If you want to talk about the degree of understanding of the importance of Yiguan and Jiguan, Zhao Yun is definitely a cut above Yuan Shao and his gang of strategists.

It is better to read 10,000 books than to travel 10,000 miles. When Zhao Yun escorted Liu He back to Youzhou, he had a thorough understanding of the Yiguan Pass, which was more than 100 miles long, and he clearly remembered where there was a water source in the Yiguan, where he could camp, and where he was prone to rockfall attacks, and he knew what important military value the Yiguan Pass had for Hedong and Hanoi.

At the beginning, Zhao Yun sent Dian Wei to Jiguan, which seemed to be careless, but as the whole war progressed gradually, many people found that a small Jiguan was actually the key to Yuan Shao's defeat. Although Wen Chou's capture by Dian Weisheng was somewhat unexpected, even if Yuan Shao replaced Lu Yi or Yan Liang to attack Jiguan, it would be difficult to succeed. When Zhao Yun first arrived in Hanoi, the first thing he did was to send 2,000 Shenxi veterans to Dian Wei, which shows that Zhao Yun attaches unusual importance to Keiguan. No matter how powerful Lu Yi's first camp is, there are 20,000 Shenxi troops that Zhao Yun brought to Hanoi, even if all the 2,000 Shenxi veterans stationed in Jiguan are killed in battle, Zhao Yun can continue to send the second batch of 2,000 people and the third batch of 2,000 people to Jiguan......

In Zhao Yun's overall plan, Keiguan was a dead knot that locked Yuan Shao's dragon, as long as Yuan Shao's main force was not allowed to enter Hanoi, Zhao Yun could calmly pack up Yuan Shao's troops on the East and North Roads. For example, when Gao Ran retreated, Zhao Yun could easily send 5,000 men and horses to follow, and as a result, he picked up a big leak on the shore of Zhangshui; For another example, just a bluff scared Zhang Xu, who was stationed in Kwai City, into hiding in Taihang.

After Tai Shi Ci and Xian Yufu sent troops to merge with the state, Yuan Shao was no longer able to take care of Hanoi, but Zhao Yun, who came back, would not easily let go of the opportunity to attack Yuan Shao, so he came up with a trick of "treating others in the way of others", and went straight into the heart of Hedong from Yiguan.

When Zhao Yun led the army from Yiguan into the hinterland of Hedong, the impact and shock caused were huge, and the most direct result was that Yuan Shao, who was originally bedridden, directly vomited half a liter of blood. Then he was in a coma for three days.

A few days ago, Yuan Shao's condition had just improved, but the news of the loss of Yecheng reached Anyi, which hit Yuan Shao again, so his condition deteriorated. Fortunately, Yuan Shao had already prepared for the worst plan to give up the Jizhou territory, so although the loss of Yecheng made him depressed, it was not too difficult, as long as he recuperated for a few days, this breath could be smoothed down.

However, God seems to be sincere in trying to give Yuan Shao an excuse. Not long after the news of the loss of Yecheng and the death of Gao Ran came back, Huguan and Tianjing Pass were lost one after another, and the news of Zhang Xu's trapped situation spread to Anyi, which was tantamount to adding fuel to the fire and giving Yuan Shao's original repeated illness a hard blow.

Tai Shi Ci and Xian Yufu's actions were too fast, causing some of the response arrangements originally formulated by Yuan Shao to be invalidated, because Ma Teng and Han Sui inserted a pole horizontally, and the troops of Lu Yi and Yan Liang to return to the state were blocked in Hedong, and Yuan Shao could only watch Zhang Xu being blocked in Taihang. But he was unable to send troops to the rescue of Shangdang.

Just when Yuan Shao was at a loss for the war in Bingzhou, Zhao Yun suddenly came out of Jingcheng Pass, and happened to be stuck between the traffic arteries of Hedong and Bingzhou, cutting off the connection between Luyi, Yanliang and Yuan Shao in Anyi in the north.

