Chapter 871 Yuan Shao Is Convinced

In Gaoyi, in Yuan Shao's mansion, civil servants and generals lined up in two rows, looking at the angry Yuan Shao.

The desk was not only kicked over, but also had a corner cut off. Fruits and wine were spilled on the ground, and a Han sword was thrown on the ground, making it very messy.

Yuan Shao was already angry when he received the news, but at this moment he summoned the wise men to discuss the matter, and said that the king's thieves suddenly raised an army to attack. More than 6,000 people attacked more than 10,000 people. Qu Yi and his army were unable to withstand the attack. The army was defeated, and the general Qu Yi was captured alive. Huang Zhong led the Xuanwu guards into Gaoyang County. The more he talked, the more angry he became. This broke out and there was such a mess.

After a moment of silence, General Yan Liang came out and said, "My lord, I would like to raise 20,000 elite soldiers to take Huang Zhong's head."

Yan Liang's words broke the silence, and the upright Tian Feng spoke: "Last year I heard that Lu Bu went out to Yanmen to surrender to the king's thieves. Is the general brave enough to defeat Lu Bu?"

"Hmph, everyone in the world knows that Lu Bu is brave, and even the king of thieves is braver than Xiang Ji, but he is not convinced. Whether he can be an enemy or not, we should judge the strong and weak in the battle formation, and decide life and death. Sir, just because of his name, he will feel fear in his heart, so he cannot help but It is not the right way to gain the ambition of others and destroy one's own prestige and to be timid before fighting."

Hearing Tian Feng's words, Yan Liang snorted coldly and spoke very rudely. He was also a strong general who had fought hard, but he couldn't stand those braggarts, let alone those weak counselors saying mean things.

But he didn't know that Guan Yu had to work with Liu Bei and Zhang Fei to attack Lu Bu in a group, and this alone could make Lu Bu leave completely. And Guan Yu only needs one sword to kill him. To put it into perspective, Lu Bu's fight with Yan Liang is just a matter of one halberd.

Of course, this kind of battle is actually in line with common sense. How can there be so many people who can fight with thunder and bang for more than ten minutes, fight Lily, or ride a horse, it can take at least half an hour.

A serious battle is basically a face-to-face matter, and you will either die or be crippled.

The two generals were facing each other on horseback, both holding weapons more than four meters long. They were looking back and forth, adjusting their weapons, constantly analyzing where the other side was going to attack, and constantly thinking about how to attack themselves. Then the two of them collided. Let's see who is smarter together. A wrong body is a life. But in the past of this life, many lives have been won.

This is also a good explanation for the success of a general. A general who was killed by others, other generals and soldiers who were killed, to say the least...

Yuan Shao waved his hand: "The king's thief attacked without warning, and we must deal with it. You all are dedicated to serving the public, and you can speak freely, but there is no harm in saying it."

"Attack without telling" is a good saying, it means that if Wang Yan wants to beat him, he must inform him first. There is definitely a problem with this statement, but in fact it is not a big problem. Because the Han Dynasty is still there, everyone is considered a minister of the same dynasty, and you have to find a reason to beat someone, no matter how far-fetched it is, this is called a teacher's reputation. It's just that Wang Yan is a big traitor with a stubborn forehead. He will hit you when he says he will, no matter what excuse he wants. If you must have it, you won't be able to survive.

Xu You cupped his hands and said: "The current war is unknown, and I don't know what the king's thieves are planning. If they come to attack in a large scale, Xushui, Baxian and Quanzhou will move together. Xushui is not far from Gaoyi, so news of the war should be received. Then Today there is only Ba County. Qu Yi was defeated and captured, and Huang Zhong's troops entered Gaoyang.

Watching the king's thieves act, there will be no war unless there is enough food and grass. Although it had been more than two years since he captured Youzhou, he expanded his army and recruited troops, captured Yanmen, fought against Zhangyang, and collected the refugees in Bingzhou. Sometimes there were Black Mountain bandits mixed in with them, and Bingzhou was impoverished, so its food consumption must be huge. If it intends to annex Jizhou, there will definitely be insufficient food and fodder.

Therefore, you thought that the king's thieves came to attack this time, so there was nothing to worry about, but they were just for testing. "

Xu You, courtesy name Ziyuan, was born in Nanyang. He was greedy and arrogant in nature, and he made friends with party members extensively. He had dealings with Yuan Shao and Cao Cao in his early years. After Yuan Shao and Dong Zhuo said, "My sword is not bad," Dong Zhuo made a false edict to make Yuan Shao the governor of Bohai. It was at that time that Xu You got involved with Yuan Shao. Later in the Battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao did not accept Xu You's plan to attack Xuchang and turned to Cao Cao. Xu You was the instigator of Lao Cao's surprise attack on Wuchao.

In the end, because of his achievements in Guandu and his early relationship with Cao Cao, he got carried away and was too arrogant, so he was beheaded by Xu Chu.

