Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 979 Winning Nanyang II

Xiangyang City.

suburbs.

In the barracks, there are not many soldiers left. Most of the soldiers and horses have already been transferred north to Xinye and are heading towards Nanyang.

"Cai Xiangyang, please sit down!"

Xi Zhicai is still in the camp, and today he is going to entertain Cai Tu, the prefect of Xiangyang County.

When attacking Nanyang, Xiangyang County cannot be bypassed.

It's not just military assistance, but more importantly, after the county seat of Nanyang is taken, Xiangyang County needs to send people to help manage order.

And if you want assistance from Xiangyang County, you must get the help of Cai Tu, the prefect of Xiangyang County, otherwise many things will be tied up.

However, the current management system of the Minghou Mansion divides civil and military affairs, and the generals in the army do not have the power to order the local governor.

Cai Tu is directly under the control of Nanshufang, and his immediate bosses are Liu Jin and Hu Zhao.

Therefore, if Xi Zhicai wanted assistance from Xiangyang County, he had to persuade Cai Tu to do it.

It is persuasion, not command.

"Xi Zhicai went to the north, but his subordinates failed to welcome him, so he was far away to welcome him!" Cai Tu's posture was very low. After all, everyone in the world knew that Xi Zhi was Minghou's number one counselor and first confidant, regardless of his duties. However, the status is very different.

"My trip to the north this time is a secret trip!"

Xi Zhicai said: "As for the reason, I think you can guess a thing or two!"

"For Nanyang?" Cai Tu thought for a while and asked.

Since he discovered that the two main battalions of the Mu army were going north, he had a slight guess in his heart. If he was dealing with Jingzhou, he didn't have to go to Xiangyang. Only by attacking Nanyang could he not avoid Xiangyang County.

"That's right!"

Xi Zhicai analyzed: "Now the main force of the Guanzhong Army is in Shouchun. For us, this is the best time to attack Nanyang. We lost Nanyang once, and now we must take Nanyang back. Cai Xiangyang is also very clear. Tomorrow The Hou Mansion started in Nanyang, not only the lord, but many brothers and sons all live in Nanyang, this Nanyang is very important to my Minghou Mansion!"

"How can I help?"

Cai Tu was clean and neat, and asked in a deep voice.

He didn't dare to make a decision in front of Xi Zhicai if he didn't listen to him.

"In terms of military affairs, I don't need help, but once we have conquered cities, I need Xiangyang's assistance!" Xi Zhicai said: "I remember that there was a soldier in Xiangyang called Xiangyang Camp, and the leader was Lei Bo. It is the camp set up to defend Nanyang and Jingzhou, because of the strategic deployment of the Minghou Mansion's phalanx, it is the only army that is directly controlled by the local government!"

"I can mobilize them to go north!"

Cai Tu nodded.

"I'll attack, and they'll defend. As long as they defend the city we won and save us from worrying about the future, leave the rest to me!"

Xi Zhicai said: "In addition, regarding the matter of local order, Nanshufang does not have a plan at present, which is not very pleasant to say. It's not that Liu Jin and Hu Zhao don't want to come up with a plan, but they can't come up with a plan. They have no one in their hands. , so this matter has to be left to Xiangyang County!"

"But I don't have anyone in my hand!"

Cai Tu said: "I have more than ten counties in Xiangyang County, and the pressure is already very high. If we take care of Nanyang's affairs, the pressure on Xiangyang will be even greater!"

"You figure out how to do this yourself, you go and steal, or you go to battle yourself, in short, I only want one result, the city I won must not be messed up!" Xi Zhicai said very forcefully.

"The drama Sima is embarrassing me!" Cai Tu felt a little helpless, with a wry smile on his face.

"Cai Xiangyang, you have no one, but there are people in Jingzhou!"

Xi Zhicai said with a smile: "I believe that with your appeal, you should be able to invite some talents from Jingzhou. They may not all be the chief officials of the county magistrate, but the officials of the county magistrate, county lieutenant, county chief book, etc. , there are many that need to be replaced, Jingzhou has a strong academic atmosphere, and there are a large number of scholars, I believe you can find a way!"

"I can try to do it, but if the lord finds out that I form a party for personal gain, you have to endorse me for me!" Cai Tu thought for a while and said.

There are indeed many scholars in Jingzhou who have not yet returned to the border. At present, Cai Tu can be regarded as setting up a banner in Jingzhou and forming a party of his own.

If he is willing to stand up and call on scholars, he can more or less attract some talents and make them use them.

But in this way, it is easy to leave an intuitive idea of ​​too much prestige in the Minghou Mansion, which is deeply rooted in Xiangyang and intends to separate Xiangyang.

"Don't worry about this!"

