"Ah!" Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and Han Dang were shocked. Han Dang said in anger: "Yuan Shao is a descendant of the Yuan family. After all, the three masters of the four generations are so dirty and despicable. It is really a waste of time to be the leader of the alliance, which is heartbreaking!"

Cheng Pu and Huang Gai were both indignant. Cheng Pu said: "Lord, what should we do? Can't we let Yuan Shao slaughter? We finally recruited more than 10,000 new recruits and expanded our troops to 30,000. Now, with the order of Yuan Shao, he actually asked us to leave half of the troops. It's really outrageous and too much to deceive others!"

"Hmph! What else can I do?" Sun Ce snorted coldly with a gloomy face and said sternly: "The situation is now imminent, so how can we think too much? For the sake of this, we can only select 15,000 elite soldiers at night. Be sure to prepare tonight and take away all the food and supplies to Hedong County tomorrow morning!"

After saying that, Sun Ce looked up at Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and others, and then left.

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As the end of the year approaches, the two armies confronting Hangu Pass are temporarily truce.

However, a truce does not mean that the two armies are in peace.

During the truce period, only ordinary soldiers who were fighting in the front were the ones who were truly able to rest. For the princes and their tents, this was their place to use them.

Taking advantage of this war, they can display their talents indulge in their abilities, whether they are conspiring or conspiring, they can use any means that are conducive to war. The cold night sky is a paradise for wise men to expose their talents.

This is what is called "those who work hard to control others", and those who work hard to control others.

Under the cold night sky, unknown scenes were staged in the same camp.

Just as Sun Ce left and Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and others scolded Yuan Shao for being despicable, the Central Army commander's tent several miles away was also secretly discussing the war in Hangu.

However, the matters of the General Secretary are coming to an end now and all matters have been arranged. A group of trusted generals have successively taken orders and left. The real core strategist and confidant generals are still here.

After counting, the people in the tent of the Central Army commander were: Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Yuan Xi, Xu You, Guo Tu and Mao Jie, who were actually the confidant advisers under Yuan Shao and Cao Cao.

Although Cao Cao's strength is not as strong as before, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is weaker than before; the situation of the Allied forces is now worrying. Among the princes in various towns, Yuan Shao could trust few princes, and at the critical moment he was still willing to discuss major events with Cao Cao. This may be because of the brotherhood played a role in the past, or Yuan Shao believed that Cao Cao was in a difficult situation and had no choice but to rely on him, Yuan Shao, so he still trusted Cao Cao more.

"Tomorrow, Sun Ce will lead his troops to Hedong to exchange for 50,000 troops from Liu Bei. I hope that Liu Bei will be helpful to us after he arrives. Revitalize morale and reverse the current situation of the sluggish army."

In the magnificent and mighty position of general, Yuan Shao's face looked a little haggard, his voice was very low, he was a little unhappy and seemed very tired.

The general's tent held a meeting from noon to late at night. In the afternoon, the princes gathered together to discuss the defense of the camp during the truce, and in the evening, they discussed the situation in front of the battle secretly. All the discussions were chaired by Yuan Shao. Such intensive discussions made Yuan Shao exhausted his brains. Now that the discussions are coming to an end, he can finally breathe a sigh of relief and lean on the position of commander to close his eyes and rest.

"Reporting to the commander of the father, my son felt that it seemed inappropriate to send Sun Ce to Hedong County." This was the first time that Yuan Xi had spoken since he participated in the discussion. And he immediately denied the decision that Yuan Shao had officially ordered.

"Huh?" Yuan Shao slowly opened his eyes when he heard the sound. Although his face had not changed, his eyes were very bad when he looked at Yuan Xi, and he had a faint reproach.

"Xianyi, since you think your father's order is inappropriate, why did the princes not say anything about the matter in the afternoon, but mentioned it at this time?"

Seeing Yuan Shao's expression unhappy, Yuan Xi suddenly became nervous and subconsciously turned his head to look at Xu You. After seeing Xu You's determined eyes, he felt relieved.

Then he said respectfully: "Don't calm down. When discussing the matter in the afternoon, it was not that the child did not want to say it. It was because General Sun Ce was worried that he would not be able to raise it in public. But at this time, only we are here, so naturally there is no need to be taboo, so the child dared to express his thoughts."

