Tong Yuan said: "Bingzhou is really a great land, the warriors here are both civil and military, and the scribes are proficient in learning and familiar with border affairs and civil affairs, which is better than many places." ”

Wen Hui thanked him and said, "I heard that this time General Zhenbei plans to contact Xianbei Shan Yu Budugen. I think we can go a step further, and that is to isolate Kirby, but not directly send troops to help the former, so that they can come back when they are weak. Conquer them again in this way. ”

Geng Qing glanced at Tong Yuan and said, "Hey, this is not bad, and it is close to our plan." If you go with me to Xianbei this time, will you be able to understand their language? ”

Wen Hui said: "I don't have a problem with Wuhuan dialect, and I am not sure that I can communicate word for word in Xianbei dialect, but since we represent the imperial court and the general Zhenbei, our strength is far superior to that of them, and they will desperately master Chinese to communicate with us." ”

Everyone was relieved about the matter of the envoy, and Tong Yuan arranged for Geng Qing and the others to prepare for related matters with Wen Hui.

However, Wen Hui said: "Tell General Zhenbei, I think our army will definitely clash with Yuan Shao on the issue of pacifying Wuhuan and Xianbei. The latter was very adept at using his fame and prestige to buy a group of supporters by adopting a gentle strategy that was diametrically opposed to Gongsun Zhan. ”

"I don't think that if we don't beat Yuan Shao and curb the momentum of his development to the north, it will be difficult to divide the Hu people according to our plan and let them gradually sinicize. Therefore, it is hoped that General Zhenbei will focus on this matter for the time being. ”

Tong Yuan smiled: "Haha, what Mr. said is very true, and I also have this plan." ”

Next, everyone discussed Yuan Shao's situation.

At this time, Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan and related forces were repeatedly fighting in Yijing in Zhuo County, Youzhou.

There are tens of thousands of people who have fled from Youzhou to this side, and it is estimated that there are probably even more who have fled to the Taiyuan families and Zhang Yan's Black Mountain Army.

Tong Yuan incorporated the strong among them, and those who had no good feelings towards Yuan Shao and others, into Mintun. Combined with local conditions, under the leadership of experienced cantonment officials, coal and iron ore were mined.

The rest were also relocated to Dingxiang, Xihe and other places, and temporarily transferred to temporary refugee camps to provide for their livelihood in the same way as before. If they are willing to devote themselves to the development of the Hetao, they can join the Mintun, and if they are unwilling, they can also work hard to strive for the early distribution of land.

Most of these people were grateful, and they changed their previous terrible impression of the Xiliang Army. The Xinxi Liang Army has completely gained a foothold in Yanmen, Dingxiang and other places.

On the other hand, Yanmen and Dingxiang are important places for soldiers throughout the ages, and Tong Yuan will certainly not patronize the development and ignore the increasingly urgent situation.

He asked Qubei and Hao Zhao to lead their troops into Daijun, attacked Xian Yufu, who supported Yuan Shao, and forced the latter to withdraw nearly 10,000 horses from the army besieging Gongsun Zhan.

He also ordered Guo Yi to strictly defend Taiyuan County, while Wang Rou led the Yanmen army north to the Great Wall north of Pingcheng, repairing the pass post and guarding against the attack of the opponent's nomadic cavalry.

On the other hand, let Xu Huang and Zhang Fang reach the Wutai Mountain area of Taiyuan County with great fanfare, and form a rivalry with Zhang Yan, making a posture of supporting Gongsun Zan and attacking Shangdang Zhang Yang in the south.

forced Yuan Shao to divide tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to let Yuan Tan take unified command. Yuan Tan was on passive defense, and could only let all parts guard Zhongshan, Changshan, Julu, Yecheng and other places.

After Yuan Shao's various departments have been nailed, Tong Yuan is finally about to reveal his true plan and pounce on the most coveted target.

However, Yuan Shao was not only not an ordinary person, but was the strongest prince in the world at this time.

And he is already about to defeat his fierce rival Gongsun Zhan.

