Yuan Shao raised an army of 300,000, falsely claiming to be 500,000. With Zhao Yun and Zhang He as the vanguard, he sent troops to Youzhou. Now Bingfeng has arrived at Fanyang County, not far from Gongsun Zan's base camp.
Youbeiping, Gongsun Zan's headquarters, is also the new administrative seat of Youzhou. After Gongsun Zan defeated Liu Yu Youzhou, he moved the seat of Youzhou here, so Youbeiping was not only Gongsun Zan's rear area but also the new center of Youzhou.
After knowing that Yuan Shao had launched an army to attack him, Gongsun Zan became extremely angry. I haven't gone to attack you to avenge my shame. Instead, you made the first move. It seemed like there were old and new grudges that we had to settle together.
He immediately asked his confidants to inform his civil servants and generals to come to his mansion to discuss how to deal with Yuan Shao, this ruthless guy.
The subordinates took the order and went to convey the order. They also heard the news of the Jizhou army's attack and did not dare to delay. After a while, generals such as Tian Kai, Zou Dan, Guan Jing, as well as their brothers Gongsun Yue, Gongsun Fan and their son Gongsun Xu arrived one after another.
Gongsun Zan had been waiting at his seat for a long time. When he saw that everyone had arrived, he couldn't wait to say before his men could sit down.
"Yuan Shao, a ungrateful and shameless guy, is attacking me, Youzhou, for no reason. This is unbearable. I am preparing to raise troops to fight, but I don't know what everyone thinks!"
He said he was asking for everyone's opinions, but actually he had already made a decision. You can tell when you see Gongsun Zan's angry look. At this moment, he should be eager to spread his wings, fly to the front line, and teach Yuan Shao's army a lesson.
As soon as Gongsun Zan finished speaking, his younger brother Gongsun Yue stood up and supported him strongly, saying, "What the eldest brother said is absolutely true. Yuan Shao is just a local chicken and a mud dog. He is definitely no match for the soldiers of Youzhou who have fought hundreds of battles. I believe that as soon as the eldest brother's army arrives, Jizhou will The army will be disintegrated in an instant. I thought that if we send out troops to fight, we will win this battle."
Hearing his brother's support and encouragement, Gongsun Zan became proud, laughed endlessly, and said confidently, "Well, what you said is true. Yuan Shao's army is just a bunch of rabble. I won't defeat Jizhou this time and capture him alive." Yuan Shao, I vow not to give up."
Hearing Gongsun Zan swear so confidently and confidently, his other brother jumped out and shouted to add fuel to the fire.
"You two brothers are right. Yuan Shao can't do anything, so the eldest brother must send troops to defeat Jizhou's army. Just in time to take advantage of the victory, we can pursue the victory, kill Yecheng, and wash the city with blood. We can take the emperor and his servants to our Youzhou, and let the eldest brother take charge. It belongs to the general. We can also get some glory and become a high official!"
"Hahahahahaha"
"Hahahahahaha"
After saying this, he laughed very proudly, causing Gongsun Zan and Gongsun Yue to also laugh. After a while, the whole meeting hall was filled with the proud laughter of these three brothers.
Young people are really happy. What can you be proud of? How can you be so unrestrained?
Not only had they suffered a huge defeat at the hands of Yuan Shao before, not only had they lost soldiers and generals, but they had also lost all morale. The Youzhou soldiers were a little afraid of Yuan Shao's troops. Having said that, we have just pacified Youzhou and have not yet established a firm foothold. Youzhou is not as impregnable as our hometown. Maybe Liu Yu's remnants will respond to Yuan Shao's call and raise troops to rebel.
Besides, now that Yuan Shao's army is approaching, he clearly has plans to wipe out Youzhou and wipe out the entire Hebei province in one fell swoop. The situation is very critical, and a very dangerous atmosphere is sweeping over us. How can we be so optimistic?
