The White Horse Raids the Three Kingdoms

Isn't Gongsun Zan at this time just Dong Zhuo who retreated to the dock?But do you, Gongsun Zan, really think that you can guard this small world of yours?

"Those who do not seek the overall situation are not enough to seek a corner." Gongsun Zan doesn't understand such a simple truth?

Will Yuan Shao tolerate being on his own territory, and let his previous master build a city to live a prosperous life?

It's true that you, Gongsun Zan, can last for a year or two, but can it last longer?

Gongsun Zan's small peasant consciousness and his unstructured approach destined him to a tragic end.

840 The Fate of the Sixth Gongsun Zan

People in later generations say that the two brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu played poorly with their good cards at the beginning. In fact, Gongsun Zan is also a typical representative of a good hand of cards.

In the situation where he was competing with Yuan Shao for the upper hand, he slowly died, and lost several games, which eventually led to an irreversible situation, losing the hope that he might have swallowed up the deepest hope and counted continents.

Gongsun Zan has always been a very powerful force in the north in the early days. He has defeated the nomads in the north many times. He has a great reputation and is even stronger than Yuan Shao at that time.

It is precisely because of his stronger strength that he also initiated the first battle with Yuan Shao, with the purpose of snatching Jizhou.

At the beginning, Gongsun Zan fought very smoothly. After all, his strength is strong, his army has a high combat effectiveness, and there is Baima Yicong.

It's just that the two battles at Jieqiao and Panhe caused heavy losses to Gongsun Zan's elite cavalry.

Originally, Gongsun Zan was able to defeat Yuan Shao and take Jizhou completely in one go. After all, Yuan Shao was almost besieged before that.It's a pity that due to arrogance and underestimation of the enemy, opportunities were wasted and spirits were hurt.

But this is not the whole reason, because even though Gongsun Zan was defeated in the Battle of Jieqiao, the overall strength of Gongsun Zan's forces was still not inferior to that of Yuan Shao. Unfortunately, at this time, Gongsun Zan killed him again. Liu Yu.

Liu Yu was a clan member of the Han family at that time, a shepherd in Youzhou, who loved the people like a son, was loyal to the Han family, had a great reputation, and was also Gongsun Zan's boss.

In contrast, Liu Yu was very dissatisfied with Gongsun Zan's lack of compassion for the people and the poor soldiers who redeemed his troops, so he sent troops to attack Gongsun Zan, just wanting to restrain Gongsun Zan and stop his evil deeds.

But because he was too benevolent, he didn't allow the people to be harmed in the war, so he couldn't attack for a long time, and Gongsun Zan seized the opportunity to defeat him.Gongsun Zan took advantage of the situation to take Youzhou and killed Liu Yu's family.

It is precisely because of this that although Youzhou was captured, Gongsun Zan had already offended the whole world by killing Liu Yu, who was extremely prestigious.

Gongsun Zan was besieged by Liu Yu's son, Liu Yu's former general, Yuan Shao and other forces. He was beaten so helplessly that he fled to Yijing and held out.

In fact, as long as he is not discouraged, and works together with his generals to hold on until they are gone, he still has a chance to make a comeback.

It's a pity that Gongsun Zan, who was already downcast, became more arrogant and domineering, alienated others, only cared about himself, entertained with his wives and concubines, and even refused to rescue his generals when they were trapped. As a result, he had no cronies around him, except for a few loyal officials like Tian Yu and Zhao Yun , and the rest all left him.

It can be said that, looking at this battle of Youji, Gongsun Zan had many opportunities to attack Yuan Shao in one fell swoop. Unfortunately, he made mistakes step by step, which eventually led to the continuous defeat of the forces, and he was to blame for his failure to develop.

With the continuation of the battle, the situation of the battlefield between Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao in the battle for Youji has become more and more clear.

From the initial dominant position, Gongsun Zan gradually fell into decline, and was about to lose the capital to make a comeback, becoming a cowardly turtle who could not fight back.

But now, Gongsun Zan, who was about to give up the defense and occupation of areas outside Yijing City, could only passively accept the attack from Yuan Shao's army.

It could even be said that Gongsun Zan, who was so blocked that he couldn't even get out of Yi Jingcheng, was like a weak scholar who was crushed to the ground by a rough and strong man with an overwhelming advantage, and had no room to fight back.

