Abnormal Three Kingdoms

Chapter 181 Delicate Balance

"Ziyan, you are really slow. How many people are stationed in Hefei? I have never heard of any general guarding it. You brought five thousand soldiers and horses, but you were the last one to come!" When Nan brought Lu Lingqi, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, and Zhou Cang in, Wei Xu and the others had already arrived. Seeing Chu Nan, Wei Xu laughed.

The three of them led [-] troops each, and it took them less than three days to attack the city. Hefei was a bit more difficult to attack, but Chunan had the most troops, and it took more than twice as long as theirs. No one is perfect.

"Uncle, it's only been a few days since I learned the Art of War? If it wasn't for the help of the two generals Huang Zhong and Wei Yan, how could I break the city so quickly?" Chu Nan didn't care much about meritorious deeds. : "It's just tired of you for a long time, and it's the fault of the south."

As he said that, he waved his hand behind his back to signal Wei Yan not to talk too much. There is no need to argue about such a small matter, but it will spoil the harmony. Although he is Lu Bu's son-in-law, if he hadn't acted humbly and didn't fight for fame, it wouldn't be possible to do so Melt in quickly.

"Okay, you are all Ziyan's elders. Ziyan has only studied Confucianism and the art of war for a few months. At your age, you may not be capable of Ziyan." Lu Bu waved his hand and said a few words for his son-in-law.

"Father-in-law, the four counties of Hefei must be sure. Our army and Shouchun have already formed a line. The rear is no longer worrying. The rest of the city is not important. My top priority is to go to Shouchun before Cao Cao. I don't know how Shouchun is now. What happened to the Spring War?" Chu Nan saluted Lu Bu and asked with a smile.

"Cao Cao tried to cross the Huai River several times before, but was repelled by Yuan Shu relying on the geographical advantage. But now that our army is here, Yuan Shu has sent Ji Ling, Chen Lan and others with [-] troops to block it!" Lu Bu pointed behind his back. map.

Chengde and Shouchun had no danger to defend, and they had nothing to rush. They stationed troops here, which could be said to directly threaten Yuan Shu's rear, so Yuan Shu was naturally anxious.

"Now that Yuan Shu can still come up with an army of [-] to block our army?" Chu Nan asked in shock.

"Most of the defeated troops returning from Runan are now gathered in the Shouchun area. In addition, Yuan Shu then recruited soldiers from various counties. Wan Dajun can do it too." Chen Gong laughed, others only care about the speed at which his disciple breaks through the city, but Chen Gong is very aware of what his disciple has done during this period of time, breaking the city is actually no slower than the other three , and there was almost no battle damage on Chu Nan's side!

The reason for these extra days is because his disciple plowed Hefei again.

No matter how you look at it, the performance of my disciple has far surpassed that of Wei Xu and the other three, and what Chen Gong admires the most is Chu Nan's non-competitive, indifferent temperament.

Husbands do not fight, so the world cannot compete with them. Now Chu Nan feels like this. He does not fight for anything, but has already established his own prestige and status invisibly. It is Wei Xu, Song Xian, Cheng Lian, etc. The veterans under Lu Bu's tent didn't have any objection to Chu Nan crawling on top of them unknowingly.

"The family of the four generations and the three princes is the atmosphere." Chu Nan said a little speechlessly.

One hundred thousand troops!
The sum of all the soldiers and horses in Xuzhou is not enough for this number. Regardless of ability, Boss Yuan is the richest man of this era!
Of course, Lu Bu is not short of money and food now. After this war, he will definitely expand his army. By then, Xuzhou will also have its first [-] troops.

"It seems that there are many soldiers and generals, but I regard it as nothing!" Lu Bu said disdainfully.

If Yuan Shu didn't have enough generals under his command, the [-] troops would not be a big problem for Lu Bu. After all, with Yuan Shu's current military spirit and popular popularity, even if all the people in Shouchun were soldiers, it would be enough.

"Teacher, how should we fight this battle?" Chu Nan looked at Chen Gong. Right now, there is only one Shouchun City left. Of course, although Yuan Shu is in decline, there are still many cities under his command, such as other counties in Jiujiang , such as Liu Xun's troops stationed in Lujiang.

But now that people's hearts are broken, Liu Xun has no intention of supporting him, and his attitude is already obvious. This is to draw a clear line with Yuan Shu.

The generals under him probably have their own ideas.

So for them and Cao Cao, defeating Shouchun can basically determine the demise of Yuan Shu, the puppet court of the Zhong family.

Chen Gong said with a smile: "It is not difficult to defeat the [-] troops, but whoever breaks Shouchun first and who captures Yuan Shu is very important. If you are not careful, you will make a wedding dress for Cao Cao."

This is the reason why they have been confronting the [-] troops but did not attack. At the same time, Cao Cao stopped attacking and looked at Yuan Shu across the river, but he no longer attacked like before. Obviously, he also had the same idea to let Lu Bu Fighting with Yuan Shu's main force, they can reap the benefits of fishing.

As a result, the situation fell into a strange stalemate.

Yuan Shu was already insignificant, and now the most important thing was Cao Lu who could break the city first. At this time, whichever side Yuan Shu focused on defense would take advantage of the other side.

The balance is actually very fragile. If one of Lu Bu and Cao Cao can't help but attack first, then the balance will be broken, and Yuan Shu will be completely finished.

