I Can Control My Ancestors-Chapter 193 - 7: The Cold Clans’ Strife, the Yuan Brothers Unite

Chapter 193: Chapter 7: The Cold Clans’ Strife, the Yuan Brothers Unite

But in the current situation, the best solution is for the two brothers to join forces to break the impasse.

As for losing face... what is there to care about?

"My lord is wise!"

Upon hearing this, Tian Feng and several others immediately bowed to Yuan Shao.

They truly admired Yuan Shao’s character.

When faced with major issues, he does not fuss over trivial matters.

In the current situation, if they still cared about so-called face, they would truly have no way out.

Yuan Shao did not mind the flattery of the crowd but instead spoke again about the deployment in Wei Commandery.

He planned to face Ding Yuan head-on!

No matter what, he cannot allow the battle situation to continue dragging out like this.

Even if the land of Jizhou is strong, it cannot withstand prolonged three-front warfare.

He must first break this impasse!

This is also one of the important reasons Yuan Shao wants to return to Ye City.

Ding Yuan has only occupied two counties in Bingzhou State, making him the weakest in terms of apparent strength among the three parties.

He only needs to defeat one party.

Yuan Shao does not believe that the soldiers of Qing Province and Youzhou State will remain unaffected!

Yuan Shao has made thorough preparations for this battle.

Almost all his trusted generals are by his side, aiming to decisively defeat Ding Yuan in one battle, thus opening a breach.

—— In the fourth year of Han Xing, at the end of April.

Yuan Shao personally led an army of forty thousand to the border of Wei Commandery to engage Ding Yuan in a great battle.

Ding Yuan’s strength is indeed not strong; he still has less than twenty thousand soldiers under his command.

Logically speaking, he can be said to have no chance of winning.

But under such circumstances, he still dealt a great defeat to Yuan Shao at the border.

The general under his command, Lu Bu, ravaged the battlefield like a god of death, venting his anger.

Even Yuan Shao’s trusted generals like Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and Qu Yi were no match for him in a single round.

Several generals attacked one person, only to be broken through by him, and he even killed two of them!

This move completely shattered Yuan Shao’s military morale.

With no other option, Yuan Shao had to switch from attacking to defending, and the situation became increasingly difficult. ....

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Yan Province.

Cao Cao was the first to receive the news and also met the envoy sent by Yuan Shao.

Compared to before, this time the envoy was much more respectful to him and even brought gifts.

They wanted Cao Cao to quickly move his troops to attack Qing Province directly.

"Don’t worry, envoy, and please convey my message to Brother Ben Chu."

"Cao will surely assist the court in defeating the traitors!"

Cao Cao, full of smiles, showed no change from his usual attitude and agreed to the matter directly.

"In that case, I thank Lord Cao."

The envoy was also very pleased, hurriedly saluted Cao Cao, and then slowly walked out of the hall.

"My lord, this time in the campaign against Qing, I am willing to be the vanguard!"

As soon as the envoy stepped out of the hall, Xiahou Yuan immediately stood up and volunteered for battle!

Seeing this, the other generals in the hall also spoke up.

Cao Cao’s smile gradually faded, looked at the generals, and directly waved his hand, silencing all commotion, and then slowly said, "When did I ever say I would campaign against Qing Province?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the hall instantly fell silent.

All the generals stared blankly at Cao Cao, suddenly a bit bewildered.

Didn’t he say he would help the court defeat the traitors?

Why not attack Qing Province?

Over such a long time, many under Cao Cao’s command felt they were allied with Yuan Shao.

Hearing these words now, they naturally felt bewildered.

"Gentlemen, generals."

At this moment, a gentle and refined voice spoke up: "What the lord said is to help the court defeat traitors."

"But he never promised to help Yuan Shao."

The crowd immediately looked over. The speaker was a slightly pale man.

—— Xun Yu!

"Indeed!" Cao Cao’s face also showed a smile.

Seeing the bewildered looks on the generals’ faces, he laughed twice again and then said, "My Cao Clan is a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty!"

"Nowadays, it is said under the celestial sky that the false emperor does not receive the Celestial Mandate, and the Yuan Clan is the one who aided his enthronement."

"How can I assist traitors?"

Cao Cao, with a righteous and stern face, suddenly stood up: "Convey my order, prepare the army, and join me in the campaign against Jizhou!"

Jizhou is a piece of fat meat that no one does not want.

