Yuan Tan pinched the military newspaper and shook it gently, and stopped talking. Seeing this, Bian Rang was puzzled, and stepped forward to take the general's report.

The military report was sent by Jiang Qi. He had already received Yuan Tan's order and was heading in the direction of Cangyuan City. Considering the delay in the news, he was worried that Liu Bei might encounter and be frustrated with Sun Ce, and Sun Ce was likely to return to Junyi after he succeeded, and he might not be able to catch up, he hoped that Yuan Tan could arrange someone to intercept Sun Ce, form a flank attack with him, and strive to annihilate Sun Ce in one fell swoop.

Bian Rang snorted: "This Jiang Yiqu has such a big breath, who does he think he is, and he dares to order the envoy?" ”

Yuan Tan's eyes flashed, and he shook his head and said: "Wenli misunderstood, Jiang Yiqu may not mean this, it's just that he was born in a martial arts and is used to going straight, and his words are not decent enough." Wenli, do you think his concerns are justified? ”

Bian let the general's report be lost on the case, and he was very unimpressed. "He is a general who is relied on by the leader of the alliance, and he has elite soldiers in hand, twice the strength of Sun Ce, so it is really difficult to compliment such a forward-looking future."

Yuan Tan coughed and reminded: "Wen Li's words are serious. Jiang Yiqu is loyal and courageous, and he is deeply trusted by his father, and I also respect him very much. ”

Bian let himself know that he was speechless, but he refused to slow down the color a little.

Yuan Tan pondered for a moment, unable to decide. He is not a bian rang, he knows that Jiang Qi's worries are not unreasonable. Sun Ce took the risk of a surprise attack, no matter whether he succeeded or not, he would retreat as soon as possible, it was not easy for Jiang Qi to catch up with him, and it was very dangerous to blindly rush the army for the sake of speed. If someone was sent to intercept Sun Ce and buy a little time for Jiang Qi, this would naturally be the safest result. But then things go back to the way they were before. How many people were sent to intercept Sun Ce? Less is not enough, and more will affect the siege. If the Montenegrin army is allowed to break through, the situation will get out of control, and the outcome will be unpredictable.

Jiang Qi has 10,000 people, even if it is slow, there will be no danger. If Sun Ce really withdrew to the vicinity of Junyi, it would not be too late to send someone to intercept it. Why not do it?

Yuan Tan had made up his mind, raised his head, and was about to discuss with Bian Rang, when someone came to report, and Cheng Yu asked to see him.

Yuan Tan was surprised. Cheng Yu was guarding at the East Gate, ready to meet Zhu Ling at any time, how could he leave his position at this time and rush to the Chinese army to ask for a meeting. He looked at Bian Rang, who also frowned and muttered a few words. Yuan Tan knew that Bian Rang didn't have a good impression of Cheng Yu, so he didn't ask him anymore, and ordered Cheng Yu to enter the account immediately.

Cheng Yu strode over, his footsteps were not yet steady, and before Shi Li's hand was put down, he hurriedly said, "General, are you sure where Sun Ce is going?" Did he intercept Liu Bei? ”

Bian Rang looked displeased, looking Cheng Yu up and down. "You rushed to the Chinese army for this?"

Cheng Yu glared at him, and shouted in a deep voice: "Outside the east gate is my defense area, and Liu Bei is also planning my troops to fight, why can't I care about this matter?" How can we focus on the big picture? ”

Bian Rang was annoyed and embarrassed by him, and sneered: "General Cheng has a good eye on the overall situation, I knew that you had such a mind, so why should you work so hard, so General Cheng will command the battle." ”

Cheng Yu immediately returned the color. "Although I don't have the ability to command tens of thousands of troops to fight, I am not useless, I can only be a Qingping Taishou."

Bian Rang was furious, glared at Cheng Yu, his face changed a few times, and he flicked his sleeves. "I'm too lazy to bother with you." Walk away. Yuan Tan smiled bitterly and shook his head again and again. "Zhongde, why bother, you came so far, it wasn't to quarrel with him, right?"

Cheng Yu bowed and said: "I am impatient for a while, and I am rude, please forgive me." Envoy Jun, Yu only cares about the war, and has no other intentions. Although Liu Bei is insignificant, he is brave and good at fighting, and he has many military exploits before. If he is badly damaged, it will be detrimental to the morale of our army, and please do not take it lightly. ”

Yuan Tan nodded. "What Zhongde said is very true, and I am also worried that he will have a loss, so I arranged for someone to pick him up." He handed over Jiang Qi's military report. Cheng Yu took it, quickly looked at it, and said happily: "General, this is a good opportunity." ”

Yuan Tan smiled and looked at Cheng Yu. "Please also ask Zhongde for advice."

