It’s autumn again, and it’s another bumper harvest in Liaodong.
The Little Ice Age must have had an impact, but it is still in its early germination stage. The Northeast is unexplored and has abundant soil, so it matures at the age of four. Even if there is an impact in the future and the land production is reduced, Liaodong can still be self-sufficient. There is land at the foot of the mountains, animals in the mountains, fish in the rivers, horses, cattle and sheep on the grasslands. Chickens, ducks, geese and hogs are raised at home. They all coordinate and supplement each other in the general direction, and life is still very comfortable.
After the army and people of Liaodong worked together to harvest the autumn harvest, General Wang began to mobilize his troops and generals, pointing his sword at the Central Plains.
The Yingwu Guards originally stationed in Pingguo moved to Fang County to guard the hinterland of Liaodong, Baotu River, Changli and other places. Xingwuwei went north to Changchun to suppress Goguryeo and Fuyu. Xiongwuwei was stationed in Qingping (Chifeng Keshiketeng Banner), and Zhenwuwei was stationed in the grassland.
As for the Xuanwu Guards, who had already gone south to Linyu, they were led by Huang Zhong. The reason was that the distance would be close so that it would be convenient for the old boy to come back to see his son.
Originally stationed in Changchun, the mighty guards led by Zhou Cang crossed Qingping, entered the grassland, and attacked Guangning (Zhangjiakou) for 900 miles. The Guangwu Guards originally stationed in Fuxin also entered the grassland, led by Tai Shici. They first defeated Guangning with Zhou Cang, and then the two sides continued to join forces and occupied Juyong.
There is no doubt that Juyong is a good place, otherwise it would not be possible to build the Great Wall here. To the north is Death Valley, and to the south is the flat plain. But although there is a Great Wall now, it is far less majestic than it was in the Ming Dynasty. To put it simply, there is defense, but not much. To the north is the dependent Xianbei, to the south is the Han region, and now Liu Yu leads Youzhou. The relationship between the old boy and Xianbei is relatively harmonious.
Therefore, Juyong, an important pass, only has some ordinary necessary defenses, and there are not many people. Moreover, as early as three months ago, Wang Yan sent the Xuanwu Guards south to Linyu, which had already made Liu Yu nervous. He directly mobilized an army of 20,000 to stand in front of the Xuanwu Guards. So at this time, Liu Yu's eyes were He didn't have time to pay attention to what was behind him, and even if he did, he wouldn't have the energy to assemble troops in a short period of time.
There are even some 20,000 soldiers and horses, including Gongsun. Although Gongsun Zan was nominally Liu Yu's subordinate, Gongsun Zan was now Jihou and worshiped General Fenwu. The troops and horses of Youzhou were actually controlled by Gongsun Zan. Liu Yu was lax in his administration, cared for the refugees, and wanted to reduce his military strength. However, he was opposed by Gongsun Zan, and the two began to be at odds with each other.
Now they are jointly sending troops to resist Xuanwu Wei. Everyone knows that General Wang has strong soldiers and horses and is ambitious. Moreover, Gongsun Zan still remembers the hatred of Lingzhi's subordinates for humiliating him back then. He will not make it easy for Wang Yan.
For this kind of player, General Wang can definitely say that he is gone...
The Xianbei troops north of Juyong had all been adjusted by Liao Hua, and their strength was severely lacking. Even if they were reorganized into a combat organization, their combat effectiveness was not strong, and there was basically no resistance.
Even if Juyong encountered strong resistance and was unable to capture it in a short period of time, Wang Yan also changed his tactics. That is to ignore Youzhou and directly divide the troops to attack Pingcheng (Datong). In this way, you can not only merge the state, but also detour to Hebei, penetrate Youzhou from behind, and form an east-west pincer attack with Xuanwu Guard.
His current troop mobilization is for the purpose of conquering You and annexing the two states, not for the current occupation. Otherwise, he didn't have to think about how Huang Taiji broke into the capital and besieged the capital in the Ming Dynasty. He moved that route and used it. Although there were some geological changes over the course of more than a thousand years, there was generally no problem. That's it. Youzhou can be captured in one battle.
