The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

[This is the second update yesterday. 】

In the next two days, Xun Zhen did not leave the house in a single step. In addition to taking Zhao Yun to the barracks, he invited Zhao Yun and Yan Meng to talk about their goodbyes at home for two consecutive days. The banquet was also a small family banquet for two nights. Chen Zhi and Tang Er did the cooking and spooning. Although the scene was far less than a formal banquet, it was far more important in terms of friendship.

This is the first time Dong Zhi has met with Xun Zhen, and he was completely conquered by Xun Zhen's open-hearted corporal and approachable person. He said to Zhao Yun privately: "Xun Jun is really a hero! The high rank of lieutenant, there are hordes of tigers and wolves in the tent, the mansion is full of talents, young and successful, famous, but not self-defeating.

Not to mention the lieutenant of the two thousand stone, even those Baishi county officials that Dong Zhi had met in the past, such as the humble corporal, none of them could compare with Xun Zhen. In today's world, there is an insurmountable gulf between the scholar clan and the cold man, not to mention between the gentry and the lowest level of the market elite, such as Dong Zhi, even if they have some force, they are not allowed to pass. Nobles and wealthy families fancy them and accept them as guests. For the nobles and wealthy families, it’s just like raising a bulldog, and they won’t give corresponding respect at all. , "respect" for the posturing.

Xun Zhen is not.

First of all, he came from later generations, and he did not value the difference in identity; secondly, he knew that the troubled times were coming, and he was "thirsty for talents", and of course he was more able to lower his stance towards warriors and people with skills. The combination of the two makes him feel not only humble, but also natural and sincere when he interacts with people, especially when he interacts with market heroes and poor men.

Most of the Qingxia people in Xixiang were recruited by him in this way, and Le Jin was also recruited by him in this way. Although Dong Zhi had only met him for two days, he was heartbroken.

Zhao Yun had already seen Xun Zhen's humble corporal, Qianguang, and thought to himself, "If Xunjun hadn't taken over Mingqian, be lenient and peaceful, how could I have passed my Changshan county, the Yuan clan, without leaving the long road, come here. Zhao Jun agrees?"

?From Zhending to Zhao County, the Yuan clan in Changshan is a must.

With this thought in his heart, he replied: "Although Xun Jun came from a famous family, he was able to get into office and fortune on his own. Only in the letter did I learn that it turned out that Xun Jun started as a patriarch. From the patriarch of Ye Ting, to the rank of the township, to the governor of the post in the northern part of the county, and then to the county soldier Cao Ye, he came out step by step. General Huangfu conquered the Yellow Turbans, and he was promoted by military merit, and he was moved to Lieutenant of Zhao State three times.

Xun Zhen started from the most basic level, and her attitude towards receiving people and things will definitely be different from those of the nobles and children of the people who "why not eat meat" and do not know the hardships of the people.

Dong Zhi looked in amazement and admiration, and said: "So it is!" He sighed and said, "Zilong, I think there are many famous scholars and heroes in Jizhou and Changshan, but compared with Xun Jun, they are more than pale in comparison. what's your plan?"

He was praising Xunzhen, but suddenly turned around and asked Zhao Yun what his plans were. This question was abrupt, but Zhao Yun understood what he meant and knew that he was asking if he planned to join Xunzhen's mansion as an official.

Zhao Yun pondered for a moment, then said calmly: "Your hometown is now in the hands of thieves, and my fathers and villagers/people are poisoned by thieves day and night. I really don't have the heart to think about other things. As for future plans, we'll talk about it when we get back to the truth."

"Xun Jun has already written the governor's history, and I don't know when the governor's letter will be published?"

"I heard that the new governor of the imperial court is one of the 'eight chefs' of the party. He is well-known at home and abroad. He is a clear and straightforward celebrity. Although he was forced by Chu Feiyan's soldiers, he still sits in Gaoyi and refuses to accept it. Removing, he is so courageous, and I think he will never sit back and watch my township and my county fall into the hands of thieves and be harmed by thieves. Since Jun Xun has taken the initiative to submit a letter to fight, then his order should be sent soon."

