Inside the gate of Yecheng, Yuan Shao sat in a car holding a canopy.

The snow was melting, the weather was still very cold, and the cart was covered with a thick mat, and a charcoal fire was lit next to the mat.

Yuan Shao, who was sitting in the car, leaned back against the wheel, and when he saw Yuan Tan and the others walking towards him, he sat up straighter.

"The child knocks to his father!" When Yuan Shao approached, Yuan Tan and the others stood still, clasped their fists and bowed to Yuan Shao.

Sitting on the cart, he raised his hand to the brothers, and Yuan Shao said to them: "You wait for the expedition, although you can't accompany your father, you will always worry about it!" I specially prepared water and wine for my father, and came to wait for you! I hope you and other brothers will work together to break the thief! ”

As he spoke, Yuan Shao stepped out of the car and stood in front of Yuan Tan and the others.

An attendant carried a tray and bowed down to Yuan Shao's side, on which were placed four bottles of wine that had already been filled.

The clear wine, served in bronze vessels, looks especially clear in the cold wind.

Picking up a bottle of wine on the tray, Yuan Shao handed the wine to Yuan Tan with a solemn face.

With his legs bent and kneeling on the ground, Yuan Tan raised the wine bottle high.

When Yuan Tan knelt down, Yuan Shao handed the other two bottles of wine to Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang respectively.

Like Yuan Tan, the brothers Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang also knelt in front of Yuan Shao.

Taking the last bottle of wine from the tray, Yuan Shao raised the bottle high and shouted to the army that followed the Yuan brothers: "This bottle of wine, a certain soldier!" I wish the soldiers a triumphant return! ”

When Yuan Shao served wine to Yuan Tan and others, many soldiers who came to see them off had already distributed pottery bowls to the soldiers and poured them full of wine.

Yuan Shao raised the wine bottle high, including the Yuan brothers, all the soldiers who were about to go to the expedition all picked up the wine in their hands and shouted in unison: "Wash away the shame before the snow!" Swear to kill the thief! ”

Standing up, Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi, and Yuan Shang were the first to pick up the wine bottle, raise their necks, and drink the wine in the bottle in one gulp.

After drinking the wine in the bottle, the servants threw the wine bottle to the ground, clasped their fists together, and bowed deeply to Yuan Shao.

After Yuan Tan and the others drank the wine, all the soldiers of the Yuan army who were about to go out drank the wine in the wine bowl, and then threw the pottery bowl to the ground.

The crisp sound of clay bowls breaking sounded, and a tragic and magnificent march was played on the streets of Yecheng.

The news of Yuan's expedition reached Liu Wei in Luoyang City a few days later.

Since the fight against Guandu, Liu Wei has been paying attention to the movements of Hebei.

What Liu Wei was waiting for was that Yuan's army would attack Cao's army again, and he had already made a plan that in this war, the Qin army would give Yuan's army appropriate assistance.

Although at the last moment, Yuan's army was still bound to be defeated, but in Liu Wei's strategy, it was not Cao Cao who captured Hebei, but the soldiers of Great Qin.

waved his hand to the guard of the newspaper, and when the guard left, the corner of Liu Wei's mouth pulled up a faint smile, and said to Wang Liu behind him: "Someone is going to invite Wen Chang!" ”

"No!" With a fist in response, Wang Liu turned his head and glanced at a guard behind him.

The guard had already heard Liu Wei's order, saw Wang Liu's eyes, clasped his fists and bowed, then turned around and ran towards the front yard of the palace.

After the guard left, Liu Wei, who was sitting on the free chair, lay down and closed his eyes slightly.

His body was covered with a thick cashmere blanket, which was thick and delicate, and was not at all comparable to the cashmere that had been industrially processed by the machine in later generations.

The blanket covers the body and covers the top of the feet, which is very warm.

The snow has not yet melted, and the shore of the lake is still a little cold, looking at Liu Wei lying on the free chair, Wang Zhen whispered: "Your Highness, it is cold here, let's go back to the house and rest." ”

"Go back to the house......" opened his eyes and looked at the clear sky after the snow, Liu Wei said with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth: "I don't know why, this king just likes to ...... by this lake."

"The benevolent man enjoys the mountain, and the wise man enjoys the water!" Before Liu Wei finished speaking, Wang Zhen took over and said: "Your Highness likes the lake, because Your Highness is a wise man!" ”

"What kind of wise man is this king!" Lying on the leisurely chair, Liu Wei grinned and said to Wang Zhen: "Yuan Zhi, Shi Yuan and others have thought about this king a hundred times. Guo Jia, under Cao Cao, has the bearing to point out the country while talking and laughing, compared with them, this king is just a vulgar man! ”

As he spoke, Liu Wei sat up, the cashmere blanket was also lifted to his thighs, stared at the lake and said: "The Han is declining, if this king is really a wise man, how can he be so many years ago, he can only watch the country change color inch by inch?" ”

When he said this, Liu Wei's tone was very lonely, and Wang Liu and Wang Zhen stood behind him, and they didn't know what to say to be relieved.

Wang Liu and Wang Zhen didn't open their mouths again, and Liu Wei, who was sitting on the leisurely chair, stared at the lake, and was speechless for a long time.

I don't know how long it took, but Liu Wei heard a rush of footsteps behind him.

The footsteps were getting closer and closer, and Wang Liu and Wang Zhen did not stop them, but from this point, he could tell that the one who came behind him must be Wei Yan who was ordered by him.

