Chapter 1534: The Battle of Xuzhou (131)
It stands to reason that Beihai County is close to Donglai County, if Gao Kui goes to suppress bandits, in addition to the short distance, he can directly lead the army to Donglai, and he can relieve the bandits as quickly as possible, but this is not his attack on Xuzhou after all, but the internal situation in Qingzhou, so he can't directly cross the Qingzhou assassin Yuan Tan, otherwise once Yuan Tan cares, not only will he be wearing small shoes, but Gao Kui's suppression of bandits will not be too smooth.
And let Gao Kui go to Linzi first, although the speed of suppressing the bandits will be slower, but Lizi has all the scruples, he can rest assured, Donglai or Xuzhou has nothing to do with him at all, although this seems a little irresponsible, but he really doesn't want to be distracted by these things, now there are Gao Kui and Yuan Tan, and when there is Wen Chou, they just have to worry about it, as for him, the main focus is still in Langya.
Although Guan Yu's appearance made all his deployments fall short, he was not reconciled, he still wanted to make some changes, he didn't want to give up the good opportunity just like that, every day he would send scouts to Langya to conduct reconnaissance, wanting to find the flaws of the Xuzhou army, but unfortunately, Guan Yu's defense was not only leaky, but also impregnable, he couldn't find any chance.
Compared with Gao Lan, who is a little pity, at this moment Gao Kui led the Jizhou army into Le'an County, all the way to the east, in the direction of Donglai County.
At the front of the team, it was Gao Kui, the main general of this trip, because of Yuan Tan's words, his line was always in a state of excitement, but after entering Le'an County, his face began to become gloomy and terrifying.
Although he often heard that Zang Ba governed Qingzhou well in Jizhou, the scene he saw along the way made him scoff at such rumors, there were deserted and dilapidated pavilions everywhere, there was no cooking smoke and no people, if it was caused by bandits, it would be fine, but this situation was obviously formed for many years, so how could moss and cobwebs appear in a short period of time?
But all this Gao Kui naturally won't understand, how can Qingzhou today be compared with more than ten years ago, the Yellow Turban Rebellion has caused the population of Qingzhou to drop sharply, and Liu Lan's relocation office has almost moved all the people of Qingzhou who are willing to go to Moling, and the people who are still in Qingzhou now are at best only three-tenths of what they were decades ago, such a population size naturally caused the scene he saw today, in addition to some large cities, there are also some large-scale populations, between some pavilions, It's hard to see such a large settlement.
All he saw along the way were dilapidated houses and barren farmland. In Gao Kui's eyes, all this was originally a bitter background for Ding, so he naturally felt the same way. originally thought that Liu Lan would be a chief official like a general, but now it seems that it is just a vain name, just look at what he has governed a huge Qingzhou, and he will understand that he has become more and more confident in this battle, at least not as unconfident as before he came.
If Liu Lan really governed Qingzhou very well and was deeply loved by the people, then it would naturally be easy for his Xuzhou army to sabotage Qingzhou, but if all this is just an illusion, then the people of Donglai at this moment are not looking forward to Wang Shidong's arrival?
To tell the truth, before he came here, Yuan Tan listened to his advice very carefully, but now it seems that the eldest son of this great general is actually just hearsay, although there are some things he can't say, but it's not too much to think about, Yuan Tan was originally a mediocre person who relied on his father's shadow, who doesn't know, if it weren't for him, how could General Yan Liang be killed on the battlefield, if it wasn't for him, how could General Gao Lan be defeated in the last battle of Qingzhou for hundreds of miles?
If it weren't for his identity and status, if it weren't for the bandits under this fate, Gao Kui wouldn't want to have anything to do with him for the rest of his life, in the words of the general, this kind of person stays away, you can't ignore him, and at the same time, you can't take care of him too much, in the end it's just to make trouble for yourself.
Now it's okay, it's troublesome to come to the door by himself, and it's still with a gift that he can't refuse at all, whether he wants it or not, it doesn't matter anymore, what matters is how he can get the most benefits, of course, people come to the door and value him is naturally not him, the servant who opens the door, he naturally understands this, but people send out the reward, the so-called money and people eliminate disasters, he naturally knows how to do it.
