three kings

Chapter 177
Guangling County.

Guangling County is an important city and military center on the north bank of the Yangtze River.At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Wu dug Hangou here to connect the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers and strive for hegemony in the Central Plains.The county was established in the Qin Dynasty, the Guangling State was established in the Western Han Dynasty, and it was changed to Guangling County in the Eastern Han Dynasty, with Guangling County as the governing seat.

The vast area here is located in the east of Hongze Lake and Liuhe, in the south of Siyang, Baoying and Guannan, in the west of Chuanchang River, and in the north of the Yangtze River.One of Jiangdong's gateways is also the richest one.

Therefore, Liu Yao, the governor of Yangzhou, said nothing about this place, willing to surrender his identity and call Xue Li and Ruo Rong brothers.Its real purpose is to take Guangling County under its command.

However, Xue Li and Ruo Rong were also treacherous and cunning, and they saw Liu Yao's intentions. However, they still used Liu Yao's power to dominate Guangling County.

Even Liu Bei, the former governor, and Lu Bu, the current governor, have nothing to do with them.

As a result, although Xue Li and Ruo Rong are called positive and negative prefects, they are actually the two evil emperors of Guangling County.

Now, the two local emperors have encountered a troublesome matter.

A group of unknown thieves attacked Tangyi County.Although Tangyi County is not big, its geographical location is very important.

Xue Li angrily yelled at a middle-aged general who was kneeling in front of him: "Li Yue, what's the use of me supporting you? A group of rogues with unknown origins can't deal with them, and even lost the city. How can we resist Sun Can and Lu Bu in the future?" the army?"

The general named Li Yue was the defender of Tangyi County. He saw that the situation was not good at that time, and he knew that this battle would undoubtedly be lost.Human life is at stake, and not everyone has the courage to fight to the end. When he saw that the local army had not attacked the government office, he fled beforehand.

He was aggrieved and said: "My lord! It's not my fault, it's all those rioters. When those bandits came, I led all the soldiers to fight bloody battles. Although the enemy is outnumbered, our army is not at a disadvantage. On the contrary, there were signs of victory. But who knew that those rogues would conspire with the unscrupulous people in the city. While I was fighting against the enemy, those unscrupulous people captured the mansion and burned the mansion. Later, they directly blocked our army. Our army Being pinched back and forth by the opponent, unable to distinguish between the enemy and the army and the people, he was defeated and retreated."

The best lies are half-truths.

What Li Yue said made sense, Xue Li and Ze Rong couldn't help but believe it.

Ruo Rong was much more stable than Xue Li. After pondering for a while, he asked, "Those people are really rogues? Could it be Sun Can's army?"

Li Yue said with certainty: "No. That group of people burned, killed and looted all the time. They are full of rogues. Sun Can's army is known for its strict military discipline, and it will never commit any crime wherever it goes. Although I don't believe there is such an army. , but it will not be a rogue who does all kinds of evil."

"That makes sense." Ruo Rong nodded, obviously knowing Sun Canjun to a certain extent.

Although Xue Li is the prefect, his ability is far inferior to that of Ruo Rong, who has always acted as his think tank. He asked Ruo Rong; "Tangyi County is located on the road between Huainan and Guangling County. If we lose Tang In this town, our army will not be able to grasp the signs of Sun Can's Eastern Expedition. We will fall into a passive situation. You see, should we notify Liu Yao and let him lead the army to come to help, get rid of these gangsters, and restore Tangyi's control over Sun Can? surveillance."

"No." Ruo Rong immediately shook his head and stopped him: "I said earlier that Liu Yao can only be used as a deterrent, but not used. He is more interested in Guangling County than anyone else. He doesn't take it by force because he is afraid that we will kill him." Send Guangling County back to Lu Bu, or give it to Sun Can. If we rely too much on him, Liu Yao may turn his back and occupy Guangling.

Today, Tangyi is only occupied by a group of rogues. How can we expose our strength and make Liu Yao tempted?No matter how strong the rogues are, there are no more than a few thousand people.We in Guangling County have [-] soldiers, which is ten times as many as the enemy. How can we be afraid of not fighting and let Liu Yao and others see us as a joke. "

"Okay! Let's do as you said." Xue Li nodded in agreement, ready to send troops to take back Tangyi County.

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Tangyi County.

Zhao Yun gathered several generals to discuss the following actions.

He said: "I occupied Tangyi for a long time. The deserters must have informed Guangling County of the fall of Tangyi. At this moment, our army must take down Guangling in a short time. What good strategy do the generals have?"

The resourceful Lei Xu said: "The other party does not know the exact number of our troops. Our troops can set up an ambush on the road, lure them into the encirclement with a feint of defeat, and then ambush them in and out. In the future, the enemy will not leave a piece of armor behind. Finally, relying on the speed of the cavalry , Attack Guangling. With the momentum of thunder, break through Guangling County."

Li Tong shook his head and said: "This plan doesn't make sense, and the speed can't keep up. Once our army defeats the incoming soldiers, the enemy's defeated troops will definitely report to Guangling. Although the cavalry is fast, but with the encumbrance of the army, it will not be fast. If at that time If we kill them, there is no guarantee that the enemy will take precautions, and we will fall into a hard fight, which will not be good for our army."