Wang Fen's letter did not arrive, and a piece of news about Huangfu Song came first.

Bei Gong Boyu, Li Wenhou, and Song Yang invaded Sanfu, and Huangfu Song and Dong Zhuo fought against them. It was impossible. Dong Zhuo was conscripted at the same time as Huangfu Song. , was removed from the position of the general of the East and the Middle East. In order to defend against Bei Gong Boyu, the court re-appointed him as the general of the Zhonglang at the beginning of this month, and made him Huangfu Song's deputy.

When the news came, Liu Heng, the prime minister of the state, was very worried and hurriedly invited Xun Zhen to the prime minister's residence.

"Lieutenant, General Huangfu is actually defeated. Alas, alas, I was thinking that if General Huangfu can exterminate Beigong Boyu and others, perhaps the imperial court will be able to free up his hands and send General Huangfu into Ji to attack Zhang Niujiao. , Chu Feiyan! Now it seems that it is extremely difficult. I never thought that Bei Gong Boyu, Li Wenhou, Song Yang would be so brave and agile?"

Xun Zhen was also surprised when he heard about Huangfu Song's failure to defeat the rebels such as Bei Gong Boyu, but when he thought about it, he was not surprised.

The rebels led by Bei Gong Boyu and others were all from the frontiers, with many cavalrymen. This time they entered the pirates and Sanfu, and there were as many as tens of thousands of cavalry. Their combat effectiveness was much stronger than that of the Yellow Turban Army. However, most of the soldiers and horses were disbanded, far less than when the expedition of Zhang Jiao was full of soldiers. It was normal for him to rise and disappear, and it was normal to lose the enemy for a while. For this reason, Huangfu Song was only "incapable" and did not have a "big defeat", worthy of the title of famous general. .

"General Huangfu is just incompetent. It can be regarded as a draw with the rebel Qiang. General Huangfu is a famous general in the world. Dong Zhonglang is also fierce and good at fighting. With the two of them in Chang'an, it is difficult for the rebel Qiang to enter Shandong half a step." This Shandong refers to It is to the east of Laoshan, that is, the Central Plains, Jizhou and other places.

"Having said that, what about Zhang Niujiao and Chu Feiyan?" Liu Heng took out a few pages of official documents from the documents on the case and handed them to Xun Zhen by the minister, Cao Weichang. In less than a month, the whole county of Boling was lost, and the counties of Changshan, Zhongshan, Wei, and Julu also lost their cities one after another. Half of Jizhou was in chaos. If Zhang Niujiao and Chu Feiyan are not exterminated as soon as possible, it will be out of control over time."

Xun Zhen took over the pages of official documents and glanced at them roughly. They were all reports of battles from the prefectures.

He also received these battle reports. He had read them already, put them on the case, and said to Liu Heng: "The prince Fang Bo is a contemporary celebrity, he has a strategy, and he must have a strategy to pacify thieves."

"Your Majesty has a splendid plan, but there are few soldiers in the prefecture, and the troops of the counties are not enough to protect themselves, so how can you pacify the bandits and destroy the bandits?" Liu Heng couldn't help but sighed again and said, "Alas, alas, alas, lieutenant. , although all the counties in the state are in chaos due to the merits of your lord, only Zhao County is safe, but if this momentum continues, Zhang Niujiao, Chu Feiyan, and Yu Du will come to attack my Zhao County sooner or later, and you and I cannot be alone. ."

"Don't worry, Xiangjun, I have already written to the prefecture, asked Fang Boping the strategy of the thief, and took the initiative to ask for battle."

Xun Zhen didn't say these words, but the words spit out, and before the sound fell, Liu Heng was shocked, and he didn't sit well, and almost fell on the seat: "Ah?

"Of course."

"When did you get the book?"

"It's been two or three days."

"You, you, you, alas, why didn't you discuss it with me before writing the letter?"

Xun Zhen knew this and asked, and said, "What do you mean by this?"

