Pei Yuanshao's arrival was like a signal, and thick war clouds followed.

Every day, bad news came, although the main force of Gongsun Chan left, the Youzhou army did not withdraw from this war. Tian Kai and Liu Bei fought on the Qinghe front under the command of Wang Yu, and at the same time, Shan Jing, Zou Dan, and Wang Men, who were guarding the three northern counties, were also ordered to go south as a countermeasure.

The number of soldiers and horses in these three routes is not large, and they are not elite, but they are not the main combat missions, and they should be very qualified as a response. Although it couldn't cause too much trouble to Yuan Shao, it could somewhat restrain some of Yuan Shao's energy, so that he didn't dare to target Wang Yu unscrupulously, but had to divide his troops to guard the flanks.

However, as the so-called impermanence of the army, the successive defeats of Liu Bei and the Montenegrin army caused a chain reaction, and the royal gate guarding the Changshan country was intimidated by the military might of Jizhou, and was actually surrendered by Yuan Shao!

There are not many soldiers and horses under the command of Wang Men, but their role at this moment is extraordinary. According to Gongsun Zhan's deployment, he and Zou Dan, who captured Zhongshan Kingdom, should merge together to attack Yuan Shao's back road, and if possible, he should try to form a cooperation with the Montenegrin army, go all the way south, and directly take Yuan Shao's old nest Yecheng.

As a result, the Montenegrin army was defeated, and the royal gate was frightened, moved by Yuan Shao's promise of high official remuneration, and directly turned against the water.

The rebellion of the royal gate was carried out very low-key, and there was no fanfare to change the faction, but still as a friendly army, close to Zou Dan's department, and passed the information to Yuan Shao.

Zou Dan, who was unintentional and unaware of the teacher, naturally had an inevitable tragedy.

Under the attack of the Jizhou army and the rebellious friendly forces, his 5,000 soldiers and horses were completely wiped out. Zou Dan's life and death are unknown, and the three routes of soldiers and horses are suddenly gone, and the front of the Youzhou North Route Army collapses at once.

Perhaps it was because of meritorious service, or to show that after the rebellion, the royal family showed extraordinary bravery. After defeating Zou Dan, he didn't stop doing anything, waved his army eastward, and directly attacked Shan Jing!

Among the three generals of the North Road, Shan Jing has the oldest qualifications. The power is also the heaviest, and the strength of the soldiers and horses under his command is naturally the strongest. The soldiers and horses of Zou and Wang combined, there are not as many troops as they are alone.

However, now the royal gate. is also different from before, his troops came with a great victory, and they also carried the banner of Yuan Shao with reinforcements from Jizhou.

Due to historical reasons, the local forces in the northern counties are more inclined to Gongsun Zhan, who was born in the border army, but fundamentally speaking, these people are all grass on the wall, and whoever is stronger and whose sword is sharper will bow down at his feet.

Thereupon. The royal gate is under the banner of Yuan Shao. All the way is also like a bamboo, and the counties and counties that have passed through are all expected to fall by the wind. All the way to recruit the rebels swept over, and when Shan Jing reacted, he hurriedly returned to the army to resist. Facing an army of nearly 20,000 people!

This army is mainly composed of county soldiers from all over the country, mixed with a small number of powerful private soldiers, and the combat effectiveness is not very good. If it is against the main force of Shangqingzhou or Youzhou, it will collapse at the touch of a button.

But the problem is that in terms of composition and combat effectiveness, the troops of Shan Jing are also half a catty, if they are not prepared in advance, they can barely rely on the geographical advantage to maneuver, and Shan Jing can only follow in the footsteps of Zou Dan.

Now, the two sides are fighting together in Hejian County, and they have fallen behind, but they have not seen defeat for a while, but the northern front of the Youzhou Army has completely collapsed.

When the royal gate rebelled, Shan Jing was on his way south with his army, and he went to Xindu City, preparing to take over Gongsun Zhan's offensive against the remnants of Xindu. If it goes well, after conquering Xindu City, he will continue to move south and enter Guangzong, echoing the coalition forces of Qinghe.

Now this seemingly beautiful plan is naturally in vain, that is, the river is too far away from the Qinghe, and Shan Jing and Wang Yu don't have that friendship, otherwise, maybe he will ask Wang Yu for help.

Wang Yu didn't know if Shan Jing had asked Gongsun Chan for help, but even if he did, Gongsun Chan might not be able to get a break. All he received was a series of bad news.

