When she knew that Xiang Ji also liked her, her heart was filled with joy.
But when he saw Xiang Ji's cold expression constantly urging him to leave, he could only embark on the road back to Chenliu full of sorrow.
Seeing the eldest lady turning her grief and anger into food, the guard couldn't help but feel worried. If King Chu sees that you are still a foodie, he might have to return the goods again, right?
Just as Xiang Ji was sending this burden away in Cao's camp, Wen Chou, who was far away in Qingzhou, also received a message from Yuan Shao on horseback.
"General Gao Lan, I'll leave this place to you. I don't want to defeat the Chu army. As long as I can hold on to the land, when the King of Qi takes Yanzhou, he will naturally send troops to help the general."
After being tricked by Jia Xu repeatedly, Wen Chou no longer had the arrogance he had before.
Nowadays, as long as the Chu army does not push back against him, the strategic goal of King Qi will be achieved.
At the very least, our army still occupies most of Qingzhou, right?
Jizhou, Liyang, Yuan Shaojun's tent.
"Your Majesty! Now that General Wen Chou has arrived, will our army cross the river and seize the White Horse again?"
Yes, because Yan Liang was killed in battle, Han Meng, who was only the deputy general, was no match for the repeated bombings of Cao Jun's fierce generals. He was forced to abandon the occupied Baima and returned to Liyang on the other side of the river with the remaining soldiers in embarrassment.
Although Yuan Shao was dissatisfied with this, he could only wait.
Anyway, General Wen Chou, the solitary king, has arrived. He is just a white horse. So what if I give it back to you, Cao Aman, for the time being?
Now Wen Chou finally arrived, and when Yuan Shao was about to wave his troops with a white horse, a scribe at the bottom of the list stood up.
"Your Majesty, Cao's army has already occupied Baima. If our army were to forcefully cross the river, we would be seriously injured.
Between Yifeng and Feng, how about our army still being deployed here to contain Cao Cao, and then sending General Wen Chou and his partial division to divert the troops to Yanjin to seize its ferry and help our army cross the river!"
Originally, Tian Feng refused to speak. After all, there were many factions of civilian officials in Yuan Shao's army. As the only person who had not surrendered to any prince, Tian Feng generally regarded himself as a transparent person.
But seeing Yuan Shao's posture today, he had to stand up.
Cao Cao has already set up a posture on the other side of the river. King Qi, you just forcefully cross the river like this? Are you afraid that your head is not strong enough?
You know, Cao Cao must take precautions against Yuan Shao's army crossing the river.
The sentence of "attacking halfway across the river" is not just talk.
If you are ambushed by Cao Cao when the army is crossing the river, you may not be able to survive even if you have many lives.
"My lords, what do you think of Yuan Hao's words?"
He originally planned to give the order directly, but was suddenly interrupted by Tian Feng. Yuan Shao expressed that he was very unhappy.
But after all, Tian Feng is a veteran who has followed him since he started his career, so he has to give him some face no matter what, right?
Although, listening to what Tian Feng said, Yuan Shao also felt that it seemed reasonable, but for Yuan Shao who had already made a decision in his heart, this completely embarrassed him.
You must know that Yuan Shao is also a master of great talent and strategy, and he has the prestige accumulated by the Yuan family over the generations. This is why he stands out in Hebei and becomes a hegemon in this troubled world.
However, Yuan Shao has one of his biggest shortcomings, which is that he is indecisive when it comes to things.
To put it more clearly, Yuan Shaoer is weak-minded and has no ideas. Whatever others say seems good to him.
"Your Majesty, I think Lord Tian Feng's words are reasonable.
Now Cao Cao's army has been lined up along the shore of Baima, and it is obvious that he has made preparations to prevent our army from crossing the river. If we forcefully cross the river at this time, I am afraid that there will be unnecessary damage to the soldiers and armor."
As a good friend of Tian Feng, Jushu was bound to support him.
Moreover, Jushu also agreed with Tian Feng's words.
If someone were to cross the river and attack it, the Wenchou River would probably be fed by fish and shrimps before it even crossed.
Hearing that his two conspirators agreed, Yuan Shao was completely moved, but just when he was about to give the order, another person stood up again.
"Your Majesty, there are different opinions regarding Master Tian Feng."
Just kidding, if the enemy agrees, I must oppose it. This is the current dispute between scholars under Yuan Shao's account.
You know, Jushou belongs to the eldest prince Yuan Tan. Since I am the schemer of the third prince Yuan Shang, how can I watch your eldest prince take the limelight?
Although the planners agreed with this plan, they had no choice but to do so. Yuan Shao was getting older, and sooner or later, the great cause of Qi State would be handed over to his children.
But now, the eldest prince Yuan Tan is brave and has the natural advantage of being the eldest son, so he naturally has the support of many civil and military officials who respect tradition.
And his third son, Yuan Shang, received support far exceeding the number of people who supported Yuan Tan, just because this Yuan Shang was Yuan Shao's favorite son.
Judging from the current situation, I am afraid that Yuan Shao will make Yuan Shang his crown prince sooner or later.
As Shen Pei is the mastermind of Yuan Shang, it is natural that he cannot watch the performance of the eldest prince.
You must know that the previous incident of Yuan Tan inserting his adviser Guo Tuan into the Qingzhou Army had already caused dissatisfaction among Yuan Shang's faction.
Now, if your people, Yuan Tan, take the great credit for the Battle of Yanzhou, I am afraid that our Third Prince faction will be completely suppressed.
Sure enough, someone suddenly objected, and Yuan Shao's old problem recurred.
I feel like this makes sense, but what I said over there seems to be good too?
Seeing that his big tent was gradually turning into a vegetable market, Yuan Shao became angry.
Damn it, the solitary king is now the king of a country after all, and you are all important ministers of the country. Why are you still the same as before?
"Okay! There's no need to argue anymore, the lonely king has made up his mind.
Wen Chou, the solitary king sent troops to Yanjin with your 50,000-strong army to seize the land to cross the river for our army.
Zhang He, the lone king also has an army of 50,000, and pretends to attack Baima. Let the lone king and I hold Cao Ahao's army firmly here!"
Since you can't make a decision, just listen to everything.
Anyway, I, Yuan Shao, have enough capital.
Humph, look at me attacking from two directions at the same time. How can you, Cao A, stop King Gu's Hebei cavalry from crossing the river when you are concerned about one thing and the other?
"Lord, Yuan Shao's army has moved.
According to reports from the scouts, General Zhang He of Hebei Province has already stationed 50,000 troops on the other side of the White Horse, and he is afraid that he may forcefully cross the river at any time!"
Since retaking White Horse, Cao Cao has been paying close attention to Yuan Shaojun's movements.
You know, for Cao Cao now, his biggest advantage is this natural line of defense, the Yellow River.
If Yuan Shao's army is allowed to safely cross the Yellow River defense line, in front of an enemy army that is several times larger than our own, no matter how clever you are, there will be nothing you can do.
"My Lord! I think our army should not only guard against the White Horse, but also pay attention to other crossing points."