Yuan Shao's idea is very simple. Cut off the Bingzhou Army's supply channel to Cao Cao's army, and at the same time strengthen flank attacks. Even if the frontal battlefield still cannot open up the situation, a beautiful left hook will still greatly shake Cao Cao's army.
It may even make Sun Quan, the new master who lives in Jiangdong, change his original idea - in Yuan Shao's opinion, the reason why this young man stopped making peace with Cao Cao was largely because he hoped to use the remaining power of the Han Dynasty to consolidate his position.
Although under the joint promotion of Cao Cao and Liu Xie, no, perhaps Chen Gong, two shady guys, Sun Quan only obtained the position of prefect of Kuaiji. Not to mention the governor of Yangzhou, even the prefect of Wu County, who was the foundation of the Sun family, left him alone.
People, but it was Sun Ben, the eldest son of Sun's eldest son, who inherited the positions of Sun Jian, Sun Ce, Marquis of Wucheng, and Sun Ce's rebel general. This method, just like Yuan Shu's, naturally met with a shameful failure like before.
.
In fact, except for the title of Marquis of Wucheng, all Sun Ce's positions are just symbolic things to Sun Quan. The most important thing to him is actually the military talisman left by his brother to lead the army.
And that thing has long been handed over to Sun Quan, the successor, under the escort of Zhou Yu, Cheng Pu and other core generals of the Sun family, so it doesn't matter if there are no other false names.
It was this pragmatic attitude that convinced Yuan Shao that as long as Cao Cao's army showed signs of fatigue and proved unable to continue to defend the Han emperor who had no great role except for his fame, Sun Quan would definitely give up his obedience to the court.
It is even possible to follow the example of his elder brother and go north to acquire land, population and wealth to divert the internal unrest within Jiangdong caused by the death of Sun Ce and the increasingly restless desires of his powerful men.
Therefore, Guo Tu and others believed that Yuan Shao might be disappointed with the performance of the eldest son Yuan Tan during this period, so they were worried that Yuan Fang would be sent over.
Yuan Shao, who was full of anxiety, was satisfied, and the voices that had been suppressed gradually began to affect Yuan Shao's judgment.
In fact, it is impossible for Yuan Shao to be unaware of what Yuan Tan did in Qingzhou. Although Yuan Shao felt that Yuan Tan's luxurious living habits and harsh criticism of the people were immature, considering that Yuan Tan at least knew how to respect the local people.
prestigious
Scholars will only take a more radical attitude towards those who are not willing to cooperate with the Yuan family, and even if they take action, they will avoid hurting those who are very famous. This is a very restrained and polite expression.
Yuan Shao thought it was enough.
Although Yuan Tan was not able to show a series of qualities as an heir, such as having a big-picture vision, or being good at discerning the wisdom of people's hearts, and being open-minded to accept those with different opinions, even the ruthlessness he showed was not that of a hero.
It's spicy, but it's more like the indiscriminate killing of ordinary people after suddenly gaining power but losing their way, but they can't really kill the dangers that pose a threat to them.
If Yuan Shao first released Yuan Tan and let him lead troops independently for training in various places, and still wanted to train him and let him gradually grow in handling various things, then Yuan Tan's performance in these years.
Plus Yuan Shao’s
The third son Yuan Shang has increasingly shown that he has a temperament and skills that are more similar to his own than those of his elder brother. Yuan Shao has actually given up the idea of Yuan Tan becoming his heir, but for the sake of internal stability, he has not announced this idea to
mouth.
After all, if the Yuan family can sweep the world and even retreat to preserve the foundation of these three states, then even if Yuan Shang is located before his death, it will be too late. Anyway, even if Yuan Tan is really dissatisfied, the huge family wealth is enough for Yuan Shang to suppress Yuan Tan.
It can be said that if Yuan Shao had not had a new strategic idea in his mind, Yuan Shao would have allowed Yuan Tan to continue to act recklessly in Qingzhou.
On the contrary, it is Yuan Shao's attitude towards Yuan Fang.
In fact, Yuan Shao's inner feelings for this concubine and his eldest son were extremely complicated.
