After reading the letter, Cao Cao's face suddenly changed, and he said to Xiahou Dun next to him: "Liu Xin is about to do it,"
Xiahoudun nodded and said, "The two-year period has passed. I expected him to be unable to restrain it. Unfortunately, our army and Yuan Shao suffered both losses in the battle, but we gave him the advantage."
In fact, Liu Xin's dispatch of troops and generals was carried out very secretly, and Liu Xin ordered all borders to be sealed off, only to enter and not to leave. Even if Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were lurking in various places to get news, they could not pass it on.
But there must be a mistake in the hundred secrets. When Liu Xin blocked the border, he also ordered the Mi family to stop the food smuggling against Cao Cao. It was precisely because the source of food in the south was suddenly cut off, Xun Yu became vigilant, and he sensitively inferred Liu Xin. Have big moves,
Cao Cao groaned: "We have suffered from the enemy, and this battle can no longer be fought. We will immediately send an envoy to Yuan Shao, and the two will negotiate a peace."
This time Yuan Shao’s envoy was still Chen Qun. His people had just arrived in Yecheng, and they saw people in the fields outside Yecheng shouting for horses. Everywhere there were foreigners with deep eye sockets and high nose bridges, and the land was about to mature. The wheat was trampled in a mess,
Chen Qun didn't expect Wu Heng's army to come so quickly, and his heart froze, he hurried into the city, the two countries did not cut off the army, and the soldiers at the door did not stop him.
Hearing that Cao Cao had sent an envoy, Yuan Shao sneered: "You all persuaded me not to recruit foreign soldiers lightly. What's going on now? The Xianbei troops have not arrived yet, but the Wu Heng troops alone made Cao Cao soft. Bring Cao Cao's messenger up here,"
As a matter of fact, Yuan Shao is more conspiring and less decisive. As for the matter of inviting foreign aid, the counselors under him are also very divided. They argued for a long time before making a decision. Now that the foreign aid is effective, Yuan Shao immediately takes all the credit. On myself,
In the hall, Yan Liang and Wen Chou looked at Chen Qun fiercely, but Chen Qun was not timid. He handed the letter in his hand to the guard next to Yuan Shao, and then said: "Enjoy the general, what my prime minister meant. Yes, the two parties stopped fighting and made peace and joined forces to deal with Liu Xin. I don’t know what the general would like."
The general was the official position given to Yuan Shaofeng by Cao Cao in the name of Liu Xie. Later, Yuan Shao supported Liu Biao as the emperor and continued the title of general. Yuan Shao has done more thoroughly than Cao Cao here. He doesn't need to worry about the former officials. All the lieutenants, Situ, and Sikong are all appointed by him at will. They are all his confidants.
However, due to the timely blockade, no matter Cao Cao or Yuan Shao, the news that Liu Xin has become emperor is currently unknown, because Liu Xin knows very well that no matter how indecisive Yuan Shao is, Yuan Shao will understand who is the emperor as soon as the news of his emperor is announced. Is his strongest enemy,
Yuan Shao was really arrogant. He didn't even read Cao Cao's letter. He said contemptuously: "Go back and tell Cao Cao, don't let Liu Xin occupy Sili now, as long as he is willing to surrender Liu Xie and treat the emperor as orthodox, Liu Xin Not a concern,"
Chen Qun knew Liu Xin much better than Yuan Shao. He was about to explain to Yuan Shao what Liu Xin was good at. He suddenly saw a messenger outside the door ran in panic and said loudly: , The big thing is not good,"
This messenger had too little eyesight. He didn't notice the presence of outsiders. Yuan Shao was very upset, but he was inconvenient to get angry with Chen Qun's face. He had to pretend to say calmly: "What's the panic, get up and talk,"
The messenger stood up, panting and said: "Back to the general, the Xianbei army set fire to Yanmen City,"
"What," Yuan Shao couldn't sit still this time, "Huo" stood up and said, "Xianbei is the reinforcement I invited. How could they burn Yanmen City? Did the Yanmen prefect prevent them from entering? Humph, dare to ruin my big business..."
The messenger repeatedly said: "The general calmed down his anger. My family did not stop them from entering the city, but those Xianbei people burned, killed and looted after entering the city, raped women, and committed all kinds of evil. killed,"
Yuan Shao was taken aback and asked repeatedly: "What are you talking about, the Xianbei dare to kill Yuan's subordinates, how many of them are there?"
The messenger did not dare to lift his head, and knelt on the ground and said: "The little man doesn't know how many people there are. There must be fifty to sixty thousand people who have entered Yanmen City. However, the little man has lived in Yanmen for a long time. To understand the Xianbei language, on the way to Taiyuan, the villain vaguely heard that they had dispatched a total of 200,000 troops this time."
"Two hundred thousand army," Yuan Shao yelled with some urge to violently. "Didn't I let them send out 100,000 people? Why did they come to 200,000 people? Do you want to rebel? Come out and ask Xianbei to send troops, what do you say?"
This Yuan Shao was in vain as a son of the aristocratic family, and he was too uncharacter. Just now I felt that this trick frightened Cao Cao, so he took all the credit to himself. Now when he encounters the Xianbei people burned, killed, and looted, he put the responsibility on his men again. In fact, Yuan Shao was not like this before. He was still able to do some superficial articles, but he had always been smooth, and he fought Cao Cao with superior forces for a year. It was difficult to distinguish between superior and inferior, which caused many changes in his mentality. , The hidden deep nature gradually revealed,
Feng Ji shivered and said, "Going back to the general, my subordinates think that the most urgent task is to prevent the Xianbei army from continuing to go south."
