On the evening of the same day, Hanoi County Office, Huai County.

In the newly completed campfire in the west of the city, the camp was full of magnanimity, and all the Chinese military camp tents built with century-old logs, Yuan Shao and his henchmen and advisers received Liu Dai, the assassin of Yanzhou, who arrived in a hurry.

The warm spring room is brightly lit, the air is filled with the refreshing smell of Langya wine, and several sergeants are dismembering two roasted and golden lambs, and happy laughter echoes from time to time.

Liu Dai, who is strong and has a square face, is not in such a good mood as Yuan Shao, he put down his wine glass, wiped the wine stains on his beard, and looked up at Yuan Shao, who was elegantly raising a glass on the side:

"It's so cold, colder than ever...... In the past month, more than 300 defenders of Feicheng and Juping (south of present-day Tai'an City and north of Surabaya) under Bao Yuncheng were frozen to death, and thousands of soldiers were also frozen. ”

"In the early morning of the day before yesterday, a fire broke out in the camp at the east gate of Feicheng, more than 800 officers and soldiers in their sleep were burned to death and burned, and most of the barracks and the adjacent two streets were reduced to ashes.

Yuan Shao suddenly lost his appetite when he heard this, put down the cup and frowned: "Gongshan, do the math, since the beginning of winter, how many officers and soldiers under your command have been killed or injured by sneak attacks or ambushes?" ”

Liu Dai smiled bitterly: "It's almost six thousand, it's better on my side, Bao Yuncheng's side is even worse, there are more than eight thousand dead and wounded, nearly half of them are the Jizhou army who came to help the war, and three granaries were burned to ashes, if it wasn't for the urgent purchase of 50,000 stone of grain from Qingzhou, I'm afraid his corporal would have bombed the camp long ago." ”

Yuan Shao leaned back weakly. With his arms propped back, he looked at the high roof: "The total number of dead and wounded is almost fifteen thousand." Damn! It was still the Langya army under Liu Zijian who was good at fighting, and the fierce general Le Jin led more than 15,000 people to cleverly set up an ambush. At the foot of Gaotai Mountain, more than 20 miles west of Mengyin, more than 4,000 people of the Yellow Turban Bandit Yang Ci who were secretly attacked were wiped out in one fell swoop, and more than 13,000 people were captured, completely eliminating the hidden dangers at the southern foot of Yishan Mountain. ”

According to the Qingzhou Times, the Langya army only lost 185 people and wounded more than 420 people. I estimate that Liu Zijian will soon be on the table, make a big publicity, and by the way, ask for credit for his love. ”

"The Langya Army has a large number of powerful crossbows that can fire five sharp arrows in a row in a few breaths. The officers and soldiers have strong armor and sharp knives and guns, so they can minimize their own casualties, and what is even more rare is that the Langya sergeants receive military salaries on a monthly basis, and the officers and soldiers have high pensions for the dead and wounded, so gradually an order was given, and the officers and soldiers under their command were unstoppable, and our army was greatly inferior to it in this regard! Liu Dai was not convinced. But I have to admit in my heart that the Langya Army is indeed brave.

Yuan Shao suddenly realized an important question: "Brother Gongshan, how many troops should you speculate about under Liu Cun's command?" ”

Liu Dai calculated for a moment: "There are about 30,000 in Pingyuan County, about 30,000 in Fei County and Mengyin, plus 10,000 in Zhu'a and Jinan New Town, and about 20,000 recruits in Zouping's battalion...... If you add about 8,000 sailors. I guess it's around 100,000. ”

"If you don't pay attention, let the shaft sit big, alas! I'm afraid it will be difficult to shake Qingzhou. Unless our Hebei, Yan, and Henan armies join forces to attack, there is really no chance of winning! Yuan Shao was quite remorseful. It was also quite discouraged.

Liu Dai was very unconvinced: "So what? Does he, Liu Zijian, dare to plot against us? Hum! ”

Yuan Shao sat up straight and said very seriously: "Liu Zijian really doesn't dare to move us. At least three years he didn't dare to move, this conclusion is not only the conclusion of our repeated analysis, the old men of this family and several major families also have the same opinion, presumably Liu Zijian's strategists have also calculated various results more than once, so Qingzhou chose to rest on his laurels and keep to himself. ”

"Secondly, the increasing number of displaced people in Qingzhou has almost wiped out the family wealth they have accumulated so hard, and Liu Zijian has only gained a good reputation, and it will take at least several years of hard work to reap the benefits brought by a large number of people."