However, even if Gongsun Zan really wholeheartedly confessed his love, Yuan Shao would be unable to do anything about it for a while.

In fact, the reason why later generations believed that Gongsun Zan was weak was mainly due to the influence of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", so Tian Kai, Liu Bei and Tao Qian were separated from Gongsun Zan.

But in fact, Gongsun Zan in his heyday included these major forces, so Gongsun Zan's strength in his heyday was indeed unparalleled.

However, due to the two major weaknesses of unstable rear and narrow and long control range, Gongsun Zan was gradually isolated after suffering a series of blows.

At that time, Gongsun Zan's basic strategy was to rely on his military superiority at the beginning, enclose as many lands as possible, and expand his sphere of influence. After all, once the Hebei forces in the Central Plains developed, Gongsun Zan, whose status and background was not as good as others, would have no advantage at all.

In addition, Tian Kai's strategy in Qingzhou was also very successful, and Liu Bei rescued Kong Rong, which made Gongsun Zan's power expand to Qingzhou.

Of course, nowadays, these sites that once belonged to Gongsun Zan are basically owned by Yuan Shao.

Now, Gongsun Zan is already in danger of protecting himself, but it is purely relying on the strength of the outer wall of Yijing City.

The city of Yijing is four or five feet high, with heavy stones and thick walls. The moat below is wide and deep, and the water in the middle is moist and well-organized.

It was also relying on the fortification of the city that Tian Yu and the others were able to keep Yuan Jun's ferocious offensives at bay again and again these days.

However, it is obvious that Yuan Jun's offensive will not stop. As long as Yi Jingcheng is not breached for a day, their offensive will not stop easily.

The sound of war horses, the noise, the sound of fighting and fighting, and the arrogance of weapons.

Shining golden, Yuan Shao, who is full of heroism in armor, is wearing a red robe and riding a majestic green horse. Behind him are Yuan Jun soldiers in a neat formation.

These soldiers around Yuan Shao are all the elite of Yuan's army, holding weapons and staring into the distance.

In the night, although they couldn't see the city wall of Yijing clearly, they also understood that there would be a place where they would fight desperately for a long time to come!

The light from the torches swayed like will-o'-the-wisps. Under the city wall, the fires that stretched across the sky brightened the night.

In Yuan Jun's formation, there is a strong killing spirit!

Under the moonlight, the city walls of Yijing are layered on top of each other, like a huge maze.

"My lord, the son of a thousand gold should not stand under a dangerous wall. Once the two armies fight, this place will be under the enemy's arrows. It is not appropriate to delay here!" Opening his jaw, he urged his horse forward, with a worried expression on his face. Looking at Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao waved his hand. At this time, there is no need to say anything.

The rhetoric on the battlefield has absolutely no effect on Yuan Shao who has already gained the absolute upper hand.

All he needs right now is to fight, to kill!

After thinking about it, Yuan Shao ordered Zhang Jai to deploy all his troops, and ordered Tian Feng and others to step up collection of grain and grass, and make all preparations for the conquest.

It is foreseeable that another big battle is coming!

840 seven cares

"Wuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..." The horn first sounded in Yuan Shao's formation, and the orderly military appearance began to slowly gather together with the swaying of the flag.

"Report!" Just as Yuan Shao was watching his beloved general open his jaws to rectify the soldiers and horses, a messenger from a distance rode a fast horse and rushed in among the soldiers' military appearances.

As he approached, the messenger reined in his horse to decide, got off his horse, respectfully knelt down a few meters away from Yuan Shao, folded his hands, and presented an urgent letter that he carried with him.

"Huh?" Yuan Shao asked the left and right attendants to take the letter, opened it for a look, and immediately showed a strange look on his face.

"My lord? I don't know, what happened?" Seeing Yuan Shao's expression on the side, Feng Ji couldn't help but ask questions.

"...Oh, that's all, you can see for yourself, and pass it on to everyone." Yuan Shao hesitated to speak, and shook his head.

"What! All the food and grass in the rear of the army where the left wing of our army is located has been attacked?" Feng Ji couldn't help but exclaimed, and turned his eyes to the person who sent the message.

"Can the news be true?" Feng Ji and the others also became cautious immediately.

"It's absolutely true. At that time, the humble officer was next to General Zhou Yuguang, and he beheaded General Zhou Yuguang with a single knife." The messenger's face was pale, as if recalling some unforgettable scenes.