Three Kingdoms.

  Chapter 1698 Imbalance

   Yecheng.

Don't look at the fact that Tai Shici surprised the people of Jizhou when he was under Yecheng before, and was scared out of his wits, but in fact Yecheng's city defense is still very strong, and Tai Shici was only traveling abroad to attack before, and did not Attacking the city directly, anyway, after so many years of Yuan's construction, it is not an exaggeration to say that Yecheng is the most powerful city in Jizhou.

Guo Tu stood on the top of the city tower with his hands behind his back, and looked at Xin Ping in the distance with serious thoughts, until all the smoke and dust caused by Xin Ping and his party disappeared, he still looked around, motionless for a long time, his brows were tightly frowned, and his face was sad. densely covered.

  Xin Ping approached him last night and had some discussions with him, but in the end they didn’t come to any conclusion, and even had a quarrel because of it...

  But Guo Tu knew that part of what Xin Ping said was very likely to happen.

  If the three Yuan brothers cannot work together, then the legacy left by Yuan Shao will be over! Similarly, people like Guo Tu who are attached to the Yuan family will also lose their foundation and lose their glory and wealth.

  But the problem is...

In order to keep his position, Yuan Shang even summoned Fengji Guotu and others three times a day, as well as some nobles from Jizhou, and even said it very bluntly. Official position, tax exemption, filial piety, and honesty, basically can be given, Yuan Shang has given it out, which means that even if everyone repents now and turns to Yuan Tan, Yuan Tan may not be able to give a comparison. Yuan Shang came with better conditions.

  Under such circumstances, many short-sighted guys are still waiting for the two Yuan brothers. No, strictly speaking, it should be the three brothers fighting each other. Seeing who gives better conditions in the end, they will eventually fall to which one...

What?

  Big Han Sikong Cao Cao?

  It doesn't matter, you don't have to pay taxes under that person? Isn't it all handed over to anyone? Maybe after the Yuan family and the Cao family finally decide the winner, life will be better, at least they won't worry about receiving any temporary recruitment orders for money and food every day!

  So, those who really constantly weigh the pros and cons, and make a huge difference because of one decision, are like the people who judged Guo Tu.

Guo Tu didn't have any big opinions on Yuan Tan or Yuan Shang, but because Yuan Shao was inclined to Yuan Shang before, Guo Tu, who had reached the full level as an observation point, was naturally very close to Yuan Shang, so that Now many people think that Guo Tu must support Yuan Shang, but sometimes Guo Tu can't help thinking, maybe Yuan Tan is better?

  Of course, just think about it.

  Yuan Tan's own ability is not very good, Guo Tu knows this, but then again, Yuan Shang's personal ability...

   "What are you worried about, Mr. Gong?" Feng Ji walked over, and when the wind blew from the top of the city, his sleeves fluttered.

   "Brother Yuan Tu..." Guo Tu arched his hands and said without changing his face, "I'm afraid that Zhongzhi will go... there will be a battle..."

  Feng Ji nodded, but still didn't care, and said: "If the eldest son raises his troops, he will seek his own death!"

On this point, Guo Tu also agrees, and this is exactly the cognition of the few of them in the end, that Yuan Tan's entry into the army will definitely do more harm than good to Yuan Tan, and if Yuan Tan is a smart person, he will definitely not be like this dry.

It's very simple. First, Yecheng is a majestic city. A majestic city is not only difficult to attack, but also means that there is a considerable amount of food and utensils in Yecheng. Even if it is really besieged and attacked, it will not be a short time It can be conquered, but according to Yuan Tan's military strength, it is absolutely unable to meet the standards for conquering Yecheng.

  The second aspect is that it is now the autumn harvest, so once Yuan Tan starts the war, he will cut off his taxes. How much tax can Qingzhou get, does it depend on Jizhou to supply it? Therefore, if Yuan Tan sent troops, it would be a dead end with no way out! Besides, as an older brother, he couldn't establish an image of being humble, tolerant, respectful, and gentle. Instead, he wanted to raise swords and guns at his own brother. Would anyone support Yuan Tan?

   Finally, it is Cao Cao's problem.

  Therefore, Fengji’s judge and even Guo Tu himself felt that Yuan Tan was bluffing, and it was unlikely that he would directly lead the army. After all, the income and expenditure would be disproportionate in this way, so Yuan Tan should not be so stupid.

