The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 114 Chapter 114
In Linzi City, in the hall of the Governor's Mansion, Zhang Nan knelt on the ground, kept his head down, not daring to look directly at Yuan Tan who was sitting on the seat, his forehead was covered with beads of sweat like soybeans, and his heart was even more uneasy.

Knowing that Xuzhou soldiers had left and returned, occupied Zhuxu City, and captured Zhang Nan and Jiao Touch's two soldiers, Yuan Tan was furious, and slapped the case in front of him, shaking the case. He said sharply: "You and Jiao Chu's soldiers and horses together have 5000 people. No matter how bad you are, no matter how much you are attacked by Xuzhou soldiers, it is impossible for the whole army to be captured? Tell me! How did you get captured?"

Zhang Nan hesitated and dared not answer, but knelt on the ground, trembling all over.

"Zhang Yan asked you to come back and persuade me to surrender, but you really came back? Why are you so spineless?" Yuan Tan said angrily.

Zhang Nan hurriedly said: "Young Master, please calm down. It's not that the last general has no backbone, but to save his strength for the time being. In fact, the last general and Jiao Touch both care about the Lord and the First Young Master, and they will never leave easily. Under the circumstances at that time, If the last general and Jiao Chu refuse to surrender, they will most likely be killed by Xuzhou soldiers..."

"To be afraid of death is to be afraid of death, why are you still arguing?" Yuan Tan retorted.

Zhang Nandao: "My lord, the last general is definitely not afraid of death, but wants to keep a useful body, and then serve the lord and the lord. I surrendered with Jiao Chu, and Zhang Yan believed it was true, and sent me to persuade the lord to surrender. If the young master has any orders, after I go back, I can discuss with Jiao Chu, the two of us are the eldest son's internal response, once the two armies are at war, Jiao Chu and I can lead our army to make trouble and attack Xuzhou soldiers. In this way, we will The army can attack back and forth and wipe out the Xuzhou soldiers in one fell swoop!"

Hearing what Zhang Nan said, Yuan Tan rolled his eyes, and suddenly felt that this was a very good idea, and immediately turned his anger into joy, and said with a smile: "Zhang Nan, Zhang Nan, I really didn't see it, you still have this idea. Waiting for wisdom? Get up now, it seems that I have misunderstood you."

Only then did Zhang Nan stand up slowly from the ground, heaved a sigh of relief, clasped his fists and said to Yuan Tan, "I will not dare to claim credit for having such wisdom cultivated by my lord and eldest son."

Yuan Tan then invited Guo Tu over to discuss how to deal with Xuzhou soldiers.

Guo Tu came to the hall, and after learning about the situation, he immediately burst out laughing, and hurriedly cupped his hands and said to Yuan Tan: "Congratulations, sir, congratulations, sir, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, as long as our army will plan, we will introduce Zhang Yan In the city, you can kill Zhang Yan. Once Zhang Yan dies, Xuzhou will be without a leader, and the eldest son will ask the lord for tens of thousands of troops. If you take advantage of the situation and enter, you will definitely be able to take the land of Xuzhou."

Seeing that Guo Tu was so happy, Yuan Tan asked, "How can I follow the plan?"

Therefore, Guo Tu revealed his plan and told Zhang Nan to let Zhang Nan go back first, tell Jiao Chu about this matter, and then cooperate with the outside.

When Zhang Nan heard about this plan, he also thought it was very good, so he left Linzi quickly and went back to see Zhang Yan.

Zhang Yan led the army to Guang County of Qi State, and happened to meet Zhang Yan who had returned from Linzi. Seeing Zhang Yan's helpless look, he asked, "Is it because Yuan Tan is unwilling to surrender?"

