The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 551 The curtain rises
Is there such a good thing?

Xu An crossed his hands in his sleeves, and looked at the scribe with a smile on his face in surprise. He even began to suspect that there was something wrong with his ears.

The scribe sitting in front of him now came from Jizhou, the envoy sent by Yuan Shao.

First, he mentioned the deal he made with Dong Zhuo in the past, and began to build a relationship.

The emissary was really eloquent. After going around for a while, if Xu An really wanted to take advantage of the fire to take advantage of Dong Zhuo's bamboo sticks, and by the way, Dong Zhuo's heart, so that Dong Zhuo could concentrate on fighting the Kwantung Allied Forces, he would have believed it. What the emissary said made him think that he was really the left general of the big man.

The emissary even took out a letter of appointment signed by Liu Bian himself, and the official seal of General Zuo.

Then the envoy roughly mentioned some of the current actions of the Yellow Turban Army in the north, and then began to ask Xu An whether he was planning to use troops against Wuhuan in the east or Xianbei in the west.

The envoy's question was actually a test to ask Xu An whether he wanted to attack Youzhou or Liangzhou next. The moment the envoy opened his mouth, Xu An figured out the joint, and his face became a little weird , but Xu An quickly covered it up and did not let the envoy discover it.

Xu An figured it out, so naturally he didn't answer the envoy's words directly, but he mentioned the matter of Wuhuan in the three counties of Youzhou, saying that Wuhuan in the three counties seemed to be recruiting troops, and wanted to regain the previous war. The occupied lost ground, Shanggu Wuhuan asked him for reinforcements.

The envoy was really anxious when he heard Xu An talking about Youzhou, Xu An felt a little relieved, he could see Yuan Shao's intention of sending the envoy.

Yuan Shao wanted to solve Gongsun Zan first, and then further plot Youzhou.

And if he wants to seize Youzhou, the Yellow Turban Army is a force that Yuan Shao cannot bypass. If the Yellow Turban Army suddenly stabs Youzhou from the back of the grassland while they are fighting Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan on the front line, then Yuan Shao is really A big gift was given to Xu An.

Xu An narrowed his eyes slightly. If Yuan Shao really wanted to take over, it would be a good choice for him to attack Youzhou at this time. He could get the most land with the least cost.

But this strategy was immediately denied by Xu An himself.

Now is not the best opportunity to take down Youzhou, and Youzhou is not worth Xu An's plan to attack Liangzhou now.

Focusing on Liangzhou instead of Youzhou is Xu An's strategy after repeatedly weighing the pros and cons.

First, Youzhou has no danger to defend. Even if Xu An occupies Youzhou as he wishes, Youzhou will not be able to develop well.

Now that Xu An occupies important passes such as Taihang Baxing, he can use fewer steps to resist the enemy's invasion, but if he occupies Youzhou, which is indefensible, then Xu An must send a large number of troops to Youzhou.

Second, if Xu An occupied Youzhou, it would be tantamount to completely offending Yuan Shao to death, and Yuan Shao would never go to trouble the court of Chendu in the south again.

If Xu An who is entrenched in Youzhou is not resolved, Yuan Shao will have no intentions, and he will not dare to attack the south with confidence.

Now Yuan Shao's strength is stronger than that of Lu Zhi back then. Although the Yellow Turban Army under Xu An's command is much stronger than that in the Jizhou battle, Xu An only has this family background, and it has been going on for five or six years. Develop the family property that has been saved with great difficulty.

Falling into a tug-of-war with Yuan Shao who owned Qingzhou and Jizhou, Xu An really couldn't afford it.

Third, Xu An needs the court of Chang'an and the court of Chen Du to fight to the death, that is, Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao and Sun Jian will fight fiercely.

In the Battle of Jieqiao, Yuan Shao, who had the Xiyuan Forbidden Army as his team, achieved more brilliant results than in the original time and space, and Gongsun Zan was defeated thousands of miles away.

