In Guangling, the war was in full swing, but at the same time, in Youzhou, located in the northernmost part of the Central Plains, a war started quietly without warning!
Ever since Zhao Yun and Wei Yan led their armies to sneak attacks on Youzhou from outside the Pass, now Youzhou has all belonged to the Western Qin Dynasty. In order to stabilize the rear, Wei Yan personally led the Youzhou army five years ago to break through the capital of Goguryeo and capture the King of Goguryeo alive.
, and pull out the cancer that has plagued Youzhou's border for many years. Now Youzhou's border has expanded a lot to the northeast, and is no less vast than Zhongyuan Prefecture.
In addition to Zhao Yun and Wei Yan, who came to Youzhou with Zhao Yun and Wei Yan, Fazheng and Youzhou Gaoshi Guanning also worked together to manage the internal affairs of Youzhou, which gradually restored vitality to this land that had been suffering from war.
.Today's Youzhou is full of prosperity, no less than those affluent areas in the Central Plains.
Fanyang City, the capital of Youzhou, is more prosperous and lively than other cities in Youzhou. Today is catching up with the people in Fanyang City going to the market. Fanyang City is a bit more lively than usual, and the streets are full of people coming to the market.
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"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!" At this moment, a shout rang out from a distance, and all the people subconsciously looked in the direction of the sound. But they saw a rider coming from the other end of the street, crazy
He ran towards this side. Although there were many pedestrians blocking the way, the knight never slowed down. The pedestrians were so frightened that they jumped to both sides of the street, and then yelled at the knight's back one by one! Of course there were
Many discerning people recognized that the military uniform worn by the knight was the scout uniform specially issued by the Youzhou Army. It was probably because of something urgent that he was rushing through the streets in such a hurry!
The scout didn't care about the consequences of the collision. He ran straight to the governor's mansion located in the center of Fanyang City. He turned over and dismounted neatly, and the scout ran directly to the governor's mansion. Thanks to that.
The sergeant guarding the gate had good eyesight and recognized him as a scout in the army at a glance. If it were any other ordinary person who rushed into Shi's mansion without any idea, he would have been chopped into pieces by those sergeants.
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However, they couldn't just watch the scout running around in the governor's mansion. One of the sergeants quickly chased after him, grabbed the scout, and shouted: "Hey! Where did you come from?
?What to do?”
Although the scout is also a regular soldier, as a scout, the first requirement is to be light in stature, so his strength is not that great. When the sergeant grabbed him, the scout couldn't move at all.
, he could only shout to the sergeant with a face full of eagerness: "I want to see the governor! I want to see the governor! I have an urgent military situation!"
"Want to see the general?" The sergeant's face immediately became nervous. The governor of Youzhou was the Western Qin general Zhao Yun! Ten years ago, in order to resist Cao Wei's sneak attack, Zhao Yun personally led his troops from Youzhou to Yongzhou to help. However, when
After the incident in Chang'an was over, Zhao Yun immediately returned to Youzhou and continued to serve as the governor of Youzhou. Hearing that the other party was directly looking for Zhao Yun, the sergeant naturally did not dare to delay, and quickly said to the scout: "The general is now in the backyard.
Accompany me, madam! Come with me!" After saying that, he led the way and headed straight towards the backyard.
With the sergeant leading the way, the scouts no longer had to wander around like headless flies. They quickly followed the sergeant to a courtyard behind the Governor's Mansion. As soon as they entered the courtyard gate, they saw the flower garden in the courtyard.
In the middle, a man and a woman are playing with a little boy who looks to be only three or four years old. Next to it, there is a little boy in his teens who is holding a spear and practicing stabbing at a haystack half a person tall.
Gun. When the sergeant saw the man and the woman, he immediately took a step forward, saluted them with clasped fists, and shouted: "Young man joins the general! Madam!"
Hearing the sergeant's words, the man and woman both raised their heads at the same time and looked over. The man looked about forty or fifty years old, with a short beard, but he was very handsome.
It turns out that this man must have been a handsome man when he was young. And judging from the appearance, the woman should be in her early thirties, but she is so good-looking that it is not an exaggeration to describe the man as the king of the country.
When he saw the sergeant, he frowned slightly and asked, "What's the matter?"
Needless to say, this man and woman are Zhao Yun, the governor of Youzhou, and his wife. Speaking of Zhao Yun's wife, she is naturally no ordinary person, but the daughter of the famous Zhen family in Jizhou. When Yuan Shao commanded Jizhou, he wanted to win over Zhen.
The family once wanted to marry their second son to the Zhen family, but before the two of them came of age, Yuan Shao was wiped out by Cao Cao and Gongsun Zan! Later, Gongsun Zan heard that the Zhen family was beautiful and wanted to forcefully marry the Zhen family as a concubine.
