Three Kingdoms: Ten Times Speed, Diao Chan Says I'm Too Fast

"General Duan, when you enter the palace this time, His Majesty will surely ask you how you plan to defeat the enemy."

"I wonder what General Duan's plans are?"

Zhang Rang asked tentatively.

Duan Yu held a wine glass in one hand and rubbed his chin with the other hand on his knee.

He already understood the meaning behind Zhang Rang's question.

"Since the foundation of the Way of Peace is in Jizhou, I intend to end this turmoil as soon as possible, go straight into the enemy's lair, head to Jizhou, and suppress Zhang Jiao's main force of the Way of Peace."

"Once Zhang Jiao dies, the Way of Peace will be leaderless, and we can defeat them one by one without breaking a sweat."

"I don't know... what does Zhang Changshi think?" Duan Yu asked Zhang Rang.

Suppressing the rebellion of the Taiping Dao and killing the three brothers Zhang Jiao, Zhang Bao, and Zhang Liang is undoubtedly the greatest achievement.

Therefore, it is perfectly reasonable for Duan Yu to say that.

But he knew Zhang Rang's purpose in coming, and he said it on purpose.

This is called knowing yourself and knowing your enemy.

Knowing Zhang Rang's purpose, but deliberately revealing the information to Zhang Rang in this way.

As for Zhang Rang's plans.....

Duan Yu watched Zhang Rang's expression and chuckled to himself.

Sure enough, just as he said those words, Zhang Rang's expression underwent a subtle, almost imperceptible change.

“General Duan… there’s something I’d like to remind you of,” Zhang Rang said.

"Please speak, Attendant Zhang."

Duan Yu gestured for him to enter.

"It's like this, General Duan. Your father-in-law, General Dong, is currently quelling a rebellion in Ji Province. If you go to Ji Province, wouldn't that be tantamount to competing with General Dong for credit?"

"Furthermore, there is still no news from the battle in Ji Province, and we do not know whether the battle has ended in victory or defeat."

"What if the war in Ji Province goes smoothly?"

"Then General Duan's trip to Jizhou is like adding flowers to brocade."

Old fox.

Zhang Rang, that old fox, really knows how to find excuses.

"Please continue, Attendant Zhang."

Seeing that there seemed to be a chance, Zhang Rang continued, "Currently, in the Yingchuan area, Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun are in a passive position, surrounded and defeated by the Yellow Turban rebels, and the battle situation is unfavorable."

"If General Duan can turn the tide at this moment and win the first battle, then..."

“Naturally, it will also greatly enhance one’s prestige in front of His Majesty.”

"I wonder if General Duan thinks what I said makes any sense?"

Even if Zhang Rang hadn't mentioned it, Duan Yu's plan was still to send troops to Yingchuan.

The reason, naturally, coincides with what Zhang Rang said.

Although there has been no news of the battle situation in Jizhou yet.

However, judging from the course of history, Lu Zhi will definitely win.

Moreover, knowing the truth behind Zhang Jiao's rebellion, and based on the intelligence sent back from Ji Province during this period, it was clear that Zhang Jiao never advocated a real rebellion.

They were simply forced to fight.

Historical records indicate that after besieging Zhang Jiao in Guangzong, Lu Zhi did not launch a strong attack.

Duan Yu wondered if Lu Zhi had also discovered that the main force of the Taiping Dao believers led by Zhang Jiao did not actually intend to rebel.

Now, Ji Province not only has Lu Zhi, but also the elite troops of Liang Province led by his father-in-law Dong Zhuo.

It's safe to say that the victory is practically secured.

At this point, his trip to Jizhou would probably not have made much sense.

It first blooms in Yingchuan.

They fought a brilliant battle.

This is the most correct choice.

However, he cannot say that now.

Let's set a trap for that old fox Zhang Rang first.

"General Duan should know that after General Duan's victory in the battle against the Qiang last year, there was some disagreement in the court regarding the rewards and honors bestowed upon General Duan."

"Among them, the Qingliu faction, led by Grand Commandant Yang Ci, was in charge of pacifying the Qiang people and wanted to recall General Duan to Luoyang. General Duan was well aware of this matter."

