The two armies under the command of Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang looked at each other from a distance, and each could see each other's fluttering battle flags.

The two armies were ready for battle, and once Cao's army arrived, they could immediately start fighting.

But Cao Cao never appeared, and the scout reported that Cao Jun, who was approaching, seemed to have evaporated out of thin air, and there was not even the slightest news.

Looking at the wilderness in front of him, Yuan Tan, who was a little breathless, instructed the soldiers behind him: "Send someone to investigate and see what Cao Jun is doing, why he hasn't come here yet!" ”

"No!" The soldiers responded with their fists clenched, and then shouted behind them: "The general has an order, go and investigate Cao Jun to ask for money!" ”

As the words of the pro-soldier fell, several fast horses rushed out of the array behind Yuan Tan.

A few scouts who rushed out galloped all the way, and the horses' hooves rolled up a cloud of smoke and dust, and soon disappeared from Yuan Tan's field of vision.

The scout left, and Yuan Tan's brows remained tightly locked.

Cao Cao led tens of thousands of troops across the Yellow River into the Hebei border, all the way to Liyang.

Needless to say, he also knew that Cao Cao's purpose was very simple, that is, to occupy Liyang, use it as a foundation, and then enter Yecheng.

But for some reason, after Cao Cao's army crossed the Yellow River, it marched extremely slowly.

A day ago, I hope he got the news that Cao's army was approaching a place only a hundred miles away from Liyang.

Knowing that Cao Cao really came, Yuan Tan thought about it again and again, and finally decided to lead the army out of the city to meet the enemy.

went out of the city full of war, and the reinforcements led by Yuan Shang had already arrived nearby, but Cao Jun was like a shy little daughter-in-law and refused to show up.

Yuan Tan sent scouts and led his army to station Yuan Shang, who was only a mile away from him, and soon got the news.

Pinching his chin, Yuan Shang's brows were tightly locked, and after a while, he said to the soldiers behind him: "Go to General Xiansi's army alone, and listen to what their scouts say!" ”

"No!" The pro-soldier who got the order answered, and did not give any other order, his legs clamped towards the horse's belly, and the horse rushed towards Yuan Tan's big array.

Looking at the back of the departing soldiers, Yuan Shang's eyes narrowed slightly, and he subconsciously turned his head to look at Yuan Xi.

An ominous feeling arose in his heart, and he even suspected that Cao Cao had just released a false message, saying that he was going to attack Liyang, but he turned around and marched towards Yecheng.

Finding that Yuan Shang glanced at him, Yuan Xi didn't say anything, just silently looked at Yuan Shang's personal soldiers who were gradually moving away.

Yuan Tan, who had sent scouts, stood under the banner of the Chinese army, looking in the direction where Cao's army should appear.

There was an empty space at the end of the horizon, there was no shadow of Cao Jun at all, and Yuan Tan even had some suspicions that the news that Cao Jun was approaching Liyang was deliberately released by Cao Cao.

After the scout left, less than half an hour later, Yuan Tan saw a fast horse galloping towards him from a distance.

On horseback was a scout who had gone to investigate Cao Jun's movements.

When the horse arrived four or five steps away from Yuan Tan, the scout grabbed the war horse, hugged his fists and said to him: "General Qiyu, I have been exploring all the way, but I have not seen Cao Jun!" ”

Knowing that he hadn't seen Cao Jun, the look on Yuan Tan's face became more and more solemn.

He ignored the scout, instead frowning and looking out at the end of the horizon.

After a while, the scouts returned one after another, without exception, all of them reported to Yuan Tan and did not find Cao Jun.

Just when Yuan Tan was wondering where Cao Jun had gone, a fast horse came running in the distance.

Looking at the fast horse galloping from a distance, Yuan Tan clenched his fists tightly, and his eyes narrowed into a slit.

"General, it's not good!" Riding a horse and rushing to Yuan Tan's approach, Yuan Jun on horseback raised his fists and said with a panicked expression: "Cao Jun went straight to Yecheng!" ”

"Can you find out, where is Cao Jun now?" Knowing that Cao Jun went to Yecheng, Yuan Tan was also shocked, and hurriedly asked the scout.

Although Yecheng is currently under the jurisdiction of Yuan Shang, for the whole of Hebei, it is the center of orders after all.

Yecheng is in the hands of Yuan Shang, and the whole of Hebei is still Yuan's.

Once Yecheng is lost, the foundation of the Yuan clan in Hebei will be greatly shaken.

The news that Cao Jun was advancing towards Yecheng was not only related to Yuan Shang's status, but also related to Yuan Tan's plan to be the lord of Hebei in the future.

The matter is critical, and Yuan Tan does not dare to be careless.

"I have advanced more than 30 miles in the direction of Yecheng, and I am still on the move." Riding on horseback, maintaining a fist-hugging posture, the pro-soldier replied.

His eyes widened, and Yuan Tan was stunned.

Since he received the news that Cao Cao led the army to attack Liyang, he thought that Cao's army must want to occupy Liyang first, then seize Nanpi and other places, and finally march to Yecheng.

Judging from the news brought back by the scouts, it is clear that this is not the case with Cao Cao's deployment.

Cao Jun was more like a false shot, mobilizing all the forces of Yuan's army to the vicinity of Liyang, taking advantage of the emptiness of the Yecheng garrison, and suddenly attacked!

Twisting his brows, Yuan Tan had not woken up from the news that Cao Cao had turned around and headed towards Yecheng, and the personal soldiers sent by Yuan Shang clenched their fists and said to him: "General, the villain will report to the son." ”

Yuan Tan nodded to the pro-soldier, and the pro-soldier turned around the war horse and rushed towards Yuan Shang's large array.

