Gongsun Zan was known as the White Horse General, so he selected three thousand elite men to ride on white horses, and was named "White Horse Yi Cong". He was born in a noble family. Due to his mother's low status, he only became a minor official in the county.
However, Gongsun Zan was beautiful, had a loud voice, and was witty and eloquent. Liu Ji of Zhuo County admired him very much, so he betrothed his daughter to him. Later he was promoted to a superior county official. Liu Ji committed a crime and was sent to Rinan. At that time, the law did not allow his subordinates to follow him.
When Liu Ji was about to be exiled to Rinan County, Gongsun Zan prepared wine and meat to pay homage to his ancestors at Beimang Mountain. He raised his glass and prayed: "
In the past, I had to fulfill my filial piety as a son, but now I have to be loyal as a minister. I should accompany the prefect to the south of Japan. There is a lot of miasma in the south of Japan. I am afraid that I will not be able to return with my body, so I will say goodbye to my ancestors." After saying this, he bowed twice more and then
He stood up impassionedly, and everyone present shed tears and sighed. Liu Ji was pardoned and returned on his way to southern Japan. Gongsun Zan was promoted as Xiaolian, made a Langguan, and was appointed as the chief official of the vassal state of Liaodong County.
Gongsun Zan later relied on his own talents to gradually become a Zhonglang general. He used a tough attitude to fight against the northern minorities, fought bravely, and was powerful in the border areas. Gongsun Zan was warlike and was at odds with his superior Liu Yu, who advocated a soft policy towards ethnic minorities. The two of them
The conflict gradually intensified and developed into mutual attacks. Gongsun Zan relied on his own military ability to defeat more with less, killed Liu Yu, and hijacked the court envoys. He obtained the authorization from the governor of the four northern states to appoint governors, and became one of the most powerful princes in the north.
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Gongsun Zan's life was complicated. As a military general, he once controlled most of eastern China, including today's Liaoning, Hebei, Shandong, Henan, Jiangsu and other places. His success was the same as that of Youzhou Mu at that time.
Liu Yu's support is inseparable. During Gongsun Zan's southward campaign, he also received a lot of help from the foreign tribes in the north. Therefore, Gongsun Zan's failure also started from the deterioration of his relationship with Liu Yu. When he killed Liu Yu, it determined his future.
The fate of destruction.
Gongsun Zan was born into a powerful landowner. He was a special figure in the Gongsun clan. He experienced ups and downs in his early years and fought all year round. He did not have the corrupt lifestyle of pampering, eating, drinking and having fun as the sons of rich families. He was sincere to others, and he was willing to be a slave and a governor in distant places.
He was fiercely loyal, battle-hardened, and had outstanding achievements. Compared with Lu Bu, who was highly skilled in martial arts and invincible in the world, he was more perseverant and brave. However, years of fighting made him later become cruel and had no political beliefs. During the war and plunder,
He became increasingly greedy and harmed the people.
The break with Liu Yu caused Gongsun Zan's northern power to lose its support and collapse, and the battle with Yuan Shao in Hebei finally brought his heroic career to an end.
Now, Yuan Shao dominates the entire Hebei and has undoubtedly become the most powerful prince in the world today. It is also at this time that Yuan Shao's eyes begin to fall south of the Yellow River. Unifying Hebei is only the first step. Yuan Shao's ambition
Not only that, he immediately summoned all the civil and military officials. During the banquet, his eyes first fell on Fengji, Shenpei, and Guo Tu, and asked: "Tian Yuanhao went to Xuzhou for a long time and didn't come back. I don't know why.
What’s the reason?”
The tone of Yuan Shao's words could not be more obvious. The news of Tian Feng's defection to Gao Jin has long been spread, but Tian Feng's weight in Yuan Shao's heart is not very important. Yuan Shao is somewhat disgusted with this upright man in his heart. If he didn't know
His talent had already eliminated him, and now that he had defeated Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shao's ambitions expanded and his self-confidence also began to expand. If Tian Feng had no ulterior motives, how could he suddenly think of him?
The judge immediately said: "Tian Yuanhao has voted for Gao Jin, has the lord forgotten?"
"Is this really true?" Yuan Shao pretended to be surprised.
"This is absolutely true, how dare I hide it from the general." The trial matchmaker was very cooperative...
Yuan Shao gritted his teeth and said: "This little thief Gao Jin is really hateful. Yuan Hao is one of my confidants, but to be lured away by him, wouldn't it be a joke for everyone in the world to see me?"
How could the counselors not know Yuan Shao's thoughts? Guo Tu said: "General, Gao Jin made a sneak attack on Shouchun and took away the concubine on the road. The general and the road are brothers. Gao Jin first took away the lord's brother's wife. Now,
He also lured the lord away to engage in work. This is a mortal enmity. If the lord does not attack Xuzhou, I am afraid that the world will laugh at you."
Guo Tu's words just spoke to Yuan Shao's heart. Yuan Shao now occupied Hebei, his troops were well-prepared, and his soldiers' morale was high. It was the right time to take advantage of the situation and go south. Cao Cao had many soldiers and it was difficult to defeat Guang, but Gao Jin only occupied a corner of Xuzhou.
, there are only 60,000 to 70,000 soldiers, and the foothold in Xuzhou is not stable. If they can be defeated, the entire Xuzhou can be included in the bag. By then, Yuan Shao will monopolize five of the thirteen states in the world, and then he and Cao Cao will fight in the Central Plains. In this way, the world
Can be determined.
Yuan Shao was originally afraid that there would be no excuse for war, so he deliberately mentioned Tian Feng to find a breakthrough point for him through the mouths of these advisers. Unexpectedly, Guo Tu was actually very witty. In just a few words, it seemed that Yuan Shao would not
It was as if he had lost his morality when he attacked Gao Jin. He couldn't help laughing and said: "What Guo Gongze said is very true. If I don't avenge the highway, how can I see the people in the world? I have made up my mind, where is Chen Lin?"
"General." A Confucian scholar saluted Yuan Shao with his sleeves as gentle as jade.
Yuan Shao said: "Chen Biejia, can you write a message for me?"
Chen Lin nodded: "How dare you disobey your orders."
Yuan Shao asked again: "Yan Liang, where is Wen Chou?"
Yan Liang and Wen Chou said: "Here."
Yuan Shao said: "With you two as the vanguard and 30,000 troops and horses, I can rush to Qingzhou and enter Xuzhou at any time to open the way."
"As commanded."
Yuan Shao then said to the rest of the people: "You all prepare immediately, supervise the supplies, assemble the three armies, and select a day to send troops."
"Here!"
After Yuan Shao finished speaking, he calmly raised the wine cup on the table, took a sip, and said with a smile: "With Xuzhou, the world can be settled."
Everyone burst out laughing, feeling that their future was bright, and they all said, "It's all thanks to the great general."
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Yuan Shao's crusade spread throughout Jiuzhou, and when they reached Xiapi, all the generals came to Gao Jin's office to discuss. Tian Feng was the first to stand up and said: "Yuan Shao has many soldiers and generals. This southern expedition has the intention to dominate the world. Why not, my lord?"
Join forces with Cao Cao to fight against Yuan Shao."
Now there are more and more rumors coming from Hebei. Some say that Yuan Shao sent all 800,000 troops from Hebei to the south, and some say it was 200,000. But everyone knows that Yuan Shao is so powerful this time that all the soldiers in Xuzhou combined
It's only 70,000. Under this situation, how to resist Yuan Shao is indeed a headache.
Gao Jin pursed his lips and did not speak. At this time, he was thinking about another issue.