Wang Xu occasionally got a conspirator Xu Shu in Nanyang, and his momentum was even greater, and he led 6,000 elite horsemen to arrive in Luyang, a large county in northern Jingzhou, two days later.

Although this Luyang is only a county, it is not much smaller than Wancheng, the city is high and thick, it is an important transportation hub, and it is also the gateway of Nanyang. In order to guard against the Central Plains, Nanyang Taishou Wenpin specially sent two strong generals, Su Fei and Huo Jun, to lead 5,000 elites to garrison here.

Su Fei and Huo Jun are both second-class generals second only to Jingzhou's high-level civil and military forces, and letting the two work together to garrison the county seat here shows their current importance.

Wang Xu's troops arrived, and the two who had been notified early led the crowd to greet him. Su Fei was born in the Qinglong Knight in his early years, but he was personally promoted by Wang Xu, and he was regarded as a veteran general in Jingzhou. The battle of pacifying Yuzhang was even more meritorious in its bloody battle, so Wang Xu was no stranger to him.

But there was not much time to catch up along the way, and Wang Xu went to the county government meeting hall as soon as possible to discuss the strategy of pacifying the Yingchuan Yellow Turban.

Wang Xu's face was stern, and his eyes swept over the generals sitting in the hall one by one, and then looked at the two generals Su Fei and Huo Jun who were in the back row.

"Su Fei, Huo Jun! You wait for the town to guard this place, the closest to Yingchuan, so briefly describe the shape of the current Yingchuan yellow scarf! ”

The two of them were in danger of Luyang's safety, and they had a good understanding of Yingchuan's actions, and after a moment of eye contact, Su Fei got up and replied: "General Qiyu, there are currently three Yellow Turbans in Yingchuan, each of which is independent, but it is closely connected. The bandit He Yi has nearly 20,000 people in his hands, and his power is the largest, and the main force is currently entrenched in the Father City more than 100 miles east of Luyang, Xiangcheng more than 100 miles east of the Father City, and Kunyang more than 100 miles southeast of the Father City! ”

"The Horman forces are secondary. There are about more than 10,000 people. At present, it is located in Dingling County, southeast of Kunyang. and Wuyang County in the south of Kunyang. The worst is Huang Shao, whose strength is about seven or eight thousand, and he is entrenched in Yun County, southeast of Dingling. Each of the three armies has its own subordinates, but they depend on each other. ”

"I heard that the general sent troops to Yingchuan, and now He Yi has begun to assemble in the father city, and ask He Man and Huang Shao for help, intending to fight the general in the father city!"

As Su Fei's voice fell, Wang Xu smiled. Said disapprovingly: "How dare his rabble fight with me, he saw that I had few soldiers, so he was ready to stick to his father's city and use the power of the city to resist it!" ”

As he spoke, he frowned again, and said a little helplessly: "But this initial expedition, although it is all the elite troops of the generals, can be killed on the horse, and can be fought when dismounted." Extremely combative. But if you storm the city, it will be too much to gain and lose too much. ”

"What the lord said is very true!" Xu Shu was eager to show his talent. Be the first to speak out and agree. "The lord and the famous envoy He Yi and others are afraid, and they will not fight lightly, if they want to break it, they should find another way."

"Hmm!" Wang Xu nodded, thought about it, but suddenly asked, "Su Fei, I don't know how Cao Cao's garrisons in Yingchuan and Runan are?" ”

"Heavy garrison!" Su Fei immediately responded solemnly, looked at Wang Xu, and continued: "Cao General Xiahou Danben led 5,000 elites to garrison Yingyang County to confront the Xiangcheng Yellow Turban, and the day before yesterday, Cao Cao ordered Man Chong to lead 5,000 troops to reinforce. In addition, the Zhaoling Tomb east of Yunxian County was originally guarded by Xiahou Yuan with 7,000 troops, but Li Dian and Cao Hong arrived with 3,000 soldiers yesterday and have been stationed with more than 10,000 elites. ”

"Oh?" Wang Xu frowned, he had been marching, and he still didn't know about Cao Cao's troops, so he asked: "Do you know when they sent troops?" Is it before I send my troops, or after I send my troops? ”

"It's after the general sends out his troops!" Su Fei was sure of the authenticity.

