Chapter 857: Filial Piety Strategy

The departure of Yuan Shao, Han Fu, and Gongsun Zan was of course a blow to the coalition. Because Yuan Shao's departure was not only Yuan Shao's departure, but also the princes who were currently standing on the same side and vassalage, who also left with him.

When Yuan Shao reorganized his army, they all found reasons and urgently withdrew their troops. Especially Cao Cao, when Dong Zhuo moved west to Chang'an, he led his army to pursue him and was defeated, and all his soldiers were killed. In the past period of time, he had seen the conduct of these people. Now Yuan Shao retreated, and he himself had no soldiers and generals, so of course he should not continue to deal with it here. So he also took the remaining people and withdrew with Yuan Shao, and he wanted to go back to continue to raise troops.

Now there is Dong thief in the Central Plains and Wang thief in the north. God does not bless Han, and everyone understands that the chaotic times have begun.

It is not possible not to start. If Dong Zhuo issues an edict in Chang'an now, asking the princes to raise a large army to fight against Wang thief in the north, they will definitely not do it. That is the business of Yuan Shao, Han Fu, and Gongsun Zan. But if they don't go, they will lose the righteousness.

On the other hand, if the thief Wang is powerful and Yuan Shao and others cannot stop him, and the thief Wang gets all the land in Hebei, then if they are not in a good position, they will be killed. After all, they know how the thief Wang treats them. Although they are still trading, they can kill them.

So they all wrote to the people left behind in their headquarters, recruiting more soldiers and braves to wait for the change of time, although they were kidnapped by Yuan Shao and it was not easy to withdraw.

Compared with Liu, Guan and Zhang, who each had their own territory, but only the three brothers had no support, they were much poorer.

"Lord Xuande came with General Gongsun. Now General Gongsun has returned to attack the thief Wang. Why doesn't Lord Xuande leave?"

On a hillside, the princes looked at the coalition forces of Yuan Shao, Han Fu and Gongsun Zan, which were marching north for dozens of miles. Halfway up the mountain, they saw Liu Bei with a confused look on his face, and asked Mi Zhu, a member of the other family who followed Xuzhou Mu Tao Qian to this place.

"Zi Zhong is doing business with Wang in Liaodong, and he also promised him a daughter of his clan, and also presented him with a meteorite sword and a Ferghana horse. You should know that I was in trouble in Liaodong in the past, and fortunately Wang Yan protected me, first making me a pavilion chief, and then promoting me as a general. Now Brother Gongsun is returning to the north to attack him, how can I help Brother Gongsun to attack his benefactor? So I will keep him to serve and attack Dong Zhuo."

Liu Bei sighed and answered like this.

There must be a reason for what he said. But what he didn't say was that Huang Zhong and Taishi Ci, these two generals are quite good at fighting. There is also General Wang who is even more capable. The three brothers have no soldiers under their command, and they can only rely on their own bravery to find trouble with Wang Yan. Huang Zhong and Taishi Ci are fine, but if they provoke General Wang who is in charge to lead his army to attack, it will be a death wish, and the three of them are not tired of living yet.

Moreover, he knew Liaodong best. He had been a general for half a year and had come into contact with accurate and detailed data on reserves, population, soldiers, weapons, products, etc., which were the valuable methods of governance he had learned. Now that Youzhou has been annexed, there must be a shortage of food and fodder, mainly because the Liaodong military and civilians consume a lot and eat a lot.

But it can definitely hold on. General Wang was able to fool a group of scholars to learn planting and breeding from old farmers, summarize experience, and continuously promote it. He produced doctors of agronomy and animal husbandry and gave them high courtesy. There are also doctors of engineering who are studying various efficient farming and harvesting methods. As long as another year passes, the land in Youzhou will be harvested, and it will be rich again. As long as they save for two or three years, they can occupy more places.

It is precisely because he knows Wang Yan's strategy well that he wants to look for opportunities in the south.

And he can say with certainty that even if Yuan Shao, Han Fu, and Gongsun Zan do not go back this time, Wang Yan will definitely not continue to go south, but will save for two or three years. Moreover, for the next plan, he did not think that Wang Yan would take Jizhou, but would go west to Bing and Liang, and even to the Western Regions. He had always heard Wang Yan say that if he wanted to occupy the Western Regions, he had to look further west, just like building a ship and going out to sea to search for the east.

He was even more certain that the three-party coalition of Yuan Shao, Han Fu, and Gongsun Zan would not be able to defeat Wang Yan, but would be beaten and flee in panic by Wang Yan.

