Chapter 173: Unifying Hebei (I)
Since Zhao Kong was ruthless to the Northern Hebei family, the clans that were originally vacillating between the Youzhou Army and the Yuan family all voted with their feet and sent a large number of outstanding sons to join the command of Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu brothers.
With the support of various families, Yuan Shao won five of the six counties of Yuzhou in just a few months.
Including Peiguo, which was occupied by Tao Qian, they were all taken back without blood under his soft and hard means.
On the contrary, it is the largest county in the world, with a population of more than 2.4 million under his rule, and Yuan Shu, the guard of Nanyang County, who is full of soldiers and food, and in the process of waving his troops south to fight for Nanjun, he was repeatedly repelled by Liu Biao, the assassin of Jingzhou.
This made many families who were originally optimistic about Yuan Shu switch to Yuan Shao's command, which further expanded Yuan Shao's power in the Central Plains.
At the same time, Cao Cao also took the opportunity to recruit many talents, including Xun Yu, who left in disappointment from Yuan Shao, and Chen Gong, who was reconciled.
With the assistance of these great talents, Cao Cao soon took all the six counties in the western part of Yanzhou, leaving only Taishan County and Jibei Kingdom, which were occupied by Tao Qian.
Although Cao Cao is still above Yuan Shao in terms of ability, Yanzhou's territory is small, and after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the population is about two million.
In addition, the six counties have just been won not long ago, and the people's hearts are undecided, for Tao Qian, an old rascal who straddles the four states of Qingxu, Yanyu and Henan, Cao Cao really doesn't want to provoke for the time being.
Cao Cao is accumulating strength, and Liu Bei is also not a person who keeps to himself.
After stabilizing Wu County, he used the crusade against Shanyue as an excuse to destroy Yu and take Huiji County in the south by the way.
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Then, in the name of exterminating the Jiang bandits, he personally led the army into Danyang County, which had not recovered, and was about to take most of the Jiangdong.
Coupled with Liu Bei's self-proclaimed Han clan relatives, Jingzhou Liu was not under much pressure on Yuan Shu on the surface, so he formed an alliance with Liu Bei, a brother of the same clan, which further strengthened Liu Bei's momentum.
The princes of the Central Plains and Jiangnan are expanding their power, and Mu Hanfu of Jizhou, who is in Hebei, is also not idle.
Although he does not have the ability to expand now, with the support of the Southern Hebei family, the speed of the explosion is similar to that of a sow giving birth, and more than 200,000 troops have been pulled out in half a year.
Although it is impossible to maintain an army of more than 200,000 people for a long time with the counties in the south of Jizhou alone, in the case of defense, with the full support of many families, it can barely hold on in a year or two.
These clans didn't expect Han Fu to defeat the Youzhou Army at all, but wanted him to hold Zhao Kong back for two years.
At that time, Yuan Shao integrated the states of the Central Plains, but Zhao Kong was stuck in the quagmire and could not extricate himself, so he naturally couldn't stop Yuan Shao's Northern Expedition, which was strong and strong, and had no worries.
"Mole ants are rabble, trying to struggle in vain!"
Zhao Kong, who returned to Jicheng, flipped through the recent information and said with a little disdain.
If it weren't for the fact that a large number of killings in the Central Plains region would reduce the luck of the realm, with the scope and power of the Zhao Kong Underworld, hundreds of thousands of people could be strangled in the blink of an eye.
If you let go of the slaughter, more than 200,000 troops can be wiped out in one day!
Even with that large number of ordinary soldiers, it was inconvenient for Zhao Kong to personally slaughter them.
But if you clean up the enemy's elite troops and defeat the opponent's courage, no matter how many rotten fish and stinky shrimp are left, how much threat can they pose to the elite of Youzhou?
Tian Feng, who was sitting at the bottom, rarely smiled and agreed:
"The family is far from being as united as it seems, as long as we can make the counties in southern Hebei feel strong enough pressure, it won't be long before they will have civil strife."
Zhao Kong nodded, during this time, he received a lot of letters of service, all of which were sent by the Southern Hebei family.
Although these things can't be taken seriously, as long as the Youzhou army can show irresistible strength.
Some families who were originally hypocritical would adapt to the changes of the times and truly serve him.
Even if Zhao Kong is relatively harsh on the family, there is still the soil for their survival after all, and when the blade hangs above his head, he can't help but let these people of the family not be sober.
"This time, our army is divided into three routes, and I personally led 30,000 cavalry and 40,000 infantry to attack the southern part of Julu County."
"Wen Ze (Yu Ban) led 20,000 infantry to attack Qinghe County and disperse the defensive forces of the counties in southern Hebei."
"Yun Chang (Guan Yu) led 10,000 infantry to feint and attack Zhao State, not seeking to capture the city, as long as he can hold back the defenders of Zhao State."
