Liu Yu looked at Guo Jia and asked: "Fengxiao, the first step is to annex Weixing and Xincheng counties, so when does Fengxiao think it is better to send troops?" ”

Guo Jia said: "The sooner the better, it is best to send troops within three days." ”

"Fourth brother, why is this?" Zhao Yun was puzzled, he only thought that he would be too rushed in three days.

Guo Jia shook his head and said: "Although it is rushed, it will not take long to mobilize troops, and there is no need to dispatch too much grain, grass and ordnance, as long as the army sends out a surprise attack." ”

Guo Jia continued: "The three elder brothers chased and killed Dong Zhuo and won a great victory, robbing back more than 100,000 people from Luoyang, which is more than the population of the entire county of Shangyong, and it may be difficult to settle only the land of Shangyong County, although there are seized grain and grass, as well as the grain and grass that Shangyong originally accumulated, but the daily consumption is huge, and only by quickly obtaining the two counties can the more than 100,000 people be properly settled, and if it is delayed for one more day, it will not consume less than 50,000 more than a day of grain and grass for an army. ”

Liu Yu, Guan Yu, and Zhao Yun all nodded, thinking deeply, ordinary people, men, women, and children, although it is impossible for a strong and trained soldier to eat so much, and it is impossible for them to be full, but the three ordinary people will almost consume the grain and grass required by a soldier, and the 1450,000 people will consume almost 50,000 troops every day.

Liu Yu asked, "What is Fengxiao's strategy to quickly take the two counties?" ”

Guo Jiadao: "Wei Xing, the two counties of Xincheng are too untalented and unwise, greedy for pleasure, and each of them has less than 10,000 soldiers and horses. The two counties must not have thought that we would raid the two counties, so there must be no defense, you can choose a few people who dare to die, take advantage of the two counties during the day when the city gate is not closed, each with a carriage to block the city gate, not to close the city gate, and then with three hundred cavalry quickly rushed to the city gate, the city gate control, and then the main force of foot soldiers into the city, the general trend is established! ”

"Good strategy!" Zhao Yundao.

Liu Yu and Guan Yu also nodded in agreement.

Liu Yu asked again: "Then what should I use as an excuse?" ”

Although the princes have begun to compete for the world today, they generally have to find a plausible excuse to raise troops, and it is best to take advantage of their own reasons, and the other party will lose money, so that their own soldiers will definitely have more morale in the case of taking advantage of reason, and the other party's unreasonable will also hit the morale of the other party, and after a big victory, the capture of the opponent's soldiers, as well as the people of the occupied land, will not resist indiscriminately.

Therefore, the word 'reason' is very important, and it is the commanding height of morality.

Guo Jiadao: "It's also very simple, Dong Zhuo abolished the emperor at the beginning, and once issued an edict to inform the counties, Wei Xing, Xincheng and the two counties of Taishou never scolded Dong Zhuo for being a traitor, and also took Dong Zhuo's edict, he must be a person who is in the same stream as Dong Zhuo, and now that Dong Zhuo has fled the Guanzhong, he should clean up these people who have been in the same stream with Dong Zhuo." ”

Guan Yu was puzzled: "How did the fourth brother know that at the beginning of Wei Xing, the Taishou of the two counties of Xincheng did not scold Dong Zhuo for being a traitor, and also accepted Dong Zhuo's edict to abolish the emperor?" ”

Guo Jia smiled mysteriously and said: "Jia doesn't know, and I haven't seen it with my own eyes, but the two county Taishou have never sent troops to participate in the war against Dong, so it can be said that they are, and they have a hard time arguing." If it's good for us, that's the best reason. ”

Liu Yu's face twitched slightly, Guo Jia also said that he was shameless, in fact, he was not so shameless, but he liked it, ghosts, the important thing is the word 'ghost', it's not shameless, how can it be called 'ghost'?

