The Strongest Lu Bu's Sweeping Thousands of Armies

Chapter 311 I'm Not Promising

When Liu Bei was in Taishan, he didn't wait for Cao Cao's army to go out.

After he was defeated by Pang Tong and others, Cao Jun divided into two groups and marched towards Xuzhou respectively.

One of them, led by Cao Cao himself, set off from Xudu and went straight to Pengcheng.

The other group also sent troops from Xudu, but they did not rush directly to Pengcheng. Instead, they first went south into Huainan, and then passed through Shouchun, Zhongli and other places to kill Xudu.

When Cao Cao sent troops, Lu Bu, who had been waiting for the news for a long time, immediately called the generals and staff to the front hall to discuss the countermeasures.

After everyone was seated, Lu Bu looked around them and asked them, "Cao Cao has sent troops, just as Gongtai said earlier, all the way to Pengcheng, and the other way is through Huainan, trying to bypass Shouchun, Zhongli and other places. Kill this way. Please come here, just want to discuss, when should we send troops, which route will be the main force, and which route will be the auxiliary?"

"My lord has made a decision earlier. My lord will personally lead the army to meet Cao Cao, and the other army will be led by Liu Ziyang to go to Shouchun to form a formation to meet the enemy." Chen Gong stood up and said the deployment that was agreed by Lu Bu at the beginning. , and then asked Lu Bu: "Is there anything that the Marquis of Chu needs to change?"

"No need." Lu Bu replied, "Just follow the original arrangement. I will lead a team to attack Cao Cao, and Bo Fu and Zilong will follow me."

His eyes fell on Liu Ye's face, and he continued, "Zi Yang leads a team to Shouchun, where they will meet the invading enemy. Ji Ling, Zhang Liao, you two will go with Zi Yang."

Everyone who received the order stood up and took the order.

Lu Bu looked at Chen Gong the most, and said to him: "Gongtai is still the same as before, and Pengcheng will be guarded by you. You must remember. Pengcheng is our foundation. No matter what, don't lose him to me." Already!"

"Don't worry, Marquis Chu." Chen Gong replied, "Even if I die, I will definitely not let Pengcheng make any mistakes."

After finishing the deployment in front of the station, Lu Bu got up and told everyone: "Send our military order to prepare troops immediately to meet Cao Cao!"

Everyone echoed in unison, and bowed to Lu Bu to salute: "I wish the Marquis of Chu the victory!"

Leaving the front hall, Lu Bu asked Zhao Yun who was following him, "Has Zilong stepped up his air force training recently?"

"I practice every day." Zhao Yun replied, "We also discovered a new method of warfare."

"What tactics?" Lu Bu asked with interest.

"Didn't Marquis Chu preside over the construction of the balloon?" Zhao Yun replied: "I asked people to board the balloon. I thought I was just using that thing to kill the enemy's formation, but I didn't expect that some soldiers thought of shooting arrows down on the balloon. I asked people to Trying to shoot back on the ground, the height of the balloon is impossible for arrows to reach. So I think it should be possible to let the balloon hover over the enemy's head and shoot arrows at them to achieve the purpose of killing."

What Zhao Yun said really surprised Lu Bu.

He thought that after the new weapon was manufactured, only he could think of how to use it perfectly, but he didn't expect that Zhao Yun and the air force officers and soldiers had actually developed a set of effective tactics.

The range of bows and crossbows is limited, and the balloons fly into the air, and it is impossible for the arrows shot from the ground to cause any damage to it.

On the contrary, the arrows fired by the soldiers on the balloons in the air will only fly faster and faster under the dual effects of ejection force and gravity, and when they fall to the ground, their penetrating power and lethality can be exerted to the extreme.

"Which soldier thought of it?" Lu Bu asked Zhao Yun, "How did you deal with the soldier who thought of it?"

"He has already been made a hundred chief." Zhao Yun replied: "I remember Chu Hou said that anyone who has meritorious service, no matter what he did originally, will be rewarded, so he overstepped the reward."

"What is trespassing?" Lu Bu smiled a little: "Don't talk about mere hundred chiefs, you can be canonized even as a school lieutenant. As long as you think that anyone has enough credit, report it to me, and I will make people issue the paperwork." .”

"Thank you, Marquis Chu!" Zhao Yun cupped his fists in thanks.

