Summoning of God of War of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 144 The Strongest Line of Defense
On the tower of Daijun, Zhang Yan has easily taken it down, and led troops to control all the strategic places in Daijun.

Dai County is not a must-fight for military strategists, but for Jizhou, it can form a barrier with Zhuo County and Guangyang County.

Moreover, Dai County can also be connected to Bingzhou, so that even if the northern part of Jizhou is in crisis, Chen Qingzhi can provide timely support.

There are not many defenders in Dai County, and the more than 2000 old and weak troops are no match for Zhang Yan. He won here without bloodshed.

Let the Youzhou veterans guarding Daijun disarm and return to the field, and the young and weak recruits follow the team. Zhang Yan's troops reached [-].

Standing on the tower, Zhang Yan said to the lieutenant beside him: "We have so many troops, it is completely enough to guard the entire Dai County."

"I heard that Zhu Ling led troops to feign attack on Shanggu County. Maybe we can go to Shanggu County and gain something."

"If we can capture a county with a granary, we will open the granary to relieve the people in Youzhou. Then we will bring back the excess grain."

Thinking carefully about her plan, Zhang Yan thought that the lord would not blame him for sending troops without permission.

As long as Daijun is not lost, and he himself does not harass the people after capturing the county seat of Shanggu County, it is not considered a mistake.

Even if the granary in Shanggu County was captured, the granary was opened first to release the grain, which can be regarded as establishing prestige for the Jizhou army.

Zhang Yan's lieutenant general nodded slightly, and replied: "General, since we surrendered to the Jizhou Army, the soldiers under our command have had enough food and clothing, and no one will have any objection to your plan."

"However, Tao Sheng hasn't appeared since he joined Gongsun Zan. Maybe we still have a chance to meet him."

After Zhang Yan heard Tao Sheng's name, he snorted coldly, and said angrily: "Tao Sheng, an unjust man, if I meet him on the battlefield, I will kill him!"

"Leave [-] troops to guard Daijun, and I will bring the most elite [-] troops and yellow scarf fighters to Shanggu County to support General Zhu Ling."

"No matter who comes to attack Daijun, you must stick to the city, and you must not take the initiative to fight, no matter how small the opponent's troops are!"

"If Daijun is lost in your hands after I come back, I'll ask you and behead them all!"

Zhang Yan yelled at the lieutenant behind him, and then went straight down the tower to count the elite under his command.

These lieutenants took orders immediately. They were all veterans who had followed Zhang Yan for a long time, so naturally they would not have any thorns.

In Shanggu County, Zhu Ling led his troops to march towards Pan County, intending to attack and take it directly.

Although it was a feint attack on Shanggu County, it still had to act like a feint attack. Naturally, taking Pan County was the first step.

If you can't even take down Pan County, then Guan Jing, who guards Shanggu County, must have realized that the Jizhou Army is feigning an attack.

Zhu Ling led the troops forward on the official road, and at the same time called the messenger, and said: "Go and prepare the letter, and send it to General Zhang Yan in Dai County."

"Let General Zhang Yan lead troops to assist me in attacking Pan County, and then send troops to Shanggu County together."

The messenger immediately went down to prepare the letter, stamped Zhu Ling's general seal, and rode his horse towards Daijun.

Zhu Ling didn't need Zhang Yan's troops to conquer Pan County, but wanted Zhang Yan to keep harassing in Shanggu County.

Zhang Yan was originally from the Black Mountain Army, and he was a member of the Golden Remnant Party before, so he is naturally good at fighting in trouble.

Letting Zhang Yan make a fuss in Shanggu County now can completely disturb Guan Jing, who is guarding the county town of Shanggu County, and even make him rashly send troops.

Although the lord had said that he would feint attack Shanggu County, it was because Shanggu County was easy to defend and difficult to attack, so it was not easy to win.

In case Guan Jing accidentally led his troops away from Shanggu County, Zhu Ling could directly attack Shanggu County.

The loss of Shanggu County was the biggest gap in Youzhou's defense. Han Wu could even mobilize Chen Qingzhi's troops to directly destroy Gongsun Zan.

But Guan Jing, the guard of Shanggu County, is a shrewd guy, he will not be disturbed by these small tricks.

In the county seat of Shanggu County, Guan Jing calmly looked at the map of Shanggu County and studied Zhu Ling's countermeasures.

Guan Jing said to the soldiers under his command: "Zhu Ling's troops are leading a feigned attack on Shanggu County. His troops are not strong enough to conquer the city I guard."

"But Daijun has already been captured. Zhang Yan will definitely lead troops to harass me, which will cause a lot of trouble for my defense."

"Tao Sheng, you used to be Zhang Yan's subordinate, and you should be very familiar with his use of troops, so you will lead the troops to restrain Zhang Yan."

"Remember, you only need to limit Zhang Yan's troops, and don't confront him."

"Zhu Ling's army is strong. Once you are under siege, I will never give up the city to support you. If you are in trouble, find a way by yourself."

After Tao Sheng heard Guan Jing's words, he gritted his teeth and could only embrace his orders.

Now that he has surrendered to Gongsun Zan, Tao Sheng can only obey Guan Jingyan, and there is no room for him to refuse.

Moreover, Guan Jing didn't mean that he would be in a desperate situation, but just let him restrict Zhang Yan, Tao Sheng naturally knew it well.

To restrain Zhang Yan, to put it bluntly, you can work without any effort, as long as Zhang Yan does not disturb Shanggu County.

Tao Sheng would not be so stupid as to directly lead his subordinates and Zhang Yan's camp, he knew that he did not have the ability to defeat Zhang Yan.

In the county town of Zhuojun, Han Wu promoted a most honest and healthy old man from among the officials in the nearby area to temporarily act as the prefect of Zhuojun.

Han Wu is planning the military system of Zhuojun, so that Zhuojun can be included in the territory of Jizhou.

Now in Zhuo County, there are people walking on the streets, although there are not many people.

Han Wu even ordered the release of grain and grass to help the people to make up for the lack of food caused by the brutal Youzhou army.

Now in the General's Mansion, Han Wu is worrying because the consumption of food and grass is too great.

Guo Jia was also called by Han Wu to find a way. After all, Han Wu couldn't bear to use the army's food and grass to help the people.

Guo Jia smiled slightly, and said to the lord: "My lord, it's actually not correct for you to open a warehouse to release grain."

"According to my idea, you should replace a catty of grain with bran, so that the grain that could save one person can now save three people."

After Han Wu heard Guo Jia's words, he was immediately a little annoyed: "Bran? That's food for livestock. Refugees are people!"

After hearing what the lord said, Guo Jia shook his head and said, "My lord, now that you're opening a warehouse to release grain, you can't tell whether the people who come to receive the grain are refugees or not."

"If someone pretends to claim it, or even someone from a wealthy family sends a servant to collect food, there is nothing you can do to stop it."

"But bran is only willing to be eaten by refugees, or you can let the soldiers cook rice porridge and put soil in it, and the effect will also be obtained."

"People who are not short of food at home will naturally not come to eat soiled relief. Naturally, we can distinguish who is a refugee and who is not."

Guo Jia's words made Han Wumao suddenly enlightened. He took a deep breath and felt that Guo Jia was really smart.

Immediately ordering the soldiers to prepare in this way, Han Wu gradually understood what is the real reality.

(End of this chapter)