Then, after the autumn harvest is over, the taxes will naturally be concentrated in Yecheng one after another. No matter whether it is Yuan Tan or Yuan Xi, they must rely on the taxes of Jizhou to live, so this matter, I am afraid that most of them will just let it go …

  From another point of view, it is not that Yuan Tan has no chance at all, so what if Yuan Shang controls Jizhou? Guo Tu believes that if Yuan Tan can compete with Cao Cao, and even have the ability to suppress Cao Cao, I believe that in the near future, many people will know how to choose, and there is no need to compete with Yuan Shang now.

   This is the right way!

  It's a pity that Xin Ping doesn't accept it...

  Xin Ping said that if these matters in the rear cannot be determined now, how can Yuan Tan be able to resist Cao Cao at the front with peace of mind? If Yuan Tan can't resist Cao Cao, can Yuan Shang be able to resist? In this way, it would be better to directly support Yuan Tan, saving self-disruption and giving Cao Cao a chance instead!

  Xin Ping has a certain reason for saying this. However, things in the world are not necessarily done if they are reasonable, nor are they necessarily done according to whoever is more reasonable. If Yuan Tan can hold a large number of powerful soldiers in his hands like Hussar General Fei Qian, even if there is no reason, it will become reasonable...

  At the same time, the problems left by Yuan Shao when he was in power, or the problems that Yuan Shao deliberately created, also broke out at this moment.

Yuan Shao advocated the art of balance, so the one of his counselors who is raised up will be suppressed by Yuan Shao, and the weaker side will get Yuan Shao's support instead. When Yuan Shao controls all of them alone, this is not a big deal Problems, or even if there are problems, Yuan Shao can generally adjust and deal with them, but now without Yuan Shao's control, whoever is the boss will be convinced? Over the years, who hasn't had something to do with each other?

   Especially Guo Tu himself. In the past two years, a lot of nasty things have been done, although many of them were done according to Yuan Shao's wishes, but now Yuan Shao is dead, one is that there is no evidence of death, and two, normally, it is impossible for anyone to find trouble with a dead person , so the trouble fell into the hands of Guo Tu. Because Yuan Shang needs his own support, he will not calculate some nasty things. If he followed Yuan Tan, there was not much foreshadowing and foreplay before. If there is friction, it will definitely be extremely painful...

  So Guo Tu is also very contradictory. Even though he knows that the current approach is not very good, but after weighing the pros and cons, it can only be this way.

  …_(:з」∠)_…

  In autumn mornings, the air is always fresh and cool, but Yuan Tan felt like a fire was lit in his heart, burning and roasting constantly, which made him painful and uneasy.

  Yuan Tan sat for almost the whole night, with dew soaking his hair. When the sun rose from the east and the first ray of sunlight pierced into Yuan Tan's eyes, he suddenly woke up.

  The sun rises in the east, and the rays of light are overwhelming.

...

  Xin Ping came forward upon hearing the sound and bowed his hands.

Yuan Tan covered his face with a hot towel, and said under the hot towel: "The third brother must think that I am scaring him... right? He must think that I am scaring him... just like when I was a child I often said that I would like beating him up..."

  Xin Ping: "..." Xin Ping claims to be a good counselor. Since he is a counselor, he wholeheartedly makes plans for the superior. As for whether to adopt or not, or where to go, the counselor cannot replace the superior to make decisions after all. Once the above has decided something, the responsibility of the counselor is to do it well.

"...At that time he will go to his father, and then my father will come and reprimand me..." Yuan Tan's voice was slightly hoarse, "But he doesn't know, I never really wanted to beat him! I just want to I want my father to say a few more words to me...even if my father scolds me..."

  Xin Ping lowered his head and couldn't help but sigh softly.

"I want to take another look at my father..." Yuan Tan threw the cold towel that had lost heat on the ground, "But my good brother...he still guards him tightly...even the last time Give it to me! The last side!" Yuan Tan almost roared at the end.

  Xin Ping was speechless for a long time, and after a while he said, "Young Master, have you considered it?"

  Yuan Tan took a deep breath, nodded and said: "Think about it... Let's raise troops today! Go straight to Yecheng!"

  …((ノ*T_T*)ノ┴—┴…

   "Is the eldest son crazy?" Feng Ji stood on the top of the city, looking at Yuan Tan's banner and soldiers, he couldn't help shouting.

