HLnovel Chapter 318 Death of Gongsun Zan
Chapter 318 Death of Gongsun Zan
Chapter 318 Death of Gongsun Zan
Yuan Shao shouted in public, "We are following your orders to fight against the enemy." Everyone present, whether it was Tian Feng who belonged to the imperial court or Yuan Shao's shogunate, all breathed a sigh of relief.
Yuan Shu’s downfall is imminent, who dares to be the second one?
Even though Dong Zhuo launched a surprise attack on Cao Cao, he refused to admit it even if he was beaten to death, insisting that it was bandits who did it. He also wrote letters to the court from time to time to express his loyalty.
Gao Gan waited for Yuan Shao to finish speaking, then raised his hand again and said, "Uncle, what about Gongsun Xu?"
Yuan Shao looked at Wuhu City and said calmly, "It's just a grasshopper in autumn. Don't worry about it for now. I want to use Gongsun Zan's head to establish my reputation!"
Tian Feng remained silent, but Ju Su, Zhang Dao and others were in high spirits.
Destroying Yuan Shu was nothing, but Gongsun Zan was different. If Yuan Shao destroyed Gongsun Zan, he would surely become the 'number one general of the dynasty'. The fame he would bring would be comparable to Yuan Shao's feat of breaking into the palace and killing the eunuch party!
At that time, talents, money, food and territory will be readily available!
Yuan Shao may not be the second Liu Xiu!
Riding on a tall horse, Yuan Shao no longer had the vigor and vitality of the past, but became more calm and capable, with the composure of a superior who was neither hasty nor slow.
Yuan Shao was in high spirits, but Gongsun Zan, who was trapped in Wuhu City, was in a different situation.
With this letter from Gongsun Xu, this father and son are doomed to die!
But before he entered the door, he suddenly felt a heat wave. Looking up, he saw a fire gradually burning.
The thousands of remnant soldiers who fled back with him hurriedly closed the gates and guarded the city, preparing to deal with Yuan Shao's pursuing army.
Xu You was startled and quickly stepped back to stand next to Yuan Shao.
They were surrounded here, and their food and supplies were about to run out. If they didn't break out, they would be trapped and die here.
By the next night, Wuhu City was pitch black and all the soldiers were on high alert.
Yuan Shao summoned Pan Feng and Gao Gan, and after formulating the plan of "turning the tables", he walked around comfortably and said loudly to Xu You: "Ziyuan, once Gongsun Zan dies, the entire Yangzhou, except Wujun, will fall into my hands!"
Tian Feng didn't care about Yuan Shao at all, and naturally he didn't care about Ju Su's sarcasm.
The personal soldier said, "Yes, the man's name is Cheng Pu, and he wants to borrow 5,000 soldiers to avenge Lu Bu for killing his father."
The guards looked at his back, knowing that their general had a strategy, and confidence appeared on their faces again.
At this moment, Gongsun Zan realized that he was clearer than ever before, as if he had seen through everything, and everything became less important.
Seeing this, Gongsun Zan drew his sword fiercely and shouted, "Leave the city!"
Xu You nodded happily and said, "Yes, the high school lieutenant intercepted the spy sent by Gongsun Xu to Gongsun Zan and got the letter!"
Yuan Shao didn't take Dong Zhuo seriously at all. While looking at Wuhu City, he was thinking about the entire Jiangdong.
Upon hearing this, Yuan Shao estimated the time in his mind and nodded, "Okay, then I'll lend Sun Ce 5,000, but I want him to return me 50,000 shi of grain and grass!"
At this time, on a tall building, Gongsun Zan looked outside the city, listening to the shouts and sounds of siege. The scar on his face twitched and his expression was fierce, as if he would draw his sword and kill people at any time.
"Gongsun Zan, die!"
Ju Shou, who had always been at odds with Tian Feng, said loudly and confidently: "Based on my understanding of General Zhang, he is probably already inside, waiting for Gongsun Zan to fall into his trap."
Xu You raised his hand with a smile and said, "I dare not, I just want some salary."
With Sun Jian's assassination, Wujun was leaderless and on the verge of falling apart. With the arrival of Sun Ce, everyone nominated him as the 'Marquis of Wucheng' to rule Wujun.
Yuan Shao was wiping his sword when Xu You came up to him, handed him a letter, and said, "General, please read this."
Even though it was half less than expected, Yuan Shao's willingness to lend it still put Cheng Pu's mind at ease. Next, they just needed to focus on dealing with Lu Bu.
The night is as cool as water, and murderous intent is lurking.
"Pity."
However, Yuan Shao's camp was still brightly lit and filled with singing.
Xu You knew Yuan Shao's intentions, so he came closer and whispered, "General, this may not be a test. Why not lend him five thousand to temporarily stabilize Sun Ce and wait for him to fight with Lu Bu. Regardless of success or failure, it will be natural for you to take control of Wujun and it will be what the people want."
Yuan Shao was startled, then he looked up at Xu You and asked, "Really?"
Yuan Shao put down the sword, took it and looked at it, then handed it back and said, "Okay."
