Guo Jia led his army to retreat one after another, leading Gongsun Zan's troops far away from Anyang City to cooperate with Lin Feng's rescue plan.
After retreating to Sangqian City, Guo Jiacai ordered the army to stop retreating and prepare for a tough battle with Gongsun Zan's troops.
The Red Flame Battalion is currently the main force that Guo Jia likes to use the most.
General Zhang He, one of the Four Treasures of Hebei, has begun to show his potential as one of the five good generals of the Cao Wei camp in the future.
After Guo Jia ordered all the camps to be stationed in the city, he ordered Zhang He to come to his commander's tent.
Zhang He is no longer the energetic young man he was when Lin Feng first met him. He has a long beard under his chin, making him look much more mature.
"He has seen Guo Jijiu."
Guo Jia has been named a military advisor by Lin Feng.
This position was originally invented by Cao Dabailian. Translated into modern terms, it means chief counselor.
During the life of the fair-faced soldier, a total of five military advisors were appointed, and the genius Guo Fengxiao was the first holder of this position.
Except Guo Jia, the other four are Dong Zhao, Yuan Huan, Du Xi, and Wang Lang.
Yes, you read that right, Cao Dabai's last military advisor was the shameless man Zhuge had never seen before.
If Cao Dabailian could predict history, he would be depressed to death.
Because Lin Feng not only plagiarized the position of military advisor he created, but also grabbed the first and second incumbents.
Even if Cao Dabai changed his job title and called his chief adviser, he could not find a suitable candidate.
Putting aside these small talk, let's just say that Guo Jia called General Zhang He.
"Jun Yi, I called you here to discuss with you. In your opinion, how is the most appropriate way to attack Gongsun Zan's tribe?"
Zhang He said expressionlessly: "Sacrifice the wine, the Youzhou army is at the end of its war effort. If it were not for the strong city, our army could completely destroy it at any time in the field."
Guo Jia clapped his hands and laughed.
"Heroes think alike."
After the army invaded Youzhou, Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia divided their forces into two groups.
Xi Zhicai and Tian Yu, with only more than 20,000 reserve battalion sergeants in addition to the 5,000 regular troops of the Guards Battalion, took Gongsun Du and his son under their control, and easily went to take over Liaodong.
Guo Jia led the main forces such as the Black Mountain Camp, the Chiyan Camp, the Huazi Camp, the Guards Camp, the Fallen Camp, and the First Deng Camp to defeat Gongsun Zan and retreated steadily, and fled all the way back to Daijun.
Seeing that there was no way out, Gongsun Zan gave up on taking chances and always relied on the city's advantages to hold on to his last inheritance and refused to engage in field battles with Lin's army.
Since Lin Feng founded the army, he has always adhered to the basic principle of putting people first. Under his command, no general can use human life to build victory.
As for attacking fortified cities, there was no good way to save time and effort in the Han Dynasty. Usually, ants attacked the city.
After a general battle, the number of soldiers killed by the attacker is almost three times that of the defender.
Because he was reluctant to lose a large number of soldiers, Guo Jiacai was forced to confront Gongsun Zan in Daijun, hoping to trade time for his life.
Now that Lin Feng came to Youzhou, he actually made Gongsun Zan get out of the turtle shell with just one plan, and made it clear that he was going to fight with Lin's army in the field.
If Guo Jia couldn't even seize such an opportunity, how could he really become a person with a false reputation?
Zhang He cupped his fists and saluted: "Sacrifice wine, my lord is planning to deceive Gongsun Zan into sending troops in Anyang City. Now our army only needs to set up an ambush near Sangqian City. Even though Gongsun Zan has three heads and six arms, he cannot escape the fate of being beheaded in front of the formation."
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The more Guo Jia looked at Zhang He, the more he liked him. In his eyes, ten Yan Liangs were not as useful as one Zhang He.
Of course, this is purely Guo Jia's personal perception. In the eyes of literati, generals are smart and have the aura of Confucian generals, but sometimes they actually can't do much.
If Zhang He and Yan Liang each lead their armies in a life-and-death fight, Zhang He will most likely die, and Yan Liang is most likely to have the last laugh.
But when it comes to discussing strategic layout and strategizing with Guo Jia, then Zhang He can really leave Yan Liang several streets away.
Not to mention how Guo Jia secretly plotted against Youzhou's army and horses with Zhang He, let's just talk about Youzhou's governor Gongsun Zan.
Gongsun Zan led his army to pursue Guo Jia and even relaxed his guard against the Bingzhou army.
After chasing to Sangqian City on the water bank, they saw Guo Jiayi's fortified village. At that moment, Gongsun Zan also ordered the army to station on the spot.
