Can I get to the other side?

Yangzhou, Lu Bu's Chinese army camp.

Lu Bu drank half a jar of wine, threw the jar heavily to the ground, and cursed:

"Zhou Yu, son, is truly the most cunning person in the world!"

These days, he calls the formation seven or eight times a day.

In order to provoke Zhou Yu to go out of the city to fight, all the eighteen generations of Zhou Yu and Sun Quan's ancestors were scolded.

But Zhou Yu remained stationary and retreated into the city.

Who would have thought that in the early hours of this morning, Zhou Yu, who had been hiding in the city, would actually attack the camp.

Even though he quickly put down the night attack, he still lost hundreds of men and horses.

Chen Gong on the side said with fear on his face: "General, I have told you many times that Zhou Yu must not be underestimated. You think he is hiding in the city because he is afraid of you, but in fact he is showing weakness to the enemy and letting the general relax. alert."

"Fortunately, the general has not forgotten my words and has been arranging manpower patrols. Otherwise, once the food and grass supplies are burned, the consequences will be disastrous."

Lu Bu shook his head distractedly, stared at Chen Gong with bull's eyes, and asked:

"Gongtai, Zhou Yu is a coward, what should I do?"

Chen Gong also felt Zhou Yu's difficulty.

If it were Sun Ce, how could he tolerate Lu Bu's wanton provocation and insults? Went out of the city early to face the battle.

He even had the absurd idea that killing Sun Ce not only failed to weaken Jiangdong, but actually strengthened it!

The Jiangdong Army led by Zhou Yu was actually more difficult to deal with than the Jiangdong Army led by Sun Ce.

After thinking for a long time, Chen Gong still couldn't think of a way to break the situation.

Zhou Yu clung to the city, and he really had no choice.

In the end, he could only sigh quietly and said: "We must attack by force."

"However, the general only has such a small number of troops. Not to mention whether a strong attack is feasible, even if it is captured, the losses will be heavy. It is indeed not cost-effective."

When Lu Bu heard this, he was furious.

"This won't work, that won't work either. When can I, the general, conquer Yangzhou!"

Chen Gong shook his head. Ever since Lu Lingqi entered the palace, Lu Bu had been stunned.

I used to think about fine wine and beauties every day.

But now, all I can think about is making achievements and expanding territories.

Just when Lu Bu was about to vent his frustration and anger, Gao Shun walked in holding an imperial edict.

"General, your Majesty's secret order."

Lu Bu quickly calmed down and took the secret order from Gao Shun.

After carefully reading the contents of the secret edict, his face was suddenly filled with worry.

Seeing this, Chen Gong quickly asked: "General, what is your Majesty's decree?"

Lu Bu handed the secret decree to Chen Gong and said worriedly: "Gongtai, is it because my general has been unable to defeat the Jiangdong army that your majesty is dissatisfied?

Therefore, Your Majesty ordered me to abandon Yangzhou, gather all the troops under my command, and send troops to Langya to wait for the opportunity to capture Qingzhou. "

After Chen Gong read the secret decree, his face showed great joy.

"Your Majesty is so courageous!"

"But it's a great deal to give up several counties in Yangzhou and exchange for Qingzhou."

"General, Your Majesty is doing this because he cares about you!"

"You think, if the general captures Qingzhou, then Xuzhou and Qingzhou will be connected, and we can help your majesty to regain the entire territory of Jizhou at any time."

"Once your Majesty regains Jizhou, he will be able to dominate the country and revive the Han Dynasty."

After Chen Gong's analysis, Lu Bu asked expectantly:

"In other words, as long as I can capture Qingzhou, Your Majesty will be able to rule the world?"

Chen Gong deduced the strategic layout in the secret decree in his mind.

Two Xiliang armies attacked Bingzhou. Yecheng's soldiers and horses came out to capture the entire territory of Jizhou, and Lu Bu's troops attacked Qingzhou.

On the other side of Youzhou, Yuan Shao still had to face Gongsun Xu's remaining troops and the Black Mountain Army hiding in the mountains.

As long as Qingzhou is captured, Yuan Shao will be in a difficult situation.

Chen Gong looked at Lu Bu who was full of expectations, nodded and said, "That's exactly it."

After hearing this, Lu Bu's face cleared away the gloom that was unfavorable to Zhou Yu's war, and he said excitedly:

"It just so happens that Zhou Yu is so cunning and insidious that I won't be able to defeat him for a while. Let's see how he shrinks when my general sends out 100,000 troops in the future!"

Lu Bu said, slapped the table and shouted loudly:

"Pass my general's order to rectify the entire army and prepare troops for Langya!"

…

Taihang Mountains, a station of the Black Mountain Army.

Zhang Yan jumped up from the desk with excitement on her face and looked at her confidants who came to report in disbelief.

"Li Laosan, are you really an angel? Did you hear that right?"

Li Laosan, who was short in stature and had a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, nodded repeatedly.

"You heard me right, you heard me right. He calls himself an angel from Yecheng and is here to read the emperor's imperial edict."

After repeatedly confirming that the visitor was indeed an angel, Zhang Yan was so excited that she ordered Zhang Laosan to bring the angel over and circle around the table.

