July, Hejian County, Jizhou, Yicheng.

"Bastard! That Zhang Yan has an army of millions, but he only knows how to hide in the black mountains and defend to the death, and he even has the face to send people to urge me again and again?! Then why didn't he hurry up and drive Chun Yuqiong's troops out of Changshan and Zhongshan?! His strength is more than ten times that of the enemy! Gongsun Chan scolded with a hideous face.

I don't know how long it took for Gongsun Chan to stop cursing, and then looked around at Gongsun Yue and the others sitting below with an angry face, and asked in a cold tone, "Everyone, now that we have reached the critical point of life and death, I don't know what strategy you have to retreat from the enemy?" ”

Hearing this, Gongsun Yue and the others, you look at me, I look at you, and after a while, someone lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Gongsun Zhan, his face was full of worry and panic, as if he was afraid that Gongsun Chan would ask him. Some people put on a pensive look, as if they were trying to think of a way for Gongsun Zhan, but the look on their faces and the sparkle in their eyes told others that they were really helpless.

A full stick of incense passed, but the hall was still silent, and no one spoke. And seeing everyone like this, the anger in Gongsun Zhan's heart that had not been extinguished or was only suppressed by him suddenly burned again.

"Bang!" , but saw Gongsun Chan stand up suddenly, kicked the case in front of him away, and then, I saw a group of soldiers with weapons rushing in outside the door, looking at the situation in the hall in surprise.

"Get out!" Gongsun Chan roared with a hideous face.

Hearing this, the group of soldiers hurriedly ran out in a panic, although they didn't know what had just happened, but after seeing Gongsun Zhan's angry tone, they knew that if they didn't leave quickly, they would definitely cause death.

Being interrupted by this group of soldiers, Gongsun Zhan's anger seemed to have decreased slightly, but when he saw him sit down again, he pointed at the people below and scolded, "Waste! It's all rubbish! Usually, everyone is above the top and doesn't put the world in their eyes, but now? When I really need to use you?! All mute?! ”

He couldn't help but be angry, because from Xian Yufu promoting Yan Rou as Karasuma Sima, uniting the Wuhuan, Xianbei, and Han people in Youzhou to raise troops to fight against him, to Liyi sending troops to Yicheng to help the rebels contain his forces, to now Gongsun Zhan's sphere of influence in Youzhou is being rapidly eaten away by the rebels over time.

Although Gongsun Zhan asked Guan Jing to defend Yicheng against Liyi, he personally led a large army to various places to quell the rebellion. But it didn't have much effect. In some cases, there was even a situation where Gongsun Chan led the army to quell the rebellion, beheaded the rebel leader and appointed a new official, but the next day Gongsun Chan just led the army to leave, and the new official led people to rebel again.

The reason why this is so is because, on the one hand, Gongsun Zhan's reputation in Youzhou is so bad that officials from all over the country can't bear it. On the other hand, it was because Gongsun Zhan had been unable to eliminate the Han-Hu coalition army under the command of Yan Rou and Xian Yufu, and he had been defeated in successive battles recently. Although Party B's loss is not large, it is a devastating blow to Gongsun Zhan's already embarrassing reputation in Youzhou.

On the contrary, the number of rebels under the command of Yan Rou and Xian Yufu and others has continued to surge over time, and now it has reached more than 100,000 people! And this is only the direct troops belonging to Yan Rou and Xian Yufu and others, and does not count the rebels in other places.

It can be said that today's Gongsun Zhan's situation in Youzhou can be summed up in a few words, losing the support of the people, tired of counterinsurgency, and having a bleak future.

As for Gongsun Zhan's scolding, the people below just sat in their seats and listened quietly with their heads down, neither refuting nor changing their faces. Yes, just numbness, and helplessness.

I don't know how long it took, Gongsun Chan seemed to be tired of scolding, or maybe he was thirsty? But I saw him casually pick up the wine jar on the side, and poured wine into his mouth with both hands. A large amount of alcohol flowed down Gongsun Zhan's cheeks and chin, and his surroundings and his clothes were stained with alcohol. It's just that Gongsun Chan didn't care about this at all.

After a while, Gongsun Chan slammed the wine jar into the center of the hall, and the wine splashed with the fragments of the wine jar, but those people only shook their bodies and continued to remain silent.

But in this regard, Gongsun Chan no longer had any thoughts of continuing to scold, but just started another wine jar and drank bitterly.

