When the people outside saw this, they rushed out.
Yuan Yin grabbed the hem of Yuan Shu's clothes, picked up the letter on the ground, and blew it a few times.
Yuan Shu did not stop him this time, but sat back angrily.
Yuan Yin took out the letter paper from the letter and took a look at it.
Her face turned slightly red.
No wonder Father is so angry.
I bet he hasn't forgotten his existence.
Although there was no engagement process between the two, she always remembered that he was the husband her father had found for her.
In the past, I just thought he had some strategy and courage.
Now it seems that he is the best among men for being able to push his father to such an extent.
Such a man is quite suitable as Yuan Yin's husband.
Yuan Yin put the letter back into the letter, sat next to Yuan Shu, hugged his arm and said coquettishly: "Father, why are you angry? You should be happy that your future son-in-law is good at fighting and has a heroic appearance."
Yuan Shu turned his head and looked at Yuan Yin, his face ashen: "."
As the old saying goes: A married daughter is like water thrown away.
She's not married yet.
I don’t care whether I, as a father, live or die!
Seeing Yuan Shu's gloomy face, Yuan Yin was not afraid, but continued: "Father, my daughter is not wrong! Moreover, he is here to stop the troops."
"Now we are surrounded by enemies on all sides."
"Although Cao's thieves did not attack again, he sent heavy troops to guard Qiyang. Who can say that they will not attack suddenly?"
"And Lu Lang's people control Hefei."
"If he attacks with Cao Cao, how can we in Shouchun defend it?"
"Now that he has stopped his troops, we don't have to worry about the pressure from Hefei and can fully defend against Cao's thieves."
Yuan Yin's words made Yuan Shu's gloomy face look much better.
When he heard that Cao Cao had captured Qiyang, he was so frightened that he couldn't sleep well for several days.
Not long after, I heard that Lu Yi had used Ji Ling to make money in Hefei.
At this moment, Yuan Shu felt like the world was spinning and he almost fainted.
Shouchun was surrounded alive by Cao Cao and Lu Yi!
In order not to be trapped and die in Shouchun, Yuan Shu was ready to escape.
Unexpectedly, Lu Yi would send an envoy to discuss the matter of cessation of troops at this time.
Although Yuan Shu's face looked much better, he was still dissatisfied and said: "Don't speak for him! This white-eyed wolf, if he really wants to marry you and become my son-in-law, he will return Hefei, Lujiang and Jiangdong to me, and I can still seal it." He’s a great general!”
Yuan Yin said: "Father, my daughter is also your child. Lu Lang's is not yours either!"
Yuan Shu snorted coldly and said: "Fart! If you think so, then what's mine belongs to him too. Return Hefei, Lujiang and Jiangdong to me. These mountains and rivers I own will also be yours after a hundred years."
Yuan Yin curled her lips.
That would be weird!
If you really do this, you will give these kingdoms to the prince brother in the blink of an eye. How can there be anything to do with me and Lu Lang?
Yuan Shu was too lazy to talk to Yuan Yin.
He had seen through this daughter and raised her in vain.
Even though she was suffering here, she was still thinking about the white-eyed wolf.
Not long after, the general Zhang Xun, the prince Taifu Yang Hong, the admonishment doctor Yuan Huan and other ministers arrived.
Yuan Shu let them read the letter written by Que Ze.
It was circulated to everyone.
Yuan Shu then asked: "My dear friends, what do you think?"
Everyone fell silent.
Yuan Shu's face collapsed.
These idiots!
When faced with a difficult problem, everyone seems to be mute!
He thought of Yan Xiang again.
When that damn old man was around, although he spoke extremely unpleasantly and often spoke rudely to his lord, he always had a countermeasure.
Thinking that Yan Xiang had taken refuge with Lu Yi, Yuan Shu's teeth itched with hatred and his intestines turned green with regret.
If I had known that that damn old man Yan Xiang would do this, I wouldn't have taught him a lesson that day.
In fact, all the ministers were worried.
It can be seen that everyone was silent, which was definitely not possible. The Crown Prince Yang Hong stood up, solemnly saluted and said: "Your Majesty, I thought that I could see this envoy."
"Now we are surrounded by enemies on all sides and are in danger of being breached at any time."
"Since Lu Yi is willing to take the initiative to ask for a ceasefire, this is definitely a benefit to us."
"Moreover, he asked to marry the little princess. At this critical moment, it is really a good thing."
"We are married to Jiangdong, so at least the south and east don't have to worry about being attacked."
