"Da Sima, although Zhongli is close to the Huai River, the city ditch is deep, but if you want to keep it for a hundred days, I am afraid it will be difficult." Huang Quan hesitated a little and said: "Although the city of Xiapi is large, the troops are scarce, and it is difficult to defend it for a hundred days!" ”

Zhao Yun's face was worried, and he said: "In July this year, after a hundred days, it will be a deep winter, and the Huai water will fall, and a single horse can cross the Huai. After March, Da Sima wanted to fight with the thief army, fearing that the situation would not be favorable to our army! ”

"But for more than 100 days, I am afraid that Huaiyin and Xiapi are unable to hold on." Fei Guan said with a pen.

"What do you say?"

Seeing that everyone had some objections to their deployment, Huo Jun asked.

"Great Sima, thieves build more ships in the Central Plains, this is Shouchun, the enemy is obedient and I am rebellious, land and water go hand in hand, it is not easy to break the enemy. But as Da Sima said, it is not impossible to contain most of the thief army. ”

Lu Xun frowned and thought, and said: "In Xun's opinion, Da Sima may be able to send additional troops and horses into the city, and prolong the order to defend the city." And wait for the spring to be reborn, find an opportunity to break the enemy, or force the enemy to retreat! ”

"Can the two cities be held for so long?" Wu Yi questioned: "From this spring to spring, there should be five months, a full hundred and fifty days. ”

Lu Xun shook his head helplessly, and said: "Leave the boat and go, land on the shore and fight with the thief and cavalry, I am afraid that the formation has not been completed, and the thief has arrived!" ”

"No!"

Huo Jun smiled and said, "Now I will be stationed in Wuhan with Jun and watch the situation on the battlefield. ”

Huo Jun pondered a little and said: "Transcribe two letters, submit them to Your Majesty, and send them to Chengdu in the west." ”

"Good!"

"Order Gao Chen to lead the sergeants of the headquarters to infiltrate Zhongli in order to increase the strength of Xu Sheng's tent. Changed the military order, so that Xu Sheng stuck to Zhongli in May, and after May, it was not a crime to be demoted, and he was beheaded within May. ”

Huo Jun put his hands behind his waist and said: "Lu Xun, the general of the chariot cavalry, led Chen Dao, Fu Wei, Feng Xizhong's three battalions and Wu Chu's soldiers, with a contract of 55,000 people. Settled in Huaiyin to aid the two cities. If the second city is destroyed in less than May, it will be dealt with by military order. ”

With the end of the military discussion, the generals were ordered to retreat one after another.

Lu Xun got up from the seat and said in a deep voice: "The last general has an order, and the city will be broken before May, and Xun is willing to be punished." ”

"Ordered the former general Wen Ping to lead 10,000 Jiang and Han soldiers to the north, and Lu Ziming and Sergeant Xiangfan listened to his dispatch; General Wei Zhao Yun led the cavalry of 10,000 people, and Shi Rantun Xiakou, with Gongjing Division; General Zuo Huang Quan taught me to train the soldiers and horses of the forbidden army, and if there was a military order, I would fight. ”

"No!"

"Ordered Tang Shi to lead the sergeants of his headquarters to rush to the aid of Xiapi to increase Huo You's troops. Stick to Xiapi, if Xiahou is still flooded, then withdraw to the inner city. Be sure to block Xiahou Shang's headquarters, not less than half a year. ”

Zhang Fei sighed with a little dissatisfaction, but he also knew that his identity was key. Si Li's lieutenant is a male position, and he has the right to inspect hundreds of officials, and once he is gone, it will be difficult to deal with a riot in the Beijing Division.

Huo Jun held the teacup and said, "It is not necessary to break the enemy in spring!" ”

"Yi Degui is the captain of the division, how can he move lightly!"

"No!"

"No!"

Huo Jun pointed to the document and said: "After the order, General Pang Tong obeyed the order, he was the deputy governor of Jianghuai, Sheliu'an, gathered Huaixi soldiers and horses to Hefei to garrison, and always kept an eye on the Huainan thief army. No matter if there is any change in the meantime, it will not be transferred without an order from our army. If the thieves go south, just stick to the city! ”

Seeing that Huo Jun didn't have a military order for himself, Zhang Fei couldn't bear it anymore and asked: "Da Sima, the state affairs are difficult today, Lian Zilong still has a military order, why don't you have a military order today?" ”

"Bo Yan's words are reasonable!"

