The Warriors of the Three Kingdoms

"Ju Shou, I haven't seen you in half a month, did Yuan Shang send a message back?"

Ju Shou nodded, not daring to delay any further, and hurriedly told Liu Zheng about the news from Yuan Shang.

"Your Majesty, after I passed the news back to Qingzhou, my young lord discussed it with the counselors under my account for a long time, and I still feel that as long as your majesty is willing to send troops to help my young lord regain the northern foundation, my young lord will accept all the requests made by your majesty." able to agree."

To make a long story short, Ju Shou first gave Liu Zheng a reassurance when he opened his mouth.

Now that Yuan Shang agreed, the next thing will be easy to discuss.

When Liu Zheng heard the news, he also had a smile on his face.

"Yuan Shang is still a person who understands current affairs. In this case, as long as he can agree to the conditions of the widow, the widow is willing to send [-] troops to help him take back Jizhou."

Liu Zheng is not a stingy person either. As long as Yuan Shang really agrees, then Liu Zheng can also send troops to help Yuan Shang at this time.

When Ju Shou heard this, he nodded immediately.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for acting as the young master."

"Okay, Jushou, I know that the situation in the north is very chaotic. Now that it is the beginning of spring, I will send someone to Qingzhou as soon as possible to help Yuan Shang."

Ju Shou didn't tell Liu Zhengduo that since the two sides had reached an agreement, it was only a matter of time to send troops.

After Jushou received Liu Zheng's promise, he quickly left the palace.He intends to pass this news back to Yuan Shang in Qingzhou.

As long as Yuan Shang knows that Liu Zheng will send troops to help him, he can also suspend his urgent needs, at least let his heart be put down safely for the time being.

Just after Jushou left, several auxiliary ministers in the hall.After looking at each other, Gu Yong took the initiative to stand up and talk to Liu Zheng.

"Your Majesty, is our army really going to send troops to help Yuan Shang?"

Contrary to Liu Zheng's considerations, he directly sent troops to help Yuan Shang and his assistant ministers.At that time, Liu Zheng's idea was not fully supported.

Today's Liu Zheng's family has a great career, and a single hair can affect the whole body.

Although now he has 10,000+ troops under his command.

But these soldiers and horses are all stationed in corresponding places, and they all have their own responsibilities.

For example, Gan Ning and Huang Zhong, they are stationed in Jingzhou, guarding the frontier, and confronting the imperial court.

Another example, Tai Shici and Wenpin, they will be stationed in Xuzhou and Yangzhou to guard against Liu Bei.

Even for other people, Sun Jian, Zang Ba and others have to temporarily garrison troops in various places to prevent military disasters that may occur at any time.

It's okay to mobilize 2 or 3 troops, but this time Liu Zheng directly decided to mobilize [-] troops to Qingzhou.

The mobilization of so many troops is likely to cause some unnecessary troubles.

"Yuan Tan Gu Yong said, the chaos in the north was originally caused by us. It is the best time for us to take over the north. If we miss this opportunity, wait until the unification of the north is completed. If our army wants to control the north, it will It's not that easy anymore."

"Since Your Majesty, the decision has been made. I will not be able to persuade you. However, Your Majesty can consider which general to send to Qingzhou to support Yuan Shang?"

"This widow hasn't thought it through yet. It's better for you to recommend some of the love ministers. It would be better to have a general go forward."

These cabinet ministers glanced at each other and said a few words together.

Guo Jia, who had just joined the cabinet, stood up and spoke to Liu Zheng at this time.

"Your Majesty, we think that General Tai Shici and General Xu Huang should be dispatched to support Qingzhou."

"Why the two of them?"

In fact, the best choice in Liu Zheng's mind was also Tai Shici and Xu Huang, but he still wanted to hear other people's opinions.

Guo Jia smiled lightly, showing a trace of easygoing.

"Your Majesty, the soldiers and horses in each barracks of our army have things to do. Tai Shici and General Xu Huang are relatively close to Qingzhou, so they are more suitable candidates to go to Qingzhou. Second, General Taishici himself is from Qingzhou. Familiar with the local terrain, while the enemy army in the north is mostly cavalry, the cavalry under General Xu Huang can completely restrain them."

"In this way, we only need to let General Wenpin stick to Xuzhou, and Generals Tai Shici and Xu Huang can replace Your Majesty, support Qingzhou, and resolve the chaotic war in the north."

What Guo Jia said made sense.It was exactly what Liu Zheng thought.

However, the situation in the north is not as clear as it appears now.

Yuan Xi and Yuan Tan haven't played their trump cards yet.

If it was just Tai Shici and Xu Huang who led an army of [-], they might not be able to gain any advantage on the battlefield.

The north is of great significance to Liu Zheng, and it will be the main source of his war horses in the future, so Liu Zheng decided to lead the troops and horses to the north.

"You're right. Let Tai Shici and Xu Huang lead an army of 3 to support Qingzhou. However, the situation in the north is of great significance to us, and we cannot afford to lose it. I decided to go out in person to resolve this matter. .”

