Lu Bu, God of War of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 424 Yuan Shao Attacks Qingzhou

"Oh, it's strange that Yuan Gong has many generals, and I, Zhang Yan, is also useful. I don't know what advice Mr. Jushou has." Hearing what Jushou said, Zhang Yanrao asked with interest.

"Although you Qingzhou Yellow Turbans have a lot of momentum this time, the imperial court has ordered Cao Cao to lead troops here. I don't know how General Zhang Yan plans to fight the enemy?" Ju Shou asked confidently.

"Hehe, Mr. Lao has to worry about this, but our Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army is not a soft persimmon. Although Cao Cao is an expensive Yanzhou Shepherd, it is not so easy to eliminate our Yellow Turban War." Although Zhang Yan knew that Cao Cao was not good Deal with it, but said without showing any weakness.

"The general is a hero of today, so naturally he won't be afraid of Cao Aman, but has the general thought about his future? Is the general planning to live his whole life in such a life of fighting and fighting against the court?" Although the Yellow Turbans had ordinary rebellions and never stopped for a while, anyone with a discerning eye could see that the Yellow Turbans were over, and it would be very difficult to overthrow the Han Dynasty.

"Hey, could it be that Mr. Yuan wants to recruit us?" Hearing what Ju Shou said, Zhang Yan smiled and said with great interest.In recent years, Zhang Yan has accepted the imperial court's recruitment, but when it is time to rebel, Zhang Yan still rebels. Zhang Yan must have tens of thousands of people to support. Even if he wants to completely surrender to the imperial court, it is not so easy. , but Zhang Yan is not opposed to temporarily taking refuge in the power of that side, and he must be benefited as long as others can use him, so upon hearing Ju's words, Zhang Yan thought of a possibility, Yuan Shao wanted to cooperate with him.

"General Zhang Yan doesn't know something. I don't think Cao Cao was just an eunuch, but he became a shepherd in Yanzhou. He is as famous as my lord. You must know that my lord is a descendant of a famous family. So my lord wants to cooperate with the general, and take advantage of Cao Cao to send troops. Qingzhou sent troops to capture Yanzhou in one fell swoop and drive Cao Cao away, what will the general think?" Looking at Zhang Yan in front of him, Ju Shou was silent for a while, and then said something that surprised Zhang Yan.

"Oh? I didn't expect Duke Yuan to have such an idea. It's just that Duke Yuan wants to win Yanzhou. What benefits can I, Zhang Yan, get? I seem to be at a disadvantage when this business is settled." Hearing that Yuan Shao actually wanted to Zhang Yan was taken aback by the idea of ​​seeking Yanzhou, but as the saying goes, if there is no benefit, Zhang Yan will never agree to something that is not beneficial.

"Hahaha, General Zhang Yan has been in Qingzhou for a long time, and he must be very interested in Qingzhou's territory. My lord said that as long as the general can help my lord win Yanzhou, this Qingzhou will be given to the general. I don't know what General Zhang Yan wants. How?" Ju Shou took a deep look at Zhang Yan in front of him, and then said.

"This? Mr. Jushou is serious?" Hearing that Qingzhou was going to be given to him, Zhang Yan couldn't believe it, but if Yuan Shao really fought Cao Cao, even if Yuan Shao really won Yanzhou, he would not be able to believe it. He definitely has no ability to attack Qingzhou again. At that time, Qingzhou is not Zhang Yan's territory. Without the support of other princes, Zhang Yan, the official army in Qingzhou, does not take it seriously.

"Hahaha, what is there to worry about General Zhang Yan? In fact, I also understand that what General Zhang Yan lacks at this time is territory. As long as he has territory, the general's strength will definitely be improved." Seeing Zhang Yan already With a heartbeat, Ju Shou said quickly.

"It's just that, for such a big action, Mr. Yuan must give some benefits first." Although Ju Shou said the hype, but Zhang Yan knew that Yuan Shao's reputation was not good. Wasn't it because he lied to Han Fu last time? Did he and Gongsun Zan get Jizhou?
"Hehe, my lord has already said that as long as General Zhang Yan agrees, my lord can give up Puyang City to General Zhang Yan first." Seeing that although Zhang Yan was moved, he still had some doubts, Ju Shou continued.

"Okay, as long as I can get Puyang, I, Zhang Yan, will never break my promise." Hearing that Yuan Shao was willing to give up Puyang first, Zhang Yan was surprised and immediately agreed.

"In this case, I will congratulate General Zhang Yan for winning the flag." Hearing Zhang Yan's immediate agreement, Ju Shou was very happy, and quickly got up to congratulate Zhang Yan, but his heart was full of joy. You must know that although Puyang is not small, it is located in a very small area. The junction of Yanzhou Qingzhou and Jizhou is very sensitive geographically. As long as Zhang Yan takes control of this place, Cao Cao will be mobilized there. At this time, Yuan Shaojun can take the opportunity to take Qingzhou. As for Tianchou in Qingzhou, Yuan Shao did not let go. In my heart, let's not say that Tian Chou was originally a student of Yuan's family, even if it wasn't for Tian Chou's strength that even the Yellow Turban Army could not defeat, Yuan Shaojun didn't take it seriously.

