When Ji Han and his men traveled to the Three Kingdoms crew

Chapter 502: Jia Xu's notoriety is known to everyone from Yecheng to Bohai

Bohai County

Gongsun Zan, holding a long whip, looked into the distance and saw a tall and majestic city standing under the sky. Its scale was undoubtedly that of a county seat.

If there were any locals from Bohai County here, they would be able to recognize this city at a glance.

It is the capital of Bohai County, Nanpi!

Bohai County was the first stop for Yuan Shao to escape, and it was also the territory that Yuan Shao had painstakingly managed for a long time.

The abundance of money and food and the strength of their defenses were so great that even Gongsun Zan was a little wary.

After all, when attacking Jizhou, it was clear that the situation was on his side.

Who knew that Lu Bu would appear halfway, leading Yuan Shao's elite halberd soldiers and Bingzhou cavalry, and not only blocked his advance but also almost drove him out of Jizhou.

Fortunately, the imperial troops brought by Liu Biao were of great help, and Gongsun Zan was able to regain a city and march his troops to Zhongshan State. After that, the two sides had their share of victories and defeats, and entered a tactical stalemate with Yuan Shao.

Who knows if another Lu Bu will appear in Bohai County?

However, such concerns disappeared with the successive wars.

It even made Gongsun Zan determined to attack Bohai County with all his might.

As for this incident, we have to mention Guan Yu and Huang Zhong.
Gongsun Zan, who was in Zhongshan State, had just experienced a major defeat. His morale became low and he was no longer as optimistic about the current situation as before.

Although most of the Jizhou nobles were alienated from Yuan Shao, many of them fled to Liaodong, and food and grass must have been in short supply.

But the departure of the gentry also meant that the fields occupied by the big families became vacant.

While Ju Su was cultivating the land, he used the vacant land to incentivize the gentry while giving benefits to the gentry who remained.

He was really caught by Ju Shou.

After these two things happened, even Gongsun Zan and his brother Gongsun Yue thought that the war would last for a long time.

Only Tian Yu expressed a different opinion. He stepped forward and said confidently: "General, in my opinion, Yuan Benchu ​​is already showing signs of defeat. He will undoubtedly be defeated soon."

This made Gongsun Zan and Gongsun Yue look at each other in bewilderment. They naturally believed that Yuan Shao would definitely lose, but it was not certain in the short term. In terms of soldiers, Yuan Shao had 200,000 young men from Qingzhou, in terms of generals, Yuan Shao had Lu Bu, Wen Chou, Gao Lan, and in terms of talents, Ju Su and Shen Pei.
It may not be possible to achieve it without three to five years.

Therefore, Gongsun Zan asked with great interest: "Why did Guo Rang say that?"

"General, Guan Yu and Huang Hansheng are both capable of fighting ten thousand enemies. The soldiers under their command are all fierce warriors. Jia Wen and Xu Yuanzhi are both good at making extraordinary plans. Their weapons are so powerful that even a small telescope can be used in endless ways.

"On the other hand, although Yuan Benchu's generals are brave, even a strong man like Yan Liang is not as good as Zhang Yide, let alone Wen Chou and Gao Lan. This is a victory of generals. Although his soldiers are strong, the young and strong in Qingzhou have suffered from the hardships of the scholars. They may have an advantage against ordinary soldiers, but they are far inferior to Guan Yu and Huang Hansheng's soldiers. This is a victory of troops. Although he has many counselors, they are not of one mind, and they hinder each other. They are not as good as Jia Wen and Xu Yuanzhi. This is a victory of strategy."

Gongsun Zan and Gongsun Yue exchanged glances. After Gongsun Zan carefully calculated, it seemed to be true.

Regardless of the victory, let's talk about Guan Yu and Huang Zhong's soldiers. Although they have never seen how Guan Yu and Huang Zhong's soldiers are, they have seen the performance of the elite soldiers from Chang'an who followed Liu Biao.

