Chapter 26: Gongsun was not allowed to laugh at the beginning
As the sentries and riders continued to come and go, Yuan Shao learned the real reason for the fall of Ye City that night. Some of the defenders of Wei County openly rebelled and lured thieves into the city.
This is very reasonable, because Yu Du and his dozen or so bandits are not gods. If their ragtag group can easily break through the No. 1 city in Hebei, every one of Yuan Shao's 80,000 troops trapped in front of Handan City will be killed.
He should commit suicide by jumping into the Zhang River.
After asking carefully, I found out that he was the guard of Zicheng City, the westernmost branch of Ye City, who was promoted by Han Fu. Therefore, he was particularly dissatisfied with Yuan Shao's actions when he took over Ye City. In addition, Yu Du claimed that he was the
When the Chang'an order came, Sun Yue, the shepherd of Jizhou appointed by the imperial court, was in the party, and he took the initiative to defect... Instead of sticking to the dirty city, he acted as a vanguard and successively deceived Jiuhou City and Wucheng, and finally even
Yecheng.
During the heavy rain, the defenders of Yecheng were caught off guard. Yu Du fought his way into the city. As if they were in an uninhabited country, they captured and beheaded Su Cheng, the prefect of Wei County.
After learning the reason, Yuan Shao remained calm on the face, but he became more and more panicked in his heart. At the same time, he regretted everything... Everything has a cause and a result. He was so rough to Han Fu that day, and that's what happened today. Otherwise, it would only be tens of thousands of people.
The bandits, who had no means of attacking the city, should have stopped in the dirty city, and then were easily annihilated under the city by a force sent by Yuan Shao.
A sleepless night.
However, on the afternoon of the next day, when Yuan Benchu led his army in a hurry south and rushed to Liang Qicheng, he received a second incredible message in the official temple.
"Yecheng has been recaptured?" Yuan Shao was stunned. "The generals' families and mine are all safe and are coming here?"
"Reply to my lord!" Although there was still some rain, the sentry cavalry was panting from exhaustion. "There were more than ten thieves. As soon as they entered the city, they plundered each place. Yu Po took the county government and killed Prefect Su...
...There were two thieves among them. One was called Kuji, who was born as a county lieutenant in Julu somewhere. The other was called Tao Sheng, who was born as a county official in Huang County in Wei County... The two of them did not go to fetch them after entering the city
Instead, one of them protected the lord's residence, and the other protected the generals and their family members. They left the city in a car overnight and delivered them here. Then two generals, Wen and Ju, came to meet them and received their family members at the same time.
On the other hand, they took the two bandits as the vanguard and went straight to the city, easily entered the city, and then defeated them one by one..."
With how things turned out, Yuan Shao didn't even know what to say.
"My lord, God will help those who help themselves. If my lord hadn't been calm and resolute in returning to the army, how could we have easily recaptured Ye City and driven out the bandit army?" Guo Tu hurriedly greeted him. "And if my lord hadn't been known to frighten Hebei, how could those in the Taihang Mountains have been defeated?
Is the thief willing to lead the way for the Lord?"
"There is no need to say this." Yuan Benchu, who was wearing a Northern Dogskin hat as a shield, suddenly felt sweating on the top of his head and felt hot for a while, so he couldn't help but touch it. "After all, this matter was too dangerous. It was almost necessary.
Overthrowing the foundation...but I really don’t know why Gongsun Wenqi is so vicious? Can these thieves be used?!"
"Maybe he was in Chang'an, didn't know what was going on here, and was worried about what happened to Handan, so he resorted to any means, right?" Xin Ping, who knew it was a false alarm, also regained his composure.
"Lord!" Just when Yuan Shaogang was about to speak and continue to condemn Gongsun Xun, Chen Gong, who had been bowing his head in silence, suddenly raised his head. "My subordinates think that not only General Wei will use these thieves, but we will also use these thieves! That's it!"
, breaking the situation might actually make General Wei trapped in his own cocoon!"
"How do you say this?" Yuan Shao was perked up.
