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Liu Ke was fighting fiercely in Liaodong, and Cao Cao did not stop his actions and started his perfect plan.
Gongsun Zan is not fighting alone, he has his own ally, and that is Zhang Yan.
Zhang Yan is the largest prince in Bingzhou. Although his military strength is not large, he is a huge threat to Yuan Shao.
After all, if Yuan Shao sends troops to attack Gongsun Zan, his territory will not be protected.
Now, Zhang Yan has nothing to worry about when Cao Cao leads his army.
"However, it is undeniable that Zhang Yan's existence makes people feel helpless.
The terrain around Bingzhou is difficult and easy to defend but difficult to attack, otherwise Yuan Shao would not give up the attack.
What Cao Cao wants to solve is Zhang Yan.
Zhang Yan is a native of Changshan Zhending and has been active on the stage of history for a long time.
During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Zhang Yan raised an army, but was later defeated by Liu Ke and led the remaining troops to Jizhou to develop.
In the end, Zhang Jiao was defeated, and a large number of Yellow Turbans were massacred by Huangfu Song. Zhang Yan escaped due to geographical location, and then led his army into Bingzhou.
The army led by Zhang Yan was initially called the Black Mountain Yellow Turbans, known as the Millions. Later, it accepted the imperial court's recruitment and was changed to the Black Mountain Army, becoming a medium-sized vassal.
After the death of Emperor Ling, Zhang Yan's territory became semi-independent again.
But he was not good at business and his territory did not expand.
This person is not very ambitious.
Since you have accepted the imperial offer once, you can accept it a second time.
Cao Cao sent his envoy Zhong Yao to recruit Zhang Yan.
Zhang Yan was flattered by Zhong Yao's arrival.
"Is General Zhang willing to surrender to the imperial court?" Zhong Yao said straightforwardly.
"I do!" Zhang Yan agreed without any hesitation.
There are now more than 400,000 troops stationed in Jizhou. Zhang Yan thinks he is no match, and his relationship with Gongsun Zan is not particularly strong.
Therefore, Zhang Yan was granted the title of General Pingbei and Marquis of Anguo Pavilion.
In this way, Cao Cao made Zhang Yan surrender without spending a single soldier, and took half of Bingzhou into his pocket. Some of the remaining gentry forces surrendered one after another, and the other half of Bingzhou also returned to the imperial court.
This scene seems to Zhang Yan to be a matter of course. What is wrong with submitting to the imperial court?
But when the princes saw him, he was an out-and-out fool.
No matter how weak Zhang Yan is, he still has nearly 100,000 troops. Can't he fight for what he wants?
But, Zhang Yan just doesn¡¯t have much ambition!
Gongsun Zan¡¯s clansman Gongsun Xu was in Zhang Yan¡¯s camp. Hearing the news, he rushed to question Zhang Yan and said:
"My lord, why did you seek refuge with Cao Mengde?!"
Zhang Yan wanted to explain that he sought refuge with the imperial court, not Cao Mengde, but such an explanation was feeble.
After all, the imperial court was under Cao Mengde's control.
Zhong Yao was furious and asked Zhang Yan to kill Gongsun Xu. However, Zhang Yan hesitated.
"Zhong Gong, Gongsun Xu is just an innocent person. He has followed me for many years and has no merit but hard work." Zhang Yan said.
Therefore, Zhang Yan expelled Gongsun Xu and asked him to go back and tell Gongsun Zan that the alliance between the two parties was broken.
Gongsun Xu left angrily.
"My lord, you will definitely regret it!"
Zhang Yan was about to speak but stopped.
Zhong Yao did not stop him. After all, Zhang Yan still had to give him face.
In this way, Zhang Yan followed Zhong Yao to Jizhou and met with Cao Cao.
Cao Cao was very happy and gave Zhang Yan many rewards.
"General Zhang, as long as you follow me, I will not treat you badly." Cao Cao said.
