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Chapter 210 Zhao Yun's Clever Empty City Strategy

To falsely establish an emperor is obviously the act of a traitor. Once exposed, he will be cut off from the world.

Even if it is later discovered that the emperor is real, how can he be tolerated by him?
"This matter...this matter..."

Tian Feng hesitated for a long time and didn't know how to answer.

Finally, he seemed to have suddenly thought of something, his eyes widened suddenly, he looked at Yuan Shao in horror, and said in a trembling voice: "My lord, you can't, you can't be..."

Yuan Shao's eyebrows jumped, and he quickly said: "Yuan Hao, don't think too much, it's just a dream, just a dream!"

Tian Feng saw this and put aside his speculation. He said, "The emperor of Yecheng is real, so how can he be fake? My lord, this dream is really unbelievable."

Yuan Shao's mouth twitched, realizing that no metaphor would be useful if he didn't tell the truth.

Tian Feng was different from Ju Shou and could not understand his situation.

Thinking of this, he suddenly lost interest and said listlessly, "This dream is indeed incredible. Yuan Hao, go back and rest. We will send troops to attack Yicheng in a few days."

That’s about it for the question.

If the metaphor continues, with Tian Feng's intelligence, he will definitely notice that something is wrong, and then it will be difficult to end.

After all, this matter is not worth telling to outsiders.

Looking at Tian Feng's departing back, Yuan Shao sighed heavily, with infinite nostalgia in his heart: "Gong Yu, I miss you."

……

Youzhou, Yicheng, and the prefectural government.

Gongsun Zan flipped through the thick list of casualties and various losses in his hand. His face looked very ugly, and finally he couldn't help but slammed the table.

"I lost 7,000 soldiers in the battle of Hejian County!"

"Damn Yuan Shao, how could he suddenly become so difficult to deal with!"

Completely different from his previous rapid progress, he suffered repeated defeats in battles with Yuan Shao during this period, forcing him to give up several cities he had captured in Hejian County, and had no choice but to withdraw from Jizhou and retreat to Yicheng.

Yuan Shao now seems like a different person. After losing several trusted advisers, he has become even more difficult to deal with.

When the generals heard this, they all looked at each other in confusion.

Since Gongsun Zan got Jia Xu, he has won every battle.

After Yuan Shao lost several of his trusted advisers, he became more courageous and turned defeat into victory.

If you tell others about such a weird thing, no one will believe it!
Jia Xu waved his feather fan and said slowly, "Yuan Shao has many advisers under his command, and each of them is a talented person who can stand on his own."

"However, although there were many counselors, they were dissatisfied with each other and disagreed with each other. In addition, Yuan Shao himself was good at making plans but not decisive, and often made wrong decisions, which led to repeated setbacks in his foreign affairs."

"Most of Yuan Shao's advisers have died in the Yecheng Incident. Ju Su was also defeated and killed a few days ago. Currently, Tian Feng is the only confidant around him."

"Tian Feng is also a talented person, but his advice has often not been taken seriously by Yuan Shao. But now Yuan Shao can only listen to Tian Feng, which is naturally different from the past."

Jia Xu had served under Yuan Shao for quite some time, so he knew all of Yuan Shao's problems.

In a sense, Yuan Shao's loss of many talented people this time was actually a good thing. Tian Feng's ability alone was more than enough to assist Yuan Shao.

In addition, Yuan Shao already had a strong army, so this time it was Gongsun Zan's turn to suffer a setback.

"Can this still happen?"

Gongsun Zan was stunned after hearing Jia Xu's analysis.

He thought that it would be easier to defeat Yuan Shao after all of Yuan Shao's advisers were lost, but the opposite happened.

Is there such a thing in the world?
At this time, Gongsun Fan hurried over and said, "General, the scouts have reported that Yuan Shao has begun to mobilize food and grass to the front line, and he may launch a large-scale attack next!"

This news made everyone feel depressed.

Gongsun Zan's face turned pale in an instant.

He lost 7,000 soldiers in the battle of Hejian County a few days ago. Now Yicheng only has 10,000 troops. If Yuan Shao's army attacks, Yicheng will not be able to resist at all!
"Pass on my military order, immediately transfer 10,000 troops from Ji County!"

However, Gongsun Fan shook his head and said bitterly, "General, judging from the movements of Yuan Shao's army, they will surely launch a large-scale attack within three days. It is too late to transfer troops from Ji County now."

Jixian and Yicheng are located in the center of Youzhou and the border of Youzhou respectively, respectively. Both journeys take at least ten days, so it is impossible to arrive in time.

"hateful!"

Gongsun Zan gritted his teeth, looked up at Jia Xu, and asked with the last glimmer of hope: "Sir, do you have a good plan to resolve this crisis?"

During this period of time, he has deeply realized Jia Xu's resourcefulness.

It is completely too late to mobilize troops now, and we can only hope that Jia Xu has a strategy to preserve Yicheng or even turn defeat into victory.

Jia Xu sighed and said, "Although I am resourceful, I am not a god. The best way now is to abandon the city and retreat, conserve our strength, and wait for another opportunity to retake Yicheng."

