Ji Han Liu Zhang

Taiyuan County.

The senior official glanced at the documents placed on the desk, with a hint of sneer occasionally showing in his expression.

There was no other reason, because this letter was a request for help from Qu Yi, the top general under his uncle Yuan Shao, and the words in the letter were a bit humble, which was very different from Qu Yi's previous arrogant and domineering appearance.

'There will be a day when you, Qu Yi, will ask me for help.'

"You are usually so arrogant, why are you so respectful today?"

"Don't you always boast about Hebei's best general? Why don't you bring up the momentum of the famous general today?"

The senior official was happily fantasizing about this.

As the commander-in-chief of this battle, Qu Yi relied on his past achievements and made irresponsible remarks on the battle plan, forcing the senior officials who planned to focus on Taiyuan County to make the move of dividing the troops. Qu Yi led 10,000 troops to attack Hedong, while he led Zhang He, Gao Lan and others to attack Taiyuan.

But now, Qu Yi was surrounded and besieged by the Qin army.

Firstly, it shows that Gao Gan's battle plan focusing on Taiyuan County was correct. If Qu Yi had followed Gao Gan to attack Taiyuan, there would be no danger today. Secondly, Qu Yi had a bad temper and was arrogant. How could he bow his head without the siege of the Qin army?

As a result, Qu Yi's crisis today proved the foresight of the senior officials and made the senior officials who had suffered a lot from Qu Yi feel happy.

"Thanks to Gan Ning and Ma Chao, otherwise how could I see Qu Yi's humble attitude." Gao Gan was in a good mood and smiled.

It was not until a voice came from outside the tent that Gao Gan quickly put away his smile and put on a worried look.

The curtain was lifted, and Zhang He, Gao Lan, Guo Yuan and others stepped in. They simply saluted the commander-in-chief Gao Gan.

As Guo Yuan took his seat, he hurriedly asked Gao Gan, "Sir, I heard that General Qu was besieged by the Qin army. Is that true?"

"It's true." Gao Gan nodded with a heavy face. He handed the document on the desk to the attendant beside him and asked the attendant to pass it to Guo Yuan and other generals for circulation.

At the same time, Gao Gan explained: "General Qu was careless for a moment and was besieged by the Qin army. He is now in danger and sent a letter asking for help. I was just about to discuss this matter with you and discuss a way to rescue General Qu."

Taking Qu Yi's letter asking for help from his attendant, Guo Yuan read it quickly. When he saw that the words were a little humble, a look of satisfaction flashed across his face.

Like Gao Gan, Guo Yuan had no good feelings towards Qu Yi, who had a bad temper and was arrogant. He was naturally pleased when he heard Qu Yi's humble words, but he could not show it in front of everyone, so his pleasure only flashed across his face.

After reading Qu Yi's request for help, Guo Yuan looked grave. He said worriedly, "General Qu is trapped in a tight siege and in imminent danger. We should go to rescue him as soon as possible, but..."

Guo Yuan changed the subject and said, "We are currently confronting Zhang Ren, Lou Fa and the others. If we lead them away, the morale of the army will inevitably be shaken. If we are not careful, and Zhang Ren and Lou Fa seize the opportunity, I am afraid that not only will we not be able to save General Qu, but we will also be in danger."

Gao Gan nodded: "Mr. Guo is right. There are indeed some risks in retreating in the face of a battle, so I did not immediately rescue General Qu..." Then Gao Gan glanced at the generals under his command: "Do you have any good ideas?"

Zhang He's eyes moved back and forth between Gao Gan and Guo Yuan. He saw through Gao Gan and Guo Yuan's thoughts. Most likely, these two were unwilling to rescue Qu Yi. After all, Qu Yi was too bad a person and was always hated by everyone. That was why Gao Gan and Guo Yuan were singing the same tune and making excuses not to rescue Qu Yi.

Thinking of this, Zhang He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. To be honest, he didn't like Qu Yi very much. Qu Yi was arrogant and overbearing, and it was really difficult to make friends with him. Usually, he and Qu Yi were just nodding acquaintances.

If he acted according to his likes and dislikes, Zhang He would not be willing to rescue Qu Yi. However, military and national affairs cannot be decided according to one's likes and dislikes. One has to sacrifice the self for the sake of the overall situation.

Although Qu Yi was not popular, he was a brave general after all, and the more than 10,000 soldiers under his command were from Hebei. If Qu Yi was allowed to be killed by the Qin army, Hebei would lose not only a great general, but also more than 10,000 soldiers.

In addition, the war to conquer Bingzhou ended in failure.

Thinking of this, Zhang He said, "Sir, General Qu is a great general of Hebei and must be rescued. Moreover, his soldiers are the bravest and most powerful. If they are killed by the Qin army, it will be a sharp blade of Hebei. We should not let the Qin army cut off our sharp blade."

"Hmm?" Zhang He thought about it and gave a reasonable suggestion: "Although our army cannot retreat all at once, we can still send a group of troops to Hedong to rescue General Qu."

Guo Yuan asked in doubt: "If we send only one group of troops, I'm afraid they won't be able to save General Qu, and the whole group of troops will be in danger of being overthrown."

Zhang He patiently explained, "Mr. Guo is right. It is indeed difficult to rescue General Qu with only one group of several thousand soldiers. However, this group of soldiers can not only boost the morale of General Qu's troops, but also make the Qin army that is besieging General Qu not dare to attack. In this way, General Qu can be saved and hold out until our army arrives."

"In addition, we should quickly send an envoy to Yecheng to inform Duke Wei. Once Duke Wei hears the news, he will certainly send troops to rescue us. When the time comes, many troops will join together and we will surely be able to rescue General Qu."

Zhang He knew that he could not convince Gao Gan and Guo Yuan on his own, so he brought up Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao thought highly of Qu Yi, and Gao Gan and Guo Yuan probably would not dare to ignore Yuan Shao's thoughts and allow Qu Yi to be besieged and killed by the Qin army.

Gao Gan, the leader, looked hesitant when he heard this. He did not want to rescue Qu Yi, but he had to consider Yuan Shao's opinion.

Gao Lan and Zhang He were good friends for many years. He made a timely suggestion: "General, what General Zhang said is reasonable. If General Qu was killed by the Qin army, we cannot escape responsibility and may be punished for it."

Gao Gan sneered and nodded, "What the two generals said is right. We should rescue General Qu and consider the friendship between us comrades."

"Hmm?" Gao Gan thought for a moment, and then gave an order to Guo Yuan: "General Guo, please go first to Hedong to rescue General Qu, and we will follow gradually to rescue General Qu."

"As for Duke Wei, I have sent an urgent message about the military situation. It is expected that reinforcements will arrive from Yecheng in less than five days. When the time comes, we will gather together and help to pull General Qu out of the encirclement of the Qin army."

Guo Yuan cupped his hands and said, "Yes."

Zhang He's eyes flickered. He originally intended to take on the task of being the vanguard himself. After all, Guo Yuan's attitude was clear. He was most likely unwilling to rescue Qu Yi. However, the senior official had given the order, and Guo Yuan had accepted it, so he couldn't say anything more.

Zhang He could not help but reveal a deep worry in his brow. (End of this chapter)