Chapter 68

After Han Yu returned to his mansion, he called Elai, Ju Shou, Guo Jia, and the others.

Han Yu said to Ju Shou and Guo Jia, "Gongyu, Fengxiao, this time, the Heishan Bandits came out in full force, claiming to bring a million men of troops which made the whole county shaken, whereas we only have an army of over 10,000 soldiers and cavalry, how do you think we should deal with this?"

Guo Jia smiled and said: "General, don't worry, those Heishan Bandits are just a small matter! Even though they claimed to have an army of over one million, if you look closely, this army included frail old people, women, and children whose numbers must have been counted by them as well, and those who could actually fight were only a few tens of thousands of people.

What's more, the soldiers and cavalry of these Heishan Bandits often disobeyed orders and fought individually, and they also lacked armor, food, and weapons.

The reason why the Heishan Bandits are difficult to exterminate is because they hide in the Taihang Mountains, occupy dangerous places, and often ambush, this is what is so annoying about them.

Whereas the local army didn't know the terrain in the mountains, so it was difficult for them to be able to wipe them out. Now that they have come out of their nests and come to the plains, even though their momentum is huge, we have quite a lot of soldiers in Jizhou, so how can they be our opponents?

Therefore, even if these Heishan Bandits claim to have a million troops, we have nothing to fear!"

Jia thought that this was an opportunity that Heaven sent to the General so that the General could eradicate the Heishan Bandits in one fell swoop.

Ju Shou nodded and said, "What Fengxiao said is true, the appointment of the General in Changshan is for the sake of stabilizing our territory by eliminating the bandits in the county."

Hearing this, Han Yu nodded and said, "Gongyu, this Feng Xiao is indeed a person with great talent. In the face of the millions of Heishan Bandits, he wasn't afraid at all. We must be able to win and defeat those bandits in one fell swoop!"

To face bandits, if you instead go to the mountains and fight them, it will be difficult to exterminate those bandits, instead, you will be the one who will suffer heavy losses.

It was best to let them out of their nests and fight them on the battlefield plains.

Therefore, when the Heishan Bandits came out of their lair, the best thing to do was indeed to allow the state and county troops to settle this matter and achieve common achievements by exterminating the Heishan Bandits in one fell swoop.

Han Yu continued: "There is nothing to fear from those Heishan Bandits, but unfortunately the threats Jizhou is facing now are both internal and external, not just the Heishan Bandits and Gongsun Zan."

Ju Shou remembered what Han Yu had told him earlier, and couldn't help but ask, "Is the problem from Yuan Shao? As Young Master said before?"

"That's right!"

Han Yu nodded and said, "Gongsun Zan, Zhang Yan's Heishan Bandits, and similar problems can still be solved by sending troops, in contrast to Warlord Yuan Shao, he has a very broad reputation, and he doesn't openly oppose us in Jizhou. So we can't take the initiative to fight against him either.

As the saying goes, open spear attacks are easy to counter, but hidden arrows are difficult to guard against. Yuan Shao is like a hidden arrow ready to shoot Jizhou at any moment, making it difficult for us to guard against this attack. So Yuan Shao was the one that worried me the most."

Guo Jia nodded and said, "As General said, Yuan Shao's family is very famous, and he will never blatantly seize Jizhou.

Presumably this time, the Heishan Bandits came out in full force, and White Horse General Gongsun Zan sent out his army to invade our Jizhou border, all this was instructed by Yuan Shao.

Governor Han was a disciple of the Yuan family and was timid by nature. Yuan Shao wanted to make Jizhou suffer from the enemy to make him afraid and unable to fight back. Jia thinks that Yuan Shao's move may be using lobbying, persuasion, or interest representation-based strategies to get Jizhou."

Ju Shuo was taken aback when he heard this, he didn't expect Guo Jia who had just arrived in Jizhou to see Yuan Shao's plan at a glance.

You should know that he only believed Han Yu's accusations after learning the truth.

No wonder Han Yu valued Guo Jia so much.

It seems that his talent is not below his own!

Han Yu said solemnly: "Yuan Shao considered his reputation and did not take the initiative to attack. Due to Yuan Shao's reputation and status, we can't do anything about him. I have to say that this strategy of Yuan Shao against us is brilliant.

Yuan Shao used someone else's hand to send an army to attack Jizhou. At that time, he would stand up to repel the enemy.

Even if he manages to seize Jizhou, he will earn the trust of the common people."

"But unfortunately, Jizhou currently has so many great generals; it won't be easy for Yuan Shao to succeed!"

Guo Jia looked at Han Yu and smiled.

Han Yu was also quite confident, nodded, and said: "The most urgent task right now is to eradicate the Heishan Bandits as soon as possible before Yuan Shao makes any further moves. At that time, even if Yuan Shao has a new plan, we will easily be able to spare our hands to deal with him."

"What the general said is right!"

Everyone nodded together.

Guo Jia continued to advise: "General, Jia has a plan to destroy the Heishan Bandits!"

"What is Feng Xiao's plan?"

Han Yu was pleased.

Guo Jia said solemnly: "Heishan bandits are known to number more than one million, and among the thirty-six commanders, only Zhang Yan, who has enough weapons and has the strongest troops and cavalry, we have nothing to fear against the other commandeers.

Moreover, Zhang Yan had the highest prestige in the Heishan Bandit army, and the other commanders were also just following in Zhang Yan's footsteps.

The art of war is clear, in order to defeat the bandits first we must capture the leader, this time, Jia thinks that as long as we can defeat Zhang Yan, this plan is more than half successful."

"Your plan is so great!"

Han Yu nodded and said with a smile: "Besides, I think the reason why the Heishan Bandits were created is due to their situation. If their lives were prosperous, who would want to be a bandit?

Therefore, Yu thought that to face these Heishan Bandits, we should focus on attacking the heart instead of blindly killing them all. Zhang Yan was a person with great ambition, and he was not comparable to ordinary bandits.

If we can use this plan to subjugate Zhang Yan in Changsan County, then we can take and use these millions of Heishan Bandits well for us.

At that time, if we manage to take over and combine this army of Heishan Bandits to supplement our army, even if Gongsun Zan attacks, I will have the confidence to fight him!"

"The General's plan is excellent!"

Guo Jia glanced at Han Yu with approval.

It seemed that his choice to follow Han Yu to Jizhou was not wrong.

First, Han Yu was given the honor of General Yangwu and the post of the prefect of Changshan.

Now, Han Fu had Zhang He, Gao Lan, and Ju Shou as their assistants, and had more than 13,000 soldiers.

With this, Han Yu has his realm and can truly dominate the world.

And Guo Jia completely agrees with Han Yu's strategy.

Han Yu's idea was very clear.

The Heishan bandits had a lot of soldiers and cavalry, but they weren't weak.

Just a lack of training and discipline, no proper equipment, and no unified management.

In history, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao had repeatedly attacked the Heishan Bandits for the same purpose.

Namely to add them to their troops.

Currently, Han Yu had more than ten thousand soldiers and cavalry that Han Fu had provided, but this was far from enough.

He needed the Heishan Bandit troop to replenish his army.

The famous Qingzhou warrior under Cao Cao's army was also obtained from conquering the Yellow Turban in Qingzhou.

Why can't Han Yu turn these people into well-trained soldiers?

Especially in the future, after Han Yu has established a foothold in Changshan County, he will definitely attack Bingzhou and Youzhou.

These Heishan Bandits were not only suited to the terrain, but they were also better suited for mountain warfare.

This will naturally come in handy!

Now that the plan had been decided, everyone would prepare, and depart for Changshan County on the following day.

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