Three Kingdoms

Communication and transportation will always be two huge shackles hanging on the neck of the empire.

Except for those mythical characters who fly ninety thousand miles across the sky and sea, and can see all directions with just a thought, any ordinary person is in a disadvantageous situation when facing long territorial distances and complex land conditions. Under this, even if he is the emperor of the empire that shocked the past and the present, this is still the case.

Having said that, if the gods from mythology really come to this world one day, will these gods still follow the concepts of ordinary people and fight for life and death for the so-called lump of dirt in the mortal world, even at the risk of death? Isn't that just like the peasants in the countryside who speculate that the emperor and his wife in the palace must be farming with gold hoes and pushing silver plows, and they can eat pancakes and rolls with green onions every day?

And Yang Biao was not an immortal, not even a second-rate general.

So when Fei Qian said he wanted to replace Tongguan, Yang Biao immediately became confused.

This matter was beyond Yang Biao's expectation.

It was not the first time for Yang Biao to come to Tongguan, but he felt that Tongguan was like a shackle, placed on his neck, making it impossible for him to breathe smoothly.

General Fei Qian of Zhengxi actually faked his death!

How could there be such a cunning, no, such a shameless person!

Yang Biao even remembered that when he received the letter from General Fei Qian of the Conquest of the West, his hands almost trembled uncontrollably, and it took him a long time to barely control his emotions so as not to explode on the spot.

Although the inside and outside of Tongguan had been tidied up before Yang Biao entered the pass, and no longer had the stench that filled his nose with corpses, but even if there was no such smell at the moment, in Yang Biao's heart, there was still a feeling of saying no to Tongguan. out of disgust.

Previously, a plague caused the casualties of entire batches of soldiers and horses, and many soldiers and horses were lost for no reason. Then Huangfu Song was killed first, and then Zhu Jun also died, resulting in the remaining of Yang Biao's men. There is no general to lead the troops!

If Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun were still alive, how could he end up in such an embarrassing situation!

The situation has changed drastically, and there is no one to discuss with. If the former army loses, then the original plan will be meaningless, and the only way to change the goal of the battle is to immediately change it.

Yang Jun was captured, and Hu Chuquan was obviously on his own. Even if he escaped, it might not be a big deal, let alone fight south against the strong force of General Zhengxi. So no matter from that aspect, , the competition for the Guanzhong territory has lost its original meaning, and now the only thing left is the Bingbei Pingyang area.

If we can bring about a period of chaos in Beipingyang, or if we have the opportunity to mobilize this part of the army in Feiqian, Guanzhong, then there will be a new opportunity for Yang Biao!

Therefore, the substitution issue can only be pressed temporarily.

How many more days to wait?

Let’s take a look and see how the situation in Beipingyang has changed.

In other words, is there any other force that can be combined to deal with Fei Qian, the general who is getting bigger and harder to deal with?

The sun went westward and the sky gradually darkened. Yang Biao held the table with both hands and remained motionless for a long time, like a wooden statue. Only his eyes were still shining in the darkness, thinking...

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Yuan Shao was very happy, even a little excited. Because his current biggest rival, Gongsun Zan, is still in the sunset. Under his siege, he is becoming more and more decadent. He is about to fall into the abyss, and he just needs the last strength to push him. .

"The strategy of Zhengnan is indeed extraordinary! Now Gongsun Xiao'er is just sitting back and waiting for death!"

Yuan Shao laughed and praised the judge, and he was full of praise for the alienation strategy he proposed before.

To borrow the power of Jizhou to use troops against Gongsun Zan, it is natural to borrow the power of the nobles of Jizhou. Therefore, Yuan Shao is now very generous when it comes to judging and matching a group of people. Naturally, he can use any tricks of Li Xian Corporal well.

The trial partner smiled slightly, bowed his hand towards Yuan Shao and praised him modestly, but his expression was very proud. He narrowed his eyes and glanced at the people present, obviously he was quite proud.

The problem of information lag and transmission was actually a common phenomenon throughout the Han Dynasty, and Gongsun Zan was no exception.

The countermeasures against Gongsun Zan may seem strange, but in fact they are very simple. To put it simply, he is constantly pretending to be the subordinates assigned by Gongsun Zan in various places to deliver news of asking for help in Yijing. For Gongsun Zan who does not have any administrative system at all, this extremely simple writing method cannot even be identified. No……

Killing Liu Yu was satisfying for a while, but the consequences that followed were indeed unbearable for Gongsun Zan. After Liu Yu's death, no one could restrain Gongsun Zan. However, Gongsun Zan also lost the relatively complete civil service structure in Youzhou, which led to him lagging behind Yuan Shao in terms of people's livelihood and political affairs. We can no longer use simple strategies to make ourselves exhausted and unable to distinguish. There were messages asking for help everywhere, and beacons seemed to be spreading everywhere, making it impossible for Gongsun Zan to distinguish between true and false, and it was impossible to talk about sending troops to rescue. In the end, the places really attacked by Yuan Shao also could not be rescued.

