Chapter 44: Facing Zhang Yan
With the death of Zhang Kai, the invincible Zhang family came to a complete end.
The Zhang family is over, and Guo Jia is naturally the biggest beneficiary.
After Xu Shu and others counted the Zhang family's property, everyone present was very surprised.
They all knew that the local tyrants were rich, but they didn't expect to be so rich.
Not to mention anything else, the Zhang family's decades of savings in Zhongshan and the mountains of grain and grass have long made Guo Jia smile.
In other words, he sold his family property to buy this official position, and received so many civil servants and military generals along the way, he was already so poor that he was already poor.
Now that he has obtained the savings of the Zhang family, at least he will not need to worry about money and food for a few years.
Is it any wonder that later generations are keen to fight local tyrants and divide the land?
Bringing down the Zhang family is enough for Guo Jia to eat for many years.
In addition, Zhangjiawu Fort is tall and strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is a very good garrison fortress.
After clearing the descendants of the Zhang family, Xi Zhong immediately posted a list of Anmin.
The first evil will be punished, and the followers will not be prosecuted, and the Zhang family's land will be distributed to the tenants, and they will get their support.
This is a happy situation, but Guo Jia can't relax yet, and the 30,000 Taihang bandits are still on the way to Zhongshan.
If you go outside, you must first settle inside!
This is the proposition of Xu Shu Xizhong and others, and the two of them offered a plan to take advantage of the Taihang Mountain army to suppress the realm, first get rid of the Zhang family, and then deal with Zhang Yan with all their might.
The Zhang family was successfully eliminated, and Wubao also became Guo Jia's trophy.
With the dock fort of the Zhang family, Guo Jia defeated Zhang Yan and had a little more hope.
"Forbidden!"
Guo Jia suddenly nodded again.
Subordinates are here!
Yu Ban crossed the crowd and fell to the ground on one knee.
After these two battles, Yu Ban has shown his outstanding wisdom and talent, and has faintly become the head of the generals.
Looking at Yu Ban, who looked tired but still energetic, Guo Jia was very satisfied.
"I'll give you 2,000 soldiers and horses, can you hold this dock fort?"
Zhangjiawu Fort is in an excellent location, the city is solid, the water source is abundant, the grain and grass are sufficient, it can be used as a small walled city, Guo Jia sent a large army to be stationed here, and can be used as a horn with Lunu City.
"The subordinates will never live up to the expectations of the lord."
Yu Ban said impassionedly.
Confidence comes from strength, and through some tempering, Yu Ban also has confidence in his own ability.
The city of Zhangjiawu Fort is strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is enough to be guarded by 2,000 soldiers.
In addition, he is alone in the dock fort, which is to let him be in charge?
It can be seen that Guo Jia trusts him.
Very good!
Guo Jia immediately allocated two thousand soldiers and horses to Yu Ban?
Of the two thousand soldiers and horses, there were 1,000 veterans and 1,000 recruits.
The so-called veterans refer to the two thousand private soldiers of the Su Zhen family who have experienced the fight with the Zhang family.
Although there was some damage in the confrontation between the two armies, Guo Jia still used the Zhang family's soldiers to fill the gap.
As for the recruits, it is naturally the newly recruited peasant army brought by Zhang He and Zhang Fei. These people have not experienced the battle formation, and they are still rookies on the battlefield, so they have to go through some training.
So Guo Jia broke them up and mixed them with the veterans.
In order to make up for the lack of Yu Ban's resourcefulness, Guo Jia deliberately left Xi Zhong and Man Zhong in Wubao.
Xi Zhong is thoughtful and far-sighted, and is a relatively comprehensive adviser.
Although he is not as good as Xi Zhong, he is a good ruler, persevering, ambitious and brave, and he is a talent with outstanding skills in some aspects.
There are two people in Wubao, and Guo Jia can relax and concentrate on dealing with Zhang Yan.
"Zhao Yun!"
Guo Jia suddenly shouted.
Subordinates are here!
Zhao Yun also came out of the crowd.
Although Zhao Yun's performance in this battle was not as eye-catching as Yu Ban, he commanded the troops and ordered the army strictly, and he was quite loved by his subordinates.
"I'll give you a thousand cavalry to be stationed around the dock fort and be flexible, remember to only harass and not meet the enemy head-on."
Guo Jia carefully advised.
After getting rid of the Zhang family, Guo Jia got a thousand good horses again, so he selected some people from the veterans of the Zhang family and Su Zhen to form a cavalry team of 1,000 people.
In this way, Guo Jia had 2,000 cavalry under his command.
Guo Jia handed over the original 1,000 veterans to Zhao Yun, who was able to fight well, and handed over the remaining 1,000 recruits to Xu Huang.
Although Xu Huang is not as brave as Zhao Yun, he has his own set of methods for commanding the army, and Guo Jia is also very relieved to hand over the newcomers to him.
"Lord, please rest assured!"
Zhao Yun fell to one knee on the ground.
The characteristic of cavalry is that it is flexible and mobile, and with an elusive cavalry on it, Zhang Yan and others must be jealous and dare not attack the city with all their might.
In order to complete the arrangement of troops on the side of Wubao, Guo Jia waved his hand.
"The rest of the people, follow Ben Taishou to guard Lunu City, and meet the thieves."
Promise!
The crowd cheered in unison.
Zhang Yan!
Guo Jia's eyes flashed with a gleam.
This man is not simple either!
When Yuan Shao was at his strongest, he possessed the land of Sizhou, and hundreds of thousands of people with armor under his command still couldn't help this Zhang Yan.
It can be seen that Zhang Yan still has some level in commanding troops.
In addition, Cao Cao pacified Yuan Shao, facing the threat of Liu Bei and Liu Biao in the south, Zhang Yan took the opportunity to lead the people to surrender, and Cao Cao had no henchmen in the north, so he could turn back and clean up Er Liu with peace of mind.
It can be said that Zhang Yan's surrender is very appropriate, and it is exactly when Cao Cao needs it, so this person also has a certain strategic vision.
Later, Zhang Yan became a marquis, and his descendants also became high-ranking officials in Cao Wei, which can be regarded as a complete whitewash and became a winner in life.
In fact, to deal with people like Zhang Yan, Guo Jia plans to focus on subduing.
Zhang Yan is different from Zhang Kai, one is a thief on Taihang Mountain, and the other is the soil emperor of Zhongshan, Guo Jia wants to control Zhongshan County, he must first kill the soil emperor Zhang Kai, so the two sides are rivals from the beginning.
But Zhang Yan is different, there is basically no big conflict between the two sides, and besides, this person is quite famous among the bandits in Taihang Mountain.
If Zhang Yan is subdued, it will be of great benefit to Guo Jia to pacify the bandits in Taihang Mountain in the future.
Besides, Zhang Yan has 30,000 horses under him at the moment, and even if he divides the troops, there are 10,000 people.
Although Guo Jia's side ate the Zhang family, gathered about three or four thousand soldiers, and barely reached 10,000 troops, after all, most of them have not been trained, and their strength is uneven, and they may have to pay a considerable price if they want to defeat their opponents.
Besides, these soldiers and horses are Guo Jia's family foundation, and they are also his capital to dominate the world, and it is impossible to take them out until the critical moment.
According to his thoughts, it would be better to be able to subdue Zhang Yan, and if he couldn't submit it, then he could only meet with swords.
After all, Guo Jia could not tolerate the emergence of such a powerful gang of thieves under his rule.
The Zhang family is Zhang Yan's internal aid in Zhongshan, and now that the Zhang family has been completely eliminated, Zhang Yan and others seem to have lost an arm, and it is impossible to cross Zhongshan as before.