The Power of the Three Kingdoms at the End of the Han Dynasty and the Imperial Power of the Han Dyna

Autumn, the fourth year of Chuping (193).

Jinyang, Bingzhou Governor's Office.

Cao Cao was busy putting out the fire in the backyard in Yanzhou, and Liu Bei, Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shu were fighting in Pei State. All the attention of the princes in the Central Plains was not in the north, which gave Liu Han an excellent opportunity.

Now Liu Han has two choices. One is to send troops from Wei County and Hanoi County to use the high mobility of the cavalry to attack Yanzhou in a blitzkrieg. But at the moment, Lu Bu and Chen Gong are on Dongjun's side. Once they attack Dongjun, they will have to fight with them. The two of them faced off, which relieved Cao Cao's pressure in disguise.

The second option is that not only Yanzhou is empty, but Qingzhou is also empty. Liu Bei's people are in the south and they won't be able to come back for a while. Even if they come back, Liu Han won't take him seriously.

Judging from the constant stream of intelligence, the war in Yanzhou will continue for at least several months. In other words, Zhang Xiu's 10,000 people and Xu Huang's 40,000 people in Wei County who are secretly stationed in Hanoi cannot move. They will not be able to move in a short time. Okay, but it will be discovered over time.

"Zhongde, order Xu Huang's troops to be broken into pieces and stationed along the line from Yecheng to Fanyang."

"Here."

Liu Han would not say anything, but Cheng Yu would also remind him that 40,000 troops were stationed in Fanyang. Such a large-scale garrison would inevitably change the current chaos in Yanzhou. Lu Cao's change from fighting to joining forces would bring a lot of consequences to his own side. unnecessary trouble.

"Zhongde, Fengxiao, I want to take action against Qingzhou, how sure are I now?"

Liu Bei is now in the south and is in a stalemate with Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu. The largest prince in Qingzhou is Gongsun Zan, and for Liu Han, Gongsun Zan is not a problem now after being severely wounded.

Cheng Yu did not answer, but asked first: "May I ask, my lord, how many people and how long will it take to capture Qingzhou?"

"There are already 40,000 new troops in Bohai, plus 20,000 elite cavalry. I plan to transfer another 20,000 elite troops from Jizhou, 40,000 infantry and cavalry, for a total of 80,000 people. Time... take over the entire Qingzhou before the end of the year."

"So... my lord plans to spend two months capturing Qingzhou and another two months to stabilize the entire territory?"

Cheng Yu was already very wise, and after working under Liu Han for many years, he was no longer so extreme when thinking about issues. It is easy to capture a place, but if you want to completely cleanse the local gangsters and occupy a state, four months is indeed a bit tight.

"Well, we've been resting for a year and a half, and it's time for the autumn harvest."

"My lord, the three counties of Qingzhou and the Three Kingdoms have a total of 65 counties, 635885 households, and about 370 million people. Even after the great chaos, millions of people escaped. If you include the population hidden by the nobles and powerful people, there will be no less than million people. The number of troops in the hands of the princes No less than one hundred thousand.”

Guo Jia's words have made it very clear that with only 80,000 people, it is barely possible to eat the opponent's 100,000 people, but it is a bit difficult to control the entire territory of Qingzhou.

After listening to Guo Jia's analysis, Liu Han also flashed his eyes. To capture Jizhou, the number of troops increased from 120,000 to 150,000. To capture the third auxiliary, it took 200,000 people. "Qingzhou...80,000 people." Is it really enough?”

Guo Jia suddenly came up with a plan: "You might as well..."

Liu Han shook his head: "You can't move."

Guo Jia wanted to use the navy, but Liu Han wouldn't allow it. "Navy, don't move!"

"Why...?"

Guo Jia didn't understand that this was the second time that a powerful force that could obviously be used had been hidden. Not to mention Guo Jia's confusion, even the navy soldiers also complained a lot.

"Fengxiao, from the perspective of a local battle, using the navy is the best choice, but what Gu is considering is not a local battle, but the entire Han Dynasty!"

"The Navy has always had their own mission. They are cavalry in one hand and must be used at the most critical moment!"

Liu Han claimed to have changed. He was now talking to Guo Jia as a superior, or in other words, giving orders.

Guo Jia was stunned for a moment, then obeyed: "Here."

The staff officer is just an army officer. There is only one person who really has the power to command the army, and that is the person in front of him.

"I will leave for the Bohai Sea today. Guo Jia will accompany me, and Cheng Yu will stay behind. Xi Zhicai will be responsible for the logistics of the army, and Liu Yu and Jushou will cooperate."

"Here."

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A few days later.

At the entrance of Hejian Prince's Mansion.

Cai Yan was carefully putting on Liu Han's jersey and arranging his clothes.

"When will you come back?" Cai Yan felt reluctant to give up, but as the princess of Hejian, her man could never belong to her alone.

"Two months at the earliest."

"Stop charging into battle like a teenager. You are not only the coach, you are also our king."

"know."

"Okay, let's go."

Liu Han's eyes were firm and he nodded: "Okay. You are not allowed to send it away. Wait for me at home."

Then he got on his horse and waved his hand, "Let's go!"

When the army passed by, Cai Yan kowtowed and saluted: "Concubine, bid farewell to the king!"

Everyone in the palace also knelt down after Cai Yan, "I wish you a triumphant victory!"

Little Liu Qi also knelt down in confusion and looked at his father, the red horse, the dark cloak and the tall figure heading into the distance. He will remember it for a lifetime at a glance.

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Qingzhou.

While Cao Cao was fighting life and death, Gongsun Zan was also entangled.

Since he fled to Pingyuan County, except for the 3,000 soldiers under his command, the rest of the troops have been separated and recruited by Liu Bei. He really wanted to take people to Yanzhou to grab a bite of meat, but he was afraid that stealing chicken would end up losing rice. Now it is easy to grab territory. But it also relieved Cao Cao's pressure in disguise. Cao Cao has not been injured, so it would be unwise to seize territory now.

But Gongsun Zan didn't want to rely on anyone else, especially Liu Bei, "The King of Hejian was right! You Liu Bei... you are a villain! You are a hypocrite!"

But it's useless to say anything too late.

"Lord."

Seeing Guan Jing's panic, Gongsun Zan asked in confusion: "Guan Jing, why are you here?"

Guan Jing first looked around to make sure no one was there, then pulled Gongsun Zan into the house: "My lord, according to the latest information from the north, the King of Hejian has arrived in Yecheng!"

After hearing the news, Gongsun Zan's eyes suddenly widened. Although it was just a short sentence, this sentence alone was shocking enough.

"Are there any signs of army mobilization in the north?"

Now that the King of Hejian has arrived, it means that he will also get involved in the chaos in Yanzhou.

"Not yet, but I guess it will be soon."

Gongsun Zan shook his head: "No, no, no, you don't understand him. According to this man's methods, the army is already ready before he reaches Yecheng."

Gongsun Zan hated and feared Liu Han. If he didn't take action, if he did, you would have absolutely no room to fight back.

"Then let's..."

Guan Jing knew that his lord had always wanted to take care of Liu Bei and then establish his own business. If Liu Han took action, everyone's attention would be attracted to him, and this would be the best opportunity.

"Wait! Hold still!"

"My lord?"

Guan Jing was puzzled.

Gongsun Zan explained: "The following war is not something that people like us who have been severely damaged in strength can participate in. With good luck, Cao Cao can escape from Yanzhou, but with bad luck..."

"My Lord, is he so pessimistic?"

"This is already very optimistic." (End of chapter)