It is said that Taishi Ci had just joined Liu Bei's account, and Zhao Chen planned with him to take Donglai County first, and then stabilize most of Qingzhou before launching a hundred-horse attack.
Zhao Chen summoned all the soldiers and counselors to meet at his house to discuss the attack on Yuan Tan, the capital city, and the capture of Donglai County from the east.
Everyone expressed their opinions.
Then when it came to taking over Donglai County, Taishi Ci complained: "The governor of Donglai is really infuriating. The Donglai County he governs is completely different from the other counties in Xuzhou. Ci stated it to his face, but he still refused to surrender. "
Zhao Chen overheard Tai Shici's words and asked him about the details with a smile.
After Taishi Ci buried Liu Zhengli, he went to Guan Tong and told him everything about surrendering to Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen laughed loudly after hearing this.
Taishi Ci was puzzled and asked: "Why are the military advisors laughing? Could it be that Ci's actions were wrong?"
Zhao Chen took a sip of tea, shook his head, and then replied: "General Ziyi is kind and hopes that the people of Donglai County can live in peace and prosperity. It's a pity that Guan Tong failed to understand the general's intentions. In addition, the general can understand Guan Tong." As a person?"
Taishi Ci replied: "Ci only knows that this person is the prefect of Donglai, but he doesn't know anything else."
Zhao Chen stretched out a finger and explained: "Although Guan Tong is not a great person, he is the most important word."
"What word?"
"Loyal! Guan Tong is the most loyal person to Yuan Tan."
You know, in history, when Yuan Tan was betrayed by everyone, only Guan Tong, the prefect of Donglai, remained loyal and even abandoned his wife to support Yuan Tan.
Later, Guan Tong was pardoned by Cao Cao because of his loyalty.
Taishi Ci suddenly realized that it was no wonder that he could not convince Guan Tong.
Zhao Chen smiled and said: "General Ziyi can go to Yingling to ask Mr. Wang Xiu and Wang Shuzhi when he has time. He knows Guan Tong best."
Taishi Ci nodded in agreement.
This matter can be regarded as a small episode.
But just when everyone wanted to continue the discussion, they didn't expect the scout to send news.
Yuan Shao ordered General Wen Chou to lead 10,000 troops and was rushing to Xi'an to join Jushou.
Everyone was slightly shocked.
Zhang Liao said: "I heard that Wen Chou is a famous general in Hebei, and his martial arts is better than that of Yan Liang. He is unrivaled around Jizhou and Youzhou. I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with the menacing force coming from this trip."
Zhao Chen smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. If you come one, I'll fight one later. If you come with a pair, I'll fight a pair later. No need to worry."
Wen Chou is a brave man, and Zhao Chen already knows how to deal with him.
Historically, Cao Cao's strategy was the best way.
During the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao adopted military advisor Xun You's "bait enemy" strategy and used 600 men to show weakness and a large amount of supplies to lure Wen Chou. As a result, Wen Chou and Liu Bei's five thousand cavalry fell into the trap and dispersed to loot supplies. At this time, Cao Cao asked the sergeants to mount their horses, and six hundred sergeants jumped on their horses to attack Wen Chou's army. Wen Chou was defeated and died in the rebel army.
As long as Wen Chou can go out of the city to fight, Zhao Chen can defeat this plan.
Then, he ordered Zhuge Jin and Xu Sheng to lead 10,000 troops to defend Linzi.
He also asked Zhang He to hold the jade pendant on his waist and the letter, and quickly went to Yingling to replace Cheng Yu, and asked Cheng Yu to prepare quickly to attack Yuan Tan at any time.
After all, Zhang He was originally a general under Yuan Shao's tent, so it was inevitable that he would feel a little uncomfortable facing Wen Chou's old colleague and Yuan Tan's old employer on the battlefield.
Therefore, Zhao Chen asked Zhang He to guard the city for Cheng Yu and Cheng Yu to force Yuan Tan.
He himself took Zhang Liao, Chen Dao, Tai Shi Ci and Lu Xun all the way towards Xi'an County.
At this moment, Zhao Chen suddenly discovered that another advantage of trapping Yuan Tan in Duchang was that he could constantly lure Yuan Shao to come for rescue.
The army was eager to rescue and naturally eager to fight Zhao Chen, so it was very easy for them to fall into Zhao Chen's scheme.