"The rebel offensive is very urgent, Bolu, Raoyang counties are open to meet the city gates, if the rebels enter the land of no one, if it is not blocked in Wuyuan City, maybe General Shan will not even have time to return to the division, will be directly copied from the nest, if so, under the shaking of the army's heart, I am afraid it will ......"

At this moment, Wang Yu's army was less than a hundred miles away from Qingyuan City, and in the tent of the Chinese army, Tian Feng was pointing on the map, explaining to the generals the increasingly grim situation.

"Betrayal in battle, mutilation of friendly troops, this person from the king's family, shameless! If he meets on the battlefield in the sun, he will be skilled! Tai Shi Cihu's eyes widened, and he was so angry that he couldn't stop scolding.

Qingzhou's side didn't expect the Youzhou Army in the north to create any miracles, but with these three roads, at least the Qingzhou Army didn't have to worry about the flanks. It's good now, the royal gate is reversed, and the three-way friendly forces on the north road are disintegrated, not to mention providing protection and response, it would be good to be able to keep yourself.

If Shan Jing is defeated, the Wangmen army will go south and join forces with Chun Yuqiong in Xindu City, so that while the Qingzhou army and Yuan Shao are facing head-on, they must also guard against the enemy in the north, plus Zhang Jaw who may leave the city at any time......

"If you don't get it right, it will really evolve into a situation of being attacked from all sides." Huang Zhong didn't scold, but his frowning brows clearly showed his concern.

"The terrain around Qingyuan City is open, and it is easy to deploy troops, which is also more beneficial to the Jizhou army." Xu Huang put forward his opinion from a geographical perspective. The situation is too dire for even the indomitable warrior to maintain an optimistic and positive attitude.

"Chun Yuqiong of Xindu City has already left the city, all the way south, Nangong City was subdued, hundreds of defenders in Jingxian abandoned the city and fled, Guangzong City has long become an empty city...... Jia Xu added: "Coupled with the main force of Yuan Shao who has crossed Zhangshui, soon, our army will be cut off from Julu and Montenegro, and if you want to contact Youzhou, you can only make a great detour to the Bohai Sea." ”

Following Jia Xu's prompt, everyone looked at Yutu and fell into a deep silence.

Whether it is a combination of attacks or echoing each other, it is very important to exchange information.

In the direction of Montenegro, if Zhang Yan entangled the main force of the Huns, then Qingyuan's side should start a war as soon as possible, so as not to have too many dreams at night. If not. Whether this battle is to be fought or not is debatable.

The disparity in strength is too great!

With the addition of Yu Ban and Huang Zhong's two-way soldiers and horses, the coalition army is only more than 30,000, and Yuan Shao's side, even if the Huns' cavalry is not added, there are twice as many soldiers and horses.

No matter how brave Ren Wang Yu is, no matter how brave the generals under his command are, no matter how strong and well-trained the Qingzhou Army is, it is impossible to really defy the sky after all.

If the two armies are fighting fiercely. Thousands of Hun iron horsemen suddenly joined the battlefield, and it would really be a disaster.

The situation on the battlefield between the rivers is similar, and if you win alone, everything will naturally be fine. Once defeated, the flanks and rear roads of the Qingzhou Army will be in danger.

According to the current situation, the intelligence in these two directions will soon be blocked, and at that time, the Qingzhou Army will really be fighting alone, and it will be blindfolded.

"Let's withdraw, Junhou, the overall situation is important!" Tian Kai's tone was quite heavy. Since the start of the war in Hebei, the once famous Youzhou Army has actually become a laggard. All sorts of things happen over and over again. On the contrary, the relatively weak Qingzhou Army put out fires everywhere and made up for the leaks of the Youzhou Army, which was too much of a contrast.

The safest way now is undoubtedly to admit defeat and give up the land occupied. to preserve strength. As long as the two armies do not hurt their muscles and bones and maintain the momentum of echoing between the north and the south, sooner or later there will still be a chance to make a comeback.

After all, Jizhou has been hit hard, and the entry of the Huns. It will also cause great damage to the hinterland of Jizhou, coupled with the supply of friendly troops, no matter how rich he is, Yuan Shao will also be hurt this time.

Of course, if Yuan Shao kills the red-eyed and refuses to fight, there is still a risk that the Qingyou Alliance will be broken by each other. However, it will be relatively less difficult to shorten the battle line and defend the original territory, which is better than directly rushing into the enemy's encirclement.

Tian Kai had to risk the threat of being pursued by the enemy, detour to the Bohai Sea to return to Youzhou, or defend on the plains, and Liu Bei, who was far less important, could only ask for more blessings.