"Can Bofu's Jiefan soldiers go into battle to kill the enemy?" Lu Bu asked Sun Ce who was walking on the other side.

Sun Ce replied, "Report to the Marquis of Chu, the Xiefan soldiers have already been able to go into battle to kill the enemy, and we only need to wait for the Marquis Chu's order."

After receiving the reply that Jiefan soldiers could go to battle, Lu Bu nodded: "Cao Cao's crusade against us, he has not much more troops than us, but most of his men are warriors, we have to be very careful when we meet him on the battlefield. It is."

Both Zhao Yun and Sun Ce agreed and continued to accompany Lu Bu forward.

"Zilong has discovered the magical effect of balloons, and I want to ask, how do you use the glider?" Walking forward, Lu Bu asked Zhao Yun again.

Zhao Yun replied: "The glider is still used in the past..."

"The previous usage will not work." Lu Bu said: "The air force is not simply flying over the enemy's head, and then poking their buttocks and running away. The role of the air force is to catch the enemy by surprise. Now that there are glider and Balloons, we have to use them to their full potential."

"How does Marquis Chu plan to play?" Zhao Yun was confused by Lu Bu's words.

It was already a change he made through a soldier's proposal to let the soldiers shoot arrows from the balloon to the ground.

With this method, Lu Bu actually proposed to change the air force's tactics.

Zhao Yun really didn't understand that the glider came out and flew over the enemy's head, and then landed behind their buttocks to fight the enemy, what other uses could it have.

"Zilong can ask you to prepare some oil tanks." Lu Bu said: "Each glider carries two, and each balloon carries several. After the air force takes off, ask the soldiers to throw the oil tanks to the enemy's formation, and then the balloons Soldiers on board fired rockets at them."

When Lu Bu said this, Zhao Yun suddenly understood.

Throwing oil tanks from the sky into Cao Jun's formation, Cao Jun in the formation must be smashed and dizzy.

Before they could understand what had happened, the soldiers on the balloon fired another round of rockets. Any Cao army contaminated with oil would definitely be engulfed in the flames.

According to this style of play, Cao Cao's small number of troops may not be enough to kill them.

"I understand!" After trying to understand what Lu Bu meant, Zhao Yun replied, "I'll arrange people to prepare."

"Don't prepare for too long." Lu Bu said to him, "Cao Cao has already set off, and we don't have much time left."

"Don't worry, Marquis Chu, I'll be able to prepare the oil tank in just one night." Zhao Yun responded immediately.

Lu Bu still gave him another order: "Don't prepare too much, just enough for two rounds. Others, let the military preparations be sent to the battlefield. Since Cao Cao dares to come, we have to let him taste the taste of the air force. "

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Cao Cao led the army away from Xu Chu and headed towards Pengcheng.

After Yuan Shao got the news that Liu Bei had been defeated by Pang Tong and others, he immediately became furious.

He slammed the cup on the table to the ground, gritted his teeth and scolded: "Liu Xuande, I have treated you well, yet you dare to leave Yecheng secretly and go to Qingzhou to trick Xiansi and get money from him. The soldiers and horses caused trouble for our Yuan family."

Yuan Shao scolded Liu Bei angrily, and all the staff members lowered their heads and did not dare to say anything.

It wasn't until he sat down that he stopped cursing that Feng Ji said: "My lord, don't be angry, Liu Xuande has always been such a villain, it's really not worth it to get angry because of him."

"I don't know what Cao Mengde's plan is. I'm waiting and watching. He, Liu Xuande, dares to go to Qingzhou to trick people into attacking Mount Tai." Feng Ji tried to persuade him, but Yuan Shao was still furious: "Son Liu Bei, if I bump into him, I will kill him." He was smashed to pieces!"

"What my lord has to consider at this time is not how to find Liu Bei, but how to deal with the current situation." After Yuan Shao finished cursing, Feng Ji said: "Fortunately, Cao Mengde didn't plan to take advantage of us as an enemy of Lu Bu and send troops secretly. Capture Yecheng. For the Lord, there are still many opportunities."

