[Three Kingdoms] After crossing, I opened the sick and weak main road line

In the first year of Zhongping, the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out, and the whole country gathered to respond.

Zhang Yan was not called Zhang Yan at that time, but Chu Yan. Chu Yan and a group of young people became bandits near Taihang Mountain, and soon gathered tens of thousands of bandits. At the same time, Zhang Niujiao of Boling also gathered together. A group of people occupied one side, claiming to be generals and besieging the government office. The two sides joined forces, and Chu Yan promoted Zhang Niujiao as the leader. This group of rebellious troops grew rapidly north of the Yellow River.

Later, Zhang Niujiao was shot by Liu Ya when he was attacking the county, and before he died, he passed the position of leader to Chu Yan. In this way, Chu Yan changed his surname to Zhang, and there was Zhang Yan, the leader of the Black Mountain bandits today.

Zhang Yan is tough, because he is as light as a swallow and brave and good at fighting. The Black Mountain Army calls him "Flying Swallow". The bandits and robbers who annexed Changshan, Shangdang, Zhongshan, Hanoi and other places even grew to nearly a million people.

The imperial court tried its best to wipe out the Yellow Turban bandits at the expense of delegating military power, but the Black Bandits led by Zhang Yan did not confront the government head-on.

It would be great if the officials could be given food so that they could change from thieves to officers and soldiers. If they don’t accept their request to surrender, the imperial court can’t do anything to them. Their Black Mountain Army has millions of people, and the imperial court may not have Army of Millions.

Zhang Yan's plan is very good. The court is already in a hurry to deal with the Yellow Turban Bandit. If there is another powerful Black Mountain bandit, he will be even more embarrassed. In order to save the court's only face, the emperor cannot accept him. surrender.

Facts have proved that his preparation is very reasonable.

The emperor was devastated by one after another of rebellions. It was rare for a bandit leader to voluntarily surrender. On the second day after the letter of surrender was sent to the imperial case, Zhang Yan became a general in trouble. Not only did he change from a thief to an official, He even got the right to govern the Taihang Mountains north of the Yellow River.

Half of the Taihang Mountains to the north of the Yellow River are in Jizhou and the other half are in Bingzhou.

Bingzhou has a mixed population of Hu and Han, and it’s not as rich as Jizhou. Bandits are not fools, so they naturally know where is better. Zhang Yan helped Gongsun Zan when Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao were facing each other, because Yuan Shao would take away his rights in Jizhou.

There are no permanent friends, only permanent interests. In the face of interests, the identities of friends and enemies can be changed at any time.

Sun Ce ran away in big strides, and in just a few words, there were a few more eager generals in the study.

Yuan Shu rolled his eyes, and quietly moved to the side of their elder brother. This seat can only be sat by his confidantes. The elder brother let him stay in the study, which is enough to prove how important his position is in the elder brother's heart.

Yuan Huan: ...

It really would be brilliant if given some sunshine, if his ability can match his self-confidence, there is no such thing as Yuan Shao in history, and even the Three Kingdoms may become the two heroes of the Yuan family.

Lu Bu and Zhang Liao saluted and sat down. They both looked at Yuan Gonggong, who was sneaking towards their lord, with the same disgust in his eyes. How could Yuan Gonggong be so close to the lord?

Yuan Shu snorted, and when his elder brother looked over, he was obedient. As soon as his elder brother looked away, he immediately opened his teeth and claws to provoke.

He has been left behind, he has already been left behind, he is his own now, so what if he is not convinced, sitting next to him is his own brother, if he is not convinced, he has to hold back.

Yuan Gonglu is like a peacock spreading its tail in full bloom, wishing to tell the world how good his brother is to him, others are not as good as he is, he has a brother!

Lu Bu turned his head expressionlessly, and exchanged a tacit glance with Zhang Liao, making sure that they both felt that this man deserved a beating, so he looked away contentedly.

They all felt that that guy deserved a beating, and that someone would be able to put on the sack together in the future.

After all, Xiao Bawang was young and didn't dare to show it too obviously. He also wanted to know when he noticed that the two people next to him were "eyebrowing", trying to join the organization, and what they were talking about.

When Xun Yu and Guo Jia came to the study, what they saw was such a strange scene.

Their lord sat behind the desk in deep thought, and a few generals were faster than them. They had already found their seats and sat down, winking and wondering what they were doing. Yuan Gonglu who is out of place.

