The departure of Yuan Shao, Han Fu, and Gongsun Zan was certainly a blow to the coalition forces. Because Yuan Shao left, not only Yuan Shao left, but also the princes who were currently siding with him and vassaling him also left with him.
When Yuan Shao was reorganizing his army, they all found reasons and urgently withdrew their troops. Especially Cao Cao, when Dong Zhuo moved west to Chang'an, he led his army to pursue and was defeated, and all his soldiers were killed. In the past period of time, I have seen the conduct of this group of people. Now that Yuan Shao is retreating and he has no major generals, of course he should not continue to deal with them here. So he took the remaining people with him and withdrew his troops along with Yuan Shao, and he wanted to go back and continue to raise troops.
Now there are Dong thieves in the Central Plains and king thieves in the north. God bless the Han people. Everyone understands that troubled times have begun.
It wouldn't work if we didn't start. If Dong Zhuo issued an edict in Chang'an now and asked the princes to mobilize a large army to attack the king's traitors in the north, they would definitely not do it. That is the business of Yuan Shao, Han Fu, and Gongsun Zan. But if they don't go, that would be a loss of justice.
On the other hand, if the king's thieves are powerful and Yuan Shao and others cannot stop them, allowing the king's thieves to conquer Hebei, then if they are at a disadvantage in terms of troops and horses, they will also be in a different place. After all, they clearly understand how the king's thief treats people like them. Although they are still doing business, they will not delay killing them.
Therefore, they unanimously agreed that although they were kidnapped by Yuan Shao and could not withdraw their troops, they all sent letters to the people left behind in their headquarters to recruit more troops to wait for the changes.
Compared to Liu Guanzhang, who all had territory and only three brothers to rely on, he was much shabby.
"Gong Xuande came with General Gongsun. Now that General Gongsun has returned to attack the king's thieves, why doesn't Duke Xuande leave?"
On a hillside, the princes looked at the coalition forces of Yuan Shao, Han Fu, and Gongsun Zan who were walking dozens of miles north. Halfway up the mountain, they saw Liu Bei with a confused face. He followed Xuzhou Mu Tao Qian to another family to work in Mi Zhu, and asked this question.
"Zizhong went on business with Wang Liaodong, and promised him his daughter, and even presented him with a meteorite iron sword and a sweat-blooded horse. You should know that Bei was in trouble in Liaodong in the past. Fortunately, the king protected me. He first made me the chief of the pavilion, and then made me a general. I have a lot of support in my work. Now that brother Gongsun is returning to the north to attack, how can he help brother Gongsun attack his benefactor? Therefore, I stay here to serve and attack Dong Zhuo."
Liu Bei sighed and answered like this.
There must be a reason for what he said. But what he didn't say was that these two generals, Huang Zhong and Tai Shici, were quite capable of fighting. There is also General Wang who is more capable of fighting. His three brothers have no soldiers and rely only on their own bravery to cause trouble for Wang Yan. It's okay for Huang Zhong and Tai Shici. If they provoke General Wang, who is in charge, to personally lead his army to attack, they will be looking for death. The three of them are not tired of living yet.
Moreover, he knows Liaodong best, including reserves, population, troops, armaments, products, etc. He has been working as a general for half a year and has been exposed to accurate and detailed data. This is a valuable political method he has learned. Now that you are annexing Youzhou, there will definitely be insufficient food and fodder. This is mainly because the soldiers and civilians in Liaodong consume a lot and eat too much.
But he must be able to hold on. General Wang was able to trick a group of scholars into learning planting and breeding from the old farmers, summing up their experience, and constantly promoting it. They got PhDs in agriculture and animal husbandry, and they were given high courtesy. There are also PhDs in engineering who are researching various methods of efficient farming and harvesting. As long as the fields in Youzhou harvest in another year, they will start to become wealthy again. As long as they save for two or three years, they can occupy more places.
It was precisely because he knew Wang Yan's strategy that he wanted to look for opportunities in the south.
And he can say with certainty that even if Yuan Shao, Han Fu, and Gongsun Zan don't go back this time, Wang Yan will definitely not continue to go south, but will have to save up for two or three years before doing so. Moreover, in his next plan, he did not think that Wang Yan would go to Jizhou, but to merge with the Western Map, Liang and even the Western Regions. He had always heard Wang Yan say that he wanted to capture the Western Region and look farther west, just like he wanted to build ships and go to sea to search eastward.
He was even more certain that the three-party coalition of Yuan Shao, Han Fu, and Gongsun Zan would definitely not be able to defeat Wang Yan. Instead, they would be beaten by Wang Yan until he fled.
