After receiving Zhang Hong's letter, Yuan Xi couldn't help but feel comforted. He had never thought of Zhang Hong and Liu Ye, who would take the wrong direction and open the gap in Guo Tu's body, turning the situation around in one fell swoop. , change passiveness into activeness, turn decay into magic! It really helped me a lot.
Of course, Gao Yue and Princess Wannian also made contributions here. The two girls worked so hard for their own affairs. Yuan Xi was not an idiot, he remembered it.
It's just that the war is about to happen, so the love between children needs to be put aside for a while, but Yuan Xi has already made up his mind. After this incident is over and he returns to Yecheng, he will have to thank Gao Yue and Liu Yan.
On the night when the letter was delivered, Yuan Xi held a military meeting in his commander's tent to discuss the upcoming final battle.
After listening to Yuan Xi's narration, Gao Rou immediately made his own remarks. He said that if Xin Ping colluded with Cao Cao, the two parties would definitely agree on a date and attack at the same time.
First, Xin Ping united with Yuan Shang's old troops and took advantage of Tian Feng's unpreparedness to capture Ye City. Then he spread the news to the battlefields of both sides in Liyang to disrupt our army's rear. At that time, with Cao Cao's temperament, he would definitely take advantage of the opportunity to attack. Killing Yuan Jun will determine the outcome.
Gao Rou's words were reasonable and to the point, and won the deep approval of Yuan Xi and all the generals in the tent.
"Zhongda, I think General Gao Rou's opinion is very appropriate. In your opinion, how should we deal with it?" Yuan Xi looked at Sima Yi and asked.
Sima Yi's expression was serious, and he thought three times in succession, and said: "Cao Cao and Xin Ping worked in tandem, openly and secretly. To defeat them, the only way to defeat them is to use their tactics to put down the rebellion in Yecheng first, and then spread the word. Using false news to lure Cao Cao to attack and setting up an ambush is the best strategy!"
Yuan Xi chuckled and said, "Please Zhongda please explain!"
Sima Yi bowed his hands and saluted, and said in a deep voice: "On the other side of Yecheng, although there are Guo Tu as an internal response and Zhang Hong and others as support, the defense is weak. If something goes wrong, the consequences will be disastrous. My lord and General Zhao Yun should lead a force back. Put down the rebellion in Yecheng. Once the rebellion is over, spread rumors of the fall of Yecheng and lead Cao Cao to attack. Li Yang will be left to the fifth son Yuan Mai, General Gaorou, and all the gentlemen and generals to take full command of Cao Cao. !”
Yuan Xi sat in the first place and couldn't help but smile and said, "Have you heard that? Just do what Zhongda said!"
"promise--!"
Ever since, the final battle of using one's tactics to one's own gradually began.
On the official road where Yuan Xi's army returned north.
The car suddenly stopped, and Gao Lan's voice said loudly outside the car: "My lord, see you, Gao Lan."
Yuan Xi was so excited that he jumped out of the car and took Gao Lan's hand.
Gao Lan's eyes were desolate and angry, and he looked at Yuan Xi with dazzling eyes, and said with shame and determination. "Lord, please rest assured, everything in the rear is still under control!"
Behind Gao Lan are four partial generals, namely Zhang Nan, Zhang Kai, Shen Rong, and Huo Nu. Among these four people, Zhang Nan and Zhang Kai were once direct descendants of Yuan Shang. For safety reasons, Yuan Xi ordered Zhang Nan and Zhang Kai to stay in Cangting, and the army was handed over to Shen Rong to command.
At this time, Shen Rong, who was promoted by Yuan Xi, would not betray him, at least not in the current situation.
Zhang Kai and Zhang Nan knew that they were under suspicion and came to complain.
Zhang Nan said: "My lord suspects that the last general is disloyal, and the last general is willing to die. Zhang Kai and I are not fools. We can see who is the wise master. Only the lord can lead us to defeat Cao Cao. How could we rebel with the Third Young Master? Third Young Master That man, even if he becomes a general, he will die in Cao Cao's hands sooner or later."
