Chapter 215 Merging State Situation (22)

After going out for several months, Gongsun Yue finally returned to Beiping City, and summoned Da Kou Zhun and Zeng Guofan to come to serve without any accidents, and was introduced to Gongsun Yue through the recruiting hall hosted by Chen Qun.

"Ping Zhong, Bo Han, now our army is about to use troops against Bingzhou, you have come in time, I want to send you to assist Hanchen and Zitong respectively, after the Bingzhou is conquered, there will be a big reward.

Pingzhong, you go to Ye County to meet Hanchen, Bohan, you go to Jizhou to meet Zitong, I hope you will be successful! "

"Yes, my lord!"

Kou Zhun and Zeng Guofan left, and the whole Jizhou began to operate like a sophisticated and efficient machine, everyone was busy, and Gongsun Yue was no exception.

This time the troops were dispatched to Bingzhou, and the southern front was led by Di Qing, with Xin Qiji, Guan Hai and Qianzhao under his command. After these years of experience, the three of them were ready for great use.

On the center line, Han Qinhu was the commander, Jiang Qi and Lu Xiang were under his command, and Li Cunxiao and Yang Zaixing were sent to lead the Leopard Cavalry and Tiger Cavalry respectively to support the two armies.

"My lord, Fengji is asking to see you outside the account!"

Sure enough, after a while, Dian Wei came to report, and Feng Ji really came, this is to arouse the suspicion of both parties through a private meeting.

"General Flying Leopard, tell Fengji clearly that the lord has no personal relationship with him and will not meet him in private. You can speak freely during the negotiation if you have anything to say. Don't engage in these clumsy divorce schemes!"

After listening to Du Yu's words, Dian Wei looked at Gongsun Yue, and after getting his consent, he quickly left the army tent.

"Gongsun Ziqing, you vulgar martial artist, you are so arrogant and disrespectful, you won't be able to jump for long!"

"If you dare to speak nonsense again, be careful, I want you to look good!"

"Vulgar! Martial arts! Unreasonable!!"

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Fengji's roar came from outside the military tent, Gongsun Yue shrugged helplessly, glanced at the system panel in front of him, looked at Fuyu's exchange point, and finally gained confidence in his heart.

People are like iron, and food is like steel. If you don't eat a meal, you will feel hungry. What's more, these big soldiers who put their heads on their belts and risk their lives in exchange for their future, if they don't have food and grass, there is no talk of war.

"System, exchange me one hundred thousand stones for food and grass!"

"Host, please confirm, whether to use 100 million exchange points to exchange [-] stones of grain and grass?"

"Confirm redemption!"

"Host, please wait patiently, the food and grass will be delivered soon!"

Seeing that the exchange points were decreasing rapidly, Gongsun Yue breathed a sigh of relief thanks to the supply of [-] shi of grain and grass. As long as he gets through the most difficult period, everything will be better after next autumn harvest.

In the next few days, after discussions and details were finalized, Gongsun Zan brought Zhao Yun and Guan Jing, and Gongsun Yue brought Li Cunxiao, Dian Wei, and Du Yu to meet Yuan Shao five miles away from Jiecheng to sign an alliance.

Speaking of which, Yuan Shao Siwei is not bad, but it is not excellent either. Let alone Cao Mengde, who is a generation of heroes, he is even inferior to Liu Bei.

Coupled with personality flaws, ambition is big but wisdom is small, fierce but timid, taboo but little prestige, many soldiers but unclear divisions, arrogant but inconsistent government orders, able to gather people but not use them, can only rule the roost for a while, But it is difficult to take on the task of unifying the world.

It's fine if you're weak, but once you're strong, your shortcomings of being too resourceful and indecisive will be magnified, and it's only a matter of time before you get eliminated.

"Bogui and Ziqing, the three of us make an oath here today, if anyone breaks the covenant and launches an attack without authorization, the other two will fight together!"

"Yuan Benchu, I waited five days for the signing of the covenant, and you tore up the covenant and couldn't wait to attack our Jiecheng. Aren't you worried that my elder brother will go and come back and attack you together?"

Standing on the top of the wall, Gongsun Yue looked at the densely packed soldiers of Yuan Jun under the city wall. He didn't look nervous at all, but smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth.

"Gongsun Ziqing, your two brothers invaded Jizhou for no reason and seized dozens of counties in six counties of Jizhou. How could this matter be exposed so easily?

If you are afraid of my army, you can leave as soon as possible, and this general can still wait for your life, otherwise when the city is destroyed, no one will be left behind, so that I can vent my hatred! "

Looking at Yuan Shao under the city wall with a winning ticket in his hands, Gongsun Yue really couldn't figure out where his self-confidence came from. There are only [-] soldiers and horses. If he didn't want too many soldiers under his command to die in battle, it would not be impossible for him to defeat him.

"My lord, it's fine to leave this place to the last general. You and Mr. Yuan Kai will also go down to have a rest, and sit in the county office to make arrangements. If the east wall is breached by Yuan Jun, the last general will come to see you!"

Seeing that the east wall had already blocked the most violent attack, the more Gongsun knew to stay here, it made Di Qing feel scruples and took care of the two of them, so he no longer insisted on staying here.

