Yi County, county capital.

Yuan Shang and Xiao Ji looked at the military report from the front, which recorded Yuan Tan's defeat.

Yuan Shang's face was almost full of joy.

"Gong Xiao, Yuan Tan was planted this time, he didn't even see the face of the pottery merchant, he was killed by the Xuzhou army's partial division and abandoned his armor, and fled in the wilderness...... Even Yuan Tan himself was shot by an enemy general with an arrow and almost lost his life. ”

Xiao Ji looked at Yuan Shang's smug expression, and felt speechless in his heart.

His own brothers, who were defeated, lost their armor and abandoned their armor when they were killed...... How happy are you? Something is wrong!

When this child was born, did his head hit the ground first?

"Three Sons...... The Xuzhou army was so brave that Yuan Shang didn't even show his face, just sent a few generals at will, and defeated the eldest son, and its combat power was really beyond our imagination, and his subordinates were deeply worried. ”

Yuan Shang waved his hand rather disdainfully, and said, "What can he do if he is brave in the Xuzhou army?" Now that my Hebei is getting stronger and stronger, after the Gongsun Zan is completely pacified, there will be hundreds of thousands of soldiers who can recruit the accustomed war, and the pottery thief is just a generation of peace in the southeast, what can I do to compete with my Yuan family? When his father went south, it was not necessarily difficult to destroy his pottery merchant and Cao Cao together. ”

Although Xiao Ji wanted to tell Yuan Shang that the reason for the victory or defeat of the war was not only the number of troops, but also many factors that could determine the outcome of the war.

But looking at Yuan Shang's complacent appearance at the moment, Xiao Ji knew that persuasion was also in vain.

After all, the third son is still young, and he will have a long time in the future.

"Since the soldiers and generals of Yuan Tan's headquarters can't resist the pottery merchant's partial division, what is the next step, what is the third prince going to do?"

Yuan Shang confidently puffed up his chest and said proudly: "Yuan Tan can't fight the pottery merchant, but I can't fight him." ”

I almost didn't jump up and scolded my mother.

What's the difference between this kid's mother and his big brother? Isn't that a virtue?

Xiao Ji took a deep breath and said patiently: "The eldest prince was provoked by you, and he came here to fight against the pottery merchant, which is already a taboo of the general, and this battle, Qingzhou's soldiers and horses have also lost a lot, and the third prince must not be willful and reckless...... Dealing with potters is tantamount to taking risks in the tiger's mouth, and you must not travel to the pool again! ”

Xiao Ji is an elder, and he has always been good to Yuan Shang, although Yuan Shang was not convinced by what he said, he was embarrassed to refute him, just snorted and did not say anything.

On the morning of five days after Yuan Shang received the report of defeat at the front, Yuan Tan's defeated troops arrived in Yishui County one after another.

The group of soldiers and horses were disgraced, not to mention the loss of soldiers, and even the main general Yuan Tan was shot over by Tai Shici with an arrow, and he almost lost his life.

When Yuan Tan was carried back, he was lying on a stretcher and humming.

Yuan Shang saw Yuan Tan and said with emotion: "My brother is frightened, and the younger brother failed to share his worries in time, which is really the crime of the younger brother." ”

Yuan Tan just hummed casually at Yuan Shang's cat crying mouse and did not answer.

I was beaten into this dead virtue, and the happiest person in my heart right now is probably this third brother Yuan Shang!

Just when Yuan Tan was embarrassed and embarrassed, his engagement Xin Bi stepped into the hall.

Since the last time Xin Bi fought for Yuan Shao in Fan County, he was calculated by the pottery merchants, and after he was found out that he had lied to Yuan Shao when he went back, he was deeply reprimanded by Yuan Shao and reprimanded to Yuan Tan's army. Although Xin Bi received the blame, to a certain extent, he was actually extremely unconvinced in his heart, and secretly had a lot of complaints about Yuan Shao.

