"Speaking of which, this matter has a lot to do with you, Pengju..." Wang Kuang shook his head and smiled bitterly, and began to tell...
After Suanzao made friends with Wang Yu, Kong Rong and all the celebrities around him believed that those who are close to Zhu are red, and they had gained a lot of knowledge during their trip to Suanzao, especially in military strategy.
After returning to Beihai, it happened that the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Zhang Rao gathered 200,000 people, invaded the Qi State, and besieged Linzi, the seat of Qingzhou. The governor Jiao He could not resist, so he could only open an altar in the city to pray to heaven.
Kong Rong, the Prime Minister of Beihai, was appointed by Dong Zhuo. He had only been in office for a short time, and he spent more than half of his time on jujubes, so this was the first time he had seen such an arrogant Yellow Turban.
As a result, he was provoked by the celebrities around him, and his sense of mission was awakened. After returning to the seat of Beihai, he immediately summoned all the soldiers and horses in the county, totaling more than 30,000, and marched westward to fight Zhang Rao in Linzi.
Under the city.
Zhang Rao was not a famous general, and his 200,000 soldiers and horses included the old, weak, women and children. The numbers of the two sides seemed to be very different, but in fact they were almost the same. If we also include the soldiers and horses in the besieged Linzi City,
The strength of the officers and soldiers was far superior.
However, both Jiao He and Kong Rong were the most typical celebrities of this era. That is to say, they had little ability and did not know how to employ people. These two staff members could talk as loudly as eight of them, and one of them could not speak loudly.
When it comes to practical matters, eighty people cannot equal one person.
The perfect plan of internal and external cooperation was defeated by these two. Zhang Rao, who was flanked, fought a beautiful encirclement and reinforcements battle. The only good thing is that Jiao He sent few troops to the city to support him.
After being defeated, Jiao He did not dare to let anyone open the city gate, and Linzi City was not lost.
Unable to capture Linzi, Zhang Rao simply changed his target and chased Kong Rong to Beihai. He chased the 20th grandson of Confucius to the sky with no way to go to the ground, and Lianzhi occupied the city.
They were all lost and fled all the way to Zhuxu, where they finally found a place to stay.
"Fortunately, the Zhuxu city is quite strong and there is enough food and grass in the city. Zhang Rao cannot besiege, so he can only force troops outside the city. Now that Kong Beihai is besieged in Zhuxu, I don't know what will happen in the end."
Kong Rong was surrounded? This scene sounds very familiar! Wang Yu's heart jumped violently when he heard it. Is it earlier, or is the historical record not clear enough? If it is really the allusion he thought, maybe it will happen soon.
Someone will come to your door!
Wang Yu asked anxiously: "Is there an envoy from Beihai arriving to ask for help?"
"No, there has just been a good harvest, and it is the time when Qingzhou Yellow Turbans are most active. Zhang Rao has so many soldiers and horses that they have surrounded Zhuxu City. How can anyone get out? Zhuxu is adjacent to Langya. Even if Kong Beihai wanted to ask for help, he should have asked for help.
When Xuzhou asks for help, he should not abandon the near and seek the distant."
After saying that, Wang Kuang sighed again: "As my father said before, the situation in Qingzhou is too chaotic. It is not difficult for you to defeat a few Yellow Turbans, but with only 8,000 troops, if you go deep into Qingzhou, it will be easy.
We are surrounded. Qingzhou is no better than Luoyang. It has rolling mountains and numerous forest hills. You can have ambushes everywhere. If you want to pacify it, you must have a large army to surround it."
Wang Kuang very much supports Wang Yu's decision. The Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou have caused too much trouble. If they are allowed to continue to wreak havoc, Qingzhou will not be able to recover for decades. In fact, Qingzhou is already very dilapidated. By the time Qingzhou is completely destroyed,
, the neighboring states may also be in trouble.
The Yellow Turban has spread across the Qi Kingdom. Without this barrier, the peace of Mount Tai may be broken. Without Wang Yu, Wang Kuang would naturally have nothing to do, but now that he has elite soldiers and strong generals, he can think of things that he did not dare to think of before.
Already.
"Father also agrees to ignore the Yanzhou matter for the time being?" Wang Yu happened to raise it before he had time to discuss the matter.
Wang Kuang replied without thinking: "Zhang Mengzhuo and I have known each other for many years. Now we are in a difficult situation, but we can't help it. My father's idea is that I will go to Yanzhou to help Zhang Mengzhuo succeed, and you can go to Qingzhou."
Judging from his demeanor, it was obvious that he had thought it over deeply.
"No." Wang Yu can't rest assured. What Zhang Miao has to deal with is Cao Cao. The latter is no longer a good opponent, and he also has the support of powerful factions like Liu Dai and Bao Xin. If he wants to go, he has to think twice.
He only dared to take action after working out a perfect plan. With Zhang Miao and his father, how could they deal with Cao Cao?
Judging from the history Wang Yu knew, Zhang Miao's plan should have failed, because he had no impression of Zhang Miao's deeds.
Of course, if you want to convince Wang Kuang, you can't use this reason. You have to use a more clever one. Wang Yu decided to tell his father about the general trend of the world.
"Father, Cao Cao entered Yanzhou with Yuan Shao's push and Liu Dai's tacit approval. Although Uncle Zhang has some reputation in Yanzhou, how can he be worthy of the combined efforts of the three parties? You should try to persuade him to be patient for the time being.
"
"Liu Gongshan acquiesced because of the invasion of the Black Mountain bandits! The invasion of the Black Mountain bandits was clearly planned by Cao Mengde! As long as someone points it out to his face, Liu Gongshan is not a fool, how can he not see through it? Yuan Benchu's support is even more nonsense. Yuan Benchu let it go
He has not returned to the Bohai Sea under his jurisdiction and has been staying in Hanoi, secretly planning for great rebellion. How can he support others to take over Dongjun?"
