Chapter 358 Intention

Under the leadership of Gongsun Zan, everyone returned to the camp. When they settled down, they sat down and began to discuss military affairs.

"Brother, are you really going to see Yuan Shao tomorrow? Then Yuan Shao invited you to go, but he obviously didn't have a good heart. As soon as everyone sat down, Zhang Fei first stood up and asked Liu Bei with concern.

"Yes, Brother Xuande, you help me deal with Yuan Shao today. Yuan Shao must have a grudge. If you go to his camp like this, won't you send the sheep into the tiger's mouth? Then how can Yuan Shao easily let you go? It's my first enemy or not to go." Thinking of what Liu Bei promised to talk about in Yuan Shaoying, Gongsun Zan said worriedly. Although Liu Bei and Zhao Yun are suspected of digging the wall, Gongsun Zan is now on the united front with Liu Bei. Naturally, he does not want Liu Bei to make any mistakes.

"Big brother, if the eldest brother doesn't want to lose his trust, Guan Yu is willing to go for the eldest brother, and he will meet Yuan Shao." After listening to Zhang Fei and Gongsun Zan's words, Guan Yu also nodded secretly, but in contrast, Guan Yu was more comprehensive, not only to protect Liu Bei's safety, but also did not want Liu Bei to lose his trust.

"Second brother and third brother, you worry too much. Gongsun Zang came to me to discuss this time. I think it was also about this war. I don't know what Brother Gongsun is going to do next? After appeasing Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, Liu Bei looked at Gongsun Zan and asked.

"What the wise brother means is that he wants to take this opportunity to negotiate with Yuan Shao." Gongsun Zan's eyes looked at Liu Bei and saw the meaning in Liu Bei's eyes. He knew that Liu Bei wanted to take this opportunity to negotiate with Yuan Shao to completely resolve the war.

"Yes, when Gongsun and Yuan Shao started a war this time, both sides suffered a lot of casualties. If the fight continues, it will definitely become a long-term war of attrition. Instead of being so unprevented, let me take this opportunity to talk about peace with Yuan Shao, but I don't know what Gongsun's intention? What are the requirements? I can just go to test Yuan Shao this time. It turned out that Liu Bei wanted to use this to test Yuan Shao's bottom line.

"Well, in today's World War I, our army did lose a serious loss, and I also had the intention to retreat. It's just that it's not a good idea for you to let Xuande go there. How can I have the heart to let Xuande take risks for me?" Seeing that Liu Bei actually wanted to resolve this battle for himself and Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan said with some embarrassment.

"Brother Gongsun doesn't have to care. He can do his best for his brother. It's his duty, but I don't know if he can think of the conditions for the negotiation." Although Liu Bei thought that Gongsun Zan would take this trip, whether this trip could be successful or not depends on how big Gongsun Zan's concession was. In Liu Bei's opinion, although Gongsun Zan came to help troops at this time, Yuan Shaojun still had the upper hand. If he wanted to negotiate with Gongsun Zan, he must make concessions. At least the land he had occupied in Jizhou must be guaranteed. If Gongsun Zang doesn't make such a concession, even if Liu Bei can speak well, he still can't make this suitable old man.

"Yan Gang, tell me how many defeated troops we have collected so far." Gongsun Zan pondered for a minute, and decided to wait until he figured out the situation before making a decision.

"General, in today's battle, our army suffered heavy casualties, and more soldiers have disappeared after fleeing. So far, there are only more than 30,000 people left in our army. In addition to the 20,000 reinforcements brought by General Gongsun Yue, there are only 50,000 soldiers in our army, but although our army has collected 30,000 soldiers and horses, unfortunately these soldiers are today The First World War was scared to death. If the war starts tomorrow, I'm afraid it will be unbearable. In addition, in the First World War today, our army not only lost most of its troops, but also lost a lot of food and fodder. I'm afraid that this war can no longer continue. Hearing Gongsun Zan's question, Yan Gang looked left and right, and then sorted out his thoughts and said slowly.

As soon as Yan Gang said this, everyone took a deep breath. It seemed that the loss of Youzhou Army today was indeed surprising. Although everyone knew that the loss was heavy this time, they were still shocked when they heard Yan Gang's return. Gongsun Zun's face is even more solemn.

