Although Yan Liang rarely gets involved in the struggle between factions, and avoids the competition between several sons, but if you really want to talk about it, among several sons, he is still more inclined to the eldest son, anyway, he and Yuan Tan have cooperated several times and have a good relationship, in this regard, he prefers the eldest son. Ｘ

Cen Bi brought Yuan Tan to the county office, and the county order and others withdrew to Langya with the officials of Qingzhou early in the morning, and after Yan Liang entered Ju County, he occupied the county government. Entering the mansion, Yan Liang had been waiting for a long time, and he had prepared rich dishes for him, stewed meat flatbread, which were Yuan Tan's favorite food, and Yan Liang did not use a military man, but recruited a local cook to prepare a reception dinner for Yuan Tan, which can be described as well-intentioned.

The food was delicious, but Yuan Tan was not in the mood to taste it, so he just washed his face and changed his clothes, although his eyes were tired, but he was more radiant.

Whether Yuan Tan has an appetite or not, Yan Liang can't care about it, people don't eat it, he can't force him, holding the wine bottle, tasting, and Yuan Tan, who is at the bottom, glanced at him, although he had a lot to say in his heart, but he couldn't find a suitable opportunity, looked left and right, etc., directly picked up the chopsticks, devoured the food placed in front of the short table, and feasted on it.

Yan Liang glanced at him, a little unresponsive, but since he was suddenly hungry again, it would be the best, it was better than saying something inconsequential to embarrass himself.

However, he didn't be happy for long in his heart, only to hear a bang, Yuan Tan put the dishes and chopsticks directly in front of the short table, looked at Yan Liang, and said, "General Yan Liang, are you avoiding me like this?" ”

Yuan Tan was still stuffed with meat in his mouth, vague, obviously unable to sit still, Yan Liang smiled: "I'm hiding from the eldest son? Yes, I'm not right in front of you, how can I hide from you like that? ”

Yuan Tan swallowed the food in his mouth fiercely, and said dissatisfiedly: "What General Yan Liang thinks, I know, there are some things I don't want to say, but I don't plan to hide it from you, I am in a hurry to come from Donglai this time, just to attack Liu Lan, whether you agree or not, the grievances between me and Liu Lan must be settled this time, even if I am defeated in the end, I have no regrets, as long as I am alive, Liu Lan and I will never die!" ”

"Eldest son, don't be impulsive." Yan Liang was thinking about retreating, but he didn't expect Yuan Tan to say this, but he forced him into a corner, and he couldn't respond if he didn't want to, and the most important thing is that if Yuan Tanzheng sent troops to Langya, then it would be a troublesome thing whether he was an official or not.

If it doesn't matter, if Yuan Tan has three long and two short in Langya, Yuan Shao will not be able to spare him no matter what, if he manages it, then the crime of sending troops without authorization will be implemented.

Looking at the worried Yan Liang, Yuan Tan knew that his goal had been achieved, although it was a little different from his original idea, but the effect was obviously better, and he directly said what he wanted to say in his heart, which really moved Yan Liang.

If Yuan Tan has suffered several big losses on Liu Lan, then Yan Liang is the same, it can be said that the hatred of the two for Liu Lan and Xuzhou Jun is comparable, but compared to Yuan Tan, Yan Liang understands that victory and defeat are common things in soldiers, so he can see more openly, but when Yuan Tan said that even if he was defeated in the end, I had no regrets, as long as I was alive, Liu Lan and I were not dying, Yuan Tan was really moved.

Although he knew that as the main general, what he was most afraid of was impulsiveness, but in this matter, Yan Liang really didn't have Yuan Tan's courage.

I don't know when, Yan Liang's sharp spirit was exhausted, if it was him three years ago, then the credit for the battle of Qingzhou, so that it was Xu Yu's turn, he would have attacked Linzi a long time ago, and the situation at this moment is still like this, he feels that he should be impulsive because of this, no matter whether he can defeat Liu Lan or not, as long as he takes Langya.

He carefully considered it in his heart for a long time, made his own decision, then nodded, and said: "Since the eldest son has already made a decision, the last general can't stop it, so I can only wish the eldest son smooth sailing." ”

Yuan Tan didn't know what Yan Liang meant by this, whether he was saying the opposite or reminding himself that he had acquiesced in sending troops to him, he said loudly: "You can rest assured, when my troops arrive, I will take down the Yang capital first and see if you have anything else to say." “

"That's the best, I'm waiting for you in Juxian to capture Kaesong."