Zhang Kai cried and said: "My lord, Zhang Kai is loyal and will never betray me. Please give me an army, my lord. I will be the front line to attack the rebellious Feng Li."
Yuan Xi glanced at them faintly, nodded without hesitation and said, "Okay, if you don't let me down, I will not let you down."
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Yecheng, in the study room of Xin Ping's mansion.
At this moment, there are no less than ten people surrounding the desk in the study, all of whom are the core figures who want to carry out the rebellion. Among them are many people who hold high positions in Yecheng. They are planning at the moment. The final plan for this coup!
Xin Ping had a gloomy face and said to everyone in a hoarse voice: "The tenth day of this month is the day when Tian Feng will send people to transport the next season's grain to the Liyang camp. The military and horse defenses in Yecheng are extremely empty. I have already taken the position of Third Young Master In the name of the Lord, I invited the surrounding counties and trusted generals who were loyal to the Third Young Master, and ordered them to rush to Yecheng at midnight. At that time, my brother Xinbi will find a way to open the city gate and let the allied troops pass. You also need to Organize the forces of all the ministries under your command, cooperate internally and externally, and strive to control the city in the shortest time, so that Tian Feng cannot be aware of it."
Upon hearing this, all the rebel leaders hurriedly nodded in agreement, but Guo Tu touched his chin and said word by word: "Since we are cooperating with the inside and the outside to quickly occupy the city, we should have the primary goal of occupying it. I hope Zhongzhi You can explain it clearly so that you can clear up the doubts in our hearts!"
Xin Ping smiled slightly, showed an expression of appreciation to Guo Tu, and said: "Mr. Guo is indeed a pillar of Hebei. His views are unique and far-reaching, which is admirable... In fact, what you said, Xin Ping I have already thought about it. I think that there are three places that we should occupy as the top priority. Needless to say, the first place is the house where Tian Feng lives. This person is now the courage of Yecheng and captured Tian Feng. , it is equivalent to holding the lifeline of Yecheng. Without his order, all the departments in Yecheng can be paralyzed instantly! The second place that must be occupied quickly is the General's Mansion! Control the mistress Liu, and Yuan All the family members of the family, this can play a role in deterring Yuan Xi! The third point is to quickly occupy the mansion where the third son Yuan Shang is under house arrest, and invite the third son to take charge of the overall situation! Just imagine that all the foreign aids including me are The Third Young Master’s old team! Although they want to help us at the moment, if the Third Young Master doesn’t come out, they will definitely not be able to feel completely at ease, so this place is also necessary... There are three places in the house, one of which is indispensable, and they need to be entrusted to Only those who can be trusted can accomplish great things!”
Guo Tu heard this and said hurriedly: "In your opinion, who should be sent to seize these three important places?"
Xin Ping thought about it carefully and said: "Among the three places, killing Tian Feng is the most important. I should go there! At the General's Mansion, I also asked Brother Wang to lead an army to control... ..As for the residence of the Third Young Master Yuan Shang, Brother Guo, you have to save it. After all, you are the most important person in this battle. If you want the Third Young Master to believe it, you have to come forward."
Guo Tu secretly recorded all of this in his mind, smiled and cupped his hands, saying: "Don't worry Zhongzhi, I will naturally handle the affairs of the Third Young Master!"
Xin Ping also reminded everyone of several important matters in the event of an uprising. Xin Ping immediately asked everyone to go back and prepare, but for some unknown reason, Guo Tu was left alone!
In the study room, there were only Xin and Guo sitting face to face on the opposite side of the table. The two of them had their own secrets, and their minds were turning over and over again, thinking about how to deal with each other.
"Zhongzhi, you asked everyone to prepare for important events, why did you leave me alone? What to do?" Guo Tu looked at Xin Ping opposite him with a smile on his face.
Xin Ping smiled slightly, looked around, then put his head over and whispered in Guo Tu's ear: "Shicai people talk a lot. There are some things I can't say in front of them. At this moment, only Gongze and I are talking." , so as to make it clear..."
