Three Kingdoms

What is the old saying?

You are not afraid of opponents who are like gods, but teammates who are like pigs. Of course, the monkey is an exception.

The problem is that Feiqian is not a monkey.

It's actually easy to guess the opponent, because he always does the right thing, appears in the most important position, strikes hard, and moves coquettishly. But most of the time, even if the opponent is very strong, as long as he is not too promiscuous, he will eventually win. Giving away someone’s head will not be so direct and refreshing...

But pig teammates are different.

The experience of playing games in later generations told Fei Qian thousands of times that instead of trusting pig teammates, it is better to trust a pig, because at least the pig's behavior is easier to predict. When he hums, he is hungry, and when he is fed, he runs to sleep on his own. It is straightforward and requires no brain work at all.

Fei Qian gently tapped the table with his fingers. From this aspect, it is not difficult to guess Li Jue's final intention. Because it is very simple, no matter what Li Jue does, he will eventually eliminate Fei Qian's opponent, so whether he is delivering Fei Min's letter or the messenger's ambiguous attitude, it is actually to weaken, or even Preparations made to eliminate Feiqian.

It's just that it's not yet clear what Li Jue will do in this process.

Fei Qian turned his head and asked Xu Shu: "Yuan Zhi, if you were Zhiran, would you choose to deal with me first, or would you deal with General Huangfu?"

Xu Shu thought for a while and then said: "If I were Li Zhiran, I would choose the weaker side...that is, General Huangfu's side. After defeating General Huangfu, he will use his remaining power to fight with our side."

Fei Qian nodded, but did not speak immediately.

This is definitely the most correct choice. It is better to cut off one of his fingers than to hurt five of them. It is safer and faster to get rid of the threats along the way first. It is safer and faster to deal with the weaker line first. If it were Fei Qian, he would basically choose this way. .

If Fei Qian's Baishui Valley, Li Jue's Xinfeng County, and Huangfu Song's Zheng County were connected on a map, it would probably be an irregular isosceles triangle. The Baishui Valley on Feiqian's side is the relatively farther vertex, while Li Jue and Huangfu Song are the two base corners of this isosceles triangle. Of course, this relatively farther distance means two or three more miles. It's just an ordinary marching distance of about a day.

But will Li Jue do the same?

How many troops does Li Jue have now? Will he really have the capital to fight on two fronts?

So now let's assume that if Li Jue really gathers an army to delay Fei Qian's attack, implement a delaying strategy, and then attack Huangfu Song's side, in this way...

If he led the troops forward, wouldn't it mean that he was rescuing from the side or supporting Huangfu Song?

While Fei Qian was thinking, suddenly a messenger came from outside. After paying homage to Fei Qian, he brought up the letters brought from Sucheng in the rear.

"That's it!" Fei Qian unfolded Xun Chen's letter and said suddenly.

Xun Chen mentioned that Jia Xu, who was originally in custody in Sucheng, did not want to endure the heavy shackles and dirty cage, so he proposed to exchange some information for better treatment conditions. Xun Chen agreed, and thus this was born. Letter. The letter solved something that Fei Qian had been thinking about, which naturally made Fei Qian feel a lot more relaxed.

The information provided by Jia Xu is equivalent to uncovering a corner of the originally hazy battlefield, allowing Fei Qian to spy on some of its movements...

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To the east of the city of Zheng County, Huangfu Song's camps stretched up and down along the terrain, and were spread out for several miles. They were very powerful. After Huangfu Song led his army to conquer Tongguan, Yang Biao basically received the full support of the Hongnong gentry, including the Yang family himself. Now under the constant urging of Yang Biao from the rear, the huge century-old foundation was evaporated in a moment. , took action at an unprecedented speed.

Huangfu Song set up a camp on the outskirts of Zheng County for the advancing regiment, and Zhao Wen also took the soldiers and food and grass raised later and rushed to the Zheng County camp. Suddenly, when the two met, they also There was a huge formation.

