Chapter 54: Surrender
100 miles north of Dong'an, Yunting. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
The 10,000 follow-up soldiers and horses of the Yuan army were under the leadership of the Yuan generals Wen Chou and Gao Lan, as well as the Taishan general Sun Guan, hurriedly marched and hurried to meet Yuan Tan, who had defeated Dong'an.
Before the army arrived, the news of the fall of Dong'an came from the south, which shocked the Yuan army.
Just when Wen Chou and other generals were worried about Yuan Tan's safety, it was dusk, and Yuan Tan, who was defeated, fled to Yunting in disgrace under the escort of a few cavalry soldiers.
"Eldest son, what about my eldest brother Zang Ba, why didn't you come with the eldest prince?" In the big tent, before Yuan Tan's ass sat firmly, Sun Guan asked in a panic.
"Alas-" Yuan Tan sighed, a look of regret appeared on his elegant face, "The pottery thief raided Dong'an, I led the army north to break through, General Zang fought desperately, but unfortunately failed to fight with me out of the encirclement, not only him, but even the old general Chun Yu, as well as Sun Qian, failed to kill, I am afraid that they have all been poisoned by the pottery thief at this moment." β
In the lobby, there was an immediate uproar.
Sun Guan's expression changed in shock, and he gritted his teeth and scolded angrily: "This damn potter, who drove our Taishan army out of Langxie, and now killed my eldest brother, I have to kill him." β
Yuan Tan sighed and comforted again, and said that he would avenge Zang Ba, but he didn't dare to admit that he forcibly left Zang Ba behind, thinking that he would get out and gain time.
"I heard that this potter, just an incompetent gentleman, has such ability?"
In the midst of the uproar, the burly general, who was as majestic as an iron tower, with a beard and steel wire on his face, let out a curious question.
The person who spoke was none other than Hebei Admiral Wen Chou.
Yuan Tan's elegant face reappeared the pride of the noble son, and snorted coldly: "That kid is indeed a little deceitful, but this kid is not a vegetarian, before I withdrew from Dong'an, I have secretly poisoned all the wine, that kid will definitely celebrate, as long as he drinks the poisoned wine, he will definitely die." β
As soon as these words came out, there was another shock in the big tent.
"The eldest prince is clever in this plan, and if he doesn't waste his efforts, he can destroy that kid, which is really clever." Another general looked at it and was busy admiring.
Among them, the generals also praised Yuan Tan's clever plan.
Only Wen Chou did not join the flattery, shook his head secretly, and muttered: "I'm afraid that I will win by poisoning, and I won't win ......."
Wen Chou is Yuan Shao's favorite general, and his status in the Yuan army is extremely high, so he naturally has a little bit of the self-confidence of a general, and he speaks openly, and he does not care about the feeling of Yuan Tan, the eldest son.
Although his sigh was small, Yuan Tan could hear it clearly, and immediately frowned, and said unhappily: "Wen Ziqin, what do you mean, are you sarcastic about this son's disgraceful methods?" β
"The last general will not dare." Wen Chou is busy with a hand, after all, as a general, the main minister is different, how dare he openly criticize the eldest prince.
Yuan Tan's brows were relieved, and he said coldly: "The so-called non-poisonous husband is not a husband, besides, the potter's guy is treacherous, and this son's plan to poison the wine is to fight poison with poison, so why not." β
Gao Ran and other generals are busy and attached.
Yuan Tan received the approval of the generals, and his self-confidence grew, and he immediately ordered the whole army to go south, and then go to Dong'an to destroy the pottery merchants.
"The eldest prince, our army is newly defeated, the soldiers are in turmoil, and they are marching in a hurry for days, and their physical strength is exhausted, it is better to rest for a while, and it is not too late to enter the army." Wen Chou reminded.
Yuan Tan snorted coldly, and said proudly: "When you and I speak, maybe that kid has already died of poison, even if he is lucky not to die, I have 10,000 fresh troops to come, and you Wen Chou, the Hebei general, what else is there to be afraid of, don't hesitate anymore, immediately give me the army." β
Yuan Tan got 10,000 soldiers and horses, he was extremely confident, and he couldn't wait to slaughter the pottery merchant with his own hands, and wash away the shame of the snow, so he was naturally in a hurry to enter the army.
Seeing that he was so resolute, Wen Chou didn't want to say anything more, so he had to obey the order, and the generals reorganized their troops and horses, and then pulled out the camp and went south on the same day, all the way to Dong'an City.
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A day later, fifty miles north of Dong'an.
