Bingzhou, a strategic place in ancient China.

Looking at the land of Bingzhou from afar, Xu Ji's heart was full of blood, and he felt even more tragic, thinking about it thousands of times, and there was really an indescribable taste welling up in his heart.

The vast desert, the vast snow-capped mountains, the brave and heroic man,

Countless soldiers who defended their homes and defended the country and regarded death as their home sang and drank bitterly on the boundless moonlight and boundless battlefield, with indescribable frankness and generosity.

In history, there have been heroes who created prosperous times, heroes who galloped on the battlefield, knights who sang generous and sad songs, poets who were astonishingly talented, and wealthy businessmen who had far-sightedness......

If it is overlooked by future generations, Xu Ji should be more of an admiration.

However, Xu Ji, who is in troubled times, is now more of a heaviness.

Bingzhou is of great significance to the Chinese nation.

As early as 260 B.C., Bai Qi commanded the Qin army to defeat the Zhao army in Changping (now northwest of Gaoping, Shanxi), shot and killed Zhao Kuo, the commander of the Zhao army, and killed 400,000 Zhao soldiers.

In 200 B.C., Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, was defeated in the snowstorm, and the "siege of Baideng" was humiliated by Liu Bangyi in his life, and then the Han Empire, since Gaozu, Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing, all vigorously operated Jinyang, built Yanmen Pass, and guarded the northern part of the Han Empire. It created the heyday of our Han Empire.

So far, the state has become a battleground for soldiers. If China has to merge with the state, you can look north at the desert and look at the enemy; If the foreigners have to merge with the state, they will drink the Yellow River and cause trouble in China.

In this era of the Three Kingdoms, the importance of merging states is needless to say.

Although there are reasons for Xu Ji's arrival, and the historical process of Bingzhou has deviated for a while, it has generally not changed.

As early as the reign of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, the Han Empire was in trouble. Among them, the larger ones are Liangzhou Bianzhang, Han Sui's Han Qiang Army, and the Montenegrin Army led by Zhang Yan, who has surrendered to Xu Ji. It has grown to more than 100,000 or even hundreds of thousands.

At that time, the Eastern Han Dynasty first sent Sikong Zhang Wenfa Youzhou Wuhuan to ride 3,000 to Liangzhou. As soon as this team arrived in the thistle, Wuhuan rebelled due to the lack of money in the army.

Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju took advantage of this opportunity to launch a long-planned rebellion, and united with Qiu Liju, the leader of Wuhuan, and others. Only then did I rob the thistle. The act of killing and protecting the captain of Wuhuan and the Taishou of the right Beiping.

In the fifth year of Emperor Ling's Zhongping. The Han Dynasty dispatched Southern Xiongnu soldiers to cooperate with Youzhou Mu Liu Yu to defeat Zhang Chun. Shan Yu Qiangqu sent his son Zuoxian King Yu Fuluo to ride to, and the Xiongnu people were afraid of sending troops. So the right tribe of the Xiongnu and Tu Gehu, who had already rebelled against the Han Dynasty, a total of more than 100,000 people, attacked and killed the Qiangqu.

Yu Fuluo heard about it outside and established himself as a single Yu. The people who killed Qiangqu were afraid that Fuluo would avenge their father, so they set up another Marquis of Xubu Bone as Shan Yu. Yu Fuluo went to Luoyang to sue and ask for help.

However, this Yu Fuluo is not a good person, the year Emperor Han Ling died, taking advantage of Dong Zhuo to lead troops to Beijing, the world was in chaos. Yu Fuluo and the White Wave army joined forces to attack the county.

However, because many people gathered in various places to build walls to protect themselves, Yu Fuluo plundered money and had no gain, and the people were bruised, so they had to stop in Pingyang, Hedong County (now southwest of Linfen City, Shanxi). The Marquis of the Sulbu Bone died for Shan Yu in only one year, and the South Court no longer set up Shan Yu, and only used the old king to act as the agent of state affairs.

Later, Yu Fuluo and Zhang Yang, who was stationed in Shangdang, took refuge with Yuan Shao, and the two were stationed in Zhangshui. According to the development of history, in 191 AD, Yu Yuluo should have defected to Yuan Shao.

However, history has changed a little here.

Due to Xu Ji's reasons, Yuan Shao was never able to get Jizhou and Youzhou, so a large number of troops were stranded in Pingyang County in Sizhou.

There is Yuan Shao in Pingyang County, where is there still a chance to defect in Yufulo.

In addition, during the battle of the princes, due to Xu Ji's intervention, the strength of Wang Kuang, the Taishou of Hanoi, was not greatly damaged, and coupled with the flamboyant troops, Yu Fuluo did not dare to act rashly at all.