Now the three-sided campaign against Jizhou has already dragged Yuan Shao into a perilous situation.

If he goes in for a share, there will be no possibility of failure.

Cao Cao had already thought everything through.

For someone like Yuan Shao.

If he makes a move, it must be to hit his weakest point, delivering a fatal blow!

—— In the fourth year of Han Xing, June.

Cao Cao finally moved his troops.

However, the direction where his forces were pointed took everyone by surprise immediately.

Agents from all sides quickly brought the news back.

In an instant, an invisible shadow shrouded over the skies of Jizhou.

Marching on Jizhou?

At this time, could he be going to Jizhou to help Yuan Shao?

Yuan Shao never expected things to turn out this way.

In his heart, Cao Cao was always the little brother who followed him, how could he suddenly betray him?

But at this moment, what could he do?

Enemies from all sides had arrived!

Youzhou, Bingzhou, Qing Province, Yan Province.

All sides of Jizhou were completely surrounded by these forces.

No matter how strong Jizhou is, how could it withstand this?

But at such a time, Sun Jian broke through Yu Province, Liang Kingdom, acting under Yuan Shu’s orders, pointed his forces towards Yan Province, Chenliu, Jiyin.

The situation changed again!

Yuan Shu’s move directly thwarted Cao Cao’s ambition to move his forces into Jizhou.

The two Yuans joined forces!

Even if there was a rift, in this situation they had no choice but to join forces.

How could he just stand by and watch Yuan Shao be defeated under these circumstances?

Lu Zhi declaring the crimes of the Yuan Clan completely exposed the entire Yuan Clan to the open.

If Yuan Shao was defeated, what awaited him next was the onslaught from all sides.

Yuan Shu, though conceited, was not conceited to this extent.

For Yuan Shu, this was a no-choice issue; no matter how reluctant he was in his heart, he had to do it.

The entire battlefield of the Central Plains, centering around Jizhou, Yan Province, Qing Province, Bingzhou, Yu Province, and Youzhou, broke out into a great war.

The so-called court had become an immediate laughing stock.

It wasn’t beyond Gu Yi’s expectations.

This era of chaos had turned into a major struggle between aristocrats and commoners, an early class struggle that descended on the land of Huaxia.

What would this bring to the entire Huaxia?

Gu Yi did not yet know.

But evidently, given the current situation, a major change was bound to occur across Huaxia!

...

Inside Ye City.

When Yuan Shao heard this news, he immediately stood up, a gleam of light again shone in his eyes.

He had been despondent for several days.

The attacks from all sides had made him see no way out.

Human nature is like this.

When things have fallen into despair, even a glimmer of light can provide unimaginable encouragement to one’s state of mind.

The ministers felt the same.

They quickly convened a meeting.

Tian Feng was the first to stand up, bowing towards Yuan Shao.

"Lord, at this moment, you must summon troops from all sides, first break Ding Yuan, and relieve Wei Commandery from its distress!"

In any case, the war situation in Wei Commandery must be alleviated first, even if it means abandoning the two commanderies of Pingyuan and Zhongshan.

This was the only solution that everyone believed in.

If this trend continued, what awaited them was defeat.

"Abandon Zhongshan, Pingyuan..."

Yuan Shao whispered to himself, countless thoughts flashed through his mind, and he fell into contemplation.

But at this moment.

Xu You’s voice suddenly rang out.

"Lord, I have a plan."

Hearing this, Yuan Shao immediately looked at Xu You: "What is Ziyuan’s strategy?"

"Lord."

Xu You slowly rose, cupped his hands and bowed towards Yuan Shao, saying seriously: "During these days, I heard that Lu Bu often lamented during drunkenness, complaining about his unfulfilled potential."

"Lord knows of Lu Bu’s valor."

"If the lord could offer him high-ranking posts and salary, persuading him to defect... then with Ding Yuan’s army."

"How could they withstand the lord?"

In an instant, Yuan Shao’s eyebrows shot up sharply.

He stared blankly at Xu You.

His expression at this moment was extremely wonderful.

In his mind, scenes of Lu Bu holding his halberd on the battlefield, unstoppable, flashed repeatedly.

Yuan Shao nodded while muttering to himself, "Brilliant! Brilliant!"

This time, without much consideration, he made a decision in his heart.

"Good!"

"Ziyuan! Leave this matter to you!"

"If you can accomplish this task and help me reverse the situation, you will have the main credit!"

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