Chapter 279

Huang Zhong suddenly walked in from outside and reported to Gu Yi:

"My lord, according to news from spies planted in the coalition camp."

"Gongsun Zan seems to have had a conflict with several other Guandong warlords over grain."

"He left the coalition camp outside Hulao Pass and set up another camp twenty miles away with the Youzhou army."

Hearing this, a flash of brilliance crossed Gu Yi's eyes, and he smiled:

"Hehe, the Guandong warlords are digging their own graves!"

"Since that's the case, let's satisfy their request."

After saying that, Gu Yi turned his head to look at Wang Men.

Wang Men had obviously heard the conversation between Gu Yi and Huang Zhong just now and was currently in a state of anxiety.

Seeing this, Gu Yi said:

"Wang Men, you can't let go of your General Gongsun, right?"

"In that case, I will give you a task."

"If you can successfully complete the task, not only can you live."

"The other Youzhou soldiers under Gongsun Zan will also be able to eat and return to Youzhou safely!"

Gu Yi's words were full of temptation for Wang Men.

As a rearguard soldier, Wang Men naturally knew that the Youzhou army was facing the predicament of running out of grain.

Youzhou was cold and bitter, and grain production was not high.

In recent years, Gongsun Zan had been busy fighting Yuan Shao.

The grain brought for this southward journey to the alliance was all burned up.

Whether he could lead the remaining soldiers back to Youzhou safely had become an unknown.

After all.

People are iron, food is steel; if you don't eat a meal, you feel hungry.

The Youzhou army running out of food collectively was walking on a dead end!

Thinking of this, Wang Men hurriedly asked Gu Yi:

"Please tell me, sir, what kind of task can allow my Youzhou soldiers to eat their fill?"

At this moment, Wang Men had completely forgotten the fact that Gu Yi was an enemy of the Guandong coalition.

No matter what.

Gu Yi's words.

Were like a ray of light in a desperate situation.

Giving him a great hope!

"Hahahaha."

"This matter is of great benefit and no harm to both General Wang and General Gongsun."

Gu Yi told Wang Men the plan.

The latter's expression changed suddenly.

Subsequently.

Gu Yi arranged for a young scholar in a blue satin robe, as well as Huang Zhong and a dozen personal guards, to disappear into the night with Wang Men.

……

In the dead of night

This group of ten or so people quietly arrived outside Gongsun Zan's camp.

By rights, at this hour, except for the night watchmen, everyone else should have been resting long ago.

But the series of events that happened today made it difficult for Gongsun Zan to fall asleep.

Without any sleepiness, he was sitting by the edge of the camp.

Looking at the sparse starry sky outside the camp, Gongsun Zan sighed endlessly.

Suddenly, several figures flashed across Gongsun Zan's field of vision.

With his excellent eyesight, he instantly captured something wrong.

In the blink of an eye, an arrow was already hanging on his bow, ready to be fired.

"Who?"

"Could it be that you want me to shoot you to death myself before you're willing to come out?"

Gongsun Zan shouted sternly.

"Hahahaha, worthy of being General Gongsun, truly impressive."

"However, we have no malice in visiting today."

"On the contrary, we are here to point out a bright path for General Gongsun."

The one speaking was none other than the scholar in the blue satin robe.

With a young face, he looked less than twenty years old.

Beside him stood several guards, as well as Huang Zhong and Wang Men.

Seeing Wang Men appear here, a flash of guilt crossed Gongsun Zan's eyes.

However.

With Wang Men's arrival.

Gongsun Zan quickly guessed the faction the visitors belonged to.

Those who visited in the dead of night with the captured Wang Men were naturally people from Dong Zhuo's army.

The young man in the blue satin robe smiled slightly and teased:

"Let me introduce myself."

"Lest General Gongsun shoot an arrow later, and I die under your arrow without knowing why."

"I am Fa Zheng, from Sishui Pass."

"Instructed by Master Linzhi, I have come to discuss a big deal with General Gongsun."

Fa Zheng, the strategist under Liu Bei in history.

Strategies like beheading Xia Houyuan at Mount Dingjun and waiting for the enemy at the Hanshui River came from Fa Zheng's hand.

After Liu Bei won the Battle of Hanzhong, he once personally praised Fa Zheng for having the greatest merit.

Besides this.

In the battle of Liu Bei entering Sichuan, especially after Pang Tong died in battle, Fa Zheng made a considerable contribution to Liu Bei's capture of Yizhou.

It's a pity that Fa Zheng passed away before Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor.

Otherwise, if Fa Zheng had accompanied the army during the Battle of Yiling, Liu Bei wouldn't have suffered such a crushing defeat.

The question arises.

Why did Fa Zheng become a person of Dong Zhuo's army?

In original history, Fa Zheng was a person from the Sanfu region, that is, near Chang'an.

His grandfather, Fa Zhen, was one of the top Confucian scholars of the time.

When Li Jue and Guo Si wreaked havoc in Chang'an, Fa Zheng's family was persecuted.

Fa Zheng and his good friend Meng Da therefore traveled to Shu together.

Later, the two hooked up with Zhang Song and gradually gained a foothold in Shu.

But because of the changes Gu Yi made to the general trend of history.

Old Dong was still living well now.

Lu Bu hadn't launched a coup either.

Naturally, there was no such thing as Li Jue and Guo Si wreaking havoc in Chang'an.

Fa Zheng's family was not affected by this.

Not long ago, Fa Zheng's grandfather, Fa Zhen, even decided to go to the Imperial Academy to serve, which could be considered submitting a letter of intent to Old Dong.

Fa Zheng naturally joined Dong Zhuo's army with his grandfather.

But it might be a unique fate in destiny.

When Fa Zheng followed his grandfather Fa Zhen to visit the mansion of Minister Ling Li Ru, he happened to run into Zhang Song, who was helping Li Ru handle government affairs!

The two instantly hit it off!

Just like that, the young Fa Zheng was recommended by Zhang Song.