Chapter 274 Qingzhou Strategy
If the attempt fails, the situation will be easy, and the struggle will not be wild. ----------Northern Song Dynasty Liu Yong's "Crane Soaring to the Sky on the Golden List"
It is said that Chen Long, who transformed into a dragon ball, jumped down the Huangxian city wall, and the steel gun exploded with overwhelming force, shattering the suspension bridge on the moat. The Jizhou horse team, which was riding wildly and rushing into the city along the suspension bridge, failed to stop. Suddenly, several riders were hit by the following horse team and were knocked into the water, and they and their horses struggled endlessly. Most of the people in the north are landlubbers, and cries for help are constantly heard.
Lu Kuang, who had already entered the city, swung the Qingzhou general Zong Bao into two pieces with one blow, and fought with Taishi Ci triumphantly. Unexpectedly, Taishi Ci's pair of iron halberds were as heavy as Mount Tai. However, after only a dozen of them met him, his arms were already sore and numb from the shock. When the gun burst, Lu Kuang feinted with his sword, turned his horse and ran away, escaping from the broken city gate. Unexpectedly, Chen Long's gun exploded, and the suspension bridge was instantly wiped out. Lu Kuang's horse had nowhere to go, and stood up beside the moat. , Chen Long forced a short knife to his throat and caught one of them face to face.
Taishi Ci quickly organized manpower to protect the city and began to confront Lu Xiang's troops outside the city. The suspension bridge was broken. Lu Xiang was unable to erect a pontoon bridge in his hurry. Arrows on the city began to attack in an organized manner. Seeing that the siege was not going well, he had to retreat temporarily. . In order to protect Lu Kuang's order, the Jizhou army retreated for nearly fifty miles.
Zhou Buyi then made a plan. Lu Chang led a thousand troops to circumambulate the western mountains and ambush behind Lu Xiang's troops. Tai Shi Ci and Chen Long sent out troops head-on. Seeing that his troops were sparse, Lu Xiang couldn't help but wonder, "How dare you attack head-on with just such a few people?"
Lu Xiang hesitated again and again, but still organized his troops to fight, intending to negotiate the conditions for rescuing his brother. Unexpectedly, there was a battle going on in the front, and an unknown number of soldiers suddenly emerged from the mountains behind the army. They attacked from both sides, and Lu Xiang was defeated.
Taishi Ci and Chen Long dispersed the Jizhou soldiers. Lu Xiang saw the opportunity quickly and fled without knowing where to go. After this battle, the Jizhou soldiers who attacked Huang County collapsed and there was no longer any threat.
The defenders of Huang County returned victoriously. Taishi Ci suddenly saw a messenger heading to Beihai for a letter at the city gate, and he quickly asked: "How is the situation in Beihai?"
The messenger frowned and responded loudly: "General Taishi, Beihai has been heavily besieged by Yuan Shao's army. I can't break through the siege at all."
Taishi Ci was shocked and looked at the messenger and said: "How many people are there? Who is the general at the head?" The messenger said: "I heard that the general at the head is Yan Liang, the general of Jizhou. Beihai is surrounded on all sides. There are at least six or seven people there. Ten thousand troops." Taishi Ci almost fell off his horse. What is the concept of Yuan Shao's elite troops of 60,000 to 70,000? His own troops are like a mantis' arm blocking a chariot.
Taishi Ci glanced at Chen Long beside him and saw that he was calm and composed, and his heart moved. This dragon ball is not easy to come by. It is not only excellent in archery and light skills, but also has strong martial arts. Although he is a businessman on the surface, how can a businessman have such good martial arts skills?
There are also hundreds of guards around him, all of whom are obviously talented. The wife of Longzhu is also of heavenly beauty, and is definitely not an ordinary person in this world. Now that Beihai is in critical condition, he has no choice but to seek medical treatment urgently and ask if there is any way to save this dragon ball.
In the past few days, Tai Shici had also become brothers with Long Zhu, and now he was not polite and asked Long Zhu to follow him back to the city lord's palace to discuss matters. Chen Long already knew what he meant, and winked at Zhou Buyi and Lu Chang, and they all followed Tai Shici back to Huang County.
Taishi Ci arranged for people to guard the city and repair the suspension bridge to prevent Lu Xiang from leading troops to invade again. When everyone entered the city lord's palace, Taishi Ci asked impatiently: "Brother Long invited me. Brother Long must have seen the current situation. We in Huang County have only a few soldiers and there is nothing we can do. I want to go to Yanzhou, Cao Cao and Chen What do you think, sir, of leaving Lu Bu to ask for reinforcements?"
Chen Long heard this and said: "General Taishi's affairs are my business. However, I am not very familiar with the situation in the Central Plains. My subordinate Long Zhi has quite a lot of experience. Why not let him analyze the situation?"
This Long Zhi is naturally Zhou Buyi's pseudonym. Analyzing the situation is Zhou Buyi's strong point. He just heard him talk eloquently: "If we ask for reinforcements, it will be from these close neighbors near Beihai, Qingzhou. Who is the neighbor who has the best relationship with Governor Kong on weekdays?"
