Three Kingdoms: I choose Xiao Qiao and Da Qiao, why are you crying, Diao Chan?

Chapter 270: A traitorous minister dares to point fingers? (Thanks to Run% Liu Bin for the monthly ticket support~)

After hearing Liu Ba's words, Lu Bu asked curiously:
"Who did Zichu recommend?"

Liu Ba pointed to the old general who was organizing the weapons of his men not far away, and said in a firm and powerful voice:
"Huang Zhong, General Huang!"

Seeing Lu Bu nod slightly, Liu Ba continued:

“General Han Sheng is originally from Nanyang and is more familiar with Nanyang’s human geography.

"Plus, he is both intelligent and brave, and has rich combat experience. With him guarding Nanyang, everything will be safe!"

"it is good!"

Lu Bu also had full confidence in Huang Zhong and immediately waved to him:

"General Huang! Come here..."

Huang Zhong put down his work, came to Lv Bu, clasped his fists and said:

"My lord, what's the matter?"

"I order you to be the commander-in-chief and go to Nanyang to defend it immediately. I wonder if you are sure you can hold on to Nanyang?"

Facing Lü Bu's appointment, Huang Zhong raised his eyebrows and said in surprise:

"How can I let such a good thing go to waste? I will definitely defend Nanyang as solid as an iron wall!"

"Really?" Lu Bu deliberately provoked.

Huang Zhong's face darkened, and he knelt on one knee in front of Lu Bu:
"If Nanyang is lost, I will bring my head to you!"

Lu Bu laughed and immediately helped Huang Zhong up:
"I believe in General Huang. With the old general here, Nanyang will have no worries!

"General, you can immediately mobilize 5,000 soldiers and go to Nanyang to lead the garrison!"

"Here!"

Huang Zhong responded and immediately left the military camp with five thousand troops.

Lu Bu called Pan Zhang and Ji Ling again:

"You two will each lead 10,000 soldiers and horses and immediately head to the northeast of Yanling County and set up an ambush at the Wohe River at the border with Yingchuan County.

“The enemy wants to cut off the connection between Chenliu County and Yingchuan County, and will most likely come by water.

"As soon as the enemy troops come ashore, we will immediately cooperate with Hao Meng's army coming from Chenliu to defeat them!"

"I will obey your orders!"

Ji Ling and the other two took the order and left.

Lu Bu then wrote another letter and sent it to Hao Meng in Chenliu.

He was asked to lead the army to set up an ambush at Fuguo, southwest of Chenliu.

As soon as the enemy arrives, we will immediately join forces with Ji Ling and Pan Zhang to attack the enemy!

After making these preparations, Lu Bu waited quietly for the arrival of the enemy.

As your status and position increase, you can no longer personally attend some unnecessary battles.

In addition, Liu Bei’s army is the top priority, so he needs to go to the east for support at any time.

……

Henan County, Xinzheng County.

An army of 50,000 men is stationed here.

The 50,000-strong army was led by General Zhu Jun and General Huangfu Song!
The accompanying counselor was the Imperial Counselor, Jia Xu.

At this moment, in the tent outside the city.

Huangfu Song, wearing a silver helmet and a purple battle robe, stood in front of a map hanging on a wooden frame and asked Jia Xu beside him:

"According to the spies, the enemy general only led 5,000 men out of Yingchuan. I think they went to support Nanyang."

Jia Xu nodded slightly:

"It seems that there are many smart people under Lu Bu's command. They have once again seen through our army's intentions..."

Zhu Jun, who was wearing black armor and had a more reserved temperament, said: "In this case, our army should focus on attacking Nanyang, and we can just contain the troops here."

Jia Xu was silent for a moment and shook his head slightly:
"Your Majesty has given us the goal of taking Chenliu and Yingchuan at the lowest cost.

“Only a very small part of Chenliu’s forces are connected to Lu Bu’s army, and most of the rest are surrounded by our army and Liu Bei’s army.

“So they will definitely abandon Chenliu and send a large army to ambush us near Wohe River and Fugou!

"At this moment, Chenliu County, the seat of government of Chenliu, must be empty.

