After Zhang Xiu heard this, he asked: "Sir, do you mean that Yan Xiang designed our army to fight with Cai Mao's subordinates, and then cause a tripartite war, so as to weaken Liu Biao's strength so that Yuan Shu can capture Xiangyang and Nanjun?" ”

Jia Xu smiled and nodded. Zhang Xiu said: "In this way, as long as the embroidery ignores Yan Xiang and directly takes Fancheng, I'm afraid Yuan Shu won't be able to embroider." ”

Jia Xu smiled and said, "So Yan Xiang left a back hand and let the lord get 20% of the tax in Xiangyang County, so as to lure the lord to assist Yuan Shu in attacking Xiangyang County." If the lord feels that it is not enough, I am afraid that Yuan Shu will pay fifty percent of the tax to the lord at that time. ”

After Zhang Xiu listened, he smiled and said, "Yuan Shu is reluctant." ”

After listening to this, Jia Xu said: "I'm afraid that the lord has already calculated. ”

After listening to this, Zhang Xiu said with a smile: "I just can't hide it from Mr. Then he said loudly: "Order Xu Huang, speed up, and take down Deng County." ”

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This time, there is no talent like Li Yan in Deng County, and there are only 1,000 old and weak people in Deng County, the city wall is dilapidated, and there are not many materials to defend the city in the city, in the face of Xu Huang's menacing 15,000 people, the county order of Deng County directly ordered Kaicheng to surrender.

After receiving the news that Xu Huang had taken Deng County, Zhang Xiu could finally breathe a sigh of relief, Zhang Xiu knew that half of Nanyang County had already arrived. After ordering Xu Huang to go out of the list to calm the people, and ordered the soldiers not to disturb the people, Zhang Xiu also ordered the army to rush to Deng County.

After the overnight march, 50,000 elites were already very tired, fortunately Deng County was taken, 50,000 troops rested in Deng County for a day, the next morning, Zhang Xiu ignored the fatigue of the army, and ordered the army to rush to Fancheng immediately.

This time, Zhang Xiu left 20,000 Huaxiong to guard Deng County, and he led 30,000 elite fires to Fancheng, as long as Fancheng was taken, he could divide his troops to the west to occupy the rest of Nanyang County, so Zhang Xiu's operation to capture Nanyang County was a success.

However, the heavens don't seem to want Zhang Xiu to go too smoothly, the 30,000 army just came to Fancheng City, and saw that Fancheng was full of dense soldiers, and there was a big flag with the word "Cai" on the city, Zhang Xiu immediately ordered scouts to investigate, and got the news that there were about 15,000 soldiers on the head of Fancheng, which was not counting the soldiers hidden in the city.

Zhang Xiu saw it and sighed: "Why did Cai Mao return to the army so quickly, didn't his army fight against Yuan Shu's army on the outskirts of Xinye?" ”

Here Jia Xu pondered for a while and said: "It must be the plot of Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue brothers, Jingzhou celebrities really can't be underestimated." ”

Zhang Xiu heard Jia Xu's words and asked, "Mr. knows the reason?" ”

Jia Xu nodded and said: "When Yuan Shu received the news, Liu Biao must have also received the news, with the eyes of Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue, he must have seen that Fancheng is the key to this battle, so he said to Liu Biao to let Cai Mao's troops return to Fancheng, so that the two cities of Xiangfan form a line of defense, and Hanshui is the world of Jingzhou's naval army, so as not to worry that the connection between the two cities will be cut off, so Liu Biao will have the power to protect Xiangyang and Nanjun." ”

After listening to this, Zhang Xiu nodded silently, looked at Fancheng, which was defended by 30,000 Jingzhou troops, sighed, and said, "Temporarily return to Deng County, and order Xu Huang to break off." ”

Zhang Xiu's army slowly retreated to Deng County, and Cai Mao of Fancheng did not venture out of the city to attack, but only watched Zhang Xiu's troops leave. When he returned to Deng County, Zhang Xiu received a letter from Yan Xiang, which probably meant that Cai Mao's army had retreated to Fancheng, and he also returned to the camp to know that the previous plan to let Zhang Xiu's army cross the river to attack Cai Mao's department was invalidated, and it was changed to the two armies attacking Fancheng together, to see what Zhang Xiu meant.