Zhang Nan said angrily: "Xiao'er Yuan Tan is not only unwilling to surrender, but also scolded the lord severely, and even wanted to kill me. The military adviser Guo Tu believed that the two armies were fighting and would not kill me, so he persuaded Yuan Tan to let me come back. As a result, Yuan Tan was angered, and Yuan Tan beat him twenty boards in public, saying that Guo Tu had secretly communicated with me, and ordered Guo Tu and me to be detained together and asked to be executed on a certain day. I hated it even more. It happened that Guo Tu’s confidants came to rescue him, but Guo Tu was unable to move, so he let me out, and asked me to come to see the lord, saying that he was going to instigate the rebellion of some of Yuan Tan’s army commanders. Raise fire as a sign, and open the city of Linzi, and join hands with the lord to destroy Yuan Tan."

"Guo Tu is Yuan Shao's confidant, but he was beaten by Yuan Tan. The scholar-officials should take revenge after being so humiliated. However, Guo Tu has always been Yuan's confidant, and Yuan Shao treated him well. Me?" Zhang Yan looked at Zhang Nan with hot eyes, and asked doubtfully.

Zhang Nandao: "Although Guo Tu is Yuan Shao's confidant, since Yuan Shao occupied Jizhou, he has been listening to the words of Shen Pei, Pang Ji, Xu You and others, and Shen Pei, Pang Ji, Xu You and others have pushed Guo Tu very hard. As a result, Guo Tu was not reused and depressed. Guo Tu came to vote for the lord this time, and there was another condition. He hoped that after the matter was completed, the lord would give him a prefect and reward him with two thousand gold. If the lord agreed, he So he assisted the lord to capture Linzi City, and beheaded Yuan Tan. If the lord refused, he had no choice but to escape from the city and go back to the mountains.”

Zhang Yan asked: "If you can capture Linzi City and kill Yuan Tan, what's the point of a mere prefect and two thousand pieces of gold? But, how does he know that I agreed to his terms?"

Zhang Nandao: "Guo Tu has a confidant in the team defending the city. As long as I go to Linzi City at night and raise a fire as a sign at midnight, people in the city will naturally tell Guo Tu when they see it."

"Well, that's the best. Please make another trip to Linzi and tell Guo Tu that I agree to his terms." Zhang Yan said.

Zhang Nandao: "The general obeys the order. However, the horse is too tired for the general, can the general change to a horse?"

"Well, you go."

Zhang Nan said "Hey" and led the horse to the rear army, ready to pass the news to Jiao Touch.At the same time, he secretly rejoiced in his heart: "Sure enough, as Junshi Guo expected, Zhang Yan will have doubts. Junshi Guo has the foresight to teach me how to deal with it first, otherwise, I will definitely show my feet."

Looking at Zhang Nanyuan's back, Zhang Hong, who had been standing beside Zhang Yan without speaking, suddenly said, "My lord, Guo Tu is Yuan Shao's confidant, and Yuan Shao has always treated him as a guest. As Yuan Shao's son, Yuan Tan You must know Guo Tu's status, so how could you beat Guo Tu because of Guo Tu's temporary intercession? Besides, Zhang Nan's expression is calm and his answers are fluent. I can't even tell!"

Zhang Yan said with a smile: "As expected of a military advisor, you can see the clue at a glance. However, this is exactly the result I want. In fact, Zhang Nan and Jiao Touch were both forced to surrender, not sincerely. The reason why I asked Zhang Nan to surrender I went to persuade Yuan Tan to surrender because I wanted Zhang Nan to discuss with Yuan Tan a plan to harm me. Now that I heard Zhang Nan's words, I probably guessed nine times out of ten that it must be Guo Tu who asked Zhang Nan to introduce me In the city, let Jiao Touch cooperate with the city from inside to outside. In this way, I will be trapped in a tight siege, and I will definitely die without a place to die. It is a pity that Zhang Nan and Guo Tu don't know, this is what I have already arranged. bureau..."

Hearing what Zhang Yan said, Zhang Hong felt relieved, and looked at Zhang Yan differently. He never expected that Zhang Yan had set up a game early in the morning, so that Zhang Nan and Guo Tu would jump into it consciously!
"My lord, in the next step, will our army also come up with a strategy?" Zhang Hong asked, clasping his hands.

