Jian Yong told Zhong Shao that Liu Bei was in a dilemma and could not stop Liu He from avenging his father, nor could he sit idly by and watch Gongsun Zan die, nor could he destroy the stability of Youzhou. Therefore, he hoped that Zhang Ze could take charge of the overall situation and avoid losses as much as possible, without any other reasons. He believed in Zhang Ze's character and fully supported Zhang Ze's decision.

Zhong Shao understood it and left with satisfaction.

Jian Yong sent Zhong Shao to the outside of the city, watched Zhong Shao's carriage disappear at the end of the world, turned over and rushed back to the city. Zhang Fei led two knights to gallop. Seeing Jian Yong, he hurried forward to say hello.

"What's wrong?" Zhang Fei asked loudly.

"Wow——" Jian Yong signaled Zhang Fei to shut up. Liu Bei called him urgently, so there was something wrong. Zhang Fei was so loud that he would be so popular.

Zhang Fei understood, and quickly lowered his voice and asked again. Jian Yong roughly said what happened. Zhang Fei's eyes immediately lit up, wide open, and his white face turned red, just like Guan Yu. "Do you want to kill Gongsun Zan?"

Jian Yong glanced at Zhang Fei and couldn't help laughing and crying. What's this person's brain? He knew that Guan Yu, Zhang Fei was very dissatisfied with Gongsun Zan. Gongsun Zan was indeed not liked, but to be honest, although Gongsun Zan had no great kindness to Liu Bei, he had no fault. However, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei had different positions and always felt that Gongsun Zan did not look at Liu Bei differently without considering his friendship with his classmates.

"Yi De, Gongsun Zan is a lone wolf, and he is full of enemies everywhere. Sooner or later, he will die, but he cannot die at Xuande's hands."

Zhang Fei rolled his eyes and disagreed. They arrived at the prefect's mansion, turned over and dismounted, and walked into the door side by side. Liu Bei was walking around the hall. Seeing Jian Yong and Zhang Fei back, he stopped immediately. "Is Zhong Shao leaving?"

"Let's go." Jian Yong came to the hall and reached out to roast the fire. "He left very quickly and refused to even eat. It seems that things are imminent. Fujun, Gongsun Zan has too many enemies, so he may not escape this time."

Liu Bei nodded. "What I am worried about is Yuan Tan. Liu He is very close to Yuan Tan. For such a big thing, he must inform Yuan Tan for help. Yuan Tan stationed 30,000 troops here just to find an opportunity to enter Youzhou. If Liu He is in Youzhou, he is not in a hurry. Liu He is leaving, and he cannot not seize this last opportunity. Zhang Ze has already received the news, but Yun Chang has no movement at all. Will he be neglected?"

Jian Yong didn't say anything, and he was also worried about this problem. Guan Yu was stationed in Quanzhou, not far from Anci and Zhuozhou, and closer to Bohai. If Yuan Tan had any movement, Guan Yu should have responded first. Now the news has been transmitted from Zhang Ze to Yuyang, but Guan Yu has no news, which is really unreasonable.

The two discussed a few words, and Zhao Yun, who had not spoken much, suddenly said: "Even if Yuan Tan makes any moves, the entire army may not be moving. Jizhou is tired and is not adapted to launching a war. It is an unexpected situation for the imperial court to summon Liu He to Beijing, and Yuan Tan may not have time to prepare. If he wants to intervene in this matter, he should attack with elite cavalry rather than newly trained infantry."

Liu Bei turned to look at Zhao Yun and signaled him to continue.

Zhao Yun owed his body and continued, "The Lord of the Fu should still remember the battle of Guandu. Although Yuan Shao was defeated, his guard cavalry, the elliptical soldier did not suffer much loss, and the loss of the armored cavalry was limited. Half a year later, it must have been supplemented. Especially Zhang He had killed Han Yin and obtained a lot of cavalry equipment. The strength of the elliptical trainer may be stronger than before the war. With the assistance of the armored trainer, his combat power is no less than that of the white horse Yicong. With cavalry, he intercepted the cavalry halfway, and the elliptical trainer was the first choice. More than a thousand cavalrymen deliberately concealed their whereabouts, so it is difficult for Yun Chang's scout to discover."

