Aboveboard Jia Wenhe

"If we go to Youzhou, we should still have time to plunder. In this kind of fighting situation, you don't even have to pretend to be bandits. The cavalry is the most comfortable."

"And the people can take advantage of the chaos to flee and return to their hometowns, even if they are refugees. After all, Jizhou's hometown still has land that belongs to them, and slaves under the gentry can be freed from their slave status."

"The property can be snatched and taken away, and all the food can be burned."

"The people's troops and horses have no food, so they will naturally find a way to leave and return to Jizhou."

Jia Xu kept talking. He was originally from Liangzhou. He had traveled to the northern states and knew that there was a mountain road from Bohai County that could directly enter Youzhou.

However, you have to pass through three passes between the mountains before you can get out of the mountain. Originally, the wear and tear would be great, but now if Yuan Shao is pursued head-on without any concern, the soldiers and horses in Youzhou will not have time to react.

Skill, climb over mountains and ridges to enter the level that is not high in the first place.

Still no problem.

The level is at most seven or eight feet high. It was built against the mountain in two years. It is an excellent choice to climb over and hit the door.

After hearing this, Xu Zhen and Zhuge Liang couldn't help but look at each other. This old man was quite cruel.

Xu Zhen only wanted to protect the remaining places before Yuan Shao. Only Jia Xu ignored the lives of the people and directly plundered Youzhou. This would definitely have greater results.

But I don’t know how many people will starve to death.

"Sir, if this plan succeeds, won't all the people become refugees?"

"Then it's up to me -" Jia Xu paused, blinked and changed his words: "It's impossible. Once they find out there is chaos, they will just run away. We only need to prepare grain and open warehouses to stock up on grain, and we can still plant grain for a season.

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"Wait until after the autumn harvest and then settle down, so that it will become more stable within a year or two. Otherwise, Yuan Shao is extremely vicious, and his intentions are outrageous to both humans and gods. He has abandoned the land and taken away the property, which is a plan to benefit himself and harm others."

, so that he can establish a solid foundation in Youzhou, but we will consume a lot of money and food when taking over Jizhou! And because there is no population, it will not prosper in a few years!"

"His thoughts can only be described in four words! Kong Ming, tell me!"

Zhuge Liang's mouth twitched and he said helplessly: "It's outrageous."

"Four more."

"frenzied!"

"Not bad!" Jia Xu faced Xu Zhen and solemnly held his hand down. His face even turned red. He held Xu Zhen's hand like a pilgrim and suppressed his excitement. "My plan is not only to get back money and food, but also to get back money and food."

It is to save the people from slavery and to return them to their homeland. How can the soldiers not be brave enough to fight for this!?"

"Okay, that's enough."

Xu Zhen patted the back of his hand. It was so amazing that tears filled his eyes. If he didn't understand your old character, he might have been really moved.

Aboveboard Jia Wenhe.

"Send troops first, let the Lord help us face to face, and immediately attack Youzhou to attack the front after taking the Bohai Sea."

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Overnight, the flying cavalry traveled hundreds of miles and delivered the letter to Qinghe. When Cao Cao saw the letter, he smashed it to the ground.

Then he slowly walked over and picked it up, slapped his forehead and said with a wry smile to Guo Jia: "I just told Jun Yi that I will never march again."

"He also expressed admiration and admiration. You said this..."

Guo Jia smiled and said, "Actually, whether to advance or not, this power is in the hands of the lord. If you advance, you can force Yuan Shao, or if you retreat, you can sit back and watch Yuan Shao suffer physical and mental exhaustion. However, since Bowen wants something, it must be to protect the remaining counties.

The land will not be plundered by Yuan Shao."

"The population of Jizhou is naturally very important."

"If all the common people are taken away, who will plow the fields, reclaim the wasteland, build water conservancy projects, and clear the mountains and forests in the future?"

"Bo Wen is afraid that the people will be swept away, so he wants to start a war. Once a war breaks out, the people will be able to escape."

"Their hometown is in Jizhou, and they have no choice but to return to Jizhou if they want to escape. We are determined, and taking action at this time will cause Yuan Shao huge losses."

Cao Cao nodded immediately, "Then march."

…

When the order came out, Cao Chun dispatched tens of thousands of tiger and leopard cavalry that night and went directly into Pingyuan County. Cooperating with the soldiers and horses led by Xu Chu, they quickly captured three or four cities. When the army arrived in the early morning, small towns everywhere also

Everyone surrendered, but there was only one plain city with thousands of defenders that could not be defended at all.

After fighting for half an hour, the door was breached and all of them were killed. The main reason was that the guard had no intention of surrendering. It seemed that they had received a death order, and they were too naive to be loyal to Yuan Shao.

After that, the army marched directly into Bohai County. The same army marched straight in and was deeply supported by the common people, nobles, and poor families. Even the defenders of many cities opened the city gates upon seeing this.

They occupied the Bohai Sea in just seven days. Even the cities that had strong resistance were still able to capture the city gates under strong attack. This is enough to show that Yuan Shao has already lost the support of the people in areas such as Jizhou.

That's why he successfully captured Bohai. In this way, Yuan Shao knew that Hejian was his only chance.

He stationed a large number of troops in Hejian County, and then began to plunder the people and take them away as before. Xu Zhen did not dare to attack and massacre while the people were in hand. If he killed the people all the way, then Cao and Xu Bowen, etc.

