A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 410: To achieve the goal without thinking, outsiders can see it most clearly

Pingyuan County, Pingyuan City, Prefect’s Mansion, Back Hall
Originally, Pingyuan was the fiefdom of King Pingyuan. After it was captured by Yuan Shao and King Pingyuan died, it was changed to a county.

A man in his forties, with a broad face, narrow eyes, neat hair and beard, wearing a barbarian-style fur robe, but wearing it in the right upper fold of the Han people, sat upright behind the desk, hiding his general belly. .

He is Chunyu Qiong, the governor of Pingyuan.

Chunyu Qiong was of mixed Han and Hu descent, and her ancestors were Hun nobles. Later, they moved to Yingchuan County and became a local powerful man in Yingchuan.

Because Chunyu Qiong had always been brave and often made military exploits on the frontier, when Emperor Ling set up the Eighth School Lieutenant, he was appointed as the Right School Lieutenant, the last of the Eighth School Lieutenant.

Later, he became the general of Youzhou Mu Liu Yu. In order to win over Jizhou, Yuan Shao won over him and married his concubine Liu's sister to him and became his brother-in-law.

"Meng Cai, drink, why doesn't this work?"

Facing Chun Yuqiong's constant persuasion to drink, Liu Zuo shook his head slightly and said with a wry smile: "There are many generals. I am a scribe, so naturally I cannot compare with the general."

Chunyu Qiong pursed her lips, showing an expression of disgust, and then drank all the wine in the glass in one gulp. She casually wiped the wine stains on her beard with her hands and asked the guards behind her to continue pouring the wine.

When Liu Zuo saw this, he immediately stopped him and said, "Did the general forget the instructions my sister gave to the general when he came?"

Chunyu Qiong stared at Liu Zuo, then got the bodyguard to refill the wine, and then waved to let him out.

When the bodyguard left the room, he closed the door behind him.

Chunyu Qiong drank another glass of wine and said, "Of course I remember. How dare I forget something so related to the future of the young master."

"Does the general have any ideas?"

Chunyu Qiong held up the wine glass and stared at the turbid wine in the glass carefully. Her already small eyes seemed to be closed at this time.

"You have troubled me now. If you want me to go into battle and kill the enemy, I will have nothing to do with it. If I am asked to think about strategies like you scribes, it will be difficult for me.

Since Madam sent you to assist me, it means you must have a solution, right? "

Liu Zuo was the younger brother of Yuan Shao's concubine Liu. He was just a concubine and had always been shrewd. He was sent by Liu to assist Chun Yuqiong in order to deal with Yuan Xi and clear the way for his son Yuan Shang.

Liu is the daughter of King Zhao, which is why Yuan Shao loves Yuan Shang so much, not only because of Liu's beauty, but also because Yuan Shang has royal blood.

Now that Yuan Tan has been abandoned by Yuan Shao, the only person standing in front of Yuan Shang is his second brother Yuan Xi.

"Actually, this matter is easy to handle. It just depends on whether the general is willing to do it."

"tell me the story."

"My lord sent generals to Pingyuan to assist Yuan Xi in defending against Guan Yu in the south. If Pingyuan is lost, wouldn't Yuan Xi have no chance of becoming the shepherd of Jizhou?"

Chunyu Qiong twirled the wine glass and expressed her doubts: "If Pingyuan is lost, as a guard general, I will not be able to eat and carry around."

"Therefore the general has to lose the plain, and at the same time he has to hold it."

"Stop being so pretentious and tell the truth."

Faced with Chunyu Qiong's dissatisfaction, Liu Zuo's originally proud expression suddenly froze, and he had no choice but to tell everything:

"Yuan Xi can only rely on generals if he wants to defend Guan Yu. For the defense of the plains, the generals have the right to adjust the defense line. There are 30,000 soldiers in the plains now. It is better to place all 30,000 soldiers in Pingyuan City, leaving hundreds or even thousands of soldiers in Xipingchang. Man, just expose the flaw of Xipingchang in the west to Guan Yu.

