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Jia Xu has something to say, but this old fox is showing off again.
"Wen He, at this time, if you have any plans, don't hide them. Tell them quickly." Yan Liang waved his hand.
Jia Xu coughed a few more times, then stroked his beard and said: "Lord, I think that when the situation has developed to this point, it's time to use that person."
that person?
Everyone on the left and right was stunned, unable to figure out who "that person" he was talking about was.
Yan Liang was also suspicious for a moment, his eyebrows slightly narrowed and his eyes rolled a few times.
Suddenly, a strange color flashed in his eyes.
"Wen He, does the person you are talking about refer to Cao Mengde?" Yan Liang asked rhetorically.
Jia Xu smiled and nodded.
When the others heard Cao Cao's name, they all still looked confused, but Xu Shu was the first to react, with a look of realization appearing on his face.
Before Jia Xu could say anything else, Xu Shu raised his hand and said, "My lord, what Wen He said is true. At this time, we are asking Cao Cao for help. As long as he is willing to send troops to attack Luoyang eastward, even if it is just a feint attack, Yuan Tan will have to guard against it.
Even if Yuan Tan only sends troops to return reinforcements, the pressure on our side will be greatly reduced."
Jia Xu nodded slightly to show that Xu Shu's words hit his mark.
The rest of the people suddenly realized it, and after weighing their own considerations, they all agreed with Jia Xu's plan.
Yan Liang rubbed his chin with the tip of his hand, his eyes moving, and he was also thinking about Jia Xu's plan, but he was not as optimistic as others.
After pondering for a long time, Yan Liangfang said: "Yuan Tan is Cao Cao's enemy. But don't forget, this general is also a thorn in Cao Cao's side. You have all forgotten how Cao Cao planned to drive the Xiliang army to attack us last time.
Is it?"
Yan Liang's words reminded everyone, and the excited faces suddenly fell silent again.
Jia Xu's originally confident expression had faded a bit. Apparently Yan Liang's words had forced him to reconsider his strategy.
There was silence for a moment. Jia Xu said: "What the lord said is true. In Cao Mengde's eyes, I am afraid that the lord is a more difficult opponent to deal with than Yuan Tan. Even if he sends troops to help us, he will probably wait until we and Yuan Tan are both injured."
Then I just sit back and reap the profits, but I have ignored this point."
Jia Xu overturned his own plan.
Everyone's mood gradually dropped again.
But at this time, Jia Xu said again: "But this strategy, Xu thinks it is still feasible, but it needs to be changed."
A smile appeared on Yan Liang's lips, and he knew that this old fox was not that simple, so he asked Jia Xu how to change his appearance.
Jia Xu's strategy is actually not complicated. Cao Cao still uses this chess piece, but the method has to change.
What he meant was that on the one hand, he sent people into the Pass with great fanfare to ask for help from Cao Cao, and on the other hand, he ordered the agents lurking in the Xuluo area to spread rumors that Cao Cao would send his troops to the east and launch a massive attack on the Central Plains.
At that time, regardless of whether Cao Cao would send troops to help, the rumors spreading from all directions were enough for Yuan Tan to not hesitate.
As long as Yuan Tan can draw troops from Nanyang to return reinforcements, the pressure on Wancheng will be alleviated. This will buy Yan Liang more time to prepare for the Jedi counterattack.
This strategy changed slightly, from passive to active, so that Yan Liang did not have to worry about whether Cao Cao would send troops.
Yan Liang couldn't help but nod his head after hearing this. Jia Xu's "improved" strategy was indeed in line with his taste.
It seems that he repeatedly defeated Cao Cao's plot in the past, and finally forced Cao Cao to bow his head to show his kindness. As a result, he, who was weaker, had always taken the initiative in diplomacy when facing the superior Cao Cao.
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If you lower your head now and really ask Cao Cao for help, it will be equivalent to giving up the diplomatic initiative to Cao Cao.
Yan Liang had already suffered enough from the feeling of surrendering and bowing his head in his previous life. How could he relive that feeling that made him feel sick to his stomach?
Snapped!
Yan Liang slapped the case again and said happily: "Wen He's strategy is very suitable to my taste. It's very good. So I decided to send an order to Zi Yuan quickly to let his craftsmen get active and work well in our Yuan
The eldest son fanned the wind behind his butt and lit a fire."
At the military meeting that day, Yan Liang adopted Jia Xu's plan, and his military order was quickly sent to Xu You in Xiangyang.
A few days later, orders to spread rumors were sent to the Central Plains from Si Wen Cao, who was in charge of Xu You. Xu You's intelligence machine in the Xu Luo area began to fully activate. Hundreds of agents spread the rumors about Cao Cao.
News that troops will be raised eastward.
This rumor spread from ten to ten, and spread throughout the country within a few days, causing people everywhere to panic. Even the soldiers and people who supported Cao Cao were already ready to move and prepare for Cao Cao's counterattack.
As for Nanyang, Yan Liang also spread the word, causing Yi Ji to make a big fanfare and march north from Wuguan to Chang'an with the gifts for the Han emperor to show Yuan Tan his alliance with Cao Cao.
Under such a powerful public opinion offensive, Yuan Tan, who was on the front line of Wancheng, finally began to sit still.
Although his detailed work has not yet sent back the news of Cao Cao's dispatch of troops, the rumors that are spreading all over Xu Luo after his death force him to pay attention to it.
As a last resort, Yuan Tan could only mobilize 7,000 troops and horses from the front line to strengthen Luoyang's front line defense.
