The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 372

The military discussion lasted until dusk. After Xu You assigned everyone's tasks, the generals slowly left the house.

In the end, only Xu An, Yan Zhong and Xu You were left in the house.

"Military division." Xu An frowned slightly, and asked, "How long can the army store food for the army to fight?"

Hearing Xu An's question, Xu You also turned his head to look at Yan Zhong.

Not long after Xu You joined the Yellow Turban Army, he didn't know most of the details of the Yellow Turban Army, and he didn't have the right to know about civil affairs.

In the army, such as military equipment and logistics, Yan Zhong is in charge, while Xu You is more responsible for making strategies and planning.

As for the command of the battle, Xu An is in charge, Yan Zhong is in charge, and the rest of the generals also have a little right to act cheaply, and Xu You is temporarily unable to supervise the battle in front of the battle.

After all, although Xu You will be regarded as a first-class counselor in later generations, but now Xu You has only just joined the Yellow Turban Army. For the time being, he only has the achievement of attacking Juyongguan.

And now Xu You is indeed a little too young.

If Xu You had already had experience in the battle of Guandu, perhaps the abolition of the emperor might really allow Xu You to succeed in his plan.

"Our army has been aided by cattle and sheep from the Wuhuan tribe and the Xiongnu tribe in Shanggu. Now the army rations in the Taihang Mountains are enough to support our army for half a year."

Yan Zhong answered Xu An's question without hesitation. He was in charge of logistics, and he didn't need to recall these general questions.

"Six months..."

Xu An sat cross-legged, with his hands propped on his knees, with a thoughtful expression on his face.

The half-year cost Yan Zhong mentioned refers to the supply of Jingxing Pass, more than [-] people, and more than [-] Wuhuan Tuqi who will arrive soon, a total of [-] people. .

Seeing the change in Xu An's expression, Yan Zhong also guessed that Xu An asked him how much money and food he could support the expenses, probably because he was worried that he would not be able to support so many people after taking back the yellow scarves from the four states.

"Some powerful families in Dai County and Shanggu County have been wiped out by Eagle Wolf Guards, and all the money and food seized have been sent to Jinyang City, except for essentials and development needs."

"Nowadays, the entire Bingzhou's food reserves are still quite abundant because of the tyrants and aristocratic families that were confiscated before. If the Yellow Turbans of the Four States enter Bingzhou from Qingzhou, the migration population this time is not too large. Relying on our Bingzhou's food storage, it should be able to barely support them. When it comes to spring plowing, it's just a little bit reluctant."

"However, we will attack Jizhou immediately. There are many places with abundant food and grass in Jizhou. If the official warehouses are broken, and there are powerful people gathered in the village, our army can also harvest a lot of supplies from aristocratic families."

"Fu Qi has already begun to order people to reclaim wasteland, and now he has arrived in Shangdang County, where he has begun to accumulate food. The plan for relocating the people should have been drawn up by now, and it will be sent to tomorrow in a few days. in public hands."

Xu An nodded, because the former Hedong County was harassed by Yu Fuluo who was stationed in the south of Hedong County, so he moved the people in Jiangyi area to the north, and Fu Qi personally went south to supervise the matter.

In the relocation of Hedong County, only a few people died on the way, and the rest arrived at the resettlement site safely.

Although this was related to the short migration distance, the Yellow Turban Army's handling was also very appropriate. Not only were soldiers escorted along the way to prevent bandits from looting, but also Fu Zhu, who was proficient in medical skills, accompanied the team to solve some diseases in time.

In every team there are Tiqi from Eagle Wolf Guards, they are dispatched to the relocation team to maintain law and order, and it is precisely because of the coordination of multiple parties that the relocation team appears to be orderly.

With this migration experience, after Fu Qi received the news that a large number of Yellow Turbans would enter Shangdang County from Taihang Mountain, he immediately rushed from Taiyuan County to Shangdang County, ready to welcome some immigrants.

Xu An glanced at Dongfang worriedly. The closer the time to dispatch troops, the more restless and nervous he became.

From Qingzhou to Bingzhou, this road is destined to be a road of death formed by the accumulation of countless corpses.

Xu An could already foresee that countless people would die and fall on the road.

And this time, it was also a gamble that determined the future of the Yellow Turban Army and Taiping Dao, a gamble that almost put all of Xu An's chips on the table.

This is also the last opportunity that Xu An can seize before the warlords unite, a good opportunity to solve the problem of Bingzhou's vast land and sparse population, and Bingzhou's weak foundation.

"We all know that from Qingzhou to Bingzhou, countless corpses are destined to pile up along the way. This is inevitable..."

