In late July, Gongsun Xun led the white horse Yi Cong, which had now expanded to more than 2,000 people, some of his staff, and the imperial envoys' honor guard, along Wangwu Mountain and Huoda Mountain to the north, exited Shuque Valley, and entered Taiyuan within a few days by traveling on familiar roads.
within the county.
The main reason why he did not go down the river to Hanoi was because he did not want to force Zhang Yang to rebel. This man's own strength was limited. After gaining most of Hanoi, he would only have 10,000 or 20,000 soldiers at full strength. However, once he saw that the situation was not good, he would directly fall to Yuan Shao.
On the contrary, it is not beautiful. More importantly, two thousand people are not enough to quickly resolve the Hanoi incident... However, just after leaving the Mouse Valley, Gongsun Yue came towards him and brought an interesting message to his brother - go to Changshan Mountain
The Jingxing road was actually blocked due to bandit riots!
Maybe the autumn harvest was coming, and bandits in the mountains went down the mountain out of control in order to ask for food... This was everyone's first reaction.
But even so, everyone became serious because Jing Xing was so important that everyone knew his importance.
This may be a bit convoluted, but it is true.
It must be understood that all the eight passes in Taihang are not simple narrow passages. They traverse the entire Taihang Mountains, ranging from dozens of miles in length to hundreds of miles in length. The narrow places are only a few steps wide, but the wide places are enough to build a stronghold and build a city.
So much so that they accumulated hundreds of thousands of horses. Among them, Jingxing has the most complicated terrain. Han Xin defeated Chen Yu in a last-ditch battle, Li Zuoche's 200,000 troops were here, and Niangzi Pass was also here in later generations.
However, the most important point is that among the eight branches of Taihang, four are in South Taihang, that is, at the junction of Shangdang and Hanoi. The two are in the heart of Youzhou. Their current strategic value is small... Can the real battle be fought in Hebei?
The two places that play a decisive strategic role are Jingxing from Taiyuan to Changshan, and Fukouxing (Wuguan) from Shangdang to Weijun. Therefore, these two places, especially those responsible for contacting Gongsun Xun’s heartland,
Jingxing is not allowed to make any mistakes at this time.
But then again, as early as when he sent troops for the Western Expedition, Tian Feng had mentioned the importance of the Taihang Bandits in the overall situation of Hebei. In his opinion, the strategic priority of cleaning up the Taihang Mountains was higher than fighting with the Taihang Mountains.
Yuan Shao's decisive battle.
Therefore, this matter is expected to a certain extent.
It can only be said that the current situation is chaotic and it is impossible for Gongsun Xun to calmly implement the so-called strategic plan one by one.
In early August, when he arrived at Jinyang City in Taiyuan County, Gongsun Xun received a detailed written report from Shangdang Qianzhao, and only then did he have a clear understanding of the whole story.
That's right, not to mention Gongsun Xun was speechless after learning about Yu Du's tricks, but Chen Gong's plan was undoubtedly successful!
Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses may not be comparable to the elites of the North that Gongsun Xun has worked hard to build for more than ten years, but they are probably the worst-qualified and worst-equipped bandits in this troubled world, especially when there are half of the mountain bandits.
When the thieves are still willing to surrender, and then act as guides, or simply return to present a certificate of surrender to the vanguard, the word "destroy the dead" is exactly what it means.
In just twenty days, the so-called Yu Duhei bandit faction in the South Taihang Mountains surrendered six cottages and captured three cottages... Although they were only small cottages with less than a thousand people, they lived in a row.
The total number of ordinary people inside was only 30,000 to 40,000, but in conjunction with Yuan Shao's public declaration of cleaning up Nan Taihang, it greatly frightened the bandits in the mountains.
