Liu He had long understood that the contradiction between Gongsun Chan and Liu Yu was irreconcilable, either Gongsun Chan drove Liu Yu out of Youzhou, or Liu Yu drove Gongsun Chan out of Youzhou, so after returning to Youzhou, many of Liu He's arrangements were aimed at Gongsun Chan.

Liu He's attempt to prevent Gongsun Chan and Yuan Shao from annexing Han Fu's territory was to limit the rapid expansion of Gongsun Zhan's power; Liu He poached Zhao Yun from Gongsun Zhan, which was weakening Gongsun Zhan's strength in disguise; Liu He asked Zhao Yun to train elite cavalry in the cavalry battalion, and Murong Ping to train elite crossbowmen in the archery battalion, in order to deal with Gongsun Zhan's white horse Yicong; Liu He sent people to Liaodong to contact Gongsun Du, although it was unsuccessful, but the purpose was still to contain Gongsun Zhan.

Liu He is so deliberate to prevent and target Gongsun Zhan, of course, to reverse the fate of Liu Yu being killed by Gongsun Zhan, and at the same time, he is also reversing his own fate.

Now Gongsun Chan is leading the army to attack Jicheng, the fundamental purpose is to shake Liu Yu's foundation in Youzhou and expand his strategic maneuver space. Born in troubled times, a child with a father is like a treasure, and a child without a father is a grass, Liu He will never sit back and watch Gongsun Chan kick his nose and face, and in turn ride on his father's head to make a fortune.

There was no controversy, and Liu and all his subordinates were in favor of sending troops back to help Jicheng and beat Gongsun Chan back. As for what it will be, it depends on the development and change of the situation, anyway, it is resolute not to let Gongsun Chan pick up any cheapness.

After some urgent deliberations, Liu He finally determined the number of troops to be sent and the personnel to be sent to the army.

This time to return to Jicheng, Liu He planned to take 12,000 soldiers and horses, of which 5,500 people who were participating in intensive training in each sub-camp of the training regiment all went out with Liu He, and another 6,500 people were transferred from each city to make up 12,000.

The generals who fought with Liu He were Zhao Yun, Tai Shici, Murong Ping and Sun Li, and the strategists were Li Yan, Liu Zheng and Xu Miao.

After Liu He left, Liu Hui, the chief historian, was in charge of the government affairs of the two counties, and the general of Longhu Weibian Xian Yuyin was in charge of the military affairs. In addition, Wei You went to Gaoliu to replace Xiahoulan and led 4,000 soldiers to stay in Gaoliu City; Xiahou Lan and Liu Fang went to Guangning to replace Li Yan and Sun Li, and led 3,000 soldiers to continue to guard against Yan Rou's troops north of Baishan; Han Heng went to Ningcheng to assist Cheng Xu in staying behind, and there were 3,000 soldiers and horses under his command; Xian Yuyin stayed in Macheng, with 4,000 soldiers and horses under his command.

The strength of the four towns of Biansai has been diluted to the extreme by Liu He, and only 14,000 soldiers are left behind, if it were not for the heavy damage to the Kebi Neng Department at the end of last year, Liu He may not even dare to take away 12,000 soldiers and horses.

Because it would take time for the troops to assemble and move, Liu He immediately took Murong Ping, Liu Zheng and Xu Miao to the direction of Jicheng after issuing the order, accompanied by more than 1,500 soldiers from the archery battalion and the halberd battalion, as well as 1,000 cavalry.

Tai Shi Ci and Wei You rushed to Gaoliu, of which Wei You replaced Xiahou Lan, and Tai Shi Ci was responsible for bringing 1,000 elites of Gao Liu's Chezi Battalion and Hook Setting Battalion plus 2,000 ordinary soldiers back to Jicheng directly.

After receiving the order, Zhao Yun directly led 2,500 cavalry to chase Liu He from behind, and the other 500 elite of the gun battalion were handed over to Liu Fang, who was passing by, to Guangning. After Liu Fang arrived in Guangning, Li Yan and Sun Li led 1,500 elite soldiers from the Sword and Shield Battalion, the Axe Battalion, and the Gun Battalion, plus 1,000 ordinary cavalry, to the east to join Liu He, who happened to pass by.

