The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Xin Ping's suggestion had to die, not because Yuan Tan was afraid of the more than 10,000 Qingzhou soldiers under Chen Mai's command.

In Qingzhou, the Yellow Turbans have been raging for many years. The counties in Qingzhou could not pacify the chaos, but could only barely protect themselves. From this, it can be seen that the fighting strength of Qingzhou soldiers should not be high, and there are no outstanding generals in Qingzhou soldiers. Therefore, Yuan Tan is not afraid of these soldiers and horses that Chen Mai pieced together. Not to mention that Xin Ping and Guo Tu had a strategy, Zhang He was a man of change, and the more than ten thousand Jizhou soldiers led by Yuan Tan were all trained in the two fierce battles with Gongsun Zan, and it could not be said that they were all elites. But the combat power is definitely high, so from the perspective of combat, Yuan Tan is confident that with the troops under his command, he can fight against the coalition forces of Tian Kai, Xun Cheng and Chen Mai.

But the problem is that Chen Mai accepted Xun Zhen's offer and led Qingzhou soldiers to help Tian Kai. This was not only a military issue, but also a political issue.

This means that, at least at this stage, Chen Mai, Xun Cheng, and Tian Kai, the political forces of these three parties, have formed an alliance.

This produced two results that were unfavorable to Yuan Tan.

One was to attack Qingzhou. Chen Mai was able to summon the troops and horses of the Qingzhou counties, which means that he had the support of the chief officials of the Qingzhou counties headed by Kong Rong.

That is to say, Bi Zhijiao and the group of snakes after death have no heads, and the current Qingzhou is temporarily united.

In this context, even if Yuan Tan has conquered Pingyuan County, it can be foreseen that when he advances to Qingzhou counties and counties such as Le'an and Jinan, the resistance he will encounter will be less than that of the Qingzhou group before. The first time is much stronger.

And Yuan Shao's main energy now is not in Qingzhou.

His main focus was on the Montenegrin Army.

If you take the outside, you must first settle the inside. If the inside is unstable, how can you go outside?

The thieves of Montenegro with Taihang Mountain as their base area communicated with Gongsun Zan in the two fierce battles between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan, posing a considerable threat to Yuan Shao's flank and back. laid down. Before, they were unable to take care of them, but now that Gongsun Zan has returned to Youzhou, how could Yuan Shao tolerate them any longer?

First capture Jizhou from Han Fu, then stabilize the territory, and then take Qingzhou, You, and Bingzhou to finally achieve the vision of occupying the four northern states and the south to determine the world. This strategic plan is the first time Yuan Shao arrived. The idea at Jizhou time was also the advice Fengji offered to him later, and on this point, the scholars from Jizhou and Yingchuan under Yuan Shao's account rarely agreed.

Therefore, Yuan Shao sent Yuan Tan to fight Pingyuan this time, not because he wanted to occupy Qingzhou in this battle, but because he had just beat Gongsun Zan back to Youzhou, and Tian Kai was helpless in Pingyuan. , only then sent Yuan Tan to attack Pingyuan County.

It is not only to remove Tian Kai, the nail left by Gongsun Zan in Qingzhou and Ji, but also to take advantage of the favorable situation of Qingzhou, which is currently without owners, to grab the western gate of Qingzhou, Pingyuan County.

Yuan Shao has no plans to use Qingzhou in large numbers. In other words, even if he will send more reinforcements to Yuan Tan, he will not send too many troops. Then, with the 10,000-odd troops at hand, Yuan Tan will face the temporarily united Qingzhou. It is estimated that it may be difficult to fight.

Another consequence that is not good for Yuan Tan is the current battle situation.

From Qingzhou's point of view, Yuan Tan is a foreign invader, and Xuzhou is also a foreign invader.

That is to say, Zhao Yun's clan in Licheng and Xun Cheng's clan who will go to Licheng, like Yuan Tan, were originally enemies of Qingzhou.

In this way, with troops in an enemy country, Xun Cheng and Zhao Yun inevitably needed to support Tian Kai while worrying about the safety of Licheng. When they fought against Yuan Tan's troops in Pingyuan County, the Jinan Congress would not take the opportunity to besiege Li. city? In this way, Xun Cheng and Zhao Yun were worried, and could not devote themselves to the battle with Yuan Tan's troops. This is very beneficial to Yuan Tan's department.

But now, Chen Mai, Xun Cheng, and Tian Kai have tacitly formed an alliance, so Xun Cheng and Zhao Yun can rest assured of the safety of Licheng, and they can not only focus on fighting Yuan Tan. , and the number of troops in the two divisions that can be used in the battlefield of Plain County will increase accordingly.

Tian Kai still has two or three thousand soldiers. Together, Tian Kai, Xun Cheng, and Chen Mai have a total of more than 20,000 cavalry soldiers.

In terms of the number of troops, it has already surpassed Yuan Tan's troops.

But he said, couldn't Yuan Tan transfer Cao Cao's troops to help?

