three kings

Chapter 138 Sun Ziyu hit Wancheng

Wancheng Prefect's Mansion, the meeting hall.

A general with an anxious face walked up and down in the conference hall. He was tall and strong, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and he was full of the demeanor of a Liangzhou warrior.He is the prefect of Wancheng——Zhang Xiu, who has the reputation of "Northern Spear King".

The year before last, he led troops to Luoyang to persuade Guo Si and Li Jue to reconcile.Then I met one person, that person was Jia Xu who tried to separate Guo Si and Li Jue.But at that time Jia Xu said to Zhang Xiu: "General Zhang, Dong Zhuo's rebellion has aroused the anger of the people in the world. If the general persists in his obsession and stays in Guanzhong, disaster is imminent!"

Zhang Xiu's skills are not bad, but he has a weakness, that is, he is timid and afraid of death.He heard Jia Xu's resourcefulness from his uncle that no one in Xiliang could match him, so he immediately asked Jia Xu what to do.

Jia Xu immediately said: "Cai Mao in Jingzhou is greedy for money, and the general can go to bribe him with a lot of money. Then ask him for a city, and Cai Mao will definitely give the rich Wancheng to the general. After the general is stationed in Wancheng, remember to hurry up Farming, training soldiers, and repairing the city walls. Don't be careless."

Zhang Xiu was dubious, but he was timid, so he decided to follow Jia Xu's words and lead the troops to Jingzhou.In the end, just as Jia Xu said, when he offered the gold and silver treasures, Cai Mao quickly agreed. He believed that there was a person who could guard the gate of Jingzhou, and it was not a bad thing, so he persuaded Liu Biao to send Wancheng a The land was ceded to Zhang Xiu, and he formed an offensive and defensive alliance to guard the gate for Liu Biao.

So far, he stayed in Wancheng.

However, his luck was not very good. After staying for less than a year, Sun Can led an army to suppress the border.Think back then, when Dong Zhuo was being attacked, Sun Can used his weak soldiers to resist the attack of Dong Zhuo's nearly [-] army.Now he has only [-] soldiers, but Sun Can has [-] soldiers. There is a huge difference in strength. How should this battle be fought?
After much deliberation, there was no perfect solution, so I couldn't help but think of surrender.I thought about it in my heart: "Sun Can loves and respects talents, and puts morality first. If he surrenders, he will definitely not treat us badly."

After finishing the calculation, Zhang Xiu cleared his throat and said, "Mr. Wen He, look..."

Before Zhang Xiu could say anything, Jia Xu kept his eyes closed and glanced at Zhang Xiu. This glance seemed to see through everything about Zhang Xiu, and abruptly cut off his words.

Who is Zhang Xiu? Jia Xu knows that he has a courage that is much different from his own ability, and he will feel timid when his life is in danger.

His slightly hoarse voice came out of his mouth: "Sun Can is a man who values ​​and respects talents. If the general surrenders, he will definitely be despised by him and will not be reused. He may also kill us all, which means Those who are disloyal will be killed without mercy, so as to deter Jingzhou and achieve the goal of killing without blood."

Zhang Xiu had long regarded Jia Xu, who was a master of calculations, as a god-man. Hearing what he said, he shivered immediately, and asked hastily, "Then what should we do?"

"Fight!" Jia Xu said one word lightly, and then said: "The opponent has an army of [-], but most of them are infantry. Although our army is [-], all of them are Western soldiers who are good at fighting. Liang cavalry, all of them are brave and good at fighting, they are elite divisions. The difference in strength between the two armies is actually not that big, and it can even be said that our army has a slight advantage. Besides, we occupy a favorable location, no matter how brave and invincible the opponent is. It can be seen that it is our army's opponent. What's more, there is my plan, I have made a plan, and this battle will definitely defeat the enemy army."

Jia Xu is not a person who can talk big, but at this moment, in order to stimulate Zhang Xiu's fighting spirit, he had to say something against his will.

He understands the current situation very well, Sun Can's talent, except for Cao Cao and Cao Mengde, may be comparable in the world, the rest are mediocre and ineffective, and the one who will win the world in the future will undoubtedly be one of these two.

However, both of them have the style of kings, and Jia Xu himself can't tell which is stronger and which is weaker. Therefore, he didn't go to either of them, but to Zhang Xiu who occupied Wancheng.The reason is that Wancheng is very close to Xu, and it can threaten Xu's safety at all times, which is one of Cao Cao's confidantes' serious troubles.

And Sun Can's good attack is the same as Cao Cao's, he is good at expanding the territory, and Wancheng must be the pedal for Sun Can's invasion of Jingzhou.

So, he decided not to choose anyone, let them come to him, whoever is destined to him, whoever can convince him, whoever can give him the greatest benefits, is his master.

Of course, in order to get the most benefits, he must let the other party see his own strength. Next, he will go all out to prove his ability without leaving any room.

