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Chapter 296 Outsmarting Gao Shun
After Cheng Lian was killed, the rest of the troops surrendered.

After Wei Yue saw Cheng Lian's head, he opened the city gate and surrendered to Liu Gan.

With lightning speed, Liu Gan connected Kexiang County and Guyang.

At the same time, the news of Cheng Lian's murder spread as if he had grown wings, and officials from various places in the southern part of Pei State surrendered to Liu Gan one after another.

Within ten days, Liu Gan confiscated five counties in a row, and then sent all his troops into Daze Township to face off fiercely with Lu Bu's army.

The armies of the two sides fought several times, each winning or losing.

Until Liu Gan's reinforcements rushed to the front line, under the absolute suppression of troops, Lu Bu did not dare to fight recklessly, took the initiative to abandon Daze Township, and led his troops to retreat to Zhuyi.

After Liu Gan conquered Daze Township, he was not satisfied with the status quo. He recruited the civil and military officials from the surrounding counties and villages, and led his army to Zhuyi in a mighty way.

Wherever Liu Gan's army went, they all looked forward to the wind and surrendered, and the local powerful bandits were even more unscrupulous, one by one they took the initiative to approach Liu Gan to show their favor.

Liu Pi did not refuse anyone who dared to come, and Liu Pi, who represented the most powerful local force, became the rebellious general, and ordered Liu Pi to join forces with the local tycoons in Peiguo to form an army of his own to attack Lu Bu's territory.

In the end, Liu Pi did not disgrace his mission and pulled up a motley army of 3 people to attack Zhi County from south to north.

Zhang Liao, the defender of Shizhen County, defended Liu Pi's 3-strong attack with a mere [-] trilogy.

Not only that, after stabilizing the city defense, Zhang Liao attacked Liu Pi's camp overnight, and defeated Liu Pi's ten times as many soldiers with three thousand soldiers, and his reputation was greatly enhanced!

After Liu Pi's defeat, he led the remnant army back to the south of Zhuyi, hugging Liu Gan's thigh to recruit troops.

Not long after, Liu Pi pulled another 2 people, returned to Zhi County again, and fought against Zhang Liao several times, winning and losing!

At the same time, Liu Gan's army surrounded Zhuyi, and the Shenji Battalion confronted the trapped camp for the first time!

Before the confrontation, Liu Gan had already magnified and magnified the strength of the trapped camp.

However, during the real confrontation, Liu Gan found that he still underestimated the faction of being trapped, and underestimated Gao Shun!

The two armies fought in the field, and Gao Shun defeated the two generals Zhu Huan and Xu Sheng with [-] vanguards.

After this battle, more than half of the second general's subordinates were killed and injured, and their vitality was greatly injured!
Although Gao Shun has a small advantage in numbers in this battle, it is undeniable that the power of being trapped in the camp cannot be underestimated, and Gao Shun's leadership is unstoppable!
It was after this battle that Liu Gan stopped his overwhelming offensive, and the army was dragged in Zhuyi, unable to move an inch!

"Gao Shun is brave, do you have a plan to defeat the enemy?"

In the big tent, Liu Gan took the lead, and said with a serious face.

Gan Ning was the first to speak out: "Commander, Gao Shun is brave enough. There are only 800 people trapped in the camp. If our army fights against him at any cost, it may not be impossible to defeat Gao Shun!"

Tai Shici continued: "I don't agree with you. In my opinion, Gao Shun's bravery is not just relying on the camp. Otherwise, how can a mere [-] people defeat the [-] elite divisions of our army? Gao Shun's bravery, Bravery lies in the ability to command the army, bravery lies in the ability to charge and attack!"

After a pause, he continued: "Furthermore, if our army fights against it at any cost, we may be able to annihilate the trapped camp, but the price our army will pay will be extremely tragic. I don't think it's worth it!"

Gan Ning said in a deep voice: "Whether it's worth it or not depends on the outcome of the battle. I would like to lead the army and fight Gao Shun at any cost!"