"It can be seen from today's events that the so-called Taihang bandits seem to be one, but in fact they have complex internal origins, and the leaders of each department have their own thoughts. Among them, people like Julu Kushu and Tao Sheng of Wei County, who were county officials and powerful, saw that the situation in the world has changed.
, seeking an official title is no accident..."
"Gongtai means appeasement?" Yuan Shao became more energetic.
"Recruitment is inevitable." Chen Gong answered loudly. "In the battle of Jiudu and the battle of Handan, our army is weak and the generals of the Guard are strong. In this case, why not use our strengths and avoid weaknesses? Moreover, these are the existing soldiers in Hebei, so there is no need for them.
The hard work of recruiting from Qingzhou and Yanzhou will only cause unrest in the local area; besides, these bandits are long-standing gangsters and have long since lost their ability to produce. They are not like the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans who can still settle and farm on the spot."
Hearing this, everyone nodded... Chen Gong was right to the point. Compared with working people from Yanzhou and Qingzhou, recruiting Taihang Bandits has much less logistical pressure. Moreover, the Taihang Bandits are more powerful than the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans recruited before.
Wild and difficult to tame, more suitable for filling holes!
It seems more appropriate to use these bandits as consumables and then reorganize the local troops brought by the powerful to serve as the elite of the Chinese army.
"Besides," Chen Gong continued to say with a dark face. "General Wei did not act like a son of a man and drove the bandits to attack Yecheng. Why don't we do the opposite, recruit bandits who are willing to surrender, and attack the stubborn ones?"
Bandits, drive the army forward, use the bandits as the vanguard, uproot their camps, and drive them into the Taihang Mountains?"
"What's the point of driving into the Taihang Mountains...?" Guo Tu sneered, and was about to refute, but suddenly realized, and then he clapped his hands and smiled. "Driving into the Taihang Mountains is a quick move!"
Of course it is a brilliant idea, even a stroke of genius!
If you think about it, you will know. Yuan Shao was demolishing the camp in the south and driving the bandits deep into the Taihang Mountains. Wouldn't the bandits not come out? You must know that bandits are also people and they also need to eat, and many bandits support the old and the young.
It is even said that there are female bandits in the Taihang Mountains! These people are driven to the territory where other bandits are, and there is no room for survival. The only way is to coerce the local bandits and go down the mountain to beg for food.
So where to go?
Wherever you go, you will suffer disaster, especially with the continuous autumn rain. The reduction of grain production in the Zhangshui River Basin in Taihang Shandong is a foregone conclusion, which will inevitably cause huge losses to the local area... And Chen Gong's plan lies here, to go to Zhao State, Changshan
, Shangdang, Taiyuan, that will naturally make Gongsun Xun very anxious, and may even greatly slow down the actions of Gongsun Xun's main force; even if he expands his territory to the west of Hanoi, he can also drive away tigers and devour wolves!
In short, as Chen Gong said, although the decisive battle with Gongsun Xun will still take place in the area of Handan and Yecheng, if it is obvious that Handan has suffered a big loss, a flank breakthrough is a good way to break the situation.
Chance!
If done well, there is a lot to be done.
"The strategy is a wonderful one, but this strategy will inevitably damage Duke Ming's reputation." Seeing Yuan Shao's expression slightly moved, but not expressing his position for a moment, Xin Ping immediately realized what Yuan Cheqi meant. "Remember?
General Wei said in Hedong that the world is in chaos, whether it is to separate one side or to fight for the world, it is all dictated by the current situation. There is nothing to say. Only whether there is an act of crippling the people will be judged in the future when things are calm.
The only evidence... Although our Ming Gong can naturally not worry about these if he wins the world, but these words of General Wei, just like his actions of farming, have gradually been recognized by the people of the world. If he really does it, he may not be able to block it in the future.
People all over the world say it."
"Brother Zhongzhi is overthinking," Chen Gong retorted with a dark face. "Didn't General Wei break the rules first? Didn't Yu Du tell the dirty city guard that he came to attack Yecheng on orders from Chang'an? It was obvious.
That Gongsun Wenqi was different from what he appeared to be. He first used bandits to cause trouble to the people of Yecheng and then to the people of Wei County. Can't we follow suit today?"
