"Tell me quickly!"
Who would have thought that this future loyalist of Gongsun Zan would be so resourceful, devising one plan after another!
Liu Wei felt like he had found a treasure.
"My lord, we have now captured Zhending, and Zhang Yan has submitted to our command. The previous plan must still be carried out."
"However, it needs some minor improvements!"
"We first ordered Zhang Yan to extend an invitation to the other leaders of the Black Mountain Army, saying that they had already captured Zhengding and had plenty of food and supplies, and that they should come out of the Taihang Mountains to meet and divide up the counties of Changshan Kingdom."
Tian Kai swallowed hard and paused for a moment.
"Oh! Are you inviting all the other Black Mountain Army leaders over?"
Liu Wei pretended to be thinking, and frowned slightly.
He knew that these strategists liked to create mystery by breaking down a single event into multiple parts to demonstrate their profound knowledge.
And in the process, we will also interact with you.
The more surprised, shocked, enlightened, or thoughtful you appear, the more excited they will become.
Sure enough, Tian Kai's eyes lit up, and he shook his head, saying, "No, no! We can't invite them all."
"Why is that?" Liu Wei asked, feigning confusion.
"My lord, we only need to invite ten of them. We don't need to invite the rest. We should just spread the word that we have invited them!"
"And rumors were spread that the alliance would involve the division of provisions, money, and territory."
"My lord, what do you think these leaders will do?"
Liu Wei pretended his eyes lit up and clapped his hands, shouting, "Brilliant! If we do it this way, the other leaders will definitely blame Zhang Yan for not inviting them and will harbor resentment."
"They will either come to demand an explanation or break away from the alliance and establish their own kingdom."
Tian Kai chuckled: "At that time, the Black Mountain Army, with its million-strong force, will crumble in an instant."
"Those who don't come, let Gao Lan deal with them!"
"Let Gao Lan keep sending battle reports to Ye City, and Yuan Shao will have no choice but to send supplies! If Yuan Shao doesn't believe me, let him send someone over!"
"Furthermore, those who were driven away cannot stay in the Taihang Mountains due to lack of food, and the Changshan Kingdom cannot come over. My lord, do you think they will go there?"
Liu Wei raised his eyebrows: "Where else can we go? Of course, we'll cross the Taihang Mountains to Bingzhou and Hedong!"
“That’s right. Although I can’t drive away the tigers and wolves, this strategy will make Dong Zhuo in Bingzhou unbearable.” Tian Kai smiled smugly. “Dong Zhuo, who is already short of food, will soon be in even worse shape.”
So it turns out Tian Kai was setting a trap for Dong Zhuo in Bingzhou!
Dong Zhuo bought 10,000 warhorses from the Hetao region to expand his military equipment, but his food supplies were already running low, and he had conflicts with the Wang clans of Jinyang and Qimen.
If hundreds of thousands of Black Mountain troops were to flood in now, it would be a real problem for him!
However, given Dong Zhuo's abilities, he should be able to resolve this.
If this problem can't be resolved, then Liu Wei has been raised for nothing for half a year!
"Excellent, Yuanfang, this plan truly kills three birds with one stone!"
Liu Wei nodded, "It not only solved and divided the Black Mountain Army, but also trapped Gao Lan here and prevented him from going to Ye City, while also disgusting Dong Zhuo!"
"Once we enter Zhen Ding City, we will act according to Yuan Fang's plan."
"Yes!" Tian Kai was very happy to see that his plan had been adopted.
Immediately afterwards, Wang Fangyi, Zhang Yan, and the others, having led their troops to clear the battlefield, returned to report.
In this battle, five hundred of Gao Lan's cavalry and one thousand of his infantry were killed, along with Gao Lan's two younger brothers and his military commander.
The remaining 1,500 men all surrendered.
Zhang Yan lost 300 of his 800 cavalrymen, and with the addition of 500 guarding the grain supplies, he had 1,000 left, which was exactly the number of troops he was authorized to command.
Wang Fangyi's guard battalion suffered zero casualties, as did the Guan Ning Iron Cavalry led by Zhao Yun.
The seventeen riders of Yanyun and Murong Ping were all unharmed.
However, more than ten of the thirty Zhao family followers brought by Zhao Yun were wounded by stray arrows.
However, on Zhang Yan's side, 30,000 Black Mountain troops, including 22,000 soldiers, had vanished without a trace, and Bai Bo and Huang Long had also died in battle.
However, Zhang Yan doesn't need to make things difficult for Bai Sheng, who was handed over to Zhao Yun by Liu Wei to be killed, since Bai Bo is already dead.
Du Chang is currently leading 8,000 men to attack the city of Zhen Ding, and it is unknown how many will remain.
At this moment, Zhao Yun sent a messenger to report that Gao Lan had ordered the city's garrison to lay down their weapons and opened the city gates to invite Liu Wei into the city.
It seems that Gao Lan ultimately chose the path of submission.
"Order the entire army to proceed to Zhengding!"
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On the way to Zhen Ding City, Lu Jianxing, a centurion of the Northeast Division of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, brought the latest news from Youzhou.
After listening to his report, Liu Wei looked around and said, "Another urgent military situation has come from Youzhou. We must deal with Changshan Kingdom and Heishan Army as soon as possible!"
It turned out that Zhang Liao had led two thousand cavalrymen to the vicinity of Yi County, but was stopped by Gongsun Zan and prevented from heading north.
Gongsun Zan coveted the equipment of Zhang Liao's two thousand Beiwei soldiers, so he gathered two thousand of his White Horse Cavalry and five thousand soldiers to block their path.
Zhang Liao hurriedly sent someone to ask Liu Wei whether to fight or avoid battle!
Meanwhile, Liu Yu, seeing that Liu Wei had not yet arrived, and at the urging of his advisors, organized the troops of Zhuojun to march north, attempting to break Zhang Ju's blockade of Ji County and join forces with Liu He, Yan Rou, and others in the city.
However, Zhang Ju sent Qiu Liju to lead Wuhuan cavalry to ambush him on the way. Liu Yu lost most of his 5,000 troops and had no choice but to retreat to Zhuojun. He then executed the advisor who had encouraged him to go into battle and could only wait for Liu Wei to arrive.
Meanwhile, Liu Bei and his two brothers went to Zhuo County, where they showed off their power and even met up with his younger brothers Tian Chou and Qian Zhao to reminisce about their old friendship.
Upon hearing that Liu Bei was now serving under a prince of the Han Dynasty, and was even a military advisor in the General of the North's office with the rank of Colonel, and had a territory in Pingyuan, the two were immediately filled with envy.
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