On this day, Yuan Shao gathered his confidants at the Governor's Mansion to discuss how to deal with Gongsun Zan.
Civil servants include Tian Feng, Ju Shou, Guo Jia, Shen Pei, Zhen Yan, etc.; military generals include Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, Zhang He, Gao Lan, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Gao Gan, etc. They were all neatly dressed and sitting in two rows.
After receiving Yuan Fang's order, Tian Feng, Gao Lan and others arrived with their troops without stopping. Zhao Yun and others also pacified the counties in Jizhou. Those who happened to be in time for this meeting will not go into details here.
Yuan Shao looked at the civil and military forces underground and was very satisfied. These would be the confidence for him to conquer the world in the future.
Yuan Shao was full of confidence and took the lead in saying to Yuan Fang, "You can tell everyone the news about Gongsun Zan."
Yuan Fang took the order and said, "According to reliable information, Gongsun Zan personally led 40,000 elite troops and has left Youzhou. It is estimated that he will arrive at the border of Jizhou in three days. My lord should make a decision as soon as possible and not allow him to invade the territory."
Everyone also knew that their lord wanted to deal with Gongsun Zan, so of course they supported him. Others were sleeping soundly beside the couch. There will be a battle with Gongsun Zan sooner or later, so it is not a bad idea to cut off his strength now.
After listening to Yuan Fang's report, Yuan Shao nodded to express his understanding.
Then he asked Gao Lan, "I wonder how many troops we have in Jizhou?"
Gao Lan stood up and said, "My lord, Bohai originally had 100,000 troops, but now we have recruited 60,000 troops from Jizhou to surrender, for a total of 160,000 troops."
One hundred and sixty thousand, which was almost four to one with Gongsun Zan. Everyone was very satisfied and said that they had a sure chance of victory and there was no big problem.
When Zhao Yun saw this, he came out to remonstrate and said, "My lord Mingjian, when Yun traveled around, he saw the power of the white horse followers. Our cavalry is definitely no match for him one on one. Besides, most of Gongsun Zan's soldiers and horses are brave on the frontier. The fighting power is extremely strong, which is not comparable to the people in Jizhou who have not experienced bloody battles. Therefore, we cannot determine victory or defeat based on the number of people. I guess our chances of winning are not good."
Tian Feng also stood up and supported, "What General Zhao said is true. Now that Jizhou has been decided, people are dissatisfied. We cannot send out all the troops, otherwise even if we win, it will not last long."
Yuan Shao nodded, agreeing, and asked, "I wonder how many soldiers and horses the food and grass can support Gongsun Zan?"
Shen Pei and Zhen Yan put it together and reported, "Master, you know that although we originally received a lot of food and grass, we also received a lot of food and grass after taking control of Jizhou. But on the one hand, we have millions of people in Luoyang who need to be rescued. On the other hand, my lord also has to help the people of Jizhou, so he can’t provide much food and grass.”
"I wonder how much can be taken out?" Yuan Shao expressed his understanding and asked.
Shen Pei responded, "We can support an 80,000-strong army with only three grains of food and grass, but any more will break our muscles and bones."
After hearing this, Yuan Shao asked Jushou for advice, "Sir, what do you think of dispatching 80,000 troops?"
After Jushou learned about Guo Jia's plan, he was doubtful. This guy always makes plans before he makes his move. He can't just go on a simple date to visit Jizhou. Later, he finds some traces, but he's not sure. Now I finally understand everything. It turned out that I had the intention of clearing the obstacle Gongsun Zan, and I was filled with admiration in my heart.
Jushu confidently said, "Eighty thousand troops are enough. My lord can attack Gongsun Zan on one side and contact Liu Yu on the other side to ask him to attack Gongsun Zan's rear. This way we can win a complete victory."
When Yuan Shao heard Ju Shou's suggestion, he thought it was very good and praised him, "Sir, this is a wonderful plan, just as you said. I will leave the matter of contacting Liu Yu to you."
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Jushu nodded and took the order to retreat to his position.
Yuan Shao cheered up and ordered: "Pass my order to raise an army of 80,000 to fight Gongsun Zan. Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, Yan Liang, and Wen Chou will follow the army to listen. Ju Sue and Guo Jia will be the left and right military advisors and will go out with me. The rest of the people will go to their respective posts. , sit and guard Jizhou."
"I will obey my Lord's orders"
"It's my lord"
All the civil and military officials agreed in unison, expressing their obedience to the order.
While they were discussing, they suddenly heard a report.
"Report, my lord. Now Gongsun Zan's younger brother Gongsun Yue is in the living room asking to see my lord."
Yuan Shao raised his eyes and saw that it was Yuan Fang who came hurriedly to report.
Yuan Shao waved his hand to everyone to retreat. Everyone followed the order and retreated to get ready.
Yuan Shaocai told Yuan Fang, "Xuan Gong and Sun Yue have an audience."
Yuan Fang took the order and left. After a while, Gongsun Yue arrived. Yuan Shao took a closer look and found that he indeed looked very similar to Gongsun Zan.
Just as he was thinking about it, Gongsun Yue saluted and said urgently, "My eldest brother and the general have made an agreement. Now the general has taken Jizhou. Please carry out the agreement according to the agreement."
This is really naive. Yuan Shao said with a smile, "I got Jizhou with my own strength, and it has nothing to do with Brother Bogui. What's the point of asking for it like this?"
Hearing what Yuan Shao said, Gongsun understood more that he just didn't want to give it.
Gongsun Yue suddenly became a little unhappy, and said with a strong attitude, "It's a bit unkind of the general to do this. Is it true that our troops in Youzhou were sent in vain? Do we need an explanation?"
Threatening yourself is a little arrogant, but you can't do it. If your elder brother comes, it will be more or less the same.
Yuan Shao didn't take it seriously and smiled and said, "Haha, let's wait until Gongsun Zan comes. You and I are not equal in status."
The more Gongsun knew that Yuan Shao looked down on him, he immediately became angry and wanted to leave and find his place again.
But he still refused to give up and asked, "If the general does this, the consequences will be very serious. Are we, the 40,000 cavalrymen in Youzhou, vegetarians?"
In response to his threat, Yuan Shao smiled contemptuously and dismissed it.
"If there's nothing wrong, just go down. I have big things to deal with."
"Hmph, farewell. Just wait for me. We won't give up."
Gongsun became more and more angry and rushed out of the door, threatening him before leaving.
He left the Governor's Mansion straight away and led his cavalry straight to the city gate without stopping, heading back to Youzhou.
After Gongsun Yue left, Yuan Fang suggested in a low voice, "My lord, this guy is too arrogant. Why don't you give this guy some color?" and made a beheading gesture to signal that he would be killed.
Yuan Shao thought for a while and agreed, "Okay, let's test the combat effectiveness of Youzhou's soldiers and horses. You go to Zhang Liao and ask him to help you with his soldiers and horses."
After hearing Yuan Shao's arrangement, Yuan Fang expressed his happiness. I have long disliked Gongsun Yue, but this time I took this opportunity to teach him a lesson.
So Yuan Fang left and went down to find Zhang Liao to plan together and prepare to teach Gongsun Yue a profound lesson.
When Yuan Shao saw that nothing happened, he went down to send news and prepare for the next war.
