The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms Chapter 222

Xun Zhen had summoned Xu Zhong to Tan once before. After negotiating with Xi Zhicai and others on various preliminary preparations for entering Lu, he told Xu Zhong the real intention of using the army in Lu this time. Lu is coming, and it is necessary to summon Xu Zhong to see him again.

Xu Zhong was stationed in Xiapi County, and when he was summoned by Xun Zhen's Fei Xu, he set off from Xiapi, traveled in the starry night, and rushed to Tan County again.

Xun Zhen greeted him at the gate of the mansion in person, and seeing that he had only brought two or three horses to the mansion, he knew that he must have left all the soldiers who were going to go outside the city, and rebuked him: "Your Excellency is a trooper, and you are in charge of you. Supervising the soldiers of the two counties, the safety and security are related to the Banzhou, and now entering the city, how can the cavalry be simplified like this!"

Xu Zhong bowed down and said, "Xianxuan thought that the troops entering the city might disturb the soldiers and people, so they were kept outside the city."

"He came to She to attack and destroy the Wei clan's power, Cen Peng used the power of Qianyi Jingxiang, and then died in the sword of Shu Assassin, so he said, 'Respect the small and be careful, don't miss the moment, take a hundred shots and take precautions, disaster is coming No nuisance. Disturbing the civilians is small, and the security of the minister is a big matter. From now on, the minister will enter and leave the camp and the city, and there should be no less than 100 soldiers accompanying him."

Xu Zhong promised.

Xun Zhen's rebuke to Xu Zhong is not to win people's hearts and show preferential treatment to Xu Zhong, but to think that Xu Zhong should not only bring two or three personal soldiers into the city. The Han Dynasty was not far from the pre-Qin period, and many people were close to each other. Due to the popularity of Ren Xia, there were many assassins. The two generals of Emperor Guangwu died at the hands of assassins sent by the enemy. During Emperor Huan, many loyal ministers were killed by Liang Ji. The assassin was killed. Many years ago, Cai Yong was exiled to the borderland, and he was almost killed by the assassin sent by Yangqiu. Besides, there were many cases of assassins. Xu Zhong, as Xun Zhen's most useful minister First, the armed defense around him must not be relaxed.

After arriving at the mansion with Xu Zhong, Xun Zhen called for Xi Zhicai, Xun You, Guo Jia and Xu Zhuo to come.

When everyone arrived, he ordered someone to hang the topographic map on the wall. When he arrived in front of the map, he called Xu Zhong and others to gather in front of the map, and asked Xu Zhong, "After entering Lu, where do you want to strike first?"

Xu Zhong was a military official, and he was talking about military affairs. He didn't need to use red tape and etiquette, he could just open a discussion.

Xu Zhong replied: "After listening to the Lord's statement about the military intentions of this round last time, Xian returned to the camp and thought about it carefully, and wanted to attack Bian County first."

The state of Lu is not large, with only six counties in its territory.

Lunan borders the East China Sea and Pengcheng, and there are two counties in this area, Xue County and Fan County; Ludong borders Taishan County, where there is only one county, Bian County; Lubei borders Jibei and Mount Tai. There is only one county here, Wenyang; Luxi borders Dongping, and there are two counties, one is Guodu Lu County of Lu State, and the other is Zu County, which is located between Lu County and Fan County.

There are many mountains and rivers in the territory of Lu State, and there are two large rivers, both of which flow from east to west. The south is Sishui, Lu County and Bian County are divided on the south and north banks of this water, and the north is Nanshui, which is more expensive than Sishui. Much smaller, Fan County is on the north bank of this water.

Among these six counties, two counties were originally occupied by the Yellow Turbans, one is Bian County and the other is Zu County. Not long ago, Wenyang was captured by the Yellow Turbans of Lu State and the Yellow Turbans of Jibei, and it is now occupied by them.

The reason why the six counties in the state of Lu and the Yellow Turbans now only occupy three counties is for three reasons.

First of all, the three counties of Bian, Zou, and Wenyang have important geographical locations, and the Yellow Turbans of Lu State must capture them.

Bian County is adjacent to Taishan County, and the eastern part of the county is intertwined with mountains and rivers. If the Han soldiers come to attack Lu and the Yellow Turban battle is unfavorable, they can retreat to the east and then return to Taishan, or they can be scattered in the mountains of Biandong. It can be said that this place is here. It is a way out for the Yellow Turbans of Lu State.

Zuxian County is adjacent to Dongping Country, and it is not far from Rencheng Country. From this county to the west, if you travel ten miles, you will be in the territory of Dongping. Then from Dongping to the west, you will be in the territory of Rencheng. Here, the Yellow Turbans of the State of Lu can echo the Yellow Turbans in Dongping and Rencheng.

Wenyang is adjacent to Jibei, and a few miles west or north is the border of Jibei. Once here, the Yellow Turban of Lu State can be connected to the Yellow Turban of Jibei, and for this reason, this county is the area between the Yellow Turban of Lu State and the Yellow Turban of Jibei. The Yellow Turbans worked together.

Secondly, among the three counties of Lu, Fan and Xue, Lu county was wanted by the Yellow Turbans of Lu State but could not be captured, Fan and Xue counties were the Yellow Turbans of Lu State did not want to attack.

Among the counties in the State of Lu, the one with the most abundant reserves of grain and armaments is of course Lu County, the capital city. Of course, the Yellow Turbans also wanted to capture this city, and after capturing this city, not only would they be able to get rich seizures, but they could also be captured by them. Therefore, the Yellow Turbans of Bian County, Zu County, and Wenyang were formed into one piece, but Lu County was the capital of Lu State, and the main troops of Lu State were defending here, so the Yellow Turbans attacked several times but failed to attack.

