Prancing Horse Xiliang

Chapter 414 Competing in the Central Plains ([-])

Linzi, Yuan Tan's official residence.

"Lord!"

Xin Ping hurried into the inner hall and bowed to Yuan Tan.

"Come, come, Zhongzhi sit down and talk!"

Yuan Tan got up quickly, and solemnly asked Xin Ping to take a seat.

Seeing that Yuan Tan treated him very courteously, Xin Ping was very pleased, so he entered the table sideways.After Yuan Tan sat down again, he hurriedly asked, "I wonder if my lord has any important arrangements for you?"

Yuan Tan said: "It's like this. A few days ago, Cao Cao sent people to ask for help. They all said that Luo Zheng wanted to invade Xuzhou on a large scale, and invited me to send troops together to retreat Luo Zheng. I was undecided, so I asked Zhong Zhi to come and discuss it."

"Oh?"

Xin commented: "I don't know if this is true or not?"

Yuan Tan said: "The scout has sent back news that Luo Zheng has indeed sent troops to Xuzhou."

"This……"

Xin Ping caressed his willow beard and murmured: "Luo Zheng is as ferocious as a wolf, and now he occupies the two prefectures of Yanyu. If the former lord was strong, he would not be afraid of that murderer Luo Zheng, but now the lord only has one county in Qingzhou, with no more than two soldiers. Wan, I think it is really not appropriate to fight against Luo Zheng."

Yuan Tan said: "But I heard that Yuan Shang sent a judge to Guanzhong to marry Luo Zheng."

Xin commented: "I have heard about this matter, but Luo Zheng did not agree to marry his daughter Yuan Shang."

Yuan Tan pondered for a while, and said: "Luo Zheng is also a tiger and a wolf. He is aggressive by nature. If Cao Cao is defeated, he will plan to plot Hebei in a short time. As the saying goes, if the lips are cold, the teeth will die. Besides, Cao Cao and I have become allies again. , If you see death and don’t save it, it’s a bit unjustifiable. I intend to do my best to fulfill the responsibility of allies with a large army going south, what does Zhong Zhi think?”

"This……"

Xin Ping bitterly said: "Lord, Luo Zheng can't be provoked!"

Yuan Tan's expression was a little uncertain. He thought that Xin Ping would approve of his sending troops, but he didn't think he would strongly oppose it.But Cao Cao had promised him that after repelling Luo Zheng, he would send troops to help him attack Yuan Shang, and sent a daughter over, which shows the sincerity of the alliance.

On the contrary, Luo Zheng, although he also sent people to form an alliance with himself, he really didn't have much sincerity.

More importantly, Luo Zheng is powerful. If Cao Cao is defeated, Luo Zheng's next goal will inevitably be Hebei.

Because of this, Yuan Tan chose to form an alliance with Cao Cao regardless of previous suspicions.

Although Yuan Tan has no skills, he still knows the reason why his lips are cold and his teeth are dead.

Although his father was defeated by Cao Cao, there is no eternal hatred between countries, only interests.

Yuan Tan got up and walked back and forth in the hall for a while, hesitated for a long time, and finally made up his mind, saying: "I have made up my mind, and I will send troops to the south tomorrow. Zhongzhi doesn't need to persuade him, he can gather information quickly."

Seeing that he couldn't persuade him, Xin Ping sighed, got up and agreed, and left the inner hall.

Kaiyang, Luo Zheng big tent.

It was late at night, and the torches were burning brightly.

More than [-] generals and generals above the school lieutenant sat upright, each with a look of shame on their faces.

With an angry face on his face, Luo Zheng was pacing back and forth under the tent with his hands behind his hands, his sharp eyes swept across the generals under the tent, and the generals who were swept by his eyes hurriedly looked away, not daring to look at him, and felt even more in his heart It's uneasy.

Over the years, with the growing power, Luo Zheng's majesty has also increased day by day.

Once Luo Zheng got angry, none of the generals in the army did not panic.

Luo Zheng walked for a while, then stopped, pointed at a group of generals and scolded: "Tens of thousands of troops can't attack Kaiyang City with only [-] soldiers and horses. Tell yourself, what is the use of you, a group of Foodies!"

