It is said that Tai Shici has just been put into Liu Bei's account, and Zhao Chen plans with him to take Donglai County first, and then stabilize most of Qingzhou, and then carry out a hundred cavalry attack.

Zhao Chen summoned all the soldiers and strategists to meet the guests in the mansion to discuss the attack on Yuan Tan in Duchang and the capture of Donglai County in the east.

Everyone expressed their opinions.

Then when it came to taking Donglai County, Tai Shici complained: "Donglai is too angry, and the Donglai County and the counties of Xuzhou are very different. ”

Zhao Chen overheard Tai Shici's words and asked him about the specific situation with a smile.

After Tai Shici buried Liu Zhengli, he went to Guan Tong and tried to persuade Guan Tong to surrender to Zhao Chen.

Zhao Chen laughed when he heard this.

Tai Shici was puzzled and asked, "Why is the military advisor laughing?" Could it be that there is something wrong with it? ”

Zhao Chen took a sip of tea, shook his head, and replied: "General Ziyi is benevolent, I hope that the people of Donglai County can live in a peaceful and prosperous world, but it is a pity that the management commander failed to understand the general's deep meaning." In addition, can the general know the ruler of the people? ”

Tai Shi Ci replied: "Ci only knows that this person is Donglai Taishouye, and he doesn't know anything else. ”

Zhao Chen stretched out a finger and explained: "Although this person is not talented, he is the most important word. ”

"What's that?"

"Loyal! Guan Tong is the most loyal person to Yuan Tan. ”

You must know that when Yuan Tan was betrayed by everyone in history, only Donglai was still loyal to the ruler, and even abandoned his wife to support Yuan Tan.

Later, Guan Tong was pardoned by Cao Cao because of his loyalty.

Tai Shi Ci suddenly realized, no wonder he couldn't convince Guan Tong.

Zhao Chen said with a smile: "General Ziyi can go to Yingling to ask Mr. Wang Shuzhi when he is free, he knows the best about managing people. ”

Tai Shi Ci nodded in agreement.

This incident is also a small episode.

But everyone just wanted to continue the discussion, but they didn't expect the scout to send a message.

Yuan Shao ordered the general Wen Chou to lead 10,000 troops and was rushing to Xi'an to join Fu Zhu.

Everyone was slightly surprised.

Zhang Liao said: "I heard that Wen Chou is a famous general in Hebei, and his martial arts are still above Yan Liang, and there is no one around Jizhou and Youzhou. This trip is menacing, I'm afraid it's not easy to deal with. ”

Zhao Chen smiled and said: "It's okay, I'll wait for one to play, I'll play a pair when I come, don't worry." ”

Wen Chou is a brave man, and Zhao Chen already has a plan to deal with it.

Historically, Cao Cao's strategy was the best way.

During the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao adopted the strategy of "baiting the enemy" of the military advisor Xun You, and lured Wen Chou with 600 people to show weakness and a large amount of materials. As a result, Wen Chou and Liu Bei's 5,000 cavalry really hit the plan and scattered and plundered materials. At this time, Cao Cao asked the sergeants to get on the horse, and six hundred sergeants jumped on the horses to attack the Wenchou army, and Wenchou was defeated and died in the chaos of the army.

As long as Wen Chou can go out of the city to face the battle, Zhao Chen can break this plan.

Subsequently, he ordered Zhuge Jin and Xu Sheng to lead 10,000 troops to defend Linzi.

He also asked Zhang He to hold the jade pendant and letter on his waist, and quickly went to Yingling to replace Cheng Yu, so that Cheng Yu could prepare quickly and attack Yuan Tan at any time.

After all, Zhang He was originally a general under Yuan Shao's account, and it was inevitable that he would be a little uncomfortable facing Wen Chou's old colleagues and Yuan Tan's old employer on the battlefield.

Therefore, Zhao Chen asked Zhang He to defend the city for Cheng Yu and let Cheng Yu persecute Yuan Tan.

He himself took Zhang Liao, Chen Zhi, Tai Shici and Lu Xun all the way towards Xi'an County.

At this moment, Zhao Chen suddenly discovered that another advantage of trapping Yuan Tan in Duchang was that he could keep luring Yuan Shao to come to the rescue.

The army was eager to rescue, and naturally wanted to fight with Zhao Chen, and it was very easy to fall for Zhao Chen's plan.