Yan Zhong shook his head and sighed.

No matter how much planning there is, there is no way to make all the Taiping Dao believers in the four states safely transfer to Bingzhou. This is impossible.

"But coming to Bingzhou, with our guidance, this is already the best result..."

Yan Zhong didn't continue. In fact, if the situation in the four states hadn't been suppressed by the Eagle Guards, it would have turned into a prairie fire.

All kinds of exorbitant and miscellaneous taxes collected by the Han court have already driven many people in the four states to a dead end. There are many people who sell themselves into slavery, go bankrupt and lose their land.

Even after a period of time, even if Taiping Road does not launch an uprising, those desperate farmers will rise up.

The uprising of Taipingdao was just a fuse. The Han court has been attacking Taipingdao for several years, and there are actually not many believers in Taipingdao in the four states.

The current four prefectures of Qing, Yan, Xu, and Henan are like a huge gunpowder keg. It only needs a little spark, an opportunity, and it will be completely detonated.

If Xu An did not recruit the Yellow Turbans from the four states and the rest of the rebels, then they would inevitably fail and perish under the fierce offensive of the Han army, just like in history.

"I understand."

Xu An's voice was hoarse. He didn't hesitate, nor did he regret his decision. He knew that his decision was the best choice in the current situation, whether it was for the Yellow Turban Army or ordinary people. the best choice.

It's just that Xu An really started at the end of the day. He saw with his own eyes the Jizhou where the land was thousands of miles away, the bones were exposed in the wild, and there was no rooster crowing for thousands of miles, and he saw the situation of the people at the bottom of this era.

Even if everything goes well, the person who died on the road from Qingzhou to Bingzhou is probably calculated in units of one hundred thousand.

These people are not just data, they are all real people.

"I've always understood, I've never doubted the choice I made this time."

Xu An's eyes gradually became clearer.

"The sky is dead, Huang Tian should be established, obey the sky and follow the righteousness, and enjoy peace..."

"As I said, the ultimate victory will be ours."

Xu An clenched his fists tightly, with a solemn face, and said solemnly, his last words were not only for Xu You and Yan Zhong, but also for himself.

Xu You looked at Xu An but was a little dazed. Since he worked under Xu An's cover, he rarely saw hesitant and worried expressions on Xu An's face. It seemed that everything was in his hands, but this time, he But he saw a worried look on Xu An's face.

But Xu An's expression was not because he was worried about success or failure, but because of the people who were about to die on the road.

During Wang Fen's tenure as governor of Jizhou, he took in refugees, pacified the rebellion, and managed the army.

But officials like Wang Fen, the people they care about are not the people in the lower class, but the people they care about.

Diligent government loves the people, diligent government loves the people.

It is Wang Zheng who is diligent, but not the civil government who is diligent. He loves the people, but not the ordinary people.

In Xu You's view, those ordinary people are ignorant of etiquette, illiterate, and vulgar, and they are not worthy of attention.

The use of those lower classes is nothing more than a tool for providing soldiers and taxes.

At this moment Xu An seemed to suddenly think of something, he frowned and spoke.

"Now the various departments of our army have been properly arranged, and the dispatch of troops from Liangzhou and Youzhou has also been properly arranged, but there is still a flaw."

Yan Zhong was a little puzzled, and quickly thought about it in his mind, but Xu An and him deduced the plan countless times before deciding on it, and he and Xu You also discussed it, and it was confirmed that it was correct at the time .

"Isn't it already confirmed that it is correct before, is there any mistake?"

Xu An turned around, faced Yan Zhong, smiled wryly and said: "The plan is indeed correct, but we have forgotten one place."

Xu You's expression moved slightly, and he looked at Xu An. No matter the time or the way of dispatching troops, there is no problem at all, but Xu An said that he forgot one place.

Xu An was not going to play charades either, so he directly pointed out the problem: "The loophole is that we did not consider the internal problems of the Yellow Turban Army in the four states. None of the Yellow Turban Army in the four states can persuade the others and lead the uprising. people."

Before Xu An finished speaking, Xu You's face darkened, and then Yan Zhong also frowned.

They really ignored the internal problems of the Yellow Turban Army in the four states.

All the military strategies and issues they had considered before revolved around the Bingzhou Yellow Turban Army and the reinforcements from Liangzhou and Youzhou, but they forgot the Yellow Turban Army from the four states.

The Han army in Jizhou, especially the threat from the forbidden army in Xiyuan, also made Xu An keep focusing on the territory of Jizhou, and also ignored the internal problems of the Yellow Turban Army in the four states. Fortunately, the critical moment was approaching, and Xu An finally remembered.