Saying that, Huo Jun glanced at Fei Guan and said, "Redraft the military order, and Binbo will remember it again!" ”

Shaoqing, Fei Guan shorthand content, asked: "Did Da Sima report to Ge Xiang?" ”

Huang Quan's pace slowed down, hesitated a little, and asked: "Da Sima, the battle situation in Jianghuai is urgent today, why don't you personally command the troops and horses to Huai, and entrust Lu Xun to command the army." Although Lu Xun has a big strategy, under the army of thieves, it may be difficult to bear the great task of retreating from the enemy! ”

Huo Jun sat back on the seat and said with a smile: "I know Lu Boyan, he is resourceful and has outstanding military strategy. Now with the benefit of the sailor, leading a strong team to the north is enough to ensure that the two cities are not lost. Now Cao Pi's soldiers are in full swing, and their energy should be consumed. ”

Don't look at Huo Jun's evaluation of Lu Xun seems to be inconsistent, while talking to Zhuge Liang, he thinks that Lu Xun cannot shoulder the heavy responsibility of the Northern Expedition; On the one hand, he learned that Cao Pi was marching south, but he handed over the heavy responsibility of defending the enemy to Lu Xun.

In fact, Huo Jun had in-depth contact with Lu Xun and discussed the tactics of using troops with him many times before he came up with such a comment.

Lu Xun's military level was strong enough in the late Han Dynasty, and he was brilliant in resourcefulness. His style of employing troops has obvious characteristics, that is, he plans and then acts, and he needs to establish an advantage before he acts. And this is not only the advantage of Lu Xun's use of soldiers, but also the disadvantage of his use of soldiers.

In a defensive battle, the enemy's route of use of troops is relatively determined, and Lu Xun can choose a suitable battlefield and give full play to his advantages, so as to restrain the opponent. In this way, Liu Bei was forced to camp in the mountains, and then burned the company camp, replicating the battle of Cen Peng to destroy Shu.

In an offensive battle, the enemy is in an advantageous position, and the origin of the enemy's reinforcements is unknown, and Lu Xun cannot clarify the specific information of the opponent, so it is difficult to establish an advantage over the battlefield. For example, when Lu Xun went on the Northern Expedition, he learned that Manzhong had raided him, and he lacked battlefield advantages, so he would retreat from the enemy.

Such tactical characteristics are the only ones that Lu Xun can perform high and low on the battlefield.

On the other hand, Zhuge Liang's style of employing troops is more victorious, his marching and camping are impeccable, and the military discipline is strict, and the sergeants can serve him to death. Therefore, when facing Sima Yi, who is known for his good attack, Zhuge Liang made him unable to start, and because of his good training, Sima Yi was closed.

If Liu Bei is replaced by Zhuge Liang, he will definitely not choose to camp in the mountains and forests, nor will he let Huang Quan cross the river easily, let alone give up the boat.

The different military styles of generals represent the different battles that generals can handle, and the results of the battles between them are also different.

Now let Huo Jun elect the commander of the army to resist Cao Pi's southern expedition, apart from Lu Xun, he can't think of anyone else who can do it for the time being?

Lu Meng couldn't move to defend Xiangfan, and Huang Quan lacked combat experience in large armies, so Lu Xun was competent at the moment.

Not to mention that Huo Jun persuaded Huang Quan, and the rest of the generals arranged actions according to the military order.

Liu Chan in the palace learned from Guan Xing's mouth that Huo Jun had a military order to dispatch troops.

"Cao Pi commanded the army to the south, and there was a situation of sweeping the Jianghuai, how could the great Sima not personally lead the army to control it?"

Liao Li looked a little worried, and said: "Although the general of the chariot cavalry has a strategy, he suddenly occupies a high position and lacks prestige. Now that the Jianghuai army is in command, I am afraid that the generals of Jianghuai and the old generals in the army will be unconvinced. ”

Liu Chan held the bamboo slip and explained: "Maybe the middle father has other arrangements, or the strategy of the general with chariots and cavalry, which is enough to retreat from Cao Pi's army. ”

Although Huo Jun crossed himself to make a strategic arrangement, Liu Chan was not angry because of this. He himself was an infant monarch, and the military power was handed over to Huo Jun by the first emperor Liu Bei, and he was also handed over to Huo Jun.

