"My Jizhou foothold is not stable, and I should try my best to avoid being an enemy of Gongsun. For this reason, General Yuan did not hesitate to entrap Zhan's cousin Fan and make him a general in the army, so Zhan temporarily withdrew his troops and went north. Now, because of a small mistake by General Chen, Zhi Zhan's brother Yue died in Yangcheng, and Zhan also used this as an excuse to send troops to the south.

And General Yuan, because of the Taifu incident, wanted to raise troops to ask Dong Thief for the crime. Now it's okay, Dong thief has not been eliminated, Gongsun Chan is here again, and General Yuan's entire deployment has been disrupted by a mistake by General Chen. General Chen, are you guilty? ”

It was Yuan Shao's strategist Guo Tu who spoke, and he was born as a planner.

Where Chen Nuo is located is Yecheng, the capital of Jizhou, Yuan Shao's general's mansion.

At this time, officials of all sizes in Jizhou gathered in the hall to discuss the matter of Gongsun Zhan's southward departure.

Since Chen Nuo got rid of Zhang Ji's pursuers, he never encountered the pursuit of Dong Zhuo's subordinates again, and he traveled all the way and finally arrived at Baima. At that time, the Liyang guard had also sent a boat to meet Chen Nuo, and Chen Nuo led the army to cross the river from Baimajin and arrived at the Liyang ferry safely. After resting in Liyang for one night, he continued to hurry, and finally reached Yecheng within the time limit stipulated by Yuan Shao.

It's just that before he had time to rest, Chen Nuo was invited to the city by Yuan Shao to discuss matters.

Of course, before entering the city, Chen Nuo had already heard rumors inside and outside the city, knew about Gongsun Zhan's southward departure, and heard that Gongsun Chan came suddenly because of the death of his younger brother Gongsun Yue.

In fact, at the moment when Han Meng killed Gongsun Yue, Chen Nuo already had a premonition that Gongsun Chan would also be blamed on Yuan Shao for this incident, and once the news of his death reached Gongsun Chan's ears, it would also be the time when Gongsun Chan went south.

Of course, needless to say, Gongsun Zan went south, and Yuan Shao's pressure increased sharply, so he naturally had to blame Chen Nuo. In fact, Chen Nuo already knew that Yuan Shao urgently recalled him from Yuyuan Pass, and it must be because of this matter.

Since Chen Nuo had already foreseen, he naturally had already thought of his rhetoric along the way.

This Gongsun Zhan first coveted Jizhou, but then Chen Nuo explained him and led ten cities away. However, because of the trouble caused by Montenegro's horns, Gongsun Chan led the army to fight with Montenegro. It's just that I didn't expect Zhang Niujiao to be killed by random arrows, Montenegro launched Zhang Yanlai, this person is more difficult than Zhang Niujiaolai, and he has fought several battles in a row, and he has won and lost each other.

That Gongsun Zhan coveted Jizhou's heart to die, and later, because Zhang Yan was making trouble, he let him know that Han Fu had united with Montenegro, so he thought that Han Fu intended to play tricks on him, so he sued for peace with Montenegro and quit their respective troops. He led his troops to Julu, wanting to watch the success or failure of Jizhou, and wanted to fall out with Han Fu under the pretext of Han Fu's passage through Montenegro, and then use this as an excuse to fight for Jizhou.

It's just that what Gongsun Chan didn't expect was that things had taken a turn again, and Jizhou was actually snatched by Yuan Shao's Chen Nuo. He thought of Yuan Shao's oath with him before, and said, if he is allowed to lead the troops south, we will divide Jizhou equally.

But now that Jizhou has been won by Yuan Shao, it is obvious that he is playing tricks on him, he is angry and anxious. It's just that he was the first soldier to retreat in this matter, and he was at a loss, so it was not easy to accuse Yuan Shao of anything.

He also thought about taking advantage of Yuan Shao's unstable foothold, and whether the division was famous or not, he would send troops. It's just that he has just integrated the three armies, and there is an emergency from his base camp Youzhou.

It turned out that on his Youzhou territory, there was not only his team, but also the Taifu Liu Yu. Because of his discord with Liu Yu, in the original crusade against Zhang Chun's rebellion, one wanted to be gentle and the other wanted to be iron-blooded, so there was a conflict. And Liu Yu is the official Youzhou pastor of the imperial court, he is just a small miscellaneous general, and he should not have the right to govern Youzhou. The so-called improper name is not good, which is also a piece of Gongsun Zhan's heart.

But Gongsun Zhan has never taken Liu Yu, the Taifu, in his eyes, and in turn regarded Youzhou as his own property. As the saying goes, there are no two days, not to mention this kind of troubled times, how can one state accommodate two overlords? It is inevitable that the contradiction between the two will deepen day by day.

