Youzhou, Yicheng.

After Yuan Shao decided to ignore the matter of Yanzhou and concentrate on attacking Yicheng, he continued to launch fierce attacks on the camps on the outskirts of Yicheng. It's just that since ancient times, attacking the city has been the next strategy, even if the morale of the Yuan army is strong, there is still not much to do about the city in front of it.

As mentioned earlier, Gongsun Chan built several camps on the hills around Yicheng, each of which had thousands of soldiers. They are horns of each other, guarding Yicheng in the middle. Regardless of which camp the Yuan army attacked, the rest of the battalions could send troops to rescue or attack from the flanks of the Yuan army. However, if the troops are divided to attack the battalions, then Gongsun Chan in the city will send troops to attack its weak underbelly, and if it does not care about it, he will directly attack Yicheng...... Well, it is impossible for Yuan Shao to do such a stupid thing.

This situation made Yuan Shao have to temporarily retreat for several miles to think about how to deal with it.

"Haha! Yuan Shao'er also has today?! I'm just setting up a position for you to attack, and you can endure me and?! When Gongsun Chan heard the news, he immediately laughed wildly.

"Lord, since Yuan Shao has temporarily retired, why don't you send someone to contact Zhang Yan in Montenegro and ask him to send troops to help quell the rebellion?" Seeing that Gongsun Chan was in a good mood, Guan Jing on the side hurriedly persuaded him.

"Can you help me put down the rebellion?" Gongsun Zhan froze for a moment when he heard this, and then frowned and pondered.

"Yes, although that Zhang Yan has been defeated repeatedly in the face of Yuan Shao, he has an army of 100,000, and he still has the strength to fight against those rebels in Youzhou. Moreover, even if he was defeated by those rebels, he would be able to help contain a large number of enemy troops, so that Tian Fujun and them would also have the opportunity to launch a counteroffensive......" Guan Jing explained when he saw this.

"Hmm...... It's just that in this way, even if the rebellion can be quelled, then Zhang Yan probably won't easily let go of the meat in his mouth, right? Gongsun Chan frowned and groaned.

"My lord! Now the rebels occupy almost the entire Youzhou, and only Zhuojun is still in the hands of the lord. In this case, even if he will give up a few counties to that Zhang Yan, as long as he can exchange for the pacification of Youzhou, it is enough! When Guan Jing heard this, he immediately said loudly, "Besides, as long as Youzhou is pacified, the lord can gather an army again to counterattack Yuan Shao!" At that time, once Yuan Shao is defeated and Jizhou is captured, is it not a matter of the lord's words whether Zhang Yan is alive or dead? ”

"Hmm......" Gongsun Chan nodded when he heard this, and then there was no follow-up. In this case, Guan Jing was extremely anxious, but he didn't know how to get Gongsun Chan to agree. Helpless, he could only turn his head to look at Gongsun Fan and Gongsun Yue, hoping that these two Gongsun Zhan's younger brothers could help persuade them.

Seeing this, Gongsun Fan and Gongsun Yue had no choice but to open their mouths to persuade, but the level of persuasion of the two of them was not as good as Guan Jing's, which made Gongsun Chan hesitate more and more. And seeing Gongsun Chan's appearance, Guan Jing was so anxious that Guan Jing couldn't wait to rush up and knock Gongsun Chan's head hard, so that he could sober up, but unfortunately...... He didn't have the guts.

I have to say that it is easy for a person to go from being virtuous to being mediocre, and it is very difficult to go from mediocre to being virtuous. It's like updating this kind of thing, 6,000 words a day, but once it becomes 4,000, the speed can't go up anymore.

Belch......

At this moment, a soldier hurried over, "Prince! There was a person outside the city who asked to see him, saying that he had something important to discuss with the rebels in Youzhou! ”

"Huh?" Hearing this, everyone's eyes instantly focused on the soldier's body, which immediately made the little soldier who gave the order extremely nervous, and cold sweat instantly flowed down his head.

"Lord, not long after Yuan Shao retreated, this person came to ask for a meeting, I'm afraid there is a deception," Guan Jing said with doubts, "And with the current situation in Youzhou............"

"Hmm...... What does it look like to come here? Just one person? After hearing this, Gongsun Chan groaned for a while, then looked at the soldier and asked.

"Back to the prince, the person who came was dressed as an ordinary hunter, and it looked very ordinary." The soldier hurriedly replied.

"That's right...... Then let's meet. Hearing this, Gongsun Chan said lightly, "Remember to check on the visitor, if they have weapons or any suspicious behavior, kill them on the spot!" ”

"No!"

