Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 332
Almost at the same time, Xiangben and Jilu fell one after another.

Especially deliberate.

Just like Wang Zheng ordered Pan Zhang to guard Jiqiu before, as the first county of Xiapi directly facing Pengcheng Kingdom, Liu Bei has always stationed heavy troops, including a thousand Danyang elites,
Even when Yuan Shu's troops were approaching Xiapi, they never moved away, just to guard against possible attacks from the west.

However, under Xu Fang's long-prepared attack, the city was destroyed within five days, and the army was defeated like a mountain.

Even if the strong man of the county broke his wrist, he and the county lieutenant led the remaining soldiers to rush out of the encirclement before the city wall was broken, but was chased by Xu Fang who had been prepared for half a day and killed countless people.

And after the two leaders were shot and killed by the Qingzhou Bugong, the defeated army without leaders ran around in the northeast, south, north, and south, running in a mess, covering the mountains and plains, and completely lost their organizational system.

A small number of fish that slipped through the net escaped by chance, and those who ran towards Xiapi were killed by sentry cavalry sent by Wang Zheng, or they were panicked and had no choice but to run towards Pengcheng instead of Xiapi, and then Captured by the heavenly army.

Under the brilliant victory, Xu Fang didn't dare to delay a little bit, he didn't have time to celebrate, he just made a whole paragraph, and on the night when Qulu City was broken, he raised his army again and rushed towards Xiapi.

The source of concern is Sui Ling, Suzhou Province of the later Celestial Dynasty, which is about two hundred miles away from Xiapi. Xu Fang's army galloped in the starry night. After two days of rapid march, the general rushed to the outside of Xiapi city.

At this time, it was the third day after the fierce battle between Wang Zheng and Zhang Fei.

With the troops from the headquarters leading Pengcheng soldiers to camp, Xu Fang went straight to the commander's tent.

As soon as he entered the account, amidst the rustling of armor, Xu Fang bowed to plead guilty: "The last general is too late to help, so please punish the general!"

As early as ten days ago, he had sent a message that he had arrived at Xiapi, but it took him a while to arrive at Xiapi. This was naturally because the number and tenacity of the defenders were beyond Xu Fang's original expectations, and even more so on the first day. After the attack was blocked, he made a decision, instead of blindly attacking, he encircled his men first, and at the same time ordered the fast horse to rush to Pengcheng, and brought in a large number of equipment.

Although Xu Fang believed that his family's choice was right, he still chose to confess instead of explaining.

Wang Zheng glanced over and saw him for many days. The young man was still in high spirits, but it was hard to hide the dust and sweat, and there was a streak of black and gray on his originally handsome face.

"It's rare." Wang Zheng said with a smile, "It's been a long time since we started the incident, and I haven't seen you in such a mess."

"But you came here in a hurry?" He looked at Xu Fang and said softly, "Are you tired?"

Xu Fang's heart was warmed by Wang Zheng's words, and it was rare for him to let go of his restraint, and smiled: "Don't be afraid of hard work, at least it is much better than drilling forests like mountains before."

"That will find the way and guide the beast. Don't say it's hard, but you should always be on tenterhooks!"

"Haha." After Wang Zheng laughed out loud, he asked just now, "But did you encounter obstacles on the road?"

"That's not true." When it came to the business, Xu Fang first saluted respectfully, and then explained: "The general guessed that there must be a lot of defenders as the gateway to the west of Xiapi, but he didn't expect that Yuan Jun It was almost time to hit Liu Bei's base camp, but he endured it patiently, not only did he not send troops, but he even sent reinforcements!"

"There are many more concerns about the defenders than what Tan Ma said before. The final general set off from Pengcheng and buried his voice all the way. He wanted to make a surprise attack at night, but unexpectedly the defenders were already prepared." Having said this, Xu Fang paused , cupped his hands and said: "At this time, the general also heard that the Yuan army was defeated in the battle of Xiapi. Thinking about whether the general would choose to attack when the enemy's momentum was in full swing, he would delay for a few days and wait for the other troops to arrive. , Restart the war!"

"Therefore, the general made his own decision. He first chose to encircle the city with a lot of considerations, and then with the help of equipment and sufficient preparations, he started to attack the city. This delayed for several days."

That's it.

"Your response is no problem." Wang Zheng nodded, and asked again: "Then the casualties will be heavy in this attack?"

"Don't worry, general." Xu Fang said with a smile: "For a small city, it's not right to delay for so long. If there are still heavy casualties, wouldn't it appear that the last general is too incompetent?"

"That's fine."

Wang Zheng smiled, yes.

Zhijun knows that Xu Fang learned from the restraint, mainly rigorous and prudent, limited to the age of experience, battle formation, and drills are still inferior, but when it comes to real combat effectiveness, it is because of the system soldiers, Wang Zheng also believes that if this is the case At that time, Xu Fang and Yu Jin were asked to train troops for a year, and when they fought on the battlefield, it was unknown who would win.

This is because Xu Fang is obviously better than Jin in terms of winning people's hearts.

