Chapter 50
In the mansion of the governor of Youbeiping County.
"My lord, now that General Yang and General Shan have returned, we can send troops to attack Liaoxi County!"
"Now that the court has not taken any action, we can unify Youzhou as soon as possible, and then we can start planning to expand outward!" Guo Jia said.
Zhang Fu nodded. What Guo Jia thought coincided with what he thought in his heart. It was indeed a good thing to unify Youzhou quickly now.
Now that the generals under his command have gathered in Youbeiping County, it would be a waste if they did not continue to fight with such a lineup.
"Feng Xiao's words are deeply in my heart. In this case, the army will rest in the city for three days, and the whole army will set out to attack Liaoxi County after three days!" Zhang Fu said with a smile.
"Yes, my lord!" Everyone said in unison.
Before leaving, Zhang Fu asked someone to point out the current situation of each army.
Basically, there were casualties, and now there are only more than 50,000 people left, but the White Tiger Army, Beiwei Army, and Yellow Turban Warriors are still there, so Zhang Fu thinks it's okay.
Even if they encounter an army of 100,000, they can still win, and an army of 200,000 can win with some effort, but an army of 300,000 can only result in both sides being injured.
But Zhang Fu doesn't believe that they will have so many troops waiting for him.
"My lord, the leader of the Wuheng people in Liaoxi County is Qiu Liju, who calls himself the King of Wuheng. His power is even greater than Wuyan's, and he is the only one who controls Liaoxi County!"
"In addition to this person, there is another person who needs attention. This person is Gongsun Zan, whose courtesy name is Bogui. He is from the Gongsun family in Liaoxi. Although he was not taken seriously in the early years."
"But he was appreciated by the governor a few years ago and married the governor's daughter. Since then, he has been on the rise. The strongest general in Liaoxi County is Gongsun Zan now."
"Even Qiu Liju did not get any benefits from Gongsun Zan. He basically lost every battle and had no chance of winning."
"This Gongsun Zan is very good at dealing with foreign races. He has a very tough attitude and is very belligerent. I also heard that he is a disciple of Lu Zhi and Liu Kuan. "
"With this identity, I am afraid that Gongsun Zan will definitely resist fiercely to the end, but there is also good news, that is, Gongsun Zan is unlikely to form an alliance with Qiu Liju."
"So we can defeat them one by one, which will be much easier. Gongsun Zan has a grudge against Qiu Liju. If we can beat Qiu Liju to surrender."
"Or we can drive away the wolf and swallow the tiger, let Qiu Liju serve as the vanguard to fight Gongsun Zan, and we can assist from the side. In this way, we can take Liaoxi County with the least loss!"
Guo Jia also directly told the information he collected.
Zhang Fu nodded. The information Guo Jia said was very complete. Although there was a slight deviation from the Gongsun Zan in his memory, it was harmless. It was nothing more than changing from Zhuo County to Liaoxi County.
"My lord, if you can capture Gongsun Zan alive, you may try to persuade him to surrender. According to Fengxiao's description, he must be a great general!"
"Although he seems to be valued now, he actually does not have his own military power. Therefore, if you promise him military power, you may be able to persuade him to surrender and serve you!"
Xi Zhicai squinted his eyes and smiled, then stood up and stood beside Guo Jia.
Guo Jia glanced at Xi Zhicai. He didn't expect that Brother Zhicai would have such great ambitions.
This Gongsun Zan is a student of Lu Zhi and Liu Kuan. Both of them are loyal to the Han Dynasty and can be regarded as great scholars of the time.
How could such a person join the Yellow Turban Army to rebel?
However, when Guo Jia looked at Xi Zhicai, Xi Zhicai smiled and gave Guo Jia a look.
This look seemed to say that you are still too young and inexperienced, and you need to gain more experience.
Guo Jia rolled his eyes. He was only fourteen or fifteen years old now. He was indeed not as experienced as Xi Zhicai. Guo Jia admitted this.
Zhang Fu also understood that what Guo Jia lacked now was experience. After a few years of experience, he would transform into the real genius Guo Fengxiao.
Looking at Xi Zhicai, he was already in his twenties. His ability was almost the same as Guo Jia's, but his experience was much better than Guo Jia's.
Therefore, Xi Zhicai could often see things that Guo Jia could not see.
"That's great. If such a person can be conquered, it would be a good thing!" Zhang Fu smiled.
He also liked Gongsun Zan very much. Not to mention that Gongsun Zan was handsome, had a loud voice, was eloquent, and was strategic and smart.
Just saying that Gongsun Zan trained a powerful White Horse Volunteer Army, this person was worth recruiting.
The White Horse Volunteers can be said to be the top special forces of this period. Even in the entire history, the White Horse Volunteers are still the most important special forces in Zhang Fu's eyes.It can also be ranked in the top ten among the elite cavalry.
Now that the strategy has been decided, Zhang Fu also went back to have a good rest. The political affairs of Youbeiping County were handed over to Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia.
Originally, Xi Zhicai could do it alone, but because Xi Zhicai still needed to recuperate, Zhang Fu asked Guo Jia to assist him.
This can not only share the burden on Xi Zhicai, but also train Guo Jia, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.
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Three days later, Zhang Fu set off with the army, and the affairs of Youbeiping County were taken over by the people arranged by Zhang Jiao.
During this period, Zhang Jiao did not develop the Yellow Turban Army, but redeveloped the Taiping Dao, so he really recruited some literate people with the reputation of the Taiping Dao.
Of course, the prefects and county magistrates arranged by Zhang Jiao to manage the counties were all talents selected from those honest families.
At the same time, some older people were selected to join the Taiping Dao to teach the people to read and write.
Zhang Fu also understood that it would be difficult to achieve results in two or three years, so he still needed people from the noble families who had surrendered to him to help him govern these cities.
However, these noble families were already scared, and they were also good noble families.
Now there are no playboys in their families, because they were scared to change their temperaments by the several raids and massacres.
Or they were singled out and killed. In short, under the blessing of various reasons, at least there would be no termites in these two or three generations.
Otherwise, he would not mind killing them. After all, when his plan was completed, the influence of the noble families would be dispensable.
"My lord, the front is Haiyang County of Liaoxi County!" Guo Jia pointed to a city in front and said.
Zhang Fu nodded. Although he had to deal with Qiuliju first, he also needed a place to stay in Liaoxi County.