Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 217 Outsmarting Linzi
Liu Bowen took the letter from Gao Lan, but didn't open it right away.Instead, put it in your arms.

"General Gao Lan, you just voted here, but you haven't made an inch of merit! The prime minister entrusted you with a heavy responsibility. I'm afraid the generals will not accept it." Liu Bowen said.

As soon as Gao Lan surrendered, Li Song directly gave him the position of general, but he didn't have any military achievements at all. It was inevitable that other generals would have some criticisms.

Gao Lan naturally understood this.

"Lord Situ, I understand all of this. Gao Lan is grateful for the great love of the prime minister, but now he has not accomplished an inch, and he is ashamed of his love for the prime minister." Gao Lan said, as a newcomer, the prime minister entrusted him with a heavy responsibility, which made him Very moved.

As the saying goes, scholars die for their confidants!The prime minister treated him so favorably, so he naturally wanted to be smashed to pieces in return for the prime minister's appreciation.

"General Gao! I have a plan! To win Linzi, you need the cooperation of General Gao. To win Linzi at that time, General Gao will make a great contribution." Liu Bowen said.

"I don't know how to cooperate? Please show me, Lord Situ." Gao Lan bowed his hands.

"General Gao, please come here with your ears!" Liu Bowen hooked his hands to let Gao Lan approach, Gao Lan stepped forward, and Liu Bowen instructed in his ear.

"Master Situ, please don't worry! Gao Lan will definitely complete this task and win Linzi City for the Prime Minister." After Liu Bowen finished his instructions, Gao Lan clasped his fists and saluted.

"Very good! Without further ado! General Gao, let's get ready!" Liu Bowen said.

Gao Lan clasped his fists in a salute, and walked out of the Chinese army's tent quickly. Liu Bowen shook his feather fan lightly, stroked his beard, and slowly left the Chinese army's tent.

Linzi City is the capital of the princes, and the palace is still intact. After Yuan Tan occupied Qingzhou, he took the palace as his own government.

"Report!" A soldier quickly entered the palace, knelt down on one knee towards Yuan Tan who was sitting on the throne, and said, "Report to Lord Inspector! The enemy forces outside the city are suddenly in chaos!"

Yuan Tan frowned, not understanding what the enemies outside the city were doing!Linzi was besieged for several days, but he was not afraid at all. Anyway, the city wall of Linzi was strong, the defenses of each city were well-equipped, and the food and grass in the city were sufficient.

There is no need to worry about the enemy's siege or siege at all. The advantage of defense is greater than that of offense. With sufficient food and grass, you are not afraid of spending it with him at all.

"Lord Inspector, the enemy army is in great chaos now, our army should take this opportunity to go out of the city to attack the enemy army, and defeat the enemy army just around the corner!" Yuan Tan's cousin Gao Gan said in salute.

"Yuan Cai, be safe and don't be impatient! This is just the enemy's scheme to lure our army out of the city. I have already seen through it." Yuan Tan laughed, no matter whether it is true or not, it is better not to leave the city easily.

"Pass my military order! Without my permission, no one is allowed to leave the city for half a step, and those who disobey the order will be beheaded! This is just a trick of the enemy army! It is unbelievable."

"No!" The soldier clasped his fists in response, stood up and retreated.

"Report!" Just as the soldiers left, another soldier galloped in, knelt down on one knee to Yuan Tan who was sitting on the throne, and said, "I want to report to the Inspector, there is an army of troops attacking the enemy outside the city from the west. "

"What?" Yuan Tan couldn't believe it. He had just seen through the enemy's tricks. At this moment, a soldier and horse rushed to the enemy. Isn't this a slap in the face of Yuan Tan?

The soldiers and horses coming from the west, you don't need to think about it, they are soldiers and horses from Jizhou, and they are reinforcements from your side. Could it be that my father has recovered the lost land of Qingzhou?

"How many soldiers does the opponent have? Do you know whose soldiers it is?" Yuan Tan stood up abruptly and asked eagerly.

