39. The clouds of war are dense, and the drums of war are beating
The sky in autumn is the clearest among the four seasons of the year, and the earth in autumn is the most lush among the four seasons of the year. In such a harvest season, both Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao have to stop the war, no matter what they have in their hearts.
Is it the annoyance of not admitting defeat or the joy of a little fox stealing a little hen? At this time, there is only one thing they have to do - and that is to harvest.
Of course, during the break between harvests, there are other things that can be done for entertainment... or to be entertained.
"I am xx you bastard, you are a bunch of unfamiliar white-eyed wolves. On weekdays, I, Yuan Benchu, often entertain you with good wine and meat. I also sent you a lot of things to your tribe to establish mutual trade with you. There is no
I think of you when I need you
But they all resisted each other. When drinking, they all looked like I was the best in the world, but when they really had to face Gongsun Bogui, they turned into pustular bears. Or maybe Yuan Benchu looked worse than offending Gongsun Bogui.
Easy to 'bully', right?
And those damn yellow turban traitors. Thousands of old and weak people in the area dare to speak loudly to me without fear of getting down to their waists. A traitor is a traitor. Not only are they disobedient, but they also tell lies. I really don’t know why Fang’er would treat me like this.
The troops are interested."
Looking at the information in his hand, no matter how deep and well-educated Yuan Shao was, he couldn't help but complain.
It's not that he, Yuan Benchu, has not mastered cultivation, but what he wrote in the newspaper really made him feel like he was cheating.
With several small-scale battles before the autumn harvest, the battle line between Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan, and Liu Bei's coalition forces has basically stabilized. Yuan Shao has completely controlled the counties of Changshan, Zhao, Julu, and Qinghe, while Gongsun Zan has basically
He controlled the two counties of Hejian and Bohai, while Zhongshan and Anping were at the forefront of the tug of war between the two armies, but Yuan Shaofang had a slight advantage in comparison.
As time goes by, Yuan Shao is constantly recovering from the strategic disadvantage caused by the raids of Gongsun's coalition forces. After all, if Yuan Shao hadn't recruited powerful private troops on a large scale and garrisoned garrison troops to gather in Wei County, Gongsun Zan would have wanted to rely solely on
A surprise attack would be difficult to counter Yuan Shao's elite soldiers who had returned from Xiliang.
It's just that Yuan Shao didn't expect that when his own side had such a huge advantage and had cut off one of Gongsun Zan's helpers, Gongsun Zan would dare to take risks even if he brought Liu Bei with him, he would still be considered a disadvantaged force. He completely ignored the rear and deployed all his strength to attack his side like a gust of wind.
A surprise attack. As a result, Yuan Shao, who had an empty rear, was naturally caught off guard.
But also because Yuan Shao's troops are gathered outside, Gongsun Zan, who has always been at a strategic disadvantage before, clearly knows that if he adopts the strategy of a decisive battle now, it will undoubtedly be an egg for his own side, which has fewer troops and is no more elite than Yuan Shao.
Shitou's stupid move, especially when the other party is probably frantically trying to find a decisive battle with him.
In addition, Gongsun Zan's army, which was not at an advantage in terms of military strength, encountered the problem of lack of successors. As an ally, Liu Bei's army seemed to be quite satisfied with the current battle situation, although in Gongsun Zan's eyes, Liu Bei was fully capable of using countless methods to confront him.
The eldest son of Yuan Shao was playing with exhaustion, but Liu Bei seemed not to care at all about the little character in front of him.
If Liu Bei's presence hadn't prevented Yuan Tan from sending many troops south to support his father, perhaps the issue Gongsun Zan had to consider now would no longer be how to defeat Yuan Shao, who was inflated in strength, but how to conquer the two counties he had conquered.
The population and wealth have moved back to his hometown in Youzhou.
In addition to the above-mentioned problems, the current Gongsun Zan is actually in the same situation as the previous Yuan Shao. That is, in order to fight against the powerful Yuan Shao's army, he tried to make up for the disadvantage in military strength to the maximum extent, although he adopted the same method.
