Can I get to the other side?

It is obviously the work of a traitor to falsely establish an emperor. Once exposed, he will annihilate himself from the world.

Even if it is later discovered that the established emperor is real, how can he be tolerated by the emperor?

"This matter...this matter..."

Tian Feng hesitated for a long time, not knowing how to answer.

Finally, he seemed to suddenly think of something, his eyes widened suddenly, he looked at Yuan Shao with a horrified expression, and said in a trembling voice: "My lord, you can't, you can't be..."

Yuan Shao's eyebrows skipped a beat and he quickly said: "Yuan Hao, there's no need to think too much, it's just a dream, just a dream!"

Seeing this, Tian Feng suppressed his speculation and said: "The emperor of Yecheng is real, so how could it be false? My lord, this dream is really unbelievable."

Yuan Shao twitched the corner of his mouth, realizing that if he didn't tell the truth, no matter how he used metaphors, it would be useless.

Tian Feng, unlike Ju Shou, could not understand his situation.

Thinking of this, he suddenly felt uninterested and said sadly: "This dream is indeed unbelievable. Yuan Hao should go back and rest. In a few days, he will send troops to attack Yicheng."

That’s about it for asking.

If the metaphor continues, Tian Feng will definitely be able to detect something is wrong with his intelligence, and it will not end well by then.

After all, this matter is not enough for outsiders to understand.

Looking at Tian Feng's leaving figure, Yuan Shao sighed heavily, remembering him infinitely in his heart: "Gong Yu, I miss you."

…

Youzhou, Yicheng, Taishou Mansion.

Gongsun Zan looked through the thick casualty list and various losses in his hand, his face was very ugly, and finally he couldn't help but slap the table hard.

"Hejian County actually lost 7,000 of my troops in one battle!"

"Damn Yuan Shao, why did he suddenly become so difficult to deal with!"

It was completely different from the previous rapid progress. During this period, he and Yuan Shao suffered repeated defeats in the war, forcing him to give up several cities he had acquired in Hejian County, and had no choice but to withdraw from Jizhou and shrink back to Yicheng.

Today, Yuan Shao seems to be a different person. After losing several close advisers, he has become more and more difficult to deal with.

When the generals heard this, they all looked at each other, and they were also very confused.

Since Gongsun Zan acquired Jia Xu, he has won many battles.

After Yuan Shao lost several close advisers, he became more and more courageous and turned defeat into victory.

If you tell such a weird thing, no one will believe it!

Jia Xu shook his feather fan and said unhurriedly: "Yuan Shao has many counselors under his command, and each one of them is a great talent in his own right."

"However, although there are many counselors, they have resentments and disagreements with each other. In addition, Yuan Shao himself is scheming and never decisive, and often makes wrong decisions, so he often suffers setbacks when dealing with the outside world."

"Now most of Yuan Shao's advisers have died in the Yecheng Incident. Jushou was also defeated and died a few days ago. Now he only has Tian Feng as his confidant."

"Tian Feng is also a great talent, but his suggestions are often ignored by Yuan Shao. But now Yuan Shao can only listen to Tian Feng's words, which is naturally different from the past."

Jia Xu also stayed under Yuan Shao for a long time, and he was very familiar with Yuan Shao's problems.

This time Yuan Shao lost many talented people, which is actually a good thing in a sense. Tian Fengzhi alone is enough to assist Yuan Shao.

In addition, Yuan Shao already had strong troops and horses, so this time it was Gongsun Zan's turn to be frustrated.

"Can this still happen?"

Gongsun Zan was stunned after listening to Jia Xu's analysis.

He thought that it would be easier to defeat Yuan Shao after Yuan Shao lost all his advisers, but it turned out to be the complete opposite.

Is there such a thing in the world?

At this time, Gongsun Fan hurried over and said: "General, the scouts have sent back a report. Yuan Shao has begun to mobilize food and grass to the front line, and there may be a large-scale invasion next!"

This news made everyone's hearts sink.

Gongsun Zan's face instantly turned pale.

He lost 7,000 soldiers and horses in the battle in Tianhejian County a few days ago. Now Yicheng only has 10,000 troops. If Yuan Shao's army attacks, Yicheng will not be able to resist it!

"Pass my military order and immediately mobilize 10,000 troops from Jixian County!"

However, Gongsun Fan shook his head and said with a bitter look on his face: "General, looking at the movements of Yuan Shao's army, they will definitely launch a massive attack within three days. It is too late to mobilize troops from Jixian now."

Jixian and Yicheng are located in the center of Youzhou and the other is at the border of Youzhou. They are at least ten days away, so it is impossible to get there in time.

"hateful!"

Gongsun Zan gritted his teeth, looked up at Jia Xu, and asked with the last glimmer of hope: "Sir, do you have any good ideas to resolve this crisis?"

Jia Xu's resourcefulness has been deeply understood during this time.

It was now too late to mobilize troops. We could only hope that Jia Xu had a strategy to protect Yicheng or even turn defeat into victory.

Jia Xu sighed and said: "Although I am resourceful, I am not a god. The best way now is to abandon the city and retreat, preserve our strength, and look for opportunities to recapture Yicheng when the day comes."