All these things, plus the identity of General Wang as his benefactor, he would not go back to be beaten...

Mi Zhu nodded. Of course he knew these things, which was why he had a good attitude towards Liu Bei now. The main reason was that the people of the Mi family had dealt with Liu Bei in the general's mansion before and had a high evaluation. Moreover, this time the princes met to attack Dong Zhuo, Guan Yu killed Hua Xiong with warm wine, and Liu, Guan, and Zhang fought against Lu Bu. These were all outstanding events. After getting in touch with them, they were well-spoken and had strategies in mind.

So even though this is not in line with history, and even more so not in line with the original Three Kingdoms storyline, Mi Zhu still has a good impression of Liu Bei for various reasons.

He asked: "I have always heard that Lord Xuande has the ambition to support the Han Dynasty and revive the Yan Han Dynasty. I wonder what you will do in the current situation?"

Liu Bei waved his hand, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "How can a drifting person talk about ambition? I will just wait until the spring to continue to fight against Dong the thief."

Mi Zhu understood and just took it one step at a time.

After thinking for a while, he took a step forward and whispered: "My lord of Xuzhou once told me that the three brothers of Lord Xuande are true heroes, and I value them very much. Now Yuan Shao, Han Fu, and Gongsun Zan have all withdrawn their troops and fled. Now the princes in Luoyang are not united, and their strength is difficult to combine. I expect that they will withdraw their troops in the autumn. At that time, the princes will surely rise up and fight each other, and the world will be in chaos.

My lord of Xuzhou is in poor health and may not be able to stay for long. Xuzhou is rich and is a place surrounded by wars. His sons are all unable to take on important responsibilities. If Lord Xuande was here at that time, with your heroic benevolence and righteousness, and your ambition to support the Han Dynasty, the people of Xuzhou will definitely follow your lead."

"Zi Zhong, stop saying, how can I do this unfaithful, unjust and unkind thing? Tao Xuzhou has always been wise and treats the people very kindly. He is a true gentleman. A true man established himself in the world with a righteous heart, followed the right path and performed righteous actions. I will never do such an unfaithful, unjust and unkind thing. It doesn’t matter if I wander around the world, as long as I have a clear conscience.”

Liu Bei spoke righteously and refused very simply without even hesitating.

Mi Zhu saw that Liu Bei did not seem to be cheating, and said with a smile: "Xuan De Gong is high and righteous, and I am a villain. I underestimate Xu De Gong's heroism and righteousness. However, since Xuande Gong is wandering and has no support, he will treat the princes If you disperse, it means you are not interested in Xuzhou. You are staying here temporarily to wait for changes and plan for the future. What's the harm? Mr. Xuande should follow my advice. I will speak to Mr. Tao and ask Mr. Tao to invite Mr. Xuande. ”

Several people stood in the corner, and no one heard what they said except Guan and Zhang. Seeing how sincere Mi Zhu was, he winked at them.

Guan Yu stroked his long beard that was moved by the wind: "Brother, what Mr. Mi said is very good. Brother is righteous and does not want to dream about Xuzhou. We are drifting and helpless, which is not a long-term solution. Mr. Mi can persuade Tao Xuzhou to Please, if you don’t stay in Xuzhou for a while, it’s not too late to make other plans if you have a place to stay.”

"What the second brother said is absolutely true. Why don't the eldest brother follow Mr. Mi's words?" Zhang Fei nodded fiercely, his loud voice suppressed, and muttered close to him, "Now the king has taken Youzhou, and his power has been achieved. Yuan Shao and others will definitely It is not the enemy of Wang Yanyihe, the eldest brother has the Han Dynasty in mind, so he should make a decision early. If Wang Yan's troops come to the Yangtze River one day, my three brothers will still be wandering, and everything will be over. "

After taking refuge in Liaodong, Zhang Fei did a good job of maintaining sufficient respect for Wang Yan. Now when it comes to Wang Yan, even if he is a queen, even if he is thousands of miles away, he is no longer a king thief. This is progress.

Liu Bei thought for a moment and finally nodded: "In that case, I will follow Zizhong's advice and temporarily attach to Xuzhou."

Mi Zhu smiled and cupped his hands: "Please be considerate, sir. This will definitely happen."

Then everyone watched the team go away again, but the difference was that Liu Bei looked at the princes in front...

It is difficult to hide the trends in Youzhou from Jizhou, so naturally it is also difficult to hide the trends in Jizhou from Youzhou.

The weather has warmed up, the ice and snow have melted, and spring has arrived again.

