As we all know, Xuzhou is a geographical area, ranging from the north of the Huaihe River to the south of Mount Tai and the west of the Yellow Sea. It is divided according to modern geographical location and involves large areas in northern Jiangsu, northern Anhui and southern Shandong.
The "by the water" Wang Jianguo refers to is naturally the Huaihe River. In the past, the name here was Linhuai County, but now it is called Xiapi County.
If Huang Yueying and Liu Bei want to go north and cross the Huaihe River safely, then Xiapi County is a city they cannot avoid.
As for "Yishan", it is at the northern end of Langya County, a place called Anqiu County.
This place is not very famous, but it is just sandwiched between two hills, so it has its name.
It is also the only place that Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan must pass through on their way south.
At dawn the next day, four documents drafted by Zhao Yu personally were sent out from the governor's mansion. These four documents were one in light and three in darkness. Mi Fang and other civil servants jointly determined the content and style of writing, and then Qi Zhen took a final look at them and fine-tuned them. It can be said that it has gathered the wisdom of all the civil servants in Xuzhou City today.
The two secret messages were carried by Tan Ma, the most clever person in Xuzhou Mansion, and rushed to the front lines of Qingzhou and Jingzhou to present them to the opposing generals.
There is also a secret message, which reports everything about Xuzhou to the court, or to Lin Biao.
The last clear text, to be precise, was a notice. Civil servants at all levels copied several copies and distributed them to all subordinate counties. The content was simple.
I, Xuzhou, express my heart to the Han Dynasty and strongly condemn the aggressive actions of Yuan Shao, Liu Bei and others. The whole state government will work together to resist the enemy's attack to the death, and must neutralize the evil intentions of the rebellious ministers.
This incident is tantamount to the biggest news in the world at the beginning of the new year, causing thousands of waves with one stone.
This was Xuzhou's announcement to the world after Tao Qian's death that he would stand unswervingly on the side of the imperial court.
The secret letters submitted to the desks of the Youzhou faction and Jingzhou faction leaders respectively also achieved the desired results.
Just when the eight-hundred-mile urgent secret message was delivered to their desks, they unanimously chose to stand still.
The olive branch extended by Xuzhou is undoubtedly a huge temptation for them, but they still have to consult the military advisor at the base camp to finally determine how to proceed.
It would take about four days for the soldiers delivering the order to go back and forth quickly. Before that, the generals would not dare to act rashly, in case Xuzhou fell to the other side, and in that case they would become the sinners of this war.
In their view, the so-called Xuzhou's announcement to the imperial court was nothing more than a conspiracy to confuse the public and the public, in order to prevent the other side from launching an attack. In fact, it was to appease the morale of the military and the people while ensuring their own stability.
What a joke, Luoyang City didn’t even give Xuzhou a reward during the Chinese New Year, and didn’t even mention the word Xuzhou. What’s more, it didn’t send any large army to help. As long as the civil servants and generals in the Xuzhou Governor’s Office are not stupid, they will definitely not It may completely fall to the court's side.
The four-day round trip time seems to be extremely short, but it is enough for the army to receive the views and news from the Chinese army on this matter.
Obviously, neither Zhuge Liang and Huang Yueying nor Yuan Shao's counselors such as Cheng Yu and Xu You would be fooled by such a low-level trick. They understood that Xuzhou was trying to provoke a fight between two tigers so that Xuzhou could survive.
On the surface, the general meaning of responding to Xuzhou's public announcement is that they actually have the same intention as Xuzhou to help the Han Dynasty and protect the imperial court.
However, after Tao Qian's death, Xuzhou was left in ruins, and they had the obligation to help Xuzhou achieve the smooth transition of power and so on.
Wang Jianguo laughed out loud after seeing the other party's "reputation".
Is there anyone with hundreds of thousands of troops to help?
The course of the matter did not change in any way because of these two secret letters.
Four days later, the frontline commander received an order from the base camp, and the army began to move forward again.
These four days seemed to have no effect, just like Xuzhou was struggling to survive. In fact, what the two armies didn't know was that the moment the secret message was sent, several military camps outside Xuzhou City began to attack on a large scale. Get mobilized.
A group of generals headed by Zang Ba ordered their troops and went straight to Xiapi County and Anqiu County.
Zang Ba and Yin Li went all the way north to Anqiu.
Cao Hong, Sun Guan and others headed south, straight to Xiapi!
When the two armies began to march again, the two generals Zang Ba and Cao Hong had already set up their positions and were waiting for the other side to come!
As Wang Jianguo said, the other party must be beaten to pain before they will consider sitting down and negotiating.
To Qi Zhen and Wang Jianguo's surprise, Tao Qian really governed well, and all the people did not hesitate to support the governor's decision.
At the beginning of recruiting troops, there was a long queue outside the recruiting office.
Xuzhou's background was something Qi Zhen had never expected. When they formed an alliance to attack Dong, Tao Qian only led an army of 30,000 troops to aid Yuan Shao.
However, after taking inventory, Qi Zhen realized that Xuzhou actually had such a rich family fortune.
A hundred thousand soldiers were divided into two groups and marched straight to the north and south. It was a spectacular sight!