Yuan Shao's majestic attack directly pressed the enemy's territory with his army, crushing them with his own strength. No matter what conspiracy or trick you tried, it would be difficult to succeed.

What's more, with Tian Feng's strategy, even if he uses some tricks, he will probably be seen through.

Moreover, Gongsun Zan was not as good as Yuan Shao after all. Even with the secret assistance of the Zhen family, he was already exhausted after successive battles.

As of today, Gongsun Zan is gone!

It was only a matter of time before Youzhou was lost.

"Abandon the city? Absolutely not!"

Gongsun Zan rejected Jia Xu's proposal without hesitation, "Yicheng is the gateway to Youzhou. If Yicheng is lost, I will have nothing to defend!"

“Then we may even lose the entire Youzhou!”

Yicheng is too important to him. Since the defeat in the Battle of Longcuo, in order to guard against Yuan Shao, he has been building Yicheng and making Yicheng impregnable.

This is his stronghold against Yuan Shao!

If he abandons the city and flees this time and lets Yuan Shao occupy it, it will be extremely difficult to take it back in the future.

"There is no good plan for bragging about one's belly."

Jia Xu shook his head and expressed that he was helpless.

At the same time, he also began to think in his mind that if Gongsun Zan refused to abandon the city, then he would have no choice but to leave. He did not want to accompany Gongsun Zan to die here.

It's time to go back and assist the emperor.

Hearing that even Jia Xu was helpless, Gongsun Zan turned pale and clenched his fists tightly, feeling extremely unwilling.

Could it be that... we can only abandon the city?

At this moment, Zhao Yun on the side suddenly said: "General, I have a plan that may make the situation clearer!"

Hearing this, everyone turned to look at him.

Although Gongsun Zan didn't have much hope in his heart, he still asked: "What is Zilong's plan? You might as well speak out."

Zhao Yun said: "I think that instead of sticking to the city or abandoning the city, it is better to take the initiative and seek an opportunity."

Gongsun Zan was greatly disappointed when he heard this. He thought Zhao Yun had some clever plan, but he didn't expect that he just sent troops to confront Yuan Shao head-on.

Ten thousand versus thirty-five thousand?

How could he be an opponent!

Gongsun Zan lamented and said: "Zilong, I know you are brave, but Yuan Shao has 35,000 troops, and there are tens of thousands of troops in Bingzhou and Qingzhou to supplement them. I only have 10,000 troops under my command, and there are many more He is a wounded person, how can he survive?"

"But General..."

Zhao Yun wanted to say more, but Gongsun Zan raised his hand to stop him. It was obvious that he did not intend to adopt Zhao Yun's strategy and take the initiative.

"etc."

At this time, Jia Xu stood up and said to Gongsun Zan: "Anyway, there is no other way now. We might as well let Zilong finish and see if it is feasible."

He heard that Zhao Yun had something to say later.

I am also curious about how capable this young man in white robe, who is highly regarded by His Majesty, is.

If there is a good strategy to defeat the enemy, it will be both wise and courageous.

Gongsun Zan thought for a while and felt that what Jia Xu said made sense, so he nodded to Zhao Yun and motioned for him to continue.

Zhao Yun cast a grateful look at Jia Xu, and then said sternly: "Securing the city is tantamount to being trapped in a city and waiting for death, allowing Yuan Shao to invade Youzhou; if you abandon the city and leave, you will lose the gate, and the entire Youzhou will be destroyed." Exposed to Yuan Shao’s hooves, neither option is an option!”

"Yun thought that we might as well move all the main troops out of the city, and when Yuan Shao's army comes, open all the city gates and lure them in."

Hearing this, Gongsun Xu looked strange and said: "If you move the troops out, what's the use of luring them in? Isn't this the same as luring wolves into the house? What's the difference between abandoning the city?"

"No!"

Jia Xu's eyes flashed, and he gave Zhao Yun a strange look, "I understand what General Zilong means, Yuan Shao will definitely not dare to enter the city!"

As soon as this statement came out, Gongsun Zan, Gongsun Fan, and Gongsun Xu all looked confused and expressed that they did not understand at all.

The capital gate is open, but the other party still doesn't dare to enter the city?

Jia Xu glanced at the three reckless men, and then said: "Yuan Shao and Tian Feng are both resourceful people, but this happens to be their weakness."

"Under normal circumstances, they think that we will either hold on to the city or abandon the city and flee, but they never thought that we would open the city gate and set up an empty city to let them in."

"If you encountered this situation, what would you think of the enemy?"

Before Gongsun Zan could answer, Gongsun Fan said first, "The enemy must have escaped!"

Jia Xu: "..."

He took a deep breath to suppress his contempt for the reckless man in his heart, and explained patiently: "That's just what you think. In the eyes of smart people like Tian Feng and Yuan Shao, this must be our trap, and they will think that there are a large number of ambushes in the city!"

Gongsun Fan scratched his head.

It seems like...being scolded?

Gongsun Zan on the side was thoughtful.

