Three Kingdoms: The Yellow Turbans finally revolt

Chapter 288 Yuan Shao's Plan, Xu Rong's Opportunity

As soon as Yuan Shao said something, Guo Tu immediately cast approving and listening eyes.

Before Yuan Shao said what it was, he already had an expression of "the master is wise" in his eyes.

"Ding Yuan complained of illness and refused to send troops, and asked Zhang Yang to write back. Presumably he wanted to tell me that Zhang Yang can be ordered to go to this battle!"

"My lord is wise!" Guo Tudang threw out the words of praise he had prepared, and gave Yuan Shao a confident look, intending to tell Yuan Shao: This idea is great!

Yuan Shao was very helpful and smiled and said, "Since that's the case, let Zhang Yang go to attack Lu Bu, and then use Chen Lin to go to Wei County to lobby Jia Cong to buy grain."

After making a two-handed arrangement, Yuan Shao felt relieved.

"My lord, Tao Qian sent troops to Taishan County. My lord, as Yanzhou shepherd, ordered him to retreat." Guo Tu talked about Taishan County again.

It makes sense for Tao Qian to occupy counties and counties in the name of Ping Huangjin, but it doesn't make sense for Yuan Shao, or further, for Yuan Shi.

Because Yuan thought: Yanzhou and the Yellow Turban, you, Tao Qian, can't move.

After receiving the order, Chen Lin immediately set off across the river to meet Jia Cong in Wei County.

Since returning from Hanoi, Jia Cong has had a bad life. For some unknown reason, he feels that he is a majestic governor of Jizhou, and he seems transparent here. Except for Li Wen of Weijun, who does not see him when he looks up and looks down, the prefects of other prefectures in Jizhou do not come to see him. , not even a greeting, and Jia Cong never really exercised the responsibility of the governor's supervision.

In addition, he was very curious as to why Bohai King Liu Qing had been staying in Ye County. Although he had been away for a month during the period, he had recently returned.

Moreover, the Bohai King's Mansion is crowded with guests, and Li Wen is a regular visitor among them. On the contrary, there are very few people in front of his own governor's mansion.

Isn't he Bingzhou Mu?How do you feel like Jizhou Mu?
Jia Cong didn't understand.

When Chen Lin came to visit, old Jia Cong was very happy, which made him feel that he was valued. That person was Yuan Shao, the shepherd of Yanzhou who was very important.

Chen Lin explained the matter entrusted by Yuan Shao, Jia Cong thought about it for a while, and then agreed.

If this matter is successful, it can earn Yuan's favor, and maybe even earn some interest margin, so why not do it.

What he wants to do is not to hand over 100% to Yuan Shao's grain and grass, but to help with the purchase. Whether it is successful or not, whether it is more or less, the result has nothing to do with him. He mainly contributes, so this favor is guaranteed.

After sending Chen Lin away, Jia Cong also began to think about the battle in Yanzhou. Although he didn't care much about it, the fact that Yuan Shao was at a disadvantage has been spread in Ye County by someone with a heart. Jia Cong, as the governor of a state, Nature has its own or information channels.

Yuan Shao's begging for food also proved this point.

Regarding the purchase of grain, Jia Cong immediately thought of Li Wen. He has been an official in Wei County for many years, so he naturally knows a lot about such things.

As soon as Chen Lin left, Jia Cong went to visit Li Wen.

In Li's mansion, Li Wen was practicing sword leisurely, and his son Li You was also holding a wooden sword, dancing like a model, but obviously, the little guy didn't like wooden swords.

A person hurried into the courtyard and waited aside, Li Wen stopped when he saw Gong Cao Yan Yong coming from the corner of his eyes.

"Is something wrong?"

Yan Yong told the news of Chen Lin's visit to Jia Cong in the city and the news of Jia Cong's request to see him.

"So, Jia Shishi came to ask about grain and grass?"

