Chapter Eighty-Nine: The Battle of the Counties (3)
On the Yaya Hall of Dongwu County, the lights are bright.
Liu Chuang and the others stood in front of the map and watched for a long time, silent one by one.
"Gentlemen, what do you think?"
Liu Chuang saw that no one spoke, so he asked in a deep voice.
"This must be Langya Xiao Jian's soldiers and horses!" Bu Qi said in a deep voice: "It's just that we have no grudges with Xiao Jiansu, why did he lead his troops to invade the territory?" β
"It's nothing more than to play with Cao Cao!"
Tai Shi Ci sneered, "In addition, the previous son rescued Kong Ming's family, which angered this person."
Therefore, now they want to take advantage of our unstable foothold and send troops to commit crimes...... Unexpectedly, this guy is so bold, the four counties came out together, it seems that they want to kill us and others quickly. β
"Kill them all?"
Xu Chu said: "But you have to have this ability." β
As he spoke, he got up and asked, "Childe, please lead the troops and horses of my headquarters to meet the battle, and take the head of Xiao Jianxiang to sacrifice to Childe." β
"Zhongkang, how did you say this?" When Tai Shi Ci heard this, he immediately stopped doing it, and said loudly: "Last time, you led your troops to capture Dongwu, and this first merit has been won." Now I should lead the headquarters to attack, if I don't take Xiao Jian's head, Tai Shi Ci is willing to come to see the son. β
Xu Chu and Tai Shici competed for battle, which made Liu Chuang's heart relax a lot.
"Kong Ming, what do you think?"
He suddenly turned his head and looked at Zhuge Liang who was standing beside him.
In an instant, more than a dozen eyes fell on Zhuge Liang's body, making Zhuge Liang suddenly feel that his whole body seemed uncomfortable.
In the middle of the night, the third watch was arrested by Liu Chuang, and Zhuge Liang was a little dissatisfied.
But when he heard that Xiao Jian was coming, he came to the spirit, and he kept standing by the side, listening to the report very carefully.
"Childe, Liang thought. There are big wins and small wins in this battle, it depends on whether Liu Gongzi wants a big victory or just a small victory? β
"How's the big win? What about small wins? β
Liu Chuang enjoyed the feeling.
He began to understand a little, in the later "The Legend of Di Renjie's Case Breaking", why Di Renjie always likes to say: Yuan Fang, what do you think?
This feels really great, especially since the person who replied was Zhuge Liang, which made people feel even more satisfied.
"Small win, it's very simple. Defeat Xiao Jian is to be.
Xiao Jian gathered soldiers and horses from four counties this time, and the number of troops reached 10,000.
Among them, the Dongguan County soldiers came out of Yunting, undoubtedly to contain or prepare to defeat General Shi Lian's troops. The other three counties, with a total of 8,000 soldiers and horses, came to attack Dongwu, indicating that Xiao Jian's true intention was still in Dongwu County, and his goal should be salary.
If you win small, it's not difficult.
Just order General Shi Lian's soldiers and horses to return at speed, and then they can join forces to defend against the enemy.
Although Xiao Jian had 8,000 soldiers and horses. But if General Shi Jian can come back in time, there will be 5,000 people available in the hands of Gongzi. Although it is not as good as Xiao Jian's troops, in the eyes of Yi Liang, he is a tiger and wolf under Gongzi. Defeat Xiao Jian is as easy as a hand, and he doesn't need to show up to give advice. β
Tai Shi Ci Xu Chu Xu Sheng nodded in agreement.
Bu Qi and Lu Dai also had no objections...... That's right, although Xiao Jian has an advantage in troops. But it wasn't enough to threaten Liu Chuang too much.
"If you win a small victory, Xiao Jian will retreat knowing the difficulty. Don't dare to attack again.
But if he gains power, he will come again...... At that time, if Childe wanted to defeat him again, he was afraid that he would have to pay more effort. β
Watching Zhuge Liang talk eloquently, Liu Chuang did not show any expression.
After a moment, he asked, "This is a small victory, what is a big victory?" β
"The big winner, from now on, Xiao Jian is in Langya County, and there is no place to stand."
"Oh?"
"If you win, you need to plan.
Xiao Jian is the most cautious. But wherever he uses his troops, he will not be desperate. Therefore, if he wants to win a big victory, Liu Gongzi needs to try to lead him to all the troops and horses. If this result is to be achieved, General Yunting Shi Lian's soldiers and horses will not be returned. Not only could he not return it, but he had to stay in Yunting to resist the coalition forces of Dongguan and the Gonglai thieves, so as to contact the worries of Dongwu's flank and resist Xiao Jian with all his might. β
"Kong Ming, tell me about it."
Liang thought that although Xiao Jian mobilized 8,000 soldiers and horses, he would not be dispatched at the same time.
