Yishan Mountain is known as East Taishan Mountain or Little Taishan Mountain. This is why Zang Ba and others who raised troops in Langya Kingdom were called Taishan Bandits.
Although this is a mountainous area, it is not blocked. Many rivers such as Shu River, Juyang River, Zi River, Wen River, and Weishui originate from here. There is also the Yishui River that connects the counties in northern Xuzhou. As long as there is a pass,
It's not that there is a large group of people. In fact, this is a place with quite convenient transportation.
The shortcut chosen by Wang Yu was to go upstream from Qi State along the Juyang River, then pass through the path between the mountains, reach the Yishui River Basin, and finally go south along the Yishui River to reach the destination Tan County.
Although this path is a bit rugged, the terrain in this area is like this. Even if you take other detours, you will still have to toss through the mountains. How can it be more convenient to go in a straight line?
Another advantage is that the scenery on the road is excellent. If Wang Yu hadn't had something on his mind, this trip would have felt like a sightseeing tour.
As far as the eye can see, the rolling mountains are romantic with mountain flowers and full of spring. They are dotted with wild trees and lingering rivers and streams, making the deep valleys beautiful.
There were waterfalls and springs everywhere, and strange peaks appeared. They appeared and appeared in the forest from time to time. They looked at Wang Yu and his party with curious eyes. When Wang Yu and others raised their eyes and looked back, all kinds of small beasts quickly ran away without passing by.
The beauty of the modified nature makes people feel relaxed and fascinated.
Wang Yu looked relaxed, while Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang also felt dizzy.
Especially the latter, although he is not very old, he moved from Langya to Yuzhang in a few years, then moved from Yuzhang to Jingzhou, and finally made a big circle and returned to his hometown. For a time, the young man also had a good understanding of worldly affairs.
The sigh of impermanence and the feeling of timidity in being close to home made him ignore what was going on around him. He had no time to ask Wang Yu for advice or find trouble.
Wang Yu didn't have time to pay attention to them at this moment, but looked at the majestic young man beside him with curiosity. He was riding his horse on the other side with his jaw open, and was introducing to Wang Yu: "Wen Xiang is a well-known person in Ju County."
The famous ranger, although he is young, has a good reputation. At the end of the year, he stationed troops in Ju County, and in the name of the lord, he set up a recruitment hall to recruit talents..."
If you want to unify and govern the world, it is not enough to rely on famous generals in history. Isn't there a saying in later generations: History is built by countless unknown people.
What's more, Wang Yu, a fan of the pseudo-Three Kingdoms, only read the novel for its general outline, and remembered less than the general outline. To put it bluntly, it was just for fun. He copied down hundreds of names based on his memories. It sounds like a lot, but in fact it is not.
That's what happened.
Many of them have been recruited by him, and those who have not been recruited mostly have their own owners. Due to political philosophy, value orientation and other reasons, it is impossible to poach them. The so-called Hussar Directory is becoming more and more famous.
Large. But its effectiveness is decreasing day by day.
In fact, some of the names in the directory cannot be found at all. For example, Wang Yu wrote Jiang Wei after Zhao Yun. Zhuge Liang's successor had not even been born yet. Wang Yu wrote it down casually. As a result, Qingzhou was very busy.
Secret agents, because this name ranks second on the list and is rated higher than Taishi Ci, it must be the focus of the search!
It turned out that the real master did not exist at all, and the search place was still an extremely remote place like Tianshui. The secret agent assigned to this task was miserable and even considered hanging himself.
With a business as big as Qingzhou, Wang Yu certainly couldn't rely on a single method to search for talents. Taishan Academy and the Talent Recruitment Hall mentioned by Zhang Jiakou were his remedies, or should be said to be formal ways to recruit talents.
In fact, as early as the beginning of the implementation of the New Deal in Qingzhou, a talent recruitment system that was somewhat similar to the imperial examination in later generations had already been launched. It was through this method that Mi Zhen entered the shogunate. However, due to the existence of Taishan Academy, many scholars came here because of its reputation.
Being willing to study in an academy first and then go out to work, to a great extent, dilutes the role of the recruitment order.
The Taixue institution in the Han Dynasty was similar to the Imperial College or the Central University in later generations. Those who studied in it were considered to be disciples of the emperor in a sense.
Taishan Academy was founded by Wang Yu himself, who was in charge of the overall situation of the academy. It was also important figures like his father-in-law Cai Yong and his wife Cai Yan. Anyone with some knowledge would think of going in the same direction.
Therefore, the effect of the Recruitment Order has not been obvious. Instead, the list of Hussars has become a hot topic, and Taishan Academy is prosperous. This is a result that the initiators such as Wang Yu and Tian Feng did not expect.
