The Three Kingdoms: Steamed Buns and Pickled Cabbage, I Became the Emperor

Chapter 94 The Benefits of Having a Top Advisor

Ye Chen finished reading the battle report.

He casually handed the battle report to Cheng Yu beside him.

For a moment, the huge county government became silent.

After a moment's silence, Ye Chen, who was sitting above, looked serious and gave instructions to the soldiers around him.

"Let Zilong, Ziyi and others come to discuss the matter!"

Following Ye Chen's order, the personal soldiers turned around and left.

Afterwards, several fast horses flew out of Guangling City and headed straight for the county government.

Chen Deng, who had just stepped into Guangling City, frowned slightly when he saw the scouts coming out, and realized that something was wrong.

"Something happened in Guangling City? Could it be Xuzhou?!"

Chen Deng's heart skipped a beat and he thought of the person in Xuzhou.

Thinking of this, Chen Deng paused and hesitated.

After a while, in the county government.

"Lord!"

Zhao Yun, Taishi Ci and others arrived in a hurry and saw Cheng Yu, Gu Yong, Wang Can and others coming to the field.

I immediately knew the seriousness of the matter.

He bowed and then sat down in his seat.

"Well, everyone is here!"

Looking at Cheng Yu, Zhao Yun, Taishi Ci, Gu Yong and others on the field, Ye Chen nodded.

Now he has occupied a county.

He has under his command a number of civil and military officials including Cheng Yu, Gu Yong, and Zhao Yun.

With his current strength, he is not afraid even when facing Xuzhou Mu Tao Qian.

"Zhongde, please tell everyone about the current situation."

Ye Chen glanced at Cheng Yu below.

The latter nodded, and then began to tell the story.

"We have received intelligence that Xuzhou Governor Tao Qian has sent his general Cao Bao to lead 30,000 troops to the direction of Jianling. They will arrive in Quyang in a few days."

Pointing to the direction on the map, Cheng Yu began to speak.

Hearing that Xuzhou Mu Tao Qian had sent 30,000 troops, everyone frowned slightly.

Currently, there are more than 40,000 troops on our side.

It seems a bit insufficient to think you can defeat them with only 30,000 soldiers.

"With the arrival of 30,000 troops, there are only two possibilities. Either Tao Qian is on guard against the lord."

Gu Yong, who was sitting below Cheng Yu, looked at the map and expressed his opinions.

"Or maybe he has reinforcements from other places."

After Gu Yong finished speaking, Cheng Yu nodded in agreement.

in fact.

That's pretty much what he thought.

after all.

The information we have received so far is really too little.

Based on these alone, not much useful information can be inferred.

Different from Ye Chen who occupies an entire county.

Tao Qian was the governor of Xuzhou after all.

A true provincial governor!
There are a total of five large counties under the jurisdiction of Xuzhou. In addition to Guangling County occupied by Ye Chen, there are four other large counties: Donghai, Langya, Xia Pi, and Pengcheng.

In addition to the 40,000 troops under his own command, Tao Qian also had heavy presence in the other three counties.

Especially in Kaiyang of Langya County, there was an entire Taishan Army stationed there.

The leader of the Taishan Army was Zang Ba, a military general who was recruited by Tao Qian during the Yellow Turban Rebellion in Xuzhou.

It can be said that he is from the same lineage as Ye Chen.

The Taishan Army is quite powerful and is the most valiant force in the entire Xuzhou except for the Danyang Army.

The two counties of Xia Pi and Pengcheng also had more than 20,000 soldiers and horses. Together, the total number of soldiers and horses under Tao Qian's command exceeded 100,000.

It can be said.

In the entire world today, the only people with such a powerful army are Yuan Shao who occupies Jizhou, Gongsun Zan who occupies Youzhou, and Dong Zhuo who occupies Luoyang. "My lord, what we need to be vigilant about now is the Taishan Army in Kaiyang!"

Cheng Yu pointed to Kaiyang where the Taishan Army was located.

The Taishan Army, also known as the Taishan Bandits.

Its leader, Zang Ba, was once a bandit in Mount Tai.

Later, he was recruited by Tao Qian and stationed in Kaiyang, Langya County.

It was used by Tao Qian to resist the attack from Yanzhou.

The 30,000 Taishan troops under his command are all veterans who have fought in many battles. They are extremely powerful and must be guarded against.

"Not bad!"

Ye Chen nodded, then looked at the map of the entire Xuzhou and frowned.

This Tao Qian looks weak and can be bullied.

I didn't expect that actually moving would make him so uncomfortable.

really!
None of the governors who are able to dominate a region are simple.

"My Lord, I don't think Tao Qian will use Zang Ba's Taishan Army!"

Gu Yong below thought for a while and then expressed his opinion.

"Although Tao Qian accepted Zang Ba and others as his subjects, he himself is from the Danyang lineage and looks down on people of Zang Ba's background."

Gu Yong spoke directly and pointed out the discord between Tao Qian and Zang Ba.

Although Tao Qian was the governor of Xuzhou.

But he was not from a local noble family in Xuzhou.

He started his army in Danyang and worked his way up to the position of Governor of Xuzhou.

After taking office, he not only suppressed a series of local powerful families such as Mi Zhu and Chen Deng.

He also successively recruited local people from Danyang such as Cao Bao.

A Taishan clique like Zang Ba is like a dog guarding the gate of Yanzhou in Tao Qian's hands.

Tao Qian would not let Zang Ba of Mount Tai come over.

"Well, what Yuan Tan said makes sense!"

Cheng Yu, Wang Can and others nodded.

Ye Chen, who was sitting above, suddenly felt a headache.

Is this the calculation of the Three Kingdoms strategists?
Even the discord between Tao Qian and Zang Ba could be guessed!!
If Ye Chen hadn't been a time traveler and happened to know this history, he would have been misled by them.

"Therefore, there is a high probability that Tao Qian will not allow the gates of Yanzhou to be opened wide. If he wants to mobilize troops, he can only mobilize troops from Xiapi and Pengcheng counties."

Wang Can pointed to the two counties of Pengcheng and Xia Pi on the map. The combined forces of these two counties were estimated to be as many as 30,000 to 40,000.

Once they join forces with the 30,000 troops led by Cao Bao, there will be no less than 60,000 troops attacking.

Looking at the analysis of Cheng Yu, Gu Yong, Wang Can and others, Ye Chen gradually became clear.

This is the benefit of having a counselor.

otherwise!

You don't even know how the other side will send out its troops, so you can only passively wait to be attacked.

"My lord, you can send someone to detect the movements of the troops in the direction of Xia Pi and take precautions in advance."

Cheng Yu, Gu Yong and others spoke to Ye Chen.

for this statement.

Ye Chen also agreed.

He then ordered his personal guards to pass on the order to send more scouts towards Xia Pi.

Observe the movements of Tao Qian's troops.

"My lord, there are nearly a million people in Guangling County under your command. We should recruit local warriors and form a new army!!"

Wang Can bowed and said.

During this period, Wang Sang also counted the number of people under the jurisdiction of Guangling County.

The original Guangling County had only more than 600,000 people.

However, Ye Chen brought back more than 50,000 people from Yangzhou, and he continued to recruit refugees in Jiangdu, so many people from Yangzhou and Yuzhou flocked to him.

As a result, the population of Guangling County, which was just a small county, was as high as over 900,000.

(End of this chapter)