Guo Tu looked Xin Ping up and down curiously and said, "If there's anything you shouldn't say, you can only do it when you and I are the only ones left!"
Xin Ping smiled coldly and said: "Of course on the night of the incident, I asked you to go to Yuan Shang's residence to discuss the matter!"
Guo Tu was stunned when he heard the words, and then showed a bright smile and said: "Oh, it turns out that it is for this matter. Zhongzhi, you are really as considerate as dust. You left me here just to tell you about this matter? Don't worry, it's time to get up. On the day of the incident, I will do my best to free the Third Young Master from the prison, and we will never delay our grand plan just because of my side!"
Xin Ping shook his head and said: "Gongze, you have misunderstood me. What I want to tell you by leaving you here is not to rescue Yuan Shang from the mansion on the night of the incident."
Guo Tu was stunned when he heard this and said, "Then what do you want to do?"
Xin Ping's left hand made a murderous gesture, and he made a slashing gesture and said word by word.
"kill him!"
Guo Tu: "!!!!!!"
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Yecheng, Zhang Hong's residence.
"You said that Xin Ping wants you to kill Yuan Shang, you are crazy!" Gao Gan looked at the disbelieving Guo Tu and cursed.
Guo Tu's teeth were itching with anger, and he roared at Gao Gan from the bottom of his throat: "Who the hell are you calling crazy? Do you have anything to do with me? It's Xin Ping who's crazy!"
To the left of Guo Tu, Zhang Hong pretended to be confused and said: "But didn't Yuan Shang provide Xin Ping with a blood letter and a list of his confidants? What benefit would Xin Ping have to himself by killing him?"
Guo Tu coughed lightly and said: "This is where Xin Ping is so powerful. In fact, judging from this matter, the Third Young Master...I mean Yuan Shang is just a chess piece used by him. Yuan Shang wanted to use this incident to turn around, but Xin Ping never really wanted to help him. He just wanted to establish his achievements and then surrender to Cao Cao. Once Ye City was captured, Yuan Shang, who wanted to take charge of Hebei, was a piece of cake for him. A stumbling block, leaving Yuan Shang behind would do more harm than good, so killing him is the best option!"
Liu Ye nodded suddenly, his eyes brightened, and said: "And after killing Yuan Shang, he can blame Tian Feng or the lord for this matter, so as to completely control Yuan Shang's old department. Trust, the so-called sad soldiers will win, and when the time comes, he only needs to use words to encourage him, and he is not afraid that Yuan Shang's old troops will not be fully committed when they fight with the Hebei army again... Sir, you are the internal response, otherwise we would be easily overwhelmed at the moment!"
Guo Tu heard this and said hurriedly: "In that case, let's quickly send someone to communicate with the Lord so that we can decide on a countermeasure."
But I saw Zhang Hong shook his head and said: "My lord sent a letter the day before yesterday, saying that he and General Zhao Yun have led their troops back. We will definitely arrive at Yecheng at midnight that night. Now I can make the decision on this small matter. No need." Trouble with him.”
"We make the decision?" Guo Tu was confused and said, "Mr. Zhang, how do we make the decision?"
"Xin Ping wants Yuan Shang to die, so we just let Yuan Shang live. Not only do we keep him alive, but we also let him know Xin Ping's true intention!"
It's the tenth day of the lunar month, which is a relatively peaceful day this month. This is because the army, which has been preparing food, fodder and weapons, finally stepped out of the gate of Yecheng at early noon today, slowly and slowly, under the dispatch of Tian Feng. Slowly heading towards the Liyang battlefield in the south, and Yecheng's city defense became weak because this garrison team went to the battlefield, and its military strength was reduced to the lowest in history every month!
And this night was also the night when Xin Ping and others planned the rebellion!
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At the beginning of the Zi Dynasty, in the Liu family's room in the General's Mansion.
After Yuan Shao passed away and Yuan Xi succeeded to the throne, Mrs. Liu was promoted from Yuan's wife to the mother-in-law out of thin air. She became a bit superstitious and spiritual. She thought of her husband who died suddenly for no apparent reason, and her son who was busy running around to inherit her husband's inheritance. .
