Several flowers bloomed, each with one branch. In fact, long before the Anti-Tao Alliance, when the Xuzhou army gathered in Xuchang, the brothers Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang, who were directly confronting the Xuzhou army, had already noticed these abnormal movements. In this regard, Yuan Tan was

It was worried that Deputy Director Tao would attack Hanoi and then attacked the hinterland of Bingzhou; Yuan Shang, whose nest in Yecheng was less than 300 miles away from the edge of Xuzhou's army's control, breathed a sigh of relief. Without exploring why the Xuzhou army had made military garrisons

Before, I even had the idea of ​​taking the opportunity to retake the important land of Liyang.

Of course, Mr. Yuan Shang's idea of ​​water entering the head was stopped by Shen Pei in time, but Shen Pei was not better. In history, Cao's army had already transported grain into Baigou. With the signs of Cao's attack on Yecheng, Shen Pei actually

He dared to instigate Yuan Shang to lead his army away from Yecheng to attack Yuan Tan! This time is no exception. When Liu Biao had sent envoys to reconcile, Shen Pei not only did not persuade Yuan Shang to abandon his past grudges and work with Yuan Tan, but also gave Yuan Shang a

A bad idea that is very bad.

"Lord, Tao Ying mobilized the troops from the northern line of Yanzhou to move south and gathered in Xuchang. Although his goal is likely to be only Liu Biao, Yuan Tan, who borders Xuchang, must be panicked and worried that Tao Ying would send troops to attack him." Shen Pei offered advice:

In this case, the lord might as well go to the letter to invite Yuan Tan to meet at Huguan, pretending to negotiate with Yuan Tan to make peace and work together to protect the three states. Yuan Tan was worried that he would inevitably fall into a trap when he met with Yuan Tan at Huguan.

Then take the opportunity to lure Yuan Tan out of the pass to negotiate and set up an ambush to kill him during the intervening period. Then a major event can be decided in one fell swoop!"

"A clever plan!" Yuan Shang, who hated his half-brother, applauded and asked worriedly: "Yuan Tan and Guo Tu are both cunning people. What if they refuse to come? Or just send a representative with me.

What should I do when I meet in Huguan?”

"Pei has already said that Yuan Tan was afraid that Tao Ying's army would go out to Yuanguan to attack Hanoi, so he would be eager to make peace with our army and get rid of the dilemma of fighting on both sides. The possibility of being trapped is very high." Shen Pei explained and analyzed, and said with a smile: "Retreat"

Ten thousand steps, even if Yuan Tan did not have the courage to meet with the lord in Huguan and die, or sent another envoy to negotiate with the lord, the lord could also give the excuse of Yuan Tan's lack of sincerity to reconcile, and could withdraw from the anti-Tao alliance at any time and go with Tao Ying.

Join forces to eliminate Yuan Tan!" Mr. Yuan Shang was even more happy when he heard this. He quickly followed the plan and urgently sent someone to send a letter to Yuan Tan. He asked Yuan Tan to meet at Huguan to negotiate and reconcile the major matters in person.

On the side of Mr. Yuan Tan, because Taiyuan is too remote from Yecheng and Henoi, in order to guard against Deputy Director Tao and Yuan Shang, he stabilized his position and adjusted his troops to garrison. Currently, Mr. Yuan Tan and his main forces are all stationed.

It is located in Shangdang, which is only a hundred miles away from Huguan, so the letter from Mr. Yuan Shang was delivered to Yuan Tan within a few days. Just like Shen Pei analyzed, Mr. Yuan Tan, who was closely following the movements of the main force in Xuzhou, was indeed worried.

He was attacked by Xuzhou Army and Yuan Shang on both sides. Seeing Yuan Shang sending a letter to ask for peace talks, of course he was reluctant to ask for peace talks. Not only did he agree to meet with Yuan Shang in a fool, but he also set the time for the peace talks at Huguan on the sixth day of the sixth month, preparing to use them.

The peace talks temporarily stabilize the damn half-brother and free up their hands to deal with the threat from the Xuzhou army.

On the third day of June, after making strict preparations, Yuan Tan, who was anxious to get rid of the dilemma of the two lines, led hundreds of light cavalry to Huguan. After entering the pass, the guards Hao Zhao and Xia Zhao immediately came to report the news, saying that they were scolding.

It was found that Mr. Yuan Shang was indeed coming to Huguan urgently. He was expected to arrive east of Huguan the next day and negotiated with Mr. Yuan Tan as scheduled. However, Mr. Yuan Shang brought a total of 20,000 troops in this peace talks.

!

