Yuan Shang was never stubborn than Cai Yan. He felt depressed for several days because of this.

It is a good thing to ask for a beautiful daughter-in-law, but the problem is that the identity of this beautiful daughter-in-law is really crushing. When the two sons talk about it, it is like a pool of water, clear and peaceful, but once there is a disagreement, it is like a turbulent sea, especially when the other party uses his aunt's identity to suppress others! He has fallen out of thin air for no reason. How can he live this life in the future?

Especially for the decline in the generation, it is still the "Mom" generation. Who can do that without holding back your breath?

Yuan Shang is a little regretful now. He has the urge to wipe his mouth and refuse to admit his words after eating.

Others marry a young wife, but he is good... find a mother!

If it really doesn't work, one day I will ask Cai Yan to give me some advice and imitate Liu Guanzhang to join the Taoyuan to join the mercy of a different surname, and bring back this generation? After all, "brother-sister love" is more reliable than "aunt love".

And there is another advantage in doing this by becoming a sworn brother and sister. When everyone is back to Hebei and straightened Cai Yan, they say, "Yuan Shangri. He. Sister" is better than saying, "Yuan Shangri. His. Mom."

It seems that the matter of becoming a sworn brother with Cai Yan has to be put on the agenda.

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During his stay in Chang'an, Yuan Shang handled some subsequent military and political affairs in Chang'an, and re-arranged the troops and battalions. He appointed Zhong Yao to temporarily act as the prefect of Chang'an in public. He also invited the generals to visit Hao Zhao's mansion to visit Shanyan to comfort him, and to take stock of the military academy to consolidate the city defense and so on... And now there is another task, which is to go to Cai Yan to report to the evening. After this trouble, Yuan Shang yawned all day long and burst into tears.

When dealing with these things, Ma Chao always followed Yuan Shang, knew his situation very well, and always laughed secretly.

On this day, when Yuan Shang handled the secret order and approval documents brought back by the scouts on the front line, he unknowingly dozed off again, his head bit by bit, and his saliva remained. Later, Ma Chao couldn't bear it anymore and woke him up with words.

Seeing Yuan Shang sleepless, Ma Chao was a little gloating and said with a smile: "What? I went to Cai's place again last night. I'm exhausted... How long did I have to worry about?"

Yuan Shang gave Ma Chao a blank look and said angrily: "You dare to inquire about your lord's gossip. Are you brave enough to be ambitious?"

Ma Chao was timid and said indifferently: "Don't you care about you? Everyone is here, who are you pretending to show me!"

Yuan Shang snorted, pointed to Ma Chao's nose, and said, "As a general, you should use your mind to the right place! I ask you, the scout came to report that Yan Xing used the territory of the five counties of Liangzhou as a benefit, and asked Song Jian to send troops. Song Jian agreed to Yan Xing's request for troops, but refused to accept the territory of the five counties of Liangzhou. Yan Xing said that Song Jian would accept these five counties. One said that he refused to accept whatever he said, and the other tried hard to send them out. Why do you think they were doing?"

Upon hearing this, Ma Chao couldn't help but widen his eyes and stared at Yuan Shang tightly, saying puzzledly: "There is still this thing in the world, and I can't even send it to the territory? Let's lie to me!"

Yuan Shangyang took the letter from the scout in his hand and said, "The information just submitted is absolutely true."

Ma Chao touched his chin, frowned and thought carefully for a while, and said, "I can't think of what the two thieves are doing... When I was young, I heard people tell the story of "Kong Rong's Pears". When Kong Daru was a child, his father gave him a few pears of big and small, and asked him to share them with his friends. Kong Rong thought about it and gave them a few big pears to his friends, and the smallest one left, he gave them to himself... But the problem is, Kong Rong divided pears, not the land and city, so it doesn't matter if he gave them out... Yan Xing and Song Jian started a rebellion, just to plot against the territory of Guanzhong, but now they are starting to give them to each other... It's unreasonable!"

Yuan Shang sighed and pointed at Ma Chao, saying, "You, bravery is brave, but your level of grasp of the situation and the situation is too poor, so you have to practice more...... The principles of "Kong Rong gave away pears" and "Yan Xing and Song Jian gave up territory" are actually the same! I ask you, do you know why Kong Rong gave up pears?"

Ma Chao blinked and said, "Is it because Kong Rong deeply understands the true meaning of Confucianism and knows the way to respect the elderly and love the young?"

"You, you have read books but don't ask for a lot of understanding!"

Yuan Shang looked at Ma Chao and sighed and taught: "A four-year-old child knows the truth of Confucianism... Let me tell you, Kong Rong gave pears because he didn't like eating pears!"

Ma Chao suddenly realized when he heard this.

"So, Yan Xing and Song Jian are now giving in to each other's territory because they think those cities are unpalatable?"

