The Conquest of the Three Kingdoms

In the palace of the great general of the Han Dynasty in Yecheng.

The new palace was completed, full of infinite vitality.

Yuan Shao's eldest son, Yuan Tan, walked quickly between the palaces, greeting the patrolling sergeants and male and female servants all the way with a smile on his face.

He walked quickly to the room where Yuan Shao lived, handed over the weapon he was wearing to the warrior outside the hall, and went inside alone.

The old butler next to him guided Yuan Tan into the mansion, and Yuan Tan asked, "Is my father better?"

The old housekeeper sighed and replied: "What's the matter, the general just won a big victory on the front line and then fell down, hey..."

Yuan Tan learned from the old steward's words that his father's soldiers must have not responded, so he comforted the old steward and said: "Father has spent too much effort in this battle, so after the war, he will naturally have a serious illness. In a few days, I think it will be fine."

The two of them talked, and they walked to Yuan Shao's inner bedroom.

The butler withdrew, and Yuan Shao stepped into the inner bed.

General Yuan Shao's inner bed.

Yuan Shao sat alone on the bed in the inner bedroom with his eyes closed and rested, as if he was holding something in his hand.

When Yuan Tan entered, he fell down and bowed, "The last general, Yuan Shao, pays homage to the great general!"

Yuan Shao opened his eyes, saw his eldest son walk into the room, and said with concern: "Here we come! Sit..."

Yuan Tan sat down, and the maid next to him came in and offered a cup of fragrant tea.

After Yuan Tan finished drinking tea, he praised: "Since the Eighteenth Route princes defeated the Chu army, the hearts of the people in our Han Dynasty have gradually stabilized, and vitality has reappeared in the areas ruled by all the princes. Shuai's strategy of gathering the eighteen princes together is still very effective..."

Yuan Shao interrupted him with gestures, and asked, "Do you know why I asked you to come?"

Yuan Tan shook his head, expressing that he did not know the purpose of coming here this time.

Yuan Shao explained: "Since the reform of the military system in Chu State, it can be said that it is invincible in the world. The eighteen princes in the world have only defeated the Chu army once, which is far from enough. We need to defeat the Chu army several times to eliminate their main force. ...Furthermore, although we defeated the Chu army in the battle outside Guandu City, our army lost ten times as many troops as the Chu army. I always wonder how strong the Chu army's fighting power is. Xin, after this battle, I suddenly felt that my body was not as good as before..."

Yuan Tan asked suspiciously, "Father, do you have any concerns?"

Yuan Shao replied: "I just discussed with Lord Jushou. Based on his analysis of King Nie Zefeng of Chu, the Chu army is likely to take another major military action against me. At present, although the Chu army has just suffered a new defeat, their main force But they still exist, and their combat effectiveness is still strong. In addition, after I led the Jizhou army to withdraw, there are still 30 troops distributed around Xuchang, and they are distributed in a dot-like manner. The next target of the Chu army is likely to be these dot-like distributions I don’t doubt that Xuchang City will be lost for a while. General Han Qiong’s [-] troops are stationed there, but other enemy troops that have been hit hard will probably be hit by the Chu army... So, I Thinking of you—"

After Yuan Tan heard this, he knew that Yuan Shao had placed high hopes on him, so he stood up and said, "Father, if you have any orders, just give them!"

Yuan Shao supported his heavy body, started doing it slightly, and then said: "Your brothers Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang are the leaders of the princes who are unconventional and unruly. This is about the time when my Yuan family is in peril, so it is difficult to rest assured of them. I want to send you as my representative to supervise them, and let them prepare for the battle as soon as possible, and they must not be slack and paralyzed!"

Yuan Tan asked in amazement: "Father, do you want me to supervise the army? But my 30 army has been wiped out in the Battle of Guandu!"

Yuan Shao asked directly: "Do you dare to go?"

Yuan Tan cupped his hands and said: "As long as the general (father) has made up his mind, the junior general (minister) will go through fire and water, and he will not hesitate."

Yuan Shao was moved and took Yuan Tan's hand and said, "Okay, he is my eldest son..."

Yuan Shao slowly got up from the bed, then walked to the front of the shelf opposite him, with all his strength, he took down a bow and a quiver, and handed them to Yuan Tan.

Yuan Shao turned to Yuan Tan and said, "This is Zhimingdi. When I defeated the five tribes of the Xiongnu, they paid tribute when they surrendered. It is a symbol of the power of the Huns. Countless dynasties, it has not been used for a long time since Gongsun Zan was put down, you can take it with you. In addition, you can take my [-] elite guards, all of them are light cavalry, in case of accident, you can shoot at anyone. Zhi Mingdi, the guards will shoot the target into a hedgehog without hesitation!"

Yuan Tan pulled out Ming Di from his quiver.

The arrowhead is as thin as a cicada's wing, shiny, just like new.

Yuan Tan looked at this Mingdi, and then remembered the past wars between the Yuan family and the Gongsun family. It was this Mingdi that ended the Gongsun family's dream of unifying the Central Plains. He couldn't help saying: "I know this Mingdi..."

