Yuan Fang led an army of 20,000 men and settled in the city first, building more defenses and waiting for Sun Ce to attack.
In the military mansion, Yuan Fang stood with his hands behind his hands, staring at the map and saying nothing for a long time.
Xiangxiang stood by the side, looking at the young master, the expression on her face changing.
As for Guo Jia, he was sitting idle, playing with his wine gourd and sipping the wine.
The sound of hurried footsteps broke the silence in the hall.
Yuan Fang suddenly looked back, only to see that Sun Qian was already dusty and walked into the lobby, his eyebrows were solemn.
"Gongyou is back, how did Sun Ce reply?" Yuan Fang asked.
Sun Qian cupped his hands and sighed: "Returning to my lord, Qian has sent your lord's letter to Sun Ce, and he has shown great kindness to him. However, Sun Ce said that he led his army to deal with us not to save Yuan Shu. But to avenge his sister."
As soon as Yuan Fang finished speaking, before Yuan Fang could react, Xiang Xiang, who was serving behind him, changed his expression and his body trembled.
Yuan Fang looked puzzled and asked suspiciously: "Why avenge his sister?"
Sun Qian then said: "Then Sun Ce said that when the lord led his light cavalry to sneak attack Shouchun, his sister happened to be playing outside the city, but she disappeared. Sun Ce thought that she must have died in the rebellion, so he counted this account among He killed the lord and led his army in the name of revenge for his sister. "
I see.
Although Yuan Fang has the emperor's righteousness at hand, the custom of the Han Dynasty is to encourage revenge for relatives and friends. Now Sun Ce, in the name of revenge for his sister, sent troops to wade into this muddy water, which is quite justified.
"I didn't expect that we would accidentally kill Sun Ce's sister in that battle. It was really troublesome to form such a feud." Sun Qian sighed.
Yuan Fang said calmly: "When two armies fight, it is inevitable to hurt innocent people. The so-called revenge for my sister is just an excuse. Even if his sister did not die in our rebel army, he, Sun Ce, will definitely find someone else." Excuse."
Yuan Fang has insight into people's hearts and reveals Yuan Shu's thoughts with one sentence.
Everyone nodded and agreed with Yuan Fang's judgment.
Yan Liang clenched his fists and gritted his teeth: "It seems that this battle is unavoidable. Sun Ce wants to fight. Let's fight with him. At worst, we will fight to the death."
In the hall, the generals were angry and their fighting spirit was burning like fire.
Xiang Xiang in the corner was pale, her teeth biting her red lips. Several times I seemed to have something to say, but I always stopped.
Yuan Fang's sword-like eyebrows are as sharp as a blade, and he is ready to issue an order to fight to the death.
At this moment, Zhuge Liang hurried in and said solemnly: "Master, the situation is not good, there are two pieces of bad news. It is very unfavorable to us."
Yuan Fang frowned, and the atmosphere in the lobby suddenly became tense again.
Zhuge Liang showed the information in his hand and said in a deep voice: "Yanzhou came to report that Yuan Shao had sent people to spread the message in the Central Plains a few days ago, claiming that he would send his troops south as soon as possible and threaten the people of the Central Plains to betray the master. Welcome his army."
Yuan Shao is finally taking action.
Like Yuan Fang's method of attacking Yuan Shu, Yuan Shaoxian also issued a large-scale appeal, starting with a public opinion offensive to stir up the hearts of the people in Yuan Fang's ruling area.
The launch of the public opinion offensive actually means that Yuan Shao's large-scale attack will not be far away.
"Where's the second bad news?" Yuan Fang's expression was calm. Continue to ask.
Zhuge Liang then said: "Reporting from Yuzhou in detail, Cao Cao is mobilizing troops and horses to move towards the front line of Runan. There seems to be signs of coming to rescue Yuan Shu."
As soon as these words came out. There was another tremor in the hall.
¡°Obviously, Cao Cao also wanted to come to Huainan and get involved.
In the original history, Cao Cao and Yuan Shu were incompatible enemies, and Yuan Shu was defeated by Cao Cao and ultimately defeated.
Today, the trajectory of history has changed. Those who occupied the Central Plains became Yuan Fang, while Cao Cao, Yuan Shu and others became the surrounding princes.
Yuan Shu and Cao Cao are on the border. As the saying goes, if the lips are dead, the teeth are cold. Of course, Cao Cao is not willing to see Yuan Shu defeated and sit back and watch Yuan Fang become powerful.
Cao Cao came to rescue Yuan Shu, which was unexpected but also reasonable.
"Although Cao Cao's strength has been damaged, his military strategy is outstanding. When he comes this time, his combat power should be no less than that of Sun Ce. Now that all the enemies are here, the situation of our army seems to be a bit unfavorable." Sun Qian said worriedly.
Yuan Shao's army is about to move south in the north, Sun Ce's army is approaching in the south, and Cao Cao's troops in the west will soon arrive.
In addition, Shouchun is still under siege. At this time, Yuan Fang seems to be in a situation of being besieged on all sides.
Such a situation can no longer be described as disadvantageous.?, it can be described as extremely serious.
Yuan Fang knew that the situation was serious, but he did not show it at all. On the contrary, his expression became calmer.
Because he knows very well that as a coach, the more critical a situation is like this, the more he needs to stay calm.
If he is in chaos, the morale of the soldiers of the three armies will be even more turbulent.
After thinking for a moment, Yuan Fang simply asked: "How long will it take for Cao Cao's troops to reach Huainan?"