As soon as Yan Liang said this, he was not talking back, but he was changing his direction to support his own troops, but as the main general, it was not easy for him to show full support for him, and these words seemed to be saying the opposite, souring himself, but in fact, he was implying that although he sent troops, they would take Yangdu and capture Kaiyang. And to attack Kaiyang, if there is no support from him, with Yuan Tan's troops, it is obviously beyond reach, so his words can also be said to be a reassuring pill for Yuan Tan, so that when the time comes, it will be justified for him to send troops, and the lord can also give an explanation.

After all, Yuan Tan is the son of the lord, he sent troops without authorization, and the lord guild dealt with it, but he was under threat and if he didn't send troops to save him, then he couldn't explain in front of the lord.

"You are waiting for me in Juxian County to deliver Zang Ba and the good news to you."

Yan Liang laughed and said, "Zang Ba? I can't look down on it, it's better to put Huang Zhong in front of me! ”

Yuan Tan stood up suddenly, clenched his fists, and said, "Zang Ba and Huang Zhong, I will take them all in front of you and let you dispose of them!" ”

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When Yuan Tan was preparing to attack Langya, Pei County, far away in Pei County, Yuzhou, there was really a big battle in full swing, but it seemed to be a big battle that was about to break out, but it made the two troops evolve into a market sale, and the Cao army under the city gate scolded for a day, and the city was full of vicious curses and shouted.

But on the second day after the scolding battle, Peixian became quiet, both sides did not seem to be affected in the slightest by the previous day's scolding war, everything seemed to have changed back to the previous day's appearance, the city was still the dozens of listless defenders, crookedly carrying their blades, listless, as if they had not rested all night.

And the Cao army under the city tower, because of the hot weather, Qi Qi was looking for a place to shelter from the sun and heat in the barracks, and for a while, the enemy and the enemy seemed to have reached a tacit understanding, and no one took the initiative to provoke.

Yesterday, the defenders of Pei County were the regular army of Pei County, but today, Xu Sheng directly replaced them with county soldiers, these county soldiers are responsible for some security in the city and the inspection of the city gate on weekdays, although they also have the most basic military training, but because the county soldiers only serve for one year and then return to the pavilion, so their military quality is very low.

Let them defend the city, especially his advice, under the exposure of the sun, the soldiers of the county guarding the city almost took off their armor.

However, with them to defend the city, Xu Sheng is not afraid of the enemy army suddenly attacking the city, it is obvious that Xu Sheng has a backhand, and the regular troops are below, if the Cao army really rushes to attack, then they will arrive at their position as soon as possible, and they will never be attacked by the Cao army.

Just when the soldiers defending the city were drowsy, suddenly there was an insult under the city tower: "Guts rats, if you don't dare to go out of the city to fight, then quickly open the door and beg to surrender, otherwise when my army enters the city, I will chop you into meat one by one!" ”

The sleepy defenders on the top of the city tower just lazily forgot to glance at the city tower, and then sat back again, leaning against the battlements of the city wall, holding a spear, closing their eyes, and actually fell asleep directly, those foul words, as if they were not scolding him at all, had nothing to do with him.

This cursing continued until nightfall, when Cao's army withdrew, and Xu Sheng and Shan Zichun came to the top of the castle tower.

For the defense of Pei County, Xu Sheng has rich experience, compared to Lu Bu's directness, Cao Cao is the first time to encounter this, but with Xu Sheng's experience, the enemy army will end after two days of scolding, and it will end after one day at most, and the next major event will be played.

It is self-evident what the highlight is, it must be a siege, and the enemy army has frequently cursed in the past few days, in addition to disrupting their deployment, Xu Sheng suspects that it is more about making siege weapons, after all, the big trees near Pei County have long been cut down during the Liu Lan period, and the remaining trees are not enough to make siege weapons, so Cao Cao can only cut down trees from dozens of miles away.

And after two or even three days, the siege weapons should be ready. And in this regard, Cao Jun is simply unable to compare with them, the siege equipment they use is from the ordnance factory, each part can be disassembled and reassembled, very convenient, if there is anything slightly more difficult, that is, such as the boulder of the catapult, it is more difficult to collect, and other giant arrows such as bed crossbows are sent from the ordnance factory and hoarded in the warehouse.