When setting up camp, the most taboo thing is to set up a death camp. As a general, you must not only know how to keep the camp in good order, but also know how to spread the scouts out so that all the surrounding movements can be fed back, so as not to be put in danger. situation...

Of course, the recent news is quite good. The remnants of Xiliang's army in Zheng County seem to have completely lost their fighting spirit. They don't even dare to leave the city at all. It's just the way they tremble in Zheng County that makes people laugh.

Under such a situation, naturally, as the Huangfu Song army, which had just won the victory in Tongguan, the morale was greatly boosted from top to bottom, and optimism and positive emotions filled the camp, along with all kinds of supplies pouring in like water. , when Zhao Wen and his troops gathered together, morale reached its peak.

Huangfusong's big tent is naturally not comparable to ordinary tents. Although it was erected in a hurry this time, it was not ambiguous. The finely crafted pine boards were nailed to the fir pillars to form a flat wooden floor. Then a layer of Gebu was spread to absorb water and moisture, and then a layer of velvet blanket was spread on top. As for the pattern, Huangfu Song was not a person who cared too much about it, so he just made do with it.

A copper basin was used to burn some silver charcoal in the tent, which could drive away cold and dampness. In addition, it was insulated from the ground, so when stepping on it, one would not feel any cold discomfort at all.

Huangfu Song didn't have much thought to manage it carefully. Anyway, this was just a temporary camp. If everything went well, he would be able to enter Chang'an in a short time. By then, it would be wise to find a good place to rest. There are so many mansions in Chang'an City, and it's a huge achievement. The current conditions are simple and they can just make do with it!

The current camp is filled to the brim with soldiers and civilians, as well as all kinds of food, grass and equipment. It is precisely because of this that when Zhao Wen came and saw that Huangfu Song did not command the siege, he was inevitably a little unhappy...

We have soldiers, we have food, we have equipment, so why not attack?

Zhao Wen originally put all his wealth on Yang Biao, but now that he saw that Yang Biao had finally achieved a new breakthrough along the way, and saw Chang'an right in front of him, his heart felt like fifteen or sixteen kitten paws. It's like scratching my head, I wish I could grow wings and fly to Chang'an immediately!

But the more anxious he became, the gentler the smile on Zhao Wen's face became. In Huangfu Song's tent, he even whispered softly, as if mentioning it casually, before throwing his question to Huangfu Song.

Regardless of Zhao Wen's status next to Yang Biao, Huangfu Songke didn't pay much attention to the former Jing Zhaoyin, let alone go out of his way to please him. Anyway, now Tongguan has a great achievement that has really fallen on his head, and if Zhao Wen wants to be particular, maybe his butt has not been wiped clean. Sooner or later, the crime of luring Li and Guo to Beijing will be Zhao Wen's biggest hidden danger, so When Zhao Wen put forward some so-called minor opinions, Huangfu Song squinted his eyes, with a half-smile on his face and did not speak directly.

As soon as I arrived, I stood in front of me and said, "Are you going to give me eye drops?" Even if we want to attack, it must be under my command, not your reminder...

Although Yang Biao asked Zhao Wen to come, he was somewhat urging and supervising the army, but Huangfu Song naturally could not change immediately just because of a small Zhao Wen. Therefore, when Zhao Wen spoke in the name of Yang Biao again, Huangfusong smiled faintly and said: "During the Chang'an war, Duke Yang ordered me to take charge of my own affairs. The subtleties of the current situation can be understood through the battle formation. If Zirou is confused, wait until I have time to explain it in detail. Speaking of which..."

Zhao Wen was also speechless. After all, Huangfu Song still needs to continue to lead the army to attack Chang'an, so he can't break his face now and say in front of Huangfu Song, old guy, I think you are just delaying, right?

