Chapter 231: On the eve of the battle in Qingzhou
"No, we have to speed up!"
Cao Ying fidgeted.
When all the heroes of the Central Plains sent envoys to buy supplies from Youzhou, Cao Ying was in a hurry.
He knew that Liu Yuan might not sell it to Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, but the others would not be sure.
In other words, the advantage he has just gained will soon be wiped out, and he will even lag behind others because of insufficient money!
Therefore, we must take advantage of the fact that this advantage has not yet been lost, step up the expansion of our forces, and do our utmost to obtain the greatest benefits.
It's a pity that the supplies have just arrived, and the troops have not yet been successfully trained!
Cao Ying had a headache.
"It's not as good" Chen Gong looked ruthless: "Raise soldiers with war!" Train soldiers in battle, weed out the weak, and grind in the arms. Not only saved time, but also got what the lord wanted! ”
Xun You was a little unbearable.
If so, how many soldiers' lives will be lost?
Cao Ying was a decisive person, and after a little thought, he agreed to this plan. At the same time, Chen Gong and Xuzhou envoys were sent to take the initiative to contact Liu Dai, preparing to take Qingzhou as soon as possible.
At the same time, Jizhou Julu.
Tian Feng ushered in Liu Dai's brother, Liu Xuan.
After listening to Liu Yuan's narration, Tian Feng completely believed that Liu Dai was sincerely seeking refuge in Liu Yuan.
As Liu Miao said, apart from taking refuge in Liu Yuan, Liu Dai has no better way out!
Haosheng entertained Liu Xuan and discussed many strategies with him before sending him away.
Then, Tian Feng asked Koji Yi to dispatch troops and horses in a high-profile manner, and at the same time spread the news to Youzhou.
Liu Yuan looked at the secret report in his hand and laughed at Guo Jia: "Hahaha's plan for filial piety has been completed!" ”
"Hehe," Guo Jia smiled smugly and said, "Qingzhou is already a meal on the main plate!" ”
"Not bad." Liu Yuan nodded very happily and said: "The two brothers Liu Miao and Liu Dai are really good, not only do they want to send Qingzhou to this king, but also beat Cao Mengde and Tao Qian, it's really good, hahaha The plan of filial piety is wonderful!" I have filial piety, and great things will be done! ”
Guo Jia was also very happy.
As a strategist, it is his duty and interest to help the lord and the country and the world. Now that great things can be accomplished, how can you not be happy?
"Feng Xiao's grasp of the affairs of the characters can be described as nuanced, if Liu Dai and Liu Miao react, after Feng Xiao controls it!"
Liu Yuan looked at Guo Jia with emotion.
"If you don't have the ability to do three points, how can Jia help the lord easily settle the country?!"
"Hahaha, that's it!"
"That's right, my lord." Guo Jia said with a smile: "The Central Plains heroes have sent envoys to buy some supplies, what are the plans of the lord?" ”
"Sell, why don't you sell!?" Liu Yuan said with a smile: "It's the time to knock on its bamboo poles, don't sell it for nothing!" But except for the Yuan brothers! ”
Speaking of the Yuan brothers, Liu Yuan's face sank.
"Fengxiao, you inform my father-in-law Zhen Yi of this matter and let him handle it. He's a businessman and knows how to maximize profits! ”
Guo Jia nodded yes, and said: "Lord, the Central Plains heroes are coming one after another, which will definitely greatly stimulate Cao Ying and Liu Biao!" These two will never see their advantage lost. So, they will definitely move in a very short time, and we have to be prepared so as not to be caught off guard. ”
"Well," Liu Yuan nodded, "Just send a message to Yuan Hao, and he will handle it." ”
"As for the lord of the state side, do you think you will transfer the Liaodong Army back?"