The purpose was different from Yuan Shao's. But Gongsun Zan was even more thorough than Yuan Shao in terms of leaving the rear empty.
Because not only did he only leave a small number of county soldiers with poor combat effectiveness in his two counties, but he also took away his own troops and powerful private troops, and even hired a few soldiers with him at heavy profits (
tou) Good (xiang) Karasuma
Yi Cong, and this is also the fundamental reason why Gongsun Zan can still play a dazzling and beautiful "blitz battle" in front of Yuan Shao today despite the heavy losses of Baima Yi Cong. The energy that the Karasuma Assault Cavalry explodes in the hands of an excellent commander is absolutely
It's scary.
It was precisely because he saw this that Yuan Shao took corresponding countermeasures, which was to contact the remnants of the Yellow Turban Army entrenched around Gongsun Zan's lair and the Wuwan and Xianbei tribes on the grassland, which had tense relations with Gongsun Zan. Hope.
Through their actions, they perfectly reproduced Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei's "Operation Explosive Anthology" against themselves.
Sharing his once happy feelings with his enemies, Yuan Shao is indeed a good person.
But the result... ahem, by this time all the readers must have known the reason why Yuan Shao almost turned into the head of state just now.
Of course, compared to Yuan Shao's daring act of exposing his delicate anus to the ejaculation of the wretched uncle Gongsun Zan, although Gongsun Zan also put his anus into a seemingly dangerous situation, because he was more mature than Yuan Shao,
If he was smarter, he would have put a section of the chastity belt in the back, so the situation was far less dangerous than Yuan Shao imagined.
Presumably many people have already thought of it.
Yes, although they are not harmonious in face and heart, the tacit understanding created by years of cooperation is not so easy to eliminate. It can even be said that this is just another copy of the performance of the two people for many years, so Gongsun Zan strongly believes that Liu Yu has already
All the work has been done down below, and with Liu Yu's reputation among the foreign races inside and outside Youzhou, Gongsun Zan can really be said to have nothing to worry about.
As for the remnants of the Yellow Turban Army on the isolated outer island, Gongsun Zan's original method was to use the tactic of sealing the sea to surround and not suppress them. If the opponent is willing to make trouble on that section of the coastline, then let him make the trouble, but as long as the opponent
There are operations going deep into the interior
, they suppressed them the most fiercely. Over time, the other party knew what they could do and what they absolutely couldn't do. So Gongsun Zan was able to do whatever he wanted in the middle, while the Yellow Turban Army guarded their corner of the worry-free sea.
To entertain oneself.
Therefore, although Gongsun Zan's current situation still seems a bit weak, as long as it can be delayed for a period of time and the fertile lands of Bohai and Hejian counties are completely digested, then Gongsun Zan can indeed become a force in Hebei that is not restricted by others.
Not only can the tripartite forces rely on Liu Yu to put the shackles on their heads, but they also have greater room for tactical maneuver.
Of course, perhaps it was because he saw this that Liu Bei, who also maintained a tacit understanding with Liu Yu, acted like he was hiding his power and biding his time after helping Gongsun Zan open up the situation. He not only helped his fellow senior Gongsun Zan, but also did not offend Yuan Shao.
Too much to die, the more important thing is to stay in Zhongshan, Hejian and Zhuojun
Liu Bei at the intersection can also receive supplies from all aspects. Not only can he use Yuan Tan, who is young and inexperienced and incompetent on the opposite side, to train his troops, but he can also take the opportunity to make friends with heroes from all walks of life and establish his own network of relationships, which not only saves more troops for his future.
A way out, I also hope to take the opportunity to discover some buried talents.
As for Yuan Shao, although his hard power is higher than what Gongsun Zan shows on the surface, and his soft power should not be underestimated, he is trapped by the fluttering wings of a small butterfly. Yuan Shao can be said to have no ability but
Can't perform much.