So, after the indomitable Yu Du slightly defeated Yuan Shao's "vanguard", he made a prompt decision and led Sui Gu (White Rabbit) and Bai Rao, the two bandit leaders in Nan Taihang who were second only to him in strength, to gather six or seven
Thousands of soldiers and horses, leading the women and children in their respective villages, said to be tens of thousands, immediately went south to Hanoi, that is, they became bandits. But in this way, many of the "Black Mountain remnants" in Nantaihang completely lost their composure, and then
In addition to military coercion, Chen Gong also used rumors, internal liaisons, and spies to assist, but he finally moved the remaining bandits in the South Taihang Mountains, forcing them to move to the North Taihang Mountains one after another before the autumn harvest, with their young and old in tow.
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"What should I say about this matter?" In Jinyang City, Gongsun Xun, who was blocked from the road, had to temporarily stop here, and then publicly summoned his troops to discuss countermeasures.
"Yuan Benchu didn't know that Ming Gong was here, so he came up with this strategy. Since Ming Gong came first, why not confront him tit for tat?" The speaker was Chang Lin Chang Bohuai, the prefect of Taiyuan. He was born in Hanoi, and Gongsun Xun was the general of the guard.
He was the first group of subordinates to follow him, and they never left him. He was half the owner of this place, so he naturally had confidence in his words. "Since those people were appeasing and expelling them in the South Taihang, the princes would appease and suppress them in the North Taihang..."
"This is feasible." Xi Zhong immediately followed. "It should be noted that since Yuan Benchu used a large army to clean up Taihang and drive away the bandits, he will definitely be frustrated in Handan, or at least the stalemate will be fine... In that case, why don't you feel at ease?
How to deal with this matter here? It is just to suppress and recruit bandits. It can be easily done by focusing on county soldiers and local officials, and adding the prestige of the monarch. Only when the autumn harvest is approaching, you can send envoys to appease them and delay them for a few days.
Today, when the autumn grains are put into the warehouse, it will not be too late to send out county soldiers to suppress the unscrupulous ones among them."
"Since Handan is not worried for the time being, we can take this opportunity to send an envoy from Feihuxing from the north and ask General Jianwei (Cheng Pu) to assist." Someone else suggested. "Anyway, the two sides are just exerting force on each other across the Taihang Mountains.
It takes time for the power to be transmitted, we can deal with it calmly... In short, Ming Gong is better than Yuan Thief in everything, and he also attacks Yuan Thief first, so as Mr. Changfu said, just compete with each other in everything, why bother
?”
As soon as this person's remarks came out, they immediately aroused praise and expressions from many local officials.
Gongsun Xun followed the sound to see this person, but did not recognize him. However, judging from his local accent, the black ribbon copper seal on his waist, his echoing Chang Lin's words, and the local officials all agreeing with him, he must be this person.
A county magistrate or a county magistrate from a county. In this case, you can understand why he spoke so hastily:
Chang Lin's character dictates that he can say one thing and another; Xi Zhong has a sense of loyalty regardless of his own safety. After the First World War in Western Liaoning, he has always had no reservations about Gongsun Xun, even a little eager; and this person, including those local people
The officials, on the other hand, more want to express their stance, or show their loyalty - they are not Yuan Cong, have no obvious achievements, and do not even have the confidence of the third assistant as the foundation of Gongsun Xun's rule, but now they are in this situation due to the general trend.
Under the rule of a General Wei, and being used by this General Wei, of course one should be more enthusiastic.
Of course, this is a commendable attitude in a certain sense, and Gongsun Xun naturally wants to give it some encouragement.
"What you have said has many merits..." Gongsun Xun smiled at him.
However, Gongsun Xun was so hypocritical, which immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of a person standing by - Tian Yuanhao.
The man snorted coldly and directly interrupted Gongsun Xun's response: "General, what you said is wrong! It is precisely because the general is better than Yuan Benchu in everything, and he also took action first, so the Jingxing incident can never be solved so easily.
It... I look down, I am afraid that this matter is going to cause big trouble, and there is no way to calmly do it after the autumn harvest. As for the general knowing the problem, but saying something about what is desirable and what is not, it would be ridiculous!"
Gongsun Xun, who was sitting at the top, couldn't help but laugh out of embarrassment.
