The three countries are very nuclear

Chapter 87 Surrounding but not attacking

At the same time, Liu Bei also opened the other two battle reports. After reading the contents, his expression suddenly became extremely weird.

"Mr. Xuande, is there a problem?" Lin Chao asked.

Liu Bei shook his head, and handed the battle report in his hand to Lin Chao.

Lin Chao took it with both hands and watched the content inside. At the same time, Xun Chen moved behind Lin Chao and watched together.

After reading it, the faces of Lin Chao and Xun Chen also became weird, like happy, but also worried.

Because of Guan Yu and Zhao Yun's two ways, they also rushed their heads.

Tang County and Puyin are in the same situation as Wangdu, they are like thieves going to Loukong.The soldiers in the city had already fled, and Guan Yu and Zhao Yun took the second county without any difficulty.

After the occupation, Zhao Yun also sent people to inquire about the news of the soldiers in the city, and finally got a result.

That is, all the soldiers in the three counties withdrew from the city a few days ago, fled to the north, and joined forces in Beiping County, waiting for help.

The reason is that Lin Chao's mind-boggling strategy played a role. The morale of the soldiers in the three counties was too great. Except for the soldiers who fled, the rest had no fighting spirit. They knew that they could not resist Liu Bei's army. Simply shrink northward.

Thinking of this, both Liu Bei and Xun Chen were quite amazed at the effect of Lin Chao's heart attack.

"Zichu, Mr. Xun, the enemy army is gathering in Beiping County, what should our army do?"

Seeing that the two had finished reading the battle report, Liu Bei asked immediately.

Hearing about Beiping County, both Lin Chao and Xun Chen frowned and began to think.

There is nothing wrong with Beiping County itself, but its geographical location has a big problem.

It is located at the junction of Jizhou and Youzhou. Although it belongs to Zhongshan County in name, due to regional radiation problems, it is under the jurisdiction of Zhuo County most of the time. If it rashly attacks Beiping County, it may attract the prefect of Zhuojun and Youzhou. Tao Qian, the governor of the state, was disgusted.

To be precise, without a clear edict from the imperial court, fighting across states is a real taboo.

This is also the reason why Beiping County was not included in the goal of Liu Bei's march this time.

But now the three counties are empty, and all the original defenders have been relocated to Beiping County.

Whether or not to attack Beiping has become the most critical issue right now.

Fighting, afraid of causing fear in Youzhou.

If they don't fight, Zhang Chun's bandit army in Beiping County will be a hidden danger after all.

After thinking about it for a while, Xun Chen first said: "Mr. Xuande, I think it is enough to recover the three counties, and Beiping County is not suitable for marching. First, the geographical location of this county is very complicated, so you should not move lightly, otherwise it will easily lead to criticism."

"Secondly, Duke Xuande has already regained the entire Zhongshan this time, and he has made great achievements. It is time to report to the court. If he falls into the quagmire of war again, he may be involved for a long time."

"Thirdly, it's late autumn right now, and the snow will fall soon. After winter, it's impossible to fight."

At the end, Xun Chen bowed his hands and said: "These three are all the opinions of a certain family. How to act in the end is for Duke Xuande to decide for himself."

After listening to Xun Chen, Liu Bei fell silent.

He was naturally inclined to continue the attack, but what Xun Chen said was indeed reasonable, and it could even be said to hit the point.

First of all, after winning the three counties, Liu Bei's trip can be said to be a complete success, and there is no need to cause more troubles and cause fear in Youzhou.

And now, it happens to be the best time to go to the imperial court. With Liu Bei's military exploits, the imperial court will inevitably increase his ranks. At that time, Liu Bei will inevitably go to Beijing in person to accept the award.

If the time to enter Beijing is delayed because of the attack on Peiping, it is not worth it.

The last point is that in less than a month at most, northern Hebei will enter winter. If he can't win quickly within a month, Liu Bei will surely fall short when the heavy snow falls, and he will only lose his troops.

"Mr. Xun's words are justified."

Liu Bei nodded and said, then looked at Lin Chao who was still thinking, and asked, "Zichu, what do you think we should do?"

