Although Yuan Shao slowly began to gather his armies to prepare for the decisive battle, he wanted to spend this particularly cold winter and wait until spring before launching a decisive battle against the Gongsun family, so now the armies were stationed in their respective military camps and had not been assembled.

, to avoid wasting unnecessary food and grass.

But it seems that Yuan Shao's old rival Gongsun Zan didn't think so. Under the surveillance of the 10,000 advance troops and countless scouts and spies sent by Yuan Shao, he prepared to carry out a surprise attack in order to take the initiative on the battlefield.

In November 192, there was heavy snowfall outside Jicheng, and the nearby rivers were completely frozen. The people who relied on the rivers for survival had to find ways to cut through the hard ice and catch some aquatic products to feed their families. Who knew that their stomachs were still empty?

If you are full, you will freeze to death. The harsh living conditions are extremely rare in the past few decades.

However, in the huge military camp not far away, the lights were brightly lit. Huge braziers were raised around the military camp for warmth. The soldiers were eating meat and drinking from large bowls. It was completely different from the hard life of the people outside the military camp.

"Brothers, drink! Tomorrow night we will make a surprise attack on Yuan Shao's camp. We must take off Yuan Tan's head and throw it to his short-lived father! Hahaha!" Gongsun Zan is a rough man, and he and the generals

Sitting in the camp, his face was red from drinking and he was very proud, as were the generals on both sides of the tent. The maids had no time to serve food or pour wine. Some of them had even been held by some generals and pulled into their arms.

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"Lord... this..." Guan Jing, Gongsun Zan's confidant military advisor, saw this scene and couldn't help but wanted to stand up and dissuade Gongsun Zan from his actions. He had already dissuaded Gongsun Zan before. The weather was rarely bad in a century, so he should not rush to attack and should start the spring.

Who knows if there will be another war?

Gongsun Zan completely ignored him and vetoed his proposal. Instead, he left him to guard the military camp and did not take him to fight. You must know that even when he attacked Jicheng before, Gongsun Zan asked Guan Jing to accompany him. It seems that

This time Gongsun Zan was too eager for success.

Gongsun Zan's indifference to the people of Jicheng also gave Guan Jing a lot of worries. Although Gongsun Zan had sent his confidant General Yan Gang to lead 5,000 troops to guard against riots and aliens, he was only treating the symptoms but not the root cause. After he put forward his opinions to Gongsun Zan, Gongsun Zan also

Even if they gave him some funds and troops to deal with the security of Jicheng, it was to no avail.

Guan Jing thought that tomorrow's battle would probably fail, but he could only watch it with his own eyes. He felt depressed and drank the wine in his glass. This Northeastern man no longer had the boldness of the past, and his mouth was full of bitterness.

All the generals drank heartily that night. It was rare to have such a banquet in a period of scarcity. And early the next morning, General Zou Dan led the rest of the army to slowly break out of camp and approach the station of Yuan Shao's advance army. This made

Yuan Tan and senior officials were very nervous and asked 10,000 soldiers to actively prepare for the war and respond comprehensively.

He came from a frontal attack, but because he wanted to make a contribution and did not want to disturb his father, Yuan Tan did not report to Yuan Shao or ask for reinforcements. He wanted to rely on his own strength to repel Gongsun Zan's army, which impressed his father and raised him as his heir instead of deeply caring for him.

The third brother Yuan Shang is loved by his father.

But Yuan Tan will fail after all, because the information Yuan Tan received is wrong. Not to mention Gongsun Zan's follow-up support, the enemy army they faced head-on was 50,000 instead of 20,000. It was just Gongsun Zan who sent the army
Chapter completed!