In addition, Shen Pei also trumpeted that Gongsun Zan wanted to kill all Liu Yu's subordinates, which eventually led to Liu Yu's old subordinates, Xian Yufu, Xian Yuyin, Qi Zhou and others who were the former Youzhou Mu, to elect Yan Rou as Wuhuan Sima. , and then with the help of Wuhuan and other Hu people who had received favors from Liu Yu, they began to display their chariots and horses against Gongsun Zan, who killed Liu Yu, and fought with Gongsun Zan's general Zou Dan in the north of the Lu River, defeating his army and killing Zou Dan and four others. More than a thousand people...

Under a series of blows, Gongsun Zan was naturally heading towards his end.

Perhaps in the eyes of Taishi Ci and others, Gongsun Zan became increasingly withdrawn and seemed to have begun to abandon the loyal subordinates who originally followed him. However, for Gongsun Zan, despite his lack of political points, he was somewhat skeptical of Shenpei's strategy. , but unable to verify it, he could only watch his subordinates become more and more alienated from him.

Obviously, Shen Pei believed that he had made great contributions in this matter.

The judge's complacent expression fell into Yuan Shao's eyes. Yuan Shao didn't take it seriously, but instead felt even more joyful.

In Yuan Shao's heart, it is right for his subordinates to crush and fight with each other. If there is no fight between his subordinates, then these subordinates will inevitably climb over him one day. The Yingchuan Clan, Nanyang Clan, Jizhou Clan, and perhaps the Youzhou Clan in the future must not be allowed to expand too much. They must be controlled within a reasonable range to facilitate their own jurisdiction and rule.

Yuan Shao learned this from his uncle.

Everything in the world needs balance, the court also needs balance, and controlling one party needs balance even more.

Harmony between yin and yang is the right path.

So Yuan Shao smiled and turned to Tian Feng to ask some questions about Jizhou's resumption of production and strengthening commerce, and expressed his affirmation and appreciation for Tian Feng's work in this area.

To fight a war, you need food and fodder. Even if Yuan Shao wants to completely knock Gongsun Zan off the stage of competition, he still needs to accumulate some food and fodder. Otherwise, no matter how great the victory is, he will not be able to establish a victory.

Jizhou has gone through a lot of troubles in the past two years. Although it is not as simple as being a Sili, due to the continuous war, not only do you have to pay taxes, but you also have to be captured for labor, and even directly taken prisoner. There are also many soldiers serving as soldiers. Therefore, the people of Jizhou have seen a sharp decline in the population of many villages and counties, and some places have become deserted. This was unimaginable before.

Coupled with the previous locust plague, although the main outbreak point was in Yanzhou and Qingzhou, Jizhou was also affected to some extent. Therefore, although Yuan Shao was eager to attack Gongsun Zan, he had to settle down first and accumulate strength.

Seeing Yuan Shao's high spirits, Guo Tu Fengji and others were a little unhappy with Shen Pei's successful appearance, especially since Feng Ji had never dealt with Shen Pei, and now they felt that Shen Pei's appearance was very annoying, but they also It was difficult to criticize directly, so I could only lower my eyebrows, stroke my beard, and pretend that I was out of sight and out of mind.

Guo Tu pondered for a moment and said slowly: "Ming Gong, do you know if Si Li Yang has raised his troops to the west again?"

Yuan Shao was stunned and said: "The Yang family has raised troops again? This is true... If Gongze has any news, you might as well speak frankly..."

Guo Tu slowly raised his hands, but did not answer immediately. Instead, he used the cover of his sleeves to quickly turn his head and glance at Tian Feng.

Tian Feng's eyebrows moved slightly, with some understanding.

"Ming Gong, since the Yang family welcomed the emperor in Luo, they have been pretending to be the emperor, and they have the intention of holding everyone hostage..." Guo Tu said, "Now that the Yang family is leading the army to the west, there is a change in a certain suspicious pass, so many people have inquired. , only then did we know that General Fei Zhengxi was rumored to have died..."

"Ah?" Yuan Shao almost stood up when he heard this, "Is this true?"

