Chapter 366 Making a feint to the east and attacking in the west
Chapter 366 Making a feint to the east and attacking in the west
Author: Glorious Little Rabbit
Chapter 366 Making a feint to the east and attacking in the west
Lu Bu's letter put great pressure on Zhang Yan.
Because if Lu Bu is determined to attack Montenegro, Zhang Yan will be besieged on all sides.
In both directions of Jizhou and Youzhou, Yuan Shao and Yuan Xi were both enemies of the Black Mountain Army. Cao Cao, who had been friends with each other privately, would never break up with the Yuan family for the sake of the Black Mountain Army within a few years.
Lu Bu in Hanoi blocked the most important exit of Montenegro, preventing the Montenegrin army from asking for help from the Baibo bandits with whom they had made friends.
So Zhang Yan fell into the same situation as Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Ce.
There are enemies on all sides.
It is strange to say that at this time, the world is in chaos, and everyone knows that while plotting against enemies, one must also try to make allies, but this seems easy, easier said than done, but difficult to do.
Without him, the others are not fools. If any party shows extraordinary strength and dangerous ambitions, others will inevitably be wary of it. Instead, they will unite to contain the first person to take the lead.
The so-called golden horns and silver-edged grass belly, in the four war areas of the Central Plains, you have to face covetousness from all sides at all times. Even if you have allies, you must be prepared for sudden betrayals for various reasons.
Those who can establish a foothold in the hinterland of the Central Plains are all outstanding people. Whether in military or diplomatic terms, they are capable of overwhelming many powerful enemies. Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan, and Cao Cao are all like this.
Those with slight shortcomings were defeated and annexed early.
At this time, the powerful princes in the world had already gone through a round of reshuffle. In the past ten years, from the earliest Zhang Jiao to the newly defeated Gongsun Zan, there were not more than a hundred but also eighty people who had left a mark in the history books.
Now the remaining ones are all the outstanding ones in Dalang Taosha, especially from Guanzhong to Shandong, which has always been a place for military strategists to fight hundreds of battles and is also an area with rich agriculture. The only ones left now are Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Cao Cao and Liu Bei.
Zhang Yan is not stupid. In the past ten years, he has seen many people who were once arrogant, and they were defeated and died in the blink of an eye. So he hid in the Black Mountain, waiting for the opportunity, taking a bite when he had the chance, and shrinking when he didn't.
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Black Mountain is mostly a barren land, and no one else covets it. Zhang Yan made up his mind to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. Even if he couldn't get a share of the pie, he could wait until the general trend of the world was clear, and then join the person who looked like the winner.
Zhang Yan had good intentions, but Yuan didn't give him this chance now and decided to call him.
Only then did he suddenly understand that sometimes not taking sides does not mean safety. On the contrary, he will be the first to be eliminated.
Since the head and the rat have two ends, why should I keep you?
Lu Bu's letter stated nakedly that as long as Yang Feng was handed over, the Black Mountain Army could be spared. Otherwise, they would definitely raise a large army to attack Heishan. Whether Zhang Yan would protect Yang Feng or die with him, Lu Bu would wait for Zhang Yan.
response.
Zhang Yan understood that she had to make a choice, otherwise, she would become a powerful enemy.
At the southern pass of Heishan Mountain, Yuan Xi and Ju Shou were riding on their horses, each holding a telescope, watching Lu Bu leading the army to call for formation in front of the Heishan camp.
Jushou held the telescope and marveled, "This thing you made can change the situation on the battlefield."
"Young Master has not given it to anyone else, has he?"
Yuan Xi heard this and said: "During the battle of Qingzhou, I gave one to the eldest son."
After hearing this, Jushou's expression changed. Yuan Xi knew what the other party was thinking, and smiled and said: "Since we are joining forces with the other party, we must show some sincerity, otherwise we will be wary of each other, and we will not be able to accomplish what we originally accomplished."
"As for the future, we will talk about it later."