"Well said!" When Yuan Shao heard this, he no longer hesitated, but immediately made up his mind. "It was Gongsun Xun who was unvirtuous first, not me, Yuan Shao, who was ruthless... Pass the order and grant the title to both Kushu and Tao Sheng.
Taking the positions of two thousand stone generals, Wen Chou and Ju Yi respectively, let the two generals lead 10,000 people each, and use the two troops as vanguard guides. Starting from Yu Du's lair, we will conduct a comprehensive encirclement and suppression along the Taihang Mountains. We must eliminate the bandit nests and
I'll clean it up! Then those who surrender will be given official posts, and those who don't surrender will be driven into the mountains!"
"Send someone to contact Zhang Yan, who is in the heart of Gongsun Wenqi, and promise him a high-ranking official position!" Chen Gong added from the side.
"Yes, I sent an envoy to Zishan to look for Zhang Yan!" Yuan Shao, who was wearing a dog-skin hat, said in a more fierce voice. "Gongsun Wenqi thought that this move could destroy my foundation, but unexpectedly, I, Yuan Shao, will only become more and more courageous! Hebei
The dispute will never be settled so easily!"
Everyone loudly agreed.
In fact, Yuan Shao and Chen Gong had wronged Gongsun Xun. Although Yu Du's ability to conquer Yecheng was not irrelevant to the latter, it was by no means directly related. At least Gongsun Xun never expected such a thing!
In fact, Gongsun Xun just followed Tian Feng's suggestion and tried to appease Zhang Yan, Yu Du and other bandits in the Taihang Mountains before sending troops to ensure that his road was smooth, or to ensure that he would not fight in the front and be looted by bandits from behind.
It's just a stupid thing like this.
However, what he never expected was that the bandits in the Taihang Mountains had reached a certain limit.
This group of people is different from the thieves who emerged from various places after Dong Zhuo's Rebellion. They were the first group of thieves who were forced to rebel by Emperor Ling after the Yellow Turban Rebellion. They have been bandits for five or six years now, and things have happened internally.
There has been a serious division... On one side, the bottom is still struggling to survive, on the other side, the core members have become stubborn and hard to change, but the top management is also tired of this kind of life hiding in the mountain nest, and then a certain kind of desire arises.
Political ambitions, either trying to recruit peace, or simply separatist states and counties.
On the one hand, these three parties are restrained by each other, but on the other hand, they are inseparable from each other, which makes it extremely complicated. However, there is no doubt that obtaining a greater living space is the consensus of these people... Before Zhang Yang was in the party, he only had half of it.
A county, and the remaining half of the county, three-thirds are due to the eastward invasion of the Baibo bandits from Hedong, and seven-points are due to the Taihang Mountain bandits taking the opportunity to invade the counties. This is a direct manifestation of this complicated situation.
Well, going back to the past, when Gongsun Xun sent envoys to find Zhang Yan, Yu Du and others in the name of the court and asked them to surrender, something interesting happened.
As the saying goes, the same rice feeds all kinds of people. Zhang Yan, the purple mountain bandit who is entrenched in the northern section of the Taihang Mountains, is an ambitious man. This man probably saw his own value from the conflict between the two powerful powers in North China, so he expressed his ambiguous attitude and acted
He raised the price of land, and even had the bad idea of helping someone who was weak to make a big news. In short, he remained silent, neither agreeing nor opposing.
Yu Du, the Black Mountain thief entrenched in the southern section of the Taihang Mountains, has another thought. This man is a born thief leader. He is said to be full of the rebellious spirit of the proletarian gangster class. He and Guan Yu played in the mountainous area north of Chaoge before.
After so many years of playing cat and mouse games, he was unwilling to surrender, let alone today? So he refused the recruitment conditions sent from Lianzhao without even thinking about it.
However, he was a man with good intentions... Firstly, after Guan Yu left, the person who had stuck his neck disappeared, and Yu Du was already a little ready to make a move; secondly, with the arrival of autumn and the harvest approaching, it was indeed time to go down the mountain to grab a wave of food.
So... So, as soon as the envoy who had led him away, he summoned more than ten bandits from the South Taihang Mountains in the name of the imperial envoy, and went down the mountain to rob them in the name of Gongsun Xun.
