The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Could it be this thief leader named Li Zhong, who has the foresight to know in advance, knew in advance that Yuan Tan would lead troops to attack Pingyuan County, so he made an appointment with his cronies in advance and asked his cronies to respond in the city?

Of course not.

Hearing Hua Yan's words, Yuan Tan, Xin Pi and others were surprised at first, but they all woke up immediately.

Yuan Tan said in his heart, "Yes, Li Zhong was originally a bandit, he wanted to plunder Pingyuan City for a long time, so he made an agreement with his cronies in advance, just in time for me to fight Pingyuan County, so he offered this plan. "

Yuan Tan's guess was right, and that was the truth.

Wen Tong was overjoyed and said, "Young Master, if there is an internal response, this Pingyuan county will surely be taken down! No matter how strong the city is, our army and the internal response should work together internally and externally, so why not capture Zhao Yun!"

Yuan Tan was also overjoyed after he figured out why Li Zhong and his cronies had already made an appointment to burn cigarettes.

He asked Xin Pi and said, "How do you think Mr. Hua's strategy is?"

Xin Pi asked Hua Yan, and said, "How many people from Li Zhongpeng's party are in the city?"

Hua Yan was respectful and replied, "Gong Xin, Li Zhong's cronies in the city are about a hundred people."

Xin Pi was a little surprised and said, "There are more than a hundred people?" He thought that it would be good to have a dozen people.

Hua Yan stroked his beard and said in his old words: "Zhao Yun went to the plain, trusted the villain, alienated the gentleman, in order to save money, framed the people as thieves, all kinds of evil deeds. The anger and resentment are full of grievances! Because of the enthusiasm of the people, there are many people who are willing to respond to the son!" He said to Yuan Tan, "Young son, Zhao Yun's guards only have more than a thousand soldiers, and there should be hundreds of them in the city. All of them are elites, waiting for the city to rise up and attack it at night, why worry about the plains?"

Yuan Tan was eager to try, and said to Xin Pi, "Sir, if you have an internal response, you might as well give it a try!"

As Hua Yan said, there are only a thousand guards in the city, and there should be more than a hundred people inside. From the comparison of the two sides, it is very likely that this group of people will open one side of the city gate, and as long as the city gate is opened, Not counting the thieves who came to vote, Yuan Tan's headquarters had more than 4,000 troops, and more than 4,000 people fought the guards of 1,000 people. Look at this battle, how you look at it, how can you win.

Forgiving Xin Pi's cautiousness, he couldn't help but be moved at this time.

He thought for a while and said, "Young Master, if there is a response from within, this city can indeed be attacked."

Yuan Tan was overjoyed and said, "Okay!" Then he ordered, "After noon, we will light the beacon in the northwest of the city, and tonight we will attack Pingyuan County at night!"

The generals Jiang Qi and Wen Tong agreed in unison.

In order not to arouse Zhao Yun's vigilance, today's siege continued as usual.

Wen Tong was in charge of commanding the siege, and Jiang Qi sent people to collect horse dung and other items to prepare to ignite in the afternoon.

Hua Yan and other scholars resigned one after another.

Xin Pi did not leave, but when Wen Tong, Jiang Qi, Hua Yan and others all left, Xin Pi got up, went to Yuan Tan's seat, leaned over and said, "Sir, although our army has not used all our strength to attack the city these days, it is worth watching. The performance of the soldier can also be called a fine soldier, which is one of them; Xun Zhendong has a reputation for being a well-known person. Since he is responsible for Zhao Yun to guard the plain, although Zhao Yun is not as famous as Xu Zhong and Le Jin, he must not be underestimated. Look, this is the second, so although there is an internal response, I secretly think that it is still necessary to attack the city tonight."

Yuan Tan didn't understand what he was trying to say, and asked, "What do you mean, sir?"

Xin Pi said: "In my humble opinion, when we attack the city tonight, why don't you use the thieves who came to fight as the forward and let them lead our army? In this way, our army's casualties can be reduced."

Yuan Tan nodded frequently and said, "Sir, what you said is very true." He hesitated a little, and then said, "But how should I tell the leaders of these thieves and bandits, and let them lead our army?"

