The first general of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 254 Battle in Ye City
"Cao Mengde sent troops to Xuzhou?"

Just when Wei Tao was preparing to fight Yecheng, a news came that Cao Cao sent troops.

However, Cao Cao did not send troops to Sili, but to attack Lu Bu in Xuzhou.

"Yes, I'm afraid Cao Mengde did it to eliminate the troubles in the rear. When Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were fighting, although Lv Bu did not attack Cao Cao from behind, he also feigned movement in Xuzhou from time to time, so Cao Cao had to spend a lot of time thinking. A lot of troops have been pinned down."

Zhou Yu nodded and said slowly.

"Because of this, in the battle between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, Yuan Shao had the upper hand. If it wasn't for the emperor's sudden counterattack, causing chaos in Yuan Shao's rear, and revealing the location of Yuan Shao's food, Yuan Shao would not have been so powerful. defeat."

By this time, the situation of the confrontation between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao has basically spread to the world, and everyone knows it, but the result is really amazing.

"So this time, Cao Cao is attacking Lu Bu under the banner of Lu Bu being Yuan Shao's accomplice, and wants to get rid of future troubles first?"

Wei Tao also understood this truth, but he wasn't surprised at all.

"Yuan Shao is conspiring, right? Lu Bu is not necessarily false. After all, although Xuzhou is occupied, the alliance between Lu Bu and Yuan Shu has not been fundamentally severed. It is only because of Lu Bu's capriciousness that no one dares to believe it anymore."

Zhou Yu smiled, and then added.

"But this matter is not bad for the lord. Once Cao Cao and Lu Bu start a war, then the lord doesn't have to worry that he will come to fight for Jizhou. Now the lord's opponent is only Yuan Shao. Although Yuan Shao abdicated and won the throne, but it is so popular The child also knows that he is robbing, and has lost his heart, so it is difficult to be a match for the lord."

"Hehe... I hope that as Gong Jin said, there are still many capable people under Yuan Shao's command. Although Feng Ji, Guo Tu, Xin Ping and others are not as good as Gong Jin, they are also resourceful people. Yan Liang , Wen Chou and even more undeserved courage, it is really hard to deal with."

Wei Tao shook his head and said.

"And at this time, no matter how hesitant Yuan Shao was, he also made up his mind. He didn't send his two sons to Jizhou again. Even in order to increase the chance of winning, Yuan Shang didn't get a chance at all. Give all the power to Yuan Tan."

Although Yuan Tan is not considered to be a person with great ability, his military ability is much better in comparison, and this battle is very critical. It belongs to the future of Jizhou, even if it is only Yuan Tan, Wei Tao Don't dare to ignore it easily.

"My lord, let's see what Yuan Tan will do now."

At this time, the battle had not started, but Wei Tao led the people outside Yecheng, so Zhou Yu didn't have any tricks for a while.

At the time when Wei Tao and Zhou Yu were discussing, Yuan Tan in Yecheng was also in high spirits, seeing that many advisers and generals obeyed his orders, he felt a burst of refreshment.

How does the mere Yuan Shang compete with himself?
Really, when it comes to the critical moment, it's not up to me. As long as I win this battle, then my father will make me the heir, no, he will make me the prince!
Thinking of good things, Yuan Tan glanced at the group of officials, and then spoke slowly.

"Now Wei Tao wants to take Jizhou from me again. In the past, my ineffective younger brother easily lost the counties of Jizhou into Wei Tao's hands. It is a big mistake! But now that I am here, I must not only defend Yecheng, but also If you want to take back Jizhou, Wei Tao is just as good as me?"

As soon as Yuan Tan said this, many people immediately looked at each other in blank dismay. Although they were all under Yuan Shao's command, it was not easy to answer this question. In the end, only a few people only agreed, which made Yuan Tan feel unhappy for a while.

"What the eldest son said is very true. Wei Tao originally had a small force and wanted to defend the north. Moreover, this time we used the strategy of luring the enemy to go deep. Although we let Wei Tao go directly to Yecheng, we also retained a large number of troops. , or stretched its logistics and supply roads, as long as we can break it in one fell swoop, we will surely be able to take advantage of the victory and pursue it, and defeat Wei Tao in one fell swoop."

Seeing Yuan Tan was a little embarrassed, Xin Ping immediately stood up and said.

Although Xin Ping was once designed by Wei Tao, he has not lost Yuan Tan's trust. At this time, he took the initiative to stand up for Yuan Tan to eliminate the embarrassment, which also made Yuan Tan appreciate him.

"That's right, that's exactly the case, so as long as I win this battle, I will definitely give you rewards!"

Yuan Tan said in a very elegant manner, as if he had officially become the prince.

But yes, after officially ascending the throne, Yuan Shao will be the emperor, so it is naturally impossible for him to conquest in person, even if it is related to the battle of Jizhou, it is because of this that Yuan Tan presides over it.

Fortunately, Yuan Tan wasn't completely an idiot. After saying a few words, he turned his attention to Yan Liang and Wen Chou.

"Yan Liang, Wen Chou, the two generals, now that Wei Tao is coming, he has a sharp front. If he wants to defeat him, he should be the first to defeat him. Therefore, he will be handed over to the two generals for a while. I don't know what the two generals may be doing. I got the first win?"

