Xu Shu didn't expect Zhao Xing to be able to so readily agree to let him lead an army alone, and it was a full 10,000 people, which was the number of an army under the already tight Zhenbei Army. What moved him even more was that Zhao Xing actually transferred his personal guard commander Dian Wei to him for use, which was enough to prove how important his position was in Zhao Xing's mind.

Since he killed the bully in Fuli County in Peiguo County in a rage, Xu Shu's bad luck seems to be over. Although he was also besieged by the officers and soldiers and arrested, it didn't take long for him to be rescued by Zhao Hu. According to Zhao Hu's guidance, Xu Shu hid his whereabouts all the way, traveled north, and finally arrived in Shangdang after more than half a month. As soon as he arrived in Crouching Tiger City, Xu Shu was moved by the strong martial arts style and the quaint atmosphere of studying, and after listening to the arguments of several sacrificial wines fighting with each other in Taihang Academy, Xu Shu began his study career without hesitation.

Not long after Xu Shu arrived in Shangdang, his mother, who had been worried and worried, was also taken to live in Crouching Tiger City. Zhao Xing ordered Xu Shu's mother and son to build a courtyard in the "family area" of Taihang Academy, which was close to the famous Cai Yong and You Heng and others. At this time, Xu Shu's worries were completely gone, and he concentrated more on studying and debating with others. Especially the neighbor next to him, You Heng, this person has sharp words, witty mind, and Xu Shu, who often debates, is speechless, but he gradually won Xu Shu's friendship, and the two have become lifelong friends.

Zhao Xing must be convinced in his life and work, and the same is true for You Heng and Xu Shu. In the six years since the outbreak of the Great Plague, Crouching Tiger has been like an island of safety in the midst of a storm, always in peace and stability, with no panic spreading and no problems with soaring prices. Zhao Xing has never mentioned these real achievements in front of the teachers and students of Taihang Academy, but Tao Li does not speak, and the next is a strange thing, all those who can hide in Taihang Academy to do learning with peace of mind, whether they are teachers and students who support or oppose some of Zhao Xing's policies, all agree that Zhao Xing has the ability to govern and prosper the country.

You Heng, who had been ridiculed and even insulted by Zhao Xing, stood up to defend Zhao Xing as soon as Chen Lin issued a criticism of Zhao Weiwen. Xu Shu was the second to stand up, not that he was slower than Youheng, but he knew that Youheng was the best at debating with people, so he gave up the position of the first fighter to Youheng.

When Xu Shu was studying at Taihang Academy, Zhao Xing met him alone a few times, and two young people of the same age talked without scruples, talking freely about the current affairs of the world and the hardships of the people, and chatting very speculatively. Zhao Xing took the opportunity to invite Xu Shu to go to the Crouching Tiger Lecture Hall to listen to the lectures when he was free, and Xu Shu was of course happy to go, but found that the harvest there was even greater than that of the Taihang Academy.

At first, Xu Shu only thought that the Crouching Tiger Martial Arts Hall was just a group of martial artists who only knew how to fight, kill, and kill, but after going in and listening to a few classes, he realized that he was wrong. It turns out that the courses offered in the Crouching Tiger Lecture Hall are comprehensive and the content is novel, which is simply incredible.

For the top talents who can hold the post of commander-in-chief, they all have to study a course called political economy here, as well as a course on military command, and some other courses such as staff officer business, operational command, emergency response, individual soldier skills, and so on, all of which have formed a certain system after repeated scrutiny and actual combat accumulation. Even the books in the minutes of the art of war, such as "The Five Keys to Commanding the Troops of the Zhao Family" and "The Thirty-six Strategies of the Zhao Family", have been specially annotated with examples, which can really be described as simple and beneficial to people.

