Chapter Thirty-Five: The Battle Goes to War, and the Great Army Besieges the City

"I understand, we just need to spread the news that Dong Zhuo is dead everywhere in Hangu Pass, and then persuade the defenders in the pass to surrender in His Majesty's tone. In this way, the defenders of the pass were in great confusion and their morale was greatly damaged. Lu Bu clapped his hands and smiled excitedly.

Hear Lu Bu's excited laughter.

Liu Xie quipped at the right time: "It's rare that Feng Xian can think of the wonders of the military strategy so quickly. But you only know one thing, you don't know the other. ”

"The key to the strategy of the military adviser lies in the word 'attacking the heart', one of which is to disturb the military spirit of the Tuntian soldiers in Guanzhong with the surrender letter. The second is to provoke the relationship between the generals in the city, so that they are suspicious of each other, so that the defense of the city of Hanguguan is self-defeating. ”

"Li Dao is conceited and suspicious, and his strength is narrow, and the army can attack the defensive points in the city at different levels when attacking the city. Focus on attacking the main gate where Li Ji is stationed, and as for the west gate where Zhang Ji is stationed, just pretend. Liu Xiewen said.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this conspiracy is too obvious, Li Dao has been fighting on the battlefield for many years, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to provoke Li Dao's suspicions. Huangfu Song said with a serious face.

"Li Dao is talented and confident, which is his advantage and his fatal flaw. Today, Li Dao and Zhang Ji will choose to be safe, but the seeds of suspicion and jealousy have been planted, so that the destruction of the city of Hangu Pass is just around the corner. Liu Xie said with a meaningful smile on his face.

"The minister is willing to write a letter of persuasion to Zhang Ji, and then copy ten copies and send it to Hanguguan. Let one of them be intercepted by Li Dao, so that the suspicion between Li Dao and Zhang Ji will become bigger and bigger, and the day of the city will not be far off. A strange smile appeared on Xun You's face and explained.

"Your Majesty is talented, and the last general will be respected!"

As soon as Liu Xie's voice fell, in the camp, Xun You and every general looked at each other with respect.

"Your Majesty, it's just that Jia Xu is now in Hangu Pass, and he can hide it from Li Dao, but he can't hide it from Jia Xu. Xun Yu said worriedly.

Jia Xu (147 - August 11, 223) was a native of Guzang, Liangzhou. From the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the early years of Cao Wei of the Three Kingdoms, he was a famous strategist and military strategist, and he was also the founder of Cao Wei. Originally a general of Dong Zhuo, after Dong Zhuo's death, he proposed Li Dao and Guo Yan to counterattack Chang'an. After the failure of Li Dao and others, they became Zhang Xiu's advisers.

Zhang Xiu had used his strategy to defeat Cao Cao twice, and before the Battle of Guandu, he persuaded Zhang Xiu to surrender to Cao Cao. During the battle of Guandu, he advocated a decisive battle with Yuan Shao. When Cao Cao and the Guanzhong coalition forces held Weinan, Jia Xu offered a divisive plan to disintegrate Ma Chao and Han Sui, so that Cao Cao pacified Guanzhong in one fell swoop. Huang Chu died in the fourth year at the age of seventy-seven, and he was called the Marquis of Su, and "Tang Hui Yao" respected him as the head of the eight gentlemen of the Wei and Jin Dynasties.

However, even though Xun Yu had already made the problem very clear, General Lu Buzhu still didn't know why. After all, he is a military general, and it is already good to be able to think of the technique of attacking the heart in vain, plus the ancient strategists always say that they don't understand.

It was Liu Xie, when he heard Xun You's words, a flash of light flashed on Jun's face, and then he showed a smile, as if he had thought of something.

"What Xun Aiqing said is reasonable, let me explain it next!" Liu Xie glanced at the generals and said: "What Gongda said is good, Jia Xu is proficient in the art of war and full of tricks. It's really hard to deal with. ”

"However, it is a foregone conclusion that I will lead an army of 170,000 to set foot in Hangu Pass and Liangzhou. With Jia Xu's ability, he must know that the imperial army is not something that Dong Zhuo's remnants can fight against. Most of the smart people are good at self-preservation, and for the sake of his back road, they must have made contact with our army in Guanzhong, secretly plotted against our imperial army, and helped me seize Hangu Pass. ”

"Besides, who Li Dao is, who Jia Xu is, how can he be willing to be used by a mediocre lord like Li Dao. ”

Liu Xiejun's face was surrounded by the light of confidence, and he smiled secretly in his heart, explaining with great confidence.

In history, Jia Xu is a well-known character who is good at protecting himself. Moreover, at the moment, it is the general trend for the imperial army to break through Hangu Pass, like a torrent breaking the embankment, and it is unstoppable if it is not the power of Wanjun. With Jia Xu's wisdom, he can't see that this is an opportunity, this is an opportunity to get ahead, glorify his ancestors, and be appreciated by the Son of Heaven.

It's better to send charcoal in the snow than icing on the cake.

Therefore, based on Liu Xie's understanding of Jia Xu's life situation in the history of his predecessor, coupled with the current situation speculation, he can be sure that Jia Xu will definitely take action!

"Your Majesty is very intelligent, minister, and I admire you to the extreme!" Hearing Liu Xie's words, which were meaningful, Xun You was stunned at first, but then, his handsome face rippled with a strong sense of awe, and his heart couldn't help but be overjoyed.

"Strategist, the last general still has a little doubt. Huangfu Song asked.

"Old General Yizhen, but it doesn't hurt to say it. Xun Yu bowed and gestured.

"The key to this battle lies in the word attacking the heart, Li Dao must take precautions now, and my army is afraid that it will be difficult to blend into the Guanzhong now. As a result, messaging is difficult to complete. Huangfu Song voiced his concerns.

"It doesn't matter. Xun Yu nodded heavily, his eyes were full of cunning light: "There are only two kinds of schemes in the world, yang conspiracy and conspiracy, although the conspiracy is in the dark, but it can still be avoided." Yang Mou is unavoidable no matter what, even if he tries his best to block it, it is only a drop in the bucket after all, and it is difficult to stop. ”

"The last general understands that no matter what method we use, we only need to throw the surrender letter into the city, or use oral means to let the defenders of the pass know the contents of the letter. In this way, there is no way to avoid it, and there is no way to hide it. Huangfu Song raised his eyebrows and suddenly realized.