"Gongsun Yue, tell me about your situation." Since he lost so much today, Gongsun Zan can only hope that Gongsun Yue, who came to support him, must come from the Bohai Sea. He thinks that he should have some family background in the Bohai Sea.

"Well, the eldest brother doesn't know. Although Yuan Shao handed over the Bohai Sea to me, it's just an empty city. Yuan Shao has asked someone to take away the grain and grass in advance, so I don't have much food and fodder this time." Hearing Gongsun Zong's question, Gongsun Yue sighed and said slowly.

"Well, in this case, it seems that we have to negotiate with Yuan Shao." Seeing that his own grain and fodder were scarce, Gongsun Zan could only sigh and decide to make peace with Yuan Shao. As for borrowing grain from Liu Bei, Gongsun Zan did not think about this matter at all. The reason is very simple. Liu Bei is under the jurisdiction of a county in the plain, and he has only 3,000 soldiers and horses. Gongsun Zan can expect how much grain and grass Liu Bei can have to help him. Question mark What's more, when arranging Liu Bei's army, Gongsun Zang did not see that Liu Bei had extra grain and fodder.

"Brother Liu Xian, it seems that tomorrow's peace will depend on you. As for the conditions, Brother Liu Xian told Yuan Shao that I am willing to give up all the Jizhou territory occupied these days. Let the two armies return to the pre-war state. Gongsun Zan's concession is equivalent to acknowledging Yuan Shao's occupation of Jizhou. Before the war, Gongsun Zan insisted on sharing Jizhou, which means that Gongsun Zan was completely defeated in this war.

"Brother Gongsun's ability to have this mind is really a blessing for the people of Jizhou and the people of Youzhou. I believe that Yuan Shao will definitely agree and turn war into jade from now on. Seeing that Gongsun Zun had made up his mind, Liu Bei said quickly.

"Ha ha, Liu Xiandi doesn't have to comfort me. Fang will rise together today. Although the vast land of Hebei can't accommodate me and Yuan Shao, it will be difficult for me to turn over in the future." Unlike Liu Bei, Gongsun Zan has been fighting for many years and has a more transparent view of the situation in the world.

"Brother Gongsun, I heard that Lord Situ Wang Yun has killed Dong Zhuo in one fell swoop with Xiliang Ma Teng, which made the court Qingming. I think that soon the court will reorganize the grandeur and sweep away the situation of the princes of the Han Dynasty. As long as the court is thinking about Yuan Shao, he will not dare to make a second." Although there is no good way to fight against the princes, Liu Bei obviously cares more about the court and hopes that the court will be strong.

"I dare not guess what Wang Situqi is like. It's just that when the court's strength is limited and he wants to restrain all kinds of princes, I'm afraid he doesn't have enough strength." Compared with Liu Bei, Gongsun Zang obviously prefers strength and feels that no matter what kind of grand signboard, strength is the basis for defeating the enemy.

Just when Gongsun Zan was discussing peace with Yuan Shao, on the other side of the Panhe River, Yuan Shaojun was also discussing countermeasures.

"Grandma's army had won, but I didn't expect that Gongsun Yue would bring troops back. Gongsun Yue was Gongsun Zan's younger brother, but Liu Bei also intervened in it. He simply didn't pay attention to us. The lord must avenge." Looking back on today's battle, Wen Chou was full of resentment, but no matter how not the battle went smoothly, the victory was undoubtedly Yuan Shao's, but he did not expect that Liu Bei and Gongsun were killed halfway, resulting in the destruction of the good situation, which made every soldier in Yuan Shao's army angry. No more.

"Lord, this time I didn't plan well. I didn't expect that Liu Bei and Gongsun Yue would come out to disrupt the situation and delay the master's big event. Tian Feng is willing to be punished." Seeing the anger on the faces of the generals, Tian Feng took a step forward and took the initiative to take responsibility.

"Well, Liu Bei is just a small plain order. There are only three thousand soldiers and horses in his hand. It's really unexpected that he dares to mess up trouble. It's just that Gongsun Yue is Gongsun Zan's brother. How could Mr. Tian Feng not think of him?" Seeing Tian Feng coming out to admit his mistake, Guo Tu, who was beside him, stepped forward with a sad face.

"Yes, Tian Feng, you want to be alert. This kind of thing should not be unexpected." After listening to Guo Tu's words, Yuan Shao frowned and then asked.

