Without external support, Yuan Tan felt that he would definitely be defeated by Yuan Shang.
Thinking of Yuan Shang's "assassination" and being persuaded by Cheng Yu, Yuan Tan was more inclined to cooperate with Cao Cao. Wouldn't it be better if there was still a way to resolve his concerns.
In this way, Cao Cao is much better than Yuan Shang.
He must kill Yuan Shang and take revenge!
"If the young master is concerned about Cao Cao's tricks, it's actually simple. We can make preparations in advance, and then as the young master, we can enter Yecheng one step ahead of Cao Cao."
Xin Ping said: "The walls of Yecheng are high and thick, and Cao Cao is definitely helpless. Therefore, he has not attacked the city yet. He can only join forces with the young master to attack the city by clever means. If we get Yecheng first, we will have enough qualifications to negotiate with Cao Cao. "
"Get Yecheng first?"
Yuan Tan thought about it for a while and felt that this method was good.
In his understanding, Cao Cao had nothing to do with Yecheng. As long as he used it properly, everything was possible.
Xin Ping continued: "Cao Cao crossed the river and the battle line was very long. The subsequent supply of food and grass may not be able to keep up. Maybe the food and grass of Cao Cao's army now is not enough to support the attack on Yecheng. After all, it is very difficult to attack Yecheng. easy."
Guo Tu understood what Xin Ping meant and added: "If Cao Cao still has food to attack Yecheng, we will cut off his food routes and then occupy Yecheng for defense. We will still have a great advantage!"
These words all entered Yuan Tan's heart.
It made Yuan Tan feel that if he cooperated, he would not necessarily suffer a loss. In fact, Cao Cao could also suffer a loss. The advantage was on his side, and he seemed to be able to continue the fight.
"Both gentlemen agree to cooperate?"
Yuan Tan asked.
Xin Ping nodded and said: "I agree. The advantages outweigh the disadvantages in cooperating with Cao Cao. Cheng Yu is right. If we don't cooperate, we will have to face the Third Young Master and we won't be able to fight at all!"
"Then cooperate!"
Yuan Tan became more and more excited and said directly: "Come here, bring Cheng Yu."
Guo Tu stopped him and said, "Eldest Young Master, wait a minute! We just asked Cheng Yu to rest, and we are looking for someone right away. This will give Cheng Yu the feeling that we are impatient, and he will easily fall into passivity."
Yuan Tan suddenly realized it and bowed: "Thank you sir for your advice!"
Then he was not in a hurry and waited until the next morning to ask Guo and Tu again. After receiving a definite confirmation, he asked Cheng Yu to be invited.
"Mr. Cheng!"
Yuan Tan's expression at this time was different from yesterday's. He smiled slightly and said, "We have discussed it and think what Mr. Cheng said makes sense. Our cooperation can maximize our benefits. I agree to this cooperation."
Cheng Yu was not surprised at all. He glanced at Guo Tu and Xin Ping, thinking that Yuan Tan's agreement to cooperate was indispensable for their deception.
Yuan Tan added: "Mr. Cheng, when will our cooperation begin? And when will the weapons that you said are as sharp as iron be delivered to me?"
What he cares most about is weapons, and he wants to defeat Yuan Shang with the advantage of weapons.
In addition, how Cao Jun will cooperate with him also needs to be discussed.
Cheng Yu said: "If the eldest son believes in me and lets me go back, when I come again, I will definitely bring the weapons and give you time to do it together. What do you think?"
Yuan Tan looked at the two smart people beside him.
They nodded slightly, indicating that Yuan Tan could do this. Yuan Tan said: "Of course I trust you, sir. You can leave now."
Cheng Yu said: "Thank you for your trust, sir. Let's go back now. We will definitely not let you down."
Seeing that Yuan Tan had no other requests, Cheng Yu simply walked out of the military camp and returned to Cao's camp without arguing with him.