"Reporting to Mr. Cao, I just received the news that the Yellow Turban Army entered Puyang City early this morning, obviously to use Puyang as a base to resist our army's attack." Zhang Yan's army had just entered Puyang, and Cao Cao received the news.

"Really? The Yellow Turban Army came very quickly. They actually wanted to fight our army in Puyang. This saved us a lot of time." Hearing the soldier's report, Cao Cao was a little surprised, but he didn't Show it, just said with a slight smile.

"Puyang was originally occupied by Yuan Shao, but this time Yuan Shao's army actually withdrew from Puyang. There is no conspiracy, right?" Hearing this news, Cheng Yu said with some doubts.

"There is a conspiracy for sure, my old friend is not trying to rob Qingzhou with me." Cao Cao said thoughtfully, frowning.

"It seems that Yuan Shao also wants to get Qingzhou, but this is also a very normal thing. Now that Lu Bu is entering Sizhou, all the princes are accumulating strength. It seems that we have to take Puyang as soon as possible." Guo Jia heard it. , said thoughtfully.

"The yellow scarves are stationed in Puyang suddenly. I think the visitors are not friendly. Is there a good strategy for filial piety?" After listening to Guo Jia's words, Cao Cao nodded in agreement, and then changed the subject and asked.

"Mr. Cao, the yellow scarves were all born in hardship. They rebelled because they had no hope of livelihood. They just wanted a way to survive. As long as Mr. Cao gives them a way to survive and is willing to accept them, they will be defeated in one fell swoop." Guo Jia stood up, Wei Yi bowed and said to Cao Cao.

In the next month, Cao Cao led the army to go straight to Puyang. Cao Cao did not kill the captured Yellow Turbans, but directly sent them to the army, and then continued to advance with these surrendered soldiers. Huairou's policy has caused more Yellow Turban soldiers to surrender. After years of fighting with the court, these Yellow Turban soldiers who were originally peasants are no longer willing to continue to live this precarious life of licking blood on the edge of a knife.And as long as they surrendered to Cao Cao, they could live a new life and live a normal life. Only some of the most loyal believers who were loyal to the belief of the Yellow Turban remained in the city.

"Now that the Yellow Turbans in the city haven't surrendered, should we prepare to attack the city?" Seeing that the Yellow Turban soldiers in Puyang City didn't intend to surrender, Xia Houyuan turned around and asked Cao Cao.

"Feng Xiao, what do you think?" Cao Cao frowned and asked Guo Jia beside him.

"Cao Gong, although the Yellow Turbans in the city did not surrender to our army, they did not flee either. Then there are only two possibilities. The first is that these Yellow Turbans want to fight our army to the death, and the second is that they may be waiting. Cao Gong Do you think that is the possibility?" Guo Jia glanced at Puyang City in front of him, turned and said to Cao Cao.

"Now that most of the Yellow Turban soldiers have surrendered to me, the morale of the Yellow Turban Army is low. In this case, the Yellow Turban Army should have escaped, but they did not escape. Then there is only one possibility. They are waiting, waiting They wanted to negotiate terms with me, but what I don’t understand is why the Yellow Turbans stayed and negotiated terms with me? You know, it’s very risky for them to do so.” Although Cao Cao’s attitude towards the Yellow Turbans was relatively good, However, there are countless examples of officials and soldiers killing the Yellow Turbans. Now that the Yellow Turbans in Puyang City are doing so, it is easy to incur a murderous disaster, but they still wait like this. The reason for this is probably only they themselves know.

"Report, my lord, something is wrong. There is news from Qingzhou that Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses have entered Qingzhou at some point." Just when Cao Cao was puzzled, some soldiers rushed over to report to Cao Cao. reports.

"Yuan Shao is so fast." Hearing this news, Cao Cao's expression changed immediately, and he became depressed. He worked hard and finally saw that Qingzhou Huangjin was about to be wiped out, but unexpectedly, the land of Qingzhou had already been taken advantage of by Yuan Shao. , but thinking of this, Cao Cao finally understood why the Yellow Turban Army in front of him did not retreat. Presumably, it was because Yuan Shao cut off the way for the Yellow Turban Army to retreat, making these Yellow Turban Army have nowhere to go, but bad things are not without good things , Yuan Shao won Qingzhou, but the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army just happened to be cheap.

"Mr. Cao, don't be discouraged by this matter. Although we can't win Qingzhou, our army's strength will increase greatly with the Yellow Turbans in front of us." Seeing Cao Cao's displeasure, Guo Jia quickly persuaded him.

"Haha, it seems that both Yuan Shao and I have grown in strength. That's good too. Didn't Lu Bu come to Sizhou? With Yuan Shao's help, I don't have to worry about the war with Lu Bu in the future." Lu Bu attacked The matter of Sizhou has now spread among the princes, and Cao Cao naturally knows that if he wants to stop Lu Bu from advancing, Cao Cao must rely on the power of other princes, and Yuan Shao is undoubtedly the best choice. One thing Cao Cao saw very clearly, so although Yuan Shao took advantage of the opportunity of the battle between Cao Cao and the Yellow Turban to win Qingzhou, Cao Cao could not turn his face against Yuan Shao at this time.

(End of this chapter)