"Enough! The aftermath will be discussed after the war, and you will answer Yuan Hao here, and you must not discuss the war in vain! ”

In the midst of the shouting, Yuan Shao turned around with a gloomy face and walked towards the camp.

After Yuan Shao rode away, Xu You looked back at his happy back, shook his head and sighed in deep disappointment.

The sigh was small, so small that only he could hear it, but the deep meaning revealed in the words was quite intriguing.

"Talking about war? Is it a trivial matter related to the life and death of hundreds of thousands of Jizhou troops? Now that the war is imminent, if you don't discuss it now, when will you wait? Yuan Benchu, Yuan Benchu, digging such a huge pit, and the movement is so big, I Xu You didn't even know anything about it before. If you insist on going your own way like this, sooner or later you will bury the entire Jizhou, and even drag me Xu Yu to accompany you to the funeral! ”

Just as Xu You was whispering to himself, a voice suddenly came from beside him: "The lord's move hurts the heavens and is very ominous!" ”

"Ugh!" Xu You was stunned when he heard this, and instantly turned around to look for the sound, but saw that the person who spoke was Xun Chen, one of the "Xun's Eight Dragons".

"It turned out to be Brother Wen Ruo! The lord has an order to stop talking about the war, I don't know why Wen Ruo turned a deaf ear to it? ”

Xun Chen, the word Wenruo, is now the mastermind of Yuan Shao's account, stayed in the camp at the beginning of the decisive battle, and when Yuan Shao returned to the camp half an hour ago, he led thousands of generals out of the camp to greet him. Xun Chen was born in a Yingchuan family, is Xun Yu's younger brother, the fourth in the family, Xun Yu is his eldest brother.

After hearing Xu You's words, Xun Chen shook his head slightly: "Why does Ziyuan ask knowingly? Don't hide it, what you just said is reasonable. I feel the same way, but I don't dare to speak to the Lord. And Ziyuan's worries are exactly what I am thinking at the moment, and the current shape is urgent. It's time to seriously consider the future and destiny of Jizhou. It's a pity that the lord is still immersed in joy at this time, and he can't listen to anything, and his words are against his ears! ”

After finishing speaking, Xun Chen's expression was very gloomy, and his face was full of sadness like Xu You, as if he was also not optimistic about the war in front of him, and he was very worried about the future of Jizhou.

Seeing that Xun Chen and himself were suffering from the same disease. The views on the current situation coincided, and Xu You suddenly let down his guard and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The nervous mind couldn't help but relax.

"What you say is very true. The lord attached too much importance to the ground trap in front of him, thinking that he could use this to wipe out Li Li and his Xiliang Iron Cavalry, completely annihilated, and from then on get rid of a huge trouble. Don't you know that this law is contrary to the principles of heaven? Not tolerated by the world. It is really a move to abandon the basics and the last, and it is very unwise. ”

After a pause in his tone, Xu You once again turned his gaze to the pit where there were screams, and whispered worriedly: "The Lord has privately gathered tens of thousands of troops, and has been digging for more than four months before there is such a huge pit in front of you. But such a big thing, I didn't know about it until tonight, and the only people who knew about it in advance were Tian Feng, Guo Tu and the second son Yuan Xi. The lord did so. Doesn't it chill me! ”

"Huh?" Xun Chen was surprised when he heard this, and asked urgently: "Didn't Ziyuan mean that this plan was offered by Tian Yuanhao?" Yuan Hao has always been upright. Why did he make a mistake this time, and offered such a hurtful plan to the lord? ”

"This ?????" After Xu You heard this, his expression changed slightly, and after his eyes rolled a few times, he finally decided to tell the truth, lest Xun Chen mistakenly think that the plan to sink the ground came from Tian Feng's mouth.

"If you want to misunderstand, this strategy is not Tian Feng's offer. I also thought that this was done by Tian Feng's villain, but it wasn't until I retreated just now that I knew that this plan was originally from the mouth of the second son Yuan Xi, and I thought that such a vicious plan must be Guo Tu's plan. It's just that he is humble and light-hearted, so that he can use the mouth of the second son to offer a plan to the lord, but he didn't expect that this plan was in the hands of the lord, and it almost hit it off, and then it was carried out quietly. It is said that the entire excavation operation was the sole responsibility of the second son, and the 60,000 soldiers dispatched were all soldiers and horses under the accounts of the generals of the descendant line such as Gao Gan, Chun Yuqiong and Jiang Qi, so that the matter was concealed to the death, so that we were never aware of it. ”

After Xun Chen heard this, he frowned and didn't speak for a long time, but the corner of his eye lingered on Yuan Xi and Guo Tu, who were twenty steps away, his eyes were extremely cold, mixed with strong resentment.

