Here, Zhang Xun can be called a famous general of the previous generation. He has meticulous fighting thinking, decisive behavior, well-organized and orderly command. He used his victory to constantly inspire the soldiers around him. Everything he did was for the continued continuation of Yuan Shu's Zhong Dynasty.

In this era, it is difficult to find such a general, not for the gains and losses of a city and a place, but just to attack the enemy, as if all this should not appear on the generals of this era. It is just because of one's own selfishness, constant wars and capricious surrender, these should be the main theme of this era.

But what Zhang Xun did just now demonstrated the supremacy of imperial power in this era and the supreme "glorious thought" that I thought for the emperor!

However, what Zhang Xun didn't know was that he traveled hundreds of miles just to allow Yuan Shu's Zhong Dynasty to win that vague hope for victory. Yuan Shu, who was far away in Qiao County, killed Zhang Xun and ruthlessly suppressed him because of those rumors that could not be proven.

At this time, the deputy general walked to Zhang Xun and asked softly: "General, have you burned food?"

After hesitating for a moment, Zhang Xun reluctantly glanced at the numerous granaries and said coldly: "Driving all the people in Kaiyang out of the city first. Tomorrow morning, boil food and retreat!"

The next day, early morning.

After Zhang Xun personally ignited the first granary, he watched the flames turn into huge fires. In an instant, the entire Kaiyang City was filled with fire everywhere, and the flames were everywhere, and the heat waves were rolling. Then, Zhang Xun and his ten thousand cavalrymen also disappeared in Kaiyang City, missing their whereabouts.

This fire made Cao Cao dumbfounded, Liu Bei was so happy, and Yuan Shu gritted his teeth.

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Peiguo, Qiao County.

‘Bang!’

Yuan Shu angrily broke the jade cup in his hand and said angrily: "What kind of virtue does Zhang Xun have? How dare he make a decision without authorization? I asked him to conquer the city, not to show off his talents and learn, and why didn't he defend it? Why didn't he occupy the land if he captured it? Yinping, Changwu, Hexiang, and did not occupy it. What was his intention for Zhang Xun? Everyone, who can tell me why this is?"

Yuan Huan took the lead and said, "Your Majesty, Zhang Xun's move is nothing more than to show his ability to the world. In this way, he can truly enter the eyes of His Majesty. In the eyes of outsiders, Zhang Xun defeated Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan, two Xiahou heroes, who are extremely skilled in martial arts and have great strategists. Their abilities and achievements are enough to be comparable to General Ji Ling!"

As soon as Yuan Huan said this, everyone in the hall changed slightly. It can be seen that Yuan Huan's influence in the Zhong Dynasty was enough to match Ji Ling's old ministers.

Speaking of Yuan Huan, whose name is Yaoqing, was from Fule, Chen County. He was the son of Yuan Pang, the Situ during the reign of Emperor Ling of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Yuan Huan served as the county gongcao in his early years, and was later recruited by the Duke's Mansion and was successively elected as a high-level scholar. It was only because of the constant war that he came to Yuzhou to avoid disaster.

As soon as Yuan Huan arrived in Yuzhou, he caught up with Yuan Shu to become emperor. Therefore, Yuan Huan, who was born in a prominent family and had few talent, was recruited by Yuan Shu as Sikong of the Zhong Dynasty, in charge of water conservancy and creating all kinds of things.

From avoiding harm to the people, he became Yuan Shu's right-hand man. His high status and great treatment can be said to have made those under Yuan Shu both jealous and envious.

Since becoming the superior, Yuan Huan's talent and knowledge have been shown to be proud. However, Yuan Huan is upright and does not like to beat around the bush. As long as it is something he thinks, he will always speak it out in public without any hesitation, never considering the feelings of others.

At this point, within the few months when Yuan Huan came to Yuzhou, he offended all the ministers under Yuan Shu. It was precisely because Yuan Huan did not form cliques that Yuan Shu was highly valued. As the saying goes, everything has its pros and cons, and I don’t know whether Yuan Huan’s way of dealing with people can go long.

If Yuan Huan's personality was in modern times, it would be difficult to move forward. In that era, even a ruthless and ruthless judge would treat each other well and observe his expressions.

Yuan Huan is a typical person with talent and knowledge, knowing the shortcomings of others, and exposing his shortcomings in public, only knowing the matter and not caring about others' feelings at all.

It’s like, others are shorter than yourself, which is a fact that you can see at a glance, and you have to explain to everyone, "You are shorter than me!" The fact that his words are sufficient and realistic, but speaking things will always be a matter of a certain occasion?

As soon as Yuan Huan came, he snatched the name of Yan Xiang, the most arrogant young man under Yuan Shu. Speaking of his brain short-circuit, even Yan Xiang, the upright boss, was not as good as Yuan Huan.

