The fact that Liu Bei's army defeated Yuan Shu's 30,000 army with 3,000 remnant troops soon spread to the ears of the princes. Some thought that Liu Bei's army was indeed tenacious, some thought that Liu Bei's army was lucky, and some thought that Yuan Shu's army was too strong. Weak.
However, Guo Jia said some heartfelt words to Cao Cao.
"In this battle, regardless of the situation or military strength, Liu Bei's army does not have an advantage. With only 3,000 remaining soldiers, not to mention taking down a county, I am afraid that even if they can defeat a bandit, they will not be able to do it."
"Fengxiao means Liu Bei has divine help in this battle?"
"My lord, Liu Bei had been wandering around a lot before this battle and had no major victories. But this battle, judging from the marching formation, luring the enemy deep, using both water and fire, and attacking from both front and rear, was definitely not done by Liu Bei. It seems that Liu Bei has a new ability. people!"
"Oh? How does it compare to being a filial piety?"
Guo Jia paused and replied: "Judging from this battle, I'm afraid this person is smarter than me."
Cao Cao squinted his small eyes, a little deep, then raised the corners of his mouth, smiled slightly, and said: "Liu Bei's life is really good."
"My lord, we have Lu Bu in Xuzhou. If we wait until Liu Bei becomes big, it's hard to say who will fall into Xuzhou's hands."
"It seems we have to capture Xuzhou as soon as possible."
"My lord is wise!"
Zhao Chen didn't know that the historical process of Cao Cao's plan to take Xuzhou was advanced because of his appearance.
It is said that after Liu Bei responded to the letter to the Mi family according to Zhao Chen's wishes and asked Jian Yong to entertain the Mi family envoys, he asked Zhao Chen what the next step should be.
Zhao Chen naturally understood what Liu Bei meant. The first step of his plan to plot Xuzhou had been taken, and the second step must follow.
So, Zhao Chen pointed at the map and said: "The next target is Huaiyin!"
Although everyone believed in Zhao Chen, they were still confused. After all, Ji Ling led the remaining 10,000 people to retreat to Huaiyin, together with Yuan Shu's 70,000 troops, a total of 80,000 troops. After this victory, Liu Bei's army recruited more than 3,000 Yuan's troops and eliminated them. Originally, there should be more than 5,000 disabled people. The difference between the two is more than ten times, not to mention that Huaiyin is the base camp of Yuan Shu's attack on Xuzhou, so it is as difficult as climbing to the sky to win.
The hot looks from everyone made Zhao Chen more confident, and he immediately expressed his opinion: "It is not difficult to win. The so-called way of using troops is to attack the heart first, and attack the city next. Fighting with the heart is the highest, and fighting with soldiers is the lowest." ("Three Kingdoms"). We can make good use of the victory in the Huaipu Battle."
Everyone praised him, saying that the person who could say such insightful remarks was definitely an ordinary person.
Zhao Chen thought with a smile that when Chen Shou wrote "Three Kingdoms", the Three Kingdoms had already ended, so naturally no one had heard of it.
Sun Qian admired him even more and sighed to himself, he should have read more military books.
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei looked at me and I looked at you. They were confused.
Zhang Fei was impatient, stamped his feet, and said angrily: "Sir, you are so upset, you just tell us how to kill us. My second brother and I don't understand what you are saying!"
The others laughed.
Zhao Chen was also a little helpless. It seemed that the process of cultivating the talents of soldiers and teaching them the art of war had to be accelerated.
While Liu Bei was persuading Zhang Fei, he was also looking forward to Zhao Chen's layout.
Zhao Chen cleared his throat and said slowly: "Huaiyin has many soldiers and plenty of food, but the Yuan soldiers are unsettled, and Yuan Shu is eager for success, so it only takes four steps to succeed."
"Which four steps?"
"First, our army has recovered Huaipu. Huaipu is the hometown of the Chen family. The Chen family will definitely be happy to have good relations with our army. Duke Xuande can write a letter and ask them to spread the word in all counties of Guangling County, saying that as long as When Yuan Shu's army surrendered, the Chen family would arrange their way home and provide them with subsidies to attack them together.
Secondly, there are now more than 3,000 Yuan Shujun in our army who have recruited troops, and asked them to write letters to their fellow villagers and friends in Yuan Shujun, telling them that Liu Jun has divine help and no one can defeat him, so as to show his determination.
Third, the city of Huaiyin is too small to house Yuan Shu's 80,000-strong army, and it cannot sustainably supply Yuan Shu's army with food and grass. The food and grass for Yuan Shu's army must come from Shouchun and Yinling in the rear. General Guan can lead a thousand men, and Chen Dao can lead a thousand. They quietly bypassed Huaiyin and intercepted Yuan Shu's army food route from both sides of the rear of the Huai River, cutting off its supplies and disrupting the morale of the army.
Fourthly, and most importantly, a team of cavalry is needed, no need to be more than 500, led by a brave and courageous general, to sneak attack Yuan Jun's camp at night, only to cause chaos, not to be reluctant to fight, and to fight until dawn. Returning, it happened again on the second day, and Yuan Jun must be in panic.
