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The reason why they didn't attack immediately was to let the people of Jizhou cultivate.

After the autumn harvest, these grains are our military rations.Therefore, our goal is to control Jizhou, not just defeat the Jizhou army and capture a few cities.

To turn Jizhou into our Jizhou, the people of Jizhou into our people, and the food in Jizhou into our military rations.

Before Xun You could finish his words, all the generals suddenly agreed.

Simpi sighed inwardly.

For his own future, Xun You is going to take the big family of Jizhou into surgery.He not only has to carry out Dutian, but also has to do it more resolutely and thoroughly than the emperor, so as to prove that he has no selfishness.

Considering that the horses were thin in spring and summer, and the cavalry was of little help in attacking the city, Xun You ordered Zhang Liao and Gao Shun to temporarily station on both sides of the Yishui River, and use the abundant water and grass to graze, so as to reduce the burden of military rations.Qu Yi, Xian Yuyin and others were responsible for the offensive task.

Qu Yi once fought in Jizhou, and he was also a master at commanding the infantry, so it was perfect for him to be the main force.

The Youzhou Tuqi under the command of Xian Yuyin and others is also a well-known elite in the world. Apart from being slightly smaller in number, their individual combat effectiveness is not much worse than that of the Han and Hu cavalry under the command of Zhang Liao and Gao Shun.

In the case where the main force of Jizhou is trapped in Yecheng, and there are only some tribes of local clans in Hejian and Zhongshan to resist, these troops are enough.

After the autumn harvest, not only was there a sufficient supply of military rations, but also fat horses. Zhang Liao and Gao Shun led their troops south to help out, and encircled Yecheng with the emperor.

According to the information so far, the Northern Army is still training, and even if it enters Jizhou to fight, it will not advance too fast.It is a more reasonable choice to advance to Yecheng before the autumn harvest, maybe it will be slower.

After the tasks of the various ministries were arranged, Xun You told Yang Hong that after entering Jizhou, many county-level officials would be needed to carry out Dutian.You choose some available people, either train yourself, or send them to the industry for training, and make sure that they are competent for the related tasks of farming.

Yang Hong bowed to accept the order.

Xian Yuyin and the others were also very happy.Yang Hong is the governor of Youzhou, so it is impossible to select talents without taking care of the people of Youzhou. This is a great opportunity for their children and relatives to become officials.

And it may well be the last chance.

The emperor promotes enlightenment, and more and more people will be literate in the future.It is not so easy for the children of the rich and powerful to become officials, let alone the children of warriors like them.

I hope that the court will not be ungrateful this time, and will dismiss the warriors who have made military achievements as soon as the war is over.

Based on the emperor's attitude towards warriors, he probably wouldn't do this.

Liu Bei has recovered his clan status with his military achievements.

After the meeting, the generals quickly returned to camp to prepare.

Three days later, Xun You vowed to set off with his troops and led his troops across Yishui.

Qu Yi commanded [-] infantry in the front, and went straight to the county.

At the same time, Xian Yuyin led a long-distance attack with two thousand cavalry.Under the cover of night, they sneaked outside the city of Ju County and launched an assault in the early hours of the morning.

Although Fu County had already prepared for the battle, Yuan Shu resigned and Xun You took over the military and there was no movement.

No plowing in spring, no harvest in autumn, this is a well-known truth.

They also thought that Xun You might launch an attack after spring plowing, but they underestimated Xun You's speed of action, and they didn't expect that the cavalry would break away from the infantry, drive straight in, and suddenly appear outside the city.

Early in the morning, many people hadn't woken up from their sleep, and the soldiers who opened the city gate were still yawning, and a troop of cavalry came galloping, kicking up dust like pillars, and heading straight into the sky.

Xian Yuyin's angry horse in fresh clothes, holding a spear made of fine steel, took the lead, like a ball of fire, rushed across the moat and rushed into the city gate.

With a flick of the spear, he just realized that the two soldiers who were about to close the city gate again were picked up by him, vomited blood, and fell to the wall.

The horses smashed open the city gate and rushed into the city.

"The descendant will not die—"

While shouting loudly, the knights followed Xian Yuyin to charge up the city wall, and then galloped all the way along the city wall.

The defenders on the city were dumbfounded.

They knew that Youzhou Tuqi was a world-renowned elite cavalry, but they didn't expect these cavalry to be so strong.From the discovery of the cavalry outside the city to the moment the cavalry boarded the city wall, it took a few words.Hundreds of horses climbed the city like walking on flat ground, not to mention the horse stumbled, and there was no one who stumbled.

Before they could react, the cavalry had already controlled the entire city wall and gate.

Wu County fell.

At this moment, the news of Xun You's oath to send troops has not yet been sent to Wu County.

Chapter 884

When he received the news halfway, Xun You immediately divided his troops.

