Jingxiang's version of "Longzhong Pair" formulated Zhu Wen's strategic direction of "looking eastward". Shi Pu of the Xuzhou Reformation Army is Zhu Wen's biggest imaginary enemy at this stage.
Plans are worse than changes.
First, Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin took the initiative to provoke Shi Pu's strength to block the gun; then there was chaos in Huainan, Wei Bo, and Heyang. They added things at the last minute, allowing Zhu Wen to make an unexpected windfall.
When Shannan East Road Zhao Deqin surrendered and Qin Zongquan lost his blood, Zhu Wen decided to follow the original plan and move east to Xuzhou.
There was no need to worry about finding an excuse to send troops to Xuzhou. Zhu Wen repeated his old tricks and fished for law enforcement again.
The bait this time was Liu Zan, the former governor of Chuzhou. After Gao Pian's death, Huainan was in chaos. Liu Zan, the governor of Chuzhou, abandoned the city to avoid the chaos and fled to Bianzhou to join Zhu Wen. Now, Zhu Wen sent his powerful general Zhu Zhen with five thousand troops to escort Liu Zan to Chuzhou to take up his post.
This is an action that kills two birds with one stone. Chuzhou, today's Huai'an City, Jiangsu Province, was under the jurisdiction of Huainan at that time. Escorting the governor of Chuzhou to take office allowed Zhu Wen to appear in Huainan as a strong restorer of regional order and arbiter of regional affairs, making a high-profile presence in Huainan.
And if Shi Pu blocks it again, he will fall into Zhu Wen's trap.
Sure enough, when Zhu Zhen passed through the territory of the Xuzhou Reform Army, she encountered Shi Pu's interception again.
The last time he went fishing, Zhu Wen wanted Shi Pu's name, but this time he wanted his life.
Information asymmetry between the two parties. The Xuzhou Probation Army thought this was just a minor friction, just like last time. The secret instruction Zhu Zhen received was: Go to death!
Shi Pu did not realize the seriousness of this "conflict", and there was a serious strategic misjudgment on Xuzhou's part.
Just when the soldiers of the Xuzhou Reformatory Army stated that they would not allow the Bian Army to pass, the Bian Army did not say anything and just chopped them with their swords. "Borrowing a way? I'm just here to kill you!" They occupied Feng County and Pei County in one fell swoop. The two counties were only more than a hundred miles away from Xuzhou City.
Shi Pu panicked and realized that Zhu Wen was deliberately looking for trouble and fighting. So they hurriedly mobilized 70,000 soldiers and horses and rushed to Fengxian County for rescue.
In Wukang Town, south of Feng County, 70,000 Xu soldiers faced off against 5,000 Bian soldiers, almost 14:1. Shi Pu had an overwhelming advantage in numbers.
However, the leader of these five thousand Bian troops was named Zhu Zhen, and his deputy was named Li Tangbin.
Although these two people are slightly at odds, it is undeniable that these two brothers are both rare talents.
Zhu Zhen used one against a hundred and led the elite backbone force to fight hard on the line. Li Tangbin cooperated to rush in from the flank. Faced with a disparity of 14:1, the two of them were still able to split into two directions. No one else has such a spirit of swallowing up mountains and rivers and despising the heroes.
After a fierce attack, more than 20,000 people from the Xuzhou Reformatory Army were killed and the army was completely defeated. Shi Pu fled back to Xuzhou City in a panic, and quickly wrote to Zhu Xuan of Yunzhou, asking for help.
Zhu Xuan was in a dilemma holding the letter in his hand.
On the one hand, he had a pact with Shi Pu. In order to resist Zhu Wen's attack, he was forced to form an alliance with Shi Pu and became horns with each other; on the other hand, he had already experienced Zhu Wen's power.
After weighing the left and right, Zhu Xuan used a compromise: wrote a letter to Zhu Wen, persuading him to turn hostility into friendship.
Zhu Wen was so amused by Zhu Xuan's humor that he burst into laughter. So additional troops were sent to Xuzhou to slap Zhu Xuan in the face and the "Yanxu Anti-Zhu Alliance" in the face with practical actions.
Zhu Zhen lived up to expectations and took Xiao County in one go, which was only a few dozen miles away from Xuzhou. Then she divided her forces to attack the strategically important Suzhou. The Suzhou governor directly surrendered to the city.
Zhu Zhen also ordered Pang Shigu, a partial general, to lead his troops deep into the hinterland of Sizhou and capture Suqian. Then he detoured to the east of Xuzhou and formed an east-west pincer attack with the main force stationed in Xiao County to the west.
Shi Pu hurriedly dispatched 20,000 people to attack Pang Shigu's partial division, intending to prevent the Bian army's strategic encirclement.