Yuan Shang nodded and said, "At least before driving me out of Guanzhong, they can't eat so much territory based on their appetite... Concentrating superior forces to destroy me is their top priority... If so many territory are divided into troops to garrison, it will easily consume their own strength and not easily save their own strength to fight for Guanzhong. This is why they gave up the pear."

Under Yuan Shang's guidance, Ma Chao seemed to be gradually getting ahead. While thinking, he murmured: "In this way, although Song Jian agreed to Yan Xing to send troops, the alliance between the two was actually not strong. They retained each other and had plans?"

When Yuan Shang heard this, he smiled: "The son is teachable."

Ma Chao looked upright and bowed to Yuan Shang, "Lord, the two thieves of Yan and Song are in harmony. Although there are so many soldiers and horses, they are not afraid. The last general asked to go to the front to defeat the two thieves and share their worries for the lord!"

Yuan Shang nodded and said, "You must be the vanguard, but if you fight head-on, there are too many enemies, and the head-on battle will still be unpredictable... And if you want to destroy the alliance between them, you must create some changes, so I plan to use some means."

Ma Chao was stunned when he heard this and said in surprise: "The incident... means? What means?"

Yuan Shang stood up, walked to the screen picture behind him, pointed to Jincheng and Heshou area in the western border of Liangzhou and said.

"Send surprise troops to attack Jincheng of Yan Xing and Kuanghan of Song Jian! This is their respective base camp!"

Ma Chao was shocked when he heard this and hurriedly said, "Attacking Jincheng and Qinghan... This is too risky, right? Yan Xing's Jincheng is located in the border of Liangzhou, which is barely possible. Song Jian's Qinghan is far away from the river head, and even outside the Qiang and Hu territory! It is too risky to go deep into the enemy's territory and rush to attack thousands of miles. If the enemy and we are unknown, if the attack on the troops is gathered and annihilated by the rebels, they will lose all their money... This method is really at its peak! It is better to think clearly."

Yuan Shang nodded and said, "Yes, I understand that I need two surprise troops to attack these two places, and the generals who lead the way must be brave and decisive, good at raiding, and quick advance and retreat! I have one such army now, but one is still missing..."

Ma Chao heard this and said, "There is one? Who is it?"

Yuan Shang smiled slightly and ordered: "Help me find Xiahou Yuan."

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When he was young, Xiahou Yuan, who was so majestic, walked into the main hall with his head held high and his chest raised. He looked around, bowed to Yuan Shang, and said proudly: "Look for me?"

"Sit!" Yuan Shang pointed to the couch beside him.

Xiahou Yuan was not polite either. He knelt down on Ruo Cang casually and turned to look at Yuan Shang.

"I have never used those three thousand cavalrymen. I will give them to you for training. Now the time has come. I wonder if it may be used?"

When Xiahou Yuan heard this, his eyes suddenly flashed with his eyes and he nodded, "I have taught you all, and this army should be in actual combat... Why, are you going to send us to fight?"

Yuan Shang nodded, and then made a statement to Xiahou Yuan about his plan to raid Jincheng and Song Jianhan who wanted to raid Yan Xing.

After hearing this, Xiahou Yuan lowered his head and pondered without saying a word.

When he was young, he looked up and said, "I specially formed this cavalry according to the strategy of raiding! Outside the four counties of Hexi, it was the territory of the Huns hundreds of years ago, with the mixed desert grasslands. The champion Hou Huo Qubing was Hexi who went deep into the enemy's territory here... This shows that the strategy of raiding is dangerous, but it is correct! But if you want to attack Jincheng and Kuohan at the same time, I am afraid that this army will not be able to do it at the moment. At most, I can only attack one place, and the chance of winning is only between 55."

Yuan Shang was silent when he heard this. After thinking for a while, he said, "Can you only run to Song Jian or Yan Xing's nest? In this way, my strategy is probably going to be greatly reduced..."

Xiahou Yuan said: "It is not easy for me to get the soldiers out in such a short time!"

Yuan Shang had a headache when he heard this.

Just as he was worried that Xiahou Yuan should be allowed to attack the two thieves' nest, Que saw Gao Rou hurriedly running into the main hall, bowing to Yuan Shang, and anxiously said: "Lord! Happy, great joy!"

Yuan Shang raised his head, looked at Gao Rou, and said, "What a great event?"

"Previously, Wang Ling, who was defeated in the expedition to Shihan, was returned... He also brought news about Ma Teng and Mr. Ma!"

Yuan Shang and Ma Chao stood up in surprise at the same time!

"My dad...him, his news?!"

"News from Mr. Ma? Let Wang Ling come in!"

When I was young, I saw a sturdy general strode into the hall, bowing to Yuan Shang with his fists and bowing to one knee.

"The last general, Wang Ling, who has ten eagle-embled arrows, has seen General Sima!"

