The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

It is only spring, the days are still short, and soon after the unitary time, the sky will be dark.

Before dark, Zhao Yun arrived in Dongyang, and at about two quarters of the hour, Xu Zhong and Le Jin came together on horseback.

Therefore, when Dongyang was under martial law, it was the banner that Zhao Yun was coming, so when Zhao Yun arrived, Liu Bei, Handan Rong, Guo Jia, Zhang Fei, Liu Deng and other generals all went out to greet the ministers outside the county, while Xu Zhong and Le Jin arrived. At that time, in order to keep it secret, in case Xia Pi inferred from the arrival of Xu Zhong and Le Jin that Guangling was going to launch an offensive, Liu Bei and others did not leave the county to welcome him, but just waited and greeted him at the gate of the county temple.

Xu Zhong and Le Jin did not bring too many personal soldiers, but only brought more than ten followers each.

There were also several civil servants who followed him. The one who took the lead was Xun You, the captain of the military academy, and the rest were: Chen Jiao, Xu Ji, and Li Xu. The four of them, together with Guo Jia, who was already in Dongyang, will be responsible for various tasks such as staff officers and documents for the battle of Xiapi. Xun You, as Xun Zhen's confidant, the second advisor in Guangling, personally followed Xu Zhong, Le Jin went from Guangling to Dongyang to serve as a staff officer. It can be seen that Xun Zhen attached great importance to the "Battle of Xiapi". Only when Xiapi was successfully fought and successfully fought, then the next attack on Xu would be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Among the three people who followed Xun You, Xu Ji was Xu Zhong's co-brother, and Li Xu was the son of Li Bo, an old minister of Yingchuan. Xun Zhen sent the two of them to the Dongyang front line, so that the two of them could be trained in the war again, so that the two of them could improve even more, so that they could be of great use in the future.

Chen Jiao is not an old man of Yingchuan. He is from Guangling. Although he is not very old, he is about the same age as Xu Ji and Li Xu. He is in his twenties. However, he is quite famous locally. Hearing his name, he hired him as a subordinate official. Chen Jiao's family is in Dongyang, and he is familiar with the situation in Dongyang, Zhoujin and even in Xiapi. Therefore, this time Xunzhen gave him the status of a military Sima and sent him here. Once he came, it was also to train him. , Second, there is also a sense of taking the opportunity to try his true talents.

Speaking of Xu Ji and Li Xu, Xun Zhen knew that a healthy and progressive group cannot rely on the talents of only a few people, and there are never too many talents. Yu, Zhang Hong, Cheng Jia and other talented people, on the one hand, are still constantly and actively recruiting wise men, on the other hand, they have never forgotten to support these "young people" under their own account. , as long as there is an opportunity, they will be sent to "accept administrative and military training", such as Xuankang, Li Xu, Xu Ji, etc. to supervise the agricultural affairs of the counties, and for the war that will start this time, In addition to dispatching Xu Ji and Li Xu to the Dongyang front, Xuan Kang and Xu Zhuo were also dispatched to the northern front and joined Xun Cheng's battalion, where they were also responsible for staff and documents.

Liu Bei waited at the entrance of the county temple and welcomed Xu Zhong and others. After greeting each other at the door, Liu Bei and others invited Xu Zhong and others to enter.

Although Le Jin was the "Xiapi Prime Minister", according to his rank, he had a higher rank than Xu Zhong's "ranking general", but Xu Zhong was the main general who attacked Xiapi this time. Therefore, in order to show respect, Le Jin asked Xu Zhong to go first.

Xu Zhong was stern, nodded, turned his face to Xun You, and said: "Xiaowei, you and I will enter the temple?"

Xun You replied, "General please."

Xu Zhong immediately took the lead, strode high, and entered the county temple.

Le Jin, Xun You, Zhao Yun, Liu Bei, Handan Rong, Liu Deng, Zhang Fei and others followed and filed in.

In the courtyard, torches were set off early, and although it was night, it was as bright as day.

From the entrance of the courtyard to the entrance of the main hall, there are three steps and one post, five steps and one post. There are 30 to 50 teams of patrols walking around the courtyard to guard. The soldiers are all wearing armor and pressing their swords.

Xu Zhong and others came to the hall and took their seats.

Xu Zhong was sitting in the main seat, and on both sides were Le Jin, Xun You, Zhao Yun, Liu Bei, Handan Rong, Guo Jia, etc., according to their positions, senior and junior, according to their age, civil and military, and they sat on the left and right.

Xu Zhong looked around the lower hall and saw that the chief generals, logistics, and staff members of each battalion were already there, so he said, "I joined the army with Le Xiang and Xun and others from the prefecture, and Commander Zhao came from Ling County. You don’t need me to say what you did when you summoned all the monarchs for a meeting at the Dongyang County Temple, and all the monarchs who want to come here should already know it and understand it.”

Xu Zhong was originally majestic, and for a long time in charge of the army, he became less angry and arrogant. He drove a hundred or two hundred miles against the wind and the cold. He had just arrived in Dongyang, and met the generals, but he was not tired. There is no nonsense in the opening, and the words are concise and straight to the topic.

Everyone in the hall responded in unison: "Yes!"

After answering "yes", Liu Deng got up from the seat and said, "The general is here to capture Xiapi. Deng dares to ask the general, I wonder when the princes plan to enter Xiapi?"