The ban is even more majestic, but Xu Fang is both kind and powerful. When it comes to military orders and disciplines, he is naturally unquestionable, but in daily life, even leading the army in battle, he cherishes his subordinates very much, and shares the joys and sorrows with the soldiers. When there is a shortage of food and water, if a soldier does not drink, he does not go near water, and the soldier does not eat, he will starve.

Anyway, Wang Zheng asked himself that he couldn't do this.

"correct."

At this time, Xu Fang took the initiative to ask: "Yuan Jun is useless, many soldiers and generals were defeated in one battle, and his own family is useless, but it ruined the general's plan. Now that they are fleeing, now it becomes us and Liu Beijun's face-to-face confrontation." How can we overcome this powerful enemy?"

"I was about to tell you."

After testing Zhang Yide's level, Wang Zheng led the army to set up camp ten miles outside Xiapi City, and stood still, waiting for Xu Fang to come to help him. At the same time, he also thought about it carefully.

Wang Zheng stood up and asked Xu Fang to walk slowly towards the wall together, and said in a deep voice: "Liu Bei will be driven out, so this battle is determined to win, but he is not the only enemy we have, if we want to win, But you must not lose a miserable victory in which you kill one thousand enemies and lose eight hundred yourself!"

"The other party's defense of the city is already an advantage. Let us take advantage of the time after the battle and when it is exhausted to attack and encircle it. We have the right time. There are three essentials in the art of war. Now we and Liu Bei each have one of them."

Hearing this, Xu Fang was thoughtful: "The sage Sun Bin once said that if the weather, the location, and the harmony of people cannot be achieved, even if you win, you will suffer."

"Since the general doesn't want to win miserably, then it's all right to give Liu Bei the advantage of the land, but the people and the peace must never be handed over!"

"That's right." Wang Zheng said, "Under the great victory, the three armies in Xiapi City can now be said to be united in one mind and their morale is at its peak. If we don't attack their hearts first and defeat their momentum, this battle cannot be fought!"

"The so-called lonely city cannot be defended!"

Wang Zheng pointed to a certain place on the map and said, "Therefore, this general's plan is to show off the chariots and horses, make a big splash, and make the soldiers approach the city to look like they are preparing to attack the city. The purpose is to make them prepare for the battle, and even if they can't hold on, that's enough!"

"Then, where does the general want to attack?"

"Hey, didn't Liu Bei's ancestors put Xiang Yu in a dilemma?" Wang Zheng said with a smile, "Now we are about to retaliate!"

"Tancheng in the north is in my hands, Xiangben in the west, Zhucheng, probably can't hold back the front of Yujin's army, and now Qulu has also fallen." Wang Zhengji pointed at the map and said heavily: "Do you know Wu? Where did Sheng go?"

"Prime Minister?" Xu Fang was startled: "If this city falls again, Xiapi will indeed become an isolated city, but"

Glancing at Wang Zheng, Xu Fang said hesitantly: "Our current soldiers and horses can't close up and surround Xiapi to death. If Liu Bei sends sentry cavalry, we can't stop them. If this is the case, it will be difficult for us to attack by surprise. Once a war breaks out in Xiapi , Liu Bei must also rush to help."

"It's easy." Wang Zheng said confidently, "If our troops don't move, Liu Bei won't dare!"

"If he dares to move, I will attack Xiapi immediately!"

"Our soldiers and horses don't move?" Xu Fang was startled: "Then how does Wu Sheng get rid of his face? Is it by vertical and horizontal techniques?"

He couldn't believe it. It's been a long time since we saw each other. Could it be that that idiot Wu has been transformed into an eloquent man like Mi Heng?

"Otherwise." Wang Zheng said with a smile: "Our soldiers and horses are not moving, but it doesn't mean that Wu Sheng has no men and horses to use."

Xu Fang became more and more confused.

Staring at Wang Zheng for a while, Xu Fang's mind flashed, but he still asked with some uncertainty: "The general is referring to Yuan Jun's collapse?"

Wang Zheng nodded.

"The broken soldiers fled in all directions, and we are not familiar with Yuan Jun's system, how can we recruit them?" Xu Fang asked after pondering for a while.

"It just so happened that before going down to Pi, I happened to meet an old man who was a lieutenant of Yuan Junzhong." Wang Zheng said with a smile, "Although Yuan Jun who fled to Yangzhou was helpless, those who were scattered around Xiapi, and even went north. Those who flee, this person can gather."

Xu Fang still had doubts: "Under the great defeat, the morale collapsed. At this time, I am afraid that I will be tired of fighting, afraid of fighting, and even more afraid of hearing Liu Bei's name. Is it worth using?"

"Failure is naturally disgusting and fearful, but it also makes people feel shame and hatred!" Wang Zheng said solemnly: "The defeated general can also be used. If you can make him feel ashamed and tired of fighting, he can be brave and strong." fear!"

"Don't underestimate Yuan Shu's army just because of the first battle. Those people are also bloody men."

Seeing that Xu Fang still had doubts, Wang Zheng smiled and said, "It's very good that you can arrive in time. Can you keep someone?"

"In order to be safe, we will leave a thousand defenders at the end."

"Not enough." Wang Zheng shook his head: "Immediately send a letter to Zhang Zhao, and then send people to station there."

