Zhu Ling left, but Zhu Ling's entire army was wiped out, and there was no good result when he went back. He Bai firmly believed that as long as Zhu Ling did not die in Yuan Shao's hands, he would eventually return to surrender.

In this battle, the enemy general Wang Mo was captured alive in the battle, and He Mao was besieged and had to lead more than a thousand infantry to surrender. Wang Mo and He Mao were just ordinary generals, with the ability to be at the level of the regiment commander. Although he surrendered, he was not trusted. Fortunately, he was young, so He Bai sent the two to Beihai, first went to the military academy, brainwashed, and observed and used for a while before talking about it.

Zheng County continued to hand over to Ji Yong, and sent Pingyuan Duwei Chen Kui to lead three thousand troops to guard the terrain. As the terrain was flat and there was only one outpost of Pingyuan City that could be defended by the Gejin River. He Bai led a 10,000 army to continue to head north.

He Bai originally didn't want to confront Yuan Shao so quickly, but when the information was sent back, Yuan Shao would shift his target to He Bai in Qingzhou after defeating Gongsun Zan. Therefore, He Bai had to fight with Yuan Shao in Long. Whether it was to dispel Yuan Shao's arrogance or help Gongsun Zan, he had to win this battle.

Just as He Bai marched, the supplies that He Bai supported Gongsun Zan had already been transported through the Yellow River and entered the county where Gongsun Zan's army was stationed in the grain. The envoy also arrived in Longcui in advance to report to Gongsun Zan.

Sun Qian, who was appointed as the envoy again, bowed and said, "My lord knows that General Gongsun was defeated in Jieqiao, and all kinds of materials must be damaged, so he delayed the opportunity to send troops and collected materials from the state. Now he has finally collected all of them and is sent to give gifts. This is a gift list, and the first batch of materials also arrived at Xiuwu. There will be several batches of materials after that, so General Gongsun will accept them."

Because of the defeat of Jieqiao, the army was lost for nearly half, and Gongsun Zan, who had been gloomy for half a month, finally calmed down after seeing Sun Qian again. He ordered his brother Gongsun Yue to take the gift list and asked, "When will Tianming lead the army? How many of the army is led?"

Sun Qian bowed and said, "Report to General Baima, my lord has left Qingzhou this time and will leave the plain on the sixth day of the second month, lead his troops westward, detour through Zheng County, and then turn north. He will arrive at Yimuzhinan on the tenth day of the second month, and then he can attack Yuan's army with General Baima."

Gongsun Zan said unhappily: "Ten thousand people, Yuan Shao's army is less than fifteen or sixty thousand. What can ten thousand people help?"

Sun Qian bowed and said, "My lord said that it is not only forty thousand people in Zhou'ang's tribe in Yuzhou, ten thousand people in Cao Cao's tribe in Dongjun, and ten thousand people in Zhang'yang tribe in Henoi. In Jizhou, Yuan Shao only had 100,000 troops, 20,000 Yuan Tan's tribe were restrained by the 20,000 troops in Julu Prefect Li Shao and Tian Kai's tribe, 20,000 high-ranking cadres in Anping were restrained by the single Jing's tribe, and in addition, there were 10,000 people in Wei County, and the remaining 50,000 Yuan troops, General Gongsun and my lord were able to compete with each other."

Gongsun Zan twitched his mouth and his army was defeated in Jieqiao. He has recruited no less than 50,000 troops in the past half month. In addition, the old 7,000 cavalry and 13,000 infantrymen, although the momentum is not small, how can he fight against Qu Yi's 30,000 army? He Bai looked down on himself too much.

Gongsun Zan said: "Our army was defeated, and resistance troops from all over the country have risen. Killing the officials appointed by me and intercepting my food routes is very annoying. I want to abandon Julu, and Anping fought a decisive battle with Yuan Shao to determine the final ownership of Jizhou. However, Tianming's troops are too small and insufficient. I hope you can turn to Tianming and transfer troops from Qingzhou to Duoduo, so that our army can fight with Yuan Shao."

Sun Gan was shocked and said, "My lord said that General Gongsun has obtained most of the counties and counties in Jizhou, which is very unfavorable to Yuan Shao's momentum. The longer the time is delayed, Yuan Shao will lose the victory brought by the Battle of Jieqiao. At the same time, he will gradually lose jurisdiction over the northern counties, forcing Jizhou to become a fait accompli."

"It is difficult to achieve great things without the support of Yuan Shao's army. Besides, although Yuan Shao's army is strong, it is more distressing than General Gongsun. There is Yuan Shu in the south, my family and Tao Qian in the east, and General Gongsun in the north and Dong Zhuo in the west, which can be said to be enemies on all sides. Therefore, General Gongsun must not be in a hurry to fight against Yuan Shao."

