Chapter 342 The world is in chaos

Lü Bu won Hedong, and Zhang Yang, who had already agreed to join the court, raised Shangdang to join the court, but at the moment the court is more busy with receiving Hedong and disaster relief. Regarding Shangdang, Lv Bu only sent Yang Xiu to temporarily serve as the prefect of Shangdang. He also ordered Huaxiong to be stationed at Jiguan.

It is only that Lu Bu occupies Hedong and Shangdang, then it begins to border Yuan Shao. To the east of Jiguan is Hanoi. Huaxiong is stationed at Jiguan, which means that he has the ability to threaten Hanoi at any time. You can directly attack Yecheng through the turbid Zhangshui.

   Taihang Baxing, Lu Bu controlled four of them at once, how could Yuan Shao sit still after getting the news?

  Yuan Shao, who was confronting Gongsun Zan, got the news and immediately wanted to retreat to Yecheng to guard against Lu Bu's sneak attack, but was stopped by a group of advisors.

"My lord, although Lu Bu occupied two places, he obtained the east of the river by trickery, and the foundation is unstable. Moreover, there is a severe drought in Guanzhong this year, and Lu Bu has been running around for disaster relief before. Even if he wins the two counties now, he is unable to compete with Our army goes to war." Tian Feng looked at Yuan Shao and said solemnly.

"That's right!" Feng Ji said solemnly: "My lord, if Lu Bu wants to cross the Taihang Mountains, it's nothing more than joining forces with the Black Mountain thieves to come from the Taihang Baxing, but our army has been fighting against the Black Mountain thieves all the year round. Said that all the checkpoints and gates set up by our army are useless?"

Xu You also nodded and said, "That's right, and Lv Bu has already ordered that all the princes can attack Gongsun Zan and avenge Liu Youzhou. Although he took the opportunity to attack Hetao and cut off our army's wings, he still needs to be righteous. Now, our army is attacking Gongsun Zan under the edict, and Lv Bu's sneak attack at this moment is a loss of justice!"

Ju Shu said with a smile: "My lord, although Lu Bu is strong, he is still a mortal body. Now that there are internal and external troubles, it is not enough to start the war again. If the lord is still worried, you can send your order back to Yecheng and be on guard. Therefore, the opportunity to destroy Gongsun Zan was missed, and it would be even more difficult if he wanted to invade Youzhou."

   But after Lü Bu swept the Hetao, Yuan Shao felt that Lü Bu was a growing threat, and that another battle would be inevitable. He gave up the previous strategy of slowly exhausting Gongsun Zan, and decided to attack and destroy Gongsun Zan as soon as possible, to dominate Hebei, and then look at the variables in the world.

  So during this time, people in Guanzhong who were busy with disaster relief or Chaotian took Hedong by the way, while Yuan Shao kept attacking Gongsun Zan. After Gongsun Zan committed suicide and killed Liu Yu, he took over the entire Youzhou and became more and more arrogant.

As a result, many of Liu Yu's old troops went south and voted for Yuan Shao, which indirectly strengthened Yuan Shao's power. Coupled with Yuan Shao's rapid attack, Gongsun Zan was able to fight Yuan Shao vigorously at first, and even gained the upper hand for a while. Yu Jiu will join, and Gongsun Zan gradually begins to fall into the disadvantage.

   At this time, news came that Lü Bu had captured Hedong and won the Shangdang without a fight. Although he had an advantage, he did not have the prospect of a great victory. In addition, there might be a threat from Lü Bu in the rear, so Yuan Shao naturally wanted to retreat.

But looking at a kind of strategist who was rarely unified, Yuan Shao hesitated. He knew that if he won this battle, he would have no worries, and then he could have a good fight with Lu Bu, but Gongsun Zan was not an easy bone to chew on. It has been unable to fight, what should I do if Lu Bu gets angry again?

It is possible for others to be short of food, but it is impossible for Lu Bu to be short of food. Yuan Shao has absolute certainty on this point. After all, he slaughtered most of the Guanzhong gentry, and those who survived obediently sacrificed their wealth to save their lives. To say who is the richest prince in the world today, it is definitely Lu Bu, even if there is a severe drought in Guanzhong, Lu Bu still has enough food to fight a big battle.

   But Yuan Shao was a little surprised and embarrassed by the reaction of his advisors. There was a disagreement between his decision and the decision of the others, and what everyone said was not unreasonable.

   "But Gongsun Zan was so desperate that it would be difficult to break through... If so, what could he do?" Actually, Yuan Shao was unable to attack Youzhou for a long time, so he had the intention of retreating.

   "My lord, although our army is tired from fighting for a long time, why is Gongsun Zan different? Besides, this person is stubborn. Since he can't attack by force, it is better to plan it!" Guo Tu smiled.

   "Oh?" Yuan Shao's eyes lit up when he heard the words: "The plan will be released?"

"Now my army is pressing too hard, so although Gongsun Zan is defeated, he is fighting the enemy with all his strength. It is not as good as our army withdrawing 30 miles and releasing the news that after Lü Bu has captured Hedong and Shangdang, he will be stationed at Jiguan and Shangdang. When Gongsun Zan heard that he was bound to pursue, the lord could pretend to retreat, and at the same time send a general to ambush in the middle of the road, and when Gongsun Zan was chasing, he would kill from the rear, and our army would turn around and attack fiercely, attacking from the front and back, why is Gongsun Zan undefeated?" Guo Tu smiled.

   "What if Gongsun Zan doesn't chase?" Feng Ji asked back.

   "If he doesn't chase..." Guo Tu thought about it and said, "Our army can only regroup and fight again."

