In Jinan, Zhang Liao took Bao Xin, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei with a total of 12,000 soldiers and horses to sweep all the yellow turbans in the territory, to the south to Mount Tai, to the east to the Qi country, and to the north to Le'an. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Because Liu Bei had informed Tian Kai in advance, Tian Kai did not intervene, but just stationed troops in Qi and took precautions, as for Bao Xin, he had already covered the banner and hung the banner of Zhang Liao.

Previously, Zhang Liao, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei had swept away more than half of the Jinan Kingdom, and now with Bao Xin's 8,000 soldiers and horses, 10,000 soldiers and horses are all strong soldiers, advancing all the way like a bamboo, and they will attack the territory of Le'an Kingdom within one day.

To the north of Le'an Country, there is Bohai Bay.

Just after a hard battle, the soldiers were resting, healing, and eating, Zhang Liao, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Bao Xin were discussing the next attack target.

Zhang Liao was a little distracted, he was thinking about his position in Qingzhou, and at first he wanted to hide his identity and lay down a territory in Qingzhou, but when he encountered Bao Xin going north, sooner or later his identity would be exposed, so he simply took the initiative to find out, and with the help of Bao Xin's strength to help sweep Qingzhou.

Everything went as expected, but now the situation is different, and his strategy has to be relatively adjusted.

Previously, in order to avoid the vigilance of Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zhan, he only came to Qingzhou with 1,500 soldiers and horses, and only thought of uniting with Liu Bei, using three to five months to sweep away the nearby yellow turbans, and develop in Jinan and Le'an, which were adjacent to the plain country.

In this way, he can take advantage of the situation to develop and get twice the result with half the effort, but there will also be great sequelae, the biggest problem is that once he has a bad relationship with Gongsun Zhan, he will inevitably face a pincer attack from Bohai County in the north and Qi State in the east, and Liu Bei in the west will also be in a dilemma.

Taking a step back, even if he is friendly with Gongsun Zhan, he may fall into the battle between Yuan Shao and Tian Kai at any time.

Therefore, occupying Jinan and Le'an can be described as a mixed pros and cons, and it is also his choice without attracting the attention of several major princes.

This is also the first step he planned at the beginning, and the second step is to seek an opportunity to continue eastward through Qi and Beihai after Qingzhou grows and occupies Donglai County.

Donglai County is more special, belongs to the peninsula, far away from the Central Plains, protruding in the sea, the whole territory is a gentle hilly terrain, there are plains, there are mountains, the north is the Bohai Bay, the east is the sea, more distant Liaodong, the south can go down to Xuzhou Langya country, participate in the battle of the Central Plains, there are dozens of natural bays of size along the coast.

This is Zhang Liao's plan for the future water war base, now the princes do not pay attention to the water war, there is a natural awe of the sea, are competing for the Central Plains, Donglai County is outside the Central Plains, only occupied by the Yellow Turban, as long as Zhang Liao leveled the Yellow Turban in the territory, can completely occupy Donglai County, and develop the water army safely and steadily.

The navy is not in a hurry, but it can go earlier, and it can start from the sea at any time in the future, whether it is Liaodong or Dongwu, it will be within the attack of the navy, and the water and land will cooperate to get twice the result with half the effort. Further afield, you can also go east to the Wa Kingdom and south to the Ryukyus, but this should be a long time later.

In addition to its strategic position, Dongnae County is also extremely rich in resources, first of all, sea salt, seafood, and in addition, gold. Zhang Liao, who came from later generations, knew that five of China's top ten gold mines were in Qingzhou, and they were all in Donglai County. Although gold is not the main currency in circulation today, its preciousness is self-evident and can be recognized by the world.

What's more, after occupying Donglai, after entering the Wa Kingdom in the future, you can also get a lot of silver, which is also a great resource.

However, all the ideas and visions are based on the capture of Donglai County, before their own strength was insufficient, but now the situation is different, with the help of Bao Xin's 8,000 soldiers and horses, it is enough to attack Donglai in the east, sweep the Yellow Turban in the territory, and occupy its territory.

