It is said that Zhao Chen's army carefully took the city of Xi'an, but found that the city was like an empty city. There was no one of Yuan Jun's troops, and only a few people were walking hurriedly on the streets.
Zhao Chen's army marched into the city uniformly, stepping on the dirt and a few scattered stone slabs.
The shoes made a "thump thump thump" sound on the ground, but the surrounding area was quiet.
Zhang Liao was still doubtful and said: "Military advisor, Wen Chou came all the way. If it is just to surrender the city of Xi'an to our army, why not just let Jushu lead the army to evacuate? Why go to such trouble?"
Zhao Chen also didn’t understand.
Every foot and every inch is a battleground, and every man and horse is capable of fighting, but now he is watching something huge and unbelievable appear before his eyes.
Zhao Chen usually chooses to remain silent about things he cannot explain.
Lu Xun on the side comforted him: "Sir, since Xi'an has been taken, just make a plan to defend against the enemy, and there is no need to think too much."
Zhao Chen heard this and nodded with satisfaction.
It is indeed not easy for Lu Xun to remain calm in the face of huge temptations and make appropriate and correct judgments.
He immediately decided: "What Bo Yan said makes sense. From now on, our army must always pay attention to the movements of the enemy forces in all directions. We do not rule out that Wen Chou and Ju Shuo will lead the army to fight back, or even make a sneak attack."
"Uncle Zhi, you are responsible for the investigation inside the city and the collection of information outside the city. Arrange five hundred people to pay attention to the movements of all people in the city at all times. If there is any trouble, report it to me immediately. Arrange another four hundred people to disperse in all directions, and do not let any enemy go. trend."
Chen Dao took the order and left.
Lu Xun was confused: "Sir, why are there 500 people in the city to pay attention to everyone's movements?"
Zhao Chen looked serious, rubbed his index finger back and forth under his nose, and replied: "If Wen Chou's army comes from outside, I won't be worried, and I will even be more happy to have a chance to defeat it. But if Wen Chou's army leaves after We have already arranged internal support in the city. We will attack at night and combine the two internal and external support, which will make our army a meal for Wen Chou's army. This is the most difficult place to defend against."
Lu Xun suddenly realized it and said with a slight guilt: "Thank you sir for your advice. It's the student who didn't think carefully."
Zhao Chen replied: "You can calmly face the temptation to take Xi'an City. You are already a step above ordinary people. There is no need to blame yourself."
Then, Zhao Chen arranged Zhang Liao's mission: "Wen Yuan, I will leave the defense of Xi'an to you. From now on, for twelve hours, there must be soldiers patrolling the surrounding city walls, and two groups of troops, each with 500 people, must be arranged. There are two groups in the west and north of the city, always ready to go up to the city wall to defend the city. Remember not to relax."
Zhang Liao took the order and left.
Zhao Chen arranged the tasks and moved into the county government office to facilitate daily handling of the army's trivial matters.
The originally peaceful city of Xi'an has now become very tense.
However, after several days, everything inside and outside the city was very quiet except for the nervous army.
Completely different from what Zhao Chen expected, after Wen Chou and Ju Shuo voluntarily withdrew from Xi'an City, they did not send any troops to harass them, and they did not even see the scouts who came to inquire about the news.
The surrounding counties and counties were also surprisingly quiet, as if they all acquiesced that Xi'an City belonged to Zhao Chen's army, and did not make any move at all.
The way Wen Chou and Ju Shou presented themselves to the city made everyone puzzled.
Rumors slowly spread among Zhao Chen's army, such as saying that they picked up a city for nothing, fought easily because of the protection of the gods, that there were ulterior secrets in the city, and so on.
But what spread the fastest and most was that Wen Chou's army was afraid of military counselor Zhao Chen and did not dare to confront him, so they could only sneak away with their tails between their legs.
An arrogant and domineering atmosphere quietly developed in the army.
Zhao Chen was already aware of this, so he moved two thousand troops to camp outside the city, and restricted the actions of the soldiers with strict military discipline to avoid trouble.
Only a thousand troops were left to guard the small town of Xi'an.
