It is said that when Yuan Shu had just received the news that Liu Bei had raised 20,000 troops to go south, he angrily cut off a corner of the table and cursed to the east: "Young man who weaves mats and sells shoes, you go too far and dare to go south to attack Guangling County. This is to completely drive me, Yuan Shu, out of Guangling County! Don’t think that I really can’t defeat you!”
Zhang Xun on the side said: "My lord, the whistle has come to report. Liu Bei has taken away all his main generals and counselors on this trip. Huaiyin County must be empty. We can take the opportunity to attack Huaiyin and cut off their retreat. Liu Bei's army will definitely be destroyed without any attack." .”
Yuan Shu raised his mustache and glared: "You also said that there is still no news about the killer you are looking for, so he must not have succeeded."
Zhang Xun rolled his eyes, does this have anything to do with the sneak attack on Huaiyin?
Yuan Shu continued: "Guangling County has to be saved. Huaiyin has been lost. If Guangling is lost again, the entire Guangling County will fall into Liu Bei's hands."
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Liu Bei's move was precisely to completely capture Guangling County.
General Qiao Rui on the side suggested: "My lord, what General Zhang said is reasonable. If we attack Huaiyin at this time, we may be able to gain something. As for Guangling County, we can write to Sun Ce and order him to lead his troops to rescue Guangling as soon as possible. Guangling Prefect Wu Jing is Sun Ce’s uncle, and Sun Ce will definitely send troops.”
Speaking of Qiao Rui, this person does have some talents. Compared with Ji Zhangxun, he is a general who focuses more on liberal arts. He is calm and calm in times of trouble and can serve as a guard general.
When Yuan Shu heard this, he was overjoyed: "Okay, Qiao Rui, I will give you 30,000 soldiers and horses to rush to Huaiyin. Order Sun Ce to send troops to rescue Guangling, and be sure to repel Liu Bei, so that Liu Bei will be in a dilemma and avenge the previous two battles!"
It is said that Liu Bei's army arrived at Gaoyou before sunset and set up camp.
Everyone was discussing military matters in the main tent.
The news of Yuan Shu's dispatch of troops reached Liu Bei's ears, and Liu Bei was shocked.
The troops were dispatched today, almost at full strength. There were only 2,000 old and weak men left in Huaiyin County, led by a single general. At this time, if Yuan Shu's army of 30,000 troops passes by and kills them, wouldn't it be easy to capture Huaiyin?
"military adviser!"
Liu Bei hurriedly turned his eyes to Zhao Chen who was standing aside.
Not only Liu Bei, but everyone present was very nervous.
On the other hand, Zhao Chen was drinking tea calmly at this time and was not affected at all by the news of Yuan Shu sending troops.
Seeing that Zhao Chen was calm and composed, Liu Bei felt at ease. With his understanding of Zhao Chen, he would never do anything uncertain. What's more, Huaiyin is such an important place, and it will definitely not be left alone.
Sure enough, Zhao Chen took a breath and responded to Liu Bei's panic.
"Please be safe, my lord. Who hasn't come yet?"
Liu Bei looked around the entire camp, only Zhang Fei was missing.
"Yun Chang, why don't you see your third brother?"
Guan Yu blinked his red phoenix eyes, stroking his beard and thinking for a moment, then replied: "I had never seen my third brother before entering Gaoyou City."
Liu Bei glanced at Zhao Chen who was smiling, and finally understood that it was Zhao Chen who sent Zhang Fei elsewhere.
Zhao Chen nodded and told the whole story: "Actually, Chen had long expected that Yuan Shu would attack Huaiyin and cut off our army's retreat. Our army was marching so slowly and showed off the whole army's attack with great fanfare, which was exactly a signal to him. , tell Yuan Shu that Huaiyin is empty."
Jian Yong was very puzzled: "But military advisor, is it a good thing to let Yuan Shu know that Huaiyin is empty?"
"Of course it's not a good thing! But it's something that must be done."
Liu Bei frowned, looked at Zhao Chen doubtfully, and asked: "Strategic Advisor, why is this?"
Zhao Chen was not impatient, and still explained calmly: "My lord, please be patient and listen carefully to what Chen has to say."
"Capturing Guangling first and then Xuzhou is our army's current strategy. If our army wants to gain a foothold in Guangling County, then go north to Xiapi, and capture the entire Xuzhou, we need a large number of troops and leading generals. But now our army only has more than 20,000 people. If we want It is not easy to defend Guangling. Chen must scare Yuan Shu so that he will never dare to send troops to invade the territory again, so as to eliminate the worries of our army going north."
"So Chen made Yuan Shu think that Huaiyin was empty, and Yuan Shu would definitely send a large army to attack. Chen had already arranged for Yide to lead 3,000 cavalry and 2,000 soldiers, and a total of 5,000 elites to go to the edge of Hongze Lake to stop them and stage an ambush. Yuan Shu's army was caught off guard. Let Yuan Shu fully understand that Guangling is already our army's territory, don't make any plans, this is the only one."
"Secondly, the biggest problem for our army is not Yuan Shu, but Sun Ce. Sun Ce has attacked Danyang all the way, and Qu'a is also in danger. Liu Zhengli is not Sun Ce's opponent at all, and Qu'a will be lost within this year. Then our army will Bordering Sun Ce's army, Guangling County was the first to bear the brunt. If our army wanted to go north, we had to leave heavy troops to guard Guangling County, which was very disadvantageous to our army. Therefore, in this battle, Sun Ce must be severely damaged and Liu Zhengli could breathe. In this way, Then we can use Liu Zhengli to resist Sun Ce in the south, and our army will have no worries."
