The Three Kingdoms started from fooling Jia Xu

Chapter 279 Diaochan in the study, going south to Jiaozhou

After leaving the prime minister's mansion, Zhang Xiu left straight away.

Today it was only decided to send troops to the state, and the specific matters will need to be discussed tomorrow. At that time, it will be decided which people to bring, which legions to bring, and so on.

The conquest of Jiaozhou this time is actually a long way away, and it is full of high mountains and dense forests. The overall conquest is very difficult.

Not only will it test logistics, but it will also test the adaptability of Jingzhou soldiers. After all, poisonous smog and miasma are everywhere, and I am afraid that the number of personnel will have to be reduced before the war begins.

Just like Cao Cao launched the Battle of Chibi in later generations, there were some epidemics before he fought.Of course, the outcome of a war is not determined by this single factor.

After leaving the general's mansion, Zhang Xiu hesitated a little.

In the end, he didn't go back to the mansion, but went straight to Lu's mansion. He was going to see his illegitimate son before going out to fight. After all, blood is thicker than water, so he is still his own child.

Shaoqing, at the Lu Mansion.

All the servants of the mansion knew Zhang Xiu, so they didn't dare to stop her. Zhang Xiu strode forward, took two steps and turned his head, "Is Lingqi at the mansion?"

"Patriarch, she went out to teach her hundreds of female soldiers, and she hasn't come back for two or three days." The servant bowed his head and explained.

"Anthracene, haven't you been back for two or three days?" Zhang Xiu frowned slightly. Before, she would never stay out all night from training, but now she hasn't come back for several days?

"It's not the first time that the head of the family has done this. She seems to be taking the group of female soldiers to practice in the mountains and forests to exercise their ability to adapt to actual combat."

The servant explained in a low voice.

"I see," Zhang Xiu said helplessly. Lu Lingqi's day and night training also made people feel distressed. The reason why she did this was probably because she wanted to avenge Lu Bu.

Or, they want to use this to paralyze themselves.

Sighing lightly, Zhang Xiu went straight into the mansion and walked towards the backyard.

After walking a few steps, Zhang Xiu saw the stunning beauty, holding a child in her arms, with a smile on her face, shaking the child.

Approaching, cheating.

Diao Chan looked back, her beautiful eyes showed surprise, but with a charming smile.Zhang Xiu smiled gently, pinched her shoulder with his palm, and then slowly lowered it.

Start with Yanrou, Ruannuo!
Diao Chan gave Zhang Xiu a blank look, and said in that clear and moving voice: "General, the general can't do it, Xiu'er is still here."

Zhang Xiu couldn't bear this flamboyant glance, and slowly leaned down, whispering softly, "Is it just because Xiu'er is not here..."

Zhang Xiu didn't finish speaking, but turned around and said, "Nurse, take the young master down to nurse."

"Yes," in the distance, a woman about 30 years old came striding forward, bowing her head in response.

As the woman left, Zhang Xiu showed a smirk, and joked: "Little Xiuxiu has gone to breastfeed, should I, a big Xiu, have to try something new?"

Listening to Zhang Xiu's explicit words, Diao Chan bowed her head.

Feeling Zhang Xiu's dishonest palm, Diao Chan's stunning cheeks were a little blushing, and she said in a voice as light as a mosquito: "General, don't be here, there are too many people here."

"There is a study over there, let the servants take good care of the general." Diao Chan's voice was very soft, but at the end, she raised her stunning face and stared at Zhang Xiu.

For a long time before, she doubted herself for a long time, because Zhang Xiu had not favored her for a long time, so she was always a little lost in her heart.

Now that he is here, she must do her best to serve him. She asked herself that she would make Zhang Xiu unforgettable, and she had the capital.

"Gudu!" Zhang Xiu swallowed stiffly, something was wrong with him, isn't this too "top"?Who can resist doing this?

Obediently, wild ones!
Thinking of this, Zhang Xiu picked up Diao Chan's petite body and strode towards the study on one side.It's broad daylight, so the impact is not very good.

a long time,

Inside the study.