The Zhen family was not willing to agree, so Gongsun Zan used various means to forcibly escort the Zhen family to Youzhou. However, before Gongsun Zan could forcefully marry the Zhen family, Zhao Yun killed Gongsun Zan again! Later, in order to thank Zhao Yun for his great kindness, the Zhen family
Then the Zhen family was promised to Zhao Yun as his wife. Now the Zhen family has given birth to two sons for Zhao Yun. The eldest son, Zhao Tong, is already thirteen years old. He is currently practicing spear next to him. The second son, Zhao Guang, is less than three years old.
It is the child that Zhen is holding in her arms now.
Hearing Zhao Yun's inquiry, before the sergeant could explain, the scout rushed forward, gave Zhao Yun a half-kneeling salute, clasped his fists and shouted: "General! It's not good! It's eight hundred miles south of the city.
Enemy troops found!"
"Huh?" Upon hearing the word "enemy", Zhao Yun's frown deepened, and he retracted his hands from Zhao Guang's body, and then made a movement towards Zhen, signaling him to retreat first. Zhen
Zhao Yun was also very considerate. He immediately hugged little Zhao Guang, waved to little Zhao Tong who was practicing gun shooting on the other side, and then retreated with his two sons. Seeing that his wife and children were gone, Zhao Yun
Then he asked in a deep voice: "Do you know where the enemy is? How many troops are there?"
Regarding Zhao Yun's question, the scout was well prepared and immediately replied: "Report to the general! Judging from the enemy's flags, it should be Cao Wei's army! The villain did not see how many people there were specifically, but there will definitely be many.
Thousands of people!”
"Cao Wei!" Zhao Yun's eyes flashed with a cold light again. It's right to think about it. There are only a few forces in the world that can oppose Western Qin, and the only one adjacent to Youzhou is Cao Wei's Jizhou!
Although Fanyang is the capital of Youzhou, it is not located in the hinterland like the capitals of other states and counties. It is closer to Jizhou, and is only more than a thousand miles away from Bohai County in Jizhou. If Cao Wei is determined,
At any time, a troop of soldiers and horses may be sent from Jizhou to fight outside Fanyang City!
In order to prevent this kind of thing from happening, Zhao Yun ordered a lot of scouts and guards to be arranged along the road from Bohai to Fan Yang right after he occupied Youzhou. Now it seems that this arrangement is indeed not redundant. Cao Cao really launched a sneak attack from here.
Got it!
Without thinking much, Zhao Yun immediately shouted to the sergeant: "Send someone immediately to inform General Wei Yan! Master Fa Zheng! Let them come to my study to discuss!" As Zhao Yun's assistants, Wei Yan and Fa Zheng also stayed in Youzhou.
It has been more than ten years, and Guan Ning, a famous scholar who had been assisting Zhao Yun in managing Youzhou's government affairs, resigned three years ago because of his age. Therefore, Wei Yan and Fazheng are already the highest-ranking people under Zhao Yun.
official!
After receiving Zhao Yun's order, the sergeant immediately followed the order and left. At the same time, Zhao Yun asked the scout a few questions. After getting the answers, he waved his hand and motioned for the scout to go down and rest. He closed up in the courtyard.
After thinking for a moment, Zhao Yun stepped forward and went straight to the study. At the same time, he called in a soldier, picked up a token from his waist, handed it to the soldier, and ordered: "Pass it to me.
General's order! Fanyang City is under martial law immediately and the city gates are closed! The defenders in Diaocheng are stationed at the top of the city!" The soldier took the order and left with the order. Not long after, Wei Yan and Fazheng also hurried to the study.
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After so many years, Wei Yan has not changed much, he is still the same as before, but the gloomy look on his face is getting stronger and stronger. However, Zhao Yun, who already knows Wei Yan well, knows that this is not because of anything wrong with Wei Yan's health.
But Wei Yan is born like this, and the darker the gloomy look on his face, the more it proves that Wei Yan is more capable!
Compared to Wei Yan, Fazheng has changed a lot! When Fazheng first arrived in Youzhou, he was just a young scholar, but now Fazheng looks more mature and steady, and his face has gained a lot of facial expressions.
Traces of the years. However, these changes make it appear that the Fa is upright and steady, making people feel more reliable than its original appearance.
Seeing the arrival of Wei Yan and Fazheng, Zhao Yun did not hesitate to tell them about the Wei army's attack, and then said: "Now that Cao Wei's army is approaching, what do you two think?"
Regarding Zhao Yun's question, Wei Yan did not answer first, but asked Fazheng to speak first. Fazheng was not polite, lowered his head and thought for a moment, and then said: "General! Cao Cao has not sent anyone from here for so many years.
This shows that he must know that the general has planted many spies on this road! But now Cao Cao actually sent a large army with such a big fanfare, which shows that Cao Cao is very confident in attacking Youzhou this time! The general was ordered by his lord.
When stationed in Youzhou, you have to be careful!"
After listening to Fazheng's words, Zhao Yun also rubbed his short beard on his chin with his hands and said in a deep voice: "What Xiaozhi said is absolutely true. This is exactly what I am worried about! When I was in Chang'an, my lord once told me
I mentioned before that Cao Cao is a traitor in the world and should never be underestimated. This time he suddenly sends troops to Youzhou, so naturally I will not take it lightly!"