The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

After Cao Cao returned to aid Yuan Shao, he had challenged Tian Kai's troops several times before, and sent scouts to inquire about the enemy's situation in Pingyuan and Ganling. After the plan was made, it was launched in one day, and the right and the odd were used together, and then the Beiqiu was captured. Forty li to the northeast of Beiqiu is Ganling County, which is the capital of Ganling Kingdom. Currently, troops of Gongsun Zan and Tian Kai are stationed here. Seventy miles to the southwest of Beiqiu is Qingyuan of Wei County. Yuan Shao's troops were stationed, so Cao Cao was stationed at Beiqiu, connected to Qingyuan on the left, leaned on Dongjun in the back, and divided Ganling County and Pingyuan County in the north and east, becoming the solid right wing of Yuan Shao's troops.

This good news was not only obtained by Li Gan, but also by Xun Zhen and Sun Jian.

For Cao Cao, Xun Zhen has always been very "concerned". Every time Cao Cao has experienced battles, Xun Zhen asked the intelligence department to inquire about the entire battle process, and even all the details that can be inquired, no matter how big or small. , and submit them all.

This time is no exception.

After watching Cao Cao's capture of Beiqiu, Xun Zhen couldn't help but admire.

Not to mention anything else, just say that when Tian Kai's reinforcements arrive, there are enemy cities inside and enemy reinforcements from outside. At this time, he is not a leader with great wisdom, great courage, and good decision-making, and he must have the courage to take the initiative to attack. . And Cao Cao did just that.

Xun Zhen sighed: "Ying Zhongyuan has five-fifths of Meng De's ability, and Mount Tai is not owned by me!"

Xun You was waiting here.

Xun You smiled and said: "Yingzhong is far from Caodong County! ... Duke Ming, Mou County has been conquered, and will be surrounded by Feng Gao. I expect that within ten days at most, Mount Tai will be owned by Duke Ming. After Mount Tai has been conquered, the next step is to Army into the plains, or north into Jinan?"

The reinforcements of Bao Xin and Liu Dai have so far been unable to cross the line of defense of Jianghu, Liu Bei and Chen Bao, while the soldiers and horses of the counties in the northwest of Taishan County were dispatched by Ying Shao to aid Mu County, and were killed by Xun Cheng and Zang Ba. The defeat, the lack of internal troops, and the difficulty of foreign aid. It can be predicted that once the county government of Taishan County is surrounded by Fenggao, the remaining counties in Taishan will inevitably panic, and the soldiers will have no fighting spirit. It is indeed imminent.

After conquering Tarzan County, what will be the next step?

Is it the rest troops? Send troops into Dongping and Rencheng, attack Shanyang in the west, and comprehensively attack Yanzhou? Or go north to Qingzhou, enter Pingyuan County, or Jinan? Xun Zhen sent troops to Mount Tai this time, and the banner was to mediate the dispute between Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao, so it stands to reason that after conquering Mount Tai, troops should be sent to Pingyuan County, because Tian Kai's troops are here, after all, they are only with Gongsun Zan or Yuan Shao. Only when the troops are in close contact can they "mediate" their infighting.

Xun Zhen laughed, Gu said to Xi Zhicai, "Zhi Cai, what is your intention?"

"Go north to Jinan." Xi Zhicai nodded Xun You and smiled, "Gongda, Gongda, 'the soldiers enter the plain'? Do you really want Duke Ming to mediate the battle between Gongsun Bogui and Yuan Benchu?"

Xun You also laughed.

Qingyan and Yanzhou, Taishan is a strategic place, and Jinan is also a strategic place.

Taishan County overlooks the heights, occupying this place, you can control Qilu.

Jinan State is on the south bank of the Yellow River, and the Jishui River passes through the country. The most southwestern Licheng County is adjacent to the Jishui River in the north and Mount Tai in the south, bordering the plain and Jibei. Battleground.