He kept mumbling to himself: "Why did the emperor give me an imperial edict? Could it be that I burned Yuan Shao's food and grass a few days ago, and the ability of the Black Mountain Army was noticed by the emperor?"

"Does the emperor want to recruit me?"

"Should I take a shower and change clothes when I see the emperor's messenger?"

"No, it's too late. I have to go out to greet them in person. Those killers are all stupid. It would be bad if they collide with the angels."

Zhang Yan put on her armor to make herself look more powerful, and then ran out in a hurry.

Not far after walking out of the Chinese army camp, I saw Li Laosan respectfully leading a man in rich clothes over.

"Chief, I brought the angel to you."

When Li Laosan saw Zhang Yan, he immediately winked and made Zhang Yan want to chop him down.

How can you call yourself a leader when you are in front of an angel?

He is the only general in trouble who has been conferred by the imperial court, so he can be called a general!

If he hadn't invaded Hanoi in a hot-headed move, he would have enjoyed peace and happiness long ago. How could he continue to stay in the Taihang Mountains and become a bandit?

Now that the angel has arrived, he doesn't dare to neglect anything.

He immediately stepped forward with a smile on his face.

"I didn't know that when an angel arrives, he will be greeted at a distance."

The angel looked at Zhang Yan up and down and asked, "Are you Zhang Yan, the leader of the Black Mountain Army?"

Zhang Yan: "Exactly."

The angel nodded, took out the imperial edict, and solemnly said: "Zhang Yan accepts the edict!"

Zhang Yan quickly shouted to the brothers around him, and a group of people paid homage to the imperial edict.

The angel read: "Zhizhao Censor: I heard that Zhang Yan rose from the wilderness and never forgot his ambition to serve the country. I specially appointed Zhang Yan as the Pingbei General to lead the Black Mountain Army to suppress the rebel Yuan Shao. If Yuan Shao is unable to conquer Ji County before winter, , and be granted the title of Marquis of Anguo Ting. If the rebels can be defeated, 10,000 people will be beheaded, and 30,000 people will be beheaded, and the title of Marquis of Zhending County will be granted."

After reciting the imperial edict, Zhang Yan's breathing suddenly became rapid, and his eyes were bloodshot and red.

More than ten years ago, he first surrendered to the imperial court and then invaded Hanoi. Ever since he was repulsed by Zhu Jun, he wanted to slap himself in the face every time he thought about it.

The good man who calms down the trouble will not do it right, and he has to rebel with his brain.

For more than ten years, I have been living in the Taihang Mountains, and I have suffered a lot.

Now that the imperial court is recruiting people again, he can't help but be happy.

However, what made him even happier was that the emperor not only named him General Pingbei, but even promised him a title!

Behead 30,000 people and truly determine the county prince!

County Marquis, this is a title he never dared to dream of!

And the fiefdom is still in his hometown, Changshan Zhending!

If you get this title, it will be more than just honoring your ancestors?

The angel smiled and looked at Zhang Yan, who was breathing rapidly and with red eyes. He handed the imperial edict to him and said, "General Pingbei, you still don't accept the edict?"

"Your Majesty Zhang Yan, please accept the order and thank me!"

Zhang Yan received the imperial edict respectfully.

The angel completed his mission, refused Zhang Yan's banquet, and rode back directly.

After he was far away, the Montenegrin Army's camp instantly exploded.

Everyone looked at Zhang Yan with burning eyes.

Zhang Yan was recruited, doesn't it mean that they were also recruited!

Sun Qing and Wang Dang even came forward and excitedly touched the imperial edict in Zhang Yan's hand.

The two of them were chattering while stroking the imperial edict.

Zhang Yan slapped away the dirty hands of Sun Qing and Wang Dang, put the imperial edict into his arms, glared at them and shouted: "Don't dirty this general's edict!"

Sun Qing said sarcastically: "Boss, bah! General, have we been recruited by the emperor? We won't be bandits in the future, right?"

Wang Dang reluctantly moved his eyes away from the imperial edict and said, "General, do you no longer have to hide in the mountains and forests in the future?"

Looking at the expectant looks of the two people, Zhang Yan nodded heavily and said: "We are no longer bandits, but soldiers and horses of the imperial court! There is no need to hide in the mountains and forests in the future."

"His Majesty has ordered our Black Mountain Army to suppress Yuan Shao. We must do this beautifully!"

Zhang Yan said, facing the surrounding Black Mountain bandits, he said loudly:

"In the fourth year of Chuping, Yuan thieves killed thousands of our brothers in Changshan. This revenge must be avenged. Now His Majesty has decreed that it is time for us to kill the thieves and serve the country."

"As the saying goes, no matter how rich or noble you are, don't forget each other. If I, the general, are awarded the title of Marquis, I will definitely not forget you brothers."

Zhang Yan's response was a wave of cheers.

The entire Montenegrin army is full of fighting spirit.

They have long had enough of hiding in Tibet in the deep mountains and forests for more than ten years!

They also want to take their wives and children back to the city and live a normal life.

Zhang Yan grinned, her military spirit is available!

