dognovel Chapter 311 Returning the Jade Intact to Zhao, Ju Shou and Yuan Shao Are About to Fight to the Death
Chapter 311 Returning the Jade Intact to Zhao, Ju Shou and Yuan Shao Are About to Fight to the Death
“Brother, you are General Yuan’s eldest son.”
"Even in ordinary families, the eldest son of the legitimate wife takes precedence, let alone a family like General Yuan's."
"That Liu woman is utterly despicable!"
How can you treat your elder brother like this?
"And that Yuan Shang, if he were my brother, I would definitely beat him until his buttocks were bruised and battered!"
Cao Ang was filled with righteous indignation and said only what Yuan Tan wanted to hear and liked to hear.
Yuan Tan couldn't help but clap and cheer:
“Zixiu, I only learned today that Yuan Shang is just a stranger with a slight blood relation to me.”
"And you are my true younger brother!"
Cao Ang said excitedly:
“Brother! You’re right to think that way.”
"You and I are brothers, though we have different fathers!"
The two looked at each other with excited eyes.
Yuan Tan was probably drunk, while Cao Ang was just acting.
With the groundwork laid for this day.
In the following days, Yuan Tan and Cao Ang undoubtedly got along even better.
The two had a lot in common.
This shows that Cao Ang has high emotional intelligence and is compatible with those below him.
But in Yuan Tan's view, it was simply that the two shared similar interests.
Suddenly, Cao Ang said to Yuan Tan:
“Brother, my father intends to release you back to Yuan’s camp.”
Upon hearing this, Yuan Tan was taken aback.
Although Cao Cao and Cao Ang have treated him very well these past few days.
However, Yuan Tan believed that this was due to the past friendship between Cao Cao and his father, Yuan Shao.
Given the stalemate between Yuan Tan and Cao Cao, Cao Cao could not possibly release Yuan Tan.
For this reason, Yuan Tan had even prepared to stay in Cao Cao's camp for a long time.
But now, Cao Ang suddenly said that Cao Cao was going to release him, which undoubtedly caught Yuan Tan off guard.
He looked at Cao Ang with a puzzled expression:
"Brother, is this really true?"
"Isn't Uncle Mengde worried about letting a tiger return to the mountain?"
Cao Ang smiled shyly:
"If my brother doesn't go back, the one who will inherit Yuan Ying will definitely be that damned Yuan Shang!"
"Under the instigation of ambitious wolves like Ju Shou, Shen Pei, and Feng Ji, this man will surely regard my Cao camp as a major threat."
"At that time, my Cao camp will face a situation of fighting to the death."
“But if my brother returns to Yuan’s camp, things will be completely different.”
"Brother, if you were to defeat Cao Cao's camp in the future, would you kill me?"
Yuan Tan immediately grasped Cao Ang's sleeve and said:
How could my dear brother have such a question?
"As your elder brother, I wish I could spend every day and night chatting with you, my dear brother!"
"If I am indeed victorious in the future, I must at least grant you the title of a king of a different surname."
Yuan Tan made no attempt to conceal his ambition.
The Yuan family originally aimed to become emperors who unified the world.
His goal, Yuan Tan, was naturally the same as his father Yuan Shao's.
As for the nonsense about enfeoffing Cao Ang as a king of a different surname, just listen to it without a second thought.
People are going to change.
If that time really comes, Yuan Tan might just finish off Cao Ang with a single blow.
Of course, Cao Ang would only do something even more ruthless than him.
When it's time to be clear, be absolutely clear.
But right now, Yuan Tan and Cao Ang are naturally going to make empty promises to each other.
Cao Ang then said:
“It is more in the interest of our Cao camp for my elder brother to inherit General Yuan’s legacy than for Yuan Shang to inherit it.”
"If that's the case, why imprison your elder brother and let Yuan Shang inherit the legacy?"
Hearing this, Yuan Tan lowered his guard even further.
Playing the sentimental card first, followed by the interest card, is undoubtedly more appealing.
To rely solely on personal feelings is to deceive honest people.
Focusing solely on self-interest seems too abstract.
Yuan Tan gradually accepted the news that he was about to be released by Cao Cao's camp.
