There are four main reasons why Han Cheng set the strategy of attacking the northern part of Bingzhou:

First, as Fu Zhu said, Jizhou is the land of four wars at this time, and his own troops are insufficient, so it is really not suitable to occupy it at this time.

The second is that Yuan Shao has occupied Jizhou for more than half a year, and with the help of the family and the governance of his subordinates, the people's hearts have returned, and they have gradually become a stable seat in Jizhou.

If you raise troops to fight against Yuan Shao, the people's will not return, the family will not go well, and the people's will will be lacking; Although he has a big seal in his hand, he has not yet been authorized by the imperial court.

And attacking the northern part of Bingzhou by himself is also to take advantage of the southward trend of the Southern Xiongnu people in the northern part of Bingzhou, and it is in line with the general righteousness to send troops at this time. When the Xiongnu were defeated, the imperial court must have expressed a reward.

The third is because of the ethnic minorities in the north. According to the knowledge of Han Cheng's later generations, the last part of Youzhou must be Gongsun Zhan, so Gongsun Chan and Liu Yu must have a battle.

In Youzhou, Gongsun Chan is brave and unscrupulous, and Liu Yushen is the heart of the people.

In order to occupy Youzhou, Gongsun Chan will kill Liu Yu, and as soon as Liu Yu dies, Gongsun Chan rules Youzhou, and within a year, the people will be angry and resentful, which is a good time to send troops to take Youzhou.

After taking Youzhou, the biggest threat was Yuan Shao and the northern ethnic minorities in Jizhou. Yuan Shao has a good relationship with the ethnic minorities, and he will definitely attack himself from the north and south, and he will inevitably fight against the ethnic minorities first, and then against Yuan Shao.

Because fighting against Yuan Shao is a battle for territory by the Han people, and fighting against ethnic minorities is a national war.

If there is a diplomatic war in Cyprus, it is okay; If they are in the Guannei, the ethnic minorities will definitely take advantage of the chaos to plunder the people of Youzhou.

In order to prevent the great cause in case and beyond, Han Cheng had to strike first. Beat the ethnic minorities outside the Saiwai and hurt them, so they didn't dare to take advantage of the chaos when they were fighting with Yuan Shao.

As for the fourth point, the ethnic minorities are good at riding and shooting, and if they can be subdued and incorporated into the Qinglong Battalion, there are few people in the world who can compete.

Of course, these words can only be thought of for oneself, or spoken to those close to them, and cannot be said in public in the big tent;

The latter two points are unexpected, the difference is not IQ, but the cognition of the development trend of history, which is Han Cheng's biggest advantage from later generations.

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That night, Han Cheng was waiting for Huang Zhong in the Han Mansion, and when he heard the subordinate say: "Huang Zhong is here", the corners of Han Cheng's mouth rose, smiled slightly, and said to the subordinate: "Please come to the living room and serve good tea." ”

In Han Fu's living room, Huang Zhong sat opposite Han Cheng.

"Governor Mu, I don't know something, so I came to disturb me late at night."

"Master, this is not a military camp, don't call me a state pastor, just call me Cheng'er."

"No, what I asked you to talk about is a business matter, how can you be called a private name?"

Han Cheng wanted to persuade Huang Zhong, seeing Huang Zhong's serious face, and then thinking about the master's stubborn character. "Forget it, let's listen to what the master has to say first."

"Master, you can say it."

"The army fights, grain and grass are the first, I don't understand, why do you don't want Jizhou, which is a heavy grain producing area, but you want to wave your troops to the west and occupy the state where there is not enough grain."

"Master, is this testing me? The master didn't know that only Shuofang County and Wuyuan County in the north of the state were merged, and the harvest in one year was enough for 50,000 troops for half a year, so how could it be called a shortage of grain? ”

"There is such a good place in Bingzhou, it has long been occupied, aren't you blinding me?"

"What the master said, I don't dare to get the master.

