Chapter 322: Qingzhou Yellow Turban (5)
For half a month, Zhuang Shaoyou stayed in Xiami City to deal with government affairs, and the army did not make any moves, which made Kong Rong extremely anxious, and the Yellow Turban Army in Beihai and Chengyang was also confused. Especially the Yellow Turban Army in Beihai, after being nervous for so many days, they saw that Zhuang Shaoyou had never moved, and they all relaxed slightly.
And Mo Tie rushed to Donglai with the exploration team from southern Liaoning, and entered the mountains east of Qucheng to explore for gold mines. Soon, Zhuang Shaoyou got the conclusive news that the gold mine is indeed a thing, although the scale cannot be determined for the time being, but Mo Tie can be sure that the scale of this gold mine is larger than the gold mine in Xi'anping!
Zhuang Shaoyou was pleasantly surprised when he heard the news, Zhuang Shaoyou has sixty percent of the gold mine in Xi'an, and he can get 6,000 catties of gold from the gold mine every year! That's a lot of income! If the Qucheng gold mine is bigger than the Xi'an Ping gold mine, then 10,000 catties of gold can be dug up in a year? 10,000 catties is 100 million dollars.
On the first day of the seventh month, Zhuang Shaoyou received news that the princes' coalition army and Dong Zhuojun had a big battle in front of Bishui Pass. The two sides moved really this time, and they all went all out, because Yuan Shao, as the leader of the alliance, led the coalition army to crusade against Dong Zhuo but never made substantial progress, and various messages unfavorable to Yuan Shao circulated in the coalition army.
After hearing the news, Yuan Shao could only launch an attack, and Dong Zhuo appointed LΓΌ Bu as the governor, commanding the army of Bishui Pass, and fighting a big battle with the princes, LΓΌ Bu personally killed more than ten generals under the command of the princes, deterring the heroes, the morale of the princes' coalition army was frustrated, and they suffered heavy losses in the subsequent war, but the defenders of Bishui Pass were different because of their different subordinates, resulting in command failure, resulting in victory and then defeat, and the loss was not small.
After each of the two armies attacked, they bit each other, and then stopped again to lick their wounds, waiting for the opportunity to fight again!
In the South Road Alliance, Yuan Shu sent Sun Jian as the vanguard to lead the army to attack Liang County, but Sun Jian was mighty and conquered Liang County in one fell swoop, killing Dong Zhuojun's general Huaxiong, Dong Zhuo's army was defeated and retreated, Sun Jian led the army to chase after him, and won consecutive battles, and his reputation was greatly enhanced for a while.
However, Sun Jian's fame made Yuan Shu suspicious of him, and finally Yuan Shu listened to the advice of his subordinates, stopped supplying grain and grass to Sun Jian, and recalled his subordinates, making Sun Jian's army alone, and finally defeated by Dong Zhuo.
Although Sun Jian was angry, he was helpless, Yuan Shu was strong, there was a lot of money and food, and he had no choice but to retreat to the camp and sulk.
The Southern Route Army also stopped.
Liang County was lost, the southern barrier of Luoyang was lost, although Sun Jian's offensive was repulsed, but it was difficult to ensure that it would not come back, and the Luoyang Ministers were all secretly clapping their hands, and they all thought that Dong Zhuo's life would be short! It's just that I don't know which of the two princes will be the first to enter Luoyang!
Zhuang Shaoyou received the news of the coalition army, and calculated the time, it was almost time to send troops!
On the second day of the seventh month, Zhuang Shaoyou, who had been in the secret for 20 days, suddenly set out and attacked Anqiu in the northwest of Chengyang County overnight, annihilating 2,000 defenders in the city, capturing the city, and separating the Yellow Turban Army of Beihai and Dongwu.
Zhuang Shaoyou's move was obviously intended to divide and conquer the Yellow Turban Army in Beihai and Dongwu, and then break them individually. Beihai Taishou Kong Rong was very happy to learn about this, no matter what, Zhuang Shaoyou finally moved! Kong Rong was still thinking about how to get Beihai City back from Zhuang Shaoyou.
