It's March in spring, the sun is warm, but the wind is still cool. What's cooler than the wind is the atmosphere at this moment.
Qin Feng's martial arts skills are not very high, but he is also a veteran of hundreds of battles who was killed among the dead. In anger, his murderous intent is almost real. Let alone ordinary civilians, even recruits who have received certain training are unavoidable.
Will be trembling with fear.
However, the old Hebei farmer he was facing did not tremble. He raised his cloudy eyes and looked behind Qin Feng. Qin Feng and the horses of his brothers were gathered together, glowing brightly in the sun.
Flashing white light. He pulled his lips, and a smile full of sorrow appeared on his face with grooves. His voice was dry, as if it would break at any time.
"General White Horse is so prestigious, how can I dare to slander him? Besides, he came late and there is nothing left to contribute to the place. Since the young general asked, for those ten kilograms of rice, I have to answer clearly.
That’s good.”
Even the murderous intent of a veteran of hundreds of battles cannot be frightened, which either means that the old man has extraordinary courage, or that his heart has died and there is nothing to be afraid of. Wang Yu does not believe that a farmer Li Shiyi found at random is hiding among the people.
For experts, the answer is self-evident.
Qin Feng's face turned red and white, and after a while he let go of the handle of the knife, sighed, turned around and walked away.
Wang Yu wanted to comfort him, but he didn't know what to say. He could only wave his hand and signal to Li Shiyi: "Shiyi, send the old man back."
"...No." Li Shiyi hesitated for a moment, then picked up the rice bag and supported the old man who was so grateful.
Taishi Ci watched for a long time and saw some clues. He came up and asked, "My lord, are you not leaving today?"
"Well, let's camp first." Wang Yu nodded and said with a frown: "I seemed to have thought a little too simply before. If I had known better, I should have gone to the plains first and asked Brother French in person. But now, it is a bit too simple.
It’s tricky.”
"Trouble?" Taishi Ci opened his eyes wide. He saw that Wang Yu was interested in suspending his troops, but he did not see the threat.
Wang Yu looked around and whispered: "Brother Bogui fell into Yuan Shao's trick of luring the snake out of the cave. Not only is he short of food, but his footing is also unstable."
"...How can you see it?" Taishi Ci was so surprised that he couldn't help but tremble in his mouth.
"Brother Bogui and Liu Yu, the shepherd of Youzhou, have always disliked each other. He only has one county in Youbeiping under his jurisdiction, and it is only a garrison. Yuan Shao saw through this and gave Bohai County to brother Bogui as a bait.
, Brother Bogui was not aware of the deception and led his army to the south in a large scale. As a result, the two counties of Bohai and Leling turned out to be like this. Isn't this drawing fuel from the bottom of the cauldron?"
After seeing Zhu Zhechi and hanging out with Jia Xu for so long, Wang Yu has made great progress in identifying conspiracies. It may be a bit reluctant for him to set up conspiracies, but he is able to analyze and identify them through intelligence.
"Rumou's guess is correct. The last time Brother French left in a hurry, it was not only because of the changes in Yuzhou, but also probably because of problems in Youbeiping. Brother Bogui is now in a dilemma." Wang Yu explained to Taishi Ci while thinking.
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Even though Taishi Ci was so bold, his face looked quite ugly at the moment: "Is Yuan Shao so confident? To force General Gongsun to march to Jizhou?"
"Not necessarily." The corner of Wang Yu's mouth moved slightly, with a hint of sneer: "Although it is unlikely, Brother Bogui can still choose to come to Qingzhou, and then Yuan Shao can sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. Or it would be a good idea to surrender.
Even if our plan to drive away tigers and devour wolves and recruit surrender fails, it will make it difficult for Brother Bogui to take care of both ends, making this battle easier to fight."
If you haven't heard Tian Feng and Jia Xu's analysis, it would be difficult for ordinary people to understand what the war between Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao was about.
Gongsun Zan has two opponents. These two opponents are not the same, but they maintain a tacit understanding. Yuan Shao cannot let Liu Yu face Gongsun Zan alone, lest Gongsun Zan solves Liu Yu and uses all his strength to deal with him; reciprocating favors, Liu Yu will also make excuses from time to time.
The hind legs made it difficult for Gongsun Zan to concentrate his troops against Yuan Shao.
What these two people fear most is not that Gongsun Zan will launch a large-scale attack. They are afraid that Gongsun Zan will have a strong army and stay in Youzhou. If this is the case, Yuan Shao will never be able to find a way out and attack the heart of the Han Dynasty in Henan with all his strength.
Expansion. Liu Yu did not dare to cut off Gongsun Zan's food and salary easily, lest Gongsun Zan take risks.
Therefore, Yuan Shao surrendered the Bohai Sea, and Gongsun Zan went south with all his strength as Yuan Shao expected. Liu Yu took advantage of the situation and held back, so it was natural.
