In the hall of the temple in Baimacheng County, after the embarrassed messenger reported the military situation, Gongsun Xun and Cao Cao, who were at the top, looked at each other and were speechless. And the hall was silent for a while...... I think that the bright-eyed Xiahoudun is the brother of Cao Duwei's in-laws, and Liu Bei, who has long arms and big ears, is also a mouthful of my brother Xuande in Gongsun Zhonglangjiang, and now these two people have suffered defeat, even if they are gloating, it is not easy to express it?

After a long time, it was Dong Zhao and Dong Gongren who laughed dryly on the side, and barely broke the embarrassment: "I don't want this Wang Du to be ashamed and brave, but he actually did this, which is indeed not to be underestimated." ”

Everyone in the hall nodded for a while...... This battle was defeated, and the opponent always had no way to run, everyone was mixed up in Luoyang, how could he not know this kind of speech?

Of course, everyone also understands in their hearts that this is to ease the atmosphere, and even to ease the atmosphere is too blunt. I think that Wang Du is just from a county, and there is a precedent of being taken by Dong Ah Cheng in one day, so he can't blow it up?

In fact, if you really want to cover up this defeat now, there is only one way to go, and that is to take down Wei Township quickly! If you take it down, everything is easy to say, but if you can't take it down for a long time, I'm afraid it will be really embarrassing.

And besides, people with a little strategic vision understand that with the recovery of Yan County, the Han army's back road is completely worry-free, and according to the current situation, it should have been attacked and swept in a big way!

"Isn't there any movement over there in Puyang?" Sure enough, after thinking about it for a while, Gongsun Xun temporarily put aside the indescribable feeling of being pitted and asked about the situation instead. "Bu is ready to defend Puyang?"

"The Yellow Turban of Dongjun spans the Yellow River for twenty cities, and now it is only two cities lost, so what about defending Puyang?" Lou Gui twisted his words. "Looking at Bu Ji's posture, I should also know that our army is an elite cavalry and is very good at field warfare, so the deep ditch and high fortress are connected to the city...... What he wants is for all the cities under his command to be like Wei Township, which can frustrate the spirit of our army and cause casualties. In this way, when we are tired and weak, it is naturally the time for them to counterattack! ”

"It's a conspirator." Lu Fan also spoke. "The fight is whether our army can quickly sweep the cities around Puyang, so as to force Bu to go out of the city for a decisive battle! Prince, at this time, we still have to send troops to help as soon as possible, so as to capture Wei Township as soon as possible. ”

"Not bad." Dong Zhao also said yes. "Moreover, now that Yan County has been restored, the road has been opened, and our army is all cavalry, and there are other departments in the south of the Yellow River and Wang Shuzhi's boats and boats stationed there, even if the thieves have some movements, they can also respond in time...... Therefore, the prince should immediately send a large army to Kewei Township with all his strength to maintain the offensive and morale! ”

The three resourceful men in the army all said so, and Gongsun Xun also bowed slightly.

In fact, in addition to what these three people said, there is another important reason, I don't know if the three of them didn't expect it or didn't want to say it, but Gongsun Xun himself knew it in his heart...... That is, from the beginning to the end of this battle, we must pay attention to a speed, because Luoyang cannot wait.

After all, since the Yellow Turban Army uprising, the world has been shaken, Luoyang has been shocked three times a day, the Son of Heaven has been unable to sleep and eat, the secretary of state has been shaken, and the situation has deteriorated day by day.

And this psychology of the center is actually very correct...... If such a large-scale rebellion cannot be quickly swept away, I am afraid that it will shake the hearts of the people of the world!

As soon as he thought of this, Gongsun Xun no longer hesitated, he immediately got up and drew his sword, and drew a military order: on the one hand, Lu Fan, Gongsun Yue, Zhao Zhao, and Yang Kai were left behind as the white horse; On the other hand, together with Cao Cao, he will personally lead the rest of the armies, including the soldiers and horses on the Yan County side, to join forces and go to Wei Township!

In other words, Gongsun Xun wants to see for himself how powerful this Tuweizi who foiled Liu Xuande and Xiahou Yuanrang together, and can he stop the alliance of Gongsun Wenqi and Cao Mengde?!

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"Prince, the last general is really ashamed." Before the old city of Weixiang, under the white horse of Gongsun Xun, Cao Cao's direct general Xiahou bowed down to plead guilty, and there was no previous arrogance.

