Rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 310
In Zhangwu County, Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun escorted more than 7000 captives into the city with [-] soldiers. The scene looked rather strange.

Guan Yu ordered Xu Huang to reorganize the captives and resettle them. In addition to Zhang Wu's surrender, 3 elite soldiers were added just after the battle, with a total of [-] horses, which was even more prestigious.

Chen Gong said: "Yuan Tan is like his father, arrogant and cowardly. Now that Han Meng has been captured, three generals have been beheaded, and nearly half of his horses have been lost. He will be terrified and dare not come again. The general should take advantage of the victory and send troops to take Bohai Like the autumn wind sweeping leaves!"

Guan Yu nodded and asked, "Who dares to send troops?"

Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun took orders together, and Guan Yu ordered them to be the vanguard to march to Fuyang.

Seeing Zhang Fei's lack of interest, Chen Gong asked with a smile, "In the past when troops were dispatched, Yide had to fight for the first place, why is morale so low today?"

Zhang Fei sighed: "Under Yuan Tan's tent, Han Meng's martial arts skills are the highest, and the rest are no more than chickens and dogs. Let Zilong and the others deal with it. I will stay with Zhang Wu!"

"Oh?" Guan Yu was also a little surprised, and said with a smile, "Is Yide really willing to stay behind?"

Zhang Fei nodded and said: "This kid Han Meng refuses to surrender, so I don't believe that he can't be cured. The second brother just goes to fetch Nanpi. I'll meet up with the supporters when they arrive."

Chen Gong said with a smile: "Han Meng didn't surrender because he was grateful for Yuan Tan's kindness in taking him in. His cousin Hua Yan is Yuan Tan's confidant, so he just took advantage of it."

Guan Yu asked for a plan, but Chen Gong said that he would use it on the fly. On the same day, he assigned troops and left Zhang Fei to guard the city. Xu Huang led the troops to meet Zhang Liao, and Guan Yu's army set off afterwards.

Yuan Tan was gathering men and horses in Fuyang to set off, when suddenly the defeated army fled back, saying that Wang Zhao and Cen Bi had been beheaded, and most of the men and horses were captured by Youzhou soldiers and left.

Yuan Tan was furious and wanted to send troops to rescue Zhang Wu. Another message came from Zhang Wu. Han Meng was captured, Jiang Qi died in front of the battle, and Zhang Wu was also captured by Guan Yu.

Losing four generals in a row in one day, Zhang Wu was not guaranteed, and Yuan Tan, who was still immersed in the victory, couldn't react for a while, and after a long while, he yelled out and passed out on the ground.

Hua Yan and others hurriedly rescued him, Yuan Tan turned pale and murmured: "Liu and the soldiers and horses, are they really so powerful?"

Hua Yan and the others finally realized the strength of their opponents. They all looked nervous and dared not talk to each other. Han Meng, who had the highest martial arts skills, was captured, and the rest were all killed. Who would dare to underestimate the enemy?
Yuan Tan looked at the surrounding people blankly, and asked, "Earlier, when Han Meng reported back, the former army was victorious, why did they lose so badly in one day?"

Hua Yan was captured because of Han Meng, so he didn't dare to raise his head to answer. Kong Shun reported the matter of surrendering the army.

Yuan Tan's face was livid with anger, a sense of powerlessness arose in his heart, and he asked, "Right now... what should I do?"

Kong Shun said: "Youzhou's army is strong and unstoppable. After losing the two battles, the morale of the army is low. You should retreat to Nanpi to stabilize the morale of the army. It is better to report to the lord for advice."

Yuan Tan felt unwilling, and gritted his teeth: "I stay in Fuyang, can't I stop Guan Yu?"

Kong Shun said: "This Fuyang city is low and cannot be guarded for a long time. If it is surrounded by Guan Yu and rescued, the whole Bohai Sea will be in chaos. A few days ago, there was news from Julu that Gao Lan guarded Quyang."

"So we have to retreat!" Yuan Tan had no choice but to reluctantly agree, and ordered the troops to retreat overnight to Nanpi.

When Guan Yu's soldiers arrived at Fuyang, Yuan Tan had already retreated to Nanpi, so he ordered Zhang Liao to go southeast to capture Gaocheng, occupy the southeast area of ​​Bohai County, and lead his own army to Nanpi to fight.