"If you have concerns about cutting off food and salary, it's okay if you hold back?" Tai Shici asked doubtfully. The relationship between Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan was not ordinary complicated, and these principles were also specious, which made him feel uncomfortable.
Taishi Ci is a pure military commander, and it doesn't mean much whether he understands these strategic aspects. However, the assessment of the situation will affect the final strategy, and Wang Yu hasn't thought of a countermeasure yet, so he simply explains while
Cleared my mind.
"Food and wages are the lifeblood of the army. With Brother Bogui's temper, as long as Liu Yu dares to cut off his food, he will dare to draw his sword and fight to the death!" Wang Yu smiled brightly and said: "If it is other small means, such as sending a prefect or something.
Going to Youbeiping to take up a post, or delaying the delivery of food and salary for an excuse, then Liu Yu has been in the officialdom for so many years, so he should be very familiar with this kind of business."
The knowledge in Chinese officialdom can be said to be profound and profound. Not to mention the Spring and Autumn Period, Warring States Period, Pre-Qin and Han Dynasty, it has been immersed in it for thousands of years, and the accumulated experience and lessons are countless. When it is impossible to kill with one blow, in the spirit of doing things
Based on the principle that I will not kill you, I will also disgust you to death, and adopt the strategy of disturbing the enemy to deal with generals like Gongsun Zan, which is simply a pinch.
"Last time General Tian reinforced Qingzhou, why didn't you tell me frankly?" Taishi Ci asked one question after another. He was worried that Wang Yu would back down. Although there is nothing wrong with that, doing it knowingly can't be done can be regarded as courage in the eyes of military generals.
Proof; but if the same thing happens to one of the princes, it will inevitably be suspected of not knowing how to advance or retreat, and not taking the lives of the brothers seriously.
"He, he probably can't save his face." Wang Yu kept talking. There was a lot of trouble in dealing with such a person with a straightforward temper but a proud heart.
When he asked for help when he was in trouble, Gongsun Zan readily agreed; but on the other hand, unless it was really a critical moment, it was hard to imagine that the proud soldiers in Youzhou would take the initiative to ask for help.
The last time Tian Kai came, he might have planned to ask for some food and fodder for emergency relief, but he found that he had almost completely surrendered hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turbans to farm, and there was no way he would have any spare time. So, he said hello casually and left.
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Now the Youzhou Army is lacking everything, the most indispensable thing is reinforcements, at least on the surface.
If I send 100,000 hu of grain to Youzhou, I guess I can get a lot of gratitude; and if I bring a thousand cavalry to help, haha, Gongsun Zan won't say anything, but the attitude of the generals in Youzhou is probably...
"So, the plan to go to Youzhou to join Brother Bogui needs to be changed. The Youzhou army is already in a tight supply situation, and if we have more than a thousand mouths, it's not good."
"We have traveled thousands of miles to help, but we still have to look at people's faces? Who dares!" Taishi Ci had a hot temper, and when he heard this, he couldn't get angry?
"It's all just speculation, and it didn't really happen. Why are you shouting so loudly?" Wang Yu glared at Tai Shici angrily and ordered in a low voice: "Sit down!"
"But..." Taishi Ci was very unconvinced. No one else, no matter what, could not talk about things that did not happen. But his own soldiers had just walked through the plains, so why didn't Tian Kai say something?
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"We came suddenly, and we used the trick of suspicion. Maybe brother Fa Shi was also deceived and didn't react for a while?" Seeing Qin Feng turn around, Wang Yu winked at Tai Shi Ci repeatedly, but the latter seemed to
He was like a piece of wood and just didn't understand. Wang Yu wanted to kick him over and wake up this guy with low EQ.
"General Tian may not have reacted. He may just not know how to face the prince." Qin Feng's mood has calmed down. He cupped his fists and saluted Wang Yu, and nodded to Tai Shi Ci.
"Your Majesty came to your aid in person, and everyone in Youzhou feels the same great virtue."
Qin Feng said sincerely: "However, the prince's troops are small, and our army is not lacking in strength. If possible, General Tian may be more willing to refuse in person, but how can he say such a thing? My general
We know you as brothers, General Tian and you are also very fond of each other, but other people in the army..."
His difficult words became slower and slower: "General Yan is a veteran general in the army. As early as when my general was the county magistrate in Zhuo County, he was the county lieutenant of Zhuo County. He has been in the army for many years and has a very high vision.
...General Shan was the chief clerk at the time. He was a very shrewd person who rarely suffered losses..."
Qin Feng was not a person who was good at words. He spoke with great difficulty and was sweating profusely. Fortunately, he saw Wang Yu nodded slightly, with a clear look in his eyes. He obviously understood his hint, and then
He breathed a sigh of relief.
Gongsun Zan is the backbone of the Youzhou Army, but it does not mean that the people below him do not have small calculations. In fact, it is the same inside Qingzhou. Wang Yu issued the order, and Jia Xu may not say much out of caution, but Tian Feng
But he is a careless person. As long as it is within his jurisdiction and he cannot be persuaded, there is no hope of implementing this decree.
