Chapter 718 How many rumors

Jizhou, Yuan Shao’s army camp.

The first head-on defeat with the Beiping Army made Yuan Shao's army depressed the morale. Yuan Shao's camp was filled with sorrow and the atmosphere was extremely depressed.

Objectively speaking, the preparations of the Jizhou army were not insufficient. First, they used the player troops to consume the strength of the Beiping army, and then took advantage of Gongsun Zan's chance to withdraw his troops and return to the camp to attack. The attack time point was also good at dusk. Then the entire army launched a large-scale cover-up, and the whole process was precisely controlled without any mistakes. There is no need to doubt the fighting spirit of the soldiers of Jizhou for a long time. The three soldiers fought bravely and fought for the first place. This should have been a one-sided victory, but the final result was Yuan Shao's defeat.

The strength of the Beiping Army can be seen!

Yuan Shao lost more than 15,000 troops in this defeat, and the losses were quite heavy. After this battle, many people in the Jizhou army lost their belief in defeating the Beiping army. People's faces were written with two words without any concealment - pessimism. The most terrible thing is that after the main force of the Jizhou army retreated for more than 20 miles, it was difficult for them to provide necessary protection to some counties in the northernmost Jizhou. Gongsun Zan personally raised the army to chase Yuan Shao to seek an opportunity to settle the world in one battle, and the same trick replayed the division of troops to capture the northern counties of Jizhou. The Beiping army took the power of a great victory, and most of the northern counties of Jizhou were surrendered!

So far, Gongsun Zan has occupied about one-sixth of Jizhou's land, and the situation is extremely unfavorable to Yuan Shao's army.

In the central army tent, Yuan Shao sat upright in the middle of the military uniform. He could not see much depression from his expression. The crushing defeat just now did not seem to have made him lose confidence. Yuan Shao's armor still remained bright. He summoned all the civil and military officials and generals of the army with a little weight. As the lord of Jizhou, Yuan Shao must re-energize the fighting spirit of his soldiers after such a tragic failure, otherwise there would be no need to fight the next battle.

"Gongsun Zan's husband won by chance for a while. Sooner or later, they will be allowed to pay their blood debts. In order to prevent the millions of people in Jizhou from being poisoned by Gongsun Zan, I swear to fight with the enemy to the end!"

"See you to the death!"

The civil and military officials in the tent responded to the promise. Now it seems that these people are all very loyal, but how many of them are really determined to fight to the death and how many are undecided, which is not something Yuan Shao can know now. In this era of the strong prey on the weak, there are countless examples of betrayal in the face of danger.

When most of the people in the tent dispersed, Tian Feng remained in the tent. The adviser looked serious. Yuan Shao's army was inspired by Jin and made his suggestion. Unfortunately, the combat effectiveness of the Jizhou army and the Beiping army were far apart. Moreover, Gongsun Zan was worthy of being a famous general who was powerful in the northern border. Under such a disadvantage, he could still turn defeat into victory, which only shows that the Jizhou army did not have the strength to compete head-on with the Beiping army.

Seeing that there was no idle in the tent, Yuan Shao's tall body was loose. When he took off the armor from his head, an anxious face appeared in front of Tian Feng, "Yuan Hao, what if the Beiping army is strong?"

In such a crisis, Yuan Shao’s heart is in chaos!

Tian Feng said in a deep voice: "Although our army was defeated for a while, there are still tens of thousands of troops. The only thing we can do now is to defend steadily and sit and watch the changes. Just set up a village on the dangerous and passive road to confront it. Although Gongsun Zan has strong soldiers, it is difficult for me to do anything. The lord's army resisted the Beiping Army and the northern part of Jizhou. In order to avoid being trapped in the dilemma of being attacked from both sides, Gongsun Zan would not dare to go south before defeating the main force of our army. The lord can train new recruits in the central and southern part of Jizhou. With the population and material support of most of Jizhou, why worry about not being able to defeat Gongsun Zan?"

Yuan Shao was not a fool either. He nodded and said, "What Yuan Hao said is very consistent with my wishes. We don't need to rush to achieve this war, but Gongsun Zan must not drag on like us! But this way, Gongsun Zan will probably divide his troops to attack the central part of Jizhou, and we are very bad."