On the contrary, he will advance little by little, and he will be very cautious in his use of troops. If it weren't until the last minute, he would never send all his troops. Therefore, Liu Gongzi must be in Dongwu to firmly attract Xiao Jian, let him use all his strength, and no longer have a backhand. Langya soldiers and horses, mainly foot soldiers. Gongzi has a battalion of cavalry under his command, and he can evacuate the county seat of Dongwu and hide outside before Xiao Jian's soldiers and horses arrive.
After Xiao Jian attacked Dongwu with all his might, Gongzi's ambush soldiers came out from behind Xiao Jian, and when the time came, Xiao Jian would definitely be defeated.
In this battle, Xiao Jian's vitality was greatly damaged.
Gongzi can send another person to Kaiyang to lobby Zang Ba.
When the time came, Zang Ba attacked from Kaiyang and captured the Yangdu, and Xiao Jian could not escape. β
When Liu Chuang heard this, he couldn't help laughing and praising him.
"Kong Ming's strategy is the most suitable for my heart."
"Liu Gongzi, you have to think clearly, there is no danger in a small victory, but there is a great risk in a big victory.
At least before the ambush is released, you must withstand all of Xiao Jian's attacks head-on...... Liang knows that Liu Gongzi is brave and martial, and his subordinates are all tigers and wolves. However, after all, this is eight thousand thieves, Liu Gongzi wants to resist the other party with the soldiers and horses in his hands, I am afraid it will be very difficult. β
Liu Chuang's eyes narrowed, but he didn't speak.
What Zhuge Liang said is not unreasonable, he has 3,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, and if he sends out cavalry, there will only be 2,000 foot soldiers left.
Even if you add the soldiers and horses before the baggage battalion, it is not an easy task to resist the 8,000 Langya soldiers, and you need to take huge risks.
Liu Chuang raised his head and looked at Bu Qi and the others.
Seeing that Buqi had strange faces, as if they had something to say.
It's just that because Zhuge Liang is sitting here, they finally endure the words when they come to their mouths.
"Kong Ming, it's not early, let's go rest.
Tomorrow morning, accompany me to inspect the barracks. β
How smart Zhuge Liang is, how can he not see that Bu Qi and others have something to say. He stood up very obediently, and after saying goodbye to Liu Chuang, he walked out of the yatang.
"Childe, Kong Ming obviously wants to borrow your hand to take revenge."
Zhuge Liang left for a moment, and Bu Qi got up and said, "He wants to use Gongzi's soldiers and horses to fight with Xiao Jian...... This son is scheming and should not be trusted. β
Liu Chuang smiled slightly. "Of course I know, he's using me."
"That ......"
However, he was right in one sentence, Xiao Shengruo scratched his boots.
Today, our army is facing Beihai, and the front of the army has been directed at Qingzhou. Those who want to come to Beihai, by this time, will not be unclear about my intentions. Yesterday, whether it was Bozo or Yuanji, they had already clarified a fact many times. That is, in Beihai, Donglai, and Haoqiang, there is a great posture of doing their own thing. When our army first arrived, it was bound to be hostile to many people...... I don't want to go into the North Sea when the time comes, but I'm going to have to struggle with it. So, I agree with Kong Ming's idea. Since you want to fight, you have to win a big victory.
Only in this way can we deter the people of Beihai and make them more honest.
Maybe they will be our enemies in the future, but before they become enemies, they have to think about their strength.
To put it bluntly, it is one sentence: the next Beihai country. Whoever has the big fist has the right to speak, and I am trying to borrow Xiao Jianxiang's head to establish authority to the people of Beihai. β
These words came out, and the murderous atmosphere was high.
Everyone in the yahall. I couldn't help but feel an inexplicable chill, and one by one I immediately closed my mouth and stopped talking.
Liu Chuang is right, they have come this far. There's no need to hide it anymore. Their goal is also very clear to those people in the North Sea. Liu Chuang's one foot. has stepped on the threshold of the Beihai Kingdom, and it is time to preach Liu Chuang's strength to them.
Xiang Zhuang dances the sword, which is intended for Pei Gong.
Liu Chuang beat Xiao Jian, the real purpose of this is still on Beihai Kingdom.
"Now that Childe has made a decision, please make it clear how to act next."
Liu Chuang closed his eyes, and said in a deep voice after a while: "It's really annoying that the counties are in zΓ i...... If Xiao Jian occupies the counties, he will have a place to settle down and compete with me. If I divide my troops and garrison them in the counties, we will have insufficient troops. Now in my eyes, the counties are like a piece of chicken ribs. β
"Childe means ......"
"Langya soldiers and horses are still assembled in Zhengrong Valley.
Fang Cai Kong Ming also said that Xiao Jian is an extremely cautious character...... I estimate that it will take at least two days for the Langya soldiers and horses to arrive in Tobu. Therefore, I ask you to move all the people out of the counties within two days, and to destroy them to me. β
"Huh?"
