"Haha, good! good! My brother really did not disappoint me, and took Tongxian in such a short time. ”

Seeing the military situation in his hand, Yuan Shao immediately laughed and praised again and again. As for whether Yuan Shao had such thoughts in his heart, it is unknown.

"Lord, this is a great joy, and you should celebrate it!"

Seeing this, Feng Ji hurriedly stepped forward and patted the horse and said: "Yuan Taishou not only took Tongxian, but also captured Gongsun Xu alive. If Gongsun continues to be in hand, it will definitely be able to make Gongsun Chan fearful, which will be conducive to the siege of our army. ”

Although he was still laughing, Yuan Shao glanced at Feng Ji without a trace, and secretly scolded the fool in his heart.

Feng Ji actually thought that catching Gongsun Zhan's son would make Gongsun Chan compromise, which was really stupid. In these years, who can sit on one side, which one is not resolute and ruthless enough, how can he care about the life and death of a son? Just like Yuan Shao himself, if his son is captured alive and the other party wants to threaten him with his son's life, Yuan Shao may give up his power for the sake of a son? This is absolutely impossible, even if all his sons are captured alive, it is not very likely. No one is a fool, he gave up his power for the sake of a son, and after handing over his power, there was still the foundation to save his life? If the power was still in his hands, he would not be able to have another one if his son was gone? Of course, Yuan Shao thought this in his heart, but he did not show it. If he said it directly, it would be chilling. Even if they didn't care about their own sons, could they expect to do more for the sake of their subordinates? Obviously, that was impossible.

said that Feng Ji didn't know that he was being disgusted by Yuan Shao. Still looking at himself. However, after waiting for a while, seeing that Yuan Shao hadn't praised himself yet, Feng Ji seemed to understand a little. Tearfully retreated to his place. Feng Ji's behavior naturally attracted the sneers of everyone in the tent, and he patted the horse on the horse's buttocks, he was really a fool with no brains.

The judge on the side took a step forward and said loudly: "Lord, now that Yuan Taishou has taken Tongxian, it is the time for our army to capture Gu'an City. ”

Yuan Shao raised his eyebrows. Looking at the judge, he asked curiously, "Zhengnan, what do you mean by this?"

The judge bowed his head and bowed, and glanced at Feng Ji provocatively. Then Lang Lang said: "Lord, the news that Yuan Taishou captured Xiatong County must have reached Gu'an City. Therefore, when the soldiers of Gongsun Chan in Ancheng heard such news, they would definitely be in a state of confusion and had no intention of fighting, even if Gongsun Chan suppressed the news. The lord could also have the archers write down the matter on paper and shoot it into the city. Moreover. The lord can also explain that Yuan Taishou will lead the army from Tongxian to Gu'an City to jointly attack Gu'an City with our army, so Gongsun Chan will definitely not be able to stop the shaking of the army's heart, and our army can take Gu'an City in one battle. ”

"Haha, Zhengnan's plan is very good, it is exactly what I want, so I will follow Zhengnan's plan. ”

Feng Ji saw that the judge showed his face in front of Yuan Shao, and he was not convinced. Immediately, he stood up again and said, "My lord, my subordinates sent scouts to search within a radius of twenty miles from Gu'an City. At noon today, they finally discovered a mountain road that could bypass the ancient city of Ancheng to block Gongsun Zhan's retreat. The subordinates thought that Gongsun Zhan would definitely give up the city and return to Zhuo County knowing that he could not do anything. Therefore, the lord can send a general to bypass this mountain road and then set up an ambush, which will definitely make Gongsun Chan fall into the dilemma of our army being attacked from both sides, and at that time, it may be possible to settle Youzhou in a war. ”

"Well, Yuantu's plan is also not too much! I have your help, why worry about the great cause not succeeding? I hope that you will work together to create a hegemony!"

"Subordinates obey!"

Subsequently, Yuan Shao asked the judge to be responsible for attacking the military spirit of Gongsun Zhan's soldiers in Gu'an City, while Feng Ji was responsible for selecting elites to bypass the mountain road and wait for Gongsun Zhan to retreat to ambush.

Outside the city, Yuan Shao began to arrange the next move intensively after learning that Yuan Chang had captured Tongxian, and Gongsun Zan in the city also convened the military affairs of his subordinates for the first time after learning the news.

