Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 366
Lu Bu's letter put a lot of pressure on Zhang Yan.

Because if Lu Bu is determined to attack Montenegro, Zhang Yan will be in a situation where he is besieged on all sides.

In the two directions of Jizhou and Youzhou, Yuan Shao and Yuan Xi are the great enemies of the Black Mountain Army. Cao Cao, who has been friends with each other in private, will not tear himself apart for the Black Mountain Army and the Yuan family within a few years.

Lu Bu in Hanoi blocked the most important exit of Montenegro, preventing the Montenegro army from asking for help from the befriended Baibo bandits.

So Zhang Yan fell into the same situation as Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Sun Ce before.

There are enemies on all sides.

It is strange to say that the world is in chaos at this time, and everyone knows that while plotting against enemies, they must also try their best to make allies, but this seems easy, but it is easy to say, but it is difficult to do.

Without him, the others are not fools. If one party shows extraordinary strength and dangerous ambitions, it will inevitably be guarded by others. Instead, they will unite to contain the first person to show up.

The so-called grass belly with golden horns and silver borders, in the land of the Central Plains in the Fourth World War, must always face coveting from all directions. Even if you have allies, you must guard against sudden betrayal for various reasons.

Those who can gain a firm foothold in the hinterland of the Central Plains are all outstanding people. Whether it is military or diplomatic, they are capable of overwhelming powerful enemies. Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan, and Cao Cao are all like this.

Those with slight shortcomings were defeated and annexed early.

At this time, the powerful princes in the world have already undergone a round of reshuffle. In the past ten years, from the earliest Zhang Jiao to the newly defeated Gongsun Zan, there have been eighty people who have left a strong mark in the history books.

What is left now are the outstanding ones, especially from Guanzhong to Shandong, which has always been a battleground for military strategists and a rich agricultural area. The only ones left now are Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Cao Cao, and Liu Bei.

Zhang Yan is not stupid. In the past ten years or so, he has seen too many people who used to be invincible, and he was defeated and died in a blink of an eye, so he hid in the black mountain, waiting for the opportunity, taking a bite if he had the opportunity, and shrinking back when he didn't have the opportunity .

Most of Montenegro is poor, and others don't covet it. Zhang Yan made up his mind to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. Even if he can't get a share of the pie, he can wait until the general situation of the world is clear, and then take refuge in the most victorious person.

Zhang Yan thought very well, but Yuan Shi didn't give him this chance now, so he resolutely called.

He suddenly understood that sometimes not standing in line does not mean safety, on the contrary, he will be the first one to be eliminated.

Since there are two ends of the first mouse, why should you be kept?
Lu Bu's letter stated bluntly that as long as Yang Feng is handed over, the Black Mountain Army can be let go, otherwise it will inevitably raise a large army under its command to attack Black Mountain. Whether Zhang Yan will protect Yang Feng or die with him, Lu Bu will wait for Zhang Yan response.

Zhang Yan understood that he was forced to make a choice, otherwise, he would add powerful enemies.

At the southern pass of Heishan, Yuan Xi and Ju Shou were riding on horseback, with a binoculars in their hands, watching Lu Bu's army lead the battle in front of the Heishan camp.

Ju Shou held the binoculars and marveled, "Your Master, this thing can change the situation on the battlefield."

"Young master didn't give it to anyone else, did you?"

After hearing this, Yuan Xi said, "During the Qingzhou battle, I gave one to the eldest son."

After hearing this, Ju Shou's expression changed. Yuan Xi knew what the other party was thinking, and said with a smile: "Since we are joining forces with the other party, we must always show some sincerity, otherwise we will be wary of each other, and we will not be able to accomplish what we originally accomplished."

"As for the future, we will talk about it later."

Ju Shou laughed and said, "Young master is right, but I think too much."

He watched the movement of the Black Mountain Army carefully, and said: "Zhang Yan probably hasn't made up his mind yet, he neither wants to be an enemy of Marquis Wen, nor wants to hand over Yang Feng."

