Lu Bu, God of War of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 358 Plan
The crowd returned to the camp under the leadership of Gongsun Zan, and after a while settled down, they divided the guests into seats and began to discuss important military affairs.

"Brother, are you really going to see Yuan Shao tomorrow? Yuan Shao obviously has no good intentions in inviting you." As soon as everyone sat down, Zhang Fei stood up first and asked Liu Bei with concern.

"Yeah, brother Xuande, you helped me deal with Yuan Shao today. Yuan Shao must have a grudge in his heart. If you go to his camp like this, you will send a sheep to the tiger's mouth. Then why would Yuan Shao let you go so easily? In my opinion, the enemy is still the best!" Don't go." Thinking of Liu Bei's promise to go to Yuan Shao's camp for a talk, Gongsun Zan said worriedly.Although Liu Bei and Zhao Yun were suspected of poaching someone because they were close, Gongsun Zan was now united with Liu Bei, so naturally he didn't want Liu Bei to make any mistakes.

"Big Brother, if Big Brother doesn't want to break his promise, Guan Yu is willing to go for Big Brother and meet Yuan Shao." Hearing what Zhang Fei and Gongsun Zan said, Guan Yu also nodded secretly, but in comparison, Guan Yu was more comprehensive, wanting to protect Yuan Shao. For Liu Bei's safety, I don't want Liu Bei to break his promise.

"Second brother and third brother, you are worrying too much. Gongsun Zan came to me this time to discuss, presumably it was to discuss the matter of this war. I don't know what brother Gongsun is going to do next?" After appeasing Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, Liu Bei looked at Gongsun Zan and asked.

"My dear brother, could it be that he wants to take this opportunity to negotiate with Yuan Shao." Gongsun Zan's eyes met Liu Bei's, and he saw the meaning in Liu Bei's eyes.Knowing that Liu Bei wanted to use this opportunity to negotiate with Yuan Shao to completely resolve this war.

"That's right, brother Gongsun fought with Yuan Shao this time, and both sides suffered a lot of casualties. If this fight continues, it will eventually become a protracted war of attrition. Instead of being so careless, let my younger brother take this opportunity to discuss peace with Yuan Shao." The thing is, I just don’t know what brother Gongsun wants? If you have any request, I can go and test Yuan Shao this time.” It turned out that Liu Bei wanted to test Yuan Shao’s bottom line.

"Hey, our army did suffer heavy losses in today's battle, and I have the intention to retreat, but it's not a good idea to let Xuande you go for such a thing, how can I have the heart to let Xuande take risks for me." See Liu Bei actually wanted to resolve the war between himself and Yuan Shao during this trip, Gongsun Zan said with some embarrassment.

"Brother Gongsun doesn't have to worry about it. I can do my best for my elder brother. I am duty-bound. I just wonder if my elder brother can figure out the terms of the negotiation." Although Liu Bei originally thought that Gongsun Zan would take this trip, whether the trip will be successful or not depends on Gongsun Zan. In Liu Bei's view, although Gongsun Zan came to reinforce him, Yuan Shao's army still had the upper hand. If he wanted to make peace with Gongsun Zan, he had to make some concessions. At least the previously occupied land in Jizhou would not be able to be kept. If Gongsun Zan hadn't made such a concession, no matter how eloquent Liu Bei was, he still wouldn't be able to be this suitable old man.

"Yan Gang, tell me how many defeated troops we have gathered so far." Gongsun Zan pondered for a while, and decided to wait until he had figured out the situation before making a decision.

"General Qi, in today's battle, our army suffered heavy casualties. More soldiers have disappeared after fleeing. So far, there are only more than [-] soldiers in our army. With the [-] reinforcements brought by General Gongsun Yue, we There are only [-] soldiers in the army, but although our army has gathered [-] soldiers and horses, it is a pity that these soldiers were frightened by today's battle. If the battle starts tomorrow, they may not be reused. Troops, food and supplies are even more heavily lost, and I'm afraid this war will no longer be able to continue." Hearing Gongsun Zan's question, Yan Gang looked around, and then he gathered his thoughts and said slowly.

As soon as Yan Gang's words came out, everyone gasped. It seems that the Youzhou Army's loss today is indeed surprising. Although everyone knew that the loss was heavy, but after hearing Yan Gang's return, they still Can't help but be shocked.Gongsun Zan's expression was even more serious.

"Gongsun Yue, tell me about your situation." Since he suffered such a heavy loss today, Gongsun Zan could only place his hopes on Gongsun Yue who came to support him. He must have come from Bohai.

