Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 177
When it comes to salt, everyone originally thought that the most important thing was "salt", but now they realize...it turns out that the scary thing is "salt".

There is a salt field that produces millions of stones of salt every month and two salt fields under construction as a guarantee. The "salt introduction" attracts the wealth of the world. Just a differential pricing will naturally form a siphon to the Central Plains and Jingzhou...

This is because the commodity economy of the Eastern Han Dynasty itself was not developed, or simply put... ordinary people did not have "wealth" beyond survival at all, otherwise the siphon would be more obvious.

Even now, Yuan Shu, who was already struggling to survive, was about to collapse before Bai Tu could make a move.

Even Xuzhou's grain is now under the control of Bai Tu from Guangling - if Bai Tu didn't feel that he had a good relationship with Liu Bei, so he didn't give any preferential treatment to Xuzhou's grain, the effect might have been more obvious.

After all, going south from Xiapi to Guangling is much closer than going from Kuaiji or Poyang to Guangling, and the transportation cost is much lower, and Guangling County is also within the scope of "disaster relief discounts."

At the same time, if Liu Bei did not react too aggressively to the outflow of food from Xuzhou, and even believed that it was a very wise and benevolent move for Baitu to set Yanyin as "disaster relief priority", then Cao Cao would be able to do so in a win-win situation. After hearing the news, I was already a little pissed off.

In fact, the situation in Yanzhou and Yuzhou is much better than that in Jingzhou. After all, half of Runan County is still in the hands of Yuan Shu. It is not easy to transport grain from the Central Plains to Huainan, and it is easy to be "captured" by Yuan Shu.

Not everyone has the means to transport food from Shouchun...

However, the move of "Yan Yin" made Cao Cao feel threatened!
In other words, long before that, when Cao Cao received the news of "Guangling City Presentation", he had already begun to regard Bai Tu as his enemy.

And Cao Cao and his think tanks can naturally understand that Guangling is just the beginning. It can be said that from the moment Guangling dedicated the city, Bai Tu has broken through the geographical restrictions of Jiangdong...

Although in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, everyone did not understand that "to defend the Yangtze River, one must defend the Huaihe River", how could Cao Cao, who had top think tanks such as Xun Yu, Guo Jia, and Mao Jie, fail to see how big "Jiangdong" and "Huainan + Jiangdong" were? The difference?
Not only did the population and cultivated land double, but in terms of geographical advantages, it also changed from a previous disadvantage when facing the Central Plains to a balance of power.

It’s just that no matter whether it’s the suspicious Cao Cao, the talented Wang Zuo Xun Yu, or the Guo Jia who has always been wary of Bai Tu... no one thought before that there would be so much food in Jiangdong, so it was too late to stop it, let alone imitate.

They could only watch helplessly as most of Huainan fell into Bai Tu's hands through the food path.

Think about it, in order to capture Shouchun last year, they not only lost troops and generals, but also ended up with very little harvest due to lack of food, and even failed to completely occupy Runan... Many people discovered for the first time that the "secondary attack on troops" in "The Art of War", It's really reasonable to say that it's going to attack the city!"
The information about Yan Yin has also been placed in front of Cao Cao.

Although until now, they don't understand why Jiangdong's salt production has suddenly increased, but the changes they have brought are already obvious.

Now... no matter how Bai Tu behaves, Cao Cao will no longer believe that he is a "harmless saint", not even Xun Yu!
It doesn't matter whether Bai Tu is ambitious or not. Jiangdong... no, it should be said that Bai Tu's Cavalry General Mansion has developed to the point of being "close to one's face".

Even though it was not cost-effective and he even refused to "aid" grain and grass to Yuan Shao, Cao Cao transported the grain from Yanzhou to Xudu.

If you let it go, Cao Cao might not even have to drink the soup!

And just when the Central Plains, Jiangdong, Guanzhong, Jingchu... were focusing their attention on Huainan, a news that shocked the world first grabbed the world's attention - the duel between the two heroes in Hebei officially came to an end!
In August of the third year of Jian'an, Yuan Shao sent an envoy to send Gongsun Zan's head to Xudu...

After all, Gongsun Zan was the traitor who killed Liu Yu, and Yuan Shao's crusade against him was based on the justice of the court.

Even now that his cousin has raised a flag to rebel, the court...or Cao Cao still gave him the title of "General" as an appeasement.

In fact, many people had expected this day. After all, Gongsun Zan's performance in the later period seemed to be under a curse. After the defeat of Jieqiao, he was completely less wise and decisive than before.

Especially after retreating to Yijing, Gongsun Zan has become unwilling to trust his soldiers. He built a large Wubao outside the city, with cast iron gates and removed the left and right sides. , not even the generals under him...

Even when giving orders to the outside world, they are all passed down by the strong women in Wubao. Naturally, the subordinates are becoming increasingly alienated.

Cao Cao wondered if this guy had received some kind of offensive blow, and even wanted to send a few women over to try to relieve him - after all, Cao Cao didn't want Gongsun Zan to lose so quickly.

However, considering that Yuan Shao was still in the middle, it would be terrible if he was discovered, so the trip did not take place...