Therefore, Zhao Wen could only acquiesce silently, so he laughed along with him, found an excuse, and left. Huangfu Song didn't hold back, he still nodded with a half-smile...

Such a result made Zhao Wen so angry that he returned to his tent unhappy.

Huangfu Song's attitude towards Zhao Wen naturally affected the people below, so Zhao Wen sat in the tent for a long time and realized that no one came to greet him when the evening meal started.

Qiu Ba was like this sometimes, not to mention that these people under Huangfu Song had no friendship with Zhao Wen at all, let alone the need to curry favor with Zhao Wen. Therefore, Zhao Wen was hungry, and then brought a few of his A personal guard, looking for the smell of the food, groped by himself before finding the dining tent in the back camp.

Zhao Wen's personal guards saw that meals had already begun to be distributed in the rear camp's dining tent. It seemed that they had been distributing food for a long time, but his group did not even say hello. They couldn't hold it anymore, so they stepped forward. He took a step forward, and when he was about to say one or two, he was pulled by Zhao Wen behind him...

Zhao Wen smiled and said to the person in front of him who looked like the steward of the dining room: "This is Zhao Wen and Zhao Zirou, the servant. I wonder if General Huangfu has arranged for a certain meal?"

"Oh?" The clerk in charge of the back shed hurriedly stepped forward, bowed to the ground with a long bow, and his courtesy was hard to fault, "I have seen Zhao Shizhong! This...this, the general did not order...this, We thought Zhao Shizhong started his own gang, so we didn’t have this... I hope Zhao Shizhong can forgive me!"

Zhao Wen's bodyguard was furious and replied with the sound of the urn: "There is no rice, no food, no firewood and no cauldron in the tent. How can we start a business?"

"Oh!" The clerk said with a look of surprise, and he raised his hands repeatedly, "Yes, yes, yes, I don't know, damn, damn... this... I wonder if Shizhong Zhao can send some food and other things to the account, just ask General Huangfu to report Just prepare it..."

Zhao Wen turned around and slapped the guard who had spoken just now, and shouted: "The army has its own rules and regulations. How is it appropriate to have a gang in a tent? You idiot, you can't even think of it!"

Before the waiter in the back camp's dining room could react, Zhao Wen turned around and said with a smile: "General Huangfu is diligent and loyal, how can he bother the general with such trivial matters? What kind of food can he give as a gift? Just lick a few pairs of bowls and chopsticks." Yes, if there is anything wrong, I will go find General Huangfu..."

"Oh..." the clerk waved his hands and said, "Of course you can, of course you can... Come here, get some bowls and chopsticks for Zhao Shizhong... Zhao Shizhong, there are a few tables here, if you don't mind that this place is shabby. …”

"It doesn't matter, it's already great..." Zhao Wen smiled, and just as he was about to sit down and start eating, he suddenly heard the sound of war drums, which made the bowls and chopsticks that had just been placed on the table tremble.

Some of the military commanders who were queuing up at the dining tent in the rear camp, when they heard the sound of the drums, those who had not yet had their turn walked away, while those who had already received their meals stuffed as many pancakes into their mouths as possible, and then While jogging, he raised his head and took a few sips of the hot soup. Seeing that it was too hot to drink all at the moment, he had no choice but to stuff it into the hands of the soldiers beside him and hurried to the front camp.

Only then did Zhao Wen realize that this was Huangfu Song beating drums to gather generals!

Suddenly he no longer cared about eating, so he stood up, lifted up the hem of his robe, and followed the military princes to Huangfu Song's tent.

At this time, Huangfu Songzhong's army was full of people inside and outside the tent. When Zhao Wen came, no one said that they were paying tribute to Zhao Wen. It was obvious that everyone in the army only recognized Huangfu and no one else!

Zhao Wen secretly gritted his teeth and tried hard to keep his expression as normal, with a faint smile still on his face. He asked Huangfu Song's personal guard outside the tent to inform him before he could enter the tent.

