In Xiangping City, there was still a trace of blood smell on the streets that had just experienced a fight a few months ago. Although the Liaodong Hou Mansion had been scrubbed and cleaned for several months, in some corners of the Hou Mansion,
Some residual blood stains can still be seen. And in the hall of the Marquis Mansion, the person sitting at the top of the hall is not Gongsun Gong, who has just seized power in Liaodong and inherited the position of Marquis of Liaodong, but General Zhao Yun of the Western Qin Dynasty! And this
Gongsun Gong, who was supposed to be the lord of Liaodong, was sitting at the end of the table, bending down and looking carefully at everyone present.
As for Gongsun Gong, Zhao Yun didn't even bother to look at him. Instead, he turned around and said to everyone: "Now that the situation in Liaodong has been decided, the next target should be Youzhou! Mr. Guan, Xiaozhi, Gongyuan, you guys
Do you have any comments?"
What Zhao Yun asked was the only three counselors in the hall. Guan Ning has now officially joined the Western Qin camp. Just because he was not appointed by Luo Yang, Guan Ning's position is still under Fazheng and Liao Li. But even if
In this way, Fazheng and Liao Li did not dare to be disrespectful to Guan Ning, so they let Guan Ning sit at the top of their rankings. Hearing Zhao Yun's question, Guan Ning closed his eyes. He was good at government affairs.
, but he was not good at marching and fighting, and Guan Ning was not the kind of person who pretended to understand, so he did not express his opinion.
Seeing that Guan Ning had stopped talking, Fazheng said: "General! As the saying goes, soldiers are valuable and quick. Now that Liaodong has been decided, I believe Gongsun Zan must have been deceived by the false news we spread before. General, you can take advantage of this
Take this opportunity to attack Youzhou and defeat Fan Yang in one fell swoop! If we can capture Gongsun Zan, the Yan region will naturally be in chaos. By then, we might even be able to capture Jizhou and Qingzhou in one fell swoop!"
"This is unlikely!" Liao Li, who was sitting next to Fazheng, said with a smile: "I heard that although Gongsun Zan is a man who loves great achievements, he has a counselor named Sima Yi who is extremely intelligent.
!Even if we can hide our capture of Liaodong from Gongsun Zan, we can't hide it from Sima Yi for long! Even if we can successfully capture Fan Yang and capture Gongsun Zan, as long as we don't capture this Sima Yi, we may capture Jizhou and
Qingzhou is still unlikely! However, I do agree with Xiaozhi’s suggestion. The best strategy is to attack Fan Yang directly if you need troops and speed!"
"Yes!" Zhao Yun also nodded continuously. His thoughts were the same as those of Fazheng and Liao Li. Although the process of taking Liaodong this time went smoothly, it does not mean that the next action will be easy! From Liaodong to Fan Yang
They have to pass through the four counties of Changli County, Liaoxi County, Youbeiping County and Yuyang County. If they are captured one by one, by the time Zhao Yun's army arrives at Fan Yang, I'm afraid Gongsun Zan will already be ready! Moreover, Zhao Yun's men are very dangerous.
Both light cavalry and heavy cavalry were cavalry and were not good at siege warfare. As for the Liaodong troops he had just obtained, Zhao Yun did not dare to entrust them with heavy responsibilities. After all, these Liaodong generals were not completely loyal. If something happened in the middle
If you don't like it, you'll be in big trouble!
We just want a quick victory, but it is not as simple as what we say. We have to go through four counties and reach Fan Yang. How to take this road is also a big trouble! Immediately Zhao Yun waved his hand, and the two sergeants immediately
He entered the hall holding a large map. Under Zhao Yun's instructions, he laid the map directly on the ground in the center of the hall, and then left with fists in his arms. Zhao Yun also waved his hand and led everyone around him.
around the map.
What is depicted on this map is the terrain of Youzhou. Looking at the towns on the map, Zhao Yun and others frowned. Wei Yan pointed at the map and said: "We are starting from Liaodong. The first one is
What we have to face is Changli County! The four cities where Changli County and Liaodong meet, Tai'an, Panshan, Heishan and Beizhen, are all important towns in Changli County! Moreover, this is the junction of Gongsun Zan's power and Liaodong, Gongsun Zan will definitely
Heavy troops are deployed here! It is obviously impossible for us to bypass this place!"
"Yes!" Zhao Yun nodded in agreement, pointed to the location of the four cities on the map and said: "It seems that if we want to capture Youzhou, we must first capture these four cities. Gongsun Gong! Do you know the situation of these four cities?
How is it?" After saying that, Zhao Yun suddenly raised his head and shouted to Gongsun Gong who had been hiding at the end of the table, but his tone was not polite at all.
Even so, how dare Gongsun Gong lose his temper? He quickly ran to Zhao Yun respectfully, nodded and bowed to Zhao Yun and said: "Zhao, General Zhao! Are you asking about these four cities? Well, this villain knows a little bit about it.
2! The guards of Tai'an City and Panshan City are two brothers named Meng. The one stationed in Tai'an is the elder brother, named Meng Ying, and the one stationed in Panshan is the younger brother, named Meng Nuo. Rumor has it that these two brothers were under the command of Emperor Qin at that time.
