The speed at which the war progressed was simply beyond everyone's expectations, and even made people feel rushed.
In fact, from the fourth year of Jian'an to the fifth year of Jian'an, many major events happened in the Central Plains. Their sheer number and high density have made people feel quite overwhelmed.
First of all, in order to demonstrate his authority, Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty actually ordered Li Xue and Li Shushi, the shepherd of Bingzhou and the general overseer of Pingbei and the five states of Bingshuo Yongliang Division, to give up their hands for a reason that may seem ridiculous to everyone.
Henan, Nanyang County.
But what is even more surprising - if there is one in this era - or inconceivable is that Li Shushi actually agreed and withdrew very simply, just like those foolish and loyal people who only know "the king wants his ministers"
"If I die, I have to die" is the same as the minister.
In the world of governance, this kind of performance can naturally please the emperor, or at least make the emperor feel at ease. But what time is it now? In troubled times, in a time of real strife, even if Cao Cao serves the emperor to please the emperor, but in absolute terms
In the face of strength, all nominal things are scum.
Therefore, although Li Shushi's behavior earned him a little praise from some of the old and young people of the Han Dynasty, in fact, even among the officials who were truly loyal to the Han Dynasty, most of their comments on Li Shushi's actions were just "hypocritical"
"That's all - after all, even if you are loyal to the Han Dynasty,
Those courtiers were basically from powerful families, so they naturally had no favorable impression of Li Shushi, a guy like Li Shushi who came from a commoner background and did not climb to a high position through normal means. If Li Shushi had come from a family background like Xun Wenruo, I am afraid that he would have been touted as ""
"The virtuous man of the world" and "the last conscience of the Han Dynasty".
It is said that the butt determines the head, but compared with the position of being a courtier of the Han Dynasty, their origin is from a powerful family. After all, if the Han Dynasty disappears, at most one or two old men will die for the country. Future generations can still rely on such a reputation of loyalty.
Gaining good evaluation and trust in the new dynasty. And if the identity of a powerful family is gone, it will be a matter for the whole family and even for thousands of generations. With such a comparison, it can be said that which one is more important can be said to be clear at a glance.
So in the midst of ridicule, Li Shushi not only lost the fertile Henan County and Nanyang County, which had been tortured but still had coveted potential, but also Hongnong and Wei County, which both belonged to Sizhou, launched rebellions.
In fact, the Sanfu Land of Yongzhou was also incited to rebel because of this matter, but the people of Kansai. Even the aristocratic families in Kansai who had been plowed by Li Shushi many times recognized Li Shushi far more than the families in Kanto.
.And this also limited the scale of the rebellion to a few occasional families and some incited farmers.
Zhu Jun, the governor of Yongzhou, and Xu Rong, the general of Yongzhou, did not even need to take action. The local county soldiers solved the problem with the help of other powerful private soldiers. As for those who were stationed in the fields, they revealed the rebellion to the government.
After the truth about the anti-Bingzhou anti-Li Shushi movement was revealed, most of them took the initiative to lay down their weapons, and a few even directly turned against them and tied the instigators to the government.
In line with the principle of "treating illnesses and saving lives," not only were these rural residents who performed meritorious services not punished, but they were also given different rewards in terms of material rewards and recruitment into the Bingzhou army based on their merits and personal wishes.
After this incident, the people of Sanfu could clearly feel that the Sword of Damocles that was originally chosen above their heads was far away, and the Bingzhou Army's investment in Sanfu also increased a lot, especially around Chang'an City.
There are many more workshops that have never been seen before.
It's a pity that because of the rebellion between Hongnong and Wei Jun, especially the latter's success in triggering a big melee between Li, Yuan, and Cao, things that might have aroused people's discussion in the world have now become silent in a short time.
There will be no more ripples.
There is no way, compared to far-reaching long-term events, everyone is still more interested in emergencies that can affect short-term changes in the situation, especially the protagonists of the incident are all heavyweights who are qualified to aspire for northern hegemony.
