Chapter 223: Launching on All Fronts (Part II)

Plains City in the West Camp General's Mansion.

Liu Cun stuffed the meat bun into his mouth three times and twice, and looked around the generals around the square table while chewing, and found that everyone still didn't care, so he hurriedly swallowed it and emphasized again:

"Ladies and gentlemen, the reason why I personally sat on the plain and repeatedly put forward strict requirements for your three divisions in the middle lane, asking you to show your greatest ability to kill Yuan Shao's old nest under Yecheng as quickly as possible, is to hope that through the rapid attack of your middle route army, the pressure on the northern road of filial piety and righteousness will be relieved."

"Maybe everyone thinks that the problem of the north road is not big, although there are many Yuan troops, but there are 80,000 Youzhou troops of General Gongsun to cooperate in the battle, but I want to say that this kind of thinking is absolutely unacceptable, and you should not pin your hopes on outsiders at any time......"

"Taking a step back, even if General Gongsun goes all out to help, we also need to consider that his rear is still unstable, what if the rebel forces scattered in the deep area of Youzhou gather to riot again?"

"Also, the eastern Xianbei in the north of Youzhou, who has always been eyeing each other, if they see that Youzhou's troops are empty or have already been bought by Yuan Shao, and when we are in the middle of a fierce battle, what should General Gongsun do? Can our friendly forces in Youzhou continue to fight for us regardless of the safety of the nest? ”

The generals immediately put away their smiles and sat up, including Tai Shici, Geng Wu, and Min Chun, no one dared to be contemptuous anymore.

Liu Cun didn't seem to be satisfied, stood up and pointed to Hejian on the map in the center of the desktop, and asked, "Can any of you tell me where is the strongest attack power under Yuan Shao's command at this moment?" ”

"Don't forget. The reason why Gongsun Zhan's 100,000 army was driven out of Jizhou that year lost most of it. It is a gift from the righteousness of the deer of the people. This person is definitely the number one enemy who needs to be paid more attention to by our army, and any slackness and any indiscretion may bring unpredictable heavy losses to our army, and even affect the entire battle situation! ”

"I have already said this to Xiaohe and Junyi when I was in Nanpi, and I also mentioned it to you when I came to the plain, and I will repeat it again today, I hope you will not forget it."

After Liu Cun finished speaking, he no longer cared about the generals who immediately put down their jobs and gathered in front of the map. grabbed a cloth towel and wiped his hands and turned to leave, unhurriedly walking towards the big school field outside the door.

Under the big tree on the edge of the school field, Zhao Yun, who was draped all over his body, stood side by side with the two soldiers of the personal guard battalion, and saw the five artisan battalions and the huge logistics team that set off at the end, and the two soldiers from the fourth phase of the martial arts academy kept in mind the advice of the lord Liu Cun, and proudly told Zhao Yun in detail the flag, composition, origin, and which battle he had participated in each craftsman battalion, and Zhao Yun was shocked when he heard it.

It was not until this moment that Zhao Yun really understood the root of the strength of the Qingzhou Army, and knew the true meaning of what the lord Liu Cun said, "Hiding soldiers from the people and all the people are soldiers".

The sound of the horse's hooves alarmed the excited Zhao Yun, and the two soldiers turned around and hurriedly saluted. The commander of the guard battalion on Zao Hongjun's horse laughed and flew down, untying the reins tied to the saddle. In the unison of the two military candidates, a strong white horse that followed behind the Zaohong War Horse was pulled to Zhao Yun: "Brother Zilong, this horse belongs to you, haha!" ”

Zhao Yun, who was extremely familiar with the war horse, looked at the white horse in front of him and was excited, and couldn't help but take the reins and walk forward, slowly stretched out his hand and stuck it on the neck of the restless white horse.

Zhai Chao laughed and told Zhao Yun very enviously: "A few days ago, General Gongsun sent someone to send five good horses to the lord, the best of which is this white horse, which is said to be from the coast of the North Sea in the far north. When the lord saw it, he liked it very much, and said that Zilong liked white horses, and instructed me to give the white horse to Zilong as a mount. ”

"The day before yesterday, I wanted to send the horse to Zilong, but after searching all over the arsenal, there was no suitable saddle, so I had to find a military craftsman to quickly make a larger saddle, together with a special vest, stirrups and a full set of leather belts, and it took more than a dozen craftsmen two days and two nights to calculate it neatly, haha!"