"I'm just annoyed. If Cao Mengde's intention is to take Yecheng, and Lu Bu and I are fighting, who can stop him?" Yuan Shao said angrily, "No wonder whoever Liu Bei has voted for for so many years will suffer bad luck." .He is a disaster star in the first place, and he will make arbitrarily good opinions, causing a lot of trouble for the master. If anyone takes him in, he will really cause a lot of trouble."

"I think my lord should think about how to send troops to attack Xuzhou now." Feng Ji said: "Cao Mengde has already sent troops, and we and Lu Bu have turned against each other because of Liu Xuande. The only choice we have now is to join forces with Cao Cao to attack Lu Bu."

"Do you really still think that Lu Bu is the biggest threat?" Yuan Shao asked Feng Ji.

Feng Ji replied: "I didn't think so before, but Liu Xuande and Pang Tong fought on Mount Tai, so I couldn't help but think so. There are many people like Pang Tong under Lu Bu, and he has recently gathered Qingzhou County and Qingzhou territory. Zang Ba, Sun Guan and others went south to crusade against Yuan Shu, and actually annexed Jiangdong Sun Ce. Today's Lu Bu is no longer the one Yuan Gong knew. He has grown too fast. Compared with Cao Cao, I am I feel that Lu Bu is the one who should be wiped out immediately."

After Feng Ji explained, Yuan Shao gradually calmed down.

His gaze swept over everyone's faces, and finally looked at the judge.

Aside from being honest, there are still some gaps between the past and Fengji.

If the judge had the same opinion as Feng Ji, and went out to attack Lu Bu, there would be no need to hesitate.

"Does Zhengnan think what Yuan Tu said is true?" Yuan Shao asked the examiner.

The examiner stood up and replied, "Master Mingjian, Lu Bu has indeed grown too fast these days. Speaking of territories, he occupies Xuzhou and Yangzhou, both of which are located between the Huai River and the Yangtze River. It is a land of prosperity. If the lord doesn’t pay attention to Xuyang’s two prefectures, within three to five years, we may not have a chance to win a complete victory.”

It was rare that the trial match and Feng Ji had the same opinion, Yuan Shao nodded and said to everyone: "I have made up my mind to send troops to attack Lu Bu immediately."

Yuan Shao made the decision to attack Lu Bu, and everyone stood up to congratulate him on victory.

After everyone congratulated him, Yuan Shao asked, "Lü Bu used to be weak and now he is tyrannical. Let me ask you, since I want to attack him, what should I do more properly?"

One of them came out and said to Yuan Shao: "My lord, I think that in the crusade against Lu Bu, it is possible to win by scoring a few points."

It was Yuan Shao's staff member Ju Shou who came out to speak.

Jushou has always had some strategies, and he looked at things very transparently. Yuan Shao raised his hand and said to him: "If you have anything to say, just say it, don't hesitate to say it."

"Xuzhou is to the north of Qingzhou and Yanzhou. The Lord's crusade must first be Qingzhou's army entering Mount Tai and defeating Pang Shiyuan's troops." Ju Shou said: "Secondly, the Lord should send a team to bypass Cangting and attack Pengcheng from the north of Xuzhou."

"Just divided into two branches?" Yuan Shao asked Jushou,

"Of course not." Jushou replied: "Cangting and Qingzhou are just support. The real army should cross the Yellow River from Yanjin, enter from the west of Xuzhou, and attack Pengcheng with Cao Cao's soldiers and horses. Marching in three directions, we thought it would be more achievable.”

Yuan Shao stroked his beard and nodded, "I can take charge of the Yanjin part, Qingzhou is handed over to Xiansi, as for Cangting..."

Looking around the faces of the crowd, Cao Cao asked, "Who is the right one to decide?"

"My lord." Yuan Shao's question was just out of his mouth, and another person got up and said, "I think my lord can let the second and third sons cooperate to lead the troops in Cangting."

The person who spoke was Cui Yan, who was also a well-known staff member under Yuan Shao.

Before Yuan Shao defeated Gongsun Zan, he was worried about allocating food and grass. It was Cui Yan who offered a plan to send food and grass from various places to the battlefield one after another, so as to ensure the food for the army.

Cui Yan suggested that two young masters, Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang, should lead the army. Yuan Shao repeatedly waved his hands and said, "Xianyi and Xianfu are still young, and they don't have much talent. It's really worrying for them to lead the army."

