Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

After pondering for a long time, Yuan Tan looked to his side.

On the left is Tian Feng who came from Hebei to assist him in the Qingzhou war.

Tian Feng is a great talent in Hebei, and Yuan Tan respects him very much, and has always held the gift of juniors. Even after Tian Feng came, Yuan Tan even gave up his residence to invite Tian Feng to live in him. Tan Fang just gave up.

Now that Yuan Tan is able to sit firmly in the Dongping Mausoleum and confront Li Yi, it is largely due to Tian Feng's peace of mind.

After Tian Feng, it was Hua Yan and Kong Shun, who had followed Yuan Tan for a long time. Although they were not well-known, they were very capable in handling affairs, and their words were even more cunning. Two people will do it for him.

For example, this time Yuan Tan wanted to recruit folk women so that he could exchange Li Yi for Guo Tu, so he gave it to these two people.

His gaze stayed on the two of them for a short while, and Yuan Tan looked to the right again,

First of all, there is a burly man. He is Yan Liang, a famous general in Hebei. Yan Liang's bravery, in the early battles, Yan Liang led the army against Tian Kai, Tian Kai's side had almost no enemy, Yan Liang made great contributions, and Yuan Tan regarded him as a pillar.

After Yan Liang, there is the general Han Meng. As the deputy general of the army, although Han Meng's performance is not as good as Yan Liang, he has gained a lot. Yuan Tan often drinks with him at the same table and treats him like a brother, because Han Meng is the nephew of the famous Hebei general Han Qiong, and this If the second battle in Qingzhou can be successfully concluded, Han Meng will definitely be promoted.

The last remaining person is Guan Tong, who is responsible for managing Yuan Tan's rear army and many sundries.

Guan Tong is not as good as Guo Tu, his martial arts is not as good as Han Meng, and he is not as pleasing as Huayan Kongshun. However, Yuan Tan has never underestimated Guan Tong. This is not only because Guan Tong is an all-rounder, but also Because he is loyal and reliable, otherwise Yuan Tan would not have entrusted Guan Tong with the responsibility for the rear of the army.

Looking at the people on the left and right, Yuan Tan felt a little joyful, even complacent. After all, anyone who has mastered so many talents will inevitably have some ambitions.

But soon, Yuan Tan's eyes dimmed, because he thought of Li Yi, who gathered much more talents than those around him, even no worse than his father.

Gently shaking his head, putting aside distracting thoughts in his mind, Yuan Tan bowed his hands to Tian Feng and asked, "What do you think about this matter, sir, and how should we deal with it?"

Although Yuan Tan had something on his mind, on the surface he was calm and composed, and his gestures already had Yuan Shao's demeanor.

However, Tian Feng's face was a little smelly.

Tian Feng first returned the salute, and then said with a straight face: "Guo Tu is so greedy for life and afraid of death, it is really hateful."

Yuan Tan smiled unnaturally. Although it is still unclear what Guo Tu experienced with Li Yi and the reasons behind it, it is definitely not wrong to say that Guo Tu is greedy for life.

It's just that Yuan Tan didn't want to pursue this issue, because Guo Tu had a good relationship with him and was from his lineage, so many things could be forgiven.

Yuan Tanquan presumed he didn't hear Tian Feng's words, and said again: "What do you think about this matter, sir, is it a benefit or a disadvantage to wait with us?"

Seeing that Yuan Tan didn't intend to pursue Guo Tu, Hua Yan and Kong Shun both heaved a sigh of relief, and then smiled. They were on the same side as Guo Tu, so naturally they didn't want to see Guo Tu have an accident.

Yan Liang didn't say anything at all. The current Qingzhou is a bit chaotic, and his brain power is limited, so he has no time to think about Guo Tu's affairs.

However, a look of disappointment flashed across Tian Feng's eyes.

In the art of war, it is a big taboo to change generals before the battle. This applies not only to generals, but also to officials.

