It is said that before Yuan Shao went south this time, Ying Wenwu had a fierce debate about the choice of the commander of the East Road army.

But no matter how they argued, everyone agreed on the same idea: although the soldiers and horses on the eastern route were not the main force of the army, there were only 45,000 men and horses. But the task he has on his face is enormous. It is necessary to attract the main force of the church to Qingzhou and firmly contain it on the land of Qingzhou, so as to free up enough time for the main army to launch a surprise attack on Yanzhou. Therefore, we must be cautious when choosing the coach of the East Road Army.

In this regard, Yuan Shao is more inclined to Yan Liang. Since his own army formation strategy was almost stolen by Luan Yi, Yuan Shao was afraid of the pervasive church, and at the same time, he also vaguely felt that there was an inner ghost around him.

He ordered his henchman Guo Tu to investigate the traitor lurking in his camp several times, but the traitor was buried very deeply, Guo Tu checked and checked, but finally failed to find out the identity of the ghost. As a result, Yuan Shao began to become suspicious, always feeling that there were people around him who wanted to harm him, and he was always afraid that someone would deceive his soldiers and turn against him.

Therefore, when choosing the coach of the East Road Army, Yuan Shao first recommended Yan Liang. After all, Yan Liang has followed him for many years, and his loyalty can be demonstrated. In addition, Yan Liang is known as a famous general in Hebei, who has experienced more than 100 battles of all sizes, is brave and extraordinary, and can fight well. ”

However, as soon as Yuan Shao shouted out the words of recommending Yan Liang, some people immediately objected.

Who?

It is the general of Fenwu who was just named by Yuan Shao, and the director of the army was frustrated. He said in the lobby in front of everyone: "Although Yan Liang is brave and has the majestic posture of a general, he is brave and unstrategic, and he is not a handsome talent." In this campaign, it is unwise for the army of its governor to be armed. If Zhang He, the general of Zhengxi, is replaced, and then Jiang Qi is enshrined to help, the attack of the army on the east road will be unstoppable, and the code will be solid. ”

As soon as Yan Liang heard that he was brave and unstrategic, of course he was not happy, so he stood up and scolded angrily, "Frustrated Gonghe, why do you say that a certain family has courage and no strategy?" ”

Frustrated and arrogant, he said: "In the battle of Youzhou, if it weren't for the improper command of the general, how could the 10,000 pioneers be so easily defeated by Gongsun Zhan." ”

When it comes to the battle of Youzhou, Yan Liangqi's seven tricks are smoking, but the facts are there, that is the biggest failure in his life, and he has nothing to say.

When he was in an embarrassment, Guo Tu stood up to speak for him. Guo Tu said to Yuan Shao: "Ming Gong, there is no victorious general in the world, and no one has led the troops to fight before the horse stumbles." If you can make a small mistake, you won't give people the opportunity to make new contributions. On the other hand, after experiencing the defeat of Youzhou, General Yan will definitely be able to learn a lot of lessons, and in the next battle, he will be brave and brave, clearing the way for Ming Gong to win the Central Plains. General Yan, do you say yes or no? ”

Yan Liang immediately knelt down on one knee and said: "The last general will be brave after being ashamed and live up to the high expectations of the lord." ”

After getting Yan Liang's oath, Yuan Shao laughed loudly, "Yan Liang has this belief, why worry about Qingzhou." ”

As soon as the words fell, he listened to the frustrated advice again, "Lord, my army on the East Road is a wisp of strange soldiers. Don't underestimate this strange soldier, you need to be stable and strange, and strange and stable. Ransom said bluntly, with General Yan's ability, he can't grasp the degree of wonder and stability, and he can't be made handsome. ”

"Frustrated." Guo Tu snorted violently and said, "I never thought that you were this kind of person. Relying on reading a few more books, I looked down on others. Why do you say that General Yan can't be 'strange and stable'? Oh...... I understand. He said thoughtfully: "I'm afraid that slandering General Yan's incompetence is small, and it is big to pull him off the horse and prevent him from being the commander of the Eastern Route Army." In this way, Jiang Qi can serve as the deputy marshal and go to Jiangnan. Who doesn't know that Jiang Qi is your in-law? If you want to find a chance to fight for your in-laws, you said it earlier, you can slander General Yan! ”