Even though he said that, Yuan Shao's eyes revealed a different kind of brilliance.

Of course Cui Yan could see what Yuan Shao was thinking.

It is true that Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang have no experience in leading troops, so what he said was just a false refusal, if everyone insisted on asking him to send two young masters to lead troops, he would follow suit.

Seeing through Yuan Shao's thoughts, Cui Yan said: "Master Mingjian, the two sons are very intelligent. Although they have no experience in leading troops, once they go to the battlefield, it doesn't matter whether they have commanded soldiers or horses. The important thing is The ability to command soldiers and horses, and the ability to see through the enemy's deployment."

Speaking of this, Cui Yan paused for a moment and continued: "If the lord is worried about the two young masters, I have someone to recommend, but I'm just afraid of the lord..."

He swallowed the second half of the sentence without directly explaining it.

Yuan Shao was waiting for him to strongly recommend Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang, but he didn't expect him to stop talking halfway, and he felt a little anxious.

Looking at Cui Yan, Yuan Shao asked: "Who are you going to recommend? Why did you take back half of what you said?"

"The man I recommended, I'm afraid the Lord doesn't like him very much." Cui Yan seemed to be very embarrassed and said: "If I offend the Lord because of recommending him, I think it's still too uneconomical..."

"Could it be that in your opinion, I am an irritable person?" Yuan Shao glared at him: "As long as the person you recommend is suitable, even if I don't like it, I will definitely reuse it. In any case, I will never blame you That's it."

After receiving Yuan Shao's promise, Cui Yan had no scruples anymore, and said to him, "The one I want to recommend is Tian Yuanhao who was imprisoned by the lord earlier."

When Cui Yan mentioned Tian Feng, Yuan Shao's face suddenly turned ugly.

Tian Feng has always been outspoken and dare to advise, even if Yuan Shao did something wrong, Tian Feng would never show him any sympathy.

Many times, what Tian Feng said made Yuan Shao unable to step down at all.

Imprisoning Tian Feng in prison seems to be just a contradict that touched Yuan Shao's bottom line.

In fact, it was the result of Yuan Shao forbearing many times and finally couldn't bear him anymore.

Yuan Shao didn't say a word, Cui Yan continued: "Tian Yuanhao is a shameless person, we all know it, but he does have the ability to plan and win thousands of miles. If the lord is willing to let him out generously, how can he be grateful for the benefits of the lord?" Do your best to assist the two sons?"

"That's right." Yuan Shao said awkwardly: "But Tian Yuanhao is very embarrassing in what he says and does. He contradicts me, but I can still keep him alive. But if he contradicts Xianyi And Xianfu, they are young, and they don't know what extraordinary things they will do."

"Because the two young masters are young, they are very aggressive in doing things." Cui Yan said: "Even if they made a mistake, Tian Yuanhao has no reason to speak out, at most he persuades them in private. If he makes the two young masters If he can't come down to power, it means he is too ignorant of the world, and the two sons killed him, so he can't blame others."

Looking at the others, Yuan Shao still asked uncertainly, "You all think so?"

Feng Ji and others have always been on bad terms with Tian Feng, and of course they don't want him to be released, but in front of everyone, they will not directly persuade Yuan Shao that this person should not be released.

It's not easy to obstruct him, but Feng Ji and others can not speak for him.

The group of people who were not in harmony with Tian Feng kept silent.

Ju Shou looked left and right, and seeing that most of the people had no intention of speaking, he stepped forward and said to Yuan Shao: "My lord, I think the benefits of releasing Tian Yuanhao are indeed more than the disadvantages. Now that the army is about to go out to attack Lu Bu, of course the more people who can use it The more the better. Although Tian Yuanhao is arrogant and uninhibited, not to mention Yuan Gong, even we people can't understand him. But he does have some skills. If he can use his skills on the battlefield, wouldn't it be better than imprisoning him in prison? Stronger in prison?"

After Jushou asked these questions, if Yuan Shao refused to release Tian Feng, it would appear that he was really narrow-minded.

He finally nodded and said to Cui Yan: "I don't want to see Tian Yuanhao either, you go and let him go, tell him what to do and what to say, don't keep talking out loud when you have nothing to do and annoy others."

"Don't worry, my lord, I will definitely bring the words to Tian Yuanhao." Yuan Shao promised to release Tian Feng, and Cui Yan quickly agreed.

