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

Chapter 334 Liu Biao's envoy, Jingnan War
"Jingzhou Shepherd Liu Biao sent an envoy to visit. You may wish to guess what he is asking for?"

In Qihou's mansion, Yuan Tan slowly put away a letter in his hand with a faint smile on his face.

All the ministers in the hall, Wen on the left and Wu on the right, Xu Huang, Zhao Yun, Pang De, Huang Zhong, Gao Lan, and Jiang Qi all came out, and on the right were Xun Yu, Chen Deng, Zhuge Jin, Yu Fan, Xu Shu, Deng Ai and others.

It's a rare gathering together.

Hearing Yuan Tan's question, Jiang Qi came out first, clasped his fists and smiled, but a cold light flashed in his eyes, obviously very disdainful towards the envoy from Jingzhou:

"Your Majesty asked this question. Now that coward Liu Biao has sent an envoy, what else can he do? Either ask for help or buy armor."

He can clearly remember the time when he made a deal with Jiang Dong.

In order to raise the price, Yuan Tan specially wrote to Liu Biao about Xuzhou Kai.

Although Liu Biao didn't like the armor produced in Xuzhou, what Yuan Tan said in the letter was very hype.

Liu Biao was still moved and specially sent Kuai Yue and his party.

It's just that Kuai got more and more arrogant, his nostrils were raised to the sky, he didn't go to the general institute to check the armor at all, and the whole process was regarded as a tour of the mountains and rivers.

As the director of General Zuo Academy, although Jiang Qi had never personally hammered the Xuzhou armor, he and General Zuo Academy were both prosperous and damaged.

Naturally, he was quite indignant at Kuai Yue's performance.

Now Liu Biao was out of character and suddenly wanted to send an envoy over, and he specially asked someone to send a letter first to show respect.

From Jiang Qi's point of view, such low-spiritedness is of course because the war between Jingzhou and Jiangdong is unfavorable!
After Jiang Qi finished speaking, he bowed to Yuan Tan angrily and said:

"Your Majesty, I have something to say. If the envoy from Jingzhou really wants to buy armor this time, please don't sell it to them, and let them admit their mistakes in person!"

Hearing Jiang Qi's words, not to mention Yuan Tan, even everyone present couldn't help laughing.

Jiang Qi was outspoken, everyone knew about it, and he was a veteran who had followed Yuan Tan for a long time, no one would blame Jiang Qi for being rude at this time.

Even Yu Fan just shook his head and said nothing more.

Don't look at the fact that Sun Quan rolled his eyes when Yu Fan was always jealous in the official history, but the real Yu Fan is very clear about the seriousness.

Looking through the history books, we know that Yu Fan's persuasion to Sun Ce and Sun Quan are all very important things, or some issues of principle are involved.

For example, when Yu Fan first followed Sun Ce, he reminded Sun Ce several times and three times, don't always take risks alone because of your own bravery, a man should not stand under a dangerous wall, he should act cautiously and protect himself, which is what a lord should do matter.

It's just that although Sun Ce nodded in agreement every time, he didn't take it to heart.

In the end, a tragedy happened.

In this life, because of the variable Yuan Tan, Yu Fan came to Xuzhou to join Yuan Tan, without Yu Fan's reminder.

It is estimated that Sun Ce will be more ostentatious.

Yuan Tan shook his head, stopped the thoughts in his mind, waved his hand to signal Jiang Qi to step back, and said:
"Okay, I've written down General Jiang Qi's words, but your guess is not wrong."

After finishing speaking, Yuan Tan showed the letter in his hand to everyone, and the smile on the corner of his mouth could hardly be concealed:

"Liu Biao really suffered a big loss this time."

Everyone immediately looked at it intently, and a dedicated attendant delivered the letters to everyone one by one, waiting until they had been turned around.

There was already a lot of discussion in the hall, even the calmest Zhao Yun was a little surprised.

Because in the letter, although Liu Biao briefly mentioned the situation of the Jingnan war, but at the end of the letter, he admitted it directly.

"The last time Fan Tinghou and Qihou met, due to busy schedules, they didn't see the true face of Xuzhou's armor. This was a big mistake..."

It is tantamount to acknowledging Kuai Yue's mistake in disguise last time, even though the blame was all blamed on Kuai Yue.