As for the heavy rain later and the dirty city guard who was dissatisfied with Yuan Shao, so that Gongsun Xun took a huge blame, it was a coincidence in troubled times.
Of course, what happened later proved that Zhang Yan from Beitaixing and Yu Du from South Taihang were just the so-called leaders of the alliance, not even the leader of the poison company. They had no way of restraining their subordinates.
In other words, the millions of bandits in the Taihang Mountains are basically a freak. They are one body but also work independently. They can act in unity but can lose control at any time. They are said to be millions of poor people gathering to survive, but they are divided into internal classes.
The serious corruption of the upper class is a standard gangster style... If Gongsun Xun really goes to the Taihang Mountains, he will definitely think of the Yellow Turban Army back then, but this is a more unorganized and internally devastated army.
Kong's stuff, and compared with the Yellow Turban Army, they even lost the most precious sense of mission of the times.
These millions of people are just a fold created by the folding of history. They seem to have suddenly emerged, but in fact they are destined to do nothing.
"The route and strategy for dispatching troops have been decided, but Yuan Shao's attack is too urgent. I wanted to go to Hebei first. The reason why I didn't leave was because I was waiting for Wenhe." At the residence of General Chang'an City Guard, Gongsun Xun was talking with many of his generals and staff.
What should I explain? "Wen He has come back today, so there is no need to hesitate... I will lead the Yi Cong to set off first, Bo Jin (Xu Rong), Gong Ming (Xu Huang), Wen Yuan (Zhang Liao) and others can stay for half a month.
When the autumn grain is put into the warehouse, I will mention that the whole army will accompany me... Before leaving, I have some explanations and arrangements to make to you."
Everyone in the hall became awe-struck.
"Gongzhi (Tian Kai), you go with me first. When you arrive in Hebei, don't worry about me and meet up with Brother Bogui immediately." Gongsun Xun ordered one person first, but it was Tian Kai who had come to Chang'an to pay an audience and bei Xu Yizhonglang general.
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However, Tian Kai did not dare to be negligent and immediately honored his orders respectfully.
"The same goes for Zhicai." Gongsun Xunfu pointed to another person. "But you must stay in Taiyuan and assist Wen Chao (Gongsun Yue) in controlling the situation in Jin!"
Xi Zhicai also came out with a solemn appearance and respectfully took orders.
There is a huge difference in the size of the responsibilities between these two people, but to put it bluntly, they are both half assistants and half monitors, but they are also aboveboard and aboveboard, as the title implies.
"Then, Zibo (Lou Gui), Yuan Hao (Tian Feng), and Gongda (Xun You) will go with me and take charge of the military affairs by my side." Gongsun Xun continued to name names. "I won't take more of the rest of the staff.
Military affairs need to be simple and not complicated. Except for Sima Lang, Han Hao, and Wang Xiang, all the other Cao Cao in General Wei's mansion stayed behind with Shu Zhi (Wang Xiu), Yuan Chang (Zhong Yao), and Wen He (Jia Xu).
, Oh, Wang Jingxing, who just came from Xuzhou, also accompanied me in the name of imperial envoy..."
Hearing this, everyone's spirits perked up, and among the ten people who were called, except for one Wang Lang, who was not here, they all came out one after another.
"Among them, Shuzhi is in charge of the shogunate and is also in charge of the civil affairs in Guanzhong. He must ensure the logistics of the 20,000-strong army heading eastward in half a month!" Gongsun Xun earnestly warned. "Yuan Changhaosheng appeases the imperial court and is also in charge of public security affairs in Guanzhong. He must ensure peace and stability in Guanzhong."
!Finally Wenhe..."
Jia Xu, who had just returned from Liu Biao's place, took another step forward after hearing this.
"Wen He has been traveling south for a long time. I don't know who Liu Biao is?" Gongsun Xun asked seriously.
"Report to Duke Ming." Jia Xu replied calmly and calmly. "Liu Jingsheng is the third Duke who governs the world, and he is also the housekeeper dog in troubled times!"
This was said in front of an unknown number of staff members of General Wei's Mansion and many generals, but it was surprising for a moment.