"Oh?" Yuan Shao was a little surprised when he heard this, and his eyes became much gentler. But his tone did not change at all, and he was still very low and his tone was not good.

"Tell me what you think. If you say what you are right, just let it go. If you speak nonsense, you will never let your father go!"

Seeing his father's harsh and introverted expression, Yuan Xi immediately breathed a sigh of relief and felt relieved. As a son, he knew very well about his father's usual changes in expression and tone of speech. He knew that the reason why his father's tone was not targeting him, but deliberately for Cao Cao to see, because the suggestion that Sun Ce led his troops to Hedong was recommended by Cao Cao, and he tried his best to promote this matter.

After sorting out his thoughts, Yuan Xi said loudly: "In the battle of Dongyuan City, Sun Ce was severely injured by Ma Chao. After his injuries have recovered, his father asked him to retreat to Hedong to protect the food road, and he was indeed a little unfulfilled. In another half a month, the spring will be in the beginning, and the ice and snow will melt, and our allied forces will fight with the Xiliang army. Now it is the time to use people. Sun Ce is a strong general on the battlefield, with a strong martial arts skill, and should stay on the front line to charge. Moreover, the Xiliang army is brave and good at fighting, and the generals under the command of Li Thief are even more powerful. Sun Ce's role in staying in the camp is far better than staying in the rear. Therefore, the child believes that Sun Ce should still stay on the front line of the camp. As for the task of guarding the food road in the rear, he can hand it over to Jiang Qi, so that he can make meritorious service, and the troops can be dispatched directly from our Jizhou army. This is the child's foolish opinion. How to make a decision, please ask his father to decide."

After hearing this, Yuan Shao narrowed his eyes slightly, not saying anything, but his eyes when he looked at Yuan Xi became more gentle, and a hint of admiration appeared faintly.

"What Xianyi said, what Meng De said?" Yuan Shao asked softly in a calm tone.

Cao Cao smiled calmly and nodded at Yuan Xi with appreciation, and smiled and said, "Xianyi has extraordinary knowledge. Brother Benchu ​​has successors, which makes Cao envious! As Xianyi said, Sun Bofu is extremely brave. Among our allies, his martial arts are second only to Lu Bu. He is definitely the best candidate for fighting in front of the formation. It is a pity that such a brave general stays in Hedong County to protect the food road. It is useless and buried his martial arts. With this section alone, Xianyi's words are not bad at all, and every sentence is reasonable. It is reasonable to think that the military orders in the afternoon are inappropriate. However????"

As the topic of the conversation turned sharply, Cao Cao paused and smiled and signaled that Yuan Xi should not be excited and not be impatient. Then he continued: "However, Sun Ce went to Hedong County not only to protect the safety of the food route, but also to shoulder other missions. This is precisely the top priority. He will never neglect and will not make any mistakes, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable.

Before this, we don’t have to worry about food safety. That’s because Liu Bei and Zhang Fei led troops to guard the rear. Liu Bei himself was a man of great martial arts, and his brother Zhang Fei was even more inappropriate. He took the general’s head in a million troops as brave as taking things out of his bags. This was not Cao deliberately boasted about Liu Bei and the two brothers of Zhang Fei, but when Chenliu met in the past, we had seen the courage of the three brothers of Liu Bei with his own eyes. Now, the original camp of Loudi needs Liu Bei to lead troops to help. This will stabilize the morale of the army and boost morale. But after they left, there will be no generals stationed in Hedong County. If Cao’s previous words are unfortunate, Hedong County will be worried and will directly threaten the safety of the entire Allied Army.

In view of this, Cao recommended Sun Ce to his brother Benchu ​​to lead his troops to Hedong and detained half of his troops. He used this to suppress Sun Ce and did not dare to have any other intentions. At the same time, if Hedong County was indeed attacked, with the courage of tens of thousands of defenders in Hedong and Sun Ce, it would be enough to ensure that our army's rear was safe, and the enemy would definitely find it difficult to step into Hedong County.

In addition, the military orders are like mountains, and it is inappropriate to change the orders every day. If the war is not favorable, we must be cautious to avoid shaking the morale of the army. Cao said this. Whether to change the original intention is entirely determined by Brother Benchu."