Zhang He continued to attack until nightfall. Compared to the brightly lit Yuan Shao camp, the city of Wuhu was pitch dark.
Gongsun Zan's eyes were gloomy. He turned his head again, looked in the direction of Yuan Shao's camp, and sneered: "Yuan Shao, if I don't kill you, how can I live in this world!"
A personal soldier stepped forward tremblingly and said, "General, how about we surrender..."
He stood downstairs, looking up at the building, his smug look hard to conceal, and said loudly to Xu You beside him: "Ziyuan, please persuade me again, I am not the kind of person who cannot tolerate others."
Xu You quickly raised his hand and said, "Congratulations, General. Great things are ahead of you!"
Xu You stood aside, folded his hands, smiled, and felt very proud.
Tian Feng stared at Yuan Shao's back, his expression gradually becoming serious.
Jiujiang County is connected to Runan, Yuzhou.
Sun Ce reclaimed Wu County from Luoyang, and with the support of many of Sun Jian's generals, he had become the de facto Marquis of Wucheng and took charge of Wu County.
Xu You was stunned for a moment, and asked, "General, why is this? He is Cao Cao's favorite general in Luoyang Palace. He is the general in name only, but he is still Cao Cao in reality. Are you really not going to give him to him?"
Gongsun Zan had a gloomy face as he looked at the dark sky. Looking down, he saw torches stacked like dragons. Under the torches, there were at least thousands of people.
Gongsun Zan turned around and ran away, looking terrified and panicked.
Xu You was naturally aware of Yuan Shao's hatred for Luoyang City. He was thinking about how to respond when suddenly a personal soldier ran over and said, "General, Sun Ce, the son of Wucheng Marquis, sent someone to borrow troops."
Yuan Shao walked out from one place, looked in the direction where Gongsun Zan fled, and said with a smug smile: "This Gongsun Zan actually dared to return to Wuhu?"
Gongsun Zan was overjoyed when he saw this, and told his close friends, "My son has already led 5,000 soldiers to ambush outside the city. Tomorrow night, using torches as a signal, we will attack Yuan Shao's camp at night!"
"Gongsun Zan, give me your life!"
"kill!"
Xu You was delighted to see the two fighting, and said to Yuan Shao with a smile: "General, don't you want to see which one it is?"
Tian Feng, Ju Shou and others had different expressions. They thought Gongsun Zan would die in battle, but they didn't expect that this would be the outcome.
His personal soldiers, walking in groups of three or four, hesitated, but more than half of them left.
However, the troops left by Sun Jian were not enough to face the increasingly powerful Lu Bu, so he thought of borrowing troops from Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao smiled even more, raised his head and looked towards the direction of Luoyang City, his eyes flashing coldly.
Gongsun Zan was besieged here.
Xu You seemed to have thought of something and said, "Yes, I won't send him away."
Yuan Shao didn't need his explanation, he had already seen the raging fire on the tall building.
Xu You immediately understood, raised his hand and said loudly: "General, you are magnanimous. I will go right away."
Yuan Shao smiled more and more, put his sword back, stood up, and laughed loudly: "I know that Ziyuan's family property was confiscated by Yuan Shu. So, after the city is captured, let Ziyuan choose the first ten things, and I will not interfere!"
An unknown amount of time had passed before he looked back. Except for the personal soldiers who had followed him for many years, all the other close associates were either killed in battle or captured.
Gongsun Zan stood on a tall building, his heart also surging with emotions. Since entering the Central Plains, he had been defeated in battle after battle, and his reputation was completely ruined. This time, he made sure that the world knew that he, Gongsun Zan, was still a famous general outside the Great Wall, the best general of the Han Dynasty!
Yuan Shao laughed loudly, hung up his sword, and said in a deep voice: "Send the message, Pan Feng, Gao Gan come to see me!"
"Not necessarily." Tian Feng couldn't bear to see them so proud, and said calmly: "According to the time, Zhang He should have just entered the city."
After Gongsun Zan's death, Yuan Shao basically had no "enemies" and no one could stop him anymore!
Gongsun Zan took the lead and charged straight towards Yuan Shao's camp.
Xu You said, "I understand. I will go see Cheng Pu right away."
Xu You stood beside Yuan Shao and said, "General, I guess Zhang He has already taken Wuhu, right?"
Gongsun Zan approached without hesitation, and when he saw the gate in sight, he mounted his horse and shouted, "Kill!"
The soldiers clenched their fists, extremely excited.
Yuan Shao had no feelings towards Sun Jian, since he was already dead. But he was determined to take Wujun.
Xu You turned around quickly and said, "I have prepared it. In addition to sending it to Cao Cao and Liu Bei, I will also send it to Liu Biao, Shi Xie, and Liu Yan. Of course, I will also send it to the whole country."
Yuan Shao took the letter again and looked at the so-called "internal and external cooperation" content. A smile appeared on his face and he said, "Ziyuan, you are really blessed by this old man!"
Yuan Shao turned around and asked, "Marquis Wucheng, Sun Jian?"
Xu You knew that Runan County was the hometown of the Yuan family, so he did not hesitate and said, "I will go and make the arrangements now!"