The two people Qin Feng emphasized were both old subordinates of Gongsun Zan. They had been his right-hand men since he was the county magistrate. The county captain was in charge of military affairs, and veteran generals like Yan Gang were somewhat arrogant; the chief clerk was in charge of government affairs.
A person who does chores and is a single manager who was born as a bookkeeper. He is somewhat fussy about everything, so he rarely suffers losses.
Regarding Wang Yu's aid operation, these two would probably not have a good look, so Tian Kaicai was in a dilemma, and in the end he could only pretend to be deaf and dumb. His attitude affected the officials of Laoling Kingdom appointed by Gongsun Zan, and finally
It seemed as if Wang Yu's troops had entered enemy-occupied territory, with no intelligence or guide.
"What should we do?" Tai Shi Ci's handsome face turned red. He wanted to lose his temper, but he was worried about Qin Feng. However, when faced with such a cowardly thing, he felt uncomfortable if he didn't shout a few words loudly.
Qin Feng was embarrassed, but had no intention of backing down. Others didn't know, but he knew exactly how much preparation Wang Yu had done for this reinforcement operation.
Wang Yu smiled heartily, waved his hand and said: "Now that we are here, we can't give up halfway. The plan to go to Youzhou is cancelled. Let's rush to the battlefield directly."
"Battlefield?" Taishi Ci and Qin Feng called out in unison. They looked at each other, and Taishi Ci took a step back.
Qin Feng had no time to be humble and asked urgently: "Junhou, did you predict where the battlefield will be?"
No wonder he was surprised, both Youzhou and Jizhou were working hard and were still in the stage of scolding each other and building momentum.
While Gongsun Zan was suppressing the territory with a large army, he also sent a message to the counties and states in Jizhou, listed Yuan Shao's ten major crimes, and ordered the officials of each county and state to surrender to him.
Yuan Shao was not to be outdone. On the one hand, with the encouragement of the Yuan family's old party members and many celebrities under his command, he started a public opinion war with Gongsun Zan and had a heated argument. On the other hand, he mobilized his troops and generals in a decisive battle.
However, unlike Gongsun Zan's attitude of raising troops to suppress the situation, Yuan Shao's main force did not move after it arrived at Guantao City, the seat of Yangping County.
Yangping County and Wei County are the two most southwest counties of Jizhou, and Gongsun Zan's army is on the Bohai Sea in the northeast corner of Jizhou. The distance between the two sides is not that far.
With a large army pressing down on the border on one side and a huge force on the other, the officials of several counties in the northern part of Jizhou were in trouble. Some people looked at the situation and surrendered the city; some of them took a posture of resisting to the end; most of them were rat-headed.
Both ends are for sale.
Was it Yuan Shao who took the lead in leading his troops north to conquer the lost territory and suppress the rebellion?
Or did Gongsun Zan lose his temper and march straight in, or attack from all sides?
At present, the situation in Jizhou is very chaotic, and no one can predict when or where the decisive battle will break out.
Therefore, Wang Yu suddenly said that he would rush directly to the battlefield, which surprised both generals.
"It's not difficult to guess..." Wang Yu smiled confidently, then raised his voice and ordered: "Bring the map."
One of the guards responded, quickly found the map from the back of a pack horse, brought it over with both hands, and spread it flat on a tree stump. On the exquisite sheepskin map, the mountains and terrain of Jizhou were clearly drawn.
"Currently, there are many rebels in Hejian, Zhongshan, and Changshan. If Yuan Shao is eager to conquer the rebels, he will easily encounter a surprise attack by the Youzhou army during the march. Yuan Shao's military garrison in Tao is nothing more than a preemptive strike to prevent surprise attacks.
Idea, come and see, Guantao is here..."
Yangping County is bounded by Qinghe and Anping to the north, and borders the plains to the east. Yuan Shao's strategy is to win with stability. If Gongsun Zan doesn't move, he will fight with the opponent to attrition; if Gongsun Zan attempts a surprise attack, it will be the end of the force when he reaches Guantao; if Gongsun Zan follows the plan
When they came to attack, Yuan Shao came forward and waited for work.
Respond to all changes by remaining unchanged.
"Brother Bogui has no intention of moving to the plains at the moment, and he has no time to station in the northern counties to clear out the Qing Dynasty. In addition, there is no chance of a surprise attack. Therefore, I thought that he would lead his army southwest, along the Qinghe River, from the Bohai Sea
Drive directly to Anping County...the decisive battle should break out at the junction of the two counties!"
After speaking, Wang Yu let out a long breath.
He knew about the Battle of the Boundary Bridge and that it was on the Pan River. However, he searched for a long time but could not find the river on the map. The reason was that the river was probably too small, so it was not drawn.
On the map.
The above discussion was conjectured by him based on the current intelligence. He is not very confident, but it is enough to fool General Taishi Ci. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)