Thirty miles southeast of Yecheng, there is a place called Tangwan, although the place name is "Bay", but there is no water source. In the north, there is a lack of water and wind, and this "Tangwan" is extremely barren, and the name may be the local people's desire for water.

Yuan Shao's army of 30,000 was stationed here. It stands to reason that the army should be stationed in a location that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and has sufficient water, but Yuan Shao expected that this battle would be a quick victory, so he did not station the army according to common sense, and chose this open, waterless location so that the troops could rush to Yecheng at any time.

With such an arrangement, is there no one to dissuade them? Of course, there is, and the most fierce opposition among them is a strategist recently recruited by Yuan Shao.

This person's surname is Tian, his name is Feng, the character Yuan Hao, and the Julu people's name. The official of a county is upright and unwilling. Later, it was heard that Yuan Shao, the third prince of the fourth dynasty, was recruiting talents in Bohai, so Tian Feng abandoned the official position.

Yuan Shao saw that his conversation was extraordinary, and his thoughts were surging, so he stayed by his side and took up the position of master Bo.

Tian Feng is straightforward, he is outspoken in everything, and often makes Yuan Shao unable to get off the stage. At the beginning, Yuan Shao was a corporal of Xian Lixian, so he never had to deal with Tian Feng on the surface, but he was very tired of it in his heart.

A few days ago, Yuan Shao ordered to camp in Tangwan, which voice just fell, Tian Feng spoke to block, and even said the words "If you camp here, you will lose the battle", Yuan Shao was furious, and for the crime of "disturbing the army's heart", Tian Feng was dragged down and beheaded.

Under the persuasion and intercession of everyone, Tian Feng's life was held, but the death penalty can be avoided, and the living crime cannot be escaped! Yuan Shao had Tian Feng beat 20 military sticks, and this was the end of the matter.

Twenty military sticks, in Yuan Shao's eyes, are nothing, they have already given Tian Feng a way to fire, but Tian Feng is just a scholar, how can his body be compared with the soldiers in the battalion?

After the beating of the twentieth army stick, Tian Feng was directly in a coma for a day and a night, and slowly woke up after walking away from the ghost gate. Only then did Yuan Shao feel that the punishment was indeed a little heavier, so he asked Tian Feng to take care of him carefully. After dozens of days of conditioning, Tian Feng was able to barely walk on the ground.

On this day, Tian Feng, as usual, wandered around the camp with the support of his entourage.

This was when he suddenly saw a soldier running in from outside the camp in a panic, and after saluting Tian Feng, he hurriedly walked towards Yuan Shao's camp.

Tian Feng felt that something big was happening, and hurriedly called the soldiers: "Hide, why are you in such a hurry?" ”

The soldier wiped the sweat on his forehead and replied: "Lord Bookkeeper, the spy has come to report: Xuzhou Tao Qian suddenly sent 10,000 troops and went straight to the Bohai Sea!" ”

"Heading for the Bohai Sea?" Tian Fengyi frowned: "How do you know that Tao Qian sent troops to Bohai?" ”

"The conquest documents are out, look!" As he spoke, the soldier took out a notice from his bosom and handed it to Tian Feng.

Tian Fengqiang endured the sharp pain in his back, unfolded the notice, and after a cursory reading, his heart was full of uneasiness.

After pondering for a while, Tian Feng said word by word: "This must be Guan Yan's plan!" ”

"Leave this matter to me, I will tell the lord to go, it's none of your business, you go down!"

The soldier was a little worried: "This ......"

Seeing that the soldiers were swallowed, Tian Feng frowned and said, "What, aren't you at ease?" ”

"The villain doesn't dare, the villain doesn't dare!" The soldiers confessed again and again, and then went out to duty outside the camp again.

Seeing the soldier walk away, Tian Feng handed the notice in his hand to the servant on the side, and said with a calm face: "Burn this notice immediately, don't leak the news!" ”

"Master, burned?"

