Yuan Fang issued an eviction order, but Tao Qian refused to agree to cut off Langxie, so there was no point in seeking peace.
The civil and military officials sitting around could not help but be secretly surprised when they saw that Yuan Fang was so determined to end the negotiations at the slightest word of disagreement.
You must know that all the generals know that although their army has won consecutive battles, it is at the end of its war effort. If Tao Qian is forced to fight with all his strength, this war will be detrimental to them in the end.
They didn¡¯t know that Yuan Fang had secretly used Zhuge Jin¡¯s plan to defeat Tao Qian.
Chen Deng was surprised to see Yuan Fang's sudden change of attitude. Yuan Fang issued an order to expel the guests, but he sat there stiffly, refusing to get up.
After being embarrassed for a moment, Chen Deng sighed secretly and said in a deep voice: "Since the young master is so determined, in order to save the people of Xuzhou from the war, it seems that we have no choice but to agree to the conditions set by the young master."
Chen Deng actually made a concession!
The generals were all shocked and looked at Yuan Fang with surprise on their faces.
Yuan Fang was as calm as water, as if he had expected it.
In fact, Yuan Fang also breathed a sigh of relief.
In fact, he was not absolutely sure. He concluded that Tao Qian, a self-defeating thief, would not hesitate to cede territory to seek peace. If he made a mistake, he might really fall into the quagmire of Tao Qian's protracted war.
At that time, how could he take out his hand and prepare to deal with the falling out with Yuan Shao.
But the facts proved that Yuan Fang¡¯s risk was worth it.
Tao Qian, a self-defeating thief, could not escape his judgment after all. It seemed that before he sent Chen Deng here, he had made the worst plan to cede Langxie. Yuan Fang's determination just took away all the bargaining chips Chen Deng had in the negotiation. Forced out.
Yuan Fang nodded with satisfaction: "Since Tao Qian is so sincere, I will forgive him for his two attacks and agree to his request for peace."
Chen Deng also secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The war between the two parties was over. As a powerful person in Xuzhou, his Chen family's interests were not threatened by the war. Naturally, he was happy to see this result.
Just when Chen Deng's worries turned into joy, Yuan Fang suddenly said: "Besides cutting off Langxie, I also have a small condition."
"Master, please tell me?" Chen Deng immediately became nervous again, thinking that Yuan Fang was not greedy enough and wanted to "blackmail".
Yuan Fang said calmly: "The conditions are very simple. I want to finalize the peace negotiation with your state pastor in person."
Hearing this unexpected condition, Chen Deng's expression changed slightly, and he suddenly became suspicious again.
Seeing that Chen Deng was in trouble again, Yuan Fang's face darkened: "The reason why I met with Tao Qian in front of the formation was to see his sincerity in asking for peace. Why, is he not sincere or does he not have the guts to meet me?" ?¡±
Chen Deng was at a loss for words for a moment. Faced with Yuan Fang's unexpected conditions, Chen Deng didn't know whether he should agree or not.
Yuan Fang sneered and said: "Don't worry, I, Yuan Fang, have faith in what he said. I want to kill Tao Qian, but I don't even bother to use such methods. He can come with his own troops. Then I will meet him seven steps away. He should feel at ease this way.¡±
Yuan Fang's intention is to use this meeting to shock Tao Qian again, so that he will remember his lesson and not dare to take advantage of the opportunity to do evil again.
If Tao Qian does not dare to come, he is afraid of Yuan Fang, a once penniless man, and his reputation in Xuzhou will be greatly damaged.
Tao Qian¡¯s reputation was damaged, which would help Yuan Fang to annex Xuzhou southward in the future. This was exactly what Yuan Fang wanted to see.
Chen Deng hesitated for a long time and did not dare to agree. He could only ask to go back to consult Tao Qian's decision on the grounds that he could not make the decision.
Yuan Fang did not force him, but said coldly: "Yuan Long will go back and tell Tao Qian that if he dare not come, I, Yuan Fang, will lead my troops to Tancheng to meet him."
His words were clearly a threat. If Tao Qian did not dare to come to meet, he would lead his army into Tancheng.
How could Chen Deng not feel Yuan Fangsi's murderous intent? He couldn't help but tremble. He didn't dare to stay any longer, so he immediately said goodbye and hurried back to Tancheng.
Yuan Fang was threatening Tao Qian, but he was not hostile to Chen Deng, so he sent him out of the camp personally.
When he returned to the tent, Guo Jia didn't know when he had arrived, and he was happily drinking wine from the gourd.
"When did Fengxiao arrive?" Yuan Fang asked.
"I just arrived." Guo Jia wiped the wine stains from the corner of his mouth, "I just heard someone say that Tao Qian sent someone to sue for peace."
Yuan Fang nodded slightly, smiled and sat back down.
