Snow was piling up on the rooftops and branches of trees along the roadside, and a group of people were riding horses, and people kept quietly pointing at them.

Xu Chu is taking everyone to inspect the townships of Hefei.

Pointing to the manor in front of the left, Xu Chu asked Xiang Gongsu: "How many households are there in the county with a manor and Wubao like this?" ”

With the help of Xi Zhong, he and Shi Lu and Zifan have probably figured out the general situation of Hefei, most of which are learned from the books left in the county temple, and there are also some important ones, they have already visited the county, such as the question that Xu Chu is asking now.

"A total of 37 households, most of them are the surnames of the township and the li, and there are also business giants, after the independent public appointment of me as the local county order, there are 13 households who took the initiative to come to the county temple to pay respects, and four households sent people, horses, money and grain."

"Not very optimistic." When Xu Chu heard this, he stroked his horsehair and said, "Chen Wen's governance is gentler than Zhou Xin, and the big and small people in Hefei County seem to remember the good of the state capital." ”

Chen Wen has always had the reputation of 'being benevolent and peaceful', and this 'being benevolent and peaceful' does not refer to the people, but to the local scholars and heroes.

With this background, it is necessary to take precautions against the local clans, so as not to be joined by outsiders.

Hastily walked around the county, told Gong Su a few words, and on the way back to the camp, he met two scouts before and after.

One was sent by Xu Shu, and the other was sent by Xu Chu to inquire about the information and returned.

Knowing that Xu Shu's side was delayed because of the freezing of the river, Xu Chu did not continue to worry about the sky, after all, he had not been able to conquer Hefei for a long time, and it would take time for the news to reach Liu Miao, and when Liu Miao came back to his senses and discussed with his subordinates, and then ordered the counties, it would take some time, so Xu Shu attacked Xia Cai County, or as expected to be as easy as expected, only half a day, Xia Cai County magistrate abandoned the city and fled.

"After taking Xia Cai, Yuan Zhi temporarily gained a foothold in the north of Jiujiang County, and he said in the letter that they were going to ignore those irrelevant counties and go directly to Shouchun...... "Xu Chu wanted to test Xu Yi, "Ji Cai, what do you think?" ”

Xu Yi said very simply: "The military division Zhonglang will be the right-hand man of the prince, and the military strategy is far better than the subordinates, so the subordinates dare not get an axe." ”

Avoided.

Xu Yi's meticulousness, Xu Chu has seen it many times, and this time, he has seen his 'sleek' side again. However, Xu Chu likes such people very much, just do it, if it doesn't work, it won't work, and it is enough to do his errand conscientiously.

Xi Zhong interjected: "Lord, the Yuan Zhibu will take Shouchun directly, but the walls of Shouchun City are high, and there are elite soldiers inside, once they are contained outside the city, as soon as Liu Miao's reinforcements arrive, the situation will be unfavorable to us." Jia believes that at this time, a partial division should be sent north, inserted into the hinterland of the north of the county, and blocked the two counties of Yinling and Shouchun, so that the Yuan Zhibu could successfully attack the city. ”

As he spoke, he came to the Chinese military tent and spread out the map, Xu Chu looked at the two counties of Yinling and Shouchun, pointed there and frowned: "This area is hilly and horizontal, the hills are clustered, and the snow melts, and the ground is quite muddy. ”

After speaking, Xu Chu stared at Guo Jia.

Guo Jia touched his chin, his eyes closed slightly, and said in his heart: Hefei has fallen, and the initiative of the war is in our hands. Shouchun and Yinling are all important towns, for Liu Miao, the two counties are each other's horns, one is indispensable, if the Yuan Zhibu attacks Shouchun, the lord seems not to need to send a partial division to intercept the Jiujiang County soldiers in Yinling......

Clapped his hands, and said excitedly to Xu Chu: "Lord, Jia has a plan!" ”

Everyone then focused their eyes on Guo Jia's face, but listening to what Guo Jia said, he volunteered to go north with Li Quan, Zhang Fei, and Le Jin, but the purpose was not to block the reinforcements from Yinling to help Shouchun, but to rush directly to Yinling to knock on the city.

Xi Zhong and Guo Jia are both resourceful people, and the reason why their strategies are different is because of their different personalities.

As for the military strategy, Xi Zhong is more cautious, so he thinks that he should take it step by step, seize Shouchun first, and then Xu Tu Yinling, and when Shouchun and Yinling are both in his hands, the rest of the counties will not be worried.

Comparatively speaking, it is clear that Guo Jia is more adventurous.

Xu Chu is not unaware of this characteristic of Guo Jia, this strategist known as the 'ghost talent', in history, when Cao Cao went on an expedition to Wuhuan, he strongly advised Cao Cao to leave behind his baggage, and the elite soldiers traveled quickly, and he appeared behind Wuhuan unexpectedly in the harsh environment of 'two hundred miles of drought and no water' along the way, and the battle was decided.

Today, Guo Jia's strategy, although not as dangerous as the surprise attack on Wuhuan, is also in danger of being attacked on the belly and back. Imagine, when he, Li Quan, Zhang Fei, and Le Jin appeared in the hinterland of the north of the county and made a gesture of attacking Yinling County, Liu Miao would almost certainly choose to abandon Shouchun and let Shouchun's defenders and Yinling's army attack together.

Yinling is the county governance of Jiujiang, is the political, economic, and cultural center of the county, if the county governance is threatened, not to mention whether Liu Miao will urge the main general who stayed in Shouchun, that is, the military officials in Shouchun City, will definitely not be able to sit still - Liu Miao is under the jurisdiction of the county soldiers, and many military officials in the trilogy are from the county Yinling, and the children of the family are all in the county, so they will never sit idly by and watch the county in danger.

Xu Chu sat back on the seat, pondered for a while, and finally decided to act with Guo Jia's 'risky' plan.

This is not because Xu Chu didn't realize that Guo Jia was at risk of being attacked from both sides, but because he believed that with the courage of generals such as Li Quan, Zhang Fei, and Le Jin, and the elite of their subordinates, the chances of winning this battle were still his own advantage. Taking 10,000 steps back, even if this plan is stranded, Guo Jia and the others will inevitably be able to retreat with their whole body, but they will only lose some soldiers and horses.

The battle plan was immediately released, and Xu Chu continued the style of 'vigorous and resolute' that he had always had, immediately summoned the generals into the account, deployed the military order, and set off for the north early tomorrow morning.

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The troops were stationed in Xu Shu, thirty miles west of Shouchun, and after receiving the military order from Xu Chu, he also summoned the generals to the tent. He looked around the tent and said in a deep voice: "The lord has ordered to join the army, and the second lieutenant of Zhichong led two thousand elite cavalry to the north to cooperate with our operation. ”

When the words landed, Li Tong rubbed his fists and said, "Okay, I just don't know what the task that the prince gave to Captain Guo is?" ”

According to the status of the army, this northbound unit should be the highest with the newly promoted Lieutenant Li Cheng, but Li informed Guo Jia of the weight in Xu Chu's heart, so when he asked, he said that he was giving Guo Jia the task, obviously acquiescing that Guo Jia and Xu Shu are the same as the main generals.

Xu Shu spit out four words in his mouth: "Attack Yinling." ”

The tent Chinese Wu was in an uproar.

He tried to say: "General Xu, Captain Guo went directly to fight the Yin Tomb, wouldn't it be too risky?" ”

"Therefore, our troops must prepare for the siege faster. Pass on my military order, let the defenders who stayed in Xia Cai levy the people, transport the baggage, and be sure to transport the siege equipment to the camp in two days! ”