Chapter 549 Recruiting Zhang Xiu
"Xuchang outside the city?" Yuan Yao was a little dumbfounded, Yuan Yao didn't know how to reply after getting Yuan Shao's letter, originally, he Yuan Yao just wanted to trick Yuan Shao into attacking Cao Cao, but he never thought of putting himself in and meeting Xuchang? He Yuan Yao didn't want to fight Cao Cao at all now, and the current Cao Cao's Yanzhou army was completely a wounded beast, so why provoke him.
But Yuan Yao had to move, because Yuan Shao said so, he sent troops from Qingzhou from Guandu, and even invited Yuan Yao and the Hebei army in Qingzhou to attack Yanzhou together, if Yuan Yao didn't move at all, then okay, Yuan Shao was afraid that he would be able to turn his face in a blink of an eye.
"My lord. Can we send some remnants of the defeated army to perfunctory Yuan Shao? Sun Gan, who was on the side, spoke.
As soon as Sun Qian said Yuan Yao, he vetoed it, if he sent some remnants of the army to defeat the generals, he wouldn't even be able to take a city.
Yuan Yao can't wait to give himself two slaps now, why did he force Cao Cao so nervous before.
If he hadn't entered Yanzhou, the two cities on the border of Yanzhou would still be in Cao Cao's hands.
If there is a remnant of the defeated army, the soldiers can still take it down without bloodshed, but now it is different, he Cao Cao is guarding the main road, Yuan Yao will not want to take a city in Yanzhou unless he knocks with Cao **, and then Qingzhou and Guandu over there will move, and he Yuan Yao will not have the slightest movement, and this problem will be big.
If Yuan Shao stopped fighting in a fit of rage, Yuan Yao would be really dumbfounded, severely injuring Cao Cao, and even annihilating Cao Cao, which is what Yuan Yao wanted.
Yuan Yao's gang of dogs didn't have any ideas, and now it seems that there is no way to do anything but to smash Cao Cao to death.
"My lord, I have a way, I don't know if it's feasible or not!" Suddenly, at the end of Yuan Yao's crowd of civil officials, a small voice came out.
"Huh?" Yuan Yao looked at the source of the sound, but did not find the source of the sound for a long time.
"Who? Who's talking? ”
"In Xialu Su Lu Zijing!" Finally the voice came out again.
"Zijing, why did you get to the door!" Yuan Yao asked strangely.
"Su's official position can only stand here!" Lu Su bowed his head to Yuan Yao and said.
"Ahh Yuan Yao patted his head, he was really busy, he had just asked for Zhang Zhao and Lu Su from Sun Quan, Zhang Zhao was a veteran figure, so even if Yuan Yao did not add an official to Zhang Zhao, Zhang Zhao could also stand in the front row, but Lu Su was different, he was just a mere staff member in Jiangdong, and his official position was small, so he could only stand in the back.
"Quick, come inside, come inside! From today on, Zijing, you are, well, you are the Taishou" Yuan Yao didn't care at all and gave Lu Su an official position of Taishou.
"Ahhh Lu Su was also dumbfounded, it was only a little longer, and he suddenly became too guarded. This leap is also a little too big.
Only Yuan Yao knew that with Lu Su's talent, a mere Taishou really underestimated him.
"Zi Jing, tell me what you think!" Yuan Yao asked Lu Su enthusiastically.
"Oooh!" Only then did Lu Su settle down and say to Yuan Yao, "My lord, this general Yuan Shao asked our army to join them in attacking Cao Cao, but he didn't say where to attack!" ”
"What do you mean?" Yuan Yao was a little puzzled.
Lu Su walked to the top of a map, "Lord, look here!" Lu Su pointed to a place on the map and said to Yuan Yao.
"Huh?" Yuan Yao looked at the direction that Lu Su was pointing, and there was a word written in that place.
This is also a Wancheng, but this Wancheng is different from the Wancheng of Lujiang.
This Wancheng is the seat of Nanyang County, and its existence is much stronger than other places, located on the north bank of the Baihe River (known as Shushui in ancient times). It is probably located to the south of Luoyang.
He used to be the capital of the Han Dynasty, it is enough to see the importance of Wancheng, not only from Wancheng past, to the south is Jingzhou, to the north is the direction of Luoyang, bypassing him can even go to Chang'an, west is the land of Hanzhong.
"Zhang Xiu is now stationed here in Wancheng! Although Zhang Xiu has no ability to govern, he can be regarded as a strong soldier by relying on the supply of Liu Biao in Jingzhou. Lu Su continued.
"The lord can send an envoy to Wancheng, salute first and then soldier!" Lu Su said to Yuan Yao.
"If Wancheng Zhang Xiu knows each other, then subdue Zhang Xiu and let Zhang Xiu send troops from Wancheng to bypass Xuanyuan Mountain and take Liyang Yicheng directly! Now the main force of Cao Cao's army is at the junction of Yanzhou and my Huainan, where can our army send troops to bypass the main force of Cao Cao's army! Lu Su said to Yuan Yao.
