They all had solemn expressions and looked up at the camp from time to time.
After a while, several doctors opened the camp curtain and came out.
Seeing this, everyone gathered around him.
"Doctor, how is my father?"
"Is there any serious problem, my lord?"
they asked all kinds of questions.
However, I saw that the expressions of these doctors were quite heavy. The leader sighed and said slowly,
"We have tried our best, but the situation of Jizhou Mu is really not optimistic."
"But Jizhou Mu has woken up now, and he wants you all to go in."
After hearing this, everyone no longer hesitated and immediately swarmed towards the tent.
In the camp, Yuan Shao was lying quietly on the bed.
He was not as high-spirited as before, but looked pale and extremely haggard.
Seeing everyone walking in, a sickly blush appeared on his face, and he forced his sick body to sit up.
"Father!"
"Lord!"
Everyone bowed to Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao nodded, coughed a few times, and then said,
"What's going on with Cao Cao's troops?"
"Reporting to my father, Cao Cao has landed on the north bank of the Yellow River, but he just stood still and made no movement."
Yuan Shang said respectfully,
"As long as father returns to Yecheng and regroups the army, we can still fight to the death with Cao Cao!"
"Idiot!"
Yuan Shao looked helpless and said with a bitter smile,
"As a father, I'm afraid I won't have this opportunity..."
He struggled with nearly 200,000 troops, but he didn't even have a chance to fight Cao Cao head-on.
He was led by Yang Ling from beginning to end, and ended up in a huge defeat!
For Yuan Shao, it was not only a severe physical injury, but also a fatal blow to his spirit.
This made him completely lose his courage!
"Father……"
Yuan Shang looked at Yuan Shao with complicated eyes.
Yuan Shao let out a long sigh, waved his hands, and said with a forced smile,
"As a father, I don't have much time left. I called you all in just to make arrangements for my future affairs."
Although Yuan Shao was defeated by Yang Ling, his foundation was not damaged and his power was still extremely strong.
His posthumous affairs are not only related to Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi, Yuan Shang and other sons, but also related to the future prosperity and wealth of everyone.
Therefore, when everyone heard this, their hearts trembled, and they all pricked up their ears and listened quietly.
"After I pass away, you should focus on showing your thoughts and assist him with all your heart, so as to resist Cao Cao!"
Yuan Shao spoke authentically every word.
But as soon as he said these words, everyone's expressions were quite strange.
Among all his sons, Yuan Shao always liked his handsome third son Yuan Shang, so much so that many advisers and generals felt that the one who would succeed Yuan Shao in the future would definitely be Yuan Shang.
No one expected that when Yuan Shao was about to pass away, he would still choose his eldest son Yuan Tan!
Guo Tu, Xin Ping and others who were close friends with Yuan Tan couldn't help but look happy.
As for their contradictory marriage and discipline, their expressions changed!
As for Yuan Shang, his expression is quite ugly!
"Xianfu! My father has always loved you, but you are not as capable as your brother... If you two fight in the same room again, you will only get an advantage over Cao Ah Man!"
Yuan Shao coughed violently, but his face suddenly became extremely rosy.
"Remember, don't argue with your brother!"
Yuan Shang knew in his heart that his father's life was exhausted, and he was just showing off his energy for the last time!
He suppressed the grief in his heart and nodded heavily.
"My child obeys!"
Yuan Shao nodded and showed a pleased smile,
"I have fought on the battlefield all my life, but I don't want to be defeated by Yang Ling in the end. I feel very unwilling..."
At the end of his words, his voice gradually became lower.
When everyone reacted, Yuan Shao's face was peaceful and he was no longer breathing!
"Father!"
"Lord!"
Everyone was in tears and their voices were choked with sobs.
Yuan Shao, who had strong troops and horses across Hebei, suddenly passed away!
Yuan Shao had four sons in total.
The eldest son Yuan Tan was in Liyang and had a confrontation with Cao Cao.
After covering Yuan Shao's retreat, the second son Yuan Xi led his lone soldiers to retreat to Liyang and joined Yuan Tan's soldiers.
The fourth son Yuan Mai is still young and still in Yecheng.
Therefore, everyone took the lead in taking charge of the third son Yuan Shang, and temporarily took care of Yuan Shao's funeral affairs.
Soon white cloths were hung in the camp, and everyone wore sackcloth and mourned!
That night.
In Yuan Shao's mourning hall, Yuan Shang is keeping vigil for his father.
But they saw Shen Pei, Feng Ji, Su You and others coming hand in hand to offer incense to Yuan Shao.
"Young master, you must take care of yourself and don't be too sad."
Shen Pei sighed and comforted softly.
"A few gentlemen are interested."
Yuan Shang's eyes were red and he forced a smile.
Shen Ping and Feng Ji looked at each other, but Feng Ji said slowly,
"Now that my lord has passed away, I wonder what the third son's plans will be next?"
Yuan Shang's heart tightened, and he pretended to be nonchalant.
"What do you mean, sir?"
The judge said in a deep voice,
"We are loyal to the Third Young Master, so we will open the skylight and speak frankly."
"Although before my lord passed away, he asked us to take the eldest son as our leader and continue to conquer Cao Cao."
"But in our hearts, the third young master is far more talented than the eldest young master."
"Therefore, we plan to take the Third Young Master as our master and inherit the Lord's great cause!"
Hearing these words, Yuan Shang was so excited that he almost burst into laughter.
But he suppressed his excitement and pretended to be hesitant,
"But where are my father's last words before his death? What should I do?"
General Su You smiled sinisterly and said in a low voice,
"So what? As long as we arrest all the people who heard the Lord's last words today. If they are unwilling to be loyal to the Lord, then they will be killed..."
He made a beheading gesture!
Yuan Shang was silent. After thinking for a long time, he finally couldn't resist the temptation of power and nodded heavily.
"Okay, just follow what General Su said!"
Everyone was overjoyed when they heard the words, and they all followed the order and left.
the other side.
In Xin Ping and Xin Pi's camp, Guo Tu was talking to the two brothers and counselor Xun Chen.
"Although my lord has ordered the eldest son to inherit the great cause, if the third son becomes ambitious, how should we deal with it?"
Xin Ping, Xin Pi and Xun Chen looked at each other, then shook their heads.
"Now that my lord's body is still cold, do you think the Third Young Master dares to take action?"
"Why doesn't he dare? As long as we are under control, the Third Young Master can pretend to be the Master and send us his orders!"
Guo Tu was anxious.
Although he is not good at leading troops in war, he is extremely proficient in power struggles.
If it were him, he would have controlled Xin Ping and others long before Yuan Shao died.
"Then what do you think we should do?"
Xin Ping hesitated.
"Needless to say, of course I will just run away and go to Liyang to join the eldest son first!"
Guo Tu said without thinking.
In the current situation, if you stay with Yuan Shang for a moment longer, you will be in danger for a moment!
While Xin Ping, Xin Pi, and Xun Chen were hesitating, suddenly a soldier hurried in.
