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Gongsun Zan was so anxious that he didn't even have the mood to explain to Guan Jing about the Eagle's Castle. He casually put the letter in his sleeve and loudly shouted: "Old Sixth!"

The sixth brother, the leader of the guards soundlessly appeared behind Gongsun Zan. He cupped his hands and asked, "Master Hou, what do you have to say?"

Guan Jing was surprised and asked hesitantly, "Does the Marquis plan to personally go south to rescue the Junior Marquis? The battle on the side of the Qinghe County City was at a critical juncture, and they needed the Marquis to personally take charge of the situation. If the Marquis suddenly left, he was afraid that something might happen to the battle! It would be better to have Zi Long lead the troops to the south to rescue the young duke.

"What a critical juncture!" Gongsun Zan said angrily: "My son is in danger, this is the most important matter in the world! If my son makes the slightest mistake, this old man swears that I will tear both Liu Bei and Yuan Shu into pieces! "

Gongsun Zan's tone carried a strong killing intent, which scared Guan Jing. Other than Liu Bei who went berserk with the Marquis when he took the initiative to leave with his group, he had never been as furious as he was now. He immediately put his hands down on the side, not daring to say a single word.

Zhao Yun had been standing at the side silently the entire time, but at this time, he suddenly frowned imperceptibly. He thought that Guan Jing's words were very logical, as a general who was rushing to the front line, he had long sensed the Jizhou Army's power, and determined that it would be within reach. At this critical juncture, Gongsun Zan, as the commander, should not have left so rashly. Furthermore, Zhao Yun understood the fighting strength of Gongsun Xu and heavy cavalry very well, many of the cavalry soldiers had even personally trained by him, he did not think that Liu Bei and Liu Bei had the ability to harm Gongsun Xu's lives. However, Zhao Yun did not dare to advise Gongsun Zan. After all, he was personally promoted by Gongsun Xu, and if he rashly advised Gongsun Zan to head south, it was very likely that someone would put on a 'ungrateful' hat. And from the bottom of his heart, he wanted to lead a lone army south to rescue Gongsun Xu.

Gongsun Zan calmed the worry and anger in his heart down a little, and said in a deep voice: "Si Qi, go and invite Fei Yanxiong over!"

Guan Jing replied as he turned around and jumped on his warhorse, rushing towards the south side of the city.

Gongsun Zan then remembered the reason he called Zhao Yun over, and immediately asked sternly: "Zi Long, how are the casualties today?"

"Reporting to the duke, more than a thousand people have died in battle, and nearly two thousand have been injured!" Zhao Yun looked dejected, the number of casualties was already the lowest in the last few days.

Gongsun Zan slowly nodded, and said with an indifferent expression: "Not bad! Zi Long, how long do you think Yuan Shao can last? "

"Reporting to the Marquis, these few days, the number of casualties in our army has reached 45,000. Although the casualties in Jizhou Army are a bit smaller than ours, I estimate that we have at least 30,000 people, and they are all the elites of the Jizhou Army. Yuan Benchu claims to have a huge army of 300,000, but the number of people who can actually fight on the battlefield does not exceed 70,000. Therefore, this lowly general believes that as long as we maintain this current attack, it will take at most ten to fifteen days for the city to be breached! "

"Ten to fifteen days?" Gongsun Zan slowly nodded, and suddenly sneered: "Zi Long is overestimating Yuan Shao right? You said it earlier, Yuan Shao has already lost half of his troops, what can he use to fight against this old man's huge army of a hundred thousand? "Furthermore, this old man has already sent out the conscription order to both Company and Kurna. Fresh Breeze and the Wu Huan Tribe are soon to come and obey orders, after Yuan Shao loses, this old man is prepared to continue heading south and strive to seize Xuzhou in one fell swoop!"

Zhao Yun's heart trembled upon hearing this, and after hesitating for a bit, he advised, "Reporting to the Marquis, Lian Lian and Kurna are like fire and water, if we conscripted them over at the same time, I'm afraid there would be no end to the conflict! It didn't matter if they died, but wouldn't it be a bad thing to ruin the duke's plans? Furthermore, the General Gongsun had once told this lowly general that even if it was just a temporary surrender, he would definitely look for an opportunity to escape the control of the Youzhou! The General Gongsun also said that they could only order the Hu people around like dogs. It was fine if they were ordered to hunt outside the fence, but they could not let them into the master's bedroom, otherwise it would be luring wolves inside! Master Hou, this general thinks that General Gongsun's words are very reasonable, I hope Master Hou can understand it! "

Gongsun Zan frowned, if Zhao Yun were to directly admonish him, he would be extremely unhappy, and might even reprimand him a little, but Zhao Yun was the one relaying the words to him, if he reprimanded Zhao Yun, wouldn't that be tantamount to blaming his own son? Therefore, he only laughed indifferently: "This old man is very clear about Zi Long's loyalty, and this son's words are very reasonable, but this old man has his own ideas on this matter, Zi Long doesn't need to say anymore!"

"Here!" Zhao Yun cupped his fists in reply and sighed to himself. He hoped that Lian Lian will be able to keep his guard up, or maybe save General Gongsun as soon as possible. As long as General Gongsun was here, he would definitely not dare to act rashly.

Gongsun Zan turned and walked towards the big tent behind, Zhao Yun anxiously followed.

After Gongsun Zan walked a few steps, he turned and said: "Zi Long, this old man will temporarily hand over the authority of the army to General Zhang Yan. Before saving the citizens, this old man's attack on the city can be slowed down a bit.

