Chapter 0059 - Ascending Ambition (Asking for Votes, Asking for Points.)
At the head of Jixian County, Gao Sheng no longer had the trembling when he first returned to Jixian County, he looked very calm, and walked to the city wall with a peaceful demeanor and looked around.
This is the western city wall of Jixian County, and there is no enemy army attacking the city, so Gao Sheng is not worried at all.
Since March, when he went north with General Digong to attack Youzhou, the offensive of the troops has been very smooth. The army attacked the city and broke the pond all the way, occupying Zhongshan and Hejian in the north of Jizhou, as well as the large county in the south of Youzhou, and Zhuo County, which is also the richest county.
After conquering Zhuo County, General Digong divided the army to the north into three routes, and he personally led an army of 50,000 as the middle road, and the troops pointed directly at Guangyang County, the barrier south of Jixian County; Cheng Yuanzhi and Deng Mao, as the right army, led an army of 20,000 to attack Anci in the south of Guangyang County; He and Yan Zheng led an army of 20,000 to the north to attack the military capital and Changping in the north of Guangyang County.
After achieving their respective strategic goals, the three-way army surrounded the Guangyang County Administration, which is also the Jixian County where the Youzhou Thorn Mansion is located.
In the first battle of Jixian County, the Yellow Turban Army killed Guo Xun, the assassin of Youzhou, and Liu Wei, the Taishou of Guangyang, and all the officials of his subordinate departments were also killed. The Yellow Turban Army marching north was gaining momentum.
Subsequently, General Digong sat in Guangyang County, and he and Yan Zheng sent troops to attack Shanggu County and Dai County, while Cheng Yuanzhi and Deng Mao sent troops to attack Yuyang County and Youbeiping in the east.
Gao Sheng led an army of 50,000 and marched north from the army to attack Shanggu County. He divided the troops into two routes, and solemnly led a pretended main force, Chen soldiers in Fuyang, pinning down the defenders of Fuyang, while he himself led the main force to attack the Xiguan of Juyong City, and successfully conquered it, and then occupied Juyong City.
After capturing Juyong City, Gao Sheng led the army westward, joined forces with Yanzheng, and then captured Fuyang in one fell swoop.
After occupying Fuyang, Gao Sheng and Yan Zheng led a large army to capture Zhuolu, Xialuo, and Pan counties in Shanggu County along Luoshui, as well as Dangcheng and Sanggan in Dai County, and surrounded Dai County Zhizhi Dai County.
Just when the battlefield of Shanggu was winning one after another, bad news came from Yuyang. Cheng Yuanzhi's troops suffered a crushing defeat under the city of Tuyin, and the whole army was annihilated, and Cheng Yuanzhi and Deng Mao, the two generals, were all killed.
In order to continue the Youzhou raid, the Digong general Zhang Bao sent his military division Zhang Qun and his younger brother Gao Xiang to lead an army of 50,000 to attack Quanzhou City.
In Gao Sheng's view, Zhang Bao is planning to kill two birds with one stone. Because he knew that Zhang Bao had actually been wary of Zhang Qun, fearing that he would threaten his position.
According to Zhang Bao's current arrangement, if Zhang Qun wins, most of the credit will go to Zhang Bao's head. As for the battlefield capture, with his younger brother there, how could Zhang Qun take advantage of it, and even took the opportunity to weaken Zhang Qun's strength.
The yellow-haired boy named Li Yi who suddenly appeared could defeat Cheng Yuanzhi, how could it be a mediocre hand?
If Zhang Qun is defeated, let alone if Zhang Qun escapes with his life, he will have no strength to threaten Zhang Bao's position.
Moreover, Zhang Qun's strength is also very strong, coupled with the 15,000 elites of Zhang Bao's department led by his younger brother, that Li Yi has to shed his skin even if he does not die, which is very beneficial for Zhang Bao to continue to attack several counties in the east of Youzhou.
Gao Sheng admires Zhang Bao's methods very much, it can really be said that he kills people invisibly while talking and laughing.
Looking back now, the consequences of Yuyang's defeat are regrettable not the destruction of Cheng Yuanzhi's 100,000-strong army, but Zhang Bao's use of this war to easily eliminate the threat posed by Zhang Qun's brothers, and basically completely uproot the opposition of the Youzhou Yellow Turban Army.
Now there is only Zhang Bao's voice left in the entire Youzhou Yellow Turban Army, and all the strength of the Youzhou Yellow Turban Army is controlled in his hands, which not only increases in strength dramatically, but also is a huge threat to the Tiangong General in Jizhou. Tiangong General Zhang Jiao now has no ability to dictate to the Youzhou Yellow Turban Army and do whatever he wants.
