So, the one who really allied with the Black Mountain Army to take Yuan Xi's life was actually the eldest young master Yuan Tan?
When this thought appeared, Xu You, Zhang He, and Gao Lan's expressions changed drastically!
They had never thought that the position of a prince would actually cause the brothers who had grown up together to turn against each other!
Moreover, he had joined forces with his enemy, the Black Mountain Army, to kill his own brother!
If Yuan Xi really died in the army, then whether it was Xu You, Zhang He, Gao Lan, or the 50,000 soldiers!
Yuan Shao would bear a grudge against him and even bury him with Yuan Xi!
As the saying goes, when the Son of Heaven is angry, millions of corpses will fall and blood will flow thousands of miles!
Although Yuan Shao wasn't the Son of Heaven, he currently occupied three prefectures in the world. His strength was the strongest among the vassals in the world, and he wasn't much weaker than the Son of Heaven!
In short, if Yuan Xi died, these officials would be finished!
Therefore, at this moment, the three people present felt a little dissatisfaction and hatred towards Yuan Tan!
Then, he heard Gao Lan ask in puzzlement!
"But Young Master, since you said that the traitor has left, it means that the people who allied with the Black Mountain Army are among the five people just now!”
"Then why didn't you arrest them?”
Yuan Xi shook his head after Gao Lan spoke.
"Why do we need to capture him? If we capture him, the Black Mountain Army will not come. My big brother's plan has also failed, but I want them to succeed!”
At this point, Yuan Xi immediately ordered!
"The three of you are people I trust, and Lu Bing is also my trusted subordinate. Just now, I deliberately said the word traitor, and that thief's expression was evasive.”
"Therefore, I let him guard the four gates. At that time, he will definitely work with Zhang Yan to kill me!”
"We only need to do this to completely bury the thirty thousand elites of Black Mountain. Do you understand?”
After receiving Yuan Xi's instructions, the three of them also received their orders and left!
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These few days, with Jiang Yiqu and the other five people guarding Shangdang County, nothing happened!
However, on the third day, Zhang Yan led the army to the dense forest outside Shangdang!
Zhang Yan looked at the distant city and immediately said to her subordinates!
"Brothers, we didn't come to Shangdang this time to agree to that scoundrel Yuan Tan's request to kill Yuan Xi!”
"Yuan Xi is Yuan Shao's most beloved son. Once he dies, our Black Mountain Army will definitely fight to the death with Yuan Shao!”
"This kind of ending is not what I want. Therefore, we can just kill Yuan Xi and tie him up.”
After hearing Zhang Yan's words, Yu Du, Mei Dayan, One Ear, and the other leaders of the Black Mountain Army obeyed!
When it was a quarter to midnight, Zhang Nan, who was guarding the west gate of Shangdang, and Jiao Chu, who was guarding the north gate, met up!
Then, Zhang Nan said!
"According to Young Master's orders, at three o'clock tonight, the Black Mountain Army will send their elites to raise a fire as a signal. If we want to, we will let them into the city!”
"After that, kill Yuan Xi. After the matter is done, when Eldest Young Master becomes the head of the Yuan Family, you and I will both be generals!”
After saying that, Zhang Nan was also a little excited, and then Jiao Chu also said!
"I have already arranged for my trusted subordinates to handle this matter. Now that the time is almost up, you and I have to put up a desperate resistance. Otherwise, if this matter is exposed, both of us will die!”
Then, the two of them returned to their respective city gates and waited for the Black Mountain Army to arrive!
However, they did not know that from the beginning to the end, there were people from the Embroidered Uniform Guards following behind them and monitoring their every move!
At the appointed time, Zhang Yan led her 10,000 infantry and cavalry to the west gate where Zhang Nan was stationed. Then, she raised her torch!
In the next moment, the city gates opened wide, allowing Zhang Yan to bring her troops into the city!
However, even though these people had lowered their voices, they were still discovered by the city guards!
"Not good, the enemy has entered the city!"
As a shrill cry rang out in Shangdang City, Zhang Yan immediately raised her spear and shouted at the Black Mountain Bandits behind her!
"Quick, follow me to County Governor Manor and capture Yuan Xi alive!”
Under Zhang Yan's lead, more than ten thousand elites of the Black Mountain Army charged toward County Governor Manor!
However, when the other three city guards, including Jiang Yiqu in the inner city, discovered the enemy, they immediately led their elites to attack!
"Not good, the city gate has been breached. Soldiers, follow me to protect Young Master Yuan Xi!”
Lu Kuang, Lu Xiang, and Jiang Yiqu naturally placed great importance on Yuan Xi's safety. Thus, the three generals led five thousand soldiers to fight against him!
Even though the Black Mountain Army had the advantage in numbers and was well-prepared, they were still at a disadvantage!
Left with no choice, Zhang Yan could only let 20,000 people outside the city join the battlefield!
30,000 against 5,000. Only then did Zhang Yan and the others gain the upper hand. They led the remaining 100 or so cavalrymen and charged towards County Governor Manor!
Little did he know that Gao Lan and Lu Bing were already waiting for him at County Governor Manor!
As for Zhang He, he had already led his halberd warriors to seal off the four city gates, trapping Zhang Yan and his 30,000 Black Mountain Army soldiers like turtles in a jar!
With the difference in battle strength between Yuan Jun and Black Mountain Army, there were also powerful infantry like the halberd warriors!
It was truly a one-sided massacre!
"General, the enemy has been on guard. We were fooled by Yuan Tan. Now, the four city gates have been guarded by Zhang He's elite troops.”
Zhang Yan was immediately dumbfounded when she heard her subordinate's report!
"Dammit! If I make it back alive, I'll definitely kill that dog Yuan Tan!”
In his extreme anger, Zhang Yan could not be bothered to keep Yuan Tan's secret anymore. Originally, he only planned to capture Yuan Xi alive and find Yuan Shao to exchange for some rations to survive this year!
But now, there was no other way. Only by using Yuan Xi as a threat could they have a chance of survival and escape from Shangdang!
"Brothers, since we've been surrounded, there's only one way now, and that is to capture that scoundrel Yuan Xi alive!”
"Using him as a threat to make these Yuan soldiers let us out of the city and kill them all!”
Under Zhang Yan's leadership, the battle intent of these five hundred cavalry immediately soared as their lives were at stake!
However, no matter how fierce they were, how could they compare to the Jinyiwei, Lu Bing, and Gao Lan?
After a round of confrontation, Gao Lan had captured Zhang Yan alive, completely determining the outcome of this battle!
However, a victory was a victory. More than ten thousand Black Mountain Army soldiers were killed, twenty thousand were captured, and the leader of the Black Mountain Army, Zhang Yan, was captured alive!
Yuan Xi was dead!
When Xu You came out of County Governor Manor in horror, he kicked Zhang Yan's face fiercely and wailed!
"Heavens, Zhang Yan, you bastard, return my Young Master Yuan Xi's life!”
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