Chapter 416 Control the bird to transmit information?
Shanyang, Changyi.
Prefect's Mansion.
At this moment, Yuan Yi was standing in front of the cowhide map, frowning and thinking, how to deal with the menacing Liu Dai army. After all, the opponent gathered the strength of the entire Yanzhou.
"Damn it!"
Yuan Yi cursed secretly, frowning so hard that he could pinch an ox to death: "Although we have been secretly accumulating strength in recent years, if Liu Dai defected to Nanyang, there will definitely be movement towards Cao Cao who wants to come to Yuzhou."
"Liu Dai just surrendered. If Cao Cao is added, I'm afraid Shanyang County, a small county, won't be able to hold on for too long. Yuan Shao in Jizhou can't rely on us. We're afraid we'll have to fight alone."
Beside him, Chief Secretary Yuan Linchang said angrily: "If it's just like this, just do it yourself. Now half of our Shanyang County officials have left. Whether the rest will leave is another matter."
"If there are no capable ministers and powerful generals, it will not be easy for us just to hold on to Shanyang County, especially in Yuzhou where Cao Cao is eyeing us."
Although the news was cruel, Yuan Yi was relatively calm. He pinched a strand of goatee under his chin and said softly: "Let's go now. It's better to leave now than to betray the enemy."
"Alin."
Yuan Yi turned his head and glanced at the main register, and said calmly: "The more it is at this moment, the more you have to be more open-minded. Don't let such emotions influence your consciousness, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous."
"kindness."
Yuan Lin nodded and said: "Of course I understand the truth, but I just feel a little angry. Not to mention the authenticity of this appeal, just one statement, Yuan Di came out to testify, it is obviously fake."
"Are these guys all confused? Can't you see such an obvious frame-up? His Majesty the Emperor of Nanyang is obviously targeting our Yuan family!"
"Chasing Dong is obviously a righteous act, but..."
Having said this, the frustration in Yuan Lin's heart surged into his heart again.
Unfortunately, before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Yuan Yi with a wave of his hand: "Okay, justice is in the hearts of the people. Now is a time of crisis. The more you explain, the more people will misunderstand."
"If you believe that my Yuan family is innocent, you will naturally choose to believe it. If you don't believe that my Yuan family is innocent, no matter how you explain it, it won't have any effect."
"Yuyouzhongkou, you and I can't stop it, so don't waste too much energy on it. The most important thing for us right now is to find a way to deal with the invading enemy before Cao Cao can react."
"That's right."
Yuan Lin then exhaled and tried to keep calm: "It should be so. I think we should..."
Yuan Yi shook his head and said softly: "No, it's too dangerous. It should be..."
Just as the two began to discuss countermeasures.
suddenly.
A long announcement sounded outside the hall:
"Report—!"
The two turned to look.
However, he saw that the scouts hurriedly broke into the hall, leaned down and said, "My lord, information has been sent back from Hulu direction. Cao Cao sent his generals Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan to lead eight thousand elite troops respectively and stationed in Gongqiu and Feng counties."
"kindness."
Yuan Yi remained calm and waved his hand: "I understand, please step back."
The scout leaned forward and raised his hands: "Here."
The chief secretary, Yuan Lin, said softly: "My lord, Cao Cao sent people to Gongqiu and Feng County, obviously targeting us. I'm afraid he will come from behind and join forces with Liu Dai."
"That's right."
Yuan Yi nodded affirmatively: "This is indeed a possibility, but this is Liu Dai's first battle to surrender to Nanyang Hanting. He will never ask for support easily."
"I think......"
Speaking of this, Yuan Yi pinched a strand of goatee under his chin: "Once Liu Dai arrives, he will definitely attack with all his strength. As for Cao Cao, he will never enter Yanzhou easily."
"After all, Liu Dai is still the governor of Yanzhou, and this is still Liu Dai's territory. No matter how much Cao Cao wants to make a surprise attack, Liu Dai will have to take the initiative to ask for help before he can lead troops in."
"That makes sense!"
Yuan Lin suddenly understood and nodded slowly: "Then let's..."
Yuan Yi twisted his beard and said softly: "Concentrate the superior forces and strive to defeat Liu Dai in one battle. At least half of his troops must be eliminated, otherwise we will have difficulty coping with the next situation."