According to the original plan, [-] infantry rushed to the county seat of Ju County to replace the cavalry led by Xian Yuyin, while the main force turned around and rushed to Zhang's Manor outside the city.

Before sending out troops, he had already found out that although the Zhang family in Wuxian County was not a prestigious family, it was also a powerful and powerful manor with a large manor.The Zhang family has been in the army for several generations, and they can be regarded as generals, with elite troops like Euphorbia warriors.

It is not enough if there are fewer people, we must go all out.

Prior to this, Simpi had already taken some of his bodyguards to set up checkpoints at key intersections to prevent anyone from the Zhang family from escaping.

Xun You moved very quickly.In the afternoon of that day, 3000 bodyguard infantry, [-] Youzhou Tuqi, and [-] infantry, a total of [-] people, surrounded Zhang's manor.

After Xun You personally observed the defense of the manor, he ordered people to persuade him to surrender, and at the same time ordered to build ordnance and prepare for a strong attack.

Zhang's strength is not weak, the Wubao is strong, and the trilogy guarding the dock is also very elite, but after seeing the battle flags of Xun You and Qu Yi, they were a little confused.

They always thought that it would be Mu Yuanshu of Youzhou who would attack Jizhou, but they never expected that it would be Xun You and Qu Yi.

In the battle of Danhan Mountain, the central Xianbei, which had been rampant for more than ten years, died in the first battle. Youyan guarded the northern border of Xunyouwei Town. He is already a hero in the hearts of many Youzhou and northern Hebei people, even worse than the white horse general Gongsun Zan back then. To win the hearts of the people, many Jizhou people have thought about joining the army and serving under Xun You.

What's more, beside him is Qu Yi, who once defeated Gongsun Zan, who was even more famous than Zhang Yun, and the world-famous Youzhou Tuqi.

On the third day, Yan Rou, Qi Zhou and others led [-] Youzhou infantry to arrive and surrounded the manor.

Seeing this scene, Zhang He's elder brother, Zhang Wu who was staying at the manor, knew that he was invincible, so he offered to surrender, so as not to burn everything.

No war, no blood, everything is easy to say.Once a hand is made, death is inevitable.In case the attacker suffered too many casualties, it was possible to slaughter the entire manor.

Since it is doomed to lose, it is better to surrender and save your life.

Xun You accepted Zhang Wu's surrender, and immediately led his troops southward, attacking all the way forward.

Shocked by the news that the Zhang family had surrendered without a fight after the fall of Wu County, Renqiu, Gaoyang and other counties along the way surrendered in anticipation.Half a month later, Xun Youbing came to Leling (Lecheng), the capital of Hejian.

The city of Lecheng is strong, and the Hutuo River is used as a pond. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and refuses to surrender.

Xun You ordered to transfer to the city, and at the same time sent troops to attack the nearby counties, and promoted the cultivation of fields.

There is no big family in Hejian, and the Zhang family in Wu County can be regarded as the leader.The Zhang family has surrendered, how can others dare to confront Xun You head-on.They had no choice but to make excuses, and at the same time try to dredge the relationship, hoping to build a relationship with Neng Xun You, and use cooperation as a condition in exchange for Xun You's forgiveness.

Xing Yong, a native of Wu, was elected as a representative and met with Xun You.

Xun You was very face-saving, and immediately received Xing Yong and regarded him as a guest of honor.

But for Xing Yong's request, he declined.This is said to be acting in accordance with the edict, and no one can refuse unless the emperor issues an edict.Instead of spending time persuading me, you should go directly to persuade the emperor.

Xing Yong had no choice but to go to the line.

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Standing on the general platform, Zhang Yun looked far away, his eyes fixed on the official road in the distance, hoping for news, but also afraid of news.

Liu Bei is attacking Wei County, and the offensive is very fierce.A few days ago, there was news from Wei County that he kept asking him for help, but these two days, the news has gradually become rare. There are only rangers outside the city, and there is no news from inside the city.

It should be that Liu Bei discovered the connection between them and blocked Wei County with cavalry.

This worried him.

He had fought in Xuzhou and knew the abilities of Liu Bei and Zhang Fei, Chen Deng and others under Liu Bei's command.Without reinforcements, Wei County would not last long.

But he neither had reinforcements nor reported to the trial.

Shenpei and Tian Feng had already made up their minds, and Yecheng was the key point, and the surrounding counties were all abandoned sons who consumed the strength of the imperial court and delayed their attack speed.Reinforcement will only disrupt the established plan and play into the hands of the imperial court.

But watching Wei County fall without rescue made him worried about the loss of morale.If the soldiers are renounced, they may collapse without a fight.

How to deal with this situation has become his biggest headache.

Just as he was thinking, Zhang Xiong suddenly said something. "Ah Ong, look, someone seems to be coming."

Zhang Yun withdrew his thoughts and looked northward intently, only to see a carriage rushing along the official road.

