At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

The use of troops on the two fronts has been a taboo for military strategists since ancient times. How about using this letter of persuasion as an excuse to strike a truce with Yuan Shao and return to their original territories, Xu Tu moved back, and then restore the stability of Qingzhou and work hard to govern? May the Minggong observe clearly. "

After Xun Yu said this, Guo Peng looked at the other three.

"Do you think so too?"

Guo Jia nodded without saying a word, and Xi Zhong also nodded afterward.

Guo Peng understood what they meant.

Chapter 245 .240 Si Yanzhou Is Mine

Compared with Xi Zhong and Guo Jia, the experienced Cheng Li thinks more.

"In the current situation, if the fight continues, Yuan Shao will have the upper hand, but the lord will not. If Yuan Shao uses this as a threat and refuses to retreat, what will the lord do?"

When Cheng Li said this, it seemed that he did not agree with the withdrawal of troops.

Xun Yu frowned, and when he was about to speak, Guo Peng stood up directly.

"When it comes to the use of troops, Yuan Shao knows in his heart how much he has. Compared with me, Yuan Shao only wins in the favor of the four generations and three princes. Apart from that, he has no advantage.

If I make an appointment with him to retreat, even if he is unwilling, the people under his command will not support him to continue fighting. This battle, so be it. I write this letter.

But I will also make it clear to him that if I retreat, he will also retreat. If he is unwilling to retreat, I will lead my troops to Yecheng regardless of everything, and recall with him that I fought with my teacher Lu Gong Yellow Turban's First Battle! "

Guo Peng's face was fierce, and he slammed the table. The four counselors all believed that this was correct, and no one opposed it.

So Guo Peng personally wrote a peace agreement to withdraw troops, and threatened Yuan Shao at the end of the letter.

"If the general is not willing to retreat, Guo is willing to meet with the general in Yecheng to recount the first battle of the crusade against the Yellow Turban!" 』

The blatant threat, the threat is beyond words, everything written before is like nonsense, this last sentence is the truth.

If you don't agree to retreat, I'll go all out to kill you in Yecheng, and kill you until you have nowhere to go, to let you know that Mr. Guo's reputation is not for nothing, if you don't believe me, let's give it a try.

Yuan Shao was furious, threw tables and benches, and wanted to lead his army to a decisive battle with Guo Peng, but none of the advisers and generals under his command supported him.

Yan Liang, who was defeated in the battle, and Qu Yi, who was lucky enough to escape with his life, neither of them said they were willing to fight again.

Xu You and Feng Ji, who have always been the main battlers, also urged Yuan Shaoshun to step down the donkey and withdraw his troops for a truce.

"Our army lost less than 2 soldiers in this battle, and the two counties were severely damaged, reaching the limit. Now the people hope to put down the war and stop fighting. If the general fights again, I'm afraid Jizhou's foundation will be unstable! Don't forget, General, Han Fenwu is still in Yecheng!"

It was Xu You's words that persuaded Yuan Shao in the end.

When Yuan Shao heard this, cold sweat broke out on his back, and he suddenly remembered how Han Fu was abandoned and how he came to power.

When the foundation is not stable, if you start a war rashly, the status of yourself and Han Fu may change again!

Yuan Shao was discouraged, thought it over and over again, and wrote another letter to Guo Peng.

In the letter, Yuan Shao said that all this was a misunderstanding, he was just kind, and if Guo Peng didn't want to, then he would never send troops to help him sweep up the Yellow Turbans in the future.

Let’s just treat this incident as an accident and nothing happened. Everyone will go home, find their own mothers, rest in peace, and create a better future together. In this way, we can meet up to ask for directors together in the future, right?

Then, Yuan Shao also wrote to Liu Dai, saying that everything was a misunderstanding, thanking Liu Dai for his generous help, and that he could retreat.

After receiving this letter from Yuan Shao, Guo Peng had to sigh, saying that Yuan Shao was quite shameless.

From this point of view, Yuan Shao deserves to be the one who can dominate Hebei, but unfortunately, his opponent is even more shameless than him, and his shamelessness is only enough to occupy Hebei.

Someone Guo doesn't know what a face is.

However, this is the end of the matter, and the war is over. Guo Peng retreated first. After Yuan Shao found out about Guo Peng's retreat, he arranged for a large army to retreat, and a small number of troops slowly entered Qinghe Kingdom to count the losses, so that he could have an idea.

Guo Peng was not polite at all, and he didn't say to return the stolen things. Anyway, he took away everything that could be taken away, smashed everything that couldn't be taken away, and robbed all the people who could be plundered.

The army quickly returned to the plains, rested their troops, rectified the war-torn land, and then arranged for these captive Jizhou population to go to Le'an State on the south bank of the Yellow River to farm.

You can't let them stay in Hebei, they will run away.

Afterwards, Guo Peng got news that Liu Dai had withdrawn his troops.

Guo Peng thought about how to retaliate against this person who took advantage of the fire, but instead of using troops, he wrote a letter to Liu Dai.

