Chapter 643: Yuan Tan at the end of the road
As soon as he saw Zhao Fei's appearance, Guo Jia knew that what Zhao Fei wanted to tell him was not the same thing. I saw Guo Jia smile, and then said: "I'm not talking about Cao Jun's business, but your brother's family matter." ”
"I think brother, you haven't married a wife for a long time, but this expedition, you will marry two at once, and even bring back a son who is not young. No matter what you think, brother, your family will change dramatically! Guo Jia's expression was full of evil smiles, which made Zhao Fei a little unbearable.
However, the matter that Guo Jia said was obviously a problem, and he didn't say anything about it in normal times, but suddenly he took his son and daughter-in-law home, God knows if Cai Yan and others can accept it. But think about it, Yan'er is quite aware of righteousness, and she should be able to understand herself.
With this thought, Zhao Fei breathed a sigh of relief. Now that his revenge has been avenged, the next step is to consider how to conquer Youzhou.
Looking at the whole of Hebei, Youzhou is the strongest in terms of comprehensive strength. Moreover, the geographical location of Youzhou is obviously very superior, and Cao's army is attacking in Hebei, but it has not affected Youzhou at all.
And there is also a very important point, Yuan Shang really took away a lot of soldiers in the north of Jizhou. However, this is also the fundamental reason why wherever Cao Jun went, Yuan Jun fell to the wind. Although the combat effectiveness of those state and county government soldiers is insufficient, these are also soldiers, and their combat effectiveness is much stronger than that of the people.
Now, the military and civilians of Youzhou are actively preparing for war under the leadership of Yuan Xi. And after taking Jizhou, Cao Cao obviously didn't want to stop so easily. What's more, Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang of Youzhou will become a scourge sooner rather than later.
After passing Hebei, Hebei will become the rear of Cao's army. Cao Jun needs a stable rear, and Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang are obviously not honest. Therefore, for unstable factors, Zhao Fei's consistent aim is to eliminate them in the bud, so Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang Zhao Fei will never let go.
Yuan Xi, who was in Youzhou, obviously knew that Cao Jun would not let him go easily, so during this time, he was actively preparing for war, hoping to resist Cao Jun's offensive. After all, Cao's combat effectiveness is really strong, and the soldiers of Youzhou obviously can't match it.
Yuan Xi's idea was to use the tactic of shrinking, even though Cao's army was strong in combat, but under the protection of the towering city walls, he was confident that he could withstand Cao's attack. However, for the catapult in Yuan Shang's mouth, Yuan Xi still felt a little afraid.
However, unlike Yecheng in Jizhou, Yuan Xi had a lot of cavalry under his command. Even if Cao's army had catapults, he could use cavalry to raid. For the cavalry in Youzhou, Yuan Xi is still very confident. As long as it resists the offensive of Cao's army, it is considered a victory.
Compared with Yuan Xi, Yuan Tan in Qingzhou obviously has no way to be calm. Qingzhou is not as good as Youzhou, it does not have a unique topography. When Jizhou had not yet been breached, Yuan Tan still had a way to retreat, but after the fall of Jizhou, Qingzhou had been regimented by the Cao army, so to speak, Yuan Tan had been forced to a dead end by the Cao army.
Now, the Cao army is attacking from three sides, although only the Xuzhou army is the main force among the three roads, but Yuan Tan can no longer hold on. Now, Cao Jun has taken Jizhou, and Cao Jun seems to have made up his mind to eliminate Yuan Tan.
Now Hebei has not yet been pacified only Qingzhou and Youzhou, compared with Youzhou, conquering Qingzhou is obviously more conquerable. However, the only thing that made Cao Jun feel helpless was that the tenacity of Yuan Jun in Qingzhou obviously surprised Cao Jun.
However, there is no choice but to have such a situation, the Cao army has surrounded the Yuan army in Qingzhou, if the Yuan army soldiers do not fight hard, then they can only perish. It is precisely for this reason that Yuan Tan's soldiers often burst out with extraordinary combat effectiveness when fighting, and Cao Jun has a headache for this.
For Zang Ba, he still admires Yuan Tan very much. Although Qingzhou is not the main attack location of Cao's army, it is not easy for Yuan Tan to block his own offensive again and again.
However, Yuan Tan may not have such good luck in the future, and the lord Cao Cao is obviously ready to destroy all the Yuan clan in one fell swoop. After the Cao army took Jizhou, the Yuan clan in Hebei really said that it was about to be destroyed. Jizhou and Bingzhou have both fallen into the hands of Cao Jun, and the only ones that worry Cao Jun are Qingzhou and Youzhou.
Prime Minister Cao Cheng has already sent a military order to attack Qingzhou with all his might, and he will also send Cao Jun to support him. You know, Prime Minister Cao Cheng is not just talking. He asked Xiahou Yuan to personally lead an army of 20,000 to support him.
An army of 20,000 is not a small number, and now Qingzhou can't organize an army of 20,000 to attack, not to mention, there are tens of thousands of Xuzhou soldiers under his command, and it is really easy for Cao's army to take Qingzhou.
At this moment, Zang Ba was very relieved, Cao Jun's strength was beyond doubt. After taking the territory of the Yuan family, Cao Jun's strength will definitely rise. Looking at the world, almost no one is Cao Jun's opponent. Whether it is military strength or financial resources, Cao's army will surpass other princes.
