On the road from Shiyi (today's Luquan County) to Xiaquyang, an army of nearly 100,000 people was marching forward in a mighty manner. The iron armor was clanking, and the evil spirit was soaring to the sky. At the center of the army, there were more than a dozen soldiers. The generals were surrounded by a bearded general, who was Guo Yuan, the governor of Hedong County.
"Order all ministries to speed up the march and make sure to reach Luancheng County before dark!"
In fact, the marching speed of the army was no longer slow, but Guo Yuan was obviously not satisfied. He waved his hand and issued a general order in a cold voice. Soon after, he heard the sound of the trumpet of the Central Military Department that shook the sky, and the army's The marching speed suddenly increased by three points, and more than 80,000 infantrymen were already trotting forward.
"Report, Sir Envoy Jun, Gongsun Ming of Youzhou has sent someone to deliver the message again."
Not long after the army started to accelerate, a horse riding horse suddenly galloped from the northeast. When they first arrived at the central army, when they saw Guo Yuan's face, they quickly got off the horse with a rolling saddle and knelt down on the ground. , reported quickly.
"Hmph, go and get the letter. My general is gone."
Guo Yuan, Zhong Yao's nephew, was thirty-five years old. He was the most brave general under Gao Gan, the governor of Bingzhou. He had always been in charge of the military power of Bingzhou. He was headstrong and eager to win. He had never paid attention to rising stars like Gongsun Ming. In addition, these people This was the third time he had received a letter of admonishment from someone sent by Gongsun Ming. Guo Yuan was already so bored that he didn't even bother to see the envoy again.
Since Guo Yuan had the order, the messenger who came to report the matter did not dare to delay in the slightest. He quickly accepted the promise and left. After a while, a letter was delivered to Guo Yuan's hands, and he waited for it to be read. Seeing that the letter contained the same old statement, Guo Yuan could hardly even pay attention to it. He tore the letter into pieces in a few moments and threw it away with disdain. The shreds of paper immediately drifted away in the wind.
"Dong Weng, what did Gongsun Ming say in the letter?"
As soon as Guo Yuan acted like this, his chief adviser Zhu Aoke couldn't bear it any longer, and he made a probing question from the side.
"What else can there be? That kid is talking nonsense again, saying that Liu Shu has surrendered to Youzhou and that he hastily retreated. Hey, he is a arrogant kid and extremely rude. Don't care what he does. Humph, if it weren't for the general's will, Strict order, I would rather deal with this self-righteous fool."
Guo Yuan has always been very arrogant. Of course, he also has the capital of arrogance. He is not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also has outstanding military strategy skills. No, he led an army of 60,000 out of Jingxing Pass and fought several battles. Not only did he not lose any troops or generals, , on the contrary, they surrendered and accepted the rebels, greatly increasing the number of troops to nearly 100,000. Now the troops in hand are clearly the largest force in the Yuan family. Not to mention Gongsun Ming, except for Yuan Shao, the rest of the Yuan family, etc. , Guo Yuan no longer takes it seriously.
"Don't be careless, Dong Weng. Gongsun Xiao'er has always used military tactics treacherously. He has never suffered a defeat since he took charge of the army. Now he has successively annexed the two counties of Liaoxi and Liaodong. Although the military strength is exhausted, the morale is undoubtedly strong. We must be wary of him suddenly sending troops to kill us. Otherwise, we can station troops down to Quyang and leave Shenze in the south (today's Shenze County) untouched. It would be better to wait and see how Gongsun Xiaoer reacts before making any plans."
Guo Yuan could be arrogant, but Zhu Ao, as the chief counselor in the army, did not dare to take it lightly. After thinking for a moment with his brow slightly furrowed, Zhu Ao cautiously gave his advice.
"No need, we have to do our best to eradicate the evil. Since Liu Shu dared to raise the flag of rebellion, how could he be allowed to go free? We should do our best to take his head as a warning to others. How could we be afraid to move forward because of a mere Gongsun child? , Humph, if that little Gongsun doesn’t come, I’ll do it myself. If you really dare to come, I’ll see you defeated!”
Guo Yuan was very stubborn. Once he had made up his mind about something, he would never listen to anyone's advice. In addition, deep down in his heart, he wanted to compete with Gongsun Ming. How could Zhu Ao be able to persuade him.
After hearing what Guo Yuan said, Zhu Ao couldn't help but feel worried, but he didn't dare to speak out any more, so he could only sigh secretly...
"My lord, Commander Xue is back."
Although in order to confuse the Bingzhou army, Gongsun Ming never left Jixian after returning from the Liaodong expedition, but he never relaxed his attention to the war on the Yuan family's territory. In addition to handling daily official duties, he also Most of the time was spent on the sand table deduction. No, it was already past noon, but Gongsun Ming still did not go to eat. Instead, he held various small flags and sat cross-legged in front of the large sand table, frowning bitterly. As he was thinking about it, he saw Ling Feng quickly turning around from behind the screen, cautiously approaching Gongsun Ming, and reported in a low voice.
"Oh? Please."
Upon hearing that Xue Yiji had returned, Gongsun Ming raised his eyebrows, but without much hesitation, he immediately gave an order.
"Lord."
Not long after Ling Feng accepted the promise and left, he saw Xue Yiji, who was sweating profusely, quickly walked into the study room and saluted Gongsun Ming.
"Thank you for your hard work, Daoyuan. Does that old Taishan have anything to say?"
Gongsun Ming smiled and raised his hand to indicate to Xue Yi that he didn't need to be polite. He didn't say much after that, and then turned to the main topic.
"Returning to my lord, Mr. Yuan insisted that Liu Shu was a traitor and was unforgivable. It was also known as the Changshan Rebellion and even the internal affairs of Jizhou. He did not worry about this, so his subordinates followed the lord's instructions and argued with him vigorously. However, Mr. Yuan always refused. He insisted on his own opinion and refused to forgive Liu Shu, and his subordinates couldn't bear it, so they had no choice but to return. In addition, the third master asked his subordinates to bring a letter to the lord."
Although Xue Yi is the prefect of Youbeiping County, in fact Youbeiping County is under the actual control of Gongsun Ming. He is just a prefect in name only, and his job is still in charge of foreign affairs. This is what Xue Yi is best at, and he himself is very satisfied with this arrangement.
"Oh, Ling Feng, pass on the order: The pot-breaking operation will begin from now on. All departments will immediately launch according to plan, without any mistakes!"
Gongsun Ming read Yuan Shang's letter at a glance, but after reading it, he didn't bother to pay attention to it. He threw the letter into the wastebasket without thinking about it. It was probably because the letter was full of nonsense, at least in his eyes. This seems to be the case for Gongsun Ming. Now that the arrow is on the string, how can Gongsun Ming change his original intention because of Yuan Shang's ridiculous words? As for having a good talk, after everything is settled, there will be more Time is a joke.
"promise!"
Now that Gongsun Ming had made up his mind, Ling Feng would not be vague about it. After respectfully accepting his promise, he hurriedly exited the study and went to arrange the order...
