Koto.
Boo hoo hoo hoo…
Zhu Zhi and Zhou Yu led hundreds of county soldiers and escorted three people. When they were about to return to the county government office, they walked to the street that was only two days away from the county government office. Suddenly, a hail of arrows came. More than a dozen county soldiers were unprepared and let the arrows pass through them, falling to the ground immediately.
"The enemy is attacking, protect the young master!" Zhu Zhi was a military commander after all. He reacted quickly and shouted loudly. He protected Zhou Yu with his tall body, and several guards on the left and right also stood in front of Zhou Yu.
"Formulate the army."
Zhu Zhi didn't expect that something would happen at this time, and he was caught off guard. He held an ordinary ring-headed knife in his hand and shouted loudly.
After all, these county soldiers were not ordinary county soldiers, but elite soldiers of the Jiangdong Army. They responded quickly. The remaining county soldiers immediately lined up front and back to form a simple military formation.
"kill!"
Hundreds of assassins suddenly came out without any warning. They were obviously not ordinary people. They were coming with menacing force. All of them had their faces covered and wore raincoats. They rushed forward one after another. They rushed towards Xu Gong and the three of them, especially Gu Zhou, regardless of death.
"No, this is for the three of them. Everyone, listen to the order and protect the three of them!" Zhou Yu was also slightly taken aback. He looked at the hundreds of assassins pouring out from left and right, fell silent for a moment, and suddenly understood. .
He made a plan to attract Xu Gong, but he did not expect that the mantis was chasing the cicada, and the oriole was behind it. Someone made the oriole, but it was not directed at him, but wanted to kill the three chips he had just obtained.
Each of these three chips has a great use, and there must be no mistakes.
In an alley less than two streets away from the county government office, fierce fighting was taking place. The torches were constantly shaking, and the light was faintly visible, but it could still illuminate every face.
"Hold on, our reinforcements will be here in just a quarter of an hour!"
Zhu Zhi was a veteran on the battlefield. Although he was a little panicked in the face of the surprise attack, he quickly stood firm and commanded the county soldiers to guard the left and right in an orderly manner to form a military formation.
After all, this is Wu County, the hinterland of Jiangdong Army. As long as they are held back, these assassins will definitely die.
Hundreds of elite assassins seemed to be desperadoes, and they came one after another to kill him. Among the assassins, an old and sharp voice sounded: "Kill him, come to me, kill him no matter the cost!"
And he was referring to the direction of Gu Zhou, one of the three county guards.
"Kill!" These assassins became even more crazy, no one wanted to die, and the casualties of the county soldiers increased.
"Is it him?" Under the protection of the county soldiers, Gu Zhou's expression was suddenly shocked. When he heard the voice, an involuntary chill filled his heart.
He finally understood who was going to kill him, so he became very frightened and trembled involuntarily.
In the alley, the shocking sound of killing resounded in the sky of Wu County. In the silent county town, countless people could hear the shouting of killing.
"You treacherous ministers and traitors actually dare to cause trouble under the jurisdiction of a certain family. You are so audacious. You deserve to die. Anyone who makes trouble will be killed without mercy!" At this time, a burst of fire flashed, and only a young man with a strong back and a strong waist was seen, riding a horse. A tall war horse galloped over with a spear in its hand, leading hundreds of county soldiers to forcefully kill them from the direction of the county government office.
"It's the county captain Sun Bi. He has led troops to reinforce." Seeing this young man, Zhu Zhi breathed a sigh of relief. These assassins were obviously desperate. If this continues, I'm afraid the county soldiers will be killed here. .
"kill!"
Sun Bi took the lead, followed by hundreds of county soldiers, who came in a blink of an eye and rushed into the assassins.
"withdraw!"
The leading assassin had a weathered figure, sharp eyes, and gritted teeth. Seeing one of his men fall under Sun Ben's spear, he knew that today's mission could not be completed. In desperation, he shouted loudly.
Hundreds of assassins, leaving behind seventy or eighty corpses, and twenty or thirty others took advantage of the darkness and rain to break out and disappear into the vast rainy night.
These assassins were obviously very familiar with Wu County. Several hundred county soldiers had just caught up with them, but they disappeared without a trace.
