The big man is on the run

Chapter 163 White Horse General Gongsun Zan

Of course Liu Yi sent more than one envoy, and it wasn't just Ke Bineng in Shanggu County who arrived.

Now the duel between Liu Yi and Yuan Shao has stabilized Hedong through the surprise attack on Yecheng, and then took over the entire Bingzhou, completing the transformation from strategic defense to strategic stalemate. The next step is the strategic counterattack, which is Liu Yi Attack, Yuan Shao defends.

However, this conversion process cannot be completed in a short time.

Conservatively speaking, it will take two to three years to recuperate. Only when there are no major natural disasters and man-made disasters can the people's livelihood in Guanzhong and Bingzhou be completely restored, and enough soldiers, money and food can be accumulated. About two states (Guanzhong, Bingzhou), and Yuan Shao, who also owns two states (Jizhou, Qingzhou), have reached a relatively balanced state in terms of strength.

But even so, Liu Yi, two or even three years later, is still not sure of winning against Yuan Shao, who has a strong family background. Therefore, he must have a strong ally to give the side of the balance on his side, plus Put on weights.

Liu Yi's ideal ally is Gongsun Zan of Youzhou.

At present, only Gongsun Zan has the ability and willingness to confront Yuan Shao in the north.

You know, from the battle of Jieqiao in the third year of Chuping (192), when Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao officially broke their faces, it is now the first year of Jian'an (196). I can't wait to tear Yuan Shao apart.

Of course, Gongsun Zan and the imperial court are not in perfect harmony, there are still some "small conflicts" between the two sides
Because Gongsun Zan was able to dominate Youzhou, the reason was that he slaughtered the royal family, the great Sima and Youzhou shepherd Liu Yu.

Gongsun Zan didn't think he could have a good impression on the side of the court, maybe Yuan Shao was a national traitor, and he, Gongsun Zan, was a traitor?

"Bogui?" Wang Yue's voice pulled Gongsun Zan back.

"Huh?" Gongsun Zan withdrew his mind, turned his head to look at Wang Yue, and found that Wang Yue was staring at him suspiciously. Gongsun Zan showed apologetic expression on his face, and said to Wang Yue with a smile: "I was distracted just now, Master Wang said. Where are you?"

As the number one ranger who is famous in Youyan, Wang Yue had dealt with Gongsun Zan who was also a hero in Youzhou in his early years, and even taught Gongsun Zan the swordsmanship. Therefore, although he was not much older than Gongsun Zan, Gongsun Zan still respectfully called him Its "king teacher".

"Bogui, what were you thinking just now? Why are you so distracted?" Wang Yue asked curiously.

Hearing this, Gongsun Zan couldn't help coughing in embarrassment to cover up his gaffe. He cleared his throat and said, "It's nothing, I was just thinking about other things!"

Wang Yue didn't suspect him when he heard the words, only that Gongsun Zan was really thinking about other things, after all, their identities are not what they used to be.

In the past, Wang Yue was a ranger in Youzhou, and Gongsun Zan was a small official in the county. At that time, the two sides were considered equals, and even Wang Yue was Gongsun Zan's master of swords.

But now Gongsun Zan is the veritable emperor of Youzhou, and now the mansion is full of beautiful maids, not even a man. It can be seen that with the passage of time, people will indeed change.

On weekdays, his every move was watched by others, in front of him, who would dare to speculate on his mind randomly?
"Master Wang, what advice do you have for coming to see this general?" Gongsun Zan asked Wang Yue with a smile.

Gongsun Zan didn't call him Benhou (Feng Yihou), but just said he was General (former general), which was very polite, and Wang Yue didn't hesitate, and directly stated his intention for coming.

"Bogui, you can also guess it. To be honest, I came to you this time, and I actually came here on the order of the emperor." Wang Yue cupped his hands and said.

"Really?"

Gongsun Zan narrowed his eyes, and he had a feeling that this time, there would be a big opportunity.

"Bogui, I didn't bring any will because I was afraid of being stopped on the way to see you. The emperor has a few words to convey to Bogui." Wang Yue said.

When Gongsun Zan heard this, he couldn't help becoming nervous, and a sense of uneasiness rose in his heart.

"Bogui, Your Majesty has said it." Wang Yue paused, seeing that Gongsun Zan didn't salute and didn't care, and continued.

"The emperor hopes that I will come here to contact Bogui, so that Bogui can assist the emperor to restore the Han Dynasty as soon as possible and rebuild the Han Dynasty. Bogui, you also know that the conflict between the imperial court and the national traitor Yuan Shao is already known to the world. If If Bogui can cooperate with the court, then Bogui can use the power of the court to deal with Yuan Shao."

"I'm afraid the court wants to use this general's power to deal with Yuan Shao?" When it came to business, Gongsun Zan just sneered at the tenderness just now.

"Bogui made a mistake."

In the face of Gongsun Zan's half-hearted ridicule, Wang Yue's old face remained calm, and he told Gongsun Zan what had happened recently.

"The Son of Heaven is heroic, and he wants to rebuild the hero of the great man. Even if Bogui and Gui do not help each other, the Son of Heaven can still destroy the national traitor Yuan Shao, but it will take more time."

Wang Yue looked at Gongsun Zan and asked frankly, "But if that happens, how will Bo Gui face the court?"

Is the Son of Heaven really that powerful?

Gongsun Zan couldn't help secretly guessing.

Although he was very reluctant to admit it, he had to admit that, combined with various information, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that what Wang Yue said was the truth.

