"Ci Cao usually specializes in litigation, and Fu Cao is also a good speaker. Is it possible that he wants to imitate the lobbyists in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period in the past and use his words to impress me?" Facing Fu Xun's calmness, Guan Yu was obviously a little a little agitated.

He didn't think so, but the man was nine feet tall with a long beard and a red face. Even if he sat there and hummed slightly, he would be powerful. "If this is the case, Mr. Fu may have taken it for granted."

"I would like to say that what the general said is biased." Fu Xun stood in the hall, still calm and unhurried. "Whether it is words or lobbyists, if what they say is unreasonable and there are still people listening, then the speaker is insidious.

The listeners are ignorant; and if what is said makes sense but no one listens, it means that the speaker has no self-awareness and the listeners are arrogant and arrogant... Therefore, I only speak the truth, and the general just listens and decides whether it succeeds or not.

It’s not too late.”

These words became more and more like words, so Guan Yu also frowned more and more. He only thought that the other party was Cao Yu, who was directly under Gongsun Xun.

"General." Fu Gongti saluted solemnly and said seriously. "Let me talk about the general's uneasiness first. I just mentioned that I will go north to Handan and leave Chaoge. Is there any reason why General Wei is worried that the general is not enough to take charge?"

"Of course." Guan Yu said proudly, twirling his beard. "The prince said that he would lead an army to Hebei in the autumn... In this case, it is full of calculations, but it only lasts for one summer and one autumn. And I, Guan Yu, led three thousand soldiers in Chaoge, asking myself

How can we not defend it for three to five months? When Yuan's thieves come with thousands of people, I will defend them as a prince; if thousands of people come, I will swallow them as a prince! Why abandon the city and run away?!"

"You are thinking the opposite!" Fu Xun laughed for a moment. "Why is General Wei worried about not being able to defend Hanoi? He is obviously worried about losing Handan, so he wants to use his bravery and three thousand soldiers to reinforce it.

Handan... This is why I entrusted this matter to you because I believed in my ability as commander."

Guan Yu was slightly startled, but had nothing to say.

"As for why we must protect Handan," Fu Gongti continued to spread his hands in the hall and said with a smile. "General Guan is the general who leads the army. He has been in Handan and has been in Chaoge for many years. He probably knows better than me...

"

Guan Yu was silent for a moment.

"General!" Yang Jun was surprised when he saw that Fu Xun was so good at stroking his hair. He quickly stood up to persuade him. "The meaning of the prince is already very clear. He is worried about judging the country's prime minister and values ​​the general's bravery. That's why he made such arrangements.

...and the ancient capital of Handan, indeed the people of Difu are far more powerful than Chaoge, and it also protects Taihang, so we should not abandon it lightly!"

By the way, how come Guan Yunchang, as a man who knows the military well in the world, does not understand strategic matters? He even knows more than Yang Jun, and he does know that the strategic importance of Handan is greater than that of Chaoge. In other words, he knew from the beginning,

The existence of Chaoge is far more offensive than defensive. It was originally intended to support Gongsun Xun's attack on Yecheng from Henan. But now Yuan Shao has obviously seized the opportunity and launched an offensive with a large army.

In the overall situation of offense and defense, it actually doesn't mean much.

The isolated city hangs in the rear, and maybe three thousand soldiers can defend it, but what if Handan is lost if we hold it here? If that really happens, Gongsun Xun will definitely go to the east of the river to enter Bingzhou and transfer to Changshan or Zhao State. What does Chaoge have here?

What's the meaning?

Therefore, Guan Yunchang's doubts were just that he abandoned Chaoge and went to Handan, feeling as if he had lost his family and went to Shen Zhengnan, and because of his personality, he was naturally unhappy. Once Fu Xun reversed the situation, he would be placed in the position of a rescuer.

Go up and smooth out his hair, and the knot in his mind has actually been resolved.

Therefore, Guan Yu did not feel dissatisfied and continued to speak seriously: "The overall situation is at the forefront. I naturally understand the principle of rescuing key areas. However, when commanding troops in battle, there must be a leader and a deputy, otherwise there will be a struggle for power and chaos...

…And I am General Zhenwu, and Shen Zhengnan is Prime Minister Zhao, both of whom have two thousand stones. At that time, it is a battle, who is the master and who is the slave? This is not clear to the princes, which is really strange."

This is what he meant by acknowledging Fu Xun's previous sophistry, and Fu Gongti breathed a sigh of relief and quickly continued his troubling argument: "I'm sorry to be blunt, but from what I've seen, General Wei has actually divided the responsibilities here.

It is very clear that once we go to Handan, there will never be any fight for power... In fact, the division of power and responsibilities between the two is actually only two thousand stones apart."

At this time, Guan Yu was already somewhat fond of Fu Xun, and his words became more or less polite. He slightly raised his hand and said: "Please Fu Caopu explain it in detail for me."

