Chapter 874: Attack Yuan Shao

In Gaoyi, Yuan Shao kicked over the table in front of him again.

"The thief king has gone too far to bully others. How dare you humiliate me so much?"

The deputy general in charge of communications was standing in the middle of the scene. Even though the drink poured into his face, he did not move at all. The civil servants and generals sitting on both sides did a little hiding.

It was also his fault that he came at the wrong time, just in time for the morning meeting. Of course, the main reason is that he worked hard and rushed to deliver the letter personally after receiving the news. He set out yesterday and traveled all night to deliver it this morning.

After breathing heavily for a while and calming down his excited little heart, Yuan Shao waved his hand impatiently: "Go down and have a good rest."

After sending the lieutenant general who personally delivered the message, Yuan Shao asked Ji Qunxian: "Gentlemen, is the current situation going to be war or peace?"

Seeing that no one answered, it was Tian Feng who spoke first. He was more reckless and said whatever he wanted.

"My lord, the former king ordered Huang Zhong to take Gaoyang and force us to the south, so that the princes would attack each other and cause chaos in the Central Plains. He took the opportunity to drive out the Xiongnu and Xianbei from the grassland, and took half of the land in Bingzhou, plowing the fields deeply, and accumulating grain and millet. The lord took Qingzhou and entered Yanzhou, where he also developed. However, the king's thieves had the ability to govern the world, and many of his subordinates were skilled craftsmen and had countless soldiers. However, the militia system was widely adopted, and children as young as six years old were sent to learn martial arts. No matter how long, we will practice more battle formations.

Moreover, its people are tough and martial, their soldiers are brave and their generals are brave, and their fighting power is strong. Fan Quyi was defeated and captured, and his flesh was cut into human bones. Then he knew that the army under the king's thief was good at fighting. Quyi's army was twice as large as Huang Zhong's Xuanwu Guard, but they could not defeat him. Similar to the army of Xuanwu Guards, there are Xingwu, Yingwu, Xiongwu, Zhenwu, Weiwu, Guangwu, Shenwu and Baotao, with a total of nine guards and 70,000 troops.

There are also seven thousand heroic cavalry camps, led by Liao Hua. They are all light-armored cavalry, each riding two horses. They are skilled in bow and horse, and can conquer and fight well. He first conquered Wuhuan in Liaodong, then entered the grasslands and Bingzhou, driving away the barbarians two thousand miles away. This spring, Cao Cao's army was powerful in Xuzhou. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, who had jointly attacked Lu Bu, had served under Liao Hua's tent and destroyed Cao Cao's food routes many times. Liu Bei was able to resist Cao Cao's 150,000 troops with 50,000 troops. The merits of these two generals Mo Dayan.

There are also 1,200 mysterious armor battalions, with men and horses equipped with heavy armor. Once they charge in formation, they will be invincible in the world. Among the rebellious troops, even if there is Lu Bu's bravery, he will die without a burial place.

There are millions of people in Youzhou. If a war begins, an army of 100,000 can be raised. Although the Lord has an army of 500,000, the soldiers are not in battle formation and their fighting strength is insufficient. If the king's thief only fights with an army of 100,000 people, we may be able to fight. If the king's thief sends an army of 200,000, we will definitely be defeated.

What's more, Cao Cao is in the south. If I raise all my troops to attack the king's thieves, he will take advantage of my emptiness and recapture Yanzhou. Moreover, I don’t have enough food and fodder to support an army of 500,000 people…”

Yuan Shao listened to what he said for a long time, waved his hand, interrupted Tian Feng's words, and asked: "Yuan Hao thinks it is better to seek peace with 500,000 people and 200 miles of land?"

"No." Tian Feng shook his head and said, "The power of the king's thief has been established. If today we ask for peace with 500,000 people and 200 miles of land, the power will be even greater two years later. At that time, the king's thief demanded millions of people. The land is five hundred miles away, what should I do? Although I am invincible now, I still have fighting strength. If I am invincible at that time, it may be difficult to resist. Therefore, I must fight against the king and the thief now, and I will fight to the death. Tomorrow. If we don’t fight now, we will be dead within five years, and my lord must do it quickly.”

At this time, Guo Tu stood up. His name was Gongze, a native of Yingchuan. During Guandu, Wuchao was attacked. He advocated attacking Guandu, while Zhang He advocated saving Wuchao. Yuan Shao divided his troops and sent light cavalry to support Wuchao. He also sent Zhang He and Gao Lan to attack Guandu. As a result, Wuchao could not be rescued due to insufficient troops, and suffered serious casualties. Guandu was not captured.

Guo Tu was afraid that Zhang He would come back and give him a back-up plan, so when Zhang He was attacking Guandu, he told Yuan Shao that Zhang He and Gao Lan had long wanted to surrender to Cao, but he did not send troops to rescue him. In the end, Zhang He and Gao Lan had no choice but to surrender. Also have to vote.