"Subordinates too." The two Sima and Liu Bei also bowed down and spoke.

"It doesn't matter." Gongsun Xun looked at the shape of the two of them, and they were only slightly injured, but he was relieved, so he quickly dismounted and helped the four people up in turn. "Victory and defeat are commonplace, and it's just that it didn't succeed, and there weren't too many losses in troops, especially Yuan Rang and Xuande, and recuperating from injuries is the top priority."

Seeing that the other party was so generous, Xiahoudun and Liu Bei and the two Simas were more and more ashamed, and Cao Cao next to him originally wanted to comfort one or two, but it was not good to say anything more at this time.

"Let's talk about this Wei Township!" Gongsun Xun raised his hand and pointed to the small town of Weixiang, which was densely populated not far away, and quickly staggered this topic. "What's the mystery?"

"Actually, if there is any mystery, it may not be." Xiahoudun, who was tied to one shoulder, responded in embarrassment. "The small city is still the same one I traveled to this time, but it is only two feet of earthen walls...... But the morale of the city was well-organized, the food and equipment were well-fed, and the guards were well-guarded, and that was it. ”

Gongsun Xun and the other officers looked around, but they also knew the truth about what Xiahoudun said...... It's clear at a glance.

"Look there." Lou Gui suddenly pointed to a direction on the east side of the town. "The fact that the woods have not been cut down leaves us room to calmly make siege equipment?"

"Exactly." Liu Bei also replied with his chest on his back. "We used to cut down a ladder from there......"

"It can be seen that this king is still that king, and he has not grown much." Gongsun Xun couldn't help frowning slightly, and then continued to ask. "Is there any outstanding warrior in the thief army, or some elite soldiers?"

"Not yet." Xiahoudun bowed his head and said. "And now that I think about it, although the first battle of the thief army was unstoppable the day before yesterday, the offensive was actually chaotic and the casualties were not serious...... Otherwise, Xuande would not have used only two hundred backup cavalry to stop the thief army. ”

"So, the defeat the day before yesterday was just because Yuan made you hurt?" Cao Cao couldn't help but squint and interjected. "Why, then, do you need reinforcements? The two of you are only slightly injured, just continue to supervise the siege of the city! ”

"Not really." Without waiting for Xiahoudun and the others to explain, Lou Gui suddenly woke up. "Actually, if you think about it, if it weren't for the failure to attack the city, how could General Xiahou go into battle in person? In the final analysis, it was the thieves who strictly defended themselves from the beginning and never showed flaws, plus they had both a soil city to rely on and an advantage in troops, which made it impossible for people to start. ”

Hearing this, Xiahoudun, Liu Bei and the others nodded in acknowledgement, but they couldn't help but become more and more ashamed, and the rest of the people in the army also talked about it for a while...... Although no one spoke sarcastically because of the face of Gongsun Xun and Cao Cao, they inevitably revealed some shameful laughter.

Thinking about it, Cui Sima next door is a county after a war, and this side is facing a recognized incompetent person and a two-zhang high earth fence but he is powerless from the beginning, so that he was forced to climb the wall in person, and was shot back by an arrow to counterattack, this kind of double contrast between enemies and friendly forces, it is no wonder that people look down on them.

While speaking, on the earthen city wall not far away, under the Yellow Sky Banner, a group of Yellow Turban Army had also sprung up at this time, the leader of whom was wearing iron armor, and he was observing from afar, and it seemed that it should be the king...... After carefully observing the military situation of the Han army, this person walked directly around the city, supervising and encouraging along the way, and there was no temptation.

Seeing this, Gongsun Xun didn't speak, just shook his head slightly, and then led the generals to walk around this earthen city, which was actually not very big.

After going around, he still didn't say anything, but ordered to camp in the north and east of the city step by step, and while sending people to supervise the white horse and yellow turban prisoners, and sending troops to cut down trees to build ladders and hit trees, he also urged the army of Yan County to come quickly.

Naturally, everyone had nothing to say...... What can be said about this situation? When the army arrives, it will be brave to climb the city.

In this way, until the evening, after dinner, seeing that the sunset had not set, Gongsun Xun was walking around the camp with his hands in hand, and then he didn't know what was going on, he unconsciously came to Weixiang City again, standing and observing.

