Similarly, because it was unclear where Gongsun Zan was attacking, Wang Yan and the others were not in a hurry to go south. Anyway, there was plenty of time, and it was only more than 200 miles from Jixian County to the border, so there was no time. Therefore, we walked slowly and took detours to observe the enemy's situation along the way.
In the beginning of spring, we were busy farming, but there was nothing interesting to see. It's just that Wang Yan wants to see on the spot the progress of popularization of hot pots, glass, etc., as well as the communication of various policies, etc.
At present, supervision is inevitably disadvantageous because of the current shortage of officials and police lieutenants. This will be a normal situation, but he must be arrested when he should be arrested, and his attitude must be expressed so that the people can truly know the attitude of his supreme leader, so as to give the people the power to resist.
Although armor is not yet commonplace, the defeated soldiers who surrendered before took their weapons and went home. In such a situation, it is Wang Yan's problem that he can still be bullied, because his ideological work has not been done well, and the bloody spirit of the people has not been inspired.
After inspecting the local situation along the way, Wang Yan finally received news from the front line. When a messenger came to report, Yuan Shao sent 30,000 troops to camp ten miles away from Quanzhou. Han Fu sent 50,000 troops to conquer the county and Xushui, and set up camp twenty miles away. The homeless Gongsun Zan led his 20,000 troops into Guangchang (Laiyuan), intending to go straight from Zijingguan to the hinterland and attack Jixian.
After hearing the news, Guo Jia laughed: "General, Jia originally thought that Gongsun Zan would dominate the county and attack Xushui, but he didn't expect this thief to attack Zijingguan. He must know that Zijingguan is under my control, so he didn't expect him to succeed. , we must leave Dai County (Yuxian County), either attack Juyong, or plan to merge with the state..."
Wang Yan also thinks so. He is very clear about Gongsun Zan's plan, that is, he does not take him, Wang, seriously, let alone Liu Yu. The reason why he dares to leave is that he and Liu Yu are both Little trash. However, Liu Yu mobilized a hundred thousand troops in Youzhou, and within half a month Wang Yan captured Jixian County. All the officials and wealthy families in Youzhou were slaughtered.
No matter how much Gongsun Zan looked down on Liu Yu and Wang Yan, he still had to maintain corresponding respect for the combined number of troops in Youzhou and Liaodong, which may reach 200,000. Still Lu Yunfei's famous saying, Liu Yu's failure must be justified. He asked himself that he was not capable of wiping out an army of 100,000 people so quickly.
And he only has 20,000 troops, which is still an imaginary number. After all, he lost some in the previous attack on Dong Zhuo, and lost some more during the long march. If he only has 15,000, it will be the end.
Therefore, when he was unable to fight with a large army, he had a lively mind. The revenge of seizing land and killing relatives was reserved for someone useful, and it would not be too late to avenge him in the future.
Before sending troops, he must have hidden his thoughts. If Han Fu and Yuan Shao's attack goes smoothly, then it will definitely be no problem for him to break through. At that time, he was also occupying Youzhou, so he might not have no chance. If these two people are not careful and the barrier is difficult to break, then he will take advantage of the situation and go to Bingzhou in order to have a chance to make a comeback.
Gongsun Zan is not stupid. How could he not see clearly the contradiction between Yuan and Han? However, neither of them is stronger than him. Wang Yan has taken all the land in Youzhou. He has no chance at all here. He may not have thought of it. These two people would use his head to seek peace with Wang Yan, so walking away would naturally be the best option.
Guangchang is surrounded by mountains and dangerous passes. Passing Zijing Pass to the east is a flat plain. Going north, you can leave the grassland and enter Bingzhou. Throughout the dynasties, this place was heavily guarded by troops to prevent the barbarians from marching in. The place Gongsun Zan chose was pretty good.
But it is a pity that the first thing to fight in a war is information. Now that Wang Yan knows that he is marching to Guangchang, he doesn't even know that Wang Yan already knows. Furthermore, the source is an important place, how could General Wang not know about it?
It's just that the land in that place is not very good. It is an important military area, but it is not very beneficial in terms of people's livelihood and cannot harvest much food. Although there are many mineral deposits, they are shallowly buried and have large reserves. But now the mines in the Northeast are still usable, and there are only so many mining manpower, and they won't be able to get here for a while. Therefore, Wang Yan moved all the people in Guangchang, some of them were placed in Youzhou, and some were sent to the northeast.
The side of Zijingguan falls within the defensive range of the mighty guards led by Zhou Cang, with a force of 1,500 troops stationed there.
Zhou Cang garrisoned Xushui, but it was impossible to really just guard Xushui. With a large army stationed, it is even more impossible for thousands of people to live in one place. Small-scale combat units are mainly composed of an army of 500 people. There are military princes who lead the troops, and military deacons who are in charge of logistics and other matters. There are several miles between each army. They are distributed forward and backward, left and right, to facilitate defense, and they stretch for dozens of miles.
