Chapter 446: The Beginning of the War (39)
However, it was said that Yan Zheng had recruited more than 2,000 strong men and women in Jing County, plus his previous soldiers and horses, totaling more than 3,000, and stationed in Jing County under the banner of avenging Liu Xuan.
Besides, on Sun Ce's side, Sun Ce saw that he was solemn and brave, and he had the intention of surrendering in his heart. Therefore, after discussing with Zhou Yu and other subordinates, he set up a plan to make the army attack Jing County on three sides, leaving only the east gate empty. When the city is abandoned and the people are sleepy and the horses are tired, they will be easily captured.
That night, Sun Ce ordered Chen Wu to climb the Jingxian city wall with a knife that was only three or four meters long, and then a fire broke out, which immediately frightened the more than 3,000 soldiers and horses in the city. It turned out that Yan Zheng's newly recruited more than 2,000 strong men were all mountain village husbands, and it was estimated that there was no food at home, so they were thrown into Yan Zheng's army to eat. When Chen Wu set a fire, these strong people thought that there was a large army attacking the city, and they were immediately frightened, panicked and overwhelmed. Yan Zheng, who was resting in the city, thought that the city gate had been breached, and immediately fled from the empty east gate with a gun on his horse. However, there was no suspense, Yan Zheng fled for more than 20 miles, and was captured alive by Sun Ce's sergeant when he was sleepy and lacking horses.
When Sun Ce learned that the soldiers had been escorted to Yan Zheng, he hurriedly ran out of the camp, drank the soldiers, personally untied Yan Zheng, and then took off his robe and put it on Yan Zheng.
When Sun Ce pulled Yan Zheng into the camp and sat down, Sun Ce sighed with emotion: "I know that Pingyu is your true husband! Liu Xuan is extremely stupid and can't use Pingyu as a general, so he will be defeated." ”
Yan Zheng saw that Sun Ce treated him so heavily, so he asked to surrender, and Sun Ce had nothing to do.
Sun Ce took Yan Zheng's hand and said with a smile: "When the Divine Pavilion is fighting. If the public gets me, will it still hurt me?"
Yan Zheng smiled back: "I don't know!"
Sun Ce laughed, please solemnly enter the account. Invite him to sit down at his bottom and give him a feast. The wine was half-drunk, his face was straight, and he said solemnly: "Liu Jun is newly broken, and the soldiers are centrifuged." I want to clean up the rest of the people to help Ming Gong, I wonder if Ming Gong can believe it?"
Sun Ce stood up and thanked him: "I want to do what I want." I was afraid that the general would not want it, so I didn't say it. Since the general personally proposed, a certain self-agree. A certain and make a covenant with the general: tomorrow and the middle of the day. I hope the prince will return it!"
solemnly responded to the promise, and many generals in the army said, "Solemn will not return", but Sun Ce firmly believed that he would return solemnly, and the generals did not believe it.
However, he said that Yan Zheng single-handedly went to Qu'a to surrender Liu Xuan's defeated army. Wait until you arrive at Qua. Yan Zheng did not go to recruit Liu Xuan's defeated army, but came to the outside of a dilapidated house in the city, knocked lightly on the gate, knocked three times, and so on three times. After waiting solemnly for a moment, the door creaked open.
"Lord, you're finally back. ”
When Yan Zheng entered this dilapidated house, it was surprising. There were dozens of sturdy men in this room, and each man exuded a strong and amazing momentum. I dare not say the strength of the top generals, but it is a little worse than the first-rate generals and a little stronger than the second-rate generals. Even if he is a top general, under the siege of these dozens of men, I am afraid that he will not be able to please him. From this point, it can be seen that these dozens of men are definitely not ordinary people. Moreover, what is even more amazing is that these sturdy men with extraordinary bearing actually call Yan Zheng the master, and it is obvious that Yan Zheng has an extremely extraordinary identity. In that case, why did he join Liu Xuan's command and then surrender to Sun Ce? There is no doubt that Yan Zheng has an unknown conspiracy.
"Hmm!"
Yan Zheng answered lightly, and then walked to the only seat in the middle of the room as a matter of course, his brows furrowed slightly, and his mind was spinning rapidly.