Cheng Yu left just like that. Guo Tu, two wise men, saw that Cheng Yu didn't leave any tasks, so they were confused. However, thinking that Guo Tu would come back, he should have tasks for himself, so they thought they could just wait.
After leaving Yuan Shao's camp, Cheng Yu went back immediately.
When he walked into Cao's camp, Cao Cao came out to greet him immediately. Seeing that he was fine, he breathed a sigh of relief and asked what the result was.
Cheng Yu told Cao Cao the result.
"Come here, bring the weapons and give them three thousand knives."
Cao Cao said immediately.
Even if Yuan Tan gets those new weapons, they cannot be reproduced without forging skills. The three thousand knives can be given to Yuan Tan. Anyway, if Yuan Tan's people are annexed in the end, they will still return to his own hands.
"As for the time to take action, what does Zhongde think about it after five days?"
Cao Cao asked again.
Cheng Yu calculated the time and agreed: "It's feasible, it's enough for both of us to prepare. Does the lord have any other tasks?"
Chen Zhou said: "There is another one!"
"After taking action, let Xin Ping and Guo Tu capture Yuan Tan and bring him to us."
His overall plan is to instigate rebellion.
He instigated two great clevernesses, Xin Ping, to deal with Yuan Tan.
Then instigate people inside Yecheng to deal with Yuan Shang.
After dealing with them, the remaining ones who are vulnerable will be left. As for whether Yuan Shang will go to Wuhuan again and ask for Tadun's protection, Chen Zhou cannot be sure for the time being. If so, it will be easy to solve. Just fight him.
"Listen to Watanabe!"
Cao Cao nodded.
This is the plan they discussed. As long as they follow what Chen Zhou said, there will be no problems.
"good!"
Cheng Yu nodded.
After receiving Cao Cao's confirmation, Cheng Yu quickly prepared the weapons, went to Yuan Tan again, sent the weapons over, stabilized Yuan Tan's heart, and then joined forces to deal with Yuan Shang.
After sending Cheng Yu away, Cao Peng came back from outside.
"Uncle, sir."
Cao Peng said: "We have contacted the experts in Ye City. They have already gone to Lu Xiang and Lu Kuang. It is said that these two people are very likely to surrender. Our layout in Ye City can be stabilized!"
"real?"
After hearing this, Cao Cao laughed and said: "Yecheng is almost there, it's in our pocket."
Guo Jia said: "Lord, while we are taking Yecheng, we can also make some other arrangements. I think Yuan Shang found out that Yecheng was lost, and Yuan Tan got help from the lord and chased Yuan Shang to kill him. Then Yuan Shang would Run away in two directions..."
"Bingzhou and Youzhou."
Jia Xu suddenly thought of what Guo Jia was thinking and said it.
Guo Jia nodded and said: "Of course! It is a bit difficult to intercept and kill on the road leading to Youzhou in the north. There are too many open terrains in the north, making it difficult to achieve. However, there are not many roads that can be taken from Weijun to Bingzhou. The distance into Bingzhou is not far, so it is more likely that Yuan Shang will go to Bingzhou. We can lay an ambush outside Fukouxing. If Yuan Shang wants to go to Bingzhou, he will automatically walk into the ambush."
From Jizhou to Bingzhou, you need to pass through Taihang Mountain.
During the Three Kingdoms period, there were not many paths through the Taihang Mountains. The only ones that could be used were Taihang Baxing. The closest to Wei County was Fukouxing. Following the Zhang River to enter Shangdang, Guo Jia concluded that Yuan Shang would first flee to Bingzhou, and the nearest way was to go to Bingzhou. This path.
As long as the ambush is ready, just wait for Yuan Shang to throw himself into the trap.
Cao Cao's eyes lit up and he clapped his hands and said: "Fengxiao is a good plan, Fukouxing...Boping and Youwei, you lead an ambush with ten thousand people!"
"yes!"
Gao Shun and Zhang Xiu said in unison.
They acted quickly.
