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- Yan Liang adopted Tian Feng's suggestion and did not order Zhang He's troops to continue marching eastward to completely drive the Wu people out of Runan.
Everyone envies this big piece of meat in the Central Plains. Yan Liang has already fought with Cao Cao and Yuan Tan, and will also have a head-on confrontation with Liu Bei. If Sun Quan is added to the mix, he will have too many enemies in the entire Central Plains and be surrounded on all sides. situation.
Yan Liang knows that although his strength has been greatly enhanced, it is not big enough to challenge the world's heroes alone. Before he is strong enough, he must be patient.
As for Soochow, Zhou Yu did not seem to intend to go to war with Yan Liang. When Yan Liang strictly ordered Zhang He's army not to advance eastward, Zhou Yu also ordered Taishi Ci's army not to attack westward. The two sides had a "tacit understanding" to carve up Runan County.
After confirming that there was no threat to Soochow for the time being, Yan Liang decided to march eastward with his army and lead his troops into the hinterland of Yuzhou.
Yuan Tan originally controlled the three prefectures of Si, Yanzhou and Yu. Luoyang, under the jurisdiction of Si Prefecture, and Chenliu County, under the jurisdiction of Yanzhou, both bordered Yingchuan. The military strength of these two prefectures was weak. Yan Liang could have marched north to capture these two prefectures at once. Expand your power to the south bank of the Yellow River.
But Yan Liang also considered that once his troops reached the south bank of the Yellow River, they would border Yuan Shang's territory to the north and pose a frontal threat to Guanzhong, where Cao Cao was based, to the west.
If this is the case, it will inevitably arouse the vigilance of Cao Cao and Yuan Shang. At that time, Yan Liang will have to divide his troops heavily to guard against these two people.
Considering that the front line should not be stretched too long or too wide, Yan Liang decided to take Yuzhou, the southernmost of the three states, where Yingchuan belonged.
Yuzhou is subordinate to several counties of Yingchuan and Runan, as well as several states of Liang, Guo and Lu. The Liang State where Yuan Tan retreated was located in the central area of ??Yan and Hezhou, and its strategic location was extremely important.
If Yan Liang can seize Liang, he can cut Yanzhou off in the north, Xuzhou in the east, and Qiaojun in the south to threaten Huainan.
However, just when tens of thousands of Yan's soldiers were ready to march into the Liang Kingdom. A sudden heavy snowfall interrupted Yan Liang's plan.
It was the middle of winter, and a heavy snowfall suddenly covered almost a large area of ??the two rivers. Yingchuan, Liangguo, Nanyang, Runan and other places were all covered by thick snow.
Heavy snow has been falling continuously for several days. After the snow, the temperature dropped sharply. It was so cold that water almost turned into ice.
Although Yan Liang gave his army in advance. Equipped with thick winter coats, but this sudden heavy snowfall. It still had a great impact on Yan Liang's soldiers.
Although there were many northerners in his army, more than half of them lived south of the Han River all year round. These soldiers could withstand the wet and cold winters in the south, but they were intolerable to the severe cold weather in the Central Plains.
After a heavy snowfall, frostbite and wind chill began to appear among the soldiers, which affected the originally high morale.
Faced with unexpected weather changes, Yan Liang was a little helpless, in order to avoid too many non-combat casualties among his soldiers. Yan Liang made a decisive decision to temporarily shelve his plan to march into Liang State and return to Xiangyang.
Ten days later, Yan Liang successfully returned to Xiangyang with his victorious army.
Of course, Yan Liang also made full arrangements before returning to the south. Xu Shu and Zhang He were left behind, and they commanded about 20,000 soldiers from Jingbei to guard the line between Xudu and Runan.
And this heavy snowfall not only affected Yan Liang. It also had a considerable impact on other princes.
Yuan Tan, who retreated to the Liang Kingdom, originally planned to use Liu Bei's power to regain Xudu, but the severe cold weather forced Liu Bei to cease his military activities so that his soldiers could recharge their batteries to survive the cold winter.
As for Shouchun, Zhou Yu also had to leave a few generals and more than 10,000 troops to guard the Shouchun front line, and led the army back to Jiangdong.
Only the two brothers Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi from Hebei Province are still fighting inextricably in this cold winter, and the latest intelligence shows that Yuan Xi, a weakling, is obviously no match for his younger brother.
After more than a month of fighting, Yuan Xi experienced several defeats and had to return to Youzhou. Yuan Shang took advantage of the victory and continued to lead his army northward, trying to completely eliminate Yuan Xi's worries.
The war in Hebei continues, but the Central Plains has entered a brief period of peace.
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Xiangyang City, in the military mansion, is warm and peaceful.
After several months of bloody battles and several fierce battles, Yan Liang was indeed a little tired. This heavy snowfall came just in time, allowing him to take a good rest.
When Yan Liang returned to Xiangyang, he rewarded his meritorious subordinates and signed various transfer orders to appoint officials for his newly acquired counties in the Central Plains.
To be honest, Yan Liang is not good at handling government affairs, but he is?¡¯s advantage lies in its ability to employ people.
