Upper Valley Gunji, Frustrated Yang.

The north wind howled, rolling up the snow all over the sky, and the ten-mile-long street was bleak.

"Click~~"

In the sound of hurried and heavy footsteps, two teams of heavily armored soldiers marched along the ten-mile long street and stepped on neat steps, the sonorous and cold iron armor flashed with a dark cold glow, and the bundles of cherry red tassels on the soldiers' helmets were as beautiful as blood in the light of the morning sun~~

"Stop moving forward ~~"

The leading colonel raised his right arm leisurely, and the soldiers who were surging behind him slowed down and scattered in a goose wing array~~

"Array~~"

"Click!"

The colonel gave another order, and the two teams of soldiers slammed the spears in their hands to the ground, and with a loud bang, they had already formed a strict alert formation, one by one, they stood proudly in the wind, their vigilant eyes stared straight ahead, and the cold murderous aura was permeated~~

In the suffocating waiting, the sound of horses' hooves shattered the silent long street, and under the frightened and frightened eyes of the people, hundreds of horsemen rushed towards the Taishou Mansion before turning over and dismounting. Under the escort of Jia Xu, Guo Tu, Pei Yuanshao, and Dian Wei, Ma Yue went straight into the hall of the Taishou Mansion, threw his cloak and sat down on the main seat, and said in a deep voice: "Take Liu Yu!" ”

Dian Wei, who jumped behind Su immediately, took a step forward, a trace of cold murder flashed in his fierce eyes, and suddenly raised his huge head and shouted: "Take ~ Liu Yu~~"

"The general has an order~~Take Liu Yu~~"

Ma Yue's orders were passed one by one, and in less than a moment, the chaotic footsteps sounded outside the hall, and the figure flashed, and Liu Yu, who described Artemisia and looked embarrassed, had been escorted into the hall, and the eyes of Ma Yue and the generals fell on Liu Yu like a knife, Liu Yu glanced at Ma Yue lightly, turned his body slightly, and his face was quite disdainful.

"How can the general of the defeated army not kneel?"

Pei Yuanshao took a step forward, drew his sword suddenly, and did his best to threaten.

"Humph!"

Liu Yu snorted from his nostrils, fearless.

"Puff looking for death!"

"Yuan Shao!"

Pei Yuanshao was furious and wanted to stab Liu Yu to death with a sword, but was stopped by Ma Yue's shout, Pei Yuanshao had no choice but to return the sword into the sheath and retreat abruptly.

Ma Yue retreated from Pei Yuanshao, then turned to Liu Yu and said indifferently, "Lord Liu Yu, if Ben is not mistaken, this should be the first time we meet?" ”

Liu Yu said coldly: "Not bad." ”

Ma Yue's face turned cold in an instant, Huo Ran got up and shouted: "You and I say that there is no grudge in the past, and there is no hatred in the near future, why are you plotting against the generals behind your back?" Since they are both Han courtiers, they should work together to fight against the Xianbei barbarians, why do they not distinguish between right and wrong, and they don't know whether they are enemies or enemies, so they help Xianbei and harm the general's surname? As an important minister of Youzhou and the country, he does not want to serve the court, but secretly helps the enemy country, I don't know what his intentions are? ”

"Huh~" Liu Yu waved his robe disdainfully, and said, "Ma Yue, Piff!" Your name is Hanchen, you are actually a thief, a wolf with ambition, and you will be a troubled henchman of the Han Dynasty! Such an enemy and thief, everyone will be punished! Why do you need a reason, and why do you need a heart? It's ridiculous! Now that it has fallen into your hands, you have to kill and chop, and listen to it. ”

"Look for death!"

"Look for death!"

"Look for death!"

Dian Wei, Xu Chu, and Pei Yuanshao drew their swords at the same time, glaring at each other angrily, Ma Yue leisurely raised his right arm, and the three of them suddenly put away their swords and retreated, not daring to make a mistake.

Ma Yue stared at Liu Yu coldly, a terrifying cold flame suddenly flashed in his eyes, and he said sharply: "Someone!" ”

The two soldiers clasped their fists with both hands and replied: "The villain is here!" ”

"Escort Liu Yu back to Ning County, three days later~~Sacrifice the soul of the hero~~"

"Yes!"