In the autumn of the third year of Jian'an, Gongsun Zhan was completely besieged in the city of Yijing.

He came to this point, partly because of the strength of Yuan Shao and his allies, but more importantly, because of his own choice.

From the second year of Xingping to the first year of Jian'an, he was defeated by Yan Rou, Xian Yufu, Qi Zhou and other Liu Yu's old troops, and after the Wuhuan and Xianbei coalition forces led by the famous general Ju Yi and Wuhuan Su Fuyan, he became more and more obstinate, conservative and fearful.

He built the famous Yijing City Fortress, which is close to the Yi River and even has a waterway leading directly to the Liaohai Sea. He hoarded 1.5 million stone of grain and stayed at home. It is also very cautious and exaggerated in its management, which leads to the increasing estrangement of cronies and generals.

Yuan Shao saw Gongsun Zhan's posture and first sent someone to persuade him to negotiate peace. After Gongsun Chan refused without hesitation, Yuan Shao raised an army of 100,000 troops, and united with Liu He and Xian Yufu of Daijun, Yan Rou and Su Fuyan of Youzhou, etc., to besiege Gongsun Zhan.

The seemingly solid fortress of Yijing City also needs to garrison a large number of troops on the periphery. Among them, some soldiers and horses were divided and surrounded by Yuan Shao and others, and they were about to be wiped out.

Gongsun Chan rejected his subordinates' suggestion to send troops to rescue the besieged soldiers and horses, and sat back and watched the outer defense line gradually be eaten away.

With the encirclement shrinking to the watchtower of the capital fortress, the dignified formation of Yuan Shao's army can be seen every day. It was only at this time that Gongsun Zhan became nervous, and hurriedly sent his son Gongsun to break through desperately and ask Tong Yuan and Zhang Yan for help.

Zhang Yan got the news and hurriedly straightened out the soldiers. His subordinates mobilized with all their might, and there were 100,000 troops, although more than ninety percent had no armor, and no more than a thousand could have helmets, but for the sake of his allies, he had to rescue no matter what.

Tong Yuan also rushed to Wutai Mountain and made a special trip to meet Zhang Yan and Gongsun Xu again to discuss ways to rescue Gongsun Zhan.

Gongsun continued: "My father still has three thousand white horses, and ten thousand elite soldiers. It's just that Yuan Shao is powerful, and he will definitely not be able to defeat unilaterally. The two generals are asked to send troops to the rescue no matter what. ”

Zhang Yan had already expressed his stance before and mobilized his troops and horses. And Tong Yuan only has the twelfth brigade of Xu Huang and Zhang Fang, and less than 1,000 soldiers and horses directly under him, so he doesn't look like he can fight against Yuan Shao's 100,000 army.

Gongsun continued, "My father said, as soon as the reinforcements reach the depression in the north, let me lead five thousand cavalry to raise fire in the night, and he will go out from the city to battle. When the time comes, the combination of inside and outside will be able to break Yuan's army, and turn things around like defeating Liu Yu. ”

Zhang Yan listened to the glitter of anticipation in his eyes, where was Yuan Shao's 100,000 army, as well as the soldiers and horses of the Hu people, camped in chaos. If the night attack is really successful, then Yuan Shao will be able to fight a battle.

Tong Yuan's face was serious, and after thinking about it, he said again, "You can't fight." ”

Zhang Yan and Gongsun Xu were stunned, Tong Yuan took the two of them to the front of the sand table and said, "Let's take a look at the terrain." This sand table was obtained by specialized personnel, who conducted on-the-spot investigations and questioned merchants, local hunters and fishermen. ”

The two looked around, and next to the Yi River and a small lake, they saw the Yijing City Fortress made of wood carvings.

The river on the sand table runs easily, and where there are smooth roads and country roads, it is very clear to see.

However, what surprised the two even more was that the formation of Yuan Shao's army was as huge as they imagined in their minds.

Moreover, next to that lake, there was a formation of a mixture of spearmen, crossbowmen, light and heavy cavalry, ready to ambush reinforcements.