The three countries are very nuclear

Chapter 543 Better accept the sword than abandon the common people!

"How about it, think of a way to fuck him!"

In the dark night, Lin Chao lay down in the grass, pointed at the fire not far ahead and smiled to Zhang Liao beside him.

Hearing this, Zhang Liao almost broke the defense on the spot.

Superintendent, you are at least a student of the great Confucian Zheng Gong, so is it really okay to speak so vulgarly?
On the night when Pingyang City was captured, Lin Chao ordered the army to rest for two days to ease the morale that had fallen due to this bitter battle.

Now that the strategic goal had been achieved, and Lin Chao knew that it was impossible to encircle Yecheng with only his troops, he simply waited for the other two armies to join up, and at the same time, he also looked forward to Gongsun Zan's performance in the north.

Although the city is not besieged, it does not mean that it has to be left alone.

That night, Lin Chao ordered Zhang Liao to collect [-] elite troops, and personally led the army to ambush on the official road outside Yecheng.

This is the only way to the direction of Yanzhou. If Yecheng wants to transport grain out of the city, this is the only way to go.

That's right, Lin Chao's wave is here to rob food!
Since the rise of troops in Xiabo County, Lin Chao has used gold and silver goods to gather many people. Although there were heavy casualties along the way, there are still tens of thousands of people.

It is impossible for so many people not to eat or drink. Even if Lin Chao ransacked his house and beheaded all the way, the supply of food and grass was still tight, and he was always shrouded in the shadow of food shortage.

Pingyang City is an important place for military affairs, there are very few people in the city, and there are no aristocratic families who support Yuan Shao to replenish their blood. Therefore, after capturing Pingyang City, Lin Chao only had more than ten days' worth of grain in his hands.

Furthermore, even if there is no shortage of food and grass in the army, it is imperative to rob food this time.

How did you let Yuan Shao know that his lair has been copied by you?
If the food and grass cannot arrive as scheduled, it is the best signal!

After Yuan Shao and the senior officials of the Cao Yuan coalition army knew that the house was stolen, Lin Chao asked the school affairs office to spread some rumors among the enemy troops, which might have some effect.

In short, from today onwards, not even a grain of grain can be transported from Yecheng to the front line of Mount Tai!

If you want to draw your salary from the bottom of the pot, then play it straight!
While Lin Chao was talking about his tactics, Zhang Liao had a different opinion.

He thought that Qu Yi had just been defeated for a while today, so how could he transport food out of the city at night when he knew that Pingyang City had been occupied by the enemy? This was too unreasonable.

Faced with Zhang Liao's doubts, Lin Chao smiled and said, "No, Qu Yi is not someone who is waiting for nothing. Although he lost to us today, when he returns to Yecheng, he will definitely send more people to deliver a large amount of food and grass at night. Out of town.

Because he knew that this was most likely the last wave of grain he could transport out of the city.If our army starts besieging the city tomorrow, he will completely cut off contact with Yuan Shao, how will he guarantee the logistics? "

"The supervising army has a good opinion, the last general will be taught!"

Zhang Liao was immediately convinced, his eyes filled with surprise.

It has to be said that only Supervisor Lin can think of such a tricky angle and such a unique way of predicting the enemy's movements!
Of course, there is no loss if you don't get robbed, so just take everyone out of the city for a walk.

Then, Lin Chao and others, who were ambushing on the road, saw the grain transport convoy in Yecheng, and they had what Lin Chao said before.

If there is a way to fuck him, if there is no way, then find a way to fuck him too!
Under the faint light of the fire, Zhang Liao looked at the grain convoys in the distance, the hunger and thirst in his eyes needless to say.

How much food and grass is this!
If you win this wave, you won't have to think about food and grass for at least a month!
"Wait a while, the general will bring back the food and grass for you!"

Zhang Liao clasped his fist at Lin Chao, and then led five thousand elites to touch him quietly.