By the way, Tian Feng has a high status. Not only is Gongsun Yue, one of the few people with two thousand stones in the lobby of General Ningshuo's mansion, but more importantly, he is the 'strategist' beside Gongsun Xun and the guard of General Cao.
With the authority of Gongsun Xun himself, many local officials naturally held their breath since he opened his mouth.
Not only that, Lou Gui had been cautious very early;
It's hard to refute Gongsun Xun when Tian Feng takes advantage of it...
However, in addition to these people in the hall today, there is also Chang Lin Chang Bohuai, whom Tian Feng is not familiar with. The latter was able to rival Lu Fan when he first entered the shogunate in Hanoi. Today, he immediately raised his eyes when he heard this.
Gongsun Xun secretly screamed, but before he could speak, it was already too late.
"If you have something to say, why don't you speak up?" Chang Lin was tall and powerful. At this moment, he glared at each other, and his voice was an octave higher than that of Tian Feng. "Ming Gong gave You Military Advisor the important task because he wanted to borrow the talents of You Military Advisor.
Dingping Tianxia... What my colleagues and Ming Gong said is right, I can agree or not say anything. If what I said is wrong, I should judge it based on reason... What is discussed in the court today is a national event that affects the lives and deaths of millions of people.
Holding a gun and a stick like this at one step shows that Gong Yi is generous with his smile, so isn't he not ridiculous?!"
Tian Feng just committed a crime, but it was just a crime. In other words, the only one who was always bullied was Gongsun Xun, and how had he ever offended others, and how had he ever been offended by others?
Therefore, Chang Lin was angry, and when Tian Yuanhao heard the words, he actually didn't dare to respond.
Seeing this, Gongsun Xun felt extremely happy - it was shocking that someone could control Tian Feng.
However, he was happy, and Gongsun Xun couldn't let the two important ministers go wrong, so he immediately tried to persuade him: "Bo Huai doesn't have to be like this. Yuan Hao is just worried about the situation. He doesn't mean to offend. And the big chaos he mentioned is...
In fact, I also know everything... It's just scattered bandits. Of course, they can be suppressed and appeased, and they can be settled calmly. But don't forget that there is another person in Beitaihang who is quite famous among the bandits and is the leader of the seven-point alliance.
The Zishan bandit Zhang Yan, who is close to Jingxing on the side of Changshan Mountain... and as I expected, the trouble in Jingxing at this time must be related to Zhang Yan, because no matter how incompetent he is, as long as he has the will, he will never
I can’t control the situation near my lair.”
Hearing this, everyone was shocked.
"But isn't the Purple Mountain thief Zhang Yan an old member of Ming Gong?" Someone really couldn't hold it back. "And the Black Mountain thief Yu Du..."
"Do you really think that the Taihang Bandits are my secret agents and that I am the mastermind behind the attack on Ye City this time?" Gongsun Xun couldn't help but shake his head. "I tell you the truth, Yu Du has nothing to do with me. I sent envoys to appease him before.
It was just for the sake of smooth communication, but he unexpectedly took the opportunity to cause trouble. It was Zhang Yan..."
"That's Zhang Yan. He has controlled Bei Taihang for many years now. He has a population of hundreds of thousands. He was already a general with two thousand stones. His ambition has spread." Tian Feng came to his senses and walked down the slope.
, said directly and seriously. "To put it bluntly, if he really meant it, he would have surrendered no matter what, starting from the general's Western Expedition last year and ending with the general's success in conquering Dong... Since he didn't surrender, he had to surrender."
He has ambitions! And since he has ambitions, trouble is bound to happen this time! Because as a former member of the general's staff, he knows very well that the general is actually stronger than Yuan Shao!"
As soon as these words came out, many people standing in the hall from Gongsun Yue down were slightly moved... Gongsun Yue, who had been silent all the time, even glanced at his brother.
