Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 854 Everyone has their own deception

The reason why everyone in Cao Ying supports Yuan Tan's rebellion is partly because they have been fighting battle after battle over the years. The civil servants and generals have all cooperated seamlessly. Along the way, they have almost never suffered a defeat.

Apart from being attacked by ferocious tigers, Cao's army had never been defeated and wiped out when faced with a direct attack on the battlefield. At most, some soldiers died while escaping, and they could be recruited from the army and civilian villages when they came back. .

On the other hand, Cao Ying's military generals have formed a system in which the Xiahou family of the Cao family is dominated by the generals with foreign surnames as assistants. Although the best generals with foreign surnames can only be vanguards and cannot serve as the commander of an army, it is precisely this This model ensures the stability of Cao Ying's military system.

In this case, Yuan Tan's position is very embarrassing. If a person who deviates from the Yuan family and always thinks about establishing his own business and harbors disloyal intentions will become more powerful, he will sooner or later become a troublemaker.

Because in the eyes of everyone in Cao Camp, no matter how loyal Yuan Tan is to Cao Cao, his surname is Yuan after all, and there is still the possibility of returning to the Yuan family, just like the Cao family to Cao Cao.

So everyone instantly reached a consensus that it would be better to eradicate this unstable factor as early as possible!

Yuan Tan, who was lingering in Qinghe, had no idea that he had become the primary target of Cao Ying's attack. He still thought that Cao Cao would eliminate Yuan Xi first. After receiving Cao Cao's order to attack Yuan Xi, he called in his advisers and said: "Cao Cao asked me to go north to Anping County to attack Yuan Xi. In this case, I will never be able to go to Yecheng again. What should I do?"

The counselors, including Xin Pingyang, complained in their hearts, "Do you still want this Yecheng?"

Guo Tu spoke up: "Now that Ye City is flooded, you can't get in even if you want to. It's better to obey the order and attack the fierce tiger."

Xin Ping said: "Cao Cao is asking the Yuan family to kill each other. Not to mention whether they can beat the fierce tiger. Even if they can win a tragic victory, how many troops do you still have?"

Guo Tu's expression changed, "What do Zhongzhi think we should do?"

"The fierce tiger is not that obsessed with Yecheng. Now the envoy only needs to show his kindness to him. We are both children of the Yuan family. I think the fierce tiger is also happy to put aside the past feud!"

"The two parties are already married, and the envoy's daughter has been sent to Xu County. Do you want the envoy to betray Cao Cao?"

"You have clearly seen that Zhongzhi came to slander me on behalf of the fierce tiger, which is to deceive you into giving military power. When the time comes, I will be controlled by the fierce tiger, and life and death will not be in your own hands. Zhongzhi can use this to defeat the fierce tiger. Are you looking for a fortune with Tiger?"

"Do we have any other options?"

After hearing this, everyone had no choice but to accept the order. As a result, late at night, Yuan Tan's bodyguard came to report that Xin Ping wanted to see him.

"If my lord continues to trust him, not only will he not be able to get Yecheng in the future, but he may also ruin the Yuan family's foundation!"

"The Xin family has established a relationship with Jihu through the Cai family, and has already prepared a way out, but they are very smart."

"If you are led by Cao Cao, you may not be able to achieve what you want in your life!"

"Okay!" Yuan Tan interrupted irritably, "I have decided to leave two thousand soldiers to garrison. Tomorrow the whole army will break camp and go north to attack the fierce tiger!"

The more Xin Ping talked, the more excited he became. As a result, he heard a sneer and applause from behind the screen, "I've been high for a long time, Zhongzhi is a fierce person."

"What's more, Gongze was the one who took the initiative when the two parties got married."

Xin Ping said in a seductive voice: "That's not what I meant, but if you are controlled by a woman and your hands are tied, how will you accomplish great things in the future?"

"I suspect that he has been bribed by Cao Cao a long time ago!"

After Xin Ping brought him in, he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, you must not listen to Gong Zhen!"

Xin Ping said: "Don't Gongze feel that our current goal is getting further and further away from our original goal?"

Guo Tu spread his hands, "Everyone knows that Cao Cao is using conspiracy, but what can we do, can we still fight?"

Yuan Tan's expression remained unchanged, "What about Zhong Zhijue, what should I do?"

"Now that Yuan Shang is about to die, things are irreversible, but Xiu Hu is a smart man. His ambition is not only for the Central Plains, but also for the world. If there are envoys to help, it will be a situation of mutual benefit for both sides. It will be beneficial to both parties. The head of the Yuan family and the It is not impossible for Jizhou to come to exchange for the envoy's alliance!"

"Although Shijun and Fierce Tiger Duo fought, he did not kill them all. Apparently, he still had some feelings for him!"

"He has ulterior motives, and most of his plans are biased towards Cao Cao. Although this is understandable, under his leadership, whether it was the assassination of the two sons of the Yuan family, the five-stone dispersion, or the marriage with Cao Cao, the king has reached the point where he is now with Yuan. The clan has almost completely broken up!"

Xin Ping said: "Now we should immediately join forces with Fierce Tiger to resist Cao Cao!"

Xin Ping was dumbfounded when he saw Guo Tu turn out from behind the screen and said to Yuan Tan: "Your Majesty, you must not trust Guo Tu, he"

Yuan Tan sighed and said, "Someone, take Zhongzhi down and lock him up."

Xin Ping was tied up with a rope by the soldiers, and he was so angry that he cursed, "You are confused, you are confused!"

"It is better to believe in Cao Cao than to believe in a dog."

