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The two brothers knew that Yecheng was high and thick. If Yuan Mai fought a protracted battle with the city, it would be a dream to regain Yecheng with their tired army.

Early this morning, the Yuan brothers sent 8,000 troops to attack Guantao. For a while, arrows were raining in the city, and the sound of killing sounds shook the sky. The prefect Han Fan personally climbed the top of the city to command the military and civilians' battles. While sending scouts out of the city again to ask for help from Yecheng.

"Look at the prefect, the West is coming to rescue soldiers!"

As soon as the scout left the city, the sharp-eyed sentry on the city wall found smoke and dust rolling in the west. A team of more than 10,000 people came, under the banner of "Zhao", with neat arrays and distinct armors, arranged in rectangular directions, and came in winding.

Han Fan was overjoyed and smiled and said, "The one who came must be Zhao Zilong, a general under Yuan Bingzhou. After reinforcements arrived, the siege of Guantao will be lifted in a few days!"

When he heard that the Bingzhou reinforcements came to Guantao, Yuan Tan sent general Wang Zhao to lead 10,000 people, and Yuan Shang sent general Zhu Bao to lead 10,000 people to fight together. For the time being, the combat effectiveness of the Bingzhou army was tested first and then the plan was made.

Wang Zhao and Zhu Bao took the orders of the army and led the army to fight westward. When they were hundreds of feet apart from the Bingzhou army, they shot and confronted each other in the distance.

Wang Zhao carried a big axe in his hand and led his troops out to the line: "I am Wang Zhao, a general under Yuan Qingzhou. Who dares to come out to compete with me? If you don't dare, put down your weapons as soon as possible and surrender. Rao Er will not die. Just kill the son Yuan Mai!"

Zhao Yun didn't say anything, and slapped his horse and went out to fight.

After five or six rounds of the battle, Zhao Yun made a flaw. He stabbed Wang Zhao on the horse with one shot and died immediately.

Zhu Bao did not think Zhao Yun was powerful, but thought that Wang Zhao was too trash. He waved the machete in his hand and rushed out: "Don't be rampant in the enemy generals, do you know Zhu Bao in Linzi?"

"I don't care who you are. One kills one, one pair kills one pair, and one neck is just killing!"

Zhao Yun smiled contemptuously, urged the horse to move forward, waved the silver spear in his hand to fight with Zhu Bao.

Although Zhu Bao's tone was very strong, his ability was even more relaxed than Wang Zhao. He was captured by Zhao Yunqingshu's ape arm. He sent his horse back to the formation and threw Zhu Bao under the horse, and ordered his followers to tie him up, "Bind me and leave it to the lord to deal with it!"

The two generals were killed and captured. The coalition forces of the two Yuans were suddenly in chaos. Zhao Yun made a spear with a move. Ten thousand Bingzhou troops were covered in the mountains and fields. They only killed the Jizhou soldiers and Qingzhou soldiers, leaving countless casualties and wounded. The team of more than 20,000 people was lost by nearly one-third.

When they heard that Wang Zhao was given the title of the head and Zhu Bao was captured, the two Yuan brothers were shocked. They just realized that Yuan Mai was lying on the creeping tiger and hidden dragon, so they should not be underestimated. They hurriedly lit up elite soldiers to meet the defeated soldiers. The two sides fought in a melee, and each of them called for their own gold to withdraw their troops.

Seeing that the Bingzhou army was full of morale, Zhao Yun's vanguard troops alone were difficult to stop. Zhang Ji and Guo Tu suggested that they retreat twenty miles to choose to open the terrain and then compete with Yuan Mai. Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang followed him and ordered the camp to retreat, and the siege of Guantao was lifted.

The next day, Yuan Mai led a 40,000 army to the city, and the prefect Han Fan and Zhao Yun came to visit.

"Zilong killed the enemy generals in a row and shocked the two Yuan coalition forces; Han Taishou defended the city and defended the territory, both of which were great achievements and rewards!"

