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The first snow of the second winter of Hatsuhei came earlier than usual. The horse-drawn cart loaded with grain took away the last trace of nostalgia and reluctance in the hearts of farmers.

Seeing that Li Shushi was the main general of Lu Bu, with generals such as Le Jin, Cao Chun, and Fang Yue who were among the most famous in the Bingzhou army, young talents such as Biqiu Xing and Yang Jun, and Jiang Xu, a young general whom Li Shushi had cultivated with great efforts, and the generals Pan Sen, Galen, Jiawen, Zhao Xin, and Ashram, who was born in the original Gandhara army who Chinese had changed his name to Li Qing according to the customs, took 20,000 horses and entered the territory of Wei County from Hanoi.

However, on his side, except for the success of gradually withdrawing the men and horses who were originally trapped in Wei County and some of the heroes who supported him from the battlefield of Wei County, he did not make any achievements. Not only was the tentative attack on Gongsun Chan blocked by the other party, but there was no good progress on both wings, no, it could even be said that he was facing a lot of difficulties.

Yuan Tan's side is now under tremendous pressure from Liu Beijun.

I don't know what kind of benefits Gongsun Chan promised Liu Bei, so that Liu Beijun changed his previous calm style as if he had eaten gunpowder, and the attack was almost like fighting for his life, so that the battle line that could still be maintained in the territory of Zhongshan suddenly advanced to the territory of Changshan. And because of the influence of some unexpected factors, Liu Beijun in Changshan was not only not affected by the away battle, but a little anti-guest-oriented, I don't know why they are very familiar with the terrain They used this advantage to pit Yuan Tanjun several times in a row.

It can be said that if it weren't for Jiang Qi's horizontal swing under heavy pressure, and several roundabout movements of the cavalry in a row that interfered with Liu Bei's judgment, perhaps Yuan Shao would have been in danger of being dumplings by Liu Beijun.

But even if this is the case, it is only necessary to maintain the battle line in the north of Changshan, not only need to consider Liu Beijun's next move, but also need to pay attention to whether the enemy from the west will make any moves.

As for the other side, Gongsun Zhan's move of sending Tian Kaihe and Shan Jing to lead troops to raid Pingyuan County can be said to have greatly surprised Yuan Shao.

For Yuan Shao, Qingzhou was originally the next battle he had planned. In fact, in his plan, although a stinky and hard stone like Gongsun Chan would definitely be a stumbling block to his success, he also knew very well that Gongsun Chan, who lived in Youzhou, not only had a force under him that was as tenacious as their commander's surname, but also had an inexplicable relationship with the surrounding alien races. Although Yuan Shao could use them to play tricks when he was far away from those forces, if he was allowed to lead his troops deep there, he was not confident that he would be able to completely straighten out the relationship there.

Not to mention that there is also a Liu Yu in Youzhou who gives Yuan Shao the same headache and doesn't know how to deal with it.

Therefore, before the forces are not completely sufficient, Yuan Shao does not plan to touch those forces in the north.

In the face of the chaotic and complex forces in Qingzhou, Yuan Shao still sacrificed his own diplomatic means as before.

Only this time, the methods he used to use completely fell into disadvantage in front of the soldiers directly sent by Gongsun Zhan, after all, Qingzhou has been one of the most chaotic areas of the Han Dynasty since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, although there was no large-scale rebellion like Liangzhou, Yizhou or Jingzhou, and it was also not like Bingzhou (former) and Youzhou that needed to be vigilant against foreign invasions all the time. But please the former Donglai Taishou later Qingzhou Thorn History and died in office Gong Jing and Gong Jing as Gong Jing's predecessor of the Qingzhou Thorn History Chen Zhong, which can be called a big joke in the Eastern Han Dynasty, because of the mouth cannon battle, the rule here has been quite chaotic, even if there is now a very good celebrity Zang Hong to do this Qingzhou Thorn History, it still has little effect.

After all, strictly speaking, although Zang Hong's Qingzhou Thorn History is the most reserved in the past ten years, he is the only one who is not an official appointed by the legitimate imperial court, although the Kwantung princes are emphasizing that the imperial court that has been played by Dong Zhuo between applause is illegal and should not be saved, but in the eyes of many people, these guys who appoint local officials without authorization seem to be more qualified to be called rebellious.