…………

The next day, on the main hall.

The Son of Heaven routinely went to court early, but there were far fewer officials in the court, and only a few of the Kuai family and the Wang family were still there who didn't like Zhang Xiu.

At this time, Zhang Xiu came out of the line with fists clasped, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, some time ago His Majesty summoned Jiaozhou shepherd Xie to serve as an official in the court, but the latter blatantly resisted the decree and hoarded weapons, food and grass."

"According to Weichen's investigation, this person intends to rebel, and he has already colluded with the barbarians in the south of Sichuan and Shu, and promised countless big men to come out and help them."

"My minister thinks that if such rebels are allowed to exist, it will damage the majesty of our Han Dynasty and the prestige of our Han army. In my opinion, we should send troops to crusade, capture Jiaozhou, and regain the lost land."

After finishing speaking, Zhang Xiu cupped his fists and bowed.

"We second the proposal!" All the courtiers shouted in unison.

Hearing Zhang Xiu's words, Kuai Liang frowned, revealing a look of astonishment.

Zhang Xiu still dares to send troops to Jiaozhou at this time?
Isn't he afraid of a fire in the backyard?Moreover, there is some turmoil in all parts of Jingzhou. Zhang Xiu has done such a big thing, how dare he just walk away!

As for Liu Xie, he didn't dare to judge Zhang Xiu's decision arbitrarily, and said tremblingly: "What Aiqing said is very true, but Jiaozhou is thousands of miles away, and the way is dangerous, how can we cut him down?"

"Your Majesty, in the whole world, is it the king's land, and the shore of the land, is it the king's ministers."

"He received the emperor's favor from his family, but intends to rebel. Even if he is thousands of miles away, I will take his head to shock the Han army." Zhang Xiu's voice was sonorous and powerful.

"Aiqing wants to go in person?" Liu Xie was a little excited, and even wished that Zhang Xiu would die in Jiaozhou, but then he realized something was wrong, and said in a deep tone:
"Aiqing, going to Jiaozhou is very dangerous, I am worried!"

"In this way, I will designate you as the Great General of Rebellion. With a fake festival axe, you can break everything without writing a letter. In addition, I will announce it to the world and expose the face of scholars."

"Rectify the king's flag, and use the righteous king's teacher."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhang Xiu looked at Liu Xie, and he was quite discerning.

Hearing that Zhang Xiu wanted to conscript himself, Kuai Liang's pupils were bright. Zhang Xiu's personal conquest at this juncture might not be so simple.Could it be that he wanted to lure the snake out of its hole?
Are they snakes?Bring them to their knees!

It's not impossible, once Zhang Xiu leaves, there will be turbulent waves in Jingzhou.He was just worried that Zhang Xiu would take this opportunity and find an excuse to catch them all.

Thinking of this, Kuai Liang nodded secretly, thinking that Zhang Xiu's acting was really good, but they couldn't be fooled.Because in his opinion, there was absolutely no need for Zhang Xiu to go south to attack Shi Xie.

……

As the pilgrimage ends,

The news that Zhang Xiu was going to lead the army spread like wildfire. Countless people were puzzled by Zhang Xiu's approach and waited and watched the changes, because they thought the same as Kuai Liang.
Zhang Xiu will not go south to Jiaozhou for no reason.

As a result, an undercurrent surged in the entire Jingzhou instantly, and countless pairs of eyes stared at Zhang Xiu.

Zhang Xiu is also very helpless, he really wants to capture Jiaozhou, because only this winter has time, and eradicating them in advance is much better than rebelling later.

Otherwise, when Yuan Shao went south, he would stab Jing Nan in the back, and he would feel uncomfortable.

After all, others didn't know about Gongsun Zan's situation, but he knew that Gongsun Zan would be gone in three or four months at most.With the Yuan family's dominance, Yuan Shao will shift his focus south to prepare for the north-south decisive battle in five or six months at the most.

There was not much time left for him.

……

At this time, in the prime minister's mansion.

