The Three Kingdoms: My Wife is a Great and Good Teacher

After asking her to go meet her adoptive father whom she had not seen for a long time, Liu Zhaoqing got up and prepared to go out for a walk to meet Liu Bei or check on the situation of Ju Shou and the others.

He was strolling in the garden at ease. It was obviously him who was being attacked, but he did not feel any sense of urgency at all.

In stark contrast were the six county governors who issued the manifesto.

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The next day, in the government seat of Hejian, the prime minister of Hejian County was pacing back and forth in the room nervously.

Until a soldier came in hurriedly from outside, he immediately turned around; "How?"

The soldier knelt on one knee and answered with his hands clasped in front of him: "Reporting to the Prime Minister, the Prime Minister of Zhao has already gathered 7,000 soldiers and the governor of Guangping County has already gathered 6,000."

"it is good!"

The Prime Minister of Hejian couldn't help but feel very excited.

"Come, write another letter quickly and ask Zhao and Guangping to cooperate with us to quickly capture Weijun. At the same time, they should also be on guard against possible reinforcements from the north and ask them to keep in close contact with us." Hejian Guo said to a civil servant on his right.

The civil official received the order and started writing the letter on the spot. He then handed it to the prime minister of Hejian for review. After confirming that it was correct, he gave it to the kneeling soldier and asked him to put it on the falcon to convey it to the two counties of Zhao and Guangping.

"I didn't expect that there were no problems in Zhao and Guangping counties." After the soldiers left, the Prime Minister of Hejian also breathed a sigh of relief.

Among the six counties, he was most worried about these two counties, not only because these two counties were very close to Wei County, but also because they were very likely to be directly defeated by Liu Zhaoqing.

Moreover, the governors of these two counties obtained their positions by flattery and inheritance of family businesses, and they themselves had no corresponding abilities.

Those with capabilities are generally located on the borders with potential enemies, such as Changshan, Zhongshan and Hejian, which border Youzhou.

Normally, no matter how incompetent the counties like Zhao and Guangping were, whether they exploited the people in their own counties or spent their days in debauchery with the local gentry, he, the Prime Minister of Hejian, had no control over it.

At this moment, Zhao and Guangping cannot fall behind.

Now it seems that the two counties also know that this battle concerns their life and death, and they are not negligent.

"Congratulations, Prime Minister. With the cooperation of Zhao and Guangping counties, we can capture Wei county and take control of Jizhou in no time." At this time, a discerning aide had come forward to congratulate him.

The four words "take control of Jizhou" really made the Prime Minister of Hejian feel a little restless.

But he was still rational and knew that there was no clear outcome yet.

"It's too early to congratulate. Although Liu Zhaoqing has less than 8,000 soldiers and horses in Weijun, and they must be extremely tired after just experiencing the anti-Dong campaign, you should all know about his deeds." said the Prime Minister of Hejian.

“Still can’t be underestimated.”

"But now it seems that Liu Zhaoqing is indeed conceited and probably doesn't even know us well."

The Prime Minister of Hejian frowned and said, "Even I know that the governors of Zhao and Guangping counties around Wei County are incompetent. We only need to send less than 2,000 soldiers and horses to capture them before they gather 10,000 soldiers and horses."

"That way, the six counties will directly lose two counties, and his chances of winning will be greatly increased."

There was no reason why Liu Zhaoqing couldn't think of such a simple tactic, so in the eyes of Hejian Xiang, there was only one possibility, that is, Liu Zhaoqing didn't take them seriously at all and didn't even try to understand them.

Moreover, he received a piece of news in the morning that made him angry and surprised, that is, Liu Zhaoqing sent another letter to Liujun.

In addition to the standard persuasion to surrender, there was even a mockery of the previous manifesto.

"What: 'It looks like a piece of rubbish on the outside, but in fact it's more like someone who has studied writing for three years in a school and has nothing to learn', 'I'll revise a few paragraphs for you for free'."

The Prime Minister of Hejian was furious at the nonsense in the manifesto scolding them, but he was also surprised to find that there were several revised paragraphs of the manifesto written by Liu Zhaoqing himself at the end of the letter, which was outrageous.

This naked provocation and contempt are clearly revealed.

What's even more hateful is that the paragraphs of the manifesto that Liu Zhaoqing revised were just a few words changed. Even though the direct insults were eliminated, they still made people feel more heartbroken.

It is more than three or five times better than the original text.

When the Prime Minister of Hejian read the letter, his face turned green and red, as if he was reading some extremely precious, hundred-year-old, natural treasure, colorful mushroom.

Fortunately, the staff around him saw that he looked unwell and quickly came out to remind him that this was Liu Zhaoqing's strategy to attack his mind.

Liu Zhaoqing was already a world-renowned talent, and he was assisted by Miss Xun and a group of outstanding advisers. It was normal for him to come up with some brilliant manifestos.

The purpose of the manifesto to the six counties was to give them a reason to unite and attack Liu Zhaoqing. This goal had been achieved, so there was no need to pay any attention to Liu Zhaoqing's ridicule.

