Chapter 762 Cao Cao Dispatches Troops to Qingzhou
In early April, Xiahou Yuan, the Jibei Xiang under Cao Cao, led 10,000 troops into Qingzhou to suppress the Yellow Turbans, with Jia Da as the vanguard and Man Pang as the military advisor, on the pretext that the remnants of the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou had invaded the border. Xiahou Yuan personally led 20,000 troops to follow closely.
Cao Cao's initiative to send troops to Qingzhou surprised the players. You know, in history, Cao Cao did not get involved in Qingzhou until the fifth year after the Battle of Guandu. Now Cao Cao is eager to send troops to Qingzhou, which shows that the game has long deviated from its original track due to the intervention of players.
In less than a month, Cao Cao's army successively captured the cities of Jinan State and Pingyuan County south of the river, and the army approached Le'an State and Linzi City of Qi State, where the Qingzhou Mu government was located. Qingzhou Mu Jiao He urgently summoned Pingyuan Xiang Kong Rong and Donglai Prefect Cai Yuan to send troops to rescue.
Kong Rong hurriedly sent the deputy lieutenant Wang Zifa to lead 10,000 troops to Linzi, and the Donglai Prefect personally led an army of 20,000 to rescue. However, although Kong Rong sent 10,000 reinforcements, he also kept a watchful eye and ordered the 20,000 county soldiers of the national commander Zong Bao to closely defend Ju County, and at the same time secretly ordered the officials of Dong'anping to keep an eye on the movements of Cao Cao's army at any time.
Not only that, he also sent people to warn Pang Shanmin and Meng Gang in Shuanghe City, reminding them to pay attention to the movements of Cao Cao's army. In fact, there was no need for Kong Rong's warning. As early as when Xiahou Yuan sent troops, Pang Tong and Xu Shu had already noticed the war in Qingzhou.
At the suggestion of the two, Huangfu Chaobo had already ordered the Sizhou Army to transfer one school of soldiers from Hanoi to the Shuanghe City War Barracks and Guard Barracks, and put them under the command of Meng Gang.
After receiving Kong Rong's reminder, Pang Shanmin immediately went to Ju County to meet Kong Rong. He had already received instructions from Luoyang. Once Kong Rong came to rescue, he must go to Ju County to find Kong Rong, which was the next step of Huangfu Chaobo's layout in Qingzhou.
One day later, in Ju County, in the Beihai Xiangfu, Pang Shanmin and Kong Rong were talking. As early as the beginning of his tenure, Pang Shanmin and Zhang Zan came to visit Kong Rong. Kong Rong was not unfamiliar with Pang Shanmin, so after hearing the news that Pang Shanmin came to visit, he quickly asked someone to invite him into the mansion.
After the two chatted casually for a few words, Kong Rong said: "Shanmin, are you here to bring news about General An Dong?"
Pang Shanmin looked at the guards next to him, and Kong Rong understood and ordered everyone to withdraw, leaving only his own guards and generals, and then said: "Now there are no outsiders, Shanmin can tell the truth."
Pang Shanmin pondered for a moment and said: "My general ordered me to come here for reinforcements. This time Cao Cao sent troops to Qingzhou, although the general wanted to kill the enemy, he was powerless to save the situation."
"The Prime Minister should know that our Sizhou has been fighting continuously in recent years, and the loss of soldiers is so great that we are unable to send a large army to support..." Pang Shanmin deliberately paused.
Kong Rong was shocked after hearing this. He stood up and said, "What should we do now?"
The faces of the generals beside him also changed drastically. As Kong Rong's general, he knew the gap between the Sizhou Army and the Beihai Army. Beihai was helpless against hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turbans at the beginning, but now it is facing Cao Cao's army that can defeat millions of Yellow Turbans. If the Sizhou Army cannot come to support, Qingzhou will most likely fall into Cao Cao's hands.