Han Dang, who was accompanying him, saw that Gongsun Xun had something in his heart, but he didn't know what was going on, so he had to bring some attendants with him.

I don't know how long it took, until the sky was completely dark, Gongsun Xun let out a long sigh, and then turned back to the camp, ready to read and go to rest.

Unexpectedly, it was not until he came to his military tent that he was shocked to find that there was a person he had not expected to be waiting here early.

"Prince!" Under the brazier with flying flames, the short and fat Dong Zhao respectfully saluted Gongsun Xun.

"How long has Gongren been waiting?" Gongsun Xun was in a trance for a while.

"When I saw the prince and the prince go to Tucheng to watch after dinner, I came here to wait." Dong Zhao replied calmly.

"It's hard work for you." Gongsun Xun smiled slightly. "Since you're here, it's better to talk about it in your account."

"That's exactly what I mean." Dong Zhao responded without hesitation, but Gongsun Xun couldn't help but glance at him more.

Immediately, Han Dang decided to lead people to stay, and Gongsun Xun entered the account with Dong Zhao alone and sat opposite each other.

"Since seeing the situation of the thief army today, the prince has said little, and after dinner, he went to observe the city alone, but are you worried about the siege?" As soon as he sat down, Dong Zhao got straight to the point.

"Yes, yes." Gongsun Xun is also simple. "Xiahou Yuanrang and my brother Xuande, who are both in the army, have been ridiculously defeated, but when I came to see this city today, I felt that they had lost unjustly...... Although this Wang Du is not brave and scheming, I am afraid that he is really as shameful and brave as Gongren said in Baima yesterday, at least he knows how to be cautious and strict! And the defensive position, getting these four words is actually enough to give people a headache! ”

"What the prince said is good." Dong Zhao said solemnly. "Actually, for mediocre people, it is the best choice to be so rigorous and concentrate on fighting in a stupid battle, not to mention that this enemy of Wei Township actually has an earthen city?"

"Gongren said it well, it is this dumb battle that makes people the most helpless." Gongsun Xun said with more and more emotion. "Three thousand Yellow Turban thieves are guarding a city, there is plenty of food and equipment, and there is no shortage of water, if it is really a strong attack, it can be quickly attacked, and I am afraid that there will be a lot of casualties, so it will be in Puyangbu's arms!" At this point, Gongsun Xunfu raised his eyes and looked at the Humpty Dumpty man in front of him again. "What's the matter, Gongren must have a plan to teach me here, right?"

"I can't call it a strategy." Dong Zhao shook his head slowly when he heard this. "And I'm not good at planning on the spot, Junhou and Lou Zibo haven't been able to get the law for a long time today, what can I do? It's just that there are some big ideas. ”

"Tell me about it." Gongsun Xun became more interested.

"The prince was ordered to conquer the Yellow Turban of Dongjun, and the overall strategy was as Lu Ziheng said yesterday, pulling out all the strongholds and counties, and forcing Puyang's Bu to go out of the city and fight a decisive battle with our army...... That's it, right? ”

"Not bad."

"Then may I ask the prince, the thief army has been entrenched in the city for nearly twenty years, do you want to think about the city every time you fight, and there is no unified thinking?"

"That's how we took two cities." Gongsun Xun couldn't help laughing. "How can we come up with a universal method?"

Hearing this, Dong Zhao bowed slightly and said: "With all due respect, I thought that this universal method actually already exists, and it was obtained from the three battles of Baima, Yanxian, and Weixiang. ”

"Please advise." Gongsun Xun immediately became a positive color.

"One is to take it by surprise and be unprepared." Dong Zhao said eloquently. "The general connected the boats and boats with iron cables on the Yellow River, so that our army crossed the Yellow River as if it were walking on the ground...... In this case, they should run rampant up and down the river, from south to north, so that Bu has and his subordinates are at a loss. ”

"What Gongren said is very true."

"The prince doesn't need to be praised." Dong Zhaosun shook his head with a smile. "As I expected, the prince wanted to act like this."

Gongsun Xun also immediately nodded and admitted: "Indeed, the benefits of the big river are mine, and it is up to me to take the south and the north. Also, please continue. ”

"And ......" Dong Zhao couldn't help but look at it. Second, in fact, we can follow the practice of the Yellow Turban Thief and Cheng Li, urging the soldiers and strong men everywhere. ”

"What does that mean?" Gongsun Xun couldn't help frowning and asked.

