Lu Bu, God of War of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 346 Tian Feng's Strategy

"What did you say? Gongsun Zan came with 15 soldiers? Where did Gongsun Zan get so many soldiers?" Yuan Shao was startled when he heard Guo Tu's news. Knowing that Gongsun Zan's strength was not weak when he was attacking Dong Zhuo earlier, but he only had tens of thousands of troops. Now there are 15 troops, which completely exceeded Yuan Shao's expectations.

"Yuan Gong, although I don't believe that Gongsun Zan has so many soldiers, but I have checked repeatedly. This time when Gongsun Zan came, not only the standing army was mobilized, but the garrison in Youzhou was also mobilized by Gongsun Zan. There are indeed 15 people in Liaodong outside the river." Seeing Yuan Shao's unbelievable expression, Guo Tu said affirmatively.Regarding the number of soldiers and horses of Gongsun Zan, even Guo Tu was unwilling to believe it at first, but he had to believe it after the investigation.

"Everyone, Gongsun Zan is very powerful here. How should we stop him? Everyone, think of a way." Although Yuan Shao originally wanted to fight Gongsun Zan, he became nervous now and asked everyone for advice. He must be 15 Thousands of soldiers and horses are not something Yuan Shao's current military strength can resist.

"Duke Yuan, I'm willing to lead troops into battle to relieve my lord's worries." As soon as Yuan Shao's words came out, Yan Liangwen and Chou stood up at the same time and shouted in unison.Although these two were only military generals, they were very confident after being favored by Yuan Shao. Although Gongsun Zan came with 15 soldiers, they did not have any fear.

"Hey, I, Yuan Shao, naturally know the bravery of the two of you. However, Gongsun Zan came here with 15 troops, and I only had more than [-] troops. Even if you two are in command, it is difficult to resist." Yuan Shao sighed, At this time, Yuan Shao already regretted that he deliberately killed Gongsun and angered Gongsun Zan.

"Yuan Gong, the current strategy is that we can only concentrate our forces to deal with Gongsun Zan's attack." After learning about it, Feng Ji stood up and said, "It is impossible for Gongsun Zan's 15 troops to gather together. If our army wants to defeat Gongsun Zan, only Concentrate superior forces and wait for the right time, so as to have the possibility of winning, otherwise, Gongsun Zan can only lead you by the nose." Feng Ji pondered for a while.I finally spoke my mind.

"Concentrating our forces can ensure that our army will not be defeated by Gongsun Zan one by one, but in this way, if Gongsun Zan divides his troops to attack, our army will retreat steadily. In this way, Jizhou, which was finally obtained, may be taken by Gongsun Zan. Already." Hearing Feng Ji's strategy, Tian Feng said a little uneasy.

"Could it be that Mr. Tian has a better way for the current plan?" Feng Ji asked rhetorically.

"Since Gongsun Zan's army is hard to resist, my lord, why didn't my lord show weakness to Gongsun Zan? Back then, Gongsun Zan sent Gongsun Yue to quarrel with my lord over the city. Why didn't my lord give Gongsun Zan a few cities to reassure himself?" Tian Feng suddenly said after thinking for a while.

"What? Jizhou, which I managed to acquire with great difficulty, do you want me to hand it over to Gongsun Zan?" Yuan Shao said without anger after hearing Tian Feng's words.Although Yuan Shao has no good way to deal with Gongsun Zan at the moment, after all, the performance of the public prosecution has exceeded Yuan Shao's expectations, but Yuan Shao is unwilling to give up the territory to Gongsun Zan. He must only need to occupy Jizhou. Yuan Shao can surpass Gongsun Zan in strength.

"Yuan Gong, please listen to me. Letting my lord give up the land is not really giving up the land to Gongsun Zan, but a strategy to delay the army. At the same time, it can involve Gongsun Zan's troops and weaken Gongsun Zan's strength." As Yuan Shao's counselor, Tian Feng's Of course, the strategy is not as simple as Yuan Shao thought.It is certain that Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan are destined to be enemies, and there is only one person destined to exist in this Hebei.Tian Feng naturally understood this point,
"Oh, tell me the details." Yuan Shao finally became interested and asked again.

"My lord, Gongsun Zan's 15 mercenaries will definitely split up and attack, but our army has to concentrate our forces to guard the key points, but we have no time to take care of Gongsun Zan's other soldiers. This means that Gongsun Zan's other soldiers will definitely attack the city. Instead of letting Gongsun Zan's other soldiers attack the city at will, why didn't the general give them some cities on purpose to paralyze them? As long as the general takes away the food and grass in these places, Gongsun Zan's soldiers will get these cities, not only will they not get any benefits , but to deal with the local law and order, so that these soldiers and horses will naturally be held back, and Yuan Gong will be able to free up his hands to deal with Gongsun Zan's main force." Tian Feng explained his plan in detail, and Yuan Shao couldn't help nodding, After Tian Feng finished speaking, Yuan Shao finally had a rough plan for the battle with Gongsun Zan.

"Report, general, Gongsun Zan's vanguard, Gongsun Fan, has led [-] troops close to Xindu." Just when Yuan Shao was thinking about it, a soldier rushed in to report.

"Why so fast?" Someone in Yuan Shao's army suddenly panicked.

