Chapter 307, Support
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Lu Xun shook his head and smiled: "Ahem, no, I just want to think about it." ”
Lu Xun didn't dare to say that he didn't listen to them at all, at this time, if he said that kind of thing, he would die.
Lu Kang also nodded, and watched from the side without urging, his chat with Zhou Yu was very harmonious, for Lu Xun's arrangement, although the Lu family also wanted to keep Lu Xun, but Lu Kang knew that following a Ming master was the best belonging, Lu Xun was that kind of talent, and he couldn't be buried.
Zhou Yu and Sun Ce drank tea unhurriedly, knowing that this was a major decision, and Lu Xun should indeed be given a little time to think about it.
Lu Xun actually didn't think about anything at all, and really guessed the content of their chat, but anyway, he knew what Zhou Yu meant, and if he wanted to follow them by himself, he should have the meaning of shipbuilding, and some of them might be cultivating himself, it is very likely that when they chatted, his uncle revealed some of his daily life.
"Okay, I'll go with you."
Lu Xun said with a smile, no longer pretending, Zhou Yu personally invited him, this is Zhou Yu, Lu Xun felt that he was going to die of happiness, so he decisively left with him.
Zhou Yu looked at Lu Xun with a smile, although listening to his uncle Lu Kang's words, he knew that Lu Xun was not simple, but the real reason why they decided to take Lu Xun away was because of his shipbuilding skills, and he didn't have any extravagant expectations for other aspects, of course, if Lu Xun was also excellent in other aspects, it would be even better.
Sun Ce and the others left, taking the big ship and Lu Xun with them, and started a new journey.
"Ziang, I'm sorry, you have your dreams, I have my beliefs, from now on, strangers will meet, decide or lose, regardless of life and death."
Lu Xun stood at the bow of the boat, looking at the river with deep eyes, and looked forward to what would happen in the future.
At the same time, inside the Yizhou, the Montenegrin thieves are engaged in a heated discussion, well, no, maybe even a fierce uprising.
"Qu Shuai, let's go, Yuan Shao, bullying us and beating us when he is idle, this time he finally found an opportunity to take his hometown Yecheng, and when the time comes, he will not feel distressed."
"That's right, boss, give the order, Liu Ziang is here to attack Yecheng, it will definitely succeed, let's go and join in the fun and get some benefits."
The noisy crowd, many people were persuading Zhang Yan, hoping that he could make the right decision, well, this correct decision was in the eyes of these soldiers.
No one knew what Zhang Yan was thinking.
"Liu Ziang, Yecheng."
Zhang Yan's heart was struggling, Yuan Shao's strength He knew very well that this time Liu Yi used a trick and sneaked to Yecheng, Zhang Yan didn't know if he could succeed, the main reason was that he was really tired.
They are different from others, Yuan Shao has territory, but he can't fight it, he can shrink back, and then recruit soldiers to fight again, but what about them.
If you can't fight, you can only escape, and it is very likely that you will suffer heavy losses, after fighting for so many years, Zhang Yan watched her brothers get fewer and fewer, and felt very uncomfortable in her heart, of course he hated Yuan Shao, but there was no way, he couldn't beat others.
"Boss, Liu Ziang's coming here is indeed an opportunity, no matter what year it is."
Someone spoke again, but this time Zhang Yan raised his head suddenly, and he heard the meaning of the words.
Liu Ziang came here, it is indeed an opportunity, a rare opportunity, the yellow scarves in Qingzhou were co-opted, the world knows, they are the remnants of the yellow scarves, why don't they want to be like the yellow scarves in Qingzhou, waiting to be co-opted and live a happy and stable life.
Now after a reminder from the soldier, Zhang Yan reacted, yes, isn't this an opportunity in front of him. Why don't you go to Yecheng, if you can help, take Yecheng, and take advantage of the situation to defect to him, I believe Liu Ziang will not refuse.
Remembering that five years ago, that is, in 190 AD, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty died, and Dong Zhuo took advantage of the strength of his relatives and eunuchs to lead the army into the capital and take control of the imperial court. The world, which had been a little calm, fell into chaos again. At that time, most of the Yellow Turbans in the world were killed by the princes, like Cao Cao who annexed 300,000 Yellow Turban troops in Yanzhou. And Youzhou has Gongsun Zhan, Jingzhou has Liu Biao, Nanyang has Yuan Shu, Yizhou has Liu Yan, Hanzhong Zhang Lu, and all the heroes use their own means to suppress the Yellow Turban and occupy one side. At that time, Jizhou was originally Han Fu's territory, but Yuan Shao took advantage of the situation to seize Jizhou under the pretense of helping to fight against Gongsun Zhan.