The three brothers of the Zhang family have always been the eldest Zhang Jiao in the dominant position, the second Zhang Bao also has his own group of people, and the third Zhang Liang has no capital to compete with the eldest and the second at all.
And now, the Tiangong general Zhang Jiao is facing the attack of the main force of the Northern Army led by the imperial court general Lu Zhi in Jizhou, and it has shown a declining trend.
At this juncture, Zhang Bao took the opportunity to use the war to eradicate dissidents, what did he want to do with huge power? Does he want to be the king of Taiping Dao himself?
Since the Yellow Turban Army of the High Ascension Department led a large army and began to power the Upper Valley Daigun, its power has swelled dramatically. Gao Sheng is a very fanatical person, very fanatical about power and wealth. He dreamed of being like his name, rising step by step, and finally winning the world.
Therefore, he was invited by Zhang Bao to jointly send troops to implement the Youzhou strategy, and his attitude was very positive.
He has great ambitions, and he wants to lead his subordinates to lay down his own country and establish his own country, just like General Tiangong.
Shanggu County is a large county in Youzhou, with a population of more than 500,000. Daijun is a well-known horse-producing land in Youzhou, and the terrain is dangerous. If you take the opportunity to take the upper valley and Dai gun in one fell swoop this time, your own power will not only be able to gain a good development territory, but your strength will also be greatly expanded.
In addition, Shanggu County has a vast territory and abundant products, which can bring a steady stream of inexhaustible wealth to his subordinates, which is the key to the success or failure of a force, and it is also the real purpose of Gao Sheng's bent desire to seize Shanggu County and Dai County.
Dai County's stubborn resistance was completely unexpected. The people of Xia Luocheng and Pan County heard that the Yellow Turban was coming and fled. Although there was some resistance during the siege, there was no threat at all. originally thought that Dai County would also be achieved overnight, but unexpectedly, it encountered extraordinary resistance.
Gao Sheng saw that he was about to completely occupy Shanggu County and Dai County, in order to preserve his strength, he did not throw all the main forces up, causing the troops to be delayed for many days under Dai County.
It was also during this period of time that the situation in Guangyang and Yuyang changed abruptly, first Zhang Qun and his younger brother Gao Xiang were defeated in Quanzhou, and Gao Xiang was even killed in battle. Subsequently, Zhang Bao actually left Jixian County to rescue Zhang Qun, but he was killed, and Zhang Qun was subsequently killed by Li Yijun.
As a result, the situation of the Yellow Turban Army in Youzhou has fallen into erosion, and Gao Sheng is very worried that once Li Yi integrates the remaining forces of the Yellow Turban Army in Jixian County, he will fall into a situation where there is no way out. Whether it was Zhang Bao's more than 100,000 troops left in Jixian County, or leaving a way out for himself, Gao Sheng had to rush back to Jixian County immediately.
Gao Sheng immediately left Yan Zheng to lead the army to attack Dai County, while he himself personally led 30,000 horses and horses to rush back to Ji County day and night.
Gao Sheng's return was quite timely, and almost half of the more than 100,000 troops in Jixian County were left. Moreover, Li Yi's army had not yet come to attack Jixian, which gave him the opportunity to integrate his forces.
And when Gao Sheng integrated Zhang Bao's subordinates, Li Yi also led the army to Jixian County.
Gao Sheng did not lead the army to retreat, which was a very foolish thing to do. On the plains, the two legs of the Yellow Turban sergeant will definitely not be able to outrun the four legs of the iron cavalry under Li Yi.
What's more, now that his forces have an absolute advantage, although the morale of the newly collected tens of thousands of troops is low, they can also play a great role in the defense of the city. With the current strength in Li Yi's hands, it is impossible to capture Jixian County.
If Li Yi really wants to launch an attack on Jixian County, it will be in his arms, and Li Yi will definitely hit his head and bleed under the tall Jixian city wall.
In this case, when Yan Zheng led the army in Shanggu County and Dai County back to Jixian County, the 150,000 troops on both sides would be enough to crush Li Yi's 20,000 or 30,000 horses.
This is Gao Sheng's plan, and now the battle situation is developing towards the most ideal situation in his plan. Li Yi has been attacking Jixian County for several days, and the losses are not heavy; According to the scout's report, the 70,000 army led by Yan Zheng has now arrived in Fuyang City, and in about five days, it will be able to rush to Jixian County.
Gao Sheng knew that the time for him to launch a counterattack was not far away.
Thinking that he could defeat the enemy general who defeated and killed the Digong general Zhang Bao and his own brother Gao Xiang, Gao Sheng couldn't help but feel that his blood was about to boil.
He couldn't wait for that moment to come!