The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Before it was time to enter the army, the generals in the army who got the news came to Xun Zhen to ask for battle.

Not only Yao Pun, Ling Cao, Gan Ning, Pan Zhang and other new recruits came to join the fight, but also Xu Zhong, Xun Cheng, Xin A, and Le Jin were invited as pioneers.

The morale was available, and Xun Zhen was very pleased.

From the beginning of the year to the present, despite the continuous use of troops, most of the battlefields are outside Yingchuan, so this year's harvest in Yingchuan County is still very good.

The place of discussion was not in the prefecture, but in Sun Jian's camp.

Sun Jian first brought Xun Zhen and the others to the training ground in his camp. There were several Sun soldiers practicing their formations. The team was led by a young general who was not very old, and was different from Zu Mao and Han Dang. , Although this young man is wearing armor and a sword, he is also full of heroic spirit, but he has a Confucian spirit inside, and he should be both civil and military. Xun Zhen recognized this man and knew that he was Sun Jian's nephew Xu Rui.

Sun Jian was friendly with Xu Zhen's father, Xu Zhen, so he married Xu Zhen with his younger sister Xu Zhen and gave birth to a son Xu Wei. When Xu Hao was young, because of Sun Jian's relationship, he left Shizhou County as an official. Sun Jian raised an army to attack Dong, and Xu Hao gave up his official position and came to Yingchuan from the army.

Among the Sun Ying generals who came to Yingchuan with Sun Jian this time, Sun Jian has quite a few relatives, such as his wife and brother Wu Jing, his descendant Ben, his clan descendant He, and this nephew Xu Lu, etc. , these relatives accounted for half of the generals in his army.

In a time of chaos, when it comes to leading troops to attack, no matter who it is, no matter who it is, it will definitely use its own trustworthiness first, so Sun Jian's use of people is understandable.

In fact, Xun Zhen did the same. In Xun Zhen's army, among the generals who led the troops to fight, his clansmen and relatives were not many, and only Xun Cheng and Xin A could be considered useful, but it was not because he did not want to use his relatives as generals. It was because the Xun family was not a general, but a Confucian school. Most of the clan members grew up reading Confucian scriptures. On the other hand, he used his relatives heavily, such as Xun You, Xun Yu, Chen Qun, and many other relatives, such as Xun You, Chen Qun, who joined his army one after another. With a suitable position, this is also known as the so-called specialization of art, and it is not good at leading troops to fight. In strategy and government affairs, the Confucian clans such as Xun and Chen are very good at it. Talent is thirsty, not only actively recruiting those famous generals who will be favored by future generations, but also appointing usable people in the army. In the final analysis, the backbone of the military power is still those few people, Xu Zhong, Xun Cheng, Jiang Qin, Chen Bao, Xin Ai, etc., these people are either his relatives or his old friends in Xixiang.

Therefore, although it seems that there are not many relatives in Xun Zhen's army who are in charge of the soldiers, in fact, his employment is similar to Sun Jian, and it is not only him and Sun Jian, such as Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Cao Cao, etc., in terms of employment. It's all like that. In the Three Kingdoms of the previous life, among the heroes, the only one who did not use relatives was Liu Bei. That was because Liu Bei had no choice. He was not from a noble family, and he had no available clan, so he could only reuse his foreign surname. Therefore, in the Three Kingdoms of the previous life, the heroes were Zhongwei Liu Bei is famous for his righteousness. He has no useful clansmen. If he does not use "righteousness" to win over his subordinates, I am afraid that he will not be able to guarantee the loyalty of the troops, let alone fight.

However, it was said that Xu Wei was playing pawns on the field, and Sun Jian brought Xun Zhen and the others on the outside.

Thousands of soldiers on the field, armored and equipped with fine weapons, moved according to the order, advancing and retreating to defend, shouting and killing the ground, and the smoke and dust were spreading, which was really majestic and majestic.

Sun Jian stroked his stomach and asked Xun Zhen with a smile, "Zhenzhi, how are you looking at my subordinates?"

"A while ago, you and I were fighting against each other in the field training. At that time, I suddenly received news of Sikong's death and was unable to watch it in person, but I heard that during the field training, there seemed to be Xu Xu among the generals who led the troops in the Qing army. Chi?"