Chapter 867 Hiding in the Army

When the auxiliary ministers heard this, Liu Zheng said that he would go out in person.

Immediately, everyone's faces changed.

But fortunately, now they have long been accustomed to Liu Zheng's style of doing things.

After all, it is impossible for the founding emperors to sit in the palace all the time. Their more important task is to conquer the country, not to guard the three acres of land.

"Your Majesty, if you go out in person and only bring [-] soldiers and horses, isn't it a bit too hasty?"

Although Shi Xie didn't quite support Liu Zheng personally taking people to the north to help Yuan Shang in the war, but since Liu Zheng had already decided on this matter, as a minister, he didn't speak out to dissuade Liu Zheng from time to time, but just told Liu Zheng , Only 3 people were brought there, which is a bit dangerous. I hope Liu Zheng can reconsider, even if it is a personal conquest by the royal driver, he should send more people.

Others think the same way.

However, Liu Zheng waved his hand.

"It's different this time. Although it's the Royal Conquest, I didn't plan to go there with great fanfare. I just want to hide in the army and control the overall situation. I won't let others reveal my identity, so [-] troops are enough. .”

"It's not good if there are too many people. It's easy for people to guess my whereabouts. Moreover, the outer sea is not peaceful recently. The other soldiers and horses have their own places to guard, and they can't be easily mobilized for the time being. Zhou Yu stayed to supervise the country on my behalf. , Shi Xie, Zhang Zhao, and Gu Yong preside over the government, and Guo Jia will follow me in the Northern Expedition."

Liu Zheng didn't intend to go to Qingzhou with much fanfare. After all, his status is different now. If the brothers of the Yuan family join hands, Liu Zheng will still feel troublesome to some extent.

Therefore, one can only sit in one side by secretly hiding in the army.

Seeing that Liu Zheng had already thought of a countermeasure, Shi Xie, Zhang Zhao and the others didn't say much. After doing their own things well, the matter was settled like this.

In the next few days, Liu Zheng didn't do anything else. After spending time with his family at home, he began to prepare for his trip to Qingzhou. Pirates, with tens of thousands of sailors such as Zu Lang and Zhou Tai, have no use for him at all.

The troops on Liu Zheng's side quickly gathered, and the 3 army led by Tai Shici and Xu Huang gradually set off from Xuzhou to Qingzhou.

And Liu Zheng, who was among their [-] troops, brought his own [-] brocade guards and [-] camp soldiers.go together.

Although there is no fanfare to hide their identities, for safety reasons, it is still necessary to bring troops such as the Jinyiwei and the trapped camp.

Liu Zheng was somewhat worried, fearing that the three Yuan family brothers in the north would suddenly join hands and assemble an army of 10,000+ against him.

In case this is a trap set for him, once his identity is exposed, without the help of the camp and Jin Yiwei, it would be difficult to escape from their hands with only 3 soldiers and horses.

Half a month passed.

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As Liu Zheng's commander-in-chief, Xu Huang led an army of more than [-] troops to Qingzhou.

This news had already been passed to Yuan Shang in Qingzhou through scouts half a month ago.

When Liu Zheng's army rushed from Xuzhou to Linzi City in Qingzhou, Yuan Shang took his few remaining troops and greeted him outside the city gate.

After all, it was to use Liu Zheng's soldiers and horses that Liu Zheng's soldiers and horses were specially invited to come to support them.

Xu Huang and Tai Shici, as the main generals, stood up from here to hand over Yuan Shang's men and horses, and did not enter Linzi city.

Instead, let Liu Zheng's army divide a place outside Linzi City as a camp for temporary residence.

After all, Liu Zheng has a large army of [-] troops. If all of them were stationed in Linzi City, there would be no way for the city to accommodate so many soldiers at the same time.

Besides, even if so many people can be accommodated, Yuan Shang is not completely at ease with Liu Zheng's people.

However, whether it is good to shoot Liu Zheng's man Ma An outside Linzi City, both parties are quite satisfied.

After arriving in Qingzhou, Yuan Shang hosted a banquet for Xu Huang and Tai Shici in the evening.

Liu Zheng did not go there. After all, the news that he appeared in Qingzhou has not been known yet, and his identity needs to be concealed.

When Xu Huang and Tai Shici returned to the camp in the middle of the night, they came to the camp to meet Liu Zheng.

Report to Liu Zheng about going to Qingzhou this time.

"Your Majesty, we are back."

"I'm back, what good food did Yuan Shang treat you to?"

"Your Majesty was joking, Yuan Shang can treat us to something good, it's nothing more than drinking some wine, and then invite us to plan together this time to go to Jizhou to quell the chaos in Jizhou."

After Xu Huang heard Liu Zheng's question, he immediately answered Liu Zheng.

"Tell me, what did that guy Yuan Shang say, when will our army go to Jizhou, and the situation in Jizhou, what is it like now?"