This Marquis is determined!

It is very difficult to become a County Marquis, but if you are lucky and plan carefully, the Ting Marquis or even the Township Marquis will not fall on Zhang Yan.

"Send the order and order all the tribesmen to assemble in Youzhou!"

…

Linzi, Qingzhou, the prefect's mansion.

Yuan Tan looked at the information sent by the spies in his hand and snorted coldly: "Betrayed my father, sought skin from a tiger, and ended up like this. You are really to blame!"

His subordinate Wang Xiu asked: "General, what is the information? But what happened to Yecheng?"

Yuan Tan sneered and said: "My father is about to conquer Youzhou, and it is certain that he will return to Yecheng one day. Zhang Liao saw that the situation was not good, and wanted to take the emperor hostage and go to Xiapi. Yuan Xi was unwilling to accept it, so he fell out with Zhang Liao."

"The spies reported that Yuan Xi was hung on the city gate by Zhang Liao for a whole day and night, and was extremely humiliated. With the desperate help of the dead soldiers, Yuan Xi fled Yecheng like a bereaved dog."

Wang Xiu's heart moved, and he knew that the bitter meat plan told by Kong Rong had officially begun to be implemented.

Just when Yuan Tan was gloating about Yuan Xi's misfortune, the guards came in to report.

"General, the second young master wishes to see you."

Yuan Tan was startled. He received the information that Yuan Xi fled Yecheng in embarrassment, and Yuan Xi came immediately.

But soon, his expression darkened.

"He killed his brother and imprisoned his father, and he still dares to come to Qingzhou to see me? Tie him up and send him to Youzhou, where his father will deal with him!"

The personal guard took the order and was about to go down, but was stopped by Wang Xiu.

"General, the second son is your brother after all. Now he has nowhere to go and has come to you. If you don't accept him, how can you send him to Youzhou?"

"Then the general will be furious and will definitely kill him."

Yuan Tan said unhappily: "Whether he lives or dies, what does it have to do with me?"

Wang Xiu said earnestly: "General, although the second son was not killed by the general, he died because of the general! Brothers killing each other will eventually leave a bad reputation. It will also make the general have the bad reputation of killing his son! General, why don't you meet the second son and see if he has repented before making a decision?"

Yuan Tan didn't want to pay attention, but he knew Wang Xiu's character. If Yuan Xi was sent to Youzhou directly, Wang Xiu would keep nagging in his ears.

So he nodded and said to the guards: "Bring him here, I want to see what kind of face he has to come to Qingzhou!"

In less than a cup of tea, Yuan Xi was brought here by the guards.

At this time, he was covered with wounds and looked extremely embarrassed.

When he saw Yuan Tan, he knelt down in front of him and cried loudly.

"My brother is now desperate, I beg you to take me in!"

Yuan Tan kicked Yuan Xi to the ground and cursed: "You killed my third brother and betrayed my father, how dare you let me take you in?"

Yuan Xi hugged Yuan Tan's thigh and said very sadly: "Brother, I have realized my mistakes. Please give me a chance to reform for the sake of our close brothers."

However, Yuan Tan had no brotherly love for him at all.

He beat him with fists and feet again, and he was beaten miserably.

If Wang Xiu hadn't kept persuading him, he would probably have beaten him to death.

After being severely beaten, Yuan Xi said weakly, "Brother, I have important information about the survival of Qingzhou. I only ask you to take me in."

"About the survival of Qingzhou?" Yuan Tan frowned, and immediately knew that it was related to Zhang Liao and Lu Bu. The anger on his face eased a little, and asked, "What information is it?"

Yuan Xi said, "Zhang Liao is worried that he can't defend Yecheng. For safety reasons, he wants to secretly send the emperor to Xuzhou."

Yuan Tan said expressionlessly, "I already know about this, but what does it have to do with the survival of Qingzhou?"

Yuan Xi was stunned, and hurriedly said, "Brother, do you know that Lu Bu is going to abandon Yangzhou? Once the emperor arrives in Xuzhou, he will gather all the troops and take the emperor hostage to Qingzhou while my father is attacking Jixian?"

Hearing this, Yuan Tan's face suddenly changed.

He is not afraid of Lu Bu, but if Lu Bu takes the emperor hostage to go to Qingzhou, it will be a big trouble.

After all, this emperor was supported by his father Yuan Shao.

Forcing his soldiers to point their weapons at the emperor is likely to cause a mutiny!

Seeing this, Yuan Xi knew the time had come.

"Brother, I have a plan that can solve the crisis in Qingzhou."

Yuan Tan frowned and asked, "Tell me about it."

Yuan Xi said, "If Lu Bu can't hold the emperor hostage to lead the army in person, are you still afraid?"

Yuan Tan understood instantly after hearing this.

Intercept the emperor!

As long as the emperor is intercepted before he arrives in Xuzhou, Lu Bu will lose his righteousness.

By then, even if he is defeated by Lu Bu, he can hold on until Yuan Shao captures Jixian and leads his troops to help.

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(PS: I have coded two chapters of 9,000 words all night, and the update is late but it is coming. Two more chapters will be updated tonight.)