Zhang Yu set out, with a huge fleet of Liaodong.
This time Zhang Yu took several wives with him.
His wife Xiang Xin had to go, and Mrs. MI and Cai Yan also went there, and of course Zhang Ning.
Taking them to Liaodong shows Zhang Yu's determination, and Xiang Xin, as his wife, going to Liaodong can also boost his morale.
In the middle of February, they arrived in Liaodong.
At this time, the ice and snow are still there, and there is no big war.
Zhang Yu asks Xiang Xin and others to stay in Liaodong, where it is warmer than before, and Zhang Yu takes Dian Wei to Shenyang directly.
At this time, Shenyang City has been preparing for war. The grain in the city has been piled up one warehouse after another, and the wood is directly piled up under the wall and other open spaces.
They have enough war supplies for more than a year.
Zhang Yu began to understand the situation after calling all the generals together.
(I'm sorry, I forgot Xi Zhicai when it was written. Xi Zhicai has been ignored by me all the time. I'd like to apologize here. Then I'll let him appear in the ranks of Liaodong directly.)
Guo Jia reported: "Lord, now we have to fight with Yuan Shao directly, sooner or later, but Gongsun Zan is still supporting, but Gongsun Zan is just a county, which can't last long."
Zhang Yu asked, "what suggestions do you have?"
Xi Zhicai stood up and said, "Lord, my subordinates suggest that we take the initiative to attack Yuan Shao, and let Yuan Shao fall into the dilemma of fighting on both sides."
Xi Zhicai's suggestion is accepted by everyone. Sooner or later, he will fight Yuan Shao. Gongsun Zan is still here. It's the most favorable time. When Yuan Shao kills Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shao will be able to mobilize more troops.
"Well, in that case, let's take the lead in lighting the fire." Zhang Yu made a decision.
But this is not the best time to start a war, because Youzhou is still covered with ice and snow.
"Before the war, we must reorganize the army. You three, hellai, Zilong and Hansheng, will expand the army, each with 50000 soldiers. Ziyi is the same as Wenyuan. He expanded his army and set up an army. There are five armies with a total of 250000 troops. In addition, there are 100000 garrison troops in Shenyang
As soon as Zhang Yu opened his mouth, he set up 350000 troops.
But now for Liaodong, 350000 troops are nothing.
Zhangyu has five counties, Liaodong, Liaoxi, xuantu, Lelang and Daifang. The population of Zhangyu is also very large. It's nothing to raise 350000 troops.
After the reorganization, Zhang Liao and Tai Shici were still infantry, and Zhang Yu could not afford so many cavalry.
However, Huang Zhong's army is not easy to handle, because he is a heavy cavalry and has very high requirements for horse soldiers.
However, Zhang Yu set a target of 50000 yuan for him, which is how much he can recruit, but he would rather lack it than abuse it.
With the cavalry of Dian Wei and Zhao Yun, there are 150000 cavalry, which is a huge force.
The army of Youzhou began to reorganize.
The recruitment and training of the army are very simple. They are mobilized directly from some defending City forces, and mobilized from the militia, and they will soon be formed.
It was Huang Zhong's army that was in trouble. A few days later, there were still huge vacancies for soldiers and horses.
But that's nothing. Although it's troublesome, we can recruit enough soldiers under strong mobilization.
All kinds of materials are gathered to the theater for emergency preparation.
After a month's preparation, Zhang Yu mobilized more than 100000 troops and a large amount of materials.
At this time, it is already mid March (this article is the lunar calendar), the snow is no longer under, and the snow in many places has melted away.
Zhang Yu began to order troops.
"In this battle, all our five legions will attack. We must defeat the enemy with one blow. It's better to annihilate the enemy's troops." Zhang Yu said.
The following generals were all excited. They were born to fight. Now that the war is coming, they are naturally excited.
They are excited, and Zhang Yu is also excited. How long has it been since he "opened up the territory and expanded the territory".
After preparation, the army gathered quietly. Zhang Yu's target was Changli County between Liaodong and Liaoxi.
In order to compromise at the beginning, Gongsun Zan let Liaoxi County out. Liaodong and Liaoxi were separated by Changli County. Gongsun Zan used to be a nail to restrict Zhang Yu, but now he is a nail to Yuan Shao, where he stationed more than 100000 troops.
Some of Zhang Yu's troops were transported by ship, directly in Liaoxi County, while some of them quietly moved to the border of Liaodong County, ready to attack at any time.
Except for Huang Zhong's men and horses, the rest of the troops and horses are full.
Several days of layout, people and horses have reached the designated position.
At this time, Yuan Shao also sent people to encircle Gongsun Zan.
Yes, in terms of encirclement and suppression, Gongsun Zan was surrounded by Yuan Shao in all directions except the northern part.
Yuan Shao was not unprepared for Zhang Yu. He annexed more than 100000 yuan in Changli County in order to prevent Zhang Yu from interfering.
"The army is ready, so we should act according to the plan and not let this army run away." Zhang Yu said.
The army began to move. One of them started from western Liaoning at the appointed time, while Zhang Yu started from Eastern Liaoning with 50000 cavalry and 50000 infantry.
In addition, Huang Zhong is also with him, only separated by dozens of miles, hiding ahead.
This time, Zhang Yu divided the army into two groups, in order to push forward quickly and kill them before Yuan Jun could react.
When the troops and horses were deployed in place, Zhang Yu led the men to attack.
There were not many soldiers on the border. Zhang Yu asked Dianwei to attack. After breaking their defense, he did not hide his whereabouts and pushed directly to Yuan's camp.
Yuan Jun soon received the news and then contracted his forces.
Gao Lan was very nervous in Changli County. He immediately gathered his troops after receiving the news.
"Immediately send out multiple messengers to inform the Lord, and send out warning to other counties." Gao Lan ordered.
Zhang Yu sent out more than 100000 troops this time, and their troops in Changli County are also more than 100000. If they don't concentrate their forces, they will soon be destroyed by Zhang Yu.
Gao Lan is still wise.
But he didn't know that Zhang Yu was in the dark this time. On the other hand, Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao's 100000 troops had been hidden on the border, ready to attack at any time.
Yes, it is to attack, prepare to ambush the troops coming to support.
Zhang Yu made a surprise attack all the way, and soon killed him in Changli city.
Zhang Yu surrounded Changli County.
"General Gao Lan, you are surrounded. It's better to surrender. It's easier for you and me." When Zhang Yu arrived, he called out to the city.
Gao Lan comes out and scolds Zhang Yu.
Zhang Yu is not angry. The two sides just fight and take advantage of each other. Zhang Yu just wants to put pressure on Gao Lan.
Zhang Yu surrounded the three sides, did not attack immediately, but let the army camp.