Only then did the Prime Minister of Hejian slowly calm down.

With a sneer, thinking of what happened in the morning, Hejian Xiang said: "I want to see how you, who can write a few paragraphs, can stop our army."

Even though he said this, the Prime Minister of Hejian did not slack off. He waved his hand and said, "Pass my order! Tomorrow the army will go to Anping County and conquer Wei County within three days!"

After giving the order, the Prime Minister of Hejian also asked his men to pass the message to the three counties of Anping, Qinghe and Julu, and to be ready to support them.

Before that, the soldier who had delivered the news of Zhao and Guangping hurried to the messenger station outside the mansion, which was responsible for communications, with the letter of Hejian Xiang's new book.

"The prime minister has an order, urgent message!" After the soldier entered the place where the falcons were, he alone selected the swiftest falcon in the area.

He rolled up the letter carefully and put it into the small bamboo tube on the ankle of the falcon. Then he sealed it with wax, stretched out his right arm and carried the falcon to the open space in the yard.

Then he raised his right hand and the falcon flew away.

However, the soldier did not leave. After watching Xin Falcon leave, he returned to the room and took out another piece of letter from his pocket.

When he opened it, it was clearly the letter that Prime Minister Hejian had asked his staff to write. In other words, the letter that had just been sent was not this one at all.

After finding the pen and ink, the soldier glanced outside the door and, after making sure that no one was around, he sat down at the desk and wrote a few words on the back of the letter paper. Then he stood up and found a letter carrier and stuffed the letter in.

The soldiers looked calm as they watched the falcon fly away from the sky.

There are spies like him in all six counties.

After seeing a large number of soldiers on the street, an ordinary groom in Zhao County went to a tavern and bumped into an official in military uniform. After hurriedly apologizing, he offered to buy him a drink. During the chat, he learned from the other party that the prefect had assembled an army of five to six thousand.

In Anping County, a seemingly ordinary servant in the prefect's mansion suddenly transformed into an agile and talented person at night, climbed over the wall to a remote place, and verbally narrated information to the contact person, asking him to pass the news back to Wei County overnight.

In Qinghe County, a mysterious young man who was generous with his money stood in front of the window of a private room in a restaurant. She remained calm when the waiter came up and saluted respectfully, then told her the news about the prefect of Qinghe County.

Afterwards, not only the waiters, but also the guards who had been dozing off in the restaurant, the nominal boss, and even two ordinary guests came to her one by one to report at different times.

The entire restaurant was filled with their people. The mysterious young man, who had received a lot of information from the six counties, also picked up a pen and began to write the summarized information on it, preparing to pass it to Jia Xu of Wei County and to his own master.

Out of sight of the six county governors, their every move was completely controlled.

In Wei County, Jia Xu, who received the news summary, pondered for a moment, deduced in his mind, and understood the current situation and conditions of the six counties.

Then they went to find Guo Jia, and after discussing it, they wrote three more letters, which they delivered personally.

The mighty falcon took off into the sky and flew over the prosperous and stable Yecheng. It flapped its gray-black wings twice and flew over the city wall and headed towards the woods ahead.

The rabbits and mice on the ground fled in panic, but the falcon did not even look down at these delicious foods. It lowered its body and swooped down directly into the dense forest.

The speed does not decrease at all, but it can still safely avoid all branches and trunks.

The falcon flew freely through the dense forest like a fish swimming in water, until it slowed down on its own initiative and slowly landed on the forearm of a female general riding a white horse and wearing white armor.

After the female general took the letter, she took a look at it and said to the soldier beside her: "Follow me to Anping to eliminate the bandits."

This is just one of the three falcons. There are also two teams in the woods to the east and west. Although they are the same as the ones in the north, each team has less than three thousand people.

But they all shared a high level of enthusiasm and quality; everyone's eyes were bright, waiting to make more military achievements.

On the east and west sides, two generals wearing gold masks and high ponytails gave the same order to the entire army to advance towards different areas after reading the letter brought by the falcon.

The six counties wanted to surround and capture Wei County in one fell swoop, but none of them expected that all their intelligence had been mastered, and Liu Zhaoqing did not choose to defend the city. Instead, he transferred almost all the combat-capable troops out of the city, leaving less than a hundred people in the city.

However, the remaining generals Gao Lan and Gao Shun are enough to deal with unexpected situations.

All the combat-capable troops in Yecheng were divided into three routes. The different strategies formulated by Guo Jia and Jia Xu for the three routes determined whether this battle to establish prestige and career could be won quickly and neatly.

This can be done by simply pacifying two counties along the way.

Among the three routes, from the generals in command to the ordinary soldiers, no one had any doubt that they could not accomplish this goal.

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On the other side, after another day.

The Prime Minister of Hejian led his 7,000 troops confidently and majestically, heading towards Anping County.

Chapter 354 Zhao Yun Conquers Hejian4.5K

The Prime Minister of Hejian State led his troops along the winding road.

