When Lin Han and Yu Du were about to discuss the follow-up arrangements, an uninvited guest came, it was Qi Zhou.
Today, Qi Zhou follows Lin Han's army to attack.
To put it nicely, he was Liu Yu's envoy. To put it bluntly, he regarded himself as a military supervisor, always keeping an eye on Lin Han's march, and even wanted to give orders, treating himself as the master.
"I heard that Tian Kai came here just now? What did you talk about with him?" Qi Zhou asked.
Hearing the rude words, Yu Du raised his eyebrows and was about to get angry, but was suppressed by Lin Han.
"Tian Kai just came to ask for peace, asking us to withdraw from Youzhou. He said that the war in Youzhou is a civil war among Han officials, and we, Daxia, are outsiders and should not participate."
Qi Zhou's expression changed slightly, and he asked anxiously, "Did King Xia agree to it?"
"I have carefully considered Tian Kai's words. The war in Youzhou is indeed a civil war among your Han ministers. Daxia's involvement is really meddling in other people's affairs. I am considering withdrawing my troops."
"No, no." Qi Zhou immediately stopped them: "You can't retreat."
"Why? It seems that from the beginning to the end, Daxia has not been able to gain any benefits from this war, and even lost soldiers to fight against the rebels for you. Tian Kai's words have made me wake up."
"This... King Xia, please do not withdraw your troops for now. I will consult the governor to see what he thinks."
Qi Zhou, no longer rude, hurriedly left the tent and wrote a letter to Liu Yu. This matter was of great importance. If Daxia really withdrew its troops, the advantage they had just gained would be gone.
Seeing Qi Zhou leave in a hurry, Yu Du secretly gave the king a thumbs up.
This move is very advanced.
After Liu Yu was sold out, the other party had to help count the money.
The messenger was sent to Liu Yu urgently. Five days later, Qi Zhou received Liu Yu's reply and hurried over to see Lin Han again.
"King Xia, the governor has promised you that if you pacify the Gongsun clan, he will give the two cities of Peishui and Ledu in Lelang Commandery to Daxia as a gift to establish lasting friendship with Daxia."
"No problem."
Lin Han smiled with satisfaction.
Seeing this, Qi Zhou was greatly relieved and asked, "King Xia, our governor hopes that you can attack Gongsun Zan and Yuyang Commandery now and crush the power of the Gongsun family."
"I'm afraid not."
"Why?"
"Two days ago, Gongsun Zan assembled 50,000 troops and stationed them in Guangchang, personally leading the garrison. Reinforcements were also arriving from Yuyang, Guangyang, and Zhuojun.
If we forcefully attack the city, we will suffer heavy casualties, and we may not be able to break it, and we will be counterattacked by Gongsun Zan. We can only delay Gongsun Zan's main force. I only hope that Lord Liu Yu can pacify Gongsun Du as soon as possible."
Everything Lin Han said was true.
Tian Kai took him away under certain conditions, and two days ago, the spy brought back military intelligence.
Gongsun Zan assembled 50,000 troops and stationed them in Guangchang. It was obvious that he had no intention of ceding half of Yuyang County to him.
He would rather let Yuan Shao gradually encroach on the territory of Jizhou than confront the troops of Daxia.
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They were in a confrontation, but in the Liaodong region, the situation was not at a stalemate.
With the help of Xu Huang's siege machinery, Liu Yu captured Wuliu and drove Gongsun Du's troops back to Xiandu.
Immediately afterwards, Xu Huang led his troops to occupy the cities of Liaoyang and Wangping, and successively captured the cities of Xigaima, Houcheng and Gaoxian. Most of Xuantu County fell into the hands of Daxia, further squeezing Gongsun Du's space.
Because his logistics and food supply routes were threatened, Gongsun Du immediately retreated to Xiangping and cursed Liu Yu's ancestors again.
He sent an envoy to inform Liu Yu that Daxia had great ambitions, but the envoy was kicked out and mocked by Liu Yu and others.
It's so ironic.
Youzhou was about to fall into the hands of Daxia, but Liu Yu was still talking about benevolence, righteousness, and morality, thinking that everyone was as compassionate as he was. He acted like a living saint and daydreamed of others' selfless help.
Gongsun Du wanted to cut Liu Yu into pieces.
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