Yuan Shu sent Zhou Yu and Ji Ling to lead 10,000 cavalry from Guangling City and march north in the direction of Xiapi. At this time, our army had less than 4,000 people, of which more than 1,000 were still Hao Meng's guest army. As for the conspiracy between Hao Meng and Yuan Shu, we also know it in our hearts.

As the so-called day and night defense, it is difficult to prevent thieves. Feng Xian immediately sent people to Peicheng and asked Liu Bei to send troops to help. Liu Bei sent Guan Yu and Zhao Yun to lead 4,000 cavalry to Xiapi to help in the battle.

Immediately, we discussed, and Feng Xian and Chen Gong led hundreds of brothers and women's regiments to stay in Xiapi; Gao Shun and Wei Xu led a thousand Danyang soldiers to station in the southeast 100 miles of the lower phase; Hao Meng led his headquarters to the city of Gucheng, one hundred and eighty miles to the south; Guan Yu and Zhao Yun led their headquarters to Xuyi on the southern border of Xiapi State; I led the remaining 600 infantry and 200 cavalry to Huaiyin on the southeastern border of Xiapi State.

Few people could have thought that I would arrange the military situation like this, especially Guan Yu and Zhao Yun were even more dumbfounded. They couldn't imagine that I dared to scatter the already insufficient troops like this, and they all thought that I was crazy. However, the officers and men of our army are accustomed to it, and none of them will doubt my intentions in arranging the army in this way.

When everything was ready, Hao Meng sent someone to inform Zhou Yu of the distribution of our army. In this regard, Zhou Yu couldn't help but be stunned immediately. Rao is extremely smart, and he really can't figure out how I dare to arrange the army like this, doesn't this obviously give the enemy a chance to break through one by one? So, Zhou Yu asked Ji Ling to lead 5,000 men and horses into Dongyang City, eighty miles southeast of Xuyi, and he led the remaining 5,000 men and horses to Huaiyin.

At that time, Guan Yu couldn't help but doubt: "There are less than a thousand horses on the young general's side, and I don't know if I can stop Zhou Yu's five thousand steps." ”

Zhao Yun smiled disapprerovingly and said, "How could Yun Chang forget that the two generals also forced General Gongsun's 20,000 troops to return in vain with less than 1,000 men. ”

Guan Yu shook his head and said: "At the beginning, General Gongsun did not intend to be hostile to the two generals, so he withdrew his troops and retreated; But the current situation is different, Zhou Yu is not a good person. ”

Zhao Yun said again: "I thought about it, but I felt that the young general would probably be able to win this time; Regardless of the fact that the two generals only fought against Zhang Yan's more than 10,000 elites with only dozens of horses and were unscathed, it is enough to see that the young general will never be worse than Koji Yi in the Battle of Jieqiao with 800 elite soldiers and 1,000 strong crossbows; What's more, in the original Kwantung War, how the major general won it, Yun Chang, you are not unclear. ”

When Guan Yu heard this, he couldn't help but move, nodded and said, "What Zilong said is that I almost forgot about it; The major general, whether it is martial arts and bravery, or the art of war, is indeed unparalleled in the world. ”

Just after Hao Meng sent someone to inform Zhou Yu, he ordered Cao Xing to lead 200 people to stay in the city, and he led the rest of the men and horses to take advantage of the night to go north. Originally, before leaving, Cao Xing persuaded him to think more, but he didn't listen at all, and resolutely decided to avenge the humiliation he had suffered before. Besides, the eldest husband was born in troubled times, and when he established a hegemony, he would live up to what he had in this world. Therefore, with such a complex belief, he resolutely marched towards Xiapi.

Hao Meng pinched the hour and led the crowd to Xiapi, but it happened to be the middle of the night. He had left an inner presence in the city, and the gates were closed, but they were not guarded. Immediately, according to the agreed time, the city gate was opened and Hao Meng and the others entered the city, and then they went to the next Pi Mansion. And all of this was already expected by me.

Immediately, when Hao Meng led the crowd to attack the state capital, Feng Xian asked Chen Wei and Wei Yue to lead the brothers to stay and drag each other, and he took Ren Hongchang and his daughter to leave through the back door, and then handed over the mother to Zhang Jing and them, and then rode Chisu to the lower phase city where Gao Shun was located.

This is our pre-arranged empty city plan, the purpose is to annihilate Hao Meng in one fell swoop.

The red dodder that Feng Xian sat down on can travel thousands of miles a day, and the journey of more than 100 miles is only an hour's work. Immediately, after he came to the lower minister, he notified Gao Shun and Wei Xu, and then immediately led a thousand Danyang soldiers back to Xia Pi to quell the rebellion. The three of them went to Xiapi and joined forces with all the brothers, plus Zhang Jing and Ye Xi's women's battalion to help, and defeated Hao Meng's department in one fell swoop, but unexpectedly let Hao Meng escape.

