Three Kingdoms King of the North

When Yuan Xi heard that Han Zhan offered a thousand gold rewards for catching Fengji, he couldn't help opening his mouth in surprise.After a long time, he continued to ask: "Brothers, who is Miss Cai who was robbed by Fengji? How could Han Tinghou be so angry?"

"You don't even know Miss Cai?" The tall man showed contempt on his face, and he said disdainfully, "She is the daughter of Cai Yong and Cai Shizhong, and my Tinghou treats her very well."

"What nonsense are you talking about here?"

chapter 252

"Brother," a bold idea suddenly popped up in Yuan Xi's mind, and he said to Yuan Tan, "I have a plan. I can get rid of the rules and please Han Tinghou. In this way, maybe he will release you and me." Two people."

Don't look at the two brothers who used to be at odds with each other before, but now they are both behind bars, so there is a feeling of helping each other.At this moment, Yuan Tan heard Yuan Xi say that there is a way to capture Feng Ji, so he hurriedly asked, "Second Brother, do you plan to find out?"

"Brother, have you forgotten that you and I are also Fengji's masters." Yuan Xi sneered and said, "As long as you and I ask Han Tinghou for orders, we will lead an army to intercept Fengji. Fengji will definitely not Be on guard, we can easily take it down then. Once we rescue Cai Zhaoji, do you think Han Tinghou will continue to detain me and wait?"

"That's a good idea." Yuan Tan also felt that Yuan Xi's proposal was good.But he thought about it again, and said with a sad face: "Han Tinghou has kept you and my brother under house arrest all this time, and if you suddenly make such a request to him, I'm afraid he won't agree."

"Brother, a dead horse is treated as a living horse doctor. Now that we are in the current field, we might as well give it a go."

"Okay, since the second brother said so, we might as well give it a try." After Yuan Tan finished speaking, he ordered Yuan Xi: "Bring a pen and paper, I want to write a letter to Han Tinghou."

The letter written by Yuan Tan himself was quickly passed to Han Zhan through the guarding soldiers.After reading the letter, Han Zhan threw it on the ground and said disdainfully, "Idiots are talking about dreams!"

Guo Jia stepped forward to pick up the letter that Han Zhan had thrown on the ground, and after quickly browsing through the contents, he turned to look at Han Zhan and said, "My lord, I feel that what Yuan Xiansi said has some truth."

"What's the point?" Han Zhan said angrily, "The two prisoners actually want to lead troops to intercept Fengji. I'm worried that Fengji didn't stop him, but the army he commanded followed his two brothers." disappeared."

"My lord's words are wrong." Guo Jia waited for Han Zhan to finish speaking, and said with a smile: "The Yuan brothers are smart people. They know that Yuan Benchu's situation is gone. In order to seek self-protection, they must serve for the lord. They are willing to lead the army. Going to intercept Fengji is nothing more than wanting to send the lord a certificate of voting."

After hearing Guo Jia's words, Han Zhan walked back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, wondering whether he should give the Yuan brothers enough trust to lead an army to intercept Fengji.

Seeing that Han Zhan was hesitant, Guo Jia went on to say, "In my opinion, since the Yuan brothers are willing to serve the Lord, let's go and kill Fengji, that dog thief."

Hearing what Guo Jia said, Han Zhan couldn't help raising his eyebrows. He remembered that Feng Ji in history was killed by Yuan Tan.If I really sent the Yuan family brothers to intercept Fengji, does that mean that Fengji must die?Thinking of this, he stopped and said to Guo Jia: "Feng Xiao, if that's the case, then let Xia Houlan order a thousand soldiers and go with the Yuan brothers to intercept Fengji."

Guo Jia originally thought that he would have to spend a lot of words before Han Zhan would be persuaded by him.Seeing that he agreed to the matter so readily at this moment, I couldn't help but feel a little bit drummed.He tentatively asked: "Master, do you really want to give the two brothers a thousand soldiers?"

"I agree to let the two of them participate in the interception of Fengji," Han Zhan felt the need to make it clear to Guo Jia, "but Xia Houlan is in charge of the army, and the two of them are just assisting from the side."

After Han Zhan finished speaking, he immediately called Chen Dao and told him, "Uncle Zhi, you rush to the barracks immediately and ask Captain Xiahou to come here. I have something important to discuss with him."

Ten minutes after Chen Dao left, Xia Houlan rushed to the state pastoral mansion.After waiting for him to salute, Han Zhan said to him: "Captain Xiahou, I plan to send you to lead a thousand soldiers and horses, together with the Yuan brothers, to intercept Fengji and others who may pass in the southwest direction of Yecheng ahead."

