After the discussion in the eighteen vassal tents was over,
In the county of Peiping,
Gongsun Yue flew into a rage in the mansion. Countless expensive vases and antiques were thrown out and shattered into pieces on the ground. The surrounding generals and strategists did not dare to stop him when they saw this.
After all, this person had a temper that could easily behead someone. Who would be unlucky at this time?
After smashing for a long time, Gongsun Yue finally stopped.
Sitting on the main seat,
His face was still sullen and gloomy as he shouted,
"Could it be that he, Qin Mu, has gone mad? You actually dare to attack my Chang City! Are you really not afraid of my Gongsun family's vanguard? Or did he think that he was as useless as Gongsun Du?”
He had thought that he could seize the opportunity to occupy a few cities during the internal strife in Liaodong County.
This way, he could control Qin Mu's development and expand his territory.
In Gongsun Yue's opinion, this was not a big deal. After all, their influence in Beiping Prefecture had been stable for many years. Even Youzhou Overseer Liu Yu did not dare to take advantage of them.
Moreover, even if Qin Mu discovered it, he would at most retreat.
They wouldn't suffer too many losses, and they could even take the opportunity to plunder.
But who would have thought,
That Qin Mu was actually so bold. He didn't even give them a chance to retreat and directly captured all the soldiers and generals in the five cities.
He even marched into Chang City and conquered the city in a short period of time, killing General Tian Yu.
He was simply audacious.
If it was just Qin Mu who was so crazy, then so be it.
However,
Even the generals under him were so arrogant. They actually dared to break through the city and kill their generals. This was clearly equivalent to publicly challenging the Gongsun Family's face!
The Gongsun Clan was well-known in Youzhou Province. Nobody dared to attack them.
However, Qin Mu actually dared to attack brazenly.
Aren't they afraid of starting a war between the two prefectures?
"Lord Gongsun, this isn't the time to think about this. Now that Chang City has been conquered, the gateway to Beiping has been revealed to the enemy. We have to think of a way as soon as possible. If we can't recover Changping, then Qin Mu's army can march straight in and take Beiping Prefecture.”
The strategist beside him finally spoke after his anger had subsided.
"What do you think we should do?"
Gongsun Yue also understood the crisis at hand.
Originally, after Gongsun Zan led the main force to Mushui Pass, they did not have many troops in Youzhou.
Now, with so many killed by Qin Mu, there were probably less than sixty thousand soldiers in Beiping, and they still had to defend various places.
Those who could be temporarily recruited would be even fewer than this number.
Under such circumstances,
If Qin Mu directly led his troops in, then the entire Beiping would be handed over to him. Even by the time Gongsun Zan returned, it was already too late.
"At this moment, there is only one way to protect Beiping, and that is to negotiate peace!”
"I believe that Qin Mu County only took over Chang City to vent their anger. As long as we can apologize and give some compensation, I believe we can still get Chang City back. In addition, all the vassals are attacking Dong. The Governor of Qin probably won't risk the world to attack Beiping. If that really happens, he will become the second Dong Zhuo.”
"But if we don't negotiate peace, Qin Mu can use this as an excuse to directly attack our Beiping territory. If he really barges in, then all our years of effort will go down the drain.”
When Fan Fang said this, his face was still a little anxious.
Originally, he didn't agree with Gongsun Yue attacking Liaodong Prefecture.
One had to know,
Qin Mu was able to pacify Xianbei and Wuhuan, so his strength was unfathomable. Even though Gongsun Zan had been operating in Youzhou for many years, he was facing an opponent he didn't know about. No one knew what would happen, but the consequences had finally come.
Of course,
Even he did not expect it to be so serious.
If he had known this would happen, he would never have allowed Gongsun Yue to march into Liaodong even if he had to remonstrate to the death.
"What is it? Negotiate peace? Mr. Fan, are you joking with me? My Gongsun Clan has been operating in Beiping for many years. Not only that, but our power has also expanded to the surrounding four counties. We have our people in all of them. You actually want me to negotiate peace with a newly appointed Liaodong Prefecture? If this news was spread out, would our Gongsun Clan still be able to survive in Youzhou Province?”
Gongsun Yue looked a little shocked.
Obviously, he suspected that he had heard wrongly.
Over the years, only other people had the right to negotiate with them, but the Gongsun Family had never taken the initiative to negotiate with them.
After all,
The so-called peace talks were just nice in name, but in reality, they were surrendering.
Therefore, Gongsun Yue, who had always been arrogant, would naturally not accept such a thing. Back then, he was the one who took the initiative to attack Liaodong Prefecture. Now, not only was he defeated, but he also suffered heavy losses. Now, he was going to negotiate peace with his tail between his legs. This was simply impossible.
"However, there is no other way!”
"Lord Gongsun, that Qin Mu's army is at its peak, and he has many fierce generals under him. It's really unwise for us to fight him at this time. In my opinion, it's better to make peace as soon as possible. Otherwise, if we fight a few more battles, even if our army wants to make peace, Qin Mu might not agree. If it really comes to that…"
At this point, Fan Fang could not help but smile bitterly.
Hearing his words,
Gongsun Yue couldn't help but ponder. At this moment, he was also very clear about the key point. There really wasn't much military power in Beiping.
Facing such a good opportunity, if Qin Mu was given a good excuse to send troops, he might really be able to swallow Beiping County in one fell swoop.
Before he fell too low,
Taking this opportunity to surrender,
There might still be a chance, but if he kept delaying, he would really be in danger.
Even if he was a million times more unwilling, at this moment, it was no longer up to him to make the decision. If he didn't want to be swallowed up by Qin Mu, then there was only one last path he could take, and that was to negotiate peace.
"Alright then! I'll do as you say. I'm tired. All of you go down.”
After Gongsun Yue finished speaking, he waved his hand, indicating that everyone could leave.
At this moment, he was a little disheartened. He originally thought that he could take this opportunity to expand his territory. Who would have thought that he would end up losing everything and losing all the face of the Gongsun family?
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