The Jagged Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 272 Marching (Part [-])

After everyone had finished eating, Liu Chan said apologetically to Ma Liang, who was at the bottom left: "Mr. Ma, although you have just come back, I still need to trouble you to bring someone into Fancheng tomorrow and sort out all the belongings inside." gone."

During these few days in Fancheng, Ma Liang ate well and slept well every day, just to cultivate himself, and now he is very energetic.He smiled and said, "Okay, I'll do it tomorrow."

Liu Chan nodded and said: "This time, the second uncle besieged Fancheng and there were a lot of casualties. Let's distribute the seized property to the families of the deceased as their pensions. If there are any leftovers, distribute them to everyone Battalion soldiers."

Ma Liang nodded and said, "It's very good for the son to do this. It can not only appease the hearts of the soldiers, but also appease the families of the war dead to have an explanation."

As for Guan Xing and Guan Suo, who are next in line, of course they will not object to Liu Chan's actions. After all, Liu Chan is now wiping their father's ass, and it is too late to be grateful.

Then, Liu Chan said again: "Then, everyone will start to discuss the matter of going north to fight against Xu Huang's army. I have ordered Zhuge Qiao to draw up a battle strategy, the content is still very rough, mainly focusing on strategic principles, as for tactics We all need to bring it up for discussion.”

As Liu Chan spoke, Zhuge Qiao turned into Liu Chan's back hall and took out a report.Liu Chan originally wanted to hand it over to his subordinates for circulation as before, but found that such an approach was a waste of time. It seems that Zhuge Qiao should be equipped with one or two assistants to help him copy some things.

Therefore, Liu Chan immediately said to Zhuge Qiao: "Aqiao, there is no need to hand over the document to everyone. You can just give a detailed explanation for everyone."

Then, Zhuge Qiao began to make a statement.But when he said that Liu Chan was going to lead the army northward independently, Guan Xing suddenly asked: "My father's army is now stationed in Jiaxia, why doesn't my son go to join him, but instead fight alone?"

Liu Chan then explained: "Jiaxia already has [-] to [-] troops from my second uncle and elder brother Anguo, and they are strong enough to confront Xu Huang. If we go to join them again, so many troops will be able to fight against Xu Huang. No matter what happens, Xiao Xiaojia will not be able to unfold."

And another thought in Liu Chan's mind was that in another time and space, the four mounds in the rear became Xu Huang's army's fatal breakthrough point against the Jingzhou army.At that time, Xu Huang used the tactic of attacking the west with his voice, threatening to attack Siege, but unexpectedly, he went down the Mian River to surprise Sizhong.Fearing that Sizuka might lose, Guan Yu led 5000 cavalry to fight, but was defeated by Xu Huang.When he retreated to the camp, Xu Huang led his army in hot pursuit, followed by rushing into the camp, and Guan Yu was defeated immediately.

So now that Liu Chan leads his troops northward, he can take the way of Anzhong and attack Xu Huang's army from the rear and flanks. Xu Huang's division of troops into Sizhong is hopeless.Liu Chan's intentions can be described as good and hard work.

When Guan Xing heard Liu Chan's explanation, he understood it in his heart, so he nodded and said, "If that's the case, the general has no objections. But, before we send troops, should we inform my father about it?"

Liu Chan smiled and said, "Second brother, don't worry, when did our army's actions not report to Second Uncle? I will ask Mr. Ma Liang later to send the combat report and the good news that we have won Fancheng to Jia down."

Guan Xing saw that Liu Chan spoke so impeccably, so he nodded and said nothing more.However, he has recently seen the masterful tricks that the prince can play with such famous generals as Cao Ren and Man Chong at such a young age, which really makes him feel both admirable and a little terrified.

After all, my old father has always had a cold relationship with the son, compared with the friendship between the third uncle Zhang Fei, the fourth uncle Zhao Yun, Ma Liang and others, it is more than a thousand miles away.Now everyone knows secretly that Shizi and his father had a disagreement because of military power.In addition, this time the son easily won Fancheng, judging by the proud character of the old father, I am afraid that he must be very unconvinced in his heart, and his attitude towards the son will definitely not be much better.

The prince must also know this, so he found such a not-so-smart excuse to deliberately not go to Jiaxia to see his old father, right?I hope that after a while, the relationship between the two of them can be eased.Otherwise, if the two start a fight, I am afraid that the old father may not have the upper hand!

A series of worrying thoughts flashed through Guan Xing's mind.

But in fact, Guan Xing was a little too worried. The disharmony between Liu Chan and Guan Yu was actually not intentional by Liu Chan.On the contrary, it was because both of them had very stubborn personalities and were eager to express themselves through meritorious deeds, which caused the two to have a grudge.

