Chapter 676: Trapped in the lonely city, Gongsun Zan bows to Liu Cheng
Chapter 676: Trapped in the isolated city, Gongsun Zan surrenders to Liu Cheng
"My lord, this thief Yuan Shao is getting more and more arrogant. We cannot be trapped in the isolated city. We must find a way to get out of this crisis.
We cannot sit still and wait for death.”
Here in Yijing, Gongsun Zan's chief officer, Guan Jing, watched Gongsun Zan say this and gave him advice.
At this time, Gongsun Zan seemed to be less energetic than Gongsun Zan who had gathered all the princes from the world to attack Dong Zhuo.
The whole person looks more vicissitudes of life.
At the same time, there is also some depression, and it is no longer what it was before.
In the past, Gongsun Zan held the Youzhou frontier army.
Megatron Frontier.
He led the White Horse Yi Cong all over the country and was known as the White Horse General.
He had a very high reputation among Xianbei, Wuhuan and others.
But now, after several ups and downs, the original White Horse General has disappeared.
Only a depressed Gongsun Zan was left.
He still can't figure out why he always won the battle with Yuan Shao at the beginning, but now he was beaten by the opponent.
Yuan Shao's troops are definitely not as elite as his own.
He was a fierce general who came from the border, and Yuan Shao was just a concubine who only knew how to fight on paper.
How can you compare with yourself?
But at this time, he was being suppressed and beaten by the other party, which made him feel particularly depressed.
And it was only at this time that he realized how happy he had been beating those foreigners in the past.
If today's big Han people really fight against foreigners, they will be destroyed.
However, once you fight with your own people, it becomes more difficult.
Just from here, we can see how big the gap is between these so-called foreigners and the powerful army of the Han Dynasty.
Even at this time, the big man was already torn into pieces.
These foreigners still couldn't make any waves in front of the Han's iron cavalry.
Gongsun Zan stood up after hearing this, looked at Guan Jing and said, "What does the chief minister think should be done about this matter?"
Guan Jing looked at Gongsun Zan, who looked so depressed, and couldn't help but feel uncomfortable in his heart.
The mood seems relatively low.
But he still raised his hands to Gongsun Zan and said: "My lord, I feel that at this time, my lord should ask for help from others."
"Ask for help?"
Gongsun Zan said: "Where can I ask for help?
Who among these people can fight against Yuan Shao?"
Guan Jing said: "I wonder if my lord still remembers that traitor Liu Cheng became the King of Han?"
Gongsun Zan nodded: "Of course I know that this traitor is lucky. A pig-killer actually became the King of Han at this time.
I jumped in front of the people I was waiting for.
How hateful!"
As he said this, he felt a little angry in his heart for a moment.
Why can't I have the surname Liu?
If my surname is Liu, maybe I can call myself Queen Jing of Zhongshan.
If so, maybe everything will be different.
When Guan Jing heard this, he looked at Gongsun Zan and said, "Then I wonder what my lord thinks of this matter?"
Gongsun Zan said: "What do you think? This guy is a pig-killer. He is just lucky enough to have someone in the court occupying a high position. Naturally, I am dissatisfied.
But at this time, it is far away from Guanzhong, so we cannot attack it, otherwise, I, Gongsun Zan, will definitely compete with him!"
Hearing what Gongsun Zan said, Guan Jing couldn't help but shake his head secretly.
Was it just luck that Liu Cheng was able to reach this point?
"I know that my lord is very unjust about this. My lord also cares about the world and cannot bear to see the Emperor of Han lose his power.
But at this time, the lord may have to change his views on Liu Cheng.
The subordinates felt that the Lord should spread the word here and strongly support Liu Cheng in becoming king.
Then at this time, send envoys to Guanzhong.
Go there to see Liu Cheng and express your surrender to Liu Cheng.
In fact, if you really think about it, this is not a surrender to Liu Cheng, but a surrender to the imperial court.
Then he asked Liu Cheng to send troops to attack Yuan Shao.
As long as Liu Cheng can send troops, Yuan Shao will definitely be frightened...
This battle has taken a turn for the better..."
Hearing what Guan Jing said, Gongsun Zan was silent for a moment.
He sat there, thinking about things, and said nothing.
Seeing this, Guan Jing waited for a while and then said again: Lord, please don't care about what the world will say.
