Chapter 508 Wisdom in the Main World

In the main world, Bingzhou Taiyuan City, Li Mu tried to release the old, young, women and children in the city to reduce the food pressure in the city.

The commander-in-chief who surrounded Taiyuan City, Zhao Long's most trusted general, Yang Su, did not allow him to drive the old, young, women and children back to the city.

Taiyuan City has run out of food and grass.

According to the unwritten rules between players, the war between the two sides will not go to the point of cannibalism. When the food and grass are cut off, either surrender or break through.

Huma went to fight, and Li Mu chose the latter according to Huma's orders.

At night, Li Mu led the defenders of Taiyuan City to break through the encirclement, broke through Yang Su's encirclement, passed through Yanmen, and fled to Monan.

The next day, Yang Su, the general left by Zhao Long, occupied Taiyuan City, slaughtered the remnants of Huma in Taiyuan County, and replaced them all with his cronies.

At this point, the Bingzhou Shepherd Huma forces exist in name only.

Huma has participated in the competition for the Hebei region many times, and has two famous generals of the Warring States Period, but he still lacks strategy, and he was eliminated by Zhao Long with a short chess move.

The commander in charge of pacifying Bingzhou was Yang Su, the first commander-in-chief of the Sui Dynasty.

The fierce general Shi Wansui was driven by Yang Su and served as Yang Su's bodyguard.

"Zhang Yan, the commander of the Montenegrin Army, and many generals of the Montenegro Army ask to see you!"

"Please come and see me."

Yang Su entered the lord's mansion in Taiyuan City, and Huma owned a lot of wealth accumulated by him.

Soon, Zhang Yan of the Montenegrin Army, who was sturdy, and the soldiers of the Montenegrin Army came to visit Yang Su.

Zhang Yan is also a fierce general, who has been in Taihang Mountains for many years, but he has never been wiped out.

However, under the continuous blows of Zhao Long, Shi Wansui and Han Chuhu, Zhang Yan was once captured by Shi Wansui, and has already pledged allegiance to Zhao Long.

Zhao Long ordered him to take charge of the Montenegrin Army and jointly attack the counties and counties of Bingzhou.

Behind Zhang Yan was a group of generals of the Montenegrin Army, with a force between 60 and 90. They have various fancy nicknames, such as Zhang Baiqi, Zhang Feiyan, Zhang Leigong, Li Damu...

In front of Yang Su and Shi Wansui, the generals of the Montenegrin Army did not even dare to breathe.

Shi Wansui is a five-tiger general.

Zhang Yan was captured alive, and the Montenegrin army was terrified.

Zhang Yan asked, "Where is the lord?"

"The lord is currently fighting in other places. According to the agreement between the lord and General Zhang, after the occupation of Bingzhou, General Zhang will be appointed as the prefect of Shangdang County.

After Zhao Long left, Yang Su temporarily assumed the role of Zhao Long to appease the Montenegrin Army.

Among the peasant army at the end of the Han Dynasty, the Montenegrin Army consisted of 100,000 people and was quite capable of fighting.

Zhang Yan couldn't help being overjoyed when she saw that Yang Su, the commander-in-chief left by Zhao Long, had granted him the post of prefect of Shangdang County as promised.

The rest of the generals of the Montenegrin Army were also appointed, and their loyalty rose for a while.

"However, if you want to secure your positions as the prefect of the county, county magistrate, general, and captain, you need to do one more thing."

Yang Su's voice changed, making the generals of the Montenegro army, including Zhang Yan, silent.

Zhang Yan took the initiative to ask, "What's the matter?"

Yang Su said: "Ye City has been besieged for a long time, but within a month or two, the food and grass will run out, and it will fall like Taiyuan City. Therefore, Ye City must be saved."

Zhang Yan and the generals of the Montenegrin Army looked at each other in dismay. They also knew that Yecheng had been besieged by Yanzhou Mu Chu Zimou and Xuzhou Mu Xia Liang for a long time, and it was about to be broken.

If Zhao Long's forces perish, then their previous achievements will be forfeited, and the official positions they have obtained will also be in vain.