Yuan Shang smiled and waved his hand: "General Wang, please get up quickly!"

"Thank you, General Sima!"

Yuan Shang looked at Wang Ling with a smile, and nodded while watching, "General Wang, you followed Zhao Yun to go to the marsh in the past to attack Kuanghan. There was no news of the defeat of the troops. I thought you were dead... I didn't expect that you would come back alive now and brought back the news about General Ma... Okay, it's great, how about General Ma? Is it dangerous?"

Wang Ling smiled and said, "General, Mr. Ma is not only not dangerous, but is now preparing for troops and lurking in the wilderness near Dunhuang, gathering up the defeated army that had been dispersed with the Zhao Governor on an expedition, and secretly uniting a part of the Qiang tribe who was friendly to the Ma family! Intent to initiate an operation in Xizhou and respond to the general!"

Yuan Shang was stunned when he heard this and said, "General Ma... gathered the defeated army? Intent to initiate an incident?"

Wang Ling nodded heavily and said, "Yes, when the Grand General Zhao was defeated, almost all of his troops were annexed by Yan Xing, but there were still remnants of collapse. General Ma collected the remaining soldiers and generals of about 10,000 and contacted some Qiang tribes who were not friendly to Yan Xing. Just wait for the general to enter Guanzhong, he launched an operation in Xizhou and sneaked into Jincheng to rescue General Zhao! In addition, in addition to the last general, Wen Hui, Jia Kui, Zhang Ji, Wang Xiong, and Sima Fu, who had ten eagle-embled arrows, were all helping the old general... He was ordered to come to report the message, but he did not dare to go deeper. He only waited for the danger in Chang'an to resolve before he dared to come and inform the general."

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but feel overjoyed.

Old Man Ma Teng is indeed not a simple person. The bird quietly hides in the hinterland of Xirong and can even make such a big name. If he attacks Jincheng and successfully rescues Zhao Yun, he will be of great help to recover the Guanzhong land, which is tantamount to giving Yan Xing a blow!

If this plan is successful, Ma Teng will be his first achievement!

Unexpectedly, Yuan Shang didn't ask about this. He frowned, looked at Wang Ling quietly, and asked curiously: "What you said just now, what are the ten eagle feather arrows...?"

Around Yuan Shang, Gao Rou smiled and explained to Yuan Shang: "The ten carved feather arrows are the nicknames given to us by Grand Commander Zhao, which is intended to describe the ten of us as his right-hand man and his subordinates."

Yuan Shang blinked and said in confusion: "Zhao Yun... is this what is the metaphor for you?"

Gao Rou nodded and said, "Yes!"

"Use arrows to describe people?"

Gao Rou said in confusion: "Is there anything wrong with it? I think it's very imposing!"

A strange smile appeared on Yuan Shang's lips: "This metaphor has a momentum? I ask you, what is the thing that combines man and arrows?"

Gao Rou was stunned when she heard this and murmured to herself.

"The combination of man and arrows seems to be an 'arrow man'...... After the lord's extension, this nickname seems to be a bit cripple."

Yuan Shang sighed and nodded, "The ten bitches under Zhao Yun's command... were more than just a little bitch."

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Turning his head, Yuan Shang said to Xiahou Yuan: "Since it is General Ma who sneaked into Jincheng, then father-in-law, please trouble your 3,000 cavalry soldiers to sneak attack Song Jian's Qinghan... This battle almost spans the two states of Yongliang, the desert grasslands, and the Hexi realm, which is extremely dangerous! You need to be careful!"

Xiahou Yuan nodded and said, "This matter is for me. Before going to fight, do you want to meet this thunder cavalry?"

Yuan Shang thought for a while and nodded, "Okay! I will go to the camp tomorrow morning to cover the three thousand raid cavalry!"

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The next morning, Yuan Shang's first thing was to follow Xiahou Yuan to this selected cavalry camp composed of three thousand people.

When Yuan Shang saw these cavalrymen, he couldn't help but be stunned.

I thought that Xiahou Yuan would definitely choose the powerful generals when he selected the soldiers, but if he looked carefully, he would find that these people were not all strong men, but tall, short, fat and thin.

As if he saw the doubt in Yuan Shang's eyes, Xiahou Yuan explained to him: "The cavalry used for long-distance raids are different from iron cavalry, light cavalry, bow cavalry, and heavy cavalry. They focus not on combat power, but on endurance and endurance. When choosing people, there are many aspects to be examined, and you cannot just look at your personal riding skills and physical fitness."

Seeing that Yuan Shang seemed a little confused, Xiahou Yuan walked to the front of the team, pointed at a cavalry, and said, "Tell the lord, what did you do before joining the army?"

The soldier strode out and said, "Lord, the villain is a veterinarian before joining the army!"
Chapter completed!