Chapter 376: Internal and External Response

On June 25th, the Black Mountain Army led more than 100,000 horses from the Ministry of Poison, and went south to invade Jizhou. The soldiers approached Chaoge and surrounded the city on all sides.

There were originally tens of thousands of troops in Jizhou, but Han Fu had ordered Pan Feng to lead 30,000 troops west to Huguan, so the territory was empty.

Ye City, Miyagi Council Hall.

"Everyone, Yu Du led more than 100,000 troops to invade the south, what should we do?"

Han Fu's face was pale, and his tone trembled slightly. After all, 30,000 elites from Jizhou were taken away by Pan Feng, and there were only 20,000 troops assembled in the territory. How could they compete with Yu Du's army of more than 100,000?

Xun Chen came out and said, "Master, I have a plan here."

Like a drowning man grabbing a straw, Han Fu hurriedly said, "If you have any clever ideas, come and tell me quickly."

Xun Chen bowed to Han Fu, and said solemnly: "Yu Du is a hero among the Black Mountain bandits. He has always been good at fighting. He is second only to Zhang Yan among the Black Mountain bandits. This time he brought an army of more than 100,000. Not small."

Han Fu hummed, and looked at Xun Chen expectantly, wanting to know what strategy he came up with here.

"Your Majesty, ask yourself, can you retreat from the poison with a mere 20,000 troops?" Xun Chen asked.

Han Fu shook his head: "I have some strengths in governing the government and security of the people, but I am not good at commanding troops to fight."

Han Fu's character is cowardly, sitting on Jizhou's millions of people but doing nothing, Jizhou Wenwu has long been dissatisfied, but he also has an advantage, that is, honesty.

Xun Chen smiled: "Since the emperor cannot retreat from the enemy, it is better to invite capable people to retreat from the enemy. Yuan Shao, the prefect of Bohai, is the descendant of the fourth generation and three princes. He has always been valued by the generals. He recruited troops in Bohai County and has many under his command. There are men capable of fighting, including Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Qu Yi Gao Lan and other powerful generals in the world. Now that General Pan Feng is leading the army outside, and the territory of Jizhou is empty, if he wants to lead his troops to retreat from the enemy, he must ask Yuan Taishou to send troops."

"Exactly! Mr. You Ruo's words are very reasonable. Prefect Yuan is well-known all over the world, and he is good at fighting."

"That's right, I've heard that Yuan Taishou's two generals Yan Liangwen Chou won the three armies bravely, Qu Yi and Gao Lan are proficient in the art of war, and they are all good generals."

Hearing Xun Chen's words, the Chinese and military officials in the conference hall praised Xun Chen's opinion one after another.

Han Fu's face turned even paler, and he deliberately refused. After all, no matter how weak he was, he was the governor of Jizhou. Wherever the governor died, he asked the prefect under his command to help.

More importantly, the group of civil and military men under his command turned to Yuan Shao. If he didn't agree, wouldn't he be playing against his subordinates?

"No!"

Amidst the praises from the crowd, a voice like Shi Potian shouted out in shock, Xun Chen frowned, and Han Fu's face beamed with joy.

Jushou stood up solemnly, first saluted Han Fu and the officials of Jizhou, and then said: "In my opinion, it is absolutely impossible to ask Yuan Benchu ​​to send troops to aid Jizhou."

Han Fu hurriedly said: "What's your opinion, please tell me quickly."

"Someone has something to say, gentlemen, please listen."

Ju Shou talked eloquently: "My lord is currently worried, but it is because Jizhou is empty and the troops are insufficient, isn't it?"

Han Fu nodded. If Pan Feng didn't lead the army, he would have directly appointed Pan Feng to lead the army to conquer Yudu. Why bother?

