I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 251 Liu Jian's Trump Card

Yan Liang came to Liu Yu and explained Liu Jian's plan to him.

In fact, Liu Jian's method is very simple, that is, he will find a way to find the food storage location of the Yellow Turban Army and cut off its food and grass supply, and now that the season is approaching winter, the weather will soon turn cold. From the perspective of the Yellow Turban Army, Once it's winter, it's not just a lack of food.

They still lack clothing, houses to avoid the cold, and a team of more than a million people. These things are not necessarily available.

Once Liu Jian can cut off their food and grass, and at the same time delay the time until winter, coupled with Liu Yu's continuous public opinion attack, it will not be a problem to eradicate the leader of the Yellow Turban thieves and force them to surrender in an all-round way.

Looking at the bloody but energetic Yan Liang in front of him, Liu Yu felt very relieved.

Liu Jian's subordinates are indeed talented, and there are many fierce generals.

Liu Yu had never heard of Yan Liang's reputation, but he was able to come here all the way from Licheng and successfully met him, which showed that he was capable.

Because along the way, he will definitely encounter the obstruction of the Yellow Turban Army.

Liu Yu stood up and walked around the hall twice, thinking carefully about the feasibility of Liu Jian's strategy.

Liu Yu is a prudent person, and he is generally unwilling to use violence. Moreover, he believes in the number of soldiers and does not pay much attention to the quality of specific soldiers.

Liu Yu ordered troops, the more the better.

This also determines that it is impossible for him to become a famous general, and it is difficult to become a military overlord on one side.

After thinking about it for a while, Liu Yu said, "As far as the current situation is concerned, Liu Deran's tactics are indeed the safest ones! I believe him!"

Yan Liang cupped his hands and said: "Don't worry, Da Sima, my envoys have elite soldiers and strong generals, and the scouts and sentries have also been practiced for a long time. It is not difficult to find out where the moth thieves are storing food."

"This time, Liang was ordered by the envoy to come to Da Sima's place to assist Da Sima in guarding important areas. With me here, Da Sima can rest assured!"

"No matter how many moth thieves there are, if a thousand come, let a thousand of them die!"

Liu Yu held the arm and said, "Excellent, under Deran's command, they are indeed nobles!"

He stroked his beard and looked at Yan Liang with admiration.

However, Liu Yu then thought of a question: "It's just that there is one more thing that I don't understand very well, and Zishan needs to clarify one or two things."

"Elder Sima, please speak up!"

Liu Yu walked up to the map in the hall, and gestured back and forth on the map with his hand: "Liu Deran wants to find the Yellow Turban's food storage place, but the Qingxu land is very large, how can he lock the area? Can he find it accurately?"

Yan Liang laughed, and said: "Actually, before Liang came to Da Sima's place, he asked the envoy about this matter, and the envoy told Yan Liang that the Yellow Turban Army did not occupy the city and was wandering around. The grain and fodder must not be in the warehouses of Qingzhou."

"In the east of the North Sea, Da Sima himself sits in town, which can prevent moth thieves from going east. In Licheng in the west, Liu Shijun sits in town. In the south, there is Tao Qian, and there is Zang Ba in Mount Tai. From this, it can be inferred that only The north of Mount Lu and the south of Linzi are the best places for moth thieves to place grain and fodder."

"Looking at the deployment of troops under the Mothie, whether it is Da Sima or Liu Shijun, if they want to snatch their food and fodder, no matter from the east or the west, they will be blocked by the main force of the Mothie!"

After Liu Yu heard this, he appreciated it very much.

"Liu Deran really deserves to be a famous general of the clan. Every move he made was thoughtful, and he knew himself and the enemy! Since this is the case, I don't know how Deran should deal with it?"

Yan Liangdao: "Sima Ju and Xu He can be regarded as people who know how to fight. Their arrangement will ensure that neither Liu Shijun nor Da Sima can secretly attack his grain and fodder, but the envoy said, just wait for him to find out where the grain is stored. position, he will naturally have a solution... But as for the method, Shi Jun has never told me."

When Liu Yu heard this, he couldn't help feeling a little worried.

I don't know what method Liu Jian will use to sneak attack Sima Ju and Xu He's grain.

If he fails, the situation will be unclear.

