Han Dao world

Among the armies besieging Jizhou on all sides, the road led by the emperor himself is the most threatening.Its main force is the Xiliang soldiers led by General Han Sui of the Fujun Army, and their combat power is already outstanding.In the past two years, he has been stationed in Luoyang, and he has not relaxed his training, and his combat power has improved.

Not to mention the main force of the Forbidden Army led by the Son of Heaven, it is the elite of the elite, unparalleled in the world.

But although the road is close, they are not in a hurry to attack, so the temporary threat is not great.

The one that was slightly inferior was the Northern Army under the command of Sun Rui, a lieutenant in the Northern Army.

The Northern Army was originally limited in strength, only 4000 people.The emperor merged the conscripted elites from all directions into the Northern Army, expanding from five schools to eight schools, with a force of more than 2 troops and a sharp increase in combat power.

However, it remains to be seen whether the newly formed Northern Army can form combat effectiveness.According to past experience, at least half a year or more.

If you consider that half of the eight schools of the Northern Army are cavalry, and only the middle battalion, infantry battalion, and Shesheng battalion are capable of attacking the city, their threat to Yecheng will be further discounted.

Afterwards, there is the army under the command of Xun You, which belongs to the Youyan Dufu Mansion.Because it is mainly cavalry, even if Xun You enters Jizhou to fight, he will mainly fight in the field, and it will not be very effective when attacking the city.

After that, there are Youzhou soldiers commanded by Yuan Shu, Qingzhou soldiers commanded by Sun Ce, Xuzhou soldiers commanded by Liu Bei, and Shangdang County soldiers commanded by Zhong Yao.

Among them, the Xuzhou soldiers commanded by Liu Bei are the most powerful.

A year ago, Liu Bei had [-] newly recruited soldiers stick to Pengcheng.Now after another year of tempering his combat power, he must be even more proficient at fighting.

As far as the enthusiasm for war is concerned, among these groups of people, although the emperor led the largest number of troops, he was the least eager to make meritorious service, but was more interested in Dutian.

The most eager to fight should be the Northern Army led by Shi Sun Rui.

One is that ministers and ministers have always wanted to control military power, and Shi Sun Rui is the most suitable person.If it wasn't for the fact that he was too soft-handed and suspected of favoring the big clan in Hedong when he was fighting in Hedong, maybe he would have been a Taiwei long ago.

Now that the emperor has given him a chance, it is impossible for him not to be active.

The second is that the Eighth School of the Northern Army was newly established, and those elite soldiers and generals transferred from various states and counties wanted to make meritorious service and prove their strength.

In this case, if the scheduling is proper, the possibility of defeating Shi Sunrui is not small.

As for the other departments, as long as they can be designed according to the enemy, there are also loopholes to follow.

Some were even full of flaws, such as the Youzhou soldiers commanded by Yuan Shu.

Three armies are easy to get, but one general is hard to find.No matter how elite the soldiers in Youzhou were, they would be mobs when they met a dude like Yuan Shu.

Therefore, the first target can be set as the Northern Army eager to fight.

The Northern Army is training in Taiyuan. If they want to mobilize them, they must have a bait.

This bait can be Yuan Shu's Youzhou soldiers, or the Shangdang County soldiers commanded by Zhong Yao.Which one to choose depends on the situation on the battlefield.

"Having said that, in the end, it depends not only on the ability of soldiers to defeat the strong, but also depends on luck." Tian Feng reminded: "If you are unlucky, taking the initiative to attack is tantamount to seeking your own death, it is better to occupy the city hold fast."

The judge's eyes flickered, stared at Tian Feng for a while, and nodded.

He is naturally aware of the risks involved, but he has no other choice.

It's better to put all your eggs in one basket than to wait for death.Maybe boost morale and increase the capital of the confrontation a little.

After much deliberation in the trial and appointment, generals such as Zhang He, Gao Lan, Zhu Ling were invited to discuss how to take the initiative to attack and severely injure the Northern Army.

Yuan Xi, as Yuan Shao's heir, also attended the meeting.

Yuan Shao had just passed away, and he was still in mourning. He was wearing mourning clothes, his face was thin and sad, and he looked like a mourning soldier.

Zhang He and the others looked solemn and did not dare to speak easily.

Anyone with a little common sense can understand how risky it is to take the initiative to attack at this time.But they knew better that if they didn't take the initiative to attack, the chance of winning would be even smaller when the imperial army encircled Yecheng.

