Yan Yin, originally everyone thought that the important thing was "salt", but now they discovered...it turns out that the scary thing is "yin".
There is a salt field that produces millions of stones of salt every month, and two salt fields under construction serve as a guarantee. The "salt attraction" attracts the wealth of the world. Just a differential pricing will naturally form a siphon to the Central Plains and Jingzhou...
This is because the commodity economy of the Eastern Han Dynasty itself was not developed, or simply put... ordinary people simply did not have "wealth" beyond survival, otherwise this siphon would be even more obvious.
Even now, Yuan Shu, who was already struggling to survive, was about to collapse before Bai Tu could make a move.
Even Xuzhou's grain is now under the control of Bai Tu from Guangling - if Bai Tu didn't feel that he had a good relationship with Liu Bei, so he didn't give any preferential treatment to Xuzhou's grain, the effect might have been more obvious.
After all, going south from Xiapi to Guangling is much closer than going from Kuaiji or Poyang to Guangling, and the transportation cost is much lower, and Guangling County is also included in the "disaster relief preferential" category.
At the same time, if Liu Bei has not reacted too radically to the outflow of food from Xuzhou, and even thinks that Bai Tu's setting of Yanyin as a "disaster relief priority" is a very wise and benevolent move, then Cao Cao will
After hearing the news, I was already a little angry.
In fact, the situation in Yanzhou and Yuzhou is much better than that in Jingzhou. After all, half of Runan County is still in the hands of Yuan Shu. It is not easy to transport grain from the Central Plains to Huainan, and it is easy to be "captured" by Yuan Shu.
Not everyone has the means to transport food from Shouchun...
However, the move of "Yan Yin" made Cao Cao feel threatened!
In other words, long before that, when Cao Cao received the news of "Guangling City Offering", he had already begun to regard Bai Tu as a formidable enemy.
Moreover, Cao Cao and his think tanks can naturally understand that Guangling is just the beginning. It can be said that from the moment Guangling dedicated the city, Bai Tu has broken through the geographical restrictions of Jiangdong...
Although at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, everyone did not understand that "to defend the Jiangdong, one must defend the Huaihe River", how could Cao Cao, who had Xun Yu, Guo Jia, and Mao Jie, a group of top think tanks, not see how important "Jiangdong" and "Huainan Jiangdong" were?
the difference?
Not only did the population and cultivated land double, but in terms of geographical advantages, it also changed from a previous disadvantage when facing the Central Plains to a balance of power.
It’s just that no matter whether it is the suspicious Cao Cao, the talented Xun Yu, or Guo Jia who is always wary of Bai Tu... no one thought before that there would be so much food in Jiangdong, so it was too late to stop it, let alone
imitate.
They could only watch helplessly as most of Huainan fell into Bai Tu's hands through the grain path.
Think about it, in order to capture Shouchun last year, they not only lost troops and generals, but also ended up with little harvest due to lack of food, and even failed to completely occupy Runan... Many people discovered for the first time that the "secondary attack on troops" in "The Art of War",
The saying "attack the city below" really makes sense!
The information about Yan Yin has also been put in front of Cao Cao.
Although until now, they still don't understand why Jiangdong's salt production suddenly increased sharply, the changes they brought are already obvious.
Now... no matter how Bai Tu behaves, Cao Cao will no longer believe that he is a "harmless saint", not even Xun Yu!
It doesn't matter whether Bai Tu is ambitious or not. Jiangdong... no, it should be said that Bai Tu's Cavalry General Mansion has developed to the point of being "close to one's face".
Even though it was not cost-effective and he even refused to "aid" grain and grass to Yuan Shao, Cao Cao transported grain from Yanzhou to Xudu.
If he continues to let it go, Cao Cao might not even be able to drink the soup!
And just when the Central Plains, Jiangdong, Guanzhong, Jingchu... were focusing their attention on Huainan, a news that shocked the world first grabbed the world's attention - the duel between the two heroes in Hebei officially came to an end!
In August of the third year of Jian'an, Yuan Shao sent an envoy to send Gongsun Zan's head to Xudu...
After all, Gongsun Zan was the traitor who killed Liu Yu, and Yuan Shao's crusade against him was based on the justice of the court.
Even now that his cousin has raised a flag to rebel, the imperial court...or Cao Cao still gave him the title of "General" as an appeasement.
In fact, many people had expected this day. After all, Gongsun Zan's later performance seemed to be under a curse. After the defeat of Jieqiao, he was completely less wise and decisive than before.
Especially after retreating to Yijing, Gongsun Zan became unwilling to trust his soldiers. He built a large fortress outside the city with a cast-iron door.
, even the generals under his command were missing...
Even when giving orders to the outside world, they were all communicated by the strong women in Uburg, so naturally the subordinates became increasingly disengaged.
Cao Cao wondered if this guy had received some kind of blow, and even wanted to send a few women over to try to relieve him - after all, Cao Cao didn't want Gongsun Zan to lose so quickly.
However, considering that Yuan Shao was still in the middle, it would be terrible if he was discovered, so the trip did not take place...
After the incident of Bai Tu "serving the people as his father" a year ago, Gongsun Zan suddenly cheered up and wanted to reorganize the morale of the army and clean up the war situation. He also joined forces with Gongsun Xu from Liaodong and Zhang Yan who was a bandit in Hebei to fight against Yuan Shao.