Tian Feng's eyes flashed with a bright light and said coldly: "It's better to lose the entire Jizhou than to lose the entire Jizhou. And the situation may not continue to deteriorate. It has been a while since the light cavalry went to Youzhou. If he could tell Liu Yu to send troops to cause Gongsun Zan's nest to be unstable, the situation would take a sharp turn for the worse!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yuan Shao's personal soldiers came to report, "Mr. Ju Su returned to the camp."

Yuan Shao was overjoyed, "Where is the place now? I will go and welcome it in person!"

Ju Su's upright temperament has never been favored by Yuan Shao. If Ju Su's trip to Youzhou would have probably rewrite the fate of Yuan Shao's army, Jizhou's governor might never have been so close to Ju Su.

With a clear laugh, Ju Su's figure appeared outside the tent, "There is no need for the lord, I'm here."

Ju Su first exchanged glances with Tian Feng, and then reported to Yuan Shao the result of his envoy to Youzhou Prefecture: Although Liu Yu was a respected and kind elder, and had a grudge against the prefect of Peking Gongsun Zan, he was not a fool and politely refused the request to send troops to attack Youbeiping.

This news was actually expected, but when it was truly confirmed, Yuan Shao couldn't help but change his face and said sadly: "I'll work hard all the way, so let's go back to the account and rest for the time being."

"I'm not busy, I have something to report!"

"But it's okay."

"This time I went to Youzhou, I failed to persuade Liu Yu to send troops to fight. My subordinates were ashamed, so I simply took the initiative to contact the other forces and luckily gained something."

Yuan Shao was shocked. As far as he knew, except for Liu Yu, the governor of Youzhou, the county under his jurisdiction, had strong strength. It was precisely because of the "black sheep" of Youzhou, Gongsun Zan, that Liu Yu had a stricter control over the other counties and had especially severe control over the army. Almost all the troops were under the control of the prefectures, and no other county under Liu Yu's command had the strength of more than 3,000 troops. Under such circumstances, Yuan Shao could not think of any prefect in Youzhou who could help him attack the Beiping army together.

However, Ju Su worked tirelessly to find reinforcements, which is always a great thing to be thankful for.

Ju Su quickly revealed the answer: the one who is willing to send troops to Peiping is the Feilong Baby entrenched in Liaodong!

Yuan Shao couldn't help but take a breath and said in a lost voice: "The fat dragon baby is the head of the Yellow Turban, a notorious thief. If we are with these traitors, we will leave a word in the court in the future and laugh at the heroes of the world. Let's bet, how can you be so confused!"

Ju Su stood there silently and did not argue for himself. Yuan Shao had such a reaction when he first heard the news. This was not just the relationship between officials and thieves. Yuan Shao, who came from a famous family, was able to surpass many governors as the leader of the Guandong princes with the status of the four generations of Yuan and the expectations of the three masters of the Yuan family. It seemed a bit difficult for him to cooperate with the humble peasant uprising army. In fact, when Ju Su heard this discussion from Tian Feng at first, he was shocked not inferior to Yuan Shao!

Ju Su was inconvenient to argue, so Tian Feng, the initiator of this incident, naturally could not sit idly by. Tian Feng knelt on the ground and said in a deep voice: "Lord, if this matter is not the fault, it is the subordinate who privately suggests it, and contact the Yellow Turban Army when Liu Yu was unwilling to send troops to help."

Yuan Shao was surprised.

He had never doubted the wisdom and loyalty of Tian Feng and Ju Su, especially Tian Feng, who was not only very smart and scheming, but also quite calm, and was not as polite as Ju Su. Now that the two great strategists were secretly planning this incident, Yuan Shao had to think carefully about it.

“Why?”

Tian Feng said in a deep voice: "Only in this way can our army turn passive into initiative, win this war at a smaller price, and it is possible to even get rid of Gongsun Zan, a powerful enemy once and for all!"

Yuan Shao suddenly calmed down.

Although the Jizhou Mu subconsciously resisted cooperation with the Yellow Turban Army, it is undeniable that under the current situation, cooperation with Feilong Baby seems to be Yuan Shao's best choice. In the chaos of war, it is not easy to create a world in an era of heroes. No matter how special the identity of Feilong Baby is, as long as he can help Yuan Shao defeat Gongsun Zan, it is acceptable.

