Guantao, Yuan Jun camp.

Since Cangting was defeated, Yuan Shao became drowsy and in a state of distraction.

No wonder, Yuan Shao, who was born in a bad mood, lost to Cao Cao, who he never looked down upon, and he was naturally particularly depressed...

Yuan Shang had already arrived from Yecheng and was preparing to pick Yuan Shao back to Yecheng.

However, Yuan Shao was weak, and the doctor told Yuan Shang not to rush to let Yuan Shao go. It would be better to take a break, take some care of his health, and set off after his condition improved. Yuan Shang received the doctor's advice and did not dare to act rashly. So he sent someone to send a message to his home and then stayed with Yuan Shao to serve. He could not let Yuan Tan stay by Yuan Shao alone, so as not to cause any changes.

Yuan's army retreated on a large scale and stationed on the south bank of Qinghe River.

Cao's army also suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Cangting. Although they won, they were unable to continue to move north.

Cao Cao was also quite helpless. Of course, he knew that Yuan Shao was seriously ill, Yuan Jun was depressed, Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang could not support the overall situation in Hebei. This was also the best time for him to attack, but Cao Jun was also damaged after the Battle of Cangting. As the autumn harvest was approaching, he could not temporarily recruit troops. Last year, the Guandu War had been delayed for a whole year. Many places in Yanzhou and Yuzhou were out of stock. If he had not implemented the military farming method since the first year of Jian'an, he would have been considered a bit of financial resources in recent years, otherwise he would have been unable to survive this year.

According to Cao Cao's plan, we must rest for a while this year.

He was unwilling to recruit young and strong men, as that would inevitably lead to labor shortage... If it were not for this, how could Cao Cao use Guandu to win and Runan have the momentum of winning the great victory?

If there is another failure this year, Heluo will inevitably be in turmoil.

Cao Cao was considering the overall situation, so he didn't dare to act rashly. He knew that a great opportunity was right in front of him, but he was unable to recover Hebei.

Yuan Shao was also depressed, and it was precisely because of this depression that he couldn't afford to get sick.

After a whole day of hard work, Yuan Shao finally fell asleep.

Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan stood outside the door and guarded so that they could be called at any time.

The two brothers were guarding each other and plotting against each other... Speaking of which, they were both very tired, but no one was willing to leave at this time. They were both worried that if something happened to them while they were resting, it would affect their future development.

Therefore, the two brothers were guarding outside the house, seemingly intimate, but in fact they were scheming.

"Brother, it's too late, you'd better go and take a break, I'll just stay here."

"How can this be done? I am the elder brother, how can I rest at this time? Xianfu came from Yecheng and kept busy taking care of his father. I'm afraid he's already tired. Please rest. I'll take care of my father. If anything happens, I will definitely send someone to inform you."

What a touching scene of brothers and brothers.

However, under the smiles of the two of them, their own plans were hidden...

At this time, a person ran in from outside the yard.

"The third young master, Mr. Feng Ji, sent someone to come and said that there is something important to report."

Yuan Shang was stunned and looked at Yuan Tan.

Yuan Tanze smiled and said, "Since Mr. Feng Ji sent someone to come, there must be something big... Xianfu just asks, I can take care of him here."

To be honest, Yuan Shang was unwilling to leave at this time.

But it is impossible for Fengji to send someone for no reason, so something must have happened.

So, Yuan Shang sued Yuan Tan and hurried to the gate of the courtyard. Yuan Shang was not unfamiliar with the person who came to send the message, Yuan Chaonian, who had followed Yuan Xi in the past.

"Chapter Nian, Mr. Fengji sent you here, what's the matter?"

Just as Yuan Chaonian was about to speak, Yuan Shang saw a manager running from a distance and heading straight into the courtyard.

This person is Yuan Tan’s confidant... Yuan Shang suddenly had an ominous sign in his heart.

Yuan Chaonian looked exhausted and bowed to answer, "Your Majesty, something is not good.

Three days ago, the Han army sneaked into Puyinxing. The Su family made a rebellion in Zhongshan and pretended to have seized Wangdu. After transferring General Zhang Nan from Puyinxing, they sent people to seize Puyinxing and killed Xin Ming, the guard general of Puyinxing. When General Zhang Nan heard the news, he immediately led his troops back to Puyinxing, but did not expect to be ambushed by Su and the two powerful families on the way, causing the entire army to be defeated. General Zhang Nan has now escaped without a trace and his whereabouts are unknown.

Wangdu, Tang County, and Puyin Xing were successively lost. The Han army general Zhang Liao's troops left Yanxiang and with the help of the Zhang family in Tang County, they captured Changshan Pass."

"ah?"

Yuan Shang was shocked when he heard this.

He felt a buzzing sound in his head, and there was no smell coming back for a while.

Puyin Xing was broken, Wangdu was lost, Changshan Pass was occupied by Liu Chuang, which was equivalent to cutting off the access for senior officials to rescue Zhongshan, and the entire Zhongshan would inevitably fall into the hands of the Han army. But all this happened too suddenly, which made Yuan Shang feel a little relieved...

He gritted his teeth and said after a while: "You should hurry back to Yecheng immediately, pass my order, and order Xinping to attack and take back Zhongshan."

Yuan Shang regrets it now...

Xin Ping told him at the beginning not to draw troops from Jizhou.

