After a long time, Yan Xiang suddenly woke up as if he had been slapped in the face, and shouted: "We can't let this fool succeed. I will return to Shouchun immediately and report this to the lord!"
"It's too late. ※ ※" Jia Xu shook his head slightly and sighed softly: "Zhou Gongjin has been launched for a long time, and now he is afraid that he has reached Guangling. Even if he returns quickly and convinces the highway general on the spot, it will only take a long time. It’s too late.”
"Did Wen He worry too much?" Chen Gui asked in surprise: "Zuo Rong had just left Xiapi not long ago and the territory was empty, which is understandable. But Zuo Rong is entrenched in Guangling, how can it be so easy to deal with? If he was sent back in time, maybe he could Just in time for Sun Ce to confront Zuo Rong, we can cut off his supply of food and grass, just in time to make him die!"
"It's too late, it's too late." Jia Xu did not argue with him, but just shook his head and sighed.
Chen Gui was shocked and anxious at the same time. Just when he was waiting to say something else, someone outside the tent suddenly shouted: "Report..."
"Speak!" Wang Yu shouted.
A personal guard stepped into the tent, clasped his fists and saluted, and then reported: "Your Majesty, General Zhang is reporting back from Langya..."
"Oh? Has the war started to take shape? Jun Yi's advance is not slow." Wang Yu raised his eyebrows, raised the corners of his mouth, and let out a smile.
The battle in Langya was easy to fight, but also difficult to fight. It was said to be easy because Zang Ba was defeated miserably at Mount Tai and his strength was no longer as strong as before. Given the huge disparity in military strength, it was naturally much easier to deal with.
But the Taishan bandits are not ordinary grass bandits after all. The remaining troops are all fierce bandits and ferocious beasts! Injured ferocious beasts are often more ferocious than before they were injured. The battlefield is in the mountains and forests where these ferocious beasts are most familiar. If you are not careful, you will be killed. On the contrary, you will suffer a big loss.
This kind of war will not show much merit if you win, and you will suffer losses if you are careless. Obviously, it is not suitable for the arrogant generals of Taishi Ci who have won many victories. Apart from Yu Jin and Zhao Yun, Zhang Jia is the most suitable. Now It seems that the latter's performance is within his expectations.
"General Zhang reported that the Taishan bandits gave up all their surrounding territories and reduced all their forces to Cangshan Mountain south of Yangdu. General Zhang followed your instructions in advance and set up camps in Juxian, Dongguan, and Chengyang. The two counties are now under the control of our army!"
The opening of the jaws to advance the army is not unpleasant. In more than ten days, most of the Langya Kingdom has been swept away. Juxian is the heart of Langya. It is on the bank of Mushui, and you can drive down the river directly from Kaiyang and even the Xuzhou government. Tan County!
For Qingzhou, this was good news. But for Chen Gui, this military report was like a rainy night. With such a force, Wang Yu could launch a large-scale invasion of Xuzhou at any time.
Fortunately, the guard mentioned two other terms, which gave Chen Gui a glimmer of hope: "May I ask you, Lord, what are the two counties of Chengyang and Dongguan..."
Chen Gui was well-read in scriptures and was also familiar with geography. He was no stranger to the word Chengyang. The Chengyang Kingdom was established in the second year of Emperor Wen’s reign and was once the largest county in Qingxu Prefecture. Later, in the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was merged into Langya Wang Yu suddenly mentioned Chengyang County again, apparently intending to reset the county.
In other words, Qingzhou's invasion of Xuzhou might end here? Chen Gui looked at Wang Yu hopefully, trying to tell something from his expression.
Wang Yu nodded and replied casually: "In order to prevent the recurrence of the Battle of Taishan, I have discussed with the princes in the mansion. I think it is necessary to reset Chengyang and Dongguan counties and station troops here. This is the only way. . Only then can we suppress the Taishan bandits in Langya and maintain the closest ties with Xuzhou."
"I see." Chen Gui sketched the situation in Langya after being divided in his mind.
What Wang Yu said is true in a sense, and the reason is very good. According to the current situation, Zang Ba is completely surrounded in the Kaiyang area. He can either emerge from the mountains and fight Zhang Jia decisively, or he can only hide in the mountains.
For Xuzhou, having the barrier of Kaiyang can provide a little peace of mind, which can be regarded as a great blessing among misfortunes.
He had some doubts. Since Wang Yu could predict Sun Ce's movements, his plan to attack Langya was probably a plan to take advantage of the situation. As long as he did not invade the East China Sea, Xuzhou, which was suffering from internal and external troubles and enemies from both sides, could still lose his teeth and go there.
Swallowed in the stomach.
Before coming, Chen Gui was still thinking about protesting, but now that he saw it, he had to swallow all his words, forced out a smile and said: "The arrangement of the Lord is appropriate, I believe Tao Gong will not have any objections.
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Chen Gui's attitude made Wang Yu quite satisfied. He smiled slightly and asked: "In order to better integrate the two places into Qingzhou, we originally planned to use people from Xuzhou as the county governor. I wonder if Mr. Han Yu has anything to recommend.
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"This..." Chen Gui was a little hesitant. It seemed like he was trying to win over him? Could it be that the other party had already regarded Xuzhou as his own?
Wang Yu originally knew that Chen Gui and other local gangsters were somewhat resistant to him. He originally wanted to take this opportunity to give the other party a step down, but now it seems that the other party's resistance is even greater than imagined.
Willing to obey.
"Mr. Han Yu, there's no need to rush. You can think about it slowly." He waved his hand without urging and looked at the guard again.
Not to mention how relieved Chen Gui was, the military intelligence brought by the personal guard was far more than that. When his angry voice sounded again, as soon as he opened his mouth, Chen Gui almost turned over in fright.
