The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

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Xun Zhen led his troops to Ren County in Julu, and before they reached the mainland, there was an urgent report from the state government ahead.

"Yang's County fell, and Zhang Niujiao marched into Yingtao. Chu Feiyan led more than 10,000 cavalry into Julu and joined forces with Zhang Niujiao."

This is the first half of the emergency report, and the second half is Wang Fen's order.

He ordered Xun Zhen to rush to aid Ying Tao and attack Zhang Niujiao and Chu Feiyan.

"This is chaos! Lieutenant, absolutely cannot obey."

Speaking of Xu Fu. In order to exercise Xu Fu and Xu Ji's military capabilities, Xun Zhen brought them along on this expedition.

Xuankang also strongly objected to Wang Fen's order, he said: "Our troops only have 3,000 cavalry cavalry, so it would be fine if we only hit Zhang Niujiao, but now that Chu Feiyan has joined Zhang Niujiao, there are far more thieves than me. How to fight this battle? Uncle Fang is asking us to die! ... Lieutenant, didn't you say that in the letter to Uncle Fang? If Chu Feiyan and Zhang Niujiao join forces, the best policy is to split up and go north to Changshan first. , so that Chu Feiyan returned to the division, and then attacked Zhang Niujiao, did Fang Bo also agree with the lieutenant's strategy in the palindrome? Why did he change his mind again?

Xi Zhicai stayed in Handan, and the chief advisor in the army is now Xun You.

Xun Zhen frowned and asked Xun You, "Gongda, what do you think?"

"Uncle Fang is probably panicking."

The three counties of Gaoyi, Yang's, and Yingtao are geographically close together. Yang's is in the northeast of Gaoyi, and Yingtao is in the southeast of Gaoyi. If the Yang family is lost, it is equivalent to breaking one of the three tripods. If the gall pottery is lost again, then Gaoyi will be difficult to protect. If there is only one piece of Zhang Niujiao, Gaoyi and Yingtao may be able to support each other for a while, but now that there is a Chu Feiyan, Yingtao and Gaoyi can no longer support, and they truly feel that their own safety is threatened. Wang Fen couldn't protect herself, so how could she care about Xun Zhen's previous letter and the safety of Xun Zhen's ministry?

Xun Zhen said in his heart: "When Chu Feiyan and Zhang Niujiao first started, Wang Fen sat guarding Gaoyi and refused to leave the city. I thought he was a courageous person, but I didn't expect..." I didn't expect Wang Fen Not only do they believe in alchemy, but they also make a fool of themselves.

He said, "It's okay to panic, or not to panic, the military order is here, how should you deal with it?"

The combined forces of Zhang Niujiao and Chu Feiyan have reached at least 30,000 men, and Xun Zhen's army has only 3,000 cavalry. If they attack rashly, the consequences will be worrying. Xun Zhen didn't want to accept Wang Fen's military order, but it was not acceptable if he did not accept it.

Dilemma.

Xun You said: "Uncle Fang's military orders must be obeyed. Our troops can advance to the outside of Yingtao City and face the thieves across the river. In this way, we can echo the defenders in Yingtao City, and watch the thieves' situation and stand by. Move, and secondly, it will also make the thieves dare not change their attack on Gaoyi.”

In the south of Yingtao City, there is a river called Mingshui, which is only ten miles away from the nearest place to Yingtao. When Xun You said "opposite the thief across the river", he meant building a camp on the south bank of the Mingshui River. Wang Fen's "chaotic fate" is probably because he is worried that Chu Feiyan and Zhang Niujiao will attack Gaoyi. If this is the case, then watch over Zhang Niujiao and Chu Feiyan and prevent them from attacking Gaoyi.

Xun Zhen nodded and said, "That's the only way to go now."

After resting overnight in Ren County, the next morning, the entire army set off and continued northward.

Going forward for more than ten miles, crossing the Zhushui River, bypassing the Continental Ze, and re-travelling for seven or eight miles, when it was still more than ten miles away from the Zhushui River, it was almost dusk, Xun Zhen ordered the whole army to stop, They built a camp on the ground, while sending scouts to sneak outside Yingtao City to inquire about the situation.