Li Wen couldn't help being amused, Yuan Shao still owed the lord 40 shi and hadn't delivered it, but it turned out to be a good thing, and the food and grass came to Jizhou.

That is, on Liu Qing's head.

You don’t even need to ask for instructions, it’s no wonder the lord can let a piece of grain cross the river!
According to the character of the lord, even if he piled up and rotted, burned in a fire, and washed away in the water, he couldn't be sold to Yuan Shao.

"I'm here to meet with Jia Shishi, you go and report this matter to General Dianwei."

"Shouldn't it be the lord?" Yan Yong asked curiously.

Li Wen smiled, his subordinate is still too young, Jia Cong is the governor of Jizhou, how could the lord not send someone to watch him.

Maybe Liu Qing already knew what Jia Cong and Chen Lin said.

In Liu Qing's mansion, Guo Jia is simply retelling the conversation between Jia Cong and Chen Lin to Liu Qing. In fact, the content is very simple and there is no conspiracy. .

Jia Cong obviously didn't know his situation in Ye County, his house had been infiltrated into a sieve by Liu Qing, and he wanted to help Yuan Shao.

Is Yuan Shao your son?Liu Qing greeted in his heart.

"My lord, Jia Cong has already gone to look for Bo Chong, do you want someone to talk to you?" Guo Jia asked.

"If Bochong can't handle this kind of thing well, why don't you still be a prefect? ​​Don't worry, Bochong will definitely say that Weijun has been fighting a tight battle for the past two years, and the surplus food is not enough for himself. How can there be grain to sell to Yuan Shao..."

In Li's mansion, Li Wen said to Jia Cong with a dejected face: "Jia Shijun was an official in Jiaozhou far away. He didn't know the tragedy of Jizhou last year. The soldiers and horses of various counties, together with the imperial court's nearly 50 troops, suppressed nearly [-] Yellow Turbans. , and then the Black Mountain Army brought disaster to Wei County, and the military disasters continued, among other things, which county's prefect was not worried about food and grass!"

Except for Changshan County, Li Wen added in his mind.

"I would like to ask Mr. Jia to introduce me to the grain merchant."

Jia Cong was silent. Li Wen said something right. Jia Cong really didn't know what was going on in Jizhou. The so-called Yellow Turban Rebellion was just hearsay. When he took office, the war was basically over.

"I never thought that Jizhou, a state-owned grain-producing state, would be tossed like this by the Yellow Turbans. It is really not easy for the people of Jizhou."

Li Wen followed Jia Cong's words and said: "The Yellow Turban Army has hundreds of thousands and almost plundered Jizhou once. There is no food left. If the King of Bohai had not turned the tide and killed the enemy and killed Zhang Jiao, the people of Jizhou would not know what to do. How much pain will it take!"

Jia Cong seemed to understand a truth, why his mansion was deserted and deserted, while the Bohai Prince's mansion was full of people, it turned out to be because of this.

He, the governor of Jizhou, has not done anything for the people of Jizhou.

And Bohai King defeated Zhang Jiao.

On this point, Jia Cong was relieved.

Came here in high spirits, but came back bitterly, Jia Cong said goodbye, feeling unavoidably disappointed, it seems that the matter of food and grass was easy for him to think, and the problem of being able to hold Yuan Shao was really not so easy to solve.

However, when God closes a door for a person, it usually opens a window for him. Jia Cong, who had just returned home, got good news from Zhizhong Tang Wen.

Tang Wen is a native of Tang County, Zhongshan County. He just returned to Wei County from his hometown to visit relatives. Coincidentally, during this period of time, there was a raging grain price war, which opened Tang Wen's eyes. Grain merchants have lost all their money, and a lot of grain is rotten in their hands. If they are sold at the market price, it is equivalent to a [-]% discount.

Tang Wen told Jia Cong all about this, and Jia Cong was overjoyed when he heard it, and immediately yelled for someone to prepare a car, and he was going to Zhongshan County.