If it is a strong storage with heavy troops, because he can't afford to provoke him, even if he is helpless, he has to obey his orders, even if he is yin and yang, he doesn't have much guts. However, if you change to an official who wants to be famous but not famous, and who wants to have no strength, for the sake of his reputation, he can give you three points of courtesy on the surface, but in fact, it is probably my well water does not offend your river water, but your river water does not want to care about the well water in my one-third of an acre of land.

In other words, the strength of the local heroes of the Han Dynasty was strong and powerful, and the royal family was majestic and mighty at the beginning, and often staged dragon and snake fights between local heroes and local officials who came to take office here, and entered the current troubled times, and the local heroes are desperately trying to enhance their strength in order to protect themselves Today, the collapse of order is not just the decline of imperial power and the division of local princes.

In addition, the Yellow Turban Army later took advantage of the princes to be busy fighting Dong Zhuo in Henan for 300 rounds, neglecting the great opportunity behind them, not to mention the resurgence, and even a few forces were able to gather soldiers to capture a few county towns and towns.

And when the princes went back to their respective homes to find their own mothers, it was only now that the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou and even Yanzhou and Xuzhou had become a prairie fire, and then they wanted to extinguish the fact that there were not enough elite soldiers and strong generals in their hands, and secondly, the Yellow Turban Army at this time had been integrated with some local heroes and bandits, not only the ability to control the local area was enhanced, but the combat methods were also more flexible.

The most important thing is that the profession of many soldiers in the armies that nominally became the Yellow Turban Army is no longer the profession of the Yellow Turban Army, which is not only a single but weak but also has a worrying future, but has been replaced by the official occupation of the army.

So for Zang Hong, perhaps the most glorious moment of his life should be the moment when he stood on the altar to preside over the alliance ceremony, and now, it is not easy for him to keep the evening festival.

The dignified Qingzhou Thorn Shi Zang Hong is like this, and the big and small heroes in those places have a sense of precariousness.

So compared to Yuan Shaojun, who sounds beautiful but stops in his mind no matter how he looks at it, Gongsun Zhanjun, who is close in front of him and looks quite strong, and more importantly, Gongsun Zhanjun, who makes them feel a strong sense of security, how do you look at it and feel it, it's a kind thing.

This is especially true after some thorns and small groups of Yellow Turban troops or bandits were defeated by Tian Kai and Shan Jing.

Although with the gradual arrival of Chun Yuqiong's troops, Yuan Shao also had some wealthy troops to mobilize, but because of the sudden collapse of the situation on the northern front, these surplus troops had to be sent to the more dangerous battlefield in the north.

I have to say that from leading a group of younger brothers to beat Dong Zhuo to being beaten by a group of ill-intentioned people, Yuan Shao has experienced a rollercoaster ride in more than a year, which made him suffer a slap on the head when he was most proud of the half-brother in the south, and the bloody appearance can basically make the picture enter the restricted level.

And it is also very similar that after Yuan Shu lost his number one general, Sun Jian, he had to face Liu Biao, who had gained confidence and was ready to sharpen his knife to Yuan Shu, whether it was the rich land in the Nanyang Basin, or Nanyang County as a sacred and inseparable part of Jingzhou, Liu Biao obviously had enough reasons to point the butcher's knife directly at Yuan Shu.

As for Yuan Shao's side, Gongsun Zhan's army has basically ended the autumn harvest, although it has encountered several attacks by Yuan Shao's army during this period and suffered certain losses, but on the whole, it is still within the range that Gongsun Zhan can accept, coupled with the windfall from Qingzhou and the good news from the friendly army Liu Bei's department, the morale of Gongsun Zhan's army, which had originally declined slightly because of the setback of the attack, not only returned to the pre-war level, but even increased slightly, this news obviously will not make Yuan Shao happy.

However, in the end, he was born in the house, and he suffered a lot when he was a child, and Yuan Shao did not collapse because of such a huge setback. It can be said that these setbacks have stimulated the pride and enthusiasm in his heart, and the unyielding heart that only boiled when he rebelled against the injustice within the family has now been ignited again, allowing Yuan Shao to stand up again.

After learning from the pain, Yuan Shao, as well as the group of strategists around him who never thought that they would be weaker than others, finally completely gave up the infighting psychology that was originally generated by complacency, and used all their talents to fight the enemy.

It's a pity that before Yuan Shao could take any new moves, an unexpected arrival caught Yuan Shao off guard again.

This is the unexpected winter snow that is mentioned at the beginning of this chapter.

Even modern warfare cannot fully offset the enormous effects of weather on warfare.