Even if it continues like this without doing anything, Yuan Shu will have to finish playing. After all, Shouchun is only a big man. A Shouchun needs to raise a dozen or 200,000 troops, which will definitely not last for a few days. For Chu Nan who has done logistics, He is more perceptive than others.

"Teacher, I wonder if we can persuade Yuan Shu to give up Shouchun?" Chu Nan asked suddenly.

"Persuading to surrender?" Chen Gong frowned slightly when he heard the words, looked at Chu Nan and said, "Zi Yan has thought about it, Yuan Shu is an arrogance, and there is no possibility of reconciliation with the court. If Yuan Shu is surrendered at this time, Marquis Wen's previous reputation will be paid. All the flowing waters."

"It is to let him give up Shouchun, not to accept his surrender." Chu Nan laughed.

"How is this possible? Then Yuan Shu is crazy to abandon the city!" Before Chen Gong could speak, Wei Xu frowned.

"If you don't abandon the city, you can only wait for death. We don't even need to do anything. We just stand in a stalemate with him. There are 200,000 troops in Shouchun who eat horses and chews every day, but there are no reinforcements outside, and the food road is also blocked by our army. How long do you guys think Yuan Shu can last?" Chu Nan asked with a smile.

Concentrate the soldiers and horses in Shouchun to confront Cao Cao. If there is no Lu Bu in the rear, Yuan Shu can fight Cao Cao as long as he keeps the Huai River. But now that Lu Bu is here, Yuan Shu's food supply is directly cut off. How can Yuan Shu survive?
"Abandoning the city, there is still a glimmer of life." Chu Nan said with a smile.

"Zi Yan wants to let Yuan Shu go in exchange for our army winning Shouchun?" Chen Gong asked with a smile.

"Probably that's what he meant, but now that Yuan Shu is facing enemies, I don't know how to make him give up on Shouchun and flee with peace of mind." Chu Nan nodded. He just listed the current conditions. So giving up and escaping is the only way out, but he is not a fool. In this case, why should he trust him if he doesn't have enough conditions?Who knows if you want to lure people out of the city to kill them?

How to persuade Yuan Shu, Chu Nan didn't know, he just put forward this idea to see if his teacher had a way.

Hearing this, Chen Gong crossed his fingers and frowned in thought.

It seems to be a good idea, but it seems that the feasibility is not great. After thinking for a while, he suddenly said: "If Yuan Shu is willing, I can send him to Xuzhou, let him go secretly to Qingzhou to join Yuan Shao in Xuzhou!"

This depends on Chen Gong's powerful words and skills, sending Yuan Shu and his confidants away, Cao Cao must have used some means to prevent Yuan Shu from using Confucian skills to escape Shouchun, but so what, Cao Cao's side There may be countless supernatural powers, and there must be some supernatural powers that are stronger than the Great Confucianism, but in terms of speaking, there should be no great Confucian accompanying them, otherwise Chen Gong would not have said this.

"So, isn't it helping that traitor?" Lu Bu frowned, his character was a loyal minister of a big man.

Chen Gong: "..."

Chu Nan: "..."

It's just setting up a personality, not really doing it.

"The killing of Yuan Shu is a matter for Cao Cao. What I want is the land of Jiujiang. As for Marquis Wen, he is naturally a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, but because he is a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, should Wen Hou also think about longevity besides Yuan Shu?" Are these countless people living in Spring City?" Chen Gong looked at Lu Bu and said in a deep voice.

Lu Bu raised his eyebrows, Chen Gong's tone made him feel a little uncomfortable.

"Father-in-law, the teacher's intention is not to prevent father-in-law from being a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, but as the old saying goes, the people are the most important, the country is second, and the king is the least. It is wrong to let Yuan Shu leave, but if it is because of this, countless people can live this life. I think that even if His Majesty knows about this, he will be considerate of his father-in-law, because one person can live to count 100,000 people, that’s okay!" Seeing that the atmosphere was a little stiff, Chu Nan quickly laughed and said, "This Shouchun City will definitely face a shortage of food. Continue to spend like this, but I don't know if this Yuan Shu will eat human flesh like Cao Cao in the past. At that time, we will finally win the Shouchun, but after entering the city, all that is left are white bones. ?”

"It's the so-called lesser of two evils. Letting Yuan Shu go is definitely wrong. However, if hundreds of thousands of people can live because of this, I think the world will only praise father-in-law for his benevolence, not condemn him."

Lu Bu sighed when he heard the words: "We will follow the plan of the public platform, but who will go to Shouchun to discuss this matter?"

"There's no rush to discuss it." Chen Gong looked at Lu Bu and said, "Now that Yuan Shu has not yet reached the end of the mountain, there is still luck in his heart. Marquis Wen will defeat the [-] army in front of him first, and let Yuan Shu know how powerful he is. We can do more with less if we discuss it later!"

In the past, Yuan Shu boasted that he had [-] troops, and you only got [-] if you fought all over. Before the victory was decided, Yuan Shu might not be convinced by the numbers alone. The only way to beat him was to let him understand what he was facing. It's a dead end. Only when you appear as a strong man at this time can the opponent pay enough attention to it!

Lu Bu nodded when he heard the words: "It's not difficult. The generals will go back to the camp to repair. I will send troops tomorrow and win a while first!"

"Here!"

(End of this chapter)