After a long time, he sighed in a low voice: "In this way, Yuan Hao was used by Guo Tu's villain again this time, and after he was willing to stay in front of the battle to judge the lord, he was actually just suffering on behalf of others and sending him to death!" ”

Xu You nodded and said, "That's true." Tian Feng has always been upright, and he has not been reused and depressed before he met the lord, but the lord treats him very well and treats him as an arm. Since then, Tian Feng has always been grateful to his lord, regarded it as a gift of knowledge, and was loyal. And this time, the lord informed him in advance of the fact that the land was trapped in the lore array, and his purpose was to let him lead the lore array; After all, he has always been calm and serious, but he has never been wrong in the military and political affairs he handles. Therefore, the lord entrusted this matter to him, but he didn't think that he actually agreed, and he took the initiative to ask Ying to stay in front of the formation at the critical moment to hold on until the last moment. ”

Speaking of this, Xu You sighed with deep feelings: "Although I, Xu You, have always been at odds with Tian Feng, in the past, as long as he proposed it, I would definitely oppose it. However, I have to admit that although Tian Feng is a little stubborn and pedantic, he is an extremely rare old and serious minister, and I am inferior to him in handling government affairs and agricultural affairs; But when it comes to strategic vision and accompanying the army, he is far inferior to me.

Furthermore??? There is another point that I am willing to bow to, that is, he can die for the lord regardless of a single thing, and I can never do it without regard for my own life and death. So, ask yourself, I'm not as good as Tian Feng. But it was really not worth it for him to be buried in the pit like this time. You must know that if he does not agree to the lord's request, then the person who stays in front of the battle and launches the big array will be Guo Tu, or the second son Yuan Xi. ”

After Xun Chen heard this, his heart was extremely heavy, his face was gloomy like a dark cloud, and his eyes were so cold that he seemed to choose someone to devour.

Among the many strategists under Yuan Shao's account, Xun Chen and Tian Feng were close friends, and when Yuan Shao led Jizhou Mu, he recommended his friend Tian Feng to Yuan Shao. Over the years, there may have been disagreements between the two, but the friendship has endured. It hasn't changed a bit. At the same time, there are only two strategists that Xun Chen can really look at in the Jizhou army. One is Tian Feng, and the other is Xu Yu in front of him. It's a pity that he and Xu You's personalities don't match, and in his eyes, although Xu You is quite talented, he is a complete snob. Therefore, except for the deliberations of the General's Mansion, he and Xu You do not communicate with each other on weekdays. It's just a general acquaintance. However, under the sudden upheaval today, the two unexpectedly got together. There is quite a taste of the same breath and branches, and the difficult times together.

After being silent for a long time, Xun Chen raised his eyes to look at the ground under the night sky, and said faintly: "I hope that Yuan Haoji will be like heaven." Fall on one's feet. Otherwise, Xun will never be with Guo Tu's villain, and he will avenge Yuan Hao one day! ”

"Ahh Xu You was stunned when he heard this, his eyes couldn't help flashing, and he whispered an advisory: "Brother Wen Ruo is cautious, if it is heard by others, there will be trouble." ”

Xun Chen turned his head and stared at Xu Yu with burning eyes, and said softly: "Ming people don't say dark words. Just now, Ziyuan seems to be very disappointed in the lord, and when he is in danger of Jizhou. Presumably Ziyuan has prepared a way out for himself? ”

Xu You's voice changed when he heard this, and his eyes looked at Xun Chen suspiciously. He said suspiciously: "Why did Brother Wen Ruo say this? Did you overhear me? ”

"Don't be surprised. Now that my Jizhou is at a critical moment of rise and fall, you and I should do our best to assist the lord, and we will definitely not have two ambitions. However, if the situation takes a turn for the worse, we will have to find another way out. I don't know if Ziyuan thinks so? Xun Chen directly clarified his position and said bluntly.

