Yuan Shao's series of actions showed that he was going to attack Jizhou.
When the generals knew that a battle was coming, they were very excited. It was their chance to make a contribution, and they waited expectantly for the lord's order.
Yuan Shao did not disappoint them and ordered.
"Where are Zhao Yun and Yan Liang?"
"The end will be here"
"Let the two of you be the vanguard, lead an army of 10,000, open a road through the mountains, build a bridge across the water, and point the sword directly at Yecheng."
"Yun (Liang) accepts the order," the two promised, looking excited.
"Where are Zhang Liao and Zhang He?"
"The end will be here"
"You two will go out with me, raise an army of 60,000, and send troops to Jizhou without any delay."
"Yes", the second general Ling Ran accepted the order.
The rest of the people will be led by Gao Lan, assisted by Wen Chou and senior officials, and will lead the remaining troops to guard the Bohai Sea.
The military commander's arrangements were made, and Yuan Shao said to the civil servant again.
"Jushou, Guo Jia and Xu You will go out with me, and the army's food and fodder will be handed over to Zhen Yan. Tian Feng, Shen Pei and others will stay in Bohai and have full authority to handle the affairs of the prefect." After saying this, he bowed.
"No", everyone accepted the order and wanted to go down and prepare.
Suddenly, Guo Jia, who had always been so shy, spoke up.
"Lord, I have a plan to capture Jizhou without a single blow." After saying that, he looked at Yuan Shao calmly.
What, he could capture Jizhou without a single blow, and Yuan Shao suddenly lost his composure.
He quickly asked for advice, "I don't know what the plan is. Can Fengxiao tell me quickly?"
After speaking, he looked at Guo Jia expectantly. Everyone was also a little expectant, hearing the plan of this man who was not doing his job and joining the army.
Guo Jia was also unambiguous and said calmly, "Jizhou is a battleground for military strategists. We can join forces with Gongsun Zan to send troops. After the agreement is completed, Jizhou will be divided. However, the lord spread this news everywhere and sent people to contact Xin Ping and other interested parties. My lord, I believe they will know what to do. In this way, Jizhou will be at your fingertips."
After everyone heard Guo Jia's plan, they were a little skeptical. It couldn't be so simple.
Of course, Guo Jia's plan was not simple. In fact, it had another meaning. Yuan Shao only understood this later, so I won't go into it here.
Jushou reacted instantly and agreed, "Fengxiao's words are very true. Han Fu, a coward, will definitely be devastated when he hears such news. He will definitely not resist when our army is pressing down on the country, and will let the lord do it because of state affairs." Jizhou can be obtained."
After hearing Jushou's explanation, everyone suddenly realized that this was the case. For the first time, I had to observe Guo Jia with a critical eye. It turned out that he was really capable and not just a loser.
Yuan Shao said happily, "Two gentlemen, what you said is true. I wonder which gentleman is willing to go to Gongsun Zan?".
As he spoke, he looked at Guo Jia expectantly, hoping that he would ask for orders to set off. After all, it was his idea, and it would be easier to persuade him.
But Guo Jia turned a blind eye to his lord's gaze, closing his eyes to rest and seeming to be about to fall asleep.
Yuan Shao had no choice but to face the judge and tell him, "Zhengnan, I'll leave this matter to Mr. Hardship."
"This is my lord, and I will definitely live up to my trust," Shen Pei promised as he received his order.
So everyone took charge of their duties, prepared their troops, and geared up, waiting for the news of the trial. When the news came, they set up a large army to kill Jizhou.
After receiving the order, Shen Pei worked non-stop along the way. In about twenty days, he arrived at Gongsun Zan's location, Youbeiping.
Speaking of this, I have to talk about Gongsun Zan. He is the biggest obstacle to Yuan Shao's unification of the north.
Gongsun Zan, courtesy name Bogui, was from western Liaoning and came from the aristocratic Gongsun family. He was good at using double-headed iron spears, and selected men who were good at shooting. They all rode white horses as his left and right wings, and he called himself "White Horse Yi Cong". With his tough attitude against the northern nomads, he fought bravely and shocked the frontiers, so he won the reputation of "White Horse General". He had 50,000 elite soldiers, all of whom were experienced in hundreds of battles.
After the crusade against Dong Zhuo, his reputation became even more prominent, and many people with lofty ideals in Youzhou defected to him. There are Yan Gang, Tian Kai, Shan Jing, Zou Dan, Guan Jing, etc., which can be regarded as a large number of talents.
It was because Gongsun Zan was warlike and unsympathetic to the people, and he was at odds with Liu Yu, the governor of Youzhou, who advocated a gentle policy towards the Hu people. The conflict between the two gradually intensified and developed into attacking each other. This will be discussed later.
Shen Pei came to Youbeiping and asked his servants to report the visit of the Bohai Prefect.
At this time, Gongsun Zan was training his white horse Yi Cong. Knowing that something must be wrong, he did not avoid it, so he asked his younger brother Gongsun Yue to bring him over, with the intention of showing off his force.
After a while, Gongsun Yue led the judges in, and saw Gongsun Zan riding a white horse and commanding the soldiers to charge. He looked like a man who was accustomed to fighting. He had experienced hundreds of battles and was very different from the soldiers in Bohai.
Shen Pei was shocked and kept a close eye on it.
Seeing that his goal was achieved, Gongsun Zan got off his horse and came to Shen Pei.
Gongsun Yue pointed at Shen Pei and introduced, "Brother, this is Mr. Shen Pei, General Yuan's confidant."
The judge came forward, bowed, and said, neither humble nor arrogant, "I am the judge of the Bohai Prefect, and I have met General Gongsun."
Gongsun Zan, knowing that he was Yuan Shao's subordinate, did not put on any airs and said, "Sir, please rise. I wonder how the leader of the alliance is doing now?".
The judge said, "General Lao is worried about me. My lord is all well. I just miss the general very much. He asked me to come here to visit An'an."
"Hahaha, Brother Benchu is very interested. I wonder what brings you here?" Although he knew that the trial match was just a compliment to him, Gongsun Zan still asked happily.
The judge was also unambiguous and said surprisingly, "I'm here to give the general a fortune. I wonder if you'd like it?"
Gongsun Zan asked curiously, "I don't know, what kind of wealth is this?".
"General, what do you think of Jizhou?" Shen Pei continued to seduce.
What? After hearing what he said, Gongsun Yue's eyes instantly lit up, and Gongsun Zan was also a little moved.
They are at odds with Liu Yu, and they don't have enough money or food for their troops. They are considering whether to build a place to relieve the pressure so that they can compete with Liu Yu for Youzhou.
Hearing this, Gongsun Zan asked, "Although Jizhou is good, Han Fu has many soldiers and supplies, so it is difficult to capture it."
When the judge saw that he had taken the bait, he said, "My lord also wants the land of Jizhou. Because he cares about the friendship of fighting Dong Zhuo together, he wants to send troops to Jizhou with the general. After the agreement is completed, we will divide Jizhou together. I don't know what the general wants." ".
"Haha, brother Benchu is very loyal. In this case, it's up to Mr. Kuang. Go back and tell Benchu that I will send troops to attack Jizhou now." Gongsun Zan was very happy and said boldly.
After reviewing the match, seeing that the goal was achieved, he also promised, "Thank you very much, general. When the general sends out troops, it will be the time when our troops in Bohai will approach Jizhou."
After saying that, he said goodbye and left. Gongsun Zan did not insist on staying, and asked his subordinates to protect his safety, give away his territory, and then return.