Taishi Ci thought for a moment and said: "As far as I know, Cao Cao, the governor of Yanzhou, often interacted with Lord Kong. However, Mengde occupied several prefectures and counties in Qingzhou. Lord Kong complained about it, but he was helpless. . I also heard that Cao Mengde fought with Yuan Shao because of the ownership of Puyang, so the relationship between Cao Mengde and Yuan Benchu is now relatively tense. Chen Liubu, I heard that with Chen Gong as an assistant, the army is quite strong, but the troops are self-respecting, and they mainly defend Luoyang. Yuan Shu seems to want to attack Luoyang."
Zhou Buyi nodded slightly and asked, "So in the south of Qingzhou, is there an escape route for Kong Beihai?"
Taishi Ci thought again and said: "There is a highway in Beihai that can lead directly to Xiapi. Now, Zuo Rong is the prime minister of Xiapi, commanding the troops in Guangling and Pengcheng. He has always had a good relationship with Lord Kong. Further south are Shouchun and Lujiang. , Huainan, is controlled by Yang Hong under Yuan Shu, Zhou Yu under Sun Ce, and others, and has no intersection with Master Kong."
Chen Long knew that Zhou Yu had arrived at Lujiang. This was a landmark event, indicating that Sun Ce's troops had begun to control Jiangdong and parts of Yangzhou. Yuan Shu was in dire straits in Luoyang, and his ability to control the entire Yangzhou declined.
The people around Qingzhou, except Xiapi Zuirong, were all famous careerists. Asking Cao Cao for help is no less than asking for the skin of a tiger. Lu Bu has no bottom line, and Kong Rong's current situation can be said to be extremely unfavorable.
Zhou Buyi had obviously thought of this. He hesitated for a long time and said: "At present, it is not time to consider escaping. How many troops are available in Beihai? Are the food and grass ready?"
Tai Shici said: "Master Kong has always practiced virtuous government. In recent years, the harvest has been abundant and the grain and grass stores are full, so there is no need to worry. But I am afraid that people are not well-prepared and have never been militaristic. Therefore, they have not cultivated too many armed forces. Beihai can use them." The soldiers, together with the local militia, are only over 50,000 strong."
Zhou Buyi breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Since there are fifty thousand people, if we defend the city, it will not fall immediately. We can also find a way to take advantage of Cao Cao's ambition. He will definitely not let Yuan Shao easily occupy the entire Qingzhou."
Taishi Ci was still thinking about the meaning of Zhou Buyi's words. Chen Long snapped his fingers and said, "Wonderful! Long Zhi, you mean that as long as Master Kong can defend Beihai, Cao Cao will definitely mobilize his troops to create obstacles for Yuan Shao." , thus making Yuan Shao take the initiative to retreat?"
Zhou Busu smiled and nodded, and Taishi Ci hurriedly asked, "Then we don't do anything?"
Zhou Buyi smiled and said, "Didn't we just accomplish a big thing? We defeated Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang and saved Huang County."
Taishi Ci was speechless for a while, and Zhou Buji continued: "It is very important to defend Huang County. This is the basis for us to find a way to rescue the siege of Beihai." Taishi Ci disagreed and said: "If Beihai falls, how can a small Huang County be possible? Just be alone? I can't just wait and see what happens."
Zhou Buquestion asked: "General Taishi, how long do you think Beihai can hold? Let's think carefully about where to move reinforcements." Taishi Ci was speechless again. He was surrounded by tigers and wolves. Where should he move to move reinforcements?
Chen Long suddenly asked: "Did Yuan Shao drive Gongsun Zan away?" Taishi Ci didn't know why at this time, he brought up Gongsun Zan who was far away in Liaoxi, nodded and said: "Even if Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao have a grudge, how can Yuan Shui resolve it? Nearly thirsty.”
But Long Zhi, who was Zhou Buyi, smiled and said: "Master, what a brilliant plan! If Gongsun Zan attacks Jizhou in a large scale, Yuan Shao will definitely be able to make Yan Liang withdraw his troops!"
Taishi Ci asked stupidly: "This is simply a fantasy! How can we get Gongsun Zan to send troops?"
Chen Long smiled and said: "I heard that both Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan were Lu Zhi's disciples. Liu Bei happened to be at Gongsun Zan's place, and Lu Zhi and I are good friends. Maybe Gongsun Zan is also unknown."
Taishi Ci just realized that this dragon ball was actually a good friend of Master Gongsun Zan! No wonder he vowed to convince Gongsun Zan. He hurriedly begged: "In that case, it's troublesome for Brother Long! But how can you go to Liaodong?"
Chen Long was not in a hurry to express his position and said: "General Taishi, have you forgotten that we have a large ship? I can go and ask for help, but I have a condition!"
Taishi Ci said sternly: "Mr. Long, you could have stayed out of the Beihai incident, but you helped me defend the people of Huang County and captured the enemy general Lu Kuang. I am very grateful to you. There was nothing you could do to repay me today. If you have any conditions, you can put them forward. As long as I, Taishi Ci, can do it, I will do my best. Even if your husband is unwilling to go to western Liaoning, I will not blame you."
Chen Long and Zhou Buyi both laughed. Chen Long said: "It's not so serious. My only condition is that if I can solve the siege of Beihai, I still hope that General Taishi will not go to work for Kong Beihai and come to me. How about being a bodyguard?"
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
