Tian Jing said to Zhang Yan, "Now Yuan Shao's 100,000 troops are besieging Yijing. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoIf we directly send troops to rescue, no matter how many people there are, even if they come out of the nest, they won't be able to save Gongsun Zhan. Because Yuan Shao's army had already seized the initiative in this campaign. We simply don't stand a chance. But if we change our thinking, adopt the method of encircling Wei to save Zhao, and attack the key point that Yuan Shao had to save, then the matter of Youzhou will have some vitality. ”

Zhang Yan listened and said, "It's a good idea to encircle Wei and save Zhao, but where do we choose to attack." Yecheng is the political center of Jizhou, and it stands to reason that besieging Yecheng is the best way. However, Yecheng City is high and deep, and the defense is tight. Yuan Shao fully learned the lesson of the last time Yecheng was attacked by the Montenegrin army, let his cronies defend the city, and mobilized elite troops from all over the country to defend Yecheng. According to the news sent back by our spies, there are no less than 50,000 defenders in Yecheng. Our people just went, not to mention the siege, even if we were in a battle, we were afraid that we would not be sure of winning. ”

Tian Jing also frowned after hearing this, thought for a while and asked, "Jizhou is so big, do you know where Yuan Shao's grain and grass are concentrated?" ”

Zhang Yan heard this and said, "I know this, the largest granary in Jizhou is in Julu." There is a continent in the south of Julu, rich in waterways and convenient for irrigation, so Julu is fertile for thousands of miles from north to south, and it is the largest grain producing area in Jizhou here. In addition, Yuan Shao was at war with Youzhou all the year round, and in order to facilitate the delivery of grain and grass to the north, most of the military rations and strategic materials were also concentrated here. ”

Tian Jing was overjoyed when he heard this, and said, "Then how about we attack the giant deer?" ”

Zhang Yan thought for a while, "I think it's feasible." There are no less than 20,000 defenders of Julu, but the Julu city is very dilapidated, and Yuan Shao has never renovated it. It is said that when Yuan Shao wanted to rebuild the giant deer, some feng shui masters said that the giant deer was the birthplace of the Yellow Turban Zhangjiao, and the rebuilding of the giant deer affected the luck of Yecheng, so Yuan Shao gave up. However, the geographical location of the giant deer is very important, and Yuan Shao still used it as a place for grain and grass to gather. In his opinion, Julu is the heart of Jizhou, as long as there are heavy guards, it is enough. In this case, let's take down the giant deer and let Yuan Shao regret it. ”

Tian Jing heard this and said, "Yes, we have to draw up a plan, since it is to encircle Wei and save Zhao, we must make a momentum, so that Yuan Shao has to return to the army." Once Yuan Shao returns to the army, we must not only quickly capture Julu, but also calmly withdraw to Montenegro. Tian Jing said that he had a good discussion with Zhang Yan again, and made a plan, so that Zhang Yan ordered someone to ask Gongsun Xu to come back again.

When Gongsun continued to rush away, he didn't notice that Tian Jing didn't follow him at first. But less than a hundred steps after walking out, he suddenly found that Tian Jing did not follow, and thought to himself that Tian Jing had failed to persuade Zhang Yan again, and it was difficult to go far, so he had to wait not far outside Zhang Yan's Zhongyi Hall.

After a while, Zhang Yan's people came out and asked Gongsun Xu to go in again to discuss the rescue, and Gongsun Xu said in his heart, it seems that he did not expect it badly, and it is estimated that Tian Jing's words have played a role in Zhang Yan.

After Zhang Yan invited Gongsun Xu in, he did not explicitly say his relationship with Tian Jing. It's just that after thinking about it, he decided to support Youzhou. It's just that he thinks that simply sending troops to rescue can't change the tide of the war. So he decided to attack in two directions. All the cavalry of Montenegro gathered a total of 5,000 cavalry, led by Sun Qing and Wang Dang, and went to Youzhou with Gongsun Xu to support. Zhang Yan led 30,000 Chinese troops to besiege Julu, and tried to save Zhao by besieging Wei and forcing Yuan Shao to return to help. In this way, the reinforcements do not have to fight hard with Yuan Shao, and only wait for the right time to launch an offensive against the Jizhou army.

Gongsun continued to be overjoyed after hearing this, but he didn't expect Zhang Yan to press all his belongings. Immediately gave Gongsun Xu a big gift, "Thank you Uncle Meng, once Yi Jing breaks the siege, Gongsun Xu will be rewarded in the future." ”

Zhang Yan hurriedly helped Gongsun Xu up, "Virtuous nephews don't have to be polite. It is still important to arrange rescue as soon as possible. ”

The discussion here was decided, and Zhang Yan passed down a military order, asking Sun Qing, Wang Dang and others to arrange for the cavalry to gather and prepare weapons, grain and grass.

Gongsun continued to save his father, and did not want to delay more, and after the cavalry's food and grass were ready, he said goodbye to Zhang Yan. Gongsun continued to command the 2,000 cavalry of the headquarters and set off with Wang Dang and Sun Qing. When he was leaving, he found that Tian Jing had no intention of moving, and a trace of doubt flashed in his expression.

