"Move if it suits your interests, and stop if it doesn't suit your interests." [Sun Tzu·Fire Attack]
"ah!"
Gongsun Zan woke up suddenly, and subconsciously touched the sword beside him with his right hand. Under the cold moonlight, he stood up and walked to the stage alone. Outside the building was the familiar moonlight, familiar streets, and familiar towers.
It seemed that the dream just now did not end, but another beginning. However, in this dream, the figure of his mentor Lu Zhi did not appear.
Gongsun Zan stretched out his hand and touched the rough railings, and the cold touch stimulated his muscles and bones, letting him know that this was not a dream, but a cold reality. After several months of siege, Yuan Shao's army outside Yijing had already retreated to Nanpi, preparing to attack the city.
Under the leadership of 'General' Yuan Shao, they faced the elite of the imperial court.
At this time, the only stars outside Yijing City were Yuan Shao's sons Yuan Xi, Yan Rou and more than 10,000 Hu soldiers. With the recent decline in power, the garrison and mobilization of enemy camps naturally attracted Gongsun Zan's attention.
This is an opportunity.
Gongsun Zan, who had been trapped in the city for many days, was keenly aware that the camp outside the city was empty at this time, and Yuan Shao was busy dealing with the court's offensive, which allowed him to break out of the encirclement. As long as he managed to defeat Yuan Xi, he could cooperate with the court inside and outside, and raid Yuan Shao's rear.
Back, build special skills.
This is an easy decision to make, but dreaming about the collapse of Ji County City is obviously not a good sign.
The impatient Gongsun Zan thought of calming down for the first time in the critical situation instead of attacking rashly. He returned to the desk, reached out and pushed the piles of memorials, and read through them one by one.
Since Yuan Shao's main force retreated, Yi Jing has been relieved of the situation of being surrounded on all sides, allowing Gongsun Zan to resume contact with the outside world. Not only did he know that Yuan Shao had proclaimed himself the emperor of Pingyuan, and the emperor personally led the expedition, he also learned that the emperor had sent Liu
As a flanker, Yu led troops into Jizhou. At this time, Zhongshan, Changshan and other counties in Jizhou were shaken one after another. Local officials and powerful officials responded one after another. Even the Wuwan clan entrenched in Daijun, after learning that Liu Yu was coming, even
There were not many elite soldiers under Liu Yu, and the leaders of Karasuma were so impressed by their past kindness and reputation that they took the initiative to retreat and even sent envoys to greet them.
Now Liu Yu has rushed to the Zhongshan Kingdom with a large number of soldiers and horses attached to various counties. Gongsun Zan recently climbed up the tower to observe the smoke, flags, and sounds outside the city, and concluded that although the opponent's flags did not change, the actual number of people was probably only 20,000 to 30,000.
, which also includes many civilian husbands.
However, Gongsun Zan's men were already short of men and horses, with less than 10,000 soldiers. Even if he mustered up his momentum, it would be difficult to open up a situation at Yanzhao for a while.
Gongsun Zan turned his attention to the paperwork on the table and reluctantly picked up a letter. It was a secret letter sent by his son Gongsun Xu, saying that Liu Yu, the governor of Bingzhou, had accepted General Pingbei as the governor of You.
Ji Jun was a general personally appointed by the emperor. In the letter, Gongsun Xu said that Liu Yu was deeply supported by Wuhuan and the powerful forces, and suggested that Gongsun Zan contact him in time, cooperate internally and externally, recapture Youzhou in advance, harass Yuan Shao's rear, and achieve unparalleled achievements.
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This letter was delivered three days ago. According to Liu Yu's marching distance, he should be in Zhongshan Kingdom at this time. Gongsun Zan has been hesitant about this. If the other party is not Liu Yu but someone else, Gongsun Zan might agree immediately.
But he was his mortal enemy. It was hard to find the right time now, especially after having that weird dream, Gongsun Zan was even more upset.
He sighed heavily. At this point, he could only comfort himself in his heart. Liu Yugong was loyal to the country and would put the overall situation first and help him for the sake of the court.
