Invincible from the beginning of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 241 Attacking Youzhou and Qingzhou
Zhang Ming was tinkering with newspapers and other things in Liaodong. At this time, the whole army entered a period of rest.

The armies stepped up their training.

At this point, some people began to feel restless.

Gongsun Zan invaded Qingzhou and began to compete with Yuan Shao for Jizhou.

Gongsun Zan is powerful and capable, so he took the initiative from the very beginning.

Zhang Ming thought he could take a break, but he couldn't.

He called his team.

"My lord, if Gongsun Zan occupies Qingzhou and Jizhou, he will attack us instead," Xi Zhicai said.

The best way to quickly expand its strength is to attack rich places. Both Qingzhou and Jizhou are rich places. Gongsun Zan wants to quickly expand his strength.

"What should we do?" Zhang Ming asked.

"To take the initiative, we must also expand our strength." Xi Zhicai said.

Zhang Ming pondered, Changli County was past Liaoxi County, and then Youbeiping County was Gongsun Zan's lair.

If Zhang Ming attacked Liaoxi, it would inevitably trigger Gongsun Zan's frenzied counterattack.

At this time, it is not the time.

"Then we will attack Qingzhou and occupy a place in Qingzhou." Zhang Ming said.

Amazing speech.

Xi Zhicai was stunned, and after a while he said: "My lord, if we attack Qingzhou, it will be an enclave and we won't be able to defend it."

"There's no need to defend it. Negotiate with Gongsun Zan. He will definitely agree to a county with us. As long as he agrees, we can defend it for a while."

Zhang Ming's thinking was jumping, and Xi Zhicai didn't react.

Xi Zhicai looked at Tian Feng and several generals, but no one said anything.

Tian Feng also said: "My lord, our attack on Gongsun Zan's rear can effectively curb his development, which is extremely effective."

As long as Zhang Ming moves west of Liaoning, Gongsun Zan will definitely send a large army to resist Zhang Ming.

"No, although Gongsun Zan can't develop either, we can't develop either."

"Yuan Shao in Jizhou and the princes in Qingzhou may develop rapidly, which is not good for us or Gongsun Zan."

"How about, let's cooperate with Gongsun Zan. He will harm Yuan Shao and prevent Yuan Shao's development. We have occupied an enclave in Qingzhou, and there is no threat to Gongsun Zan. He will think that he can get it back at any time, and we will use it as a springboard to buy food. Recruit refugees."

"There will be a large number of refugees in wars. Land is not important, but talents are important. As long as we have enough people and strong armaments, we will definitely win in the future."

Only in this way did everyone understand Zhang Ming's strategy.

What he looked at was not the land of Qingzhou, but the people of Qingzhou.

Occupying a place in Qingzhou, Zhang Ming can use large ships to transport people to the counties of Eastern Liaodong.

Even, when necessary, Zhang Ming directly forcibly took them away.

Land is important, but Zhang Ming chooses population when he can't have both.

Those who fight Gongsun Zan to death can only lose their strength and let others take the opportunity to develop.

After formulating the strategy, the next step is to formulate the tactics.

Xi Zhicai said, "My lord, we can send troops to threaten Gongsun Zan's rear area and force them to negotiate with us, and then we will enter Qingzhou."

"Okay, that's it. I will lead [-] cavalry to threaten the west of Liaoning. Gongsun Zan will stop his actions in Qingzhou and Jizhou immediately, and then he will take the opportunity to propose conditions."

"In addition, Gongming will not fight for the time being, and will lead the army to defend the city."

After simply assigning tasks, Zhang Ming is about to fight again.

The next day, Zhang Ming and his troops assembled in Liaodong, passed through Changli County, and went directly to the border of Liaoxi.

Sure enough, not long after, the prefect of Liaoxi had been replaced by someone from Gongsun Zan, and they received the news.

Gongsun Fan led 5000 people to come.

"Prefect Zhang, this is the west of Liaoning. What do you intend to do with your army?"

"I've fallen in love with Liaoxi." Zhang Ming said.

Gongsun Fan choked suddenly, thinking of many, many excuses was useless at this time.

Zhang Ming didn't hide it. He didn't have so many excuses. How else could you refute it?

A shameless person is invincible.

"Zhang Ming, I respect you to call you the prefect. You can't get your hands on this area of ​​Liaoxi. Come back quickly." Gongsun Fan said.

"My four brothers came with [-] cavalry, and you are the only one who can stop them? I don't want to kill people. If you don't get out of the way, then kill them."

Threats, shameless threats.

Direct threats are the deadliest.

Gongsun Fan thought of many, many countermeasures before, but at this time it seemed that they were all useless.

"Zhang Ming, what do you want?"

"I'm upset. Gongsun Zan can attack Jizhou and Qingzhou. I have nowhere to go. There is only one Liaoxi to attack. What do you think I will do?"

To put it so bluntly, Gongsun Fan broke out in a cold sweat.

He didn't dare to fight, because with this fight, they would face the enemy, and Gongsun Zan had to come back from the front line.

drag?
All he could think about was dragging.

But how long can it last.

"Zhang Ming, I will fix the book with my elder brother immediately, and ask him to compensate you, what do you think?"

"When my elder brother takes Qingzhou, my elder brother will cede Liaoxi to you." Gongsun Fan was afraid that the compensation would not be enough and Zhang Ming would be dissatisfied, so he added another sentence.

This is a tactic to delay the attack, Zhang Ming can certainly see it.

"Very good. Why don't you cede it to me now? As for Qingzhou, if Gongsun Zan can't take it down, I'll send troops to help him," Zhang Ming said.

This reason seems to be fine.

Gongsun Fan didn't know how to respond for a while.

"Zhang Ming, don't push yourself too hard. We're afraid you won't succeed."

"If you're not afraid, let the horse come here." After Zhang Ming finished speaking, he waved his hand, and everyone assumed an attacking posture.

Gongsun Fan was under tremendous pressure, Zhang Ming really dared to fight.

"How many days will it take to contact Gongsun Zan?" Zhang Ming asked again.

"Five days, five days." Gongsun Yue was completely confused, not knowing what Zhang Ming was going to do.

"There's no need for that. I'll go straight to Qingzhou and grab the territory myself." Zhang Ming led his troops forward after speaking.

"Stop, wait and stop."

Gongsun Yue was terrified, who knew whether Zhang Ming was going to go there for real or not, if he crossed the west of Liaoxi, he would go directly to attack Youbeiping County.

Zhang Ming ignored him and continued to advance. At the same time, all armies were on guard against Gongsun Yue's army. If they dared to mess around, they would kill them.

Gongsun Yue was under great pressure, and the army he left behind was not enough to resist Zhang Ming.

However, it is entirely possible to hold off for a few days and wait for Gongsun Zan to return for help.

But in that case, Gongsun Zan would give up Qingzhou and Jizhou.

Zhang Ming continued to advance, putting tremendous pressure on them.

Gongsun Yue could only follow along, and hurriedly sent someone to deliver a letter to Gongsun Zan.

At the same time, Gongsun Yue mobilized the army left behind by You Beiping, preparing to fight Zhang Ming.

Qingzhou and Jizhou were the focus of contention between Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao at this time.

Gongsun Zan is brave and good at using troops, and has already gained a huge advantage.

After Zhang Ming entered Liaoxi, his speed was not fast. Now he is mainly putting pressure on Gongsun Zan.

(End of this chapter)