Unless they are willing to accept the reality, they will be deprived of all their property and even become prisoners.

Yuan Shao surrendered, and everyone can see the result.

After repeated discussions, the commissioner almost accepted Tian Feng's plan, and sent people to scout the direction of Shangdang and Hejian and Zhongshan, and prepared to take the initiative to attack.

It would be better if the northern army could be lured to attack.If not, severely injure Shangdang County soldiers or Youzhou Army, eliminate part of the threat, and then quickly retreat to Yecheng.

Zhang Xi was from Hejian, and he was entrusted with the task of dealing with the Youzhou army.

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After leaving the house, Zhang He got on his horse and walked side by side with Gao Lan.

Neither of them spoke.

During the discussion just now, the two did not speak much.

After Gao Lan was injured in Dangshan last time, his body has not recovered and his physical strength is limited.

Zhang He, on the other hand, has always been seldom talkative, by nature.

After leaving the city, the two reined in their mounts and their eyes met.

Gao Lan coughed. "Junyi, how confident are you in this battle?"

"Twenty to thirty percent." Zhang He said flatly.

"Is it still necessary?" Gao Lan narrowed his eyes, showing a little puzzlement. "Even if the Northern Army can be defeated, it cannot save the defeat."

Zhang He sighed. "At this point, it is no longer seeking victory, but seeking defeat." He looked into the distance, with some confusion in his eyes. "As a warrior, meeting a real opponent and dying on the battlefield may be the best ending."

Gao Lan raised his hand to cover his mouth and coughed a few times. "Who do you want to fight? As far as I know, Cao Ren is in Yanran's Protectorate, not here."

Zhang He hesitated to speak, and finally broke into a wry smile.He shook his head and cupped his hands.

"Bo Zhan, take care."

Take a look at it, and return the gift. "Take care of yourself."

Zhang He kicked the horse's belly lightly, and galloped away with his personal guards, heading for the camp in the southeast direction.Gao Lan watched him disappear into the distance, turned the horse's head, and walked towards his camp.

"General, what should we do? Are we really going to fight till we die?" Buqu followed Gao Cheng, and asked softly, with frustrated eyes. "The judge is crazy, that's all, why is Mr. Tian also crazy? This battle..."

"Shut up!" Gao Lan shouted, his expression sharp.

Gao Cheng closed his mouth, but his expression was a bit unwilling.

Gao Lan coughed for a while, and then said quietly: "Mr. Tian is not crazy, he has no choice. Just like you and me, if you have a choice, who would like to die together? Now let you be an ordinary farmer, work hard, or be a farmer As a pawn, charge forward when fighting, and stay behind when receiving meritorious service, are you willing?"

Gao Cheng thought for a while, then shook his head.

He was unwilling to accept that result, and would rather give it another go.

But what he couldn't figure out was that with the reputation of Zhang He and Gao Lan, wouldn't they have a chance if they were willing to surrender?

Who is going to force them to fight to the end?

Generals who want to make meritorious service, or those Ruying people who want to cleanse themselves?

Thinking of Ruying people, Gao Cheng suddenly became angry.

All this was provoked by those Ruying people, and now they have surrendered to the emperor and attacked Jizhou in turn.

They all deserve to be damned.

Even if the city is broken, they must be killed first.

Chapter 857

With the camp gate in sight, Zhang He slowly reined in his mount and turned his head to look south.

He was ordered by the judge to lead his troops to station outside the city to prevent the emperor's army from crossing the Zhang River.Originally prepared for a hard fight, unexpectedly after the emperor entered Wei County, he was only concerned with saving the fields in Neihuang and Fanyang, and had no intention of entering Yecheng at all.

This seemingly military move made the battle plan prepared by the reviewer empty, and had to be adjusted, instead of taking the initiative to attack and defeat them one by one.

This plan is obviously very risky, but frightened by the power of the judge and Tian Feng's wisdom, there are few people who dare to raise objections, including him and Gao Lan.

But that doesn't mean there won't be questions in private.

Gao Lan has it, and so does he.

"Ah Weng." The gate of the camp opened, and Zhang Xiong, the eldest son who stayed behind in the camp, came out, followed by a Confucian scholar.

Seeing the Confucian scholar, Zhang He got off his horse and bowed his hands in salute.

"I didn't expect to see Beijun here."

The Confucian scholar bowed his hands and saluted with a smile. "Is the general safe?"