Tian Jing said to him, "Big brother, since General Zhang Yan wants to carry out this plan to encircle Wei and save Zhao, there are naturally people around him who can give advice. The younger brother's ability to lead troops is not as good as the eldest brother, so it is better to help General Zhang Yan here. The younger brother has a word to tell me here, in case, big brother, I am in case, in case I can't solve the siege of Youzhou, the eldest brother must remember not to be impulsive. The so-called green mountains are here, not afraid of no firewood, we can also figure out the future. ”

Gongsun Xu heard that Tian Jing did not go with him, and he felt that he was a little greedy for life and afraid of death. With a sneer, he turned around and left, my business

Then he turned to Leping and Li Dang and said, "Fourth brother and fifth brother, you two lead the reserve white horse to go with the eldest brother, and you must protect the safety of the eldest brother." It's still what I said, the green mountains are here, and I'm not afraid of no firewood. You must remember that if things go wrong, you must find a way to preserve your strength. I know that your parents and relatives are in Youzhou, but this is not a matter of one person, but it is related to the entire Youzhou. If the city is really broken, your parents must also hope that you can be safe. ”

Li Kang and Le Ping saw Tian Jing's solemn expression and didn't dare to be careless, so they immediately nodded in agreement. Li Dang said again, "Brother Jing, we are all leaving, is it okay for you to stay here with Zhang Yan alone, or I will go to Yijing and let Leping listen to the order in front of you, and take care of it." ”

Tian Jing smiled, you know a little bit about the relationship between our Hedong and Zhang Yan, and Zhang Yan will be submissive to our Hedong in the future, so you can rest assured here in Zhang Yan. And if I'm not here, I'm afraid that the siege of Julu will be a little difficult. After all, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, we have to do our best. ”

After sending Li Kang and Leping away, Tian Jing turned around to find Zhang Yan and discussed with him about raising troops. Due to the need to besiege the giant deer this time, some basic siege equipment needs to be prepared. And as soon as the soldiers move, the grain and grass go first, although if the giant deer is broken, there is no need to worry about the grain and grass, but it is difficult to predict how this victory will be.

Five days later, Zhang Yan raised 30,000 soldiers and horses, and the vast army rushed to the giant deer. Zhang Yan's Montenegrin army is known as 100,000, in fact, there are many old and weak women and children, and there are only 40,000 soldiers who can fight, plus 5,000 elite cavalry have rushed to Youzhou, and now there are more than 30,000 horses. If it weren't for the alliance with Tian Jing before, and most of the old and weak were transferred to Hedong for resettlement, then Zhang Yan really didn't dare to come out.

Because Tian Jing had the intention of encircling Wei to save Zhao, this time the Montenegrin Army sent troops, not only did not have hidden news, but acted with great fanfare and noise.

Along the way, the counties saw that the 30,000 men and horses of the Montenegrin Army were overwhelming, and the 100,000 elites of Jizhou were all on the battlefield in Youzhou.

Zhang Yan and Tian Jing led the soldiers and horses, under the banner of Montenegro, all the way to the east. If there is an important county town along the way, troops will be sent to attack and garrison men. If they are farther away, they will not pay attention to them, but go to the giant deer.

On this day, the army arrived at the foot of Julu City, and it was the inner and outer three layers that surrounded the city. In fact, the Julu defenders had already received the news of the arrival of the Black Mountain Army a few days ago, and they had already sent people to Youzhou to ask for help.

It's just that now I don't see reinforcements coming, and when I see the army of Montenegro. The commanders of the garrison were Yuan Shao's generals Lü Kuang and Lü Xiang. These two are brothers, although they are not as famous as the four court pillars under Yuan Shao, but they are also the number one person in the Jizhou army.

The two ordered people to strictly guard the city, hold on to wait for help, and no matter how the enemy outside the city shouted, they must not open the city to meet the battle. If the enemy attacks the city, then there will be a fish to the net. At this time, there were still 20,000 horses in the city, and the weapons, grain and grass were very sufficient, but these two people were not confident, and they still hoped that Youzhou could send reinforcements as soon as possible, so they were not proactive in facing the battle. Who knew that after Zhang Yan besieged the city, he besieged but did not attack, Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang didn't know what Zhang Yan's idea was, but he didn't know how to deal with it.

Zhang Yan was discussing the battle strategy with Tian Jing at this time, and asked Tian Jing, "I don't know how General Zhengbei thinks we should fight this battle?" ”

Tian Jing thought for a while and said, "I'm just afraid that Gongsun Xu and they have just arrived in Youzhou, right?" Our purpose is to attract the soldiers and horses from Jizhou, so whether we can capture Julu is not the most important thing now. I have an idea to besiege this giant deer city to death, so that no news can be revealed. After ten days or so, we will set fire to the outside of the city, and tell the outside world that the giant deer will be broken, and let the scouts spread the news to the outside world, and you will lead a soldier and horse to the north. In this way, Yuan Shao must believe it and will definitely send troops to rescue. At that time, Gongsun Xu's cavalry could take the opportunity to fight Yuan Shao for a counterattack. And here we can set up an ambush and eat his strikers. At that time, no matter how generous we rushed back to Montenegro, Yuan Shao couldn't do anything. ”

Zhang Yan was very happy when he heard this, "This plan is wonderful, it can achieve the goal, and it will not lose many soldiers and horses, it is really easy to remember." Then I'll arrange it. ”

Zhang Yan gave an order, and the scouts were released fifty miles, and all the news within a radius of fifty miles was blocked. Then he ordered the soldiers to go to the periphery to cut down timber and pile it in the formation every day, thinking that it would only be used for surprise attacks in the future.