If Jiao Chu was still in Zhongshan, he could echo each other with Zhang Nan, how could the Su family seize Puyin Xing? He refused to listen and sent Jiao Chu to Bingzhou. In this way, Zhang Nan was unable to support him and was exploited by the Su family, which made Zhongshan dangerous. Yuan Shang of course knew the Su family and knew more about how powerful the Su family had in Zhongshan. The wealthy family for a century should not be taken lightly.

Now, the plan is to look forward to Xin Ping taking the attack and regaining Zhongshan.

Otherwise, if Zhongshan is lost, Changshan County will face danger... Yuan Shang suddenly felt a little anxious and felt that he could no longer calm his mind.

After he sent Yuan Chaonian away, he quickly returned to the courtyard.

Unexpectedly, he saw Yuan Tan's face turned pale and seemed to be in a state of dismay.

Yuan Shang's heart skipped a beat. He thought that Yuan Tan had also learned about the loss of Zhongshan, so he hurried forward and prepared to explain...

But before he could speak, he heard an angry shout from the room: "Chuang'er, I'm bullying too much!"

"Brother, father, this is..."

Yuan Tan gritted his teeth and smiled bitterly after a while: "Xin Ping is wrong."

"ah?"

"Xian Si, Xian Fu. You two come in."

Yuan Shang felt his mind was messy, and his ears were buzzing.

He was a little absent-minded. He walked into the room with Yuan Tan, but he was still confused: Why did Xin Zhong treat it so well?

Yuan Shao lay on the couch, his face pale as paper.

Next to the bed, a man was crawling, the confidant Yuan Tan who had gone in to report the news before.

Yuan Shao's breath was very heavy, and he closed his eyes and tried to calm his anger.

He had reason to be angry, and Xin Ping rebelled for no reason. There was no sign before. If it were normal, Yuan Shao might not have taken it seriously. But now... after the defeat in Cangting, Yuan Jun was seriously injured and his strength was sharply reduced. At this time, it was the opportunity to stabilize the situation and recuperate. Xin Ping's counter-option seems irrelevant, but in fact it shows that Yuan Shao's control is weakening.

"Xian Si. Zhongzhi has been serving you, why did he suddenly rebel?"

Yuan Tan was even more confused at this time. How could he know why Xin Ping suddenly rebelled? Yuan Tan believed that he was very good at Xin Ping, and he was respectful to him. Moreover, Xin Ping had letters with him before, talking about some military and national affairs. From that letter, Yuan Tan could see that Xin Ping had no intention of rebellion, so why did he surrender to Liu Chuang suddenly?

"Father, I have been by your side these days. I don't know much about what happened to Zhongzhi."

"You can't manage your own people well, how can you do big things?"

Yuan Shao was furious and scolded Yuan Tan.

Maybe he was so angry that he coughed violently.

Yuan Shang hurriedly stepped forward to support Yuan Shao and rubbed his back.

However, in his heart, he had decided to conceal the fact that he had not listened to Xin Ping's proposal and forced troops to Bingzhou. Yuan Shang was not a fool, he could vaguely feel that the reason why Xin Ping rebelled was probably related to his rejection of Xin Ping's suggestion.

You Xin Zhongzhi, I just don’t agree with your suggestions, and you won’t go to rebel…

But how can you say such words?

If Yuan Shao knew about this, he would be so angry.

"Xianfu, you immediately send someone back to Yecheng and order Zhang Nan to send troops to capture Gaoyang again.

Gaoyang must not make any mistakes, otherwise Hejian will be in danger. If Hejian is taken down by Chuang'er, there will inevitably be turmoil in Jizhou and we must guard against it."

When Yuan Shang heard Yuan Shao's orders, he immediately cried.

"Xianfu, why don't you move?"

"Father, we got the news, Zhongshan... Lunu Su family and the Zhang family in Tang County jointly rebelled, seized Puyin Xing, captured Wangdu, and blocked Changshan Pass. They defected to Liu Chuang and launched an uprising in Zhongshan Country. Han army generals Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun have seized Changshan Pass and Wangdu respectively. The boys estimated that Zhongshan had fallen into the hands of the Han army. I originally planned to let Xin Ping send troops to capture Zhongshan..."

Yuan Shao widened his eyes and looked at Yuan Shang.

His face suddenly turned red, his mouth opened twice, and a mouthful of blood spurted out, making Yuan Shang's face full of spray.

"Father, Father!"

Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang hurried forward, but Yuan Shao was already unconscious.

Two brothers, look at me, I look at you, but I don’t know what to do...

"Come to find a sir!"

Yuan Shang was the first to react and yelled at Yuan Tan.

At this time, Yuan Tan had completely lost the ability to think and subconsciously ran out of the room, allowing the doctor to come.

But he immediately recalled: I am the eldest son, I am the eldest brother, how dare Yuan Xianfu assign me?

He suddenly became angry and wanted to go back and argue with Yuan Shang. But then he thought that Yuan Shao was unconscious and he was really not suitable for arguing again at this time.

After the doctor arrived, he took a lot of effort to treat Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao closed his eyes, but his mind kept combing through the reasons for Xin Ping and the Su family's rebellion.

Logically speaking, the Su family is a family of merchants, and the merchants are profit-loving and have no right. Liu Chuang occupied Youzhou, seized the Daxianbei Mountains, and occupied the surrendered city, which was equivalent to cutting off the Su family's business route. In this case, the Su family seemed normal, and it seemed reasonable.

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