The two pro-soldiers agreed sharply, picked up Liu Yu and left, Liu Yu was shocked, his face turned pale in an instant, he struggled fiercely twice, and shouted fiercely: "Horse Leap Horseman!" Butcher! Thief! Dog thief~~ Kill Shangguan without permission, such perverse behavior will be spurned by the corporal of the world, and you will not die well~~ You will leave a stench for 10,000 years~~"

Ma Yue was unmoved, waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Take Yan Rou!" ”

"With Yan Rou~~"

"With Yan Rou~~"

After only a moment's effort, Yan Rou brought it, compared to Liu Yu's arrogance, Yan Rou seemed calm and calm.

"Yan Rou!"

Ma Yue shouted, his eyes were like torches, piercing straight into Yan Rou's eyes, Yan Rou was not afraid or avoided, calmly met Ma Yue's sharp eyes, and his expression was calm~~

"The foot is for the Han people and the Han Chen, how can you help Xianbei and harm the general?"

Yan Rou smiled faintly and calmly responded: "I don't want to help Xianbei, I really want to help Liu Tingshi and kill the general, that's all." ”

"Ben will be innocent, why harm each other?"

"The general is not guilty, but he is ambitious! Liu Tingshi is a great Han plan and a livelihood for the people in the world, and he should take the killing of the general as his own victory, and he should be a staff member of Liu Tingshi, so he should be effective. ”

Ma Yuelang said: "The past will be able to pass away, and you are willing to work for the general?" ”

Yan Rouwan refused: "The defeated army, but ask for a quick death." ”

Ma Yue said coldly: "Yan Rou, would you rather die than serve this general?" ”

Yan Rou said indifferently: "I still hope that the general will be fulfilled." ”

Although Yan Rou's tone was light, his intention was very firm, and Jia Xu, who was standing on the side, shook his head imperceptibly, Those who can't be used by me~~ will be killed!

Ma Yue's eyes flickered, he looked at Yan Rou for a long time and was silent, and said word by word for a while: "In this case~~ this will be~~ all ~~ you!" Come on~~ Roll it down~~ Behead the public! ”

"Thank you, General."

Yan Rou clenched his fists, turned around and walked away, behind Yan Rou, Ma Yue's expression was cold, Yan Rou~~ is really a loyal person, it's a pity~~

……

An Le, Gongsun Zhan's camp.

Gongsun Yue hurriedly stepped into the tent and said loudly: "Brother, defeated~ defeated!! ”

Gongsun Zhan frowned, and said unhappily: "Second brother, what is the defeat?" ”

Gongsun Yue took a breath and replied: "Liu Yu was defeated, the battle of the grassland on the dam, Liu Yu was defeated, the army of 30,000 collapsed, and now the entire grassland is full of Liu Yu's remnants of the defeated soldiers, Ma Yuejun took advantage of the victory to pursue, and the generals Pei Yuanshao and Liao Hua each led a large army, and they have surrounded the military capital and Changping~~"

"What!?" Gongsun Zhan was taken aback when he heard this, Huo Ran stood up and hissed, "Liu Yu really lost, Ma Yue really won!?" ”

"It's incredible, it's amazing!" Guan Jing also said in disbelief, "You need to know that Liu Yu has more than 30,000 cavalry troops, and Ma Yue only has a mere 4,000 or 5,000 cavalry troops, even if Ma Yue's soldiers are brave and good at fighting, it is difficult to destroy Liu Yu's 30,000 troops in one battle, how did this Ma Yue~~ do it?" ”

"The last general once led the horse to investigate the dam, and Liu Yu's defeat is undoubted." Gongsun Yue said in a condensed voice, "As for the exact cause of the defeat, it is not yet known, but according to the defeated and escaped Liu Junjun, the reason why Ma Yue was able to break Liu Yu seems to have something to do with what chariot was used~~"

"Chariots?" Guan Jing became more and more confused when he heard this, "How is this possible!" ”

Although Liu Yu's defeat was shocking, Gongsun Zhan was concerned about another matter, and asked Gongsun Yue urgently: "Do you know Liu Yu's life and death?" ”

Gongsun Yue said: "It is not yet known, but according to the remnants of the defeated soldiers who returned to Jixian County, Liu Yu does not seem to have fled back to Jixian County. ”

Guan Jing's face changed, and he said to Gongsun Zhan: "My lord, in this way, Liu Yu is afraid that he will be more than lucky." ”

"In this way, this Youzhou will soon be surnamed Ma~~" Gongsun Zhan sighed and said to Guan Jing, "Shiqi, you set off overnight and went to the Ma Yue camp in person, one to congratulate him, and the other to show the official's intentions, so that the official is ready to play the Son of Heaven and watch the horse leap to become the pastor of Youzhou." ”

Guan Jing's expression moved, and he said respectfully: "The lower official obeys the order." ”

……

Frustrated.