I don't know how long it has been, and wine has become a must-have in Gongsun Zhan's life. Whether it was a battle, a discussion, or other times, Gongsun Chan drank whenever he wanted, and he didn't care whether those occasions were suitable for drinking. Maybe for him, only when he drinks, does he not feel so flustered and helpless?

In this way, Gongsun Chan above kept pouring wine, and everyone below lowered their heads and remained silent. I don't know how long it took, but I seem to feel that Gongsun Zhan's anger has finally been extinguished by the wine? Gongsun Fan, who was sitting below, suddenly spoke, "My lord, my subordinates think that now that the enemy army is strong, why don't you let all parts of the city defend it?" Although the rebels have a large number of troops, they must not have much food and grass......"

"I'm asking you how to break the enemy! Could it be that I am a dignified thistle, a former general, and a pastor of Youzhou...... In the face of a group of rebels, you can only defend the city?! Gongsun Chan didn't wait for Gongsun Fan to finish speaking, and then interrupted him irritably.

Hearing this, Gongsun Fan opened his mouth, and it seemed that he was planning to say something more. It's just that after seeing Gongsun Chan continue to pour wine into his mouth, he finally shook his head and sighed secretly, choosing to keep his mouth shut.

In fact, he knew for a long time that Gongsun Zhan would not agree to this proposal, because his proposal was not a clever calculation, but everyone here knew about it and had already made several suggestions. It's just that from before to now, he has never been able to get Gongsun Chan to agree.

And seeing that Gongsun Fan's proposal was vetoed by Gongsun Zhan, the other people who originally wanted to say something also chose to keep their mouths shut. After all, Gongsun Chan is still like this to his own brother, let alone others.

It's just that at this moment, another voice sounded, and everyone turned their heads to look, but it was Gongsun Zhan's eldest son, Gongsun Xu. Although he is only seventeen years old, he has already participated in several wars, although his performance is not very ideal, but now that there are fewer and fewer people under Gongsun Zhan's command, he can only agree to his beloved son's initiative.

But seeing him stand up and say to Gongsun Zhan respectfully, "Father, it's better to send someone to Qingzhou again......"

"Don't mention that big-eared thief to me again! I used to ...... in vain," Gongsun Chan heard and scolded again. Well...... It seems that Gongsun Chan has been holding back a lot of anger during this time. But maybe it's because he saw that the person who opened his mouth was his beloved son? Therefore, Gongsun Zhan's anger was not aimed at Gongsun Xu, but he kept cursing Liu Bei.

Speaking of which, Gongsun Chan for Liu Bei is indeed holding back the fire in his belly, because just like Zhang Yan constantly urging Gongsun Chan, during this period of time, Gongsun Chan has also sent an unknown number of envoys to Qingzhou, hoping that Liu Bei can send troops to help. Even not long ago, Gongsun Chan even wrote a letter in a rather low tone that he had never used at all, saying that Liu Bei only needed to be a showman.

In Gongsun Zhan's opinion, even if Liu Bei has all kinds of concerns, it's always okay to be pretty, right? After all, he didn't take care of Liu Bei back then, and even Liu Bei was able to learn from Lu Zhi, and Gongsun Chan also made a contribution! It's just that...... Even so, Liu Bei still did not disagree, or it could not be said that he did not agree, but responded with an extremely perfunctory attitude.

However, no matter how angry Gongsun Chan is, Liu Bei over there will not know, of course, with Liu Bei's understanding of Gongsun Chan, he should be able to guess how angry Gongsun Chan will be about his attitude. But what can be done? If Liu Bei wants to keep his reputation, he can only do this.

Just when Gongsun Chan kept scolding Liu Bei, suddenly, a soldier hurriedly ran in, seeing this, Gongsun Chan immediately stood up and was ready to scold, and on the side, Gongsun Fan and others sighed helplessly in their hearts, because in their opinion, no matter what news this soldier brings, he will inevitably die. After all, it's not like this kind of thing has never happened.

It's just that when the soldier spoke, Gongsun Chan was stunned, and the others also stood up, with a shocked look on their faces.

"You...... What did you say?! Again...... Tell me again! Gongsun Zhan asked in a trembling tone, obviously the soldier's words just now gave him a huge impact.

"Junhou, the news just came from the front, then Lu Yi has withdrawn!" The soldier didn't seem to expect Gongsun Chan to show such a reaction, and replied in a bit of a panic.

