On the morning of the second day when Gongsun Xun and his 'army' rushed to the north gate of Fanyang City, the head of Cheng Yuanzhi, the commander of the Youzhou Yellow Turban Army, was also hung on the south gate of Fanyang City.

On that day, it seemed that he was really shocked, but Zhang Bao, who still had enough military superiority, was silent all day long, neither making a move to attack the city, nor trying to recapture the large camp north of Fanyang City, which was suddenly lost yesterday. And at noon, the Digong general actually sent a messenger to the city to shout, saying that he would exchange the dignitaries and nobles captured in Jizhou for the head of Cheng Yuanzhi and the captured high-level officials of Youzhou Taiping Road.

In this regard, Guo Xun, the assassin of Youzhou in the city, couldn't make up his mind for a while, or rather, he had to respect Gongsun Xun's opinion. So, in the afternoon of the same day, Wei You, who was engaged in the Youzhou Thorn History Department, hurried out of the north gate and went to visit his fellow villagers again.

It is said that when Wei You went out of the city and entered the camp, passing by the large camp in the north occupied by the Han army, he couldn't help but feel sad when he saw that the reinforcements from Zhuoxian were nervously repairing the camp under the supervision of officers at all levels.

However, after he was introduced to Gongsun Xun's military tent, he relaxed a little...... Because in the tent with the tent door rolled up high, the master of this place, as the commander of the army, was sitting sideways in the middle of the tent, and then he had a good time reading a book!

"Duke Wei, please take a seat." Gongsun Xun put down the scroll in his hand and stood up to greet him with courtesy, but there was no meaning of greeting. "I don't know what to visit?"

At the moment of the great enemy, Wei You also knew that it was not the time to do these cumbersome etiquettes, so he sat down on a horse in the military tent at random, and then went straight to the point, directly told Zhang Bao about asking for a head and exchanging prisoners, and asked Guo Xun for advice on how to deal with this matter.

"The promise is." Gongsun Xun is also quite casual. "I let people hang the head of Cheng Yuanzhi, because he has the ambition to dare to die, even if Zhang Bao doesn't want it, he is also ready to be buried after the war. As for the exchange of prisoners, it is needless to say more, each according to his needs! There is only one thing, I have to ask the whereabouts of King Zhang Bao'anping and his dependents...... Otherwise, I can't explain it to Fang Boju. ”

Wei You immediately shook his head: "There is no need to ask about this, when Anping fell, many people from other places fled all the way to Fanyang, according to them, King Anping was sent to Zhangjiao immediately after being executed......"

"Then there's not much to say." Gongsun Xun was even more disapproving. "Let Guo Gong deal with it."

Wei Yu wanted to speak and stopped.

Gongsun Xun knew that the drama was here, so he immediately said with a smile: "Didn't you say it, Gong Wei is the elder of my township, what can't you say between you and me?" Moreover, though the tent was open, there was no one else in it. ”

"Actually, it's not a private word." Wei You also smiled embarrassedly when he saw this. "It's because the prince is a famous general in northern Xinjiang, so I want to ask the direction of this battle...... After all, we and other scribes really don't know about military affairs, and this formation has never been seen in my life. ”

"I see." Gongsun Xun shook his head and smiled. "How could a person who is in charge of military affairs seal the four gates by himself without waiting for the city to be in danger?"

Wei You couldn't help but blush a little when he heard this: "Actually, this is also a helpless move, when the Yellow Turban thieves first besieged the city, because the thieves' army was large, the city was quite unstable, and we and the others from Fang Bo really didn't know how to deal with it, so they only hurriedly made this strategy to prevent the thieves in the city from causing chaos." ”

"It barely makes sense." Gongsun Xun still didn't care. "Wei Gong said bluntly, what do you want to ask?"

"The first one," Wei Yu said as he stood up and moved the Mazha under him, facing the other side of the case. "How to unravel the siege of Fanyang? And how can Zhang Bao be expelled from the country? ”

"The siege of Fanyang has been lifted." Gongsun Xun replied calmly. "Zhang Bao will retire by himself in a few days......"

Wei You was stunned on the spot for a moment.