Wang Kuang shook his head repeatedly, but he just didn't believe it.
"Father, Liu Dai raised an army without authorization in Suanzao, killed Qiao Mao, and appointed Wang Gong as the governor of Dongjun without authorization. This shows that his ambition is not small, and he has long been secretly disobedient. Cao Cao deliberately let the Black Mountain Army cross the border, and then followed him.
Why can't he see the reason? So by letting the other side do what he did, he was just disappointed in Wang Gong and wanted to attract Cao Cao to help him."
"As for Yuan Shao, he obviously wants to praise Liu Yu and call him emperor, but in fact he is a drunkard who doesn't care about drinking..."
Wang Yu sneered and went through the analysis of Yuan Shao's plot in Jizhou, and then said: "My father has an upright temperament, and these evil schemes are really trivial. However, if you are not aware of it, you can easily be plotted. When the time comes, your father will fall into the hands of others and kidnap you."
As a pledge, wouldn't the child be in a dilemma?"
"Sss!" Wang Kuang gasped and said in surprise: "Pengju, are you being alarmist? There are so many calculations in this?"
"More than that?"
Wang Yu has always had a headache about how to deal with his relationship with Wang Kuang, and even gave up the idea of welcoming the emperor back to Taishan because of this. This old man is good at everything, but he is too stubborn and shady. He does not look like a man at all.
Politicians are very similar to Chao Gai, the king of heaven in Water Margin, with a chivalrous temper.
Wang Yu doesn't want to openly seize power or sideline his father. That would be too hurtful and contrary to filial piety, but he can't let his father toss around. With his political wisdom, he can't defeat those real heroes and it's easy to expose them.
Here comes the big basket.
Therefore, with Zhang Miao's invitation, Wang Yu planned to teach his father a lesson, let him know the gap between himself and the heroes, and completely give up the idea of continuing to be in power.
"Although Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are half-brothers and come from famous families, they have already worked up their strength to fight. Now Yuan Shao is plotting against Jizhou and Yuan Shu is plotting against Jingzhou. When the result comes out, the two of them are bound to fight.
If they go to war with each other, Yanzhou will be the battlefield for them to compete, and Cao Cao will be Yuan Shao's vanguard against his brothers."
Wang Yu raised the corner of his mouth, with a hint of danger, and said with a meaningful smile: "Father, think about it, what does it mean for our Wang family to get involved at this time? Are we opening the way for Yuan Shu? Or are we standing on the side like some people?
The most dangerous place, come to end the war with war?"
Wang Kuang didn't know that Wang Yu was thinking of Xu Rong. He was just frightened by the situation in the Central Plains exposed by Wang Yu. He never thought that the internal problems of Yanzhou would be so widely involved.
A chill ran down his spine and cold sweat ran down his spine. He was indeed not a person who wanted to do big things.
"It's official, at your age, you shouldn't get involved in those intrigues." Cai Yong said at the right time: "I think the idea of the academy that Pengju just mentioned is very good, why don't you come and help too?
, if this matter is accomplished, it will be a long-lasting contribution, and it will also contribute to the resurgence of the Han Dynasty."
"That's what Brother Bozhe said."
Wang Kuang responded with a wry smile, thought for a while, and then warned: "Pengju, you are more enlightened than my father. My father will not be involved in these military affairs. I will only take care of them for you."
These trivial matters in the county will be handed over slowly after you have a suitable candidate. However, you must not take the Qingzhou matter lightly."
"Yes, father." Wang Yu bowed and responded: "As for how to pacify Qingzhou, Yu has already made some plans in his mind. Today I would like to ask father and all the gentlemen to discuss the details."
"Already have it?" Wang Yu's efficiency shocked everyone. He arrived at Mount Tai only one day ago, and before he even collected all the information about Mount Tai, he already had a plan to attack Qingzhou. What kind of speed is this?
"It's just a rough plan. There's a lot of preparation to be done, but it's far from concrete implementation..."
Wang Yu nodded and said: "The intelligence currently available shows that Qingzhou is in chaos. The Qingzhou bandits are all locals and are more familiar with the geography. They are not in a good position to engage in battle. If they find a random place in the forest, our army will be helpless. They will pursue it forcefully, and then
It is easy to encounter an ambush... In addition, the areas we have recovered must be garrisoned. If we march rashly, even 80000 soldiers may not be enough, let alone 8000."
He raised a finger and said solemnly: "So, the best way is not to take the initiative to attack Qingzhou, but to lure the snake out of the hole and fight them on the battlefield we have designed."
"Luring us to Mount Tai? Can we succeed?"
"Even if we don't lead them away, they will come sooner or later."
Wang Yu said in a very sure tone: "Although the Yellow Turbans were rampant before, they rarely attacked county cities, let alone state cities, because they had no siege equipment and could not do anything to defeat the thick walls of the city. But now, they have
The siege of Linzi has begun, Wen He, what do you think this means?"
"Either their strength and appetite are big enough, or their supplies are already in short supply, or both."
Jia Xu answered fluently, and then changed the topic: "But, my lord, even so, there are many routes that the Qingzhou Yellow Turban can choose, such as crossing the river to Jizhou, or attacking Jinbei from Jinan, and then conquering Dongjun, and fighting with
The Black Mountain bandits have gathered together, how can you ensure that they come to Taishan?"
After a slight pause, Jia Xu added: "Although my lord's strategy is correct, the number of Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou is so huge. Once they start to move, can they be defeated with the current troops and horses, and be able to annihilate them together?"
"Well, we all need to use our brains together." (To be continued.