"Yuan Shang brought so many troops to the peace talks? Do he want to have a peace talks? Or do he want to take the opportunity to take the Huguan?"

In shock, Mr. Yuan Tan, who had a slight fantasy for his third brother, was alert. He sent a fast horse back to Shangdang to order general Jiang Yiqu to lead his army to Huguan Hou to prevent him.

What if, while sending an envoy to Yuan Shang's army, he asked Yuan Shang what he wanted to lead so many troops to the Shangdang peace talks?

The envoy quickly brought back Mr. Yuan Shang's reply, saying that the distance from Yecheng to Huguan was far away and the road was not stable on the way, so he brought a little force to protect him along the way. At the same time, Yuan Shang also asked the envoy to bring a message to Mr. Yuan Tan.

In the letter, he talked about his brotherly feelings to Mr. Yuan Tan, invited Mr. Yuan Tan to negotiate outside the pass, and said that he had set up a good banquet to apologize to his brother in person and discuss the plan to revive Yuan's family business.

The excuse of Mr. Yuan Shang is to deceive a three-year-old child. It is true that there are about 300 miles from Yecheng to Huguan. It is considered a long road, but the road is not stable on the way is completely nonsense. The guards of the 20,000 army are also

It was too exaggerated. So after hearing this excuse and seeing Mr. Yuan Shang's letter, Yuan Tan immediately doubted Mr. Yuan Shang's true intention. His confidant adviser Guo Tu immediately offered advice and suggested Mr. Yuan Tan to take the

The location of the face-to-face negotiation was set up in Huguan City, and Mr. Yuan Shang tricked Mr. Yuan Shang into the city and cut it off. Mr. Yuan Tan adopted this bad idea without hesitation.

In this way, it naturally made the Yuan brothers' respective envoys. Even though their legs were running thin, they still had a lot of arguments. Mr. Yuan Shang asked his elder brother to go out for negotiations, while Mr. Yuan Tan, who had ulterior motives, asked his younger brother to go into the imperial examination to negotiate, and they were bothered by each other.

He gave in and said he would not make any concessions at the negotiation site - but this cannot be blamed on the Yuan brothers' stubbornness. The key is that the brothers are really clear about the other party's character. So they argued for more than a day, six

The meeting time on the sixth day of the month has come, but the Yuan brothers are still unable to reach a consensus on the venue of the peace talks.

The so-called peace talks about this point, which basically means a one-and-a-half end. At the same time, under the premise that both sides are cautious and restrained, the possibility of the situation suddenly deteriorating is not very high. However, what no one expected was that

On the evening of the sixth day of the sixth month, a fast horse suddenly rushed from Shangdang to Huguan, bringing overjoyed good news to Mr. Yuan Tan - Yuan Tanjun found out in detail that on the first day of the sixth month, Deputy Director Tao

A sworn ceremony was held in Xuchang City, listing Liu Biao's many crimes. He personally led 120,000 main force in Xuzhou to launch a southern expedition, with the goal aiming at Liu Biao, who served as the leader of the anti-Tao alliance on the same day!

This news also became the last straw that broke the camel's back. In the case of hating his brother to the core, Mr. Yuan Tan decisively seized the opportunity and decided to start a war with his third brother immediately. Mr. Guo Tu, who was afraid that the world would not be in chaos, even suggested that

Mr. Yuan Tan sent troops to rob the camp overnight, killing Yuan Shang completely off guard! Mr. Yuan Tan, regardless of the strong opposition of generals Jiang Yiqu and Hao Zhao, resolutely decided to accept Guo Tu's suggestion and personally led 5,000 troops out of seclusion overnight.

.Go to attack the damn brothers' camp at night.

Mr. Yuan Tan's luck in robbing the camp this time was not bad nor good. The surprise attack team kept touching Xu Zhangfang in front of Yuan Shang's army's camp before being discovered by the enemy's ward. It was unexpected, but it also gave Yuan Shangjun some reaction.

Time, although Yuan Tanjun successfully took advantage of the opportunity of Yuan Shangjun being caught off guard and successfully entered Yuan Shang's camp, he was stubbornly blocked at Yuan Shangjun's central camp. In the dark fire, the Yuan brothers were each scolding each other.

One scolded his brother for being paralyzed from his father. He usurped his military power and titled, and the other scolded his brother for colluding with outsiders and rebelling against him. The two brothers each supported swords and guns, and fought fiercely. The world was turning upside down.

At the beginning of this battle, Yuan Tan's army, who was strong, had the advantage. However, as Yuan Shangjun gradually adjusted, he gradually reversed the situation with his military strength advantage. At the same time, Mr. Yuan Shang's military force was indeed stronger than his brother, and he once killed Yuan.