"Then Yang Ci recommended Huangfu Song to take up a post in Liangzhou, which was clearly an attempt to trip up General Duan."

"I also spoke highly of General Duan before His Majesty," Zhang Rang said, seeking credit.

Duan Yu smiled and nodded, saying, "Yes, we have to thank Zhang Changshi and... and Lord Yuan for this matter."

"Lord Yuan..."

When Yuan Wei was mentioned, Zhang Rang's face immediately turned ugly again.

Little did they know, Duan Yu had deliberately brought up Yuan Wei.

Sure enough, Zhang Rang immediately followed Duan Yu's lead and spoke about Yuan Wei: "General Duan, I have a few words to say, but I don't know if I should say them."

"Please speak, Attendant Zhang," Duan Yu said earnestly. "I have never regarded Attendant Zhang as an outsider. Our relationship... needs no further explanation."

"Good!" Zhang Rang leaned forward and lowered his voice, saying, "General Duan, Yuan Wei is even more despicable than Yang Ci. General Duan must not be deceived by him."

"General Duan, don't you know that when we recommended you to quell the rebellion, Yuan Wei tried to stop us?"

"Does General Duan know why Yuan Wei wanted to stop it?"

Duan Yu shook his head, pretending not to know, and asked, "Please enlighten me, Attendant Zhang..."

"That's because Yuan Wei is trying to curry favor with Yang Ci. Yuan Wei knows that Yang Ci dislikes General Duan, so he's using the act of abandoning General Duan to form an alliance with Yang Ci and others."

"General Duan, everything I said is true. If you don't believe me, you can ask Attendant Zhao. That's exactly what Yuan Wei said during the political discussion in the Jiade Hall that day."

Duan Yu naturally knew these things.

So there were no surprises.

Even though Zhang Rang hadn't found the key reason why Yuan Wei and Yang Ci joined forces, he knew it better than Zhang Rang.

Zhang Rang talked for so long, but he was deliberately avoiding the main point.

This is nothing more than a factional struggle between the three factions.

Yuan Wei belonged to the corrupt faction, Yang Ci represented the upright faction, while Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong were eunuchs.

Now, the corrupt faction represented by Yuan Wei and the upright faction represented by Yang Ci must join forces to eliminate Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong, and their ilk.

"General Duan, every word I said comes from the bottom of my heart."

“Jizhou is not the same as Yingchuan. Only if General Duan wins a battle in Yingchuan can His Majesty speak on his behalf.”

"We will naturally strive to secure some benefits for General Duan."

"General Duan, what do you think?" Zhang Rang looked at Duan Yu with an expectant expression.

Duan Yu rubbed his chin.

After all that talk, this guy just wrote a worthless check.

This won't work.

Duan Yu tapped the table lightly and said with some difficulty, "Since Lord Zhang has already said that Lord Yang and Lord Yuan do not like me."

"Wouldn't I be unable to move an inch if I went to Yingchuan?"

"The land of Yingchuan is the center of the gentry of the world."

"The Chen and Zhong families of Yingchuan were both members of the Qingliu Party, while the Guo and Xun families of Yingchuan were both members of the gentry faction."

"If I go, won't they make things difficult for me at every turn?"

"Master Zhang... don't you agree with this?"

"And what about Runan and other places? Needless to say, if they tamper with our supplies, weapons, marching routes, and intelligence, and prevent Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song from cooperating with us, wouldn't I be even more passive?"

"In that case, I might as well go to Jizhou. At least my father-in-law won't betray me."

Old fox.

Duan Yu chuckled inwardly.

Now that I've said that, I'd like to see how you respond.

Want to get rid of nothing?

Don't even think about it.

Issuing so many empty promises and making so many grand promises just to protect one's own assets?

If we don't make Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong pay a price, we'll really have to fool them like idiots in the future.

As expected, Zhang Rang was stunned when Duan Yu said those words.

"This..." Zhang Rang was speechless for a moment: "What General Duan said is not without reason."

Duan Yu smiled.

Give me the benefits.

I don't want to be your free laborer.