. Chapter 367: Shutting down Zhang and Zhao, three generals appear
Leading the cavalry across the Yellow River and heading straight to Jiguan, Yan Liang said in a deep voice: When Lu Bu sent troops north to the grassland, the lord refused to send troops to attack Bingzhou. But now only Lu Bu has left, and Bingzhou still has tens of thousands of generals. How can they win by surprise? "
?? Jushu replied with a smile on his face: Although the lord has the ambition to dominate the big man, he still maintains a bottom line. Lu Bu led his troops to the north to fight against foreigners. How could the lord make a sneak attack at that time? On the contrary, Lu Bu left alone, and Bingzhou had no owner. It was the perfect opportunity for us to take over Bingzhou. There have been sentry reports a long time ago. There are only a thousand soldiers guarding Jiguan, so we will capture them tonight."
Hearing this, Yan Liang shook the long sword in his hand, nodded and said, "Don't worry, military advisor, Yan will not be stopped by a small pass." "
It was night, Yan Liang took advantage of the unpreparedness of the defenders in the pass, raided the city with his elite soldiers and opened the gate of the pass. Then eight thousand cavalry rushed up. Jiguan changed hands in less than half an hour, and not a single soldier escaped to heaven.
"Report~~" In the Bingzhou Prefectural Government, Taiyuan City, Jinyang Prefecture, Gao Shun, who was temporarily handling the government affairs of the prefecture, had just gotten up from his bed to handle the day's political affairs. Unexpectedly, there were soldiers outside the door loudly asking to see General Gao. There were soldiers Came from Jiguan, Shangdang. "
"Let him in." Gao Shun's eyebrows jumped, and he suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart, and he spoke in a deep voice.
As Gao Shun finished speaking, a soldier in ragged clothes and a gray face ran in. When he saw Gao Shun, he called the general in a hurry, something bad happened, Yuan Jun, Yuan Jun attacked with cavalry, Jiguan has been lost, Shangdang is not safe."
"?" Gao Shun stood up with a 'crack' sound. You can imagine the anger in his heart, but looking at the embarrassment of the soldiers in front of him, he sat back down and said it in detail, Jiguan was lost."
At that moment, the fleeing soldier told in a low voice the story of Jiguan being secretly attacked by Yan Liang. After that, he lowered his head and waited tremblingly for Gao Shun to die. After all, he had to survive as a deserter.
After hearing this, Gao Shun had no time to pay attention to the soldier, and waved his hand to signal him to leave. I hope you know how to come and report the news, so go down first. "
After the soldiers retreated, Gao Shun quickly ordered Dao to pass orders for General Cao, General Wei, General Hao and others to come to discuss matters. "
After a while, generals Cao Xing, Wei Xu, Cheng Lian, Song Xian, and Hou Cheng all arrived. Among them, Hao Meng, Hou Cheng, and Wei Xu were still dozing off continuously and did not take Gao Shun seriously at all. Gao Shun looked at the people in the audience, looked at each other with Generals Cao Xing and Cheng Lian, and said that there were soldiers from the front coming to report that Yuan Shao thought his lord was not in Bingzhou and led his troops to kill him. Shangdang has already been lost."
Hearing the words ¡®Shangdang fell¡¯, not only did Cao Xing¡¯s expression change, but even Wei Xu and several people who still wanted to sleep were frightened out of their sleep. Seeing this, Gao Shuncai continued to say that now that the lord is away, we must work together to save Bingzhou. If you have any strategies to deal with the enemy, you might as well speak out."
Cao Xing first asked Shu Xun, had he sent someone to Jizhou to inform his lord about this matter? "
Gao Shun shook his head. He had just received the news and had not sent anyone there yet. "
"In this case, first of all, we should send a quick horse in the army to send the attack on Bingzhou to Jizhou." Cheng Lian then spoke and the party was defeated. Yuan's army's next target must be Taiyuan. The general should prepare his troops and horses, and either defend to the death or send out troops to fight."