In another dimension, because there was no certain little butterfly, Yuan Shao transferred most of his power to Hanoi, a place not only close to Luodu but also not far from Yecheng, the seat of Jizhou, so he let him
have sufficient
Taking the time and energy to influence the civil servants and generals around Han Fu in Wei Commandery, and the fact that there were only strong enemies from Gongsun Zan's family around him, Yuan Shao could calmly carry out his own strategies and finally play tricks on Gongsun Zan and Han Fu.
Although this result weakened Yuan Shao's influence on the powerful powers in the central and northern Jizhou, and because he gave Bohai County to Gongsun Zan's younger brother Gongsun Fan, many powerful people misjudged the situation, but because he inherited it from Han Fu without any bloodshed,
Jizhou also inherited a group of powerful advisers and generals, which allowed him to gradually reverse his military disadvantage in the subsequent Battle of Jieqiao and a series of subsequent battles. In the end, Gongsun Zan was forced to choose the most wrong choice to completely fall out with Liu Yu.
return route.
But now, Hanoi is still under the firm control of Li Shushi, forcing Yuan Shao to withdraw his troops and return to the Bohai Sea. At the same time, due to the disappearance of "smart people" such as Qu Yi, Zhang Jha, etc. from the Jizhou army, Han Fu relied too much on Pan Feng, and in
After Pan Feng died in battle, most of the military power of the Jizhou Army fell into the hands of the anti-Yuan faction, Geng Wu, Min Chun and others, causing Yuan Shao to lose a lot of room for strategic development.
Not to mention the sudden rise of Liu Bei, which ultimately led to Yuan Shao now having to fight multiple enemies on two or more fronts at the same time. The energy involved and the complexity of the situation were far higher than what Yuan Shao from another plane had to do at the same time.
faced.
In addition, Bingzhou, who always made Yuan Shao feel like he was in the throat, continued to draw a lot of Yuan Shaojun's energy even if he did not make any moves, not to mention that there was also a force sent by him that although it could not determine the general trend, it could become a disgusting enemy on the local battlefield.
People and even small groups of troops that determine the battlefield's advantage at critical moments are so unpredictable that they are hard to guard against.
And if you include a certain Han royal family hidden deep behind the scenes, Yuan Shao's originally most advantageous reputation and support from the nobles have become less stable and useful than he expected, ultimately resulting in Yuan Shao's current situation.
On the surface, his strength is much higher than that of his opponent Gongsun Zan, but the actual power that can be mobilized is often limited.
Of course, it is not Yuan Shao's style to just sit back and wait for death, so he is still working tirelessly with the counselors around him.
"Those strangers and Gongsun Bogui are at odds with each other. Now that such a good situation has emerged, even if we don't secretly add fuel to the flames, we should never give up, let alone now that we have promised them generous rewards. What do you think about this matter?
It all gives people a strange feeling, maybe Gongsun Zan's courage to make such a desperate move this time is not as foolhardy as we thought before."
"With Liu Xuande as Gongsun's help, we appeased the greedy Hu people with conditions we didn't know about, and even persuaded Bingzhou to participate in this matter. If Liu Dai from the south hadn't blocked the group of yellow turban thieves from the south for us,
, I’m afraid the pressure we have to face will be even greater. The Korean Festival’s move is really unexpected.”
"Bingzhou, if Gongsun has wealth, it is not impossible to persuade him to use the land of the state and county as bait. Although Liu Xuande has always been peaceful and moderate, if Gongsun Zan touches him with the affection of a classmate, Li Shushi will use the courtesy of a fellow countryman, and also promises the Korean Festival
The wealth and goods are enough to get him to where he is now. Although Jizhou and Karasuma Xianbei's followers
We don’t have any contact with each other, but Han Wenjie has fallen into madness, and it is not impossible to promise him a huge profit. And the conditions he proposed are nothing more than to make him wait and see what happens, but it is worse than we expected to send troops.
It was much easier for Gongsun Zan. After weighing the pros and cons, he made such a short-sighted move, which is very similar to what those barbarians did in the past."
Yuan Shao's counselors who came to this conclusion quickly came to a unified opinion, and this opinion also made Yuan Shao nod after thinking about it.