In the letter, Guo Peng said that all of this was a misunderstanding, that Yuan Shao's attack on him and his attack on Yuan Shao were all misunderstandings, so everything before could be regarded as never having happened.

Including Liu Dai's attack on Gaotang County.

Liu Dai replied quickly.

Taking advantage of his identity as a clan member and elder of the Han Dynasty, he educated Guo Peng, taught Guo Peng to learn to respect, and be careful in his behavior, otherwise he will suffer in the future.

Then he said a lot of big talk and empty talk, and taught Guo Peng precious life experience with the attitude of an elder.

Guo Peng could imagine Liu Dai's proud face.

With a sneer, Guo Peng threw Liu Dai's letter into the fire and burned it.

"Liu Dai took advantage of the fire to rob, and his heart is clearly revealed. If you don't get rid of him, if the lord wants to use troops against Yuan Shao in the future, Liu Dai will restrain the lord. The lord does this to let him relax his vigilance, so that he can have plans later. ?"

Cheng Li discussed this matter with Guo Peng in private.

"Make him proud, make him happy, let him rest assured, if he is unhappy, how can I rectify Qingzhou safely? The most important thing right now is to crusade against Beihai and Donglai County, take these two places, and put After Qingzhou has been rectified, Liu Dai will be dealt with later."

Guo Peng's eyes were full of strong desire.

"Yanzhou is mine."

Someone Guo made such a declaration.

Cheng Li bowed and bowed: "Li will make Yanzhou submit to the lord!"

Guo Peng felt Cheng Li's loyalty. Even if he was appointed as a high-ranking official and held a certain amount of power, Cheng Li still treated himself as a lord and did not change.

Cheng Li has already determined that Guo Peng is the master, and does not change his position, and works for Guo Peng wholeheartedly.

Therefore, Cheng Li is the only one who knows the darkest and deepest desires in Guo Peng's heart, and he thinks that Guo Peng fulfills his desires as the starting point for doing things, which is different from others.

Afterwards, Guo Peng commended Xin Ping, the magistrate of Gaotang County, and rewarded several people who made contributions in this battle.

For example, Guan Yu, who had killed Wen Chou, was made the Colonel of Dangkou, and he was named Dutinghou, which fulfilled his long-cherished wish.

Afterwards, Du Xi was rewarded with a batch of money and silk cloth for his performance in the war, and he was still asked to be the county magistrate to reorganize Liguo County, save the fields as much as possible, and collect as much summer grain as possible.

All in all, the next most important job is to harvest summer grain.

Last year's grain income totaled more than 180 million shi, which was enough to feed [-] troops for a year and a half. With this grain as a source of confidence, Guo Peng's vigor was not hurt by repeated battles.

He fought against Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shao successively, and the number of soldiers killed in the battle was about [-].

Most of the wounded soldiers could be cured, so it took a few days after the war to count the soldiers. He currently has about [-] registered soldiers in the four counties of Qingzhou, and their vitality is well preserved.

After this year's summer grain harvest, the food in the treasury will be enough for his [-] army to fight for three or four years without food shortage.

This will become Guo Peng's confidence in mobilizing troops to conquer Beihai and Donglai County.

Chapter 246 .240 five all rely on peers

Regarding the number of troops, Guo Peng does not think that the more the better, the better.

At present, it is also necessary to consider whether the grain output of Qingzhou can feed so many soldiers.

Expanding the military without food security, isn't it asking for trouble?

Guo Peng found out through spies in Jizhou that Yuan Shao recruited a large number of soldiers because he was anxious to expand his army to restore his strength, but the logistics could not keep up, so some recruits would be hungry and could not get paid.

In addition, the recruits recruited have no discipline, no rules, and the military discipline is corrupt. Under the leadership of the officers, they make troubles everywhere all day long, and they know how to rob Li Shu, women and property.

Then there are those with "great ambitions", digging up tombs everywhere to search for funerary objects.

It's no different from bandits.

In other words, this is the general state of the army in this era.

Can such an army win battles?

Yes, as long as the opponent's army is worse than this army.

In other words, the combat power of the few elites of one's own side is stronger than that of the opponent's few elites, and if they can defeat the opponent's elites first, then they can win.

In short, it all depends on peers.

There are really no warlords like Guo who set up a military training camp and regard military training as their primary task. Even if there are, they are aimed at a small number of elites.

Guo has relatively high requirements for ordinary soldiers, and they all require them to be literate. The requirements for a small number of elites are even higher. Those who are more literate directly start teaching the art of war and principles of marching and combat.

There is a special institution in the military camp. Guo Peng regards it as the embryonic form of the military academy and attaches great importance to it. He instills his will in it, and through education, it conveys the will of his officers.

Guo Peng did not allow his soldiers to become what Li Shu called a military disaster, and he knew that the rules followed by an army from its establishment would be very meaningful. Therefore, at the beginning of forming an army, Guo Peng's highest requirement for the army was to abide by military regulations and discipline .

