The biggest beneficiary of the breakdown of the two Yuan peace talks was actually Boss Cao. Although he blocked the pursuit of Jizhou troops twice, he won very hard both times. He relied on the main force of Yuan Tan's army to go south with all his might. He finally repelled Yuan Tan's side troops, and at the same time lost Chendi and was isolated from Liangdi. The land that Boss Cao could directly control was actually only a broken and withered Runan County. There were only 10,000 soldiers and food and grass that could only last for several months. Basically, as long as there was no chaos within Yuan Tan's army, he resolutely blocked the road to Sili and Guanzhong, and there was no need to attack hard, and he could trap Boss Cao to death!

In such a difficult situation, the breakdown of the peace talks between the Yuan Tan brothers was equivalent to letting the Cao army, who was almost in despair, see a glimmer of hope. What made the Cao army even more ecstatic was that less than a month after the peace talks broke down, a huge change occurred within the Jizhou army. The Xiao stubborn prefect of Zhongshan, who was dissatisfied with Yuan Shang's slaughter, Wang Ling, first turned against Yuan Shang's team, forcing Yuan Shang to send troops to avoid a chain reaction, and forced Yuan Tan to send troops immediately to rescue the loyal minister who took the lead in order to encourage other Jizhou county magistrates to rebel against Yuan Shang together!

After receiving this news, the Cao army was happy and rushed to the front of Boss Cao, suggesting that we should launch a counterattack and break through the encirclement of Yuan's army, leave the starving ghost place in Runan, and go to Guanzhong to make a comeback. Boss Cao himself was also very moved and quickly summoned a group of confidant advisers to discuss and analyze the breakout. However, the number one adviser Xun Yu firmly opposed: "My lord, you must not break through at will at this time. The total strength of our army is less than 10,000, and food and grass are scarce. However, the main force of Yuan Tan's army is still stationed in Yingchuan. If we break through at this time, if our army has a slight mistake, it will be a disaster and there will be no hope of turning around."

"Lord, Mr. Wen Ruo's words are reasonable. Our army must continue to wait and see at this time." Guo Jia, who was already skinny and thin because of lack of medical treatment and medicine, coughed and said, "Our army is not sure of breaking through at this time. It is better to wait for a while. When Yuan Tan's main force goes north to fight for Jizhou, or Tao Ying traitors send troops to attack Yuan Tan, Yuan Tan is forced to fight, and our army launches a whole army to break through. This will definitely be much greater."

Boss Cao pondered and nodded slowly, and planned to give up the plan to break through immediately. But at this moment, Cheng Yu suddenly spoke, "Lord, in Yuyu's opinion, our army may not need to break through with force. At present, the Yuan brothers and sisters are traitors, Yuan Tan is strong and Yuan Shang is weak, Yuan Shang has always had close relationships with Tao thieves, and Yuan Tan and Tao thieves have always been hostile. Although the Tao thieves have not made any moves yet, it is only a matter of time before he can help Yuan Shang. Although Yuan Tan does not dare to show his hostility to the Tao thieves, he may not understand in his heart that the Tao thieves will settle the score with him sooner or later."

Speaking of this, Cheng Yu paused and said, "Since that's the case, why don't our army send people to contact Yuan Tan for a try, in exchange for helping Yuan Tan resist the pottery thieves, in exchange for Yuan Tan to make way and let our army return to Guanzhong?"

"This is impossible!" Boss Cao shook his head flatly and said with a wry smile: "The bloody hatred between me and Yuan Shao is irreconcilable. Yuan Shao's stroke also has a significant relationship with our army. Yuan Tan is also the successor appointed by Yuan Shao. If he joins forces with our army, he will soon lose the moral integrity of the army and the people, and will fall into a moral disadvantage."

"It may not be impossible." Cheng Yu replied: "What the lord can see, Yuan Tan may not be able to see. Moreover, Yuan Tan has two benefits to the alliance with our army. One is that there is no worries about the southern line, and the other is that we can get help from our army's Guanzhong soldiers. With these two points, Yuan Tan will definitely be moved. Another point is that Yuan Tan's personal hostility towards the Tao thieves is far above the hostility towards our army, and he has had the experience of joining forces with our army to fight against Yuan Shang and Tao thieves for a long time, so Yuan Tan may not agree to our army's request for an alliance."

