When our Yang Changshi was causing trouble in the nine counties of Jingxiang, at the same time in Qingzhou, the Qingzhou Yuan Shao army led by Yuan Tan had already fought a bloody battle with the coalition forces composed of Tian Kai and Kong Rong.

, in full swing.

Speaking of which, although the reason why Tian Kai and Kong Rong took the initiative to attack Yuan Shaojun was not the fault of Deputy Director Tao as Boss Cao suspected, the cause of the matter did come from Deputy Director Tao. Before determining

When sending troops to Qingzhou, Deputy Director Tao, out of reputation considerations, sent a letter to Tian Kai with courtesy first and then sent troops to introduce the reason for sending troops. He also directly explained the time when he planned to send troops after the wheat was ripe, and hypocritically persuaded Tian Kai to lead the troops.

The army surrendered to him, and he promised to treat Tian Kai favorably to repay the kindness of the rescue.

Of course, Tian Kai, who was quite loyal to Gongsun Zan, could not betray him because of Tao Ying's few words. However, as a veteran who had fought with Gongsun Zan for many years, Tian Kai saw the hope of defeating the enemy from Tao Ying's letter and analyzed it.

Yuan Shao planned to use the Xuzhou army as the main force to attack Qingzhou, and Jizhou did not plan to send too many troops to conquer Qingzhou. In addition, he obtained the Youzhou battle report and knew that the main force of Yuan Shao's army had gone north, and through careful reconnaissance by scouts

It was discovered that Yuan Tan did not have many troops under his command, so Tian Kai inevitably had the idea of ​​capturing the thieves first. He planned to take advantage of Xuzhou's late dispatch of troops to concentrate his forces to defeat Yuan Tan first, and then consider what to do.

Facing the past

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Of course, some people were worried that this was Tao Ying's trick, and suggested that Tian Kai should be careful in case the notoriously cunning Tao Ying came to sneak across Chencang, saying that he would send troops to attack Qingzhou for Yuan Shao after the wheat was ripe, but in fact it was

They deceived Tian Kai's main force to advance westward, and then took the opportunity to suddenly send troops to attack the empty rear hinterland of Tian Kai's army.

This question was categorically denied by Tian Kai. First, Tian Kai found that there was indeed no sign of the Xuzhou army gathering in Langya. Second, Tian Kai felt that it was unlikely that Tao Ying would be so ruthless and help Yuan Shao attack him.

Well, if he still uses such despicable tricks on his former benefactor, then Tao Ying will be in vain. Kong Rong, the governor of Beihai appointed by the imperial court, also believed that Tao Ying would never do such a thing.

Guan Geru's reputation was at odds with Xuzhou's reputation, so after a mutual protection alliance was hastily formed, the main forces of Tian Kai's army and Kong Rong's army totaled more than 50,000 people, and they set off to the county without hesitation, to where Uncle Liu Huang once lived.

One of Pingyuan County went to seek a decisive battle with Yuan Tan's army, leaving an empty hinterland to Tao Ying, using his last moral limit to resist

The increasingly powerful Xuzhou army.

This naturally suffered for the poor eldest son Yuan Tan. The army that Yuan Tan brought to Pingyuan from Jizhou was only 12,000 troops. Adding in the more than 6,000 troops stationed in Pingyuan, the total force in hand was only over 18,000 troops.

, and where will the enemy enter? Previously, Tian Kai had deployed tens of thousands of troops in the county to confront Yuan Shao's army who controlled the plains. Coupled with the 50,000 main troops deployed by Tian Kai and Kong Rong, the enemy that Young Master Yuan Tan faced was

There are a total of 60,000 soldiers in the army. With the strength of a single army to resist the power of Qingzhou, which is joined by Tian Kai and Kong Rong, even if the soldiers and horses under Master Yuan Tan are more brave and good at fighting, it will inevitably feel extremely difficult to fight.

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What made Master Yuan Tan cry without tears was yet to come. When Master Yuan Tan led his army back to the plains in a hurry, and refused to defend passively, making his third brother laugh at him, he led his army to fight with Tian Kai and Kong Rong in Luoyin.

Relying on the strength of his troops and the bravery of his generals, the young master once gained the upper hand in the battle and killed three generals of the Tian Kai, Kong and Rong coalition forces, seriously dampening the vigor of the Tian Kai and Kong Rong coalition forces. But just as the eldest son Yuan Tan was about to take advantage of the victory, he launched an attack.