Tai Shici sneered and said, "Shenji Battalion is not even Gao Shun's opponent, so you dare to step forward to fight with your stragglers?"

Gan Ning said in displeasure, "General Taishi, what do you mean by that? Do you think my Jinfan camp is inferior to Shenji camp?"

Tai Shici said coldly: "Is this still a comparison? The facts are in front of you. Who doesn't know that the number one combat force under the king's command is the Shenji Battalion! As for your so-bad Jinfan Battalion, how many people in the world know?"

Gan Ning's expression turned cold, and he snorted, "Taishi Ziyi!"

Tai Shici was not afraid, and said coldly, "What are you calling me for?"

Seeing that there was a lot of gunpowder between the two of them, Liu Gan quickly persuaded, "Okay, let's not say a word, we are all from our own family, why are you arguing? What's the point!"

Tai Shici and Gan Ning have been at odds for a long time, Liu Gan is also a big head for this sensitive relationship, and he intends to ease the relationship between the two, but both of them are straightforward.

No matter what Liu dares to do, the relationship between the two has always been like this. When they are together, they will be noisy, and if they are not together, they will dislike each other, as if they have me without you.

But having said that, although the two were tit for tat, they never fought because of the noise.

It's just that the two seem to be arguing fiercely on the surface, but in fact they are very measured behind the scenes, and they never take the initiative to provoke each other.

It is also because of this that Liu Gan will let the two of them live a life of lip service. It is okay to quarrel, and it is okay to dislike it.

However, if someone stabs a knife in the back, makes a trip, and uses some tricks to deal with his colleagues.

So I'm sorry, according to Liu Gan's attitude, he will definitely be punished severely and will not be tolerated!
Liu Gan stopped the quarrel between the two, and forbade them to speak again. He wanted to quickly find a way to defeat the enemy.

Because, once the war in Peiguo drags on for a long time, Cao Cao in Yanzhou will definitely not sit idly by. In all likelihood, he will use the strategy of besieging Wei and saving Zhao to send his troops south!
Why is Liu Gan so sure that Cao Cao will do this?
Without it, it's all because of thinking about it, if Liu Gan is Cao Cao, he will definitely do this!
If the lips are dead, the teeth will be cold, and if the city gate catches fire, it will surely bring disaster to the fish in the pond!
Once Lu Bu is defeated, Cao Cao will be beaten next.

"Marshal, since Gao Shun is brave and difficult to defeat, why should we confront the enemy head-on, why not outsmart him?"

As soon as Zhu Huan said it, Liu Gan immediately became interested.

Liu Gan suddenly stood up from his seat, stared at Zhu Huan closely, and asked: "Xiu Mu has something to say quickly, how can he outsmart him?"

Xiu Mu is Zhu Huan's cousin.

Zhu Huan organized his language and said eloquently: "The general thought that Lu Bu was very suspicious. He used Gao Shun to be true, but he never thought of reusing Gao Shun. In Lu Bu's heart, it is very likely that he has never used Gao Shun. Trust Gao Shun too much!"

Xu Sheng asked: "Lu Bu handed over the most powerful camp under his command to Gao Shun, why does he not trust Gao Shun?"

Zhu Huan said: "Wen Xiang didn't know something. When Gao Shun came to Shenji Camp, I had the honor to have in-depth contact with Gao Shun several times. Although Gao Shun was usually taciturn, I once made indirect remarks from Gao Shun's relatives. I heard something from the soldiers."

Everyone was silent, but they all stared at Zhu Huan, waiting for his next words.

Zhu Huan swallowed his saliva, and said slowly: "Gao Shun usually has no military power, only when a war comes, Lu Bu will allocate military power to Gao Shun, and in normal times, all the military power in Gao Shun's hands belongs to Lu Bu. Brother-in-law Wei Xu is in the hands! It can be seen that although Gao Shun is capable in Lu Bu's heart, he can't be trusted!"

Xu Sheng said excitedly: "If this matter is serious, Gao Shun will not be in danger!"