Many prefectures and counties in Jizhou were originally in Zhang Yan's hands. In the Han Fu era, Han Fu was weak, and Zhang Yan had already surrendered to the imperial court, and the two barely coexisted peacefully. However, when Yuan Shao came to Jizhou, he naturally took the elimination of Zhang Yan and the elimination of other forces in Jizhou as his first priority. Zhang Yan knew from then on that there was no possibility of coexistence with Yuan Shao.
So, Zhang Yan made two decisions. The first one, Zhang Yan took out money and sincerity, and curry favor with all the heroes in Jizhou, that is, those warlords and wealthy families. It should be said that this has a little effect, after all, Zhang Yan is also an official appointed by the state, and he took the initiative to show his sincerity. So, there are also some people who persuade Yuan Shao not to conquest Zhang Yan, why bother with one more enemy? But it didn't do much. Because Yuan Shao is different from Han Fu. Han Fu has no ambitions, he eats the country's money, since the emperor didn't order Zhang Yan to be exterminated, why should he bother? But Yuan Shao is different, he wants to take Jizhou as a base, become bigger and stronger, and be himself, and then compete for the Central Plains and the world. Yuan Shao is a careerist with imperial ambitions, so he naturally can't tolerate others sleeping soundly on his couch side.
So, Zhang Yan made the second decision to unite with Gongsun Zan in Youzhou to deal with Yuan Shao together.
Gongsun Zhan was originally a general of Youzhou and a subordinate of Youzhou Mu Liu Yu. At the beginning of Yuan Shao's capture of Jizhou, a major battle broke out between the two sides. Gongsun Chan has been in Youzhou for many years, and there is an elite unit under his command "White Horse Yicong", whose name is very loud, and some ethnic minorities quickly flee when they see those riding white horses. The white horse general Gongsun Chan has been very beautiful for a few years. At the beginning of the war between the two sides, Gongsun Chan won a lot of victories, and Zhang Yan, who joined hands with Gongsun Chan, naturally also benefited a lot.
However, Gongsun Chan is insatiable and a good hand at governing the army, but he is an idiot when it comes to governing the people. He killed his superiors, deposed Liu Yu of many of his lenient policies, and forged grudges with some ethnic tribes on the border of Youzhou. And the many victories also made Gongsun Chan proud and complacent. As a result, in the Battle of Jieqiao, the 40,000 foot cavalry was defeated by a general named Ju Yi under Yuan Shao with 800 crossbowmen. After the Battle of Jieqiao, Yuan Shao took advantage of the victory to pursue, and Gongsun Zhan was defeated again and again. This made Zhang Yan very disappointed, but things took a turn for the better, and Liu Yi came to support Gongsun Zhan.
Although the number of people brought was small, it did drag Yuan Shao's footsteps, and also opened up the situation, Zhang Yan knew the truth that his lips were cold, once Gongsun Chan failed, Yuan Shao would definitely attack him with all his might. Although the Montenegrin army claims to have a million people, it can only fight 100,000 people. Therefore, Zhang Yan has always gone all out and sent his 100,000 main forces to attack.
This time, I guess there won't be any more mistakes.
In fact, Zhang Yan is also a character, but she has been seriously marginalized, and all kinds of decisions are very appropriate, but she just can't develop.
But the most important thing is Gongsun Zhan's pit goods, and Zhang Yan of the pit doesn't want it.
Historically, Gongsun Chan was trapped in Yijing, and Zhang Yan led troops to relieve the siege, when Gongsun Chan was ready to lead the army out of the city, join the Montenegrin army, and then lead the army to counterattack. However, one of the generals persuaded Gongsun Zhan that the reason why your subordinates are fighting to the death now is because their families are in the castle, and once the general leaves the city and there is no one in charge of the overall situation in the castle, I am afraid that the city will fall immediately. This subordinate has a point. After hearing this, Gongsun Chan hesitated, and finally gave up and ran away, choosing to defend to the death.
At that time, Zhang Yan had already led 100,000 people to rescue Gongsun Zan in three ways. It's a pity that providence makes people. Gongsun Chan once wrote a secret letter and sent a messenger to hand it over to Zhang Yan. Gongsun Zhan invited Zhang Yan to lead 5,000 elite cavalry to ambush in the low-lying area north of Yijing, and then set fire to the signal, and immediately led the army to assault out of the city, flanking the front and rear, and Yuan Shao would inevitably be defeated. The strategy was originally good, but unfortunately it was intercepted by Yuan Shao halfway.