"My lord, there are two reasons why I didn't expect this. First, Gongsun went to Bohai County. I calculated the journey and felt that he could not come back so quickly. According to my original calculation, even if Gongsun rushed back, it should be two days later, but I didn't expect that Gongsun would be so soon. Pull it back. The second point is precisely because Gongsun Yue is Gongsun Zan's younger brother, so his subordinates think that Gongsun Yue should be the one who hopes Gongsun Zan will die in the Youzhou army, because as long as Gongsun Zan dies, Gongsun Yue will have the opportunity to inherit Gongsun Zan's soldiers and become the new lord of Youzhou. It is based on the above two judgments that I did not arrange people to be prepared, so that today's result is all Tian Feng's fault, and Tian Feng is willing to be punished. Tian Feng now regrets that he underestimated Gongsun Yue so that he could not completely defeat Gongsun Zan.

"This? What do you think? Looking at Tian Feng, who admitted his mistake in front of him, Yuan Shao was also hateful. Yuan Shao arranged the whole battle strategy according to Tian Feng's intention. He really didn't expect that the result would be like this. Once he couldn't defeat Gongsun Zan and let Gongsun Zan stand firm in Jizhou, Yuan Shao's life would be very sad in the future, and that name The strategic goal of dominating Hebei will also become far away. How can this not make Yuan Shao angry? However, Tian Feng is the counselor that Yuan Shao relies on. Once there is no Tian Feng, who should Yuan Shao give advice for himself? Thinking of this, Yuan Shao hesitated again and could only ask everyone.

"The lord governs the army and has always been rigorous. Today, Mr. Tian Feng made a mistake. If the lord does not punish him, I'm afraid that some people below will not accept it, which will affect the reputation of the lord." Seeing Yuan Shao's hesitation, Guo Tu stood up and said to Yuan Shao. Tian Feng didn't like Guo Tu's character. Guo Tu was also a good person. When he saw Tian Feng in trouble, there was no reason not to fall into the well.

"Master, listen to me." Hearing that Guo Tu wanted to take the opportunity to revenge on Tian Feng, Feng Ji beside him suddenly stood up and saluted Yuan Shao.

"If Mr. Feng Ji has something to say, just let me know." Seeing Fengji come forward, Yuan Shao also wanted to hear the meaning of Fengji.

"I don't want to talk about how to deal with Tian Feng's affairs. I just want to ask the lord and the generals to imagine the previous situation of our army. As soon as our army occupied Jizhou, before its foothold was stable, Gongsun Zan rushed straight with 150,000, and our army only had tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. In the face of Gongsun Zan's step-by-step pressure, there was no good strategy. It was at this time that Mr. Tian Feng was ordered to plan for the Lord in the face of danger before the battle of Panhe. Although today's World War I has not won a great victory, it has greatly weakened Gongsun Zan's strength, so I dare to say that it is a blessing in our army to fight this situation until now, because now compared with Gongsun Zan's army, our army is no longer as weak as before, and all this is Tian Feng. Mr.'s credit. That is to say, Mr. Tian Feng not only did not make mistakes, but also made great contributions. As for not saying that Gongsun Yue would appear, I think Mr. Tian Feng did not expect it at all, but because my army's strength is limited. Even if the whole army is devoted to the battle against Gongsun Zan, it still seems that there is a shortage of troops and horses. There are extra soldiers and horses to guard against Gongsun Yue, and this is also what prompted Tian Feng. The reason why Mr. gave up guarding against Gongsun Yue. As soon as the words came out, everyone in the hall was shocked. After thinking about it, they couldn't help nodding their heads. They thought that Yuan Shaojun really had no chance of winning at the beginning. It was because of Tian Feng's plan that he had today's results. Although it was unsatisfactory, at least he had stabilized the situation and saved more than half behind him. Jizhou, and this has exceeded everyone's imagination at the beginning. What's more, in the face of the current Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shaojun already has the same strength and even has a slight advantage. In this way, Tian Feng has only credit and no fault.

"Mr. Fengji is right. Mr. Tian Feng has indeed made great contributions. Please reward Mr. Tian Feng." At this time, Yan Liang, who was beside him, suddenly got up and said to Yuan Shao on behalf of the generals. As the head of the four pillars of Hebei, Yan Liang's words can definitely represent the meaning of the generals.

