Yuan Benchu really had the courage, and in addition to the defeat of the army, he actually took out one-third of the troops that still had a complete formation and let Zhang Jaw go straight to Pingyuan City by night, which made Gongsun Zan and Tian Kai have no room to speak of...... They had fought an unprecedented victory, but they could only lead 5,000 victorious soldiers to flee in disarray.

This thing looks funny, but it is not possible not to escape, because Pingyuan City, as the capital of the Pingyuan State, is not only the core defense city directly facing Yuan Shao's troops in the west, but also the logistics base camp of the Yellow River defense line on the south side, and also the political base camp of the entire Pingyuan State.

If they don't leave at this time, once the four or five thousand cavalry without logistical support are blocked in that city, I am afraid that what awaits them is the terrible end of the entire army.

Even further down, thinking about it later, the Plains Kingdom changed hands so easily, there is no doubt that Yuan Shao will immediately control the entire Qingzhou, and then further gain an absolute strategic advantage in the chaos in Hebei.

After all, after this incident, Han Fu, who had already suffered a heavy defeat, as a former official of the Yuan family, was likely to be completely shaken, and Gongsun Zan no longer had any strategic reliance at all - there was actually no danger to defend between the Bohai Sea and the plains, and there was not much hope for Yuan Shao, who held fifteen large counties with the power of one county.

What's more, the strange results of this battle clearly tell everyone in the world that in the world of great contention, many heroes have drawn their swords to fight for hegemony. However, those who rely only on force can only be arrogant for a while. And if you want to become a person who really competes for that unspeakable position, in addition to the necessary force, you must also have a complete political group of your own, a political program that does not need to be very tall but must be displayed, plus a certain amount of administrative ability.

Because only in this way can we give everyone hope of restoring the old order, or establishing a new one, in troubled times.

In a sense, Gongsun Chan went all the way north, but gradually woke up to why Gongsun Xun had to ask Dong that day, because compared with Yuan Shao, Gongsun really lacked too much:

The identity of Yuan Benchu, the fourth and third dukes, itself represents a certain political commitment, which means that there are certain political programs, and to support him is to support the return to the era of co-governance and self-enjoyment of the powerful and powerful, and he himself has absolute appeal to the two core strata of the Han Dynasty and the world.

And if Gongsun Xun can't please Dong Gongcheng, he can conquer the city with only his status as a member of the border county family plus half a scholar, but how can he publish his political program in front of Weiyang Palace?

There are some things, Gongsun Zhan, as Gongsun Xun's brother and as the nephew of Gongsun Auntie, is not without vague feelings; There are some remarks that he has not heard and seen in western Liaoning...... But if it weren't for today's big win or defeat, he might never have wanted to think about it.

"Bergui."

By the bonfire, just when Gongsun Chan was in a trance, Tian Kai came with a knife and had no choice but to ask. "Nanpi (Bohai Junzhi) is in front, what are your plans?"

"Gongzhi ......" Gongsun Chan knew it in his heart, but he was simply direct. Now, you don't have to hide it from me, do you have a plan? ”

"It's not that I have a plan, but these thousands of Youzhou children have a plan." Tian Kai sat down a little depressed and replied. "You must know that the reason why I was able to bring in so many people in the township for you that day was not because of how you and I were in Liaoxi, but because General Wei didn't need so many soldiers...... The rest of the Youzhou children wanted to make a contribution, but they had nowhere to go, so they came with us. ”

"I know." Gongsun Chan sighed faintly, but didn't say much.

In other words, Gongsun Chan did wake up at this time, that day Gongsun Xun went west, each county only recruited a thousand horsemen, and as a result, he owned most of Youzhou, but only recruited 7,000 Han cavalry, 4,000 Wuhuan light cavalry, Gongsun Chan was still laughing at the other party sitting on Baoshan and didn't know, so he later took the opportunity to let Tian Kai recruit 5,000 cavalry for him in one go, and was complacent, thinking that he had a plan.

However, now it seems that Gongsun Xun's kind of formed troops organized according to population and county are the real long-term plan, one person dies and one person makes up, just like water with a source and a tree with roots. And Gongsun Zhan's 5,000 cavalry didn't look much worse in the early stage, but after the 5,000 cavalry came to Jizhou, one less person died, not to mention the water without roots, and what is even worse is that he didn't take into account the economic pressure of raising troops at all, because he was in the plains and the Bohai Sea, and there were still no fewer infantry and garrison troops, and these 5,000 cavalry were more than nothing...... So looking back, in order to raise these 5,000 turquoise horses, it is indeed a bit too much consumption of the Bohai Sea and the plains.

In a sense, although Gongsun Fang is a rotten Confucian and Gongsun Qian is a bastard, the two can easily get the support of those plain natives in the city, and it is always because Gongsun Chan is unpopular there.