If a general chooses to play beach grabbing 6 in stormy weather, chooses to charge in groups with heavy tanks when the frozen ground melts, and orders planes to take off in thunder or fog...... Even if these tactical actions are not completely impossible to achieve, unless the tactical value of these actions is really amazing, I am afraid that the general who gave the order will only be in a state of meeting with his colleagues the next day.

This is true of modern warfare, and the outcome of ancient warfare is often determined by the weather.

Therefore, Du Mu said it well - "Dongfeng is not with Zhou Lang, and Tongque Chun is deeply locked with Erqiao".

Although we don't know how much this sentence has to do with the real Battle of Chibi, we should just watch the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

What made Yuan Shao speechless the most was that the biggest impact caused by this winter snow was not in terms of marching and combat, which is usually understood by people, but it was another place that Yuan Shao had not thought of at all before this......

Speaking of digressions, the weather in Dahan these days is getting weirder and weirder year by year, except for the fact that the territory under Li Shushi's jurisdiction seems to be blessed by something, at most it is just a few heavy floods in summer and dozens of heavy snowfalls in winter, and other disasters such as drought, locust plagues, and epidemics are basically nowhere to be seen.

Of course, there are human factors in this (such as the various doctor training courses opened by a certain "miracle doctor" Loli, such as a large number of medical-related books "borrowed" by Li Shushi from Luoyang), but I have to say that compared with other areas of Dahan, the weather on Li Shushi's side is obviously the result of hanging.

Other regions not only have to experience colder and colder winters, but also have to endure occasional typhoons, droughts, locust plagues, and famines caused by these disasters, and if not handled well, they can cause large-scale epidemics.

The beginning of spring is later every year, waiting for the earth to thaw before the seeds can be sown into the field, after a long growth period, and must rush to the cold wave that comes earlier and earlier every year, the grain particles will be returned to the warehouse, otherwise the harvest of the hard work of the year will be destroyed by the severe cold, even if the landlord's family faces such a situation, it is difficult to have enough surplus grain to last for two years, so in the autumn harvest in recent years, not only the local heroes have no intention of fighting, Even the monarch had to make this a top priority for all sorts of reasons, disbanding some of the conscripts to take care of the grain harvest.

It is for this reason that in the face of the winter this year, which is much earlier than any previous year, and in the face of the weather that is obviously still in autumn, but the snow has begun to fall, even if Yuan Shao has the heart to fight, he will not be in the mood to fight Gongsun Zhan on the opposite side until he is sure that the grain on his territory can be loaded into his granary.

Fortunately, the one on the other side had the same thoughts as him, so there was a rare tranquility in the originally turbulent territory of Jizhou for a while, and several forces fell into a strange state of truce.

The snow is not very large, and although it is sprinkled, it does not accumulate when it falls to the ground.

But this is a clear signal that this winter has come early.

By the time all the qiē had been dealt with, not only did he miss the best opportunity to attack, but Yuan Shao had obtained very reliable information - Shan Jing from Qingzhou had brought nearly 7,000 troops to the base camp of the Gongsun Army in Nanpi to help in the battle.

Although the strength of the Gongsun army in Qingzhou will be greatly affected in this way, but at such a time, the victory or defeat of the main battlefield is far more important than the flanks, as long as the main battlefield is divided into winners and losers, the flanks can make up for it even after temporarily suffering some losses, so even if they know that there is an opportunity, Yuan Shao's side did not make more countermeasures in the end.

In this way, under the tacit understanding of the two parties, when there was still more than half a month before the Winter Festival, the earth-shattering war drums once again played on the land in the east of Jizhou.

The strategic goal of both sides in this battle is to weaken the military strength of the other side as much as possible, so as to break the strategic balance that now exists between the two sides. Based on this, the tactical goal of both sides is to try to defeat the opponent's main force, kill and wound the opponent's elite soldiers as much as possible, and if the opportunity arises, kill the enemy's important figures, so as to shake the enemy's power structure.

It is precisely because of this consideration that the two sides did not carry out various small-scale temptations as before, but instead took direct action of the main army and confronted each other across the river on both sides of the Qing River, which flows through the territory of the Bohai State.

In addition to supporting Gongsun Zhan's 5,000 powerful private army, Gongsun Chan also handed over the command of 1,000 white horse servants to the other side, allowing the other party to use it flexibly according to the situation.