Xu Shu not only learned a lot of military command talents in the Crouching Tiger Martial Arts Hall, but also improved the martial arts that were not very systematic and applicable, and now although he is still used to using long swords, he can use ordinary bows and horses and knives and guns and other blades skillfully. If anyone thinks that he is a weak scholar, he will definitely suffer a big loss. Zhao Xingdu defined him as Zhao Zilong, who was biased, and it is conceivable that his force is also good.

Xu Shu, who had already packed up, took the 10,000 Xiong Zhen soldiers specially selected for him by Zhao Xing, and disappeared to the west of Zhongyang County without hesitation. Once he left the base camp on the Western Front, the life and death of these 10,000 people depended on Xu Shu alone, and the safety of Bingzhou was closely linked to these 10,000 people.

Xu Shu's task is not only to find out where Lu Zhi's main force is, but more importantly, to find out the strategic intentions of Lu Zhi and Huangfu Song in the next step, and provide a reference for Bingzhou to make a correct response. If necessary, Xu Shu even had to take these 10,000 people to intercept and intercept the operation to provide buffer time for the base camp in the rear. To put it bluntly, it is to exchange one's own sacrifice for the deployment and mobile deployment of a large army.

According to the analysis of the base camp headquarters, there may be three ways for Lu Zhi to march next or strategic goals.

The first is to leave a group of men and horses to feint on the west bank of the Yellow River to contain the main force of the Zhenbei Army on the east bank of the Yellow River, and the rest of the coalition army will go straight to the Shangjun Zhizhi Office, trying to find a way to surround and eat the Flying Tiger and Blue Wolf armies that are active in the area of the Haoyan River, and finally garrison the city of Fushi when midwinter comes.

The second is to send a force to the north to reach the area of the Haoyan River, contain Lü Bu and Guan Yu, and the main force of the coalition army will wait for the opportunity to cross the Yellow River eastward, directly kill Zhongyang, where the western front headquarters is located, and conduct a decisive battle with Zhao Xing on the east bank of the Yellow River, completely solve the main force of the state, and then burst out Taiyuan and Shangdang, and finally conquer the entire territory of the state.

The third way, neither striking the superficial Shi nor Zhongyang, adopted a blindfold method, brought the coalition forces to the west of Lin County, suddenly crossed the Yellow River eastward on a large scale, directly bypassed the Haoyan River and Zhongyang, which were heavily garrisoned by the Zhenbei Army, and went straight to the Xihe County Zhizhi Lishicheng, which eventually led to the main force of the Zhenbei Army Corps of the garrison 50 miles south of Shicheng to retreat to Shangdang, further losing strategic space.

Of course, the above three situations are all analyses of Lu Zhi and Huangfu Song by the state side. In fact, the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and it is impossible to absolutely anticipate the enemy's opportunities, and everything can be prepared in advance, especially the Zhenbei Corps, which is at a disadvantage in overall strength and can only be passively defended.

When Xu Shu was leaving, Zhao Xing specially advised that it could not be ruled out that Lu Zhi might take an unexpected fourth or even fifth way of marching. For example, everyone thought that Lu Zhi would cross the Yellow River from the territory of Xihe to the east, but if Lu Zhi went the opposite way, turned around with the main force of the coalition army and returned to Hedong County along the original road, and suddenly attacked Guyuan in the northwest of Shangdang from the Yong'an area of Hedong County, then it would be very dangerous for Shangdang County, which was empty in defense, and the state would be in a situation of being fully attacked.

Although there were no reconnaissance satellites and reconnaissance planes, fortunately, the military mapping team under Zhao Xing never stopped working, and the map of the entire territory of Bingzhou was made increasingly accurate and detailed, which was very helpful to Xu Shu's command and concealment of troops, while Lu Zhi's side did not have such an innate advantage, and it could be regarded as the biggest chance of victory in Bingzhou.

The best way to find the main force of the combined forces of Lu Zhi and Huangfu Song in the shortest possible time is to fight a few battles, and from the degree of confrontation between the two sides, it is natural to distinguish whether it belongs to the elite troops. Xu Shu planned to touch the tiger's ass in person.