Only in this way can he get the attention of Sun Can or Cao Cao, and thus become the opponent's confidant, and achieve the effect of prosperity.

Zhang Xiu didn't know that Jia Xu had so many complicated ideas, but when he heard Jia Xu say that he could defeat the enemy army, he laughed happily, "Mr. Mr. Wen He is here, so why not be afraid of your [-] strong army, just let the horse come over, and I, Zhang Xiuyi, will follow."

Jia Xu looked at Zhang Xiu expressionlessly, closed her eyes and did not speak.

Zhang Xiu had already gotten used to Jia Xu's character, and was not surprised that he closed his eyes and rested his mind.

After a while, a scout ran into the house and reported to Zhang Xiu: "General Qi reported that the vanguard of the enemy general, Fan Wu, entered our army's territory half a day ago.

"How many people are there?" Jia Xu, who had closed his eyes, suddenly opened them and asked, a gleam flashed in his wise eyes.

Seeing that the opponent was only eight thousand, Zhang Xiu couldn't help laughing and said: "Come on, follow me to meet the enemy."

"Slow down." Jia Xu stopped Zhang Xiu's actions and said, "Fan Wu is one of Sun Canzhi's confidant generals. At this time, head-to-head encounters are not good for our army, and we should plan it out."

Zhang Xiu said with a smile: "Mr. Wenhe has a plan, tell me quickly, and I will follow it."

Jia Xu said: "The general will immediately lead an army of [-] to meet the enemy. Remember one thing, you are only allowed to lose, not to win."

"This..." Zhang Xiu was a little hesitant, but when he thought of his unfathomable wisdom, he nodded firmly and said, "Zhang Xiu will do it now."

With Zhang Xiu's departure, Jia Xu was the only one in the conference hall, and a smile appeared on Jia Xu's face, everything was under his control, he liked this feeling, this kind of calculating others, letting others take a step In his eyes, it was a very interesting thing to step towards his own trap.

However, he didn't like to share his feelings with others. When he walked out of the conference hall, his face changed into an eternal Bingfeng demeanor.

However, Fan Wu led [-] vanguard troops, opened roads across the mountains, built bridges when encountering waters, and after several days of trekking, finally entered the boundary of Jingzhou.

After entering the range of the enemy army, Fan Wu became more cautious. He was the vanguard, not the front army. The mission of the vanguard was to open the way for the Chinese army and detect the enemy's situation.

Marching rashly, if you win, you will seize the opportunity in time and make a great contribution; if you lose, you will commit the crime of coveting merit and violating military orders, and you are in danger of turning around.

Fan Wu is not afraid of death, but he does not want to see the morale of the Chinese army plummeted because of his greed.

After walking for a while, he came to report suddenly, saying: "Report to the general, there is a troop of cavalry coming quickly in the opposite field. They are coming very fast, and the target is our army."

Fan Wu looked around for a while, and saw that the terrain here is flat, there is no danger to defend, and it is too late to set up a temporary camp.Now, so far, there is only one battle.

"Pass the order, the whole army is on standby and ready for battle at any time." Fan Wu shouted loudly holding a thick back knife.

A troop of cavalry swarmed up.

Fan Wu's eyes are full of high fighting spirit, Xiliang iron cavalry is unparalleled in the world, today I will test how strong this iron cavalry is.

When the Xiliang iron cavalry was still a mile away from them, Fan Wu also urged the horses to lead the "Wandering Battalion" to charge towards the opponent.

After a while, the two armies attacked each other on the plain.

The two cavalry were elite divisions, and the battle was extremely fierce. The advantage of the Xiliang iron cavalry was its toughness.

The advantage of the "Ranger Camp" lies in its flexibility.

Although at the beginning, the powerful impact of the Xiliang iron cavalry brought a lot of casualties to the "Ranger Battalion", but once the impact passed, the flexibility of the rangers gave the Xiliang iron cavalry a headache.

Zhang Xiu is skilled in martial arts, but he is far inferior to Fan Wu, who has 25 years of experience in command, with reasonable impact and seasoned tearing, not to mention letting Zhang Xiu know that this battle will be defeated, so he has no desire to win Looking at it, the Xiliang iron cavalry also gradually showed an air of invincibility.

Zhang Xiu charged for a while, and immediately thought of Jia Xu's instructions, and shouted to retreat.

The rear army of Xiliang iron cavalry is in the front, and the front army retreats to the rear.

Fan Wu chased after him for a while, and saw that the opponent's vitality was not injured, and the flag was not in disorder, he thought: "It's so neat, I'm afraid there may be fraud." Immediately he ordered: "Ambush on the embankment, poor bandits don't chase after them!"

Fan Wu won a small battle and continued to rush to Wancheng.

Wancheng Conference Hall.