All this, and considering General Wang’s status as benefactor, he wouldn’t go back and be beaten...
Mi Zhu nodded. Of course he knew these things. This is why he has a good attitude towards Liu Bei now. The main reason is that the former Mi family had dealt with Liu Bei in the General's Mansion and spoke highly of him. Moreover, this time the princes gathered together to attack Dong Zhuo, Guan Yu warmed the wine and killed Hua Xiong, Liu Guan and Zhang Sanying fought against Lu Bu. These were all outstanding events. When they came into contact, they talked well and had great strategies.
So even though this is not consistent with history, let alone the original picture version of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Mi Zhu still has a good impression of Liu Bei for various reasons.
He asked: "I have heard that Duke Xuande has the ambition to support the Han Dynasty and revive the Yanhan Dynasty. In the current situation, I don't know what the general will be like?"
Liu Bei waved his hand, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "A wandering man can't be ambitious. I'm just going to continue the crusade against the Dong thief in the spring."
Mi Zhu knew it, just take it one step at a time.
After thinking for a while, he took a step closer and whispered: "My lord of Xuzhou once told me that the three brothers Xuande Gong are true heroes and are highly regarded. Now Yuan Shao, Han Fu, and Gongsun Zan have all stopped their troops. Let's go. Now the princes in Luoyang are not united in their hearts and cannot unite in strength. I predict that they will stop fighting in the autumn. At that time, the princes will surely rise up and attack each other, and the world will be in chaos.
Our lord in Xuzhou is ill and may not be able to survive for long. Xuzhou is rich and prosperous and is a place of four wars. None of his sons can take on important responsibilities. If Duke Xuande were here at that time, and with his heroism and righteousness, he would support the great ambitions of the Han Dynasty, the people of Xuzhou would definitely follow him. "
"Zi Zhong, stop saying, how can I do this unfaithful, unjust and unkind thing? Tao Xuzhou has always been wise and treats the people very kindly. He is a true gentleman. A true man established himself in the world, had a righteous heart, followed the right path, and acted righteously. I will never do anything so disloyal, unjust, and unkind. It doesn't matter if I'm scattered all over the world, as long as I have a clear conscience."
Liu Bei spoke righteously and refused very simply without even hesitating.
Mi Zhu looked at Liu Bei and said with a smile: "Xuan De Gong is so noble and righteous that I am a villain. I underestimate Xu De Gong's heroism and righteousness. However, since Xu De Gong is wandering and has no support, he will treat the princes If you disperse, it means that you are not interested in Xuzhou. You are staying here temporarily to wait for the changes and to plan for the future. What's the harm? Mr. Xuande should follow my advice. I will speak to Mr. Tao and ask Mr. Tao to come and invite Mr. Xuande. .”
Several people stood in the corner, and no one heard what they said except Guan and Zhang. Seeing how sincere Mi Zhu was, he winked at them.
Guan Yu stroked his long beard that was moved by the wind: "Brother, what Mr. Mi said is very good. Brother is righteous and does not want to pursue Xuzhou. We are drifting without support, which is not a long-term solution. Mr. Mi can persuade Tao Xuzhou to Please, why don't you stay in Xuzhou temporarily and have a place to live? It's not too late to make other plans."
"What the second brother said is absolutely true. Why don't the eldest brother follow Mr. Mi's words?" Zhang Fei nodded fiercely, his loud voice suppressed, and muttered close to him, "Now the king has taken Youzhou, and his power has been achieved. Yuan Shao and others will definitely It is not the enemy of Wang Yanyihe, the eldest brother has the Han Dynasty in mind, so he should make a decision early. If Wang Yan's troops come to the Yangtze River one day, my three brothers will still be wandering, and everything will be over."
After taking refuge in Liaodong, Zhang Fei did a good job of maintaining sufficient respect for Wang Yan. Now when it comes to Wang Yan, even if he is a queen, even if he is thousands of miles away, he is no longer a king thief. This is progress.
Liu Bei thought for a moment and finally nodded: "In that case, I will follow Zizhong's advice and temporarily attach myself to Xuzhou."
Mi Zhu smiled and cupped his hands: "Please be patient, this will happen."
Then everyone watched the team go away again, but the difference was that Liu Bei looked at the princes in front...
It is difficult to hide the trends in Youzhou from Jizhou, so naturally it is also difficult to hide the trends in Jizhou from Youzhou.
The weather has warmed up, the ice and snow have melted, and spring has arrived again.
The land of Youzhou has been filled with new vitality. After a winter, the fields have been divided and the farm tools, cattle, horses, grains, etc. stored in Liaodong have been transferred here. Of course, not only these, but also the military equipment. Car after car is pulling this way.
