Three Kingdoms: Cao Ying's mastermind, from nine to five

Chapter 176 They are famous in Xiaoyaojin

"Get ready! There are no generals on guard! The ferry can be seized, and if you ride on land, you can take Hefei within one night! Xu Zhen's lieutenant general can't stop it!!"

"Here!"

The warships came out together, completely out of the bunker outside Xiaoyaojin. There were five large ships in total, each with hundreds of people;

There were many fierce men on the warship, among them Tai Shici and Gan Ning each led an army, Sun Ce alone led three buildings, and the cavalry was led by two veteran generals Han Dang and Huang Gai.

Take Hefei! !
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Xu all.

On the second day, Cao Cao, Xu Zhen, Xun Yu, and Xun You sat at home and drank until late at night.

Xu Zhen had already broken the precept on this day, and slept until the third day, and there was no reason to refuse the next day. Besides, although Xun Yu didn't drink, he was willing to let go of all official company, and he was not afraid of the reputation of the nobles. Will not refuse.

"You're careless!"

Xun You sighed with emotion, "Bowen is well versed in the art of war, how could he make such a mistake? If Sun Ce does something, it seems that Hefei and Shouchun will be owned by Yangzhou, but in fact he only needs to take the ferry to make it better."

"Xiaoyaojin, the ferry outside Hefei, is a crossing. It only needs manpower to pass, and it can be reached overnight."

"Do you believe that Sun Ce won't do anything? He used tens of thousands of gold to support him and made a business trip to meet Bowen. I guess it's all due to delusion!"

"This is to make Bowen take his guard lightly. After the lord knew about this, he immediately sent General Yu Jin there, but it is probably too late. How many people do you have in Hefei?"

"Three thousand."

Xu Zhen's words were concise and to the point, and he was not shaken by Xun You's words. The soldiers he brought knew that.

"One thousand and two parts of me, one thousand and eight parts of Liao."

"That's a surrendered general..." Xun You held back and sighed even more, this was not comparable to the headquarters he had been carrying all along, and how could he hold Zhang Liao with him, "It would be better if Zhang Liao stayed in Hefei. "

"Of course not!"

Xu Zhen immediately retorted, "If Zhang Liao is in Hefei, Sun Ce will know about it. When he is transferred later, he will know that I am worried about his attack, and he will be more determined to attack Hefei. I have made this move. Do you think my lord still cares about it?" Don’t understand? Lujiang blocked the possibility of him entering Xudu, and Jiujiang blocked the possibility of him going north. If he wants to do something when we are fighting with southern Hebei, he can only use Liu Biao’s excuse! His father just made an excuse. Damn, would he dare to borrow the way of Jingzhou from Liu Biao? How could Liu Biao be willing to lend it to him?"

Xu Zhen's words were not excited, and he said his thoughts in a straightforward manner, but it also made everyone present nod continuously. Xun You understood after hearing him say this, and he was still on guard. The gambling is too big and has lost the past. cautious.

"Then how does Bowen know that they will definitely not attack, or will retreat because of this?"

"If Hefei is destroyed and then threatens Jiujiang, wouldn't it mean that a year's business would be ruined?"

Cao Cao never opened his mouth to judge such things, but he looked at Xu Zhen's eyes with a lot of praise. Man-made legends start from daring to go against common sense. Maybe the victory will not be tilted because of such a strange move, but people will.

Xu Zhen still walked out of the first step, now let's look at the second step.

"Bowen, I think," Xun You continued clasping his hands in a very calm tone. He is much older than Xu Zhen, but he is not as good as Xu Zhen in terms of official position and title, so it's not too much to call himself "my subordinate". "The whole world will pay attention to this matter. If there is no problem, it means that Jiangdong and Jiujiang are completely united. In the future, the Cao family will have the help of Jiangzuo talents, which will be of great benefit."

"But if he loses, or loses Jiujiang after a complete defeat, and makes Yangzhou completely belong to Sun Ce, then he will occupy the southeast. In the long run, isn't it just another Yuan Benchu? From a long-term strategic point of view, this is a place that must be contested, and he will definitely do it. If the people of the world see it, once there is a result, it will affect the princes and generals of all parties, so this is a big deal!"

"I don't agree with you..."

The scene became a bit colder. Xu Zhen didn't want to elaborate, so he fell into silence. The main reason was that Cao Cao refused to speak, which caused the scene to be awkward for a while. In the end, Xun Yu laughed after taking a sip of tea, "Mr. Da, maybe you haven't realized Bowen's intentions."

"Ask uncle for advice."

Xun You immediately surrendered, naturally neither angry nor angry.

Xun Yu smiled at Cao Cao, then looked at Xu Zhen, "It's not just a simple matter of trust. Sun Ce's failure to get what he deserves will make Jiangdong even more chaotic."

This is the truth in one sentence. He said the biggest disadvantage to Jiangdong, or the heavy blow to Sun Ce, in fact, it really came from himself. If according to the current situation, once Sun Ce makes a move, Those who are about to be attached to under his command, or the scholars of Jiangdong, will feel a little bit upset.

