The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Xun Cheng asked, "Jinan?"

Qin Xiang said, "Yes, Duke Ming!"

"What do you mean?"

Qin Xiang talked eloquently and said: "Ming Gong, although Tian Kai claimed to be willing to vote for me in Xuzhou, that was what he said to save his life when he was facing a critical situation. His words are unbelievable! If you want to guarantee me the northern part of Xuzhou The safety of Taishan County and Langya County makes me Xubei not threatened by Qingzhou counties and Qingzhou Yellow Turbans, and we have to rely on ourselves!

"Although there are Jibei Kingdom and Taishan County to the south of Licheng County, but this city alone is not enough to control Qingzhou! Now that Yuan Tan has withdrawn his troops, and Duke Ming has led me Xu Jingrui to ride 5,000 horses. Settled in Licheng, then in Xiangzhi's humble opinion, why not attack Dongpingling and take Jinan County along the way? So that it is the foundation of Licheng? It is not an empty walk."

Although Qin Xiang's remarks are reasonable, "fighting Jinan County" is not in Xun Cheng's task list for sending troops this time. There is no reason why Qin Xiang suddenly came up with such a suggestion, which caused Xun Cheng to be a little surprised.

Xun Cheng has been in charge of the military for a long time in recent years. In terms of control, the city has gradually deepened, because although he did not understand how Qin Xiang's idea of ​​attacking Jinan came up, he did not change his face, and calmly said: "Will Jinan be defeated? ' His eyes fell on his face, waiting for him to explain.

Looking at Xun Cheng's gaze, Qin Xiang seemed to be encouraged, and he went on as expected: "Ming Gong, if Jinan County is conquered, it will not only help Xu to control Qingzhou, but also for Xu, and there are two other things. Great benefit!"

"Which two benefits?"

Qin Xiang analyzed Xun Cheng and said: "After occupying Jinan County, the Duke of Ming will march northeast again, forcing Le'an County, and Xu will be able to completely or roughly control the south bank of the Dahe River in Qingzhou, and from then on You can rely on the river to defend against the Shao soldiers of Jizhou, and at the same time suppress the plain Tian Kai, this is the first benefit.

"Yuan Shao first fought with Gongsun Zan at Longcuo, and then sent Yuan Tan to attack Tiankai at Pingyuan, and a large number of people from Jizhou and Pingyuan fled to Jinan and Le'an. To me, Xu Yi, this is the second benefit."

With Pingyuan County, there are six counties in Qingzhou.

If there are seven counties in Qingzhou, it can be compared with a tangram, but although there are six counties, they can be compared approximately.

Plains County is the first board.

This county runs from northeast to southwest, with an oblique length of more than 300 li, the widest point of 200 li, and the narrowest point of less than 100 li. The two counties of the Bohai Sea are connected. The north of the Bohai Sea is the three counties of Zhuo County, Guangyang (Beijing) and Yuyang in Youzhou. The Plain County is less than 300 miles away from Youzhou; .

Pingyuan County is located in Qingzhou, bordering Hebei and Yanzhou, and it is close to Youzhou in the north. The Yellow River passes through its territory. In terms of its strategic position in Ji, Qing and Yanzhou, it is really very important. Kai was the prefect of Qingzhou, so he was stationed in Pingyuan County.

The two counties of Le'an and Jinan are the second and third boards.

The two boards are in a parallel state. Le'an is in the northeast and Jinan is in the southwest. The two counties are of the same size, and the west is bordered by Pingyuan County; the northeast of Le'an is the sea, and the southwest corner of Jinan is bordered by Yanzhou and Jibei. South is just above the west of Tarzan County.

The Yellow River flows northeast from the territory of Hanoi County, which is now occupied by Zhang Yang, from the headquarters of the Sili School Captain in the south of Jizhou. It first enters Yanzhou, runs through Dong County, and then flows through Gaotang, Pingyuan, and Ande County in Pingyuan County. Not far from the southwest of Xipingchang County, it turns to the southeast, passes through the border between Jinan County and Pingyuan County, and continues to flow to the northeast, enters Le'an County, and finally enters the sea.

