Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 992

From the first year of Zhongping to the present, almost ten years have passed. Zhang Yan fought endlessly under the sky of Montenegro, and finally made a name for himself. In this land, Zhang Yan's illustrious military exploits have also won many The remnants of the Yellow Turbans took refuge in it, and their power is growing, and even some small counties in the surrounding area have to look at their own faces, and they are polite and dare not disobey.

  For most people, maybe this is not bad, but for Zhang Yan, this is not the pinnacle of his life, or in other words, this is not the pinnacle of life he wants.

Once upon a time, as a surrendered general who was recruited, Zhang Yan believed that he was actually different from the three brothers Zhang Jiao, and that he did not raise the banner against the Han court, and he did not belong to the rebellious Han court. But soon, Zhang Yan found out that , in fact, in the eyes of the Han court, he is no different from other yellow scarves...

   Liu Yan, Liu Yu, Liu Biao, etc., these people are the clan members of the Han Dynasty, they are the royal armor, they are entrusted to various places, and they ascend to high positions. Zhang Yan feels that there is nothing wrong with it, and he has no ideas.

   But what about Yuan Shao?

  What about Gongsun Zan in the north?

   What about even Fiqen to the west?

   Who are they?

   Could it be that there is no honor?

   Joke.

  Take Yuan Jiazi as an example, have you suffered a day? Have you guarded the border for a day? Have you plowed Zhuanghe for a day? Such a person can actually set up an altar by himself, and then he can be appointed as any official he wants, a chariot general, huh, a **** chariot general! Yuan Jiazi, do you deserve it?

   Such a person, if he is a dignitary in the court, it’s nothing more than talking big, how can he be qualified to be the principal?

General Gongsun, although he is not bad, but he is just a warrior. If he guards the border honestly, he might be able to achieve a great reputation, but he is so jealous that he thinks he can go one step further. Greedy, he wants to get his hands on the Central Plains. Haha, how could it be so easy?

   This guy who only knows how to fight the barbarians head-on, what kind of tactics does he know? For several victories, most of them were either bullying the weak tribes of the Hu people, or they were playing the Yellow Turbans. What is there to praise? What is ridiculous is the battle of Jieqiao. He acted hastily at first and ran for thousands of miles, and then slackened carelessly.

  Cooperating with such a person, Zhang Yan feels that there is not much hope.

  But they had to cooperate, because now only Gongsun Zan can get the war horse. He agreed to cooperate with Gongsun Zan to attack Yuan Shao's flank, that is, for the war horse.

   If you want to roam freely in this piece of land, you must have war horses!

  In Montenegro, Zhang Yan is the king, but that is far from enough.

  Perhaps before, Zhang Yan still had some scruples, but this time, Zhang Yan has already seen clearly that the current Han Dynasty is powerless, and now is the time to grab the territory, and whoever grabs it will own it.

   Isn't that what Yuan Jiazi did?

  Then, why can't I, Zhang Yan, continue to paint gourds?

  Although Montenegro is good, it is not my fertile ground for Zhang Yan...

   This time, he will get rid of the current situation. Not only does he want to destroy Yuan Shao, and then let Gongsun Zan be buried with Yuan Shao, but more importantly, he can get a piece of his own territory.

  Zhang Yan's eyes are a little bright.

Zhang Yan's son, Zhang Ding, came over and was surprised to see his father's eyes showing an inexplicable excitement. This did not match Zhang Yan's usual appearance. Handing Maifan to Zhang Yan's hand, he said, "Father, it's time to eat."

  Zhang Yan took the rice and didn't eat it right away, but took the bowl and asked, "Have you eaten?"

  Zhang Ding nodded and said, "I've eaten."

  Zhang Yan asked again: "How much food and grass are there in the rear camp?"

  Zhang Ding thought for a while and said, "There should be some more..."

   Zhang Yan frowned when she heard the words, and said, "To be a general, you must be precise. How much is some?"

   "This..." Zhang Ding scratched his head, thought for a while, and said, "...Oh, I remembered, I remember that the manager of the Houying said that there is a 30-day supply..."

  Zhang Yan nodded, and said earnestly: "This is the most basic requirement for a commander, don't forget..." Then he picked up his job bowl and quickly swallowed a bowl of wheat rice.

