"There is a very important task, and it must be done by a general who can take charge of it alone..." As Taishi Ci expected, not long after seeing Wang Yu, he heard those familiar and kind words.
He curled his lips and continued: "Zang Ba, is it Zang Ba? Needless to say, my lord, you must be trying to trick me into guarding the back road again."
"Well, you actually guessed it." Wang Yu hesitated for a moment, then glared at Jia Xu who was snickering, and shouted: "What's so funny?"
Taking advantage of this opportunity, he thought about it for a moment, and then remembered that he had already used the same rhetoric when the Yellow Turban Army invaded Mount Tai. Obviously, Taishi Ci had learned his lesson and refused to be fooled.
As expected, the same trick cannot be used over and over again. Wang Yu sighed secretly in his heart.
His mind was spinning, and when he turned around, Wang Yu had already returned to his amiable look and continued to lie: "Ziyi, this is a very important task, and it must be you!"
Taishi Ci shook his head like he was playing a drum, but he just didn't believe it: "Isn't Yuan Zhi here? With him here, how can a mere Taishan thief get a good deal? If I don't go, Yuan Zhi will be killed.
, if you work with him, you will only be forced to do hard work by him, and all the limelight will be robbed by him!"
Hearing the deep resentment in Tai Shici's tone, Wang Yu was surprised: "Ziyi, haven't you reconciled? You've all become sworn sworn friends, why are you still like this..."
"Hey, my lord, you don't know something now. What kind of sworn sworn relationship is! Zilong and a certain person are of the same mind, and the sworn sworn vows are what they want, but that Yuan Zhi... Hey, in the chess game that day, a certain person just wanted to borrow money from Zilong.
His ability overwhelmed him and dampened his spirit. Who would have thought that this person would have no shame and skin, and he would just climb up the pole. This is also a mistake, a wrong step, a wrong step."
Seeing the aggrieved expression on Tai Shici's face and hearing his helpless tone, Wang Yu and everyone else smiled. Could it be that one thing is destroying another, or is it possible that evil people will be punished by evil people?
Well, Taishi Ci is not a bully, and Xu Shu is just good at seizing opportunities, whether on the battlefield or in handling interpersonal relationships. However, the situation Xu Shu is facing at this moment is indeed not optimistic.
After laughing for a while, Wang Yu ignored the topic. Tai Shici was unwilling to go. The situation on Xu Shu's side was complicated, and the problem could not be solved with just one more strong general.
Wang Yu did not say anything, but Tai Shici himself came to the door again. He took the initiative to ask: "My lord, Yuan Zhi needs reinforcements? Is the situation very bad?"
Wang Yu looked at Tai Shici's face and found that although he tried to make a nonchalant expression, the concern in his eyes could not be concealed. It seemed that the sworn sworn words that were a bit of a joke were not what some people said.
If you say it doesn't matter, it's a lie, right?
That's fine too.
"Yuan Zhi's side is indeed a bit tricky..." Wang Yu nodded and talked about the battle situation at the rear.
Zang Ba was not a famous figure in the history of his previous life. Although this person had the strength to dominate one side, he never had the ambition to dominate the world. It can be said that he is self-aware, but it can also be said that he has no ambition.
Speaking of his basic conditions, they are much better than Liu Bei's.
He came from a powerful background and was quite prestigious in Taishan County. Later, he made a lot of contributions in the war against Qingxu Huangjin, successfully obtained an official position, and accumulated considerable strength, and then established a foothold in Langya Kingdom.
A considerable piece of territory was acquired.
However, because he had no ambition, he never carried out any expansion. Xuzhou in his previous life changed hands several times after Tao Qian's death. Each time, he seemed to have seen the general trend clearly and followed the changes, but he always followed the lead.
If you don't listen to the propaganda, you won't be able to work hard.
Precisely because he knew this man's experience, Wang Yu didn't pay much attention to him. He felt that even if this wallflower was unstable, it wouldn't cause too much trouble. At most, he would just fool him and rob him of some property.
Of course, there are many reasons why Wang Yu did not kill Zang Ba immediately. The latter was, after all, the nominal military commander of Xuzhou. Crossing the border rashly might affect the relationship between Qingzhou and Xuzhou.
In addition, Zang Ba's name was Taishan Bandit, but he was actually a bandit. To destroy such a large group of bandits would require the use of military force and the time it would take Wang Yu could hardly bear.
More importantly, there are too few benefits to be gained by annihilating Zang Ba. It is not cost-effective to waste military resources just for the sake of a mere Langya country. If Zang Ba uses the magic weapon of guerrilla warfare again, the captured Langya will be forever.
Without peace, the gains outweigh the losses.
Based on Zang Ba's experience, Wang Yu decided that he should be temporarily on the defensive. When the situation in Hebei becomes clear and the general trend has been determined, he can probably be conquered directly.
Historically, after Cao Cao defeated Liu Bei and Lu Bu and occupied Xuzhou, Zang Ba surrendered. Wang Yu did not think that his strength would be worse than Cao Cao, and his deterrence to Zang Ba should not be lower than Cao Cao. Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou, Zang Ba
He has been working hard and failing to put in any effort, so now he has no reason to fight against himself.
But facts have proven that just having the ability to predict and lack of understanding of details can become a fatal flaw.
The relationship between Cao Cao and Zang Ba is far from simple as it seems.
