Yan Qing paced in the barracks, absently responding to the salutes of the passing soldiers, lost in thought.

Regardless of Sun Ce's plan, in his opinion, tomorrow night is a great opportunity.

...It would be great if I had actual contact with Li Jue, then I could directly transform into him and trick the guards on the wall to open the door.If it turned into Dong Zhuo, not to mention whether every soldier would recognize him, it would be very strange and suspicious just to appear alone in the front line suddenly.

At this moment, several encrypted battle reports from Luoyang and Yangzhou arrived respectively.

Yan Qing opened one, glanced through it hastily, then frowned, and ordered: "Go and invite all the military advisers and generals, except to let Wentai continue to sleep, come quickly to discuss matters in the tent."

It was none other than Lu Bu and Zhang Liao who were leading the generals on the battlefield and attacking Li Jue. The rest, except Sun Jian, who was exhausted and had just fallen asleep, quickly responded to Yan Qing's call and gathered together.

Yan Qing sent the letter to Xun You and Guo Jia, and at the same time looked at the others, and made a simple summary: "Dong Zhuo has made the King of Hefei the emperor, and killed all those who disobeyed him. Xu Rong, who has committed crimes and performed meritorious service, has brought ten thousand newly borrowed Qiang soldiers to this pass."

Xun You said: "The scholar in prison, was he rescued in time?"

Yan Qing nodded slightly: "Except for a very few, all of them have been rescued and sent to the north as quickly as possible. With the help of Zhang Taishou, they should have been escorted all the way to Qiao County. Wang Situ was not aware of our purpose, but he was always doing it for us. They have dealt with safety and danger, and they have contributed a lot, and because of his unintentional help, they didn't suffer too much pain."

Even though Yan Qing intervened to obstruct him, and the beauty trick was completely changed, Wang Yun still managed to win Dong Zhuo's trust by virtue of his determination to stand in line, his good plan, his tenacity to endure humiliation and the courage to flatter him.He also achieved a pivotal high position in the panic-stricken and unrecognizable court.

With this strength, he ran around and saved the lives of many prisoners. Yan Qing will not erase this achievement for selfish reasons.

Xun You was not completely relieved, pondered for a while, and asked, "Who escorted you?"

Yan Qing said: "This man's surname is Zhao and his name is Weisun. He is stationed in Liyang Port, and he is related to the Sima clan. It should be credible."

Yan Qing really had some impression of this person.

If it hadn't been for Xun Yu's quick action to keep the passing Sima Lang's family behind and enlist them as officials in the mansion, then Sima Lang, who escaped from Luoyang, would probably go to this distant relative named Zhao Weisun like in history , until five years later.

However, Zhao Weisun's men and horses are enough to protect themselves, but if they want to separate themselves and become serious warlords, it is not enough to stick their teeth between them.

Teams with some strength, who are unwilling to become desperadoes, but lack strength and cannot sustain great ambitions, are often the safest existence.

If it were Cao Cao, Yan Qing would never dare to ask him to give it away with peace of mind-who knows if he sent the sheep to the tiger's mouth? How about coercing all these famous people into their pockets?

Xun You, on the other hand, had no impression of this line of unknown people. Seeing that Yan was calm and composed, with a smile in his eyes, he also relaxed.

Guo Jiadao: "According to Dong Bandit's usual style, a letter of persuasion to surrender must arrive in every battalion soon, my lord needs to beware of other allied forces' movements."

Yan Qing nodded, and slowly said: "After so many days, I think you all have seen it clearly. If you count ten points, Cao Taishou is the most active and hardworking, and he voted ninety-five points; the three brothers of County Magistrate Liu, voted Nine points; Chen Yangzhou wanted to score eight points, but his ability was not good, and he had no outstanding generals, so he just added soldiers for the ordinary; Tao Cishiken contributed the only capable general under his command, Zang Ba, and it counted as six points; the rest It’s just a slap in the face, when I was a blind man, I only knew how to shout and shout, but in fact, I did not work hard at the back and waited and watched the situation.”

After the official start of the second day, the Youzhou Three Forces, which were long overdue due to the long distance, finally appeared.

Liu Yu brought some military supplies, and had a polite conversation with Yan Qing; while Gongsun Zan showed great sincerity, refused the routine banquet, and directly ordered his soldiers to go to the battlefield.

But this can't be hidden from Yan Qing.

Although the attitude of the former tended to be polite and alienated, the materials they brought were real. However, Gongsun Zan, who made Bai Ma Yicong absent, fell into Yan Qing's eyes, and his sincerity was greatly reduced.

Gongsun Zan was not willing to bring the most elite, the most trusted, the fastest marching, and the white armored Qingqi who shocked the barbarians.

Looking at this scheming with cold eyes, it is not difficult for Yan Qing to predict that the days of harmony between the two officials in charge of internal affairs and military affairs are gone forever, and the time for a breakup is getting closer and closer.

Yan Qing also finally met the three brothers Liu, Guan and Zhang whom he didn't want to make friends with from the bottom of his heart—it's a pity that as the leader of the alliance, he couldn't follow his heart and keep a respectful distance from the enthusiastic response of the allies.

Liu Bei didn't pay any attention to Yan Qing's gentleness and tactful alienation. When he arrived at the coalition camp, he just washed his face in a hurry, and then brought two tall, burly, and extraordinary righteous brothers to ask Yan Qing to see him.

