Chapter 277 You are on the first floor, I am on the ninety-ninth floor
"In this way, I can go back and tell my lord."
Hearing Gongsun Zan's words, Xunchi smiled slightly, and Gongsun Zan took the bait.
"What about Ju Yi's advance army? Should they withdraw?"
When he heard that Xunchi was about to leave, Gongsun Fan spoke to him.
"Sir, I have long said that the difference between reality and reality depends entirely on Grand Administrator Gongsun. Now that we have formed an alliance, the army that ascends first is a virtual army. This is to show Liu Yu and make him think that the reinforcements have already set off.
Only in this way did he have the courage to gather his troops for a decisive battle with the prefect.
Lord Gongsun can completely leave a partial army to continue to pretend to attack Yuyang, and then march westward with a large force to ambush. Only field battles can defeat the enemy in one fell swoop. Otherwise, Liu Yu is huddled in Jixian County. It would be difficult for him to attack with the strength of Lord Gongsun.
We don’t want Youbeiping, we only want the three counties in the West, what do you think?”
After Xun Chi finished speaking, he walked directly outside.
After Xunchi left, there was silence in Gongsun Zan's tent.
"Brother, do you really want to promise Yuan Shu and give him the third county in the West?"
Gongsun Yue frowned and looked at his eldest brother sitting in the first place.
"Ah Yue, do you remember how Yuan Shu invited us to send troops when he occupied Jizhou?"
Looking at Gongsun Yue, Gongsun Zan smiled slightly.
"Hmph, that villain Yuan Shu falsely claimed that he wanted to divide half of Jizhou from his elder brother, so we sent troops south, but who knew that it would actually fulfill his reputation?"
Although he didn't know why Gongsun Zan was laughing, the more Gongsun Zan thought about the battle in Jizhou, the more angry he became.
"Haha, then why don't we treat him the way he did and treat him the same way? As long as we can defeat that old thief Liu Yu, then Youzhou will fall into my hands. At that time, I will mobilize all my troops and fight in the three western counties.
Caught Yuan Shu off guard."
As expected, Gongsun Zan wanted to use Yuan Shu's strategy to plot against Yuan Shu, as Xun Chen and Xun Chi had told him. He first pretended to agree to Yuan Shu, and after taking Youzhou, he would play a big game with them in the Western Three Counties.
"My lord, this plan is very clever. If you can defeat Yuan Shu in the three counties of the West, firstly, you can avenge the last revenge of Jizhou, and secondly, you can use Yuan Shu to complete your lord's reputation. In this way, no one in Youzhou will dare to resist your lord."
, good, great good.”
Yan Gang was worthy of being Gongsun Zan's first general, and he directly read his thoughts.
"That's right. In this way, Youzhou will be all in my hands. When the time comes, we will recharge our batteries. As soon as we have the opportunity, we will send our troops south. I want Yuan Shu to use the entire Jizhou to compensate for Jizhou's hatred."
Gongsun Zan was the one who must be punished for urinating. He had always held a grudge during his trip to Jizhou. Just defeating Yuan Shu in Xisan County was not enough. He wanted to take everything Yuan Shu had and let him know how serious the consequences of offending him were.
"So I know."
"I will obey my brother's military orders."
Gongsun Yue and Gongsun Fan also understood and nodded in agreement with his plan.
The three close generals all had no objections, so the next step was how to defeat Liu Yu and win this crucial battle.
"Okay, let's continue the siege of Yuyang County and send more scouts to Bohai County. If we find the Xianden Army, we will report back immediately. Although the Xianden Army should be ignored for the time being, we should also inform Tu Yin to take precautionary measures."
"promise."
Gongsun Zan thought that Yuan Shu was on the first floor and he was on the fifth floor. In fact, what he didn't know was that he was actually on the first floor. Yuan Shu was already standing on the ninety-ninth floor, looking down at the Wolf of the North and at the same time looking down at the entire
Youzhou battlefield.
