Chapter 1220 Calculation

Because Fan Xuan and the entire Youzhou senior management know that if they don't set off as the attendance king, they will be criticized for being hypocritical. After all, they have delayed for too long.

They didn't care about the current situation in Youzhou at all, so they had no choice but to set off. Even the soldiers guarding the border were mostly beaten.

Of course, Governor Fan and General Zhou both felt that with Gu Jiusi, a man who donated his family wealth for the people, it was impossible for Qingzhou to let the people of Youzhou go hungry.

They were convinced that Gu Jiusi was a kind-hearted person and did not want to see the people of Youzhou suffer.

The Youzhou army of Governor Fan and General Zhou was really powerful, and most of them were cavalry, so they were invincible on the vast plains. The main force of King Liang was attracted by Qingzhou and the Imperial City, and without much resistance at all, they were killed by the Youzhou army at Hulao Pass.

King Liang didn't expect that he just wanted to play a cat and mouse game, and he ended up with such a great situation.

Now Jingzhou has been captured by Liu Xingzhi, and Liu Xingzhi is holding on to a defensive posture. He knows that there is no way to return to Jingzhou.

The Qingzhou Army in the east also adopted a defensive posture, so he didn't have to think about it. As long as he could defeat the Youzhou Army, he would still have a chance to make a comeback.

So, he decided to go to Youzhou, occupy the Youzhou Army's home base, and let the Youzhou Army defeat itself without attacking.

It was just that he underestimated Fan Jishi's determination. When Liang Wang led one hundred thousand troops to the north, Fan Jishi did not go to the rescue at all. Instead, he stepped up the attack and vowed to enter the eastern capital as soon as possible.

This caused misfortune to Fan Yu, Zhou Ye and Gu Jiusi who were left behind in Youzhou for defense.

Because the Youzhou army left in full force, there were not many soldiers and horses left in each city. Even the southern barrier Wangdu only had 10,000 soldiers and horses, let alone Youzhou City.

Therefore, Fan Yu, Gu Jiusi and Zhou Ye discussed a plan to seek help.

Of course Fan Yu hoped to go to Fan Governor for help. Although he felt that his father would not leave Youzhou alone, he was still afraid and wanted to go and ask for help himself.

Of course, Zhou Ye couldn't let Fan Yu be in danger alone, so he could only run away.

But after they left, Gu Jiusi, as the magistrate of Wangdu County, was in trouble. Although Wangdu was in Jizhou, it was now the gateway to Youzhou. He really had no confidence that he could use 10,000 troops to resist the 100,000 troops of King Liang. horse.

Fortunately, his good wife Liu Siyu was in Qingzhou. She heard that King Liang led an army of 100,000 to attack Wangdu, and she quickly asked Wang Yue for help.

Wang Yue was speechless. He didn't have many soldiers and horses available now, but he didn't refuse. He personally led 30,000 Qingzhou troops and 70,000 Xuzhou troops to Wangdu in a mighty manner.

Because his rescue was carried out with great fanfare, the news quickly spread to King Liang.

King Liang was originally deceived by Gu Jiusi's false and true methods, and he didn't know how many troops he had. But when he heard that rescue was coming soon, he started the attack without hesitation.

The 10,000 soldiers and horses in Wangdu City were unable to withstand the elite troops of King Liang. They were defeated by King Liang in just one night.

Before the city was broken, Gu Jiusi was rescued by his master Wang Lang, who escorted the injured Gu Jiusi to Qinghe.

Without the obstruction of Wangdu, King Liang's 100,000 soldiers and horses began to ravage Youzhou. Except for Youzhou City, which has high walls and thick walls, there was no way to stop them. When Wang Yue appeared in Qinghe County with 100,000 soldiers and horses, By that time, King Liang had already besieged Youzhou City.

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When he learned that Wang Yue was passing by with his army, the leader of the Cui clan in Qinghe rushed to the city gate to greet him. The entire welcoming team marched out for several miles.

Wang Yue was helpless, but he also understood that whether he entered Qinghe City or not, Cui had to make an attitude.

He knew that he would not be able to leave in a short time, so he asked Wang Ping and Wang An who were following him to lead the soldiers and horses to Wangdu first to cut off King Liang's retreat. He himself took the personal guards to see the elder of the Cui clan.

Wang Yue, the big boss, was not around, and Wang Ping and Wang An were both equals. Each of them led an army of 50,000 people, and they quickly swept through Youzhou like wild horses running wild.

When he and Wang Yue came out of Qinghe County and headed north to Youzhou City, King Liang was already surrounded there.

