The first general of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 169 Count!
Changshan County, the place where Wei Tao first took control of the land.

Because Piling Bingzhou here was once a place under the command of Wei Tao, even though Yuan Shao took it from the Black Mountain Army later, there is no guarantee that the hearts of the people here are towards the Yuan family.

Therefore, in order to stick to this place, Yuan Shao put his confidant general Gao Lan here as the prefect, in order to guard against Wei Tao.

It's not that Gao Lan didn't know about Wei Tao's fanfare these days, but Gao Lan didn't make any big moves other than strengthening his guard and ordering the counties to defend.

This is Gao Lan, who led the army steadily and was entrusted here by Yuan Shao.

"Report! Bingzhou Weitao leads the army, the forward has arrived at Changshan!"

"It's finally here."

Hearing this burst of urgent reports, Gao Lan frowned, put down the scroll in his hand, and muttered to himself. After thinking for a while, Gao Lan suddenly smiled coldly.

"Since you're here, don't think it's so easy to leave. Come, pass my order! Make all counties close the city gates, and never go out. Once there are enemies, they will be punished later!"

"promise!"

Hearing Gao Lan's order, soldiers immediately sent orders to the battalions.

"Hehe...Wei Tao? Since you claim to be undefeated, then I will let you be defeated by my subordinates. Not to mention that you have not been in Changshan for many years, even if you are still in Changshan, how can you be so firm? Is it possible to quickly get down to this city?"

As early as when Wei Tao intended to seek Jizhou, Gao Lan ordered the counties to transport most of the stored grain and grass to the city, in order to reduce the help Wei Tao could get in Changshan as much as possible.

No matter how popular the hearts of the people are towards Wei Tao, it is impossible for the people of Changshan to take out the food in their mouths.

Moreover, Gao Lan ordered that all the counties close the city gates and prohibit entry and exit. If they were to be captured one by one, they would not know how much time and energy it would take.

Wei Tao's only solution is to directly capture the city guarded by Gao Lan.

Although Wei Tao is very strong, Gao Lan is very confident. Yuan Shao once left 5000 troops for Gao Lan, and with the urgent recruitment, there are already tens of thousands of soldiers in Changshan City, even if there are two or three times as many soldiers. It is impossible to win.

This is Gao Lan's confidence.

"Uncle Gao Yuan is really difficult to deal with, and Yuan Shao ordered him to defend the city, there is indeed some reason."

The news of Gao Lan's order to strictly guard against death was soon learned by Wei Tao, and Wei Tao couldn't help but admire it.

"It seems that the only way to attack Changshan County now is by force, but if it is really strong, I am afraid that the casualties will be huge."

"My lord, although Gao Lan wants to take the strategy of clearing the wall and the wild, he must have a competitive heart. The lord can order someone to challenge him, and see if he should or should not."

This time Wei Tao indeed came with a large army, and all his advisers and generals followed, Zhuge Jin was the first to speak.

"My lord, a certain family has not made any achievements so far. If you want to challenge Gao Lan, you will be the pioneer!"

Hearing what Zhuge Jin said, Pan Zhang immediately stood up and begged for orders.

"Okay, I want you to take thousands of people from the headquarters as the vanguard, and see if Gao Lan moves!"

It has to be said that Gao Lan is indeed a calm man. Although Pan Zhang only led a thousand people, he didn't see half of Yuan Jun along the way.

Until half a day, Wei Tao led the army to follow, but Gao Lan never went out of the city to fight. This kind of heart alone is enough to make Wei Tao admire him.

"My lord, the final general is incompetent, please punish me, my lord."

Although Pan Zhang was indeed eager to do something good, but seeing Gao Lan's unmoved posture, he knew that it would not be possible to provoke him if he continued to scold him, so he had no choice but to come forward to apologize to Wei Tao.

"I can't blame the general for this matter. It seems that Gao Lan, who is listed in the four pillars of Hebei, is because of Yuan Shao's confidant's words, which are indeed true."

Naturally, Wei Tao couldn't punish Pan Zhang for chilling people's hearts at this time, so he immediately comforted him with kind words, but after the consolation, Wei Tao still looked to the left and right and asked.

"Now that Gao Lan wants to do this, I will not be able to enter the door. After a long time, I will have to retreat. But if I attack forcefully, I will suffer heavy losses. I know how many soldiers in the state army. This is Gao Lan's move. It really hit the weakness of Bingzhou. If you have a good plan, please let me know."

Hearing Wei Tao's question, even Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao and other generals could not help but frown slightly. They are indeed not bad at marching and fighting, but they really have no choice but to face Gao Lan who is determined to pay attention to defense.

"My lord, I'm afraid this matter depends on Xun Gongda."

But after a while of contemplation, Zhuge Jin finally spoke.

"Gongda?"

Wei Tao was taken aback for a moment, Xun You should still be in the Zhen family now, and the Zhen family has never made a statement, which clearly means that they want to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and see the success or failure before making a choice.

Because of this, Xun You was not allowed to leave Zhen's house for a while.

"Yes, judging from the current situation, Gao Lan will not take the initiative to attack in any case, unless someone orders it."