"Exactly."

"I later heard Junqing and Zhicai say to me: Sun Hou's family has several handsome people, and Xu Wei is one of them."

"Ha ha ha ha."

"Now I see him training the troops, the flags are clear, and the thousands of infantry advance and retreat as one, the generals can be called handsome generals, and the soldiers are also full of heroes." Having said this, Xun Zhen sighed deliberately.

Sun Nut asked, "Zhenzhi, why are you sighing?"

"It's a pity I don't have such a good nephew!"

Sun Jian was very fond of Xu Wei, his nephew. Hearing Xun Zhen's words, he was very proud, rubbed his stomach and laughed.

After watching the training on the field, everyone returned to the tent.

Xun Zhen said: "The autumn harvest is over, the food is sufficient, and the sky is cool. I heard the news: Dong Bing is restless and thinking about returning home. Wentai, it's time for your attack."

Sun Jian asked people to spread out the map, walked to the map, and pondered.

Xun Zhen also came to the picture and asked, "Wentai, what are you thinking?"

"The last time you and I joined forces to attack, although we won, we stopped at Yique Pass. This time we attack again, how should you and I be deployed?"

"I've been thinking about it for a long time! The reason why I stopped last time was because you and I were short of troops, Meng De was defeated early, and the morale of Dong's soldiers was high, so you and I had to retreat. This time, you and I will strike again. There are enough soldiers and horses, and even without foreign aid, you and I alone are enough to fight against the Dong army, and the morale of the Dong army is much lower than last time. Therefore, I think that this battle, you and I have a good chance of winning. Eighty percent."

"Eighty percent, of course, it's already possible to fight, ... Are you and I still attacking Yique this time?"

Xun Zhen's finger landed on the map, tapped a spot on a spot, and said, "I discussed with Zhicai, Wenruo, Gongda, etc., and all thought that this time you and I should be the Sheyique and attack Taigu. , to pass all the gates and attack Luoyang."

Sun Jian slapped Xun Zhen on the arm and laughed loudly: "Zhenzhi, that's what I mean too!"

Taigu, or Dagu, is one of the eight passes in Luoyang. It is west of Luyuan Pass and east of Yique and Guangcheng Passes. It is located in the southeast of Luoyang, less than a hundred miles away from Luoyang.

There are two advantages to choosing this as the direction of the attack.

The first advantage is that the last time Xun Zhen and Sun Jian attacked Yique, if they attacked Taigu this time, it would be unexpected.

The next advantage is: considering the distance of the road and the convenience of marching, the best choice is Luyuan Pass. Starting from Yangzhai, go straight to the northwest, and it will be a hundred miles away, but Luyuan is too dangerous to be taken. The two levels of Yique and Guangcheng, there is Yishui here in Yique, and Guangchengze here in Guangcheng, are not conducive to the march of large troops; in summary, Taigu is the most suitable, Taigu Although the valley is also connected by two mountains~www.wuxiaspot.com~ can be considered dangerous, but it is not as dangerous as Luyuan. In terms of whether it is easy to march, because there are no rivers and swamps, it is stronger than Yique and Guangcheng.

Xun Zhen and Sun Jian agreed, and they decided on the overall strategy for this military expedition.

They went out of the way and pretended to take Yique, while the army actually rushed to Taigu, taking this as a breakthrough to attack Luoyang.

Sun Jian said: "Last time I attacked Dong, I accepted the bet and surrendered, and Qing was the pioneer. This time I attacked Dong and gave me the position of pioneer. How about Qing?"

Xun Zhen knew in his heart that no matter whether he attacked Dong last time or attacked Dong this time, it was a matter of great concern to the world. The last time Sun Jian gave up the vanguard position to Xun Zhen was a last resort. Xun Zhen attacked the city all the way that time. Seizing the fortress, counting the merits of victory, has already made Sun Jian very jealous. This time, when he attacked Dong again, Sun Jian definitely wanted to fight for the position of the vanguard, so that Xunzhen would not be able to gain the merits of the world again.

Xun Zhen smiled and said, "Then I wish the general the best of luck and success!"

Sun Jian heard that and knew that Xunzhen had agreed to let him start this time. He was overjoyed and laughed and said, "Don't leave tonight.

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