Chapter 831 One Hundred Thousand Troops

However, Yuan Shao is not an easy man. He also has tens of thousands of troops and horses under his command. Even if his strength is greatly reduced, there is still no problem in fighting Gongsun Du.

"Besides, even if Yuan Shao cannot hold on, he will definitely ask Cao Cao for help. As the saying goes, Yuan and Cao are old friends. Cao Cao is likely to help Yuan Shao, and it is not difficult to stop Gongsun Du." Jia Xu added.

Liu Ye nodded. Cao Cao occupied Qingzhou, so it would not be difficult to provide help to Yuan Shao in Youzhou.

"Now that our army is on an expedition, our soldiers are exhausted from fighting for a long time and have long been tired of fighting. It is better to rest and recuperate for the time being and watch the battles among the princes in the world. When the enemy's strength is reduced, our army will fight out in one go and the world will be settled!"

Hearing Jia Xu's words, Liu Ye was convinced: "That's fine, let Gongsun Du and Yuan Shao fight to the death on their own. Our army just needs to recuperate."

Luoyang sent an angel and named Gongsun Du the governor of Youzhou. Gongsun Du was overjoyed when he heard this and prepared to send troops to attack Yuan Shao. However, Liu Ye ordered to recuperate and recuperate, and the states under his command paid attention to farming and stopped their flags and drums.

Liaodong, Xiangping City.

"Congratulations, father. From today on, I will be the governor of Youzhou." Gongsun Kang and Gongsun Gong congratulated Gongsun Du.

"Haha, Liu Yuqing is quite generous. I didn't expect that it would be so pleasant to give it to the official." Gongsun Du laughed loudly and was high-spirited. He previously occupied Liaodong and was naturally considered the number one figure in Youzhou. However, there are many heroes in Youzhou. Not to mention anything else, the reputations of White Horse General Gongsun Zan and Youzhou Shepherd Liu Yu are far above Gongsundu.

But Gongsun Du was very smart and knew what it meant to make a fortune in silence. When Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu were fighting openly and secretly for Youzhou, Gongsun Du had been committed to managing one-third of an acre of land in Liaodong, and at the same time moving eastward. Conquer Goguryeo and conquer Wuhuan to the north to expand influence and strength.

Because Gongsun Du had always aimed his expansion toward the east, after Gongsun Zan defeated Liu Yu and captured Youzhou, he didn't bother to pay attention to him. Instead, he went south to compete with Yuan Shao, but was defeated.

The two great heroes Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan were defeated one after another, but Gongsun Du was able to stand in Liaodong for a long time. His ability is naturally evident. However, Gongsun Du's ambitions were not small. He once discussed with his subordinates Liu Yi and Yang Yi to establish himself as king. He called himself Pingzhou Mu, split several Liaodong counties from Youzhou, and established the fourteenth state of the Han Dynasty. The ambition is obviously obvious.

"Now that my lord has been named the governor of Youzhou by the imperial court, he is worthy of his name."

Liu Yi cupped his hands and said: "He has a reputation for being a military commander. Since my lord is the governor of Youzhou, it is only right to attack the traitor Yuan Shao. When our army takes full control of Youzhou, even the general will not dare to underestimate us."

When it came to using troops against Yuan Shao, the civil and military officers under Gongsun Du suddenly became excited. What a good thing it was to take over Youzhou. They were all high-ranking officials in the state.

"Hmph, don't be complacent. Liu Yuqing just wants to kill people with a borrowed knife, and treats Gu as the knife."

Gongsun Du snorted coldly, but his heart was like a bright mirror, seeing things very clearly.

"Liu Ye treats Gu as a sword, Gu just borrows a name from him."

"Liu Ye sent a large army to expedition to Yizhou. Although he has returned victorious, he may not send troops in a short time, but there is no guarantee that other princes will send troops to assist Yuan Shao." Gongsun Du said coldly.

Gongsun Kang frowned and said, "Father said that, was it Cao Cao?"

Gongsun Du nodded and said: "Yes, Cao Cao is now in the southeast and occupies one-third of the world. If Yuan Shao cannot hold on, he will definitely ask him for reinforcements. At that time, Cao Cao can go north from Qingzhou or even send troops from Beihai. The navy rushes to Liaodong!"

As soon as these words came out, both Gongsun Kang and Gongsun Gong were shocked.

"What should we do?"

"Of course we have to stabilize Cao Cao."

Gongsun Du suddenly turned around and shouted: "Liu Yi!"

"I'm here, my lord, what are your orders?"

One of the Liaodong generals walked out from the left. He was wearing a robe, tall and long-armed, with sharp eyes. He was Gongsundu's most valued confidant, Liu Yi, the chief administrator of Liaodong. Gongsun Du had to discuss with him even major matters such as usurping the throne and becoming king. This shows Liu Yi's status in Gongsun Du's heart.

"What do you think should be done to make Cao Cao give up aiding Yuan Shao?" Gongsun Du asked.

Liu Yi thought for a while and said bluntly: "It is better to return the counties of Donglai to Cao Cao. In this case, Cao Cao will definitely not interfere."

The main theme of the Three Kingdoms period was land warfare. Although there were naval forces in the south of the Yangtze River, most of them fought inland. Although Liaodong is far to the north, Gongsun Du has trained an offshore navy. Under Gongsun Du's order, the Liaodong navy took advantage of the fierce battle between the Central Plains princes to go to sea to expedition to Qingzhou and captured Taishi Ci. Several counties, including his hometown of Donglai County, were established as Yingzhou.

At that time, the princes of the Central Plains did not attack Yingzhou. This shows that Gongsun Du's strength is not trivial. Otherwise, why would those princes not dare to offend him?

Even now, Yingzhou is still under Gongsundu's control, and thousands of troops have been deployed. Cao Cao had a strong desire for control and was naturally quite wary of Yingzhou, which was near Qingzhou. If Yingzhou could be given to Cao Cao, Cao Cao would definitely agree.

Gongsun Kang frowned and said: "Cao Cao's generation of tycoons will agree just because our army is sent to Yingzhou? If Cao Cao wins Yingzhou and still sends troops to help Yuan Shao, won't our army send Yingzhou out in vain?"

Liu Yi shook his head and said deeply: "Please rest assured, my lord and eldest son, Cao Cao will definitely agree."

Gongsun Du nodded: "In that case, let's send someone to contact Cao Cao. Our army must prepare quickly and launch an offensive against Yuan Shao when winter comes."

Youzhou is located in the north, which is today's Yanjing and the northeastern area. The climate is often cold in winter, which is not conducive to attack. In history, Cao Wei wanted to attack Youzhou many times. Guanqiu Jian once led the Wei army to attack Liaodong. It was also because of the weather that we withdrew our troops. Gongsundu had led troops for many years, so he would naturally not make such a mistake.

"Kang'erru led his troops to the Kingdom of Goryeo and told the king to send troops and horses for my use!" Gongsun Du said proudly: "These barbarians are the vanguard and consume Yuan Shao's troops. Our cavalry will attack in one fell swoop and defeat Yuan Shao by then. Youzhou is within easy reach.”

Gongsun Kang is the eldest son of Gongsun Du. This time he was sent to Goguryeo to train him. Gongsun Kang agreed, clasping his fists and saying, "Don't worry, father, the child will be returned within two months!"

Having said that, after Gongsun Kang was fully prepared, he led his personal entourage to Goguryeo. At the same time, Gongsun Du was also mobilizing troops from Liaodong.