Yuan Xi nodded and said: "I didn't go straight to Zhang Yanhui to cut off my own arm. It's good to disgust them."

"Yang Feng is too dangerous. As soon as I find an opportunity, I will kill him quickly. This person is determined to assassinate me, and it is still very troublesome."

Ju Shou stroked his beard and said, "Those who cannot be killed on the battlefield may not be impossible to kill at the banquet."

"As long as the price is high enough, anything is possible."

"I heard that some time ago, the son sent some spies to infiltrate the Black Mountain Army, and it seems to have achieved very good results?"

"Now you can continue to spread Yang Feng's rumors, making Zhang Yan suspicious, and Marquis Wen adding a fire, I'm afraid the two will have a rift in the near future."

Yuan Xi nodded. This was actually putting pressure on Zhang Yan, forcing him to take a defensive position.

In fact, Yuan Xi and Lu Bu wouldn't be working all the time, they were just pretending to attack Montenegro, everything was just a cover.

Yuan Xi's real purpose was to join forces with Lu Bu and the Youzhou army to go straight to Anyi in the east of the river, and to welcome the emperor to Huaicheng before he drove back to Luoyang!
This time point was carefully calculated by Yuan Xi and Ju Shou. At that time, they had already understood that Cao Cao had already taken the first step. At this time, Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan's troops might have entered Hanoi long ago!

Moreover, Cao Jun had an army of horses before, and entered Sili a few days before Cao Ren's army. At this time, even Yuan Xi was chasing at full speed, and it was too late.

In this case, it is better to recharge your batteries for a few days, and then go on the road when you are ready.

Anyway, even if Cao Cao arrives first, he still has to deal with Baibo Thief and Li Jue and Guo Si. Neither of them is a vegetarian, and even if they are as strong as Cao Cao, it is impossible to settle the two sides at the same time in a short time.

The best scenario Yuan Xi and Ju Shou could think of was to arrive when several parties started a fight, and become the orioles that preyed on them later.

In fact, it is not very sure to rely on Zhao Yun's lone army, but if Lu Bu is added, the hope of success will be greatly increased!
Of course, many details need to be carefully considered, and Lu Bu must go there in person, but in this way, who will be in charge of the defense of Huaicheng has become a big problem.

Lu Bu now believes in Wei Xu of his mother's clan the most, but only Yuan Xi knows that it was Wei Xu who first betrayed Lu Bu when Cao Jun's soldiers approached the city.

Yuan Xi couldn't help sighing that Lu Bu's ability to control his subordinates was a complete mess, but since he joined forces with Lu Bu, he couldn't let him be defeated so early.

What's more, the other party may become his father-in-law.

Thinking of this, Yuan Xi felt a little guilty. After Lu Lingqi heard the news the day before yesterday, she looked at Yuan Xi with anger, her teeth chattering, as if she was about to erupt at any moment and tear Yuan Xi to pieces.

Yuan Xi had no choice but to think that this ferocious tiger of his own had only a false name, and Lu Lingqi was the real tigress. If it wasn't for the sake of the common people, would an upright person like himself sacrifice his appearance and body?
Lü Bu fought in front of the Heishan army camp for most of the day, beating the Heishan army to the point of losing courage, and they retreated into the camp. Seeing that it was difficult to attack, Lü Bu led his troops back to the camp.

Now that they have been fighting for several days, the goal of suppressing Montenegro has been achieved. The Black Mountain Army dare not come out for a while, so it is time to leave for Anyi.

Lu Bu called Yuan Xi Jushou to discuss how to send troops in Huaicheng, but Jushou's suggestion was beyond Lu Bu's expectation.

Jushou suggested that Zhao Yunjushou should lead the Youzhou army, while Lu Bu would personally lead the troops and go to Hedong with his generals. As for Yuan Xi, as Lu Bu's son-in-law, he would sit in Huaicheng.

