The first general of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 188 United with Yuan Shang?

"Zhang He greets the lord!"

Zhang He had different intentions, and found that he was indeed no longer compatible with Yuan Jun. In the end, he was cruel and accepted Wei Tao's request.

As for the exchange of hostages, it wasn't that troublesome, Wei Tao directly ordered Ju Yi to be released.

"Junyi doesn't have to be like this, please get up! Please get up!"

Wei Tao immediately got up and helped Zhang He up, and said to Zhang He at the same time.

"I know that Junyi is a loyal person, but the members of the Yuan family are mediocre, how can I know each other? Now that Junyi is in my account, he will definitely be reused in the future."

For Zhang He, Wei Tao didn't want to be too exciting. After all, Zhang He was calculated by Wei Tao every step of the way and could not be tolerated by Yuan Jun.

So Wei Tao is going to let Zhang He guard Bingzhou first, and then talk about other things.

"My lord, although Yuan Jun's employing people are ignorant, but I, Zhang He, had blind eyes and mistrusted Yuan Benchu. Now I heard that the general is going to fight Yuan Jun again in ten days. Zhang Hechu has made no achievements. If the lord believes in me, dare to ask the lord Let Zhang He be the vanguard to fight Yuan Jun!"

But just when Wei Tao was about to say what he had prepared for Zhang He, Zhang He suddenly bowed his hands to Wei Tao and said seriously.

"This……"

Rao Wei Tao was so broad-minded, he couldn't help being slightly taken aback at this moment, and couldn't help but persuade him.

"Junyi really wants to do this? If so, I am afraid that Junyi's reputation will be ruined in the future. Wouldn't I have harmed Junyi?"

Wei Tao wasn't afraid that Zhang He would turn back in battle, after all, even if he wanted to do this, he would have to win over his soldiers first. Now that Zhang He is new, it will only take ten days to fight Yuan Tan again. How many people may be won over to rebel in front of the battle.

So now Zhang He's move is a kind of determination, a determination to join Wei Tao's camp and never change.

"Dare to ask the lord to agree, Zhang He will live up to the lord's expectations!"

Seeing Wei Tao's hesitation, Zhang He asked again without hesitation.

Wei Tao looked into Zhang He's eyes, and he could see clearly that there was a kind of tenacity in Zhang He's eyes, and even a kind of unwillingness!

Wei Tao understood that Zhang He asked him to be the pioneer to show himself that he wanted to take refuge, but at the same time he wanted to prove that Zhang He was not an incompetent person, and that Yuan Jun had eyes but failed to recognize talents.

"I know the talent of Junyi, why should I do this?"

Wei Tao sighed, then patted Zhang He on the shoulder, speaking seriously.

"Since Junyi is determined to be like this, then I will appoint Junyi as a vanguard. However, I have said something beforehand. If Junyi makes mistakes, but as a vanguard, he loses the spirit of our army, then don't blame our military law for being ruthless."

"Thank you, my lord, for your trust. He will definitely live up to my lord's trust!"

Hearing that Wei Tao was willing to appoint himself as a pioneer, Zhang He was overjoyed and bowed down.

Just as Wei Tao expected, although Zhang He voluntarily surrendered to Wei Tao because of the distrust of Yuan Tan and others, he was extremely dissatisfied in his heart.

This dissatisfaction was not aimed at Wei Tao.

From Zhang He's point of view, the confrontation between the two armies has its own extremes, which is not a big deal, but the Yuan family brothers are narrow-minded, and they tried their best several times, but in the end they became more and more suspicious of the Yuan family.

Although it can be said that the Yuan brothers do not know talents, it is also a negation of Zhang He. A capable person like Zhang He is already arrogant, how can he endure this?

That's why when Zhang Hecai worshiped Wei Tao as his lord, he begged Wei Tao to take the position of pioneer, just to avenge his shame!
"Okay! Junyi will go down to rest, and then let Wen Yuan and Zilong lead the general to the barracks. I still have [-] cavalry under my command, all of which will be handed over to Junyi. Junyi must not let me down."

These [-] cavalry were barely survived after several battles since Wei Tao attacked Jizhou, and all the cavalry were extremely loyal to Wei Tao.

Although Wei Tao did not believe that Zhang He could rebel immediately, Wei Tao had to take some necessary precautions.

"promise!"

Zhang He wanted to prove himself, and when he heard that he was leading the cavalry, that was exactly what he wanted, so he immediately agreed loudly.

After Zhang He went down, Wei Tao began to think about it.

Although he won Zhang He, speaking of it, the situation that Yuan Jun is stronger now has not changed.

After joining forces, Yuan's army should be around 2, and although there are more than [-] people on his own side, more than half of them are soldiers, and it is impossible to rely on them to fight.

But in this battle, Yuan Tan was also shrewd. Although he made an appointment to fight, he set the battlefield on a plain, so the chances of him being able to pull off a trick were much less.

The reason why Wei Tao agreed to this was not that Wei Tao was stupid, but that Wei Tao understood that Yuan Jun, who had been suffering repeatedly, already knew the abilities of Zhou Yu, Xun You, and Zhuge Jin, and it was impossible to compete with him in terms of resourcefulness. We must use our strength to suppress it openly and squarely.

And if Wei Tao did not agree, then Yuan Jun would definitely choose to attack Hejian City by force, also forcing himself to fight hard.

After the fire in Hejian City, it was dilapidated and its defenses were greatly reduced. Moreover, after several consecutive battles, Wei Tao found that his soldiers were exhausted. It may not be able to persist.

