Chapter 249
In the Battle of Jieqiao, Yuan Shao appointed Ju Yi to command his infantry, defeated Gongsun Zan, and wiped out three thousand cavalry from Baima Yi, the main cavalry of Gongsun Zan, and annihilated five thousand ordinary cavalry.

Gongsun Zan had 3000 infantry, of which [-] were stationed in the northern counties of Jizhou. Ju Yi wiped out [-] of the [-] infantry he brought with him, and more than [-] surrendered.

Gongsun Zan took the remaining [-] cavalry and Liu Bei's [-] soldiers and horses. The three brothers Liu, Guan and Zhang fled north in a hurry, gathering more than [-] fleeing infantry along the way.

Gongsun Zan led his troops to run for tens of miles before stopping to rest. The whole group was ashamed and embarrassed.

Gongsun Zan immediately summoned Liu Bei and asked, "My dear brother, because of the current defeat, my heart is in a mess. What should I do now!"

Indeed, Gongsun Zan started his own life and treated the aliens toughly at the northern border. The cavalry under his command, Baima Yicong, crushed them with invincible force.And the battle against Jizhou since last year has been a series of victories, forcing Yuan Shao to only the three counties in southern Hebei.

Yuan Shao is well-known throughout the world, and he is the leader of the family's children. For more than half a year, Gongsun Zan has always been in a state of crushing Yuan Shao. In the most proud time of his life, he suffered a disastrous defeat.

At this time, Gongsun Zan was really disheartened and confused, and for a while, he didn't know what to do.All the generals under Gongsun Zan's command were indifferent for a while. Gongsun Zan's behavior really made the generals feel a little chilled.

"Brother Bogui, don't worry and get confused. Now we still have [-] cavalry, and we have gathered [-] infantry along the way. Beware of Yuan Shao's ambush, your brother's strength still has an advantage against Gongsun Zan!" Since Gongsun Zan asked for advice, Liu Bei also analyzed it for Gongsun Zan.

After hearing Liu Bei's words, Gongsun Zan closed his eyes and pondered for a while and said, "No, no, although our army is roughly equal in strength to Yuan Shao, but Yuan Shao won a big victory and our army was defeated. Unsteady, unable to fight!"

"Oh, by the way, I really regret it when I say it. Although Pan Feng's 8000 troops are good, they are natives of Jizhou. When they fought Yuan Shao, most of them surrendered. Now the [-] troops in northern Hebei have been killed, and there are still [-] soldiers. They were all Pan Feng's soldiers back then, if they were defecting during the battle with Yuan Shao, then it would be..." Gongsun Zan shook his head again and again.

Gongsun Zan is not a mediocre person either, but he was upset by the previous defeat, and when Liu Bei reminded him, he said all these details one by one.

"Brother is right. Yuan Shao has the potential to win a big victory. Brother is newly defeated. He should avoid his edge. Except for Hejian, the three counties of Zhongshan and Changshan, other counties and counties can't hold it anymore. Why don't you go back to Hejian and station three counties?" Counties! Elder brother has stayed in these three counties for more than half a year, and the hearts of the people are loyal to him, so he can resist Yuan Shao with soldiers and horses!"

"Furthermore, the money from the raids on the counties of Jizhou will be distributed to the common people, and the Panfeng men and horses that my brother took over at the beginning will be sent home one after another!"

"How can this be done? Distribute money and food to the people? In this way, won't the role of capturing Jizhou be in vain? Besides, sending those soldiers home, our army has insufficient soldiers and horses, and we are sending them home. , how to resist Yuan Shao?" Shan Jing shook his head again and again.

"It's not the same. Jizhou was originally controlled by the family. They turned to Yuan Shao, and the generals attacked Jizhou. They didn't get their support. Instead, they became invaders and scattered money and food with the people. At least they can get the support of the people! In the future, the general will make a comeback. Definitely surrender!" Liu Bei is good at winning people's hearts. Gongsun Zan's attack on Jizhou did not get the support of the family. Anyway, the money and food belonged to the family. If you take it away, you will offend the family. If you return it to the family, the family will still help Yuan Shao.Anyway, to offend the aristocratic family, it is better to distribute money and food to the people. It is better to win the hearts of the people than to get nothing at all.

"Moreover, it's Pan Feng's soldiers back then. These people were from Yecheng, Jizhou. At the beginning, my brother was strong and strong, so they obeyed my brother. Now that my brother is defeated and can't hold them down, they must want to go home. Instead of them mutiny, it’s better to let them go back to their hometowns by doing favors! Back then when Yuan Shao won Jizhou, these people would definitely not be willing to take refuge in Yuan Shao. If they can go home, there shouldn't be many people seeking refuge with Yuan Shao!" What Liu Bei meant was that Pan Feng's gang was unwilling to follow Gongsun Zan anyway, so why not take the initiative to let them go; But if Yuan Shao came to attack, they would rely on Yuan Shao to escape from Gongsun Zan.