It all happened so fast. It was so fast that Yuan Shao and his men couldn't react at all.

After Yuan Shao was in a coma for three days, he finally woke up, and he weakly asked Tian Feng, who was standing in front of the couch, "Where is Zhao Yun now?" ”

Tian Feng replied: "After Zhao Yun seized Jiangyi, he didn't make any moves. In the past few days, he has only strengthened the walls of the city, and it seems that he wants to hold on and wait for reinforcements. ”

Yuan Shao asked Tian Feng again: "Where are Yan Liang and Lu Yi now?" ”

"General Yan has returned to Caisangjin, and General Lu has returned to Xiangling."

"Hedong is in danger now. I don't know if the military advisor can have a countermeasure? ”

In the humble opinion of his subordinates, Zhao Yun suddenly appeared in Hanoi, not to fight a decisive battle with our army, but to put on a posture of holding on to and waiting for reinforcements in Jiangyi, in fact, to force the lord to withdraw from Hedong. The current situation seems to be very critical, but as long as Wuwei Ma Teng and Han Sui are persuaded to retreat, and when Zhang Yan leads the people back to the mountains in Montenegro, we still have an advantage in Bingzhou and Hedong, and we can continue to hold on. The key now is to reach an agreement with Cao Cao of Yanzhou as soon as possible to let Cao Cao attack Qingzhou, so that Tai Shici and Xian Yufu will be forced to return to Jizhou. The second is to provoke internal strife in Guanzhong as soon as possible and completely mess up the situation in Chang'an, so that Luoyang will be threatened, and Zhao Yun will not be able to stay in Hedong for a long time, so he will inevitably lead the army back to Luoyang. ”

"What do you mean, we don't do anything now?"

"In today's situation, do more and lose more, do less and lose less, and don't do it. Although Zhao Yun cut off the road from Anyi to Bingzhou, the troops we left in Anyi were enough to protect ourselves, and General Yan's troops and horses could rush to reinforce at any time, so there would be no problems with the safety of the lord. ”

After Tian Feng finished speaking, Yuan Shao was silent, and he seemed to be unwilling in his heart.

Xu You agreed with Tian Feng's statement, he was worried that Yuan Shao was eager for revenge, and mobilized the soldiers and horses of Lu Yi and Yan Liang to besiege Zhao Yun, so he persuaded him: "Zhao Yun has just come to Jiangyi, and there are 30,000 soldiers and horses under his command, if it is only to attack Anyi, it is obviously insufficient, but if it relies on Jiangyi to hold on, it is enough to resist at least 50,000 troops." Zhao Yun now controls the passage leading directly to Hanoi, and he doesn't have to worry about the logistics of grain and grass, and he can consume it with us for a long time. ”

Xu You didn't dare to say a word in front of Yuan Shao, it seems that none of the generals under Yuan Shao will not be afraid after hearing Zhao Yun's name. Gao Ran is dead, Zhang Xu is trapped, Wen Chou has rebelled, only Yan Liang and Lu Yi can barely compete with Zhao Yun, if anything happens to these two people when they attack Jiangyi, Yuan Shaoke will be completely blind.

Now Zhao Yun's name, for Yuan Shao's troops, can at least top a 10,000-person army, didn't you see that after Zhang Xu learned that Zhao Yun came to Hanoi some time ago, he was so frightened that he shrank back?

Tian Feng and Xu You took turns to persuade them, and finally dispelled Yuan Shao's resentment of seeking revenge on Zhao Yun. After waiting for half a month, Ma Teng and Han Sui, who had had enough of the robbery, finally returned to Wuwei with the Xiliang cavalry, and Zhang Yan of Montenegro also had a bumper harvest, and returned to Taihang Mountain with his subordinates.