After scribbling a few lines, Gongsun Zan tore up the draft, and gave up the beginning of his soft talk to Liu Yu. He chose to talk directly to his son Gongsun Xu, and contact Liu Yu through him. This was also the last trace that Gongsun Zan insisted on keeping in front of Liu Yu.
face.
Gongsun Zan's plan was very simple. He made an appointment with Liu Yu. When Liu Yu led his troops to the outside of the city, he would light the beacon fire. He would personally lead the cavalry directly out of the city, and attack Liu Yu from both sides to annihilate the enemy army.
Zhongshan Kingdom, Wuji County.
"...The days are poor and the moon is running, and there is nothing to do. You should smash your head to Liu Gong and quickly ride on the Qingqi... Otherwise, after my death, although the world is vast, if you want to find a safe place, you can find it!"
Liu Yu read Gongsun Zan's letter asking for help, with a smile on his face, and his words were like a spring breeze, just like the leisurely and generous way he used to talk about Taoism, but no one could guess what he was thinking.
In addition to the extremely anxious Gongsun Xu, sitting in the tent were the former leader of the Black Mountain Army, Bingzhou Diannong Zhonglang General Zhang Yan, the former Zhang Lu general, Diannong School Lieutenant Yang Bo, and the close aide Zhao Gai who accompanied the army.
Sun Jin, Prime Minister of Changshan, was a local powerful man in the Changshan Kingdom, and the county Cao supported Zhang Zan and Zhang Yi. In addition, there was a young and majestic soldier standing by the tent door, dressed as a tent official, while watching what was going on outside the tent.
On the other hand, he listened carefully to the plans of the people in the tent.
"Believe it or not, Gongsun Bogui was trapped for ten months, but his writings were still so sharp. It is really rare." Liu Yu held a corner of the silk book in his right hand and said calmly: "What is the situation that the scouts have found out now?"
"Xiang Ligong of Zhongshan has restrained the county soldiers and agreed to unite all families. We can wait for Liu Gong to arrive with his troops and we can do anything at any time." As the person with the highest military position in the tent, Zhang Yan clasped his fists and said: "As for Yuan Shao, he is in Zhao.
Both the Anping and Anping states have their own generals. The imperial court's military order is to harass Youji, not to face the enemy directly. The general guessed that with the current troops and horses, Yuan Shao is not the enemy. The only way to postpone the march and retreat to the dangerous pass is the best policy."
"That's right! The imperial court did not allocate heavy troops to me. When I sent troops, it was really to attack and harass. As long as we hold on to the north of Hebei and Yuan Shao leads his army south, he is determined not to abandon his back. They will leave an extra force to confront me.
, the imperial court will have one less enemy." Liu Yu was very sure of Zhang Yan's statement. He stroked his beard with his left hand, nodded slowly, and looked at Gongsun Xu's position inadvertently.
"Ming Gong Ruijian." Zhao Gai ignored Gongsun Xu's eagerness to speak and interrupted: "The mountain road is dangerous and difficult to climb. Our army worked hard when it came from Bingzhou. From now on, it will be even more difficult to arrange food and grass, and it cannot be fully
Rely on local support. If we go further to Youzhou and get further away from Bingzhou, not only will our food routes be in danger, but our army will be alone and vulnerable to encirclement and annihilation."
Liu Yu lowered his eyes and thought for a while, then suddenly asked: "Zhen Jun! What do you think?"
The named person was named Zhen Yan, who was born in the Zhen family of Zhongshan, and was related to Zhang Zan and Zhang Yi, who were born in the Changshan Zhang family. This time, Liu Yu's army was in Wuji, and the Zhen family, as a powerful local man, threw all his strength to join Zhen.
The family is quite famous in Hebei, and even Liu Yu had to pay attention to it. This time he deliberately called out his name. Zhen Yan bowed quickly and said with a wry smile: "I don't understand military affairs, so I'd better not lie."
"I don't understand military matters either." Liu Yu, the general of Pingbei, openly stated his shortcomings, which made everyone present feel that he was magnanimous. He smiled and demanded strongly: "But I have never heard of it.
Mr. Zhen is a talented person, so please feel free to speak."