After Yuan Shao received the secret letter, he sent people to intercept Zhang Yan's troops first, and ambushed the low-lying area north of Yijing, raising fire as a signal. Gongsun Zhan thought that Zhang Yan had arrived, and sure enough, he led his army out of the city and just entered Yuan Shao's ambush circle. Gongsun Chan was defeated, the main force was lost, and he could only retreat to the castle.
Gongsun Zhan's Yi Jing had a city wall thirty or forty meters high, and if it was attacked hard, Yuan Shao's army would inevitably suffer heavy casualties. The best way is to lure the snake out of the hole and fight Gongsun Chan outside the city. Originally, Gongsun Chan had been shrinking and had no chance. didn't expect Gongsun Chan to take the initiative to go out of the city, and the result was a big defeat. After the defeat, Gongsun Zhan's army suffered heavy casualties, and the hearts of the soldiers and civilians in the city fluctuated. And Yuan Shao also began to dig tunnels, the tall walls of Yueguo, and dug to the hinterland of Yijing by himself. When Yuan Shao's army appeared in Yijing City, Gongsun Zhan knew that the general situation was gone, so he killed all his wives and daughters, and then set himself on fire and died.
As for Zhang Yan, after the death of Gongsun Zhan, he was also surrounded and suppressed by Yuan Shao many times, and his sphere of influence was greatly reduced, so he had to withdraw from the county and return to the mountains to avoid Yuan Shao's edge.
However, when Yuan Shao was the strongest, that was when Yuan Shao began to weaken.
In the second year of Yuan Shao's seizure of Youzhou, that is, in 200 AD, Yuan Shao already owned the four major states of Jizhou, Qingzhou, Bingzhou, and Youzhou, becoming the strongest princes in the world. And Cao Cao also consolidated the power of Yanzhou, and captured Liu Bei's Xuzhou, Yuan Shu's Yangzhou, and Yuzhou, and Zhang Yang and other small princes were also eliminated by Cao Cao one by one. Cao Cao has become the only princely force in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, and has become the second strongman in the world. It can be said that the battle between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao is inevitable.
And Zhang Yan, the leader of the Montenegrin Army, was just active between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao. According to the understanding of ordinary people, Yuan Shao owns the land of four states and has a strong army, while Cao Cao's territory is less than half of Yuan Shao's, and his military strength is far inferior. However, "Yan sent an envoy to ask for Wang Shi and worship General Pingbei", Zhang Yan took the initiative to ask for help Cao Cao pacify Yuan Shao. Why is that?
First, the hatred between Zhang Yan and Yuan Shao has been a long time. Although it is said that when Yuan Cao was fighting, Yuan Shao was not bad to Zhang Yan on the surface, once Cao Cao was destroyed, then Zhang Yan would definitely die without a place to be buried. Second, although Cao Cao was weak, he "coerced the princes of the Son of Heaven" and had moral correctness. Third, Cao Cao himself was quite strategic, so Liu Bei, who was known as the hero of the world, also had to bow to Cao Cao's feet. And Lu Bu, Yuan Shu, Zhang Xiu, Zhang Yang and others were all heroes for a while, but they were all pacified by Cao Cao.
And the most important point is the fourth point. It is Cao Cao's treatment of those who surrender, most of them are lenient. In 199 AD, the same year that Gongsun Chan fell, Zhang Xiu surrendered to Cao Cao. Treating Gongsun Zhan's subordinates, Yuan Shao wielded a butcher's knife, lest he be inexhaustible; As for Cao Cao, who treated Zhang Xiu, who had repeatedly rebelled, and even Zhang Xiu, who killed his eldest son Cao Ang, took the initiative to hand over his daughter to him, and was very kind to Zhang Xiu. It can be said that Yuan Shao and Cao Cao are in stark contrast.
Follow Yuan Shaoming, a dead end, follow Cao Cao, and maybe have a full meal. So Zhang Yan made that decision.
Facts have proved that Zhang Yan's judgment is indeed correct. Three years later, in 204 AD, Jizhou was taken by Cao Cao. Zhang Yan was awarded the title of Marquis of Anguo Pavilion for his meritorious service in quelling the rebellion, and enjoyed 500 households in the fiefdom. Zhang Yan died soon after. After Zhang Yan's death, Zhang Yan's descendants inherited the title, which lasted endlessly, and was fully integrated into the ranks of Wei Jinshi doctors. It can be said that Zhang Yan successfully became the secretary of the court from an underworld boss.