"Now I have Chu Feiyan in the north of my county, Yu poison in the south, and Zhang Niujiao in the west of Julu County. This is a three-sided enemy! The lieutenant is indeed a good soldier, and his tent is also full of bears, so I can protect my county. It's not easy, where will the troops come to rescue other counties?"

"Xiangjun, as the public said, now my county is facing enemies from three sides, and it is because of this that my county should take the initiative to attack!"

"how do I say this?"

"Zhenzhen thought that our county should take advantage of the fact that Chu Feiyan, Zhang Niujiao, and Yudu were not yet able to encircle the three sides. We should strike first, not to destroy the three giant thieves, but only to break their way and open up one side. Only in this way, I Only then can the county be brought back to life. Otherwise, when Chu Feiyan, Zhang Niujiao, and Yudu thieves are encircled, our county will be like a turtle in a urn, and this is a situation that must die.”

The prime minister, Cao Wei Chang, who accompanied him to the seat, heard the words and said, "Mr. Chancellor, the lieutenant said exactly what he said."

Le Biao, the head of the Xiangfu, who was sitting with him, also said, "That's true."

Liu Heng is not stupid, he just lost his temper just because he was afraid of Chu Feiyan and others invading Zhao County. Now, after listening to Xun Zhen's analysis, he agrees and thinks that Xun Zhen is right. He lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head and asked Zhen: "I wonder which way the lieutenant wants to break first?"

"Of course the best strategy is to break Zhang Niujiao and save Julu, but..."

Julu's strategic position in Jizhou is very important.

This can only be seen from the fact that Zhang Jiaotun gathered a lot of troops to occupy Julu first, and then Zhang Niujiao attacked Julu.

This county is located in the hinterland of Jizhou. After occupying this place, it can sweep Zhao, Wei, and Changshan counties to the west, and reach the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain. To the east, it can attack the counties of Anping and Ganling. From Anping to the east, it can also attack the river. From here, the Bohai Sea, directly to the sea, and from Ganling to the east, you can follow the plains of Qingzhou and the eastern county of Yanzhou, and enter the land of Qing and Yan; and if you go south from here, you can enter the commander’s department of Sili School and directly threaten Kyoto. , I think that the Guangwu Zhongxing Emperor Ye started in Gaoyi. Although Gaoyi is not in Julu County, it is close to Julu and only 20 to 30 miles away from Julu's state governance.

If this county falls into the hands of Zhang Niujiao and Chu Feiyan, then with the current shortage of major generals in Jizhou, the Han soldiers in Jizhou will be completely passive, and Zhang Niujiao and Chu Feiyan can fight wherever they want. unfavorable situation.

This is for the overall situation of Jizhou, and for Zhao County, the ownership of Julu is even more critical to Zhao County's life and death.

To the west of Zhao County is Taihang Mountain, to the north is Changshan County, to the south is Wei County, and to the east is Julu County. Changshan County and Wei County have Chu Feiyan and Yu Du respectively. If Julu County is completely occupied by Zhang Niujiao and Chu Feiyan, it will be equivalent to completely closing the door for Zhao County to communicate with the outside world, and Zhao County will be completely surrounded by the Black Mountain Army. Among them, the formation of what Xun Zhen said was "the encirclement of Chu Feiyan, Zhang Niujiao, Yudu and other thieves". In the southeast corner of Changshan County, not far from the county seat of Julu, Gaoyi's fate would be the same as that of Zhao County if Julu were lost.

Therefore, if he wanted to lead troops out of the county, Xun Zhen preferred to attack Julu.

"But what?"

"However, based on my analysis with Gongda and Zhicai, Chu Feiyan will probably soon move eastward to Julu and meet Zhang Niujiao. Once the two of them meet, their momentum will inevitably rise, and our county can only temporarily avoid their front. Retreat and seek the next best thing, attack Changshan from the north."

The first choice is to hit Julu, and the second choice is to hit Changshan.

"Go north to Changshan? Why not go south to Wei County?"

