The Three Kingdoms Fight for the Deer

Chapter 570
Over the past ten years, Li Yuan has fought countless battles, and every time he took the initiative to attack, he was only passively defending against Cao Cao. This is not because he is not as strong as Cao Cao, but because he missed the opportunity. Entering the battle state, Lu Xun's army from Xiangyang has also arrived in Hanzhong. Compared with the passive side of Li Yuan and Zhou Yu, Lu Xun has taken the initiative. Whether he can win this battle depends on whether Lu Xun can break through Hanzhong.

After Lu Xun's army arrived in Hanzhong, they set up camp immediately. In the tent of the Chinese army, Lu Xun, Gan Ning, Li Tong, Yu Jin, Gao Shun, Jiang Qin and Xu Shu discussed the strategy of attacking Hanzhong.

"General Lu, are you going to attack the city today?" Yu Jin was the first to arrive in Hanzhong as the vanguard, and he had already found out the surrounding situation.

"Do you know who the defender of Hanzhong is and how many troops the enemy has?" Lu Xun was the commander-in-chief of the three armies for the first time. Although he was young, his momentum was not weak at all. The sense of oppression may be the confidence that Li Yuan brought to Lu Xun.

"Back to the general, according to the scouts, there are about 5 troops in Hanzhong. The guard in Hanzhong is Zhuge Liang. It is said that Liu Bei sent troops from Chengdu to Shangyong, and even Guan Yu came." tell everyone.

"Guan Yu is also here, which means that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are both strong generals in Hanzhong, and with Zhuge Liang as an ingenious military adviser, Hanzhong is not easy to fight." Gan Ning once fought Guan Yu in Xiangyang, and knew that Guan Yu led Soldiers are very powerful in combat, so they dare not underestimate the enemy.

"Master Xu, is that Zhuge Liang really so powerful?" Li Tong was not familiar with Zhuge Liang, not only him, but Gan Ning, Lu Xun, Gao Shun and Yu Jin were also not familiar with Zhuge Liang, only Xu Shu knew Zhuge Liang, because they were classmates and friends.

"Kong Ming's intelligence is what I have seen in my life. Even Shi Yuan is inferior to him. If I could choose, I would rather not be an enemy of him." Xu Shu had a very high evaluation of Kong Ming, but he knew what he said. I'm afraid I won't take it too seriously, after all, Zhuge Liang is very young, and he hasn't had any impressive records yet.

Jiang Qin agreed: "Zhuge Liang is indeed capable. Old General Cheng would only be captured if he tricked him into the city." Everyone's faces were serious when they heard the words. Cheng Pu was a veteran under Zhou Yu's command. They came this time not only to attack In Hanzhong, it is an arduous task to find a way to rescue Cheng Pu.

"Don't worry, everyone. Although Zhuge Liang is resourceful and Guan Zhang is brave enough to win the three armies, they are not invincible. No matter how powerful the enemy is, there will always be shortcomings." Lu Xun was not worried, and his words gave everyone a sliver of confidence.

"General Lu, do you already have a plan to defeat the enemy?" Gan Ning asked curiously, and everyone also looked at Lu Xun, wanting to see what clever plan the new commander could come up with.

"I remember my lord once said that although Guan Yu was brave enough to win the three armies, he was extremely arrogant. He would not accept anyone except Liu Bei. Although Zhuge Liang was outstanding in talent, he was trusted and used by Liu Bei, but I believe this would make Guan Yu even more unconvinced. Therefore, we can drive a wedge between Zhuge Liang and Guan Yu, and if the enemy generals do not get along, the difficulty for us to attack the city will be greatly reduced." Lu Xun said his plan.

Xu Shu's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and said, "General Lu's plan is very clever."

"Jiang Qin, you once said that Zhuge Liang and Zhong Yao captured Hanzhong together. Is Zhong Yao still in the city?" Lu Xun looked at Jiang Qin.

Jiang Qin clasped his fists and replied: "Return to the general, the inquiring scouts saw Zhong Yao's banner on the top of the city, and Zhong Yao should still be in the city at this time."

"Sure enough, Zhong Yao is still in the city. Hanzhong is a very important city. Even if Liu Bei and Cao Cao are in an alliance, Zhong Yao will definitely not give up Hanzhong to Zhuge Liang, so he will not return to Chang'an easily. If there are 1 soldiers in the city , then Zhong Yao's army strength should be around [-]." A smile appeared on the corner of Lu Xun's mouth, and he thought of another trick.

Xu Shu seemed to be aware of Lu Xun's intentions, and asked, "Could it be that General Lu wants to drive a wedge between Kong Ming and Zhong Yao?"

Lu Xun nodded and said: "Mr. Xu is really smart. That's exactly the case. We can start from two aspects. On the one hand, drive a wedge between Zhuge Liang and Guan Yu, and on the other hand, drive a wedge between Zhuge Liang and Zhong Yao. If he wanted to fight for Hanzhong, Zhuge Liang's intellect would certainly not give up Hanzhong, so he sent people to Chengdu to let Liu Bei increase his troops in Hanzhong. The purpose was to control Hanzhong. Zhong Yao relied on Cao Cao and had stronger troops. So Cao Cao can't help him at all, so he took the risk of not returning to Chang'an, but stationed in Hanzhong."

After listening to Lu Xun's words, Xu Shu admired him even more. Lu Xun was able to analyze the enemy's situation clearly in a short period of time, and he also thought of a way to defeat the enemy. It was really extraordinary. No wonder Li Yuan valued Lu Xun so much.

"But the lord also often praises Zhuge Liang as a rare genius who is rare in a hundred years. I'm afraid he will easily see through our schemes."

Gao Shun heard Li Yuan mention Zhuge Liang many times when he was training in the camp in Xiapi before. It was the first time he saw Li Yuan value and fear a person so much. Fear of Zhuge Liang, coupled with the fact that Jiangdong veteran Cheng Pu was defeated by Zhuge Liang not long ago and was captured alive by Zhuge Liang. You must know that it is easy to kill a person, but it is very difficult to capture a battle-hardened veteran alive, but Zhuge Liang still He did it, which shows that his resourcefulness should not be underestimated.

Lu Xun knew that everyone might be so afraid of Zhuge Liang because Li Yuan often mentioned Zhuge Liang. This is a good thing, but too much fear of Zhuge Liang will affect the morale of the army. A fool is sure to gain something. No matter how smart Zhuge Liang is, he is still a mortal. We don’t need to praise him. As long as we are cautious in everything, deal with it calmly, and take strict precautions, we can avoid being plotted by him, and plot against him in reverse. We are so afraid of Zhuge Liang, so we don’t need to fight at all, just surrender to him, don’t you think so?”

Gan Ning nodded in agreement and said, "General Lu is right. My lord once said that three cobblers could beat Zhuge Liang. We have so many strong men and strong generals. Why should we be afraid of Zhuge Liang?" After hearing these words, everyone felt a little Ashamed, they are all people with rich combat experience, and now they are not as good as the young Lu Xun. This further confirms Li Yuan's vision. It is the right choice for him to use Lu Xun as the commander-in-chief of the three armies.

(End of this chapter)