"Thank you, Prime Minister!" Zhang Yan said with cupped hands.
Yuan Shao was very fearful. He didn't expect that Cao Cao would use the combined power of the two of them to coerce Zhang Yan. This was definitely not in his interest.
"General Zhang, bring all your troops. In this way, we will have an army of 500,000, and we can defeat Gongsun Zan just around the corner!" Cao Cao said.
Zhang Yan glanced at Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao coughed and said, "Meng De, we'll discuss this later."
Cao Cao did not insist. He just mentioned it casually to remind Yuan Shao that the initiative was now in his hands.
Sure enough, the effect was still there, and Yuan Shao had to deal with it carefully.
If Cao Cao breaks the contract and withdraws from the war, Yuan Shao will suffer a big loss!
Cao Cao just lost oneWhen it comes to reputation, Yuan Shao has to fight directly with Gongsun Zan, and he has to be careful of Cao Cao's sneak attack!
Yuan Shao believes that if he only sacrifices a little reputation, he can get huge benefits, and he will definitely do it.
Just like when he deceived Jizhou.
Zhang Yan surrendered, and the Cao and Yuan alliance reached a new level.
On the other hand, Gongsun Zan was in danger.
Gongsun Xu returned to Youzhou and told Gongsun Zan about the matter.
"Damn Zhang Yan!" Gongsun Zan yelled angrily.
However, it failed to cause any harm to Zhang Yan. What's more, Zhang Yan never owed Gongsun Zan anything.
"Now we have reached the most critical moment." Fan Fang said.
Of course Gongsun Zan knows, but what can he do?
Cao Cao is a shameless person, and so is Yuan Shao. When they come together, who is their opponent?
"How is the army prepared?" Gongsun Zan asked.
"We have assembled and are ready to fight at any time, but we only have 250,000 troops, so I'm afraid we are no match" Fan Fang said.
Gongsun Zan was restless, sometimes pacing, sometimes sighing.
"Lord, we can also ask Dongyang Hou for help." Fan Fang said.
Am I the kind of shameless person? Gongsun Zan thought angrily.
Having refused Marquis Dongyang¡¯s help before, how can you be so embarrassed to ask for help now?
News from Liaodong has arrived. The Marquis of Dongyang defeated the 150,000-strong army of Prince Gongsundu of Liaodong
This news made Gongsun Zan¡¯s face still hurt.
Because he said before that Lord Dongyang Hou came to help Youzhou because of the persecution of the Liaodong army.
As a result, Dongyang Hou wiped out an army of 150,000 in a blink of an eye.
"Apart from the Marquis of Dongyang, don't we have anyone we can trust?" Gongsun Zan said.
Looking around, there is really no one!
The north is the territory of Wuhuan. Gongsun Zan killed countless Wuhuan people.
Of course, there is also Gongsun Du who cannot protect himself.
Gongsun Zan suddenly found that he was alone and helpless!
"Damn Zhang Yan, why did you betray me?" Gongsun Zan cursed again.
Fan Fang was speechless. Why couldn't he lower his head and ask Dongyang Hou for help?
Gongsun Zan has his own pride.
Five days later, Cao Yuan's allies entered Youzhou.
Gongsun Zan felt that he should not think so much. He had an army of 250,000 and the enemy only had 400,000. It was not impossible to win.
There are countless examples of Dongyang Hou using less to win more, and he can do it too!
Therefore, Gongsun Zan no longer considered reinforcements, but concentrated on preparing for the battle.
As long as the strategy is used correctly, a mere 400,000 troops, what does it matter?
In order to combat the momentum of Cao Yuan¡¯s allies, Gongsun Zan directly issued a declaration of war!
After Cao Cao and Yuan Shao received it, they wanted it very much. They were also worried that it would take too long for Gongsun Zan to hide in the city and not come out.
Unexpectedly, Gongsun Zan jumped out on his own! (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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