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Yue Fei also frowned, and persuaded in a slow voice: "Last year was the most difficult for Dong Zhuo, but he survived. From October last year, Dong Zhuo began to go south to burn, kill, and plunder, until this spring, he gained weight, and Guanzhong also got a respite. Although Guanzhong was hit by an earthquake in June, it was the people who were unlucky, Dong Zhuo would not take a grain of grain out to help the victims, he would only drive the victims out of Guanzhong and throw the burden to others. When Dong Zhuo had money and food, he would send the Xiliang army to attack Luoyang non-stop. ”

"Luoyang is like a piece of meat in Dong Zhuo's hands, we and Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and officials from various prefectures and counties are salivating over this piece of meat, and we all have to come to grab it. As a result, we killed each other and lost strength, but Dong Zhuo became stronger and stronger. In the end, we were involved in this fast meat and became Dong Zhuo's mouthful food. ”

Dong Zhuo's dispatch of troops to Tongguan this time fully exposed his intentions, he sent troops to fight once today, and again in the spring of next year, as soon as there was any wind in Luoyang, he would send troops, so that Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and others would immediately see Dong Zhuo's intentions. If Yuan Shao doesn't grab this piece of meat, we won't have a chance to fight Jizhou, and Jizhou will become more and more difficult to fight. We can't fight Jizhou, so we have to work with Dong Zhuo, and the northern Xinjiang is barren, and we will be dragged down by Dong Zhuo in the future. ”

"So, we're going to change our strategy immediately. We don't have time to wait any longer, do you know when Yuan Shao will turn his face with Gongsun Zhan? Will it turn its face in the end? Do you know if the Yellow Turban Army in Montenegro and Yuyan Prefecture will suffer heavy losses because of Gongsun Zhan's southward movement? If the Yellow Turban Army suffers a heavy blow, the situation in Jizhou, Yanzhou, and Yuzhou will immediately undergo new changes, and will this new change be even more unfavorable to us? ”

Li Yi nodded and said: "Pengju, I have also thought about this issue, if Dong Zhuo attacks Luoyang again in March next year, the eldest princess and the imperial court will definitely not be able to move south, so Dong Zhuo's intentions will be undoubtedly exposed." Yuan Shao, considering his own strength and various other factors, may change his strategy and temporarily abandon the capture of Luoyang, and instead join forces with Gongsun Zhan to settle in Jizhou, so as to force us to confront Dong Zhuo in the land of Kanto and Guanxi, and take the opportunity to sever our ties with various prefectures and counties, and greatly weaken our strength. ”

Li Yi smiled bitterly: "I also want to send troops immediately to take Jizhou next spring, but how to solve the problem if the troops are not enough?" How to solve the shortage of grain and grass? ”

Li Yi pointed to Jizhou on the map and said: "Because we are restricted by food and grass, we will not be able to attack until November at the earliest. At this time, winter has arrived, the Yellow Turban Army will retreat, and Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan can concentrate their forces to fight us. ”

"Secondly, when Jizhou fights, we have to guard against Dong Zhuo from fighting Hedong and Luoyang. You only have more than 20,000 troops here, is it enough? Do you want reinforcements? If we were to fight on two battlefields at the same time, we would be able to imagine how difficult and dangerous it would be. ”

"Third, when fighting in winter, we need to call in more people and consume more grain and grass. Even if we transfer the iron cavalry of Zilong and Changgong and the army under Yun Chang to the Jizhou battlefield, there will be 90,000 troops in Jizhou, but in this way, we need to recruit at least 500,000 people. Coupled with your more than 20,000 troops and hundreds of thousands of people here, do you calculate, can we afford this battle? ”

"We can't compare with Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zhan, Liu Dai, etc., they all have the support of Jizhou, Yanzhou, Xuzhou, Yangzhou, Yuzhou and other states and counties behind them, and they can get a steady stream of grain and grass. Although the prefectures and counties in various regions have been attacked by the Yellow Turban Army in the past two years, the counties in the east and north of Jizhou, the counties in the west of Yanzhou, and the counties in the south of Xuzhou and Yuzhou have not been looted by the Yellow Turban Army. Yangzhou, in particular, is intact. If they are determined to defeat us and work together, are we absolutely sure that we will take Jizhou? ”

Yue Fei was silent for a while, sighed, and said helplessly: "Yes, we can't afford to fight this battle, so we can only wait for the opportunity." ”

"There should be opportunities." Li Yi said, "As long as you block the Xiliang army to the west of Hongnong City, there will be no danger in Northern Xinjiang and Luoyang for the time being." And the states and counties in various places will clearly feel Dong Zhuo's huge threat to them. For the sake of their own safety, they will continue to sell food to us and support our army to continue fighting with Dong Zhuo. ”

"At the same time, in order to weaken our strength, Yuan Shao will also try his best to pull us to the Jizhou battlefield as soon as possible, so that the northern Xinjiang will fall into the danger of fighting on both sides. In this way, we have both food and the opportunity to enter Jizhou. Because we are uniting with Yuan Shao to fight Gongsun Zhan, we don't need more troops, and we don't need to worry about the lack of food and grass for the army. ”

"As for when to drive away Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan and completely take Jizhou, it depends on the development of the situation, step by step. We have said a long time ago that Jizhou does not say that it can be taken if it can be taken, it needs a process so as not to be choked to death. ”

However, once Dong Zhuo occupied Hangu Pass and Luoyang, Northern Xinjiang lost its connection with various prefectures and counties, lost its continuous food supply, and fell into a desperate situation surrounded by Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shao. At that time, the Jizhou battlefield will inevitably undergo earth-shaking changes, the Northern Xinjiang Army may face the danger of annihilation, and the situation in Northern Xinjiang will also take a sharp turn for the worse and deteriorate rapidly. ”

Li Yi stretched out his hand to pat Yue Fei and said solemnly: "Pengju, the victory or defeat of the Kansai battlefield directly determines the future fate of Northern Xinjiang and the development of the situation in the Han Dynasty in the past two years. This place, at the moment, no one can hold up except you. I've given it to you, win or lose, you do your best. ”

Yue Fei's expression was solemn and he bowed down to answer the order.

