"It's easy to say. If Master Yuan hadn't attacked Yanzhou's rear and forced Liu Bei to abandon Suiyang, how could I have easily conquered Liang?"
Uncharacteristically, Yan Liang did not show disdain in front of Feng Ji as he did in the past.
Feng Ji was happy to hear this and reciprocated the favor, praising Yan Liang lavishly.
Yan Liang also laughed proudly, pretending to have taken his ecstasy, and immediately ordered a banquet to entertain Feng Ji, Yuan Shang's envoy, and his fellow Hebei people.
In the past, when Fengji came as an envoy, he was mostly treated coldly by Yan Liang. Now, with Yan Liang's enthusiasm, Fengji couldn't help but feel flattered.
However, after these few glasses of wine, Fengji's tense nerves relaxed and he and Yan Liang were chatting and laughing, as if reminiscing about old friendships.
Yan Liang took the opportunity to get a lot of information about Yuan Shangjun from Feng Ji.
Fengji was even more drunk and did not realize that Yan Liang had any differences at all, so he disclosed the garrison status of Xiangyi and Chenliu cities to Yan Liang without any scruples.
After several rounds of drinking, Fengji was already half drunk.
Yan Liang smiled and asked: "I'm talking about Yuan Tu. Now that Liu Bei has been defeated and retreated to Xuzhou, I wonder what Mr. Yuan's plan is next?"
He swallowed a glass of wine at the right time and said calmly: "To be honest, general, what my king means is that our Wei army will attack from Yanzhou to Qingzhou, and the general will lead the army from Liangguo to Xuzhou army, and our two families will join forces.
, wiped out Liu Bei and divided the Central Plains equally, I wonder what the general will do?"
Hearing this, Yan Liangliang sneered secretly.
Qingzhou was Liu Bei's newly acquired state. The people's hearts were not yet fully attached, and the military garrison was weak. Yuan Shang sent his army to attack Qingzhou, which naturally went smoothly.
Xuzhou is the foundation of Liu Bei, and he must defend it with all his strength. If Yan Liang attacks with all his troops, even if he can capture Xuzhou, he will pay a heavy price.
By that time, it would be strange if Yuan Shang didn't take advantage of this opportunity.
Furthermore, at this time, Sun Quan was seizing the time to manage Chaisang, and the attack on Jingzhou was imminent. At such a delicate moment, how could Yan Liang fight to the death with Liu Bei, a stubborn enemy, at all costs?
If this was the case, Yan Liang would not secretly agree to make peace with Liu Bei.
Feng Ji was still drinking. He was half drunk, but he didn't notice that Yan Liang's originally kind expression turned gloomy in the blink of an eye.
A sneer.
"Let me go to fight with Liu Bei's main force. But you, Mr. Yuan, went to take Qingzhou like a tourist. I have to admit that Mr. Yuan's wishful thinking is really clever."
As soon as Fengji took a sip of wine, Yan Liang choked on his words and almost spit them out.
After wiping away the wine stains from the corners of his mouth, Feng Ji raised his head and saw a gloomy sneer on Yan Liang's face.
For a moment, Feng Ji felt a bit chilly.
Half awake from the wine, he said with a smile: "You can't say that. The general's military strength is at its peak now. Who can defeat him in the world? And I, the army of King Wei, fought to the death with Liu Bei for more than a month, but suffered heavy losses."
.The current allocation of attack directions is also based on the respective military strength, which I think is very fair."
"That's reasonable!"
With a "pop" sound, Yan Liang slammed the wine bottle on the table. The wine inside splashed out, making Feng Ji who was nearby wet his face.
Anger surged out like a tide, instantly shocking Feng Ji and causing him to tremble.
"I will defeat Zhou Yu first and then Liu Bei. That is my strength. Your third son, Yuan, was defeated repeatedly by Liu Bei. If I had not taken action in time, I would have been destroyed by Liu Bei long ago.