Recruiting soldiers for training not only trains tactics and tactics, but also trains military discipline and military regulations. We must let them follow orders and prohibit them, and use this as the standard for elite soldiers.

With such an army, you can have an advantage on the battlefield.

At present, this number of soldiers is relatively appropriate. After the Beihai Kingdom and Donglai County are recovered, some troops will be expanded, and a group of elite soldiers and horses will be rectified. With Qingzhou as the foundation, they will aspire to the world.

Guo Peng arranged between 100 and 200 county soldiers for each county, and handed them over to the county captain. Each county arranged [-] garrisons, and handed them over to the two Caos, two Xiahous and four school lieutenants.

The rest of the army is stationed near Linzi County as the main force of the elite. This is the way he arranged for the garrison.

The army is usually in the big camp, and the big camp is under the command of Jin, and Yu Jin specializes in training troops during non-war times, so that the army can't slack off in training, and they have to train every day.

The other school lieutenants did not lead troops, but only took orders during the war. They took the soldier talismans awarded by Guo Peng from the camp to find Yu Jin and took away the trained troops.

Guo Peng often took time to go to the military training camp to observe the soldiers' accommodation, meals, daily life, etc., chat with them, and let the soldiers know their existence and hear their voices.

When paying the salary, it is inevitable to come and preside over it in person, adhering to the tradition that has been upheld since the time of Captain Go Karasuma.

As for the army under the two Caos and two Xiahous, because of the necessity of their existence, Guo Peng demonstrated his existence in another form.

For example, from time to time, he would order one or two small troops to be dispatched from their barracks to carry out certain missions, or to escort something to Linzi County to meet him, and use his warrants to bypass Cao Ren and the others to give orders directly to the officers.

Cao Ren and the others didn't know about these things. They were a little surprised when they knew it, and they didn't feel relieved until they asked Guo Peng.

For this reason, Cao Ren also ran over to complain to Guo Peng, saying that Guo Peng often did this, which made him think that there were deserters in the army, so don't keep doing this, okay?

Guo Peng agreed on the surface, but he continued to do so afterwards, showing no sign of change.

After a long time, the two Caos and the two Xiahous got used to it, and they didn't take it strangely. If they asked where they were going, they would pretend it had never happened. On the contrary, they also obeyed Guo Peng's orders, and they were all the same.

And Guo Peng never did this kind of thing in wartime.

On the other side, while Guo Peng solved Yuan Shao's attack, Yuan Shu and Sun Jian also made some progress.

Zhou Ang, a general sent by Yuan Shao, took advantage of Sun Jian's absence and seized a large amount of land in Yuzhou, almost cutting off Sun Jian's retreat.

Sun Jian was very annoyed, and when he returned with his troops, he rushed and beat Zhou Ang to the brim.

Zhou Ang was defeated and returned to the city to hold on. Sun Jian sent troops to attack the city and won the battle. Unfortunately, Gongsun Yue, who stayed to help Sun Jian, was shot and killed by Zhou Ang during the battle, and unfortunately died.

Even so, Zhou Ang failed to resist Sun Jian's attack, was completely defeated by Sun Jian, and escaped from Yuzhou.

Then Zhou Ang fled to Jiujiang, defended Jiujiang with his younger brother Zhou Yu, defended the coalition forces of Sun Jian and Yuan Shu, and continued to restrain Yuan Shu and Sun Jian for Yuan Shao.

But in the end, he was still fighting the five scum, facing the Jiangdong Tigers, they were still invincible.

The Zhou family brothers were defeated by Sun Jian and Yuan Shu, lost Jiujiang, crossed the Yangtze River and fled to Kuaiji for refuge.

So far, Yuan Shao's plan to draw salary from the bottom of the pot has completely failed.

Of course, although it was a failure, Yuan Shao succeeded in saving Dong Zhuo's life.

All the knowledgeable people in the world scolded him in their hearts, but Dong Zhuo praised Yuan Shao with a loud laugh, praised him for his foresight, and gave him 32 likes.

After Sun Jian pacified Yuzhou, he originally wanted to lead his army back to the front line of Luoyang, but the matter was not over yet.

Guo Peng, who was forced by Yuan Shao and Liu Dai to stop fighting, will naturally not be soft when dealing with Yuan Shu.

He contacted Liu Biao, governor of Jingzhou, and on the grounds that the Nanyang County occupied by Yuan Shu belonged to Jingzhou, he instigated Liu Biao to lead his army to join the war, attacking Yuan Shu and Sun Jian from the north and the south, trying to destroy them.

Liu Biao also felt that this was okay, and he was very unhappy that Yuan Shu occupied Nanyang County and did not return it to him, so he sent troops north to attack Yuan Shu and Sun Jian.

Yuan Shu was furious and scolded Liu Biao. After defeating Zhou Ang, he reorganized his army and prepared to go south to attack Liu Biao, and took Jingzhou as his logistics base by the way.

A new war has begun.