Three Kingdoms: The Yellow Turbans finally revolt

Chapter 336

Guo Tu slowed down a little, waiting for Yan Liangwenchou to catch up with him. As the sun set to the west, the sky gradually became dark.

Never imagined that this battle would end like this.

Guo Tu was quite disturbed. Speaking of which, it was he who agreed with Wen Chou to take Fan Chou's camp, which resulted in his defeat in the battle with Xu Rong, which delayed a lot of time, and led to the arrival of King Bohai's army on the battlefield.

Thinking of this, Guo Tu was suddenly taken aback.

How many people are in the Bohai King's army?

So Guo Tu once again found a cavalry lord with a rank beside him, and asked him, "Why did you lose this battle so quickly? How many people are in the King of Bohai's army?"

Speaking of this, Junhou looked flustered, as if he remembered the battle time dominated by fear.

"It's a god general! The King of Bohai has sent out more than a hundred god generals. They are so powerful that they are invulnerable. Even if General Wen Chou hits with all his strength, it will be difficult to break through the defense."

Guo Tu was in a cloud of confusion, of course he would not believe what the general said, so he could only wave his hand to let him go.

Not long after, Guo Tu saw Yan Liangwen Chou.

"General! Two generals!" Guo Tu flaunted his weak body, finally attracting the two's attention.

The two came to Guo Tu with displeased faces, the haze of failure shrouded their faces, and the two with the most fighting spirit among the generals of the Yuan Army in the past seemed to be wilted.

"What happened?" Guo Tu asked.

Wen Chou took over the conversation and replied: "The King of Bohai has a new cavalry, tall and mighty, invulnerable, and full of lethality. The only shortcoming is that they are slow. If they run faster, they may not be able to retreat."

Yan Liang also said with emotion: "I never thought that King Bohai's heavy armored cavalry has not yet been fully learned, and now there are such powerful cavalry, what a weirdo!"

Yan Liang was ordered to train heavy cavalry, but there were only a few hundred of them, and all of them died in this battle.

Guo Tu probably understood that the King of Bohai had a new type of cavalry, which was more heavily armored than the heavy armored cavalry, and the protection was good enough to resist General Wen Chou's full blow. No wonder Yuan Jun was helpless.

Guo Tu asked again: "How much food was taken back?"

He had arranged to transport a batch before, but most of them were still in the fighting area.

Yan Liangwen and Chou looked at each other and both sighed.

The situation is not good.

"Less than fifty thousand stones." Yan Liang replied.

The three of them sighed again.

This errand was a mess.

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To the north, the Tiefutu had stopped, because Wen Chou ordered some grain carts to be crossed on the road, so the Tiefutu could not pass.

Even so, according to rough statistics, nearly 2000 Yuan Jun died in the battle. In addition to Xu Rong's gains, from the perspective of killing the enemy, this battle was won.

Of course, the greater victory came from the food team. Yuan Jun took some food, maybe less than [-]%.

For Liu Qing, this battle can be said to have been a complete victory. There were few wounded and zero dead, but he had a brilliant record of beating two thousand enemies and paying countless grains.

For Xu Rong, the victory was a victory, but it was a tragic victory. Fan Chou died in battle, and his own troops were surrounded by heavy siege, and he also suffered heavy casualties after he was killed.

After the war, the three generals stationed in the nearest Wei Township to rest, and Zhang Liao also sent the preliminary battle report to King Bohai.

It was already a few days after Liu Qing received the battle report, and he also sighed when he heard the news of Fan Chou's death.

"Xu Rong's loss in this battle is not small. After all, this battle was started because of this king. Tell me, how should this king compensate General Xu?"

Xun Yu said: "My lord, there is no shortage of food in Jizhou. Why don't you give the food and grass you get to Xu Rong for compensation."

According to Zhang Liao's report, the military rations received are about 15 shi, and the expenditure for the compensation of the fallen soldiers is indeed not small.

"That's right." Liu Qing readily agreed.

"Furthermore, the war has begun, all grain merchants under the current rule should not cross the river to sell grain." Xun Yu said again.

Liu Qing thought for a while, this article is a disguised form of restricting the Zhongshan Zhen family and all the Yuan family's vassals.

"After this battle, the agreement between the king and Yuan Shao was torn apart. In the future, they will be enemies. Let me tell you, when will the king be able to go south?" Liu Qing looked at Ju Shou, Xun Yu, Guo Jia, and Zhicai and asked.

Without even thinking about it, Xun Yu replied: "Unify the north, gather troops to stockpile food, prepare food for three years, and use it to fund three years of war!"

Ju Shou raised a different opinion: "My lord, you should immediately use troops against Yuan Shao for three reasons."

