The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

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One mistake, and the whole game is lost.

At this point, Zhang Feiyan had no choice but to give up the Yang family and return to Changshan according to Xun Zhen's wishes.

Zhang Feiyan was unwilling and unwilling to retreat, and Xun Zhen and Xun You were also unwilling and full of regret after receiving the news that he led the bandits to evacuate the Yang family, and sighed in unison.

Zhang Fei in the hall asked: "The thieves are evacuated from the Yang family, and the recovery of Julu's entire territory is just around the corner. This is a good thing, why did the lieutenant sigh?"

"It's a pity that Uncle Fang didn't adopt Gongda Hetian's strategy of pacifying thieves."

Xun Zhen was talking about the strategy of pacifying the thieves that Xun You and Tian Fengxiong saw in the same way, that is, he suggested that Wang Fen send troops from the prefecture to attack Zhending, so as to split the internal of the thieves, and at the same time transfer Chu Feiyan to help Zhending, and then Xun Zhen , Guo Dian led the troops of the two counties to unite with Wang Fen, and attacked him from the front and back.

Xun Zhen sighed: "If Fang Bo can adopt Gongda's strategy, not only will it cause heavy damage to Chu Feiyan, but also... Zilong, and our army may be able to take advantage of the situation to retake the Changshan counties such as Zhending, but now we can only sit back and watch his strength. Leaving the Yang family unharmed."

Zhao Yun was a loyal and observant person. Although he felt sorry for Wang Fen for not adopting Xun You's strategy, he still maintained the respect he should have for Wang Fen, the prefect of the state, and said, "Uncle Mu may have other considerations."

"I thought I could take this opportunity to help Qing recover Qing's hometown, but I'm afraid I won't have the chance in a short time." Xun Zhen asked Zhao Yun diligently, "Zilong, do you want me to send someone to sneak into Zhending and take your family members away? Receive Zhao Jun first?"

"Although Chu Feiyan is rebellious and rebellious, he is still polite to the big surnames and gentry in the county, and should not harm the Yun family."

After all, Chu Feiyan is a real person, and he has the idea of ​​"conforming to the good", so he is very respectful to the right surname of the crown family, heroes and celebrities of Zhending. Although Zhao Yun rejected his solicitation and escaped from Zhending, according to Chu Feiyan's actions, he should not embarrass his clan.

Xun Zhen nodded and said, "This is the best."

Two days later, Guo Dian led more than a thousand soldiers from Julu County to Fucheng.

Xun Zhen and him joined forces, with a total of more than 4,000 cavalry cavalry, divided into two routes to the north, and attacked the southern counties of Julu County.

Chu Feiyan left with the main force of the bandit soldiers. The bandit soldiers in the southern counties of Julu County had no reinforcements and no fighting spirit. Before Xunzhen and Guo Dian arrived, they abandoned the city and fled, or escaped into Boling, Zhongshan, or west into Changshan.

In five or six days, the whole territory of Julu was restored.

Xun Zhen and Guo Dian jointly signed a letter to the prefecture, Wang Fen was overjoyed, and promised to apply for credit for both of them.

Julu has been decided, Xun Zhen achieved the goal of sending troops this time, bid farewell to Wang Fen, Tian Feng and others, and led his troops back to the county.

After marching for a few days, Xun Zhen's troops left the Julu realm and entered Zhao County, where they were stationed at the Bai people at night.

Bai Renling, Bai Renwei, and Feng Xunzhen ordered Chen Bao, who was stationed in Bairen and Zhongqiu counties, to hold a banquet in the Bairen county temple for the returning soldiers such as Xun Zhen and Xun You, to wash away the dust for them.

This time, the battle of Julu lasted for nearly a month. Although there were no major battles, and there were not many small battles, most of the time was Xun Zhen and Zhang Feiyan fighting their wits, but the results were not small. The main force of the thieves was recovered and the southern counties of Julu County were restored. Among them, there was the merit of the Julu County soldiers led by Guo Dian, but the most important thing was the merit of the Zhao County soldiers. You can get a lot of points. Who doesn't like this kind of war that is not bloody, but also can get military merit? Because of this, Jiang Qin, Liu Deng, Wen Pin, Gao Su, Li Xiang and others were very happy at the banquet.