He paused and said, "Of course, it is difficult for Gongsun Zan to discover."

Liu Bei woke up from a dream and slapped his thigh. "Zilong, you're right. Zhang He is the best at assault. Do you still remember him entering Yingchuan? A thousand elliptical soldiers came and went freely. Sun Ce didn't even notice him, but he only found out later." He turned around twice. "What should I do now?"

"The Lord of the Fu can remind Gongsun Zan."

"Remind him?" Liu Bei blinked his eyes and then understood. "Yes, that's the case."

Liu Bei immediately ordered Zhang Fei and Jian Yong to assemble infantry and prepare for combat. He and Zhao Yun rushed to Anci with their personal guards to remind Gongsun Zan that there might be danger. At the same time, they ordered Guan Yu and Tian Yu to assemble military troops to prevent Yuan Tan's invasion. Although doing so was contrary to his promise to Zhang Ze, he could say that it was to persuade Gongsun Zan to calm down and be blameless. Moreover, he knew that Gongsun Zan would not let him enter the county border at all, let alone take his words seriously, and at most it would be a little more vigilant, and would not have a big impact on the final result.

After the discussion was made, Liu Bei and Zhao Yun led their troops out of the city.

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Gongsun Zan was wearing a helmet and armor, sitting in the hall, with a white horse sword lying across his legs.

A knight stood in the hall and loudly explained the situation in Zhuo County. After Liu He returned, he fired for several days. Before Yuan Tan's reinforcements, he recalled the county soldiers who were resting, strengthened the defense of Zhuo County, and assembled more than a thousand cavalrymen. He left Zhuo County tomorrow morning, maybe he went to Ji County to ask for help from the governor Zhang Ze, or maybe he was contacting Liu Yu Fu and others. In short, he did not give up his determination to take revenge.

Gongsun Zan sneered. He sent a large number of scouts to the Yishui area in the past few days, but did not find any movement in Yuan Tan. This also conforms to his analysis. Yuan Shao was defeated in the Battle of Guandu, and almost all the elites in Jizhou were lost. Yuan Tan has no power to attack Youzhou at all, otherwise he would have taken action long ago. Why wait until now? Liu He did not get Yuan Tan's support, and the remaining choice was to find Xian Yufu and others to help, or even coerce Zhang Ze. But it doesn't matter. It's just a group of mobs, not to be afraid.

He didn't even want to give Liu He a chance to join forces with Xian Yufu and others. He wanted to intercept Liu He halfway. More than two thousand white horses have been assembled and can set off at any time. It's more than enough to deal with Liu He. Even if Xian Yufu and others come to pick him up, it doesn't matter. He also prepared 10,000 sprints for them. In addition, Gongsun Fan, the younger brother who stayed in Jingguan in Jixian, was also prepared. As long as Zhang Ze left the city, Gongsun Fan would seize control of Jixian.

Gongsun Zan waved his hand to signal the knight to retreat. Guan Jing was about to speak forward, but Gongsun Zan raised his hand and directly interrupted Guan Jing. "The chief minister doesn't need to persuade him, I have decided. Liu He will not give up, nor will I be killed, so I will simply kill him to avoid the long night and dreams."

Guan Jing smiled bitterly. "General, I am not advising you not to go, I just suggest that the general be cautious. Although Liu He's military strength is limited, he is not a fool. His military ability is much stronger than his father Liu Yu. He will not be careful of the general, and may even set up traps to wait for the general..."

"I'm not a three-year-old child." Gongsun Zan sneered: "When I went out to fight outside the border and defeated the Wuhuan people, Liu He was just a Huangkou son. Isn't his so-called record just to rush to Yuzhou? I didn't see anything extraordinary about him."