Zhao Yun reluctantly withdrew his hand from the handsome horse, and respectfully bent down to Zhai Chao and saluted: "Foolish brother thanked Zhongyuan!" ”

"Thank me for what? The lord commanded, haha! ”

Zhai Chao avoided slightly, not daring to accept Zhao Yun's gift, Le Haha raised his hand to touch the tall white horse that was looking up and neighing, and patted it twice on the horse's neck, suddenly remembered something, turned around and walked to his jujube red war horse, took off the quaint long sword hanging obliquely on the saddle, and sent it to Zhao Yun again: "This sword is also what the lord asked me to give to Brother Zilong, take it, and it matches your spear." ”

Zhao Yun subconsciously took a look, and then raised his head in astonishment: "Isn't this the lord's sword?" Such a precious thing must not be accepted in the future! ”

Zhai Chao sighed: "This is the lord's most cherished sword, the material used is extremely precious meteoric iron, which was purchased by the Mi family caravan from Lingnan Xiang County in the south with a lot of money, and it is also the last sword forged by Master Huo Jian, who is now supervising the construction of the old capital Luoyang and restoring my Great Han Mo School. ”

"The lord said that since ancient times, he has been a hero with a sword, and I am afraid that he will never have the opportunity to fight in the future...... Alas! Take it, Zilong, others may be jealous of you, and they don't know about your amazing martial arts skills and superb cavalry training methods, but the lord and I, and even all the brothers in the guard battalion, know that you are worthy of this sword. ”

Zhao Yun, whose eyes were flushed, nodded silently, accepted the sword, hung it solemnly on his waist, took a deep breath and asked Zhai Chao: "When will we leave?" ”

"At noon at the latest, there will be only our personal guard battalion and two battalions of garrison left in the entire plain city, it is estimated that at this time, the military division and the two divisions led by Brother Guan Hai and a newly formed cavalry brigade have already engaged the Yuan army in Hedong, and the two divisions of Brother Wen Xiang (Xu Sheng) and Xu Gongming (Xu Huang) must have crossed the river and entered Hanoi, where the army was empty. As long as they capture Huai County, the land of grain in the rear of Yuan Shaoda, the 10,000 light cavalry of their two divisions will go north as fast as possible, regardless of killing Yecheng, I believe that they will be able to see them soon. Zhai Chao replied in a low voice with great confidence.

Zhao Yun subconsciously clenched his fists: "After encountering the enemy, do we find an opportunity to ask the lord for battle?" Although our mid-lane army has the largest number of people, except for one division under General Taishi, the other two divisions are newly formed infantry divisions. ”

Zhai Chao's eyes lit up: "As long as there is a chance, it is estimated that it can be done, the lord has never been a person who follows the rules, as long as the fighter plane appears, we will definitely be allowed to ask for battle, and we have to seize the opportunity, otherwise I am afraid that there will be no chance after the soldiers come to Yecheng." ”

Zhao Yun asked puzzledly: "Attacking Yecheng will inevitably launch a siege battle, and we must always be on guard against and block the Yuan army coming from the north and south, and the chances of fighting will only be more and not less!" ”

Zhai Chao smiled: "Don't worry, as long as we attack under Yecheng, we will be able to enter Yuan Shao's incomparably luxurious city in the world in two days to drink, haha!" ”

"How is this possible?" Zhao Yun was confused.

Zhai Chao smiled again: "I won't tell you first, you will know when the time comes, haha!" ”

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PS: Apologies: I mistakenly wrote "Chen Gong (Chen Gongtai)" as "Chen Deng (Chen Wenlong)" hereby I would like to extend my most sincere apologies to all book friends! Thank you Mu Sanshui, Jin Mu Canchen, and 8508026 for the big monthly pass! There is another chapter in the evening, so please continue to support the monthly pass! (To be continued......)