Regardless of whether he should be cut or not, Xu You is still capable. From the perspective of Xushui and Baxian, the analysis is not an all-out war. Based on Wang Yan's other military operations and territory expansion, it is believed that more than two years are not enough for him to accumulate too much food, which proves that Wang Yan does not have the ability to launch a war. Judging from this, the purpose of Wang Yan's raid this time was to test.

"Zi Yuan might as well speak frankly, why is the king thief testing, and what is his intention?" A counselor couldn't help but ask.

Glancing at the man proudly, Xu You said: "In the past two years, my lord has conquered Zhang Yan in the west and the Taishan bandits in the east, with 300,000 armored soldiers. The purpose of raising troops is to test the strength of our army. This is one of them." The second reason is that we are developing with peace of mind. There is no big war. Cao Cao and Yuan Shu are both accumulating strength. In the current big war, it would be too peaceful. The king's intention is to drive us to raise troops south. This bandit is in the north. It’s a good thing.”

What Xu You said made sense. In fact, Xu You was not the only one who came to mind, but Xu You showed it this time. Except for the generals, all the people in this room are wise. After receiving the news of the war, they had already thought a lot.

Yuan Shao figured out the reason and clenched his fists. Because this was too humiliating. He had an army of 300,000, but Wang Yan wanted to drive him south? But when he thought about Wang Yan's more than 6,000 soldiers fighting against his more than 10,000 soldiers, he relaxed a little. After all, Qu Yi was also a capable general and was good at leading troops, otherwise he would not have been sent to defend. This was an important task, but he was still defeated by Huang Zhong in one battle.

And he also understood that although it was a surprise attack, it was not a night attack. Qu Yi also fought with the whole army, and they fought in the barracks. This was a serious field battle, a serious head-on confrontation, which represented the difference in the hard power of the army.

Seeing Yuan Shao angry and silent, Shen Pei below said: "My lord, for now, we should quickly send a part of the army to support Gaoyang. Looking at the thief Wang's use of troops, Gaoyang under him must be immobile, waiting for our movement, so we can abandon Gaoyang and defend outside Gaoyang City."

"Zhengnan is right, my lord, no matter what, we must first send troops to stop the enemy. If there is no obstruction, they will surely drive straight in and attack Gaoyi. Go north or south, my lord should make a decision. The thief Wang wants to force me to go south and make the princes fight. If the lord does not move his troops, one is to lose the sharpness, and the other is that it is hard to guarantee that the thief Wang will not raise a large army to attack me."

This was said by Ju Su, who repeatedly offered advice during Guandu, but Yuan Shao did not accept it and wanted to kill him. He was killed by Cao after the Battle of Guandu.

Ju Su's words made it a mess. There are only two choices, north and south, and a bunch of civil officials and generals are buzzing and have their own opinions.

Some people think that with 300,000 troops in hand, Wang Ze still has to guard against the grassland and Han Sui, which involves a part of the troops. The troops that can be mobilized here are only 70,000 to 80,000. Moreover, they can pull Zhang Yang and tie Kong Rong to fight together, and they can gather 400,000 troops. So on paper, no matter how you look at it, they are the winner.

Another part of those who tend to go south naturally have their own opinions. Wang Ze once fought 5,000 against 20,000 in Changli and Xuantu in Liaodong. In the recorded battles, Wang Ze has never lost. He has been operating Liaodong for nine years, the grassland for more than six years, and Youzhou for more than two years. The population is three million, and the soldiers and horses are really strong.

If there is a real war, Wang Ze can mobilize 60,000 to 70,000 troops to participate in the battle within one month, and another 50,000 in two months. After three months, he will mobilize all the troops and have 300,000 troops. If the war is delayed, there will be no chance to surrender. After all, Wang Yan’s army has been recruited, and it is impossible to send these people back. They have to fight even if they don’t want to, and then they will be finished.

Relatively speaking, with 300,000 troops, 100,000 soldiers were left to guard the house. Wang Yan was content to develop internal affairs and reap the benefits. He would definitely not go south. They sent 200,000 troops to act. First swallow Qingzhou, then Yanzhou and Xuzhou. Fight all the way to the north of the Yangtze River, so that with a stronger force, they can turn back and attack Wang Ze.

Obviously, it seems to be better to go south as Wang Ze wanted. It may not be possible to do it now, and it may be possible to do it later. Although it is the same, there is always a "later". If you do it now, the probability of not being able to do it now is too high.

This is not the time of Guandu. Yuan Shao had 500,000 or 600,000 troops, and Cao Cao only had 70,000 or 80,000. With the advantage in hand, Yuan Shao would definitely catch Cao Cao and fight hard. Of course, this force is also fictitious. In the actual Battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao had 100,000 troops, while Cao Cao had only 20,000.

It seems that there are fewer troops, and it is not awesome enough to write, and there is no passion. So, hey, General Wang can now pull out 300,000 troops...

On the other hand, Wang Yan's knife is there, and he will really kill the wealthy families. They know each other well, and they know each other well. No one can escape. Many of them are not afraid of death, but they are afraid of being caught by Wang Yan. It is said that Gongsun Zan's bones are covered with porcelain. Especially Yuan Shao, if he loses, if he doesn't run away, he will definitely end up like Gongsun Zan.