After leaving that day, he thought about it very seriously, although he was a little self-conscious, but was there any other choice, now the whole Jizhou was standing in line, and it was impossible for the general to be alone, what should he do, of course he went with the general, but before following the general, should he know whether the general is facing Yuan Tan or Yuan Shang?
If the general still wants to stay out of the matter, then he has to remind the general of the current situation, he must stand in line, not only for the present, but also for the future, choose one of them to stand in line now, they will only benefit and do no harm in the future, and if they still want to be alone, then no matter who is in power in the future, where is their chance?
The reason is simple, of course, there will be risks in agreeing, if you stand in the wrong line, then you will agree that there will be no disaster in the future, so he will naturally not make an idea for the general, but if the general needs it, he will do some analysis for the general's reference.
Along the way, I finally found a populated pavilion, and they were all attacked by bandits, and after a little inquiry with the county order, they were just some small-scale bandits, and the largest was only a thousand people, all of whom were directly exterminated by the local area, and the remaining hundreds of people who escaped could not become a climate, so they did not need to be cleared.
What's more, in the eyes of the county order, the bandits in Le'an County are just a rabble, and the number is small and there is no combat effectiveness, just imagine these robbers who have suffered a big loss in front of the county soldiers, I heard that he led the soldiers to come, and fled early, and now the real key and dangerous is Donglai, where the bandits are the big trouble.
Although the county guards and county commanders of Le'an County don't know much about the situation in Donglai, Gao Kui's trip will never be easy, after all, if these people have strength, then it is impossible to be so easy to exterminate, if it is not his opponent, then they will also flee early in the morning, and it is impossible to sit and wait for Gao Kui to exterminate them.
So Gao Kui's trip is not easy at all.
The troops continued to rush to Donglai, for three days, getting closer and closer to Donglai, just when the troops were about to enter Donglai, the reconnaissance intelligence detective horse suddenly returned, the moment he saw them, his brows suddenly frowned, and before the scout turned over and dismounted, he had already opened his mouth and asked, "What happened?" ”
At first glance, he was the only one in the scout team of 100 people who had experienced a big battle before, and he was the only one in the scout team of 100 people who had returned at the moment, and he guessed what had happened, and he was even ready to die in battle.
It stands to reason that Beihai County is close to Donglai County, if Gao Kui goes to suppress bandits, in addition to the short distance, he can directly lead the army to Donglai, and he can relieve the bandits as quickly as possible, but this is not his attack on Xuzhou after all, but the internal situation in Qingzhou, so he can't directly cross the Qingzhou assassin Yuan Tan, otherwise once Yuan Tan cares, not only will he be wearing small shoes, but Gao Kui's suppression of bandits will not be too smooth.
And let Gao Kui go to Linzi first, although the speed of suppressing the bandits will be slower, but Lizi has all the scruples, he can rest assured, Donglai or Xuzhou has nothing to do with him at all, although this seems a little irresponsible, but he really doesn't want to be distracted by these things, now there are Gao Kui and Yuan Tan, and when there is Wen Chou, they just have to worry about it, as for him, the main focus is still in Langya.
Although Guan Yu's appearance made all his deployments fall short, he was not reconciled, he still wanted to make some changes, he didn't want to give up the good opportunity just like that, every day he would send scouts to Langya to conduct reconnaissance, wanting to find the flaws of the Xuzhou army, but unfortunately, Guan Yu's defense was not only leaky, but also impregnable, he couldn't find any chance.
Compared with Gao Lan, who is a little pity, at this moment Gao Kui led the Jizhou army into Le'an County, all the way to the east, in the direction of Donglai County.
At the front of the team, it was Gao Kui, the main general of this trip, because of Yuan Tan's words, his line was always in a state of excitement, but after entering Le'an County, his face began to become gloomy and terrifying.