"So, on the surface, Qingzhou looks very beautiful, but in fact, it is miserable, I guess, this is also the fundamental reason why Liu Zijian is such a generous person, and he began to learn to be careful...... Even if he doesn't care, the strategists behind him will. ”

Liu Dai slapped his thigh: "That's true!" If he wasn't short of money, would he sell so many sturdy armor and sharp weapons that are unique in the world? If it were me, not only would I not sell it, but I would also keep it strictly secret, and I would never let such a sharp weapon leak out, it seems that I was really frightened by his bluff! ”

Yuan Shao thought for a while and said: "My old man mentioned the actions of Langya Money Bank, and estimated that in the half year when Dong Thief abolished the five-baht money, Langya Money Bank made a lot of money through gold and copper conversion, but unfortunately our family has tens of thousands of people, and no one has thought of the trick of opening a money bank to lend money in a unified manner!" ”

"Now I want to start a money store again, but it is a little late, the Central Plains has been ruined like this, a large piece of empty land suddenly appeared between the north and the south, the corpses are all over the field, the wild wolves are infested, the trade road is cut off, the fields are barren, alas! It hasn't been slow down for ten or eight years, and it seems that it really has to turn around and find a way. ”

Liu Dai looked at Yuan Shao thoughtfully, Yuan Shao came to his senses, laughed and pulled to the Taihang Yellow Turban: "The two states of Youji are turbulent, the people rebelled, and the soldiers mutinied, especially in the Black Mountain at the junction of Hebei, and the two states and Sili, hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban thieves are estimated to be running out of food, and they began to attack the surrounding counties frequently, and they gather more and more, if they are not exterminated as soon as possible, the harm is probably far greater than that of the Taishan thieves, and it is not easy to make my life here, Montenegro is more than two hundred miles away from Huai County, Who knows if the Black Mountain thieves will suddenly pounce? ”

"Does my brother want to slow down and temporarily send troops to Luoyang?" Liu Dai keenly discovered Yuan Shao's purpose.

More than a dozen strategists and generals on both sides sat on the sidelines and looked over when they heard this.

Yuan Shao hurriedly denied it righteously: "Never! This time, not only to force Luoyang, but also to echo with the army of the South Road, and break through the defense line of Dong thieves in one fell swoop! ”

"I have ordered Wang Gongjie (Wang Kuangzi, Hanoi Taishou) to raise grain and grass, prepare to send troops, once the weather improves, immediately lead an army of 40,000 to Heyangjin (now the Yellow River crossing in the west of Mengxian County, Henan Province), just wait for the Southern Route Army to conquer Liang County (west of Ruzhou), our army will cross the river in a big way, and attack Luoyang with an indomitable momentum, at that time, the north and south will attack, and they will definitely be able to defeat the Dong thief in one fell swoop!"

Everyone praised one after another, Yuan Shao laughed, raised his wine glass and commanded loudly: "Come on!" Everyone, hurry up, this fragrant moxibustion lamb is the most tender when eaten hot, haha! ”

For a while, the hall was full of laughter and the aroma of wine overflowed, and after Yuan Shao and several confidants clinked glasses, he quietly pulled Liu Dai over and asked in a low voice: "How are the hundreds of thousands of displaced people in Yanzhou handled?" ”

Liu Dai put down the wine glass with a smile: "More than 100,000 displaced people have been driven to Qingzhou, and the rest are rushing to Xuzhou." ”

Yuan Shao shook his head slightly: "The rest should continue to Qingzhou!" In the past few months, the displaced people from all over the country who have gathered on both sides of the river have been driven to Qingzhou by our army and the Jizhou army, and the same should be true for the virtuous brothers, this is our unshakable established strategy! ”

"Only by continuously weakening the power of Qingzhou and fundamentally destroying Qingzhou's new policy, can we take advantage of it, otherwise we will definitely make Liu Zijian, a strong enemy, grow stronger step by step, and in the end, we and other wealthy families will inevitably suffer a monstrous catastrophe uprooted!"

Liu Dai nodded solemnly: "Okay!" The younger brother will give the order early tomorrow morning, and everything will be done according to the brother's orders! ”

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