Chapter 125: The Great Gift
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The gun is long and the knife is short, in the face of Gao Lan's fierce attack, Zhang Tai panicked, but he could only grit his teeth and fight, only to listen to his roar, and the big knife in his hand danced desperately into a wheel.
"Bell, bell...... "Zhang Tai's knife skills are indeed not bad, and there is indeed the power of water splashing between the dances, but it is a pity that his strength is too much worse than Gao Lan, and after more than a dozen shots in a row, his wrists are already sore, and the speed of the dancing knife is inevitably slow, and he is no longer able to stop Gao Lan's continuous attack.
But after listening to the two muffled sounds, Zhang Tai's chest and lower abdomen were stabbed by Gao Lan's big iron spear, and his body was even more shocked by Gao Lan's divine power and flew out, spilling blood all the way into the group of guards behind.
"Whoever stands in my way, die!" Gao Ran has already killed madness, after Zhang Tai was shaken away, his feet did not stop at all, and a few big strides rushed into the surging defenders
Ordinary people, how can they withstand the slaughter of such peerless brave generals as Gao Ran, and I don't know who took the lead first, and all of them escaped from Hulala. With the defeat of Zhang Tai and the collapse of his personal guards, the defenders at the head of the city were completely disorganized, and there was no fighting spirit at all, even if there were a few brave men fighting to the death, they could not stand the wanton killing of the Youzhou army, and soon, with the arrival of Lu Tao and the follow-up troops, the fall of Xi'an City had been completed
It was a foregone conclusion, and at four o'clock in the morning, the small city of Xi'an had completely fallen into the control of the Youzhou army, and none of the more than 10,000 soldiers and civilians in the city escaped, either killed on the spot or honestly became prisoners of war......
"Report, envoy Jun, the former general Gongsun Ming sent an urgent letter, please make your eyes look at it. In the city guard mansion of Pingyuan City, Yuan Tanzheng, who had just transferred 20,000 soldiers and horses from Chengjun and whose strength had recovered his old outlook, was discussing with Yuan Xi and several confidants how to play the next move, and there were heated discussions, but he saw a rotating captain hurriedly entering from outside, holding a letter in his hand, and rushing at Yuan Tan
It was a salute, and he immediately reported a sentence.
"Hoo ......"
Hearing that Gongsun Ming had a letter, Yuan Tan didn't dare to be careless, stretched out his hand and took the letter, tore open the seal in three or two clicks, took out a piece of letter paper full of words from the inside, only glanced at it, and his face couldn't help but become weird.
"Big brother, ...... you are"
Seeing that Yuan Tan's face changed from red to white, Yuan Xi's curiosity couldn't help but rise, and he immediately probed and asked half of the words.
"The second brother is optimistic about himself. โ
Yuan Tan did not say anything to explain, but handed over the letter casually.
"Good guy, 25,000 enemies were destroyed in one battle, more than 5,000 below Qin Qi were killed, and 13,000 were captured. โ
After Yuan Xi quickly read the letter, he couldn't help but sigh.
"Hmmm......"
Although Yuan Tan has always been conceited, in the face of Gongsun Ming's achievements for more than a year, he had to bow down, but he was absolutely unwilling to say words that were inferior to his own promises, so he only said something sullenly.
"Big brother, Qin Qi is destroyed, Beihai is at your fingertips, and since that guy is willing to give up this territory according to the agreement, why don't I take it?"
Although Yuan Xi has never been involved in the battle for succession, he still knows the knot between Yuan Tan and Gongsun Ming, and seeing Yuan Tan's behavior like this at this time, it is not good to say good things about Gongsun Ming, so he immediately turned the topic to the ownership of Beihai County.
"I'm afraid that this fang has other plans, if I divide the troops to take it, once there is a change, I am afraid it will be difficult to deal with it calmly. โ
Beihai County was Yuan Tan's territory, so he was naturally reluctant to give up, but he couldn't help but worry that there was no ambush in the gift sent by Gongsun Ming, and it was normal to hesitate. "The eldest brother is very worried, but now there is no owner of Beihai, if you don't take it early, but I'm afraid that ambitious people will try to stand on your own, if the younger brother leads 5,000 soldiers and horses to go, if Gongsun Ming is really willing to hand over more than 13,000 captured Beihai soldiers, then the younger brother will take advantage of the situation to take Beihai, if he refuses,
The younger brother withdrew first, and in this way, he might be safe. โ
Yuan Xi actually didn't believe that Gongsun Ming really planned to take Qingzhou as a dowry, but he was reluctant to give up Beihai County, which was obviously easy to take, and after a little hesitation, he cautiously proposed a compromise plan.
"That's fine, the second brother must be careful when he goes, if things are not harmonious, he should protect himself. "Yuan Tan weighed left and right for a while, and finally was reluctant to abandon such a piece of land in Beihai County, there is no side, the territory and population are still a trivial matter, the key is that Beihai has two major salt farms in the Jizhou series, if it is lost like this, Jizhou's annual income is afraid that it will plummet a large piece,
And this is obviously not the result that Yuan Tan is happy to see.
"Don't worry, the eldest brother, the younger brother knows the severity. โ
Hearing Yuan Tan's command, Yuan Xi's heart couldn't help but feel warm, but he didn't have many words, and after responding respectfully, he went to dispatch troops and didn't mention it......
"Lord, Beihai is empty, the last general can take it with his troops and horses, why should he return it to the Yuan family?" As soon as Lu Kuang, who returned triumphantly, heard that Gongsun Ming planned to give up the territory of Beihai County, he exploded when he landed, although he did not dare to say that Gongsun Ming was mediocre, but there was obviously such a meaning in his words, in fact, not only him, Zhao Yun and others were also very puzzled by Gongsun Ming's decision, but it was
Because of the situation, it's not good to get to the bottom of it.
"Heh, Yin Ming (Lu Kuang's words) asked well, with the strength of our army, don't say that Beihai County, even the entire Qingzhou can be taken, but can it be defended?"
Facing the doubtful gazes of the generals, Gongsun Mingden was happy, and did not give an answer directly, but asked with a smile.
"This ......" Lu Kuang wanted to say yes, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it seemed to be difficult, there was no other, don't look at Qingzhou and Bohai County, but it was too far away from Youzhou, and there were Yanzhou and Yuan Shao's Jizhou around Cao Cao, under the enemy on both sides, it was necessary to garrison with heavy troops to ensure that it was safe, but in this way, it would inevitably cause the emptiness of the troops in Youzhou and Bohai, and the result of fortification everywhere was defenseless
meat, but how can you be willing.
"If you occupy it and can't hold it, then why bother, why bother, let Yuan Tan take care of it for a few years, when the time is ripe to turn back, if you want to take it, what's so difficult?" Gongsun Ming has always attached importance to reality, and his vision is very broad, how can he care about a city or a place or a momentary gain or loss, what he wants is just the final result, as for the temporary concession, no matter how big it is, he will not take it to heart......