"What a friendship of neighbors, why didn't he care about the friendship of neighbors when he Liu Ze helped Gongsun Zan kill my soldiers at the boundary bridge?" Yuan Shao's face changed drastically, and he slapped a few cases heavily, and shouted: "Bold Zhang He, it is clear that you are fornicating with Liu Ze, trapping our army in a desperate situation, and killing my two generals, Yan Liangwen and Chou, come and behead Zhang He out of Yuanmen!" ”

The knife and axe hand immediately stepped forward and grabbed Zhang He's arms from the left and right. Zhang He struggled and said awe-inspiringly: "Lord, he is loyal to the Lord, the sun and the moon can be seen, and there is no intention of collaborating with the enemy!" If he is willing to die because of the responsibility of defeat, but he has no intention of betraying the lord, please see the lord! ”

Tian Feng stepped forward and admonished: "You are loyal, there is no possibility of surrendering to the enemy, and Feng is willing to guarantee it with his life." ”

He also said: "At the moment of the great enemy, the lord must not behead himself because of doubts, please think twice." ”

"Please think twice." Everyone also said goodbye to Zhang He.

Yuan Shao couldn't help but groan.

Guo Tu saw that the situation was not good, and said: "Although there is no direct evidence that Zhang He collaborated with the enemy, Yan Liangwen is the pillar of my Hebei, and he died in vain in the battle of the plains. ”

Yuan Shaonai said in a deep voice: "Zhang He, as a pioneer, but the master is about to die, I wanted to take your head to sacrifice Yan Liangwen and the ugly spirit in the sky, and everyone was exempted, and the right to leave you with a life, but although the death penalty is exempted, the living crime is unforgivable, come and drag it out to punish two hundred military sticks to pay respect!" ”

The soldiers under the hall immediately dragged Zhang He down.

Although Zhang He escaped with his life, the two hundred military sticks were not child's play. Minor bone fracture and tendon injury, severe will be disabled, Gao Ran stepped forward and said: "Lord, General Zhang He is not at fault, he cannot be punished with this heavy punishment!" ”

Yuan Shao said angrily: "Okay, you Gao Ran, this duke has not yet investigated you for the crime of dereliction of duty as a receiver, but you instead asked this duke about the unknown reward, how can this be reasonable, come here, give me Gao Ran's stick!" ”

The sergeant was ordered to beat Gao Ran out of the hall with a stick. Gao Ran took a few sticks though. It was okay to arrive, but his face was pale, he stomped heavily and turned away.

Yuan Shao sat back on his mat. Straightened his waist. Cough lightly. took out a majestic shelf, and said in a deep voice: "This time, Liu Ze beheaded me, Yan Liangwen and ugly, and he was very hateful. Such a deep hatred, how can you not take revenge? I will do my best to raise the soldiers of Jizhou and slaughter the plains, so as to vent the hatred in my heart! ”

Yuan Tan immediately got up and responded: "The child is willing to lead the front men and horses to conquer the plains!" ”

Yuan Xi saw that Yuan Tan had taken the lead, and hurriedly said: "The child is also willing to go with his father!" ”

Yuan Shao nodded approvingly: "My son has this ambition, and I am very pleased for my father." Pass on my military order, all the military schools in Jizhou are assembled and ready to attack the plains! ”

Frustrated, he admonished: "The lord is angry, our army was defeated at the beginning, and the army's morale is unstable, so it is not appropriate to raise troops to go out again." What's more, Gongsun Chan Tiger is far away from Youzhou, if our army comes out of the nest, Jizhou will be empty, if Gongsun Chan sends troops to attack, how to respond, please think twice! ”

Yuan Shao flicked his sleeves and said: "I have made up my mind, and I will not say anything more!" ”

After Gao Ran returned to the camp, the more he thought about it, the more depressed he became, he was only responsible for escorting the grain and grass, and he had never been involved in the war ahead, and there was no loss of grain and grass. He also ignored the military order prohibiting alcohol in the army, poured a pot of wine into his stomach in one go, only to get dizzy and went straight to Zhang He's military camp.

Zhang He had just finished being tortured, lying on the couch and asking the doctor to apply gold and medicine to him, and his entire back was beaten to the point that the skin was open, and it was miserable, as soon as he touched the wound, it was heart-rending pain, but Zhang He was clenched and silent.

Gao Ran came in and saw Zhang He's injury, sighed heavily, and said: "Brother Jun Yi changed by chance, advanced and retreated, and when the whole army collapsed, he was still able to keep the people of his headquarters and the face of the Hebei Army. ”

Zhang He endured great pain and put on his clothes, and said indifferently: "As a pioneer, he failed to save the life of the master, and he deserved to be punished." ”

Gao Ran said hatefully: "There is a traitorous villain like Guo Tu, this time he is just suffering some torture, but next time, will he feel that he will save his life?" ”

Zhang He couldn't help but be speechless, after this incident, Guo Tu will definitely become his undying enemy, and Guo Tu is deeply respected by Yuan Shao, as long as he slanders from time to time, Zhang He will never have a good life.

"How about riding a car?" Gao Ran asked Zhang He suddenly.

Zhang He was slightly stunned and said, "Why did Yuan Bo ask such a question?" ”

Gao Ran said: "Yuan Gong is lenient on the outside and jealous on the inside, scheming and making few decisions, cronyism, listening to slander, unclear rewards and punishments, talented but not useful, knowing good but not accepting, just relying on the reputation of the fourth and third princes." ”

Zhang He looked around and said hurriedly: "How can the virtuous brother say in vain, if this word reaches the ears of the lord, there will be a disaster of death!" ”

Gao Ran said disapprovingly: "A certain word is true, what do you think?" ”

Zhang He frowned and said: "Since we are the subordinates of the original duke, how can we talk about the right and wrong of the lord. ”

"Brother Jun has just fought with Liu Ze, I don't know what you think of Liu Ze and his people?" Gao Ran changed the topic and mentioned Liu Ze to Zhang He.