Yuan Shao's halberd soldiers are only slightly better. If Guan Yu and Huang Zhong's soldiers were all at the same level as the elite soldiers in Chang'an,
Maybe the confrontation will end with Yuan Shao's defeat soon.
"Wait a minute." Gongsun Yue seemed to have thought of something, and asked curiously, "Where is Yuan Gonglu? Guo Rang, Yuan Gonglu has 100,000 soldiers. 200,000 are against Guan Yu and Huang Zhong's 100,000. The advantage is on Yuan!"

Unexpectedly, Tian Yu said disdainfully: "Yuan Gonglu is nothing but a pile of dry bones in a grave."

"The dead bones in the grave."

Gongsun Yue was stunned.

Gongsun Zan slapped his thigh and praised: "Well, well said. The withered bones in the tomb are borrowed from the country to give good words!"

After sending Tian Yu away, Gongsun Yue could no longer sit still. He hurriedly stood up and looked at Gongsun Zan, speaking like a string of cannonballs, "Brother, do you really believe what Guo Rang said? Guan Yu and Huang Hansheng are brave, but can they be braver than Lu Fengxian?!"

"Brother Yue, there is some truth in what you said." Gongsun Zan pondered and said, "Of course I don't."

Before Gongsun Zan could finish his words, messengers arrived one after another, so hurried that they even broke down the doorstep.

"Report, report to the general, Lu Fengxian has been transferred to Liyang!"

"Report, report to the general, General Huang has captured Wen Chou, and General Guan led a hundred cavalrymen to kill Gao Lan in the midst of the army!"

"Report, report to the general, Yuan Gonglu has fled and his army has been routed!"

Gongsun Zan felt dizzy after hearing the successive battle reports. He was just discussing the unfavorable situation of the battle, how come the situation changed in the blink of an eye? ? ?

Guan Yu led hundreds of cavalrymen to kill Gao Lan amidst the thousands of troops? !
Is everything a novelist says true?!

Where did Xuande find his second brother, and why is he so brave?
No, no.

In terms of bravery, Guan Yu seems to be inferior to Xuande? !
When did Xuande become so brave?

At this moment, Gongsun Zan's last trace of jealousy towards Liu Bei was eliminated.

Originally he had some thoughts, thinking that Liu Bei was really lucky, and his promotion speed was as fast as an immortal who traveled to Beihai in the morning and Cangwu in the evening.

With the letter brought by Liu Biao, Gongsun Zan's resentment was mostly dissipated. After becoming General Wei, Liu Bei's attitude towards him remained the same. He asked himself honestly that he could not do it.

Now it seems that his brother is indeed very capable.

He was too fussy before.

Gongsun Zan rubbed his forehead and suppressed his chaotic and complicated thoughts.

"Brother!"

"Ok?"

Gongsun Zan raised his eyes and looked at Gongsun Yue. What did his cousin want to say?
He took a closer look and saw Gongsun Yue clenching his fists excitedly. He seemed to be too excited and his face flushed red. "Brother, Guo Rang was right! Brother, you really have a good eye for talent!"

"What do you mean by having a discerning eye for talent?" Gongsun Zan said this, but in his heart he was secretly glad that he did not say the words in one breath.

He shook his head and stopped thinking about it. He ignored Gongsun Yue's excited and admiring gaze and called a guard over, "Hurry and invite Captain Tian to come over for a chat!"

"promise!"

As the guards retreated in response, Tian Yu hurriedly arrived at the conference room in a short while.

"General? What do you want to call me for?"

Gongsun Yue was one step faster, grabbed Tian Yu's arm, and laughed loudly, "Guorang, you got it! You got it right!"

Tian Yu didn't react for a moment, and said in a daze: "Win? What did I win?"

"What did you say? Of course it's what we discussed just now!"

"Discuss." Tian Yu muttered to himself. After a moment, he seemed to realize something and his expression became very interesting.

From confusion to surprise, from surprise to disbelief.

When Gongsun Yue told Tian Yu the whole story, Tian Yu fell into a brief silence.

"Guorang's talent is truly admirable to us!" Gongsun Yue began to flatter Tian Yu.

Tian Yu's face twitched, as if he could not bear Gongsun Yue's flattery. He squeezed out a hoarse voice from his throat, "I... I didn't expect that General Guan could defeat ten thousand with only a hundred cavalrymen."