It seemed that I heard the sound of a middle-aged uncle hiding in the shadows and snickering silently.
Well, you really can't blame Yuan Shao's first-class counselors for thinking wrong. In fact, Han Fu did spend a lot of money on the forces mentioned above in the hope that they can cooperate with each other to defeat the evil "Yuan Shao rebels".
xo group".
Among them, Li Shushi and Gongsun Zan, who are likely to break up with Yuan Shao directly, are naturally the top priority, but no matter which party they are, they will have certain "worries". This is originally just a way to raise the price, but how do you know yourself?
At this time, Han Fu, who was "at the end of his strength"
The degree of madness was far beyond what they imagined. They took the initiative to bear unnecessary conditions and also increased the amount of assistance. However, because the resources occupied came from those pro-Yuan Shao sect families whose families were confiscated and exterminated, they did not let those
The pro-Hanfu family felt too much dissatisfaction.
Of course, whether it was Liu Bei or the barbarians in Youzhou, although they accepted the sugar-coated bullets passed by Han Fu, it was not easy to persuade them. At worst, they would eat the sugar-coated bullets and throw them back.
After all, just as those counselors analyzed, Liu Bei is not someone who just gets passionate and enthusiastic.
Not to mention that in recent years, he has worked hard to maintain the balance between Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan and has developed a pair of very good skills and observation skills. As for those barbarian tribes, they hate the evil-minded and ruthless Gongsun Zan.
To their bones, it is actually difficult for them to give up the opportunity to explode Gongsun Zan's asshole with their free wealth.
It was at this time that Liu Yu began to play a role.
It's just that with Liu Yu's political IQ, even those counselors could think of this, but because Liu Yu's methods are very concealed and clever. In addition, he has always stayed out of the incident, so even if they thought that he would exert some influence on the battle situation,
(For example, they acquiesced in certain actions of Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei), but they would not have thought that this was simply the result of directing by Liu Yu.
However, even after such a plan, it was still not enough to defeat Yuan Shaojun, whose strength had begun to expand into an upward trend, or to discourage the determined counselors around Yuan Shao.
"Lord, although our army has greatly increased in strength and momentum, it is still in a dilemma. The fundamental reason is that the battle line is too long. It needs to face multiple opponents at the same time and its troops are scattered. Therefore, we want to break the current deadlock.
The first step is to divide and disintegrate the de facto alliance formed by the enemy, so that we can defeat them one by one with superior force."
"My lord, you think what Yuan Hao said is very true. Although our army is strong, it is still weak when facing Bingzhou, Gongsun Zan, Liu Xuande and Han Wenjie. If we cannot find opportunities to make these parties disorderly, our army will
Even if you can defeat one or two of the forces, your strength will inevitably be severely damaged and others who fish in troubled waters will take advantage of them and become a wedding dress for others' hegemony."
Although there were signs of a different relationship with Tian Feng on weekdays, at this critical moment, Tian Feng and Xu You no longer had the desire to fight, let alone use each other to criticize each other to express themselves.
"Shao also agrees with what you two said, but I still have to think hard about how to break this dilemma. Do you have any plans?"
Because all the counselors reached an unprecedented consensus on this matter, Yuan Shao, who did not need to face the phobia of choice, was naturally able to perfectly display his "celebrity style", and his calm and calm appearance also made the counselors feel at ease.
"My lord, I have a plan here that may help my lord get out of this predicament."
Just when all the counselors were hesitating, a young and mellow voice came from the corner. Everyone turned around and saw that it was Yin Kui Yinsi who came from the Yin family of Jizhou aristocratic family and was regarded as the rising star of Jizhou scholar circles.
and.
Although the Yin family is not a big family in Jizhou, it is quite well-connected and is recognized as a scholarly family. Therefore, Tian Feng couldn't help but smile approvingly towards this young disciple. As for those counselors from Nanyang and Yuzhou, because of Yin
The ancestor whom the family respects is the empress of Liu Xiu, the founding emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty - Yin Lihua from Nanyang County, so she is also quite close to her.
