Three Kingdoms, at the beginning of the game, recognize the thief as the father, hit the spectacle,

Zhou Cang's complexion suddenly became a little decadent.

"You know it all?"

"You know all of this?"

Staring at Zhang Yan who was smiling in front of him in disbelief, Zhou Cang only felt a deep sense of powerlessness suddenly rising from his body.

Could it be that the secret that I had hidden for so many years was so easily revealed by a person I had never met?

Chapter 31 Xu Huangchu's Advice

At night, an army of more than [-] people was stationed in a hidden small mountain depression in Hedong County.

At the very center of the barracks, a glimmer of fire was faintly visible inside a large tent.

Zhang Yan, who had been marching for a day during the day, was reclining and resting on the main seat of the tent. Beside him, Yang Feng and other generals took their seats one by one. wearing something.

"Afterwards, I led everyone to escape from Jinyang City, and Du Yuan also sent everyone to search for us in Taiyuan."

At the end of the tent, Zhou Cang had already put on a brand new armor, and the wounds on his chest and abdomen had been treated again, and he was talking to everyone in a low voice.Beside him, Zhang Ning, the daughter of Zhang Jiao, who was already groomed and no longer looked dirty, was sitting on her knees.

After being told by Zhang Yan about the origins of himself and others during the day, Zhou Cang had no choice but to confess everything to Zhang Yan in a self-defeating manner, and entrusted Zhang Yan with the future of himself and Zhang Ning. of conscience.

Fortunately, Zhang Yan still has some conscience. Naturally, he will not dedicate Zhou Cang and Zhang Ning to the court for a small achievement. The reputation of Jiao's descendants continues to attract the remnants of the Yellow Turbans who are struggling to survive.

In this way, on the one hand, they can be used to absorb the population for their territory and expand their strength.On the other hand, it can also relieve the excessive pressure on their territory brought by the millions of yellow turbans in Qingzhou who go out to eat in the next few years.

As for whether Han Ting will send troops to retaliate against him by that time, it depends on whether Dong Zhuo, the number one warrior in Xiliang, is performing well.

Hearing Zhou Cang finish all his experiences, Zhang Yan nodded slightly, and then set his eyes on Xu Huang.

"Gongming, what's the situation on your side today? Is there anyone in the rear that is left behind?"

Asked aloud, Zhang Yan has been leading the Chinese army towards Luoyang today, and except for breaking away for a while when he encountered Zhou Cang, he had no time to leave his phalanx at all.

It was night now, and the soldiers were resting one after another, and he finally had time to ask Xu Huang about the situation of the army today.

"My lord, after the rear army marched in formation, the soldiers marched in unison and supported each other, and no soldiers were found to be falling behind."

Putting down the writing brush in his hand, Xu Huang first cupped his hands towards Zhang Yan, then frowned and replied in his unique sonorous voice.

"However, although there are no soldiers left behind, the last general found many yellow scarves chasing behind our army today. It is very likely that they are scouts sent by Guo Taiyi to track our traces."

He didn't leave his post for a day today, and he was fully on guard against possible attacks behind him at any time.Although the soldiers at the back of the palace did not find any sign of Guo Datai's troops, there was always a small group of yellow scarves hanging behind them on horseback.

Since his army had provided almost all the horses to the scouts and messengers of the former army, Xu Huang had nothing to do with these yellow scarves that followed him.

"My lord, if what General Zhou said just now is true, then General Zhou has an idea. Maybe he can get rid of the title of Guo Taiyi, at least until the Luoyang reinforcements come to meet us."

After reporting what the army saw and heard today to Zhang Yan, Xu Huang considered the current situation of himself and others, and expressed the thought in his heart to Zhang Yan.

"What do you think, let's hear it?"

Hearing Xu Huang's words, Zhang Yan straightened up from the lying position and asked the other party.Although he himself had a somewhat special idea after hearing Zhou Cang's words, Zhang Yan still wanted to hear what insights his newly recruited general had on the current situation.

After all, in history, Xu Huang was not a powerful and brainless martial artist, but a famous battlefield general who had made achievements in both literary and martial arts.

Now this is the first time this famous general has offered his own ideas after joining him, instead of doing things step by step according to orders, so Zhang Yan naturally has to listen carefully.

"My lord, this has to start with our current situation."

Seeing that Zhang Yan, who was on the main seat, approved, and Yang Feng and other generals also cast attention on him, Xu Huang sorted out his thoughts, and explained in the direction of everyone in an orderly manner.

"Everyone, now we have left the sphere of influence of Anyi City, and are in the wilderness at the junction of Hedong County and Henan Yin. In order to return to Luoyang as soon as possible, we did not follow the route that the Lord marched before, but marched from the west Head east toward Luoyang in a straight line, everyone knows this, right?"