"Firstly, Yuan Kaixin passed away, and the Yuan family must be trapped by the new master. Yuan Shao concubine came out to lead the Yuan family, and Yuan Shu would not accept it. At the time of the weakest, and the lord sits on the land of the two states, is self-sufficient in food and grass, has strong soldiers and horses, and has high morale, when Chen Sheng pursues and erodes the Yuan family!"

"Secondly, Liu Bian collapsed, the Ruyang court survived in name only, and the Yuan Alliance is on the verge of disintegration. The positions of all parties are vacillating. This is a rare opportunity!"

"Thirdly, in the battle of seizing grain, Dongjun was attacked, and Fan Chou, the cavalry captain of Dongjun, died in battle. It is possible to send troops through this incident. The division is famous. If Fan Chou died in battle, the general will be furious. It is possible to send troops with the general. , discuss the Yuan family together."

Ju Shou gave three reasons in succession, and decided to encroach from now on, Liu Qing was very moved.

But Xun Yu advocated accumulating for three years and taking it away in one wave.

Both of these views are reasonable. Xun Yu's view seems to be more secure, but the vacuum period is too long and there are too many variables.

However, Jushou's cannibalism strategy may be able to consume Yuan's family alive. Although he knows that Yuan's heritage is profound, Liu Qing does not believe that his land in the three states will not be able to consume Yuan's family. will be seriously dragged down.

Only then did Xi Zhi speak out.

"My lord, I don't agree with quick battles."

"Zhi Cai speaks freely."

"My lord, what Gong Ju said is true!" Xi Zhicai paused, then changed the topic, and continued: "However, the Yuan family is in such a critical situation, if the lord raises troops at this time, the Yuan family will be united and united. All the vassals, with one heart toward Yuan."

First affirm some of the other party's views, and then express your own different opinions. Look, this emotional intelligence ceiling.

"Although my lord occupies the land of three states, the south of the great river is mostly rich and prosperous. If the powerful and powerful families all support the Yuan family, their energy should not be underestimated; on the contrary, if the lord let him go at this time, the Yuan family will inevitably be in trouble. Fighting, and the tyrants in various places also have their own interests, if there is no strong Yuan family, it will be difficult to form a joint force, but there will be internal conflicts and mutual grievances.

Transparency, what Xi Zhicai considers, is biased towards the human side. I have to say, it is very sharp and sharp.

This is the benefit of brainstorming, but in the end, the problem still lies with Liu Qing.

It’s okay to fight, and it’s okay to develop, but it’s me who is so resourceful.

"Ahem, Fengxiao, what do you think?"

Guo Jia straightened his chest slightly, and replied: "My lord, haven't you always wanted everything you like!"

Liu Qing said: Yes!and then?
"The method of encroachment is not entirely undesirable. Yuan's supporters are not a rock. You can start with them, let Yuan's, split up and win over, and advance step by step. As long as the Yuan's family is not in danger of genocide, they will not be united. Such behavior will not affect the great cause of the Lord, and there is another benefit of doing so, that is, actual combat training."

Guo Jia expressed his opinion, which is an idea to sit on the fence, while harassing and affecting the other party's development, while developing by himself.

The plasticity at the strategic level is usually relatively large, because most of the imagination is involved, and it is only at the tactical level that it is really difficult.Liu Qing looked at the four of them respectively, and finally his eyes fell on Guo Jia. At the end of the strategy, Guo Jia probably took everything.

"What Feng Xiao said is more practical. Now is not the time to go south on a large scale. At the same time, you can't do nothing. Although Jizhou has a big river defense line, it is not deep enough and the frontier is not enough. Today's Yanzhou, this king has occupied two counties, why not take Yanzhou as the next target, choose a place, everyone, pay more attention!"

In the end, Liu Qing made a decision to take Yanzhou.

The second counties of Mount Tai of Chenliu belonged to Liu Qing, the east counties belonged to Dong Zhuo, and the Jibei Kingdom belonged to Cao Cao, leaving only three or four counties.

The strategy is established, Xun Yu continued: "My lord, according to Yanzhou, Jiyin County is currently occupied by Ding Yuan, with a lot of troops and good combat power; while Yuan Yi, a relative of the Yuan clan, occupies Shanyang County, although he has soldiers and horses, it is not enough. For fear; Liu Kai, the king of Dongping, is weak and has no strength to protect the territory. Wherever the lord's army arrives, he will definitely surrender, and the small city of Rencheng, the country's prime minister is Xu Wei, who is a vassal of the Yuan family."

The one who has done the best homework has to be Xun Yu. After a brief introduction, there is a basic square formation.

Ding Yuan and the Yuan family seem to be in harmony, so they can be tricked, Yuan Yi and Xu Wei are the best friends of the Yuan family, they must be fought, and Liu Kai, a family member of the Han Dynasty, is nothing to worry about, a little weaker, it is easier to deal with it.