In this regard, they have to be more efficient than Cao Cao, if they really want to attack the city, they can attack at the first time, unlike Cao Cao, who also needs to make nearby.

After walking around the city tower, Xu Sheng instructed the guards around him that from tonight, all the defenders must be replaced by regular troops, without the slightest carelessness, although he was a little strange in his heart, but Xu Sheng spoke, he naturally did not dare to relax for a moment, immediately began to change guards, and warned the soldiers to be vigilant, he suspected that Xu Sheng told him to know that the deeper meaning of Cao Jun was likely to take advantage of the night to sneak attack.

However, Xu Shengke did not make any response to his speculation, just turned around and went down the tower, leaving the guard alone, he looked up at the direction of the enemy army, the sky was full of Cao Jun's camps, according to the information he learned, this time Cao Jun and Yuan Shu's coalition army was 200,000, and the size of the Cao army in front of him, to say the least, was more than 100,000, and this was still under the condition that Yuan Shujun did not arrive.

The reason why there is such a judgment is entirely because there is no flag indicating the identity of Yuan Jun found among the enemy army, and on this basis, it can be confirmed that the enemy army in front of them is Cao Jun. And after these two days, although he only came to the city tower occasionally, he still judged from the only observations that Cao Jun was almost all elite.

If there are only tens of thousands of people on the other side, it is easier, but if it is more than 100,000 elites, then Pei County is dangerous, after all, they only have less than 10,000 people, the ratio of ten to one, in terms of the art of war, you can choose to besiege the city and trap them in Pei County.

However, their food is very sufficient, and there are reinforcements from General Zhao Yun outside the city, if Cao Cao really wants to trap them in this battle, he is afraid that the plan will fail, and to attack Peixian, then they may be on the battlefield, but if Cao's army shows any flaws, then the dragoon army can kill the enemy with one blow.

The Peixian defenders were convinced of this.

At this time, Xu Sheng and Shan Zichun, who returned to the mansion, sent out a flying pigeon in the form of a joint signature, which could not be directly passed to Zhao Yun, but it could be transferred to Zhao Yun through the hand of Liu Lan in Xuzhou, and they wanted Zhao Yun to understand their current internal situation.

In fact, Zhao Yun must be clear about the external situation, but Zhao Yun doesn't know much about the internal situation, so they have to let him know their current situation thoroughly, once the war starts, then they can't rashly start a big battle with the Cao army outside Pei County, if they lose, or if there is any accident, then Pei County will not be guaranteed.

The current Pei County is not enough to protect itself, after all, the disparity in strength is too great, but if Cao Cao does not plan to storm Pei County, then Zhao Yun, the peripheral reinforcements, can play a great role, and how to bite Cao Cao and let him stay in Pei County, it is very important, it can be said that they have to act as bait now, this decision, initially Shan Zichun did not agree, because Pei County did not have that capital, but with the two days of Cao Jun scolding, he felt that hope came.

Although he also understood that the two-day scolding battle was likely to mean that Cao Jun was closer to the day of the siege, this was speculation after all, because in the expectation of the lord, in fact, Pei County was also a bait for Cao Cao, and he wanted to use Pei County to transfer the main force of Xuzhou, so the current situation was a little delicate.

But no matter what the truth is, one thing is that whether Cao Cao wants to capture Peixian or attract the Xuzhou army to come, the first thing he has to do is to create the illusion that Peixian is in danger, that is to say, he must attack the city at least a few times, so as to play the role of besieging the city and sending reinforcements, so that the Xuzhou army can rush to Peixian as quickly as possible.

It is through these possibilities that Xu Sheng made the following judgment, if Cao Cao really wants Pei County, then his best choice is to besiege the city, no other than half a year, Pei County will be at his fingertips, but if his goal is other from the beginning, then he will not be able to bear the siege, and he will inevitably choose to attack the city, so he must let Zhao Yun know this.

Of course, Zhao Yun may have seen through all this, but just like Shan Zichun said, in order to be foolproof, he must tell Zhao Yun in person to be able to make the two of them feel at ease.

And now, with the carrier pigeon being passed out,