Chapter 1273 The situation has turned sharply! Yuan Tan is cool
The weather cleared up and the rain stopped, and Cao Xiong (Richard) felt like he was doing well again.
Cao Cao took revenge on Yuan Xi, which was definitely a good thing for Cao Xiong.
Although Richard and Alberta discussed privately, they felt that Cao Cao might not really let go of their suspicions, but then, as the deputy general of the vanguard army, attacking Hebei would be a rare and good opportunity.
If Cao Cao takes action against his own side, he can only go ahead and kill Cao Cao's generals and earn treasure chest profits to compensate for the losses.
Now if we attack Yuan Xi in Jizhou, we can kill General Yuan, get the treasure chest, and gain our own reputation. Why not?
Especially since it can add trouble to Yuan Xi, harming others and benefiting oneself at the same time, it's simply great.
Alberta also agreed to attack Hebei as his deputy general, but he just reminded Richard to be more cautious and pay attention to friendly forces - that is, the generals of the Cao Group, so as not to be bored.
Although Alberta is a person who puts interests first, he is naturally happy to see that he can defeat Yuan Xi, the awakened person from the hostile camp, without affecting his own interests.
After receiving the order, Xiahou Dun mobilized an army of 20,000 to squeeze out the food and grass needed by the vanguard army from the exhausted treasury of various prefectures and counties in Henan; then he joined four powerful generals, Zhang Liao, Xu Chu, Xu Huang and Cao Xiong, to train his soldiers all day long.
, to build up morale, and just wait for the food and grass to be ready, then cross the river and go north.
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Two flowers bloom, one on each side.
In Julu County, Yuan Tan, the eldest son of the Yuan family, was already impatient to wait.
After the last reply, there was no reply for a day or two.
You must know that messengers from the spiritual world deliver messages on horseback very quickly. From Julu to Yedu, they can run back and forth in one day! What's more, messengers travel day and night.
Two days is not a short time.
On the third day, Yuan Tan went to the tent to discuss matters and asked the tent minister Wen Wu: "The emperor's sealing edict has been delayed! Why? Do we need to send someone to urge it?"
Guo Tu said: "Yuan Xi wants to give the title of Grand Sima to the lord, which is a scam in itself. The title is fake, and the real thing is to make the lord go to Ye and go to jail. The lord should make plans early and don't waste time here."
Suddenly a sergeant came to report that an envoy from Qingzhou had arrived.
Yuan Tan hurriedly called the other party in.
The messenger's face was dusty. After he came in, he knelt down and cried: "My lord, it's bad! Qingzhou is gone!"
This news was like a bolt from the blue. Yuan Tan was stunned for a moment, and then shouted: "Impossible, don't use Xin Ping to guard Qingzhou for me, how could it fall into the hands of others? Tell me quickly, what happened in Qingzhou!"
The messenger wiped away his tears, and the dust and sweat stains on his face were as black and white as facial makeup. But no one was in the mood to laugh.
"Yesterday, Xin Biejia received a tip and the lord sent an envoy to deliver a letter written by the lord..."
Yuan Tan's eyes twitched: "Nonsense! Did I send any letter?"
"But Xin Biejia recognized my lord's handwriting, it was indeed my lord's own handwriting," the messenger said. "He wrote in the letter that the lord has been awarded the title of Grand Sima by the emperor, occupied Yecheng, and specially sent a team of cavalry.
Escort the family members.”
Guo Tudao said: "This is a forged letter, trying to defraud the city. Xin Ping is a meticulous person, how could he make such a mistake?"
Xinpi, who was standing opposite, secretly glanced at Guo Tu.
Xin Pi is Xin Ping's younger brother, and both brothers assist Yuan Tan. This time Yuan Tan raised troops from Qingzhou, Xinpi followed the army, and his elder brother Xin Ping was in charge of Qingzhou, which had a heavy responsibility.