Guo Jia had a strange look on his face and said in surprise: "I didn't expect that this old guy Tao Qian would sue for peace so quickly. He must have lost his face too quickly."
¡°Obviously, Guo Jia, who had just arrived at the front line, was unaware of Yuan Fang¡¯s secret plan.
Yuan Fang HahaWith a smile, he told Guo Jia about Zhuge Jin's proposal.
Only then did Guo Jia suddenly realize. He nodded and praised: "This plan has a good grasp of Tao Qian's nature. It seems that this Zhuge Jin is a talent. Why don't you enlist him in your account?"
"I have appointed him as the magistrate of Yangdu County." Yuan Fang said with a smile.
Guo Jia nodded slightly, feeling very good. He took a few sips of wine, but suddenly he remembered something.
"Tao Qian has sent people to sue for peace and agreed to the terms of cutting off Langxie. Why does the young master need to meet him in front of the battle?" Guo Jia asked curiously.
Yuan Fang took the gourd from his hand, raised his head and took a sip, and said meaningfully: "Qing and Xu are one, how can we capture Qingzhou but not Xuzhou? If I don't let those heroes in Xuzhou see my style, , how can we let them compare and make a choice between me and Tao Qian in the future?"
The understatement revealed Yuan Fang¡¯s intention.
Guo Jia realized Yuan Fang's deep meaning and couldn't help but secretly nodded, quite approving of Yuan Fang's method.
"Tao Qian's coming to meet is tantamount to admitting that he is afraid of the young master and has to obey. If he doesn't come to meet, he can't sue for peace. This time, it will be really difficult for him." Guo Jia sighed with a smile, with sarcasm hidden in his words.
Yuan Fang laughed loudly, raised his head and drank all the wine in the gourd.
"Hey, Master, don't drink all the wine, leave some for me"
A few days later, Chen Deng came to visit again and brought Tao Qian a "difficult" reply.
Willing to meet before the battle.
Everything was as Yuan Fang expected, and Tao Qian was forced to have no choice. Anyway, ceding land was already embarrassing enough. If he didn't dare to come to meet, his reputation would be damaged even more.
Two days later, Yuan Fang led Taishi Ci and Yan Liang to ride out of Yangdu City with 500 paces and headed south along the Yishui River.
As soon as Yuan Fangfang left the city, Tao Qian was sent out from Kaiyang by widespread scouts. They also led 500 soldiers and horses, carrying information about the arrival of Generals Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and kept reporting to the generals.
Yuan Fang is not that arrogant. He also wants to guard against Tao Qian playing dirty tricks and secretly setting up an ambush with the army, so that he can take advantage of the meeting to kill him.
At dusk, due south, the flag of Xuzhou Army appeared on the east bank of Yishui River. According to the scout report, it was Tao Qian's men.
According to the prior agreement, the two teams of soldiers and horses stopped advancing when they were more than a hundred steps apart and formed a solemn formation.
Yuan Fang rode out first, followed by two generals, Yan Liang and Tai Shi Ci, to escort him.
With the protection of these two fierce generals, even if Tao Qian suddenly kills him during the meeting, they can still keep themselves safe.
Facing the Xuzhou army, a white-haired old man also rode out into battle, also accompanied by two guard generals. Those two generals were none other than Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
The two sides were seven steps apart and stopped in perfect agreement.
Yuan Fang glanced at Tao Qian and saw the herdsman of Xuzhou, wearing heavy armor, with a solemn expression and looking extremely nervous.
Although Tao Qian tried his best to pretend to be calm, Yuan Fang's sharp eyes could tell that he was afraid of himself
"It's no wonder that Tao Qian was defeated twice and was forced to sue for peace regardless of his appearance. It's strange that he is not afraid of himself.
Yuan Fang's eyes fell on Guan Yu next to Tao Qian again.
But I saw that Guan Yu's right arm was still covered with a thick bandage. It was obvious that the arrow shot by Yuan Fang had not yet recovered.
Looking at Guan Yu's hand again, although he is holding a long sword, it is just an ordinary weapon. His Qinglong sword is already in the hand of Yan Liang, who is beside Yuan Fang.
The enemies were extremely jealous when they met. At this time, Guan Yu was gnashing his teeth, his face full of hatred, his eyes burning with fire as he glared at Yuan Fang and the sword in Yan Liang's hand that originally belonged to him.
Seeing Guan Yu's extremely angry look, Yuan Fang smiled faintly and said loudly: "Guan Yunchang, how did that arrow feel? Does it still hurt?"
Hearing Yuan Fang's joking words, Guan Yu felt as if he was being ridiculed. He suddenly became furious, his face turned red, and he almost exploded with anger.
PS: The previous chapter has been slightly modified. It does not affect the plot that has been read. Please post this chapter as soon as possible.