Four hundred and thirtieth chapters will be flooded
"The years are passing by, and the fragments are about to end." [Preface to the poems of Prince Ye of the Wei Dynasty]
Youzhou, Yijing.
Ever since Gongsun Zan sent troops to Yuyang a month ago to conquer Yan Rou and other Wuhuan tribes, and was attacked by Yuan Shao and Yan Rou's armies in Lu County, with more than 20,000 casualties and casualties, and retreated in defeat, he has been huddled in the impregnable Yijing he built.
On top of the tall building, Guan Jing held a letter and urged hard: "Wangmen is surrounded by enemies in the eastern boundary camp. Hold on for several days. There and Yi Jing are horns with each other. Don't abandon it lightly! What's more, the morale of the army is low now.
When one person is trapped, everyone watches the general's behavior and asks the general to send troops to rescue him, so as to inspire the soldiers to join hands to fight against the enemy!"
Sitting aside, his younger brother Gongsun Fan also agreed.
In the past, if Gongsun Zan could still sit still, he would personally lead his troops to rescue the generals early. But now, for some reason, Gongsun Zan suddenly became timid and refused to let go. This seemed to be due to the previous rescue of fishermen.
Yang, Gongsun Zan was attacked by men from both sides, and he was able to escape after losing most of his white horse followers. Now the scene reappeared, Gongsun Zan was afraid that Yuan Shao would repeat the same trick again, so he was determined not to listen to others' advice: "That's enough!
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He waved his big hand, and his wide sleeves suddenly fluttered with a gust of cold wind: "I have mobilized the king's five thousand soldiers and horses, but he is useless by himself and cannot hold the fort. I don't give him military law, but he still dares to expect me to save him.
?You don’t know that it is easy to save one person, but difficult to save everyone! If we save the king’s clan now, then everyone else will just ask for help in the future, who will be willing to fight to the death?”
Gongsun Fan was speechless by what he said, but Guan Jing said excitedly: "Your Majesty!" He stood up, saluted Gongsun Zan, and frowned when he raised his face: "Now the important thing is,
But the military spirit and morale must not be lost! If we don’t save it now, the people’s morale will be shattered!”
"I, Gongsun Zan, have led troops for many years. I am not said to be kind, but to be said to be powerful. Even the Han Dynasty still has people's hearts. I don't believe that my subordinates will leave me!" Gongsun Zan knelt down on the couch and drank wine.
He took a sip and said, "Let's go!"
Guan Jing's face was ashen, but he did not dare to disobey Gongsun Zan after all, so he gave a perfunctory salute so that Gongsun Fan could go out together.
Gongsun Fantu had physical strength, but no idea. He had previously believed in Guan Jing's view, believing that the morale of the army was the most important thing now, and when the generals were in danger, the general should take action and not give up or give up, so that the morale of the army could be gathered. But just then he changed his mind.
After listening to Gongsun Zan's strong words, he was intimidated by his momentum. Normally, he had great faith in this subordinate brother, so he was moved by Gongsun Zan's words at that time and believed that the other party's was correct.
Not only that, when he walked downstairs, Gongsun Fan even tried to persuade Guan Jing: "Actually, what Junhou said is right. The situation is critical now. The other generals cannot rely solely on Junhou's force, and they should try their best to save their lives.
In the past, when King Xiang fought his last battle, didn't he just risk his life and survive? In my opinion, the king was right, let them deal with it on their own. We have defeated Yuan Shao many times, but now we only suffered a temporary setback. How can we not be able to withstand it?
The situation?"
Guan Jing glanced at Gongsun Zan with disdain. The other party had no opinion and he knew his temper. If he hadn't seen that the other party was Gongsun Zan's most trusted confidant, how would he have persuaded him to go to the building with him to persuade him? Now he actually
She laughed because of his confusion and stupidity: "Do you think it's still the same as before? Look at these tall buildings and the city walls in all directions. When we followed the emperor and sent troops to Hebei, how could we rarely pass these city defenses!"
Gongsun Zan and his generals built hundreds of high-rise buildings in Yijing, among which Gongsun Zan's main building was the most prominent. His high-rise building was already strong and towering. After returning from defeat, Gongsun Zan even cast an iron door, which was opened every day.
He lived upstairs, never leaving the house, and even shunned his confidants, leaving only his maids and concubines to wait on him. When there were urgent documents, or when a confidant asked for an audience, he would put the documents in a basket and hang them up, and the confidants would also have to remove their weapons and armor before entering.
Such unbelievable moves made many people privately discuss that Gongsun Zan was broken by Yuan Shao, Yan Rou and others in Lu County.
Gongsun Fan originally didn't believe such remarks, but now that he thought about what he saw, he had to take it into his heart. He hesitated and said: "This..."
"Think about what the prince is wearing today?" Guan Jing's words made Gongsun Fancai's changed stance shaken again. He asked and answered himself without waiting for the other party's answer: "He is wearing dark clothes!"
"What's wrong with the deep clothes?" Gongsun Fan didn't respond and asked in confusion: "It's not like the princes have never worn them before. The deep clothes are wide and enough to keep warm. At this time of year..."
Guan Jing was offended by the other party's stupidity, and he interrupted: "When a prince is responding to the enemy's battle, he has to mount his horse to kill the enemy almost at any time. When has he ever taken off his armor?"
Gongsun Fan suddenly opened his eyes wide, his face full of disbelief.
At this time, the two of them had already stepped out of the heavy iron gate and walked into the bright sunshine. However, the conversation between the two could not make their bodies exposed to the sun much warmer. They could only listen to Guan Jing whispering in Gongsun Fan's ears.
With a low voice, he said something that made people feel like they were falling into an ice cave:
"Junhou, he has changed!"
As for what had become, Guan Jing needless to say, Gongsun Fan also gradually understood, and this time, the facts also told him that everything Guan Jing said was true. However, Gongsun Fan still had luck in his heart. He and Gongsun Zan were brothers.
They grew up together. When he was very young, he always admired this elder brother who brought glory to the family. As an adult, he followed closely behind him. In his eyes, he would always only see Gongsun Zan's tall figure and the myth of being invincible!
So after Gongsun Fan said goodbye to Guan Jing, he found an opportunity to meet Gongsun Zan again. When he asked bluntly why Gongsun Zan rarely led troops to attack since returning from Lu County and huddled in Yijing all day, Gongsun Zan replied:
: "Back then, I drove back the Wuhuan and wiped out the Yellow Turbans. I thought that the world could be controlled by my command and it was easy to win. But who knew that the situation had changed and it was beyond my control. Since the fate has not yet come, it is better to suspend the army for the time being. Fortunately, there is a nursery rhyme that says
This place is a good place, and there are many camps and three million grains. With this, we can defeat Yuan Shao's troops and wait for the changes in the world."
After hearing this, Gongsun Fan did not jump for joy as usual. Instead, he did not say a word. He only felt that the middle-aged man in dark clothes in front of him had gray hair at the temples at some point, and he did not look like the hero in his memory.
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One day later, the news of the surrender of the Wangmen came as expected. Immediately afterwards, Yuan Shao sent Zhang to attack the camp south of Yijing. The generals in the camp thought that they could not hold on by themselves, let alone if there was someone.
After learning the lessons learned from the king's family and knowing that Gongsun Zan would never come to the rescue, he was devastated. Either the soldiers attacked and killed the general and surrendered, or he had no intention of defending and allowed Yuan Shao to break through the camp. So in just a few days, Yuan Shao
The camps near Yijing were removed one by one, turning Yijing into an isolated city.