The land of Youzhou has been filled with new vitality. After a winter, the fields have been divided and the farm tools, cattle, horses, grains, etc. stored in Liaodong have been transferred here. Of course, not only these, but also the military equipment. Car after car is pulling this way.

Weapons and equipment are key materials, especially Wang Yan's belief that all people are soldiers, and armor weapons are constantly reproduced and manufactured. The General Supervisor of the General's Office leads a group of craftsmen, and studies various tools and weapons with the Doctor of Engineering of Wenchang Pavilion. , constantly improving production, manufacturing methods, and weapon styles. The blacksmiths here in Youzhou also mobilized a group to make weapons.

The magistrates of each county organized the implementation, and all able-bodied men over the age of 18 and under 35 were provided with one set of personnel. And after receiving the weaponry, you can go to a blacksmith to adjust it to make the armor fit better. There is a considerable amount of blood of wealthy families, officials, and landlords in this, because they dug the iron ore...

Of course, the current military equipment is not enough to cover adult men in Youzhou. This is a long process.

Although cattle, horses, etc. are still insufficient, the tools have also been improved, and it is not impossible for people to plow the fields manually. On the other hand, the army also mobilized manpower to plow the fields. What they use is not a single person's plow, but a row of more than ten plowshares belonging to the boss. Two groups of people take turns pulling the plows, pulling a large row at a time, which is quite fast. They also exercise their bodies, learn to share joys and sorrows, and cultivate the people's attitude towards the army. trust.

If the industry cannot be mechanized, then manpower must be mechanized. This is implemented quite well. From the beginning to the end, Wang Yan also issued an order to make farming faster and harvest more, and gave considerable support. There were two major departments of industry and agriculture, and they continued to study.

Perhaps many times, many creations look like a joke, but of course Wang Yan would not laugh, because it was inspired by the creation of people who came two thousand years later and seemed to be the creation of ancient ancestors. force.

No matter how ridiculous things are, after precipitation, they are also the wisdom of ancestors revered by future generations...

Wang Yan was dressed in a green shirt, and after inspecting the surroundings of Ji County, he rode a sweaty horse back to the city lord's palace in the city.

This horse was a gift from the Zhen family. It took a long time to find an authentic thousand-mile horse. It has high endurance, strong explosive power, and is also quite tall. Compared with ordinary war horses, it is half a leg taller.

In fact, his horse can also be called Red Rabbit because it is also red. But of course Wang Yan wouldn't do that. After all, the Red Rabbit that Lu Bu rode was now famous all over the world. If he named him Red Rabbit again, he would be suspected of being unfair to others.

Therefore, because there are a few white spots on the horse's hooves, it is called snow.

The horse trots briskly, it likes spring very much...

When he arrived at the General's Mansion, he took off his coat and put on his unlined clothes. Then the personal guards came to inform Guo Jia to see him.

Wang Yan nodded, then came to the front hall and saw Guo Jia, who had much rougher skin.

Last year, Guo Jia came to work, full of ambitions, and was appointed by Wang Yan to be the director of the pavilion. When he went to Youzhou in autumn and winter, there were not enough officials. Wang Yan evaluated all the pavilion chiefs under his command and wrote policy papers, talking about the advantages and disadvantages of the political system and the people's work experience. After reading the strategies of all the pavilion chiefs, he rearranged them one by one. Position transfer.

Guo Jia's understanding is relatively clear, and he comes from a poor family, so he has more empathy for the people at the lowest level. After becoming the chief of the pavilion at the lowest level, he fully recognized General Wang's political line and wrote quite good policies.

In addition, the officials were in short supply, so Guo Jia was transferred up two months in advance. With greater ability, he could play a greater role. Now he is the general's assistant and the magistrate of Ji County.

He is wise, not just good at strategy and strange ideas. A genius, even if he is not good at governing, as long as he has experience and accumulation, he is not comparable to ordinary people. One is a secretary, and the other is a local leader. Guo Jia did a good job in both.

Seeing Wang Yan coming out, Guo Jia bowed and said, "General, Huang Zhong sent someone to report this morning that Yuan Shao, Han Fu, and Gongsun Zan have raised an army of 100,000 to attack and will reach our border within ten days."

Wang Yan waved his hand, motioning Guo Jia to sit down and talk. He sat lazily on a large wooden chair, with one foot on the edge of the chair, looking very cool. He shook his head and smiled, "They are scum. This is the time for spring ploughing, but they don't care about people's livelihood and raise troops to attack, hurting people and wasting materials. The harm is great. But for their own selfish hegemony, for the gains and losses of a city or a piece of land, they really don't care about the lives of us, the meat eaters, and they really deserve to be killed."

