Yuan Shuguan was obliquely confused, and climbed into the carriage angrily. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Li Ye looked at him strangely, and couldn't help but turn his head and snicker.

"What are you laughing at?" Yuan Shu supported the high crown on his head, then rubbed his face again, and said angrily, "When I was a child, I fought with Cao Heizi, and I rarely took advantage of him, this kid is very cunning, and it is difficult to beat him firmly." ”

Li Ye asked, "What about today?" ”

"There are too many people today, and I have suffered a lot." Yuan Shu said hatefully.

Li Ye laughed and said: "My lord, you have aroused the anger of the public, of course someone took advantage of the fight to beat you, haha......"

Yuan Shu glared at him, remembering the chaos and scolding in the court just now, he couldn't help laughing, and said, "The goal has been achieved, and now no one dares to let me lead the army to kill Hebei." ”

"But in this way, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao may not dare to leave you in the Central Plains to escort grain and grass." Li Ye said worriedly.

"Hmph, as long as Jiangdong fights, even if he doesn't leave me behind, I won't cross the Yellow River north." Yuan Shu smiled, "Does that kid from Wentai have any news delivered?" ”

"Danyang has already started fighting." Li Ye said, "Sun Ce, Wu Jing, Sun Ben, and Zhou Yu's soldiers and horses are fighting fiercely with Xue Li and Zhenrong, and it is estimated that Liu Xuan and Zu Lang will soon take Shanyue in the south to Wanling and Jing County in Danyang to support Xue Li."

Yuan Shu asked again: "What about the direction of Huiji County?" ”

Li Ye replied: "Zhu Zhi and Huang Gai are leading the army to approach Dongqia. Around the beginning of April, he could start a battle with Wang Lang, Yan Baihu, and Zhou Xin.

"Wentai, this kid is good, he moves fast enough." Yuan Shu praised in a low voice.

Li Ye looked at Yuan Shu and asked, "After the news of the fierce battle in Jiangdong is delivered to the imperial court, the next step for the lord ......"

"The next step is to pretend to divide the army into three. Some of them went south to Jiangdong to support Wentai, and some of them were still stationed in Peiguo to prevent a small group of Yellow Turban troops from harassing the grain route. Some of them went north to Yanzhou to deliver grain and grass to the coalition forces. In this way, all our forces will be dispersed, and Liu Bei and Cao Cao can safely lead the army into Hebei. ”

Li Ye nodded, bent down to approach Yuan Shu, and asked in a low voice: "At present, there is no news from Hebei, is our movement slower, so as not to let them see the flaws?" ”

"Some of He Yi's old subordinates, Liu Pi, Huang Jun, Bao Man and others, have led the Yellow Turban Army from Runan into the territory of Peiguo, with these Yellow Turban Army as cover, no matter how many men and horses we are lurking in Peiguo, no one will find out." Yuan Shu sneered with a sly face, "This time, the new and old accounts will be settled, and Cao Aman and Liu Xuande must be eaten together." ”

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In March of the second year of the Han Dynasty, Jicheng.

In early March, Yang Yi, Huang Yue, Ma Feng, Liu Wan, Sun Jin and other envoys returned to Jicheng one after another. The princes refused to recognize the Jicheng court.

In mid-March, news that Cao Cao, Gongsun Zhan, and Liu Bei had formed an alliance and rebuilt the imperial system in Changyi City, Yanzhou, at the beginning of this month was sent to Jicheng in Jin.

The Son of Heaven urgently summoned Taifu Cai Yong, the Great Sima General Li Yi, the Great Situ Yang Biao, the Great Sikong Zhenju and other ministers to discuss the matter.

Shang Shu ordered Chen Qun to carefully analyze the situation.

Cao Cao preemptively rebuilt the imperial system before Yuan Shao, changing the pattern of the world, and at this time the three alliances of Hebei's Son of Heaven, Guandong's Yuan Valve, and Central Plains Cao Cao were in confrontation.

This is a completely unexpected change in Jicheng.