  Guo Tu was silent.

  The judge on the side also shook his head, did not speak for a long time, looked up at the sky after a long time, and said rather sadly: "After this battle, Yuan Shi..."

   "Boom...Boom..."

   Before finishing the trial, it was interrupted by the sudden sound of war drums. The examiner's heart couldn't help beating along with the drums. He exchanged a glance with Guo Tu, and rushed to the battlements in a few steps, looking into the distance.

   "咚咚..." The sound of the drums became more and more dense and louder, and gradually became a roaring sound.

   Inside and outside of Ye City, the hearts of the people, soldiers and soldiers were also beating violently with the sound of war drums in the distance.

   "Ahhh..." A sharp voice sounded from the side, and the judge turned his head to look, and it was Yuan Shang waving his arms on the gate tower, screaming, "They are coming up! Fight, fight!"

  The examiner let out an imperceptible sigh, and then shouted in a deep voice: "Beat the drum! Prepare to fight!"

  The violent and berserk drums soared into the sky in an instant.

Standing behind the battlements, the judge watched intently Yuan Tan's army gradually appearing from a distance, then turned to Yuan Shang and said, "My lord, swords and guns have no eyes, please go back to the city, I will surely protect the city of Ye, my lord." Don't worry."

  Yuan Shang nodded, "Alright, wait for the good news..."

   Watching Yuan Shang turn back to the city under the protection of the guards, the judge's eyes wandered, and then looked again at Yuan Tan's army, which had formed a military formation and was gradually approaching Yecheng.

   "This is a real fight..." Guo Tu muttered, "It's really a fight... This, this is really..."

   There was silence.

  The tall banners on the city tower shouted in the wind. The examiner looked up and saw that the huge "Yuan" character on the big banner was tumbling violently like a wave, and there was also a "Yuan" character that was tumbling continuously under the city.

  …(/Д)/…

   "Is everything ready?" Yuan Tan asked in a deep voice while riding on horseback, looking at the top of Ye City.

  The Marquis beside him nodded yes.

   "Then let's fight!" Yuan Tan raised his arms and roared, "War! Let's fight..."

  Because Yecheng is majestic, and Yuan Tan does not have so many soldiers and horses to besiege such a large Yecheng, so after clearing the camps outside the city, Yuan Tan can only choose to attack from one side and feint on the other.

Originally there were military strongholds outside of Yecheng, and sometimes there were even three of them, but one was that Tai Shici burned one, and later when Yuan Shao went south to attack Cao Cao, he basically took away all the soldiers in the military stronghold. Later, after the defeat of the army, due to various reasons, these military strongholds have not been restored to their peak state, and now basically some old and weak and laborers are stationed in them, so Yuan Tan led the troops here At that time, it took almost no effort to level the surrounding area of ​​Yecheng, and began to launch an offensive against the main city of Yecheng.

  Because the progress around Yecheng is going well, Yuan Tan can't help but have some expectations, some more, bigger expectations.

Xin Ping had proposed a relatively safe plan before. Xin Ping thought that since Yuan Tan had decided to compete with Yuan Shang, he should not just look at Yecheng, but must focus on the whole of Jizhou. Since he made a move, he must win. Otherwise, the consequences would be disastrous, so in the face of the majesty of Yecheng, it would be best if you could defeat it without a fight. Victory, I am afraid it will be difficult to deal with the complicated situation in the future...

  Yuan Tan originally thought that Xin Ping's words were good, but now, under the stimulation of Yecheng's periphery and its smoothness, Yuan Tan began to feel that Yecheng could also be as smooth as the periphery, and he could do it with one fell swoop!

  The two "Yuan" battle flags were getting closer and closer, and then there was an earth-shattering sound, the sound of war drums, shouts, fighting, and screams resounded through the walls of Yecheng!

  Black long arrows are flying in the air, and **** knives are whistling in the wind!

   Dozens of ladders were raised high, and soldiers wearing the same blue shirts fought together!

  Huge stones raged down on the ladder, and the thick pole wood fell from the sky with the sound of wind and thunder!

  This is Yecheng.

   This is the place where the Yuan family rose.

   Now, Yuan Shao's bones are still cold, and the successors have raised their swords and guns to each other...

  (end of this chapter)