Runan is surrounded by mountains on all sides, and there are thousands of peaks and peaks in the west, and the mountain is grim and difficult to climb. And with its back to the water, it was a very strong city.

As long as people stick to the war and are materially prepared, there will be no problem in holding on for a year and a half.

In the blink of an eye, the weather is getting cooler, and in the near future, winter will begin, which is a very painful thing for the main attacker. And Xu Huang can only wait for the best opportunity.

However, the emperor paid off, and after a month of stalemate between the two parties, Xu Sheng's troops finally came with good news. In the midst of a furious attack, coupled with the repeated night attacks of Zhang Ning's skeleton soldiers, the enemy army flew out of the sky and had no heart to fight, and the defense line of Xincai City finally began to loosen in all directions.

Originally, there was no problem for Xu Sheng and Chen Wu to take nearly 20,000 troops in the land of Xincai, but although the battlefield strength was one of the important factors, the strategy of the main general was even more crucial. Xin Cai's general Lu Su is not a soft persimmon, his comprehensiveness is by no means comparable to Chen Wu's generation, and he is by no means under Tian Feng and Cheng Yu, and he can also be literate and martial, and he is a generation of Confucian generals.

According to the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" to construct the plot and shape the characters, it has always been evaluated as three points of fiction and seven points of reality, but from Zhang Lang's point of view, it should be seven points of fiction and three points of reality, one of them, the character surname is completely distorted, and the image in the novel and the original form in history can not find anything in common at all, that is, Lu Su in Jiangdong.

Lu Su appeared purely to match the wits of Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu, and to be a good old man who was played by both sides. In the novel, Lu Su has no advantages at all except being honest, if that is the case, why did Zhou Yu recommend Su to be the second governor on his deathbed? It doesn't make sense!

Not to mention anything else, when Zhuge Liang had not yet set the "three-point tripod" in Longzhong, Lu Su had left the famous strategic concept of "couch strategy". At that time, Sun Quan succeeded to the throne, and Zhou Yu recommended Lu Su and Sun Quan to meet. Lu Su persuaded Sun Quan to become the cause of the king, he said: "The Han family cannot be revived, Cao Ying cannot be eliminated, in order to plan it, the only way to do it is to set foot in Jiangdong and watch the provocation of the world." "And plan a detailed strategy: eliminate Huang Zu, attack Liu Biao, take the Yangtze River defense line as an existing one, and then build an emperor to map the world." And Sun Quan's later trend, as Lu Su said, if he hadn't died too early, Soochow would not have gone from prosperity to decline.

A talented person like Lu Su can be worthy of the titles of "famous general" and "strategist", and he struggled to support the long-term strategic policy of Sun and Liu Union, but Sun Quan could not understand that he was still fighting with Liu Bei on the Jingzhou issue.

Now Lu Su guards Xincai, although the city wall is not majestic and thick, but his defensive organization is not leaky, if it is not for the low quality of the Yellow Turban Army, plus there is no reinforcement outside, the skeleton soldiers have attacked overnight to disturb the army's heart, I believe that if you want to make a gap in Xincai, you will have to wait longer.

Guo Jia knew that the time was about to be ripe, and began to send people to build momentum against Runan.

First of all, outside the city of Runan, Gao Shun and Xu Huang's troops, all the soldiers and horses began to move frequently, on the basis of the original, blocked all the large and small roads around them, strengthened the vigilance, and even sent people to guard the mountain roads and water ditches. Make a payment to block all sources of information.

Guo Jia secretly let his cronies spread rumors in the camp, saying that when the enemy general Zhou Yu was robbing grain, he was seen through by the lord first, and was trapped in the area around the border between Yang and Henan, and it would not take long to break the enemy army and capture Zhou Yu alive. At the same time, the new Cai Fang will be able to break through the city and take Lusu in less than ten years. At that time, Sun Ce became a loner.

Then he not very secretly transferred Gao Shun and about half of his army, pretending to support Zhang Lang's encirclement and suppression operation, but stopped halfway, laid an ambush, and waited for Sun Ce to dispatch.

The generals knew that the siege was the most taboo, and Xu Huang sent soldiers to make some moves from time to time, but the yield was not very obvious. Although Guo Jia's plan was deceiving everyone, it did make the morale that had been a little slippery start to rise again.

It can be said that everything is ready, and whether it can succeed depends on whether Sun Ce will be fooled.

Guo Jia waited patiently for the fish to take the bait.

Of course, Sun Ce could see the movement of Xu Huang's army, and he blocked the defense line out of thin air, making it very difficult for him to source information, and he could hardly get the latest information. Guo Jia's move really made Sun Ce suspicious, thinking that the Jiangdong army had made some big moves. Spies were sent overnight to inquire about the news.