You know, Cao Cao is not a good bird in the eyes of scholars like Kong Rong, who call him "the son of a eunuch". If Cao Cao controls Qingzhou, Kong Rong and his people will not have a good harvest.
Seeing Kong Rong's violent reaction, Pang Anmin said calmly: "My general is not completely unresponsive to Cao Cao's attack. When Cao Cao attacked Qingzhou a few days ago, our Sizhou navy transported 10,000 troops from Sizhou, but it is unrealistic for these 10,000 troops to drive Cao Cao out of Qingzhou."
"You should know that Cao Cao's army alone has 40,000 to 50,000 troops entering Qingzhou. In addition, they have incorporated a lot of Qingzhou county soldiers in recent days, so now there are nearly 50,000 troops attacking Linzi City alone."
After listening to Pang Anmin's words, Kong Rong's face looked a little better, and he said: "According to General An Dong's opinion, what should we do? Shanmin just tell me."
"My general thinks that if General Meng's army can rescue the governor together with the prime minister's army, it will be better.
If not, he can only lead the troops to defend Dong'anping and Cao Cao's army is resisting in the area north of Zibo River. If the governor fails to retreat to the south of Zibo River, my general wants to recommend the prime minister to the court as the governor of Qingzhou, and command the cities of Qingzhou south of Zibo River to resist Cao's army. "
Kong Rong was stunned and shook his hands repeatedly, saying, "How can this be. General Andong can only fight against Cao Cao's army. What virtue and ability does Wen Ju have to resist Cao Cao's army?"
"Prime Minister, don't panic. My general has said that if the prime minister can serve as the governor of Qingzhou, he can order General Meng to select soldiers from the Qingzhou County soldiers and train tens of thousands of elite soldiers. At that time, Sizhou will definitely provide assistance to the army, and the army will be able to resist Cao Cao's army by relying on Zibo River. "
At this point, Kong Rong did not understand Pang Shanmin's meaning. The Sizhou army was strong and brave. Although Sizhou could not transfer too many troops to Qingzhou, if Meng Gang selected soldiers from the Qingzhou soldiers and trained them into an elite army, it could indeed stop Cao Cao's army.
But in this case, the soldiers of Qingzhou would not be surnamed Kong but Huangfu.
Kong Rong fell silent for a moment. Pang Shanmin saw the hesitation in Kong Rong's heart and said, "Prime Minister, do you know what my general thinks of you?"
"What does General An Dong say?"
"My general once said that Wen Jugong is a great talent of the time, but Wen Jugong's talent lies in governing the people rather than the army. If it were a prosperous era, Wen Jugong would not only be a governor, but also be the Minister of the Ministry of Rites or the Minister of Agriculture, but now it is a chaotic era, and Wen Jugong is still capable." After saying this, Pang Shanmin looked at Kong Rong with an unsatisfied opinion and said no more.
The words have been said. As for how to make a decision, it depends on whether you, Kong Beihai, can see it clearly. If you are still confused, then I'm sorry, then the Sizhou Army can only think of another way. Although it is necessary to give up Shuanghe City, Cao Cao's army has no navy, and the river waterway is still controlled by the Sizhou Army, so they are not afraid of him.
Moreover, Shuanghe City is not so easy to capture. With 20,000 troops and backed by the sea, Cao Cao must at least take 50,000 to 60,000 troops to fill it before it can be captured. So no matter how Kong Rong decides, Pang Shanmin is not afraid.
After hearing what Pang Shanmin said, Kong Rong was stunned. Wen Ju's talent lies in governing the people, not the army. This sentence was like a morning bell, which woke Kong Rong up.
Indeed, since he became the prime minister of Beihai, he has built cities, established schools, promoted talents, and promoted Confucianism. Except for building cities, which can be barely regarded as military affairs, all other things he has done are civil affairs. However, in terms of military management, although the soldiers of the Beihai countries are complete, they seem to be unable to slack off in the face of the Yellow Turban bandits or the Dong Zhuo army and Cao Cao army.