Maybe everyone's impression of him may be just a sentence in the romance "The black mountain thief Zhang Yan led an army of 100,000 to surrender, and Cao was named the general of Pingbei......" or the record of only 200 words in the biography of Sun Tao, the second prince of the Three Kingdoms. Probably the vast majority of people think he's just a bandit.
Zhang Yan did start as a bandit, which is also the reason why the historian belittled him. After all, historians still like orthodoxy, just like Liu Bei, in the process of Zhang Yan's struggle for dominance in the world, his main opponent is Yuan Shao of Hebei.
I don't know if you remember this paragraph: "Engaged in frustration and said Shao said: "If the general is weak and crowns the dynasty, he will be famous in the sea; On the occasion of the abolition, it is loyal and righteous; Riding alone, Dong Zhuo is terrified; To the north of the Ji River, Bohai is the head. The pawn of Zhenyi County, the sight of Jizhou, the mighty Heshuo, the name of the world. Although the Yellow Turban is chaotic, Montenegro is domineering, and the army is eastward, then Qingzhou can be determined; If you also ask for Montenegro, Zhang Yan can be destroyed; If you return to the north, your grandson will be mourned; If you are shocked by Rong Di, the Huns will follow. The north of the Hengda River, the land of the four states, the talent of the heroes, the millions of people, the welcome in Xijing, the temple of Fuzong in Luoyi, the command of the world, in order to seek the unrecovered, in order to compete, who can be the enemy? Compared to several years, this is not difficult. ”
Wen Xian has always thought that this is the same as the paragraph before Guandu, which can be called the Yuan family's "Longzhong Pair". Yuan Shao pursued this strategy all his life. Among them, "Black Mountain" is listed as the same enemy as Gongsun Zhan. Moreover, Zhang Yan's activities in the mountainous area of Jizhou are even more troublesome. And the failure to finally eliminate Zhang Yan is an important reason for Yuan Shao's demise. Zhang Yan's struggle for hegemony is roughly divided into the following stages, first of all, to obtain legal status. After Zhang Yan's wings gradually became large, "Emperor Ling could not be recruited, and the counties of Hebei were harmed." Yan sent people to Kyoto to beg and surrender, and worshiped Yan Ping and made it difficult to be a general. In other words, in fact, Zhang Yan had already relied on force in his hands at this time to obtain the recognition of the Eastern Han Dynasty government, and officially became a local warlord separatist force. Of course, it is undeniable that his way of activity is still a thief, because Zhang Yan has a legal status, and everyone knows that the Han government in Chang'an is controlled by Li Dao Guo Yan, and they are political enemies with Yuan Shao, in their opinion, Yuan Shao, who stole Jizhou, is a thief, so they want to use Zhang Yan's power to attack Yuan Shao. Zhang Yan is also happy to have such an orthodox name. Then it is to unite Gongsun Chan and take advantage of it. Yuan Shao asked Bohai to guard Gongsun Fan, the younger brother of Gongsun Zhan, not to be afraid of Gongsun Zhan as he said. Gongsun Chan is the established number one enemy, how can he instead fuel his power? His intention was to let Gongsun Chan resist the arrogant Qingxu Yellow Turban Army for him, expecting them to lose both. It is not the first time that Gongsun Zhan has been the head of this kind of injustice, and he was used by Yuan Shao when he took Jizhou. Originally, it was a brilliant plan that did not leave a trace. But Gongsun Chan is also really powerful, breaking the yellow scarf, and his power is large, trying to take Jizhou. As the saying goes, the enemy of the enemy is his friend, Zhang Yan saw this and united with Gongsun Zhan. This was followed by the famous Battle of the Boundary Bridge, which was a turning point in the situation in the north. Zhang Yan also saw this, and it is recorded: "Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zhan fought for Jizhou, and Yan sent Du Chang and others to help Zhan, fought with Shao, and was defeated by Shao", indicating that the two had established a formal political and military alliance. Therefore, in such a critical battle, it is impossible for Zhang Yan not to fight without troops. However, why not send heavy troops? In fact, the reason is very simple, as has been said before. Gongsun Chan is also a hero who aspires to the world, and has long arranged his own Jizhou assassination history, if he wins this battle, he will swallow Jizhou, which is also what Zhang Yan, who is aiming at Jizhou, does not want to see. Therefore, under this intricate contradiction, the alliance between the two is only limited to mutual rescue, it is impossible to work together, and later Gongsun Chan was defeated, and Zhang Yan could not save him, indicating that their alliance has been maintained until the end, direct conflict, after the death of Gongsun Chan, the contradiction between Zhang Yan and Yuan Shao intensified, and a direct military conflict was launched.