Guan Yu stroking his beard asked: "According to the wishes of the military advisor, there will be a fierce battle between our army and Sun Ce?"
Zhao Chen suddenly sat upright and replied: "It is inevitable, and it is just as I wish. I will lead Yuan Shu to the north to avoid the situation where Yuan Shu and Sun Ce send troops to rescue Guangling County at the same time, and our army will be attacked from both sides, so that our army can compete with Liu Zhengli's The army attacked Sun Ce from front to back, leaving him with no way to retreat."
Zhao Chen peeled off the current situation and analyzed it layer by layer, leaving everyone present stunned.
Such foresight is rare. Just from the current battle to capture Guangling County, we can see the situation after the capture, and even prepare for the army to go north to capture Xuzhou in the future.
If a wise man plans the battlefield, Zhao Chen has gone beyond the category of a wise man and is always planning the entire future.
Liu Bei, Jian Yong and Chen Dao were extremely convinced of Zhao Chen, and even the extremely arrogant Guan Yu admired Zhao Chen at this moment.
Zhao Chen also knew in his heart that Liu Zhengli was not Sun Ce's opponent. In history, when the two of them fought against each other, Liu Zhengli retreated all the way and finally retreated to Yuzhang. However, it took more than half a year, and it was not until the second year of Jian'an, that is, the middle of next year, that Liu Zhengli completely failed.
If Sun Ce could be successfully hit hard in the battle in Guangling County, it should not be a problem to delay the survival of Liu Zhengli's power for two to three years.
As a result, Zhao Chen had more than two years to go north to regain Xuzhou and initially establish Liu Bei's revolutionary base. By then, we can go south to take Yangzhou without any worries.
Guan Yu immediately said: "The military advisor gives the order to defeat Guangling in one battle!"
Chen Dao was also infected by Guan Yu's emotions and stood up excitedly: "Commander, give the order!"
However, Liu Bei was still a little worried. On the one hand, it came from Zhang Fei, and on the other hand, it came from Sun Ce. After all, in terms of strength, Sun Ce was far stronger than him.
Zhao Chen shook his head. These people were always not on the same channel. It was really tiring to lead them.
"Peace, everyone, rest early today and wait for someone to come."
"Lord, please rest early, everything is according to Chen's plan."
Although everyone was puzzled, when Liu Bei nodded, they all agreed and left.
Zhao Chen walked out of the camp and breathed a sigh of relief. The meeting was finally over.
If Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Guo Jia, Sima Yi, Zhou Yu, Jia Xu and other masters were here, it would be extremely easy to chat. Everyone only needs to click to the end without having to explain.
Thinking of Zhou Yu, Zhao Chen felt a little nervous and even a little excited.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it only lasted for more than a month. He was about to fight Zhou Yu and Sun Ce so soon, and he was about to see Zhou Gongjin's ingenuity, "feather fans and silk towels, and guns and oars were wiped out in ashes while talking and laughing."
To be honest, Zhao Chen is not sure that he can defeat Zhou Yu. With Zhou Yu's wisdom, he should be the top in this era.
The only thing Zhao Chen has more than is more than 1,800 years of historical experience and countless battles he has seen.
Back at the camp, Zhao Chen had one more thing to make sure of.
He called Shi A who was guarding outside the camp and asked: "Now that you have followed me, let me ask you, who is behind the incident at Chengzi Lake?"
Shi A replied: "Military advisor, I am entrusted by Liu Ping, a native of Pingyuan County."
Liu Ping? Zhao Chen was somewhat familiar with this person and couldn't remember him for a moment.
"I have no grudge against Liu Ping. Why did this person arrange for you to assassinate him?"
"The villain doesn't know this."
Zhao Chen nodded, looked at the words "Liu Ping" and "Pingyuan County" repeatedly, and suddenly remembered them.
Liu Ping was the one who hired assassins to kill Liu Bei because he looked down on Liu Bei. Now it's good that he took the blame for Liu Bei. Fortunately, history is exactly the same. The assassination was unsuccessful and the assassin became a disciple of Zhao Chen.
But the question is buried here. Liu Ping looks down on Liu Bei because Liu Bei was ashamed to be under his jurisdiction when he was the magistrate of Pingyuan County and the Prime Minister of Pingyuan State. But Zhao Chen has no relationship with Liu Ping at all, and they have never left Guangling County. Where did they come from? Look down on it.
There must be someone else behind this incident. Zhao Chen is confused now and can only write it down secretly.
Afterwards, Zhao Chen told Shi A: "I have something I need to ask of you."
Shi'a knelt down on one knee and said, "There is no need for the military advisor to do this, just give me the order."
"Since Liu Ping's plan failed this time, it is very likely that he will have a second plan. I am marching outside now, and I have many soldiers protecting me, so I have no worries. I am worried about Wanshi and Bu Lianshi who are still in Huaiyin. Please hurry up Go back to Huaiyin and guard the door of your house to protect their safety."
Shi A was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that these two people must be important people in Zhao Chen's heart.
"Please rest assured, military advisor, no one can harm your family with Ah here."
Zhao Chen nodded.
Shi A left in a hurry.