"Please reward Mr. Tian Feng." Just as Yan Liang finished his words, Zhang Liwen and other generals behind Yan Liang said to Yuan Shao in unison.

This sudden, it made Yuan Shao's eyebrows beat slightly. The reason why Yuan Shao had such an action unnaturally was not because the generals were wrong, but that Yuan Shao did not expect that the generals would ask for Tian Feng for credit, which shows that Tian Feng has a lot of weight in the minds of the generals, and this is true. In fact, no one who is a master is taboo, and Yuan Shao, who has always been cautious, is even more so.

"Please reward Mr. Tian Feng. I just asked the lord to severely punish Mr. Tian Feng for the sake of our army. I just listened to Mr. Fengji's words and suddenly realized on this side. My subordinates are here to ask the lord to commend Mr. Tian Feng. Mr. Tian Feng has made great contributions this time, and he is simply grateful to our army. Yuan Shao's slightly wrinkled expression. Although he had concealed Yan Liang and other generals, he could not hide Guo Tu's eyes at all. In Guo Tu's opinion, since Yuan Shao had been dissatisfied with Tian Feng, he simply raised Tian Feng here a little more to make Yuan Shao more mind, which made Yuan Shao wary of Tian Feng. Isn't it better than Guo? Is it useful to say anything provocative?

"Ha ha ha, Mr. Tian Feng has indeed made great contributions to our army this time. Tian Feng, what do you want?" Although Yuan Shao was very unhappy in his heart, the generals were begging at present, but Yuan Shao also had to worry about everyone's intention, so he asked Tian Feng with a smile.

"It is Tian Feng's greatest wish to contribute to the Lord. As long as he can contribute to the Lord all his life, Tian Feng has nothing else to ask for." Although Tian Feng did not notice Yuan Shao's weak expression, Tian Feng still knew the truth of his achievements as a minister. Even if he didn't say anything, Yuan Shao would not be able to cure Tian Feng's crime. After all, he fought with Gongsun Zan at this time. Yuan Shao is at the right time to employ people. But now everyone thinks that the war has been the credit of Tian Feng, which is dangerous, because everyone's thoughts obviously do not care about Yuan Shao's feelings. Since all this is the credit of Tian Feng, where should Yuan Shao be placed? Although it is impossible for Yuan Shao to find Tian Feng's bad luck now, Yuan Shao will remember this. You should know that Yuan Shao is not a broad-minded person.

"Oh." Seeing that the situation developed into the current situation, Fengji also sighed and corrected Tian Feng's name. He just didn't want Tian Feng to be wronged, but he didn't expect to bring greater disaster to Tian Feng. It was too late for Fengji to regret it at this time.

"Okay, I'll write down your credit for the time being, and I will do a good job for you in the future." Yuan Shao nodded and said to Tian Feng with a smile, which was also a comfort to everyone. As for what Yuan Shao remembered, only Yuan Shao himself knew.

"Today, the lord, you invited Liu Bei to come tomorrow in front of the two armies. Does the lord already have a strategy against the enemy?" Tian Feng didn't want to mention the matter of just now, so he quickly changed the topic and said.

"Yes, in the past, I led troops to attack Dong Zhuo. Liu Bei was just a pawn, but now he dares to do something bad for me. I will definitely want him to look good." Yuan Shao said viciously when he heard this.

"It is said that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei under Liu Bei are brave. The lord might as well catch Liu Bei directly tomorrow. In this way, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are a rat taboo, and they dare to fight against our army." Seeing Yuan Shao talking about tomorrow's events, Guo Tu quickly came up with ideas to Yuan Shao.

"I'm afraid that Liu Bei may not think of this." After listening to Guo Tu's words, Tian Feng just said lightly.

"So Liu Bei won't come tomorrow?" Although he was a little angry with Tian Feng, Yuan Shao had to admit that Tian Feng was still very talented, so Yuan Shao continued to ask.

"This is not necessarily the case. Liu Bei dares to promise the master in front of so many people. It's not very likely to break the appointment, but what I can't figure out is why Liu Bei promised this matter. Does Liu Bei have any other plan?" Thinking about Liu Bei's expression at that time, Tian Feng said thoughtfully.

"Liu Bei, who lives in person with the royal family, is very proud of him. It seems that he wants to make peace this time." Fengji next to him thought about it for a moment, and then said affirmatively.