Seeing this, Guan Jing seemed to be about to say something, but was stopped by Gongsun Zhan with a wave of his hand, "If there is only one person, what's the harm in seeing it?" And Zijing is not curious about the purpose of coming? Gongsun Chan asked with a smile. It can be seen that he is indeed in a pretty good mood now.

Hearing this, Guan Jing didn't say anything more. A short time later, led by several soldiers, a man came to the hall. It's just that as soon as he saw the arrival, Gongsun Zhan's brows suddenly wrinkled, although his eyes were already a little cloudy, but still sharp, looked at the person from top to bottom, and with this look, Gongsun Zhan's brows wrinkled deeper and deeper.

In the face of Gongsun Zhan's aggressive look, the person who came did not have any fear, only to see him make a slight gesture, and then looked directly at Gongsun Zhan, and said in a tone that was neither arrogant nor humble, "Mu Tuo to meet the prince!" ”

Hearing Mu Tuo's words, Gongsun Zhan's sharp eyes suddenly exuded a terrifying murderous aura, "Are you a Hu man?!" ”

"No, it's a Xianbei person below! Although the Han people refer to us as Hu, our Xianbei people are completely different from the Hu people who have become slaves under the command of the Wushuang Marquis! Mu Tuo shook his head when he heard this, and said loudly, as if he didn't feel the murderous aura that Gongsun Chan was constantly exuding.

"Humph! It's all a bunch of northern barbarians who deserve to die with wolf hearts and dog lungs, what difference can it make?! Pull it out and cut it! Gongsun Chan snorted coldly when he heard this, and then waved his hand and ordered.

"Prince! Gongsun Junhou! Don't you want to hear what you're trying to do? Don't you want to put down the rebellion in Youzhou?! For the soldiers who came up, Mu Tuo still didn't have the slightest fear on his face, he looked directly at Gongsun Chan and said loudly, looking full of confidence.

"Heh, just a barbarian, dare to speak out? Okay, I'll hear what you can do to calm me down in Youzhou. When Gongsun Chan heard Mu Tuo's words, he was immediately amused. He looked at Muto jokingly, his eyes full of disdain.

"Junhou, in the lower is the people of the Alibuda tribe north of Dai County, and the leader of the lower is Kebi Nengwen's martial arts are not inferior to the former Dadan Yu Tanshi Huai, and there are more than 50,000 warriors in the tribe who can fight well! As long as the prince and the leader of Kebineng are united, the rebels in Youzhou will not be a problem at all. Seeing this, Mu Tuo didn't care, but said with a sneer.

In his opinion, Gongsun Chan would not refuse his proposal at all, after all, Gongsun Chan's predicament can be seen as long as his eyes are not blind. In this case, how could Gongsun Chan refuse?

It's just that......

"Phew!" Faced with Mu Tuo's confident proposal, Gongsun Chan spat directly, and then looked at Mu Tuo and said with disdain, "My Gongsun Chan is a Han!" How can we unite with you and other barbarians?! If it spreads out, what kind of face does my Gongsun Chan have to meet people?! ”

"The prince's words are wrong, the Han people want to pay attention to the success of the king and the defeat of the king, if the prince and the leader of Kebineng unite, and then pacify Youzhou and seize Jizhou, who in the world will say that the prince is not?! Besides, didn't Yan Rou and the others also unite with the Wuhuan people? Not to mention that Dong Zhuo in the past also relied on the Qiang people to start his business! When Mu Tuo heard this, he still didn't care about the disrespect in Gongsun Zhan's mouth, but kept persuading loudly. It can be seen that in order to unite Gongsun Zhan, Mu Tuo has done a lot of homework.

"So they're thieves! And my father-in-law Sun Chan is the marquis of the thistle! Former general! Gongsun Chan stood up and said loudly, "Someone! Pull him out and cut him down! ”

"Gongsun Zhan! You don't have to die well! When Mu Tuo heard this, he immediately shouted angrily.

"Haha! My Gongsun Chan can't die well! But it is also an upright Han soul! Gongsun Chan said with a laugh, then turned around and waved his hand, and said in an unusually disgusted tone, "Pull it out!" Pull it out! It's annoying to watch! ”

"No!" The soldiers around Mu Tuo replied loudly, and then forcibly pulled Mu Tuo out.

"Gongsun Zhan, you will definitely not die a good death! Without the help of the leader of Kebineng, how can you pacify Youzhou?! Muto kept shouting, and it wasn't until a moment later that the voice died down completely.

"Humph! Kebineng ......" At this time, Gongsun Chan turned around and sat down again, muttering angrily. Obviously, his good mood just now has all disappeared.

However, strictly speaking, this incident was only a trivial episode for Gongsun Zhan, so he quickly put this matter behind him and refocused his attention on the enemy forces outside the city.