It is worth mentioning that Zhang Yan once obtained Yecheng, and Zhang Yan took advantage of Yuan Shao's attack on Gongsun Zan to capture Yecheng by surprise, which was a highlight of his military career. But it also forced Yuan Shao to start a head-on battle with it.
The outcome of the war is written briefly, but I think it must have been very intense. Thousands of cavalry, in Jizhou at the end of the Later Han Dynasty, was a considerable war. If it weren't for Lu Bu's help, the outcome would really be uncertain! And Lu Bu's contempt for Yuan Shao's subordinates was also due to this skill, so you can imagine the difficulties of the war.
This is also Zhang Yan's last fight for the world, and after failing, he returned to the mountain to continue to be his old job - a thief, until he surrendered to Cao. Although Yuan Shao won a crushing victory, he was powerless to eliminate it. There is nothing to be done.
On the whole, Zhang Yan only fought one large-scale battle in his life, and spent the rest of his time in diplomacy and conspiracy, and finally had a good ending. This is not easy, in the feudal era of attaching importance to the family, Zhang Yan was deliberately ignored by historians because of his thief background, and he should be regarded as one of the heroes of the troubled times. At least it should not be juxtaposed with Zhang Xiu, Tao Qian, and the like.
"Okay, send troops, send troops to Yecheng, Lao Tzu will take you to fight for the future."
Zhang Yan is really tired, he doesn't want to take these soldiers around, the name of the bandit is not good, he, the big brother of the underworld, has a hard time, especially with so many brothers.
Zhang Yan is an ambitious person, but he is also a rational person, in this case, he has only two choices left except to hide, either to take refuge in Liu Yi or to succumb to Yuan Shao.
And Zhang Yan chose Liu Yi without thinking about it, Yuan Shao is too ruthless, mainly because he has been fighting for so many years, and the grievances are too big to let go, it is better to choose a Liu Ziang with a good reputation, at least people have really accepted the Yellow Turban's refuge, and they really treat everyone equally.
"Great, fuck me this time, avenge my dead brothers."
"That's right, Yuan Benchu deceived people too much, Yecheng was broken, let's carnival inside."
The atmosphere was very good, Zhang Yan also laughed, no matter what, Liu Yi is indeed very in line with his choice, this time I hope it will be smoother.
Liu Yi didn't know anything about the situation here, but the purpose of his letting people spread the news was to attract Zhang Yan over, and I believe that with Zhang Yan's brain, he would not be so short-sighted.
"Ziang, Guangping let them go like this. Isn't it a bit of a loss? ”
Zhang Fei looked at the direction of Guangping with a distressed face on the side, and his heart was very entangled, when will he be like the other day, he has a good time, and he doesn't have to spend money, he is really happy.
Liu Yi glanced at Zhang Fei, knew what he was thinking, and said with a smile: "Then you go and get the remaining treasures of the county guard, we will wait for your good news." ”
Zhuge Liang also smiled, Zhang Fei was so cute, everything was shown on his face, so that people could see at a glance what he wanted to do.
Zhang Cheng looked at Zhang Fei speechlessly, and at the same time, the people of the Zhang family, there is no need to do such a desperate thing, everyone has something to discuss.
Thinking of the heartache when his uncle paid Zhang Fei and their expenses a few days ago, Zhang Cheng felt so uncomfortable, maybe a large part of this money would be his, and he also felt very uncomfortable.
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "Still no, I'm afraid the county guard won't give it to me so easily." ”
Nonsense, that's other people's pension money, and you've been looted once, don't you have that amount in your heart?
Liu Yi shook his head and no longer had a chance to Zhang Fei, and set off on Xiaobai, in the direction of Yecheng, it was only two days away from Guangping, and they couldn't wait.
Zhuge Liang smiled and followed, knowing that Zhang Fei was joking, if he really let him go, he would definitely not dare, and he would not be willing, after all, in Guangping these days, it has been very excessive, and the county guard's heart will hurt to death, and if he still asks for money, Zhuge Liang will not be able to open that mouth.
Zhang Cheng followed behind them with a resentful face, although he had the heart to criticize Zhang Fei's dangerous thoughts, he couldn't bear to beat him, so he could only give up.