In other words, about half of the Yellow River's reach in Qingzhou is within the territory of Pingyuan County, and the other half is within the county boundaries or territory of Jinan and Le'an counties. If Jinan can be occupied and troops approach Le'an at the same time, then Xuzhou will be able to obtain the geographical advantage of this half of the Yellow River.

With the advantage of the half of the Yellow River in the northeast, and the fortress of Licheng in the northwest, Yuan Tan will attack again.

As for the remaining four boards.

One piece is the state of Qi, which was bought by Chen. The state of Qi is not big, and it is the smallest of the six counties in Qingzhou. Both vertical and horizontal are more than 100 li. However, because of its wealth, there are not many counties under its jurisdiction. There are six counties, and most of them are private households. Tens of thousands of first-class counties.

This county runs from northwest to southeast, the southwest corner borders Jinan, the northwest and north section borders Le'an, the remaining north border and west border borders Beihai, the south borders Taishan County, and the southeast section for more than 40 miles is bordered by Langya borders. A county borders the five counties of Qingzhou and Yanzhou. Although this county is small, it is actually a place extending in all directions. It is precisely because of this that the state government of Qingzhou, Linchang, is located in this county. Of course, Linchang is also the county government of Qi. ——But Chen Mai originally had ambitions, and managed the government in the county where the state government was located, and was familiar with most of the county officials in the state government. Strange.

One is Beihai. Beihai is the largest county in Qingzhou, more than 400 miles from east to west, more than 200 miles from north to south, bordering Langya to the south, the west to the sea to the north, and Donglai County to the east to the north. The east bulges out and is surrounded by Donglai County.

The last piece is Donglai County, which borders Beihai County in the west, faces the sea in the south, east, and north, and is separated by the Bohai Sea, which is more than 400 miles at the widest point and 200 miles at the narrowest point. The west of Liaoning, the northeast and the east of Liaoning, the east and Lelang, the three counties of Youzhou face each other.

The second benefit mentioned in Qin Xiang's words is that a large number of people from Jizhou and Pingyuan fled to Jinan and Le'an.

The place where Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan fought last time was Longcuo. This place is not far from Pingyuan County. Many nearby people fled to Pingyuan County to avoid the war. Many people fled to Pingyuan County. Before they could return, Yuan Tan led his troops to kill them. , I had no choice but to continue fleeing eastward. And the people who fled east this time were not only the people of Jizhou, but also the local people of Pingyuan County.

After Xun Cheng left Mount Tai and entered Jinan County, he saw many such refugees along the way.

When I arrived at Licheng, I heard Zhao Yun say that as early as when Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan fought fiercely in Ji, because Pingyuan County was located on the eastern flank of Jizhou, it was already an area where Shao soldiers and Zan soldiers often fought each other, and the people in the county were already full. Suffering from the disaster of the army, and since Yuan Tan and Tian Kai went to war, both sides have plundered the people of each county to enrich their army. Because the people of the counties in Pingyuan County are even more miserable, they sneaked into the plain to investigate Yuan Tan and Tian Kai. The scouts on both sides of the battle reported that there was almost no grass in the counties in Pingyuan County.

What is "no grass in the wild"? The grass has been eaten up by the people! It can be seen the degree of hardship suffered by the people of Pingyuan County! Those who fled to Jinan and Le'an would not be able to survive at all if they remained in the plains.

Qin Xiang added a sentence and said: "Ming Gong, those small people who fled to Jinan and Le'an have no way to make a living. It is expected that they will either become apprentices of Jinan and other prefectures, or they will be wandering. The Yellow Turban thieves who arrived have been trapped and reduced to thieves. Instead, how can we move them to Xu and Yan? Let them settle the land for the master, so that they can not only secure food and clothing, but also supply military supplies.”

