At Zhao Yun's request, all the rangers wandering in central Jizhou were dispatched.
Countless rangers shuttled through the streets and alleys, searching for any possible news.
You know, although Xia Houlan's martial arts skills are not comparable to those of Zhao Yun, among these rangers, he is definitely a figure at the level of overlord.
Now, Boss Xiahou has spoken and even made a promise that as long as the information is accurate and useful, he will be rewarded heavily in the future.
What else is there to say?
Xia Houlan has a lot of regrettable shortcomings, but there is only one thing about him, that is, he must do what he says.
Since Boss Xiahou has already promised a heavy reward, he must not be sending people away casually.
In this case, why don't the rangers work hard?
As for Yuan Shang of Hebei? Just kidding, what kind of bullshit Qi State did your Yuan family establish? Does it have anything to do with us rangers walking in the dark?
You know, there are smart people among the rangers.
From Xiahoulan's series of requests, one can probably guess that the boss Xiahou has defected to the Chu State.
Otherwise, why would you want all kinds of information inside Hebei?
However, this has nothing to do with the rangers.
It doesn’t matter whether you are from the Chu State or the Qi State, aren’t we still living the same life as before?
A few days passed, and the news Zhao Yun had been waiting for was finally delivered.
However, this news was not the Yuan Shangjun's movements that Zhao Yun had asked Xia Houlan to send people to find out before.
Instead, Yuan Shang, who was in Yecheng, welcomed another unexpected guest.
"Second brother!? What's wrong with you?"
When Yuan Shang saw Yuan Xi in a panic, he was shocked again.
This, what's going on?
Before, it was my eldest brother Yuan Tan who led less than a thousand people to my place in Jizhou to escape in embarrassment.
Now, the second brother Yuan Xi is also here? He is also in a miserable state, and he also loses his troops and generals?
Could it be that that Xiang Ji actually has a large army in Bingzhou?
Thinking of this, Yuan Shang panicked, completely panicked.
Oh my God! If this is really the case, then wouldn’t I, the lonely king, be surrounded by that title?
"Third brother, second brother is hard to explain!"
It’s hard for you, uncle!
Seeing Yuan Xi's embarrassment, Yuan Shang was impatient. Is there any reason to say no?
You know, Yuan Shang almost wet his pants when he thought about the possibility of being surrounded by Chu Xiang Ji.
"Second brother, you and I are brothers, what can't we say directly?
Is that so? Does the State of Chu also have troops in Bingzhou?
Second brother, were you attacked by the Chu State? Where are your soldiers and horses? Are you the only one who brought here less than 10,000 people?"
Right now, what Yuan Shang is most concerned about is whether his guess is true.
If that were the case, I am afraid that Yuan Shang would choose to abandon Jizhou and directly retreat to Youzhou.
This Jizhou is a large state and a fertile land, and Chu State likes you to take it.
When I retreat to the bitter cold Youzhou, I don't believe that Chu State is still willing to pursue me all the way with the loss of troops and generals.
You know, Yuan Shang is not counting Ningjin's army at this time, but he still has more than 200,000 soldiers.
It's just that these are just peasant soldiers who were forcibly recruited and lacked training.
Moreover, Yuan Shang also obviously ignored one thing.
If he really retreats to Youzhou, how can he feed these hundreds of thousands of troops in this bitter cold land?
Fortunately, Yuan Xi's answer made Yuan Shang temporarily give up his previous plan to retreat to Youzhou.
"It's not the Chu State, it's the Qin State! It's Lu Bu from the Qin State! That damn guy actually bypassed my defense line and fought his way out of the alien land in Mobei.
Under the sneak attack, the second brother's Jinyang and Shangdang were lost one after another, and they retreated to defend Huguan.
Originally, the second brother thought that with the help of Huguan natural barrier, he could resist Lu Bu's attack from Qin State, and he would wait for an opportunity to recapture Shangdang and other places.
I just didn't expect that the Qin State actually had an extremely terrifying army, which was called: Falling into the Camp.
Even if Huguan is captured by that trap camp, the second brother will have no choice but to defect to you, the third brother."
It is indeed fortunate that at least the Chu State did not encircle Jizhou on its own.
But when Yuan Shang heard that Lu Bu also sent troops to Hebei, his mood was also not good.
Is this any different from being besieged by Chu?
Well, to put it into detail, there is still something, that is, I would rather be besieged as a lone king, at least facing the attack of a family alone.
But now, the strength of Qin State Lu Bu is probably not weaker than that of Chu State!
"Come here, go quickly and summon all the military advisors to me, the lonely king!"
Now, Yuan Shang was not in the mood to comfort Yuan Xi as he had comforted Yuan Tan before.
Yuan Shang was so nervous that he immediately confused Yuan Xi.
What is going on here? Why did you ask me before that it was the Chu army that attacked Bingzhou? Could it be!?
"Third brother! Could it be that the Chu army launched troops against Jizhou!?"
Due to the lack of intelligence, Yuan Xi only knew that the Chu State was attacking Qingzhou, where the boss Yuan Tan was, but looking at Yuan Shang's current state, it was obvious that the Chu State had already used troops against Jizhou.
It’s scary to think about it!
When Yuan Xi thought that the Chu State had sent troops to Jizhou, he immediately knew that his eldest brother Yuan Tan was in danger.
At this time, Yuan Xi also became frightened.
You must know that before, Yuan Xi dared to defend Huguan and fight against Lu Bu because he knew that he also had a powerful brother, Yuan Shang.
Well, Yuan Shang has completely inherited Yuan Shao's legacy, and his strength is definitely not comparable to that of Yuan Shang at the same time in history.
But he never thought that he was not the only one to be attacked, but that Yuan Tan had already fallen into disgrace before him.
Now, Yuan Shang, the most powerful among the three brothers, had to face the attacks of Qin and Chu at the same time. Yuan Xi suddenly felt that his future had become bleak.
Yuan Shang ignored Yuan Xi's question.
Now, how can Gu Wang still be in the mood to talk nonsense with you?
You know, when Yuan Xi came to Yecheng with his family, Yuan Shang was still secretly happy.
Apart from that, Yuan Xi's wife has been something Yuan Shang has been thinking about for a long time.
But he had no choice but to look down on the fact that the Zhen family was a merchant and refused to allow him to marry Zhen Mi. In the end, Yuan Xi was given an advantage.
Originally, when Yuan Xi had just arrived in Yecheng and Yuan Shang went to receive his young daughter, he saw Zhen Mi's beautiful appearance and it would be a lie to say that he was not moved.
But now, when Yuan Shang learned that Yuan Xi was actually attacked and driven out of Bingzhou by Lu Bu, the evil thoughts he had before completely disappeared.
After a while, several major military advisors from Hebei arrived one after another.
"Your Majesty, why did you summon us?"
You know, at this time, whether it was Tian Feng, Ju Sue, or Xu You, they were all too busy to touch the ground.
Tian Feng and Ju were protecting Xu You from fire and theft, but Xu You was just the opposite. He was racking his brains to get more supplies from these two stingy men so that he could line his own pockets.
"Masters, my second brother's Bingzhou has been lost. The one who attacked Bingzhou is Lu Bu of the Qin State!"
When Yuan Shang said these words, everyone had no other thoughts. They only felt that the sky in Hebei seemed to be falling...