The current Yellow Turban Army in the four states, Qing, Xu, Yan, and Yu, are linked together by the information network formed by the Eagle Guard Intelligence Department, and according to Xu An's order, they agreed on the time for the simultaneous uprising and the location of the meeting.

But the biggest problem, Xu An did not solve it.

The current Yellow Turban Army in the four states does not have a leader who can lead them. The Yellow Turban Uprising in the four states has leaders, and every state has Qu Shuai, but there is no one level higher than Qu Shuai.

Then when the Yellow Turban Army of the four states gathers, this is a great hidden danger.

If no one has the prestige and ability to lead the Yellow Turban Army of the four states and overwhelm the other leaders, then the Yellow Turban Army of the four states will definitely not be able to work as one, and may even hinder each other.

This is not impossible, especially when a strong enemy is on the side and people are panicking, internal problems will often be revealed.

For example, if Qushuai Guan Hai of Qingzhou is the leader, and the other three states are subordinate, if Guan Hai puts Qingzhou's trilogy in a safer area, or some other trivial matters, there is a high possibility of being criticized, which will lead to internal disputes .

Yan Zhong frowned and said nothing. Although the number of Yellow Turban Army in the four states is large, if there is no leader who can unify the other ministries, it will be a mess after all.

It is destined that there is no way to successfully reach Bingzhou in a piece of loose sand. Even if it reaches Bingzhou, it is meaningless.

Because of such a situation, when the Yellow Turban Army from the four prefectures arrived in Bingzhou, there must not be many people left. If they mobilized so many troops, but only rescued a few people, then the gains outweighed the losses and could not be done.

In the house, because of Xu An's words, both Yan Zhong and Xu You fell silent
Yan Zhong's expression changed, and he seemed to be struggling in his heart.

He tilted his head and glanced at Xu You who was lost in thought beside him, and then at Xu An who was frowning. After all, he made up his mind and spoke.

"There is no martial law in Jizhou now, and Jizhou has not noticed everything that is coming."

"The influence of the Embroidered Clothes Envoy is relatively weak in Jizhou for the time being. Zhou Jing and Zhang Yan are both heroes in Jizhou, so they must have their connections. Yingwei also has many intelligence departments in Jizhou. Since none of the Yellow Turban Army in the four states is qualified. leader, then I will personally go to the four states to lead the Yellow Turbans of the four states, so our military has a chance of winning..."

Xu An suddenly raised his head, his eyes sharpened sharply, his complexion darkened all of a sudden, and he immediately rejected Yan Zhong's proposal: "Absolutely not!"

Xu An suddenly became angry, but Yan Zhong and Xu You were both shocked.

"There must be other ways. Although the military commander is still healthy, but after all, it is the year of destiny. How can I bear to live here, hide in Tibet, and travel all the way, just in case..."

Xu An paused for a moment, but did not continue to speak after all.

This year is the fifth year of Zhongping, 188 AD, Yan Zhong is almost fifty-five years old, Yan Zhong is definitely considered old in this era.

And Yan Zhong in history died this year...

In Liangzhou, Yan Zhong was coerced by Han Sui and Ma Teng to become the leader of the rebel army. He died angrily because he refused to help the tyrant.

Although it did not say that Yan Zhong died because of physical reasons, but because of the influence of his anger, it also shows that Yan Zhong's physical condition at that time was very poor.

Although Yan Zhong was not coerced by Han Sui and Ma Teng, he was serving as a military adviser under Xu An's account.

But whether it was the Kuicheng War, or the conquest of Shangdang, marching into Hedong, capturing Bingzhou, attacking the Xiongnu in the north, and capturing two counties, Yan Zhong participated in it, not to mention that Yan Zhong took the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army to the north to Taihang Mountain, Defeated the rebel army led by Zhang Baiqi.

Yan Zhong's current physical condition is actually not very optimistic. Years of exhaustion has rapidly consumed Yan Zhong's physical strength and health. His hair, which was originally gray, is now almost completely white.

"For the current plan, only if I go to Qingzhou can the uprising have a chance of success. Minggong should be clear."

Yan Zhong still insisted on his own ideas, he smiled, if a million Yellow Turbans were to successfully enter the Bingzhou landscape, the Yellow Turbans in the four states must not be a mess.

"No matter how weak the body is, it will be enough to lead the Yellow Turban Army from the four states to Bingzhou."

Xu An's face was gloomy, but he couldn't think of a better way to refute Yan Zhong.

If the Yellow Turbans of the four prefectures do not have a strong leader, then the Yellow Turban Army will lose everything in this plan. The price is too heavy, and there is no turning back.

