"Oh, I said where did he go? It turned out that he was under Lu Bu's command."
In Xiangyang City, Cao Cao, holding a bamboo slip in his hand, was leaning on a handsome chair, looking a little lazy and showing disdain, "I went to invite him again and again, but he didn't come. Instead, he went to Lu Bu's hands. It seems that my prestige is Far inferior to him, Lu Bu.
Come, call Fa Zheng over. "
"Here."
After the soldiers retreated, Cao Cao casually threw the bamboo slips on the table, feeling not in a good mood.
Feng Chu Pang Shiyuan.
A person with a famous name, at least here in Jingxiang.
Cao Cao sent people to invite him to join the curtain several times, but he declined with various reasons, and later even ran away.
At that time, I thought it was just to avoid conquest, but who would have thought that he actually went to Lu Bu's side, which made Cao Cao feel very unhappy.
Although the letter made it very clear that this guy was Lu Bu who first infiltrated the Guanzhong Ten Divisions and surrendered after Ma Teng and Han Sui were defeated. But what kind of people are the Guanzhong Ten Divisions? How could he join Ma Teng if he doesn't even look down on him? Woolen cloth.
In the final analysis, Ma Teng still has to be used as a springboard.
Annoying guy.
"Sikong." Not long after, Fazheng arrived.
"Take a look, the letter was delivered immediately." Cao Cao nuzzled towards the bamboo slips on the desk.
Fazheng stepped forward and frowned after reading it quickly.
It was a letter written by Zhong Yao. It briefly described the current situation in Sizhou, including Lu Bu's military strength, generals and counselors who were following him.
Among them is Pang Shiyuan's name.
Even Fazheng in Yizhou had heard of Fengchu.
He said something, but he didn't take it too seriously. In this world, there are too many scholars who flatter each other in business and exaggerate their own status.
Not to mention Pang Tong, even Cao Cao, who had not yet succeeded, went to Nanyang to pester Xu Shao, a famous scholar, to ask for a criticism so that more people would recognize him, and then he had the ability to govern the world. A minister, a hero in troubled times.
But in the final analysis, not everyone is Cao Mengde, many people just want to earn some fame so that they can live in rare goods.
"Sikong has decided to take action against Sizhou?" This was the only answer Fazheng could think of.
"right."
Cao Cao exhaled a breath and sat upright, "I have thought about it seriously. Xuzhou is a quagmire. If we can't capture it immediately, then Xuchang will be surrounded by Lu Bu and Zhang Liao at the same time, and I will have no time to rescue him.
As for Jizhou, Zhang Liao had 60,000 to 70,000 men at his disposal, and Liyang was a fortified city that would be difficult to break in a hurry. If he insisted on defending, he would probably be in a bitter battle.
After much thought, it was most appropriate to start with Sizhou. "
Fazheng nodded slightly, but there was no surprise on his face.
Ever since he asked himself and Xun You about their choices last time, Fazheng knew that Cao Cao had his own plans.
At this time, we cannot say who is right or wrong. As long as we use troops, there will be risks. It is just a question of whether it is worth taking the risk.
Fazheng wanted to attack Xuzhou because he was confident that he could quickly defeat Xiao Pass. Xun You chose Jizhou because Yecheng was the political center of Lu Lin, just like Xuchang was to Cao Cao.
When Cao Cao wanted to attack Sizhou, he probably valued the fact that Lin Mo was not by Lu Bu's side, and felt that this common man had the best control.
At the same time, Sizhou's throat, Tongguan, is not completely indestructible.
"Is Sikong afraid of Pang Tong?"
"To tell you the truth, I want to fight Lu Bu just because Lin Mo is not by his side. When it comes to fear, Pang Tong is not qualified. I just think things will be more difficult."
Cao Cao squinted his eyes and twirled his fingers, "I don't know who this guy is now, but I don't know if the method you mentioned before is still feasible."
"is that OK."
Fazheng also pondered for a moment, slowly nodded and said: "Lü Bu just took Sizhou. During this time, he must be cleaning up the internal affairs, approving the land and population, rectifying the troops and horses. It's great to clear out the remnants of ten more tribes. It's impossible to pay attention." to this place.
Moreover, Pang Tong was originally from Jingzhou and did not understand the topography of Sizhou at all, so he thought it was feasible. "
Cao Cao turned his head and looked at the parchment drawings behind him. His eyes were all on Sizhou, and he felt that these words were reasonable.
After a moment, he turned around and said solemnly: "Besides, you have also seen that Lu Bu has an army of 120,000 people. Even if he subtracts 30,000 people and goes to Liangzhou, he still has 90,000 troops.
