A fast horse rushed into the camp north of Yishui.
Xin Pi, who was paying close attention to the situation, received the news immediately and rushed to Xun You's Chinese army tent.
Xun You glanced at him and handed over the document in his hand.
Xinpi was not polite. He took it and took a look, and his expression suddenly changed.
"What does this mean, Emperor?"
Xun You smiled bitterly: "What's the point? Without us, the emperor can still take Jizhou. There are too many people who want to make contributions."
Xinpi's face turned pale and he sat down on the table.
He had lived in Xun You's camp for so long, so he naturally knew that Xun You was talking about not only Sun Ce, but also Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Qu Yi, Xian Yuyin and other Youzhou people.
They all looked forward to making great achievements, and were unwilling to wait here and miss the opportunity to fight. The reason why they did not speak out was simply because Xun You was very powerful and few people dared to question Xun You's decision face to face.
But if Sun Ce took action first, captured Bohai, and then rushed into Hejian to take the credit that should belong to them, then it would be a completely different matter.
"So, our relatives in Yecheng are doomed?"
"It's hard to say now, but if we push the emperor further, he will be dead." Xun You stood up, walked to Xin Pi, took the letter from his hand, and folded it carefully. "Just because the emperor is as gentle as jade, does not mean that he is as gentle as jade.
He is easy to control. He can tolerate small matters. When it comes to major matters that are fundamental to the imperial court, he will not give in. He will kill anyone who stands in his way."
He paused and then said: "No matter who it is."
Xin Pi raised his head, glanced at Xun You, and stopped talking.
He knew that Xun You's family was not in Yecheng, and Xun Yu's family had also moved away, so there was nothing to worry about. They could plead with the emperor for the sake of their relatives and friends, but once the emperor made his attitude clear, they would not lose their own future and their relationship with the emperor.
Fight to the end.
This is their own choice, and the consequences will naturally be borne by themselves. There is no reason to force Xun Yu. Xun You made a desperate move and risked everything.
"What should I do?" Simpi was very useless.
His family are all in Yecheng.
"The imperial court can't count on it, so we can only find a way on our own." Xun You patted Xin Pi on the shoulder. "No matter how strong Shen Pei is, we don't want to die together. Tell him that if he kills hostages, we will uproot the Shen family in Yin'an.
.If the emperor does not punish his three tribes, we will punish him. If the emperor punishes his three tribes, we will punish his nine tribes, ensuring that the blood debt of every Ruying people will be paid with blood."
Xinpi gritted his teeth and nodded vigorously.
Now it seems that this is the only way.
"Zhang He is from Hejian Miao, let's start with him."
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Xun You quickly summoned the generals to discuss matters.
Spring plowing is coming to an end, and it's time to march into Jizhou.
The first stage of the task is to capture all of Hejian and advance the front to the Guanjin area in Anping. Before the autumn harvest, the north of Jieqiao must be captured to prepare for the decisive battle after autumn.
The reason why we did not attack immediately was to let the people of Jizhou farm.
After the autumn harvest, these grains will be our military rations. Therefore, our goal is to control Jizhou, not just defeat the Jizhou army and capture a few cities.
We must turn Jizhou into our Jizhou, the people in Jizhou into our people, and the food in Jizhou into our military rations.
Before Xun You finished speaking, all the generals agreed.
Xinpi sighed inwardly.
For the sake of his own future, Xun You wanted to take action on the wealthy people of Jizhou. Not only did he want to promote land conservancy, but he also wanted to do it more resolutely and thoroughly than the emperor, in order to prove that he had no selfish motives.
Considering that the horses were thin in spring and summer, and the cavalry was of little help to the siege, Xun You ordered Zhang Liao and Gao Shun to temporarily station on both sides of the Yishui River to use the abundant water and grass for grazing to reduce the burden of army food. The offensive tasks were assigned to Qu Yi and Xian Yu Yin.
Wait for someone to be responsible.