"Ladies and gentlemen, now Tongxian has been taken by Yuan Chang Xiaoer. My son and Guan Changshi have both been captured alive, what do you think?"

Gongsun Chan scanned the people in the room with tiger eyes open, and there was no other emotion on his face except for the majestic color, as if he was only talking about an inconsequential matter, rather than the capture of his son and henchmen, and the occupation of his own territory. I have to say that Gongsun Zhan's ambition is still very commendable.

Gongsun Zhan's voice fell, and Gongsun Ran, Gongsun Zhan's righteous son, was the first to stand up and said: "Father, now that the second brother and Guan Changshi have been captured by Yuan Chang Xiao'er, the father will take the lead in rescuing the second brother and Guan Changshi." Since Yuan Changxiao'er did not kill his second brother and Guan Changshi, he obviously wanted to bargain with his father with his second brother and Guan Changshi. In this case, the father is not as good as being handsome and has a false grievance with Yuan Changxiaoer, and will make plans after rescuing the second brother and Guan Changshi. ”

Immediately after Gongsun Ran, it was Guan Jing who nodded in agreement from his younger brother Guan Li: "My lord, what General Gongsun Pingyi said is very true. The subordinates agreed with this, not because Guan Changshi was the brother of his subordinates, but for the sake of the Lord's justice. The young son is brave and resourceful, and he is the son of the lord, representing the face of the lord. If the young son is killed, the people of the world will inevitably laugh at the incompetence of the lord, and he can't even keep his son, and the heroes within the four seas will not serve the lord. The lord rescued the young son, for the safety of the entire Youzhou people, it is a benevolent and righteous act, and he will not be laughed at by the people of the world, thinking that the lord only cares about his own selfishness, and hopes that the lord will think twice. ”

"Think twice!"

Hearing Guan Li's words, everyone in the room bowed down and asked for their lives.

"Huh!"

Gongsun Chan listened to everyone's plea, just smiled faintly, waved his hand, and said righteously: "In a certain eye, every citizen of Youzhou and every soldier who goes to the battlefield is a certain person, and they are the same as Wu'er, there is no difference. If so-and-so wants to rescue my son, he must also rescue all the soldiers. However, it is clear that this is a difficult task. In that case, there will be no special treatment for my son. On the first day of entering the battlefield, a certain told Wu'er that there was a possibility of losing his life at any time on the battlefield, and that he would never take any special care of him. If only he might rescue them one day. If Wu'er and the soldiers were unfortunately killed, he would settle accounts with Yuan Chang'er. ”

listened to Gongsun Zhan's words. The crowd was silent.

If Gongsun Chan really compromised and made concessions to Yuan Chang in order to rescue Gongsun Xu, he would naturally be talked about by the soldiers. However, now that Gongsun Chan chooses not to rescue Gongsun Xu, it will also make the soldiers slandered. Gongsun Chan is different from Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao will be more tactful and hypocritical for the sake of his reputation, but Gongsun Chan, who was born as a military general. But I don't know these routines, I can say whatever I should say. Gongsun Chan may be a hero, but he is just an ordinary hero. He will naturally be concerned about his son's safety. However, no matter how much he remembers, there is no way, unless Yuan Changken lets his son go. Otherwise, the hero will have the hero's way to deal with it. If Yuan often used Gongsun Xu's life to threaten Gongsun Zhan. Let Gongsun Chan hand over all the soldiers and horses. Is it possible to give up all the territory of Youzhou to Yuan Chang? Naturally, it is impossible, Gongsun Chan knows that nothing can be done, so he did not hide it in the slightest, and directly expressed his attitude, so that his subordinates no longer have to waste on this meaningless persuasion.

"The lord is righteous, and his subordinates are ashamed!"

Gongsun Chan waved his hand. stopped the meaningless nonsense under his command, and said directly: "Don't say more about the rest." What do you think about the impact of Yuan Changxiao'er's capture of Tongxian on our army?"

"Father, the child thought that this matter should be suppressed, so as not to let the officers and soldiers in the army know, thus shaking the morale of the army. ”

"No!"

As soon as Gongsun Ran's words fell, Guan Li immediately stood up against it.