"This matter is simple and can be explained in one sentence." Fu Xun quickly leaned forward to return the greeting, and then answered frankly. "General, he just stayed in the place for a long time and didn't think about it for a while. In fact, in these years, our princes have been very decent in doing things.

The so-called name and reality match, the separation of military and political affairs in the local area, that is, the Zhou etiquette is imitated in the army, those who go out to fight are the army, and those who defend and defend are the teachers... Therefore, it is said that one step is a Zhenwu general, and when fighting, he Zhenwu;

As Duke Shen is the Prime Minister of Zhao, he should defend his capital with the responsibility of defending the land! If I have to elaborate more, it is nothing more than that whenever you defend, there must be an attack. When Yuan's army arrives, it is natural that Prime Minister Shen will defend the city, and General Guan will go to fight.

, that’s all!”

This time, Fu Gongti was not just licking his hair, but was reasonable and reasonable. When Guan Yu heard the truth, he couldn't help but caress the armrest of the Taiwei's chair and raised his head: "Fu Jun's words are indeed irrefutable!"

When Fu Xun heard this, he was not only unhappy, but instead turned away and handed over his hands, and apologized with a wry smile: "General Meng praised me, but as an envoy, I should have conveyed the meaning clearly and cleared up doubts for General Wei. But although these two doubts have been solved,

Another reason for my hesitation is that I have nothing to say, and I leave the difficult things to the general. How can I be embarrassed to be praised?"

The last topic of the sergeant and the common people was indeed embarrassing. Although Yang Jun was beside him, although he was helpless, as a former subordinate of the local county magistrate and general Wei, he could not avoid this topic.

However, just when Yang Jicai stood up with a sigh and was about to persuade General Zhenwu, Guan Yunchang unexpectedly stepped forward with his conceited hand, and then opened his mouth to make plans for Fu Xun: "There is no need to talk about the other thing, Fu Caopu.

I have made a decision! Or rather, this is the only way to deal with this matter, so I can’t live up to my heart!”

Everyone in the hall was shocked and confused for a moment.

June is the height of summer, and the weather is hot. Hebei, Central Plains, Guanzhong, and Xuyang have entered the hottest time of the year.

But in this June, compared to the step-by-step melee in the Central Plains, compared to the silence in Guanzhong, Yuan Shao relied on one victory and one defeat in two major battles, and he himself and his troops from more than ten counties.

The power of going north and the defection at a critical moment and the city finally stood out from the melee among the three strongest forces in Jizhou and settled the overall situation.

In early June, before Gongsun Xun's messenger returned to Changping, Yuan Shao decisively adopted the suggestions of Chen Gong, Xu You and others, and still summoned the elite from Jieqiao, together with the Qingzhou army that had crossed the river, and the headquarters that had taken a short rest.

Immediately move north with absolutely superior force.

The entire main force of his army, including combat soldiers and auxiliary troops, was more than 100,000. The 100,000 soldiers were divided into two routes along the old path of the Yellow River, marching northward, and marched in strict order along the way, forming camps step by step, mainly to attack cities and seize territory.

Looking for an opportunity for a decisive battle.

In this regard, Gongsun Zan, who had no fighter planes, had no choice but to retreat step by step... Fortunately, he had transferred Nanpi supplies and ordnance to the north of Zhangshui River in advance and sent them to Yixian County. It was considered that he could face the enemy lightly and advance and retreat calmly, so

That’s why we were not blocked on the south bank of Zhangshui River.

On June 12, Nanpi fell; on June 18, Zhangwu fell; on June 20, Gongsun Zan officially crossed the Zhang River to Yixian after receiving Gongsun Xun's accurate reply from Changping.

On June 21, Gao Lan, who had returned from his injuries, led his troops across the river to pursue him. However, he was once again counterattacked by the Youzhou cavalry on the banks of the Zhang River. Fortunately, follow-up troops arrived one after another, so no more casualties were caused.

On June 22nd, when Gongsun Zan led the remaining cavalry to retreat to Yishui through Hejian County, they were attacked by the locals of the County who had divided their troops to sneak up here in advance, and suffered another minor defeat.

However, everyone knows that when Gongsun Zan's plain battle suddenly collapsed, these small victories and small defeats no longer mattered.

All in all, this is the end of Gongsun Zan's personal ambition. He started as a captain about two years ago. In a little more than a year, he crossed the two states of Hebei and Qing, taking over the two largest counties in the two states, and probably Hebei.

However, the two largest counties among the four prefectures ended in a hurry in less than half a year after the formal war with Yuan Shao.

I don't know what to say.

At the same time, as early as June 12th, after the fall of Nanpi, Jizhou Mu Han Fu lost his last hope of resistance. He refused to allow Chang Shi Gengwu, Zhizhong Min Chun and others to lead the last 10,000 troops to seize the city.