"My lord once had 10,000 ambushers in Zhongshan and Changshan. As long as Tian Kai and Dan Jing persist, the ambushers will definitely help the two defeat Yuan Tan and Gao Gan under the appropriate opportunity. As long as one of them wins, Julu and Anping counties can turn danger into safety. In this way, the longer the time, Yuan Shao will become more anxious, and if it is urgent, it will make a mistake. It will not be too late for General Gongsun to fight Yuan Shao in decisive battle."

Gongsun Zan asked happily: "Oh? It's dawn in Zhongshan, and there are thousands of soldiers in Changshan ambushing each other. Why don't I hear the news from the prefect of Zhongshan?"

Sun Gan said, "This is the private soldiers trained by the people of the two countries after my lord attacked the Black Mountain bandits a few years ago. It has been practiced for several years and is enough to be used. Those who enter on weekdays become farmers and those who leave on the army are soldiers, which is no different from ordinary powerful soldiers. Because they live in scattered, many people in the world do not know about it."

Gongsun Zan was overjoyed and before he could continue to ask, Gongsun Yue shouted excitedly: "Tianming is really generous. This time, he has 20,000 sets of various weapons, 15,000 leather armor, 5,000 armor, and 2,000 fish scales and iron armor. It is enough to form an elite infantryman of 20,000 people. There are also 500,000 stones of food and grass and 50,000 cloth and silk, which is enough for our army to spend a year."

Gongsun Zan was stunned and hurriedly grabbed the gift list and looked at it. He looked at it ten lines at a glance, and instantly finished reading the numbers on the gift list. Gongsun Zan glanced at Sun Gan, who was smiling, and then closed his eyes and thought about it. The army went south all the way, not only summoning surrender and accepting rebels, but also forcibly collecting taxes. The income from the Bohai and Hejian countries was nothing but this number of supplies. Why is He Bai so generous?

Gongsun Zan opened his eyes and looked at Sun Gan and asked, "Dao Ming is so generous, what do you want?"

Sun Gan bowed and said, "My lord said that as long as General Gongsun is better to the people of Jizhou and does not plunder randomly, but if you have any needs, you can propose it to Qingzhou. My lord will try his best to satisfy General Gongsun."

Gongsun Zan frowned and asked, "Tianming wants to use food and supplies to force me, Gongsun Zan, to subordinate him... Humph, don't you feel too arrogant?"

"I dare not, I dare not." Sun Gan hurriedly said, "My lord's referendum has no intention, but General Gongsun misunderstood. Recently, many refugees in Jizhou have fled to Qingzhou. My lord heard that it was done by General Gongsun's subordinates, and he was afraid that General Gongsun would lose the people's expectations. Although General Gongsun did not care, my lord's desire to protect the people was very strong, and he was not happy with General Gongsun's subordinates. Therefore, he wanted to exchange food and supplies for General Gongsun's serious military discipline, and he would not be allowed to rob the troops in the future."

Gongsun Yue also advised, "Yes, brother, in the past half month, our army has done too much. Because of the defeated aura, the soldiers were resentful and unpleasant, so they acted randomly on the people. I heard that during this period, there were no less than thousands of people killed or injured in the hands of our soldiers. If this continues, it will be unfavorable to the elder brother's reputation."

Gongsun Zan was silent for a while, and suddenly Zhan Yan laughed loudly and said, "I have heard that the heavens are bright and ambitious in the world, but such a kindness of a woman. You need to know that a woman's kindness will never be able to accomplish great things. Why do you need to spend a lot of prayers and prayers? Such small things are just my order, so why is it difficult?"

"However, as my brother, I don't take advantage of Tianming, so as not to blame me in the future. Gongyou, please go back and ask Tianming. If he has no other requirements for me, I will not be able to accept his gift. It will be even more inconvenient to speak to him in the future. By the way, since Tianming has troops in Zhongshan, then Zhongshan Kingdom will be given to Tianming. First, it is convenient to suppress the rebellion in Zhongshan, and second, it is my plan to thank Tianming for sending troops to rescue and this great aid."

Gongsun Zan is a proud man. His arrogance is unique and he is obtained by winning many battles with foreign races. In short, he is a person who cares about people. He is unwilling to receive favors easily. If he receives favors, he wants to repay them. He is uncomfortable not to return them.

The weapons and equipment of a 20,000 army is definitely a good thing that is priceless in chaotic times. Gongsun Zan has no arsenal to rob, and only by recruiting surrender and rebel can he be supplemented. It is definitely not as support from the arsenal of the entire Jizhou, so that it is well-equipped. The reason why the Battle of Jieqiao was defeated was not only because of tactical issues, but because of the defeat in weapons and equipment.