"So that's it!" Tian Feng said, "The Yang family must have realized that Zheng Xi was dead, so he rushed to Guanzhong'er... Ming Gong, taking this opportunity, you might as well send a general out of Hanoi to serve as a subordinate to welcome the emperor back to Hebei... ...If not, when the Yang family takes over Guanzhong, becomes one with Sili, and has rivers east and north to supply grain and grass, then the great cause of Duke Ming will be great..."

Yuan Shao frowned deeply.

Tian Feng had previously advised Yuan Shao to welcome the emperor to Jizhou, but Yuan Shao finally rejected it, but now Yuan Shao is gradually realizing the disadvantages of being controlled by others.

But Tian Feng's old talk about welcoming the emperor again, Yuan Shao was still a little unhappy.

Although the Yang family might, like Dong Zhuo, Li Jue and others, once again evade the emperor and use the emperor to command the princes, Yuan Shao didn't care much. Anyway, he had resisted the emperor's orders not once or twice before, although that time was during the Dong Zhuo period. , but will it be much different for Yang? It’s still about listening if you want to, and not listening if you don’t want to.

Guo Tu also frowned a little. He originally thought that Tian Feng wanted to use this incident to distract Yuan Shao from focusing on the review and matching, and at the same time, he wanted to show that although he had not made any outstanding contributions on the northern line, he had made great contributions to the southern line. The work was still very effective, but I didn't expect that Tian Feng, an old stubborn man, would bring back the proposal to welcome the emperor that was originally vetoed by Yuan Shao...

If Yuan Shao was really willing to welcome the emperor, would he still need you, Tian Feng, to nag you so many times?

As a counselor who had followed Yuan Shao relatively early, Feng Ji knew Yuan Shao's character well. When he saw Yuan Shao frowning, he immediately understood. Although he didn't have much friendship with Guo Tu, he even disliked Guo Tu's approach of making friends with the Jizhou nobles and becoming one with them. There was some conflict, but after all, Guo Tu and Guo Tu were in neighboring counties. To put it more broadly, they were considered to be from the southern faction. Therefore, seeing that Guo Tu wanted to pull Yuan Shao away from praising and praising the northern faction, he cooperated. Said: "Ming Gong, the Yang family's march into Guanzhong should not be taken lightly! Just as Gongze and Yuan Hao have considered, if Guanzhong Sili River is connected to the east and north, it will require people, food, and food. With the emperor's name in hand, we will be in danger... In my opinion..."

"In my opinion..." Feng Ji praised Guo Tutian Feng and successfully attracted Yuan Shao's attention, and then said, "You can order the general to lead a partial army to advance to Zhongmou and Taihang, and take Taiyuan first. Shangdang, then we can take the north! If the Yang family takes Guanzhong, Ming Gong can also control the north and the south, and then there will be no danger."

Guo Tu glanced at Feng Ji, then nodded and said, "Ming Gong, what Yuan Tu said is true. Even if Yang takes Guanzhong, he still needs to stabilize the three assistants in a short time and is unable to conquer and merge with the north. Therefore, If we send troops to Shangdang in Taiyuan, we can take the east side of the river in the south to cut off Tongguan, the west can go in and take Pingyang in the north, and the east can connect with Hanoi to control Yanzhou. It will have hundreds of benefits without any harm, and it is actually the best strategy."

Tian Feng opened his mouth, then sighed slightly and stopped talking.

Yuan Shao frowned, pondered for a moment and said: "...Mengde is sending an envoy to ask for help from someone...this army, if you want to allocate it...well...there will be no surplus..."

Cao Cao and Lu Bu are currently in a tug of war in Yanzhou, each with their own victory or defeat. Although Cao Cao has regained some territory, a locust plague in Qingzhou, Yanzhou, has made Cao Cao unable to counterattack, so he had to hug Yuan Shao's lap again, trying to borrow some soldiers and food. Come and destroy Lu Bu.

Cao Cao was Yuan Shao's childhood friend, and everyone knew this relationship well, so everyone looked left and right, and no one said anything to stop Yuan Shao from sending troops to support Cao Cao. Although the relationship between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao was now inseparable, but in case of an emergency The relationship is on good terms again, and if we propose not to send troops at this time, if we are held accountable in the future, wouldn't it be like putting a shit basin on your head?

Yuan Shao looked around and saw that everyone was silent. He had some idea in his mind, but how could he do it without giving any advice?

So Yuan Shao called his name: "Yuan Hao, what do you think?" The reason why he asked Tian Feng was because although Tian Feng's words were not very nice sometimes, Yuan Shao also knew that if he was asked, he would definitely tell the truth. Why discount because of selfishness?

Tian Feng had no choice but to cup his hands and say: "This... Mr. Ming, you need to put your great cause first..."

"Great cause? Hmm..." Yuan Shao nodded and began to think deeply.