  Whether it is a war, the strategy is not necessarily successful, but according to Guo Tu's estimate, Gongsun Zan will pay back if he is jealous, and secondly, if he is very happy, the probability of success is very high.

"Just follow Gongzhe's words!" After thinking about it, Yuan Shao finally decided to use Guo Tu's plan. Lu Bu did capture Hedong, and he did intend to withdraw. This strategy is reasonable and reasonable. As for whether Gongsun Zan chased after him, it was not them. I can control it.

   At the moment, Yuan Shao began to suspend his troops and started to prepare for the retreat. At the same time, he secretly let people spread rumors. On the other hand, Gongsun Zan quickly got the news.

"Lü Bu captured Hedong and Shangdang?" Gongsun Zan came to the map and carefully checked the map and said, "If that's the case, then it's no wonder that Yuan Shao is going to flee, and the eight sides of Taihang, these two counties will fight the four sides, if Lü Bu sends troops at this time. , then Yuan Shao is attacked on both sides, so why not be defeated?"

   "My lord, since Yuan Shao has retreated, will our army pursue him?" Yan Gang asked.

Gongsun Zan frowned after observing the picture of the ground and said, "If this is the case, I should pursue it, I'm afraid that this is just a plan by Yuan Shao to lie to me, etc. I heard that there is a severe drought in Guanzhong this year, and Lu Bu may not be able to move even if he wants to use his troops. How could they suddenly invade Hedong? Besides, the imperial court should tell the world about such things. I haven't received the news yet, but Yuan Shao's army spread it first?"

   Is there a fraud in this?

Gongsun Zan is not a reckless man who only knows how to fight. He has fought with Yuan Shao so far, and he has many generals in the war. However, in terms of strategy, Gongsun Zan almost always decides on his own. .

But soon, Gongsun Zan's doubts were dispelled. The day after Yuan Shao's retreat, Gongsun Zan received an envoy from the imperial court, but the envoy sent by the imperial court was blocked because of the war. Yuan Shao was outside the city and could naturally see him. But Gongsun Zan was in the city, and the messenger could not come in for a while.

   Now that Yuan Shao has withdrawn, the envoys of the imperial court have naturally entered the city.

   is actually true?

   Gongsun Zan looked at the imperial edict, which had the jade seal of the imperial jade seal on it. This prince could not imitate it, and his eyes narrowed, that is to say, it was true that Yuan Shao retreated from the army?

   ignored the imperial envoy, Gongsun Zan threw the edict on the ground, and shouted loudly, "Pass the order of our army, and the generals will gather!"

  Since it is true that there is a problem in Yuan Shao's rear, then Gongsun Zan is still polite to Yuan Shao, taking advantage of your illness and killing you, it is right to fight to the death!

At the moment, Gongsun Zan gathered all the generals out of the city, and personally led the army to find the direction of Yuan Shao's withdrawal. In the dark, just as he was about to set up camp, repair it one night and chase it tomorrow, suddenly a gong sounded on both sides, and immediately saw two men and horses rushing out from the oblique stab. The timing was just right. It was Gongsun Zan who was preparing to set up camp. A moment of relaxation, but also from the rear.

Gongsun Zan was caught off guard, and was killed by two troops. On the other side, Yuan Shao, who should have withdrawn, saw the signal from the rear and rushed back overnight. Together with the ambush soldiers, they attacked back and forth, causing Gongsun Zan to be defeated and fled. Yuan Shao took advantage of the situation. Along the way, he seized more than 20 seats in the city, and chased after Yi Jing, only to stop.

   Gongsun Zan was stunned after this battle, and at the same time, those Youzhou officials who had already supported Liu Yu also surrendered, and even Yijing almost fell.

   On the other hand, Yuan Shao's confidence increased greatly. After ordering the general to guard the rear, he ignored it and began to command the army to launch an all-out attack on Gongsun Zan.

The war in the north was in full swing, and Cao Cao in the south was not idle. After raising enough food and grass in April, he began to attack Xuzhou again, and wanted to win Xuzhou in one fell swoop. .lightnovelpub.net~ also made Cao Cao's attack on Xuzhou more difficult than last time.

In this battle, Tao Qian also invited several powerful generals. It was the three brothers who had fought against Lu Bu in Hulao Pass and retreated completely. These three were extremely brave and led the Xuzhou army several times. The defeat of Cao's army on some battlefields caused a lot of trouble for Cao Cao.

However, it seems that Cao Cao's luck is not good. Just when he was about to break through Xuzhou desperately, something happened in the rear. Guo Gong, the prefect of Yuzhou, together with Zhang Miao, Chen Gong and other scholars attacked Yanzhou, and all the counties in Yanzhou responded one after another. Almost cut off.

At this point, Cao Cao didn't care to settle accounts with Tao Qian, and hurried back to Yanzhou to fight against these rebels composed of aristocratic families. Chen Gong made plans and almost killed Cao Cao several times, but in the end Cao Cao was still in Xun Yu, Cheng Yu, etc. With the help of people, Yanzhou was successfully recaptured, but there was a locust plague in Yanzhou, and many places were not harvested. Therefore, Cao Cao was no longer able to attack Xuzhou. He could only settle down temporarily, lick his wounds, and recuperate.

In short, in the first year of Xingping, there was nothing like Xingping at all. There was a severe drought in Guanzhong, Lü Bu was busy with disaster relief, and the lords of Guandong were also fighting endlessly, but it was also because of this chaos that many Yanyu people fled to Heluo. Lü Bu took Wei Wei as Henan Yin, and was responsible for gathering and managing these refugees who had fled and settled in Heluo. At the same time, he ordered Wei Xu to lead his army to Luoyang, and stationed troops in Yanshi. nerve……

   (end of this chapter)