The benevolent and righteous people will be completely harmed!

Yuan Shao knew this well and was full of confidence. He could definitely pin down Xu Zhen's weakness.

Sure enough, for several days, there was not much movement from Xu Zhen's army. Yuan Shao gradually slowed down and retreated steadily, carrying hundreds of thousands of people, hundreds of thousands of grain and property, and hundreds of carts of gold, silver, and jade.

, the army protects each other in front and behind, although it is slow but the journey is not far, and it is about to enter the Youzhou area.

In Youzhou, he had already ordered his son Yuan Xi to lead tens of thousands of elite soldiers, led by good generals who had experienced hundreds of battles, to greet him.

In order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, they are equipped with the most elite military equipment. The horses they ride are excellent Hummers from the horseback clan, and they are equipped with arrows and crossbows. They are just to welcome Jizhou's entry, and then build a strong city defense in Youzhou, even if they build another Yizhou.

It’s not an exaggeration to say that it’s Beijing.

The closer Yuan Shao got to Youzhou, the more stable he felt. Although he failed to capture most of the counties, Xu Zhen and Cao Cao came to their senses, but fortunately they did not leave too much money and manpower for them. If they wanted to continue

To make up for this vacancy in a short period of time, the vitality of the entire territory will be severely damaged.

But the fire that came at night completely dispelled his joy. The fire was very strong because the soldiers and horses from Youzhou piled up the food. Although the wind was not strong, it could still blow the fire, especially when the temperature suddenly dropped at night.

When it comes down, the wind will be very strong.

The fire that broke out suddenly allowed Yuan Shao to see with his own eyes that most of the grain and grass carts were in the sea of ​​​​fire, and almost all the surrounding cavalry were in a pool of blood. Among the piles of corpses, there were occasionally a few corpses of Xu Jun's armored cavalry, and almost all their property had been looted.

Once it was empty, all the people fled, and almost no one was seen here.

At this time, someone came from a distance on horseback. After running for a long time, he arrived in front of Yuan Shao. He got off his horse in a panic and reported, with a look of fear and panic, "Lord, Lord! An hour ago, Xu Zhen's armored cavalry came from the mountains on the border of Bohai Sea.

Cao Cao's tiger and leopard cavalry suddenly came out and attacked our garrison! They burned most of the food and grass and looted all the treasures, jewels and jade."

"Also, taking advantage of the chaos... let hundreds of thousands of people run away."

"How is it possible to let go!" Yuan Shao pressed his chest against his chest for a moment, and asked in a harsh voice: "Aren't these people sincerely following me? After so many years of favorable government, haven't they gained the support of the people?"

"Lord, Second Young Master, Second Young Master, he..."

"What's wrong with Xi'er?!"

Yuan Shao suddenly panicked, as if his heart was being grabbed. The deputy general immediately explained: "He took General Lian Zhao and went to chase Xu Zhen."

"Second Young Master has promised to kill this man with his own hands. He will never let him be arrogant and domineering again and ignore our civil and military forces in Northern Xinjiang."

"Oh! Come back! Go call Xi'er back immediately!! Xu Zhen can't catch up!"

Yuan Shao was so angry that he began to stamp his feet on his horse. Why were his sons so restless? Xu Zhen was so scheming. If he dared to attack, he must have already prepared an ambush and laid out an ambush. He was just waiting.

The pursuers followed him.

"Go and chase Xi'er back immediately! Call her back! Xu Bowen can't chase her!"

"Here!"

After receiving the order, the lieutenant hurriedly mounted his horse again and ran forward like a desperate man. Yuan Shao looked around and saw that the road was in a mess for hundreds of feet. The people brought from the river behind him were also in a commotion. They were so anxious that they were dizzy and their blood was surging.

, the heartbeat speeds up too much.

Soon other lieutenants gathered around, and Yuan Shao asked puzzledly: "With so much property, jewelry, and jade items, Xu Zhen and the tiger and leopard cavalry should not be carrying auxiliary horses, so how can they take it away calmly?"

"Are there other soldiers and horses!?"

"No, he, he ordered the people to take their belongings back to Jizhou and take as much as they can..."

"Then you should go after the people!" Yuan Shao immediately became anxious. There is no point in chasing Xu Zhen!

The lieutenant general looked troubled and looked around before sighing in embarrassment: "I just went after the people first, and then Xu Zhen led his troops to order the grain and grass carts..."

"this……"

Yuan Shaoren was dumbfounded, waiting for the clearing with dull eyes. To be honest, he didn't even know what Xu Zhen looked like, yet he had already made him look like this.

After all this time, not only the food and grass were lost, but also the reputation was completely damaged.

Taking people hostage and running away is heartbreaking, their property is robbed, and their food and grass are burned.

Can there be a worse situation than now... The most important thing is why Xu Zhen is so sure that he will gain something by marching like this, and how dare he!

From the border mountains of Bohai County, there are at least three passes. Even if there are only 3,000 people at those three passes, they can block it for a night. These are passes, which are easy to defend but difficult to attack!

The barrier is built with the help of terrain to prevent the enemy from making a surprise attack from the trail. Once discovered, an ambush can be laid and a counterattack can be made.

Oh, no...
To be continued...