Of course, with Gongsun Bogui's character, even if he is a little awake in his heart, these words will not be spoken.

And also considering the other party's character, Tian Kai wanted to speak and stopped.

"How many people want to go back to Youzhou?" Gongsun Chan took his heart and took the initiative to pierce the window paper.

"I want to go back to Youzhou!" Tian Kai shook his head helplessly. "There are many people in the army who are the children of the local families and good families in Youzhou, and if one person says it, the first team will understand the situation, but everyone is also grateful to you for your previous kindness and reward, and they all feel that you are very good at leading the troops to fight, so I still want you to take them back with you......"

Gongsun Zhan slowly bowed his head, but sighed leisurely - his head was because the soldier was still willing to obey him at this time, and he was still very grateful; sighed because he was really unwilling.

But what if you are unwilling at this time?

"The Bohai Sea can't hold it." After a long time, by the bonfire, Gongsun Zhan spoke slightly awkwardly in the expectation of everyone around him. "I won't let the children of Youzhou waste their lives with me, and the day before yesterday, I was somewhat angry, and let the world know my Gongsun Zhan's reputation...... It's not impossible to go back to Youzhou at this time. ”

Everyone was relieved.

"But I have two conditions, I hope Gongzhi will go to Changping to ......explain it to me," Gongsun Chan continued to squirm. First, how can I say that I am also a dignified county guard, and there are 5,000 horsemen, so I only go back to Youzhou from Wenqi, not from Wendian (Gongsun Fan), this matter needs Wenqi to give me a serious statement from Chang'an; Second, my 5,000 soldiers and horses cannot be separated, and there must be a formal garrison...... If you allow me these two items, I will go back to Nanpi and move the arsenal, money treasury, grain and grass of the Bohai Sea to that place to station, and guard Youzhou for Wenqi, otherwise you will lead the children of Youzhou back, and I will lead my more than 100 righteous people to die in Bohai! It can also be regarded as fulfilling the responsibility of defending the land for a term! ”

"As long as I can go back, what's this?" Tian Kai only thought that he couldn't erase the face, so he naturally didn't think so. "Bo Gui is the closest brother of General Wei, and he is so capable of fighting, in my opinion, Changping Lu Changshi and Chang'an Wei General will inevitably agree...... As for the place, isn't Yijing in the north of the river just right? On one side, there is Yishui as a barrier, and on the other hand, it is backed by Youzhou, and that place is still stuck in front of Wendian, which is naturally the eastern barrier of Youzhou, let's move the inventory of the Bohai Sea, and then organize the local people to military ......"

At this point, Tian Kai suddenly woke up, this is probably Gongsun Zhan's wishful thinking - he just wants to go to Yi County, enter to maintain a semi-independent posture, retreat can return to the hinterland of Youzhou, and if Yuan Shao and Gongsun Xun face off in Hebei, in this position, it is likely to replace Gongsun Fan as the easternmost aspect.

As soon as he thought of this, Tian Kai couldn't help but glance at Guan Jing Guan Shiqi, who had not spoken all the time, needless to say, this must be the statement of the two after careful discussion before.

Guan Jing didn't hide it when he saw this, but simply got up: "Tian Duwei, you and my lord, General Wei, General Dangkou (Gongsun Fan), General Ning Shuo (Gongsun Yue), used to be officials in the same hall, and they were the former officials of the right general (Zhao Bao), only you are suitable to talk about this matter, anyway, after this matter, you should also go to Chang'an to meet General Wei once, right......"

Tian Kai bowed his head slowly, because even if Gongsun Zhan's careful thinking was so obvious, he still couldn't think of any reason for Gongsun Xun to refuse, and he really should go to Chang'an: "Without further ado, I will immediately ride to Fanyang and Changping, and if possible, go to Chang'an in person to meet General Wei...... You are ready in Nanpi, if the Yuan army is menacing, you might as well go to Yijing to set up a village on your own first. ”

Gongsun Chan and Guan Jing breathed a sigh of relief.

In other words, Gongsun Xun certainly has no reason to refuse Gongsun Chan - this is not that he wants to get used to his brother, but that when he has his free hands, he has 10,000 ways to get the 5,000 turquoise horses.

Besides, after all, it was the clan brother who slept in the same house when he was a teenager, and he promised his mother, since this guy came back from under Yuan Shao's hands alive, then he can't really sneak and chop it, right?

In all fairness, Gongsun Du has already regretted that kind of thing after doing it once.

But while approving the plan of Changping Pegasus Newspaper, Gongsun Xun also had to admit that Gongsun Chan still caused himself a lot of trouble - this battle was fought beautifully, but from a strategic point of view, it collapsed too quickly.

