Three Kingdoms: Stealing the Tiger Talisman and forcing Yuan Shao to become a monk

Chapter 240 Riding Alone as the Second General!

At this time, Yicheng County was already empty.

After receiving the news of Yu Jin's surrender to Yuan Tan, Li Dian, who was in charge of guarding Yicheng County, hardly hesitated for too long.

So he decisively chose to abandon the city and leave, and rushed to Xiacai County to join forces with Le Jin.

Yu Jin has 3 troops under his command, plus Yuan Tan's original [-] horses, this is [-] troops.

The menacing attack on Yicheng County, even if Li Dian has supernatural abilities, he has no chance of winning.

Only with He Lejin joining forces, with [-] people versus [-] people, might it be possible to turn the tide of the war.

However, after arriving in Xiacai County, Li Dian and Le Jin met an unexpected person.

"General Yuan Tan dared to ride alone to my Xiacai County. Could it be that Wen Qian and I didn't have the guts to tie up General Yuan Tan on the spot and present it to the Prime Minister?"

Hearing Li Dian's words, instead of getting angry, Yuan Tan showed a smile.

He dared to come to Xiacai County alone to persuade him to surrender, relying on his own martial arts and understanding of Li Dianlejin!
With the strength of nine oxen and two tigers, although he didn't bring the Overlord Breaking Heaven Halberd, he did have the Chengying Sword in his hand. If necessary, he could kidnap the second general and kill Xia Cai.

For Yuan Tan, it was not a difficult task at all.

But when Li Dian opened his mouth, he didn't ask someone to take Yuan Tan down immediately, but talked about him instead.

Yuan Tan knew that his bet was right!
Whether Li Dian or Le Jin, their loyalty to Cao Cao has long been followed by Cao Cao's repeated defeats, and they have treated foreign generals differently from their own generals.

It's almost wiped out.

And his appearance at this time, Yuan Tan, just gave Li Dian and Le Jin an excellent opportunity to make a second choice!
"I, Yuan Tan, am here in Xiacai County, and I'm not going anywhere. If the two generals are really interested and loyal to that thief Cao, you can come and try to see if you can tie me up and send me off. In front of Cao thief!"

Yuan Tan laughed, and took a deep look at Li Dian and Le Jin.

After Le Jin heard this, his face moved slightly, but he looked a little eager to try.

It's just that this eagerness to try is not really about sending Yuan Tan to Cao Cao.

Instead, he wanted to compare martial arts with Yuan Tan to see how big the gap between the two was.

As for Li Dian, after hearing Yuan Tan's words, the bitterness on his face became more intense, he gave a wry smile, shook his head and said:

"General Yuan Tan is really joking. General Yuan is a master of martial arts. He is as brave as Lu Bu in Jiuyuan in the past. Although the two of us are brave, we are really nothing in front of General Yuan Tan. Don't take this joke. "

Hearing Li Dian's words, Yuan Tan showed satisfaction for the first time since entering Xiacai County.

What Li Dian said seemed to be admitting defeat, admitting that the two of them were inferior to Yuan Tan.

In fact, he was asking Yuan Tan for a price, telling Yuan Tan not to go around in circles anymore. Since he was going to recruit the two of them, he should simply ask the price.

Then the two of them, based on the price, decide how to choose.

In fact, among Cao Ying's five good generals, what Yuan Tan admired the most was not Xu Huang, who was the bravest.

It wasn't Zhang He and Zhang Junyi either.

Instead, it was the two people standing in front of Yuan Tan at the moment, Le Jin, Le Wenqian, and Li Dian and Li Mancheng.

Le Jin, although his performance in Romance of the Three Kingdoms is not too outstanding, he can only be said to be a second-rate general.

Wu Yi didn't even squeeze in the first-class military generals, making it seem like Le Jin was just a logistics manager or something.

But in fact, Yuan Tan, who knows the history, knows that this Le Jin and Le Wenqian is a real fighter.

According to official history records, Le Jin just rushed into the enemy's enemy line and then rushed out. The highest time was as many as eight back and forth!

In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhao Yun performed seven ins and seven outs on Changbanpo.

In fact, it was Luo Guanzhong, using Zi Lejin's record.

So, the burly, even a bit reckless man standing in front of Yuan Tan.

If it is really a round of martial arts, not to mention in Cao Ying, it is in Yuan Tan's department, which is now full of fierce generals.

Le Jin is enough to rank among the top three, second only to Ma Chao, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong and other top five generals, and a peerless warrior who can stand side by side with Pound!

As for Li Dian.

It is different from Li Dian, who was also greatly underestimated in Romance, as if he was really just a second-rate utility.

Li Dian's performance in the official history is comparable to Lu Xun of Sun Wu and Jiang Wei of Shu Han to a certain extent.

They are all generals with both civil and military skills, and their military skills are even better than his martial arts. They are truly generals who can stand on their own.

Compared with Yu Jin, whose character is not good, Li Dian and Le Jin's character is also much stronger.

But, who let Yuan Tan take advantage of the weaknesses of the two?

Immediately, Yuan Tan smiled slightly, looked at Li Dian and Le Jin, and said lightly:

"The two generals are straight people, so I won't talk nonsense. In a word, if General Li and General Le can surrender to me, the troops under your command will not move, and they can be the same as the Xuzhou Army. Enjoy the same treatment!"