Therefore, for many years, there has been nothing wrong here.

However, Xu Ji's defeat of Yuan Shao broke the situation.

Yuan Shao's strength was greatly reduced, and in order to maintain the last bit of strength, Yuan Shao's soldiers took risks and led the remnants of the defeated army who returned from defeat in the Battle of Jizhou to flee to Yuan Shu's territory. The purpose was to hope that the troubled waters would lead to the south and attract Xu Ji's attention to Yuan Shu's Yuzhou.

Yuan Shao's doing this was actually in the hands of Xu Ji, and Xu Ji's way of fighting for the world was fundamentally different from that of the princes of this era.

Other princes, if they want to achieve great things, must rely on the strength of the local power, so that they can gather a large number of troops and wealth in a short period of time, after all, the amount of power gathered by the family for generations is unimaginable to ordinary people.

Take Cao Cao's father, Cao Song, as an example, when he fled in Langya County, he loaded more than 100 carts full of gold, silver, jewelry and other valuable belongings, which is no wonder people have bad intentions.

This is still the case for a person who is on the run, let alone other families who live in various places?

Therefore, the recruitment of other princes is as simple as breathing. And when it comes to Xu Ji, it is full of difficulties.

Because Xu Ji himself is a son of a poor family, if he wants to do great things in this era, it is not just as simple as recruiting troops.

First prestige, then reform, and more importantly, through domestic and foreign affairs, various means in parallel, only then did we have today's foundation. This is still in the name of his wife's princess, Xu Ji was able to go so smoothly, otherwise everything would only be more difficult.

Therefore, when Yuan Shao took it for granted that his escape to Yuan Shu's territory could attract Xu Ji's attention, Xu Ji was equivalent to getting a respite.

If Yuan Shao returned to Bingzhou and Sizhou, and gathered Wang Kuang, Zhang Yang, and Yu Fuluo to attack Xu Ji at one time, then Xu Ji would be a little tired.

Fishing in troubled waters and seeking benefits in the chaos of war is not only understood by Xu Ji.

At that time, Jizhou was newly determined, and the civil strife in Yanzhou had not stopped, and the Zhen family and Zhang Yan were just two obvious disasters, and there were actually many more families waiting for opportunities in Jizhou and Yanzhou than could be seen.

As a rule. The Jizhou family has great prestige, while the Yanzhou family has strong strength.

At that time, although Xu Ji had already pacified the two states, the troops under his command at that time were already overstretched, and he really did not have the ability to rely only on the emerging forces of Yanzhou to deal with foreign enemies.

If Yuan Shao attacked Xu Ji desperately, Xu Ji could only rely on the strength of the clans in the two states to eliminate Yuan Shao.

Once this happens, it will obviously be impossible for these big families to take advantage of the situation and expand their strength.

Therefore, Yuan Shao's escape at that time was something that Xu Ji couldn't ask for, where would he still think about pursuing Yuan Shao?

What's more, Yuan Shao's escape to Yuan Shu's place was a good thing for Xu Ji, which indicated that the two brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu would have a dragon and tiger fight. It is very helpful to Xu Ji's accrual plan.

Also because of these two reasons. Xu Ji didn't have the time and energy to take care of the affairs of the state at that time.

Zhang Yang and Wang Kuang were given a chance to breathe. began to grow silently in the state.

For this reason, although Yu Fuluo grew stronger, he still did not defect from Yuan Shao as recorded in history.

However, because Yuan Shaoyuan was in Yuzhou, he gradually lost control of Fuluo.

Therefore. When Xu Ji passed through Binh Duong County. Yu Fuluo's army had already left the area. began to move northward, stationed troops in Xihe County, and waited for an opportunity to return to Taiyuan County. Once again, he took control of the Southern Xiongnu.

Of course, this matter is not as simple as it is said, because in the territory of Bingzhou, there are many ethnic minorities, even the Xiongnu are also divided into many species, although Yufulo is getting stronger and stronger, but it is not necessarily possible to succeed in the first war.

Xu Ji came to crusade against Zhang Yang and Wang Kuang this time, and he didn't take the two of them seriously at all, but Yu Fuluo, who was in the twilight of Qin, was the only variable.

This is a variable that really has to be guarded against.

So, after Xu Ji marched to Yong'an, he actually stopped and ordered the whole army to rest.

At this time, it is already early summer, and it is the time when the flowers are gone.

It's a pity that there are no literati and scholars who write poems on the streets of Yong'an City, but they are full of a solemn atmosphere.

At this time, Le Yi was walking back and forth anxiously in his temporary residence, looking at Xu Ji who was holding a military book and reading it with taste from time to time.