"Lord, Yu thinks it's better to give it a try." Xun Yu also said: "If this move is successful, our army will naturally make huge profits. If this matter fails, our army will only lose one envoy at most, which is irrelevant."

Boss Cao began to be moved. Cao Ang, who had just returned to Boss Cao from Xuzhou three months ago, stood up and opposed: "Father, the child thinks that he must not ask Yuan Tan for an alliance. Not to mention that the failure of the alliance will cause humiliation. Even if he succeeds, it is just an excuse for the Tao Envoy to start a war with our army, causing a huge disaster. Our army was isolated from Liangdi, and the Tao Envoy would inevitably be quickly taken down by the Tao Envoy!"

"Ignorance, what do you know?" Boss Cao scolded angrily: "With our army's current strength, there is still hope to retake Chen land and open up contact with Liang land? The land will sooner or later be thrown to anyone, and it doesn't matter!"

"But we can't ask for an alliance from Yuan Tan." Cao Ang argued: "Now Tao is strong and Yuan Wu. The Tao envoy can destroy Yuan Tan, but Yuan Tan cannot destroy Tao envoy. If his father asks for peace from Yuan Tan, it will be a humiliation. After Yuan Tan was destroyed, our army asked for alliance from Tao envoy again, which is a two humiliation! Instead of suffering these two humiliations, it is better not to accept one humiliation and wait for the opportunity to break through to Guanzhong. Even if Yuan Tan is destroyed in the future, our army can negotiate with the Tao envoy who keeps his promises and protect our land, military and civilians in Guanzhong."

"Fuck! The Taoist thief is as heartless as a jackal. It would be strange if he would let us go!" Boss Cao was even more furious and scolded: "What kind of soup is the Taoist thief giving you? He is irreconcilable to him. Everyone in our army calls him a thief, but you still use respectful titles to him. Are you still my son? Get out! There will be meetings related to Taoist thieves in the future, and you are not allowed to participate!"

Cao Ang originally wanted to persist, but he was driven out by Boss Cao. After asking the guard to take his son away, Boss Cao quickly made up his mind and ordered: "Send Wang Ze to contact Yuan Tan and act according to the plan! If this matter is successful, our army may still have a chance to fish in the Central Plains!"

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Of course, it was not only the one who wanted to take advantage of the situation. Uncle Liu was the more active. After learning that Yuan Tan and Liu Biao had signed a mutual protection alliance, Uncle Liu, who had never dared to act because he had been living under others, suddenly became energetic and immediately wrote a passionate letter to wish Mr. Yuan Tan to inherit the throne and sent Sun Qian to Xuchang to meet Mr. Yuan Tan, verbally saying that if Mr. Yuan Tan was attacked, he would immediately lead his army to Xuchang as a guest general Liu Biao, and immediately led his army to Xuchang to reinforce Yuan Tan.

When Ganchai met the fire, Mr. Yuan Tan also intended to recruit brothers from Taoyuan as early as the Qingzhou War. After receiving the book, he was naturally overjoyed and rewarded Sun Qian on the spot. He also said that if he needed it, he would immediately ask Liu Biao to send Liu Huangshu's team to reinforce. At that time, Mr. Yuan Tan would not only provide food, grass and military supplies for Uncle Liu's team, but also subsidize Uncle Liu's team! Sun Qian was also overjoyed and thanked him quickly. Uncle Liu finally won an opportunity to fish in the messy waters in the Central Plains melee.

The volunteering of the Emperor Liu, who was not deeply resentful to the Jizhou Army, was easy to deal with, but Mr. Cao's secret request for alliance made Mr. Yuan Tan completely embarrassed, because from the immediate interests, accepting Mr. Cao's request for alliance will receive two benefits. One is that there will be no crisis on the southern front, and quickly take over Runan and Liang, completely get rid of the worries behind the rear; the other is that he can obtain the support of Mr. Cao's Guanzhong troops, and in a critical moment, he can let the Cao army take over him for a while. However, if he wants to suffer these two benefits, he must first let go of the desperate enemy and lose the best opportunity to wipe out the remnants of the Cao army. Mr. Yuan Tan, who is determined to make contributions, will inevitably fall into a dilemma.

