Yang Chou led a group of soldiers and civil servants under Zhang Yang to kneel in front of the city gate.
"Yang Chou, right? You have done a good job, and you will be rewarded with a thousand taels of gold."
After looking at Yang Chou, Yuan Shu lost interest.
"Thank you for the gift, sir."
Yang Chou knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Yuan Shu.
"Well, let's go to the city."
"Then let me lead the horse and lead you into the city."
After Yang Chou said this, he stood up and stretched out his hand to take the reins of the war horse.
"Bold."
Seeing Yang Chou's actions, Dian Wei couldn't help but shout loudly, and thrust a flying halberd directly in front of Yang Chou's face.
Looking at the lightning-like flying halberd, Yang Chou couldn't help but tremble. Dian Wei didn't react from the time he took out the halberd to when it hit the ground. If Dian Wei's target was himself, he might have died.
"Dian Wei, Yang Chou is newly attached, don't be so nervous. Yang Chou, come and lead the horse for me."
Looking at Yang Chou, Yuan Shu couldn't help but give him a smile.
After hearing Yuan Shu's words, Yang Chou glanced at Dian Wei who was behind Yuan Shu.
"What are you looking at? It's an honor for you to be able to lead my lord's horse. Why don't you do it quickly?"
Dian Wei glared at Yang Chou, then held the halberd in both hands. If Yang Chou made any move, he would definitely kill him with one halberd without mercy.
"Thank you, sir."
After listening to Dian Wei's words, Yang Chou tremblingly stretched out his hand and took Yuan Shu's reins.
The army marched all the way into the city and came directly to Zhang Yang's mansion.
"Yang Chou, Zhang Yang's body must be buried with dignity. I'll leave this to you."
Looking at Wen Wu kneeling in the lobby, the first thing Yuan Shu said was the issue of Zhang Yang.
"Please rest assured, sir, I will definitely give Governor Zhang a grand burial."
Yang Chou kowtowed to Yuan Shu and spoke.
"Well, the second thing is Taiyuan County. Zhang Yang is dead. Who dares to go to Taiyuan County to help me recruit Dong Zhao?"
Zhang Yang nodded to Yang Chou, and then talked about Taiyuan County.
"Sir, the guilty minister Zhou Mu is acquainted with Dong Zhao and is willing to go and surrender."
A slightly fat middle-aged civil servant stood up and asked Yuan Shu for orders.
"Okay, Zilong."
"exist."
"You lead the Yingyang Army and Zhou Xian to Taiyuan County to recruit surrender. If something unexpected happens, you can temporarily station and build a camp for the army and wait for the arrival of the army before making a decision."
"promise."
"Okay, if nothing happens, Gongda will stay, and the others can disperse."
"promise."
Everyone left, only Xun You and Yuan Shu were in the lobby.
"Gongda, do you know why I want to keep you here?"
Yuan Shu looked at Xun You and couldn't help but want to test him again.
"My lord, now that Shangdang has just been pacified, Taiyuan County is within easy reach. As for Shangjun, Yunzhong County, Wuyuan County, Shuofang County and Dingxiang County, they are temporarily in the hands of foreigners. As long as we capture Xihe County, we will temporarily obtain the essence of merging the state.
After controlling the scope, the next step is to conquer the alien race, so my lord, if I stay here, I will do it for the alien race if not for Xihe."
Xun You looked at Yuan Shu with a smile. His lord was a wise man, and he would flog himself from time to time so that he could not slack off.
"That's right, I'm not worried about Xihe, but the foreign people. When Zhang Yang learned that we were going to conquer Bingzhou, he held a meeting. During this meeting, Jiang Shen proposed to borrow troops from the Qiang and Hu Xiongnu, but Dong Zhao was angrily reprimanded.
, in the end Zhang Yang was demoted to Qianghu, I think there should be news we want to know."
Yuan Shu expressed his worries. Although he had anticipated the arrival of the Qiang and Huns and the Xiongnu, it was better to know oneself and the enemy and to know more after a hundred battles than to have a black eye.