"Lord, now that Yuan Chang has captured Tongxian County and captured the young prince and Guan Changshi, even if this matter can be concealed for a while, it will not be hidden for long. Moreover, Yuan Shao now thinks about it, and Yuan Shao also has resourceful people under his command, and he thinks that he will use this matter to make a big fuss, so as to hit the morale of our army. Therefore, his subordinates thought that the lord should prepare to evacuate Gu'an City and retreat to Yu County, forty miles northeast of Gu'an City, and look at Yuan Chang's practice, and then make calculations. Although the high walls of the old Ancheng City are thick, it cannot be compared with the county. However, once the army's morale is shaken, it is not necessarily a good thing to hold on to the city, maybe because the soldiers are restless, but it will give Yuan Shaojun an opportunity to take advantage of, so it will be difficult to keep Ancheng. And when he arrived in Yu County, Yuan Chang's attitude would inevitably be known to the lord, and the lord would also have a countermeasure. ”

"Hmm!"

Gongsun Zhan frowned and nodded slightly, he was a little tempted by Guan Li's proposal, but he was not firm. After all, Guancheng is such a strong city, and when the enemy's dynamics have not yet been determined, it has given up for no reason, and no one can make such a decisive decision. However, what Guan Li said is also very reasonable, if it drags on, it may be unfavorable to his side.

"Report, lord, the archers in Yuan Shao's army outside the city shot arrows into the city, and the arrows were tied with letters, saying that Tongxian had been lost, and the young prince was captured alive, and Yuan Chang's army would soon be killed in Gu'an City, and then Gu'an City would fall into a situation of being attacked from both sides. Although the generals in the army have strictly ordered the soldiers to spread the word, many soldiers are now aware of this. ”

Just when Gongsun Chan was hesitating whether to follow Guan Li's proposal, a cronie ran to the house anxiously and informed Gongsun Chan of what was happening in the city at this moment. After learning about this, Gongsun Chan immediately knew that Ancheng could no longer be defended. As Guan Li said, this news was first known to the soldiers, and it will definitely have an impact. What we need to do now is to withdraw from Gu'an City immediately, and after some time, let the emotions of the soldiers calm down, and then we can fight with Yuan Shaojun.

"Someone, pass on the order of Benhou, the army is ready to withdraw from Gu'an City!"

Gongsun Chan's order was quickly conveyed, and just an hour later, Gongsun Chan's 140,000-strong army assembled at the north gate of Gu'an City. The remaining 10,000 soldiers and horses were left at the south gate to give the army enough time to retreat. If Yuan Shao's army did not attack the city, then after another hour, these 10,000 soldiers and horses would continue to follow. And the commander of these 10,000 soldiers and horses is naturally Gongsun Ranlai, the righteous son of Gongsun Zhan.

Outside the city of Gu'an, Yuan Shao's army has also begun to assemble.

Yuan Shao naturally had no idea of attacking the city, according to the meaning of the trial, after Gongsun Chan learned the news of the loss of Tongxian, coupled with his own volcano, Gongsun Chan was nine out of ten likely to give up Gu'an City. As for the rest of the point, unless Gongsun Chan is brain-dead. In this way, he only needs to wait a while to take the city without the slightest effort. As for Gongsun Zhan's army, Yuan Shao did not have the slightest worry. He had already asked Feng Ji and Wen Chou to lead an army of 50,000 from the mountain road to the front to ambush. As long as Gongsun Chan can be held back for some time, Yuan Shao can lead an army of 100,000 to catch up and flank Gongsun Chan. Perhaps, as Feng Ji said, the First World War decided the ownership of Youzhou.

After waiting for an hour, Gongsun Ran, who had been postponed, saw that Yuan Shao had no intention of attacking the city, and also ordered the army to withdraw from Gu'an City. After Gongsun Ran withdrew, some wealthy and wealthy landlords in Gu'an City hurriedly opened the city gate, and they knew that Gu'an City was about to change hands. Don't take the opportunity to show favor to Yuan Shao at this moment, let alone when!

"The army is resting and recuperating, and we will set off tomorrow with breakfast!"

The same order came from the mouths of Gongsun Chan and Yuan Shao. Gongsun Zhan's army withdrew from Gu'an City overnight, and it was naturally impossible to retreat to Yu County without sleep. It will take at least a day to set off from Gu'an City to go to Yuxian County, unless it is a rapid march. If you don't take a break. Once Yuan Shao's army caught up. At that time, there will really be no combat power to be slaughtered. And Yuan Shao is the same, naturally he will not let the army chase the enemy army in a tired state, which is also the practice of giving away heads.

