Seven hundred and eighty-ninth chapter united will
Pang Ji's words made Tian Feng silent.
Although the two of them did not deal with each other when they were under Yuan Shao's command, and sometimes even wanted to let each other die, in the final analysis, the two of them still understood each other.
Pang Ji knew very well that with Tian Feng's character, he would never surrender to the pottery merchants easily, and he would rather die than do so.
But to reach this point, Tian Feng must have reached some kind of agreement with the pottery merchant.
But what the agreement was, Pang Ji couldn't guess.
This matter had nothing to do with him, but his curiosity made him shamelessly ask this question to his former enemy.
The baby is curious.
Tian Feng glanced at Pang Ji coldly and said, "You want to know?"
Pang Ji hesitated for a moment, then nodded vigorously.
But Tian Feng stretched out a finger and raised it at him.
Pang Ji hurriedly put his head over and listened.
But Tian Feng came over and shouted into his ear: "What the hell! Get out of here! Stop being an eyesore!"
When Pang Ji was shouted out by Tian Feng, his head was buzzing with shock!
He picked his ears hard, shook his sleeves at Tian Feng, and said: "Tian Yuanhao, you can do it! Let's see!"
After that, he picked his ears and left in a hurry.
Tian Feng looked at Pang Ji's leaving figure, and his expression suddenly became depressed.
He smiled bitterly and said with helplessness and emotion: "Conditions? What conditions can I have? At this point, I can only save a bloodline for the general. This is all I wish for..."
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The next day, Yuan Tan and Gao Gan's Bingzhou Army and the Jinling Army led by Zhao Yun and Xu Chu began to march toward the west together.
Based on the information provided by the school affairs office, they went to conquer Yuan Xi.
Yuan Xi and other remnants are protecting Yuan Shao's coffin in a valley on the border between Shangdang County and Wei County.
After Yuan Tan arrived at the battlefield, he immediately approached Zhao Yun, Xu Chu and others to discuss the strategy of advancing the army.
Yuan Tan can be rude to others, but he really doesn't dare to be too rude in front of these two powerful generals, Zhao Yun and Xu Chu.
One of these two people defeated Lu Bu, and the other tied with Lu Bu...
No matter how fierce Yuan Tan was, he would not dare to stroke their beards easily.
"General Zhao, the news from the investigation by the school affairs office is now confirmed to be true. Yuan Xi is indeed guarding the valley. I heard that Yuan Shao's coffin is also among them. Their troops are exhausted. Let's work together to cover them up. We will definitely be able to kill them.
Fight and win!" Yuan Tan suggested to Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun smiled and nodded, and said politely: "Yuan Jizhou's tactics are direct and decisive."
Zhao Yun's words made Yuan Tan feel so happy, especially the sentence "Yuan Jizhou", which made him feel comfortable no matter how he listened to it.
However, Zhao Yun turned to look at Tian Feng and said: "When Zhao came, the Prime Minister once told me that Mr. Yuan Hao is the wise man of the world. Before and after the war, I should ask him about his intentions. I wonder what he thinks?"
Tian Feng stroked his gray beard and said: "Yuan Xi is guarding the valley. His troops are tired and his generals are idle. He is a weak brigade, so there is nothing to worry about. At the moment, we still need to consider the reputation of the prime minister. According to my wishes, we should send people in to recruit him.
It's good to give them a try! It's like a play, and it can show the world the Prime Minister's magnanimity."
Yuan Tan's face was full of impatience: "It's so easy to recruit someone to surrender! It's so easy to just go in!"
Zhao Yun gently raised his hand and said with a smile: "Oh, Yuan Jizhou, don't worry, let's wait and hear what Mr. Yuan Hao has to say."
Tian Feng nodded towards Zhao Yun and said: "Yuan Jizhou, Hebei has just been pacified and needs to appease the people. Now Yuan Shao's coffin is there. If we can recruit Yuan Xi and a group of generals and counselors to surrender, we can increase the number of people in the imperial court."
The momentum of the troops and horses, secondly, can also show the Prime Minister's broad mind, and thirdly... If Yuan Shao's coffin can be moved to Yecheng for burial, and the title can be granted in the name of the imperial court, the reputation of the Prime Minister as a gentleman will not only be spread throughout Hebei
, it can even be spread throughout the entire land of the Han Dynasty, and it can be powerful all over the world, and benevolence can be spread throughout the world. This is a great good thing, but why can't it be done?"
Yuan Tan was anxious and looked at Zhao Yun hurriedly: "General Zhao, this is delaying things too much!"
"Hey!" Zhao Yun raised his hand to block Yuan Tan's words: "The huge Hebei Province has been pacified. Why bother with this small valley? Just follow Mr. Tian's words and send people in to ask for a surrender. If it doesn't work, then we can
It’s not too late to start the expedition! Why bother in these few days?”
Yuan Tan was speechless.
Zhao Yun looked at Tian Feng with a smile and said, "Mr. Tian, in your opinion, who should be sent as the envoy?"
Tian Feng said: "The people responsible for assisting Yuan Xi are Xin Ping and Xun Chen. They are our former colleagues. Pang Ji and Guo Tu have just surrendered and have some friendship with those two people. We might as well let them go with us.
...Yuan Jizhou can accompany him to protect him."
Yuan Tan was stunned when he heard this: "What should I protect? How can Yuan, a powerful leader, protect the two of them?"
