When people mention Yuan Shao, they are always willing to call him the overlord of the northern country.

Now Yuan Shang has taken over the throne, and he is also known as the lord of the northern kingdom and a rising star in the four states.

In fact, there has always been a force in the north that cannot be ignored, that is, the black mountain thieves entrenched in Taihang Mountain.

From Yuan Shao and Han Fu's struggle for Jizhou, to the decisive battle with Gongsun Zhan in the north, this force has actually been controlling the situation in the north.

Even in the key battle of Yuan Shao's unification of the northern country, they almost became the key to the reversal, if it weren't for Gongsun Zhan's plan to fall for Tian Feng, when the Black Mountain thieves arrived, it was really hard to say who would kill the deer.

Yuan Shao didn't know the dangers of these guys, but people had Taihang Mountain to rely on, and Yuan Shao couldn't completely eat this force several times.

Later, it was found that if the Black Mountain thieves were separated from the protection of Taihang Mountain, they would not be able to achieve much climate, so they simply ignored them, but they suffered from the counties around the Taihang Mountain Range, and they were robbed by them.

The leader of the Black Mountain thieves is Zhang Yan, this thing used to be called Chu Yan, and the original leader was called Zhang Niujiao, but when he attacked the gall Tao, he was hit by a stray arrow, and before he died, he gave up the position to Chu Yan, and he followed the surname Zhang Niujiao because of this kindness.

At this point, Zhang Yan, the second generation of Black Mountain thieves, was born.

It is worth mentioning that although Zhang Yan is known as the mountain king of the Black Mountain thief, he is really registered in the imperial court, and he was named the general of the Ping Dynasty by Emperor Ling during the Zhongping period, and he also has the privilege of raising filial piety, compared to Lu Bu and Yuan Shao at that time, it was still insignificant.

Moreover, from the perspective of the mountain bandits, Zhang Yan also belongs to the ceiling level of combat power, and at his peak, he even occupied Changshan, Zhongshan Kingdom, Zhao County, Zhongshan, and Shangdang, with millions of soldiers and horses, and even four or five thousand cavalry.

He is also very smart, and he has always been very popular with the concept of beating and running if he can't beat.

It wasn't until later that he met a man holding a Fang Tian painting halberd, and with dozens of horsemen, he beat his tens of thousands of troops all over the ground looking for teeth, and since then he didn't dare to run out easily to make trouble.

In fact, in the following years, the number of robberies in the Black Mountain has decreased a lot, because he has reclaimed a lot of fertile land in this area of Taihang Mountain, which can barely make the mountain bandits with their families make a living.

When you really can't open the pot or want to improve the food, you can also hug him a few poles, and the harvest is good every time.

However, recently, Zhang Yan felt that it was probably because his life was noble, and the Black Mountain Village ushered in waves of good news, which made him a little at a loss.

At the earliest, Zhenrong, as Lu Bu's envoy, gave him 40,000 gold, expressing his intention to join in the great cause.

Then it was the court angel who had not seen him for more than ten years who deigned to run to Taihang Mountain, named him Zhang Yan as the general of Pingbei, and asked him to send troops to attack the rear of the state, disrupt the rhythm of the high cadres, and let him take over the state after the matter was completed.

A few days ago, Gao Gan was deflated in Shangdang, and fell into Xun You's suspicious plan to enter and exit from the left and right, and fled in embarrassment, so he also sent someone to ask him Zhang Yan to help.

One is the history of the state assassination, the other is the dynasty Sikong, and the other is the Central Plains princes who stepped on the two states, and now they are all asking me for help, and the other small leaders in the cottage said that they were very embarrassed, everyone gave gifts, who to help.

Zhang Yan, who was sitting on the handsome chair in the cottage, stepped on the tiger skin with one foot, held the freshly roasted leg of lamb in the other, and muttered: "Let's not offend anyone, no one will be left behind." ”

Don't look at Zhang Yan as a mountain king, but her figure is not the big-bellied poop she imagined, and her face is full of beard.

On the contrary, he is relatively thin and small, and compared to those generals who are as thick as the city walls at every turn, he is really like a swallow.

"What does the eldest brother mean is that the ceremony is received, the soldiers are not out, and they sit back and watch the success or failure?" As the second master, Du Chang asked for advice.

"On the side of Bingzhou, although the senior cadres have folded a lot, they have not yet been defeated, so let's not get involved in it first; As for Jizhou here, what Zhen Rong means is that let's immediately send troops from Zhongshan into the river. ”

Zhang Yan threw the leg of mutton in his hand on the case, wiped the clothes on his body with both hands, and said with a smile: "You can let the brothers gather and go to Zhongshan and Hejian to make a fuss."

Oh yes, Wuji won't go, Zhenrong said that Lin Mo wants to protect the Zhen family. ”

After Zhang Yan added a reminder, Du Chang frowned, "So, what does the eldest brother mean, we help Lu Bu?" ”

"Nonsense."

