"It seems that our enemy is not ready for a decisive battle..." The army led by Zhang Ben came to the edge of the Yellow River. The spy from the Yulin Guard reported that Yuan Shao did not deploy large-scale defenses.

They could have gone to Hanoi, but the problem was that during the recent dry season of the Yellow River, especially in the Dongjun, there were many shallows that could easily cross the river. Therefore, the army mainly gathered here and handed over Hanoi to Zhang Yan for defense.

Of course, whether it is Qingzhou or Yanzhou, there are garrisons themselves. Pan Zhang, Pei Ji, Sima Ju, Du Yuan, Wu Anguo and Luo Tong are all historical generals, and there are also a large number of students who graduated from Taishan Academy.

Wu'an Kingdom was originally under the command of Kong Rong, the prime minister of Beihai, and Guan Hai occupied Qingzhou, and the latter was seconded.

The only regret is that when Taishi Ci was in Youzhou, he was taken back by Liu Bei and had already joined him.

"Because of our promotion, Yuan Shao was actually in a state of great difficulty. Gongsun Zan planned to go south, but Liu Yu came forward to stop him. It was purely Yuan Shao's current strength, and there was no chance of winning a head-on battle." Guo Jia next to him said with a smile.

The rumors that Yuan Shao poisoned Liu Xie had been spread throughout the country through the spies of the Yulin Guard.

The Emperor of Han personally built a tomb for King Chenliu, which means that the royal family has confirmed the fact that King Chenliu is dead.

In this way, anyone who is under the banner of King Chenliu, or who "restrains the king" or "clears the king's side" has lost his "orthodox nature".

Compared to Yuan Shao, Liu Yu naturally preferred to believe the speeches of the court. When he learned that Yuan Shao actually poisoned the prince, his original neutral position was immediately changed to hostile. Naturally, he also came forward and forbidden Gongsun Zan from going south.

The war is about logistics supplies, and Gongsun Zan is also worried that after he goes south, the logistics will be completely cut off.

At that time, they will either break up with Liu Yu and take down Youzhou, otherwise they will have to rely on Yuan Shao and provide supplies there.

On one hand, he is notorious and on the other hand, he is living under someone else's roof. Gongsun Zan is not stupid, so he naturally knows how to choose.

And after all, the biggest difference between him and Liu Yu was actually in his attitude towards the Hu people.

Liu Yu believed that it could be comforted and provoked the Hu people to internally fight to achieve border freedom.

Gongsun Zan believed that the Hu people were ambitious and that only by suppressing and subduing them with force could they ensure long-term stability on the border.

If it were only Liu Yu's objection, Gongsun Zan might have dealt with him first, and then join Yuan Shao to go south to serve the king.

This is a great era. If you take a try, the Yellow Turban Young Marshal, who comes from somewhere in nowhere, can be granted the title of general.

With such an example in front of you, no ambitious person can be unwilling to be moved.

The problem is that Liu Bei is also standing on Liu Yu's side at this moment, and the latter deliberately supports Liu Bei. Before he knew it, Liu Bei had the ability to compete with him head-on. Liu Bei and Liu Yu both opposed him to go south, and Gongsun Zan must also consider it seriously.

The incident on Gongsun Zan also directly led to the fact that Yuan Shao had to retain some of his troops to guard against Youzhou.

Not to mention Pingyuan County, some counties are in the northern part of the Yellow River, which means that the Yellow River's natural barrier is meaningless.

As the initiator of the heroic inquiries against Zhang, Yuan Shao is now in a tendency to be surrounded and he is already unable to take care of himself.

"It's a pity that our target is not Yuan Shao...unless they call him on their own initiative!" Zhang Ben said coldly, thinking about it, looking at Guo Jia, "Military advisor, is there any way to let them call him on their own initiative?"

"This does not conform to the leader's strategic plan. Fighting on both sides is very resource-consuming." Guo Jia shook his head. Zhang Yu's plan is very clear, first south and then north. First, ensure the stability of the rear, and then go north in full.