Ju Shou said: "My lord, why do you need to ask Yuan Taishou to send troops? You can definitely call General Pan back. Although General Pan has led his troops west to the eighth path of Taihang, the Black Mountain Army has not yet fought with him, and Liu Cheqi sent troops to destroy Sun Qing and Wang in one fell swoop. Dang, the Megatron Heishan bandits. The Heishan bandits will stand firm under the power of Liu Che's cavalry and will not send troops."

"Besides, since Liu Cheqi has already led the troops to the south, General Pan's goal of containing the Black Mountain bandits has been achieved, and he can withdraw. Besides, although Yu Du claims to have an army of more than 100,000, most of the Black Mountain bandits are old, weak, women and children. There are only 20,000 to 30,000 elite members of the Poison Office, comparable to our Jizhou defenders, so they are not to be feared."

Ju Shou said again: "Besides, Yuan Benchu ​​is ambitious. If he is invited to take over Jizhou, what will the lord do if he turns against the guest?"

When Han Fu heard Ju Shou's words, he was immediately shaken.

Those previous words were fine, Pan Feng led the troops back, even if he couldn't eliminate the poison, it was enough for the soldiers to stop him.

Han Fu has always known Yuan Shao's ambition.

As early as in Luoyang, Yuan Shao was unwilling to be lonely, and spent time with celebrities in the shogunate of General He Jin, and later went to the palace to kill eunuchs, and even confronted Dong Zhuo in public. language.

Later, when Dong Zhuo rebelled, Yuan Shao fought hard in Bohai County, and was honored as a prince of the reactionary alliance. Everyone knew that his plans were not small.

So Han Fu didn't want to follow Xun Chen's suggestion.

"Mr. Gong and his words are wrong. General Pan is going to conquer Montenegro. It is an order of the court. How can he easily disobey it? Besides, Yuan Taishou has always been loyal and patriotic. It can be seen from the fact that he led his troops to attack Dong Zhuo. Why should you be worried?"

Xun Chen retorted loudly.

Ju Shou snorted, what imperial order? It was clearly Liu Ye's order. Now that the emperor is underage, Empress Dowager He nominally listens to the government behind a curtain, but in fact the chariot general Liu Ye is acting as regent in charge of the court.

It's just that Ju Shou couldn't say this clearly, so he had to say: "Then there is no need to invite Yuan Taishou to come in. There are only 20,000 to 30,000 elite divisions in Yudu, and the rest are mostly old and weak, women and children, and consume a lot of food and grass every day. , Our Jizhou Army has assembled nearly 20,000 defenders from all over the country, which is enough to resist the poisonous army, so why invite Yuan Taishou to enter?"

"Report! Emergency military situation."

The guard rushed in, looking anxious.

Hearing that it was an urgent military situation, Jizhou Wenwu immediately stopped arguing and became quiet.

Han Fu said seriously, "What's the matter, tell me quickly."

"Report to the envoy! Zhang Yan, the Black Mountain bandit, led an army of 50,000 to the south of Heishan, and the soldiers pointed directly at Huguan. General Pan Feng specially asked the envoy to send more food and grass, and prepare to stick to it." The guard said loudly.

"What? Zhang Yanxing is here to commit crimes?"

"A total of 50,000 troops. It seems that Zhang Yan's elite troops will come out this time. General Pan will go through a tough battle."

The officials in Jizhou were discussing a lot, but Xun Chen, with a proud face, asked Ju Shou: "Mr. Gongyu, just now you swore that General Pan Feng would return to the army, what about now?"

Ju Shou sneered and said: "Yu Du turned his back on the Black Mountain bandits, and Zhang Yan's strength was greatly damaged. He must have used the name of attacking General Pan to rectify the interior of Black Mountain. His attack on General Pan is false, and it is true that he has the military power."

"Master! You must not be deceived by Zhang Yan. I guarantee that Zhang Yan is just a feint. If you don't believe me, please order General Pan to launch a tentative attack with a small force, and the Black Mountain bandits will definitely retreat!" Ju Shou said loudly.

"In this case, what should we do to anger the black mountain bandits?" Xun Chen shouted.