"Can you be sure?! Really have already retired from the army?! Gongsun Chan asked loudly when he heard this, because he was too excited, his expression was very hideous, and several green tendons burst out on his forehead.

"Sure! The probe ahead has already been probed several times! The soldier replied in horror.

"Troops! Troops now! Pursue Koji! When Gongsun Chan heard the soldier's words, he immediately shouted loudly.

......Hearing this, Gongsun Fan on the side immediately wanted to persuade him, but Gongsun Chan had already strode out. Yes, it's running, and you can see how excited he is.

Seeing this, Gongsun Fan and the others looked at each other, and finally had to follow quickly.

Not long after, Gongsun Zhan led nearly 10,000 cavalry out of Yicheng and went straight to the direction of Liyi's retreat. In about two or three pillars of incense, he caught up with Koji's troops. But when you see the enemy formation, the formation is not very dense, and everyone is tired and seems to be very tired?

Seeing this, Gongsun Chan suddenly brandished his spear and shouted, "Koyi Xiao'er! Come here and die! "At the same time, with the troops, they will kill the enemy directly. Although he faced repeated defeats in the face of the rebels, Gongsun Zhan's combat style did not seem to have changed much.

And over there, Lu Yi, who was in the Chinese army, looked at Gongsun Chan with a shocked expression, and exclaimed in surprise, "How dare he come out to pursue?!" And it came so fast?! ”

In Liyi's view, Gongsun Chan was repeatedly defeated in the face of the rebels, and he didn't even dare to go out of the city to fight when facing himself. Moreover, the morale in the city is very low, and the distance between Jucheng and Yicheng is not too far, even if he knows that he is going to retreat, it is impossible to pursue.

But even so, Koji Yi still chose a relatively safe way, first retreated to a position about ten miles away from Yicheng and stayed for a few days before marching towards Yicheng.

I have to say that Koji Yi was careless, maybe it was the previous victory over Gongsun Zhan and the results of besieging the defenders of Yicheng in the city for a long time that made him swell?

"Withdraw! Evacuate! Koji Yi shouted, and at the same time rushed directly to Jucheng with his own soldiers. Now that it is only about ten miles away from Jucheng, he believes that it is impossible for Gongsun Chan to catch up with him.

Well...... It was indeed as he thought, but Gongsun Chan had no idea of chasing and killing Lu Yi at all, he just led the army to constantly rush and kill in Yuan Shao's army, like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, constantly harvesting the lives of enemy soldiers.

And when the soldiers found out that Koji Yi was gone, they couldn't stop Gongsun Zhan's iron horse. Perhaps, after a long stalemate, they themselves have forgotten how to fight, right?

Soon, Yuan Shaojun was trampled by Gongsun Zhan's iron cavalry, and countless people fled to Yancheng frantically, and in this regard, Gongsun Zhan obviously would not let go easily, and chased all the way to the city of Yancheng.

"Hehe, it seems that Na Liyi really doesn't take me seriously, and he is ready to withdraw when there is only so little grain and grass left......" When Gongsun Fan reported the amount of loot to Gongsun Zhan, he couldn't help but sneer.

"Lord...... Although now ......" heard this, Gongsun Fan was afraid that his grumpy brother would send troops again because of this victory, so he immediately wanted to persuade him.

But before he could say anything, Gongsun Chan ordered in a deep voice, "Pass my order, send people to dig trenches outside the city, and at the same time build walls to strengthen the fortifications...... Also, inform the defenders to stop sending troops against the rebels. ”

Hearing this, Gongsun Fan was stunned for a moment, but then he reacted and responded excitedly. Although he didn't understand why, now that Gongsun Chan had changed his mind and was finally willing to defend, this was definitely the best choice for the current battle situation.

On the other side, Xuzhou Pengcheng Guolucheng.

Cao Cao stood outside the camp, looking at the closed gate of the city in front of him, and the defenders on the city wall who were desperately resisting the attack of his own army, suddenly, he sighed, and said helplessly, "Mingjin, and then ...... Retreat. ”

"No!" Hearing Cao Cao's words, Xun You and the others on the side quickly responded, and they waited for Cao Cao's words, because ...... They don't have much to eat.

"Have you finally withdrawn?" Tao Qian, who got the news, breathed a sigh of relief, although Cao Cao had not been able to make any progress, but the continuous attack still made him feel extremely pressure. In particular, the local families have become more and more elusive as time goes on.

"It seems that I am really old......" Tao Qian shook his head and sighed helplessly.