I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 282 Liu Jian said, I want to capture Dong Zhuo's son-in-law first
"The Xiliang army is really brave and good at fighting."

Looking at the frontline battle reports one after another, Liu Jian was filled with emotion.

It seems that without the participation of Sun Jian and Yuan Shu, the strength of the allied forces of the princes would be greatly reduced. Under the ups and downs, Dong Zhuo won one victory after another.

Historically, Sun Jian was the general of the allied forces who fought against Hua Xiong, Lu Bu, Hu Zhen, Xu Rong and others on the Central Plains front. At that time, Sun Jian led the Jingyu coalition forces by himself and almost resisted more than half of Dong Zhuo's pressure. Historically, it was also believed that among the allied forces, only Sun Jian was his military threat, so he proposed to make peace with Sun Jian, thinking that as long as Sun Jian fell to him, other Mushou would be no problem at all.

Ju Shou remonstrated: "The envoy, Dong Zhuo's subordinates, can all recruit soldiers who are accustomed to fighting. It is not suitable to fight the enemy. You need to be careful."

Liu Jian looked at Jushou and said, "I know what Gong Yuzhi said, so don't worry, I came to the Central Plains to avenge Brother Yuan, but I also understand the gap between us and the Xiliang Army. I will not easily fight head-to-head with the opponent."

Hearing Liu Jian speak like this, Ju Shou was really relieved a lot.

From this point of view, their lord was not overwhelmed by anger.

"My lord, it's still too late to retreat now..."

Before he finished speaking, Liu Jian reached out to block Ju Shou's words.

"I am fully aware of what Mr. Gong and said, and I also know that at this moment, it is the best policy not to send troops to defend Jizhou, but I can't pass this test in my own heart, so please stop trying to persuade me, sir! This battle , I am determined."

Ju Shou sighed, and said: "Well, I won't persuade the lord to return to the army, from now on, I will only help the lord wholeheartedly to win this battle."

Liu Jian nodded in satisfaction.

At this moment, there was a rush of footsteps outside the tent.

"Lord!"

It's the judge who came to see Liu Jian.

"What's the matter?"

"The scouts reported that Dong Zhuo sent an army down the Yellow River. It seems that he intends to intercept our army!"

Liu Jian was not surprised by this.

In a certain sense, he came with mourning soldiers, perhaps even more difficult than Yuan Shao and others. It was reasonable for Dong Zhuo to divide his troops to stop him.

No matter how stupid the other party is, he won't let him go.

"Who is the enemy general?"

The examiner hurriedly said: "It's Niu Fu, the Zhonglang general under Dong Zhuo's command, and he is also Dong Zhuo's son-in-law."

"Niufu."

Liu Jian narrowed his eyes when he heard the words, and his mind began to run rapidly.

"How many soldiers and horses did he bring?"

"More than thirty thousand."

"Since he is a general of Zhonglang, there must be several lieutenant-level figures in his army. Who are they?"

"This……"

Hearing Liu Jian's question here, the interrogator suddenly couldn't answer.

I really didn't expect Liu Jian to ask this.

This, for a while, did not investigate.

Liu Jian frowned, his expression very dissatisfied.

"Just tell me that the opponent's general is Niu Fu, with [-] soldiers. Do I need to use you to investigate this matter? Send any soldier who understands the rules at will, and they can check it out!"

The examiner hurriedly said: "Yes, the official will send someone to investigate carefully!"

"Tell your scouts and spies that in the future, when you investigate the enemy's movements, you must conduct a comprehensive investigation. Don't casually inquire about the name of a chief general, and then come back to perfunctory the number of soldiers and horses. I must know the main force in the opponent's army. The names and identities of the generals and even the food transport officers must be known, understand?"

"Here!"

The examiner hurriedly saluted, and then hurried out of the handsome account.

"Bring the map!" Liu Jian shouted outside the tent.

Not long after, a personal guard collided with the map and came to the commander's tent, and according to Liu Jian's instructions, hung it on the screen behind the commander's tent.

"Gongyu, come and see."

Liu Jian stretched out his hand to greet Jushou, and joined him in the discussion.

"The land in Henan is full of horses and plains. If we fight in the wild, it will be really bad for our army. After all, the Liangzhou army has many horses, and the Xiliang cavalry is also a famous man. If I set up an army on the plain beside the river, it would be tantamount to seeking my own death. , so I want to find a county to rely on to deal with Niu Fu, where do you think the counties on the south bank of the Yellow River can be stationed?"

Without hesitation, Ju Shou pointed to Yanjin County Road: "It can be done here."

"Yanjin County?"

Liu Jian frowned and said, "The city walls in Yanjin County are not very tall."

Ju Shou said: "Your Majesty, we in Hebei have been making ironware and making strong bows for these years. There are no less than [-] archers in the army. Although the outline of Yanjin City is not high, there are more than [-] archers sticking to it, which is enough to resist. Niu Fu's army! Although Xiliang's cavalry is invincible in the plains, they can only look helplessly at the city surrounded by archers."