At this point, Xun Cheng thought that he had roughly understood why Qin Xiang proposed to attack Jinan, and said: "Yuan Chang, I know what you mean! These benefits are indeed there, but my brother only makes me Rushing to aid the plains did not make me attack Jinan. The advantage of attacking Jinan is just as the minister said, but Chen Mai, the prime minister of Qi, was listed as the governor of Qingzhou by my brother, and he is now in Jinan County. If I rashly attack Jinan, It is bound to have a war with him, which may not be conducive to my brother recruiting him."

Qin Xiangjian looked at Xuncheng and said, "Ming Gong, attacking Jinan, there is another benefit!"

"What's the benefit?"

"This benefit is for Ming Gong."

"What's in it for me? What's in it for me?" Xun Cheng immediately woke up and said with a smile, "Master Yuan, are you talking about military merit?"

Qin Xiang said: "Yes, what Xiang said is military merit! Duke Ming, this is a chaotic world! My husband has no military merit, so why is he honored?"

Xun Cheng is in his thirties this year, and he has grown a beard that is more than a foot long, dark and quite lush. He usually cherishes his beard very much and is proud of it, and often packs it with a beard bag. Now, since he is not outside, he is indoors, so he has not put on a beard bag. He stroked his beard and smiled and said: "Yuan Chang! My lord, my brother! Why should I use military merit to gain honor?"

Qin Xiang said: "Although the lord is the elder brother of Duke Ming, now Duke Ming is indeed a major general in my Xuzhou army, and I can compare with Duke Ming, but General Xu and General Le are only two, General Xu is barely half of them. But Duke Ming, this time when the lord expedition to Yan, the two generals Xu and Le have made great achievements! I have heard that the lord seems to be intending to go to the court, please make the two generals Xu and Le Marquis!"

Xun Cheng smiled and said: "I know about this. My brother has already mentioned it to me in the letter with me. Junqing and Wenqian, they have indeed made outstanding achievements in the battle against Yan. Hou, not enough reward."

Qin Xiang said: "Duke Ming, the two generals Xu and Le will be made a marquis, but what about Duke Ming? Today, if you make a marquis, tomorrow you may no longer be a side benefit! Also, General Le is now a side general and leads the prefect of Shanyang. Xiao Xunjun is the master's think tank, how could the master keep him in Yanzhou for a long time? It is expected that when Xiao Xunjun returns to Xu, the post of prefect of Yanzhou will be General Le! Expensive, how can you make generals happy?"

Pian general and Pi general, these two military ranks are the lowest among the generals. It can be seen from their names that one "pian" and "pi" are still under the miscellaneous generals, only one higher than the captain. Wait. Qin Xiang "may not be a side benefit tomorrow", this is saying that it may not be long before Xu Xian and Le Jin can be promoted to generals of miscellaneous numbers and become the masters of the army. .

Qin Xiang's words are reasonable.

The sentence below him, when Xun You returns to Xuzhou, maybe Le Jin will take over as the prefect of Yanzhou, is also very reasonable. If you think about it, this is a possibility.

There is a saying: one step behind, one step behind. This time, it falls behind Xu Xian and Le Jin. They won the marquis. Even if they are the Marquis of Ting and Guannei, they are also marquis. And this time, they may fall behind Le Jin in terms of aspects. Next time, will he continue to lag behind the two of them in the promotion of military and official positions?

Xun Cheng pondered when he heard the words.

Qin Xiang continued: "Duke Ming, the war in Yanzhou has basically come to an end, and it is impossible to start a war in Yangzhou at present. Although Lu Bu invaded the half of Runan County, Sun Yuzhou can resist it, and I don't need Xu to send troops to help. , Now the only place that can make a contribution is Qingzhou!

