Rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 330 Planning Hebei
Liu He led his troops into Quliang, and Yuan Shao returned to Yecheng with the support of Yuan Tan and others. The area north of the Zhang River belonged to Liu He.

Spring and summer alternate, rainy and rainy, the two sides temporarily stopped their troops to rest, and the people who had just experienced the war hurriedly went to the fields to cultivate. If this season was missed, the crops would not be harvested this year.

This battle took [-]% of the battle, captured more than [-] prisoners, and prepared [-] elite soldiers. Although the captured materials were not many, it was not important to Liu He. What he lacked now was not resources, but soldiers.

Now that multi-front wars are underway, and all places are busy resuming production, they cannot recruit a large number of troops, and the supply of troops is in short supply. The captured Yuan Shao soldiers and the Black Mountain Army temporarily relieve the urgent need, but the strength of Wei County has increased to more than 3.

In addition to infantry and cavalry, Liu He ordered Tai Shici to train a separate archer, and selected soldiers with archery talents from the entire army to train them, specially used to deal with enemy generals, and named it the "Shenjian Battalion".

At present, Tai Shici, Zhao Yun, Han Dang, and Qu Yi are proficient in archery in Liu He's army. Tai Shici's archery is the most exquisite, followed by Qu Yi.

It rained heavily for several days in a row, and Yuan Shao reported his defeat in detail. In addition, his youngest son suffered from scabies, and his life was dying.

Guo Jia suggested that Liu He should not press harder and harder. At this time, Yuan Shao's morale was low and his morale was low. He only needed a letter from Han Fu to disintegrate his subordinates and completely defeat them.

Liu Heshen thought so, so he ordered Jin to guard Wu'an, Gao Shun to guard Quliang, and transferred Xun Yu and Shen Pei to Handan, Ren Shen Pei was the prefect of Wei County. He was originally from Wei County, so it was perfect for him to comfort people.

At this time, a total of [-] troops were stationed in Handan. Zhang Liao, Yan Liang, Tai Shici and others were training their troops and horses, ready to go south to attack Yecheng and recover Weijun.

On this day, everyone discussed the military situation, and Xun Yu said: "Bao Xin, Prime Minister of Jinbei, invited Cao Cao to send troops from Xuzhou to help us wipe out the Taishan bandits and Zhang Ju's remnants. , I have no one to assist my subordinates, I am afraid that Yanzhou will not be protected."

Liu He had expected this a long time ago. If Cao Cao was willing to just be a Xuzhou shepherd, then he would not be the strongest hero in the Three Kingdoms. Now that Gongsun Zan hated himself and wanted to seize Jizhou, it was a good opportunity for Cao Cao to take control of the Central Plains.

Liu Ye said: "Cao Cao is treacherous and cunning. If he wins Yanzhou, Yuan Shu may not be able to protect Yuzhou. If the Central Plains is captured by this person, he may become a strong enemy in the future. This person must be guarded against."

Liu He sighed: "Now that Jizhou is still undecided, we are beyond our reach. We should do our best and recuperate. When Hebei is pacified, we can go north across the river and look at the Central Plains. There are enough soldiers and food. Why worry about major events not being accomplished?"

Everyone nodded, and Xun Yu said again: "Now Yuan Shao is like a candle in the wind. If he does not attack, he will perish. In fact, there is nothing to fear. The general should focus on Qingzhou. Taking Qingzhou to occupy Hebei can force Xuzhou to contain Cao Cao. If you retreat, you can guard the great river to protect the people. The land of Hebei will last for a long time, and the land of the four prefectures will be combined, and the world's talents will be recruited, and the livestock and horses will be used to fight against the court, and the Han Dynasty will be rejuvenated by the glory of the military. The princes of the world, who will compete with each other?"

Guo Jia also nodded and said: "Gongsun Zan is a domineering man, remembers his mistakes and forgets his good deeds, and he must repay his grievances. He is actually unpopular in Qingzhou. Now he hates the general's reputation above him. He has invaded Bohai several times. It is justifiable to send troops to fight against him. It’s easy to break.”

Liu He naturally knew that Gongsun Zan was very happy with his achievements, but he didn't know how to empathize with the people. He had no strengths other than bravery. He seemed to have a strong army, but he was actually not as good as Yuan Shao.

Now that the site has been changed to Qingzhou, no counselors have been recruited. Relying on his courage, he instead suppressed scholars with higher reputations than him. Judging from his later defense of Yijing and the construction of important gates, he seems to be a shadow of a tyrant.