He marveled at Yuan Fang's talent, whether it was the talent displayed by the fledgling Yuan Fang during the war against Dong a few years ago, or the talent that Yuan Shao suppressed in recent years. It can be said that if his identity was not too embarrassing, Yuan Shao would
Will definitely regard him as
confidant. And he will let his favorite successor Yuan Shang use various means to strengthen the relationship and bond between the two parties, because as long as he can capture this talented young man, even if Yuan Shao is defeated and dies, he does not need to worry about the Yuan family.
future.
But God played such a big joke on him and sent Yuan Fang in front of him. But then gave him such an identity that Yuan Shao could neither use nor use it. He was really a piece of shit.
Just like Yuan Shao knew very well about Yuan Tan's behavior in Qingzhou but ignored him, Yuan Shao has never paid less attention to his eldest son, or in fact, among all people, he is the one who understands him best.
The person with this son’s ability.
The battle in the former Wei County was apparently a beautiful counterattack under the command of the third and second sons of the Yuan family, but Yuan Shao was very aware of Yuan Fang's series of arrangements, and because of the different angles and heights, what he saw
A little more than others.
Therefore, he can actually be sure that once Yuan Fang is sent to Qingzhou and given a certain amount of power, it is inevitable that Yuan Tan will be sidelined. Yuan Fang cannot let his ambitious and talented younger brother interfere with his rare opportunity to display his talents.
And even Yuan Shao did not dare to predict what kind of bloody storm Yuan Fang would unleash with power in hand.
This is a risky move, but now that Yuan Shao is feeling increasingly bad, it is the only winning move that Yuan Shao can make.
Yuan Shao is betting on whether Yuan Fang will be able to wait until the situation becomes clearer, or whether he will wait until the situation becomes clearer.
It's just that although Yuan Shao did make a choice on the roulette wheel, he still chose enough escape routes for himself when he made the choice. As an elite among the children of aristocratic families, he has a strong understanding of "before thinking about victory, first
"Considering failure" is still very clear, but generally speaking, the resources and advantages in his hands make him really don't have to think about failure.
But precisely because there are too many choices, Yuan Shao will instinctively avoid those radical choices. Although this approach will cause him to lose some opportunities that may bring him high profits, it is indeed
High risks are avoided.
"Ziyuan suffered such a big blow and was still willing to give me advice. Although his family did go too far in that matter. But it did not sin to the whole family. Meng Dai's move, after all,
It’s still very inappropriate.”
After that, he pushed the piece of paper that was full of scrawled handwriting and even had some scratches on it to the pile of books aside. He thought that this piece of paper, which seemed to have been written in a hurry, would be buried in the pile of old papers.
Zhong. It will never see the light of day. After all, if you can notice Yuan Shao's expression, you will know that he is not actually interested in the contents of the paper.
Naturally, Xu You, who proposed the plans written on the piece of paper, except that his freedom was not controlled like Tian Feng, was still exiled outside the core power group of Yuan Shaojun. However, even though he suffered such a huge blow, he still
not forgotten
After all, Yuan Shao was satisfied with his performance in serving Yuan Shao. Xu You could still move freely among the camps and inquire about various military matters as he did before he lost power - as long as those generals were willing to tell him that they had been demoted.
people.
Although Tian Feng was deposed, in the eyes of ordinary grassroots soldiers, he is still the stern but fair Jizhou Biejia. He is a trustworthy and respected good man with strong influence and popular reputation. On the other hand, Xu You, ordinary people
I wouldn't like someone who has such high ambitions, let alone someone whose family members blatantly ask for and accept bribes.
Because Xu You is in a high position, these people will naturally greet him with smiles in order not to cause trouble. But now that Xu You is in such a predicament, it is difficult for them to really give him a good look even if they don't talk harshly. If
It's good that Xu You is more knowledgeable, but if Xu You still thinks that he has the same power as before, then he will definitely be slapped in the face.
So Yuan Shao seemed very generous, but in fact he was not worried at all.
Of course, Xu You naturally knew this very well.
After waiting for another three days, seeing that Yuan Shao still had no intention of reactivating him, he looked at the stars in the sky and looked at the few personal followers left around him. Thinking of those who had found another job or were replaced by others.