After the court meeting was over, Cui Yan left the front hall.

He was about to release Tian Feng, but Ju Shou quickly followed him: "Cui Gong, go slowly."

Hearing someone greet him, Cui Yan turned his head and saw that it was Jushou, he cupped his hands and asked, "May I ask Mr. Ju what is your order?"

"I don't have any orders." Jushou smiled and waved his hands: "I just want to ask Cui Gong, who are you planning to follow in this crusade against Lu Bu?"

"I don't quite understand what Duke Ju asked." Cui Yan replied with a smile: "Grand Ju and I are both Duke Yuan's aides. Since Duke Yuan is going to go to war, why don't we follow him? Others can't?"

He was taken aback by Cui Yan's question, and then Ju Shou smiled awkwardly: "Cui Gong is right, in fact, I want to ask Cui Gong, why do you want to intercede with Tian Yuanhao?"

"Tian Yuanhao is a staunch man. Although he is very resourceful, he doesn't know how to behave." Cui Hao said to Jushou, "I was just thinking about it. If my lord wants to attack Lu Bu, he must employ people. If Tian Yuanhao is allowed to stay in prison, it will be nothing. Being an idler is of no benefit to the war at all. If the Lord can be persuaded to release Tian Yuanhao and let him assist the Second and Third Young Masters, perhaps the people who detour from Cangting to Xuzhou can make some achievements."

"I divided the troops into three groups just to support each other, so as to achieve the effect of defeating the enemy as soon as possible." Cui Yan said that if Tian Feng was released, Yuan Shao's troops might still be able to defeat the enemy by dividing into three groups, and Ju Shou frowned slightly. Frowning, he asked with some dissatisfaction: "Cui Gong thinks there is a problem with my deployment?"

"Of course there is no problem with Jugong's deployment." Cui Yan replied: "It's just that the person who implements it is probably not a small problem."

Ju Shou asked in confusion, "What does Mr. Cui mean by saying that?"

Cui Yan grinned at him, and said to Ju Shou: "Grand Ju has followed the lord for many years, so you should be able to understand many things without me explaining them. Since you can understand, why do you still ask me?"

Without giving any explanation to Jushou, Cui Yan bowed his hands and left, then turned and left.

Watching Cui Yan's back getting farther and farther away, Ju Shou's expression was a bit complicated.

He has followed Yuan Shao for many years, and he has offered many effective strategies to Yuan Shao, but Ju Shou didn't understand the meaning of what Cui Yan said just now.

There is no problem with the strategy of dividing the army into three groups, but the problem is not small with the people who implement the strategy?

Frowning, Ju Shou thought for a while but couldn't think of the reason, so he stopped wasting his brain power and turned away full of doubts.

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Cui Yan, who received Yuan Shao's order, rushed directly to the prison after the court meeting was over.

He has been imprisoned here for several days, Tian Feng heard that someone came to see him, so he just told the jailer lightly: "The man here is going to take me out, you can prepare some good wine and food, I will eat here with him before leaving .”

Tian Feng is a staunch person, and he can't see people bullying goodness the most. When he was in Yecheng, he also helped many common people, so he offended some dignitaries instead.

Most of Yuan Shao's staff didn't like him very much, and some even wished that he would die earlier, but the common people in the lower class had a good impression of Tian Feng.

One of the jailers guarding Tian Feng once benefited from him.

Tian Feng was imprisoned, and the guards took care of him every day, and he didn't suffer in prison.

Someone came to visit Tian Feng, but the jailer just came to inform him, but Tian Feng expected that the visitor would take him out.

Tian Feng asked the jailer to prepare the food and drink. The jailer smiled and said, "Mr. Tian, ​​it's not that I feel sorry for the food and drink. I'm just worried that even if I prepare it, it's useless."

"Why is it useless?" Tian Feng glared at him and said, "I told you to prepare, you just do it. When I go out, I will return all the money you spent."

"Tian Gong has been kind to me, so spending this little money is nothing." The jailer said, "I don't hide it from Tian Gong. It was Cui Yan who came. I remember that he didn't have any friendship with Tian Gong. What did he have?" Reason to let you out? What's more, Yuan Gong has a headache all day long about who to beat, and he doesn't have the heart to think about your nonsense. Maybe Yuan Gong has long forgotten that there is such a person as Tian Gong in Hebei."