Tian Chou returned to Jixian and went directly to see Youzhou Mu Liu Yu.
"Zitai, how are things going? Yuan Shu agrees to send troops."
When Liu Yu saw Tian Chou coming back, he quickly stepped forward and took his hand to ask.
"My Lord, fortunately, Yuan Zhoumu has agreed to send troops, but he has objections to our reward."
When he heard that Yuan Shu sent troops, Liu Yu immediately felt at ease, but when he heard that he had objections to the reward, his heart became excited again.
"Tell me, what does Yuan Jiujiu want?"
"My lord, Yuan Shu doesn't want the three counties. He even made the decision privately in his humble position and assigned Pinggu County to him, but he still doesn't want it."
Tian Chou frowned, not knowing what to say.
"To make a long story short, let's get straight to the point. What does Yuan Shu want?"
Liu Yu looked at Tian Chou and frowned, and he frowned too. That's what a literati says. He can't finish it in one breath and has to give you a few pauses.
"My lord, Yuan Shu does not want counties. He only wants fifty thousand dan of military rations, ten thousand sets of ordnance, and ten thousand war horses."
After Tian Chou finished speaking, he didn't dare to look at Liu Yu. After all, these 10,000 horses were equivalent to 10,000 cavalry, which was too difficult for Liu Yu.
"My lord, Yuan Shu has many wise men under his command. Ju Sue, Tian Feng, Xun You, and Xun Chen are all great among men. They must have seen through our plan to exchange the land of three counties for the safety of Yuyang.
Youzhou has a vast territory and abundant resources, but it lacks war horses, so it is reasonable but unexpected for him to exchange the land of three counties for war horses."
Wei You looked at Tian Chou, although he frowned, he couldn't help it.
"Ten thousand troops and horses are not enough for us. How can we give him any extra profit?"
Liu Yu shook his head, unable to accept Tian Chou's promise to give Yuan Shu 10,000 war horses.
"My lord, we have only three options now. One is to give Yuan Shu our war horses, the other is to negotiate peace with Gongsun Zan, and the third is to send troops now to attack in front and back with the Yuyang defenders and defeat Gongsun Zan."
Tian Chou looked at Liu Yu and directly gave him three options.
"If we allocate our war horses to Yuan Shu, our own strength will be greatly weakened. Without the cavalry, how can we resist Gongsun Zan's offensive?
Negotiating peace with Gongsun Zan will inevitably cede Yuyang County to Gongsun Zan, which will increase Gongsun Zan's ambitions. This is the case this time. If he comes again next time, he will probably ask for Jixian County.
Send troops now, who can be sure to defeat Gongsun Zan, otherwise the siege of Yuyang will not be solved by then, but we will be ruined instead."
Wei You shook his head and rejected all three options proposed by Tian Chou.
"Xunliang, you have a good plan."
Since you, Wei You, have rejected all three of Tian Chou's options, it's up to you to choose this alternative.
"Lord, I didn't have any ideas at first, but based on Zitai's suggestion, I have some ideas."
Just waiting for you to ask, Wei You looked at Liu Yu and his eyes flashed.
"Then hurry up and say it."
When Liu Yu heard that Wei You had a plan, his eyes lit up with joy.
"Lord, as Zitai said, we can work together in three ways. First, send people to Yuyang to pretend to have peace talks with Gongsun Zan and delay his capture of Yuyang. Secondly, we can wait for Yuan Shu's troops to arrive at Zhangwu. Finally, we can gather our troops.
The horse went straight to Yuyang City via Zhanping, killing him by surprise."
Hearing Wei You's words, Tian Chou couldn't help but frown. This and that were all ploys, and they were simply plagiarism from Chi Guoguo.
"Xunliang, what do you mean by this? What will happen if the army is defeated? Gongsun Zan is unparalleled in the field. Even though our army is elite, it may be difficult for him to resist."
