Late at night in Qingzhou, in the Assassin's Mansion. At this time, the sound of the piano is graceful, and the shadow is flying. The two teams of dancers were dancing to the sound of the piano, their graceful posture flickering far and near in front of Yuan Tan's eyes, holding the wine bottle in their hands. Yuan Tan couldn't help but stand up and walked towards the shadows...

Guo Tu held the wooden tablet in his hand, and walked into the general's mansion with a slightly hurried footsteps, passing through the dancing crowd. Stand on the side of the lobby. Looking at Yuan Tan with a little anxiety in his eyes...

Yuan Tan glanced at Guo Tu, waved his hand a little reluctantly, and the dancers slowly retreated in two columns. Said with some dissatisfaction:

"Mr. is here late at night, what's the urgency?!"

"My lord, visit the Malay newspaper. Xu Chu has already captured Pingyuan County. The defender Han Li led hundreds of remnants to flee, which was a letter sent by Xu Tian, the military division of the Cao army. Please take a look!! ”

Guo Tu handed the wooden tablet in his hand to Yuan Tan, and after Yuan Tan took it, the more he looked at it, the more his brows wrinkled.

"They want me to personally lead the army to attack them, and then take Jizhou, what does this mean?!"

"This is Xu Tian's idea, he wants to use our fake attack to lure Yuan Shang out of Jizhou, and then we will join forces to destroy him!!"

After Guo Tu finished speaking, he looked at Yuan Tan.

Yuan Tan held the wooden tablet, slapped the palm of his hand with the wooden tablet, and walked slowly. He suddenly turned his head and looked at Guo Tu with narrowed eyes.

"This Xu Tian is bold enough, they are not afraid that we will fake the show and really attack and destroy them?!!"

Guo Tu smiled slightly.

"That's exactly what I mean when I ask the lord, and now they have got the edict of the Son of Heaven. wants to return everything to the lord of Yuan Shang, and now he wants us to play such a big scene. In this way, we have two choices, one is to do the fake show. Cooperate with Yuan Shang to destroy Xu Chu's 50,000 soldiers and horses, get the edict of the Son of Heaven, and announce it to the world. Then fight to the death with Yuan Shang and seize Jizhou!! ”

Guo Tu paused, looking at Yuan Tan, who was deep in thought. To continue:

"The second is to grant their request. We cooperated with them to finish the play, and then accepted the edict of the Son of Heaven. Seize Jizhou together, when the time comes. The lord can take credit as a name and take advantage of Cao Cao's future. Offer them an equal division of Jizhou, if they agree. We can get half of Jizhou, even if they don't agree, we will salute first and then soldier. Our army can take the opportunity to destroy them and seize the whole of Jizhou!! How to choose, please be careful! ”

After Guo Tu finished speaking, he fell silent. Looking at Yuan Tan walking back and forth, for a while, there was silence in the lobby...

After a long time, Yuan Tan sighed.

"Nowadays, we are not a last resort. Don't offend Cao Cao, since they have obtained the edict of the Son of Heaven for me, I can inherit what I deserve with dignity. As you said, we salute first and then soldiers. At least we have to stand on the side of reason, so, Guo Tu, we must perform this scene well, you tell us to go down, and the generals will act. Be very careful not to clash with Cao Jun, remember!! ”

"Lord Shengming, I'll do it now!"

Guo Tu clenched his fists and turned around to leave.

"Wait, tell them. When our two armies are at war, I will see the edict of the Son of Heaven. Also, just in case, the more soldiers and horses you bring this time, the better!! ”

"Obey!!"

Guo Tu turned and left......

At the same time, Jizhou, inside the General's Palace. Due to the news of Cao's army's capture of Pingyuan County, a military meeting was being held. Jizhou civil and military were all present, but at this time, they were all arguing about whether to send troops to the plain...

Some people thought that Pingyuan County should be sent to Cao Jun as a gesture of friendship. Make peace with Cao Cao, so far. They and Yuan Tan will have a battle, and Jizhou will be safe. The other part of them thought that they should immediately send troops to retake Plains County. Otherwise, once Cao Cao personally led the army to come. Jizhou will be attacked on both sides, and at that time, the situation will be out of control.

The more the two factions quarreled, the more intense it became, but Yuan Shang, who was sitting directly above, did not express his position for a long time. He was waiting, because Han Shizhong hadn't spoken...

In recent years, the Han family's power has expanded dramatically. There are cronies of the Han family in all important positions in Jizhou, including in the army. The Han family controlled almost more than half, which made Yuan Shang uncomfortable. The tail of the Han family is not broken, and it is the most urgent problem for Yuan Shang to solve, and now it seems that the opportunity has come.

The first is that Han Li lost Pingyuan County, and Han Shizhong at least has to give himself an explanation. And now there is a threat from Cao Cao, which makes Yuan Shang even more confident.

Han Shizhong stood at the forefront of civil and military affairs, and at this moment he also had a lot of thoughts. He didn't know Yuan Shang's thoughts, but now his son had lost the city. made Jizhou fall into a crisis, regardless of whether he was reasonable, public or private. They should all stand up and settle this matter. However, he knew that Yuan Shang must be waiting for him to come out. As a result, Han Shizhong fell into a dilemma, and at this moment, something happened suddenly...

The offensive faction is almost always military generals, and when the argument is fierce. Han Yunshan suddenly stood up and pulled out his knife. Angry shout:

"Don't fight anymore, I'll take back the territory that my brother lost!! Lord, please let the last general lead the army and retake the plain county!! ”

Han Shizhong secretly scolded him for being stupid!! Before he could speak, Yuan Shangyi, who had been silent, slapped the table.

"Good!! General Han is willing to go, and he will be victorious. General Han led 50,000 city defenders and 30,000 infantry to the plains to eliminate Xu Chu!! ”

Han Shizhong's face changed, and he hurriedly clenched his fists and said:

"Virtuous nephews can't, the city defense army is the main force guarding Jizhou. They are most familiar with all the places in Jizhou, and they can't use them at will. Once the guard is changed, I am afraid that there will be an unpredictable crisis!! ”

Yuan Shang had long known that Han Shizhong would be like this, and now Pingyuan has been defeated. The Han family's power outside has been lost, and the only thing that can be relied on is the only one that can be relied on. It is the city defense army controlled by Han Yunshan, once the city defense army is transferred. The Han family will lose all their dependence, and life and death will be out of their own hands!

"Uncle, don't worry, I've already arranged it. Li Ming, the captain of the city defense, is familiar with all the details. And this man has always followed me faithfully. I have promoted him to a former general, in charge of all military affairs in Jizhou. Infallible!! ”

Yuan Shang glanced at Han Shizhong meaningfully, and turned his head to look at Han Yunshan.

"General Han can go with confidence, if the general annihilates the Cao army in one fell swoop. Reward thousands of gold, seal 10,000 households!! ”

Han Yunshan respectfully said yes, without waiting for Han Shizhong to speak again. Yuan Shang announced the dismissal of the meeting, and Han Yunshan walked towards his father with a little excitement, but saw his father snort coldly. With a flick of his sleeves, he left angrily.

Looking at the departing people, Yuan Shang smiled. He didn't know if to thank Cao Cao for giving him a chance. Compared to Cao Cao, the Han family is the biggest threat.

Thinking of his arrangement, Yuan Shang unconsciously thought of the night he met Li Ming......