Guo Tu is an important minister under Yuan Shao's command. Although what he did this time is not good, Tian Feng will not really attack Guo Tu. He insists on doing something about Guo Tu immediately, because it is easy to shake the morale of the army, and it is not the work of a wise man. .

The reason why Tian Feng said that was just to see Yuan Tan's attitude.

Tian Feng's request was actually very low, and Yuan Tan didn't need to do anything to Guo Tu, as long as Yuan Tan criticized Guo Tu and clearly defined the right and wrong of this matter, Tian Feng would be pleased.

But the result made him very disappointed. Yuan Tan and Yuan Shao are the same kind of people. They make up with each other when they are in trouble, and they have no decision. In this way, even if people's hearts are temporarily won over, they will be scattered.

Sighing secretly, Tian Feng did not preach to Yuan Tan on this, because this has become a common problem of the Yuan family, and it is not something he can change in a short time.

Gathering his mind, Tian Feng said: "Don't be in a hurry, Eldest Prince, this matter still needs to come from the long way."

Yuan Tan bowed slightly, pretending to be open-minded and receptive.

Tian Feng tapped his fingers lightly, looked around at the rest of the people, and said slowly: "Let's talk about Li Yi first, from the current point of view, Li Yi obviously wants to take advantage of this to attack Tian Kai and find excuses for a full-scale attack on Qingzhou in the future. "

Yuan Tan nodded and said, "That's right, but I don't know how Li Yi will use his troops in the future, whether to look for Tian Kai first, or continue to go north, if he can attack Tian Kai first, we will have a chance to intercept Li Yi's rear, Keeping him in Qingzhou, even if there is no chance of interception, our army will have a great chance of winning if Li Yi and Tian Kai are exhausted after the battle."

Everyone in the room showed hope, even a fierce general like Yan Liang, after all, only fools would choose to fight head-on when things could be profitable by chance.

Tian Feng shook his head directly, and denied: "The eldest son's words are wrong. Although Tian Kai is just a mediocre person, it is nothing to worry about, but if he flees to Donglai, although it is inevitable to win the battle, it also needs to be defeated." For a long time, Li Yi has always been cautious in using troops and was stingy with his military strength, so unless Tian Kai came to ask for a fight, Li Yi would definitely not go to Tian Kai first for a decisive battle."

Yan Liang on the opposite side couldn't help but asked: "According to what Mr. said, it is the best policy for Li Yi not to fight Tian Kai, but he took the initiative to make enemies with Tian Kai. Isn't he afraid of being attacked by two sides in the future?"

After Yan Liang finished speaking, without waiting for Tian Feng to answer, he blinked his eyes, thought of something quickly, and then turned embarrassing.

Tian Feng was polite to Yan Liang, and said: "General Yan's words are not bad. Generally speaking, wantonly making enemies like Li Yi before the battle is the way to death, but"

"Ugh!"

Sighing lightly, Tian Feng glanced at Yuan Tan, and said: "Originally, according to the plan of the eldest son, he cooperated with Tian Kai to lure Li Yi to Tugu, show him off with beauty, and then wait for an opportunity to assassinate him. Although this is not the right way , but no matter whether it succeeds or not, it will have miraculous effects. At least it will become an opportunity for the eldest son to truly unite with Tian Kai and deal with Li Yi. What does it mean to push all the faults on Tian Kai, how does Tian Kai feel about this?"

The corner of Yuan Tan's mouth twitched, and he felt dissatisfied with Guo Tu in his heart.

The real initiator of this assassination was Yuan Tan. The reason was very simple. Yuan Tan felt that he could not beat Li Yi head-on, so he wanted to try the assassination trick. Although the success rate was not high, once it worked, it would be a lucrative deal.

Therefore, this matter was officially put on the agenda, but in the process of implementation, Yuan Tan decided to drag Tian Kai into the water, because as long as Li Yi died, Tian Kai would also benefit, and if the matter failed, There is also one more person who can face Li Yi's anger with him.

Moreover, in that case, even though he and Tian Kai had many old grievances, facing Li Yi's strength, they would become true allies for a long time to come.