If Guan Yu's army goes to attack, the general can stop it in time, but if it is just a small army, the general can pretend he didn't see it and let Xipingchang fall into Guan Yu's hands.

After all, Xipingchang is just a small town and cannot be defended at all. When the lord hears that Guan Yu has entered the north bank of the Yellow River, he will definitely rebuke Yuan Xi, and the general can recover it in time, thus avoiding the lord's punishment. "

"Wonderful!"...

According to Liu Zuo's strategy, Chunyu Qiong gathered 30,000 people in Pingyuan City, euphemistically saying that he would prevent Guan Yu's army from Gaotang on the other side.

As the second son of Yuan Shao, Yuan Xi is neither the eldest son nor the most favored, and his status is neither high nor low. Therefore, no matter how he turns, he will not be the successor of Yuan Shao in the future.

Therefore, he does not seek futility, but only no mistakes. He will do his best to complete the tasks assigned to him by Yuan Shao, because he knows that although he will not get a big position, he can be rich.

The prerequisite for this wealth is that Yuan Shao's power has always existed. Therefore, among Yuan Shao's sons, he is the most capable and the least competitive.

Hearing that Chunyu Qiong had gathered all his troops in Pingyuan City, exposing the entire western part of his defense line to the threat of Guan Yu's army, he immediately found Chunyu Qiong.

"General Chunyu, I heard that you withdrew all the troops in Xipingchang to the plains. Is this true?"

Chunyu Qiong sat at the front seat, looking respectful, but her tone was not very respectful: "That's what happened. Do you have any other ideas, sir?"

"It stands to reason that the general is a veteran on the battlefield and an assistant assigned to me by my father. I should not interfere with your transfer. But I still want to ask the general to give me an explanation for the complete withdrawal of troops from Xipingchang."

Chunyu Qiong smiled and said with a smile: "Young Master may not know that Guan Yu on the other side has increased his troops in the past two days. You also know that Pingyuan County has been stretched thin after the loss of Master Tan last time.

And Pingyuan City is an important town on the north bank of the Yellow River, the core of our army's defense line. As long as Pingyuan City is not lost, there will be no danger to the defense line on the north bank of the Yellow River.

The young master also knows that Xipingchang is just a small town. Even if it is taken by Guan Yu, it cannot be defended and can be recaptured in one day.

Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, I finally decided to withdraw the troops in Xipingchang to the plains, all in order to better defend against the enemy. "

Yuan Xi was not so easy to fool: "Could it be that the general deceived me into not knowing how to fight? With the natural danger of the Yellow River, even if Guan Yu had a million troops on the opposite side, he could only transport a few thousand people at a time.

There were 20,000 people stationed in the plain before, which was more than enough manpower. There were also 10,000 people in Xipingchang, which could ensure that the city was not lost.

But now, there are only a few hundred soldiers in Xipingchang. If they are lost, Guan Yu will have a breakthrough on the north bank of the Yellow River, and the Qingzhou army will continuously pour into Hebei through this opening. ···”

Chunyu Qiong saw that he couldn't be fooled, so he started to play rogue: "This is just the talk of the young master's family. The lord ordered me to come to Pingyuan. In addition to helping the young master, the most important thing is to defend Pingyuan City and ensure that Pingyuan City is not lost. I will also do the rest." I can't control it, that's the young master's responsibility.

Before I left, my lord gave me instructions and gave me the power to make decisions because I was worried that Pingyuan City would be lost.

Let me tell you, Master, you are still too young to understand everything. In this way, sir, please think about it carefully, I still have some military matters in the camp that have not been completed. We can talk about it later when the young master has thought it through. Since the young master is fine, the general will take his leave first. "

Looking at Chun Yuqiong's leaving figure, Yuan Xi was angry and annoyed, but there was nothing he could do about it.