Jushou heard this and smiled and said: "Young master is right, but I think too much."
He carefully watched the movements of the Black Mountain Army and said, "Zhang Yan probably hasn't made up his mind yet. He neither wants to be an enemy of Marquis Wen, nor does he want to hand over Yang Feng."
Yuan Xi nodded and said: "I didn't go straight to Zhang Yanhui and cut off my arm. It's good to disgust them."
"Yang Feng is too dangerous. If I find an opportunity, I will definitely kill him quickly. This person is determined to assassinate me, which is very troublesome."
Jushou stroked his beard and said, "If you can't kill someone on the battlefield, you may not be able to kill them at a banquet."
"As long as the price offered is high enough, anything is possible."
"I heard that some time ago, Young Master sent some spies to infiltrate the Montenegrin Army, and it seemed to have very good results?"
"Now we can continue to spread rumors about Yang Feng, making Zhang Yan suspicious, and Marquis Wen adding more fuel to the fire. I'm afraid that the two will have a rift in the near future."
Yuan Xi nodded. This actually put pressure on Zhang Yan, forcing him to take a defensive stance.
In fact, Yuan Xi and Lu Bu will not be working hard all the time. They are just pretending to attack Montenegro. Everything is just a cover.
Yuan Xi's real purpose was for Lu Bu and the Youzhou Army to join forces and attack Anyi, east of Hedong, to welcome the emperor to Huaicheng before he returned to Luoyang in his car!
This time point was carefully calculated by Yuan Xi and Ju Sue. At that time, they already understood that Cao Cao had taken the first step. By this time, Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan's troops would have already entered Hanoi!
Moreover, Cao's army previously had a force of troops, which entered Sili a few days before Cao Ren's army. At this time, even Yuan Xi pursued him at full speed, but it was too late.
In this case, it’s better to recharge your batteries for a few days and hit the road again when you’re ready.
Anyway, even if Cao Cao arrives first, he still has to deal with the Baibo bandits and Li Jue and Guo Si. Neither of those two parties are vegetarians, and even if they are stronger than Cao Cao, it is impossible to deal with both parties at the same time in a short period of time.
The best scenario that Yuan Xi and Jushu thought of was to arrive when several parties provoked a fight and become the oriole that preyed on the rear.
Jushou Zhao Yun's lone army alone is not very sure, but if Lu Bu is added, the hope of success will be greatly increased!
Of course, many details need to be carefully scrutinized, and Lu Bu must go there in person. But in this case, who will be responsible for the defense of Huaicheng becomes a big problem.
Lu Bu now trusts Wei Xu from his mother's clan the most, but only Yuan Xi knows that it was Wei Xu who betrayed Lu Bu first when Cao's army approached the city.
Yuan Xi couldn't help but sigh that Lu Bu's ability to control his subordinates was a complete mess, but since he and Lu Bu joined forces, he couldn't let him fail so early.
What's more, the other party may also become his father-in-law.
Thinking of this, Yuan Xi felt a little guilty. After Lu Lingqi learned the news the day before yesterday, she looked at Yuan Xi with anger in her eyes, her teeth chattering, as if she was about to explode at any time and tear Yuan Xi alive.
Yuan Xi was helpless. He was a fierce tiger in name only, and Lu Lingqi was the real tigress. If it weren't for the common people in the world, would an upright person like himself sacrifice his appearance and body?
Lü Bu attacked in front of the Heishan army camp for most of the day. The attack made the Heishan army lose all courage and they retreated into the camp. Seeing that it was difficult to attack, Lü Bu led his troops back to the camp.
After several days of continuous fighting, the goal of suppressing the Black Mountains has been achieved. The Black Mountain Army will not dare to come out for a while, and it is time to leave for Anyi.
Lü Bu called Yuan Xi Jushou to discuss how to send troops in Huaicheng, but Jushou's suggestion was beyond Lü Bu's expectation.