……

In fact, it is not very difficult to find the food and grass stockpiles in the headquarters of the Yellow Turban Army, because first of all, Liu Jian already has a rough location, and second, the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army are not all so trustworthy, and not all of them can do it. To tight-lipped.

The Yellow Turban Army does not have any decent military discipline, and the restraint is not strong. In addition, there are many people, dragons and snakes are mixed, and it is normal that the secrecy work is not in place. Therefore, in the Yellow Turban Army, it is not difficult for interested people to find out what is going on.

It is also because of this that Liu Jian can find out where the Yellow Turban Army is storing food in the shortest possible time.

It’s just that the Yellow Turban Army’s food storage area was detected by him, but Liu Jian and Liu Yu are also the key targets of the Yellow Turban Army. It is not so easy to attack the Yellow Turban Army’s food storage area, especially the Yellow Turban Army. The land where the grain was stored was also guarded by heavy soldiers sent by Sima Ju. If Liu Jian sent fewer soldiers to attack, it would be useless, but if there were more troops, the Yellow Turbans would definitely be alerted.

Especially the defeat of Fuyun and Yuancheng has made the Yellow Turban Army pay more attention to Liu Jian.

But it doesn't matter, the soldiers and horses on Licheng's side are not moving, but Liu Jian has another trump card!
……

To the north of the Yellow River, in Linyi, not far from Qingzhou, a strong army is stationed at the moment.

This place used to be an open area, and the woods on the river bank were mostly plain areas, but recently, there have been many more tents here, and the tranquility of the river bank has become noisy, full of people, and many The Han army in the north of the country was training here.

And in the deepest part of those tents, there is a big flag, and the words on the flag are particularly eye-catching.

"Captain of the Han and Liaodong vassal states, Guan."

Yes, this is exactly where Guan Yu's main force is stationed.

In the handsome tent at this time, Guan Yu is taking the lead, stroking his three long beards, closing his eyes and resting his mind.

Although Guan Yu is only 23 years old today, he looks like a middle-aged man in his thirties from the outside.

It's not that he looks old, but that on the battlefield on the border of Youzhou, the perennial battles have tempered his character and sharpened his edges, and his official career in these years has given him a little more insight into life. The heart is far beyond the peers.

Different from the vigorous Guan Yunchang when he first met Liu Jian back then, the current Guan Yu exudes a vigorous aura all over his body.

He is eight feet long and has a very majestic appearance. He walks with his head held high and his chest held high, with a beautiful beard floating on his chest. He wears fine armor, a lion and beast pocket on his head, and a bright green overalls on his back. He is full of heroism.

In the land of Youzhou, whether it is from Zhuojun to Yuyang, or from Yuyang to the west of Liaoning, or from Youbeiping to the kingdom of Liaodong, you can find a person from Youzhou at random and ask him who is the number one warrior in the northern border of the Han Dynasty? .

Out of ten people, eight people will tell you that it is Guan Yunchang!

At this time, Guan Yunchang was sitting on the main seat, and there was another person opposite, who is now also a well-known figure in the northern part of the Great Wall!Gongsun Zan.

Today's Gongsun Zan has become a captain of cavalry because of his military achievements, his father-in-law's operation of the prefect, and Liu Jian's help.

However, when it comes to his prestige in the north, he has always been inferior to Guan Yu.

In fact, Gongsun Zan's reputation is also very high, but unfortunately, he just can't surpass Guan Yu.

Guan Yu is now the No. 1 general in the Northern Territory. He is a well-established Wuda. No matter how hard Gongsun Zan works, he can only be the second in Youzhou.

Gongsun Zan didn't say anything, but he was not convinced all the time in his heart, always looking for some chance to prove that he was better than Guan Yu.

Unfortunately, this opportunity has never been available.

"Yun Chang, how long have we been stationed here! I heard that Deran has already defeated the Yellow Turban for a while, breaking more than [-] of them. If we continue to delay, I'm afraid this credit will be missed by you and me. Why don't you enter the army? !?"

In fact, Guan Yu was also very eager to enter the army. He and Gongsun Zan drove all the way from Youzhou to this place, not to watch the excitement from the other side.

But before Liu Jian called them here in the name of "Tianzi Jieyue", he had a foreword: "Without his order, Guan Yu and Gongsun Zan are not allowed to attack at will!"

Although both Gongsun Zan and Guan Yu respect Liu Jian, they still have different positions in terms of their own positions.