However, just by matters, Zhang Xun's several battles have severely slapped the spirit of the Cao army and laid the groundwork for the subsequent Cao Yuan battle. This is a good thing. Yan Xiang cannot let Yuan Huan talk about it here, turning black and white, and making Yuan Shu feel cold towards Zhang Xun, a general who can fight more than Ji Ling.

After all, it is easy to get a thousand troops, but hard to find a general. In this era when knowledge was monopolized by aristocratic families, a warrior with excellent talent is hard to find.

Thinking of this, Yan Xiang quickly exonerated Zhang Xun and said, "Yuan Sikong's high opinion is unanimous. Zhang Xun defeated Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan in succession, which is enough to show that Zhang Xun is a rare general. Moreover, Yuan Sikong was not at the Yinping site at that time, so how could he verbally comment on the situation at that time?"

Yuan Huan was in the court and had no opponent for a long time. Seeing Yan Xiang provoking him today, he naturally wanted to defend his authority. He sneered: "Since Zhang Xun defeated the Xiahou brothers one after another, he has disappeared with 10,000 cavalry, and I don't know where to go? The imperial edict issued by Your Majesty was to conquer the city, but everything Zhang Xun did was contrary to His Majesty's will. Since he had the ability to conquer the city, why did he take the land without defending it? In my opinion, Zhang Xun's move was undoubtedly to tell His Majesty that Zhang Xun had the ability to conquer the next time and to conquer the second time. Since he did not do this, it can be seen that he was waiting for a price. After all, Zhang Xun's military position was just a subordinate general. Such a blatant person who sets on the ground, even if he has all kinds of talents, would eventually be a disaster."

Yuan Shu was already very upset. After hearing Yuan Huan's words, he asked in confusion: "Yaoqing, what do you mean by this?"

Yuan Huan explained: "Since Zhang Xun wants to wait for a price, he can wait for His Majesty's price or Cao Cao's price. With such a merchant's character, if he lets him command an army, it will undoubtedly help him increase his arrogance. In my opinion, Your Majesty can issue an edict to transfer Zhang Xun back to Qiao County, replace him with a loyal general, and go to command his army. When Zhang Xun knows that the power of the royal family is inviolable, he will be the deputy general and assist him."

Yan Xiang was shocked when he heard this. Although he was not good at military service, he knew the inappropriateness of changing generals at the last battle. Yan Xiang glared at Yuan Huan fiercely and advised Yuan Shu: "Your Majesty, you must not change generals so hasty!"

The strength of a person's ability is certainly an important basis for evaluating his value, but for those in power, especially for generals leading troops, in their opinion, ability must be placed second, and loyalty is the necessary prerequisite for his appointment.

The power in his hands was terrifying, and Zhang Xun's actions, no matter what purpose he was for, violated Yuan Shu's previous orders. Therefore, Yuan Shu did not dare not think about it and had to be cautious. Even after hearing Yan Xiang's defense, Yuan Shu made up his mind that Zhang Xun must be replaced and he could no longer let him do whatever he wanted. However, Yuan Shu would not give up Yan Xiang's face in public. He had to listen to what he should listen, and he had to speak.

Yuan Shu asked in a bad tone: "Oh? Why not?"

Yan Xiang was sad in his heart. Yuan Shu's performance really disappointed him. However, even if Yuan Shu didn't like to listen, he had to say some words. Then, Yan Xiang replied directly: "Lord, Cao Cao has a heroic talent, and his civil and military officials are all heroes of the world. In the past, every time our army fought against Cao's army, it ended in defeat. Whenever the soldiers in the army mentioned Cao's army, they were all shy. Now, there has been a general in our army who can defeat the famous generals of Cao's army. Lord, you are as wise as a torch, and you should not do the thing that your relatives are hurt and your enemy is happy!"

In the end, Yan Xiang's confidence was inevitably a bit lacking, and his tone became cautious. It can be seen that being with the king is like a tiger. Even people like Yan Xiang who dares to give advice are a little discouraged and careful everywhere.

"Hmph!" Yuan Shu slapped the table suddenly and said angrily: "Zhang Xun has acted that he is disobeying the order. Can you, Yan Xiang, still protect him? Besides, when did I say that I would kill him? It was just to replace him, Zhang Xun and let him reflect on himself. When he understood, I would still entrust him with important responsibilities! Can't I see Zhang Xun's abilities?"

Yan Xiang defended: "But now that the border war is tense, it is inappropriate to change generals at the last battle. Besides, if you replace a general like Zhang Xun, the morale in the army will inevitably be turbulent. If you give Cao's army the opportunity, our army's situation will be worrying! Please think twice! "

"Yan Xiang!" After hearing this, Yuan Shu no longer cared about the royal image and cursed directly: "Do you know how many soldiers and horses are under Zhang Xun? One hundred thousand people, a total of 100,000 people! It is one quarter of the soldiers and horses under my command, and there are 20,000 cavalrymen! Do you understand, what kind of combat power is this? So many troops are controlled by Zhang Xun who does not obey orders. Do you have to worry about food and food and sleep at night to rest?"
Chapter completed!