Three Kingdoms: before lying flat, dragging Zhao Yun to defect to Cao

(The loyalty of Danyang elite soldiers is really not high. There are too many examples of Danyang elite soldiers rebelling in official history.)

Of course, Master Tong is not one to trade at a loss.

Tong Fei naturally has a way to manage veterans like Danyang Elite Soldiers who are about to become mercenaries.

Chen Dao, on the other hand, became the new commander of Danyang elite soldiers.

Tao Ji was sent to Pengcheng to be supervised by Chen Deng.

At this point, the battle of Xuzhou finally came to an end, and Tong Fei returned to Xiaopei to join Boss Cao, preparing to return to Yanzhou.

And just as they were about to leave, new news came from Haixi County.

After being persuaded by the envoy, Zang Ba formally chose to surrender and join Cao Ying.

Ruo Rong, as expected, did not accept such harsh surrender conditions.

Therefore, Ze Rong drove away the envoys, and Xu Rong and Yu Jin, two Cao Ying generals who did not speak martial arts, led the army to launch a fierce attack on Xiapi City.

Ruo Rong had no time to prepare for the battle, and was beaten to pieces. Only a hundred or so guards followed him out of the city and rushed towards the east of the river.

The two separatist counties of Xiapi and Haixi have also become the territory of Boss Cao.

The whole of Xuzhou was finally replaced with the Cao character banner.

In this way, Cao Cao made up his mind and returned to Yanzhou with peace of mind to prepare to beat Yuan Shu violently.

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When Cao Cao unified Xuzhou, an unprecedented war ushered in the land of Kansai.

At this time on Tongguan

Zhang Xiu stepped up to the city wall with strides of dragon and tiger, and threw away the big banner with the word "Lv" on the city.

The guards behind him quickly replaced the "Zhang" flag on the tower.

Yes, after a fierce battle, the Xiliang Army captured Tongguan, known as the gateway to Chang'an.

However, the enemy Zhang Xiu faced in this battle was not Lu Bu, but "Lu Bu's Bole" Li Su, also known as "Lu Bu's horseman", and Lu Bu's "father's introducer".

There are three routes from Liangzhou to Tongguan.

Therefore, after deliberation, the Xiliang army decided that Li Jue, Guo Si, and Zhang Xiu would lead their troops to attack all the way.

Why Zhang Xiu and not Zhang Ji?

Because Liangzhou was originally the territory that Zhang Xiu had won before, he had [-] troops directly under him, and his military power was almost as high as that of Li Jue, Guo Si and Fan Chou combined.

In addition to Zhang Ji's troops, the troops possessed by Zhang Ji and Zhang Xiu can already compete with the other three.

Therefore, in order to balance strength.

In the end, it was decided that Fan Chou would assist Li Jue, Zhang Ji would assist Guo Si, and Zhang Xiu would lead the way alone.

Li Jue and Guo Si still want to continue to let Zhang Xiu be taken advantage of.

So, the two urged Zhang Xiu to attack Tongguan, the most difficult of the three fronts.

It is difficult to fight not only because there are many defenders on Tongguan, but also because it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is extremely strong.

Zhang Xiu gladly accepted the order and took over the porcelain work.

why?

Is it because Zhang Xiu is stupid?

No, but because Jia Xu had already hinted to him that he must choose Tongguan.

Zhang Xiu didn't understand why he did this, but he was a good boy, so although he was puzzled, he chose to listen to Jia Laohu's words.

After that, Zhang Xiu asked Jia Xu to find out why.

It turned out that Jia Xu was sure that although Tongguan was the most difficult road to fight, the city defense was already strong and there were many guards.

However, Lu Bu is still very good at fighting, he is by no means a fool.

However, what Lu Bu had to defend was not just the Tongguan line, but three lines.

As Tongguan is the easiest place to defend and difficult to attack, if too many defensive resources are allocated, what will happen to the other two fronts?

Therefore, Lu Bu will definitely arrange a defender with average ability to defend Tongguan.

And he himself, including Zhang Liao, Gao Shun and others under his command, will join other fronts.

No, just as Jia Xu expected, the guard of Tongguan became Li Su with mediocre ability but extremely high qualifications.

According to Jia Xu's suggestion, Zhang Xiu used the method of tunnel warfare to successfully conquer Tongguan without too much effort.

Li Su was also beheaded by Zhang Xiu's general Hu Che'er.

Tongguan fell into the hands of Zhang Xiu.

In addition, he also unexpectedly harvested a large number of soldiers from Tongguan, and his strength increased sharply again.

Looking at the sunset on the horizon not far away, Zhang Xiu was full of confidence in the future.

With Jia Xu's help, he will soon have a considerable fortune.

In other words, he finally got his head around it!

Seeing Zhang Xiu's excited appearance, Jia Xu shook his head slightly.