Liu Zheng actually has a certain understanding of the situation in Jizhou. After all, his Jinyiwei secret operations have been developed for several years, and they are spread all over the country, but the degree of penetration of the secret operations in territories that do not belong to him is different.

Although Liu Zheng has some intelligence personnel in a place like Jizhou, it is actually not that easy to fully control the intelligence in Jizhou.

Sometimes Yuan Shang may have a better grasp of the situation than Liu Zheng, so Liu Zheng still wants to hear what Yuan Shang has to say.

Seeing Liu Zheng asking, Xu Huang didn't hide anything, and spoke immediately.

"Your Majesty, the battle in Jizhou is gradually calming down, and the fighting between Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi has begun to stop. On the one hand, it is preparing for the spring plowing, and on the other hand, it is because Yuan Xi and Yuan Tan are occupying Yecheng now Has stepped back."

Yuan Tan, who lacks a base camp, only occupies a small half of Jizhou. Relying on this small half of Jizhou, he wants to compete with Yuan Xi, a brother who occupies the entire Youzhou and a small half of Jizhou. There is no advantage in itself.

If Yuan Tan didn't have enough elite soldiers and generals, he would have been defeated in the initial battle.

"The fight between the Yuan family brothers has subsided. This is not a good sign."

When Liu Zheng heard Xu Huang's words, he felt a little uncomfortable.

The reason why they chose to send troops at this time was because they wanted to take advantage of the time when the Yuan brothers were fighting to the death, and to get involved. Now the fighting between the Yuan brothers has stopped.

If Liu Zheng's soldiers and horses appear in Jizhou again, it will not be so easy to defeat the Yuan brothers.

Maybe, instead, it will prompt the Yuan family brothers not to fight among themselves, but to unite to deal with Liu Zheng.

"Yes, Your Majesty, it is precisely because Yuan Shang knew this reason that he wanted us to wait. Now is not a good time to send troops."

Chapter 868 Guo Jia's plan

Hearing what Xu Huang said, Liu Zheng's expression became even worse.

"That can't be done."

Liu Zheng shook his head.

"Yuan Shang, is it possible that he expects us to wait here all the time?"

Liu Zheng doesn't have much time, so let him wait here, and Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi's fight is not what Liu Zheng wants. Then Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi must have spies in Qingzhou, and they are sure Knowing that Liu Zheng sent troops to Qingzhou.

Otherwise, it would not be at this time to withdraw troops. Although spring farming is important, Yuan Tan, who has no territory, would not care about this. He only needs to conquer Jizhou before he can talk about spring farming. What is spring plowing.

Let alone spring plowing, Yuan Tan's subordinates are now worried about even the food and grass for tens of thousands of troops.

In fact, it is not only Yuan Tan who lacks food and grass, but also Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang. The battle last autumn caused Yuan Shao to consume the Jizhou granary, which had little food. Later, because of the arrival of winter, their food was exhausted. .

In the spring of today, the three sons of the Yuan family don't have much food and grass, but Yuan Shang doesn't have many soldiers and horses, so he needs less food and grass.

But Yuan Xi and Yuan Tan are different. Yuan Xi has a 10,000+ army under Karasuma people. Although only tens of thousands of soldiers and horses are under Yuan Xi's orders, it is enough to give Yuan Xi a headache and is extremely short of food.

And Yuan Tan, with [-] to [-] Yuan Shao's main army that originally attacked Yanzhou, also lacked food and grass, and now this problem is expanding.

And because Jizhou is not peaceful recently, the price of rice and grain has skyrocketed due to successive battles, even if Yuan Tan and others collect grain and grass among the people, it is not so easy.

Liu Zheng's soldiers and horses had been stationed outside Linzi City for less than half a month. Although Yuan Shang provided food and grass for Liu Zheng's men and horses, they never sent troops, which was not an option.

Liu Zheng couldn't send someone to urge Yuan Shang, so he had to wait.

In the past half a month, Liu Zheng has received information from Jin Yiwei sent by Zhou Yu. Zu Lang and Zhou Tai have taken people out to sea, have found some clues, and are planning to chase those pirates.

Liu Zheng didn't care much about those pirates.

Therefore, they summoned Guo Jia, Xu Huang and others to come over to discuss the matter, to see how the situation in the north should be resolved now.

In the big tent, Guo Jia, Tai Shici, Xu Huang, Wu Anguo, Chen Dao and others were all present.

Guo Jia is the military adviser of the three armies appointed by Liu Zheng, Xu Huang is the commander, and Tai Shici is the deputy.

Wu Anguo is the deputy general of Tai Shici's battalion, and Chen Dao is a newcomer recruited by Liu Zheng in the Runan area some time ago, and now he is Qu Chang under Xu Huang.

"Feng Xiao, we have been here in Qingzhou for a month, and it seems that it will soon be May. If the war in Jizhou continues to subside like this, we will have no way to intervene. Do you have any ideas?" Method?"

Seeing that all the people and horses had arrived, Liu Zheng asked Guo Jia directly.