"Well, Jiang Shen's trip to the Xiongnu must be Zhang Yang's second choice. If he really went here to move troops, it won't be long before he returns."
Xun You thought for a moment and confirmed Yuan Shu's conjecture.
"Well, then where do you think the Qiang and Huns will come from?"
Although he also believed in Xun You's judgment, where the enemy would come from was a big problem.
"My lord, Jiang Shen is on a tight schedule here. He doesn't have time to hook up with too many foreign races. Since he has gone to the land of Qiang and Hu, he has only one choice, and that is Shangjun.
Because the current foreign races in Shangjun are too mixed, there are not only Qiang people, but also Huns and even a large number of Xianbei and Wuhuan people. Not only are the foreign races here mixed, but they are also powerful.
The Qiang people alone have a population of more than 100,000, the Southern Huns also have a population of about 100,000, the Xianbei people have nearly 80,000, and the Wuhuan people have 20,000 to 30,000 people. Together, they have a population of 300,000.
According to the practice of recruiting troops among the grassland peoples, they can only have at least 100,000 cavalry at their disposal.
But Jiang Shen doesn't have that much energy or leverage to allow the foreign races to send troops collectively, but as long as he promises a huge profit, it's still possible for him to bring in 20,000 to 30,000 cavalry.
Now the strongest Xiongnu troops are the Lianxu tribe, a branch of the Xiutu tribe, and the Lianxu tribe is stationed at Gaonu, south of Shangjun."
Xun You looked at the Kan Yu hanging on the wall and began to think carefully about this foreign race.
"Since it is the Xiutu tribe of Shangjun, the order of march of the foreign troops this time may be through the southern part of Xihe County, the southern part of Taiyuan County and finally to Shangdang County."
Yuan Shu thought for a moment, and since Xun You was so sure that the enemy would send troops from Shangjun, he could guess the general marching route.
"Although my lord said that foreigners are seeking profit, why don't they come to the party via Hedong County? After all, the wealth in Hedong is not comparable to that in Hexi."
After hearing Yuan Shu's affirmative words, Xun You couldn't help but feel a little confused. Guessing people originally requires a lot of information to fill in the information. Now that the lord can tell so much just by hearing that the foreign tribe will send troops from Shangjun, he is really a little confused.
"Gongda, Gongda, you were blinded by the strong wind. Put yourself in his shoes, what would you think and do if you received a request for help from Zhang Yang for a foreign race?"
Looking at Xun You, this wise man is really a little obsessed.
"There are two routes now. Which one is most beneficial to me, I will naturally choose that one.
The wealth of Hedong County is not comparable to that of Xihe County. Even if we add Taiyuan County, it will only be slightly better. However, Hedong County is the boundary of Sizhou. Lu Bu is now stationing troops in Sizhou to fight against thieves. Although Lu Bu was defeated by us, the aliens did not
They know it, so they don’t need to offend Lu Bu, the god of death.
If you go from Xihe County, pass through Taiyuan County and then to Shangdang County, not only will you be able to loot the same amount of supplies, but you can also take advantage of the road to attack Guo, try to sneak attack Lishi, and take the southern part of Xihe County that has been unable to be conquered for a long time. In this case, it is still better to leave
It is more in line with the interests of foreigners to go from Xihe County to Shangdang County via Taiyuan County."
Xun You is a wise man, and he will understand immediately once he is given some guidance.
"Well, that's what I thought too."
Yuan Shu nodded towards Xun You.
"But lord, aliens are aliens after all. Will they have such wisdom and foresight? I have some doubts."
Although he said this, Xun You was a little worried.
"Gongda, didn't I say that we should despise the enemy strategically, pay attention to the enemy tactically, and don't think of any enemy as stupid? The fact that the aliens can firmly occupy the dominance of several counties for such a long time proves that they
He's not just a fool who knows how to act recklessly, so do you understand?"