However, although Liaodong is mature at the age of four, it is not enough to support the development of the entire Youzhou land. Therefore, the current deployment is to contain the throat, wedge the nails in, and seize the initiative in the war. By controlling the important territory in this way, slowly gathering the people and organizing production, Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan defeated Youzhou without any attack.
There is no need for any advanced military skills. Relying on a strong foundation to slowly push forward, strategizing is all about people's livelihood...
As for the large mobilization of troops and internal emptiness, Liu Yu took the opportunity to send troops to cross the mountainous area and bypass the Liaoxi Corridor, or go straight to Liucheng and take the hinterland of Tuhe. This is possible, but it is not very likely, because Liu Yu does not have that kind of decision-making However, Gongsun Zan did not dare to use his troops rashly.
First of all, they were not so familiar with the deployment of troops in Liaodong. Although there are caravans coming and going, some information will be revealed, but caravans cannot go anywhere casually. They have fixed locations and routes. If they cross the line, they will be detained for labor without any reason. Secondly, the struggle in Luoyang is fierce now, and all ministries are waiting and watching. Gongsun Zan was indeed capable of fighting, but he was also ambitious. Wang Yan's previous performance was so brave that he must not dare to act rashly.
The most critical point is that even if Wang Yan made a mistake in judgment, they would send troops over the mountain to attack. General Wang is not dead, he is guarding the family. Moreover, it is not that there are no soldiers in hand. If necessary, Tuhe can organize 5,000 soldiers and horses in an instant. In a few days, we will be able to pull out 20,000 to 30,000 yuan, so you are not afraid...
Zhou Cang and Tai Shici's army joined together. There was no militia to support them. They were afraid that they would have to bring their own weapons and supplies and march quickly. The army marched ten miles and marched quickly. The front rangers traveled thirty miles and killed all the people they saw who wanted to report the news. Liao Hua led a battalion of 6,000 knights and moved south simultaneously. The cavalry is highly mobile, and their task is to advance with the general and try to control the news.
Although Luoyang was in chaos at this time and no one had the time to pay attention to the Liaodong rebels, their goal was to control Guangning and Juyong as quickly as possible at the minimum cost. Seize the key areas of Juyong and the throat of Youzhou, and use Guangning to open up the thousands-mile-long supply line between the grasslands and Liaodong to respond to the troops stationed on the grasslands. At the same time, we should retain the opportunity to attack Bingzhou and deter Bingzhou without going deep alone and cutting off supplies.
This is General Wang's strategic instruction for the development of the east and west fronts.
There are no people on the grassland, but if you walk for a few miles, you can always see Xianbei herdsmen doing winter storage work on the grassland. Seeing the stretched line and the smoke-filled military formation, they did not panic. Even the children on the grassland would ride their own horses in front of the army, struggling to say a few words, wanting to know where the army was going. .
They all know the flag of Liaodong, and even their relatives once died in the hands of Liaodong soldiers, but they are not sad because now they have become a part of the protection of that flag.
They can herd horses and sheep within a defined area, and of these sheep, only one out of ten belongs to the general, and the rest are their own property. This is much better than the previous situation where they released ten animals, eight of which were Shanyu adults. They only had to obey the orders of the Han officials stationed at the trade office in the center of one of their pavilions.
No one beat or scolded them, no one robbed their cattle or sheep, and they were even given weapons to protect their property. So what reason do they have to be afraid of Liaodong’s army...
Moving so fast, after half a month, the two guards, horses and Xiaoqi battalion finally joined forces. Ignoring the panic of the Han people, Xianbei people and Huns along the way, without even looking at them, they went straight to Guangning to kill them. .
Liao Hua wanted to lead his men directly into the city, but the city gate was already closed when he came. He must have detected the news in advance, so he led his men to jump across Guangning, blocked the road to Juyong, and released his small team. , killing and spying on the soldiers, trying their best to control the news and not make Juyong more difficult to conquer.