Zhang He pondered for a moment and said: "Liu Ze is like a god with soldiers, and he has no plans to make every difference, even if Wei Huo is reborn, it will be difficult to match it." This battle alone, within three days, marched more than 600 miles, and won three consecutive battles, which is really incredible. Night robbery Chun Yu Qiong, ambush Wen Chou, waist beheading Yan Liangbu, every battle can be called a classic battle, I still haven't figured out how Liu Ze defeated Chun Yu Qiong in Lingxian County to bypass my middle army and attack Wen Chou in the north, this battle is absolutely a stroke of genius, breathtaking! Facing the three-way siege of 100,000 troops with a division of 30,000, he was so calm, concentrating superior forces, and breaking through each one. "Heroes are heroes, although Zhang He and Liu Ze are opponents of each other, this does not prevent Zhang He from giving Liu Ze a very high evaluation.

Gao Ran nodded and said: "Liu Zeping's Yellow Turban has made great achievements in Dong Zhuo's war, but he has never been proud of his achievements, since he has ruled the plains, he has punished the strong and the people, and he has the name of benevolence and virtue in the plains. ”

"According to Yuanbo's opinion, but to ......" Zhang He also vaguely understood what Gao Lan meant.

"Yes, good birds choose trees to perch, good ministers choose the lord and do things, under Yuan Shao's account, you and my brother are not only difficult to have a bright future, but also worry about their lives, I have decided to abandon Yuan and return to Liu, I don't know how to do with my brother?" Gao Ran said in a firm tone.

Zhang He shook his head and said: "Loyal ministers don't matter to the two masters, since I am determined to serve the original duke, I should swear to serve my life." ”

Gao Ran hurriedly said: "Brother Jun, you are so confused, even if you have the heart to serve foolishly and loyally, can Yuan Shao tolerate you?" Guo Tu is suspicious, slanderous and framed from time to time, today's incident is proof, you have to protect everyone, you didn't lose your head, but can Yuan Shao trust you in this regard? Can Guo Tu give up his past suspicions and no longer harm you? Open guns are easy to dodge, hidden arrows are difficult to defend, and if you insist on staying, sooner or later you will die at the hands of villains. ”

Zhang He groaned undecided.

"Brother Jun, don't hesitate any longer, under Yuan Shao's account, you and I are always in danger of our lives, instead of living in fear, it is better to go out of Jizhou as soon as possible, the eldest husband would rather die on the battlefield than die in vain at the hands of villains! Have you forgotten how General Koji died? Gao Ran was also anxious, he had already made up his mind to defect, and he had to pull Zhang He to say anything. Lu Yi broke Gongsun Zhan's white horse righteousness in the Battle of Jieqiao and made great achievements, but he was such a rare famous general, and was finally killed by Yuan Shao on the charge of arrogance.

Yuan Shao's killing of Lu Yi can be said to be a big failure in his life, even if Lu Yi is suspected of being a meritorious person, but he has no intention of rebelling, Yuan Shao is still in its infancy after all, and it is really unwise to learn from Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, to kill the heroes. It may be Lu Yi who killed, but it is the hearts of thousands of soldiers who are cold, if it is not for Lu Yi, Gao Ran would not have the heart to defect.

Zhang He thought about it again and again, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "It's not that I want to rebel, but Jizhou is really incompatible, so according to the words of the virtuous brother, I don't know when the virtuous brother plans to leave?" ”

Gao Ran was overjoyed when he saw that Zhang He agreed, and said: "Brother Junyi, don't worry, since we have decided to defect to Liu Taishou, we have to give a meeting gift no matter what, not to mention that Brother Junyi is injured, let's recuperate with peace of mind in the next few days." ”

"What do you have a good idea?"

"Yuan Shao has decided to pour the troops of the whole state to attack the plain, the soldiers and horses have not moved, the grain and grass go first, the younger brother has already prepared a candle, and when he gathers the grain and grass, he will have a good show to see." Gao Ran is in charge of grain and grass affairs.

After more than ten days of preparation, Yuan Shao's 300,000 troops were already ready to go, and on this day Yuan Shao was about to gather the generals, when he suddenly saw the smoke billowing in the southeast of Yecheng, and asked why.

"Report! The grain and grass camp is on fire! "The whistle horse flew to Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao was shocked and said, "Gao Ran, this bastard, how does he take care of the grain and grass camp?" Quickly send him to see my father! ”

"Lord Qiqi, this fire was set by Gao Lan, and at this time, Gao Ran and Zhang He have turned out of Jizhou and gone to the plains."

"What?" Yuan Shao was furious and overturned several cases to the ground, "These two rebel beasts actually dare to betray me!" Quickly send Jiang Qi to lead the troops to capture Zhang He Gaolan back for me, if I don't cut them with a thousand knives, it is really difficult to vent the hatred in my heart! ”

"My lord, General Jiang Qi has been sent to Gaoyang to defend it." The attendant reminded Yuan Shaodao.

Yuan Shao suddenly remembered that Jiang Qi was no longer by his side, Nian Yan Liangwen was ugly, Zhang He was high and rebellious, and the court pillars of the dignified Hebei Army had completely collapsed, and he couldn't help but be resentful and angry. (To be continued......)