Chapter 162: Xu You steals the house, Xun Yu guards the house
When the cool evening breeze slowly blew into the hall, the wind chimes under the eaves outside the corridor swayed with the wind and tinkled. Xun Yu sat at the table in the hall of Dongpingling County Government Office, Jinan Imperial Office, and carefully reviewed this Documents sent from various places provide comments on the latest official documents sent from various places in Qingzhou.
There is some information that needs to be transferred to Zhang Fei and Tian Feng who is stationed in Boping, Liaocheng. Some of the information needs to be sent to the rear to urge Jian Yong, Shiyi, Sun Shao, Hua Xin, Wang Lang, Sun Qian and other logistics personnel from Linzi to rush there. The front line transported grain, grass, new materials and equipment, and some conveyed some military orders to people such as Huang Zhong of Chuping, Dian Wei of Ande, and Zang Ba of Xipingchang.
Liu Gong's army is now stationed on the front line of the plains to confront Yuan's army. It falls on Xun Yu's shoulders to continuously transport grain and grass to the front line and even to collect information from the rear.
Documents from all over the country flew into the small Dongpingling County government office like snowflakes. Almost every document was stamped with the seal of "urgent report", requiring him to make a decision on Liu Gong's behalf - this was trust, but also a heavy burden. Responsibility.
What's more, Yan Zhong fell ill a few days ago. The little old man in his sixties could not withstand the severe cold winter and the early spring, which was slightly warmer than the cold winter but more likely to make people sick. Therefore, after Yan Zhong returned to Linzi to recuperate, even the military situation Xun Yu is now handling all the company's work.
"The world is in decay, and the country is not stable. The high banks are valleys, and the deep valleys are mausoleums..."
Xun Yu rubbed his sore eyes, brightened the oil lamp, and tightened the big fur wrapped around his body. Staying up late for several days in a row made this gentle man with a gentle face look haggard and delicate. Wrinkles grew quietly between the corners of his eyes and forehead, and his long black beard hung down under his chin, slightly curled, and turned faintly white under the oil lamp.
As the hub of the front line, Jinan is not only responsible for the transportation of grain and grass from the rear to the front line, but also serves as the command base. Several counselors in Qingzhou, Xun You and Tian Feng, are good at making unexpected changes in the battle, so one followed Zhang Fei in Boping, and the other followed Liu Bei in the plains.
The remaining two people, Xun Yu and Ju Shu, had the ability to control Tao strategy, so one was stationed in the rear in Jinan, handling important military affairs, and the other was on the front line of Gaotang, organizing matters for the decisive battle.
Compared with Jushou in Gaotang, Xun Yu had a heavier burden. He handled all official documents from various places and intelligence from the Military Intelligence Department, no matter how big or small.
Once there was a problem in some link, resulting in flaws in the work of the defenders in various places, allowing Yuan Jun to find an opportunity to take advantage of it, Chen Mu's original wolf pack tactics and the great cause of reviving the Han Dynasty would be in vain in an instant.
So not only was the heavy responsibility that the entire Qingzhou could be destroyed at any time weighing on him, but also the dream in his heart of reviving the Han Dynasty was also supporting him to move forward with difficulty.
A servant poked at the ashes remaining in the bamboo stove. A few feeble sparks flickered and then went out. He helplessly turned his eyes to Xun Yu, who glanced at his fur that was about to freeze hard due to the cool breeze. He sighed and waved his palm. The servant quickly took a few charcoal sticks and threw them into the furnace, lying on the ground and blowing hard.
After a while, the stove finally started burning, and a lot of smoke rose at the same time.
Shandong produces coal, but unfortunately there are no open-pit coal mines and cannot be mined. Therefore, the coal used for steelmaking has to be obtained from Taiyuan Shangdang and other places through Sili every year. Now only these two places are still in the hands of the imperial court, and are controlled by Guo
Huai's father Guo Mian guarded Yanmen Pass.
Chen Mu does know how to make briquettes, just mix the coal ash with water and dry it in the sun. However, the lack of coal fuel makes it difficult for Qingzhou to promote coal as a daily material for heating, so charcoal is still the mainstream heating material. Although the government annually
We need to publicize it, but countless people are poisoned by carbon dioxide every year.
Fortunately, the architectural style of wealthy people and government officials in the Qin and Han Dynasties was all about grandeur. The rooms and halls were very large and ventilated from all sides. Therefore, even if the charcoal smoked, it would not poison people. It would only smoke the eyes, which made Xun Yu
His eyes are often smoked by sudden smoke, which affects his ability to review official documents.
After the new charcoal burned again, flames came out of the furnace, and the temperature in the room rose slightly. Xun Yu rubbed his hands, reached out and took out another roll of documents, and skillfully pulled apart the outer silk rope.
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At this moment, there was a rush of footsteps in the corridor outside. The sound came from the front hall and got closer and closer. The person seemed to be running at full speed in the mansion.
This made Xun Yu frown. He hated it when others acted in a hurry. It was better not to do things in a hurry. It was easy to make mistakes while busy.