"Sir, they are so rampant. They actually dare to ambush us near the county government. We must not let them run away like this. I will personally lead people to hunt them down!" When Zhu Zhi saw this scene, his eyes were a little cold, and he looked at Zhou Yu , said respectfully, and then left in a hurry with hundreds of county soldiers.
"Gong Jin, you are not late!" Sun Ben jumped off his horse, walked up, looked at Zhou Yu, and said cheerfully.
Sun Bi is Sun Ce's cousin. He is already 23 years old this year. He is the eldest son of Sun Jian's elder brother Sun Qiang. Sun Qiang passed away early. He ruled in his early years and raised his younger brother Sun Fu.
Sun Ben has been fighting with Sun Jian since Changsha. His extraordinary martial arts skills earned him the favor of Sun Jian. He has been serving as Sun Jian's personal guard. After entering Wu County, Sun Jian released him and served as the county captain of Wu County. After all, Wu County is now the Jiangdong Army. At the center of political power, the county captain is responsible for commanding the county soldiers here. This position is very important and must be filled by close people.
"Brother, you came just in time!"
Zhou Yu looked at Sun Bi, smiled slightly, and said: "This time it was Gong Jin who was negligent. He didn't expect that there was someone behind him. The mantis stalks the cicada and the oriole behind him, so I became a mantis."
"Gong Jin, someone is in charge of the security in Wu County. There are not many elite assassins in the county who can gather so many elite assassins at once to attack you forcefully!"
After a while, the county soldiers began to clean the battlefield. Sun Ben checked the assassins and his face became heavy.
"I already have an idea of who did it."
Zhou Yu squinted his eyes and looked at Gu Zhou who looked lost in the distance. He said in a low voice: "Brother, remember, you must keep an eye on the three of them. Be extra careful in their care and diet. You must use your confidants." , we can’t let the three of them die in our hands, they still have great use.”
These aristocratic families have deep-rooted influence in Wu County, and Zhou Yu has to be careful.
"I understand!" Sun Ben nodded knowing that Zhou Yu, Sun Ce's sworn brother, was a man with ideas.
Da da da……
At this time, Sun Ce and others also escaped from Ximen Long Street and came galloping over on horseback. Seeing this situation, they were shocked. Unexpectedly, there were assassins coming out here, and the battle was even more fierce than on Long Street. The three of them were Quickly jumped off the horse.
"Gong Jin, are you okay?" Sun Ce asked hurriedly.
"fine!"
Zhou Yu shook his head and said: "We have been busy all night. We have killed those who should be killed, arrested those who should be arrested, and done everything that should be done. Let's go back home. It's time to return to our uncle."
This night, I am afraid that many people in Wu County will not be able to sleep.
"Okay!" Sun Ce nodded and left the matter of cleaning up the battlefield to Sun Bi. He and Zhou Tai took Zhou Yu back to the Sun family's residence.
Then report to Sun Jian who has been waiting for news.
Xuzhou.
Yuan Xi and others galloped on the road leading to Yangdu and Langya. Xu Huang and Zhang He also attacked Dongguan and Haiqu. After executing the order to collect money and food from the wealthy families and relocate the people, Xu Huang's army continued to attack Dong'an, while Zhang He's army came to join Yuan Xizhong's army to attack Yangdu and Langya.
Yuan Xi circled the horses and watched the soldiers march. He looked at Zhao Yun and Tai Shici who were hesitant to speak next to him, and asked: "Zilong, if you have anything to say, just tell me directly. Do you have any opinions on how to deal with County Lieutenant Bian Gong?"
Zhao Yun quickly dismounted, clasped his fists, and said hesitantly, "My lord, Yun thinks Bian Gong is a loyal and honest man, why should he and the soldiers be so embarrassed?"
Yuan Xi sighed and said helplessly, "How come I don't know, but in today's world where there are disputes and heroes fighting, if you want to achieve great things without being annexed, can you achieve it just by benevolence and trust? During the siege, I watched the soldiers fall one by one. Your Majesty, aren’t you all heartbroken? Bian Gong’s high righteousness is worthy of admiration, but if the Xuzhou garrison imitates him, and our army’s enemies all imitate him, then how many lives of our soldiers will our army pay?”
Guo Jia knew that he needed to untie the knots in the minds of the generals, and agreed, "This is a tactic to attack the enemy's heart, using sharp means to break down the enemy's determination to defend. Otherwise, more of our comrades will fall."
