noffsinger Chapter 328 Yuan Shao sent his son to supervise the battle; Zhang He: I'm tired of it.
Chapter 328 Yuan Shao sent his son to supervise the battle; Zhang He: I'm tired of it.
"Unable to break through after a prolonged siege?"
"Have you all truly tried your best?"
Yuan Shao looked at the battle reports sent from the front lines and felt a surge of anger.
His suspicion that Yuan's generals had not exerted their full strength was not without reason.
One by one, almost all the high-ranking generals on the front lines were originally Ju Shou's cronies.
This naturally cast a shadow of distrust on Yuan Shao.
Seeing this, Yuan Xi strode forward and volunteered:
"Father, let your son join the attack!"
"With the addition of my son, he can both keep an eye on the generals and strengthen our troops at the front."
Yuan Shao looked at this illegitimate son, whom he had not previously favored, and with a hint of kindness on his face, patted him on the shoulder and said:
"My son is indeed brave."
However, Yuan Shao still did not agree to let Yuan Xi go and supervise the battle.
At this moment, Guo Tu jumped out, cupped his hands to Yuan Shao, and said:
"Reporting to my lord, the second young master is your son."
"With him here, the generals will surely feel the sincerity of their lord and believe that the lord is with them."
"In this way, the morale of our troops will be further boosted."
After Guo Tu said that, Yuan Shao hesitated.
Yuan Xi, he can definitely rest assured.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have entrusted Youzhou to Yuan Xi for administration.
If the generals at the front can truly cooperate sincerely as Guo Tu said, they can overcome Guandu together.
Sending Yuan Xi to the front lines was indeed a win-win situation.
After much deliberation, Yuan Shao summoned Xu You to inquire about the matter.
For some reason, ever since Ju Shou and Yuan Shao started living in the same tent, Xu You suddenly caught a cold.
Upon meeting Yuan Shao, Xu You bowed to him with trembling hands.
As soon as he raised his head, he saw that Ju Shou had somehow appeared next to Yuan Shao and was staring intently at Xu You.
This action terrified Xu You so much that he almost collapsed to the ground.
Then, Ju Shou revealed a meaningful smile, and went back to bed.
Yuan Shao had no way to deal with Ju Shou.
He could only comfort Xu You and tell her not to be afraid.
But damn it...
How could Xu You not be afraid?
Disturbed and confused, Xu You lost the ability to think normally.
When Yuan Shao asked him whether Yuan Xi should be sent to the front lines, Xu You simply nodded blankly in agreement.
Guo Tu was overjoyed upon seeing this.
He never forgot that he was a man of the eldest son, Yuan Tan.
The relationship between Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang was one of life and death.
However, between Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi, the former could win over the latter!
To put it bluntly, Yuan Xi had no one to support him, and he was also Yuan Shao's illegitimate son.
Unless Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang are both dead.
Otherwise, Yuan Xi would never have been chosen as the heir.
Therefore, Guo Tu's overtures to Yuan Xi can also be seen as an attempt by Yuan Tan to win over Yuan Xi.
Guo Tu saw the effect in Yuan Xi's grateful gaze.
Soon, Yuan Shao agreed to send Yuan Xi to the front line at Guandu, ostensibly to reward the generals on Yuan Shao's behalf.
however.
When Yuan Xi arrived at the front lines, he did not play a positive role.
Instead, it created a sense of alienation between the generals and Yuan Shao.
You sent your own son here, even though he's just an illegitimate son. Doesn't that mean you think we'll slack off?
This action is like the boss sending his own son into the project team.
Although the boss told everyone that his son was just there to learn and grow with everyone.
But everyone knew perfectly well that the boss didn't trust them.
Most of the generals in Yuan's camp at the front were originally Ju Shou's henchmen.
Now that things have turned out this way, a sense of complacency has suddenly arisen in my mind.
Guandu City was very difficult to conquer.
They couldn't take it, so Yuan Shao can't blame them, right?
Seeing this, Yuan Xi publicly reprimanded Ma Yan and Zhang Kai, who had been made examples of the wrong people, which undoubtedly angered everyone even more.
……
After another week of siege, Yuan's camp still made no progress.
As night fell, the generals finished their day's offensive.
Gao Lan, carrying a pot of wine and with an angry expression, walked into Zhang He's tent.
"Junyi, this second young master knows nothing about military affairs, yet he dares to ride roughshod over us military generals. It's infuriating!"
Gao Lan was furious.
Today, he took the lead and was the first to storm the city wall, but was secretly kicked by Yue Jin, the "Sixth Brother of Cao's Camp" who had been lying in ambush for a long time!
If it weren't for the soldiers behind him catching him in time, Gao Lan would probably have fallen off the city wall and turned into a meat pie by now.
After being frightened, Gao Lan did not receive a word of comfort from Yuan Xi, but instead heard his sarcasm.
"General Gao Lan, who once roamed the four prefectures of Hebei, is nothing more than this."
These are Yuan Xi's original words.
Thinking of this, Gao Lan wished he could open Yuan Xi's skull and see what was inside!
Who the hell are you?
Why do you look down on me, Gao Lan, like this?
Zhang He quickly comforted him:
"Gongheng, that second young master is just a bit hot-blooded, don't take it to heart."
Unfortunately, Gao Lan had a violent temper.
In addition, alcohol emboldens them.
Zhang He's attempts to appease Gao Lan not only failed to quell his anger, but instead made Gao Lan angrier and angrier, and the more he thought about it, the more he wanted to vent.
"What a bastard!"
"If Mr. Ju were still here, he would definitely pat my tall shoulder and tell me to get some rest."
Gao Lan couldn't help but mentally compare Ju Shou and Yuan Xi.
The more I think about it, the better I feel.
In reality, things weren't as rosy as Gao Lan had imagined.
Previously, when Gao Lan was ordered to capture the thieves who intended to dig up the Ju family's ancestral graves, he returned empty-handed and was severely scolded by Ju Shou.
But Gao Lan now views Ju Shou through a filter.
While disliking Yuan Xi, his already dwindling goodwill towards Yuan Shao was also rapidly declining.
Zhang He looked up at the starry sky outside, his deep eyes seemingly lost in thought.
At first glance, Zhang He appeared to be in extremely stable condition.
But in reality, Zhang He was quite disgusted by those internal struggles.
Throughout history, how many famous generals have died in the midst of intrigue and power struggles?
For a military general, dying on the battlefield is the ultimate goal.
It's better to die a glorious death on the battlefield than to die in a power struggle!
Suddenly, Gao Lan, with a grim expression, said to Zhang He:
"Junyi, tell me, if only one of Mr. Ju and our lord can live, who would you help?"
Zhang He shook his head and said sincerely:
“Gongheng, I, Zhang, do not wish to deceive you.”
"If only one of those two can survive, I won't help either of them."
"what???"
Gao Lan looked shocked.
In his view, Zhang He, like himself, was someone highly regarded by Ju Shou.
How come now that things have come to this, he's the one who's "disloyal"?
Seeing Gao Lan's confusion, Zhang He said meaningfully:
“Gongheng, our positions in the army have always been lower than those of Qu Yi, Yan Liang, and Wen Chou.”
"But look at them now, where are those three?"
"If the struggle between Mr. Ju and our lord comes at the cost of our sacrifices, how should we choose?"
The words fell.
Gao Lan also fell silent.
Tonight, Yuan Ying is destined to have two more emo people.
And at the same time
In Yecheng, Shen Pei is also working overtime to prepare for the "rescue" of Ju Shou!
……