Lu Bu, God of War of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 69 Huangfu Song's Plan
Chapter 69

"Early this morning, Zhang Liang from the North Camp of the Yellow Turban Army suddenly disappeared, and Zhang Bao from the South Camp also led the army back twenty miles and settled down in the camp. Please tell me what you think about this matter."

Huangfusong sat in the lobby, looked at the officers and generals below, and began to ask for opinions with Zhu Jun next to him.

"We only follow the lead of the adults, but the adults have orders, and we will follow them to the death."

As soon as Huangfusong finished speaking, all the generals immediately stood up.It made Huangfusong helpless for a while.

"Liu Zhuangshi, you have come all the way from Youzhou, and you must have dealt with the Yellow Turbans a lot, so tell me."

Seeing that Huangfusong didn't ask for any opinions, Zhu Jun asked Liu Bei who was beside him.Ordinarily, such a military meeting, Liu Bei's white body cannot participate, but Liu Bei claims to be a royal family member, but Huangfusong and Zhu Jun have to pay attention to it. Besides, Liu Bei was ordered by Lu Zhi to come to rescue Yingchuan, Huangfusong and Zhu Jun Even if you look down on Liu Bei, you have to give Lu Zhi face.So Zhu Jun asked Liu Bei about it.

"I just came to Yingchuan, and I don't know much about the Yingchuan Yellow Turban Army, so I dare not speak nonsense, but General Zhong Lang asked me, so I dared to share my humble opinion. I raised troops from Youzhou and came all the way. There have been countless battles with the Yellow Scarves. A few days ago, Master Yu Lu Zhi met with Zhang Jiao, and Zhang Jiao retreated to Guangzong. Afterwards, General Lu Zhonglang mobilized troops and horses, intending to completely wipe out Zhang Jiao's troops, but Guangzong City temporarily It is difficult to conquer, so Lu Zhonglang will send his subordinates to Yingchuan first, firstly to let him come over to make some meritorious deeds, and secondly, to hope that the two generals can go to Guangzong to help out after the siege, and jointly eliminate the thief's first horn. .”

Seeing Zhu Jun asking, Liu Bei told the whole story of his battle with the Yellow Turban Army and the whole story of coming to Yingchuan in one breath.The purpose is naturally to increase some weight in front of everyone.As for the retreat of the Yellow Turban Army outside Yingchuan City, Liu Bei did not say anything. Liu Bei knew what to say and what not to say. Is there no one under his command? This will naturally offend the generals. Liu Bei will naturally not do such a thankless task.

However, Liu Bei expressed his views on the disappearance of Zhang Liang's troops. Liu Bei has already explained that Zhang Jiao's war is not good. Since Zhang Jiao is in trouble, it is reasonable for Zhang Liang to go to the rescue, but Liu Bei is Don't talk, let Huangfusong and Zhu Jun think for themselves.In this way, even if the judgment is wrong, there is nothing wrong with Liu Bei. Anyway, Liu Bei is telling the truth.

"Oh? You mean that Zhang Jiao suffered a defeat in Guangzong, and the war is not good?"

How could Huangfusong not understand the meaning of Liu Bei's words, and grasped the point at once.

"Yes, the situation is like this when I came here. I came all the way from Guangzong, and there was no delay. I think there are no new changes now."

Liu Bei answered Huangfusong in the affirmative.

"Hahaha, that's the way it is. No wonder Zhang Liang suddenly led his troops to flee, and Zhang Bao also retreated twenty miles. It really was God helping me. What do you think, Lord Huangfu? Should we start now and eliminate Zhang Bao first?" Big trouble, and then sent troops to Guangzong to wipe out Zhang Jiao and Zhang Liang. It's a pity that we have only [-] cavalry in our [-] army, otherwise we must have gained a lot by chasing and killing Zhang Liang now."

After getting an affirmative answer, Zhu Jun became happy all of a sudden, as if the Yellow Turban Army would be wiped out in an instant.

"I'm afraid this matter is not that simple. If Zhang Liang went to save Zhang Jiao, why didn't Zhang Bao go? If Zhang Bao didn't go, he must have stayed to contain us. Since he wanted to contain us, why did Zhang Bao's camp stay behind?" How about withdrawing? Do you want to run away?"

Only Huangfusong was talking alone, as if he was asking the generals for their opinions, or talking to himself.

"General Huangfu's worry is indeed justified, but now that Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao's armies are separated and cannot reinforce each other, it is a good time for our army to attack. If we don't attack now and let Zhang Bao's [-] yellow scarves go, I'm afraid It’s the imperial court who will blame me for delaying the battle. I think it’s better that I lead troops to pursue Zhang Bao while General Huangfu stays behind Guangzong, wouldn’t it be the best of both worlds?”

Seeing Huangfusong's hesitation, Zhu Jun finally put forward his opinion.

"This is not good. Although the Yellow Turban Army is divided, Zhang Bao also has [-] bandits under his command. If we divide our troops, it will be a drop in the bucket. If we are trapped by the Yellow Turban bandits, it will be even worse."

Huangfusong said again worriedly.

"Then what should we do, we can't just wait and do nothing, can we?"

Zhu Jun said helplessly to Huangfusong.Originally, Zhu Jun and Huangfusong were both generals of Zhonglang, there was no distinction between high and low, but Huangfusong was in the army and took care of himself quite deeply.So ever since the two of them got together, Zhu Jun took Huangfusong as the leader and retreated to the second line to help Huangfusong. Now that the Yellow Turban army is divided, it is a good time to fight, but Huangfusong is afraid of wolves and tigers, which makes Zhu Jun It was very helpless, and I couldn't help but lose my temper.