This time, Gongsun Zhan sent troops south, and he was always worried about Youzhou behind him. Sure enough, the others were still in Julu, and they heard that Liu Yu was about to move, and wanted to take advantage of the emptiness of his troops to cut off his back road. Gongsun Zhan's backyard caught fire, so naturally he had no time to take care of anything else. He was anxious to collect troops and return to Youzhou to deal with Liu Yu's affairs, so he took the opportunity to repair Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao had just taken over Jizhou, and he wished that Gongsun Chan would get out of the way as soon as possible, so he was happy to obey Gongsun Chan's wishes and promised to reconcile. For the sake of sincerity, I also looked for Gongsun Chan to return to Gongsun Fan.

Previously, in order to gather foreign aid, Gongsun Chan had sent his cousin Gongsun Fan to Yuan Shao's subordinates as a general. It's just that after he was told by Chen Nuo to move north, he also took Gongsun Fan back. When Gongsun Chan attacked Montenegro, Gongsun Fan also helped him, and Montenegro's horn was shot by his subordinates.

This time, in order to marry Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zhan also responded to his request and sent Gongsun Fan back to Yuan Shao again to listen to it.

After Gongsun Zhan went back, seeing that Liu Yu didn't make any moves, it turned out that he had misheard the rumors and had a false alarm. Although he has always been afraid of Liu Yu and wants to take the opportunity to drive him out of Youzhou, but Liu Yu is quite famous, and he can't find an excuse for a while, so he didn't do it for a long time.

At this time, the news of the death of his brother Gongsun Yue reached the ears of Gongsun Zhan.

When Gongsun Zan heard this, he couldn't help beating his chest and crying, and scolded in front of his subordinates: "Brother Yu's death caused Yuan Shao." If this revenge is not avenged, what face will you have to guard Youzhou! I will swear to kill Yuan Shao'er! ”

As for Gongsun Zhan's younger brother Gongsun Yue, we have to start from the front.

In the early days, the Son of Heaven was forbidden by Dong Zhuo, and he wanted to return to the east. When Liu Yu's son Liu He was in Chang'an, the Son of Heaven wanted him to go back to Youzhou to move the rescue soldiers from his father. That Liu He finally escaped all the way and wanted to go to Henan, but the land of Henan was full of Dong Zhuo's henchmen, so he had to take a detour to the south. I didn't want to be detained by Yuan Shu just after passing through Yuan Shu's territory in Nanyang.

Then Yuan Shu used Liu He and forced Liu He to write a letter to his father, saying that he wanted King Qin, but the troops were insufficient, so he asked Liu Yu to borrow him some soldiers and horses, and then we took Dong Zhuo west together to welcome back the holy car. Liu Yu obviously knew that this was Yuan Shu's lie, but because his son was in his hands, he agreed to send thousands of men.

When Gongsun Zhan heard about this, he took the opportunity to send his younger brother Gongsun Yue to lead the Youzhou Iron Cavalry, and took the men and horses sent by Liu Yu all the way. When he arrived at Yuan Shu's place, Gongsun Yue also led these horses to join Yuan Shu and conquer for Yuan Shu, and Gongsun Zan also got into a relationship with Yuan Shu and formed an alliance.

It's just that Gongsun Zhan's wishful thinking has just sounded, and the news of his brother Gongsun Yue's death has reached Youzhou. When Gongsun Chan heard the bad news at first glance, how could he sit idly by? In addition, it happened to use this as an excuse to attack Yuan Shao, so he immediately integrated his troops and horses, and went all the way south.

Yuan Shao had just gained a foothold in Jizhou, so he naturally did not dare to confront Gongsun Zhan head-on, so he had to quickly gather scattered soldiers from all over the country and gather in Yecheng one after another to discuss the strategy of retreating from the enemy.

When Chen Nuo came, he knew that someone would push the blame on him because his subordinates killed Gongsun Yue. It's just that he didn't expect that the other party would actually bring this matter to Dong Zhuo, which is really funny.

I think if Yuan Shao really wants to avenge his uncle Yuan Kui and others, why would he grind and chirp for more than half a month and still have no movement? Even if you kill Xijing, what can you do? Do you want to return to the holy car? Yuan Shao has just taken over Jizhou, and he has tasted the taste of being a soil emperor for the first time, how can he do such a loss-making transaction with his personality?

In the final analysis, he asked him to send troops to the pass, but he just made a fuss twice, so that the world could see. However, it happened that Gongsun Chan sent troops south at the right time, although he was afraid, but he just gave him the stairs down, otherwise I really don't know how to end the farce of sending troops to Xijing.