"It's strange, why didn't Tai Shici devote himself to Liu Xuan's command? Could it be that he was killed, impossible, Tai Shici's strength can also be ranked among the top in this world, and if you want to kill him, few people can do it. Moreover, the person who has the strength to kill Tai Shi Ci seems to have nothing to do with Tai Shi Ci. However, since Tai Shici did not appear, I will take his place, which is just right to realize my ideals. ”
If Yuan Chang knew Yan Zheng's thoughts at the moment, he would inevitably surprise the two of them. It seems that Yan Zheng knows that Tai Shi Ci will serve Liu Xuan, could it be that Yan Zheng is also a traverser?
"Although my current strength is not bad, it is still a little worse than that of Lu Bu and Zhao Yun. Therefore, now I still can't take the lead, I must keep my head down, and when the time is ripe, I will surface and shock the world. It is more difficult to realize my ideals in the Central Plains, and only the land of Jiangdong is more suitable for me. And those guys exist, it's better not to come out too early. ”
Thinking of the end, Yan Zheng's body couldn't help but tremble, as if he thought of something very terrifying.
Yan Zheng woke up from his thoughts, looked at the dozens of subordinates in front of him, and felt a lot more confident in his heart. looked at a man in front of him, and asked in a deep voice: "Yan Yi, when there are all kinds of forces today, what is abnormal?"
There were thirty-six men present, all of whom were solemn and loyal generals, and they did not have their own names, all of them used simple code names, from one to thirty-six. And Yan Yi is the leader of these thirty-six people.
"Lord, the development of all the forces in the world is basically the same as the Lord said. However, Jizhou and Youzhou seem to be a little different. ”
Yan Yi looked at Yan Zheng, his eyes were full of fanatical reverence, and his expression was like that of a fanatical believer.
"Oh, what are the differences between Jizhou and Youzhou, where are the differences, carefully speaking, you can't omit the slightest. Hearing Yan Yi's words, Yan Zheng's face suddenly became serious. The specific situation of the various forces in the world that he knew was based on the records of his ancestors. Now there is an anomaly, and it is likely that it is the same people who may have appeared in the ancestral records.
"Lord Qiqi, you said earlier that in the battle between Gongsun Chan and Yuan Shao, Gongsun Chan will have the upper hand in the early stage, and then occupy Youzhou, Jizhou, Bingzhou and Qingzhou, and then there will be defeat. However, now Gongsun Chan has been pressed and beaten by Yuan Shao from beginning to end, and the territory of Youzhou has lost more than thirty percent. ”
"It's like this, it's very different from the records of the ancestors!"
Yan Zheng was shocked in his heart. However, there was not much change in his face. Although these men were loyal to him, they had not yet reached the point where they could be made known by Yan Zheng to the records of their ancestors. Therefore. Yan is usually able to tell the big things that will happen in the world, which makes these subordinates shocked, and their admiration for Yan Zheng is even greater.
"Yan Yi, what are the differences between Jizhou and Youzhou?"
Listening to the solemn inquiry, Yan Yi frowned and pondered for a moment, and then said: "Lord, the subordinates are not very sure. But. In Jizhou, there is indeed one person who is different. ”
"Who is it?"
"This person is Yuan Chang, the sixth son of the Yuan family of the fourth and third dukes!"
"Yuan Chang?"
Yan Zheng frowned and muttered. In my memory, the records of the ancestors do not seem to mention this person. In this way, this Yuan Chang is likely to be the person mentioned in the ancestors' records.
"That's right, Yuan Chang!"
Yan nodded in response. Then he said loudly: "My subordinates have investigated." Yuan Chang successively served as the commander of Dongping County and the Taishou of Bohai County, and after serving as the Taishou of Bohai County, he showed a different ability. Although Bohai County is still under Yuan Shao's rule, it has faintly broken away. Moreover, Yuan Chang's Bohai County now has 80,000 soldiers and horses, far exceeding the strength that a county should have, but Yuan Shao has no indication at all. In this attack on Youzhou, Yuan Shao and Yuan Chang were divided into two routes. beat Gongsun Chan without a backhand, and Yuan Chang's contribution is not small. ”
After listening to Yan Yi's narration. Yan Zheng nodded, and he was already able to determine in his heart that Yuan Chang must be the kind of person mentioned in the ancestors' records.
"The Rebel!"