"Sun Ce's army swore to go out on the seventh day of the first lunar month, left Pengcheng, and marched eastward along Sishui. Ji Ling of the Huainan Army led an army of 20,000 people. As soon as Sun Ce left, he marched his army into Pengcheng. After a brief repair, he quickly
Following Sun Ce, he marched eastward. On the same day, Xuzhou's troops also marched south. General Cao Bao led 5,000 Danyang soldiers and 10,000 Xuzhou elites..."
"The two armies met on the outskirts of Xiapi City. Negotiations failed and they were already fighting together. My subordinates left Juxian three days ago. At that time, Xiapi was still in the midst of a fierce battle. Both sides suffered heavy losses..."
"Oh my God!" Chen Gui's eyes suddenly darkened.
Cao Bao was Tao Qian's fellow countryman and number one confidant. Although he did not have many troops under his command, he was the most powerful main force in Xuzhou. The battle between him and Ji Ling in Xiapi was basically the same as the decisive battle between Xuzhou and Huainan.
Before his panic could be completely vented, the guard gave him another blow: "After leaving Pengcheng, Sun Ce advanced rapidly and entered Guangling on the ninth day of the lunar month. On the tenth day, he fought with Zuo Rong's army at Sikou.
In a fierce battle, he personally went into battle, killed the left and right guardians of Zuo Rong's Buddhist army, and defeated Zuo Rong's army. After that..."
Among the chaos in Xuzhou, Sun Ce had the fewest troops and the weakest power, but his purpose was clear and his actions were also the fastest. He used clever tricks to draw Cao Bao and Ji Ling into a fierce battle.
The main battle attracted the attention of the surrounding Xuzhou Army and the following Huainan Army, leaving Xiapi as if he were in an uninhabited land.
The battle between Cao Bao and Ji Ling certainly had no effect on Zuo Rong, but Sun Ce was not just a tactician. Against Zuo Rong, he didn't use any stratagem, he just launched an unexpected attack with all his strength.
Zuo Rong's Buddhist army had many elites but few elites. The large formation they set up at Sikou was defeated by Sun Ce, who took the lead and defeated it with one drum. Once the Buddhist army, which was almost a ragtag group, was defeated, it could no longer be gathered together, and was defeated by Sun Ce.
They were chased all the way, but they didn't even enter Huaiyin City, so they could only go south and escape with their lives.
However, Sun Ce was not greedy for merit and passed through Huaiyin City without entering. He chased after Zuo Rong all the way to Jiangdu City on the north bank of the river.
Zuo Rong is ruthless and ruthless, and his survival to this day is due to his cunning and unprovoked. He has not been in Guangling for a long time, but he has made sufficient preparations. He has prepared hundreds of ships at Jiangdu Ferry as a precaution.
The way back.
But how could he have imagined that Sun Ce was chasing after him all the way, and it was these ships that he was after!
Sun Ce pursued him all the way, but deliberately failed to catch up. He just fell behind Zuo Rong and never left. From time to time, he killed several groups of defeated troops who were lagging behind, which enhanced Zuo Rong's sense of crisis.
Just like that, on the eleventh night of the first lunar month, two soldiers and horses chased each other and fled to Jiangdu City. I don’t know what strategy Zhou Yu used, but he actually made Zuo Rong think that he was safe for the time being, so he left the city and went to the ferry to pick up the boat.
Then, it becomes tragic...
"Sun Ce's formation beheaded Zuo Rong, and the Buddhist army was defeated. A small part of it was annihilated, and the rest surrendered. Now Sun Ce's army has hundreds of large and small ships, nearly 10,000 people, and even occupies most of Guangling County. It is the entrance to Ke
It is a situation that can be defended if we attack and retreat. General Zhang believed that Sun Ce was a threat, so he ordered his subordinates to return all the way and ask the lord for instructions."
Chen Gui was about to faint, and Yan Xiang was also stunned.
These battles all happened while he was away, but he knew very well that the current strategy of the Huainan Army was to try not to fight a big war, because they had fought too many defeats in Nanyang, Yan, and Henan in the past two years, and the losses were too heavy, and it was not suitable for expansion at all.
fighting.
Yuan Shu's previous plan was to ask Wang Yu to mediate, but he had to control the timing, preferably after the Huainan Army occupied all three counties of Xuzhou before accepting mediation.
No matter how domineering Wang Yu is, no matter how partial he is to Xuzhou, he cannot let Yuan Shu spit out everything he eats. At most, he will give up one of the three counties. In this way, not only will he occupy the ground, but he can also easily resolve Xuzhou's
Counterattack.
According to the plan, in all tough battles, Sun Ce should be at the front, with the Huainan Army reaping the benefits. But now, Ji Ling has attracted all the Xuzhou Army, creating a fighting opportunity for Sun Ce.
Now Sun Ce nominally occupied Guangling, but in fact, his troops and horses were concentrated in Jiangdu in the south, and they had no contact with the Huainan army.
As Wang Yu said, Sun Ce is really going to fly solo.
After thinking about this, Yan Xiang and Chen Gui had no intention of blaming each other. They could only look at Wang Yu eagerly, hoping that he would intervene quickly and recover some losses, so they should try to recover as much as possible.
However, at this moment, Wang Yu was somewhat anxious.
He didn't care about the outcome of Cao Bao and Ji Ling, but Sun Ce went south ahead of schedule, which really exceeded his expectations. Nothing else mattered. The key was whether Sun Ce would kidnap a group of people when he went south, as happened in history?
Wang Yu doesn't care about other people, he only cares about the one who has almost got it. If he is so close to being kidnapped, he will really cry to death.