"Wonderful!" Yuan Yao's eyes lit up, isn't Cao Cao now mainly defending the Huainan generation? Then I'll bypass Huainan and attack from behind you. Lu Su said that this method is feasible, because during the battle of Guandu, Liu Biao of Jingzhou sent Liu Bei to attack Yanzhou and almost ran directly to Xudu City.
"But what if this Wancheng Zhang Xiu is unwilling to submit to me?" Yuan Yao asked with a frown.
"If this embroidery is not willing to submit to you, then you can only use soldiers!" Lu Su clenched his fists and landed on top of Wancheng.
"If the lord wants to dominate the Central Plains, this embroidery can't be hidden!" Zhang Xiu got Wancheng from his uncle Zhang Ji, but only Nanyang County has no less than 50,000 troops, including more than 10,000 cavalry, which is a remarkable number.
If Cao Cao united with Zhang Xiu and Sun Quan that day, even if Yuan Yao's main force returned, this battle would not be easy to fight.
"Lord, you and Cao Cao are vying for Yanzhou and seizing the hegemony of the Central Plains, the current Wancheng is nothing to you, but if it is at that time, Wancheng will be extremely important!" An army of 50,000 is at your side, and who will be at ease? On the side of the couch there is no room for others to snore.
"The lord can also give the general Yuan Shao an explanation when he attacks Wancheng, just say that he Zhang Xiu took refuge in Cao Cao!"
"After all, this embroidery belongs to Liu Biao in Jingzhou?" Yuan Yao was still a little hesitant.
"Lord, you just sent it to Jingzhou Sanjiangkou, Liu Biao will not easily turn his face with you, not to mention, Jingzhou Liu Biao has long had an opinion on Wancheng Zhang Xiu!"
In the first year of Jian'an, Zhang Ji led troops from Guanzhong into the Jingzhou border due to the lack of food in the army, fought with Liu Biao, attacked the city, and died in the middle of the arrow.
Zhang Xiu took over his troops and withdrew from the city. After that, Liu Biao sent people to lure the rest of Zhang Ji's troops, and all of them were overjoyed when they heard the news, and they all obeyed. Liu Biao then arranged for Zhang Xiu to garrison troops in Wancheng, and Zhang Xiu became Liu Biao's vassal force in the north to defend him against foreign enemies.
It stands to reason that Zhang Xiu belongs to a watchdog of Liu Biao, but this one is disobedient when he looks at the door.
not only blackmailed Jingzhou from time to time, but sometimes he also made eye contact with Cao Cao, and Liu Biao was able to see Zhang Xiu's eyes.
"The lord attacked Zhang Xiu, Liu Biao not only won't blame the lord, but may even give the lord help."
When Lu Su said this, Yuan Yao's whole person was much more relaxed.
If Jingzhou Liu Biao didn't intervene, then capturing Wancheng would be no problem for Yuan Yao at all.
Although Zhang Xiu of Wancheng has an army of 50,000, but he only has a county of Nanyang, and the supply of grain and grass is given by Liu Biao of Jingzhou, as long as Yuan Yao besieges Wancheng, it will cut off Zhang Xiu's food source, even if Zhang Xiu has hoarded a lot of food in the city over the years, it is not enough for the people and soldiers in the city.
And Zhang Xiu relied on the most that is the 10,000 Xiliang iron cavalry in his hand, if there is no cavalry, like Jingzhou Liu Biao's soldiers and horses, the cavalry is difficult to form a system at all, and it may be bullied by Zhang Xiu on land, but Yuan Yao is different, he has several cavalry in his hands, and the state wolf cavalry robbed the cavalry battalion, the Xuanjia army Yu Linwei, just pull out a can fight with the Xiliang iron cavalry, if all of them are dispatched, Zhang Xiu's Xiliang iron cavalry will not dare to go out of the city.
Stone throwing machine, bed crossbow, well rail, rushing car, Yuan Yaojun can all be built to siege the city.
"Okay, according to what Zijing said, send a messenger to Nanyang Wancheng, salute first and then soldier! I don't know who can do this. Yuan Yao looked at the civil officials over there.
"Lord, Sun Qian is willing to go!" Sun Qian was one of the few diplomats in Yuan Yao's army.
"Lord, such a thing was proposed by Zijing, so it is better for Zijing to go there!" Liu Ye on the side recommended to his friend Lu Su.
Lu Su glanced at Liu Ye gratefully, this time he sent an envoy to Wancheng, it was definitely a credit, it was impossible to be in danger of life at all, the two armies would not fight and not kill, not to mention that he Lu Su went this time just to salute first.
If the negotiation is completed, it will really be a great achievement.
"Okay, good, good, you don't have to fight, let Zijing go this time, as for you, I have another important use!" Yuan Yao waved his hand and set the tone.