"Wenyuan, why were you sent to Qingzhou as a state pastor?"

Bao Xin's words interrupted Zhang Liao's contemplation and conception.

It seems that this guy still doubts his identity as Qingzhou Mu, Zhang Liao glanced at Bao Xin, muttered in his heart, looked up at the sky, and sighed: "Everything is because I am too righteous!" ”

Burst! Zhang Fei, who was drinking water on the side, squirted out a mouthful of water.

Guan Yu turned his head, Bao Xin's face darkened, and Shi A and the other guards all laughed secretly.

Zhang Liao had a sad look, shook his head and said: "A year ago, Dong Zhuo died, Wang Yun mishandled the people of Liangzhou, resulting in 100,000 Liangzhou people breaking through Chang'an, holding the Son of Heaven hostage, slaughtering the people, the Guanzhong mourning is all over the field, Lu Feng was defeated and retreated to Wuguan, and the rest surrendered, but I Zhang Liao could not be in the same stream with the brutal Liangzhou people, I only had 10,000 soldiers and horses, struggling to resist the Liangzhou people, covering the retreat of the people, and trying to rescue the Son of Heaven and the courtiers, but the Liangzhou people were too strong, too many, there were Li Dao, Guo Yan, Fan Chou, Zhang Ji, and Ma Teng outside. Han Sui eyed the tiger, fought fiercely in Chang'an City for seven days and seven nights, rescued tens of thousands of people and courtiers' families, I and my subordinates were injured countless times, and finally we were outnumbered, and had to retreat to Zuo Fengyi, according to Weishui. ”

With Zhang Liao's narration, Bao Xin, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei's expressions all changed, and they silently listened to Zhang Liao say that it was the first time they had heard about the situation in Guanzhong when they were fighting for territory in Guandong.

100,000 Liangzhou people are enough to make them change color, Zhang Liao did not describe the battlefield situation in detail, but they have completely made up for it.

"After that, Li Dao, Guo Yan, Fan Chou, Zhang Ji and other Liangzhou people held the Son of Heaven and the courtiers hostage, and guarded Chang'an City, I was powerless to attack again, I was afraid that they would burn the jade and kill the Son of Heaven and the courtiers." Zhang Liao continued: "Li Dao and Guo Yan also attacked Zuo Fengyi several times, but failed to please me, they had no choice but to appease me with the edict of the Son of Heaven, first the general of Zhengbei, and the state pastor, and then the Qingzhou pastor, where is the most dangerous, what is the most chaotic, they will stuff me somewhere, no, they know that the Kwantung princes hate me the most, so they sent me here, named Qingzhou Mu, in fact, my soldiers and horses were left in Guanzhong to fight against Li Dao and Guo Yan in Hedong alone, in order to contain them from not daring to harm the Son of Heaven and the courtiers, Otherwise, with the nature of tigers and wolves like Li Dao and Guo Yan, the imperial court is already in danger, and Guanzhong has already been empty, so it is better to lead troops to the east to plunder the counties......"

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei showed admiration in their eyes, Zhang Liao's actions were enough to make them embarrassed after running for more than ten years and achieving nothing, Bao Xin was silent for a moment, hugged his fist at Zhang Liao, and said angrily: "I don't want to wait for five people to leave the General's Mansion at the beginning, but it is the weakest Wen Yuan who does the best, the Kanto heroes are originally to beg for thieves, Kuang Fu Sheji, and stabilize the people, but now they have lost their hearts one by one and are fighting for power and profit, but Wen Yuan is worthy of a hero, and it is better to do so." ”

Zhang Liao shook his head and sighed: "The times are chaotic, all of them are involuntarily, if you are in Guanzhong, you may not be as good as me Zhang Liao, but now I have come to this Qingzhou, the strength is weak, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Zhang Miao and other Kwantung princes hate me deeply, I can only use the power of a few brothers to find a foothold in Qingzhou as soon as possible, so as not to die here, I am really unwilling." ”

