Chapter 263 Yuan Benchu's military attack on Bingzhou
Chapter 263 Yuan Benchu’s military expedition to Bingzhou
To Yuan Shao, money and food are just a concept. Two million stones of food and grass are exchanged for 200,000 reinforcements, and it is impossible to say who will lose and who will gain. Of course, Yuan Shao is not prepared to give the two million stones of food and grass enough to wait for him to launch a counterattack.
In Liu Zhang's war, Zhang Yan's people were used as cannon fodder. When Zhang Yan's people were almost dead, Yuan Shao would annex Zhang Yan's forces. By then, not only would he not have to continue to provide food and grass, but he might also be able to take advantage of Zhang Yan's power.
A lot of things were found on him!
Since he had already plotted against Zhang Yan, Yuan Shao naturally agreed to Zhang Yan's request, and Yuan Shao also had a condition, that is, the two million stones of grain and grass could not be given to him at once. According to Yuan Shao's plan, the two million stones of grain and grass would be given to Zhang Yan in four batches.
Yan, five hundred thousand shi per quarter. When Liu Zhang learned about this, he laughed and said that Yuan Shao was financially savvy and would actually pay in installments!
Zhang Yan would naturally not refuse when he was offered food and grass. He also knew that Yuan Shao was plotting against him, but he was plotting against Yuan Shao. One only wanted money and food, but was not prepared to do anything. The other only wanted the other person to die, but did not want to pay the price.
, two people with ulterior motives reached an agreement in this way.
A month later, Yuan Shao was ready. He personally led an army of 500,000 men and set out from Yecheng, while Zhang Yan also led an army of 200,000 men to go with him. The two met at Julu and, known as a million-strong army, crossed Yangquan
Coming to Jinyang. After hearing that Yuan Shao's army was heading towards Jinyang, Tian Feng, Jushu, Zhang He and Zhang Liao sent several emergency documents to Chang'an asking for help.
"Lord, something bad is going on. Yuan Shao has raised a million troops and is heading towards Jinyang!" Guo Jia received the urgent document from Bingzhou and rushed directly to Liu Zhang's residence without daring to delay.
"Yuan Shao is really good at it. He just defeated Gongsun Zan and he didn't even bother to cultivate and recuperate. He just dared to attack Bingzhou!" Liu Zhang casually threw the information aside and asked with a smile: "Fengxiao, I ordered you to change the guards of the three passes.
, how are you doing?"
Guo Jia bowed and said: "Your Majesty, it has been done. Wuguan is close to Wancheng, and Wancheng is in the hands of Liu Biao, so there is not much threat. According to the Lord's wishes, three generals, Tao Ying, Mi Fang and Pan Feng, are ordered to guard Hangu.
Pass is the gateway to the Three Qin Dynasty, and is guarded by General Ma Teng, led by Ma Xiu, and General Ma Tie. Tongguan is the last barrier of Chang'an, and connected to Hangu Pass, it is guarded by General Ma Dai!"
"Okay!" Liu Zhang said with a smile: "We still need to send a partial army to Hulao Pass to prevent Cao Cao from taking the opportunity to make a sneak attack."
"This matter has been taken care of!" Guo Jia said with a smile: "Generals Yan Xing and Guan Hai have led 20,000 troops and have arrived at Hulao Pass to defend!"
"In this case, I feel relieved!" Liu Zhang asked with a smile: "How is the expansion of each army?"
Guo Jia took out another piece of information and handed it to Liu Zhang: "Our army currently has a main force of 230,000 troops. Among them, General Guan Yu's Qinglong Guard, General Gan Ning's Jinfan Camp, and General Huang Zhong's Huben Army are all infantry.
, both have been expanded to 50,000. General Zhao Yun’s Tiger Guard camp was converted to cavalry, but it still remains at 20,000. General Zhang Fei’s Overlord Cavalry and General Ma Chao’s Xiliang Iron Cavalry each have 30,000!”
"How many troops are there in Bingzhou?" Even if they are elite, 230,000 against 700,000 is a bit mysterious. What's more, Yuan Shao claims to be a million, but now the specific information has not been transmitted to Chang'an, Liu Zhang calculated it as a million, four to one.