Yuan Shao said angrily, "Should Yuan be sent to fight them?"
What he meant was that now the most powerful opponent is Cao Cao, but he completely forgot that Cao Cao’s messenger was still standing in the hall.
Seeing the delicate situation in the hall, Chen Qun said in a timely manner: "The general is too worried. My prime minister really wants to negotiate with the general. According to reports, Liu Xin is battling his horses, taking advantage of the exhaustion of our two families. Eat up your family in one fell swoop, if you and my family don’t join hands, I’m afraid that misfortune will not be far away."
Yuan Shao pondered and said, "What did Xianbei say?"
The duo, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly said: “The Husbands are greedy for money, and as long as they donate gold and silver jewelry, Xianbei retreats, Taiyuan city is tall and strong, and the people of Xianbei have no siege equipment. The Xianbei enter the city, and then the lord will send an envoy to send gold silk, so why not worry about Xianbei’s retreat."
Gao Gan is Yuan Shao’s nephew. He is currently the governor of Bingzhou. Taiyuan is based in Taiyuan. Taiyuan has enough soldiers. As long as Gao Gan does not take the initiative to open the city gate, Xianbei people will definitely not be able to get in. In fact, this Yanmen messenger escaped with him. After Yanmen City, the first stop was to ask the senior officials for help. The senior officials were timid and cautious. They neither sent rescue soldiers nor sent messengers into the city. Instead, they directly asked the messenger to report to Yuan Shao to try to match the senior officials. He knew that Xianbei would not be able to enter Taiyuan City.
When Chen Qun heard this, he suddenly laughed with his palms: "Mr. Shen's words are not correct. It is easy to ask God to give it away. Instead of spending money, it is better to draw the disaster away."
If you want 200,000 Xianbei army to retreat, you can't send a small amount of money. Yuan Shao is distressed. Hearing Chen Qun's words, he couldn't help but feel refreshed, and he returned to the appearance of a modest, studious and courteous corporal. He said with his hands: "Why sir teach me,"
Chen Qun smiled and said: "The Xianbei people are looking for money. Let me ask who is the richest today. Naturally, it is Liu Xin. The two of us joined forces to fight against Liu Xin. Why not let the Xianbei people be the forerunners."
After a pause, Chen Qun continued to agitate his three-inch tongue, and said: "What Liu Xin relies on is nothing but the benefit of the cavalry, but no matter how powerful his cavalry is, can it be better than being on horseback since he was a child? Are you the grown-up Xianbei? As long as the Xianbei can defeat Liu Xin’s cavalry, you and my two hundred thousand army, why not worry about it."
In the first battle outside Xiangyang, it was Zhao Yun who arrived in time with five thousand cavalry soldiers. Cao Jun lost his helmet and armor, and his corpses were all over the field. Those who participated in the battle still have lingering fears when they think of it. Although Chen Qun did not personally experience it. After that battle, I often heard other people mention the strength of the Han cavalry.
Regarding Chen Qun’s proposal, Yuan Shao was silent for a long time, and suddenly said, “It’s all right to do this, but you and my two join hands, who is orthodox
Chen Qun did not expect that at such a critical juncture, Yuan Shao was still concerned about who was orthodox, and couldn't help laughing or crying, but before Cao Cao left, he did not fully authorize Chen Qun. In this matter, Chen Qun really couldn't be the master. However, Chen Qun is very clear about the current situation and must persuade Yuan Shao to agree to join hands with Cao Cao, otherwise once Liu Xin really starts, it will be too late.
After a short period of hesitation, Chen Qun suddenly had a plan and said with a smile: "Going back to the general, why don't we learn the story of the great ancestor, whoever enters Xiangyang first is the king,"
In fact, both Yuan Shao and Chen Qun knew well. Both Liu Xie and Liu Biao were just puppets and decorations. The true purpose of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao was to replace Liu Han. If they really defeated Liu Xin, this It is not yet known who owns the world, but one thing Chen Qun can be sure of is that there must be a battle between the two families. Therefore, the plan Chen Qun is talking about is actually just a blank check.
Yuan Shao was obviously moved by Chen Qun's proposal, and he pondered for a while, and said very seriously: "No, it should be the advanced Luoyang who is the king."
Xiangyang is in the south, far away from Yuan Shao’s site, and Luoyang is about the same distance from the two families. It is also the ancient capital of the Han Dynasty. It is the most fair for both parties to capture Luoyang. Moreover, Yuan Shao does not Silly, he knew that Liu Xin was rebuilding Luoyang and Chang'an, and he could completely regard Luoyang as his capital, but he and Cao Cao didn't know that Liu Xin had officially moved their capital to Chang'an.
As long as Yuan Shao agrees to join forces with the two, Chen Qun will be able to complete the task with this move. He naturally agreed to Yuan Shao’s request.
Who knows, Yuan Shao said again: "Also, you must exit Liyang City,"
Cao Cao captured Liyang again, originally intending to use it as a bargaining chip. Chen Qun immediately said that there was no problem.
Yuan Shao breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Okay, I will immediately send someone to contact Xianbei Shan Yu Kuitou,"