Descendants of the general Meng Tian, Meng Ying was extraordinary in martial arts and Meng Nuo was witty. However, the two brothers did not know how to flatter each other, so they offended Gongsun Zan's favorite minister Gongsun Ji, and were sent to Changli to work as a prostitute by Gongsun Zan.
Little guard! As for Black Mountain and Beizhen, there are no outstanding figures. I just heard that a group of strong men have appeared near Beizhen in recent years, and they often harass the defenders of Beizhen."
"Yes!" Zhao Yun nodded and waved his hand, asking Gongsun Gong to return to his seat. If he called him, he would come and if he waved him, he would go. But Gongsun Gong had no temper at all. There was nothing he could do about it.
How dare he be so presumptuous when his life is in the hands of others. Zhao Yun did not continue to pay attention to Gongsun Gong, but said to everyone: "Although these Meng brothers don't know their depth, they are not afraid of ten thousand, just in case.
We should avoid it if we can! It seems that the only way we can go next is through Heishan and Beizhen!" As he said that, Zhao Yun drew a line on the map with his hand.
The four cities of Taian to the east of Changli County are arranged in a square shape. Taian City is located in the east, Panshan City is located in the south, and Heishan City is in the north. Only Beizhen is isolated in the west. Zhao Yun's finger starts from the position of Liaodong
Drawing out, but leaving a circle, moved directly to Black Mountain City, and then arrived at Beizhen. After Zhao Yun finished this action, Wei Yan next to him nodded in agreement and said: "This is the best! The only thing I worry about is
If the Meng brothers suddenly send troops to cut off our retreat, the situation will not be good!"
"It doesn't matter!" Zhao Yun hadn't answered yet, but Fazheng said: "Our army is mostly cavalry, which is very flexible, and it is not far from Liaodong! If the Meng brothers really send troops to cut off our retreat, then we will be in danger
But just rush back to Liaodong! Besides, if the Meng brothers really dare to leave the city, our soldiers and horses will not be afraid of these defenders under Gongsun Zan in this outdoor battle!"
When Fazheng said this, Wei Yan tilted his head and agreed with Fazheng's statement. Now everyone had finalized the first step in conquering Youzhou. Then, Zhao Yun's fingers continued to move west from Beizhen.
, moved directly to Yicheng, the capital of Changli County. Looking at this Yicheng, Zhao Yun frowned again. He raised his head and shouted to Gongsun Gong who had just returned to his seat: "Gongsun Gong! Tell me.
, what kind of situation is this Yicheng!"
Gongsun Gong had just sat back down, and he hadn't even heated his buttocks yet. He had to get up again, came to Zhao Yun and others, and said to Zhao Yun and others: "Report to the general, this Yicheng was originally just a small town.
The county seat, but after Gongsun Zan occupied Youzhou, in order to guard against us in Liaodong, he deliberately increased the military strength of Changli County and changed the original Yixian County to the capital, which is now Yicheng! Therefore, the city defense of Yicheng is not very good.
Excellent, but there are a lot of defenders in the city, at least three to four thousand people! And the defenders of Yicheng are just mediocre people, but the governor of Changli County, Li Yu, is a resourceful man! The general also invited
Be careful!" Fortunately, Gongsun Gong thought that he would definitely be able to take charge of Liaodong, so he had a clear understanding of the surrounding areas of Liaodong, but now he happened to be Zhao Yun's database!
"Li Yu?" Another unknown person, but Zhao Yun did not underestimate this person because of this. It was impossible for Gongsun Gong to obtain this information personally. Including the previous Meng brothers, these people
The information should have been collected by Gongsun Du and Gongsun Kang before. These father and son are not ordinary people. Those who can be regarded by them must be powerful characters! And Gongsun Zan would allow such a person to stay in Changli
, guarding against the Gongsun family, but unable to discover these talents, it can be seen that Gongsun Zan is no longer the hero who dominated the north! Zhao Yun couldn't help but feel a little more confident about capturing Youzhou.
Zhao Yun looked at the map, waved his hand, and drove Gongsun Gong back to his position. He narrowed his eyes and stared at the location of Yicheng on the map, and said in a deep voice: "The location of Yicheng is in the center of Changli County. We
It is impossible to avoid it! It seems that we must capture this Yicheng by force! However, if we can defeat it quickly, it is not impossible!" When Zhao Yun said this,
There was a burst of heartache in my heart. I used these cavalry under my command to attack a city guarded by three to four thousand defenders. Even if the opponent's numbers were at an absolute disadvantage, no matter how poor the city defense was, the losses of these cavalry were already
It was inevitable! Every cavalryman was trained hard by Zhao Yun and Wei Yan. Even if they fought on the grasslands outside the pass for the past three years, every time a soldier died, Zhao Yun would be sad for a few days.
Wei Yan also had the same thoughts as Zhao Yun, but Wei Yan's heart was more ruthless. He gritted his teeth and hummed: "Never mind! Since we can only continue our lord's mission by taking over this Yi city, then we can only force it."
Fight! I don’t believe it anymore! It’s just an army of three or four thousand people guarding it. No big deal, I’ll ask all the brothers to dismount and go to the city to fight!"