[Comprehensive] Number of Merry

The first year of Xingping, August.

The capital has not been raining since April, and a piece of barley was sold at a sky-high price of 50 yuan, and a barley of beans and wheat was 20 yuan.The tragedy is so severe that it is unbearable to hear.

In June of the same year, locusts broke out in Yanzhou.Cao Cao's army, which competed with Lu Bu for Yanzhou, was seriously short of food. Cheng Yu, Cao Cao's adviser, seized food from Dong'e County under his own rule and supplied Cao's army with rations for three days, which was said to contain a lot of dried meat made of human flesh.The nature of this kind of active killing of the same kind for feeding is a hundred times worse than that of the common people, which sounds creepy.

Two months later, both sides ran out of food and grass, and had to call a truce.

In contrast, the people in Jingzhou and Yizhou are undoubtedly immersed in sweet happiness.

Although nearly a million refugees have been accepted in Jingzhou, the territory is stable and the land is vast. The father and daughter of Liu Biao, who are in charge, both pay attention to farming. The arrangement not only did not cause trouble, but also enabled the Jingzhou area to be further developed.The drought in the Guanzhong area has little impact on the south where the water system is rich. The locust plagues in the Xu and Yan areas have stopped in Huairu. Jingzhou ushered in the fourth bumper year after Liu Biao and his daughter took office. All fully stocked.

Du Ji, who was appointed as the prefect of Shu County, designed to lower the vigilance of Zhao Wei, Liu Yan's former subordinate, and secretly made an appointment with Gan Ning to catch all of them when Zhao Wei raised his troops to rebel, so as to quickly stabilize the situation in central Shu.After that, Du Ji, who was finally able to let go of his hands and feet and restore people's livelihood, deserved the praise of the history books.

Everything is ready.

Tapping the case table lightly with his fingers, Guo Jia took out a scroll from the messy stack of bamboo slips, spread it out on the case table and began to study it again.

"Mr. Guo, Young Master called for a meeting."

After not watching for a long time, someone knocked on the door outside, and Guo Jia stopped tapping on the table:

"Just come."

Because it was a temporary meeting, the participants were mainly subordinate officials who were working in Wancheng.When Guo Jia arrived, he took a brief look into the hall, and saw that Zhao Yan, Xun You, and Wang Can had already arrived, so he walked directly in the direction of Xun You.

Not long after, Wei Yan and Xu Shu entered the hall together, followed by Yan Yan from Berkshire, who was recruited in the Battle of Yizhou, and Pei Qian, a newcomer from Hedong.

Zhao Yan was the magistrate of Nanyang County, and was involved in both large and small affairs; Wang Can was the master of the general, participated in secret affairs, and served as secretary;

After guessing the general direction of the meeting topic, Guo Jia's spirits slightly lifted.He is in charge of intelligence, and has not received any special news recently. It can only be that there is an emergency, and the messenger will directly report it to Wang Lang.But with the scale of today's meeting and Wang Lang's usual habits, the decision is made today.

It's time to use troops.

◇

When Wang Lang entered the meeting hall, all the people in the convening line had arrived, and after they were seated, she got straight to the point and said:

"Emergency report from Ye County, Yingchuan Yellow Turban Huang Shao and He Man invaded and plundered by the bandits, what do you think should be done?"

The world is in chaos, but Jingzhou is alone.The Yingchuan Yellow Turbans had the guts to invade Nanyang purely because Nanyang County was so rich that even a little leaked through the nails would be enough to plunder the unproduced Yellow Turbans and eat their fill.

However, since repelling Sun Jian, Yuan Shu, and Lu Bu and conquering Yizhou, Wang Lang's reputation for being good at using troops has been known all over the world.The leader of the Yingchuan Yellow Turban not only deliberately avoided Luyang where Wenpin was stationed, but also only selected the villages and villages around Ye County to rob grain, and did not dare to do any murder or arson, for fear of angering Wang Lang and sending troops across the border. Easily wiped out their gang of yellow scarves.

Listening to Wang Lang asking how to deal with the Yellow Turban Bandits, even Wang Can, who was not well versed in military affairs, knew that what she asked was not how to defend, but whether to send troops to Yingchuan, Runan, or even Yuzhou.