Gongsun Xun, who was sitting behind several cases, couldn't help but laugh when he saw this, so he reminded: "Duke Wei, think about it, if you don't rush to retreat, why should your generation be in a hurry to exchange prisoners and ask for the head back?" ”

Wei You slowly bowed his head, and then shook his head slowly: "But what if the thief deliberately paralyzes you and me with this, and then secretly arranges it?" Wen Qi, although the thieves lost one game, they only lost one camp, and the strength of the 50,000 army is still there, which is still twice as large as you and me, if he forcibly wants to fight......"

"Isn't that right?" Gongsun Xun replied. "Duke Wei, think about it, now that I have brought reinforcements here, coupled with the high walls of Fanyang City itself, the city is strong, and it is difficult for his generation to overcome the city. And if he forced the battle, the soldiers and horses from other counties in Youzhou sent reinforcements...... Isn't this Digong general likely to be wiped out in one fell swoop with his army of 50,000 under Fanyang City? And if he Zhang Bao buries the 50,000 army, who will guard the back road of Zhang Jiao in the south? ”

Wei You suddenly realized.

In fact, what Gongsun Xun said is the complex linkage between battles, campaigns, and wars.

From the combat level, as Wei You said, Zhang Bao's strength has not been damaged, and no one can stop him if he forcibly wants to fight. But back to the campaign level, what's the point? He, Zhang Bao, is here to try to join forces with Guangyang Yellow Turban to capture Zhuojun, the gateway to Youzhou, not to be angry with anyone...... To force it to continue, you would have to risk losing the entire campaign.

However, back to the most fundamental overall situation of the war, Zhang Bao cannot lose! Because, a discerning person can see that the Yellow Turban Army is in trouble, and the main direction of attack must be Luoyang, even if the attempt to raid Luoyang fails, it should continue to fight in that direction, so Zhang Jiao himself will take his younger brother Zhang Liang to fight south on the line of Wei County and Qinghe...... And Zhang Bao's duty in the north was just to protect his brother's back road from the beginning.

In other words, the battle launched by the Yellow Turban Army against Zhuojun was originally a military adventure carried out by Zhang Bao himself after the Taiping Road Incident, when the situation developed beyond expectations...... This is beyond the norm for the overall situation of the war and for the original plan. And now, since the hope of winning the battle has been greatly reduced, he Zhang Bao should immediately shrink his strength and retreat, so as to continue to ensure his brother's rear.

At this point, Gongsun Xun firmly believes that Zhang Bao and his army will remain rational, because they have been planning this rebellion for I don't know how many years, and the most basic ideas must be there. Even if Zhang Bao himself or anyone is a little angry because of the defeat, Zhang Jiao in the south and most of the rebel backbones will calm him down.

To put it bluntly, when it comes to this, there is really no need for the Yellow Turban Army to be consumed any longer.

So back to the present, although Wei You may not understand such a complex military theory, this general logic must be understandable. He quickly stopped dwelling on the question and asked about his next steps.

"That being the case, Wenqi." Wei You relaxed, and then lowered his voice slightly and continued to ask. "What happens when the thieves retreat?"

Gongsun Xun did not answer directly when he heard this, but groaned slightly and stroked the book covered by several cases, Wei You took advantage of the situation to look, but he couldn't help but jump his eyelids...... It turned out that this was actually a printed version of the Taiping Sutra.

"Duke Wei." Gongsun Xun stared at the cover of the "Taiping Sutra" on the case and said slowly. "You tell me the truth, did you ask this question for Uncle Fang, or for Yandi Xiangzi?"

Wei You withdrew his gaze from the Taiping Sutra, but he was a little embarrassed: "What's the difference?" ”

"The difference is big!" Gongsun Xun shook his head again and again.

"What if you asked for Uncle Fang?" Wei You couldn't help but get upset when he heard this.

"Then ask Gong Wei to tell Uncle Fang," Gongsun Xun shook his head and said. "The 10,000 soldiers under my command are just strong men who have been hastily assembled, and the successive battles are already at the end of the crossbow, and they are useless. Therefore, after Zhang Bao retired from the army, I would disband this army, and then make every effort to comfort the people of Zhuo County, so as to bring peace to the county. As for how to defend Fanyang in the future, resist the enemy in Jizhou, and how to clean up the lost cities of Guangyang and Yuyang, he asked Uncle Fang to dispatch troops and horses from all walks of life as the state center, slowly distribute, and slowly clear the ......"