Guan Jing was speechless and was about to retreat, but someone came to report that Liu Bei sent a messenger. Guan Jing was surprised and stopped quickly. Gongsun Zan was also a little surprised. He thought for a moment and asked someone to call the messenger in. The messenger brought a letter. Gongsun Zan opened it and looked at him slightly, raised his eyebrows, turned his head to look at Guan Jing, and handed over the letter. Guan Jing took it and read it, and was surprised.

Liu Bei reminded Gongsun Zan to be careful of the elliptical soldiers under Yuan Tan's command, saying that the elliptical soldiers were elites who had experienced the Battle of Guandu, and Zhang He was also a brave and good at fighting, especially at stealth, and might sneak into Youzhou.

Guan Jing didn't understand what Liu Bei meant? He suddenly reminded Gongsun Zan to be careful of Zhang He. Is it related to the matter in front of him? Where can I start with this without any beginning or end?

Guan Jing pondered for a long time and said to the envoy: "Did Liu Yuyang hear something? Has anyone gone to Yuyang recently?"

The knight shook his head and said he knew nothing. He was here to deliver the letter.

Guan Jing asked again: "Where is Liu Yuyang now?"

"County border."

"How many people are there?"

"More than a thousand personal guards."

Gongsun Zan looked disdainfully, pulled out the white horse sword halfway, held it in front of him, squinted his eyes for a moment, pushed it back with a "swish", and said lightly: "You go back and tell Liu Yuyang, I understand, but he doesn't have to worry. Even if Zhang He comes, he will have no choice but to me. I don't need his help, so that he doesn't cross the line, so as not to cause misunderstandings."

The knight responded and turned around and went out.

Guan Jing looked at the letter in his hand, shook his head helplessly, and his eyebrows were lowered.

Gongsun Ce stood up. "It was cold at night and Changshi was in a thin body. Let's stay in the city. I led my troops to set off. If it was fast, it was noon tomorrow, and if it was slow, it was sunset. There would be news. Please guard the city and pay attention to Liu Bei's movements. If he dares to cross the line, there is no need to show mercy and attack him."

"Here."

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Liu Bei waved his hand and signaled the knight to retreat, sighing softly. "Brother Bo Gui will not forgive me after all. It's a pity that his ability was destroyed by a moment of small anger, which was useless to the country and the family. The sages said that from the emperor to the common people, they all took self-cultivation as the basis, and were true and even reasonable. "

Guan Yu snorted, looked at the horizon in the distance, and the eyes of the phoenix narrowed slightly, and a cold light flashed by.

Liu Bei tightened his cloak and turned to look at Guan Yu. After receiving the news from Liu Bei, Guan Yu came to meet Liu Bei day and night, and only brought more than ten knights including Zhou Cang. The scout went deep into the Bohai Sea and found that the Bohai Sea prefect Zang Hong led his troops to 20,000, who had crossed the frozen Zhang River and was heading north. He was afraid that Quanzhou would be in trouble and dared not act rashly. There was a large amount of food in Quanzhou warehouse. If Zang Hong seized it, it would be very unfavorable to Liu Bei. However, in this way, he could not participate in the battle against Gongsun Zan.

This is undoubtedly a regret.

From the moment he met Gongsun Zan ten years ago, Guan Yu had a bad impression of Gongsun Zan, but at that time Liu Bei was living under someone else's roof and had to swallow his anger. When he came to Youzhou four years ago, the situation was different. Gongsun Zan was severely injured by Yuan Shao and his strength was greatly damaged. Liu Bei was reborn and became the prefect of Yuyang. With his own territory, he was on par with Gongsun Zan. Guan Yu felt very different when he saw Gongsun Zan.