After all, the economy in the south is relatively rich, especially Xuzhou, Jingzhou and Yangzhou, which can give blood transfusions to the front line.

The second and most important thing is that if the north is defeated, the responsibility of defending the Hu people will also fall on them.

On the other hand, whether it is Ding Yuan, Yuan Shao, or Gongsun Zan, they are now dragged down by the Hu people and cannot go south with all their might.

Especially Gongsun Zan, who is absolutely hostile to the Hu people, is impossible to lead the Hu people into the pass.

"But..." Guo Jia was also a restless person. He looked at the map and pointed to one of the counties. "If it were just one county, it would stop when it was better, and the leader should not be too angry."

The implication is to see if Zhang Ben can control himself. If he can't hold it back, it's better to focus on defense.

"I promise that if there is a time when I can't control myself, the military advisor has the power to take away my decision!" Zhang Ben still hopes to perform well. After all, this is the first battle he no longer fights under the title of "Yellow Turban Young Marshal".

"Then I will definitely cooperate with the general." Guo Jia didn't expect that Zhang Ben was so cruel, so there was no problem.

Just like the two of them were talking, Jizhou was not the main attack direction, nor was Bingzhou.

Therefore, Yang Feng and Zhang Yan in Hedong and Hanoi received the orders to defend the two counties only.

In fact, the two of them also need to be busy, that is, to connect some of the hidden people from Taihang Mountain and then place them in Hedong and Hanoi counties.

In the short term, they will also leave most of their troops in Taihang Mountains. However, with their affirmation of Zhang Yu, the hidden people left Taihang Mountains one after another, or the imperial court chose several points to build a "town" in Taihang Mountains to ensure control there.

This was also proposed by Zhang Yu in the court, and another "town"-level unit was established between townships and counties.

It can be regarded as a larger township or a smaller county than the Xia County. The main targets are mountain and forest terrain.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is targeting the northwest, southeast, southwest, northeast and Taihang Mountains.

Back to the topic, the orders received by several legions were just to hold on, but there was an army that received the order to quickly eliminate the other party, that is General Annan Zhu Jun's troops.

In response to Zhang Miao, Liu Dai, Qiao Mao and Yuan Shu's troops, Zhu Jun decided to divide the troops into two groups.

He set out from Dongjun and went to Dongping Kingdom to directly enter Jiyin. After being driven out of Chenliu and Dongjun, the troops of Zhang Miao, Liu Dai and Qiao Mao were all concentrated in Jiyin County.

The other way started from Taishan County, went to Lu State, passed Rencheng State and Shanyang County, and finally arrived at the southern part of Jiyin County, cutting off the retreat of Zhang Miao and others.

Fortunately, the princes of Liang, Dongping, Rencheng and Lu are still standing on the side of the court.

That's why we have to be fast. After all, these princes follow the rules and do not have many troops, and they may be annexed by these thieves at any time.

Compared with these princes, Liu Dai, a relative of the Han Dynasty, was really inconsistent. After receiving the news, Liu Yu and Liu Yan clearly condemned Yuan Shao and prevented Gongsun Zan from going south. The other was openly standing on the court and even provided a batch of military rations to transport it from Hanzhong to Jingzhao. Only Liu Dai stood on Yuan Shao's side and openly provoked the court.

The reason is not difficult to guess. He was driven out of Dongjun. Although the Bai Bo army was driven out at that time, the Young Marshal of the Yellow Turban came over and did not let him come back. This was considered to have made enemies. At the same time, his younger brother Liu Yao is now a doctor in the court.

The main thing is to bet. If you win the bet, you may be able to be the king. If you lose the bet, at least your younger brother can continue your family business.

"Are you all ready?" Zhu Jun sorted out his armor and walked out of the military camp. Now it is spring, and it is a good time to start the war.
Chapter completed!