In August of the first year of Chuping (AD 190), Bingzhou, Mayi!
Xu Wei, Wang Ge and other senior officials of the Tengjia Army worked all the way to Mayi and spent 5 days across the entire Bingzhou to arrive at Mayi!
Then Xu Wei came to the staff headquarters in Mayi, found Zhang Baiqi who was staying in Mayi, and asked: "What is the situation on the front line now? How many troops have we sent to attack Youzhou?"
Zhang Baiqi pointed to the terrain map of Youzhou and said: "Gongsun Zan first led 3,000 cavalry to attack our territory in the grassland and massacred 6 villages. Sun Qing summoned 30,000 cavalry to chase Gongsun Zan all the way to the border of Youzhou.
Guangning County has now been captured, and other counties in Shanggu County are being captured! There are not many Han troops in Shanggu County. After Sun Qing captured Guangning, Liu Yu sent military general Yan Rou to lead 10,000 Han troops to Juyong Pass. It is said that the entire Juyong Pass is now
There are 13,000 people!”
Guangning County is the Zhangjiakou of later generations. As long as they go south to capture Juyang, the Tengjia Army's troops will reach Juyongguan!
However, Xu Wei was a bit dumbfounded. Sun Qing was originally a county magistrate and had no right to command so many troops. However, he seized the opportunity and issued a mobilization order when Gongsun Zan invaded Qiangyin. Although Qiangyin was a county
, but a county that is not inferior to the Han Dynasty in terms of population and area, it is easy to summon 30,000 troops, and then pursue them all the way to the territory of Youzhou. It is really hard to say what he did wrong. After all, he
They are also protecting the people of Qiangyin!
Zhang Baiqi continued: "Huang Long led 30,000 soldiers from Jiyang and is now attacking Banshi City. However, Banshi has been continuously reinforced and expanded by Liu Yu and others in recent years. The city walls are built with huge stones, and the upper floors are all made of blue bricks.
Extraordinarily strong.
Our crowbar cannot move huge rocks, and it is difficult for a trebuchet to break through a city wall with a brick structure! The defender of Banshi City is Gongsun Zan’s subordinate Zou Dan, an experienced veteran. There are 5,000 people in the city. Huanglong
There is news that Banshi City is very difficult to attack, so I asked Commander Qu to mobilize black gunpowder to attack the city!"
From Liu Bei, to Liu Yu, and then to Gongsun Zan, they continued to build Banshi City. This was the first line of defense for the Tengjia Army. After understanding that the Tengjia Army was powerful with crowbars, they learned Huangfu Song's methods and made
A large number of rocks were used as the base of the city wall, while other places also abandoned the construction technology of this era, but learned Zhu Yuanzhang's method thousands of years later, and built all with blue bricks and cement. The strength of the city wall is no worse than that of later generations of reinforced concrete.
How many!
There are hundreds of cement factories on the territory of the Tengjia Army. Cement technology spreads very fast, so the cement technology has been cracked by Han officials. Liu Yu and Huangfu Song used cement to build a large number of fortifications to deal with Xu Wei. It can be said that Xu Wei
After getting the crowbar, the officials and noble families in Youzhou and Jizhou quickly learned how to resist this weapon, and using the giant rock wall and the base of the dock was the best way he found!
Such a city wall can withstand even the artillery of later generations, let alone trebuchets. Therefore, although Banshi City does not seem to be a natural danger, it is extremely difficult to break through, and even if it is broken, there are still Beiping,
For the passes such as Suishi, Gaoliu, and Lingqiu, it can be said that Huangfu Song built as many fortifications in Jizhou and Liu Yu built as many in Daijun. Moreover, because the defense area was short, the fortifications built by Liu Yu were stronger than those of Huangfusong and Daijun.
It is the strongest defense place in the entire Youzhou!
Xu Wei looked at the map and said: "Daijun is the most heavily defended place in Youzhou. We can't fight head-on. Huanglong and his 30,000 men used trebuchets to capture Banshi City bit by bit. This road is only used to contain Youzhou."
With his own strength, I can give him a thousand kilograms of black gunpowder, but whether he can conquer Banshi City depends on his own ability!"
Now that the Tengjia Army has gained momentum, Xu Wei finally no longer has to worry about the consequences of the spread of black powder. As long as he can occupy Youzhou in this battle, even if all the princes of the Han Dynasty unite to attack the Tengjia Army, he is confident that the victory will be
Himself! So he plans to relax the restrictions on black powder starting from this war!
Zhang Baiqi heard Xu Wei handing the black gunpowder to Huang Long. Zhang Baiqi looked at Xu Wei in surprise and said: "Shuai Qu, this black gunpowder is a top secret of our Tengjia Army. It's better for you to take charge of it yourself!"
