Chapter 167: Unexpected reinforcements
Han Fu didn't dare to make a move for the time being, and Ye Mo didn't provoke him, so as not to anger Han Fu, after all, Han Fu had gathered an army of 100,000, and the number alone was terrifying. [ads:This site has a new URL,Shorthand method:,.]
Yuan Shao of Xiliang, with the first camp of Liyi and the 40,000 army, don't worry too much. Hangu Pass is a dangerous pass, no matter how powerful Yuan Shao is, he should not be able to break through Hangu Pass, but there is no guarantee that Yuan Shao will not make a detour. But if you think about it, if you take a detour, you have to cross the Yellow River and come from the territory of the Huns, not only that, but the consumption of grain and grass will also be greatly aggravated, and it has not helped to stabilize the transportation.
In this way, the first person Ye Mo has to deal with is simple: Yangzhou Yuan Shu.
Although Yuan Shu also gathered an army of 40,000, in Ye Mo's opinion, it was just a rabble of 40,000. In fact, in Ye Mo's previous life, Yuan Shu had always been underestimated. After Yuan Shu became emperor, in the face of the siege of all the princes, Yuan Shu lasted two years before he was defeated. If Liu Bei tries this, it may be a matter of being turned into scum every minute.
Yuan Shu's chief strategist is actually a person named Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu is also a person with excellent wisdom, but because he is not good at sycophancy, he is not liked by Yuan Shu, but whenever there is a major event, Yuan Shu will definitely ask Yuan Shu's opinion.
Moreover, under Yuan Shu's account, all the cavalry was under the command of Lei Bo and Chen Lan, including 3,000 heavy cavalry. It's just that Lei Bo and Chen Lan are not as loyal to Yuan Shao as Ji Ling, as long as Yuan Shu shows the image of decay, these two will definitely abandon Yuan Shu and leave. Of course, if something goes wrong in this life, it's impossible to say.
"Lord, you've been looking at the map for so long, don't you take a break?" Dian Wei has been by Ye Mo's side since he and Ye Mo bid farewell to Huang Cong, lest something will happen to Ye Mo. At this time, Dian Wei saw that Ye Mo had been locked in the study since he came back, and he had been studying the map in the study for several hours, so he spoke.
Hearing Dian Wei say this, Ye Mo'o looked up at this time, but found that the sky outside the house had already darkened. "Hong Fei, if you are asked to defend Yangzhai City, can you defend it?" Ye Mo looked at Dian Wei, but his face was worried, and asked.
Although Dian Wei is a little dull, it means that Dian Wei only knows how to rely on martial arts and courage in war, and does not know how to use it. When Dian Wei and Ye Mo bid farewell to Huang Cong together, they also heard Ye Mo say that they would defend Yang Zhai to the death, people are in the city, and people will not die in the city. "The lord asked me to defend it, then I will defend it, and I can't lose the city when I die."
Ye Mo heard Dian Wei say this, and immediately smiled, and said, "Hong Fei, you have learned to say good things." It's just that Yang Zhai is a heavy dà, and he can't be sloppy. Yuan Shu has an army of 40,000, but Huang Cong only brings 1,000 people, and Yang Zhai is dangerous. If you can give me 10,000 people, you will definitely leave no piece of armor killed by Yuan Shujun! ”
"My lord, since they are allied, why can't we form an alliance with the other princes?" Dian Wei saw Ye Mo's helpless expression, and couldn't help but speak.
Ye Mo's eyes lit up at first when he heard Dian Wei say this, but they soon dimmed again. Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and Han Fu can form an alliance, but Ye Mo has no way to find the allies. Ye Mo now represents the imperial court, the princes of the world, who is qualified to form an alliance with the imperial court? If you force yourself to find it, it will only reduce the prestige of the Han court in the hearts of the people.
Between the princes of the world, it is not as simple as the intersection of the hilt of the sword. The envoys and ministers exchanged and the covenants were all fierce confrontations.
"Hong Fei, what you think is simpler. However, it's really hard for you to think of this. Let's go eat first, and wait until the military information in Hangu Pass comes back. Ye Mo looked at Dian Wei, but he was not angry that Dian Wei's previous mention was useless, but felt that Dian Wei was glad that he could use his brain to think of strategies at this time.
