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- Chapter 336 Big Tail Wolf
Liang Guo, Suiyang.
The sky is high and the clouds are clear, the grass is growing green, the most difficult winter is over, and Yuan Tan can already feel the growing feeling of spring.
In the warm spring breeze, Yuan Tan galloped along the eastbound road, whipping his horse.
After walking no more than five miles, the flag was fluttering, and the camp that stretched for several miles came into Yuan Tan's eyes. The big flag with the word "Liu" was flying in the wind.
That¡¯s Liu Bei¡¯s 20,000-strong army.
In the disastrous defeat a few months ago, Yuan Tan not only lost Xu Du, but also tens of thousands of elite soldiers, and his momentum suddenly plummeted.
Fortunately, a sudden heavy snowfall froze the Central Plains for thousands of miles, stopping Yan Liang from advancing eastward, and allowing Yuan Tan to finally breathe a sigh of relief.
After several months of recovery, Yuan Tan reluctantly mobilized troops from various counties and gathered an army of 15,000 men, and his momentum was slightly restored.
Yuan Tan knows very well that with his current strength, neither his good brother nor Yan Liang can resist him.
So Yuan Tan wanted to take the initiative to launch a counterattack while Yan Liang's army was still in Jingzhou, and recapture Xudu in one fell swoop. At that time, he might have a chance to regain his momentum and compete with Yan Liang and Yuan Shang again.
There are about 20,000 Yan Liang left behind in Xudu. Of course, Yuan Tan also knows very well that with his second-rate army of 15,000 people, there is no hope of recapture.
So Yuan Tan thought of Liu Bei, his staunch and powerful ally.
Not long ago, Yuan Tan sent an envoy to Liu Bei, intending to borrow 20,000 troops from Liu Bei to help him advance westward and recapture Xudu.
And Liu Bei was indeed spirited enough. Not only did he agree to borrow troops, but he also decided to lead his army in person, taking Zhang Fei and a group of tiger generals to help Yuan Tan regain Xu Capital.
"I didn't expect that Xuande would lead his army here in person. It's a shame that I didn't treat him so favorably back then. With his help, why not worry about defeating Yan Liang, a thief"
When Yuan Tan was in reverie, the camp gate in front had arrived. Looking from a distance, he saw a large group of people waiting in front of the camp gate.
The man with his arms above his knees is his old friend Liu Bei.
Yuan Tan whipped him a few more times, and soon he was approaching quickly.
"Liu Bei has met His Highness the King of Wei." Liu Bei came to greet him from afar and bowed his hands.
Yuan Tan turned over and dismounted, hurriedly took a few steps forward, returned the salute with his hands, and said with a smile: "Why is Xuande so formal? There is no such thing as Your Highness between you and me. Just call me Xiansi."
Liu Bei said seriously: "There is a difference between the superior and the inferior. How dare you be rude?"
In today's situation, although Yuan Tan still claims to be the King of Wei, his strength has declined extremely. Han Meng in Luoyang is self-respecting and does not listen to his orders. The rest of the counties are also uneasy, and there are many people who violate the rules. people.
In contrast, Liu Bei is becoming increasingly powerful and powerful.
Now that the two of them met, Liu Bei was so respectful to Yuan Tan. This not only made Yuan Tan feel happy, but also put him at ease.
After exchanging polite words, the two of them walked into the camp hand in hand.
In the large tent of the Chinese army, a small banquet had been prepared. Liu Bei insisted on inviting Yuan Tan to sit down. Yuan Tan refused for a long time, but Liu Bei insisted. In desperation, Yuan Tan had to sit down.
The wine was served, Liu Bei sat on one side, Zhang Fei sat beside Liu Bei, and Sun Qian sat on the other side.
Yuan Tan was in a good mood and talked about old friendships. Liu Bei also recalled the past, sighing with emotion while toasting Yuan Tan's fine wine.
After a few rounds of drinking, Yuan Tan said enthusiastically: "Since Xuande is here in person this time, you can make plans from the side. I command an army of more than 30,000 people, so there is no need to worry about being defeated."
With this tone, Yuan Tan actually planned to put Liu Bei's troops under his command and turn Liu Bei into his general.
As soon as these words came out, Zhang Fei, whose face was covered with steel beard, immediately flashed a look of anger.
Yuan Tan was completely unaware and continued to talk about his strategy in high spirits.
Liu Bei, however, just swallowed his wine silently and said nothing. After listening to Yuan Tan's instructions, he did not say a word and only glanced at Sun Qian opposite.
Sun Qian then coughed a few times and said with a smile: "It is natural to conquer Yan Liang in the west and recapture Xudu. However, Qian thinks that your Highness, why don't you give all your troops and horses to my lord in this battle? Your Highness can only rest and relax." , just sit back and watch my lord succeed."
Yuan Tan was not stupid. He was stunned for a moment, and soon he understood the clue from Sun Qian's words.
Liu Bei does not want to be his deputy, but wants to replace him, Yuan Tan, and let him command Yuan Liu's 30,000-strong coalition.??
Yuan Tan couldn't help but feel a trace of displeasure flashing in his eyes.
"Yan Liang has a blood feud with me, and I would be happy to avenge this hatred with my own hands. Furthermore, I am most familiar with the terrain in Xudu, and I can command it more easily."
Yuan Tan found various excuses, but still wanted to hold the military power of the coalition forces in his own hands.
As soon as he said this, Zhang Fei snorted coldly, "Your Highness, you have been defeated by that thief Yan Liang so many times. If you show off again this time, you won't be afraid that even my brother's troops will be defeated."
Zhang Fei's words were unabashedly ridiculing Yuan Tan for his incompetence in using troops.