But Xu Wei said: "Black gunpowder is made for use. In the past, our Tengjia Army was weak. I was worried that the black gunpowder would be used by the enemy if it spread, so I controlled the use of black gunpowder. But as long as this war
If we win, Youzhou will be captured by us, and Jizhou will be a fish in our net. After we completely occupy Hebei, the Han Dynasty will not be our opponent! We don’t have to worry about the spread of black powder
Come!"
There is another point that Xu Wei did not mention. Black gunpowder is not so easy to make these days. Charcoal and saltpeter are easy to get, but sulfur is not abundant in the Han Dynasty. Only a small amount of sulfur mines have been discovered in Sichuan. Most of them have been found.
When it comes to Chinese medicinal materials and Taoist priests' elixirs, they can be obtained in small quantities, but tens of thousands of kilograms are difficult to obtain.
Xu Wei also made a mistake. Mayi used to be a volcanic zone, and there happened to be a lot of sulfur mines, so he had no shortage of raw materials for making black powder! So Xu Wei was sure that even people from the Han side knew how to make black powder.
No matter the amount or power of the black powder, it is impossible to catch up with the Tengjia Army within this time!
Xu Wei looked at the sand table and said: "It is better to attack Youzhou from the grassland. As long as we defeat Juyongguan and Yuyang, the entire Youzhou will be open to our Tengjia Army, and the Han army will not be able to attack Youzhou."
It may prevent us from occupying Youzhou! Let Sun Qing clear out the entire Han army in Shanggu County and prepare for our subsequent attack on Juyong Pass! At the same time, send an army of 30,000 people to attack Yuyang City!"
This is already a battle of 100,000 people. Huanglong in Banshi City is easier to handle. With the Sanggan River water transportation, hundreds of transport ships and thousands of naval forces are enough to guarantee Huanglong’s logistics of 30,000 people!
But Sun Qing's 30,000 men had to cross thousands of miles of grassland all the way, and there were still no rail carriages to increase transportation capacity. Even though there were many four-wheeled carriages in Mayi, there was a Wubao built by Xu Wei along the grassland that could be used as a military station.
But after all, it is an external battle, and at least 100,000 civilians must be arranged to help Huanglong transport grain and grass. And if a large army is sent to attack Yuyang County, at least 200,000 civilians will be needed to handle logistics!
To be honest, Xu Wei doesn't want to fight Liu Yu at this time. It's already August, and the battle will definitely take a while. This year's autumn harvest of the Tengjia Army will definitely be affected!
Wang Ge said: "Only 30,000 troops are far from enough. We also need 30,000 cavalry to protect our grain roads. Liu Yu and Mijia have long been in alliance. Now our Tengjia army is attacking Youzhou in a large scale. Under the cold weather, Mijia is very weak."
It is possible that they will lead the Xianbei army from the east to attack us on the grasslands. If we do not have cavalry to defend against the Xianbei people, our army's retreat may be cut off by the Xianbei people!"
And Zhang Bai rode up and said: "Mayi has already assembled 30,000 troops, and the subsequent troops are still gathering. The cavalry can be recruited on the grassland, let alone 30,000 cavalry, it is 100,000."
The cavalry is not a problem, I just don’t know who Commander Qu wants to lead him?"
It can be said that the whole Mayi is happy to hear the battle. The entire Mayi military station is full of soldiers who want to join the army. It is certainly good for them to become a member of the Tengjia Army. It is also good if they become civilian husbands. It can be said that this battle
The entire Yanmen County provided the soldiers.
But Zhang Baiqi didn't want to do this. Mayi was the largest granary of the Tengjia Army. As the autumn harvest was approaching, hundreds of thousands of young men were missing. This year's grain harvest was undesirable! So he divided the soldiers and civilians who went on the expedition.
Go to several counties and try not to recruit too many young men in one county.
The only exception is the herdsmen on the grassland. Even the herdsmen on the Tengjia Army's territory, most of them only have two skills: herding and fighting. Among them, herding, or to be precise, herding sheep, is not what they like to do.
Compared to hard work, the herdsmen in Tengjia Army territory still prefer joining the army and fighting.
When the Tengjia Army attacked Youzhou, the herdsmen were more enthusiastic than in the old district of Mayi. Almost every young Hu man wanted to join the army and conquer Youzhou!
Zhang Baiqi is also happy for these people to join the army. Too many soldiers in Mayi will affect the grain harvest, but there is no big problem in the grassland. Most of the Hu tribes leave the pasture work to their wives, and they
There are very few things to do. At most, the wool harvesting is slower, which will not affect the overall situation of the Tengjia Army!
At this time, Wang Yong, who had followed Xu Wei back, came out and said: "Commander Qu, the task of attacking Yuyang County is left to us. I will definitely capture Yuyang and chop off Liu Yu's head!"
At this time, Zhang Baiqi said: "Liu Yu cannot kill indiscriminately. His prestige in Youzhou is too high. If we want to contain the people of Youzhou, we must keep Liu Yu!"
But Wang Ge said: "The higher his prestige in Youzhou, the more he wants to kill him. Liu Yu is a good official to the Han Dynasty, but he is our biggest enemy. If we don't kill such a dangerous enemy, how can we wait for him to call on Youzhou?"