Gongsun Xun, holding his hands on the back of his chair, immediately burst out laughing: "The three masters who govern the world are the ultimate in governing the world. Why are they reduced to housekeeping dogs in troubled times?"
"Ming Gong has misunderstood. The words of the guardian dog are not just criticism." Jia Xu's expression remained calm.
"You are saying that due to his personality and his age, he has no intention of expansion and dominance and will not shake the overall situation. However, if he sticks to one side, no one can easily annex him... Is that what you mean?"
Gongsun Xun suddenly woke up.
"That's what I mean." Jia Xu nodded in agreement.
Gongsun Xun was thoughtful, but for a moment he shook his head with emotion: "I wanted to discuss the situation in the Central Plains with Wen Helun, and then talk about Yuan Shu, Cao Cao, Sun Jian, Liu Bei, Tao Qian, but since I have to leave, the current situation is also different.
The day is changing, so there are some things that you don’t want to say... Wen He, come forward!"
Jia Xu was slightly startled when he heard this, but still took a step forward again.
Gongsun Xun also stood up and walked around to the other party, shook his hand and said: "This is why I want Wen He to stay behind. You just came back from there, and you know the situation there and the heroes from all walks of life very well, and
I am going to Hebei. I don’t know when I will be back. So while you are in Chang’an, if there is chaos in the Central Plains, or even in Liangzhou or Yizhou, it will all be left to you... Who should I issue decrees to, and whom should I appoint as officials?
Who should be recruited into the court, who should be sent to the court for a certain task, which troops should be mobilized, whatever you want to decide! In short, the affairs of the court depend on Yuanchang, the affairs of Guanzhong depend on Shuzhi, and apart from the three assistants, Wen He himself
For this reason. And if there is any conflict with what you three are discussing, you can ask the old lady to testify and decide on your own in the secret room!"
There was silence in the hall.
In other words, Jia Xu's acquisition of such great power and responsibility is really unexpected... Wang Xiu's control of the government affairs in Guanzhong has been foreshadowed for a long time. He was Gongsun Xun Yuan Cong. Before entering Guan, he was the most powerful figure in the secretariat after Lu Fan, and he worked hard and never complained.
, everyone above and below obeys; and although Zhong Yao is considered a high-ranking official, his two responsibilities include public security in Guanzhong, so the purpose of monitoring the imperial court will always be despised and criticized in today's situation; only Jia Xu, a
A man from Xiliang who had surrendered just over a year ago. Although he had made great achievements in fighting against Dong Zhong, his reputation had never been good. Now he actually obtained such a high authority. It really made everyone have mixed feelings and thoughts.
Jia Xu himself wanted to speak several times in the process, but he never said it. Finally, he simply took a few steps back in front of everyone's astonished eyes, and bowed seriously: "Ming Gong has given me great power, and I will die nine times."
In return!"
Wang Xiu and Zhong Yao also quickly recovered and bowed their heads, while Gongsun Xun was speechless and laughed.
In late July of the first year of Jian'an, after Yuan Shao was defeated in Hanoi, he turned around and found another way. Starting from Wei County and Hanoi, he tried to clean up the Taihang Mountains thousands of miles south. At the same time, he knew nothing about the situation in Hebei, let alone that he had been splashed with water.
Gongsun Xun, who was in charge of the sewage, simply led Baima Yi to go out of the pass first, out of Pujin and into Hedong, passing through Wangwu Mountain and heading north.
The two sides are only separated by two mountains, but we don't know when we will meet each other.
I am the dividing line that I don’t know when we will meet
"When Jia Xu returned from an envoy to Chang'an, Taizu discussed his talents with him. Talking about Liu Biao, he asked: 'Who do you think Liu Jingsheng should be promoted to?'
Taizu smiled and said nothing. When Xu retreated, Zuo Zuo asked him, and Taizu told him the truth: "Wen He knew Liu Jingsheng, but he didn't know him, so he laughed because of his words." Zuo Zuo asked again: "How is that?"
How?' He said to him: 'Jia Wenhe is the three public officials who govern the world, and he is the one who subdues Longhu in troubled times!'" "Xinyanshu". Volume 70. Biography No. 20
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