Instead of being humiliated by being killed with a noble identity, it is better to face reality and put down your airs and fight side by side with forces you originally looked down upon! Perhaps there are more than one fat dragon baby who can drag Gongsun Zan back in Youzhou. The alien race in the north have a deep hatred for the Beiping army, but the charge of "colluding with alien races to harm their compatriots" is obviously even more unacceptable.

Yuan Shao's attitude was no longer strongly opposed, and he asked a few questions after pondering for a while.

First, after the Yellow Turban Army led by Feilong Baby, the elite Yellow Turban Army was not satisfied with being content with a corner of the northern country. The appetite of the Yellow Turban Army was by no means satisfying the only one Liaodong. This can be verified by the Yellow Turban Expeditioner Yu not long ago. The reason why the Yellow Turban Army has not yet gone west to compete for the heroic Youzhou and then competed for the Central Plains is that Gongsun Zan, with super strong military strength, blocked the only way for the Yellow Turban Army to advance westward. Liu Yu made no achievements in military affairs. Once Gongsun Zan was defeated, no one in Youzhou could balance the expansion of the Yellow Turban Army. After the Yellow Turban Army swept over Youzhou, wouldn’t Jizhou welcome another stronger opponent? Is it feasible to drive tigers in the front door and go to the back door to enter the wolf?

Second, the Yellow Turban Army is still a "thief" after all, and the descendants of the Yuan family will inevitably arouse criticism when they get together with the Yellow Turban thieves, and they may even be taken by the court to attack. Before the countermeasures are expected, cooperation with the Yellow Turban Army needs to be wait-and-see.

Third, when Yuan Shao was the prefect of Bohai, he spared no effort to fight against the Yellow Turbans. Feilong Baby had a grudge against him and had no reason to do Yuan Shao for no reason. Since this is the case, the Yellow Turban Army must have some intentions. Will Feilong Baby’s request be met? Should it be met?

Yuan Shao's personality weakness is very obvious, but he is a descendant of a famous family after all, and he has much experience in politics in the court. His identity as the leader of Kanto has made him gradually calm. This analysis is enough to illustrate the problem.

Seeing that Yuan Shao had changed his mind, Ju Su and Tian Feng looked at each other and smiled. Tian Feng said, "What the lord said is very true. We have also considered these situations, so let the subordinates tell you."

"First of all, it is true that the Yellow Turban Army may become one of our opponents in the future, but Gongsun Zan's threat is more realistic. If we cannot pass this level, we will have no future. The lord should have some feelings about the situation in the previous battle. The strength of the Peking Army is by no means comparable to that of the Yellow Turban Army. Even if the fat dragon baby becomes a climate in Youzhou in the future, it will be difficult to be an opponent of our army! Moreover, the lord's time to take control of Jizhou is still short, and only after defeating the Beiping Army can there be a real opportunity to rest. From less than half a year to more than a year, our army's strength will surely go further. Now we need a chance to breathe."

"Secondly, the problem of Feilong Baby's identity as a bandit is actually easy to solve. Although he was born in the Yellow Turban, he might not have been able to abandon the secret and turn to the light. Are there still few Yellow Turban rebels who have surrendered across the country? The lord only needs to submit a statement to the court, saying that the lord of Liaodong Yellow Turban is willing to change his mistakes and return to the court's arms after his lord's persuasion. By the way, Feilong Baby is the prefect of Liaodong. Who dares to say that we collude with the lord? The lord has made merits and no faults!"

"As for the conditions proposed by Feilong Baby, let's talk about it."

Tian Feng's words made Yuan Shao nod secretly. Only then did he notice that Tian Feng was still kneeling on the ground. Yuan Shao hurriedly stepped forward and pulled the loyal wise man up from the ground, and said to Tian Feng: "Yuan Hao tried his best to help me fight off Gongsun Zan. This is the world that can be seen. Please get up quickly!"

Tian Feng was very grateful and choked and said, "I should be blamed if my subordinates make their own decisions."

——Yuan Shao, who had just entered Jizhou, was not as proud as he was when he unified Hebei in the future. This time, his kindness to Tian Feng and Ju Su successfully made the two wise men give up on him.

