After capturing Xinxi, Li Sheng stationed in Xinxi County with his men and horses, and did not quickly launch an attack on his two nearby targets: Anyang and Yuxin. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info It's not that he doesn't want to sit back and watch the loss of fighters, but that he can't occupy such a large piece of territory at the moment. He only has 2,000 men and horses, and he is a little helpless to defend the small Xinxi County, how can he further forge ahead and open up? This is Runan, Yuzhou, not Jiangxia, not Jingzhou. Li Sheng's dispatch of troops this time can be said to be completely private, so he could not get Jingzhou's support at all. What he can rely on is the strength he has developed in Xiyang for half a year.

It's just that although Xiyang has developed rapidly, the development time is too short, and it is impossible to support Li Sheng's large-scale and long-term battle on the outside line. For Li Sheng, it is impossible to command hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of troops to fight as easily as the novels he has read before, without more than ten years of hard work. As far as the current situation is concerned, it is already a good thing to be able to send a team of two thousand to go out to fight for a long time, no matter how much it is, it can only be one thousand more, and that is already the limit of Xiyang. After all, the current Xiyang can only support a maximum of six thousand troops.

Because of these restrictions and Li Sheng's sympathy for the people of Xinxi, he was determined to solve the problem of backwardness and poverty in Xinxi, so Li Sheng stayed in Xinxi County. Of course, he is not stationed in idleness, but has a deeper purpose. This expedition to Runan was both expected and unexpected for Li Sheng. He had already had the heart to solve the Runan Yellow Turban, but he didn't expect that the day of going out to solve it would come so quickly. Under that news, he went on an expedition, but all kinds of preparations were not fully prepared, especially in terms of intelligence. At this moment, since he decided to settle down in Xinxi, Li Sheng handed over all the political affairs to Liao Li, and asked Luo Zhao to send all the spies in his hands, so that he could have a clearer understanding of the situation of the two targets of Yuxin and Anyang, so as to be of better help to future actions.

"Three days, the news here can reach Anyang in about three days. As the owner of Xinxi County, I would like to see how they deal with such troublesome things. After sending out the spies, Li Sheng laughed mockingly, and he said to Luo Zhao: "Once there is a move on the Anyang side, report it to me quickly, no matter when and where." ”

"Yes!" Luo Zhao respectfully accepted the order.

Ten days later, news came from Anyang. Although it was late at night, because of Li Sheng's order, Luo Zhao had to ask someone to wake up Li Sheng in his sleep and report the matter to him:

“…… I heard that He Mu was very angry that we had taken a new breath. Seeing that Li Sheng was still yawning, Luo Zhao couldn't tell the matter all at once, but first said something inconsequential.

"Anger? That's as it should be. The leaders of the Yellow Turban Army all regarded what they had grabbed as their own forbidden side. Now that the confinement has been snatched away, how can they not feel pain. The feeling of being suddenly called up from the bed was really not so good, but because the order was given by himself, Li Sheng was not always angry, he struggled for a long time, and finally recovered a little bit of spirit, and was able to listen carefully to what Luo Zhao said.

However, He Mu's anger was a little too much. He slammed the table so hard in the hall of the county office that he broke the bones of his own hand. Luo Zhao said this with a smile. This is the most important and hilarious thing in all the reports. If it weren't for the fact that this matter was guaranteed by the spies with a 100% guarantee, he would never have believed that such a thing would have happened.

"Oh......? So, it's impossible for him to come and attack here? He is a military general, and his palm is injured, which should have a great impact on him. When Li Sheng heard this, this was the first thing that came to mind.

"That's right. But He Mu still has his own way. He asked for help from Liu Pi and Gong Du, the largest Yellow Turban forces in the entire Runan. Liu Pi and Gong Du also agreed. They made Gong Du a general, entangled the forces of dozens of large and small forces in the east and west of Runan, and raised 8,000 troops to attack us. Because of the large number of forces and the different distances they are in, they chose Anyang in He Mu as the assembly point for their troops, which lasted for about ten days. Luo Zhao held back the smile in front of him, and continued to send the information to Li Sheng with a serious face.

