The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

On the third day of the fourth lunar month, when the Military News came, Hu Zhen's 5,000-step southward rode came to the vicinity of Liangxian County.

A military report came from the Lejin Department, who had already arrived at Yangcheng and the Lun clan, saying that the three thousand Dong troops outside Luyuan Pass were still standing still.

In Xun Zhen's tent, Sun Jian's people came together to discuss military affairs.

Sun Jian said: "Zhenzhi, Hu Zhen's army has gone south to the west of Liangxian County, but Dong Jun at Luyuan Pass is still holding his troops. Dong Zhuo's intention is very obvious. He wants to use Dong Jun of Luyuan Pass to attract and contain me. Yingchuan rebelled, and then attacked Luyang with Hu Zhen's troops."

Xun Zhen asked Xi Zhicai, Xun You and others, "What do you think?"

Xun You said: "It should be so." He asked, "Is there any movement from Dong Jun near Hanoi?"

Xun Zhen replied, "There is no latest military report."

So far, the last military report about Dong Jun in Hanoi came the night before yesterday, when Dong Jun on the south bank of the Yellow River had not moved.

Xi Zhicai said: "Liangxian is not far from Luyang, and it is also close to Fucheng and Jiaxian. For a comparison, the five thousand Huzhen troops and horses going south are like a bow. Exactly where the arrow is going to be shot, it will be hard to know until the arrow is out of the string. ... Your Majesty, even if you are 90% sure, they may be attacking Lu Yang, but our army should not take it lightly."

For the general, act seriously.

This weight can also be understood with caution.

Military affairs are often used as a metaphor for playing chess. The so-called "one careless move will lose the whole game", but the real war is different from playing chess. If you lose a game of chess, you lose a few pieces or a game of chess, but if you lose a battle, you will not lose the pieces, but the lives of thousands of soldiers. There will be no chance.

Therefore, there is an important aspect of generals who can lead troops to fight and win battles that ordinary people can't match, that is, their courage and psychological quality.

Some people talk about soldiers on paper and talk endlessly. As soon as they go to the battlefield, they are in a hurry. .

Therefore, although there is a 90% certainty that the 5,000-step cavalry of Hu Zhen's group is likely to attack Lu Yang, Xun Zhen cannot relax.

Xun Zhen nodded and said, "What Zhicai said is very true." Dianwei was summoned outside the tent and ordered, "I immediately send someone to my father's city, and tell Chen Wu that he must guard the city and not act rashly."

Before, Xun Zhen had already passed an order to Chen Wu, but now Hu Zhen's department has begun to change, and he needs to pass another order to Chen Wu to show the seriousness of the situation.

Dian Wei received the order and sent people to his father city to pass the order.

From Yangzhai to Jiaxian eighty li, to Fucheng more than 100 li, the soldiers who sent the order went on horseback and arrived in Fucheng County early the next morning.

Soon after Xun Zhen arrived in Yingchuan, he sent Chen Wu and Zang Hong to Fucheng in the south of the county and Yanling in the north of the county respectively.

Chen Wu has been in his father city for several months.

Most of the soldiers he brought are new soldiers. In the past few months, he has been practicing every day. Although he did not participate in the last battle against Dongguan, he lived a very fulfilling life. The most important thing is that he has practiced in these months. , the troops under his command have undergone a considerable change, although they are far from being comparable to those of the elite soldiers under Xun Zhen's tent, they have at least taken on the appearance of a "formed army".

Hearing that Xun Zhen's order came, he hurriedly called the soldiers to come in.

"What's your military order?"

"The five thousand cavalry of Hu Zhen's troops at Yique Pass has reached the west of Liangxian County, and the monarch ordered Chen Wu to guard the city and not move rashly."

Chen Wu took the military order and told this soldier to go down to rest. He summoned the left and right sides, first showing Xun Zhen's order, and then saying: "Hu Zhen's troops have rode five thousand paces to the west of Liangxian County, which is not far from my father's city. It’s only a hundred or tens of miles away, and it’s closer to Jiaxian, only more than a hundred miles away. Junhou told me to guard the city and not move rashly. My father’s city is in charge of me personally, and in Jiaxian, who would like to guard it for me?”

Chen Wu's subordinates were 5,000 people, the main force was in his father city, and there were not many troops in Jiaxian County. Given the current situation, it was necessary to send some more troops.

Although the soldiers under Chen Wu's account were many new ones, the officers on the left and right were mostly veterans who had been with Xunzhen for a long time and fought on the battlefield. In the past few months in the father city, these officers watched Xun Zhen lead the troops to attack Dong, win several battles, and gain a lot. The generals who followed Xun Zhen's tent have all made great contributions, and they have been itching for a long time. When asked by Chen Wu, they all rushed to Jiaxian County.

