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Text Chapter 879 The jade bird hides the beauty

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    Liu Bei's eyes flashed with the flame of hope, as if Zhuge Liang's words suddenly awakened him.

    Liu Bei stood up and walked around the room, his thoughts racing, weighing the pros and cons.

    As Zhuge Liang said, the L¨¹ Meng army entrenched in Liaodong was like a sharp sword hanging over his head, distracting him all the time and unable to deal with Yan Liang's main force with all his strength.

    In this all-out war with the Chu State, if the Goguryeo people had not contained Yan Liang's Liaodong Army, Liu Bei would have been under the pressure of enemies on both sides, and the consequences would have been unimaginable.

    "The two counties of Changli and Liaoxi are located to the east of Youzhou and adjacent to Liaodong. These two counties are poor and have few people. As far as the current situation is concerned, apart from guarding against the Chu army in Liaodong, they are not of much value.

    But these two barren counties are a godsend to the Wuhuan people. As long as they are ceded to them, they will devote all their strength to serve them.

    " Moreover, if the Wuhuan people occupy the two counties, they will block the westward march of the Chu army in Liaodong. Together with the Goguryeo people, they will form a flanking attack on Lu Meng's troops.

    "Well, this is really a plan to kill two birds with one stone. The Prime Minister's plan is very clever." Liu Bei finally figured it out and clapped his hands.

    Liu Bei was so excited that he immediately issued an order and ordered Sun Qian to go north with generous gifts to make a good alliance with Wuhuan leader Tadun to borrow troops.

    Seeing that Liu Bei had adopted his strategy, Zhuge Liang also breathed a sigh of relief. He was already thinking about how, after borrowing Wuhuan's troops, he would go south to recapture Yecheng and drive Yan Liang out of Hebei in retaliation for his mother being forcibly married by Yan Yan.  shame.

    "Yan Thief, you only have the power of one person. I, the Han Dynasty, dominate the world, but there are brothers from the Hu tribe from all over the world to help me. Those who are doing the right thing will get more help, and those who are wrong will get less help. Let me see how long you can continue to be rampant.  "

    Liu Bei was also secretly proud, and could not help but raise a sneer at the corner of his mouth.

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    Yecheng.

    In the south of the imperial city, dust is flying, and a large-scale tower is under construction in a hot and humid day.

    Yan Liang has already given a name to this tower that is under construction, and it is called: Jade Bird Tower.

    As the name suggests, this Jade Bird Tower is the same as the Jinque Tower in Luoyang, the capital of China, and the Bronze Bird Tower in Yingtian in the south.  It is a sister tower. After this tower is built, it will naturally become a romantic place where Yan Liang can choose beautiful concubines and have fun.

    As an emperor, you should enjoy it.  Yan Liang was not the kind of model worker emperor who was as tired as a dog when he had to deal with all kinds of things all day long. He was not even in a happy mood when he returned to the palace and fell asleep.

    Now that he has been fighting for more than a year, Yan Liang thinks to himself that after working so hard, it is time to reward himself.

    Judging from the current situation, it will take some time to destroy Liu Bei.  In this case, such a jade bird platform should be built for him to have fun nearby in Yecheng, the northern capital.  Of course it is very necessary.

    Of course, since Yan Liang "wasted people and money", many of his ministers wrote letters to advise him.

    "These ministers all said that Yecheng was settled, and the people in the counties in southern Hebei were suffering from the war.  It is not a wise move to continue to build large-scale construction projects that waste people and money.

    These are the words of ministers.  It was for the sake of the Great Chu State. Naturally, Yan Liang would not blame him. On the contrary, he also issued an order to reward those ministers who gave loyal advice and advice.

    Rewards are rewards, and Yan Liang¡¯s large-scale construction work continues as usual.

    However, Yan Liang did not waste money and people.

    When Zhuge Liang threw away his burdens and let the people of Ye City out of the city, all those released were poor common people, but the powerful and wealthy households, as well as the family members of the officials who followed Liu Bei on his "hunting expedition to the north", all stayed in Ye City.

    For Zhuge Liang, these powerful and wealthy people are "his own people", and of course his own people cannot be released to Yan Liang.

    After Yan Liang entered the city, he counted the remaining household registrations in the city and finally received nearly 20,000 such households.

    Yan Liang would naturally show no mercy to these "meat eaters". He issued a decree to confiscate all these people into slavery.

    As usual, among the 20,000 people, the most beautiful women are all rewarded as concubines for their meritorious service.

    Women of average beauty are taken as official prostitutes and sent to various camps as camp prostitutes.

    Except for everyone else, Yan Liang sent them to the construction site outside the city, whipping them to build the Jade Bird Tower for himself.

    As for the money to build the Jade Bird Tower, needless to say, it certainly came from confiscating the properties of these wealthy officials.

    Yan Liang¡¯s move, on the one hand, severely punished those who dared to oppose him, which had the effect of deterring the remaining enemies, and on the other hand, it solved the labor and financial problems of repairing the Jade Bird Tower. It can be said that it killed two birds with one stone.

    Of course, after Yan Liang did what he did, some corrupt scholars would naturally come forward.Accusing Yan Liang of doing this is unkind and not the way of a wise king.

    Yan Liang showed no mercy to these clowns who caused a great impact and directly ordered them to be killed.

    "As for those who have little influence, Yan Liang treats them as farts and doesn't even bother to pay attention to them.

    "If the tyrant is not cruel and cruel to his enemies, can I still be called a tyrant?"

    "These rotten scholars who claim to be lofty and moral can only use lip service. These guys are the same as Liu Bei. Just don't let Yan Liang know about it. If you find out, kill them all."