During the general attack, Tian Kai's army suddenly killed another general from Gongsun Zan's army who came to Qingzhou from Youzhou years ago - it was the traitor general named Zhao who defected from Yuan Shao's army to Gongsun Zan's army and volunteered.

He took up the important task of fighting generals.

I believe the pitiful end of the battle with the traitor general named Zhao needs no further introduction. In short, when both of his fierce generals were instantly killed by the traitor general named Zhao, General Yuan Tan had no choice but to dispatch his chief warrior Gao Lan to teach him a lesson.

This traitor general named Zhao dared to betray his father and son. Unfortunately, after General Gao Lan entered the battle in high spirits, he was smashed to pieces by the damn traitor general named Zhao in less than ten rounds.

Protecting his heart, he vomited blood and fled back to the main formation. Seeing this scene, Yuan Shao's army was naturally demoralized. The Tiankong coalition army, which was heavily outnumbered, took the opportunity to launch a general attack. Yuan Tan's eldest son was defeated and had to give up.

Withdrawing to the plains, they defeated the Yellow River in a rout of hundreds of miles, and finally relied on the danger of the Yellow River to block the counterattack of the Tiankong coalition forces.

It was extremely unlucky to encounter the traitor general Zhao, the number one killer in the Three Kingdoms. He lost more than 2,000 troops during the unlucky start, and also lost the city of Luoyin and part of the food and grass. Young Master Yuan Tan's young face was so humiliated that it could not be lost anymore.

He wanted to conceal his defeat but was afraid that it would not be hidden from the eyes of his rival, the third brother, which would make the consequences even more unimaginable. Master Yuan Tan could only honestly report the battle situation to his father, Mr. Yuan Sangong. But fortunately, Mr. Yuan Sangong

He didn't pursue his son's disadvantages in the battle too much. He scolded his eldest son for being greedy for merit and rushing into the army rashly, and then ordered Yuan Tan to hold on to the existing results and wait for the friendly forces of Boss Cao and Deputy Director Tao to send troops to Qingzhou.

Young Master Yuan Tan was memorizing the words. After the orders from Duke Yuan and Sangong arrived at Pingyuan City, the arrogant and arrogant Young Master Yuan Tan was still discussing with Guo Tu, Xin Pi and other cronies whether to fully implement his father's orders. Another bad news came.

Later, Gaotang County south of the Yellow River surrendered without a fight, betrayed the Three Dukes of Yuan Dynasty and surrendered to the Tiankong Allied Forces. As a result, Yuan Shao's army in Qingzhou completely retreated to the north of the Yellow River, surrendering to the enemy and leaving the danger of the Yellow River.

!——There is no need to explain how difficult it is to fight a large-scale river crossing battle.

Suffering such heavy setbacks one after another, it was naturally an unbearable heavy blow for the young master Yuan Tan who was eager to achieve great achievements and establish his prestige. Thinking of the proud smile on his third brother's face once he heard the news, Yuan Tan

Mr. Tan became even more frustrated and ordered a counterattack angrily to recapture Gaotang, the bridgehead for Yuan Shao's army to advance eastward. He also stated that he would personally lead the army to recapture Gaotang and personally kill the Gaotang order who betrayed the Yuan family.

Liu Ping was cut into pieces with a thousand cuts and executed in Lingchi!

"Young Master, you can't!" Fortunately, Young Master Yuan Tan's subordinates also understood. Guo Tu and Xin Bi both stood up to oppose. Guo Tu advised: "Young Master, you must never act impulsively again. If our army

When sending troops to Gaotang, the rebel Liu Ping would definitely ask Tian Kai for help, and Tian Kai would definitely send troops. Although our army's troops and horses were stronger than those of the Qingzhou coalition, they had lost the geographical advantage and the number of troops and horses was far less than that of the enemy, so they rashly launched a rush to cross the border.

Attacks are more ferocious than ancient times. And once the young master is defeated again, he will have no way to explain himself in front of the lord."

Yuan Tanyin kept silent and gritted his teeth for a long time. Master Yuan Tan suddenly vented his anger on Xin Ping's younger brother Xin Pi and yelled at Xin Pi: "How did you become a plain prime minister? If

If I remember correctly, it seems that you were the one who recommended Liu Ping, the traitor of Gaotang, to my father, right? Your eyes are blowing your nose, how come you recommended such an unreliable traitor?"

