Chapter 175: Wisdom Shows Might

The courage is called the left horse, and the siege is relieved of the enemy's coldness. -------Surname. Xu Jun "Jia Fu"

It is said that Changsha fell, forcing the middle route army sent by Liu Biao to retreat quickly, Liu Pan and Cai Mao led the army to quickly withdraw to Jiangling, and then returned to Xiangyang along a straight line, for fear that Chen Long's army in Xinye would cross the river and threaten the safety of Xiangyang. Jin Xuan's troops were very close to Lingling, and had just made contact with Xi Zhicai's defensive troops, when they suddenly heard that the middle route army was retreating, they were at a loss, and they were dragged by the defenders for a while, so they had to be stationed in the local area, isolated and helpless, ready to defend first and cover the retreat of the main force.

Chen Long and Zhao Yun, as well as the two young masterminds, agreed on a plan at the Xinye Society. Guo Jia believed that he should quickly return to Changsha from the Yangtze River channel opened by Huang Zhong, and then surprise and attack Jiangxia and seize Jiangxia as a base for coveting the Central Plains in the future, training sailors, threatening Jiangdong, and exterminating Jingzhou.

Zhou Budo believed that it was indeed necessary to enter Changsha immediately from the Yangtze River channel opened by Huang Zhong to recuperate, but the target of the attack should be Wuling on the other side of the Yuan River.

Chen Long was more inclined to follow Zhou Budo's advice, but did not immediately express his position, but talked about the mastermind behind Huang Zhong's attack on the outskirts of Luoyang, and the two great feuds in the heart of the housemother Zhang Ning.

Yuan Shu's revenge for attacking Huang Zhong can only be avenged in the future, and Cao Cao is also far away in Qingzhou, which is not the time for revenge. Only Tang Zhou, who betrayed Ma Yuanyi and the Luoyang Yellow Turban Spy Agency, was the target of Chen Long's revenge this time.

According to Chen Long's guess, Tang Zhou should be hidden under General Zhu Jun. And Zhu Jun should be stationed in Luoshan County, near Yiyang.

Luoshan County is not far away from the retreat route of Chen Long's army to Jiangxia, so Chen Long decided to send special forces to reconnoiter near Luoshan County first, and if he can find the information of Zhu Jun's troops, or even find Tang Zhou, he will take special forces to Luoshan County to kidnap Tang Zhou in the middle of the retreat.

For a while, Xinye detectives rode out, and Chen Long set a fifteen-day investigation period. Taking advantage of the free time of the 15th, Chen Long, Guo Jia and Zhou Budo decided to take special forces to visit Sima Hui together.

Press Chen Long to visit Mr. Shui Jing with the two masterminds for the time being, and talk about the drama Zhicai who is stationed in Lingling. The troops urgently transferred by Xi Zhicai from Guiyang and Hengyang, plus the Lingling garrison, plus Yang Huai's army, only gathered 30,000 horses, and they were all new troops with insufficient training.

While the troops are stretched, there are no outstanding generals among the defenders of Lingling. According to the order sent back by Chen Long, Xi Zhi became the military advisor who commanded all directions and was fully responsible. And Zhang He became the general who assisted Xi Zhicai in guarding Lingling.

Xi Zhicai arranged defense, and talents were needed everywhere, so he ended the three-month training of the students who entered the imperial examination ahead of schedule. Hu Zhen was originally suspected of being Dong Zhuo, but now, Dong Zhuo is dead, and no one will investigate Hu Zhen's identity for the time being. Xi Zhicai and Zhang He knew his martial arts and sent him to Hushan, which happened to be on the route of Jinxuan's movement, as the first barrier to defend the left army, and Buqi Buzishan became his military advisor.

In the middle of the road, Xi Zhicai set up three barriers. The first choice is between the canyons of Niushan, set up a wall, so that the enemy's army is eager to pass, the guard is Zhu Zhi Zhu Junli, the military division Xiang Lang Xiang Juda, the deputy general Bao Long, leading 3,000 troops.

The second path, located at the end of the Niushan Gorge, was used to meet Zhu Zhi's retreat at any time. The guard general is Liu Xun and Liu Zitai, and the military division Lu Su and Lu Zijing lead 5,000 soldiers.

The third road, located on the plain of the northern suburbs of Lingling, on the side of Xiangshui, set up a large village, which was personally led by Zhang He. Military advisors Xue Zong Xue Jingwen, auxiliary generals Zhang Nan and Chen Ying, led 7,000 troops.