Yuan Tan was carrying the anger of revenge, leading 10,000 Yuan family troops, and rushed south, but the scouts of the front army rushed to meet him, reporting that Zang Ba came to meet him alone.
Zang Ba is still alive?
Yuan Tan was quite surprised, and urgently ordered Zang Ba to come.
A moment later, the familiar scarred face came on horseback, who else could it be if it wasn't Zang Ba.
"The last general, Zang Ba, meet the eldest prince." Zang Ba rolled the saddle and dismounted, and bowed in front of Yuan Tan's horse.
"Get up." Yuan Tan didn't get off the horse to help him, only waved his horsewhip, and said curiously: "Zang Xuangao, you are really good, I didn't expect you to be able to fight your way out of the encirclement alive." β
Zang Ba looked ashamed, lowered his head and said: "Don't dare to hide the eldest prince, the last general fought the enemy that day, but in the end he was captured by the potter due to exhaustion." β
As soon as these words came out, Yuan Tan's face immediately sank, "Since you were captured alive by that kid, how could you come here alive?" β
In Yuan Tan's tone, there were clear suspicions and resentments.
Zang Ba hurriedly arched his hand and said: "The eldest prince is angry, please listen to the general's explanation." On that day in the Dong'an County Mansion, that kid feasted all the generals, and planned to force the last general, but at this moment, the generals under his command suddenly became poisonous, except for himself and that Lian Po, almost everyone died......"
"That kid really fell for the trick and drank the poisonous wine left by my son, hahaha-"
Before Zang Ba finished speaking, Yuan Tan laughed excitedly, and the generals of the Yuan family, except for Wen Chou, all of them also celebrated and laughed.
"It turns out that the poisonous wine is actually the eldest prince's clever plan, and the last general really never expected it." Zang Ba suddenly looked surprised, as if he suddenly realized.
Hearing Zang Ba's exclamation, Yuan Tan's face became more and more proud, and his suspicion of Zang Ba was also reduced a little, so he continued.
Zang Ba said that in order to report the good news to Yuan Tan, he had to endure the humiliation and surrender, and the pottery merchant not only believed him to be true, but also let him come back, so that he acted as an internal response when the two armies fought a decisive battle, and dealt a blow to Yuan Tan.
In order to get out, Zang Ba pretended to agree, so that he could escape from the tiger's mouth and come back alive to see Yuan Tan.
"This potter, all the generals were poisoned and died, and he still wants to fight us?" Wen Chouhu said suspiciously.
Yuan Tan looked as confident as a god, and sneered: "That kid is about to die, and he knows that passive defense can only lead to self-destruction, so he wants to use Zang Xuangao's move to kill us by surprise and make a desperate struggle, but unfortunately, his tricks are all in the hands of this son." β
Yuan Tan immediately appeased Zang Ba, so that he and Sun Guan continued to lead the Taishan army, and made meritorious contributions.
"Eldest prince, do you really believe what Zang Ba said? What if he really surrenders to the potter? "Wen Chou was always suspicious.
"Wen Ziqin, you really think too much, he is really descending and falsely descending, how can this son not see it?"
Yuan Tan smiled disappreδΈι¨ly, "Zang Ba was taken away by the potter, how can he be demoted?" Besides, even if he really surrendered to the potter, he could have made up other reasons to say that he had escaped, so why should he say that he was a fraudulent potter, which would arouse our suspicions. β
Yuan Tan's analysis is also very reasonable, Wen Chou has nothing to say Yuan Tan then lifted his spirits, and the horse whip was far away, and shouted: "Zang Ba is back, this is God help me, pass the order, the army will accelerate the south, tomorrow at this time, I want the potter's cold dog thief head to the ground!" β
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Dong'an City, the sun is nearly dusk.
The door creaked open, and the potter walked into the room, just as he saw Bian Que packing up the medicine box.
"Doctor Bian, how is Miss Gan's injury?" The potter asked.
"This woman's vitality is also tenacious, she has no worries about her life now, but she will have to recuperate for at least a month or two before she can recover." Bian Que talked about Ganmei's condition, and then took the medicine box and retired.
The potter breathed a sigh of relief, so he turned the screen and went to the inner room to visit it himself.
Turning the screen, the shadow of the child-faced giant peak came into view, but I saw Gan Mei lying on the couch on her side, a face made of jade, obviously adding a little blood and a touch of glory.
Because she was wounded by an arrow on her back, she couldn't lie down, so she could only rest her head on her arms and lean on the couch on her side.
"Now I finally know how to write in large letters......"
Seeing this scene of the beauty reclining, the potter immediately gasped.