In the military tent, I don't know when, a huge wooden map has been hung. On the wooden map, various symbols have been densely painted, and small Han scribes have been used to indicate mountains, rivers, etc. next to it.

Huangfu Song was wearing a military uniform, a war robe, and a vermilion cloak. He looked majestic and majestic. He was facing the wooden figure and seemed to be thoughtful.

The remnants of Xiliang soldiers in Zheng County actually gave up their defense. Last night, when Zhao Wen arrived and Huangfu Song was handing over at the camp, there was some noise and confusion, and they quietly retreated. The officials who stayed in Zheng County He was tied up in the government office, and no one discovered him until just now, so he immediately sent someone to the Huangfusong camp to ask for his surrender.

Huangfu Song did not have much discrimination against the officials in Zheng County. After sending a group of soldiers into Zheng County to take over the defense, he had no intention of entering the city directly, but remained at the camp outside the city. …

Because Huangfu Song was a little confused.

Could it be that Li Jue's military strength is already so unbearable? Could it be that the Xiliang bandits were overestimated?

After learning that the Xiliang remnants in Zheng County had retreated, Huangfusong immediately sent a lot of additional scouts, far beyond Zheng County, to investigate the traces, and found that these Xiliang remnants were indeed going all the way to the west, without even stopping. Not a single one was seen, and the flags and armor along the way were scattered everywhere.

From Zheng County to the west until Chang'an, it is a smooth terrain. At first, Li Guo and Li relied on this flat terrain to conceal themselves from others and quickly rode straight from Tongguan to Chang'an. But now, the situation seems to have completely turned around...

Chang'an City is just ahead, where can these Xiliang thieves retreat to?

Zheng County gave up. The way he ran away didn't look like a brave frontier soldier. He was clearly just a frightened defeated soldier! How can such an army still have the courage and morale to fight against our army?

Looking at the situation in front of them, it seems that it has changed a bit quickly. The Xiliang bandits immediately retreated in fear. It was clear that they wanted to fight but did not dare to fight. They were unwilling to retreat. They were just taking one step at a time...

Now that the Xiliang soldiers here are so miserable, it means that the morale of the Xiliang soldiers facing Fei Qiang in the north is not much better. In this way, if they still stay here, then if they are attacked by Fei If Qian seizes the upper hand, wouldn't it be self-defeating?

Chang'an, Chang'an!

Now that Fei Qian is occupying Su City in the north of the Wei River, the next step must be to advance along the north bank of the Wei River...

Huangfusong's eyes wandered all the way over the wooden diagram, and then stopped at Xinfeng's position.

Xinfeng, on the south bank of the Wei River, is exactly halfway between Zheng County and Chang'an. It is only two or three days' journey from Xinfeng to Chang'an. Therefore, basically speaking, as long as Xinfeng is captured, Chang'an will be touched. With your fingertips, you can hold it in your hand at any time.

And if we continue to be in Zheng County, the distance will inevitably be farther. If Fei Qian in the north moves a little faster, even if he learns the situation, he may be a little slow if he wants to reach Chang'an one step ahead.

If you wait here, you will reap the benefits, but if you wait too long and miss the opportunity, it will be an unforgivable mistake!

What's more, now that Zhao Wen is here, the total number of people is more than 20,000. Although these include auxiliary soldiers and civilians, there are also 5,000 regular soldiers who have been on the battlefield, plus nearly 2,000 more The cavalry, no matter what, can't be far behind!

Huangfusong's eyes wandered around Chang'an, Sucheng, and Zhengxian for a long time, and finally decided to lead the army on the expedition. He immediately turned around, looked around, and said in a deep voice: "Generals, listen to the order!"

Everyone in the big tent suddenly agreed and listened to Huangfu Song making assignments one by one.

Zhao Wen, who was standing aside, had a smile on his face, but after listening to Huangfu Song's arrangements, he gradually lowered his head and hid his face in the shadows...