According to Tang Wen's description, the backlog of grain stored in the hands of major grain merchants is hundreds of thousands of shi, and Guangguang Zhen's family has nearly 20 shi.

The food price of thousands of dollars per stone is too expensive for the common people and affects their livelihood, but for the Yuan Shaoyuan family, coins are probably just a number.

"Tang Wen, you and I will go to Zhongshan Wuji together, I want to buy food from the Zhen family!"

Tang Wen's eyes flickered, and he asked, "Master, I don't know how much food is needed for the first batch?"

"At least one hundred thousand stone!"

Tang Wen heard it again, and said again: "Emissary, a mere [-] stones, the family of the lower official can also give it out. If you need it, I can promise to only charge [-]% of the price, and the remaining [-]% ​​will be used as an envoy." Your errand money."

Jia Cong gave Tang Wen a meaningful look, but didn't say anything.

Obviously, the Tang family also participated in the grain merchant in Tang Wen's story. They were able to collect [-] stones, and they were also a large grain merchant. Moreover, the name of Tang County made it clear that the Tang family was a rich family.

[-]% cheaper, count as errand money?There is such a good thing?
Jia Cong felt that God not only opened a window for him, but also a big window with beautiful scenery.

So Jia Cong left Ye County that day and rushed to Zhongshan.

Before Jia Cong left Ye County, Liu Qing was notified.

"Isn't it good to live well? Isn't it good to receive a salary in a muffled voice? Why do you have to be Yuan's dog's leg?"

When Liu Qing asked Guo Jia, his tone was flat and serious. Guo Jia knew that Jia Cong would be in trouble if the lord, who had always been easygoing, became serious.

"My lord, Jia Cong used to be the governor of Jiaozhou in the barren land. Yuan Kai contributed to his ability to serve as the governor of Jizhou." Guo Jia explained.

"What the king wants is Yuan Shao who can't get anywhere in Yanzhou, and fled back to Yuzhou in desperation. He wants all the profiteers in Zhongshan who swallowed the bitter fruit by themselves. If they want to do business, they should do business properly. My two important matters, Fengxiao, what do you think should be done?"

"My lord, the Zhaojun area is not peaceful. Maybe Jia Cong will encounter the Black Mountain Army when transporting grain." Guo Jia said lightly.

Liu Qing gave Guo Jia a white look, hehe, I really belong to you!
If we don't deal with Jia Cong first, we have to wait for him to bring back the food and beat the rabbits with grass, and Liu Qing will be paralyzed again.

He pretended not to understand, nodded his head: "After Gao Shun left Zhao County, Zhao County was really not peaceful! By the way, did Gao Shun cross the river?"

"Already in Yanzhou."

"Why doesn't Xu Rong do anything?"

If Xu Rong doesn't force Zhang Miao, how can he surrender?
"Maybe, I'm waiting for an opportunity." Guo Jia said.

"Feng Xiao thinks there is still a chance to appear?"

"Now Lv Bu is Yuan Shao's big worry, Yuan Shao will not tolerate him, only Ding Yuan and Yuan Yi can attack Lv Bu, who do you think Yuan Shao will send?"

"No need to think about it, it must be Ding Yuan!" Otherwise, how could Yuan Shao be mean and ungrateful.

"If Ding Yuan attacked Lu Bu, for Xu Rong, it would be an opportunity to take Chen Liu."

It's really step by step, one move moves the whole body, Ding Yuan hit Lu Bu, it's exciting to think about it.

Will the first battle promote the name of "big filial son"?

"My lord, according to Yijia, this day is not far away!"

"Report-"

A notification came from outside the door, and it was the military newspaper that went straight to Liu Qing's study.

Ban Ming entered the house with the letter, handed it to Liu Qing and left. Liu Qing quickly tore it apart with both hands. The words on the top of the letter were concise and clear.