Zhuge Jin may not be able to make thousands of plans in an instant like Xun You and Zhou Yu, but he is also a top-notch strategist, and after careful consideration of his plans, he is also not bad at all.

"Now that Yuan Shao is not here, and the eldest son Yuan Tan is following Yuan Shao, the two brothers Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang are in charge of Jizhou now. It is said that although the Yuan family is at odds, it is only between Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang. However, Yuan Xi has a very good relationship with Yuan Shang, so it is possible for Yuan Shang to be the leader in guarding Jizhou."

"That's true, but so what?"

Wei Tao was still slightly puzzled, not quite understanding what Zhuge Jin meant.

"Yuan Shang wants to compete with Yuan Tan, one of which is merit. Now the lord is attacking Jizhou, he is a man of meritorious deeds. It is impossible for Yuan Shang not to be indifferent, but there must be someone dissuading him. It is difficult to make a decision at the moment, so he just stands still."

Zhuge Jin had already thought everything through clearly, so it was natural to talk eloquently when he opened his mouth.

"If Yuan Xi can insist on sending troops at this time, Yuan Shang will definitely be moved by him. With the talents of the Yuan brothers, since they have already made some moves, how can Gao Lan be allowed to stay behind closed doors? Definitely Strictly following the order, this is the order of the Yuan brothers, how dare Gao Lan refuse to obey? Even though Gao Lan refused on the grounds of Yuan Shao's order, not to mention that the Yuan brothers will hate him, so it is not just a siege to help What is the plan? As long as the Yuan brothers are broken all the way, so what if the city of Changshan is temporarily spared?"

Wei Tao thought about it carefully, and he roughly understood what Zhuge Jin meant.

"Okay, I'll write to Xun You immediately."

Although Bingzhou and Jizhou are now at war, except for Changshan County, other places are not under martial law, and people are still free to come and go.

In fact, Xun You didn't mean to hide it at all, that is, Dafang Fang lived in Zhongshan County.

At this time, even the Yuan family couldn't take Xun You down at will.

After all, Xun You still has the name of being an envoy from Bingzhou, and the two countries have not yet cut off the envoy.

What's more, Xun You is also a member of the famous Xun family. If he dares to do this, the reputation of the Yuan family will be ruined. Who will dare to come to join Yuan Shao?

"I didn't expect Yuan Shao to have such a famous general under his command. It's really rare."

After receiving Wei Tao's message, Xun You just thought about it for a while before he understood.

"No wonder the lord wants to use this to force the Yuan brothers. Anyway, the Zhen family's idea of ​​wanting to fall on both sides is too good. If they can't decide by themselves, then I will help them decide."

After putting away the letter, Xun You came to Zhen's house again, and after being polite, Xun You just spoke directly.

"The Zhen family has been thinking about it for several days, but I don't know what the result will be. I might as well say it bluntly: Yuan Shao stole Jizhou and refused to return it. It is not suitable for the Lord's minister to stay here any longer. So come here and ask, will the Zhen family agree?"

Hearing Xun You's words, everyone in Zhen's family looked at each other in blank dismay.

The members of the Zhen family were not stupid, so they naturally understood the meaning of Xun You's words, but how could they be able to answer these words, the hall was speechless for a while.

"Since everyone can't give an answer, don't blame my master for being ruthless in the future!"

Xun You suddenly got up and waved his sleeves, ready to leave the table.

"It's been a long time since I've been here, and you guys haven't given me an answer. You really don't take my lord seriously. Although the Zhen family in Zhongshan has a huge family business, it's not so deceitful! I will leave! I will leave tomorrow, I hope everyone Do it yourself!"

While talking, Xun You just walked out, ignoring the Zhen family's persuasion to stay.

Although Xun You's arrival was only for a moment, the Zhen family was already in a mess, knowing that a choice must be made at this time.

"Come on! Pass my order and immediately go to Yecheng to spread the word, saying that the people of the Zhen family have promised to marry Zhen Mi to the lord, and at the same time order people to spread the incompetence of the Yuan brothers. "

As expected of Xun You, after knowing Wei Tao's purpose, he came up with a plan as quickly as possible.

"promise!"

The guards who came with Xun You immediately took orders and left.

But what Xun You didn't expect was that when he was about to leave the next day, a car arrived, and then he saw a noble, elegant and beautiful girl who got off the car.

"Zhen Mi met Mr. Gongda."

Hearing the girl's heavenly voice, Xun You couldn't help being slightly taken aback again.

Zhen Mi?

This is the little girl from the Zhen family, she is indeed a beautiful woman, and she is also a good match with the lord.

"I don't know what happened to Miss Zhen?"

"Hearing the name of General Wei Tao, knowing that the general was a hero at that time, Mi yearned for him. Although people in the family objected, but Mi hoped that seeing me as a hero, even my parents would not be able to stop me. I also hope that Mr. Take the little girl with you."

Hearing that Zhen Mi was going to meet Wei Tao with him, even with Xun You's heart, he couldn't help being stunned on the spot.

But Xun You is Xun You after all, and he soon figured it out. After thinking for a while, he nodded and said.

"That's fine, let's invite Miss to go with You."

(End of this chapter)