Yuan Shaoxing's troops marched south, but there was a prison car traveling with the army.
The people imprisoned in the prison car naturally angered Yuan Shao's Tian Feng.
He was imprisoned in the prison car, but his hands were not tied and he could move freely. But it was winter and the weather was cold, so Tian Feng felt uncomfortable staying in the prison car.
Along the way, the soldiers looked at Tian Feng and talked about him privately.
The news that Tian Feng contradicted Yuan Shao spread quickly in the army, causing the atmosphere in the army to gradually change. The soldiers in the army were full of confidence and high in fighting spirit. They all believed that Yuan Shao would decide the outcome in one battle, and no soldier was worried about losing.
This change made Yuan Shao even more happy.
Yuan Shao came from a wealthy family and liked the scenery and being surrounded by people.
The praises of Guo Tu, Xu You and others made Yuan Shao even more happy and excited. Yuan Shao was full of confidence, full of expectations for the upcoming battle, and longed for victory. At the same time, Yuan Shao led his troops to pursue Li
When Ru and Jia Xu were fighting, news of his successive victories had already spread.
The further the news spread, the happier Yuan Shao became.
When he won the victory, he did not want to enjoy it alone, but wanted everyone to know that he had won. Yuan Shao especially hoped that Cao Cao would know that he had won a great victory and have the opportunity to capture Chang'an first.
…
Outside Hangu Pass, in the camp where Cao Cao's army is stationed.
In the camp, Cao Cao was sitting on the main seat, and below him sat Xi Zhicai, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Xia Houyuan, Xiahou Dun, Xu Huang, Le Jin and other generals.
Cao Cao flicked his sleeves and said with a smile: "There is news from the north that Yuan Shao defeated Li Ru and Jia Xu and won consecutive battles, but we are stranded outside Hangu Pass, unable to advance, and have not made any progress so far. Yuan Shao knows that we
After this situation, my butt is sticking out, Lao Gao, you should work harder!"
The tone was calm, but there was a hint of humor. The most important thing was that he did not envy Yuan Shao for his victory.
Below, the generals laughed after hearing this.
Xi Zhicai smiled and said: "My lord, Wang Can used Xun You and Guo Jia to lead the troops to resist us, and he used Jia Xu and Li Ru to lead the troops to resist Yuan Shao. Jia Xu's reputation is not good, so we can't judge him, but Li Ru
But it is different. Li Ru was able to assist Dong Zhuo in obeying the orders of the emperor, which shows his outstanding wisdom. Moreover, the two men also had Xu Rong, Huang Zhong and other generals with both wisdom and courage under their command, so it was impossible for them to lose consecutive battles."
Xu Huang then said: "My lord, what the commander Xi said is right. The general thinks that Yuan Shao may have fallen into a trap."
Xia Houyuan looked sad and said: "My lord, we are allied with Yuan Shao at the same time. If Yuan Shao is defeated, it will also affect us. Do you want to send someone to remind Yuan Shao?"
Cao Cao shook his head, smiled, and said, "You don't understand Yuan Shao. He is secretly enjoying himself right now."
When everyone heard this, they looked puzzled. What does it mean to have fun secretly?
Cao Cao smiled and explained: "Regardless of whether Li Ru used a trick or not, it is a fact that Yuan Shao achieved a temporary victory; on the other hand, it is also a fact that we stayed outside the pass and made no progress. Although Yuan Shao and we are allies, we still feel in our hearts
You want to see my joke, this is a fight between me and Yuan Shao."
"If I send someone to remind Yuan Shao, he will definitely think that I am jealous of his victory."
"In fact, Yuan Shao occupied Jizhou and relied on the status of the Yuan family to gather the civil servants and generals of Han Fu, the former shepherd of Jizhou. He has many talents under his command. There must be someone who can see through Li Ru's plan."
When Cao Cao said this, he raised an intriguing smile and said: "It's a pity that Yuan Shao has a stubborn personality and likes to get into trouble. Moreover, he also likes to hear good words and doesn't like to hear harsh advice. I guess that guy can't listen to persuasion, so Yuan Shao must be in trouble now."
He is so high-spirited and looks like I am the best in the world, no matter who tries to persuade him, it won't work."
Xi Zhicai said seriously: "My lord, if Yuan Shao doesn't listen to persuasion, are we going to sit back and watch Yuan Shao fail?"
Cao Cao was not tall, but he had an extraordinary aura.
