Prancing Horse Xiliang

Chapter 415 Competing in the Central Plains ([-])

Lu Su cupped his hands and said, "My lord's advice!"

Sun Ce got up and took a few steps under the tent, then stopped, and said in a deep voice: "If An Fengjin does not go down, the lonely king will not be able to lead his army across the Huai River to the north without hesitation. Zijing may have a good plan to help Gu defeat An Feng Tianjin?"

Lu Su pondered for a while, and said: "Zhang Liao has led troops for many years, and he is a rare good general in the world. Unless our army has an overwhelming advantage and defeats An Fengjin in one fell swoop, otherwise it will be very difficult to seize An Fengjin. Disaster."

Sun Ce frowned and said, "Luo Zheng has many generals, and An Fengjin has [-] troops. There are few poor people in Jiangdong, and the [-] troops in World War I the year before last were almost wiped out. In the past two years of hard work, the total is no more than [-] troops." With [-] infantry and [-] sailors, and we have to guard various passes, we can only mobilize [-] soldiers and horses at most, so there is really no advantage in terms of strength."

Lu Su thought about it for a long time before saying: "If you want to break Zhang Liao, you have to lure him out of Anfengjin, so that you can find an opportunity to defeat the enemy."

Sun Ce said, "Does Zijing have a good strategy?"

Lu Su said: "Su really has an idea, I don't know if it can be realized."

Sun Ce said sullenly, "Zi respect, but it's all right!"

Lu Su said: "My lord, why don't you order the people to put on the armor of our army, and then order the soldiers to drive the people across the river, thinking that they are suspicious soldiers. Now Zhang Liao will probably send troops to attack Shouchun to force our army to return to Huainan. At that time, the lord can lead the main force to contain the soldiers." Zhang Liao, try to find an opportunity to defeat the enemy, and at the same time order the navy to go northward against the Huai River, and it may be possible to attack Anfengjin."

Sun Ce said in a deep voice, "If you just let the people pretend to be soldiers, Zhang Liao may not be fooled."

Lu Su said: "Your Majesty's consideration is that Zhang Liao will definitely not send troops easily. As the saying goes, if you don't see rabbits, you don't scatter eagles. Therefore, the people who go north cannot be all ordinary people. At least [-] troops are needed. After crossing the Huaihe River, they can first destroy a few There is no reason for Zhang Liao not to believe the city. According to detailed reports, the [-] troops stationed at Lingbi have already gone north to Xiapi. After our army breaks through a few cities, we can assume a posture of attacking Lingbi. Zhang Liao will definitely He will send troops to attack our army, otherwise he dares to sit back and watch the Lingbi fall."

Sun Ce was refreshed, thought for a while, and said decisively: "If you are kind, follow Zijing's advice."

An Fengjin, Zhang Liao Daying.

"General, please send an urgent report from Shouchun."

A small school hurriedly rushed into the big tent of the Chinese army and reported loudly to Zhang Liao.

"Shouchun?"

Zhang Liao said in a deep voice, "Speak!"

Xiaoxiao said: "Sun Ce personally led an army of [-] to cross the Huai River to the north."

Zhang Liao frowned, and said, "Have you ever found out that Sun Ce really wants to lead his army north?"

The little school said, "You shouldn't be mistaken."

Zhang Liao pondered for a while, and waved his hand to make Xiao Xiao retreat.

What Xi Zuo sees is only the appearance. How to analyze the enemy's military actions through these appearances, so as to formulate corresponding countermeasures depends on the commander. If he wants to spy on the enemy's true intentions, Xi Zuo still cannot do it.

Even if there is a spy who can sneak into the enemy's camp, it is impossible to spread the news.

Otherwise, before the army has moved, the enemy will know what you want to do, and there is no need to fight the battle anyway.

During wartime, soldiers are not allowed to leave the barracks, let alone have any contact with unrelated people.

"What do you guys think?"

Zhang Liao frowned and thought for a while, then asked all the generals under his tent.

All the generals and schools said in unison: "We all follow the lead of the general."

Zhang Liao nodded, and said: "Decree the various ministries to guard the villages closely, and do not act rashly without orders from the generals."