Yuan Shao's open attack, with his large army directly pressing in, crushes the enemy with his strength. No matter what schemes or tricks you use, it will be difficult to succeed.

What's more, with Tian Feng's strategy, even if he used some tricks, they would probably be seen through.

Moreover, Gongsun Zan's foundation was not as strong as Yuan Shao's after all. Even with the secret assistance of the Zhen family, he was already exhausted after a series of battles.

As of today, Gongsun Zan’s situation is hopeless!

The loss of Youzhou was only a matter of time.

"Abandon the city? Absolutely not!"

Gongsun Zan rejected Jia Xu's proposal without hesitation, "Yicheng is the gateway to Youzhou. If Yicheng is lost, I will have nowhere to defend!"

"By then, we might even lose the entire Youzhou!"

Yicheng is very important to him. Ever since his defeat in the Battle of Longcou, he has been building Yicheng in order to guard against Yuan Shao, making it impregnable.

This is his stronghold against Yuan Shao!
If we abandon the city and flee this time, and let Yuan Shao occupy it, it will be extremely difficult to take it back in the future.

"There is no good plan."

Jia Xu shook his head, indicating that he was helpless.

At the same time, he began to think in his mind that if Gongsun Zan refused to abandon the city, then he would have no choice but to leave. He did not want to accompany Gongsun Zan to die here.

It's time to go back and assist the emperor.

Hearing that even Jia Xu was helpless, Gongsun Zan's face turned pale, he clenched his fists tightly, feeling extremely unwilling.

Is it... that we can only abandon the city?

At this moment, Zhao Yun on the side suddenly said: "General, I have a plan that may turn the situation around!"

Hearing this, everyone turned to look at him.

Although Gongsun Zan did not hold out much hope, he still asked, "What is Zilong's plan? Why not speak frankly?"

Zhao Yun said: "Instead of defending the city or abandoning it, I think it is better to take the initiative and attack, looking for a chance."

Gongsun Zan was greatly disappointed when he heard this. He thought Zhao Yun had some brilliant plan, but he didn't expect that he would just send troops to confront Yuan Shao head-on.

Ten thousand versus thirty-five thousand?
How could he be my opponent!

Gongsun Zan sighed and said, "Zilong, I know you are brave, but Yuan Shao has 35,000 troops, and there are tens of thousands of troops in Bingzhou and Qingzhou to supplement. I only have 10,000 soldiers, many of whom are wounded. How can I defeat them?"

"But General..." Zhao Yun wanted to say more, but Gongsun Zan raised his hand to stop him. It was obvious that he did not intend to adopt Zhao Yun's strategy and take the initiative to attack.

"and many more."

At this time, Jia Xu stood up and said to Gongsun Zan: "Anyway, there is no other way now. Let Zilong finish his words and see if it works."

He could tell that Zhao Yun had something else to say.

I am also curious about how capable this young general in white robe who is valued by His Majesty is.

If there really is a good strategy to repel the enemy, it would be truly a test of both wisdom and courage.

Gongsun Zan thought about it and felt that what Jia Xu said made sense, so he nodded to Zhao Yun, indicating that he should continue.

Zhao Yun cast a grateful look at Jia Xu, and then said solemnly: "To defend the city is tantamount to being trapped in a city and waiting to die, allowing Yuan Shao to invade Youzhou; abandoning the city and fleeing will lose the gate, and the entire Youzhou will be exposed to Yuan Shao's horse hooves. Neither option is acceptable!"

“Yun thinks that we might as well move all the main forces out of the city, and when Yuan Shao’s army arrives, open all the city gates to lure them in.”

Gongsun Xu looked strange when he heard this and said, "If we move the troops out, what's the point of luring them in? Isn't this the same as inviting a wolf into the house? How is it different from abandoning the city?"

"No!"

Jia Xu's eyes flickered, and he looked at Zhao Yun strangely, "I understand what General Zilong means. Yuan Shao will definitely not dare to enter the city!"

When these words were spoken, Gongsun Zan, Gongsun Fan and Gongsun Xu were all confused and said they did not understand at all.

The city gates are open, but the other party still doesn't dare to enter the city?
Jia Xu glanced at the three reckless men and said, "Yuan Shao and Tian Feng are both intelligent men, but this is also their weakness."

"Normally, they thought we would either defend the city or abandon it and flee, but they never thought we would open the gates and leave the city empty for them to come in."

"If you were to encounter this situation, what do you think the enemy would think?"

Before Gongsun Zan could answer, Gongsun Fan said, "The enemy must have escaped!"

Jia Xu:"……"

He took a deep breath to suppress his contempt for the reckless man, and patiently explained: "That's just what you think. In the eyes of smart people like Tian Feng and Yuan Shao, this must be our trap. They will think that there are a large number of ambushes in the city!"

Gongsun Fan scratched his head.

It seems like... I was scolded?

Gongsun Zan, who was standing aside, seemed to be thinking about something.