It was still early at this time, and the sun was just slightly to the west.
Taking advantage of the bright sunlight, Gongsun Zan led his generals to climb onto a small earth mound and tried to peek into the secrets of Guo Jia'an's camp by virtue of the favorable location.
After setting up a pergola and observing the direction of Lin Jun's camp for a long time, Gongsun Zan couldn't help but admire it secretly.
"That's it! That's all. There are indeed capable people on Lin's side. With my troops chasing after me, they were able to set up such a seamless temporary camp. If it weren't for the lack of food and grass and the low morale of the army, this would have been impossible.
I’m afraid there really isn’t much chance of victory against our army.”
Behind Gongsun Zan, Yan Gang, known as the most powerful general in Youzhou, snorted coldly.
"Why does the governor need to boost the ambition of others and destroy his own prestige? It's getting late today. When tomorrow morning, I would like to lead my troops to attack the camp and cut off a few more enemy heads when I come back, so that I can enjoy the governor's two drinks."
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Even though Gongsun Zan now calls himself the governor of Youzhou, his old subordinates who have been following him are still willing to call him governor.
Driving Liu Yu away
Before leaving Youzhou, Gongsun Zan was the military commander of Youzhou and was in charge of the mobilization of most of the troops in Youzhou.
In fact, there was not much hatred between Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan. It was only because of their different ideas that they ended up fighting each other.
Liu Yu advocated a gentle policy towards the grassland nomads, focusing on educating and persuading them as much as possible.
Gongsun Zan, on the other hand, believed even more in the truth of iron and blood. In his eyes, only dead prairie people are the best prairie people.
It was precisely because of the ideological conflict between the two parties that Liu Yu, who was originally relied on as the white jade pillar of the Han clan to support the purple golden beam, ended in a miserable life, and his whereabouts are still unknown.
Gongsun Zan was indeed a little dissatisfied when he heard Yan Gang bragging behind him.
After dealing with Lin Jun for half a year, everyone has a good idea of who is strong and who is weak.
I think back then, Yan Gang was angry with Lin Jun for his disobedience. In his eyes, the weak southerners did not dare to stand upright in front of the iron-blooded and hard-working people of the north.
Unexpectedly, on the battlefield, Yan Gang was beaten by Liao Hua until he ran away with his head in his arms. Haoxuan was unable to save his life.
Later, Yan Gang, who was still unconvinced, met the Blackwater Battalion again on the battlefield. Fortunately, Yan Liang looked down on Yan Gang, and the Blackwater Battalion only went into battle with the deputy commander Chu Yan.
As a result, Yan Gang was beaten until he vomited blood and fled. From then on, he never dared to speak out bravely in front of Lin Jun again.
At present, Lin Jun had a problem of his own, and the morale of the whole army was low. No one knew where Yan Gang borrowed the boundless courage from, and he dared to say that he would lead the army to attack the camp tomorrow.
You must know that the frontal force of Lin's army, which is facing Gongsun Zan's army, is the Red Flame Battalion that Guo Jia relies on the most. Zhang He, the leader of the Red Flame Battalion, is a top general who far surpasses Liao Hua and Chu Yan in terms of martial arts and military exploits. , if Yan Gang met Zhang He head-on, he might not be able to come back alive.
"You must not underestimate Lin Jun. Even though they are short of food and grass at this time, there are so many fierce generals in the camp that they still have the capital to fight with our army. Now Lin Jun is constantly retreating, just to preserve its strength and not want to fight with us. The army will fight until both sides are defeated."
Gongsun Zan's younger brother Gongsun Yue came out with clasped fists: "Commander, I see that although the Lin Army's camp is tight and flawless, there are gaps between the camps. It seems that the unintentional love for fighting has caused dissatisfaction between the camps. It's not as good as tomorrow. Early in the morning, our army concentrated all its strength to attack the first battalion for a test. If the Lin Army's battalions reinforce each other, it means that the fighting spirit is still there, so it will be a fluke for our army to take back the entire territory of Daijun. If the Lin Army's battalions push each other and compete with each other, If they retreat one after another and refuse to lend a helping hand, then our army will take the opportunity to attack fiercely, which will not only take back Dai County, but may also expand the results of the battle."
Gongsun Yue has always been known as brainless in the Gongsun family, but everyone in the Youzhou Army knows that Gongsun Yue usually doesn't speak because he has no brains and doesn't know what to say.
But once Gongsun Yue speaks, it's better for everyone to follow suit, because although Gongsun Yue himself has no brains, he is Gongsun Zan's most acceptable mouthpiece.