Yuan Huan didn't wait for Yuan Wei to get angry, and continued to whisper: "Master Tao is just asking for the attitude of the Yuan family in Runan. Cao Mengde now has great righteousness in his hands, and everyone knows his intention to annex Yuzhou in the name of the emperor. If he can get it,
A word of support from you, uncle, can defeat a hundred thousand cavalry."
Only then did Yuan Wei understand why Yuan Huan came.
Tao Qian wanted to fight for Yuzhou with Cao Mengde, but he was worried about being stabbed in the back by the old Yuan family, so he simply dragged the old Yuan family into trouble. The two families joined forces to keep out the fierce tiger Cao Cao first.
Yuan Wei did not want to talk to Yuan Huan, but he knew in his heart that the Yuan family did not have the capital to compete with Cao Mengde.
Yuan Benchu, who originally had high hopes, fell into disgrace in Jizhou and was beaten into disgrace by Lin Feng. Even with the title of Bohai Governor, he even lost the Bohai County.
Another hope was Yuan Shu, Yuan Gongdao, who was arrogant and arrogant. He refused to listen to his family's persuasion and raised troops to Yangzhou without permission.
Later, Yuan Wei realized that even if Yuan Shu knew that Yangzhou was a quagmire, he would still have to jump out of it.
After all, Yuan Shu had no way to get rid of the fetters of his family in Yuzhou. He had a bunch of grandparents, uncles and grandparents above him, and he couldn't speak loudly even if he wanted to.
It's great to be in Yangzhou. Although there are many competitors, you are at ease. There are no elders around to nag you. I am arrogant and can do whatever I want.
Now the Yuan family in Runan is very embarrassed. Under Cao Cao's watchful eye, they are worried that they will not be able to defend Runan.
External propaganda can only be flattering, claiming that Yuan Shu will soon occupy Yangzhou and return to Runan, and it will be easy to capture Yuzhou by then.
Yuan Huan came over and burst this colorful bubble personally, which made Yuan Wei feel uncomfortable and wanted to turn against him but hesitated.
"Uncle, I am also a descendant of the Yuan family, and I will never do anything that harms the Yuan family. Mr. Tao has promised that as long as he controls Yuzhou, all affairs in Runan County will be decided by the Yuan family, and he will never interfere.
in."
Yuan Wei was stunned. Would Tao Gongzu have such good intentions?
"The soldiers and horses of Xuzhou alone are not sure to stop the Yanzhou army. Although General Liu Bei has occupied Lu County at this time, before adding Pei County to the territory of Xuzhou, Mr. Tao is still limited by the insufficient population under his rule, which is not conducive to continuing.
expansion."
Yuan Wei smiled: "You are saying that Tao Gongzu plans to recruit troops crazily after taking Peijun and use the human sea tactic to deal with Cao Mengde's elite division."
Yuan Huan also laughed: "I just asked my uncle if you would stand up and say something for Xuzhou."
"Okay, I will show off my old face and do something that is sorry for Your Majesty. I hope Tao Gongzu will not disappoint the Yuan family in the future."
Yuan Huan hurriedly held up the wine glass with both hands and brought it to Yuan Wei: "Uncle, my sword never grows old. Please drink this cup of Zhuangxing wine."
The secret alliance between Runan and Xuzhou is almost unknown. After Lin Feng led his army away from Linju City, he quickly gathered Cao's troops together.
He waved to Pei Yuanshao behind him to open a large box of glittering gold, silver and jade.
"There's only so much I can do to help you. Let's divide the property equally among you, and then you can escape for your lives. When Chen Liu learns about Xia Houhuan's death in battle, they will definitely be angry with you, so you can still escape.
Run as far as you can."
Lin Feng was not trying to scare these soldiers to surrender. The Xiahou clan had great power over Chen Liu, and important members of the clan were killed in battle. He would definitely cut off the heads of a few scapegoats, firstly to resolve the dirty water that might have fallen on Xiahou Huan, and secondly,
It soothes the Xiahou family's depression.
The surrendering soldiers were a little confused. Lin Feng took them out of Linju City. They thought that Lin Feng was trying to supplement his own strength.
They never expected that Lin Feng not only spared their lives, but was also willing to spend money to pay severance pay.
The severance pay for nearly three thousand surrendered soldiers is really not a small amount of money.
After Lin Feng made his intention clear, he turned around and left. Pei Yuanshao could handle such a small matter as sending money, but he had more important things to deal with.
Lin Feng had previously used his information advantage to get rid of Cao Jun's encirclement one after another. It would be impossible for him to do such a good thing again in the future. He would rely on a truly showy operation.
Coaxing the surrendered troops from Linju City to flee into Runan collectively was the first part of Lin Feng's plan.
More than 2,000 surrendered soldiers received the money with great gratitude. They all kowtowed to where Lin Feng was not far away. Then they called their friends and crossed the border between Peijun and Runan in groups and disappeared into Runan.