The people came to oppose the rule of our Tengjia Army!"
Zhang Baiqi thought for a while and said: "It is best to kill him on the battlefield. Everyone is his own master. Liu Yu dies on the battlefield. In this way, it will be difficult for everyone to say anything. If Liu Yu is captured and then killed later, what will happen to us?"
The reputation of the Tengjia Army is not good. After all, the banner we fly is to uphold justice for heaven. But Liu Yu is considered a good official. He has treated hundreds of thousands of refugees this year alone. If we capture Liu Yu and kill him, maybe the entire
The people of Youzhou may riot!"
Xu Wei thought for a while and said: "If you kill Liu Yu on the battlefield, kill him. If you don't kill him, leave his life. There are not many good officials these days. What Liu Yu did is worth sparing his life! We can't just keep him alive."
They sacrifice the lives of corrupt officials and kill good officials!"
Wang Yong nodded and said: "I understand what to do!"
Xu Wei continued: "The infantry's Zhonglang General is Wang Yong. You fight this battle well and make a good start for our Tengjia Army!"
Wang Yong said excitedly: "Don't worry, Commander Qu, I will defeat Liu Yu in one shot!"
Then Xu Wei looked at the generals present who looked eager to fight.
After thinking about it, Xu Weidao said: "Leave the cavalry lieutenant general who protects the grain road to Duan Peng! We also recruit 30,000 cavalry to protect the transportation team on this road. Duan Peng is familiar with the situation in the grassland. Even if Mika really dares to rob our Teng.
I believe that Army A’s Liangdao cannot be Duan Peng’s opponent!”
Duan Peng said in surprise: "Don't worry, Commander Qu. With my subordinates here, no Xianbei people dare to approach the territory of our Tengjia Army!"
Then Wang Yong led his 30,000 troops to build rail cars to Pingcheng. After leaving Pingcheng, the 30,000 soldiers got on the 3,000 transport carriages that had been prepared in Pingcheng, and each carriage transported one soldier. Marching at a speed of hundreds of miles, they crossed Khandan Mountain, marched all the way through the grasslands of the north, and penetrated all the way to capture Guangping City.
Duan Peng went to Qiangyin, used his personal guards as officers, recruited 30,000 warriors on the grassland, and then protected the food roads of Sun Qing and Wang Yong all the way!
Wang Yong is conquering Guangping City. He continues to go south and directly surrounds Yuyang City!
And Youzhou Mu Liu Yu himself is also in Yuyang, which means that the Tengjia Army has surrounded Youzhou Mu, and Yuyang City only has 10,000 defenders. Logically speaking, 30,000 enemies are impossible. The one who conquered Yuyang was the Tengjia Army. The Tengjia Army has always been invincible in attacking the city. This is the reputation accumulated by conquering hundreds of Wubao!
For a time, the entire Youzhou was tense. The Tengjia Army attacked Youzhou from three directions. The army exceeded 100,000 people, and even their state pastor was surrounded!
Lei Gong has been invincible in all these years, but their Liuzhou Mu has always shown the image of a good old man. From the nobles in Youzhou to the ordinary people, no one recognized that Liu Yu could defeat him. For a time, the entire nobles in Youzhou , and the people began to go further south to Jizhou to escape the war!
At this time, news came from Zhuo County that the hussar general Huangfu Song led an army of 50,000 people to support Youzhou. Huangfu Song was a famous man. The people of Youzhou finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the news!
The people of Youzhou did not know that this time it was not only they who were in trouble, but also Xu Wei and the others. A few days after Wang Yong and the others left, Fei Ge of Shangdang County sent a message saying that Li Jue led an army of 20,000 to storm Tianjing Pass. This was not beyond Xu Wei's expectation.
If Dong Zhuo wants to rescue Youzhou, he will definitely contain the Tengjia Army in Bingzhou. Fortunately, he left 5,000 standing troops at Tianjing Pass. In addition to the 3,000 people on the pass, there are 8,000 people stationed at Tianjing Pass. Unless Dong Zhuo has Use black powder to blow up the pass, otherwise it would be impossible to break through Tianjing Pass!
But within a few days, news came from Xihe County that Dong Zhuo's general Duan Xuan led an army of 20,000 to attack Pingzhou County. News also came from Shangjun that Ma Teng led 20,000 cavalry to attack Shangjun. The officials of Shangjun were caught off guard and suffered heavy losses. Retreat to Gaonu to defend Ma Teng's army!
Wang Lei in Shuofang County also sent news that Han Sui from Xiliang actually led an army of 30,000 to attack Shuofang County. Instead of asking for help, he asked Xu Wei if he could invade Liangzhou!
Finally, news came from Taiyuan that Jizhou sent troops to attack Hukou Pass and Jingjing Pass! It can be said that the Han Dynasty launched an all-out war against the Tengjia Army!