Mrs. Hong was kneeling on the ground, not daring to get up. Mrs. Liu's expression was gloomy and uncertain. Seeing this, the puppy obviously still held a grudge!
Thinking that Yuan Xi could send dead soldiers into Yuan's mansion, Liu felt chills in her chest. If Yuan Shao had any shortcomings, would Yuan Xi kill herself too?
This kind of person can definitely do it!
Fear rose in Ms. Liu's heart, what should she do?
The other party has no regard for feelings and now has a large number of troops. What else can impress her?
She looked around and saw Hong kneeling on the ground, her eyes rolling.
I heard that Yuan Xi’s puppy seems to be very lustful?
(End of chapter)