"It's alright, thank you for your concern, Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Bei came just in time, I have a few doubts, and I just want to write a book and ask Mr. Mr. Bei for advice."

The Confucian scholar said a few words politely, and entered the camp with Zhang He.

His name is Bei Zhan, and he is also from Hejian County, and he is from the same hometown as Zhang Yun.Although Zhang He was a martial artist, he respected Confucian scholars very much. He also studied the scriptures in his spare time, and asked Bei Zhan for advice if he didn't understand.

The two entered the tent, Zhang Xiong arranged food and drink, and sat beside them.

Zhang He asked what he meant.

Bizhan's expression was a little unnatural, he held back for a while, and then said: "Xun You, the governor of Youyan, has led his troops into Jizhou. He sent people to the counties to announce the imperial decree, and recommended me to enter the Taixue. The kindness is hard to refuse, so I have to Come see me."

Zhang He was startled slightly. "You Yan's guardian Xun You arrived in Jizhou? When did it happen?"

"Seven or eight days ago. There is a man named Simpi next to him. He is very familiar with the situation in Jizhou. Even an unknown person like me knows it. He sent someone to greet him."

Zhang He frowned.

He knew that Xin Pi was a hero among Ru Ying's younger generation, and it was said that he was as famous as Chen Qun.However, the family backgrounds of the two are different. Chen Qun has a famous grandfather like Chen Shi, who is even more famous.Simpi is relatively unknown to many people.

But in terms of talent, Xin Pi is stronger than Chen Qun.

Yuan Xi was able to achieve some results in Xuzhou, mainly due to two people, one is Han Xuan from Bohai, and the other is Simpi.

He actually went to Xun You's command?

"Xun You is in charge now, not Yuan Shu?" Zhang He asked seemingly casually.

"Yuan Shu is ill, and all the Youzhou soldiers have been handed over to Xun You's command, with about 4 infantry and [-] cavalry."

Zhang He's heart tightened.

This was an accident.

The judge also wanted to use Yuan Shu as a bait to lure the Northern Army to attack.Now that Yuan Shu has handed over the Youzhou Army to the command of Ou Xunyou, there is no chance.

That's not luring the enemy, that's sending you to death.

"What is Xun You doing in Hejian?"

Bumble shook his head.He didn't know much about this, and after receiving Xun You's recommendation, he set off for the south.Last year, when he heard about Chang'an Taixue Lectures, he had intended to take a look at it. This time, he was recommended by Xun You, and he was right in his arms, and he didn't even have the necessary excuses.

Hearing this, Zhang He smiled wryly to himself.

Although he didn't know what Xun You was doing, but his move was too ruthless.

Even if the scholar is not a wealthy family, he is well-known in the village and has a certain influence.Xun You recommended Jizhou scholars to enter Taixue, which can not only buy people's hearts, reduce unnecessary confrontation, but also disrupt the morale of the army in Yecheng.

Once the news reaches Yecheng, those who are not very firm may be shaken.

Including himself.

Bei Zhan went south to meet him and passed his camp, probably not by accident, but with the mission of persuading him to surrender.

"The Son of Heaven has arrived in the Neihuang area, and there are still two hundred miles away. Beijun, rest in my camp for a day, and set off tomorrow."

Bei Zhan nodded and agreed.

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"Yuan Shu is sick?" Liu Xie was greatly surprised, took the paperwork from Zhuge Liang, glanced at it, and then burst out laughing.

He thought that the inertia of history would play a role again, and he would accept Yuan Shu back to his place.

It turned out to be to avoid disaster.

Yuan Shu wrote very tragically in his letter. He was sentimental about the world and grieved for his relatives, so that his body was haggard, his eyes and ears were dim, and he couldn't manage affairs. He looked like he was about to die.

But his handwriting was composed and powerful, not at all like that of a patient.

He obviously didn't need to write it with his own hand, but he insisted on writing it with his own hand. Naturally, he wanted to tell the court his good intentions.

I am not sick, but for the sake of the court, I must be sick.

This is tantamount to writing knowledge and interest on the face, for fear that the court will not realize it.

"Reply to him, let him come and ask the imperial physicians to diagnose the pulse."

"Wei." Zhuge Liang spread out his pen and ink, and immediately drafted a reply to Yuan Shu.

Liu Xie got up, walked a few steps back and forth in the tent, and asked again: "Have the Liang Guojun soldiers arrived?"

"Soon, it will be today and tomorrow."