But there is nothing he has changed. He doesn't like Gongsun Zan, hoping that one day he can use the Qinglong Yanyue Sword to cut off Gongsun Zan's arrogant head. Now the opportunity has finally come, but he may be entangled by Zang Hong and cannot escape.

It's really God's will to fool people.

"Yun Chang, Gongsun Zan is proud of his ability and has made countless enemies. I am afraid that he will be doomed this time. Zhuo County is already my possession, but Yuan Tan has been coveting Youzhou for a long time. He will not sit idly by and watch Youzhou change hands. It is crucial whether you can defend Quanzhou. You must not make any mistakes."

"Don't worry, Xuande, Quanzhou is foolproof." Guan Yu said muffled. He knew the importance of Quanzhou. This was not only the first line of defense to defend against Jizhou's attacks, but also an important military farm area for Liu Bei to survive. It was also an important road for merchant ships in the Central Plains to enter and exit Youzhou. There was no mistake at all. It was precisely because he controlled the important waterways entering and leaving Youzhou and monopolized most of the business that Liu Bei quickly gained a foothold in Yuyang and supported 20,000 infantry and cavalry.

"Then you go back first and prepare for war. If you want to attack Zhuo County, you must."

Liu Bei knew Guan Yu very well, deliberately raised the importance of Guan Yu and gave him a hope to appease his restless heart. In fact, they all knew that unless a war broke out, the war would be dominated by cavalry decisive battles and it was unlikely that the siege of the city would occur, so the possibility of the infantry led by Guan Yu was not very good. His only concern was that Guan Yu was eager to win and took the initiative to challenge. Guan Yu had more than 7,000 infantrymen, well-trained and more than enough to defend the city, but it was hard to say that the field battle was. After all, Yuan Tan and Zang Hong had obvious military strength advantages, and the Jizhou crossbow soldiers were famous as elites.

"I understand." Guan Yu responded depressedly, turned his horse's head and galloped towards the distance. Zhou Cang and others followed closely. Liu Bei looked at Guan Yu's figure and felt that the carefully selected Wuhuan horse was still a bit inadequate. He was not worthy of Guan Yu's burly figure that was different from ordinary people and could not exert all Guan Yu's combat power. It would be better to be a Xiliang horse with a shoulder height of more than seven feet. Unfortunately, Youzhou is too far from Xiliang, so it is difficult to have the opportunity to buy such a good war horse.

Being unique is sometimes a burden.

Liu Bei withdrew his gaze and looked at Zhao Yun beside him. "Zilong, Gongsun Zan is not allowed to enter the country. What should we do next?"

Zhao Yun smiled and said, "Your Majesty may as well send a few more envoys to show your sincerity."

Liu Bei blinked his eyes and laughed. He reached out and patted Zhao Yun on the shoulder. "Zilong, if you weren't able to find a suitable guard cavalry, I really should have let you get one. You are brave and resourceful, which makes people feel relieved." He thought for a while and said, "You are the most familiar with the guard cavalry. You should choose a few smart ones. Be sure to let Gongsun Bogui feel my sincerity, and of course it's also relevant to Jing."

Zhao Yun took the order, turned around and called the two knights, and gave a few instructions to ask them to go to Anci City again to meet Gongsun Zan, but don’t worry, you can walk slowly and arrive at Anci before dawn. You can stay outside the city for a longer time to see when Gongsun Zan will leave the city. If Gongsun Zan leaves the city, find out who the person left behind is and express Liu Bei’s sincerity to him.

The knight took the order and ran away.

Seeing Zhao Yun arrange the tasks in an orderly manner, Liu Bei was very pleased. Although Zhao Yun and Tian Yu, these two people were not as close as Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and their martial arts were not as strong as them, they were calm and resourceful and capable, and they were all available generals in the future. But only these four people were not enough. If they wanted to master Youzhou, more people would need to assist them. This time, Gongsun Zan and Liu He had a decisive battle. If both of them were injured or even died together, it would be better.
Chapter completed!