Ambitious people like Chen Wang are more troublesome. They are also clan members of the Han Dynasty, and they can also protect the environment and the people, take in and give relief to refugees, and have further ambitions.

What Chen Wang did in the past seemed to be responsible enough, but it is a pity that Chen Guo is a small country after all, surrounded by the Yuan family, I am afraid it will be difficult to be alone, but I just hope that he will not forget his original intention.

The situation in Yanzhou is not in a hurry, but now Qingzhou is disturbed by the Yellow Turban. Although Cao Cao and Tao Qian are present, they obviously cannot fully control the situation.

"Do you have any insights into the chaos in Qingzhou?" Liu Qing asked.

Xun Yu suddenly looked at Jushou, and immediately replied: "My lord, after Kong Rong's death, the position of Inspector of Qingzhou was vacant. Now that the Ruyang court has collapsed, we can take this opportunity to recommend Jushou to Luoyang as Inspector of Qingzhou, and use the public to reward him with his talents." , enough to stabilize the situation.”

After thinking about it for a while, Liu Qing felt that this method is feasible, "Uncle Ju, what do you think?"

Ju Shou cupped his hands and said, "But according to the lord's order."

That's it!

"March is approaching, the first thing is to focus on spring plowing, and the second is the expansion of Youzhou. This king faintly feels that relying on Liu Yu, Chen Gong, Gongsun Zan, it will be as smooth as imagined, and this king has to make preparations for his visit. , the matter of Yanzhou depends on you."

The reason for such an arrangement was that Liu Qing had to decide the importance of matters related to foreign affairs, and Liu Yu was fine. If Gongsun Zan were to do it, he would probably end up being subdued.

After all, the purpose of external expansion is to seek development, not to show off one's strength, and it is not impossible to punish. As for the matter of the Central Plains, several staff members are more comfortable handling it, and they should be able to do it properly.

After the discussion was over, the four staff members withdrew, Liu Qing summoned Cai Yan, and began to draw up documents.

One is to express condolences to Dong Zhuo. Hu Zhengang died, and Fan Chou died in battle. By the way, I will talk about the donation of food. Your love will be Xu Rong, and I will support him.

The second is to recommend Jushou. At present, Dong Zhuo has no demands on Qingzhou. If there is no accident, it should be possible. After all, 15 stones of grain and grass are worth tens of millions of dollars. According to Liu Hong's price, the three men can buy it. A mere governor, no more words.

This move is mainly a maintenance of past and future interests.

Cai Yan wrote it according to Liu Qing's meaning, and Liu Qing read it, and found the handwriting to be beautiful and brilliant.

"Husband, I want to write a letter to my father and tell him about Mr. Hu Zhao, okay?" Cai Yan lightly held the pen, looked at Liu Qing and blinked, his eyes were bright and sparkling, full of anticipation.

How could Liu Qing refuse, and said with a smile: "Of course! After finishing writing, accompany me to have dinner. In addition, by the way, I will ask my father-in-law. If you have spare time, remember to go back to Yecheng to have a look. I bought a new house for him."

Cai Yan smiled sweetly, and leaned forward in a sitting posture, "Thank you, husband!"

Liu Qing stood up, rubbed Cai Yan's head, and said dotingly: "Thank you, silly!"

As he said that, he walked to the hanging map and looked at it. Cai Yan smiled heartily and began to write a letter to his father.

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"Oh!"

Dong Zhuo who received Xu Rongjun's report directly threw the wine glass on the table to the ground.

"Son Yuan Shao, kill my beloved general, we swear to avenge this! Military advisor, military advisor, if we want to conquer Yuan Shao, where should we attack?"

Jia Xu and Li Ru listened and looked at each other. Jia Xu winked and signaled Li Ru to speak first.

"My lord, I want to ask Yuan Zi to be Yingchuan East Commandery. The two roads will go out together to force Runan! On the front line of Yingchuan, needless to say, on the front line of Dongjun, after General Xu's victory, the morale will be greatly boosted. My lord only needs to send another One person, taking the place of Fan Chou, will definitely be able to win the battle, and moreover, we can continue to join forces with the King of Bohai to attack Yuan Shao."

After Dong Zhuo heard this, he felt that there was nothing new about it. If he had to decide between the two sides, he might attack in the same way, so he looked at Jia Xu.

"Does Wenhe have anything to add?" Dong Zhuo asked Jia Xu again.

Jia Xu cupped his hands at Dong Zhuo, "What Wen You said is in line with common sense. If Dong Gong intends to attack Yuan, he can use this method. However, the current battle in Nanyang is the most important thing. I hope Dong Gong will consider it."

