"180,000 troops in the south and 330,000 troops in the north, a total of 510,000 troops, it seems that Yuan Shao has made a bloody effort this time, and he will strive to fight a battle." Liu Bei sat in the lobby of the Xinye County Government Office, looking at the battle report in front of him, and pondered it with great meaning.

Pang Tong, who was sitting next to Liu Bei, looked at Liu Bei with a smile on his face, and said with a light smile: "Lord, our opportunity has come." Liu Bei said with a smile: "It's good to fish in muddy water, the current water is not muddy enough, can the military advisor have any good strategies to make this pool of water more muddy?" ”

Pang Tong's eyes rolled slightly, and then he said confidently: "Don't worry, the lord has already arranged, this opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Jingzhou, at least one state will be the lord's." It's just that I don't know which state the Lord of the Dao wants to take as a foundation? ”

Liu Bei had surprise on his face, and said with some excitement: "Is this true? Can you really take one of these three states? Pang Tong said with a smile: "Don't worry, please answer the questions of the unification first, and arrange the next action." ”

Liu Bei spread out his hands, so he said in embarrassment: "It stands to reason that Jingzhou should be taken as the foundation, Jingzhou has the danger of the big river, the solid of the three rivers, and it is a good place to settle down, but Jingzhou is the foundation of Brother Jingsheng, and Brother Bei and Brother Jingsheng are brothers of the same clan, if you take Jingzhou, I am afraid it will make people all over the world laugh." ”

Pang Tong said with a smile: "As long as the lord wants Jingzhou, Tong naturally has a way to resolve those rumors." ”

Liu Bei was overjoyed in his heart, and hurriedly stood up and bowed to Pang Tong: "If this is the case, Bei will definitely feel the merits of the military division today." ”

Pang Tong smiled and waved his hand. immediately promoted the account with Liu Bei, and arranged his prior plans one by one. In Pang Tong's plan, he wanted to use the strategy of attacking the east and the west, first let Guan Yu lead 5,000 cavalry, and rushed to the junction of Yan, Henan and Jingzhou in the starry night. Be sure to win a few battles beautifully. Kill some more Xiahou Yuan's subordinates, so that all the people of Jingzhou think that Liu Bei's main army has rushed to the front line of the battlefield to reduce their vigilance against Liu Bei.

After sending Guan Yu. Pang Tong instructed Sun Qian and Jian Yong to spread rumors in various counties of Jingzhou. It is said that Liu Biao has passed away not long ago. It is hoped that the second son Liu Cong will be the son of the family and rule Jingzhou after Liu Biao's death. Abolishing Chang Liyu has been the way to take trouble since ancient times, and Pang Tong believes that it is provoked by this rumor. Many upright people in Jingzhou will stand up against Liu Cong's establishment as the prince, and when Jingzhou is in turmoil, Liu Bei's opportunity will come. In order to protect Liu Bei's long-standing reputation, Pang Tong planned to take advantage of the civil strife in Jingzhou to let Liu Bei support Liu Biao's eldest son Liu Qi, take the opportunity to hold the power of Jingzhou into his own hands, and let Liu Qi be a puppet on the surface.

At the same time, Pang Tong asked Mi Zhu to secretly rush to Jiangxia to meet with Liu Qi and Liu Pan stationed there, and persuaded Liu Qi, Liu Pan and Liu Beibing to use troops in Xiangyang from two directions on the grounds of eradicating the Cai clan, taking the opportunity to eliminate the entrenched Cai family.

In addition, Liu Feng and Chen Zhi each led an army to secretly lurk outside Xinye City, waiting for Pang Tong's order, these two armies, advance can be attacked, retreat can be defended, is the most important link in all links, so Pang Tong did not let the fierce general Zhang Fei lead the troops, but let Liu Bei's righteous son Liu Feng lead one of the soldiers and horses. Although Liu Feng is not as brave as Zhang Fei, he is much calmer than Zhang Fei in terms of fighting with the group when carrying out orders.

As for Zhang Fei, Pang Tong has other arrangements for him. In Liu Bei's side, the most famous are Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, these two people will not leave Liu Bei's side if there are no special circumstances, now Guan Yu is ordered to go north, Zhang Fei will definitely stay by Liu Bei's side, play a role in protecting Liu Bei, if those Jingzhou in Xinye City do not see Zhang Fei's rapid roaring figure, it will inevitably arouse their suspicions, so Zhang Fei can protect Liu Bei at the same time, but also play a role in confusing the enemy, in addition, the three thousand cavalry in Zhang Fei's hands is also the killer of Pang Tong's arrangement this time, The skeleton of this cavalry is the Yanzhao cavalry, that is, the subordinates of Ao Lie in the past, the training level is quite elite, Pang Tong is ready to use the most unexpected way at the most critical moment, send this cavalry to smash Huanglong, and solve all the problems in a battle.

After the arrangements were made, everyone under Liu Bei's command took orders to leave, Liu Bei looked at Pang Tong with some concern, and asked in a low voice: "Military advisor, Brother Jingsheng is in good health, once Liu Qi and Liu Pan led their troops to Xiangyang after receiving the news of Brother Jingsheng's return to heaven, but saw that Brother Jingsheng was safe and sound, then how should we deal with ourselves?" ”

Pang Tong said with a smile: "Don't worry, the Cai family will not let go of such an opportunity, they will definitely use the excuse of rebellion to crusade against Liu Qi and Liu Pan, at that time, the two tigers will fight each other and there will be an injury, whether Liu Qi is killed in battle, or Liu Cong is killed, Liu Biao's heart will not feel good, and the trance in the spirit is light. "Dare to be affectionate, it is also fake to form an alliance with Liu Qi, this is a serial scheme, Liu Qi and Liu Cong, the two brothers, are just bait thrown by Pang Tong.

