Chapter 31: Hukou

Guo Tu returned to Hanoi and said to Yuan Shao: The lord Xun Kan was unwilling to help us persuade Zhang Jie to ask us for help, but fortunately he agreed. But......... But......

Yuan Shaodao: But what? Guo Tu was still very loyal to Yuan Shao, and said: Maybe Yuan Tu and Tu are too early to plan, we shouldn't send troops to Hanoi. Yuan Dao: Why? Guo Tu told Yuan Shao what Xun Kan said, and Feng Ji is also a wise man. Dao,: It seems that we are in a hurry, if Zhang Jie guesses that we will only guard against us in Jizhou, and will not ask for help. Afraid of luring wolves into the house. Yuan Shao hated a lot in his heart, why did he bother here if he knew this? It's better to go back to Bohai.

Dao: What now? Guo Tudao: Why don't we go and merge the state? Feng Jidao: No, Yuan Shaodao: Why? Feng Jidao: The lord is determined to be in the world, and there are many mountains and few lands, and the land is poor and the people are poor, how many soldiers can he raise? The north has to guard against the Huns, it is easy to get in, but it is difficult to come out to fight for the world, now we have not made a bad deal with Zhang Jie, you can go back to Bohai first, if you take the state, how can Zhang Jie not occupy Bohai? At that time, Zhang Jie will be able to unify Jizhou, Jizhou is rich, if he does his best to raise 300,000 soldiers, let's attack hundreds of thousands of people in Jizhou with the troops of Jizhou, what are the odds? And back to Bohai is different, such as in Bohai we can take Youyan in the north, Jizhou in the west, and Qingzhou in the south and then in the Central Plains. Being said by Feng Ji, it's right to think about it, and the state is easy to take, but the state is poor. Besides, he gave up like this, and Bohai was a little reluctant. It hurts to think about it. Yuan Shao's scheming and lack of judgment came again. Dao: Do you want to wait any longer? Feng Jidao: The lord can't wait, Zhang Jie will definitely find a way to take Nanpi, and it will be too late by then.

Yecheng, Zhang Jie's study, and Tian Feng came to him and said: My lord, please send troops to occupy Huguan immediately. Zhang Jiedao: Why is that? Tian Feng Dao, and after the death of Ding Yuan, has become a borderless land, and the state is poor, but the geographical location is important, to the north can attack the Xiongnu, to the east can attack Jizhou, to the south can attack Hanoi, Hedong, and then attack Sanfu, into Chang'an. Yuan Shao is now stationed in Hanoi, either to attack Jizhou, or to take the state, if Yuan Shao enters the state, it will be difficult for us to take the state, and as long as we occupy the Huguan, even if Yuan Shao takes the state, we are not afraid, and we can attack the state at any time. As long as we hold the Huguan, there is not much threat to us, and Yuan Shaoru re-enters the state, which is like entering a dead place. Zhang Jie thought about it, Huguan is too important, it is close to Yecheng, and it can threaten Jizhou at any time.

Zhang Jie thought for a while: How to attack? : Tian Fengdao: There are only 500 defenders in Huguan, and they are the original Ding Yuan's subordinates, as long as we pretend to be a caravan to deceive and open the door, we can go down in a battle.

Zhang Jie said: Good, then Zhang Jie found Zhao Yun and Wang Hao. Dao: Zilong, Wang Hao, you two take 3,000 men and horses to Huguan, take Huguan, and then you go back to Yecheng and hand over Huguan to Wang Hao to guard the pass. Wang Hao, after you capture Huguan, don't attack other cities. First repair the Huguan City, guard the Huguan, and don't let anyone take the Huguan again. Bring carrier pigeons, and you can use carrier pigeons to send information in case of emergencies in the future. You did a beautiful job in Luoyang last time, that Hou San is good, you have brains, you bring it, and promote it more. Pretend to be a caravan before taking the level, and you don't have to storm it. Promise!

A day later, there was a caravan outside Huguan, there were more than 100 people, leading the horses, the carriage was full of cloth and grain, this team of people and horses was pretended by Zhao Yun, it was just going to rain, this team of people and horses came to the front of the pass, the generals guarding the pass, looked at it, and felt that there were too many people. Why are there so many people? Hou Sandao: Master Jun, this year's harvest in Hebei, now Yecheng grain is cheap, and the state grain is expensive, so we will pull more, you see, it is all good wheat, now it is about to rain, you let us enter the customs first, the grain is wet and it will be troublesome, the general who guards the customs wants to come to check the grain, and when he sees the rain, he said: Leave two cars, how about it? Okay military master, two carts of grain, help you send it to the warehouse, and then the door was closed, dozens of cars slowly entered the city, suddenly, the last two cars, parked at the door, blocked the gate, Zhao Yun took out a big knife from the grain, and cut the thick ropes on the drawbridge on both sides, one knife at a time, and the one who rushed in front also pulled out his weapons and shouted surrender and did not kill.