This……

Xun Yu and Guo Jia looked at each other, crossed the threshold and greeted the first two politely, and then took their seats.

Yuan Huan coughed lightly, interrupted the generals' eye contact, and asked Sun Ce to tell them the news from the front line. The invasion of the Black Mountain bandits at this time is not only a bad thing for them.

Zhang Yan governed the area around Taihang Mountain as a general in the middle of a difficult situation. The area around Taihang Mountain, Changshan County, Zhao County, Wei County, and even Zhongshan Kingdom were more or less influenced by him.

There are so many bandits and robbers in Jizhou, which is not unrelated to Zhang Yan's start as a bandit.

After he arrived in Zhongshan, he immediately ordered people to clean up the bandits in the territory, and he was guarding against Zhang Yan, who was named Ping Nan Zhong Lang, but was actually the leader of the Black Mountain bandits.

After saying a few words, Sun Ce withdrew, full of fighting spirit, waiting for the assignment of tasks. There was already General Quyi in front, and General Fengxian was there to support him. Bofu is also very good at it.

Princess, princess, look here!

The little overlord looked at their lord with burning eyes, and he was so excited that he seemed to be able to fly to the battlefield immediately after hearing the order.

Yuan Huan sighed in his heart that young people are energetic, then looked at Xun Yu and Guo Jia, and asked in a gentle voice, "What do Wen Ruo and Feng Xiao think?"

Guo Jia lazily folded his arms and supported his face with one hand. Seeing that the lord was not nervous, he joked, "It should be a good thing for the lord that the Black Mountain bandits invaded Jizhou."

Yuan Shu frowned and looked at the nonsense Guo Fengxiao. He was very dissatisfied with this man's slovenly appearance. This is a study room, a place to discuss business matters. How could this guy appear in front of his elder brother in such a dissolute manner.

No rules!

Guo Jia rubbed his neck, raised his eyebrows at Yuan Gonggong who was gnashing his teeth, and continued with a chuckle, "Before Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan competed for Jizhou, Zhang Yan sent troops to help Gongsun Zan, now Yuan Shao is away from Bingzhou, Gongsun Zan retreated to Youzhou, Zhang Yan If you want to continue to dominate Jizhou, you will naturally make your lord an enemy."

"I didn't hear that Gongsun Zan would continue to attack Jizhou with Zhang Yan." Yuan Shu curled his lips, thinking that he couldn't be excluded, and hurriedly inserted a sentence to prove his existence during Guo Jia's pause.

Guo Jia paused for a moment, and took a deep look at Yuan Gonggong, who had an empty face. He felt that being as knowledgeable as this person would make him not so smart, so he pulled his sleeves and sat upright, and simply stopped being a joke, "Youzhou It's not just Gongsun Zan, when did Jia say that Zhang Yan would continue to cooperate with Gongsun Zan?"

As soon as these words came out, not only Yuan Shu, but also the three generals sitting opposite him looked over with doubts.

Guo Jia:  …

Well, it's true that Yuan Gonglu is not the only one who is not smart in this room.

Xun Yu listened with a smile, seeing that Guo Jia was so stimulated that he didn't want to speak, so he added in a calm manner, "The lord is powerful, the court is declining, and the clan members surnamed Liu have their own thoughts. Dear, and concurrently taking up the position of Zongzheng, I am afraid that I will not be able to calmly let the lord continue to grow himself."

Before Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao fought, and Yuan Shao restrained Gongsun Zan, Liu Yu took the opportunity to gain a firm foothold in Youzhou, but before he recruited troops to replenish his army, the surrounding situation changed again.

Jizhou has repeatedly changed hands, and their lords have unusual identities. After arriving in Jizhou, they are as stable as Mount Tai. They have no plans to fight abroad at all.

After the freezing winter, the population of Jizhou has increased by tens of thousands of households compared to last year, and the thieves and bandits who have been raging in the territory have also disappeared. Jizhou does not know the court.

Liu Yu himself was resting in Youzhou to appease the foreigners and the people. He felt that he was a clan member of the Han family, and the rewards for his deeds were all judged by the imperial court. Not necessarily.

Once the opponent grows stronger and poses a threat to the imperial court, he will not be able to suppress it even if he wants to suppress it, so it is better to suppress the momentum as soon as possible.