"Now we have troops and horses from Youzhou, Bingzhou, and Jizhou, which are enough to solve the siege of Yecheng. Today, we have sent 100,000 troops from Youzhou, 100,000 soldiers from Bingzhou, 100,000 troops from Heishan, and 100,000 troops from Jizhou. A total of 400,000 troops are heading south. Together with Liu Bei's army to save Yecheng. Our army has a large number of generals, and the momentum is like a rainbow. Let's strategize and save Yecheng. You can be sure of everything. You must not guarantee your loyalty."

Yang Su was aloof and resolute, as if he could easily break the siege of Ye City, making the people of the Montenegro Army believe in him.

Zhang Yan asked, "I don't know when to send troops?"

"The 400,000-strong army was assembled in Taiyuan, and only when the lord returned, he immediately headed south, passed Fukouxing, and quickly defeated the enemy army that attacked Yecheng. As long as Yecheng was defended and Hebei was consolidated, even if Chu Zimou had thousands of troops, it would be difficult to capture it. Our three-state land."

"Zhang Yan takes orders."

The generals of the Montenegrin Army went down to rectify their troops.

Youzhou, Bingzhou, and even Jizhou's forces quickly gathered around Taiyuan City.

As the emperor-level commander, Yang Su has an amazing ability to dispatch troops, horses, and provisions. He also subdued a group of generals from Bingzhou and prepared to relieve the siege of Yecheng.

If he successfully lifted the siege of Yecheng by the army from the south of the Yellow River, then Chutian would have to face the great forces of Youzhou, Jizhou, and Bingzhou, almost equivalent to Yuan Shao in the Battle of Guandu.

Xia Xia Liang, who was in charge of besieging Ye City, was under enormous pressure, and she was also frantically dispatching legions to Ye City.

The situation between the two sides is similar to an arms race. It is a competition to see who has more troops, more food and grass, and a better foundation.

"Pingyuan County and Qinghe Kingdom surrendered to their ally Wang Meng."

"Wang Meng's speed is so fast, it seems that Liu Bei intends to annex Tian Qi. There are nine counties in Jizhou, and now Liu Bei owns four, and the rest are owned by Zhao Long. Among the princes in Hebei, only Zhao Long and He are left. Liu Bei is here."

Xia Xia Liang did not expect that Tian Qi would be killed in the Jingkang Rebellion, and Pingyuan County and Qinghe Kingdom (gifted by Zhao Long in order to win over Tian Qi) belonged to Tian Qi and became unclaimed land.

After realizing that Tian Qi was killed, Xia Xia Liang immediately sent people to the plain to win over the local defenders, but Liu Bei had long wanted to annex Tian Qi, and the lobbyist Su Qin in the plain (which Liu Bei gained from entering Youzhou) persuaded Tian Dan, surrender to Liu Bei.

As a representative of the Zongheng family, Su Qin has little lobbying effect on players, because players are not easily affected by Su Qin's ability, but NPCs are extremely easy to be persuaded by the Zongheng family.

Xia Xia Liang was even more afraid of Liu Bei's forces.

Liu Bei's perseverance is probably more terrifying than that of all the local princes and players, and he sent the characters of the Zongheng family to win over the talents of Jizhou.

Every special talent has its own special role, and Su Qin, the representative of the Zongheng family, is no exception.

"Liu Bei doesn't know how many talents he has secretly attracted. He is really a terrifying figure. No, just based on Liu Bei's ability, he should not be able to do this. It should be the player behind Liu Bei, Chen Xi, who mainly planned it, Wang Meng and Su Qin. the executor."

Xia Xia Liang deduced that Liu Bei's internal division of labor was based on recent events.

If only Liu Bei is an NPC prince, then there is nothing to be afraid of, but there is a player military advisor behind Liu Bei, so its potential is much stronger than that of ordinary local princes. Liu Bei was able to endure humiliation and bear the burden constantly, and with a county, he began to turn around, just like his performance in Xinye.