"And as an adult, I don't know if I should say a few words or not?"

Seeing that Huangfusong and Zhu Jun disagreed, a voice suddenly appeared, everyone looked back, and it was Liu Bei who spoke.

"Just say what you have to say. This military discussion is meant to speak freely, and everything that is beneficial to the battle can be said."

Huangfusong glanced at Liu Bei and spoke to Liu Bei.

"Two generals, the yellow turban is the problem of the great man now. As long as the yellow turban can be eliminated and our foundation of the great man can be protected, why do you care about the gains and losses of a city or a place?"

The meaning of Liu Bei's words is very simple. Yingchuan is just a city, and it is nothing to the big man.Even if its strategic position is important, it is not important to eliminate Zhang Bao. You must know that if Huangfusong and Zhu Jun can eliminate Zhang Bao, it will be equivalent to removing a major force of the Yellow Turban Army.In comparison, the gains and losses of Yingchuan City are really nothing.

As soon as Liu Bei said this, Huang Fusong and Zhu Jun looked at Liu Bei at the same time, and they were both surprised by Liu Bei's eyes. Being able to see through this at least shows that Liu Bei has strategic thinking and is a general.

"Okay, okay, okay, you're right. These days I've been worrying about how to keep Yingchuan City, and now it seems that my vision is a little rigid. You're right, the gains and losses of Yingchuan are not important now. As long as I can After Zhang Baojun is wiped out, I believe that within half a year, our great Han army will be able to wipe out the Yellow Turban bandits."

Huangfusong smiled and nodded to Liu Bei, obviously very satisfied with Liu Bei.

"Haha, Liu Bei, you are indeed a talent. No wonder Lu Zhonglang values ​​you so much. Then shall we set off immediately to deal with Zhang Bao?"

Seeing that Huangfusong agreed to go after Zhang Bao, Zhu Jun quickly praised Liu Bei, and then asked about the time to send troops.

"Hahaha, General Zhu Zhonglang, you are still in a hurry. I have already dispatched scouts, and I believe I will report back by noon. If we can confirm that Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang will divide their troops, we will use all the troops in the city to make a surprise attack tonight. Zhang Bao, catch him by surprise, and fight for a battle to seal the world."

Huangfusong laughed, showing a trace of ruthlessness on his old face.All the generals trembled when they saw it.

Liu Bei, who was sitting at the bottom, was secretly startled when he heard Huangfusong's words.We must know that the combat power of the official army is far higher than that of the Yellow Turban Army. With [-] official troops attacking a hundred thousand Yellow Turban Army, the chances of winning are still very high, but at this time, Huangfusong still has to use the method of sneak attack, which is conceivable. Knowing that the [-] Yellow Turban Army was attacked by an elite [-] official army, it would be difficult for Zhang Bao to escape.

Liu Bei finally had a deep understanding of Huangfusong's sophistication.

"Report to General Qi, and return the report. Zhang Liang's troops have already headed towards Guangzong. Zhang Bao's troops retreated [-] miles and only set up a simple camp. After that, they retreated [-] miles to the right."

While everyone was discussing, a waiter suddenly rushed in and reported to Huangfu Song.

"What? Not good, Zhang Bao wants to run away."

Zhu Jun cried out aloud.

"Where is Zhang Baojun camping now?"

Huangfusong was startled again when he heard this, and quickly asked the guards.

"General Qi, Zhang Baojun has now retreated to the side of a mountain, and built a camp against the mountain."

The waiter hurriedly replied.

"It seems that this treasure is afraid of us attacking him, so it is prepared to defend against the mountain. If it wins, it will go out of the mountain, and if it loses, it will retreat into the mountain. How thoughtful it is."

Zhu Jun immediately made a judgment, then turned his head to look at Huangfusong, waiting for Huangfusong's final decision.

"Order the three armies to rest now, prepare food in the evening, and set off at night. At three o'clock tonight, I will attack Zhang Bao at night and destroy him in one fell swoop."

Huangfusong raised his brows and made a decision. This time Huangfusong made up his mind and wanted to kill Zhang Bao in one fell swoop.

"Yes"

After hearing Huangfusong's words, all the generals agreed loudly, and then they all went down to make preparations.

"Two generals, is it true that our army is going to go all out and leave no one to defend the city? I'm always worried."

After all the generals left one after another, Liu Bei cupped his hands and expressed his worries to Huang Fusong and Zhu Jun.

"You man, didn't you say that to eliminate the Yellow Turban, you can't stick to the gains and losses of the city? Why do you say that now?"

Zhu Jun was a little annoyed at what Liu Bei said.

"The general is right. The villain really thinks that eliminating the Yellow Turbans is the most important thing, and he shouldn't stick to the gains and losses of one or two cities, but he didn't say that cities can be undefended and let the enemy take them at will."

Although Liu Bei is in favor of attacking Zhang Bao with all his strength, he really has a lot of opinions on this method of throwing the whole city's soldiers. No matter how talented a general is, it is impossible to be exhaustive. Only by leaving a way out for himself in everything can he have nothing to worry about. worry.

"Hehe, how about this, Liu Bei, you can take your Youzhou army and stay here to defend the city. You have come all the way and worked so hard, so you just have a rest here, and when our army wipes out Zhang Bao, we will go to Guangzong together. "

Seeing that Liu Bei's worry was not unreasonable, Huang Fusong came up with a compromise.Liu Bei must have been sent by Lu Zhi. Even if Huangfusong and Zhu Jun were dissatisfied, it was hard to say anything, but the good impression Liu Bei left on these two people was ruined all at once.

(End of this chapter)