"In the past, Yuan Gong would have forgotten me, but at this moment, he will never forget me." Tian Feng said: "The army is about to go out, and it is time for him to be short of people. At this time, Cui When Yan came here, someone must have thought that I could be of some use, so they recommended me to Yuan Gong. Or why is it not too early or too late, and someone came to visit at this time?"

What Tian Feng said made the jailer not know how to respond.

Tian Feng couldn't say that, so the jailer had no choice but to agree: "Since Mr. Tian wants wine and vegetables, I will buy them for you. If you are not released, these wine and vegetables can only be eaten by the two of us."

"If I'm released, I'll treat you to a good meal later." Tian Feng urged him to leave with a smile.

Not long after the jailer left, Cui Yan, accompanied by two other guards and the cell boss, came outside Tian Feng's cell.

Tian Feng was sitting in the cell, and when Cui Yan came to the door, he didn't even look at him.

"Yuan Hao lived a happy life." Seeing that Tian Feng was silent, Cui Yan said first: "Sitting here every day waiting for food and drink, and being served by someone, I am somewhat envious of the comfortable life."

Tian Feng turned his head and looked over, and grinned at Cui Yan: "If Mr. Cui feels comfortable, he can also follow my example and scold Mr. Yuan in public. If he is not sure, he will let you come in to accompany me. .”

"What a eloquent Tian Yuanhao." Cui Yan shook his head with a smile, and said to Tian Feng: "I came here today to invite you out, not to have fun with you, why don't you hurry up and leave here with me ?”

"Cui Gong, don't worry." Tian Feng stood up, stretched his waist and said: "I have lived here for a long time, and I really feel that the life in the prison is very refreshing. Suddenly, I am going to leave here. Some are not used to it. Before Cui Gong came, I had already ordered the jailer to prepare food and drinks. Since you are also here, why don’t we just have our last meal here and then leave, so that I can reminisce about the prison.”

"I've seen many people, like Yuan Hao who is locked in a prison, but can be so calm." Cui Yan replied with a smile: "Forget it, I will accompany you crazy today. Have a meal with you here, and then take you away."

Promising Tian Feng to eat the last prison meal with him here, Cui Yan ordered the jailer to open the cell door.

The prison chief who led him here said with a bitter face: "Cui Gong, Tian Gong, it's nothing for the two of you to drink in the prison, but I can't afford to wrong you. Why don't I serve the wine and food outside, please You two eat before leaving..."

"Who wants to eat your wine and food?" Before the prison chief finished speaking, Tian Feng glared at him and said, "Have Cui Gong and I never eaten wine and meat? We both want to eat wine here for the sake of taste." The taste of prison, what are you talking about here?"

Tian Feng robbed him of a sentence, but the cell boss didn't dare to say anything.

If Tian Feng talked to him like this a day ago, he would still be able to yell and curse.

But now Tian Feng is about to be released, how dare he offend such a great god as a small prison boss?
After entering the cell, Cui Yan looked around and said to Tian Feng: "Yuan Hao lives in this place. Although there are people taking care of him every day, the smell is not very good. If I were here, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to live here for three days." go down."

"That's because you have no chance to live in." Tian Feng chuckled: "If you are also thrown into prison and have no choice but to stay here, I would like to see if you can live in it for three days. Can't adapt."

"That is to say, when Yuan Hao came here, he was also uncomfortable?" Cui Yan asked Tian Feng with a faint smile.

Tian Feng didn't answer, but asked back: "I'm very curious about something, I wonder if Mr. Cui can explain it to me?"

Cui Yan asked: "If Yuan Hao doesn't understand anything, just ask."

"Mr. Cui and I are just colleagues, and we didn't have any friendship in the past. Why do you want to save me at this time?" Tian Feng asked Cui Yan's reason for saving him.

"It seems that Yuan Hao really doesn't want to leave here." Cui Yan said with a smile: "If that's the case, I'll report back to the Lord and say that you don't want to work for him."

"But who is willing to live in a prison for ordinary people?" Tian Feng said: "I just don't understand the reason for Cui Gong to do this."

"I did this, do I still need a reason?" Cui Yan asked rhetorically.