"You said that Cao Cao is in the south and wants to regain Yanzhou. The king's thieves are so powerful that they can't be defeated even if they try their best. How can they be stopped if they don't try their best?"

He said, "In my opinion, this time my lord should sacrifice 500,000 people and 200 miles of territory, and then mobilize all his troops to attack Cao Cao in the south, attack Yuan Shu across the river, capture Jingzhou in the west, and then advance to Yizhou and Hanzhong. Hold the Yangtze River , in order to resist the king's thieves. Even if we are unable to defeat the enemy, we can still resist the danger of Yizhou, or retreat south to Jiaozhi. Although it is wild and remote, our vitality is not in danger, and we may not be able to revive the Central Plains in the future. "

Although he was a surrender faction, Guo Tu also explained his grand strategy: first draw the river and rule. If he still couldn't resist the attack of the king's thieves, he would run to the land of Bashu. If that didn't work, he would run to the south. The south was mountainous anyway. , there are many dangerous places, you can use this to fight against Wang Yan. Moreover, these people have saved their lives and will not be killed by Wang Yan. They will be made into skeletons and can continue to dominate.

The key thing is that they are now at war with Wang Yan. If they lose, there will really be nothing. Who can take in Zhang Yang, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Yuan Shu, Liu Biao, Liu Yan, and even Li Jue, Guo Si, Ma Teng, Han Sui and others from Chang'an? Even if he can be taken in, who can take the defeated general seriously? What's more, Yuan Shao himself has great appeal and can be called the largest prince in the world. Who can feel at ease with such a person under his command?

On the other hand, Yuan Shao is now the most powerful. If he wants to cross the Yangtze River to settle down and defeat Cao Cao and Yuan Shu, it seems that there is no big problem. On the contrary, it is impossible to kill Wang Yan in one battle and complete his achievements in one battle.

Comparing the two, it would definitely be better to surrender and then attack southward. But Yuan Shao was a little unhappy this time. He had never been beaten before. If he was scared once, could he be scared again and again?

Before, he didn't fight with Wang Yan, which was to accumulate strength. Now that he has seized Qingzhou and Yanzhou, he has the power of three states, but he is still robbed by Wang Yan. He has to obediently offer 500,000 people and 200 miles of land in order to seek a short peace. What the hell is this? Yuan Shao certainly has a temper...

At this time, Ju Su spoke up: "My lord, Cao Cao compares himself to a loyal minister. Today, he is allied with the thief. You can announce it to the world, saying that Cao Cao is wrong, and even more so, you want to get rid of the thief. When you fight with the thief Wang, Cao Cao will be bound by his reputation and righteousness, and dare not take the opportunity to raise troops to attack."

This is also a method. Now everyone has a name, and Lao Cao does dirty things in private, but if Yuan Shao exposes it and everyone knows it, Cao Cao is very likely to dare not do it, because that will lose righteousness. This is an absolute correctness.

Yuan Shao's action against Wang Yan is a matter of family and country, and even more so a matter of the world's nobles. The nobles of the world all have a consensus on the harm of Wang Yan. They are not just looking at the small piece of land in front of them. For personal interests and the longevity of the family, they have a long-term vision. So it’s okay if they don’t help, and they are unlikely to drag their feet.

But there are still many people who oppose Ju Su’s words, because the current world is in chaos, and it is too unreliable to pin their hopes on Cao Cao to give up his interests because of a false reputation and so-called righteousness, and not to sneak attack Yanzhou when they are fighting with Wang Yan.

A group of people are clamoring, and generally speaking, the surrender faction has the upper hand, but the voice of the war faction is not small. At least Yan Liang, Wen Chou and other generals all support the battle.

In fact, more than a year ago, when Huang Zhong’s troops entered Gaoyang County, the voice of the war faction was not small. But at that time, considering all factors, the paper strength was indeed not enough. But now they have controlled the land of three states and are more powerful than before. In this case, they naturally shout louder.

Yuan Shao thought so too. Before, he was afraid of Wang Ze because he only had Jizhou. Now he has three states. Can he still be afraid of Wang Yan? Then Qingzhou and Yanzhou were taken for nothing.

Of course, the most important thing is that the two sides have never fought seriously. Only when Yuan Shao came back with Gongsun Zan, he was in Bohai County, and the scouts of both sides fought some battles every day. Then more than a year ago, Huang Zhong easily defeated Qu Yi in one battle, and there has never been a large-scale battle.

Listening to his subordinates integrating the news that the caravan had found out during the business trip under Wang Yan's rule, and talking about how strong Wang Yan was, Yuan Shao's ears were about to be calloused. How strong could he be.