"I'll say it again." Li Yi took his hand and said, "Whether you win or lose, you just do your best." It is up to people to plan things, and it is up to heaven to make things happen. If you really can't do anything, then you have to give up decisively and make it your priority to preserve your vitality. Please remember that if you lose your land, you will lose your land; If people lose land, people and land will survive. ”

"If you lose your land, you will lose your land; If you save people and lose land, people and land will survive......" Yue Fei's expression was whole and he said solemnly, "Fei remember the teachings of the lord, and he will not disappoint the lord." ”

The two parted ways.

Yue Fei stood on the river embankment, looking at Li Yi who was standing at the bow of the boat and waving to him, and his heart was sour. The lord's back was no longer as straight as it used to be, and countless crises followed, and the pressure as heavy as a mountain was too much for the young general to bear, and his straight spine had gradually bent.

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October, Jizhou, Yecheng.

As soon as Yuan Shao returned to Yecheng, he received a letter from Gongsun Zhan, urging Bohai County.

In August of this year, Yu Poison and Zhenggu reorganized their forces and launched another attack on Wei County. Yuan Shao immediately led the army to meet the enemy.

After receiving Yuan Shao's order, Hanoi Taishou Wang Kuang and Zhang Yang immediately led the newly recruited 5,000 troops to launch an attack on the area of Montenegro and Lugushan in order to contain the fierce offensive of the Montenegrin Yellow Turban Army in the direction of Jizhou.

At the same time, Yanzhou Mu Liu Dai, Pei Xiang Cao Cao, Jibei Xiang Bao Xin and other state and county officials also gathered troops and fought bloody battles with Gong Du, the marshal of the Yellow Turban Army, in Dongjun and Jibei, intending to cut off the connection between Gong Du and Pei Yuanshao and Zhou Cang, so as to help Gongsun Zhan kill the Yellow Turban Army in the Bohai Sea and Qinghe Kingdom.

After Gongsun Zhan helped Yuan Shao occupy Jizhou, he immediately asked him for Bohai County. Yuan Shao's answer is very simple, I have just taken charge of Jizhou, and I need time to stabilize and appease the counties of Jizhou, please wait for a while.

Gongsun Chan didn't suspect anything, and led a large army to fight Pei Yuanshao in the south of Dongwu City in Qinghe Kingdom, and lost. He just dealt with Yuan Shao in this battle, and he didn't pay attention to it at all. Since Yuan Shao promised to give him Bohai County, of course he had to protect his home first. Therefore, Gongsun Chan put the main force in the Nanpi area of Bohai County to resist the Yellow Turban Army.

Pei Yuanshao's overseer army was in a hurry and prepared to attack Anpingguo, but Qinghe blocked them.

The Qinghe River was very wide, and the Yellow Turban Army had no means to cross the river, and the county soldiers of Gongsun Zan and Qinghe and Anping desperately blocked it, and the crossing of the river failed repeatedly.

By September, Pei Yuanshao changed the direction of his attack, and he commanded his army to the east along the Qinghe River to attack Bohai County.

Gongsun Zhan wrote to Yuan Shao again, saying: "I have blocked the Yellow Turban Army south of the Qinghe River, and the Yellow Turban Army saw that there was no hope of going north, so they went to Bohai County. Why don't you give me Bohai County right away? ”

Gongsun Zhan means that Bohai County is still your Yuan Shao's, if you don't give it to me again, I won't guard it for you, let the Yellow Turban Army burn and kill and plunder, and see who will suffer the most in the end.

Yuan Shao immediately replied to Gongsun Zan and said: "I am being poisoned, and I am being beaten to the ground, and I am losing and retreating. Can you send troops to help me? ”

He didn't even mention the matter of Bohai County. Yuan Shao ate Gongsun Chan, he was not afraid that Gongsun Chan would not contribute. Bohai County was occupied by the Yellow Turban Army, and it was your Gongsun Zhan who suffered in the end.

Gongsun Chan was helpless and led the army to attack. But Gongsun Chan was not willing after all, so he retreated in defeat after defeat until he retreated to the vicinity of Nanpi.

At the beginning of October, Gongsun Chan faced the Yellow Turban Army in Nanpi.

When the fierce battle was in full swing, the rear of the Yellow Turban Army suddenly became chaotic, and Liu Bei led a team of men and horses to fight into the middle battle.

The Yellow Turban Army was attacked from both sides, and the army's morale was in turmoil, and then under the command of Pei Yuanshao and Zhou Cang, they quickly retreated and left.

After Gongsun Chan saw Liu Bei, he was surprised and delighted, and the two sides exchanged pleasantries, and Gongsun Chan said: "Xuande, don't go again, our brothers will join forces together, kill the enemy together, and build a world-class career." ”

Although Liu Bei has been the Taishou of Pingyuan County for several years, because he doesn't have any very good talents, after all, Li Yi poached Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yunquan all at once, how could he still have any generals? In addition, when he participated in the war against Dong Zhuo last year, he lost a lot of men and horses, and now his strength is very limited, so he did not refuse Gongsun Zhan's invitation, and took Zhu Ling and other generals and 10,000 horses to stay in Gongsun Zhan's army.

While ordering the army to pursue the Yellow Turban Army, Gongsun Chan wrote a letter to Yuan Shao for the third time, asking for Bohai County. (To be continued.) )