The wine and food served to Zhang Song were all of the highest quality. Even with Zhang Song's perspective, he would frequently raise his chopsticks when he saw such delicacies. In Yizhou, the wine he drank was not only expensive, but also not as rich in taste as the one in Jia Rong.
After tasting the character, your lips and teeth will be fragrant.
"King Liang, this wine is much better than that of Yizhou."
"Haha, if Yongnian likes it, you can stay in Chang'an. What I don't lack most is fine wine, and what I yearn for most is talents."
Zhang Song's expression froze slightly. From Jia Rong's words, he felt something strange. Could it be that Jia Rong wanted to keep him in Chang'an? It's absolutely impossible. He doesn't have a great reputation in Yizhou. "King Liang joked,
Song is just an unknown person."
"Why should Yongnian belittle himself? If Liu Yan doesn't know how to use you, how can I, the king, not know Yongnian's ability?"
The reception of Zhang Song was so grand that Jia Xu realized that the matter was extraordinary, and hurriedly went to look for Jia Rong. After hearing what Jia Rong meant, he immediately agreed. In recent years, the Xiliang army has the worst penetration
Nothing is better than Yizhou. The main reason is that Liu Yan is too conservative. Xianlian Pavilion is also suppressed in Yizhou. If things are not rare and precious, I am afraid it will be difficult for Xianlian Pavilion to develop in Yizhou. The information obtained is also
Very limited.
The arrival of Zhang Song can just open this gap. If he can take refuge, it will be of great significance for the Xiliang army to pacify Yizhou in the future.
Jia Xu followed Jia Rong's advice, and did not judge Zhang Song by his appearance, but spoke kindly to him. After a long chat, when Zhang Song was shocked by Jia Xu's talent, Jia Xu also praised Zhang Song's knowledge.
It can also be said that the two of them cherish each other somewhat.
Finally, Jia Xu invited Zhang Song to join the Xiliang Army, but Zhang Song did not refuse immediately, which gave Jia Xu hope.
In fact, Zhang Song came out of Yizhou this time in order to find someone worthy of refuge among the princes of the Central Plains. Liu Yan of Yizhou seemed to be powerful, but he was too conservative and did not want to make progress. He did not have an opinion on anything. It was easy for him to
Being influenced by his officials, and Zhang Song was suppressed in Yizhou, he was already dissatisfied.
Chang'an is not Zhang Song's first stop. He has to go to Yanzhou, Jizhou and Jingzhou to travel around to finally decide which prince to join. Although King Liang's enthusiasm was very useful to him, he had not yet reached the point where he could immediately get his head started.
At the point of seeking refuge, in his mind, Cao Cao was the best candidate. He had a strong army and ruled the fertile lands of the Central Plains. He was the most likely to conquer the world.
Naturally, Jia Xu and Jia Rong didn't know there was such a mystery.
The envoys from all parties stayed in Chang'an for more than a month and left one after another. After all, the cost of food and accommodation in Chang'an was still very high. The envoys from all parties were all wealthy people and they would definitely not be able to save their dignity by going to eat cold food every day.
Those meals provided by the palace.
"My lord, Zhang Song is quite tempted by the proposal of a humble position. This can be done." Jia Xu concluded.
Jia Rong nodded and said: "The matter of contacting Zhang Song will be entrusted to Wen He, but we must be careful in everything. There are many talents in Yizhou and we cannot underestimate them."
Jia Xu handed over his hand and promised, feeling a little moved in his heart. However, the two monarchs and ministers had known each other for many years and had already formed a vague tacit understanding. Jia Rong did this, and Jia Xu's contribution to the Xiliang army's victory in Yizhou was the greatest.
Originally, Jia Xu was the first military advisor of the Xiliang Army, and he firmly held a high position in the army. However, with the increasing development of the Xiliang Army, the power in his hands was gradually divided. This was also the general trend. Jia Xu had no objection, and he was more diligent in doing things.
Be careful not to fall into the trap of others.
However, in the Xiliang Army, those who have made contributions have always been in high positions. It is an indisputable fact that if Jia Xu can play an important role in the Xiliang Army's victory in the battle of Yizhou, his status will be more stable. Even Guo Jia and others will also
It cannot be shaken unless their achievements are more prominent than capturing a state.
"Wen He, you have followed me for many years and have been working diligently. Although there are occasional omissions, it is human nature. No one can make mistakes without being a sage. In the future, we will give more opportunities to the younger generations so that the young people can have more experience. After all,
Time is not forgiving, even if you and I have great ambitions, we have to accept old age. When we are a hundred years from now, you don’t want to see the Xiliang Army without a man who can take charge of his role." Jia Rong sighed.
Jia Xu cupped his hands and said: "My lord is far-sighted and far-sighted, but he is not as good as he is. Among the young people in the Xiliang army, there are extraordinary and outstanding ones. There are countless fierce generals in the army. There are more and more talents who govern the place. They are like the head of a county. In the past,
It is difficult to select among officials, but as the school continues to provide talents for the local area, many talented people have emerged. These people may not be as knowledgeable as the scholars in the Central Plains, but they do have rich experience in governing local areas.
, given time, they are all talents who can govern a state and become their own talents."
Jia Rong nodded and said: "It's all thanks to your help that the Xiliang Army can be in such a situation."
Zhang Song left Chang'an with hesitation. During the period when Jia Xu showed his goodwill and Jia Rong received him, he almost agreed and was willing to serve the Xiliang army, but he still wanted to wait and see other princes.
