Wei You is not wrong about one thing, that is, Gongsun Zhan is indeed the most capable general under Liu Yu's command, and there is no one! So even if Gongsun Chan was suspected of persecuting the people, Liu Yu endured it in the end, just hoping that he could unite everyone to defeat Yuan Shao and maintain the majesty of the imperial court.

And his expectations were not wrong for the time being, and in early July, after receiving reinforcements from Zhang Yan, the unskilled Koji was soon forced to retreat to Jucheng. Because in the case of being unable to hold Gaoyang, Koji Yi will only expose himself to the enemy's flanking attack if he continues to stay in Yi County.

It's just that although Liyi gave up Yicheng, Gongsun Zhan obviously couldn't be satisfied with just such a small result, so he immediately united with Zhang Yan to continue south to Yancheng. In this regard, although Koji Yi fought to the death, there were less than 20,000 troops left after all, and he had no choice but to continue to retreat to Wuyuan City.

In this regard, Zhang Yan and Gongsun Chan did not continue to pursue, although Gongsun Chan wanted to take the opportunity to capture the entire Hejian County all the way, but obviously, for Zhang Yan, he didn't want to waste time here.

"Gongsun Junhou, let's separate here......" Zhang Yan arched his hand and looked at Gongsun Zhan and said lightly. He doesn't have the slightest good impression of Gongsun Zhan, because he feels that Gongsun Chan and him are a kind of people, people who will do anything to achieve their goals.

Although it is said that the same kind attracts each other, it is obvious that for the commanders of the two forces, the same personality will only make them more jealous of each other. After all, who knows when the other party will take the opportunity to swallow themselves?

"Well, these are the quartermasters promised earlier." Gongsun Chan nodded, and at the same time pointed to the baggage cart that had been prepared not far away.

"Haha! Gongsun Junhou is really a man of his word! If there is still a place where Yan is needed in the future, just send someone to say it~" Zhang Yan laughed when he heard this.

Yes, although Zhang Yan had to send troops to support Gongsun Zan for his own sake and because of the requirements of Li Yi, Liu Bei and others, it was obvious that he did not intend to help others in vain.

"Humph!" Looking at the back of Zhang Yan leaving, Gongsun Chan couldn't help but snort coldly. Like Zhang Yan, he doesn't have a good impression of him, and he also despises his identity as a remnant of the Yellow Turban very much. If he could, he would really kill Zhang Yan directly. In this way, not only do you not have to give those military supplies, but you can also take the opportunity to swallow Zhongshan Country or even Changshan Country.

It's just a pity that he didn't dare, not only did he not dare to destroy the current alliance, but more importantly, he didn't have the confidence to defeat Zhang Yan. Perhaps the troops under Zhang Yan's command have a lot of water, but the nearly 30,000 people who are his main force are not lost to Gongsun Zhan's troops in the slightest. Not to mention that in the previous battle with Koyi, the troops under the command of Gongsun Chan suffered considerable losses.

After Zhang Yan left, Gongsun Zhan refocused his attention on how to conquer the Hejian Kingdom on his own.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the most important thing now is to restore the strength of the troops and strengthen the combat effectiveness of the troops." Gongsun Zhan glanced around at everyone and said in a deep voice, "Pass on my order, all the men in Yi County and Yan County who are attached to the conditions must apply. If anyone dares to conceal or refuse to accept servitude, he will be immediately demoted to a slave and then re-enlisted! And confiscate their property! ”

"Your lord, no! If you do this, it will only make the lord lose the support of the people and attract Liu Zhijun's dissatisfaction. Moreover, Gu's subordinates heard that Liu Yuanjun was already dissatisfied with the lord's previous recruitment method in Zhuo County......" Hearing this, Guan Jing on the side hurriedly opened his mouth to persuade.

"Lord, my subordinates also agree with Guan Changshi's statement, although our army has occupied Yicheng, Gaoyang, and Yancheng, whether it is military supplies or grain and grass, it still needs supplies from Youzhou. Once Liu Yu is annoyed, the consequences are unimaginable. Hearing Guan Jing's words, Gongsun Fan also hurriedly opened his mouth to persuade.

"Humph! What right does he have to be angry?! If I hadn't taken the initiative to send troops to fight against Yuan Shao, and even more won over Li Yi and others, today's Jizhou would have been completely occupied by Yuan Shao! And with Yuan Shao's ambition, then he must have waved his troops to Youzhou to seize the war horse. When the time comes, why should he, Liu Yu, resist Yuan Shao?! Is it because he loves the people like a son?! Ordinary people don't care about this! Gongsun Chan sneered.

"But......" Hearing Gongsun Zhan's words, the others immediately wanted to persuade again. It's just that Gongsun Chan didn't give them this opportunity, but left a sentence of "immediate execution" and turned away.

"What should I do?" Guan Jing looked at Gongsun Zhan's disappearing back, looked at everyone with an embarrassed face and asked.

"You can only do it, otherwise you will know the temper of the lord." Gongsun Fan said in a deep voice, and his expression was also not too good-looking.

As Gongsun Chan grew older and more in status, they became more and more afraid to oppose his orders, especially the previous defeats against Koji Yi, and even the world's first cavalry Baima Yicong, who was regarded by Gongsun Chan as surpassing the flying cavalry battalion, suffered great losses, which made Gongsun Chan's temper become very irritable.

It can be said that what Gongsun Chan wants to do most now is to break the body of Koji into ten thousand pieces, in addition to taking Jizhou. In such a situation, where do they dare to continue to oppose it? The only thing that can be done seems to be that when recruiting soldiers, Yin Fengyang is violated, so as not to let Gongsun Zhan's image in the hearts of the people lose too badly.

It's just that apparently, their efforts were in vain. Because for Gongsun Zhan, his only thought is to capture Jizhou and kill Liyi, whether it is Yixian or other territories, in his opinion, it is just a springboard, how can Gongsun Chan pay attention to the ideas of the people?

Therefore, even with the help of Gongsun Fan and others, there are still a large number of young and strong men in Yi County, Yan County, and Gaoyang who have been forcibly conscripted into the army, and anyone who dares to stop them will be severely beaten and insulted, and even demoted to slaves and maids to confiscate their family property is not a few.

At the same time, Gongsun Zhan even connived at the troops to plunder the place, which he did not do less when he attacked Wuhuan in the past, but he seemed to have forgotten that now he is facing the common people of the Han Dynasty. And behind him, there is also a top boss.

The news soon reached the ears of Liu Yu in Youzhou, or rather, he was worried that Gongsun Chan would come in chaos, so he had always sent people to stare at Gongsun Chan.

"Nonsense! It's nonsense! Could it be that Gongsun Chan also regarded these ordinary people as enemies?! Liu Yu reprimanded angrily, "Pass my order, immediately ask Gongsun Zhan to stop recruiting people to join the army, and at the same time prohibit him from continuing to send troops!" If you don't comply, I will go to the court to ask for his dismissal and accountability! In addition, he will not be supplied with any more military rations! ”

Tian Chou was naturally overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly sent someone to deliver the order. And Wei You on the side still wanted to object, but now what Gongsun Chan did, he didn't know how to help.

It's not that Wei You is biased towards Gongsun Zhan, but in his opinion, if there is a big chaos today, if there is no Gongsun Zhan, how long can Liu Yu's prestige protect the stability of Youzhou?