The reason why Youzhou City has not been breached yet is not because Wang Ping or Wang An are unwilling to attack, nor because they want to wait for Wang Yue, or because Gu Jiusi begged to persuade King Liang to surrender.

It's just that the King of Liang is obviously not that easy to persuade to surrender. After all, looking at the military strength, Wang Yue's troops are only one hundred thousand, and there are also some newly recruited soldiers and horses from Xuzhou. After repeated hard battles, the King of Liang has many soldiers and horses in his hands. There are still 70,000 to 80,000 soldiers, right?

And King Liang was the one defending the city. To be precise, Wang Yue's side did not have the advantage, and it was almost impossible to capture Youzhou City.

Of course, unless Wang Yue's money method is used, gunpowder or poison is used to force entry, it is expected that it can be broken.

After all, the military supplies in the hands of King Liang who came from afar were simply not enough, and it was even more difficult to defend them, and they could not guard against these things.

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There was a stalemate on Youzhou's side, but things were going very smoothly for Governor Fan Xuan. When Prince Liang's men stationed at Hulao Pass heard that Wang Yue had led an army of 100,000 to invade Youzhou, and Prince Liang had been captured. After being blocked in Youzhou City, with no way to come to rescue, the morale of the army quickly became scattered.

General Zhou Gaolang took the opportunity and led his troops to attack Hulao Pass. After a night of fierce fighting, he completely guarded this pass.

Without the dangerous pass, King Liang's subordinates could not know the news about King Liang. They could only send people to Youzhou to deliver the message, while leading the army to retreat to Hangu Pass, completely abandoning the Sili area and Yanzhou.

Fan Xuan came to the city of Luoyang, the eastern capital. Empress Dowager Darong personally led the civil and military officials to open the city gate and welcome Fan Xuan into the city.

Wang Yue didn't know what happened in Dongdu. When he left Qinghe and came to Youzhou City, he received a piece of news that shocked him.

The Empress Dowager Darong gave Fan Xuan the Imperial Seal and made Fan Xuan the emperor.

Fan Xuan also gave in three times under the continuous persuasion of the empress dowager's civil and military officials and his trusted soldiers, and then he awkwardly ascended the throne.

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When Wang Yue came to Youzhou City in a depressed mood, he happened to hear Gu Jiusi shouting in a loud voice, "Uncle, you know what my family does, and you should also know that I have stayed in Youzhou City for a while. When Governor Fan sent his troops south, he didn't leave much food in Youzhou City. What will you eat and drink after your 70,000 to 80,000 troops enter the city? You'd better come out and surrender quickly. My elder brother is kind-hearted, and maybe he will be able to save his life. of."

King Liang has been given a headache by Gu Jiusi these days. He is actually still betting that Fan Xuan, who loves his people like a son, will come back to rescue him. He is also betting that Wang Yue, who is an evil spirit, will go to Dongdu to grab the credit. He will be around for a few days at most. will withdraw their troops.

Of course, their soldiers and horses did not bring much food and grass, but it was not enough. They could not hold on for less than half a month.

So, he said disdainfully, "Jiusi, you are still too young. Do you think King Qi will waste time with me under Youzhou City?"

Seeing that King Liang said something different today, Gu Jiusi asked curiously, "Why not? Aren't all our 100,000 troops here?"

King Liang sighed, and then said leisurely, "There is no royal family in Dongdu anymore. No matter which governor attacks Dongdu, he will be the emperor of this great glory. Do you think the three thousand beauties in Dongdu Palace will be worthy of His Highness King Qi?" Will there be enough temptation?”

Wang Yue happened to come over at this moment. He was speechless after hearing what Prince Liang said. He quickly rode to Gu Jiusi's side and looked at Prince Liang together.

He asked Gu Jiusi to step aside, and then shouted to the tower, "His Royal Highness, Prince Liang, I have some very unfortunate news for you."

When King Liang saw Wang Yue coming over, he was very surprised. He didn't expect that Wang Yue was completely different from the rumored man who was so lustful and stupid that he actually left the beauty in Dongcheng alone and came here instead. Shit Youzhou City.

He didn't wait for Wang Yue to finish speaking, and said very depressedly, "It's really unfortunate for me that you came to Youzhou City, but I didn't think that just relying on the tens of thousands of soldiers you mentioned, plus The 100,000 troops outside Shangcheng can defeat Youzhou City."

Wang Yue shook his head and said firmly, "To tell you the truth, what I hate most is attacking the city. The news I also want to tell you is that Fan Xuan has proclaimed himself emperor in Dongdu. Now that Da Rong is gone, Dongdu is The new country I gave you is called Daxia."

Prince Liang's eyes widened and he said in disbelief, "Don't talk nonsense. Is Fan Xuan crazy? How could he not want his lair? Isn't he afraid that his men will rebel?"

