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Chunyu Qiong was like this, and Zhou Ang was not much better.
Looking at the Youzhou soldiers and horses busy under the city, Zhou Ang smiled bitterly and thought: What is this? Building an outer city wall for Bohai City?
Indeed, the wise saying that things get better when there are more people, is fully reflected at this time. In just half a day, a wide trench and a simple earth wall have begun to take shape. Eight wide village gates are better like eight
The city gates are similar to facilitate the rapid entry of people.
There is a wide land between the two city walls. If you don't consider that this open space is used for the two armies to fight, and that it is currently in a state of war, this Bohai City is indeed like an inner city. And Jizhou
The city wall built by the soldiers is like an outer city wall.
Zhou Ang’s plan to make fun of himself: It seems that after Bohai City is captured, it can be expanded casually. The city walls are already there, and if we recruit some refugees and build some residential buildings, Bohai City can be regarded as one of the largest cities.
It's a pity that the current defense of the city wall and the excavation of the trench are all internal, and they will have to be modified when the time comes.
No matter how happy Zhou Ang is, the current situation is like this. Although he still doesn’t know how Youzhou is preparing to attack. However, both the soldiers and residents in Bohai City know that, and then imagine someone like Zhu Ling.
It's impossible to rush out.
Since there was no hope of rushing out or retreating, Zhou Ang gave up and ordered his men to seal all the four city gates with earth and rocks to prevent the Youzhou army from breaking through the city gates.
We can't get out, and you can't even think about coming in easily. We just can't get out, and we are guarding Bohai City, waiting for the lord's reinforcements. What can you do? That's what Zhou Ang was thinking at this time. Originally, Zhou Ang didn't
There are no plans to leave the city to fight, and now there is no plan to escape. With so many soldiers and horses, going out of the city is just like asking for death.
But Zhu Ling didn't know about these changes in Bohai City. Zhu Ling rushed to Yuan Shao to ask for reinforcements.
After Yuan Shao got this battle report from Zhu Ling, his head hurt even more. This battle report from Chun Yuqiong was not the first for Yuan Shao. Ever since Yuan Shao received the trial report and Yan Liang went to the army privately, Yuan Shao
I didn't receive any good news.
First, Zhang He, who was responsible for chasing Yan Liang, Gao Lan reported that the vanguard of his troops, led by Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang, who pursued Yan Liang, were defeated by the troops and horses from Youzhou. The remaining infantry group could not catch up at all, resulting in Yan Liang's success.
Escaped.
This report established Yan Liang's accusation of rebellion. Yuan Shao was angry at Yan Liang's betrayal and felt sorry for the loss of Fei Biaoqi. He scolded Zhang He and Gao Lan. He wished that Zhang He and Gao Lan would be punished.
Killed. That is to say, Xu You said that this was the opportunity to use men. He did not send out troops and horses, so he killed the general first, which would be detrimental to the army's expedition. Then Yuan Shao let Zhang He go and Gao Lan.
However, then the problem came again. Yan Liang ran away, and there was no one to manage the armies that Yan Liang was responsible for commanding. It took Yuan Shao a lot of effort just to straighten out the mess Yan Liang left.
But just like that, the judges and others also told Yuan Shao that Yan Liang ran away. The plan to attack Youzhou would definitely be leaked. Youzhou must be prepared, which means Liu Ming will come back with his army soon.
The expedition needed to be launched as soon as possible. This made Yuan Shao rush for supplies and troops and horses as soon as possible so that he could send troops before Liu Ming came back.
However, just when the food and grass arrived and Yuan Shao was not fully prepared, Yuan Shao received news again. A group of troops came out from Youzhou, about 50,000 people. They were in Zhongshan County.
It's a struggle.
Zhongshan County was originally a county adjacent to Youzhou in Jizhou. When Liu Yu was in charge, no preparations were made to guard against Youzhou. After Yuan Shao took over, due to the short time, he could not carry out too many strategies there.
Deployment. Yuan Shao left 30,000 troops to guard there. The main purpose was
The purpose is to frighten the local forces and make them obediently pay taxes to expand their military equipment. But now, the opponent only has 50,000 people, and they have beaten the place to pieces. County after county, city after city
, were captured one after another. Many county towns simply surrendered without a fight.
But before Yuan Shao had time to react, a follow-up report came again. The 30,000 troops and horses stationed in Zhongshan had been wiped out. Zhongshan County had all fallen. The 50,000 troops and horses in Youzhou were heading towards Changshan County.