In this way, Liu Yi and others talked and laughed on the road, Yecheng is the final station, no one knows what the ending will look like.
Guan Yu was very entangled in Yanzhou at this time, really entangled, loyalty and duty were in front of him, constantly wandering, how to choose, Guan Yu had a headache.
Standing on the city wall of Puyang, Yanzhou, Guan Yu stroked his beard.
"General, what do you choose?"
Tai Shici stood behind Guan Yu, staring at Guan Yu's face, trying to see some thoughts in it.
After fighting in Yanzhou, Tai Shi Ci and Guan Yu were left behind, Guan Yu as the main general, Tai Shi Ci as the deputy general, and also used the local scholars in Yanzhou to deal with miscellaneous matters.
Yanzhou is really running, in which Tai Shi Ci is indispensable, he prevents Yanzhou's candidates and arranges positions, which can be said to be very hard.
Guan Yu leaned on the city wall, hesitated, and said, "I don't know what to do, Ziang, this guy really gave me a big problem." ”
If it was Guan Yu two years ago, he would definitely rush to Yizhou directly to support Liu Yi without saying a word.
But now it is different, he understands the importance of Yanzhou, which is an important base for their westward expedition, with Yanzhou as the boundary, and continuing to fight westward, I am afraid that it will be their strategic goal in the future.
If he supported Liu Yi to lose Yanzhou this time, then he would really be an unforgivable sin, and it was for this reason that Guan Yu did not dare to act rashly, for fear that something would go wrong.
But now that Liu Yi is trapped in Yizhou, if he doesn't go to support, I'm afraid the situation will be very dangerous, which puts Guan Yu in a dilemma.
Tai Shici also had a headache, and said: "It's better for you to take people to support, general, I will stay in Yanzhou, there should be no problem, after all, Cao Cao next to Yanzhou has been beaten away, and they don't have time to take care of us." ”
Tai Shi Ci also spoke in an uncertain tone, after all, no one can say anything about this kind of thing, in case Cao Cao is waiting for an opportunity in which county in Yanzhou, I am afraid that Yanzhou will return to Cao Cao's hands at that time.
Guan Yu is still hesitating, it is really too difficult to decide, after all, it is related to the general trend of the world, if it was just his personal safety, he would have chosen to support a long time ago, but now.
Guan Yu sighed and said, "Wait a little longer, let me think about it." ”
He is not like Zhang Fei, who is so impulsive and righteous, although he is also willing to help Liu Yi, but considering the consequences, Guan Yu is a little hesitant.
Tai Shici nodded and said, "It's better to hurry, I'm afraid Ziang's side won't be so optimistic." I heard that they have already left Cong Guangping. ”
Guan Yu's expression was solemn, the whole world was now paying attention to Liu Yi's movements, of course, they were no exception, the spies were thrown out early, and as soon as there was any movement, someone would report it immediately.
But the road is far away, if you wait for Liu Yi to be in danger before setting off, I'm afraid it's too late for anything, which makes Guan Yu very helpless.
If Guan Yu can enter the battlefield at the right time and support Liu Yi, it will definitely bring about a morale boost, and it is very likely that the alliance will win.
But if Guan Yu didn't make a decision as soon as possible and choose the right time to enter, I am afraid that the final result would be that Liu Yi would be trapped in Yizhou, and they would lose a great talent.
At this moment, someone came to report.
"General, there is a person outside the door, claiming to be Guo Jia Guo Fengxiao, and there is also Fa Zheng Fa Xiao Zhi, the small one is not sure."
Guan Yu's face was happy, this is news from Chengyang, great, with them, there is no need to worry about misunderstanding the wrong order.
"Go, come with me to meet you."
After speaking, he patted Tai Shici on the shoulder and motioned for him to go with him.
Tai Shi Ci was also a little excited, at this time, someone from Chengyang came, there must be two results, one is to send troops to support, and the other is not allowed to send troops, but Tai Shi Ci guessed that it must be more likely to send troops.
What kind of person is Liu Yi, from defection to Liu Bei's command, he has made great achievements and made many achievements, if Liu Bei does not save Liu Yi, or does not support Liu Yi, I am afraid that no one in the world will forgive him.
Liu Bei's image of benevolence and benevolence will collapse in an instant, what are you kidding? Liu Ziang started planning for you from Luoyang, tried his best, and worked hard, but when people needed help the most, you forbade people to support, not to mention that the people of the world did not agree, I am afraid that if Liu Bei does this, the soldiers of Qingzhou, Xuzhou and Yanzhou will not agree to him doing this.
