Chapter 45: Rescuing Private Lei Xu (2)
The defeat of Chibi made the situation around Cao Cao worsen all of a sudden, and Liu Bei and Sun Quan further married on the basis of the alliance and entered the honeymoon period; Yizhou Liu Zhang, who was originally good friends with Cao Cao, began to follow the trend and change the rudder, and openly hooked shoulders with Liu Bei; Xiliang Ma Chao and Han Suiyang are constantly violating the Yin, and it is only a matter of time before they openly rebel; Zhang Lu in Hanzhong was unwilling to be lonely and was ready to move, and actively expanded his armaments. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Before Lei Xu decided to defect to Liu Bei, he bitterly persuaded Mei Cheng and Chen Lan, deputy marshals of the Lujiang battalion, to go with him, but the two looked down on the weaker Liu Bei, but wanted to defect to Sun Quan, and got in touch with Sun Quan early.
Due to the disagreement of ambitions, Lei Xu, who was determined to be a big man, had no choice but to lead other like-minded troops with his younger brother to defect to Liu Bei. Mei Cheng and Chen Lan each gathered their troops in the six counties of Qianshan and Tianzhu in the north of Lujiang County, and wanted to join forces.
At that time, Lujiang County was divided and ruled by Cao Cao and Sun Quan, bounded by the east-west Qianshan in the middle of the Lujiang River, the south of the mountain was controlled by Sun Quan, and the north of the mountain was controlled by Cao Jun. Due to the blockage of the hidden mountain, the logistics supply was seriously affected, and Cao's army was unable to fight across the mountain.
Mei Cheng and Chen Lan's movements were detected by Cao Cao, and he was afraid of the second or third Lei Xu, so he divided his troops into two ways to crusade, sending Yu Ban and Zang Ba to conquer Mei Cheng, and Zhang Liao to supervise Zhang He and Niu Gai to deal with Chen Lan.
Yu Banzhi army was strictly organized and fought steadily, and steadily advanced with fortress tactics, and the army threatened and surrounded Mei Cheng's Lujiang army on all sides.
Mei Cheng hurriedly asked Sun Quan for help, but Sun Quan was afraid that Cao Cao would be powerful, so he adopted the strategy of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight.
The soldiers who surrendered without a fight were overjoyed in the ban, and returned to the division to ask Cao Cao for credit.
Mei Cheng was equal to the withdrawal of the forbidden army, and quickly led his troops to join Chen Lan, Chen Lan also asked Sun Quan for help, but there was no news of Shi Shen Hai, Mei and Chen scolded endlessly, and since then they have hated the treacherous Sun Quan.
Yu Ban and Zang Ba returned to the division in anger, but it was too late, and the two retreated to the hidden mountain after joining forces to continue to resist Cao.
At this time, Cao Cao's order had arrived, and Yu Ban, Zhang He, and Niu Gai accompanied Xiahou Yuan to conquer Lei Xu, and Zhang Liao and Zang Ba encircled and suppressed on the spot.
When Liu Chan heard this, he immediately wrote a letter in his hand, and asked Lei Xu and Lei Tong to come over and give advice, and Lei Tong happily took the order and left.
"The little lord has thought carefully, my two brothers have been saved, thank you for the great grace of the little lord!" Lei Xu Huo Ran knelt down.
"Uncle Lei, hurry up, you and your father are like brothers, we are already a family and we are inseparable from each other, so you will see each other."
Liu Chan hurriedly helped Lei Xu up, and said with a straight face: "Uncle Lei, remember, you are the elder of Dou'er, and you don't need to be polite in private in the future, you have to promise me." If not, Dou'er will be angry. ”
Hearing Liu Chan call him uncle, Lei Xu suddenly felt that his face was golden, and he felt that he was worth a hundred times, and more importantly, Liu Chan was sincere and regarded him as a family.
Lei Xuhu was extremely moved with tears in his eyes: "The lord and the little lord regard Lei as a family, and the soldier dies for his confidant, as long as you say a word in the future, I will beat you wherever you point to." Lei went to the soup to fight the fire, went up the knife mountain and went down to the sea of fire, and he would never give up! ”
Liu Chan was secretly happy in his heart, thinking that his father's benevolent tricks were really useful.
Ma Liang couldn't help nodding frequently, and secretly sighed that Liu Chan had won the true inheritance of the lord, and he would subdue the heart of the general in just a few words, and there was hope for the revival of the Han Dynasty.
Ma Liang asked, "Why did the little lord send Lei Tong to Lujiang County?" ”
Liu Chan said with a hippie smile: "Lei Tong was specially sent to persuade Mei and Chen to surrender, but they didn't come to vote for us, but to lead the crowd to surrender to Cao Cao." ”
"Descend Cao! No way? Ma Liang's eyes widened, staring at Liu Chan and exclaiming.
"Uncle Ma, don't be nervous, they are fake surrenders, and I will use them in the future. If you think about it, Mei and Chen have a bitter hatred for Cao Cao and Sun Quan, and only by taking refuge in us can there be a way out. Now Zhang Liao Zangba led the army to surround their shelter in the hidden mountains, like an iron bucket, even birds could not fly in, and it was useless to resist, only surrender was feasible. Liu Chan smiled.