The disparity is somewhat dangerous!
Guo Jia knew that Liu Zhang was not in the mood to read the information, so he took out a memorandum from his arms and said: "According to Tian Yuanhao's report, in addition to the city defense troops, General Zhang He's Euphorbias and General Zhang Liao's Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry each have 50,000 soldiers.
Centaur!"
"Three hundred and thirty thousand versus one million, we are a bit mysterious about paying filial piety!" Liu Zhang said dejectedly, but his face was full of smiles.
Guo Jia smiled and said: "Looking at my lord's expression, I thought we had an army of one million, while Yuan Shao only had an army of 300,000! My lord, you don't need me to encourage you!"
"What? You want to use Xun Wenruo's theory of ten victories and ten defeats to fool me?" Liu Zhang laughed and said: "I am more than ten victories better than Yuan Shao?"
"My lord is wise, how can he be compared to Yuan Shao!" Guo Jia said with a smile: "However, even a lion fights a rabbit with all his strength, my lord must not underestimate the enemy..."
Liu Zhang said with some astonishment: "Fengxiao, you are not mistaken! Now the enemy is strong and we are weak!"
"Uh..." Guo Jia was stunned for a moment and said with a smile: "It has almost become a routine for my lord to win with less and win more. Even I have lost the due caution and need to review it!"
"Come on! Stop playing tricks here!" Liu Zhang stood up and said: "Since Yuan Benchu is seeking death, I will help him. I order Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, Huang Zhong, and Gan Ning to mobilize all their troops, and then order Guo Jia
, Zhou Yu, Fazheng, and Jia Xu are the military advisors accompanying the army. This time I will take the north into my palms!"
Liu Zhang's order caused chaos in Chang'an. Soldiers were running all over the streets, and scenes of farewells were everywhere. It felt like a relative sending a child off to the battlefield. I don't know how many of these people will never come back. However,
For the great cause of unification and for the great Han Dynasty to survive for thousands of years, all this is worth it!
Three days later, the army set off from Chang'an. Zhao Yun, Ma Chao and Zhang Fei took 80,000 cavalry as the vanguard and attacked Jinyang. Liu Zhang led Huang Zhong and Guan Yu as the middle army. Although Gan Ning's troops were amphibious, Liu Zhang still let them
Escorting the transportation of grain and grass. Gan Ning was dissatisfied with this for a long time.
Zhao Yun and the others were faster. They left Hangu Pass directly, crossed Hedong, and entered Jinyang from Yong'an. When Yuan Shao arrived at Yangquan, the three of them arrived at Jinyang. Although Zhang He had joined Liu Zhang for four or five years, he had never been there since.
He had never seen Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, and Zhang Fei before. Especially seeing that Ma Chao was young, Zhang He couldn't help but look down upon him. If it weren't for a powerful enemy, Ma Chao would definitely compete with Zhang He!
"Master Tian, Yuan Benchu has arrived in Yangquan. I want to lead his troops to rob food. What do you think?" Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit wrong, Zhao Yun quickly found an excuse to attract everyone's attention. Of course, he also wanted to
Defend the enemy outside the country!
"General Zhao, your idea is good, but Yuan Shao has an army of 700,000. If you want to rob grain, it will not be effective unless you go deep into Jizhou!" Tian Feng shook his head. He was not optimistic about the plan to rob grain.
"Then I will go to Jizhou to rob grain!" Zhao Yun said with a smile: "If Yuan Shao is transporting grain, he must pass through Changshan. I am from Zhending in Changshan Prefecture and am very familiar with it. Although I haven't been back for more than ten years, I still remember the scenery of my hometown.
Road. Maybe it can cut off Yuan Shao's food route and make him collapse without a fight!"
"Brother-in-law, I'll go with you!" Seeing Zhao Yun's confidence, Ma Chao was unwilling to lag behind. Of course, if Zhao Yun goes on an adventure, Ma Chao can also protect him. He will never let anything happen to Zhao Yun, because Zhao Yun is the little princess of the Ma family.
Ma Yunlu's husband.