Instead of Shou's suggestion, he decided to accept the suggestion of his old friends in Yingchuan, namely Xin Ping, Xin Pi, Xun Chen, Guo Tu and others... Officially sent an envoy to pay tribute to his benefactor, the Yuan family, who is now the most important.

The mighty Yuan Benchu ​​asked to surrender.

To be fair, Han Fu seemed to have tried his best to resist in Jizhou.

At the beginning, he faced the biggest threat Gongsun Xun, who immediately embraced Yuan Shao's desire to conquer Dong; then Gongsun Xun marched westward, and Yuan Shao tried to seize the support troops sent by Jizhou, and Han Jizhou sent him a famous general in the state.

Pan Feng went to reorganize and try to recapture the troops; later Yuan Shao officially went north to occupy Qinghe, and he also decisively tried to attack at night...

By June of the first year of Jian'an, he had no soldiers and horses, and the territory of the four counties had been occupied. Only one Wei county and half of Anping were left. So he had no soldiers, no generals, no officials, no officials.

Faced with the 100,000-strong army of his former master Yuan Shao, and the persuasion of countless old friends in Yingchuan, surrender seemed to be his only choice at this time.

That’s not to be too harsh!

However, everyone who has actually stayed in Yecheng in the past two years knows that this situation has been decided more than a year ago.

You must know that at that time, it was time to challenge Dong Zhuo. Liu Hui and Jushu actually remonstrated with Han Fu. They persuaded Han Wenjie to personally raise troops to the south to fight against Dong Zhuo... but they were rejected by Han Fu. From then on

From then on, Liu Zihui, Ju Gong and the two never persuaded each other again, and watched the whole process with cold eyes.

The reason is very simple. Although Jizhou is extremely rich and developed, it is not a beautiful place. It is also stuck between the two powers. In troubled times, either you die or I die, so if you want to establish yourself, the forces here in Jizhou

The only way out is to take the initiative and fight out!

And even if Han Wenjie could only control four counties at that time, he could be called a first-class prince in the world, and he had the conditions to go out! But since he chose to retreat, he was destined to end up like this.

To be honest, in the eyes of people like Jushu, the subsequent measures only increased casualties. It would be better to surrender from the beginning! It would also save today's embarrassment!

But how to say it?

In the first two years of the troubled times, it was a time of great turmoil. Two years ago, nearly forty princes attacked Dong. In addition to Dong Zhuo himself, Liu Yan, Han Sui, Ma Teng and others, there were more than forty people who divided the world?

However, in just two years, many died, many perished, many were defeated, some fled, the strong were like Dong Zhuo, the weak were like Kong Rong, the incompetent were like Liu Dai, the good warriors were like Gongsun Zan, and the lucky ones were like Han Sui.

Unlucky ones like Bao Xin... all those who should have left have already left.

At this moment, there are only a few categories left.

Like Shi Xie, Liu Yan was on the safe side; like Liu Biao, Tao Qian could appease and frighten a state; like Liu Bei, Cao Cao, and Sun Jian spent most of their time relying on the strong as a buffer... The rest were Gongsun Xun and Er Yuan.

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They were defeated steadily by Cao, Sun, Liu and Liu Biao. They had lost half of Runan, one of Jiujiang, and even several cities in Nanyang, not to mention the thousand-year-old Yuan Highway... Gongsun Xun and Yuan Shao

However, these two people have actually formed a terrifying scene of confrontation along the entire Yellow River Basin for thousands of miles, and it is about to break out.

It is completely foreseeable that the two sides will stage a comprehensive showdown on the unobstructed Hebei Plain to determine the fate of the entire North China!

Some people who are in a hurry have even seen that due to the weather and geography, taking the three auxiliaries of Qiu, Hebei, and the grain storage of the Central Plains as the line, Yuan Shao will attack first, and Gongsun Xun will attack later, and the battlefield will inevitably break out in Handan.

Between Yecheng... In Gongsun's words, this is like a turn-based game, inexplicably fitting.

I don’t know if he sensed that the war was coming. In late June, before Yuan Shao was about to return to the army, a large group of tens of thousands of people suddenly appeared at the junction of Wei County and Hanoi County south of Yecheng.

, there are even thousands of soldiers with strict flags and clear formations in the middle... and they are going from south to north without stopping.

In Ye City, Han Fu had just given away his seal and ribbon. He heard about the troubles outside the city, but he simply left the official temple with his family and hid in the old house of Zhao Zhong, the former regular servant, as a way to refuse.

The incident happened suddenly, and the situation was unclear. Everyone in the city was at a loss, so they had to gather together to find Su Ju, the prefect of Wei County. As for Su Ju, although he was the only one with two thousand stones in the city, Ye City was about to be changed.
To be continued...