Goose Three Kingdoms

Chapter 519: Sincerity of the Alliance
Early in the morning, Wei Yan entered the military camp in the city.

At the beginning of the day's camp life, I stood on the stage and watched the training in the camp.

The content of the training is repeated every day, and it is this repetitive training that can quickly hone the teamwork of the officers and soldiers.

As he was watching, Geng Kuang, a garrison officer from the Zhenbei General's Mansion, came quickly and handed him a scroll of bamboo slips: "General Wei, most of the clothing needed by the soldiers has been made, and the remaining clothes can be completed within two days."

The big families and powerful people in the city were basically wiped out, the treasury was extremely full, and the controllable manpower was unimaginably abundant.

This does not include the powerful manors on the outskirts of Ji County. The manors in the border counties have a very long history of development and a mature operating system.

Wei Yan couldn't imagine how much the production and military force could be increased if all the powerful people in Youzhou were eaten up in this way, using his own management method similar to that of Guanzhong.

Liu Bei's greatest advantage and expertise is his ability to quickly and efficiently integrate local industries and manpower to adapt them to war.

It was precisely because of this that Cao Cao always suppressed Liu Bei and did not dare to give Liu Bei time to recuperate and make a transition to the war.

But the black bear is more efficient in integration, has no regard for the human nature at all, and can be described as cold-blooded.

The other party does not care at all about the clothes, honor, rules and bottom line of the powerful, so they have higher integration efficiency than our side.

Among all the places in the world, Black Bear, the Grand Marshal of Guanzhong, was the first one to turn the area under his rule into the Warring States Period.

Like Cao Cao, there were signs of this when he first incorporated the Qingxu Yellow Turban Army, but the process was interrupted by Lu Bu; later, after welcoming the emperor, he took advantage of the court but also suffered corresponding disadvantages and was unable to transform his rule into a Warring States period.

The advantage of being one step ahead is huge, and with the continued war dividends, Guanzhong has already become as strong as Qin.

If all parties want to catch up and reduce the gap in resource utilization efficiency, they can only carry out "internal reforms."

The first step in this reform is to eliminate the powerful.

The most difficult part in defeating the powerful is the title, so proclaiming oneself king is a necessary step; one can also, like Cao Cao, re-incorporate the Qingzhou soldiers, rely on their violence, and use bandits and robbers to smash everything inherent in Qingzhou in one fell swoop.

If you think about it, Cao Cao had almost completed the Warring States system and implemented the mobilization system on every individual.

Wei Yan's personal growth is very fast. With his current status which has been raised by Black Bear, he can already consider things of this level.

He also felt the benefits of the Warring States-style utilization of the city's resources, and began to like this simple and pure way of governance.

Wei Yan, who came from a poor family, was very tired of things like human relationships and worldly affairs.

Given his background, he was destined to adapt to other people's ways, which made him very uncomfortable.

From the moment he accepted the command of the newly formed troops, he was destined to be closely tied to the fate of this army.

Either we scale together or we die together.

Therefore, he had become mortal enemies with the big families and powerful people in Youzhou.

In the future, the first thing Liu Bei will do when he returns to Ji County is to characterize Wei Yan's behavior and then deal with the army based on the characterization.

At this moment, Wei Yan flipped through the bamboo slips and said, "Thank you, my dear ladies. After the clothes are ready, I will gather the officers and soldiers at the parade ground and invite you to watch the ceremony and issue the clothes and armor."

The ownership of the army must be clear. He is just managing it on behalf of the army and he doesn't want to leave.

Seeing Wei Yan say this, Geng Kuang also expressed his opinion: "I will also advise the two mistresses."

"Well, thank you for your hard work."

Wei Yan rolled up the bamboo slips and handed them to Geng Kuang with both hands. Geng Kuang smiled and bent down to take it. He was a branch of the Geng family and a member of the same clan as Jian Yong.

When Geng Kuang was about to leave, a close military officer quickly stepped onto the wooden platform and said to Wei Yan, "General, the Grand Marshal went out of the city last night to defeat the enemy and captured more than a hundred good horses. He is entering the city from the south gate."

Wei Yan and Geng Kuang looked at each other, and Wei Yan instinctively questioned: "Do you have the head?"