Especially Li Xiang and Gao Su.

Li Xiang was appointed by Xun Zhen as the front vanguard this time, and he was the first in the battles such as the pursuit of Chu Feiyan and the capture of Fucheng.

Although Gao Su didn't get much credit, he didn't delay him bragging to Chen Bao who didn't take part in this battle: "...you know about the battle of Fucheng? The thieves in the city never thought that our army would come. The door was wide open, and I was completely unprepared. When the lieutenant took me to the city, the thieves thought I was sent by Chu Feiyan! Ah Bao, you didn't see me at the time, it was too cool. Li Yuanqin rushed in first. After entering the city, A-Deng followed closely, and the third was me, you know? When I rushed into the city, the thieves on the opposite side looked blank and didn't know what I was going to do. Pfft, that blood spurted!"

Gao Su said so much that his saliva splattered.

Chen Bao covered his face with his sleeve and said with a smile, "I haven't seen what the blood splattered into, but Zixiu, I have seen what your spit star splattered into."

Jiang Qin and Liu Deng who were sitting near Chen Bao and Gao Su burst into laughter.

Gao Su didn't care, grabbed the sleeve of his shirt, leaned over and wiped Chen Bao's face randomly, and said, "A man is casual, what's a little bit of spittle? Just wipe it off for you."

Xun Zhen, who was on the main seat in the hall, was frequently toasted by Bai Renling and Bai Renwei, and he was slightly drinking. Looking at the table, he found Li Xiang, called his hand and said, "Yuan Qin, Yuan Qin, you are sitting so far away. What? Come here, come to me."

Li Xiang, He Yi, Cai Qian and other descending generals were all sitting at the end of the table. Hearing Xun Zhen's call, Li Xiang quickly left the table, took the hem of his robe, and trotted to Xun Zhen's case, bowed his body and lowered his hands. Heed orders.

Xun Zhen picked up the wine bottle, filled it with her own hands, handed it to him, and said, "This time in the battle at Julu, you have been the vanguard of our army, and you have made great achievements. This glass of wine, please drink it!"

Li Xiang didn't expect to bring him wine before the crowd was full. He was full of joy, took the wine glass, drank it all, bowed down to the ground, and said loudly: "Xiang was a thief and stained the family's voice. Fortunately, because of the lieutenant, he To be reborn. To die for the lieutenant, Xiang's wish!"

"I remember you once said: 'You have learned the art of war for three years, and you have achieved little success, and you have studied riding and arching the lance for three years, and you have achieved great success'." The sword is still sharp, so I gave it to you."

"This sword is the lieutenant's favorite, and Xiang dare not bear it."

Xun Zhen's sword was given to him by Liu Heng, the prime minister of the state, and it is said to be worth hundreds of gold.

"The one I love is not a sword, the one I love is a loyal and brave man like Ruqing!"

Li Xiang was full of gratitude, and no longer refused, got up to catch the sword, bowed down to the ground again, held the sword high in his hand, and said, "For his talent in fighting and shackles, he has received the lieutenant's great kindness and love, and although his heart is smeared to the ground, Failed to pay!"

Bai Renling and Bai Renwei, who were sitting next to him, couldn't help being heartbroken when they saw Xun Zhen, who regarded wealth as soil and people as treasures.

He Yi and Cai Qian at the end of Xi’an, one received the life-saving grace of Xun Zhen, and the other was captured by Xun Zhen twice and both were released without killing them. They were already very grateful to Xun Zhen. Xun Zhen's faith, love and respect, even strengthened his allegiance to Xun Zhen.

Because of this scene, there are people who thought of "more contacts with Li Xiang in the future", and there are people who hate Li Xiang even more because of this scene.