Now, the reason why Gongsun Zan dared to send troops to attack Bohai County was first of all his arrogance. After the Qingzhou Yellow Turban was pacified, he had more than [-] troops, so he was naturally a bit flustered.

The second is jealousy. Thinking back in Zhuo County, he laughed at Liu He's family's children and accomplished nothing. He wanted to show off after he became famous, but after a few years, Liu He was already famous all over the world, and he was about to sit in Hebei, Gongsun Zan Can't swallow this breath.

From Liu Hefuku's point of view, the reason why Gongsun Zan was so anxious was because of the bullshit he boasted back then.

Seeing that Liu He is getting stronger and stronger, Gongsun Zan already feels the crisis deeply, and if he doesn't cooperate with Yuan Shao to suppress him, he will not be his opponent in the future.

So Gongsun Zan knew that Yuan Shao had ulterior motives in giving up the governor of Bohai, and Gongsun Zan sent troops without hesitation.

Thinking of this, Liu He had already made a decision, and suddenly frowned and said: "However, the Black Mountain Army has not been wiped out yet, and Zhang Yan has more than [-] troops. They gather in Taihang, endangering the two prefectures of Bing and Ji, so we must guard against it."

Tian Feng stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Now that Yu Poison died and Bai Rao fled, Zhang Yan is actually alone. Although there are many soldiers, the number of available soldiers is only one or two out of ten. If they go out, they will not have enough troops, and if they are protected, they will be short of food and grass. This man He has long wanted to submit to the imperial court, and now the general is ruling Hebei, he is so powerful that Heshuo is famous all over the world, he only needs to send people to persuade him, and he can return to his heart."

Liu He also felt that the time was right at this time, nodded and said: "Zhang Yan is also considered a hero, and he declares righteousness. Now that he is poor, I think he can see the situation clearly. To show sincerity, it's best for me to go there in person."

Xun Yu clasped his fists and said, "If the general condescends to go there in person, Zhang Yan will surely surrender."

Tian Feng said with a smile: "If the Black Mountain Army is pacified, there will be no danger in the future. The people will focus on production, the officials will be at ease in internal affairs, recuperate, train the troops, and great things will be accomplished."

Now the goal is clear, Liu He nodded and said, "Since that's the case, we can send troops from Yunchang. Now Gongsun Zan is stationed in Pingyuan and Leling. We will defend Pingyuan and take Leling, and march from north to south."

Everyone nodded, deploying a defensive line along the river, preventing Gongsun Zan's soldiers from entering Jizhou to harass them, and leading the war to Qingzhou territory, this is the most reasonable tactical deployment.

Liu He immediately sent someone to pass an order to Guan Yu, ordering him to go south to take Leling, and also transferred Hao Zhao to Qinghe to defend the plains, while Xu Rong led his troops south to attack Guantao.

Guan Yu's troops included Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, and Xu Huang, plus Chen Gong, which was more than enough to deal with Gongsun Zan. Once Yuan Shao was defeated, he could send troops from the plains, attack from two fronts, and quickly push Qingzhou.

After all the arrangements were completed, Liu He was about to leave for Changshan, when Xu You came to see him suddenly, but he brought Han Fu's self-certification letter. After reading it, everyone nodded in praise.

Scholars in the Han Dynasty valued fame and festivals most. Now that Han Fu has given up Jizhou and let go of his psychological burden, what he wants to keep most is fame and festivals. In this letter, how Yuan Shao hated Liu He, united with the Black Mountain Army, and colluded with the Xiongnu all revealed all the scandals When it came out, even Yuan Shao's secret means of suppressing the princes when he was the leader was also listed, but Yuan Shao's old background was completely exposed.

Xun Yu sighed: "I didn't expect Yuan Benchu ​​to be so famous, but he was so narrow-minded. Such a big defeat is really his own fault."

Guo Jia smiled coldly: "Such behavior is no different from a villain. Once this letter is announced to the world, Yuan Benchu ​​will be ruined. Although he is not as harmful to the country as Dong Zhuo, he will be cast aside by the people of the world."

Liu He handed the letter to Xu You, and said with a smile, "This issue of the book will be released ten days after the release. If you have Lao Ziyuan, go to Runan immediately, and first ask Yuan Shu to get the money back."

"This...I'm afraid Yuan Gonglu won't admit it." Xu You was stunned. He thought he would never get back the remaining money, but Liu He didn't expect to give up.

"Come, come, let's go to the study to discuss." Liu He smiled strangely, and called Xu You to the back hall alone.

(End of this chapter)