These are all false, no matter how they talk about you, you are still the same.
As long as the lord can get rid of this crisis and become strong again in the future, everything will be different.
These people will shut up."
Gongsun Zan shook his head and said: "I don't care what others say.
No matter how much others say, what does it have to do with me?
I have long disliked these snarky scholars!
And it’s not like I haven’t seen it before.
How can I, Gongsun Zan, care about what these people say?"
Guan Jing was stunned when she heard this, and then said: "Then why did my lord hesitate?"
Gongsun Zan sighed and said: "Nothing else, I just can't bear to live under the hands of the man who kills pigs.
I don't want to surrender to him.
This person is nothing more than a pig-killer, and he had a lot of hatred against me at Sishui Pass in the past.
They killed many of my soldiers and horses, causing many casualties among my white-horse rebels.
At this point, you need to bow your head in front of this person and bow to him.
I feel really angry."
Guan Jing heard this and said: "My lord, I understand how you feel.
But at this time, you need to be patient for a while.
A man can bend and stretch. In those days, heroes like the Marquis of Huaiyin were even humiliated under the crotch.
My lord, you are just temporarily enduring the humiliation, so what can you do?
Only by enduring your anger for a while can you move forward better in the future.
No matter how you say it, Liu Cheng has become the King of Han of the Han Dynasty at this time, the kind who canonized by the emperor himself.
Rather than surrendering in front of Liu Cheng, defeat at the hands of Yuan Shao will make everyone in the world laugh at you."
After hearing what Guan Jing said, Gongsun Zan thought for a while, nodded and said: "What you said makes sense.
Although it is a bit shameful to submit to Liu Cheng.
But relatively speaking, losing at the hands of Yuan Shao, or even dying at the hands of this thief, is even more uncomfortable.
According to your words, I will send an envoy to Liu Cheng and ask him to send troops!"
Hearing Gongsun Zan say this, Guan Jing couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
He was really afraid that Gongsun Zan would stay here forever and refused to do this.
"Just at this time, if you bow to Liu Cheng and ask him to send troops, will he send troops to rescue you?
This person has been in Guanzhong, where he has been hiding for a long time and has never been out.
Guanzhong is far away from here.
How could he be willing to send troops to attack Yuan Shao and rescue me?"
Speaking of this, Gongsun Zan felt a little worried.
Guan Jing said: "My lord, if it had been in the past, Liu Cheng might not have sent troops and would still have stopped in Guanzhong.
But now, things are different.
Yuan Shu became emperor.
At this time, Liu Cheng had also unified Guanzhong and occupied the lands of Yizhou and Liangzhou.
At this time, he became the King of Han again.
No matter how he got the title of King of Han, under the current situation, he urgently needs some achievements to stabilize his position as King of Han.
At this time, Yuan Shu openly proclaimed himself emperor.
It is the biggest traitor and traitor, and it is also the best opportunity to gain meritorious service and gain reputation.
At the same time, it also gave Liu Chengdong a perfect reason to come out of Guandong.
Judging from his various behaviors, Liu Cheng is a man with great ambitions.
It's not like you just get a corner of the place and you will live in peace.
Now that I have received such a wonderful opportunity, I will not miss it.
He will definitely take action at this time and lead his troops eastward to attack Yuan Shu.
Although Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao were at loggerheads, they were still one family no matter what.
What is connected at the root cannot be broken.
At this time, as long as Liu Cheng sends troops to attack Yuan Shu, this alone will be a great deterrent to Yuan Shao.
At this time, the lord surrendered to Liu Cheng, and as long as Liu Cheng accepted it, no matter whether his troops would attack Yuan Shao or not.
Then there will be great pressure on Yuan Shao.
will become hesitant.
If Liu Cheng is willing to send some soldiers and horses towards this side, then it will be an even better thing for the lord to come..."
After hearing what Guan Jing said, Gongsun Zan nodded.
Although he felt depressed, he felt that such behavior was not in line with his Gongsun Bogui's character.
He actually had to surrender to a former enemy.
But at this moment, things forced me to do this.
But Guan Jing never stopped talking.
After a slight pause, he spoke again: Lord, these are not enough. We cannot put all our hopes on Liu Cheng.
Even if Liu Cheng is willing to do this, according to Yuan Shao's character.
Maybe I won't give up because of this.