Man Chong, Tian Feng and others are all good at governing. Yan Liang has no doubts about employing people, and all government affairs are left to these outstanding talents to take care of. He himself is happy to enjoy the leisure of governing.
In addition to governing, he also focused on training and expanding the army. In this aspect, he also had outstanding military generals such as Huang Zhong and Wen Chou to handle it, so Yan Liang did not need to worry too much.
What Yan Liang has to do is to control the general direction and make full use of the old and new talents. The rest is for his wife and children to enjoy life to the fullest.
Of course, when Yan Liang was enjoying himself, he did not forget the people under his rule.
Due to the abnormal weather this year, it even snowed a few times in Jingzhou. In Xinye, Deng, Yiyang and other counties, many people died from the pain of their cattle and sheep, and even the poor froze to death due to the cold weather. .
After Yan Liang heard the news, he immediately took time to inspect the counties and provide relief to the victims in the counties near Xiangyang.
On this day, Yan Liang inspected Xinye, and a group of more than a hundred people headed south back to Xiangyang.
At dusk, Yan Liang¡¯s car passed a small village next to Bishui.
Because Yan Liang wanted to prevent local officials from cheating and concealing the truth about the disaster, he did not notify the local officials in advance, but secretly went out in civilian clothes.
Yan Liang carried out such a "surprise attack", and many local officials were exposed. Several county magistrates were dismissed by Yan Liang on the spot because they failed to provide relief to the people.
Therefore, when Yan Liang and his entourage passed through this village, the villagers were not alarmed. They mostly thought that they were just a wealthy family passing by.
Along the road, many villagers passed by were wearing thin clothes and lacking food. Although they were not worried about freezing to death on the streets, they looked like they were just barely surviving.
"Throughout the ages, in troubled times, the people have suffered the most"
Zhang Zhongjing, who was following beside him, sighed while stroking his beard.
Looking at these poor people, Yan Liang couldn't help but feel pity.
Over the years, Yan Liang has fought many wars, and most of the food, fodder and military supplies he uses can only come from these common people. I believe that many of these common people have died in the battlefield.
Yan Liang knew that the poverty of the people was inseparable from the continuous war.
"However, in today's troubled times, it is impossible to unify the world without force and without the baptism of war, let alone peace and well-being.
Peace is always achieved through fighting.
Looking around at these ordinary people, Yan Liang couldn't help but recall the ambition he had set when he was stationed in Ancheng.
"Wu Ganqi helps the world, I must personally end this troubled times, so that these people's sacrifices are not in vain, so that their descendants can enjoy peace forever!"
The setting sun shines on Yan Liang¡¯s face, determination and perseverance shining brightly.
The sound of horse hoofbeats interrupted Yan Liang's thoughts, and Zhou Cang galloped from the front of the team.
"Lord, this road is too muddy. It's getting dark soon. I'm afraid we won't be able to get back to Xiangyang before dark. I thought we might as well stay in this village for one night and start back to Xiangyang tomorrow morning. ¡±
Yan Liang looked at the sun setting in the west, nodded and said: "That's it, let's rest in this village tonight."
Zhou Cang accepted the promise and shouted to the left and right: "You guys, hurry up and requisition a few houses, make them cleaner."
"You don't have to force yourself, just discuss the price with the host and just say we'll stay overnight." Yan Liang shouted, then pointed to a courtyard on the village road and said: "There's no need to look any further, I think we can stay overnight at this house."
With that said, Yan Liang got off his horse, pushed open the rusty door, and walked into the courtyard.
This house is quite big, but it is old and dilapidated everywhere. There is a yellow dog tied under a dead tree in the yard. When strangers come in, it starts barking.
The door to the east room creaked open, and a beautiful woman walked out.
Seeing that these strangers suddenly appeared in the courtyard, the woman's pretty face became wary and she asked, "What's the matter with you?"
"We're going to stay at your house for one night. Go and clean up a clean room and come out." Zhou Cang shouted harshly.
The woman yelled at him, and her delicate body trembled with fright. She instinctively took a few steps back, and a hint of shock flashed through her watery eyes.
"We are here to stay overnight, how can we be so cruel!"
Yan Liang shouted at Zhou Cang, then clasped his fists and said, "I'm going to travel far and pass by here. It's getting dark, so I want to stay here for one night. I hope this lady will agree."
That woman is so handsomeHe has a heroic appearance but a kind attitude, but his nervousness has only eased a little.
She mustered up some courage and said in a trembling voice: "It's not impossible for you to stay overnight, but I am a widow. It would be inappropriate for me to accommodate so many of you."
It turned out to be a widow.
Hearing this, Yan Liang winked at Zhou Cang.
Zhou Cang then handed over a large bag of heavy money and said with a sullen face: "We don't live with you in vain. This is considered to be the rent payment for you. It is enough."
That big bag of money was enough for an ordinary person to use for several months. Yan Liang spent so generously that the woman was dumbfounded.
Yan Liang smiled slightly and waited for the woman to nod.
But the woman bit her lip lightly, seeming to accept it, but also a little hesitant.
At this moment, the door creaked open again, and a thin boy of seven or eight years old came out.
The little boy stood in front of the woman, held his head high and said, "Iwe don't carewe care about your moneyyouyoushould findfind another place to stay at." - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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