It looks a little cumbersome, but in fact, it is a multi-force movement at the same time, so it is not chaotic, and when Liu He walked to Zhuoxian, except for the three thousand soldiers and horses led by Tai Shici, the remaining nine thousand people had all been assembled and reorganized, and they were marching towards Jicheng in an orderly manner.

There are 6,000 troops left in Jicheng, including 3,000 cavalry and 3,000 infantry, and Xian Yufu is in the city, so it is enough to support more than half a month, and Liu He can rush back in only ten days at most.

In Jicheng, Liu Yu had already received the news that his son had led the army back to help, and at this time, he was calmly watching the state officials talking about it, and he was not in a hurry to express his position.

Don't drive Zhao Cai said with a worried face: "According to the news from Yongnu, Gongsun Chan has entered the city with an army of 20,000 two days ago. At the same time, the news from Anci confirmed that Gongsun Chan led Gongsun Yue and Zou Dan with 10,000 cavalry to occupy Anci, and formed a horn with Gongsun Chan to force Jicheng. ”

Qi Zhou then said: "There is also news from the direction of Luxian, Gongsun Zhan's general will lead 20,000 soldiers and horses into the city, and the direction of the soldiers is also Jicheng. ”

Gongcao Gongsun Ji said: "This time Gongsun Chan came prepared, gathered 50,000 troops to attack Jicheng from three directions, but we only had 6,000 defenders. The art of war has a cloud of 'ten to surround it, five to attack it', this time Gongsun Zhan's strength is ten times ours, I'm afraid it will be difficult to resist! ”

Riding Captain Xian Yufu sneered and said: "Dare to ask Gongsun to engage, since it is difficult to resist, what should we do?" ”

Gongsun Ji replied: "It's better to hand over the murderer of Gongsun Zhan's subordinates, so that he can calm his anger, or he can withdraw from the army." ”

"Hmph, it's just fifty rangers! The people were killed by Minghui and Taishi Ziyi, and Zhu Caopeng was also present at the time, do you want to hand them all over? Xian Yufu questioned Gongsun Ji.

Zhu Caopeng is Li Min, and Wei You is now under Liu He, so Liu Yu asked Li Min to take over Wei You's ministry and let him assist him.

Gongsun Ji was suffocated by Xian Yufu's question, turned his head to look at Liu Yu, and then stopped talking.

Dongcao Peng Li Min opened his mouth and said: "Gongsun Zhan's plan to send troops this time is to occupy Guangyang and Zhuo County, and it is not simply handed over to him a few people to solve the problem. I don't think there is any need to argue now, and the top priority is to prepare the army for war, and at the same time send reinforcements from all over the country to Jicheng to prepare for a protracted battle with Gongsun Zhan. ”

Xian Yufu sighed and said angrily: "Where can we draw reinforcements now?" Gongzi only had 26,000 soldiers and horses, but he had to defend the border of more than 400 miles northwest of Youzhou, which was already very tight. In addition, he is now carrying out 'large-scale military training' in various garrison cities, if he is allowed to send troops at this time, wouldn't it completely disrupt his deployment? There are 8,000 soldiers under the command of Juyong Guanwei Dun, and the army has been stationed in the capital for a long time to prevent the Wuhuan people in the north from rebelling; There were 6,000 soldiers under the command of Zhang Zan of Wuruan Pass, guarding the Flying Fox Road, and they did not dare to leave for a moment. I have repeatedly calculated that from these two passes, a maximum of 5,000 soldiers and horses can be squeezed out to support Jicheng, of which 3,000 are from Weidun and 2,000 from Zhang Zhan. ”

Qi Zhou then proposed: "Can you ask Han Fu of Jizhou for help and ask him to send 10,000 soldiers and horses from Zhongshan into Zhuo County to attack the backs of Gongsun Yue and Zou Dan?" ”

Zhao Cai shook his head: "I'm afraid it won't work." Not to mention that Han Fu signed a covenant with Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao not to invade each other, and there is no legitimate reason to meddle in the affairs of Youzhou, I estimate that it won't be long before he is even more sad than ours, and maybe he will send someone to ask for help from the adults when the time comes! ”

"How so?" Qi Zhou was a little stunned.

