Chapter 229: Containment

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In the early morning of the next day, the camp in the south of Gwangjong City.

Liu Cun, who had just slept for an hour, was woken up by Zhai Chao, the chief of the guard, and after listening to Zhai Chao's report, he immediately summoned the lieutenant general and colonel to actively discuss.

When the generals learned of a series of drastic changes in Youzhou, they immediately remembered that the lord had repeatedly mentioned it for several days but was nowhere to be found, and finally came to light, and after being shocked, they finally put their minds at ease and began to weigh the rapidly changing situation of the enemy and us, as well as the various changes that might occur between the enemy and us after the Youzhou army left.

Min Chun, who has been recommended by Liu Cun as the governor of Ji, can't manage so much, he is very angry at Yuan Shao's shameful act of colluding with Hu Lu for his own selfishness, if it weren't for Geng Wu's quick eyes next to him, he grabbed him and covered his mouth, maybe he would have alarmed the whole army who were still resting under the scolding.

Liu Cun smiled at Min Chun tolerantly, and then turned to everyone to express his opinion: "Before receiving the urgent report from Junyi and Xiaohe, we already knew that Yuan Benchu sent Yan Liang to lead his troops south, and we also judged that the purpose of Yan Liang's southward trip was to ensure the safety of Yuan Shao's old nest Yecheng. ”

"Maybe at this moment, the news that Hedong and Hanoi are occupied by our army has reached Yuan Shao. If nothing else, Yuan Shao will quickly break away from the battlefield on the North Road and lead the army to rush south to rescue Laochao Yecheng...... Because without Yecheng, Yuan Shao will completely lose the foundation of hegemony in the world, and will decline and perish from then on. ”

Everyone straightened their backs suddenly. Listen carefully.

Min Chun, who had regained his composure, echoed loudly: "The lord is right. Once Yecheng was breached by our army. Yuan Benchu is like a rootless duckweed, and he no longer has the ability to make waves, at that time, not only will the princes of the world abandon him, I am afraid that even the civil and military officials in Chang'an City will leave him for the benefit of themselves and their families, and the fourth and third princes of the Yuan family will no longer have the glory and appeal of the past. ”

Liu Cun laughed and turned to the topic again: "The current development of the situation is extremely favorable to our army, especially the battlefield on the southern front. Xu Wenxiang, Xu Gongming and Li Zheng did a very good job, not only won most of Hanoi County, cut off the connection between the Yuan army and Yecheng in Hedong in one fell swoop and divided the troops to Yecheng in the north, but also firmly controlled the three hundred miles of water and all the ferries in their hands, and made great contributions to our army's overall initiative. ”

Tai Shici, who has become the chief general of the Qingzhou Army, echoed with a smile: "What the lord said is extremely true, Wen Xiang took Hanoi County in advance to them, and the 30,000 Yuan army in Hedong became a lone army. After taking Hedong Hanoi, we won most of this battle. The rest of Yecheng is not a problem. ”

Everyone was excited for a while when they heard the red light, and they were all keenly aware that Yuan Shao, who had always relied on his family background, was not far from defeat.

Seeing this, Liu Cun coughed lightly: "However, don't be happy yet, although the 6,000 elite cavalry led by Xu Wenxiang and Li Zheng's Marine Brigade have driven to Dangyin south of Yecheng, and the 50,000 soldiers on my middle road are less than 300 miles away from Yecheng, but hasn't Yecheng been taken yet?" ”

"Although Yuan Benchu is still in the river thousands of miles away from Yecheng at this time, and he has been disgraced by Junyi and Xiaohe, he still has an army of 80,000 by his side, and he must not take it lightly."

Everyone let out a burst of chuckles, knowing that even if Yuan Shao could get rid of the entanglement of tens of thousands of soldiers between Zhang He and Fu Min and quickly move south, he would be able to bring back half of the men and horses at most, and this half of the men and horses would rush thousands of miles to Yecheng, they must be tired and tired, where can they have any combat effectiveness?

At present, the only threat to the battle situation is Yan Liang's 25,000 men and horses, who had gone south in advance and had already arrived thirty miles north of Nangong.

Liu Cun really said of Yan Liang: "Yan Liang is worthy of the reputation of a famous general in Hebei, and he led 25,000 cavalry and 10,000 auxiliary soldiers to travel 200 miles in one day and one night...... According to the report of our army scouts, Yan Liang's army was in strict formation along the way, camped with a clear eye, strict military discipline and no offense in Mingqiu, and compared with our army, it is not much better, from this point of view, Yan Liang is our fierce opponent in this battle! In all aspects, I was a little negligent in paying attention to Yan Liang before. ”

"Yan Liang is indeed worthy of the name of a famous general!" Geng Wu, who had a good personal relationship with Yan Liang, praised him sincerely.

Liu Cun looked at Geng Wu with a smile: "Wenwei (Geng Wuzi), in addition to serving as my general's office, how about you take on more burdens and concurrently serve as the commander of the new Ninth Division?" ”

Everyone was surprised, and Zhao Yun, who was gradually familiar with the affairs of the Qingzhou Army, couldn't help but widen his eyes. No one had expected that the main guild would hand over the best equipment and all the middle and senior officers to Geng Wu under the command of Geng Wutong, so trusting and so important, it was much beyond everyone's expectations.

Only Tai Shici, who learned about this in advance, and Zhai Chao, who was about to serve as the deputy general of the Ninth Division, looked calm, both of them knew that the Ninth Division would definitely become the main force of the lineage stationed in Yecheng in the future, and they were placed on high hopes by the lord Liu Cun and handed over to the senior general Geng Wu, who was known as a prestige among the military and people in Jizhou, which was very suitable from any point of view.

Geng Wu's face was already full of shock, his heart was full of gratitude, and he was apprehensive, and he was speechless for a long time in the face of the smiling and expectant lord.

Liu Cun smiled again: "I have already decided, after the sky is bright and the whole army is full, Ziyi will lead two divisions and all the baggage to continue to rush to Yecheng, and Ziyi and Bodian (Min Chunzi) will have full command of the battle of Yecheng, and I will stay with Wenwei and the 23,000 soldiers of the Ninth Division and the Guards Battalion for the time being, and fight with Yan Liang." ”

"Wenwei, you should know that although the Ninth Division is well-equipped and well-trained, it has not experienced the baptism of war since its formation, so the 15,000 soldiers of the Ninth Division must be allowed to undergo a life and death test, otherwise it will never become a qualified army."

Geng Wu didn't have any hesitation anymore, slowly stood up, came to Liu Cun and knelt down: "My subordinates are willing to die for the Lord!" I'm just worried that my ability is limited and I will live up to the high expectations of my lord! ”

Liu Cun laughed, went up to help Geng Wu, and comforted him repeatedly: "Wenwei's ability is obvious to all, if I hadn't snatched you up with a dead face, I'm afraid you would have been given a heavy responsibility by Mr. Gongsun at this moment...... Don't forget that many lieutenants in the Ninth Division have listened to your lessons, they are all your students, you will lead them, and there is a fierce general like Zhai Chao to assist you, there is nothing to worry about, haha! ”

Everyone stood up to congratulate Geng Wu, and Min Chun was even more fortunate for his friend, although there was a sense of the lord Liu Cun to win the hearts of the people of Jizhou and set an example, but it was really a heavy trust.

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