So when Zhou Cang and Tai Shici led their troops to the city, the city gates of Guangning City were already closed, and there were crowds of people on the towers, waiting in full formation.
"Fortunately, we have advanced to disguise ourselves as a caravan and enter the city, otherwise there would have been many casualties during the siege." Zhou Cang rode on his horse and looked at the guarding defenders on the city wall with a smile.
"The general has already said that attacking the city is the last resort. Our army is precious and we cannot die in vain for a city." Taishi Ci next to him also smiled, raised his bow and nocked an arrow, glanced at it briefly, and then shot. The arrow left the string, slanted upward into the air, and drew an arc without achieving anything.
He shook his head sadly, hearing that the general had made the three-stone bow invincible within a single shot. Today he is also within a stone's throw, so he is not as numerous as the general.
"Brother Zhou, the general has said that Guangning must be attacked, and Juyong will take it if he can. The garrison in Guangning City is only two thousand, and there are detailed support, so we must take them lightly. Soldiers are valuable and quick, so Juyong will increase his troops, so I will Attack it quickly."
"Take care, Ziyi." Zhou Cang cupped his hands.
Taishi Ci returned the salute and immediately led his troops around the city. Guangning is still more than 200 miles away from Juyong. As long as we go fast, I will win. So Tai Shici led his troops to march forcibly, marching one hundred and fifty miles in one day.
For the Liaodong soldiers who have been nourished by good food and drink for five years and are well-trained, this distance cannot be said to be easy, but it will definitely not lead to losing people, and it can still guarantee some combat effectiveness.
After a night's rest, the next day arrived. After marching sixty miles, there was no time to rest at all. Taishi Ci rushed forward and attacked at night. The hundreds of soldiers guarding the pass were wiped out in one encounter. More than a hundred people died. The rest are all wounded soldiers. However, the Guangwu Guards commanded by Taishi Ci suffered zero casualties, with only a few breaking their skins while running too fast. This is the speed of the soldiers.
The Juyong garrison received the news and sent people to report to Liu Yu, thinking that Guangning would have to be beaten for ten days and a half. After all, siege warfare is not that easy to fight. They never expected that in two days and two hundred miles, Taishi Ci would come directly to kill them, and they were not even prepared.
After taking the Juyong Pass and strangling the throat of Youzhou, Taishi Ci led 3,000 soldiers and horses to guard the pass, and sent 3,000 soldiers to join the army to attack the area from Juyong to Guangning.
This is a mature model. The army marches over and asks who is the largest landowner in the countryside and what their reputation is on weekdays. The good ones will confiscate most of the land, and the bad ones will confiscate all the land and make the whole family work. There were also rural rangers. They were all arrested and asked about their reputation among the people. The good ones were given a beating and let go, while the bad ones were assigned to hard labor. Then he organized the measurement of land, announced policies, appointed civil officials, and distributed land to the people.
Basically, each family is allocated a lot of land, which is distributed based on the saturated labor of a family of six. Of course, many families did not separate their families at this time, so by the way, the civil officials also had to preside over the work of dividing their families, and those who were unfilial would be punished immediately.
With such a large-scale distribution of land, some people must be without land. But it doesn’t matter, they will all be moved and distributed to other places, and so on. In the end, those who still have no land will be sent to the grassland, given a large piece of grassland, and some sheep and horses will be given. If you don't want to, then go thousands of miles away and move to Liaodong to settle down.
Zhou Cang over there did the same thing after taking Guangping. He left three thousand soldiers and horses to defend the city. Over there, he asked the marching Sima to start packing up from inside the city and go all the way to the north. They would kill all the way back where Qiu Wuwu had invaded before. .
Of course, they did not forget to send the soldiers back to Liaodong through the grassland, tell the general the news, and dispatch civilian officials and materials to support the army's consumption and prepare for construction in the coming spring.
It takes thousands of miles to reach Liaodong from the grassland, but it is less than 150 miles from Juyongguan to Jixian County, where Liu Yu and others are located in Youzhou. It was only more than 500 miles away from where Gongsun Zan led his troops to fight against Huang Zhong...