Due to his humble background, Chen Wu used to be in the state of Zhao. Although he had the ability and political achievements, he was a "cadre" with the means and ability to do things. He has served as the pavilion chief of three pavilions, but he has never been able to go further. It can be said that he is "too long". Those who have suffered for a long time are often deep and introverted. Therefore, even if he is willing to die when facing the enemy, he is a good leader. A brave general who dared to take risks and go to danger, but before the war, he was a prudent general who did not compete for success and fame.

He thought to himself: "The meaning of the Junhou military order is very clear. It tells me to guard the city cautiously. The person sent to Jiaxian should not be impatient to fight, but should be steady and steady."

He looked around the tent and chose one person, but it was his "old friend" when he was the pavilion chief in Zhao State.

One person gained the Tao, the chicken and the dog ascended to the sky, and after Xun Zhen became a high-ranking person, the people who followed him in Fanyang Pavilion in the early years followed one after another, and Chen Wu was no exception. He followed some of his "subordinate officials" and friends at the time. Now, these people also have troops and horses under his tent, and they are divided into divisions, and the lowest has already become the leader of a team.

The person named by him got the order and said loudly, "Don't worry, Captain, I will keep Jia County safe."

Here, Xun Zhen sent orders to Chen Wu, and Chen Wu sent troops to strengthen the defense of Jiaxian County. In the city of Luyang, Yuan Shu also received news that Hu Zhen's troops were riding 5,000 paces to the west of Liangxian County.

Yuan Shu's advisors and generals gathered in his tent.

Yuan Shu sat high on his seat and said, "Hu Zhen's 5,000-foot cavalry stayed in the new city for several days without moving. As soon as Han Rong left, they headed south, and now they have reached the west of Liangxian County, ... hum, old bandit Dong Zhuo This is clearly a ceremony before soldiers."

One of the people in the seat stood up and said, "A mere five thousand soldiers and horses also want to attack me Luyang? Dong Zhuo's husband is too underestimated by the general!"

Yuan Shu saw that the speaker was a general/general under his account, named Zhang Xun.

Another person got up and said, "The last general wishes to invite three thousand elite soldiers to go out of the city to attack and defeat this small enemy for the general."

Yuan Shu saw that the speaker was another general/general under his tent, named Qiao Rui.

Another person got up and said, "Why use three thousand elite soldiers? Two thousand is enough! With only two thousand troops, the last general will be able to destroy this robber for the general."

Yuan Shu looked at it, but this time it was a well-known fierce general under his command named Lei Book.

Seeing that the generals were eager to fight and their morale was high, Yuan Shu felt contented, stroked his beard and smiled, and said with a smile: "A few days ago, Xun Zhenzhi and Sun Wentai sent envoys to meet me and ask me to join forces to fight this enemy, but A small number of 5,000 people scared the two of them like this. I really don’t know how they won the last battle against Dong!  … If they are brave, how can the two of them be compared with the princes? what."

Although Zhang Xun, Qiao Rui, and Lei Bo spoke big words and were proud, they were not as proud as Yuan Shu. The three of them were specific leaders of the army, and they all knew the art of warfare, but they knew that it was not easy for Xun Zhen and Sun Jian to attack Dong Zhisheng last time. Therefore, nothing comes out of the mouth.

"General, Marquis Xun and Marquis Sun are timid and can hardly be called brave, and the five thousand Dong's army going south is also small and not enough to be afraid of. You can see it below. It seems that the general does not need to send troops out of the city to take the initiative to attack."

Yuan Shu saw that the speaker was Yang Hong, his chief historian.

He said, "Oh? What's Chang Shi's opinion?"

"Dong's army has a lot of horses and is good at field battles. If the general counterattacks him, he will win, and there will be quite a few casualties. From the point of view of being inferior, it is better to focus on defense. Chuan, order Xun Hou and Sun Hou to send troops, and when Dong's army arrives, the general will secure the fortified city and attack it with Xun and Sun outside, and victory will be easy."

How could Yuan Shu not know that Dong's army had many cavalry and was good at field warfare? What he said just now was just to boost his morale, and also to vent his hatred and dissatisfaction with Xun Zhen and Sun Jian by the way. Looking at his original intention, he was not stupid enough to take the initiative to send troops out of the city, sacrificing his own strengths, and using his own army's weaknesses instead. , to the point of attacking Dong Jun's leader. Therefore, after listening to Yang Hong's words, he laughed and said: "What Chang Shi said is very true, and this is what I mean." He even said, "Send an envoy to Yangzhai, and ask Xun and Sun to send troops to help."