"I don't want Xiao Jian to get the counties, it's too dangerous for me.
However, since I cannot occupy the counties, let it be completely destroyed. The counties are not very populous, so it should not be too difficult to relocate.
Pass my order and let Huang Zhen and Wu Anguo be in charge of this matter, so that all the grain and money in the county treasury can be scattered to the people.
By the evening of the day after tomorrow, all the people of the counties must be evacuated...... Then give me a fire, burn the counties, don't leave Xiao Jian with a piece of complete rubble. After the people of the counties moved out, they could migrate around Xiaozhu Mountain. Sue them, and when the war is over, I will compensate them tenfold for their losses. But now, they have to do my bidding...... If anyone dares to disobey, they will be killed on the spot. β
If the prefectures are destroyed, then Tobu will be a lonely city.
Liu Chuang's move was quite a bit of a ruin, and he couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
Huang Zhen and Wu Anguo were originally Dongwu's parent officials, although they were not county officials, but the people of the counties were no strangers to them.
"Ziyi, you are responsible for assisting in this matter.
When the time comes, you will lead your troops and hide in the area of Tiepu Mountain...... Remember, when to see wolf smoke burning at the head of Tobu Castle, when to send troops to attack.
Until you see the wolf smoke at the head of Tobu Castle, no matter how fierce the battle is here, you won't be able to attack. β
"Understand, Admiral!"
Tai Shi Ci knew that Liu Chuang had already made up his mind to completely defeat Xiao Jian.
After seeing Tai Shici receiving the order, Liu Chuang said to Lu Dai again: "Dinggong, I bother you to work hard and go to Kaiyang to lobby Zang Xuangao." β
Lu Dai nodded, indicating that he understood.
Now that they have all understood, let each of them go down and prepare.
Zhong Kang, tomorrow you will lead a thousand people to go to the counties of Bozo and Yuanji, and cooperate with them.
In addition, tell Xiao Ling and order him to lead the cavalry scouts to attack, and give me a close monitoring of Xiao Jian's every move, and report immediately if there is a situation."
"Whoa!"
"Wen Xiang, from tomorrow onwards, the defense of the city will be in charge of your baggage battalion."
"The last general obeys!"
"Let's go."
Liu Chuang got up, waved his sleeves, turned around and went back to the back house.
Unconsciously, Liu Chuang has faintly condensed a temperament that is difficult to explain in words.
You can say that this temperament is the so-called 'domineering spirit', or you can call it his confidence in himself. But whoever achieves great things. I have a lot of confidence in myself. Even Liu Bei, even when he was the most depressed, he never gave up this temperament.
Otherwise, why would he be defeated in a hundred battles and defeated in a hundred battles?
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The clouds of war are quietly looming over Tobu Prefecture.
For a time, countless pairs of eyes were fixed on this small Dongwu county, Zang Ba, Zhang Liao, and Beihaiguo. Yuan Tan of Qi County, the governor of Donglai County, as well as Tian Kai in Jinan Province, and Lu Qian in Taishan County.
Lu Qian, the word Ke. Yanzhou is a native of the city.
When Cao Cao was acting as the pastor of Yanzhou, he heard that LΓΌ Qian was very brave and strategic, so he recruited him, appointed him as a minister, and asked him to lead his family soldiers to guard the lake and land. Later, the rebellion of Captain Juniper of the Captain of Xiangben colluded with Changfeng and others who were still thieves in Mount Tai at that time. Cao Cao replaced Juniper with LΓΌ Qian. It took almost a single soldier to settle the rebellion and appease the morale of Xia Xiangben's army.
After that, Cao Cao appointed LΓΌ Qian as the Taishou of Mount Tai in the first year of Xingping.
Taishan County is close to the mountains and the sea. The world is chaotic.
Yuan Shao also set up Zhonglang to occupy Guo Zu and Gongsun Qian and others.
After LΓΌ Qian led his soldiers to Mount Tai, he opened a wide way to surrender, surrendered to the bandits from all directions, and promised forgiveness. They will never be held accountable for their crimes.
So, Guo Zu and others came to surrender one after another. Taishan County gradually stabilized.
Later, Lu Qian recruited young and strong soldiers to supplement the troops, so that Taishan County had elite soldiers from then on, and its troops were only strong, and they were the best in Yanzhou.
Lu Qian had long colluded with Xiao Jian, and asked him to contain Zang Ba in Langya County.
When he got the news that Xiao Jian had sent troops to Dongwu, he couldn't help but be surprised......
Xiao Jian is cautious, why did he suddenly send troops to Dongwu?
"You mean, the thieves have taken Tobu Prefecture?"
"Exactly!"
Lu Qian gasped, sat behind the handsome case, and was silent.
