Three Kingdoms New Emperor

Chapter 758 Cheng Yu's Tough Negotiation Method
"Kill! Behead all these useless guys!"

Yuan Tan in the Yuan camp in Jibei yelled at the five or six soldiers in the tent who were dressed as scouts.At this moment, his eyes were already red and angry.Before those knives and axemen came into the account, he pulled out his sword angrily, and pierced a scout's chest with a sword: "Why, why hasn't there been any news from Yuan Jun in Ye City? Doesn't it mean that father doesn't know that we have been killed by the police?" Is Cao Jun cornered?!"

Yuan Tan's situation at this time was indeed very bad.Earlier, when he confronted Cao Hong in Qingzhou, he still had the upper hand by virtue of his bravery.However, it never occurred to him that his small victories were all deliberately done by Cheng Yu behind Cao Hong, causing him to fall into a strategic dilemma of being surrounded by Cao's army without knowing it.

When the news of Guandu's defeat reached Qingzhou, Yuan Tan dismissed the news at all. He thought it was just Cao Jun's plan to disturb the army.So, he slaughtered all the broken soldiers who fled into the barracks, and hung them in front of the tooth door to warn the army.But Yuan Tan didn't know that these actions of his just made those soldiers who were worried about life and death even more desperate to inquire about news from the front line.As a result, more and more clues showed that the news of Yuan Jun's defeat in Guandu was true.

As a result, the number of defectors in the entire camp rose sharply, and a large number of soldiers fled regardless of the death penalty every night.When Yuan Tan finally realized that something was wrong, he made what he thought was a courageous decision-to withdraw the troops.

It's a pity that at this time, he has been too deep in Cao Jun's quagmire.Yuan Tan pondered for several days, thinking that he had made a clever strategy of pretending to attack and actually withdrawing troops, but this kind of clumsy strategy was not worth mentioning in Cheng Yu's eyes. When he thought the trick was successful, he attacked suddenly.Yuan Tan, who had no fighting spirit, was defeated and pursued from the third watch to the fifth watch.

In that battle, Yuan Tan lost his troops and lost his generals, and he was in a desperate situation.Fortunately, after paying a heavy price, he finally led [-] routs and fled to Jibei.But when he had collected nearly [-] defeated soldiers one after another, when he was about to return to Yecheng, he suddenly heard the news that Puyang had been recaptured by Cao Cao on the way.

Yuan Tan knew that if he continued to march, he would inevitably encounter Cao Cao, so he carefully searched for a small hill to camp, and sent messengers to Yecheng three or four times a day for help.

But six or seven days passed, and some of the messengers from Yecheng never returned, and those who came back only brought bullshit news like 'waiting'.On the contrary, Cao Cao's army, like sharks smelling blood, found Yuan Tan's camp, joined Cao Hong's army, and surrounded the hillock.

This situation made Yuan Tan feel like a turtle waiting to be caught, and his mood was even more involuntary like an ant on a hot pot.After all, Cao Jun had already sealed off the water source in the secret passage under the hill, and there was only accumulated water left in the spring on the hill, which could not last for a few days at all.If this continues, this group of soldiers with low morale and lack of food and water will mutiny sooner or later and tie themselves up to Cao Jun.

Therefore, Yuan Tan is going crazy these days, and he desperately needs reinforcements from Yecheng to open a way for him to escape.Otherwise, his strategy of "holding the danger and waiting for reinforcements" will evolve into a situation of "holding the ground to death".As the days passed, Yuan Tan became more and more anxious.Several times, he walked around the entire camp anxiously throughout the day, and some soldiers did not dare to approach his tent for fear of being executed by him for various reasons.

As a result, the soldiers in the camp gradually began to whisper and their hearts fluttered.There was an endless stream of soldiers running to surrender Cao Cao, and even Yuan Tan's personal guards began to look at Yuan Tan in a strange way these days.

But when Yuan Tan beheaded these messengers, causing another commotion outside the camp, someone suddenly broke into Yuan Tan's tent, and Yuan Tan was so frightened that he immediately raised his sword to defend himself.After seeing clearly that the man was a personal guard who had been with him for many years, he shouted angrily: "What's the point of barging in so recklessly?!"

The face of this personal guard was very strange, and his tone no longer showed the usual respect, but he still spoke out about the affairs outside the camp: "Young master, the envoy of Cao Jun is asking to see you."

"Envoy Cao Jun, what are they doing here?" Yuan Tan asked immediately, but seeing the contempt on the guard's face, Yuan Tan couldn't help but waved his hands angrily again: "Call them in."

There were not many visitors, except for some necessary guards, there was only one scribe in a wide-sleeved Confucian robe, with three long beards, which was quite elegant.After seeing Yuan Tan who was pretending to be calm, the slender envoy reported his family background: "Cheng Yu, I will pay my respects to Lord Mushou."