He stretched out the middle finger of his right hand and tapped the desk gently, his eyes flashing with light, and said in a deep voice: "Yuan Shao has strong soldiers and horses, and a single defeat will not have much impact. We and Yuan Shao are allies for the time being, but we must also work for the long term.
I plan to weaken Yuan Shao’s strength and defeat Wang Can. It’s okay to fail once in a while, as long as Yuan Shao is not completely defeated.”
Cao Ren said: "Lord, if Li Ru completely defeats Yuan Shao, what will we do?"
Cao Cao smiled faintly, with a calm look on his face, and said: "Yuan Shao has men under his command who are good-looking and brave in writing and ugly. They are the best in Jizhou. They also have Zhang Jia, Gao Lan, who are both civil and military, as well as Tian Feng, Xu You, Feng Ji, etc."
It is impossible for a wise man to be defeated by Li Ru. At most, he will only damage some soldiers, which is insignificant."
Cao Cao's words were very certain, and he was sure that although Yuan Shao suffered a small defeat, it would not be a complete defeat.
Hearing this, Xi Zhicai and others did not continue to persuade, because even if all the generals tried to persuade Cao Cao, they would not be able to change his mind.
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Fufeng County, Ma Teng's hometown.
In the past, Ma Teng led his troops into Chang'an, controlled the imperial court, and enjoyed great glory.
The good times did not last long, Wang Can and Cao Cao raised troops to Chang'an and jointly defeated Ma Teng. Especially Wang Can abducted Pang De, causing Ma Teng to lose one of his generals.
Sheriff's Mansion, in the hall.
Ma Teng sat on the main seat, and there was a seat next to him. Sitting there was a middle-aged man wearing a green robe. This middle-aged man was about forty years old, with three strands of long beard under his chin, two mustaches on his lips, and
Thin, narrow eyes, a faint smile on his face, and a cunning glint in his eyes. At first glance, he gives people a sinister feeling.
This man's name was Han Sui, whose courtesy name was Wenyue. He was from Jincheng, Liangzhou, and he was Ma Teng's sworn brother.
Han Sui came to Fufeng County at the invitation of Ma Teng.
Below the hall, on the left are Ma Chao, Ma Tie, Ma Dai and other descendants of Ma Teng, and on the right are Yan Xing, the general brought by Han Sui. This man is quite powerful and is the first general under Han Sui.
Han Sui looked at Ma Teng and asked: "Brother, this time Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Yuan Shu, and Lu Bu are working together to attack Wang Can. Do you also want to intervene?" Han Sui knew that Ma Teng was defeated by Wang Can and Cao Cao.
He also knew that Wang Can abducted Ma Teng's general Pang De. Now that the news of Yuan Shao's victory spread, Ma Teng had the idea of sending troops.
At the beginning, the outcome of the battle between the two sides was uncertain.
Now Yuan Shao has won consecutive battles. As long as Yuan Shao wins, he can immediately attack Xun You and Guo Jia, and Cao Cao can also win.
After Ma Teng saw this situation, he also had the idea of sending troops. However, Ma Teng's strength was somewhat insufficient, so he called Han Sui to get Han Sui's support.
Ma Chao said loudly: "Uncle, dad is ready to send troops. I wonder if uncle is willing to send troops?"
Han Sui smiled and said: "Yuan Shao has temporarily won, but the situation is unclear!"
Ma Teng continued: "Brother Wenyue, as the saying goes, adding icing on the cake is worse than giving help when the time is right. Once the winner is determined between the two sides, if we send troops again, we will probably be left with scraps. Sending troops now can help them."
After a pause, Ma Teng continued: "If you think about it carefully, Yuan Shao is in Jizhou, while Cao Cao is in Yanzhou. As for Yuan Shu and Lu Bu's jurisdiction, they are further away. Only the two of us are close to Yizhou. You occupy the Longxi area and have great power.
It is close to Qishan, and my power is close to Hanzhong. After defeating Wang Can, you can go south to control Tazhong, Jiangyou, Fucheng and other areas of Qishan, and then you can also control the west of Yizhou, while I can go south to control Hanzhong. In this way
Once it comes, won’t we benefit?”
Han Sui stroked his beard under his chin and said, "I'm afraid it won't be easy with Yuan Shao and Cao Cao here!"
When he said this, Han Sui felt a little relieved.
If Ma Teng has some difficulty in controlling Hanzhong, he has great potential in controlling the west of Yizhou, because the west of Yizhou is full of mountains and forests and the roads are difficult to navigate. As long as Wang Can is defeated, Han Sui still has a lot to do in controlling the west of Yizhou.
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