New soldiers continued to join from the rear, and they continued to move towards the front line.
Xuzhou faces the sea to the east and mountains to the west. The two roads, one south and one north, are blocked by these 100,000 soldiers, like a bastard shell with no way to eat.
This is also true.
Seven days later, good news came from the front line. Generals Zang Ba and Cao Hong blocked the enemy's attack in Anqiu and Xiapi respectively. The enemy suffered heavy casualties.
The governor's office was filled with joy after receiving the good news, and for a while there were praises from Qi Zhen and Wang Jianguo.
"It relies on the concerted efforts of all of you. In theory, it is also the legacy of Lord Tao Qian. In fact, it has little to do with my two brothers. We are just here to help Xuzhou unify its thinking." Wang Jianguo said very self-awarely.
Another week passed, and good news came one after another from the front line. It seemed that the Qingyou Alliance Army and the Jingzhou soldiers could no longer advance. At the same time, two pieces of news came from Luoyang and Youzhou respectively.
The emperor issued an edict that Xuzhou is one of the nine states in the world with outstanding people and places. Although Tao Qian, the governor, has passed away, his heart is clear, his achievements are commendable, and his loyalty is rewarded. Tao Gongzu was granted the title of prince. At the same time, Zhao Yu was canonized. The governor of Xuzhou, Mi Fang was the governor of Xuzhou, and Zang Ba was the general of Xuzhou, in charge of the military and political affairs of Xuzhou.
The emperor's edict said a lot, all of which were in recognition of Xuzhou's achievements, as if the previous rewards in the first month were just lost to Xuzhou.
However, even at the end of the edict, there is no mention of Yuan Shao and Liu Bei's retreat, which makes this matter worth pondering.
This means that Lin Zhuang is extremely confident about the situation in Xuzhou and understands that it would be extremely difficult for the two parties to occupy this geomantic treasure land in Xuzhou if they did not use a desperate posture.
Do you want to fight Xuzhou? Okay, I'll watch from Luoyang to see if you can defeat them.
If you can't fight, sit down and talk. Even if you talk, you must talk according to the rules drawn by Xuzhou Governor Zhao Yu. If you don't talk and still fight, it doesn't matter. When the time comes, Qi Zhen and Wang Jianguo will withdraw and wait until you are all injured. After you get rid of your bones, are you not afraid that the imperial court will give you a pot of stew?
Indeed, apart from the troops in Luoyang City, Lin Zhuang's men had very few available troops, and they were all sent to Yongliang and Liangzhou to restore the glory of the imperial court.
But the two parties don't know about this matter, so no matter what decision they make, they have to consider how much power the court still has in their hands.
This is conspiracy.
There is another thing that came to Xuzhou city slightly later than the emperor's edict.
Liu Yu, the governor of Youzhou, died suddenly in his house!
As a result, the Qingyou coalition immediately stopped their attack, and a strange aura began to fill the entire front.
Within two days, the fighting in Xiapi in the south also stopped. It seemed that Huang Yueying also ordered to stop the attack.
At this time, in the governor's mansion, Qi Zhenzai and Wang Jianguo were sitting opposite each other drinking tea.
"I don't like tea. I always drink drinks at home." Qi Zhen smacked her lips, feeling the bitter taste and frowning.
"It's better to be young, but drinking drinks is not as nourishing as drinking tea." Wang Jianguo sighed, "You know there were no drinks in our military camp before, we could only drink boiled water. At that time, the control in the camp was strict, and the only thing we could drink was The only thing that still has some flavor is tea, good guy, tea is just like cigarettes, it’s hard currency!”
Qi Zhen was stunned, took out a watch from the ethnography bag, and handed it to Wang Jianguo.
"What is this?" Wang Jianguo asked confused.
"A former teammate who stayed before his death gave it to you." Qi Zhen said with a smile.
Wang Jianguo frowned.
"What's the matter, are the relics so taboo?" Qi Zhen asked.
"No, I just don't like it." Wang Jianguo waved his hand and put the watch on his left hand.
"If you feel this thing with your heart, it will have miraculous effects." Qi Zhen said.
"What kind of miraculous effect is this?" Wang Jianguo stared at the watch in his hand, then looked stunned.
In an instant, a cigarette and a lighter appeared in his hand.
"Damn it! This, this, this, this..." Wang Jianguo didn't say a single sentence for a long time.
"Your magazines are also in this thing. I didn't give them to you before. You can go back and get them yourself." Qi Zhen said with a smile.
"Is this Einstein's business?" Wang Jianguo lit his cigarette, took a deep breath, and said blankly.
"I don't know who is in charge. Anyway, it must be in the system." Qi Zhen spread her hands.
"This is really a fucking game. I always thought it was real." Wang Jianguo took two more puffs and let out a sigh of relief.
Then he glanced at Qi Zhen: "Why, you didn't give it to me before, and now you show it out, do you think you can't trust me?"
Qi Zhen nodded: "Although the result is good, your previous behavior in Luoyang made me very wary."
This was the first time Qi Zhen and Wang Jianguo discussed this topic openly and honestly. Wang Jianguo was stunned and just smiled casually.