All the generals were ashamed, their faces were flushed black and red, they wanted to find a crack in the ground to get in, but they didn't dare to make a sound, all of them drooped their heads, dejected, almost stuffed their heads into their crotches.

Jia Xu and Cheng Ying sat at the head of the chair, and the two old foxes half closed their eyes, as if they were about to fall asleep.

"roll!"

Luo Zheng smashed the wine bottle on Yang Qiu's forehead, "Get out of the lonely king."

The generals didn't dare to talk nonsense, they got up quickly, and left the king's tent in a pissed urine.

Only then did Luo Zheng get angry a little bit, looked at Jia Xu with his eyes closed, and said in a deep voice: "Wenhe, where is the Ganning navy?"

Jia Xu replied: "General Gan Ning's [-] sailors have arrived near Gaotang, and they can be ordered to go north at any time."

Luo Zheng walked to the screen, stared at the military topographic map for a long time, then nodded, and asked, "Will Yuan Tan send troops?"

Jia Xu stroked his beard and pondered for a while, then shook his head and said, "It's really hard to say!"

Luo Zheng pondered for a while, and Fang said: "Forget it, let's break through Kaiyang first!"

At this moment, a small school suddenly rushed in, cupped his hands and said, "My lord, Yuan Tan has dispatched troops."

"Oh, is this true?"

Luo Zheng's eyes froze immediately, and Jia Xu and Cheng Ying also turned their heads and looked over.

The little principal said excitedly: "It is absolutely true, Yuan Tan has led an army of [-] to Anqiu, and he can reach Kaiyang in ten days at most!"

"Oh, good, good!"

Luo Zheng nodded again and again, then grinned and said: "Yuan Tan, this idiot, really dares to come to the flood, he really doesn't know how to live or die!"

Jia Xu said: "My lord, Yuan Tan has few soldiers. This time, with an army of [-] going south, Linzi must be empty of troops. Such a good opportunity must not be missed. It is time for General Gan Ning's navy to go north."

"Ok!"

Luo Zhengdao: "Order Gan Ning to speed up the navy and attack Qingzhou from Gaotang."

"As ordered."

The officer on duty quickly responded and ran out quickly.

Luo Zheng looked at Jia Xu again, and said, "Wenhe, I'll leave this to you."

Jia Xu said: "I obey!"

Luo Zhengdao: "Cao Aman is trapped in Xuzhou, and he has no energy to return to heaven. This time, we will follow Wen He's opinion to besiege the city and destroy the reinforcements. We will first defeat the reinforcements that Cao Aman invited, and finally concentrate our forces to deal with Cao Aman. Wenhe must not let Xiahou Dun go. .”

Jia Xu cupped his hands and said, "My lord, don't worry, I'll take care of it!"

Luo Zheng just nodded, waved his hand, and shouted: "Call Yan Xing quickly."

"As ordered."

A soldier hastily took orders and rushed out of the tent.

Not long after, Yan Xing came in a hurry, strode into the tent, cupped his hands and said: "See the lord!"

Luo Zhengdao: "Quickly summon all the cavalry, and go north with the lonely king to meet the enemy."

Yan Xing showed surprise on his face, but he didn't dare to ask more questions, he hurriedly cupped his hands and said loudly: "The last general takes orders!"

Shouchun, Wu Jun camp.

Lu Su hurried into the tent of the Chinese army, bowed his hands to Sun Ce, "I have met my lord."

Sun Ce waved his hand and said, "Zijing, no courtesy!"

Lu Su said: "I don't know if my lord has called you here, what's your order?"

Sun Ce rubbed the center of his brows, and said, "Zijing sit down and talk about it!"

Lu Su cupped his hands again before turning around and taking his seat.

While thinking, Sun Ce said, "This time when Luo Zheng's relatives come to the Central Plains, he will definitely defeat Cao Cao and go down to Xuzhou. As the saying goes, the teeth will die if the lips are cold. How can the three brothers of the Yuan family be Luo Zheng's opponents, within a few years, the north will definitely be owned by Luo Zheng, and the lonely king can only be partial to the east of the river."

(End of this chapter)