Before he could finish speaking, he was dragged down by the soldiers. Yuan Tan turned to Guo Tu and said: "I don't know if you have taken refuge with Cao Cao, but I have no intention of becoming an enemy of Cao Cao. The biggest enemy is the fierce tiger."

After hearing this, Guo Tu quickly flattered him and said, "You are wise, Mr. Cao is trustworthy!"

Yuan Xi nodded and said: "Now that the traitor Xin Ping has been found, the plan to attack the fierce tiger from the north will proceed as usual."

"But the fierce tiger is so powerful that I cannot defeat him alone. I need Duke Cao to send troops for reinforcements."

"Go and send an urgent message and contact Cao Ying for help." After hearing this, Guo Tu hurriedly said, "I'll do it right away!"

Yuan Tan looked at Guo Tu's back and narrowed his eyes slightly.

Within a few days, Yu Jin and Li Dian led 10,000 soldiers and horses northward and entered Qinghe County from Dong County, preparing to join Yuan Tan and attack Yuan Xi in Anping County.

However, unexpectedly, when they walked dozens of miles away from Yuan Tan City, the two of them were ambushed!

Yuan Tan's army of more than 20,000 men actually ambushed them on the road in advance!

What the two of them never expected was that they were originally ordered to join Yuan Tan to fight the ferocious tiger. Why did the other party fall out before they even saw Yuan Tan?

But Yuan Tan's army had surrounded him from all directions and launched an extremely fierce attack on Jin Li Dian.

Fortunately, Yu Jin came, who was good at defense. He and Li Dian took the lead, repelling Yuan Tan's army's attacks several times in a day, and managed to survive them.

But Yu Jin also knew that this was not going to work. His food route was completely cut off. The remaining food could not last more than three or five days, and no one could get out if he wanted to ask for help.

More importantly, Cao Cao was preparing to march from the west before he set off, which meant that no one could help him in a short period of time, and he had to rely on himself to solve the dilemma!

However, after several battles between Yu Jin and Yuan Tan, they found that although the opponent did not have any generals, their troop mobilization skills were much better than Yuan Shang's, and they were no less generous than the fierce tiger. Since his own troops were weak, it was a dead end no matter how you looked at it!

At this time, in Yuan Tan's camp, Guo Tuzheng was stunned and tied up by Wuhua Da. He looked at Yuan Tan and Xin Ping who came in, but he still refused to give up and said: "Your Majesty, what is going on?"

"And why are you attacking Cao Jun's reinforcements? Have you lost your mind?"

Xin Ping sneered: "Gongze, do you really think that the commander can't see that you are Cao Cao's insider?"

"If you hadn't been good at killing Pang Ji, I wouldn't have had such a falling out with Yuan Shang!"

"You are the cause of the Yuan family's disagreement. You have taken refuge with Cao Cao for your own selfish interests. Are you worthy of the Yuan family?"

"And you never would have thought that Shijun has actually met with the fierce tiger messenger in private. The fierce tiger has provided all kinds of evidence that you betrayed the Yuan family. Every piece of evidence is conclusive. Do you still want to quibble?"

After hearing this, Guo Tu smiled miserably and said: "I see, Duan is a good plan. If I said I haven't seen Yuan Yao, I'm afraid the envoy would have sent him to the fierce tiger, right?"

"As a counselor, I was defeated by the plan, and the defeat was not unjust."

Yuan Tan's eyes flashed, "Gongze is really smart. What a pity. Why are you not loyal to me? How can I be sorry for you?"

Guo Tu smiled miserably and said, "My family is all in the hands of Cao Cao. What can I do?"

"I have betrayed your envoy, and I will kill or behead you. Please do as you please."

Yuan Tan and Xin Ping looked at each other and saw the regret in each other's eyes. After so many years of working together, now it has ended like this!

Yuan Tan opened his mouth and was about to speak, but soldiers rushed in and shouted: "Report, Cao Jun's reinforcements are coming. There are many people, at least 20,000 or more!"

"They are led by several generals from Cao Ying and are attacking our soldiers surrounding Li Dian!"

"Caught off guard, our army suffered heavy losses and was on the verge of collapse. Please make your decision!"

Yuan Tan was shocked and quickly stood up and walked out. He suddenly stopped and said to Guo Tu, "Have you seen it earlier?"

"You're trying to trick me and I'm being fooled?"

Guo Tu smiled miserably and said, "I don't have the ability."

"Haven't you understood it yet?"

"Whether you surrender to Cao Cao or not, he will not let him live!"

"This is why the main force appears here, because it has nothing to do with the commander's response. In Cao Cao's eyes, the commander must die!"

Yuan Tan was startled, then burst into laughter, "Gongze, Gongze, how great would it be if you were loyal to me?"

He stopped looking at Guo Tu and strode out with Xin Ping.

When Yuan Tan went to the battlefield, he discovered that almost the entire generals of Cao Cao's camp had appeared, and Cao Cao was personally in charge!

But he took a deep breath and tried his best. After several days of fierce fighting between the two sides, Yuan Tan's army gradually became exhausted.

Although Yuan Tan's army suffered heavy losses in the past two days, Cao Cao's army also suffered heavy casualties. However, as the siege of Yu Jin and Li Dian was lifted and the two men joined the battlefield, Yuan Tan's decline could no longer be restored.

But Yu Jin also had a knot in his heart.

After doing this for a long time, I became a bait!

He didn't mind being used as bait, but he could have told him in advance, which would have prevented the casualties of many of his subordinates, but Cao Cao didn't do that!

And in hindsight, it turns out that the general named Cao knew about it, but he didn't know it. Was this because he was afraid that the news would be leaked, or because he didn't believe himself?

(End of this chapter)