Jia Xu implicitly expressed his opposition, advocating breaking through Nanyang first.

"Li Jue reported that he was planning to lure Sun Jian, but Sun Jian did not move, which is puzzling."

In fact, Sun Jian didn't stand still, but suffered from insufficient food and grass, and under the unfavorable situation of being attacked on both sides, Yuan Shu didn't want to see Sun Jian's risky move.

Dong Zhuo thought about it, "Why don't we send Niu Fu who is stationed in Hedong to help Nanyang?"

Niu Fu in Hedong was used to deter the Baibo army. Now that Niu Fu and Baibo army are ruled by the Fen River, it is peaceful.

However, Tian Jing, the chief bookkeeper, immediately put forward an objection: "Dong Gong can't, spring plowing is coming soon, General Niu must not leave Hedong, it is better to send Captain Zhang Ji to support."

Dong Zhuo looked at Jia Xu, Jia Xu nodded, then looked at Li Ru, Li Ru also nodded.

"Zhang Ji listen to the order!" Dong Zhuo ordered loudly.

"The last general is here!" Zhang Ji, dressed in a brown robe, immediately stepped forward to salute.

"We will give you [-] soldiers and horses, and we will go to Nanyang in a few days to cooperate with Li Jue. We want Sun Jian's head!" Dong Zhuo said angrily.

Dong Zhuo and Sun Jian not only had feuds in official affairs, but also privately. In Meiyang, when Sun Jian joined the army for Zhang Wen in the past, he would talk a lot about Zhang Wen and execute Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo had heard of these things.

What about now?Hmph, Zhang Wen died first, and then Sun Jian!

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At this time, all the generals in the battle on the northern front of Nanyang were rather bored.

Li Jue made a big move, but it's a pity that Sun Jian was not fooled. If he was not fooled again, Li Jue's vanguard might really hit Wancheng.

In fact, Sun Jian really wanted to send troops, but it was a pity that Yuan Shu didn't provide food and grass, and the soldiers and horses couldn't move at all after three days. Wancheng went to Yuan Shu for a theory.

In the Wanxian prefecture, Yuan Shu was discussing matters with the chief secretary Yan Xiang, the chief secretary Yang Hong, and Zhang Xunqiaorui. Yang Hong and Yan Xiang had disagreements regarding Sun Jian's question. During this time, they had been arguing endlessly about this matter. .

Yan Xiang thought that Sun Jian should be given enough autonomy. After all, Sun Jian's combat effectiveness is obvious to all. Especially when he directly beat Ma Teng and Han Sui back to Wuguan, Li Jue should have the same chance of winning.

On the other hand, Yang Hong believed that it was enough for Sun Jian to contain Li Jue. In this way, the city of Wanwan could be kept safe. Although this was a conservative strategy, it could make it difficult for Li Jue to advance an inch. In this way, he could concentrate his forces to resist Huang Zu's attack in the south. .

In fact, Yuan Shu himself was inclined to Yan Xiang's suggestion, but both Zhang Xun and Qiao Rui agreed with Yang Hong's suggestion, so he wavered again, still unable to make up his mind.

It's the same today, except for Qiao Rui's request to go south to support Ji Ling, everyone still insists on their own opinions and has not changed.

After discussing the matter, everyone left, and the director Yan Xiang was always by Yuan Shu's side. After thinking about it, he talked to Yuan Shu again.

"My lord, General Sun is a hero. He stooped to serve the lord, mostly because of money and food. We shouldn't get in the way on this issue. Besides, General Sun has won many times. If he can defeat Li Jue in one fell swoop, he can help attack Huang Zu. Greatly increase the chances of winning."

"Lord Yan thinks it's better to use food and grass? But Yang Changshi and the two generals don't agree." Yuan Shu said.

"My lord, it's not surprising that Yang Changshi is cautious by nature, but the two generals..." Yan Xiang began to murmur.

"But it doesn't matter."

"Here! My lord, the two generals have followed the lord for a long time, and General Sun has defected to the lord in the middle. With all due respect, the two generals do not want to see General Sun make great achievements, but this is also human nature. "

Upon hearing this, Yuan Shu carefully chewed Yan Xiang's words, especially the last sentence, the two generals did not want to see Sun Jian make great achievements, so they supported the conservative plan.

Hearing Yan Xiang's words, Yuan Shu's intention to restore Sun Jian's food and grass supply became more clear.

"Lord Yan, pass on my order to immediately allocate [-] stones of grain and grass to Sun Jian's camp, and order him to use troops immediately to defeat Li Jue as soon as possible!" Yuan Shu ordered.

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　I ate too much melon last night, and it turned out... I made it up today, and there will be another update tonight.

　　
　
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