In other words, the day when Cao Jun will dominate the world will obviously not be too far away, and with his current status, after Cao Jun dominates the world, although he cannot be listed as a king, he will at least be the founding father.
Although these things are a bit vulgar, but that man can escape the temptation of being crowned king. When you are a soldier and fight, the purpose of the bloody battlefield is to be able to get ahead, if it is not for the sake of getting ahead, you can not sacrifice your own life for others.
Zang Ba has been a Xuzhou assassin for a long time, and he still feels sorry for Zhao Fei and Cao Cao's trust. Although he was stationed in Xuzhou without a big mistake, he did not build an inch of success. Back then, the lieutenant could value himself at a glance and persuade the prime minister to let him be named the assassin, but he could be regarded as living up to Zhao Fei's high expectations.
Now, he can't let Taiwei Zhao and Prime Minister Cao Cheng down anymore. Qingzhou, it is bound to win. No matter how fiercely Yuan Tan resisted, he would do whatever it took to win Qingzhou. This is a reward for the trust that Taiwei Zhao and Cao Cheng have in relation to themselves, and there is no room for error.
In this matter, Linzi County, Qingzhou is governed, and Yuan Tan is now sitting on the main seat with a decadent face. I know my own situation best, and I am afraid that this time I am really in a catastrophe.
In the past, there was only Xuzhou Zangba, and Yuan Tan may not need to defend too hard. But now, Cao Jun's three-way army is pressing towards him, and now he is really at the end of his rope. What else can be done now, either the city will be destroyed, or the city will be abandoned and surrendered.
Abandoning the city and surrendering is obviously not a good way, with Cao Jun's hatred for Yuan Jun, even if he abandons the city and surrenders, Cao Jun will not let him go. Now I can only fight to the death, and there is no other way to go out of this way.
If Cao's army has not yet conquered Jizhou, he can still retreat in the direction of Jizhou. Even though Jizhou is Yuan Shang's territory, and the two have been at war before. But after all, the two are still brothers, and Yuan Shang will not ask for his life. After all, without Qingzhou's territory, he would not have the ability to compete with Yuan Shang for hegemony.
At this time, Yuan Tan regretted it, if he and Yuan Shang cooperated sincerely, he might not need to face such a desperate situation. But now it's too late to regret it, Cao Jun has already conquered Jizhou, and Yuan Shang insisted for a much shorter time than he expected.
He was the first to receive the attack of Cao's army, but Yuan Shang's Jizhou was the first to fall, which is really a helpless fact. Yuan Tan really didn't want to die, but he didn't know what he could do. Now that I have no way to retreat, the only way to retreat is to take the waterway and go to the sea.
However, there is no doubt about going to sea and dying, and the vast expanse of the sea contains infinite dangers. Moreover, even if he really borrowed the waterway, he obviously did not have a boat.
Just when Yuan Tan was worried, a bad news reached his ears. Now, I can't walk if I want to. Since Jizhou was conquered by Cao's army, the soldiers under Yuan Tan's command began to fluctuate, and now the problem has finally come.
Yuan Tan has reached the end of his rope, which makes many people have strange thoughts. After all, they are not the same as Yuan Tan. The Cao clan had enmity with the Yuan clan, but this did not prove that they, the Yuan generals, were also worried about the Cao army. Yuan Tan has no possibility of defecting to Cao Jun, but they do.
The generals under Yuan Shang of Jizhou set a good example for the generals of Qingzhou, as long as everyone was willing to surrender to the Cao army, the Cao army would not only kill the prisoners, but even reinstate them to their posts.
Although Cao Jun did not let them continue to serve, Cao Jun would choose a position for them that was almost the same. Although the duty station had changed, it was clear that there had been no change in rights.
At first, Zhao Fei felt helpless about Cao Cao's method of employing people. But later Zhao Fei still understood Cao Cao, after all, Cao Cao's approach was indeed wise.
Like these county guards, even though they are not top talents with a gap in their hearts, they can be regarded as low-level talents. Their ability to govern one county after another proves that they are talented, and since they are talented people, Cao Jun will naturally uphold the purpose of preferring to kill mistakes and not let them go.
The reason why they were not reinstated was because Cao Cao wanted to see if these people were really talented. Only by keeping an unfamiliar place in order can this person be proved. If not, Cao Jun is obviously not a place to raise idlers.
Cao Jun's way of employing people has tempted many generals under Yuan Tan's command, and now outside the Linzi County where Yuan Tan is located, most of the Yuan soldiers in Qingzhou have abandoned the city and surrendered.
And Zang Ba obviously did not let go of this excellent opportunity, he took advantage of this vacuum period and quickly occupied most of Qingzhou. Now, Zang Ba has led nearly 10,000 soldiers to approach Linzi City, and I am afraid that it will not take a few days for Zang Ba's army to come to the city.
Hearing the news, Yuan Tan sat down helplessly on the main seat. He couldn't have imagined that at such a critical moment, the generals he trusted the most betrayed him and surrendered to Cao's army.
In this regard, Yuan Tan felt a trace of frustration. In the face of Zang Ba's endless attacks, he was able to hold on, but in the end, he was defeated by the betrayal of the shameless villain.