"That's too fast!" On the twentieth day after the Battle of Old Blasphemy, in late May, Gongsun Xun looked at several henchmen who had been hastily summoned from various public houses in the mansion and were delivering letters at this time. "Yuan Benchu will sweep the six counties of Hebei sooner or later, I have been prepared for this matter, but it is so fast, it is somewhat unexpected, and it is also messing up my original strategy, what do you think should be done?"

"It's just a coincidence!" Tian Feng shook his head again and again and frowned. "Gongsun Fang's subordinates have also seen it, it's just rotten; Gongsun Calf and I have also been famous, his people in the plains, relying on the great cause of his family, acting recklessly, and never doing anything, these two people really seem to be people who can do such things...... Therefore, the general does not have to worry about it, and he can adapt to the situation on the spot, and make a slight adjustment. ”

Gongsun Xun bowed his head slowly: "In this case, according to the previously agreed statement, if Yuan Shao has the posture of entering Yecheng before the autumn, he will let Guan Yunchang abandon the song first, cross Wei County and go to Handan to meet and judge the south." It's just that...... It's just that these two people have the same tough personalities, and I suddenly worry about whether the two will be incompatible......"

"I don't understand what the general said." Tian Feng sneered. "Before, the general said to us, Zhengnan is loyal, Guan Yunchang is loyal and righteous, these two people are your biggest hands in Hebei, and everything is entrusted to them, how can you worry that the two of them will abolish the public because of private affairs, so that they will miss the overall situation? If they are truly loyal, the general should be suspicious, and if they are really hard and incompatible with each other, the general should be suspicious. ”

Gongsun Xun couldn't help laughing, but he started the case: "What Yuan Hao said is right, I am too out of shape, and even now, I still have doubts, which is ridiculous...... In this way, I personally wrote a letter to the south and Yunchang, and a little consolation is enough. ”

Tian Feng smiled but did not speak.

The matter was agreed, Gongsun Xun went to write a letter, and everyone withdrew from the hall, Tian Feng and many people who already had public houses in General Wei's mansion also left, but Xi Zhong was thoughtful, his heart moved, but he suddenly changed his course, and then found his own villager and friend, that is, Xun Yu Xun Gongda, who bowed his head and was silent as usual.

"Gongda thinks, what is the reason for this gaffe?" Xi Zhong stopped Xun You and got straight to the point.

Xun Gongda couldn't help laughing: "The general actually didn't lose his temper this time, right?" It's just that things are really unexpected, a little uneasy, and it's just human nature. ”

"Where is the unease?" Under the corridor of the General's Mansion, Xi Zhong chased after him. "I have been with the prince for a long time, I know the temperament of the prince, in the early years, his people were unexpectedly unexpected, heroic, and later Liu Gong died, he returned to his hometown Tuntian, and he was a little depressed, but since he asked Dong Gongcheng, he did not ask the guilt, it was like seeing the sun in the clouds, returning to the heroic spirit of the past, and even more prosperous, the so-called everything can be said to people, everything can be seen with people...... It's rare to feel a little uneasy today. ”

Xun You couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Why should Zhicai pretend not to know, didn't Brother Yuan Hao come up and solve his doubts?" The general said that Yuan Shao seized Hebei too quickly, but Brother Yuan Hao replied about Gongsun Fang and Gongsun Qian, and comforted him a little, which shows that the prince was not surprised because Yuan Shao was too fast, but because of the same surname repeatedly and suspicious. But who wouldn't be surprised by this kind of thing? ”

"I see." Xi Zhong's face suddenly realized. "The prince is a little embarrassed because of the rebellion of the same surname, and Brother Yuan Hao knows it, so he will relieve his ......doubts when he comes up."

Xun You smiled more and more bitterly as he walked.

"However, Yuan Benchu must not have known at this time that Yuan Lian, the eldest of the Yuan clan of Chen Guo, had just abandoned Yuan Shu's invitation, and instead accepted the expedition of Liu Bei, the assassin of Yuzhou, and moved his family to Jianghuai to Liu Xuande, who had just gone to Jiujiang." Xi Zhicai shook his head for a moment. After the death of Yuan Kui and Yuan Ji, Yuan Jian was a rare Yuan family member other than Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and Yuan Legacy...... Gongda, what do you think of these people from big clans? Don't they know what's going on in the world? Why did they all turn away from the sect? ”

Xun You sighed slightly, and finally stopped: "What does Zhicai think?" ”

"I think these people are deliberately doing it to preserve the family." Xi Zhong immediately raised his voice. "They feel that after all, they are the same sect, even if they don't follow today, if the world is determined by the same surname in the future, they may not be treated to them, at most they are just derogatory...... And if the world were not of the same name, would they not be able to continue without causing trouble? ”

