Lu Bu, God of War of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 598 Gongsun Du's Counterattack
"The general is certainly commendable for his loyalty and bravery." Lu Bu nodded in praise of Zhang He's initiative to ask for a fight, but he did not answer directly, but then asked the crowd: "What do you think of General Zhang He's proposal? "

"Haha, General Zhang He's courage is commendable, but if he wants to destroy Yuan Tan, why should the labor force go out? If General Zhang He sends troops to Beiping, Yuan Tan and Gongsun Du will definitely work together to defend Beiping. Even if General Zhang He successfully takes it Beiping must be laborious and the loss is not small. If Gongsun Du and Yuan Tan were defeated, Tao Wang Xiangping, wouldn't General Zhang He chase Xiangping again? If these two fled to other places, wouldn't General Zhang He Can't you lead troops to chase after him too?" Guo Jia, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly came out and said with a big laugh.

"This?" After hearing Guo Jia's words, Zhang He didn't feel dumbfounded. Although Zhang He thought that he was quite talented in military strategy, it would not be too difficult to win Beiping, but he had to catch and kill Yuan Tan alive. With Gongsun Du, Zhang He has no confidence. As Guo Jia said, if Yuan Tan and Gongsun Du want to escape, then Zhang He is powerless. In a war that consumes too much, it is impossible for the big man's money and food to be consumed endlessly for the heads of Gongsun Du and Yuan Tan.

"Hehe, sir, it's better not to joke with General Zhang He. If you have anything to say, just say it." Seeing that Zhang He was speechless by Guo Jia's words, Lu Bu smiled and asked.

"My lord, Yuan Tan wants to lure Gongsun Du to help him defend the city, but Gongsun Du has no grievances with the lord, and there is no need to offend the lord for Yuan Tan. The reason why Gongsun Du sent troops to Beiping is because he is not sure that the lord is taking the city. After going to Beiping, will he send troops to Liaodong, will he attack Xiangping, and threaten his interests. Therefore, in my humble opinion, the prince only needs to lead his troops to withdraw from Jizhou, and at the same time send envoys, promising Gongsun Du to guard Xiangping forever , to guard Liaoxi for my big man, and Gongsun Du will definitely be willing to dedicate Yuan Tan's head to the prince." Seeing Lu Bu opened his mouth, Guo Jia naturally didn't push him any further, and directly spoke out the calculation in his heart.

"It's a good strategy. If you can capture Yuan Tan without spending a single soldier, as the master said, the affairs in Hebei can be considered as a satisfactory conclusion." Hearing Guo Jia's plan, Lu Bu nodded in agreement, and then spoke Said.

"My lord, although Yuan Tan can be solved in this way, what about Beiping? Could it be left to Gongsun Du like this?" Hearing Lu Bu's words, Zhang He on the side said at this time.Although Zhang He admits that he cannot guarantee to win Yuan Tan, he can take back Beiping, and Guo Jia's plan is undoubtedly to hand over Beiping to Gongsundu.

"En" Lu Bu thought about it for a while and then said: "In this case, I think so, Guo Jia, you can send someone to contact Gongsundu and tell Gongsundu that I have no grievances or enmity with him, and Liaodong also needs people like him." Guard, as long as he kills Yuan Tan, I will agree with him to guard Liaodong forever, hereditary succession, if he can go north to Korea in the future, he will be the king of Korea for my big man." After saying this, Lu Bu looked at Guo Jia and asked: " Do you think it's so good, sir?"

"Haha, my lord's arrangement is a clever plan. With General Gao Shun in Youzhou, even if Gongsun Du killed Yuan Tan and took control of Beiping, he would never dare to make any provocations. My lord arranged for Gongsun Du to send troops to Korea. Expanding the territory of my great Han, and secondly, it also removed a major hidden danger for my great Han in the northern border. If Gongsun Du can really conquer Goryeo and become the king of Goryeo, he has never had the heart to be with the Central Plains. Even if he cannot be called the king of Goryeo, Gongsun It would cost a lot of money to send troops to Korea, and it would not pose any threat to the northern border of the Han Dynasty. Such an arrangement is wonderful." After hearing Lu Bu's arrangement, Guo Jia clapped his hands and applauded.

A few days later, Lu Bu made arrangements for the affairs of Youzhou, and led his troops to leave Xindu to station in Yecheng, and Guo Jia also sent men to Beiping to contact Gongsundu.

However, Yuan Tan learned that Lu Bu had returned to Yecheng with his troops, so he quickly approached Feng Ji to discuss, "Do you know, sir, that Lu Bu has returned to Yecheng with his troops, and it seems that he has no intention of entering Beiping."

"My lord, Lu Bu, has returned to Yecheng, but Gao Shun is raising his troops. While gathering the Xianbei tribe that was defeated by the Tuoba tribe, he is training soldiers and horses. Does the lord think that when Gao Shun entered Youzhou, Lu Bu transferred Tian Feng again? Did you come here for the purpose of visiting Youzhou?" Seeing Yuan Tan say such words, Feng Ji replied a little unhappy.