Arms are key materials, especially Wang Yan's belief that all people should be soldiers. Armor and weapons are constantly reproduced and manufactured. The General Supervisor of the General's Office leads a group of craftsmen and studies various tools and weapons with the Doctor of Engineering of Wenchang Pavilion. , constantly improving production, manufacturing methods, and weapon styles. The blacksmiths here in Youzhou also mobilized a group to make weapons.
The county magistrates of each county organized the implementation, and all able-bodied men over the age of 18 and under the age of 35 were provided with one set of personnel. And after receiving the weaponry, you can go to the blacksmith to adjust it to make the armor fit better. There is a considerable amount of blood of wealthy families, officials, and landlords in this, because they dug the iron ore...
Of course, the current military equipment is not enough to cover adult men in Youzhou. This is a long process.
Although cattle, horses, etc. are still insufficient, the tools have also been improved, and it is not impossible for people to plow the fields manually. On the other hand, the army also mobilized manpower to plow the fields. What they use is not a single person's plow, but a row of more than ten plowshares owned by the boss. Two groups of people take turns pulling the plow, which is quite fast. It also exercises the body, shares joys and sorrows, and cultivates the people's attitude towards the army. trust.
If the industry cannot be mechanized, then manpower must be mechanized. This is implemented quite well. From the beginning to the end, Wang Yan also issued an order to make farming faster and harvest more, and gave considerable support. There were two major departments of industry and agriculture, and they continued to study.
Perhaps many times, many creations look like a joke, but of course Wang Yan would not laugh, because it was inspired by the creation of people who came two thousand years later and seemed to be the creation of ancient ancestors. force.
No matter how ridiculous things are, after precipitation, they are also the wisdom of ancestors revered by future generations...
Wang Yan was dressed in a green shirt, and after inspecting the surroundings of Ji County, he rode a sweaty BMW back to the city lord's palace in the city.
This horse was a gift from the Zhen family. It took a long time to find an authentic thousand-mile horse. It has high endurance, strong explosive power, and is also quite tall. Compared with ordinary war horses, it is half a leg taller.
In fact, his horse can also be called Red Rabbit because it is also red. But of course Wang Yan would not do that. After all, the Red Rabbit that Lu Bu rode was now famous all over the world. If he named him Red Rabbit again, he would be suspected of offending others.
Therefore, because there are a few white spots on the horse's hooves, it is called snow.
The horse trots briskly, it likes spring very much...
When he arrived at the General's Mansion, he took off his coat and put on his unlined clothes. Then the personal guards came to inform Guo Jia to see him.
Wang Yan nodded, then came to the front hall and saw Guo Jia, who had much rougher skin.
Last year, Guo Jia came to work, full of ambitions, and was appointed by Wang Yan to be the director of the pavilion. When he went to Youzhou in autumn and winter, there were not enough officials. Wang Yan evaluated all the pavilion chiefs under his command and wrote policy papers, talking about the advantages and disadvantages of the political system and the experience of the people's work. After reading the strategies of all the pavilion chiefs, he rearranged them one by one. Position transfer.
Guo Jia's understanding is relatively clear, and he comes from a poor family, so he has more empathy for the people at the lowest level. After becoming the chief of the pavilion at the lowest level, he fully recognized General Wang's political line and wrote quite good policies.
In addition, there was a shortage of officials, so Guo Jia was transferred two months in advance. If he had greater abilities, he would be of greater value. Now he is leading the general and also the magistrate of Ji County.
He is wise, not just good at strategies and whimsical ideas. Even if a genius is not good at politics, as long as he has experience and accumulation, he is not comparable to ordinary people. One is a secretary and the other is a local leader. Guo Jia is doing quite well at both.
Seeing Wang Yan come out, Guo Jia raised his hand and said: "General, Huang Zhong sent people to report this morning. Yuan Shao, Han Fu, and Gongsun Zan have mobilized a hundred thousand troops to attack. They will reach our border within ten days."
Wang Yan waved his hand and motioned for Guo Jia to sit down and talk. He sat lazily on the large wooden chair with one foot on the edge of the seat. He shook his head and smiled: "That generation is a scum. When we were plowing this spring, that generation I don't care about the people's livelihood, I raise troops to attack, hurt the people and consume materials, the harm is very serious. But for my own selfish pursuit of hegemony, for the gains and losses of a city and a land, it is true that meat eaters have no mercy on the lives of our Guizhou leaders, and they really deserve to be killed."
Hearing the general's shameless remarks, Guo Jia was unable to complain.