   The barley rice for Zhang Yan is naturally better, thicker, and the amount of wild vegetables mixed with it will be less, but there is still not much meat.

  Up and down the Black Mountain, it is not easy to see a meal of meat, especially when the beasts on the mountain know that these guys are not easy to mess with, and they are hiding more and more in the deep mountains and old forests.

  Zhang Ding took the bowl, but did not leave immediately. Instead, he squatted down beside Zhang Yan and asked, "Father, are we...really going to fight Jizhou? Fight with that chariot?"

  Zhang Yan turned to look at her son, and suddenly said: "What identity are you using to ask me now? Is it my son or my commander?"

  Zhang Ding was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to answer.

  Zhang Yan smiled and said: "At home, I am your father, but in the army, I am your commander, remember..."

  Zhang Ding nodded.

"Go ahead, go and do your work..." Zhang Yan didn't plan to talk too much with Zhang Ding. One was that he was too young to understand, and the other was also worried that Zhang Ding didn't know how to keep it secret, or that he accidentally missed what he said. mouth…

  Zhang Yan looked at Zhang Dingyuan's back, and smiled slightly. It might be a little unethical to do it by herself, but what can be criticized in order to win a piece of property for the Zhang family?

  Actually, Zhang Yan's main goal is not Yecheng. Because if you can't control Jizhou, what's the use of taking Yecheng?

Although the conditions in Jizhou are good, Zhang Yan knows that these gentry in Jizhou can accept a Yuan family son, but they will never accept a person like himself. If he can't reach a certain compromise with these gentry, then even Even if he got Jizhou, he would also embark on the old road of Hanzhou Mu again.

The geographical location of Jizhou is very important, and the population is also very dense. This kind of territory is very fat and very attractive. It has always been a place of contention, but Zhang Yan can't afford it, so he has to rely on his current foundation to defend such a large area. area is simply impossible.

What's more, if Zhang Yan plans to plot Jizhou, he will naturally need to face up with Gongsun Zan. Although he has obtained a lot of war horses from Gongsun Zan, there are quite a few in number, but compared with Gongsun Zan, it is still somewhat inferior .

  So Zhang Yan only hopes to drag Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan, and even more people into the abyss of war consumption here in Jizhou, and then he can benefit from it.

   It's just that Zhang Yan didn't expect that the things he deduced before were quietly undergoing this change, and this change, for Zhang Yan, was a congenital shortcoming...

  ………………

  Fei Qian stood at the head of Pingyang City, looked at the school field where soldiers were being trained in the north of the city, and looked at Taoshan further away, silent.

   It turned out that Fei Qian was planning to go to Taoshan Shoushan Academy, but the current affairs are complicated and complicated, and there are still many things to be dealt with urgently, so he has not taken time to come.

   The matter of the academy can be put aside for a while, but the matter of the military cannot be delayed for a moment.

  I have only left Guanzhong for a few days, and the form of Guanzhong is like the clouds in the sky, and the changes are elusive.

Ma Teng and Li Jue had internal quarrels, and then Ma Teng died, Li Jue disappeared, and Yang Biao rushed from Xinfeng to Chang'an in less than four days. more than miles!

  If the standard march day is forty miles, it will be a day or two late, but Yang Biao doesn't seem to want to wait for a day or two, and he doesn't care about the risk of being attacked midway. How urgent is this?

   "Your Majesty." Jia Xu came over and saluted.

"Wenhe," Fei Qian nodded, and said, "How are you doing these two days? Can you get used to it?" After Jia Xu arrived in Pingyang, except for attending the meeting at the beginning, Fei Qian did not specially arrange for him to do anything. I just asked him to rest. This was the first time I asked him to come over to talk alone after arriving in Pingyang.

  Jia Xu clasped his hands and said, "Thank you, Lord, for your concern. Everything is fine."

   "If there is any need, or any inconvenience, it's okay to talk about it, or you can talk to Wen Zheng," Fei Qian turned to look at Jia Xu and said, "You're welcome."

   "Wei." Jia Xu responded.

   Feiqian nodded, then turned his head to look outside the city, and said, "Wenhe also knows about the changes in Guanzhong?"

  Jia Xu was silent for a moment, arched his hands slightly, and said, "Got it."

   "Then... what do you think?" Fei Qian asked slowly.

