Chapter 73

Ten days later, everything went according to Yuan Shao's plan.

Gongsun Zan received Yuan Shao's letter again, and he knew that he could not send any more troops.

If he continued to spend here, not only would his army's morale drop, but he was worried that the Governor of Youzhou Liu Yu would also stumble from behind.

At that moment, Jizhou got a chance to breathe, and it was easier said than done to get Jizhou!

So Gongsun Zan urged Yuan Shao to send troops and cavalry to support him, and at the same time began to mobilize the army to prepare to attack Pan Feng.

Yuan Shao got the letter and ordered the two generals Chunyu Qiong and Lu Weihuang to lead 5,000 troops, and they were stationed at Hejian to strengthen Gongsun Zan.

On the other hand, Guo Tu sent people to revolt against Han Fu, that is, the prefects of the Anping, Hejian, and Qinghe counties.

Yuan Shao's reputation was vast, and the prefects of the three counties were more or less supported by the Yuan Shao, the third Warlord of the fourth generation.

Whether it was for a reward or a promise for the future, the prefects of the three counties were willing to help Yuan Shao rebel against Han Fu, and they all raised their troops to attack Han Fu.

Suddenly, Jizhou trembled.

Previously, Gongsun Zan with his white horse cavalry troop, then the millions of Heishan bandits who invaded Changshan County, already made the entire Jizhou a mess.

But now, the three Counties revolted and Gongsun Zan also took the initiative to attack Jizhou Governor Han Fu who was cowardly into fear.

Especially now that most of Han Fu's army and cavalry have been dispatched, and there aren't many soldiers and cavalry around.

In desperation, Han Fu could only allow officials such as Zhao Fu and Cheng Huan to lead the troops to quell the rebellion in the three counties.

Han Fu also knew that Zhao Fu and Cheng Huan only had no more than 10,000 soldiers in their hands, and it was only a drop of the bucket to quell the rebellion in the three counties.

But Han Fu had no better way.

For a while, the people of Jizhou were panicking.

The situation in Jizhou was critical and precarious, so Yuan Shao's advisers brought Yuan Shao's nephew Gao Gan and the others to Yecheng to persuade Han Fu to give up Jizhou.

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Changshan Commandery, Zhending County.

After Han Yu reclaimed Yuanshi County, he led Guo Jia, Zhao Yun, Zhang He, and the others to Zhending County.

Han Yu led his army to arrive, and the people of the county greeted him as if they were saviors.

After entering the city, Han Yu changed the original County seat to the Commandery seat, while the County seat was rebuilt.

The original magistrate of Zhending County was already scared and fled, only the County Official Xiahou Lan was still leading the garrison because he was a county native.

Fortunately, only a small group of Heishan bandits had come to attack recently, so Xiahou Lan and the others could barely defend the city.

It is known that Xiahou Lan is also Zhao Yun's hometown friend.

Therefore, in order to convince people, Han Yu immediately promoted Xiahou Lan as the magistrate of Zhending County, which was seen as an encouragement for Xiahou Lan to stay in the city.

Xiahou Lan was excited about this and explained the current situation to Han Yu.

"This time, the General led the army to Changshan and defeated Yu Du, Bo Rao, and the others in one battle. Now the Heishan army is afraid of the general, and doesn't dare to attack the County recklessly like before."

Han Yu nodded and said, "As long as the counties are united, defeating the Heishan Army is not a problem. Do you know where Zhang Yan, the Commander-in-Chief of the Heishan Army is currently?"

Xiahou Lan said: "I heard that after the General defeated Yu Du and Bo Rao, Zhang Yan summoned all the other commanders together, presumably to concentrate his forces against the General."

Han Yu said with a loud laugh: "This is a good thing, if Zhang Yan can gather his troops to attack, we will be able to crush the Heishan bandits in one fell swoop, and we will be able to finish all our efforts in no time."

Xiahou Lan was taken aback when he heard this.

The average person when they encountered the Heishan army of hundreds of thousands of people would feel worried and not think about defeating them.

However, Han Yu couldn't wait for the hundreds of thousands of Heishan troops to gather.

And looking at Han Yu's confident look, it seemed as if he didn't care about the Heishan Army at all.

He even wanted to eat hundreds of thousands of Heishan's troops in one bite with his over 10,000 cavalries.

Where does this confidence base come from?!

You should know that even if Han Yu defeats Yu Du and Bo Rao, Zhang Yan and others still have 50,000 to 600,000 people, and their combat strength is not less than 70,000 or 80,000 people.

Xiahou Lan and the rest of the county officials couldn't help but admire Han Yu.

If our Prefect is this kind of person, they have nothing to fear!

In the next few days, Han Yu arranged for the establishment of the County Government and conveyed the news of the re-establishment of the County Government to the entire Changshan Commandery.

This will stabilize the hearts of the people and allow the people who were afraid and fled from the Heishan army to return to their hometowns.

At the same time, Zhang He, Zhao Yun, and the others were asked to concentrate their troops and recruits for training, so as to be ready to fight Zhang Yan to the death at any moment.

"..."

"General!"

"The three counties of Anping, Qinghe, and Hejian rebelled, and they mobilized troops to attack Governor Han. In Jizhou, chaos ensued. Governor Han had sent two generals, Zhao Fu, and Cheng Huan, to quell the chaos."