"Hanchen, you are one of the few generals in our army who can stand alone. After the war here is over, I still count on you to sit in the south and take care of yourself!
Remember not to be stingy with the crossbow arrows, if they are gone, they can be remade, which can reduce the number of casualties for the brothers. Once Yingxiang and his reinforcements arrive, it will be time for a decisive battle. "

"The lord cherishes the soldiers, and the general understands that after a lot of painstaking efforts, he will not let the brothers sacrifice in vain at will!"

After leaving the eastern city wall, Gongsun Yue did not return to the county government office immediately, but inspected the other three city walls to confirm the situation before returning to the county government office to rest.

The east wall was guarded by Di Qing, the south by Han Qinhu, the west by Li Cunxiao, and the north by Qin Qiong.

The 1st Youwuzu Army guarded the eastern city wall, where the pressure was the greatest. The remaining [-] soldiers of the Youwuzu Fourth Army were evenly distributed with [-] soldiers from the [-] Youwuzu Third Army on the south, north, and west sides. The second army of the sudden cavalry and the tiger and leopard cavalry are the reserve team, ready to support at any time.

On the first day of attacking the city alone, Yuan Jun killed more than [-] people in battle. After losing more than [-]% of his soldiers, except for consuming a lot of arrows and defense equipment from the defenders, he did not even climb to the top of the city once.

"My lord, our army does not have an absolute advantage in strength, and a strong bow and crossbow are useless. Today, more than ten thousand brothers have been lost. We can no longer attack like this. Let's retreat!"

In Yuan Shao's large tent, the atmosphere was gloomy and gloomy. All the generals in the tent had red eyes, mixed with anger and fear. Although they were all experienced in battle, they still had lingering fears about today's siege.

"My lord, the first is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the army, and the last is to attack the city. The method of attacking the city is a last resort.

Now that our army is at a disadvantage in all aspects, and it is the twelfth lunar month of winter, it is better to suspend the war and wait for the next year to plan carefully and start all over again. We can't lose all our family fortunes! "

Seeing that both Shi Wansui and his most trusted adviser, Ju Shou, suggested withdrawing troops, and other civil and military opinions were probably the same, Yuan Shao finally made a decision after thinking for a while.

"Forget it, withdraw your troops!"

Yuan Shao, who spit out these words, was in a low mood. This time he joined forces with Liu Biao to attack Yuan Shu. Although Yuan Shu was defeated, the loss outweighed the gain. He not only lost the six prefectures west of Qinghe River in Jizhou, but also lost a lot of soldiers and horses. The battle situation in Jingzhou is not optimistic either. .

After receiving Yuan Shao's order, the army withdrew back to Linxi County overnight, leaving only the empty camp.

"General Shi, General Yan, Qinghe Kingdom is very important to our Jizhou, we must guard this place well, if Qinghe Kingdom is lost, this general will ask you!"

On the second day after returning to Linxi County, Yuan Shao couldn't wait for his troops to return to Wei County. Liu Shi Wansui and Yan Liang led 2 troops to stay in Qinghe State, and ordered Qu Yi and Zhang Yun to lead [-] troops to Bohai County. The soldiers and horses left in desperation.

"My lord, Yuan Shao's army has already left overnight, will our army pursue it?"

Early in the morning, Di Qing, Li Cunxiao and others came to the county government office to report the movement of Yuan Jun outside the city. Gongsun Yue hurried to the east wall, and sure enough, the camp was empty.

"Hanchen, it's the twelfth lunar month of winter, Ying Xiang's reinforcements have not yet arrived, and the second army of Wuhuan Tuqi and Tiger and Leopard Cavalry alone are not superior in strength.

Besides, the third army of Youwuzu has only a short period of time to form an army, and further training and integration are needed. The three counties also need to advance quickly and settle down, and it is not appropriate to start another war. "

"My lord is wise!"

Seeing that Gongsun Yue and Du Yu were not in favor of sending troops, Li Cunxiao, Xin Qiji and others who were about to make a move had no choice but to hold back and make contributions.

Three days later, Yue Yun, Tai Shici, Guan Hai, and Zhang Yan came to Jiecheng with [-] healthy and brave men selected from the Black Mountain Army. The Wuhuan Tuqi First Army now has a total strength of nearly [-] troops in Jiecheng.

"Everyone, the Chinese New Year will be in ten days or so, but the time is tight and the task is heavy, so I'm afraid we won't be able to have a reunion year this year.

I summoned all of you today to discuss personnel matters
"Yuan Benchu, that general is waiting for you to pick my head. I'm afraid you won't be able to pick my head, and your own head will be hung on the top of the city instead."

"Arrogance! I'm so angry! The whole army presses down on me to attack the city. On the day the city is broken, they will plunder for three days!"

Sitting on the four-horse chariot, Yuan Shao in front of the Yuan Zi Dazhu flag gave an order. After the herald waved the flag to give the order, rumbling drums sounded, and the army like locusts began to attack the city from all sides.

"My lord, Yuan Benchu ​​pressed all the four hundred elite soldiers against the eastern city wall, and Qu Yi took the lead in personally attacking the city. It seems that he wanted to conquer the eastern city in one battle!"