A few days later, frontline scouts came to report that after Wen Chou's army arrived at Gaowan City, they only stayed for two days and then headed northwest to Liangzo County, Jinan State, with 25,000 troops.
As soon as the news came out, there was an explosion in Zhao Chen's camp.
"Ju Shou has no plans, he must be afraid of my military advisor!"
"Wen Chou just jokingly called Hebei's famous generals. How could they be as powerful as our three generals Wenyuan, Shuzhi, and Ziyi!"
"With his talent as a military advisor, Wen Chou's 25,000 troops (Wen Chou brought 10,000, and Ju Shou originally had 15,000 men) are like a clown!"
"..."
Words such as this quickly spread throughout the army.
The successive victories made the soldiers of the army feel a little elated, and they seemed not to take their opponents seriously.
Zhao Chen frowned when he heard this.
An arrogant soldier will be defeated.
If this continues, there will be no need for an enemy to fight, and there will be chaos in the army, which will even seriously affect the dispatch of the army.
What's more, Ju Shou is a great talent in the world. If he sets up a plan, with the current arrogance of the army, it will be easy to fall into the opponent's trap and lead to a huge defeat.
Zhao Chen vaguely felt that an unknown danger was slowly approaching.
Is it possible that this is Jushou's plan?
On the surface, they were surrendering the cities one after another, as if they were withdrawing because they were afraid of fighting with Zhao Chen's army, but in fact, they were using the arrogant tactics to make Zhao Chen's army think they were right.
Then, Jushou took advantage of the arrogance and chaos of Zhao Chen's army and launched a surprise attack with the intention of defeating him.
Lu Xun saw Zhao Chen's worry and said: "Sir, no matter what, our army has captured the small town of Xi'an. Maybe the small town of Xi'an is insignificant to Yuan Shao's army holding Qingzhou. After all, it is not a county seat and cannot be heavily guarded, but for our army it is Yan is indeed of vital importance, it is the key food route to the west of Qingzhou, and the same is true for the small town of Gaowan that Wen Chou's army has abandoned again."
Zhao Chen nodded: "That's true. The role of Gaowan City is comparable to that of Xi'an City. It is the throat of Jishui and the city connecting Anle Kingdom and Jinan Kingdom."
Chen Dao on the side suggested: "Military advisor, since this city is so important, then our army can go and take it. If there is an ambush, just pull back."
Zhang Liao and Tai Shici seconded the proposal.
Zhao Chen couldn't think of any other good way. If he didn't take action, the arrogance in the army would completely explode.
It will be difficult to command an army at that time, let alone march into battle.
Furthermore, if he wants to take Qingzhou, he must take these two small towns. Since Wen Chou took the initiative to give them up, there is no reason not to take them.
Therefore, Zhao Chen ordered Chen Dao to lead an army of three thousand and go to Gaowan City to vent his anger.
He also ordered Tai Shici to lead an army of two thousand, concoct a method to capture Xi'an City in accordance with the law, and assist Chen Dao in capturing Gaowan City.
Early the next morning, Chen Dao and Tai Shici led their troops out of the camp.
Xi'an City is only more than sixty miles away from Gaowan City. By the evening, we arrived at Gaowan City.
I saw the gate of Gaowan City open, only a few people coming in and out, and not a single person from Wen Chou's army.
Chen Dao gathered his energy and led an army of 3,000 people into Gaowan City slowly.
Taishi Ci dispersed his army and went around to inquire about news.
Sure enough, just like the city of Xi'an, Gaowan City is an empty city.
Chen Dao sent the news to Zhao Chen in Xi'an overnight.
Zhao Chen always felt incredible when he received the news.
But after a few days, Wen Chou's army did not come again, and Zhao Chen slowly felt relieved.
On this day, Zhao Chen was looking at the map with Lu Xun in the camp, planning the next step.
Suddenly a guard came to report: "Military advisor, Xi'an City is in chaos!"
Zhao Chen was slightly startled and asked, "Is Wen Chou's army coming to attack?"
The guard shook his head and replied: "Back to the military advisor, it's not that Wen Chou's army has arrived, but that the soldiers guarding the city are fighting with the people."
Zhao Chen was even more surprised when he heard this.