"By the way, I expect Liu Bei will know about the news that we have conquered it for our army. How do you think he will react?"

"Yuan Jun's tens of thousands of people are not just a decoration, I am afraid they are also powerless!"

Just as he was talking, the personal soldiers entered the account and sent a message: "Report, the sentry cavalry came to report in advance, and the 6000 troops led by Major Yu have arrived thirty miles away."

Hearing this, Wang Zheng was taken aback, and his first subconscious thought was: I didn't tell him to come to the Pi, why did he come here on his own initiative?
Soon, it suddenly dawned on me that this was because I was worried that I would not have enough troops alone, so I took the initiative to add troops to me.

But even so, if it is replaced by other superiors, there must be some contradictions at this time.

The so-called not granting the orders of the emperors abroad is the same as the emperor who breaks the law and commits the same crime as the common people. .

Moreover, once this example is opened, there will be no future?
Thanks to Wang Zheng's systematic backing, he was neither worried about Yu Jin's loyalty, nor worried about other people imitating him.

The brackets are those who enter the system to learn from him.

If he dared to make such a claim without entering the system, Wang Zheng would have to start thinking about the consequences.

He looked at Xu Fang and saw that he was also happy, as if he was happy to reunite after a long absence, he couldn't help laughing and joked:
"It's a coincidence, you master and apprentice are front and rear feet."

Since Jin entered the Heavenly Army, Xu Fang has had a close relationship with him, and he has benefited a lot. Even if Yu Jin's official position was lower than that of his time, Xu Fang was very respectful, so some people in the army said that Yu Jin was Xu Fang's master and so on.

Wang Zheng waved his hand: "It's just right, you two will go to familiarize yourself with the terrain around Xiapi later, and get ready to attack the city."

"Here!"

Xiapi, county government.

After everyone in the hall finished reading the information, even Guan Yu, who was rarely happy or angry, couldn't help frowning.

"Qusi has also fallen." Looking at Liu Bei, Guan Yu said in a deep voice, "Brother, the current situation is not optimistic."

Zhang Fei thought of another level: "Since the Pengcheng country in the west has sent troops, how about Langya in the north?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone whispered and looked worried.

Liu Bei was also quite worried about the situation of the battle, but as the governor of the state, he had to comfort others first.

"You don't need to be anxious." He forced a smile and said, "As early as a few days ago, I prepared a book and sent it to Beihai. I described the current situation in detail and asked Kong Xiangguo to send troops to help."

"If you want to come, it will come soon."

Kong Rong?

This well-known figure cannot change the atmosphere on the field. After all, whether it is Guan Yu and Zhang Fei who have been to Beihai, or Xuzhou generals who have been neighbors for many years, everyone knows that this descendant of Confucius and the Beihai he ruled, It's all about the prosperity of literature and the decline of martial arts.

One general couldn't help but said: "Zhou Mu, I heard that you and General Baima are classmates and have always been friends. If you want help, why don't you send an envoy to Youzhou?"

"What's the use of looking for Gongsun Zan?" Another person retorted after hearing the words: "It's said that far away water can't put out near fire. He and Xuzhou are separated by two prefectures and seven counties. Once he comes back and forth, he can't catch up even with wings." and!"

"No." The general shook his head and said, "Although Jizhou is far away, Qingzhou is near."

"Isn't Tian Kai, governor of Qingzhou, the deployment of Gongsun Zan?"

This is a good point, and for a while, countless eyes focused on Liu Bei alone with anticipation.

Seeing this, Liu Bei smiled wryly to himself.

Whether it is Gongsun Zan or Tian Kai, it is difficult to protect their own family now, so how can they count on it.

Liu Bei got the news early, that this year, Liu Yu, who was killed by Gongsun Zan, was engaged in Xian Yufu, Qi Zhou, and the cavalry governor Xian Yuyin raised their troops at the same time, and Yan Rou also recruited Xianbei, Karasuma and other soldiers to win Han soldiers Tens of thousands of soldiers, Hu Bing, responded in Yan State, a total of 10 people marched straight in, so a few months ago, just a few months ago, Gongsun Zan's army was defeated in Luhe and more than [-] people were beheaded.

After this battle, Liu Yu's old troops from Daijun, Guangyang, Shanggu, and Youbeiping killed Gongsun Zan's chief and turned against him at the same time!

Gongsun Zan fled back to Yijing after repeated battles and defeats. When the two armies were at each other's stalemate, Yuan Shao in Jizhou also made a change. He divided his troops and approached Jizhou.Yuan Shao went to attack Gongsun Fan, the prefect of Bohai, and wanted to take the opportunity to regain the old land in one fell swoop. At the same time, he sent his son Yuan Tan to lead a group of troops to Qingzhou.

Under such circumstances, Tian Kai couldn't take care of himself, how could he have the time to care about Liu Bei's life or death?
"Bei will naturally ask for help from all parties." Liu Bei didn't want to say this directly, but said: "However, self-improvement is the main thing."

As he spoke, he looked around at the crowd: "Now the enemy is surrounded on three sides, gentlemen..."

"Is there a good strategy?"

　I will take a day off tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)