My Father in Law is Lu Bu

Chapter 726

Yuan Xi wanted to take the letter from Yuan Shang but Yuan Shang avoided him and then told the others the news.

“Cao Cao is heading towards Bohai.” Yuan Shang said gloomily.

“Bohai?” The others were confused. Bohai may be wealthy but Cao Cao simply needed to take Fanyang and defeat the Yuan Brothers. After that, Cao Cao would already win. Bohai would also surrender to Cao Cao. It was better to have a complete Youzhou than a ruined Youzhou.

“Did the Third Brother receive the wrong information?” Yuan Tan was gloating in his heart as this was not his territory. Yuan Shao loved Yuan Shang so much he gave Bohai to Yuan Shang when he was still in charge.

Yuan Tan felt very jealous at that time as Bohai was Yuan Shao's starting point. Yuan Shao giving Bohai to Yuan Shang showed that Yuan Shao wanted Yuan Shang to follow in his footsteps and inherit his ambition.

But now they received news that Cao Cao attacked Bohai. Yuan Tan could not help but feel happy. Despite this, Yuan Tan had begun to learn and did not sneer openly. He instead showed concern. Those unfamiliar with the Yuan Brothers may even think that these two have a good relationship.

“Hmph!” Yuan Shang snorted coldly at Yuan Tan's vulgarness.

“Third Brother. Could this information be wrong?” Yuan Xi also asked. Unlike Yuan Tan, his concern was genuine. This is because he knew that they were in a situation where they would either survive or die together. Their current enemy was Cao Cao and all of Cao Cao's actions had to be watched. Similarly, both Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang were needed for this alliance.

“No.” Yuan Shang handed the letter to Yuan Xi. This was a letter written by Wen Chou. It said that the Dajishi were spotted at Bohai and that Wen Chou was waiting for instructions.

“General Wen Chou!” Yuan Xi nodded. Wen Chou's words were credible as he was one of Yuan Shao's most trusted subordinates. Even if everyone in Hebei surrendered to Cao Cao, Wen Chou and Yan Liang would not.

“There is only Zhang He's Dajishi?” Yuan Tan asked. If there were only Zhang He's elites, then Yuan Tan would not hesitate to send in his Qingzhou Cavalry. The cavalry can team up with Wen Chou to get rid of Zhang He. Sometimes, traitors were hated more than enemies.

When the three brothers were together, the person they cursed the most was not Cao Cao but Xu You. Because of this, Xu You also wanted to kill the Yuan Brothers. If the Yuan Brothers were still alive, they could eventually call in favors to other influential families to kill Xu You.

Zhang He was also a traitor. And it was a bigger slap in the face as Zhang He was one of the four pillars of Hebei. Now that Zhang He had gone to Bohai alone, Yuan Tan was determined to kill Zhang He there.

“Impossible! Cao Cao would not make such a mistake!” Yuan Xi shook his head. No matter how much of an elite the Dajishi were, entering the enemy territory alone would just get them surrounded and then routed. There would definitely be a follow up.

“Did Cao Cao's army move?” Yuan Xi was very confused. He went up the city walls along with his three brothers. Cao Cao's camp seemed quiet. Though there were fewer camps, it was only because Zhang He's Dajishi was missing. It would seem that Cao Cao did make a mistake.

“Second Brother. I told you that you were being too cautious. Cao Cao is not a deity. He defeated father and conquered three of our territories. He must now be arrogant. My men have already counted. They have cooked enough for three hundred thousand men. Cao Cao is currently confronting us at Fanyang. Where would he have enough troops to send to Bohai? You are worrying too much. Men! Have the Qingzhou Cavalry get ready to set off to Bohai to help General Wen Chou!”

“No! No!” Yuan Xi shook his head. He had a very bad premonition that was getting worse with every second. “Brother. Do not send troops!” Yuan Xi stopped Yuan Tan.

“Second Brother. This is a good opportunity. You will not get this opportunity again if you miss it!” Yuan Tan said to Yuan Xi. He did not listen to Yuan Xi's attempts to stop him at all.

“Brother. I am ordering you as the Commander of this army. I say you are not allowed to send troops!” Yuan Xi replied angrily.

“As Commander?” Yuan Tan frowned coldly. He never took Yuan Xi's title as Commander seriously at all since Yuan Xi was the weakest amongst the three brothers. ř₳ꞐŎᛒËs̩

Yuan Xi also felt sad. As the middle child of the three brothers, he had to listen to his older brother and give way to his younger brother. In the end, he himself received nothing. Even Yuan Shao did not treat him very well. The father is like this and now the children is also like this.

“Brother. If you don't listen to my orders, I will step down and someone else can be Commander!” Yuan Xi was also angry. It was useless to talk to these two brothers.

Yuan Tan really wanted to say “Fine, then I will do it myself!” But before he could say anything, his advisor Guo Tu pulled his sleeves. If their alliance were to break, they would all be finished.

“Milord. The Commander is saying this for your own good. If we rush out without knowing the situation, we may get ambushed by Cao Cao!” Guo Tu advised Yuan Tan.

“Hmph!”

“Commander. Our Lord is anxious about Bohai and is disgusted by the traitor Zhang He. That is why he is so anxious. I hope you will forgive him!” Guo Tu spoke kindly to Yuan Xi in his attempts to placate both sides. “Commander. Though we do not know Cao Mengde's movements, we still have to send troops. It would be disadvantageous to us if Bohai falls.” Guo Tu added.

Guo Tu said this to give Yuan Xi a way out and Yuan Xi nodded, giving Guo Tu face. All of them would lose if the three of them have a falling out. “Brother. Give me one day to investigate the enemy's movements. If Zhang He is really alone in Bohai, I will no longer stop you!” Yuan Xi said while clasping his fists.

Yuan Tan coldly snorted and left.

“Pass down my orders! Impose martial law on the entire army!” Yuan Xi gave the order.

Cao Cao noted the increase in patrols and sighed. Yuan Xi was really not easy to deal with. It was fortunate that Yuan Shao did not choose him as the heir. Otherwise, Cao Cao may even lose.

“Have Yue Jin, Cao Zhang and the others go to Bohai to assist Zhang He.” Cao Cao ordered his men.

In the forest between Youzhou and Bohai was General Yue Jin and his men. They had been waiting there for a long time to ambush their enemy. Tripwires and pitfalls have already been made. After waiting for two days, they received a letter telling them to abandon the ambush and go and assist Zhang He. This time, Yue Jin was made the main general with Xu Huan his deputy.

Yue Jin could only shake his head at the loss of merits. But there was still Yuan Shao in Bohai. Le Jin was excited. He was overshadowed by the Xiahou brothers and he also did not serve as long as Yu Jin and the brothers. This put him in a awkward position in the army. He was too experienced to be serving as a deputy general but he wasn't qualified enough to always become the main general. He only had this opportunity as Yu Jin and Cao Ren were left behind in Yanzhou to guard against a potential attack by Yangzhou.

If Yue Jin could capture Yuan Shao, then he would no longer be in such an awkward position.

“General. What did the Prime Minister say?” Xu Huang asked Yue Jin.

“We are going to Bohai!” Yue Jin replied as he put away the letter.

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