As soon as Ju Su returned to the camp, he came to Yuan Shao's tent. He knew the result of the negotiation with the Yellow Turban Army. Seeing Yuan Shao looking at him, Ju Su hurriedly said in a deep voice: "Feilong Baby's request is quite simple. The person who asked the lord to express his identity as the prefect of Liaodong to escape from the rebel party. In addition, the lord territories he snatched from Gongsun Zan all belong to him. Feilong Baby has already raised heavy troops to lurk at the junction of Liaodong and Youbeiping. Once the lord nods, he will send troops immediately!"

Yuan Shao asked with disbelief: "It's that simple?"

Ju Su said with confidence, "It's that simple!"

Yuan Shao was ecstatic and laughed loudly, and Tian Feng and Ju Su were also quite happy.

The Yellow Turbans in Liaodong are strong and live in a corner of China and are difficult to destroy. The separatist rule of Liaodong is a fait accompli. The court is naturally happy to see them being recruited. It is said that Yuan Shao mentioned the matter and that anyone who confessed to the court would easily get permission from the court. Rather than saying that Yuan Shao helped Feilong Baby, it is better to say that Feilong Baby gave Yuan Shao a contribution. As for the Yellow Turbans in Liaodong, it is even more legitimate. If there is no way to gain some benefits, who would be so stupid to provoke Gongsun Zan, the big tiger?

Originally, Yuan Shao and Tian Feng thought that Feilong Baby would take advantage of the situation to make many rude requests to the side, such as money, grain, wealth, and even population, army and city land. Who would have thought that Feilong Baby would be so "upright".

"Haha, these rebels are short-sighted. The Yellow Turbans in Liaodong are not worth worrying. After I attack Gongsun Zan, it is easy to deal with them! Without further ado, I will immediately fill in the book. If I have to worry, I will set off immediately to Youzhou and let the fat dragon baby send troops immediately!"

"Subordinate to obey the order!"

Youzhou, Liaodong Prefecture.

The fat dragon baby relaxed comfortably and said to Long Shen: "I have asked Guan Hai and others to prepare for war and go on the battlefield. The matter in Liaodong is all up to you. Don't forget to send someone to Fu Yu Wang to ask for war compensation. It is estimated that Yuan Shao's people will come soon, and they will be lazy if they want to steal."

Long Shen smiled faintly and said, "Yuan Shao is in dire straits. No one except us can rescue him from Gongsun Zan. Of course he will not run slowly. The most important thing is that we are even more selfless than Bethune this time. Where can he go to find a generous comrade-in-arms like us? I guess Yuan Shao thought we were really fools in private, haha."

"It's nothing to be stupid once. If we want to fight for the Central Plains with Liaodong, Gongsun Zan will pass this level no matter what. Instead of fighting with the Beiping army alone in the future, it's better to take advantage of the Battle of Jieqiao to get him off the firewood. It can not only attack a powerful opponent, but also sell Yuan Shao as a favor. This transaction doesn't seem to be a loss!"

The fat dragon baby smiled, suddenly looked dark and whispered: "There is something I have been thinking about. Is our current approach considered betrayal of the Yellow Turban cause?"

The Dragon God stared at the Dragon Baby with a bright eyes and said with a wry smile: "Has we reached an agreement on this issue? Why are you now bringing up the old things again? This is the current environment. If we cannot adapt, we must always bear the reputation of thieves. We will never be able to gain the recognition of those gentry. Any prince can attack us legitimately. We will be the target of public criticism at any time. We will never want to achieve our goal! Only by appropriate compromise can we become a prince from a thief and become a prince in a better way to fight for the world!"

"We still regard ourselves as the Yellow Turban in our bones, and we use our own way to achieve the Yellow Turban cause, that's enough!"

Dragon God is a very gentle person on weekdays, but he is also a fanatical Yellow Turban Party. Only when discussing such issues can Fat Dragon Baby see the endless passion of this close friend in his blood.

The baby said solemnly: "I will not ask such stupid questions again in the future."

The Dragon God curled his lips and said, "Go and take Gongsun Zan's Youbeiping back."

Sili, Luoyang.

I don’t know when it started or where the news came from, and there is a new version of the rumor.

Rumors replies, so many rumors.

News 1: The Yellow Turban Treasure is indeed true.