"Of course." Tian Feng replied: "There is nothing in this world without a reason. Since Mr. Cui helped me, there must be a reason to help me. All I want is for Mr. Cui to give me an answer."

"The reason is actually very simple." Cui Yan replied, "Yuan Hao also said just now that you and I have no friendship, and that's the reason."

The reason Cui Yan gave, no matter who listens to it, will feel far-fetched, but Tian Feng smiled slightly after hearing it: "Cui Gong's friendship, I will write it down."

When Tian Feng was talking to Cui Yan, the jailer who had prepared food and drinks for him came back.

Seeing the cell leader and two other guards standing there, he froze for a moment and did not dare to step forward.

Tian Feng, who was sitting in the cell with Cui Yan, found him back, and said to him: "Bring over the food and wine. When Cui Gong and I eat, I will take it with you. From today on, you will work by my side." , no need to do those shady things in this dirty and moldy prison."

Tian Feng said that he would take the jailer away, but the cell leader and the other two guards not only did not dare to speak back, but stood there respectfully.

The jailer who bought food and drinks for him was not a fool, so he couldn't understand what happened after seeing this scene.

Secretly rejoicing that Tian Feng has been taken care of very well these days, the jailer agreed and sent Tian Feng to the cell with the newly bought food and wine in both hands.

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Yuan Shao planned to divide his troops into three groups and march towards Xuzhou.

In front of everyone, Cui Yan recommended Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang to lead the army that detoured into Xuzhou via Cangting.

The two brothers, who were not at the court meeting at the time, soon got news from others.

Yuan Shang, who just got the news, waved his hand, signaling the guards who came to report the news to step back.

As soon as the guard left, a person crashed into his room.

The person who bumped in almost bumped into the guard. When the guard saw it was him, he quickly bowed to apologize and retreated in a hurry.

Looking back at the guard, the man rolled his eyes and patted his clothes, as if his clothes were dirty just by touching the guard.

Before he turned around, Yuan Shang had already greeted him: "Second brother came to me, do you have something to say?"

"Isn't Xianfu still aware of it?" It was Yuan Xi who almost bumped into the guard. As soon as Yuan Shang opened his mouth, he hurried up and said to Yuan Shang with a smile on his face: "Cui Yan suggested that we should lead the guard." The soldiers marched to Xuzhou by detour, and my father has already agreed."

"That's what I heard just now." Yuan Shang asked him, "The second brother came to me to say this?"

"Of course not, I'm going to tell you how to go out." Yuan Xi replied with a smile on his face.

In fact, Yuan Xi and Yuan Tan are brothers from the same mother, but he has a closer relationship with Yuan Shang.

One reason is that he and Yuan Shang are about the same age, and the two can talk better.

The second is because Yuan Shang's biological mother is now Yuan Shao's continuation wife, Mrs. Liu.

After Yuan Xi and Yuan Tan's biological mother passed away, Yuan Shao married Liu Shi, and Liu Shi was good at flattering Yuan Shao, which made him very happy.

In front of Yuan Shao, Mrs. Liu is virtuous and virtuous, but behind Yuan Shao's back, she is a very cunning woman.

In order to keep his own son by Yuan Shao's side and squeeze Yuan Tan out, so as to achieve the goal of Yuan Shang inheriting the Yuan family in the future, the Liu family only used some tricks, which made the relationship between Yuan Shao and Yuan Tan gradually estranged.

Especially after Yuan Tan was sent to Qingzhou, Yuan Shao couldn't even think of having such a son many times.

Born in Yuan's family, Yuan Xi is certainly not a fool. He has long seen that if he wants to survive in Yuan's back house, he must be attached to Liu's mother and son. make friends.

Yuan Xi is Yuan Shao's second son, in terms of age, he is not as old as Yuan Tan, and in terms of background, he does not have the support of Yuan Shang's mother.

No matter how Yuan Shao chooses, the succession of the Yuan family has nothing to do with him.

Having seen through all this a long time ago, Yuan Xi would not be so stupid as to compete with Yuan Shang for benefits.

They have always distributed some things to their brothers. If Yuan Shang likes it, he would rather not have it himself, and he will give it to the third brother.

Over time, the relationship between him and Yuan Shang became closer and closer, and Liu's relationship with him became a little bit closer.