"That's right." Gongsun Xun said with emotion in the audience. "I don't know about Yu Du, but it's normal for Zhang Yan to have ambitions... And now in the overall situation of Hebei, he is between the two powerful ones. Since
If you have different intentions, it is natural to help the weak to fight against the strong! This time it is due to his recent chaos in Jingxing. You can imagine the hidden story behind it. Yuan Benchu must have hooked up with him! "
"So, not only Zhang Yan, but also Hanoi Zhang Yang... seems to have to be vigilant!" Xi Zhong finally woke up. "Is he also partial to Yuan Shao?"
"It is not necessary to be vigilant, and Zhang Yang will not take risks, but there is no doubt that he will favor Yuan Shao." Hearing this, Gongsun Xun suddenly laughed. "And it is not just Uncle Zhang Zhi, all the princes in the world, although they are very respectful in appearance, but these people, even if they are
They have no intention of taking over the world, but as long as they have some ambition, they secretly hope that Yuan Shao can beat me in a few games. And if it is Yuan Shao's turn to score a few points, they will secretly hope that I can overpower Yuan Shao in turn.
Kind of... people’s hearts are like this, maybe it’s nature!”
Many people in the hall laughed apologetically.
"Therefore, there is no need to say more about this matter. We immediately sent sentries and envoys to Jingxing to find out Zhang Yan's movements, and then tell him clearly that I am here...and then observe his appearance." Everyone laughed.
After that, Gongsun Xun just spoke slowly. "He is my old subordinate and knows who I am. He must know in his heart that I will not have another chance with him. By then, he will either surrender immediately or simply take advantage of Youzhou soldiers and horses."
During the gap after the autumn harvest and before the assembly, we immediately sent our elite troops to guard the Zhongzhong stronghold in Jingxing and lock the passage! At that time, there was only one battle left."
In the hall of General Ningshuo's mansion, everyone became awe-inspiring again.
In this way, the meeting ended, and most people naturally dispersed and went their own way. Only Gongsun Yue, as the owner of this place, did not have to leave under any circumstances. He first led Gongsun Xun to the back house and met the adopted sons he raised.
The adopted daughters arranged the family dinner themselves again, and after the two brothers finished the meal and chatted some, they naturally fell asleep together that night.
However, before turning off the lights, Gongsun Xun suddenly took the initiative to speak: "Ah Yue, after the afternoon meeting, I think you have been in something wrong, but do you have anything to say?"
Gongsun Yue, who had been growing a beard for many years, looked older than Gongsun Xun, who did not have a beard. He hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke to his brother: "To be honest, brother, I heard that today
What Tian Yuanhao said was just a bit touching, not because there was anything wrong..."
"What touched me? Let me tell you."
"I have always wondered why Yuan Benchu rose so quickly. Even the fourth generation and the three princes should not have been so fast. As for taking over three states and nineteen counties in two years... But today I heard Tian Yuanhao's words and I finally understood.
"
"..."
"Yuan Benchu's rise is not only due to his fourth generation and three sons, but more importantly, his brother got up faster!" Under the light of the lamp, Gongsun Yue, who was sitting on the couch, propped up his knees and said seriously. "My brother is a famous general in the world, but there is something wrong with it.
In a victorious posture, Dong Zhuo was overthrown in one dynasty, and he had more than 20 counties and counties in You, Bing, Si, and Hebei, and attached himself to Liangzhou. He also held the emperor, and asked the world in front of Weiyang Palace... At that time, the world was undoubtedly
The overall situation of separatist rule has been achieved, but the trend is actually with my brother. The other princes, including Yuan Benchu, are not in a strong position, and no one can shake his brother's posture of being the strongest in the world! But it happened from that time on, Yuan Benchu actually
He quickly swept through Qingyan, and then easily crossed Hebei to capture the six counties of Hebei, so that he could easily possess such strength, forming a situation where the two powers were separated... Why?"
"Why did you say?"
"Because there are countless people in the world who are afraid of my brother Weiyang's words in front of the palace, or are simply dissatisfied, so they gathered around the most suitable and promising one among the princes in the world to compete with my brother." Gongsun Yue said more and more.
Serious. "So it was never Yuan Shu who assisted Yuan Shao in resisting his brother, but those powerful and powerful people in the world who were dissatisfied or fearful that his brother would pass the responsibility for the world's chaos to the family."