The envoy sent by Yuan Shao to Yanzhou finally met Cao Cao, and at this time Cao Cao had already received news from Jizhou, knowing that this time the eldest brother Yuan Shao was pitted by Liu He very badly, so he expressed full understanding of Xin Ping, who rushed to Changyi to complain.

Cao Cao's strategic vision is still above Yuan Shao, he doesn't need Yuan Shao to remind him, and he knows that after Liu He controls Jizhou, the next thing he has to deal with is himself across the river. Cao Cao had just swallowed Yuzhou half a year ago, and although his strength did not expand as fast as Liu He, it was still much stronger than Yuan Shao, who was obviously going downhill.

Cao Cao was unwilling to sit still, so he immediately sent people to Yangzhou to lobby Yuan Shu and encourage Yuan Shu to conquer Xuzhou again, in order to show his sincerity, Cao Cao was willing to send troops from Taishan County to attack the north of Xuzhou at the same time as Yuan Shu's troops, so as to contain Zang Ba and reduce the pressure on Yuan Shu to attack Xuzhou from the south.

Cao Cao's layout seems to have nothing to do with Jizhou, but he is actually very clever. If you change to another person who is easy to get hot-headed, you may feel that Yuan Shao's forces have just withdrawn from the south of Jizhou, and this is a good time to send troops north to grab territory, but Cao Cao saw that the territory lost by Yuan Shao in Jizhou is a big chicken rib, Cao Cao didn't want to give Liu He a reason to attack himself in the future, so he bypassed the sensitive Jizhou, and chose the place to go under the knife at the junction of Qingzhou and Xuzhou.

Qingzhou and Xuzhou are close to Yanzhou and Yuzhou, and the Yellow River is the best moat, as long as Cao Cao takes Qingzhou and Xuzhou, he can rely on the Yellow River barrier to stop Liu He's footsteps southward.

Because of Yuan Shao's defeat in Jizhou, a new war began to ferment and brew in the land of Qingxu.

Jicheng, thousands of miles away, is already in the bitter cold of winter at this time.

Liu He was wearing a high-grade fur specially sent back from Liaodong by Xian Yuyin, staying in the warm study, holding his two-year-old son, and listening to the housekeeper report to him on the preparations for marrying Da Qiao.

"This year's year is good, the tax revenue in the state has increased significantly, and Lord Taifu said that the marriage of the son can be handled more lively, and the small one has a preliminary list of regulations, and the son is invited to look at it."

"Hey, didn't you say that you would only have ten banquets? How did it suddenly increase to thirty tables? ”

"The increase of twenty tables is mainly to deal with the officers who have returned to Jicheng from various armies for annual leave, they have returned to Jicheng a few days ago, and they heard that the prince is going to marry the third lady and pass through the door, and they are calling for a cup of wine. The little one thought that Gongzi started as a soldier, so he couldn't chill the hearts of these border soldiers, so he took matters into his own hands and expanded the banquet to thirty tables. ”

"You don't want to take advantage of this opportunity to receive a bride price, do you? Although the border soldiers have a good income, they also have a heavy family burden, so you can't beat their ideas. ”

"Childe, you're joking, our family's industry is all over Youzhou, and the annual income can reach half of the state treasury, so why would you care about this bride price. Besides, it has always been Gongzi who has increased the subsidy for the border soldiers, and when have you scavenged something from them. ”

"Well, that's pretty much it, but there are a few details that need to be changed."

"Scholar Cai has been in poor health recently, and Kang Chenggong's old cold legs are also very bad, so these old people should not show their heads, and they will be directly welcomed into the house on the day of marriage, and a warm small hall will be arranged for them."

"The local officials from all over the country who want to come to Jicheng Daohe will all stop me back, if you really want to show merit in front of me, let them write down the achievements and experiences of governing the place in the past few years, and I will read them one by one when the time comes!"

Liu He explained one by one, and the steward of the house took a pen and quickly recorded.

At this moment, Tian Chou came to the door of Liu He's study with a happy face in his hand. (To be continued......)

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