Chapter 325: The War in Youzhou
On the border of Youzhou, a troop is moving forward, and looking at the momentum of this army, it seems to be very low. And this army is naturally a combined army of Gongsun Chan and the black-robed people.
In this attack on Jizhou, Gongsun Chan had 50,000 elite soldiers and 5,000 white horse servants, but he lost more than 20,000 elite soldiers, and even Baima Yicong lost nearly 1,000 soldiers, which made Gongsun Chan sad. Therefore, the resentment towards Yuan Shao is deeper, and of course, it is Yuan Chang who Gongsun Chan hates the most.
When attacking Nanpi City, he was insulted by Yuan Chang, not to mention the loss of troops, but also because of Yuan Chang's insertion, which made its strategy of flooding Yecheng fail, and finally led to the defeat of this war.
And the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans, which had more than 100,000 black-robed people, lost tens of thousands when attacking Nanpicheng, lost tens of thousands in the first battle of Yecheng, and fled nearly 10,000 when they were defeated. Today, there are only more than 40,000 Qingzhou yellow scarves left. However, for the black-robed man, these 40,000 were enough. First of all, the original Qu Shuai of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban was killed, and now the commanders are all cronies of the black-robed people. Secondly, 40,000 people have been tempered by the war, and they have all become elite soldiers, and they have not escaped because of defeat, which is even more worthy of his reuse.
Compared to Gongsun Zhan, the black-robed man undoubtedly reaped huge benefits.
"General Qiyu, the front has arrived in Daxing County, please give instructions from the general. ”
The sun set, and the army of Gongsun Zhan and the black-robed people happened to march to a county seat. Now Gongsun Zhan didn't have to rush back to his lair, so he ordered to set up camp in Daxing County and rectify the soldiers.
Gongsun Zan was named the Marquis of Ji by the imperial court, and the fief Ji County, that is, Ji County, the seat of Youzhou. However, Jixian County is the seat of Youzhou governance, and it is the nest of Liu Yu, the assassin of Youzhou, and the imperial court has installed Gongsun Zhan's fief in Jixian County, which seems to be a little unkind. This is naturally the intention of the imperial court.
After all, Liu Yu is a member of the Han family and has the qualifications to be an emperor. The imperial court sent these Han clan relatives to the state to serve as assassins, and it was always necessary to watch out for them, and it was impossible to let them be unscrupulous. And Gongsun Chan resisted the alien races in the north and had a good reputation, so the court naturally used Gongsun Chan to control Liu Yu and let the two contain each other. Of course, if the two sides are friendly and mutually helpful, it is nothing, as long as Liu Yu has no dissent.
It's a pity that the personalities of Liu Yu and Gongsun Zhan caused a conflict between the two.
Liu Yu has a gentle policy towards the northern aliens, but Gongsun Zhan has a tough attitude, always believing that non-ethnic groups must have different hearts. Liu Yu and Gongsun Zhan's ideas do not agree, so it is naturally impossible to urinate in a pot, and the contradiction naturally arises. For such a situation, the imperial court is naturally happy to hear about it.
When Liu Yu was appointed as the assassin of Youzhou, Emperor Ling of Han was still in power, and Emperor Ling of Han was naturally wary of Liu Yu. However, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was hiccuped, and as a result, he left a mess for his son, first by the eunuchs, and then by Dong Zhuo, and the court was too busy to take care of itself, how could he still have time to deal with the Han clan relatives who served as assassins in the state, so Liu Yu also slowly became bigger. However, Liu Yu was still loyal to the imperial court and had no ideas. thought that Yuan Shaoti wanted Liu Yu to be the emperor, but Liu Yu refused.
Although Gongsun Zhan has jurisdiction over Jixian County, he is the Taishou of Zhuo County, and he has the name of Jihou, but it has no practical significance. Similarly, the imperial court also prevented Gongsun Chan from becoming bigger in his own fiefdom.
Many people know that Liu Daer and Zhang Laosan are from Zhuo County, however, many people are not very clear about Zhuo County. However, if other names of Zhuojun are spoken, I believe many people will know what place it is. In the changes of history, Zhuo County has the names of Youzhou, Yanjing, Beiping, Beijing and so on. Obviously, Zhuojun is the future capital of Beijing. Of course, Beijing can't be so big, and a large area of land near Zhuo County belongs to Beijing's boundaries. Just like Daxing County, where Gongsun Chan is stationed at the moment, is the Daxing District of Beijing in the future.
The Gongsun family from which Gongsun Chan was born is also a big family in Youzhou, and it is also famous. However, because of the low status of Gongsun Zhan's mother, Gongsun Zhan's status in the Gongsun Chan family is also not high. Gongsun Chan's qiē achievements are all made by Gongsun Chan himself. Therefore, after Gongsun Chan became a bigwig in Youzhou, he did not take care of his family, and he was faintly suppressed.
Although Liu Yu is the assassin of Youzhou, because of Liu Yu's policy of tenderness towards the northern aliens, the Taishou of many counties in Youzhou are not very obedient to Liu Yu. On the contrary, they are more optimistic about Gongsun Zhan, who is fighting against the alien races in the north. There are ten counties and one subject country in Youzhou, and Liu Yu controls only four counties and one subject country, and the other six counties are all close to Gongsun Zhan.
Especially some Taishou who are on the border of Youzhou, people have been at war with the northern aliens for decades, and the hatred has long been formed, Liu Yu has shown friendship with the northern aliens, obviously not taking into account their feelings, and it is strange that people will obey Liu Yu's orders.
Therefore, Gongsun Chan was dissatisfied with Liu Yu, and Liu Yu was also dissatisfied with Gongsun Chan.