"Eight thousand? You really look up to me. Li Sheng smiled bitterly and said helplessly. He felt that he was very unlucky, and he always ran into such an enemy whose strength was several times greater than his. Although he knows history, most of what he knows is only major events in history, and for this kind of battle with only a few thousand people, because it can only be regarded as an ordinary battle, there is no relevant basis in history to check. Therefore, he can only rely on his own mind to deal with it, and there is no other way.

"What a nuisance!" Li Sheng scratched his head, and then ordered Luo Zhao: "Invite Master Huang Zhong, Yuan Zhi, and Gongyuan." Although waking people up from their sleep is a very annoying problem, I really can't sleep well if I don't sort out this crisis at the moment. ”

"Yes!" Luo Zhao nodded and went down respectfully. It's just that as soon as he stepped out of the door of Li Sheng's room, he quickly ran away. He attached great importance to Li Sheng, and he knew that Li Sheng was waiting inside, so he didn't dare to delay for a moment. Since Li Sheng had not long won Xinxi, he had no intention of treating Xinxi as his own territory, and the residences of various officials were relatively close to each other, which brought convenience to Luo Zhao in finding people. Only half an hour later, Luo Zhao brought the four people that Li Sheng needed to Li Sheng.

“…… That's about the case. The enemy is so menacing, I think we have to make a quick decision. Looking at a few of his subordinates who were fighting hard, Li Sheng remembered the appearance in front of him that was not much better than him, and he didn't say anything more in understanding, but just told them the current situation.

"So what is the lord going to do? Do you want to avoid the limelight for a while, or do you plan to fight with their 8,000 men? After listening to Li Sheng's explanation, Xu Shu was the first to come to his senses, only to see him gently comb a wisp of clear beard under his chin, and asked with a smile.

"I want to fight. Let them suffer from us. Li Sheng's eyes suddenly widened, and a kind of solemn majesty emanated from him, making everyone's hearts involuntarily shake.

"Huh!" After a short pause, Xu Shu made everyone laugh quite strangely: "The lord's heart is not as simple as just letting the other party suffer." ”

"Uh...... Do you see that? Li Sheng was slightly stunned, he didn't seem to expect Xu Shu's reaction to be so fast.

"Of course!" Xu Shu nodded and said.

"How do you see that?" Li Sheng asked.

"It's easy! That is, my lord, your behavior just now is too abnormal......" Xu Shu said as a matter of course.

"Huh?" Li Sheng heard it in a fog.

"When the Lord is fair, he is generally not imposing in front of us, and this one we feel abnormal." Xu Shu pointed out this with a smile.

"Okay, your eyes are sharp enough." Li Sheng agreed with Le Xu Shu's explanation, and he turned his face to the people in the room: "Why did I suddenly decide to have a big battle with the Yellow Turban Army of Runan. This is mainly due to the fact that the current situation of the Runan Yellow Turban is beyond our expectations. ”

Looking at the people in the room who had straightened their backs and listened attentively to what they were saying, Li Sheng took a deep breath and continued to explain: "According to our original understanding, the Yellow Turban Army in Runan is a scattered sand with many soldiers on the side. Although it has a large number of troops, about 20,000 or 30,000, it cannot form a strong combat force without a unified command. In the face of such them, although we may feel that the number of enemies is a little excessive, we will not be afraid of it, because we know that if we eat them a little today and a little tomorrow, we can destroy them all. Therefore, we set the original battle policy, and we wanted to finally completely eliminate the Yellow Turbans in Runan.