The subordinates who were forced to leave couldn't help but burst into tears.
"My family nephew has died at the hands of Meng Daipifu. Not only did Shuzi not use my harsh advice, but he also allowed the young people to harm me. It is really a mistake and a conspiracy. If I can't avenge this deep hatred, how can I have the face to face it?
To the little boy who died tragically in Jizhou!"
Looking at the dim moon in the sky, Xu You made an unforgettable oath. Even if the few remaining followers wanted to remind him of the environment and difficulties he was currently facing, they could no longer stop Xu You's burning heart.
The heart of revenge.
It can only be said that cutting off the grass requires eradicating the roots. Meng Dai killed a whole family but did not take advantage of the situation to deal with Xu You as well. Even though Xu You is not a benevolent gentleman but a cunning villain, it is precisely this kind of person who is the most difficult to deal with.
, if you have turned against it but failed to put it in a safe position in time, then you will face endless revenge from the villain.
Because a villain doesn't care about loyalty, filial piety, and the prosperity of the country. If you make him unhappy, he will naturally not make you happy.
Meng Dai did not expect this, because he was probably very proud of his righteous actions at this time. After all, his actions were supported and praised by many people.
Feng Ji, who had a close relationship with Meng Dai, could think of this, but he had already put everything aside. As Feng Ji, who like Xu You had befriended and followed Yuan Shao when he was a commoner, had enough time to understand Xu You's personality.
Therefore, he did not intend to involve himself too much in this matter, and even destroyed many
Letters and other things that had been in contact with Meng Dai in the past. He didn't know what means Xu You would use to retaliate, but he believed in one thing, that is, before Yuan Shao completely gave up on Xu You, that smart-minded but small-minded man
He will definitely be like a dormant poisonous snake, waiting and preparing for that vicious and vicious blow.
As for Yuan Shao, his men are just a group of chess pieces to him. Even if one is missing that is quite useful, there will naturally be more that are equally useful or even better. Because there are too many choices, he can ignore them.
The feeling of a few chess pieces does not seem to be a big problem. Perhaps in his opinion, letting some people fend for themselves is already extremely kind, and it is because the other party has followed him for many years without any credit or hard work.
decision will be made.
Feng Ji knew Xu You, so he chose to avoid it; Xu You knew Yuan Shao, so when Yuan Shao no longer accepted or even ignored his suggestions, he also made his own choice.
"Ziyuan, it's already deep. Where are you going?"
After casually wiping various liquids on his face, Xu You took the few remaining followers around him and headed towards the camp gate. However, before he had gone far, he met Guo Tu who was patrolling the camp - although the same
As a civil servant, but unlike Xu You who only wanted to stay in Yuan Shao's shogunate, Guo Tu was also somewhat interested in leading troops and always liked to patrol with soldiers when he had nothing to do.
In Xu You's opinion, it was just Guo Tu showing off his power and showing off his power.
"Can't sleep, want to walk around."
In response to Xu You's answer, Guo Tu just smiled and left. Although it was obviously against military law for Xu You to wander around so late at night, Guo Tu had seen what the other party had been through these days, although it could not be said that it was a rabbit's death and a fox's sorrow.
It hurts his kind or something, but because of the close relationship between Meng Dai and Feng Ji, who was at odds with Xu You, Guo Tu, who was party to Yuan Tan, naturally had more goodwill towards Xu You.
Of course, because the two people had competed before, the relationship between the two people was no more than a nod at most. Just like now, Guo Tu would not say much about Xu You's violation of discipline, but he could turn a blind eye.
Close one eye.
"Well, Mr. Guo, you are very happy to see me in such a state of desolation, aren't you? Just wait. I will definitely make you regret it!"
It seemed that Xu You didn't appreciate Guo Tu's behavior at all.
Unfortunately, before Xu You could rejoice that he had escaped, he was stopped by the soldiers on duty when he was about to leave through the camp gate, and informed Jiang Qi, who was on duty tonight.