In desperation, Yuan Tan could only summon Guo Tu. Xin Ping and Cui Yan and others to discuss the matter secretly. As a result, Guo Tu and Xin Ping, who were very short-sighted, applauded and applauded. Cui Yan was anxious when he heard this and quickly dissuaded: "Lord, don't Cao's thieves ask for an alliance. Although it is a small benefit to form an alliance with Cao's thieves, there are also many harms! First of all, the morale of the army is dissatisfied. The blood feud between Cao's thieves and our army is as deep as the sea. If we form an alliance with it, our soldiers will definitely not be convinced! Secondly, we will return to the mountain. If Cao's thieves retreat to Guanzhong, the remnants of Cao's thieves will join forces. Our army will not only be as difficult as climbing to heaven, but will also give Cao's thieves a chance to rekindle the death!"

"Mr. Ji Gui is exaggerating." Mr. Guo Tu, whose title of chief adviser was gradually deprived of Yuan Tan's title, shook his head and retorted: "The blood feud between the Tao Ying and the Cao thief is deeper, but the two thieves have experienced forgiveness of the other party's life. Why don't the Cao thief and the Tao thief's soldiers dissatisfied? Besides, the Cao thief's remnants are less than ten thousand people, and the Guanzhong Sili is a ruined place that was ruined by Dong Zhuo. How many opportunities can the Cao thief have to revive when they arrive there?"

"The situation of Tao thief and Cao thief is different from ours. The blood feud between us and Cao thief is also related to the old master..."

Cui Yan originally wanted to refute, but was quickly interrupted by Xin Ping, who was greedy for immediate interests. Xin Ping bowed to Mr. Yuan Tan and said, "Lord, the opportunity must not be missed. No more mistakes will come. Yuan Shang has rebelled now, and the Tao thief is watching Dan Dan. If our army refuses to accept the Cao thief's request for peace, it will inevitably be restrained by Cao thief, and it will waste countless military forces. It will be impossible to eliminate Yuan Shang's rebels and cannot deal with the Tao thief's threat. Since Liu Biao has now signed a mutual protection alliance with our army, if we seize this opportunity to temporarily reconcile with Cao thief, our army's southern front will not only be completely worry-free, but also gain a small powerful ally."

"Yes, lord, the Cao thief hates the Tao thief the most. After retreating to Guanzhong, it formed a relationship with our army. If the Tao thief sends troops, our army will ask for help from the Cao thief. Cao thief will definitely send troops for his own plan." Guo Tu added with a verbal remark.

"Absurd!" Cui Yan said furiously: "Let the thief Cao retreat to Guanzhong. With his virtue, when Tao Ying of Xuzhou started a war with our army, he would be fine if he didn't stumble on the back and stab us in the back. How could he send troops to help us?"

"Mr. Ji Gui is called a high-ranking soldier in Jizhou. Do you even understand the principle of losing your lips and cold teeth?" Mr. Guo Tu sneered: "Besides, Mr. Ji Gui insisted on not agreeing to the Cao thief for peace. Then when our army was forced to dispatch its main force to go north to wipe out Yuan Shang, or when we were forced to fight against the pottery thieves, the Cao thief took the opportunity to break through, how could our army resist or intercept us?"

Cui Yan finally couldn't refute it. Xin Pingze next to him nodded desperately and said, "Mr. Gongze's words are reasonable. Since he cannot destroy the Cao thief for the time being, he will not be able to stop the Cao thief in the future. It would be better to be a favor for a short man, which can free up troops and gain an ally. Isn't it great to win multiple goals in one fell swoop?"

After hearing these debates, Mr. Yuan Tan finally nodded and made a decision: "Just do it like this, accept Cao Zhe's request for peace, and let Cao Zhe go to Sili!"