"Cao Cao's enemy is our friend, Cao Cao's thief is too strong to take lightly, and he must unite the world to oppose Cao Yishi in order to succeed. Mei and Chen will temporarily lurk in Cao Ying, and they will be able to make meritorious contributions to my Han in the future! ”
Liu Chan solemnly told Lei Xu and Ma Liang that in order to protect the safety of Mei Cheng and Chen Lan, this matter must not be known to anyone except the lord, the military advisor and Lei Tong, and the two promised to agree.
Not long after the three of them returned home, Zhuge Liang Shuai Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun led an army of 30,000 to Dangyang.
The 30,000-strong army is neat, the momentum is monstrous, the majesty is majestic, the military flag hunting all the way, the iron armor is strong, the discipline is strict, and there is no crime in the autumn.
When the local people heard it, they ate the pot pulp, welcomed the road, and thundered with joy, sweeping away the panic when they heard that Cao Jun had entered the Kou.
The common people were so excited that they burst into tears, and they rushed to tell each other: "Uncle Liu Huang led 40,000 Han soldiers to defend Dangyang, and Dangyang is worry-free." ”
The military and civilians called friends to join the construction site and participate in the city defense.
Zhuge Liang saw the enthusiasm of the people for the Anti-Japanese War, and looked at the thick walls of Dangyang, the strict barriers, and the high morale, and exclaimed with confidence: "The people's will is available, the military strength can be expected, and this battle will be won!" "Good words soothe and reward Lei Xu.
Before the military meeting, Liu Chan met with Zhuge Liang and told him his detailed plan.
The former enemy's military conference was held in Dangyang Taishou Mansion, attended by Zhuge Liang, Liu Chan, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Xi Zhen, Lei Xu, Jian Yong, Sun Qian, Ma Liang, Jiang Wan, and Meng Da. After some discussion, coach Zhuge Liang issued an order to assign tasks.
The 30,000 army is divided into left, middle and right camps, each other is the horns, stationed in the north of Dangyang City 500 meters, backed by Dangyang City, and Dangyang Lian as a whole, the left army is Guan Yu, Sun Qian, the right army is Zhang Fei, Jian Yong, the middle army is Zhuge Liang, Zhao Yun, Xi Zhen, Lei Xu, Ma Liang, Jiang Wan.
Each army was divided into five battalions: front, rear, left, right, and center. The three large battalions on the left, center, and right, and the left, right, and front of the perimeter dug three lines of defense.
Outside the camp, a seven-meter-wide trench was excavated as the first line of defense, the second and third lines of defense were six-meter-wide trenches, the bottom of which was filled with bowl-thick pointed log piles, which were hardened with fire, and the third trench was filled with water, and three ditches were up to two meters deep. Behind the first ditch is a three-meter-high berm, on which there is a breastwork and a pheasant moat, where the breastwork and the berm meet, sharpened wooden piles are arranged diagonally outward, and a wooden tower is built every twenty meters on the berm, equipped with a large Zhuge repeater. The berm was 100 meters away from the first trench, and it was densely packed with deep pits of various sizes, which were also covered with sharp wooden stakes, covered with weeds and branches. There are exits on all four sides to connect with the outside world by suspension bridges.
Zhuge Liang particularly emphasized that an excellent army fortification and camp is a guarantee against enemy attacks and an important barrier for the army to rely on when stationing, and it is necessary to continue the general mobilization of the army and the people, mobilize 100,000 people in Dangyang City and 30,000 troops to work together, and strive to complete the construction of the fortifications within three days.
In order to implement the strategy of dividing the situation, Meng Da and Hu Ji led 500 light cavalry wearing the clothes of Cao's army, and quickly detoured back to the area of Jingling and Shiyang ruled by Sun Quan, and continued to carry out harassing attacks, creating a situation of Cao's army attacking on a large scale.
Dong Ju and Chen Shi led 500 light cavalry wearing Wu army clothes to carry out guerrilla attacks on Zaoyang, Yiyang, and Yichun in Cao Cao's ruling area, creating the appearance of Wu army's attack. Zhao Yun sent the Black Eagle Scout Light Cavalry to attack Xiahou Yuan's army without stopping, clearly signaling that our army had mastered its invasion, slowing down its advance and demoralizing Cao's army. Ninja agents infiltrated Cao Cao and Sun Quan's towns in disguise, and secretly bribed the three sects and nine streamers, merchants, bartenders, beggars and others, spreading rumors and creating chaos.
All the villages in the north outside Dangyang City were cleared of the wilderness, and all the population, materials, grain, and livestock were moved to Dangyang, leaving not a single grain or material for Cao Jun. At the same time, skilled craftsmen, strong civilian workers, and soldiers were immediately dispatched to form an engineer battalion and train immediately.
Quickly carry out a general mobilization of the whole city, each performing its own duties, each taking its own responsibility, and making separate preparations.
Inside and outside the city, the construction of fortifications, people all night up to take turns to fight, for a time the crowd of people, the voice of the people is boiling, the people are called horses neighing, bustling, the whole Dangyang City soon became a big construction site, a large military camp.
Witnessing this spectacular scene, Liu Chan took the opportunity to brainwash Zhuge , Guan, Zhang, Zhao, Xi, Lei and others. He said: The soldiers and the people are the foundation of victory, and the great power of war is rooted in the common people, which is the source of strength for victory in war. Only by establishing a profound relationship between the military and the people and the relationship between the military and the people, and closely relying on the people, can we achieve a great victory in the cause of the rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty! Liu Chan's intention is also to slowly change the concept of the gate valve of the officials and disciples from the big families, especially Zhuge Liang, and strive to establish a civil society that is relatively fair, just, civilian, and legal.
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