"What? The king's thieves captured Juyong?" Gongsun Zan stared at the trembling messengers in front of him.
"Yes, general, the king's thieves raised more than 20,000 troops. They first surrounded Guangning, and then marched 200 miles in two days to attack Juyong at night. At that time, there were only 500 defenders in Juyong. They were unprepared. Several troops fled back. The situation reported by the soldiers. I don’t know what the situation in Guangning is, but there are only 2,000 defenders in Guangning. The Liaodong Army is so brave that Guangning will not be able to hold on for long, and 80% of it has been breached."
Seeing Gongsun Zan's murderous eyes, the messenger still told all the information.
Glancing at Liu Bei who was sitting next to him, Gongsun Zan asked, "What does Liu Youzhou plan?"
"Deploy 20,000 troops to occupy it, and order a villain to tell the general that the king of Liaodong treats the people very well, and he will not be able to do anything to cause chaos. The general can just stay here, and he cannot use his swords and soldiers rashly, start a war lightly, and harm the people. It’s really not okay to harm yourself.”
Gongsun Zan looked down upon Liu Yu, let alone all of Liu Yu's subordinates. He thought they were all talkers and useless. However, the decision to deploy 20,000 troops to support each other was correct and had to be done. After all, once there is no obstruction, the king's army of thieves will march straight in, and Youzhou will be in danger.
As for what he said about not starting the battle lightly, he really wanted to crack Liu Yu's head open to see what was growing inside. Although the king thief abdicated the throne due to his impurity, he was granted the title of Marquis of Liao, the general of Tianwu, and the official title of the governor of Liaodong. However, everyone knew the details, and the king's thief turned against him with his head on his head. Such a big rebel went south to seek the country. As a clan member of the Han Dynasty, how could Liu Yu say such a thing?
He waved his hand as if to shoo away flies, watched the messenger leave as if fleeing, turned to look at Liu Bei, and said: "Xuande, why didn't you listen to your words before? Do you know that the king's thief wants to seize mediocrity?" ?”
"Brother, I don't know what's going on." Liu Bei bowed his hand.
He led Liu, Guan, and Zhang southward, intending to rush to Luoyang, but he encountered Gongsun Zan who was sending troops to occupy Huang Zhong, and persuaded him to stay in Liaodong for a while, and it would be a good idea to go to Luoyang when the situation became clearer. Liu Bei couldn't shirk it, and he really wanted to see what was going on in Luoyang and whether it was really what General Wang said before.
Now he has received the news that He Jin is dead, Dong Zhuo welcomes the emperor to the capital, and assumes great power in the court...
He continued to explain: "I have told my brother before that I received a letter from the late emperor in mid-May. At that time, the king announced that Huang Zhong would lead the Xuanwu guards to Linyu, and he also said that they would be mobilized after the autumn harvest. I By the time Yunchang and Yide returned from the grassland, it was already mid-June. After two days of rest, they set off southward. It has already been three and a half months, how could I have known..."
"Xuande, don't think too much." Gongsun Zan laughed, easing the embarrassment, "It's not that I doubt Xuande's behavior, but it's actually the king and the thief who seize the throne. It's beyond my expectation. The overall situation is with the thief and not me. Xuande knows that Tuhe's soldiers geometry?"
"There were 20,000 troops before, but now they have been mobilized. I don't know what the strength of the troops is now."
"You once said that the king's army of thieves has more than 60,000 soldiers per battalion with seven guards. There is one guard in the valley between Liao and the grassland. There is one guard in the grassland to prevent the Xianbei barbarians. There should be one guard in the north to defend Fuyu and Goguryeo, and one in Tuhe. We have a guard in Linyu. Just now we sent word to the messenger that the king's thieves have raised more than 20,000 troops and are going to Guangning to seize Juyong. In this case, I expect that Tuhe Zhi has a guard of 7,000 troops."
Gongsun Zan was thinking and chanting, and suddenly raised his head to look at Liu Bei, "I expect that the defense at the rear will be weak. If I lead 20,000 troops over the mountains and straight into the hinterland, I will kill the king's thieves and peel off the last straw. Do Xuande think my plan is feasible?"