Tian Feng said hesitantly: "But General Zhengdong and General Wuwei (Zhao Yun and Xu Chu) are both Prime Minister Tao's people. If they go, I'm afraid it will cause public outrage. If others go, I'm afraid they won't be able to protect Guo Tupang Ji."
…”
Over there, a senior official stood up and said, "In that case, let me go."
A smug smile flashed across Tian Feng's lips, and then he said: "That's very good."
After the discussion was settled, everyone immediately dispersed and went back to prepare for the mission.
Yuan Tan was aggrieved. After leaving the tent, he grabbed Xu Chu and complained: "General Xu, it's not Yuan who said something wrong about General Zhao. Who is Tian Feng? General Zhao will do whatever he says. Originally
It's a very simple thing but he made it so complicated, why don't you try to persuade me?"
Xu Chu didn't expect that Yuan Tan would ask him, and was stunned at first.
But then, he saw the man grinning and saying with a naive smile: "Yuan Jizhou asked a certain family about this matter, but he thought highly of me. It's just that a certain family had to fight each other on weekdays. Such complicated things are really hard to figure out.
understandable."
Yuan Tan snorted.
But Xu Chu then changed the topic: "But when the Prime Minister came, he did say that he wanted to use this conquest of Yuan Xi to win over the loyalty of Mr. Tian and others. Since he wanted to win over their loyalty, the easiest way was to agree.
I agree with his plan, I don’t know if that’s right?”
Yuan Tan was choked by Xu Chu's silly smile and straightforward answer, and was speechless.
Xu Chu said cheerfully: "When this matter is over, Mr. Yuan can return to Yecheng to take charge of Jizhou. This is the last step, so why should you be anxious?"
Yuan Tan was stunned for a moment, and finally sighed.
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The next day, Gao Gan, Guo Tu and Pang Ji entered the valley together.
Before the group arrived at Yuan Camp, they suddenly heard Pang Ji ask the senior official: "General Yuancai took the initiative to send us to the valley yesterday. I guess he must have made some calculations. The general's move was wise."
Gao Gan's heart skipped a beat.
Before he went on the expedition, Sima Yi had secretly met him and asked him in a subtle way how careful he should be in this expedition. He also told him in a roundabout way that this expedition was a good opportunity to express himself. If it happened, he would definitely be able to do it in the future.
He was reused by the Prime Minister.
The senior cadre has always had this idea, so he took the initiative to ask for help yesterday.
Gao Gan hurriedly said to the two of them: "I would also like to ask you two gentlemen, what exactly does the Prime Minister mean by this?"
Guo Tu said slowly while beating the horse: "General Yuancai is also a smart man. Don't you still understand this matter? The prime minister's plan for Yuan Er is false, but his plan for Yuan Da is true."
In fact, since Sima Yi secretly talked to him, senior officials had vague suspicions about this matter.
He looked at the two of them back and forth and said, "Who knows about this?"
Guo Tu said with a smile: "Including General Gao, I am afraid that Yuan Tan is the only one in the whole camp who doesn't know. What is the general's plan? If you want to help Yuan Tan, you can kill us here."
Senior cadres are not fools. If they don’t take sides at this time, when will they take sides?
"Gentlemen, don't doubt me! I have already repaid Yuan Tan for the kindness of my life that I gave him the previous time by handing him the power to merge the state's troops. This time I want to repay the Prime Minister for the kindness of my life."
Hearing this, Guo Tu laughed and said: "General Gao, you are a man who really understands current affairs! If you help, this matter will be half done."
Later, three people came to Yuan Xi's camp in the valley and asked to see him.
When Yuan Xi heard that Guo Tu and Pang Ji were coming, he naturally let them in.
The senior cadre had a special status and it was inconvenient to meet each other, so Pang Ji asked him to lead his troops and wait outside the stronghold.
Yuan Xi's stronghold was in ruins, with remaining soldiers and defeated generals everywhere.
When Yuan Xi saw Guo Tu and Pang Ji, he burst into tears.
"Gentlemen, why are you here so late?"
Guo Tu looked around at the people in the handsome tent and saw that all of them were sallow, thin, and in a miserable state.
Guo Tuchang sighed and said, "Second Young Master, where is the coffin of my lord?"
Yuan Xi wiped his tears and said: "It's parked in the back tent... I haven't been buried in the grave for so many days. As a son, I feel really ashamed!"
Pang Ji stepped forward and said to Guo Tu: "Let's go and pay homage to the general first."
"slow!"
Xun Chen stopped the two of them and said: "You two don't have to do any extra things. I already know that you have surrendered to the pottery merchant. Why are you here now? There is no need to be pretentious. I have something to do.
Just say it directly!”
Guo Tu smiled bitterly and said, "Youruo, do you remember the general's last words?"
Xun Chen said lightly: "Of course I remember."
"The general once said that after the defeat, if anyone surrenders to Tao Shang, they can leave on their own, but under Tao Shang's command, they need to find a way to preserve the Yuan family's bloodline... Do you still remember these words?"
Xun Chen frowned, looking a little hesitant.
Although he hated Guo Tu and Pang Ji for betraying their master, Yuan Shao did say these words as his last words.
He really could not question Guo Tu's words and had nothing to say.
But Yuan Xi obviously grasped another important point!
"Mr. Guo, do you mean to come here specifically to give me a way out?"
Guo Tu snorted and said: "Not only are we here to give the second young master a way out, but we Hebei ministers and the second young master will also unite together this time to get rid of the traitor and traitor, and avenge the general and the third young master.