Zhu Huan said again: "Not only that, I heard that because Gao Shun succeeded in overthrowing the generals, and thought he was innocent, he was dull and unreasonable. Among the leading generals under Lu Bu's command, there were not a few people who were dissatisfied with Gao Shun, especially Hou Cheng and Song Xianer. General, always eager to compete with Gao Shun, the general thinks this is a good entry point!"

Liu Gan's eyes brightened, and he said with a smile: "Very well, the information provided by Xiu Mu is very good, and a big article can be written in it. This commander intends to entrust the matter of outwitting Gao Shun to Xiu Mu, but there is no objection." ?”

Zhu Huan stepped forward to take orders and said: "Don't worry, Commander, the final general will definitely fulfill his mission!"

Liu Gan laughed loudly and said, "As long as Gao Shun is captured, the generals under Lü Bu's command will be nothing to worry about! No, there is also Zhang Liao. I heard that this son is very fierce in Zhi County. With only [-] troops, he can fight well. Liu Pi was defeated again and again, and Liu Pikong had tens of thousands of troops, but he couldn't even beat the top of the city of Zhi."

Feng Ze said: "Liu Pi's subordinates are just a group of mobs. They seem to have a large number of people, but they really have no fighting power. I don't think Liu Pi can be allowed to fight Zhang Liao. Zhang Liao is very good at running the army. Once Zhang Liao seizes the opportunity to defeat Liu Pi, gather together Liu Pi's remnants and defeated generals, and after his strength grows, Zhang Liao is likely to become a hidden danger!"

Lu Meng said: "This statement is reasonable, the general also thinks that Liu Pi is definitely not Zhang Liao's opponent, we must not let Zhang Liao take the lead!"

"Oh, since the two generals said so, then Zhang Liao can't ignore it. Who can defeat Zhang Liao and take down Zhi County for my commander?" Liu Gan asked, looking over the generals.

Feng Ze stood up and said quickly: "The final general is willing to share the worries of the commander in chief!"

Liu Gan glanced at Feng Ze, feeling hesitant.

It is undeniable that Feng Ze's bravery is still good. When it comes to fighting alone, ordinary generals are basically not his opponents.

His ability to lead troops into battle also has some distinctive features. In the ranking exercises of the Shenji Battalion, although he did not win the first place, he always ranked among the best.

But let Feng Ze lead the army alone, does he have the ability?
Liu Gan was more inclined towards Wei Yan, even Tai Shici and Gan Ning, because all three of them had the experience of leading an army alone, and their records were quite good.

As for Feng Ze, it seems vaguely not so secure.

However, Feng Ze had already taken the initiative to invite Ying, and none of the generals under his command competed with Feng Ze. At this time, if Feng Ze was not appointed, it seemed a bit unreasonable?
Liu Gan understands why after Feng Ze invited Ying, no one competed with him.

Because Feng is Liu Gan's eldest brother-in-law, with such nepotism mixed in, how dare others fight for it?

"The final general only needs 1000 troops from his headquarters, which is enough to defeat Zhang Liao and take Zhi County!"

Seeing Liu Gan's delay in responding, Feng Ze spoke again.

Liu Gan was greatly surprised, but Feng Ze had such confidence that his opponent was Zhang Liao.

Feng Ze has had contact with Zhang Liao, he should know how much Zhang Liao weighs, but he still dares to speak boldly, breaking Zhang Liao's 1000 people with 5000 people!

"Feng Ze, do you know that there are no jokes in the army!"

Liu Gan stared at Feng Ze with burning eyes, and said seriously.

Feng Ze said with a serious face: "If the commander-in-chief is worried, the final general is willing to issue a military order, not to break the county, and come to see him!"

It's all said and done, how could Liu Gan have any reason to refuse?
Liu Gan made a final decision and said, "Okay, I will accept what you say, don't let me down!"

Feng Ze said in a deep voice: "The commander-in-chief just needs to wait for the good news, and he will go at the end!"

After saying that, Feng Ze strode out of the big tent.

(End of this chapter)