"Guorang is too modest. It's almost the same. With General Guan here, why should we be afraid of Lu Fengxian!" Gongsun Yue changed his previous dejection. At this moment, he seemed to be afraid of nothing, giving people the illusion that he would not be afraid even if Xiang Yu was resurrected.

Gongsun Zan felt that what Gongsun Yue said made a lot of sense. Yuan Shao transferred Lu Bu away because he was afraid of Guan Yu. Now that Lu Bu was not around, who else could stop him? !
Gongsun Zan thought it was time to remind Yuan Shao of his power. While Yuan Shao's attention was focused on Liyang, he struck Yuan Shao with a powerful blow, causing chaos in his rear and making it difficult for Yuan Shao to take care of both ends.

So when Gongsun Zan told Tian Yu about his idea, Tian Yu actually shook his head and said, "General, even if Lü Fengxian is gone, there is still one person who is quite troublesome."

"Troublesome? Who is he? I want to see how powerful he is!" Gongsun Yue held his head high and chest puffed out, with his back straight.

Tian Yu looked at Gongsun Yue and said calmly, "Zhu Ling."

"Zhu Zhu Ling." Gongsun Yue smiled awkwardly.

Gongsun Zan: “.”

Gongsun Zan was deeply impressed by Zhu Ling, so he tied his mother and brother to the city wall and shouted at Zhu Ling to withdraw his troops.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Ling cried bitterly and said that he could not be both loyal and filial, while ordering a resolute attack on the city.

Even when the ring-handled sword was approaching the necks of his mother and brother, Zhu Ling did not waver.

The result was that he was defeated by Zhu Ling.

Even today, he was a little scared of this kind of fierce man, let alone Gongsun Yue.

After this battle, Gongsun Zan believed that Yuan Shao would certainly make use of Zhu Ling, and transferring Lu Bu away would surely allow Zhu Ling to take over.

It is really troublesome to capture Zhu Ling.
What should I do?
Is it
An idea popped into Gongsun Zan's mind, but he was a little undecided.

So he raised his head and looked at Tian Yu, "Guorang, if that's the case, what do you think we should do?"

Tian Yu walked towards the table. Gongsun Zan and Gongsun Yue looked at each other and hurriedly followed.

Under the gaze of Gongsun Zan and Gongsun Yue, Tian Yu raised his arm, stretched out his finger, and tapped on the map.

咚

This muffled sound seemed to strike Gongsun Zan's heart. When he saw clearly where Tian Yu's finger was, his face showed a strange color. Wasn't this exactly where he had just thought? !

Gongsun Yue even cried out in amazement: "Bohai County?! Isn't this the place where Yuan Benchu ​​made his fortune?!"

"That's right! Bohai County has always been rich. If you want to start a fire in Yuan Benchu's backyard, why not burn the rich?"

"Good!" Gongsun Zan clapped his hands in applause.

"Brother, brother!"

Gongsun Yue's anxious voice brought Gongsun Zan, who was lost in his memories, back to the present. He asked in confusion, "Brother Yue? Look at you, you are anxious again. What happened?"

Gongsun Yue wiped the sweat from his forehead, took a deep breath and said, "Brother, this is great news! A great joy?!"

"Good news? Could it be General Huang and General Guan again? Not long ago, General Huang defeated Lü Fengxian and captured Liyang, which was already a great joy. Could it be that this is more worthy of joy than defeating Lü Fengxian and capturing Liyang?"

"General Huang's defeat of Lu Fengxian is indeed very satisfying, but it is far less satisfying to mention this matter."

"Huh? Let's hear it."

Gongsun Zan withdrew his gaze from Nanpi City. Now the army had surrounded Nanpi, and it was only a matter of time before they captured the county seat of Bohai County.

As for Yuan Shao’s reinforcements?
It’s not that he failed to repel Yuan Shao’s reinforcements. The level of Yuan Shao’s reinforcements was far less brave than before, but he was not afraid at all.

Besides, things always have a certain order of importance, right?

Now that Yecheng is under siege, isn't its importance far greater than that of Bohai County?
Initially, Gongsun Zan's plan was to share the pressure of Liyang with Huang Zhong and Guan Yu, but he never expected that Huang Zhong and Guan Yu would inadvertently share the pressure for him.

