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

When Gongsun Zan learned of this, he was naturally furious, and he was even more convinced that Zhao Yun had already had an affair with Hua Yu.

However, the current battle with Yuan Shao has already fallen into a disadvantage, and Gongsun Zan dare not easily turn against Hua Yu.

At Guan Jing's suggestion, Gongsun Zan used this as an excuse to send envoys to Hua Yu for questioning.

Of course, Gongsun Zan's purpose was not to really blame Hua Yu, but to use this as a condition to let Hua Yu send more troops to deal with Yuan Shao.

Without any hesitation, Hua Yu readily agreed to Gongsun Zan's request.

The emissary is Zhao Gai, who is considered to be a bit cunning.

After leaving Duke Wei's mansion, he immediately sent people to spread the news in Chang'an City, saying that Hua Yu was going to use troops against Yuan Shao in the near future.

Yuan Shao's secret agent heard the news and immediately reported to Yuan Shao on a flying horse.

When Yuan Shao heard the news, he was naturally taken aback, and he was convinced of the news, because Ju Yi had already launched an offensive against him, and the offensive was extremely fierce.

In this way, Yuan Shao couldn't sit still.

If there were only Gongsun Zan and Ju Yi, Yuan Shao could still handle it.

But if Hua Yu joins the battle, Yuan Shao's strength is far inferior, and he is definitely not Hua Yu's opponent.

This time, Yuan Shao did not get angry, but sighed and shook his head: "Hua Ziyi will not give me a chance after all, let me destroy Gongsun Zan and occupy Youzhou and Qingzhou."

"Without these two states, and facing three groups of powerful enemies at the same time, our army has no chance of winning, and we will lose this battle."

"In this world, after all, Hua Ziyi still belongs to me, and I, the Yuan family, have no chance."

Feng Ji said: "My lord, Hua Yu has solved Ma Teng's troubles, and he has no worries about the future. He is ready to deal with the Kanto princes with all his strength and rule the world."

"Since this is the case, the current situation of the princes of the Kanto region is bitter."

"Your Majesty, you can edit a few books and send them to Cao Cao, Yuan Shu and Liu Bei respectively, inviting them to join forces and fight against Hua Yu."

"The three of them must understand this truth. Once the lord loses to Hua Yu and Jizhou falls, Hua Yu's army will definitely go south immediately."

"Especially Cao Cao, who bears the brunt, how can he not help the Lord?"

Yuan Shao couldn't help being overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately wrote three letters and sent messengers to deliver the letters to Puyang, Pengcheng and Shouchun respectively.

Feng Ji added: "My lord can also write a letter to Gongsun Zan, telling him the stakes."

"If all the princes in the Kanto region are destroyed, then Gongsun Zan will not be spared either."

"Unless Gongsun Zan is willing to learn from Sun Quan and hand over military power."

Yuan Shao frowned: "Both Gongsun Yue and Gongsun Fan died at the hands of our army. I'm afraid Gongsun Zan won't agree."

Feng Ji smiled slightly and said, "It's okay for Gongsun Zan to disagree, after all, he's already weak."

"Let's not talk about the loss of soldiers and generals, even Zhao Yun, the number one fierce general under his command, has to be punished. This person is already fatuous, so there is nothing to worry about."

"Furthermore, my lord wants to cease the war and restore peace to the land of Hebei, but Gongsun Zan refuses."

"Once this matter spreads, Gongsun Zan will definitely lose the hearts of the people."

"In this way, as long as the lord fights hard, there will be internal responses from all over the place, and Gongsun Zan will die."

Yuan Shao was overjoyed, and immediately used Feng Ji's strategy to write a truce letter to Gongsun Zan.

In the letter, Yuan Shao's words were extremely earnest, and he described Hua Yu's ambition and Gongsun Zan's crisis incisively and vividly.

Of course, this is not Yuan Shao's literary talent, but Chen Lin first drafted a copy, and Yuan Shao copied it.