If Yuan Chang knew Yan Zheng's thoughts, he would definitely be stunned. I didn't expect Yan Zheng to know about the Rebel, when Yuan Chang heard the title of Rebel, it was because he pretended to be Lu Bu's mouth. However, how can Yan Zheng, a figure who has not recorded the slightest record in history, know more than Yuan Chang, a traverser? Yan Zheng, what is his identity? Traverser? Obviously, from Yan Zheng's thoughts, it can be seen that Yan Zheng is not a traverser, and he can know all this because of the so-called ancestral records in his mind. So, who were the righteous ancestors?
"Hmph, even if Yuan Chang is a rebel, what does it have to do with me? If there is a rebel, the biggest headache is probably those guys from the Shuntian Alliance! Hehe, I want to see how they fight, and in the end it is still me who is cheaper, hahaha!"
Although the appearance of the Rebel made Yan Zheng a little surprised, this thought was only instantly forgotten by him. At the same time, a new term appeared in Yan Zheng's mind.
What is this?
If Yuan Chang could know everything Yan Zheng knew, he would definitely be shocked again and again. Moreover, Yuan Chang could also know that the group of people who pretended to be Lu Bu at the beginning were obviously the people from the Shuntian League that Yan Zheng knew. However, unfortunately, Yuan Chang didn't know Yan Zheng's thoughts. Therefore, Yuan Chang can only continue to explore and pursue this Three Kingdoms era that is somewhat different from what he knows in his memory.
"Whew!"
Yan Zheng exhaled heavily, throwing away all the thoughts in his mind. His expression became calm and calm again, and he ordered loudly: "Yan Yi, continue to observe all the forces in the world, and if there is anything abnormal, continue to report to me." Now I am temporarily under Sun Ce's command and stand by. You go and tell the White Tiger that when Sun Ce's army arrives, he will take refuge in Sun Ce, and as long as the time is ripe, the territory of Jiangdong will be in our pocket. With Jiangdong as the foundation, we have the capital to forge ahead in the world. ”
"Yes, Lord!"
When everything was ordered, Yan Zheng left the hut again, which looked dilapidated from the outside, but was actually full of things inside. After that, Yan Zheng began to recruit Liu Xuan's old troops, and returned to Sun Ce's army the next day. The thousands of old troops recruited by Sun Ce naturally allowed Yan Zheng to gain a higher status under Sun Ce.
Then, Yan Zheng naturally became Sun Ce's henchman, and hibernated under Sun Ce's command, looking for an opportunity to turn into a dragon and ascend to heaven.
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However, it was said that during the Battle of Tongxian County, Gongsun Xu and Guan Jing were captured, but Zou Dan and Shan Jing under Gongsun Zhan fled and ran back to Yuyang County with nearly 1,000 soldiers. Zou Dan was originally the Taishou of Yuyang County under Gongsun Zhan, but now that Gongsun Xu was captured, the two of them fled, so the two of them did not dare to return to Jixian County.
Zou Dan and Shan Jing returned to Yuyang County and recruited another 20,000 strong. Prepare to support Gongsun Chan. As long as Gongsun Chan can achieve the final victory, their previous sins can also be relieved.
It's a pity that the heavens don't follow people's wishes. Just when Zou Dan and Shan Jing were preparing to lead troops to support Gongsun Zhan, Liu Yu's subordinates took the opportunity to rise up, and under the banner of avenging Liu Yu, they led troops to attack Yuyang County.
Liu Yu's engaged in Yuyang Xian Yufu, Qi Zhou, and Cavalry Governor Xian Yuyin led Youzhou soldiers and horses to avenge Liu Yu, because Yan Rou, the prime minister of Yan State, was known to be kind, so they elected Yan Rou as Karasuma Sima. Yan Rou recruited Xianbei, Karasuma and other soldiers and horses, and won tens of thousands of Han soldiers and Hu soldiers. United Liu He, the son of Liu Yu, with a total of 80,000 troops. In addition, the king of Wuhuan Cliff also led more than 7,000 cavalry from his tribe and Xianbei cavalry. Wait for the banner of the army to be raised. Liu He and his party sent envoys to discuss with Yuan Shao and Yuan Chang about a joint attack on Gongsun Zhan.
Let's say that after Yuan Chang learned the news, he immediately convened his subordinates to discuss.
Yuan Chang looked around at everyone and said in a deep voice: "In the past, Liu He, the son of Youzhou Assassin Shi, united Xianbei, Karasuma and other northern alien races with nearly 100,000 troops to attack Gongsun Zhan. What do you think about this?"