During Liu Bei's tenure as Youzhou Shepherd, he gathered a group of Youzhou talents, including heroes from other dynasties recruited by various Youzhou lords in the early stage, among them Su Qin, the Zongheng family.

For this point, Chutian forces have also noticed.

However, the biggest enemy that Chutian forces are facing at present is Zhao Long, and Zhao Long's threat has overshadowed Liu Bei, who is hiding in the dark.

"Maybe Liu Bei is the biggest beneficiary of the Hebei princes. Could it be... Mulan, map."

Summer Liang suddenly thought of a possibility.

Hua Mulan took the map and spread it out on the table. The map of the thirteen states marked the various forces and military strength, which were intertwined.

The Chutian forces have carried out investigations on various forces and have ambitions to annex the thirteen states.

"I think I understand Liu Bei's strategic intentions. Only foreigners have such crazy ideas."

Xia Xia Liang carefully scans the princes that still exist throughout the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Tian Qi was killed in battle, the Huma forces existed in name only, and there were fewer and fewer princes in the entire Eastern Han region.

Hua Mulan was puzzled: "Sister Xia, what exactly does Liu Bei want to do?"

"He is waiting for an opportunity. Whether Zhao Long wins or loses, he is a winner. Chen Xi is indeed a qualified military advisor, not only helping Liu Bei to gain a firm foothold in Hebei's fierce competition for hegemony, but also the potential of his power is increasing. huge."

Xia Xia Liang has completely seen through Chen Xi and Liu Bei's plan.

Hua Mulan was still confused: "Whether we win or lose, we are all winners? Is there such a thing in the world?"

"If Zhao Long wins, Liu Bei can go south to capture Qingzhou. If Zhao Long loses, he will flee to the south. With his current team, it is easier than ever to make a comeback."

Xia Liang can't help but think of Liu Bei in the Xinye period.

In the battle of Cao Cao's crusade against Jingzhou, Liu Bei failed and annexed some of Jingzhou's troops, but in the battle of Chibi, Sun Quan won, and Liu Bei occupied part of Jingzhou's territory, still the winner.

Liu Bei's ability to take advantage of the situation is extremely strong.

This time, Chen Xi estimates that he wants to make full use of Liu Bei's ability to make a gorgeous comeback.

"South? Where will he flee to the South?"

Hua Mulan looked at the map. In the south, there were only four prefectures, Yangzhou, Jingzhou, Yizhou, and Jiaozhou, all of which were already entrenched by princes. It would be extremely difficult for Liu Bei to get involved.

"Ten ** is..."

While Xia Xia Liang was discussing with Hua Mulan, Li Xiuning came in and reported to Xia Xia Liang: "Sir, the soldiers you recruited have arrived in Yecheng. In addition, there are 100,000 recruits recruited by various states and counties."

"Um."

"Please see Xu Ziyuan, the advisor, claiming that Ye City can be taken down within ten days."

"Xu You? Let him come in and see me."

Soon, the anxious Xu You arrived, looking nervous.

"Xu Ziyuan, what's the matter?"

Xia Xia Liang knew that Xu You was also a somewhat capable strategist, and he was familiar with Hebei, so this time he had to rely on Xu You for the strategy of Hebei.

Xu You said anxiously: "I heard that Taiyuan City has been captured by the Jizhou army, Zhao Long's army is about to go south, and our army is in danger!"

"I have heard about the fall of Taiyuan City. Does Xu Ziyuan have a plan?"

The cool summer doesn't seem to be in a hurry.

Xu You said: "I know a lot of people from aristocratic families in the city. Now the city of Ye is flooded, food and grass are about to run out, people are panicking, as long as I repair a few books, people will be shot into the city, and within ten days, there will be fear. , open the door and offer the city."

"Within ten days... as expected of Xu Ziyuan, but we can't capture Yecheng so quickly."

"This, why is this?"

Xu You had a certain degree of confidence in his influence. He originally wanted to use his contacts in Ye City to open the gate of Ye City and welcome the army into the city, but in Xia Xia Liang's view, it seemed that he only needed to surround Ye City.

"The details will be explained to Ziyuan later. If there is nothing else, Ziyuan can go down."