"Today is the twenty-fourth day of the first lunar month. Prepare for one day tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow, we will enter Xiapi!"

As soon as Xu Zhong said these words, he was very dignified, and everyone in the hall did not dare to whisper, but they couldn't help looking at each other, all of them were surprised and excited. Originally, there were rumors in the army that they would not send troops to Xiapi until next month, but unexpectedly the time was suddenly brought forward the day after tomorrow, and the generals were unavoidably surprised when they heard that the war would start earlier. Unable to hide the excitement.

Seeing the expressions of the generals in the hall, Xun You nodded secretly, thinking in his heart: "Xu Jun is sitting in the hall, and the warriors are silent, this military discipline can be used; I am happy when I hear the battle, the division of tigers and wolves, this army's heart can be used. Now attack Xiapi, Victory is guaranteed!"

Liu Deng raised his eyebrows with joy, bowed down and said, "Deng dare to be the vanguard and clear the way for the general!"

Liu Dengshi was already the vanguard of this battle against Xiapi, otherwise he and Pan Zhang's barracks would not be the closest to Xiapi.

Xu Zhong said, "I promise you to be a pioneer."

Liu Deng bowed again, got up, and said loudly: "The general can live in Dongyang, and I heard that Deng took the head of the general for the general!"

After listening to Liu Deng's words, Xu Zhong still had the same expression, but Le Jin laughed and said to Xu Zhong and Xun You: "Liu Xiaowei has been the champion of the three armies. , breaking Xiapi is like splitting bamboo."

Xu Zhong nodded slightly to show his response to Le Jin's words, and instructed Liu Deng to say, "Go back to your seat."

Liu Deng respectfully complied with his promise, retreated to the seat and sat down.

Xu Zhong motioned to Xu Ji to come forward, and Xu Ji held a volume of documents and presented them to Xu Zhong's case. Xu Zhong stood up, bent down to catch it, then got up and respectfully unfolded the volume of documents. The people said, "The monarch's military order."

All I heard was the sound of a piece of armor and swords colliding, and everyone in the hall stood up.

"'Zhe Rong stole the possession of Xiapi, and he was not awarded by the imperial court. He worshipped the Buddha again and abused the people. The people of Xiapi went to Guangling to solve the problems of water and fire. Xu Xian will supervise the various camps in Dongyang, arrest this people's thieves, and protect Xiapi Xiangle into Linjun."

Le Jin and Xun You in the hall, Zhao Yun, Liu Bei, Liu Deng, Zhang Fei, Handan Rong and others below the hall all bowed and responded, "No!"

After the military order was read out, everyone took their seats.

Xu Zhong deployed the battle sequence and divided the 4,000 troops stationed in Dongyang into three divisions. , Zhang Fei and other infantry and cavalry divisions, Xu Zhong and Le Jin personally ruled them, with a total of more than 2,000 people, and the rear army was composed of the remaining troops, with a total of hundreds of people. In addition, there were hundreds of baggage troops under the command of Handan Rong, and a local security force composed of soldiers from Dongyang County to maintain law and order in the rear of Dongyang.

Xun You and other civil servants all joined the army from Xu Zhong and Yue Jin.

Because Zhao Yunbu was in Lingxian, it was not in the same place as Xu Zhong and others. When the war started, their thousands of Xu and Xu Zhong's troops would fight in two separate ways, one in Huaibei and the other in Huainan. , they mainly play the role of a special soldier and an auxiliary, so although he is controlled by Xu Zhong, he is relatively free in action. Xu Zhong did not make specific arrangements or regulations for his thousands of soldiers and horses, but only asked him to always Pay attention to cooperation with the main force, try to act in accordance with the military plan before the war, and do not go deep alone.

The factions have been decided. That night, Zhao Yun left Dongyang and rushed to Ling County.

The next morning, Zhao Yun returned to Ling County and relayed Xun Zhen's order and Xu Zhong's arrangement to the officers of the department.

On this day~www.wuxiaspot.com~Lingxian and Dongyang prepare their respective armies for battle.

On the twenty-sixth day of the first month, in the morning, an order was sent from Dongyang County.

Xunwen was written by Chen Yi, the number one pen under Xun Zhen's account.

The central content of the written text is the same as the military order read by Xu Zhong, which is mainly "Zerong was tyrannical, and the number of people in Xiapi asked Guangling to rescue them, so they sent troops." When Zherong was tyrannical, Chen Yi cited several examples of people in Xiapi being mutilated by Zherong. He spoke of the suffering of the people in Xiapi, and had a feeling of "sympathy for the heavens and the people", which made people feel depressed and turned to attack the disabled people in Zherong. At the time, the words were spicy and had the taste of "throwing a dagger". Because there was enough information in front of him, when he introduced the phrase "Guangling dispatched troops" at the end of the article, it immediately made people realize that Xunzhen's action of dispatching troops this time was really Obedience to the heavens is entirely for the people of Xiapi, which makes people excited and exclaimed.

A good essay can be worth 100,000 troops. Although Chen Yi's essay may not be worth 100,000 heroes, it is more than enough for a few thousand troops.

The letter was issued, and then, in the morning, Dongyang and Lingxian troops and horses left the camp at the same time to attack Xiapi.