Liu Bei's two methods are both based on retreating, completely abandoning the counties and counties he gained, distributing money and food to the people, gaining the hearts of the people, and returning to the three counties in northern Hebei to station.Eliminate the Jizhou troops in the army, and make the soldiers and horses under his command into a single piece, so that they can resist Yuan Shao's attack.

"Xuande is right. With the momentum of the great victory, Yuan Shao will definitely take advantage of the victory and pursue it. Except for the three counties in northern Hebei, we don't have enough power in these places, and we can't take money and food. It's better to retreat and make the three counties of northern Hebei a monolith! According to Xuande's words, all the soldiers and horses should be returned to the three counties of Hejian, and all the money and food should be distributed among the people, and no one should keep it private!" Gongsun Zan listened to Liu Bei's words, pondered for a while, and agreed with Liu Bian's opinion.

The group made a decision, and Gongsun Zan immediately led the main force to retreat to Hejian, and ordered the soldiers and horses from all counties and counties to distribute the money and food they received among the people, and all the soldiers and horses returned to the three counties in northern Hebei to garrison.

On the other side of Jieqiao, Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses were captured, and the casualties were only two thousand. More than 2 soldiers and horses temporarily rested outside Gongsun Zan's camp in the north of Jieqiao.

Yuan Jun's more than 2 soldiers sat cross-legged and rested on the spot, eating dry food and drinking clean water. Gongsun Zan's camp has now been completely burned down, and Yuan Shao surrounded him with all the generals.

Yuan Shao won a big victory, and he was full of praise for Ju Yi. Jieqiao's big victory showed his sovereignty over Jizhou, but now Yuan Shao can use offense instead of defense.

"Happy, happy, a few days ago, Gongsun Zan was so majestic, but now he is like a bereaved dog, what a relief!" Yuan Shao laughed loudly.

"My lord, don't be too busy to be happy. Now that our army has won a big victory, we should take advantage of the victory and pursue it, recover Jizhou in one fell swoop, and drive Gongsun Zan back to Youzhou!" Xu You cupped his hands.

"Ziyuan is right, Yan Liangwen is ugly, Zhang Yun listened to the order!" Yuan Shao ordered: "Order four of you, each with five thousand troops, to recover the counties and counties. If you meet Gongsun Zan's main force, we will help each other!"

"It's the lord!" Yan Liangwen and the Chou Fourth General handed over his hands and said.

"My lord, why did you forget about the last general? That Gongsun Zan is not an ordinary person, and he has cavalry, and the lord asked them to collect the counties and counties. It's really hard to win!" Ju Yi said angrily.

"Ju Yi, don't you underestimate me? Can you beat Gongsun Zan? I can't?" Wen Chou said angrily.

"Hmph, if I hadn't led the army to wipe out Baima Yicong, you would have thought you were Gongsun Zan's opponent? Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, who are so unknown to you, you wouldn't even be able to defeat them, but you would be ashamed to be killed by my troops!" Ju Yi rebelliously road.

"You..." These words offended Yan Liangwen, Zhang He, Gao Lan and the four generals together.Previously, Gao Lan was defeated by Guan Yu with a single sword, Yan Liang and Zhang He were not Guan Yu's opponent together, and Wen Chou was defeated by Zhang Fei.When you say that, don't you mean that we are not as good as you?
"Shut up, don't be arguing! Ju Yi, you are leading five thousand troops and recovering the counties with them!" Yuan Shao said in a deep voice.

"Thank you, my lord, the final general will bring up Gongsun Zan's head to see you!" Ju Yi said happily.

"Oh? So good! So good!" Yuan Shao's eyes lit up, and he nodded repeatedly, but he didn't know what to write in his eyes.

After they left, there were only Xu You and Yuan Shao on the field, and Yuan Shao said in a deep voice, "Ju Yi, I can't keep him!"

"This person is relying on the merits of the lord and the guest. The lord's subordinates are half of the soldiers and horses, which are his old troops. Now he is commanding the soldiers and horses to defeat Gongsun Zan! But he is getting more and more arrogant. If things go on like this, disaster will happen! Now he doesn't put the generals on the battlefield. In his eyes, if he is making meritorious deeds, wouldn't even the lord be ignored?" Xu You watched Yuan Shao's fist gradually clenched, and said in a low voice.

"Give me a way to get rid of it!" Yuan Shao's eyes flashed coldly.

(End of this chapter)

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