Yuan Tan was quite proud of this strategy, even though Tian Feng didn't like the method of assassination, he affirmed the feasibility of this method.

However, Li Yi first passed through Tugu County and did not enter, making them think that the assassination was hopeless, followed Li Yi back to the carbine and took him away. After several twists and turns, until now, Guo Tu has thrown all the blame on Tian Kai. body.

The previous things did not develop according to the original plan. Although Yuan Tan was surprised, he could accept it. At worst, it would be nothing. However, what Guo Tu did had an uncontrollable change, just like Tian Feng asked. So, what would Tian Kai think about this matter, would he think that their layout was originally intended to deceive people into the urn?

Thinking of this, Yuan Tan looked helpless, and said: "The matter has come to this point, and if Tian Kai loses trust, it will be difficult for Tian Kai to form an alliance with our army, but Li Yi is the enemy after all. I thought that even if Tian Kai could not help me, he would not help me." It is not good for our army at this time."

Tian Feng said: "Indeed, if Li Yi covets Qingzhou, even if Tian Kai is resentful, he will not attack the eldest son at this time, but because Tian Kai is short-sighted, he will not help the eldest son, but these things are very important to Li Yilai. That said, it’s actually helping.”

With a long sigh, Tian Feng continued: "This time when Li Yi went north, the actual number of soldiers and horses was about 3. If necessary, Li Yi could continue to deploy troops from the rear at any time, but the eldest son only had [-] soldiers and horses. Labor labor can add a few thousand more, but in terms of combat power, the eldest son knows that the chances of facing Li Yisheng head-on are really not great."

Being pointed out by Tian Feng that the situation ahead was difficult, Yuan Tan was a little frustrated and asked, "Is it possible for my father to continue to increase troops?"

Tian Feng shook his head slowly, and said: "From my lord's point of view, continuing to send more troops to Qingzhou to fight with Li Yi, the victory will be a miserable victory, and the defeat will be a crushing defeat. No matter how you look at it, the disadvantages outweigh the advantages, so it is difficult to have reinforcements gone."

Yuan Tan's expression was even uglier. Under the influence of Yuan Tan, the other people in the room felt sorry for each other and were full of anxiety about the future war.

Seeing the low morale of the crowd, Yan Liang felt extremely unhappy, frowned, and suddenly said loudly: "Young Master, there is no need to worry. In Yan's opinion, it may not be easy to defeat Li Yi directly, but it is also not easy for Li Yi to win smoothly!"

Yan Liang's voice was loud and powerful, and he was born with strong self-confidence. After hearing this, Yuan Tan regained his energy and asked hastily, "Does the general have a plan to retreat from the enemy?"

Yan Liang shook his head and said: "Although Yan is not afraid of Li Yi, he can't just retreat from the enemy lightly. The plan of the last general is to exhaust Li Yi's soldiers and horses by means of fatigue. At that time, even if Li Yi is undefeated, he will have to retreat, and our army will win without victories."

Although Yuan Tan is a noble son of a family, he also knows military law and understands that what Yan Liang said is reasonable, but he doesn't have much joy on his face, because he also thought about procrastinating, and it was too exhausting for Li Yi to fight, but the problem is, Yuan Tan I feel like I can't use it up.

Seeing the worry on Yuan Tan's face, Yan Liang explained: "After Li Yi's army arrived, the eldest son defended the city with old soldiers and new soldiers, and I led the elite to set up a side camp outside the city. If Li Yi attacked, I would hit him head-on and defeat him. If Li Yi defends the edge, I will take the initiative to call the battle. With our army's elite army, three or two thousand soldiers and horses lined up head-on, Li Yi is by no means an opponent. Gao Gao, why can't you keep him out of the city?"

Originally, Yuan Tan didn't expect much from Yan Liang's advice, but after listening to Yan Liang's words, he found that there were no tricks and tricks in it, but it was extremely practical, and he was very excited for a while.

"Eldest son, the last general will second the proposal!"