Xin Pi stood up straight, put his left hand behind his back, stroked his beard with his right hand, and smiled: "What's so difficult about this! Young master can tell them that our army is not familiar with those insiders, and if our army is in front, there may be a manslaughter. , because it is troublesome for them to take the lead. The thieves of the generation, whoever enters the city first, will be able to plunder first, and they will be willing to take orders.”

Yuan Tan laughed and said, "Sir, this strategy is very good."

However, it is a shame that a thief is a thief. He was first killed by Zhao Yun, and then used as cannon fodder by Yuan Tan. Second, it is a shame that if you treat people who come to vote like this, it will be difficult for those who come to defect to Yuan Tan and Xin Pi after they have knowledge. .

...

The offensive of Yuan Tan's soldiers today was a bit more violent than the previous days.

Zhao Yun has been commanding at the top of the city.

At noon, Yuan Tan's troops and horses retreated to the camp, and Zhao Yun also seized the time and fell into a shack on the city wall to rest for a while.

As soon as he closed his eyes, he heard footsteps.

Yan Meng rushed in from outside the shed and said, "General, there are three puffs of smoke in the northwest corner of the city."

Zhao Yun got up and walked out of the shed with Yan Meng to the northwest of the city wall.

Looking up, I saw three thick plumes of smoke rising up from a place a mile or two northwest of the city.

Yan Meng said: "General, for no reason, why did Yuan Tan light these three piles of cigarettes outside our city?"

Zhao Yun watched for a while, thought for a while, and came to a conclusion. He smiled and said, "Didn't a few bandits vote for Yuan Tan these days? Most of those bandits are from Pingyuan County, and there may be some cronies in the city."

"The general is saying that Yuan Tan lit the cigarette to inform the gangsters in the city to be their inner responder?"

Zhao Yun said: "Nine times out of ten, this should be the case." Shen Yin said, "It seems that, as soon as tonight, later today, Yuan Tan may always attack my city."

When Yan Meng joined Zhao Yun in the army, he was only in his teens. After ten years, he is now a strong young man in his twenties. His boyhood can be said to have been spent in the barracks, and his whole person is full of the temperament of a soldier. Although he is heavily armored, his waist is still listening. The young face frowned at this time, he asked : "General, what should we do?"

Zhao Yun smiled and said, "What to deal with?"

"Deal with Yuan Tan's general attack!"

Zhao Yun said, "I've waited for three or four days. Finally, when Yuan Tan is about to attack, my plan can work. Why do I have to deal with it? At that time, we'll give him this Pingyuan county seat."

Yan Meng was stunned, smiled and said: "Yes, his general attack, the general's strategy can be done!"

Zhao Yun put away his smile and sighed.

Yan Meng was astonished and asked, "General, since it is finally time for Yuan Tan to attack, the general's strategy can be implemented, but why is the general unhappy and instead sighing?"

Zhao Yun looked back at the city and said: "Once Yuan Tan's soldiers invade the city, the people may be harmed, especially in Yuan Tan's army, there are still more than a thousand bandits, and the damage may be worse. Helpless, but it can only make the people in the county suffer from military disasters, feel ashamed, and feel uneasy, thinking about this, how can I be happy!"

During times of war, it is always the people who suffer.

Even if the starting point is good and for the sake of more people, it may also cause some people to suffer.

Yan Meng disapproved and said: "General, as the general said, in order to be able to quickly resolve the battle, so that the people in our county will not be left with nothing this year, there is no way to do this. Besides, as long as the general's strategy can be realized. , to lure Yuan Tan into chasing after him, his soldiers might not be able to stay in the city much, and the people in the county probably wouldn’t suffer too many soldiers because of this.”

Zhao Yun said, "I hope so!"

Back at the shack, Zhao Yun summoned the officers of various departments and conveyed an order, telling them to start preparing to withdraw from the city now.

The officers promised to return to their headquarters for arrangements.

...

However, as Zhao Yun expected, in the middle of the night, if there are thieves outside the city, there will be chaos in the city.