Today's information, however, tells us that this is unlikely. Since Zhang Wu and Chen Sun left, the Yellow Turban forces in Runan have gradually integrated under Liu Pi and Gong Du. Although their integration is still very slow and contradictory at the moment, our presence has provided a favorable excuse for further deepening of this integration. After all, they can also see that we are enemies of all their Yellow Turban forces. Under such circumstances, whether those Yellow Turban Army wanted to accept the leadership of Liu Bi and Gong Du or not, they had to fight against us on the side of Liu Bi and Gong Du. In this way, we are not facing 20,000 or 30,000 scattered sands, but a strong enemy with 20,000 or 30,000 troops. There are only 3,000 soldiers in Xiyang, and I have to fight against 30,000 with 3,000, and I don't think I have reached that kind of ability. Therefore, it is clear that the original plan can no longer be implemented. We have to change our ultimate goal. ”

"What is that going to be?" Huang Zhong asked first.

"We can't fight to the death with the Yellow Turban Army in Runan, because we can't destroy them anymore, and we will only lose ourselves in the end. So, I'm going to make peace with the Yellow Turban. Li Sheng said.

"Peace? How can this be? They're thieves! How can we make peace with the thieves? When Huang Zhong heard Li Sheng say this, he immediately shouted.

"There's no way around it. Is there a way for us to retreat safely after destroying their 8,000 men, ignoring their revenge? You know, these habitual thieves are sometimes insanely tight. Li Sheng calmly explained to Huang Zhong.

"After exterminating eight thousand? Didn't the lord want to make peace with the Yellow Turbans? Why do you still want to fight? Liao Lipo, who didn't know much about military affairs, felt a little strange and asked.

"If you don't hurt them, how can you have any chance to make peace with these guys who think they are the best in the world. While it is true that we do not have the power to destroy them, we cannot let them know this. We have to beat them so hard that they think we can destroy them anytime and anywhere. Only in this way can we negotiate peace with them from above and sign an agreement with them that we will no longer attack Xiyang. So,......" Li Sheng paused slightly, and then continued: "We don't need to understand any other peace matters now, but we can fight with those damn guys and easily destroy their 8,000 people." ”

"Kill that guy easily? The lord said it so lightly, could it be that he already had a plan in his heart? Xu Shu's eyes brightened like stars, and he asked Li Sheng in a low voice.

"I don't dare to make a plan, but I just had a little idea in my heart before you came over." Li Sheng said with a smile.

"Thoughts? How is that? Xu Shu hurriedly asked.

"I want to send a team to sneak into the enemy's rear, take advantage of the fact that the enemy's army has not yet fully gathered, and make trouble with them for a while, so as to properly cause contradictions between them, weaken their forces, and damage their strategic materials, so as to achieve the goal of making them weak before they fight." Li Sheng narrowed his eyes slightly as he spoke, and from the place that seemed to be a slit, there was a light that made everyone feel a little frightened.

"Oh? Listening to the lord say it so surely, could it be that the lord has already made up his mind about sneaking behind enemy lines? If so, please make it clearer. Xu Shu heard that Li Sheng was sure, so he hurriedly asked.

"I'm going to bring five hundred ......people over myself," Li Sheng smiled and confidently opened his mouth.

"No, no, no. How can such a small number of people go deep behind enemy lines and achieve great things? Don't say that the lord personally led the team, even if we led the team ourselves, we can't guarantee that this success is comprehensive. As soon as he heard Li Sheng say this, Huang Zhong immediately became anxious, and he hurriedly objected because of Li Sheng's safety.

"Well, I understand what you say......" Li Sheng nodded helplessly and said softly. How could he not understand? Having lived in this era for a few years, he was not as ignorant as he was when he first arrived. Through the study of Zhuge Xuan, Zhang Ji, Sima Hui and others, and through the interaction with Xu Shu, Zhuge Liang, Shi Tao, Huang Zhong and others, he has a certain understanding of this era that once existed in history. He understands that the kind of loyal monarch thinking that exists in this era is prevalent in this era, "the king is worried about the humiliation of the minister, and the king humiliates the minister to death". Although he is still a little resistant to such thoughts from now on, he is still a little happy about the heartfelt concern of Huang Zhong and others. After all, no one doesn't like someone who cares about their feelings.