In Tobu City, Zhao Ri and Liu Hu sat opposite each other.
The two of them just received the report and learned about Zhuang Shaoyou's actions, Liu Hu smiled: "Then Zhuang Shaoyou is really stupid enough, and he really wants to divide and conquer?" He thought we'd panic like that? Of course, some people must be panicking! Handsome, handsome, you have to do it yourself! Hehe! β
Zhao Ri frowned slightly: "As soon as Beihai is broken, only you and me will be left in Qingzhou, we have to find a way out!" Zhuang Shaoyou is not a good stubble, looking at the posture, he is planning to live in Qingzhou, this is not a place to stay for a long time, we have to hurry south! β
Liu Hu said nonchalantly: "Why is Zhao Shuai so anxious? The Beihai City has high walls and a moat, if it weren't for Zhao Shuai's clever plan, how could Guan Hai take Beihai? There are still 40,000 people in the city, and the grain and grass are enough to support a few months, so Zhuang Shaoyou will not go south in a short time! β
Zhao Ri's expression was a little dark: "I hope so!" β
Liu Hu suddenly put on an obscene smile: "Lao Zhao, go!" Let's have two drinks! Have fun in time, and it will be difficult to live such a stable life in the future! β
In Beihai City, because Zhuang Shaoyou took Anqiu and cut off the connection to Dongwu, the city was suddenly a little flustered, and now there is only Guan Hai and another deputy marshal in Beihai City, the deputy marshal is named Li Cheng, who took refuge in Guan Hai, just like Liu Hu took refuge in Zhao Ri, everything is only in charge of Hai Ma's head.
There is another person who is the son of Zhang Jiao, who can speak, and the strength of the son's subordinates is not weak, there are three hundred elite iron horses, all of them are one hundred, which is worth three thousand yellow turban wrestlers. And the loyalty is abnormal, Zhao Ri and several other deputy marshals are extremely greedy for this, and have used various means to win him over, but there is no effect, not a single mutiny, and the cavalry under Gongzi never recruits new recruits after they are killed.
Knowing that Zhuang Shaoyou had taken Anqiu, Guan Hai convened the two to discuss the matter.
Guan Hai sat on the top, glanced at the son-in-law and deputy marshal Li Cheng who were on the left and right, and said with a solemn expression: "Zhuang Shaoyou has occupied Anqiu, and our contact with Zhao Ri and Liu Hu has been cut off. So let's discuss what's next! β
Deputy Marshal Li Cheng said: "Dashuai, Beihai City has high walls and wide walls, sufficient grain and grass, we still have 40,000 brothers, and there are only more than 10,000 people in that Zhuang Shaoyou, even if it is elite, it is impossible to take Beihai City!" But I'm afraid that he will be besieged for a long time, which will be very disadvantageous to us! The west and southwest of the North Sea is Mount Tai, and the mountain thieves were cleared by Zhuang Shaoyou last year, and we still don't want to enter the mountain until the last resort; The south is blocked by Zhuang Shaoyou, the east is a dead end, the northeast is Kongrong's Duchang, only the northwest direction is the hinterland of Qingzhou, densely populated, there are many cities, although there are all parties to occupy the strong, but as long as the deployment is appropriate, it is not without a way to live! β
When Guan Hai heard Li Cheng's analysis, his heart moved slightly, the northwest is indeed a good place to go! So he turned his head to look at Childe again:
"I don't know what Childe thinks?"
Childe looked as usual, but spit out two words: "You can consider surrendering!" β
Guan Hai and Li Cheng frowned when they heard the explanation: "Has the son forgotten the wish of the great sage and good teacher?" β
The boy said, "I have never forgotten! β
"Is that boy planning to commit himself to the thief, and then secretly accumulate strength, and then make a comeback? But will it work? β
Childe shook his head: "No, it's really surrendered!" β
Guan Hai was shocked when he heard this: "Really surrendered? Why is that? β
Childe didn't answer, but just fell silent, and the three people in the tent were silent.
