Chapter Seventy-One: Striking the West
After Yan Bei met Jiang Jin, he met Yan Rou as scheduled.
Compared to the bullshit that Jiang Jin did on the Tiewu and the border line, it was obvious that Yan Rou surprised Yanbei even more. This is a Guangyang man who has many similarities with him in experience, but does not have so many radical rebellions, he is a man who knows the soldiers, and is about the same as Xian Yuyin in the battle array, although he is not as good as Lu Yi, but he is not too far behind Gao Ran.
His strength lies in the relationship with Wuhuan and Xianbei, among all the Han'er in Youzhou, only Yanbei and Yan Rou have such influence on Xianbei Wuhuan. When Yan Rou defected to Yanbei, it meant the stability of northern Xinjiang and brought him a huge number of cheap soldiers.
Albeit...... The Wuhuan and Xianbei tribal warriors may be inferior to the heavily armed Han Dynasty warriors in terms of combat power, but the large number of foreign soldiers means that Youzhou has greater war potential.
The counties of Youzhou and the northern frontier outside the Saiwai, the population of the Wuhuan and Xianbei tribes settled is more than 300,000?
When the situation was urgent, there were nearly 100,000 foreign sergeants who climbed to the heights, and you can imagine what these Hu people could bring to Yanbei.
Zhao Yun did not have time to participate in the war that Youzhou had started against Gongsun Zan in order to recover Zhuo County, and Zhao Yunbu, who was stationed in Anci County, Guangyang County, received a joint letter from Yanbei and Lu Yi, assigning him to stay in Yuyang County and receive all the supplies and money from them.
In fact, it is most appropriate for Jiang Jin to do this matter, because Jiang Jin never asks whether it is wrong or right, as long as the orders given by Yanbei will be executed...... It's just that the amount of Yuyang Wang's wealth this time is huge, and Jiang Jin has such a little problem, obviously there is no honest and loyal Zhao Yun to do this, which will reduce the trouble.
At most, Zhao Yun will return some of his property to the people of Yuyang County or those tenant craftsmen and slaves, Yan Bei doesn't care about a little money, what he cares about is how the military subordinates look at him. Even if it is the same income of 4,000 gold, Jiang Jin is greedy for 10 million yuan, and Zhao Yun disperses 10 million yuan, and the result is obviously different.
It's not that Yan Bei is getting more and more stingy, in the past, they were brothers, and the money in everyone's hands belonged to everyone, even if there was only a good ring knife, Yan Bei was willing to give it to Jiang Jin, no problem. But this is not a matter of property, no matter how much money there is, Jiang Jin can ask for it, and Yanbei will definitely give it!
But Jiang Jin always didn't want it, but took it himself.
This is out of place in Yanbei's eyes.
This is about the most common problem in the commander's soldiers and horses, in the past, everyone was mixed, and suddenly one day Yanbei became the commander, but those brothers who guarded him were still the same. What could he do? If Jiang Jin is taken as a knife, it will inevitably be a situation of rebellion and separation from relatives in the future.
Let alone...... No matter how big a mistake Jiang Jin makes, Yanbei also wants to protect him. Even if he didn't live and die for Jiang Jin to defend his honor for several years, just for the sake of this Jixian hob meat, he pulled him aside with a flattering face, and took out the stone engraved with longevity and eternal prosperity from his arms.
Yanbei must also be protected.
The longer I walk, the more I feel that life is not right and wrong, and more things lie in the scale of compromise between the two sides. After grasping it well, the brothers are working hard together to make it profitable, but the slightest difference is that in the middle of the gap is the rebellion of the relatives, and no one is careless, step by step.
At the end of August, Koji Yi led his troops to Shanggu County, and Gao Ran followed closely behind to bring the Yan Zhao warriors and the Goguryeo Forbidden Army into Gwangyang County.
"General, Gongsun Zhan's general Yan Gang led the troops eastward and invaded Anci, the soldiers of the county and the country could not defend it, and they had to break the city in a moment!"