"As ordered!"

All the generals responded in unison, and no one had any objections.

Shouchun, Sun Ce's official residence.

"Lord!"

Lu Su quickly stepped into the inner hall, bowed his hands to Sun Ce and saluted.

"Zi Jing is exempt!"

Sun Ce said anxiously, "What's the matter with An Fengjin?"

Lu Su replied: "There is no movement, Zhang Liao has not sent troops."

Sun Ce couldn't help being a little disappointed, but he still said in good spirits: "This is also expected. If Zhang Liao was fooled so easily, Gu would have taken An Fengjin back a long time ago. How could he have waited until now?"

Lu Su replied: "The army will be able to cross the Huai River tomorrow, and news will come back within three days at most."

Sun Ce said 'hmm' and said, "It's time for Gu to go to Anfengjin."

Lu Su said: "It is necessary to eliminate the Qianjun spies as soon as possible, and prepare for the navy's westward advance against the Huai River."

"What Zijing said is absolutely true!"

Sun Ce waved his hand and said, "Let's go to the barracks."

An Fengjin, Zhang Liao Daying.

"General, something is wrong!"

Zhang Liao was convening the generals to discuss the military affairs, when suddenly a junior officer rushed in with a panicked face.

"What's the panic?"

Zhang Liao stopped the school in a deep voice and asked in a deep voice.

The little school shouted loudly: "Sun Ce personally led an army of [-] to cross the Huai River to the north, and have broken through Xiang County, Longkang and other counties."

"what?"

Zhang Liao was taken aback, Huo Di stood up, and said in a concentrated voice: "Sun Ce really led the army across the Huai River to the north?"

The little principal nodded anxiously and said, "It's absolutely true!"

"impossible!"

Zhang Liao subconsciously shook his head and said, "Anfengjin is less than two hundred miles away from Shouchun, and it only takes one day and night to get there by a quick march. How could Sun Ce lead his army across the Huai River to the north with such peace of mind? There must be something wrong with it."

"But……"

The little principal gasped and said, "Sun Ce has really gone north. Xiang County and Long Kang have already been breached."

Zhang Liao frowned and said nothing, paced back and forth under the tent.

All the generals whispered to each other for a while, and gradually stopped discussing, their eyes fell on Zhang Liao again, their eyeballs moved back and forth with Zhang Liao's walking, waiting for Zhang Liao to make a decision.

Zhang Liao walked around for a while, then stopped and asked the generals, "What do you guys think?"

All the generals looked at me for a while, and only one general said: "Since Xiangxian and Longkang have fallen, the general thinks that Wu Dong should have crossed the Huai River. If our army does not contain Wu Dong, we can only I am afraid that the lord will punish me."

Zhang Liao frowned suddenly, this is not a material that can take on important responsibilities.

As a general in charge of the army, the first thing that comes to mind when encountering a problem is fear of taking responsibility. What kind of use can such a person be.

"What about you, what do you think?"

Zhang Liao frowned quickly, and asked the rest of the generals.

All the generals talked aloud, thinking that the Wu army might have crossed the Huai River, and agreed to send troops to attack Shouchun, forcing the Wu army to retreat.

Zhang Liao listened to the suggestions of the generals, he was noncommittal, and waved his hands: "Order the battalions not to move rashly, and investigate again!"

"As ordered!"

Seeing that Zhang Liao had made a decision, the generals had no choice but to surrender.

Fifty miles west of Shouchun, at Maqiuju, Sun Ce camped.

"Zijing, did Zhang Liao send troops?"

Sun Ce put down the bamboo scroll and asked Lu Su who was sitting at the bottom.

Lu Su replied: "There is no movement yet, and no troops have been sent."

Sun Ce frowned for a moment, and said, "This Zhang Liao is really calm!"

Lu Su said: "Zhang Liao is indeed a good general. Now it seems that the only way is to let the old general Cheng Pu lead the army north to Lingbi."

Sun Ce said: "Forget it, send an order to Demou to lead the army north immediately."

"As ordered!"

Lu Su bowed his hand and immediately got up and left.

(End of this chapter)