As soon as he heard that this person was Cheng Yu who had killed him so much that he threw away his helmet and armor, Yuan Tan jumped up immediately, and shouted sharply: "Thief, how dare you come to humiliate me like this again?!" Across the case, it seemed that he wanted to stab Cheng Yu to death with a sword.

However, Cheng Yu's face was filled with anger, and he replied loudly: "Yuan Mushou! Could it be that you want to give up your last chance to make loved ones hurt and enemies happy?"

"Enemies? You killed my [-] troops in Qingzhou and forced me to nowhere. How dare you say such lies?!" Yuan Tan stabbed out with a sword accompanied by a roar, extremely powerful.However, just when the sharp sword was about to pierce Cheng Yu's chest, Yuan Tan suddenly saw the deep disdain and mockery in Cheng Yu's eyes.

It was this expression that made Yuan Tan even more angry, but after all, his courage was empty, and after turning a corner in mid-air, the long sword rested on Cheng Yu's neck.He then roared angrily with an almost exasperated mood, "What are you trying to say when you come to my tent?!"

"Without him, I just want to tell Lord Mushou that the source of the dark water above this hill has been cut off by our army. At midnight tonight, if Lord Mushou is still obsessed with his obsession, my lord will be the leader." Great army, attack this place." Facing Yuan Tan's violent temper and anger, Cheng Yufei did not soften his tone, but became more aggressive.Even ignoring Yuan Tan's sharp sword, he took a step forward and said, "From now on, I want to give Mr. Mu Shou a way out!"

"Dog thief! You underestimated me so much!" Yuan Tan finally exploded, and he wanted to swing his sword to kill Cheng Yu again, but at this time Cheng Yu was too close to him, making him unable to turn the sword.

Yuan Tan couldn't help but retreat one step at a time, but he didn't expect that Cheng Yu also possessed martial arts skills. When Yuan Tan retreated, he suddenly grabbed Yuan Tan's sword-holding hand, twisted his backhand, and Yuan Tan was in pain immediately, and couldn't help it. Drop the sword to the ground.As soon as Cheng Yu won the move, he stepped forward again and grabbed Yuan Tan's armor by virtue of his height, and suddenly shouted: "Do you still want to know why Yecheng has not had any reinforcements for seven days?" ?!"

"You, you actually know about this?" Yuan Tan was shocked when he heard this, and even forgot to struggle and resist.

Cheng Yu continued to be tough, and said in a mocking tone: "You send scouts to deliver letters in Yecheng every day these days, do you really think we can't even catch a few scouts?"

Being Cheng Yu always controlling the dominance of the negotiation made Yuan Tan, a brutish fellow, couldn't bear it any longer, and he suddenly pushed Cheng Yu's arm away.Seeing that Cheng Yu no longer made any moves, he just stared at him with even more disdain and said: "The trapped beast is still fighting, it looks fierce, but it is just dying. You are trapped here, so you naturally don't know that Yecheng is not in charge of Yuan Benchu, but is already in your hands. Even the third younger brother whom Yuan Benchu ​​likes takes over!"

"What?!" Hearing these words, Yuan Tan stood on the spot as if struck by lightning, and his ferocious and angry expression instantly became unbelievable.But when the shock was over, it was immediately overwhelmed by more intense anger and madness: "This is impossible, I am the eldest son of the Yuan family, and I am the one who inherits the Yuan family's foundation! Kai, defeated Kong Rong, killed the Yellow Turban, and conquered a piece of land in Qingzhou. He, Yuan Shang, has no meritorious service and is not the eldest son. How can Jiu occupy the magpie's nest? Father, you are partial!..."

Yuan Tan knelt down and shouted, inexplicably sad and indignant, but suddenly, he remembered something, and his face could not help but become hateful and sullen: "Yuan Shang, I have long seen that you have deep scheming, but I didn't expect you to be so ruthless! Those who were sent to Yecheng Your letter of plea for help must have been intercepted by you, wanting to make me die here!"

Standing in front of Yuan Tan, Cheng Yu quietly watched Yuan Tan lose his mind and howl, his eyes were like looking at a crazy wild dog.However, when he gradually finished appreciating Yuan Tan's grief and indignation, he also became tired, and asked disdainfully, "Master Mushou, are you in the mood to listen to the survival strategy brought by me now?"

Yuan Tan raised his head suddenly, his eyes lit up: "You mean, you want to help me?"

"No, I'm not related to you, so I won't do anything unnecessary. It's just that my lord and your father are old friends, and I can't bear to see heartbreaking things like bullying my father and brother." Cheng Yu's tone was sincere at this time, and even stretched out He stretched out his own hand to help Yuan Tan get up...

(End of this chapter)