"On the contrary, if we encounter Cao's army attacking the city from the west and north, we can request reinforcements from Jiangdong."
"After all, by then, Your Majesty and Lu Yi will have a son-in-law relationship."
"We can be considered a family."
Yuan Shu narrowed his eyes and said: "This white-eyed wolf betrayed me and even robbed me of Jiangdong, Lujiang and Hefei. Now, you want me to marry my favorite princess to him? Or even marry him? Stop the troops?"
Yuan Huan, the admonishing doctor, also stood up at this time and said: "Your Majesty, this moment is another moment! I think what the Crown Prince and Tutor said is very reasonable."
"Now we are in danger, our troops and soldiers are far insufficient, and we no longer have the glory we once had."
"Your Majesty must seek truth from facts and never dwell on the glory of the past."
"Our situation is not as good as others, and there are people who are joining forces at this moment and can even provide help. We should put down our dignity, get through the difficulties first, and then take care of things slowly."
Yuan Huan's words made Yuan Shu almost spit out a mouthful of old blood.
These words really hit his heart.
Past glory?
Put down your dignity?
Thinking of the scene when General He Jin was killed and he was so high-spirited that he traveled across the world, Yuan Shu felt like he had been punched several times in the chest.
Is it already sunset?
Yuan Shu looked at General Zhang Xun and said, "General, what do you think?"
Zhang Xun stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince and the Admonishing Doctor are right. We should realize that we are in a precarious situation now. Now we are surrounded by enemies, and being able to marry Jiangdong is indeed the best way to alleviate today's crisis. Method. Besides, it was Jiang Dong who took the initiative."
Yuan Shu looked at the other ministers again, hoping that some of them would stand up and veto it.
However, the other ministers remained silent.
Some people even hurriedly lowered their heads after catching Yuan Shu's gaze.
Yuan Shu stood up dejectedly.
He suddenly felt that all his strength had been drawn out of his body.
Yuan Shu turned around and walked inside and said: "Okay, that's it. The general, you and the prince are responsible for receiving the envoys from Jiangdong, discussing the marriage of the little princess, and the suspension of troops."
All the officials breathed a sigh of relief.
Yuan Shu didn't take a few steps, when Yuan Yin screamed, he suddenly threw his head back and fell heavily to the ground. The back of his head hit the corner of the table that he had kicked down before.
Blood spurted out.
Zhang Xun rushed up and roared: "The imperial doctor! Send the imperial doctor immediately!"
When Yuan Shu fainted and fell, Cao Cao had just arrived in Dangshan with an army of 20,000.
The sunset is about to set.
Cao Cao ordered his army to set up camp on the mountain.
This time Cao Cao went on an expedition, and his advisers only brought Cheng Yu, Xun You and Guo Jia with him.
The general brought Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Xu Huang and others with him.
Cao Cao led these people to inspect Dangshan Mountain and stopped on the edge of a cliff.
Looking at the setting sun on the horizon, Cao Cao said with emotion: "In the past, Emperor Dangshan killed the White Snake in the uprising. I didn't expect that I, Cao Cao, would be lucky enough to come and pay my respects today."
With his hands behind his back, Cao Cao asked: "Masters, do you know what I, Cao Cao, wanted before?"
Everyone shook their heads.
Cao Cao said: "In the past, I, Cao Cao, was so passionate that I wanted to shed my last drop of blood for the Han Dynasty, completely drive the Qiang people out of my Han territory, and return in the end wrapped in horse leather."
"After death, you only need to erect a tombstone in front of the tomb with the inscription 'Tomb of Cao Hou, the former general of the Han Dynasty who conquered the west'."
"But-"
Guo Jia asked curiously: "Yes?"
Cao Cao turned his head and looked at Guo Jia and others with a smile, but did not answer.
At this moment, three figures hurried over with clanging sounds.
But it was the three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang.
Everyone heard the sound and looked over.
It turned out that Cao Cao gave up the siege of Shouchun and turned to the east to conquer Xuzhou Lu Bu. First, it was Liu Bei's strong suggestion; second, it was Guo Jia's plan to deal with Jiangdong.
Therefore, Cao Cao appointed Liu Guanzhang as the vanguard.
At this time, Liu Guanzhang was not setting up camp in front to explore the enemy situation in front, but he rushed here.
Cao Cao smiled and asked, "Xuande, what are you doing in such a hurry?"
Liu Guanzhang came directly to Cao Cao.