He can indeed be adjusted, but Cao Cao has been losing streak, and many of his existing minions are newly recruited, and their combat effectiveness is not strong. The five counties, apart from Lihu County, are stationed by Pan Zhang, a man of Yidong County and a powerful general. This Lihu County is actually a military district. The county seat of Lihu County, where Pan Zhang is stationed, is far from the county seat of Dong County. Puyang is only forty or fifty miles away, and there is no danger in it. It is approaching in the morning and evening. To be honest, it really poses a great threat to Cao Cao. Therefore, Cao Cao can be transferred to help Yuan Tan's troops and horses. There are only 10,000 people. This is the second reason. The first and second reasons determine that Cao Cao can only add icing on the cake to Yuan Tan, and he cannot help him in the snow. Yuan Tan cannot rely on him.

After receiving the military report that Chen Mai's troops were about to arrive in Jinan County, Yuan Tan once again invited Xin Ping, Guo Tu, and Zhang He to discuss.

After discussion.

Guo Tu said: "Tian Kai, Chen Mai, Xun Zhen, these three people can't fight each other, and all three of them have greed for Qingzhou, even if they are afraid of my Jizhou soldiers , and temporarily formed an alliance. I expected that this alliance would also be extremely unstable. Sooner or later, they would turn against each other and fight against each other.

"As Zhongzhi Shicai said, now that the three parties have formed an alliance, the situation is slightly unfavorable to me. The current plan is to use Zhao Gongsuo and Ming Gong and Gongsun Zan as an excuse to withdraw the army temporarily. Take advantage of this gap, and then raise your troops to sit and reap the profits!"

Zhongzhi is the word of Xin Ping. Xin Ping and Guo Tu are about the same age, they are fellow villagers, and they are very close to each other.

"Zhao Gong said He Ming Gong and Gongsun Zan", this "Zhao Gong" is talking about Zhao Qi.

Last year, after Li Jue and Guo Si took power, they sent their grandmaster Ma Riju to console the world, with Zhao Qi as their deputy. After Ma Rifu was detained by Yuan Shu in Nanyang, Wang Jie was also taken away by Yuan Shu. It happened that Gongsun Zan was deceived by Yuan Shao with a grudge and invaded Jizhou to the south. Zhao Qi then came forward to make peace between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan. Then there was the Battle of the Boundary Bridge. Not long ago, after Yuan Shao fought again and again, and after Long Cu won the victory, under the hint and promotion of Ju Shi and others, Zhao Qi came forward again to be the peacemaker between Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao. Gongsun Zan suffered two major defeats in a row. This time, the arrogance of the last time was gone, and the reason why Yuan Shao asked Ju Shou and others to hint at Zhao Qi was because Yuan Shao was in a hurry to clean up Jizhou, and he didn't want to fight Gongsun Zan any more. Therefore, Zhao Qi's reconciliation this time actually got the cooperation of Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao.

Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao's willingness to dismiss the troops was only a matter of expediency, and neither of them was sincere.

That's why, even though the other side was willing to quit the army and discussed getting married, Yuan Tan should fight Tian Kai before this side, but he still did.

However, the current situation in Qingzhou has changed, but Zhao Qi and this matter can be brought out as a reason to withdraw troops. On the one hand, it does not seem that he is afraid of Xun Zhen and Chen Mai, and on the other hand, he can also gain the reputation of being loyal to the Han Dynasty and respecting famous officials.

Yuan Tan asked Zhang He and said, "How did you see me?"

Zhang He said: "What Xinjun and Guojun said are very true, and He has no objection."

It was decided to withdraw.

Two days later, in the early morning, with bloodshot eyes and peeling lips, Tian Kai, who had not slept for many days, received an urgent report from the city guard: "Your Majesty, the troops from Jizhou have withdrawn!"

Under the heavy pressure for a long time, Tian Kai suspected that his ears were at fault and asked, "What?"

The guard slowed down his speech and said it again: "Your Majesty, the Jizhou soldiers have withdrawn!"

"Withdrawn? When did you withdraw?"

"It should have been last night. Last night, in the middle of the night, the last general heard the movement of troops and horses leaving the camp outside the city. It was just because it was late at night that he couldn't see the situation of Yuan Ying, so he couldn't be sure. This morning, the last general found out. It was quiet inside Yuanying, and there was no sound, so he took courage, selected a few scouts, dropped down the city, and told them to sneak to Yuanying to inquire. The scouts had just returned and reported that Yuanying was empty, but it really was already there. We retreated last night!" The defender was overjoyed, and after reporting the process of discovering Yuan's retreat, at the end, he said in a continuous voice, "It's all due to the mighty virtue of the envoy, Yuan Tan must have seen my city's stronghold and knew it was wrong. The enemy of the emperor, so he abandoned the camp and escaped!"

Tian Kai knew that it was definitely not for this reason.

He thought in his heart, "My city will run out of food, so I can stay for ten days at most. Yuan Tan will not retreat for no reason. He suddenly retreated at night. Could it be that Xun Zhendong's reinforcements have arrived?" Send a clever and capable scout, and immediately leave the city to inquire in the direction of Jinan to see if any troops from Xuzhou are approaching."