He couldn't help being a little surprised.

Looking at this carriage, it looks like an emissary of trial.

Could it be that the commissioner ordered reinforcements?

When the carriage stopped in front of the camp gate, someone stepped forward to inquire, and immediately raised a flag to report to the Chinese army that it was Zhang Xi's guest.

Zhang He was even more surprised and ordered Zhang Xiong to meet him.

He really couldn't think of anyone else visiting him at this time.

There was a humble one before.But after Bei Zhan went to Xing Zai, he sent back news that he had not yet met the emperor, but was invited by Zhen Mi of the Zhen family in Zhongshan to work in Jizhou Bookstore.The task is very easy, the reward is very rich, and the significance is also very great, he will not come back for the time being.

Who will it be this time?

After half an hour, Zhang Xiong led the guests.

Zhang He was condescending and could see clearly. He saw that this person looked familiar, but he couldn't call him by name for a while.He hurriedly got off the high platform, took a closer look, and suddenly remembered who it was, and couldn't help being surprised and delighted.

"Xing Ziang?"

Xing Yong arched his hands, looking helpless.

Although he is from the same village, but Zhang Yun is a warrior, but he is a Confucian scholar with a filial family background.He was offered a job by the Situ Mansion, but he didn't accept it. Instead, he chose to live in seclusion in You Beiping. He once traveled from Tian Chou, and he can be regarded as a rare celebrity in northern Xinjiang.

The two had no friendship at all, but today they were forced by the situation and had to take the initiative to meet.

"General, Hejian has been captured by Xun Gongda, only Leling has not yet fallen. The Zhang's manor outside the city of Wu County was also destroyed by Xun Gongda, and all the general's family members were captured by them."

Although no definite news was received, Zhang Xi had already guessed the result, which is not surprising.

"Xin Zuozhi said that when the two armies are at war, the disaster will not be as bad as his family. He respects the general and is willing to save the lives of the general's family members. He also hopes that the general can do something. Don't join forces with Shen Zhengnan and Tian Yuanhao and make mistakes again and again."

Zhang He was startled. "Xin Zuozhi is in Xun Gongda's army?"

"They are relatives-in-law, and Xin Zuozhi is now a military adviser."

The corners of Zhang He's eyes twitched.

He understood what Simpi meant, it was a deal.

If he wants the people to be safe, he must protect Simpi's family members from being judged and killed by Tian Feng.But Xin Pi has been in Yecheng for several years, how can he not know that the judge and Tian Feng are human beings, how can he be able to persuade them?

Besides, how can he ensure the safety of Xinbi's family in Yecheng when he is outside the city.

"Is the general in trouble?"

Zhang Yun took a look at Xing Yong and forced himself to be calm. "It turned out that Zi Ang came here as a lobbyist for Xin Zuozhi, but it was unexpected and rude."

Xing Yong shook his head. "I just dropped by to send a message, and I don't want to convince the general. There are more important things than the lives of the general's family."

Zhang Yun was very upset, and couldn't help but sneered: "What kind of thing is more important than the lives of hundreds of people in my Zhang family, who can work for Mr. Xing and come here from a thousand miles away?"

Xing Yong also ignored Zhang Yun's ridicule. "Xun Gongda wants to live in the river, and anyone who violates it will be punished."

Chapter 885

Zhang Yun was not surprised that Xun You wanted to implement Dutian, and even expected it.

The moment Xun You crossed Yishui and entered Hejian, Shenpei disdainfully said that the people of Ruying were weak, and they still bowed their heads to the emperor after all.

They thought that by promoting Dutian in Jizhou and sacrificing Jizhou, they could get their own benefits, but they didn't know that the emperor's appetite would only grow.When he has the manpower and material resources of Jizhou, the Central Plains will not have the strength to fight against it.

Now listening to Xing Yong said that he came here for this purpose, he is obviously very calm.

"This is something that I, a martial artist, can control. Xing Jun can't afford to come to see me for this."

If the words are not speculative, Xing Yong is also very helpless. "I'm not asking the general to come forward, I just want to ask the general a question."

"what is the problem?"

"How long can you hold Yecheng?"

Zhang He hesitated for a moment. "At least a year."

"Are you sure?"

Zhang Yun was unhappy, and said angrily, "I dare not say too much, but I am sure for a year. You have also seen that the city of Ye is strong, and there is Zhangshui as a pond, so it is easy to defend but difficult to attack."

Xing Yong nodded. "The general is a famous general in Hebei. Since I say that, I know it well." After speaking, he cupped his hands and turned to say goodbye.

Zhang Yun was at a loss, but he didn't want to ask more questions, so he could only signal Zhang Xiong to send Xing Yong away.

For these celebrities, he has mixed feelings, he wants to be close to them, but also knows that he can't climb high, and taking the initiative to show favor is just asking for humiliation, so he can only try his best to be as humble as possible.