Guan Yu regards Liu Jian as the master, Liu Jian is heaven to him, for Liu Jian, Guan Yu can give up his life.

But Gongsun Zan's awareness is not so high. He has always put Liu Jian first, mainly because of Liu Jian's ability and position.

Gongsun Zan came from a prominent family, and he knew in his heart that only with whom could he have a good future.

So all these years, under the leadership of Gongsun Zan, the Gongsun family has been deeply bound to the Liu family in Zhuo County.

Liu Jian is also very fond of the Gongsun family. Whether it is a horse dealer or the Hebei Chamber of Commerce and Trade, he has never treated the Gongsun family badly.

Gongsun Zan also kept Liu Jian's friendship in mind, but this time Liu Jian refused to let him fight Guan Yu, he really couldn't understand.

"Yun Chang, are you talking? I mean, let's send troops tomorrow to help Deran, what can you do?"

Facing Gongsun Zan's urging, although Guan Yu's heart was moved, there was no expression on his face, and he was very calm.

"Guan thinks it's impossible."

"Why?"

Guan Yu slowly stood up from his original position, his tall figure showing his might.

"A certain elder brother is not a selfish person. In the old days, when we all started at the bottom, the elder brother was fair to the brothers and shared the credit and wealth. Now the elder brother is already holding the axe in his hand, and he is in charge of a party. How can he be a little humble because of the yellow scarf?" You and I have made this trip in vain? It’s not my brother’s tool!"

Gongsun Zan was quite helpless: "Then why did Deran leave us here?"

Guan Yu shook his head and said: "Guan is not on the front line, so I don't know what my brother is doing, but my brother has won a big victory for a while, and the yellow scarf has lost all energy. Now it is almost cold winter. If there is no accident, my brother wants to use brother Bogui to fight against someone. For Qi Bing!"

Gongsun Zan opened his mouth, but couldn't seem to find any words to refute.

"Brother Bogui, you and I must not act rashly. If the elder brother puts the final task of destroying the Yellow Turban on you and me, and we go out against the order for a small merit, wouldn't it ruin the elder brother's affairs? It is absolutely unacceptable!"

Gongsun Zan wanted to refute Guan Yu, but he didn't have any suitable reasons.

Over the years, Guan Yu has repeatedly made military exploits in Yuyang, Liaoxi, Liaodong and other places, and his reputation has spread far and wide. Not only the Xianbei and Wuhuan admire him very much, but also the rebel bandits in Youzhou also retreated after hearing Guan Yu's name. The three can be said to be black and white, and they have achieved outstanding results.

To put it bluntly, although Gongsun Zan is now the same as Guan Yu, both ranks are two thousand shi, but he is far behind Guan Yu in the right to speak in the Youzhou Army.

With Liu Jian's help, Guan Yu's record in Youzhou over the years is really too tough.

Gongsun Zan finally said unwillingly, "So what if Yunchang guessed Deran's mind wrong?"

Guan Yu said very casually: "If you guess wrong, you will guess wrong. At worst, it's a waste of time, so what?"

Gongsun Zan was surprised and said, "Are you so willing to let people slip around for nothing?"

Guan Yu said solemnly: "I am Xie Liang, a warrior. My lord treats me like a brother. There is no doubt that I am like a brother. General Zuo sent me to Youzhou. I have supported and supported me for many years, and my righteousness is as heavy as a mountain!"

"Don't say that if you let Guan go for nothing, you will kill him! What a pity!"

Gongsun Zan was dumbfounded when he heard this.

He now finally understands why Liu Jian has been making connections, spending money, and supporting Guan Yu from a low-level ranger to a military leader in Youzhou without any complaints for so many years. .

Even he never doubted Guan Yu!

Facts have proved that Liu Jian's vision is really accurate!

If it were any one person, with Guan Yu's current status and status, I am afraid that he might not be completely willing to obey Liu Jian's orders. .

But until now, Guan Yu still regards Liu Jian as his master as before!
From Guan Yu's point of view, everything he owned was never his own. If Liu Jian wanted it, Guan Yu would give it back to Liu Jian at any time, including his own life!

Gongsun Zan finally let out a long sigh, and looked at the distance outside the tent, showing admiration.

"Junior brother, I really admire you!"

(End of this chapter)