"Yuan Hao (Tian Feng) organizes the people's husbands and baggage, as well as the officials of the counties in southern Hebei, don't make a mess when the time comes."
Zhao Kong thought for a moment and instructed the civil and military officials in the main hall.
In fact, with the current strength and heritage of the Youzhou army, if Yu Ban, Zhao Yun, Guan Yu and others lead the army, there is a great probability of taking the southern part of Jizhou, and there is no need for him, the lord, to lead the army.
However, this realm is not an ordinary historical plane, and there is a stronger world out there.
Therefore, there are too many variables in the middle, and Zhao Kong is also worried about unexpected situations, so he personally leads the army south.
In this regard, Tian Feng, Xun You and others did not open their mouths to admonish. After all, if Zhao Kong personally led the army, the casualties of the soldiers would inevitably be greatly reduced, and the war would not drag on for a long time, whether it was won or lost, it was a good thing.
Although these Confucian scholars are quite repulsive to Taoist techniques, the user is Zhao Kong, the lord, and the effect is extremely outstanding.
In this embarrassing situation, Tian Feng and the others could only pretend not to see it, cover their ears and steal the bell to accept the results.
After finishing the business, Xun Zhan stood up with a look of hesitation and said cautiously:
"The lord is already in his prime, but he has never married a wife and had children, which is not conducive to Youzhou ......"
Xun Zhan had just finished halfway through his words when he was directly interrupted by Zhao Kong.
Regarding the matter of marrying a wife and having children, when he was in Taiwan, Zhao Kong was persuaded by many people.
But he didn't want to waste his precious Yuanyang on this kind of thing, and he couldn't pass the level of psychological cleanliness.
Even if you can show the combination of yin and yang in your real body, there is always a strange feeling.
Therefore, Zhao Kong used the excuse that the great cause had not been established, and why did he start a family, so he shirked many families who wanted to marry him, and was quiet for four or five years.
But since he took Youzhou, the number of people who persuaded him to marry a wife and have a baby suddenly increased.
It's just that Zhao Kong's prestige is too high now, even Tian Feng won't argue with him in private matters.
To this day, for some reason, Xun Zhan, who has always been slippery, actually stood up to persuade him.
Zhao Kong shook his head and said, "I am different from other princes, they have birth, old age, sickness and death, so they must have qualified heirs. ”
"And you should also know my situation in your heart, and even I can tell you plainly, with my current cultivation, I can live for at least a thousand years, and there is no point in such a thing as an heir."
Zhao Kong's group of civil and military officials, although from his younger and younger appearance, guessed that Zhao Kong might have the means to prolong his life.
But no one could have imagined that Zhao Kong's longevity would reach more than a thousand years!
At this moment, the pin drop was almost heard in the hall, and everyone was shocked by the news.
If another person said this, they would definitely not believe it, after all, what the Qin Emperor and Han Wu couldn't pursue, how could others do it.
But Zhao Kong is different, this lord of Youzhou, who has a lot of magic, has already shown too many miracles, at this moment he said that he can live for a thousand years, and everyone is more surprised than suspicious when they hear it.
Zhao Kong glanced at the civil and military officials with different expressions, smiled lightly, and broke out a bigger fierce news.
"I went to the Western Regions yesterday and unexpectedly obtained a treasure that canonized the gods, although it can only canonize the mountain gods and the land, but it can also prolong life for five hundred years!"
As soon as Zhao Kong's words fell, a gasping sound sounded in the hall.
Even the serious and upright Tian Feng, the extremely deep Jia Xu, and the wise Xun You couldn't control the agitation in their hearts at this moment, revealing a look of surprise and longing.
The attraction of the words "500 years of life extension" is so great that no one present can resist it, or it is difficult for any normal person to refuse this temptation.
However, Zhao Kong seemed to be playing a prank, which made these people blush with excitement and have thick necks, but he didn't explain in detail, and his body shook and disappeared into the main hall.
Zhao Kong didn't care much about what the military officials under his command thought.
The reason why the news of the god list was revealed was also to improve their motivation, not to have nothing to do all day long, so they thought about finding a woman for him, the lord.
After learning that it could extend its life for 500 years, the entire military and political circles in Youzhou were like stimulants, and they broke out with unimaginable efficiency in the past.
Finding that the Youzhou army had the intention of going south, Han Fu immediately withdrew all the defenders of the southern counties of Jizhou to Yecheng under the advice of Fu Zhi.
Although this move surprised Zhao Kong a little, it did not disrupt his overall plan.
The three-way army took all the counties along the way without hurry, and it was not until the beginning of August in the second year of Chuping (191 AD) that it gathered in the northern suburbs of Yecheng.