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Whether this war has a short-term impact or a long-term impact, I am afraid it will not be small. Naturally it deserves more people's attention.
The first to make an effort was not the Bingzhou Army, which usually appeared in a thundering and blazing manner, but Yuan Shaojun, who had a stronger advantage in terms of political power than military superiority.
In fact, this is not surprising. In fact, when Yuan Shao's army easily captured Wei County, people already knew the reason why Yuan Shao took action - although on the frontal battlefield, Yuan Shao suffered several losses from the strong combat effectiveness of the Bingzhou army and used strategies several times.
They were not able to get any benefits, but this does not mean that Yuan Shaojun really has nothing to do against the Bingzhou Army.
The previous failures not only made Yuan Shaojun become more cautious and thoughtful in dealing with the Bingzhou Army, but also made Yuan Shaojun know that it would be impossible to defeat the Bingzhou Army by relying on strategy alone, or defeat the opponent through a head-on battlefield duel.
It is not an easy task. The Bingzhou Army is obviously not a descendant of an aristocratic family like Han Fu who is bound by common sense. The ideals they pursue are naturally not what Yuan Shao and others who are in the court are used to.
These are troubled times.
Since we are in troubled times, many things that we have been scrupulous about can actually be completely discarded. Even if it may leave some infamy, as long as we become the final winner, then everything is not at the mercy of the rogue founding emperor of the Han Dynasty.
, his words and deeds have been deified, and all his mistakes are just tests from God and have deeper meanings.
So when Yuan Shaojun, who was still caring about his face and danced on tiptoes like a noble, gradually tore off those disguises like decorations, everyone realized that unknowingly, this man who had the strength to compete for the position of northern hegemony
The princes have accumulated a considerable degree of strength, and even the Bingzhou Army, which they were originally a little afraid of, retreated in panic under their combined fists.
The human heart is such a strange thing, most of the time you won't feel the power it produces, but if you really don't care, the ever-changing human heart will sprinkle a lot of salt on your serious wounds.
Just like the Bingzhou Army that was retreating steadily, if Yuan Shao's army was forced to attack, let alone other areas, at least Yecheng, which is the seat of Wei County and has been heavily repaired and developed, could be captured if they wanted to capture it.
It is not something that a coalition of just 5,000 Yuan Shao's troops and nearly 10,000 powerful private soldiers from Wei County can do. Even if this army has a strong Jizhou general like Yan Liang.
Of course, if Li Shushi's previous actions had not made those powerful people from aristocratic families who had long been dissatisfied with him, but had been suffering from the strong combat effectiveness of the Bingzhou Army and had to choose to endure, see the weak nature of the Bingzhou Army (?), Feng Ji and others' actions could only
I'm afraid it won't be that smooth, and even the rebellion in several counties in Wei County that was the trigger probably won't be that easy.
However, even Yuan Shao and his advisers had to admit that after several years of management, in Bingzhou and Lianghe, the core area ruled by the Bingzhou Army, the recognition of the Bingzhou Army by powerful families was obviously much higher than in other areas.
, at least those who agreed to Yuan Shaojun privately and accepted gifts from Yuan Shaojun, even
As for the families that had many exchanges and correspondence with many important officials in Yuan Shaojun, there was no movement at all in the end. If these families were not still well existing in this world, Yuan Shaojun would almost think that these families were either Bingzhou
The spies deployed by the army have either been detected and uprooted by the Bingzhou Army.
In this way, before March comes, all forces are focusing on the battle between Yuan Shao's army and Bingzhou army. Especially Cao Cao's army, they are probably the most looking forward to a "fight" between the two forces among all the forces.
It’s a good show about a dog biting a dog and getting a hair out of its mouth.
It's a pity that things are unpredictable.
When March just arrived, Cao Cao's army in Xuchang received urgent military information from the Yanzhou front line.
Yuan Shao, with Chunyu Qiong and Wen Chou as generals and Guo Tu as supervisor, led his army to attack Baimajin, a ferry in Baima County. The number of enemy troops is unknown!