In the original time and space, it took nearly seven years from the battle of Jieqiao until Yuan Shao completely defeated Gongsun Zan and took control of Youzhou.

Of course, as early as the third year, Yuan Shao occupied more than half of Youzhou, because Gongsun Zan stayed in "Yi Jing" for four years.

The current Gongsun Zan's defeat is even worse. According to this calculation, as long as there are no accidents, when Yuan Shao occupies most of Youzhou, it should be about two or three years, or even shorter.

And when the time comes, Gongsun Zan will be stuck in the hinterland of Youzhou like a nail, and continue to disgust Yuan Shao.

Although Yuan Shao is powerful now, he is not as good as Sun Jian.

Sun Jian cannot be judged by common sense. If it is divided according to the four factions of military strategists, then Sun Jian is definitely a stronger military strategist than Lu Bu. Although Sun Jian may be inferior to Lu Bu in terms of force, he has insight that Lu Bu does not have. Throughout the play, the ability to discover enemy weaknesses.

Now Sun Jian has met all the points that a famous general should meet.

However, the war potential of the Chendu court is slowly being stimulated. Every time a month passes, Sun Jian's situation will get better, and the advantage of the Chendu court will be even greater.

Compared with the Chendu court, the Chang'an court is still somewhat inferior.

If Yuan Shao didn't take Youzhou, solve his worries, and put all his troops on the southern front, he would definitely be defeated by Sun Jian.

Countries that have historically been locked in a two-front war have little to say about victory.

Now that the court of Chendu is strong, Liu Biao of Jingzhou and Tao Qian of Xuzhou seem to be wavering. If Sun Jian wins again, I am afraid that Liu Biao and Tao Qian will really stand with the court of Chendu.

The resurgence of the Han Empire was the last thing Xu An wanted to see.

A powerful and prosperous Han Empire and a divided Han Empire, the latter is undoubtedly more beneficial to him.

If Sun Jian really defeated Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shao, then the Han Dynasty will prosper three times, then people in the world will really think that the Han Dynasty is really the destiny, and the Liu family emperors should really be in the line of ten thousand generations. All the princes will definitely return again.

At that time, even if Xu An has the bravery of a king and the wisdom of Zhang Liang, it will be difficult to resist the Han Empire with [-] million people, hundreds of thousands of armored men, fierce generals like clouds, and counselors like rain.

Fourth, the situation in Youzhou is complicated, far better than Liangzhou.

Yan Zhong and his friends, Yang Ji, Fu Qi, Pang Bo, and Jia Xu's five clans had a wide influence in Liangzhou, both among the Qiang people and the Han people.

Wuwei Yan family, Wuwei Yang family, Beidi Fu family, Hanyang Pang family, and Wuwei Jia family, the five families are either aristocratic or powerful.

In addition, there is also the Wang family of the Northland as the internal support, such opportunities are rare but not available.

And Youzhou has three prefectures, Wuhuan, Gongsundu, the "King of Liaodong", and Fuyu, Xianbei and other northern tribes.

The difficulty of governing Liangzhou and governing Youzhou can be said to be one heaven and one underground.

Fifth, now that Xu An is in a difficult situation, the new riding gear can still be kept secret, but once the war breaks out, these things that do not require much technical content can be started as long as they have a certain forging technology and foundation.

If you decide to capture Youzhou now, the difficulty of capturing Liangzhou in the future will increase geometrically.

In troubled times, the golden horn is surrounded by silver and grass belly, but Youzhou is not a golden horn. There are countries such as Fuyu in the north, and powerful enemies such as Gongsundu and Goguryeo in the east.

Yuan Shao's envoy saw that Xu An was silent, and he couldn't help but sweat profusely on his forehead. He remembered everything the interrogator said to him before leaving.

If this cannot be done, then it will not be him returning to Jizhou, but his head will be brought back to Jizhou by the guards.

The Yuan Shao envoy wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve.