Although Liu Bei usually cares about them very much and chats with them to discuss, it is Liu Yi who really gives them all kinds of benefits, it is Liu Yi who formulates the military security strategy, and it is Liu Yi's academy that allows them to study for free for the children of these soldiers, as well as pensions after death, which is also Liu Yi's strict regulations.
Tai Shici has a hunch, although Liu Yi doesn't like power and doesn't hold too much power, but once Liu Yi breaks away from Liu Bei, I'm afraid many people will choose to follow Liu Yi, this is not blind, but the right choice to treat themselves well.
Just when Tai Shici was thinking, they had already arrived in front of the city gate of Puyang, and under the towering city gate, there were two teenagers laughing at the door, talking and laughing, looking very relaxed.
Guan Yu laughed and asked people to open the city gate, and then greeted him with a blank face.
The main thing is that Guan Yu doesn't know how to be polite, or it's better to be expressionless, the second master has always known that his ability to talk is a few pounds and a few taels, and he plays a cold and arrogant man, so let's keep going like this.
"Yun Chang, Ziyi, long time no see."
Guo Jia stepped forward with a smile, not feeling unfamiliar at all, although he and Tai Shi Ci had only met two or three times, but this did not prevent him from getting close, after all, how could people who like wine not be enthusiastic.
Fa Zheng followed behind Guo Jia with a smile on his face, and finally got the news he wanted, Liu Bei went to them that day, which really made Fa Zheng happy for a long time, and he was already very worried about Zhuge Liang's safety, but now it's okay, I can finally go and have a look.
Guan Yu squeezed out a smile and said concisely: "Let's talk about it inside." ”
Tai Shi Ci also smiled in return, Guan Yu is here, it is not his turn to talk, after all, he is still a deputy general, when can he mix up, he can receive people alone.
Guo Jia smiled and walked in with Fa Zheng and followed behind Guan Yu, after all, Guan Yu is the master here, and he can't mess with etiquette.
Tai Shici looked at the news on Guo Jia and Fa Zheng's faces, pondered for a while, and then laughed, it seems that he should have Liu Bei's permission to support Liu Yi, otherwise they wouldn't laugh so happily.
The group came to Guan Yu's residence, a simple environment, but it was indeed a good place to live, and everyone sat down.
"What do you mean by big brother, what about our army in Yanzhou."
Guan Yu didn't say a word, and got to the point, although he also had some guesses, but that was just speculation, and Guan Yu didn't dare to be careless before getting the exact information.
Guo Jia didn't sell Guanzi either, picked up the wine gourd, took a sip of wine, wiped his mouth, and said: "Soldiers send to Yizhou and attack Yecheng." ”
When he said this, his eyes were very bright, and it seemed that Guo Jia had been waiting for a long time, and he couldn't bear it anymore.
"But the lord asked Yun Chang to arrange the defenders, and Yanzhou can't be lost."
Guo Jia added that the importance of Yanzhou can be seen by everyone, not only as a matter of territory, but also as of strategic significance.
Guan Yu showed a smile and said, "Okay, it has been arranged, let Ziyi stay in Yanzhou to guard, and I will lead the troops to Yizhou." ”
Guo Jiafa was looking at each other, how could it be so fast, could it be that Guan Yu had already known that he was going to support, it was impossible, Liu Bei had only recently changed his mind.
Guan Yu saw their doubts, and said with a smile: "Before Ziang entered Yizhou, he sent someone to tell me, if there is any movement in the future, depending on the situation, I will support him." ”
It turned out that in Yizhou, which he entered in Yanzhou before, Liu Yi left a soldier to come to Guan Yu, the purpose was to tell Guan Yu about the support, although it was said that Guan Yu would see the situation to support, this is also a trust in Guan Yu, I believe that Guan Yu can grasp the fighter.
Guo Jia nodded, it turned out to be like this, and said: "Ziang is really one step and three steps, and he has arranged the back road before he enters Yizhou, so we are still worried about him." ”
Fa Zheng also admired, it turned out that Liu Yi had already communicated with Guan Yu Although he said that the military order could not be violated, but with Guan Yu's temperament, if Liu Yi was in danger, I am afraid he would go to support him as soon as possible, after all, they have been in a relationship for several years, and Liu Yi's personality is good.