Xi Zhicai ordered the remaining troops to guard the city, and the civilian officials who came down from Jiang Wan also performed their duties and made logistical preparations. The reserve military rations and materials that Jiang Wan had accumulated over the past few days were continuously sent to the city.

Only one person, because of his surname Cai, was placed under house arrest by Xi Zhicai. This person is Cai Xun and Cai Wang Xun from Xiangyang in the imperial examination. He was originally Cai Mao's younger brother, and when Cai Mao attacked, Cai Xun was training in a remote place, so he couldn't run.

Jin Xuan, Ziyuan Ji, Jingzhao people, or descendants of Jin Riyan, a famous minister of the Western Han Dynasty, has a son Jin Yi. He served as the Huangmen Shilang and Hanyang Taishou, successively paid official worship to Yilang, Zhonglang General and other official positions, and finally became the Wuling Taishou of Jingzhou.

This time to send troops, Jin Xuan's subordinate Gong Zhi also dissuaded, saying that Chen Longfei is a person who is easy to provoke, and the Wuling soldiers are few generals, as long as the story is false, why bother the whole army to cooperate with Liu Biao?

Jin Xuan didn't think so, he felt that Lingling didn't have any heavy defense this time, if he didn't go, I was afraid he wouldn't be able to take any advantage, and he would have a hard time offending Liu Biao. So he took his family and marched from the west road and encountered Hu Zhen's troops.

At this time, the situation changed abruptly, and Changsha fell. Liu Pan and Cai Mao's troops suddenly didn't even say hello, so they quickly withdrew, confused Jin Xuan, and hung them on the ground.

Before Jin Xuan could understand, Xi Zhicai was such a person, and he had already keenly perceived the emptiness of Wuling. The troops that Sandao was supposed to use for defense suddenly turned into a sharp weapon for attack, and 15,000 soldiers turned into the front, middle and rear armies of the attack, and rushed straight to Wuling. At the same time, Xi Zhicai had already arranged the strategy of encircling and suppressing Jin Xuan, personally led the deputy general out of the city, and attacked Hu Zhen back and forth, defeated Jin Xuan at the foot of Tiger Mountain, Jin Xuan fought to the death, and led the remnants to flee back to Wuling.

Unexpectedly, Wuling was engaged in Gongzhi, and Jin Xuan did not listen to his plan, so he had already surrendered to Zhang He, and the city of Wuling was full of green dragon flags. Jin Xuan was helpless, escaped into the wilderness, and disappeared.

Xi Zhicai fought this battle very beautifully, almost without losing a single soldier, he used a subtle form to defeat Jin Xuan, occupied Wuling, and realized Zhou Budo's strategy, and never mentioned Jingzhou.

Xi Zhicai ordered Zhang He to personally guard Wuling, increase the number of troops to 20,000, and send strategic materials such as weapons and food to Wuling in an endless stream to prevent Liu Biao's army from counterattacking. Since then, he has stepped up the training of recruits and confronted Liu Biao. Liu Biao suffered a big loss, but because of the delicate situation, he did not dare to raise troops again immediately.

Again Chen Long, dressed up with the two masterminds, went to visit Mr. Shuijing Sima Hui. On the road, it passes through a place, surrounded by green bamboo, bordering white water in the south, purple peak in the north, connecting Songyue in the distance, the mountains and rivers depend on each other, the hills and mountains are undulating, twists and turns, and it is really a beautiful scenery endlessly. Chen Long turned around and glanced at Zhou Budo, and Zhou Budo said knowingly: "Lord, this place is called Wollongong." ”

Chen Long was overjoyed and chanted loudly: "The mountain is not high, but the name of the immortal." The water is not deep, and if there is a dragon, it will be spiritual. Feng Xiao, no doubt, hurry up and follow me into the mountain. ”

The mountain road is crooked, and sure enough, the mountain is not high and elegant, and the water is not deep and clear; The land is not wide and flat, and the forest is small but lush. At the end of the mountain road, a village is faintly revealed, and there is a wine shop at the head of the village, and there are quite a few idlers.

Chen Long thought of Cui Zhouping, Shi Guangyuan and others, and his interest suddenly rose, first to see if there were any masters in the wine shop in this village? Beckoning everyone to sit down at the liquor store, the special forces stood guard next to the liquor store.

The boss and the drinkers all stood up and saluted when they saw Chen Long hustling into the village. There were only two Confucian people in the corner, who just glanced at it, and then lowered their heads and drank to themselves, when Chen Long is air.

On the contrary, Chen Long became interested, walked over directly, bowed down and asked, "The two brothers are like scholars." Have you ever heard of this Nanyang Wollongong Zhuge Jin? ”