Because Xu Zhen has a good reputation, loves the people like a son, has always been self-denying and devoted to the public, and has never violated discipline. His beautiful story of taking concubines may have been quite interesting when it was spread. Everyone talks and laughs. It is said that once Sun Ce made a move, he had already lost.

If you can't win a big victory and fall into a separatist regime, you will lose a big defeat.

"However, there is one thing I want to say to Bowen... the war is not imminent, why are you in such a hurry? But if there are more soldiers and horses, it will be more stable to keep thousands or tens of thousands of people in Hefei?"

"I can't stay," Xu Zhen said, "You can't stop at one step. Armament momentum is not only the confidence in the army, but also the choice of allies. The faster you are, the more capital you can win! How many allies are there? There are four princes outside the pass, Jingzhou, Liaodong is all there, and in Youzhou, there are still dozens of unsettled forces! Just the so-called fifty clans in Youzhou will also make him spend a lot of time, the more chaotic, the more likely he will win! As for Jiangdong, Zhang Liao A military order was issued."

Xu Zhen only mentioned this person, which made Cao Cao quite concerned. The other two naturally looked at each other, quite surprised, because military orders are not common in the army. Generally, if they are not issued, it is natural to be guilty. Even sitting as a general and deputy general , but Zhang Liao is not in Hefei. If he doesn't speak, it doesn't matter to him if he loses.

Even if he goes south to defend Shouchun, he can make achievements and have meritorious deeds, but it is completely different when he has issued a military order. Once Hefei cannot defend or loses the battle after it takes effect, he will not have much military exploits in the Northland. No, you still have to be nailed to the body by this crime, and you can't escape for the rest of your life; of course they are familiar with military orders. It can be done, this time...

"Bowen is sure," Cao Cao smiled cheerfully, "Zhang Wenyuan, believe in the headquarters under his command, Xu Bowen believes in Zhang Wenyuan, and I! Trust you."

Cao Cao looked at Xu Zhen sincerely and smiled.

"Wait and see, maybe, this battle not only has these benefits, but also more waiting for us, I guess Yuan Shao is also waiting for news, but what he waited for must be bad news, and I can wait for a wonderful news, let the next One step can be taken more freely and freely.”

……

After meeting for a day or two, they talked for a long time, and each other's minds became clearer.And from this moment, Cao Cao really saw that Xu Zhen had a temperament that others did not possess.

But others don't have it. Cao Cao has it. It is a unique charm when employing people. It can make people willing to die for them. It is terrible but respectable.

Whenever he had a long conversation with Guo Jia at night, Cao Cao would still laugh loudly, "Hehehe, hehe! Have you noticed that Bowen is more and more like me now." Between words There is a sense of pride in it, but there is also a little worry, and this worry is human nature.

Guo Jia could see the anxious edge in the corner of his eyes, but he felt more at ease. Although the lord is like a god in soldiers, he is still a human being because of human nature. When people get old, they will always think more. If that When I am here, I can always accompany and persuade, and I can keep you safe.

Nineteen days passed in a flash, and the battle reports from various places naturally came first, flying to various places like branches and leaves, and delivered to the princes one after another.

Xu Zhen's soldiers and horses had already marched to Puyang to join Xiahoudun, threatening the ferry and competing for the river.

The joint training in Xudu was more than half a month ago, and it was quite effective. I practiced tacit understanding with Cao's soldiers and horses, but it was just to boost morale. Let's talk, but of course there are rules not to divulge secrets.

Some secrets can be passed on from person to person, while others cannot. Naturally, the officers and men in the army can clearly distinguish between these big and small matters.

News, the princes of the whole Han Dynasty are probably waiting for news from Jiangdong, but they can't wait for the time being.

The first thing he got was of course Xu Zhen's accelerated flying ride. He traveled day and night, went straight to Xu Du and gave Xu Zhen a copy, and then Yu Jin's battle report came to Cao Cao's command.

Then he sent the letter to Puyang and handed it to Zhang Liao in Puyang.

This night Xu Zhen broke his promise again, so he made more and more correct decisions during the six months when he was in charge of Jinwu, and now there is no time to rest at all, he is not as firm and direct as he was back then, many things made him have to get up .

For example, this time, Dian Wei and Xu Chu led [-] riders to Puyang overnight and marched fast.

He had to tell Zhang Liao the news as soon as possible.

But Cao Cao stopped him as soon as he went out.

He waited for Xu Zhen outside the city gate, standing upright with his hands behind his back, sitting behind the imperial canopy, his face still serious, and he smiled when Xu Zhen came and dismounted, "Congratulations! You won. "

"Lord!"

Xu Zhen immediately greeted him with a smile, and came to perform the ceremony. The battle report came that he had indeed won, and it was a big victory!Sun Ce did not die, but came back in a big defeat. Taishi Cilou's boat was routed, and Gan Ning tried his best to save him. As for Huang Gai and Han Dang, two old generals, one of them was lost on the Luqi road, and the whole battalion was captured in Xiaoyaojin. Killed by Zhang Liao's [-] plays.