After a pause, he said, "There is a way to reach the end, and it is a little risky."

Zhao Yun asked: "Tell me?"

Li Tongdao: "Guangling County has a vast area, and there should be a small road leading to Guangling. The general can leave a few soldiers here to lure the enemy, and send a large group of troops along the trail to capture Guangling by surprise. This plan looks good, but there is a problem. Achilles' heel. If there are too many defenders, the army will be surrounded by the enemy."

Zhao Yun pondered for a while, then asked: "General Li, Lieutenant Lei's previous strategy was good. If you command, how many troops will be needed to defeat the enemy. How will we defeat the enemy?"

Li Tong replied: "If you want to defeat the opponent in one fell swoop, you must have six thousand soldiers. Lieutenant Lei's strategy of luring the enemy is indeed good, but it is used in the wrong place. If I were to command the entire army, I would put on the defensive and fight against the enemy. Showing weakness to the enemy, making the opponent feel that Tangyi County is easy to break, and then attacking on a large scale, it will not take three hours. The opponent will be exhausted. "

"Okay!" Zhao Yun said loudly, "Yun will give you [-] soldiers, and I will ask my senior brother to assist you. Use the previous strategy to fight the enemy in Tangyi. Yun will take [-] soldiers and go to Guangling."

Li Tong was in a hurry: "No, the most important thing is to conquer Guangling. The last general only needs 3000 troops to report to Tangyi without losing. The general just leads the army."

Zhao Yun smiled confidently and said, "The purpose of Yun's trip here is a surprise attack, and there will be disasters if there are too many people. Even if the plan fails, Yun can lead the crowd to break through. That's it, you and I will compete to see who can defeat the enemy first."

Li Tong sighed, a little regretful about such a dangerous plan, and said helplessly: "In that case, the general should be careful."

Zhao Yun smiled and said: "Yes, without helping the lord to complete his great cause, even if he fell into a dead end, Zhao Yun would not dare to say death."

Although Guangling County covers a huge area and is the largest county in Xuzhou, with a total of eleven cities, due to the incompetence of the prefect, the huge and rich county has no vitality.

There is still some time to travel from Tangyi County to Guangling County. Zhao Yun had already expected Xue Li and Ruo Rong's intention to send troops to Tangyi. They are just so incompetent.

But in just two days, Xue Li and Ruo had reactions and actions, which was beyond Zhao Yun's expectation.It seems that they are not useless, at least they have good judgment ability, Zhao Yun thought on the road.

However, this does not hinder his plan to attack Guangling, on the contrary, this move is also conducive to the implementation of his plan.

From Tangyi County to Guangling, the distance is about 400 miles. Zhao Yun has been walking on mountain roads, dangerous roads, and unmanned roads.

While Zhao Yun was hiding his whereabouts, he also had to speed up his march, which made the soldiers under his command miserable.Fortunately, Zhao Yun usually takes care of them in every possible way.At this moment, no matter how hard and tired they are, no one complains.

After three days of hard marching, Zhao Yunjun was getting closer and closer to the target. He separated the prisoners leading the way, captured one, and exclaimed excitedly, "Is Guangling County coming soon? How long is it?"

The prisoner had a very fearful expression on his face. He was afraid that if he accidentally said the wrong thing, he would let go of the crime of beheading. He hurriedly said: "Walk through this trail, and you will be on the official road after walking about six miles. It takes three hours to walk to Guangling County. An hour and a half is enough."

Zhao Yun pushed the prisoner away and looked at Hu Che'er.

Hu Che'er said: "General, the answers of the six prisoners are exactly the same, there can be no false ones."

Zhao Yun tightly clenched his fists, his eyes exuded a strong fighting intent. It has been two months since he accepted this task. During these two months, he has been hiding in Tibet for today's battle .

Whether these two months of hard work will pay off depends on today.He glanced at the exhausted soldiers behind him, and shouted sharply: "Victory or defeat depends on one action. Whether the two months of hard work is worthwhile depends on today's battle. Give me cheer up, and you can only do it in five miles." rest."

Under Zhao Yun's yelling, all the soldiers tried their best to raise their spirits and walked towards their destination.

After resting for half an hour and stuffing their stomachs with dried beef, the army set off for Guangling County again.

But after a while, Zhao Yun and others went to the official road, and after a burst of cheers, the black soldiers rushed towards Guangling quickly.

Pedestrians on the road looked at these excited and murderous troops in amazement, and everyone shunned.The people who were used to being servants under the rule of Xue Li and Ruo Rong left the officialdom knowingly and didn't know anything.

Cavalry is cavalry even without horses?They are also much faster than ordinary pawns.

It took them only two and a half hours to travel for three hours, and they arrived at their destination in advance.

Zhao Yun looked at the more majestic Guangling in front of him, and shouted: "Attack!!!!!!"

PS: There was an accident today, so I temporarily apologize for a chapter. Within this week, I will pay off all the benefits including Ben Daili.

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