"Gongsun Zan took the initiative to step up and fight with General Pan Feng, and both sides have suffered casualties."

"Yuan Shao sent his generals Chunyu Qiong and Lu Weihuang to go to Hejian County with 5,000 soldiers to the garrison, what does he want to do?"

"..."

In the past few days, various news in Jizhou has spread to Han Yu's ears one after another.

It was not peaceful for Han Yu and the others.

"General, Hejian County revolted and attacked General Pan Feng, then General Pan was attacked by Gongsun Zan and the rebels on both sides, General Pan suffered heavy losses, and now he has retreated to Boling County, the border between Hejian and Zhongshan County.

"Yuan Shao's Generals Yan Liang and Wen Chou have been mobilizing troops and cavalry recently, which may be detrimental to Jizhou!"

Bad news came one after another, and Han Yu frowned at the Changshan County Mansion.

Han Yu asked indifferently, "Fengxiao, how is the situation now?"

"In danger!"

Guo Jia pondered: "Gongsun Zan has changed his attitude in restraining his troops and took the initiative to attack. It must have been because the General had won a great victory in Changshan Commandery, and he was worried that the Heishan army would not be able to stop the general.

If only the Heishan Army and Gongsun Zan were the only ones, but Anping, Hejian, and Qinghe were all revolting at this time, adding fuel to the fire.

These three counties were close to Bohai County, and the prefects of the three counties were more or less favored by the Yuan family.

In addition, although Yuan Shao has not launched an attack recently, but his subordinates have been mobilized, I am afraid that he will not hide behind and control all this."

"Once Yuan Shao uses his army, Jizhou will be attacked from three sides, which will be a great threat to us!"

Han Yu frowned, slightly nervous.

Could it be that Jizhou would still fall into Yuan Shao's hands this time?

He still underestimated the power of the third warlord of the fourth generation and did not expect Yuan Shao to be able to make the prefects of these three counties defect at once.

Yuan Shao's family background provided him with many conveniences, which Han Yu had to accept.

It can be said that Jizhou has a total of nine Commanderies, and now there are four Commanderies that do not belong to Han Fu.

Moreover, among them, half of Changshan Commandery fell into the hands of the Heishan and has not been recaptured.

"What the general said is correct. It's just that the Heishan army hasn't been defeated yet, and we can't spare any time due to the shortage of troops and cavalry. If we send troops to help, Changshan will surely be in danger."

Guo Jia nodded and said.

Han Yu said bitterly: "Fengxiao, I am not worried about Yuan Shao's army now, but I am a little worried about my father. My father is a coward by nature, and he is also a disciple of the Yuan family. I am afraid that my father will give Jizhou to Yuan Shao."

Guo Jia nodded and said, "The general's concern is reasonable. If Yuan Shao wins Jizhou, we may not be able to fight Yuan Shao for the time being. Does the General have a plan?"

Han Yu shook his head and said, "I don't have a good solution at the moment, but I don't want to sit still.

Yuan Shao led an allied army of the Eighteen Warlords before, but now, he allied with the others in an attempt to occupy my father's Jizhou, which was absolutely disgusting.

Since Yuan Shao's betrayal came first, don't blame me for being ruthless.

I plan to write an oath to explain Yuan Shao's treacherous criminal behavior, spread the oath to all Commanderies in Jizhou, and unite with all of Jizhou to join us in this war against Yuan Shao, what do you think of this Fengxiao?"

Guo Jia's expression changed, and he couldn't help but ask, "Is the General's plan to ask Governor Han's envoy to do it?"

"No."

Han Yu shook his head and said, "Unless we plan to join the Yuan clan in the future, a battle between us and Yuan Shao is inevitable.

The purpose of issuing the war oath against Yuan Shao is simply for the sake of positive momentum so that more people can see Yuan Shao's true face clearly, and for us to gain more support and assistance.

If this was written with my father, there is absolutely no way people would agree with my father's character. It would be best if I do it myself."

Guo Jia asked again: "It's just that the Warlord Yuan Shao, has many disciples and former officials around the world. If the General took an oath to attack Yuan Shao, you might offend the whole world. Have you thought about this?"

Han Yu smiled and said, "Of course, I know about this. However Yuan Shao had planned to take Jizhou, so I attacked him only to protect my father's territory.

I believe that the insightful people of the world should know which side to stand on!

As for those who still only want to be the Yuan family's dogs, I am also reluctant to associate with them.

Therefore, by writing this and spreading it, we can know who are allies and who are enemies.

We just need to get insightful people. As for those Yuan clan minions, even if they are all my enemies, why should I be afraid of them!?

Moreover, even though they are not my current enemies, they may become my enemies in the future, so it is better to take this opportunity to kill them all."

Han Yu was passionate, imposing like a ruler looking down on the world.

"Well said!"

"Since the general has decided it, Jia thinks it's worth doing."

Guo Jia couldn't help but look at Han Yu when he heard this. He didn't expect Han Yu to have this insight, so he nodded.

Guo Jia today recognizes and appreciates Han Yu even more.

"Since this is the case, Fengxiao will immediately write an oath to me to reflect what Yuan Shao has done, let us occupy the righteousness, and uphold the banner of crusade against Yuan Shao!"

"Don't worry General, Jia will do his best."

Guo Jia received the order and left.

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