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However, people's hearts are easy to disperse and difficult to reunite. As a result, Gongsun Zan was killed more than half a year earlier than in "The History of Another World".
It's just that this time he died with more courage. He died on the battlefield when he personally led the white horse Yi Cong who was still willing to be loyal to him to make a surprise attack on Yuan Shao's base camp.
Instead of lying in Yi Jing like a dead pig, watching Yuan Shao eat it one by one, and finally committed suicide in frustration...
Even in the final battle, Gongsun Zan's surprise attack did almost succeed. If it had succeeded, Yuan Shao would have been on the street, and the battle between the two heroes in Hebei might have a different outcome.
But what Gongsun Zan didn't expect was that Qu Yi, who had once beaten him to the point of being autistic, would be kept by Yuan Shao's side as a bodyguard?
A general in charge of the army, a genius in military training, was added as a bodyguard?
It was clear that Gongsun Zan's surprise attack had taken advantage of the chaos to reach the Chinese army's camp, and there was also the Black Mountain Army in front of it. The Liaodong Army was trying to divert attention, but Yuan Shao actually seemed to have expected it, and left the "Euphorbismen" and Qu Yi behind.
The Chinese army commander's tent is not far away...
During the previous Battle of Jieqiao, it was Qu Yi who led the eight hundred Euphorbia warriors he had trained and defeated Gongsun Zan's invincible White Horse Yi Cong on the spot.
That battle was also the beginning of Gongsun Zan's decadence.
At this time, although the white-horse Yi Cong led by Gongsun Zan were all elites who were still willing to be loyal to him after many experiences, they still fell into chaos when they saw the familiar troops and the familiar military formation in front of them...
Yuan Shao was also shocked and broke out in sweat - for this battle, he dispatched 150,000 troops. This was not a false claim, but a real 150,000.
This was also another super-large battle involving more than 200,000 troops from both sides, following the Battle of Guangzong between the Yellow Turban Army and the Han Army, and the Battle of Hulao Pass when the Eighteenth Route Princes attacked Dong.
A major battle of this magnitude will inevitably require additional troops. Unless the military immortal Han Xin is resurrected, no one can command so many armies alone.
It is not just a matter of personal ability, if every step must be reported back to the Chinese army and then sent back orders...
It's equivalent to playing League of Legends with thousands of pings. Professional players may also suffer at the hands of stubborn bronze.
In addition to Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan, and the helpers Zhang Yan and Gongsun Xu brought by the latter, in addition to each having a large camp in the four directions, there are also many strongholds and even fortress watchtowers between each other.
Originally, Yuan Shao deliberately suppressed Qu Yi because he became more arrogant and arrogant after his meritorious service, and kept him under his nose in the Central Army. In Yuan Shao's view, the alliance of the three families was simply a mob and lacked courage. The dead old wolf, the thieves who took over the mountains as kings, the wealthy locals in the bitter cold land... it is time to reap the rewards.
Inflated Quyi, just stay back and stay!
In the "history of another world", Qu Yi died of Yuan Shao's fear not long after. It was a pity that a wizard general who created a miraculous record of 800 infantry and dispersed tens of thousands of cavalry withered and passed away before he could bloom. There is no time to leave too much ink in the real troubled times that are about to come.
Qu Yi even vaguely felt that he had lost Yuan Shao's trust. As for guarding against sneak attacks? I believe you!
Qu Yi, who felt bitter in his heart, was about to give up on himself, but who would have expected...
Damn it! My lord didn’t lie to me! Was there really a sneak attack?
That's right, while Gongsun Zan was feigning a frontal attack, he miraculously led the White Horse Yi Cong, turned into a sharp knife and penetrated Yuan Shao's Chinese army camp from an unexpected direction. Seeing that he had succeeded in the night attack in the early morning, the opponent showed signs of bombing the camp, but …
Qu Yi led five hundred Euphorbia soldiers to face the sharp knife. Even if other soldiers had blown up the camp, the Euphorbia soldiers, all composed of real generals, would not!
Like a rock, the white horse Yi Cong who came like a wave was scattered. This was also a sequelae of the Battle of Jieqiao. When the White Horse Yi Cong met the Euphorbia soldiers, their natural morale dropped by three points...
What was originally a perfect sneak attack turned into a chaotic battle. In the end, although Gongsun Zan reached the Chinese army camp, Qu Yi still protected Yuan Shao.
He even regained Yuan Shao's trust because he sacrificed his life to block Gongsun Zan's (laser) arrow!
On the contrary, Gongsun Zan had already been tricked by several surrounding camps, but before he could kill Yuan Shao, he was already in trouble - this was a fail-or-benefit tactic.
Even though the white horse followers shouted false news that "Yuan Shao is dead" and caused chaos to the troops brought in from outside, Yuan Shao's central army has gradually stabilized.
In the end, after Gongsun Zan shouted "Heaven will destroy me", he simply led his own troops to cut off the rear, temporarily attracting the attention of Yuan Shao's army, and allowed the remaining white horse Yi Cong to break out of the encirclement on their own.
The White Horse General who once had a powerful presence in Wuhuan has now withdrawn from the stage of history...