"Zhang Yang led his army northward to attack Puyang, and Yuan Shao sent Yan Liang to meet him."

The corner of Liu Qing's mouth curled up, and he said to Guo Jia: "Feng Xiao, the opportunity is not coming soon, but it has already been given to Xu Rong, I hope he will not let me down."

Guo Jia also laughed, very confidently.

The lord corrected him not because he was wrong, but because he was right.

……

Time flies, and the march is also fast. On the last day of September, Zhang Miao of Chenliu received the news of the fall of Changyuan and Pucheng.

Xu Rong's offensive was so fierce that it wasn't even a city-by-city attack.

At this speed, when the letter arrives, Xu Rong's army should also arrive.

Chen Liu's garrison suffered a crushing defeat, and Zhang Miaocai couldn't be blamed for it, it was his little fortune, Xingyang's defeat, Liang County's defeat, and he still hasn't recovered from the defeat.

With less than [-] soldiers and horses, it is impossible to defend a Chenliu county. When talking about how to defend a county, Xu Rong said it was an attack, but it was actually no different from a regular march.

In a few days, soldiers will come to the city of Chenliu.

At this time, Zhang Miao was as anxious as if he was being roasted on the fire.

Zhang Chao still had two thousand troops, but it was useless. Xu Rong led an army of tens of thousands, not to mention the disparity in strength, even if the strength was the same, it would be useless to deal with it.

He is Xu Rong. So far, Xu Rong has never suffered a defeat. The only time he lost his white horse was when he evacuated on his own initiative. The last move he made was to trap Yuan Shao's army in the white horse.

"Meng Gao, what do you think should be done?"

Unlike his elder brother, Zhang Chao didn't seem to know what fear was at all, and replied very naturally, "Only in a war, there is death!"

Zhang Miao raised his forehead, he didn't want this kind of ending.

"If I die, what should the people of Chenliu do?"

"The military discipline of the Xiliang army is extremely poor, and there will be many incidents of burning, killing and looting. Only by fighting to the death can Chen Liu be protected!"

At this time, Zang Hong said: "Your Majesty, if not, consider my father's proposal?"

Zang Hong's words reminded Zhang Miao of Zang Min's suggestion: declare to serve the Bohai King and seek the protection of the Bohai King.

Zhang Miao considered this proposal very seriously, but Zhang Chao was determined to fight and always opposed it. In addition, Chen Liu, Xu Rong and Yuan Shao beat themselves up, and Chen Liu was ignored until this day finally came.

"Your Majesty, you intended to protect the people of Chenliu from the flames of war, why not give it a try?" Zang Hong believed in his father Zang Min, and persuaded him repeatedly.

Although the good brother and Shangguan insisted on fighting to the death, Zang Hong still insisted on his own opinion. Of course, if he really wanted to fight in the end, Zang Hong would not be timid at all, and he would naturally fight side by side with Zhang Chao.

"When Xu Rong's soldiers approached the city, we announced to him that if it can be done, it would be a great kindness, and even if it can't be done, it will not be too late to fight." Zang Hong continued.

Zhang Miao was about to be persuaded by him.

"My lord, it's not good! Xu Rong's army has arrived at the north gate!"

Zhang Miao's eyelids twitched when he heard this, and the bloated flesh on his face trembled involuntarily.

Well, he has been persuaded by Zang Hong.

Give it a try, a dead horse is a living horse doctor, what if it works?
At the head of the north gate of Chenliu, when Zhang Miao arrived here, there was already a huge army outside the city, and a thought crept into Zhang Miao's mind quietly——

Chen Liu would never be able to hold on. There was only one way to die if he fought to the death. The end of the fight to the death was not just that they died, but that after the city was broken, the whole city would suffer.

Looking at Xu Rong under the commander-in-chief named "Xu", Zhang Miao planned to start communicating.

"Why did General Xu violate the country!" Zhang Miao questioned.

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(End of this chapter)