The most direct evidence is that Cao Cao's father took his whole family to avoid trouble and went to the Langya Kingdom! The hostile relationship between Tao Qian and Cao Cao was formed after the two Yuans formed gangs respectively. However, the Langya Kingdom is Xuzhou
Under my command, Cao Song was a former Taiwei after all. Is there any reason for this connection to be invisible?
Although Tao Qian was a kind man, the war against Cao Cao never went smoothly. How could he have no idea of taking hostages? The reason why he didn't take action was just because someone was protecting Cao Song.
Therefore, when Yuan Shao began to contact Zang Ba, Zang Ba only agreed temporarily, but still maintained the posture of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight. When Cao Cao sent Xi Zhicai to Langya, he really became ready to take action and actually took action.
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Of course, Cao Cao was not as powerful as Yuan Shao, and the timing of Zang Ba's actions also corresponded to Wang Yu's draining of Qingzhou's troops. But even so, Cao Cao's influence on Zang Ba due to his personal friendship cannot be ignored.
Wang Yu couldn't figure out exactly when Cao Cao and Zang Ba formed a friendship, but Cao Cao had traveled a lot from traveling around the world to becoming the Prime Minister of Jinan, so it was not surprising that he came into contact with Zang Ba.
Jinan Kingdom and Taishan County are actually close neighbors.
With this relationship, Xi Zhicai's role within the Taishan bandits is unusual.
He is not a guest minister who can only make suggestions for others to refer to; nor is he an aide who can only give advice when things happen, and whether it is accepted or not depends entirely on other people's mood; but he can make the decision for Zang Ba and play a decisive role in deciding the direction of the Taishan bandit strategy.
important role.
Whether the opponent is Zang Ba or Xi Zhicai, the pressure on Qingzhou is definitely different.
To deal with Zang Ba, Wang Yu's defense direction was mainly Beihai. The social structure here was relatively simple, with only the people in the fields and the officials of Qingzhou. Zang Ba could rob freely without any scruples.
The early military deployment of the Taishan Bandits was indeed aimed at the North Sea.
But after Xi Zhicai arrived at Langya, the strategic focus of the Taishan thieves quickly shifted and their actions became decisive. After receiving the news that Wang Yu had sent his troops north, Xi Zhicai took decisive action and invaded Mount Tai with lightning speed.
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That's right, it's Mount Tai.
This was a rather unexpected choice. The Qingzhou New Deal did not cover Taishan County. The local poor people could freely move to Qingzhou to farm. Wang Yu had no offense to the powerful. To use the terminology of later generations to describe it, Qingzhou and Taishan were one country, two systems.
This system greatly calmed the uneasy mood of Taishan's powerful people. In a series of foreign wars, Taishan's powerful people always stood firmly on the side of Qingzhou.
With these powerful people around, conquering Mount Tai is not a good idea.
The powerful Wubao is even taller and stronger than many county towns, and the powerful private soldiers are even more loyal and will fight to the death for the interests of their masters. Compared to the empty and wealthy counties of Beihai and East China Sea, Mount Tai is undoubtedly a hard rock.
Moreover, the strategic value of Taishan County is far inferior to that of Beihai.
If Beihai is lost, Linzi, the seat of government, will be threatened. The civil and military families of Qingzhou are all concentrated in Linzi. If it is lost, it will be the same as Guan Yu being attacked by Lu Meng in Jiangling. No matter how strong the army is, it will only end up falling apart.
Attacking Beihai can greatly contain the Qingzhou Army.
However, Taishan has no such value. Even if it is really lost, it will only be a loss of a piece of territory, which is still relatively less prosperous. In Wang Yu's strategic concept, Taishan is a buffer to defend against military pressure from the direction of Yanzhou.
"Then, what else is there to be troublesome about? If you can fight, fight, if you can't fight, then give up, and then go back to settle the score with that thief Zang Ba." Tai Shici scratched the back of his head, quite puzzled.
The battle in Taishan may last for a long time, but the victory or defeat in Hebei can be decided in a short period of time. At that time, it will not be necessary to send too many battalions back to the division for rescue. The Taishan thieves are not just lookouts.
Invincible?
"How can it be that simple?" Jia Xu smiled bitterly: "Zang Ba still has a lot of connections in Mount Tai. Our army is strong, so the local tycoons have no choice but to follow, but our army is internally empty, and these people may not be tempted to take advantage of it.
Make trouble and cater to Zang Ba. The process of Zang Ba's capture of Mount Tai may not be as long as imagined."
Taishi Ci blinked, obviously he still hadn't figured out what was so scary about Zang occupying Mount Tai. Qingzhou's investment in Mount Tai was quite limited, and apart from the need to relocate the academy, there didn't seem to be any other troubles.
Besides, won’t you be able to get it back soon?
Jia Xu continued to explain: "Recapturing Mount Tai may be more difficult than imagined. Zang Ba was not worried, but since he was willing to take chestnuts from the fire for Cao Cao, he may have made up his mind to use Mount Tai as a gift to find a new backer.
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"Is it Cao Cao?" Taishi Ci understood.
Jia Xu nodded: "It's Cao Cao! In this way, even if our army wins the Battle of Hebei, Linzi will be under the threat of Cao Cao at any time. At the same time, the connection between our army and Xuzhou will be completely cut off.
, the strategic situation will become extremely bad."
"Tsk, Yuan Zhi is really in trouble now." Taishi Ci smacked his tongue, frowned, and was worried. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)