Chapter 1092 The Man Behind the Scenes

After the news of Xianbei's southern invasion spread, for a while, the two states were filled with violent rumors. After Lu Bu's military order was issued, people in the three counties north of Bingzhou were even more panic-stricken. Under the surface, undercurrents were surging violently, but now no one had the time to observe these, so they simply Just no one noticed.

In Guangyang and Jixian, Youzhou, Gongsun Zan was already very busy in the palace of the Duke of Yan. He was already very busy with the migration of wealthy households from the four counties of Youzhou. He did not expect that at this critical moment, the Xianbei people They actually jointly sent out troops, with millions of people in total. It was really a rainy night when the house was leaking.

Today's Yan army can be said to be at its weakest. Just after a major defeat, Gongsun Zan was already exhausted. Unexpectedly, before the strength was restored, there was an invasion by foreign enemies. How could Gongsun Zan not be devastated?

In the Duke of Yan's mansion, Gongsun Zan was gathering everyone to discuss matters. In addition to the three sworn brothers, there were also people such as Guan Jing, the chief historian, Gongsun Ji, the captain Zou Dan, and Gongsun Zan's son Gongsun Yue.

There was a moment of silence in the conference hall. Even the three sworn brothers, who were usually the most active jumping up and down, noticed that something was not going well and huddled in the corner silently.

Just when everyone was silent, Gongsun Zan's personal soldier Gongsun Hao knocked on the door and came in from outside. He also held a pigeon letter in his hand and handed it to Gongsun Zan. Then he whispered a few words beside him, Then he left the meeting hall and closed the door again.

After reading the pigeon letter from beginning to end, he seemed to be slightly relieved, then he raised his head slightly, looked at the crowd and said: "Tang Gong sent the pigeon letter, saying that he has ordered his Guards and General Zhao Yun's troops to be transferred from the Central Plains. Baima Yicong transferred to Yanbei County. At the same time, he also ordered 50,000 infantry soldiers from Qingzhou to go to Youzhou to support him. In addition, Leting has now begun to recruit soldiers and horses. Tang Gong means to increase the number of soldiers and horses in Leting. With 10,000 soldiers and 5,000 cavalry, the army we can mobilize will be much easier."

When everyone heard this, they all breathed a sigh of relief. Guan Jing quickly asked: "My lord, where does Duke Tang want to use Leting's troops and horses? Yanbei County or Lulong County?"

Gongsunzan shook his head and said: "None of them. Tang Gong estimated that the Wuhuan people in Liaodong would definitely fish in troubled waters, so Leting's soldiers and horses were not moved for the time being. Their role was to ensure the safety of western Liaoning. As for the Tang army's Yanbei and our troops Lulong must rely on our own troops."

"Yes, this is a mature move, but I, Lulong, have too few troops and horses. It is estimated that it will be difficult to defend Lulong. So Jing asked the lord to order General Wang to increase his troops. The cavalry will be difficult to train for the time being, but the infantry will not. Generally speaking, with the size of Chifeng's city, if you want to hold it for a year and a half, you need to increase the number of infantry to at least 20,000 to avoid having to recruit troops in a hurry," Guan Jing suggested. road;

Gongsun Zan thought about it, and it was indeed true. If Chifeng wanted to defend it, it would be difficult to rely only on the original 10,000 infantry. Therefore, it was a good time to recruit 10,000 infantry first, so as not to be used in a hurry. It's just that there are less than 100,000 people in Chifeng, but it will be difficult to raise 20,000 infantry and 5,000 cavalry.

Guan Jing knew what Gongsun Zan was thinking, and continued: "With the current population of 80,000 in Chifeng City, General Wang can order General Wang to send nearly 30,000 old, weak, women and Confucians back to western Liaoning, and then recruit five from the remaining population in Chifeng City. Thousand infantry, and then 5,000 infantry will be transferred from western Liaoning. In this way, there will be a total of 20,000 infantry and 5,000 cavalry in Chifeng City, plus nearly 30,000 young and strong civilians, and there are enough tens of thousands of troops in the city. It is not impossible to maintain Chifeng City for a year and a half if we need food and grass every year.”

"It's just a matter of relocating people from the four counties. What should we do?"

"It doesn't matter. Since it's no longer suitable to relocate people in Lulong, they can be resettled in Youbeiping and Liaoxi."

"Okay, let's follow what Shiqi said. The other counties also need to increase their troops to guard against the Xianbei attack. However, we still need to defend against the Wei army in Hebei.

Zhuojun soldiers and horses should not move lightly. "Gongsun Zan immediately made the decision and ordered;

Gongsun Ji, who was next to him, said: "My lord, I have no words to say!"

Gongsun Zan was stunned and signaled Gongsun Ji to continue.

"Tang Gong said in the letter that the Tang army came north under the pretext of supporting Youzhou and fighting the Xianbei invasion from the south. Yuan Shao would definitely throw a rat weapon. According to the rules, the Zhuojun army could also be arranged in this way, and the cities of Zhuojun Most of the troops and horses were mobilized, leaving only a few hundred to guard the city. The rest of the troops went north in a big way in the name of fighting against Xianbei, but secretly they left one army to strengthen the defense of Zhuoxian, and the rest were sent to Liaoxi."

"The cities in Zhuo County will use these hundreds of old soldiers to recruit more troops and increase the number of troops to 3,000. If the Wei army really attacks, I believe that even if we leave thousands of old soldiers, we will not be able to defend the county. But if He really uses a weapon to stop rats, and the nearly 10,000 elites he mobilized can be of great use. "

Gongsun Zan heard that it was true. His army had already gone north to resist the Xianbei. If Yuan Shao really sent troops to attack, he would be powerless. At least Zhuo County would be in danger. Instead of doing that, he might as well take a gamble and withdraw the elite troops, leaving all the newly recruited soldiers in the city. In addition, a large number of wealthy families had already moved away. Even if he lost most of the cities in Zhuo County, as long as the county seat Zhuo County was still in his hands, his loss would not be great. If Yuan Shao did not attack, he would have more than 10,000 elite troops. These elite troops were the real elites brought from Youbeiping and Liaoxi. In order to defend against Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan directly sent 20,000 elite infantry to Tian Kai. This was the subordinate with the most elite troops besides his three brothers.

"Yes, this is a good plan." Gongsun Zan laughed loudly; "Okay, everyone start to prepare separately. The troops in Jicheng will set out for Liaoxi in five days."

"I obey your orders!"

"I obey your orders!"

Everyone bowed and agreed.

In Hebei, Jizhou, Bohai State, Nanpi City, Yuan Shao was also summoning his advisers to discuss matters. In the meeting hall, Yuan Shao sat on the main seat, looking at his advisers, and said with a smile: "Mr. Yuan Tu is a great talent. He drove away the wolves and swallowed the tigers. He made Lu Bu and Gongsun Zan very anxious. After they fought to the death with the Xianbei people, we can just sit back and reap the benefits."

"Thank you for your praise, it's all thanks to your reputation, otherwise those Xianbei people would not be so willing to join forces." Guo Tu stood up proudly. Although he attributed the credit to Yuan Shao, the expression on his face showed his inner pride at this time.