Tian Feng nodded: "It's burned!" This matter must not be known to the lord, otherwise everything will be over! ”

The servant has been following Tian Feng for many years, and seeing Tian Feng like this must be a big deal. So without asking much questions, the servant turned his head sharply and tried to burn the notice.

As soon as the servant turned his head, he was well bumped into a man.

"Oops, hey!" They let out a wail and fell to the ground.

"Do you have long eyes?"

The servant saw clearly that it was Guo Tuye, another strategist under Yuan Shao! Hurriedly confessed: "The villain knows the mistake, the villain knows the mistake!" ”

Guo Tu seemed to have been hit and hurt, and the two mustaches on his upper lip twitched in pain.

"What are you doing in a hurry? How could you be so abrupt and reckless in the camp......" Guo Tu suddenly stopped scolding, staring at the notice that fell to the ground with bright eyes.

Guo Tu hurriedly patted the dust on his buttocks, picked up the notice on the ground and looked at it seriously.

Seeing this, Tian Feng closed his eyes, sighed, and said softly: "The big thing is over!" ”

"Hey, hey!" After reading the notice, Guo Tu glanced at Tian Feng, who was standing with his eyes closed, and said coldly: "Mr. Yuan Hao, I just heard that you want to burn this notice?" ”

Tian Feng held a glimmer of hope and hurriedly explained: "Public rule, this matter is ......"

Guo Tu waved his hand, interrupted Tian Feng, and said sharply: "Tian Yuanhao, such a big thing, when you report it to the lord, why do you talk about burning it?" Hmph, wait for me to report to the lord, and then condemn you! ”

After saying that, Guo Tu waved his sleeves and ran straight towards Yuan Shao's camp.

Guo Tu is a native of Yingchuan, and he was quite talented when he was a teenager, able to speak well, and was full of scheming. After the weak crown, Guo Tu was a small official in Jizhou first, and then because Guan Yan was in charge of Jizhou, there was no reward, so Guo Tu was dissatisfied and resentful.

After Yuan Shao was appointed as the Taishou of Bohai, he recruited talents from Hebei, and heard that Guo Tu was a talent from Yingchuan, so the special envoy invited him with a lot of money, and Guo Tu was invited to Bohai to take up an official position.

Yuan Shao recruited talents, and naturally Guo Tu was not the only one. These strategists have never been in contact with each other on weekdays, and they are not familiar with each other, so this guard naturally has a heart of defense.

Among the strategists, in terms of talent, Tian Feng is the first to be the best; But in terms of qualifications and heart, Tian Feng is much inferior.

Guo Tu finally found this opportunity to suppress Tian Feng, how could he let it go? At that moment, Guo Tu hurriedly took the notice and rushed straight into Yuan Shao's account.

Yuan Shao was born in a famous family, and he still attaches great importance to rules and etiquette.

Seeing that Guo Tu hurriedly broke into the big tent without being informed, Yuan Shao's face suddenly fell: "Why is the public so reckless? ”

Guo Tu understood Yuan Shao's temper very well, and when he saw Yuan Shao's calm face, Guo Tu hurriedly confessed and presented the notice in his hand: "Lord, because there is a big event, so he is out of shape, I hope that the lord will atone for his sins and atone for his sins!" ”

Yuan Shao snorted lightly, took the notice, and lowered his head to study.

"What!" After a while, Yuan Shao jumped up from his seat: "Tao Qian's old man dared to send troops to attack my Bohai, it was really too deceitful!" ”

Guo Tu hurriedly echoed: "Exactly! The lord should immediately return to Bohai and beat Tao Qian to set an example! ”

"I have this intention, come here......" Yuan Shao was just halfway through his words, when a person outside the tent suddenly stepped in and said loudly: "The lord must not!" ”

Yuan Shao raised his eyes and saw that it was Tian Feng, the chief bookkeeper.

