Liu Bei sent troops to Dong'a and Fan counties, and then recruited troops throughout Yangping. However, after Cao Cao knew that Liu Bei had occupied the two counties, he did not send troops to conquer them, but instead tried his best to consolidate the rule of the remaining counties.
"Lord, the war in Dongjun has ended. Cao Mengde has gained control of Puyang, while Liu Bei has sent troops to occupy Fanxian and Dong'a."
Xun You took the battle report in his hand and came to Liu Bei's side.
"East County."
After hearing Xun You's words, Yuan Shu quickly came to Kan Yu.
Yuan Shu's wariness towards Liu Bei has never been eliminated. What he needs is a sharp blade, not a beast that can bite people.
As soon as Liu Bei sent out troops, his scouts had already arrived at Dongjun. Although Wang Gong didn't know the outcome of the war, Yuan Shu knew it clearly.
"In this way, Liu Bei's trip was worthwhile. At least he captured Fan County and Dong'a County."
The small flags symbolizing Liu Bei were planted in Dong'a and Fan counties. Now Liu Bei's territory has become two counties: Yangping County and Dong County, while Cao Cao's territory is the entire Dong County without Fan County and Dong'a.
county.
"Yes, but Liu Bei's main force was damaged by more than half, and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were also seriously injured."
Xun You nodded. The injuries to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei would definitely be the biggest blow to Liu Bei.
"Well, how is the situation in Wei County now?"
Now that Liu Bei has finished, Yuan Shu has nothing to pay attention to. Dongjun is finished, and Wei Jun is next.
"My Lord, there is no problem with Wei County. Zhang Jaw has led his army from Guangping to attack Wei County. Wen Chou's Huwei Army has also been dispatched from Zhao State to attack Wei County. At the same time, Zhao Yun's Yingyang Army has also moved south from Zhongshan State."
As Xun You spoke, he laid out the chess pieces that symbolized the three generals.
"Wei County can let it go for the time being. Gongsun Zan will not take any action after his new defeat. Cao Cao has newly appointed Dongjun. I will take this opportunity to wipe out the Black Mountain bandits in one fell swoop."
The ensuing war in the Central Plains stimulated Yuan Shu's nerves all the time, and his biggest enemy Gongsun Zan was licking his wounds. It was the right time to wipe out the Black Mountain Army.
"My lord, the Black Mountain Army has been around for a long time. It cannot be achieved in a short time if it wants to destroy it. Is now really the time?"
Hearing that Yuan Shu was about to fight the Black Mountain Army, Xun You couldn't help but frowned.
"Well, I think now is the right time."
Yuan Shu nodded, it would be better to destroy the Yellow Turbans sooner rather than later. Only by destroying the Black Mountain Army earlier could he integrate the strength of Jizhou.
No matter whether we go north to Youzhou, east to Qingzhou, or south to Yanxu, we will not be held back by the Black Mountain Army.
"If that's the case, I hope your lord will raise his tent to gather the generals and convene everyone to discuss matters."
Xun You really didn't expect that his small military report would allow Yuan Shu to decide for a decisive battle between the entire army and the Black Mountain Army.
Tian Feng, Ju Sue, Xin Ping, Xun Chen and other counselors rushed to the Prefectural Mufu Mansion immediately. Looking at Yuan Shu who stopped in front of Kan Yu, they all looked at Xun You in confusion.
Looking at the crowd, Xun You could only spread his hands and angrily yelled at Yuan Shu.
"Lord."
"Lord."
"Lord."
Hearing everyone's shouts, Yuan Shu turned around.
"The Black Mountain Bandits have sent troops to Wei County to invade our territory. I want to send troops to attack the Black Mountain Bandits. What do you think?"
After hearing Yuan Shu's words, everyone frowned.
Although the Black Mountain bandit Zhang Yan is a Yellow Turban, he is a general in trouble who was conferred by Emperor Zheng'er of the Han Dynasty. His Yellow Turbans are known as millions. Is it really okay to boldly attack such a powerful Zhang Yan?
"My lord, the Black Mountain Army is known as one million troops and is very powerful. It may not be easy to deal with them."
