While Yuan Shang and others were thinking hard about how to crack Yuan Tan's method, they saw a guard walking in in a hurry.
"To report to my lord, Tadun Shanyu sent someone to deliver a letter!"
Yuan Shang was startled, took the letter from his hand, read it carefully, and suddenly burst into laughter.
"God help me! I will make sure that my eldest brother never comes back today!"
Shen Pei and Feng Ji looked at each other, looking a little confused.
…
Military camp outside the city.
Yuan Tan was discussing military affairs with a group of counselors and generals, when he saw Wen Chou walking in with a sudden stride.
"Lord, the gate of Yecheng is open!"
Upon hearing this, Yuan Tan and others immediately became energetic.
Sure enough, as Xun Chen expected, Yuan Shang couldn't sit still after learning that his side had plundered grain and grass.
"Come here, put on my armor and prepare my horse!"
Yuan Tan led a group of men and walked out of the camp.
as expected.
I saw the gate of Yecheng in the distance opened wide, and countless soldiers and horses were pouring out.
Looking at this posture, Yuan Shang is planning to fight him to the death!
Not only did Yuan Tan not panic, but he looked ecstatic!
He wished for this. As long as Yuan Shang was eliminated as soon as possible, he could unify Jizhou and then unite with Gao Gan and Yuan Xi to fight against Cao Cao.
"Crush them for me!"
Following Yuan Tan's order, Wen Chou and Jiang Qi also led their troops and rushed forward to face Yuan Shang's army.
The two sides soon fought together!
It's just that although Yuan Shang has superior military strength, his generals are far inferior to Wen Chou, Jiang Qi and others.
With Wen Chou and Jiang Qi fighting hard, the two sides reached a deadlock for a while.
However, at this moment, Yuan Tan suddenly felt that the earth was shaking slightly.
His pupils shrank suddenly.
Judging from his many years of experience on the battlefield, there is definitely a huge cavalry charge.
as expected.
When he looked up, he saw a mighty cavalry troop galloping towards them in the distant sky.
When the rumble of horse hooves sounded, Yuan Tan was shocked when he saw the opponent's flag.
"It's actually the Wuhuan Iron Cavalry?!"
The Wuhuan people were entrenched in the north of the Han Dynasty. Sometimes they joined forces with the Xiongnu and Xianbei to invade the territory of the Han Dynasty, and sometimes they relied on the Han Dynasty.
Later Wuhuan saw that Yuan Shao was powerful and could not defeat him, so he married the Yuan family.
In the process of Yuan Shao defeating Gongsun Zan, the Wuhuan people contributed a lot.
When he went south to attack Cao Cao, Yuan Shao asked the Wuhuan people to send troops to help.
It was a pity that the Wuhuan people were in civil strife at that time and were unable to send troops.
By the time the civil strife was quelled and the Wuhuan people moved south, Yuan Shao had already died in battle.
So the leader Tadun Shanyu chose to be loyal to Yuan Shang, obeyed his command, and launched an attack on Yuan Tan!
"Lord, this battle is unwinnable, we must withdraw!"
Xun Chen shouted anxiously.
No need for him to say it, Yuan Tan knew it in his heart.
Originally, his strength could only barely compete with Yuan Shang.
Coupled with the Wuhuan people's iron cavalry, it would be even more impossible to fight.
After all, the Wuhuan people are all born cavalry, and their combat power is extremely powerful!
"withdraw!"
Yuan Tan immediately ordered without any hesitation.
After receiving the order, his troops retreated towards the rear.
It's a pity that the cavalry was too mobile, and the Wuhuan people didn't give Yuan Tan's army a chance to retreat, and held them tightly.
Yuan Shang's general Su You and others also took advantage of the situation to cover up the killing.
For a time, Yuan Tan, Wen Chou and others were unable to resist, and they were killed and defeated!
…
Xudu.
Prime Minister's Mansion.