Guan Yu and Zhao Yun glanced at each other, but they didn't want to think about anything shameless, in their opinion, Wei Xing, the two counties of Xincheng Taishou may not have never curried favor with Dong Zhuo, and besides, the two counties are next to Shangyong, they have long known that the Taishou of the two counties originally belonged to the generation of corrupt officials and corrupt officials, which is not a good thing, and it is not a slander against them.

"The fourth brother has a very good reason." Zhao Yun is the most upright person, and he accepts it.

Liu Yu stood up and decisively said, "In this case, then act according to the plan." ”

"Yun Chang, you lead 8,000 foot soldiers and 500 cavalry to attack Weixing County, Zilong, you also lead 8,000 foot soldiers and 500 cavalry to attack Xincheng County, be sure to take the two counties on the same day, so that no county can get the news in advance and take precautions." Liu Yu ordered.

"Yun Chang, Zilong, obey the order!"

The next day, a total of 17,000 troops were mobilized, the soldiers were divided into two routes, the cavalry went first, and the foot soldiers followed, rushing to Weixing at the fastest speed, and the county governance of the two counties of Xincheng was carried out.

According to Guo Jia's strategy, before the arrival of the army, several people who dared to die, pretending to be ordinary people, blocked the city gate with horse-drawn carriages.

Three hundred horsemen rushed out of the nearest shelter to the city gate and took it straight to the city gate.

"Kill!" After the city gate was successfully blocked, Zhao Yun personally rushed to the city gate with three hundred cavalry.

The soldiers of Xincheng County have not participated in any major battles, and their psychological quality is very poor, and the three hundred cavalry suddenly rushed towards the city gate, and these Xincheng County soldiers did not react one by one, let alone close the city gate urgently, even if there was not an arrow on the city wall that reacted in time to shoot down and block it.

Without the obstruction of arrows, in just ten breaths, Zhao Yun and three hundred cavalry reached the city gate, killed the Xincheng County soldiers at the city gate, and firmly controlled the city gate.

"Kill!" The 8,000 foot soldiers were soon killed, and they entered the city from the already controlled city gate.

This scene was also staged in Weixing County.

After Guan Yu controlled the city gate and entered the city, he took the lead and went straight to the Taishou Mansion, and along the way, the soldiers of Weixing County who dared to intercept him were all defeated by him at the touch of a button, and they did not play much of an interception role at all.

Guan Yu quickly killed the Taishou Mansion.

"What, the Shangyong army raided my Weixing County, and the leader of the troops is still the world-famous Guan Yu, Guan Yunchang, and has already entered the city?"

"Yes, Taishou-sama."

"It's over, my Weixing County will change hands!" Weixing County Taishou suddenly heard that Shangyong County raided, and killed into the city, leading the troops or Guan Yu of Bishui Pass to kill Huaxiong, he was so frightened that he couldn't resist at all, rolled up some gold and silver, and fled from Weixing County with a few people who urinated directly outside the city.

"Wei Xing Taishou, where did you escape?" He didn't escape far out of the city when he was intercepted and captured by a group of Shangyong cavalry.

On the side of Xicheng County, Xincheng County Taishou wanted to resist and wanted to drive Zhao Yun and other Shangyong troops out of Xincheng County, but unfortunately the soldiers of Xincheng County were not much stronger than the rabble, and they had not experienced any major battles, where could they compare to the well-trained Shangyong Army in a hundred battles, and there was also Zhao Yun, a fierce general who was second only to Lu Bu in the world.

The two or three thousand troops hastily gathered by the Taishou of Xincheng County were defeated in an instant, and the Taishou of Xincheng County himself was also killed by Zhao Yun on the spot, leaving the soldiers of Xincheng County without a leader, unable to have the courage to continue resisting, and soon surrendered.

After breaking through the two counties, Guan Yu and Zhao Yun immediately divided their troops to control the other counties under the rule of the two counties, before and after less than three days, and the total loss of troops did not exceed 2,000, Wei Xing, Xincheng The two counties of a total of 14 cities were all controlled by the Shangyong army.

Liu Yu's territory also expanded from six cities in one county to three counties in an instant, with a total of twenty cities, and his power expanded more than twice, which also surprised the whole world.

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