Zhao Yun added, "That's right, so they won't dare to enter the city and will choose to retreat along the same route. When Yuan Shao came, he was still alert to ambushes on the road, but when he retreated, he might not be so alert. We just need to find the right time and set up an ambush when they retreat, and we will definitely catch them off guard."

Gongsun Zan has suffered heavy losses now, and he will naturally be unable to defeat Yuan Shao in a head-on confrontation.

But if an ambush was set during Yuan Shao's retreat, the result might have been different.

Jia Xu nodded in agreement and praised: "There is no constant state of war, and there is no constant state of water. If you are weak, leave it weak; if you are suspicious, be suspicious; when you are hard and soft, you can be surprising again. This is the way of the art of war!"

"General Zilong's plan is truly brilliant. I admire you immensely!"

Jia Xu thought he had reached the pinnacle in playing with people's hearts, but Zhao Yun's strategy gave him a sense of novelty.

He took advantage of Yuan Shao and Tian Feng's suspicion to make them withdraw their troops, and then set an ambush on their retreat route when they let down their guard.

This plan may seem simple, but in fact it grasps people's hearts to perfection!

Gongsun Zan found a problem and frowned and asked, "But...what if Yuan Shao sends a small team into the city to investigate the situation? Wouldn't that expose him?"

Zhao Yun replied, "General, you only need to leave the wounded soldiers behind. I am willing to lead them to guard the city. With these wounded soldiers, we can deal with the small invading forces. Besides, Yuan Shao will be even more suspicious when he sees me guarding the city."

Gongsun Fan couldn't help but say, "Isn't this strategy too risky? If Yuan Shao sees through it, Yicheng will be lost."

Present an empty city and use the enemy's suspicion to repel the enemy.

This is indeed a risky move.

Jia Xu said calmly: "If not this strategy, what else can we use? Abandoning the city and defending are both bad choices. Only this strategy has a chance to turn defeat into victory!"

In his heart, he was very disdainful of Gongsun Fan's words.

In his opinion, these three guys from the Gongsun family were far inferior to Zhao Yun in terms of courage and strategy. Zhao Yun was willing to take risks, but Gongsun Fan was still hesitating.

"No wonder your majesty is so fond of Zhao Zilong. He is brave, resourceful, and loyal. He is as fierce a general as Lu Bu!"

"We must find a way to subdue him for His Majesty."

Jia Xu was secretly calculating in his mind.

He originally just thought that Zhao Yun was very brave because of his strong martial arts, unparalleled charging ability, and being able to take the head of a general from among thousands of soldiers.

But after Zhao Yun just proposed the empty city plan, his evaluation of Zhao Yun was raised to a higher level, and his overall evaluation has surpassed Lu Bu.

After all, Lu Bu is only brave, but he does not have the strategy like Zhao Yun; Zhao Yun may not be as brave as Lu Bu, but he is only slightly worse than Lu Bu, and he is completely superior in terms of strategy.

It would be a waste to keep such a talented person under Gongsun Zan. He should serve Your Majesty instead.

"General!"

Zhao Yun clasped his hands together and said to Gongsun Zan with a determined face: "If Yuan Shao enters the city, General, you will withdraw to Ji County. Yun will fight to the death to apologize for losing the city!"

After hearing this, Gongsun Zan began to hesitate. Zhao Yun's plan was indeed very risky, but the benefits were equally tempting.

The most important thing is that this strategy is indeed better than either defending or abandoning the city.

While he defended the city, Yuan Shao seized other counties in Youzhou.

If he abandoned the city, Yuan Shao would use Yicheng as his base and gain a firm foothold in Youzhou.

In any case, he will suffer heavy losses.

Only the empty city plan proposed by Zhao Yun could help him turn the situation around.

"Then... follow Zilong's advice!" Gongsun Zan hesitated for a long time, and finally decided to adopt Zhao Yun's strategy. He looked at Zhao Yun steadily and said, "If we win this battle, Zilong will be the first hero!"

"If we fail, it will not be Zilong's fault. I will support Zilong's family, so don't worry."

Gongsun Zan is also a man of loyalty. How could he remain indifferent when Zhao Yun is willing to risk his life to live and die with Yicheng?
Zhao Yun said with tears in his eyes: "Thank you, General!"

Gongsun Zan turned to Gongsun Fan and Gongsun Xu and said, "Continue to send a message to Ji County, asking them to dispatch troops to support us as soon as possible. There must be no mistakes!"

"At the same time, you two go and count the available soldiers and horses in the city. The wounded will stay behind, and the rest will follow me out of the city!"

"promise!"

Gongsun Fan and Gongsun Xu clasped their fists heavily.

So, the empty city plan was decided.

……

That night, taking advantage of the darkness, Gongsun Zan led all the available soldiers in the city and quietly left Yicheng, leaving only about 500 wounded soldiers in the city.

The next day, Yuan Shao's army also marched towards Yicheng, preparing for a massive attack, intending to capture the gateway to Youzhou in one fell swoop.

　There will be more in the early morning, but the update time is uncertain. You will definitely see it before you get up.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)