Chapter 66: The Whole City Prepares for War
Xue Yun must rush back to Jizhou as soon as possible now, because he knows in his heart that Zhang Jiao's attack on Yanzhou and Youzhou is to prevent these two places from sending troops to help him, which is really a containment strategy.
And the army led by Zhang Liang himself was a sharp sword, which was fiercely inserted into Xue Yun's heart.
Although the number of his army is not much different from Zhang Liang, the strategists and generals under his command are not in vain.
But then again, these princes have talents from all walks of life, don't Zhang Jiao's Yellow Turban Army have the kind of strategists? A fierce general who kills enemies on the battlefield?
Everyone will have their own hole cards, Zhang Jiao did not hesitate to use his elite troops this time, so his other hole cards will also be revealed to some extent, right?
Just like when they dealt with Liu Zhang, Liu Zhang never thought that the originally insurmountable cliff would be overcome by the Yellow Turban Army.
As a result, those Yizhou troops did not have the slightest defense, and they were directly defeated.
In this way, it can be seen that these soldiers are not idle people.
Climbing a cliff alone is not something that ordinary soldiers can do.
Because they have to wear armor, the difficulty of climbing must have increased considerably.
In addition, if there is no one to advise, they will not take risks and win by surprise.
Thinking of this, Xue Yun suddenly felt that what he was about to face was 150,000 well-trained special forces.
Although Xue Yun also had confidence in his army, it was also the first time he had faced a real army.
Zhang Liang's army, compared to the regular army under Xue Yun, is also surpassed, and it is all inferior.
Xue Yun is not worried about the safety of Youzhou, as soon as he comes to the protection of Guan Yu and others, the soldiers and civilians of Youzhou are united, and it is not easy for the 50,000 Yellow Turban Army to occupy Youzhou.
Moreover, since Yuan Shu promised to live and die with Youzhou in front of the emperor, he would definitely send troops to rescue, otherwise he would be guilty of defrauding the king.
The emperor blamed him, and he would definitely not escape death. In addition, Zhang Rang will not let him go.
Thinking of this, Xue Yun suddenly asked Wen Chou to go to Youzhou and be in charge of the command of Youzhou.
Because whether it is Guan Yu or Dian Wei, they are all fierce generals of 10,000 enemies, and they all have the ability to go into battle to kill the enemy.
But they don't know the art of war, and they don't know how to dispatch troops.
Therefore, Xue Yun was worried that they would take a position and directly confront the Yellow Turban Army.
In that case, Guan Yu's numbers are at an absolute disadvantage, and it is very likely that he will be defeated by the Yellow Turban Army.
Xue Yun let Wen Chou go, which was to act as a commander.
After all, he, Yan Liang, and Zhang He are also known as the "three think tanks", and everyone has the talent of a general.
Wen Chou knew what his lord meant, so he separated from Xue Yun halfway, and led some people to run in the direction of Youzhou.
Both of them are racing against time to get to their destination before the Yellow Turbans.
And on the road leading from Tiancheng to Jizhou, a black torrent is moving forward in a neat formation.
The phalanx of each branch of the army is also distinct, like a tiger and wolf army that sweeps the world.
This is the Yellow Turban Army led by Zhang Liang, and they don't seem to be in a hurry to attack Jizhou.
But it was not as scattered and orderly as Zhao Dong or Qiao Zhong's team.
The news of their expedition had already been learned through the intelligence networks of the various princes, and the world was shocked.
And Zhang Jiao didn't say anything, he seemed to want to make the world known and let everyone in the world know that there was such a team.
He even sent people to spread the news among the princes.
For example: Zhang Jiao sent a division of tigers and wolves to attack Jizhou, and Jizhou was finished;
I heard that it was this army that captured Yizhou before, and they are the devils from hell...... Something like that.
In order to destroy the resistance of the various princes, so that their military morale and people's morale will completely collapse.
Then this battle has not yet been fought, and it has already been lost.
Moreover, there was a reason why they did not speed up the march and deliberately gave Yuan Shao and them time to strengthen the city defenses and prepare.
Bingjiayun: The soldier is fast.
That's how to describe yourself as weak or evenly matched, and to use a fast march to achieve a surprise effect, and to achieve the final victory today.
But if you're an eagle, you're just a chicken.
The eagle would not kill him immediately, but would play with a weak person like a chicken in the posture of an absolute strongman.
Zhang Liang thinks that they are eagles, and Yuan Shao's Jizhou is chickens.
There was a large carriage in the middle of the army, which was even more gorgeous than Liu Wei's royal carriage in terms of shape alone.
The body is carved with a unicorn pattern unique to the Yellow Turban Army, and the body is black, and Zhang Liang is sitting in it.
Zhang Liang closed his eyes in the carriage, not worrying at all about whether he would win or lose in this attack on Yuan Shao.
At this time, a person rode a horse, came to Zhang Liang's car, and said respectfully, "Rengong, Tanma has just sent back the news, saying that Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and Yuan Shu have left Luoyang and are returning to their respective territories. In addition, Yuan Shu served as the pastor of Youzhou. may hinder our plans. ”
After Zhang Liang listened, he nodded slightly and said, "You go back now and tell Tiangong about the matter here." He also asked him to issue an order that when Yuan Shu's reinforcements left Huainan, his territory would be empty. If we can get Huainan in our hands, is Youzhou still important to us? ”
Zhang Liang's siege of Wei to save Zhao is likely to cause Yuan Shu to suffer heavy losses, and as for his territory, it may also fall into the hands of Zhang Jiao.
The man took the order and left.
"Yuan Shao has already left Luoyang? Then you have to hurry, it's better to set up before I arrive, and don't leave with regrets. ”
Zhang Liang planned to annihilate Yuan Shao's army in one fell swoop when it was ready.
Because Yuan Shao at that time was his strongest.
Defeating him at that time will be a devastating blow to the determination of the princes of the world to continue to resist.
Only by doing so can they have the right momentum to mobilize the people.
He knew that Yuan Shao had recently recruited a lot of strategists and fierce generals, but in the face of absolute power, everything would turn into nothingness.
On this expedition, he brought a hundred generals alone, and five hundred other generals commanded them.
And Yuan Shao has only about a hundred generals when he is full, although Yuan Shao's generals are very strong in combat.
But as long as Zhang Liang avoids fighting him alone, he will not be a threat to him.
And Yan Liang and others in Jizhou are also preparing.
They first arranged for the elderly, women, and children to be sent to a nearby city.
The Yellow Turbans are targeting them, not these old and weak women and children.
Only by taking these people away can Yan Liang be able to fight with peace of mind.
Even if they finally attack the city and engage in street fighting, the losses to them can be minimized.
And the young men in the city do not plan to leave, they also want to resist the Yellow Turban Army together.
For a time, the whole city was preparing for war, waiting for the arrival of the Yellow Turban Army.