"Sir, the Inspector, the other party has the big character Gao embroidered on the flag. Judging by his makeup, it should be General Gao Lan leading the troops here." The soldier said.

Because Linzi's external communication was cut off by Luo Cheng, Yuan Tan and others didn't know that Gao Lan had surrendered to Li Song, so they thought Gao Lan was the reinforcements who came to rescue Linzi.

"Lord Inspector, our reinforcements have arrived. We should leave the city immediately and join forces with the reinforcements to defeat the enemy and recover Qingzhou." Gao Gan said again.

Yuan Tan frowned. He had been frightened out of fighting the enemy these days, and he was still worried whether this was an enemy's trick or not, so he couldn't make a decision for a while.

"Lord Inspector, don't miss this opportunity and don't come again! Please also order the attack." Seeing that Yuan Tan hadn't moved, Gao Gan urged.

"Okay! This may be the enemy's trick! Stay safe, everyone! Follow me up to the top of the city to observe the truth." After Yuan Tan finished speaking, he hurriedly ran out of the hall and headed towards the top of the city. Zhuang shook his head helplessly, and followed Yuan Tan to the city.

When I came to the top of the city, I saw the enemy's camp outside the city from a distance. The smoke was billowing, and there were shouts of killing everywhere. Grinning.

Everyone in the city was overjoyed seeing this, and even Yuan Tan was relieved. Wang Xiu bowed his hands to Yuan Tan and said, "Lord Inspector, it is really General Gao Lan's troops who came to the rescue. Please seize the opportunity, Lord Inspector. Don't miss this great opportunity to destroy the enemy army."

"Report! The enemy troops at the north gate have withdrawn!"

"Report! The enemy troops in the east have withdrawn!"

"Report!..." I saw a soldier rushing to inform Yuan Tan and the rest of the enemy's movements.

Yuan Tan was finally relieved at this moment, and also believed that this was not a trick of the enemy army. The news from all directions proved one thing, the enemy army was really doomed.

Before Yuan Tan gave the order to go out of the city to pursue the enemy army, he saw a group of soldiers and horses guarding a burly man coming over, came to the moat, stopped the horses, and the burly man raised his head, and everyone saw clearly It's Gaolan.

"It's really General Gao Lan, it's really our reinforcements." One person looked at Gao Lan under the city and said happily.

"The eldest son is face to face in the city, and I am under the command of the lord! Come to relieve Linzi's danger, the lord still has an order for me to convey to the eldest son and everyone, and ask the eldest son to open the city gate and let me enter the city." Gao Lan raised his head. Looking at the crowd in the city, he saw Yuan Tan at a glance.

"Open the city gate immediately!" Yuan Tan ordered the people beside him, and turned to Gao Lan at the bottom of the city: "General Gao has worked hard all the way! I will open the city gate right away, and invite General Gao to enter the city to rest."

As soon as Yuan Tan finished speaking, the gate of Linzi City was slowly opened, and the suspension bridge was lowered. Gao Lan led the soldiers and horses, rode the horses across the suspension bridge and entered Linzi City.

"Gao Lan has seen the eldest son!" When Gao Lan entered the city, he saw Yuan Tan coming down from the top of the city, hurriedly got off his horse, and saluted Yuan Tan with his fists clasped.

"General Gao has worked hard all the way! Please, general, rest first, and leave the remnants of the enemy outside the city to us." Yuan Tan said.

Gao Lan said after saluting: "No need! My soldiers have already defeated the enemy, and the rest are just some old, weak, sick and disabled. Don't bother the eldest son. My soldiers and horses will take care of it."

How could Gao Lan dare to let Yuan Tan's troops go out of the city? The Luocheng camp was just an empty shell, and the soldiers and horses inside had already quietly withdrawn. Gao Lan just went to set fire and put on a show, that's all. Yuan Tan and others couldn't see the situation clearly in the city, so they mistakenly thought that Gao Lan led the army to attack Luo Cheng's army.

(End of this chapter)