The fully armed soldiers and cavalry consisting of more than 300 war horses made him feel at ease.

In addition to the peace of mind in terms of military strength, what is more important is that the Prime Minister of Hejian has completely grasped the information about Liu Zhaoqing.

Knowing that he looked down on himself and the other five counties, he could use this as an opportunity to defeat him in one blow and leave him no chance to regret.

"Liu Zhaoqing has many good generals beside him. When we fight him, you will be asked to use all your strength and spend a lot of effort." Hejian Guo said to the generals beside him.

The general immediately bowed his head and saluted: "Yes."

"I can trust you all. Although the generals around Liu Zhaoqing have great reputations, I think their ability to train soldiers may not be as good as you two." Hejian State Prime Minister said with a smile; "Look at the faces of our generals, how calm and tough they are."

"It's because the prime minister is wise that he has raised such a large number of soldiers early on for the purpose of defending against the enemy. We are just adding a layer of tiles on the beams built by the prime minister." The general said modestly.

Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Hejian smiled happily, but at this moment he suddenly discovered that an aide next to him did not smile at all.

Instead, he looked obviously worried.

This made the Prime Minister of Hejian puzzled, and he asked him why he looked so worried. Did he feel that he was wrong and that his troops were not strong enough?

The counselor on horseback immediately saluted and said, "The strength of the Prime Minister's troops is unmatched in Jizhou. Compared with the soldiers recruited by the governor of Hanzhou, one of our well-trained soldiers can at least defeat three."

"Then why are you so sad?"

"Because..." The counselor paused, then continued: "I'm worried that something might go wrong."

"For example, the Prime Minister chose to dispatch almost all the troops, and the number of soldiers left in Hejian was greatly reduced, which also led to a significant weakening of our defense line against the north."

"If at this moment... troops were to come down from the north, Hejian would be in danger."

The counselor's concerns were not unreasonable. The Prime Minister of Hejian had certainly thought about it and understood it.

He stroked his goatee and laughed twice: "I was wondering what you were worried about, it turns out it's this."

"Don't worry. I have already sent people to form a scout team to the Youji border to guard against possible enemies. If any situation occurs, please use the fastest carrier to send a message to me immediately."

"But this is just a precautionary measure, and it is highly unlikely to have any practical effect. Instead, what we should be worried about now is whether Liu Zhaoqing has thought about our true strength."

He smiled and said, "In his eyes, there should be no other heroes in Hebei except himself."

"He does have the qualifications to be arrogant. Even I have to admit that he is far superior to ordinary people in terms of literary talent and achievements. However, if you walk along the river frequently, you will get your shoes wet."

“After going through so much and achieving so much, even the strongest will can become slackened and you can become conceited without even realizing it.”

"It's very hot right now, so Liu Zhaoqing is probably taking a nap on Hanzhou Mu's white jade couch in Yecheng."

The Prime Minister of Hejian State speculated with a sarcastic smile: "The defense of Yecheng is solid. The fact that he remained calm after we issued the manifesto proves that he doesn't think we can break through the city defense."

"But he never considered that we wouldn't just attack from one direction."

The Prime Minister of Hejian continued, "Just now, the governors of Anping County and Qinghe County wrote back to me. They are already waiting for us in Anping County, and each of them has sent two teams to sneak into Yecheng."

"When we get to the city of Ye, Liu Zhaoqing will definitely look down on us and will take the initiative to open the city gate to attack us. At that time, the soldiers who sneak in will open the gate on the other side, and the troops from Zhao and Guangping counties will start pouring in again."

"After you capture Liu Zhaoqing, you will be able to create the outcome we expect. Jizhou will be in our hands, and you will also be promoted to the rank of general and assistant general."

"The Prime Minister is wise."

The generals and counselors beside him bowed and praised him again, and the counselor who expressed concern had nothing to say.

He just sighed in his heart.

What the prime minister said was simple and seemed foolproof, but in fact it was full of loopholes.

Even if there were scouts on the northern border, let alone whether the enemy had the ability to bypass the scouts or avoid being discovered, even if they were discovered, by the time the scouts reported the situation, the enemies coming from the north and south would have occupied Hejian County before they could return to defend.

Then they will be trapped on both sides, and the situation will be doomed.

And the subsequent method of breaking through Weijun's internal support and opening the door was even more like treating Liu Zhaoqing on the opposite side as a blind man.

Is Liu Zhaoqing really so arrogant that he would not choose the soldiers and generals he trusts and give them a chance as the people guarding the city gate?

The counselor did not ask any more questions, because he knew that even if he asked the above two doubts.

Later, the prime minister would again say that he was "worrying too much".

A big part of the reason why Hejian's prime minister was so confident was that he felt Liu Zhaoqing was becoming arrogant and complacent due to his achievements and fame.

In other words, the Prime Minister of Hejian used subjective speculation as the basis for arranging the war situation.

Even if what Liu Zhaoqing showed did make him seem conceited, he couldn't do that.

Besides, what if he did it on purpose?