That's what it means to put the big picture first.

Wang Yu nodded noncommittally, his eyes swept under the tent, and finally fell on Yu Ban, who had been silent, and asked, "Wen Ze, what do you think?" ”

"Lord Qi, Zilong's recruitment has not returned for a long time, maybe it is also related to the royal family, and it must be taken into account." Yu Ban's expression was still so flat, and the hints he made seemed to deviate from the current topic.

"It's really nostalgic." Wang Yu sighed.

It is impossible to say that he is not worried, Zhao Yun's itinerary includes several counties in the north of Jizhou, plus Youzhou. Such a long journey is naturally time-consuming, and now that the three northern counties have changed hands, Zhao Yun's return date is getting more and more distant.

When Zhao Yun was sent north to recruit troops, Wang Yu didn't think too much, but he had the idea of paper armor, and was ready to arm the light cavalry with it, give up the white horse, and reorganize the righteous servants. Odd Soldiers? He didn't expect that the scale of Hebei's fight would be so large, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that it was turned upside down.

He really wanted to summon Zhao Yun back and use it as a surprise army, but the distance was far away, communication was inconvenient, and it was a question of whether the messenger could find Zhao Yun, let alone coordinate operations.

That is, Cao Cao was suspicious, and he could bluff and scare him, so that he had to stay in order to guard against a surprise attack that did not exist at all, and he could easily repel him with a fierce blow. If you change to a stunned young man who is not afraid of death, such as the likes of Koji Yi, and rush up and die, then the situation may be more complicated.

Shaking his head and putting aside many hidden worries, Wang Yu smiled: "It's nothing, as long as you get the news, Zilong should arrive in time, don't look at his young age, but he is still very trustworthy." ”

"Qingzhou is empty, and the Taishan thieves led by Zang Ba in Langya have been ready to move, but they have to guard against it." Seeing that Wang Yu still didn't seem to dispel the idea of entering the army, Tian Feng became more and more worried.

Wang Yu waved his hand and smiled disappreciatively: "It doesn't matter, didn't Yuan Zhi go back?" ”

"Yuan Zhi ......" Tian Feng was inexplicably speechless, Xu Shu is very wise and strategic, and the soldiers under his command are also elite, but there are only 200 people, what can be done?

Zang Ba's Taishan thief is not an ordinary thief, even in the Zhongping period, when the Yellow Turban Army was the strongest, he easily blocked the edge of the Yellow Turban. At the beginning, the Qingzhou Yellow Turban had a plan to go north and a plan to go west to Yanzhou, but no one advocated going south to Xuzhou.

Xuzhou, however, is the richest place around Qingzhou, and the only obstacle is that a group of people are entrenched in Langya Zangba, which can explain something to some extent.

With two hundred. To resist the tens of thousands of people, including many battle-hardened bandits? No matter how you look at it, it's a little too reluctant.

Jia Xu looked at Wang Yu's face, and suddenly answered: "It's not necessarily impossible, Yuan Zhi is good at military strategy, two-pronged, although Zang Ba's strength is strong, but after all, he is just a thief, and he doesn't get rid of the thief nature at both ends of the rat's head, plus the composition of Taishan thieves is complicated." Zang Ba's prestige can't really overwhelm Yu Kou, if the strategy is used well, take advantage of the gap between thieves and use the power of Xuzhou. It may not be impossible to make it. ”

"The military advisor is right." Huang Zhong nodded, but did not echo the meaning of Jia Xu's statement, but changed his words and questioned: "However, it is a matter of Qingzhou's safety, is it a little unsafe to pin all your hopes on the plan?" ”

Xu Huang also echoed: "The plan is indeed not enough to rely on, and you should be cautious about entering the army." ”

There are different opinions, but Wang Yu has remained silent. He's watching.

Tian Feng has a clear banner. He was inclined to seek stability and advocated retreating from the army to defend the territory; Huang Zhong and Xu Huang's views are basically the same as Tian Feng's, and they have little confidence in Xu Shu and Zhao Yun. Speaking of which, both of them are very young, and it is no wonder that the generals dare not pin their hopes on them.

Although Jia Xu echoed himself. But it's hard to say what he thinks in his heart. In the style of the old fox, when he speaks in public, he usually follows his own will, even if there are objections. I won't bring it up in public.

Yu Ban is the kind of person who doesn't ask himself, he won't take the initiative to speak, and even if he does, he will only make additions in details, rather than pointing fingers at the overall strategy.

As for Tai Shi Ci......