Gao Shun has always been just a general, but it is a bit difficult for him to coordinate the troops and horses to fight a battle. At this moment, he is also hesitant. He can only ask others about Cao Xing. According to your opinion, he should defend to the death or send troops. ? "
Cao Xing was silent for a moment and said that there were 70,000 soldiers and horses in the city, half of which were wolf cavalry. If they defended the city, wouldn't it mean that the cavalry would be useless. I am willing to lead ten thousand cavalrymen out of the city to resist Yuan's army."
"Cheng Lian's bravery is not inferior to Cao Xing's, and Baoquan Dao is also willing to lead his troops out of the city to fight against the enemy."
At this time, Wei Xu made sarcastic remarks. Now it is not even clear where Yuan Jun is, and no one knows how many troops and horses he leads. When you two lead your troops out of the city, are you going to stop the enemy or do you want to die? In my opinion, you should guard the city tightly and wait for your lord to return and defeat the enemy with one strike."
Cheng Lian couldn't stand Wei Xu's arrogance in treating himself as Lu Bu's brother-in-law. He angrily said that it would take five or six days to go to Jizhou on a fast horse, and the round trip would take ten days and ten months. If we don't go out to meet the enemy and are trapped in Jinyang City, even if the lord returns, most of Bingzhou will be lost. How can we face the lord?"
"That's enough. How can we keep making noise in this time of crisis?" Gao Shun shouted lowly from the front seat and ordered Cheng and Lian to stop arguing. Then he looked at Cao Xing and said that what General Wei said was true. If you send out troops at will, you will be ambushed by Yuan's army. "
"Cao Xing and Cheng Lian listen to the order. I order you two to lead 30,000 cavalry and set up a camp five miles east of Jinyang to take care of each other. If Yuan's army leads an attack, you can attack me from both sides. Even if you can't defeat the enemy, you can still hold it off for months."
"Promise"The two of them held their fists and led the troops. This result was also the most prudent method at the moment, and the two of them would naturally not disobey.
In the city of Jinyang, Gao Shun was ready for battle, while in the city of Ye in the southwest of Jizhou, Gao Lan also spoke with great interest to Bo Zhi (a subtitle of Li Li). There was a secret report that Yuan Shao led his troops to raid Bingzhou, and Bingzhou had already been Lost one county of Shangdang. "
Li Li and Gao Lan have been stationed in Yecheng for several years now. Because of Li Li's help, although Gao Lan is not good at internal affairs, Yecheng has already recovered and surpassed its former prosperity. During the harvest season, they are handed over to Wuji Their food and money are the highest among the counties in Jizhou.
Li Li is now in his prime. Seeing Gao Lan so excited, he immediately smiled and said, "Guanchang wants to send troops?" "
Gao Lan couldn't help but nod. This is a God-given opportunity for us to seek Sili. How can we pass it? "This is true. Yuan Shao only dominated Sili, and because he failed to benefit from several consecutive battles, Luoyang today can be said to be extremely weak.
When Li Li heard the words, he wrote a letter and sent it to his lord. At the same time, he prepared his troops and horses. When the lord's order comes, the general can set off."
Gao Lan clenched his fists and handed over the matter of food and grass. After reading and writing the letter, I went to the barracks and ordered all the soldiers."
Talking about food and grass, Li Li asked again how many soldiers Guanchang would take on the expedition? "
Gao Lan just thought about it briefly and said with a smile that there are 50,000 elite soldiers in the city. We still need to leave some soldiers to guard against Yanzhou. 20,000 soldiers and horses are enough."
Seeing Gao Lan's mentality, Li Li couldn't help frowning and looking at Chang. Although Yuan Shao brought out a large number of troops from Luoyang, there are still wise men guarding Sili. How can a mere 20,000 soldiers accomplish anything?"