Moreover, these 90,000 people are Lu Bu's most elite and skilled troops. There are 10,000 cavalry alone, as well as chariots and inexhaustible food and grass. "
The Central Plains region has been recruiting troops at a good rate in the past few years. Coupled with the troops he obtained from Jingzhou and Yizhou, if Cao Cao used all his strength to strike now, he would certainly be able to summon an army of 180,000, not counting the navy.
But that's not realistic.
First of all, the 35,000 people garrisoned in Qiao County and Taishan County cannot move, otherwise the Xuzhou garrison will cross the border.
Furthermore, there are still 45,000 people in Baima City who are guarding Zhang Liao. The two armies are looking at the Yellow River, and no one dares to act rashly.
In the end, some people still have to stay here in Jingzhou. Liu Bei is a hidden danger after all. He knows that the casualties in this battle will also be heavy, but it is not certain how many troops can be spared. The lifeline of Jiangling City cannot be lost and must be retained. Twenty thousand people.
Based on this calculation, Cao Cao would bring 80,000 people to break the sky.
It sounds like they have equal strength, but many of Cao Cao's troops were recruits recruited by Xun Yu in the Central Plains. The Jingzhou Army and the Yizhou Army have had very few battles over the years and have not gained experience in actual combat, making it difficult for them to stand head-on with Lu Bu's troops. contend.
Finally, Lu Bu is extremely rich now. The weapons of his soldiers and horses are terrible. The armor rate is over 50%, while he is barely 30%.
There's nothing you can do about it. You can recruit troops quickly, but you may not be able to build so many armors and weapons quickly.
This is what Xun Yu achieved through his hard work.
If it weren't for the fact that Lu Bu's current battle line was too long and a large number of manpower had to be deployed to guard the border, he would have been crushed by the front.
Cao Cao knew that if he did not take this opportunity to give him a head-on blow, it would only be a matter of time before the two states in the Central Plains changed hands.
Now, the biggest problem is not Pang Tong or Tongguan, but the worry that Lu Bu will not guard the pass at all, and will give you a stud as soon as he comes up. Under the 90,000-strong army, his own 80,000 people are no match at all.
"Sikong just said food and grass?"
Fa Zheng reminded Cao Cao, and Cao Cao's eyes suddenly lit up. Yes, during the Guandu War, if he hadn't relied on Lin Mo's tips to sneak attack Wuchao and destroy Yuan Shao's millions of military supplies, how could he have won a great victory?
The situation at that time was also one in which the enemy was strong and we were weak. It was just like the situation before us, or even worse.
"Yuan Chang is currently responsible for internal affairs and does not participate in military power. I am afraid that Lu Bu may not reveal the lifeline opportunities such as grain and grass to him." Of course, leaving Zhong Yao beside Lu Bu can learn a lot of information, but this definitely does not include grain and grass. The location of the camp.
In fact, he may not even have a few cronies around him, at least in the military, he certainly doesn't have anyone of his own.
"Didn't Sikong say that Pang Tong is with Lu Bu?"
There was a hint of cunning in the corner of Fazheng's mouth. After he stepped forward to explain his thoughts in detail, Cao Cao's expression gradually froze.
It seems to be a shock, but also seems to be thinking about the feasibility.
After a moment, he showed a relaxed expression, and nodded slowly: "Smart people are often tired of being smart. Well, this is a great plan!"
After saying that, Cao Cao stood up excitedly and walked to Fazheng, put his hands on his shoulders, and said solemnly: "Xiaozhi, you should take the lead in this victory!"
"Sikong Yan is serious. I would like to know which general will lead the troops there and how many people he will lead."
"Chen Dao and Wu Yi, I am going to allocate them three thousand cavalry, but they are a little short, so I can only give them this much." Cao Cao's expression became solemn again.
In the confrontation with Lu Jun, the cavalry suffered the most.
During the battle between Lu Lin and the ten tribes in Guanzhong, he spent a lot of effort to purchase a batch of war horses from Longyou, and captured another two thousand horses from Yizhou. Including his own cavalry, there were eight thousand.
It's a pity that Xia Houyuan lost more than 2,000 men, and Cao Cao could only manage to raise 6,000 cavalry.
In other words, he only had three thousand cavalry brought to the front to confront Lu Bu.
When fighting on the plains, the most important thing to rely on is the cavalry. This is also the reason why we have no confidence.
"I have fought with Lu Jun many times before. Lu Jun should have a lot of armor, right?" Fa Zheng asked.