Mrs. Liu felt a little uncomfortable. She always felt that the current Yuan family had been condemned and punished by God, and had been having bad luck and bad things.
Therefore, Mrs. Liu changed her usual arrogant habits. After eating and bathing every day, she always went to the ancestral hall to worship her ancestors, and worshiped heaven and earth every day, so that the Yuan family could escape from bad luck as soon as possible, and her son could settle down as soon as possible and have peace and tranquility. .
Mrs. Liu was restless today, and her worship of heaven and earth was somewhat delayed. This delay actually lasted until midnight! It wasn't until midnight that she dragged her tired body back to the room to sleep peacefully.
Mrs. Liu had just fallen asleep without even two sticks of incense when she heard a loud and powerful knock on the door, waking her up from her dream.
Mrs. Liu had just started to feel sleepy, and when she was suddenly woken up by someone, she couldn't help but feel angry. She blurted out without thinking, "Who is it? You're up late at night! How unbecoming are you?"
The banging on the door obviously paused, and then there was an urgent call.
"Madam, it's me, I'm Qing'er!"
Mrs. Liu rubbed her eyes, lifted the quilt and stood up and said angrily: "Qing'er, when did you become so ignorant of the rules? If you say you can't do something tomorrow, you have to do it in the middle of the night?!"
Qing'er was not frightened by Mrs. Liu's anger. Instead, she spoke more and more anxiously, saying, "Madam, something bad is going on! The shouts of killing outside the house are loud, and there are fires all over Yecheng. It seems that someone is rebelling and seizing the city." Got it!"
Mrs. Liu was hazy, and she opened her mouth and said: "Hey, how big of a problem do I think it is to be worthy of calling me? Isn't it just rebellion? Just tell the butler and let him deal with it... Wait a minute? You What did you just say? Rebellion and seize the city?"
Liu, who understood what was going on, suddenly threw off the quilt, ran out of the bedroom with bare feet, pulled the door open suddenly, and shouted in horror at Qing'er who was guarding the door: "Rebellion? Who rebelled! Tian! What about Feng Ren? There is a rebellion in the city, why don't you see him coming to protect you?"
Qing'er was trembling all over. Hearing this, he shook his head eagerly and said, "Madam, Qing'er doesn't know what's going on. It's just that the shouts of killing are loud in the city, and there are the roars of soldiers looting and fighting everywhere. It's dark. I can't see it clearly at all...According to reports from our servants, Mr. Tian's mansion seems to have been attacked by the rebels. He is currently fighting with the rebels. I'm afraid he won't be able to take care of it for a while. Here we are!”
When Mrs. Liu heard this, her legs went weak and she almost collapsed to the ground. Fortunately, Qing'er had sharp eyes and held her up, so she didn't make a fool of herself.
"My son Xianyi is fighting with Cao Cao's army outside, and Tian Yuanhao can't rush over to protect him. If the rebels are famous, they will definitely attack our general's mansion. Qing'er, what should we do now?" Liu Shi said in a panic.
Qing'er trembled, thought for a while, and said hurriedly: "Madam, when the old master built the General's Mansion, didn't he leave a secret passage in the back garden? Let's quickly choose a few loyal servants. Escape from the secret passage, wait until the rebels in Yecheng are pacified, and then come back and deal with them..."
Hearing this, Mr. Liu greatly agreed and nodded quickly: "Okay, okay! That's it!"
After walking out of the back garden of Yuan Mansion, Mrs. Liu gathered the people inside Zhongxin Mansion. The group of people, packed in large and small bags, rushed through the secret passage in the back garden, preparing to run away.
Before everyone's plan was fully implemented, the housekeeper from the mansion came to report and told Mrs. Liu that someone from the mansion had come to protect her and was preparing and guarding in front of the main hall. He came here to tell his wife that there was no need to panic and that there was no harm in sitting quietly.
Mrs. Liu was overjoyed when she heard this, and hurriedly led Qing'er and a group of people under her command to the front hall to have a look.