Xu An remained silent, and Yan Zhong and Jia Xu seemed to be lost in thought. The three were in high positions, especially the various rumors about Xu An made him feel even more pressured.

Xu An's eyes fell on the Yuan Shao envoy, and the Yuan Shao envoy shuddered, as if Xu An had directly seen through his heart.

"General Cheqi, if General Xu is willing to send troops to fight against the rebels in Liangzhou, I would like to donate [-] shi of grain and [-] million yuan to General Xu!"

The envoy of Yuan Shao couldn't bear the pressure any longer, he directly gave Yuan Shao the greatest authority, and said it directly, he was really afraid of Xu An.

Xu An spoke a few words from time to time before, and he could still maintain the demeanor that a messenger should have, but now the dull atmosphere is so oppressive that he is almost out of breath.

The envoy's actions surprised Xu An, the envoy's voice trembled a little, he could tell that the conditions offered by the envoy should be the highest price in Yuan Shao's heart.

[-] shi, [-] million coins.

Xu An's hand holding the folding fan tightened involuntarily, and the corners of his mouth even couldn't help but curl up.

When I was struggling, someone actually delivered a pillow, and it was the kind of extremely comfortable pillow.

The [-] million yuan sent by Dong Zhuo was spent in Hedong County, and Xu An used it to recruit villagers to build roads. The business of Hedong County has also prospered because of this huge sum of money.

Now that the autumn harvest is just over, and there will be a period of slack in the farming season, Xu An didn't have much money to continue to develop Bingzhou because he was going to send troops to Liangzhou, but now Yuan Shao sent [-] million yuan in time, which is really timely.

Eighty million yuan is not a small sum for Yuan Shao. In the old days when Dong Zhuo was in Sili, the powerful families in Luoyang were almost all wealthy households with a lot of assets, but Dong Zhuo directly killed him and robbed him with his troops. .

Yuan Shao is not Dong Zhuo, if he imitates Dong Zhuo, the grass on the grave would be ten feet high.

Eighty million yuan is nothing to Dong Zhuo, but it is indeed a bit painful to Yuan Shao now, and [-] shi for military rations is a lot of money, especially for Yuan Shao who is currently fighting.

"Han Sui is a despicable person. He repeated many times. Ma Teng behaved badly. The two of them slandered our way of peace, and even sent troops to plunder the people. It cannot be said that they were too presumptuous."

Xu An forcibly suppressed the smile on his face, and spoke righteously.

"It's just that our army is really powerless now, suffering from the lack of military rations and military resources. Now General Cheqi is willing to help our army with funds to send troops. How can I, Xu An, refuse General Cheqi's kindness?"

Seeing Xu An's statement, Yuan Shao's envoy breathed a sigh of relief, his head was preserved.

"Everyone in the world says that General Zuo has a style of benevolence and righteousness. Seeing him today, it is true."

Naturally, the envoy would not be stingy with flattering words at this time.

Then the envoy narrated again, how the general food was handed over to the Yellow Turban Army.

Although it is an ally, it must not be placed on the bright side.

The envoy said that they would put food and money in warehouses on the border, and the Yellow Turban Army would send troops to fetch them. Of course, the reason for the outside world was that the Yellow Turban Army had discovered their secret warehouse and sent troops to rob it.

Of course, the food, grass and money were all given in batches, and all of them would be delivered after the war between Xu An and Liangzhou started.

After negotiating the details, Xu An didn't intend to keep the envoy anymore. The envoy had achieved his goal, and he didn't want to stay in the place occupied by the Yellow Turban Army for a long time.

He still remembered the hostile gazes of the people in the Jinyang government office when they learned that he was the envoy sent by Yuan Shao, especially those yellow angels holding weapons. There was a killing intent, he really didn't want to stay in Jinyang City for a moment.

The wooden door was slowly closed, and the messenger also walked away slowly.

Yan Zhong picked up the seal of General Zuo sent by the emissary before, looked at it for a while, and smiled contemptuously.