Compared to this news, Cao Cao didn't feel that he needed to pay much attention to the fact that Yuan Shao's handsome flag appeared in Liyang.
Is Yuan Shao planning to fight two against two and start a war with both families at the same time on his own?
This was Cao Cao's first reaction after receiving the urgent military report. As for whether Baimajin, the most important ferry on the Yellow River in the north of Xuchang, would be lost because of this, it was not Cao Cao's biggest concern.
He must understand the reason why Yuan Shao dared to fight against the Bingzhou Army and Cao Cao's Army at the same time!
Cao Cao did not think that Yuan Shao was that kind of stupid person. Although a certain black-skinned dwarf often dug holes for his good friends in the past. And Yuan Shao did often fall into the holes dug by Cao Cao, but
This is not because Yuan Shao is really inferior to Cao in terms of IQ.
There are too many tricks. In fact, just look at the reputation Yuan Shao has gained in the government and the public. You can know that at least Yuan Shao still has very good judgment. However, due to his background, some methods are not as good as Cao Cao, a black man.
Pi Dwarf just lets it go.
Since it is assumed that Yuan Shao did not choose to go to war with both parties at the same time because of the impossible reason of being insane, then Yuan Shao will definitely have backup options to deal with the Bingzhou Army provoked by him. Because if Yuan Shao is not prepared, he will
hand, then at the most critical moment of the battle with Cao Cao's army, the Bingzhou army would never mind giving Yuan Shaolai an impressive blow.
In fact, if the Bingzhou Army and Yuan Shao's Army were fighting each other, Cao Cao would not mind attacking one of them at the critical moment. As for whether to choose the winner or the loser at that time, it all depends on the situation at that time.
choose.
Of course, thinking about these issues will not prevent the entire war machine of Cao Cao's army from operating at full capacity. Although, except for those subordinates directly under Cao Cao, the rest of the local officials and the court officials who nominally belong to Han Emperor Liu Xie have little influence on Cao Cao.
Loyalty is really unknown. Cao Cao actually doesn’t expect them to be more loyal than him or Han Emperor Liu Xie, but as long as they can be a monk and hit the clock for a day, Cao Cao will
He won't delve too deeply into it, even if Cao Cao knows how closely these guys are connected with Yuan Shao. After all, when Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were close friends, Yuan Shao often let Cao Cao see some of his connections with other areas.
Powerful contacts, even though such contacts at that time were not as targeted as they are now, Cao Cao still had a deep understanding of Yuan Shao's advantages in this aspect.
Not to mention that the Bingzhou Army had suffered losses more than once in this regard, which was enough to alarm Cao Cao.
In fact, it is not that Cao Cao did not have a secret service directly subordinate to him. The agency called "School Affairs" was originally only used to monitor various developments in the army. Probably because it felt that it was very convenient to use, the authority of this agency began to expand.
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However, there is a very special thing about this era, that is, everyone is nominally a subject under the rule of the Han Dynasty. They nominally belong to a country but do not belong to a region or a prince. At best, they can only be regarded as regional rivalries.
It cannot be regarded as an enemy country, so whether the exchanges between them are
It is difficult for any prince to completely stop them. Even they themselves communicate with famous people in other areas from time to time. Of course, there will be some political intentions involved, but this also makes it impossible even if Cao Cao has the intention.
It would definitely be outrageous to open every letter and check it.
Therefore, Cao Cao could only ask Xun Yu, who stayed behind in Xuchang, to be cautious, and his confidant Wang Bi to pay close attention to the movements of all parties.
Simply because of several butterflies in this plane, Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty showed far more decisiveness and strength than the same period in history in another plane. When the interests are consistent, the emperor's authority still has considerable power.
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However, no matter how impatient Cao Cao was, he was caught off guard to some extent by Yuan Shao's sudden action. It can be said that he was not fully prepared. If Yuan Shao's previous actions had not caused knowledgeable people in Cao Cao's army, such as Xun Yu, to play
Zhicai, Liu Ye and others were wary. They had made certain preparations, but they might not be able to react accordingly at the first time.