That night, at the third watch, the scouts came back in succession.

Based on the information they got, after Chu Feiyan and Zhang Niujiao joined forces, Chu Feiyan took Zhang Niujiao as his commander and Gan Ju as his deputy. At present, the two of them have no intention of changing the attack on Gaoyi. The two of them should have known that Xun Zhen brought his generals, and arranged thousands of men and horses on the north bank of Xianshui to prevent Xun Zhen from crossing the river.

"How many thieves are there?"

"Continuous camp around the city, three layers inside and outside, the flags are like forests, the fire is burning in the sky, the voices and horses can be heard clearly from ten miles away, less than 30,000 people."

"Apart from the people and horses arranged on the north bank of the Langshui, are there people and horses in other places?"

"Between Yingtao and Gaoyi, thousands of men and horses were also arranged, and the banner was led by a thief named Yang Feng."

"Yang Feng?... Shujing, have you heard of this person?"

Shujing is Cen Rong's word. Cen Yan stood up respectfully, shook his head, bowed and replied, "The subordinate has never heard of it."

"Old Qian, do you know this person?"

Cai Qian was Huang Beard, he was the remaining member of the Yellow Turbans, and he had been a big thief in the Black Mountains for more than half a year. He knew most of the details of the people who raised the army this time, so Xun Zhen took him by his side for consultation. He replied: "When Qian was hijacked by the old department, I heard the name of this person. He seems to be from Zhongshan, a crondy of Zhang Niujiao, and he is quite famous."

Xun Zhen smiled and said to Xun You: "Although Zhang Niujiao and Chu Feiyan are bandits, they use their troops carefully, not only to prevent us from attacking, but also to prevent Gaoyi from rescuing Ying Tao. It seems that they are determined to win Ying Tao."

Xun You nodded and said yes, and asked the scouts, "How are the strengths of Zhang Niujiao and Chu Feiyan's troops?"

A scout replied: "It is not as sharp as the yellow turban, and it is worse than the ordinary yellow turban."

Many of Zhang Niujiao and Chu Feiyan's minions were bandits, and they were definitely inferior to the Yellow Turbans such as Guangzong's dead soldiers, but compared with ordinary Yellow Turbans composed of common people, their combat effectiveness was better than that of ordinary Yellow Turbans.

Another scout replied: "The villain lurked outside the city and watched the battle for a long time. Although the thieves attacked the city in an incoherent manner, the thieves' commanders Zhang Niujiao and Chu Feiyan took turns to go into battle, leading the soldiers and being very brave. The attack is still very strong.”

"Zhang Niujiao and Chu Feiyan took the lead?" Xun Zhen smiled and said to everyone in the account, "It's worthy of their nicknames."

The bull's horn means that it can attack and destroy the strong, as hard and sharp as a bull's horn. Feiyan needless to say, it means light and agile.

For example, when it comes to martial arts, which of the people in the tent is unwilling to follow, Liu Deng, Dian Wei, Jiang Qin, Li Xiang, etc., including Gao Su, who is not famous for martial arts or thinks that martial arts is brave? Everyone laughed loudly, showing disdain for Zhang Niujiao and Chu Feiyan.

With the first-hand information from the scouts, Xun Zhen had a bottom line.

The next morning, after breakfast, Li Xiang was dispatched first, followed by Xun Zhen with his central army. After Chen arrived at the Tongbing Hall, he rode 3,000 paces to the south bank of Bishui.

The area around Yingtao is densely covered with river networks. There are five or six large rivers in a radius of dozens of miles. In the north, there are Yushui and Jishui between Yingtao and Yang's clan, and in the south, there are in Yingtao and Renxian County. There are several rivers such as the Caishui and Zhushui in the middle, and there is the largest lake in Jizhou to the south, that is, the mainland lake.

This geographical environment is not conducive to large-scale operations.

This is also one of the reasons why Xun Zhen was unwilling to obey Wang Fen's orders after learning that the Yang clan had fallen, Zhang Niujiao and Chu Feiyan joined forces and entered the siege of Yingtao.