"Master! Never!" Cui Yan was shocked. When he quickly spoke to dissuade him, Mr. Yuan Tan had already left. Mr. Guo Tu and Mr. Xin Ping quickly followed. Then Mr. Guo Tu, who had been stealing all the limelight by Cui Yan during this period, looked back at Cui Yan with a smug smile on his face, as if saying, "Boy, did you see it? Don't think you have the merit of supporting me, but the lord still trusts me more."

After shook his head helplessly, Cui Yan sighed: "Hundreds of thousands of soldiers in Jizhou seem to have truly sacrificed for nothing."

The next day, despite being strongly opposed by many civil and military officials in Jizhou, Mr. Yuan Tan still publicly accepted the request for peace on the grounds of the saint's forgiveness, and agreed to let the roads of Kunyang and Luyang be released, and asked Mr. Cao to lead the remnants to withdraw to Sili in exchange for the Cao army to transfer to the two counties of Runan and Liang to the Jizhou army. Although Mr. Yuan Tan's decision also allowed his own army to take down the entire territory of his hometown Runan without any effort, and his troops were surrounded by the Huaihe River, and completely drove the Cao army out of Yanzhou. However, after Mr. Yuan Tan finalized this resolution, many civil and military officials in Jizhou were so angry that they beat their chests and stamped their feet, and they only regretted that the sky had no eyes. How could they get such a lord for the self-armer?

The Grand Duke Yuan San, who was ill in bed, was so angry that he bleed in his mouth. He only regretted that he could not move and could not kill Yuan Tan, an unfilial son! He could not speak and could not bite this unfilial son who was extremely promiscuous! At the same time, in a fit of rage, the Grand Duke Yuan, who had already improved with Zhang Zhongjing's careful treatment, also worsened again, and almost couldn't relieve himself in one breath and kicked his legs to meet the ancestors and ancestors.

After receiving this news, Mr. Yuan Shang, who was fighting with the senior officials in Wucheng area, suddenly smiled and quickly sent the news to Ji You and the counties of the three prefectures to condemn the unfilial behavior of the enemy, and demanded that the three prefectures and counties unite around them, first destroy the brothers who "forgetting wills" and establish themselves as their main elders, and then destroy the Cao thieves, avenge the countless soldiers of Jizhou who died before and the great Yuan Sangong. However, the morale of the senior officials and Jiang Yiqu was greatly extinguished. The offensive, which was originally fierce, suddenly slowed down. The senior officials also angrily wrote a letter to Yuan Tan to condemn Yuan Tan's confused decision.

When Mr. Yuan Tan began to regret his stupid decision and began to consider Cui Yan's suggestion and was preparing to launch a surprise attack on the way to withdraw the troops and win back the hearts of the people, the news finally reached the city of Xuzhou farther away. When he learned about this situation, Deputy Director Tao, who was waiting for Yuan Tan's main force to go north, suddenly laughed and said wildly: "Don't wait, you can send troops. Yuan Tan's husband seeks death and destroys his legal throne himself. Our army now sends troops, so there is no need to worry that the Jizhou team will share the same hatred of the enemy, nor does it worry that the father-in-law's old subordinate will fight to the death."

On June 22, 201 AD, on June 22, 2018, the sixth year of Jian'an in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Tao Ying, the governor of the Three Prefectures of Dahan, Tao Ying, suddenly presented the handwritten blood edict of the Emperor Liu Xie, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, claiming that Yuan Tan deceived the emperor and abusing power, ignored the emperor, and decided to send 150,000 troops to attack Yuan Tan and serve the king to rescue the emperor! At the same time, he also issued an edict to the world, listing all kinds of crimes such as Yuan Tan's deceiving the emperor and abusing power and unfilial to the enemy, claiming that this time he sent troops was to be ordered by the emperor and to be filial, justified and righteous! The three armies of Xuzhou were excited, and 150,000 soldiers marched west along the Si River, with flags and swords covering the sky and the wilderness, with unparalleled momentum, and the blade pointed directly at the north-south connection throat of Yuan Tan's army - Guandu!
Chapter completed!