Yuan Tan's face changed as he heard this. Embarrassment and annoyance were evident on his face, and he didn't know how to respond for a moment.
"Yide, how dare you talk to His Highness the King of Wei like this!" Liu Bei reacted very quickly and immediately yelled at Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei muttered a few words and just lowered his head to drink wine in a depressed manner.
Yuan Tan's expression improved a little.
Liu Bei turned his eyes to Yuan Tan and said with a smile: "Yide is outspoken. Don't blame your Highness. In fact, it is different who will command this coalition army. It's just that these Xuzhou soldiers of Bei are very arrogant and difficult to control. Bei is afraid that they will not obey His Highness." Order, if the time comes to delay the war, it will be a small loss but a big loss."
Although Liu Bei spoke tactfully, he still competed with Yuan Tan for command.
"Well Xuande's words make sense" Yuan Tan understood what Liu Bei meant, but for the moment he couldn't think of how to refuse.
Liu Bei took advantage of the situation and said: "Since Your Highness also thinks so, if Your Highness can trust Liu Bei and Bei is willing to personally command the coalition forces, he will defeat Yan Liang and regain Xudu for Your Highness."
That sentence "I can trust Liu Bei" only left Yuan Tan speechless. If he refused, wouldn't it mean that he didn't trust Liu Bei? And if he didn't trust Liu Bei, why would he bother to send troops for you?
Yuan Tan fell into hesitation for a moment.
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Yuan Tan has an idea and laughed and said: "We will discuss this matter later. Today we will just talk about old times and not talk about business."
Hearing this, Zhang Fei, who had been drinking heavily, became angry and said angrily: "My brother sent troops to avenge you, but you still don't believe in my eldest brother. Okay, if you have the ability, you can fight Yan Liang yourself. Don't ask my brother to send troops. "
"Yide, don't be rude." Liu Bei's face sank again.
This time, Zhang Fei ignored Liu Bei's scolding and jumped up in excitement. He glared at Yuan Tan and said, "Yuan Tan, I have long disliked you. When the two families agreed to attack Yuan Shang together, you didn't even I want my brother to deal with Yuan Shang alone. Now my brother is sending troops to help you regardless of previous suspicions. You are incompetent in using troops, but you still insist on commanding the coalition forces. You just don¡¯t trust my brother. I"
Zhang Fei's angry curses almost reached the point of breaking his skin. Yuan Tan's face turned green and white for a while, and white air spurted out from both nostrils.
Yuan Tan wanted to retaliate, but realized that he was in Liu Bei's camp, so he had to suppress his anger temporarily, cupped his hands and said coldly: "It seems that your brother Xuande is drunk. Xuande drinks slowly. I will take my leave now, and we will talk about it another day.¡±
Yuan Tan immediately stood up and was about to leave. Just as he stepped out of the tent and raised his head suddenly, he found that a row of Liu Bei soldiers had blocked the door. They all looked at him coldly, not allowing him to leave.
Yuan Tan's heart skipped a beat, and he turned around and shouted: "Liu Xuande, what do you mean? Do you still want to trap me?"
Liu Bei did not go to scold Zhang Fei at this time. Instead, he moved to the upper seat where Yuan Tan was sitting. He was playing with the wine glass in his hand and raised a faint sneer at the corner of his mouth.
"How dare you trap His Highness? It's just that today's talk has reached this point. If we don't explain it clearly, I'm afraid I won't be able to let His Highness walk out of this military tent."
All respect was swept away, and Liu Bei's calm words actually revealed cold murderous intent.
Yuan Tan's expression suddenly changed in shock, and he pointed at Liu Bei with trembling fingers, "Liu Xuande, I didn't expect you actually"
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Xiangyang, the state capital.
Yan Liang couldn't help but reveal a sarcastic sneer between his brows as he listened to the information coming from the north.
Si Wencao's detailed work stated in the intelligence that Liu Bei and Yuan Tan had an alliance in Suiyang more than a month ago. After that, Yuan Tan stayed in Liu Bei's camp and ordered all of his more than 10,000 troops to be assigned to Liu Bei. command.
Not long after the alliance, Yuan Tan successively ordered the removal of a group of prefects of Yan, Yu, and Si prefectures. Based on careful inquiries, he found that most of the newly appointed prefects were from Xuzhou and were originally officials under Liu Bei's command.
In addition, the prefects of several counties, such as Taishan and Jibei, refused toFollowing Yuan Tan's appointment, Liu Bei, in the name of following Yuan Tan's order, sent his Xuzhou soldiers to attack and kill the old governor and escort the new governor to take office by force.
"What a big-tailed wolf. It seems that our Uncle Liu Huang couldn't resist the temptation of this fat piece of meat from the Central Plains, so he finally showed his face" Yan Liang sighed with a sneer.
Various intelligences have made it obvious that Liu Bei had taken advantage of the alliance to place Yuan Tan under house arrest, and then used Yuan Tan's name to gradually devour Yuan Tan's territory.
Everyone present is a wise man, how could they not see this?
After learning the news, many people sighed and sighed, seeming to be quite surprised by Liu Bei's "unjust" act.
Tian Feng snorted coldly, "Liu Bei has relied on his vassals Sun Zan, Lu Bu, Cao Cao and the Yuan family. He has ambitions. I saw it when he was in Yecheng and persuaded Yuan Benchu ??to get rid of Liu Bei." , who would have thought that Yuan Benchu ??didn¡¯t listen, and his son was harmed by this person to this day.¡±
After Tian Feng spoke, everyone fell into silence.
After pondering for a long time, Yan Liang sneered at the corner of his mouth, "Since Liu Bei has torn down his disguise, we can't be idle. It seems that we have to use troops in advance now.". - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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