"Dare to ask the prince," Dong Zhao was unhurried. "If I don't come today, what will you do tomorrow? Do you want to drive the elite knights of our army to dismount and attack the city? ”

Gongsun Xun was silent for a while, but finally reluctantly admitted: "I understand what Gongren meant...... Yes, if there is really no good law, I have to use the captives of Baima and Yanxian before the Yellow Turban Thief to force the ants of the other generation to enter the city! And in the next battle, I am afraid that I will still have to take advantage of the situation to collect the prisoners of Wei Township, continue to coerce, and continue to attack the city! ”

"But it has to be a last resort, and the prince doesn't want to do that, right?" Dong Zhao asked eagerly. "Otherwise, the prince wouldn't have gone to check the flaws in Tucheng alone?"

"Not bad." Gongsun Xun didn't hide it. "Although this method works, I don't want to do more...... It's just that if there is no other way, it can only do so. Gongren, I must be the commander of the first army, the two armies are at war, and I always have to do something when necessary! ”

"Actually, I don't want to." Dong Zhao sighed. "My home is in Jiyin Dingtao, dozens of miles southeast of Wei Township, most of the counties in Yanzhou are narrow, and I am like a township here, how can I want to see such a scene? Perhaps, there are our fellow villagers of Jiyin in this Wei Township! ”

Gongsun Xun couldn't help but raise his eyes to look at the other party again: "In this case, I think Gongren must have a third general counterinsurgency strategy?" ”

"Yes, there is another one." Dong Zhao clasped his hands and said. "Yesterday, I heard the good news of Yan County, and I was quite moved...... Prince, you said that if you drive local troops and strong men to attack the city, why not drive the powerful families here to attack the city? ”

Gongsun Xun opened his mouth to speak, but he suddenly realized.

In other words, Gongsun Xun already had a deeper understanding of the nature of the Yellow Turban Army at this time...... At this time, the top level of the Yellow Turban Army was an out-and-out religious person, but the middle and upper classes were generally wealthy and powerful families who were dissatisfied with the future in various places, and the lower class were the ordinary people who really had no place to stand.

Roughly speaking, the top and middle levels use each other, and then use the people at the bottom together to get things done. But at this time, not to mention the stubbornness of the top and the terrifying power of the bottom, only to say that these middle and upper classes are purely speculators, in fact, they are the most easily shaken link of the yellow turban thieves! The First Battle of Yanxian County clearly showed the objective existence of this phenomenon.

And the so-called siege is the bottom, and the heart is the top, but to attack the city with the local heroes is to attack the city and attack the heart!

So Dong Gongren came today to offer this strategy.

Seeing Gongsun Xun's sudden realization, Dong Zhao also smiled honestly, and then continued to analyze: "Junhou, think about it, these heroes see that the Yellow Turban Thief is so powerful, and how many of them have not divided some children to fight?" No, how many of the heroes among the Yellow Turban thieves are not their relatives and friends? ”

Gongsun Xun came back to his senses, glanced at the other party thoughtfully, and then lowered his voice and asked, "Gongren, what are the powerful people near Wei Township?" ”

"I don't know." Dong Zhao shook his head again and again. "I'm from Jiyin, how do I know the situation in Dongjun. But I know that the Li family of our Jiyin Cheng clan has more than 10,000 hidden accounts at home? Its people are all over Jiyin, Dongjun, Chenliu, Rencheng, Shanyang...... It is a first-class family in the whole Yanzhou! ”

Gongsun Xun raised his head and thought for a long time, but suddenly took the case: "I forgot where I am, someone once told me that there is a heroic man named Li Jin in the Li family of Jiyin...... Don't hide it, I'm preparing to go to this person with a festival, would you like to follow me to see it?! ”

Dong Zhao couldn't help pursing his lips.

—————I'm the dividing line that doesn't pout—————

"Zhao's character is not enough, but his strategy is not inferior to Jia Xun." ——"New Yan Book". Volume Seventy. Biography XX

PS: Li Jin and Li Dian's family are extremely powerful, Li Dian's family is in Shanyang, Li Jin should be in the Cheng family, and later after the death of Li Jin's father and son, according to historical records, the Li family, who experienced the war, has more than 3,000 households in the Cheng family, 10,000 thousands of people, so Li Dian specially requested to move his clan to Yecheng as hostages.

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