According to a well-informed person who has close contact with the Lord of Fengxiang City, Fengxiang City fought with Bo Gucheng to compete for this treasure, and the key to finding and opening the treasure is Zhang Ning! When the great wise teacher Zhang Jiao sealed the Yellow Turban treasure in a deep mountain in Julu, Zhang Ning was still young. She didn't know where the treasure was, but Zhang Ning was the only person in the world who knew how to use the Tianshi Pearl. Zhang Jiao put a ban on the jade pendant. Only those who reached a certain level of magic can decipher the secret of the Tianshi Pearl and find the treasure!

Countless people's eyes focused on Fengxiang City and Julu County. The former held the "key" to open the treasure, and the latter was the location of the treasure. Some players began to search for Zhang Jiao's movement trajectory in Julu County all over the world, trying to find clues. This news made many people realize that only Zhang Ning could find and open the treasure. In the game, no one else knew the magic of the magic except her (Hou Ying's existence is limited to Fengxiang people). She is unique.

News 2: Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, Li Ru, "the first (the one who appeared in the Three Kingdoms)" has defected to the Invincible Dongzi's tent.

The sensational effect brought by this news seems to be less than that of the Yellow Turban treasure.

Invincible Dongzi has Zhang San (the identity has not been identified yet), and Zhang Ning, the daughter of Zhang Jiao. These two are the bravest soldiers and the unpredictable magic. Bogu’s strength is everywhere. The biggest shortcoming that restricts the development of Bogu City is that the territory lacks an excellent counselor. Invincible Dongzi is not a very active lord. Li Ru’s service means that Bogu’s bull has been fed with a pair of light wings from then on!

Although this news cannot be confirmed as authenticity, under the in-depth analysis of some enthusiastic players, most people believe that this rumor is not groundless, and there are too many details that silently prove the authenticity of this news.

——Bogucheng's recent style of conduct is very different from that before Dong Zhuo was executed. The earliest hero, Li Ru, happened shortly after his disappearance. A seemingly simple move made Bogu quickly break free from the over-expanding cage and go into battle lightly from now on!

——Fengxiang fought with Bogu, and Invincible Dongzi invited Lu Bu and Cao Cao in a quiet manner, and successfully lured Fengxiang's army to the ambush site, ending Fengxiang's myth of "unbeaten in defeat in foreign wars". Bogu City showed its super strategic level and amazing connections. These traits were originally not available to Invincible Dongzi. Li Ru joined Bogu and perfectly explained these abnormalities.

Just this news is enough to make Invincible Dongzi doomed.

There is no need to doubt the players' "hate of the rich". A Niu has not done many things that harm the world and have suffered many disasters. Invincible Dongzi's incarnation of Li Ru is simply unforgivable (first it was Zhang Ning and then Li Ru. It seems that invincible Dongzi has a fate with such shameful people). At the same time, there is no need to doubt Lord Wang Yun's red heart that hates evil. He will definitely send the imperial army to kill Li Ru's head and return, and then strait the Bo Gucheng that dares to hide the imperial crimes!

It seems that there is no need to think about who released this news. Think about who the rumors of the Yellow Turban Treasures made the most uncomfortable, and the answer is about to come out.

Based on the message 2, news 3 soon came.

News 3: Bo Gu contacted Dong Zhuo's old subordinates (Liangzhou soldiers) through Li Ru. The Liangzhou soldiers not only secretly sent troops in the battle between Fengxiang and Bo Gu, but also conspired to enter Chang'an to avenge Dong Zhuo.

This news is the deadliest!

The news three that appears in conjunction with News Two, like a thunder on the ground, made countless players and NPCs look at each other. When people subconsciously accepted the "fact" of "Li Ru is boasting the ancients", News Three is natural.

In history, Dong Zhuo was killed in April 192, and in June, the Liangzhou soldiers attacked Chang'an and killed Wang Yun. The flying general Lu Bu fled in panic. That counterattack completely cut off the last glimmer of vitality in the revival of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Players understand that history. Although it was Li Ru, not Jia Xu, the rumor that caused this incident, no one could deny the counterattack of Chang'an by Liangzhou soldiers. Perhaps this is another manifestation of the player's influence on the game progress!

Feng Xiang’s counterattack is more than that!
Chapter completed!