"Compared with the previous marching route of the lord, our current route is shorter and less time-consuming, but the disadvantage is that there are almost no cities and fortresses along the way that can be used as strongholds. There are dangers to rely on."

After telling everyone the general situation, Xu Huang saw that everyone nodded slightly to express their understanding, and then continued.

"According to our previous plan, we intend to approach Luoyang all the way, and join Luoyang's reinforcements as soon as possible. If we are intercepted by Mrs. Guo halfway, we will choose to stick to the camp and wait for support."

"Although this method seems safe, it relies heavily on the marching speed of Guo Tai's main force and the support speed of Luoyang. It can be said that we have entrusted our fate to others to make decisions."

Seemingly worried about Zhang Yan's displeasure, Xu Huang slightly turned his head and glanced at Zhang Yan when he mentioned this.

You must know that the current plan was decided by Zhang Yan in Hedong. His current behavior is tantamount to picking the chief official's fault as a subordinate.Although Xu Huang is a general, it does not mean that he is ignorant of this aspect of the world.

Fortunately, Zhang Yan didn't have any special expression at this time, he just lowered his head and pondered what he just said, and seeing this, Xu Huang continued to express his thoughts.

"If it was before this day, it would be understandable to choose such a plan, but today, after hearing what General Zhou said, maybe we have another way out besides this kind of gambling."

"Instead of leaving our fate in the hands of the other party, we should take the initiative to take the initiative and lead the troops directly north to Jinyang County!"

After a heavy pause, Xu Huang finally spoke out his thoughts after going around half a circle.

"Go north to Jinyang?"

Hearing this, Yang Feng and others all had a thoughtful expression, while Zhang Yan, who was sitting in the main seat, suddenly lit up his eyes.

Chapter 32 I'll be the bait

Go north to Jinyang?

Hearing that Xu Huang went around for a long time and finally got to the point, Zhang Yan's eyes lit up involuntarily.

On the point of switching to attack Jinyang, Xu Huang's thoughts coincided with his.As for how and why to attack, Zhang Yan believed that since Xu Huang had already proposed this idea, he would naturally have arrangements and plans in this regard.

"Gongming, although we now have more than [-] troops, most of them are sword and shield fighters who are not good at siege. This time, let alone siege equipment, we don't even have a few sets of bows and arrows. How can we do it?" Capture Jinyang?"

"When I occupied Hedong, there were at least ten thousand Yellow Turbans under my command. I think Du Yuan's subordinates would not be much worse. Now it is too risky to attack a strong city like Jinyang with only [-] men. some."

Sure enough, as soon as Xu Huang finished speaking, Yang Feng, his old partner, opened his mouth to express the doubts in his heart, and at the same time paved the way for Xu Huang's next words.

"General Yang, don't worry. Since Huang proposed such an idea, he has naturally taken it into consideration."

Smiling and explaining to Yang Feng, since the two are now colleagues, Xu Huang did not continue to call him Yang Gong, but instead called him a general, still maintaining respect for Yang Feng.

"If Du Yuan gathered more than ten thousand soldiers under his command, then we would have no chance. But now that thief has spread his yellow scarves all over the entire Taiyuan County for his own selfish desire, the power used by the other party to defend the city will naturally be more powerful." Much weaker than before."

"Now that our rear army has been discovered by Mrs. Guo's thieves, we will maintain the original plan. The rear army will continue to move towards Luoyang with the main force of the Yellow Turbans, and at the same time attract the attention of the Yellow Turban rebels in Taiyuan. At the same time, my lord Then lead [-] main forces to the north to surprise Jinyang, and try to capture Jinyang County before the rest of the Yellow Turbans react."

"Jinyang City is large, if Du Yuan's troops are dispersed, he may not even be able to fill the city walls. As long as the rear army used as a bait can delay enough time, the main force of our army can launch a fierce attack on Jinyang from four directions at the same time."

"After the fall of Taiyuan and Hedong one after another, Guo Tai and other main forces will become rootless. If they don't retreat immediately, they will even be caught up by the troops of General Bao Hong in the east, and they will be attacked from three sides."

After finishing his plan in one breath, Xu Huang was obviously very confident in his plan, and looked at Zhang Yan who was in the main seat with burning eyes.At this time, Zhang Yan bowed his head in deep thought, apparently also considering the feasibility of Xu Huang's plan.

After a while, Zhang Yan raised his head and asked:

"It doesn't sound like a problem, but who is leading the bait part?"

There is no doubt that according to Xu Huang's plan, the role of leading the decoy troops around the nearby wilderness will take huge risks, and whether the main force going north can successfully capture Jinyang depends on how long the decoys can last how long.

