I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 284
In a blink of an eye, it was already August [-]th, and three more wars were waged between Liu Jian and Niu Fu relying on Yanjin County.

During this period, the soldiers commanded by Niu Fu attacked extremely fiercely, showing the bravery of the Liangzhou generals. He even went to the front of the battle to command in person to boost the morale of the soldiers of the three armies.

However, Niu Fu is still not a general after all, but he can climb first with a sword and is not afraid of the courage of arrows. Otherwise, according to the morale and combat power of the Xiliang army, he will take the lead in directing the charge when he visits the city. Maybe the county will be beaten down.

Today is the third time Niu Fu ordered soldiers to storm the county seat.

However, after fighting for half an hour, the soldiers from Xiliang slowly retreated towards the west like a receding tide after leaving behind a pile of corpses.

To be honest, the soldiers of the Xiliang Army are still very good at fighting, and their attack caused a lot of losses to the Jizhou army and horses.

It was Zhang He and Gao Lan who were in charge of commanding the soldiers to guard the city.

The two of them have always been in charge of the city defense this time. When the Xiliang army attacked the city, there were many temporary situations. This kind of time will test the general's ability to adapt to the situation.

Although there were indeed several critical situations during the defense period, Zhang Xi was always able to turn danger into safety at critical moments and make relatively correct decisions.

Although the battle was difficult, it did improve Zhang He and Gao Lan's ability to use troops and increase their experience in front of the battle.

A general who has not experienced emergencies will never be a good general, and empty theories are just empty talk.

However, this kind of exercise method is also very exhausting for the generals, whether it is mental or physical.

The process of growing up is always accompanied by various sufferings, which is an inevitable process for the birth of famous generals.

Watching the Xiliang army gradually go away, Gao Lan couldn't help heaving a sigh of relief.

"It's really hanging, it's really hanging."

Gao Lan squatted on the top of the city while muttering.

He rubbed the fingers of his right hand vigorously with his left hand.

The fingers of his right hand had been scratched deeply by the bowstring, and blood was flowing down the fingers to the palm of his hand.

As one of the main guards of the city, and also a warrior who is good at bow and arrow, Gao Lan pulled the three-stone strong bow on the top of the city more than dozens of times today.

Not to mention the exhaustion of his strength, even his fingers were cut.

Zhang He was also very tired, and his whole body was indescribably sore.

His throat was also hoarse from commanding soldiers.

But at this moment, instead of squatting on the ground like Gao Lan, he tried his best to hold on to the walls.

At least in front of the soldiers of the three armies, he still needs to put on the dignity of a strong man.

After Gao Lan squatted on the ground for a while, he suddenly realized.

He forced himself to stand up, maintaining a standing posture like Zhang He.

It was at this time that Liu Jian took Zhao Yun to the top of the city.

Seeing that Zhang He was still commanding the soldiers in an orderly manner, carrying the wounded soldiers, and cleaning the battlefield at the top of the city, Liu Jian was quite relieved.

This is the posture of a famous general.

Ordinary soldiers can take turns when patrolling the city on weekdays, but Zhang He and Gao Lan are personally responsible for the command of the city defense.

The two of them even seldom work together with each other, and the two of them may rest for at most one or two hours a day.

So mentally, their pressure is much greater than that of ordinary soldiers.

Liu Jian walked up to Zhang He and Gao Lan, and the two hurriedly saluted upon seeing this.

"The two of you have worked hard for days and presided over the city defense matters. It is really hard work."

"The Xiliang army has already withdrawn, you two should go back and rest quickly. Zilong will be in charge of commanding and dispatching the battlefield at the head of the city."

Zhang He cupped his hands and said: "The salary of eating the king and the matter of being loyal to the king, we are deeply favored by the envoy. How dare we not repay it with all our energy when something happens. Now the enemy army is temporarily retreating, but we don't know when it will come back. We are still waiting for you." Be careful, stay in front of the battle, and repay the envoy."

Gao Lan also hurriedly said: "We will try our best to guard the city in order to repay the envoy's kindness."

Although he was very pleased with the behavior of the two, Liu Jian still showed a stern look.

"I have the final say on this matter, you don't have to refuse! If you want to protect the city well, you still need to take care of your health. Remember not to be brave."

After finishing speaking, Liu Jian turned his head to look at Zhao Yun, and ordered: "Zilong, I entrust you with the city defense for the time being, and you can take the command of Zhang and Gao for the time being."

Zhao Yun answered "No" in a loud voice.

"You two, I will leave this place to Yun for the time being. You two have a good rest for a day. Don't worry, you two. In the future, Yun will return a complete Yanjin County to the two Sima."

Both Liu Jian and Zhao Yun have achieved such a level, so Zhang Yun and Gao Lan are not ungrateful.

