Chapter 108: Cheng Yuanzhi and Deng Mao are coming
When the imperial court appointed Su Chen, the captain of Wuhuan, as the general of Beizhonglang and assisted Zuo Zhonglang to transmit Dong Zhuo's holy decree of defeating the Yellow Turbans in the north to Guihua City, Su Chen was holding a secret letter and was distracted. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
This secret letter was sent by the Wuyuan Chamber of Commerce, which recorded in detail the situation of the Yellow Turbans in various parts of the Han Dynasty, and there was reliable information that the Yellow Turban thieves Cheng Yuanzhi and Deng Mao were coercing hundreds of thousands of people and were marching north from Guangyang County, and the destination was the famous Naturalization City in Youzhou and even in the north.
"Cheng Yuanzhi, Deng Mao? Who are these two? For these two people, Su Chen felt quite unfamiliar, and he didn't seem to have heard of them.
Yan Zhong on the side explained: "Lord, according to detailed information, Cheng Yuanzhi is also one of the thirty-six divine envoys, and it is expected that there are some means, judging from his previous achievements, he can gather hundreds of thousands of troops in less than a month, and he really has some ability, putting aside the exaggerated elements, among these hundreds of thousands of troops, there are at least three or four percent of the soldiers who can fight." ”
After listening to Yan Zhong's introduction, Su Chen did not express his opinion, but turned to the generals in the audience and asked: "Everyone, this Cheng Yuanzhi is not good, although the hundreds of thousands of troops are a bit exaggerated, but there are still 100,000 people, what are your strategies to break the enemy?" ”
As soon as his words fell, Xu Huang, who had always been eager to make contributions, immediately stepped forward: "Lord, a mere nobody, how to worry about the lord, wait for a certain point of 10,000 horses, and I will definitely bring the dog head of Cheng Yuanzhi and Deng Mao." ”
"Gongming is brave!" Su Chen calmed his emotions a little, and then asked, "What is the best plan for the rest of the soldiers?" ”
Not surprisingly, whether it was the six strong generals or Ju Yi, they all rushed to ask for battle, it seemed that the hundreds of thousands of troops could be wiped out with a snap of their fingers, and even the youngest Zhang Liao also asked for battle: "Lord, Liao also asks for war, I hope that the lord will allow Liao to lead his soldiers to face the Yellow Turban thieves." ”
Zhang Liao is now fifteen years old, he has grown into a handsome young man, among the wolf riders, he is now a centurion, and there are hundreds of soldiers under him, because Su Chen values him, so every time he discusses the military situation, he sits last.
Hearing Zhang Liao's words, all the soldiers couldn't help laughing, but they didn't underestimate him.
And Xu Shu, who was sitting opposite Zhang Liao, saw that everyone had repeatedly asked for battle, but Su Chen did not agree, and his heart moved, as if he thought of something.
Since he came to Naturalization City, Xu Shu knew that his mother had been invited here, and gave her a house to live in, since then, Xu Shu was moved by Su Chen's carefulness, after entering the mansion to do things, he looked through Su Chen's previous ways of doing things, quite a lot, today when he saw this, he couldn't help but speak for the first time.
"Master Hou wants to take in hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban refugees for his own use, so as to enrich the number of Han people in the naturalized city?"
Xu Shu said a word, and everyone suddenly looked at Su Chen, and Su Chen did not sell it, and replied directly: "Yes, everyone, you have only seen the hundreds of thousands of troops on the surface, but you have not seen the other side, these Yellow Turban soldiers are just farmers who have just put down their hoes, and now they are confused by the rumors of the Yellow Turban thieves, and they have no choice but to join the Yellow Turban, and some are coerced by the Yellow Turban, Ben Hou believes that the vast majority of them are still eager to be stable, if there is a chance for them to turn back, Perhaps hundreds of thousands of people were gained out of thin air. ”
Without waiting for the final general to speak, he continued: "Although the Naturalization City has been built, the number of aliens in the city is similar to the number of Han people, which is very unstable to a certain extent, so Ben Hou has his eyes on these hundreds of thousands of people, if he can defeat the Yellow Turban while minimizing casualties, then he can have the best of both worlds." ”
"This ......"
As soon as Su Chen's voice fell, there was no longer the situation of competing for battle on the field, for them, it was not difficult to break the enemy, but it was not easy to capture hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban rebels.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Su Chen sent the general to be as excited as the general, and said: "Everyone, why are they all silent, where is the scene of scrambling just now?" Aren't you afraid of these Yellow Turban rioters? ”
Hearing this, the six generals bowed their heads and were silent, they knew their own affairs, over the years, they had been fighting under the command of Su Chen, and the six of them did not have the ability to lead an army alone, I don't know if they couldn't keep up, the most important thing was that their ability was limited, and it was enough to charge into battle, if they used their brains, they wouldn't do it.
And although Ju Yi and Xu Huang are proficient in the art of war, they are also powerless in the face of such a harsh battle, and they really can't think of any good way.