"Then what if you asked for Youzhou Xiangzi?" Wei Yu asked eagerly.

"It's simpler." Hearing this, Gongsun Xun was suddenly stunned, and then immediately stood up with his knife and raised his voice awe. "Please tell the people of Yandi that my Gongsun family has lived in Youzhou for generations, and has always been favored by the local townspeople, and now Guangyang and Yuyang have fallen into the hands of thieves, and for me, it is like a family member who has lost the hands of thieves. Therefore, it is the exhaustion of the soldiers and horses, the uncle is not allowed, and the court will be blamed in the future, and my father-in-law Sun Xun will also raise an army to sweep away the rebellion in Youzhou as soon as possible, and return the Yandi to a bright and bright trend......"

At this point, Gongsun Xun slowed down his speech, but he let go of his waist and cut off his blade, and arched his hand to the sky: "In this way, you can be worthy of Yandi Xiangzi!" ”

Wei You was speechless for a while, but suddenly got up, bowed to the other party, and hurried away.

Gongsun Xun didn't care, but he just recruited all the officers in the battalion and asked them to arrange it, and then he re-read the "Taiping Sutra".

That night, the stars were plentiful and the moon was bent, and the inside and outside of Fanyang City fell into an eerie silence as yesterday.

However, at midnight, after spending a lot of time comforting a group of Anping dignitaries who returned from the exchange in the evening, Guo Xun, the assassin of Youzhou, still summoned all the subordinate officials and officers in the state and the city in accordance with the practice of guarding the city in the past few days, and asked about the situation at the head of the city.

Of course, today seems to be just a process...... From the subordinate officials in charge of grain and grass to the officers in the city, they all just surrendered their hands and said that they had nothing to do.

Seeing this, Guo Xun was ready to wave his hand and let people disperse.

However, at this moment, Wei You, who was engaged in a high-ranking position among the people in the hall, suddenly sighed, causing everyone to look sideways.

"Wei engaged." Guo Xun, who was on the top, was also speechless for a while. "The situation is very good at this moment, and when you came back in the afternoon, you told us that Gongsun Taishou had concluded that the thieves would retreat, why did he act like this at this time?"

"It's rude." Wei You hurriedly apologized to Guo Xun and even the surrounding colleagues, and took the opportunity to explain. "Actually, I was not worried about the current situation, but because the thieves outside the city were about to retreat, and I suddenly remembered the clansmen in Youbeiping's family...... The thieves suddenly raised troops, Guangyang lost half of the county, Yuyang heard that it also fell two counties, the road was cut off, and there was no news, and now he is really worried. ”

Guo Xun was silent for a while.

The other colleagues in the hall were suddenly divided into two groups at this time...... One of them, like Guo Xun himself, just stood silently; The other group seemed to be touched, and then couldn't help but talk about it, sad and incomprehensible, and talked endlessly, this said that his own family was also cut off from traffic, I don't know the situation, but that simply said which of his students, relatives and friends were simply in Guangyang and Yuyang, which is really worrying.

The reason for such a situation is actually very simple - half of Guo Xun's scenes are about Bingzhou people, and half are Youzhou people.

This is of course easy to understand.

The former one comes from Guo Xun's hometown, which is his old age, relatives and friends in Bingzhou, just like Gongsun Xun took office with hundreds of righteous followers, it is really this year that he pays attention to this one person who has attained the Tao and ascended to heaven. The other, like Wei You, was recruited from Youzhou...... Not to mention that!

The position of the hall is clear, and while they are silent, they are constantly discussing, and even the voice of grief is gradually rising.

And finally, Guo Xun suddenly let out a long sigh, which allowed the hall to be born for the time being...... However, quiet is quiet, Wei You and those local officials in Youzhou still stand tall in the hall without moving, without the intention of returning to their positions.