Yuan Tan couldn't help but be stunned when he saw Xin Bi enter the hall, and said strangely: "George, what are you doing?" ”

Xin Bi was stunned when he heard this, and said strangely: "Didn't you call me here from Qingzhou?" ”

Yuan Tan was confused: "When did I call you?" ”

Yuan Shang smiled: "The eldest brother forgives the sins, it was the younger brother who asked them to come...... Oh! Wait, brother, there are still people who haven't arrived. ”

Yuan Tan was confused when he heard it.

After a short time, I saw the military marquis, captains, captains, and generals under Yuan Tan...... A group of generals led by Wang Zhi, Wei Cuo, Sima Qi and others entered one after another.

and Zhang He, the general responsible for protecting Yuan Shao, also arrived.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Yuan Shang immediately coughed, and took out a roll of brocade silk from his arms, and handed it to Xin Bi first.

Simbi looked at it suspiciously, and his eyes straightened in an instant.

He was silent for a long time, did not say a word, and then handed the brocade silk to the military marquis Wang Zhi and others behind him.

After Wang Zhi finished reading it, he immediately passed it back, and after everyone watched it one by one, they all bowed their heads and were silent, and the atmosphere in the hall was very wrong for a while.

Although Yuan Tan was sitting on the main seat, the injuries on his body made him feel like he was falling apart.

He gasped and said to Yuan Shang: "Xianfu, what do you want?" ”

Yuan Shao helplessly handed the slip to the table in front of Yuan Tan.

"Brother, my brother is really embarrassed, this secret order was handed over to me by my father before my brother left, and it was written by my father himself, and stamped with the seal of Jizhou Mu, is the content...... Hehe, it's also simple, that is, to allow me to control the power of Qingzhou soldiers and horses and arbitrariness, this meaning, my brother can understand a little bit, right? ”

Yuan Tan's face turned pale when he heard this, he turned his head and glanced at a circle of subordinates, and found that everyone was bowing their heads, whether it was the military marquis, Sima, or the captain, all of them were afraid to speak.

Zhang He stood behind Yuan Shang, obviously with a sense of support.

A trace of sadness inexplicably rose in Yuan Tan's heart, and he also had a deep resentment towards Yuan Shao, his biological father.

He has led the troops outside for many years, not to mention his great achievements, but he can be regarded as conscientious, as his father's help, he has also made a lot of contributions in the southern and northern wars over the years.

But what did Yuan Shang do with this kid? Why did his father give him so much authority? Even if you are a prisoner, you can still control my power at any time?

Even the fierce general Zhang He was sent out by Yuan Shao to support him, Yuan Shao was too partial!

"What do you want?" Yuan Tan said coldly to Yuan Shang.

Yuan Shang said with a smile: "It's easy to say, originally my father's secret letter, I didn't want to take it out, but now the eldest brother has stubbornly lost the battle, not to mention the loss of the army, he was also seriously injured, and now the three armies have no owner, if the younger brother does not stand up to preside over the overall situation, I am afraid that our army will be in decline, and I have no choice but to take over the military power of the eldest brother for the time being. ”

Yuan Tan turned his head to glance at Zhang He behind Yuan Shang, and then looked at the secret letter on the table with Yuan Shao's seal on it, and forcibly suppressed the anger in his chest.

He turned to his attendants behind him and said, "Bring me my seal." ”

The attendant then followed Yuan Tan's instructions and brought the seal ribbon over.

When Yuan Tan took the seal, he glanced at it quite painfully, and then threw it on the table.

Yuan Shang laughed and reached out to take the seal.

……

Yuan Shang took over the military power of Qingzhou, and he was very proud of the power in Yishui County.

Xiao Ji persuaded Yuan Shang to withdraw his troops quickly for several days, but Yuan Shang neither agreed nor refused, but he was ill and did not move, and secretly sent people to inquire about the news of the pottery merchants.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this kid wants to wrestle with the potter again, but Yuan Tan has just failed, and Yuan Shang said that he sent troops, one is not high morale, and the other is really difficult to fight, so he continues to wait.

But Yuan Shang hesitated, but the potter did not delay.

He had secretly sent troops and horses to Yishui and prepared to launch an attack on Yishui County, where Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang were located.