Just when Runan began to enter the prelude to the war, Zhang Lang in Xiyang City was not idle, and sent a large number of spies during this time to inquire about the news, intending to dig out Zhou Yu's hiding place. However, what made Zhang Lang very frustrated was that so far, Zhou Yu, Gan Ning and their troops seemed to have evaporated from the world, and they could not find a single shadow. Zhang Lang knew very well how dangerous the enemy was in the dark. In order to ensure that he could catch the development of the battle situation at the first time, Zhang Lang once again put the two hundred eagle guards he had left in handy, and tried to increase the reconnaissance range, using their superb level to find out the clues.

After more than ten days of waiting, the Eagle Guard finally brought news that in the Yangquan area, a large number of soldiers and horses were found to be moving. Zhang Lang shakes up, Yangquan? Judging from the situation there, the terrain around Yangquan was flat, which was very conducive to their cavalry assault, and not only that, but there were also mountains and forests to hide. More importantly, this is the only way for the Jiangdong transport team.

Zhou Yu will really choose a good place to start. Zhang Lang thought with a sneer.

Zhang Lang asked Zhao Yun and said, "Who is escorting the grain truck in the second echelon now?" "Ling Ying, the grain officer on this trip, has just retreated from Xiyang City to Anhui City, so Zhang Lang has this question.

Zhao Yun saluted and said: "Returning to the lord, it is Ling Tong, the son of Ling Ying." ”

Zhang Lang said that he understood, and did not have any worries about the young Ling Tong, but asked, "Where is he now?" ”

Zhao Yundao: "Just now, Ma came to report that they have bypassed Tianzhu Mountain, and if nothing else, they have now arrived in Lu'an Country." ”

Zhang Lang thought for a while and said: "According to the original plan, after leaving Lu'an, it is time to pass through Yangquan Town." If Zhou Yu really set up an ambush here, there is not much time left for us. ”

Tian Feng turned his head sideways and pondered, and said: "Zhou Yu, who is unaware of his subordinates, will do it here, Yangquan is a place, at the junction of Yangyu and Henan, relatively speaking, the target is too obvious, and it is possible to be discovered at any time, and it is impossible for them to bring so much grain and grass, so they are always out of action, and supply is a big problem." You must know that most of the territory in Yuzhou is now controlled by our army. ”

Zhang Lang said with a smile: "Judging from the situation, Jiangxia is already in their pocket, otherwise Zhou Yu would not have been so bold as this." ”

Tian Feng nodded and said: "There is this possible surname, since this is the case, Jiang Qin, Zhou Tai's troops can finally show their strengths, right?" ”

Zhang Lang smiled and said: "Yes, pass on my order, and immediately ask Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai to lead the water army out of Chaisang, go up the river, and force the Jiangxia defense line to begin to loosen with lightning momentum, I don't believe that Zhou Yu still has the ability to manage this Jiangxia at this time." ”

Tian Feng laughed twice and said, "Take advantage of him and take his life." Thinking about it, Zhou Yu is now difficult to take care of. ”

Zhang Lang thought about it again and said: "Whether Zhou Yu will be ambushed in Yangquan is uncertain for the time being, this will have to be improvised, but it is inevitable to send troops to meet Ling Tong." ”

Tian Feng nodded and said, "What the lord said is extremely true. ”

Zhang Lang walked back and forth twice, raised his head and said solemnly: "Ziyi, you immediately lead 5,000 soldiers down to meet Ling Tong, and you must keep the grain truck safe." ”

Tai Shici shouted the order and walked away.

Looking at the back of Tai Shici leaving, Tian Feng suddenly felt a little uneasy in his heart and said: "Lord, my subordinates think that Zhou Yu must have some tricks, because the goal of sending troops to Yangquan is too big, could it be that this is just a dangling, and it really intends to be in Anhui City, once and for all?" ”

Zhang Lang did not speak, but entered into contemplation.

Zhao Yun saw that Zhang Lang didn't speak, and said loudly: "It's unlikely, if you want to attack Anhui City for a long time, this difficulty is quite a lot." When not to mention the long distance, if you want not to be perceived by others, put aside the official road, then you must climb through the continuous Dabie Mountains or cross the Meishan Mountains, these are poor mountains and dangerous mountains, mountains and waterways are very difficult to walk, a careless is a broken situation. Not only that, but there are also a large number of fierce beasts from time to time, and savages are indispensable, and it is normal to feed them alive. ”

Originally, he hadn't decided what he thought in his heart, but when he said this to Zhao Yun, Zhang Lang's heart jumped, remembering that in the later period of the Three Kingdoms, the general of Wei would attack Shu, and Jiang Wei would defend the Sword Pavilion and could not break it. And Deng Ai made a surprise soldier, leading tens of thousands of horses out of the Yinping Road, the mountains are high and the valleys are deep, and it is very difficult and dangerous, so he asked the soldiers to dig the mountain and open the road, and make a bridge and pavilion. Later, due to the lack of food, there were few 30,000 soldiers left, Deng Ai took the lead, climbed down the cliff, climbed to Jiangyou first, and then fought Mianzhu, beheaded Zhuge Zhan, Zhuge Shang monk Zhang Zun, etc., and the Shu State perished like this.