Xian Yufu replied: "Once Gongsun Chan returns to Youzhou, Yuan Shao will have no one to restrain him, and he just takes advantage of this opportunity to make a move against Han Fu." At present, there are only 20,000 soldiers and horses left under Han Fu, and they can't resist Yuan Shao's tiger and wolf army at all. ”

Gongsun Ji shouted with anxiety on his face: "This can't work, that can't be done, can we just sit in the city of sorrow?" ”

Liu Yu, who had never spoken, said slowly: "Don't be anxious, my son has personally led 12,000 soldiers and horses to set off a few days ago, and now he is on the way back to Jicheng. ”

Gongsun Ji obviously lacked confidence and said: "My lord, even if Gongzi leads the army back to help, he will only bring back more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, and it seems that resisting Gongsun Chan is still too thin?" ”

"What are you afraid of! At the beginning, Gongzi only used 5,000 soldiers and horses to annihilate half of Kebineng's more than 10,000 cavalry, and now we can have 23,000 soldiers and horses, but 20,000 fewer than Gongsun Zhan, who said that we can't win in battle? ”

Everyone felt a lot of slander in their hearts, and felt that Xian Yufu's account was a bit nonsense. Not to mention that the 5,000 soldiers and horses who returned to Juyong Pass and Wuruan Pass are still in words, just saying that they can finally gather 23,000 soldiers and horses, and the gap between them and Gongsun Zhan's strength is also 27,000, not 20,000. The 7,000 soldiers and horses that were deliberately omitted by Xian Yufu are not a small amount, enough to change the final outcome of a battle!

Liu Yu gathered everyone to discuss today, in fact, he just wanted to see everyone's attitude, as for how to fight Gongsun Zhan, he didn't expect to get effective strategies from everyone in the hall, he still put his hope on his son who was about to rush back.

This son's growth rate far exceeded his father's expectations, so that when Liu Yu encounters a major problem now, the first thing he thinks of is to send an urgent report to his son and let his son stand up for him. On the second day after receiving the news, Liu He led the army back to help, which made Liu Yu feel that his son was not raised in vain, and he always pretended to be safe as a father.

At the same time, in the city of Yongnu, Gongsun Zan had already set up his line in the official office of the county commander Wang Song, and Wang Song and his men were driven to a dilapidated courtyard in the city, ready to be sent by General Fenwu.

Gongsun Chan asked Changshi Guan Jing: "Guan Changshi, has there been any news from Jicheng in the past two days?" ”

Guan Jing shook his head: "General Qiyu, since the last time I learned that the mastermind who killed fifty rangers was Xian Yuyin, the current number of defenders in Jicheng is six thousand, and there is no news for the time being." ”

Gongsun Zhan asked again: "Can the soldiers and horses led by Shan Jing arrive in Lu County?" ”

Guan Jing replied: "General Hui, he has been stationed in Luxian County three days ago, and he is ready to be dispatched by the general at any time. ”

"Humph! This time, I'm going to see how long Liu Yu can last. I will use 50,000 soldiers and horses to enter Jicheng from three roads, and Liu Yu will not let out of Jicheng at that time, so I will not blame me for being polite! ”

"Big brother, brother has an idea. I heard that Liu Bei's Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are very powerful, so it is better to order him to lead the army to serve as the vanguard, and then it is just right to frustrate Zhao Yun's prestige before the battle array, and it can also confirm to the world that the Liu family is just grandstanding! ”

"Good! The second brother's plan is very clever, Guan Changshi, you immediately send a letter to Liu Xuande in my name, and order him to send Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to my account on the same day! ”