Cao Cao had previously sent someone to inform him not to provoke Liu Chuang for the time being. Therefore, Lu Qian also turned one eye open and closed one eye to Liu Chuang and his party, and never made a move. But in his heart, he was quite disdainful of Liu Chuang. In his opinion, Liu Chuang is just a fake son of Liu Tao, not a son of man. Lu Bu lost to Liu Chuang one after another, which was caused by his underestimation of the enemy. As for the news from Lu Bu's side, Lu Qian was also skeptical. God knows if Lu Bu did this on purpose to cover up his failure? This kind of thing is not clear.
Lu Qian always wanted to weigh Liu Chuang's weight, but Liu Chuang did not go to Taishan County, so it was not easy for him to act rashly.
Now Xiao Jian's dispatch of troops is exactly in line with Lu Qian's thoughts.
Let Xiao Jian weigh Liu Chuang's strength and then make a decision......
"What Xiao Xiang did was a matter of Xuzhou.
I'm too guarded by Taishan County, and it's not good to meddle in it without permission...... Since Xiao Xiang sent troops, let him be careful. It won't hurt to think about it. However, after Xiao Xiang used troops, the troops in Langya County were empty. Pass my order and order the soldiers and horses of Nanwuyang, Feiguo, and Nancheng counties to assemble in Yiting to prevent Kaiyang Zang Xuangao from moving. β
Yiting, located west of Linyi, borders Langya County.
Lu Qian was also worried that with Xiao Jian's use of soldiers, Zang Ba, who was in Kaiyang, would be ready to move.
He sent troops to garrison Yiting to warn Zang Ba not to act rashly.
In Lu Qian's opinion, Zang Ba is a smart person, and he should not run out to trouble Xiao Jian at this time.
For a time, Langya County, Beihai Country, the situation changed.
The day after Liu Chuang and others discussed, Huang Zhen and Wu Anguo, accompanied by Xu Chu, came to Zhuxian.
Ditching your homeland?
This is naturally unacceptable to the people of Zhuxian County.
You know, the Chinese eventually have this local feeling, and even later generations have the idiom of returning to the roots of fallen leaves.
This good end made them abandon their homeland, how could the people of the counties agree...... Huang Zhen and Wu Anguo also felt very troubled when they saw that the people in Zhuxian County refused to cooperate.
This is the first time that Liu Chuang has assigned them a task, and if they can't complete it smoothly, they won't be able to speak again in front of Liu Chuang.
So, Huang Zhen asked Xu Chu to lead a battalion of soldiers and horses to drive the people from Laojie to evacuate.
At first, the people of the counties still wanted to resist...... Before they could make a move, a team of wolf-like soldiers rushed over and killed more than a dozen of the most ruthless people one after another. Blood, under the light of the fire, exudes a strange atmosphere. The people who originally vowed to work hard suddenly became honest.
"Fathers and fellow villagers, Liu Gongzi is the Marquis of Zhongling, and he is a relative of the Han family.
How could he harm you? It's just that there will be a military disaster in Tobu soon, and when the time comes, your counties will bear the brunt of the military disaster than the generals. Therefore, Liu Gongzi also had no choice but to arrange for everyone to evacuate the counties. Please rest assured, Liu Gongzi has already arranged a qiΔ. After the war is over, everyone's losses will be doubled, and there is no lie...... You see, Liu Gongzi has ordered the officials to open the treasury here, and anyone who is willing to evacuate can receive winter food, as well as 5,000 yuan, so the opportunity must not be missed. β
On one side is a bright, bloody steel knife.
On the other side is food and money......
When the people saw this scene, they also understood that if they did not evacuate, the other party would definitely kill.
Who is the Marquis of Zhongling?
It doesn't matter to them, the most important thing is to be able to get benefits.
So some people could not resist the temptation, stood up and received food and money, and then went home and packed their things, and then left their homes crying. If there is a first, there will be a second. Under the iron-blooded suppression, by noon the next day, the counties had been basically emptied. More than 20,000 people walked eighty percent and migrated in the direction of Xiaozhu Mountain. Most of the remaining people are local heroes in the counties. They don't have to be the ordinary people, and the losses they have to suffer if they want to move out of their homes are incalculable......
Huang Zhen spoke bitterly and persuaded a few more families away, but there were still four or five big families left who refused to leave.
"Bozo, stop persuading."
Wu Anguo looked up at the sky and said softly: "The time stipulated by the prince is almost up."
Since they want to die, let it be done for them...... I've placed fire-starters all over the city. Gongzi has an order, before the time of Hai, burn the counties. Whether there is anyone in the city, you have to do it. If it's too late, I'm afraid that I'll delay my son's big event. β
Huang Zhen stood on the city gate tower, holding the female wall in her hand, and raised her eyes to look.
After a while, he sighed faintly, "Since there are people who don't know whether they are alive or dead, let them go......"