"this......"
When Yuan Lin heard this, he looked in disbelief: "Lord, is this possible?"
Yuan Yi frowned and took a breath: "You have to do it if you can, and you have to do it if you don't, otherwise we will definitely die! Just follow the method I used before, or you will be benevolent if you don't succeed!"
Yuan Lin could clearly feel the fierce fighting spirit exuding from Yuan Yi. He was also passionate and excited. He nodded heavily and responded sonorously:
"Don't worry, my lord, I'll make arrangements right now."
"good."
Yuan Yi responded and continued to stare at the map.
After a long time, a long announcement sounded outside the hall again:
"Report—!"
Yuan Yi turned around and looked.
However, he saw that his own scouts hurriedly entered the palace, leaned forward and said, "My lord, please report back to the scouts ahead. Liu Dai's soldiers and horses have entered the Shanyang County boundary. They are carrying siege equipment, marching cautiously and walking slowly."
Come with siege equipment.
It's obvious!
The opponent came with the siege equipment because they were preparing to attack Changyi County, rather than the troops and horses going first and the equipment behind.
After all, if this is the case, the siege equipment team will most likely be ambushed.
In this case, the gains outweigh the losses.
"How long will it take for them to arrive?"
"About two days."
"Two days?!"
"kindness."
"alright."
Yuan Yi waved his hand to signal him to leave: "Continue to inquire, and if there is any news, report it immediately."
The scout leaned forward and raised his hands: "Here."
*****
Go to the party!
This is a magical place.
It is surrounded by mountains and the overall terrain is relatively high. People in the pre-Qin Dynasty even regarded it as "the ridge of the world" and said that it was "a party with the sky", so it was named "Shangdang".
To the west of Shangdang is the Taiyue Mountains. This mountain range and its remaining veins extending from north to south cut the Shangdang area from Linfen and the Taiyuan Basin. To the east is the main vein of the Taihang Mountains, and to the south is the Wangwu Mountain.
According to general rules, this area surrounded by Taihang, Taiyue, Wangwu and other mountain ranges should be a large basin with huge potential, just like Taiyuan, Linfen, Lingding, and even Datong Basin.
pity......
This is called Shangdang Highlands, not Shangdang Basin.
Because of the force of the earth's surface and the erosion of rivers, the above-mentioned mountains extending to Shangdang Highlands have not yet been flattened. In other words, no matter which direction you climb over the mountains, you will still face a large area of mountains after entering the Shangdang area.
This place is truly easy to defend and difficult to attack. When high-ranking officers and soldiers were stationed here, they had already taken into account the security issues later on. Now it is indeed surrounded by enemies on all sides.
"Damn it!"
In the Prefectural Shepherd's Mansion, Gao Gan punched Shuai Gu, his brows furrowed.
He couldn't believe it.
Zhang Kan, who had 30,000 troops, could be swallowed up by Zhang Liao so easily.
You know, before this, Zhang Kan had confidently assured himself that he would be able to capture Zhang Liao, keep Lin County, keep Bingzhou, and completely stabilize the situation in Bingzhou.
But now...
Damn it, I don’t even know where the bones and dregs are.
If you can leave some legacy, just pay it back.
What's even more terrible is that Zhang Kan's entire army was wiped out, which is equivalent to handing over the entire Taiyuan Basin to Zhang Liao. With Wang Yun's help, they will stabilize the situation in Taiyuan County in the shortest possible time.
"General, don't get angry."
Beside him, Feng Ji bowed his head and said in a hurry: "Although things are beyond our expectations, it may not be that easy for Zhang Liao to win over Shangdang."
"kindness."
Gao Gan nodded.
He is still somewhat confident about Shangdang Heights: "I'm just a little angry. Even if Zhang Kan is defeated, he has thousands of people in his hands who can help reduce the pressure on the periphery."
"It's better now, the whole army will be wiped out!"
"snort!"
With a slight snort, the senior officer said angrily: "Put all the pressure on me alone. Even if Shangdang Highland is easy to defend and difficult to attack, we can't afford such consumption."
