Zhang Ming was tinkering with newspapers and other things in Liaodong, and the whole army entered a period of rest and recuperation at this time.

All armies have stepped up their training.

At this point, someone began to get restless.

Gongsun Chan invaded Qingzhou and began to compete with Yuan Shao for Jizhou.

Gongsun Chan is strong and has strong abilities, and he has a lot of initiative at the beginning.

Zhang Ming thought he could take a break, but he couldn't.

He called his team.

"My lord, if Gongsun Chan occupies Qingzhou and Jizhou, he will attack us in turn." Xi Zhicai said.

To quickly expand the strength, the best way is to attack the rich places, Qingzhou and Jizhou are both rich places, this Gongsun Zan wants to quickly expand the strength.

"How should we?" Zhang Ming asked.

"To take the initiative, we must also expand our strength." Xi Zhicai said.

Zhang Ming pondered, Changli County was Liaoxi County in the past, and then Beiping County was Gongsun Zhan's lair.

If Zhang Ming attacks Liaoxi, it will inevitably cause Gongsun Zhan's crazy counterattack.

At this time, it is not the time.

"Then we will attack Qingzhou and occupy a place in Qingzhou." Zhang Ming said.

The words are amazing.

Xi Zhicai was stunned, and said after a while: "Lord, if we attack Qingzhou, it will be an enclave, and we won't be able to defend it." ”

"You don't need to hold it, negotiate with Gongsun Zhan, and if you have a county with us, he will definitely agree, as long as you agree, we can hold it for a while."

Zhang Ming's thinking was relatively jumpy, and Xi Zhi didn't react.

Xi Zhicai looked at Tian Feng and several generals, but everyone didn't say anything.

Tian Feng also said: "My lord, our attack on Gongsun Zhan's rear can effectively curb his development, which is extremely effective. ”

As long as Zhang Ming moves Liaoxi, Gongsun Chan will definitely send a large army to resist Zhang Ming.

"No, although Gongsun Chan can't develop, we can't develop either."

"And Yuan Shao in Jizhou, as well as the princes of Qingzhou, are likely to develop rapidly, which is not good for us and Gongsun Zhan."

"It's better for us to cooperate with Gongsun Zhan, he will harm Yuan Shao and prevent Yuan Shao's development, we occupy an enclave in Qingzhou, there is no threat to Gongsun Zhan, he will think that he can take it back at any time, and we will use this as a springboard to buy food and recruit displaced people."

"There will be a large number of displaced people in the war, land is not important, talent is important, as long as we have enough people, plus strong armaments, we must win in the future."

Only then did everyone understand Zhang Ming's strategy.

He is not interested in the land of Qingzhou, but the people of Qingzhou.

By occupying a place in Qingzhou, Zhang Ming was able to transport people to the counties of eastern Liaodong by large ships.

Even, when necessary, Zhang Ming directly forced them to take them away.

Land is important, but when the two cannot be both, Zhang Ming chooses population.

Those who fight to the death with Gongsun Chan can only lose their strength and let others take the opportunity to develop.

Once you've developed your strategy, it's time to develop your tactics.

Xi Zhicai said: "Lord, we can send troops to threaten Gongsun Zhan's rear and force them to negotiate with us, and then we will enter Qingzhou." ”

"Okay, then that's it, we will lead 20,000 cavalry to threaten Liaoxi, and Gongsun Chan will definitely stop his actions in Qingzhou and Jizhou immediately, and take the opportunity to put forward conditions when the time comes."

"In addition, Komeito will not fight for the time being, and will lead a large army to defend the city."

After a simple assignment of tasks, Zhang Ming is going to fight again.

The next day, Zhang Ming and his army gathered in Liaodong, and then passed through Changli County and went directly to the border of western Liaoning.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for the Taishou of Liaoxi to be replaced by Gongsun Zhan's people, and they received the news.

Gongsun Fan brought 5,000 people to come.

"Zhang Taishou, this place is Liaoxi, what do you want to bring a large army here?"

"Lao Tzu has taken a fancy to Liaoxi." Zhang Ming said.

Gongsun Fan choked suddenly, and thought of a lot of rhetoric that was useless at this time.

Zhang Ming doesn't hide it, there are not so many excuses, how else can you refute it?

If you don't have a face, you are invincible.

"Zhang Ming, I respect you to call you too guarded, this Liaoxi is not something you can touch, quickly retreat." Gongsun Fan said.

"My four brothers, come with 20,000 cavalry, can you stop it? Lao Tzu doesn't want to kill, if you don't get out of the way, then kill. ”

Threats, shameless threats.

The direct threat is the deadliest.

Gongsun Fan had thought of a lot of ways to deal with it before, but it seemed to be useless at this time.

"Zhang Ming, what do you want?"

"Lao Tzu is not happy, Gongsun Chan can attack Jizhou Qingzhou, Lao Tzu has nowhere to go, there is only one Liaoxi to fight, what do you say Lao Tzu wants."

said it so bluntly, this Gongsun Fan's cold sweat came down.

He didn't dare to fight, and with this blow, they would suffer from the enemy on their backs, and Gongsun Chan would have to come back on the front line.

Drag?

All he could think of was dragging.

But how long can it be delayed.

"Zhang Ming, I'll immediately repair the book with my eldest brother and let him compensate you, what do you think?"

"Wait for my eldest brother to take Qingzhou, and my eldest brother will cede Liaoxi to you." Gongsun Fan was afraid that the compensation would be insufficient, and Zhang Ming was not satisfied, so he added another sentence.

This is a delaying tactic, Zhang Ming can certainly see it.

"Very good, it's better to cede it to me now, as for Qingzhou, if Gongsun Chan can't beat it, I will send troops to help him." Zhang Ming said.

There seems to be nothing wrong with this reason.

Gongsun Fan didn't know how to deal with it for a while.

"Zhang Ming, don't make an inch, when we're afraid that you won't succeed."

"If you're not afraid, let the horse come." As soon as Zhang Ming finished speaking, he waved his hand, and everyone took an attack posture.

Gongsun Fan is under great pressure, and this Zhang Ming really dares to fight.

"How many days does it take to contact Gongsun Chan?" Zhang Ming asked again.

"Five days, five days." Gongsun Yue is completely confused, and he doesn't know what Zhang Ming is going to do.

"Then there's no need, I'll go straight over, kill Qingzhou, and grab the land by myself." After Zhang Ming finished speaking, he led the troops forward.

"Stop, you wait."

Gongsun Yue was frightened, who knew if it was true or false that Zhang Ming wanted to go over, in case he crossed Liaoxi, he went directly to attack Youbeiping County.

Zhang Ming ignored him and continued the front army, at the same time, all the armies were on guard against Gongsun Yue's army, if they dared to mess around, they would kill them.

Gongsun Yue was under great pressure, and the army he left behind was not enough to resist Zhang Ming.

However, it is completely possible to delay for a few days and wait for Gongsun Chan to come back.

But in that case, Gongsun Chan will give up Qingzhou and Jizhou.

Zhang Ming continued to march into the army, causing them tremendous pressure.

Gongsun Yue could only follow all the way, and hurriedly sent someone to deliver a letter to Gongsun Zhan.

At the same time, Gongsun Yue mobilized the army left behind in Youbeiping to prepare for a big battle with Zhang Ming.

Qingzhou and Jizhou are the focus of contention between Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao at this time.

Gongsun Chan is brave and good at using soldiers, and has achieved a huge advantage.

After Zhang Ming entered Liaoxi, the speed was not fast, and he was now mainly putting pressure on Gongsun Zhan.