Jushou shook his head, stood up and said to Yuan Shu.
"It's just a million Yellow Turbans, why be afraid?"
Hearing Zhang Yan's claim to be a million, Yuan Shu was not impressed at all. The million Yellow Turbans can only have hundreds of thousands of soldiers at best, and they are still old, weak, sick and disabled. The real number of combatable soldiers is only a dozen or at most 200,000.
, he is really not afraid.
Sensing Yuan Shu's determination, several of his counselors understood it instantly, so they all changed their minds and began to think about how to fight this battle.
"I wonder how far my lord is going to fight?"
This time it's Tian Feng.
"How far will it go? How would you feel if I told them to destroy them all?"
Yuan Shu's words once again made everyone stunned. Zhang Yan's Black Mountain Army has been entrenched in the Taihang Mountains for many years and occupies a favorable geographical position. Moreover, there are so many troops and horses that it is really difficult to destroy them all.
"My lord, it may be difficult to completely wipe out the Black Mountain Army, but it is still possible to defeat them who are unable to move eastward."
A glint flashed in Tian Feng's eyes, and he couldn't help but smile when he looked at Kan Yu.
"Yuan Hao, tell me."
Tian Feng's words made Yuan Shu's eyes light up. He didn't know how Yuan Shao wiped out the Black Mountain bandits in the first place, but now he finally wants to know.
"My lord, the Black Mountain Army's military strongholds are all in the Taihang Mountains, and facing the direction of Jizhou, they are easy to defend and difficult to attack.
If you want to destroy the Yellow Turbans, the first thing you need to do is Yu Du from Wei County. He must not be allowed to escape.
Yu Du's stronghold is located in the southernmost part of the Heishan Army. After Yu Du is destroyed, starting from his stronghold and sweeping across from south to north, Heishan will be destroyed."
Tian Feng drew a line on Kanyu with his hand. This line ran through the entire Taihang Mountains from south to north, and did not stop until Changshan Mountain, because the headquarters of Zhang Yan, the boss of the Black Mountain Army, was on the Taihang Mountains in Changshan Mountain.
Yuan Shu nodded and motioned for him to continue.
"The Black Mountain bandits have many soldiers and horses. If you want to fight them decisively, you first need enough soldiers and horses.
He mobilized Liu Bei's Yangping army to enter Liyang, and Zilong's Eagle raised his army to cross Dunqiu to seize Chaoge and block Yu Du's retreat.
Zhang Jia Zhi stationed the Zhong Army in Feixiang, and Wen Chou's Tiger Force marched to Linshui to prevent Yu Du from going north to cause trouble.
The lord led Dianwei's guards to Dunqiu and a regiment of 20,000 civilians to Dunqiu.
Yan Liang broke the Lu troops out of the well to prevent Zhang Yan. At the same time, Changshan entered a wartime state, and 40,000 militiamen were assembled on standby.
Ju Yizhi first went to Hejian to garrison the army to prevent Gongsun Zan.
Ji Linghu's fierce army defended Pingyuan County to prevent the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans from supporting the Black Mountain Bandits."
As Tian Feng spoke, he began to move the positions symbolizing the generals and armies.
"If Yuan Hao arranges it like this, the poison will go up to heaven and into the earth, and there will be no escape. However, we still need to be on guard against Zhang Yan's collusion with the Southern Xiongnu and Yanmen Wuhuan. We should recruit Gao Lan to be ready at any time to stop all foreign enemies."
Jushou looked at Tian Feng's arrangement and couldn't help but nodded. If the arrangements were in place, Yu Du wouldn't be able to escape even if he wanted to. However, he also pointed out an area that Tian Feng had neglected.
"After Yu Du is annihilated, and all the troops and horses gather together, they can attack Yu Du's army stronghold with lightning speed, and then use this as a point to go north and wipe out the Black Mountain bandits one by one."
After Tian Feng finished speaking, he turned his attention to Yuan Shu. Although he was the one who made the plan, whether he could execute it still depended on the wishes of the lord Yuan Shu.
"Yuan Hao, with your arrangement like this, aren't you afraid that other Black Mountain bandits will send troops to rescue?"