Although Zhao Yun and Tai Shici believed in loyalty, they were not straightforward people after all, so they reluctantly accepted this explanation. Fortunately, this was not the Song Dynasty or the Ming Dynasty, otherwise Yuan Xi would not have been able to end it.
Yuan Xi changed the topic and asked: "How is Cao Cao's army? Is there any military report?"
Gu Yong rode his horse to Yuan Xi and reported back, "Young General, Yuan Gongdao invaded Yanzhou in a large scale. Cao Mengde abandoned Pengcheng Kingdom and led his troops back to support Yanzhou."
Guo Jia smiled and said, "I'm afraid Cao Cao didn't rush back to help, but planned to cut off Yuan Shu's retreat and attack him together with the Yanzhou defenders."
Yuan Xi was shocked. He originally wanted to send people to encourage Chen Gong and others to welcome Lu Bu and seize Cao Cao's lair, but he did not expect that history would change and Yuan Shu would attack Yanzhou at this time.
Yuan Xi did not have much hope that Yuan Shu could defeat Cao Cao. Furthermore, Yuan Shu occupied Yanzhou and then attacked Jizhou, which was something he did not want to see. Therefore, during this period, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were allies.
"Then our army will have to face the entire Xuzhou army alone?" Tai Shici asked.
Guo Jia shook his head and smiled lightly, and analyzed, "Tao Qian knows how to use force. Once Gongsun Zan was powerful, he united with Gongsun Zan to station in Fagan to resist Jizhou. After that, Yuan Chaqi repeatedly defeated Gongsun Zan, and our army occupied When we arrived in Qingzhou, Tao Qian showed his kindness to my family, but he was very calculating."
Guo Jia then analyzed again: "As long as our army's advance is not too urgent and Yuan Shu's army gains the upper hand, Tao Qian will mobilize all the troops in the state to resist us. Otherwise, he will have to defend on both sides and will never come in large numbers."
"The purpose of our army is not to capture Xuzhou. We are here just for money and food. Please tell us what we should do next." Yuan Xi also reminded.
Guan Hai looked at Yuan Xi and others, and said: "Young General, let me tell you, in the past, when we wanted to collect money and food, we would avoid strong cities and wander between prefectures and counties. According to the current situation, every city of our army must I’m afraid there won’t be much benefit from the plucking method.”
Guo Jia praised: "What General Guan said is true. If you want to do it, do something big. Jia has a strategy that can achieve our army's goals."
"What's the clever way to serve Xiao?" Yuan Xi couldn't help but curiously asked.
"I dare not tell you what a wonderful strategy. The richest places in Xuzhou are Donghai, Xiapi and Guangling. We can ask General Xu Huang on the left to capture Dong'an and obtain supplies, and then use the Taishan Mountain in Yanzhou to directly attack the East China Sea. Our Chinese army will abandon it. After arriving at Langya and other places, we marched directly to Donghai County and surrounded Donghai. Once we captured Donghai, our army directly threatened Xiapi. Then we negotiated peace with Tao Qian and extorted a sum of money and food from him."
Yuan Xi thought about it and found out that Guo Jia's strategies were indeed risky moves, but they often caught people by surprise and yielded good rewards. Emperor Wen of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Yu Wentai, and Emperor Taizong, Li Shimin, were also connoisseurs who liked to use strange things.
Moreover, Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Tuoba Tao, went south to attack the Liu Song Dynasty. He also ignored the fortified city and directly detoured into the hinterland of Huainan. The Liu Song Dynasty, Huaibei and Huainan were in a mess, thus forcing the Liu Song Dynasty to negotiate a peace.
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At night. Yuzhou, the outskirts of Fule, Chenguo.
Li Feng, who is in his early thirties and has a handsome beard, is urging the soldiers to march, saying angrily, "It's so slow, when will we reach Fule! Come on, cheer up!"
Liu Xun, with round eyes, looked at Li Feng's shouts coldly. He was unwilling to accept Yuan Shu's appointment as his deputy general. But Li Feng was Yuan Shu's confidant, so he could only give in temporarily.
Liu Xun rode his horse to Li Feng and persuaded him, "General Li, if you rush the soldiers like this, how can they still have the strength to attack the city when they reach Fule?"
Li Feng glanced at Liu Xun and said displeasedly, "My lord ordered us to open up the food channel quickly. Otherwise, what will the 70,000 to 80,000 people in Chenliu have to eat?"