Xun Zhen and others laughed for a moment. Xun Zhen's expression turned positive, and after pondering for a while, he said, "As soon as Jinan is launched, eight parts of Qingzhou will be in my hands, but there are many yellow scarves in Jinan, Qi and other places, so we must be fully prepared and mobilize enough troops. Horses can attack."

The terrain of Qingzhou is long from east to west and narrow from north to south. It borders Xuzhou and Yanzhou respectively.

Jinan is located just north of Mount Tai.

If Jinan can be occupied, in terms of the terrain of Qingzhou, then it is equivalent to putting all the counties of Le'an, Qi, Beihai, and Donglai in the east of Jinan into one bag - the north and east of the bag. It was the sea, Jinan to the west, and Taishan and Langya to the south. Xunzhen could send troops north to attack at any time, without worrying about foreign enemies from Ji, Yan and other places coming to fight with him.

Qingzhou prefect Jiaohe is an incompetent, so don't worry, the only trouble now is: there are too many yellow turbans in Qingzhou.

So Xun Zhen said: You must be fully prepared and mobilize enough troops to attack.

Xun You and Xi Zhicai agreed.

Xi Zhicai said: "The weather is getting colder, Gongsun Bogui and Yuan Benchu ​​have been at each other for a long time, and it is expected that they will not wait any longer. In half a month at the latest, the two sides may have a decisive battle. Entering the secluded area, if Bogui is victorious, he will definitely take Wei in the south, turn to attack the land of Zhao, in order to complete Ji and clear the remaining power at the beginning. They are unable to look west to Qingzhou. In this way, Duke Ming does not have to rush north to Jinan. Although the battle of Mount Tai~www.wuxiaspot.com~ has not been a big battle, the soldiers and soldiers are quite tired, and the food and equipment are also consumed a lot. In my humble opinion, it is better to wait until the spring of next year to take Jinan."

Xun You agreed and added: "There are many yellow scarves in Qingzhou, and there is little food. When the spring of next year begins, our army has enough strength, and after the Qingzhou yellow scarves are in trouble, it is easy to attack." After a pause, he said, "Again, wait for By next spring, the more than 10,000 soldiers newly recruited by the Duke of Ming will probably be worth a battle."

Xi Zhicai and Xun You were right, but Xun Zhen was worried. He lowered his eyes and looked at the news of Cao Cao's good news on the case, and said to himself, "Meng De has great ambitions, but I don't know if he will sit by and watch me take Qingyan?" Although he really wanted to take Jinan after he captured Taishan After the fight, he also knew that he was incapable of doing it now, and he felt that Xi Zhicai and Xun You had analyzed it correctly.

Therefore, he pressed the urgency for a while, and returned to Taishan County with a heavy talk, smiling to Xi and Xun and said: "I want to order Zhongren and Xuangao, and order them to encircle three and one when they attack Fenggao, so as to shake the hearts of the soldiers in the city. , what do the two of you think?"

Xi Zhicai and Xun You both said, "That's how it should be."

Xun Zhen ordered the shogunate to pass the letter, and immediately sent it to Xun Cheng and Zang Ba.

An official outside the hall came to report: Zhongmu has an urgent report to send.

Zhongmou, this is talking about Zhu Jun and Sun Jian.

Zhu Jun stationed his troops in the territory of Zhongmu in Yin Henan. During the period when Xun Zhen attacked Mount Tai, Sun Jian was not idle. He personally sent troops out of Yuzhou and arrived in Zhongmu, where he joined forces with Zhu Jun. This urgent report must have been sent by Sun Jian.

The clerk submitted the urgent report, Xun Zhen looked at it, and the inscription on the edge of the seal was Sun Jian.

When she opened it, Xun Zhen lost two or three lines, her expression changed slightly, she calmed down, read the urgent report, and asked the attendant to show it to Xi Zhicai, Xun You, etc., tap the case with her fingers, shook her head slightly, and said : "Zhu Gong is strong, but is he the same as Huangfu Gong?"

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