"Hey, big brother doesn't know something. Although Yuan Shao handed over Bohai to me, it's just that Bohai County is just an empty city. Yuan Shao has already ordered people to take away the food and supplies in advance, so I don't have much food and grass when I come this time." Hearing Gongsun Zan's question, Gongsun Yue sighed before speaking slowly.

"Well, since that's the case, it seems that we can only negotiate peace with Yuan Shao." Seeing that his side was short of food and grass, Gongsun Zan could only sigh and decided to negotiate peace with Yuan Shao. As for borrowing food from Liu Bei, Gongsun Zan never thought about it. The reason is very simple, Liu Bei's jurisdiction is only one county in the plain, and he has no more than [-] soldiers and horses. How much food and grass can Gongsun Zan expect Liu Bei to support himself?What's more, when arranging Liu Bei's army, Gongsun Zan didn't see that Liu Bei had extra food and grass.

"Liu Xiandi, it seems that tomorrow's peace talks will depend on you, Xiandi. As for the conditions, Xiandi will tell Yuan Shao that I am willing to give up all the territory in Jizhou that I have occupied these days. Let the two armies return to the state before the war. "Gongsun Zan's concession is tantamount to acknowledging Yuan Shao's occupation of Jizhou, and before the war Gongsun Zan insisted on sharing Jizhou, and this means that Gongsun Zan was completely defeated in this war.

"Brother Gongsun has such a broad mind, it is really a blessing to the people of Jizhou and Youzhou. I believe Yuan Shao will definitely agree, and from now on we can turn hostility into friendship." Seeing that Gongsun Zan had made up his mind, Liu Bei said hastily.

"Hehe, Brother Liu Xian, don't need to comfort me. Fang is the leader of the world today. Although the land of Hebei is vast, it cannot accommodate the coexistence of Yuan Shao and me. If I lose today, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to stand up again in the future." Unlike Liu Bei, Gongsun Zan had a relatively clear view of the world's situation after many years of fighting.

"Brother Gongsun, I heard that Master Situ Wangyun has joined forces with Xiliang Ma Teng to kill Dong Zhuo in one fell swoop, making the court clear. I think that the court will regain its strength in the near future and sweep away the situation where the Han princes are fighting each other. Yuan Shao would not dare to make a mistake." Although there is no good way to deal with the disputes among the princes, Liu Bei obviously cares more about the court and hopes that the court will be strong.

"Wang Situ is like a man, I don't dare to guess casually, but the strength of the current imperial court is limited, and if it wants to control the princes of all walks of life, I am afraid that it has insufficient energy." Compared with Liu Bei, Gongsun Zan obviously values ​​strength more, and feels that no matter what What kind of majestic signboard is there? Strength is the basis for defeating the enemy.

While Gongsun Zan was discussing peace with Yuan Shao, on the other side of the Pan River, Yuan Shao's army was also discussing countermeasures.

"Grandma, our army has already won the victory, but I didn't expect Gongsun Yue to lead the troops here. Gongsun Yue is Gongsun Zan's younger brother, and that's all. But Liu Bei also intervened, and he didn't take us seriously, my lord. This hatred must be avenged." Recalling today's battle, Wen Chou was full of resentment, but no matter how difficult the battle was, the victory was undoubtedly Yuan Shaojun's, but he did not expect that Liu Bei and Yuan Shaojun would win the battle halfway. Gongsun Yue came out and ruined the good situation, which made every soldier in Yuan Shao's army very angry.

"My lord, it's because of my poor planning this time. I didn't expect that Liu Bei and Gongsun Yue would come out to disrupt the situation and delay the lord's important event. Tian Feng is willing to be punished." Seeing the anger on the faces of the generals, Tian Feng took a step forward , Take the initiative to take responsibility.

"Well, Liu Bei is just a small Pingyuan Commander, with only three thousand soldiers in his hands. It is really unexpected that he dared to disrupt the situation, but Gongsun Yue is Gongsun Zan's brother. How could Mr. Tian Feng not think of him?" Seeing Tian Feng come out to admit his mistake, Guo Tu on the side stepped forward with regret and asked.

"Yes, Tian Feng, if you want to be alert, this kind of thing shouldn't be unexpected." After hearing Guo Tu's words, Yuan Shao frowned and asked afterward.

