Chapter 1234 The great cause is the most important thing
Communication and transportation are always two huge shackles hanging on the neck of the empire.
Except for those mythical characters who fly ninety thousand miles across the sky and sea, and can see all directions with just a thought, any ordinary person is in a disadvantageous situation when facing long territorial distances and complex land conditions.
Under this, even if he is the emperor of an empire that shocked the past and the present, this is still the case.
Having said that, if one day the gods from mythology really come to this world, then these gods will still follow the concepts of ordinary people and fight for life and death for the so-called lump of earth in the mortal world, even at the risk of death? Then
Isn't it just like the peasants in the countryside who speculate that the emperor and his wife in the palace must cultivate the fields with gold hoes and push silver plows, and eat all-you-can-eat pancakes and scallions every day?
And Yang Biao was not an immortal, not even a second-rate general.
Therefore, when Fei Qian expressed his intention to substitute Tongguan, Yang Biao immediately became confused.
This incident was beyond Yang Biao's expectation.
This was not the first time Yang Biao came to Tongguan, but he felt that Tongguan was like a shackle on his neck, making it impossible for him to breathe smoothly.
Fei Qian, the general who conquered the West, actually faked his death!
How could there be such a cunning, no, such a shameless person!
Yang Biao even remembered that when he received the letter from Fei Qian, the general who conquered the West, his hands almost trembled uncontrollably, and it took him a long time to barely control his emotions so as not to explode on the spot.
Although the inside and outside of Tongguan had been tidied up before Yang Biao entered the pass, and no longer had the stench that filled his nostrils with corpses, but even if there was no such smell at the moment, in Yang Biao's heart, there was still a feeling of saying no to Tongguan.
A feeling of disgust.
Previously, a plague caused the casualties of entire batches of soldiers and horses, and many soldiers and horses were lost for no reason. Then Huangfu Song was killed first, and then Zhu Jun also died, resulting in the remaining of Yang Biao's men.
There is no general to lead the troops!
If Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun were still alive, how could he end up in such an embarrassing situation!
The current situation has changed drastically, and there is no one to discuss with. If the former army loses, then the original plan will be meaningless, and the only way to change the goal of the battle is to immediately change it.
Yang Jun was captured, and Hu Chuquan was obviously on his own. Even if he escaped, it might not be a big success, let alone fight south against the strong force of General Zhengxi. So no matter from that aspect,
, the competition for the Guanzhong territory has lost its original meaning, and now the only thing left is the Bingbei Pingyang area.
If we can bring about a period of chaos in Beipingyang, or if we have the opportunity to mobilize this part of the army in Feiqian, Guanzhong, then there will be a new opportunity for Yang Biao!
Therefore, the matter of substitution can only be pressed temporarily.
How many more days to wait?
Let’s take a look and see how the situation in Beipingyang has changed.
In other words, is there any other force that can be combined to deal with Fei Qian, the general who is getting bigger and harder to deal with?
The sun went westward and the sky gradually darkened. Yang Biao held the table with both hands and remained motionless for a long time, like a wooden statue. Only his eyes were still shining in the darkness, thinking...
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Yuan Shao was very happy, even a little excited. Because his current biggest opponent Gongsun Zan was still in the sunset. Under his siege, he became more and more decadent. He was about to fall into the abyss before his eyes. He was just short of the last
I pushed him with all my strength.
"The strategy of Zhengnan is indeed extraordinary! Now Gongsun Xiao'er is just sitting back and waiting for death!"
Yuan Shao laughed and praised the judge, and he was full of praise for the alienation strategy he proposed before.
To borrow the power of Jizhou to use troops against Gongsun Zan, it is natural to borrow the power of the nobles of Jizhou. Therefore, Yuan Shao is now very generous when it comes to judging and matching a group of people. Naturally, he can use any tricks of Li Xian Corporal well.
The judge smiled slightly, bowed his hand towards Yuan Shao and praised him humbly, but his expression was very proud. He narrowed his eyes and glanced at the people sitting aside. He was obviously quite proud.
The problem of information lag and transmission was actually a common phenomenon throughout the Han Dynasty, and Gongsun Zan was no exception.
The countermeasures against Gongsun Zan may seem strange, but in fact they are very simple. To put it simply, they are constantly pretending to be Gongsun Zan’s subordinates in various places, and delivering news for help to Yijing. For Gongsun Zan, who does not have any administrative system at all,
Said, this kind of extremely simple writing doesn’t even have a way to distinguish it...
Killing Liu Yu was satisfying for a while, but the consequences that followed were indeed unbearable for Gongsun Zan. After Liu Yu died, no one could restrain Gongsun Zan, but Gongsun Zan also lost his original integrity in Youzhou.
