Chapter 147 A blessing in disguise

Liu Bei actually looks down on Yuan Tan.

Yuan Shao's elite soldiers and brave generals are all in Yecheng. With these troops in Qingzhou, Liu Bei has no fear at all when the troops are of equal strength.

Moreover, Yuan Tan is different from Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao has quite a reputation. When his soldiers surrender, he will do his best.

Yuan Tan is far inferior to Yuan Shao, and his so-called reputation is just self-esteem.

Since he arrived in Qingzhou, he has not fought a single battle. If he has never fought, there is no victory or defeat.

Without victory, it is difficult to show your authority.

The reason why he got Qingzhou was because Kong Rong took the initiative to give it up. Yuan Tan kept telling others that it was because of his reputation that he forced Kong Rong to give up Qingzhou and escape.

Others also said that Yuan Tan was very famous, but in fact, everyone knew what was going on.

In the final analysis, Yuan Tan is famous but not powerful.

Liu Bei decided to lead his troops into battle in person, and Jian Yong was right. He must defeat Yuan Tan as soon as possible and then seize Qingzhou as soon as possible.

Only by gaining the entire Qingzhou land can he have more soldiers and horses to deal with Yuan Shao.

If there are only two counties, Donglai and Beihai, it will be difficult to directly confront Yuan Shao in terms of food and military strength.

Now that Yuan Shao has withdrawn from Yijing, although he cannot lead all his troops to attack him, if he sends troops and horses to help Yuan Tan, and he only has more than 10,000 troops, it will be really stressful.

Zhang Fei was overjoyed when he heard this and asked urgently: "Brother, when will we go to war?"

Liu Bei smiled and said: "It depends on when Yuan Tan wants to fight."

"Brother, you must let me fight in the front line. I will personally behead Yuan Tan!"

Liu Bei smiled but did not answer, just nodded slightly.

At present, only Zhang Fei is the most suitable to play in the front line. This is something that does not need to be thought about.

Liu Bei led everyone to wait and see for a while. On the one hand, he ordered to pay attention to patrols and defenses to prevent enemy soldiers from sneaking into the city. On the other hand, he ordered his troops to prepare for war. They may go out to fight at any time.

Outside the city, inside Yuan Tan's Chinese army tent.

Yuan Tan was wearing armor and sitting in the main seat, while Yan Jing and other generals were sitting on both sides.

"Humph, Zhou Xing left Beihai and went to Jizhou, but we didn't know anything about it. Now that Jizhou's army has returned to Yecheng and Gongsun Zan failed to destroy it, my father must blame me. What do you think we should do now?"

Yuan Tan learned that Zhang Yan led his troops south to attack Yecheng and forced Yuan Shao to break the siege and retreat. It was Liu Bei's military advisor Zhou Xing's idea.

It was precisely because of his persuasion that Zhang Yan chose to lead his troops south, otherwise he would lead his troops to Yijing to help.

If he leads his troops to Yijing, maybe Yuan Shao can destroy him and Gongsun Zan together.

Now, neither Zhang Yan nor Gongsun Zan can be annihilated, and they have to retreat back to protect the city of Ye. The army has failed, and Yuan Shao's prestige has been greatly damaged.

Zhou Xing left from Qingzhou. Yuan Shao would definitely blame Yuan Tan for not being optimistic about Liu Bei's people, so he let him leave quietly.

General Yan Jing said: "General, the person Liu Bei relies on has always been this Zhou Xing. I heard that it was this person who set up the plan to suppress the bandits in Donglai before, and the bandits in Donglai were destroyed. Now Zhou Xing is not in Qingzhou.

Liu Bei doesn't have this person to advise and help, so this is a good opportunity for us to defeat Liu Bei. It's a blessing in disguise. We can go to the city to challenge tomorrow. As long as Liu Bei dares to lead his troops into battle, we will definitely kill him."
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"As long as Liu Bei dies, the land of Qingzhou will be owned by the general. Not only can the general be accountable to the general, but he can also be praised and reused by the general. Moreover, if Liu Bei is destroyed, Qingzhou will have no worries. At that time, he can merge with Ji Qing and merge with the general.