"What's the plan?" Yuan Shao naturally didn't hesitate when he saw that the counselor beside him didn't speak for the time being.
"This plan is called 'Two Tigers Compete for Food'. The Lord can report to Chang'an that Li Xue's general Lu Bu and Lu Fengxian will be the prefect of Wei County. Although Li Xue's people are smart, they always like to flaunt themselves as loyal ministers and have greedy temperaments.
He would definitely not let go of such an opportunity for him to enter Wei County in a legitimate manner. Although Wei County is nominally dominated by the Korean Festival, in fact all the power is
Gui Gengwu, Min Chun, Li Li and others, these people who follow Han Wenjie to fight against the Lord's Heavenly Soldiers can be regarded as loyal and righteous people, but they may also worry that their abilities are limited, and once they fall into the arms of the new master, they will not be able to achieve what they had before.
The power he holds. Moreover, Li Xue is no more than a mere disciple who governs life, and has always been underestimated by Geng Wu and others. Therefore, the situation in Wei County may become the next Hedong.
Moreover, although Chang'an Dong thief and Li Xue seem to be allies, they are wary of each other internally. Even if Dong thief and Li Ru can see our army's plan, I'm afraid they will be happy to see it succeed. Otherwise, if there is nothing to do with the state, it will not be
Going east means going out west
. Now that Dong thief has just entered Chang'an, he has not been careful to stabilize it. Now Lu Gong and other loyal ministers are now restraining him inside. Li Xuehu is looking at the eagle outside. If he can't find a place to attract Bingzhou's energy, Dong thief will only dream of it.
Awakened by a nightmare.
In this way, the enemies on both sides can go. After our Lord and General Chunyu meet up, we can join forces with other generals to capture the culprit Gongsun Zan. Once Gongsun Zan leaves, Liu Xuande will retreat without fighting. If the situation in Wei County has not calmed down at that time, then we will
We can make a profit later. If the situation in Wei County has been decided, we can also take a long-term approach, and it will not be too late to make a decision at that time."
"Good plan!"
Before other counselors could say anything, Yuan Shao agreed with the other advisor's idea, which also made several young people who seemed a little eager to try stop in their tracks. After all, Yuan Shao did not deliberately hide the excited expression on his face.
The few counselors who really spoke with enough weight remained quiet, as if they acquiesced in Yuan Shao's evaluation.
"I have long heard that Si He is very clever and quick-witted, and today I saw that he is indeed well-deserved. In the future, I ask Si He not to be stingy with his talents and to create great achievements together with Ben Chu."
After hearing that Yuan Shao gave Yin Kui such a high evaluation, many people realized at this time - it turned out that it was not so much Yin Kui who had a good idea, but Yuan Shao planned to take this opportunity to boost those who were attached to him.
The morale of his family is strong, which means that even if this strategy is not very subtle, Yuan Shao will still adopt it as appropriate, not to mention that this strategy is of some quality.
However, everyone soon noticed that the expression on Yin Kui's face, who was praised by Yuan Shao, did not seem to be very happy, but rather... somewhat tangled.
"Si He, what are you doing? Do you think you don't deserve the Lord's praise? Then why did you express your thoughts in such a hurry? Or... this strategy didn't come from you at all.
Hands!!"
Under Tian Feng's questioning, Yin Kui finally showed an expression of determination and relief on his face, and said:
"This is indeed not the plan of my subordinates, but the work of my next friend."
"Oh~~ Si He's courage to admit it is in line with the title of a humble gentleman, and he should be rewarded. I think that if I, Yuan Benchu, want to achieve great things, I must gather heroes from all over the world, but I don't know whose young talent the person who made the plan is. Or maybe Si He thinks that Yuan
You are a jealous person, so you are unwilling to recommend talents to me. If you think so, I will punish you and you~"
Although he said he wanted to punish him, looking at Yuan Shao's tiny face, he didn't seem to have any intention of punishing him.
"So that my lord will know that this person is Xun Rui Xun Binruo, a descendant of the Xun family in Yingchuan!"
Finally, Yin Kui revealed the name of the person who offered the plan.