After a long time, seeing that no one spoke again, Guan Hai said: "There is no hurry in advance, let's discuss it next time!" β
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On the fifth day of the seventh month, the counties forty miles southwest of Chengyang were conquered!
Zhao Ri and Liu Hu, who were having fun in time in Dongwu City, were both frightened when they heard the news, and the road south to Xuzhou was cut off!
Zhuxian is located in the southeast foot of Mount Tai mountain pass, by the mountains and rivers, and is the traffic artery connecting Qingxu and Xuzhou, and it is also a solid military fortress! Zhuxian is only forty miles away from Dongwu, Zhao Ri and Liu Hu attach great importance to Zhuxian and send 5,000 men and horses to station, including 1,000 elite Yellow Turban wrestlers! The movements of the Anqiuzhuang Young Guerrilla Army in the north have been closely monitored, and it is impossible for such a large military operation to escape the gaze of many ears!
Without waiting for Zhao Ri and Liu Hu to react, on the fifth night of the first month of July, Zhuang Shaoyou crossed Weishui and raided Pingchang City, which was fifty miles away from Dongwu, and the city wall was already dilapidated after being ravaged many times, so Zhao Ri and Liu Hu did not leave too many troops to defend.
Zhuang Shaoyou's actions made the situation change instantly, and Dongwu City, which was originally relaxed and abnormal, became the turtle in Zhuang Shaoyou's urn! The roads to the south and north are blocked, unless Zhao Ri and the two dare to lead the troops to march to the northeast, but the northeast is Donglai County, the land is vast and sparsely populated, although there are many mountains, but the county seat is scarce, if you go into the mountains to be a thief, it is better to go west to Mount Tai!
On the sixth day of the seventh month, Huang Zhong led 3,000 men and horses to conquer Jiaoxian, seventy miles northeast of Dongwu, and even the only way out in the northeast was blocked! Huang Zhong lost a small number of men and horses after the first battle in Jiaodong County, but the hunters who participated in the defense of the city in Jiaodong County asked to follow Huang Zhong to join the army, Huang Zhong could not help it, so he could only select hundreds of people to join the first brigade, and the number also increased to 3,000 people. Zhuang Shaoyou had no objection to this, but only ordered the registration of the recruits and asked the logistics department to provide military supplies as soon as possible.
Zhuang Shaoyou only left a battalion in Anqiu to guard the city, and personally led 10,000 horses to be stationed in Pyeongchang, and it was the Wenpin of Taishan County who descended from heaven to take the counties! After the success of the anti-bandit campaign in Taishan, the troops of Sun Guan, the king of Mount Tai, were incorporated and reorganized into the third infantry division, and Sun Guan led his troops to be stationed in Puyang City.
At the beginning of the year, when Zhuang Shaoyou left Puyang to fight against Goguryeo, he ordered Taishan County to raise 5,000 crossbowmen on the spot.
The garrison of Taishan County has reached 10,000 people, this time after receiving the order of Zhuang Shaoyou, Wen Ping was overjoyed, immediately carefully prepared, with three brigades of elites, from the old place of Jiangyang cottage through Mount Tai, trekking more than 200 miles of mountain roads, raiding the counties, and successfully taken, annihilating 3,000 defenders in the city! The remnants broke up and fled back to Tobu.
In less than two days, the situation was turned upside down, Zhuang Shao's guerrilla besieged Dongwu City, and the total number of troops had exceeded 20,000! There are only 25,000 Yellow Turban troops in Tobu City, including 20,000 Yellow Turbans and 5,000 elite Yellow Turban wharves. The comparison of strength turned out to be Zhuang Shaoyou's advantage!
The conditions for forcibly attacking the city have been met, but Zhuang Shaoyou has not done it for a long time, but he has built the city walls in the three cities, and he has a posture of long-term siege.