Han counter current

After Gongsun Xu found out that he was still alive, he immediately reported to Chen Feng, and then invited him many times before sending this great talent to the front line against the barbarians.

At the end of October, Zhang He, who was guarding the northern part of Youzhou, issued an assembly order to mobilize 5000 troops from the Youyan camp, recruit another [-] servants, and add another [-] slaves, making a total of [-] people ready to go north.

Such a big movement must have been inquired by other princes.In this chaotic world, no matter when and where troops are mobilized, it is not a trivial matter.

Yuan Shang, who was the closest to Youzhou, was worried. The Youzhou army mobilized 5000 people at once. Although it was nominally going north to attack Hu, no one could guarantee what it would actually be.

"Send people to keep an eye on all the checkpoints and main roads in Youzhou, and if there is any sign of a large army or civilian husband going south, they must report in the shortest possible time.

Also, as the order continues, a large number of bandits have appeared in Jizhou, and the soldiers under my command are all responsible for protecting the territory and the people.

Half of the soldiers and horses from all over the country were temporarily assembled to wipe out the mountain bandits.Restoring peace to the people of Jizhou is the top priority and must not be ignored. "

After Yuan Shang got the information from Youzhou, he worried that he was a member of the Hebei Allied Forces, and at the same time worried that he would be attacked.

Therefore, in this situation, he kept his face on the surface, but secretly, he was also mobilizing soldiers and horses. However, he also knew that he could not go too far, so it was most appropriate to call half of the soldiers and horses.

Half of Jizhou's soldiers and horses are not enough to attack other territories, but they are still enough for defense.Yuan Shang is using this method to tell others that the Jizhou Army has not let up this winter.

In fact, at the same time that the Youzhou Army was mobilized, some rumors spread in the north.Many people say that the real target of the Youzhou Army is Jizhou.

Because the Hu people in the north have been defeated long ago, and the Wuhuan people have become Chen Feng's vassals, so it is impossible to make trouble at this time.

Therefore, what Chen Feng did was nothing more than to use this cover to mobilize elites to take Jizhou in one fell swoop.

As for the riots in Sanhan, some people say that is even more nonsense.No one knows where Sanhan is, how far it is from Youzhou, and what the people of Sanhan look like.

Besides, as early as when Chen Feng occupied western Liaoning, he sent his generals to attack Sanhan and conquered a large area of ​​territory.

One of Chen Feng's adoptive sons used to kill people in Sanhan, which has already seriously injured the vitality of the people of Sanhan. It is impossible for them to recover their vitality in just a few years.

Therefore, whether it was Sanhan or Wuhuan, it was just a cover, an excuse for Chen Feng to gather troops, as for its real purpose, it is unknown.

This kind of rumors are well-spoken, even Yuan Shang secretly believed it after hearing it, even though he is an ally with Chen Feng now.

When it comes to core interests, Yuan Shang doesn't care whether Chen Feng is an ally or not. What he has to do is to protect his own interests and his own territory.

Furthermore, after the end of Chen Feng's Northern Expedition to Hetao, his strength was at its weakest. At the beginning, Yuan Shang, under Cao Cao's instigation, sent a large-scale army to the north and took back Hejian.

Although it was a thing of the past, in this troubled world, the various princes had been fighting constantly, relying on their own strength and means, but that trip to the north caused considerable losses to Chen Feng.

Therefore, to be precise, the conflict between Chen Feng and Yuan Shang is huge and difficult to resolve.Therefore, Yuan Shang was not sure what Chen Feng wanted to do with the gathering of the Youzhou Army.

Taking ten thousand steps back, even if Chen Feng assembled his troops to go north to attack Hu, but if Jizhou had no defense at all, would the Youzhou army temporarily go south at that time?

"Come here, prepare a batch of food and supplies for me to send to Youzhou, and say that it is to support the men of Youzhou to go north to attack Hu.

To make this matter bigger, we must let everyone know that we support the Youzhou Army going north, and that I, Yuan Shang, are absolutely unambiguous about fighting the Hulu. "

In order to ensure the safety of Jizhou, Yuan Shang can only lower his stance now.This is not the year before last. The current Chen Feng is so powerful that Jizhou cannot afford to provoke him.

The garrisons in Youzhou and Bingzhou alone are enough to cause headaches for the Jizhou army. If Chen Feng is ruthless, he can even use the strength of these two states to go south and take Jizhou.

More than ten days later, when Chen Feng received Yuan Shang's letter, he just smiled.He understands Yuan Shang's current situation and mentality.

After all, allies are also based on certain interests. Now Cao Cao is making such a big publicity that he wants to drive a wedge between the Hebei Alliance.