Jia Xu Shi Ran walked into the back hall, bowed to Ma Yue, and said respectfully: "Xu~~ See the lord." ”

Ma Yue said indifferently: "Wen He doesn't have to be polite. ”

Jia Xu said: "Lord, Guan Jing wants to see the lord, and let the lower officials block him back." ”

"Oh, what did Guan Jing say?"

"It is nothing more than to congratulate the lord, and convey Gongsun Zhan's mind on his behalf, saying that he is preparing to play the Son of Heaven as the lord of Youzhou, and in the eyes of the following officials, this move is clearly testing the lord."

"Gongsun Zhan is worried that the general will rob him of Youzhou, hum~~" Ma Yue said, "Youzhou is barren and poor, sparsely populated and far away from Gyeonggi, not to mention ~~ In Yan Rou's view, the people of the counties of Youzhou regard this as a flood beast and have a lot of resistance, if they attack forcibly, they will inevitably lose their troops." ”

Jia Xu said: "Even if you attack the entire territory of Youzhou, it may be difficult to defend it for a long time, this beneficial and harmless move is not done by wise men." ”

Ma Yue said: "Why don't you sell a favor with the surname Suo, and your cousin Sun Zan is the pastor of Youzhou?" ”

"The lord is wise." Jia Xu said, "The so-called ~~ Yanque knows the ambition of the bird, Gongsun Zhan, Guan Jing and other generations regard Youzhou as a treasure, but the lord abandons it like a mustard ear." ”

"Since you have decided to give, you should ask for the surname to be more cheerful and sincere! There is no need to take the opportunity to blackmail and exchange interests, and Gongsun Chan is no better than us, and he can't squeeze much oil and water. Ma Yue said, "In this way, when the Central Plains is in turmoil and the county is in turmoil in the future, there will be a reliable ally, what does Wen He think?" ”

Jia Xu thought deeply and said: "The lord is wise. ”

"Now that Liu Yu has been defeated, the pacification of the counties is in good faith." Ma Yue suddenly got up and said in a deep voice, "Now~~ it's time to prepare to take the Hetao in the west." ”

Hurried footsteps suddenly sounded outside the door, and the figure flashed, and Guo Tu's thin figure flashed in.

"Lord, picture~~ back."

"Public rule." Ma Yue stood up to greet him and asked, "How was the result?" ”

Guo Tu took a breath, his eyes showed excitement, and he said loudly: "Shanggu Taishou was shot and killed by Ju Tu, Daijun Taishou Qi Zhou died in the chaos, Liaodong was greedy to the king was beheaded by General Xu Chu in front of the battle, Hu Chi was defeated and went to Daijun, Xian Yuyin was captured alive by General Liao Hua, in addition, Xian Yufu and Weidun led 2,000 remnants to retreat to Jixian County, Wen Chou and Yan Liang led 3,000 remnants to retreat to Guangyang, and Zhang He led the rest of about 4,000 people to retreat to Zhuo County Liangxiang. ”

Jia Xu said: "Okay! The battle on the grassland on the dam can be described as a complete victory. ”

Guo Tu said: "Because the war is not over, the casualties of the enemy and our armies cannot be counted for the time being, but there are nearly 10,000 prisoners of war who have been collected, General Pei Yuanshao has captured the military capital, General Liao Hua has attacked Changping, and Sun Zhan, the Taishou Gongsun of Beiping, has also moved to Lu County, forming a three-sided encirclement of Jixian County, but ~~"

Ma Yue said: "But how? It's okay to talk about it. ”

Guo Tu said: "But our army can only end here, and we can't continue to attack Jixian." ”

Ma Yue's expression moved, and he asked, "Why?" ”

Guo Tu said: "Although our army is victorious today, there are three worries, one is worried about the dispute between temples and halls, two is worried about the instability of the army, and three is worried about the lack of food and grass. Among them, the temple dispute is the most important, this ~~ is related to the reputation of the lord, and it should not be taken lightly. Liu Yu was humble and tried to be the lord, defeated, and led a large army to invade Ning County, what he did was really a big rebellion, even if the lord killed him, it should be, this is called the thief who exterminated the country! ”