The guard complied and went out to handle the matter.

The next afternoon, the scouts who were sent out came back in succession to report the information they had detected.

The scout in the southeast of the investigation reported: "Outside the city of Licheng, a Xuzhou army and horse arrived, watching its flag, it is Xuzhou's partial general Xun Cheng."

The scout in the northeast direction reported: "About 10,000 Qingzhou soldiers and horses marched into Jinan from the east. To observe the direction of their advance, they should have gone to Dongpingling. Look at their banners, with the words of Qingzhou Inspector."

When Tian Kai heard the words "Prefect of Qingzhou", his heart moved, but there was no change in his expression. When the scouts had finished reporting, he nodded and ordered: "You all go down, each of you go to the army. Reward."

The scouts withdrew thanks.

There was no one else in the hall, Tian Kai got up, went down to the hall, and paced with his hands behind his back.

As he paced, he was lost in thought.

He thought: "I expected it to be good, if the troops from Xuzhou arrived. But I didn't expect that Chen Mai also led troops into Jinan? The scout reported that he led more than 10,000 troops, but there was only one county in Qi. With so many soldiers and horses, it seems that he has received assistance from the other counties in Qingzhou."

When Xun Zhen tabled Chen Mai as the prefect of Qingzhou, Tian Kai had not yet been surrounded by Pingyuan County, so he knew this.

Tian Kai stepped to the door of the hall and looked out.

The summer sky is blue and cloudless, and the hot sun shines down without any hindrance, causing the flowers and plants in the courtyard to wilt. There is a light wind from time to time, but it is not cool, but a hot air. The noise of the cicadas, emanating from the lush leaves of the trees, was disturbing.

Tian Kai responded to it, but it seemed that he turned a deaf ear.

He held on to the door frame, and then thought: "I asked Licheng for help some time ago, and promised to go to Xuzhou. This is a temporary plan for me in a crisis. I am a native of Youzhou, and belong to the civil and military officials in Zhendong. If you have neither fellow villagers nor old acquaintances, even if you go to Xuzhou, you will definitely be left out in the cold. This point, since I sent officials to Licheng earlier, saying that I would like to make an alliance with Zhendong, but I was rejected. Zhao Yun refused to see, why is it now, Weifu is for his own use? However, when Yuan Tan came to commit the crime, I couldn't support it, and to relieve the burning eyebrows, I had to listen to it!

"The situation is different now. Not only did Yuan Tan lead his troops to withdraw, but Chen Mai, unexpectedly, had the support of the remaining counties in Qingzhou, and even had more than 10,000 troops! As the situation changed, the decision-making should be changed accordingly. What a wise person can do; when the opportunity comes, take it without hesitation, this is what a decisive person can do. Now is the time for me to decisively change the decision!

"Although Chen Mai became the prefect of Qingzhou because of Zhendong's listing, I have always heard of this person's reputation. He is quite ambitious, or in other words, quite ambitious. I don't expect him to be. Will be dormant in Zhendong! Can I secretly form an alliance with him?

"If the covenant between me and him can be made, even if I go back on the preamble and don't want to vote in Xuzhou again, Zhendong will have nothing to do with me! And if Yuan Tan attacks me again, I don't have to worry anymore if Chen Mai comes to the rescue. !

"Will Chen Mai form an alliance? This is also easy. He is the prefect of Qingzhou, and I am also the prefect of Qingzhou. I voluntarily resigned from the title of prefect of Qingzhou, took the prefect of Pingyuan, and then went to the court to express my support for Chen Mai. He will accept me and agree to form an alliance with me!"

Seriously, after thinking it over carefully, Tian Kai felt that his idea was very feasible~www.wuxiaspot.com~ So Tian Kai summoned Zheng Long, the principal.

Zheng Long was the one who went to Licheng to meet Zhao Yun last time on the order of Tian Kai.

When Zheng Long came, Tian Kai told him his ideas and asked him for his opinion.

Zheng Long raised his hands in approval, repeatedly complimenting him, saying that Tian Kai's strategy was really good.

Then Zheng Long was still the envoy, and he went to Dongpingling County to ask Chen Mai to make an alliance.

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The news of Yuan Tan's withdrawal of troops soon reached Licheng.

Xun Cheng, who had just arrived in Licheng, was disappointed when he heard the news.

He felt at the moment, as if he had been working hard for a long time, but he punched out, but it hit the air.

The one who sent him this news was his long history Qin Xiang.

Qin Xiang reported this military report, but his expression was different from that of Xun Cheng. He was not disappointed at all, but full of excitement.

Xun Cheng saw his excitement and asked, "Master Yuan, why are you so happy?"

Qin Xiang said: "Yuan Tan was afraid of Duke Ming's prestige and fled when he heard the wind. The siege of Pingyuan has been resolved; Duke Ming, the opportunity to build great achievements has come!"

"What great achievement? What opportunity?"

Qin Xiang's eyes showed eager brilliance, and he said two words: "Jinan!"

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