"Of course Meng Qi will go!" Zhao Yun just wanted to get rid of this unruly guy Ma Chao. If Ma Chao didn't go, wouldn't his adventure be less valuable?
"In that case, when should we set off?" Ma Chao was impatient and said it was windy and it would rain soon.
"Don't worry!" Zhao Yun said: "Marching and fighting require precise planning, especially such a big battle. It doesn't matter if we lose our lives. If we miss the Lord's important event, we will never redeem ourselves!"
"This..." Ma Chao was very shocked. He had never thought about what he would die for, but Zhao Yun seemed to be willing to sacrifice for Liu Zhang's great cause. This shocked Ma Chao, but also a little puzzled.
Seeing the confusion on Ma Chao's face, Zhao Yun smiled and shook his head. Hearing the truth in the morning, it is possible to die at night! There are many people who know this sentence. How many people understand this sentence? It just so happens that Zhao Yun is one of them.
One! Establish an immortal dynasty and give the people a stable life. This is Liu Zhang’s ambition and Zhao Yun’s ideal!
"General Zhao, robbing food is indeed a good idea, but how sure are you?" Tian Feng and Jushou pondered for a long time, and Jushou suddenly asked.
"Thirty percent!" Zhao Yun said with a smile: "How can you be 100% sure in a war? If you have a 10% chance of winning, you can take the risk! If you give Mr. Guo a 30% chance of winning, he can almost guarantee complete victory!"
"No!" Tian Feng said angrily: "Guo Fengxiao is known as a genius, do you think you have what he has? If the lord knew that you were taking such a risk, but we didn't stop it, wouldn't you be furious? Let's end this matter!"
"Are we just going to watch Yuan Shao force Jinyang?" Zhao Yun looked unwilling. He really didn't want Yuan Shao to enter Bingzhou, because Bingzhou was Liu Zhang's earliest base. Liu Zhang's power started from Bingzhou Mu.
"Yes!" Jushu suddenly laughed and said, "General Zhao can go, but not to rob food!"
Zhao Yun asked in confusion: "Then what should I do?"
"Go and harass!" Jushu said with a smile: "The three generals are all cavalry, and the most important thing about cavalry is speed. I think that although Yuan Shao's army is large, it will never have as many cavalry as our army. General Zhao only needs to lead his troops to delay Yuan Shao's advance.
Speed up and wait until the lord's army arrives to defeat Yuan Shao!"
"What a great idea!" Zhang Fei said with a smile: "Most of the cavalry under Meng Qi and I are foreigners, and they are very good at riding and shooting. When it comes to harassment, there is no one more suitable than them!"
"This... is a bit risky..." After all, Tian Feng is just a counselor and does not have the decisiveness. If it had been Liu Zhang, everyone might have agreed!
"How can there be no risk in fighting?" Zhang Fei laughed and said: "Back then, my eldest brother only had more than 10,000 troops, so he dared to fight against Karasuma and the Xiongnu's army of more than 100,000! Now we have 80,000 troops under our command, and we can even harass Yuan Shao.
If you can’t do it, wouldn’t it mean going further and further back?”
"Okay!" Tian Feng knew that Liu Zhang's men were all daring masters. Since Zhao Yun and the others insisted, he no longer stopped him. After explaining some precautions, he let Zhao Yun and the others lead their troops out of the city.
The galloping horse's hooves stepped on the yellow soil, raising a cloud of dust. Standing at the top of Jinyang City, watching Zhao Yun and the others whip away with the army, Tian Feng and Jushou didn't know whether their decision was right or wrong.
Zhang He, who did not deal with Ma Chao very well, stood on the top of the city and silently blessed him, hoping that Zhao Yun and the others would return victorious.
When Zhao Yun's army disappeared from the sky, Tian Feng turned around and said: "We can't be left behind, Jun Yi, Jinyang's defense will be left to you!"
"Don't worry, Mr. Tian!" Zhang He said very seriously: "As long as Zhang is still alive, not one of Yuan's soldiers can invade Jinyang City!"
"Okay!" Tian Feng turned to Ju Shu and said, "Inform Wen Yuan and ask him to respond to Zhao Yun and the other three generals at any time!"