Yuan's disciples and former officials are all over the world, with a profound background and strength that cannot be underestimated, and he has made great achievements in eradicating Dong thief and pacifying the court. Most of the ministers in the court are old with Yuan, and one day Yuan will have a different heart, and the status of the royal family will be in danger .

Xun Yu only said a few words, and left them to guess the rest. He didn't say much, but it was clear enough that everyone should be able to understand what he meant unless they were elm-headed.

"If it's Liu Yu who is obstructing it, then there's no need to worry." Yuan Huan smiled and raised the corners of his lips, probably knowing what Liu Yu was thinking.

It's nothing more than how the clan members surnamed Liu rob them is their own business. As long as the big man is still a big man with the surname Liu, everything else is not a problem.

It is similar to the previous "the king who is not the surname of Liu, the whole world will attack him", now it is "the shepherd of the state who is not the surname of Liu, if there is any change, the world will attack it together".

Emperor Guangwu raised his troops to fight for the world. After proclaiming himself emperor, the world is still ruled by the Han Dynasty. The current chaos is even worse than the Lvlin Chimei Uprising at the end of the Western Han Dynasty. Even if that person ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor in the end, he will still be a monarch like Emperor Guangwu who can leave a strong mark in the history books.

All in all, no matter how they fight, they can only fight with their clan members surnamed Liu. If others want to fight, they are rebellious, they are rebels, and they just don't take the court seriously.

Other places are too far away from Youzhou, and he can't reach them. Jizhou and Youzhou are next to each other.

The enemy of an enemy is a friend. Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan ruled Youzhou together. Now Liu Yu and Zhang Yan are in an alliance. Although the two of them together cannot defeat Jizhou, there must be such things as allies.

They were fighting to the death here, and it would be no fun to keep Gongsun Zan on the sidelines. Since he was already the leader of one side, he couldn't retreat when encountering such a situation, and it would be better if they all got involved.

The more chaotic the situation, the easier it is for them to fish in troubled waters.

The smile in Yuan Huan's eyes was even more obvious, he took a sip of warm water and put down the teacup, focused all his attention on himself in a crisp voice, and then arranged slowly, "Wen Ruo wrote a letter to Gongsun Zan and sent it to him by the way." Five hundred stones of grain and a boat of refined salt. We were waiting in Jizhou to hear that General Gongsun was conquering Xianbei Wuhuan. The Youzhou defense line won a place for the people of Jizhou to live and work in peace. As a token of thanks."

He and Liu's clan were destined not to be together, so it would be good to bring Gongsun Zan to his side.

Gongsun Bogui's level of governance of internal affairs is indeed not good, but his ability to fight is really nothing to say, especially when it comes to resisting foreigners in Liaodong. Let him let go and fight. Wuhuan Xianbei don't want to invade through Youzhou Central Plains.

Throw stones and ask the way first to see if you can pull people over. If you can pull them over, that's great. If you can't, then think of other ways.

The corners of Xun Yu's lips curled up, and he took over the errand with his sleeves folded.

When someone writes a letter, someone must deliver the letter. Yuan Huan smiled at Xun Yu, looked at Zhang Liao and continued, "After the letter is finished, please ask Wen Yuan to take someone to Youzhou, and be sure to hand it over to Gongsun Bogui in person. hands."

Zhang Liao's eyes lit up, and he immediately got up to take orders, "Don't worry, my lord, Liao will not disgrace his orders."

After training for so long, he finally had the opportunity to go to the battlefield. This time he said he was going to deliver something to Gongsun Zan, but now that Jizhou and the Heishan bandits were fighting fiercely, he led his troops to Youzhou, and nine times out of ten he would also fight.

Gongsun Zan won't turn his face directly, but Liu Yu doesn't necessarily.

Liu Bo'an has been operating in Youzhou for such a long time, it is impossible that he has no soldiers who can fight at all, otherwise he is so shabby as a dignified state shepherd, it is too much to justify.

Or, Liu Yu himself doesn't have many soldiers, but he can use his prestige to mobilize foreign soldiers and horses in Youzhou. The cavalry from various tribes in Xianbei Wuhuan come and go without a trace, and they may attack one by one.

He and Gongsun Zan dislike each other, isn't it just to appease the alien races around Youzhou.

Zhang Liao was full of thoughts, full of expectations for this mission.

