Chapter 1328: No Need to Save

Regarding Xu You's words, Xin Pi once again shook his head and objected, saying: "Even so, you can't be careless." After saying that, he turned to look at Yuan Shao and said: "Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, it is best to Send a general to Changshan County to guard against any changes by the Black Mountain bandits. If Jie Shi affects the war in Yan State, it will be too late. "

When Xu You heard this, his face suddenly darkened. Xinpi denied his words repeatedly, which made him feel very angry. Just when he was about to speak, Xinpi spoke again: "Master Xu, don't worry, I'm just saying This matter is not intended to be directed at your lord. As a national captain, I need to consider the deployment of troops and horses across the country. "

When Xu You heard this, although he felt ashamed and annoyed, he had to bow his hands to Xin Pi and said: "The national captain is devoted to the country, and I don't know what I can do if I am a junior official."

Yuan Shao also spoke at this time: "Xu Aiqing has also told Gu several times about this matter. From this point of view, it is indeed as Xin Aiqing said, but the Black Mountain bandits have to be guarded against. In Aiqing's opinion, how should the troops and horses be arranged?" "Okay?" Xin Pi thought for a moment and said, "According to the strategy previously set by the king, next year's war will be divided into two directions: Zhuo County and Julu. But now it seems that Changshan County needs to be added."

Having said this, Xinpi and the others all looked up at Gao Gan. Among the senior officials under Yuan Shao, the most embarrassing person was none other than Gao Gan. Although he had the title of Changshan Prefect, But now most of the cities in Changshan County, including the county seat, are under the control of the Heishan Army. He is just an empty governor. Even his station is in Xiaquyang City in Julu County, plus Wuji in Zhongshan Kingdom. , as well as the nine gates snatched from the Black Mountain Army, Nanxing Tang and Shang Quyang. Now there are only five cities under the control of his dignified Changshan Prefect, and two of them were borrowed from the other two counties.

Seeing the eyes of everyone looking at him, the senior official couldn't help but blush and became speechless. Fortunately, Xin Pi did not pause too much on this and continued: "In my opinion, the troops and horses still need to make some small adjustments this time."

With that said, he walked to the map, pointed to the location of Youzhou and explained to everyone: "As for Youzhou, the king wants to conquer it himself, so in addition to the 30,000 Yulin Army infantry, there are also 20,000 Hebei Yulin cavalry. Then there are 20,000 Hebei Yulin cavalry. Including General Ju Yi's 20,000 soldiers who died first and the 50,000 elite soldiers assembled in advance, there are 120,000 troops. Therefore, out of the 30,000 Hebei cavalry under General Xiaoqi, 10,000 cavalry can be mobilized, including Five thousand were transferred to Changshan, and the other five thousand were assigned to General Yan Liang and sent to Julu."

"Based on this calculation, the entire Youzhou War consisted of 140,000 elite soldiers. Adding in the county soldiers and auxiliary troops drawn from Zhuojun and surrounding counties, the entire army amounted to 200,000. Everyone, as for the generals, there are four generals: General Wen Chou of Pingbei, General Han Meng of Conqueror, General Ju Yi of Zhenjun, and General Jiang Yiqu of Qiaoqi, who are fully capable of accomplishing the king's goal in one battle."

"In the southwest, facing the direction of the Tang army, Pingxi General Yan Liang, backbone general Zhu Han, and Zuojun general Jiao Chu led 50,000 elite infantry, 5,000 Hebei cavalry, plus 5,000 cavalry from General Yan Liang's headquarters , there should be no problem in dealing with Tang Jun."

Speaking of this, Xinpi turned his attention to the direction of Taihang Mountain to the west and said: "As for Changshan, Weichen suggested that the guerrilla general Zhang Nan lead a large army there, with a total of 10,000 infantry, 5,000 Hebei cavalry, plus The Shanggao Prefect has 20,000 troops and horses, which is enough to deal with the possible harassment of the Montenegrin Army. The Montenegrin Army has many infantry but lacks cavalry. The 5,000 elite Hebei cavalry are enough to deal with the tens of thousands of Montenegrin bandits. In this way, it should be foolproof. "Xinpi's words made everyone nod. Yuan Shao was also very satisfied with this. He had already decided on the arrangements for these generals. Xinpi just sent Zhang Nan, who had also led the army north together, to It was transferred to Changshan. Although it transferred 15,000 troops, it gave the army heading north no worries.

"Okay, so, according to Xin Aiqing's arrangement, among the various armies, except for the Yulin Army, the Xianden Camp and the Hebei Cavalry,

The rest of the troops will arrive in their respective areas before the end of the year. After the spring of next year, the army will start heading north. "Yuan Shao finally made the decision;

"Your Majesty is wise!" Everyone responded in unison;

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In Luoyang, inside the palace, Huangfu Chaobo was also discussing military affairs with Guo Jia and others.

"Your Majesty, if Jia's prediction is correct, it is now basically certain that the Wei State will definitely use troops against the Yan State next year, and it is estimated that the number of troops will not be too small. How should we respond?" Guo Jiadao;

"What should we do in the name of filial piety?"

"I won't even save you!"

"Save or not? Why save? Why not save?" Huangfu Chaobo frowned and asked after hearing this;

"If the Wei State sends troops to attack Yan, as Yan's allies, we must send troops to rescue him no matter what. Otherwise, we will ignore our allies and harm the reputation of the king. However, we cannot use all our strength to fight against the enemy like the previous few times. saved."

"Why is this?"

"King Lou Ci lost his troops and fought desperately to save us, but in the end he interrupted our army's established strategy time and time again. The original purpose of supporting the Yan State was just to contain Wei's troops. Now the strength of Yanbei County and the Liaodong vassal state cannot be underestimated. , plus the strength of the three counties of Youbeiping, Liaoxi and Lulong has also increased greatly, and the prefects of the three counties are different from us, so it is not as good as..."

At this point, Guo Jia made a gesture of slitting his throat with his hands.

Huangfu Chaobo saw it and immediately understood what he meant. Now Gongsun Zan was already estranged from him, but Gongsun Fan and others had a very good relationship with him. Guo Jia's intention was to sit back and watch Gongsun Zan and his son being destroyed in Jixian County. , and then took advantage of the situation and persuaded Gongsun Fan and others to come and take control of the three counties of Youbeiping. In this way, Youzhou would have five counties under its control. In that case, they could confront Yuan Shaojun. On the contrary, it is easier to operate than Gongsun Zan.

When Lu Su heard this, he frowned and said, "Is this really good?" Pang Tong agreed with Guo Jia: "Why not? Gongsun Zan obviously doesn't believe us now. No, it should be said that Gongsun Zan is finished. Now He doesn't even trust his own brothers, preferring to trust the three sworn brothers, and is indifferent to the life and death of those old brothers who conquered the world with him. His fall is only a matter of time. In this case, it might as well be Let the Youbeiping counties retain some vitality so that they can better respond to the Wei army's offensive."

"This matter must be done, but we need to plan carefully so that Gongsun Zan cannot leave Jicheng and You Beiping can retain more energy and strength." Xun You also said at the side;