Despite this, the Recruitment Order has always existed. After the territory of Qingzhou expanded, the review agency for the Recruitment Order was no longer limited to Gaotang, the capital. Instead, recruitment offices were set up in every county seat to be responsible for
Initial review and evaluation of recruited talents.
Zhang Zha is a military commander, so of course he will not get involved in administrative matters, but occasionally when military men come to apply, the officials of the recruiting hall still have to rely on his vision.
"Wen Xiang was too young, only fourteen years old. Although the officials of the Talent Recruitment Hall did not treat him lightly, they took this as an excuse and smiled and persuaded him to go home and wait a few more years, or to enroll in an academy and learn some military arts first.
Tao Lue. But he refused, claiming that he was proficient in martial arts and had a basic understanding of the art of war. Even if he could not be a general, he could still be a general. Everyone saw that what he said was interesting, so they took the exam..."
"Everyone deliberately tried to make him give up. They brought the two heaviest stone locks and said that he could carry any one of them and walk around the school yard to pass the test. As a result, he used two stone locks, one in each hand, to train his physical strength.
Ten kilograms of stone locks were lifted at the same time, swinging like a hammer and making a full circle on the school field!"
There was a bit of sadness in Zhang Jia's words, saying: "Heroes come from young, but they don't have such physical strength at the end of their lives."
"General Zhang is being too modest. Sheng was just trying to show off his strength because of a surge of blood. You put it this way, Sheng is really, really..." The young man was already a little reserved in front of Wang Yu, and then Zhang
Jaw was so praised, and his jade face turned red with embarrassment. He didn't know where to put his hands and feet. If he hadn't been riding a horse, he might have stumbled while walking.
Wang Yu waved his hand, indicating that the other party should not be nervous, and asked with interest, as if listening to a story: "What happened next?"
Although it was the first time they met, he was no stranger to the young man in front of him. Xu Sheng and Xu Wenxiang were the generals of Soochow, especially in the late Three Kingdoms, and he was a very outstanding general.
It's just that Wang Yu didn't know much about him. He thought that the other party was in a similar situation to Jiang Wei, so he didn't let anyone look for him at all. Who knew that the other party suddenly appeared like this and had an intersection with Zhang Jixian.
"Everyone was shocked and notified the general. The general was overjoyed to see Lie Xin and exchanged a few moves with him..." Zhang Jia commented approvingly: "Immediately, my steps were very solid, and with time
Sun, must be another tiger general under the lord's command."
"Sheng only took twenty moves under General Zhang, but General Zhang had the intention to give in... Only those who have experienced it will know how ridiculous his previous arrogance was." Xu Sheng half explained, half said with emotion.
His appearance brought back memories of Wang Yu's youth. Young people don't know what it's like to be sad, especially those with some abilities. They all have higher aspirations than the sky. It's not until they encounter an insurmountable mountain that they suddenly realize There is a truth that there are people outside the world.
Some people will sink and give up on themselves, while others will learn their shame and become more courageous and have more motivation.
Xu Sheng shouldn't have to worry about himself. After all, he is a famous figure in history. His perseverance and determination to not be afraid of difficulties are definitely not bad. All he needs is time.
After thinking about it, Wang Yu made a decision: "Jun Yi, let Wen Xiang stay with you, starting as a personal guard. If he has merit in the future, I will serve as your deputy general."
"Thank you, Lord!" Xu Sheng opened his jaw and everyone was overjoyed.
The former cherished Xu Sheng's talent and wanted to recruit a disciple, but he did not get Wang Yu's approval. After all, he did not dare to go beyond the rules; the latter had seen the martial arts of Zhang Jiao and had long admired him. He originally expected to start in the army, but he did not want to It is naturally the most appropriate time to waste time going to the academy to study and receive instruction from Zhang Zha.
While he was talking, Zhao Yun, who had been silent all this time, suddenly rode closer and called softly: "My lord..."
Wang Yu turned to Zhao Yun, and saw that the other party's expression was quite solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "This is already the fifth batch. I'm afraid the thieves can no longer contain themselves!"
Zhao Yun spoke vaguely, but everyone present understood his meaning immediately.
From the moment Wang Yu went south and entered the mountainous area, he was being spied on all the time. Sometimes it was sporadic sentries, and sometimes he was approached by large groups of people!
These abnormalities all fell into Zhao Yun's eyes.
If we study it thoroughly, Zhao Yun's super-power-like intuition is actually not that miraculous. It is just the enhancement effect brought by his keen observation. Zhao Yun's shyness is completely different from Pang Tong's. He talks less because he is observing at all times. The environment, people, and other things.