It really is big ears, long arms, medium height, white skin and red lips, in the Eastern Han Dynasty where people are judged by their appearance, it can be called a very outstanding appearance.

Even Yan Qing knew what kind of person he was, and he had already rejected and guarded him from the bottom of his heart in front of Mou, but Liu Bei was so enthusiastic and respectful to pursue him for a few days, it was hard-hearted It is difficult for people to have negative emotions towards Liu Bei.

This personality has great charm, high perseverance, and deep tolerance. He is worthy of being a late bloomer and a potential dragon in the abyss.

Although Liu Bei is a clan member of the Han family, Liu Sheng, King Jing of Zhongshan, has more than 120 sons.

However, his family was poor, so he once made a living by weaving mats and selling shoes. If he hadn't been lucky enough to worship Lu Zhi, a famous scholar and minister, and gained some fame and connections, he would have relied solely on his status as a descendant of a declining clan, and Against the yellow turban bandits who have more defeats than victories, he can gather some men, but it is impossible for him to get so much respect and welcome.

Fortunately, Guo Jia saw that Yan Qing was in trouble, so he used a few tricks calmly, and sent some errands to the Pingyuan county magistrate who had time to go around his lord, and finally rescued Yan Qing completely.

As for the other allied forces, knowing that the battle situation is anxious, there are not a few of them who are lazy in a grandiose manner.

Yan Qing couldn't help sighing.

It seems that when he had a fit last time, the town suppressed people, but although the others didn't dare to make irresponsible remarks, they were still reluctant to take action, which cannot be forced.

Guo Jiashi stretched out his folding fan: "This must have been expected by the lord."

Yan Qing nodded, and said frankly: "I really underestimated Li Jue."

Even if Dong Zhuo is already a notorious traitor with many evil deeds, he holds the initiative of the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty and the throne in his hands, and while making them hostages, it will inevitably make the princes be wary—of course, neither one dares to say that he He can compete with him alone, and among the dissident warlords, there is no one who is really willing to shed his blood for this crumbling Han Dynasty and dedicate everything to it wholeheartedly.

After reading it for so many days, Yan Qing knew something in his mind: Even Cao Cao, who insisted in the history books that he was still loyal to Liu's surname during this period, already had some small calculations of his own.

The world cannot be without a master for a day, everyone will say this, but the master now exists, but even an illiterate villager probably knows that he is a puppet of Dong Zhuo's ambition, so what about legitimacy?

Dong Zhuo knew that there was a never-ending battle with Yan Qing ever since he went to the doctor in a hurry and was rejected when he proposed a marriage proposal last time, and after he solved the worries in Luoyang City, he was not the same as before. I'm worried.

So when Yan Qing was wooed again, it was just a cover, the focus was to lure high-ranking officials and generous salaries, and threatened to beat up traitors and traitors, trying to drive a wedge between the allied forces, so as to isolate Yan Qing politically.

Although rationally analyzed, taking refuge in Dong Zhuo is tantamount to being in the same ranks and will be cast aside by the world, but it is true that he is so powerful and invincible at the moment. Betrayed the Kwantung Army for this favorable condition.

Yan Qing could think of it, and the counselors realized it without exception.

Liu Ye was silent for a moment, and said: "This battle is tough, and people's hearts are unpredictable."

Except for a few of the allied forces with their own ghosts who received Yan Qing's favor and came to repay the favor, most of them valued Yan Qing's own prominent prestige and the glamorous record that seemed to be easily achieved.

However, Dong Zhuo himself hadn't shown up in person, and he only sent a few subordinates, and they were beaten with heavy casualties. Their confidence in Yan Qing was also getting lower and lower.

Yan Qing smiled softly: "So, in order to prevent them from making mistakes, I don't plan to keep them in the rear to enjoy the blessings, and also to save them from being blessed and not knowing the blessings, and worrying all day long, fearing that I will force them to work hard. Simply fulfill their wish and let them fight elsewhere in an open and honest manner, away from this dangerous place where the outcome is unknown."

What's more, Yan Qing has already used up the usefulness that the alliance can come in handy.

Facing everyone's inquiring gazes, Yan Qing calmly took back several secret reports from Guo Jia, took out the bottom one that had not been read by them, spread it out and threw it on the case, He smiled and said, "Here happens to be a ready-made reason, what do you think?"

This is exactly the distress letter of Wang Rui, the governor of Jingzhou who left the alliance in anger not long ago: He had never been at odds with Cao Yin, the prefect of Wuling. Wantonly incite the hearts of the people and instigate rebellion against his ministries, in order to seize power.

Wang Rui returned halfway angrily, and got an urgent report from his confidant who stayed in Jingzhou risking his life, only to find out that the king's banner was changing at the top of the city, and the camp was about to be destroyed.

He had no choice but to listen to his staff's advice, temporarily forgetting the humiliation he had suffered at Yan Qing's place, and wrote a letter to ask Yan Qing for help.

He kept saying, if it wasn't for the response to Yan Qing's call to send so many troops this time, leaving the city empty, how could it be tricked by sinister villains?

Yan Qing smiled slightly and said: "What this letter said seems to have some truth. Although he insisted on going his own way and broke away from the alliance, it can be seen that this unjust act, so how can there be any reason to stand by and watch? The old man who deserves to work hard, rushing thousands of miles to help, all of this little bit of old alliance is all over."

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