"My lord's predecessor, Duke Ming, was the prefect of Mount Tai and ordered Duke Ming to settle in Taishan County. Originally, he wanted to confer the title of occupying Qingzhou to Duke Ming! Although the next lord has expressed Chen Mai as the governor of Qingzhou, this is an expedient measure. It is expected that the lord still has the intention to win the green! If so, why doesn't Duke Ming take this opportunity to come to Licheng to capture Jinan County? Not only can you gain military merit from this, but also obey the lord's will!"

Xun Cheng got up, went down to the hall, stroked his beard, took a few steps in the room, and said to himself: "Yuan Chang's words are reasonable. The only place that can get military merit is Qingzhou. But there is no order from my brother. , but I can't start the war lightly."

He made a decision, instructed Qin Xiang, and said, "Mr. Yuan, write a letter for me to describe the benefits of Jinan County. After I revise and transcribe it, send it to Xuzhou and present it to my brother. Do you want to? Fight Jinan County and wait until my brother's order comes."

Qin Xiang was overjoyed and replied, "No!"

He is quite literary, and in a short time, he wrote the letter.

Xun Cheng read it, made some minor revisions, wrote it down, and sent it to Xuzhou on horseback.

...

A few days later, Xun Cheng's letter arrived at Xuzhou Prefecture in Tanxian County.

When Xun Zhen received it, she opened her eyes and laughed and said to several officials including Chen Qun, Cheng Jia, etc., "Jun Qing and Wen Qian are proud of Yan, and Zhong Ren is sitting on Mount Tai. He can't bear it anymore."

Chen Qun thought for a while, and then he guessed why Xun Zhen said this, and asked with a smile, "Dare to ask Duke Ming, but is Zhong Ren going to fight?"

"Yeah, he said in the letter a lot of benefits for attacking Jinan County, and urged me to attack Jinan."

Chen Qun frowned slightly and said, "Jinan?"

Xun Zhen asked Chen Qun, Cheng Jia and others, and said, "Changwen, Junchang, Qing and others think Jinan County can fight?"

Chen Qun lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his face and replied: "Although Tian Kai said he would like to vote for Duke Ming, he must not be sincere. It is really difficult to control Qingzhou and conquer Jinan County by relying on Licheng alone. There are indeed many benefits to Xuzhou. From a military point of view, Jinan County can be beaten."

"Oh?"

Chen Qun said: "Jinan County is less than 200 li from north to south, from east to west, and the prefect Wu Ji is a gentleman who knows how to fight and can fight; although Chen Mai is still in Jinan, he will sooner or later return to his country of Qi. Yes. Zhongren and Zilong have a total of 7,000 soldiers and horses. I know that I am the Jingjian in Xuzhou. Waiting for Chenmai to return to Qi, Zhongren and Zilong will go south and north along the Jishui River. Enter, within three to five days, you can capture the whole of Jinan!"

Jinan, Jinan, from the name of Jinan County, it seems that this county is in the south of Jishui, but it is not the case. Jishui passes through the middle of this county, and it is divided into two parts: north and south, and two regions. Basically the same size.

Licheng, in the northwest of Jinan County, is on the south bank of Jishui.

Xun Zhen smiled and said: "Qing Yan is only from the military, so, there must be more to follow, I am all ears."

Chen Qun said: "But from the perspective of political influence, Jinan is unbeatable."

Xun Zhen smiled and said, "Are you worried that I just named Chen Mai as the prefect of Qingzhou?"

Chen Qun replied: "Exactly." He said, "Ming Gong just declared Chen Mai as the governor of Qingzhou. Chen Mai is not like Kong Beihai, he is not greedy for a false name, and he is happy to answer it. You can take this opportunity to try to see if you can put Chen Mai down. He was brought under the tent, and now if he hastily attacked Jinan, he will no longer speak!"

Cheng Jia shook his head again and again, disapproving of Chen Qun's words of "try to see if he can be brought under the account", and said, "I don't hear Liu Yixun's words, Chen Mai is a person with high ambitions, is he quite ambitious? ? The lord represented him as the prefect of Qingzhou in order to use his strength to resist Yuan Tan's entry into Qingzhou; he responded to the lord's representation in order to obtain the truth of the prefect of Qingzhou through the prestige of the lord. As far as I can imagine, he would know the most. To consolidate his power in Qingzhou by pretending to be a snake with the lord, but nine times out of ten he will not accept the lord's offer, and in the end it is very likely that he will become an enemy of the lord!"