"What, let the Yuan brothers go with me?" Xia Houlan widened her eyes in surprise when she heard what Han Zhan said, and asked in puzzlement, "Aren't they the master's prisoners? How can they go with me to intercept the meeting?" What about Ji?"

"One moment and another moment." Han Zhan waved his hand and said, "Feng Ji is a cunning and cunning man. If he sees us setting up roadblocks on official roads, he will definitely take a detour. But if he sees the Yuan brothers around, he will somewhat reduce his burden." Some vigilance, so I say, we can take advantage of it."

"The last general takes orders." After Xia Houlan figured out Han Zhan's intentions, she quickly replied loudly: "Please rest assured, my lord, it's fine if you don't come every time. As long as he comes, the last general will never let him leave alive." .”

After the Yuan brothers wrote that letter to Han Zhan, they felt uneasy all the time. After all, such an approach was really unimaginable.But not long after, a general with a helmet and armor strode in from outside the courtyard.Yuan Tan knew this person, who was Zhao Yun's foster brother Xia Houlan.He hurriedly walked out of the room, bowing his hands as he walked, "It turned out that Captain Xiahou came here, and Yuan did not go far to greet him, so please forgive me."

"Yuan Xiansi," Xia Houlan was full of disgust for Yuan Tan, but in order to complete the task assigned by Han Zhan, he still suppressed the anger in his heart and said to Yuan Tan: "Both of you, pack up your things immediately and come with me. one trip!"

When Yuan Tan heard what Xiahoulan said, he was taken aback for a moment, and after he figured out what was going on, he couldn't help feeling ecstatic.But he still tried his best to control his emotions, and said respectfully to Xia Houlan: "I don't know Captain Xiahou, where do you want us two brothers to go with you?"

"Don't pretend to be confused." Xia Houlan said angrily: "Didn't you volunteer to intercept Fengji and others by writing books for the lord? Now the soldiers and horses have been prepared outside, and we will set off immediately."

Knowing that Han Zhan agreed to intercept Fengji by himself, Yuan Tan glanced at his second brother with grateful eyes, and then said to Xia Houlan: "Captain Xiahou, both of my brothers are wearing casual clothes, why don't you?" Go to the battlefield. Look, will you get us two suits of armor?"

"Come here!" Xia Houlan waited for Yuan Tan to finish speaking, then shouted out of the courtyard: "Bring the things in!"

Following the shout, two soldiers walked in from the outside, each holding a piece of steed in their hands.Xia Houlan pointed at the two horses, and said to the Yuan family brothers: "This is the armor, weapons and horses that my lord asked me to give you. You hurry up and change them, and then set off to intercept Fengji."

Seeing that Han Zhan not only agreed to his request, but also had his weapons and armor returned, the Yuan brothers couldn't help but be overjoyed.He hurriedly returned to his room, and with the help of his servants, he took off his casual clothes and put on his original armor.

When the two put on their helmets and armor and came out of the house with their own weapons, Xia Houlan suddenly felt that his eyes lit up. They were really two outstanding young generals.However, he still kept a straight face, waved his hands at the two of them, and said, "Since the armor has been changed, get on the horse quickly, and we will set off now."

The three of them left Yecheng with their soldiers and horses, and when they were heading west, Yuan Tan couldn't help asking Xiahoulan curiously: "Captain Xiahou, since we are going to intercept Fengji and others, we should set up a card on the official road to the south , why is it headed west instead?"

Xia Houlan rolled her eyes at him, and said impatiently: "Mr. Guo said that Fengji is a crafty and cunning man, and he would never go north along the official road. He must go west along the Gongxian, Muye, and Chaoge lines. We You only need to go in the direction of Luchang Mountain, and it is possible to stop Fengji and his party."

After Yuan Tan finished listening, he turned his head to look at Yuan Xi beside him, and saw that the other party was also looking at him.He coughed lightly and asked, "Second brother, what do you think of Mr. Guo's judgment?"

Yuan Xi nodded and said: "As far as my little brother knows, Marquis Han Ting has sent several troops to set up checkpoints on the official road in the south of Ye City. Feng Ji is cunning and will never surrender easily, so It is somewhat possible for him to follow the path that Mr. Guo said."

Xia Houlan's soldiers and horses walked on the road for two days, finally came to Chaoge, set up camp at the intersection here, and planned to intercept Fengji and others here.

Yuan Xi saw Xia Houlan set up camp at the intersection, so he persuaded him: "Captain Xiahou, if we set up camp at the intersection, if we see an army blocking the way from afar, we may turn around and go back. In my opinion, we are still on the mountain Let's camp."

Xia Houlan glanced at the small hill not far away, shook her head and said, "No, no, it's inconvenient to get water from the top of the mountain. If the soldiers want to light a fire and cook, it will be inconvenient. I think we should set up camp here."

