Chapter 152

But he didn't expect that this guy Gongsun Zan learned it from somewhere and actually used it on him in return!

"Cough, cough, Bo Gui, it's not that I don't want to help you."

"It's really that the soldiers under my command also need to eat, and there is no extra grain and fodder to support you."

Yuan Shao made up his mind that no matter what, it was impossible to support Gongsun Zan with grain and fodder.

After all, once the coalition disbanded.

The two of them would immediately become enemies who would not stop until one died.

There was absolutely no possibility of reconciliation.

Giving grain and fodder to Gongsun Zan now was completely an act of funding the enemy!

"Alliance leader, do you really intend to stand by and watch us die?"

In order for the soldiers under his command not to starve to death, Gongsun Zan simply let go of everything.

If it were in the past, he would never have asked the enemy Yuan Shao for grain and fodder.

But now, if there was no grain and fodder.

What should these Youzhou boys who followed him south to participate in the alliance do?

Therefore, Gongsun Zan didn't care about face or anything anymore.

He only wanted to get grain and fodder now!

"Bo Gui, are you threatening me?"

Yuan Shao's face also sank.

Seeing that the two sides were about to fight in this coalition camp.

Cao Cao hurriedly stood out to act as a peacemaker.

In the end, this meeting was destined to end unhappily.

And Gongsun Zan, in a fit of anger, also led his Youzhou army to leave the coalition camp.

Instead, he came to a place 20 miles away from the coalition camp and set up another camp.

Regarding this, other warlords, except for Liu Bei, did not intend to persuade Gongsun Zan to come back for the time being.

After all, once Gongsun Zan came back, he would definitely ask them to borrow grain and fodder again.

At the same time

Hua Xiong brought Yu Jin, Wang Men, and 6,000 captured rearguard troops back into the pass.

After reporting the situation to Gu Yi, Hua Xiong smilingly brought Yu Jin and Wang Men over.

"General Wang, General Yu, you two are loyal and devoted people."

"But your masters don't seem to take you too seriously."

Gu Yi smiled slightly.

Hearing this, Wang Men and Yu Jin hurriedly looked up at him.

The two wanted to refute.

But the words reached their lips and were swallowed back.

Gu Yi was right.

Among the other generals, Gongsun Zan and Cao Cao eventually chose the two of them to stay behind.

This was naturally a decision made after weighing the pros and cons.

To put it bluntly, compared to them, Gongsun Zan and Cao Cao did not want other generals to suffer losses here.

The two of them, including all the rearguard troops, were abandoned pawns discarded by Gongsun Zan and Cao Cao.

"Alright, are you two willing to join my army?"

"If you are willing to join;"

"I can give you both the position of a thousand-man commander."

"If you are not willing to join;"

"Including the 6,000 rearguard troops who surrendered with you, all will be exiled to the border of Liangzhou to add bricks and tiles to the construction of Liangzhou!"

Gu Yi smiled slightly, his expression unchanged.

He was not a person who forced others to do difficult things.

But as there were more and more talents under his command, Gu Yi was not willing to accept just any Tom, Dick, or Harry.

He was only willing to give an opportunity once.

If Yu Jin and Wang Men wanted to be so-called loyal ministers and swore to death not to surrender, then fine, Gu Yi would not force them.

Just treat it as making use of waste, exile them to the border of Liangzhou, and contribute to building a beautiful frontier!

At this moment.

As Gu Yi's voice fell.

Yu Jin and Wang Men fell into a dilemma.

Yu Jin was relatively better.

After all, he hadn't followed Cao Cao for long.

Previously, he was hanging out with Jibei Chancellor Bao Xin.

Cao Cao could be considered his second master.

Furthermore, Yu Jin stayed behind to guard the rear.

From a certain perspective, it was Cao Cao who owed Yu Jin.

Even if Yu Jin switched to another camp, it was not that Yu Jin did not uphold his loyalty.

Therefore.

After thinking for a while, Yu Jin was the first to make a decision.

He saw him salute and say:

"Subordinate Yu Jin is willing to be loyal to you, sir."

Hearing this, Gu Yi nodded slightly.

Yu Jin naturally had the ability, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to reach the position of one of the Five Elite Generals in history.

Moreover, this person was quite rigorous in governing the army.

During the Battle of Wancheng, all the armies in Cao's camp were in chaos, only Yu Jin's troops remained calm.

During the Battle of Guandu, Yu Jin assisted Cao Ren in guarding the camp and made no small contribution.

If it weren't for the Battle of Xiangfan where the seven armies were flooded, Yu Jin might have been able to be enshrined in Cao Cao's ancestral temple and become one of the founding heroes of Cao Wei.

It's a pity, time and fate.

Yu Jin ultimately failed to maintain his integrity in his later years.

And now.

Yu Jin had just joined Cao Cao's camp for less than two years.

His degree of attachment to Cao's camp.

Was far less than that of Cao's camp veterans like Cao Ren, Xia Houyuan, Cao Hong, Yue Jin, and Li Dian.

And he couldn't be as close as Xiahou Dun was to Cao Cao.

Therefore, changing camps was not unacceptable for him.

But Wang Men was different.

Seeing Wang Men struggling, Gu Yi smiled:

"Wang Men, you haven't made a decision yet, have you?"

"Since that's the case, then only the option of exiling you to Liangzhou remains."

It was reasonable for Wang Men not to want to surrender.

After all.

Those generals under Gongsun Zan, regardless of their ability, were very loyal to Gongsun Zan.

However.

Just as Gu Yi was about to send someone to take Wang Men away.