Xu You looked at Xun Chen in disbelief, but saw that his expression was calm and his eyes were firm, not like a fake, nor a speculative fraud. Immediately, he turned his head to look at the many soldiers behind him, nodded lightly to Xun Chen without a trace, and said in a low voice: "Since ancient times, good birds have chosen trees to perch, and good ministers have chosen their masters. If we can't do anything, we should find another way out, do we still have to accompany some self-righteous people to be buried together? ”

Xun Chen nodded his head in agreement: "I also have this intention." May this day never come, or we will be infamous. ”

Xu You nodded in agreement, but he didn't say anything anymore, and then looked up at the sky, only to see that the sky was already exposed, and it wouldn't be long before the sky was about to dawn??????

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"Report ?????? The lord, the figure of the Xiliang war cavalry was found in front, and General Cao Ren ordered the last general to come to ask the lord, how should our army respond? In the rush of the report, a general dressed in the captain's armor rushed to Cao Cao's side, then turned over and dismounted, and bowed respectfully.

"Phew!" When Cao Cao heard this, he frowned slightly and muttered: "How can there be a Xiliang battle horse at the foot of the left wing mountain?" How many men and horses are there in the enemy's army, and who is the general who leads the troops? ”

"This ???" The captain was stunned when he heard this, bowed his head and replied, "Please forgive the lord." It was too dark at the moment, and the enemy had not lit the torches, and all the horsemen were in the darkness, so it was impossible to discern the reality of their forces or the appearance of their generals. However, judging from the defensive formation of the enemy army, the number of this Xiliang cavalry is not large, as many as two or three thousand, and as few as five or six hundred. Moreover, these Xiliang war cavalry were heavily guarded, and when the last general led hundreds of scouts to investigate, they were discovered by enemy cavalry before they were close to a hundred paces, and then they fired a flurry of arrows. Therefore, the last general dared to assert that the combat power of this Xiliang cavalry was quite strong, and if we wanted to annihilate it in a short time, our army would need to mobilize at least 5,000 or even 10,000 soldiers and horses to succeed. ”

"Well, you've done your best, get up." Cao Cao bowed slightly, waved his hand and motioned for the captain to get up and answer.

Frowning and thinking, Cao Cao inadvertently caught a glimpse of the sky being exposed, and immediately his expression changed slightly, and he immediately made a decision: "Quickly send an order to Cao Ren, no fighting, just leave three thousand soldiers in charge of guarding." The whole army accelerated its march, and it was imperative to evacuate the battlefield before dawn and rush to the banks of the Yellow River to regroup. Make no mistake! ”

"No!" The lieutenant didn't say anything, and immediately turned over his horse after receiving the order, and quickly went to the front army to give orders.

?????? When the sky was slightly bright, Cao Ren, who was in charge of the palace, led 3,000 men and horses to catch up with the front army, only to see him hanging his head and walking behind Cao Cao, but he did not salute Cao Cao, and he looked completely unguarded.

"Why does Zixiao look like this, isn't it the Xiliang War Cavalry that launched an attack on our army?"

Cao Ren shook his head when he heard this, and looked up at Cao Cao with a face full of remorse: "Does the lord know who the leading general of the Xiliang War Cavalry who just passed by us is?" ”

Cao Cao chuckled disapprenousively: "Hehehe! Who else could it be, it was nothing more than Huan Fei, Dian Wei, Zhang Liao and other Xiliang generals, it wouldn't be Li Li, right? ”

"It's the Li thief!" Cao Ren gritted his teeth and said heavily.

"Ah??????h

In an exclamation, Cao Cao's body was crooked, and he slipped off the horse's back in an instant, but fortunately, Cao Ren's eyes were quick, and he flew off the horse and dragged him in time.

"Li thief、、、 turned out to be Li thief! Ah———!h Cao Cao, who was leaning on Cao Ren's arms, looked sluggish and lost his mind and muttered to himself, holding his head in his hands, rolling over in pain, and screaming loudly: "Ah??? It hurts me! ”

Seeing that Cao Cao's head wind disease had committed again, Cao Ren suddenly panicked, and hurriedly comforted: "The lord, the lord is angry!" This missed opportunity, we will have a chance in the future, and we will definitely be able to kill the Li thief! ”

"Ahh I ?????? hurt me."

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