If the battle is lost, Xun Zhenbu will have nowhere to retreat, whether it is to the south, west, or east, there are rivers everywhere. There is a river block in front, and there are chasing troops in the back. This is the prelude to the destruction of the whole army.

Perhaps it was for this reason that Chu Feiyan and Zhang Niujiao guessed that Xun Zhen had concerns, so even though Xun Zhen and his troops arrived at the south bank of the Fishui River, they still attacked Ying Tao non-stop.

This creates a strange situation.

On the south bank of the Bishui, Xunzhen's 3,000-foot cavalry built a fortress, and the troops did not move. On the north bank of the Bishui, there were thousands of ox horns and the garrison of Chu Feiyan's troops. The gall pottery battlefield.

After garrisoning on the south bank for three days, Xun Zhen climbed to the high ground one day and looked at Ying Tao on the north bank.

"Huh? Gongda, look, the thieves on the other side seem to be a little unusual."

Xun You looked around and saw that there were young handsome horsemen running in and out of the thief camp on the other side from time to time. Compared with the previous two days, the camp was much more chaotic. He said, "It's a little unusual. Could it be that something happened to the thief camp?"

"My department didn't cross the river, what could happen to the thief camp?"

"Otherwise, Zhang Niujiao and Chu Feiyan will not be able to attack the city, so I called the thieves and commanders to discuss."

"possible."

Xun Zhen looked at the chaotic thief camp and said to herself, "It's night now, and the thief camp on the other side is so chaotic, but it's a good opportunity for my troops to cross the river to attack it." He stroked his short mustache and looked at it for a while, then said, " Gongda, our troops have been building a camp on the north bank for three days, so we can no longer stand still."

"What did the lieutenant mean?"

"Uncle Fang ordered me to wait for the aid of Ying Tao, and Guo Dian, the prefect of Julu, worked together under General Huangfu's account last year, which is considered old. I also wrote a letter to him last year, asking him to take care of Fan A, and now I am waiting. Since I'm here, I can't be a spectator here." There were no outsiders at the side, and Xun Zhen said frankly, "... If the word spreads, it will be very unpleasant."

There is a military order from the prefect, and there are Ying Tao's friendly troops defending the city. If Xun Zhen was just a spectator on the south bank of the water, it would definitely damage his reputation.

"Having said that, but in the current situation, the thief is not in my place, and if my team advances aggressively, I may fail." Xun You pointed at the water, "If you don't say anything else, just say this water, I will lose. It’s not easy to get through.”

There are thousands of thieves guarding the other side, and this river is indeed not easy to cross.

"It's not easy to cross the river with three thousand paces, but what if there are fewer people?"

"The lieutenant?"

"Choose a three-hundred-and-two-hundred spirit, and cross it at night, don't ask for great results, as long as it can play the role of harassing the thieves on the other side."

Xun You laughed and said, "So that's what the lieutenant came up with."

Knowing that the situation was unfavorable for her side, Xun Zhen certainly wouldn't force the crossing to seek death, but if she sat and watched, it would be bad for her reputation, so she simply sent three or two hundred people to sneak across the river to harass the thieves on the other side. return. In this way, it not only avoided defeat, but also "complied" with Wang Fen's military orders.

"how do you feel?"

"I can see it."

Xun Zhen and Xun You smiled at each other.

The two of them discussed it. They came down from the heights~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and returned to the camp. They summoned the generals. Xun Zhen was waiting for an order, and a scout came outside.

"Report!"

"What's so urgent?"

"Zhang Niujiao is dead."

"what?"

"Zhang Niujiao was hit by a stray arrow when he was attacking the city and died of serious injuries."

"When did it happen?"

"Two hours ago."

Xun Zhen immediately thought of the chaotic image of the bandit camp that he saw on the high ground just now, and said, "No wonder the bandit camp on the other side is chaotic!" Visually, without words, they can see each other's thoughts from each other's faces.

Xun You raised her eyebrows with joy and said, "Lieutenant, this is a great opportunity!"

Xun Zhen laughed and said, "Ying Tao's relief is just around the corner!"