Chapter 555: The Battle of Xiling II
Liu Xiu has the information of Yuan Shu's generals and strategists on hand, as long as he is a little famous, he basically knows it. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info Xun You said that Yan Xiang, he scratched his head a little: "Isn't he in Yanzhou, why did he go to Exian again?" ā
Xun You smiled, he didn't answer, and Yan Xiang didn't listen to us, where did he want to go, we can control it?
"It seems that Yuan Shu is planning to confront us at the same time in the north and south of the river." Liu Xiu groaned: "If he is allowed to occupy Changsha, we will only be able to attack one city and one pool, the sailors will not be able to give full play to their advantages, and the cavalry will not be able to exert their might." ā
Xun You nodded, and said, "Anyway, Xiling must be taken." Only by taking Xiling, the west of Dabie Mountain can be fully pocketed. As for Jiangnan ......" Xun You pondered for a moment: "It's not too late to go after taking Xiling, as long as you enter before the autumn harvest." ā
Liu Xiu smiled and didn't say anything more, he understood what Xun Yu meant. Yuan Shu wanted to fight a protracted war, and he didn't think about a quick victory. The news from Luoyang said that although Liu Xie, the little son of heaven, has not yet been pro-government, but he has already shown his suspicion, if the battle is too smooth, maybe he will have to die of cunning before the little son of heaven is pro-government, and the lackeys will cook. Now that his power base is in the west, and he did not participate in the war in the east some time ago, of course, he must fight slowly and slowly cultivate his strength at this time, so that he will have the opportunity to overpower Cao Cao in the future and clear the obstacles for the change of dynasty.
"Let Zhang Fei lead his guards to ride into Jiangnan, you can't let them be too satisfied." Liu Xiu chuckled lightly and asked Zhang Wei to find Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei was drinking, looking at Xiling City in the distance. He is Liu Xiu's personal guard and cavalry governor. His subordinates have Liu Xiu's 5,000 personal guard cavalry, and they are the important generals under Liu Xiu's account alongside Xu Xu. However, there is no cavalry needed for the siege of the city, he can only watch the others busy from the side, and even Xu Yu's tiger battalion is strengthening training, preparing to enter the battlefield at a critical moment and deal a fatal blow to the defenders of the city. The Guards did not have such a task, they were in addition to their daily training. It is the Chinese army camp that guards Liu Xiu.
Zhang Fei was very depressed, but he didn't say anything, and followed Liu Xiu for so many years. He knew that Liu Xiu would definitely give him the opportunity to make meritorious contributions at the right time.
"Zhang Du." Zhang Wei jumped over, leaned over to Zhang Fei's side, and followed Zhang Fei's gaze to look into the distance. smiled: "Itchy, right?" ā
Zhang Fei turned his head, glanced at him, and scolded with a smile: "Stinky boy, dare to come and entertain me?" ā
Zhang Wei shrunk his neck, not afraid. His mother is the wife of the national teacher, his brother is the future national teacher, and he is now Liu Xiu's personal guard, so he doesn't have to be afraid of anyone. What's more, although he is young, his Taoist skills and martial arts are not bad, even if he does it. It is not so easy for Zhang Fei to win him.
"The general invited you to go, and guess what it would be?"
"Me? What else could there be. Zhang Fei pursed his lips: "Are you going back to Jiangling to do something?" ā
"Hmm...... No. Zhang Wei shook his head proudly: "Guess again?" ā
Zhang Fei raised his eyebrows: "I can't guess." ā
"Hey, good news." Zhang Wei leaned into Zhang Fei's ear and said, "The general is going to send you to Jiangnan to intercept Yuan Shu's reinforcements to support Sun Jian." ā
Zhang Wei's words were not finished, and there was a flower in front of him. Zhang Fei was gone, and when he looked at it again, Zhang Fei was already three steps away, like his big black horse, running towards the big tent of the Chinese army. Zhang Wei's mouth opened wide in surprise and was stunned for a moment. That's when I rushed over.
Zhang Fei stood in front of Liu Xiu excitedly, and said with a smile: "Sir, have a task?" ā
Liu Xiu glanced at him in surprise, exchanged a look with Xun You, and couldn't help but smile and shake his head: "Itchy hands?" ā
"It's been itching for a long time." Zhang Fei rubbed his hands and said.
"Yuan Shu sent Zhang Xun to Yuzhang, it seems that he is preparing to build a second line of defense to meet Sun Jian." Liu Xiu gave him the urgent report he had just received, "I can't get out for the time being, you take your guards to ride to Jiangnan, the task is not to defeat Zhang Xun, but to interfere with Zhang Xun." ā
Liu Xiu said as he drew an area on the map: "Two things, one, no drinking, no whipping soldiers, and two, no going beyond this range." ā
The first condition, Zhang Fei can agree, he is used to it. Whenever he was asked to lead the troops alone, Liu Xiu would give him such an order. But the second one, he didn't understand very much, the range drawn by Liu Xiu was far away from Yuzhang, just along the area of Dongting Lake, and the farthest was no more than a hundred miles. Isn't this a bit narrow for the cavalry that comes and goes like the wind?
"The terrain here is different from the northwest, it is mountainous, hilly, and swampy, which is not conducive to cavalry operations." Liu Xiu explained: "Once you enter these areas, the advantage of the cavalry will become a disadvantage, and if something happens, I can't save you." Your activities in this area I have demarcated can completely force Zhang Xun not to dare to be presumptuous, and with Gan Ning receiving you at Dongting Lake, you can get support from grain and grass at any time. ā
Zhang Fei understood, and nodded in agreement.