Of course, Chen Nuo doesn't need to say these things, what he has to do at this time is to keep his heart calm. Even in the face of the face-to-face criticism of Guo Tu and others, Chen Nuo sat there quietly, because he knew that the way to win was to respond to all changes with the same.

Sure enough, as soon as Guo Tu's words came out, Lu Yi at the table did not agree.

Lu Yi immediately jumped up, pointed at Guo Tu and scolded: "Fart! It is true that General Chen killed Gongsun Yue, but the more Gongsun is the enemy, General Chen killed him to relieve the siege of Yang City, and he should be credited with a great credit! If it's also wrong to kill the enemy, then who the will be willing to charge into battle easily in the future, can you just rely on your pen and shouting to make the enemy retreat? ”

Lu Yi's words were concise and straightforward, but they were not unreasonable, which attracted the approval of those generals who led the troops. And some civil officials listened to Lu Yi's later sentence, their faces were extremely ugly, and they didn't help Guo Tu to speak.

Lu Yi didn't care about anything else, jumped out and asked Yuan Shao for his life: "The last general thinks that in this matter, General Chen not only has no responsibility, but should be appropriately rewarded to comfort the generals for their efforts in killing the enemy!" ”

Yuan Shao sat on the main general's seat, neither agreeing nor objecting, and turned his face to ask the strategist for trial.

The judge is the first powerful in Jizhou, sitting on a thousand tilts, Yuan Shaochu got Jizhou, in order to win over such a wealthy family, naturally hire these people into the shogunate.

The interrogator had Yuan Shao to give him face, and his speech was also very tough. Listening to Yuan Shao's inquiry, he also stood up and said: "The sword on the battlefield has no eyes, Gongsun Yue died at the hands of General Chen, his skills are not as good as others, his fate should be like this, what is there to say!" The death of Gongsun Yue is not a pity, why should we argue for such people. ”

"Definitely!"

Guo Tu immediately stood up and retorted to him: "That being said, the blame can only be blamed on the non-human he killed. If it was someone else, it would be okay to say, but he killed Gongsun Zhan's brother Gongsun Yue! In this way, how can you not anger him?

Moreover, my Jizhou has just gained a foothold, and it is precisely the time it takes to stabilize, and if this matter is not handled properly, I am afraid that there is a risk of falling into the state! According to a foolish opinion, if the culprit Chen Nuo can be bound and returned to Gongsun Chan for processing, perhaps Gongsun Zhan's anger may be extinguished, and it will definitely win a rare opportunity for the development of Jizhou......"

"No!"

Before he finished speaking, not only did Lu Yi and the others glare angrily, but also provoked another upright person.

I saw that the man broke off his drink, and after suppressing Guo Tu's words, he immediately stood up: "If you do what the public rules say, it is tantamount to drinking to quench your thirst!" As soon as this case is opened, who will dare to die for the general in the future? Even if General Chen is sent out to solve the temporary urgency, it will inevitably lead to endless troubles.

What's more, Gongsun Zhan has long coveted Jizhou, and he waved his army south this time, just to use the death of his brother as an excuse. Since he is determined to take this state, how can he stop his army because of a Chen Nuo?! ”

Chen Nuo didn't expect that it was Tian Feng who helped him break the siege.

After Tian Feng said a word, he ignored Chen Nuo's grateful gaze and sat down. Seeing that he was calm, it didn't seem to have anything to do with what he said before, but he was just reasoning. After Chen Nuo saw it, he also sincerely admired Tian Feng's bearing.

Thinking that when he was in Han Fu's hands, the two of them had an argument because of Gongsun Zhan, but I didn't expect him to speak for him at this moment, which is also rare.

Na Tian Feng threw out this sentence, although he overwhelmed the voices of Guo Tu and others for a while, but he still had the opinion of sending Chen Nuo out in exchange for the temporary peace of Jizhou. Lu Yi and other generals tried their best to defend Chen Nuo, and even Yan Liang, Gao Ran and other generals also helped Chen Nuo speak. However, Zhang He has been silent, although he has not spoken, Chen Nuo also knows that he is supporting himself.

There is such a noise on both sides, and the gossip is endless. However, Yuan Shao, who was sitting in the main general's seat, also had no opinion, and couldn't make up his mind for a while, so he let these people quarrel.

There was a sudden clang, and it was clear that someone had dropped the saber on the ground and smashed it.

After this sound, everyone had no intention of arguing anymore, and went to find the perpetrator one after another.

Chen Nuo was almost happy, it turned out to be Guo Jia.

