Repair the county.
This place belongs to Bohai County, Jizhou.
It is the southernmost town in Bohai County, located on the southwest corner, and borders Hejian, Qinghe, Anping and Pingyuan County in Qingzhou.
Although this place is connected in all directions, its geographical location is too narrow. For Yuan Shao, who owns the entire Bohai County, building the county committee cannot really become part of his strategic center.
But even so.
This place also belongs to the territory of Bohai County. It is controlled by Yuan Shao, the governor of Bohai County, both in name and in reality. It is a part that cannot be lost since ancient times.
But today.
However, a major incident occurred here that shocked the whole Xiu County. From the county magistrate to ordinary people, everyone was frightened and panicked.
Someone led troops to attack the county town!
"Da da da!"
At this moment, on the east tower of the county seat, the county magistrate Yuan Zhen, led by several subordinate officials, ran up from the bottom of the tower in a hurry.
"Quick, everyone get out of the way! Let me see what's going on. Where did this enemy come from?!"
Following the county magistrate's order.
The officials on the left and right immediately made way.
When Yuan Zhen came to the edge of the city wall, his eyes just glanced down, and he was frightened.
His eyes suddenly widened, his pupils shrank violently, and there was a look of shock on his face that was hard to hide.
Together with his heart, which had been beating a little fast because of climbing all the way up the tower, it was beating violently "bang bang bang" at this moment, as if it was about to jump out of his chest and out of his throat.
"This...how many people are there?!"
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I only see this moment.
The enemy troops outside the city were well organized and arrayed in an offensive formation on the field.
The soldiers in the team were all full of energy and high-spirited. Although they could not see their specific faces clearly, they all looked up and looked directly in the direction of the city. No one moved or trembled without the general's order.
The flags are fluttering and the north wind is howling.
On the flag flying high at the center of the army, a large word "Liu" was clearly embroidered.
The metal parts of the long weapons held by the soldiers reflected bursts of cold light under the daylight, making the cold weather that had already entered the depths of winter become even more cold and chilling at this moment.
At least that's what Magistrate Yuan thinks now, he just feels like he's trembling all over.
I don't know if it's an illusion or something, but I always feel that the enemy troops outside the city are filled with strong murderous intent, and that I and the city where I stand will become the target of the murderous intent.
And just after he made a half-questioned voice.
The county lieutenant who came to the city earlier than him immediately reported to him.
"Your Majesty, based on my experience and counting the people under my command twice, we can basically deduce that there are probably nearly 2,000 enemy troops outside the city."
The next second.
County magistrate Yuan Zhen's eyes darkened.
I felt dizzy. If I hadn't tightly grasped the crenellations of the city wall with both hands, I would have fallen to the ground.
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Two thousand people?
This is a no-brainer, just open the city and invest in it, there is no chance of winning anyway.
This is not because Yuan Zhen is a coward, or because he is timid, but because there is indeed a huge disparity in military strength.
According to the current local standing force regulations of the Han Dynasty, an ordinary county town with a standing force of 300 people would be considered to be top-notch.
Some small towns in remote areas, or with sparse people, away from medium and large cities, have only a few dozen standing troops, which are only used to maintain public order or guard against small bandits and thieves.
Xiu County is not a big county, and it is located in the southwest corner of Bohai County. It does not receive much attention. Therefore, although Bohai County has a large population, it has not benefited this place.
There are only 200 standing troops in the city.
In this regard, it is because Xiu County belongs to the southern border and communicates with several parties at the same time, so some more are allocated, otherwise I am afraid that there will not be 200 people.
But anyway.
There were only 200 defenders in the city and 2,000 regular troops outside the city. The ratio was as close as ten to one, or maybe even more. This gap was really too big.
Moreover, Xiu County is a small city, and the defense of the city wall is neither high nor thick, nor does it have any complexity.
The defenders in the city were only ordinary standing troops, and even the quality of the individual soldiers was inferior to the enemy.