"Fukouxing is still under our control. Once we can't hold on, we can retreat to Jizhou. If we don't even have Fukouxing, we will become a turtle in a urn."
Feng Ji pinched a wisp of goatee under his chin: "Having said this, I have to admit that Jushou was so foresight back then. He actually spent a lot of money to repair the Zhanghe Great Wall. Otherwise, the Nanyang cavalry could sweep across the rear of our army.
.”
"Don't mention Jushu in front of me!"
When the senior official heard this, he became furious and became very angry.
"Uh...okay."
How can you not know when it is the right time?
Jushou and Tian Feng left Yuan Shao because of the matter of "An Exploration of Thieves", but Yuan Shao quickly calmed down the civil strife and stabilized the morale of the army, which immediately made everyone in Yuan Shao hate Jushou and Tian Feng.
The strength of the Jizhou faction under Yuan Shao's account has been greatly reduced. Currently, the Yingchuan faction headed by Guo Tu and Xun Chen is the most respected. The Nanyang faction like Feng Ji and Xu You are also deeply affected by the resignation of Ju Shou and Tian Feng.
Reuse.
Therefore, the circle of counselors who were solely under Yuan Shao's account were actually happier with the resignation of Ju Shou and Tian Feng. After all, there were fewer competitors and everyone gained substantial benefits.
but......
Fengji still admired Jushou's foresight from the bottom of his heart.
Gao Gan stood up and came to the sand table map, holding a strand of short beard under his chin: "According to the method of dealing with the trapped camp, quickly defend the existing passage in the northern mountainous area properly."
Feng Ji leaned over and cupped his hands and said, "Here."
"besides......"
Speaking of this, Gao Gan added: "Recently, the Black Mountain Army has been active in Jizhou. It seems that it has surrendered to Nanyang Hanting. We have to guard against this."
"Duoduo sent scouts near Fukouxing and Jingxing to find out about the Black Mountain Army. Be careful to prevent them from attacking the Shangdang. If there is a chance, go into the mountains and wipe them out."
I have to admit that Gaogan still has two brushes.
At least, his analysis of the enemy has a certain basis.
"Destroy the Black Mountain Army?"
Feng Ji shook his head and said softly: "It's good to do this, but the difficulty is too high. I'm afraid we will also suffer a lot of losses. In this way, the gains outweigh the losses."
The senior cadre naturally knew the difficulty and consequences of going into the mountains to suppress the bandits: "What about following the military advisor's wishes?"
Fengji thought for a moment and then said with a hint of embarrassment: "I believe that the current situation in Bingzhou is relatively chaotic and there is little point in continuing to be on duty here. It is better to return to Jizhou and strengthen the strength of our army in the rear."
"Return to Jizhou?"
Naturally, senior officials know the benefits of returning to Jizhou.
But he also understands what impact leaving Shangdang will have on Jizhou.
After all, Shangdang County has three roads that can enter the Hebei Plain. If it is controlled in Nanyang Hanting, it will inevitably cause immeasurable losses to the rear of Jizhou.
"That's right."
Feng Ji nodded affirmatively: "General, we are alone in Bingzhou. Even if it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, I am afraid it will not last long. Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, and the Heishan Army will never give up."
"Staying here will lead to death."
"But......"
The topic changed and Feng Jilang said loudly: "If we abandon this place and enter Jizhou, we can cooperate with Han Meng to protect Handan and stabilize the Great Wall along the Zhanghe River. We can even send part of our troops to help the lord."
The senior cadre was silent for a long time, and finally he exhaled and said: "We have been running the Shangdang Party for two years. We don't just give up. We can give up at will. This matter must be decided by the master."
"Although leaving Shangdang has the advantages of leaving Shangdang, it means more than enough defense and insufficient offense. If the lord can quickly capture Liu Yu, he will definitely not leave Shangdang."
"at this point."
Gao Gan turned his head and glanced at Feng Ji: "I don't dare to make decisions at will."
Feng Ji shook his head, with a look of regret on his face: "Now that the Black Mountain Army has joined forces, and the Taiyuan hub is also occupied by Zhang Liao's army, I'm afraid it won't be so easy for Youzhou, my lord."
"Military advisor, be careful what you say."