If they were caught up or even wiped out by Mrs. Guo's army before they persisted for three or five days, then the main force of 1000 people going north would be flanked by Du Yuan's [-]st Division in Taiyuan and Guo Tai's [-]st Division in Hedong.At that time, not to mention returning to Luoyang, even the original road back to Hedong Anyi will be cut off by Mrs. Guo.

Such a task is extremely dangerous and has high requirements on the general's commanding ability. Is Xu Huang planning to risk himself?

Zhang Yan was a little curious.

"The two generals Yang Feng and Han Xian are the two strongest generals under the lord's command. They have reached the second-rate level. They will become the two sharp blades of the lord when they attack Jinyang. They will play an irreplaceable and important role. Naturally, we need Go north with the lord."

"Although General Pei Yuanshao said he took the lead on the battlefield and was loyal to his lord, his character is straightforward and simple, and he is not good at dealing with Mrs. Guo and others in the wilderness."

After successively denying several generals present, Xu Huang glanced at the crowd with some complacency, and then pointed in his direction.

"According to the general's intention, the task of leading the army to deal with it is naturally by..."

……

"Give it to Gongming and you will go out yourself, right?"

After waving his hand to interrupt Xu Huang's words, Zhang Yan showed such an expression on his face.

"Well, it is indeed a good way. Once we succeed, we will achieve our goal with minimal losses. At the same time, we will have the opportunity to encircle and suppress the thief Mrs. Guo together with the reinforcements. Gongming's plan is indeed very feasible."

Zhang Kou first praised Xu Huang, but Zhang Yan did not ignore the excellent aspects of the other party's plan.But after praising him, he changed the subject and pointed out the missing points in the plan one by one.

"It's just Gongming, have you ever thought about how you will communicate with the reinforcements from Luoyang if you follow this plan?"

"Before everyone here and I returned to Luoyang to clean up the crimes, our identities were only the generals and commanders in the yellow scarves. If we were not careful, let alone the joint reinforcements attack Mrs. Guo, we would not be attacked by the two sides first. It’s just luck.”

Shaking his head slightly, Zhang Yan opened his mouth to reject Xu Huang's self-recommended behavior.

There was a moment of silence in the big tent.

"What the lord said is that the last general was a little negligent."

Arching his hands in Zhang Yan's direction, Xu Huang also knew that his plan did have such a loophole.It's a pity that I and others are not the retainers and generals who followed Zhang Yan before, otherwise this plan can be said to be quite perfect.

Thinking of this, Xu Huang couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

"Well, although it's a bit greedy and aggressive, you don't have to belittle yourself, Gongming. The general direction of this plan is not a problem, it just needs some small adjustments."

The sound broke the silent atmosphere in the big tent. Zhang Yan first comforted Xu Huang with words, and then clapped his hands, attracting everyone's attention, and said his plan.

"First of all, the division of troops is certain, but it is not I who lead the main force northward, but General Yang and you."

Pointing at Yang Feng with his finger, Zhang Yan didn't care about the surprised gaze of the other party, but stood up and walked slowly to the center of the big tent.

"The main force will be led by you Yang Feng, and you generals Han Xian and Pei Yuanshao will assist you. Your task is to bring 3000 people at once, and take down Jinyang before Du Yuan can react. Several counties in Taiyuan County have all been taken back under control."

"According to the Yellow Turban's habit of looting but not being good at governing, it is very likely that you only need to capture a city in Jinyang."

Slowly circling around several generals in the big tent, Zhang Yan then pointed to himself and said to the crowd:

"As for me, I will take the most elite 2000 people in the whole army, and stand firm in this large wilderness south of Jinyang, waiting for reinforcements, and at the same time attract the attention of the Yellow Turbans in Taiyuan."

Chapter 33 Barren

"no!"

Contrary to Zhang Yan's expectations, just after he announced his plan, many generals present, including Han Siam, rejected the proposal one after another.

"It's not that we don't trust the lord's ability, it's just that this method of leading troops deep is too dangerous, and two thousand infantry are even more difficult to support alone. Once the army is surrounded by the enemy, it will be difficult to protect the lord."

"I hope the lord will think twice!"

Xu Huang and the others looked at each other for a few times, and in the end, Yang Feng, who was the oldest and once the highest among the crowd, came forward and advised Zhang Yan:

"My lord, if you intend to risk your life, why don't I prepare on the spot and fight to the death with Mrs. Guo's villain. Although the strength of the army is slightly insufficient compared with the opponent's, the elite soldiers under the lord's command are far superior to the yellow scarves, and our generals are also very brave. Yu ordinary people."

"In a fight to the death in this wilderness, we may not have a chance of winning!"