Listening to the general's shameless remarks, Guo Jia was powerless to complain.

Why did they attack? It's because you robbed Youzhou. He also killed Gongsun Zan's entire family, leaving Gongsun Zan homeless with 20,000 troops. How could he not risk his life...

"What do you think of the current situation?"

Guo Jia, who was distracted, gathered his thoughts and said, "There are three reasons why they are attacking now. The general took control of Youzhou and killed all of Gongsun Zan's family, leaving them with no one to rely on and no place to stay. They must swear to kill us. This is the first reason. The second reason is that Han Jizhou is afraid that the general will go south, so he has to unite with Gongsun Zan and attack us.

The third reason is Yuan Shao, who is the governor of Bohai. However, the Yuan family has three dukes for four generations, and their old friends are all over the world. Although Han Fu is a superior, he has no leader and is more afraid. Now Han Fu has allied with Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shao is afraid that he will be annexed by him, and is also afraid that we will go south and destroy his foundation, so he has to attack together.

Jia thought that these three people have their own thoughts and are not worth worrying about. The general has no intention of going south. It will take two to three years to cultivate Youzhou and settle the people there. Moreover, there are still large tracts of fertile land in the northern Fuyu area that have not been reclaimed. The Fuyu barbarians do not engage in production and waste the gifts of heaven. Liaodong also needs immigrants to settle the border and annex the Fuyu barbarians.

In addition, because the north is bitterly cold, the general plans to occupy the western region so that the millions of people in our northern area can have a warm winter. Bing and Liang are the two states that must be taken. Last year, Jia came to the north to surrender and told the general that he would take the Yanmen Pass to control the Central Plains. This is also an urgent matter. Therefore, within three to five years, there may not be enough strength to go south.

Han Fu is a comfortable rat and has no ambition. If we don't attack, he will be content with the state of rejection. So the reason for raising troops to attack is that he is afraid of the general's power. The general can write a letter and tell the truth. He will be content here and will not use the troops.

Jia has also heard of Yuan Shao. Judging from his actions, he is a person who likes to make plans but has no decision, and he is not enough Concern. The current princes are rising up, and the chaotic times are coming. The Yuan family is a noble family with three generations of officials. They must have the intention to chase the Han Dynasty. Now he is the governor of Bohai, and he must have the intention to seize Jizhou. If he comes to attack me now, he will not fight to the death with me, and he will not fight to the death. The general can also write a letter to say that he has no intention of plotting Jizhou, and he can help him plot Jizhou, and he will definitely keep his troops in place.

Only Gongsun Zan and the general have a grudge of killing relatives and seizing land. He came to attack desperately to avenge his family and also to seize the land of Youzhou. Although he has 20,000 troops, his soldiers are all young and strong in Youzhou, and his family members are now under the general's rule. Jia thought that he could be defeated by surrendering in front of the battle. Youzhou has more than 20,000 young and strong people, and the people's strength is even greater. Even if Gongsun Zan is lucky enough to stay alive, he is already a dog that has lost his home, and there is no need to worry about him.

At that time, the general will write letters to Han Fu and Yuan Shao again. These two will definitely take Gongsun Zan's head to make friends with the general, so Youzhou No worries. "

After listening to Guo Jia's response, Wang Yan laughed: "Feng Xiao really has a good plan, which is a way to attack the heart. I will follow your plan, and you will write the letter. When the enemy soldiers come, you can shoot them into the enemy camp with arrows. There is no need to send envoys to persuade them. Although there are two armies fighting, the words of the envoys will not be cut, but the army is in hand, life and death are at will, and taking risks and talking nonsense will be in danger if you don't do it in time. There is no need to waste your life. As for the matter of recruiting Sun Zan's soldiers to surrender, I will go there in person to show my sincerity.

Another soldier will suspend farming, and the Youzhou army will gather in the three border areas. There are good plans every year, but I am afraid of changes, so I must be prepared for confrontation. "

"The general is thoughtful and cares about the people. With the general coming in person, Gongsun Zan's subordinates will surrender without a fight, and the current crisis will be resolved. "

"Feng Xiao, don't flatter me. What if I fail to recruit them? Should I kill myself, or kill you to hide my shame and anger?" Wang Yan waved his hand with a smile, "Let's make arrangements. Come with me to the garrison tomorrow. I have never been there to investigate the real situation since the garrison began. This trip is a good opportunity for me to inspect it. "

Guo Jia didn't say any more nonsense, smiled and bowed to receive the order and left.

