System Blessing: The Young Master of the Dong Family and Diao Chan's Fate

This is also the reason why Yuan Shao dared to take the initiative to declare war this time.

"My lord, I have heard that the Zhen family has a daughter who is virtuous and well-known in the local area. If your son marries her, the Zhen family will provide even greater financial support to you."

Guo Tu cupped his hands and said with a smile.

"Hmm... Let's discuss this matter after we defeat Gongsun Zan."

Yuan Shao frowned, somewhat reluctantly.

Although the ancestors of the Zhen family were quite capable, they have fallen into decline in recent generations and have now become powerful merchants.

This made Yuan Shao look down on him from the bottom of his heart.

"My lord, this son, Yuan Xi, is unmarried."

Seeing this, Xu You, who was standing by, immediately reminded him with a smile.

Everyone knows that Yuan Shao doesn't like the second son.

The hardship of marrying a merchant's daughter naturally fell on the second son.

"Well, let's talk about it after we defeat Gongsun Zan."

"No rush, no rush."

Yuan Shao's brows relaxed. Although he had accepted this matter, he still did not agree immediately.

The most urgent task at the moment is to kill Gongsun Zan and resolve the worries.

After more than a month of tug-of-war, Yuan Shao had always had the upper hand between Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao.

Although this advantage is not enough to determine the course of the battle, it will become greater and greater as time goes on.

If there is no external force involved, the result that awaits Gongsun Zan is to withdraw from Jizhou and return to Youzhou to regroup.

The reason why the two sides suddenly changed from a balance of power to such a situation was also related to Gongsun Zan's own inability to manage the situation.

In troubled times, only those who can fight can be generals, and only those who can fight and govern can be kings.

In history, no prince was able to unify the world by relying solely on fighting.

Hanoi Chaoge

Zhao Yun has been waiting for news from Dong Yu these days.

However, after waiting for a long time, what he received was an order that left him speechless.

"No... I went from being the main vanguard to being the bait?"

Zhao Yun held the letter in his hand and tilted his head, wanting to cry but unable to.

Since arriving in Hanoi, Zhao Yun has been preparing for battle and preparing to show himself well.

I thought I had a chance this time, but found out that I was removed from the main list again.

In fact, Zhao Yun is an old hand at bait.

In history, Zhao Yun also acted as bait many times, pretending to be defeated and making feint attacks.

"In that case, let's do it."

Zhao Yun sighed and burned the letter.

He picked up the spear and walked out of the tent.

"Bang the drum!"

Zhao Yun gave orders to the soldiers.

"promise!"

The soldier responded and immediately ran to the training ground.

About a quarter of an hour later, the rumbling sound of war drums was heard in the military camp.

The three thousand troops were assembled, and Zhao Yun quickly arrived at the platform in the training ground to review the generals.

"All troops, listen to my command. Disband your camp immediately and follow me towards Weijun."

Zhao Yun raised his silver spear high and shouted loudly.

"The last general takes command!"

Several military officers immediately responded by clasping their fists.

In about half an hour, all the baggage that could be taken away from the military camp of 3,000 soldiers and horses was taken away, leaving only an empty shell.

In order to increase momentum and give the enemy the illusion that a large army is approaching.

Zhao Yun ordered a large number of branches to be tied to the carriages and horses to drag on the ground.

When they were marching, smoke and dust rose up in the air. If you didn't know, you would think there were tens of thousands of people.

Jizhou·Liyang

A few months ago, Yuan Shao ordered Zhang He to garrison Liyang.

This place is adjacent to Yanzhou and nearby is Yanjin, an important ferry crossing on the Yellow River.

Zhang He was stationed here mainly to guard against the Dong family who had returned to Luoyang, so as to prevent them from attacking Yecheng from the rear when he was fighting with Gongsun Zan.

"I do all the dirty work. Who the hell did I offend?"

Inside the tent, Zhang He complained to Gao Lan with a depressed look on his face.

"Okay, there's no one up there."

Gao Lan sighed and shook his head.

“I just don’t know where I’m going wrong.”

"What happened if there were people up there, and what happened if there were no people up there?"

"Just because someone above me is incompetent and can still shit on my head?"

“I think I have no problem with my abilities.”

Zhang He moved his butt and cursed.

"Brother, you're drunk."

"If this gets to the Lord's ears, you will be punished again."