As for Fan and Xue, the strategic positions of these two counties are not important, and they are too close to Donghai and Pengcheng. The Yellow Turbans of Lu Kingdom did not want to provoke Xun Zhen, so they did not intend to occupy these two places.

Now that Xu Zhong knew Xun Zhen's intention to use the army of Lu, he could choose which one to attack first among the three counties of Zou, Bian, and Wenyang now occupied by the Yellow Turbans.

Wenyang is too far away to be considered. Between Bian County and Zou County, although Zhuang County is close, if you attack Zhuang County first, you may be stunned, causing the Yellow Turbans in Bian County to flee eastward, or go north to meet Wenyang. The Yellow Turbans would be reconciled, and as a result, the purpose of driving the Yellow Turbans of Lu State into Dongping and Rencheng could not be achieved. Therefore, although Bian County is farther than Zhuang County, it must abandon the near and seek far, and attack Bian County first.

Xun Zhen nodded and said, "Qingyi is compatible with me." He asked Xu Zhongdao, "When attacking Bian, how did Qingyu attack him?"

Xu Zhong replied: "Xianyi surrounds Bian on three sides, and Que is on the south side."

Xun Zhen laughed at Gu Xizhicai, Xun You and the others, and asked, "What do you mean by this, Junqing?"

Xi Zhicai smiled and said, "I agree with the Lord!"

Xun Zhen smiled and said, "Jun Qing's military skills are now close to an enemy country."

Why should the east, north, and west sides of Bian County be surrounded, but not the south side?

This was still to force the Yellow Turbans in Bian County to flee westward.

However, since they wanted to force the Yellow Turbans in Bian County to flee westward, why did they encircle the west and leave the south empty?

This is because the south of Bian County is Sishui, that is to say, Bian County and Wenyang are both in the north of Sishui. Under normal circumstances, the fleeing troops will only travel by land, and will not take the initiative to cross the water again. If the west side of the county is vacant, then even if the Yellow Turbans escaped from the city to the west, they would still turn to the north and head towards Wenyang. Only by blocking the west side, so that they would have no way to go west, could they be forced to cross. Si went south and had to go to the southwest to meet the Yellow Turbans in Zuxian County.

Only in this way can the objective of driving the Yellow Turbans westward to Dongping and Rencheng be achieved.

But he said, since Xunzhen didn't want to completely wipe out the Yellow Turbans of Lu, but just wanted to drive the Yellow Turbans of Lu to Ren Dongping and Rencheng, so that he could get an excuse to enter Yanzhou, then why not attack Zu County directly, As long as the Yellow Turbans in Zhuang County can be driven westward, wouldn't they be able to achieve their goals smoothly, why bother to attack the Yellow Turbans in Bian County?

This is for two reasons.

First of all, since the banner is to help Yuzhou eradicate the Yellow Turbans of Lu State, then you can't just attack the Yellow Turbans in Zu County, otherwise it will be too unreasonable, because Wenyang is a little far away, not to fight Wenyang, at least Bian County has to be brought down.

Secondly, although there are more than 100,000 Yellow Turbans in the State of Lu, not all of them are in the three counties of Bian, Zou and Wenyang. There are only more than 50,000 people in these three counties, and the rest may be outside the city of Lu County. Or they are distributed in the countryside of northern and central Lu. Just take out the county of Zu, there are only more than 20,000 yellow turbans in this county, and only a few thousand soldiers. This number is too small, even if all of them are forced into Yanzhou. In the territory ~www.mtlnovel.com~ there is no excuse for Xu Zhong to continue to lead the troops to pursue the pursuit. Therefore, at least two cities have to be driven out by the Yellow Turbans. There are 40,000 to 50,000 soldiers and more than 10,000 soldiers. It seems that the momentum is not small, so Xu Zhong can continue The reason for chasing, and only then, can enter Yanzhou.

Xun Zhen was quite satisfied with Xu Zhong's tactical arrangement, pointed to the Wenyang area on the map, and explained to Xu Zhong: "When the Bian is attacked, if the Yellow Turbans in Wenyang don't move, you don't have to pay attention, if they go to help Bian Di, Zeqing can drive west together."

Xu Zhong promised.

Xun Zhen added: "When Marquis Sun passed the book, there was also a letter with the book, in which he said: In a few days, he will send troops to attack Chen, and in order to prevent the rescue of Liang Guo, he will transfer Han Dang and Sun He. The main forces of the two divisions attacked Liangjing, so this time, he could only tune hundreds of divisions to exterminate the Yellow Turbans of Lu State, led by Sun He, entered Lu from you, and assisted you. Sun He has now pulled out his camp from Xiaoxian County and is currently Hurry up to Xiang Yinping, and when you see him, treat each other with courtesy, he is a landlord after all, and after entering the territory of Lu, you must ask his opinion more."

Xu Zhong replied, "Yes."

"The enemy of Bian and Zou is under the control of Qing. After Zhuang County is conquered, before entering Yan, I should come personally. Before I arrive, Qing will discuss with Zhicai."

Xu Zhong replied, "Yes."

"This time against Lu, I will be your military advisor. ... Fengxiao, you should join the army and join Lu."

Guo Jia agreed.

Xun Zhen said to Xu Zhong again: "Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin are both fierce warriors. I heard that I will use troops in Lu, and I asked them to fight, so let the two of them use the army Sima Yi to attack Lu. When facing the enemy, you can attack Lu. Try the military and bravery of these two men, and report back to me."

Xu Zhong promised.

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