Lu Zhi's face sank slightly, and then he said lightly: "Since the expedition, Ben Shuai has sworn that the yellow scarf will not be broken, and he will never drink a drop of alcohol. Guo is too good-willed, and Ben Shuai understands it. ”

After that, he no longer paid attention to him, and ordered the sect members to set up camp, and passed the captains of each ministry to the big tent to discuss matters. Guo Dian was stunned and smiled.

Liu Ze didn't expect that a person like Lu Zhi who was addicted to alcohol could actually drink without getting drunk, you must know that Lu Zhi's good drinking is famous in the world, and drinking one stone a day is not enough to enjoy himself, but since he was instructed, the first military order in the army is to prohibit alcohol, in case of drunkenness and mishap, he himself is even more set an example, strict with himself, and does not drink at all, which can be exemplary.

Originally, Liu Ze's white body had no right to participate in the deliberations of the Shuai Ying, but Lu Zhi specially ordered him to come, and others naturally had nothing to say, not to mention that most of today's work would fall on Liu Ze, and all the generals and colonels were polite to Liu Ze. As for the five hundred archers, Guan Hai led the team to camp and set up the village, and did not bother the officers and soldiers, and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei also stayed in the camp.

The night was dark, Lu Zhi's tent was brightly lit, and the generals of the battalions were all together. Lu Zhi briefly summed up the situation of today's battle and focused on the next offensive plan.

Although Guangzong is only a county seat, this is Zhang Jiao's lair, Zhang Jiao has been operating in secret for many years, and the people are mostly bewitched by it, and the people are attached to it. Since the rebellion, Zhang Jiao has built a city wall in Guangzong and dug a deep trench, preparing for a long-term refusal. Now there are about 150,000 Yellow Turbans in Guangzong City, all of whom are Zhang Jiao's main Yellow Turban wrestlers, with extremely strong combat effectiveness.

The sect member raised yì, besieged the city on all sides, and attacked it strongly.

Lu Zhi immediately vetoed his opinion, the art of war is cloudy, the double is to attack it, ten is to encircle it, the current strength of the officers and soldiers is only more than 50,000 people, less than one-third of the Yellow Turban troops, if the city is besieged on all sides, then the troops on each side can only be more than 10,000 people, the defense is extremely weak, once the Yellow Turban Army out of the city to counterattack, the weak defense line of officers and soldiers is very likely to collapse in an instant. The only way to do this is to camp on the highlands in the west of the city, hold each other in the Yellow Turbans of Guangzong, and dig deep trenches on the left and right sides of the camp to prepare for the Yellow Turbans to attack the camp. If the battle situation is favorable, you can take advantage of the gap to capture Guangzong, if the battle is unfavorable, you can not take it by force, and also retreat to the camp in the west of the city, and slowly try to figure it out.

The generals commanded. Guo Dianyu said: "Today, the Yellow Turban was broken, more than 100,000 beheaded, and Liu Gongzi even captured and killed the Yellow Turban Qu Shuai Zuo Zhangba, whether Lu Zhonglang immediately performed to the court to strengthen the army." ”

What is the prestige of the army, Guo Dian's move is clearly to ask the court for merit and reward, and beheading 100,000 people can also be regarded as a great merit. Zhuojun was victorious, but only thousands of people were beheaded, and the thief Cheng Yuanzhi was just a new Qu Shuai, and Zhang Jiao's henchmen like Zuo Zhangba could not be compared at all, but Liu Yu was awarded the title of Rongqiu Marquis and the title of Tai Lieutenant because of his merits, which shows that the emperor's grace is huge.

Not only Guo Dian, but also the generals such as the sect members are also looking forward to it, such a great achievement, it will definitely not be able to run away if the official is promoted.

Unexpectedly, Lu Zhi said: "Today's battle, although there is an inch of merit, but Zhang Jiao retreated with the whole division, and our army has not won a city or a place. The merits of the generals, the right of the commander and write down, when the city of Guangzong is broken, capture and kill Zhang Jiao, and ask for credit for you. ”

Guo Dian looked disappointed, and the generals were also silent, but Lu Zhi was the supreme commander of the Northern Route Army, and he was a man of his word, and the others were not good at saying anything, so they resigned and quit the tent.

Lu Zhi may not have seen it, but Liu Ze had a keen eye, and the resentful eyes of Guo Dian and the others when they withdrew from the tent did not escape his eyes. Liu Ze couldn't help but sigh secretly, Lu Zhi was too straightforward, and he invisibly offended many of his generals, and it was no wonder that no one interceded for him when he committed a crime.

But then again, it's no wonder that Guo Dian and them, everyone is fighting desperately on the battlefield for what, isn't it just that they want to be promoted to the rank of official, fight for a wife and a cute son, others do whatever it takes to seek the goal, take the risk of merit and ask for rewards, and lie about war exploits happen from time to time, Lu Zhi is good, but he has merit but does not play, but hides it.

