"You are indeed at fault, but Yuan Shao's sudden attack is something I didn't expect, and it is irrational to expect you to use 3,000 troops against 15,000 people of Lu Yi."

Guo Peng relieved the two.

He also heard that after Du Xi was appointed as the county magistrate of Qiguo County, he had done a lot.

Du Xi personally led people to the field to cultivate, lived on the edge of the field every day to check the growth of grain, was very concerned about the situation of the field, and did not dare to slack off.

When Guo Peng led the army to fight, he completed the task of autumn harvest and the task of repairing water conservancy in winter, and carried out the task of spring ploughing very well before.

When Yuan Shao suddenly sent troops to attack, Du Xun was the first to get the information, and after getting the information, he did not panic, but immediately arranged for the people in the county to flee, taking away a lot of food, and burning everything that could not be taken away, and not leaving it to Lu Yi.

not only minimized the losses, but also took the strong man to carry out the reconnaissance mission, which can be said to be courageous and wise, and he has done everything he can.

"Zixu, you have done a lot, the victory or defeat of the war between tens of thousands of people is not something that you can reverse with a county order, but the responsibility for losing the land cannot be reduced, so you will be fined a month's salary as a warning."

Guo Peng helped Du Peng up and forgave Du Xian's mistakes, and Du Xi thanked Guo Peng for his tolerance and generosity with tears.

Then Guo Peng also helped Cao Ren up.

"Zixiao, you are indeed defeated, but it is not an unforgivable defeat, and the loss is still within the range of my patience, so I will also fine you with a month's salary as a warning."

Cao Ren also shed tears and thanked Guo Peng for his generosity.

Now that the accountability is complete, it's time to get down to business.

"The heroes of the world swore together to crusade against Dong Zhuo, when Dong Zhuo was about to be defeated, Yuan Shao actually launched an attack on us, with a clumsy excuse, the wolf's ambition can be seen at a glance, what is it if such traitors are not punished? Not only do I want to defeat Yuan Shao, but I also want to show his sins! Punish such traitors! ”

Guo Peng gritted his teeth and ordered Chen Lin, who was engaged in the literature of the army, to write an essay on the crusade against Yuan Shao and release it to the world.

Chen Lin's writing is flying, and a gorgeous rhetorical essay on begging thieves was completed overnight, Guo Peng was amazed when he read it, and Xi Zhong, Guo Jia and Cheng Li read it, and they were also quite amazed.

Guo Peng immediately ordered dozens of copies to be copied and sent to various states and counties, and then personally led his troops to the front line.

Lu Yi was shocked to learn that the Qingzhou Army on the opposite side had actually played the banner of "General Zuo Qingzhou Mu".

He didn't know that Guo Peng had come back so quickly, so he immediately sent someone to verify, but learned that the Qingzhou Army had launched an attack.

Lu Yi immediately lined up to meet the battle, but found that the combat effectiveness of the Qingzhou Army had risen several notches and could hardly resist.

After the two armies engaged, the Jizhou soldiers were quickly broken through the military formation, and Lu Yi knew that he was not Guo Peng's opponent, so he decisively left behind the Dead Ghost Palace, and led the main force to evacuate quickly.

In this battle, Lu Yi was defeated and lost, and after losing thousands of people, he fled from the front line, retreated to the county seat of Qiguo and defended the city, and immediately sent people to Yuan Shao for help.

And Guo Peng was unequivocal and merciless, and took all the captured Jizhou soldiers to the county seat of Qiguo, beheaded them all in front of the defenders, and set fire to their bodies.

Then he led the troops to attack the county seat of the country, surrounded on all sides, and had a never-ending posture.

Lu Yi was also stunned by the sudden fanatical offensive of the Qingzhou army, and was surrounded before he could react, and the grain road was also quickly cut off by Guo Peng's cavalry, and now he can only grit his teeth and defend the city, waiting for support.

While commanding the army to surround the county seat of Qiguo, Guo Peng monitored the reaction of Yuan Shao's Jizhou army.

He planned to kill Lu Yi, and then attack Jizhou, give Yuan Shao a little color, and let him know that the sky is high and the earth is thick!

What else do you want to do on my home turf?!

When the news of the defeat of the Lu Yi army and their request for help came back to Yecheng, Yuan Shao was shocked and immediately summoned his staff to come and discuss.

The main initiators, Xu You and Feng Ji, were full of surprise, they didn't expect Guo Peng to come back so quickly and attack so sharply.

"We must immediately increase our troops to support Lu Yi, and we must not let Lu Yi's entire army be annihilated, otherwise our army will suffer too much loss, and Jizhou's vitality will be greatly damaged, which will be very detrimental to the general's great cause!"