Wang Hao, who was less than a mile away from the pass, saw that the gate was wide open, and led the cavalry to charge, and when Wang Hao entered the Huguan, Zhao Yun had basically taken the Huguan, except for a dozen soldiers who were killed first, the rest surrendered. Zhao Yun took Huguan with hundreds of cavalry back to Yecheng, leaving more than 2,000 infantry to guard the pass, Wang Hao captured the officers and soldiers, according to their wishes, willing to stay and join the Jizhou army to stay, those who are unwilling to go back, in the end there are nearly 200 who are willing to stay, and the rest return to the state, as soldiers to eat food, go back to eat without food, of course have to stay. Zhao Yun came back and said: Huguan is taken, Zhang Jie is also relieved, and said to Ma Lin: Send a team of art troupes tomorrow, so that the generals and captive soldiers guarding the pass, see the white-haired girl, and also receive education. Let them be on our side. Promise!

Hejian, at the junction with Youzhou, Gongsun Chan has 30,000 soldiers and horses, in order to attack Jizhou, Gongsun Chan left 10,000 soldiers and horses to watch the house, leading the general Yan Gang, Zou Dan, Gongsun Yue, raised 20,000 troops to attack Jizhou, Zhang Jie is mainly in defense of Yuan Shao, so there are only 2,000 soldiers and horses in the river, Zhang Jie put the heavy troops in Anping, mainly to prevent Gongsun Chan and Yuan Shao, Anping is located in the center of Jizhou, when Gongsun Chan invades the river, Zhang Jie is not too worried, Gongsun Chan is unkind. attacked Zhang Jie without even making a move, and Gongsun Zan had many cavalry, and there were 3,000 white horses to serve righteousness. In less than three days, Hejian let Gongsun Zan fall, and Zhang Jie ordered Gao Shun to hold on to Anping while dispatching troops. In the hall of the state pastor's mansion, Zhang Jie said: Gongsun Zhan's 20,000 soldiers and horses attacked Hejian, and Hejian was lost, and now, Zhongshan and Anping are dangerous, in fact, I am worried about Yuan Shao, he stationed troops in Hanoi, obviously and Gongsun Zhan want to attack Jizhou in the north and south, if my guess is right, this time Gongsun Chan attacked us was instigated by Yuan Shao.

Tian Feng said: The lord should immediately raise troops to deal with Gongsun Zhan, and Yuan Shao's side let's take defense first, Tian Feng said, now Anping has 10,000 horses from Gao Shun, and it is enough to defend the city, we are mainly trying to defeat Gongsun with these 20,000 horses, so I plan Gongsun Zan also knows that it is too little to see me wait if I want to take Jizhou with 20,000 people. Zhang Jiedao: We have more than 30,000 horses in Yecheng, how many are appropriate? Zhang Jie thought about the next way, then transfer 10,000 infantry, 3,000 cavalry, go to the battle, due south, transfer 3,000 strong crossbows, Lao Tzu wants to make Gongsun Zhan's white horse Yicong become a dead horse Yicong, judge the Dao, now there are nearly 5,000 crossbows, but there are fewer arrows, and it takes a lot of bird feathers to make arrows, and it is necessary to paint and so on!

Zhang Jie listened. Dao: What kind of glue paint do you want? What to do with such fine arrows, you write down, make arrows in the future, to make a large number of them, don't make so troublesome, let the craftsman cast the arrowhead first, leave a round hole behind the arrow, so as to insert the arrow rod, make the arrow pole There is bamboo on the mountain, how much you want, and then, the bird feathers are not used, use paper instead, and use scissors to cut the paper into a triangular shape. Its practical scissors can also cut leaves, cut into triangles, and it's fine, and then stuck at the tail of the arrow rod. Cast arrows, take them to the whetstone, sharpen them, why are they so complicated?

Interrogator: That's it? Rest assured. As long as you have a triangular tail made of paper, you can shoot arrows as accurately. This will allow for mass production, and we will have to have at least fifty arrows per crossbowman. The defenders of the city had at least 100 soldiers each, and the enemy who shot them was terrified. This kind of arrow can be made in large quantities, and the amount of iron used is also small, so the cost is low. Everyone also thought it was incredible, in the past, arrows had to be painted, and it was so easy. Zhang Jie said: Okay, Zilong, King Zhang He will go straight with me, and he will stay to defend the city. Gao Ran, you have a great responsibility, you must guard Yecheng, after I take away the soldiers and horses, there are nearly 20,000 horses in Yecheng, as long as you don't make mistakes. It should be fine.

For Yuan Shao, you must send more scouts and closely monitor, there are 3,000 soldiers and horses in Liyang, and you must prevent Yuan Shao from besieging him. However, if Yuan Shao really fights with us, Lao Tzu will not be able to return to Nanpi. Promise!

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