Chapter 402 Tao Qian Also Wants to Borrow a Knife to Kill Someone

Mi Zhu's arrival did not change Zhang Yu's decision to send troops.

But a piece of news made Zhang Yu gloomy like water.

"Something happened in the north. The Wuhuan people had been expected to come, but I didn't expect to come out of Korea." Zhang Yu said speechlessly, clutching the information.

Yes, the Wuhuan people went south, and Goryeo also attacked Liaodong from another direction.

The north is in a state of being attacked from both sides.

After the beginning of spring, when the ice and snow melted, Wuhuan couldn't wait to go south to plunder.

One winter was unbearable for them, so the Wuhuan people went south to plunder.

When Zhang Yu received the news, Wuhuan's former army had already moved south, and the army might have already moved south by this time.

But at this time Zhang Yu could no longer care about that side, and could only believe in Liaodong's strength.

In other words, the strength of Liaodong is also strong, with hundreds of thousands of troops, plus a few generals, and the strong city of Shenyang, all these are their capital to block Wuhuan's army.

As for Goryeo, their military strength is not very strong, they just attacked suddenly, catching Liaodong by surprise, once they react, it will be easy to say.

Zhang Yu sent troops to Xuzhou with his troops.

Xuzhou sent more than 20,000 soldiers and horses this time. Although Zhang Yu did not cause much damage, the wind cannot last long and revenge must be taken.

On the Yangtze River, ships come and go.

Zhang Yu directly crossed the Yangtze River by boat.

Zhu Qian, the prefect of Guangling in Xuzhou, received Mi Zhu's warning and immediately sent troops to warn, but the result was also useless.

Zhang Yu and the others had already controlled the banks of the Yangtze River, and then dozens of large ships crossed the river with soldiers and horses.

Zhu Qian had no choice but to retreat and defend the key areas.

This time Zhang Yu directly dispatched 30,000 soldiers and horses.

Gao Shun's 10,000 infantry plus Zhang Yu's 20,000 cavalry.

Although 30,000 soldiers and horses are not many, they carry the prestige of victory, plus Guangling's new defeat.

Guangling also has more than 30,000 soldiers and horses, but there are several counties to guard.

After Zhang Yu and the others assembled their troops, they began to invade.

"From now on, the coast of the Yangtze River will be ours." Zhang Yu declared his sovereignty after setting foot on land.

In this generation along the Yangtze River, there are Yangzhou, Jiangdu and other places, which will be economically important and prosperous places in later generations.

Zhang Yu was weak before and didn't want to have conflicts with Xuzhou, but now that the other party has provoked him, he has nothing to worry about.

Although Xuzhou has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, their strength is much higher than that of Zhang Yu, but Zhang Yu has never been afraid of anyone all the way.

Tao Qian has strength, sufficient soldiers and horses, and strong economic strength.

Zhang Yu disagreed with Mi Zhu's request just to occupy this place.

Along the Yangtze River, a prosperous place, as long as it is seriously developed, it will definitely be the capital to dominate the world.

Zhang Yu first swept across several counties along the coast.

Perhaps Zhu Qian knew that he couldn't stop it, so he withdrew the army long ago.

There are many aristocratic families following him.

That is to say, after conquering these places, Zhang Yu has nothing to lose, but it doesn't matter, what Zhang Yu wants is not wealth, but land, population and cities.

It took only three days for Zhang Yu to sweep across several places, of course it was also because all the opponent's troops had withdrawn.

Zhu Qian scolded in the prefect's mansion: "Tao Qian really didn't send troops to rescue him, and they all came to the house."

In fact, Zhu Qian was not Tao Qian's subordinate, but Yuan Shao's, and one of the former disciples of the Yuan family, so he followed Yuan Shao's call this time and went to attack Zhang Yu.

Of course, this was also tacitly approved by Tao Qian. Tao Qian also wanted to profit from it. If Zhu Qian succeeded, he would naturally share the benefits.