Sure enough, because the wooden porch outside was full of dew in the evening, the visitor fell down when he ran to the door of the hall, and his clogs flew out.
However, the visitor didn't seem to care at all. He crawled into the hall and shouted in the hall: "Da Lang, it's not good. The enemy has come from Lu County to Jinan and has already broken through the Great Wall of Qi.
While we were killing Ben Zhua, the messenger who came to report the news fainted at the door because he was too tired!"
"What?"
Xun Yu stood up from the desk. He originally wanted to scold the slaves for not respecting his previous teachings and running around the mansion, but when he heard the urgent situation, he couldn't care about anything else and said quickly: "Go and call the doctor immediately.
Wake up the messenger."
"Yes Yes Yes......"
The slave stood up again and ran away in a hurry without looking for the flying clogs.
"How could this happen? How could this happen?"
Xun Yu walked around the room anxiously. It was his idea to let go of Luxian and Feicheng, because Luxian and Feicheng were in the open area on the periphery. Although they blocked the only way from Mount Tai to Jinan, they did not
It's not a dangerous place. If the enemy really wants to attack, they can completely bypass it.
This passage is a reverse peach blossom garden. It is very wide at first. The two cities are located in the middle of the two valleys. It takes more than ten kilometers to reach the mountains on the left and right sides. It is not difficult to bypass the cities. The deeper you go, the terrain changes.
The narrower it becomes, the narrowest point is even less than one kilometer.
Therefore, Xun Yu believed that the two cities could be completely abandoned. The Great Wall of Qi, which was to retreat to the exit of the passage, only needed to occupy the mountains on the left and right sides. At the same time, sending out less than half of the troops that originally occupied the two county towns, one man could guard the gate and ten thousand others could not open it.
Using fewer troops to guard the most dangerous throat is the correct way to use troops.
However, no one expected that the strategy that was supposed to be foolproof was suddenly broken. This made Xun Yu, who was originally very calm-minded, feel anxious for a moment, because this strategy was led by him, and now that it has been broken, he is also responsible.
He shouldered the responsibility, and it was not a pity to die for fear of missing Liu Gong's important event!
"No, we can't wait in vain, we should do something."
Xun Yu quickly regained his composure, looked around, and noticed that the servant who helped him relight the stove was still waiting beside him, so he said to him: "Go and find Mr. Liu Yuanzai and Li Shizhi."
"yes."
The servant hurried out.
Liu Yuanzai's name is Liu Heng, a native of Dongpingling. During the reign of Emperor Ling, he first served as the captain of the Liao Kingdom and later moved to the Zhao Kingdom. He took office in the fourth year of Zhongping, that is, 187 AD, and served for three years. He resigned and returned to his hometown in the second year of Chuping. He is currently in Jinan.
A well-known leader of a large family in China, equivalent to Chen Gui in Xuzhou.
Li Shizhi was called Li Heng, and he was the father of Mrs. Li, Liu Bei's father-in-law, and Liu Feng's grandfather. He was also one of the leading wealthy families in Dongpingling. His family had a lot of money, and he made a lot of contributions to Liu Bei's career in the early days.
Since Jinan already belonged to the rear area, and there were very few soldiers and horses in the surrounding towns and Dongpingling City, Xun Yu could only find these powerful noble clans first and ask them to send their own soldiers to help.
About two-quarters of an hour later, Liu Heng and Li Heng arrived at the county government residence in Dongpingling almost at the same time. Xun Yu quickly invited them in to discuss important matters.
"Xun Xiangguo, I wonder why you asked me to wait here at night?"
Liu Heng, who was over sixty years old, sat down and asked Xun Yu politely. He had also served as the Prime Minister of Zhao State with two thousand stones before. Although Xun Yu was also the Prime Minister of Jinan, in terms of status, there was not much difference, not to mention age.
He is also older than him, so there is no need to pay special courtesy.
Xun Yu immediately said seriously: "It is extremely rude to call these two gentlemen over at night. However, the situation is urgent, so we have to invite these two gentlemen to come over for discussion, and please forgive me. I don't know why, but Yuan Jun broke through the Great Wall of Qi.
, entered Jinan from the valley behind Lu County and Feicheng, and the messenger who came to report said that they are now attacking Zhua fiercely, and Jinan is in danger."
"What?"
Li Heng was shocked and said: "How could this happen?"
Xun Yu said with a heavy face: "The messenger fainted because he was too tired. I don't know the specific situation, so I sent someone in advance to invite the two gentlemen to come over and discuss countermeasures."
At this moment, another servant of the Xun family came in from outside the door and said, "Da Lang, a new messenger has arrived."
"Call in!"
Xun Yu quickly asked someone to invite him.
In ancient times, there was of course more than one messenger, often several or even dozens of people, so it was not uncommon for several messengers to appear in succession.
After a while, the new messenger hurried in, knelt down on one knee and said: "Prime Minister!"
"How is Zhu'a doing now?"
Xun Yu asked hurriedly.
The messenger replied: "The county magistrate has closed the city gate and is defending the city, but there are very few soldiers and horses in the city. I'm afraid it won't last long."
"what is going on?"