Gao Lan really looked down on Yuan Shao's many subordinates. The Sishui Tiger Guards only had a few thousand soldiers. Luoyang was an empty city in the eyes of the general. How could 20,000 soldiers be insufficient? As for Yuan Benchu's civil service, he was just a person with a false reputation. "
Li Li was calm when he heard this, but he had a plan in his heart. Now that General Bao Quan Dao had a plan, Li went to call for food, grass and baggage. "After that, he turned around and left and walked out of the house.
Zhen Yao, Lu Bu and others who were in Wuji did not know about the war in Bingzhou at the moment, and they still joked in the house every day. During the day, when Zhen Yao went to the Prefectural Mufu Mansion to handle government affairs, Lu Bu and Zhang Liao were hanging out in the military camp under Zhen Yao, watching the daily arduous training of Wuji elites.
"My lord, there is a letter coming from Yecheng." Another day when I was dealing with government affairs in the palace, I heard the bodyguard walking into the hall and bowing.
Zhen Yao immediately put down the scroll in his hand and brought it to me. "But I was thinking in my heart, would Gao Lan have something to tell Wuji at this time?
The guard stepped forward and took the two letters from Yecheng. There was a burst of curiosity in his heart. Li Li and Gao Lan actually sent letters to Wuji separately. This was the first time. Could it be that they were at odds with each other? With this in mind, Zhen Yao first opened the letter written by Gao Lan and read it in a low voice. But before he read a few lines, his heart suddenly sank. Bingzhou was actually attacked.
Zhen Yao quickly read Gao Lan's letter asking for war. After reading it, he quickly opened Li Li's letter and read it again quickly, and he started to think about it. It seems that Li Li felt that something was wrong with Gao Lan's mood, and he might have made a mistake by leading the troops rashly. He wanted to send another general to Yecheng to send troops together with Gao Lan.
Putting these two matters aside for the time being, Zhen Yao ignored the state and county documents on the desk. He stuffed the two letters into his sleeves and strode out of the state pastoral office and went to the barracks to find Lu Bu. Bingzhou was attacked, how could he, the leader of the state, stay out of it?
When Lu Bu learned from Zhen Yao that Bingzhou was attacked by Yuan soldiers, the expression on his face changed as wonderfully as he wanted. "Bang" his fist landed on a wooden pole in the military camp. Lu Bu gritted his teeth and cursed Yuan Benchu, "Bu and you are at odds with each other."
Lu Bu could not stay in Jizhou since his hometown was attacked. He hurried back to Zhen Mansion to say goodbye to his daughter Lu Lingqi, and then rode out of the city with Zhang Liao, who had put on a good horse, Jueying, and began to head straight back. One day later, on the road, I met Jinyang Tanma who came to report the news. I was even more anxious and just wanted to rush and have another battle with Yuan Shao.
When Lu Bu left, Zhen Yao found Zhang Zha. After reading the letters between Gao Lan and Li Li, he said to Jun Yi, Yao thought it would be most appropriate for you to go. Remember, if you have to, you can stop advancing troops and wait until a large army arrives before making further calculations. "
It¡¯s a major military matter, so I opened my jaw in a deep voice and clasped my fists in a calm manner. "
Zhen Yao galloped his horse away from Wanji, but Zhen Yao still couldn't be idle. He summoned Xu You, Guo Jia, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and others. After explaining the affairs of Luoyang and Bingzhou in detail, he said that this was a good opportunity to seize the throne. , what strategies can you use to help Yao? "
Because the incident happened suddenly, all the civil and military officers under Zhen Yao had not expected it. The hall was silent for a moment before Xu You came out and said to the lord. Yuan Shao had been living in Luoyang for a long time, and the people under his rule were living in poverty. At this time, the lord led the troops. Going south, if we make good use of public opinion, we can't defeat Yuan Shao.It takes effort. "
"My lord, Jia also feels the same." Guo Jia also came out, but this was not the time to raise troops to attack. Xuzhou was initially decided, and Qingzhou was still under construction. It would not be a good idea to send all Wuji troops and horses to Sili. "
Chen Lin immediately went on to say, "My lord, you just returned from Xuzhou a few years ago, and you spent a lot of money on military supplies." At present, there is not much military food in the city, which cannot support the army's expedition. "
Zhen Yao frowned and said, isn¡¯t it because he wants to pass such a good opportunity? "
Guo Jia shook his head, but that was not the case. Yecheng sent 20,000 troops, and the lord only needed to lead one general and 20,000 cavalry to plot against Sili. At the same time, he ordered an army to be stationed in Beihai, and with Nanpi, Beihai, and Xuzhou surrounded, Cao's army was firmly trapped in Yan and Henan, so that no one in the Central Plains could compete with the lord. "
"At that time, my lord will write another letter to Lu Bu, asking him to stabilize Yuan Shao's army. After our army attacks Luoyang, we can send our troops north to wipe out Yuan Shao. However, there are many variables, and Chang'an will not let go of the opportunity to advance westward. Jia dare not say that it is infallible."