At this time, other means need to be available and used together."
He said this and came to the simple map.
He pointed at an area and said, "My lord, please look here."
When Gongsun Zan heard this, he followed his hand and counted.
Gongsun Zan just glanced at it and recognized the place he was pointing to.
He frowned and said, "Black Mountain Bandit Zhang Yan?
You mean to send someone to contact Zhang Yan and ask Zhang Yan to come to rescue me."
Guan Jing nodded and said: "That's true.
Although Zhang Yan is just a Black Mountain bandit, he has a lot of people under his command.
Moreover, this person’s goal here is too obvious.
Yuan Shao is currently fighting against his lord.
Don't be distracted.
The Lord is here, attracting Yuan Shao's army.
Only then could Zhang Yan's life be so easy.
However, once the lord really fails here, Yuan Shao will definitely not be able to tolerate it based on Yuan Shao's character and Zhang Yan's great momentum.
Sending troops to attack and destroy Zhang Yan is what he will definitely do.
The lord seems to have no connection with Zhang Yan.
In fact, there are interests involved between the two parties.
It can be said that the lips are dead and the teeth are cold.
At this time, people were sent to find Zhang Yan and told Zhang Yan these things.
Zhang Yan will definitely send troops.
Once Zhang Yan sends troops to assist, the Lord's life will be much easier.
Now that Liu Cheng is in the west, and Zhang Yan has joined forces with the lord, under these circumstances, Yuan Shao will definitely not dare to fight with the lord.
I can't say it, but I will write a letter and make peace with my lord when the time comes.
At that time, the crisis here, my lord, will be completely resolved."
Gongsun Zan said coldly: "Can Yuan Shao just make peace if he wants to make peace?
Killing so many people made me lose all face. Under such circumstances, how could I let it go?
By then, Yuan Shao will not be able to make peace if he wants to!"
Guan Jing hurriedly tried to persuade him: "My lord, you must not do this.
At that time, peace needs to be made, and peace must be made.
Whenever you need to have a certain degree, you can't really stick to it, and you can't act on your own impulse.
Gongsun Zan said: "Let's discuss this matter later.
Let’s get over the current difficulties first and then talk about it.”
When Guan Jing heard this, he also nodded and said no more on this matter.
"My lord is right. Talking about the following things at this time is still futile after all. We need to overcome the immediate difficulties first, which is the most important thing.
If we cannot overcome the current difficulties, then everything will be futile in the future.”
But what Gongsun Zan said just now still made Guan Jing feel a little hazy in his heart.
He knew his master's character very well.
This is not a particularly ambitious person.
What I like to do the most is to retaliate.
If it really comes to that point and Yuan Shao comes to make peace, his lord will most likely refuse if he can't handle it.
At that time, I need to persuade others to stop my lord from being so impulsive...
Guan Jing left to deal with these things and help with the operation.
One day later, envoys from three parties fought out from here.
One went to Guanzhong, and the other went to the Black Mountain bandits to find Zhang Yan.
The other place is to look for Liu Bei and Liu Xuande.
The reason why three-party envoys were sent was because Gongsun Zan took the initiative to add these third-party envoys.
"My lord, Liu Xuande just has too much time to take care of himself.
His Pingyuan County had already been captured by Yuan Shaonasi before.
And Liu Xuande was not in Pingyuan County.
Instead, he took his troops and horses to attack Guanzhong.
At this time, they were defeated again, Zhu Jun died, and he led his troops back.
His strength is small, and now Pingyuan County has been defeated again.
Under this situation, I'm afraid the role he can play is minimal.
Moreover, even if he can temporarily stand firm, considering the huge gap between his strength and Yuan Shu, how can he dare to provoke Yuan Shao and help the lord under such circumstances?"
After the envoys from the three parties successfully broke out of the encirclement, Guan Jing looked at Gongsun Zan and said this.
His words were full of distrust towards Liu Bei.
This is not because he doesn't trust Liu Bei, it's actually the facts, and they are laid out here.
Gongsun Zan shook his head and said: "Just take a look, I can only say that you don't know much about Xuande.
Based on my understanding of Xuande's character, if I send an envoy here again, after he gets the news, he will definitely do his best to save him."
After hearing this, the key point said nothing more.
I hope so, he thought in his heart.
But I still shook my head secretly, feeling that this kind of thing would never happen...