After a long time, he finally couldn't help but speak: "Lord, our army has been here for a few days, why haven't we launched an attack on Zhang Yang?" As long as we defeat Zhang Yang, the Gao Shun army from the north can give it a head-on blow. Wang Kuang's kid has already run away, and we can't let Zhang Yang go. ”

Xu Ji smiled dumbly when he heard this, put down the military book in his hand, and said leisurely: "Fenwu, haven't you heard of 'if you want to hurry, you can't reach it'?" Wang Kuang did not flee, he must have been ordered by Yuan Shao to advance north and garrison Youzhou. ”

Le Yi was stunned and said, "Youzhou? ”

Xu Ji nodded and said: "That's right, don't forget that Gongsun Chan is still nominally an ally of Yuan Shao, and now the war situation in Youzhou is very clear, Liu Yu, a person who will not lead troops to fight, meets Gongsun Chan, where will there be a good end?" Gongsun Chan eliminated Liu Yu that is certain, but Liu Yu has been in Youzhou for many years, the people on one side have been favored by him, and the ethnic minorities have always obeyed his discipline, Gongsun Chan will definitely provoke a collective rebellion in Youzhou, and will definitely serve Liu Yu's son Liu He as the master, but Gongsun Chan is a very brave person, and the ethnic minorities in the border area have always been afraid of ghosts and gods when they see Gongsun Zhan, and if they want to defeat Gongsun Zhan, they have only one way......

Le Yi's eyes lit up and said: "Ask me Yanzhou Huang Jun for help!" ”

Xu Ji nodded and said: "That's right, as long as Huang Jun is here, Gongsun Zhan's defeat will be sooner or later, but we have to pay attention to Wang Kuang and Zhang Yang's army who have been doing nothing in Bingzhou, but have been recuperating." Wang Kuang's army is strictly disciplined, not comparable to Zhang Yang's robber army, if it is said to escape, Zhang Yang's army is the first in the world, Wang Kuang's army went north clearly to fight Huang Jun with Gongsun Zhan after eliminating Liu Yu, so that Huang Jun suffered from the enemy. ”

Le Yi was taken aback when he heard this, and said to Xu Ji in a deep voice: "In this case, why did the lord order Gao Shun's army to go south?" Why don't you chase Wang Kuang? ”

Xu Ji smiled: "Do you still need us to clean up Wang Kuang?" ”

Le Yi was stunned when he heard this, and he didn't understand what Xu Ji was thinking.

Xu Ji said leisurely: "Fenwu, you just wait to see a good show." ”

After a pause, he said, "Fenwu, don't be impatient." Learn from Gongming, don't be in a hurry, when Gao Shun's army begins to attack Shangdang, are you still afraid that there will be no war? ”

Le Yi was muttering: "Lord, aren't you lying? When Gao Shun's army comes, I'm afraid that General Gao Shun won't even give me a scum. ”

Xu Ji shook his head and said: "Fenwu, you are only afraid of you, but you will kill until you are soft." ”

Le Yi wanted to speak and stopped, because Xu Ji picked up the military book again and read it.

Two days later.

Shocking news came from Chang'an again.

Song Xian, a general under Lü Bu who had been outside Chang'an and had been ordered to find Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, was suddenly attacked.

Niu Fu, Li Dao, Guo Yan, Fan Chou and others, under the command of the new military division "Wang Mei", quickly defeated Song Xian's army.

Song Xian himself was also slashed by Niu Fu's fierce general Hu Chi'er and almost died on the spot. With his soldiers, he fled back to Chang'an in a hurry.

"Wang Mei" commanded the Flying Bear Army and the Xiliang soldiers to surround Chang'an. Began to attack Chang'an.

There were not many defenders in Chang'an City at this time. can only hold on, fortunately, the city wall of Chang'an City is tall, and it is impossible to capture it in a hurry.

And Wang Yun sent Lu Bu out of the city to fight, hoping to use Lu Bu's invincible martial arts to deter the ugly. Order them to retire.

Who knew that Wang Mei of the Dao Dao strictly ordered his subordinates. Do not engage in war with it. Only use a strong bow to attack from afar to contain Lu Bu.

Although Lu Bu is known as a "flying general" and is skilled in arching horses, he is alone after all. Although the strong bow in his hand shot 381 arrows in a row, the arrows were not missing, and there were even two arrows with one arrow, but in the end it was useless, although the central army under his command was clearly armored and neatly equipped, but the combat effectiveness was really low and pitiful.