Seeing this, Zhen Yao asked in a deep voice: Where are Yide, Zilong and Yun Chang? "
"The end is here." Zhang Fei and the others immediately stepped forward.
Looking at the three current tiger generals in front of him, Zhen Yao nodded and ordered Yide and Zilong to obey the order. You two will lead 10,000 light cavalry and 10,000 white horse righteous followers, a total of 20,000 cavalry, out of Wuji and go straight to Hulao. Be sure to meet up with Junyi's soldiers and capture Luoyang at Yunchang. Yao and your 10,000 shield soldiers and 5,000 hook and sickle soldiers will immediately go to Beihai to frighten Cao's army."
"Nuo" The three of them clasped their fists and accepted the order.
"Zhen Yao still felt a little uneasy, so he spoke again and said, "Yuan Shao has many wise and scribes under his command. This time, I want you to be the military advisor for the army." "Yi De, when using troops, you should listen to Ziyuan's opinions and don't act rashly."
"Xu You bowed slightly, cupped his fists with both hands and said, "You, take the order."
Both soldiers and horses have to work, which makes Chen Lin, who is responsible for coordinating the food and fodder, very busy. Although Guan Yu is not going on an expedition, as long as he reaches his destination, Qingzhou will be responsible for the food and fodder for his soldiers, but there are still expenses along the way. Not to mention the cavalry led by Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun. If there is not enough food and grass, how can the soldiers and their horses fight with all their strength?
The type of troop that went out was cavalry. Chen Lin first provided all the soldiers with five days of rations, allowing Zhang Fei and Zhang Fei to lead the troops to Yecheng. The subsequent transportation of grain and grass will be much slower, and the inventory in Yecheng's granary will inevitably have to be misappropriated in the middle.
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Out of mention the edict issued by Zhen Yao, just say that Yan Liang and his two men led the troops to capture Shangdang and entered Jinyang, Taiyuan, and set up a camp outside Jinyang City. One city and one camp corresponded to each other. After tentatively engaging Cao's troops in the camp, Yan Liang, who did not take advantage of Bingzhou's wolf cavalry, voluntarily retreated outside Jinyang City without Jushu's orders, patiently waiting for the arrival of Yuan Shao's army. .
Yuan Shao was not slow in his actions. In just three days, he brought more than 20,000 soldiers to Jinyang to join Yan Liang. Although Yan Liang has done nothing since arriving in Jinyang, Yuan Shao still affirmed the capable generals around him. Yan Liang is worthy of being a capable general under a certain account, with eight thousand vanguard cavalry, very capable." He praised Yan Liang quite proudly.
Seeing that Yan Liang was praised and rewarded by Yuan Shao, Feng Ji, as a counselor, felt jealous and stepped forward and whispered to the lord, "Ji has a plan that can help the lord capture Jinyang easily." His words were quite arrogant, and he almost regarded the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the city as if they were nothing. .
