Three Kingdoms: copy Lu Bu's force at the beginning

The news quickly reached Gongsun Zan.

Gongsun Zan was really shocked and angry. He finally understood why Yuan Shao would fight and retreat during the war during this period.

In the previous battles, although Yuan Shao focused on defense, he persisted and resisted desperately.

This made it difficult for Gongsun Zan to advance southward quickly even though the war between the two sides had lasted for a year.

Moreover, the further south he went, the greater the resistance Gongsun Zan encountered and the more serious the casualties.

But this time, Yuan Shao adopted a different strategy.

After resisting for a while, Yuan Jun abandoned the city and fled.

During Yuan Jun's resistance, the people in the city took the opportunity to go south with their families.

As a result, Yuan Jun let go of a city, leaving Gongsun Zan with solid walls and clear fields, just an empty city.

In this way, Gongsun Zan will not get any benefits.

There is no one in the city, so soldiers cannot be recruited.

There was no food in the city, so Gongsun Zan had to send people to bring the food and grass before he could continue to attack the next city.

On the surface, Yuan Shao's resistance time seemed to be shortened, but because of the empty city plan, the entire time was lengthened instead.

Moreover, Yuan Shao still has two thousand cavalry in his hands.

Yuan Shao obeyed Feng Ji's strategy and ordered Yan Liang and Gao Gan to lead the cavalry to prepare dry food for more than ten days at a time, go around Gongsun Zan's rear, and specifically harass Gongsun Zan's food road.

At first, Gongsun Zan was unprepared, and Yan Liang and Gao Gan succeeded twice, and a lot of food and grass were burned.

Gongsun Zan was furious because of this, and sent his third brother, Gongsun Fan, to lead thousands of white horses to escort the grain and grass.

In this way, Yan Liang and Gao Gan did not dare to act rashly.

Even though Yan Liang is excellent in martial arts, if he fights Baima Yicong in the field, not only the two thousand cavalry will be wiped out, but even he will be hard to retreat.

As explained above, the more people escort the food and grass, the more food and grass will be consumed on the road, and the less food and grass will naturally reach the destination.

Gongsun Zan also has a big head, but as long as Bai Ma Yi never is around, Yan Liang and Gao Gan will appear suddenly like ghosts, causing Gongsun Zan's food and grass to be damaged.

In desperation, Gongsun Zan had no choice but to increase the intensity of grain requisition, which made Youzhou and the three counties in northern Hebei even more miserable.

At this time, the news of Shanggu County's defeat came.

"Crack..." sounded.

After reading the battle report of Shanggu County, Gongsun Zan was shocked, angry and hurt. He grabbed the inkstone on the case table and threw it to the ground.

The ink in the inkstone was spilled all at once, making everyone in the room unable to avoid it and splashed all over.

"Yuan Benchu'an dared to deceive me like this. I swear to kill Zhang He, I swear to kill Feng Ji, and I swear to kill Yuan Shao."

After roaring, Gongsun Zan calmed down a bit. He glanced at the crowd and said calmly, "Shanggu County is here to report. Yuan Shao followed Feng Ji's plan and sent Zhang He and Han Meng with thirty troops to infiltrate Shanggu County."

"Zhang He and Han Meng came to Shanggu County, suddenly launched an attack, and occupied Zhuolu County."

"Second brother heard the news and led an army of [-] to Zhuolu County, preparing to kill Zhang He and Han Meng and recapture Zhuolu County."

"Who would have thought that Zhang He was so cunning that he would take advantage of Sang Shui's power to defeat the [-] soldiers of the second brother, and the second brother was also beheaded by Zhang He."

"Ah..." Everyone couldn't help being shocked, Gongsun Yue was defeated, and even killed, this was a sworn enemy.

Gongsun Zan continued: "Immediately, Zhang He led 200 men, put on the armor of the Youzhou Army, opened the city gate by fraud, and Juyang City also fell into Zhang He's hands."

"Now, I am afraid that the entire Shanggu County has fallen into the hands of Zhang He and Han Meng."

Gongsun Fan immediately came out, clasped his fists and said, "Brother, Second Brother was killed by Zhang Ying, and we must avenge this revenge."

"Brother, please allow my younger brother to go north to Youzhou, command the soldiers and horses of the other counties, and attack Zhang He and Han Meng to avenge my second brother."

Gongsun Zan frowned, waved his hand, and said, "Third Brother, don't get excited."

"Your second brother's martial arts skills are extraordinary, and he was able to be beheaded by Zhang He, which shows that this man's martial arts skills are extremely high."

"Your martial arts are on par with your second brother, how can you be the opponent of that Zhang Yun?"

"Besides, according to the news from Shanggu County, that Zhang He is not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also good at using tactics. He is a very difficult character to deal with. Don't act rashly in this matter."

Yan Gang came out, cupped his hands and said: "My lord, please order me to go to Youzhou to quell the chaos."

"Hmm..." Gongsun Zan didn't speak, his brows were slightly wrinkled, and his eyes kept rolling.

Yan Gang is the number one general under Gongsun Zan's command. He is courageous and resourceful, and he is deeply loved and respected by Gongsun Zan. He will always take him with him in every battle.

Gongsun Zan is naturally the most at ease when Yan Gang is asked to go north to Youzhou to quell the chaos.

However, in the war here, Gongsun Zan could not do without Yan Gang.

This made Gongsun Zan a little entangled.

At this time, Gongsun Fan said again: "Since the eldest brother said that Zhang He is extraordinary in martial arts, neither the second brother nor the younger brother is his opponent."

"And General Yan Gang's martial arts is not much higher than that of my younger brother, so how can he be the opponent of Zhang He?"

Yan Gang was the number one general under Gongsun Zan's command, and his status was extremely high. This means that members of Gongsun's family dared to say it. Even Guan Jing would not dare to say it if he had another surname.

In this way, Yan Gang was a little embarrassed.

Go ahead and ask for your life, it's not right.

Don't ask for your life anymore, I don't think it's right.

Dilemma.

But Yan Gang didn't dare to hate Gongsun Fan, he knew that Gongsun Zan trusted and loved his younger brothers very much.

"This..." Gongsun Zan was also a little torn between the most trusted general and his own younger brother.

At this time, Gongsun Zan couldn't help but envy Yuan Shao again.

One Yan Liang and one Wen Chou, they have already won the three armies bravely, and no one can beat them.

Well, there is also someone who can fight against him. It is Zhao Yun, but he was thrown into prison by Gongsun Zan.

In addition, high-ranking officials are also extremely skilled in martial arts, and Chun Yuqiong, Han Meng and others are no worse than Yan Gang.

Now, another inconspicuous Zhang Yun appeared, and easily killed Gongsun Yue.

Gongsun Zan again appraised the generals under his command. Except for Zhao Yun, there were no first-class generals.

As for Zhao Yun, after Gongsun Zan sent Zhao Yun to prison, he conducted further investigations, but found no evidence of any collusion between Zhao Yun and Hua Yu.

Therefore, Gongsun Zan's suspicion of Zhao Yun also weakened a lot.

At this time, Gongsun Fan said again: "Brother, my martial arts skills are low, and Zhang He is difficult to defeat, I know that."

"So, my younger brother wants to protect one person to go to Youzhou to quell the chaos with my younger brother."

"This man has high martial arts skills, is cautious in his actions, and understands the art of war. He will definitely help my younger brother succeed, kill Zhang Yun and Han Meng, and recover Shanggu County."

Gongsun Zan frowned slightly, and asked, "Third brother, the person you want to protect is Zhao Zilong?"

Gongsun Fan nodded: "That's right, brother, it's Zhao Zilong."