First, the hundreds of people secretly gathered together and set fire to the inside.

Then, while the fire spread, the people panicked, and the group shouted and stabbed to the west gate.

On the west side of the city tower, Yan Meng was wearing armor and holding a spear, looking down at the so-called internal response who came to the city gate along the street, and said disdainfully: "The rabble is not allowed to have too many soldiers, only ten soldiers are needed, and I can take them out. Kill them all!"

Zhao Yun gave a brief order, ordering the guards on the city and in the city to resist a little, and then retreated to the north of the city.

The messengers quickly conveyed orders to the guards on each section of the city wall and the soldiers in the city.

Under the **** of Yan Meng and others, Zhao Yun came down from the city tower, avoiding the bandits and bandits who came to kill him, and headed north of the city.

Nei Ying "killed and scattered" several guards who "attempted to block" them, and successfully opened the West City Gate.

After rushing out of the city cave, the inner responders raised their torches and shook them desperately.

Tan Bing went out of the camp in the dark and gathered in the west of the ditch for half an hour.

According to Xin Pi's words, Yuan Tan had already spoken to the thousand or so thieves, who were listed first.

In the darkness of the night, seeing the light of the torches, the thieves cheered and ran towards the ditch without waiting for Yuan Tan's order.

Put up the board, cross the ditch, and the thieves rushed into the city.

Wen Tong led his troops at the same time, and after that, they also rushed into the city.

After Yuan Tan and the other half of the soldiers had already entered the city, they also went to the city.

Jiang Qi was a cavalry general, with more than a hundred cavalry soldiers on his side.

Yuan Tan rode his horse through the gate to the city.

Under the darkness of the night, looking around, you can see the firelight everywhere, the streets, the inner walls, the trees higher than the inner walls, the pavilions, etc., all kinds of scenes in the city fall into Yuan Tan's eyes.

The victory came too fast, Yuan Tan actually felt a little like in a dream, and this brought down the county town of Pingyuan?

He was overjoyed and said to Hua Yan, who was closely following his horse: "To take down the county town of Pingyuan tonight, sir! I will describe the merits of the gentleman in the letter to report the victory to the king. The king will surely be rewarded. !"

Hua Yan stroked his beard and said humbly, "Do you serve the son for a reward?"

Followed by three or four riders, Wen Tong galloped over from the front, and before he could get close to Yuan Tan, he shouted loudly, "Young Master, Zhao Yun took the guard and fled to the north gate of the city in a hurry, I have ordered The soldiers are chased!"

Hua Yan said: "Young Master, Zhao Yun definitely did not expect that Young Master would have an internal response in the city. This time he was caught off guard, because he abandoned the city and fled! This is the best time to capture him! Don't miss the opportunity. If you can capture or behead Zhao Yun, then not only the county town of Pingyuan County will be owned by the prince, but the entire county of Pingyuan will also be owned by the prince!

"After taking Pingyuan County, the son will guard the ferry crossings in Hebei, relying on the river as a danger, then Le'an, Jinan, and even the reinforcements of Xun Cheng's troops, even if they attack again, there is nothing I can do for the son!"

As mentioned above, the Yellow River runs from the northwest to the southeast, running through the entire Pingyuan County, Jinan and Le'an County are on the opposite bank of the Yellow River.

Yuan Tan said in his heart, "I am based on Bohai Sea and Ganling in the future, and I used the Great River as my guard. I can indeed defend this county!"

Xin Pi was a scribe, not a general, and had not yet entered the city at this time.

Although Yuan Tan respects Xin Pi very much, he does not necessarily ask for his opinion on everything.

It is a rare opportunity not to be missed.

Yuan Tan made a decisive decision immediately, and ordered Wen Tongtong to restrain his troops, not to scatter the people, and quickly pursue Zhao Yun.

Most of the more than a thousand thieves who rushed into the city had already been scattered in various places and were looting vigorously. It was difficult to gather them together for a while, but Yuan Tan also did not look down on the fighting power of these thieves, that's all.

However, not all the thieves went to loot. There were two thieves who were more eager to loot, but followed Yuan Tan's side, and the one named Li Zhong was among them.