Compared with Changshan, going south to Weijun seems to be a better choice on the surface.

Because Changshan further north is You and Bing Erzhou, and to the east is Zhongshan County. You and Bing Erzhou are barren. There are also active thieves in Zhongshan County. No matter how you look at it, it is not a good choice.

Wei County is different. To the east of Wei County is the East County of Yanzhou, and to the south is Hanoi County, which is under the commander’s department of Sili School. Get external support and supplies.

"There are two reasons."

"Oh? I'd like to hear about it."

"First, according to the military report, there are also rebels in Hanoi County, south of Wei County. Their commander is Sui Gu. Sui Gu and Yu Du have no less than 20,000 troops. To defeat them, at least 3,000 steps are required. Riding, and our county currently has only 5,000 soldiers and horses, that is to say, only 2,000 people can be left to guard the border. In this case, if Chu Feiyan and Zhang Niujiao take the opportunity to attack our Zhao county, our Zhao county will not be able to protect it. Why not go south to Wei County; secondly, Changshan is the root of Chu Feiyan. If he, as I expected, joins Julu and Zhang Niujiao in the east, then this in turn gives my county an opportunity to take advantage of the false attack. This is why the north hit Changshan."

"The lieutenant really knows the soldiers!" Liu Heng praised Xun Zhen a few words, remembered a possible situation, turned to frown, and asked, "If you attack Changshan from the north, I don't know how many people the lieutenant will need?"

"Thousands are enough."

"A thousand paces is enough?" Liu Heng was greatly surprised.

The reason why he asked this question was that he suddenly thought that since Chu Feiyan and Zhang Niujiao might take advantage of the opportunity of Xun Zhen to go south to Wei County to attack Zhao County, then naturally they might also attack Zhao County while Xun Zhen attacked Changshan in the north. Unexpectedly, Xun Zhen only needed 1,000 people, which meant that ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Zhao Jun still had 4,000 footsteps left, enough to guard Zhao land.

"Of course."

Wei Chang was puzzled and said, "I heard that Chu Feiyan already has tens of thousands of troops. Even if he moves eastward to Julu and joins Zhang Niujiao, there will not be too few people left in Changshan. How can a mere thousand people defeat the enemy? ?"

Xun Zhen smiled and said nothing.

Wei Chang guessed and said: "The Zhiyuan clan in Gaoyi and Changshan are currently stationed with 3,000 cavalry left by General Huangfu. Although the 3,000 cavalry was damaged due to the battle with Chu Feiyan a few days ago, it can be kept. The next one had to have 2,000 cavalry. The lieutenant wanted to ask Fang Bo to borrow troops and join forces with the two thousand cavalry? However, the two thousand cavalry were responsible for guarding Gaoyi and the Yuan clan. Bo won't agree to lend it to the lieutenant?"

Xun Zhen still smiled and said nothing.

A flash of light flashed in Wei Chang's mind, he suddenly woke up, stunned, and said, "Yes! The lieutenant is making noises!"

Xun Zhen laughed.

Liu Heng and Le Biao were not familiar with military affairs and did not understand.

Liu Heng asked, "What kind of sound is the east hitting the west?"

Wei Chang said: "As the lieutenant said: Changshan is the foundation of Chu Feiyan. If the lieutenant attacks Changshan from the north, Chu Feiyan will definitely return to the division from Julu and return to Changshan..."

Liu Heng understood and suddenly realized: "After all, the lieutenant still wants to fight Julu!"

"good."

"If Chu Feiyan does not join forces with Zhang Niujiao, the lieutenant will go directly east to Julu and attack Zhang Niujiao. If Chu Feiyan joins forces with Zhang Niujiao, then the lieutenant will first divide a thousand troops north and enter Changshan Mountain, and then attack Julu after Chu Feiyan is transferred back. This is a sincere and wonderful strategy! Lieutenant, did you offer this strategy in your letter to Uncle Fang?"

"Offered."

"Such a clever strategy, Fang Bo will definitely adopt it." (To be continued)