Now working in the general's mansion, the more he came into contact with General Wang, the more he felt that he was a wise leader, really amazing. Today's atmosphere is all due to him. He has a broad mind and is very tolerant. He trusts people when he employs them, and doesn't employ people when he doubts them. He is far-sighted, has a detached mind, and treats people like a spring breeze.

And looking at his actions, he is really worried about the people, not just shouting slogans. The support of the people and the will of the people are unprecedented and may not be matched in the future.

He couldn't explain how Wang Yan, who was born in the countryside, had such insights and means, and finally agreed with everyone's consensus that the general was a gift from heaven...

Guo Jia left to arrange things, and Wang Yan returned to the back house to play with the children.

This time, Yuan Shao, Han Fu, and Gongsun Zan came to attack, which was not really a crisis.

This time, the 100,000-man army was definitely not a false claim by Liu Yu, but a real 100,000-man army. As Guo Jia said, the three of them had their own ideas, but only Gongsun Zan was really risking his life. As the saying goes, three monks have no water to drink. What does the Youzhou incident have to do with Yuan Shao and Han Fu? This is where Guo Jia's plan lies. As long as he doesn't send troops south, everything will be fine.

Even Guo Jia's operations are redundant. Even if there is nothing, Yuan Shao and Han Fu will not fight seriously. At most, they will pretend to fight and deal with it. The main reason is that during the period when they returned from Luoyang, Jizhou's defense was not very severe. Wang Yan could take it down in one battle, but he didn't do it. Yuan Shao and Han Fu naturally realized that Wang Yan had taken Youzhou and was already full.

Similarly, Gongsun Zan would also realize this. But he had to fight, because he had no place to stay without fighting. So it is likely that he made empty promises and ceded the land of Youzhou as a reward for Yuan Shao and Han Fu's hard work.

Once this relationship is straightened out, it will be clear what the enemy will do.

The first encounter must be fierce, in order to feel out the strength of Wang and see the combat effectiveness of the army. If it collapses at the first touch, there is no need to talk about useless things. Gongsun Zan will definitely not survive at that time, and it will be a struggle between Yuan and Han.

If you can't win, or it's too difficult to win, then you really have to deal with things, and you can't be dissatisfied with the status quo.

As for Gongsun Zan, Wang Yan is confident that he can disperse Gongsun Zan's army in one go by teaching the soldiers to recite words. After Gongsun Zan is defeated, Yuan and Han will not have so many things to do, and they will only care about fighting each other. They even have to win over Wang Yan, hoping that Wang Yan will stand on their side.

There is no need to write two letters to solve the problem that can be solved in one battle. However, the letter was written, which also saved the casualties of the first battle, provoked Yuan Shao's plot, and aroused Han Fu's defense, which are all good things.

As for who owns Jizhou, Wang Yan doesn't care. Yuan Shao and Han Fu can be either of them. Neither of them is a match for him, or it can be said that General Wang has no match.

After all, he is really shameless. He relies on plundering the people and the support of the powerful. He is very confident that he can lead the troops he has now to fight from the north to the south and then from the south to the north. It won't be a big problem to go back and forth like this. The princes will be killed to the point where there is no way to go up to the sky or down to the earth. The casualties and damage to the people are of course another matter...

Having set the strategy, Guo Jia, under the order of General Wang, summoned all the soldiers and horses that were farming for the people in Youzhou, including the 3,000 Yingwu Guards and the later 3,000 militiamen, all of whom went south to supplement the three armies of Huang Zhong, Taishi Ci and Zhou Cang.

At the same time, he wrote two more letters and copied two copies of each letter, both of which were addressed to Yuan Shao and Han Fu. He also used the seal of Wang Yan, "General Tianwu·Wang Yan". The function of this seal is the same as that of the imperial seal. Whether it is a government decree, a legal document, or a general's money, this seal is on it.

The reason why he wrote so many letters was mainly because Guo Jia couldn't judge which side Yuan, Han, and Gongsun were fighting on. So he wrote three copies and sent them to Huang Zhong, Taishi Ci, and Zhou Cang respectively. If the opponent was Yuan Shao or Han Fu, he would just send them directly.

After writing the letter, he attached the instructions and sent three messengers to deliver it.

He also arranged the inspection in the south, and the accompanying guards, food, officials, etc., all of which he, as a secretary, had to consider. In addition, he had to make good arrangements for the work in Ji County. After all, he was also the county magistrate. Even though he was a genius and efficient, the messy work still kept him busy...

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