With the advantage of a powerful ranger, there is no chance of being attacked by a sneak attack. However, if an enemy attacks, it will be discovered in advance, leaving ample time for reaction. Therefore, whenever there is a war, there is corresponding time to gather in one place and wait for the enemy in a relatively safe manner.
After thinking about it, Wang Yan ordered: "Fengxiao, you go to Huang Zhong's headquarters. If your plan fails, Yuan and Han will fight to the death. You should adapt to the situation and wait for reinforcements. I will go to Zijingguan to take care of Gongsun Zan."
"General, it is better to mobilize troops for reinforcements. There are fifteen hundred troops at Zijin Pass. If Gongsun Zan's army does not surrender, it may be difficult to stop them."
"It doesn't matter, if you leave me alone, what can Gongsun Zan do? You are a useless rat, not worth mentioning. Let's go." Wang Yan waved his hand, and without saying much, he rode directly to Zijingguan Pass.
Guo Jia smiled and headed south towards Huang Zhong.
He is now riding a horse very neatly. There are not many other horses in Liaodong, but there are many war horses. Every grassroots official has one, and they are all retired or unqualified war horses. Although he could ride before, he did not have a horse, was not experienced, and was quite weak. After more than half a year, he went out on horseback every day and practiced the Five Animal Guides taught to him by Hua Tuo, and his body was in great shape...
Guo Jia wrote a letter in advance. Now Yuan Shao and Han Fu have raised their troops to attack. Although Han Fu is far away, it won't delay anything. There are fast horses on the horse, and they go out to provoke the enemy scouts. They kill the letter with a swish of arrows. Shoot it and the mission is completed.
Yuan Shao attacked Quanzhou because Quanzhou was his Bohai County to the south, and he had to conquer it. At this moment, in the military camp five miles away from Quanzhou, Yuan Shaozheng and his subordinates were discussing whether to fight or not.
Just at this moment, a mighty warrior wearing silver armor raised his tent and came in. He raised his hand and reported: "My lord, the scouts from the front are reporting. The king's thief scouts provoked him and shot a letter arrow to escape. The letter is here, please look at it, lord."
This person is a general under Yuan Shao's command, and he is also Wen Chou.
While he was speaking, he was already approaching with the arrow in his hand. The shaft of the arrow was wrapped tightly with a circle of rice paper, and was bound with thin threads.
Yuan Shao took it in his hand, looked around, and after sighing at the thief Wang's success in making paper, he took out the dagger, cut the thin thread, and took out the letter in circles.
The summary of his book says: Today's troops are sent to Youzhou. It is actually Liu Youzhou who has launched an army to attack, so he has to respond. He did not expect that Liu Youzhou would not be popular among the people, and there was no war epidemic among the soldiers, so Youzhou was taken lightly. However, the Liao land was bitterly cold, and the land of 600 miles away from Youzhou was suddenly reached. Millions of people were unable to settle down. When it was time to help the people and build industry, they had no intention of going south to seek Jizhou.
Gongsun Zan is a rat with wolfish ambitions. How can he conspire with him to attack me? You and Liao have 200,000 armored men, but only more than 100,000 public servants. How can they attack me? If he really destroyed me, how could he separate the land of Youliao with Gongsun Zan and Han Fu? At that time, the three families will attack each other. How can it be regarded as a land based on the Bohai Sea? It's really unwise.
The family of the Fourth Duke and the Third Duke has disciples and old friends all over the world. At this time, why attack me?
Today, when the Han Dynasty is in decline and about to perish, there will be endless internal fights against Dong, and everyone must have their own agenda. When the Han Dynasty lost its deer, the whole world chased it away, and the ninth and fifth positions were occupied by those who were virtuous. Han Fu has no plan, no decision, no courage. He is content with the status quo and has no desire to make progress. However, he is more defensive about the public than he is about me. How can such a rat steal the throne of Jizhou? Why doesn't the Duke drive Han Fu out and occupy Jizhou, reject our Youliao territory in the north, and take over the four states of Qing, Yan, Yu, and Xu in the south? If he captures these four states, he can achieve his hegemony, wouldn't it be great?
If the public is interested, this is the right time. If you ask me, I can force Han Fu southward and help you replace him. Since good words are clear, you should think about them.
After reading the letter, Yuan Shao frowned and thought.
He must be angry because the meaning of this letter was very contemptuous of him, Han Fu, and Gongsun Zan. But before he got angry, he had to think through it and understand the meaning of Wang Yan's letter.
He was not a fool, and Wang Yan made it clear. He only had to turn his head to understand that Wang Yan didn't want to fight, and he didn't want to fight for a long time, and even encouraged him to fight Han Fu.
"Lord, what do you say in the letter?" Seeing that Yuan Shao was confused, a counselor in the tent asked. This person is a guest of Yuan Shao's family.
"The king thief wants us to stop our troops and plan for Jizhou. Please circulate it to all the gentlemen and make plans." Yuan Shao handed the letter in his hand to the scribe next to him, and then waved his hand, signaling Wen Chou to go out and do things.