"No."
Liu Bei shook his head without hesitation. He knew the situation of General Wang very well, and he also asked before leaving if he could reveal the true situation in Liaodong, because he knew that if others knew that he had a resume in Liaodong, they would definitely ask about the situation in Liaodong. At that time, General Wang laughed and said, "I have made it clear to the world, who can resist me?" It was quite arrogant, but Liu Bei truly believed it. No one knew the terror of General Wang better than him.
He said: "I want to send troops to the sea to find out where the east of the sea is. Is the sky really round? So I am in charge of building sea ships and training the navy. Now I am four years old. I have a navy of 5000 stationed in Tuhe. I also I once told my brother that under his rule, a militia was established, and the family had armor and weapons. They were busy farming and training during the off-farm. Compared with the Seven Guards, they had never been in war, and their sturdiness was no different.
Once my brother leads his army to attack, he will be spotted fifty miles away. When they reach Tuhe, there will be more than ten thousand soldiers and horses waiting to work. Brother, you should know that Wang Yan is an invincible general. If my brother leads an army of 20,000, he may be defeated in one battle. In the past, when Wang Yancai arrived in Liaodong, he defeated Wuhuan's tens of thousands of troops with one guard. Liaodong Gongsun, Qiu Liju, Wu Yan, and Su Puyan all died without a burial place. Brother, you should be careful. "
Just now, he wanted to skin Wang Yan and pay back the humiliation he had suffered, but he was hit back by the current number one 'Wang Chui'.
Gongsun Zan felt a little uncomfortable and frowned: "Do we have to sit back and wait for death? Seeing the king's thieves encroaching on Youzhou?"
Liu Bei responded with a wry smile and agreed with Gongsun Zan's words.
Of course, he had thought about this problem more than once. If he wanted to kill Wang Yan, there was only one way, and that was to mobilize the power of the world and attack with an army of millions on multiple fronts, and they must cooperate sincerely with each other without any constraints. Otherwise, it would be almost impossible for one state alone to destroy Wang Yan.
Because General Wang now has a deep foundation and cannot be destroyed at one time, the annihilation war will become a protracted war, which will give Wang Yan a chance to breathe. Based on his understanding of Wang Yan and Liaodong, as long as he gets a chance to breathe, it basically means that he has won.
Unless Wang Yan is dead or stupid, because the military and political affairs of Liaodong are all tied to Wang Yan, once he dies, Liaodong will collapse. But this possibility is almost impossible. After all, Wang Yan himself is a peerless military commander and a miracle doctor. Even if he dies, Wang Yan will not die with him.
Many times Liu Bei didn't think about this problem because he was too desperate.
But on the other hand, Wang Yan also clearly said that it will take twenty or thirty years to slow down the world. It was these twenty or thirty years that gave him a certain amount of courage to think about going south to establish a foundation. It has been too long and there have been many changes. He, Liu Xuande, may not have no chance.
So he also comforted his good senior brother who was a little bit shocked: "Brother, don't worry, there are millions of soldiers and civilians in Liaodong. Although they are four years old, they are wasting a lot of money. The king said he treated the people very kindly. I once asked when he would take over the world. He said that it would be necessary for twenty or thirty years, because he did not want to treat the people under the original rule badly and benefit the newly attached people too much.
Now Huang Zhong leads his army southward and stops at Linyu. This is exactly the case. I expect that even in a mediocre place, there will be no chance of war. It takes a long time to manage, and no matter how much strength you have, you will be able to expand your army. The elder brother may not be unable to win. "
"Xuande, what if I surrender the king's thief?"
"Brother must die."
"So what if we don't surrender?"
"Youzhou will eventually be cannibalized by it. Brother, please know that one and one are two, two and two are four, four and four are eight, and it will be endless. The thicker its foundation is, if I have no other ideas, it is unlikely that I will win. , he will also die at that time.”