"The formation of the three-legged pattern has completely lost the effect of the joint vertical policy, which is very unfavorable to Hebei." Chen Qun said helplessly, "At this time, neither Yuan Valve nor Cao Cao's three alliances can fight against Hebei alone. This forced them to work hand in hand. We need to strike immediately and strike hard at the time when the three-legged pattern is not yet stable, and destroy it, otherwise our great plan to calm the world will be seriously hindered. ”

"What does the general think?" The Son of Heaven looked at Li Yi and asked.

The ideal attack of the imperial court was after May, when the spring ploughing and spring harvest were over, and the army could be supported by more money and food, but now it seems that this is no longer possible. The armies of the princes of all walks of life are gathering northward one after another, and the enemy will soon enter Hebei.

"Immediately begin preparations for the attack." Li Yi bowed and said, "The minister immediately rushed to Jizhou to command the battle. ”

The Son of Heaven waved his hand vigorously and said categorically: "Okay, immediately issue an order to crusade against the rebellion of the Central Plains." ”

The strategy of attacking the Central Plains had been formulated as early as the beginning of the year, so under the order of the Son of Heaven, the Jicheng Imperial Court began to operate at a high speed and went all out to prepare for war.

The Son of Heaven issued several holy decrees in succession.

The great Sima general Li Yi led the general to Jizhou and immediately rushed to Jizhou to command the counterinsurgency battle.

Guanglu Xunkou acted as the leader of the Grand Sima Shi, and together with the Grand Situ Yang Biao and the Great Sikong Zhenju, he was responsible for supervising the handling of money, food, ordnance, and the requisition of civilian people, vehicles and ships.

Guan Yu, the general of the expedition to the east, led the 32,000 troops of his headquarters to rush to Jizhou.

Zhao Yun, the general of the expedition to the west, and Lu Bu, the general of Anxi, led 36,000 iron cavalry to Jizhou.

Gao Changgong, the general of Zhenbei, led 18,000 iron cavalry from his headquarters to Jizhou.

He ordered Zhang Fei, the general of Zhengnan, Zhang He, the general of Zhendong, Gao Shun, the general of Andong, and Li Jing, the general of Pingbei, to immediately recruit the soldiers and horses of the four major corps of Jizhou and prepare to cross the river to the south to quell the rebellion.

He ordered Jizhou Assassin Shi Bao to supervise the political affairs of Jizhou, and immediately urged all counties in Jizhou to requisition and transfer vehicles and boatmen, and quickly send the grain, grass and ordnance accumulated in various places to the military camps in various places.

Zhang Liao, the general of Anbei, was recruited to lead 6,000 iron cavalry to cross Liupan Mountain, approach Fengyi County, and threaten Guanzhong.

Ordered the general Yue Fei of Zhengxi, the general of Pingxi Huang Zhong, and the general of Hengye Xu Huangtun to the east of the river to contain the troops in the direction of Guanzhong and Guanxi.

The Son of Heaven also issued an order to the right general, Liangzhou Mu Han Sui, hoping that he could put Sheji first, lead the army to approach Fufeng County, threaten Guanzhong, and help the imperial army go south to quell the rebellion.

At the same time, the general Li Yi also wrote a sincere letter to Han Sui, saying that Hebei would keep its promise and send relief money and grain to Xiliang on time no matter what the circumstances.

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In late March, Changyi, Yanzhou.

Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Liu Biao and others discussed the strategy of attack day and night.

In the new imperial court, Yuan Shao's strength occupies an absolute advantage, and in the upcoming crusade, the coalition forces must rely on Yuan Shao's army in Guanzhong and Guanxi to contain the Northern Xinjiang Army in the direction of Hedong, otherwise they will not be able to attack smoothly, so Yuan Shao is still as before, deservedly becoming the commander of the coalition army. However, unlike before, Cao Cao and Liu Biao are now all princes, and they no longer bow down to Yuan Shao, but point fingers.