His expression became complicated.

Yuan Shao caught it and said: "Yes, it ended the era of the Gongsun family. Son, you don't have to be cowardly. In this world, if you want to survive, you must have a heart like ice! I was in an unfavorable situation at the time. He shot this Mingdi himself! Defeated Gongsun Zan in one fell swoop."

In the wilderness leading to Xuchang City, Yuan Tan rode forward under the protection of Yuan Shao's guards.

Outside Xuchang City, the camps of various princes were scattered.

Now the army stationed outside the city is Gongsun Kang, a subordinate prince of the Yuan family. At this time, Gongsun Kang personally greeted them at the gate of the village with a guard of honor.

Prince Yuan Tan came galloping with his guards. All the soldiers in the army were strong and strong men, revealing a bit of aggression in their strength and might.

Gongsun Kang happily replied: "Gongsun Kang, Governor of Liaodong, welcomes General Yuan Tan to Xuchang!"

After Yuan Tan got off his horse, he replied courteously: "Prefect Gongsun is very polite!"

Gongsun Kang took Yuan Tan's hand and said, "Please, General Yuan, I have prepared delicious food for you..."

Gongsun Kang's big tent of the Chinese army.

Before the feast, Gongsun Kang said pleasantly: "General Yuan Tan has worked hard all the way, I have informed Hu Chuquan Shanyu, he will be here in a while."

Yuan Tan: "That's good. The general is most concerned about the defense of the Xuchang area after the Guandu battle. I hope that Gongsun Kang and Huchuquan will join hands..."

Gongsun Kang interrupted Yuan Tan's words and said: "General Yuan doesn't know something. The entire Xuchang area has a radius of more than [-] li. There are many scattered soldiers from various princes. , living together in all directions, now there are many political parties, it is difficult to unify the defense, a single city of Xuchang was divided into several cities for jurisdiction, and in addition, the princes of various families are now fighting for a little thing, inside and outside the city, already Luancheng A pot of porridge..."

Yuan Tan persuaded: "But as long as General Gongsun and Hu Chuquan, you two generals form a joint defense and consolidate the defensive offensive outside the city, as long as the two generals do not slack off, the Chu army will not be shaken. The defense in Xuchang City, we Go coordinate personally and order the [-] Yuan troops I stay here to fully take over Xuchang City."

Gongsun Kang smiled and said: "Hu Chuquan and I are both subordinate princes of General Yuan Shao. Although our lords are the same, our geographical location is different. One is in the desert grassland all the year round, and the other is moving between white mountains and black waters all the year round. Our two militaries rarely interact, and as for cooperating with each other, I think it will be even more difficult."

Yuan Tan asked in amazement: "Is there such a reason?"

Gongsun Kang pressed the health care on his body and said: "To be honest, it's not that the general has arrived. I'm afraid Huchuquan Dadan will not be able to invite him."

Yuan Tan asked in surprise, "Then how did the two generals fight together with sincerity?"

Gongsun Kang replied with a helpless sigh: "Don't ask me, stay a while, you can ask him Hu Chuquan about this." The two began to clink glasses and drink with each other. There was the sound of horseshoes, and the waiter announced: "Huchuquan is here——"

Yuan Tan and Gongsun Kang stood up to greet him.

Accompanied by a burst of wild laughter, the gorgeously dressed Hu Chuquan entered the account.

Seeing Yuan Tan, Hu Chuquan greeted him with a smile, and asked, "Why, what I see General Yuan bringing is the general's own guard?"

Yuan Tan replied: "Yes, the general married and authorized me to come to supervise the army. He was worried that I was too young, so he specially gave me this Mingdi... It's not a last resort, I don't want to use it!"

Ming Di, especially Hu Chuquan, who was the Shan Yu of the Huns, did not have Ming Di. He himself has always been ashamed of this, but now the fate of the entire Huns is in Yuan Shao's hands, and they can only be controlled by Yuan Shao.So he finally held back, but they also knew what Ming Di represented, it was a symbol of Yuan Shao's power.

Gongsun Kang and Hu Chuquan looked at each other in blank dismay.

Yuan Tan then stood in the center of the Chinese army's large tent and said sharply: "Please take a seat, two generals, I will convey the instructions of the general now..."

After finishing speaking, Yuan Tan turned around to leave. Seeing this situation, the two generals stopped Yuan Tanran and persuaded him: "General, since you have come to our place for inspection, it is full of dust and dust today, so don't leave. Be sure to stay here, so we can do our best as landlords. In addition, I think the Chu army is newly defeated. Even if we want to attack, I think it will take ten days and a half months before we can set off. Our scouts will also pay close attention to the enemy. The movement of the army."

After all, Yuan Tan was still young. Hearing the persuasion of the two generals, he thought why not take advantage of this opportunity to make the two generals work together to help defend and strengthen the defense outside the city, so Yuan Tan decided to stay.

Then, a few people walked between the banquets and began to exchange glasses.