Chunyu Qiong was right, she couldn't control him at all. She was assisting him in name, but in fact, in order to prevent Yuan Tan's old incident from happening, Chunyu Qiong was the real military power holder in Pingyuan County.

"calm down···"

After finally calming down, Yuan Xi began to think about countermeasures. Since Chunyu Qiong's side couldn't work, he had to rely on himself.

After all, if the defense line is breached, he is the highest responsible person, but Chunyu Qiong has nothing to do with it.

Gritting his teeth, Yuan Xi immediately called his personal guards and prepared to move his governor's office to Xipingchang.

No matter what, his personal guard battalion plus the hundreds of people in Xipingchang can gather more than a thousand people.

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Qingzhou, Pingyuan County, Gaotang, Qingzhou Dudufu

In order to conquer Hebei and capture Gaotang, Guan Yu moved his governor's mansion to Gaotang County.

At that time, officials asked him for instructions on where to place the mansion, and Guan Yu directly determined the original site where Liu Bei was serving as Pingyuan Prime Minister in Gaotang.

He did not remove the original plaque, but hung his "Qingzhou Governor's Mansion" plaque below the "Pingyuan Prime Minister's Mansion".

In the back hall of the Dudu Mansion, Guan Yu, Xu Shu, and Bai Xing were discussing military aircraft.

Guan Yu was dressed in a green robe, holding his long beard and sitting upright under the high hall, because the high hall was where his eldest brother once sat.

"Captain, according to the detailed report from the north, the people responsible for the defense on the other side are Yuan Shao's second son Yuan Xi and Ning Shuo General Chunyu Qiong.

But the strange thing is that Yuan Jun's military deployment a few days ago was 20,000 people in Pingyuan City and 10,000 people in Xipingchang. Originally, our army had no room to take advantage of the situation.

However, two days ago, Yuan Jun suddenly withdrew the 10,000 people in Xipingchang back to Pingyuan City. Now, the number of troops left in Xipingchang is no more than 1,000. "

Facing Bai Xing's report, Guan Yu didn't react. He just squinted his eyes and frowned slightly, showing that he was thinking.

"Haha, there's nothing strange about this."

Opposite Guan Yu, Xu Shu chuckled and said. He was wearing casual clothes, with a short sword on his waist, and his sitting posture was not very standard. The most surprising thing was that it was freezing cold, but he was holding a feather fan made of colorful wild pheasant tail feathers, shaking slightly.

But Guan Yu was no longer surprised by this. He opened his eyes and asked, "What is Yuan Zhi's advice?"

Xu Shu held the feather fan, clasped his fists slightly and said: "I can't say that I have high opinions. I just lament that he, Yuan Benchu, was originally a great hero in the world, but instead he was defeated by the internal fight."

Seeing that Bai Xing and Guan Yu were looking over, Xu Shu continued to shake his feather fan gently and explained slowly: "The governor may not know something, this Yuan Xi is the second son of Yuan Shao, and he has never been favored.

But he is the most capable of Yuan Shao's three sons. According to the patriarchal tradition, Yuan Shao's position was originally inherited by his eldest son Yuan Tan, but Yuan Shao preferred Yuan Shang, the third son of the Liu family, and said many times in public that he would inherit the throne. Located in Yuanshang.

Chunyu Qiong is indeed a rare warrior. His wife is Liu's biological sister, which means that Chunyu Qiong is on the same side as Yuan Shang.

Now that Yuan Tan has been driven out of Gaotang by the governor, Yuan Shao has been very disappointed, and he may have no chance of becoming Jizhou.

Then the only one standing in front of Yuan Shang is Yuan Xi. Chunyu Qiong was Yuan Shao's personal garrison general and had the authority to mobilize all the troops on the north bank. In this way, the withdrawal of troops from Xipingchang seemed reasonable. "

(End of this chapter)