Xin Pi was thinking in his heart, you are such a good Guo Tu, you can do it after the fact.
The envoy said: "Xin Biejia saw the letter and was suspicious of it. It was night at that time, so Xin Biejia refused the other party to enter the inner city on the grounds that Qingzhou was empty and it was difficult to tell the authenticity at night, so he could not open the door without permission and only stayed in the Wengcheng for a while.
...After all, the opponent only has a few hundred knights. We thought that with tens of thousands of Qingzhou soldiers guarding us and the inner city defense, we wouldn't make any mistakes."
The urn city is a kind of defensive building in ancient Chinese cities. As its name suggests, the city is like a big urn. After the enemy enters, if they do not open the inner gate and then close the outer gate, the enemy will be a turtle in the urn. On top of the city
The defenders can shoot arrows to kill as much as they want.
Xin Ping's decision cannot be said to be wrong.
"Isn't this good?" Yuan Tan said, "How did you lose Qingzhou later?"
The messenger cried: "Lord, there is a traitor in Qingzhou City! Sun Shao, Kong Rong's old subordinate, rebelled in the middle of the night. He opened the city gate and quietly let the enemy troops into the city. The enemy reached the inner city all the way without experiencing a fierce battle.
, and captured Xin Biejia."
Yuan Tan felt like a bucket of ice water was poured down on him, making him feel cold from head to toe.
He said numbly: "Then what?"
The envoy said: "After daybreak, Qingzhou City has fallen into the hands of the enemy. It turns out that this group of people was led by the supervisor Jushu, and the former Qingzhou governor Kong Rong also carried the emperor's edict. All the generals left behind by the lord were under the emperor's orders.
seal up
Therefore, they refused to work together to reward him, and Kong Rong's old troops were eager to surrender to the enemy. After hearing the imperial decree and the names of Ju Shou and Kong Rong, all Qingzhou counties surrendered. Now Qingzhou is no longer the Lord's Qingzhou!
"
Yuan Tan's legs and feet were a little weak, so he sat on the handsome chair and murmured: "Xin Jing misjudged me!"
As the saying goes, blessings never come in pairs, and misfortunes never come alone.
Just when Yuan Tan was under the command of civil servants and had not yet digested the news, another scout came to report.
This reconnaissance cavalry was even more embarrassed than the Qingzhou envoy. His helmet was gone and there were many scars on his body.
"My lord! Yuan Xi led one hundred thousand troops, starting from Yedu and rushing towards Julu City! He is probably almost at Julu City now!"
Yuan Tan stood up suddenly: "Why not report it early!"
The scout cavalry said with a sad face: "Lord, the villain was caught! In addition to the villain, there were dozens of brothers who were arrested at the same time, and none of them escaped the net! Yuan Xi tied us up and left Wei County. Come
After arriving in Julu County, the villain was released."
Yuan Tan's face turned pale.
The scout cavalry said cautiously: "Lord, Yuan Xi also has a message for me to bring to you."
"Speak." Yuan Tan waved his hand feebly.
The scout cavalry coughed and said in a "Yuan Xi" tone: "Brother, I said before that I would give you the title, but unfortunately the emperor did not allow it. I was afraid that my brother would blame me for breaking my promise, so I went to Julu in person and explained clearly to my brother: Although
The position of Grand Sima cannot be given away, but the title of former general that was previously granted is still valid. I hope that my brother will assess the situation, change sides, and still retain the title of lord. When the time comes, the country will be safe and the people will be happy, and brotherhood can still be maintained. Wouldn't it be wrong?
Beautiful?"
Yuan Tan was filled with anger when he heard this: "You have no faith and no righteousness, you and I are incompatible with each other!"
Guo Tuguai asked the scout cavalry: "Why can't you memorize so many words?"
Detective Qi lowered his head a little shyly: "Yuan Xi told our dozens of arrested brothers that whoever can recite it first will be released. The villain knew some words when he was young, so he can recite them quickly.