Tan was in a difficult position and was forced to retreat to the army for protection. However, when the rear army led by Jiang Yiqu and Hao Zhao rushed to the battlefield to reinforce, the situation once again reversed to the side of Yuan Tan's army. Yuan Shang, who was gradually unable to resist, led his army to abandon the camp.

After walking, he was defeated to Yecheng from all directions. Young Master Yuan Tan personally led his army to chase him for fifty miles and killed many soldiers under his brothers. If it weren't for insufficient preparations in advance, the food and supplies for the support were not yet ready, Young Master Yuan Tan would definitely chase him all the way.

Go to the city of Yecheng!

Before the matter was over, and finally venting anger on the battlefield, the unsatisfied Young Master Yuan Tan immediately set out to prepare for the Eastern Expedition. He planned to take advantage of the opportunity that Deputy Director Tao Nan Zheng had no time to take care of the Northern Line and take over Yecheng in one fell swoop and kill him.

Brother. Recover the entire Jizhou area! In response, although his cousin, Gao Guan, also urged Mr. Yuan Tan to act cautiously and not to slaughter each other to give outsiders the opportunity to take advantage of the situation, Mr. Yuan Tan couldn't listen at all and resolutely abandoned his father.

The only advantage of the Grand Duke of Yuan San's life was that he ordered the general of Jizhou stationed in Dai County to defend against foreign races to lead the troops and move south to attack Yuan Shang, ignoring external troubles and fighting only civil wars!

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Because he did not expect that the Yuan brothers would turn against each other so quickly, the Xuzhou army did not arrange for detailed reconnaissance movements in the Huguan area. Therefore, Deputy Director Tao did not obtain from Mr. Yuan Shang's letter of help until he led the main force to cross the water.

The battle of Cialis Huguan was roughly passed, and at this time, the Xuzhou army had not only crossed the entire line, but also successfully captured the small city of Xi'e and opened the road to Wancheng. At the same time, the vanguard army led by Wei Yan had already advanced.

The battle in Wancheng was about to begin. Therefore, after receiving the letter, Deputy Director Tao did not dare to neglect it. He immediately summoned Jia Lao Poison with Liu Ye to discuss whether to give up Wancheng and return to the army north?

After Jia Lao Poison and Liu Ye arrived at the Central Army tent, before they could sit down, Deputy Director Tao immediately handed the letter to the two of them to read together, and then smiled and said, "I didn't expect that my father-in-law's two sons are so anxious.

The army sent troops from Xuchang on the first day of June. After only five days, the two brothers immediately worked at Huguan. Yuan Shang was defeated and retreated to Yecheng to ask me for help. I wonder what Mr. Wenhe and Mr. Ziyang meant?

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Neither Jia Poison nor Liu Ye were in a hurry to answer this question. It was not until after carefully reading Yuan Shang's letter that Liu Ye said: "Lord, from the letter, Yuan Shang found out that Yuan Tan was preparing to send troops to Jizhou, so he quickly sent it.

The book asked our army for help. Since this is the case, Ye believed that the opportunity was rare and he should return to rescue Yuan Shang as soon as possible. In this way, he could not only protect his troops but also prevent the soldiers from being too tired. He could also take the opportunity to enter Jizhou and take the three northern regions.

state."

"Is that true?" Deputy Director Tao was a little dissatisfied with Liu Ye's answer and said, "Is it too urgent to return now? Although we are not afraid of Huang Zu taking the opportunity to chase him, Yuan Shang has just found Yuan Tan ready to send troops now

Jizhou has not really entered Jizhou, and has not yet captured Yecheng City. We will return to the northern line of the army. What if Yuan Tan is scared back?"

"The lord is extremely worried, Ye's proposal is a bit too hasty." Liu Ye nodded and said, "Then let's wait and see for a while until we confirm that Yuan Tan sent troops to Jizhou and came to Yecheng City, and then acted at the opportunity.

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"No, it's not enough to confirm that Yuan Tan's army is coming to Yecheng!" Jia Lao's poisonous creature spoke and said firmly: "We must wait until Yuan Tan breaks Yecheng before we can return our troops to the north and enter Jizhou!"

"What?" Deputy Director Tao was shocked and said in surprise: "Mr. Wenhe, why do you do this? Yecheng is Yuan Shang's nest. If you lose Yecheng Yuan Shang, it will be basically over. Yuan Tan has basically unified Ji You and three together.

It's already state, we will send troops again at that time. Is it too late?"