Yang Hong received the order, and immediately went out of the tent, and summoned people to Yangzhai to invite Xun Zhen and Sun Jian to send troops.

In the west of Liangxian County, Hu Zhen's 5,000-foot cavalry army.

The main commander who led the attack this time was not Hu Zhen's subordinate, but a commander-in-chief specially transferred by Dong Zhuo, named Hua Xiong.

After Hua Xiong led the troops out of Yique Pass, he first marched to Xincheng, and then temporarily stationed the army, thinking that Han Rong, Yin Xiu and others were "backing up", in other words, temporarily as a "force intimidation". It is support for Han Rong, Yin Xiu and others to persuade them to surrender.

Honestly, Huaxiong is too lazy to play this role.

In his opinion, if there are people in Kanto who are dissatisfied, then hit them until they are convinced. What Yuan Benchu, what sons of the public clan, what noble clan Qingliu, if they were really capable, why didn't they go to pacify when the Yellow Turbans were in turmoil? When Bian Zhang and Han Sui were in chaos, why didn't they go to pacify them? In the end, isn't it still the warrior who was born and died and fought **** battles? Those literati, apart from talking about the Gaohui, what else can they do?

As for the last time Hu Zhen was defeated by Xun Zhen and Sun Jian, Hua Xiong believed that it was for two reasons.

One is: Sun Jian was not a scholar. He was originally a warrior. It was not surprising that he could fight and be able to fight.

Another is: it is not him who is guarding the gates of Yique, it is Hu Zhen. Hu Zhen is incompetent and lost the battle, but if it were him, he would definitely not defeat, only win, maybe not only win, but also early. They wiped out Xun Zhen and Sun Jian.

Therefore, he disapproved of the military order that Dong Zhuo ordered him to "settle in the new city first and wait for Han Rong and others to persuade him to surrender". However, since this is Dong Zhuo's military order, he can only obey it unconditionally, whether he disagrees or doesn't understand it.

After staying in Xincheng for several days, I finally got the news: Xun Zhen, Sun Jian, and Yuan Shu all rejected Dong Zhuo’s offer to surrender. The order, ordered him to attack.

Hua Xiong was overjoyed when he received this military order. He led his troops out of the camp on the same day, continued south, and soon reached the west of Liangxian County.

Just the day after Yuan Shu's military meeting, Hua Xiong also convened a military meeting in the west of Liang County.

He summoned a scout and asked, "What's new about the bandit army in Yingchuan and Luyang?"

The scout reported, "The thief army in the father city has recently dispatched thousands of troops to garrison in Jiaxian; there is no change in the thief army in Luyang, but the city is locked for self-defense."

"Where's Yangzhai's bandit army?"

"No movement."

"Can you send more troops to Fucheng and Jiaxian?"

"Nothing."

"Can there be messengers between Lu Yang and Yang Zhai?"

"Yesterday, someone sent Luyang to Yangzhai."

Hua Xiong smiled and said to the generals: "Lu Yang sent an envoy to Yangzhai, this must be to ask for help, but the Yangzhai bandit army did not move, and did not reinforce the father city and Jiaxian County, haha, haha, if it is as Xiangguo expected, Thieves Xun, Thieves Sun, and Thieves Yuan all thought that our army was going to attack Luyang~www.wuxiaspot.com~ The generals on the left and right also laughed and said, "The Thieves Xun, Thieves Sun, and Thieves Yuan are all ignorant. , and where can there be a brilliant country? "

While he was talking, someone hurried in from outside.

Hua Xiong looked at it and saw that it was a literary history in his army, so he asked, "Why is there such a panic?"

"Have you heard of the Governor? Wang Kuang killed Hu Wuban, Wu Xiu, Wang Gui and others!"

"killed?"

"That's right! I heard that it was Yuan Shao's order."

Hua Xiong thought: "This must be because Hu Wuban and the others failed to persuade them to surrender, so they were killed. ... This Wang Kuang can really do it, Wu Xiu and Wang Gui are just a few, but Hu Wuban is him. Brother-in-law, he killed him when he said he would kill him." He Ran said, "Wang Gongjie is really a loyal dog of Yuan Benchu!" He had never been very interested in scholars like Hu Wuban. After a casual comment, he stopped taking it seriously, and said, "The Prime Minister has long been deployed in Henan, and since Wang Gongjie refuses to surrender, he will just wait for his death. . . . When the thieves of Sun and Yuan fall into the trap, I will wait for the soldier's father to go to the city!"