At midnight the next day, the armies of Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao began to move at the same time after breakfast.

Gongsun Zhan's side wanted to rush back to Yuxian County as soon as possible to arrange defense matters, while Yuan Shao's side wanted to catch up with Gongsun Zhan's soldiers and horses, and cooperate with Feng Ji and Wen Chou's 50,000 army to flank Gongsun Xu. As for who will succeed, no one knows.

And not long after Gongsun Chan set off. Gongsun Ran, who was delayed, led 10,000 horses to catch up with Gongsun Zhan.

"Yuan Shao didn't attack the city last night, why is that?"

After Gongsun Ran withdrew from Gu'an City last night. He did not immediately catch up with Gongsun Zhan's army, but stayed not far outside the city of Gu'an. After the detailed work in the city explained in detail what happened after he left, Gongsun Ran set out on the road, and then caught up with Gongsun Zhan's army this morning. After listening to Gongsun Ran's report, Gongsun Chan frowned and showed a contemplative look.

It stands to reason that after Yuan Shao shook the morale of his own soldiers in the city, he should take advantage of the victory to pursue and attack Gu'an City overnight. Even if you don't attack Gu'an Castle, you should catch up after learning that your side is retreating. However, Yuan Shao did not use these two actions, so what was Yuan Shao for?

"Father, Yuan Shao has always been scheming, this inaction, there must be a plan, father should be careful. ”

There is no need for Gongsun Ran to remind him, Gongsun Chan also knows that Yuan Shao has a conspiracy, but he can't figure out what Yuan Shao's conspiracy is. At that moment, Gongsun Zhan turned his head to look at Guan Li on the side, and asked softly: "Guan Sima, in your opinion, what is Yuan Shao's intention to do this this time?"

Although Guan Li sometimes comes up with some good ideas, after all, Guan Li is not a strategic civil official, and the suggestion may be a little bit mentioned. However, if it is too difficult to understand, he will have no idea. However, Gongsun Chan asked himself by name, even if he didn't have an idea, Guan Li had to answer hard.

"My lord, Yuan Shao's behavior seems to be relied upon. ”

Guan Li nodded and said a word of nonsense, but Gongsun Chan was not annoyed by this, but just quietly listened to Guan Li's remarks.

By the way, what Yuan Shao relies on may be Yuan Chang. Although the lord received information from Tong County that Tong County was captured by Yuan Chang the day before yesterday, Tong County was already under Yuan Chang's control, and we don't know whether the source of this information is true. Therefore, it is very likely that Yuan Shao knew that Yuan Chang had already waved his army to march here, and the reason why Yuan Shao did not act was because he wanted to join Yuan Chang's soldiers and horses. ”

Listening to Guan Li's words, Gongsun Zhan's brows slowly furrowed. Of course, the reason why Gongsun Chan has such an expression is not because he agrees with Guan Li's remarks and feels that he is about to be in an unfavorable situation. Gongsun Chan had a hint of inspiration in his heart when he listened to Guan Li's words just now, but he couldn't get the essentials for a while, so he frowned and thought about it.

After Guan Li expressed his opinion, he felt a little unreasonable, and then looked at Gongsun Zhan's contemplative expression, knowing that Gongsun Chan had an idea, and did not disturb Gongsun Zhan.

"That's right, I see, Yuan Shao's old thief is really calculating!"

After a long time, Gongsun Zhan shouted suddenly, looking at his expression, he obviously understood Yuan Shao's intentions.

"Someone, get the map!"

As Gongsun Zhan's order was issued, it didn't take long for a soldier to bring the map. Looking at the route on the map, Gongsun Chan frowned again.

"Do you know if there is a path in Anseong? Can you get around to the front of our army?"

Unable to see anything on the map, Gongsun Chan could only turn his head and ask the people beside him. It's a pity that I listened to Gongsun Zhan's questioning. Everyone just looked at each other and shook their heads. However, at this time, everyone also understood what Gongsun Chan meant, and hurriedly ordered to find the local soldiers from the army who came to Gu'ancheng.

In a short time, nearly 1,000 soldiers from Gu'ancheng stood in front of Gongsun Zhan.

"Do you know that there is a small road near Ancheng that can be passed, so as to go around to the front of our army?"