The civil service structure led to Yuan Shao falling behind in all aspects of people's livelihood and political affairs. Yuan Shao was assigned a simple plan that could not be simpler. He was so overwhelmed that he was unable to distinguish. There were messages asking for help everywhere, and it seemed that there was a war going on everywhere.
Gongsun Zan couldn't tell the truth from the false, so he couldn't talk about sending troops to rescue. In the end, the places really attacked by Yuan Shao also couldn't be rescued.
In addition, Shen Pei also trumpeted that Gongsun Zan wanted to exterminate all Liu Yu's subordinates, which led to Liu Yu's old subordinates, Xian Yufu, Xian Yuyin, Qi Zhou and others who were the former Youzhou Mu, to elect Yan Rou as Wuhuan Sima.
, then with the help of Wuhuan and other Hu people who had received favors from Liu Yu, they began to display their chariots and horses against Gongsun Zan, who killed Liu Yu, and fought with Gongsun Zan's general Zou Dan in the north of the Lu River, defeating his army and killing Zou Dan and four others.
More than a thousand people...
Under a series of blows, Gongsun Zan was naturally heading towards his end.
Perhaps in the eyes of Taishi Ci and others, Gongsun Zan became more and more withdrawn and seemed to have begun to abandon the loyal subordinates who originally followed him. However, for Gongsun Zan, despite his lack of political points, he had some doubts about Shenpei's strategy.
, but unable to verify it, he could only watch his subordinates become more and more alienated from him.
Obviously, Shen Pei believed that he had made great contributions in this matter.
The judge's complacent expression fell into Yuan Shao's eyes. Yuan Shao didn't take it seriously, but instead felt even more joyful.
In Yuan Shao's heart, it is right for his subordinates to crush and fight with each other. If there is no fight among his subordinates, then these subordinates will inevitably climb on top of him one day. The Yingchuan Faction, Nanyang Faction, and Jizhou Faction may also join in the future.
The Youzhou Clan cannot allow one party to expand too much. It must be controlled within a reasonable range to facilitate its own jurisdiction and rule.
Yuan Shao learned this from his uncle.
Everything in the world needs balance, the court also needs balance, and controlling one party needs balance even more.
Harmony between yin and yang is the right path.
So Yuan Shao smiled and turned to Tian Feng to ask some questions about Jizhou's resumption of production and strengthening commerce, and expressed his affirmation and appreciation for Tian Feng's work in this area.
To fight a war, you need food and fodder. Even if Yuan Shao wants to completely knock Gongsun Zan off the stage of competition, he still needs to accumulate some food and fodder. Otherwise, no matter how great the victory is, he will not be able to establish a victory.
Jizhou has gone through a lot of troubles in the past two years. Although it is not as simple as being a Sili, due to the continuous war, not only do you have to pay taxes, but you also have to be captured for labor, or even directly taken prisoner.
There are also many soldiers serving as soldiers, so the people of Jizhou have seen a sharp decline in the population of many villages and counties, and some places have become deserted, which was unimaginable before.
Coupled with the previous locust plague, although the main outbreak point was in Yanzhou and Qingzhou, Jizhou was also affected to some extent. Therefore, although Yuan Shao was eager to attack Gongsun Zan, he had to settle down first and accumulate strength.
Seeing Yuan Shao's high interest, Guo Tu Fengji and others were a little unhappy with Shen Pei's successful appearance, especially since Feng Ji had never dealt with Shen Pei, and now they felt that Shen Pei's appearance was very annoying, but they also
It's hard to criticize directly, I can only lower my eyebrows, stroke my beard, and pretend to be out of sight and out of mind.
Guo Tu pondered for a moment and said slowly: "Ming Gong, do you know if Si Li, the Yang family, has raised his troops to the west?"
Yuan Shao was stunned and said: "The Yang family has raised troops again? This is true... If Gongze has any news, you might as well speak frankly..."
Guo Tu slowly raised his hands, but did not answer immediately. Instead, he used the cover of his sleeves to quickly turn his head and glance at Tian Feng.
Tian Feng's eyebrows moved slightly, with some understanding.
"Ming Gong, since the Yang family welcomed the emperor in Luo, they have been trying to pretend to be the emperor, and they have the intention to take advantage of the four sides..." Guo Tu said, "Now that the Yang family is leading the army to the west, there is a change in a certain suspicious pass, so people are asking for inquiries from all sides.
, only then did we know that General Fei, the general who conquered the west, was rumored to have died..."
"Ah?" Yuan Shao almost stood up when he heard this, "Is this true?"
"So that's it!" Tian Feng said, "The Yang family must have realized that Zheng Xi was dead, so he rushed to Guanzhong'er... Ming Gong, taking this opportunity, you might as well send a general out of Hanoi to serve as a subordinate to welcome the emperor back to Hebei...