After this proposal came out, Lu Bu was completely out of control immediately.

He asked Yuan Xi puzzled, "Why don't you please the emperor?"

Yuan Xi said calmly: "The Son of Heaven has some opinions on the Yuan family. If I go there in person, I'm afraid it will backfire and make the Son of Heaven suspect whether Marquis Wen and the Yuan family have reached a deal in private. This will affect Marquis Wen's behavior."

"If I'm not there, the emperor will put down his guard and show his heart to Marquis Wen."

"As for whether I am present or not, it has nothing to do with the overall situation, as long as things are done in the end."

After hearing this, Lu Bu nodded and said, "What you said seems to make sense!"

Ju Shou thought that Lv Bu was indeed a fool, and Yuan Xi naturally had some reasons why he couldn't go to Hedong, but he couldn't tell Lv Bu.

Yuan Xi said again: "I have all my skills, most of which I spend on defending the city. If I stay in Huaicheng, I can also help Marquis Wen resist the enemy."

"Of course, if Marquis Wen suspects that I am plotting Huaicheng, in order to avoid suspicion, I can return to Youzhou now."

Lu Bu laughed a few times after hearing this, "If you were such a short-sighted person, you wouldn't be where you are today."

Yuan Xi thought to himself that Lu Bu was very clear-headed, and the gains and losses of Huaicheng were nothing compared to the prospect of Yuan Lu joining hands to please the emperor.

He said with a smile: "Marquis Wen should understand that I have gambled all my wealth, and if Huaicheng falls, I'm afraid I won't be able to survive."

"If I do this, is it worth Marquis Wen's trusting me once?"

After thinking about it, Lu Bu said decisively, "Okay!"

"Now go back to Huaicheng to reorganize the army and send troops immediately!"

Yuan Xi came out of Lu Bu's tent with a sigh of relief, walked to the side of the cliff, and looked at the sunset in the distance. After so many detours and so many battles in his mind, he finally steered the matter in the direction he wanted.

Although Zhao Yunjushou will face many enemies in Hedong in the future, Li Jue Guo Si, Baibo Bandit, Cao Cao, and even Yuan Shu, but with Lu Bu who has a good relationship with the emperor Liu Xie, many things will be much easier.At least there is hope for success.

But speaking of it, it is really difficult to convince Lu Bu, a man with a capricious temper, even deceiving and deceiving him is the best result for now.

Yuan Xi thought happily, could it be that Lu Bu really took a fancy to his son-in-law?

As soon as this thought came to him, he felt a chill down his back. He turned his head and saw that Lu Lingqi was walking from a distance with a pair of halberds.

This is Sun Li on the side who is also holding the ring head knife nervously. Mr. Xindao is really bold, and he proposed marriage directly. Does this make people angry?

Now Lu Lingqi is coming to murder her husband, what should I do?
Seeing Lu Lingqi getting closer and closer, Yuan Xi couldn't help but tremble. He tried his best to straighten his body, pretending to be calm, and cupped his hands and said, "The girl is very interested, and she also came to watch the sunset?"

However, Lu Lingqi saw the setting sun in the sky through Yuan Xi's shoulder, half hidden in the glowing red sunset glow, as if on fire, and was in a trance for a moment.

She glanced at Sun Li again, Yuan Xi understood, turned to Sun Li and said, "Go away first."

After hearing this, Sun Li muttered, put away the knife, and walked to a distance, thinking in his heart that if you want to kill yourself, you can't blame me.

Only Yuan Xi and Lu Lingqi were left on the hill, and they looked at each other silently, Yuan Xi asked tentatively, "Did the girl come to fight with me?"

Lu Lingqi sneered: "Not to mention bare hands, you are also worthy of weapons?"

"Within three strokes, I can poke ten holes in your body."

Yuan Xi was sweating profusely, thinking in his heart how could anyone be so contemptuous of others, be careful when I stab you.

(End of this chapter)