Four steps forward will definitely allow Yuan's army to defeat itself without attacking. Duke Xuande will take advantage of the chaos to close the army, and Huaiyin can be sure. "
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was stunned. Such a bold strategy was unheard of. He used fellow villagers to convince the fellow villagers and used words to demoralize his army. Yuan Shu's army had already lost a lot before the battle started.
Liu Bei looked at Zhao Chen with a smile, a mysterious look in his eyes, which made Zhao Chen feel uncomfortable.
"Mr. Houde is really a genius sent from heaven. Not only can he use all kinds of battle results and his strategies are superb, but the Chen family is also a sharp weapon in his hands. I really admire him."
Sun Qian also clasped his hands and said, "Sir, your talent is ten times that of mine!"
Zhang Fei, on the other hand, pouted and shouted: "Mr. Houde, you can't favor one over the other. My second brother has a mission, and even that Chen Shuzhi also has a mission. Why don't you give me a mission? Are you looking down on me, Lao Zhang?" ?”
Zhao Chen smiled slightly and said: "General Zhang is so brave that he naturally has a mission, but..."
"Sir, it doesn't matter."
"The fourth step is to need a strong general, to move forward bravely, never to back down, not to be afraid of any situation, but more importantly, to obey the command. Can you do it?"
"Yes, why not? In this army, in terms of bravery, apart from my second brother, I, Lao Zhang, dare to be second, and no one dares to be first."
Zhao Chen chuckled: "The key point is that you can obey the command, don't rush into the formation randomly, and you have to be able to control it."
"That's okay!"
"..."
As soon as Zhao Chen stopped talking, Zhang Fei became anxious.
"Hey, sir, please speak up. Just say it or not. Be more cheerful."
"Brother, please say something for me."
Zhang Fei begged to save Liu Bei while looking at Zhao Chen.
Liu Bei couldn't help it, so he said: "Mr. Houde, my third brother is brave, needless to say, why don't you give him this chance?"
Zhao Chen naturally knew about Zhang Feiyi and just wanted to temper his temper. Now that Liu Bei has spoken, there is nothing better than getting off the donkey.
"Okay, General Zhang, I'll leave it to you. Select the best horses and cavalry in the army, and equip them with five hundred men. We will attack at night in three days."
Upon hearing that he had received the mission, Zhang Fei was as happy as a child who got a lollipop, dancing happily.
Once the plan is set, everyone will act accordingly.
Liu Bei's letter was delivered to Chen Deng, who was resisting Yuan Shu in Guangling County, the next day.
Chen Dengyu was overjoyed and said: "It's not like Liu Bei could have come up with such a plan. It seems that Liu Bei has some capable people in his army!"
Chen Deng had a hard time resisting Yuan Shu, but in the end many counties in Guangling County were captured, and the Chen family had to retreat to the coastal areas. Now that Liu Bei has recaptured his hometown of Huaipu, Yuan Shu's main force is still going to attack Huaiyin, so he naturally wants to help him.
Therefore, Chen Deng immediately ordered to notify all Chen family related personnel in Guangling County to spread the news.
Suddenly the news spread throughout Yuan Shu's army, and there was a lot of discussion in the army.
Originally, the members of Yuan Shu's army traveled long distances, and they were eager to return. Moreover, joining the army was a helpless move for them. Who would join the army if they had money? Therefore, there was an additional topic among Yuan Shu's army in private, when to withdraw.
Night comes as expected.
Zhao Chen was relieving the fatigue of the day outside the camp. Marching and fighting was different from his usual life. Although Liu Bei gave Zhao Chen the best things in the army, he was still not as comfortable as at home, and there was no way to compare with the 21st century.
Liu Bei came to find Zhao Chen, smiled and put his cloak on him.
Zhao Chen turned around and saluted: "I wonder what Mr. Xuande wants from me?"
Liu Bei replied: "Now it's just you and me. There's no need to do this. Just call me Xuande."
"Xuande!" Zhao Chen naturally agreed.
Liu Bei nodded and looked into the distance with profound meaning.
"I wonder what I did to dissatisfy you sir?"
"Why did Xuande say this?"
"If not, the position of military advisor in our army will always be vacant for Mr."
Zhao Chen was slightly surprised. It turned out that Liu Bei had always cared about his identity.
So, Zhao Chen said: "Xuande, I have been here in the army for only a few days, but I have not made any significant contributions, and everyone is not convinced. How can I speak nonsense about military advisors?"
"Sir, you are too humble. With your talents, let alone a military advisor, it is not surprising that you will become the prime minister."
"Xuande has won the prize. How about this? If our army can capture Huaiyin in one fell swoop, I will take over the position of military advisor. How about this?"
Liu Bei was delighted: "That's great!"
Judging from Liu Bei's happy look, it seemed that he was sure that he would win this battle.
Zhao Chen sent Liu Bei away with a smile. In fact, he had wanted to join for a long time, but Guan Yu was not convinced yet. It would be inevitable for him to have conflicts as a military advisor. It would be more comfortable to let Guan Yu take over after being convinced.