...If not, when the Yang family takes over Guanzhong, becomes one with Sili, and has rivers east and north to supply food and grass, then the great cause of Ming Gong will be achieved..."
Yuan Shao frowned deeply.
Tian Feng had previously advised Yuan Shao to welcome the emperor to Jizhou, but Yuan Shao finally rejected it, but now Yuan Shao is gradually realizing the disadvantages of being controlled by others.
But Tian Feng's old talk about welcoming the emperor again, Yuan Shao was still a little unhappy.
Although the Yang family might, like Dong Zhuo, Li Jue and others, once again evade the emperor and use the emperor to order the princes, Yuan Shao didn't care too much. Anyway, he had resisted the emperor's orders not once or twice before, although that time was during the Dong Zhuo period.
, but does it make much difference to Yang? It’s still about listening if you want to, and not listening if you don’t want to.
Guo Tu also frowned a little. He originally thought that Tian Feng wanted to use this incident to distract Yuan Shao from focusing on the trial and match selection, and at the same time also show that although he had not made any outstanding contributions on the Northern Line,
However, the work on the southern line was still very effective. However, I didn't expect that Tian Feng, an old stubborn man, would pull back the proposal to welcome the emperor, which was originally vetoed by Yuan Shao...
If Yuan Shao was really willing to welcome the emperor, would he still need you, Tian Feng, to nag you so many times?
As a counselor who had followed Yuan Shao for a long time, Feng Ji knew Yuan Shao's character well. When he saw Yuan Shao frowning, he immediately understood. Although he didn't have much friendship with Guo Tu, he even disliked Guo Tu's practice of making friends with the Jizhou nobles.
There was some conflict, but after all, Guo Tu and Guo Tu are neighboring counties, and in a big way, they can be regarded as southern faction. Therefore, seeing that Guo Tu wanted to pull Yuan Shao away from praising and praising the northern faction, he cooperated.
Said: "Ming Gong, the Yang family's march into Guanzhong should not be taken lightly! Just as Gongze and Yuan Hao have considered, if Guanzhong Sili River is connected to the east and north, it will require people, food, and food.
With the emperor's name in hand, we will be in danger... In my opinion..."
"In my opinion..." Feng Ji praised Guo Tutian Feng and successfully attracted Yuan Shao's attention, and then said, "You can order the general to lead a partial army, march to Zhongmou, go to Taihang, and take Taiyuan first.
Shangdang can then merge with the north! If the Yang family takes Guanzhong, Ming Gong can also control the north and the south, and then there will be no danger."
Guo Tu glanced at Feng Ji, then nodded and said: "Ming Gong, what Yuan Tu said is true. Even if the Yang family takes Guanzhong, it needs to stabilize the three auxiliaries in a short time and is unable to conquer and merge with the north. Therefore,
If we send troops to Shangdang in Taiyuan, we can take the east side of the river in the south to cut off Tongguan, the west can go in and take Pingyang in the north, and the east can connect with Hanoi to control Yanzhou. It will have hundreds of benefits without any harm, and it is actually the best strategy."
Tian Feng opened his mouth, then sighed slightly and stopped talking.
Yuan Shao frowned, pondered for a moment and said: "...Mengde is now sending an envoy to ask for help from someone...this army, if you want to allocate it...well...there will be no surplus..."
Cao Cao and Lu Bu are currently in a tug of war in Yanzhou, each with its own victory or defeat. Although Cao Cao regained some territory, a locust plague in Qingzhou, Yanzhou, made Cao Cao unable to counterattack, so he had to hug Yuan Shao's thigh again, trying to borrow some soldiers and food.
Come and destroy Lu Bu.
Cao Cao was Yuan Shao's childhood friend, and everyone knew this relationship well, so everyone looked left and right, and no one said anything to stop Yuan Shao from sending troops to support Cao Cao. Although the relationship between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao was now inseparable, but in case of an emergency
The relationship is on good terms again, and if we propose not to send troops at this time, if we pursue the case in the future, wouldn’t it be like putting a shit basin on his own head?
Yuan Shao looked around and saw that everyone was silent. He had some idea in his mind, but how could he do it without giving any advice?
So Yuan Shao called his name: "Yuan Hao, what do you think?" The reason why he asked Tian Feng was because although Tian Feng sometimes didn't speak very nicely, Yuan Shao also knew that if he was asked, he would definitely tell the truth.
Why discount because of selfishness?
Tian Feng had no choice but to cup his hands and say: "This...Ming Gong, you need to put your great cause first..."
"Great cause? Hmm..." Yuan Shao nodded and began to think deeply.
