"Report to the Governor, General Yan Liang was beheaded!"

Yuan Mai was reviewing the memorial in the study, and when he heard the scout pulling a long voice from afar, kneeling down in front of the table, wiping the sweat beads on his forehead, and panting.

"Yan Liang died? And he was killed by the formation?"

Yuan Mai couldn't help but be shocked. Although he was indifferent to Yan Liang's death and even wanted Yan Liang to die, he was still a little surprised when Yan Liang was really dead.

It's too fast, and it was actually killed by the formation. This is not much different from history. It seems that the butterfly effect he brought has not changed Yan Liang's fate. However, since Guan Yu is not under Cao Cao, who has cut this number one general in Hebei?

Dian Wei is dead, and it is rare for other generals under Cao Cao to beat Yan Liang alone. Could it be that Xu Chu killed Yan Liang? This is unscientific. Xu Chu did not have a fast horse to help, and it was not smart. It is definitely not easy to kill Yan Liang!

"Who killed Yan Liang?" Yuan Mai closed the memorial in front of him and asked with interest.

The scout originally wanted to answer that it was Yan Liang who was killed by Lu Bu, but after thinking about it, Lu Bu's daughter was the concubine of the governor. It seemed a bit inappropriate to call her name. She pondered for a moment and said, "When I say to the governor, is it... your father-in-law who killed General Yan Liang?"

"My father-in-law?"

Yuan Mai was stunned at first, then realized it, and smiled silently, "Are you talking about Lu Bu?"

"That's right!" the scout nodded carefully.

"So that's it!" Yuan Mai looked into the distance and murmured to himself.

Just now, I was still thinking about who was killed by Yan Liang, but I actually forgot that Cao Cao had such a big killing weapon, Lu Bu. With Lu Bu helping, the balance of victory would be even more tilted to Cao Cao, but this is not good! But I don’t know how the friendship between Lu Bu and Cao Cao is.

"If Lu Bu is willing to work hard for Cao Cao, this is a tricky thing! Lu Bu's reputation is at its peak, which is a shock to the soldiers. Often, before the war begins, they are timid first. You must find a way to get apart Cao Cao and Lu Bu!" Yuan Mai picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip, muttering to himself in his heart.

But he didn't know that Cao Cao and Lu Bu were already in harmony at this moment.

Lu Bu was ambitionless and dreamed that he was looking for a chance to make a comeback; and Cao Cao was also worried about Lu Bu's capriciousness. Since Diao Chan entered Cao's mansion as a hostage, Cao Cao, the "wife control", was even more salivating. If he hadn't been afraid of losing the verbal remarks, he would have defiled Diao Chan with force!

After asking about the cause of Yan Liang's death, Yuan Mai asked the scouts about the situation of the battle. When he learned that in the battle of Baimajin, Yuan's army not only killed the number one general Yan Liang, but also lost 15,000 troops and some supplies and food. Cao Ren had led his army to advance towards Liyang, and is currently stationing troops in Yanjin.

"Okay, you go back. Go to the account office to receive the bounty and continue to go to the East to spy on military information. Come and report it as soon as possible if you have news!" Yuan Mai nodded and waved his hand to signal the scout to retreat.

"Thank you for the reward!" The scout thanked him, turned around and left the study room, and went to the warehouse to receive the bounty.

After the scout left, Yuan Mai immediately ordered people to summon Ju Su, Xu Shu, Tian Chou, Zhao Yun, Wang Shuang and others to discuss military information. Cao's army won one after another, and his morale was high, so he could no longer watch the wall.

The result that Yuan Mai most hopes to see is that both Yuan and Cao are both defeated. However, if the current situation develops and he does not interfere, Cao Cao will soon have the upper hand and have an overwhelming advantage over the Yuan family, which Yuan Mai cannot accept!

After a meal, Ju Su, Zhao Yun and other civil and military aides came to the "Pingxi General's Mansion" and gathered in the conference hall to discuss countermeasures.

"What... General Yan Liang is dead?"

When he heard the news of Yan Liang's death, Ju Su was shocked. Although he knew that Yan Liang's soldiers would be defeated, he did not expect the ending to be so tragic that he died in front of the formation and lost his soldiers and generals.

The two have been together under Yuan Shao for six or seven years, and their personal relationship is pretty good. When they heard that Yan Liang died, Ju Su was inevitably sad and shed tears and said, "Ah... they are all incompetent. They failed to convince the lord, which caused Yan Liang to die. Shu Bai's death and Mo Shu Bai's death!"

Yuan Mai comforted her softly: "Your Majesty and Mr. Don't blame yourself. This is not your responsibility, but your father's stubbornness and disobeying good words, and it has nothing to do with you!"

Ju Su paused and cried, "Yan Liang was killed, the white horse fell, the situation reversed, and it was already extremely difficult to defeat Cao's army. The morale of the army was depressed. If we continue to fight again, we are only afraid that the lord will be more difficult. I also asked the young master to write a letter and ask the lord to return the troops to return to Yecheng for the time being to rest. It will not be too late to fight again next year!"

Seeing Ju Su crying, Yuan Mai felt a sense of compassion. In terms of loyalty, Yuan Shao's men had no choice but to say anything. Except for Xu You who became a 25-year-old, others such as Shen Pei, Feng Ji, Tian Feng, Ju Su would rather die than surrender. Ju Su burst into tears for Yuan Shao this time, which also shows that this person is a loyal and righteous person.