Guan Yu clenched his fists and said solemnly: "The fourth brother is released, and he will definitely help the fourth brother to help him find a place to stand." ”

Zhang Fei patted Zhang Liao on the shoulder and said loudly: "Exactly, kill a few of his counties, my brothers work together to achieve great things." ”

Zhang Liao clenched his fists: "Thank you two brothers." ”

Guan Yu stroked his beard and smiled: "My own brother, why be so polite. ”

"That's exactly how it should be." Zhang Fei glanced at Bao Xin demonstratively.

Bao Xin also hugged his fists and said: "At the request of Wen Yuan, he will naturally help Wen Yuan, Wen Yuan is uneasy, and a certain soldier will not retreat." ”

Zhang Liao said happily: "Thank you!" Thanks a lot! ”

But he was muttering in his heart: I wonder if the master can ask for Qingzhou Mu?

Unexpectedly, Bao Xin glanced at Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, groaned, and said: "Now the situation in Qingzhou is chaotic, Wenyuan wants to gain a foothold in Qingzhou, and Jinan and Le'an are not the best candidates. ”

Zhang Fei's eyes widened: "It's nonsense, these two places are adjacent to my plain country and take care of each other, how can they not be selected?" ”

Bao Xin glanced at him and said: "Liu Xuande is a hero, the two are also brave and good at fighting, the enemy of ten thousand people, but Gongsun Chan is not a good master, Wen Yuan is here, if Yuan Shao comes to attack, you two will help, if Gongsun Chan orders Tian Kai to attack, what should you do?" ”

Zhang Liao's momentum froze, and he said strongly: "Tian Kai is coming, I will kill him without leaving a piece of armor!" ”

Bao Xin shook his head and said: "Tian Kai is just an eagle dog of Gongsun Zhan, if you and Tian Kai have a bad relationship, Gongsun Zhan will raise a large army from the Bohai Sea to attack, and I am afraid that the plain, Jinan, and Le'an will not be able to defend it." ”

Zhang Fei was speechless again, and before he could say more, Zhang Liao's heart moved, stopped him, and looked at Bao Xin: "What does Yuncheng suggest?" ”

Bao Xin pointed to the east: "Now the land of Qingzhou, there are Liu Xuande, Tian Kai and Yuan Shao in the west, there is Kong Wenju, only Donglai County in the east is occupied by the Yellow Turban, if you remove it, you can live in peace, Wenyuan and the Kwantung princes have a gap, it is inconvenient to stay here, you can take Donglai in the east, seek a respite, and secretly accumulate strength......"

"Okay, just according to Yuncheng's words." Zhang Liao laughed.

Bao Xin is really a person who is deeply versed in strategy, which coincides with what he saw, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are stronger than Bao Xin in terms of force, but they are a lot worse in strategy.

Zhang Fei looked displeased, and muttered, "Wen Yuan won't stay in this Jinan country?" ”

Guan Yu also narrowed his eyes and didn't speak.

Zhang Liao said with a smile: "Now we are waiting to capture Jinan, Le'an will not be able to go down, the two brothers have contributed a lot, and this place will stay with you, now I am Qingzhou Mu, I can play the second brother for Jinan, the third brother for Le'an, and the eldest brother Plain for each other, the power has increased greatly, isn't it wonderful?" ”

Bao Xin glanced at Zhang Liao, and admired him even more, he could put it down, so neatly, I'm afraid Cao Cao would not be as good.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were stunned when they heard what Zhang Liao said, and the two hesitated: "I have to ask my brother about this matter." ”

The two of them have been under Liu Bei, and now they want to be in the same column with Liu Bei all of a sudden, so they can't help but hesitate.

Zhang Liao smiled: "This matter is a good thing, how can my brother be unreasonable?" ”

As soon as his words fell, a soldier came to report that Liu Bei was coming.