Zhang He had no backers under Yuan Shao, and he defected to Cao Cao, so it was most appropriate for him to take the blame.
Guo Tu and Gao Gan looked at each other and smiled, saying nothing!
Early the next morning, the two gathered their troops, crossed the Yellow River, and soon returned to Yuan Shao's camp.
as expected.
After hearing that Zhang He had defected to Cao Cao, Yuan Shao became furious.
"Zhang He is a common man! I have been so kind to him, but he actually repays me like this?"
"Lord, calm down! My subordinates feel that Zhang He's betrayal of the lord is a bit strange. Maybe there is some inside story."
Tian Feng on the side advised him kindly.
Guo Tu felt nervous, fearing that Yuan Shao would find out the truth, so he quickly scolded,
"Tian Feng, what do you mean by this? It is certain that Zhang He betrayed the lord and defected to Cao Cao."
"You are still speaking for him right now. Could it be that you have some hidden dealings with Zhang He?"
Feng Ji was not willing to be left alone, and interrupted,
"I think it's very possible. My lord doesn't know anything. When Tian Feng heard that our army was defeated, he even clapped his hands and laughed in private."
"What? This happened!"
Yuan Shao was furious and waved his hand,
"Come here, drag Tian Feng down and chop him down!"
Seeing several soldiers rushing in and about to fight Tian Feng, Jushou was anxious and hurriedly stopped them and said sincerely,
"Yuan Hao is truly a loyal man, how can he be happy about my lord's defeat? Please be aware of this, lord!"
Now that Yuan's army was defeated, the city of Ye in the rear was in danger.
But everyone in the Chinese army camp was still fighting with each other.
This made Yuan Shao's eldest son Yuan Tan unable to sit still and said quickly,
"What the Supervisor said is absolutely correct. Please think again, father. And now is not the time to care about these things. The best way is to quickly find a way to deal with Yang Ling."
Yuan Shao took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and said in a deep voice,
"What do you suggest?"
"Lord, there is no need for us to continue fighting Cao Cao."
Counselor Xun Chen said slowly,
"The most urgent task is to send a group of troops back to Yecheng to avoid accidents. The rest of the troops must also be prepared to return to the north bank."
"What You Ruo (Xun Chen's name) said is absolutely true!"
"Where there is life, there is hope!"
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Yuan Shao glanced outside the camp, his eyes filled with unwillingness!
He gathered nearly 200,000 soldiers and horses and crossed the Yellow River with the power of swallowing up the world. He wanted to defeat Cao Cao and unify the north!
But he didn't expect that Yang Ling would show up halfway and ruin his good deeds many times, making all his hard work go to waste!
But no matter how unwilling he was, Yuan Shao had nothing to do.
As Xun Chen said, it is no longer necessary to continue the stalemate with Cao Cao on the south bank.
Return to the north bank, deal with Yang Ling, and there will be a chance for a comeback in the future!
Thinking of this, Yuan Shao nodded heavily.
"Xiansi (Yuan Tan's font name)!"
"The child is here."
Yuan Tan stood up.
"You and General Wen Chou immediately lead 20,000 troops and rush to Yecheng under the stars at night!"
"Here!"
Yuan Tan did not dare to neglect, so he and Wen Chou took orders and left the camp.
"The rest of you get ready and cover each other across the river!"
Yuan Shao sighed and ordered lonely.
Everyone took the order together.
…
Compared with the dull atmosphere in Yuan Shao's camp, Cao Cao's side was full of joy.
"Ziyi is really my lucky star, Cao Mengde!"
Cao Cao laughed and said to everyone.
They had just received news that Yang Ling defeated 30,000 Yuan's army with five thousand troops.
Not to mention that Yang Ling also successfully persuaded Yuan Shao's general Zhang He, one of the famous Four Court Pillars of Hebei, to surrender!
Everyone was also amazed.
Every time Yang Ling made a move, it was extraordinary.
But there was a person in the tent with a rather ugly face.
It was none other than Xu You.
In his opinion, these honors that originally belonged to him were snatched away by Yang Ling!
He rolled his eyes slightly, followed the crowd, cleared his throat and said,
"It's true that the man with five senses will make a great contribution today, but it's just that he went too far by robbing Mr. Sima's daughter-in-law."
As soon as he said this, everyone looked at Xu You with strange eyes.
Are you Tiehanhan?
Yang Ling has always liked women, everyone knows this.
Back then, he dared to sleep with Queen Fu Shou.
After making such great achievements today, what's wrong with stealing a woman?
"I have heard about this. However, Zhang Chunhua is only engaged to the second son of the Sima family. They are not married yet, so it is not a big deal. When I return to Xudu, I will say hello to Mr. Sima."
Cao Cao frowned and looked at Xu You with a somewhat unhappy look.
Xu You's heart skipped a beat, knowing that he had said the wrong thing, so he quickly kept silent.
Cao Cao nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile,
"Fengxiao, draft a letter for me immediately and tell Ziyi that when he comes back, I will definitely reward him heavily!"
"I obey my orders!"
Guo Jia bowed his hand.
At this moment, a messenger came in,
"My lord, Wu Guan Zhonglang will send a letter from Hanoi County."
"I didn't expect that just as I was talking about him, he would send me a letter."
Cao Cao took the letter with a smile and read it carefully.
But before he could finish reading it, his face suddenly became surprised.
"Huh!"
Everyone couldn't help but look at each other.
"Father, what did the teacher say in the letter?"
Cao Ang said curiously.
Cao Cao looked around and screened out all the irrelevant people before handing over the letter.
After everyone read it in turn, everyone became surprised.
"What do you think of Ziyi's proposal?"
Cao Cao said in a deep voice.
Guo Jia nodded slightly.
"Wuguan Zhonglang's plan is risky, but the rewards are extremely rich!"
"If we can succeed, my father will be able to unify the north and it will be just around the corner!"
Cao Ang also nodded in agreement.
"Yuan Shao would never have thought that the man with five senses would be so dangerous!"
"I think it works!"
Everyone nodded in agreement.
"Okay! In this case, let Yuan Jun cross the river according to what Zi Yi said in the letter!"
Cao Cao finally made the final decision!
…
A few days later, Yuan Shao stood at the ferry of the Yellow River, looking at the rolling water of the Yellow River with a very confused expression.
"Are you sure there is no movement from Cao Jun?"
"Reporting to my lord, it is absolutely true."
Gao Lan said sincerely.
"That doesn't make sense."
Yuan Shao touched his chin, his eyes full of suspicion.
Logically speaking, Cao Cao should already know the news of Yang Ling's victory.
Both emotionally and rationally, he should take the initiative to slow down his pace and create opportunities for Yang Ling to attack Yecheng.
But Cao Cao has been standing still and has no intention of taking action.
How to avoid making him confused?
Forget it, don’t think about it so much.
Yuan Shao shook his head and asked,
"How's it going over there, Xiansi?"
"Reporting to my lord, count the days, the eldest son will arrive in Yecheng as soon as today!"
