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Volume 1: A Famous Family Chapter 264: Redeeming Zhang He

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    "My dear, pay homage to your father!" Yuan Mai entered the tent with his entourage and bowed to Yuan Shao who was sitting on the bed.  It has only been a year since I last saw Yuan Shao. He looks much older, with mottled white hair on his head, and his face is much haggard. Compared with the high-spirited person before, he is very different.  He couldn't help but feel a little soft in his heart, and asked: "I haven't seen you for a year, and my father is already so old!" Yuan Shao forced a smile: "Haha The Cao thief is immortal, and he has trouble sleeping and eating, how can he not be old!" He said it casually!  He didn't bother to exchange pleasantries, let alone ask why Yuan Mai appeared in Wuchao. As his own son, it was only natural for Yuan Mai to appear in Wuchao to help him.  He couldn't wait to go straight to the topic: "How much food was stolen in the Battle of Wuchao?" Yuan Mai had already thought of a response on the way, and replied calmly: "To answer my father's question, the child is incompetent.  One hundred thousand stones of grain and sixty thousand stones of fodder were snatched away, and the rest of the grain and fodder was devoured by the fire!" After hearing what Yuan Mai said, Yuan Shao couldn't hide the disappointment on his face and sighed: "Only one hundred thousand stones?  One hundred thousand stones is too little, it can only sustain the army for one and a half months" Before Yuan Mai could speak, Yuan Shang next to him sneered: "Is it really only one hundred thousand stones? I'm afraid someone will take advantage of it?  , enrich your own pocket, right? " "The real number rescued by Wuchao from the fire this time was 300,000 shi, but Yuan Mai had already made a plan, so naturally he would not report it truthfully.  In this battle of Wuchao, the Bingzhou army also injured more than 4,000 people.  If you don¡¯t get some reward, wouldn¡¯t it be a big loss?  So Yuan Mai's plan is like this. One hundred thousand stones will be handed over, and one hundred thousand stones will be used to redeem Zhang He and Gao Lan. But now that Gao Lan has been executed, the one hundred thousand stones have to be made another plan; the remaining one hundred thousand stones will be used to redeem Zhang He and Gao Lan.  It goes into his own pocket, and he should be rewarded for losing his troops and generals.  According to his plan, Yuan Mai had already sent people to escort one hundred thousand shi of grain back to Huai County, and the 100,000 shi that was to be redeemed for Zhang He was also hidden on the north bank of the Yellow River;  The fodder was left on the south bank of the Yellow River.  Store in a visible place.  Guo Huai was ordered to lead nearly 10,000 soldiers to garrison, waiting for Yuan Shao to send troops to get food.  ¡°Excuse me, third brother, if it¡¯s not one hundred thousand stones, how much is it?¡± Yuan Mai looked at Yuan Shang with disdain.  asked rhetorically.  We haven¡¯t seen each other for two years.  The guy is still handsome.  Tall and straight figure, handsome face, exquisite facial features.  The clothes on his body are also carefully matched and not messy, giving people a heroic feeling.  No wonder Yuan Shao likes him. If he were placed before time travel, the fans of the third son of the Yuan family would definitely be no less than those of Korean idols. He would probably cause a scream wherever he went; if he were a duck, he would definitely attract countless rich women to salivate.  It's a pity that in these troubled times, a good skin means nothing. If the natural development of history follows the natural development of history, it won't be long before his beautiful head will be cut off by Gongsun Kang and dedicated to him.  Cao Cao.  Caught off guard by Yuan Mai's rhetorical question, Yuan Shang became a little angry: "You ask me? You robbed the food, how do I know how much I robbed? Anyway, I don't think it was only that little!" Yuan Mai raised the corners of his mouth slightly, calmly.  He said calmly: "Yes, I grabbed the food, so I know the accurate number is one hundred thousand dan. I also think it shouldn't be so little. My men braved the raging fire and rescued it for most of the night. Why?  There must be 300,000 dan and 200,000 dan, right? But in fact, there are only 100,000 dan!¡± While speaking plausibly, he did not forget to ridicule Yuan Shang: ¡°My little brother is incompetent and only managed to grab 100,000 dan.  If the third brother takes action, he will be able to ensure that the granary is safe and not a grain of food will be burned! " "You, don't use your words The incident happened suddenly, and when I got the news, Wuchao was already on fire.  I was also able to stop the people on this journey, otherwise you wouldn¡¯t be able to grab these 100,000 shi of food!¡± Yuan Shang argued angrily.  Yuan Mai snorted coldly in his heart, thinking that if Zhang Liao hadn't killed Xiahou Dun and Wang Shuang had wiped out nearly half of Li Tong's team, he would not have been able to grab 100,000 shi of food, so he didn't let the remaining 80,000 shi go.  The men and horses are hungry, so thank you Yuan Shang!  "Yes, brother is right. Only Xu Huang's troops entangled more than 20,000 of your troops, and they were unable to rescue Wuchao. Cao's army attacked Wuchao at night with five groups of troops. Xiahou Dun,  Which of Le Jin, Cao Chun, and Cao Xiu is not a good general? Moreover, if Cao Cao leads the tiger and leopard cavalry in the expedition, my men and horses can snatch 100,000 shi of food, which is already the best result." Yuan Mai looked grand!  , and argued with Yuan Shang based on reason.  Anyway, all the food that should be transported has been transported, and I am not afraid that Yuan Shang will seize any evidence. "If third brother doesn't believe it, you can send someone to the warehouse."?Search anywhere!  " Yuan Shang snorted coldly: "Do you think I'm stupid?  Even if there is excess, you have already transported it away. Are you still waiting for me to send someone to investigate?  " "Okay cough cough cough" Yuan Shao was so angry that he coughed violently due to the quarrel between his two sons. He hurriedly took out his handkerchief and covered his mouth. When he put it away, he found that it had a lot of bloodshot eyes, and he couldn't help but feel a sudden surge in his heart.  There was a trace of sadness, "It seems that my life is not long, and pacifying the Central Plains can only be a dream!"  " In order to avoid affecting the morale of the army, Yuan Shao folded the bloody handkerchief as quickly as possible without saying anything, waving his hand to Yuan Shang and saying: "Okay, Xianfu, don't argue. Xianyong is your brother after all.  If even my own brothers don¡¯t believe it, how can I succeed?  If your father passes away, the only people closest to you will be your elder brother and brothers.  Therefore, my father believes in what Xian Yong said!  " Yuan Shang is a little dissatisfied with Yuan Shao's words. Anyone with a discerning eye can guess that Yuan Mai must have hidden military rations, but there is no evidence. Why did his father speak for him? But Yuan Shang did not dare to offend Yuan Shao, so as not to affect him.  I had the image of a good boy in his mind, but I sneered secretly in my heart, if my father died, the first people I would kill would be Yuan Tan and Yuan Mai, otherwise, I would have trouble sleeping and eating! "Thank you, Father, for your trust!"  !  "Yuan Mai bowed to thank him, feeling a little ashamed of Yuan Shao's trust. But Yuan Mai also understood. In Yuan Shao's heart, the person he loves most is always Yuan Shang, and he will never change on this point. Fight for yourself.  Profit is also a matter of course. Why would he use a large number of troops to hand over the food that he had spent all his efforts to grab? Wouldn't he be a fool? "  One hundred thousand stones is one hundred thousand stones. This time, the troops were lost and the generals were severely damaged. They were unable to attack Cao Cao again.  These grains are used as rations to maintain military morale.  Slowly withdraw across the Yellow River.  Let¡¯s wait a year and a half before making any plans!  " Yuan Shang has returned home. This time he lost 60,000 to 70,000 people, and his own direct lineage is close to 30,000. If he continues to fight, his troops will lose even more. It's better to withdraw. Compared with annihilating Cao Cao, he is more  Willing to suppress Yuan Tan and Yuan Mai "My father is right, withdraw troops from Hebei, and we will make plans in the future!"  "Yuan Shang bowed in praise. "All the staff were speechless. They acquiesced to Yuan Shao's proposal to withdraw troops. After this fierce battle, the Yuan family suffered heavy losses and suffered severe injuries. The senior staff members left Xu You and Xun Chen;  After losing Chunyu Qiong, Gao Lan, Sui Yuanjin, Zhao Rui and other heavyweights, as well as losing nearly half of the troops, the morale of the army was very low. If the stalemate continued, the chance of winning was slim. But Yuan Mai didn't want Yuan Shao to retreat. He hoped!  Yuan Shao can continue to fight Cao Cao and make the situation of losing both sides more serious. In this way, his strength will be relatively stronger. "Father, in my opinion, the losses of Cao Cao's army in yesterday's battle were not small. We should encourage him again."  Yu Yong, continue the southern expedition. Maybe Cao Cao will be exhausted and collapse. By then, our army will be able to reach Xuchang City!  "Yuan Shao coughed and put forward a different opinion. Fengji was old in officialdom, so he naturally understood Yuan Mai's meaning at a glance, and said with a strange smile: "From Guandu to Xuchang, you have to pass through at least two checkpoints, Zhongmou and Xinzheng. If you don't have an absolute advantage,  , attacking the city by force will result in heavy losses.  The 150,000 men and horses in this southern expedition have almost exhausted all of Jizhou. If the Fourth Young Master wants to continue to attack Cao, he can draw four or five men and horses from Bingzhou to fight as the vanguard. He can try to fight!  " Yuan Mai didn't have much confidence in persuading Yuan Shao. He just had the attitude of giving it a try. Since Feng Ji understood what he meant, he pretended that he had not mentioned it. He shrugged and said, "I would like to send troops to attack Cao Cao, but Bingzhou is surrounded by  The enemies include the Southern Xiongnu in Huchuquan to the south, the Xianbei, Wuhuan, Northern Xiongnu and other tribes in the north looking at them with eager eyes. To the east, Zhang Yan is dead but not dead, and his strength is still there. To the south, there are two large corps, Yu Jin and Xia Houyuan, waiting for an opportunity.  