"But......" Li Sheng liked this feeling, but he would never want to see him give up what he insisted on for the sake of such a feeling: "I must go—because in this battle I have prepared a whole new set of tactics for our enemies." It was a tactic called 'guerrilla' and 'special warfare'. I don't think any of you here understand this whole set of tactics. Therefore, it is best for me to go. This is also something that cannot be helped. Our power is still small, and if we don't fight hard, we won't have any chance of rising. Li Sheng said, his eyes shining sharply.

"But ......" Huang Zhong seemed to want to persuade him, but finally shut up. He saw the firmness in Li Sheng's eyes, and understood that in this matter, Li Sheng would not retreat again.

"So, who is the lord going to take with him this time?" Since the persuasion failed, Huang Zhong, who was helpless, had no choice but to directly proceed to the next step.

"Luo Zhongming, Zhou Li, Zhou Rui brothers. I'm going to take the three of them with me in this battle. Li Sheng said with a smile, he glanced at the puzzled expressions on everyone's faces, and further explained the matter: "The most important thing in fighting behind enemy lines is whether the intelligence is accurate or not, so I must bring Zhong Ming, after all, he is the number one intelligence officer in our army; As for Zhou Li, he is the captain of my guard, and my guard is the main force in this battle, and it won't work without him; Rui's cavalry is a sharp blade, and with his wisdom and bravery, it is enough to make people fearful. In the case that Master Huang Zhong and Master Wei Yan could not go together, it was most suitable for me to let him go. ”

"I see!" Huang Zhong nodded understandingly. He had to admit that Li Sheng's arrangement was indeed the best assignment for Li Shengjun without using the situation of "generals".

"And the defense on this side?" After Huang Zhong asked, Xu Shu immediately opened his mouth.

"The city defense is handed over to Master Huang Zhong, and the government affairs are handed over to Gongyuan, and in general, you Yuanzhi is in charge, so what do I have to worry about?" Li Sheng said very lightly.

"And what about the letter over there? At the beginning, we left Wen Chang's 1,000 there. Now that we have to deal with such a large-scale attack by the enemy, do we have to consider transferring Wen Chang back? Huang Zhong asked again, "After all, the lord's attack this time needs to be hidden. Although the new breath is in our hands at the moment, we are new to the city and there is no guarantee that there will be no enemy spies in the city. If there is a big change in the city, I am afraid that the news of the change will reach Gong Du and them in a few days. This is very detrimental to our plans - there are so many troops lost at once, and even the most stupid people will notice it. So I wonder if we're going to bring back the Buncho's department, which the enemy doesn't know. ”

"What do you see?" Li Sheng couldn't deal with Huang Zhong's problem at once, so he had to turn his head to look at his military advisor.

"No need to ......" Xu Shu shook his head gently: "The three places of Yuxin, Fubo, and Yuanlu are also the cities of the Yellow Turban Army, and they are also being recruited by Gong Du now. Leaving General Wei Yan's team there, I think it should make the soldiers and horses of these three roads suffer a little. No one has found them, this is the miracle soldier! ”

"But...... How can we solve the problem of being easily discovered because of the drastic reduction in the number of troops in the city? Although acknowledging Xu Shu's opinion is good, in Huang Zhong's opinion, it cannot solve the problem at hand.