Yuan Mai firmly sat in the central army commander's tent and ordered his left and right to reward Zhao Yun and Han Fan. He ordered the swordsman to chop Zhu Bao and borrowed his head to sacrifice the flag. Also known as Sima Yixiu's letter, he sent someone to the Er Yuan camp twenty miles away to ask them to fight the male and female at noon tomorrow.

The generals under the two Yuan were all incomparable characters. Yuan Mai was afraid that Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang would not dare to fight. He hid in the deep ditch and high base in the city, and forced the attack to attack the city and suffered huge casualties. If he really wanted to go out to the wild to fight, he would definitely gain a crushing advantage with his own abilities.

Two hours later, the envoy came to report: "Yuan Tan, Yuan Shang has received the letter of war and will make an appointment to decide the outcome in Wupo tomorrow!"

Yuan Mai reached out to touch his sparse beard and said to the generals: "Since Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang received the letter of war, the generals will be well cultivated tonight and have sufficient energy to kill the two Yuan coalition forces tomorrow, and will show our military power and lay the foundation for our Bingzhou army's overlord advantage in Hebei."

The generals, led by Zhao Yun and Zhang He, held their wrists and took the order together: "As far as the lord's orders, we should keep our energy tonight, and kill Ji tomorrow, and the Qing coalition forces will not be left with armor!"

After the generals retreated, Sima Yi asked for a meeting. After entering the general's tent, he immediately reported his purpose: "The army has no constant power, and the water has no constant shape. The two Yuans received the letter of war, but they were afraid that there would be a fraud in it. They should be careful to prevent the coalition forces from robbing the camp tonight."

Yuan Mai knows how capable Sima Yi has, more than anyone else. This is one of the best in the entire Three Kingdoms era. In terms of military use, few people can surpass Sima Yi. It is rare that Sima Yi takes the initiative to offer advice, so Yuan Mai must pay attention to it.

"Well, what Zhongda said is reasonable. Although Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang are all unscheming, Zheng Ji and Guo Tu are still somewhat strategic. Our army traveled two hundred miles from Yecheng, and the coalition forces would inevitably bully me. I promised a decisive battle tomorrow, and it is very likely that I will come to rob the camp tonight!" Yuan Maifuxi praised and said, "It is rare that Zhongda is so dedicated. If you are told to you tonight, you will definitely be promoted to join the army tomorrow."

Sima Yi bowed and thanked: "Thank you for your kindness. Yi is willing to make a military order. The coalition forces will come to rob the camp tonight. If the three armies are in vain, they will be dealt with by military law!"

"Oh... are you really so sure?"

Knowing that Sima Yi is capable, Yuan Mai didn't expect this guy to be so confident. What's the difference between you patting your chest and gambling like this? Do you dare to guarantee that the coalition forces will really come to rob the camp?

"Interesting!" Yuan Mai applauded, "It is rare that Zhongda is so confident. Since you dare to issue a military order, I dare to promise you. If the coalition forces attack tonight, I will promote you to the main throne." |

Joining the army is equivalent to a staff officer in later troops. A general has more staff officers. Just like the miscellaneous strategists such as Puyang Xing, Chen Zhen, and Linghu Shao who were with Yuan Mai, all had positions in joining the army. Apart from providing reference opinions, they did not have any real power. But the master's position is different. Similar to the later government secretary-general, the position is much higher than joining the army, and they also have real power.

Sima Yi pretended to be sick for two years in order to find a powerful monarch and seek a chance to make a fortune. He didn't want to bet with these mediocre people, so he decided to bet once. If he planned for things, he would succeed in the sky. If he won, he would make a big splash. If he lost, he would just run away...

The reason why Sima Yi dared to make a big bet was that he had already planned his way out. If the coalition forces did not come to rob the camp tonight, he would quietly run away. Anyway, Yuan Mai did not value himself. Instead of being a mediocre person, it would be better to take all his bets.