The value of 500,000 stones of grain and grass and 50,000 pieces of cloth. In the Central Plains Yuzhou, Yanzhou and Nanyang, Dong Zhuo made small money to disrupt the economy of various places, and the price of 100,000 pieces of food and grass has increased by a hundred times compared with previous years. Although it is better in Jizhou, it also requires 2,000 pieces of syr, and the price of 6,000 pieces of food and syr, has increased by ten times.

Therefore, after Gongsun Zan was defeated and in short supply of various materials, He Bai's gift would definitely be a timely help. Gongsun Zan was very grateful. Using Zhongshan as a thank-you gift, first, after the war, Zhongshan Country had only a population of 400,000, and the people in the country were poor and difficult to squeeze out anything. And He Bai had troops there, which was also an unstable factor. It would be better to send him to He Bai to sell his personal favors.

Anyway, this was robbed from Yuan Shao, so Gongsun Zan didn't care. What Gongsun Zan cared about was that he could ask He Bai openly for food and supplies in the future. Moreover, if He Bai got the Zhongshan Kingdom, it would still arouse Yuan Shao's hatred. This kills two birds with one stone, so Gongsun Zan thought of repaying his kindness with his territory, but this kindness was a little selfish.

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No one can tell when this battle started. Since Kuo Yi arrived in Ganling and headed north to Dongwu City, the two armies have not stopped and suffered heavy casualties, but fierce outpost battles have occurred frequently, and they have been on the rise and fall.

Overall, Gongsun Zan's Youzhou Light Cavalry had the upper hand, and with excellent mobility and the advantages of gathering and dispersion, it completely suppressed Yuan Jun's sentry scouts.

However, Yuan's army was not completely powerless to fight back. Que Yi had a unique idea of ​​using infantry and cavalry, so that sporadic cavalry scouts in front and small teams of infantry behind. When there was an enemy situation, the cavalry quickly retreated, the infantry hid on the spot, and used powerful crossbows to launch an ambush.

This tactic has both advantages and disadvantages. If you successfully ambush, you will naturally take advantage of it, but it may not be so smooth in many cases. If you lure the enemy cavalry a little slow, you may be shot and killed halfway. Even if you successfully lead the enemy into the encirclement, the enemy cavalry may forcefully break through. Infantry, the cavalry will still not be able to catch up with the cavalry and it will be difficult to surround it.

However, after several collisions, Gongsun Jun's momentum was finally suppressed. The victory or defeat between each other was a war of attrition. This was naturally very detrimental to Gongsun Jun, who had lost a large number of cavalrymen. So Gongsun Zan gave up the overall suppression, allowing Yuan Jun to maintain a certain degree of battlefield blocking.

The sporadic battles on the marching road lasted for more than ten days. It was not until Kuo Yi led his army to capture Yimucheng and began to rest. Gongsun Jun gave up the idle harassment battle. Yuan's strategy of step-by-step battalion temporarily took the lead.

But just two days after Kuo Yi entered Yimu, the intelligence investigation of Longcun Gongsun Zan's army had not yet begun and a small-scale battle test was conducted. The approaching of He Bai's army in Qingzhou was already heard from the south.

Tuo Yi frowned. This is not very good. The main general of Yuan’s army this time was Tuo Yi, and the deputy general was Cui Zhen and Cui Juye. With Feng Ji and Guo Tu as the army, there were more than 30,000 horses and stances in total. Half of them were elite soldiers who had been practicing for nearly three years since the time of Bohai. After experiencing the Battle of Jieqiao, they could be considered elite soldiers. The other half was new soldiers who had been recruiting for several months and had only been briefly trained.

Originally, the victorious army could suppress Gongsun Zan's newly defeated soldiers. However, He Bai led Qingzhou soldiers to this time, although only tens of thousands of people, he could break the strength of both sides. The enemy's attacks from the front and back could also reverse the chances of victory and defeat, which put Yuan's army in a disadvantage again.

However, not many people think so. In addition to the chief general, Que Yi, the generals of the Yuan army generally believed that although the He army was close to Yimu, they were two from Gongsun’s army, and dozens of miles apart. There was Yuan army in the middle, so they would inevitably be inconvenient to communicate and cooperate. Therefore, the situation of the Yuan army was great, and the advantage was to fight quickly. First, they gathered heavy troops to defeat one side, and then took advantage of the victory to defeat the other side. Therefore, since receiving the news, there were disputes in the central tent of Yuan army around the rapid battle and slow battle.
Chapter completed!