History has inherent inertia. Even if history has begun to deviate from its destined track due to Gongsun Ming's interference, history's ability to correct mistakes is still extremely powerful. In the end, the Battle of White Horse, which was the prelude to the Battle of Guandu, still happened. Yan Liang After all, the two famous generals from Hebei Province, Wen Chou and Wen Chou, failed to escape Guan Yu's execution and died on the battlefield one after another. When Yuan Shao heard the news, he cried bitterly and was so angry that he drove his troops across the Wei River and mobilized the entire army. I want to avenge Generals Yan and Wen.
Yuan Shao acted quickly, but unfortunately it was as expected by Cao Cao - as soon as he defeated the troops of Yan and Wen, Cao Cao immediately led his troops and ordered the people of Dongjun to retreat along the Yellow River, implementing the strategy of strengthening the wall and clearing the country, and then retreated all the way. He crossed the Yellow River and stopped at Guandu. After Yuan Shao led his troops to the other side, he ignored Jushu's death remonstrance and forced his troops to cross the Yellow River. He faced off with Cao Cao's troops three miles away. With the strength of his troops and horses, he was defeated in field battles several times. Unfortunately, Cao Jun failed to break through Cao Jun's camp despite all their efforts. By mid-June, both sides were exhausted, but both insisted on refusing to give in at all. The war had reached a stalemate.
Also in a deadlock are the two armies in Fangcheng. The difference is that the Yuan and Cao armies on the other side of Guandu are engaged in small battles, but they continue. But in Fangcheng, there is no fighting at all. From time to time, You The state army would also use the cover of darkness to transport supplies to the Black Mountain Army camp, which was already running out of food. The two sides came here not so much to fight, but rather to have a party. After detecting the actual situation, Zhang He simply They did not dare to lead their troops north, so they stopped in Anmin County. In order to protect themselves, they constantly mobilized troops from various places to join them. By mid-June, they had gathered nearly 50,000 troops, but only a few of them were elite soldiers. The headquarters only has 5,000 soldiers and horses, and most of the other troops are old and weak garrison battalions that make up the numbers. Their combat effectiveness is really worrying.
"Report to the general. A messenger came from outside the camp. He said he was sent by the former general Gongsun Ming. He said he had a secret message to present."
The battle situation on the Guandu front line was tense, and the situation at the rear was so strange. Zhang He was really worried, and he had a lot of white hair on his temples because of it. , in order to stabilize Jizhou's rear in the chaos, and today is no exception. I was supervising the drills of my subordinates in the open space in the camp, when suddenly I saw a military commander on duty rushing over, leading Zhang He's In front of the horse, he bowed and cautiously reported.
"Oh? Just bring it here!"
Although Zhang He had never fought against Gongsun Ming and had little contact with him when he was in Yecheng, he could look at him coldly and saw that this man was capable of turning clouds and rain with his hands. He was afraid of causing trouble. I would like to meet the so-called messenger alone.
"The last general, Fangcheng County Lieutenant Zheng Su, has met General Zhang."
Not long after the military commander on duty left, a middle-aged man in casual clothes was brought to Zhang He's horse. The man didn't care at all about the gazes of tens of thousands of Jizhou Army officers and soldiers, and bowed to Zhang He. , reported his family status neither arrogantly nor humblely.
"What's the matter? Tell me."
Zhang He didn't want to have anything to do with Gongsun Ming. Even though Zheng Su was very respectful, there was no smile on Zhang He's face, and the tone of his questions was extremely stiff.
"this……"
Zheng Su obviously did not expect Zhang He's attitude and wanted to negotiate with Zhang He in private, so he pretended to be hesitant and looked around the west.
"Zhang is busy with military affairs. If you have anything to do, please tell me. If you don't have anything to do, I'll ask for my permission."
Zhang He ignored Zheng Su's hint and decided to expel the guest with a straight face.
"My lord has a letter here, and I would like to ask the general to read it."
As soon as Zhang He's attitude came out, Zheng Su knew that it was impossible to discuss with him privately, so without saying anything more, he took out the letter from his wide sleeves with a trembling hand, held it in both hands, and held it high Raised above the head.
"You guys should all take a look."
As Zhang He waved his hand, one of his personal guards rushed forward, took the letter from Zheng Su's hand, and forwarded it to Zhang He. Soon after seeing Zhang He, he tore the seal open. He took out a piece of paper filled with words and quickly read it over before handing it to the deputy general Cheng Jun next to him expressionlessly.
"General, this..."
Chengjun obviously didn't have Zhang He and other officials. He only glanced at the letter and his expression turned strange.
"Okay, letter, I have read it. You can just go back and tell General Gongsun that I have the responsibility to defend the land and dare not leave without authorization. I will not accompany you on this hunt."
Before Cheng Jun could finish his words, Zhang He waved his hand at Zheng Su and issued an order to expel the guests in an unquestionable tone. His personal guards who were accompanying him rushed forward and said without any explanation. Then he invited Zheng Su out of the camp.
"General, this is a good thing that has been brought to your doorstep. Isn't it fair to say it?"
"Yes, General, now that all the Black Mountain bandits are concentrated in Fangcheng, it is not difficult for our army to take advantage of the opportunity to seize Shiyi. Zhongshan can be captured in one battle."
"The general is aware of this and believes that our army has a good chance of winning this battle, so there should be no problems."
After Zheng Su was sent away, the generals who had been silent could no longer hold back and started clamoring to grab the credit.
"Hey, it's easy to take credit, but if Gongsun Xiao'er is deceiving and plotting against our army under the pretense of giving away credit, who can take the blame if something goes wrong, huh?"
No one can have too many military exploits, especially those that can be obtained easily. Everyone likes them, and Zhang He is no exception. However, as long as he thinks of Gongsun Ming's weird and changeable military style, how can Zhang He not? Keep an eye out.
After Zhang He woke up, the generals' fiery moods suddenly felt as if they had been hit by frost, and they fell silent in an instant...
"My lord, I am incompetent and unable to meet with Zhang He privately."
After being kicked out of the military camp by Zhang He, Zheng Su felt ashamed that he had failed to complete his mission. At the same time, he couldn't help but worry that he would miss Gongsun Ming's important event. He didn't even bother to rest along the way, and even rushed for a whole day. Day and night, I finally returned to the Fangcheng camp. As soon as I saw Gongsun Ming's face, he knelt on the ground with a look of guilt on his face.
"Oh? Tell me, what's going on?"
Gongsun Ming also seemed a little surprised by the result. He did not shout, but asked with a hint of displeasure.
"Returning to my lord, this is what happened..."
Hearing that Gongsun Ming's tone was obviously unkind, Zheng Su did not dare to hide anything, so he immediately told the details of the negotiation process with Zhang He, which made Gongsun Ming's slightly frowning brows become more serious. Wrinkled a little tighter...