At the beginning, he just chose to help Zhang Xiu because he was relatively simple and stupid.

After getting along during this period of time, he found that Zhang Xiu had many advantages.

However, Jia Xu knew better than anyone else that Zhang Xiu was not material for great success.

He will be a qualified general if he wholeheartedly serves as a general.

But let him fight for hegemony in this era, Jia Xu knows very well that he is not the opponent of those princes.

Whether it's insidiousness or tyranny, Zhang Xiu never possessed it.

But Jia Xu doesn't know what Zhang Xiu will do in the future, so let's take a step at a time.

As for Jia Wenhe, his goal is simple.

It's just to live comfortably in this troubled world, that's all.

"Mr. Wenhe, we have taken Tongguan, shall we go to fight Chang'an next?"

Seeing Jia Xu approaching, Zhang Xiu hurriedly asked happily.

"No, my lord, don't worry."

"If I'm not wrong, Li Jue and Guo Si will all fail."

Jia Xu said calmly.

"Ah this!"

"Why?"

Zhang Xiu was dumbfounded.

In other words, I was numb to Li Jue and Guo Si.

The Xiliang army deployed much more troops on the other two fronts than the Tongguan front.

Li Jue and Guo Si are also famous players on the battlefield, and with the help of Fan Chou and Zhang Ji, there should be no big problem in winning, right?

Seeing Zhang Xiu's doubts, Jia Xu explained:

"Although Li Jue and Guo Si have the advantage, Lu Bu subconsciously doesn't think that Tongguan will be lost, so he will definitely fight to the death and resolutely prevent Li Jue and Guo Si from winning."

"what!"

"Only one of the three fronts can win, so isn't it meaningless for us to win Tongguan?"

Zhang Xiu said bitterly.

Hearing this, Jia Xu was so angry that he almost slapped him.

are you a pig?

It doesn't make any sense to win Tongguan?

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However, based on the subconscious idea that "Zhang Xiu is iron and simple", Jia Xu still said patiently:

"That's not the case. On the contrary, Tongguan is the real top priority."

"Even if Lu Bu wins the other two fronts, when he learns that Tongguan, which is the least likely to be lost, has been lost, he will definitely be at a loss and be in chaos!"

"Tongguan is a place where you can advance, attack, retreat, and defend."

"After Lu Bu learned that Tongguan was lost, his next step would be to withdraw his troops from the other two fronts and return to Chang'an as quickly as possible to prevent the city from falling."

"Ah! Mr. Wenhe, I understand!"

Zhang Xiu said happily.

Hearing this, Jia Xu stroked the goatee in relief.

However, Zhang Xiu's next sentence almost drove him to death.

"Mr. Wenhe, shall our next step be to capture Chang'an before Lu Bu returns to the army?"

"Then rescue the emperor, and return to the army to destroy Lu Bu!"

Zhang Xiu said by analogy.

"Crack!"

Jia Xu's beard almost broke due to too much force.

He let out a long sigh and said helplessly:

"My lord, our next step is to occupy Tongguan, don't rush forward."

"what!"

"And why?"

Zhang Xiu was also devastated, why did he say something wrong?

It shouldn't be, is it because he really doesn't have the talent for the big picture?

"My lord, Lu Bu returned to Chang'an, because Chang'an is a place he cannot lose."

"The Son of Heaven, Wang Yun, and the families of the soldiers under his command are all in Chang'an City."

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"If Chang'an is lost, Lu Bu won't have to fight this battle."

"However, after Lu Bu lost Tongguan, not only himself, but also the mentality of the soldiers under his command will undergo a major change."

"Tongguan is the gateway to Chang'an. Our army's occupation of Tongguan can act as a deterrent to Chang'an."

"Lu Bu and Wang Yun are not people who can control people's hearts."

"People in Chang'an City are in panic. Once they receive news that Tongguan is missing, they will definitely be in chaos."

"In less than half a month, there should be some changes in Chang'an."

"At that time, when we leave Tongguan, we can easily take Chang'an!"

"However, if we choose to attack Chang'an now, once the city is strong, we will not be able to attack it for ten or eight days."

"Secondly, Lu Bu's army is still there. When he returns to Chang'an, once we fail to capture the city, we will inevitably be flanked by front and back, resulting in a big defeat."

"Even the Tongguan advantage that was finally established will be lost in an instant."

Jia Xu said firmly.

And these words finally made Zhang Xiu understand.

It's not that Changan can't fight, but it can't fight now.

What Jia Xu is best at controlling is people's hearts and the situation, while Wang Yun and Lu Bu on the opposite side don't know anything about it, they only know how to operate blindly.

"Thank you sir for your help, Zhang Xiu is very grateful."

After listening, Zhang Xiu quickly saluted Jia Xu to express his gratitude.