"All troops, attack! We will destroy Gongsun Zan in one go!”
At this moment, Yuan Shao's heart was also burning.
He was about to unify the four northern states.
Now, he had become the greatest duke in the north.
At present, Gongsun Zan was still resisting, but in Yuan Shao's eyes, it was all futile.
"The hatred between us will soon disappear. Take your hatred with you!”
Yuan Shao stroked his beard as a barely noticeable smile flashed across the corner of his mouth.
He had been waiting for this moment for a long time.
At first, Liu Yu's son, Liu He, was a servant. He was a close minister of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, Liu Xie. In the Han Dynasty, a servant was one of the official positions outside the official position. He served the emperor and entered and left the palace.
At that time, Emperor Xian of Han wanted to return to Luoyang and sent Liu He to escape from Chang 'an.
He secretly went to Wu Pass to find Liu Yu and asked Liu Yu to lead his troops to welcome him.
When Liu He passed by Yuan Shu, he told Yuan Shu about it.
Yuan Shu wanted Liu Yu to be his backup, so he immediately detained Liu He and asked him to write a letter to Liu Yu.
Liu Yu received a letter from Liu He and sent troops to find him.
Gongsun Zan knew that Yuan Shu would have second thoughts and did not want to send troops. He stopped Liu Yu, but Liu Yu did not listen.
Gongsun Zan was worried that Yuan Shu would resent him after knowing.
He sent his cousin Gongsun Yue with more than a thousand cavalry to Yuan Shu to make friends.
And secretly let Yuan Shu detain Liu He and seize Liu He's army.
As a result, the conflict between Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu grew deeper and deeper.
After Liu He escaped from Yuan Shu, he went to Yuan Shao.
At that time, Yuan Shu sent Sun Jian to garrison Yangcheng to resist Dong Zhuo, and Yuan Shao sent Zhou Ang to seize Sun Jian's territory.
Yuan Shu sent Gongsun Yue to help Sun Jian attack Zhou Ang, but he was defeated and Gongsun Yue was shot to death.
Gongsun Zan said angrily,"Yuan Shao was the cause of my brother's death.”
So he sent troops to Pan River to prepare for revenge on Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao was very afraid. He gave the seal of the prefect of Bohai Prefecture to Gongsun Fan, Gongsun Zan's cousin, and sent him to help Gongsun Zan.
Gongsun Fan betrayed Yuan Shao and assisted Gongsun Zan with Bohai troops.
The Yellow Turban Army of Qingzhou and Xuzhou was defeated. The army became stronger and stronger day by day and stationed at Jieqiao.
This was the reason why Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao became enemies and eventually started a war.
After several battles, Gongsun Zan was mostly defeated. Therefore, Gongsun Zan ordered his soldiers to dig more than ten trenches and pile up earth hills fifty or sixty feet high in the trenches. On the hills, he built a camp.
The highest mound was more than ten feet high. Gongsun Zan lived in it and stored three million bushels of grain.
On the other hand, Gongsun Zan sent his son to ask for reinforcements and attacked Yuan Shao from both inside and outside.
Zhang Yan and Gongsun Xu of Heishan led 100,000 troops to rescue Gongsun Zan in three ways.
Before the reinforcements arrived, Gongsun Zan sent a letter to Gongsun Xu, asking him to lead 5,000 cavalrymen to rush over first. With a torch as a signal, Gongsun Zan would charge out of the city.
Yuan Shao snatched the letter, so he beat him at his own game and raised his torch.
Gongsun Zan thought that reinforcements had arrived and led his troops out of the city.
Yuan Shao set up an ambush to attack Gongsun Zan. Gongsun Zan was defeated and returned to the city to hold on.
And now, this great battle was gradually coming to an end.
Yuan Shao's subordinate Tian Feng also suggested at this moment,"My lord, you can send troops to dig a tunnel that leads directly to the city tower. Destroy the watchtower and gradually reach the mound in the center.”
Tunnel warfare!
In history, Gongsun Zan was directly killed by this.
And now.
The wheels of history rolled on.
Now, he was only one step away from unifying the north.
"It's feasible!"
Yuan Shao naturally agreed.
After all, this was the best way to defeat Gongsun Zan.
Regarding this battle, Yuan Shao did not expect that Gongsun Zan would actually settle it so easily.
Thinking about it, it made sense.
His overall strength was stronger than Gongsun Zan.
Wen Youshen, Guo Tu, Tian Feng, and Ju Shou were all resourceful people who could give Yuan Shao advice.
There were Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Zhang He, and Gao Lan, all of whom were famous generals.
Gongsun Zan only had Zhao Yun.
Yuan Shao's territory was much larger than Gongsun Zan's. At that time, Yuan Shao was the strongest among the northern dukes.
He occupied Jizhou, Qingzhou, and Bingzhou, and had sufficient troops and food.
Gongsun Zan, on the other hand, only had Youzhou, which was much worse than Yuan Shao in terms of food and soldiers.
Once he fought with Yuan Shao, he would be at a disadvantage as time went on.
In addition, Gongsun Zan's troops were too singular.