"Yuan Kai, although the Xiandeng soldiers led by Qu Yi are brave, they are only flesh and blood. I want to see if the arrows of the God Arm Crossbow and the Three-Bow Bed Crossbow are hard, or their flesh and blood!"

The three-bow bed crossbow is also known as the "eight ox crossbow". Seeing that Yuan Shao's attacking army was five hundred paces away, the fifty "eight ox crossbows" arranged on the east wall were all full of strings. With a loud shout, 150 An arrow has already flown out.

The arrows of the "Eight Bull Crossbow" use hard wood as the shaft and iron sheets as the feathers. When they are fired, they are spectacular. up in the air.

Just one round of volleys killed hundreds of Yuan Jun soldiers. Although the hundreds of soldiers were not many, the deterrence caused was undoubtedly great.

It's a pity that the "Eight Bull Crossbow" fired very slowly. After the three rounds of volleys were over, Yuan Shao's attacking army was three hundred paces away.

"God arm crossbow, launch!"

"Return cannon, launch!"

Although the Divine Arm Crossbow is not as far away as the Eight Bull Crossbow, and can only shoot one arrow at a time, it is more convenient than the Eight Bull Crossbow, and there is a mechanism on the Divine Arm Crossbow, which can be fired by one person, and the range can reach three Hundred steps.

The god arm crossbow is three feet three in length, and the string length is two feet five. It can penetrate heavy armor when shot by an arrow, and its firing speed is faster than that of the eight-ox crossbow.

Three hundred god arm crossbows were placed on the east wall. When they were fired together, the three hundred arrows roared out, and many of the Yuan army's siege soldiers were killed.

When the arrows of the God Arm Crossbow were fired, thirty return cannons threw huge boulders together. The range of the return cannons could reach [-] paces, and the boulders thrown weighed hundreds of catties. , All the soldiers they passed were crushed into flesh and blood.

The biggest function of the return cannon is to attack the city. Not only can it effectively destroy the buildings in the city, but it can also destroy the entire city defense system, but it is also very effective for defense.

Seeing that the [-] soldiers who attacked the east wall lost most of them before they even touched the wall, and the soldiers who were close to the wall were shot and killed by the crossbowmen defending the city.

Yuan Shao's army that attacked the east wall suffered heavy losses, and the siege armies in the south, north, and west were also unsuccessful. The first wave of attacks alone lost thousands of soldiers.

"My lord! Gongsun Yue's defensive equipment is sharp and can cover the city from five hundred paces away. We can no longer attack the city with such a dense army of soldiers. Otherwise, if our army loses too much and the defenders in the city come out, the consequences will be disastrous!"

Yuan Shao naturally saw the changes in the situation on the battlefield clearly, and turned his head to look at the military adviser Ju Shou beside him, a trace of fear flashed in his eyes.

"Gongyu, the former grandson Ziqing attacked the city, and he has learned how powerful the crossbow and catapult are, and now they are used to defend the city, and the effect is also amazing.

The military adviser was right, they could no longer attack the city with such dense soldiers, as long as the soldiers were dispersed, the effectiveness of crossbows and trebuchets would be greatly reduced, and their crossbows and boulders would not be consumed for a few days! "

"If anyone breaks the covenant without authorization, we should attack them together!"

Regarding Yuan Shao's clumsy performance, Gongsun Yue naturally wouldn't expose it, and he needed to cooperate when it was time to cooperate, and he always had to live up to his face.

Although the two parties intended to stay with each other, they were afraid of each other. Although the atmosphere was delicate during the signing of the covenant, fortunately there were no further disturbances in the end.

"Second brother, it's up to you whether you can hold Jiecheng or not.

In addition, I have recommended Brother Xuande to be the prefect of Changshan. You two need to discuss carefully about the division of the city. I will not participate in this matter as a brother. I hope you will take care of yourself! "

"Brother, don't worry, I really can't get away here. I have arranged for the general to be fully responsible for this matter. Brother Xuande can go directly to Guangtao to find Mr. Wenjie to hand over."

"Brother Xie Bogui's recommendation will be rewarded in the future!"

Seeing that he had finally pinned his head to his trouser belt in exchange for the post of sheriff, and the 12 counties of Changshan were divided into 5 counties.

Although the five counties of Yuanshi, Luancheng, Shiyi, Jingxing, and Jiumen accounted for only one-fifth of the total area of ​​Changshan County, their population was close to half. Changshan County, like Zhongshan County, was backed by the Taihang Mountains. The area accounts for nearly [-]% of the land.

So to be precise, Gongsun Zan gave away half of the land and population of Changshan County with a single word of mouth. This also dissipated most of the gratitude in Liu Bei's heart, and instead he felt quite resentful towards Gongsun Zan.

Seeing that Liu Bei can still keep his face under such circumstances, Gongsun Yue couldn't help but think highly of him. He was able to wander for half his life, and finally achieved something after repeated defeats. He is really not a simple person.

In the next three days, Gongsun Yue and Gongsun Zan will hand over the city defense, and everything is going in an orderly manner.
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