    In the blink of an eye, spring has come and flowers are blooming. The water levels in Hebei's various river systems have risen, and river transportation is smooth. The time is ripe for another war.

    That day, Yan Liang, who had had enough conquests against the Song family, finally summoned his ministers to discuss sending troops north.

    The ministers could no longer hold themselves back, especially the generals, who were eager to start the war quickly so that they could make more achievements.

    When I heard that Yan Liang was going to send troops to start a war, everyone was so excited that their blood boiled with excitement.

    The ministers all put forward their opinions and offered suggestions for the Northern Expedition.

    Most of the military opinion is that according to the original plan, the army will start from Yecheng, go north to capture Handan, then break through the Julu where Liu Bei's main force is gathered, and drive north to wipe out Liu Bei in one fell swoop.

    This battle plan is also in line with common sense. From Liyang to Yecheng, isn't this how battles were fought?

    "I believe that given the current situation, heading north is no longer the best strategy. I believe that we should change our strategy."

    At this time, Pang Tong stood up and put forward different opinions.

    "I believe that our army should not take Julu as the first target of attack, but also march eastward along the Qinghe River, take Nanpi directly, and attack Zhang Fei's troops." Pang Tong said loudly.

    Take Nanpi directly and kill Zhang Fei first!

    This novel proposal shocked everyone present. Yan Liang was also very surprised and signaled Pang Tong to continue.

    Pang Tong held up the map hanging on the side wall and said calmly: "The Yellow River defense line was blocking the front line. Our army had no choice but to go north from Liyang and attack Yecheng. Moreover, the Yellow River defense line is owned by our army.  , the Hebei Plain is free for me to roam, so why should our army have to be led by Liu Bei and continue to fight tough battles. "

    "Your Majesty, please take a look." Pang Tong walked to the map.

    "Liu Bei's army is now concentrated in Julu. If our army can capture Nanpi, we can attack Hejian in Bohai Sea, advance into the two counties of Anping and Zhongshan, and penetrate directly into the rear of Liu Bei's main force. In this way, Liu Bei's painstakingly built  The Julu Defense Line will become a useless barrier."

    "If this can be done, I think that by that time, Liu Bei will be defeated without a fight, and the entire Jizhou will be easily taken over by me."

    Pang Tong was eloquent and told his entire battle plan.

    Fazheng, Jia Xu and other advisers were all convinced by Pang Tong's strategy and expressed their approval one after another.

    Yan Liang pondered for a long time and nodded deeply: "What the Prime Minister said makes sense. Just go north step by step and attack the fortified city endlessly like before. When will Liu Bei be wiped out? The Prime Minister's plan is very clever. He can kill Liu Bei by surprise.  ¡±

    Yan Liang's best skill is to use surprise. If he hadn't had no choice, he would never have attacked the two fortified cities of Liyang and Yecheng before.

    Now that Pang Tong has come up with a surprising strategy, Yan Liang must adopt it.

    At that moment, Yan Liang ordered the armies to assemble, planning to go north from Qinghe to attack Nanpi and seize Liu Bei's chrysanthemums.

    At this time, Fazheng said: "Your Majesty, if Liu Bei understands our strategy and dispatches troops to rescue Nanpi when the troops and horses are gathered and march with great fanfare, then our policy of a quick war will be broken."

    "Keep talking." Yan Liang knew that since Fa Zheng put forward different opinions, he must have countermeasures.

    "I thought that your Majesty should launch the slogan of attacking Julu from the north, but secretly sent a large number of cavalry to attack Nanpi over a long distance."

    "Zhang Fei has less than 30,000 soldiers and horses, most of whom are infantry, and nearly half of them are still on the eastern coast. Our Chu cavalry suddenly arrives, and we will definitely catch him off guard and capture Nanpi in one fell swoop."

    "After conquering Nanpi, His Majesty will personally lead hundreds of thousands of troops to the north and take Liu Bei's flank from Nanpi. How can Liu Bei stop him at that time?"

    Fazheng's strategy gave Yan Liang a hint. He thought for a long time and thought that it was indeed time for him to show his strength with tens of thousands of cavalry under his command.

    After pondering for a moment, Yan Liang happily accepted the method.

    At that moment, Yan Liang issued an order, ordering all the laborers to gather in the direction of Yecheng, and raised the flag to attack Julu from the north. At the same time, Yan Liang had already sent Huang Zhong in advance to lead the troops.Thousands of soldiers and horses advanced toward Handan first to create the illusion of a long march north.

    When it was dark, Yan Liang ordered General Chou and two junior generals, Deng Ai and Jiang Wei, to lead 20,000 cavalry to go north along the Qinghe River and attack Nanpi.

    The decree was issued, and the entire land of Hebei was once again shrouded in the clouds of war.

    Chu State¡¯s 150,000 Chinese troops were ready to go at any time, and the 100,000 foreign troops who were going to feed in the Henan states were also crossing the Yellow River north one after another and gathering in the direction of Yecheng.

    The Chu army even made bold claims that in this battle they would completely wipe out Liu Bei and unify the world.

    When the news reached Northern Hebei, the Han soldiers were shocked. Before the battle began, their morale was suppressed by the Chu army's mighty force.

    Liu Bei naturally became nervous. Although he sent Sun Qianbei, it would take some time to settle down, but he didn't expect that Yan Liang would not give him time, so he started the war again so quickly.

    The frightened Liu Bei immediately ordered the reinforcement of Julu city defense and stepped up the construction of fortifications everywhere. He prepared to use his 40,000 troops and horses to hold Yan Liang in Julu and drag him to Taodun to lead the Wuhuan cavalry to come for support.

    Liu Bei didn't know that a large cavalry was running towards his third brother along the Qinghe River.
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