Gongsun Yuan opened his mouth, and everyone sitting suddenly stopped talking.

When he showed his attitude, one of them stood up, saluted him and said, "Major General Mingjian, it's not that we want to surrender to Cao Zirong, but that Liaodong today can't resist the Cao family's army at all. Forcing a counterattack will be of no other use except to kill more soldiers on the battlefield and put the major general in danger......"

"You all think so?" Raising his hand to stop him, Gongsun Yuan asked everyone present.

From what Gongsun Yuan said just now, everyone had heard that he had no intention of surrendering at all, although they all advocated surrender, but few dared to speak.

Lun stood up, walked to the middle of the hall, saluted Gongsun Yuan and said, "General, I don't think you can surrender. ”

"Tell me your reasoning." In fact, he already knew what Lun Zhi would say, but Gongsun Yuan still owed himself forward.

"The general just said that Cao Zirong came to Liaodong and first killed the second general, and then killed the old general." Lun said straightly: "He and the Liaodong Gongsun family have formed a blood feud, even if the general is really willing to surrender, how can he believe in the general's sincerity?" Liaodong can surrender from top to bottom, but the general can't! ”

"Why can't I surrender?" Gongsun Yuan asked.

"The general and Cao Zirong have a common enmity, even if he is really willing to serve the Cao family, how can he believe in the general's sincerity?" Lun said straightly: "For the sake of stability, Cao Zirong will definitely kill the general." In my opinion, no matter how loyal the general is, he will kill the killer. But the Liaodong ministers are different, with Liaodong, Cao Zirong needs someone to take care of him, even if he doesn't use some mediocre talents, most of the people who can use them will still stay in their original positions. For his subordinates and others, it was a good thing for the general to surrender to the Cao family. ”

"According to your meaning, anyone who suggests taking refuge in the Cao family actually wants to put me to death?" Gongsun Yuan asked expressionlessly.

When everyone heard him say this, they all looked flustered.

The man who got up just now to persuade him to surrender hurriedly said, "Major General, we didn't mean that......

"Shut up!" Before he could speak, Bei Yan also stood up, glared at him angrily and said, "The old general is deceased, and now Liaodong is in the hands of the general." What do you mean by adding the word 'less' before your title? ”

As soon as Bei Yan said this, Gongsun Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly, staring at the man and asking, "What do you mean?" ”

Gongsun Yuan was furious, and the man hurriedly said: "I don't mean anything, it's just because the general is young, so I ......"

"So you're bullying me?" Gongsun Yuan interrupted him, and shouted to the guards with an angry face: "Come on, drag him down and cut him down!" ”

Two guards stepped forward and dragged the man away.

Everyone here knew very well that Gongsun Yuan was just looking for an excuse to kill people.

Everyone lowered their heads one by one, and no one dared to intercede for the man who was dragged out by the guards.

Gongsun Yuan stood up, looked at everyone and asked, "Cao Zirong came to Liaodong, and the Gongsun family is in danger, so I will ask you, will you join me in blocking Cao Zirong?" ”

Afraid that bad luck would befall them, everyone hurriedly got up and responded: "I am willing to follow the general to the death!" ”

"The enemy is coming in the direction of Xiangping." Everyone expressed their attitude, and Gongsun Yuan said: "Since you are all willing to fight the enemy with me, then go back and prepare early." We are in Xiangping, fighting to the death with Cao Zirong! ”

The crowd answered, and they all withdrew.

When they left the front hall, Gongsun Yuan said to Lun Zhi: "The feelings I just said are sincere, and they can really make me find a reason to kill." ”

"The general has now taken over Liaodong, but Liaodong is in danger." Lun Zhi said: "If Cao Zirong comes, I am willing to be the vanguard of the general." ”

"Cao's army is strong, and if we fight, we will not be their opponents at all." Gongsun Yuan said: "There is only one way in front of us, that is, to defend Xiangping and drag Cao Zirong down and exhaust!" ”

"The general is right." Bei Yan said: "But how much grain and grass is there in Xiangping City, which can support that time?" ”

"You've got to the point." Gongsun Yuan said: "It will take more than ten days for Cao Zirong's army to come here. Taking advantage of the past ten days, you have transferred all the grain and grass in the vicinity to Xiangping. ”

"If we do that, I'm afraid that people everywhere will go hungry." Lun Zhi said: "All the grain and grass have been transferred to Xiangping, I'm afraid it's not appropriate......"

"People?" Gongsun Yuan pouted: "The people are just ants, if I let them give birth to them, they can live, and if I let them die, they will die." Now that the Gongsun family is in danger, as long as I can feed the soldiers, who can control the people? ”

Lun Zhi and Bei Yan glanced at each other, and the two of them bowed down and said, "Obey the general's orders." ”

Liaodong County, which was stationed in Xiangping, was searching for grain and grass everywhere, and Cao Shuo was leading a large army to Xiangping at this time.

As he was walking, a scout came to Cao Shuo.

"Qiyu Gongzi, after the death of Gongsun Kang, his son Gongsun Yuan succeeded him as the Taishou of Liaodong." The scout said: "Now Gongsun Yuan is collecting grain and grass, and intends to defend Xiangping to the death and compete with Gongzi. ”

"Gongsun Yuan?" Cao Shuo said to Guo Jia with some surprise: "He is only fourteen or fifteen years old this year, and he has become the Taishou of Liaodong, can it be that he can still resist our army?" ”

"I have long heard that Gongsun Kang has a son, and his temperament is very similar to his grandfather." Guo Jia said: "Back then, Gongsun Du was self-made and entrenched in Liaodong on his own. Although Gongsun Yuan is young, Gongzi should not underestimate him. ”

"I thought that if I killed Gongsun Kang, Liaodong would be pacified." Cao Shuo said with a smile: "I didn't expect that I actually killed a Gongsun Yuan in the middle of the road." ”

"From what Gongsun Yuan is doing now, it can be seen that he is more eloquent and strategic than Gongsun Kang, and his heart is more ruthless." Guo Jia said: "The Liaodong Army is recruiting grain and grass everywhere, and it must have looted all the food in the people's homes. As a result, there is plenty of grain and grass in Xiangping City, but there are no grains left outside the city. When our army arrived in Xiangping, I was afraid that we would not be able to recruit grain and grass, so we could only transfer it from other places. ”

"Don't talk about Feng Xiao, I really didn't expect it." Cao Shuo pursed his lips: "A mere fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy has such a skill, if he is allowed to grow up, it will be terrible." ”

"Gongsun Yuan is a talent, Gongzi ......," Guo Jia asked tentatively.

"What can be used by me is talent." Cao Shuo said: "Gongsun Yuan and I have a grudge, and it is impossible for me to recruit him into the tent in this life." This man must be killed! ”

He then ordered Deng Zhan on the side: "Pass the order, speed up the march of the army, and rush to Xiangping before Gongsun Yuan raises enough grain and grass." ”

Deng Zhan received the order and shouted to the army behind him: "Gongzi has an order, speed up the march!" ”

(End of chapter)