Gao Gan's eyes flashed with awe: "It's OK to complain, but you can't take it seriously."
Feng Ji quickly bowed his head and said, "I understand."
Gao Gan said softly: "Let's do this. I will write a letter to the lord. Whether to leave Shangdang and return to Jizhou will be decided by the lord himself. But before that, we still have to keep Shangdang."
Feng Ji nodded: "It should be so."
*****
Sili, Chang'an.
Tufu's Mansion.
Shi Sunrui said with disbelief: "What did you say? Gao Ji was captured alive, and his soldiers defected to Nanyang Hanting? How is this possible?"
"It's true."
The scout leaned forward and cupped his hands and said, "Only a few scattered soldiers returned to Chang'an. The rest were all captured by Pang De and surrendered to Nanyang Hanting."
"Ma Teng and Han Sui led their elite troops, and cooperated with Pound's elite cavalry, to attack from the front and back, and also ate up the ambush of our army along the way. They are currently resting and recuperating. I think they will go straight to Chang'an soon."
"Damn it!"
Shi Sunrui was furious and waved his hands to repel the scouts.
immediately.
He turned to look at Yuan Wei who was looking up: "Mr. Yuan, what should we do next? If we don't have enough troops, we may not be Nanyang's opponent!"
"and......"
At this point, Shisun Rui sighed and said softly: "We no longer have suitable generals. How should we deal with this situation?"
On the side, Yuan Ji seemed relatively calm. He turned to look at Shisun Rui and said calmly: "General, don't be anxious. I believe the master will find a way."
The leader, Yuan Wei, frowned and pondered for a long time.
Actually.
He had expected this to happen. After all, Han Sui and Ma Teng were cavalry. How could they not catch up with these infantrymen?
However, what he didn't expect was that the battle would be so tragic.
The other party was actually intercepting and killing, but pursuing and killing.
Even if he beat Yuan Wei to death, he would not have thought of this.
Such a defeat is not surprising.
call-
He took a deep breath.
Yuan Wei tried hard to keep himself calm so that the predicament before him would not affect his emotions: "Yes, the losses of our troops and horses are indeed serious, and even many generals died."
"However, in addition to this, you must not forget that there are still generals under Dong Zhuo's command who are still idle. I believe they are not willing to submit to Nanyang and will definitely work together with us."
hiss-!
Shisun Rui was surprised and gasped: "What the master means is..."
Yuan Wei nodded affirmatively and interrupted directly: "That's right, use Duan Xuan, Fan Chou and others. They are all Dong Zhuo's generals and have experience in fighting Nanyang."
"Especially Duan Xuan. He is a brother of Duan Jue from Sanming County in Liangzhou, and he is also a powerful general who is proficient in the art of war. Previously, Dong Zhuo was afraid of this man's power, so he did not reuse him. Now is our opportunity to reuse him."
Yuan Ji nodded slowly: "Duan Xuan is indeed a capable general, but he has been idle for so many years by Dong Zhuo. During the period when he was challenging Dong Zhuo, he did not have any outstanding performance. Will he be Nanyang's opponent?"
"Whether he is Nanyang's opponent, I don't know yet."
"but......"
Yuan Wei changed the subject and said loudly: "Nanyang must not know Duan Xuan's ability, but Duan Xuan has studied King Hongnong's tactics and knows King Hongnong well."
"No matter what, Duan Xuan will be the most suitable candidate. If even he can't win, then we will only have a dead end after all, right?"
Shi Sunrui frowned and sighed: "Duan Xuan is indeed more suitable, and we have not touched the Xiliang Xiaoqi before. Now we can let them fight fiercely with Nanyang."
"According to information..."
Shi Sunrui said softly: "The vast majority of the troops brought by King Hongnong are infantry, and there are only two thousand elite cavalry. Such soldiers and horses are not even as many as the Xiliang Xiaoqi."
"Of course, King Hongnong must want to go to Chang'an and fight with Han Sui and Ma Teng. In this way, there will be more cavalry, but if we take the initiative to fight and break through forcefully, we may be able to fight."
Yuan Wei naturally knew this. His original strategic intention was to change families with Nanyang: "The general's words are reasonable, but there is still a problem that has not been solved."
"oh?"