Yuan Shao's team is still good, and of course it got even better after he captured Jizhou. Now I have some people under my command, but they are not strong yet. However, he also has a strategy. Although his decision-making is a bit poor, it is enough for now.
The counselors looked at it once and then spoke to each other.
"The king thief deserves to be born in Guizhou Province and has an upright temperament. His letter is indeed true. He has newly acquired Youzhou, and he has granted the people a profit of 10% of the tax. If the land in Liaodong had not been fertile land, he would not have been able to last long. Use troops to fight, There is a lot of waste, and I am afraid that I will not be able to support it, so I have no heart and ears for war. His advice is to plan for Jizhou to seize You and Liao, so that Qing, Yan, Henan, and Xuzhou can achieve hegemony, which is indeed a good idea."
"Now that the princes have gathered together, it is expected that Yuan Shu and others will not be able to conquer Chang'an and kill Dong's thieves. In a few months, they will stop their troops and return, annex the surrounding areas, and fight their own battles to conquer the world. At this time, my lord should also set great ambitions and do great things. , we will retaliate to the death."
"The king's thief said in his letter that if he really goes south to force Han Fu, we say that Han Fu's advisers may not be able to take over Jizhou."
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After listening to the words of his counselors, Yuan Shao nodded and summarized it in two points: don't fight against Wang Yan, but seek Jizhou. This was serious, after all, they had no intention of confronting Wang Yan head-on.
Although they all looked down on Wang Yan, and even felt itchy because they were so angry with each other, they did not dare to look down on Wang Yan. Although he was born in the capital of Guizhou, he was able to achieve such a big undertaking today, controlling the two regions of You and Liao, two million people, two hundred thousand troops, and even recruiting the Xianbei barbarians on the grassland. Although he didn't know what the use was, he In six years, the government has been well organized and the troops have been strengthened. This is the skill.
"Hold your troops for now. What you have said just now is absolutely true. The king is cunning and has written to me. He will write to Han Fu, causing our two families to be suspicious of each other and attack each other, so that they can reap the benefits. Other gentlemen can discuss strategies and say that Han Fu Fu's subordinates, soldiers and warriors, will join the army to help me seize control of Jizhou. This will help you all to do your own work."
Yuan Shao set the tone, and his men naturally followed suit. They held a small meeting again to discuss how to persuade Han Fu's men. People at this time, apart from being romantic at home, are also interested in studying people.
Because Han Fu had a large number of troops, they were scattered and stationed far away, so he received the letter later.
Guo Jia had no intention of encouraging Han Fu to fight Yuan Shao because Han Fu was the stronger one. However, in addition to saying that they had no intention of going south, they still mentioned a few words.
In fact, Han Fu was wary of Yuan Shaoduo. After all, the old Yuan family was powerful. Although Dong Zhuo's group has been wiped out and almost killed the whole family, it is not that the eldest son of the family has no one left. His disciples have old stories all over the world. This is not empty talk. Many people recognize this.
Han Fu also made a similar decision, deciding to stay put and see if Gongsun Zan could make any achievements first. He knew his own affairs well. Even though he led an army of fifty thousand, in fact, of the fifty thousand, twenty or thirty thousand were newly recruited soldiers with little combat effectiveness. How did Liu Yu's army of 100,000 people be defeated? Here it is. I had no fighting spirit in the first place, but the conditions given by the thief Wang were not bad, and they didn’t answer every call.
They are also afraid that when a fight breaks out, the king thief will come out and shout slogans. One out of ten taxes, what a great thing...
While they stood still and watched Gongsun Zan's movements, General Wang galloped up and arrived at Zijingguan with more than a hundred personal guards. They did not stop at the pass, but directly led the five hundred soldiers out of the pass and headed west towards Guangchang.
Bragging is bragging, so be careful. Therefore, he had already sent people northward and passed Juyong to send a message to Liao Hua and the three thousand Zhenwu Guards stationed there, asking them to block the intersection of Guangchang going north from the mountain and prepare to go south.
He had to make the necessary preparations. If there really was a fight, he would definitely not be able to defeat 20,000 people with his 600 men. This brought back Lu Yunfei's famous saying. Even if there were 20,000 people standing there for him to chop down, he wouldn't be able to chop them down.
After being prepared to fail in his attempt to surrender, he took this small number of people and directly followed the leadership of the rangers, blocking Gongsun Zan's army first.
This is a valley. Gongsun Zan and his troops are all crowded here. It is an excellent place for an ambush. With a barrage of arrows and rolling rocks, the battle will be won.
Of course, Wang Yan didn't have that many troops now, and when he learned the news, it was already too late to mobilize his troops.
He brought more than a hundred personal guards, not even wearing armor. He was still dressed in the same baggy clothes as usual, and his weapon was only the Eight-sided Han Sword at his waist. He blocked the intersection wildly.
A hundred meters away, Gongsun Zan looked at Gongsun Zan with eyes wide open.
General Wang reined in his horse and stopped, laughing loudly: "My son, Gongsun, since you see that you are the Duke, why don't you get off your horse and come to pay your respects?"
There are echoes in the valley, wild laughter, swinging far away...
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