And Cao Cao and Cao Ang truly kept their word.
A few days later, Yuan Tan arrived at the Yellow River ferry north of Yanzhou and boarded a boat to return to Yecheng.
However, after traveling for some time, following the instructions of the Cao army escorting him, he headed in another direction, towards Linzi.
Yes, Cao Cao had no intention of letting Yuan Tan return to Ye City.
Returning to Ye City would be sending Ju Shou to his death.
Sending Yuan Tan back to Qingzhou would truly be in the interest of Cao Cao's camp.
However, Cao Cao's intelligence corps released false information, claiming that Yuan Tan was about to return to Ye City.
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Biejiafu
Covered in wounds and bound like a mummy, Guo Tu limped over to Ju Shou to report back.
"What!?"
"Yuan Tan didn't return to Ye City, but instead headed towards Linzi?"
Ju Shou angrily slammed his fist on the table, intending to verbally abuse Guo Tu.
at this time.
Han Meng walked over from outside and whispered a few words to Ju Shou.
"Well, I see."
"Gongze, you've worked hard this time."
"I was unaware of the situation and misunderstood you."
"Go and rest now."
Ju Shou spoke to Guo Tu with a kind expression.
Guo Tu was "overwhelmed with gratitude" and repeatedly said that he had not made any contribution and dared not mention the hard work.
Ju Shou waved his hand, saying that he already knew what had happened and that Guo Tu was not to blame.
If Guo Tu still doesn't know what happened now, he'd really be a fool.
It was obvious that Ju Shou had been secretly observing his behavior by sending Han Meng.
And if he hadn't adopted Guo Jia's strategy...
This is a hurdle we're probably really not going to get past!
Yes, Guo Tu deliberately made himself look like this.
Guo Jia had anticipated from the beginning that Su Yu would definitely choose to cooperate with him.
The way they coordinated their efforts was to deliberately spread the news that Yuan Tan was about to return to Ye City.
Keeping Yuan Tan alive is the best course of action for Cao Cao's camp.
Otherwise, if Yuan Tan were really dead...
No matter how angry Yuan Shao was, he could only grit his teeth and establish Yuan Shang as his successor.
Once Ju Shou achieves his goal, he will naturally abandon his so-called "three-year strategy to exhaust Cao Cao" and instead launch a "blitzkrieg against Cao Cao's army"!
At that time, Cao Cao's camp will undoubtedly face a much more difficult situation when facing Yuan Shao's camp in its fully upgraded state.
Therefore, Cao Cao's camp could capture Yuan Tan as a prisoner to provoke Ju Shou and Yuan Shao.
However, it is also necessary to send Yuan Tan back to Qingzhou intact, so that the internal struggle between Yuan Shao and Ju Shou will intensify further!
Yuan Tan appeared to be unharmed.
In reality, the entire Yuan camp was on the verge of collapse due to internal strife because of him!
Guo Tu received the task of "killing Yuan Tan" from Ju Shou.
This was Ju Shou testing Guo Tu.
Guo Jia had calculated that Ju Shou must have sent others to monitor Guo Tu and to finish off Yuan Tan.
Therefore, the only way to gain Ju Shou's trust in Guo Tu is to make Guo Tu fight desperately and get him seriously injured!
Fortunately, Guo Jia and Su Yu joined forces and had a great understanding with each other.
Su Yu dispatched intelligence guards disguised as a protection team to attack Guo Tu near Liyang on the north bank of the Yellow River.
This forced Han Meng, who was hiding behind the scenes, to step forward and confront Cao Cao's intelligence guards.
Guo Tu was injured, and Han Meng confirmed that Guo Tu was truly fighting desperately.
They could only slink back and tell Ju Shou that their prediction was wrong and that the blame did not lie with Guo Tu!
In this way, Guo Tu further gained Ju Shou's trust.
Yuan Tan also successfully returned to Linzi and reunited with Xin Ping.
The infighting within Yuan Shao's camp, however, had reached its peak under the unseen influence of Cao Cao's camp!
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P.S.: I would be extremely grateful if my godfathers could send me some free gifts.