"That's a good point." Jia Xu continued, "If the lord leads the army to capture Jixian County, the situation will be very different, and then Yuan Feng, Yuan Kui, Huang Wan and others in the court will be able to bite back, slander the lord for plotting rebellion, and lead his army to attack Jixian County, Liu Yu led his troops to resist desperately and killed the lord, so that Liu Yu became a loyal martyr who sacrificed his life for the country." ”

Ma Yue said: "Hmm~~"

Guo Tu said: "And Liaoxi Wuhuan surrendered not long ago, and the army's heart is undecided. Once the situation gets out of control, it is very likely to reproduce the situation of Qiu Liju and Su Fuyan leading the people to rebel, and the consequences will be unimaginable! ”

Ma Yue thought deeply and said: "Yes, Liaoxi Wuhuan is a double-edged sword, if you use it well, you can kill the enemy, and if you don't use it well, you can also hurt yourself!" Now that the war is over, it's time to put this double-edged sword back into its sheath. ”

Guo Tu said: "What worries Guo Tu the most is that the grain and grass have been in an emergency, and the supplies brought to Ning County from Gyeonggi with the army have been exhausted after repeated fierce battles, and although there are many cattle and sheep captured from the Qujin tribe, it is also a drop in the bucket." Xia Guan has already calculated, if you want to survive this winter, at least half of the grain and grass are missing~~"

"yes, it's not like it was now." Jia Xu muttered, "At the beginning, there were only 5,000 soldiers under the command of the lord, and there were less than 10 generals, except for a few thousand craftsmen, there were not a single old, young, women and children. What now? Now there are no less than 20,000 people from all departments of Wuhuan, plus the old, the young, women, children and Xianbei slaves, there are more than 80,000 people, and each consumption is huge, and the little family wealth accumulated by the lord before is not enough to support it. ”

Ma Yue was shocked when he heard this, and then he remembered that since he subdued the Wuhuan tribe in Shanggu and Liaoxi counties, the population under his rule had reached more than 80,000 people, and at first glance he thought of being in charge of so many people's food, clothing, housing, transportation, life and death, Ma Yue was really a little uncomfortable.

"Well, grain and grass are indeed a problem." Ma Yueyu's eyebrows frowned, his eyes swept over Guo Tu and Jia Xu, and asked, "Is there a good plan for you?" ”

Guo Tu said: "Picture~~ There is nothing to offer. ”

Jia Xu's eyes suddenly flashed with a hint of viciousness, and he said to the horse: "Lord, there is a plan." ”

Ma Yue said: "Speak." ”

Jia Xu said: "If you want to alleviate the crisis of grain and grass, there are only two ways, one is to raise grain and grass, and the other is to save expenses. ”

Guo Tu frowned and said: "Most of the money and grain in Youzhou are stored in Jixian County, and if you can't capture Jixian County, you won't be able to get the money and grain of Jixian County. Originally, if the weather was good, they could still rob the Xianbei people, but now that the snow is frozen, the ice and snow are not conducive to the actions of the army, and it may be difficult to get out of the north at this time. ”

"So~~ it's too late to raise grain and grass." Jia Xu said in a condensed voice, "Then we can only start by saving expenses." ”

"Savings?" Guo Tu was puzzled, "How to save?" ”

Jia Xu smiled sympathetically and said coldly: "Without him~~ reduce your mouth!" ”

Guo Tu was shocked when he heard this, and said in a speech: "Minus~~ Reduce!?" ”

"Yes, minus! There are too many people who waste rations under the rule of the lord, especially the Wuhuan of Liaoxi who has just surrendered, although there are 15,000 people who control the strings, but there are more than 40,000 women and children in the old and young, too many! There are too many, and if it weren't for this group of old and young women and children, our army would have saved at least half of its rations, just enough to survive this winter. ”

Guo Tu heard the cold air on his back, and his expression was awe-inspiring, Jia Xu really deserves the title of poisoner, and he can even think of such a ruthless and poisonous plan that violates heaven and harmony! Suddenly, Guo Tu shivered excitedly, looked back at Ma Yue, there was a moment of blankness in front of him, the horse butcher met Jia Poison, oh my God~~

(To be continued)