Guo Jiadao: "Although General Gao Shun is in charge of Bingzhou, a large part of the troops of the Bingzhou Army are invested in the Western Regions, which is somewhat weak. If you want to take advantage of this opportunity, you can't do it. ”
Liu Yuan thought for a long time and nodded slowly: "Well, that kid Zhang Fei of the Liaodong Legion has indeed been too comfortable in the past few years, it's time for him to move his muscles!" That's it, send a message to the Liaodong Army, and let the commander of the corps Zhang Fei wave his army quietly to Bingzhou, stationed in Shangdang Huguan, and wait for the time to move. Ordered Yan Liang of the Liaoxi Army, let him take care of it and guard Liaodong! ”
"Yes, my lord."
After Guo Jia left, Liu Yuan got up, looked fixedly at the huge map hanging on the wall of the study, and fell into deep thought.
Now the six major legions of Youzhou, Xu Huang and Xu Gongming's Shanggu Legion guard the Heyun Fortress in the Western Regions, and suppress the remnants of the Xiongnu, Ding Ling, Hujie and Jiankun. Zhao Yun of the Yuyang Army mainly pioneered the extreme north; Yan Liang of the Liaoxi Army took care of guarding Liaodong and the Far North Frontier; Jizhou Legion Tian Feng and Yi Yi were preparing to take Qingzhou; Zhang Fei of the Liaodong Army was going to go to the state to join the party; The Bingzhou Army was divided into two, and Huang Chang led most of the troops to defend Juyan with Xiliang Machao, and suppressed the countries of the Western Regions; Gao Shun led a group of soldiers and horses to take care of the defense of Merge Prefecture and Liangzhou, and suppressed Yongzhou, Hedong and Hanoi!
There are also the Catchers and City Guards Corps, who are in charge of law and order.
Although the major legions are relatively distinct, they are still somewhat chaotic.
"Alas"
Liu Yuan let out a long sigh.
It's not time to reorganize the legion again!
There is also the political axe system of the entire Youzhou. The grassroots and middle levels are only organized, but the top level is also a little chaotic and ambiguous. The work of Guo Jia, Chen Quntian, Feng and Jia Xu has not yet been completely divided, and some of them are entangled, which is difficult to sort out!
Now, what is most needed is a well-layered and highly efficient political and military system!
Three provinces, six ministries and three powers are separated
All kinds of systems of later generations crossed Liu Yuan's mind, and they were chaotic
Qingzhou.
After Liu Miao returned to Qingzhou, he explained the strategy and inventory he had jointly formulated with Tian Feng, and Liu Dai pondered for a while, and then made a decision.
A few days later, Chen Deng under Tao Qian and Chen Gong under Cao Ying came to visit. The two brothers Liu Miao and Liu Dai looked at each other and smiled, which was meaningful.
in the living room. Liu Miao sat on the main seat, accompanied by Tai Shici.
Under the hall, Chen Deng and Chen Gong sat opposite each other.
"Liu Taishou, where is the state pastor?"
Chen Gong was the first to ask.
They came to see Liu Dai, not Liu Xuan.
"Alas" Liu Miao looked sad: "Don't hide it from the two of you, my brother is terminally ill!" ”
"Huh?!"
Chen Deng and Chen Gong glanced at each other, both of them were shocked, and then understood. That's right, in the face of the threat of Liu Yuan's behemoth going south, with Liu Dai's surname, he will definitely get sick in a hurry.
The two of them showed sympathy on their faces, and Chen Deng's mind turned around, and he said, "Can the two of us meet Liu Zhoumu?" ”
When Liu Xuan heard this, his face remained unchanged, and he secretly said that Chen Deng was clever, so he said: "My brother is confused, and it is inconvenient to see guests!" ”
"This"
Chen Deng and Chen Gong glanced at each other, and their hearts were spinning.
"But since the two of you have a heart, I can't stop it, and come with me."
The two of them met Liu Dai with Liu Miao and saw him confused. Talking nonsense, his eyes are deep-set, his skin and bones are like bones, and he is indeed terminally ill, and he can't help but be very happy in his heart.
Liu Dai is terminally ill, it can be said that Qingzhou has no owner, and it is a great opportunity to take his land!
The three of them were silent and returned to the living room.
"Two, my brother is critically ill, this Qingzhou" Liu Miao sighed: "I'm afraid it's difficult to preserve, I still need a lot of help from Tao Gong and Cao Gong!" When Liu Yuan is defeated, my brothers will definitely have a good reward! ”
Generous retribution?!