Gongsun Zan was known as the White Horse General, and the White Horse Righteous Followers under him had astonishing combat strength. They were the nemesis of the Qiang and other nomadic tribes.
However, Yuan Shao had strong crossbowmen, the most powerful Jizhou Infantry Legion, and Iron Cavalry, which could be used to attack or defend.
And the strong crossbowmen were the nemesis of the White Horse Righteous Followers. As such, Gongsun Zan could only lose when he met Yuan Shao.
Originally, Yuan Shao was already prepared for a prolonged battle.
But now, Gongsun Zan himself was disappointing.
Shattering with a touch, that directly exceeded Yuan Shao's imagination.
In the city.
Gongsun Zan looked at Yuan Shao's army with a worried expression.
From the beginning, Gongsun Zan had never thought that he would fail so quickly.
"My lord! Let Zilong fight to the death to carve out a bloody path for his lord!”
Zhao Yun saw that the war had already failed.
His thoughts were very simple. He wanted to kill his way out for Gongsun Zan.
This way, at least Gongsun Zan would not die.
"It's my problem. Why should Zilong bear the responsibility for me?”
Gongsun Zan smiled bitterly. He didn't want this to happen.
Even if he died, he would not escape.
Wasn't all of this caused by himself?
He had fought with Yuan Shao many times and had the upper hand in the beginning. After the battle of Longchou, Gongsun Zan's spirit was greatly reduced. He adopted a self-defense strategy and gradually lost the trust of his subordinates.
In the end, Yuan Shao originally wanted to make peace with Gongsun Zan, but Gongsun Zan did not give Yuan Shao an answer.
Yuan Shao then prepared to attack Gongsun Zan, and one of Gongsun Zan's generals was besieged by Yuan Shao.
Gongsun Zan refused to help, so Gongsun Zan lost the hearts of the people.
Later, when Yuan Shao attacked, Gongsun Zan was surrounded by Yuan Shao's army, and no one came to his rescue.
All of this was the bitter fruit he had sown.
Gongsun Zan understood.
Even if he escaped, no one would be willing to accept him.
He would definitely be caught by Yuan Shao later.
Therefore, Gongsun Zan no longer had any thoughts of running away.
"My lord!"
"Zilong doesn't need much!"
Gongsun Zan interrupted Zhao Yun.
He had always wanted to be strong. If he was asked to leave, he would definitely not accept it!
Back then, the northern nomads, Wuwan, had been defeated by Gongsun Zan. Even a powerful feudal lord like Yuan Shao had been at a disadvantage in the battle for Jizhou with Gongsun Zan.
Gongsun Zan had his own pride!
Gongsun Zan probably wasn't used to being like the other overlords of the same era.
He had a group of aides by his side to advise him.
He advocated making his own decisions on everything and rarely listened to others 'opinions.
The label of being headstrong could be used on Gongsun Zan.
Looking at the policies implemented by Gongsun Zan when he ruled Youzhou, he seemed to hate the ethnic minorities and used force to subdue them.
When Liu Yu, the governor of Youzhou, appeased the minority ethnic groups.
When Qiu Liju and the other leaders of the Ravenmaru tribe sent people to express their allegiance.
He actually sent someone to kill the messenger sent by Qiu Liju.
Later on, he had excellent achievements in Youzhou.
Moreover, Liu Yu, who enjoyed a high reputation in the hearts of the people, was defeated and killed by Gongsun Zan, and he monopolized the power of Youzhou.
Gongsun Zan was a martial person who liked to use force to solve all problems. He was also overly superstitious about violent means.
He was an overconfident and masculine person who was not smooth enough.
He was brave, strong, and good at fighting, but he relied too much on his own merits.
He had always been rigid in handling all matters, but he did not understand the principle of both hardness and softness.
After Liu Yu was killed, Gongsun Zan's group lost the support of the people and collapsed.
Now, it was time for him to repay his debt.
"Zilong, take the rest of the White Horse Righteous Soldiers and break out of the encirclement. Go and find Xuande. You met him at the 18th Vassal Alliance. He will accept you!”
"My lord, how could Zilong abandon you?”
Zhao Yun looked at Gongsun Zan with tears in her eyes.
If he left now, Gongsun Zan would be dead for sure!
"Zilong, if you die, then the White Horse Righteous Consort will basically disappear. Take the last spark and leave. This is my last order to you as the lord!”
Gongsun Zan did not wait for Zhao Yun to say anything.
He quickly ordered the White Horse Righteous Followers to follow Zhao Yun and leave Youzhou for Xu Prefecture to join Liu Bei.
Even if Zhao Yun was extremely reluctant, Gongsun Zan had already made up his mind, so he could only leave.
"Xuande! You have to avenge me!"
Gongsun Zan looked up at the sky and roared. He looked at the white horse followers who had gradually left. He killed his wife and children to prevent them from being humiliated. Then, he set fire to the tower and died in the sea of fire.
Gongsun Zan died!
At this point, the north was completely unified by Yuan Shao.
Not long after, the news spread all over the world, and everyone was shocked.
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