Yuan Fang was slightly surprised, but soon understood Lu Bu's intention.
Wei Xu said that Lu Bu sent her to Qingzhou in order not to be distracted and for the safety of his wife and daughter. This was only a superficial reason.
From Yuan Fang's point of view, Lu Bu's deeper reason was to form a bond with Yuan Fang through her wife and daughter, in order to deepen his alliance with him.
Even more, Lu Bu wanted her wife and daughter to be able to tell Yuan Fang at any time to help Lu Bu get all kinds of support.
These profound meanings, Lu Bu could not imagine, must be Chen Gong's plan.
Yuan Fang didn't think much about it, and smiled happily: "Since Marquis Wen trusts me so much, then I will take care of Madam Sister-in-law and Miss Lu on his behalf."
Lu Bu has Lu Bu's plan, and Yuan Fang also has Yuan Fang's plan. It's just to feed a few mouths, so why not.
The two parties finalized the matter of joining forces, and Yuan Fang rewarded Wei Xu and ordered him to go to a camp outside the city to visit Lu Bu's family and explain Lu Bu's intentions, so that Diao Chan and Lu Lingqi would not think that it was him and Yuan Fang who was holding them back. Walk.
Wei Xu was filled with joy, bowed and left.
As soon as the front foot left, Guo Jia said curiously: "How could my lord be so generous just now? He wanted to let Lu Bu's family go. Fortunately, Lu Bu wanted to stay, otherwise we would have lost a good card to restrict Lu Bu."
Yuan Fang smiled faintly: "I understand the meaning of being a filial piety, but I am not Yuan Shao. I, Yuan Fang, are a noble man. I don't even bother to take other people's wives and daughters as hostages."
"However, Lu Bu is a tiger and a wolf. Right now, he wants something from us. If he takes control of Yanzhou in the future and becomes hostile to us, how will he be restrained?" Guo Jia was concerned.
"I'm not afraid of Yuan Shao, how can I still be afraid of Lu Bu?"
Yuan Fang stood up. The young man exuded a unique confidence and said slowly: "If Lu Bu really dares to turn against you, I will definitely let him know how to write the word 'regret'."
Hearing these words, Guo Jia already understood Yuan Fang's intention.
Although Yuan Fang is good at using tricks. But it has its own bottom line. He is by no means the kind of person who does whatever it takes to achieve his goals.
"This son is brave and resourceful, rare and has the spirit of a gentleman. He is truly a rare and outstanding person in the world. It seems that I, Tian Feng, did not choose the wrong master"
Tian Feng stroked his beard and smiled slightly. He admired Yuan Fang's gentlemanly conduct in his heart, and his loyalty to Yuan Fang increased even more.
"My lord's intention. I understand. This is a strategy. It's okay not to use it."
Guo Jia sighed, but changed the topic and said with a smile: "However, Zhuge Jin's trick in the south cannot be used."
Yuan Fang sneered and said: "That's natural. To deal with people like Tao Qian and Liu Bei, the more cunning the better. As soon as Cao Cao returns to Yanzhou, I will go to Yangdu in person to implement the plan."
Guo Jia laughed, raised his head and drank another bottle of good wine from the gourd.
Tian Feng looked at his drunken appearance, frowned, and couldn't help but said: "Guo Fengxiao, can you"
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Two days later, Wei Xu returned to Yanzhou with the reply from the Yuan Fang Alliance and 300,000 hu of grain and grass.
With Lu Bu's instructions, Yan and Diao Chan decided to stay in the plains. Lu Lingqi and Gao Shun were grateful for Yuan Fang's support of Lu Bu's food and grass, and expressed their willingness to contribute to Yuan Fang in return for the two families joining forces.
It didn¡¯t take a few days for the news of Cao Cao¡¯s return to Yanzhou to finally reach Pingyuan.
The information was as Yuan Fang had expected. Cao Cao, who quickly returned to the army, led the main force straight to Puyang, directly looking for Lu Bu who was stationed at Manali, and engaged in a decisive battle, hoping to regain Yanzhou in one battle.