As the long history of Youzhou, Tian Kai is the only counselor and general Gongsun Zan can use. Thinking of this, I couldn't bear to see these three brothers being so stupid and optimistic, so I had to remind them.
"My lord, please listen to me. We must not get complacent too early. Yuan Shao's army is not that easy to deal with. After all, they have three to five million men. They are numerically superior. This is very detrimental to our army. Besides, they have three to five hundred thousand troops. Come on, our army has just pacified Youzhou and is very tired. After a series of battles, it will definitely be too much for us. We are tired from fighting for a long time and cannot last long. Please consider it carefully, lord, and make a long-term plan!"
Before the three brothers of Gongsun Zan could be happy for a long time, Tian Kai poured cold water on them and gave them a chill. It's really disappointing. We, who haven't even set off on the expedition yet, are making such ominous remarks. It's really hateful.
Before the time came, Gongsun and Yue brothers started slandering and saying bad things about Tian Kai. Gongsun Zan couldn't help it and said a little angry.
"In your opinion, sir, what should we do? How can we repel Yuan Shao's army?"
Seeing that Gongsun Zan was already very angry, he just held back his anger. Even so, in order to repay the lord for his kindness, and also for the good man of Youzhou, the loss would not be in vain. Tian Kai bit the bullet and made some suggestions.
"I thought we could fortify the walls and clear the country, defend the city tightly, and prevent Yuan Shao's army from fighting. When they run out of food, or when the army is tired, or when there is something wrong in Jizhou, the lord will use his army to cover up the killing, and we will win a complete victory. At that time, welcome the Holy Spirit Driving in Youzhou is not just a word from my lord!"
This is very sincere, and it is also a good strategy. It's a pity that he met a monarch like Gongsun Zan, who always liked to be straightforward. Besides, holding on to the city would not be as comfortable as fighting in the field, but it would not show my heroic spirit. But I was worried about my image and didn't say anything.
When Gongsun Yue heard Tian Kai's suggestion, he just didn't like it. It’s such a coward to even think of such a bad idea. If you don't accept it, do it. Why are you so cowardly? Besides, we in Youzhou are very strong, so we are afraid of hair.
You don't need to look to know that your eldest brother Gongsun Zan must have the same idea as you, but he is just worried about his image and is embarrassed to speak. But I don’t have so many worries anymore, I can just say whatever I want.
So Gongsun Yue stood up and retorted, "Sir, what you said is wrong. Yuan Shao has already pressed forward with his army. At this time, guard the city and don't go to fight. Why don't you just wait for Yuan Shao to defeat each one and wait for death? Brother, don't do this. It's better to send troops to fight." It’s a good idea.”
These words were very pleasing to Gongsun Zan, causing him to nod his head in agreement.
Seeing this, Gongsun Fan was not willing to lag behind and added, "What the second brother said is absolutely true. Mr. Tian is so afraid of the enemy. Is he accepting the enemy's benefits? Otherwise, how could he make such a bad move?"
"You, you guys, it's really mud that can't hold up the wall, it really makes me angry!"
After hearing what these two bastards said, Tian Kai was so angry that his Qiqiao was filled with smoke. He was so stupid and useless!
Hearing that Tian Kai insulted his brother and even brought him in, Gongsun Zan couldn't bear it anymore, drew out his sword and shouted.
"I have made up my mind to raise an army of 200,000 from Youzhou to fight against Yuan Shao. If you dare to dissuade me again, it will be like this case." As he spoke, he cut off a corner of the table with the sword in his hand.
"I will obey my command, my lord!" Seeing Gongsun Zan's cruelty, his generals dared not disobey him and said as ordered.
Seeing that Gongsun Zan insisted on going his own way, Tian Kai was so angry that he refused to give Gongsun Zan any face and walked away. Out of sight, out of mind.
Seeing this, Gongsun Zan was happy to be at ease, so he left him alone and went to gather his troops to fight Yuan Shao's army.
The other generals were indifferent. Only his son Gongsun Xu caught up and went to comfort Tian Kai.