What's even more terrible is that this army came suddenly, and Xiu County is not a combat readiness zone. It does not guard against the enemy at all, nor does it store materials for city defense.
Without the resources to defend the city for a long time, even if the people in the city were mobilized to participate in the defense of the city.
I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on for too long.
A naked, level 1 rookie, fighting against a level 10 boss outside the city with full equipment, he was full of holes, like a rag bag with air leakage from all sides.
Is there any possibility of micromanaging this?
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Just when there was a panic on the top of the city.
The troops under the city suddenly took action.
The originally tight military formation separated to the left and right sides, and then from the central position, three powerful generals emerged from the crowd riding tall horses.
The first person wears a bun crown, is more than seven feet and five inches long, has a face like a crown jade, and sits on a white horse.
This man's arms were long and slender. When his hands were lowered, he could even touch the horse's belly. His ears were even different from ordinary people's. They drooped down as if they could touch his face.
This man is currently holding two long swords, and he looks quite majestic.
And behind the big-eared one.
There are two fierce men, one on the left and one on the right.
The man on the left wears a linen turban, is eight feet tall, has dark skin, a leopard head with ringed eyes, a swallow jaw and a tiger beard, and looks quite wild and restless.
The man on the right is nine feet long.
His face was like a deep red jujube, and he looked full of vitality. His red phoenix eyes were slightly narrowed and he scanned the people coming and going, his eyes full of arrogance.
A very visible trio.
Anyone who has seen them will never forget their looks. As for Yuan Zhen, the magistrate of Xiuxian County, although he has never seen these three.
But this appearance was enough to leave a very deep impression on him.
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Just when Yuan Zhen was observing carefully.
The big-eared man at the head was already waving the two swords in his hands and shouting loudly to the top of the city.
"The Yuan family has no virtue and behaves inappropriately. The imperial court appointed him as the governor of Bohai County. He is responsible for guarding a place and is supposed to protect the environment and the people, ensure that the people live and work in peace and contentment, and ensure long-term peace and stability for the counties and counties under his rule. Only in this way can he live up to God's grace."
"However, since Yuan Benchu took office, he only pursued his own selfish interests and started wars. In order to plot the land of Jizhou, he repeatedly clashed with General Gongsun Bogui, causing loss of life and the loss of people's homes."
"Such a person is in vain to be the governor of a county. I, Liu Xuande, the magistrate of Pingyuan County, will now lead the army of volunteers to the north to attack Yuan Shao in order to restore peace to the people of Bohai County."
"People in the city, please listen to me. If you are wise, you can open the city gate as soon as possible. I will protect myself and my soldiers and horses will not commit any crimes. On the contrary, if you want to help Zhou to do harm, when the heavenly soldiers enter the city, the leader will be punished with a serious crime!"
Such words.
Yuan Zhen was immediately stunned.
He blinked with a dull look on his face, and then patted his cheek gently. After feeling the pain, he realized that he had heard correctly.
Who is this Liu Xuande?
If you want to plunder Xiu County and the county seat, then everything is reasonable, but when you come up, you raise a big banner to show your righteousness, saying that you want to attack your own master, Yuan Shao.
Isn't this a disease?
With only these two thousand people, we, a small remote county town, cannot afford to offend them.
But to Mr. Yuan Fu, this kind of person is just a fart. What can you do to attack him?
And even if there are inexplicable charges.
It's not your turn for a small plain county magistrate to enforce the law across the border and come to Jizhou to question a county magistrate. This kind of thing is a bit nonsense.
Could it be that they were just raising a high-sounding banner, but actually just wanted to rob the county town?
…
Yuan Zhen felt that his last guess was very likely. Liu Xuande probably spent all the money on raising troops, causing Pingyuan County to be unable to cope with the situation.
So I want to run to myself to catch the autumn wind.
Think of this.