Yuan Huan nodded, and paused for a moment on the bright-eyed little overlord of Jiangdong, pretending that he hadn't seen anything, and turned to Lu Bu, who was full of anticipation, "Feng first ordered three thousand soldiers, and went to Changshan to assist General Qu Yi, if possible, it is best to capture Zhang Yan alive."

The Black Mountain bandits attacked Jizhou counties and counties. Zhang Yan, as the leader of the bandits, could not hide too far. During the days of hiding in Tibet, I saw that the Jizhou government office treated the refugees well. They sneaked out of the cottage and registered as refugees.

Zhang Yan has only [-] elite soldiers left under his command. They have no way to enter Jizhou to plunder in winter, and Bingzhou, Youzhou and grasslands will not be robbed by him without resistance. It is not easy to survive the winter. This time they dare to attack Changshan directly. County, probably because Liu Yu provided food and grass behind his back.

Liu Bo'an searched and searched about Gongsun Zan's matter, and he was generous to others. I don't know what Gongsun Bogui would think when he heard the news.

The little bully waited for a long time, seeing that their lord stopped talking after finishing speaking, raised his finger at himself in a daze, and asked in disbelief, "My lord, what about me?"

Lu Bu looked up and down the young brat, snorted and muttered, "Isn't it enough for you to stay in the mansion to protect the lord? The guards in the mansion are so important. If you don't need to go to war, you don't need to do this job." not on you."

When he was in the Yuan Mansion of Anguo, he was personally responsible for the guards around the lord. Now that he is in Yecheng, the surroundings are more dangerous than the Yuan Mansion of Anguo, and his guards are even less important. If it is not for fighting, it is more important, regardless of Zhang Wenyuan or Sun Bofu Compete with him.

Sun Ce poked at General Lu who was next to him, bowed his hands to please him, and tried to find a job to get out, "General Fengxian is so powerful, why don't you stay in Yecheng to protect the lord and leave it to me to capture Zhang Yan? How about this brat, I don't think the matter is a little embarrassing, how about General Fengxian giving me the job?"

General Lu won the championship of the three armies bravely, and it was just to catch a black mountain bandit. There was no need for General Lu to do it himself, and he, a brat, was just right to play.

"Think about it, you can only think about it." Lu Bu patted the tiger cub who wanted to go out and smiled happily, but he refused to let him do so.

Yuan Huan shook his head helplessly, the young man just couldn't sit still, didn't he just want to go out, and then there was work for him to go out and run, "Don't worry, Bofu, I won't let you idle."

When Sun Ce heard this, he immediately gave up competing with Lu Bu for a job, and he was easily beaten if he quarreled with General Lu Da. He didn't have to worry about being beaten when he was assigned a job by the lord. He was obedient, sensible and reliable, and he did whatever the lord said.

The tiger cub's expression changed so quickly that Yuan Huan couldn't hold back his laughter for a moment, "Bo Fu is still young, if you are asked to lead troops deep into the enemy's rear and cooperate with Feng Xian inside and outside, would you dare to go?"

Sun Ce was so happy that it was too late, he quickly stood up and said loudly, "Dare."

Not to mention letting him lead troops deep behind the enemy, it is not a problem to let him go deep behind the enemy by himself.

Lu Bu's image is too eye-catching, and he can be recognized everywhere. With him as a cover to attract Zhang Yan's attention in Changshan, Sun Ce, a young general who rarely appears on the frontal battlefield, can be dispatched.

Zhang Yan was able to gather millions of people in Taihang Mountain. His ability was obvious. It was a taboo to underestimate the enemy on the battlefield, not to mention that he was not facing the bandits who could be easily dispersed in the past.

You have to be prepared.

The area of ​​Jizhou is not too large, but the city gates must also be defended by soldiers and horses. It is best to have soldiers and horses who are very familiar with the local conditions stationed for a long time, so as to have the best defense effect when the enemy invades.

In addition to those long-term garrisons that cannot be easily mobilized, there must also be a large army that can be mobilized at any time to respond to wars at any time. Both parts are indispensable, and there will be big problems if either is missing.

Jizhou now has a total of about 20 soldiers, of which [-] are the original soldiers and horses of the counties and counties. The [-] army sounds like a lot, but it does not show much when it is scattered in the counties and counties. It is comparable to Bingzhou and Youzhou. Neighboring counties need to focus on defense. As a result, other counties normally only have two to three thousand soldiers.