Zhao Yun added: "That's right, so they must not dare to enter the city and will choose to retreat along the same route. When Yuan Shao came, he would be wary of ambush on the road, but when he retreats, he may not be wary. We just need to find the right time to catch them before they If you set up an ambush during the retreat, you will be able to catch him by surprise."

Gongsun Zan has suffered heavy losses now. If he collides head-on with Yuan Shao, he will naturally be unable to defeat him.

But if Yuan Shao had set up an ambush and attacked while he was retreating, the result might have been different.

Jia Xu nodded with deep understanding and praised: "Soldiers have no constant momentum, and water has no normal state. The weak will be weak, and doubt will arise from doubt; when there is strength and softness, the strange will be strange again. This is the way of the art of war!"

"General Zilong's plan is really brilliant, I admire him endlessly!"

Jia Xu thought that he had reached the ultimate level in playing with people's hearts, but Zhao Yun's strategy made him feel something new.

Take advantage of Yuan Shao and Tian Feng's suspicions to make them withdraw their troops, and then set up an ambush on the retreat road when they relax their vigilance.

This plan may seem simple, but in fact it has an incredible grasp of people's hearts!

Gongsun Zan discovered a problem, frowned and asked: "But... what if Yuan Shao first sent a small team into the city to inquire about the situation and explore the truth? Wouldn't it be exposed?"

Zhao Yun replied: "General, you only need to keep those wounded soldiers. Yun is willing to lead the wounded soldiers to garrison the city. These wounded soldiers are enough to deal with the small invading troops; and Yuan Shao will be even more angry when he sees me defending the city." suspect."

Gongsun Fan couldn't help but said: "Is this strategy too risky? If Yuan Shao sees through it, Yicheng will be lost directly."

Set up an empty city and use the enemy's suspicion to repel the enemy.

This is really a dangerous situation.

Jia Xu said calmly: "What else can we do if we don't use this strategy? Abandoning the city or sticking to it are both inferior choices. Only this strategy has the chance to turn defeat into victory!"

In his heart, he was very disdainful of Gongsun Fan's words.

In his opinion, these three guys from the Gongsun family are far inferior to Zhao Yun in terms of courage and strategy. Zhao Yun is willing to take risks, but Gongsun Fan is still hesitant.

"No wonder His Majesty is so fond of this Zhao Zilong. He is brave, resourceful, and loyal. He is really as powerful as one of Lu Bu's generals!"

"We have to find a way to subdue him for Your Majesty."

Jia Xu made secret calculations in his heart.

He originally thought that Zhao Yun was powerful in martial arts, unparalleled in his battles, and capable of taking the general's head out of thousands of troops, which was considered brave.

But just now after Zhao Yun used his empty city strategy, his evaluation of Zhao Yun went up to a higher level, and his overall evaluation has surpassed Lu Bu.

After all, Lu Bu is only brave, but does not have the strategy of Zhao Yun; Zhao Yun may not be as brave as Lu Bu, but he is only slightly worse than Lu Bu, and he completely crushes him in terms of strategy.

It is simply a waste for such talents to stay under Gongsun Zan, they should serve His Majesty.

"General!"

Zhao Yun clasped his hands and said to Gongsun Zan with determination: "If Yuan Shao enters the city, the general will withdraw to Ji County. Yun will definitely resist to the death to thank him for losing the city!"

After hearing these words, Gongsun Zan began to hesitate. Zhao Yun's strategy was indeed very risky, but the benefits were equally attractive.

The most important thing is that this strategy is indeed better than holding on or abandoning the city.

He defended the city while Yuan Shao captured other counties in Youzhou.

He abandoned the city, and Yuan Shao took Yicheng as his foundation and finally established a foothold in Youzhou.

In any case, he will suffer heavy losses.

Only the empty city strategy proposed by Zhao Yun could allow him to reverse the situation.

"Then...according to Zilong's words!" Gongsun Zan hesitated for a long time, and finally decided to adopt Zhao Yun's strategy. He looked at Zhao Yun firmly and said, "If we win this battle, Zilong will be the first hero!"

"If we fail, it will not be Zilong's fault. I will support Zilong's family, so don't worry about it."

Gongsun Zan is also a man of friendship. Zhao Yun is willing to risk his life to live and die with Yicheng, how can he remain indifferent?

Zhao Yun said with tears in his eyes: "Thank you so much, General!"

Gongsun Zan turned around and said to Gongsun Fan and Gongsun Xu: "Continue to send orders to Ji County and ask them to mobilize troops for reinforcements as soon as possible without any mistakes!"

"At the same time, you two go and count the available troops in the city. Leave the wounded behind, and the rest will follow me out of the city!"

"promise!"

Gongsun Fan and Gongsun Xu clasped their fists heavily.

So, the empty city plan was decided.

…

That night, taking advantage of the dark night, Gongsun Zan quietly left Yicheng with all the available soldiers in the city, leaving only about 500 wounded soldiers in the city.

The next day, Yuan Shao's army also moved towards Yicheng, preparing for a large-scale attack, hoping to capture this gateway to Youzhou in one go.

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