Young people are the most unprovoked, since Zhang Liao joined the wolf ride, he has not made an inch, and now is an opportunity to prove himself, so he naturally will not let it go, and immediately stepped forward: "Lord, I am willing to fight the yellow scarf!" ”
"Oh?" Seeing Zhang Liao asking for battle, he asked with a smile: "Wen Yuan, there are only 100 people under your command, although all of them can be 10 and 100, but two fists are hard to beat four hands, with only a hundred people, is it possible that you can make hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban rebels unable to catch them?" ”
When Zhang Liao heard this, not only did he not flinch, but said eagerly: "Lord, although there are only a hundred people under a certain command, the brothers of the wolf rider are very familiar with what kind of combat power the lord is very familiar with, if this hundred people charge into battle, facing each other head-on, they are naturally not the opponent of hundreds of thousands of yellow turbans, but if these hundred people are used well, they can reach an army of 100,000." ”
Hearing this, Ju Yi was not happy, you must know that although the wolf rider is Su Chen's heart, it is not bad to be the first to ascend to the dead, hearing Zhang Liao's such a bold statement, Ju Yi naturally couldn't stand it, and asked: "Zhang Liao, you are only a hundred people, and you want to capture hundreds of thousands of chaotic people, it's just a fool's dream, don't talk about you, even if this general uses all the first dead soldiers, he can't do it, your words are really ridiculous." ”
Being squeezed by Ju Yi like this, Zhang Liao immediately couldn't stand it, and retorted: "Ju Sima, the first to die is brave, but it is a frontal battle, if you want to take the rank of general among the ten thousand troops, it must be the wolf horse." ”
After that, he arched his hand at Su Chen and said, "Lord, I am willing to make a military order, and if I can't win, I am willing to be dealt with by military law." ”
Hearing this, Su Chen had to speak: "Wen Yuan, Xiandeng, both of you are calm and calm, as for the military order, don't set it up, since Wen Yuan is sure, then you will be the vanguard in this battle, if you need anything, you can say it, as long as Ben Hou can do it, all of them will support it." ”
"Thank you, Lord." What Zhang Liao wanted was his guarantee, and since Su Chen took the initiative to say it, he also got off the donkey and begged: "Lord, this battle only needs to use a hundred horsemen, and in addition, two people are needed to assist." ”
"Oh? Tell me, which two people it is, let's talk about it first, if it's the Commander, forget it, the Commander will not act easily now. If he makes a move, it won't be your business. ”
Dian Wei as Su Chen's biggest hole card, can not be used without use, can be used less to use, the hole card is called the hole card, is its deterrent, once this hole card is known, that is to the effect of deterrence, so in the future, if not a strong enemy to find the door, or he has to be, he will try not to use Dian Wei out of the horse.
Another advantage of this is to isolate Dian Wei, hold him high, and serve him, so that his relationship with the generals in the army will be estranged, and the possibility of forming a party will be avoided, after all, the lonely minister is the most popular among the superiors.
Of course, Zhang Liao also knew that Dian Wei was the number one master under Su Chen, and if Dian Wei came out, then this battle would not be considered his battle, so of course he would not make this request.
"Lord Qi, this battle only needs Xu Yuanzhi and Tian Guorang to assist."
Xu Shu is the same age as Zhang Liao, after coming to Naturalization City, the two have exchanged a lot, both of them have studied with Cai Yong, and they are also senior brothers and younger brothers, so the relationship is naturally closer.
And Tian Yu entered the academy with Zhang Liao in his early years, and it can be said that he was a friend of the same class, and it is not surprising that Zhang Liao ordered the two of them.
Hearing that it was these two people, Su Chen agreed without thinking about it: "Naturally, you can." ”
"Yuan Zhi, where is the country?"
Xu Shu and Tian Yu, who were sitting at the back, both came out of the ranks: "The subordinates are here!" ”
"Let Zhang Liao be the leader of the vanguard of the thief, and Xu Shu and Tian Yu will be the deputy commanders, and they will fight against the Yellow Turban, but if necessary, all departments will cooperate with each other!"
"The subordinates have orders!" Zhang Liao, Xu Shu, and Tian Yu responded one after another.
Although it was decided to let Zhang Liao be the vanguard, Su Chen was still a little uneasy about him, and after the meeting ended, he left the three of them alone and asked: "Wen Yuan, you swear that you can take the head of the general among the ten thousand troops, but you already have a countermeasure in your chest?" ”
For Su Chen, Zhang Liao naturally had nothing to hide, and said: "Don't hide it from the lord, Liao has heard the generals of the wolf cavalry battalion talk about the beheading method that the lord once handed down, Liao is very interested in this, and has also discussed this method of battle with the country let Yuanzhi, so the hundreds of wolf cavalry soldiers under Liao's command have been trained in accordance with the lord's law, this battle, Liao's idea is to behead Cheng Yuanzhi and Deng Mao, under the leaderless dragons, the yellow turban will collapse, and then it is enough to capture prisoners all over the mountains." ”
After hearing this, Su Chen pondered for a long time, and said: "Your idea is not impossible, for the beheading tactics, Ben Hou only knows about it, he has mentioned it to his father, he is very insightful about it, if the three of you want to succeed, you might as well visit more." ”
"It's nature!"
"In addition, Commander Yang and Commander Zhu of the Tiger Guard have some experience in stealth assassination, and the three of you should also ask for advice, sharpen the knife and not cut the wood, don't be arrogant, everything must be careful, if you can't do anything, you must return safely." Most of the Tiger Guards are rangers, and they are veterans of this assassination tactic.
"Thank you for reminding the lord, Liao must remember and live up to the high expectations of the lord!"
"Well, go ahead!"
Half a month later, Cheng Yuanzhi's army really came, and they camped thirty miles away from the city.