After Baitu's "serving the people as his father" incident a year ago, Gongsun Zan suddenly cheered up. He wanted to reorganize the morale of the army and tidy up the situation. !
However, people's hearts are easy to disperse and difficult to reunite. As a result, Gongsun Zan was killed more than half a year earlier than in "The History of Another World".

It's just that this time he died with more courage. He died on the battlefield when he personally led the white horse Yi Cong who was still willing to be loyal to him to make a surprise attack on Yuan Shao's base camp.

Instead of lying in Yi Jing like a dead pig, watching Yuan Shao eat it bit by bit, and finally committed suicide in frustration...

Even in the final battle, Gongsun Zan's surprise attack was indeed almost successful. If it had succeeded, Yuan Shao would have been thrown into the street, and the battle between the two heroes in Hebei might have a different outcome.

But what Gongsun Zan didn't expect was that Qu Yi, who had once beaten him to the point of being autistic, would be kept by Yuan Shao's side as a bodyguard?

A general in charge of the army and a wizard in military training was added as a bodyguard?
Obviously, Gongsun Zan's surprise attack had already taken advantage of the chaos to kill the camp of the Chinese army, and the Black Mountain Army and Liaodong Army were in front of him to divert attention. Unexpectedly, Yuan Shao actually left the "Euphorbist" and Qu Yi behind as if he had expected it long ago. The Chinese army commander's tent is not far away...

During the previous Battle of Jieqiao, it was Qu Yi who led the eight hundred Euphorbia warriors he had trained to defeat Gongsun Zan's all-conquering White Horse Yi Cong.

That battle was also the beginning of Gongsun Zan's decadence.

At this time, although Gongsun Zan's Baimayi Cong were all elites who were still willing to serve him after many years, seeing the familiar troops and formation in front of them, they were still in chaos...

Yuan Shao was also shocked and broke out in sweat - in this battle, he dispatched 15 troops and horses. This was not a false claim, but a real 15.

This was also another super-large battle involving more than 20 troops from both sides after the Battle of Guangzong between the Yellow Turban Army and the Han Army and the Battle of Hulao Pass during the Eighteenth Route Princes' Conquest against Dong.

A major battle of this magnitude will inevitably require more troops. Unless the soldier Han Xin is resurrected, no one can command so many troops alone.

It is not just a matter of personal ability, if every step must be reported back to the Chinese army and then sent back orders...

It's equivalent to playing League of Legends with thousands of pings. Professional players may also suffer at the hands of stubborn bronze.

In addition to Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan, and the latter's helpers Zhang Yan and Gongsun Du, in addition to the big camps in each of the four directions, there are many strongholds and even fortress watchtowers among each other.

Originally, Yuan Shao deliberately suppressed Qu Yi because he became more arrogant and arrogant after his meritorious service, and kept him in the Central Army under his own nose. In Yuan Shao's view, the three alliances were simply a mob and lacked courage. The dead old wolf, the thieves who took over the mountains as kings, the wealthy locals in the bitter cold land... it's time to reap the rewards.

The swollen Qu Yi should just stay behind!
In the "history of another world", Qu Yi died of Yuan Shao's fear not long after. It was pity that a wizard general who created a miraculous record of [-] infantry and dispersed tens of thousands of cavalry withered and passed away before he could bloom. There is no time to leave too much ink in the real troubled times that are about to come.

Qu Yi even vaguely felt that he had lost Yuan Shao's trust. As for how to prepare for a sneak attack?I believe you ghost!
Qu Yi, who felt bitter in his heart, was about to give up on himself, but who would have expected...

Damn it!My lord did not lie to me!Was there really a sneak attack?
That's right, while Gongsun Zan was feigning a frontal attack, he miraculously led the White Horse Yi Cong, transformed into a sharp knife and penetrated Yuan Shao's Chinese army camp from an unexpected direction. Seeing that the night attack had been successful in the early morning, the opponent showed signs of bombing the camp, but …

Qu Yi led five hundred Euphorbia soldiers to face the sharp knife. Even if other soldiers had blown up the camp, the Euphorbia soldiers, all composed of real warriors, would not!
Like a rock, the white horse Yi Cong who came like a wave was scattered. This was also a sequelae of the Battle of Jieqiao. When the White Horse Yi Cong met the Euphorbia soldiers, their natural morale dropped by three points...

What was originally a perfect sneak attack turned into a chaotic battle. In the end, although Gongsun Zan reached the Chinese army's camp, Qu Yi still protected Yuan Shao.

He even regained Yuan Shao's trust because he sacrificed his life to block Gongsun Zan's (laser) arrow!

On the contrary, Gongsun Zan had already reacted to the situation in several surrounding camps, but before he could kill Yuan Shao, he was already dumped - this was a failure-or-failing tactic.

Even though the Baimayi followers shouted the false news that "Yuan Shao is dead", causing chaos to the troops who came in from outside, Yuan Shao's central army has gradually stabilized.

In the end, after Gongsun Zan shouted "Heaven will destroy me", he simply led his own troops to cut off the rear, temporarily attracting the attention of Yuan Shao's army, and allowed the remaining white horse Yi Cong to break out of the encirclement on their own.

The White Horse General who once had a powerful presence in Wuhuan has now withdrawn from the stage of history...

(End of this chapter)