Jia Xu finished reading: "Yuan Shu must have deliberately let Cai Mao go, Cai Mao's army of 30,000 can't be without knowing the news if he wants to retreat." ”

Zhang Xiu smiled coldly and said, "Yuan Shu has a good calculation." After that, he took the brush and silk cloth and replied to Yuan Shu with a letter, to the effect that the army was tired and wanted to rest in Deng County, and the matter of entering the army would be talked about later.

After replying to the letter, Zhang Xiu asked Hua Xiong and Xu Huang to discuss the matter.

In the big tent, Zhang Xiu pointed to the map behind him and said: "Now our army is stationed in Deng County, and there are 20,000 people from Hu Zhen's department behind Wancheng to protect it, which is considered unharmed. The ferries on the west bank of the river in the east have been completely destroyed, and scouts are arranged along the way, and once a large number of sailors are detected, they will report it, and then our army can immediately dispatch a half-ferry to attack it, and there are some small counties in the west, and the defenders are only a few hundred, so there is no need to worry. In this way, the biggest enemy of our army is Fancheng in the south, not counting the original defenders, there are 30,000 people in Cai Mao's department, and 60,000 people in Yuan Shu's department in the east of Shushui, although they are called allies, they are not credible. What do you think will happen in this case? ”

Xu Huang thought for a while and said: "Now the battle situation can be described as stalemate, no matter our army, Liu Biao, and Yuan Shu, no one wants two of them to break out and let the other side benefit." And if our army and Yuan Shu join forces to attack Fancheng, the certainty is not big, Yuan Shu's so-called 60,000 people, the combat power is not strong, our army is cavalry, not good at attacking the city. On the contrary, although Cai Mao's department only has 30,000 people, it is the elite of Jingzhou, and it is based on the city. Even if our army and Yuan Shu join forces to win, I am afraid it will be a miserable victory, but it is not conducive to our army's rule of Nanyang County. ”

After hearing this, Hua Xiong said: "According to what Gongming said, why don't our army go back to the division first to take Wancheng, and then occupy the rest of the counties in Nanyang County, and then find a way to capture Fancheng." ”

Huaxiong's method is a safe way, first stabilize the rear, and then fight a decisive battle with a strong enemy, Zhang Xiu was also very moved after listening to it.

However, Zhang Xiu still looked at Jia Xu first, Jia Xu understood, and immediately said: "General Hua's method is a safe method, but there are capable people in Wancheng, and my army is afraid that it will lose a lot if it wants to capture Wancheng, so there is a better way to force Liu Biao to abandon Fancheng and protect Xiangyang." ”

Zhang Xiu heard it and said happily: "The military advisor will talk carefully." ”

Jia Xu saluted Zhang Xiu, then walked to the map, and said: "The lord ordered the first army to march westward, capture the counties of Nanyang County along the way, stabilize the rear, and take all the places in Nanyang County except Wancheng and Fancheng. Then continue to attack the north of Shangyong County in the west, Shangyong County is empty, as long as the army of the lord arrives, it will be powerless to resist. After taking the north of Shangyong, Yue Han Shui attacked the new city and Fangling in the south of Shangyong County, as long as these two cities were captured, the army could be directed at Xiangyang. The lord then used this army to attack the counties of Xiangyang County, and then believed to Zhang Xian of the clan of Jingnan, inviting him to attack the southern county, so that Liu Biao was in charge of the four counties, two counties were in the hands of our army, and the two counties were in danger, and he had to abandon Fancheng and protect Xiangyang County. ”

After Zhang Xiu listened, he asked: "Although this method of the military division is wonderful, but under such a division of troops, I am afraid that it will be broken by Liu Biao." ”

Jia Xu smiled and said: "The lord attacks Xiangyang County, there is no need to occupy the counties, just try his best to loot." ”

After Xu Huang heard this, he exclaimed: "What's the difference between this and a horse thief?" ”

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