Yuan Shao's head hurt even more at that time. All the soldiers and horses from Changshan County had been mobilized back, and they were preparing to assemble to attack Youzhou. The number of soldiers and horses stationed there was not as many as that of Zhongshan County. It must be more dangerous than bad.
At this time, Yuan Shao's advisers were divided into two groups regarding the rescue of Changshan and Zhongshan counties.
One group believes that since enemy forces appear in their territory, they should dispatch troops as soon as possible to resist and regain lost ground to avoid greater losses.
The other faction believes that the 50,000 soldiers and horses in Youzhou are simply carrying out harassment tactics. It must be because they already know the news that Jizhou is about to attack Youzhou. The purpose of their counterattack is to distract Yuan Shao's main force.
The strength of soldiers and horses,
Yuan Shao was too tired to quell the riots in Jizhou, so he was unable to send all his troops to attack Youzhou, delaying the opportunity to fight until Liu Ming's return. However, after they attacked Zhongshan County, they did not divide their troops to occupy it, but handed it over to local management. And in
When attacking Changshan County
, it can be fully seen that they can still maintain a crowd of 50,000. Moreover, it also shows that the locals in Zhongshan County are a group of unruly people and did not resist to the end. Even after the Youzhou army and horses left,
They are not returning to Yuan Shao's side. So they
It is not worth rescuing. Even if they are rescued, their food problem will be solved. It is better to continue to attack Youzhou as planned. When Youzhou is violently attacked, those Youzhou troops will naturally go back to defend the city.
.This is also a strategy to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao.
The arguments on both sides are quite reasonable, which makes it difficult for Yuan Shao to make a decision. However, Yuan Shao still prefers the second opinion. Yuan Shao also knows in his heart that everyone in the local area is unruly. This is clearly his prestige.
Not enough, the local foundation is not deep. I don’t have
The army was shocked there. Of course, those people did not listen to me. Moreover, those border areas were originally Liu Yu's territory, and he only occupied them for a short time, so he would not suffer a loss if he lost them. Anyway, the food and other items there were also collected.
It's almost gone. It doesn't have much use value anymore.
However, before Yuan Shao could make the final decision, he received news that some grain roads in his hometown of Bohai County had been destroyed. A group of troops transporting grain had also been attacked. About 100,000 shi of military grain had been burned.
Already.
Yuan Shao was confused by this sudden news. Another army came out. Why is it that his own territory seems to be undefended, allowing others to come and go at will? What the hell is going on over there in Youzhou?
What a pity! Before Yuan Shao could ask his counselors, Zhu Ling came with Chun Yuqiong's rescue letter. Of course, Yuan Shao had an even bigger headache.
However, just when Yuan Shao was worried about this matter and had a headache, someone suddenly laughed loudly from below and said: "Congratulations, my lord. Congratulations, my lord. I am very happy, my lord."
Yuan Shao was angry when he heard this. How long has it been since this happened? Someone dared to make fun of him. He was really looking for death. Yuan Shao looked up angrily, ready to see who was so short-sighted. He might as well teach him a lesson.
Make yourself sigh.
But when Yuan Shao looked up, he saw that it was his confidant Shen Pei who said the dare. Yuan Shao's anger also subsided. Yuan Shao knew that Shen Pei was an upright person and would definitely not make fun of him. There must be a certain reason why he said that. Therefore
, Yuan Shao also asked Shenpei hopefully: "Why did Zhengnan say this?" He hoped that Shenpei could really tell him some good news.
At this time, Shen Pei didn't know that he had been abandoned by his family, and based on the information his family provided him, he confidently calculated: "My lord, there are many reports of trouble and turmoil in Jizhou now. This is definitely
It was the traitor Yan Liang who arrived in Youzhou
After that, it was leaked that we were preparing to jointly attack Youzhou with Dong Zhuo. Youzhou must have insufficient troops left behind to prevent our joint attack with Dong Zhuo. Therefore, they took the initiative to attack Youzhou in order to let them
We originally gathered
The good soldiers and horses will be scattered again, causing us to miss the great opportunity to attack, so that they have enough time to wait until Liu Ming comes back to take charge of the overall situation. And in those places that we have not occupied for a long time, there must be half-hearted people attacking You.