In order to prevent the enemy from burning the grain and grass after discovering something was wrong, Zhang Liao chose to enter the village quietly, not shooting.

That night, Zhang Liao led an army to surprise the grain transport convoy in Yecheng, causing hundreds of thousands of stones of grain and grass to fall into the hands of Lin Chao, and once again repelled Qu Yi who personally escorted the grain and grass.

It is worth mentioning that Qu Yi suffered two consecutive defeats in one day, and Lin Chao saw through his tricks that he thought would not be discovered. After returning to the city after the defeat, he vomited blood three times in anger.

Since then, most of the sources of food and grass for the Cao Yuan coalition army have been cut off, completely losing the initiative in this war.

Objectively speaking, the balance of victory began to tilt towards Xuzhou.

As for Yuan Shao, who is busy implementing the house-changing tactic, there is a high probability that he does not agree with this statement.

……

In the second year of Chuping, in mid-June.

At the hottest time of the day, Liu Bei was defeated again from Yuting and retreated to Linyi.

After nearly two months, the Cao Yuan coalition forces completely captured Taishan County, which was the barrier of Xuzhou, and advanced the front to Xuzhou.

Now that only Linyi City is left in front of us, Cao Yuan's coalition forces will be able to break into the hinterland of Xuzhou on a large scale, and even threaten Liu Bei's base camp Tan County, thus completely gaining the dominance of the war.

It has to be said that although the battle of Yuting was not large in scale, it was a very meaningful offensive and defensive battle.All the princes sang and danced to celebrate the victory.

When there was still no bad news from the rear, Yuan Shao was temporarily relieved, and held a banquet in the army to entertain all the princes. give a like.

Although Lin Zichu has great talent, his appetite is still too great after all. It is undoubtedly a dream come true to try to annex my Jizhou in a single battle!
Now that I am about to enter Xuzhou, but there is no news from Yecheng, it can be seen that Meng De and George were too worried.

After all, Jizhou has a vast territory. Maybe when I take Xuzhou, Lin Zichu has not yet reached Yecheng.

Now the big-eared bandits are left with only the remnants of the defeated generals trapped in Linyi, and it is easy to break through the city. When they break into Langya by themselves, they will be able to attack Tan County in one go and take Xuzhou completely!

Thinking of this, the light in Yuan Shao's eyes became brighter and brighter, and he faintly felt the pleasure of being rewarded for his ambition.

Well, even though he has a small victory right now, he still can't be careless.

Yuan Shao, who thinks that the advantage lies in me, still warns himself not to get carried away with complacency.

So, he made a safe decision.

"Everyone!"

I saw Yuan Shao stood up, raised the wine bottle in his hand and laughed loudly to the princes: "Drink this cup full, and tomorrow we will go all out to capture Linyi and capture Liu Bei alive!"

"Take Linyi and capture Liu Bei alive!"

The current situation is very good, all the princes are naturally willing to sell Yuan Shao's face, and immediately echoed.

Amidst the joyful songs and laughter, Yuan Shao and the princes had already foreseen the beautiful moment of taking Xuzhou and splitting the land.

Only Cao Cao, who was on the lower left of Yuan Shao, raised his glass to agree, but there was always a hint of worry in his eyes.

He instinctively felt that something was wrong with the current situation, but he couldn't detect anything wrong.

……

The next day.

When Yuan Shao led an army of 17 troops to the city, Liu Bei had already made preparations at the top of the city.

After Liu Bei's death, Ju Shou, Zhang Xiu, Xu Huang, Huang Zhong and others stood out, but Dian Wei and Lin Xi were missing.

In order to buy enough time for Liu Bei, Lin Xi and Dian Wei led [-] soldiers into the battle and fought bloody battles for more than four or five hours.

In the end, Lin Xi saw that all the enemy troops had rushed to the top of the city, and guessing that Liu Bei had gone far, he ordered to retreat.