If Zhuge Liang's brain is like a central computer, Zhao Yun's observation ability is like an intelligent high-definition camera. As long as it is within his field of vision, no matter how subtle an abnormality is, it cannot escape his eyes.
Like an eagle, Zhao Yun was the best scout and vanguard general in this era. If placed in later generations, Wang Yu could easily make him the world's number one sniper.
Therefore, even though they were in a mountainous area and the bandits' movements were very secretive, Wang Yu was well aware of all their reconnaissance and testing, relying on Zhao Yun's sharp eyes.
"It's very strange." Wang Yu touched his chin, a little confused.
For the Taishan thieves, if they can ambush themselves, they will definitely make a lot of money. Not to mention the credit, it is not difficult to take advantage of the opportunity to become a real prince. But the problem is that the best way to ambush is to surprise and unprepared. Rather than alerting the enemy.
Even without Zhao Yun, ordinary scouts could detect most of these successive reconnaissances and tests. Why did Zang Ba and the others put all their efforts into such a battle?
"Perhaps they want to force our army to retreat and take a detour to gain fame?" With Wang Yu's approval, Xu Sheng became more active and was the first to express his speculation.
"No." Zhuge Liang shook his head, "Zang Ba is originally from Taishan. He has been following Junhou since he returned to Qingzhou. He should know Junhou very well and would not be so naive. Maybe he just wants to disturb our army.
, to achieve the effect of all the grass and trees being soldiers, should we launch it in one fell swoop at the end? After all, we are still in Dongguan, and General Zhang’s infantry can come to support at any time."
Zhang Jia's strategy against Langya is mainly to contain. The Yimeng Mountain area is too big. Eight thousand soldiers sounds like a lot. If they are really spread out, 80,000 soldiers may not be enough. Of course, a veteran like him will not commit this crime.
He dispersed his troops at will and was defeated one by one. His eight thousand army was divided into four groups and stationed on several important roads to support each other and form a blockade.
On the road Wang Yu has chosen now, there is a battalion of his troops stationed in Dong'an City.
"Actually, General Mo has an idea..." There were different opinions, and Zhang Jia also put forward his own idea. He looked at Wang Yu, then at Xu Sheng, and briefly explained the plan.
"Wen Xiang is good at martial arts, and his body shape is quite similar to that of my lord. If we use him as a substitute to leave the group and sneak in secret, we are likely to attract the attention of the bandits. When the bandits move out in large numbers, our army can gather together.
Annihilated... I don’t know what the lord will do.”
This is a trick that has a high chance of success. Xu Sheng is new here and is not known to the outside world. With his martial arts, if the bandits discover his whereabouts and test them, they are likely to cause Wang Yu to the other party.
Leaving the brigade, I secretly made an impression on Chen Cang.
As long as the Qingzhou Army takes advantage of this situation and arranges it properly, it can reduce the risk to an extremely low level and successfully complete its goals.
Of course, Xu Sheng, who is tasked with luring the enemy, is definitely in danger. However, looking at Xu Sheng's eagerness to try and the solemnity with which he opens his jaw when speaking, there should be no subjective obstacles.
Wang Yu nodded noncommittally and suddenly turned to Zhao Yun: "Zilong, what do you think?"
Zhao Yun shook his head slowly, and what he said hit the nail on the head: "Sneaking in secret is not your style, and bandits may not be fooled."
"What's more..." Another voice sounded at the same time, and Pang Tong said hesitantly: "The bandits have other plans. Maybe there are experts behind the scenes to guide them and deal with them with clever tricks. Maybe they will be self-defeating."
He opened his jaw and frowned slightly, not in annoyance, but in reflection. When Wang Yu saw it was Pang Tong, he smiled gently and said, "Shi Yuan, what do you think the bandits have planned?"
"...I don't know." Pang Tong thought for a while, shook his head and said, "However, the true intentions of the bandits must be hidden under this series of harassment actions, but they are closely related to them."
Zhuge Liang's eyes lit up and he continued: "What Shi Yuan said makes sense. If we think about it more deeply, there are thirteen strategies that thieves can adopt, and the one with the highest probability is..."
The two teenagers said in unison: "Sound in the east and attack in the west!"
"What a sound." Wang Yu smiled. Zhao Yun, who knew everything, plus Crouching Dragon and Phoenix, even if the two behind them haven't grown up yet, this combination is very scary. If you want to play tricks in front of them, let alone Taishan.
A thief, or someone behind the scenes, not even myself.
It seems that someone is really going to backfire.