It has to be said that Cao Cao's remarks were indeed comprehensive and impeccable. Although he was about to end, he kept saying that everything was up to Yuan Shao, but in fact his attitude was already very clear. The sentence "The orders change every day and the war will be unfavorable" completely blocked everyone's mouths.

Sure enough, after Cao Cao finished speaking, Yuan Shao nodded slightly and said, "What Meng De said is extremely true. The military order has been issued, so how can we change it!"

With a brief tone, Yuan Shao looked at Yuan Xi with a sharp look and reprimanded: "Xianyi, you are still too young after all, and you are too narrow-minded in your mind. You only care about the overall situation. This time, you will not punish you as a father. You still need to ask you Uncle Cao in the future. Don't be arrogant or self-righteous. Do you remember?"

"The child knew he was wrong, so he must obey his uncle's instructions more!" Yuan Xi responded respectfully with a red face, and bowed to Cao Cao, with a very comprehensive manner.

"You don't have to be polite to nephew. Xianyi is extremely smart and has great insight, which is rare." Cao Cao helped Yuan Xi up with a smile and comforted him with a smile.

Then he said to Yuan Shao: "In fact, what Xianyi said just now is not unreasonable. It is completely feasible to send Jiang Qi to lead 10,000 troops and Sun Ce to Hedong County. After all, the combat power of Hedong County is not strong, and after the 50,000 troops of Liu Bei's troops leave, the troops will be a little insufficient; and Sun Ce's troops originally had 30,000 troops, and now half of them are intercepted and left in the camp. If Jiang Qi leads 10,000 troops from the side to assist, Hedong County will definitely be foolproof. I wonder what Brother Benchu ​​wants?"

"Is Jiang Qi?" When Yuan Shao heard the name of Jiang Qi again, he couldn't help but remember the fire in the Feiyundu Grain Camp three days ago. Yu said angrily, "This idiot, if you don't succeed, you're not good at defeating things, it's really useless!"

"Brother Benchu ​​calmed down." Cao Cao persuaded with a smile: "The fire broke out in Feiyundu, but the incident happened suddenly. It is not easy for General Jiang Qi to protect more than 60% of our army's food and supplies in the chaos. This shows that he is not useless, but his experience is still lacking. After a little training, he will be a good general. Now that the Feiyundu camp has been taken over by General Chunyu Qiong, Jiang Qi is still a guilty person. Instead of leaving him to do nothing in the camp, it is better to give him a chance to make meritorious service. Brother Benchu, victory or defeat is common in military affairs, and we have been repeatedly frustrated, let alone young generals like Jiang Qi?"

"Well, just follow what Meng De said." Yuan Shao nodded thoughtfully.

"Thank you for your kindness, my child will go and pass the order immediately." Yuan Xi was overjoyed and respectfully accepted the order.

"Well, go, I'll remind your cousin Jiang Qi to learn from his lesson. If there is any recurrence, I will never let you go and rest. Let's go and rest. I'll talk to Meng De alone." He waved his hand to signal everyone to retreat, and Yuan Shao stood up and sat side by side with Cao Cao in the hall.

After everyone left, Yuan Shao showed a hint of joy on his face and chuckled: "In the evening, the two brothers Xin Ping sent back secret letters, and the guy finally let go. On February 2nd after the New Year, he will raise an army to attack Li Zhe. Hahaha!"

"Oh? This is an unexpected joy!" Cao Cao was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then he remembered the person Yuan Shao pointed out in his words, and immediately laughed: "Three days ago, Li Thief sent someone to set fire to burn our Allied Army's food and grass camp, wanting to give us a cauldron to remove firewood, which made our Allied Army very passive and worried. Now we are going backwards, and we also gave him a cauldron to remove firewood, which made him suffer from an enemy from both sides. It is really satisfying!"

After saying that, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao looked at each other and laughed happily: "Hahaha?????"

While laughing, Cao Cao slightly stood up and picked up a jar of fine wine, filled Yuan Shao with one cup, lowered his head and poured another cup for himself, and then the two raised their glasses to drink. However, Yuan Shao did not notice that Cao Cao looked at him with his head covering his face and drinking. It seemed that he had known that Xin Ping, the Xin Pi brothers who went to serve as lobbyists, would surely succeed. This matter was very beneficial to him and had been used by him. Perhaps this matter was already within his plan.

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Chapter completed!