"Yes, there are several chariots, as well as armor, equipment and other things. There are more than ten chariots in total!"

The military officer then whispered, "In my opinion, it is definitely not a forgery. The Grand Marshal may review the heads later... I saw one of them, who seemed to be an official from Changping County." It is very likely that a powerful person would serve as a county official and bring his subordinates, children, guests, and servants with him.

When Wei Yan heard this, he asked, "So the situation outside the city has already reached this point?"

As county officials also participated in the confrontation, it was simply reaching the point where both humans and gods were outraged and people were attacking him.

There was no smile on Geng Kuang's face, instead there was a hint of sadness.

A branch of a big family like his is actually not much better than a poor family.

If you have money and friends, you are a powerful person; if you have no money and friends, you are a poor person.

Only after they have become successful and reached a high position and have been reunited with the main branch of the clan and connected their genealogy, can they regard themselves as a family of great reputation.

He could already imagine how much damage this Grand Marshal would do to Youzhou.

From the pre-Qin period to the present day, Youzhou has not experienced any drastic fluctuations from top to bottom.

The big families are still the same big families, with at most some changes in the inheritance of the direct line; the poor families are still the same.

Unlike the Central Plains, after experiencing the Xinmang Rebellion, many noble families followed Emperor Guangwu and rose rapidly; later, the Ru and Ying scholars dominated the country and the old nobles declined.

Wei Yan quickly selected some military officers to leave the camp, while Black Bear had already started to inspect the heads on the other side.

Except for the Jizhou scout's head that was captured first, the more than 30 Youzhou heads captured later have been cleaned and hung near the north gate for the officials and people in the city to inspect and identify.

If anyone knows the person, they can explain the identity of the head and record it on the side, and they will be allowed to collect and bury the head themselves.

Except for a few cases where relatives and friends lost control of their emotions, the other heads were hung there and even if someone recognized them, they would not report the information.

Once such things are recorded, more than a dozen families will be affected when they are investigated and punished.

At the same time, in the Xishan camp where the Youzhou army was entrenched.

The scouts reported the results of last night's battle. Tian Yu stood in front of the map, raised his hand and stroked it, staring at the map: "Last night, the general was attacked and suffered losses, and the results of the battle were not clear. I wonder if the Grand Marshal... this traitor will pretend to harass the south, intending to lure our army to attack, set an ambush halfway, and attack our army specifically."

Wang Ling also stood up after hearing this, walked to the map and looked up, squinting his eyes: "Yes, he has finished resting his soldiers, and there will be another fierce battle tonight. If he leads the troops personally, I really can't resist this victory."

Then Wang Ling said: "If our army does not get involved, the general will definitely be unhappy. Now that the two families have joined forces to kill the traitor, we should work together."

Tian Chou on the side also said: "We can't just care about ourselves at this time. We have formed a close alliance with the general. If we let the traitor go, we will all suffer a bad end."

Yan Rou stood up and walked to the map. "The terrain south of Ji County is open, which is not conducive to hiding ambushes. But after nightfall, many soldiers and horses can be hidden. Our army moved troops south at night and galloped for more than a hundred miles. The soldiers and horses were exhausted. They used static to control dynamic. Although our army was able to flee in all directions, it would also suffer heavy losses."

He disagreed with sending troops because the distance was too far and it was not suitable for implementing tactics.

Maybe you have implemented a tactic, but before it can be fully implemented, you are ambushed and severely damaged.

Now we, like the general, are in the initial mobilization stage and are still waiting for the arrival of follow-up forces.

The most important thing is not to defeat the enemy, but to trap them in Ji County.

When the north and south are surrounded together, with no less than 200,000 troops on both sides, it will be like an iron barrel. The traitorous ministers will have no way to escape, and this great trouble of the world can be solved once and for all.

But Wang Ling said: "If we are unwilling to bear this little loss, how can we gain the trust of the general? In this battle, even if we know we will be ambushed, we will still send troops. This is the sincerity of the coalition forces."

Yan Rou squinted at Wang Ling and said, "It's my good boy from Youzhou who died!"

Wang Ling just smiled and looked at Tian Yu: "What does Guo Rang think?"

"Yes, we are going to go even though we know there is an ambush. If we don't shed blood, how can we make the people of Jizhou bleed with us?"

(End of this chapter)