"Wei engaged," Guo Xun had a headache when he saw this. "Although I did not agree with what you said on the spot when you returned from the north of the city in the afternoon, I did not refute it, and it was clear that I would wait for the enemy to retreat before discussing it...... But why are you in such a hurry that you force me to make a promise without waiting even a day? ”

Wei You was not in a hurry, bowed down and bowed: "Ming Gong, this move is not the intention of persecution, but the act of loyalty, and please make Jun Mingjian." ”

"What do you mean?" Guo Xun shook his head for a while.

"Ming Gong," Wei Yu was still unhurried. "Dare to ask why Ming Gong was recruited to work in the next state?"

"It's an official in a different place, and he values you as a local celebrity, and he uses your fame to communicate with the locality!"

"That move is to communicate with the Ming Gong to show the hearts of the people." Wei You bowed, but said no more.

Guo Xun was silent again, and many state officials under the hall did not say a word.

How can it be right?

Wei You said this, half of it was actually very face-saving for Guo Xun...... Do you have to let him say directly, as the assassin of Youzhou, you need to think about the people of Youzhou and respect the opinions of the local people of Youzhou?

You must know that before Fan Yang was besieged, the first wave of the imperial court's order to suppress the prefectures and counties on the spot was still transmitted everywhere with fast horses, so the general situation is still in everyone's hearts. For example, everyone knows that there is no main force of Taiping Dao in Bingzhou, and everyone also knows that Youzhou is here by the Yellow Turban Army, not to mention the blood flowing in Zhuoxian, but the 50,000 thieves under Fanyang City are what everyone has seen!

Then, when Wei You openly moved out of this kind of deploring regional remarks, whether it was Guo Xun or these officials from the state under him, he was really speechless.

As for those local officials in Youzhou, they didn't speak up at this time, but they were actually expressing their attitude directly.

Guo Xun thought about it again and again, but he was helpless: "I am not a person who is greedy for merit and fame, and I was only worried that Gongsun Taishou would be blamed by the imperial court, but since he is willing to ......"

As soon as they were halfway through the conversation, all of a sudden, everyone only heard the sound of drums in the distance, and the noise and shouting sounded like thunder, which also shocked everyone in the hall to change color.

For a while, everyone in the state didn't care about anything, and the people of Youzhou couldn't care about it, and they all hugged this Guo Xun and went out.

Then, after seeing clearly that it was the fire in the north of the city, everyone sent people to control the city, and at the same time hurriedly urged the defenders on the city wall to cheer up, and as soon as it was a little stable, Guo Xun immediately led everyone directly to the north to observe the city.

Sure enough, it was Gongsun Xun who was personally stationed in the north camp of Chengbei, where something happened.

However, it was midnight and the beginning of the month, and the sky was extremely dark, and everyone in the city did not dare to move at all, so they could only stand at the north tower, looking at the extremely lively Han army village in front of them.

"If Gongsun Taishou misses his hand this time," in the darkness, someone laughed bitterly at the head of the city. "Isn't it ridiculous that we had an argument before? Don't say who will subdue Guangyang and Yuyang, I'm afraid that Zhuojun will also be overturned. ”

Under the reflection of the hastily lit torches, Guo Xun and Wei You, who were standing at the front, also looked at each other, and their faces turned pale.

However, while the chaos in the north of the city was still continuing, the west of the city suddenly became bright, and then the sound of drums and shouts of killing became one...... The people in the city became more and more panicked, only thinking that the Yellow Turban Thieves relied on the sufficient troops, and the two roads were sent together, and the tiger was transferred away from the mountain, and then directly attacked the city!

But soon, soldiers from the city came to report quickly...... It turned out that the scene was actually a thief camp in the west!

At this moment, the expressions of the people at the head of the city became intriguing.

Next, the camps in the north and west of the city gradually subsided, and everyone even saw a fire dragon coming out of the camp in the north, pushing the shouts of killing all the way to the east of the city, and then turning back again.

And I don't know how long later, someone in the city came again to report that the camps on all sides were quiet, but they all became brightly lit. The people in the state knew that the overall situation outside had been decided, but they didn't dare to open the door after all, so they learned to go down the city with a warrior hanging from a basket and ran to Beiying to inquire.

After waiting for a while, I saw several horsemen hurrying to the north gate tower with torches, and then facing the people in the state.

"Contemptible Nanyang Lou Zibo, who entered the city to meet Uncle Fang the day before yesterday......" As soon as the first person spoke, everyone in the city took a long breath.