A battle report was sent back to Jixian County by the scout riders of Sun Qing's gallop and placed on Yanbei's desk. Obviously, the news of the transfer of Youzhou's infantry and horses leaked out, which made Yan Gang, who was originally stationed in Zhuo County, aware in advance, and took the lead in the dilemma, leading his troops to attack Anci County south of Guangyang.
Yan Bei narrowed his eyes, Yan Gang was worthy of being an old soldier who had followed Gongsun Zhan for many years, and his eyes were particularly vicious. Anci County, south of Jixian County, Guangyang County, has always been the top priority of the garrison of the Yanbei Army, and it has been in charge of defense by Zhao Yun's cavalry, supplemented by Sun Qing's scouts, which can be called impregnable. At this time, Zhao Yunbu was ordered to enter Yuyang to collect the property of the Wang family, but Yan Gang seized the opportunity to seize the city in an instant.
"Brother, what are you waiting for, you and order, Jiang will put Yan Gang's head in this case tomorrow!"
There was no need to raise the account at all, and Sun Qing's scout cavalry entered the city with great noise, and even if Jiang Jin, Pan Ling, Gao Ran and others were attracted to the tent, Jiang Jin, who was the most anxious, immediately hugged his fists and asked for his life...... Although he has now received the Protector Wuhuan Sima and is preparing for the time to go to the subject country, this does not affect Jiang Jin's determination to fight.
Damn, if you don't invite to fight and go to the subject country, you will really miss the battle of Zhuojun with Gongsun Chan at the end of this year!
How can Jiang Jin not be in a hurry!
Yan Bei was not in a hurry, raised his hand to signal Jiang Jin to be calm, turned his head to Guo Jia, Chen Qun and others and asked, "Gentlemen, what do you think?" It makes no sense for Yan Gang to trap Anci, his city is too small to defend, and he can't be led by the nose! Fengxiao, your vision is the most accurate, and you are thinking about it, what is Yan Gang's intention to attack Anci? ”
Yanbei wants to fight Zhuo County, because Zhuo County is currently the only county in Youzhou that is not in the hands of Yanbei, but if Yan Gang captures Anci, then Anci City will also fall into the city that Yanbei must consider. It's just that Yanbei was not carried away by the impatience, and now he is transferring troops to Anci if Yan Gang is guarding it, but if he doesn't defend it and flees, he is afraid that his sergeant will only eat the horse's tail ash if he rushes over!
Do you have to wait for Yan Gang to hit wherever they go?
"The general is right, don't be impatient. Anci is close to Jixian County, but I am afraid that the capture of the city will only last night, general, how high is Anci's city wall? Hearing Guo Jia ask, Yanbei pondered for a moment, recalled the impression when he went to Yongnu through Anci, and said uncertainly: "Approximately, only Erzhang Town?" An Ci was inconspicuous, and Yan was just a quick glance. ”
At that time, Wang Song was full of teasing, and his family's fields were everywhere all the way from Anci to Yongnu, who could still care about the small Anci City?
"If this is the case, Yan Gang probably released the bait, but it is impossible to determine it in the future, so it is better to send a message to General Koji first to lead his troops south to capture Wuruan Pass. No matter what the masculine wants to do, it's always good to seal it up in Youzhou, and General Bogui will break his arm. Guo Jia raised his finger and lightly tapped on the desk, and suddenly raised his head and said to Yanbei: "Please ask Captain Sun to explore Zhuo County, if An Ci is the bait, there will be movement in Zhuo County!" ”
In this way, Yanbei sent Jiang Jin to lead the troops to Anci to ask for the enemy, and if the enemy army fled, he would chase it down, and in addition, according to Guo Jia's suggestion, he transferred the Lu Yi Department to the south to seize Wuruan Pass, and ordered Sun Qing's scouts to enter Zhuo County to find out the enemy's situation.
In just five days, an urgent report came from the scouts, and it was as Guo Jia expected.
Gongsun Zhan's soldiers and horses plundered the counties of Zhuo County, driving 100,000 people south to Wuruan Pass!