Pang Shigu showed no fear and took the lead, disrupting the Xu soldiers' formation. Taking advantage of the victory, he captured and killed more than 2,000 people. Shi Pu fled back to Xuzhou City and issued an order: From now on, no one is allowed to go to war without permission!
Everyone cheats, everyone recharges, and everyone is a VIP player. You can’t afford to offend them, you can’t afford to offend them, you can’t afford to offend them.
In the first wave of team battles, the Bian army was destroyed, and Shi Pu's turtle entered the spring.
What followed was a months-long stalemate.
[Beheading Zhu Zhen with tears]
Zhu Wen was suspicious and jealous by nature, and looked like Cao Cao. This character trait of his made him suffer enough.
Zhu Zhen once welcomed her family members privately, which was a taboo. Although the misunderstanding was eliminated in time and Zhu Wen's forgiveness was obtained, the matter still left a grudge in Zhu Wen's heart.
Afterwards, Zhu Wen secretly told Li Tangbin to keep an eye on Zhu Zhen and report his every move, word and deed in a timely manner.
The personal relationship between Zhu Zhen and Li Tangbin, the pair with the strongest CP, also dropped to a freezing point.
Several months after the stalemate in Xuzhou, Zhu Wen finally couldn't restrain his restlessness and decided to go to the front line in person to inspect the troops. On the one hand, it is to boost the morale of the frontline troops. Another, more important factor is to check the loyalty of the generals, especially Zhu Zhen, and whether there is any behavior of playing against the invaders.
After all, the war in Xuzhou started too smoothly, and the stalemate for several months was too inexplicable. Zhu Zhen, are you deliberately being disrespectful, or are you an actor?
Zhu Zhen certainly knew the importance of inspections by senior leaders and did not dare to neglect them at all. She ordered the entire army to renovate their armaments and prepare them according to the standards of the National Day military parade. Not only did the soldiers have to be groomed like a guard of honor of the three armies, but the army horses also had to be fully washed, trimmed and blow-dried, and the stables had to be renovated to avoid any odor.
After receiving the order, the entire army was mobilized and carried out general cleaning in full swing.
Zhu Zhen took her accompanying guards and personally went down to the grassroots level to inspect the work, making sure not to leave any blind spots. Zhu Zhen wanted to use this inspection to make up for the deadlock in Xuzhou and show Zhu Wen that she was by no means passive and sabotaging.
Everything seemed to be going in an orderly manner.
But when Zhu Zhen inspected a certain stable, she found that there was a situation in which errands were being handled. She immediately became furious and called the supervisor over. She scolded him for his poor supervision and neglect of duty, and finally convinced him with a whipping.
The person being punished was named Yan Jiao, and his immediate boss was Li Tangbin.
Yan Jiao, who was punished, had a grudge against Zhu Zhen, so he went to Li Tangbin to complain, fanning the flames and stirring up trouble.
"It depends on the owner to spank a dog. Zhu Zhen didn't spank my butt, it was clearly your face!"
The words are rough and the reasoning is not rough. Li Tangbin was convinced that Zhu Zhen was deliberately looking for trouble.
Under Yan Jiao's instigation, Li Tangbin felt that he had lost his face, so he personally broke into Zhu Zhen's military tent and asked for an explanation.
Li Tangbin took the lead and loudly rebuked Zhu Zhen for improper punishment and taking revenge for personal gain.
In fact, Li Tangbin felt a little regretful on the way here and secretly hated Yan Jiao. As the saying goes, those who talk about right and wrong must be right and wrong. But he hated himself even more for being impulsive. Zhu Zhen enforces the law impartially. Even if she deliberately targets him, Li Tangbin, it is justified. She can only suffer the disadvantage of being dumb. Who can let her subordinates not have the eyes and the muzzle of the gun?
It is a bit unreasonable to go to Zhu Zhen to argue. Besides, Zhu Zhen is the superior and he is the subordinate. No matter what you say, it doesn't make sense to you.
But if we return halfway, wouldn’t it be even more embarrassing? Forget it, go ahead and yell a few words loudly. There will definitely be someone around you to break up the fight and help smooth things over. As the supreme commander of the army, Zhu Zhen will definitely take the overall situation into consideration and say a few soft words to be polite. When the time comes, I will Downhill, there are steps on both sides.
The commander-in-chief of an army, a great leader, does not remember the faults of villains. As the saying goes, he will give me kindness and power at the same time... What if he doesn't? What if this kid commits a crime and refuses to forgive him?
It's easy to handle. If he argues hard, wouldn't it be equivalent to reiterating the reasonable basis for punishing Yan Jiao in public? Then I will quickly express my position that I will never cover up those who violate laws and disciplines. This can be regarded as a step, and I can barely get something back. Thin noodles.
Yes, just do it. This is Li Tangbin's inner monologue, a wishful thinking.
Li Tangbin broke into Zhu Zhen's office with anxiety.
