Three Kingdoms Star System

Chapter 227 Zou Dan's Worries

According to many discussions, this time Liu and his troops were divided into three groups. The left army was led by Xu Huang, with 2 troops, known as [-]. They set out from Jixian County and besieged Yuyang County to govern Yuyang County. The main strategy was to encircle and not To attack, not only cut off its foreign aid, but also cut off the possibility of it assisting Gongsun Zan's main force. The generals under his command include Li Tong, Fang Yue, Zhou Cang, Hao Zhao, etc., the lieutenants are Li Tong and Zhou Cang, and the military divisions are Xu Shu, Pei Qian, and others. Deng Zhi, Tian Chou, and the Right Route Army were led by Qu Yi, with Xian Yufu and Tian Yu as lieutenants, also [-] people, and were ordered to attack Quanzhou and Yongnu counties in the south of Yuyang County. It doesn’t matter that Quanzhou, here refers to the area around Wuqing District, Tianjin City today), besiege Yongnu County, the strategy to deal with Yongnu County is also to besiege but not attack, cut off all internal and external ties, and the generals under his command include Xian Yuyin, Wang Ling, etc. People, military advisers are Zhao Yan, Lu Su, Du Xi, Cui Jun.

The Central Route Army was led by Liu He himself, with the same number of 2, known as [-]. The combat strategy was to directly attack Lu County, which was guarded by Gongsun Zan's general Shan Jing, and then return to aid Xu Huang and Qu Yi. After completely occupying Yuyang County, Qu Yi's army directly besieged Gongsun Zan's old lair, You Beiping. Under his command were generals Zhang Yan, Chen Dao, Pei Yuanshao, Pan Feng, Zhao Yun, Zhang Xiu, and Li Ping (Li Yan), and his military advisor was Guo Guo. Jia, Xun You, Huang Yueying, Wang Can and others.

In addition to the three-way army on the surface, Liu He also quietly arranged a fourth-way army. This army has a total of only 1 people, and the commander is Gan Ning. Ambiguous, including top talents such as Pang Tong, Liu Ye, and Lu Fan, who temporarily led the army to garrison Anci County in the southeast of Ji County, in name as a backup, but in fact they had other important tasks.

However, it can be said that Xu Huang led the army all the way forward, which can be said to be unstoppable. After all, his skill Long Drive is most suitable for long-distance rapid marches. In addition, the enemy's defense line has shrunk. Except for Yuyang City, there is almost no defense along the line, so he The army arrived at Yuyang City very easily.

In Yuyang City, the Prefect's Mansion.

When the news of the arrival of Xu Huang's army came, all the civil and military personnel panicked and had no ideas in their minds. Some even quietly asked their family members to pack their bags in secret so that they could flee in time or choose to surrender.

However, Zou Dan, governor of Yuyang, looked indifferent, as if the crisis in front of him had nothing to do with him.In addition, Zou Dan also issued a strict order that no one is allowed to spread remarks that are not conducive to stabilizing the morale of the army. Anyone who violates the order will be killed without mercy!

Zou Dan's words were not just words, but his actions were swift and resolute. Two hours after the announcement of the strict order, he chopped off his brother-in-law. He was charged with spreading rumors and stirring up the morale of the army.

Needless to say, Zou Dan's move was ruthless, but it did work. Ever since his brother-in-law was cut off, the military discipline of the three armies has been awe-inspiring, and no one dares to spread rumors and make trouble. Stop it, no one dares to risk their lives doing these things anymore.

It was not until then that Zou Dan called together all the civil and military personnel, and said to them: "It is not terrible for the bandit army to attack the city. What is terrible is that we have lost the will to resist. Although the bandit army is said to be 2 now, according to my careful observation, the total strength of the enemy is about [-]." A little more than [-], although this is still much more than the number of soldiers in our army in the city, the gap is not that great. In addition, the food and grass in our city can supply the entire army for a year. Strengthen the city wall, dig wide and deep moats, and build countless defensive equipment. It is no exaggeration to say that this city is a strong city. As long as we persist in resisting, we will definitely be able to prevent the enemy from occupying Yuyang City. Force the opponent to finally choose to withdraw, and at that time, the morale of the anti army will be low, it is time for us to lead the army to counterattack, and it is estimated that victory will not be far away from us by then."

"It turns out that Eunuch Zou has already made up his mind, no wonder there is no panic at all, haha, I believe that as long as Eunuch Zou is around, our Yuyang City will be able to be preserved, so why do we have to worry about it? Please don't worry, Eunuch Zou, we will do our best Go, defend Yuyang City."

"Okay! If all the soldiers are like General Wan, then there is no one I can defend in Yuyang?" Zou Dan said admiringly to the young general Wan Ming.

But then I saw a soldier walk in and said to Zou Dan: "Report to the prefect. There is one thing that is very unexpected. General Cheng, who is in charge of defending the city, asked the villain to report. According to the report from the spies, Liu He, who was attacking the city, Not only did the thieves not build siege equipment, but they helped us widen the river as soon as they arrived, and built various defensive equipment in front of their camp, which seems to be afraid of us leading the army to attack."

Hearing this news, laughter came from the hall, and all civil servants and military generals started talking.

"What? Haha, it looks like the general Liu He sent this time is an idiot."

"Yeah, at least it should be like Liu and his father Liu Yu who are not good at attacking, cowardly and timid."

"What you said is not right. They call it a soldier who surrenders without fighting. The meaning is obvious. They want to trap us to death through siege." This is a civil servant joking with a smile.

"It's just a pity that they don't know that our prefect Zou has already stockpiled enough food and grass for the entire army for a year. Even if they withdraw by then, we won't be able to withdraw."

"Haha, you're right, Liu He made a mistake this time."

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However, in the midst of these people's ridicule, Zou Dan felt heavy in his heart. In his opinion, it was definitely not that Liu He's generals were too stupid, but that they had another conspiracy. Crap.

So Zou Dan closed his eyes and said nothing, thinking hard.

Seeing Zou Dan's scene, everyone was very surprised, they closed their mouths consciously, and at the same time, their hearts were secretly trembling. Looking at Zou Dan's appearance, could it be that this matter is not so simple?
After a while, a general hesitated and said, "Could this be Liu He's trick? We deliberately let us relax our guard, thinking that they would not dare to attack, and then suddenly attacked the city, so that we were caught off guard by them. ?”

This sentence immediately attracted a lot of echoes, and almost everyone believed that this should be the truth of the matter, so they scolded Liu He for being cunning, and at the same time praised the general Wu Shi just now.

However, Zou Dan shook his head at this time, and said worriedly: "I'm afraid it's not that simple. In my opinion, Liu He's plotter is big. He should divide his troops into two groups, besieging our Yuyang on the one hand, and besieging Yuyang on the other. All the way from Lu County to Youbeiping. To put it bluntly, this road just traps us and prevents us from going out to help Lu County. If this is the case, we will be in danger if Lu County fights alone. Therefore, for the present plan, we We should break out of the encirclement and go to Youbeiping to send reinforcements to the lord, and no matter what, Luxian cannot be lost!"

(End of this chapter)