And on the other side.

"It's been about half a month since Mu Tuo went to Youzhou, but now there is no news at all, it seems that he was rejected by Gongsun Zhan." Kebi could look at the blue sky and said in a low tone.

"Big brother, what now?" A voice came from not far from Kebineng's side, but it was his brother-in-law Bisu.

Bisu was originally the son of the leader of a small tribe, and after Kebineng fled from the north of Bingzhou with his sister in the past, he fled all the way to the north of Daijun and was taken in by Bisu's father. When he grew up, Kebineng became the first warrior of this small tribe, and then he was invincible in the surrounding tribes.

At the same time, he is not only brave in martial arts, but also quite skillful, first married his sister to Bisu, and then borrowed three hundred fine horses from Bisu's father, and swept more than a dozen small tribes around him with the autumn wind sweeping the leaves. Eventually, after Bisu's father died of illness, Bisu and the leaders of the surrounding subjugated tribes shared the leadership of the subordinate tribes, so that Kebi could rebuild the Alibuda tribe.

"I think maybe we're going to migrate......" Kobineng said lightly.

"Migrating?" Bi Su looked at Ke Bineng in some surprise when he heard this, "Big brother, there are now 10,000 warriors in the tribe who are skilled in horse archery!" Even if it's worse than Nasuli, it doesn't need to be moved, right? ”

"Alas, although you are brave and brave, you have to take a long-term view." Kebineng sighed when he heard this.

"Please also ask the eldest brother to make it clear." Bisu was not annoyed when he heard this, and asked respectfully in his tone. Bisu would take the initiative to surrender to Kebineng in the past, not only because Kebineng's martial arts were stronger than him, nor because he married Kebineng's sister, but because Kebineng's brain was better than him.

Although the Xianbei people, like the Huns and Qiang people, worship powerful warriors, but for those who are in high positions like Bisu, the brain is a more important thing, especially in the current situation where the grasslands and Middle Earth are extremely chaotic.

Hearing this, Kebineng sighed and said, "Now, the struggle of the entire prairie is coming to an end, and it is only a matter of time before Qianman defeats Putou. ”

"Yes, but even so, with that Qianman's ability, I'm afraid it will be difficult to dominate the grassland, right?" Bisu nodded when he heard this, and then continued to ask.

"Exactly! Therefore, after Na Qianman defeated Putou, he would definitely continue to hide in the grassland, and would not pay attention to us at all. Although this is an opportunity for us, it also means that we can only rely on ourselves when we encounter external enemies. Kebineng said in a deep voice.

"Foreign enemies?" Bisu's eyes were a little confused, obviously not understanding who the foreign enemy was in Kebineng's mouth.

"Bisu, if Gongsun Zan is defeated by Yuan Shao, who will be the master of Youzhou?" Kebineng asked, shaking his head.

"Naturally, it's Yuan Shao." Bisu replied angrily when he heard this, he felt that he was underestimated by Kebineng.

"Not bad! So in this case, how will Yuan Shao treat Yan Rou and the Wuhuan people under his command? Kebineng asked again disapprehantly.

"This ......" Hearing these words, Bisu's eyes seemed to have a hint of understanding.

"It seems that you have also guessed that after Gongsun Zan is defeated and Yuan Shao dominates Youzhou, the Wuhuan people who have made great efforts in it will definitely gain Yuan Shao's trust!" Kebineng said in a low tone, "When the time comes, do you think the Wuhuan people, who have the support of the Han people, will continue to let us occupy the grasslands in the north of Youzhou?" ”

Hearing this, Bisu was silent, and he didn't ask Kebineng why he didn't join forces with Suli, because Kebineng had already tried.

After a long while, Bi Sucai asked a little reluctantly, "Big brother, even if we want to move, where can we go?" Now the land in the north of the Han people, Youzhou is a place where we are with Nasuli, and there is no one around, and there is only Merge State, but Merge State side ......"

Speaking of this, a hint of fear appeared on Bisu's face. Flying General Li Yi, even after more than ten years, this name still makes the Hu people in the north fearful, and those Xianbei people who remain from Li Yi's butcher's knife have passed on by word of mouth, telling others and descendants about Li Yi's horror. And Bisu grew up listening to these stories. In the words of his father, even if there were 100,000 troops, he would not dare to face Li Yi.

"Don't go and merge the state! Go to Liangzhou! Kebi could hear the term Bingzhou, and a trace of complexity and hatred suddenly appeared in his eyes. But soon, he recovered and said lightly, "Although Liangzhou is the territory of the Qiang people, Na Ma Teng is now an enemy of Li Yi, if I wait to go to take refuge, he will definitely not refuse......