Youzhou has ten counties and one subject country, but Liu Yu, who is a thorn history, can only control four counties and one subject country, Liu Yu will definitely feel uncomfortable. Gongsun Chan did not obey his orders, and Gongsun Chan had previously joined forces with Yuan Shu to detain his son, so Liu Yu certainly had the heart to get rid of Gongsun Chan.
Although the Taishou of the other six counties were inclined to Gongsun Zhan, they did not dare to confront Liu Yu, after all, they did not have the courage of Gongsun Zhan. Therefore, Liu Yu also understood that in order to completely control Youzhou, it was imperative to get rid of Gongsun Zhan. The Taishou of the other six counties all followed Gongsun Chan to wave their flags and shout, as long as Gongsun Chan was eradicated, how could they have the courage to confront Liu Yu, and they would naturally be obedient when the time came.
Originally, Liu Yu was still thinking about what kind of reason to find to deal with Gongsun Zhan. It just so happened that Gongsun Zhan's attack on Jizhou this time gave Liu Yu a good excuse.
Gongsun Zhan, as a minister of the imperial court, but he used his troops in vain to invade other territories, and according to the crime, it was tantamount to rebellion, and he should raid his family and exterminate his family. In particular, Liu Yu learned that Gongsun Zhan had lost his troops in the first battle of Jizhou, and his morale plummeted. With such an opportunity, how could Liu Yu let it go?
Therefore, Liu Yu gathered 100,000 men and prepared to attack Gongsun Zhan.
And Gongsun Zhan, who was about to return to his lair, didn't know that his nominal boss was going to do something to him, and he rested the army in Daxing County safely.
The next day, Gongsun Chan sent more than 20,000 elite infantry back to Yijing, the old nest, while he led 4,000 white horse Yicong to stay in Daxing County. The reason why he stayed was not because Gongsun Chan knew that Liu Yu was going to attack him, if Gongsun Chan knew, he would not have sent the more than 20,000 elite infantry back to his lair. The reason why Gongsun Chan stayed was because of the black-robed man.
After the two battles of Nanpi City and Yecheng, the 40,000 Qingzhou Yellow Turbans of the black-robed people have already taken shape and can face any battle. However, the black-robed people are determined to be in the world, and although the 40,000 Qingzhou yellow scarves have been qualified, the black-robed people feel that they are not enough, so they are ready to continue to temper themselves with battle. Jizhou can't be beaten now, so the black-robed man set his sights on the northern alien race.
Although the northern alien races are quite numerous, they exist in the form of tribes. Small tribes have a few thousand people, and large tribes have tens of thousands or more. This is just right for the black-robed people to train their troops, so Gongsun Chan decided to go to Daijun on the border with the black-robed people. Daijun's Taishou is the one who is close to Gongsun Zhan, in addition to the black-robed people who want to train soldiers, Gongsun Chan also needs to train soldiers. In this battle of Jizhou, Gongsun Zhan suffered heavy losses and needed to increase his troops.
Before, the black-robed man gave Gongsun Zan an an an idea to take Qingzhou. Gongsun Chan held envoys hostage, nominally controlling the land of Qingzhou, Youzhou, Jizhou and Bingzhou, and Gongsun Zhan's subordinate Tian Kai was already a Qingzhou assassin and had already begun to recruit soldiers. Gongsun Zhan planned to give an explanation to Daijun Taishou, and in the future, the soldiers of Qingzhou would also be pulled to the border to experience.
However, the house leak happened to rain overnight, and this sentence is very suitable for Gongsun Zhan.
After Gongsun Zhan's army of 20,000 was sent away, Gongsun Zhan received the news that Liu Yu was attacking him. Gongsun Chan was suddenly furious, he was bullied in Jizhou, and when he returned to his own territory, he would still be bullied? Damn, is it really a character that can be bullied by anyone who can be bullied by Gongsun Chan?
Therefore, Gongsun Zan was furious and prepared to give Liu Yu a good look.
However, Liu Yu's soft policy towards the northern aliens does not mean that Liu Yu is a benevolent person. In Huaxia, he has always been ruthless when dealing with his own people, and Liu Yu is no exception. Liu Yu's 100,000 horses, the 4,000 white horses who dealt with Gongsun Zhan, and the 40,000 Qingzhou yellow scarves of the black-robed people, it was still very easy. What is the most in Youzhou? That is the war horse, Liu Yu's army of 100,000 has 30,000 cavalry, if Gongsun Chan and the black-robed people go to war, there is only one way to perish.
Therefore, Gongsun Zan and the black-robed people could only hide in Daxing County, and did not dare to go out of the city to face the battle, which was simply looking for death.
"Do you have any plans, sir?"
Gongsun Chan asked gloomily with a dark face. Anyone who is pressed in the city and does not dare to go out of the city to face the battle, it is estimated that he will not be in a good mood. Especially a famous general like Gongsun Chan, he feels even more embarrassed.
"The situation is unclear now, and I will make plans after hearing Liu Yujun's truth. ”
The black-robed man said incomprehensibly, but in fact, he didn't have any good plans in his heart.
The implementation of a strategy is to succeed by taking advantage of the right time, place, and people, Liu Yu's army suddenly appeared in front of him, and the black-robed man was not a god, so how could he deal with it. Not to mention the black-robed people, even if Guo Jia and Zhuge Liang face such a situation, it is estimated that they will not have any good ideas for a while.
"General Gongsun doesn't need to worry, I'll wait and go to the city to see the situation, and when I understand the truth of Liu Yu's army, I will definitely let him come and go." ”
The black-robed man said this, and Gongsun Chan could only agree.