Two happy events in a row, double happiness, made Yuan Shao so happy that he couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear. After wasting half a month in darkness, Yuan Shao received reports and petitions from his generals, Wen Chen, and Yuan Shao knew that the time was ripe to attack Gongsun Zan and send troops.
On this day, Yuan Shao attended the court meeting for the first time in history and verbally reported to Emperor Xian about his plan to attack Gongsun Zan, hoping to get an edict and support. Emperor Xian did not dare to disobey, so he immediately issued an order to allow the prime minister to send troops to attack Gongsun Zan on the grounds that he did not obey the emperor's orders.
After Yuan Shao got the decree, he no longer cared about Emperor Xian's life and death. Ask Dian Wei to inform his close advisers and generals to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion immediately to discuss sending troops.
After hearing the order, the civil servants and generals under my command did not dare to neglect and were looking forward to it. This day finally arrived. They came to the meeting hall one after another, waiting for the arrival of the lord.
After a while, he saw Yuan Shao, fully clothed, coming proudly under the guard of three fierce warriors: Dian Wei, Yan Liang, and Wen Chou.
Seeing the lord like this, everyone knew the decision to send troops to Youzhou. It seemed that the lord had already made a decision. Calling everyone over this time was just to issue an order. Everyone sat in their own seats, waiting for the master's orders.
Yuan Shao had just sat down and said straight to the point without talking nonsense, "Youzhou Gongsun Zan has disrespected the emperor's orders. I have reported to your majesty that troops must be sent to attack him. Now that the imperial decree is here, troops must be sent out. Is there anything else you want to say?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Jushou couldn't wait to stand up and said a little excitedly, "My lord obeyed the people and sent troops to attack the rebels. This is a good move and it is necessary to defeat Youzhou. However, Zhang Yang of Bingzhou has not been convinced for a long time. Although he was defeated last time It was an accident, but it will definitely cause harm in the long run. It is better to attack them together and take advantage of the situation to regain the Bingzhou. In this way, the two states can be easily merged, and the power of dominating Hebei can be achieved."
Jushou had always advocated the annexation of the four states and the unification of Hebei. Seeing that his lord was about to send troops. How can we not be excited and happy? Your wish will come true soon. So on the basis of sending troops to attack Youzhou, he continued to add.
After hearing Yuan Shao and Ju Suo's military advisors singing in harmony, they decided on the route of dispatching troops and marching. The civil servants and generals below were all gearing up, preparing for a big fight and making achievements.
Fortunately for the civil servant, he knew that his lord would definitely make arrangements, so there was no need to ask for orders, he could just follow them. But the generals couldn't bear it anymore and stood up one after another, shouting.
"My lord, please give me 30,000 troops. I promise to destroy Zhang Yang and seize Bingzhou to add glory to my lord's great cause." A voice suddenly sounded, calling for battle.
Everyone looked up and saw that it was Xu Huang who was newly recruited by the Lord. When he heard that his lord planned to attack Bingzhou, he quickly stood up and asked for help. I'm going to go back to my hometown and give Zhang Yang some color. Whoever makes him not value himself will make him regret it.
Seeing Xu Huang requesting a battle, Zhang Liao was not to be outdone and said, "I only need 10,000 troops to pacify Bingzhou. Please give me your permission, my lord."
Before Yuan Shao could express his position, Yan Liang and Wen Chou shouted loudly.
"I only need three thousand men and horses. I will bring Zhang Yang's head back to the lord later!"
"Please rest assured, my lord, I only need a thousand Tiger Guard soldiers to pacify Bingzhou!"
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Although his subordinates petitioned one after another, it was very pleasing to see that they were united. But the following became more and more chaotic. Yuan Shao had to stop the meaningless argument and express his position.
"Okay, don't argue anymore. I will make my own decision. You just have to follow my orders."
Seeing that the troops dispatched this time were different from before, the Lord was very domineering, and everyone had to express their obedience to the order.
