Chapter 138 The only one who can save General Gongsun is Zhang Qushuai

Zhou Xing looked at Zhang Yan and said, "The only one who can save General Gongsun now is Zhang Qushuai."

Gongsun Xu chuckled lightly. He originally thought that Liu Bei's military adviser would have some good ideas, but it turned out that he still had to rely on Zhang Yan.

"I came here to ask Zhang Qushuai to lead troops to assist my father. Zhang Qushuai has promised to personally lead 100,000 troops to help, and the troops are being gathered at the moment."

"Zhou's military division came here from Beihai. He must have a good plan in mind, so he might as well tell him directly."

Zhang Yan heard that the purpose of Zhou Xing's coming here was not to ask him to go to Qingzhou to aid Liu Bei, but to relieve the siege of Yijing and rescue Gongsun Zan.

Zhang Yan didn't care why Zhou Xing wanted to rescue Gongsun Zan. He wanted to know how Liu Bei's military advisor wanted him to rescue him.

"Does Zhang Qushuai think he can defeat Yuan Shao?" Zhou Xing asked.

Zhang Yan was stunned for a moment, feeling that the other party's question seemed a bit inappropriate. How could she ask such a question to herself face to face?

But since the other party asked, he must have his thoughts.

Zhang Yan thought for a while and replied: "I personally led 100,000 troops to help, and Yuan Shao had 60,000 troops. If we fight against each other, it is hard to say who will win and who will lose. However, if General Gongsun and I correspond internally and externally, both sides will be able to fight each other."

If they attack from a flank, Yuan Shao will be defeated."

Although Zhang Yan planned to lead 100,000 troops, including tens of thousands of cavalry, he knew that his troops were not comparable to Yuan Shao's troops.

One hundred thousand versus sixty thousand, I have no confidence in winning.

If he and Gongsun Zan attack from both sides, allowing Yuan Shao to divide his forces, he will certainly win.

It was precisely with this in mind that Zhang Yan agreed to Gongsun Xu's request and was willing to lead troops to aid Gongsun Zan.

"That's right," Gongsun Xu said immediately, "As soon as the reinforcements arrive, my father can lead his troops to fight. With a combined attack from inside and outside, Yuan Shao will be defeated."

"Yijing is now surrounded by Yuan Shao's troops. Even if Zhang Qushuai arrives with his troops, I don't know how to contact General Gongsun?" Zhou Xing asked.

"Of course I sent someone to sneak into the city to deliver the message." Gongsun Xu said.

Zhou Xing smiled slightly: "If, I mean if, whether it is your letter to General Gongsun, or General Gongsun's letter to you, if the person who sent the letter is caught by Yuan Shao, the letter is searched, and then he secretly

Modify the agreed date and have the letter delivered again. In this way, the inside and outside cannot send troops at the same time. If only one side sends troops on the appointed day, and Yuan Shao sets up an ambush in advance, wouldn't it mean that he will be defeated?"<

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This is exactly the reason why Gongsun Zan was defeated.

He and Zhang Yan agreed on a date to send troops to attack Yuan Shao at the same time, but the letter was found by Yuan Shao, and then Chen Lin imitated Gongsun Zan's handwriting and wrote a new letter, only changing the date to a later date, and then sent someone to deliver it.

Zhang Yan.

As a result, Zhang Yan thought that the date had not yet arrived, but Yuan Shao had already set up an ambush according to the date agreed by Gongsun Zan, and men dressed as Zhang Yan raised fire as a signal as scheduled, luring Gongsun Zan to lead troops into battle.

Gongsun Xu thought for a while and said: "I recognize my father's handwriting, and my father also recognizes my handwriting. If someone changes it, he will definitely find it."

"Not necessarily. You may not know that Yuan Shao's chief secretary, Chen Lin, is from Xuzhou like me. He is a very talented person and is good at imitating other people's handwriting. If he imitates, I'm afraid no one can tell the difference."<

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Zhang Yan and Gongsun Xu looked at each other, and they suddenly felt that it was not safe to send the letter.

"Then don't write letters, but send people to spread the word by word of mouth."