"My lord, I'm willing to fight and behead Gongsun Fan's head and dedicate it to my lord." Hearing Gongsun Fan's attack, Wen Chou was the first to stand up and ask for a fight.

"My lord, you can't." Just when Yuan Shao was about to send Wen Chou to fight, Tian Feng hurriedly stood up and said, "My lord, with General Wen Chou's bravery, it's not a problem to kill Gongsun Fan, but in this way, there will definitely be a battle." Let Gongsun Zan feel tighter and force Gongsun Zan to lead an army of 10,000+ to sweep Xindu. At this time, our army has been sent to garrison all over Jizhou. It will take time to gather troops. If we start a war with Gongsun Zan at this time, our army will It must be impossible to take care of both front and back, and fall into a passive position. So I think the most urgent thing is to endure." Seeing that Wen Chou was about to fight, Tian Feng hurriedly stood up to stop him.

"I don't know what Mr. Tian means, how can my lord bear it?" Guo Tu asked thoughtfully.Yuan Shao must have beheaded Gongsun Zan's younger brother, Gongsun Yue. I'm afraid that ordinary forbearance will not convince Gongsun Zan.

"My next proposal is to send an envoy to see Gongsun Fan, and say that my lord regrets what happened before, and now I am willing to sell Bohai County to General Gongsun Fan to show the sincerity of our army." Tian Feng gritted his teeth and finally said.Bohai County must be the place where Yuan Shao made his fortune. Even the current Yuan Shao's real title is only Bohai Prefect. If Bohai County is handed over to Gongsun Fan, it will be a big blow to Yuan Shao.

"Tian Feng, are you talking nonsense? The Bohai Sea is the foundation of our army. If you give it to Gongsun Fan like this, you will destroy the Great Wall yourself?" After hearing what Tian Feng said, Guo Tu first stood up and objected.

"Hehe, it is precisely because Bohai is the foundation of our army, so giving it to Gongsun Fan can show Yuan Gong's sincerity. It is also because our army has been operating in Bohai for many years, even if Gongsun Fan wins Bohai County, it cannot be eliminated in a short time. Duke Yuan’s influence in the Bohai Sea is much easier for our army to take back. The other cities in Jizhou were originally owned by Han Fu, but our army only got them recently, and the people have no sense of belonging to our army. Once they are acquired by Gongsun Zan, Even if our army wants to take it back, it will be more difficult." Tian Feng said with a chuckle.Although the words were surprising, after hearing Tian Feng's words, everyone felt that they were very reasonable.

"Well, I, Yuan Shao, intend to compete in the world, so naturally I don't care about the gains and losses of a small Bohai County, but how are you going to deal with Gongsun Zan? Where is your magic weapon?" Although Yuan Shao was reluctant to hand over Bohai County, But being forced to do nothing, Yuan Shao cared more about how to defeat Gongsun Zan.

"My lord, Gongsun Zan's battle with our army is only based on the number of people. Once our army gives up a certain number of cities, Gongsun Zan will definitely send troops to garrison. In this way, the number of soldiers and horses that Gongsun Zan can use for fighting will definitely be reduced. As long as Gongsun Zan If the number of soldiers and horses is reduced to a certain number, our army can fight with them head-on, and even if we can't fight, our army can defeat them one by one, and gradually eliminate Gongsun Zan's military advantage." Tian Feng said again.

"Okay, since that's the case, we might as well do it thoroughly. Not only Bohai County, but even this Xindu, we can let it out." Yuan Shao figured out the key point, and no longer hesitated, he slapped the table and continued. : "Order all the troops to assemble in the direction of Yecheng, and when I gather all the troops, I will fight Gongsun Zan."

"You said Yuan Shao wanted to exchange Bohai County for peace?" Gongsun Fan asked in surprise when he heard the envoy sent by Yuan Shao.

"Lord Gongsun is right. My lord regrets the killing of General Gongsun Yue, and is willing to personally apologize to General Gongsun Zan. Right now, I just want to ask the general to send a message to General Gongsun Zan. This is the seal of the prefect of Bohai County. Yuan Gong asked me to Bring it here and give it to General Gongsun Fan to show General Yuan Shao's sincerity." The envoy took out the seal of Bohai Prefect and handed it to Gongsun Fan.

"That's right, this is really the seal letter of the prefect of Bohai. Please tell your family Yuan Gong after you go back, and say that my grandson Fan will definitely persuade my brother, and Yuan Gong must also be a prominent Han family. The hatred between the two families should be reconciled. This is in line with the two. The interests of the family." Saying that, Gongsun Fan got up and sent the envoy out.

"The general really intends to accept Yuan Shao's truce agreement?" Just after Yuan Shao's envoy left, a general beside Gongsun Fan stood up and asked.

"Hmph, Yuan Shao killed my second brother. The hatred is irreconcilable. How can I live in peace with him? It's impossible." Gongsun Fan said with certainty.

"But the general, didn't he negotiate with the envoy just now?" The general asked strangely.

"Hehe, Bohai County is the foundation of Yuan Shao. Today Yuan Shao put his foundation in front of me. If I don't make a decisive move to take down Bohai, how can I force Yuan Shao to have nowhere to go?" Gongsun Fan laughed, Said smugly.Although Gongsun Zan asked Gongsun Fan to be the vanguard, being able to win Bohai is more important than winning a few battles.

(End of this chapter)