"Fuck Gongsun Zhan. With this army of soldiers and horses, it was only a matter of time before Gongsun Chan was defeated. ”
Dian Wei listened to Yuan Chang's words, and excitement suddenly appeared on his face. Yuan Chang's Bohai County's soldiers and horses are indeed very strong, but in order to expand his influence on Youzhou and lay the foundation for governing Youzhou in the future, Yuan Chang must carry out rectification and reform every time he captures a city. Therefore. Although the pace of the army has been advancing, the pace has been a little slow. And Yuan Shao's side. It is estimated that there is also the idea of preserving troops, so the attack is not as fierce as at the beginning, and it is slowly advancing. If it is at this rate, I am afraid that it will be more difficult to conquer the entire territory of Youzhou in a year and a half. Now with the help of Liu and this army of soldiers and horses, the speed of capturing Youzhou will be faster.
Dian Wei's idea is very simple, that is, to solve Gongsun Chan as soon as possible. Others, though, don't think so.
"My lord, Xianbei and Karasuma and other northern aliens are not good people, even if Liu Yu was kind to them at the beginning, now that Liu Yu is dead, how can they help Liu He for revenge for no reason. Come to think of it, there must be some agreement between them. Although their participation in the war was helpful for our army to capture Youzhou, it had to be guarded against. ”
Zhao Yun pondered for a moment before condensing his voice.
"Well, what Zilong said is very true!"
Yuan Chang nodded, solemnly responding.
As a traverser, Yuan Chang knew very well that the damage of the alien race to Huaxia was not insignificant. It can be said very clearly that in the thousands of years of Chinese history, the relationship between the Han people and other races is not so harmonious. Starting from the Xia Dynasty, the Dongyi tribe, the Hu clan, the Youren clan and so on the Yi tribe; the Shang and Zhou dynasties continued the Yi nationality relationship of the Xia Dynasty; and in the Qin and Han dynasties, the hostile alien races became the Xiongnu; when the Han Dynasty defeated the Xiongnu, the Qiang people, Xianbei and other alien races appeared; after that, the five Hu Chaohua, the Sui, Tang, Song, Ming, and so on, the battle with the alien races never stopped. In the Yuan and Qing dynasties, it was ruled by foreign races. To put it simply, the Han people regard the alien race as the barbarian natives, and the alien race regards the Han people in the Central Plains as the source of the cattle and sheep economy, and the two sides are in a situation where the two sides are in flames. If it is said that the alien race helped Liu He to avenge for free, who would believe it?
Therefore, Yuan Chang didn't think that Xianbei and Karasuma would be so selfless to help Liu He take revenge, and there must be some agreement between the two sides before sending troops.
As a traverser from the future, Yuan Chang is actually not too hostile to the alien race. However, in today's era, neither Han nor other races will have the same consciousness as Yuan Chang. Sooner or later, this Youzhou will be his Yuan Chang's, if he gives the alien race a chance to grow stronger, and then invade him in the future, will Yuan Chang have enough to eat? Therefore, no matter what, Yuan Chang has an attitude of opposition to Liu He's practice of uniting the alien race.
"My lord, as the saying goes, no profit can not be early. Xianbei and Karasuma and others helped Liu He, although it was beneficial for us to capture Gongsun Zhan, but it was not a good thing for the lord. ”
Immediately after Zhao Yun, Guo Jia also expressed his opinion.
Guo Jia's attitude towards foreign races, as can be seen from historical records, there is only one word, and that is war. When Cao Cao had just captured Jizhou and pacified Yuan Shao's sons, all the strategists under Cao Cao believed that they should rest and recuperate, and it was not appropriate to go to war. However, Guo Jia insisted on continuing to conquer the Xiongnu, Wuhuan, Xianbei and other foreign races, so as to unify the north and lay a stable rear for Cao Wei's future conquest of the Central Plains. At that time, Guo Jia had to support Cao Cao's conquest of the northern alien race because he was sick, which shows Guo Jia's attitude towards the northern alien race.
"Why did Bong Hyo say this?"
Yuan Chang was a little surprised by Guo Jia's attitude, if it was according to normal circumstances, it was obviously a good thing that there was a force to help him now. However, Guo Jia said that it was not a good thing, and Guo Jia naturally would not say that it was not good for Yuan Chang. Obviously, Guo Jia has his reasons for saying this.