Shi Sunrui couldn't help but be curious: "What's the problem?"
Yuan Wei said softly: "Nanyang Hanting must still have assassins in Chang'an, and the other party seems to have adopted some special method to pass on the information quickly and without leaking any traces."
"Once there is any big news here, it will not escape Nanyang's eyes. With King Hongnong's intelligence, he can predict our strategic intentions based on our next actions."
"In this way, the other side will definitely be prepared in advance, and if we fight like this, it will still be difficult to win. If this point is not solved, we must not act rashly, otherwise we will lead to death."
The advantages of intelligence confidentiality and speed made Nanyang Hanting in an invincible position. It was like playing rock-paper-scissors. Yuan Wei always made the first move. Liu Bian then followed Yuan Wei's move and made another move.
The line takes action to target.
Damn it!
This is just like cheating.
Yuan Wei was keenly aware of this, so he stood still and thought about countermeasures.
But even so, the dispatch of troops and generals as a last resort must have attracted Nanyang's attention.
Now, the problem facing Yuan Wei is that if he makes a drastic deployment, he must make the first move to arouse Liu Bian's suspicion, and then speculate on the move.
However, if they do not make a move and remain motionless, Han Sui, Ma Teng, Liu Bei, and Guan Yu will inevitably be forced to concentrate their forces and rush to Chang'an, which is tantamount to waiting for death.
Yuan Ji was deeply touched by this: "What my uncle said makes sense. The affairs of Ma Chao and Yan Xing have proven that the other party's intelligence speed is far faster than ours."
"But we have searched all over Chang'an and its surroundings, but we have not found any war horses faster than our station. This is obviously not normal."
"Nanyang Hanting must have their own way of transmitting information, but we don't know it yet. If this is not solved, it will be difficult to win."
Shi Sunrui frowned: "Faster than a war horse? Could it be that they use birds?"
Yuan Ji smiled: "Birds? War horses can be ridden and trained, but how to train birds? This is impossible!"
Shi Sunrui said softly: "The only things that can be faster than war horses are birds, aren't they?"
"this......"
Yuan Ji nodded: "That's true, but no matter what, it's always a bit unbelievable. How can people control birds? They spread their wings and fly aimlessly. How can they fly wherever they want?"
From the beginning to the end, Yuan Ji did not believe Shisun Rui's suspicion. Even Shisun Rui himself was not confident, but he only made such a guess based on the results.
"That's true..."
Shi Sunrui nodded.
In this case, if he can't even convince himself, how can he convince others?
However, Yuan Wei, who was at the head, became serious, frowned and said thoughtfully: "In terms of speed alone, birds are indeed faster than war horses. After all, war horses are restricted by roads, but birds can go straight to their destination."
"ah?"
Yuan Ji was stunned, with a look of disbelief on his face: "Uncle, how could this...man control a bird?"
Yuan Wei was disdainful and asked: "Before there were war horses, people probably couldn't believe that one day when they were surrounded, people could ride them to fight."
"Wild horses still need training before they can become war horses. Perhaps birds also need special training before they can become tools for transmitting intelligence. It's just that we haven't mastered this method."
Shisun Ruian nodded: "It makes sense, but can Nanyang be controlled? This is too unbelievable, isn't it?"
Yuan Wei said coldly: "Which thing King Hongnong did is not incredible? His ability to escape from Luoyang has already shocked the world. Now that he can establish such a business, it is simply shocking."
"Nanyang's Shenyuan Crossbow, the imperial court has not been able to crack it until now. There is also an aluminum alloy armor, which is not only lighter in texture, but also has amazing defensive power, as well as the ecological breeding of rice field fish."
"These things..."
Yuan Wei glanced at the two of them: "Isn't it worthy of our reflection? Not to mention the method of training birds, Nanyang is the method of training fish. I believe it is possible!"
"this......"
The two of them were stunned.
But Yuan Wei had already made up his mind: "Let's do this. Immediately send people to search every house in Chang'an City. Anyone who raises birds will be arrested. No one will be left."
Yuan Ji and Sun Rui had no choice but to lean over and hand over their hands: "Here."
Anyway, this is a solution.
It would be best if you can gain something, even if you can't, you can still confuse the other party's sight.