Zhang Yan nodded, and said to Zhang Hong: "I set up the bureau, but there are still some details that need to be discussed with the military adviser to avoid mistakes."

"Here!"

Zhang Nan found Jiao Touch while changing horses, and told Jiao Touch about his and Guo Tu's strategy.

So Zhang Nan got on his horse, bid farewell to Zhang Yan, and went to Linzi again.

Zhang Yan led the army to rest in Guang County. At night, Zhang Yan summoned the generals in the big tent and told them that he would cooperate with Guo Tuli and attack Linzi.

All the generals were overjoyed, seeing that Zhang Yan believed it to be true, Jiao Chu was even more elated.

Early the next morning, Zhang Yan led the army to continue on the road. In the evening, they arrived at Linzi City, but they were ten miles away from Linzi City.

Zhang Yan asked the whole army to recharge their batteries, and at night, he took the army and quietly came to the city of Linzi, and then asked Zhang Nan to go to the streets with the defenders.

Zhang Nan carried a lantern and came to the south gate of Linzi City, blocked the lantern with a baffle, and sent three long and two short signals to the inside of the city.

Not long after, there were three long and two short signals from the top of the city.With great joy on Zhang Nan's face, he extinguished the lantern, turned around and walked towards where Zhang Yan and the others were.

Zhang Nan said happily: "My lord, we have already connected with the city. After a while, the suspension bridge will be lowered and the city gate will be opened. My lord can enter the city with me to capture and kill Yuan Tan."

Zhang Yan nodded, and said to Zhang Nan: "Lieutenant Zhang, thank you for your hard work."

As soon as the words fell, Zhang Yan's face changed drastically, becoming ferocious, and he shouted sharply: "Zhang Nan, you are so brave, it's in vain for me to trust you, I didn't expect you to plan a murder together with Yuan Tan and Guo Tu. I?"

Zhang Nan was stunned when he heard this voice suddenly, and then he was stunned with a "boom" in his head.Before he could react, the two soldiers pulled Zhang Nan off the horse, pushed him to the ground, and tied Zhang Nan up with a rope.

Zhang Nan was surprised, and then he realized it, and hurriedly shouted: "My lord, I am loyal to you, how could you treat me like this? I am wronged..."

"Wronged? I think you won't cry until you see the coffin! Bring Jiao Chu here!"

Following Zhang Yan's order, several soldiers escorted Jiao Touch over. Jiao Touch was also tied up with five flowers, covered in injuries, and pushed directly beside Zhang Nan.

Seeing this, Zhang Nan was frightened immediately, and hurriedly asked, "You...how did you get arrested?"

Jiao Touch's nose was bruised and his face was swollen. Hearing Zhang Nan's question, he faltered and said, "I don't know what happened. When I slept until midnight last night, I was arrested and tortured to extract a confession. , I couldn't bear it, so I told you your plan!"

Zhang Nan collapsed on the ground immediately, looked at Zhang Yan with a blank face, and asked, "I've always kept it very secret, you...how did you know?"

"Because I never believed in you two from the moment you surrendered. However, I would also like to thank you. If it wasn't for you, my plan would not have gone so smoothly."

"Ah..." Zhang Nan was shocked immediately, "So, it turns out that this is a game you set up in advance?"

"That's right, death is imminent, and it's better for you to know the truth than if you don't know anything about the situation!"

As soon as Zhang Yan finished speaking, he made a gesture, and the two soldiers who had been prepared for a long time, without a word, beheaded Zhang Nan and Jiao Touch with their knives.

The two heads fell to the ground in an instant, and blood gushed out from the cavity and splashed all over the ground.

At this time, the suspension bridge of Linzi City was lowered and the city gate was opened. A group of Yuan soldiers were standing at the gate of the city with torches in their hands, waving their hands to the outside.

Zhang Yan drew out the steel sword he was wearing at his waist, moved forward, and shouted loudly: "Success or failure depends on one action, meritorious deeds will be done tonight, kill!"

(End of this chapter)