For a time, Yanzhou was in flames and a war broke out.
The time has come.
Yuan Fang then summoned his generals that day and issued a battle order to capture Xuzhou in the south.
In this battle, Yuan Fang will concentrate 30,000 troops, including elites such as those trapped in the camp and those who died first, as well as all cavalry units, to participate in the battle against Xuzhou.
On the plains, in order to guard against Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan, Yuan Fang left three generals, Hao Zhao, Guo Huai and Zhu Ling, with 10,000 troops to defend.
The battle order was issued, and the generals gathered their troops and began to advance towards the Langxie front line one after another.
Yuan Fang himself, with only a few dozen riders, left the plain first and quietly traveled day and night to Yangdu City.
A few days later, Yuan Fang arrived at the southernmost city within his jurisdiction.
At this time, it was also Zhuge Liang¡¯s hometown.
Returning to his hometown, Zhuge Liang was filled with emotions.He then said suspiciously: "Master, Yangdu has only three thousand soldiers, so it doesn't seem to be of much use. It seems hard for Master to do anything if he rushes ahead of the big army like this."
"Who said that three thousand soldiers and horses are useless." Yuan Fang's mouth raised a hint of slyness, "I just want to use these three thousand soldiers and horses to break through Kaiyang City and open the door to Xuzhou south."
As soon as these words came out, Zhuge Liang suddenly changed his expression.
Kaiyang City is located less than a hundred miles south of Yangdu. It was originally the seat of the Langye Kingdom. After Tao Qian ceded territory to seek peace, he gathered a large number of troops in Kaiyang Tun to serve as the new north gate of Xuzhou to resist Yuan Fang's attacks. threaten.
If Yuan Fang wants to take Xuzhou, he must first capture Kaiyang. Then the army can march straight into the hinterland of Xuzhou.
"Tao Qian is on tight guard against us. I heard that even if the battle with Cao Cao is unfavorable, he still orders Guan Yu to lead 5,000 elite Danyang soldiers to garrison Kaiyang City. We want to capture Kaiyang with only 3,000 Yangdu troops. I'm just afraid" Zhuge Liang said worriedly.
"It is precisely because Guan Yu is here that I will transfer Zang Ba and let your eldest brother Zhuge Jin command the troops of Yangdu alone." Yuan Fang's expression became more and more mysterious.
Although the little Zhuge Liang was smart, it was difficult for him to guess the secret plan Guo Jia presented to Yuan Fang to defeat the enemy. He touched the back of his head with his little hand, looking confused.
Yuan Fang laughed, whipped his horse and whipped his horse, and walked into Yangdu.
In the evening, Yuan Fang had already taken his seat in the hall. After hearing the news, Zhuge Jin hurriedly came to see him.
"Master only one person is here? Are the other generals not here?" Seeing that Yuan Fang was the only one, Zhuge Jin looked around curiously.
Zhuge Liang then smiled and said: "Brother, don't worry, the master is here this time. He only brought me and a group of soldiers, and the rest of the army is still behind."
Without a single soldier?
Zhuge Jin was startled, and he could not suppress the look of shock on his long horse face.
"Master, not only did he not bring a single soldier, he also said that with the three thousand soldiers and horses you have, brother, we can capture Kaiyang City in one fell swoop." Zhuge Liang added.
Zhuge Jin was startled again and looked at Yuan Fang with a suspicious and surprised look.
However, Yuan Fang only asked lightly: "Ziyu, I transferred Zang Xuangao last time and let you control Yangdu alone. Do you know my intention?"
"This" Zhuge Jin was stunned for a moment. "Jin thinks that the Lord wants to train Jin."
Yuan Fang smiled: "This is just one aspect. Let me ask you, what I secretly told you before. How did you do?"
In order to attack Kaiyang City. As early as Yu Yu ago. Yuan Fang used Guo Jia's secret plan and began to act secretly, and Zhuge Jin was just a pawn in it.