As a general who defected from the local faction to the foreign faction, Jiang Qi was naturally quite familiar with Xu You, but their relationship was not close. The reason was naturally that the arrogant Xu You looked down upon this reckless warrior who had betrayed his own camp. The previous
Xu You is Yuan Shao’s confidant
, but Jiang Qi encountered collective resistance from the local faction because of his behavior. In order to gain a foothold in the new camp, Jiang Qi was naturally polite to Xu You, and could even be said to be a little submissive, just to please him.
This "popular man" around Yuan Shao.
But now, everything seems to be no longer the same. Although Xu You was not beaten to the end like Tian Feng and was even put under house arrest, he lost his power, Yuan Shao's favor and his status as the "Four Court Pillars of Hebei"
One, even Jiang Qi, who is at the bottom, can be said to have completely reversed their identities.
With a arrogant and disdainful smile, Jiang Qi showed off his nobility in front of Xu You, although his thinking circuit was indeed not as complicated as Guo Tu's, and it was not like Guo Tu's idea of "leaving a thin line"
Give Xu You basic respect,
He is a military commander, and he likes straight-forward military commanders. He is not Xu You's former subordinate, and he has no support. Why should Jiang Qi not take advantage of this good opportunity to step on the man who once couldn't afford him at all?
The bastard who sneered at him.
Sure enough, if you come out to hang out, you will have to pay it back sooner or later.
So facing the arrogant Jiang Qi and his condescending interrogation, Xu You suppressed the anger in his heart and finally replied, "I have a heavy responsibility. If you delay, please be careful. You are the only one asking me."
Jiang Qi naturally didn't believe Xu You's answer, which was full of loopholes, but he still smiled and let Xu You go, allowing him to leave the camp and stay away from Yuan Shao's middle school where he had gained countless honors.
Military tent.
"General, why do you want to let that guy go? With that kind of rhetoric, do you think we are fools? There is no such thing as 'bearing a heavy responsibility' or 'the Lord only asks you'. The general can spare his life."
It is such a great grace that he still dares to continue to use the name of the general to deceive him. General, you should really tie him up in front of the general and let the general deal with him according to the law."
"Haha, I don't want to do this. But now that guy is just a mangy dog. When the general has gone to bed, if I really send that mangy dog to the general, not only will the general not be happy,
, on the contrary, because I disturbed the general's rest, the general might think that I am a fussy person, and that would not be good."
"I understand, my subordinate. As expected, General, you have thought carefully."
"Okay, you did a good job tonight. Come to my place tomorrow. From the captain on down, each person will be rewarded with a hundred coins. Also, don't spread the news about what happened tonight. This will save people from saying that I have a small belly and have trouble with a mangy dog.
.”
"Thank you General~!"
"Huh...huh...huh...Jiang Yiqu, I will repay you tenfold for today's humiliation!"
But just like every time a certain black-skinned dwarf laughed after the Battle of Chibi, Xu You's every resentment would bring him new troubles, and this time the trouble was the cavalry troops leading guerrilla patrols in the periphery.
Another one of the "Four Court Pillars of Hebei" is Gao Lan Gao Jingdi.
"I, I need to go to the toilet! You, do you care?"
Facing the other party's inquiry, Xu You no longer knew what kind of excuse he should give himself. In the end, he simply acted like he was making fun of him. Anyway, his relationship with Gao Lan was quite bad, so any excuse he could make up was
The other party will see through it immediately and laugh at it.
Only with this attitude can it be possible to reduce Gao Lan's suspicion and hide his true action goal.
Xu You even lifted up his robe regardless of appearance, looking as if he was going to stage a "water cannon attack" in front of Gao Lan, making Gao Lan and the guards around him look disgusted.
"Old man, be careful not to pee on your own feet."
After issuing such a vicious curse, Gao Lan whipped his horsewhip and left with his bodyguards. He also did not want to get entangled with Xu You, who seemed to have really turned into a "mangy dog" and lowered his status.
Of course, in addition to verbal attacks, Gao Lan, who was disgusted by Xu You, also forgot to use his skilled equestrian skills to raise a horse in the direction of Xu You with his guards when the horse left.
There was such a big piece of dirt, which made Xu You and his few followers look very embarrassed.
However, it seems that Xu You has passed another level. (To be continued...)