Yuan Zhen immediately lay down on the city tower and shouted loudly to the people below: "County Magistrate Liu, you and I are the heads of the same county. Our two families are so close. It stands to reason that we should be friendly neighbors and help each other." .”
"Now that I think about it, it's probably because you encountered some difficulties. I'm not the one who cares about it. I just pretended not to hear what you just said."
"As long as you are willing to withdraw your troops now, I am willing to give you a portion of the food stored in the city. This can be considered as wishing you to overcome the difficulties and overcome the cold winter."
"What do you think?"
Yuan Zhen's idea is simple.
No matter what purpose Liu Bei had, whether he wanted to rob or was really trying to harm his master, in the end it had nothing to do with him.
The most important thing is to keep the city intact and further save the lives of people like myself.
that is it.
Therefore, Liu Bei must be stabilized now, even if he says a few nice words and provides some food, it is all worthwhile.
Afterwards, he will report it to Mr. Yuan Fu, and then heavenly soldiers will naturally come to attack the big-eared thief. No matter how much food is lost, it will be doubled back.
…
However, Yuan Zhen's goal obviously failed.
What responded to him was just an arrow that was shot from below the city and hit the city wall because it was not high enough.
"call out!"
The sharp sound of arrows breaking through the air.
Yuan Zhen was shocked.
"There is no need for food. I will only say this for the last time. Now that Kaicheng surrenders and abandons the dark side, there is still a chance of survival."
"Those who are stubborn and stubborn, just like you, the county magistrate, will inevitably die!"
Accompanied by the clear and calm voice of the man named Liu Bei below the city.
Yuan Zhen understood one thing.
That is, today's battle is unavoidable, and there is no room for reconciliation. The magistrate of Pingyuan County is determined to open his own city gate.
But let’s be honest.
If this battle breaks out, our side really has no chance of winning. With such a small number of people, there is a high probability that they will not be able to defend the city.
so……
Think about this.
Yuan Zhen looked at the county captain aside, and then asked him in a deep voice.
"The enemy is coming fiercely, and the safety of the city is only a matter of seconds. Do you have any good ideas?"
In the county-level administrative districts of the Han Dynasty, the top leader was fully responsible. Although the county magistrate, county captain, etc. were nominally the right-hand man of the county magistrate, they were actually subordinates.
Therefore, there is nothing unreasonable about Yuan Zhen speaking in such a tone.
…
After listening to Yuan Zhen's words, the county lieutenant.
Think about it for a while.
I realized the profound meaning.
This leader of my family seems to think he can't fight and is ready to surrender.
Now that the enemy is strong and we are weak, we temporarily choose to surrender to Liu Bei.
When Yuan Fujun sent troops to fight, he surrendered and went back. He said he was caught and made a flexible adjustment in his position.
This is not a bad idea.
But after thinking about it for a while, the county lieutenant finally shook his head at Yuan Zhen.
"Your Majesty, although the enemy's army is coming fiercely, it is still easy and achievable for our army to defend for a few days with the advantage of the city."
"And Nanpi County is not that far away from us. It is less than 200 miles in total. We sent a person to rush to ask for help at high speed. We will set off today and will arrive tomorrow evening at the latest."
"At that time, Lord Yuan will send troops to support us again. He only needs to dispatch cavalry teams, so the trip back and forth will only last three or four days. If we defend well, it will be more than enough to hold on for these days!"
After Jinyan said a few words of comfort.
The expression on Yuan Zhen's face was obviously relaxed.
Obviously this is still useful.
When the county captain saw this, he continued to persuade: "If we open the city and surrender now, we can ensure temporary peace, but it may be difficult to do well afterwards!"
"Liu Xuande's mere 2,000 people are not enough in front of Fu Jun. Even if he has more troops in Pingyuan County, he will never be Fu Jun's opponent. Therefore, as long as Nanpi County sends troops , the war here can basically be declared over."
"And by that time, the Lord of the Prefecture will know that we have descended on the city without firing an arrow or a shot. With his temper, the County Lord may not end well!"