"That's a bit of a problem!" Wang Xu smiled meaningfully.

Xu Shu also fell into deep thought, feeling a little tricky, and after a while, he deduced: "Lord, I'm afraid that this matter is not to fight for the yellow scarf, but to fight for the lord!" ”

"How?" Although Wang Xu also thought so, he was not in a hurry to express his position.

Xu Shu said lightly: "Cao Cao is a genius in the world, of course he can see the shape clearly." The lord has not decided on Yizhou, and he must be able to conclude that the lord will not compete with him, even if he fights, it is difficult for these six thousand elite horsemen to make great achievements, so why do they need to add troops? ”

"There are good generals such as Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan guarding Yingyang and Zhaoling, which has blocked the way, which is enough to make them calmly dispatch the main force to come to fight, how can it be necessary to send no more reinforcements than now? In addition, although there are many yellow turbans, there are good generals such as Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan stationed in them, which is enough to deal with it, so why spend money and food on additional troops? ”

But he obviously doesn't want to fight to the death with the lord, let alone fight with the lord to exterminate the Yellow Turban, otherwise why wouldn't the main army move? Therefore, to sum up, his subordinates boldly speculated that his move was to fish in troubled waters! ”

This analysis is reasonable, Wang Xu immediately nodded appreciatively: "Yuan Zhi is really good at planning, this statement is really to the point, yes, I also think Cao Cao wants to fish in troubled waters!" It's just that I haven't figured out what a fish is. It stands to reason that even if my 6,000 soldiers and horses are defeated by them, they will not be able to break their muscles and bones, so why bother? ”

"Hahaha......" Xu Shu suddenly smiled and looked deeply at Wang Xu, who was still puzzled.

"Why is Yuan Zhi laughing?" Wang Xu asked.

"Lord, you are in the game, and you can't see through it!" Xu Shu shook his head and laughed, these days with Wang Xu contact, but also found that Wang Xu is a very talkative and laughing person, immediately quite meaningfully quipped: "Lord, this fish is very big, and it is also very tempting Cao Cao, if he can get this fish, it will eliminate the big trouble in his heart!" ”

"In the game?" Wang Xu was so clicked, and after thinking about it for a while, he realized it instantly, and exclaimed: "Oh, aren't I the fish?" ”

"Hahaha......" He laughed at himself, but he instantly amused all the generals in the hall.

Wang Xu did it on purpose, looked at everyone, and then said funny: "I didn't expect Meng De to go to such great lengths to try to catch me, but my fish is very slippery, be careful that the fish is not caught, but it will be fishy!" ”

Xu Shu also laughed enough, and took over the words: "Lord, can you decide to still suppress the yellow scarf?" ”

"Suppress, must be exterminated!" Wang Xu did not hesitate and said domineeringly: "This general has never given up halfway when he sends troops, and this is the best opportunity to alleviate Jingzhou's financial crisis." Since Meng De wants to participate in and make a few moves with me on a small scale, let's see! Let's see if he catches my big fish, or if this big fish pulls him overboard! ”

"The lord is so courageous!" Xu Shu immediately praised it, but soon continued: "It's just that the lord must be careful." It belongs to the Central Plains of the Lower Calendar. I have heard a lot of rumors about General Cao. Xiahoudun bravely crowned the three armies, thick and fine. Xiahou Yuan is shrewd and good at fighting, cunning and resourceful. Li Dian is old and serious, elegant and slight. Full of favor is determined to be resolute, commanding the army is lawful, brave and resourceful. Cao Hong, the blessed general of the world, both civil and military. ”

"All of these people are extraordinary. All generals must deal with it carefully, otherwise it may be difficult to fight! ”