Liu Bei cupped his fists and said, "Sikong, Xiaopei is ahead of us. Previously, I was defeated by Lu Bu's army. My wife, children, and children are all in the city. Now, I want to lead my troops to Xiaopei first to see if I can rescue them."
"Of course, I also know that Lu Bu is not a good person. It is very likely that my wife, children, and children have been killed."
"But I can't stop until I see their bodies."
"Please Sikong agree!"
Cao Cao patted Liu Bei on the shoulder and said, "It's human nature. Okay, Xuande, I'm ordering you to mobilize three thousand soldiers and horses to capture Xiaopei first."
Liu Bei hugged his fists heavily and left with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
Cao Cao and others watched Liu Bei's back disappearing into the distance. Cao Cao turned around and said to Guo Jia: "Fengxiao, where are Yuan Rang's troops? Has he sent you a message?"
It turns out that this time Cao Cao gave up the siege of Shouchun and turned to the east to conquer Xuzhou. It was indeed a temporary strategy they made after learning in advance that Hefei was controlled by Jiangdong.
Cao Cao arranged detailed work in Hefei!
When Taishi Ci and Huang Gai led Ji Ling to earn Hefei, Xi Zuo immediately sent a letter to Cao Cao.
Cao Cao was shocked to learn that Jiangdong had taken control of Hefei so quickly.
He had always thought that although Yuan Shu's current strength could not deal with him, it was more than enough to deal with Jiang Dong.
But I didn't expect that I made a mistake.
Now Jiangdong controls Hefei and is approaching Shouchun.
Once he surrounded Shouchun, it would be a big joke if Yuan Shu jumped over the wall and surrendered to Jiangdong.
Not only was the work in vain, but it also made Jiangdong's strength soar.
Out of frustration, Guo Jia proposed the plan of "making a sound in the east and attacking in the west".
Abandoning the siege of Shouchun, he immediately turned around and made an appearance of marching to Xuzhou to conquer Lu Bu!
Moreover, putting aside the rumors, Xiahou Dun personally took charge of Qiyang. In fact, Qiyang was commanded by the general Chezhou, and Xiahou Dun secretly led an army of 3,000 to follow behind, and together they marched eastward to Xuzhou.
Xiahou Dun's actions here were to let Jiang Dong detect his whereabouts when he caught up with him.
There is only one purpose for doing this.
That is to make it look like Cao Fang's army is going to take Xuzhou.
In fact, Cao Cao only planned to capture Xiaopei, or at most the Pengcheng area.
Moreover, Cao Cao also hides an army of 20,000 in Qiyang City, led by Xia Houyuan, and the powerful Yu Jin, Le Jin and others are also among them!
When Jiang Dong learned of Cao Cao's actions, he might join forces with Yuan Shu to also seize Xuzhou.
For Jiangdong, Xuzhou and Shouchun are of extraordinary significance.
Just when Jiangdong was trying its best to seize Xuzhou, Xia Houyuan in Qiyang led his army to urgently dig up the Huaihe River dam above Shouchun, flooding Shouchun, which had a high city defense and a large amount of grain and grass.
After that, they captured Shouchun with lightning speed and then guarded it with heavy troops.
When the Jiangdong soldiers in Hefei noticed it, there was no way to save the day.
In Guo Jia's terms, Shouchun and Xuzhou will definitely occupy one side with the current rapid momentum in Jiangdong.
In this case, it is up to Cao Fang to take the initiative to give up Xuzhou and firmly occupy Shouchun.
First of all, Shouchun is the key to moving from the north to the south.
Secondly, Shouchun is closer to Xudu. Once it is occupied by Jiangdong, it will be like a sharp knife hanging above his head, making Cao Fang never dare to make big moves in the future.
Cao Fang occupied Shouchun, and this fatal threat was removed.
As for Xuzhou, it was too far away from Xudu, so it was difficult for Cao Cao to mobilize troops. Even if he captured it, Cao Cao could only call on local people with lofty ideals to manage it, and Cao Cao's army could not always provide support.
Secondly, Yuan Shao is now confronting Gongsun Zan, showing his superiority, and is likely to unify the north.
Even if Cao Cao occupied Xuzhou, he would not be able to move northward in a short time.
On the contrary, if Xuzhou is occupied by Jiangdong, when Yuan Shao captures Gongsun Zan, Xuzhou will definitely be a war-torn place when he goes south.
Jiang Dong and Yuan Shao will fight, which will also relieve Cao Fang's pressure.
It is even possible to form an alliance to jointly attack Yuan Shao, thereby avoiding the possibility of Jiangdong causing trouble later.
(End of chapter)
