Taiyuan Juncheng is a close confidant sent by Dong Zhuo to Jinyang.

If he escapes, he will definitely add unnecessary trouble to the Taiyuan Raiders.

"Arrest him now, make sure you catch him! At least find out his whereabouts! ”

The excitement of entering Jinyang was diluted by the unexpected news, and everyone became nervous again.

With the assistance of Li Hongzhang, the eldest grandson Wuji quickly found out the situation of the subordinate officials of the Jinyang County Government.

The transfer of power in Jinyang did not occur in large-scale bloody conflicts, and ordinary people rarely knew about it. The eldest grandson Wuji convened a meeting of all Peng's subordinates, the purpose of which was to maintain the stability of Jinyang and lay the foundation for pacifying the southern part of Taiyuan and taking full control of Taiyuan County.

Liu Mang immediately summoned Liu Bowen and Su Dingfang to discuss the next move.

The main issue is to analyze the possible reactions of several surrounding forces in order to further adjust the response strategy.

According to the previous analysis, Lishi Gaoshun should get the news from Jinyang on the night of August 20, or the morning of August 21, that is, tonight or tomorrow morning.

Gao Shun was supposed to send troops on August 22.

As for Jizhou, because the two places are separated by Taihang Mountain, Jizhou Jingcheng should get the news from Jinyang on August 21.

Yuan Shao in Jizhou is the biggest threat, and Su Dingfang is very worried that Li Xiucheng's troops will not be able to resist the Jizhou army.

"Young Master, should we send an additional team to Yuxian County to support the Xiucheng Division?"

Liu Mang is not worried.

At present, in addition to the 2,000 elite infantry brought from Yanmen, Jinyang only has 1,000 newly attached Jinyang soldiers.

The Jinyang soldiers have low combat effectiveness, and they have not been reorganized, and the morale of the army has not yet stabilized. Now not only can it not be sent to the battlefield, but it is also necessary to guard against a mutiny.

Moreover, even if he wants to divide troops to support Li Xiucheng in Yuxian County, there is no general under Liu Mang who can be entrusted with important tasks.

Liu Bowen waved his hand very confidently. "The threat of Jizhou Yuan Shao is still secondary, and Zhang Yang of the Shangdang is the focus of Taiyuan's strategy."

According to Liu Bowen's analysis, Yuan Shao of Jizhou is resourceful and indecisive, and he is always hesitant when faced with a major event. It is good to raise famous men and fierce generals, but they do not fully trust and do not give full rights. As a result, the already slow decision-making process has been further delayed.

"It was determined that Yuan Benchu would get the news from the Jingcheng side on August 23, and it would take time to react and pass on the order, and the Jingcheng side would raise troops as early as August 26, and on August 28 and 9, they would cross Jingcheng and arrive in Yu County."

"What does Mr. Berwyn mean is that we should solve the problem on the Qi County side as soon as possible, repel Zhang Yang of the Shangdang before August 26, and then wave troops north to support Yu County?"

"That's right." Liu Bowen pointed to the map, "Shangdang Nie County, less than 100 miles away from Qi County, should get news from Qi County on August 19." Zhang Yang and Xu Huang's troops were stationed in Nie County, which was aimed at Qi County, as expected, Xu Huang of Nie County should have sent troops to cross Taiyue Mountain and rush to Qi County. ”

Xu Huang's dispatch of troops was expected.

This Taiyuan strategy, the main object of prevention is Shangdang Zhang Yang. According to Liu Bowen's analysis, Zhang Yang, the eldest son of the Shangdang, had difficulty crossing the Taiyue mountain road, so he could only detour through Hedong County and enter Taiyuan from the south, and it was estimated that he would arrive in Qi County around August 24.

"The battle with Zhang Yang and Yuan Shao is inevitable, our army has few soldiers, and we can only fall into the difficult situation of fighting on both sides at the same time.

The situation was clear, and Liu Mang, Liu Bowen, and Su Dingfang quickly unified their opinions.

The army supported Qi County as planned, and on August 25 or 26, it was necessary to meet Zhang Yang's troops, and it must be defeated in a battle, so that it could no longer be able to disturb the south of Taiyuan, and then our army could withdraw and return to the north to meet Yuan Shao's troops of Jizhou on the Jingcheng side.

The three of them had just finished discussing, and suddenly someone came to report: Taiyuan County has a whereabouts!

Na Juncheng was Dong Zhuo's cronies, and in Wang Rou's mansion and Jinyang military camp, he bought eyeliner, and learned the news of Wang Rou's coercion for the first time.

Jun Cheng had no military power in his hands, and seeing that the momentum of Jinyang could not be reversed, he fled from Jinyang City, and someone saw him take his cronies out of the east gate of Jinyang.

Several people hurriedly leaned over to check the map.

Soon, the eyes of the three of them were all locked on Yuci, about thirty miles east of Jinyang!

Yuci is not a military location, so it is not included in the key consideration of this Taiyuan strategy.

However, Yuci is also known as the gateway to Jinyang, which is located on the main road from Jinyang to Qi County.

If that guy occupies Yuci, although he can't prevent the army from going to Qi County, if he ignores it, he will leave a hidden danger in the hinterland of Taiyuan.

Moreover, Taiyuan has not yet been pacified, and Juncheng is a high-ranking official of a county, and he is quite influential in the local area. Even if he can't raise troops to cause chaos, he will definitely create public opinion and slander Liu Mang, who has just become the Taishou of Taiyuan, at least to a certain extent, causing a negative impact.

However, if you attack Yuci, although you will definitely be able to win the battle, the siege will inevitably cause casualties, which will definitely affect the strategic deployment of the army to support Qi County.

What to do?

There is not much time to hesitate and make a decision right away!

If Yuci is occupied by it, there is only one choice - fight!

Time is very urgent, Liu Mang wants to send troops overnight, but this is irrational.

If you suddenly change your plan and send troops in advance, it will inevitably create an illusion to the outside world, especially those who have just been attached to Taiyuan and the Jinyang army, that is, the new Taishou is in trouble, and it will also make those who were originally wavering lose confidence in the young master Liu Mang.

The army set off tomorrow morning as originally planned. Su Dingfang led a small department and rushed to Yuci overnight to find out the situation. If Yuci has been controlled, as soon as the army arrives tomorrow, it will immediately and quickly attack!

Su Dingfang was ordered to take a small team to set off secretly, Liu Bowen stayed in the camp outside the city, and Liu Mang returned to Jinyang City.

As soon as I entered the palace, I heard a loud and scolding sound in a room.

"Wait until I tell the young master, see how you explain!"

It's time to move!

"Die!"

It turned out to be Yan Qing's voice!

Yan Qing usually blushes even when she speaks, and she has never heard him burst into foul language, what's wrong with this now?

Liu Mang was already preoccupied, and he was even more annoyed when he heard the two closest subordinates arguing.

"Bang" kicked the door open.

There were only two people in the house, Yan Qing and Shi Qian.

Shi Qian was shaking his beard, rolling his eyes, and he was angry with Yan Qing. And Yan Qing was already so angry that her face was flushed, if Liu Mang came in a step late, Yan Qing was afraid that she would really have to do it!

Liu Mang's face was gloomy and he glared at the two. "What's the fuss?!"

"He, he slandered!" Yan Qing was so angry that she couldn't speak.

When Shi Qian saw the young master Liu Mang, he was full of confidence, and shook his head proudly and said: "Young master, young master, he has a ghost in his heart!" ”

Liu Mang remembered that the last time the two followed Li Yan back to Yanmen, Shi Qian told the secret and said that Yan Qing was unfaithful. The two must have quarreled over this matter!