Although Wang Yan also had three states, Liaodong, Youzhou, Bingzhou, and grasslands, although the northeast was a place that people in the world had missed and did not find that there were countless fertile fields there, but Wang Yan's population was insufficient. And the Jizhou, Qingzhou, and Yanzhou he occupied were places with concentrated populations. Although they were not as good as the Guanzhong area, they were not much worse.

On the other hand, Wang Yan was too good to his subordinates, and he would definitely not be able to hold out in a big war. He didn't have enough food and grass on his side, so he didn't believe that Wang Yan had enough food and grass. If he couldn't hold out, it would definitely have an impact, but it wasn't such a big problem, just some civilians would die, it wasn't a big deal. But if Wang Yan couldn't hold out, that would be different, because that would shake the foundation of Wang Yan's rule, who made him promise the people?

It's easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it's hard to go from luxury to frugality, and Wang Yan will definitely be defeated at that time. As long as Wang Yan is gone, Liaodong and Youzhou will definitely not be able to resist. After all, Wang Yan is responsible for all military and political affairs. As long as Wang Yan's prestige is shaken, it will basically affect his rule in an all-round way, and then lead to the collapse of the prosperous situation.

So even if he may not be able to beat Wang Yan in terms of hard power, as long as he can pull Wang Yan's logistics, that is victory.

In a thousand words, Yuan Shao still didn't fight Wang Yan in a real battle, and he still didn't accept it. It does make sense. Their territory is not small, their population is even larger, they have many civil and military officials under their command, and they are supported by powerful families. Now looking at their strength on paper, there is no reason why they cannot defeat them.

So Yuan Shao couldn't think straight...

He patted the table, waited for the civil and military officials to calm down, and said loudly: "Announce to the world, I want to fight against the thief Wang in the north. I have written to Meng De that if the thief Wang is defeated, he should return to Yanzhou and let him stay safe and not fight with me.

Pass on my military order, wait until the autumn harvest, and raise an army of 400,000 from Ji, Qing and Yanzhou to fight against the thief Wang.

The thief Wang gave me 15 days to spread a false message, saying that the people will be relocated and the land will be handed over after the autumn harvest. Take advantage of this two-month opportunity to mobilize troops and attack him by surprise.

Whether it will succeed or not, we must fight here. Don't say more, I have made up my mind, and you can do your own things."

Yuan Shao was rarely decisive, but there was also personal sentiment in it. In the final analysis, it was because Wang Yan put too much pressure on him. He couldn't make sense without a real fight.

Rulers don't actually consider the people, because they always weigh the overall and individual pros and cons. Yuan Shao's words of wanting to kill Wang Yan made countless people busy, and even more unknown how many people died under the sword in the end. Yuan Shao would certainly consider these things, but he did not consider the loss of the people, but the reduction of soldiers and income as the leader of a faction.

Wang Yan was of course different. After all, he was truly people-oriented, which was why he did not launch a large-scale war. After all, in such an era of material scarcity, even if the war was won, there was no real and immediate visible benefit. There was only population and land, and land needed population, and it took a certain amount of time to develop, and then there would be a harvest.

This was a real and huge harm to the original people's livelihood.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty defeated the Xiongnu with great force, but the people of the Han Dynasty lived a really bad life. This is of course appropriate. After all, the Xiongnu threatens the survival of the Han nation. Of course, the Xiongnu must be killed, but the cost is high. But there was nothing we could do about it. After all, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty didn't know anything about political economy or various industrial knowledge. He had done the best he could.

If Wang Yan were to take the position of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he would still want to fight the Huns, but the difference is that the people's lives might be better. This is a gap of two thousand years, not because of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. After all, none of the emperors who can be named are given for free. They are all wise and outstanding people. They have been fighting all their lives...

After waiting for fifteen days, Wang Yan met Zhang He again.

It was still the same as the last meeting, with Wang Yan taking Tai Shici and Zhang He taking the two lieutenants. The difference was that this time Zhang He sent someone to inform them first.

Zhang He cupped his hands and said, "General, my lord has agreed to the request. After the autumn harvest, the people will be relocated and the land will be handed over. The general will treat you well."

Wang Yan nodded with a smile and asked: "Now half a month has passed, how can Jun Yi make a decision?"

"The general is very kind to me, and I am deeply grateful. However, my lord treats me so kindly that I dare not leave."

"Don't you hear that a wise minister chooses his master and a good bird chooses a tree to roost?" Wang Yan shook his head and smiled. He took two steps closer to the horse. In Zhang He's puzzled eyes, he suddenly stretched out his hand and pulled him over.

Zhang He didn't have any precautions. Wang Yan was laughing a second ago, as if the horse had lost control and was running forward. Who would have thought of taking action directly? So Zhang He didn't expect to be picked up by Wang Yan and thrown to the ground.