Now what qualifications does Yuan Shang have to negotiate fairness with me!"
Yan Liang's voice was like thunder, and Xun Xun's murderous intention filled the air.
Fengji didn't want Yan Liang to suddenly turn against him, all the alcohol in his body disappeared in an instant, and a layer of cold sweat formed on his forehead in the blink of an eye.
Seeing Yan Liang getting angry, Fengji could only calm down and pretended to be serious: "General Yan, you can't say that. Yes, both Liu Bei and Zhou Yu were defeated by General Yan, but if my lord hadn't held Liu Bei back in the first place,
How could General Yan have time to defeat Zhou Yu and then calmly kill Liu Bei by surprise? In any case, our lord has also made great contributions to the Allies. Now if my lord is not even allowed to get some land, where is the fairness?
?”
"Fair? Humph!"
Yan Liang's blade-like eyes flashed with a trace of disdain, "In today's troubled times, whoever has a bigger fist is fairer. With such a simple truth, didn't Yuan Shao teach this boy Yuan Shang before?"
Every word is like a knife, extremely violent and domineering.
In those words, there was no concealment of ridicule towards Yuan Shang.
Feng Ji's expression changed immediately, his face turned red, and he suppressed his anger and said in a deep voice: "General Yan, what do you mean by this?"
"It's very simple. I asked Yuan Shang to give up the southern half of Chenliu Kingdom, including Xiangyi, Yongqiu, and Chenliucheng, as a reward for relieving him of the siege. After that, I didn't care how Yuan Shang wanted to fight with Liu Bei.
"
Yan Liang didn't mince words either, he was straightforward and "a lion opens his mouth".
The Chenliu Kingdom is located to the north of Xudu. The ferries such as Yanjin and Baima are located in this country, and the Battle of Guandu also took place in this country.
Only by taking Yongqiu, Xiangyi, and Chenliu City, the capital of the Chenliu Kingdom, as his own could Yan Liang be connected with the Liang Kingdom and the northern part of Qiao County to form a semicircular barrier on the periphery of Xudu.
Only if Xu Du is as stable as Mount Tai, can Yan Liang's rule in the Central Plains be as solid as a rock.
Now Yuan Shang holds Yongqiu and other cities. If possible, his light cavalry can rush south and reach the Xudu city in less than a day. In this case, Yan Liang must leave heavy troops in Xudu to prevent the invasion.
In order to concentrate all his efforts to wipe out Soochow, Yan Liang naturally wanted to reduce the troops left behind in Xudu. Then, it became imperative to seize Yongqiu, Chenliuxucheng and establish an effective defense line around Xudu.
Of course Yan Liang will not reveal his strategy to Yuan Shang, and he does not need it at all. With his current strength, he just has the capital to ask Yuan Shang directly for it.
Feng Ji obviously didn't realize this yet. He was startled by Yan Liang's big mouth. He was so shocked that he didn't know how to respond. He never expected that Yan Liang would fall out so quickly.
One second he was chatting and laughing with himself, and the next second he was aggressively demanding land.
Feng Ji was shocked and angry. He couldn't help but frown and said, "General Yan, Yuan and Yan's armies are allies. If you extort land from your allies so blatantly, aren't you afraid that the world will laugh at the general's betrayal?"
Fengji didn't dare to be tough with Yan Liang. He actually started talking about great principles.
Yan Liang started laughing wildly, and his laughter was full of sarcasm.
Fengji had cold sweat rolling down his forehead. He was embarrassed and confused. He didn't know what Yan Liang was laughing at.
And the sound of wild laughter was even more so that everyone had a creepy feeling.
The laughter suddenly stopped, and murderous intent and contempt burned like fire in his sharp eyes.
"I, Yan Liang, dare to betray Yuan Shao. Am I still afraid that you guys will laugh at my betrayal?"
Arrogant words. Extremely arrogant, so arrogant that I am speechless and speechless.
Another sneer.