Seeing his own soldiers running back from a distance, Yuan Shang's hand holding the reins was also clenched tightly, and his palms were covered with beads of sweat.

From the panicked appearance of his own soldiers galloping on horseback, Yuan Shang already felt that something was wrong.

However, he was still praying in his heart, praying that Cao Jun did not make a false shot and went to Yecheng to kill.

The pro-soldiers who rode their horses and galloped in front of Yuan Shang, rode on horseback, hugged their fists and said to him: "Qi Yu Gongzi, the scouts under the command of the eldest prince have found out the news, and Cao Jun has gone to Yecheng!" ”

After getting the exact news that Cao Jun was going to Yecheng from the mouths of his own soldiers, the muscles on Yuan Shang's cheeks twitched violently a few times, his legs clamped on the horse's belly, and shouted to the soldiers of Yuan Jun behind him: "Return to Yecheng!" ”

At the same time as shouting, Yuan Shang had already rushed out on horseback.

The soldiers of the Yuan army lined up behind him got the order and followed him one after another, running in the direction of Yecheng.

Yuan Xi didn't move immediately, but looked in the direction of Yecheng, his brows tightly twisted.

He did suspect that Cao Cao suddenly turned around and marched into Yecheng, but after getting the confirmed news, he felt that things were not so simple.

If Cao's army really marched towards Yecheng, the operation would definitely be very secretive.

The scouts sent by Yuan Tan did not leave for a long time, and the news that Cao Jun was advancing all the way to Yecheng with him could only show that Cao Jun did not deliberately hide his whereabouts.

This not only violated Cao Cao's habit of using troops in the past, but also violated the common sense of the art of war.

Since he wanted to use his voice to attack the west, why would he be careless enough to let the scouts sent by Yuan Tan find out so lightly?

After thinking about it, Yuan Xi really couldn't find a reason to convince himself.

When he looked at the direction of Yecheng and wrinkled his eyebrows and pondered, Yuan Shang led the army and had already driven a short distance.

Turning from deep thought, he turned his head to look at the soldiers of the Yuan Army who were passing by, Yuan Xi was suddenly stunned in his heart, and quickly shook the reins, and rode his horse forward.

Riding a horse and jumping towards the front of the team, seeing that he was about to catch up with Yuan Shang, Yuan Xi shouted loudly: "Xianfu and slow!" ”

Hearing Yuan Xi calling him behind him, Yuan Shang turned his head and glanced back, but he didn't stop the war horse.

Speeding up and urging the war horse to gallop and catch up with Yuan Shang, Yuan Xi shouted to him: "Beware of fraud!" ”

When Yuan Xi shouted the words "Beware of fraud", Yuan Shang slowed down his horse a little, turned his head and asked, "How can the second brother say that?" ”

"Does Xianfu feel weird?" Riding a horse to Yuan Shang's side, while riding forward side by side, Yuan Xi said to him: "Cao Cao used soldiers in the past, and he was always elusive. Our army has suffered repeated setbacks, and this is exactly what happened. Now he first let out the news that he wanted to capture Liyang, but suddenly turned around and attacked Yecheng. ”

"Didn't the second brother also think that Cao Cao had the intention of seizing Yecheng?" With his brows furrowed, Yuan Shang asked Yuan Xi a question.

"That's true!" Nodding, Yuan Xi admitted that he had said such things earlier, but as soon as the conversation changed, he said to Yuan Shang: "If Cao's army suddenly disappears, or if he leaves a group of soldiers and horses here as a suspicious army, Cao Cao must covet Yecheng." But the movements of the Cao army are too easy to be grasped by our army, could it be that Xianfu doesn't realize that there is fraud in it? ”

After listening to Yuan Xi's analysis, Yuan Shang's brows tightened, and he thought for a moment before saying: "I heard that Cao Cao's Guo Jia has been assassinated for the Qin army, and I think Cao Cao is also a useless person......"

"Guo Jia died, but Cao Cao still has capable people!" Without waiting for Yuan Shang to finish speaking, Yuan Xi stopped him and said: "Xun You, Xun Yu, Cheng Yu and others are all wise people, Xu You, who defected from Hebei at the time of Guandu, although his character is inferior, his wisdom is very comparable. With these people here, how could Cao Cao make such a mistake? ”

Stunned by Yuan Xi's question, Yuan Shang's brows tightened, and after a while, he said to Yuan Xi: "Cao's army is heading towards Yecheng, if I don't come back to help, I'm afraid that they will really attack Yecheng." If this is not the case, my side will send my own soldiers to discuss with my eldest brother, and the two armies will advance one after another, even if the Cao army really has an ambush, it is not afraid! ”

"Qi Yu Gongzi, the eldest prince asked people to come and ask how to pursue Cao Jun!" While the two brothers were talking, one of Yuan Shang's personal soldiers rode over and reported to Yuan Shang with his fists in his hands.

"Call someone up!" Just as he was about to send someone to contact Yuan Tan, he suddenly heard that Yuan Tan had asked someone to ask how to pursue first, and Yuan Shang hurriedly instructed the soldiers who reported the news.

"No!" The soldiers responded with their fists clenched, spun around their horses, and ran to the side.

It was just an eye-piercing effort, so he took a Yuan Tan's personal soldier and walked towards Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi.

When the two brothers approached, the soldiers sent by Yuan Tan turned over and got off their horses, clasped their fists and said to Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi: "The general learned that Cao Cao led the army to Yecheng, and specially ordered the villain to come and ask the two sons how to pursue!" I beg the two sons to show it! ”

(The following words are free: Happy New Year, brothers!) On the first day of the new year, Tian shamelessly asked his brothers for a monthly pass! ）