"We can first send an army to go around Chenliu County and capture it!

"Then we can send troops from Chenliu County and Xinzheng County to attack the enemy troops staying in Fugu. We will definitely catch them off guard!"

After listening to Jia Xu's plan, Huangfu Song glanced at Zhu Jun, who was one level higher than him in rank.

Zhu Jun nodded slightly and said:
"What Wenhe said makes sense. We should first capture Chenliu, then eliminate the enemy forces in Chenliu. After stabilizing Chenliu, we can continue to capture Yingchuan!
"Yizhen, you lead 20,000 troops to attack Chenliu County.

"Remember to attack from the south first to prevent the enemy from tipping off the enemy in Fugou!

"I, Wenhe and I will lead an army of 20,000 to lure the enemy upstream of the Wo River and draw their attention."

Huangfu Song immediately clasped his fists, took the lead out of the tent, and led an army of 20,000 to march towards Chenliu County from the northeast.

Zhu Jun led 20,000 naval forces to the upper reaches of the Wo River to organize the boats, but he was not in a hurry to head downstream, just to attract the attention of Lu Bu's army.

Ji Ling and Pan Zhang, who had been lying in ambush on the south bank of Wohe River, were immediately diverted when they learned that Zhu Jun's army was waiting for an opportunity to move.

Hao Meng, who was in Fugu, had already stationed an army of 29,000 soldiers beside the ditch.

Only one thousand troops were left to guard Chenliu County, which was about to be abandoned.

At this moment, Hao Meng also learned that Zhu Jun was ready to go in the upper reaches of Wohe River, and immediately ordered the soldiers to be ready for battle at any time.

However, two days passed and Zhu Jun still did not come down from upstream.

Just when Hao Meng was confused, Sun Jian's brother, Sun Ce and Sun Quan's uncle Sun Jing, said to Hao Meng:
"General Hao, I always feel like something is wrong.

"Based on my understanding of the navy, it only takes one day to organize the ship's supplies.

"But the enemy still hasn't taken any action... I feel like they're waiting for something."

"What are you waiting for? You should be waiting for food and fodder from the rear, right?"

Hao Meng said indifferently:
"I have nearly 30,000 troops here, plus Ji Ling and Pan Zhang's 20,000, a total of 50,000 troops, and we are attacking from both sides.

“Even if the enemy army has 50,000 soldiers, they will surely be thrown into chaos if we catch them off guard.

"Then our army can easily repel the enemy!"

Hearing these self-evident words, Hu Miao, the attendant who had recently defected from Li Jue, immediately stood up and said:
"General, don't underestimate the enemy! The enemy's strategist Jia Xu has many ingenious plans. If our army does not respond carefully, we may suffer a loss..."

Hao Meng glanced at Hu Miao and snorted coldly:
“Our army has decided to withdraw from Chenliu, but this is just one battle.

"No matter how many tricks the enemy has, how can they have any impact on my 30,000-man army?"

Seeing that Hao Meng was just like Li Jue before and refused to listen to his advice, Hu Miao sighed:
"Alas! If the general does not listen to the advice, he will be defeated like Li Jue!
"Duke Chu has a great reputation throughout his life, but he will regret it at the hands of the general..."

Hearing that the other party actually compared himself to Li Jue, the defeated general, Hao Meng flew into a rage:
"How dare you, a traitor to your master, point fingers at this general?!

"Someone! Lock this guy up and starve him for three days and three nights!"

Sun Jing's face changed, and he quickly came out to plead:

"General! Minister Hu gave up Li Jue and joined our army because he believed in Lord Chu.

"If we treat surrendered officials like this, who will turn to the light again in the future?

“Besides, what Minister Hu said makes sense.

"I just thought of something...

“If the enemy army takes this opportunity to launch a surprise attack on Chenliu County, and then joins forces with Zhu Jun’s army to launch an attack on our army.

"Won't our army be put in a very passive situation?
"General Ji Ling's army won't be able to get through, and our army will be cut off from the waterway by the enemy. The situation will be very bad..."

(End of this chapter)