"The last general will see His Highness!" Sure enough, when the footsteps stopped, Wei Yan's voice sounded in Liu Wei's ears.

Glancing back at Wei Yan, Liu Wei smiled at him and said, "Does Wen Chang know why this king called you here?" ”

Standing behind Liu Wei with his fists clenched, Wei Yan almost didn't think about it, so he took over the conversation and said, "Your Highness, I'm afraid that the last general will lead the army to the battle!" ”

"Wen Chang is Wen Chang!" Turning his face and looking at the lake again, Liu Wei said to Wei Yan, who was standing behind him: "This king hasn't explained the reason yet, but he has already thought of leading the army to the battle!" ”

Putting down his hands and standing straight behind Liu Wei, Wei Yan did not speak.

Came to Luoyang to serve Liu Bian, he has twice led the army as the main general, although the second expedition did not make a contribution, but it was Liu Biao who secretly passed the book, asking him to only deal with the Qingzhou army in the Songshan area, and categorically not to forcibly break through Xudu.

"Yuan Shao has sent troops again!" Looking at the lake, after a pause, Liu Biancai said to Wei Yan: "If you talk about the number of soldiers and horses, the number of Yuan's army is much more than Cao's, but Cao's soldiers are all warriors in a hundred battles. ”

Standing behind Liu Wei, Wei Yan did not say a word.

He knew very well that Liu Wei would give him no more than two orders.

One of them will be to assist the Yuan army in defeating Cao Cao, and it can be seen from the fact that Liu Wei did not order the Qin army to rush to the aid of the Yuan army in the battle of Guandu, and it can be seen that the possibility of issuing such an order is not very large.

Another possibility is that Liu Weihui ordered Wei Yan to lead the army to defeat the Qingzhou army in one fell swoop, and then directly approached Xu Du, broke Xu Du, and snatched Liu Xie out of Xu Du.

Although he had already considered it in his heart, Wei Yan would not say his guess before Liu Wei gave the order.

It's one thing to be young and frivolous, Wei Yan is not stupid, he is too shrewd in front of Liu Bian, and after a long time, it will definitely make this King of Qin jealous of him, and at that time, I am afraid that it will be ......

Sitting on the leisurely chair, Liu Wei didn't hear Wei Yan speak, and he was very satisfied in his heart.

Ever since he first met Wei Yan, he felt that although this person was brave and intelligent, he was unruly in his bones, and ordinary people couldn't control it at all.

Twice ordered Wei Yan to lead the army as the main general, Liu Wei considered, one is to let Wei Yan give full play to his talents, and the other is to let him gradually mature on the battlefield and truly grow into a usable general.

Now Wei Yan has grown up, although he is still a teenager who has not yet fully grown up, but his experience in the battle formation and his caution in the face of Liu Wei have met Liu Wei's expectations.

"Wen Chang!" After being silent for a long time, Liu Wei asked Wei Yan: "If this king wants you to lead an army to attack Xudu, how many soldiers and horses do you think you need?" ”

"20,000 is enough!" Clenching his fists and bowing, Wei Yan almost didn't think about it, and said to Liu Wei: "Yuan Shao's army is going south, and Cao Cao will definitely lead the army to meet it." In the first battle of Guandu, our army was entangled in Songshan for the Qingzhou army, and it was unable to break it for a long time, Cao Cao must have thought that if our army sent troops, it would be trapped in the Songshan area. Even if Cao Cao didn't think so, the number of defenders in the city of Xu would not be too many. Our army can be divided into two routes, and the last general will lead the way, bypassing Songshan, approaching Xudu, pretending to be the Qingzhou army, and opening Xudu City! On the other hand, you can advance from Xuanyuan Pass, drive straight in, and break the Qingzhou army! ”

After listening to Wei Yan's words, Liu Wei turned his head, looked at him in surprise, and asked: "What does Wen Chang think, what should our army do, so as to avoid Cao Jun's eyes and ears and reach Xudu?" ”

"It's easy!" Liu Wei did not directly deny his suggestion, Wei Yan was suddenly happy in his heart, and hurriedly said: "The last general led 20,000 soldiers and horses, only from the small road, all the way to Xu Du under the cover of the mountains. Before that, the other army and horses should set off one step earlier, so as to lead away most of the Cao army scouts, and 20,000 people quietly arrived in Xudu, which is not a difficult matter! ”

Nodding, Liu Wei looked at the lake again, and said to Wang Zhen behind him: "Order the craftsman, do your best to make 20,000 sets of Cao Jun's clothes and armor, and hand them over to the chief of the text at that time." Before Wen Chang broke through Xu Du, all craftsmen were not allowed to leave the workshop for half a step, and those who violated the order were killed! ”

"No!" With a fist in response, Wang Zhen turned around and left.

This order is related to whether the Qin army can win a complete victory in the conquest of the Cao army, and Wang Zhen will definitely not let the guards behind her go to handle it for her.

Now that she has received Liu Wei's order, she is afraid that she will be busy arranging craftsmen to make Cao Jun's clothes and armor these days.

At the same time that Liu Wei responded to Yuan Shao's army going south, Cao Cao in the city of Xu also received the news that Yuan's army was marching south again.

In the front hall of Cao Cao's mansion, a group of staff and generals sat on both sides, and from the faces of each of them, they could see a solemnity, and Cao Cao was sitting upright, with a pair of eyes constantly patrolling the bodies of everyone in the hall.