"Uncle Zi!" Guo Xun asked personally. "What the hell just happened?"

"Uncle Fang doesn't need to worry, it's a good thing just now!" Lou Gui shouted from under the city. Although Zhang Bao had the intention of retreating, he was somewhat unwilling in his heart, and then because of the exchange of prisoners, he had no worries, so he made a desperate bet, gathered elites, and tried to recapture the northern camp with a night attack! And my family's gentleman waited for the clever calculation, and he had expected it for a long time, not only calmly repelled his generation, but also secretly sent people to ambush outside, and counterattacked the thieves' empty camp in the west of the city...... After this incident, the Yellow Turban Thief must have to retreat! ”

When the people of the city heard this, they almost celebrated.

And Guo Xun was also convinced at this time: "Gongsun Taishou is worthy of being a famous general in the world, and with him in Youzhou, everything can be worry-free." ”

Lou Gui naturally wanted to give in for his lord...... However, just as he was about to speak, he heard the words of Guo Tingshi, the head of the city, who had arranged their own arrangements, probably to take responsibility for the management of the city, and then saw a basket hanging from the head of the city again.

This Guo Tingshi actually wanted to visit Gongsun Xun in person to congratulate him on this great victory.

Lou Zibo was also dumbfounded for a while, but he was even more helpless, so he had to dismount and accompany this Guo Tingshi all the way to the camp.

However, when they arrived at the camp, they learned that Gongsun Xun actually went to the camp in the west of the city that he had just captured at night. When it came to this, Guo Xun, who had already made up his mind, didn't care, and actually wanted to chase him to the west of the city again...... Perhaps, he already has this character, otherwise he would not have gone to Fan Yuting overnight to intercept Gongsun Xun.

Lou Zibo was still helpless, so he had to call more righteous servants, accompany this Youzhou assassin, and turn to the west of the city again. And this time, they didn't run in vain, and in the camp where there were still some swords and bloodstains in the west of the city, before they came to the front, the group heard Gongsun Xun's voice.

"There are many scholars in Hebei, who is like judging the south?!" In the night, under the shadow of the fire and sword, Gongsun Xun, who was wearing a cloak and a blade and a negative armor, was pulling a person's sleeve and looking up and laughing. "I knew that Zhengnan was by no means a person who did nothing, so who did it coincide with me? Today, Zhang Bao was defeated quickly, he was already afraid of defeat, presumably he couldn't figure it out at this time, why did this Xiying lose so quickly? ! ”

The person who was caught was also judged from Beixincheng in the west, and he couldn't help laughing: "The small plan is really not enough to worry about." Junhou was a thief in Zhuo County for five days, I was already surprised and embarrassed, but I didn't want to be just one day apart, Junhou actually took Fanyang Beiying again, actually relieved the siege of Fanyang, and saved Uncle Fang. I thought that I was entrusted by the prince and the marquis to go out of the North New City and be the horn of Fan Yang, but I didn't achieve anything, and if I couldn't make a contribution, I was afraid that I would be really shameless relative to the prince! So, Fang came up with this strategy, selected warriors, and ran here at night...... Unexpectedly, he met the prince and showed his might again. ”

Gongsun Xun laughed more and more: "Zhengnan said the opposite, I was in a hurry to go south after breaking the thieves in Zhuoxian County that day, not to understand the siege of Fanyang and rescue Fang Bo, but to think that Zhengnan is here, if it is late, I am afraid that the 50,000 thief army will all know the difficulty and retreat, so I came in a hurry......"

Lou Gui stood behind, listening to the two of them praising each other like this, and goosebumps rose in the middle of the night...... There is also a Fang Bo on his side, who seems to have just been stepped on, which is also more and more embarrassing.

"Wen Qi is really like a god!" Guo Xun couldn't listen to it anymore, so he took the initiative to speak out.

Gongsun Xun let go of the sleeves of the trial and looked back, he was also embarrassed and speechless for a while, but fortunately, under the firelight in the night, everyone's faces were as red as Guan Yunchang, and they were not too embarrassed. And when the night breeze blew, he immediately adjusted, and then his face was solemn, and he pretended to be okay and came up directly with the judge.