Perhaps Lu Zhi was too reprimanded for perfection, thinking that although he had a lot of beheadings in this battle, he failed to capture the head of the Yellow Turban, nor did he succeed in conquering the thief's nest Guangzong, and he did not complete the whole work, so it was not appropriate to ask the court for rewards. But in the eyes of the generals, 50,000 people defeated 500,000 Yellow Turbans, which in itself is an impossible miracle.

Lu Zhi waved back his soldiers on the left and right, and said to Liu Ze: "Runde, what do you think?" ”

Liu Ze didn't answer, but asked, "Why didn't the teacher take the opportunity of the big victory to win Guangzong in one go?" Now that the Yellow Turban is newly defeated, morale will inevitably be low, if it attacks at this time, there is still a three-point chance of victory, if it falls into a protracted stalemate, the momentum of the thieves will rise again, and I am afraid that Guangzong City will be more difficult to overcome. ”

Lu Zhi sighed faintly, and said with a lonely expression: "This joint, as a teacher, I haven't thought about it, if you attack the city at this time, it may really have a few chances of winning, according to Runde's words, I am afraid it will be less than thirty percent." Guangzong's city defense is strong, and most of the yellow turbans in the city are Zhang Jiao's henchmen, and they will fight to the death, even if they can take Guangzong, they will definitely pay a great price for casualties. ”

Liu Ze was also silent, yes, once the success is done, the crown of the powerful is not dyed red with blood. Lu Zhi, as a great Confucian of the time, was influenced by Confucianism, and he was extremely disgusted with war, although he involuntarily stood in this position, but he did not care about how much benefit he could get in this war, but more sympathetic to the suffering of lower-level officers and soldiers. It is an indisputable fact that fighting a war is to kill people, but as a commander, it is possible to avoid greater sacrifices and exchange the smallest price for the greatest victory, which is a question that Lu Zhi often needs to think about as a generation of Confucian generals.

"Does the teacher have a good way to defeat the enemy?"

Lu Zhi shook his head lightly and said: "The thief is huge, I am afraid that it will be difficult to overcome it for the time being, only by clearing the wilderness with a strong wall, in order to frustrate its sharpness, once the thief camp incident, there is an opportunity to take advantage of it, and then it will naturally be possible to capture Guangzong with one drum." ”

Liu Ze was very surprised, Zhang Jiao would die of a violent illness in a few months, and the Yellow Turban Dragons had no leader, so they were naturally defeated, Lu Zhi was able to see this, and Liu Ze had to be greatly admired. It's a pity that no one can understand Lu Zhi's strategy and tactics, but he was falsely accused of not fighting at a high base and neglecting the morale of the army, so that he was imprisoned.

Liu Ze said worriedly: "The teacher's move to wait and see the enemy mutiny, but he can save the army, but the edict of the court is very urgent, if Guangzong has not been able to overcome it for a long time, I am afraid that the court will blame the teacher." ”

Lu Zhi said: "The disparity between the strength of the enemy and us, how can it be broken by risking a light advance, if you forcibly attack the city, but are attacked by thieves, the whole army may be in trouble." Once Hebei is mourned, Jingshi is in danger. Therefore, we must be cautious in this battle, step by step, and be invincible before we can find a gap and break the enemy. Now Zhu Jun was defeated by the thief general Bocai in Yingchuan, and Huangfu Song went to the rescue, but he couldn't win, and the situation was critical because the yellow turban was trapped in the Changshe. If Henan loses all the way, Luoyang may not be able to protect it. The day before yesterday, Emperor Fu Song sent a letter asking for reinforcements, but the war on Guangzong's side was urgent, and the troops in my hands were also stretched, which made me embarrassed. ”

"The students are willing to lead the people of the headquarters to the Changshe to help General Huangfu to relieve the teacher's worries." Liu Ze immediately asked for his life to move forward.

Lu Zhi was overjoyed and said: "Very good, if Runde is willing to go to the Changshe, it is enough to solve the danger of the Changshe." Oh, you and I just took care of the military situation, and the teacher hasn't asked you why you came to Guangzong at this time? After the victory of Zhuojun, Liu Youzhou had to be named a liehou, all thanks to the merits of Runde, presumably the court also gave you a great reward, right? ”

Liu Ze smiled bitterly and told Lu Zhi about the before and after of the Battle of Zhuojun.

Lu Zhi couldn't help but sigh and said: "Runde has made this miraculous feat, but there are eunuchs behind the scenes, which is regrettable and hateful. Liu Yu is an honest elder, how can he not express it? ”

"Liu Tingshi appointed the student to work as a soldier in Youzhou, but the yellow scarf was not broken, and the student did not dare to be proud of his achievements, and he was worried about the military situation on the teacher's side, so he resigned from Liu Zhijun's kindness and led his troops south to help the teacher."

"You are still white this time, and there are many inconveniences in the army, I appoint you as the Sima of other departments, and lead the people of the headquarters to the south to rescue General Huangfu on the same day, and help you with 1,000 soldiers and horses to strengthen the army."