The two were ordered to go to rest, and Zhao Yun was in charge of the city defense.

But Liu Jian turned back and got off the city, and came to the county office of Yanjin County.

Among the county subordinates, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Yan Liang, Ju Shou, and Shen Pei were waiting for Liu Jian.

Seeing Liu Jian came back from his tour of the city, Zhang Fei hurried forward.

"Brother, why don't you let my fourth brother and I participate in defending the city?"

Liu Jian patted Zhang Fei's generous arm and comforted him: "I still have great use for the two brothers, so don't worry."

After finishing speaking, Liu Jian looked at the judge.

"Zhengnan, how is Jia Xu doing now?"

Seeing that Liu Jian didn't ask other people, but only asked Jia Xu, the judge was very puzzled.

But he still replied respectfully: "Jia Xu was ordered by Niu Fu to retreat a hundred miles."

"Jia Xu leads the troops to retreat a hundred li?"

Liu Jian immediately cheered up when he heard this.

Afterwards, he was seen walking back and forth in the hall, and he began to plan in his heart.

"Since Jia Xu has left Niu Fu's camp, it means that Niu Fu is going to get serious about us next."

All the people present, including Jushou, were confused by Liu Jian's words.

Why does Jia Xu leave Niu Fu's camp, which proves that Niu Fu is going to take action?

No matter how you think about it, this logic doesn't make sense.

In fact, if Liu Jian thought about it from their point of view, he would also find it difficult to understand the truth.

No way, who made Liu Jian a time traveler?

Compared with the ancients, apart from the ability of prophets, the traveler has the most important thing is that he has a certain understanding of the characters in history.

Just like Jia Xu, who is unknown in the eyes of everyone, Liu Jian knows his life history.

Of course, history is written by people.Some places may have been artificially tampered with, which does not match the original history.

However, the basic records of many incidents related to the parties are not bad.

Looking at Jia Xu's life experience, he can basically be evaluated in four words: "good at self-protection."

Although Liu Jian didn't know what kind of agreement Jia Xu and Niu Fu had reached, he knew that since Jia Xu had left Niu Fu's barracks at this moment, it meant that Niu Fu must have large-scale military operations.

"Everyone, don't worry about how I judged that Niu Fu will make military moves based on Jia Xu's withdrawal. I just want to ask you. If you are in Niu Fu's position, what strategy should you use next to defeat the enemy?"

Having said that, Liu Jian first looked at Zhang Fei.

Zhang Fei was stunned for a moment, and said: "If I were Niu Fu, I would temporarily rest my troops, and wait for Dong Zhuo to gain victory in the south, then join forces and take Yanjin."

Liu Jian was very satisfied with Zhang Fei's answer.

This is the behavior of a qualified general.

On the contrary, it was Niu Fu's onslaught in the past few days.It made Liu Jian feel that this person was incompetent.

"Yide has been trained through experience, and you are indeed a famous general. These years, you have been in the field for a long time, and the battle is really not in vain."

Zhang Fei was very happy to be praised by Liu Jian, with a somewhat smug look on his face.

"but……"

Liu Jian shook his head, and said again: "However, Niu Fu will never use this kind of tactics. He must be holding back his strength and want to win by chance."

Zhang Fei said, "Why are you so sure, brother?"

Jushou on the side spoke slowly: "Yide, Niu Fu has not been afraid of losing troops and losing generals, and has been attacking us all the time. Maybe he is deliberately showing an image of a reckless man to deceive us."

Zhang Fei said strangely: "We have met that Niu Fu before, but he is indeed a reckless man."

Ju Shou smiled wryly when he heard the words.

In fact, he also thinks so in his heart. For Liangzhou people like Niu Fu, even Jushou has an inherent cognition.

That is, Liangzhou people are less academic and do not know how to use strategy.

It's just that Liu Jian, through the existence of Jia Xu in Liangzhou, insisted that Niu Fu had tricks, and Ju Shou couldn't refute it at this moment.

Liu Jian looked at Jushou: "Gongyu, if you were Niu Fu, what strategy should you use at this moment?"

Jushou sighed secretly.

What he can think of, will Niu Fu also think of it?
"No food."

After thinking carefully, Ju Shou suddenly said such a sentence.

"How to break it?"

Ju Shou said: "First of all, based on the relationship between our army and the Kwantung armies, as well as the actions of our army stationing troops in Yanjin, we must judge the location of our army's grain road and the transit point..."

"It's just that it's easy to say, but if it's not easy to figure out the key point, can Niu Fu figure it out?"

Liu Jian said: "Don't care if Niu Fu can figure it out, if you are Niu Fu, what's the next step?"

Ju Shou thought for a moment, and said: "Let the soldiers dress up as merchants from Bingzhou or Guanzhong, and attack Liyang Ferry to cut off our army's food!"

(End of this chapter)