Yuan Tan personally went out of the city to send Yuan Xu and Yuan Yu back to their hometowns. He apologized again and again, with affection and sincere words, which made Yuan Xu and Yuan Yu a little embarrassed. The two got into the car, Yuan Tan stood on the side of the road, and looked at the prime minister, until their carriage disappeared into the distance, then they let out a long breath, and the helplessness and reluctance on their faces dissipated, turning into indescribable relief.

He turned back to his carriage, pushed the door open, and smiled without saying a word. "Finally sent away. George, you are clever in this move, killing three birds with one stone. ”

Xin Bi leaned against the wall of the car, holding a book in his hand, looking at the weeping willows that had just turned green outside the window, and did not answer Yuan Tan. After a while, he realized Yuan Tan's existence, and hurriedly got up, and when he turned his head, the back of his head touched the wall of the car, and he grinned and took a breath of cold air.

"Still hurt?" Yuan Tan said with concern.

"I don't know, maybe it's going to rain, and it's been painful. Let's go? ”

"Let's go, it's easy now, there are two more Taishou positions at once, it should be able to exchange for a victory, right?"

"Not necessarily."

"Not necessarily?"

"Who is Sun Ce? What he is best at is capturing fighter planes, and his intuition is rare in the world, and this kind of person will quietly flee when he smells danger. We have few cavalry, we can't keep up with him, and no matter how many troops we have, it's useless. Simbi glanced outside again. I hope that when Sun Ce sees them leave, he will find the opportunity and throw himself into the net. ”

Yuan Tan was stunned for a moment, and then understood what Xin Bi meant. Although Yuan Yi and Yuan Xu are both scholars and are not good at military affairs, their official reputation is very good, and the people of the two counties have a very good impression of them. These two people suddenly abandoned their officials and left, and the county soldiers of the two counties would be somewhat slack. If Sun Ce wanted to raid him, the soldiers of these two counties would be a weak link, especially the soldiers of Jiyin.

He shook his head with a wry smile. "George, you're really...... You're so unguardable. ”

Xin Bi didn't say anything, his eyebrows frowning slightly. He deliberately didn't tell Yuan Tan all the plans, just to see if Yuan Tan could guess. If Yuan Tan can guess it, then Sun Ce and Guo Jia may guess it. Yuan Tan was a little faster than he expected, indicating that this flaw was too obvious. A flaw that is too obvious is not a flaw, he also needs to design a more hidden one, so that Sun Ce and Guo Jia feel that it is not a flaw, and they will take risks.

Seeing Xin Bi pondering, Yuan Tan consciously closed his mouth and said nothing. He knew that Xin Bi was under a lot of pressure, and in the face of Sun Ce and Guo Jia, a pair of monarchs and ministers, they might not be able to win even if they put all their efforts. But when things came to this point, they had to win, all the troops of Yanzhou were passively used, and the two elders Yuan Yi and Yuan Xu were also driven away by him, if they still didn't win, they would no longer have the possibility of winning.

He asked himself if he couldn't take the lead like Sun Ce and win the battle between the two formations, and all his hope was on Xinbi. As long as Xin Bi can come up with a plan to defeat Sun Ce, no matter how much he is wronged, no matter what price he pays, he is willing.

After a long time, Xin Bi exhaled softly, raised his hand, gently pinched his eyebrows, and said with a wry smile: "I knew too little about Guo Jia before, and now I can only speculate on his thinking based on the previous war, there are too many variables, and I have a headache." ”

Yuan Tan was skeptical, but he still comforted: "George, just do your best." To be able to compete with such a wizard, it doesn't really matter whether you win or lose. I believe that if we lose, no one else will be able to defeat them in the future. ”

Simbi shook his hand. "Don't say that, envoy. When you say that, I'm more stressed. He paused, and then said, "However, one thing is true, as the envoy said, this should be the best chance to defeat Sun Ce. If we miss this opportunity, we will hardly have a chance to form such favorable conditions. He turned his head to look out the window. Let's hope God can help us and don't let it rain. ”

"yes, don't rain. As soon as it rained, Sun Ce ran away, and we were busy in vain. Yuan Tan echoed: "Why don't we pay homage to the soldier master, ask him to help, don't rain, and then let him help us defeat Sun Ce." ”

Xin Bi couldn't help laughing, thought for a while, and said, "If Sun Ce knew about it, what would he think of us?" ”

Yuan Tan raised his eyebrows. "What's the mess?"

