The big man is on the run

Chapter 183 Argument
Chang'an City, Weiyang Palace.

Sitting on the dragon chair, Liu Yi was somewhat shocked when he heard Wang Yue's report that Yuan Shao led a mighty 40-step cavalry to the north.

Of course Liu Yi knew that Yuan Shao had no 40 soldiers under his command. The problem is that Yuan Shao's military strength is really difficult to judge this time, and even based on pre-war intelligence estimates, Yuan Shao's soldiers may reach close to [-], which is extremely terrifying. numbers.

They are soldiers, not auxiliary soldiers and civilian husbands.

And Yuan Shao dared to go northward in such a reckless manner, he was simply provoking the court blatantly.

It is to destroy Gongsun Zan in front of you, Liu Yi, will you save him or not?

This time Yuan Shao probably brought all his wealth with him. Among the so-called soldiers, there must be bandits who surrendered and recruits who had been recruited and trained for less than two years, but this absolute number is still enough to scare people.

At this time, Liu Yi had roughly understood what Cao Cao's mentality was like before the Guandu battle.

What kind of heroes in the world make the king and fuck, what ten victories and ten defeats, that is all fart, the heart is beating drums and flustered, so I can find comfort for myself.

But Liu Yi came over in a big way after all, and he also knew that Yuan Shao only had an advantage in absolute numbers, and in the matter of fighting, it really wasn't all about numbers, otherwise the two sides could decide the victory or defeat by comparing the numbers before the battle. up.

Liu Yi's face was very gloomy. He knew that he could not allow this situation to continue, and he could not allow Yuan Shao to do anything wrong. Otherwise, once Gongsun Zan was easily destroyed by Yuan Shao, the whole world would fall into chaos.

"Come here! Call the officials of two thousand shi and above in the six ministries, and the officials of the three provinces and above a thousand shi, to come to Weiyang Palace for a meeting!" Liu Yi said coldly.

"promise!"

Not long after, almost all the high-ranking officials in Chang'an City arrived. Liu Yi ordered his attendants to call Grand Sima Yang Biao over and asked him to preside over the government affairs instead of him, while Liu Yi sat on the dragon chair without saying a word.

Liu Yi has already got through with Da Sima Yang Biao, and the three chiefs of Shangshu Province (Shang Shuling, Left and Right Shangshu Pushe), that is, Sangong. Compared with the bewildered courtiers, these old guys are obviously calmer Some.

"Everyone, there is an urgent report from Gongsun Zan. Yuan Shao has already brought his 40 soldiers and horses to Youzhou. If I don't take action, Youzhou may be in danger!" Yang Biao looked at the many ministers in the hall, solemnly the way.

Everyone raised their heads one after another, their eyes full of doubt and shock.

Obviously, this news has a great impact on everyone.

"Your Majesty! The national traitor Yuan Shao will not be able to succeed in this move! I request to send troops to reinforce Youzhou!" Minister of Rites, Guang Luxun Deng Quan stood up and said respectfully.

Due to the initial stage of the reform of the official system, the current official positions still have a sense of parallelism, and it will take a period of time to merge them. However, it is an indisputable fact that the original system of "Three Officials and Nine Ministers" has begun to evolve from actual positions to virtual positions.

In other words, "Guang Luxun" in "Nine Qings" is just an honorary title for Deng Quan to enjoy his salary, while "Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites" is the position that Deng Quan really wants to work.

The same is the three princes, the head of the three princes is Taiwei Zhu Jun, the "Taiwei" on his head is now an honorary title, and the "Shangshuling" on his body is his job.

This is a bit like the complicated dispatch system of the Song Dynasty, but it was only used for excessive use in the early stage of the official system reform.

"Now the national traitor Yuan Shao has a strong army, and his troops are coming to Youzhou. It depends on whether Gongsun Zan can hold on. If Gongsun Zan can't hold on by himself, it will be too late for us to mobilize troops! There are only two ways now. The first is to let Gongsun Zan Stick to Guangyang County and resolutely resist Yuan Shao's attack. The second is to let Gongsun Zan retreat from the central area of ​​Youzhou, retreat westward to Shanggu County and Dai County to get closer to Bingzhou, or retreat eastward to Youbeiping County and Western Liaoning. counties (Liaodong County, Lelang County, and Xuantu County in the easternmost part of Youzhou are in the hands of Gongsun Du)." Wei Wei and Minister of the Ministry of War Ma Teng stood up and analyzed.

Although Ma Teng no longer directly controls the military power in the center, but left his troops to Ma Dai and Ma Chao, his words still carry a lot of weight.

At the very least, this kind of veteran general who is used to fighting must be more reliable than civil servants who are not familiar with military affairs.

"What Shoucheng said is very true. Yuan Shao has many soldiers. If Gongsun Zan defends the city, I am afraid that Gongsun Zan will be destroyed by Yuan Shao before the court's reinforcements arrive. Therefore, I think the second plan is feasible!" As Ma Teng In theory, his immediate superior, Minister of the Ministry of War, Jia Xu nodded in agreement.

Jia Wenhe's estimation is still biased towards prudence, which is also the most normal guess. Based on whether Ji County can block the encirclement of Yuan Shao's army and last until the imperial reinforcements arrive, most people think that it cannot be stopped.

When the other ministers heard the speeches of the two chief officials of the Ministry of War, they also bowed their heads silently, not daring to intervene, not knowing how to deal with this matter.

After all, most people here don't know soldiers.

"Your Majesty, I think Jia Shangshu and Ma Shilang's suggestions should be adopted. The second method is feasible! Gongsun Zan's army is small, and most of them are cavalry. Although Yuan Shao's army is large, it is mainly infantry. It should be avoided."

The opinions of Shangshu Zuo Pushe and Situ Zhang Xi also tended to let Gongsun Zan avoid the edge for the time being.

At this time, Shangshu Youpushe and Sikong Shi Sun Rui expressed different opinions.

"Your Majesty, Gongsun Zan was originally a disobedient minister. He and Yuan Shao are no more than the same breed. It's just that he is now connected with the imperial court because of Yuan Shao's oppression. Even if we send troops to support, we will suffer losses. It is better to adopt the first method. Let Gongsun Zan stick to the city to consume Yuan Shao's army's strength and spirit, while our army marches from Guanzhong to gather to wait for work, wait for Yuan Shao's army's spirit to wear off, and then attack again. This will not only ensure the safety of our army, but also consume Gongsun Zan Wouldn't it be beautiful to kill two birds with one stone with Yuan Shao's troops!"

Shi Sunrui stood up and proposed with a smile.

The scholar Sun Rui Shao passed on the family business, and Bo Da knew everything.Later, he joined forces with Situ Wang Yun and Wen Hou Lu Bu to kill Dong Zhuo.When Li Guo was in chaos, Yang Biao and Huangfusong gave way to him every time there was a vacancy in the three public affairs. Therefore, it is true that the old man Shi Sunrui has come to this position today.

After Shi Sunrui proposed, several other senior ministers agreed one after another. The relationship between Yang Biao and Shi Sunrui had always been very good. He even thought of Liu Yu's death, and felt a sense of shock towards Gongsun Zan in his heart.

In the eyes of these veteran officials of the Han Dynasty, Gongsun Zan, who killed the former Grand Sima and Youzhou Shepherd Liu Yu, was indeed a traitor. Out of interest, he agreed to save Gongsun Zan.

But if it's okay to save Gongsun Zan or not, then they definitely don't want to.

(End of this chapter)