"Besides, when that boy Yuan Shang asked me to send troops, he even gave away his own sister-in-law. He is not afraid that the world will stab him in the back, so what do I, Yan Liang, have to fear?"
The continuous arrogance, coupled with cynicism, had made Feng Ji sweat like rain. He was both frightened, angry and embarrassed.
After being embarrassed for a while, Feng Ji took a deep breath and plucked up the courage to say: "General Yan, there is no need to be quick with your words. You want to ask for half of Chenliu Kingdom. If my King Wei doesn't give it, so what?"
"Why don't you give it to me? Hehe, then I'll have to lend you something to use as a special occasion..."
A sly smile flashed across the corner of Yan Liang's mouth. Suddenly his face darkened and he shouted: "Here comes someone!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Cang, who was standing behind him, stepped forward with murderous intent.
Feng Ji was shocked. Yan Liang was so angry that he planned to kill him. He couldn't help but be so frightened that his expression changed.
"General Yan, everything is easy to discuss. The general's request can be reported to the king of Wei. If the two countries are at war, don't kill the envoy..."
Feng Ji knew that Yan Liang had a "record" of killing envoys, and when he saw Zhou Cang coming forward in anger, he was so panicked that he was a little incoherent.
But Zhou Cang didn't care about him. He stretched out his tiger arms and easily lifted Feng Ji's skinny body like a chicken.
Feng Ji was so frightened that his legs were weak, his face was pale, and he had no grace at all. He screamed and begged Yan Liang for mercy.
Looking at Feng Ji's begging for mercy, Yan Liang became more and more contemptuous, thinking that Yuan Shao in history was like Tian Feng, a man of strong character like Ju Shou, but relied on Guo Tu, while Feng Ji was a coward and a sycophant.
As a disciple, it is no wonder that he was destroyed by Cao Cao.
Yan Liang strode forward and sneered: "Look at your fearful nature. I'm not bored enough to enjoy killing people, and I didn't say that I wanted to kill you. Why are you crying like a wolf?"
When Ji Rumeng was granted amnesty, he almost cried with joy, but he said tremblingly: "But the general just said he wanted to lend me something..."
Feng Ji thought that Yan Liang wanted to borrow someone else's head.
"What's the use of having your head? What I'm borrowing is your shameless face." Yan Liang sneered, stretched out his hand and slapped his pale face a few times.
Then, Yan Liang laughed loudly and sat down to continue drinking.
"Lend me my face..." Feng Ji was at a loss when he was lifted out by Zhou Cang.
…
Three days later, Chen Liu arrived at the city gate.
A group of 3,000 Yuan troops arrived in front of Chenliunan Gate with messy flags and disheveled clothing.
Under the "protection" of Zhou Cangzhu, Fengji drove his horse into the city moat, raised his head and shouted: "I am Wei Wang, Chief Shi Fengji, please open the door quickly and let me in."
At the top of Chenliu City, Yuan Jiang took a look at Ma Yan, and sure enough he recognized that the man was Feng Ji.
Looking at the dilapidated soldiers outside the city, Ma Yan couldn't help but wonder: "Feng Changshi, didn't you send Yan Liang as envoy? Why did you come to Chenliu? What happened to these soldiers and horses?"
Feng Ji sighed loudly: "General Ma didn't know something. I found out that Yan Liang planned to betray the alliance, so I rushed to Xiangyi to stop Yan's army from attacking. Unexpectedly, the rebel army was so fierce that I couldn't resist it, so I had to lead the defeated army forward.
Come to Chenliu. General Ma, the Yan army’s pursuers are already dozens of miles away. Let us enter the city quickly.”
Ma Yan was shocked when he heard that Yan Liang had betrayed his alliance. Without thinking much about it, he hurriedly ordered the suspension bridge to be lowered and the city gate to be opened.
Among the crowd, Yan Liang watched the suspension bridge slowly open, the corners of his mouth tilted up, and a cold and sly smile quietly crossed his face.