"That's well said." Under the candlelight, Gongsun Xun looked at his clan brother with rare pleasure. "A Yue can say what he said today, he can indeed be entrusted with a big responsibility... You are right, I and I
The battle between Yuan and Shao is indeed about heroes rising up in troubled times to fight for the world. But isn’t it possible that there are still many people in the world who disobey me and are unwilling to follow me, so they are adding fuel to the flames?”
"But..." Gongsun Yue suddenly felt confused. "Since brother already knew this truth, why did he have to say this in front of Weiyang Palace? If he didn't know the consequences at that time, Yuan Shao would have started to annex Qingyan.
, Why do you still forcefully conquer the fields in Sanfu? Why don't you slow down for a while? Slow down and pretend, won't the world be easy to conquer?"
"These are two questions." Gongsun Xun smiled at each other. "The first question is easy to answer. In front of the East Palace of Weiyang Palace, when I interrupted the angel, I had not yet thought about what to say, but since I was standing in front of the palace, I looked at
The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty suddenly understood what they should say... The so-called uncontrollable emotion and anger come from it. After more than ten years of seeing, hearing, feeling and thinking, plus a hundred thousand troops relying on it outside the city, I finally have no scruples anymore. "
Gongsun Yue nodded slowly.
"As for sitting back and watching Yuan Shao grow up and not doing anything to change things..." Gongsun Xun gradually sneered. "Ah Yue, let me tell you one more thing. Do you know that long before I sent out the army, it was impossible for me to think of it.
As soon as I came out in front of Weiyang Palace and shouted to the world, I had already expected that Yuan Benchu would rise first and become my first enemy. I had also expected that he would come to Hebei and Handan to fight with me..."
"Brother, are you deliberately being indulgent?" Gongsun Yue suddenly changed his expression. "Then you hope to face each other on the battlefield and clean up the other generation in one battle, so as to avoid difficulties in the future?"
"Absolutely!" Gongsun Xun sneered. "Since I have a vague ambition to conquer the world, I also know that if I want to achieve this goal, this journey will inevitably be bumpy. Why didn't I make preparations earlier? And Ah Yue knows that just like today and today,
The dispute between Yuan Shao and Yuan Shao is not about two families facing each other, but about people who oppose my ambitions working together to stop me. In the future, there will definitely be people with independent ambitions who will fight to the death with me because the roads diverge; in the future, our hearts will
There will definitely be people who are not convinced by the general trend but who follow me secretly and oppose my ambitions, and then cause trouble again... These are inevitable."
"Such a decisive battle, more than once?" Gongsun Yue was in a daze for a moment. "And there may be internal worries in the future?"
"This is natural." Gongsun Xun retracted his smile and leaned on the couch, looking a little bored, but he casually pointed to the east in the direction of Taihang Mountain. "It is easy to break the mountain, but it is difficult to break the heart... I said my ambition
It's right, why? Who believes it? So I am destined to only use swords. Moreover, I have long known that my ambition to clean up the world, suppress the powerful, and deconstruct the family is actually going against the times, and it is destined to be difficult.
, so I hesitated for a while, should I just let it go, take over the world, and become King Wen of Zhou, what's wrong with it? Or just Yi Yin, Duke of Zhou would be good, right? But after what he said in front of Weiyang Palace, he felt magnanimous in his heart,
No more hesitation. Ah Yue, do you still remember that I issued the "Order to Seek Talent" that day?"
"Of course I remember."
"Of course it's a way to show my attitude, but how can it be that I know that the road ahead will be rough and I really long for comrades?" Gongsun Xun said with emotion. "Of course I also know that this kind of comrades may not only teach me some things since I was a child.
Apart from my mother, there may not be two people in the world, so I don’t expect to be able to gather many comrades around me, and then work together... Regardless of the righteousness of monarch and minister, or buying it with my fame, wealth and position, as long as someone is willing to help me,
Just follow me and I will be satisfied."