Medical matters are not secrets. Wang Yan even invited merchants from wealthy families to see the medical department. Someone also specially introduced who this skeleton is and who the person who has been processed and exposed muscle tissue is. He is quite rampant. Wang Yan is deliberately disgusting the wealthy families. They have to do business with him despite their disgust.

On the other hand, there is another reason, because Wang Ze is now intending to annex Bingzhou and has already controlled Yanmen Pass. There must be troops there. If they don't fight, Wang Ze will definitely plot to take Bingzhou.

Everyone wants to delay, so Yuan Shao's attitude is clear.

Yuan Shao slapped the table. His men had just replaced the table and put in some wine and food. After the buzzing crowd quieted down, he ordered: "I have made up my mind, go south!"

As he spoke, he gritted his teeth and slapped the table hard again, ignoring the numbness in his palms, expressing the great shame in his heart at the moment.

He continued: "Zhang He, Gao Lan, you two lead 30,000 troops to Gaoyang to resist the enemy. If Huang Zhong does not lead the army to advance, there is no need to fight, just resist as usual."

You have to stand at attention when you are beaten, and Yuan Shao stood very straight. Since you are not going to fight, just give Gaoyang to Wang Ze.

After Zhang He and Gao Lan received the order, Yuan Shao continued to make arrangements: "Pay close attention to the movements of the thief Wang, and all generals must prepare their troops for war. Send a letter to Kong Rong to ask if he will surrender. If he does, then let him go. If not, then attack him. I will personally write a letter to Cao Cao to have him attack Yuan Shu in the south."

After making arrangements, everyone did their own things, and Yuan Shao's men also became busy...

In fact, Cao Cao didn't need Yuan Shao to say much. He had been fighting everywhere to expand his territory. He didn't have anyone to fight, just Yuan Shu, the Black Mountain Army, or Xuzhou. The original Black Mountain Army was still sandwiched with the Southern Xiongnu, but since Wang Yan began to attack Bingzhou, the Southern Xiongnu ran away. Only a small part of them stayed in Taihang Mountain, hanging out with the Black Mountain bandits, and most of them moved outside the Great Wall.

So Cao Cao himself went after Yuan Shu, on the one hand to expand his own strength, and on the other hand to appease Yuan Shao's heart and express his feelings. After all, the current environment of the princes in Guandong is the confrontation between the Yuan brothers.

The most important thing is that Cao Cao is a cunning man. Although his strength is not much weaker than Yuan Shao, he did not send troops to garrison the border area between Yan and Ji states, in order to let Yuan Shao relax his vigilance, so that he could fight south with all his strength and then deal with Yuan Shao.

In this regard, the current Yuan Shao and Cao Cao coincide with each other, but Yuan Shao wants to fight south and then fight Wang Yan.

So after receiving Yuan Shao's letter, Cao Cao's reply was roughly "Brother, don't worry about the work."

Wang Yan received the news a little later because no one sent him a message. He could only judge Yuan Shao's choice through the news from Huang Zhong and the movements of Taishi Ci and Zhou Cang.

"Report to the general, Yuan Shao has increased his troops by 20,000 and stationed ten miles outside Gaoyang City. Later, Gaoyang County Magistrate surrendered the city, and the military Sima is acting as the civil affairs." The signalman reported the news diligently.

"Acting as the civil affairs" is another way of saying it, that is, slaughtering the nobles and officials, and even those who surrendered the city had to be killed. Some blood must be shed to inspire the people in various places and give them a new spirit.

Wang Yan nodded and ordered: "Report to Huang Zhong, lead the Xuanwu Guard to camp and garrison five miles closer to the enemy, recall 3,000 militiamen, and promote Lu Bu to a military marquis, and go."

"Yes." The signalman knocked hard on the chest, turned around and ran out.

Recruiting his personal guards, Wang Yan said: "Send the order to recruit another 3,000 militiamen, and combine them with the militiamen recruited this time, named Baotao Guards, Zhang Wu will be appointed as Baotao Captain, and the army will be trained. Also send a letter to Guo Jia, looking for opportunities to expand. Go."

After frightening Yuan Shao, he certainly can't sit idle here. It is important to steadily expand the territory and absorb the population for development.

Now his development in Bingzhou is actually very stable. It is far from Liangzhou and not close to Chang'an. He is expanding little by little, and people don't take him seriously. Although Han Sui is ignorant, he really can't fight in a short time.

But in fact, he doesn't need to do anything. It's 193 now. Chang'an will be in chaos next year. Han Sui, Ma Teng, Li Jue, Guo Si and others will fight to death. After that, Han Sui and Ma Teng brothers will have internal strife and fight each other back and forth.

Yuan Shao will also take action, leading the princes in Guandong to start attacking and annexing each other. This time Wang Yan was satisfied. Although many people would die in a chaos, it was still chaos no matter how early or late it was. No one could escape from such a world...

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