After a moment of silence, Gongsun Xu said again.

"Then are the people sent trustworthy? Could they be Yuan Shao's people pretending to be? It's empty talk, and it's a military matter, a matter of life and death. Do you dare to believe it?" Zhou Xing asked again.

"You can send someone who knows each other and is trustworthy."

"Although it is credible at this time, if Yuan Shao catches him, tortures him, or induces him to make huge profits, the person delivering the news may already be Yuan Shao's people."

"If Military Advisor Zhou said this, wouldn't it mean that there is no way to communicate with the inside and outside?"

Gongsun Xu looked angry.

Zhang Yan also frowned, feeling that what Zhou Xing said made sense.

When writing letters, you are afraid that your handwriting will be imitated, and when transmitting orally, you are afraid that the person delivering the message cannot be trusted. This is indeed a dilemma.

If it's other things, don't worry about it, but don't be careless about sending troops, otherwise you may fall into Yuan Shao's treacherous plan and the whole army will be wiped out.

Zhou Xing smiled lightly and said: "It is indeed difficult to contact him. Unless you personally enter Yijing to meet General Gongsun and then come out again, no one can be trusted."

This is the only credible way. Only Gongsun Xu sneaks into Yijing, agrees with Gongsun Zan on a date, and then sneaks out to reply to Zhang Yan. Only in this way can it be safe.

If Gongsun Xu only sneaked into Yi Jing and told Gongsun Zan, then Zhang Yan would not know whether the news had been sent to the city, and he could not be sure that Gongsun Zan would send troops as scheduled.

Gongsun Xu's expression changed slightly. He knew that this would be safer, because he could not betray his father and must be trustworthy.

However, if you do this, you will have to take two risks, first sneak into Yi Jing, and then break out from Yi Jing.

With my own ability, I simply cannot do it, and I will not take such a risk.

"What does Military Advisor Zhou mean by saying this?"

Gongsun Xu stared at Zhou Xing and asked, his eyes seemed to be filled with hostility.

He gradually felt that Zhou Xing was here to prevent Zhang Yan from helping him.

"I have no intention, I just informed you of the risks."

Zhou Xing felt Gongsun Xu's hostility, but it didn't matter. He didn't want to be an enemy of Gongsun Xu, at least not now.

Zhang Yan has been listening to the conversation between the two, but until now, she still can't guess Zhou Xing's purpose of coming here.

I always felt that Zhou Xing was deliberately preventing him from assisting Gongsun Zan, but he couldn't feel his hostility towards Gongsun Zan.

"Does Military Advisor Zhou think that I should not assist General Gongsun and relieve the siege of Yijing?" Zhang Yan looked at Zhou Xing and asked in a deep voice.

"If the internal and external forces cannot join forces and attack at the same time, does Zhang Qushuai have the confidence to win?"

Zhou Xing also looked at Zhang Yan and asked with a smile.

Gongsun Xu immediately said urgently: "Commander Zhang Qu, don't listen to Zhou Xing. Commander Qu has already promised to rescue Yi Jing! In two days, the troops and horses will be gathered. If the siege of Yi Jing can be solved, we can defeat Yi Jing with our combined forces."

After Yuan Shao captured Jizhou, the three counties of Zhongshan, Changshan and Zhao were all Qu Shuai's territory."

This is the benefit Gongsun Zan promised to Zhang Yan. If he can capture Jizhou, then the three counties of Zhongshan, Changshan and Zhao will be divided up for him, and there will also be grain gifts.

Although Zhang Yan was an enemy of Yuan Shao, he would not agree to rescue Gongsun Zan if there was no profit to be gained.

"Commander Zhou, are you really here today to rescue General Gongsun and lift the siege of Yijing?" Zhang Yan became more and more confused about Zhou Xing's intentions.

"Yes, that's why I'm here." Zhou Xing replied affirmatively.

"Then why don't you want me to help Yi Jing?"

"Zhang Qushuai, I don't want you to lead troops to Yijing, but to relieve the siege of Yijing, Qushuai does not necessarily have to lead troops to Yijing."

"How can we save the siege without going to Yijing?"
Chapter completed!