Yan Liang as the coach and Jiang Qi as the deputy coach were originally incompatible, but now Guo Tu immediately linked the two things together with the "in-laws", which suddenly stirred up a thousand waves. The lobby immediately began to discuss, "Jiang Qi turned out to be in-laws with his frustrated father!" ”

"Yes! No wonder the frustrated prince and the dead and alive did not let General Yan be the commander! ”

The buzzing in the lobby frightened the frustrated spirit, and secretly scolded himself for recommending who was not good for Jiang Qi. He hurriedly explained, "My lord, it's not nepotism in the next place, but Jiang Qi does have the ability to assist!" ”

"Enough!" What Yuan Shao is most afraid of now is forming a party for personal gain. The fact that he recommended his in-law Jiang Qi immediately aroused his strong disgust. It was decided on the spot that Yan Liang would be the commander of the East Road Army. Of course, he also took into account the problem of Yan Liang's lack of wisdom and scheming, so he asked the strategist Xin Ping to help him.

After deciding that Yan Liang would lead the East Road army, Yuan Shao smiled from the bottom of his heart. In his opinion, with Yan Liang and Xin Ping leading, Qingzhou has great things.

Opposite him, Guo Tu let out a sigh of relief. Zhang He, a famous general in Hebei, is brave and strategic, if he is the commander of the Eastern Route Army, it will inevitably bring a lot of trouble to the Holy Sect. Now that Shuai Yin is handed over to Yan Liang, things are much easier. It can be regarded as an indirect help to the church.

It's just that what Guo Tu didn't expect was that after Yan Liang crossed the big river, he attacked Puyang uncharacteristically and captured the North Sea, and his performance was remarkable. Sure enough, it lived up to Yuan Shao's high expectations.

The reason why this is so is because Yan Liang came to Henan with a breath in his breath. He wants to let those who question their "courage and strategy, only the style of a general but not the talent of a handsome" show that I, Yan Liang, am brave and strategic, and invincible. "A certain family will make a great contribution and seal the stinky mouths of you rotten people. In order to repay the grace of the lord and the trust of Lord Guo. ”

Therefore, when Yan Liang learned that almost all the silver money in Qingzhou was hoarded in Linzi, he immediately came up with the idea of sending troops to Linzi, and immediately ordered the three armies to go out tomorrow on the third day of breakfast.

When the military advisor Xin Ping heard the news, he rushed to persuade him, saying: "Why did the commander act rashly? What did the lord say when he came? Let our army rely on Puyang with its back, and cut off the connection between Qingzhou and Jinan based on the big city of Beihai. The lord also told us several times not to send troops without authorization, and we must contain the main force of the Notre Dame army around the North Sea. Is it possible for the manager to forget? ”

Yan Liang snorted and explained: How could I forget the lord's advice? However, today is different from the past, the battle situation is changing rapidly, and as the commander-in-chief, he must judge the situation and adapt to the situation.

Fang Jin, Linzi is obviously short of troops. According to the Malay report, the maximum number of soldiers defending the city was not more than 1,500. And we have an army of 45,000. Aside from the soldiers and horses stationed in Puyang and Beihai, there are still 35,000 people who can be flexibly maneuvered. With 35,000, 1,500 is just a matter of day and night. The capture of Linzi was easy.

The property of millions of people in Qingzhou is now in the coffers of Linzi. And Qingzhou is the richest of the four major states of the Notre Dame Church. Conquering Linzi can plunder more than a quarter of the wealth of the entire Holy Mother Sect. Our Lady Church and Luan Yi will be hit hard, and the lord will get a lot of money. It can be described as killing two birds with one stone. It will be of great benefit to future wars. Such a big good thing, don't say that Linzi has few soldiers, even if there are thousands of troops and horses, you have to try to attack.