"Remember, if you break one, you tie yourself back." Liu Xiu said to Zhang Fei solemnly: "Your task is to interfere, not to kill. It's not time for you to charge, so don't delay yourself. ā
"Got it, got it." Zhang Fei hurriedly agreed.
After Zhang Fei came out of the account, Xun You said with some worry: "General, Gan Ning is a reckless person, and Yide's temper is also relatively irritable, will it be ...... for them to cooperate?"
"It's okay." Liu Xiu smiled, "Don't look at these two people, they are actually rough and fine people." In addition, I arranged a military plan for him. Yan Pu, Yan Pu. ā
"General." A young staff officer of about twenty years old walked out of the back tent and saluted Liu Xiu Xian while lowering his rolled up sleeves.
"You clean up, report to Zhang Fei's camp, and be his supervisor." Liu Xiu looked at Yan Pu, "You heard the two orders I just said to Zhang Fei, right?" ā
Yan Pu smiled calmly: "I heard it." ā
"Alright, let's go."
Yan Pu nodded, went back to the inner tent to explain, and quickly packed up his luggage and came to Zhang Fei's big tent. Zhang Fei was happily packing up, and when he saw Yan Pu. Thinking that he was here to give an order, he was just about to ask, and he was a little surprised when he saw the burden that Yan Pu was carrying in his hand.
Yan Pu explained his intention and showed Liu Xiu's order to Zhang Fei. Although Zhang Fei was a little unhappy, he didn't say much, and pointed to the official documents on the case: "That's good." Since you're here, help me clean up first. ā
Yan Pu didn't say a word, put down his burden and began to sort out the official documents. He is a native of Ba County. Long before Liu Xiu entered Yizhou, at the age of thirteen, he went to Guan Middle School to study at the Military Academy. Liu Xiu entered Yizhou. He just graduated from his studies and directly entered the Cheqi General's Mansion as a soldier. reported on official business several times, and left Liu Xiu with good opinions, and later when Liu Xiu formed the staff group, he was taken in.
Zhang Fei held the wine jug in one hand, while watching Yan Pu methodically clean up the official documents on the case, and it didn't take long to tidy up the messy case, and the psychology of some resistance was a little calmer, and he felt that Liu Xiu sent him at least a diligent staff officer, not a pure supervisor.
"The sub-family." Zhang Fei screamed. He handed the flask over and shook it: "Take a sip." ā
Yan Pu took the flask, took a sip, then wiped the spout with his sleeve and sent it back. The wine had just been swallowed. His face turned red. Zhang Fei smiled, he knew that Yan Pu didn't drink, but he just wanted Yan Pu to take a sip, just to see if this person was disobedient, whether he had the arrogance of those who were born in the staff group. Yan Pu naturally drank it, which showed his attitude.
"The sub-family. Tell me, how is this battle fought? Zhang Fei stood up, stretched out his hand and patted Yan Pu's shoulder, "The general gave me two rules, I think you have heard it, you can tell me how we should act after we arrive in Changsha." ā
"The general's rule is just to let the governor make fewer mistakes and not give the enemy a chance to take advantage of." Yan Pu covered his mouth with his sleeve, coughed twice, and then said, "But the general didn't stipulate how you attacked. The strength of the cavalry is that it moves quickly, and the governor has followed the general for many years, so he must have a clear grasp of the essence of the general's cavalry. ā
Zhang Fei's eyes flashed, and his face sank: "You mean to say, let me choose the opportunity to fight?" ā
"Isn't that what the general meant?" Yan Pu spread his hands and said with a calm smile: "The generals have been soldiers for many years, when have they restricted the freedom of action of their subordinates, and they are planning within their plans, then they are all calculated as big strategies, not small tactics. Governor, the general just drew a range for you, within this range, how to fight, when to fight, is not determined by the governor's will? ā
Zhang Fei's eyes rolled twice, laughed, hugged Yan Pu's shoulder affectionately, and patted him hard: "Good boy, it's just what I want, it's good, it's good." ā
Yan Pu smiled slightly, secretly relieved.
In Liu Xiu's big tent, Xun You was also discussing with Liu Xiu whether Zhang Fei could accept Yan Pu. Xun You was very familiar with Zhang Fei, but he was not familiar with Yan Pu, although he had taught Yan Pu, but at that time, Yan Pu was not obvious and did not leave a deep impression on him. He was very worried that Yan Pu would not be able to gain Zhang Fei's trust, and there was a conflict between the two. This kind of thing has been seen many times in other military schemes sent out. These military plotters thought that they had gone out by the side of the general of the chariot cavalry, and they had the status of supervising the army, so they often had a natural arrogance.
"Don't worry, the Zijia family is very good at getting along with people." Liu Xiu buried his head on the map, and said lightly: "Yide's rough goods are not his opponent's, you look at it, when I come back this time, Yide will definitely ask me to give this person to him." ā
Xun You smiled, since Liu Xiu was so sure, then there was no need for him to worry. He leaned forward: "General, all kinds of equipment are almost ready, but I have a suggestion, whether to let the national teacher's wife also make some efforts." ā
"She? What kind of strength did she make, weren't the doctors all in place? ā
"Not a healer." Xun You shook his head: "Have you forgotten that the biggest role of Mrs. Guoshi is not to cure diseases, but to demagogue." Although this Jiangxia is said to be in Jiangbei, but Jiangxia Man and Ba County's Ban Yu Man are of the same origin, although they still don't know the way of the Heavenly Master, but they have believed in those witchcraft for a long time, if Mrs. Guoshi can show her Taoism, I believe that those barbarians will be more brave and regard death as home. ā
Liu Xiu was taken aback, and only after a while did he smile and say, "I forgot about this stubble." ā