And move; Bingzhou sent 20,000 troops to Guandu to help the battle this time, which was already taking a huge risk, and no more soldiers could be sent out!  " Yuan Shang snorted coldly: "Then why are you talking nonsense?  You have no troops in the state, do you think that Jizhou has an inexhaustible supply of men and horses?  " "Okay, stop arguing!  Yuan Shao once again stopped the quarrel between his two sons, "I have decided to withdraw my troops temporarily!"  " "I will obey my Lord's orders!  " All the civil and military staff under the tent accepted the order in unison. Now from top to bottom, people are panicking. Temporarily retreating may be the most correct choice. After making up his mind on strategy, Yuan Shao turned his attention to Zhang He.  He shouted sternly and asked: "Zhang He, do you still dare to come back to see me?  " Zhang He hurriedly came out of the queue and knelt down, arguing: "At the end of the day, I lost my army and lost my general. I have no face to see my lord!  But this disastrous defeatThere was a reason to follow. Gao Lan and I followed the plan of Feng Yuan Tu to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao. We rushed to Cao's camp. Who knew that there was an ambush in the camp and we suffered a big loss.  He originally wanted to break the camp with all his strength and save the Wuchao crisis, but Cao Ren was good at defense and was unfamiliar with the terrain, making it difficult to attack for a long time.  When retreating, they encountered the main force of Cao Cao's return. He and Cao Ren cooperated with each other, so they suffered heavy losses" After hearing Zhang He's explanation, Yuan Shao's complexion improved slightly and he turned his attention to Feng Ji. To be honest,  It was indeed Feng Ji who insisted on letting Zhang He and Gao Lan attack Cao's camp. According to their wishes, they were more willing to ambush the retreating Cao soldiers on the way, or go to Wuchao to rescue them. In the disastrous defeat, Feng Ji was also responsible for his misjudgment.  Seeing Yuan Shao's reproachful look, Feng Ji stood up and said, "The plan to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao was indeed proposed by me, but it was you and Gao Lan who carried it out.  When the two of you arrived at Cao's camp and found an ambush, you didn't retreat quickly. You knew it was difficult to break the camp, but you still attacked. What's the point?  It seems to me that you two have had different intentions for a long time and colluded with Cao Cao to deliberately let Jizhou soldiers die and consume our army's strength!  How dare you use clever words and put the responsibility on me. This is really intolerable!  " Zhang He was sweating on his forehead: "My lord, Zhang He has absolutely no two intentions, it's just a strategic mistake!  " "You and Zhang Heruo have the same intentions, why would you kill the soldiers your father sent to summon you?  What is it if it's not rebellion?  "Yuan Shang stood beside Zhang He, adding fuel to the flames and speaking for Feng Ji. Yuan Shang also stood beside Zhang He and defended him: "The killing of the guards was done by Gao Lan and had nothing to do with Zhang He.  I have killed the traitor Gao Lan, and his head is here!  "After saying that, he ordered Zhou Cang to leave the camp and bring Gao Lan's head for everyone to see. Zhou Cang took the order and left. In a short time, he carried Gao Lan's head on a wooden tray and carried it to the camp for the civil and military staff to watch.  After everyone saw it, they were in an uproar. A few days ago, they were colleagues with Gao Lan, but in the blink of an eye, they were dead and gone. "Well done!"  Gao Lan, the traitor, deserves to die!  "Yuan Shao scolded Gao Lan with lingering anger. Yuan Shang added: "Even if it was the guard Gao Lan killed, Zhang He did not stop him and let Gao Lan surrender to Cao without permission. How is it different from rebellion?  ?  You can kill them together as a warning to others!  " "Father!  " Yuan Mai bowed and said loudly: "Zhang He was at fault, but his crime will not lead to death. My child is willing to pay 100,000 shi of grain to atone for General Zhang He's sins. Let him stay with my child. Our army loses soldiers and generals because of its employment.  On this occasion, let General Junyi lead his troops to follow the boy, atone for his sins, and serve our Yuan family, right?  " In fact, Yuan Shao doesn't want to kill Zhang He anymore. So many of his generals have been killed in battle. Last year, Yan Liang, Lu Weihuang, Yang Yu, and this year Gao Lan, Chun Yuqiong, Sui Yuanjin, Zhao Rui, etc., can no longer stand the torment.  As long as it¡¯s not a heinous crime, let¡¯s keep one if we can! ¡°Is what Xian Yong said true?  Can Bingzhou really squeeze out 100,000 shi of food?  " Yuan Mai nodded and said firmly: "There are no jokes in the army. I will go back immediately to prepare food and deliver it to the camp within five days!  " "Okay, then let's do what you say!  " Yuan Shao nodded and agreed to Yuan Mai's request, glanced at Zhang He and said: "From now on, you will follow Maier and serve in Bingzhou!  You have to remember that your life was saved by Xian Yong, I hope you take care of yourself!  " Zhang He breathed a long sigh of relief and bowed his head three times: "Thank you for not killing me, my lord, and thank you for saving me. Zhang He will definitely retaliate to the death!  "(To be continued)
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