Although his own situation was very different from that time, Deng Ai turned what others thought was impossible into the most classic battle of Wei and Shu, didn't Zhou Yu understand this? Sometimes what people think is safe is actually a bigger crisis behind it. It's easy to give your opponent a chance. Thinking of this time, Zhang Lang said in a deep voice: "I have a hunch that Zhou Yu may really attack Wancheng. What we think we can't do, we will be largely paralyzed. ”

Tian Feng agreed: "It makes sense, but I still have to take a look at the situation in Ling Tong first." If they are safe, then we can be sure that their goal is in Anhui. ”

Zhang Lang said: "In this case, let Tai Shi Ci and Ling Tong protect the contact at any time, if nothing happens to him, let him continue to go south to Anhui City, and let Zilong lead the soldiers to pick up and protect the grain and grass." ”

Tian Feng said: "This method is good. ”

With Tai Shici's departure, Zhao Yun also began to prepare to leave.

After another two days, the tide of battle finally ushered in a major turn.

Sun Ce was fooled.

His lifelong friendship with Zhou Yu was only one of the factors, but the catalyst was that Zhang Ji, who attacked Nanyang, unfortunately died in battle.

Zhang Ji was shot by a stray arrow, and died after ineffective treatment.

Of course, Cai Mao would not lose this great opportunity and began to lead the army to counterattack. Cai Zhong, Cai and the cavalry on both sides attacked again and again, and soon, Zhang Ji's army was defeated in a battle because the dragons were leaderless and the army was in turmoil.

Halfway through, Zhang Ji's nephew Zhang Xiu was promoted to the leader because of his highest prestige.

Zhang Xiu wanted to avenge Zhang Ji and attack Nanyang again, but suddenly heard that Cao Ying's army had waded through Luoshui and sent three troops to take Guanzhong. Frightened, he led the soldiers to retreat to Guanzhong overnight.

As soon as Zhang Xiu died, Sun Ce, who was waiting for Cao Ying's troops to come to the rescue, finally understood that Cao Ying abandoned his ally and chose to occupy Guanzhong. To make matters worse, the henchmen he sent back came back to say that Zhou Yu was trapped in the Yangquan area, and Xincai City was about to be broken again.

The strategist Zhang Hong recommended bitterly: "The lord can't, when the governor leaves, he will be watching a thousand times, no matter what happens, just hold on, don't go out of the city to fight, it won't be long before Zhang Lang's army will run out of food and grass, and he will automatically retreat." ”

Sun Ce disobeyed, thinking that if Zhou Yu was trapped and not rescued, he would be uneasy for the rest of his life.

Seeing that the persuasion was ineffective, Zhang Hong changed his mind and let Sun Ce test the enemy's reality first.

Sun Ce readily agreed this time.

At night, there was silence outside the city, and the sparse fire lights in the distance seemed to indicate that Xu Huang's defense line was very loose.

Sun Ce took the most elite 10,000 soldiers and secretly went out of the city under the moon.

Sun Ce's trip still respects Zhang Hong's opinion. I plan to test the strength of Xu Huang's army first, and whether there is a decrease in combat effectiveness, if so, it means that the Jiangdong army has really sent men and horses to support. On the contrary, if not, it means that they want to trick themselves into going out of the city to fight. If so, he will return to the city as soon as possible.

Where can Sun Ce's thoughts be hidden from Guo Jia's eyes, he has set up a big set, just waiting for Sun Ce to drill into it.

Sun Ce didn't know it at all, in his eyes, there were a lot of guards at the outpost outside the Jiangdong Army, and they looked quite good, which made his heart start to tighten. Where does this feel like attracting people into the shrine?

After inspecting the appearance for a short time, Sun Ce finally took out his longbow and shot down the guards on the sentry tower with an arrow, revealing their robbery.

Sun Ce took the lead and took the lead in rushing into Xu Huangjun's village. This is his consistent style, always leading the way and inspiring soldiers.

The Jiangdong soldiers quickly reacted, and some people shouted "the enemy army robbed the village". Killing shouts, screams began to sound.

And the soldiers who came out of the stockade had messy sideburns, some had uncluttered clothes and armor, and some were even sleepy. Sun Ce almost believed from this moment that he had succeeded in robbing the village. But instead of being happy, he was more worried.

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