However, even if he was prepared, the allocation of materials and the deployment of soldiers, plus the journey from Xuchang to the Yanzhou front line, still kept Cao Cao waiting for a full month and a half, that is to say, until more than half of the summer of April,
Only then did he see Yuan Jun's banner.
Fortunately, although Baima Jin has been lost, Baima City, which is stuck on the road south, is still in control.
"Yu Wenze did a great job!"
When Cao Cao got the news that Baima City was still under control, he almost couldn't help but cheer up.
Although this kind of behavior is not in line with the maturity and calmness that a monarch should have, Cao Cao did feel that this news was really exciting - when he was in Xuchang, when Cao Cao understood that Yuan Shao had already taken the lead in this war
Under such circumstances, on the way to the Yanzhou front line, he was always thinking
He was extremely uneasy. He didn't know what methods Yuan Shao, who had already made a lot of preparations, would have waiting for him. After all, based on his understanding of Yuan Shao, a good friend, Yuan Shao, who was well prepared and determined, would never do it.
If the opponent can easily come back, then he, as the opponent, may have to prepare for the worst.
I just didn't expect that when Liu Yan, the prefect of Dongjun who was guarding Baima, was mentally prepared for the destruction of the city and the death of people under the attack of Yuan Shao's army in full force, he would receive the support of 3,000 soldiers led by Yu Jin who was originally stationed in Puyang.
Yu Jin's position in Cao Cao's army is very delicate.
He has very outstanding abilities, but this ability is more reflected in his ability to train soldiers. Coupled with his strict and even almost rigid personality, his relationship with the generals in the army always seems very delicate.
He even had many conflicts with the military bosses because he punished many rebellious soldiers.
Therefore, even though Yu Jin has good abilities in leading troops in combat, in most cases Cao Cao would rather put him in a position such as a law enforcement team or a food protection officer, or use him alone as a special force. After all,
Looking at the entire Cao Cao army, the only one who could understand and cooperate well with Yu Jin was Cao Ren, who was influenced by Li Shushi.
As for the two Xiahou, that kind of short-term training course obviously cannot change their habits except military command.
The treatment Yu Jin received this time was no different from before.
With Liu Xie's arrival in Xuchang, Puyang's historical mission as a temporary capital came to an end, and because it was too close to Yuan Shao's territory, even if it became a companion capital, it would be extremely uneasy. However, as a regional town, even if it was just a
After serving as a temporary capital for a period of time, Puyang also built a complete defense system.
Therefore, Cao Cao placed Yu Jin here, not only to avoid the possibility of conflicts between Yu Jin and other military generals, but also to place a heavy burden on this general who Cao Cao also admired very much, so that Yu Jin would not have any undesirable consequences.
The feeling of being valued.
Because of this, after Yu Jin received the news that Yuan Shao's army had attacked Yanzhou and the Baimajin Ferry had fallen, he immediately organized elite troops to go to the rescue. At the same time, he did not forget to make various arrangements for the defense of Puyang, so that even if the partial divisions sent by Yuan Shao's army were
Several powerful men in the city acted as internal agents, but failed to knock on the gate of Puyang City.
In Baima City, a small city that was not considered strong, Yu Jin showed extremely excellent defensive skills. Under his command, even though Cao Cao's army also paid a heavy price, it not only blocked the enemy's attack, but also
It also consumed a large amount of the enemy's effective forces, forcing Chunyu Qiong to send people to Yuan Shao, who was stationed in Liyang, for help.
It's a pity that Cao Cao's good mood did not last long, because news soon came that Juancheng, located in the east of Puyang and affiliated to Jiyin County, was attacked. The prefect of Jiyin County who led the troops stationed here, his grandfather and father
Do both
Zhang Cheng (not the son of Zhang Zhao), a military cultivator from Hanoi who had been to the position of the Three Dukes of the Han Dynasty, and his younger brother Zhang Zhao (these two brothers' names...) died in this battle together, Juan
The city naturally fell because of this.