It’s better to buy from the state side. Therefore,
Zhongshan County fell so quickly. However, areas like Bohai County, which we have been operating for a long time, withstood Youzhou's main troops, and those Youzhou soldiers did not quickly attack the city desperately after being blocked. That is,
This truth. It is a pity that Chunyu Qiong was so rash
The attack fell into Youzhou's plan. They still allowed some small groups of enemy troops to sneak into our hinterland and destroy our food routes. It is said that their plan was good. As long as they did not cooperate with our main force in fighting, they would be everywhere in our Jizhou.
Running around can make us tired
Yu Benming could not completely deal with them. However, their current timing was not good, and the total strength of Youzhou was there. Liu Ming led the army to fight outside, and Bingzhou had to leave some troops to fight against Dong Zhuo. There were hundreds of thousands.
The soldiers and horses should be all the soldiers in Youzhou at this time.
Damn it. Now, Youzhou's defense must be empty. This is their bluff to scare us and harass us so that we can make wrong judgments. But now, we have seen through these little tricks of their Youzhou. As long as we ignore it
Enemies in Zhongshan and other places
Army, send troops to the center, defeat the main force of Youzhou that attacked Bohai City in one fell swoop, and then march straight in. Youzhou will be at your fingertips. We will not need to conduct any siege battles, and we can completely capture Youzhou. In this way, isn't it true, Lord?
Are you overjoyed?"
When Yuan Shao heard this, he was very happy. But Yuan Shao then frowned and asked: "Then is it appropriate for us to ignore the attacks in Zhongshan and other places? And what if the main force of Youzhou that besieged Bohai City does not cooperate with us? Besides,
The way we transport food
Being attacked frequently is a great threat to the safety of our military rations. We can't send a large team of troops to escort the military rations every time. Moreover, the military rations we send out at this time are not completely ready. Isn't it too much to send out troops at this time?
In a hurry?"
The judge confidently replied: "We have gathered supplies from Zhongshan and other places. It would not be a pity to abandon them. The mainland of Youzhou is a rich place. As long as we occupy Youzhou, we will not have everything.
Well. Moreover, after Youzhou was destroyed, Zhongshan and other places
What's there to worry about? They are not going to return to our hands obediently. And the main force of Youzhou that attacks Bohai City, I dare to conclude that they will not completely avoid fighting us. At most, they will retreat to Youzhou.
State defense. If they don't fight us, but avoid us
If we use our cutting edge to engage in guerrilla warfare, then we can take Youzhou unceremoniously. As for the small group of enemy troops harassing our food routes, they are a serious concern for us. They are wandering around in our hinterland, and their whereabouts are erratic. Let's go down.
The powerful interception hit them just right
However, my lord, your newly formed Feibiao Cavalry can just solve this problem. You can let General Quyi lead all the Feibiao Cavalry, and 30,000
infantry to destroy these small groups of enemy troops. These small groups of enemy troops
Their purpose is to harass our grain roads. As long as we design a few fake grain shipments, we will definitely be able to get their traces. At that time, the Feibiaoqi can quickly arrive and entangle them, and then surround them with a large army.
This matter can be handled well. But we haven’t prepared enough military rations yet.
, this is even less of a problem. The so-called soldiers are quick, and it doesn’t matter if they are not well prepared. The 300,000 troops we have assembled now cannot all be thrown into the battlefield of Bohai City at once. We can form three armies and set off one after another.
In this way, these military rations can cover the first route and the second route.
The departure of the second army will not be a problem. By the time our third army sets off, our military rations should also be here. In this way, nothing will be delayed. Moreover, marching in this way, echoing from end to end, is more conducive.
The battle of our soldiers and horses also prevented us from attacking with all our strength.
The attack on Youzhou has created a gap in our Jizhou defense. By the time our third army sets off, General Quyi should also have destroyed the small groups of enemy troops harassing our food routes. By then, General Quyi will lead
With those soldiers and horses guarding Jizhou, we in Jizhou will have nothing to worry about."
After hearing the detailed plan of Shen Zhengnan, Yuan Shao nodded and laughed. Qu Yi was able to marry him off with only 800 people, which made him feel relieved, both in terms of ability and loyalty. This Shen Zhengnan was really thoughtful in everything he encountered.
.
Immediately, Yuan Shao mobilized his troops and generals according to the plan.
The first step was for Zhu Ling to lead 50,000 soldiers and horses back to Bohai City, informing Chunyu Qiong to be prepared and to keep Youzhou's army there.
However, just as Zhu Ling and his troops were approaching Bohai City, they had just turned a mountain bend and an accident happened.