"If you surrender, you will die. If you don't surrender, you will die. What's the difference?"
"The former brother will not be tortured, but the latter will not be able to die." Liu Bei said it very straightforwardly.
"Why is that so?"
"Brother, since you know it, why bother asking again?"
Liu Bei smiled bitterly and said, "Wang Yan is for the people, and my brother is also from a wealthy family, and he often abuses the people. Moreover, the troops under my brother are also domineering and bullying the people, stealing people's wealth, and raping people's women. All of these are what Wang Yan must kill. Prepare for Liaodong 1 In 2007, two people who peeled lasts were sent to hard labor, and their families were all sent to hard labor. Now the whole family is dead, even the children are not alive. There are also five people in the family who are assigned to hard labor, and they are also sad in the middle of this winter. Seven of them are officials, because of corruption He is harming the people and deliberately misinterpreting the government orders of the general government."
"With such harsh punishments and laws, officials will complain a lot, and it will not last long." Gongsun Zan said with certainty.
Liu Bei shook his head and stopped attacking his good senior brother.
General Wang is actually very tolerant towards officials and gives them high courtesy. The life of officials is much better than that of ordinary people. However, the desire is hard to satisfy, and what General Wang deals with is seeking death. Besides, when Wang Yan led so many people to the north, he didn't have any officials to serve him, so he didn't have the foundation he has today. Now that schools are being opened to educate children, there will be no shortage of officials in the future.
Seeing Liu Bei's appearance, Gongsun Zan thought he was lamenting Wang Yan's cruel methods and asked: "Xuande, do you assert that the king's traitorous troops have stopped now and will not raise any more troops?"
"The army has no permanent strength, and the water has no permanent shape. How can we dare to stop our preparations? However, based on my understanding, there will be no worries this winter, and I don't know what the coming spring will be like. Moreover, there are changes in Luoyang, He Jin is dead, the ten constant servants are destroyed, Dong Zhuo is in power, and he wants to do it The matter of abolishing the establishment. Before I went south, Wang Yan once declared that Dong Zhuo would gain power and become rampant, and the ministers would be uneasy physically and mentally, so they would attack in groups. He said that if he advanced, the ten permanent servants, and Dong Zhuo would be in power, I thought it would be a matter of groups to attack Dong Zhuo. , it is also a foregone conclusion that there will be big changes within half a year, and there may be an opportunity at that time."
Gongsun Zan nodded happily: "Xuande has always been far-sighted, so we will stay here to wait for the changes in Luoyang."
He said he would surrender to the king thief, which meant that if he just said it, he would not be able to surrender. Liu Bei blew the whistle on the traitor king, and Gongsun Zan certainly didn't believe him. He admitted that the king's rebels had strong soldiers and horses, and he knew very well what was happening on the grassland. He also knew about the two defeats of Wuhuan in the past, but he looked down on the barbarians and did not think that being able to defeat the barbarians meant he was powerful. Not proud...
The reason why he is not moving troops now is not because he is afraid of the king's thieves, but because if there is a change in Luoyang, then the world will also change. He naturally wants to reserve his troops to wait for the change. The reason why he led the army here this time was to swallow up another of Liu Yu's troops and control all the more than 20,000 troops now.
If not, he would have gone to war with Huang Zhong.
What if Huang Zhong can challenge Guan Yu and Zhang Fei in a duel? Wang Yan can defeat Liu Guan and Zhang alone, so what? What's the use of ordinary courage? With his army in hand, how can he still be afraid of the king thief?
Liu Bei didn't know what Gongsun Zan thought, but he probably understood that Gongsun Zan probably didn't take Wang Yan too seriously. He understood this kind of thing very well. Outsiders knew about Wang Yan through the caravan. What could the caravan know? Although they gave Wang Yan a BMW and a daughter-in-law, and even Wang Yan had the current foundation, this was also the reason why they provided a lot of help.
But they really didn't look up to Wang Yan. This kind of pride that has lasted for thousands of years cannot be changed.
What can wake them up and make them realize reality? Maybe it’s just General Wang’s butcher’s knife…
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