Another guard stepped forward hesitantly and whispered, "General, perhaps, there is still a chance..."
After he finished speaking, under everyone's gaze, Xu You prepared to go upstairs to persuade Gongsun Zan to surrender.
The personal guard responded and quickly went to pass on the order.
Pan Feng rushed out from the side, roaring, holding two axes, and charging forward with great momentum.
Gongsun Zan was disheartened, threw away the sword in his hand, and said, "You guys go."
In just half an hour, Zhang He packed up all these, turned his horse around, and arrived at a tall building.
With shouts of killing like thunder, Zhang He rushed out with a spear in hand and went straight for Gongsun Zan.
These remnants of the army were already in disarray and had no power to resist. The door was locked and they could only allow Zhang He to strangle them.
And at the foot of the city wall, Yuan Shao had already arrived.
The fire was blazing fiercely and many screams were heard, but no one could tell which one was Gongsun Zan's.
Zhang He was not in a hurry to chase, but instead ambushed and killed the several thousand remaining soldiers of Gongsun Zan.
Yuan Shao remained expressionless, looked hesitant, and turned to Xu You.
Yuan Shao looked towards Yingchuan and sneered, "How can a eunuch like you deserve to be with us?"
Pan Feng and Gao Gan fought hard, but they failed to stop Gongsun Zan. Gongsun Zan led a large group of troops and actually fought his way out.
Gongsun Zan even stood on the top of the city wall and looked out.
In Yuan Shao's camp opposite, the lights were on and singing could be heard faintly.
It doesn't matter which one it is, what he wants to see is Gongsun Zan's body.
Yuan Shao's army no longer disguised itself, and was filled with murderous intent, like an arrow shot from a bow, and as powerful as thunder.
One of the guards saw through it and stepped forward and said, "General, General Gongsun Zhonglang has already led 5,000 soldiers to come, there is no need to worry."
Gongsun Zan knew that this was a trap, and rushed out with a roar.
Gongsun Zan listened to the singing in the camp and smelled the faint aroma of wine. He didn't care that Gongsun Xu didn't move and rushed in to kill him.
Gongsun Zan fled all the way back to Wuhu. He didn't have time to notice anything unusual, so he rushed in and yelled, "Close the door! Close the door!"
If he could defeat Dong Zhuo and occupy Yuzhou, and then move south to annex Liu Biao and Jiaozhi, then half of the Han Dynasty would be in his hands!
Now that we have half the world, can the whole world be far behind?
Cheng Pu quickly assembled 5,000 soldiers and hurried back to Wujun.
But not long after they rushed in, Gongsun Zan's face changed drastically and he roared: "Empty camp, it's a trap, retreat!"
"Okay!"
Cheng Pu left with his troops, and Gongsun Xu's letter was also sent to Wuhu City.
The scar on Gongsun Zan's face was twitching and his eyes were unusually cold.
Noon the next day.
Gongsun Zan had a ferocious look on his face. He had been through many battles, so he knew very well that Wuhu had changed its owner. He didn't care about anything else and just rode away.
Gongsun Zan took a torch, sighed and laughed, and said: "You go, Yuan Shao will not kill you."
I don’t know how long I waited, but on a hill outside the city, a torch lit up, flickered, and then quietly went out. Not long after, it lit up again, flickered three times, and then repeated the same cycle.
Yuan Shao was silent for a while, then he snorted coldly and said, "Cao Cao won't give it to me."
Gongsun Zan, who was still in shock, had just dismounted from his horse when suddenly, countless figures appeared from all around the dark street.
Yuan Shao was about to respond when he suddenly asked, "How are you preparing for the proclamation?"
At Gongsun Zan's order, the side gate of Wuhu City was quietly opened and the army filed out.
Seeing that Yuan Shao didn't seem to care, Xu You stepped forward and whispered, "General, this is true."
A total of 10,000 troops attacked Yuan Shao's camp silently.
On the city wall, there were only thirty or so people behind Gongsun Zan, all of them were in a mess and panic.
Gao Gan appeared from the other side, holding a spear, and rushed over.
Yuan Shao looked out for a moment, then turned to Wuhu City and said, "In three days at most, we will kill Gongsun Zan. After that, we will immediately organize our troops and station them in Jiujiang!"
"it is good!"
"Okay." Yuan Shao agreed without thinking and mounted his horse.
"Gongsun Zan, where are you going!"
Pan Feng and Gao Gan were chasing after him relentlessly, following him and trying to kill him.
Gongsun Zan prepared his army for war, ready to mobilize all his forces to attack the camp tomorrow night and defeat Yuan Shao!
Yuan Shao also stopped the siege on the grounds of "troop fatigue", giving Gongsun Zan enough time.
Xu You was overjoyed, bowed deeply, and said: "Xu You thanks you very much, General. I am willing to be your vanguard, even if it means my death!"
After waiting for a long time, Yuan Shao said, "Cut off Gongsun Zan's head and send it to Cao Cao."
Xu You pretended not to hear, but he became suspicious in his heart.
What did Yuan Shao mean by this? Why did he give it to Cao Cao?