After Yuan Shao led his army and Zhao Yun's generals gathered together, they came to the gate of Youbeiping and saw that Gongsun Zan had already built the Yijing Tower. After several tentative attacks, there was no progress, except for the loss of men and horses.
Seeing this, Yuan Shao made a decisive decision and ordered his 300,000 troops to be divided into four parts, led by four generals: Zhao Yun, Zhang He, Yan Liang, and Wen Chou. They first blocked the four gates of Yijing and besieged Youbeiping for a while.
While he was taking Tian Feng and Guo Jia to discuss strategies to capture the city, he asked his subordinates to report on the situation in Bingzhou to see Zhang Liao's progress. Also, let’s discuss the Bingzhou strategy and see if we need support.
Besides, the luxurious lineup of Zhang Liao, Gan Ning, Xu Huang, Dian Wei and Ju Shou, with an army of 100,000, marched towards Bingzhou in a leisurely manner, so there was actually no need to worry too much.
After all, Bingzhou has been a land without one since Ding Yuan's death. Later, although Zhang Yang rose to power in Shangdang, he only controlled a small area, and his control over the entire Bingzhou was only unsatisfactory.
Besides, after the last battle of Chang'an, Zhang Yang himself was frightened and even lost his troops and generals. Whether they can defend Shangdang is a question, let alone send troops to stop Yuan Shao's army. It was too late for him to hide, and the rest was just a wishful thinking.
With Xu Huang who is familiar with Shangdang's situation, Zhang Liaozai who knows the entire Bingzhou well, plus the fierce general Dian Wei, general Gan Ning, and Ju Shuo, a wise man of the time, there will definitely be no problem. It was only a matter of time before Shangdang was pacified and the entire Bingzhou was occupied.
So they were not in a hurry at all and just marched slowly, not paying attention to their marching speed. By the time Yuan Shao approached Gongsun Zan's lair, they had also arrived at the boundary of Bingzhou, and were very close to the party on Zhang Yang's territory.あ奇奇影院觧ヤ~7~1~7~(ωωω).qq7(1) <First release, domain name, please remember
Seeing that Bingzhou had arrived, Zhang Liao ordered his army to set up camp on the spot and invited Mr. Jushou and other generals such as Dian Wei, Gan Ning and Xu Huang to come over to discuss the strategy for Bingzhou.
After a while, everyone arrived, and Zhang Liao was the first to speak without hesitation, "Now that we have reached the boundary of Bingzhou, what should we do next? Can you please speak freely?"
As soon as Zhang Liao spoke, Gan Ning, the deputy general, couldn't help but jump out and shouted, "What's there to think about? Bingzhou is just an unowned land now. We will arrive with an army of 100,000 people and crush it all the way." Okay." As he spoke, he became excited. He wished he could lead his troops immediately, push all the way across, and pacify Bingzhou immediately.
Dian Wei also answered excitedly, "Yes, we have an army of one hundred thousand. If anyone dares to disobey, I will chop them up."
After saying that, I was a little excited. I had never led so many people on an expedition before, so I was going to have a great time. One hundred thousand people, thinking about it makes me a little excited. So he stood up to support Gan Ning and swept all the way. He probably had the same idea as him.
Come on, Zhang Liao was speechless after listening to the suggestions of these two living treasures. It was true. It's like asking in vain. If I had known better, I wouldn't have asked them. I knew they would be like this. I saw them getting together along the way, looking very excited and happy.
Fortunately, not everyone is as unreliable as the two of them, there are still people who understand. Xu Huang stood up and suggested.
"General Zhang, I thought we should capture Shangdang first and then go to Bingzhou. Once Shangdang is captured by us, the entire Bingzhou can be decided. I don't know, what does the general think?"
After hearing Xu Huang's suggestion, Zhang Liao kept nodding his head in agreement. This Xu Huang is really good, a good general, and has the same ideas as his own. No wonder the Lord specifically told him before leaving that he would give him more opportunities to perform well. It seems that I want to promote him. In that case, why don't I go along with the flow and do a favor.
Thinking of this, Zhang Liao had already made a decision, and wanted Mr. Jushou to confirm it and said, "I don't know what you think, sir. Is this plan feasible?"
"Haha, the general has already made a decision, so why bother asking me. It is not difficult for us to pacify the state this time. The key lies in the loss of time and soldiers. General Xu's plan solved these problems very well. Of course I have no objection. Yeah!" Jushou said with a smile on his face and a joke.
Hearing that Ju Suo's military advisor also agreed to do this, Zhang Liao was determined. Since the opinions were unanimous, it was settled and he immediately gave the order.
"I ordered the army to rest for the night and set off tomorrow morning, heading straight for Shangdang. First destroy Zhang Yang, and then recover this Bingzhou!"
"Promise", he was answered by the generals' promises.
The next day, early in the morning, a hundred thousand troops, led by Zhang Liao and other generals, marched directly towards Shangdang.
By the time Zhang Yang reacted, the army had already arrived at the city and surrounded Shangdang. And Xu Huang also asked Zhang Liao for instructions, and with the approval of the coach, he led 10,000 troops and marched to the bottom of the city in a show of force.
"General Xu Huang, the great Han Dynasty general, is here. Today, he is here to recover Shangdang under the orders of the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty. Anyone who dares to stop him will be killed without mercy!"
With Xu Huang's loud shout, he seemed to be returning home in fine clothes and showing off. But the effect was obvious. The Shangdang soldiers who didn't want to resist in the first place suddenly lost the will to fight when they saw that it was their own family and the imperial army, and they wanted to surrender immediately.
Zhang Yang was helpless when he saw this. Although he blindly let Xu Huang go, he went to attack Yuan Shao arrogantly. Wasn't he looking for death? It's better now. I was really sorry for killing him. I have to bear the consequences myself!
The situation was compelling and he had to surrender. Besides, he was tired and his men had no desire to fight. So he asked his men to open the city gate and let the imperial army in, and surrendered. After Zhang Liao entered the city with his army, Zhang Yang had been waiting at the city gate for a long time. After meeting Zhang Liao and Zhang Yang turning over the seal and ribbon and the land, military and civilian book, the surrender ceremony was completed and Shangdang decided not to fight.
With Zhang Yang's surrender, the news that Shangdang had decided not to fight spread throughout Bingzhou in an instant. Then there seemed to be a chain reaction. Taiyuan, Xihe, Yunzhong, Dingxiang, Yanmen, Shuofang, Wuyuan, Shangjun and other important towns in Bingzhou all fell to the wind. They handed over their seals and ribbons one after another to express their submission to the imperial court, hoping that the imperial court would send troops to take over their defense as soon as possible. At this point, the state was merged with Dading, and Yuan Shao's power expanded again. The fastest updated Qiqi m.qq*717^.com/ mq^^om/
After Zhang Liao discussed with Jushu, he personally led the army to inspect the counties in Bingzhou, taking over the city and arranging the defense of Bingzhou. Because Zhang Liao knew that although Bingzhou had been pacified, the Xiongnu who threatened Bingzhou's security had not yet been solved, so he could not take it lightly. The real test would come next!
He also asked Jushou to take charge of the affairs of Bingzhou in Shangdang, act as the pastor of Bingzhou, collect the surrendered troops, and resettle the refugees. At the same time, I also report to the lord the situation here in Bingzhou and ask the lord to tell me what to do next.