Even so, he was chased by Yuan Shaojun's forwards for dozens of miles, and finally escaped by breaking the whole into pieces.

In this battle, of the 800 fallen soldiers who returned to Linyi alive, only less than [-] were left. Both Lin Xi and Dian Wei were seriously injured, which is not to say tragic.

After Liu Bei retreated to Linyi safely, he immediately sent a military order to Tan County without saying a word, asking Xun Yu to send all the soldiers left behind in Tan County to help.

As for Jushou, who hadn't shown up for a long time, instead of evacuating the people in the city this time, he called on the people to defend the city together.

Previously, the Mount Tai battle line was a veritable line. The cities of Mount Tai were all on one official road, and Yuan Shao could only attack along this road. Therefore, Jushou had sufficient conditions to retreat city by city, and evacuate the people one by one.

But now, behind Linyi is the hinterland of Langya County. It can be said that there is no danger to defend. No matter how accurate Ju Shou's calculations are, where can the people be evacuated?

So the current Linyi City has almost become the last line of defense of the Xuzhou Army.

Once crossed, Xuzhou will no longer be able to stop the offensive of the Cao Yuan coalition army!
On the tower, Ju Shou looked at the enemy army outside the city, his expression still calm, but he cupped his hands to Liu Bei and said: "Master, the bandit army is powerful, although I have temporarily recruited more than ten thousand people in the city to defend the city, Linyi is also I can't stop it forever. If it's really time to do nothing, I ask my lord to put the overall situation first... continue to retreat."

Liu Bei frowned and asked back: "Gongyu, if you continue to retreat, is the overall situation the most important?"

Ju Shou clasped his hands again and said, "That's right, the master is here, and the overall situation is here."

Hearing this, Liu Bei was silent for a while, looking forward, wondering what he was thinking.

Ju Shou had already received Lin Chao's order that Liu Bei should not be harmed in any way. Although he had a backup, it was better to ask for instructions at this time.

It's fine if Liu Bei agrees. If Liu Bei refuses to agree, and it's really an emergency, Ju Shou will definitely order someone to take Liu Bei to evacuate without hesitation.

To be honest, Jushou has really tried his best for this battle, and he has indeed played very well.The reason why he was still in such an embarrassing situation was that Lin Chao's appetite was just as Yuan Shao thought.

To put it bluntly, the big detour strategy is to steal the house unexpectedly.Although Taishan County was left as a buffer space, it was still difficult to stop Yuan Shao with Liu Bei alone.

Especially after Yuan Shao came up with the strategy of changing home like a ghost, and implemented it, the difficulty increased a bit.

Therefore, Jushou has already prepared for the worst - let Langya out too!

The end of the war cannot be opened lightly, but the opening cannot be stopped lightly.

At this time, both the Cao Yuan coalition army and Xuzhou have no possibility of retreating, and they can only go to the dark one way!
Not to mention the loss of a Langya County, as long as Cao Yuan can be completely wiped out, even if another county is gained, Ju Shou thinks it is worthwhile.

So-and-so, the overall situation is here?

Liu Bei tasted this sentence for a long time, but finally laughed at himself, and said to Jushou: "Gongyu, in your opinion, how is Zichu's plan going?"

"This..." Ju Shou pondered for a moment, and finally answered, "Chang Shi has always had unpredictable schemes, so I dare not guess."

"Even you can't say it well, it seems that Zichu played really big this time..."

Liu Bei sighed and whispered to himself.

After the sigh, Liu Bei looked up at the blue sky, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth again.

"I think that a certain person has nothing to do. He has joined the army since the Yellow Turban Rebellion. After dozens of battles, he only got the post of a small county lieutenant. Fortunately, Zichu did not give up and took me as the master, so that a certain With the current scene.

Therefore, as far as Fan Zi's initial strategy is concerned, there is nothing he can't do.So what if you lose, a certain person started from humble beginnings, and at worst, start all over again.The public and you just said that a certain person is here, and the overall situation is here.