In short, could it be that General Guan and General Huang captured Yecheng?
Even if it was just a Sima under the guidance of General Guan, it would be more credible to take Zhu Ling's head among thousands of soldiers than to capture Yecheng.

However, the reality was far beyond his imagination.

"Brother, General Huang's Sima Xiahou Miaocai defeated Zhu Ling."

Gongsun Zan nodded. Although it was a little unexpected, he could accept it. But even a Sima could defeat Zhu Ling? In this case, isn't he not as good as a Sima under Huang Zhong?
Gongsun Zan was in a somewhat subtle mood.

Gongsun Zan was stunned when he saw Gongsun Yue hesitate to speak. Could it be that there was another happy event? !
"Brother." Gongsun Yue was brewing his emotions, "General Huang and General Guan have captured Yecheng."

"So that's how it is. So they conquered Yecheng. I thought they conquered Ye, but wait!" Gongsun Zan was suddenly shocked when he was halfway through his words. He widened his eyes in disbelief and stared at Gongsun Yue in a daze. "What did you say? Conquered Yecheng?! We just besieged Nanpi, and General Huang and General Guan conquered Yecheng?! How is it possible? There are still tens of thousands of soldiers in Yecheng who can fight. Even killing pigs wouldn't be so fast! Could it be that Shen Zhengnan surrendered?"

"It's not like Shen Zhengnan surrendered." Gongsun Yue shook his head.

"Why is that? That shouldn't be the case." Gongsun Zan frowned.

"It was Shen Zhengnan's adopted son Shen Rong who surrendered." Gongsun Yue said.

Gongsun Zan:
"Brother Yue, you need to explain what's going on."

As Gongsun Yue continued to speak, Gongsun Zan became more and more frightened.

He never expected that it was Jia Xu who planned to flood Yecheng!
At first, Gongsun Zan thought that Jia Xu's bad reputation was a frame-up by others. After all, he often troubled the nobles and was too familiar with all the details.

When Gongsun Zan heard Gongsun Yue mention that people in Jizhou were terrified when they heard the name Jia Xu, he couldn't help but fall silent. Could Jia Wenhe really be a vicious scholar?

"Brother, is what I said a great joyful event?" Gongsun Yue asked with a smile.

Gongsun Zan took a deep breath. Today's events were really shocking to him. He nodded vigorously, "Why not count it?!"

"It's no wonder that Brother Yue is always trying to find out the news about General Guan and General Huang!"

"By the way, brother Yue, stay away from Jia Wenhe in the future."

"Don't fall into Jia Wenhe's trap"

After instructing Gongsun Yue, Gongsun Zan immediately called the generals of all levels to the camp. He looked at the generals of all levels and said loudly: "General Guan and General Huang have already recaptured Yecheng. We can't waste any more time!"

Soon after, generals at all levels left the tent and began to talk about it.

"Hmm? Yecheng was recovered? How was it recovered?"

"Don't you know? Of course it's Jia Wenhe who wants to flood Yecheng!"

"What?! Jia Wenhe flooded Yecheng?!"

"What?! Jia Wen and the flooding of Yecheng killed 10,000 people?!"

Upon hearing this news, Tian Yu stopped in his tracks, his face full of surprise. He frowned and muttered to himself, "Jia Wen and the poisoner? How could General Wei employ the poisoner? There must be something fishy going on."

The rumor spread like wildfire, and by the time it reached the ears of the Nanpi garrison commander, it had become...

"What?! Jia Wenhe flooded Yecheng, killing hundreds of thousands of people? The Zhang River stopped flowing because of it?!!"

At this moment, the general broke out in a cold sweat, "No wonder, no wonder, no wonder Gongsun Bogui suddenly attacked the city today! If Jia Wenhe came, Nanpi would definitely not be able to defend it! The city would definitely be destroyed and people would die! Gongsun Bogui would not be able to achieve any merit!"

The guards around them suddenly felt their scalps tingling, and someone bravely asked, "General, what should we do?"

The guard looked embarrassed and gnashed his teeth, as if he was struggling with his own conscience.

The next moment, he gritted his teeth and said, "Open the city and surrender!"

(End of this chapter)