The price is.

1000 people were lost, and there were [-] left!

They are all aggressive and fearless Bingzhou tigers and wolves. It is a pity that the power of tigers and wolves was not shown in Lu Bu's hands, but under Xu Zhen's command, they showed the tenacity and madness of a pack of wolves. Crazy horses and crazy soldiers, running for three hundred miles Bypassing Xiaoyaojin, he not only killed the veteran Han Dang, but also repelled the rescued Huang Gai, and became famous in one battle!
And during the war, they all shouted "the name of Zhang Liao" and sneered at "what if there are no generals? If the general is riding on a horse", what a prestige, Jiangdong is shaking!It is impossible to get inside, and Sun Ce has no place to display his bravery, because he never landed at all!

All the building boats were shot back by bows and arrows before they approached the Hefei Ferry, and the bows and arrows pierced the armor very well, and the wooden boards were unbearable. Huge arrows sank several ships and countless fast boats.

Cao Cao was overjoyed when he found out, laughed wildly, and went straight to the outside of the city and set up a wine pavilion on one side to wait for Xu Zhen. He knew that this kid would definitely go back to Puyang.

"Three questions, solve my confusion."

"My lord, please."

Xu Zhen's face was calm, because he knew that there were no knives and axes, no sharp archers in ambush, no cavalry waiting in the distance, and he was just asking a question, so he still smiled.

"Well... why can't the Jiangdong warship enter Hefei half a step?"

"We forged iron in the army, so the discarded wood and sand were put into bags into the water, and the bags were used to block the river, just like Liu Hengjiang's iron lock on the Hengjiang River."

Xu Zhen just laughed at this time, this plan was really what he and Jia Xu thought, and it was arranged by Jia Xu secretly, and he voted every day and night. Except for Xu Ying's people, the rest of the people were not so free at night, so it was hard to find out. scout.

And other people's scouts are definitely not as good as Xu Ying's soldiers. Jia Xu has done a good job, and this strategy is not obvious at all, but isn't it just working?

"A good strategy, a good strategy!" Cao Cao could imagine the scene with his eyes closed. When he got to the shallows, the boats were not feasible, or he was stopped and hooked by iron bars, so he could only be reduced to a target.

For elite archers, what they want to shoot most is the target, because the target will not move.

"However, it is impossible to sink all those warships with just archers, and... Yuan Rong crossbow?"

This is the second question.

Xu Zhen nodded and said, "That's right, the Yuan Rong crossbow, and there are also huge arrows made by Su Tie's arrow."

"Su Tie?" Cao Cao's eyes lit up, and the smile on his face increased a lot. His hands behind his back were no longer clenched, and they were placed on both sides. He patted Xu Zhen's shoulder and said, "Then I want to ask the first Four questions."

"Let's talk about the third one first."

Xu Zhen said.

"The third question, how dare you conclude that Zhang Liao's [-] cavalry can ride freely."

"Because he is a surrendered general, the surrendered general never communicates with others, and does not associate with the generals in the army, but I know that they really want to integrate into one body. After today, they will really break away from the title of surrendered general. This is I can't eliminate it, even if I practice with them every day, and personally bring new soldiers to practice with the old troops, it can't be eliminated. Zhang Liao issued a military order, and his troops fought so hard for Zhang Liao. That's why the soldiers are like this. Loyalty has lasted through the ages, Xiaoyaojin's reputation, loyalty is the most important! The most important thing is that they also have Su Tie Dao."

Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and nodded approvingly, "You and I understand this truth, but I wonder if Zixiu can understand it."

"Sooner or later, he will understand. It was only when I led the army for the past three years that I gradually understood the truth that kindness does not command soldiers. Soldiers may regard other things as hits."

"Now, my lord, I can act boldly and confidently. I can do anything, but I have more bargaining chips. A righteous man will become famous on the battlefield for his confidant's righteousness. He will bury his loyal bones in the ground, and his name will be free when he crosses Zhenjin. It is also for the lord to move towards this quagmire." The situation has been severely slashed."

Xu Zhen was very determined, and the smile on his face remained unchanged.

"Hmm!! Good! Let's go."

Cao Cao happily patted him on the shoulder.

"Isn't there a fourth question?"

"Gone."

Cao Cao showed relief, his chest straightened up a little, and he waved his hands and said in a loud voice: "Go and tell Wen Yuan that the battle of Xiaoyaojin became famous in Jiangdong, and all the thousands of soldiers under his command were sealed together with the dead and wounded soldiers. Since then, no one has called it Bingzhou." Tigers and wolves, no one in the army will say that they are surrendered generals and soldiers. If there are no words, eight hundred are all meritorious officials. When promoted to school officials, one person will be designated as a Qujun, and rewards will be made according to meritorious deeds."

"Thank you my lord!"

(End of this chapter)