At this time, the nine counties of Jizhou and one hundred counties have been taken by Zhao Kong, and the only thing left is the state in front of him!
Fu Zhi knew that the city wall could not stop the Youzhou army, so he actually came up with the concept of street fighting in advance.
In the past few months, a lot of manpower and material resources have been invested to turn this famous city of Hebei into a military fortress that is interlocking and trapping step by step.
The more than 200,000 people in the city have long been moved to Yanzhou on the south bank of the Yellow River.
Although even if he wins the Youzhou army, Cao Cao will not return this group of people.
But for Fu Zhu, his current task is only to drag Zhao Kong, prevent him from easily taking Hebei, and build the foundation for the unification of the world.
After observing the situation of Yecheng in the air, Zhao Kong gave up the idea of attacking the city.
Fu Zhu is worthy of being the first strategist in the four states of Hebei, and he actually rectified an ancient version of Stalingrad!
Unless Zhao Kong used large-scale spells to forcibly strangle the hidden soldiers in the buildings, he would not be able to have much impact on the battle situation at all.
Of course, there are no other tricks, such as digging up the city of Zhangshui and flooding Yecheng.
However, at this time, Zhangshui and Qingshui were connected by a small river, and once they were excavated, it was very likely to pour into the Yellow River.
If Zhao Kong dares to do this, there will definitely be more than one Yecheng and even more than one Wei County who will be finished. Even Qinghe County in the east, Dongjun in Yanzhou in the south, and Pingyuan County in Qingzhou all suffered.
Since Zhao Kong took Youzhou, Fu Zhu has studied him carefully, knowing that Zhao Kong is not a person who doesn't care about the life or death of the people for victory, so he dares to take the risk of taking this gamble.
"Frustrated Gonghe, did I dig up your ancestral grave, or did I play with your wife? It's disgusting to make such a thing! ”
Looking at Yecheng below, who had changed greatly, Zhao Kong, who felt helpless, couldn't help but spit out the fragrance.
Jia Xu had warned him before that Yecheng was being fully strengthened by the other party.
But Zhao Kong didn't take this matter to heart at all, feeling that the other party couldn't withstand the destruction of his spell even if he built a twenty-meter-high city wall, so there was no need to make a fuss about affecting the established plan.
"A strong attack is definitely not good, in this kind of defensive street fighting, there is not much difference between the elite and the ordinary soldiers, a hidden arrow can be shot."
"The entire 200,000 army is scattered throughout Yecheng, and it will take at least a year to clean them all up."
"Siege is not good, since the other party dares to set up such a situation, he must have stored a large amount of grain and grass in the city, and he is definitely not afraid to spend it with us."
"I have a lot of troops left outside the city, so I will fight with me, once the number of troops is reduced to a certain point, I am afraid it will be time for them to counterattack!"
Zhao Kong returned to the camp and thought about it for a long time, Jia Xu, who was with the army staff, heard the general situation, and also squinted his eyes and thought carefully, and after a while, Jia Xu suddenly said:
"Grain and grass!"
Zhao Kong shook his head and said: "The grain and grass in Yecheng are buried deep underground and difficult to explore, and the most important thing is that they are scattered in different places, and it is impossible to find them all in a short period of time. ”
Jia Xu smiled lightly and said: "You don't need to burn all the grain and grass, just burn a part of it, and make the soldiers in the city feel upset." ”
"Moreover, among the 200,000 defenders of Yecheng, most of their hometowns have been occupied by us, and it is completely possible to capture some of the defenders' families and send them to Yecheng to force them to come out and surrender."
"It doesn't matter if no one comes out, as long as it can further disturb the morale of the opponent's army."
"At the same time, the lord sent people to the shores of Zhangshui, pretending to dig up Zhangshui and flood Yecheng."
"Under the triple impact, even if Fu Zhu still wants to continue to resist stubbornly, the defenders in the city will definitely not be able to hold on!"
Originally, according to Jia Xu's character, he didn't like to say so much, and he definitely didn't work when he was lazy.
But recently, under the influence of the gods, this old poison who is greedy for his own life can't care about pretending to be any longer, and he didn't hesitate to tell Zhao Kong this set of plans.
When Jia Xu said this, Zhao Kong suddenly figured out one thing.
He just didn't want his fortune to plummet in his own world, so he didn't kill a lot of people with his own hands. But you don't have to kill all of these defenders!
"Hehehe, the strategy of attacking the heart is indeed a good way, but this operation is still too slow, Wen He and look at my methods, to ensure that this group of shrinking turtles can't stay in the city!" Zhao Kong said to Jia Xu with a mysterious face.
Although Jia Xu was very curious about Zhao Kong's methods, the patience of this old poison was very good, and he slapped Zhao Kong's ass with a smile.
"The lord's methods are naturally earth-shattering, so I'm waiting for good news!"
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