As soon as Yuan Tan drew his troops, the number of Nanyang's troops was reduced to about 30,000, 30,000 to 10,000, and Yuan Tan's advantage in military strength was further weakened.
The weakening of military strength forced Yuan Tan to shrink the front line, give up dividing his troops to massacre the countryside, and the frequency of raids on Yan Liang's grain road was also reduced a lot.
For a time, Wancheng's offensive was greatly eased.
Yan Liang, who got a chance to breathe, keenly seized this opportunity and adopted various strategies to make Yuan Tan uneasy.
Yan Liang followed Xu Shu's plan and sent a small group of soldiers and horses out of the city with drum music every night, sneaking to the vicinity of Yuan's camp to play gongs and drums.
Yuan Jun rose up after hearing the sound, thinking it was Yan Liang who was robbing the camp. The soldiers who had just fallen asleep had to wake up to prepare for battle, but Yan Jun's small troops stopped and made no move.
After Yuan Jun gave out a false alarm and the alarm was lifted, when Fang Zi lay down, the sound of gongs and drums suddenly started again, and so on repeatedly. This made Yuan Tan and his soldiers restless all night, and they became more and more exhausted.
Under such high-intensity and endless psychological warfare attacks, Yuan Jun's morale, which was not very high, naturally became increasingly depressed.
In desperation, Yuan Tan was angry and anxious, so he sent some old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers to yell and curse outside the city during the day, using all kinds of obscene words in an attempt to induce Yan Liang to fight.
Yan Liang will not go out to fight, but he will not let you take advantage of his words. He specially selected hundreds of scolders, and they stood on the city in shifts to scold Yuan Jun.
Yan Liang's team of scolders are all strong-backed and have loud voices, and hundreds of them have gone through rehearsals.
As soon as these scolds began to curse in unison, it was as if they were one person, and their voices were as loud as thunder. They could be heard clearly for more than ten miles around, and they instantly drowned out the scattered curses of Yuan Jun's group of old and weak scolds.
Moreover, Yan Liang's scoldings were aimed at Yuan Tan's sore spots, saying that Yuan Tan was actually a bastard born to Yuan Shao's wife carrying her husband, so Yuan Shaocai doted on his younger brother Yuan Shang and did not want him to inherit the Yuan family's legacy.
Yuan Tan was scolding and scolding the other party, but he couldn't attack the city. He couldn't sleep well at night. He was tortured to death by Yan Liang both physically and mentally. What a hate.
For a whole month, Yuan Tan tried all kinds of methods. But there was nothing he could do against Yan Liang.
As for Xu Du, unfavorable news for Yuan Tan kept coming.
Because Yuan Tan, in order to raise provisions for his army, did not hesitate to forcibly requisition winter provisions from the people. For their own benefit, the officials originally wanted to collect one dou, but they doubled the amount.
Xudu and other Central Plains states were newly conquered and had no popular support. Yuan Tan's violent conquests aroused public anger. Soon, people in several counties were dissatisfied with the government's forced conquests, killed local officials, and rebelled.
And Cao Cao, who was far away in Chang'an.
Yan Liang quickly received news of the various chaos in Xudu.
In the military mansion in Wancheng, Yan Liang and his subordinates listened to all kinds of news about Xu Du, with a "gloating" smile on their faces.
"That boy Yuan Tan killed wantonly in my Nanyang. Now his lair is on fire. He has finally received his retribution."
Wenpin shouted excitedly, with a look of relief on his face.
Everyone else also agreed and felt happy.
Xu Shu also smiled and said: "My lord, Yuan Tan is already in dire straits right now. I'm afraid he will have to withdraw his troops soon. This time, the crisis in Wancheng has finally been overcome safely."
The people in Xuluoyi County rebelled, which really caught Yan Liang by surprise. He originally wanted to defeat Yuan Tan with his own strength, but he didn't expect that Yuan Tan would be defeated by him first, which would save him trouble.
However, Yan Liang did not intend to give up.
He snorted coldly, "Yuan Tan burned so many of my cities and killed so many of my people, how can I allow him to come and leave whenever he wants?"
Yan Liang's words and expression were full of murderous intent.
"My lord, Yuan's army is powerful after all. It's not easy for us to successfully hold them back until they retreat. I thought there would be no need for a momentary dispute of temper."
Xu Shu thought that Yan Liang was planning to go to war, and was afraid that something might happen at the last moment, so he hurriedly tried to persuade him.
The rest of the civil and military personnel, except for a few generals, even the civil servants who deeply hated Yuan Tan, also agreed with Xu Shu's opinions.
Everyone believed that with their current strength, they did not have the ability to defeat Yuan Tan's shield formation in a field battle.
If Yuan Tan cannot be defeated in a field battle, it may not be that easy to retreat back to Wancheng safely with a fire ditch like last time.
At this moment, Zhou Cang came excitedly from outside, cupped his hands and said, "My Lord, Madam is here."
When everyone heard that Huang Yueying had arrived, they all looked surprised, wondering what the mistress was doing when she came to Wancheng instead of staying in Xiangyang during the war.
Yan Liang's stern face suddenly flashed with inexplicable excitement.
After waiting for so long, enduring for so long, he finally got the chance.
Yan Liang naturally knows what the arrival of his wife Huang Yueying means.
Yan Liang stood up abruptly and said boldly: "Madam, you are here just in time. Go and write a challenge to that boy Yuan Tan. Didn't he force me to fight? Just tell him that I, Yan Liang, will fight to the death with him tomorrow!"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone changed their minds. (To be continued. Piaotian. Registered members of literature recommend this work.