Now that the war is urgent, Huo Jun decided on his own military deployment, and then informed him. After all, Da Sima has the military rights inside and outside the governor, and the power of the minister is not in vain.

Liao Li stroked his beard and said: "There is no clear strategy to break the enemy in the military order issued by Da Sima, only to order the general of the chariot cavalry to contain the enemy army and assist Huaiyin and Xiapi to hold on to the two cities until the spring water is born, this is not a good strategy!" ”

"Doesn't the middle father want to use the fortified city to hold on and force Cao Pi to withdraw his troops?" Liu Chan guessed.

"If you keep it for a long time, you will lose, and Your Majesty should be cautious."

Liao Li groaned and said: "Although Da Sima is undefeated, it is inevitable that he will be left behind. In the opinion of today's ministers, Your Majesty might as well recruit Da Sima into the palace to ask him for details! ”

Liu Chan hesitated for a moment and said: "Father Zhong is tired by the military, how can he be recruited into the palace, I should go to consult!" ”

Just do it, Liu Chan led himself out of the palace and went to Shangshutai to see Huo Jun.

In the pavilion, Huo Jun saw Liu Chan's figure and got up from the table to salute.

"Your Majesty is here, and the ministers are far away!" Huo Jun said.

"Father Zhong's courtesy!"

Liu Chan took Huo Jun's hand and sat down, his expression was particularly respectful, and said: "Today, Cao Pi is conquest of Jianghuai, and the middle father does not personally lead the troops and horses to it, but makes the general of the chariot cavalry the commander, could it be that the general of the chariot cavalry can retreat from the army of Cao Pi with 60,000 people?" ”

"Yes or no!"

Huo Jun understood Liu Chan's meaning and said with a smile: "The general of the chariot cavalry has few soldiers, which can curb Cao Pi's troops." When you want to retreat from Cao Pi, or defeat Cao Pi, you may have some difficulties. ”

"Why don't the middle father personally lead his troops and horses to Jianghuai and quickly retreat Cao Pi's troops to ensure the peace of the border." Liu Chan asked.

Huo Jun shook his head and smiled, and said: "Your Majesty doesn't know, Cao Pi raised the strength of the whole country to march south, and for my Han family, there are pros and cons. His Majesty used to ask his ministers about the Battle of Changping, and the ministers said that since the Battle of Changping, the only one who can prevent Qin from dominating the world is Qi Guoer! ”

As he spoke, Huo Jun touched his mustache and said with a smile: "Since the confrontation between the north and the south, the ministers have broken Shouchun and drove to take Heluo. But the bitter thief is afraid of the battle, and there is no way to live a long life. Today, Cao Piju is here in large numbers, just as I mean! ”

Liu Chan instantly understood Huo Jun's deep meaning, and said with a smile: "Father Zhong wants to use the cities of Xiapi, Zhongli, Huaiyin, etc., as well as the location of Jianghuai, to make the general of the Che Cavalry wear down the thief army, and then attack Cao Pi again. ”

"Yes!"

Huo Jun bowed his head slightly, and said with a smile: "In this battle, if you revert to the battles of Chrysostom and Changping, and break the thief soldiers, you can try to live in spring, and then take Henan, and then seek Heluo!" ”

"Color!"

Liu Chan applauded and applauded, and said excitedly: "It's a soldier who is tired of his middle father,"

Forcing Cao Pi to withdraw his troops was not very difficult for Huo Jun. But the difficulty is how, as he said, to fight another Battle of Chrysostom and annihilate the Wei army on a large scale.

The Battle of Chrysostom laid the pattern of division between the north and the south. In order to plot against the Central Plains today, Huo Jun must try his best to achieve a result comparable to the Battle of Chrysostom. Otherwise, not only is the Southern Han Dynasty plotting against the Central Plains hopeless, but it will also be difficult for him to make all the past statements.

In order not to let Cao Pi know the difficulties and retreat, or to reduce the morale of the Wei army. Huo Jun decided to send Lu Xun and let him, Xu Sheng and Huo You, rely on the defense line of Xiapi and Zhongli to inflict as much damage on the Wei army as possible.

When the morale of the Wei army was low and there was a chance to win, Huo Jun would personally lead his troops and horses to Jianghuai and command the army to fight.

As for how to use troops in the future, or how to defeat Cao Pi, it depends on the changes in the situation on the battlefield of Jianghuai!

(End of chapter)