The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 351 Volume I have a plan!
Yanzhou.

Gao Shun led his soldiers to take over Puyang, and according to Sima Yi's instructions, he took the lead in occupying the two ferry crossings of Baima and Yanjin.

Facing Gao Shun's arrival, Wang Bi, an official from Yanzhou, took the initiative to open the city gate, welcomed Gao Shun to Puyang, and set up a banquet to entertain him.

Gao Shun was different from Lu Bu, and he was always cautious. So he directly rejected Wang Bi's invitation to the banquet, which seemed a bit unwelcome.

Even so, Wang Bi remained respectful, even to the point of being fawning, which made the officials around him somewhat dissatisfied, thinking that Wang Bi was too unkind to Cao Cao.

When Cao Cao first took over Yanzhou, he appointed Wang Bi as Yanzhou's official, which showed that he regarded Wang Bi as his confidant!
But now, when some counties in Yanzhou are still resisting, Wang Bi, the Yanzhou official, directly handed over Puyang. It is really shameful!
After hearing these words, Wang Bi did not react at all.

It was not until late one night that Wang Bi quietly gathered his close ministers and officials and cried bitterly in front of them.

"Lord Cao has been very kind to me, how can my king be the kind of person who is ungrateful?"

"But now that Lord Cao has been defeated, there is no one in the Central Plains who can stop the Xiliang barbarians. I have no choice but to compromise!"

"It is said that Gao Shun's Xianzhen Camp is composed of elite infantrymen who are good at attacking strongholds. Even if I defend the city, how long can I hold it?"

When the officials around him heard Wang Bi's words, they finally understood what Wang Bi meant and couldn't help but hugged him and cried.

"Everyone, listen to me and stop crying!"

It took a long while for Wang Bi to recover his composure.

"Will crying day and night really kill that cruel emperor?"

"You all know that the emperor is extremely hostile to scholars and regards us scholars as demons. If we really wait for him to send people to govern this place, will we still have a chance to survive?"

The officials around couldn't help but sob again.

Who doesn’t know this?

The emperor in Chang'an actually implemented the imperial examination system!
Doesn't that mean that all these officials will be dismissed from their posts and wait to be replaced by scholars from Guanzhong?
It doesn't matter if I lose my official position.

But the emperor actually wanted to implement equal distribution of land!

How can that be called equal distribution of land? That is clearly cutting flesh! Cutting flesh and blood from their bodies one by one!

Even though Cao Cao had implemented a policy of military farming in Yanzhou, he was at least reasonable and would not come to their house with a knife and force them to hand over the land!
They lost their official positions, their land, and also the network of relationships woven through the system of recommendation... How could they survive such a hard life?
However, when everyone heard Wang Bi's words, they couldn't help but have a glimmer of hope in their hearts: "Could it be that Wang Congshi has another plan?"

"Of course!"

Wang Bi raised a finger and said, "I have a plan that can restore Yanzhou to light again!"

Everyone couldn't help but salivate: "May I ask what the plan is?"

"Although the general named Gao Shun was cautious and didn't get any information out of us, he took control of the Baima and Yanjin ferry crossings as soon as he arrived in Yanzhou. He must be preparing for the court to attack Hebei!"

"So in my opinion, we should inform Lord Yuan of Hebei as soon as possible and ask him to lead his troops here as soon as possible to occupy the ferry first!"

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wonderful!
Wonderful!

Now that Cao Cao has been defeated by Liu Bei and retreated to Xuzhou, it is obvious that he can no longer be relied upon.

But Yuan Shao is still here!
Although Yuan Shao was fooled by the emperor's tricks, his military strength was not damaged at all!
As long as Yuan Shao leads his troops south and the imperial court cannot attack Hebei... when the imperial court runs out of food and grass, can't we force the imperial court to withdraw its troops?

In this way, Yanzhou will still be theirs!

"wonderful!"

Wang Bi lowered his voice and said, "I have sent the captain of agriculture, Yan Kuang, to Lord Yuan to explain the situation. You just need to wait for good news!"

"But I'll have to trouble you all these days to help me deal with Gao Shun. It would be great if we could get some confidential information from him!"

"Good! Just as the king said!"

……

Chenguan.

Yuan Shao has been close to collapse during this period.

After discovering that Liu Xie had focused his main attack on Luoyang and Henan, Yuan Shao decisively adopted Ju Su's strategy of luring the enemy deep into his territory and hiding his troops in Shangdang, hoping to quickly wipe out the imperial army stationed in Bingzhou.

But now, a month or so has passed, and the imperial army in Bingzhou is sitting firmly on the mountain, not sending a single soldier to the hinterland of Hebei!
wrong.

Strictly speaking, the imperial court did send some small groups of cavalry to start harassment in the direction of Jingxing.

At first, Yuan Shao did not take these scattered cavalry seriously. Instead, he was somewhat delighted, thinking that they were scouts sent by the imperial army.

But the further we went, the more something seemed wrong.

These cavalrymen neither explored nor plundered.

Instead, they only attacked Yuan's army's grain transport team and returned the grain to the people affected by Yuan Shao's policy of clearing the walls and fields. By the time Yuan Shao reacted, it was too late.

A single spark can start a prairie fire!
Although the imperial court still did not send a large army, Tian Yin and Su Bo, both from Hejian, raised an army in Hejian with great momentum. In a short period of time, they gathered 30,000 people!