"My lord, there are two reasons why my subordinates didn't think of this. First, Gongsun went farther to Bohai County. After calculating the distance, I thought it was impossible for him to come back so soon. According to my original calculation, even Gongsun The more he rushed back, it should be two days later, but he didn't expect Gongsun Yue to come back so soon. The second point is that because Gongsun Yue is Gongsun Zan's younger brother, the subordinates thought that Gongsun Yue should be You The person in the state army who wants Gongsun Zan to die the most, because as long as Gongsun Zan dies, Gongsun Yue will have the opportunity to inherit Gongsun Zan's soldiers and horses and become the new Lord of Youzhou. It is based on the above two judgments that I did not arrange troops for defense. As for today's result, all of this is Tian Feng's fault, and Tian Feng is willing to be punished." For underestimating Gongsun Yue, so that he could not completely defeat Gongsun Zan, Tian Feng now regrets too much.

"This? What do you guys think?" Looking at Tian Feng who admitted his mistake in front of him, Yuan Shao also hated his teeth. This time, Yuan Shao arranged the entire battle strategy according to Tian Feng's intentions. He really did not expect the result to be like this. If he can't Defeating Gongsun Zan and allowing Gongsun Zan to gain a firm foothold in Jizhou will make Yuan Shao's life very difficult in the future, and the strategic goal of dominating Hebei will become out of reach. How can this make Yuan Shao not angry? It's just Tian Feng He is Yuan Shao's most important counselor. If there is no Tian Feng, who should Yuan Shao ask to advise him?Thinking of this, Yuan Shao hesitated again, so he could only ask everyone.

"My lord has always been strict in governing the army. Mr. Tian Feng made a mistake today. If my lord doesn't punish him, I'm afraid there will be people in the lower ranks who will not accept it, which will affect my lord's reputation." Seeing Yuan Shao's hesitation, Guo Tu stood up and asked Yuan Shaojin said that Tian Feng looked down on Guo Tu's character, and Guo Tu was a kind person. Seeing Tian Feng's troubles, there is no reason not to add trouble to others.

"My lord, listen to me." Hearing that Guo Tu wanted to take the opportunity to take revenge on Tian Feng, Feng Ji who was standing beside him suddenly stood up and saluted Yuan Shao.

"Mr. Feng Ji has something to say, just say it." Seeing Feng Ji coming forward, Yuan Shao also wanted to hear Feng Ji's meaning.

"Feng Ji doesn't want to talk about how to deal with Tian Feng's matter. I just want to ask my lord and generals to imagine the situation of our army before. Our army just occupied Jizhou, and our foothold was not stable. Gongsun Zan rushed straight with 15 people, and our army There are only tens of thousands of soldiers in the area, and there is no good strategy for you to face Gongsun Zan's pressing step by step. It was at this time that Mr. Tian Feng was ordered to plan for the Lord, and the battle of Panhe just happened. Although today's battle was not a big victory , but it has greatly weakened Gongsun Zan's strength, so I dare to say that it is our army's luck that this battle can be fought to the present situation, because compared with Gongsun Zan's army, our army is no longer As weak as before, and all of this is due to Mr. Tian Feng. In other words, Mr. Tian Feng not only has no fault, but has made great contributions. As for not expecting Gongsun Yue to appear, I think that Mr. Tian Feng It's not that I didn't expect it at all, it's just that our army's strength is limited. Even if the whole army is devoted to the battle against Gongsun Zan, it still seems to be insufficient. How can there be extra soldiers and horses to guard against Gongsun Yue? The reason that prompted Mr. Tian Feng to give up guarding against Gongsun Yue." When Feng Ji said this, everyone in the hall was shocked, and after thinking about it, they couldn't help nodding their heads, thinking that Yuan Shaojun really had no chance of winning at the beginning. It is because of Tian Feng's plan that today's results are achieved. Although it is not satisfactory, at least the situation has been stabilized and most of Jizhou behind has been saved. This has exceeded everyone's imagination at the beginning, and even more What's more, in the face of Gongsun Zan now, Yuan Shaojun already has the same strength, and even has a slight advantage. Thinking about it this way, Tian Feng has only credit and no fault.

"Mr. Feng Ji is right. Mr. Tian Feng has indeed made great contributions. My lord, please reward Mr. Tian Feng." At this moment, Yan Liang stood up suddenly and said to Yuan Shao on behalf of the generals.As the head of the four court pillars in Hebei, Yan Liang's words can definitely represent the meaning of the generals.