The four letters were sent almost at the same time, and the first one to receive it was naturally Gongsun Zan who was nearby in Quyang.

Because Yuan Shao's camp is only forty miles outside of Xiaquyang City, very close.

But he said that the letter was sent to Xiaquyang City and handed over to Gongsun Zan.

After Gongsun Zan read the letter, he immediately flew into a rage, kicked the messenger to the ground, and cursed: "Yuan Shao killed my two younger brothers and caused me to lose my army and general, but now he wants to make peace with me."

"How can I agree, I will behead you today, and let Yuan Shao know that I, Gongsun Zan, are determined to fight to the death."

Watching Gongsun Zan draw out his long sword and about to kill the messenger, Guan Jing immediately stepped forward and stopped Gongsun Zan: "My lord, calm down."

"The so-called war between the two countries does not kill envoys."

"This person is just a small character. Killing him will not affect the overall situation, but will damage the reputation of the lord."

Seeing Guan Jing keep winking at him, Gongsun Zan temporarily extinguished his anger and put the long sword back into its sheath.

Guan Jing immediately turned around, subdued the messenger, and said to him with a pleasant face: "Little brother, I'm frightened."

"I'll send someone to arrange wine and meat right now, please calm down my little brother."

"When the little brother eats, my master will write a reply letter. After the little brother is full, he can take the letter and go back to his life."

The courier was shocked, and he immediately agreed without daring to say anything.

Then, Guan Jing ordered several soldiers to take the messenger down and treat him with good wine and meat.

After the messenger left, Gongsun Zan frowned and asked Guan Jing, "Youkang, what's your purpose in stopping me from killing him?"

Guan Jing smiled and said, "My lord, please allow me to explain slowly."

"First, my subordinates think that Yuan Shao's intentions are not bad."

"If all the princes of the Guandong are destroyed, how can Hua Ziyi allow the Lord to hold a heavy army and separate Youzhou?"

"At that time, the lord will either fight to the death with Hua Ziyi, or learn from Sun Zhongmou, hand over the military power, and enjoy the glory and wealth."

"So, from this aspect, the lord should be the same as the rest of the Kanto princes."

Gongsun Zan frowned and said, "How can I not know this?"

"It's just that Yuan Shao's traitor is extremely cunning, how can he know that this is not a trick to deceive the world."

"Once I believed it was true and neglected to take precautions, but Yuan Shao suddenly launched an attack, our army would definitely be defeated."

Guan Jing smiled and said, "This is the second point I want to say."

"My lord, you can send Yuan Shao a letter saying that you are willing to agree to a truce and deal with Hua Ziyi together."

"My lord, don't be in a hurry, just listen to your subordinates." Seeing Gongsun Zan's eyes widening immediately, Guan Jing waved his hand hastily, "My lord, you can mention two conditions in the letter."

"First, Yuan Shao returned to Shanggu County."

"Secondly, Yuan Shao handed over Zhang Yun to the lord, and Han Meng returned to Jizhou alone."

Gongsun Zan's eyes lit up immediately, he understood what Guan Jing meant, this was to test whether Yuan Shao's truce was true or not.

If Yuan Shao does not agree to these two conditions, it proves that he does not really want to stop the war, but just a conspiracy.

Guan Jing smiled and said: "If Yuan Shao agrees, then Youzhou will be stable, and our army's rear will be stable."

"Zhang Ying fell into the hands of the lord, the lord can avenge the second general and the third general, so as to reassure the hearts of the three armies."

Gongsun Zan asked, "What if Yuan Shao refuses?"

Guan Jing laughed and said, "If Yuan Shao refuses to agree, my lord can send people to spread the news everywhere."

"It is said that the lord is willing to stop the war to stabilize the lives of the people in Jizhou, but Yuan Shao disagrees."

"In this way, Yuan Shao will lose the hearts of the people of Jizhou. If he fights again, the lord will surely win."