Tian Feng's face burst out with blue muscles at this time, and he looked very excited: "If the lord returns to Bohai, it is really an unwise move, absolutely not!" ”

Yuan Shao's face was ugly, he glanced at Tian Feng, and said dissatisfiedly: "Why not?" ”

Tian Feng didn't seem to notice Yuan Shao's face at all, but said to himself: "Lord, Yecheng is the seat of Jizhou, the city is rich and the people are rich, and it is the place where the business is established; Now Yecheng is besieged on three sides, the first soldiers in the city are not more than 10,000 people, if the lord is in a hurry to attack it, but between the ten months can be stationed at the head of the horse city; Bohai City, not a place to stay for a long time, if the lord calls this good opportunity, abandon Bohai, take Yecheng, big things can be made! ”

"This ...... But there is some truth to it! Hearing Tian Feng's story, Yuan Shao was a little moved.

Seeing this, Guo Tu hurriedly retorted: "The Tian owner's book is wrong! I have tasted and heard: Freezing three feet is not a day's cold, and dripping Ishikawa is not a day's work! The lord has been running Bohai for several years, and the foundation is here! If you abandon the Bohai Sea because of taking Yecheng, it is really a big mistake to abandon the original and chase the end! ”

"Uh...... It also makes sense! Yuan Shao was a little hesitant.

Tian Fengbai fell to the ground and said with tears in his eyes: "The lord must not!" Now Guan Yan is fledgling and has no time to take care of Jizhou, this is a godsend! If you miss this opportunity, it's too late to regret it! ”

Guo Tu was speechless to refute, but after a careful turn of his eyes, he had another plan: "Lord, don't forget, the lady and the three sons are still in Bohai City!" ”

Yuan Shao's face changed, and he immediately got up and said: "Come on, quickly pull out the camp and return to Bohai!" ”

With that, Yuan Shao hurriedly walked out of the tent.

When passing by Tian Feng, who was kneeling on the ground, Tian Feng suddenly grabbed Yuan Shao's robe and said bitterly: "The lord can't!" If this opportunity is lost, it is better to get it back, the lord thinks twice, the lord thinks twice! ”

Tian Feng kowtowed to Yuan Shao again and again, his head hit the ground, and he made a muffled sound.

But Yuan Shao's mind was full of wives and children in Bohai City at this time, how could he think about the affairs of Jizhou again?

"Let go!" Yuan Shao frowned and said coldly.

But Tian Feng still grabbed Yuan Shao's robe and kept kowtowing.

Yuan Shao was furious, and suddenly pulled out his sword to kill Tian Feng.

However, when the blade was about to cut Tian Feng, Yuan Shao relented a little, whether it was right or wrong, this Tian Feng was still for his own good after all! I can't bear to kill!

Yuan Shao gritted his teeth and cut off his robe with a sword. and hurried out of the tent door; Tian Feng clutched a piece of scrap cloth in his hand, looked at the slightly swaying tent door with a distracted gaze, and didn't know what he was thinking about.

In November 190 AD, Yuan Shao suddenly returned to Bohai and stopped the three-month Jizhou expedition.

Later historians believe that Yuan Shao's mediocre deployment is one of the turning points for Guan Yan's vigorous development.

Yuan Shao returned to his master, and Gongsun Zan naturally did not take this risk, so Zhao Yun went to attack Yecheng alone, so Zhao Yun was also recalled to Beiping, Youzhou.

Not to mention Ding Yuan, who was originally here to secretly aid Jizhou, but now that the danger of Jizhou has been solved, he naturally resigned and returned to Jizhou.

Jizhou proudly relieved the crisis without blood, and Xi Zhicai was indispensable, Guan Yan was overjoyed, played the Ming Han Emperor, and sealed Xi Zhicai as the Marquis of Duting, with 200 households!

Although the Marquis of Duting is only the lowest type of knighthood, it is indeed the first person under Guan Yan to be knighted! Not only is Xi Zhicai very happy, but even the rest of the people have added a lot of cleanliness, hoping that one day they can also be knighted and glorify the lintel.