Yuzhou was sandwiched between Jing, Yang, Xu, Yan, and Sili, and naturally became a strategic buffer zone for all parties. The governor of Yuzhou, Guo Gong, who was selected by the imperial court, was mediocre and could not control Yuzhou well. There have always been yellow scarves lingering in the county.Winning Yuzhou means facing Lu Bu Cao Cao who is competing for Yanzhou, Yuan Shu who is entrenched in Yangzhou, and Liu Bei who was invited by Xuzhou Mu Taoqian to station in Xiaopei. Considering that Yuzhou itself was also destroyed by the Yellow Turban, it is worthwhile to do so. thought about it.

However, to Wang Can's surprise, almost as soon as the master's voice fell, there was a voice in the hall suggesting to send troops.Forget about Wei Yan who yelled the loudest, he was eager to fight every day, and the remaining Zhao Yan, Guo Jia, and Xu Shu all suggested sending troops in unison, and looking at Xun You and Pei Qian who did not speak, their expressions seemed to agree.

"He Yi, Liu Pi, Huang Shao, and He Man all have tens of thousands of people. They first joined Yuan Shu and then Sun Jian. After Sun Jian died, they became bandits in Yingchuan and Runan. Now they are bold enough to invade Nanyang. I hope you will attack them quickly. .”

Zhao Yan was the first to speak, and after clearly expressing his attitude, he left the opportunity to show off to Guo Jia and Xu Shu.

Guo Jia and Xu Shu looked at each other, and Xu Shu nodded with a smile, indicating that he would do the talking.He thought he was not as good as Guo Jia in terms of word making and inciting people's hearts, and Guo Jia was more confident in the task of persuading the lord.

Guo Jia understood what he meant, stood up after nodding his head, and said to Wang Lang:

"As Boran said, today the thieves come to attack me, and if I attack them, even if they cross the border, they will be just and obedient. This is one of them."

The Yellow Turbans lingered in Yingchuan and Runan for more than a day. Guo Gong, the governor of Yingchuan, was unable to put down the rebellion. Now that the disaster has reached Nanyang County, it is morally just for the Nanyang army to cross the border to put down the rebellion.

"Innumerable scholars and civilians from Ying and Ru prefectures have flowed into Jingzhou. Our army knows each other like the back of our hands. These two are the same."

Gongda, Boran, Yuanzhi and I are all from Yingchuan, and we know everything about Yingchuan, and the situation in Runan County is also under our control.

"Our army has enough food and fodder, our soldiers are strong and our horses are strong, and our soldiers are all fighting enthusiastically. These are the three things."

Sufficient military supplies, well-trained soldiers, and a stable rear are the capital for victory.

Although they were only robbed of food, there were no casualties, and no loss of land and houses. The Nanyang people who were spoiled by you, son, still felt that they had suffered a great grievance.

"Cao and Lu are in a hurry to compete for Yanzhou. Now that Ying and Ru are taken, they will have no time to look after them, and they will also lose their way of retreat. These four things."

Cao Cao and Lu Bu attacked each other to fight for Yanzhou. Taking Yingchuan and Runan now will only make them fight with their backs. This is a good opportunity that cannot be lost and will never come again.

"Er Yuan stumbled with his fists and feet, Tao Qian couldn't protect himself, and God didn't take it, but he was blamed instead. This is the fifth."

Yuan Shao was trapped by Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shu was trapped in the Jianghuai River, Xuzhou Mu Taoqian was also very difficult to protect himself, this is something God gave you, son, if you don’t want it, you will suffer disaster in turn.

"In the west there is a letter to rely on, Luoyang has Hulao and Pingdong, and Yingchuan has wings to the southeast, these are the six."

Chang'an can rely on the natural dangers of Xiaoshan and Hangu Pass to resist the enemy, Luoyang can rely on Hulao Pass as a barrier to the east, and use Yingchuan to protect its wings in the southeast.If you want to welcome the emperor to Luoyang in the future, this is a strategic place that must be controlled.

"In a battle that must be won, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. Only the young master decides."

The truth has already been explained, to fight or not to fight, it is all up to you, young master.