"I am willing to listen to my lord's orders, even if I die!"
This unanimous answer made Yuan Shao very satisfied. He nodded and continued to ask, "If you have any other good suggestions, please share them with me. Otherwise, I won't be able to change them after I give my order."
Suggestion, don't tell me it's true, Guo Jia said after Yuan Shao finished speaking.
"My lord, you are wise and powerful, and your ambition to unify the world can be seen by the sun and the moon. Now that the army is about to be dispatched, Jia has two opinions, and I have to say, please agree with my lord."
Since sending troops was a big event, Guo Jia naturally attended the meeting. When Yuan Shao asked questions, he had to stand up and give his opinions.
Seeing that his top military advisor was starting to make suggestions, Yuan Shao naturally agreed and said, "Fengxiao, come quickly, I agree with everything."
Seeing that Yuan Shao agreed, Guo Jiacai smiled and said, "The number one is the people in the desert. Due to their remoteness, they have not been subdued for a long time. My lord, when I send troops this time, I can destroy them by the way to show the power of my great Han Dynasty. Let some little people no longer be able to do it." Dare to look squarely at the Central Plains."
Without Guo Jia's advice, Yuan Shao had planned to wipe out this group of rubbish. Guo Jia thought of himself in this way, so he couldn't help but nodded in agreement and motioned for Guo Jia to continue.
Guo Jia understood and continued formally, "The second suggestion is that this expedition is about the key battle for our unification of Hebei. Guo Jia is indispensable, so Jia asks for orders to accompany the army and go out together, and also asks for the lord's consent."
After saying that, he knelt down and bowed to the ground, very formally, asking for orders to go to war. To be honest, Yuan Shao originally planned not to take Guo Jia with him this time, letting him rest in peace and recuperate in Yecheng. But seeing Guo Jia like this now, he hesitated a little.
"Fengxiao, get up quickly. You'd better not go this time. The days are long, so we'd better take good care of ourselves and wait until next time."
Hearing his lord's refusal, Guo Jia was immediately unhappy and said a little fiercely, "If my lord does not agree with Guo Jia's request, I will not be able to kneel here."
Come on, I heard Guo Jia being cruel. Yuan Shao just surrendered and agreed. To be honest, he was really not used to leaving Guo Jia.
"Well, if that's the case, then Fengxiao will go out with the army. But everything must be done according to my arrangements, and you must not disobey orders."
Guo Jia nodded. Yuan Shao looked around again. Seeing that no one had any opinions, he immediately issued an order to go out.
"Let Zhang Liao be the chief general, Gan Ning be the deputy general, Ju Shuo be the accompanying military advisor, Dian Wei and Xu Huang be the vanguards on the left and right, raise an army of 100,000, and go out to Bingzhou!"
"I personally lead an army of 300,000 people to conquer Youzhou. With Zhao Yun and Zhang He as the vanguard, Tian Feng and Guo Jia as the army's military advisors, and Yan Liang and Wen Chou as the left and right guards, the army will set off immediately, without any violation!"
"After the army set off, Xun Yu, Liu Ye, and Shen Pei were appointed as acting prime ministers to take charge of the affairs in the palace. Zhen Yan and Man Chong were responsible for raising food and grass and ensuring the supply of the army. As for the safety of the guards in Yecheng, they were left to Gao Lan, Xu Rong, Zhu Ling, Zang Hong and other generals are responsible for this. Other civil and military personnel should perform their duties and must not violate them!"
"I obey the order and will definitely live up to my lord's trust and ensure the completion of the mission. At the same time, I also congratulate my lord to win the victory and unify Hebei." When they heard Yuan Shao's order, they naturally accepted the order happily and congratulated.
After following Yuan Shao's military orders, Jizhou's war machine started. The 400,000-strong army was divided into two groups, and under the leadership of the general, they set off in a mighty manner. Yuan Shao's pace of unifying Hebei has accelerated in vain, and the pace of war is approaching.