…
The duty of the county lieutenant is to be in charge of the public security and military affairs of a place under the leadership of the county magistrate.
The fall of the city had a lot to do with him.
This is an inescapable responsibility.
Therefore, at this moment, he tried his best to persuade Yuan Zhen, hoping to continue to persevere.
After Yuan Zhen heard this.
His expression soon became calm again.
Although he is the county magistrate of a remote county, there are only so many counties in Bohai County. Even if it is a remote county, it must be someone who knows Yuan Shao well enough to be in charge.
Therefore, for Yuan Shao's character.
Yuan Zhen can be said to be quite clear.
This master of my family is actually very generous and somewhat enlightened.
But if anyone dares to betray him, or makes small moves in private, or violates his taboos, the end will be tragic.
Just like the county captain said.
If he did nothing and chose to surrender in Kaicheng, then when Yuan Shao's army came over, even if he surrendered back at that time, his life would probably not be saved.
That being the case.
So why not choose to give it a try?
Anyway, as long as we hold on for a few days and persist until the Nanpi County army arrives, all crises will be easily resolved.
After thinking about these joints.
Yuan Zhen immediately told the county lieutenant in a deep voice: "You immediately arrange it and have the officers and soldiers in the city prepare to defend the city. Mobilize the big families in the city so that they can provide personnel and money."
"Recruit some more people, demolish some houses in the city, and have them transport the bricks, stones, earthworks, and wood to the top of the city to temporarily defend the city. No matter what the cost, we can defend it as long as we can!"
"I'm going back to the county government now to write a document with my own hands and ask for help from the governor. You'd better make a fuss here. When the time comes, hurry up and start from the north gate. Don't let the enemies outside the city go around to the north gate. !”
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As the county captain responded loudly.
County magistrate Yuan Zhen immediately hurried downstairs, got on his horse and went straight to the county government office.
And not long after he left the tower.
The three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang outside the city suddenly launched an attack on the city. Although the number of people attacking the city was a bit small, they could be said to be decent in terms of formation and momentum.
Especially when the drums beat and the horns blow, these elite soldiers shout loudly to kill.
It even made the defenders in the city feel frightened.
Ladders, wood bumpers, archers' fire suppression, and even carriages used for observation and suppression from high places, the attack equipment can be said to be sophisticated and complete.
This made Xiuxian County Lieutenant look confused for a while.
I don't know how long Liu Xuande has been preparing for, and when he started planning to attack this county. This method is too complete.
In short, under the command of the main force of the Chinese army.
The soldiers outside the city immediately began a fierce attack on the city. Aerial ladders were set up on the top of the city, and the barbs at the top were hung tightly on the crenellations of the city wall. No matter how hard the defenders in the city tried, they could not push them forward for a while.
A tenfold difference in military strength.
The defenders felt a mountain of pressure coming from the very beginning of the war.
But the only thing worth celebrating.
That is, the enemy has no intention of attacking the city desperately. Whenever it continues to advance, it is likely to cause a large number of casualties on both sides, and the attacking party will automatically delay the offensive.
It seems that Liu Beijun was unwilling to pay a lot of casualties for this, and wanted to take down the city at the minimum cost.
This also gave Xiu County a chance to breathe.
Otherwise, with such an exaggerated gap in soft and hard power, the time we can hold on may not be as good as the county captain expected.
And just two-quarters of an hour after the war officially started, a messenger team consisting of one man and three horses, spurred their horses and whips through the crack of the north gate quietly opened, and rushed straight to Nanpi County, the seat of Bohai County.
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Less than two hundred miles away.
Under the rotation of fast horses, it only took more than a day to complete all the walks.
At noon the next day.
It was lunch time, and Yuan Shao was no exception. He was enjoying delicious food in the mansion.
He was holding a lacquer bowl in his hand, and there were several exquisite dishes on the table in front of him. Yuan Shao was eating with gusto. It was obvious that he was in a good mood now.