"As soon as the army came out, it was like an arrow from the string. Besides, after suffering such a great loss at Baimajin, my father would naturally not give up!"

After hearing Yuan Mai's words, Ju Su was silent for a while.

After following Yuan Shao for many years, he was very frustrated with Yuan Shao's character. Yuan Shao valued face the most. After suffering such a big loss, he naturally felt that he could not raise his head in front of the world. If he didn't win back, he would probably never stop!

After thinking for a while, Ju Su advised again: "Since the lord refuses to withdraw his troops, please ask the lord to send troops to respond to it? It has been five or six days since I came to Hanoi. When I saw the lord's army and the generals were so strong, I felt very pleased. If you ask the lord to send troops to cross the Yellow River, invade Henan Yin, and restrain Cao's army, you will definitely relieve the pressure of the lord!"

Yuan Mai nodded and said, "I am summoning you here this time to discuss the matter of entering Henan. Everyone express their opinions and come up with a plan to advance!"

After some discussion, Yuan Mai made a decision and formulated a plan to march into Henan. First, Xu Sheng led the Mengjin Navy to go up the river and attacked Heyin, an important town of Cao's army on the south bank of the Yellow River. Because it was a grain-producing area, the autumn harvest was about to come, and Cao's army would definitely reinforce Heyin.

Then Zhao Yun led 10,000 people across the Yellow River, bypassed Pingxian, and knocked directly under Luoyang City. Wang Shuang led 10,000 people across the Yellow River from Pinggao area, and captured Xingyang, the second largest county in Henan. Three routes came out together to control Cao's army and relieve the pressure on Yuan Shao's army in Liyang.

Henan Yin had twenty-one counties under its jurisdiction and was under the capital of Luoyang. As the former capital of the Han Dynasty, it had been prosperous for nearly two hundred years, with the people having enough food and clothing and abundant paste. The population of Henan Yin reached more than 2 million at the highest, which was more than one state today. The capital of Luoyang alone had a population of more than one million.

Since Emperor Ling, the Han Dynasty's regime has become increasingly powerful and the people are living in poverty. Because of the large population, Yin Bian of Henan Province has caused famines from time to time, and starving people often happens. The scene of "white bones exposed in the wild" can often be seen on both sides of the post road.

When the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out and the world was in chaos, the population of Henan Yin began to drop sharply by 30%. When Dong Zhuo was tyrannical, the 13th Guandong princes formed an alliance to attack. Dong Zhuo forced the people of Luoyang to Chang'an, and a fire turned Luoyang into ashes, causing this prosperous capital city to suffer an unprecedented catastrophe.

After the Dong Zhuo Rebellion, most of the people died of famine, plague, and war. The population of Henan Yin dropped to a low point, and the population of the entire territory dropped from the maximum of two million to less than 200,000.

Later, Cao Cao rose in the Central Plains and gradually controlled the entire Henan Yin, encouraging the Luoyang residents who were forced to move to Chang'an by Dong Zhuo to return to their hometown to settle down, and repair the city, which restored some vitality to Luoyang. After more than three years of development, the population of Henan Yin has recovered to more than 400,000, but it is still incomparable to the prosperity of the past.

Henan Yin's defense was transferred to the commander of the general Cao Ren, the general of Zhenbei, and Cao Cao personally inquired about the affairs. A few years ago, Cao Ren ordered his general Zhu Ling to build a 6,000 naval army at the Heyin Ferry. Later, due to a conflict with the Yuan army, Zhu Ling's team was transferred away. Now there are only two thousand troops stationed in the Heyin area.

In addition to Zhu Ling's troops, there was originally a group of Shi Huan's troops stationed in Henan. A few days ago, because Yuan Shao's army rushed to Puyang, the capital of Dongjun, and Cao Ren was short of troops, so he transferred Shi Huan's troops to Puyang. As a result, the entire Henan Yin's troops were a little empty. At this time, Wei Kai, who served as Henan Yin, commanded 10,000 troops to defend the entire Henan region.

It was early August, and autumn came in the blink of an eye.

In the early morning of that day, heavy fog broke out on the Yellow River for thousands of miles.

Xu Sheng received the military order and left 1,500 people to guard the Mengjin Water Village. He led 3,500 naval troops and took twenty ships to the river to go up the river and headed to the west to attack the Heyin Ferry 60 miles away.

There were only two thousand defenders at the Heyin Ferry, and the Cao army did not attach much importance to the construction of the navy. Therefore, there were only four or five marshals at the Heyin Port, and the others were all boats. Xu Sheng was attacked by heavy fog. Cao's army could not resist and left four or five hundred bodies, abandoned the water camp, and went ashore to Luoyang and fled.

Heyin County is located south of the Yellow River, with a population of more than 40,000 people. The land in the territory is fertile and the annual grain and grass production is quite abundant. It is an important production base for the Cao army. Every year, the grain and grass are collected to enrich the Cao army's granary.

Hearing that the Heyin Port was lost, Yuan Mai's men headed towards Heyin County, preparing to harvest the crops in the fields. Wei Kai, who was in Luoyang, could no longer sit still, and sent his subordinate general Wei Zhong to lead 3,000 troops to help Heyin County at night. He must repel Yuan's army and save the crops in the fields.

The next day, an army of tens of thousands suddenly appeared at the city of Luoyang. Under the banner of "Zhao", the general Zhao Yun, who came under Yuan Mai.
Chapter completed!