"Lord, before answering this question, Xu wants to ask you a question." Jia Lao Poison asked: "Lord, when you were in vain, if Yuan Benchu ​​had not married you and had come forward to protect you, Cao Cao would not dare to spy on it when he was not yet a daughter from Yuan Benchu's marriage to you, and he would not have been there to protect you again.

Xuzhou, can you have today?"

"Why did Mr. Wenhe ask about this?" Deputy Director Tao was a little surprised, but answered truthfully: "No, if it weren't for the father-in-law who came forward to protect him, it would be difficult for me to stop the full invasion of Cao's thief and would be difficult for me to leave.

To this day, at least it hasn't reached today so soon."

"Then I would like to ask my lord one more thing." Jia Lao Poison asked again: "If Yuan Shang had not helped Zhong Zhou Xuan, would the lord be able to quickly marry Yuan Benchu's beloved daughter and form an alliance with Yuan Benchu? After the lord and Yuan Benchu ​​formed an alliance, if Yuan Shang had not been running around in the middle

, to reconcile conflicts, can the alliance between our army and Yuan Benchu ​​last for several years?"

"It's still not." Deputy Director Tao also understood the meaning of Jia Lao's poison, so he said a rare honest word, saying: "If it weren't for the help of my third brother-in-law, my marriage agreement with my father-in-law would have been separated from Cao's thief for a long time.

It was destroyed. If Yuan Shang hadn't persuaded him later, his father-in-law might have joined forces with Cao Thief to attack our Xuzhou."

"Since that's the case, we must wait until Yuan Tan breaks through Yecheng and then send troops to Jizhou." Jia Lao Poison said solemnly: "Yecheng and Jizhou, our army can only be seized from Yuan Tan, and we must not be seized from Yuan Shang,

Otherwise, lord, you can't explain to the people of the world."

Seeing Deputy Director Tao nodding repeatedly, agreeing with his opinion. Jia Lao Poison then added: "So Xu believes that our army must not return to the northern front immediately now, and even confirm that Yuan Tan's army cannot return to the northern front even when he is at Yecheng City.

Line, otherwise, now when returning to Jizhou, he would only work hard for Yuan Shang. Even if he defeated Yuan Tan, he would have no excuses and Daoyi to take advantage of the situation to take over Yecheng and Jizhou. But if Yuan Tan takes over Yecheng, we will return again

If the army goes to attack Jizhou and seize Yecheng, it is not that it is not that it is that it is that it is that it is that it is that it is that it is that it is that Yuan Shang’s past kindness will be repaid."

"I also have the face to claim to repay my kindness? No wonder you, Jia Wenhe, can be a military advisor as soon as you come. I, an old man in Xuzhou, can only be your deputy, and my face is indeed thicker than me." Liu Ye muttered in his heart first, and then said: "

Mr. Wenhe made sense. Since that's the case, Ye suggested that the lord might as well reply to Yuan Shang, and on the pretext that Liu Biao and Yuan Tan had a mutual protection alliance, our army attacked Liu Biao to save him. Instead of letting the army travel thousands of miles back to Jizhou, it would be better to

He besieged Wei and rescued Zhao and attacked Liu Biao, forcing Yuan Tan to return to support Liu Biao to relieve the danger of Jizhou. He refused to return to the northern line of aid and let him attack Yecheng, Jizhou."

When Deputy Director Tao heard this, he was very satisfied and immediately ordered the master Bo Chen Ying to carry his pen to write. Jia Laozi suggested: "Yecheng is solid and difficult to get down. The lord should add a sentence to the letter, suggesting that Yuan Shang is in danger and

When our army was unable to return to the aid immediately, we gave up Yecheng and went to Liyang or Qinghe, and met with our Chen Dao team or Zang Ba team, waiting for our main force to return to the army before regaining Yecheng. Yuan Shangxi's life, after seeing this letter,

He will not be determined to defend Yecheng with all his might, and will also give Yuan Tan a chance to quickly take Yecheng."

Deputy Director Tao and Liu Ye laughed together, and then without the instructions of Deputy Director Tao, Chen Ying, who was so well-written, had already added this passage to the letter, but even so, he was eager to repay the great kindness of the three grandpas of Yuan and his son.

Deputy Director Tao still refused to be satisfied with this. After careful consideration, Deputy Director Tao suddenly asked: "Mr. Wenhe, Mr. Ziyang, have you been to Yecheng? Are you familiar with the terrain and terrain in the area of ​​Yecheng?"

"No." Jia Lao Poison and Liu Ye shook their heads together, and then Liu Ye said: "Lord, Mr. Zhongming has been to Yecheng several times and is familiar with the situation there. If you want to understand the terrain of Yecheng, you might as well put it on him.

A question came."
To be continued...