Summoning of God of War of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 179 Qu Yi's Bravery
Under Jixian County, Qu Yi led the army that ascended the battalion first, and completely surrounded the entire southern part of Jixian County.

Gongsun Zan gritted his teeth.

He has now reached the point where he is powerless to fight back, and it is not because of lack of troops.

But Youzhou's resources are too scarce.

Before, the imperial court ordered Jizhou to make up for Youzhou's resources, but now it is completely self-sufficient.

Han Wu would not replenish supplies for his enemies, and even blocked all economic and trade transactions with Youzhou.

Gongsun Zan was short of food, very short of food.

Now he can barely get a month's worth of food and grass!
Qu Yi, however, had a steady stream of luggage, and he was very vigilant, never giving Gongsun Zan a chance to cut off the food.

Qu Yi rode on the horse, sneered, and said to the lieutenant beside him, "Lead your troops to surround the western part of Jixian County, and feign attacks every day."

"We have already fought from Anci County to Ji County. This is the only place Gongsun Zan can hold on to."

"If Ji County is captured by us, it will mean the fall of half of Youzhou. Gongsun Zan will never back down, but he has already run out of food!"

The deputy general under his command immediately led his troops to the west side of Ji County.

There is a flat surface here, even if it is a false attack, you are not afraid of being surprised.

And Qu Yi's plan was obvious, he tried to block the connection between Ji County and other parts of Youzhou as much as possible.

It is to turn Ji County into a besieged city!
Whether it was food or information, Gongsun Zan was unable to contact the outside world!
On the Jixian city tower, Gongsun Zan gritted his teeth and stared at Qu Yi below the city, and was very angry.

He spent half his life in northern Xinjiang, once beating up the alien races in the northern grasslands so that they dare not go south to invade Youzhou, but now he is restrained by Qu Yi.

But what Gongsun Zan didn't expect was that Qu Yi's strategy of using troops was also aimed at alien races in the grassland, and it was also effective for Gongsun Zan!
Gongsun Zan has a lot of cavalry under his command, and his combat method is similar to that of the alien races in the grassland, so he happened to be restrained by the first camp.

Han Qi stood behind Gongsun Zan. He was also very worried, and said, "General, we are running out of food and grass in Ji County."

"If this continues, we will need to collect food and grass from the people in ten days. At that time..."

After hearing Han Qi's words, Gongsun Zan frowned, waved his hands and sighed.

"Expropriating grain and grass from the people is absolutely unacceptable. There are not many people here in Jixian County, and the grain and grass collected are less than a few days old."

"Besides, it's very troublesome for us to defend the city now. If we offend those civilians, I'm afraid it will become an internal and external trouble."

Han Qi sighed, and quickly said: "But general, we have to retreat in ten days."

"Without the support of food and grass, the soldiers who are hungry can't defend the city at all. Qu Yi can definitely conquer us."

"How about... why don't we ask for help from the biggest group of bandits entrenched in our Youzhou, the White Wolf King! He has looted many civilians, and even recruited [-] elite bandits."

Hearing the word White Wolf King, Gongsun Zan immediately felt ashamed. He actually asked for help from a bandit.

But this white wolf king is not an idler. He has been entrenched in Youzhou for many years, but he has always made himself very helpless.

As the person who controls the military power of the entire Youzhou, Gongsun Zan has never had the chance to destroy the White Wolf King.

Unexpectedly, he needs a bandit to support him now, which makes Gongsun Zan feel a great shame!

Clenching his fists tightly, Gongsun Zan took a deep breath, knowing that there was no other way to do it.

"Forget it! Let the White Wolf King come to support us, and let Qu Yi return to Anci County first. Jizhou has plenty of food and grass, and he will make a comeback!"

"I only hope that there will be a bumper harvest at Le Lang this year, so that next year we will have enough food and grass to defend the city."

Gongsun Zan slammed a tower, turned around and walked towards the county magistrate's mansion in Ji County.

He must now resolve the immediate crisis, drive Qu Yi's troops back to Anci County, and buy enough time.

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On the Daijun tower, Zhang Yan was meeting with an envoy of the Xianbei tribe, and this envoy was Budugen Xianbei!
Bu Dugen and Ke Bineng are the leaders of the two tribes of the Xianbei clan, and they are the leaders of the two largest tribes in Xianbei.

But since last year, Ke Bineng has cooperated with Jizhou to sell war horses in exchange for food and grass, and has developed rapidly.

With enough food, Ke Bineng's tribe no longer had to kill cattle and sheep to survive in winter.

These saved cattle and sheep can be exchanged for Han Chinese porcelain and some excellent weapons, greatly improving the strength of the tribe.

Although these "excellent" weapons are nothing more than broken copper and iron in the eyes of the Jizhou Army, they are far superior to the Budugen tribe.

Seeing that Ke Bi can rise within a year, Bu Dugen naturally couldn't bear it, so he took the initiative to contact Zhang Yan of Daijun.

"That is to say, your leader, Bu Dugen, wants to make a deal with me, using war horses in exchange for food and grass?"

"It's a pity, I'm just a general under the command of Lord Inspector of Bingzhou, and I can't make a deal with you with food and grass on my own."

"Even if it's a weapon, I can only take out the broken weapons from Daijun for trading. If it doesn't work, you can go back!"

After Budugen's envoy heard Zhang Yan's words, he suddenly frowned, feeling that this matter seemed difficult to handle.

Originally, Bu Dugen wanted Zhang Yan to conduct transactions with him in private, but now it seems that Zhang Yan doesn't care about these interests at all.

Seeing the envoy's frowning, Zhang Yan suddenly smiled again, and continued, "However, if Bu Dugen is willing to trade with merchants in Dai County, I will naturally not refuse."

"Go back and tell your Budugen leader, I will report this matter to Lord Inspector. As for the result, I cannot decide."

Zhang Yan sent the Budugen envoy away with good words, and rubbed his eyes worriedly after returning.

Wang Gou, his deputy general, saw the whole process just now, so he asked, "General, we can actually trade with Bu Dugen."

"The food and grass in Daijun is enough for us to support for a year. After all, the brothers are all farming in the official village, and there will be a bumper harvest tomorrow."

"If we can get hundreds of war horses, we don't have to be afraid of Guan Jing's white horse righteousness!"

"If the general can take Shanggu County, it will be a great achievement, and the lord will definitely reward you when the time comes."

After hearing Wang Gou's words, Zhang Yan snorted coldly, and said sternly: "Hmph! These matters are a matter of principle, you need to know our previous identities!"

"We used to be the remnants of the Yellow Turban Party, and almost all the generals under the lord's command are duty-bound soldiers in Jizhou."

"If we continue to be so dishonest, even if the lord trusts us enough, we will be tricked by others!"

"It's enough to defend the city honestly, don't do anything special."

After hearing Zhang Yan's criticism, Wang Gou quickly bowed his head and admitted his mistake.

Zhang Yan asked Wang Gou to organize soldiers to patrol the city tower first, and he himself started to find scholars and write letters to the lord.

Tell the lord all about Bu Dugen sending people to discuss trade with him, Zhang Yan does not intend to deceive anything.

In the current Youzhou, the Dai County guarded by Zhang Yan belongs to Youzhou, so he naturally needs to know what to do.

It would be a serious crime if Daijun was lost because of his own self-assertion, and the defense line of the United Zhuojun and Anci County was cracked!

(End of this chapter)