Qu Yi had fought in Jizhou and was an expert in commanding infantry, so he was the most suitable person to serve as the main force.
The Youzhou assault cavalry commanded by Xian Yuyin and others are also world-famous elites. Except for being slightly smaller in number, their individual combat effectiveness is not much worse than that of the Han and Hu cavalry under Zhang Liao and Gao Shun.
When the main force of Jizhou is trapped in Yecheng, Hejian, and Zhongshan with only some tribes of local wealthy families resisting, these troops are enough.
After the autumn harvest, not only were there sufficient supplies of military rations, but the war horses were also fat. Zhang Liao and Gao Shun led their troops south again to support the battle and encircled Yecheng with the emperor.
According to the information received so far, the Northern Army is still training. Even if it enters Jizhou to fight, the advance will not be too fast. It is a more reasonable choice to advance to Yecheng before the autumn harvest, and it may be slower.
After arranging the tasks of various ministries, Xun You told Yang Hong that after marching into Jizhou, many county-level officials will be needed to implement land distribution. You can select some available people and either train them yourself or send them to the industry for training. You must
Enable them to be competent in Dutian related tasks.
Yang Hong bowed and accepted the order.
Xian Yuyin and others were also very happy. Yang Hong was the governor of Youzhou, so it was impossible not to take care of the people of Youzhou when selecting talents. This was a great opportunity for their descendants and relatives to become officials.
And it's probably the last chance.
As the emperor promotes education, more and more people will be literate in the future. Even for the children of powerful people, it will not be so easy to become an official, let alone the children of warriors like them.
I hope that the imperial court will not be ungrateful this time and that as soon as the war is over, the warriors who entered the official service with military merit will be dismissed.
Based on the emperor's attitude towards warriors, he probably wouldn't do this.
Liu Bei restored his clan status with his military exploits.
After the meeting, the generals quickly returned to camp to prepare.
Three days later, Xun You swore to go out and led his troops across Yishui.
Qu Yi commanded 10,000 infantry in front and attacked Mon County.
At the same time, Xian Yuyin led two thousand assault cavalry on a long-distance attack. Under the cover of night, he sneaked outside the city of Mo County and launched an assault in the early morning.
Although Muxian County had long been prepared for the war, there had been little movement after Yuan Shu left office and Xun You took over the military. The defenders of Muxian County neglected the situation and were busy arranging spring plowing.
If there is no plowing in spring, there will be no harvest in autumn. This is a truth that everyone knows.
They also thought that Xun You might launch an attack after the spring plowing, but they underestimated Xun You's speed of action, and they did not expect that the cavalry would break away from the infantry, drive straight in, and suddenly appear outside the city.
Early in the morning, many people had not yet woken up from their sleep, and the soldiers who opened the city gate were still yawning. A group of cavalry came galloping over, kicking up dust like pillars and soaring into the sky.
An angry horse dressed in fresh silver, holding a spear made of fine steel, took the lead. Like a ball of fire, it rushed across the moat and rushed into the city gate.
With a flick of the spear, the two soldiers who had just reacted and were about to close the city gate again were thrown away by him, spitting out blood, and fell against the wall.
The war horses broke open the city gate and rushed into the city.
"Those who surrender will avoid death——"
The knights shouted loudly as they followed Xian Yuyin's horses and rushed up to the city wall, and then galloped along the city wall.
The defenders on the city were stunned.
They knew that the Youzhou Cavalry were elite cavalry known all over the world, but they did not expect that these cavalry would be so strong. From the moment the cavalry was discovered outside the city to the time the cavalry climbed onto the city wall, it only took a few words to see hundreds of cavalry leaping forward.
When a horse climbs the city, it feels like walking on flat ground. Not to mention that the horse stumbles, there is not even a stumble.
Before they could react, the cavalry had already taken control of the entire city wall and gate.
Min County was lost.
At this moment, the news that Xun You vowed to send troops has not yet been sent to Mo County.