Three Kingdoms: Jiangdong is no longer a rat

Chapter 190 Going to Guzhang

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The gate of Yong'an slowly opened, and Han You personally led 3,000 troops out of the city to meet Yan Yi.

Following him out of the city were five hundred laborers pushing wheelbarrows loaded with all kinds of meat and vegetables, as well as hundreds of jars of fine wine.

Most of Yan Yi's army had retreated three miles, leaving only 1,200 heavily armored cavalrymen at the foot of Yong'an City to accompany Yan Yi.

Yan Yi named this cavalry unit "Longxiang." "Longxiang" means "a celestial horse leaping in the air." This shows the high hopes Yan Yi placed on this unit.

After a while, Han You led his army to a place 600 steps away from the Longxiang army and took up their battle formation.

Yan and Han each led a hundred personal guards and met in an open space in the center of the two armies.

After the two men exchanged greetings, Han You looked at Yan Yi and saw that he was full of heroic spirit, like a green pine rising from a steep mountain, and his awe-inspiring aura was like a cold blade reflecting the morning light. He couldn't help but be secretly shocked.

Yan Yi stared into his eyes and spoke first, "Han Jun, when I attacked Qiantang, you allied with Wang Lang and tried to attack us from both north and south. Today, I have destroyed six of your forts. Is that not too much?"

Han You was intimidated by the might of his army. Most of the resentment and hatred that had accumulated in his heart had turned to fear. He smiled and said, "Not too much, not too much. The last time I fought against Zhu Zhi with you was the most enjoyable battle in my life. I hope that our two families will put aside their hostility and become brothers. I have prepared a small gift, and I hope you will accept it."

He turned and gave Han Yi a wink. Han Yi understood and walked up to the twenty guards who were holding wooden boxes in their hands. He opened the lid of one of the boxes, revealing the neatly stacked gold cakes inside.

Five hundred civilians also timidly pushed the wheelbarrows and walked towards the camp behind the Longxiang Army.

Yan Yi ordered his men to accept the twenty boxes of gold cakes, a smile on his face. "Mr. Han, you are too polite. Actually, I led the troops here for no other reason than to help you out of your distress."

Han You stared at him blankly, wishing he could tear his mouth in half.

Relieve me from my distress? Aren’t you my distress?

Seeing his look of disbelief, Yan Yi asked with a smile, "In your opinion, if Yuan Shu and Wu Jing conquer Wucheng, will Yong'an be spared?"

Han You shook his head with a somewhat grim expression.

Yan Yi continued, "Now I am personally leading the army to attack Yuan and Wu. If these two bandits are eliminated, Yong'an will be saved. Isn't this helping you out?"

Han You was stunned when he heard this. He felt that there was some truth in it, but it also seemed like something was wrong.

Then I realized, what bullshit is helping me solve the problem? Isn’t Wucheng your Yan family’s territory?

He didn't dare to refute out loud, but just nodded sullenly. Although he was indignant, he couldn't deny that if Yan Yi could expel Yuan and Wu, it would be a good thing for him.

Wherever the troops of Yuan and Wu go, everyone feels in danger, which is the true portrayal of the current situation in Jiangdong.

Yan Yi shifted his gaze away from him and turned to Yin Li beside him. The latter understood and turned around to take out a scroll of bamboo slips.

"Mr. Han, please look."

Han You took the letter with a puzzled look on his face. After just a few glances, he was stunned, with a look of deep surprise in his eyes.

The letter contained Xu Zhao's reply to Yan Yi, which said that Sheng Xian had agreed to accept Yan Yi as his disciple and teach him the classics, and asked him to choose a day to meet Sheng Xian.

After reading the brief plan, Han You's heart was like waves surging and he couldn't calm down.

He looked up at Yan Yi with a complicated expression, a strong sense of unreality welling up in his heart. In the blink of an eye, this person became his fellow disciple?
An invisible bond slowly grew in his heart. When he looked at Yan Yi again, he suddenly felt that the other party was not so annoying.

