The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 123 123 Soldiers Enter Yanzhou
Chen Gui took the lead in saying: "My lord, I think this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If we can unite with Lu Bu to attack Cao Cao together, with the strength of the two armies, we will definitely be able to drive Cao Cao out of Yanzhou."

Zhang Yandao: "Well, I also think that sending troops at this time is the best time. If Cao Cao can be driven out of Yanzhou, then Tao Shijun and those Xuzhou people who died will be able to rest in peace."

Chen Qun hurriedly said: "My lord, it is not impossible to send troops. However, although Lu Bu has the courage of a tiger and a wolf, he has no heroic strategy, and he is capricious and only seeks profit. I am worried that after our army and him jointly defeat Cao Cao , Lv Bu will come back and bite our army, that's really a problem for a tiger."

Hearing what Chen Qun said, Zhang Yan couldn't help frowning. He was familiar with the history of the Three Kingdoms, so how could he not know what Lu Bu was like?And this was exactly what he was worried about.

In the past, Lu Bu was just a man who showed courage for a while.But now there was a resourceful Chen Gong beside Lu Bu, but it was a bit more difficult to deal with.

Zhang Zhaodao: "Although Lü Bu is greedy and a repeat villain, he is brave and good at fighting, and the soldiers under his tent are all elite. If we can unite with him, Cao Cao will surely be defeated!"

Zhang Hong then added: "If our army gives up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, it would be too difficult for our army alone to contend against Cao Cao. Lu Bu is also a brave man, although Chen Gong advised him , but Chen Gong is too cautious in everything, which caused him to take too long to come up with clever schemes. Looking at Cao Cao again, he has a lot of talents under his tent, including Xun Yu, Xun You, Guo Jia, Cheng Yu Wu Youxiahoudun, Xiahouyuan, Cao Hong, Dianwei, etc., if they really fight Lv Bu, Cao Cao may not be at a disadvantage. Besides, Cao Cao's soldiers are all elite troops who have been in battle for a long time, and Lv Bu has recently recruited He raised tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and just trained them briefly. When he really faced the enemy, although Lu Bu had many soldiers and horses, he might not have any advantage. Once Cao Cao defeated Lu Bu, he would point the finger at our army. At that time, Our army can't fight alone, and Cao Cao has no worries, so he will naturally deal with our army with all his strength. Once Cao Cao gets Yuan Shao's help again, what chances will our army have in winning?"

"My lord has defeated Cao Cao twice and is famous in Xuzhou. Now our army has [-] soldiers, how can we not deal with Cao Cao?" Xu Sheng immediately stood up after hearing Zhang Hong's dejected words, and said loudly.

Zhang Hong said with a chuckle: "My lord has indeed defeated Cao Cao twice and forced Cao Cao to retreat from Xuzhou. But these two times did not confront Cao Cao head-on, but avoided Cao Cao's main force. To put it bluntly, this The two victories depended entirely on luck. Once Cao Cao defeated Lv Bu, he no longer had to worry about the future, and when he wholeheartedly dealt with our army, although our army had [-] soldiers and horses, there were very few elites who were truly brave and good at fighting. And Cao Cao's The soldiers are all elites who have experienced many battles. In a real fight, our army may not have any great advantage. Soldiers depend on their quality, not how many soldiers and horses they have. , what's the use? It's just a bunch of rabble..."

"Why do you just say such depressing words? Make up others' ambitions and destroy your own prestige!" Xu Sheng said unconvinced.

Zhang Hong didn't have the same knowledge as Xu Sheng, but cupped his hands and said to Zhang Yan: "My lord, I believe that we should immediately agree to the alliance with Lv Bu and attack Cao Cao together. Although Lv Bu repeated, compared with Cao Cao, he It’s just a wolf, but Cao Cao is a sleeping tiger. Comparing the two, which one is more harmful, I think everyone should know.”

After listening to Zhang Hong's words, Zhang Yan also expressed his agreement, and slowly said: "Mr. Zi Gang is right, and I have also made a decision to join forces with Lu Bu to drive out the fierce tiger Cao Cao. However, after Cao Cao is driven away, we will take the initiative to strike, and in turn we will also get rid of Lu Bu, the rebellious wolf. I don’t know if everyone present here has any clever plan to drive away the tiger and devour the wolf?"

Zhang Hong immediately clasped his fists and said, "My lord, our army can pretend to agree to Lv Bu first, so that Lv Bu can attack Cao Cao with peace of mind, and then our army will sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. When both Lv Bu and Cao Cao are injured, my lord will lead the elite troops." , send troops to attack Cao Cao's main force, then Cao Cao can be defeated in one battle. On the other hand, the lord can also send troops to harass Cao Cao's rear when Cao Cao is at war with Lv Bu, so that he will be afraid. Once our army captures the land that Cao Cao relies on If you build a city, you will have no place to live and no place to rely on. If you use both methods, Cao Cao will definitely be defeated!"

"Hahaha... Mr. Zi Gang's proposal is really a clever plan!" After Zhang Yan heard this, he immediately gave Zhang Hong a thumbs up.

Afterwards, Zhang Yan discussed with the people again, ordered Zhang Zhao to prepare food, supplies, and sent Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin to lead their troops to Huailing and Dongcheng counties in Xiapi to assist Xiapi prefect Chen Jiao in defending Huainan. Yuan Shu.

In addition, Zhang Yan also ordered Yujin to take the post of General Fenwei temporarily, commanding the three troops of Mi Fang, Deng Yi, and Chen Ying, and waiting for his orders at any time.Afterwards, Zhang Yan led Tai Shici, Xu Chu, Niu Jin, Xu Sheng, and Zhang Hong and Chen Gui as military advisers, assembled a large army, and rushed to Changyi.