Gongsun Yue was silent for a while when he heard what he said, but he finally said sincerely: "Brother... you and I should not say any more words of loyalty and following between us, but since it is rare for brother to express his true feelings, I can only make a special trip to say it."
Once... I have heard some of the principles between you and your aunt, but I only half-understand them. However, I have followed my brother since I was a child. Not to mention that my brother may have some great ambitions to bring order to chaos, which is the real truth.
No matter how rebellious he is, I will definitely follow my brother until the end!"
After saying this, Gongsun Yue faced each other with dignity and courtesy on the cave, so much so that he leaned over and surrendered to the cave.
"It's not like that." Gongsun Xun saw this and first helped him up on the couch, then shook his head and sneered. "It's just brothers' gossip. And besides, from today's point of view, the overall situation is ultimately mine, at least now Yuan Benchu
It has not exceeded my calculations... When things come true in the future, people in this world will gradually understand me."
Gongsun Yue said no more.
Five days later, just as the corn and soybeans in the fields were about to mature, the messenger returned from Jingxing on horseback, bringing news that Gongsun Xun and most of his staff had expected - Zhang Yan set off from Zishan and concentrated
More than 20,000 elite troops from various tribes in Beitaihang were encamped inside Jingxing, trying to stop Gongsun Xun.
This must not be tolerated, and the opponent must be defeated immediately... This is not only because Zhang Yan blocked Jingxing, but more importantly, if Gongsun Xun cannot defeat Zhang Yan quickly, as the large-scale bandits from Nan Taihang move northward, the mature people in the fields will
Crops are likely to be wasted and lost to a heartbreaking level in the disorderly plundering of these disorderly bandits.
In terms of both public and private matters, as well as emotion and reason, Gongsun Xun must quickly defeat the opponent within a few days before the autumn harvest, force his troops to surrender, and control the pass.
However, firstly, time was tight, secondly, he was isolated on the west side of Taihang, and Gongsun Xun did not have many troops to dispatch. Thirdly, the terrain in Jingxing was really complicated, so it was hard to say whether he could defeat the opponent quickly.
Or perhaps, it was because of this that Zhang Yan dared to muster up the courage to come out of the mountain and put on a posture.
"Although the thieves are a mob, there are 20,000, and they occupy the natural danger of Jingxing. How many troops are you planning to mobilize?" At the military meeting on the second day, Gongsun Yue was obviously more active, and even took the initiative to ask with a frown. "The autumn harvest is around the corner.
If we do not recruit auxiliary troops, Taiyuan County will only have three thousand soldiers available, but if we wait for Yanmen County soldiers to come to the rescue..."
"Three thousand county soldiers and two thousand righteous followers are enough." Gongsun Xun interrupted the other party and replied. "In the past, the Marquis of Huaiyin fought in Jingxing, and more than 10,000 new soldiers defeated Chen Yu's 200,000 soldiers. Today I am preparing to follow the example of Huaiyin.
Hou Jiuzhi, if you use your old skills again, then if you calculate five thousand versus twenty thousand, you still have too many soldiers!"
Gongsun Yue was stunned for a moment.
————I am the dividing line between too many soldiers————
"At the end of the Han Dynasty, Dong Zhuo was in chaos, the world was in chaos, and heroes were rising together. However, Yuan Shao was in charge of Guandong and had a hundred thousand troops. He was selfish and reluctant to patrol. He turned around and merged with three states. He was eyeing Hebei and was powerful and invincible. Only
Taizu used 20,000 Yan soldiers to conquer four counties, marched three thousand miles, defeated Pujin, surrendered to Tongguan, rampaged through three auxiliaries, and killed Dong Zhuo. Therefore, good and reverse can be divided... His minister Song said, Taizu planned and planned
, whipping Yu Nei, Lan Shen, Shang's magic, Han, Bai's wonderful strategies, official materials, each with its own tools. In the end, he can always control the emperor's machine and defeat the great industry, but his clear strategy is the best. He can be said to be an extraordinary person.
, a transcendent hero." - "Dian Lue". Annotated by Yan Pei Song
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