"It's half the battle." Jia Xu said, "Now it's no longer a battle of military power, but a battle of court. From the analysis of the situation of both sides, each has its own advantages and disadvantages. It depends on who can play their own advantages. Curb the opponent's advantage..."

  Fei Qian tapped the red bricks on the city wall slightly, and said, "Wenhe is not optimistic about Xiliang anymore?" Half and half, it already means that there are only two parties fighting, and Jia Xu seems to have excluded Xiliang.

   "..." Jia Xu was silent for a while, then sighed softly, "The soldiers have lost their minds, and each goes his own way. It's already a mess, and it's hard to do anything."

   "If Wenhe is still on Xiliang's side," Fei Qian turned his head, looked at Jia Xu and said, "Will it be different?"

   Fei Qian didn’t ask Jia Xu if there was any way to save the world on Xiliang’s side, but to test whether Jia Xu would have any other emotions in the face of the current situation in Xiliang.

But there is nothing wrong with this. After all, it is human nature, if it is a matter that is very concerned, it will often worry about it. However, if Jia Xu behaves, then all matters involving Xiliang What Jia Xu said, Fei Qian needs to pay special attention and screen it.

  Jia Xu shook his head, sighed, and said, "Guanzhong Xiliang has fallen, and it cannot be restored by human power."

   Fei Qian also understood the subtle meaning in Jia Xu's words.

Originally, among the forces in Xiliang, the one that could unite the most was the one left by Dong Zhuo. After all, there was some friendship in the same clothes and robes. How can they work together? Now that Li Jue and Ma Teng have turned their faces, it is even more impossible for the Xiliang soldiers from the two sides to work together again.

  The group of Xiliang military academy left behind by Dong Zhuo has only one Li Jue left, and Han Suimateng, who came from Wuwei, also lost a lot and lost his aggressiveness.

   As Jia Xu, a person who grew up in Xiliang, it is unrealistic to say that he has no feeling about the current situation in Guanzhong and Xiliang, so Jia Xu did not cover up too much.

  Of course, what Jia Xu was talking about was Guanzhong Xiliang, not all of Xiliang.

Because in fact Xiliang is very big, whether it is Dong Zhuo or Han Sui, they are the leaders elected by these people in Xiliang. A Han Chinese as the commander-in-chief also seems to be a default form.

   Feiqian nodded, was silent for a while, and said: "Wenhe, it is likely that Duke Yang has also entered Chang'an at this time, and the capital court is chaotic and changing. What do you think?"

  As for the Xiliang army, in fact, to a certain extent, Fei Qian also thinks that it is impossible to cause any more disturbances. Although Xiliang soldiers still have a large number of cavalry, it seems that they still have some strength, but when they think about it carefully, they may not be able to do much.

  The cavalry moved thousands of miles to fight and harassed them. It seemed awesome, but in fact, whether it was the physical strength of the soldiers or the endurance of the horses, they all needed a strong backup support. The cavalry is very strong at the beginning, but the later the battle, if the backup conditions are not good, the endurance of the infantry will be stronger. After all, the horses consume more food and grass than the average three people combined.

   What's more, when running for thousands of miles, it is impossible to bring too much food and grass with the army. Once the food is cut off, the physical strength of the soldiers will drop. The stamina and combat effectiveness of the horses will decline faster. Therefore, as long as the defending infantry does not lose its position, generally speaking, it is difficult for cavalry to attack cities and villages by themselves.

In the past, Fei Qian could still make judgments based on historical experience, but now history has changed. The power balance between Yang Biao and Zhong Shao, their confrontation above the court, these things are completely absent in history, at least In Fei Qian's impression, there is no impression at all.

There are often conspiracies between people, but in the current situation, it is more about scheming, and the strength is obvious. Strategies can seize the opportunity for a while, but it is impossible to always grasp the opportunity. In the end, it is still hard The strength and wisdom of both parties to deal with the crisis.

  Jia Xu pondered for a while, and said: "If there is no accident, Yang Gong will return to the court."

   "Why?" Fei Qian asked, "Mr. Yang has soldiers, and so does Mr. Zhong. Besides, Mr. Zhong holds the power of Shangshutai, how can he let it go easily?"

  To be honest, Fei Qian didn't want Yang Biao to take power, and the reason was obvious.

  Jia Xu looked at Fei Qian and said, "There is something that can relieve the worries of the king..."

  (end of this chapter)