However, to the disappointment of Gongsun Chan and others, the nearly 1,000 soldiers listened to the question. Qi Qi shook his head. Seeing this, Gongsun Zhan's brows furrowed again, could it be that his conjecture was wrong? Could it be that Yuan Shao did not make the slightest movement. Is it really according to Guan Li's conjecture, waiting for Yuan Chang's soldiers and horses to converge? However, Gongsun Zhan's intuition told him that he was not wrong. It's just that the local soldiers in Anseong all say that there is no mountain road nearby. So what's going on?

"My lord. I don't know the small one though. However, there is a veteran in the Huotou Battalion who has lived in Gu'an City for decades, so I think he knows better. ”

"Then don't call him quickly, and if what you say is true, I will promote you to centurion!"

"Yes, my lord!"

The little soldier listened to Gongsun Zhan's words, and immediately ran down happily, and soon found a veteran of the Huotou Battalion who was nearly fifty years old. And the veteran is worthy of being an antique who has lived in the old city for decades. As far as he knew, there was indeed an extremely hidden mountain road near Soanseong that could bypass Soanseong. If it weren't for hunting, I chased the prey and accidentally ran into that mountain road. He won't know either. Gongsun Zhan naturally didn't have the time to listen to the nostalgia of the veteran there, rewarded him with a hundred taels of gold, and at the same time made the little soldier a centurion according to his words.

"Ladies and gentlemen, it seems that Yuan Shao has sent a large army to set up an ambush in front of him. As long as our army passes, it will attack, and at this time, Yuan Shao in the rear will also catch up, wanting to attack our army on both sides, and it is a good idea. It's a pity that Yuan Shao wouldn't have thought that his tricks had been understood by Ben Hou, and Ben Hou would definitely let him lose all his money. ”

"The lord is wise, we will respect!"

Now that he had understood Yuan Shao's intentions, Gongsun Zhan quickly made some arrangements. As long as Yuan Shao's ambushed soldiers and horses dare to appear, they must let the other party know how powerful the elite of Youzhou is. At the same time, Gongsun Chan also ordered the army to speed up its march. Let Yuan Shao in the rear and the soldiers and horses in ambush not be able to converge in a short time, so that Gongsun Zhan can give Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses in ambush more damage.

"Lord, the marching speed of Gongsun Zhan's army has accelerated!"

Yuan Shao had also sent scouts to pay attention to the movements of Gongsun Zhan's army, and after Gongsun Zhan's army accelerated its march, the scouts reported the situation to Yuan Shao as soon as possible.

"It seems that Gongsun Chan has discovered our army's intentions!"

Yuan Shao said lightly, with a sneer on his face, and he didn't seem to be flustered at all because Gongsun Chan found out about his plan. This ambush strategy is not very profound, as long as you use your brain a little, you can know, if such a plan Gongsun Chan can't be detected, then Yuan Shao can only say that Gongsun Chan is an opponent who is worse than a pig.

"Gongsun Chan's accelerated march will only exacerbate the fatigue of the soldiers. However, that will only benefit our army. After passing the order, the army accelerated its advance, and this time it was bound to let Gongsun Zhan sink in the sand in my hands. ”

"Whoa!"

Subsequently, the armies of Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao accelerated at the same time. From the mouth of the veteran, I learned that if you bypass the path near Gu'an City, you will appear on a hill about ten miles away from Ju County. Therefore, at such a speed, Gongsun Zhan's army would meet Yuan Shao's ambushed soldiers and horses as long as it marched for another hour and a half. As long as he passes through this ambush, he will be able to enter Yu County for more than half an hour, and when the time comes, with the protection of the city wall, what else can Yuan Shao do?

And at this moment, on a hill ten miles away from Yan County, Feng Ji and Wen Chou were waiting quietly. The 50,000-strong army finally arrived at the ambush point ahead of Gongsun Zhan's army, and so far it has only rested for more than two hours. However, as long as Gongsun Chan is taken, I am afraid that there will be no time to rest? Moreover, there will be countless rewards at that time, but the soldiers in ambush will not have the slightest tiredness.

"General, the enemy army has appeared!"

When the scout sent the news, Wen Chou and Feng Ji were both in good spirits, success or failure in this move, whether they can show their faces in front of Yuan Shao depends on their actions this time. (To be continued......)