This is actually a disguised form of encirclement and reinforcements, which consumes Yuan Shao's effective strength, which is very beneficial to his next plan to capture Jizhou.
Before traveling through time, when Zhao Chen was playing Devouring Heaven and Earth, this was also his most common strategy, using a powerful general (usually Zhang Fei after learning) to continuously consume the effective forces of nearby cities, and then capture them.
Zhao Chen's 10,000-strong army was still encamped ten miles outside Xi'an County to fight against Yuan Shao's army of Wen Chou and Ju Shou.
When Zhao Chen faced the map and was still thinking about how to lure Wen Chou out, the actions of Wen Chou and Ju Shou's army were beyond Zhao Chen's expectation.
The scouts came to report that Wen Chou was leading the army to evacuate Xi'an and head northwest.
The news was a bit sudden. To the northwest was Jizhou, which ran counter to the purpose of attacking Zhao Chen's army and was completely opposite to Duchang, where Yuan Tan was located.
What does this mean?
Lu Xun guessed: "Sir, could it be that Wen Chou and Ju Shou knew that they were no match for you, so they led their troops to retreat to avoid the sharp edge of our army?"
Zhao Chen did not judge, but just said: "Maybe."
He himself couldn't figure out the reason for Wen Chou and Ju Shou's actions.
Lu Xun thought for a while and said, "Sir, since Wen Chou and Jushu have left Xi'an, Xi'an is to Linzi what Xiaopei is to Xiapi. It is better for our army to go and get it, and it can be regarded as defending Linzi."
Lu Xun's words are not unreasonable.
Although Xi'an is a small county, it is very important to Linzi City.
For those who want to capture Linzi, the small town of Xi'an is the best springboard and the best grain storage base.
With the small town of Xi'an, we can advance and retreat in an orderly manner, and even stay there for a long time.
But Zhao Chen just couldn't figure out why such an important town would give up so easily. Although Jushu was not as talented as Guo Jia and others, he was no less talented than Xun You.
Could there be an ambush?
Lu Xun seemed to see Zhao Chen's hesitation, so he suggested: "Sir, if you are still worried, it is better to divide the army into two groups, one to take the small town of Xi'an, and the other to take a detour to set up camp twenty miles northwest of Xi'an. That's fine. Check if there is an ambush, and we can successfully capture the small town of Xi'an. What do you think, sir?"
Zhao Chen looked at Lu Xun in surprise and had to sigh that Boyan's talent was indeed suitable for strategizing and coordinating the army.
In just a few moments, he was able to see his hesitations and make targeted marching suggestions, which was really valuable for him at his age.
It was the most correct decision for Sun Shiwan to hand over the position of governor to Lu Xun.
Zhao Chen smiled happily and said: "Bo Yan's arrangement is very reasonable. If we add another one, it can be implemented immediately."
Lu Xun felt happy after receiving Zhao Chen's approval.
He said: "Please give me some advice, sir."
"The small city of Xi'an can be destroyed in a matter of seconds, and the focus of city defense is on the periphery. Therefore, if you want to become a horn, you must deploy the two armies close to each other. The northwest army should set up camp ten miles away from the city. In addition, scouts on all sides are indispensable. Just in case something unexpected happens.”
When Lu Xun heard this, he silently kept Zhao Chen's intention in mind.
After the discussion was settled, Zhao Chen ordered Tai Shici to lead five thousand troops and set up camp ten miles northwest of the small town of Xi'an to guard Wen Chou and Ju Shu's army.
He also ordered Zhang Liao to lead an army of four thousand to capture Xi'an.
Then he was worried, so in addition to the scouts, he asked Chen Dao to lead a thousand people, divided them into four groups, and dispersed in all directions.
As soon as there is news, report it immediately.
All the soldiers took the order and left.
In the afternoon of that day, Zhang Liao ordered people to report that there was indeed no garrison in the small town of Xi'an, and it was already an empty city.
Zhao Chen breathed a sigh of relief and slowly led the rest of the people into Xi'an City.
As expected, not a single Yuan Jun officer was seen in the city, and there was not even a single official in the county government office.
Except for ordinary people living a normal life, there is no one else.
This made Zhao Chen even more confused.
Is it possible that Jushou really persuaded Wen Chou to abandon the city?
Wen Chou came all the way here just to retreat?
After asking several questions, Zhao Chen was really puzzled.
