"Brother, don't say it's a joke. If Yuan thief wins, how can he let Zhang go? As for my brother, hey, don't look at getting married to Yuan thief's daughter. However, if there is a blood feud for killing his father, what will happen to Yuan thief? If you are willing to believe in my loyalty, it would be weird if you don’t get rid of it and then hurry up. I hope that I won’t do anything stupid that will hurt my relatives and make my enemies happy.”
Zhang Yan was obviously irritated by Gongsun Ming's rude attitude. After being stunned for a moment, her words became less polite.
"Uncle Zhang is only half right. Oh, if the Yuan family wins, and if someone and Uncle Zhang get into trouble, it will be difficult to stop the Yuan family's power. But if the Cao thief wins, will you and I have a way to survive? I'm afraid it will be difficult. Come on, everyone in the world doesn’t know that Cao Cao, the thief, has his own ambitions to usurp the Han Dynasty. If he crosses the river, will Uncle Zhang really be able to eat good things? But I don’t believe it."
Since Zhang Yan's words were no longer pleasant to listen to, Gongsun Ming naturally stopped being polite. With a sneer, he sneered at Zhang Yan.
"Uh... don't let it go. I serve you with sincerity, and Cao Cheng won't respond..."
Zhang Yan was ignorant when he finally raised his army. Seeing others revolting and eating meat, he followed suit. Later, when he became more powerful, he inevitably became more ambitious. However, as time went by, his The number of soldiers and horses is getting smaller and smaller, and the territory is getting smaller and smaller. The ambitions in the early years have long been wiped out. Now, all I want to do is to seek refuge with the destined emperor, or to live in glory and wealth. However, the old feud between him and Yuan Shao is too deep. , had no choice but to choose Cao Cao's side, but now hearing Gongsun Ming's words, he couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable.
"Is Uncle Zhang so sure that Cao Cao can win?"
Before Zhang Yan could finish speaking, Gongsun Ming interrupted him.
"I……"
Zhang Yan wanted to say yes, but it was Yuan Shao who had the advantage at the moment. Zhang Yan couldn't say such a judgment in front of Gongsun Ming no matter what.
"To take a step back, if the Cao thief wins, he will be kind to Uncle Zhang, but if Uncle Zhang's troops are too damaged, how much benefit can the Cao thief give to Uncle Zhang? In my opinion, I'm afraid he won't Is that too much? In that case, why should Uncle Zhang be so anxious to sacrifice his own strength?"
Gongsun Ming didn't give Zhang Yan any time to think deeply, and immediately analyzed it again. With his burning words, it was as if he was really standing in Zhang Yan's position.
"Hmm... then in my opinion, how should I deal with the other party?"
After being fooled over and over by Gongsun Ming several times, Zhang Yan was completely confused. She pondered for a long time and did not know how to make her own prescription. In desperation, she could only throw the problem to Gongsun Ming with a headache. .
"Haha, they beat theirs, we can beat ours."
Seeing that Zhang Yan had fallen into the trap, Gongsun Ming couldn't help but feel happy, and he said something with a smile.
"ah……"
Hearing the strange words of Gongsun Ming, Zhang Yan couldn't help but was stunned again. He really couldn't figure out what kind of medicine was sold in Gongsun Ming's gourd.
"Uncle Zhang, think about it, if you and I pretend to fight, neither Cao's thief nor Yuan's thief will be able to mobilize our troops. In this way, you and I can sit back and watch the tiger. Fighting, no matter who wins, is it a good opportunity for you and me to make a new choice? At the worst, it is not difficult for you and me to join forces and maintain the status quo. Uncle Zhang, what do you think?"
This time Gongsun Ming didn't hold back any longer and told the answer to the riddle with a smile on his face.
"Haha... I still have a good brain, so it's decided. I'll mobilize my troops to Fangcheng later, and put on a big show with my brother Haosheng, and just sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers."
After hearing what Gongsun Ming said, Zhang Yan finally came to her senses. Her heartstrings relaxed and she couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"Zhang Shuqie remembered that he needed to mobilize troops and mobilized them in large numbers. Otherwise, the play would not be able to go on. A fake fight will return to a fake fight, and the play must be performed for real."
After Gongsun Ming laughed along with him, he gave some more warnings in a cautious manner.
"Don't worry, brother. Zhang knows how to do it. Without further ado, I will go back and mobilize the troops eastward. I'll say goodbye!"
Zhang Yan thought she had found a way to break the situation, but she didn't want to waste any more time. Without saying anything, she hurried out of the pavilion, rode away with her horse and whip, but she didn't notice that he was sitting there. Gongsun Ming in the pavilion had a sarcastic smile on his lips...
"Report to the general. An urgent letter from Gongsun Ming of Ji County is here. Please take a look at it."
In the main hall of the General's Mansion in Yecheng, the final pre-war mobilization meeting was in progress. While Yuan Shao was talking eloquently, he saw a captain on duty hurriedly walked into the hall and bowed to Yuan Shao. He reported quickly.
"Hmph, damn the Black Mountain Bandits, how dare you be so rampant, damn it!"
Hearing that this was a letter from Gongsun Ming, Yuan Shao did not dare to be careless. With a wave of his hand, a personal guard who was accompanying him quickly rushed forward and forwarded the letter to Yuan Shao. After reading the letter, Yuan Shao's face instantly turned as gloomy as the bottom of a pot. He slapped the copy and cursed without hesitation.
"Lord, what happened?"
Seeing Yuan Shao being so furious, Tian Feng, the chief counselor, couldn't keep his composure. He raised his brows and began to ask questions.
"Hmm...Zhang Yan, the dog thief, and Gongsun Xu, together with a combined force of 170,000 people, suddenly launched an attack on Fangcheng. Gongsunming himself had led his troops out of Jixian and was heading towards Lecheng. He had no choice but to return to Fangcheng. In the battle with Zhang Yan, he said that his troops were insufficient, and asked me to send troops for reinforcements, huh, this damn Black Mountain bandit really got into trouble with me, damn it!"
Yuan Shao's army has been assembled and is about to attack Baima. As for the left wing of Qingzhou, in addition to the 50,000 troops of Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi, they are counting on Gongsun Ming's 80,000 army to force Cao Cao to divide his troops into two wings. In order to further reduce Cao Cao's mobility, unexpectedly, the Black Mountain bandits attacked Youzhou. Yuan Shao's original wishful thinking was obviously no longer possible. With his heart burning, it was normal for him to curse his mother. Something happened.
"Lord, the war is imminent. It is not appropriate for our army to divide our troops and go north at this moment."
What Guo Tu wanted to see most was for Gongsun Ming to be defeated. Now that he heard that he was attacked by the Black Mountain Army, his heart felt as sweet as honey. He didn't want Yuan Shao to send troops to rescue him, so he was the first to jump out and remonstrate. After a while.
"My lord, if you take it for granted, what you said is really wrong. Once Youzhou is lost, the Black Mountain bandits will be in power. If they take advantage of the victory to attack my retreat, things will be in danger. We must be on guard against this."
It is customary for Guo Tu to oppose anything that Guo Tu approves of. This is not to mention that Yuan Shangji now regards Gongsun Ming as his strongest supporter. As a confidant, no matter how he behaves, he cannot allow Guo Tu to do so at this time. Pulled away wantonly...
