Di Qing led his army to capture Yangxin County, Yuan Shao's hometown, and captured many of Yuan Shao's family members. The news soon reached Yuan Shao and Zhu Yuanzhang, who were fighting the Sui army at the front.
When he learned that his lair had been breached and his two beloved sons had fallen into the hands of his enemies, Yuan Shao immediately panicked.
I have to add something here, Yuan Shao's love for his son can be said to be the best in the world, and it is not an exaggeration to say that his son is greater than the sky. In history, because his beloved son was seriously ill, he gave up his plan to raid Cao Cao's rear. He sat back and watched as Cao Cao expelled Liu Bei and stabilized the rear, letting the fighter opportunities pass by. Tian Feng was so angry that he hit the ground with his stick and cursed, "It's because of the baby's illness that we missed this opportunity when we encountered such a difficult situation! It's such a pity that the big thing is over!"
He couldn't get away when his children were sick, and now both sons were in the hands of his enemies. This made Yuan Shao fainted on the spot without taking a breath.
When Tian Feng, Yan Liang, Yuan Chonghuan, Xu You and other civil and military officials saw Yuan Shao fainting, they were so frightened that they hurriedly pinched him and called the doctor. After struggling for a long time, Yuan Shao finally woke up.
Yuan Shao slowly opened his eyes, looked around at the civil and military people around him, and murmured: "Send people, send people to the Sui camp quickly, it is important to save my son's life no matter what!"
"My lord, you must not do this!"
Tian Feng heard this and immediately came out to dissuade him: "My lord sending an envoy to the Sui camp at this time is tantamount to telling the Sui army that my lord values the two young masters very much. When the time comes, Yang Gao'er will definitely ask for high prices to blackmail the lord."
"Yes, brother!"
Yuan Chonghuan also echoed: "At this time, we must be more stable. We must not mess up the position on our own. Everything must be based on the overall situation!"
Yuan Shao shook his head and said: "My son has been captured, and I am in a state of confusion. I really have no intention of taking charge of the overall situation. We will wait until my son is rescued."
"My lord, how can the fight for world supremacy be swayed by emotions?"
When Tian Feng heard this, he immediately became anxious and spoke without thinking through his brain: "My lord is in his prime, and he has indulged the two young masters. At worst, he will be able to regenerate!"
"You are presumptuous!"
Yuan Shao suddenly became furious, pointed at Tian Feng and cursed: "The one who was arrested was not your son, but my son. My son, you actually asked me to give them up. What are your intentions?"
"What the Lord said is true!"
Seeing this, Xu You's eyes flashed with a hint of cunning. He was jealous of Tian Feng's position as chief adviser for more than a day or two. At this time, he immediately handed over his hands and said: "The two young masters are the closest relatives of the lord. If you treat them, you will fight to death." Save, how should the people of the world view the Lord if the news spreads? Tianju Pifu clearly wants to trap the Lord in an unkind and unjust situation!"
"A man from far away!"
After hearing Xu You's provocative words, Tian Feng was also furious, "You short-sighted and despicable villain, the great project we have been planning for several years will definitely be destroyed in your hands!"
"Bold Tian Ju, are you scolding me or cursing my lord's great cause!" Xu You counterattacked without hesitation, seizing on the loopholes in Tian Feng's words.
"Lord, I, I don't..."
Tian Feng's expression changed when he heard this, and he quickly turned around to explain to Yuan Shao. But Yuan Shao didn't give Tian Feng any chance to defend himself, and shouted with a livid face: "Come here, push this rude common man Tian Ju out and behead him!"
"Brother, although Mr. Tian's words are offensive, he is also loyal. I hope brother will understand!"
Yuan Chonghuan's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly knelt down to plead for Tian Feng. Several other generals, including Yan Liang, Zu Dashou, and Zhao Lejiao, also knelt down and agreed.
Yuan Shao snorted softly and said coldly: "Tian Ju, I see so many people are begging for your mercy and I will spare your life. But the death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped. Come, kick him out of the tent, and he will not be punished from now on." Allow him to appear in front of me again."
Tian Feng looked at the furious Yuan Shao in front of him, stopped talking, looked gloomy, and slowly moved away from the tent.
Finally defeating Tian Feng, who had been overpowering him, Xu You was in a good mood, and immediately asked Yuan Shao for his life: "My lord, Xu is not talented. I would like to ask Ying to go to the Sui camp to meet Yang Gao'er and try to save the two young masters." .”
"good!"
Yuan Shao nodded slowly and said: "No matter what, you must save my son's life!"
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At the same time, Zhu Yuanzhang also received news that the Sui army had raided Yangxin County, and he hurriedly sent someone to invite Li Shanchang for discussion.
"What? Yangxin County was captured by the Sui army!"
Li Shanchang was shocked when he heard the news.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked livid and said in a deep voice: "The Sui army should have sent troops from the sea. This little Yang Gao has a lot of surprise troops. I really underestimated him before he fell alone."
"If Yang Gao'er really didn't have any ability, then he wouldn't be where he is today."
Li Shanchang also said in a low voice: "But Your Majesty, now is not the time to talk about Yang Gao's child. If Yangxin County is really captured by the Sui army, I'm afraid we have to re-judge the authenticity of the previous incident!"
"Yangxin County was destroyed, and I heard that Yuan Chu's two sons fell into the hands of the Sui army!"
Zhu Yuanzhang gritted his teeth and said: "That idiot Yuan Chu, who succeeds more than fails, may really do something to collude with the Sui army for the sake of his son."
Li Shanchang's expression changed, and he said in a trembling voice: "If this is really the case, what should we do? Once Yuan Chu and Yang Gao collude, and they attack from both sides, then we can do it."
"Things haven't gotten that bad yet."
Zhu Yuanzhang said attentively: "First of all, it is not sure whether Yuan Chu colluded with the Sui army for his son. Secondly, even if Yuan Chu colluded with the Sui army, he has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses. With Yang Gao's temperament, It is impossible for him to allow such a force to exist in Hebei. Even if they want to collude, they have plenty of time to talk, and it is difficult to talk together."
"But we can't sit still and wait for death. We have to be prepared and can't pin our hopes on Yuan Chu."
Zhu Yuanzhang stood up slowly as he spoke and ordered in a deep voice: "You select dozens of capable soldiers from Gu's personal army and set an ambush on the only way from Yuan Chu's camp to the Sui army's camp. If there is really The messenger was intercepted immediately. He also sent an order to Li Wenzhong, ordering him to be alert these days and train his troops diligently to be ready for battle at any time. If Yuan Chuzhen colludes with Yang Gao, then we can only strike first and take advantage of both sides. We haven’t agreed yet to kill that idiot Yuan Chu first!”
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