Wang Yue saw that King Liang didn't believe it, so he asked his men to bring over the imperial list covered with jade seals, then gestured to King Liang, and then said with a smile, "I don't know if His Highness King Liang would like to take a look. This is express delivery from the eastern capital of Luoyang."

Prince Liang had a look of surprise on his face, and he asked unwillingly, "It stands to reason that if you attack Dongdu with all your strength, you have a greater chance of winning than Fan Xuan. Why would you give up the opportunity to become emperor?"

Wang Yue knew that King Liang didn't really want to fight with him, so he simply said truthfully, "Actually, it's simple. There are too many wealthy families in Dongdu, and my land equalization in Qingzhou affects their core interests. If I If I go, they will team up with Fan Xuan to deal with me. So I might as well occupy these states and counties where there are relatively few wealthy families and build up strength first."

King Liang originally just asked casually, but he didn't expect Wang Yue to tell him the truth. He thought for a while and then hesitantly asked, "Is it worth it for you to give up the throne that is so easy for ordinary people to offend a wealthy family? ?”

Wang Yue saw that King Liang was asking very seriously, and he felt that maybe he could fool King Liang and capture Youzhou City without a single blow.

So, he looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, as if he would die if he heard the truth in the morning, and said in a melancholy voice, "There are thousands of aristocratic families in this world, but there are no thousand-year dynasties. In the final analysis, it is the aristocratic families that control the people through the land. But the dynasty controls the people through the aristocratic family, so I want to try and follow the aristocratic family's path, leaving the aristocratic family with no way to go."

King Liang looked at Wang Yue for a long time and found that Wang Yue seemed to be lost in his own thoughts and had forgotten where he was now. He suddenly felt that no matter what, he could not defeat Wang Yue.

For example, right now, many soldiers standing around him turned red after hearing Wang Yue's thoughts, and they clearly yearned for the life in Qi.

He was sure that as long as Wang Yue shouted loudly to surrender without killing, at least half of his men would surrender, and the remaining half, as Wang Yue said, would be controlled by his wealthy families and would not dare to escape.

It wasn't until this moment that he realized that he had misjudged a few people, which was why he was now besieged in Youzhou City.

The first person he misjudged was of course Jiang He. Although this guy was deposed together with him, he obviously had different intentions with him.

The second thing he misunderstood was Fan Xuan, the governor of Youzhou who loved the people as his own son. For the sake of the throne, he was unwilling to come back for rescue, so he broke Hulao Pass and went to Dongdu to become emperor.

The third person he misjudged was Wang Yue. He didn't expect that Wang Yue, a lecherous person, had such lofty ambitions. He was obviously a person who pretended to be a pig and eat the tiger.

So, he looked at Wang Yue helplessly and asked sentence by sentence, "If I open the city gate and surrender, what are you going to do with me? Send me to the Eastern Capital to receive the reward?"

Wang Yue pretended to have just come back to his senses, then shook his head decisively and said, "I am the King of Qi in Da Rong, he is the emperor of Da Xia, and he has no control over me, so why should I send you to Da Xia? "

King Liang was a little stunned. He said in confusion, "Then you are going to send me to Yongliang? Aren't you afraid that I will make a comeback?"

Wang Yue couldn't help but rolled his eyes and said disdainfully, "What are you thinking about? Why are you sending me Yongliang? It would be great if you stay in Qingzhou."

Prince Liang was a little surprised and asked in confusion, "What do you mean by this? By leaving me in Qingzhou, am I doing a favor to Fan Xuan's old man?"

Wang Yue smiled and said very mysteriously, "Do you know that there is a saying called, holding the emperor hostage to command the princes?"

King Liang was stunned for a moment, then suddenly burst into laughter. He pointed at Wang Yue and laughed for a long time, and then said with a bit of laughter, "You want to hold me captive and let my men follow your orders in Yongliang? Yes." Don't you think things are too simple? You know, Yongliang is across from you in Dongdu! I'm afraid your hands can't stretch that long."

Wang Yue sighed. He didn't expect that King Liang's idea was quite simple. Why must King Liang's men take Yong Liang with them?

So, he sighed and said, "I heard that Wancheng is still in your hands. Your soldiers and horses from Yongliang can easily come back to Yuzhou. I need to let your soldiers and horses help me guard Yuzhou and stop them." Liu Xingzhi marched eastward, and at the same time he was on guard against Fan Xuan's march southward."

The King of Liang did not expect Wang Yue's plan, so he asked tentatively, "Then how do you plan to arrange the 70,000 to 80,000 soldiers and horses under my command?"