Xu An took a look at Yan Zhong's almost white hair, and felt a little like a lifetime away for a while, but several years had passed unknowingly since Yan Zhong joined him.

The first time Xu An met Yan Zhong was in Taihang Mountain, under the courtyard in the valley. Yan Zhong, Zhou Cang, Pei Yuanshao, and He Man joined him under his command.

Then, with the help of Yan Zhong, the situation of the Yellow Turban Army's extreme lack of planners was finally alleviated.

The real starting place of the Yellow Turban Army in Shangdang County was Yan Zhong's plan.

Taking Shangdang first, and then planning to merge the prefecture, is also the strategy set by Yan Zhong.

It's just that although Yan Zhong had white hair at that time, the white hair was only mixed in with the black hair, but now Yan Zhong has a full head of white hair, only a little black hair remains in the white hair.

Long-cherished and sleepy, day and night in charge of government, Yan Zhong has always been conscientious and conscientious, and he is not at all complacent about his job.

Besides, Yan Zhong was just a counselor, but in fact Yan Zhong could already be regarded as Xu An's teacher.

"There must be a way."

Xu An shook his head firmly, and rejected Yan Zhong's proposal again.

"Xu Huang and Zhang Yan are both generals in our army, and they should be competent to lead the Yellow Turban Army of the four states."

Xu An thought hard and finally thought of two suitable candidates.

Yan Zhong put the silk fan in his waist, pondered for a while, and said: "Xu Gongming ruled the army strictly. Leading the Northern Army is inexperienced, and it is just a matter of course. This Jizhou dispute, the battle of transferring millions of yellow turbans, there must be countless emergencies, I am afraid that Gongming will not be able to deal with it, but it is not appropriate."

"As for Zhang Yan, he has a good view of the overall situation, is good at following the trend, is alert, and is good at responding to emergencies, but he has a rough understanding of military strategy. If Zhang Yan goes, I am afraid that the Yellow Turban Army of the four states will suffer a lot. It’s not right to go up a lot.”

Xu An's face was tangled, the best way is indeed to let Yan Zhong go to Qingzhou to lead the Yellow Turbans of the four states.

Yan Zhong said again: "It will take a lot of time to go from Jingxing to Pingyuan County. Please make a decision early. If you delay for a while, you will be in danger for another day."

Just when Xu An was hesitating, a voice suddenly came from beside him.

"There is a plan below, which may be able to solve Minggong's current predicament."

Xu Anxun looked at the reputation, the voice was not made by Xu You, who else could it be.

Xu You in front of him, with a smile on his face, bowed his hands, as if he had a plan in mind.

"Ziyuan, are you serious?!"

Xu An's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, his body tilted forward involuntarily, even the desk in front of him was moved by Xu An, made a harsh sound, and moved forward a certain distance.

"I, Xu Ziyuan, never lie."

Xu You unfolded the folding fan in his hand and fanned it gently.

Seeing that Xu You was curious about the folding fan in his hand, Xu An made a customized one and gave it to Xu You.

"Minggong and Yangong's concerns are nothing more than the question of the leader of the Yellow Turbans of the four states. They must be able to see the general trend and follow the trend, and they must be familiar with military strategy and battle formations. They must also have sufficient means and prestige. Suppress the yellow turbans of the four states."

Xu You smiled and asked.

"Am I right?"

"That's right." Yan Zhong nodded. Just as Xu You said, in order to lead the Yellow Turbans of the four states, they must meet the above requirements at the same time.

Xu You straightened his body, bowed his hands, saluted Xu An solemnly, and then asked.

"Since this is the case, although I am not talented, I am quite confident. I am willing to do Mao Sui and go to Qingzhou to lead the resurgence of the Yellow Turbans in the four states."

Xu An was slightly taken aback, he really did not expect that Xu You would follow Mao Sui's example and recommend himself to Qingzhou, and Yan Zhong beside him was also unexpected.

"The disease of rushing water, as for those who can't float, it is the momentum. Although I am not talented, I also know how to follow the trend, take advantage of the momentum, and gain momentum."

"As for the matter of military strategy, as a counselor under Wang Fen's tent, I naturally have a lot of experience in advising him on military affairs."

"The only shortcoming is that I have just entered the court of the Ming Dynasty, and my prestige is not enough, but I have my own means to subdue the yellow scarves of the four states."

Without changing his face, Xu You said in a deep voice, and then raised the questions one by one, and then explained everything in detail.

Following Xu You's words, Yan Zhong on the side also showed surprise on his face, because Xu You seemed to have done his homework in advance.