Xia Xia Liang was not at ease with Xu You and did not elaborate.

Xu You's proposal was rejected, and he couldn't help being indignant.

In Xu You's opinion, Chu Tian asked a female streamer to besiege Yecheng, which was already absurd. Xia Xianliang couldn't listen to his proposal, which made Xu You even more dissatisfied.

Cao Cao personally wore armor and held a lance, and led a team of tigers and leopards to patrol the periphery of Yecheng.

During the Battle of Jingkang, Wang Meng, Guan Yu, Hu Luguang and others tried to save the city of Ye, but they were repelled by Cao Cao and Wei Qing.

Now Wei Qing is nowhere to be seen, and can only rely on Cao Cao, Zhou Yafu, and Chen Qingzhi to preside over the overall situation, worthy of blocking the combination of Wang Meng, Guan Yu, Hu Luguang and others.

Cao Cao saw that Xu You was unhappy, so he came to ask.

"How could the lord hand over the general and political power to her just because he favored a woman? Since ancient times, how could it be a joke?"

Xu You told Cao Cao his plan to take Yecheng, and Cao Cao laughed.

"Why is Ah Mo laughing?"

"I laugh at you, Ziyuan, the Lord will not be in a hurry."

"Ah!"

"It's not that she doesn't want to take Ye City, but the timing of breaking the city should be just right. If Ziyuan had a way to take Ye City as soon as possible a few months ago, of course he would take it. But now is not the time."

"How could the siege party be reluctant to capture the city as soon as possible..."

As a strategist, Xu You gradually relieved after doubts and Cao Cao's guidance: "Well, you idiot, since you know what the Lord is thinking, why don't you discuss it with me and let me think hard for a while."

"Hey, you didn't ask me, how can I answer you."

After Cao Cao put down the burden of the monarch, he and Xu You became brothers again. Anyway, both of them are working part-timers, so there is no need to calculate each other.

Gao Jong, Shen Pei, Han Zhanhu and others were in Ye City and realized that Ye City would soon fall.

"Food and grass can only last for a month. If there is no reinforcements within a month, you can only try to get out of the city, how many can escape, how many."

According to the instructions left by Zhao Long, Gao Jong told everyone the fact that Ye City was about to fall.

No matter how strong a city is, no matter how capable the defender is, it cannot defend without food.

Liangzhou, Hanyang County, advisor Jia Xu called Wang Jian, Xu Huang, Meng Wu, Li Jue, Guo Si and other generals in the name of Lao Qin.

Jia Xu ordered: "The next day, General Wang Jian, General Xu Huang, and General Meng Wu will divide their troops into three routes to attack Longxi. The two generals, Li Jue and Guo Si, will advance later."

Li Jue asked: "Longxi has many fortresses and castles, what the people want. We attacked Longxi twice before, but both ended in failure. Why did we attack Longxi again and again this time?"

Jia Xu said: "Just follow the orders, our army will win this time."

"Well..."

Li Jue and Guo Si were also very convinced of Jia Xu.

Because Jiujiu Lao Qin attached great importance to Jia Xu, Jia Xu is now the number two person in the Guanzhong Army.

At the same time, Jia Xu was also a native of Wuwei County in Liangzhou, so he was also well-known among the Xiliang Army and could convince the public.

Soon everyone left and assembled troops to attack Longxi.

Jia Xu left the commander Wang Jian alone.

"Master, my doubts are just like Li Jue and Guo Si. Why did the previous two attacks on Longxi fail, but this time the lord is away, but the strategist organized the third attack on Longxi? Could it be that this is the master who left behind before he left. The command?"

"Exactly."

"What's the odds?"

"Xu Fengnian, the most prestigious lord in Longxi, is not here. As long as he is lured for profit, the interior of Longxi will collapse without a fight."

"The strategist is brilliant."

When Wang Jian faced Jia Xu, he was also afraid of Jia Xu. Jia Xu was trying to alienate him. It is estimated that this time Liangzhou resisted the most tenacious Longxi County will collapse.

In the face of interests, even brothers and sisters will turn against each other.