Chapter 1327: Yuan Benchu's Plan for Jizhou (II)
Chapter 1328: Guo Tu persuaded Gao Lan
Different from the previous conscription, the conscription of the Jizhou Army at this time was completely voluntary by the people, which greatly affected the training of soldiers, and there was a world of difference between wanting to join the army and being forcibly conscripted into the army, especially when I heard that Lu Bu led the army that had just been formed in Chang'an to pacify Ma Chao in Liangzhou, which made Gao Ran feel eager to try.
On the ability to lead troops to fight, Gao Ran asked himself that he was not weaker than others, the reason why he was defeated in the hands of Lu Bu was because the soldiers were not elite enough, and the current Jizhou Army is the capital that Gao Ran stands out from many generals.
Just returned home, got the news that a guest came, Gao Ran was surprised, since he took refuge in Lu Bu, he rarely interacted with the family in the city, and he was a military general in the army, even when Yuan Shao was in Jizhou, there was no entanglement of interests between the family, the military generals are different from civil officials, most of the civil officials are from the family, they have a certain contempt for the military generals, even if Zhang He had a not weak position in the Jizhou army, he was not spared.
"Let this man come." Gao Ran said lightly.
After Guo Tu entered the room, he saw Gao Ran, who was standing straight, and the momentum emanating from his body, Guo Tu felt confidence.
"General Gao is now a fierce general under the command of the Marquis of Jin." Guo Tu arched his hand.
After glancing at the person who came, Gao Lan's expression changed greatly, Guo Tu is now an important strategist under Yuan Shao, and going to Yecheng at this time is a little intriguing, he took refuge under Yuan Shao's command to Lu Bu's account, if others know that he is in contact with Yuan Shao's strategists, there will definitely be no good results.
"It turned out to be Lord Guo, could it be that Lord Guo came here this time to take refuge in the Marquis of Jin? If this is the case, General Ben asked himself that there are still some thin noodles in Yecheng, and he can recommend one or two for Lord Guo. Gao Dian said.
Guo Tu said with a smile: "The Ming people don't say dark words, and now the Marquis of Jin is leading the army to attack Yizhou, if the general is willing to take refuge in Yehou, Yehou will not only not blame the past, but after breaking Jizhou, he will also make the general the first fierce general in the army, in charge of the army, I don't know what General Gao wants?" ”
"It turns out that Lord Guo came this time to persuade Zaixia, so that Lord Guo will be disappointed, and General Ben will definitely not betray the Marquis of Jin." Gao Ran said in a firm tone.
"Marquis Ye has the grace of knowing General Gao, but the general has taken refuge in Lu Bu, don't you feel guilty, and the general is in charge of a group of soldiers and horses in the city, which seems to be beautiful, can the general ensure that Lu Bu trusts a surrendered general like you?" Guo Tudao.
Gao Ran snorted coldly: "The merits, this general has his own conclusion in his heart, when this general tried his best to resist the army of the Marquis of Jin, he was already benevolent and righteous to Yuan Shao, for the sake of the past situation, this general will not embarrass Lord Guo, and ask Lord Guo to leave quickly." ”
Guo Tu's complexion kept changing, he originally thought that persuading Gao Ran was a sure thing, but he didn't expect Gao Ran to stand on Lu Bu's side so firmly, this situation was something he didn't expect, in his opinion, Gao Ran was just a mere general in the army, with only thousands of soldiers and horses in his hands, and he was not among the generals rewarded by Lu Bu, so he definitely had an opinion on Lu Bu.
"I hope that General Gao can think about it carefully, otherwise the arrival of the Marquis Ye's army will be too late to regret it." After Guo Tu finished speaking, seeing that Gao Ran was unmoved, he sighed secretly and left.
Looking at Guo Tu's departing figure, Gao Ran's eyes narrowed slightly, it was already a betrayal to defect to Lu Bu from Yuan Shao's account, if he turned to Yuan Shao from Lu Bu's account, how would the heroes of the world look at it, and under Lu Bu, what he felt was the hope of continuous progress, and this hope was the biggest opportunity for talented generals.
How many capable generals can only stand still for this reason, this kind of thing is even more common under Yuan Shao, but any general with a little brains can see how fanatical the monarch will be under this system.
Gao Ran is a main general, if he defects to Yuan Shao, I am afraid that less than half of the soldiers under his command will follow him.
Not only Gao Lan, Guo Tu suffered a lot of setbacks among the generals of the Jizhou Army who took refuge in Lu Bu at the beginning, but the Yu family's refuge made Guo Tu feel better.
Leaving Jizhou, Guo Tu's mood could not be calm, Lu Bu had been in charge of Jizhou for only a year, but he had such a powerful control over Jizhou's army, which he did not imagine, from Gao Lan's words, Guo Tu could feel Gao Lan's trust in Lu Bu.
In June, the weather became hotter, but it was a disaster for the ordinary people of Qinghe County, and the Qingzhou army stationed in the plain moved, although there were thousands of defenders in Lingxian County, in the face of 60,000 Qingzhou troops, its fate can be imagined.
Yuan Shao listened to the plan of Feng Ji and Xian Pei and others, left 10,000 people to attack Lingxian, and ordered Ju Yi to lead an army of 5,000 to Ganling, as long as Ganling was captured, it meant that Qinghe County was back in his hands.
In Ganling City, Cheng Lian received urgent news from Lingxian County, his expression changed greatly, since Yuan Shao's troops on the plain, he was closely watching the movement of the plain, even if Lingxian asked for help, it was impossible for him to send a large army to rescue at this time.
"Kuaima informed the state pastor that Yuan Shao led the army to attack Ling County." Cheng Lian ordered.
Ju Yi led the 5,000 army day and night, and took the road that ordinary armies would not take, in order to avoid the scouts of the enemy army, so as to achieve the effect of surprise, although there are only 5,000 troops in Ganling City, but the distance between Qinghe County and Yecheng is not very far, as long as the army of Yecheng arrives, it can affect the outcome of this war, Yuan Shao needs to take Qinghe County by surprise, so as to make Jizhou turbulent, so that the family in the city has to have more thinking when facing their own army.
The news on the battlefield continued to reach his hands, but Cheng Lian's mood was a little dignified, although the defenders of Lingxian County were stubbornly guarding, with thousands of people, it was difficult to stop tens of thousands of troops.
Late at night, there was silence outside Ganling City, and after Ju Yi ordered the Xiandeng Dead to investigate outside the city, he lurked in the west of the city, waiting for news from inside the city.
At the time of the third watch, there was a sudden shout of killing at the city gate, and Ju Yi's spirit was shocked, and he immediately ordered the dead to board the dead first, and moved closer to the west of the city.
The Yang family can be said to have secretly accumulated strength in Qinghe, and the number of private soldiers it secretly trained reached 500 people, which is a force that is enough to affect Qinghe, plus there is no news of the enemy army going to Ganling, although the defense in the city is tight, Cheng Lian is ignoring these families who are very cooperative on the surface.