Although he often heard that Zang Ba governed Qingzhou well in Jizhou, the scene he saw along the way made him scoff at such rumors, there were deserted and dilapidated pavilions everywhere, there was no cooking smoke and no people, if it was caused by bandits, it would be fine, but this situation was obviously formed for many years, so how could moss and cobwebs appear in a short period of time?
But all this Gao Kui naturally won't understand, how can Qingzhou today be compared with more than ten years ago, the Yellow Turban Rebellion has caused the population of Qingzhou to drop sharply, and Liu Lan's relocation office has almost moved all the people of Qingzhou who are willing to go to Moling, and the people who are still in Qingzhou now are at best only three-tenths of what they were decades ago, such a population size naturally caused the scene he saw today, in addition to some large cities, there are also some large-scale populations, between some pavilions, It's hard to see such a large settlement.
All he saw along the way were dilapidated houses and barren farmland. In Gao Kui's eyes, all this was originally a bitter background for Ding, so he naturally felt the same way. originally thought that Liu Lan would be a chief official like a general, but now it seems that it is just a vain name, just look at what he has governed a huge Qingzhou, and he will understand that he has become more and more confident in this battle, at least not as unconfident as before he came.
If Liu Lan really governed Qingzhou very well and was deeply loved by the people, then it would naturally be easy for his Xuzhou army to sabotage Qingzhou, but if all this is just an illusion, then the people of Donglai at this moment are not looking forward to Wang Shidong's arrival?
To tell the truth, before he came here, Yuan Tan listened to his advice very carefully, but now it seems that the eldest son of this great general is actually just hearsay, although there are some things he can't say, but it's not too much to think about, Yuan Tan was originally a mediocre person who relied on his father's shadow, who doesn't know, if it weren't for him, how could General Yan Liang be killed on the battlefield, if it wasn't for him, how could General Gao Lan be defeated in the last battle of Qingzhou for hundreds of miles?
If it weren't for his identity and status, if it weren't for the bandits under this fate, Gao Kui wouldn't want to have anything to do with him for the rest of his life, in the words of the general, this kind of person stays away, you can't ignore him, and at the same time, you can't take care of him too much, in the end it's just to make trouble for yourself.
Now it's okay, it's troublesome to come to the door by himself, and it's still with a gift that he can't refuse at all, whether he wants it or not, it doesn't matter anymore, what matters is how he can get the most benefits, of course, people come to the door and value him is naturally not him, the servant who opens the door, he naturally understands this, but people send out the reward, the so-called money and people eliminate disasters, he naturally knows how to do it.
After leaving that day, he thought about it very seriously, although he was a little self-conscious, but was there any other choice, now the whole Jizhou was standing in line, and it was impossible for the general to be alone, what should he do, of course he went with the general, but before following the general, should he know whether the general is facing Yuan Tan or Yuan Shang?
If the general still wants to stay out of the matter, then he has to remind the general of the current situation, he must stand in line, not only for the present, but also for the future, choose one of them to stand in line now, they will only benefit and do no harm in the future, and if they still want to be alone, then no matter who is in power in the future, where is their chance?
The reason is simple, of course, there will be risks in agreeing, if you stand in the wrong line, then you will agree that there will be no disaster in the future, so he will naturally not make an idea for the general, but if the general needs it, he will do some analysis for the general's reference.
Along the way, I finally found a populated pavilion, and they were all attacked by bandits, and after a little inquiry with the county order, they were just some small-scale bandits, and the largest was only a thousand people, all of whom were directly exterminated by the local area, and the remaining hundreds of people who escaped could not become a climate, so they did not need to be cleared.
What's more, in the eyes of the county order, the bandits in Le'an County are just a rabble, and the number is small and there is no combat effectiveness, just imagine these robbers who have suffered a big loss in front of the county soldiers, I heard that he led the soldiers to come, and fled early, and now the real key and dangerous is Donglai, where the bandits are the big trouble.
Although the county guards and county commanders of Le'an County don't know much about the situation in Donglai, Gao Kui's trip will never be easy, after all, if these people have strength, then it is impossible to be so easy to exterminate, if it is not his opponent, then they will also flee early in the morning, and it is impossible to sit and wait for Gao Kui to exterminate them.