The next day, Zhang Yan sent Zhang Liao away first, and asked Zhang Liao to go back and tell Lü Bu that he would arrive with his army in a few days.

On the third day, Zhang Zhao had already prepared all the food and supplies. Zhang Yan personally led Tai Shici, Xu Chu and other cavalry to go first, and let Niu Jin, Xu Sheng and other infantry escort the food and grass. Go to Changyi City.

Two days later, Zhang Yan, Tai Shici, Xu Chu, and Zhang Hong led [-] cavalry to arrive in Changyi first. Shanyang prefect Bao Xun and Changshi Bao Shao were waiting at the gate of the city early to greet them warmly.

After meeting each other, Zhang Yan asked, "Is there any movement between Cao Cao and Lu Bu's armies in the past few days?"

Bao Xun replied: "According to reports from the scouts, Lu Bu led an army of [-] to Puyang yesterday, while Cao Cao has been standing still."

A group of people filed into the city. Under the arrangement of Bao Xun and Bao Shao, the soldiers were arranged to live in the barracks, while Bao Xun prepared a separate courtyard in the prefect's mansion, which was specially set aside for Zhang Yan to live in, while Zhang Hong was sent to live in the barracks. Arranged next to Zhang Yan's room.

On the same day, Zhang Yan changed into another outfit and wandered around the city alone.It is said to be wandering, but it is actually a little purposeful.Since he occupied Changyi, he appointed Bao Xun as the prefect of Shanyang, and Bao Shao as the long history of Shanyang, and let the two brothers govern Shanyang County together. As for the appointment and dismissal of county magistrates, Bao Xun was also directly appointed. .

When he passed several counties under the jurisdiction of Shanyang County along the way, he did not enter the city, but asked some local people. Only then did he know that after Bao Xun took office, a group of county magistrates were abolished and young and promising people were selected to serve County magistrates, and these county magistrates are diligent in political affairs, and manage the county in an orderly manner.

As the prefect of Shanyang County, Bao Xun was even praised by the people, and won the love of the people in the county.

For this reason, after he came to Changyi, he called it wandering, but it was actually an unannounced visit. He wanted to thoroughly check whether Bao Xun was qualified and whether he had done anything out of the ordinary.

As a result, Bao Xun, the prefect, was very qualified. He first made three agreements with some wealthy gentry in the city, and then asked his brother Bao Shao to lead people to attack the bullies in the county. They used both soft and hard methods, which greatly improved the law and order in the county.

In addition, Bao Xun specially recruited [-] soldiers and trained them to form an army, which could at least play a role in defending the city.

A month ago, the Yellow Turban Army entrenched in the Runan area, due to food shortages, went out to copy strategies, and first attacked Chen and Liang. Entering Shanyang County, committing crimes and looting.After Bao Xun learned about it, he and his brother led an army to resist the Yellow Turban Army. In the first battle in Fangdong County, they killed more than 1000 Yellow Turban bandits.

In short, during the few months when Bao Xun was the prefect of Shanyang, he managed Sanyang County in an orderly manner, and he also trained an army that could protect itself, which made Zhang Yan very gratified.

After Zhang Yan returned to the prefect's mansion, he praised Bao Xun and rewarded Bao Xun with some gold and silver, but Bao Xun refused.

No matter what Zhang Yan said, Bao Xun just refused to accept the reward.Therefore, Zhang Yan no longer imposed it, but silently remembered it in his heart, and planned to appoint Bao Xun as the governor of Yanzhou after defeating Cao Cao.

The next day, the scouts came to report that Cao Cao heard that Lu Bu was leading an army to attack, so he led his army to Lihu, where he was going to defend against Lu Bu.But Lu Bu sent an envoy to Changyi, asking Zhang Yan to send troops to attack Cao Cao with him and fight at Lihu.

On the one hand, Zhang Yan replied perfunctorily to Lv Bu, saying that it was inconvenient to act because his army had not arrived, and on the other hand, he sent someone to secretly observe the movements of Cao Cao and Lv Bu's armies.In addition, Zhang Yan also specially wrote a letter and asked someone to send it to Yu Jin, ordering Yu Jin to lead an army to attack Fan County and Dong'e, and copy Cao Cao's back route.

On the third day, Niu Jin and Xu Sheng led the army to Changyi. Zhang Yan did not act, but let the soldiers rest in Changyi.

In the afternoon, the news of the battle between Cao Cao and Lu Bu came. The two armies fought in Lihu, and the two sides won each other.

On the fourth day, Lu Bu's envoy came to Changyi again and asked Zhang Yan to send troops.

Zhang Yan promised Lu Bu's envoy, and after sending him away, he led the army northward and arrived at Chengshi County in Jiyin County that night.

In the early morning of the fifth day, the scouts again reported the battle between Lv Bu and Cao Cao. Lv Bu's army defeated Cao Cao with successive victories in Lihu.Cao Cao retreated to Puyang, and Lü Bu led his army in pursuit.

So Zhang Yan set up his camp again, set out from Chengshi, and after walking for a day, the army arrived in Chengyang.

On the sixth day, Lv Bu's soldiers surrounded Puyang, Cao Cao stood firm and did not fight, Lv Bu could not attack the city, and the two armies confronted Puyang.

Zhang Yan led the army and set off from Chengyang in a leisurely manner, and arrived in Lihu in the evening of the same day, only a few dozen miles away from Puyang...

(End of this chapter)