Simbi clapped his hands and laughed, "Well, if you can make them feel that way, this thing is worth doing." Envoy, you have a brilliant plan. ”

Yuan Tan was stunned for a moment, and laughed at himself: "George, I'm three steps slower than you." Alas, looking ahead, ignoring behind, I can't catch up with you in my life. ”

Xin Bi said with a smile: "Envoy, compared with Xiang Yu, Gaozu is useless, only can use people." In the end, he created the Han Dynasty for 400 years, but Xiang Yu could only hate Wujiang. You are a monarch, as long as you grasp the momentum, you can be invincible, if you spend your heart and mind on this like me, you are not a monarch, but a strategist. Zhang Liang and Chen Ping have tens of millions of tricks, but they can't become Gaozu, they can only be used by Gaozu. Be cautious. ”

Yuan Tan smiled happily. The two laughed a few words, the carriage was about to reach the city gate, the speed slowed down, and Yuan Tan suddenly said: "George, the alliance leader has appointed a new Yuzhou assassin history, Nanyang people Yin Kui. ”

Simbi's eyes flashed, and his face was a little ugly. "This is not a good time, we need Liu He's help."

"yes." Yuan Tan's face was calm, but there was a little more fierceness in his eyes. "Yin Kui has arrived in Dongjun, and when he passes through Changyi, I will keep him until we defeat Sun Ce."

Simbi nodded, silent.

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The news of Yuan Xu and Yuan Yu's departure from Changyi was quickly sent to Sun Ce.

Guo Jia, Pang Tong and others got together to discuss the possibility behind the sudden departure of the two from Changyi. One is Jiyin Taishou, and the other is Shanyang Taishou, both of whom are the main forces participating in this war, and the big war is coming, they left suddenly, and they left at the same time, obviously not accidentally.

Guo Jia has a fine work in Shanyang City, but at the time of the war, the guards were heavily guarded, and it was a question whether the fine work could pass on the news in time. The distance between the two places is eighty miles, and the cavalry will take nearly a day, and the speed of detailed work will be even slower. Maybe by the time they get the message, it's useless. At this time, it depends on the strength of the staff committee. Sun Ce has enough confidence in his staff group, Guo Jia and Pang Tong join forces, plus Zhou Tai and others assist, it is unlikely that Xin Bi will win.

"The time is too short, the intelligence can't keep up, we can only put ourselves in their shoes and think about what are the benefits to Yuan Tan at this time, and what hidden dangers will it bring, and those hidden dangers are opportunities that we can take advantage of."

Guo Jia said as he paced back and forth, the feather fan in his hand swaying loudly.

"Let me start by saying, as outsiders, let's see if there are any misunderstandings in my analysis, or if there is any wishful thinking. When we counted Simbi, Simbi counted us. It looks like a flaw, maybe it's a trap. He raised his hand and held up four fingers. I thought about it for a while, assuming that this was Yuan Tan's initiative, and there were at least four benefits to driving away Yuan Xu and Yuan Yu. First, there are two more vacancies for taishou, which can motivate generals to fight hard; second, these two people are incompetent and high, and they have a role in restraining Yuan Tan, let them leave, and Yuan Tan can be less constrained; Third, these two people are both scholars, and they have a rejection of martial arts, and driving them away is conducive to gaining a strong heart, such as Li Qian's father and son; Fourth, changing generals in battle, the soldiers are not familiar, and it is inevitable that they will be jerky in battle, easy to move and difficult to be safe, which is a weak link. But ......"

Guo Jia smiled. "It's just what it seems. If the general takes this as an opportunity and chooses to break through here, this may be a trap. ”