Jushou proposed that Zhao Yun and Jushou lead the Youzhou army, while Lu Bu personally led the troops and led his generals to Hedong. As for Yuan Xi, as Lu Bu's son-in-law, he was stationed in Huaicheng.
After this proposal came out, Lu Bu immediately lost his ability to deal with it.
He wondered to Yuan Xi: "Why don't you go to welcome the emperor?"
Yuan Xi said calmly: "The emperor has some opinions about the Yuan family. If I go there in person, I'm afraid it will be counterproductive and make the emperor wonder whether Marquis Wen and the Yuan family have reached a private deal, which will affect Marquis Wen's actions."
"If I were not present, the emperor would let down his guard and show his heart to Marquis Wen."
"As for whether I am present or not, it has nothing to do with the overall situation, as long as the final thing is done."
After hearing this, Lu Bu nodded and said, "What you said seems to make sense!"
Jushuo thought that Lu Bu was really easy to fool, so Yuan Xi naturally had some reasons why he couldn't rush to Hedong, but he just couldn't tell Lu Bu.
Yuan Xi added: "Most of my abilities are spent on defending the city. If I stay in Huaicheng, I can also help Marquis Wen resist the enemy."
"Of course, if Marquis Wen suspects that I am plotting against the city, I can return to Youzhou now to avoid suspicion."
Lu Bu listened and laughed a few times: "If you were such a short-sighted person, you wouldn't have reached this stage."
Yuan Xi thought to himself that Lu Bu was very clear-headed, and the gains and losses in Huaicheng were nothing compared to the prospect of Yuan and Lu joining forces to please the emperor.
He smiled and said: "Marquis Wen should understand that all my wealth is at stake. If Huaicheng falls, I'm afraid I won't survive."
"Is it worth it for Marquis Wen to trust me once I do this?"
After Lu Bu thought about it, he said decisively: "Okay!"
"Now return to Huaicheng to organize the army and send troops immediately!"
Yuan Xi came out of Lu Bu's tent with relief, walked to the cliff, and looked at the sunset in the distance. After so many circles in his mind and so many battles, he finally steered things in the direction he wanted.
Although Zhao Yunju would later face many enemies in Hedong, including Li Jue, Guo Si, Baibo bandits, Cao Cao, and even Yuan Shu, with Lu Bu having a good relationship with the emperor Liu Xie, many things would be much easier. At least there is hope.
Successful.
But speaking of it, it is really difficult to convince Lu Bu, a man with a capricious temper. Even deception and deception are the best results at the moment.
Yuan Xi thought happily, could it be that Lu Bu really fell in love with his son-in-law?
As soon as this thought came to his mind, he felt a chill in his back. He turned around and saw Lu Lingqi walking from a distance holding a pair of halberds.
Sun Li on the side was nervously holding the ring-shou knife. Mr. Xindao was really bold and proposed marriage directly. Didn't this make people angry?
This Lu Lingqi is coming to murder her husband, what should I do?
Seeing Lu Lingqi getting closer and closer, Yuan Xi could not help but tremble. He tried to straighten his body, pretended to be calm, and said with cupped hands: "Young lady is very interested, and you are also here to watch the sunset?"
Lu Lingqi, however, looked over Yuan Xi's shoulder and saw the setting sun on the horizon, half hidden in the red sunset glow, as if it was burning, and she felt dazed for a moment.
She glanced at Sun Li again, Yuan Xi understood, turned to Sun Li and said: "You go farther away first."
After hearing this, Sun Li muttered, put away the knife, and walked away, thinking to himself, you want to commit suicide, but you can't blame me.
Only Yuan Xi and Lu Lingqi were left on the top of the mountain. They looked at each other in silence. Yuan Xi asked tentatively: "Did the girl come to fight with me?"
Lu Lingqi sneered: "Not to mention bare-handed, are you worthy of using weapons?"
"Within three moves, I can poke ten holes in your body."
Yuan Xi sweated profusely and thought, "How can you look down on others so much? Be careful I stab you."