Hearing that Zhu'a had not yet fallen, Xun Yu calmed down and said in a deep voice: "Isn't there the Great Wall of Qi in the valley as a natural moat? Why can it still be breached by the enemy?"
The messenger said: "The enemy somehow found a mountain trail that could go around the back of the Great Wall, so it was breached by the enemy."
"Mountain trail?"
Xun Yu was surprised. Not to mention the enemy, even he didn't know about this kind of road. The only people who knew about it were either locals or people who were familiar with the surrounding geographical environment. How could there be one in Yuan Jun's army?
What's more, since the chaos of the late Han Dynasty, Lu County and Feicheng have long been dilapidated and turned into ruins. The local people's livelihood is in decline. There are not many remaining people. Most of them have either moved to Jinan or are hiding in the mountains. Even if Yuan Jun wants to find a leading party, it will be difficult to find.
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"What's going on over there in Jibei Kingdom?"
Xun Yu slowly thought for a moment. Cao Cao and they were allies. When he returned Lu County and Feicheng to Jibei Prime Minister Bao Xin, Bao Xin patted his chest and promised that he would never let Yuan Jun pass so easily. As a result, Yuan Jun is now
We are almost reaching Jinan, but there is no response from there?
The messenger replied: "Magistrate Lu is Bao Shao, the son of the Prime Minister of the North of Ji. When the enemy came, he abandoned the city and ran away. He didn't help us stop Yuan Jun at all. We also knew that the enemy was coming. Captain Sima asked us to treat him seriously.
, I didn’t expect them to come from behind.”
"Bao Shao?"
Xun Yu suddenly remembered that Chen Mu had reminded him that Cao Cao was not a kind person, but a tiger and wolf, so he quickly asked: "Does this person know the trails in the mountains?"
The messenger thought for a while and said: "He is the magistrate of Lu County. Because he is adjacent to our army station and has good relations with Colonel Sima, he often comes to our army to drink with Colonel Sima. I remember one time during patrol, he
I have seen him coming to our military camp from the mountain trail, so I naturally know about it."
boom!
Xun Yu slapped the table hard, and a hint of imperceptible anger appeared on his originally elegant face. He never expected that Cao Cao, a so-called ally, could actually stab him in the back. It was really abominable!
But now is not the time to get angry. The most urgent task is to defeat the enemy.
Xun Yu rubbed his temples for a while, trying to keep himself calm, and then slowly asked: "Where is Sima Ju now?"
The messenger said: "We have retreated to Chi County."
This time, it was Colonel Sima Ju who was guarding the Great Wall of Qi. Sima Ju was originally under Zang Ba, but was later transferred to the rear and stationed at the Great Wall of Qi. He thought it would be a good job without having to go into battle to kill the enemy, but he didn't expect that he would be defeated miserably this time. He had no choice but to do so.
He retreated into Chi County south of Zhu An.
It is worth mentioning that of these places, Feicheng, needless to say, is the later Feicheng City, a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Tai'an City. Lu County is located in the valley to the north of Feicheng and south of Changqing District of Jinan
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The later Jinan City is now called Licheng, Zhua to the west is Huaiyin District of Jinan in later generations, and Chi County to the south is south of Jinan University in the Central District of Jinan City.
Two thousand years later, these areas were connected together and were all part of the urban area of Jinan City. But in the Han Dynasty, Jinan City was roughly the scope of these three counties, from Zhua to Licheng, which was roughly
It is more than 20 kilometers away, which is very close. On the contrary, the current Dongping Tomb is in Zhangqiu in later generations, about 40 kilometers away from Licheng.
From this point of view, since these cities are very close to each other, if Xun Yu does not take action again, after Yuan Jun breaks through Zhu'a and takes Licheng, the rear area of Dongpingling will soon be unable to defend.
Within a few days, the entire Jinan will be lost, and then there will be major shocks on the front line.
"I understand, you go down first."
Xun Yu got the information he needed. Seeing that the messenger's lips turned white, he knew that it was not easy for him to travel all the way, so he asked him to rest first.
After the messenger retreated, Liu Heng said with a serious face: "Prime Minister, the situation is indeed urgent. We must come up with countermeasures immediately. If the Prime Minister needs anything, just ask."
Xun Yu immediately said: "I expect that the enemy will come from afar and will not be able to provide food and grass for long, so if we hold on we will win. I also ask you to help me and send your own clan soldiers to garrison the city."
"Okay, I'll go now."
Although Li Heng is a wealthy man in Jinan, he has never been a high official, unlike Liu Heng who can keep his composure.
His son-in-law is Liu Bei, and he has been tied to a boat with Liu Bei, so he is also panicked when faced with the enemy who may destroy Qingzhou at any time.
However, Xun Yu was still calm and immediately stopped him and said: "Mr. Shi Zhi, don't panic. After we go back later, we will send people to gather the soldiers first. Then I will organize the soldiers in the city and follow me to Licheng."
"Licheng?"
Liu Heng and Li Heng were both very surprised. Didn't they guard Dongping Mausoleum?
Xun Yu looked to the west with deep eyes, nodded, and said slowly: "Yes, it is Licheng."