The words made everyone in the field nod repeatedly, and Wei Yan even left the table directly, came to the center of the hall and clasped his fists to ask for a fight:

"The young master takes Yingru, and the last general is willing to be the forerunner!"

Wei Yan is playing a trick here, saying that he is the vanguard, but in fact, with the fighting power of the Yellow Turban mob, he can eat up the vanguard in one bite and claim the military exploits all by himself.

Everyone in the room is a genius, and no one can hide his little jiujiu, so he is more reserved to save face for him, and Xu Shu, who is close to him, bursts out laughing.

Wei Yan blushed, but when he glanced at the Xun Dao on his waist, his face immediately thickened again, and he insisted on asking for a fight amidst the laughter of everyone.

The so-called Honored Sword was originally made by Wang Lang to reward generals.

The iron smelting industry in Nanyang County itself is extremely developed. After Han Ji took over and reformed it, the equipment produced now is already at the top level in the world.

Seeing this foundation, Wang Lang drew a few blueprints of weapons and ordered craftsmen to build them.One of them is called Xun Dao, which is specially rewarded for meritorious generals. It is not only extremely sharp, but also has high practical value and is also very beautiful in appearance.What's more special is that there is a circle of inlay space left on the hand guard of the knife. Every time a major military exploit is made, a gold star can be inlaid on the hand guard.

There are now two stars inlaid on Wei Yan's saber, obtained from his two battle exploits in ambushing Lu Bu and attacking Mianzhu, it has the most stars among the generals under Wang Lang's command.Wei Yan is so proud of this, he keeps his treasured Xun Dao with him every day, even when he sleeps, and thinks about how to add a few stars to the gauntlet all day long.Although two are matched as a pair, they will not be too lonely, but after all, they are still too few, right?

Wang Lang followed his gaze and saw the honored knife, because Wei Yan loves to show off and never let anything cover the stars on his honored knife, so he deliberately fixed the direction when wearing it so that the stars can always shine in front , The stars are made of pure gold, shining golden in the sun, dazzing the eyes, even if you want to ignore them, you can't ignore them.

Wang Lang shook his head helplessly, and poured cold water on him: "I'm going to surrender."

Wei Yan's face collapsed all of a sudden, and he returned to his original position sullenly, his despondent expression amused everyone.

After laughing and laughing, return to the topic and assign combat tasks.

According to Guo Jiayan, who is in charge of spying and sorting out information, among the four He Yi, Liu Pi, Huang Shao, and He Man, Liu Pi and Huang Shao are the most rebellious, and the troops led by these two are also the ones leading this time. .

Because Wang Lang has already stated that he wants to surrender, the strategies given by the counselors are also based on this. It is suggested to pretend to underestimate the enemy first, to lure Liu Pi and Huang Shao to take the initiative to take the initiative, and then wave their troops to defeat them to deter the remaining He Yi. , He Man two people.Of course, the best result is that He Yi and He Man also fall into the trap, and then use the heavy cavalry in the front and the light cavalry in the rear to split the formation, directly killing the four thieves, and incorporating the yellow scarves who lost their leaders.

But this is a very changeable thing on the actual battlefield. When arranging tasks, you only need to set a general strategy and choose the right person.

Taking refuge in himself in the Battle of Yizhou, Yan Yan, who has not yet become famous in Jing and Yu, will attack Runan, Yingchuan. Guo Si's troops took advantage of the opportunity to leave Wuguan and plunder Nanyang. After assigning tasks, Wang Lang concluded the meeting and began to write letters to Liu Biao.

On the tenth day of September, Wang Lang, who had advanced to the western border of Chenliu and Qiao, received a message in his army account.

Huang Shao, the leader of the Yellow Turban bandit who fled eastward after being defeated by the Nanyang Army, was captured and beheaded by a local strong man. Now the strong man brought Huang Shao's head to serve. He has arrived at the gate of the camp and is in charge of guarding The guard at the camp gate asked her to decide what to do.

Wang Lang froze for a moment, dropped the bamboo slips he was reading and ran out of the tent.

The author has something to say:

The Jiang Shang character set that I made at the beginning, was alone in the light, and the liver and gallbladder were full of ice and snow.