This last sentence was added by Yuan Tan on the spot.

Compared to recruiting Yu Jin... Oh, no, Yu Jin didn't use Yuan Tan to recruit him at all, he belonged to the kind he sent to his door.

Therefore, it is only natural that the treatment is worse.

Hearing Yuan Tan's words, Le Jin and Li Dian's breathing immediately became rapid!
After Yu Jin returned to Cao Ying, when he met the two of them, he would naturally talk about some things in Hebei.

Among them, the most eye-catching thing is the military merit pension system under Yuan Tan's command, which is enough to make the troops of the princes of the world envious.

Not to mention, the military pay of the Xuzhou Army was quite sufficient.

Le Jin stopped talking.

He joined the army for the purpose of stabilizing his hometown at first, but later he found that he became more and more famous, so he followed Cao Cao's account.

As long as the ranger brothers in his hometown are doing well, Le Jin doesn't mind changing to another master.

After all, after working under Cao Cao for a long time, Le Jin has seen through many things.

Just like this time, he and Li Dian were sent out of Shouchun to defend Xiacai and Yicheng.

On the surface, it sounds good. What two generals, Wen Tao and Wu Lue, handed over the two counties to the generals for defense, and they are fighting each other, which will definitely stop Yuan Tan's offensive.

In fact, to put it bluntly, they didn't want the two of them to take the family soldiers they recruited to the front line to die.

It's just to put it nicely, and Cao Cao's power at the moment is no longer enough to hide this kind of carefulness like before.

If it was before, perhaps Le Jin, like Li Dian, would have been assigned some troops to defend Xiacai and Yicheng.

But correspondingly, Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan's soldiers and horses will also be sent out, so it doesn't look like it is now.

It is so obvious and excessive that the general of the foreign surname is aimed at it.

Therefore, after hearing Yuan Tan's statement that after surrendering, his troops and horses will not be dismantled or divided into divisions, and they will be treated equally with the Xuzhou Army without distinction.

Le Jin was heartbroken at the time.

However, he and Li Dian had a very good relationship, so he didn't speak up when he saw Li Dian.

No matter how excited Le Jin was, he didn't show it on the surface. He just looked at Li Dian who was deep in thought, wondering what his good friend was thinking.

Sensing his friend's questioning gaze, Li Dian raised his head and took a deep look at Yuan Tan, but instead of rushing to agree, he asked instead:
"If the two of us are willing to split the troops and horses of our headquarters and reorganize them into the Xuzhou Army together, according to the rules of survival of the fittest, only keep those who passed the assessment of the Xuzhou Army. I don't know if General Yuan Tan agrees?"

Hearing Li Dian's words, the smile on Yuan Tan's face became even more intense.

Li Dian and Li Mancheng did not disappoint him.

Le Jin hadn't reacted to this question, but Yuan Tan already understood Li Dian's implication.

It was nothing more than that, Li Dian wanted to ask Yuan Tan, if they sincerely surrendered, he would disband some of the troops and weaken his power.

I also want to join the Xuzhou Army, to be precise, to become Yuan Tan's direct line of soldiers.

Will Yuan Tan be willing to give them this opportunity, or in other words, will Yuan Tan accept that those generals with "foreign surnames" who are not surnamed Yuan, will be his soldiers and horses.

If it were Cao Cao who came here instead, he might struggle with this question.

If Yuan Shao came instead, he might refuse.

After all, whether it's Cao Cao or Yuan Shao, the pair are very similar in many personality traits to some extent.

For example, they are very suspicious, and for example, they can't trust those generals with foreign surnames.

It's just that Cao Cao concealed his small thoughts very well, and it was only at the moment, after his power declined, that this defect became prominent.

Yuan Shao, on the other hand, put his careful thinking on the bright side from the very beginning.

For example, on the eve of the first battle of Guandu, the governors of the four prefectures in Hebei were all led by Yuan Shao's three sons and a nephew Gao Gan.

Whether it's Zhang He, Han Meng, or even Yan Liangwen Chou, they only hold the title of a partial general.

The authority in his hands is simply pitiful.

But for Yuan Tan, this problem is not a problem at all, okay?
Who doesn't know, it's more reassuring for my family to use it?
But the problem is, let Yuan Tan look back at those so-called family members.

Up to Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang, down to high-ranking cadres, good guys, each one is better than the other.

It's not a question of whether to use it or not.

It's a question of whether or not you'll use up your own family fortune when you use it.

Therefore, Yuan Tan had no taboo against generals with foreign surnames from the beginning.

Whether it was Gao Lan or Zhao Yun, Pang De, Huang Zhong and Ma Chao, as long as he made meritorious service, Yuan Tan would never be stingy with official positions and rewards.

So, when Li Dian asked.

Yuan Tan didn't even hesitate at all, just smiled slightly, nodded and said:

"Of course there is no problem."

After hearing the accurate answer from Yuan Tan's mouth.

A look of joy suddenly appeared in Li Dian's eyes.Seeing this, Le Jin bowed to the ground, although he still had a lot of doubts in his heart, he hurriedly bowed to the ground and said:

"The last general, I have met the lord!"

"The last general, see the lord!"

(End of this chapter)