Zhang Xiu glanced at everyone, and then said solemnly: "Jiaozhi Shixie has ulterior motives, and he has inextricable ties with the Yuan family. Now that he refuses to enter the court, he must be waiting for Yuan Shao to go south so that he can join him."

"Now, it's only a few months since Yuan Shao went south. Although there are undercurrents in Jingzhou, the foreign enemies must be cut off, otherwise there will be endless troubles. I intend to send troops to the state to pacify the scholars."

"We are willing to open up the territory for the Lord!"

Everyone looked at each other, clasped their fists together and said sonorously.

"Okay! Wenpin and his Second Army will be mobilized for this battle. Because Jiaozhou is densely covered with mountains and forests, and it is difficult to transport supplies and grass, the number of people on the expedition should not be too large."

"I agree, I'll take ten thousand bows, open Jiaozhi, and swear to level Jiaozhou." Zhang Xiugao shouted.

After speaking, he glanced around.

"Zhao Fan listened to the order. You are the vanguard of the three armies, lead the three thousand armored armies, and open the way and build bridges for the three armies. There must be no mistakes."

"No!" Zhao Fanying shouted.

"Niu Jin, Quan Rou, you two are in command of the left and right wings, each leading a thousand men, responsible for the safety of our army's two wings, there must be no mistakes!" Zhang Xiu shouted.

"No!" The two agreed loudly.

"Xing Daorong, I want you to be the rear of our army, lead two thousand troops, be responsible for the supply and demand of the three armies, and prevent the enemy from attacking from behind. There must be no mistakes."

"No!" Xing Daorong responded with a smile.

After talking in a circle, Zhang Xiu hesitated a little, and said again: "Gao Shun, this time you lead the camp and go with you, and you are in the middle army. When you meet the enemy hand-to-hand, defeat the enemy for me."

Gao Shun still needs to use this sharp blade.

"No!" Gao Shun was neither happy nor sad, his face was still solemn.

"Lu Su, you are in charge of the dispatch of rations, ordnance, and supplies for the three armies this time, and you can go to mobilize the rations from various parts of Lingling later." Zhang Xiu urged.

The three armies have not moved, and the food and grass will go first.

He has to make arrangements in advance, after all, the problem of deep mountains and old forests is still very big.

"No!" Lu Su agreed.

"Wenhe, after leaving the army on a certain day, you will be in charge of Jingzhou. Anyone who takes advantage of the chaos and commits crimes will be sentenced to death." Zhang Xiu looked at Jia Xu and said in a deep voice.

Jia Xu nodded, then looked at Zhang Xiu, and asked with a questioning look: "Master, since I stay in Jingzhou, who should I bring to join the army?"

"Otherwise, my lord can appoint Changwen as the food supervisor and let Zijing join the army. Zijing's strategy is not inferior to mine." Jia Xu recommended to Lu Su.

On military strategy, he first recommended Xu Shu and Zhuge Liang.

It's just that the two of them are currently guarding one side, so it's not easy to move at will, and it's not easy to move him now, so he can only let Lu Su join the army, otherwise he will feel a little uneasy.

"No, I already have someone to join the army."

Zhang Xiu raised his hand, in terms of military strategy, there are not many people who are more powerful than Pang Tong, although Pang Tong is still young, but he is very intelligent, and it is not difficult to deal with a powerful party like Shi Xie.

It just so happens that it can also be used as a substitute for experience.

After all, although Zhuge Liang is powerful in commanding the army, his internal affairs are even worse, and he is superb.It is rare to be able to make the best use of the people in a state.

"I don't know who it is?" Jia Xu was curious.

"Pang Shiyuan, I have already sent someone to notify him, and he will be responsible for joining the army this time." Zhang Xiu explained.

"Mr. Wen, you are leading the army to guard Jingzhou. Follow Wenhe's instructions and ensure the safety of Jingzhou." Zhang Xiu said meaningfully.

"Don't worry, my lord, the last general will fulfill his mission." Although Wei Yan felt itchy in his heart, defending Jingzhou was also a heavy responsibility.