After saying that, Xu You bowed to Yan Zhong and asked slowly.

"I don't know if Mr. Yan thinks that I have the ability to go to the four states to lead the Yellow Turbans of the four states?"

"Before you took the coronation ceremony, I met you. At that time, you were quite intelligent, and you were familiar with the art of war, and you knew the ancient and modern things. Unexpectedly, you are already a celebrity."

Yan Zhong looked at Xu You and couldn't help sighing.

"Among so many people I have met, I am afraid that only Jia Xu and Jia Wenhe can compare with you."

Xu You's expression moved slightly. He also heard about Jia Xu and Jia Wenhe. He was born in Xiaolian and started a family. As a counselor, Dong Zhuo's account has a high prestige, and he is also known as a celebrity in Liangzhou.

Yan Zhong gave Yu Jia Xu a very high evaluation, saying that he is not inferior to the wisdom of Zhang Liang and Chen Ping.

"Yan Gong Miao Zan."

A smile appeared on Xu You's face, Yan Zhong was a celebrity in Liangzhou, Xu You was naturally very happy to be praised by Yan Zhong.

However, Xu An was still on the sidelines, and now they were still discussing who would go to the land of the four states.

Xu You made another bow and asked Xu An.

"I don't know, Duke Ming thinks I am qualified."

"I never doubted Ziyuan's talent."

Xu An glanced at Yan Zhong at the side, then at Xu You, and said.

"It's just that this trip is very dangerous. After all, we have to go deep into Han territory. Ziyuan has really made up his mind to go to Qingzhou?"

When Xu You heard Xu An's question, he said rather arrogantly: "If you say nothing, a horse can't chase you. If you say something urgently, a horse can't catch up. After a long time, Ming Gong will know that I never lie."

"It's just that I need to borrow two people from Duke Ming. Without these two, I'm afraid I won't be able to subdue the rest of the Yellow Turban Qu Shuai."

Yan Zhong on the side said: "It's far better to tell who these two are first."

Xu You said: "I have borrowed two people, one of them is Lu Bu Lu Fengxian, the chief officer of Xiaoqi Battalion, and the other is Zhang Liao and Zhang Wenyuan."

"Lu Bu, Zhang Liao?"

Xu An raised his eyebrows, but he didn't know why Xu You chose Lu Bu and Zhang Liao as two cavalry generals. Logically speaking, it is better to choose a general who is good at mobilizing troops and fighting.

Xu You nodded and said, "Exactly. These two men have outstanding military achievements, are outstanding in martial arts, and are skilled in bow and horse. They are exactly the people we need for the trip to Qingzhou."

"You want to borrow Lu Bu and Zhang Liao?"

Yan Zhong looked thoughtful, at first he was a little puzzled, and then he raised his brows.

"Ziyuan's selection of generals was ingenious. With Lu Bu and Zhang Liao around, he will definitely not be overwhelmed by the general soldiers."

Lu Bu and Zhang Liao were very famous for their bravery in the Yellow Turban Army of Bingzhou. Zhang Liao's bravery had already been revealed in the battle between the two counties. Although he was still young, he was indeed a strong general.

As for Lu Bu, it was even more terrifying. When Shangjun was still in the Han army, he once defeated a Huns scout team of more than [-] people alone.

After joining the Yellow Turban Army, he led the armored cavalry in the battle of Fenshui and defeated the Han army. In the subsequent battle of Taiyuan County, Bo Gexitu, the leader of the Huns, was killed in battle. After the battle of Shuofang, Xu Bu of the Southern Huns Shan Yu also died under Lu Bu's halberd.

Although there are few horsemen in the Yellow Turban Army of the Four States, with the addition of two top cavalry generals, Lu Bu and Zhang Liao, I am afraid that the cavalry of the inland county soldiers of the Han Empire will not take much advantage.

"In that case, please leave Ziyuan alone."

Xu An stood up slowly, and bowed solemnly to Xu You.

"Duke Ming is here to serve as a counselor in the army. It is naturally our duty as counselors to share worries for Duke Ming."

Xu You quickly stood up and bowed back to Xu An. Although he was a bit arrogant, he was still aware of the difference in status between the two, so naturally he didn't dare to sit and accept Xu An's salute.

"Xu You listens."

Xu An's face was serious, his voice was low.

"Xu You, here."

Xu You looked solemn and bowed slightly.

"I entrust you as the envoy of my Taiping Dao God to lead the affairs of the Yellow Turbans in the four prefectures."

Xu You bowed his hands, saluted solemnly, and replied loudly: "My minister Xu You, take orders."

(End of this chapter)