What Ye Mo didn't know was that at this time, the governor's mansion in Xuzhou was brightly lit.
"My lord, Yuan Shu is a thief and a minister, and now Yuan Shu has entered Yuzhou, which shows the ambition of this son. If Yuan Shu is allowed to get Yuzhou, the next step will definitely be Si Li or our Xuzhou. Mi Zhu sat at the bottom of the chamber and said to Tao Qian in a serious tone, as if everything he said was really just for Tao Qian's good.
Yuan Shu's territory and Tao Qian's Xuzhou City have a handover, but Guangling City at the junction, Tao Qian placed heavy troops there. In addition, Xuzhou's strength is not inferior to Yangzhou at all, and Yuan Shu does not dare to move lightly despite his ambitions. As for Yuzhou, if Wei Zhongdao hadn't drawn a big cake for him this time, he would not have sent troops.
There are no heavy troops in Yuzhou, and there are no princes, but Yuzhou has the most famous college of the Han Dynasty: Yingchuan College is in Yuzhou. In Yuzhou, there are too many Confucian families, and they can't move lightly after they conquer Yuzhou, and they have to take care of the people of Yuzhou. If it is not good, and it is not good to be preached by those scholars to go out of the Yuan Shu army, then Yuan Shu will be finished, and there will be few scholars in the world who will go to it.
Despite this, after Yuan Shu conquered Yuzhou, it would also be one more state's tax, and its strength would definitely increase greatly in a short period of time. In this way, it is also possible for Yuan Shu to invade Xuzhou, after all, Xuzhou can now be regarded as a rich flowing oil.
Tao Qian was actually a little eager for Yuan Shu to beat him at this time, because in Guangling City, although there were heavy troops, Zhen Rong was opposed. Di Rong took advantage of his position to embezzle the grain and grass of Guangling, Xiapi, and Pengcheng counties, but Tao Qian still couldn't use troops against Zhen Rong. Second, Tao Qian was really not sure that he could defeat Zhenrong.
"General Cao Bao, what do you think?" Tao Qian had a plan in his heart, but he didn't say it, just asked the attention of others in his subordinates.
The Cao family of Cao Bao is a big family in Xuzhou, so everything is based on their own interests. Whether it is Tao Qian as Xuzhou Mu or Yuan Shu in Xuzhou, as long as it is beneficial to his Cao family, then he will welcome whom. There is no way, this is the principle of thinking about things in all Han families: everything is based on the interests of the family.
Now, Tao Qian is the pastor of Xuzhou, and Cao Bao can still be in charge of all the soldiers and horses in Xuzhou. However, after Yuan Shu came, it was not necessarily. Under Yuan Shu's account, there are too many generals, large and small, and there are too many who are more capable than Cao Bao. Moreover, when the time comes, Yuan Shu will definitely attach importance to the Mi family, because the Mi family can bring them wealth and fly them to make up for their military salaries.
"My lord, my subordinates think that Yuan Shu's dispatch to Yuzhou this time is a rebellion. As an official of the Han Dynasty, the lord should share the worries of the country. Although Cao Bao didn't directly say that he wanted to send troops, the meaning was not obvious, that is, he must send troops.
Tao Qian was a little surprised at this time, Cao Bao and Mi Zhu actually had the same opinion. Chen Deng has a different opinion, Chen Deng's Chen family is the largest family in Xuzhou, and Ye Mo destroyed the Wei family before, which made Chen Deng a little palpitating. It's just that now that the Cao family and the Mi family have unified their opinions, Chen Deng is not easy to oppose. Besides, the demise of the Wei family is, after all, self-defeating, what if Chen Deng raises objections at this time and is caught by Ye Mo?
Tao Qian looked at the people at the bottom and no one had any objections, so he said: "Since this is the case, then send troops to fight against Yuan Shu's thieves." In this way, Yuan Long wrote a 'book of rebellion', and General Cao went to order soldiers and horses, and Mi was engaged in preparing grain and grass. Tao Qian's words involved all the people of the three big families, and they were smart. xh118