Niu Fu's side is completely different, because of the rumors spread by "Wang Mei" in the army, Niu Fu's army attacked all the people in Chang'an City as old enemies. How can the Chang'an Army compare with the Niu Auxiliary Army at this point? What's more, there are elites like the Flying Bear Army.

Almost as soon as he fought with Niu Fu's army, it was a situation of collapse.

Lu Bu rampaged through hundreds of thousands of troops, killing countless enemies, and finally made no one dare to get close to him within five zhang, but the result was still unable to recover the defeat.

Lu Buwan had no choice but to rush towards Wang Mei and the others, of course, he wanted to "capture the thief and capture the king first" and behead the heads of these people.

Lu Bu, who had been in contact with the Western Liang soldiers for a long time, knew that although the Western Liang soldiers were brave, if the leader was killed, they would immediately collapse without a fight.

However, the enemy he faced naturally also understood the principle of "shoot people first and shoot horses first", and countless bows and arrows shot at the red rabbit horse under Lu Bu's crotch.

Lu Bu was taken aback, he had always loved horses like his life, how could he let his war horse be hurt a little bit? Immediately turned the horse's head and began to kill back.

Lü Bu's actions triggered a total rout of the Chang'an army, which was always killed by Niu Fu's army and returned to the city.

Jia Xu commanded the defenders in the city to fight back and forced back the Niu Fu army.

"Wang Mei" scolded Jia Xu at the head of the city under Chang'an City, and Jia Xu did not reply.

The two sides went back and forth, attacking and defending each other for several days, and there were casualties on each other.

At the time of this news, the two sides were in a stalemate.

In Chang'an City, people were sent to fight their way out of the siege and ask for help from Yanzhou. At the same time, he also asked Ma Teng and Han Sui for help.

On the surface, Chang'an is very happy, but in fact, it was all planned by Jia Xu.

At least now Niu Fu and the others are very satisfied with their new military advisor "Wang Mei", because he shows intelligence comparable to Jia Xu.

The situation in Chang'an City seems to be dangerous, but in fact it is very safe, with Jia Xu here, Niu Fu and others have no hope of breaking the city.

The news of Chang'an quickly spread to the Gaoshun army, and the Gaoshun army began to speed up its march, and in a blink of an eye it came to Leping County. Of course, the banner was to pursue Niu Fu and others through Bingzhou to relieve the siege of Chang'an.

However, it is not known that the real purpose of the Gao Shun army is to publicize it.

Zhang Yang, who was at a loss and didn't know that death was coming, had already received the news at this time, knowing that the army of Gaoshun had entered Leping County. I was overjoyed, and hurriedly sent my general Yang Chou to lead the state army to Leping County, and laid heavy troops in Shangai and Pingding, waiting for the Gaoshun army across the river.

Unbeknownst to him, at this moment, Gao Shun's army disappeared out of thin air.

Yang Chou waited on the other side of the river for three days, but there was no news, and he hurriedly sent a fine envoy to cross the river to investigate, but before he returned, Gao Shun's army suddenly killed Yang Chou's left.

It is necessary to know that Gao Shun led this time not the trapping camp he trained single-handedly, but the most elite cavalry army under Xu Ji that Chen Zhi has been commanding, these cavalry are simply invincible on the grassland, and as soon as they come into contact, Yang Chou was killed and cried out again and again.

By the time he returned to Zhan County, Yang Chou's army of 50,000 had only more than 30,000 people left.

Yang Chou had already been frightened by Gao Shun's army, and he gave up his attempt to hold on to Jinyang, so he retreated here, and hurriedly sent a large number of people to Shangdang County to ask for help.

So Gao Shun's army effortlessly captured Jinyang, the big city of Bingzhou.

Zhang Yang was stunned by the news that came, and knew that he had kicked the iron plate this time. However, Zhang Yang didn't understand how Gao Shun crossed the river.

It wasn't until he came back that Zhang Yang knew that it turned out that Gao Shun's army had detected Yang Chou's move first, so Gao Shun's army turned west, entered Taiyuan County, crossed the river from Shouyang, and went around to the left side of Yang Chou's army, and the blow was successful.

At this time, Xu Ji, who had not moved, spread rumors in Shangdang County: Yu Fuluo had reached an agreement with Yanzhou to fully cooperate. Yanzhou helped Yu Fuluo to stabilize his position in the Southern Xiongnu, and Yu Fuluo swept away Yanzhou and annexed the state and eliminated dissidents.

When Zhang Yang heard this, he was taken aback, and hurriedly sent a letter to Wang Kuang, who was going north, asking him to turn back and attack Yu Fuluo.

And the state, in a mess.

Xu Ji knew that a slap would not make a sound, and he would have to add a fire to Fuluo. (To be continued......)