Feng Ji was so confident that Yuan Shao, who was in a bad mood, immediately asked what the plan would be? "
Feng Ji smiled. Now that Lu Bu is not in the city, the general in charge of the army is Gao Shun, who is holding the battle. However, Gao Shun was strict in military affairs and a bit aloof, so not many people under Lu Bu's tent were willing to make friends with him. "
"Wei Xu, as Lu Bu's brother-in-law, is not willing to be subordinated to Gao Shun. Naturally, the two of them have a lot of conflicts. And Lu Bu's subordinates, Hao Meng and Hou Cheng, are also short-sighted. With a little trickery, He can instigate these people to rebel. When there is civil strife in the city, the lord only needs to send a few generals to lead the troops to attack, and Jinyang will be at your fingertips."
Yuan Shao was very excited when he heard this, and he promised that this method is very wonderful, and if it succeeds, someone will reward him heavily."
Feng Ji's face became more pale when he heard this, and he glanced at Yan Liang and the military advisor Jusue, seeming to say that you only know brute force, how can you be as wise and resourceful as me?
Jushou didn¡¯t care at all about Feng Ji¡¯s provocation. Yan Liang wanted to speak but was stopped by Wen Chou, who had no choice but to glance over his head with a groan. Fengji was even more proud of such a 'show of weakness', and even laughed a little louder.
That night, several rangers in black clothes who stayed under Yuan Shao's tent sneaked into the city under the moonlight and were covered by black clouds, and shot several letters written by Feng Ji into Wei Xu and others. Mansion. After doing all this, he quietly escaped without leaving a trace.
"Is this?" It was dawn the next day, and Hao Meng had just gotten up from the gentle village when he received an unsigned letter from someone outside. After taking it apart and taking a closer look, there was a gloomy look on his face. Finally, it seemed that the decision was made to include the letter insleeves, striding out of his house.
The generals gathered at the Prefecture Mufu. Gao Shun ordered everyone to guard the city gates, and at the same time, he quickly organized the training of troops and horses, hoping to exert stronger combat power in the siege battle with Yuan's army.
After the meeting, Hao Meng approached Wei Xu, Hou Cheng, and Song Xian. After the four of them arrived at Wei Xu's residence, Hao Meng first tentatively said, "Gao Shun is just a subordinate general under the lord's account. Why should he do anything to us?" Come and have a drink, Hou Cheng and I have low official positions, Wei Xu, you are the wife and brother of the lord, so he should appoint you as he pleases, hum, I think he doesn't take us seriously at all."
The four people here all received unknown letters last night, and each has his or her own thoughts. Hou Cheng first agreed with General Hao that what he said was reasonable. Gao Shun thought that he had the edict from his lord before he left, so he treated me as one of his own. From the perspective of his subordinates, if the current war situation was not urgent, Hou would be the first to refuse. "
As they talked, the tempers of several people became angry. After drinking a lot of wine, several people were more or less drunk. At this moment, Hao Meng said, "My lord, you don't believe me," and Gao Shun bullied you and me in every possible way. Now that Yuan Shao's army is out, and Cao Xing and Cheng Lian are leading their troops, we will work hard to kill Gao Shun. How about joining Yuan's army? "
Because Hao Meng and Hou Cheng don't get along with each other on weekdays, their relationship is much better than that of Lu Bu. Now Hao Meng had this suggestion, using alcohol to stimulate the brain, Hou Cheng and Song Xian immediately nodded in agreement. Afterwards, the three of them asked Wei Xu again, and Wei Xu immediately stated his position. Lu Bu never put his brother-in-law in his eyes, and if he went against it, he would go against it.
Having reached a united front, everyone went back to their homes and fell asleep. However, when Wei Xu returned to his home, he sneered that you should fight. After you kill Gao Shun, I will lead the troops to deal with you. In this way, the 50,000 soldiers and horses in the city will be commanded by me, Wei Xu. How can Yuan Jun, a mere Yuan army, attack the city? When he comes back first, I will definitely be the number one general in Bingzhou."
Chapter 367: Guan Zhang and Zhao, three generals appear
Chapter 367: Guan Zhang and Zhao, three generals appear