Zhuge Jin hurriedly said: "Jin has followed my lord's instructions. He has written to Guan Yu many times, and he has been extremely complimentary and humble to show his goodwill."
"Well, very good, how did Guan Yu reply?" Yuan Fang nodded.
When mentioning this matter, Zhuge Jin showed annoyance: "Guan Yu is very arrogant. I am very respectful to him, but he is arrogant and does not even reply to my letter. I also inquired about the news that Guan Yu sent my letter He showed it to his subordinates and arrogantly declared that I was a scholar and was afraid that he would be in trouble, so I took the initiative to get married. "
Zhuge Jin, who had always been calm, was also gnashing his teeth at this time. It was obvious that Guan Yu was arrogant and looked down on him, which really made him very angry.
"Guan Yu is just Liu Bei's thug. What's so great about him? Why should he look down on his elder brother?" Seeing his brother being insulted, Zhuge Liang cursed angrily.
Yuan Fang didn't look shy at all, but nodded with satisfaction, as if this was exactly what he wanted.
Zhuge Liang was unhappy and pouted: "Master, Guan Yu looks down on my elder brother. He just looks down on you, Master. Why do I think Master is quite happy?"
"Don't worry, Guan Yu will soon pay a heavy price for his arrogance." Yuan Fang sneered, and ferocious murderous intent quietly emerged between his brows.
When the Zhuge brothers were still puzzled, Yuan Fang asked again: "What about Changxi in the East China Sea?"
Chang Xi was originally a Taishan bandit like Zang Ba.
After Zang Ba surrendered to Yuan Fang, Tao Qian, in order to stabilize Changxi, made him the Cavalry Commander and ordered him to guard the three counties of Zhuqi and Licheng, which were close to the sea.
Now that Cao Cao has retreated, Liu Bei, seeking credit, is leading his troops to recover the city that Cao Cao abandoned. Guan Yu is following Liu Bei's orders to temporarily control the armies of Donghai and Langxie.
Nominally, Chang Xi also belongs to Guan Yu's subordinates.
Zhuge Jin had no choice but to put aside the matter of Guan Yu for the time being and said with a cupped hand: "Back to my lord, I have followed your lord's instructions and secretly sent someone to give Chang Xi a generous gift and made a secret friendship. Chang Xi is also very grateful to your lord for your kindness. "
"Very good!" Yuan Fang's eyebrows narrowed, "The time has come and it's time to take action. You should quickly send someone to bring generous gifts to Changxi and incite him to do three things."??Rebellion. "
"Promise!" Zhuge Jin accepted the promise and went down to make arrangements.
Zhuge Liang blinked his round eyes and asked, "Master, what should we do now?"
"Drink, sleep, and wait for Guan Yu to raise troops to suppress the rebellion." Yuan Fang said easily, stretching and dozing off.
Looking at his lazy master, Zhuge Liang felt at a loss. He thought to himself that Kaiyang was an important place and Guan Yu was ordered to guard it. Even if Changxi rebelled, how could he personally quell the rebellion?
While the little man was still doubtful, Yuan Fang was leaning back on the couch and snoring.
"Master, what kind of medicine is he selling in his gourd" Zhuge Liang banged his head, racking his brains but couldn't figure it out.
A few days later.
In the courtyard of the county government, Yuan Fang stood on the steps with his hands behind his hands, his face full of the solemnity of a strict teacher.
"Two hundred and forty-seventwo hundred and forty-eighttwo hundred and forty-ninetwo hundred and five"
On the ground, Zhuge Liang was sweating profusely and panting like an ox. He was holding his head and doing Yuan Fang's "original" sit-ups to exercise his abdominal muscles.
The sound of rapid footsteps sounded, and Zhuge Jin strode over and shouted excitedly: "My lord, good news. Guan Yu personally led four thousand troops to attack Changxi. There are only more than a thousand troops left in Kaiyang City. This is It¡¯s a perfect opportunity for us to attack Kaiyang!¡±
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