Although Juancheng is further away from Xuchang, it can cut off the connection between Cao Cao's army headquarters and the Qingxu direction to the east, so it is still of certain importance. Losing Juancheng will also have an impact on Cao Cao's army's strategy.
Speaking of this plane, because of the large and small butterflies flying around, Juancheng is obviously different from the history of another plane because together with Dong'a and Fan County, it became Cao Cao's base to counterattack the powerful rebellion of Yanzhou.
Eventually, it became a very important city in Jiyin County for quite some time, and later became a vassal state many times (such as Cao Zhi, King of Juancheng).
At this time, the seat of Jiyin County is still in Dingtao on the banks of the Jishui River in the south. Linqiu, not far from Juancheng, is also developing well. At least it has already recovered from the turmoil after the Yellow Turban Rebellion.
However, during this special period when Yuan and Cao were fighting, Juancheng was still of great significance. Even if the section of the Yellow River here was not as good as the two ferry crossings of Baimajin and Yanjin in the west, the width of the river could even be called nearby.
It is the widest part of the section, which makes the Yellow River flow slower here. When the flow of the Yellow River is obviously different from normal, this is also an optional place to cross the river.
Of course, under normal circumstances, if Baimajin and Yanjin can achieve sufficient results, Yuan Shao will not care too much about this.
"Hey, I didn't expect that I heard that Gongxian's soldiers were insufficient, and he was afraid that the enemy would take advantage of them, so he allocated more than 2,000 men. But I didn't expect that I still couldn't save the lives of Gongxian and Gongming. This is my fault."
It was precisely because of this idea that Cao Cao made the decision to add more troops to Zhang Cheng. Obviously in Cao Cao's view, with more than two thousand people, plus the troops in Juancheng, even if Zhang Cheng's ability is not enough
By commanding the troops to fight out of the city, they should at least be able to secure the city and buy enough time for Cao Cao's reinforcements to arrive.
Didn't expect...
"Yuan Shao has an army of 100,000, and he is determined to move forward. Now that he sees [beep~] soldiers are few, he will not attack easily. If he has more [beep~] soldiers, he must attack if he passes them. If he attacks, he will be defeated by two men.
It will harm his power. No doubt, Mr. Yuan!"
Probably in this plane, no one will ever say such a thing to Cao Cao again.
In fact, it's not that Cao Cao doesn't understand Yuan Shao's temper, but as a commander, a commander who controls the overall situation, he is really unwilling to put this kind of thing on such illusory matters. If the commander on the front line has
With such courage, it's not like Cao Cao couldn't give up his trust, but if he didn't, then he could only send more troops.
After all, it seems that even if he has personal discord with most of the generals, Cao Cao still has to find ways to arrange some very important positions for him that will not conflict with those veteran generals, just because he is worried about chilling the hearts of his subordinates and causing some bitter consequences.
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By the same token, the relationship between Zhang Cheng and Cao Cao is not as close as that between Cao Cao and Yu Jin, and Yuan Shao, who is from a noble family and has such ability, is absolutely welcomed. If it is because Cao Cao told him that Yuan Shao's character is like this
Damn it, even though there are only a few hundred people in Juan City, it's because of this that Yuan Shao looks down on you, makes the other party suspicious, and then chooses to surrender under Yuan Shao's political offensive, then Cao Cao will really cry and faint in the toilet.
Inside.
Don't forget that it's still the early stages of the war. If a two-thousand-stone prefect like Jiyin can surrender voluntarily, no, even if he surrenders after encountering a military threat, the guiding significance it can bring is extremely important.
And this is exactly what Yuan Shao is good at.
Therefore, Cao Cao must send reinforcements. They are not simple reinforcements, but a bargaining chip that affects people's support!
Therefore, even if more than a thousand people were lost because of this, it was still worth it to Cao Cao.
Now that Yuan Shao's combination punch has been fired, it depends on how Cao Cao will respond. (To be continued...)