Taishi Ci also took action at the same time, knocking off the two guarding lieutenants with just a few moves.

At this time, Zhang He's sergeants who were guarding from a distance had already reacted and rushed over with howls. Similarly, Wang Yan's personal guards and Xuanwu Guards soldiers rushed towards the opposite side, and the war began in such a sudden way.

"General, why is this? Why is this?" Zhang He looked at the sudden change of situation and couldn't understand why Wang Yan did this.

Wang Yan looked him up and down and saw that he still hadn't drawn his sword so far. He jumped off his horse with great satisfaction and went over to pat the dirt on Zhang He's armor.

"On the 15th, Yuan Shao and I were considering whether to fight or make peace. Gaoyang was only five hundred miles away from Gaoyi. We rode hard and fast. It only took one day and night, and the trip back and forth only took three days. Yuan Shao had many famous men under his command, and they all had good plans. We would fight as soon as possible. In my opinion, if you don't reply for seven days, it means that Yuan Shao wants to attack me with a large army. Your letter today is just a delaying and confusing strategy to make me careless and attack in the autumn. .

Judging from your expression, I think everything I said is right. Yuan Shao really has the courage to raise an army to attack me. In this case, I should strike first to gain the upper hand. This is the ‘why’ you asked. Junyi, do you like each other? "

Looking at the smiling face of General Wang, and then looking at the army that has launched the charge, yes, it is the army. Xuanwuwei's entire army was dispatched without stopping at all. The cavalry was already shouting and killing towards their camp.

If this is the case here, it must be the same elsewhere.

Zhang He was stunned for a moment. He saw one of his men being sent flying by a brave halberd-wielding knight. Without saying a word, he knelt down on one knee and said, "Zhang He meets the general."

"No courtesy. You should be clear about the rules of my administration. So I will serve as a pawn with the Xuanwu Guards. It will coincide with the attack on Yuan Shao. Depending on your ability, sooner or later you will be able to lead the guard by yourself." Wang Yan clasped his hands behind his back and smiled. Satisfied, I collected another general, which was very good.

"General, Gao Lan has a good relationship with a certain person. He is brave and brave. You can tell him to come and surrender, so as not to resist stubbornly and hurt the general's sergeants."

"Lead my bodyguard and go quickly."

Zhang He responded, took fifty personal guards, jumped on his horse and galloped away. This personal guard was not to prevent Zhang He from running away, but to identify Zhang He. Now is the time for war. Without proof, Zhang He's fight will be in vain. In the end, he will die and lose the lives of several of his soldiers. Zhang He obviously understood this truth, so there was no nonsense.

However, Wang Yan was still very satisfied with Zhang He's initiative to recruit Gao Lan. Gao Lan's combat effectiveness is quite good, and he can even compete with Xu Chu. On a year-on-year basis, he can also compete with Lu Bu, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong and others. Although Gao Lan was defeated by Zhao Yun Stabbed to death with one shot.

Now under the command of General Wang, there are eight generals: Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Dian Wei, Zhang Liao, Zhou Cang, Liao Hua, and Tai Shi Ci, each one more powerful than the other. Of course, Lu Bu is not yet a general. After more than a year, he has only now been promoted to captain. When there is no war, this is already fast. Dian Wei was promoted to the position of captain of the Xuanjia Camp, and he rose up through sheer force.

Looking at it this way, Wang Yan also has many talents under his command, and each one is more powerful than the other, and each one is more powerful than the next...

Just as he told Zhang He, it was war or peace, it was a simple matter, and it didn't take that long to think about it. He stayed for half a month to judge Yuan Shao's thoughts. I told Zhang He that seven days was conservative. After all, for such a big matter, a decision should be made early. If we really want to seek peace, we must spread the news as early as possible. We are afraid that there will be any misunderstandings as time goes by. This situation can last more than five days.

So after seven days, there was still no response, and after ten days, there was still no response. Wang Yan had already issued an order. Not only in Gaoyang, but also in Xushui and Quanzhou, fighting would begin this afternoon.

At the same time, the work of recruiting militias had also begun. This time, 30,000 Youzhou soldiers, 15,000 Northeast soldiers, and 10,000 grassland soldiers were recruited. In addition, another 10,000 grassland soldiers were recruited to defend the grassland, because Liao Hua's cavalry battalion was recalled this time.

In addition, the Xuanjia Battalion was also transferred back. The battlefield here is all plains, which is suitable for fighting.

Since it is better to strike first, it is natural to strike hard. The 55,000 soldiers recruited in the early stage, together with the troops already here, have reached 100,000. This force is enough to deal with Yuan Shao.

The army cannot be pulled out in one day, but needs to be deployed step by step. The early battles were not fierce because Wang Yan took the initiative and there was almost no resistance. The next step is how Yuan Shao will respond...

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