Yuan Xi had nothing to do today, he was having fun with the maid in the room, and the guard reported Cui Yan's recommendation to him.

After receiving this news, Yuan Xi couldn't sit still, and rushed to find Yuan Shang to discuss his so-called big plan.

Originally, I was full of joy and wanted to bring good news to Yuan Shang, but I didn't expect Yuan Shang's response to be cold.

However, Yuan Xi was not disappointed because of this, he lowered his voice and asked Yuan Shang: "Don't Xianfu think this is an opportunity?"

"Opportunity?" Of course Yuan Shang knew that he could establish his prestige in the Yuan family through this expedition, but he still pretended not to understand Yuan Xi's meaning and asked Yuan Xi a question.

"Eldest brother has been to Qingzhou for many years. A few years ago, he gained the limelight in the South and North Wars. Now not only Qingzhou supports him, but also many people in Yecheng are talking about the benefits of elder brother." Yuan Xi said: "Did Xianfu just look at it like this and let him steal all the limelight?"

"He is older than us, and he has led soldiers for many more days than us." Yuan Shang said: "Second brother suddenly ran over and told me these things, I really don't understand it."

Of course Yuan Xi knew that Yuan Shang was pretending to be stupid,

But he still pretended to be anxious and said to Yuan Shang: "Father sees that he is getting older every day, in case he lets go one day, the eldest brother with great prestige, but the eminent man can deal with it?"

When he said this, Yuan Shang couldn't pretend anymore, so he sat up straight and covered his mouth: "Second brother, why don't you have a heart? I shouldn't you. Is it because I am worried that the wall has ears? If what you said Pass it to my father, don't say anything good, I'm afraid our life will not be easy in the future."

Yuan Shang covered his mouth, Yuan Xi gently took his hand off, and smiled at him: "I don't care about this matter as if I were a gentleman."

"How could it be possible not to care?" Yuan Shang glared at him: "It's just that the elder brother made such a fuss, it's too unprepared."

"If you don't pretend to be indifferent, how can I catch you by surprise." Yuan Xi smiled and asked Yuan Shang: "I heard that Cui Yan not only recommended us to lead the army, but also persuaded my father to give Tian Yuanhao to him. Let it out and assist the two of us to go out."

"The guards told me just now." Yuan Shang asked, "What does the second brother think about this matter?"

"What else can we think of it?" Yuan Xi said: "This time, you will call me as the deputy general, and Tian Yuanhao will be the military advisor. I heard that Tian Yuanhao is capable of strategizing and winning thousands of miles. We are no match for our abilities. he."

"I am the chief general, so is the second brother willing?" Yuan Shang asked him suddenly: "The second brother just mentioned his father, why do I feel that you also have thoughts about the power of the Yuan family?"

"God see you." Yuan Shang questioned him, and Yuan Xi hurriedly said: "I have always thought that you are the most similar to your father. No matter how you speak, you are exactly the same as your father. We brothers, who else is better than you?" Suitable to take over the Yuan family?"

Yuan Shang looked at him suspiciously: "Second brother, don't you think that doing this is cutting clothes for people? You must know that in the future, the Yuan family will be inherited, but they will cover the sky with one hand and call the wind and rain. Our Yuan family has great achievements. As the head of the Yuan family, we stomp our feet, I'm afraid the whole world will tremble three times."

"Xianfu also knows that I haven't been very promising since I was a child." Yuan Xi chuckled: "I was thinking about living a more stable life in the future. A few days ago, my father granted Youzhou to me, and I was still thinking about Youzhou. The state is very far away from the Central Plains, no matter how the Central Plains fights, there will be nothing wrong with me. I don’t ask for anything else, I only ask Xianfu not to cause me too much trouble in the future, that is to be worthy of your second brother. "

"You treat me like this now, how can I treat you badly?" Yuan Shang pulled a smile on his lips and said to Yuan Xi: "I originally planned to ask Tian Yuanhao to see me later, since you are here, let me The one who sent the news, I will take you with me."

"Xianfu went to see Tian Yuanhao, of course he had to take me with him." Yuan Xi said solemnly: "Tian Yuanhao is not easy to deal with, with me accompanying you, the two brothers said together, I still don't believe that he can argue against us. "

(End of this chapter)