"Okay, the rest of the generals, let's go down and prepare first. Three days later, the army will set off, enter Lingling County, pass through Yulin County, and then go straight to Jiaozhi Shixie's lair."

Zhang Xiu shouted loudly.

This time, he was going to fight quickly, at least not delay, the battle must be resolved within three to four months, otherwise he was worried that Yuan Shao in Hebei would take the opportunity to go south.

"No!" All the generals responded in unison.

All of them are gearing up, showing excitement, and finally they can kill the generals and kill the enemy, and they have been suffocated during this period of time.

……

In a blink of an eye, a few days later.

The three armies set out, mighty and mighty.

Zhang Xiu did this on purpose, just to make the Jingzhou aristocratic family and the group of fine artists look down on his real movements, because it is so blatant and rare.

Jiaozhi County, located in later Vietnam.

Bordering Laos and the south of Sichuan and Shu, it is uniquely blessed, and it is completely the emperor of one side.

Xiangyang is thousands of miles away from Jiaozhi, even if the army goes smoothly, it will take a long time to arrive, after all, it is difficult to march in the dangerous mountains and forests.

……

For more than ten days, south of Lingling County.

Lingling was originally located in a remote place, and there were no roads to the south at this time. In order to march better, Zhang Xiu specially prepared some famous local hunters in the army.

These hunters have been hunting for a living all year round, and they are quite familiar with this mountain forest, and they know where there are wild beasts and tigers.At the same time, I also took some detoxifying herbs.

Although it is almost winter, the southern mountains and forests are very humid, and some poisonous snakes and centipedes can still be seen. If they are bitten, it is inevitable that the staff will be reduced.

……

At the same time,

Jiaozhi County, Jiangfu.

Hearing the scout below finished speaking in a hurry, Shi Xie frowned immediately, and said anxiously: "What are you talking about, Zhang Xiuzhen is here? Isn't he busy in Jingzhou right now?"

"Returning to my lord, Zhang Xiu has led his army into the forest, and now he is advancing by land and water, and it is estimated that he will reach the north of Jiaozhi in half a month." Xi Zuo whispered.

"So fast?" Shi Xie raised his eyebrows.

Zhang Xiu's actions caught him off guard. Logically speaking, he shouldn't have come to attack Jiaozhou. The more he thought about it, the more depressed he became. After all, he couldn't beat Zhang Xiu.

Zhang Xiu first pacified Liu Biao and then destroyed Zhang Xian.

It even defeated Cao Cao three times and pacified Yangzhou.

And other deeds are not something he can resist.Does this make him not panic?

"Brother, don't panic, Yuling County is surrounded by mountains and dense forests, Zhang Xiu won't come here so soon!" the scholar said, then looked at Xiang Xizuo and said, "How many people did Zhang Xiu come here?"

"Look at the flag, there are about [-] people."

"More than 1 people?" The scholar sneered, "Hehe, big brother, this guy really doesn't know how to live or die. I really don't know whether to praise him or belittle him, but he only brought [-] horses."

"Not to mention the Nanman, I have [-] troops in Jiaozhi, and most of them adapt to the mountain environment, occupying the right time, place and people. How can Zhang Xiu win with a mere ten thousand people?"

The soldier showed contempt, with disdain.

"Brother like this, give me five thousand experts in the forest, let me go and deal with Zhang Xiu first, and let him know that fighting in the dense forest is not the Central Plains, and all the tricks here are just empty talk."

The scholar said lightly.

"Brother, Zhang Xiu is by no means incompetent, so don't be careless." Shi Xie said anxiously.

"Brother, don't worry too much. Zhang Xiu is arrogant, so I will let him come and go. As for the dense forest in Uling County, ordinary people may get lost, but I am like a fish in water there."

"Don't worry, if it doesn't help, I'll bring someone back." The scholar said with confidence, patted his chest.

With 5000 people, Zhang Xiu will be gone if he just harassed it casually, which is nothing to worry about.

(End of this chapter)