Lu Bu has less than [-] Bingzhou iron cavalry. These elite cavalry are currently the most powerful army in Jizhou. Their combat effectiveness and mobility are very strong. Wherever there is a war, they can go to the front line immediately. In addition, Lu Fengxian, the unparalleled number one warrior in the world , this army can be said to be his most fundamental guarantee in Jizhou.

Gao Shun and Zhang Liao's soldiers and horses are also not weak in combat effectiveness, but the number is not as good as that of Lu Bu. Jizhou has continuously recruited refugees and recruited tens of thousands of recruits from the refugees. Shun and Zhang Liao's subordinates trained, and in time they became two unstoppable elite troops.

The soldiers under Qu Yi, Zhang He and others are usually stationed in counties and counties. Once there is a war, they can immediately follow them to meet the enemy. Zhang He, Gao Lan and others have only two or three thousand soldiers in their hands. Among the Jizhou generals left by Yuan Shao Among them, only Qu Yi has the most soldiers and horses.

The Qu family belonged to a large family in Xiping, and Qu Yi, like Gao Shun, led elite soldiers who were all private soldiers. Because of this, he rebelled as soon as he said he rebelled after falling out with Han Fu.

Soldiers are their own soldiers, and there is no reason to be angry when they are unhappy. Most of the generals are hot-tempered. Generals with a good background like Qu Yi have no scruples. They stay wherever they are happy. Anyway, soldiers It's his own soldier, and it doesn't matter what others say.

Xiping is located in Liangzhou, and Liangzhou is even more remote than Bingzhou and Youzhou. When the imperial court was strong and prosperous, it was still powerless to deal with it, not to mention that at this time, the imperial court could not do anything to Liangzhou, and the local clan could only shoulder the responsibility of guarding the Han family. The responsibility of the city.

Xiping and the Qiang Hu are neighbors, and the Qiang people are brave and aggressive to make a living by plundering. Not only the Qiang people, but also the ethnic groups on the grassland basically have this habit.

Nomads make a living as nomads. They are not good at farming, and there is not enough land on the grassland for them to cultivate. For them, it does not matter whether there is arable land or not. The most important thing is the pasture that can grow delicious pasture.

When the prairie tribes lacked food in winter, the Han land in the north was their target of looting. Once the roaring cavalry entered the city, they seldom could resist it.

The imperial court did not have enough troops, and the local nobles were reluctant to face the Qianghu head-on with heavy losses. Most of the time they bought the Qianghu leaders and offered food and grass to protect the people in the city.

Qu Yi often fought against Qiang Hu, and his private soldiers were especially good at horse fighting, and they were able to use tactics flexibly. They were already well-known in Liangzhou. After coming to Jizhou, they took control of the [-] strong crossbowmen in Jizhou. Stronger than just a little bit.

The crossbowmen and cavalry are not low in terms of lethality in front of infantry.

Gongsun Zan's white horse righteousness was able to kill the Huren and foreigners in Youzhou to the point of tearing his heart apart, causing the grassland Xianbei Wuhuan to rush to tell each other, thousands of troops and horses avoiding white robes.

In history, Gongsun Zan fought with Yuan Shao, and Qu Yi's [-] dead soldiers defeated [-] white horse followers, and finally captured Gongsun Zan's commander-in-chief. With such a skill, it is no wonder that Yuan Shao couldn't handle it.

Being unruly and disobedient to discipline is not a big problem. Where there is General Lu, all unruly and unruly people have to stand aside. After all, when it comes to disobeying discipline, there are so many generals in the world. General Lu is the second, and no one dares to say First.

Yuan Huan didn't think that Qu Yi could be loyal to him without ever meeting him. In order to prevent him from being rebelled by the bandits on a whim, it was very necessary for Lu Bu to go over and stare at him.

As for the black bandit base camp hidden in the vast mountains, it can only be caught by surprise, so as to accumulate qualifications for the tiger cubs.

"So what does your lord mean, let me bring two thousand recruits to disguise themselves as bandits and join Zhang Yan?" Sun Ce opened his eyes wide and exclaimed while covering his beating heart, "Exciting!"

Responding from the inside to the outside, attacking from the inside and outside, adjusting the tiger away from the mountain, keeping the warehouse in the dark!

he can!