But on the other hand, Guan Suo has a relaxed look on his face.Actually, he didn't have the slightest interest in thinking about these fights for power and interests or the battle of spirits, so he listened to Zhuge Qiao's statement with great interest.

After Zhuge Qiao finished his statement on the strategy of defeating Xu Huang's army, Zhuge Qiao then stated that after encircling and annihilating Xu Huang's army in one fell swoop, Liu Chan's army would break away again and march northward.What's even more absurd is that they had to bypass the Zhisuo Wancheng in Nanyang, and then march into the vicinity of Xuanyuan Mountain and Songshan Mountain in Yingchuan.

In fact, Liu Chan did it with good intentions.Because he has received a secret report from Zhuge Qiao that the bandit army led by Sun Lang against Cao Cao has risen in Xuanyuan Mountain and has begun to contact Guan Yu.Their gathered troops actually reached an astonishing 2 people!

Therefore, after defeating Xu Huang's army, and Xu Chang may not have time to send a new army at this time, Liu Chan felt that he could go north to incorporate this army!

And when the time comes, Yangzhai, Xiangcheng, Ye, Lushan and other wealthy counties will already be under the cover of their own military power.Moreover, what makes Liu Chan even more enamored is that there are many rich families in these counties who passed on their knowledge to their families, and they are all places where talents are born.

So even if the Jingzhou army is really unable to defeat the new Cao army at that time, Liu Chan can still use Sun Lang's bandit group to sweep away the talents and wealth of these counties, and what impact will it have on his own reputation.

And the counties of Yingyang and Changshe a little further north are places where talents gather.Many senior officials of Cao Wei were born here, such as Xun Yu's family, Zhong Yao's family, etc., which one is not prominent?
It's just that they are all loyal supporters of Cao Wei. When Cao Cao fought the battle of Guandu, most of the food and grass were provided by places like Yingchuan.Therefore, Cao Wei may send heavy troops to guard these places at that time, and it will be extremely difficult to sweep them.Therefore, Liu Chan didn't think about them.

However, these thoughts of Liu Chan are not only ruthless, but also sinister, and it is impossible to tell Guan Xing and others clearly now.In fact, only Zhuge Qiao knew about this, and even Ma Liang, who participated in the plan, didn't know much about it.

Therefore, even Guan Suo couldn't help frowning this time, and asked, "Your Majesty, why don't we march northward with my father and besiege Wancheng, so that the entire Jingzhou north of Nanjun will fall into our army's hands. "

Liu Chan coughed lightly, quickly figured out the reason for his answer, and said without blushing and heartbeat:

"Third brother, you know that the reason why we were able to take Fancheng easily this time was not only because we used the right strategy, but also because of the result of the bloody battle of the second uncle in the early stage. Now all the credit is given to us, even if the second uncle I don't mind, but I deserve it. Therefore, after defeating Xu Huang's army, we will go north to defend on the front line of Xuanyuan Mountain, and the second uncle's army can directly besiege Wancheng without any worries. This is a gift from my nephew. Second Uncle's big gift."

Guan Suo immediately loosened his frown upon hearing this, and said with a smile, "The son is indeed the son, and he is really thoughtful. My father must be very happy when the time comes."

And Guan Xing's brows were also loosened, and his expression was calm, but whether he agreed with Liu Chan's words in his heart is still unknown.

Liu Chan went on to explain: "Furthermore, according to the news from the spies lurking in Cao Wei, Zhang Liao's army seems to have been ordered, and it is very likely that they will quickly gather in the direction of Wancheng, with the intention of catching our army by surprise. Therefore, we should be there early. Expand the defensive line around Xuanyuan Mountain, Xiangcheng, and Ye County, and then we can stop Zhang Liao's surprise attack."

Liu Chan's practice of killing multiple birds with one stone immediately dispelled everyone's doubts.Then, everyone discussed some details of the battle, and finally decided to take advantage of Xu Huang's weakness in the unharmonious relationship between the two lieutenants, Lu Jian and Xu Shang, to win by defeating the battle.However, this strategy has a wide range of operations, and I am afraid it will require the cooperation of Guan Yu's front army, otherwise it will be difficult to succeed.

After Liu Chan discussed with everyone, he immediately asked Ma Liang to write to Guan Yu, reporting all the contents of everyone's discussions today, and stating that Liu Chan's army would set off in two days.

At this time, it was late at night, and a bright moon in the sky hung high above the barracks, emitting a cool light, which was clearer than the river water.

(End of this chapter)