"Captain Xiahou," Yuan Tan saw that Yuan Xi couldn't persuade Xiahoulan, so he went out to persuade him personally: "If I wait to go to the village at the intersection, the thieves will surely find it from afar. If he turns around and escapes into the mountains, It won't be that easy for us to catch them."

"I've made up my mind, so I don't need to persuade you anymore." Xia Houlan was deeply afraid that the Yuan family brothers would keep whispering in her ears, so she raised her hand to interrupt what they were saying, "I will let someone plant the Yuan family's words in the village. Banner. In this way, even if Fengji sees it, he will think it is a defeated soldier who escaped from Yecheng, and he will definitely come to check it in person, and then we can come to catch the turtle in the urn."

Seeing that Xia Houlan had already reached this point, Yuan Tan knew that what he said would be useless, so he could only sigh and said helplessly, "If that's the case, then follow what Captain Xiahou said."

Not long after setting up the camp, a cavalryman returned to the village and reported to Xia Houlan: "I want to report to Captain Xiahou, the little one found a group of people and horses coming towards here more than ten miles away."

"How many people are there?" Xia Houlan asked quickly.

"There are about [-] people, all wearing casual clothes, and all riding horses." The sentry reported to Xia Houlan: "The little one vaguely saw a carriage in the team. Because the road is rough and difficult, the speed of the team It’s very slow. It’s estimated that it will take an hour at the earliest to arrive here.”

Although Xia Houlan didn't know how many Fengji and the others had, whether they were walking or riding.But when he heard what the whistle said, he quickly ordered: "Quickly invite the two young masters of the Yuan family to come here for the ceremony."

After a while, the Yuan brothers hurried to the big tent. After saluting Xiahou Lan, Yuan Tan asked respectfully, "Captain Xiahou, did you find anything when you summoned our two brothers?"

Xia Houlan nodded and said: "That's right, according to reports from the horse scouts, a small team appeared more than ten miles away from here. The people inside were all wearing casual clothes and riding horses. There was also a carriage in the team. If I If I guess correctly, the carriage should be the robbed Miss Cai."

Yuan Xi saw Xia Houlan set up camp at the intersection, so he persuaded him: "Captain Xiahou, if we set up camp at the intersection, if we see an army blocking the way from afar, we may turn around and go back. In my opinion, we are still on the mountain Let's camp."

Xia Houlan glanced at the small hill not far away, shook her head and said, "No, no, it's inconvenient to get water from the top of the mountain. If the soldiers want to light a fire and cook, it will be inconvenient. I think we should set up camp here."

"Captain Xiahou," Yuan Tan saw that Yuan Xi couldn't persuade Xiahoulan, so he went out to persuade him personally: "If I wait to go to the village at the intersection, the thieves will surely find it from afar. If he turns around and escapes into the mountains, It won't be that easy for us to catch them."

"I've made up my mind, so I don't need to persuade you anymore." Xia Houlan was deeply afraid that the Yuan family brothers would keep whispering in her ears, so she raised her hand to interrupt what they were saying, "I will let someone plant the Yuan family's words in the village. Banner. In this way, even if Fengji sees it, he will think it is a defeated soldier who escaped from Yecheng, and he will definitely come to check it in person, and then we can come to catch the turtle in the urn."

Seeing that Xia Houlan had already reached this point, Yuan Tan knew that what he said would be useless, so he could only sigh and said helplessly, "If that's the case, then follow what Captain Xiahou said."

Not long after setting up the camp, a cavalryman returned to the village and reported to Xia Houlan: "I want to report to Captain Xiahou, the little one found a group of people and horses coming towards here more than ten miles away."

"How many people are there?" Xia Houlan asked quickly.

"There are about [-] people, all wearing casual clothes, and all riding horses." The sentry reported to Xia Houlan: "The little one vaguely saw a carriage in the team. Because the road is rough and difficult, the speed of the team It’s very slow. It’s estimated that it will take an hour at the earliest to arrive here.”

Although Xia Houlan didn't know how many Fengji and the others had, whether they were walking or riding.But when he heard what the whistle said, he quickly ordered: "Quickly invite the two young masters of the Yuan family to come here for the ceremony."

After a while, the Yuan brothers hurried to the big tent. After saluting Xiahou Lan, Yuan Tan asked respectfully, "Captain Xiahou, did you find anything when you summoned our two brothers?"

Xia Houlan nodded and said: "That's right, according to reports from the horse scouts, a small team appeared more than ten miles away from here. The people inside were all wearing casual clothes and riding horses. There was also a carriage in the team. If I If I guess correctly, the carriage should be the robbed Miss Cai."