"Here!" Originally, he thought that Gongsun Zan would not let him go south together, because after all, the top generals of the Youzhou Army were not present. In the absence of Gongsun Xu, he had led several tens of thousands of people of the White Horse Camp, and his position was extremely important. He never thought that Gongsun Zan would actually let him follow south, so it could be seen how much Gongsun Zan valued Gongsun Xu's safety.

After a while, Gongsun Zan and Zhao Yun returned to the camp, where Zhang Yan was already waiting for them.

Seeing that Gongsun Zan had returned, Zhang Yan rushed forward and asked: "Bo Guixiong, what exactly happened over there?"

Gongsun Zan sighed, and said in a heavy voice, "In order to save Lv Bu, this commoner was besieged by the army of Liu Bei and Yuan Shu at the Eagle's Castle."

After Zhang Yan heard this, he scolded in anger, "Liu Bei and Yuan Shu are really ungrateful, and deserve to die! Bo Guixiong, quickly send troops to save them! "

"I am about to discuss this with Brother Feiyan!" Sit down and talk! " Gongsun Zan waved his hand, walked to the seat of honor, and sat down. After everyone had taken their seats, he continued, "This old man is prepared to personally lead 10,000 elite riders to rescue the citizens.

"How can this be!" Zhang Yan was shocked, and anxiously refused: "Bo Guixiong, the war is at a critical moment, we can't leave you here! It was better if someone led an army to the south to rescue their people! Bo Guixiong can rest assured, I promise to bring my people back safely! "

"I appreciate your kindness, Brother Feiyan. However, my heart is connected with the hearts of my people's father and son. I know that my people are in danger, so how can I stand idly by and watch?" "Since I have made up my mind, brother Feiyan, you don't need to argue with me!" Gongsun Zan paused for a moment, before Zhang Yan could speak, he shouted: "Feng Xiao, wake up!"

Guo Jia and Guan Jing anxiously stood up and cupped their hands: "This subordinate is!"

Gongsun Zan shouted: "After this duke descends to the south, everything here will be decided by Marshal Zhang Yan. The two of you must listen to General Zhang's orders and must not slack off at all!"

"Yes sir!"

Gongsun Zan looked at Guo Jia, and said in a low voice: "Feng Xiao, hurry up and do what you had told me to do. I hope that I can hear the good news when I return!"

Guo Jia withdrew the faint smile on his face, and cupped his hands respectfully: "Rest assured Master Hou, I will definitely give my all, and will definitely not disappoint Master Hou!"

Gongsun Zan stood up, and cupped his fists towards Zhang Yan: "Brother Feiyan, thank you for your troubles! If he knew that this person had suddenly gone south, Yuan Shao might even break out of the encirclement and escape.

"Bo Guixiong, you are forcing me to work hard for you!" Zhang Yan laughed and sighed, then cupped his fists: "Bo Guixiong does not need to worry, as long as I still have a breath of air, I will definitely not give Yuan Shao any chance to escape!"

"Thank you!" Gongsun Zan thanked him and instructed Zhao Yun: "Zi Long, go draw your horses, we are leaving for the south in half an hour!"

Zhao Yun cupped his fists and turned to leave.

Gongsun Zan's gaze returned to Zhang Yan as he smiled and said: "Brother Feiyan, I have already sent out the summoning orders to Helian and Kurna. I believe that there will be Freshmen and Dark Eagles coming here to assist in the battle soon, if they arrive before I return, I hope that Brother Feiyan can settle them down properly!"

When he was following Zhang Niu Jiao, he had a few battles with Xianbei People and Wu Huan. Due to the lack of cavalrymen in the Yellow Gown Army, he suffered greatly, so he did not have any good impressions towards Xianbei People and Wu Huan, and he was also worried that Xianbei People and Wu Huan might hide some evil intentions, and did something in the shadows. Back then, when he heard that Gongsun Xu had displayed his divine might in the Tanhan Shan, Zhang Yan couldn't help but clap his hands on the table and cheer. However, he was extremely dissatisfied with Gongsun Xu actually letting him go so easily, as he believed that he should support a puppet, Big Sweat, to take over Lian's position.

In fact, Gongsun Xu had also thought about helping a puppet at that time, but after some thought, he gave up on it. The reason was simple, Tan Shihuai's reputation was still as outstanding as ever, and even though the person enveloped in Tan Shihuai's shadow was ruthless and merciless, there were still many supporters. If he were to make a move, it was very likely that the Xianbei People would retaliate strongly, which was why Gongsun Xu decided to let him go and rest for the time being.

"Brother Feiyan, you can rest assured. As the saying goes, if you are not of our race, you must have different intentions. I am only using the Xianbei People and the people of Wu Huan as hounds. I will absolutely not give them any trust or status!"

After listening to these explanations, the unhappiness in Zhang Yan's heart lessened by more than half, and then he remembered that Xianbei People and Wu Huan Ren were both cowardly like tigers to Gongsun Xu, as long as Bo Guixiong could save their people, they would not dare to move, and immediately cupped their fists and said: "As you command!"

Gongsun Zan took out a Tiger Rune from his chest pocket, and handed it over to Zhang Yan with both of his hands: "Brother Feiyan, this is the Tiger Rune that this old man arranged for his troops. With it in hand, a hundred thousand Youzhou Army will listen to my orders, and now this Tiger Rune is yours!"

"Thank you!" Zhang Yan's face turned serious as he spat out these two words.

Gongsun Zan looked around and asked: "Does anyone have anything to say?"

Everyone looked at each other and shook their heads.

"Reporting to the duke, the ten thousand cavalrymen have been redeployed!" At this time, Zhao Yun's voice came out of the tent.

"Since that's the case, I'll head south now!" Gongsun Zan stood up and greeted everyone before he walked out in big strides.