Gongsun Zhan's base camp was stationed in Dongguang County, which was adjacent to the Qinghe River in the Bohai State, and his troops included more than 8,000 soldiers brought with him when he set out from Youzhou and later transferred from Youbeiping and Liaoxi, 5,000 Qingzhou troops brought from Qingzhou alone, and nearly 1,000 archers hired by Gongsun Zhan with funds obtained from Hejian and Bohai counties.

The people are an ancient ethnic group from the Northeast, which appeared in literary and historical materials very early.

Of course, the title of 貊 is the same as that of Qiang and Man, which is also a general reference, that is, the ethnic minorities in the northeast of the Zhou Dynasty, that is, the border area of the Yan State, are collectively referred to as 貊, while Hu 貊 directly refers to most of the ethnic minorities in the north at that time.

The place where the people live is mountainous and forested, so the people are not only a hunting people, good at archery, but also an excellent mountain army, so they are very popular with the surrounding ethnic groups, whether it is the Han people or Karasuma or Buyeo, Sanhan, as long as they have the ability to hire some people as an important combat force around them.

Therefore, although the reputation of the people in the Central Plains cannot be compared with the four righteous servants, their strength is definitely first-class.

In addition to their own initial combat power, another important reason for the popularity of the Merchant is that they have a very famous technology in their hands, that is, the longer range and more powerful Bow.

Although the Horn Bow is excellent in both range and strength, without the advantage of horsepower, the Horn Bow is not actually the best bow weapon in foot combat. Because of its short bow arm and strong bowstring, it is more difficult to shoot on foot.

In fact, for the sake of pursuit and accuracy, the cavalry does not need to be fully open to shoot arrows, because the range and power lost by the horsepower will be replenished, but because the improvement of archery brings greater tactical value.

In addition to not being able to compare with the most legendary long-range physical attack weapon in the Central Plains, the crossbow, but for the general Haoqiang and Hu tribes who could not access the "high-tech weapon" of the crossbow, the Qian people and the bow they carried became the ideal weapon that these people flocked to.

Therefore, although Gongsun Chan spent a lot of money to hire less than 1,000 archers, the combat power that this army could wield was enough to exceed 2,000 Han archers, and it was also another trump card in Gongsun Chan's hands.

In addition to the 1,000 White Horse Yicong assigned to Yan Gang, the rest of the White Horse Yicong cruised around Gongsun Zhan's Chinese army under the leadership of Gongsun Fan, plus those Karasuma Tu cavalry brought by Gongsun Zhan, and those archers who were regarded as the reserve of White Horse Yicong also had a certain level of cavalry and archery, so that Gongsun Fan had a force in his hands that could play a considerable tactical role on the battlefield.

There was also a light cavalry of about 3,000 men, composed of foreign troops and soldiers under the command of Gongsun Chan who were good at charging battles, led by Gongsun Chan's other clansman, Gongsun Ke. This force was ordered by Gongsun Chan to roam the periphery of the battlefield, ready to be used as the last force to crush Yuan Shao's army, or to enter the battle at other important moments.

In addition, Shan Jing also led more than 2,000 Qingzhou soldiers to garrison Lecheng City in Hejian with Hejian County soldiers, not only as a force to contain Yuan Shao's army, but also to prevent Yuan Shao from suddenly abandoning the main battlefield and invading Hejian to cut off his retreat.

In this battle, the number of troops invested by the Gongsun army exceeded 30,000 people, although it cannot be said that it took out all the family funds, but it was also the majority of the strength of the Gongsun army.

Therefore, in addition to gathering a large army to deal with the main force of Yuan Shaojun, Gongsun Zhan once again sent a personal letter to Liu Bei, thanking Liu Beijun for his hard work to create such a good environment for a decisive battle, and also hoped that Liu Beijun could make persistent efforts to completely eliminate Yuan Tan and Jiang Qi's troops on the northern front.

Of course, in the letter, Gongsun Zan also hinted to Liu Bei that he was willing to share Jizhou with him equally.

And a similar letter, Lu Bu also received a copy in his hand, but compared with Liu Bei's letter that was intertwined with feelings and interests, Gongsun Zhan only emphasized to Lu Bu that if Yuan Shao defeated him, he would turn the gun and aim directly at the state, so the two were cold-lipped, and for the sake of such a relationship, I hope that the state can also add some chaos to Yuan Shao. Of course, after the war, Gongsun Chan will naturally have some expressions about the state, but the specific "expression" letter is very vague and ambiguous.

But in any case, for the sake of his own future, Gongsun Chan really invested a lot of money this time. (To be continued.) )