"Besides, Yanjin is an important place connecting Yanjin Ferry. We can withdraw our soldiers and horses to the north bank at any time. It can be defended or retreated. It is most suitable. I know that the envoy does not intend to retreat, but there is a contingency in everything. Since If your opponent is strong, then you should find your own retreat first, so that you can concentrate on the decisive battle with the opponent!"

Although Ju Shou's remark was conservative, it had to be said that it was indeed a prudent statement, and even Liu Jian couldn't find a reason to refute him.

"Gongyu, let me listen to you. The three armies are stationed in Yanjin to fight against Dong Zhuo. It's just that Niu Fu is here. How can we break it? Do you have a strategy to teach me?"

Ju Shou said respectfully: "Your Majesty, according to someone, Dong Zhuo sent Niu Fu here just to stop our generals and prevent us from entering temporarily, but if Niu Fu is asked to directly confront us, I think Won't."

"Oh?"

"After all, the main thing Dong Zhuo has to deal with right now is the shepherds in the Kanto region, and Dong Zhuoying's vengeance is mainly to block, at least until he defeats the shepherds in the Kanto region, he doesn't want to get too entangled with the shijun of."

Liu Jian smiled and said, "In other words, I have a lot of breathing room right now, don't I?"

"Exactly."

"Okay, let's see what kind of tactics Niu Fu will use next."

……

……

Ju Shou said clearly and logically, but in the end he was slapped in the face.

He guessed that Dong Zhuo sent Niu Fu to come mainly to stop Liu Jian from advancing, and he didn't want to cause a big conflict for the time being.

But what I didn't expect was that Niu Fu didn't play cards according to the routine!

On Liu Jian's way back to Yanjin Tunza, Niu Fu actually sent troops to beat Liu Jian three times in a row.

Fortunately, Liu Jian deployed his defenses carefully, and these three times did not cause any excessive losses to his side, but judging from the frequency and strength of the opponent's attacks, Niu Fu was really not trying to test, nor was he playing with Liu Jian.

He really came here specifically for Liu Jian.

After Liu Jian stationed his soldiers and horses in Yanjin County, Niu Fu still did not give up and continued to send troops to attack the county.

But how could Liu Jian do what he wanted?
Under Zhang He's arrangement, his [-] archers were on guard at key locations in the county. Whenever the Xiliang army appeared, Hebei's strong bows and crossbows would greet them.

The sky is full of arrows raining, covering the sky and blocking out the sun, making people nowhere to be found!

Xiliang's cavalry are invincible in field battles on the plains, but this does not mean that they are formidable. They are also helpless when they encounter long-range strong bows.

After leaving a lot of corpses behind, Niu Fu withdrew unwillingly, and went back to plan how to attack Liu Jian again.

After Niu Fu withdrew, Ju Shou came to apologize to Liu Jian: "Please forgive me, I misunderstood Dong Zhuo and almost put the army in danger. Fortunately, I made proper arrangements so that there will be no mistakes."

"Who would have thought that Dong Zhuo would actually let Niu Fu confront us, alas...but, this is really not in line with common sense?"

Facing Jushou's self-blame, Liu Jian comforted him and said: "On the battlefield, it is impossible for everyone to predict the enemy first, even if Han Xin is alive, but I don't blame you for this matter. In my opinion, According to Dong Zhuo's character, he shouldn't let Niu Fu confront us directly, presumably this is what Niu Fu did without authorization."

Ju Shou was quite surprised and said, "How did Shi Jun know that this was Niu Fu's act?"

"I guessed it too. Last time in Luoyang, my younger brother Yide punished Niu Fu in front of the soldiers of the two armies, causing him to lose face and dignity. Anyone who is a general will be ashamed of him." , that Niu Fu is the son-in-law of Dong Zhuo, and his ability is at the bottom among the generals in Xiliang, but he got to where he is today through nepotism, and after being insulted by Yide, it has become a joke among the people in Liangzhou."

"So, he came to confront me this time, he must be eager to destroy our Jizhou army... This is also a good thing! Since this person is determined to fight decisively, then I may have a way to capture him! I am afraid that if he shrinks back and fights, then It’s not easy to do.”

While talking, the judge came to see Liu Jian with a roll of silk.

"Your envoy, the main figures in Niu Fujun's army have been found out. This is the roster. Please have your envoy look over it."

Liu Jian took the silk, opened it, and nodded in satisfaction.

"Zhengnan, thank you for your hard work!"

Seeing that Liu Jian was satisfied this time, the judge was slightly relieved.

Liu Jian glanced back and forth at the names of the Liangzhou Military Academy. Suddenly, his eyes froze.

This is a familiar name, which plucks Liu Jian's heartstrings.

"Captain Pingjin, Jia Xu... Is this person also in the Niu Fujun?"

Seeing that Liu Jian's expression was different, the examiner said, "Exactly, all the names on the silk are the generals of the Niufu Army!"

Liu Jian frowned, put down the silk silk slowly, and then said to the judge: "Continue to investigate. In addition, since this Jia Xu is a captain, he should have an army of his own. Be sure to let the scouts investigate carefully, and report to me at any time if there is any change!"

"only!"

(End of this chapter)