"This official is blind and deserves to be punished." Xinpi knelt down helplessly to plead guilty, and explained: "The reason why this official recommended Liu Ping, the traitor, was because Liu Ping, a traitor, had a grudge against Tian Kai.

, when our army attacked the plains, he helped our army seize the plains. His subordinates rewarded him for his merits and recommended him as the order of Gaotang. This thief has never been so capricious. He just saw our army eating at Luoyin.

After defeating Tian Kai, he immediately surrendered to Tian Kai."

"Since Liu Ping has a grudge against Tian Kai, why did Tian Kai accept Liu Ping's request to surrender so easily and send troops to take over the Gaotang city without any precautions?" Guo Tu asked a little strangely.

"Maybe it's because Tian Kai didn't know about it at all," Xin Pi said with a wry smile: "Maybe Tian Kai didn't even know that Liu Ping's traitor hated him, so he opened the gate of Pingyuan City to welcome our army into the city.

It's also because Liu Ping secretly hates Tian Kai."

"What does the Prime Minister mean by this? Why can't Tu understand it at all?" Guo Tu was a little confused, and Yuan Tan was also a little confused, and he began to calm down his anger and listen carefully.

"It's a long story." In order to divert Yuan Tan's attention from acting impulsively, Xin Pi patiently explained: "As far as Pi knows, the reason why Liu Ping hates Tian Kai is because of another person. Liu Ping was originally

Pingyuan was so powerful that he was favored by Jiao He, the governor of Qingzhou before Tian Kai. He ran rampant in Pingyuan and became a hegemon. Local officials did not dare to offend Tian Kai. After Tian Kai was appointed as the governor of Qingzhou by Gongsun Zan, the order of Pingyuan was also replaced by Tian.

When Kai came in, the newly appointed Pingyuan Order followed Tian Kai's order and was sent to collect more taxes and set corvees from Liu Ping. He was beaten by Liu Ping. As a result, the sworn brother of the new Pingyuan Order rushed into Liu Ping's house alone.

In the manor, the Liu Ping brothers were seriously injured, and the Liu Ping brothers brought a complaint to Tian Kai, but Tian Kai ignored him at all, so Liu Ping hated Tian Kai, but Tian Kai did not necessarily know that he had offended him.

Pass Liu Ping."

"It turns out it's such a trivial matter." Yuan Tan, who was listening with rapt attention at first, was disappointed and cursed: "A useless bitch can be rushed in alone in his own manor and be seriously injured. Even Zhuang Ding is injured.

It’s really stupid to be reluctant to hire a few.”

"I'm sorry to say that the eldest son is wrong." Xinpi smiled even more bitterly and said: "As far as I know, Liu Ping's village at that time not only had dozens of soldiers, but also weapons.

As a result, the sworn brothers of Pingyuan Order came in alone and overthrew them all, and no less than ten of the family soldiers were severely injured along with Brother Liu Ping!"

"So powerful?!" Yuan Tan was shocked and asked in surprise: "Who is this person? Can one person seriously injure so many people?"

"The eldest son must know his name. His name is Zhang Fei." Xin Pi spread his hands and replied: "It is the Zhang Fei and Zhang Yide who fought with Lu Bu for dozens of rounds in Hulao Pass and Zhang Yide, the Pingyuan Order at that time, that is,

Later Pingyuan Prime Ministers Liu Bei and Liu Xuande."

"Is it Jingran?" Yuan Tan was a little stunned, and then smiled: "It seems that Liu Ping's traitor was also lucky. If Guan Yu had also taken action at that time, their brothers would not have been seriously injured, and they would all have died."

Speaking of this, Yuan Tan asked Xin Pi casually: "So, does the Prime Minister know where Liu Bei's brother is now?"

Xinpi shook his head and Guo Tuze answered for Xinpi: "Sir, in Xudu, Liu Bei brothers have been staying in Xudu since Runan escorted them north to Xudu. I heard that Yaozi is still under threat from Cao Mengde.

He made Liu Bei the queen general, and personally recognized Liu Bei as the emperor's uncle. Now everyone in Xudu calls Liu Bei the emperor's uncle. However, Cao Mengde did not give Liu Bei military power, but only gave him a false title and let him live in Xudu.