"Oh, so you are my teacher's disciple. Why didn't you tell me earlier, my dear brother?" Han You smiled, as if he had become another person in an instant.

Yan Yi smiled faintly. He had used his physical strength to suppress Han You, and then used their friendship to appease him. He should be able to control him in a short period of time. However, now was not the best time to seize Yong'an. He would wait until after expelling Yuan and Wu, and then come to take the city.

He faced Han You and clasped his fists. "The military situation is urgent. Please, Lord Han, reorganize the troops as soon as possible. We will set out at 1:00 AM tomorrow."

Han You nodded and said, "Don't worry, my dear brother, I will definitely not miss the time."

At this time, his mind has quietly undergone a subtle change. As the relationship between him and Yan Yi changes dramatically again, an idea begins to quietly germinate in his mind.
The next morning, at four quarters past the hour of Mao, a light rain began to fall from the dim sky, hanging loosely in the air and almost soaking my clothes.

The Yan and Han families, with a total of 16,000 troops, stood solemnly in the field outside the north gate of Yong'an.

The soldiers of Han You's army frequently cast their gazes towards the friendly army's formation, with feelings of awe, envy, or shame, and faint whispers could be heard.

In comparison, the military appearance and discipline of the Yan Yi Army were much more majestic and solemn. Apart from the neighing of war horses, no other sounds could be heard.

Han You's face looked a little ugly. Feeling humiliated, he secretly made up his mind to enforce military discipline and invest more money in military supplies.

Yan Yijun's military might gave him a great shock and inspiration, and he intended to emulate him.

But he only knew the surface and not the inside, and had not yet realized the difficulty of this matter.

Yan Yi has the full support of the Yan family, he is just alone.

Yan Yi had the big city of Qiantang, but he only had the small city of Yong'an.

Yan Yi dared to destroy several powerful families in one go, and even had the means to tame other powerful families like obedient dogs. He was deeply rooted in Confucian thinking and could not do it at all.

Yan Yi had the secret support of Yuan Shao and Liu Biao. Not only did he not have any external support, but he had to spend money to support the bandits in Mogan Mountain.

The comparison between the two doomed Han You to a tragic ending. Even if he could survive a few more years in the cracks, it would only be a matter of dying sooner or later.

"Brother, there's no time to lose, we can set off now." Han You rode up to Yan Yi and asked, "Of the three armies of Wu Jing, Le Jiu, and Qiao Rui, which one do you plan to attack first?"

Yan Yi withdrew his gaze from the northwest and said calmly, "We are not going to Wucheng, but to Guzhang."

"Going to Guzhang?"

Han You was shocked, his eyes widened and he stood there in a daze.

Yan Yi glanced at him and explained, "The armies of Wu Jing, Le Jiu, and Qiao Rui are concentrated in a tiny area west of Wucheng. The enemy is so densely packed, their front and rear are closely guarded, and their destruction will take time. If we delay, once Sun Ce arrives with his army, they'll attack us from both inside and outside. Our army will be caught in the crossfire, and we'll be in dire straits."

Han You was startled and nodded subconsciously.

Yan Yi pointed in the direction of Guzhang, his tone filled with unquestionable determination: "The enemy's main force is concentrated in Wucheng, leaving Danyang empty. This is the perfect place to deploy our forces. Guzhang is where the enemy's food supply is located. If we capture Guzhang, we can cut off their food supply and their route back home, and together with the allied forces from Wujun, we can encircle them. The enemy's morale will surely crumble. Only then can we launch a single attack and completely annihilate the enemy in Wucheng!"

He paused slightly before continuing, "Guzhang is also a crucial stronghold for our army to intercept Sun Ce's troops. As long as we can capture Guzhang before Sun Ce's army arrives, the overall situation will be resolved!"

(End of this chapter)