"Sir, I misunderstood what I meant. What I mean is that now that Lu Bu's army has retreated, although Gao Shun is fighting hard, it is obviously impossible to attack us in a short time. But the situation on our side is different. Well, Beiping is not very rich in the first place, if we only supply food, grass and armaments, it will be more than enough, but now that Gongsundu's soldiers and horses have entered Peiping, we have to supply all the food and grass expenses, and now we can't make ends meet. I'm afraid it's hard to support." Faced with Gao Shun's impossible attack in a short period of time, and the huge daily consumption of food and grass, Yuan Tan was obviously under a lot of pressure.It is certain that Lv Bu marched into Hebei, with the support of a big man behind him, a little money and food is no problem, but Yuan Tan is different. He used to be the lord of Youzhou, so he naturally didn't want to be so tight now, but now he only has the income of a county in Beiping, Yuan Tan You have to count carefully.

"My lord's worries, it's not that I didn't think of it. It's just that we invited Gongsundu from Xiangping. As the saying goes, it's easy to invite a god but it's difficult to send a god away. It's not easy to send Gongsundu away. What's more, if Gongsundu's soldiers and horses leave Beiping, and Gao Shun took the opportunity to attack us, so what should we do?" Compared with Yuan Tan's worries, Feng Ji obviously considered in more detail.

"In your opinion, what should we do now?" After being told by Feng Ji, Yuan Tan seemed to have no idea, and hurriedly asked Feng Ji for advice.

"For the current plan, we can only explain our difficulties to General Gongsun Du, and we can solve our immediate troubles together with him." After a while, Feng Ji sighed, and then said.

"Don't look for me anymore, I've come to you to solve all your problems." At this moment, a voice came from outside the door, followed by the sound of armor colliding, obviously soldiers and horses drove into Yuan Yuan. Tan's mansion.

"What's going on, who is so bold, dare to bring troops here?" Hearing the sound outside the door, Yuan Tan was furious, and wanted to rush out to see what happened, but was blocked by Feng Ji at the side .

"My lord, something is wrong. The relationship is that Gongsun Du has already had a second heart. My lord should leave quickly. If you don't forgive me, I'm afraid it will be too late." I saw Feng Ji standing in front of Yuan Tan, praying.

"There's no need to hide, it's too late." At this moment, the sound came, and then the door was smashed open from the outside. After a group of soldiers rushed in, a person appeared in Yuanyuan. In front of Tan Hefengji, the person was none other than Gongsundu.

"Gongsun Du, what are you doing?" Seeing that Gongsun Du had brought troops to his mansion, Yuan Tan was startled and angry, and asked sharply.

"Hey, don't you understand this?" Seeing that Yuan Tan and Feng Ji were about to be caught, Gongsun Du said with a smile, pointing to the soldiers standing around.

"Gongsun Du, you and my lord are close to each other, and you can only fight against Lu Bu if you do it reasonably. If you do this now, don't you let Lu Bu see our jokes? Does the general want to hand over Liaodong to Lu Bu?" Seeing Gongsun Du Appeared, Feng Ji knew it was not good, but he still told Gongsun Du, hoping that Gongsun Du could reconsider.

"Hey, I have no grudges with Lu Bu in the past, and I have no grudges in recent days. Why do I wish you to deal with Lu Bu? Even if you get married, you have offended Lu Bu, who is now so powerful. Do you think I won't settle this deal? What's more, Lu Bu's ambition is in the world, and now Jiangdong's Sun family, Jingzhou's Liu Biao, and Yizhou's Liu Zhang, Cai's, and Lu Bu's goals, I just need to hand over the head of your lord Yuan Tan, and Lu Bu naturally has no need to embarrass me, let alone Lu Bu has already promised me, Let me send troops to Goryeo, and I will be the king of Goryeo in the future. How can I, Gongsundu, not know how to reciprocate with such kindness?" Gongsundu turned his head to Yuan Tan and said, "Yuan Tan, today is your death day next year. What do you have? There is no need to say the last words, save it to find your useless old man and talk about it.” Gongsun Du waved his hand and said, “Tell me that Yuan Tan’s head was cut off, and send it to Yecheng to present it to the Regent. "

As soon as Gongsun Du finished speaking, someone stepped forward and held Yuan Tan down, not waiting for Yuan Tan to say anything.A flash of saber flashed, and Yuan Tan's head rolled to the ground, his eyes still had an unbelievable expression.

"My lord." Seeing Yuan Tan's tragic death, Feng Ji let out a shrill cry, looked at Gongsun Du with grief and said, "Unexpectedly, I went to Xiangping to invite you here. It turned out that the shadow wolf entered the house. Just give me a good time and send me on my way." After finishing speaking, Feng Ji gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, and waited for the knife to chop off and take his head away.

"Hehehe, my husband's life is much better than Yuan Tan's. Someone specifically asked me to be merciful. It seems that my popularity is good. If my husband becomes prosperous in the future, don't forget to be my subordinate." Seeing Feng Ji's heart Begging to die, Gongsun Du laughed and said to Feng Ji.

"Who can still miss me when this happens?" Feng Ji was obviously a little surprised when he heard Gongsun Du's words, and opened his eyes and asked.

"Hehe, the Lord Regent said that you are a talented person, and I hope you can go to Yecheng. I wonder if you are willing?" Hearing Feng Jixiang's question, Gongsun Du asked at this time, but he did not withdraw the soldiers beside him. Obviously, he was telling Fengji that if his answer did not satisfy Gongsundu, his life might be in danger.

(End of this chapter)