Therefore, a quick decision has become Wei Tao's most important choice.

Of course, if it is said that Wei Tao has no advantage at all, that is not necessarily the case. At least the [-] cavalry in Wei Tao's hands are a powerful weapon.

While Wei Tao was thinking, Zhou Yu and others arrived, and when they saw Wei Tao, they immediately cupped their hands and asked directly.

"My lord, are you worried about the battle with Yuan Jun in ten days' time?"

"That's right, if this battle can be won, then unless Yuan Benchu ​​returns to the army immediately, I will be able to secure the small half of Jizhou. If Yuan Benchu ​​returns to the army, all the prestige he has accumulated before will be lost, so I predict that he will definitely Not return."

Wei Tao nodded, and said with a wry smile on his face that he had brought a few people here for his own sake.

"But in the same way, if this battle is defeated, our army will have to withdraw from Hejian, and even the Zhen family will go back and forth. After suffering several big losses, Yuan Jun may not be easily defeated again. I have to worry about it.”

Wei Tao's concerns, Zhou Yu and the others naturally knew, and the reason why Wei Tao sent Zhuge Jin to the war was also related to several people. Seeing Wei Tao's worries now, Zhou Yu said immediately.

"My lord, there is no need to be like this. Our army has three victories: first, Yuan Jun has been defeated several times before, and our army has won several victories, and the momentum is even stronger; second, although Yuan Jun has a lot of soldiers, he has no generals. , Dian Wei, Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun and other generals under his command are all enemies of ten thousand people; third, everyone knows that the two armies of Yuan Jun and Yuan Jun are at odds, and our army is united and will definitely be able to go down."

"I know what Gong Jin said, but our army is exhausted and our food and grass are not abundant. If not, how could I prepare for a hasty battle? And Yuan Jun has newly received reinforcements, and his strength has recovered a lot. If we really fight, we will win." Unpredictable!"

No matter how Wei Tao doesn't understand military affairs, words alone are not enough to defeat Yuan Jun.

"If there is no conspiracy, it will be difficult!"

The three of Zhou Yu were silent for a while, and they couldn't help it if it was true.

"My lord, I have a way to do it."

At this moment, Zhuge Jin who had been silent all this time suddenly spoke.

"The day before yesterday I went to Yuan Jun to be a lobbyist, and found that Yuan Shang's eyes were vicious. Combined with the fact that Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang wished for the other party's heavy losses in the previous battle, I have a guess. If the lord can contact Yuan Shang, please There should be a [-]% chance of helping and colluding with Yuan Jun."

Wei Tao's heart skipped a beat.

The possibility of [-]% is not small. You must know that Yuan Shang is also a member of the Yuan family, and there is absolutely no reason to help outsiders to plan his own army in normal times.

"My lord, what Ziyu said is true. If this plan works out, then I will increase my odds once the victory is over. If we cooperate with the superiority of the cavalry, then it will be no problem to defeat Yuan Jun."

Both Zhou Yu and Xun You agree with Zhuge Jin's plan, and obviously they also think that Yuan Shang is someone who can be persuaded.

"What benefit should I say?"

After Wei Tao was silent for a while, he immediately asked, if Yuan Shang could turn against him with empty words, it would be impossible.

"My lord, with Yuan Shang's status, no gold, silver or jewels can be used. Only by making him valued by Yuan Shao can he be tempted."

Hearing what Zhou Yu said, Wei Tao couldn't help but shook his head and smiled wryly.

"I don't have the ability."

"No, the lord can, as long as the lord wants."

But Zhou Yu shook his head at this time and said seriously.

"In the current situation, if Yuan Tan wins, Yuan Shang's hope will be even slimmer, so he hopes that Yuan Tan will lose. But just this is not enough for Yuan Shang to help secretly, so Yuan Shang needs to win, so if the lord is willing to lose, let As soon as he avenges his shame, he acts as a persuasion."

"Defeated? How to lose? It's impossible to return He Jian?"

Wei Tao didn't want to part with Hejian, but asked back.

Even shaming is not easy, and the more people there are, the more so it is, because firstly, the opponent may see a flaw in the shaming, and secondly, if the shaming fails, it is likely to cause a real rout.

Moreover, Zhou Yu's words obviously meant to allow Yuan Shang to make meritorious deeds. If there was no credit, Yuan Shang would not be recognized by Yuan Shao, which is undoubtedly even more embarrassing.

"That's right, but the lord may not be incapable of doing so. First, there are many vicious people who should be killed among the soldiers who surrendered in Montenegro. However, it is not easy to kill them after they have surrendered. They can be killed by Yuan Shang's hands. Second, the [-] Yuan soldiers who surrendered There are already people who want to regret it, and they can be captured by Yuan Jun, and the two of them can cut off the hidden dangers of our army."

Since Zhuge Jin proposed to join forces with Yuan Shang, he naturally had already thought of countermeasures.

"In the end, the lord can let Yuan Shang make great contributions. In fact, it's not difficult, as long as the lord defeats Yuan Tan, let Yuan Shang save Yuan Tan."

"That's right. If Yuan Tan doesn't want Yuan Shang to make meritorious service, he must put it aside. Although winning first and then losing will damage the prestige of the lord, but compared with this benefit, we think we can still do it."

After Zhou Yu and Xun You thought about it a little, they all agreed with Zhuge Jin's opinion.

(End of this chapter)