"If I had known, we would have recruited more soldiers." Wang Yu listened to Tai Shi Ci muttering with some amusement: "If you want to recruit, leave the young people in the yellow turban and recruit an army of 100,000 people will not be a problem at all!" Pull them out, and they are still afraid of some Taishan thief, and they will be crushed to death with one little finger. ”

Rao is Tian Feng was deeply worried in his heart, and he also quipped when he heard this, and he joked with a joke: "If the lord leaves all the yellow scarves, we will have a million soldiers, but in the autumn, there will be no soldiers." ”

Tai Shici was surprised that someone answered, and said in a daze: "Why? ”

Tian Feng spread his hands and said with a smile: "I'm starving to death." ”

There was a chuckle from under the tent.

He was mainly responsible for internal affairs in Qingzhou, and this time he went north to help in the war just because he was more familiar with Jizhou. He is more familiar with internal affairs than military strategy, so he is also the staunchest supporter of Wang Yu's elite line.

It is necessary to pull one million yellow scarves to Tuntian, because Qingzhou's primary goal in recent years is to restore production, and Tuntian is the most basic. Unless it goes and grabs it, otherwise, the nascent Qingzhou regime will not have the strength to expand, and it is not that the more soldiers, the stronger the strength.

Yuan Shaobing has a lot of soldiers, that is because Jizhou has a thick foundation, regardless of population or territory, Jizhou is several times that of Qingzhou, if you want to investigate carefully, compare them one by one, the gap will only be greater.

Therefore, instead of desperately pulling people to the battlefield, it is better to retain more labor.

In fact, with Wang Yu's elite strategy, the current 20,000 soldiers and horses cost about the same as the usual 40,000 troops. Sophisticated equipment and frequent drills are all huge expenses.

However, it is not a loss to do so, because the trained army has very strong combat effectiveness, although it may not be able to serve as 40,000 soldiers, but the 20,000 young and strong people saved are real.

20,000 young people are farming, how many fields can be cultivated in a year? How many ditches are dug? How many dams are built? How many farm tools, how many armor can be cast, how many vehicles and boats can be provided, and how many houses can be built in a year? Even if they are in business, the wealth they can create is enough to provide considerable assistance to the reborn Qingzhou.

In the words of the lord, this is the so-called separation of soldiers and peasants, and the professionalization of the army.

The words are fresh, the content is not new, professional soldiers were originally the content of the military system of the Han Dynasty, Wang Yu just improved it and implemented it effectively.

It is precisely because of this that Tian Feng prefers to withdraw from the army, and for Qingzhou, it is more important to develop now, rather than to fight for hegemony. According to his understanding, now the blow caused by Wang Yu to Jizhou is already very heavy, Yuan Shao's strength is only temporary, if it is a protracted war, sooner or later it will fall into the dilemma of lack of follow-up.

The two sides stopped at the same time, restored the situation before the battle of Chengjie Bridge, brought the Qinghe River and the plain back to Qingzhou, and developed separately, Qingzhou may not have a chance to catch up and overtake Jizhou, and it is not too late to start a war again.

As for the various breakthroughs, with the natural danger of the Yellow River, Yuan Shao could not capture Qingzhou, and it was only Gongsun Zan who was in danger.

The hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff, although Gongsun Chan is not Yuan Shao's opponent, it is not a problem to drag Yuan Shao for a few years in Youzhou. No matter from which point of view, giving up Gongsun Chan is the most beneficial approach for Qingzhou.

By explaining the military politics of Qingzhou to Tai Shici, Tian Feng vaguely expressed his views, and finally arched his hand and said earnestly: "The lord should think twice!" ”

Many eyes fell on Wang Yu, even Tian Feng, who had the most distinct opposition views, did not express his attitude fiercely, but cautiously analyzed the pros and cons, and finally left the choice to Wang Yu.

This is the concrete embodiment of Wang Yu's authority, and it is the majesty and trust brought by his dozens of battles and invincible.

Wang Yu had no doubt at all that as long as he gave an order, even Tian Feng, who was the most resolute opponent of the army, would not hesitate to start making suggestions for the upcoming war.

This is trust, but also pressure, the slightest carelessness will destroy the long-lost vitality on the land of Qingzhou, and bury the infinite hope of the future.

Is it to keep going?

Or take a step back and fight him to open the sky?

Wang Yu couldn't stop groaning.

"Report ......" At this moment, the guards outside the tent shouted loudly.

"What?"

"The envoy from Qingyuan City is here, and it's General Zhang San who is here!"