Zhang Yan poured a sip of wine and washed down the mutton in his mouth, and said seriously: "The brothers just went out to fight the autumn breeze once, how can they help Lu Bu." ”

After Du Chang's eyes rolled, he immediately laughed knowingly, "Big brother is right, it's the little ones who have been hungry recently, and they ran out to toss by themselves, we, at most, are not strictly guarded."

Big brother is wise. ”

"You don't need to be a mountain bandit, you will be a mountain bandit all your life." Zhang Yan proudly played with her mustache, her face full of arrogance.

The family has always liked to bet long, and what you want is stability, provided that you also have the background and strength to bet on several heads.

As a mountain bandit, Zhang Yan is known as a hundred thousand people, but most of them are old and weak women and children, and those who can really pull out to fight are only 20,000 or 30,000 people, and he has only one chance to bet, and he must think about it before deciding.

At present, in this plate in the north, Cao Cao has the greatest chance of winning, with the support of the imperial court behind him, strong soldiers and strong horses, and he is in the limelight, which is the first choice.

As for Gao Gan, guarding the state at his feet is enough for him to have a headache, but he hasn't been troubled by the Black Mountain thieves over the years, so Zhang Yan doesn't want to mess with him.

What gave him the most headache was Lu Bu.

Don't look at the fact that he only brought 20,000 people to the northern country, between Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang, it seemed like surviving in the cracks, but the shadow dominated by Fang Tian's painting halberd in those years made Zhang Yan's heart palpitate.

In the fourth year of Chuping, Lu Bu took Wei Yue and dozens of them, and beat tens of thousands of his own people to the north, and even he almost lost his life.

A halberd painted by the sky, thousands of souls mourned.

If you are not sure who you want to help the most, but who you don't want to offend the most, it must be Lu Bu.

Besides, he also received 40,000 gold from him, if he didn't make any moves, in case he really gained a foothold in the northern country by then, where could this black mountain village stop him Lu Fengxian.

Zhang Yan decided to first follow Zhenrong's request and let his subordinates plunder the two counties of Zhongshan and Hejian to seize the pass.

If Lu Bu really entered the northern kingdom in the end, he could be regarded as fulfilling his agreement; In case he is defeated, it will not be offended to Cao Cao and Gao Gan himself.

As for the new lord of the northern kingdom, Yuan Shang? Your surname, even your father Yuan Shao and I are not afraid, you are still a little tender.

Here in Xia Jin, it has been very unpeaceful recently, and the contact between Lu Bu and Yuan Tan has been completely severed, and the scouts on both sides dare not show their faces easily, and once they cross the line, they will inevitably be shot.

On the contrary, the cavalry scouts on Yuan Shang's side became more and more bold, and they all began to run to the periphery of the Lu camp, and Lu Bu did not make any moves, and even took the initiative to retreat when he saw their people.

"Report!"

A scout ran into the Chinese military tent with a bundle of bamboo slips, "Wen Hou, An Feng is urgent!" ”

Hearing this, everyone's eyes in the tent fell on the bundle of bamboo slips, Lu Bu immediately stepped forward to open it and check it, and soon breathed a sigh of relief, "Xiahoudun led an army of 40,000 into Anfeng. ”

"Wow! I knew he wouldn't let go of the fat that was going to his mouth and not bite, everything was decided! Lin Mo's right fist slammed into his left palm, and the excitement jumped on his face, and there was a sense of pleasure in being able to see the moon and the clouds.

The situation of all parties in the northern kingdom is within its own design, and the only missing link is the Anfeng War.

Now, it can be counted as waiting for the last east wind.

"Yunwen, Xiahoudun attacked Anfeng, how can everything be decided?" Seeing him so excited, Lu Bu was inevitably suspicious.

"It's a long story, let me explain it to Master Yuezhang later, and now I can do it."

"How?"

Lin Mo showed a relaxed smile, and after a long sigh of relief, he took out three silk cloths that had been prepared long ago from his arms and put them in front of his old father-in-law, "I will prepare one to send to Yuan Shang, one to send to Xiao Guan on a fast horse, and finally this one will be sent to Anfeng." ”

The old father-in-law who didn't know why looked at the letters written by Lin Mo one by one.

The content is very simple, there is no mysterious and mysterious secrets like in the past, and even he can see at a glance what Lin Mo wants to do.

It is nothing more than the current strategy of using troops in the war in the north and the means of gathering in the future.

It seems that everything is arranged in a clear manner, and according to this situation, the four states in the north dare not say that the two states of Qingdao and Hebei are stable and will be held in their own hands.

But the problem lies in An Feng's point, Lu Bu thinks Lin Mo is a little too optimistic, "I have no opinion on transferring Peping's people out of Xiao Guan, but I should divide half of the people to help An Feng, Xiahou Tang is an army of 40,000, although An Feng also has 26,070 people, but once An Feng loses, your whole game of chess will be messed up." ”

"Lord Yue's concern is that Anfeng is indeed short of people at the moment, but from the overall situation, the task of going against the river this time is more important.