"Of course, we have them all in the warehouse."
"Okay, that's enough. With the cooperation of this party, there is a great chance of defeating Lu Bu." Fazheng took stock again. Not to mention that it was comprehensive, he also felt that the feasibility was very high.
Cao Cao's frown relaxed.
He liked Fazheng's confident look, which always reminded him of Guo Jia's look when he was using troops.
Moreover, the deployment just now sounds very similar to Guo Jia's habits.
This battle cannot be lost again.
If we lose again, the Central Plains will no longer have a foothold of its own.
In Yecheng, on the martial arts field, an idle old bastard was watching Jiang Yiqu and the others perform martial arts.
It can be said that Jiang Yiqu, Zhang Nan, and Jiao Chu really don't have any generals, especially after seeing Gao Shun's military training, the old scumbag felt that this was totally worthless.
Zhang Liao was originally good at training soldiers, but he seemed to cherish his eight hundred personal guards too much. He not only spent a lot of money to build a variety of weapons and armors, but also equipped each of them with a good horse from Dawan.
Good guys, now they can charge if they mount their horses, and they can get into battle if they dismount.
That's not enough, leading them to practice every day is even more ruthless than being trapped in the camp.
Zhang Liao even said in front of Jia Xu that his bodyguards were more fierce when mounted than Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, and more ruthless when dismounted than trapped in the camp. In one word, they were invincible.
Jia Xu also advised him not to think about charging into battle, and that a commander should focus on the art of war. He would be happy to do so, but would not do it.
After watching Jiang Yiqu's training, he was ready to go to Zhang Liao to talk.
At this time, Zhang Liao, who was in the military tent in the military camp at the martial arts training ground, picked up six copper coins, put them into a simple turtle shell, and shook them in a decent manner.
I learned divination from an old yin. I asked why I wanted to learn it because it was cool.
Bang, bang, bang.
After the six copper coins fell from the turtle shell, Zhang Liao pondered for a moment and murmured: "Up above Gen and below Sunda, the mountain wind Gu, Yuanheng, benefited from crossing the great river."
He raised his head and thought about it, "Lishe Dachuan, would you like me to go out and do some activities? That's great. I've been too bored recently, so let's go to Baima City for a walk."
I happened to come in and heard Zhang Liao's interpretation of the hexagram, and asked, "Wenyuan, what do you want to do?"
"Oh, it's nothing. I just made a divination, and according to the divination, I should go to Baima City for a stroll." Zhang Liao said matter-of-factly.
Jia Xu raised his forehead and glanced at the copper coins on the table, "Gu hexagram, what does the Mountain Wind Gu hexagram have to do with your going to Baima City? How did you interpret the hexagram?"
"Isn't that right?"
Zhang Liao also knew that he was a dabbler, so he humbly asked: "Then tell me, what does this mean?"
Jia Xu glanced at him. Although he was speechless for this not-so-serious coach, he was finally used to it. He clenched his chin and muttered, "Mountain Wind Gu, many hexagrams and lines, everything is inappropriate, something is going to happen."
"What happened?"
Jia Xu looked at the teacup on the table, dipped his finger in some water, wrote the word "mountain wind Gu", and said: "Mountains are disturbed by the wind and are eaten by insects. The word "Gu" contains the word "insect". Character.
To be eaten by insects is a hint that there is a spy in our army. "
Zhang Liao's strategy is to back up, no way, why is his understanding so different from mine, "Spy? Where is the spy?"
Jia Xu still stared at the six copper coins and murmured to himself, "Although the mountain wind Gu has many hexagrams and different lines, the main line is in the west."
"West"
After Zhang Liao lowered his eyebrows and repeated Jia Xu's words, his eyes suddenly lit up, "Marquis Wen is in Guanzhong at this time. Are you saying that there is a spy around Marquis Wen?"
"According to the hexagrams, that's what it means."
"Who is it?" Zhang Liao asked eagerly.
"Where do I know where to go?"
Jia Xu looked at Zhang Liao as if he were a fool, "The hexagram master can spy on the secrets of heaven, but how to decipher the hexagrams depends on how sensitive you are. A slight mistake can lead to a huge difference."
Judging from the current situation, this is not a good prediction. If something happens to the west, I should think about whether there is any good way.
The old yin was a little hesitant. The diviner had a glimpse of the secrets, but the way of heaven was unpredictable. It was unreasonable to go to an irrelevant place without any instructions.
What's more, Yecheng is not only the capital of Jizhou, but also the political center of Lu Lin. If the coach leaves rashly, it will be no joke if Cao Jun attacks.