During the time in Yijing, although Gongsun Zan did many outrageous things, such as digging more than ten heavy trenches in the Linyi River, and piled up mounds as high as five or six feet in the trenches, and built camps on the mounds, Gongsun Zan Living in it, using iron gates to keep the left and right, so that men over seven years old are not allowed to enter, and they only live in it with their wives and concubines. They also hoard 300 million hu of grain and grain, so that women are used to making loud noises, so that the sound can be heard for hundreds of steps. Used to convey orders.

But being so heavy only meant that he felt that he couldn't defeat Yuan Shao on his own, and it didn't mean that Gongsun Zan didn't care about what happened to Yuan Shao.

In fact, Gongsun Zan has been secretly observing Yuan Shao's situation. From all aspects, the news that Gongsun Zan got surprised him very much. Yuan Shao actually lost to the court. Although he didn't know how he lost, Gongsun Zan still watched There are some clues.

This time, after hearing the details of the Second Battle of Hedong and the feat of the Son of Heaven leading an army to destroy the Xianbei Shanyuting, Gongsun Zan was not only excited, but also felt a little ashamed.

He found that the fighting power of the Han army was beyond his imagination. Compared with the Xianbei people, the fighting power of the Han army was five times, or even ten times stronger. The Xianbei people were not the opponents of the Han army at all. This strong gap filled Gongsun Zan's heart with excitement.

After all, he was born as a frontier general, and he was deeply touched by the dangers of Hu people like Wuhuan and Xianbei.

On this point, Gongsun Zan admired, or rather admired, the Son of Heaven's desire to conquer Xianbei in spite of the various unfavorable conditions after the war.

Guarding the land for the Han people, this is the emperor of the Han family.

Gongsun Zan has been looking for opportunities, thinking of ways, how to defeat Yuan Shao.However, Gongsun Zan also understood that it was really not easy for a prince like him who only occupied the bitter cold frontier to destroy Yuan Shao, who wanted to have a population far greater than his.

In particular, after several battles between the two sides, regardless of whether they won or lost, Gongsun Zan was forced by Yuan Shao's strong strength to retreat step by step, all the way back to Yishui, which made him recognize the gap between the two sides.

Yuan Shao can lose countless times. He has the vast farmland and population support on the Jizhou Plain. If he loses, he can replenish money and food, recruit soldiers, and continue to use a large number of ordinary infantry to fight against Gongsun Zan.But if Gongsun Zan lost, he would lose the elite cavalry accumulated over the years. It was difficult to replenish the Youzhou cavalry that survived many battles with him. Even if he did, the quality and quantity would not be comparable to Yuan Shao.

In other words, the population, economic scale, and speed of violence of the two sides are not on the same level at all.

That's why Gongsun Zan didn't do anything for a long time, but confronted Yuan Shao across Yi Shui.

He has been waiting for an opportunity to "change the world".

This opportunity seems to be waiting for him now.

However, Gongsun Zan knew very well in his heart that the current imperial court focused on Youzhou's strategic position and his own hostile attitude towards Yuan Shao, rather than admiring or agreeing with him.

"This general killed Da Sima and Youzhou Shepherd Liu Yu before."

"Don't worry, Bogui, the imperial court will never be hostile to you because of this. Your Majesty will punish you for what you did wrong before, but His Majesty will never be indiscriminate in rewards and punishments in the future. You must know that the current state of the country is like this. Even the generals of the Xiliang Army who made big mistakes, as long as they are willing to work with His Majesty to restore the Han Dynasty and rebuild the Han Dynasty, His Majesty can forgive their crimes, let alone you? Your Majesty said that the mistakes made in the past do not mean There will be no redemption in the future, as long as you are willing to work with the imperial court to bring down the traitor Yuan, then your Majesty's attitude towards these people will be to 'cure the disease and save the patient, learn from the past', His Majesty Bogui's capacity is far beyond your imagination."

Gongsun Zan breathed a sigh of relief, and thought to himself, "From this point of view, with the help of the imperial court, Yuan Shao seems to have nothing to fear."

Thinking of this, Gongsun Zan couldn't help showing a smile, and finally felt relieved in his heart.

Thinking of this, Gongsun Zan said to Wang Yue, "Then what does the imperial court need to do here?"

"It is necessary to remove the obstacles between Bogui and the imperial court, and eliminate Ke Bineng who occupies Daijun and Shanggu Commanderies. If Bogui is willing to send troops to attack the imperial court from east to west, then after the victory, Shanggu County will return to Bogui, and Dai County will return to the imperial court. At the same time, the imperial court will formally appoint Bogui as Shepherd of Youzhou."

"It's just that the cooperation between you and the imperial court can only be formally launched after the army has conquered Xianbei and completely driven Xianbei out of the Great Wall. In this way, the two sides are bordering each other, and can only attack and defend each other."

Gongsun Zan nodded, and said, "It should be so, Kebi can be this chieftain, and I would have wanted to destroy it a long time ago."

Wang Yue nodded. He was very satisfied with Gongsun Zan's understanding of current affairs. He believed that Gongsun Zan was not a fool who would not be confused about who was his enemy and who was his friend.

"Bogui, now, I'll go back and report back." Wang Yue said.

"No hurry." Gongsun Zan waved his hand, "It's too dangerous to cross the territory of the Xianbei people. This general will order Qi Baimayi to recruit soldiers and horses to attack Shanggu County. You will go with this general."

Wang Yue was stunned for a moment, so resolute?

Gongsun Zan just laughed when he saw this, and he laughed for a long time before he said, "Master Wang, do you think that I, Gongsun Bogui, am really a waste in the countryside who is addicted to the gentleness of women? You are wrong! I am still the White Horse General who killed Hu Ruqiecai!" !Always will be!"

(End of this chapter)