Southern territory.
When Pei Yuanshao came over to report that the matter had been completed, he was surprised to find that Lin Feng was ordering all the soldiers in the Guards Battalion to put on Cao Jun's uniforms.
"My lord, are you planning to hide it from the truth?"
Lin Feng nodded, and Pei Yuanshao began to use idioms. It seems that he has really been studying hard recently.
The plan to conceal the truth was actually quite simple. When he left Linju, Lin Feng had already collected all the complete uniforms of Cao Jun in the city.
He used the movement footprints of the surrendered troops to divert Cao Cao's reconnaissance sight, and then pretended to be Cao Cao's troops and quickly headed north.
At present, in order to encircle and suppress Lin Feng, Cao Cao mobilized almost all his troops.
At this time, it was the time when Cao Jun from all directions were rushing to Pei County. Lin Feng wanted to play this side ball. Anyway, Cao Jun from all directions were not very familiar with each other.
Therefore, after Linju's surrender army gradually disappeared from sight, the personal guard camp transformed into a military horse under the Xiahou clan, and quickly marched westward and entered Chen County.
The six counties in Yuzhou from west to east are Yingchuan, Chenjun, Liangjun as the northernmost line, Runan, Peijun, and Lujun, among which Peijun and Lujun border Xuzhou and Yanzhou respectively.
At present, Yingchuan has been occupied by Cao Cao, Chen and Liang are both in a state of autonomy, the Yuan family is in charge of Runan, Lu has been captured by Liu Bei, and Cao's army is everywhere in Pei.
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When Lin Feng led his army into the territory of Chen County, they did not encounter any resistance at all. They successfully crossed the Guohe River and arrived outside Wuping City.
The magistrate of Wuping County is an honest man. He is nearly sixty years old and has long given up on his ambition to rise to the top. Now he fawns over whichever family his soldiers come to, just like the president of a maintenance committee.
Lin Feng learned a piece of news from the Wuping County Magistrate, that is, he was very lucky. A few hours ago, a Cao army that had just arrived from Yingchuan rested outside the city and went south along the Wo River, trying to enter Pei through Laixiang County.
within the county.
Pei Yuanshao turned to look at Lin Feng. His lord was getting better and better at playing this kind of fairy trick. How many times had he passed by Cao Jun along the way without affecting each other?
Lin Feng was not pretentious and allowed the Wuping County magistrate to kill pigs and sheep and go out to work in the city with wine and wine. He would not eat for free, and he would not take anything for free.
After eating and drinking, the Guards Battalion continued their march northward along the Wohe River, and successfully arrived at the Chenliu border one day later, with only half a day's journey left to Fugou City.
Soon after arriving at Fugou City, Lin Feng ordered people to go into the city to report, claiming to be part of the Yingchuan Army Corps, and was ordered to return to Chenliu for business.
The guard general of Fugou City is a relative of the Cao family. His surname is Cao and his given name is Zhong. In terms of seniority, he is the uncle of Cao Dabailian. He is already forty-five years old.
Cao Zhong once followed Cao Dabailian in the battle between the eighteen princes against Dong Zhuo, but Lin Feng was not worried about being recognized by him.
At that time, the strength of Cao's army was not outstanding among the eighteen princes. In addition, Cao Zhong's limited ability led to his status in Cao's camp being not very high. He had no chance to enter the central camp of the Allies. Naturally, he
It is impossible to have the opportunity to see Lin Feng's true face.
Sure enough, when Cao Zhong came out of the city to greet him in person, he took Lin Feng's hand and called him his nephew. He never thought that Lin Feng, who was being hunted by Cao Cao, would come pretending to be one of his own.
Lin Feng pretended to have a compound surname of Xiahou, but he was the younger brother of Xiahou Dun, an important official in Cao Ying. On the orders of the eldest son, Cao Ang, he led his army back to Chenliu from Yingchuan to wait for orders.
As for how to win Cao Zhong's trust, this is simple.
When Lin Feng came out of Chenliu, he had swindled a golden arrow from Cao Ang. Cao Zhong couldn't believe it because he had this personal arrow of the eldest son in his hand.
Therefore, Lin Feng swaggered into Fugou City as Cao Jun and successfully entered Chenliu territory without alerting anyone.
Poor Cao Dabailian not only swept through Pei County like a sieve, but also kept stationing troops on the Runan border, trying to force people from the Yuan family to negotiate with him.
Because Xun You was in charge of Yingchuan government affairs and could not be distracted, he once sent a messenger to remind Cao Dabailian: "Lin Feng seems to be stupid, but he can always make surprises, and his moves are like an antelope hanging its horns, leaving no trace. You must not take it lightly, except to prevent it."
In addition to joining forces with the Yuan family in Runan, he also needs to be careful of Lin Feng to kill him and return to Chenliu through Chen County."
Cao Cao was convinced of this belief and had long ago secretly ordered Chenliu to all cities and counties to be careful and not to be careless.