Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 831 Revealing fangs

The situation in Qingzhou became increasingly tense. Yuan Tan had not received a reply from Jiang Dong for a long time, and he knew that he might not be able to count on anyone to help him this time.

However, it was Yuan Xi who wrote back, saying that if Yuan Tan gave up fighting for the head of the Yuan family and gave up Qingzhou, he would be able to give him a way out, and his family would not be implicated in the war, so Yuan Tan should think carefully.

Yuan Tan laughed angrily, showed Yuan Xi's letter to the counselors, and said coldly: "My second brother, I have such a strong tone, I actually feel that I have a chance to win."

"He thought he could bring me down, but I have already figured out a countermeasure to this kind of tactics!"

"Now I have transferred all the troops from the Qi counties in Pingyuan to the cities in Beihai County, just waiting for this moment!"

"Yes, I really couldn't catch his main force in Qingzhou, and I gave up trying, but Gongze is right, there are still things he can't take into account."

"That is Xuzhou that he has been running for a long time and cannot give up!"

"Since he doesn't want to fight, then I will beat his house to pieces to see if he can get out!"

A group of counselors also agreed. They had indeed been unable to find Yuan Xi's main force before, but they were definitely not waiting to be killed.

They were waiting for the opportunity to strike with thunder when their own forces were fully mobilized.

Of course, it's no use if you can't hit anyone, so the battlefield carefully selected by Guo Tu and others is not Qingzhou, but Xuzhou!

Most of Xuzhou is plain, which is easy to attack but difficult to defend, making it easy for infantry and cavalry to deploy. Moreover, Langya County was previously owned by Yuan Tan, but it was just taken away by Yuan Xi. Its foothold is not yet stable, and most of the city defense lines may not have been restored.

At this time, if Yuan Tan launches a large army to march south from Beihai to Langya, Yuan Xi's army will not be able to cope with such a large-scale attack. Yuan Tan can take advantage of the situation and capture Pengcheng in the East China Sea. These are places he has fought in before, and he already has a thorough understanding of the topography. , as long as everything goes well, we can go straight to Guangling and capture Xuzhou in an all-round way!

Yuan Tan's army fully captured Xuzhou, and Yuan Xi had only two choices. One was to abandon Xuzhou and seize the opportunity to seize the Qingzhou city, and the other was to resist and challenge in Xuzhou with all his strength.

If the former is the best, compared to Qingzhou, which has been hollowed out, Yuan Xi's Xuzhou will obviously make more money!

Moreover, although Xuzhou is located in the place of the Fourth War, most of the places bordering it are Yanzhou and Yuzhou, which are controlled by Cao Cao. After Yuan Tan captured Xuzhou, he could also relieve himself of a large part of his worries.

The latter is more likely. Yuan Xi has almost no possibility of avoiding the war. Xuzhou is very important to it. Moreover, the time point chosen by Yuan Tan at this time is between summer harvest and autumn planting. If Yuan Xi gives up, the future of this year and next will be The harvest will be greatly affected, so there is a high probability that they will have a decisive battle with Yuan Tan, which is exactly what Yuan Tan wants.

Yuan Tanzhi was so proud that he started fighting. Soldiers were just a number in his hands. Together with his soldiers and support staff, he was able to gather nearly 100,000 people. When he arrived in the prosperous Xuzhou, he could support war with war. Let’s see who can be dragged down first!

He suddenly stood up and shouted: "Order all the generals in Beihai City to immediately lead their troops to meet at the border of Qingzhou and Xuzhou, and attack Langya together!"

In the next few days, an extremely spectacular scene appeared in Beihai County. On the vast land, countless people were crowded, marching south along the road. The long queue stretched for dozens of miles, and the end could not be seen at a glance. Such a queue , there are as many as a dozen.

They marched day and night like moving ants, crossing the Mengshan Nishan Mountains and entering the Langya County that Yuan Tan had just lost.

At this time, Yuan Xi had returned to Dongwu on the border of Langya. He said to Zhuge Liang: "Yuan Tan really chose the all-or-nothing strategy."

"It seems that the war will inevitably break out from Langya. The hometown of the military advisor will probably be affected."

Zhuge Liang's face was also a little ugly. Although he had expected this situation, it was hard to say what Langya County would become under the flames of war.

He said solemnly: "Long-term pain is worse than short-term pain. Rather than fighting a protracted war, it is better to end it once and for all."

"Fortunately, during this period, Liang has already made arrangements in Langya in advance. The ideal situation is to limit the fighting location to the Langya border."

"At worst, the fighting will be limited to Langya territory. In this case, Xuzhou's vitality should not be seriously damaged. We can just find a way to rebuild Langya later."

Yuan Xi nodded and said: "Yes, if Yuan Tan is allowed to wreak havoc in the counties of Xuzhou, even if he is recaptured later, the cost of reconstruction will be many times and dozens of times. In this case, then defend the enemy outside the border and work hard Let him know how difficult the Youzhou soldiers are by fighting a battle."

Zhuge Liang said in a deep voice: "My lord, please do not be careless. Qingzhou soldiers are not easy to deal with, and Yuan Tan has many generals. Although they are not as powerful as Sitingzhu, they are only slightly worse."

"In this battle, Liang will definitely do his best to win!"

Yuan Xi patted Zhuge Liang on the shoulder and said: "I will advance and retreat together with the military advisor!"

Zhuge Liang pursed his lips. This kind of decisive battle to determine the general trend of the world was still too stressful for him at this age. In fact, Zhuge Liang himself did not have much confidence. What he said just now was purely to comfort Yuan Xi and himself.