What happened in Yecheng was enough to shock the entire Lulin Group.
If it weren't for this importance, Lin Mo wouldn't have insisted on letting Zhang Liao and himself stay behind with so many people. The old scumbag understood this.
It's just an ordinary hexagram. Maybe I interpreted it wrong. The old scumbag can only think this way. It is a matter of guilt for exposing Yecheng to danger.
"So, what are we going to do?" Zhang Liao asked.
"Wen Yuan, you divine dozens of hexagrams every day. If you have to do something for each hexagram, then you have to travel all over the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, right?"
When Jia Xu said this, Zhang Liao nodded and said calmly: "That's right. I've already done the thirteen hexagrams today, so there's no need."
There is no way, Zhang Liao is really bored staying in the rear area. He doesn't know what to do except divination. Recently, he has been thinking about making some fuss about Baima City.
But the old bastard kept blocking him, so naturally he couldn't do anything extraordinary.
Shucheng has been under attack for twenty days.
Both Sun and Lu suffered heavy losses.
Lu Jun lost no less than 8,000 men. This was the number of killed, not the number of casualties. There were more than 7,000 wounded soldiers. Counting all casualties together, the total was 15,000.
The battle had reached this point, and it was a bit murderous, so Chen Gong didn't dare to persuade him anymore, he just felt that this was really not like Lin Mo's style.
But to be honest, he really had no way to break the city or lure out Jiangdong's army.
Even in the past twenty days, he would discuss with Liu Ye every day whether there was a better way, but in the end he did not come up with a reason.
During the rest of the night, Lin Mo suddenly summoned all the civil and military forces to discuss the situation. This gave everyone a glimmer of hope as to whether they were going to change their tactics.
"I just went to the wounded barracks. Our army has suffered heavy casualties. It's time to cease the war."
After Lin Mo finished speaking, everyone looked at each other in shock.
armistice?
A truce for this reason?
Do you want to persuade him to surrender? But Jiangdong is tougher than his bones. Coupled with the deep hatred between the two sides for many years, I am afraid it is impossible.
"Yunwen, are you going to pretend to retreat and lure Jiangdong to chase you?" This is the only explanation Chen Gong can think of.
"It is reasonable to pretend that Cao's army is attacking and withdraw, but how can we pursue and kill Jiangdong without cavalry? What's more, aren't they waiting for us to withdraw? Only after confirming that all our people have left can we open the city." Liu Ye He shook his head.
Lin Mo had a solemn expression, holding the table with one hand, and said solemnly: "Just withdraw half of the troops and leave some people to guard here. There is no need to attack the city. It is enough to trap Jiangdong in Shucheng."
"Yunwen, if that's the case, why did you attack the city in the first place?" Even Zhao Yun couldn't help but speak. After all, the casualties during this period were indeed heavy and it couldn't be completely meaningless.
Lin Mo glanced at him and said firmly: "Don't worry, we have done what we need to do. It is enough for Sun Ce and Zhou Yu to do the rest. You go and rectify the troops."
"Here."
After everyone weakly bowed and turned around, Lin Mo suddenly reminded: "By the way, the big banner cannot be moved. In addition, although they will not attack the city next time, Yan Liang and Wen Chou need to use their cavalry to put pressure on Shucheng from the outside during the day." .”
After the two brothers exchanged glances, they handed over their hands again: "Here."
After everyone retreated, Lin Mo let out a long sigh of relief and leaned back on the handsome chair, his face as sinking as water.
Having so many people die to perform this play should be enough to deceive Zhou Yu.
I just hope that Sun Ce will not escape this time, and he will pacify the south in one fell swoop. Even if he has no time to recover, he will not be able to escape there.
If necessary, you can even contact the Lu family first.
Lu Xun should be in his twenties this year. Even if he becomes an official, he still belongs to a noble family at heart.
Shucheng
Lin Mo took a sip of tea and placed the cup on the map of Shucheng.
Thank you for your support as the leader of Huang Banxian.
To be honest, I never expected that I would be rewarded by a leader, because not only readers, but also myself would feel that my level is not very good.
However, I just want to write about the Three Kingdoms in my mind, rather than just writing about it.
Please believe me, I am involved in every move, which involves the personality and psychology of historical figures, as well as everyone's status after history has changed.
So I also thought that this kind of article might not be so popular. After all, it is a bit contrary to the invincible and popular refreshing article.
Unexpectedly, it would have been fine if the alliance leader didn't show up, but when he did show up, there were three of them in a row.
The new author once again kneels down to thank the three big guys.
(End of chapter)