Hearing Yuan Tan's order, the two thieves quickly gathered their men and followed Yuan Tan to chase Zhao Yun and his subordinates.

Jiang Qi led the cavalry to clear the way, Yuan Tan and the others went to the north gate. From time to time, they saw bandits and bandits appearing in the road, and the residents screamed and cried incessantly. The farther north of the city, the more luggage was thrown away on the road.

Zhao Yun's department should have escaped quickly.

At first, Yuan Tan could vaguely hear the cries of killing from the north gate of the city, but when he arrived at the north gate, except for the corpses of some enemy and our soldiers on the ground, Zhao Yun and his soldiers were nowhere to be seen.

Yuan Tan casually found a wounded man sitting on the ground and asked, "Where is Zhao Yun?"

The wounded struggled to get up, knelt on the ground and replied, "After a fight, the Kou soldiers fled north of the city, and General Wen has already led his troops to pursue them."

Yuan Tan didn't ask any more questions, he took the cavalry and the bandits out of the North City Gate, speeding up their pursuit.

Even though it was night, both the enemy and our soldiers had torches, and the light of the fire indicated the direction of the pursuit. There were many baggages lost by Zhao Yun's soldiers on the official road, so there was no need to worry about chasing.

After chasing three or four miles, the number of horses in front galloped back.

See you twice.

The leader of the cavalry is a military officer under the tent of Wen Tong.

Yuan Tan asked, "Where is Zhao Yun?"

The military official replied, "General Wen is the one who sent the official here to ask the son for instructions."

Yuan Tan asked, "What do you want me to do?"

The officer replied, "Zhao Yun's men are fleeing in a hurry. Although we can still see the light of their torches, if we continue to chase in the middle of the night, our army is not familiar with the road, and there is a risk of getting lost. General Wen asks the young master, whether to pursue or not to pursue?"

Hua Yan offered advice to Yuan Tan several times before and after, but because of Xin Pi, he was not accepted by Yuan Tan. It was rare that Xin Pi was not at the side just now. Yuan Tan listened to his strategy of chasing Zhao Yun, because it was to seize the capture of Zhao Yun. Although he was not very good at riding, he endured the pain of his thighs being rubbed and gritted his teeth to stay by Yuan Tan's side.

Hearing what the military official said at this time, he hurriedly offered advice again, saying: "Master, although the soldiers do not know the way, but Li Zhong and other righteous people are all from this county, and they are all familiar with the way, so why don't you call Li Zhong and others soldiers? guide?"

Yuan Tan was very good, and even ordered Li Zhong and other bandits to catch up and lead the way for Wen Tong's troops.

Li Zhong and the others were excited to receive the order, and then followed the military officer and the others and rushed to the front.

Yuan Tan and the others continued their journey north, and after several miles, there were several more horses coming back from the front.

Still a military officer in the same department.

Yuan Tan asked, "Where is Zhao Yun?"

The military official replied: "General Wen ordered the officials to report to the young master, Li Zhong and others have joined our troops and are now in hot pursuit!"

Yuan Tan said angrily, "Why haven't you caught up yet?"

The military official replied in a panic, "Young Master Qi, Zhao Yun's department has lost all the luggage, and some even lost their armor, so they just headed north, and we and the others are already trying their best to catch up."

Yuan Tan asked, "Have you lost your armor?"

The officer replied, "Yes!"

Hua Yan rubbed his thighs and smiled bitterly beside him: "This so-called discarding armor and discarding armor is also true!"

The great hatred that Zhao Yun expelled from the county palace seems to have finally done some revenge.

Yuan Tan and the others walked for a few more miles, the sky was bright, and they could see the situation in front of them.

On the road ahead, the dust is flying, and the ant-sized figures are dotted in the morning light. Looking at it, you can see some flags like pieces of paper. That is, under the order of Yuan Tan, under the command of General Yu Wentong, they are chasing Zhao Yun. Tan Bing generals and soldiers who were defeated.

The two were offered water and food from the ride.

Yuan Tan was a little hungry after he hadn't eaten all night, so he got off the horse and had some food first.