"My lord, please reward Mr. Tian Feng." Just as Yan Liang finished speaking, Zhang He, Wen Chou, Gao Lan and other generals behind Yan Liang said to Yuan Shao in unison.

All of a sudden, Yuan Shao's brows twitched inconceivably. The reason why Yuan Shao made such an unnatural movement was not because the generals said something wrong, but Yuan Shao didn't expect that all the generals would support Tian Feng. Please credit, this shows that Tian Feng is very important in the hearts of the generals, and this is indeed something that no one who is the lord is very taboo, and Yuan Shao, who has always been cautious, is even more so.

"My lord, please reward Mr. Tian Feng. Just now I asked my lord to punish Mr. Tian Feng, it was for the sake of our army, but after listening to Mr. Feng Ji's words, I suddenly realized. This subordinate is here to ask the lord to reward Mr. Tian Feng, Mr. Tian Feng has done a great job this time, and he has really given our army a rebuilding grace." Although Yuan Shao's brows slightly wrinkled, although he did not hide it from Yan Liang and other generals, he couldn't hide it from Guo Tu's eyes at all. It seems that since Yuan Shao is already dissatisfied with Tian Feng, he simply raises Tian Feng up here to make Yuan Shao care more. This makes Yuan Shao wary of Tian Feng, isn't it better than what Guo Tu said? Does provocation work?

"Hehehe, Mr. Tian Feng has indeed made great contributions to our army this time. Tell me, Tian Feng, what do you want?" Although Yuan Shao was very unhappy in his heart, but now that all the generals are begging, Yuan Shao has no choice but to be scruples Everyone's meaning, so he asked Tian Feng with a smile.

"Being able to contribute to the lord is already Tian Feng's greatest wish in his life. As long as he can contribute to the lord all his life, Tian Feng has nothing else to ask for." Although Tian Feng didn't notice Yuan Shao's weak expression, as a minister, he has made great achievements. Tian Feng still knew the truth of the Lord, even if Feng Ji hadn't said that just now, Yuan Shao might not have punished Tian Feng's crime, after all, he was fighting Gongsun Zan at this time.Yuan Shao was on the occasion of employing people.But now everyone thinks that the war is all due to Tian Feng, which is dangerous, because the people's thinking obviously does not care about Yuan Shao's feelings. Since all this is due to Tian Feng, then the Where is Yuan Shao placed?Although it is impossible for Yuan Shao to find Tian Feng's bad luck now, Yuan Shao will remember this point. You must know that Yuan Shao is not a broad-minded person.

"Hey." Seeing that the situation has developed into what it is now, Feng Ji also sighed and tried to rectify Tian Feng's name, but he didn't want Tian Feng to be wronged, but he didn't think that Tian Feng would bring about a bigger disaster. It was too late to regret it.

"Okay, I will write down your credit for the time being, and I will definitely show credit for you in the future." Yuan Shao nodded and said to Tian Feng with a smile, which can be regarded as comfort to everyone. As for what Yuan Shao remembered, only Yuan Shao I know it myself.

"Today, my lord, you invited Liu Bei to come here tomorrow in front of the two armies. Does it mean that my lord already has a strategy against the enemy?" Tian Feng didn't want to mention the matter just now, and quickly changed the subject.

"That's right, in the past when I led troops to attack Dong Zhuo, Liu Bei was just a pawn, but now he dares to spoil my good deeds, and I must make him look good." Yuan Shao said viciously after hearing this.

"It is said that Liu Bei's Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are both brave enough to be unjustly brave. My lord might as well arrest Liu Bei tomorrow. In this way, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei will be wary, and they dare to fight against our army." See Yuan Shao talking about tomorrow's Regarding the matter, Guo Tu quickly suggested to Yuan Shao.

"I'm afraid Liu Bei might not have thought of this." Hearing Guo Tu's words, Tian Feng just said lightly.

"So Liu Bei won't come tomorrow?" Although he was a little angry with Tian Feng, Yuan Shao had to admit that Tian Feng was still very talented, so Yuan Shao continued to ask.

"That's not necessarily the case. Liu Bei dared to agree to the lord in front of so many people. The possibility of breaking the appointment is not very high, but what I can't figure out is why Liu Bei agreed to this matter. Could it be that Liu Bei has other plans?" Thinking about Liu Bei's expression at that time, Tian Feng said thoughtfully.

"Liu Bei is a man of the royal family, and he has always been very proud of himself. It seems that he wants to make peace this time." Feng Ji next to him thought for a while, and then said affirmatively.

(End of this chapter)