Why do people come to attack? Didn’t you rob Youzhou? He also killed Gongsun Zan's entire family, leaving Gongsun Zan and his 20,000 troops homeless. How could he not risk his life...
"How can Fengxiao act on the current situation?"
Guo Jia, who was wandering away, gathered his thoughts and said: "There are three reasons why they are attacking now. The general entered Youzhou and killed all Gongsun Zan's family members, leaving him with no place to rely on and nowhere to stay. He will definitely kill us. This is The first is. The second is that Han Jizhou was afraid of the general going south, so he had to form an army with Gongsun Zan and attack me back and forth.
The third one is in Yuan Shao, who leads the Bohai Prefecture. However, the Yuan family is the fourth generation and the third Duke, so it has spread all over the world. Although Han Fu is a superior official, he actually has no commander and is more afraid. Now that Han Fu has formed an alliance with Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shao is afraid that he will annex him, and he is also afraid that we will go south and destroy his foundation, so he has to attack together.
Jia thinks that these three people have their own thoughts and there is really nothing to worry about. The general has no intention of going south. It will take two or three years to cultivate deeply in Youzhou and bring peace to the people here. Moreover, in the Buyeo land in the north, there are still large areas of fertile farmland that have not yet been reclaimed. The Buyeo barbarians are not engaged in production and are wasting the gift of heaven. Liaodong also needs to immigrate to the border and annex the Buyeo barbarians.
Furthermore, because of the bitter cold in the north, the general planned to find the land in the western region so that our millions of people in the north would have a warm winter, and the two states of Merger and Liang were the must-visit areas. Last year, Jiabei came to surrender and told the general that he would occupy Yanmen with troops to control the Central Plains. This was also an important matter. Therefore, within three to five years, there may not be enough energy to go south.
Han Fu is a happy rat with no ambitions. If we don't attack, he will settle for rejection. Therefore, we raise troops to attack because we are afraid of the power of the general. The general can write a letter and tell the truth, and he will be content with this and not use his troops.
Yuan Shao, Jia Yi has heard about it. Judging from his behavior, he is a man who is always scheming, so there is nothing to worry about. Nowadays, the princes are rising, and troubled times are coming. The Yuan family, a noble family, has been favored by the four generations and three princes, and they must have the heart to chase the Han and lose the deer. Now that he is the governor of Bohai, he must have the intention to seize Jizhou. If he comes to attack me now, he will not fight to the death with me. He will not use the same strength as before. The general can also write a letter saying that he has no intention of planning for Jizhou, which can help him plan for Jizhou, and he will definitely stay put.
Only Gongsun Zan and the general had a grudge against killing their relatives and seizing the territory, so they came to attack with all their might, hoping to avenge their family and seize the territory of Youzhou. Although it has an army of 20,000, its soldiers are all young and strong from Youzhou, and their families are now under the rule of the general. Jia thought that they could defeat it by recruiting surrender in front of the formation. There were 20,000 young people in Youzhou, and the people's strength was even greater. Even if Gongsun Zan is lucky enough to survive, he is already a lost dog, so there is nothing to worry about.
At that time, the general will prepare a book with Han Fu and Yuan Shao. The two will take Gongsun Zan's head and become friends with the general. In this way, Youzhou will have no worries. "
After hearing Guo Jia's response, Wang Yan laughed: "Following filial piety has a good plan, so you can find a way to attack the heart. I will follow your plan and write the letter for you. When the enemy soldiers come, they will be shot with arrows." Just go to the enemy's position, there is no need to send envoys to speak. Although there are two armies fighting, don't kill the envoys, but the army is in hand, life and death can be done as you like, and you can be dangerous and perilous. If you don't do it, you will be in danger. There is no need to waste such a good life. As for the matter of recruiting and surrendering Sun Zan's soldiers, I should go there in person to show my sincerity.
Additional troops will be sent to suspend farming, and Youzhou's army will gather in the three border areas. They have a good strategy, but there is fear that something unexpected will happen, and they must be prepared for confrontation. "
"The general has thought carefully, has the people at heart, and with the general's personal presence, Gongsun Zan's men will surrender without a fight. The current crisis must be resolved."
"Don't flatter me because of your filial piety. What if I fail to recruit you at that time? Kill yourself, or kill you to hide your shame and anger?" Wang Yan waved his hands in a funny way, "Let's make arrangements. Tomorrow you will go with me to the garrison. I haven't done anything since the garrison. Go there to understand the actual situation, and it’s a good time to go there for inspection.”
Guo Jia said no more nonsense, smiled and accepted the order and left.