But no matter what, the arrow is on the string and I have to shoot it. I have no way out, I can only move forward!

When Yuan Tan was gathering an army at the border, he heard that Dongwu and Yuan Xi's army, more than 200 miles south, were also gathering troops. Their number exceeded 20,000, and they were obviously preparing to block themselves from Langya County.

This shows that Yuan Xi does not want the war to spread to his territory, but nothing is so cheap!

Yuan Tan summoned his generals and laughed and said, "Second brother is indeed looking forward and backward!"

"Now that he is no longer ready to run away, I won't be polite!"

"Now there are more than 40,000 soldiers gathered here. I can't wait for the tens of thousands of people behind. The soldiers are very fast. Before they can safely gather, the whole army is now attacking Tobu for a decisive battle. They haven't arrived yet. Rear troops, let them join the battlefield directly afterwards!"

All the generals obeyed the order one after another, and for a while the troops surged towards Dongwu. The news that Yuan Tan abandoned Qingzhou and went to Xuzhou for a decisive battle spread to Yanzhou when he set out in Beihai.

At this time, Cao Cao had led troops from Dongjun to Jibei County, hoping to coordinate Yuan Tan's plan. After Xun You got the news, he immediately felt that something was not good and hurried to find Cao Cao.

He showed the urgent report to Cao Cao, and at the same time suggested: "There is something fishy about this matter."

"If Yuan Tan Jihu fights decisively in Beihai, we still have time to catch up, but now the battle location becomes Langya, and we need to pass through Taishan County again!"

"And those Taishan bandits who were surrendered by Yuan Xi have already been ambushing at the border of Taishan County in advance. If we don't get rid of them, we will not be able to march there with peace of mind."

"In this case, we might not be able to catch up with the big battle!"

Cao Cao also looked extremely ugly and cursed: "Yuan Tan, this person is so calm!"

"He only needs to wait for seven or eight days before I can rush to Langya and attack the fierce tiger from both sides!"

"But now he is good at making decisions. By the time this letter comes, he may have already entered Langya to fight the fierce tiger!"

He was also extremely unhappy at this time, but in order to prevent traitors, he hid his marching intention. Cao Cao did not inform Yuan Tan about his march this time, just to break into Xuzhou by surprise.

The result was that it interfered with Yuan Tan's thoughts. Yuan Tan took action in advance, which was tantamount to alerting the enemy, and his intention of sneak attack on Yuan Xi failed!

Cao Cao thought of this and said, "What do Gongda think we should do next?"

Xun You thought for a moment and then said: "It may be too late. Why not bypass Taishan County and attack Xuzhou from Yuzhou?"

Cao Cao looked at the map. If this were the case, there would be too many detours!

"What if Yuan Tan is killed by a fierce tiger during this period?"

If Cao's army bypasses Taishan County, they can only go south from Jibei to Lu State, then enter the East China Sea of ​​Xuzhou, and then go northwest to attack Langya together with Yuan Tan. In this circle, the marching speed will be more than ten days longer.

Xun You gritted his teeth and said, "Then we can only leave it to fate!"

"If Yuan Tan can't stop him for more than ten days, then we can only say that he is incompetent!"

"But if it can hold off the fierce tiger and the two sides fight fiercely in Langya, then we can take advantage of the situation to seize Xuzhou and cut off the fierce tiger's retreat, and the situation in the Central Plains will be clear!"

"Such benefits are worth the risk, Mr. Ming!"

Cao Cao nodded slightly, "Gongda is right, Xuzhou is an excellent opportunity this time!"

"But I also have worries here, and that is Yuan Shang's movements."

"If I invade Xuzhou, they must know that Yanzhou is empty, so what should I do if I take the opportunity to cross the Yellow River and attack?"

Xun You has a headache. This is a problem that must be faced. Although Cao Cao has taken some advantages in recent years, he has never been able to recuperate and rely on farming. Several wars have greatly damaged his power. Now he has no fundamental foundation. There is no room left to fight on two fronts.

Cao Cao now wants to concentrate all his troops to attack Fierce Tiger, so he has to consider the threat from Jizhou. After all, Yuan Tan's counselors are not fools.

Xun You hesitated for a moment and said, "Do you want Zhongde to think of a way?"

Cao Cao understood instantly and gave Xun You a meaningful look, "This is the only way."

"After Gongda returns, he will immediately prepare for the preparation of troops and set off for Lu State early tomorrow morning."

After Xun You left in a hurry, Cao Cao immediately found Cheng Yu and said, "Gongda, the success or failure of this time depends entirely on you."

Cheng Yu didn't know why. After Cao Cao finished speaking, he immediately said: "Yu immediately sent a letter to Yecheng and asked all the hidden stakes to act immediately."

Cao Cao spoke out: "Last time the ferocious tiger searched Yecheng, many spies were caught. Now Yuan Shang is also more alert. The judges have repeatedly arrested Yecheng's hidden stakes. Now we have very few chess pieces available. "

"Now, if these chess pieces are activated at the same time, they will affect each other, and if they are alerted, things that can be done will be ruined."

"If you ask me, if you don't activate it, you'll be fine. Once you activate it, you must hit it. So if you choose the one with the most confidence, you will be more likely to succeed."

Cheng Yu thought for a while and said a name.

After hearing this, Cao Cao nodded and said: "Zhongde's idea coincides with mine."

"This person does have the motive and ability to add conditions to his secret letter. After the matter is completed, he will be promised a state."

After hearing this, Cheng Yu's eyes flashed and he quickly took the order.

(End of this chapter)