Yuan Tan's words were very plain, but he was delighted to hear Yan Liang and Wen Chou's ears.

This is to let them make meritorious service in the vanguard.

"The last general takes orders!"

The two immediately went out to pay respects to Yuan Tan, and Yan Liang spoke directly.

"In the past, I underestimated that Wei Tao, but was defeated by him. Thank you for giving me a chance. I can pledge my head to the eldest son. Even if I can't kill Wei Tao this time, I have to throw away my armor and die." escape!"

"it is good!"

Hearing this, Yuan Tan was overjoyed. What Yan Liang said clearly meant that he was the chief official, so maybe he could accept Yan Liang directly. By then, his position as crown prince would not be secure?

It has to be said that the problem of self-improvement is particularly prominent in the children of masters like Yuan Tan. At this time, Yuan Tan Dou has already started to fantasize.

But in fact, it was the same. Although Wei Tao had been in full swing before, the two sides could not be considered as a real confrontation after all, and it was not at this time that they wanted to make a surprise move.

"My son, the morale of our army is high now, so we can fight!"

At this time, Feng Ji also opened his mouth, and Feng Ji was also a top-notch counselor, so naturally he was not too bad, as soon as he opened his mouth, he spoke.

"All the previous events have already formed an aura in the hearts of the soldiers. If they win a battle, they will flow down like a river, unstoppable. Since Generals Yan Liang and Wen Chou are both present, this is the way to go! With victory by surprise, by harmony, Now it is possible to win in one fell swoop at this moment when the momentum is the most victorious!"

"Okay! Tomorrow I will personally lead the army out of the station. Yan Liang, Wen Chouer and others will be the vanguards. All the generals will accompany us. We will destroy the guards!"

Hearing this, Yuan Tan also understood, and immediately stood up and spoke with great force.

"promise!"

The generals promised and their morale was high.

The next day, many generals went out to fight, and the array was in front of them.

As soon as Yuan Jun made a move, Wei Tao naturally led the troops to fight.

"Dong dong dong dong..."

The beating drum sounded loudly, and what was surprising was that there was some commotion in Yuan Junzhong.

In fact, this kind of commotion is not big, and it is easy for people to ignore the past in normal times, but at this time, the two armies are facing each other, and there is a clear contrast. Such a little commotion immediately becomes an extremely obvious contrast, making people It's easy for people to notice.

This is military discipline, the difference in military discipline between the two sides, and the difference in courage between the two sides.

Compared with Wei Tao's side, which is composed of elites from hundreds of battles, many of Yuan Jun's recruits are newly recruited. Not to mention the strength of these recruits, just the momentum of this front-to-back confrontation is enough. Enough to scare them away.

If it weren't for Yuan Jun's number of soldiers still having the upper hand, I'm afraid there will be deserters at this time.

"Yuan Tan, you still dare to confront me? After capturing you last time, because Yuan Benchu ​​also knew me once, let you go back. Do you really think that I can't kill you?"

At this moment, Wei Tao galloped out of the battle, pointed at Yuan Tan with a long halberd and shouted sharply.

"And get back with me quickly, if not, I will kill you after this battle!"

Wei Tao shouted loudly, and he was in the middle of the battle, which made everyone's hearts tremble secretly. How could such a dude like Yuan Tan stop him with such mighty power?
Will be the courage of the soldiers!
Once Yuan Tan's heart became weak, the morale of the entire Yuan army would naturally drop. In addition, Wei Tao had defeated Yuan Jun several times, so the morale that was still high naturally disappeared.

However, Yuan Jun had his own warriors, seeing Wei Tao's power, Yan Liang and Wen Chou were extremely ashamed and resentful.

Especially Yan Liang, thinking of the defeat in the past, couldn't hold it back any longer, and immediately clashed with his horse, slashed with a big knife in his hand, and shouted loudly!
"Wei Tao! Back then you hurt me with an arrow in the back! How dare you fight me to the death now!"

Yan Liang is the general of Hebei Province, and with this shout, the morale that had been slightly low suddenly rose again.

"Yan Liang, I didn't expect you to be defeated again, so you dare to come?"

Faced with Yan Liang's provocation, Wei Tao was very calm, so what about Yan Liang and Wen Chou, it's not like they haven't fought before, so when he heard Yan Liang's provocation, Wei Tao just looked at it coldly.

But Wei Tao immediately smiled awe-inspiringly, raised his halberd and pointed at Yan Liang, and shouted!

"How brave is the defeated general? You were only seriously injured last time! If I fight again, I will take your life! Since someone calls me the second general in the world, then I will let this name be worthy of the name! How dare you fight me no!"

Compared with Yan Liang's title of Admiral of Hebei Province, Wei Tao's title of being the second general in the world is even better. Now that he drinks it, the morale that has just been restored suddenly plummets again.

Although Yan Liang only had bravery and no talent for commanding an army, after all, he had experienced battles and was very sensitive to changes in the situation. He was very keen to feel that with Wei Tao's persecution, his morale would drop again.

"Don't talk nonsense! If you want to win, it depends on your ability!"

Knowing that he couldn't continue talking, Yan Liang made a decisive decision, clamped his horse's belly violently, and rushed towards Wei Tao.

"Wei Tao! Give me a knife!"

(End of this chapter)