It was none other than Jiang Qin who hated Li Xiang. As an old man from Xixiang, Jiang Qin has always despised Li Xiang and regarded him as a captive. Li Xiang was humiliated a lot. Last year, he fought Zuo Xu, and the two clashed again, and they were even more at odds with each other. When the sword was given to Li Xiang, Jiang Qin thought to himself, "Is it worthy of Xunjun to wear a sword even if the thief soldiers surrender to prisoners? I will clean up and rectify him sooner or later!"

Xun Zhen gave Li Xiang a sword with wine, which was a small episode at the banquet. After the episode, everyone started drinking again.

After drinking until late at night, when the banquet was about to end, an unexpected guest came from outside the hall.

A county official who was on duty at night came in and whispered softly in Bai Renling's ear. The Bai people's expression changed.

Xun Zhen smiled and asked, "What's the matter?"

Bai Renling replied respectfully: "A messenger from the state came from outside, saying that there was an order to be sent to the lieutenant."

"Oh? Invite him in."

The messenger from the state government came to the hall and saw that his temples were scattered and his face was covered in dust. He presented Wang Fen's order to Xun Zhen.

Xun Zhen looked around, her smile gradually disappeared, and her face darkened.

Xun You asked, "What's wrong?"

"Chu Feiyan besieged the Zhiyuan clan in Changshan County, Fang Bo ordered us to rush to help."

Xun You was dumbfounded.

Chu Feiyan made such a big noise not many days after returning to Changshan. Xun Zhen calmed down and thought about it carefully, but she could understand him.

Since he succeeded Zhang Niujiao and became the second head coach of the Allied Bandit Army, Chu Feiyan can say that everything went wrong. First, he couldn't avenge Zhang Niujiao, so he had to withdraw from Ying Tao and retreat into the Yang family. His plan to win a battle" failed again, and was forced by Xun Zhen back to Changshan. Not long after returning to Changshan County, Xun Zhen received a military report a few days ago, and the military report said that the thief Qu Shuai Yang Fengyi "Chu Feiyan couldn't take revenge for Zhang Niujiao and lost his troops one after another" as an excuse to win over a few thieves, Qu Shuai, parted ways with Chu Feiyan and went back to Zhongshan. Everything is not going well, and the interior is unstable. Chu Feiyan needs a victory too much now.

And this victory can't be a small victory, it must be a big victory.

Only a great victory can gather the hearts of the army and stabilize morale.

And if you want a big victory, Chu Feiyan has few choices, only two: defeat Gaoyi or defeat Yuanshi.

Gaoyi is the prefectural government, and Yuanshi is the prefectural government of Changshan County. As long as one of these two places is defeated, it will be able to regain its momentum.

In contrast, the risk of fighting Gaoyi is too great. Gaoyi has more troops than Yuanshi, and it is not far from Julu and Zhaojun. Gaoyi is the state government. Guo Dian and Xun Zhen of Zhao County would definitely go to help, which Chu Feiyan didn't want to see.

Excluding Gaoyi, there is only the Yuan clan.

The Yuan clan had few troops stationed, was far away from Julu and Zhao County, and was not a prefecture, but a county in Changshan.

It's just that although he is more confident, it is difficult for Xun Zhen.

At the banquet, Xun Zhen didn't say much about the matter. After the banquet was over, he returned to the camp. He compresses his face with cold water to get rid of the alcohol, and discussed Wang Fen's order with Xun You in detail.

"Gongda, what do you think of Uncle Fang's order?"

"There are advantages and disadvantages to helping Yuanshi."

"Why Lee?"

"The internal division of the thieves has greatly weakened Chu Feiyan's strength, which is beneficial to our department."

"What about the cheats?"

"Changshan is different from Julu. Most of Changshan has fallen into the hands of Chu Feiyan. If our division goes deep into Changshan, I am afraid that it will be surrounded by enemies."