This also made Yuan Shao realize that Ju Su's so-called "hiding troops in Shangdang" strategy had completely failed!
This not only caused Yuan Shao to waste a lot of manpower and material resources, forcing Tian Yin and Su Bo to revolt, but also meant that Yuan Shao had missed the best opportunity to rescue Cao Cao!
From the very beginning, the imperial court had seen through everything and anticipated all of Yuan’s army’s reactions!

When Yuan Shao thought that Liu Xie might have predicted what was happening a year ago or even several years ago, he suddenly felt a chill.

"How can the art of war be so sophisticated?"

The battle front is murky and unclear, and at home a fire is raging in the backyard.

Even Yuan Shao couldn't help feeling a little depressed at this moment. He often sat alone in his tent, not knowing what he was thinking about.

"Mr. Yuan, Yanzhou Diannong Schoolmaster Yan Kuang wants to see you."

Now, only his trusted confidant Guo Tu dared to disturb Yuan Shao when there was important news.

Yan Kuang’s arrival was confirmed by Guo Tu as “big news”!
"Yanzhou official Wang Bi is planning to ask Lord Yuan to immediately send troops to seize the Baima and Yanjin ferry crossings to stop the court from attacking Hebei!"

Yuan Shao was in high spirits, but his old problems also came back -

"What do you think of this, sir? Is Wang Bi acting out of righteousness and truly seeking revenge for Cao Cao? Or is he acting under false pretenses and trying to harm our army?"

Guo Tu quickly dispelled Yuan Shao's concerns.

"Wang Bi has always been regarded as a confidant by Cao Cao, and his attitude towards Cao Cao is like that of his own father. How could he deceive Lord Yuan at this time?"

"Moreover, the emperor had already burned Mengjin, the ferry crossing north of Luoyang. If he wanted to transport the army from Henan across the river, he would have to find boats and a ferry crossing."

"As long as Lord Yuan can seize the ferry crossing in Yanzhou first, even if the imperial court takes over the Central Plains, what will happen? Won't it still be helpless against Hebei?"

"So please rest assured, Lord Yuan! Go ahead and test it out! To protect the safety of Hebei!"

Yuan Shao also thought it made sense, and immediately summoned Ju Su, Zhang He, Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi and others to discuss the matter.

Since the failure of his plan to "hide troops in Shangdang", Ju Su seemed somewhat depressed and even somewhat doubtful of himself.

Fortunately, Yuan Shao didn't care, or it could be said that Yuan Shao now had few people he could rely on, so he could only continue to be lenient to Ju Su, allowing him to calm his mind and at the same time stabilize the hearts of the scholars in Hebei.

"Bo Shu, do you think Wang Bi's plan is feasible?"

Ju Shou and Yan Kuang discussed it in detail again and nodded in agreement.

"That emperor is extremely ambitious! Now that he has defeated Cao Cao, there is no way he will just stay in Henan and rest."

"Now that winter has arrived, in order not to affect spring farming, the emperor will definitely fight a quick battle at this time!"

"According to Wang Bi's plan, as long as we occupy the two ferry crossings in Yanzhou and prevent the imperial court's troops from crossing the river, the imperial court's food and fodder will inevitably be completely consumed. At that time, the imperial court will naturally have to withdraw its troops!"

"Besides, the emperor's policies are cruel. There are probably many people with lofty ideals in Yanzhou and Yuzhou who are dissatisfied with the imperial court's policies. As long as we wait for the emperor to withdraw his troops, we can contact these people and let them start uprisings in various places to disperse the imperial court's military forces! After that, we only need to let Cao Cao send troops from Xuzhou to easily recapture Yanzhou and Yuzhou!"

Ju Su's words gave Yuan Shao a ray of hope!

He was being plotted against completely, Cao Cao had already lost the Central Plains, and Yuan Shao privately thought that he had no chance of winning.

But according to Ju Shou, he still has a chance to turn defeat into victory?
And this possibility is very, very great!
As long as we can capture and defend Yanjin and Bai Ma, the emperor's troops will be unable to cross the river and the imperial court will be completely brought down!

"good!"

After Yuan Shao expressed his approval, he immediately turned to look at Zhang He.

Zhang He was no longer reluctant as he had been the last time, and he challenged Yuan Shao directly: "I am willing to cross the river and seize Bai Ma and Yanjin for you, Lord Yuan!"

The last time Zhang He was unwilling to send troops to rescue Cao Cao was because he was not clear about the true intentions of the imperial court's Bingzhou army.

Now that we understand the court's arrangements, there is naturally no need to stay in Hebei any longer.

Moreover, it only takes a few troops to guard Yanjin and Baima, and the distance is not far, so they can cross the river and return to Hebei at any time.

Since occupying Yanjin and Bai Ma would not threaten the security of Hebei, Zhang He naturally had no conflicts of opinion with Yuan Shao at this time!
"good!"

Yuan Shao was in a good mood!

He knew that Zhang He might just slack off on the battlefield in order to preserve Hebei's strength.

But the significance of this battle is precisely to preserve Hebei!
If you hand over Bai Ma and Yanjin to Zhang He, I'm afraid Zhang He will defend this place at the risk of his life!
When he thought about the opportunity to turn defeat into victory, Yuan Shao seemed to look a few years younger.

At the same time, Yuan Shao also gave the task of conquering Tian Yin and Su Bo to his second son Yuan Xi.

"This time, we will be absolutely safe and return victorious!"

(End of this chapter)