As soon as these words came out, all the generals except Zhang Jing were not very happy. Guan Hai immediately spoke: "I have been thinking too much about joining the army, how can I grow the ambition of others and destroy my own prestige." ”

"What General Guan said is very true!" Xu Huang was also very excited, and said loudly: "The generals of the Cao family also saw it when they were begging Dong back then, although they have some skills, but they are also mortals, if they dare to come out." The last general will give a head-on blow. ”

Dian Wei was even more direct, and patted the ice and fire halberd on his back with his backhand. The voice was like thunder: "Brother Xiahou, why are you afraid? Let's kill one by one, and kill one by two! ”

Everyone was excited, Xu Shu didn't care at all, but showed a smile.

Wang Xu was still puzzled why Xu Shu suddenly said such words, which made the generals dissatisfied, but at this moment, looking at the appearance of his old god, he instantly understood the mystery, which was obviously agitating the generals!

The generals did not take this suppression of bandits to heart before, thinking that it was just an easy matter, lacking the will to fight and the attitude of thirst for war, but now inadvertently raising the prestige of General Cao, it greatly stimulated the fighting spirit of the generals, eager to fight for a high level, and obviously felt the difference.

Wang Xu was happy in his heart, but his face was very strict, and he waved his hand to interrupt the generals' speeches. "Yuan Zhi is right, the Xiahou brothers, Li Dian, Man Chong, and Cao Hong are all the choice of generals, if this battle is relative, you must be careful to deal with it, otherwise it will be difficult to match."

As soon as these words came out, the anger on the faces of the generals was even worse, and no one was convinced, but it was not easy to refute Wang Xu's words.

Xu Huang exhaled sullenly, couldn't help but feel aggrieved, and suddenly got up and said: "Lord, looking at it from the end of the general, since Cao Cao intends to obstruct it, then this time to exterminate the remnants of the Yellow Turban, Xiangcheng and Yunxian will be the key, and the last general will lead 2,000 people to attack the Yellow Turban Xiangcheng tonight, and will definitely block Yingyang Xiahoudun and Manzhong." ”

"The last general is also willing to go!" Xu Sheng, who had not spoken, also got up and agreed.

"Huh! Gongming and Wenxiang are not in a hurry, and they will talk about the tactics of this battle later! As he spoke, he didn't care about Xu Huang and Xu Sheng, who were sulking, turned to look at Xu Shu and said with a smile: "Yuan Zhi, is there a clever plan to break the yellow scarf?" ”

Xu Shu was confident, smiled slightly, and responded softly: "There are three plans, no matter how high or low!" ”

"Three plans!" This time, Wang Xu was also surprised, and he only thought of a strategic route at present. "Yuan Zhi, hurry up!"

"No!" Xu Shu slowly closed his eyes, and it took a long time to sort out his thoughts, and he said slowly: "One of them takes the longest time, has the most variables, but the least loss. The remnants of the Yellow Turban dared to gather troops again and invade the county, because they attached themselves to Yuan Shu this time and received Yuan Shu's secret support, but the two sides must not really be united. ”

"If they work together, the two yellow turbans will lead the crowd to Huainan, why are they making trouble in Yingchuan, Runan and other places? Obviously, the remnants of the Yellow Turban did not fully trust Yuan Shu, they just relied on his name in order to justify their name and get rid of the name of bandits. And Yuan Shu was willing to agree to his attachment in this way, which was nothing more than using them to add some hidden dangers to Cao Cao's territory. In his early years, he was defeated by Cao Cao and fled to Huainan, always eager for revenge. ”

"Therefore, the first plan can start from this point, the lord secretly believes in Yuan Shu, persuading him not to mix with the remnants of the Yellow Turban, touting his status as a noble person, a famous man in the world, who was once a great contributor to the pacification of the Yellow Turban, and should not be in the same stream with these bandits."

"Then tell Jingzhou that the civil and military forces admire him, but now this makes everyone not very respectful, at that time, with Yuan Shu's great achievements, and his self-esteem, and the character of cherishing his reputation, he will inevitably alienate the contact with these yellow turban thieves."