Guo Jia saw that everyone was paying attention to him, so he hurriedly lowered his body, picked up the sword, and held it in his hand for a while. He glanced at everyone, and when he saw that everyone was still looking at him, he smiled embarrassedly: "It's okay, it's okay, you go on!" ”

Guo Jia is seeking an idle position in Yuan Shao's hands, and few people usually pay attention to him. In the discussion just now, Yuan Shao asked almost all the strategists, and he was the only one who left him out.

Anyone who knows Guo Jia knows that the sword he wears at any time likes to hang on his back, and now it suddenly falls off his back, but I am afraid that it is also deliberate, to attract the attention of others. Sure enough, Yuan Shao glanced at him, and suddenly thought that he had missed this person? was afraid that he would be ridiculed by others, so he pretended to be modest and asked Guo Jiaxiang for advice on dealing with Chen Nuo.

After Guo Jia heard this, he deliberately made a flattered attitude, and said a few good words about Yuan Shao, praising Yuan Shao in the clouds, and sweeping away the haze on his face just now.

Guo Jia saw Yuan Shao's brows relaxed, so he said to him: "If General Yuan asks Jia, then Jia will also say a few words." Jia's meaning is actually the same as that of Lord Guo, if he offends Gongsun Zhan, it is better to send General Chen out, so that he can slow down Gongsun Zhan's troops, and also fight for some respite for my Jizhou. ”

When Guo Tu heard this, he nodded to Guo Jia with satisfaction, saying that Guo Jia's words were very much in line with his heart.

Lu Yi and the others thought that when Guo Jia said this, Chen Nuo would be very angry. But instead of that, Chen Nuo sat very calmly and didn't move.

Although Chen Nuo was a little stunned, he didn't suspect that Guo Jia would harm him, so he turned to see what Guo Jia was going to sell.

Sure enough, when Yuan Shao heard this, his brows furrowed.

He wanted to hear good words, but he felt uncomfortable if he said things that were too pleasant, and he was afraid that others were cheating him, so he threw Tian Feng's words out to refute him.

When Guo Jia heard this, he did not object, and nodded: "The general is right, and Lord Tian's words are actually not unreasonable. ”

When Yuan Shao heard this, he was a little unhappy. Okay, you supported both sides, and in the end you kicked the ball to me. Yuan Shao didn't say anything, but his heart was already on fire: "This is all what they said, General Ben wants to listen to your opinion." ”

In the face of Yuan Shao's fierce momentum, everyone else was silent, but Guo Jia still said unhurriedly: "General, my opinion has actually been said, didn't the general refute it for me just now?"

Besides, in fact, everyone has made it clear just now, but there is just a lack of a final plan. And the person who finally made the decision can only be the general, no matter how much we say, it's not as good as the general, right? ”

Yuan Shao's face softened, he still likes to hear this sentence. Yes, the idea can be mentioned below, but he is the only one who has the idea. He straightened up, nodded slightly, and reached out to stroke his beard, feeling good about himself.

"Still."

Guo Jia suddenly said something that seemed to have nothing to do with this matter: "I heard that General Chen said that he had indeed encountered a lot of trouble when he said that he would move Jizhou, and I heard that General Zhao Fuzhao, a subordinate of Han Envoy Jun, refused to surrender at that time, and dared to resist with soldiers, and in the end, General Chen borrowed the power of the Montenegrin Army to deter him, this matter must be there, right?" ”

Guo Jia's self-questioning and self-answering words, although they sounded irrelevant to what they were going to discuss now, Yuan Shao was not stupid after all, and he immediately heard some clues from these words.

He glanced at Chen Nuo, his tone softened slightly, and said, "General Chen, I saw that you were unmoved from beginning to end, isn't it about you what we are discussing?" Why do you want to be silent all the time with no one? ”

When Chen Nuo heard Yuan Shao's question, he immediately stood up and replied, "Because I know that Yuan Gong has your own judgment, why do you need me to say more?" What's more, the last general felt that this matter was not a matter at all from beginning to end, so everyone should not discuss me, but put the question on how to resolve the crisis of Gongsun Chan, what good is it for me, a sinner, to fight in vain? ”

Yuan Shao smiled slightly: "So you have the certainty of retreating from the enemy?" Mr. Guo's words just now reminded me, I heard that you still have some friendship with Zhang Yan of Montenegro, if you let the general personally go out in this matter and ask them to help, will this crisis be resolved? ”

Chen Nuo shook his head: "This matter is not a matter of Montenegro, in fact, it is no one else who can help the general resolve this crisis, this person is under the general's account, why ask him?" ”

Not only Yuan Shao was surprised, but even all the civil and military officers in the hall looked at each other.

Yuan Shao was most annoyed by others selling to him, so he immediately asked, "Oh? Who is this? How to have the courage to quickly tell this person! ”