"Perhaps!" Xun Yu replied with a straight face. "Somebody thinks so, and it probably is, but why can't everyone have their own aspirations? The prince has been in Hebei for many years, and even to today's Sanfu, the posture of the whole and the strong is obvious to all, and Gongsun Qian is an illegal and powerful according to Brother Yuan Hao, even if this kind of person has the same surname, how can the general spare him when he arrives in Hebei in the future? So why can't he really want to start with Yuan Benchu? Another example is Yuan Shu, who is a person from your neighboring county, you and I should all know that this person is quiet, Yuan Shu killed the minister with such a good reputation in Chen State by assassination, as a native of Chen State, why can't he hate Yuan Highway's inaction, and accept the call of the serious Yuzhou Assassin History? And besides, in the troubled times, up to 2,000 stones, down to Lishu, it is precarious, at this time, it is a common posture to survive and go with the flow, right? ”

Xi Zhong was dumbfounded.

"Do you have anything to say?" Xun Yu continued to face each other.

Xi Zhong couldn't help but be embarrassed: "I just asked casually, and I didn't have anything else to say." ”

"But I still have words." Xun Gongda rarely takes the initiative. "Actually, I probably understand what Zhicai meant, don't you just want me to persuade a few uncles to rush to Yuan Shaozhi to Junhou? But with all due respect, you're not immune to being strong! ”

Xi Zhong was stunned for a while, but he explained embarrassedly: "Please don't misunderstand this matter, I came to inquire on a whim, and the prince didn't know about it......"

"Of course the prince would not be so rude." Xun You shook his head and sighed. "How can a person like him, who wants to whip the world, be so unreasonable and persecute others? Don't say that we are princes, even Yuan Shao will not be persecuted...... Zhicai, Dong Zhuo's rebellion, even if my family left their hometown, but because they couldn't avoid disaster, half of them died, even here in Chang'an, my uncle was also forced to die of illness. As for my uncles in Yecheng, if they want to protect the remaining half of the clan, they will naturally have their choice, and I am thousands of miles away, even if I think that the prince is a master who can trust big things, but he will never point fingers easily! I only ask you, what if you die half because of my words? ”

Xi Zhong really couldn't hold on, so he could only apologize, but Xun You shook his head helplessly, but turned around and left.

…………

Half a month later, in the midsummer of June, Guan Yunchang in Chaoge got a message from Chang'an four or five days earlier than Gongsun Chan in the north, and his people couldn't help frowning secretly after seeing Gongsun Xun's handwriting, but they invited several henchmen and subordinates in the city, together with the messenger, to show the letter and ask about the left and right.

After reading the letter, Pan Zhang and these people were fine, but Yang Jun, who hid in Chaoge and served as a county minister after the chaos, couldn't help but be curious: "The prince has an order, and the general does it himself, why do you want to consult with us and others, but I hesitate?" ”

"Yes!" Guan Yun sat tall and twisted his beard. "Although the prince has an order, there is one unclear and two uneasy...... If you don't know, if you enter Handan, who is the right person between me and Zhenzheng Nan? Disturbed one, I have been in Chaoge for many years, and Lai Junhou has 3,000 elites in support, but most of these 3,000 soldiers are recruited locally. In other words, once the 3,000 troops leave, who will keep the local peace? The second uneasy, the prince asked me to go north because Yuan Shao was about to enter Yecheng...... I'm singing about this, how can I not know...... But if you return north with this, doesn't the prince think that I am not enough to be the party? ”

Yang Jun had been following Guan Yu for several years, and he somewhat understood the other party's temper in his heart, so he simply kept silent, and turned to look at General Wei's Mansion who appeared here as a messenger.

And Fu Xun really didn't panic, and arched his hand forward: "The general hesitated in three places, and one of them didn't know what to do, but the other two were just insignificant!" ”

———— I am a dividing line that is not enough to worry about————

"At the beginning of Jian'an, the deceased Tian Kai went to Chang'an to pay homage to Taizu, Taizu was overjoyed, added a captain, and invited General Wei's mansion to sleep together and see Queen Xiaozhuang. Kai Chu was careful, gradually loosened, and then there was no courtesy, and Taizu Yan, as for the word. Pang De is righteous and angry, please kill him, Taizu did not obey, and said: 'The old man is also a young man, an old friend of the villagers, and an official of the same county, why is this so?' 'De out, and Zhang Ji, Jing Ze and other words, Ze said: "It should be shown with authority." 'Tomorrow, Taizu will meet the three auxiliary generals and officials in the Mingguang Palace to discuss the war in Hebei. Kaiben has no call, both false words to invite in, and into the Guangming Palace, see countless ministers, all solemn and tolerant sitting, Pang De leads the army, Jingze leads the tiger army, and drapes the ring inside and outside the palace, and Kaizhi is located in the corner. Kai was shocked, knowing that Taizu was magnanimous, and since then he has respected Taizu cautiously. —The Book of Old Swallows. Volume II. Emperor Taizu Wu Benji

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