Yuan Shao set the time of the attack from mid-April to early May, which was the time for spring plowing and spring harvest, and the attack at this time could force the southern counties of Jizhou to be unable to carry out spring plowing and spring harvest, so that in the second half of the year, the starvation of the displaced people in Hebei increased sharply, and the situation in Hebei was immediately precarious. If it can promote the riots of the displaced people in Jizhou, then Jizhou will basically be in hand this year.

Yuan Shao's attack strategy was to garrison heavy troops in Guanzhong and Guanxi, threatening Hedong and Bingzhou, so as to effectively contain the strength of the Northern Xinjiang Army, and at the same time, various armies attacked Jizhou from Hanoi, Yanzhou Dongjun, and Qingzhou Plains County in seven ways.

The benefits of this approach are numerous.

First of all, the armies of all walks of life can rush to the bank of the Yellow River at the fastest time and speed, and cross the river nearby, so that the attack can be advanced, the soldiers can reduce the marching distance, and the grain and grass can be saved.

Secondly, the allied seven-way army marched in unison, which could greatly increase the speed of advancement. The faster the coalition forces advance, the more panicked Hebei becomes, and the more favorable the situation will be for the coalition forces.

Third, the most powerful thing in the Northern Xinjiang Army is the Iron Cavalry. The most terrifying thing about the Iron Rider is that it is elusive. The best way to overcome this disadvantage is to split up and attack together. Splitting up and attacking together not only allows the various armies to support each other, but also greatly reduces the range of movement of the Iron Cavalry, forcing them to lose their agility and mobility.

Fourth, Hebei's financial endowment is limited, and the reason why Li Yi wants to revise the military system is because Hebei's financial endowment is unable to support its huge army. Hebei first sent troops to Guanzhong the year before last, and then suffered a disaster, although last year recovered some vitality, but this year it is not able to support a protracted war anyway, so in order to keep Jizhou, the best and fastest way for the Northern Xinjiang Army is to fight a decisive battle with the coalition army in the south of Jizhou as soon as possible.

The coalition forces went the opposite way, delaying the decisive battle as much as possible and moving the decisive battle to the central part of Jizhou. One is that the coalition forces can use the numerical advantage to consume the strength of the Northern Frontier Army. The second can be to hit the morale of the Northern Xinjiang Army, the third can force Hebei's financial collapse to collapse, and the fourth can destroy Jizhou, let the displaced people in Jizhou surge, induce the displaced people to riot, and push the Northern Xinjiang Army into a desperate situation.

However, this seven-way strategy of attacking together had very obvious disadvantages, and the armies of all roads were easily broken by the Northern Xinjiang Army one by one, and finally led to the rout of the whole army.

Cao Cao proposed to change the seven-way attack into a three-way attack. In this way, each army has enough strength to resist the attack of the Northern Frontier Army. If one of the armies can entangle the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army of Jizhou, then the other two armies can go all the way unimpeded, quickly kill to the central part of Jizhou, and then turn back to encircle the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army.

The two sides argued about it.

At the same time, news from all over the world was sent to Changyi.

The Jizhou Northern Xinjiang Army was assembling towards the Yellow River from all directions, the galloping roads and rivers in Jizhou were full of carriages and boats, and hundreds of thousands of people were sending large quantities of grain and grass to Handan, Yecheng, Ganling, and the plains. The people of Jizhou rumored that the Northern Xinjiang Army was about to go south to quell the rebellion.

The Northeast Frontier Army did not move.

The armies of the states and counties of the Central Plains were dispatched one after another, alarming Wu Dun, the former Taishan thief leader stationed in the Taishan area, Yin Li, the former Taishan thief leader in Xuzhou, Liu Pi, Gong Du and other remnants of the Yellow Turban Army in Yuzhou. These traitors have been active lately, and may take advantage of the opportunity to loot the grain and grass transported to Yanzhou.

The fighting in Jiangdong became more and more intense. Sun Jian asked for help several times, but Yuan Shu had no choice but to divide his troops and go south to Jiangdong. (To be continued.) )