Liu Xun was very angry at his arrogant attitude and retorted, "Then the 40,000 soldiers here have no strength, how can they attack the city?"
Li Feng smiled contemptuously and said, "A quick attack and a short attack, taking advantage of the darkness to catch them off guard. Don't you know this?"
"The enemy's situation is unknown, and the movements of Cao Cao's army are unknown. If we advance rashly, we will only fall into a trap!"
Before Liu Xun finished speaking, there were bursts of shouts and shouts from the front army. Li Feng was shocked and asked his soldiers to check the situation.
Unexpectedly, the soldiers had not returned yet, and another shout of killing came from behind Li Feng.
There were tremors on the ground, and a cavalry force of more than 2,000 people covered Li Feng's rear army from behind.
Cao Ren and Cao Chun were on the left and right sides, leading the troops to attack Li Feng's rear army.
Li Feng's army did not know the enemy's situation, and when he learned that Chen Guo was attacked, his soldiers were already frightened. In addition, they were ambushed at night, so they were not willing to fight.
Cao Chun commanded the cavalry of Cao Cao's army, and with the help of night, he attacked the enemy where there were many torches.
Yuan Shujun couldn't see how many men and horses were coming from the other side. He only heard the sound of horse hooves and shouts of death coming from all directions. The timid man couldn't even walk.
Yuan Shu's military management was not strict at all, and the soldiers he recruited were hurriedly recruited after occupying an area. Under Yuan Shu's rule, most of the soldiers were treated extremely poorly, and it was not uncommon for them to often go out for plunder.
Compared with the Liangzhou Army, which was also notorious for its brutal plundering, the combat effectiveness of Yuan Shu's Army was not at the same level.
Li Feng panicked and ordered, "Send the order, all sergeants, come to the Chinese army for rescue!"
Liu Xun was also scared, but he forced himself to calm down and said: "It's too dark to see the enemy's situation, so why not concentrate on attacking forward? We have more than 40,000 troops, and they will definitely not be able to take a bite!"
"Didn't you turn yourself into someone else's ambush? How could you be so confused!"
Liu Xun was angry, and just as he was about to say something, a small group of Cao's troops came out in front.
The Xiahou brothers, Le Jin and Yu Jin, each led their own clan troops to attack. Xia Houyuan saw the Chinese army's banner from a distance. He led everyone on horseback to a small high ground. After seeing it clearly, he took out his strong bow and shot an arrow at Liu Xun who was under the banner.
Liu Xun was angry at Li Feng's insistence on going his own way, and the arrow struck him, hitting him in the iron stomach on the head with a "clang".
Although his life was not injured, Liu Xun was so shocked that he became dizzy and immediately fell off his horse. Li Feng was afraid and rode into the protective circle of his soldiers. Liu Xun was also supported by several soldiers.
Xiahou Dun laughed loudly and said loudly, "Yuan Shu's army is so vulnerable, wait until I take the head of that general!" After saying that, he led his troops down to the high ground, regardless of the disparity in strength, and directly attacked Li Feng's army. .
Generals Yue Jin and Yu Jin also cooperated with Xiahou Dun's attack from the left and right sides.
The soldiers in front of Li Feng's army did not dare to advance easily. They put up their shields, crowded together, and formed a dense formation to resist the attack of Cao Cao's infantry.
Cao Cao and a group of army counselors watched from the high ground.
Cao Cao pointed at the formation of Yuan Shu's army that was concentrated but not well coordinated, and said with a smile: "There are many talented people in Yuzhou, can't Yuan Shu's army be able to recruit a talented person to run the army?"
"It is a huge mistake to rush forward when the way back is blocked. Yuan Gongli entrusted you to an unworthy person!" Xi Zhong shook his head.
"Thanks to Gongda for persuading me to stick to the three areas of Chen State and wait for the enemy to come. Our army will wait for the enemy to ambush, otherwise I will be anxious to attack Yuan Shu." Cao Cao said with a smile.
"Only when you know the enemy's situation can you plan your strategy calmly. Yuan Shu's army was defeated at this point, but our army's General Cao Chun's scouts made the first contribution." Xun You said humbly.
Cao Cao drew his saber and ordered, "Send the order, after three rounds of volleys, the whole army will attack!"