The power of the three states will surely destroy Gongsun Zan and Zhang Yan at the same time. From now on, the land of Hebei will be free of trouble, and the whole world will be captured by the Yuan family."

Yuan Tan listened to Yan Jing's words and said happily: "You are right. Zhou Xing's departure from Qingzhou is indeed beneficial to us. If you think about it carefully, Liu Bei has never won before Zhou Xing's help. He first lost Xiapi and Xuzhou in Xuzhou.

He was captured by Lu Bu and then defeated by Yuan Gongguo before he fled to Qingzhou. The reason why Liu Bei is what he is today is because Zhou Xing contributed to his planning. Now that Zhou Xing is gone, Liu Bei will die!"

At this time, Yuan Tan just wanted to fight before Zhou Xing returned to Qingzhou and kill Liu Bei as soon as possible.

As long as Liu Bei is destroyed, his weight in Yuan Shao's heart will become even greater.

Yuan Shao returned without success in Yijing, but he was able to win in Qingzhou. By comparison, his abilities and achievements are obvious.

Also, Yuan Shang, whom his father always loved, stayed behind in Yecheng, but Zhang Yan had just left his village with his troops, and Yuan Shang had already sent people one after another to ask Yuan Shao for help.

In comparison, no matter how his father Yuan Shao looks at it, he will feel that he is more capable, and he will be the better one to inherit his business in the future.

"Send the order, have a good meal today, and go to battle tomorrow. If you can kill Liu Bei, I will definitely give you a heavy reward!"

Yuan Tan ordered.

"Nuo." Yan Jing and all the generals responded in unison.

That day, pigs and sheep were slaughtered in Yuan Tan's camp so that the soldiers could have a full meal, hoping that they could kill the enemy bravely and win the victory tomorrow.

Liu Bei led Zhang Fei, Tai Shici and others to patrol the camps in the city. Every time they arrived at a camp, they would meet with the soldiers, express their condolences in person and express their concern.

"Where are you from?"

This is what Liu Bei asked his soldiers the most.

"General, I am from Beihai, Qingzhou." A soldier replied.

"Well, what else do you have at home?" Liu Bei asked again.

"There are also my father, two brothers, two sisters-in-law and five nephews at home."

"Okay, now the enemy soldiers are attacking and Beihai is in trouble. For the sake of your family, we must fight off the enemy soldiers no matter what, so that all the people in Beihai can live in peace!"

"Don't worry, general, we will definitely sacrifice our lives to kill the enemy and protect Beihai!"

Some soldiers also replied that they were from Donglai.

Liu Bei will say: "Liaodong soldiers and horses are attacking Donglai again. We in Donglai are surrounded by enemies on both sides in the North Sea. Only by repelling the enemies in the North Sea as soon as possible can we divide our troops to assist Donglai. You must fight hard to kill the enemy. As soon as Yuan Tan's soldiers and horses retreat, we will

We can go to Donglai to aid, so that the people of Donglai can be safe and worry-free!"

In fact, Liu Bei just wanted the soldiers to know that only by repelling Yuan Tan could Beihai and Donglai be stabilized.

Many of his soldiers were from Donglai and Beihai.

After a tour of the camp, the morale of the officers and soldiers in the camp was high, and they were all looking forward to going to war as soon as possible to kill the enemy and protect their families.

That night, Liu Bei had trouble sleeping. He was facing a powerful enemy and Zhou Xing was not around, which made him very worried.

Even if he thinks he can defeat Yuan Tan easily, he will be more confident if Zhou Junshi is here.

The next day.

Liu Bei received the report and Yuan Tan led his troops to the city to call for battle.

Zhang Fei, Tai Shici and others were already fully dressed and gathered in the meeting hall, waiting for his order to leave the city.

Liu Bei put on his armor and sword, stood in the meeting hall, and inspected the generals.

"The enemy is approaching the city. Today is a battle to protect the city. I hope that all of you will bravely take the lead and sacrifice your lives to kill the enemy. I will reward those who kill the enemy, and those who retreat cowardly will be killed without mercy!"

Liu Bei first gave instructions and then ordered: "Zhang Fei, you lead three thousand people to the front. Tai Shici, you follow me as the middle army. Liu Zheng, you lead three thousand people to the rear."
Chapter completed!