"General, Sun Ce marched twenty or thirty miles in a hurry to raid Liu Bei, and fought with Liu Bei, even if he has the advantage of strength and can hit Liu Bei's department hard, he will also suffer some losses, physical exhaustion, coupled with the loss of ordnance, he will not dare to stay too long after he succeeds, and he is in a hurry to return. We sent someone to intercept him, and when Jiang Qi led his troops to arrive, we could defeat Sun Ce in one fell swoop. ”

Yuan Tan stroked his palms and smiled. "I thought so too, and was about to send someone to inform Zhongde, but I didn't expect you to come."

Cheng Yu was stunned for a moment, then understood what Yuan Tan meant, and shook his head again and again. "General, I am guarding the east gate, and it is not appropriate to move lightly. It's better for this matter to be left to the envoy himself. If there are fewer people, it will not work, at least 10,000 to ensure that nothing goes wrong. ”

Yuan Tan was slightly stunned, and said in a deep voice: "If I go, what will happen if the Black Mountain Army goes out of the city?" ”

Cheng Yu stomped his feet. "How is the envoy confused? The only one who can compete with the king is Sun Ce'er. Sun Ce did not get rid of it for a day, so that Jun could not sleep peacefully for a day. defeated Sun Ce, even if the Black Mountain Army went out of the city, it would only flee in the wilderness, how could it dare to make Jun Hu Xu? ”

Yuan Tan was stunned for a moment, waking up like a dream, his eyes lit up, and he slapped his palms vigorously. If it weren't for Zhongde's reminder, I would have missed this opportunity. If Sun Ce can be killed in this battle, Zhongde will be made a state general. Come, pass my orders, beat the drums to gather the generals, I want to ......"

Cheng Yu stopped Yuan Tan, shook his head and said: "The envoy is a general, if you want to fight and make peace, as long as you make a thought, you don't have to discuss with others." The opportunity must not be lost, the time will not come, so that you have been delayed for half a day, it is not appropriate to waste time, just arrange one person to guard the camp, so that you can set off immediately. ”

Yuan Tan nodded again and again, and immediately asked people to invite Liu Biao. Bian Rang is a scribe, and it is okay to give advice, but it is not okay to lead an army. He had been the Taishou of Jiujiang, but as soon as the Yellow Turban Rebellion was over, he would have abandoned the official and returned, otherwise Cheng Yu would not have said that he would only be the Taishou of Qingping. Liu Biao is different, he not only served as a lieutenant marquis of the Northern Army, but also did a few months of Jingzhou Assassin History, is familiar with military affairs, and has considerable means, enough to take on the heavy responsibility of staying in the camp.

Seeing this, Cheng Yu stopped being verbose, turned around and walked out of the account, striding away.

Bian Rang quietly walked out from behind the tent, and his face was very bad. Coming out of the tent, he didn't go far, he went around to the back tent and listened, what Cheng Yu and Yuan Tan said in the tent, he heard it clearly. He glanced at Cheng Yu's back and turned to enter the account.

"Make you, let me think it is impossible. Even if you want to send someone to intercept Sun Ce, it is enough to send a partial general, so that Jun, as the commander of an army, is not suitable to act in person. ”

"Why?" Yuan Tan stopped.

"The only one who can control the generals is the envoy. If Jun goes, if Zhu Jun responds to Sun Ce and launches an attack, Zhu Ling, Cheng Yu, and Cao Ang will go their own way, who will be in the middle of the dispatch? ”

"I ...... arranged Liu Jingsheng, he should ......"

"He was defeated by Sun Ce only a few months ago and lost the entire Jingzhou, can Zhu Ling and the others listen to his orders? Besides, Sun Ce is cunning, once he learns that the envoy will lead the army in person, he will inevitably leave in a hurry, and the envoy will chase or return at that time? ”

"This ......" Yuan Tan also hesitated.

At this moment, there was a faint sound of war drums outside. Yuan Tan was taken aback, and was about to send someone to inquire, when someone came to report that Zhu Jun had launched an attack, and Cao Bao's department was forcibly crossing the chasm, preparing to cut off the connection between Cheng Yu and Zhu Ling. Zhu Ling sent someone to ask for instructions, asking Yuan Tan to strictly order Cheng Yu to hold his position and protect his retreat.

Let me clap my hands. "How?"