Xu Yu immediately suggested.

Feng Ji also supported Xu You's opinion.

The people of Jizhou are frustrated, but they have different opinions.

"The general marched into Qingzhou, there is no righteous name, once condemned by Guo Qingzhou, he will be very passive, at this time, he should immediately ask for peace, repair relations with Guo Qingzhou, and withdraw to the army of Yiyi.

This is the right way to preserve the strength to the greatest extent, Xu Tu will move later, continue to increase troops and expand the war, once the losses are too large, the vitality of Jizhou will be damaged, how should the general's great cause be plotted? ”

Tian Feng agreed with his suggestion.

Tian Feng originally had a lot of complaints about Yuan Shao's attack on Qingzhou.

He felt that Yuan Shao's actions did not occupy the name of righteousness, and he looked ugly, and it was extremely easy to be condemned in public opinion, which was not conducive to competing for power in the future.

But Yuan Shao had already sent troops, and he was helpless.

Now that the offensive has failed, Guo Peng has led a large army back to help, and the situation has changed fundamentally.

In the posture of Guo Peng's famous general, Lu Yi is obviously not an opponent, in case the whole army is annihilated, the Jizhou army will suffer heavy losses, which will have a great impact on Yuan Shao's future great cause.

When Fu Zhu and Tian Feng said this, Yuan Shao suddenly had some doubts about himself, and felt that he should do what Tian Feng and Fu Zhu said.

"Do Fu Jun and Tian Jun think that the general is not Guo Qingzhou's opponent?"

Yuan Shao was hesitating, and Xu You suddenly said this.

Yuan Shao immediately frowned.

"Please and? There is no winner or loser in the war, our side first asks for peace, this is to grow the morale of others to destroy their own prestige, and the matter spreads, how should the general deal with himself? Harmony can be peaceful, but it must be evenly matched, otherwise it will be defeated! Where does the general's face remain? ”

When Xu You said this, Yuan Shao felt that it made sense.

Tian Feng immediately retorted.

"This is a non-moral thing, how can it be evenly matched? We don't have the upper hand in the name of righteousness, if we don't have the upper hand in the war, wouldn't that give Guo Qingzhou an excuse to march into Jizhou? When Guo Qingzhou led the army to invade Jizhou, there was still an excuse, should you resist Guo Qingzhou or I should resist Guo Qingzhou? ”

"Do you still think that the general is not Guo Qingzhou's opponent?"

Xu You asked a heart-wrenching question.

Tian Feng, who has an upright personality, refuses to be flattered.

"Guo Qingzhou is good at using soldiers, this is something that everyone in the world knows, Dong Zhuo is so tyrannical, he is still not his opponent, he fled back to Chang'an in embarrassment to avoid Guo Qingzhou's soldiers, does the general think that he can lead the army to crusade against Dong Zhuo and welcome back the holy car?"

Tian Feng's statement that he didn't give face at all made Yuan Shao feel a little embarrassed and annoyed.

But Yuan Shao himself had to admit that Tian Feng was not wrong.

In terms of arranging troops to fight on the battlefield, Yuan Shao is far less experienced and has a record than Guo Peng, Guo Peng has been famous for a long time, and he has long had the reputation of a famous general, and his record is very good, and he can take any battle.

And Yuan Shao does not have such a record, and he stubbornly said that he can fight better than him, and he must have a record to prove it.

It is true that he has no such record to back it up.

But how can you say that your lord is inferior to men!

Tian Feng's political consciousness is really not high, which makes Yuan Shao really unhappy, but he can't reprimand him directly, that would make him seem to have no stomach.

"Tian Yuanhao! Hugh is a lie! ”

Xu You helped Yuan Shao say what was in his heart, and angrily reprimanded Tian Fengdao: "The general's posture of Tianzhong, the fourth world and the third duke, where can Guo Zifeng be compared to a broken household?" At the moment of the great enemy, you do not plan for the general, but you preach the enemy's bravery and belittle the general, what is your intention? ”

Tian Feng suddenly realized that he was obsessed with explaining the real situation, but he forgot to save some face for the sovereign.

So Tian Feng showed a panicked look, looked at Yuan Shao, and saw that Yuan Shao's face was unhappy, so he had to admit his mistake and stop talking.

Yuan Shao did not blame Tian Feng, but his advice was not taken either, and Yuan Shao decided to ensure his dignity and defeat Guo Peng, and then say anything else, so he ordered the army to go on the march.

Yuan Shao dispatched 10,000 troops to march to the plain country, with lieutenants Yan Liang and Wen Chou as the main generals and lieutenants, leading this group of troops to march first.

He then reorganized 10,000 troops and marched to the plains, with a posture of wanting to fight Guo Peng to the end.

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