Cheng Jia's words made the relationship between Xun Zhen and Chen Mai clear. To put it bluntly, Xun Zhen and Chen Mai were using each other.

Xun Zhen used Chen Mai to prevent Yuan Tan from invading Qingzhou, so as to avoid the temporary shortage of troops in Xuzhou, Qingzhou was actually acquired by Yuan Shao.

Chen Mai, on the other hand, took advantage of Xun Zhen's table to gain the position of real power as the prefect of Qingzhou. At the beginning, in order to strengthen and stabilize his prefect of Qingzhou, he might be more friendly with Xun Zhen, but because of his personal His ambitions, but he is very likely, will not join Xun Zhen's camp, and is willing to be Xun Zhen's vassal.

Chen Qun said: "Even so, the prefect of Qingzhou in front of you, and immediately sent troops to attack Jinan County, and fell into the eyes of the heroes of the world, it seems that I have repeated too much in Xuzhou! It may damage Ming Gong's reputation at home and abroad."

When Xun Zhen heard this, she didn't realize it, and said to herself, "Bao Xin called me Dong Zhuo, and Kong Rong called me Dong Zhuo. I ended up with such a vicious voice, 'clear name'? I'm afraid I'm not a 'clear name' in China, but more of an infamy!" He sighed.

Chen Qun asked, "Why does the lord sigh?"

Xun Zhen said sadly: "The wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it. Now I know what this means!"

Chen Qun, Cheng Jia, and others were stunned, wondering why he sighed.

Xun Zhen didn't say much, and followed the words of Chen Qun and Cheng Jia, and said, "What Chang Wen said is very true." Asking Cheng Jia, he said, "Jun Chang, I see, this Jinan County is taking advantage of Zhong Zhong. Ren's chance in Licheng, fight or not fight?"

Cheng Jia said: "Changwen's military analysis is quite correct. If you attack Jinan County, now General Xun is in Licheng, it is really easy and easy to get; The soldiers were in Licheng, and after Jinan was conquered, General Xun left him a thousand people, which was enough to guard the county, and there was no need to take up much of our army. Fighting, it is completely possible!"

"What's my name?"

"Just find an excuse!"

This is exactly what Xun Zhen meant~www.readwn.com~ He asked, "What excuse are you looking for?"

Cheng Jia said: "General Xun is leading troops into Licheng today. Although he is responding to Tian Kai's request, in the final analysis, he is also defending against strong enemies in Qingzhou. Since the lord has dispatched troops and horses, is it natural that Qingzhou will provide some food? You can ask General Xun to pass on Wu Ji, the prefect of Jinan, and order him to send food and grass."

Chen Qun asked, "What if Jinan County gave it?"

Cheng Jia laughed, causing the sparse beard under his chin to sway and the nostrils of his big nose to open to both sides. He twisted his moustache and said, "If it is given, then ask it for it."

Xun Zhen, Chen Qun and the others also laughed unconsciously.

The military strategy of taking advantage of the situation and taking Jinan and further controlling Qingzhou was settled like this.

The master bookkeeper Chen Yi was present, and he could produce flowers with a wonderful pen, so he left the matter of replying to Xun Cheng.

After he wrote it, Xun Zhen only had a look at it, and he ordered it to be sent to Licheng to Xun Cheng.

After Chen Qun and the others dispersed, Xun Zhen stretched out, seeing that the sun was setting and dusk was approaching, so she planned to go back to the back house.

At this time, an official came to the outside of the hall and reported, "The official document from the Yanzhou prefecture has been delivered."

Xun Zhen ordered her to come in, and after opening it, she glanced at it, and she was furious.

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