In fact, this is also a disguised encirclement and reinforcement, which consumes Yuan Shao's vital strength, which is very beneficial to the next step in seeking Jizhou.

When Zhao Chen was playing Devouring Heaven and Earth before the crossing, this was also his most common strategy, using a powerful military general (usually Zhang Fei after learning) to continuously consume the living forces of the neighboring cities, and then attack.

Zhao Chen's 10,000-strong army was still encamped ten miles outside Xi'an County to fight against Wen Chou and the frustrated Yuan Shao's army.

When Zhao Chen faced the map and was still thinking about how to lure Wen Chou out, Wen Chou and the frustrated army were unexpected.

The scout reported that Wen Chou was leading the army to evacuate Xi'an and head northwest.

The news was a bit sudden, and the northwest direction was Jizhou, which was contrary to the purpose of attacking Zhao Chen's army, and it was also diametrically opposed to Yuan Tan's Duchang.

What does this mean?

Lu Xun guessed: "Sir, could it be that Wen Chou and Fu Zhu knew that they were invincible to Mr., so they led the army to retreat to avoid the edge of our army?" ”

Zhao Chen didn't judge, just said: "Maybe." ”

As for Wen Chou and Frustrated's actions, he himself couldn't figure out why.

Lu Xun thought for a while and said: "Sir, since Wen Chou and Fu Zhu have left Xi'an, Xi'an is to Linzi what Xiaopei is to Xiapi, it is better for our army to go and take it, and it can be regarded as defending Linzi." ”

Lu Xun's words are not unreasonable.

Although Xi'an is a small county, it is very important for Linzi City.

If you want to capture Linzi, Xi'an City is the best springboard and the best grain storage base.

With the small city of Xi'an, you can advance and retreat in an orderly manner, or even garrison for a long time.

But Zhao Chen just couldn't understand why such an important town would give up so easily, although he was not as talented as Guo Jia and others, but not as good as Xun You.

Could it be that there is an ambush?

Lu Xun seemed to see Zhao Chen's hesitation, so he suggested: "Sir, if you are still worried, it is better to divide the army into two routes, one way to take the small city of Xi'an, and the other way to take a detour, and go to the northwest of Xi'an to camp twenty miles." You can not only check whether there is an ambush, but also successfully take the small city of Xi'an, what does Mr. think? ”

Zhao Chen looked at Lu Xun in surprise, and had to sigh that Bo Yan's talent was indeed suitable for strategizing and coordinating the army.

In just a few moments, he could see his hesitation, and he could also make targeted suggestions for marching, which was really valuable for his age.

Sun Shiwan was able to hand over the position of governor to Lu Xun, which was the most correct decision.

Zhao Chen smiled with relief: "Bo Yan's arrangement is very reasonable. If you add one more, you can implement it immediately. ”

Lu Xun was affirmed by Zhao Chen, and his heart was happy.

He said, "Please also ask the gentleman for advice." ”

"Xi'an is a small city, and the city is broken in a moment, and the focus of city defense is on the periphery. Therefore, if you want to become horns, you must arrange the two armies close together, and the army in the northwest should be camped ten miles away from the city. In addition, scouts from all sides are indispensable in case of accidents. ”

When Lu Xun heard this, he silently remembered Zhao Chen's intentions.

After the discussion was established, Zhao Chen ordered Tai Shici to lead 5,000 troops to camp ten miles northwest of the small city of Xi'an, and to use Yuwen Chou and Frustration to give the army.

He also ordered Zhang Liao to lead 4,000 troops to take Xi'an.

Then he was not at ease, in addition to the scouts, he asked Chen Zhi to lead a thousand people, divided into four groups, and scattered in all directions.

Report as soon as there is news.

The soldiers were ordered to go.

In the afternoon of this day, Zhang Liao ordered someone to report that the small city of Xi'an really had no garrison, and it was already an empty city.

Zhao Chen breathed a sigh of relief and led the rest of the people into Xi'an City slowly.

Sure enough, there was not a single soldier of the Yuan army in the city, and there was not even a single official in the county government.

There was no one else but the normal people.

This made Zhao Chen even more puzzled in his heart.

Could it be that he really persuaded Wen Chou to give up this city?

Wen Chou came all the way to retreat?

After asking several times, Zhao Chen was really puzzled.