Immediately, Gao Shun and Wei Xu led the Danyang soldiers to continue the pursuit, and chased them all night until they reached the city. At that time, Cao Xing learned of Hao Meng's defeat, so he immediately rebelled and wanted to kill Hao Meng to clear the relationship with him. And when Gao Shun arrived, the two were fighting. At this time, Cao Xing had been stabbed by Hao Meng with a sword, and Hao Meng was also cut off his right arm by Cao Xing. Since Hao Meng had lost his combat effectiveness, Gao Shun stepped forward at the right time to cut off Hao Meng's head.

Immediately, Gao Shun helped the injured Cao Xing up and said, "You have made a merit in killing Hao Meng, and I will repay General Lu for you when I go back." ”

Hao Meng couldn't help but say, "Thank you, Governor." ”

After that, Gao Shun brought Cao Xing back to Xiapi and reported the incident to Feng Xian. Feng Xian couldn't help but praise Cao Xing, and then asked him to recuperate from his injuries, and asked him to appease Hao Meng's old department when his injuries were better.

At that time, Zhou Yu led his headquarters to the south of Huaiyin City for more than ten miles to set up camp, and I took advantage of the fact that they were camping to lead the crowd to a surprise attack. When Zhou Yu learned that I was leading an army to attack, he couldn't help frowning, and even organized two thousand men and horses to meet him.

Subsequently, when the two armies were approaching, I first ordered someone to throw a burst of explosives, which blew up the other side until the people were on their backs, and everyone was shocked for a while. Immediately, I led my subordinates to charge and kill, annihilating all the remaining enemy soldiers.

Then we continued our march towards the other side's home formation. Zhou Yu was immediately surprised when he learned that all the 2,000 men and horses of the vanguard had been killed. He then immediately ordered the whole army to meet the enemy.

Speaking of which, although the southern soldiers under Zhou Yu are also strong, they are not enough compared to the Bingzhou soldiers under me. Whether it is the military quality of the officers and men, or the weapons and equipment of the army, they are at least two or three grades inferior to us. In other words, most of the southern forces in history were militarily inferior to the northern forces, and the north won more victories in every confrontation, and this is the main reason for this. It is not that the commanders in the south are inferior to those in the north who can use troops, but it is really a problem that there is a gap in the military quality of the soldiers.

Probably because our number is too small, Zhou Yu's heart is somewhat contemptuous, so the defeat of this war is inevitable for him. Then, with just one charge, I captured him in one fell swoop. Then, his subordinate soldiers were immediately terrified, and the formation was chaotic, and they were defeated by Qin Yi and Zhang Xiao in one fell swoop.

After defeating Zhou Yu, we seized some baggage. Immediately, they were all moved into Huaiyin City, and Zhou Yu and some of the prisoners were also taken away.

When I returned to the city, I ordered someone to loosen Zhou Yu's ties and said, "Please sit down." ”

Zhou Yu couldn't help but look at me, but asked, "Aren't you going to kill me?" ”

I smiled slightly and said, "I'm not going to kill you, I still need your help." ”

Zhou Yu sat down and said, "Let's talk about it." ”

I said: "Yuan Shu has the ambition to be the emperor, and it must be clear that you are serving under his account; However, as long as the Han family does not reach the day of destruction, as long as my two brothers are still alive, no one will want to stand on their own. ”

Zhou Yu groaned and couldn't help but say: "The two generals are loyal ministers of the country, and Gong Jin really admires them; I don't know if Gongjin has anything to serve? ”

I smiled slightly and said, "You are also a man of insight, and with your intellect you are one of the few in the world; I know that Sun Ce is a brother-in-law with you, and he is also an outstanding talent; I had a friendship with his father, Sun Wentai, so I want you to help him pacify Jiangdong, and then unite with us to help the Han family; When the troubled times calm down, I have bigger plans, I wonder if you are interested in participating? ”

Zhou Yu groaned and couldn't help asking: "What the general means by his words is that he intends to conquer foreign races in the future?" ”

I nodded and said, "Smart; My ideological proposition is that "all people are equal", and its ultimate goal is "unity"; Not only the unity of one's own people, but also the unity of all mankind; It is not only the unity of territorial sovereignty, but also the unity of various ethnic cultures; "Unification" is the path that all human beings must take, and only then can mankind truly become strong and prosperous. ”

Zhou Yu sounded a little incomprehensible to what I said, but he felt that what I said seemed to make some sense. Then he asked again: "I don't know why the general wants to say this to Gong Jin?" ”

I smiled slightly and said, "This is a kind of chance; Besides, when I tell ordinary people about this, they don't understand it, do they? ”

Zhou Yu nodded and said, "Gong Jin understands; Since the general can trust Gong Jin, Gong Jin naturally has to live up to the general's trust; Gong Jin must convey the general's words to Bo Fu and persuade him to help the general. ”

I nodded and said, "Then you'll have to do it." ”

There are times in life when there is a special kind of opportunity, which may be just a flash of inspiration for a certain moment. If such an opportunity can be seized at the right time, the value and significance generated in the end will be extraordinary. (To be continued.) )