"Uncle Fang!" Gongsun Xun bowed slightly. "As you grow older, why don't you sit down in the city, but go out of the city? There was still fighting outside the city, and it was really dangerous. ”

Guo Xun shook his head slightly and stepped forward: "As Wen Qi said, the army outside the city fights at night, and I am worried about the situation in the city, it is like a roast, how can I sit still?" ”

Gongsun Xun felt casually comforted: "After today, Zhang Bao will inevitably withdraw from the army, Fan Yang is already worry-free, and Uncle Fang can also sleep well." ”

"Although Fan Yang has lifted the siege, it is just a worry-free Zhuojun." Guo Xun folded his hands and looked at the man in armor and sword in front of him and said. "State affairs and state affairs still make people feel uneasy for a moment."

Gongsun Xun smiled knowingly: "What does Uncle Fang mean?" ”

"I want to ask Wenqi." Guo Xun still clasped his hands and said. "This time Zhuo County is safe, and the Yellow Turban Thief is still poisoning the Quartet, you are a county guard, what will you do?"

Gongsun Xun squinted slightly: "Then I dare to ask Uncle Fang, are you asking this as a state assassin, or as a courtier of the Han family?" ”

"Does this make any difference?" In the night breeze with a fishy smell, Guo Xun spread his hands and asked.

"Naturally different!" Gongsun Fan put down his hand and pressed the knife to look left and right.

"How about the history of the thorn?" Guo Xun asked in hue.

Gongsun Xun replied according to the knife face north: "If this is the case, the matter will be simple, do not hide it from Uncle Fang, I am willing to ignore the ban to mention the people of Zhuo County, quickly clean up the remnants of Guangyang and Yuyang, and quickly return Youzhou Township to a peace!" ”

"Very good!" Guo Xun rarely clapped his hands. "If that's the case, I'm willing to share the responsibility for you in the name of Youzhou Thorn History."

Gongsun Xun lowered his head and smiled, and then fell silent.

"What if I am a courtier?" Guo Xun only thought of what he said just now at this time.

"It's easier!" Gongsun Xun turned to the south with his knife and replied in front of this Youzhou assassin and many henchmen and sergeants. "The Yellow Turban Thief suddenly rebelled, the so-called thirty-six parties, all of a sudden, the world shook, and the Beijing division was swinging! And I am a husband in Liaoxi, and since the weak crown, I have repeatedly received the grace of the country, and I have been knighted to the Pavilion Marquis, and the official worship is too guarded! At this time of crisis, how can we stop fighting in the county and Le Ma in the state because of the so-called law? Uncle Fang! Xun Bucai, I am willing to borrow three thousand Youyan knights from Uncle Fang and go straight to Heluo! Save the capital, save the people, and thus, live up to the world! ”

The night breeze was blowing, Guo Xun stood stunned for a long time, but suddenly took a few steps back and bowed in public. And the judges, Lou Gui, and the generals in the side army also worshipped for a while!

——————I'm the dividing line who keeps saying I want to take a leave of absence but I haven't slept all night——————

"Xun broke the yellow scarf of Zhuo County on the fifth day, and drove the thieves of Fan Yang on the tenth day, and the prestige became more and more vibrated in Yandi...... At that time, Guangyang and Yuyang were still falling, and many of the state officials had lost their homes. The history of the assassination was indefinite, and he entered the camp at night to inquire. Xun Nai reprimanded: 'The public asks with the body of the assassin, and asks with Hanchen? 'Assassin Shi Daqi: 'What do you ask with the history of assassination?' Xun replied: "The servants live in the land of Yan, although they cross the border to solicit, they also have the whole township, so they are convicted, why should they bear the Yan people?" The assassin replied: 'Who is like Hanchen?' Xun Fu Dao faced south and replied: Xun Ben Yandi is a husband, and he has received the grace of the country since the weak crown. Now the yellow scarf rises suddenly, the world is shaking, the servant is not talented, I am willing to mention three thousand Youyan people, go south to Heluo, in order to determine the community, so as to be convicted, why not the world? ! 'Assassin Shi Zhuang said, get up and worship. ——"Heroes of the Late Han Dynasty". Wang Cang