This time Zhang Yu came over, Zhu Qian immediately asked Tao Qian for help, asking him to send an army to support him.

But there has been no news from the person sent for help, it seems that Tao Qian avoided it deliberately.

At this time, Tao Qian was conspiring with Mi Zhu in the State Shepherd's Mansion.

"Zizhong, Zhang Yu really won't take the opportunity to eat Xuzhou's land?" Tao Qian asked.

"My lord, my subordinates believe that Zhang Yu doesn't have such a big appetite at this time. Although he is strong, he doesn't have many soldiers and horses. In addition, he has newly won Danyang County, so the subordinates think that he is just trying to regain his breath.

Of course, according to his nature, it is certain to take the opportunity to rob. "Mi Zhu said to Tao Qian.

Tao Qian would discuss this with Mi Zhu, because he saw the opportunity and wanted to take the opportunity to get rid of Zhu Qian.

Zhu Qian is a member of Yuan Shao, so there was no need to offend him before, but now that the princes are fighting for hegemony, it is very dangerous to keep him.

So Tao Qian did not send troops to rescue, otherwise he could send 100,000 troops to resist Zhang Yu, and Zhang Yu would definitely not be able to eat Guangling County.

Tao Qian nodded after listening, and then said: "I hope Zhang Yu will not have too much appetite, otherwise I, Xuzhou, will not be easy to bully."

In fact, Tao Qian had his own calculations. If Zhang Yu really wanted to stand in Guangling County and not leave, he would definitely send troops to drive Zhang Yu away.

Xuzhou's well-known wealth, coupled with the skyrocketing population, Tao Qian also has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, and is one of the most powerful princes.

Tao Qian didn't want to offend Yuan Shao, so he followed Zhang Yu's hand to get rid of Zhu Qian.

And Zhu Qian is still waiting for his support.

But Zhu Qian was not a fool, guessing that Tao Qian might ignore him, so he also wrote to Yuan Shao for help.

But Yuan Shao was fighting Gongsun Zan, and the winner was about to be decided, so he didn't have time to devote too much energy to dealing with Zhang Yu.

Zhu Qian felt sad.

"Okay, Tao Qian, if you don't save me, then I will give Guangling County to Zhang Yu." Zhu Qian said very calmly.

He further reduced his troops and concentrated them in Huaiyin City, where more than 30,000 soldiers and horses were gathered together.

The other enemies were all given to Zhang Yu.

After Zhang Yu and the others found out, they were not polite at all, and immediately sent troops to attack and occupied various counties.

After occupying all the county towns, Zhang Yu naturally began to scramble, but this time the goal of scrambling was a little different.

The government's warehouses will naturally be looted.

The other aristocratic families are not spared either, but Zhang Yu is always considering looting the population here.

A Guangling County also has a population of nearly one million. If it is looted, it will be quite terrible.

Several counties gave up for a short time, Zhang Yu and the others quickly seized it, and the aristocratic families inside didn't even have a chance to react.

Some aristocratic families fled to Xiapi City in Xuzhou in advance, and some fled to Huaiyin and other places, but most of them did not run away.

Zhang Yu controlled all counties except Huaiyin.

"Haha, I made a lot of money this time." Zhang Yu laughed out loud.

But Dian Wei on the side didn't think so, there was no battle to fight, obviously a big loss.

Zhang Yu ignored him, sent hundreds of people to a county town, and then sent troops to surround Huaiyin City.

In Huaiyin City, Zhu Qian's face was gloomy and he was in a very bad mood.

He gave up other places in order to concentrate his forces to protect himself, and at the same time to create problems for Tao Qian. If he did not come to rescue him, the entire Guangling County would be occupied by Zhang Yu.

"My lord, you can fight this time. There are some fights in Huaiyin City." Dian Wei said to Zhang Yu.

"Don't be in a hurry, the money hasn't arrived yet, let's surround it first, and then talk about it after collecting and scraping." Zhang Yu said.

Zhang Yu deliberately surrounded and did not fight, in order to test Tao Qian's attitude.