"When Liu Yu served as the assassin of Youzhou, he had a lot of favors to the people, if Liu He succeeded in raising troops and won Gongsun Zhan, where will Liu He go in the future? ”
Although it is said that state officials are appointed by the imperial court, this is not necessarily the case.
Just as after Liu Biao in Jingzhou was hanged, the officials in Jingzhou recommended Liu Biao's son Liu Cong to succeed him as the assassin of Jingzhou, and after Yuan Shao seized Youzhou, Jizhou, Bingzhou and Qingzhou, he also let his son and nephew take over the jurisdiction. In this era of war, the power of the imperial court is equivalent to nothing. Liu Yu was killed by Gongsun Chan at that time, and Gongsun Chan did not rule Youzhou long enough, and there were many local officials who were inextricably linked to Liu Yu. If after the pacification of Gongsun Zhan, these officials all recommended Liu He, the son of Liu Yu, to assassinate Youzhou, then wouldn't Yuan Chang and Yuan Shao, who had sent troops and efforts, make wedding dresses for others? If Yuan Chang was dissatisfied, wouldn't he want to go to war with Liu He, and then he would have to waste time and troops.
It is recorded in history that Liu He united Xianbei and Karasuma and other foreign soldiers and horses to attack Gongsun Zhan, and then there is no record of it. However, Liu He has no news about it. According to Yuan Chang's thoughts, Liu and Bacheng were secretly killed by Yuan Shao. Otherwise, Liu He would not have had the slightest record.
Unlike Yuan Shao, Yuan Chang would not do such a thing. Therefore, in order to avoid such a situation in the future, now, only when Liu He has not succeeded in sending troops, Liu He will be persuaded to retire.
"Since ancient times, the Han people in the Central Plains have mostly been at war with other races, and the two sides have deep grievances, and there is no possibility of reconciliation. Now Xianbei and Karasuma are helping Liu He, and it is obvious that Liu He's cooperation with Xianbei, Karasuma and other foreign races must have promised great benefits. With Liu He's current identity, it is nothing more than a promise to divide the interests of Youzhou among them after taking Gongsun Zhan. The alien race is poor, and food, weapons, armor and other items are extremely scarce, if these items are given to the alien race, it will definitely greatly increase the combat power of the alien race. In this way, it will only bring disaster to the people of our Central Plains. This is the second one!"
Nine times out of ten, the territory of the alien race is poor, except for the abundance of cattle, sheep and horses, other grains, salt, iron tools, etc. are very rare. Men of different races fight bravely, and in the absence of equipment, one soldier of different races can fight with two soldiers of the Central Plains, and if there is the support of equipment, the combat power is obviously stronger. And because of the geographical location of the alien race, they could not produce, so they could only continue to rob the people of the Central Plains. Such a cycle will only be detrimental to the rule of Youzhou. Liu He's giving these benefits to the alien race did not hurt Liu He. However, if Yuan Chang wants to rule Youzhou in the future, it will not be a good thing for Yuan Chang.
The second reason is even more important.
Even if Liu He had the help of other races, would he dare to confront Yuan Chang and Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses, this was obviously impossible. Therefore, Youzhou still belongs to Yuan Chang in the end. However, during this period, it would not be a good thing to increase the combat power of the alien race. Therefore, it is obviously very important to stop Liu He's alliance with other races.
"Well, what Feng Xiao said is very good, and in that case, we must prevent Liu He from uniting with the aliens. ”
After listening to Guo Jia's reasoning, Yuan Chang had a straight face. The alien races must not let them rise, that will only hurt the people of the Central Plains, and sooner or later, Yuan Chang will have to deal with these alien races, and now he must suppress their strength first, and not let their strength grow.
Now that the strategy of how to treat Liu He has been decided, it is very simple.
When the envoy sent by Liu He, that is, the former Liu Yu's Yuyang engaged in Qi Zhou, came to Yuan Chang's army, Yuan Chang told the other party very simply and directly that he wanted to unite and let Liu He come to talk to them, and Qi Zhou was not qualified enough. In desperation, Qi Zhou could only leave Yuan Chang's military camp and convey Yuan Chang's words to Liu He.
After thinking about it for a while, Liu He personally led hundreds of horsemen to discuss with Yuan Chang's army. (To be continued......)