This is the news that the intelligence battalion of Fu Changshi has just discovered, but most of these places are grassy and are divided by the Southern Xiongnu Department and the Xianbei Department of Bingzhou. ”

"Ethnic minorities know that raising horses and grazing is a waste of these good lands, and they don't know how to make good use of them." Huang Zhong said with a look of regret.

An army of 50,000 can eat 300,000 stone of grain in half a year, and such a good place for grain production is definitely a strategic place for a general.

Huang Zhong's main purpose in coming here was not to ask why he didn't fight Jizhou? To be honest, where to fight, he, Huang Zhong, as a general, is not qualified to make decisions, and the best thing to do is to follow orders.

"Cheng'er fought and merged with the state, why don't you bring it as a teacher, does it feel like a teacher?

Let me tell you, although I am in my forties, my knife is not a vegetarian, I don't believe you give me 3,000 soldiers and horses, and I will take Yecheng for you in half a month.

I inquired, with martial arts, Yuan Shao can only handle the little bald head and the knife man. Last time I was in Quliang, if I hadn't worried about your safety, I would have cut them down. ”

The reason why Huang Zhong compared Wen Chou and Yan Liang under Yuan Shao was mainly because the generals of Bingzhou were all in Luoyang now, and there were really no famous generals in Bingzhou.

"Master, don't worry, the little bald head and the man with the knife you said are Yan Liang and Wen Chou, the most powerful generals under Yuan Shao."

I thought to myself: Thinking that Yuan Shao, the two fierce generals, is now brave and invincible in Jizhou, killing countless enemies, the bandit rebels asked for their names and ran away, but they didn't expect that in the eyes of the master, they were a little bald head and a man with a knife. In other words, if 3,000 soldiers and horses can take Yecheng in half a month, how can there be a troubled era of the Three Kingdoms, and the battle will be over in a few days.

Dealing with the master's acute character, Han Cheng could only say: "Master, Changshan County is my Han Cheng's base camp, and there is no room for error.

You see, there are only a few generals in the army. Zhang He, leading the troops is good, but his martial arts are less than one-tenth of the master, so he can't be placed in Changshan County. ”

"That's it." Huang Zhong said happily when he saw Han Cheng praising his proud martial arts.

Han Cheng smiled knowingly and continued: "Wei Yan, the prestige in the army is not as high as that of the master, Pan Feng, the prestige and martial arts are okay, but the overall situation is not good, and you can't hold Changshan County, as for Zhao Fu, whether it is leading the troops, martial arts, or the overall situation, it is much worse than the master." I didn't give it to any of them, and I didn't give it to the master. ”

Huang Zhong thought about it, Han Cheng was right, they couldn't catch up with him, it seems that this Changshan County has to be defended by himself.

In fact, what Han Cheng thought was: If Yuan Shao sent Wen Chou Yan Liang to lead troops to attack, only his master Huang Zhong could suppress it.

Huang Zhong listened to Han Cheng's words, and the dissatisfaction in his heart had disappeared, and said: "Cheng'er, you have said so, then you can rest assured to go to Bingzhou, for the teacher is here, Changshan County is here." ”

"Master, in the eyes of your apprentices, you are much more important than Changshan County, be careful." Han Cheng said affectionately to his master Huang Zhong.

"Less women, the person who can kill me Huang Zhong has not been born yet." Huang Zhong said with a straight face.

"The master went back and told the generals in the army: In less than three years, I, Han Chengding, will occupy the state and march eastward. Take Changshan County as a springboard, occupy Jizhou, and then ride south, and the troops will point to the Central Plains. Han Cheng said to Huang Zhong with pride.

Huang Zhong was also infected by Han Cheng's momentum and said, "Yes! The soldier refers to the Central Plains, when the time comes, I will meet Lu Fengxian, let the people of the world see, they are all martial arts in the realm of nine products, who is the real number one in the world? ”