"I think we can transfer a group of troops from Xiyang. It's going to be a big war, and the strength of our side does have to increase somewhat, anyway, there won't be much trouble in Xiyang right now. Jiang Xiacheng's side will not be able to fight for a while. Li Sheng thought for a moment and put forward this opinion: "Let Master Peng Ling bring five hundred regular troops and five hundred villagers to come over." The maintenance of the territory only needs a thousand people, which is about the same. ”

"Well, that's great." Huang Zhong thought about it and nodded with satisfaction and said, "It will take a few days for us to prepare for the departure of the troops, which is just right for Xiyang's troops to come over." As long as someone is sent to make an appointment with Ziyue, it is completely possible to achieve one in and one out. In this way, the enemy will not be able to figure out what we are doing. ”

"Yes! Can we still do this......" Xu Shu smiled and asked Li Sheng and them to lean over, and then whispered in their ears. Although there are only a few people here who are discussing, and there are many guards waiting outside, Xu Shu and the others are still so careful, they don't know whether they are for secrecy or something else, maybe it is to reflect their own mystery.

Yes, there was nothing to say all night.

Five days later, at midnight, a team of 500 people quietly opened the west gate of Xinxi County, and quickly ran away, disappearing in the vast darkness. At that time, the sky was very heavy, and the thick black clouds covered the entire night sky, so that the heaven and earth were completely trapped in the ink color of the five fingers that could not be reached. It seemed that it was about to rain, there was not a trace of cool breeze between the sky and the earth, and the moisture that filled the tide made people feel a little depressed when they breathed - the rainstorm was really coming.

For this, Li Sheng understood it very early. But he chose this day anyway.

"Why is that? Wouldn't it be better to postpone it for a day? The crowd persuaded him in confusion. Neither Xu Shu nor Huang Zhong thought that it was a good thing to set off at the moment when the rainstorm was coming.

They all understood that "slippery wet roads in the rain are not good for the march". However, what they didn't understand was that it was precisely because Li Sheng knew this clearly that he decided to take advantage of the coming heavy rain and send troops overnight: "Surprise! Because everyone thought that it was impossible for us to brave the heavy rain to send troops, our actions would have a sudden effect. When we are gone, the rain will wipe out everything about us. As for the enemy's spies in the city, I am afraid that they will also relax for a few days because of the rain. The cold contained in the rain in the mountains is not under the winter snow. As long as there is no special need, no one will go well in the rain. ”

Li Sheng's explanation made them speechless. Looking at the 500 robes, 500 bamboo hats, oilcloth tents and other materials that Li Sheng asked the quartermaster to urgently dispatch, they understood: "The lord has already planned for this matter. ”

Five hundred men and horses went out of the gate of the city and went west. Of course, such a move cannot hide the sharp eyes of some people. Perhaps it was the dreary weather that kept them awake, or perhaps it was the sound of the soldiers walking in unison that woke them up, but in a hut by the west gate, several sneaky figures were staring at their eyes at the departing men.

"They're on the move?" A voice asked in a whisper.

"It seems so. Such an urgent dispatch in the dark night is only afraid that it will be very disadvantageous to our army. Another voice spoke of its own judgment.

"Then we must report this to the general immediately." The voice in front of me made a quick decision.

"Wait a minute." The voice in the back stopped the voice in front.

"How?" The voice in front was puzzled.

"I think they'll be back soon. Look at the ...... day" The voice behind him seemed to be smarter than the one in front of him, and he understood the unusual weather at the moment: "The rainstorm is coming, and no one will brave the rainstorm that can be avoided." ”

"You're saying there's a chance they'll come back?" The voice in front asked.

"That's true. Anyway, the gates will be closed soon, and we won't be able to leave the city overnight, so let's go in and observe more, and we'll talk about it tomorrow. The voice in the back suggested.

"It's fine." The voice in front agreed.

The next thing was exactly as the voice behind guessed: when the sound of thunder sounded in the distant sky, the west gate of Xinxi County was opened again. All the way, a team of about 500 people rushed in. Although there was no confusion in the formation, the momentum was not as powerful as when it first started. Apparently they were a little tired after a midnight back and forth.

Watching them gasp and run into the city, the voice behind couldn't help but be a little proud: "How? Did I guess right? ”

"The seniors are really powerful." The voice in front said adoringly.

"Learn a little, boy." The voice in the back seemed to enjoy such a compliment.