Er Chen sneered in his heart. This land of Qingzhou is a good reward!
"Liu Taishou rest assured!" Chen Gong was righteous and awe-inspiring: "Liu Yuan's thieves are trying to get involved in the Central Plains, and our lords and princesses are all princes of the Central Plains, so we should help each other, and we must do our best to help Liu Zhoumu!" ”
"Not bad!"
Chen Deng also cut the railway.
"In this way, I have thanked the two of you, Tao Gong and Cao Gong!" Liu Miao stood up and gave a long salute.
Then, the three of them discussed the issue of sending troops.
In the end, Cao Ying sent 80,000 troops, Tao Qian sent 80,000 troops, and Qingzhou itself had 120,000 troops, with a total of 280,000 people.
After that, the time was agreed, and the three-way army converged in Gaotang County, Pingyuan County, south of the Yellow River, to prepare to resist Liu Yuan's Jizhou army together.
In fact, it's not that Chen Gong Chen Deng doesn't want to use tricks, but he is not sure.
If it was before Cao Ying bought equipment, the two of them would probably have used a plan to let one army guard Gaotang Harbor, and the other army would either besiege Wei to save Zhao, or the golden cicada would break out of its shell. But when they learned that the Youzhou army was so well-equipped, they had no confidence.
A large army, I'm afraid it won't be able to resist the attack of the Youzhou army at all!
Gaotang Port can't stop the Youzhou Iron Boat Sailor!
Therefore, only by working together and twisting all the forces into a rope can we have a chance to reject Liu Yuan from Hebei!
When the three of them decided on a strategy, Chen Gong and Chen Deng immediately returned.
Liu Miao looked at the backs of the two leaving, the corners of his mouth curled, and he laughed. Then, Liu Dai also walked out with a sick face.
"Etiquette, it's done!"
"Not bad! It's all right! ”
The two looked at each other and smiled.
Then, Liu Dai scolded and asked people to bring a basin of water, clean the face, and then look, where is the terminally ill look? Although the fatigue has not fully recovered due to extreme worry, he has never looked critically ill.
These are all pretended, just to completely dispel Cao Ying and Tao Qian's suspicions and dispel their vigilance. Lay the foundation for the implementation of the plan!
Then, Liu Dai personally went to Beihai and discussed with Wu Anguo, the general under Kong Rong, for a long time, and then returned to Linzi, just waiting for the arrival of Cao Ying and Tao Qian's army.
Bonggao.
Cao Ying was naturally very happy when he learned that Liu Dai was critically ill.
"Gongtai, I'm tired of you this time!"
Cao Ying's words are very sincere.
Although he has a disagreement with Chen Gong, Chen Gong has been doing his best for him all along, working tirelessly, so that he is a stone man and can be impressed. Although Cao Ying is seriously suspicious, he is still a person, isn't he?
Therefore, he gradually accepted Chen Gong from the bottom of his heart.
Chen Gong was moved, and finally eliminated the suspicion between the monarch and the minister, and he was relieved in his heart.
"Lord, according to the agreement, after taking Qingzhou, the lord and Tao Qian will each take half. Tao Qian wanted Beihai and Donglai, and the rest of the counties belonged to the lord. Chen Gong said: "I don't know if the lord has a plan?" ”
Intended, what intended? Naturally, he wanted another piece of meat from Tao Qian's hands!
"Hey, Tao Qian has a good idea, Beihai is under the governance of Kong Wenju, and it is peaceful, rich and healthy, and has a large population. Donglai is a big salt-producing county again! The two most oily counties in Qingzhou were asked by him, what do I Cao Mengde eat? ! Cao Ying sneered: "Qingzhou, I'm going to decide!" Tao Qian wants to take advantage, that's delusional! ”
"Yes." Xun You nodded and said, "Just get some hands and feet in the battle against the Youzhou army, and you can bury Xuzhou County!" When the time comes, occupying these two counties openly, Tao Qian is powerless, and he can't help it! ”
(To be continued)