Spoiler History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 677 The Simplest Way to Fight
The weeds watered with blood grew more and more wildly, and even after being destroyed again and again by iron hooves, they finally even grew a small yellow flower.

Zhang Liao bent down, pinched the root of the small flower, and gently inserted it on the grave in front of him.

After taking a final look at the hundreds of tombs, Zhang Liao turned around and mounted his horse.

A wind blew, passing through the low sky, and made a humming sound as it passed through here.

Zhang Liao didn't even turn his head. The voice reminded him of Yanmen and Mayi.

Ma Yi's plan failed, so he changed his surname from Nie to Zhang to avoid resentment.

When he was young, Yuanzhi wanted to go out of the pass to attack the Hu to wash away the grievances. When he was strong, he met Lu Bu and Ding Yuan appreciated him and joined the army.

Governor Ding was loyal to the Han Dynasty and had no prejudice against him.

Lu Zhubu is extremely brave and can suppress the barbarians without any retreat.

However, after General He arrived in Beijing, the enlightened superiors and good comrades who were supposed to be working together for the great cause,...

"In two months, it will have been sixteen years since the Xia Pi incident."

Zhang Liao sighed. As he looked at the high sky and gentle wind, he unexpectedly felt a rare sense of freedom.

Of course, it would be better if there was no "rumbling" sound coming from the distance.

Zhang Liao slowly strolled into Anyang City and met Zhao Lei at the city gate.

"Did General Zhang go to pay tribute to the Han people?"

Zhao Lei's smile was very warm, and the two had dealt a lot with each other over the past two days because of the issue of burying the dead soldiers, so Zhang Liao also politely bowed:
"Governor Zhao, I will definitely repay you for your kindness over the past two days."

After exchanging polite words, Zhang Liao also saw the tightly covered carriage behind Zhao Lei. Zhao Lei smiled:
"Xinxi is indeed a big city. The gunpowder that General Guan had transferred has run out, but the city walls are still standing. So I came back to ask the general to transfer some more."

Zhang Liao nodded. Uncle Liu had a lot of new things under his command. After all, whether it was the double stirrups, the Mo Dao, or the armored flying cavalry that Zhao Yun mentioned, he was a direct victim.

But even so, the telescopes, gunpowder and powerful crossbows he had seen in the past two days had broadened his horizons and given him a clearer understanding of the direction of the current war situation.

One of them entered the city, while the other left. Before they separated, Zhao Lei smiled:
"General Guan is currently in the county government office to discuss matters, so General Zhang can go by himself."

Meeting? Can I go by myself? Zhang Liao pondered for a moment, could it be that Yunchang's earlier statement about the treatment of the Bingzhou people had another twist?
Waving his hand to order his personal soldiers to leave, Zhang Liao entered the county government office and saw that Guan Yu's personal soldiers did not try to stop him.

After successfully entering the main hall, the first thing he saw was an extremely complicated map, which was completely different from the one he used for marching.

After stopping to take a look, Zhang Liao, as a veteran general, quickly understood the trick.

The size of the mountains, the distance to the cities, the course of the rivers and even their width are all clearly marked on this map, and there are also various arrow signs on it, so that the entire battlefield can be seen at a glance.

After being amazed, Zhang Liao immediately had a question in his mind:

Who drew this map?

Such an exquisite and detailed map could not be created by one person, nor could it be accomplished by sending a hundred merchants to explore the geography of Yuzhou.

The surveying of the mountains required the involvement of government agencies, and the data on the width of the rivers and canals were only preserved in Xudu. Then he looked down and saw Xu Shu, who was sitting at the top and talking eloquently. He remembered that when he escaped from Xudu, there was a big uproar and even the incident that led to the demotion of Xun Lingjun.

Could it be true, as the rumors in Xudu said, that Lord Xun had an affair with Liu Bei?
"Wenyuan, why are you standing here? Just find a place to sit down."

Zhang Liao was patted on the shoulder. He turned around and saw Guan Yu. Without saying anything, Guan Yu pushed him to his seat and told him:

"Wenyuan, you don't need to say anything. Just watch and listen."

What else can I say? Sitting down with a wry smile, the first thing Zhang Liao noticed was Xu Shu, who was sitting at the top.

Unlike the panic and frustration that they had seen briefly in Xudu, the Xu Shu in front of him seemed to have a brilliant light flowing through his every move, and his demeanor was self-evident. Nodding to Zhang Liao, an old friend he had only met once, Xu Shu continued to explain:

"Cao Zhen is now besieged in Xinxi and unable to do anything. Wen Pin in the north is defending Shenyang'an City to the death, trying to stop our army from advancing north."

"Since this is the case, Yunchang should gather the main forces and take the northeast route, pass through the Yingyang straight road and march north, take Chen County and cut off the east-west alliance of Cao's bandits."

Guan Yu nodded and Zhang Liao's eyebrows jumped. Chen County was the seat of Chen County, which was located right between Xu Du and Qiao County. It could be foreseen that there would be layers of defense along the way. Xu Shu really didn't respect the generals under Prime Minister Cao as human beings.

But when he thought about what Guan Yu had shown him...it seemed that he did have the qualities to be a bad person.

And what Xu Shu said was that he was going north, so he was probably planning to...

"On the way north, we need two cavalry units. One unite with the Wuyin troops to attack Shangcai, and the other unite with the Duyang troops to break Yanxian and then attack Xiangcheng."

"Two generals..."

Xu Shu looked to his side, and before Zhao Yun could say anything, Wei Yan called out:

"I'm going to help the Duyang troops!"

Zhao Yun laughed:

"Then I will attack Shangcai."

After all, it was well known that Wei Yan and Guan Ping were very good friends, and Zhao Yun felt that with the speed of Youzhou's strong cavalry, they might be able to rush to Yingchuan to seek battle after defeating Shangcai.

Zhang Liao pursed his lips, thinking that this might be the simplest military meeting he had ever attended.

What Xu Shu said could not even be considered a strategy. His idea could be seen at a glance with the help of the map in front of him.

If the entire Yuzhou is regarded as a military formation, the Wuyin Army, the Duyang Army and even the Liu Bei Army at the junction of Jing and Yu are all like the Youzhou cavalry that Zhao Zilong risked his life to attack him two days ago.

And the way Guan Yu led his army straight to Chen County, the center of Yuzhou, was like the bloody path carved out by the armored cavalry among the men of Bingzhou.

Thinking of this, Zhang Liao felt as if his body was aching slightly.

Being straightforward, direct and unreasonable is the intuitive embodiment of this style of play.

Zhang Liao also understood that the conditions for achieving this strategy could be said to be very simple, or basically impossible.

As long as you can capture the city when attacking, break the enemy's formation when raiding, and defeat the enemy when encountering, then this is the best way to fight.

Can the army led by Yunchang do it now?
A dull sound came from the east far away, and Zhang Liao knew that it must be Zhao Lei's doing.

We have strong armor and sharp weapons, powerful gunpowder, soldiers who are willing to fight to the death, and the support of the people. So what is there to worry about?
...

"Damn it! When you break through Shangcai, I will kill this general!"

In the city of Liyang, Wang Ping became furious when he saw the female corpse being fished out of the well by the soldiers.

Meng Huo asked his soldiers:
"Have you checked other wells?"

His personal soldier was a barbarian, and he also swallowed his saliva and said:
"General, there are both Wufang and Liyang in the well..."

It's all self-evident. To the barbarians in the south, this method is too sensational and unacceptable.

After thinking for a while, Meng Huo gave orders in succession:

"Send two more teams of brothers to search along the upper and lower reaches of the Heshui River."

(End of this chapter)