"I have never touched the general seal of the imperial court, but the seal of General Zuo is really good, and it is a bit more delicate than the one that Duke Ming asked Jinyang craftsmen to cast."

"Compared with General Zuo's seal, Bingzhou Mu's seal is much more majestic..."

Jia Xu glanced at the seal of General Zuo in Yan Zhong's hand, smiled and shook his head.

"Relocating the prefectural herdsmen, Liu Junlang made a good plan to occupy Yizhou, cut off the traffic, and be his king of Shu in Yizhou. As a result, the county guards and prefectural herdsmen in various places are now taking advantage of the chaos to separate their regimes."

Yan Zhong casually threw Yuan Shao's envoy to send General Zuo's seal on the desk, and asked, "Ming Gong, what should we do with these two seals?"

"It's fine to throw such useless things anywhere. My Taiping Dao is dominating the cross-state and counties, and it's in full swing. Does the position of general and state shepherd still need to be rewarded by the Han court, which is now at sunset?"

Xu An glanced sideways at the seal on the desk and sneered.

"joke!"

Xu An said coldly.

"How is the preparation of the Fifth Cavalry Battalion?"

Yan Zhong was in charge of the cavalry affairs. In fact, Yan Zhong, not Xu An, was the one who formulated the main strategy for the attack on Liangzhou this time.

Yan Zhong traveled around Liangzhou when he was young, and he knew the customs, terrain, cities and Qiang tribes of Liangzhou very well.

"The five battalions of Xiaoqi, Wuxiang, Bingzhou, Shanggu, and Duliao are all fully equipped. Except for Duliao battalion, which is left behind in Bingzhou, which is only equipped with one man and two horses, the other four battalions are all equipped with one man and three horses."

"Li De, General Du Liao, and Liu Shi, General Rebellion, have also issued orders to enlist Bingzhou Yicong and Shanggu Yicong, and Bingzhou Yicong enlisted [-] people to station in Meiji, Xihe County. There are [-] people stationed in Wucheng, Dingxiang County, all with one man and two horses, but their armaments are a bit poor, and they don’t have any new riding gear.”

"General Xu Huang has also secretly returned from the big city. The Wuxiang Camp has followed the order of Duke Ming, and Xu Huang will replace Zhang Yang as the head of the Wuxiang Camp."

"Yan Liang and Wen Chou have also been transferred back from the northern part of Zhongshan, and now General Xu Huang is under orders."

"Except for Duliao Battalion, the four battalions of cavalry troops have all assembled in Jiuyuan City, Wuyuan County, and infantry such as Wuyuan Battalion, Ruishi Battalion, Suppressed Battalion, and Yellow Angels have entered Shangjun, and they are ready to cooperate with Ming Gong at any time. Attack Beidi County."

"The Eagle Guard sent a message that the western Xianbei is preparing for the winter, Shuofang County is safe, our army's march has a higher concealment rate, and the western Xianbei royal court has not changed its position."

In the autumn of the second year of Yongshou, Tan Shi Huai then drove three or four thousand riders into the cloud.

In the first year of Yanxi, Xianbei invaded the north.

In the second year, he returned to Yanmen, killed hundreds of people, and looted them away.In the summer of the sixth year, more than a thousand cavalry invaded Liaodong and belonged to the country.

In the summer of the ninth year, tens of thousands of people rode into the nine counties on the edge of the border, and killed and looted the officials.

Emperor Ling was established, and the border counties of You, Bing, and Liang prefectures were copied by the Xianbei bandits, killing countless...

The vengeance of the ninth generation can still be avenged, whether it is Tanshihuai, or the Xianbei tribes in the chaos of later generations, the sins they committed must be avenged.

……

"This battle will be led by me personally!"

Xu An slowly raised his head, staring ahead, without hiding the murderous intent in his eyes.

"I want all the ministries in Mobei to dare not avoid my flag of Taipingdao when they see my Taipingdao banner! They will be frightened when they hear the name of my Taipingdao!"

(End of this chapter)