While eating, more than a hundred soldiers escorted a chariot from the south.

Walking near, the scholar standing on the chariot came down, it was Xin Pi.

After hearing that Yuan Tan personally led the troops to chase Zhao Yun, Xin Pi hurriedly chased after him without stopping, twisting his crown.

With the help of the soldiers to get out of the car, Xin Pi first moved his hands that were clenched by the armrests, then straightened his crown, and then stepped forward with his weak legs, walking as far as he could, reaching in front of Yuan Tan, and asked : "Sir, how is it?"

Yuan Tan put down the meat in his hand, pointed to the north, and said with a smile, "Sir, please look, our soldiers are fighting hard!"

Xin Pi looked around and said, "Young Master, you are more than ten miles away from the city, so you can't chase after him any longer!"

Yuan Tan asked, "Why?"

Xin Pi said: "Young Master, have you forgotten? Zhao Yun's troops are mostly scattered in other counties in Pingyuan County. If his troops have actually been assembled and are now ambushing in front of them, if our army pursues them again, they may be ambushed! "

Hua Yan heard this and thought, "I've heard the name of Xinpi for a long time, but why is it so timid as a mouse? It's really hard to be so famous!" He refuted it intentionally, but he knew that he was now In Yuan Tan's mind, he definitely couldn't compare with Xin Pi's status, so he reluctantly held back.

At this moment, another military officer was seen galloping from the north.

The military officer jumped off his horse and reported to Yuan Tan, saying, "Young Master, Zhao Yun has gathered the fallen soldiers and seems to be lining up to fight with our army!"

Yuan Tan was stunned for a moment, and said, "Zhao Yun intends to form a formation?"

Xin Pi said, "Young Master, Zhao Yun suddenly formed an array. This must be a fraud, so you can't chase after him, you can withdraw!"

Yuan Tanfang was hesitating, and another military officer rushed to report from the north: "Young Master! Zhao Yun's troops will collapse without a fight!"

"Broken without fighting?"

The soldier's face was full of joy, and he said, "Yes, son! Our army has not yet launched an attack, and the formation he has not yet formed has collapsed on his own!"

Yuan Tan asked, "Where is Zhao Yun now?"

The officer replied, "Zhao Yun saw the soldiers disperse~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and fled northward!"

Hua Yan smiled and said, "Young Master, Duke Xin expected it well."

"What did Mr. Xin expect?"

Hua Yan said: "Zhao Yun suddenly formed a formation, and there was indeed a deception. I guess he wanted to use this to scare the son, so that the son mistakenly thought that he had an ambush, but he failed to scare him! ... But the son, from this It is also enough to see that the morale of its soldiers has been disintegrated and cannot be reorganized! In my humble opinion, our army should continue to pursue and capture Zhao Yun alive!"

Yuan Tan no longer hesitated, and immediately ordered to continue the pursuit.

This continued to pursue, and it continued until the afternoon.

The military officials came to report again, and Zhao Yun's troops fled along the way, and now there are only a hundred soldiers left by Zhao Yun's side.

Although there were not many soldiers left by Zhao Yun's side, Yuan Tan's troops who were chasing Zhao Yun were actually not many. There are only about a thousand soldiers left who can barely maintain the establishment, but when he heard that there were only a hundred soldiers left by Zhao Yun, Yuan Tan cheered up.

He personally rushed to the front team and ordered Wen Tong to urge the soldiers and horses to chase.

They chased another four or five miles, and suddenly they heard the drums beating loudly, and a group of soldiers and horses rushed out from the south, blocking the back road of the thousands of Yuan Tan's troops; Zhao Yun lived there.

Hundreds of people from Zhao Yun's group who "fleeed" stopped and turned around; one of them drove forward to meet Yuan Tan's group, on the saddle of the cross spear, showing off their might, laughing loudly, and shouting: "Yuan Tan child, not yet. Take it easy!"

While Wen Tong paled, he murmured, "Arrogant, too arrogant!"

Speaking of this general, it is Yan Meng.

And the two ambush soldiers that came out, needless to say, were the subordinates of Tian Kai and Qin cadres who were ambush here.