But for Liu Biao, it is quite rare to be able to achieve this step.

On the other hand... Liu Biao's wording in the letter can even be described as low-key.

It is conceivable how badly Liu Biao's army was beaten by the Jiangdong Army equipped with Xuzhou armor in the Jingnan War.

"I have ordered Li Dian and General Le Jin to send people to Jingnan to investigate the situation of the battle. I believe there will be returns soon..."

Yuan Tan said lightly, and just as he finished speaking, the attendants outside the mansion hurried in:

"Your Majesty, Generals Li Dian and Le Jin are asking to see you."

"Oh, it seems that I have come back, please hurry up."

Both Li Dian and Le Jin were now ranked generals, and their status in the army was equal to that of the generals. Only Gao Lan, who served as the doctor of the Ministry of War, surpassed him.

At this moment, they all got up to greet each other, and after saluting with everyone, Li Dian and Le Jin hurriedly reported back the information they had collected.

It's just that when he was talking, there was still a bit of shock on his face, as if everyone in Xuzhou knew the performance of Xuzhou armor.

But after all, I have never witnessed the real effect of Xuzhou armor on the battlefield.

At this moment, all the information was heard by the second general, and he was shocked for a moment.

……

According to the information obtained by Li Dian and Le Jin, half a month ago, after conquering Sand Xian.

Sun Ce and Zhou Yu directly divided their forces. Sun Ce led the light cavalry. After crossing the river, they successively captured several counties in the Xiakou area and looted all the grain, grass and baggage in them, thereby forcing Huang Zu, who was defending the city, to go out to fight in the field.

But Zhou Yu sent troops to besiege Jiangxia City directly, and even blocked the grain road between Jiangxia and Yanyue.

Unlike Jiangxia, Yanyue City is a new city built by Huang Zu in recent years. Although it has been basically completed, there are not many people in it.

It is not so much a big city as it is a large dock.

Naturally, there would not be too much grain and grass stored in it, the grain roads were locked, and the surrounding counties were looted one after another.

Huang Zu was trapped in Jiangxia, naturally he was very anxious.

Those in charge of defending Yanyue City were Liu Biao's brother-in-law Zhang Yun, and Cai Mao's two younger brothers, Cai Zhong and Cai He.

To put it bluntly, these three people are all real dudes. That is to say, Zhang Yun has some talents, but his strength is limited.

At the beginning, when there was still food and grass in Yanyue City, the three of them could barely hold their breath and could not leave the city.

But as time went by, as the grain and grass in Yanyue City gradually decreased, the three of them became more and more impatient, and finally the three of them combined together.

Anyway, it was only Jiangxia who was besieged, not Yanyue.

There are more than [-] soldiers in Yanyue City. Instead of being trapped here, it is better to break out directly and forcefully.

At that time, whether it is trying to break through Zhou Yu's blockade, enter Jiang Xia and join forces with Huang Zu.

Or choose to go north and ask Liu Biao for help. In the eyes of the three, it is much better than staying in Yanyue.

It can be seen from this that the saying that the three cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang, which is often said by later generations, can only be listened to and cannot be believed at all.

In reality, three stupid people together can only come up with even stupider ideas.

This is the strategy Zhang Yun and the others came up with.

If they choose to stay in Yanyue, although there is not much food and grass, it is still enough to hold on for two months.

Although the Jiangdong Army is coming in menacingly, the front line is too long. All the logistics and supplies not only need to be transferred from Chaisang, but also need to cross the Yangtze River to join the army.

If it can really turn into a protracted war, then the Jiangdong Army must be the first to collapse.

After all, if Yanyue City is not broken, even if Sun Ce's guerrillas loot around outside, the damage they can really cause is quite limited.

There are only a few counties in the Xiakou area, and even if they are all captured by Sun Ce, the losses are still within Jingzhou's tolerance.

And if Yanyue City does not fall, Sun Ce will not dare to go deep into the heart of Jingzhou.

Zhou Yu could only keep the army in Jiangxia, otherwise, if they went deep into Jingzhou, Huang Zu would directly block their retreat.

Another order from Liu Biao ahead to mobilize the Jingxiang army, even if it is a sea of ​​people tactics, is enough to kill the Jiangdong Expeditionary Army.

However, Zhang Yun and others chose to go out of the city to break through.

And the result is predictable.

(End of this chapter)