Ichiban, the principle of the aristocratic family is not to hang on a tree. Zhang Song is also a member of the aristocratic family. Some of Jia Rong's policies have too many disadvantages for him. He also tested Jia Xu with words and found out about this.
After there was no room for change, Zhang Song was a little disappointed, but he also determined to go to other princes to check. After all, taking refuge in a new lord had a lot to do with him. Not to mention his reputation in front of the world, he could give him a lot of money.
The most important thing is how much immediate benefit you bring to yourself.
Cao Cao in Yanzhou finally couldn't bear it anymore. After establishing an alliance with the Xiliang Army, he gathered 100,000 troops and moved closer to Qingzhou. With 100,000 troops gathered together, the consumption of food and supplies was astronomical, and once
There was no result, and in the next year, Cao Jun could not even think of using force.
Facing the Xiliang army, Cao Cao had no chance of winning, but he was very confident in fighting Yuan Shao. Just like Liu Bei back then, he was not beaten by Cao Cao and was running around. He has not yet conquered the territory and can only live in Liu Biao's tent.
Next, I look after Liu Biao's home and hospital. Maybe some of the ministers in Jingzhou can't stand it, and Liu Bei will be squeezed out.
The purpose of acquiring Qingzhou was to further weaken Yuan Shao's strength. Over the years, the only ones who have been at war with Cao's army are the Jizhou army.
, couldn't get rid of him, especially Yuan Shao's actions when the Xiliang army attacked Luoyang this time, which further strengthened Cao Cao's idea of occupying Qingzhou.
He sent an army of 100,000 to attack Qingzhou. Yuan Shao had already received the news. At best, he only occupied three counties in Qingzhou. Cao Cao was very ambitious this time and directly sent Cao Ren to attack Le'an Kingdom. He himself took six
Thousands of soldiers and horses are attacking Pingyuan County. As long as the land of these two armies is captured, Yuan Shao's power in Qingzhou will be declared broken, and Yuan Shao's strength will also be reduced. Within three years, Cao Cao will be confident to put it down.
, provided that the Xiliang Army does not interfere.
After Yuan Shao heard the news that Cao Cao was raising troops to attack Qingzhou, he couldn't sit still. The generals stationed in Qingzhou were Wen Chou and Gao Lan. Wen Chou led 20,000 soldiers to garrison Le'an State, and Gao Lan led 15,000 soldiers to garrison Pingyuan County.
, the Jizhou Army has gone through too many battles, and Yuan Shao has no spare time to organize more troops and horses. Even more than 20,000 people can only be provided through frugality. Fortunately, the harvest in Qingzhou has been good in the past two years.
The Jizhou army was able to barely survive.
But war is not a child's play, not only the consumption of materials, but also the loss of soldiers, the general's command ability is extremely important.
Cao Ren suffered a big loss at the hands of Jia Rong and lost an important city like Luoyang. What he was thinking about was how to regain his position with the Jizhou army. Wen Chou was a general in the Jizhou army and was very skilled in martial arts, but Cao Ren
He didn't have any fear. In his opinion, this tall and thick man was much cuter than the Xiliang army. At least Wen Chou didn't bother to do the unpreventable assassination. When it came to generals, Cao Ren was not afraid either. When he came this time, Cao Cao
He even sent his general Xu Zhu to Cao Ren in order to quickly occupy Le'an Kingdom.
Qingzhou and Yanzhou are bordered by too many areas, and Cao's army can lead the Jizhou army to attack from all angles.
Cao Cao's strategy is very simple: occupy the county towns surrounding the county and completely isolate the county. Once successful, even if Yuan Shao leads an army to kill, Cao Cao can easily capture Qingzhou.
Yuan Shao did not expect that just after he went to Chang'an as an envoy, news of Cao's army attacking Qingzhou would occur. He had previously supported the Xiliang army and fought with Cao's army. The Jizhou army had run out of food and supplies and could barely survive a year. However, the war was not only a competition.
Food and grass are mostly materials. They are not as rich as the Xiliang army. The most Yuan Shao has are soldiers. At the critical moment, he can only let the soldiers step forward to resist.
As Jia Rong said, a war is actually a competition to see who has more money, how much a crossbow arrow costs, and how much a bed crossbow costs. Princes without money still want to imitate others in playing offense and defense, which is purely seeking death.
That’s all.
Yuan Shao's first reaction when he heard that Cao Jun was attacking the city was to send an envoy to Chang'an to ask for help. Yuan Shao knew that Jia Rong must have learned about Cao Jun's attack on Qingzhou, but whether to provide support or not was another matter. It seems that the Xiliang Army did not need to do what Yuan Shao did.
Go and curry favor with Jia Rong.
The candidate for the envoy to Chang'an became Xu You. After some discussions, Yuan Shao was willing to give up three county towns from Zhuojun in Youzhou, and the Xiliang Army sent 5,000 troops to help.
Jia Rong readily accepted this condition and asked Xu You to go back and tell Yuan Shao that if Zhuojun could be ceded to the Xiliang army, he would send 10,000 troops to help.
As the war continued to escalate, Yuan Shao finally agreed to this condition, which made Jia Rong extremely happy. Helping Yuan Shao defend Qingzhou was just a matter of sending soldiers to go through the motions. Infantry was the best at defending the city and suffered very few losses.