"Wonderful! It's wonderful! The military advisor is really a god and a man, and he has unpredictable wisdom! Liu Bei didn't suddenly realize until this moment, and couldn't help but extend a thumbs up to Pang Tong. After so many years of displacement, everywhere is under the fence, such days, Liu Bei has long had enough, the desire for territory makes Liu Bei a little hysterical, Pang Tong's serial plan, Liu Biao's two sons are used as bait, Liu Bei, who has always flaunted benevolence and morality, can't care about opposition, as long as he can get Jingzhou as a foundation, Liu Bei doesn't care about the rest.

Back to the north. Outside Hejian City, Gao Ran and Yuan Xi had already settled down in the camp, standing side by side, looking at Hejian City more than ten miles away. On the walls of Hejian City, there were ten huge objects, covered with red cloth on the outside, and they couldn't tell what they were at all, but the flags planted on the city walls, the two of them could see them clearly.

There are two large flags planted on the city wall, and the big flag on the left reads: Han Champion Marquis, Hussar General, and Governor Ao of the Northern Capital; The banner on the right reads: Han Champion General Zhao. These two flags were like two sharp daggers, bringing bursts of sting pain to Gao Ran and Yuan Xi's hearts. Because these two flags represent that Hejian County is already Ao Lie's territory, and Ao Lie's tentacles have officially extended into the territory of Jizhou!

Yuan Xi's eyes shot a resentful gaze, staring coldly at the two big flags on the city wall, and his tone was full of resentment: "General Gao, give the order to attack the city!" While the Ao Lie army has not yet arrived, we must recapture Hejian! The personal feud between him and Ao Lie is only half of Yuan Xi's hatred, and the other half, Yuan Xi doesn't want Jizhou, which belongs to him in the future, to fall into Ao Lie's hands. In Yuan Xi's view, among the four brothers, only he is the most capable of taking over Jizhou, so he regards Jizhou as his future foundation, and naturally he can't tolerate Ao Lie's hegemony.

Gao Ran's heart was also angry, but after all, Gao Ran was one of the four court pillars in Hebei, and he was the only one among the four court pillars in Hebei who was still serving under Yuan Shao, and the other three Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and Zhang He had already taken refuge in Ao Lie and Cao Cao respectively. As one of the four court pillars in Hebei, Gao Ran still had the calmness he should have, and hurriedly comforted: "Second son, the defenders of Hejian City have not escaped a single person, our army does not have enough information, and now we can't figure out the combat effectiveness and staffing of the Youzhou army, and rashly attack the city, I'm afraid it's not appropriate, right?" ”

Yuan Xi pursed his lips at the city wall with disdain, and said contemptuously: "Didn't you see two big flags planted on the city wall?" This shows that Ao Lie's main force has not yet arrived, and only Zhao Yun is stationed alone in the city, even if Zhao Yun is brave, can he stop the 30,000 vanguard of our army? Don't hesitate, give the order immediately, after a few days of delay, when Ao Lie's army comes, we will have no chance. ”

In the Han Dynasty, when marching to war, flags were generally planted according to the surnames of the generals participating in the war, that is, how many generals there were in the army, how many flags should be set up correspondingly, and on each banner, the official position and surname of the generals were embroidered to highlight the merits of each general. On the current Hejian City, there are only two banners of Ao Lie and Zhao Yun, which is enough to show that Ao Lie's army has not yet arrived, and only Zhao Yun is stationed in the city. As for Ao Lie's banner, it was just as the main flag, which was symbolically placed at the head of the city by Zhao Yun.

Under Yuan Xi's repeated persuasion, Gao Ran no longer hesitated, and immediately issued an order to prepare for the siege. In Gao Ran's view, it is a good move to take advantage of the gap before the arrival of the main force of the Youzhou Army to recapture Hejian in his hands, which can not only show his ability to lead troops, but also allow Yuan Jun to firmly grasp the initiative in future battles. You must know that defending the city and forcibly attacking the city, the soldiers required and the battle damage after the battle, it is not a heavyweight.

After a stick of incense, the vanguard of the 30,000 Yuan army had been assembled, Gao Ran and Yuan Xi were wearing armor and holding spears, riding horses at the forefront of the battle array, behind them, there were 10,000 brightly armored cavalry, and on both sides were a mixed formation of 10,000 pikemen and sword and axe hands.

Slowly exhaling a breath of turbidity, Yuan Xi directly snatched the command of Gao Lan, raised his spear and pointed at Hejian City, and shouted: "Siege the city!" ”

Under Yuan Xi's order, the battle formation of the Yuan army began to turn, and the infantry troops on both wings moved their steps, lined up in four phalanxes, and advanced towards Hejian City. The phalanx at the front was a sword and axe hand holding a big shield, and under the cover of the big shield, thousands of Yuan soldiers ran quickly carrying ladders, rams and other sharp weapons to attack the city; The second echelon is composed of 5,000 pure sword and axe men, and when the first echelon of men has erected the ladder on the city wall, they will rush up the ladder and climb to the top of the city; The third echelon is composed of 5,000 pikemen, who are tasked with following behind the second echelon, responsible for protecting the ladder from damage from the Youzhou army, and if necessary, they will also join the climb; The last phalanx was 5,000 crossbowmen, who stayed behind, responsible for scattering towards the city, suppressing the firepower of the Youzhou army, and creating opportunities for their teammates in front. (To be continued......)