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"It's a pity. It would be great if these three powerful generals could be used by me."

Yuan Tan shook his head in regret, but halfway through, Young Master Yuan Tan and Guo Tu and Xinpi, who were not too stupid, exclaimed at the same time, "Eh? How come we forgot Cao Cao's allies? Father promised to let Tao Cao

The little thief should wait until the wheat is ripe before sending troops to Qingzhou, but there is no agreement with Cao Cao on when to send troops to Qingzhou?"

After exclaiming, Guo Tufei quickly handed over to Yuan Tan and said: "My eldest son, we should contact Cao Mengde and ask Cao Mengde to send troops to Qingzhou immediately to assist our army in jointly attacking Tian Kai and Kong Rong! If Cao Jun sends troops, he can come from Ji.

The Northern Kingdom marched straight into Licheng, threatening the flanks and grain roads of the Qingzhou bandit army, forcing the two Tiankong bandits to retreat, and the danger of the Yellow River in front of our army could be defeated without attacking it!"

"Great idea!" Yuan Tan waved his hand excitedly and said: "Aren't the three brothers Liu, Guan and Zhang living in Xudu? Just in time, let Cao Cao send these three fierce generals to Qingzhou. If Cao Cao doesn't need them, I will!

With brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang in hand, am I still afraid that Zhao Yun will rebel? Just like that, I will write to my father immediately and ask him to order Cao Cao to send troops immediately!"

"Young Master, in addition to sending a letter to the Lord, you'd better write two more letters and send them directly to Cao Cao and Tao Ying, respectively." Guo Tufei quickly suggested: "In the letter to Cao Cao, the Young Master should not only explain the situation of the war.

In addition to urging Cao Cao to send troops, he also hinted to Cao Cao that the Third Young Master was trying to gain military power in Qingzhou. In this way, Cao Cao was afraid that his team would be harmed by the Third Young Master and the Tao Ying gangsters, so he would definitely send troops immediately. The effect

It is far better than asking the lord to come forward and give orders. If the lord asks Cao Cao for Liu Bei's brothers, it will definitely not be a big problem."

Yuan Tan nodded and asked quickly: "What about the letter to the little thief Tao Ying? What does it say? Urging him to send troops immediately?"

"The young thief Tao Ying is extremely deceitful, and he has obtained a promise from his lord that he will not send troops to Qingzhou until the wheat is ripe. If he is ordered to send troops now, he will definitely refuse based on his promise." Guo Tu shook his head and said: "So the lord can only use this

The reputation of the commander of the Qingzhou coalition forces ordered him to assemble troops in Langya and stage an attack. This move was not inconsistent with the lord's promise. If Tao Yingjiān followed the order, he could distract Tiankong's army and force them to return.

Soldiers protect the empty hinterland. If the thief Tao Ying refuses to accept the order..., hum!"

Speaking of this, Guo Tu snorted loudly, with a ferocious smile on his face, and Yuan Tan Yinjiu also had a ferocious smile on his face. He nodded first, and then said quickly: "Okay, that's it, I'll write a letter right away.

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......... As usual, let's first take a look at the situation of Deputy Director Tao's nemesis, Boss Cao. In fact, there is no need for Mr. Yuan Tan to explain the situation in Qingzhou in a letter. Boss Cao, who borders Qingzhou, has already been carefully inspected by scouts.

He had a clear grasp of the war situation in Qingzhou, and unfortunately, when Mr. Yuan Tan's letter arrived in Xuchang, it happened to coincide with Mr. Man Chong being sent back to Xuchang in heavy shackles in a prison car by Liu Biao for violating the etiquette of envoys.

After this unfortunate incident, Boss Cao, who was in a very bad mood, became furious when he saw Mr. Yuan Tan's letter again.

"Trash! Idiot!" I don't know if Boss Cao was referring to Sang and Huai. In short, in front of the dejected Mr. Man Chong, Boss Cao cursed on the spot, patted the case and yelled: "You are greedy for your own merit.

It's a shame, but you want me to wipe your ass, dream! Originally, I planned to send troops in the middle of next month. Since you, Yuan Tan, have threatened you in your letter, I have changed my mind. I don't know when the Tao thief will send troops.
To be continued...