"It's fun, it's fun. The noise of this battle is getting louder and louder. Even the Wuhuan people in the north are dispatched."
Yang Ling looked at the official document in his hand and couldn't help laughing.
"Speaking of which, it was your clever plan, Ziyi, that led brothers Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang to kill each other!"
Cao Cao praised.
Yang Ling chuckled and said,
"Prime Minister, the top priority is that we cannot let Yuan Tan lose!"
"You're right."
Cao Cao nodded.
If Yuan Tan is completely defeated, then Yuan Shang will be able to unify Jizhou.
In the future, if Cao Cao wants to take over the north, it will be somewhat troublesome.
"I heard that Yuan Tan was defeated all the way and retreated to Pingyuan County."
Guo Jia touched his chin and muttered,
"In my opinion, it would be best for the Prime Minister to march north and force Yuan Shang to return his troops."
"good!"
Cao Cao nodded towards Cao Ang, who was standing aside.
"Immediately order Xu Huang, Li Dian, and Yue Jin to lead the army and forcefully cross the Yellow River!"
"Here!"
Cao Ang took the order and left.
After concluding the discussion, Yang Ling got up and left the Prime Minister's Mansion and returned to his own home.
As soon as he stepped through the door, he saw Gan Ning running over.
"Brother Ziyi, how is the situation?"
"what's the situation?"
Yang Ling looked at him inexplicably.
"Didn't you go to discuss military affairs with the Prime Minister? Did you say you wanted to send troops to fight?"
Gan Ning said expectantly.
Looking at Zhao Yun who was smiling and saying nothing, Yang Ling suddenly realized.
Unlike other people, Gan Ning was naturally violent and murderous. He was considered a war maniac. He would feel uncomfortable if he did not fight for a day.
Two or three months have passed since Yuan Shao's death.
He felt uncomfortable in the house every day, so he came to Yang Ling to ask for news.
"The Prime Minister is indeed going to send troops north."
Yang Ling smiled.
"Really? When are we leaving?"
When Gan Ning heard this, his whole body became energetic.
"It's none of our business this time. The three generals Xu Huang, Li Dian and Le Jin are responsible for leading the troops north."
"What? Why is it none of our business?"
"I didn't know that the Prime Minister has his own considerations."
Yang Ling was happy.
"Brother Ziyi, I'm going to talk about you! What are you afraid of? Why don't you dare to quarrel with the Prime Minister?"
Gan Ning complained dissatisfiedly.
Yang Ling was angry and funny, and said with a straight face,
"Why are you so anxious? Let me tell you, I don't even look at trash like Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang."
"If we really want to fight, we will fight the tough ones!"
Gan Ning, who had been exhausted, became excited again, rubbed his hands together, and asked with a dry smile,
"From what Brother Ziyi said, it seems that we have other tough battles to fight?"
"of course?"
"I dare to ask Brother Ziyi, what kind of tough battle is it?"
Gan Ning looked at Yang Ling helplessly.
"Shenwei Tian General Ma Chao, is he tough enough?"
Yang Ling asked with a smile.
Gan Ning was stunned for a moment, then laughed excitedly,
"Hard enough, hard enough!"
Although Ma Chao is far away in Guanzhong, he has already become famous all over the world.
He was highly skilled in martial arts and handsome in appearance. The Qiang and Hu people called him the mighty general in battles, and he also had the reputation of Xiliang Jinma Chao.
Being able to fight against such a fierce general was something Gan Ning could only dream of.
"I seem to remember that someone was laughing at me just now?"
Yang Ling said with a faint smile.
"It's my fault, it's all my fault. Brother Ziyi, please don't take it personally. Let's go, Zilong, let's go out for a drink together!"
Gan Ning greeted Yang Ling and Zhao Yun with a flattering smile.
"This guy is really a dog-faced guy, he will do whatever he says."
Yang Ling smiled and cursed at Zhao Yun.