At this time, Lin Chao was still thinking about gains and losses, and when he heard Liu Bei's question, he said slowly, "Mr. Xuande, You Ruo's words are very safe. But, if it were Zhang Chun, what would he think? "

Hearing this, Liu Bei and Xun Chen were both taken aback, obviously not understanding what Lin Chao meant.

In fact, Lin Chao's way of thinking about gains and losses is quite different from Xun Chen's.

Because, Lin Chao likes to put himself in another place.

So he was thinking just now, if he were Zhang Chun, seeing Zhongshan being completely recovered by Liu Bei, would he be worried, and then he would take some measures, and it would not be impossible to even counterattack.

It doesn't really matter whether Beiping County takes it or not, what matters is how to deal with Zhang Chun's counterattack.

Secondly, Lin Chao, who is familiar with history, knows that Liu Yan is ready to move at this time. If he reports Liu Bei's credit, Liu Bei will go to Beijing to accept the reward in all likelihood. At this time, the situation in Luoyang City can be described as With all the turbulence and treachery, Lin Chao will definitely go with him.

At that time, who will control everything in Zhongshan?
If Liu Bei goes away for too long, who can lead the army to deal with Zhang Chun's counterattack?
Therefore, before leaving Jizhou, Lin Chao must make arrangements for these matters one by one.

The last point, and the most important point, is that Lin Chao thinks that it is too early to enter Luo alone, and it is not the best time.

It has only been four years since Zhongping, and the important affairs of the court are still under the control of the aristocratic family and the eunuchs. Although the two are intensifying, there is still some time before the real face-off.

Entering Beijing at this time is equivalent to being involved in a huge whirlpool. ,

Without military power in hand, if you are not careful, you may capsize in the gutter.

Therefore, Lin Chao's idea is very simple.Whether it is to solve future troubles or delay time, Beiping County must attack.

If it happens to meet Zhang Chun's counterattack, that would be great, as it can solve hidden dangers and delay time.

Thinking of this, facing Liu Bei and Xun Chen's probing gazes, Lin Chao continued to speak: "Mr. Xuande, Chao thinks that Zhang Chun is always arrogant as a traitor, so he will definitely not sit back and watch the army be defeated, and may even counterattack Zhongshan. In addition to this The retreat of Cisan county soldiers is also a bit strange, so we have to guard against it."

"What did you think at the beginning, what should you do now?"

Like Xun Chen, Liu Bei only cared about his own gains and losses, and didn't think about what would happen to Zhang Chun.Hearing Lin Chao's analysis from the other party's point of view, he hurriedly asked.

"Based on the court's humble opinion, even if Beiping County is not to be attacked, it must be surrounded first. First, you can investigate the situation in Youzhou. Second, you can spy on Zhang Thief's reaction to see if he has any intention of counterattacking."

If Liu Bei encircled Beiping County to the point that there was no response from Youzhou after he made a full attack posture, it would prove that Zhang Chun had done so much harm to Youzhou that Youzhou had no intention of paying attention to the little Beiping at all. county.

If Zhang Chun is powerful in Youzhou, it will also bring another possibility, that is, he will counterattack Zhongshan at any time.

After listening to Lin Chao's words, Liu Bei looked at Xun Chen again: "What do you think of Mr. Xun Chen's words?"

In fact, Liu Bei was in favor of Lin Chao in his heart, but Xun Chen was the supervising army sent by Liu Yan in name, and he couldn't justify it without consulting him.

Although Xun Chen didn't quite agree with it, he would not refute it as Tian Feng did. Instead, he cupped his hands and said with a smile: "What Zichu said is also true. It is the best policy to encircle first and not attack, and wait for the time to change."

"Well, pass on a general's order, order Yunchang, Yide, and Zilong to lead the attack and march into Beiping. At the same time, clear the field all the way, and beware of Zhang's bandit setting up an ambush to counterattack."

With what Lin Chao said just now as a reminder, Liu Bei also realized that Zhang Chun would fight back at any time, so he added a sentence to guard against Zhang Chun's sneak attack along the way.

"only!"

Lin Chao and Xun Chen clasped their hands in agreement at the same time.

(End of this chapter)