"That is to say, if our department rushes to help the Yuan clan, the outcome will be 50%."

"Of course."

If it was a matter of life and death, let alone 50% certainty, Xun Zhen would have to give it a try, but now, let alone 50% certainty, even if he was 100% certain, he didn't want to enter Changshan.

Why?

Sooner or later, Chu Feiyan would ask the Han court to surrender, so why was there any need to fight against Chu Feiyan? In the previous battle at Julu, he did everything possible to avoid confronting Chu Feiyan head-on, and managed to regain Julu without loss, earning military merit, and then going to Changshan to fight Chu Feiyan? just forget it. Wang Fen doesn't feel bad for his part, he does.

He thought to himself: "Chu Feiyan's siege of the Yuan clan should be in order to consolidate the military and stabilize his position as the head coach of Montenegro. After he has stabilized his position as the head coach in the coalition, it may not be too long before he will ask the court to surrender. . . . It's just that although I know that he will surrender, Wang Fen doesn't know it, and I can't tell Wang Fen this matter clearly, but what should I do?"

Go to Changshan, I don't want to; Wang Fen's military order cannot be violated.

Another dilemma.

Xun Zhen said in his heart, "I can't fool Wang Fen with the idea of ​​divination by looking at the breath."

He said frankly to Xun You: "Gongda, the number of five or five is too dangerous. Uncle Fang's order, I don't want to follow it, can you have a good plan?"

Xun You had expected that Xun Zhen would not be willing to rush to help the Yuan clan, and to be honest, he was not willing either. Xun Zhen worked so hard to pull out such a 5,000-step ride. In case of being folded in Changshan, Zhao Jun would have no guarantee. He said: "If you want to disobey the order, you can only persuade Fang Bo to change his mind like last time. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com"

"What words should I use to persuade?"

"It can be said with the words of death of lips and teeth of coldness."

Xun Zhen was a fan of the authorities, and was pointed out by Xun You's words.

The so-called lip-dead teeth-cold does not mean Yuanshi and Gaoyi lip-dead teeth-cold, but Zhaojun and Gaoyi lip-death-tooth-cold.

Although Gaoyi and Yuanshi are in Changshan County, Gaoyi is far away from Yuanshi and close to Zhaojun. As long as Zhaojun is safe and sound, even if Yuanshi is lost, Gaoyi will be fine, but if Zhaojun is occupied by thieves , Gaoyi will lose no doubt.

Xun Zhen immediately wrote a palindrome in his own handwriting, writing: "There are many thieves in Chu and Yan, and many counties in Changshan have fallen into their hands. Zhen is as usual. If he fails, Zhao will be in chaos. Gaoyi is bound to be in danger, and the immediate plan seems to be to protect Zhao County."

When the book reached Gaoyi, Wang Fen took it seriously, and returned to Xunzhen, and no longer asked him to rush to help the Yuan clan, but instead told him to guard the land of Zhao.

…

At the beginning of May, Xun Zhen led his troops back to Handan, and Liu Heng, Huang Zong, Xi Zhicai, Xu Zhong, Liu Bei, Li Bo and others went to greet him.

In the welcoming team, Xun Zhen found that there was no one, and Duan Cong, the commander of Lang Zhongling, was missing. Duan Cong likes to talk about military affairs, and when Xun Zhen triumphed, he would definitely accompany Liu Heng out of the city to meet him. Xun Zhen did not want to ask about it in public, but when he returned to the mansion, he learned from Liu Bei that Duan Cong had resigned and returned to Luoyang.

Liu Bei said disdainfully: "Duan Cong said that he had a foot problem and returned to Beijing to seek medical treatment. The root cause is that he fled in fear of thieves."

Duan Cong had long wanted to escape and return to Luoyang, so it is not surprising that he fled with his seal on.

Xun Zhen, Xi Zhicai, Xu Zhong, Liu Bei, Li Bo, etc. had not seen each other for nearly a month. They were chatting and laughing happily when someone came to ask to see him. (To be continued)