After all, since the initial multi-party talks, Bohai County and the southern area of Hejian Kingdom that he actually occupied have fallen into a long period of calm.
Then Cao Ang attacked Caozhong from five directions and defeated all forces. He slapped Gongsun Zan hard in the face, forcing the northern barbarian to retreat to his lair.
This way.
This lasted for several months.
Yuan Shao has been working hard to accumulate strength. Although Bohai County only has one county, it is the most populous county in Jizhou.
Nanpi County is even more densely populated.
With such a high-quality land, plus other scattered places, the growth of Yuan Shao's heritage is definitely not slow.
He has confidence.
As long as he continues to stack up, Gongsun Zan, who is nestled in the north, even if he is strong in battle, will not be able to compete with him in the end with hard power.
And Yuan Shao had a great time eating.
Enjoy delicious food while thinking about the future.
Suddenly there was a burst of hurried footsteps outside the house, and then Xun Chen was seen walking in quickly from outside the house.
"Master Fu, something happened in the south!"
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Suddenly heard this.
Yuan Shao couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
The bowls and chopsticks in his hands were frozen in place.
But the next second, he reacted, and then asked with a slight frown.
"Where to the south? What happened?"
Xun Chen first gestured behind him with his hand, and then reported to Yuan Shao.
"Yuan Zhen, the magistrate of Xiuxian County, sent a message quickly to ask for your help urgently. He said that Liu Bei, the magistrate of Pingyuan County, is leading two thousand troops to attack the county seat at the moment."
"The enemy is numerous and outnumbered, so it may be difficult to defend the city for a long time, so I would like to ask our side to send troops to rescue the city to relieve the danger of siege."
Following Xun Chen’s report.
The names of people and places instantly appeared in Yuan Shao's mind, building a network of relationships.
Then he quickly settled on one word.
"Liu Bei?"
Hearing this person's name, Yuan Shao felt a little confused. What is going on?
Liu Bei was just a plain county magistrate, with at most two or three thousand men at his disposal. This was still considered an overestimation, and he had never looked down on people in the past.
But now he is so bold that he dares to go north to invade the country. Is this guy's head broken?
"Is the news true? Is it confirmed to be Liu Bei and Liu Xuande, or is there someone else pretending to be him?"
Xun Chen bowed his hand to Yuan Shao.
"The messenger sent by Yuan Zhen is waiting outside. You may wish to meet him and inquire and confirm in person."
Yuan Shao nodded.
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Yuan Shao did not wait too long.
The people sent from Xiuxian County quickly rushed in from outside. As soon as they saw Yuan Shao, they bowed down and worshiped him, speaking full of honorifics and honorifics.
But Yuan Shao didn't care about this.
He just waved his right hand holding the chopsticks.
"There's no need to do this false courtesy. Just tell me what happened at that time."
The soldiers nodded one after another.
While taking out the letter written by Yuan Zhen from his arms, he handed it to Xun Chen beside him.
At the same time, he explained: "Reporting to the Lord, the enemy army suddenly appeared yesterday morning. There are about two thousand people in number. They are all regular soldiers in neat clothes and in strict formation. They look like an elite force."
"The leader calls himself Liu Xuande, the magistrate of Pingyuan County, and states that the reason why he came to attack the county is not to plunder, but to attack the prince!"
"He threatened that as long as Kaicheng surrenders, he will commit no crime. If he stubbornly defends the city and refuses to retreat, then after the city is broken, all the officials under the county magistrate will be killed!"
The information revealed in this exposition.
This made Yuan Shao feel even more ridiculous.
Even if he attacks the city under his rule, he still holds high the banner of crusade against him. Logically speaking, even if he wants to cause trouble, it won't be so outrageous.
Think of this.
Yuan Shao immediately asked: "Can you clearly see what the man who calls himself Liu Bei looks like?"
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