Although Yuan Shang didn't fall for the trick, it's normal to have worries in his heart.To be honest, if it weren't for the existence of Cao Cao in the Central Plains, I am afraid that the Yuan brothers would join forces to deal with Chen Feng.

"The first caravan returning from the Western Regions is coming back soon, and there are some merchants from Jizhou and Qingzhou in it.

I will send you an order to select [-] horses and [-] cattle and sheep from the pasture, and send half to Jizhou and Qingzhou respectively.

In addition, tell Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan that the Hebei Alliance exists to resist Cao Cao, and we should work together and not be separated by villains.

This winter, they are also invited to train soldiers and horses and hoard supplies.After the spring of next year, a caravan will be organized to go to the Western Regions, and I hope they will join in. "

With these years of experience, Chen Feng is also handy in handling these matters.He was aware of Yuan Shang's worries and Cao Cao's insidiousness, so he had to express something.

"Wonderful, my lord's action has easily resolved Cao Cao's plot. However, what Yuan Shang is worried about is the [-] troops in Youzhou.

As long as General Zhang He goes north as soon as possible, and let the spies from all over the place inquire clearly, Cao Cao's alienation plan will be completely ineffective. "

Jia Xu was very satisfied with Chen Feng's methods. He almost didn't need to worry about such trivial matters.However, he still has to be cautious about what Cao Cao did in secret.

Although I don't know what Cao Cao did, but being able to attract the Wuhuan and Sanhan armies to invade the Liaodong area shows the strength of Cao Cao's advisers.

This is almost a few words to mobilize tens of thousands of troops to fight, and Cao Cao himself has no loss.

Chapter 559

The Youyan Camp currently only has more than [-] troops, most of them are the elite of the Han army, and there are also a small number of brave men selected from the servant army.

Zhang He is guarding the border and coordinating the establishment of the Youyan Camp. This time he went north, he naturally wanted to select troops from the Youyan Camp.

However, the Yuan brothers in the south are not considered good people. Although Huang Zhong is guarding the south of Youzhou, they may not have enough soldiers and horses. Therefore, Zhang He only used half of the elite of Youyan camp.

In addition, the elite of the Han army is the trump card in Chen Feng's hand, the backbone of the army under Chen Feng's command. They must be indispensable in every battle, but these elite soldiers cannot be consumed too much in every battle.

Therefore, so far, the slave army and the slave army are still part of the battle corps. After all, at some point, some unnecessary losses have to be borne by the slave army.

There are more than [-] people in the Youzhou Army, with Zhang He as the commander and Tian Yu as the military adviser. After sufficient food, grass and supplies are prepared, the army will set off immediately.

After that, Zhang He took the fierce general Yan Rou as the vanguard, and led three thousand cavalry of the servant army to set off first, scouting information and clearing obstacles along the way.

It wasn't until the army really went north that Yuan Shang in Jizhou was relieved. After all, Chen Feng didn't attack Jizhou. This winter, Yuan Shang could relax.

At the same time, some caravans from Jizhou and Qingzhou returned, bringing back a large amount of money and goods, as well as Chen Feng's goodwill.

Especially, at this juncture, Chen Feng also generously sent five hundred war horses and thousands of cattle and sheep to the Yuan brothers.

Such a generous shot is also full of heroic spirit.Yuan Shang himself felt a little embarrassed. After all, everyone was a member of the Hebei League, so how could they doubt each other at this time.

After some consideration, Yuan Shang immediately sent people to give back a large amount of porcelain, silk and other goods at Feng Ji's suggestion, and at the same time sent people to Hetao to express his gratitude to Chen Feng.

As for Yuan Tan, he was naturally more polite.You know, this winter, all the food in Qingzhou was shipped from the north. It is really rare for Chen Feng to be so polite and friendly to him.

On the grassland three hundred miles away in the northwestern part of Liaoning, a large army is slowly advancing. This army is well equipped and has high morale. It is really a rare elite.

In the big tent, Tian Yu was analyzing the information sent by the scouts. As a military adviser, he naturally wanted to share the commander's worries.

"Commander, there's news from ahead that Wuhuan is not to be outdone this time. Under Tadun's call and leadership, he has gathered 300 cavalrymen to go south, and they are still more than [-] miles away from our army."

After reading the information in his hands, Tian Yu immediately reported the situation to a young man next to him. It stands to reason that Zhang He and Tian Yu must be the only ones who can sit here.

But this young man is obviously younger than Zhang He. The strange thing is that Tian Yu called him the coach. Could it be that the Youzhou Army changed generals just before the battle?

"5 people sounds like a lot. Hmph, although our army only has [-] people, the [-] elite troops transferred from Youyan Camp are all veteran soldiers.