But a certain person said that as long as Zichu is there, there is hope! "

Liu Bei's words from the bottom of his heart have actually slightly surpassed the bottom line of the way of a monarch and minister, but the few people around him were extremely moved when they heard it.

"My lord..."

When Ju Shou was about to say something, Liu Bei stopped him with a wave.

I saw Liu Bei turned his head, looked at Jushou very seriously, and said slowly: "Zichu's plan, I fully support it. It's just... the people in the city and even the entire Xuzhou behind this, I can't ignore it!

A certain person doesn't read much, but he also heard Zichu recite the words of a sage.Mencius said: When the king regards his ministers like brothers and feet, the ministers regard the emperor as his heart;

Today, a certain abandons the people for the sake of the overall situation. If there is trouble in the future, how can the people be used for me?
Therefore, I would rather accept the sword than abandon the people! "

Hearing this, Ju Shou opened his mouth, but in the end he was speechless and had to remain silent.

He never thought that such stubborn and pedantic remarks would come from Liu Bei's mouth.

He never thought that one day he would be deeply moved by such remarks.

So, he has nothing to say.

"My lord is as virtuous as the sky, I respect you!"

Ju Shou straightened his clothes and bowed solemnly to the end, but these words came from the bottom of his heart.

The strong wind knows the strong grass, and the swaying sees the loyal ministers.

The more dangerous you are, the more you can see a person's character.

At this moment, Ju Shou finally understood why Lin Chao, who had always been cynical, low-handed and omnipotent, would regard Liu Bei as the main one.

There are always a group of idealists in this world, who know that some noble goals are out of reach, but still forge ahead step by step, just wanting to be worthy of their hearts.

Although I can't come, I yearn for it!
It was also at this moment that Jushou made a decision that went against his ancestors.

The lord is willing to spend his whole life protecting this frank heart!

On the city tower, the monarch and his ministers were looking at each other, but Yuan Shao had already sent people to persuade him to surrender.

He knew that Liu Bei could not be shaken, but he might not be able to shake the people who were recruited temporarily by Liu Bei.

"Emissary Liu, Duke Yuan has something to say, as long as you are willing to open the city and surrender, Duke Yuan will treat you with courtesy, and the people in the city will survive. If you are stubborn..."

Hearing this, Ju Shou, who was in a state of being moved, suddenly frowned.

"Han Sheng, the ants in the city are too noisy, let's shoot them!"

Hearing this, Huang Zhong responded immediately, and then shot an arrow with his bow, hitting the man in the chest.

Therefore, he couldn't say the second half of his sentence.

Ju Shou didn't know who this person was, and he didn't want to know who this person was.

All he knew was that this person ruined the atmosphere in front of him, so he deserved to die!

After his ears were cleared, Ju Shou bowed his hands to Liu Bei again very solemnly, and said: "My lord has ordered Tan County to lead troops to help, this place is only two hundred miles away from Tan County, within four days, the reinforcements will arrive!
I also ask my lord to evacuate first. Although I am not talented, even if I risk my life, I will never let the old thief Yuan Shao step into the city before the reinforcements arrive, so as not to hurt the name of my lord's benevolence! "

Behind Jushou, Xu Huang, Zhang Xiu, and Huang Zhong also clasped their fists and said, "My lord, please evacuate first. Even if we risk our lives, we will never let the bandits enter the city, so as not to hurt the lord's benevolence. !"

Seeing how resolute the crowd was, Liu Bei suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed loudly: "Since you all have this heart, why should you hide your head and show your tail? We will wait for the monarch and ministers to fight together, so what if Wen Ruo comes to help us together!"

Under the city, Yuan Shao saw that Liu Bei dared to shoot and kill the people he sent to persuade him to surrender, he was furious and ordered to attack the city immediately.

A battle around Linyi City is about to start!
(End of this chapter)