Although I am sure that the people of Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang brothers will fight together, but after all, it is an army of 250,000 people, how many of us are there, once they realize that they have been deceived, the temporary group will also be able to eat us, General Gao's people must arrive at the designated position to complete the response. ”

Lin Mo pointed helplessly at a point on the map on the Taiwan case, and then said in a deep voice: "I believe in my uncle, and I also believe in Mr. Jia." ”

The express sent by Zhang Liao only informed the soldiers and horses, the main generals and the vanguard of the Cao army, and did not know about the accompanying strategists, which is certainly a risk point.

But at present, Cao Cao has the people he can use, that is, Xun You and Guo Jia, who are considered to be at the ceiling level, and it is impossible for these two to be together.

The old yin goods themselves are also the top handful of people, whether it is Guo Jia or Xun You, they will definitely not be able to finish the old yin goods.

What's more, An Feng himself had left Zhang Liao an insurance, which was easy not to use, and if it was used well, it would definitely be able to earn half of Cao's army's soldiers.

In addition, once the morale is flipped, it will be a great advantage for the tailwind, and the old yin goods should be stable.

"Okay."

Lu Bu felt that it was a bit risky to do this, but in the end he nodded heavily, "Wen Yuan can break 30,000 with eight hundred, I should believe him." ”

After that, he folded the three silk cloths on the table and handed them to Yin Li on the side, "Do what Yunwen said." ”

"Whoa!" Yin Li issued a letter to the account.

Weng and his son-in-law are both twisting their fingers and calculating, one is thinking about how to fight the next big war, and the other is thinking about the points that have not been ignored, and there is a bit of conspiracy.

No matter how long you think about it, in fact, there is only one conclusion, Anfeng is risky at this point, and the others are unlikely to have any accidents.

This risk point, no matter what Lin Mo does, cannot be avoided.

Cao Cao already had an advantage in numbers, and with the Son of Heaven in hand, he took advantage of the offensive and defensive, which also made Lin Mo have to plan and move, and the originally small number of soldiers and horses also scored three lines.

Xiahoudun entered Anfeng, and the people of Xiaoguan Gaoshun could free up their hands to move, and these last 20,000 people were born, and Lin Mo was confident that they would become the most critical chess pieces.

This was originally part of the whole set of plans for annexing the northern kingdom that he made when he was in Xuzhou, but when he really came to this point, he would still be in suspense.

Xiahoudun was called a defeated general in later generations, he never won a battle, and he never stopped being promoted, if he really wrestled his wrist, he was not Zhang Liao's opponent.

Lin Mo was suspenseful about the strategists behind him.

Twelve Qi Ce Xun Gongda, even if Guo Fengxiao is the best in the world, he is not an easy person.

Lin Mo clasped his hands on his chest and pursed his lips, in fact, if he could, he would even like to see the duel between them with his own eyes.

Can the old yin play with Xun You and Guo Jia.

The collision between the top strategists should be interesting.

It's a pity that I'm in the north, so I can only spy on it through the battle report in the future.

"Hahaha" Yuan Shang's laughter was very penetrating, and even the sergeants patrolling outside the tent could hear it very clearly.

Recently, the relationship between Yuan Tan and Lu Bu has become more and more tense, and his people have seen the cavalry teams patrolling on both sides fighting, and Yuan Shang certainly feels that his choice is correct, at least much better than the advice given by the judge.

Especially now that there is Lu Bu's book on the handsome case, Yuan Shang is so happy that he almost doesn't know what posture to use to sit more comfortably.

Lu Bu's surrender letter made it very clear that all the grain and grass he went north this time was provided by Yuan Tan, and now that he has cut off the grain and grass, if he does not surrender, there will be civil strife.

Moreover, for such a long time, he was trapped in the middle of more than 200,000 troops, panicking all day long, wanting to leave and afraid of being chased and killed, staying and doing nothing, now he had to ask Yuan Shang to surrender, in order to show his sincerity, he had asked Xu Sheng to come back and return Wucheng to Yuan Shang.

At the same time, if Yuan Shang is willing to accept it, he will help Yuan Tan break it.

How to break? According to Lu Bu, their relationship had deteriorated to the point of irreconcilability, so he guessed that when he fled with his army to the southbound ferry, Yuan Tan would definitely send an elite to chase and kill.

Because Yuan Tan will be worried that after he retreats safely, he will go around to the rear of Qingzhou and attack in a big way, and it is impossible to watch himself leave, right?

When the time comes, he Lu Bu will fight with Yuan Tan's people in the wilderness, and ask Yuan Shang to send a large army to attack Yuan Tan's middle army, so that Yuan Tan will be defeated.

Reasonable, too reasonable, Yuan Tan will definitely not let Lu Bu swagger away at this time.

And Lu Bu didn't surrender as soon as he came up, the role of the discord plan has been played for so long, the two armies have long been at odds, and coupled with the food crisis, Lu Bu has reached the point where he will die if he doesn't surrender.

Wow, everything was in my own plan.

The question now is whether to do what Lu Bu said.

This kind of thing, of course, still has to be discussed with the two major strategists.

(End of chapter)