Zhuge Liang counted with his fingers and replied: "Cao Cao's troops are still gathering. Even if they reach Huainan, it will take more than ten days. Besides, Cao Cao probably wants to make a profit, so he shouldn't be in such a hurry to kill."
More than ten days.
Yuan Fang walked in the hall, pondered for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "As soon as Cao Cao's troops arrive and complete their pincer attack on us, the situation will be difficult to recover. Sun Ce must be defeated within ten days and his life will be taken away." Spring. Only in this way will Cao Cao retreat without a fight."
Within more than ten days, Sun Ce was defeated and Shouchun was taken away.
Yuan Fang's tone was so shocking that even his generals couldn't help but be shocked.
"Fengxiao, come up with a solution for me quickly!" Yuan Fang glanced at Guo Jia and said in a commanding tone.
The situation was urgent, and this was the first time Yuan Fang gave an order to Guo Jia in a commanding tone.
Guo Jia was not as slow as usual. He drank the wine in the gourd in one breath, held his forehead with his fingers, and thought deeply.
After a while, Guo Jia's eyes suddenly lit up, and he rushed to the map, looking up and down, while still making gestures on the map with his fingers.
After pointing and making gestures for a moment, Guo Jia raised a smile on his lips and asked Yuan Fangping to withdraw from the crowd. Then he unhurriedly revealed his strategy.
After hearing this, Yuan Fang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Fengxiao's plan is hitting Sun Ce's weak spot, so I will act quickly according to your plan."
Yuan Fang immediately summoned Sun Qian, gave him strategies, and left quickly.
Then, Yuan Fang wrote another letter and sent people on flying horses to Guangling County to give orders to Chen Deng.
After everything was arranged, it was already night, and the big tent became quiet.
At this time, footsteps sounded, and Xiangxiang brought in the prepared dinner.
Although Yuan Fang was surrounded by powerful enemies and full of worries, his appetite remained unabated and he ate all the food in one breath.
"Master, so many enemies are coming to attack you, why are you not worried at all?" Xiangxiang couldn't help but wonder when she saw that his appetite was still so good.
Yuan Fang finished a glass of wine and said with a smile: "There is nothing to worry about. The soldiers will come to block it, and the water will come and the earth will cover it. In the worst case, it will be a fight to the death."
Xiang Xiang¡¯s bright eyes moved, and a trace of respect appeared in her eyes. She seemed to be deeply in admiration for Yuan Fang¡¯s self-confidence and calmness that did not change color despite the collapse of Mount Tai.
"Umwhere is that Sun Ce? How does the master plan to deal with him?" Xiangxiang mentioned Sun Ce again.
Yuan Fang's eyes were full of murderous intent, and he said coldly: "If Sun Ce insists on being my enemy, I will not show mercy. This time, I will kill him without leaving any trace behind!"
"Is there no room for change?" Xiangxiang's tone was trembling.
"I will not offend others unless they offend me. If Sun Ce wants to cause trouble for me, I will have to make him pay a heavy price!" Yuan Fang's tone was decisive, without any room for turning.
Xiangxiang let out a long sigh and said nothing more. She just bit her lip secretly, her eyes changing uncertainly, as if she was making a decision.
Yuan Fang looked at Xiangxiang with a strange expression. All his previous suspicions converged at this moment, making him deeply suspicious of Xiangxiang.
This little girl, who claims to be the daughter of Orion, possesses the extraordinary knowledge of a country woman, and her words and deeds exude a sense of confidence.
The most important thing is that he showed his concern for Sun Ce time and again, and seemed to be very unwilling to confront Yuan Fang with Sun Ce.
"Xiangxiang, who are you?" Yuan Fang looked at her squarely and asked his question word by word.
"I" Xiangxiang almost blurted out something.
The words are on his lips, but he stops talking.
Yuan Fang's eagle eyes looked directly at him, with those sharp eyes that seemed to be able to see through her soul.
Having a mind-reading pupil, he can use his mind-reading power to peek into Xiangxiang's thoughts and find out her true identity.
Yuan Fang did not do this.
He would only use this method against his enemies, and it was not Yuan Fang's style to use this disgraceful method against his own people.
Although Xiangxiang¡¯s identity is doubtful, Yuan Fang can feel that this little girl has no evil thoughts towards him and follows her naturally.Since then, he has served himself sincerely.
Therefore, Yuan Fangcai did not use the mind-reading pupil. He wanted Xiangxiang to admit it personally.
Yuan Fang's gaze made Xiang Xiang feel more and more panicked, and his eyes flashed with shame.
"Xiangxiang, tell me, who are you?" Yuan Fang asked again in a deep voice.
Xiangxiang took a deep breath, raised her head, and looked directly into Yuan Fang's eyes. There was no more hesitation between her brows, as if she had made a decision.
After looking at each other for a long time, she opened her mouth slightly and sighed softly: "I am Sun Ce's sister. My real name is actually Sun Shangxiang."
Sun Ce¡¯s sister?
Sun Shangxiang!
The familiar name is like thunder.
The delicate little girl in front of me turned out to be Sun Quan¡¯s sister, Mrs. Sun, whom Liu Bei married in history!
Such an extraordinary woman has actually followed him as a maid and served him for so long!
¡°Moreover, this woman¡¯s brother will break out in an unprecedented bloody battle with him at any time, killing you to the death!
Yuan Fang's heart was trembling and he could not calm down for a long time.
After a long time, Yuan Fang took a long breath and sighed: "So you are Sun Ce's missing sister. I should have thought of it, should have thought of it"