The men and horses came to camp under the city. They saw that the Nanpi city wall was tall and there were still more than [-] defenders. They discussed with Chen Gong how to break the city.

Chen Gong said: "Now that most of Bohai County has surrendered, the people in Nanpi City must be panic-stricken and everyone is thinking of retreating. If the general is in a hurry, the whole city will definitely defend with one mind. It is better to surround and not attack, and use tactics to divide. Soon, it will be self-reliant. It's a mess!"

Guan Yu nodded and said: "Military master's clever plan, since Yuan Tan is unpopular and favors villains, he can just attack these people."

Chen Gong said: "Order Gongming to take Dongguang first, then there will be only Nanpi city left. When General Xu Rong takes Hejian, Yuan Tan will be isolated and helpless, internal and external troubles, then Nanpi will be destroyed without attack."

Guan Yu then dispatched two thousand troops and ordered Xu Huang to continue to go south to take Dongguang. Here he personally contained Yuan Tan, drilled his troops every day, and deterred the defenders.

Chen Gong ordered people to write hundreds of letters, and shot them into the city with arrows. Anyone who is willing to surrender will not be blamed.

Taking advantage of the chaos in the city, he ordered Xizuo to spread rumors in the city, saying that Yuan Tan wanted to escape at night and planned to set Nanpi on fire in revenge for Liu He.

When the news spread, the people were all shocked, even the officials and servants were worried. Most of them were local people. Yuan Tanping didn't care about the people and often used troops to plunder. Most people thought that Yuan Tan could do such a decisive thing.

Rumors broke out in the city, Yuan Tan was furious, and ordered people to strengthen patrols, but anyone who saw whispering would be arrested and interrogated severely, arrested everywhere, and the prison was overcrowded within a day.

Everyone in Nanpi City was in danger, and the people did not dare to go out unless necessary. Even in the streets, no one dared to say a word, and walked in a hurry with their heads bowed. The streets and alleys were silent during the day, like a dead city.

One day Yuan Tan was sitting in his study, waiting for Yuan Shao's reply, when suddenly Peng An, the general patrolling the city, came to report quietly, saying that there were outsiders coming and going in Hua Yan's house, and their whereabouts were secretive, possibly related to Han Meng.

Yuan Tan was shocked. A few days ago, there was news that Han Meng had surrendered Liu He, and he came to contact Hua Yan in a blink of an eye. Could it be that he wanted to cooperate with the outside world to join the enemy?

At that moment, Peng An and Peng An led troops to Hua Yan's home, and sure enough, they saw Han Meng's saber on his desk, and a letter. When he opened it, it was a secret letter that Han Meng wanted to cooperate with Hua Yan to kill Yuan Tan. .

When Yuan Tan saw the letter, he became furious and shouted: "You Hua Yan, I regard you as my confidant. You have not treated me badly for so many years, but now you want to harm me?"

Hua Yan was pressed to the ground by the soldiers and cried out: "My lord, please forgive me. I just received a letter and I was about to see you. I don't want you to come first..."

"Hahaha, ridiculous -" Yuan Tan laughed loudly, pointed at Hua Yan and cursed: "You are a wolf-hearted man, you come to me, do you dare to assassinate me?"

Yuan Tan was shocked and angry. Before Hua Yan could say anything more, he drew his sword and stabbed him to death. He ordered people to set fire to Hua Yan's house and burn his youngest son to death.

Although Hua Yan advised Yuan Tan on a daily basis and did many outrageous things, everyone in the city hated him, but seeing his family being killed innocently, everyone felt sorry for him.

Yuan Tan treats his confidants so ruthlessly, other people can imagine, and this fire made Nanpi more and more frightened, maybe one day Yuan Tan will really set fire to the city.

That night, Nanpi City was in chaos. First, Kong Shun was saddened by the death of the rabbit and the fox. He wrapped his belongings and prepared to flee. He was captured by the guards, and Yuan Tan killed him himself. In the middle of the night, the east gate suddenly caught fire. Soldiers rushed into the city.

Seeing that the general situation was over, Peng An and other guards had no choice but to give up resistance and welcome the Youzhou army to enter the city. Yuan Tan was still asleep, and the mansion had already been surrounded by Zhao Yun's troops, and all his family had been captured.

(End of this chapter)