Xi Zhicai took it all in, and said: "As long as you can solve this problem for me, even if the lord's knife is cut off, I will block it for you. Unless you betray the Minghou Mansion one day, I will protect you." You're fine!"

At this time, Cai Tu didn't have a little confidence, and he didn't dare to do things with great fanfare.

Moreover, based on Xi Zhicai's understanding of Mu Jing, Cai Tu's worries are completely unfounded. Mu Jing hopes that Cai Tu can directly tear apart the somewhat united scholarly atmosphere in Jingzhou. No matter how powerful Cai Tu is, he does not have absolute military power in his hands, and his position is only an edict issued by the Minghou Mansion.

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On September [-], Xi Zhicai went north to Xinye.

In Xinye City, Zhanhu Battalion and Wuxi Battalion had been preparing for a long time, and all the siege equipment, logistics and food were also completed in just a few days.

Outside the city, there is a large military barracks, with flags covering the sky.

Xi Zhicai walked directly to the huge sand table. This sand table was built by two battalions of scouts working together. After comparing countless march maps and topographic maps, the construction of this huge sand table was completed.

The entire terrain of Nanyang was captured by Xi Zhicai's eyes.

He stood by the side, looked at it for a long time, and looked very carefully. In the entire camp, the captains of Zhanhu Camp Wuxi Camp, Sima, General, Chief Bookkeeper, Military Marquis, etc. stood on the left and right, looking very quiet.

"For the time being, we don't care about Wancheng!"

Xi Zhi thought for a while before speaking.

"Don't attack Wancheng?" Lei Hu was a little puzzled: "We directly attacked Wancheng and annihilated the remaining main force of the Guanzhong Army. The whole of Nanyang has already fallen into our hands!"

This is to capture the thief and capture the king.

Taking Wancheng, the center of Nanyang, is equivalent to taking down the entire Nanyang, especially now that Nanyang has very few troops, and the main force in Guanzhong is basically in Wancheng. If Wancheng is captured, Nanyang will be taken.

"The strategic deployment we used in the past was to go straight to the center and win a battle with the least amount of troops and the smallest battle. But this time, I want to change. Pick!"

Xi Zhicai said calmly.

"Not taking the center?" Both Lei Hu and Sha Moke were a little puzzled, but they couldn't ask too much, because they couldn't figure out Xi Zhicai's intention now, and they didn't know how to ask.

"I want to take down Pingshi, Pingyang, Wuyin, Jiyang, Anzhong... these cities within a month, and plant the flag of my Minghou Mansion on the tops of these cities! "Xi Zhicai pointed to the cities on the sand table, which basically involved the entire south, east, and west of Nanyang.

"Yes!"

The two captains trembled all over, and immediately felt that this was a big battle.

However, Lei Hu was a little puzzled: "Xi Sima, in this way, for the sake of efficiency, our troops will inevitably be scattered. Nanyang is so big, and our two battalions may not be enough. If Wancheng attacks, or Xiliang in Yuzhou The sudden killing of the army must have caught us by surprise!"

"I've already asked for help!"

Xi Zhicai said: "However, I don't have much confidence in how much Baidi Mountain can come out. In the end, we have to rely on ourselves. In addition, after the capture, the city will be handed over to Xiangyang County for guarding. The Xiangyang Camp should be stable. Our goal is still to attack, but we must pay attention to one thing, when we divide our forces, we must keep in touch, not too far apart, and keep the fastest way to rescue each other!"

"Yes!"

The two captains nodded and accepted the task.

In the afternoon of that day, the main force of the two battalions split into two groups, dispatched troops quickly, and headed towards the cities of Nanyang without stopping.

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On September [-]th, Leihu made his first battle in Nanyang and captured Huyang to the west of Xinye. There used to be a Jingzhou army in Huyang City, but it was raided by Leihu, losing troops and generals, and withdrew overnight.

On September [-]th, Shamoke also had a successful start, taking down the No. [-] achievement in Xinye Zhengbei, Youyang City.

On September [-]th, Lei Hu led the army and approached Pingshi City. The gate of Pingshi City was closed. , Crossing mountains and ridges, avoiding the Ping family, and attacking Wuyin by surprise, there were three hundred guards in Wuyin city. They couldn't resist for a day, so they surrendered.

At this point, Pingshi City, which was sandwiched between Huyang and Wuyin, was called by the local gentry and nobles.

On September [-]th, Sha Moke established a communist party, divided his troops into two groups, and attacked at the same time. Jiyang and Nieyang cities fought in two days and won two cities.

In less than half a month, the viciousness of the Mu army's dispatch exceeded many people's expectations. At this moment, the Mu army is only separated from Wancheng, the center of Nanyang, by this small town that gathers in the south. You can come to the city.

(End of this chapter)