Invincible from the beginning of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 377
Zhang Ming and the others took control of the county city and asked soldiers to start strengthening the city defense.

But the people in the city were very scared, and Zhang Ming didn't care about them. He had already ordered some civil servants from the rear to come and they would arrive soon.

Before the battle started, Zhang Ming was already ready.

Let them deal with these complex matters.

And now Zhang Ming only wants to take care of the war.

He took out the map again. If all goes well, Guan Zhangzhao and the others should have already captured Leling County.

Guan Zhangzhao and the three of them also led an army of [-] and suddenly broke into the territory of Jizhou.

The defense of Jizhou's army is not strict.

Because there are too many places in Youzhou and Qingzhou that can attack them.

Therefore, they had no choice but to disperse their forces and focus on defense. Some counties may not be able to hold on for half a day.

Losing these counties has huge implications.

But now that the defense is scattered and tens of thousands of people are deployed in one county, Yuan Shao imagines that if he can hold on for a month or two, reinforcements will arrive.

It should be no problem to put [-] troops in a county town for two months.

This judgment is correct under normal circumstances.

But now is not a normal situation, Yuan Jun has long been weak.

Without generals, soldiers have no morale, and they are weak in the face of a wolf-like enemy.

Guan Zhangzhao led an army of [-], and the whole journey was like a broken bamboo.

When attacking the county city of Leling County, they were defeated within half a day.

Guan Zhangzhao also took a few days to occupy the territory.

On Zhang Ming's side, Gao Lan attacked and cooperated with Yan Rou to quickly control the enemy and annihilate them.

After that, Yan Rou left 2000 people to guard the city, and then followed Gao Lan to kill to the north.

This Zhongshan country was directly cut off by Zhang Ming, and now both ends are also cleaned up by Zhang Ming.

Two days after Zhang Ming conquered Zhongshan County, the following civil servants arrived.

They quickly took over the city, and at the same time there were a thousand defenders.

Under the deployment of civilian officials, the city defenders slowly restored order in the city.

After Zhang Ming and the others entered the city, they did nothing wrong with the common people.

At the same time, dozens of police officers followed, and these police officers had the right to temporarily mobilize troops when maintaining law and order.

Efficient and fast, Zhang Ming and the others will soon have a more practical method to quickly control the city.

And Zhang Ming is still waiting for the news of Guan Zhang Zhao.

A few days later, the news of Guan Zhangzhao came, and they also succeeded in taking Leling County.

When news of Zhang Ming's invasion of Jizhou reached Yecheng.

Yuan Shao was filled with grief and indignation, and he vomited blood on the spot.

Originally Yuan Shao was very weak and had been ill for a long time.

This vomiting of blood made people panic, and many people knew that Yuan Shao would not last for a long time.

Yuan Shao is like this, of course the people below have their own ideas.

Now, they are also trying to make ends meet.

Yuan Shao's third son even tried to find a way to inherit Yuan Shao's seat.

Regardless of the current position, Yuan Shao is the descendant of the Yuan family, and to inherit his position is to inherit the Yuan family's position.

Moreover, they still have one and a half counties and tens of thousands of troops in their hands.

The three sons have begun to have their own thoughts.

At this time, some of Yuan Shao's subordinates also began to choose teams.

There must be a son.

The most favored are Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang, and Yuan Xi used to be the governor and also has a bunch of direct descendants.

It can be said that the factions within the Yuan Shao Group are very complicated now.

The news of Zhang Ming's invasion also quickly spread to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao summoned his civil servants and generals.

"Wen Ruo, how are the money and food prepared?"

Xun Yu stood up and reported: "My lord, we bought some food and grass from other places, but it is not enough for the army to continue to consume."

It has been three months since Cao Cao's last battle, but he still hasn't recovered.

The main reason is that all the food and grass mobilized at the beginning were all consumed, and now there is not enough food and grass to send troops.

"If you send [-] troops, how many days can you last?"

"Ten days."

Xun Yu's answer made Cao Cao feel powerless.

Ten days is enough.

"Is there any other way?"

"Forcibly confiscating the people's food rations and doubling the purchases from other places, but this will inevitably damage the people's hearts."

Xun Yu's answer is very simple, it is possible to do so, but the sequelae are very serious.

Cao Cao didn't answer right away.

He asked Cheng Yu again, "If you send troops in another month, what will happen to Jizhou?"

"Zhang Ming may take most of Jizhou."

Yes, Zhang Ming will definitely be invincible.

They have not been idle for the past three months, they have been collecting intelligence and conducting several simulated deduction.

Yuan Shao's generals are almost dead.

There were only two brothers from the Lu family, and the rest of the generals were either killed by them or by Zhang Ming's side.

What's more, with the loss of elites and Yuan Shao's illness, his subordinates are devoid of morality.

"Cao Ren, how is the army training?"

"Part of Yuan Jun has been integrated, and after three months of training, it can be used."

Cao Cao slapped the table and said: "You must send troops to compete with Zhang Ming for Jizhou. This Jizhou must not fall into Zhang Ming's hands."

"If Zhang Ming gets Jizhou, he will be even more terrifying than Yuan Shao before."

When Yuan Shao was in his heyday, there were three states, including Jizhou and Qingzhou.

After Zhang Ming took Jizhou, there were also three states, Youzhou, Jizhou, and Qingzhou. Zhang Ming's talent was much higher than Yuan Shao's, and Cao Cao was under great pressure.

Cao Cao made a final decision, and then said to everyone: "Immediately gather [-] elites and set off in two days. Wen Ruo stays behind and forcibly collects food and grass to supply the front."

Cao Cao's judgment was very accurate. If he ignored it, Zhang Ming's strength would rapidly expand.

At that time, he will have no advantage.

Cao Cao has already mobilized part of the soldiers and horses from Yangzhou, and some soldiers and horses from Wancheng.

At this time, Cao Cao's military strength was not tight, and he had a certain strength.

Just do it, Cao Cao immediately started to arrange.

Several generals went to prepare for the task separately, and several civil servants of Yuan Shao stayed with him to study the map and study where to start.

Cheng Yu said: "My lord, you should send someone to contact the influential figures on Yuan Shao's side privately. Once Yuan Shao falls, they can be persuaded by us to support us."

"It makes sense, Zhang Ming is not liked by the aristocratic family, these people can be used by me."

Cao Cao is as good as he is, and immediately arranges.

Cao Cao also began to prepare and made a decisive decision to intervene in the battle situation in Jizhou.

Cao Cao could not afford the rise of a power stronger than Yuan Shao.

Cao Cao quickly mobilized, and it took only two days. He immediately brought ten days of food and grass, and then led his troops to set off.

Lu Bu and other generals were also called by him. At this time, Cao Cao's generals were the most powerful lineup.

At this time, Xun Yu had already begun to forcibly expropriate grain and grass in the territory.

The so-called forced requisition means sending troops to collect food from door to door, leaving only the basic rations and taking away the rest.

It can also be understood as robbing, directly robbing the people's rations, the difference is that they have returned them to the account, and either the food will be returned to them later, or the next year's tax will be directly deducted.

(End of this chapter)