Now that he is working in the General's Mansion, the more he comes into contact with General Wang, the more he realizes that he is a peerless wise master and that he is really powerful. Today's weather is all caused by one person. He has a broad mind and is very tolerant of people. Don't be suspicious when you employ people, don't use people when you are suspicious. He is thoughtful, has a detached mind, and treats others like a spring breeze.
Looking at his actions, he is indeed worried about the people and is not just shouting slogans. The support of the people and the aspirations of the people are unprecedented and may not be matched in the future.
He couldn't explain how Wang Yan, who was born in Guizhou, had such insight and means, and finally agreed with everyone's consensus that the general was a god-given...
Guo Jia left to make arrangements, and Wang Yan stayed at home to play with the children after returning.
This time Yuan Shao, Han Fu, and Gongsun Zan came to attack, and it was really not a critical situation.
The one hundred thousand army this time was definitely not a false claim like Liu Yu's, but really one hundred thousand. As Guo Jia said, the three of them have their own thoughts, but Gongsun Zan is the only one who is really desperate. The so-called three monks have no water to drink. What does the Youzhou incident have to do with Yuan Shao and Han Fu? This is where Guo Jiamou lies. As long as he doesn't raise troops to go south, everything will be fine.
Even Guo Jia's operations are superfluous. Even if there is nothing, Yuan Shao and Han Fu will not fight seriously. At most, they can just pretend to fight and just deal with it. The main reason for this is that during the period when they returned from Luoyang, Jizhou's defense was not very strict. Wang Yan could have fought in a battle, but he did not do it. Yuan Shao and Han Fu naturally realized that Wang Yan had already had enough to take Youzhou.
Likewise, Gongsun Zan will realize this. But he can't do it without beating him, because he has no place to stay without beating him. Therefore, it is most likely an empty promise, and the land of Youzhou will be ceded as Yuan Shao and Han Fu's hard work for sending troops.
Once this relationship is straightened out, it will become clear what the enemy will do.
The first battle must be fierce. The purpose is to feel the strength of the king and see the combat effectiveness of the army. If it collapses at the first touch, there is no need to talk about useless things. Gongsun Zan will definitely not survive at that time. It is the struggle between Yuan and Han.
If you can't beat it, if it's too difficult, then you really have to cope with the situation and you can't even think about being content with the status quo.
As for Gongsun Zan, Wang Yan was confident that if he taught the soldiers to memorize the words, he would be able to disperse Gongsun Zan's army in one go. Now that Gongsun Zan was defeated, Yuan and Han had nothing to do and only focused on fighting among themselves. They even had to win over Wang Yan, hoping that Wang Yan would be on their side.
There is no need to write two letters to solve a problem that can be solved in one battle. However, writing this letter also avoided casualties in the first battle, provoked Yuan Shao's plot, and aroused Han Fu's defense, which was a good thing.
As for who owns Jizhou, Wang Yan doesn't care. Anyone can do it, Yuan Shao or Han Fu. Neither of them are rivals, or General Wang has no rivals.
After all, he is really shameless. He relies on plundering the people and relying on powerful men for support. He is very confident and leads the troops he currently has to fight from north to south, and then from south to north. Such a back and forth is not a big problem. Those princes were killed so hard that they had no way to go to heaven or earth. The casualties and damage caused to the people were of course another matter...
Having thus decided on the strategy, Guo Jia took the order of General Wang and summoned all the soldiers and horses who were working for the people in Youzhou, including 3,000 Yingwu Guards and later 3,000 militiamen, and all went south to supplement Huang Zhong's army. Among the three armies of Taishi Ci and Zhou Cang.
At the same time, he wrote two more letters, and copied two more copies, both of which were addressed to Yuan Shao and Han Fu. They also used the big seal of Wang Yan's "Tianwu General Wang Yan". The function of this square seal It is the same as the jade seal. Whether it is a government order, a legal document, or a general's money, it has this seal on it.
The main reason why he wrote so much is that Guo Jia couldn't tell which side Yuan, Han, and Gongsun were fighting. So I wrote three copies and sent them to Huang Zhong, Taishi Ci, and Zhou Cang respectively. If the other party was Yuan Shao or Han Fu, just send them directly.
After writing the letter, he attached instructions and sent three messengers to deliver it.
He also made arrangements for the inspection south, including the accompanying personal guards, food and grass, officials, etc. These were all things that he, the secretary, had to take into account. In addition, work arrangements for Jixian County must be made. After all, he also serves as the county magistrate. Even though he is a genius and efficient, the messy work still makes him busy and hitting the back of his head...
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Thank you to all the brothers who recommended me for your support,
Thanks to the big brothers who read silently for their support.
(End of chapter)