At this time, the Yellow Turban lost the support of Yuan Shu, and at the same time faced the pressure from both sides of the lord and Cao Cao, and he must have panicked. The lord only needs to pass the letters, explain the benefits, and force them to submit, and on the other hand, he will be pressed by strong troops, and he will win one or two battles when he seeks opportunities, and the remnants of the Yellow Turban will fall! ”

As soon as Xu Shu's words fell, Wang Xu had already blurted out exclamation: "Good plan!" Good plan! The only drawback is that it takes a long time and is prone to variables, but it is indeed a feasible strategy. I don't know what the second plan is? ”

Xu Shu smiled and said again: "This second plan is also a divisive plan. He Yi is the main force blocking the lord, and most of the troops are gathered in the father's city, and at the same time, he must ask Huang Shao and He Man for support, and the three parties will jointly resist. Although this made it impossible for our army to take the father city, it left the Yellow Turban empty behind him. ”

"He Yi has a total of three counties, Father City, Xiangcheng, and Kunyang. The main force of the father city in the west wants to block our army, and Xiangcheng in the east must also stay in the soldiers and horses to guard against Xiahoudun in Yingyang in the north, so that Kunyang in the south is bound to be extremely empty! ”

"Moreover, Huang Shao on the border of Yingchuan in the southeast is the weakest, but he has to guard against Xiahou Yuan and other troops in Zhaoling County in the east, and he also dispatches troops to assist He Yi in defending his father's city, which must be empty. At this time, it can be found that only He Man is at ease! ”

"His two counties of Wuyang and Dingling, in the south and southeast of He Yi's forces, and in the west of Huang Shao's Yun County, are protected by the two forces, and he sent troops to assist He Yi and Huang Shao, but his own local area is not too dangerous."

At this time, the lord led the army to suppress the father's city, confronted He Yi, and if he came out, he would find a strategy to defeat him. If he doesn't come out, he will send two other generals, both of whom will pretend to be yellow scarves, and one will pretend to be He Man's soldiers and horses, and quietly rob He Yi's empty Kunyang. The other will also pretend to be He Man's soldiers and horses, launch a loot against Yun County, and at the same time pretend to hide his tracks, bluffing around Yun County, the more mysterious the better. ”

Speaking of this, Xu Shu was already smiling. "At this time, what does the lord think He Yi and Huang Shao will think?"

"Huh!" Wang Xu was also happy, and said with a smile: "The two of them have long been under pressure and frightened, and they must have been suspicious of He Man at that time, thinking that he wanted to take this opportunity to snatch their chassis and rob them of a large amount of money, food and materials to enrich their own power. ”

"Yes!" Xu Shu stroked his beard and smiled. "In this way, when the time comes, some rumors will be spread, and it will be rumored that He Man sees that Cao Cao and the lord are powerful, and wants to seize the money and food of He Yi and Huang Shao's soldiers, and then defect to Yuan Shu, or even defect to the lord or Cao Cao, and seek a high position, do you say that He Yi and Huang Shao believe it at this moment?"

"There must be civil strife!" Wang Xuhu's eyes were shining, and he was already very excited.

"The Yellow Turban Bandit is doomed!" Xu Shu said with a smile.

After listening to the first two plans, Wang Xu was already open-minded and determined to adopt them, but he couldn't help but ask about the third plan. "Yuan Zhi, I don't know what about the third plan?"

Xu Shu smiled and said silently this time, and did not answer, but said incomprehensibly: "Lord, the third plan is to fight for variables, and it can only be said when Cao Cao destroys, and it needs to be based on the form, if it is said in advance, I am afraid it will not be effective, and I hope that the lord will forgive his subordinates and not inform them for the time being!" ”

"It's right, and it doesn't matter! Let's plan first! Wang Xu waved his hand and smiled and set the tactical deployment of this battle! (To be continued......)