Tai Shi Ci was a little puzzled at this time, and said, "How could the lord agree to support Ziang? Wasn't it unpleasant before? ”
Liu Yi and Liu Bei's affairs, they have known for a long time, it is estimated that as long as they are generals and strategists with a little power, they all know that the matter between Liu Bei and Liu Yi is very unhappy anyway, at this time, why is Liu Bei relenting again.
Guo Jia shook his head and said: "I don't know very well, but I know that the day before, the lord's teacher Lu Lao went to find him and talked for a long time, and after that day, the lord went to the government affairs hall to announce that he was going to support Ziang, send troops to Yizhou, and attack Yecheng, we were all surprised at that time." ”
Tai Shi Ci and Guan Yu both nodded, probably understanding the situation, Liu Bei and Liu Yi are still brothers strictly speaking, and Lu Zhi's love for Liu Yi is probably clear to everyone in the world.
When he was in Luoyang Palace, Liu Yi gave up his fame and chose to rescue his teacher, that is, Lu Zhi, and the world was shocked.
Now that Lu Zhi is going to talk to Liu Bei, he must let Liu Bei send troops to rescue, after all, Liu Yi's current situation is really unsafe.
Fa Zheng said with a smile: "After Xuande Gong announced it at that time, Feng Xiao and I volunteered that Feng Yong came to Yizhou to take a look at Ziang and Kong Ming's embarrassed appearance, it was exciting to think about it." ”
Fa Zheng's eyes smiled like crescents as he spoke, and he looked very cute.
Guo Jia pinched Fa Zheng's face and said hatefully: "Xiaozhi, you mouth, can you not say anything." ”
The Fa Zheng looked weird and looked very funny, and Guan Yu and Tai Shici also laughed.
"When to go."
Guo Jia let go of Fa Zheng's face and said calmly, the time has come to get down to business, maybe Liu Yi is really embarrassed, so let's make a decision as soon as possible and set off to support.
Guan Yu nodded, thought for a while, and said: "Let's go now, it will take some time to hurry, I'm afraid it will be two days before I arrive in Yizhou, and no one knows when Ziang will act,"
Guo Jia nodded in agreement, although he had just come to Yanzhou and had not yet rested, but Liu Yi's safety was still important, and the others were all floating clouds, and after the matter was resolved, he could take a good rest.
Fa Zheng also stood up excitedly, ready to leave, and said with a smile: "Maybe now Ziang and they have already acted, this guy won't delay a little time." ”
Guo Jia Guan Yu was stunned for a moment, smiled at each other, and then sped up the speed of packing up his things,
That's right, Liu Yi has always been very decisive, he wants to fight Yecheng, it is impossible to wait for them to arrive before fighting, maybe he has already set off.
It takes two days to get from Yanzhou to Yizhou, from the border of Yizhou to Yecheng. It will take another two days, and when the time comes, the daylilies are cold, and there is no time to waste.
"Ziyi, Yanzhou will be handed over to you, yo with 20,000 soldiers and horses, if anything happens in Yanzhou, remember, just take the city, don't go out."
Tai Shici nodded, knowing the severity of the situation, if someone came to attack Yanzhou, I am afraid that it would not be so simple to solve it at that time.
Guan Yu took away 20,000 soldiers and horses, and the remaining strength of Yanzhou was only 5,000 at most, I hope it will be fine.
In this way, Guan Yu took Guo Jia and Fa Zheng to set off, Tai Shi Ci said goodbye at the city gate, without nagging a few words, the general meaning is to let Tai Shi Ci be careful in everything, if there is any accident, go to Qingzhou Xuzhou for help.
Although it may not be able to quench the thirst of the near water, but there is a chance to solve the dilemma, Liu Yi's danger is imminent, Yanzhou is not sure if there will be a risk, of course Guan Yu knows what kind of decision to make.
Turning over their horses, the three of them rode side by side at the front of the team, and immediately set off, but because of the presence of infantry in the team, the speed of the march was not much faster, and it would take two days to accelerate the march to reach Yizhou.
"Let's rush overnight, stop and rest when you're tired, travel for five hours, rest for two hours, so that you can expect to reach Yizhou faster."
Guo Jia proposed, at this speed, I am afraid that it will waste a lot of time to reach Yizhou, although the night march is a little slower, but it is still walking, and it can't rest all night.
Guan Yu nodded in agreement, although it is very demanding to treat the soldiers in this way, but there is no way, in an emergency, it is estimated that there will not be so much, and after the victory, I will compensate them well, and the soldiers will definitely understand.
Fa Zheng rode on the pony with a serious face, feeling that his horse was a little short, perhaps because he was short.