As for whether Yuan Mai will blame his family after he ran away? Sima Yi is not worried at all.

First, his brother Sima Lang and his brother Sima Fu have performed well in the past two years. One serves as the King of Pingyang and the other becomes the county magistrate. Yuan Mai's territory continues to expand, which is the time to employ people. Even if he commits a crime, Yuan Mai may not mobilize all his troops to blame the entire Sima family.

Secondly, Yuan Mai is now competing with Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang for Yuan Shao's inheritance rights, and needs to win the hearts of the people and must act like a benevolent and righteous monarch. Under this premise, even if he runs away, he may not be guilty of Sima's family, because that is not worth the loss.

It was precisely because of the above considerations that Sima Yi was fearless and proposed a military order. He exchanged for an opportunity to make a name for himself, which was not a big deal. No matter how you think about it, it was a good deal!

"Yi is willing to make a military order. If the coalition forces do not come to rob the camp, they are willing to be dealt with by military law." Sima Yi bowed and asked Yuan Mai to give him a pen and ink, and made a military order on the spot.

In fact, Yuan Mai also had his own plans, and he still valued Sima Yi very much in his heart. He had deliberately neglected him, one was that he was angry that he had pretended to have been sick for two years, and the other was that he wanted to kill him, so that he knew that the young Bingzhou master was definitely not easy to mess with.

But in Yuan Mai's heart, he was afraid that Sima Yi would sneak away because of his neglect, just like Han Xin was not valued under the hands of King Chu and turned to Liu Bang hundreds of years ago. Xiang Yu was a martial artist, and it was understandable that he did not know talents. As a time traveler, if he made such a mistake, he would definitely not be forgiven!

A hero who is truly good at using people should understand the principle of combining hardness and softness, and should be able to slap a sweet date to eat. He had already slapped Sima Yi in the face before, and now it is time to take out a sweet date to coax Sima Yi.

Therefore, Yuan Mai has been thinking about finding an opportunity to promote Sima Yi's official position in the past few days. Since Sima Yi was going to issue a military order today, Yuan Mai decided to fulfill his wish.

"Come here, go and call Xu Yuanzhi, Linghu Shao, Chen Zhen, Puyang Xing and others. I want them to witness the Sima Zhongda's military order."

Yuan Mai ordered the messengers to recruit all the civil servants and let them see with their own eyes the feat of Sima Yi's military order, so that when he promotes Sima Yi himself in the future, these people will have nothing to say. After all, if you refer to seniority and bring the young Sima Yi to these old qualifications, everyone will have emotions. After making the military order, these people will have nothing to say. If you have the courage, you can do this, and if you don't have the courage, just shut your mouth honestly.

I heard that the new Sima Yi was going to issue a military order, betting that the coalition forces would come to rob the camp tonight, and all the civil servants came laughing at me. They all said in their hearts that you are joining the army and want to make a counselor's opinion. Even though it is said that it is true or not, it is not a big deal. After all, joining the army is just a suggestion, and no one can guarantee that it is accurate, but you have to issue a military order, which is asking for trouble.

In fact, Xu Shu didn't pay much attention to Sima Yi. He thought he was just a arrogant scholar. He didn't expect that he would dare to play like this. He couldn't help but look at him with admiration and advised: "Zhongda, it's not impossible for the coalition forces to come to rob the camp tonight, but who can guarantee that they will come? Be careful, it's okay to make a military order. I don't have to. There is no joke in the army!"

Sima Yi bowed and thanked: "Thank you for your kindness, Lord Yuanzhi, but Yi can guarantee that the coalition forces will come to rob the camp tonight. If it is not accurate, I am willing to lead the military law to deal with it!"

After Sima Yi finished speaking, he picked up his pen and made a military order. Yuan Mai immediately summoned the generals and made arrangements to guard against the two Yuans robbing the camp late at night.
Chapter completed!