Zhang Xiu took off the blood-stained armor and said politely to Jia Xu: "Mr. Wen He is right. Zhang Xiu really underestimated the other party earlier. If he didn't retreat in time, I'm afraid it won't be long. Really crushed."

Jia Xu said indifferently: "General, don't underestimate yourself. The general flew for tens of miles first, and he was already exhausted. The opponent waited for work with ease. The victory over the general is not due to the general's lack of strength, but because the opponent took advantage of it."

Appropriate encouragement can make people full of energy, and Zhang Xiu's eyebrows are beaming with joy and confidence after hearing Jia Xu's words.He said loudly, "Mr. Wenhe, what should we do next?"

Jia Xu walked to the map, pointed to the plain thirty miles away from Xi'e County, and said, "General Fan Wu will be stationed here, and the general can bring [-] soldiers to attack tonight."

Zhang Xiu suddenly realized, and said: "The opponent has won a big victory today, so the defense must be empty, and our army's night attack will surely win a big victory."

Jia Xu raised his brows and laughed secretly. If his strategy is really so superficial, how can he become the best counselor in life in the Three Kingdoms.

However, he did not explain, since Zhang Xiu thinks so, let him go, anyway, after tonight, he will naturally understand the mystery.

Zhang Xiu still had a question at this time, and asked: "Sir, how do you know that Fan Wu will definitely camp here?"

Jia Xu said: "Fan Wu is Sun Can's general. He has some strategies. He will definitely set up camp here." He said it confidently. People's character, and it is very accurate.Through Fan Wu's deeds, he knew that he was a general, but he was not a general, and his personality was a bit impatient, but he also possessed strategic strategies and was quite proficient in marching and deploying formations.

Therefore, he expected that Fan Wu would set up his camp in the most ideal place.

Sure enough, after a while, a soldier came to report, saying: "My lord, the enemy general Fan Wu is camping in Pingsha."

Zhang Xiu sighed with great joy: "Mr. Wen He, you are truly a god!"

Pingsha.

Sitting in the handsome tent, Fan Wu was thinking a lot, and he didn't feel any joy after winning, because this victory was too easy, it was simply a meritorious service sent by the other party.

"I have nothing to do with that kid Zhang Xiu. Why did he give me meritorious service so kindly? There must be something ulterior in this, I didn't think of it. What is it?" With this question, Fan Wu pondered for a long time.

Suddenly, Fan Wu said to himself: "I'm happy to win...then cut off the battalion!" He slapped the desk and said loudly: "It must be like this. The opponent deliberately lost the battle first, so as to boost our army's arrogance. Then, take advantage of it." Ye Jieying...yes...yes, it must be like this, that's right...if that's the case, then I'll do my best to catch them all and make a head attack."

Speaking of this, Fan Wu is full of confidence at the moment. Since Sun Can has more and more capable advisers, his status has become more and more critical.

At this moment, Sun Can's No.1 military general is undoubtedly Gao Shun. Everyone likes the soldiers he has trained. Sun Can's army has today's strong strength, and he is inseparable from him, not to mention the achievements of Sun Can's "falling into the camp" There is no doubt about it.

The second is Xu Huang. With his excellent record of [-] and [-] in the battle of Qishui, he ranked second. No one has any meaning.

The third is Zhang Fei. Zhang Fei must be the first in every battle. No one in killing the enemy and beheading the general is as powerful as him.

Fourth, it was his turn.

Not only that, Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun and other rookie generals behind him are already catching up. He has a bold personality and usually doesn't care about these things, but he always feels a little unhappy when seeing juniors surpassing him.This moment is his opportunity to show his talents, how can he miss it again.

So, everything was arranged immediately, waiting for Zhang Xiujun's arrival.

In the early morning, the night was as cold as water, and under the dim moonlight, Zhang Xiu led three thousand soldiers to rush towards the silent Fan Wu camp.
As soon as he entered the camp, he suddenly found no one around. Just as he was about to retreat, he heard countless "whoosh, whoosh, whoosh" piercing the air. Not only is the speed of the ranger fast, but also its archery skills are not inferior to bows and arrows. hand.

There were screams, wailing, calls for help and surrender, rising and falling from time to time.Completely broke the tranquility of this summer night.

After several rounds of rain of arrows, Fan Wu's ambush soldiers burst out in all directions.

Zhang Xiu was so frightened that his heart was broken, he turned around and ran away.

Fan Wu kept roaring, and the sharp blade in his hand kept harvesting the surrounding enemy troops.

The soldiers who came to make a surprise attack were all scared out of their wits. Seeing Fan Wu rushing like a ghost, they were already terrified.In the blink of an eye, they fled around.

Seeing the enemy army fleeing in all directions, Fan Wu hurriedly waved his troops in pursuit. After chasing ten miles away, he suddenly found the barracks burning everywhere. Fan Wu broke out in cold sweat and hurried back to the army.

Walking halfway, an army came out from the high ground on the left.

(End of this chapter)