What Yan Liang said is reasonable and well-founded, and Xin Ping pondered and pondered that there was some truth. But after thinking about it, he felt that it was wrong, and he said: "Now, Luan Yi's soldiers and horses must have detected the movements of our army. Subsequently, he will lead the army east to Qingzhou to help. If Luan Yi's soldiers and horses arrived, and our army still hadn't captured Linzi, what would it be? You know, Linzi is very likely to be like Beihai, although there are only 1,500 soldiers stationed, but it is all the people who go into battle, not in a day or two? ””

"That's not a big deal." Yan Liang waved his hand, "Don't say that Luan Ziqi fell for the lord's plan to hide the sky and cross the sea, and he will not know the news of our army's invasion of Qingzhou for a while." Even if you know that Guandu in northern Henan is thousands of miles away from Qingzhou, even if Luan Ziqi marches a hundred miles day and night, it will take more than ten days to reach Linzi City. Now calculated, Luan Yi will definitely not be able to come to Qingzhou within ten days. ”

Xin Ping mentioned again, "But don't forget, Luan Yi also arranged a team of soldiers and horses in Dongping County!" Dongping is close to Qingzhou, and it will be able to rush to the aid within five days. By the way, according to the detective report, the coach is Lu Bu. ”

Hearing the word "Lu Bu", Yan Liang's face showed a little disdain. "What is Lu Bu afraid of! I don't think I went to the Tiger Prison with the lord at the beginning, otherwise I would have slashed this fang. Flying General? Hmph, the tone is not small, but it's just a three-surnamed slave who rebelled and surrendered. In addition, in the report sent by the lord a few days ago, it was said that the number of Lu Bu's so-called Holy Bear Army had been found out by our army, but it was only more than 20,000 people. Far less than our army. If it fights our army head-on, the Holy Bear Army is not an opponent, so there is no need to worry. Yes, in the battle of Linzi, our army will win no matter what. With such a winning battle and such a rich reward, wouldn't it be a fool not to fight? ”

"But......" Xin Ping always felt unsteady. But the lord has an order not to let us act rashly! ”

Yan Liang changed his smile and said unhappily: "The general will not be subject to foreign military orders." As the commander-in-chief, I have decided to send troops to Linzi, and no one is allowed to give any more advice. ”

"This ......" Xin Ping held back the words that came to his lips and said secretly: "That's it, that's it." Maybe it's really as Yan Liang said, Linzi is vulnerable! ”

Just when Yan Liang was making pre-war arrangements for the First Battle of Linzi. Our Lady of Linzi has not been idle.

Under the orderly guidance of the pastors of the churches in various villages in Linzi, people from all over the country left their homes one after another and hid in the city to avoid trouble. Luan, then the patriarch of the diocese of Qingzhou, was in charge of organizing his clergy to resettle the refugees. Li Su, who was the Taishou of Linzi, summoned the young and strong refugees to enlist in the army to temporarily consolidate the city's defenses.

Different from the old Beihai City, the old city of Linzi suffered heavy losses during the Tian Kai Rebellion in the year before the Shengyuan (the year before the first year of the Shengyuan Dynasty, equivalent to the first year BC). The inhabitants of the city were slaughtered and the city was extensively destroyed.

Most of the people living in Linzi County now moved from Luoyang to Chang'an after Dong Zhuo burned Luoyang. After Luan Yi captured Luoyang, he brought them back to Qingzhou from Chang'an.

These people from Luoyang, whose ancestral hometown, experienced unforgettable hardships under Dong Zhuo's tyranny before embarking on the long migration road, and went through countless hardships, and finally moved to Linzi, Qingzhou - their new home, just a few days after a good life, Yuan Shao attacked again.

Having already tasted the destruction of their homeland once, they will never allow the wicked to destroy their homeland again. Therefore, after hearing the news of Li Su's recruitment of new troops, they all enthusiastically signed up. More than 5,000 recruits were recruited in one day