The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

"The milk tiger wants to take the tiger's merits and evils?"

The milk tiger was referring to Xun Zhen, and the tiger was referring to Sun Jian. ~ capstone novel,

The meaning of Lu Bu's words is: Sun Jian and him fought hard and suffered casualties. Lu Bu's soldiers and horses were tired because of this. At this time, Xun Zhen came, so Xun Zhen wanted to take the opportunity to pick up the leak and use his new force to come. Defeat Lu Bu in order to capture Sun Jian's achievements?

This is a provocation.

In Xun Zhen's impression, Lv Bu was a man of "courage and no strategy", but now it seems that Lu Bu is not without a little strategy, he also has a little strategy, although this strategy is a bit low. Therefore, Xun Zhen called him "little cunning".

What is the relationship between Xun Zhen and Sun Jian? Xun Zhen rescued Sun Jian on the battlefield, and when Xun Zhen was in distress, Sun Jian also risked beheading to hide him. The two were sincere friends with the same interests. "I thought, but it was only for the sake of face, not because of jealousy of Xun Zhen, so Lu Bu's little trick was obviously impossible to succeed.

Sun Jian said regretfully, "When Mu Qing arrived last night, you and I should have sent troops to attack, but Lu Bu was able to escape after a night's delay!"

Xun Zhen smiled and said, "The siege of Taigu Pass has not been resolved, and Lü Bu has not gone far. From my point of view, he has only escaped for a while, and he will come back sooner or later."

There are not many plains around Taigu Pass, and there are many valleys near the place where Lu Bu garrisoned his troops. Now that he has walked like this, he has no idea where he went. Maybe he was hiding in a certain valley, maybe he was walking along the way. The official road went north and went to find Xu Rong.

There are still more than 2,000 horses under Lu Bu. Let’s send people to search and chase. Not to mention that he has been away for a long time, he may not be able to find it at all, but he can find it. They sent too many people and wasted their troops. For various reasons, since Lü Bu had already left, Xun Zhen and Sun Jian could only do it for the time being.

The two ordered their subordinates to set Lu Bu's camp on fire, and then returned to the camp with the soldiers.

Back in the camp, because Sun Jian's camp was near the Taigu Pass, Xun and Sun discussed the battle in Sun Jian's camp.

Now the situation in front of Xun Zhen and Sun Jian seems to be good: first, Taigu Pass has been half surrounded by them, secondly, the defenders of Guanzhong came out to reverse the battle and lost a big game. Finally, Lu Bu came to help, and the result was beaten away. This situation seems to be good.

But this "good" is only temporary.

According to the military report, Hu Zhen on the side of Yique and Guangcheng should have received Dong Zhuo's military orders and figured out that Xun Zhen and Sun Jian's main attack direction was actually Taigu. Er has already started rushing to Taigu. Even if Hu Zhen has not left the customs yet, Yique and Guangcheng are not far from Taigu, and he will be able to arrive in a day or two at most.

Xu Rong's side is separated from Xun Zhen and Sun Jian's camp by a Taigu Pass. It's hard to hear the news, but since Lu Bu has already arrived, Xu Rong must be behind, and Lu Bu didn't just arrive today, but has already arrived. It's been two or three days, so maybe Xu Rong, like Hu Zhen, will come soon.

It can be said that the early stage of the battle is relatively favorable, and Xun Zhen and Sun Jian have indeed achieved "the rapidity of the military and the unexpected". If Lu Bu hadn't come out to disrupt the situation, Taigu Pass might have been crumbling and precarious now.

However, because of Lu Bu's sudden appearance, the situation was disturbed, and Sun Jian was forced to be locked up for two days.

If one does not get it right, after Hu Zhen and Xu Rong arrive, Dong's army will have Taigu in the army and Hu, Xu, and Lu Bu in the outside, and this battle may become a protracted war and a war of attrition. Once the battle is fought like this, the outcome is hard to say.

And if they fail, even if Xun and Sun can safely return to Yingchuan, their strength will be greatly reduced. At least in the short term, the matter of arguing against Dong will not be mentioned again. Something will happen.

Even if they win, they will still suffer heavy casualties. If they attack Luoyang next, Dong Zhuo will still have tens of thousands of soldiers around Luoyang, and Xun and Sun will probably be too weak. The great merits of shining through the history were given to Yuan Shao and others.

One is that if you lose, there may be a fire in the backyard, and the other is that even if you win, you may have to work hard and make wedding clothes for others.

Therefore, neither Xun Zhen nor Sun Jian were willing to turn this battle into a protracted war and a war of attrition.

So, if you don’t want to fight a protracted war and a war of attrition, how should you fight this battle next?

The possibility of Hu Zhen, Xu Rong, and Lü Bu coming to aid was expected by Xun Zhen and Sun Jian.

Before sending troops, the two repeatedly deduced, and there are certain countermeasures for this.

Sun Jian ordered the map hanging in the tent to lay flat on the ground, crouched in front of the map, touched the back of his head, and said to Xun Zhen: "Zhenzhi, Lu Bu arrived early, which was beyond your and my expectations, and today I haven't been able to map it out. If he stays, you and I have already suffered a setback. Xu Rong and Hu Zhen will be able to reach Guanxia soon after they arrive, and it will be even more difficult for Lu Bu to join forces with him by then."

Xun Zhen stayed in Yingchuan for several months. Although she was not pampered, she often went down to the camp to watch or supervise the soldiers' drills, but in the end, she hadn't been on the battlefield or rode a horse for a few months. He didn't ride a horse very much. In the past few months, he spent more of his free time sitting and chatting with scholars in Yingchuan and other places, so there was some new flesh on his thighs. Driving the horse and marching, the new tender meat on his thigh was rubbed a little and hurt a little. He remembered Liu Bei's sigh, touched the inner thigh, and first sighed: "I haven't fought for a few months, but the meat has come back to life!"

Sun Jian raised his face, looked at him, laughed, and said, "The sons of the noble family, they are delicate and expensive, and they are not comparable to warriors like me."

Xun Zhen laughed and saw Sun Jian squatting on the ground. He couldn't stand, but he should squat too. His thighs hurt. Anyway, there were no outsiders in the tent, so he didn't have to care about appearance, so he simply sat down on the ground beside the picture. Cross your legs and stick your head out to look at the map.

"Wentai, before we sent troops, you and I discussed it before. The arrival of Hu Zhen, Xu Rong, and Lu Bu was what you and I expected. Now it's just that Lu Bu arrived a little early, and it has nothing to do with the overall situation."

"What do you mean?"

"Let's do as you and I have earlier deployed."

Xun Zhen and Sun Jian's earlier deployment was: If they can break through the border before Xu Rong, Hu Zhen, and Lü Bu arrive, it is naturally the best. Taigu Pass.

Soldiers are like water, the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and the two armies are facing each other. Before the battle, "temple calculation" is absolutely necessary. Come up with a corresponding general strategy - this corresponding "strategy" can only be approximate, and cannot be specific to details.

Therefore, before the war, Xun Zhen and Sun Jian did not set any specific strategies for the possibility that Xu Rong, Hu Zhen, and Lü Bu might rush to help Taigu. , and then hit Taigu" the general strategy.

Sun Jian frowned and said, "What I'm worried about now is that Xu and Lu's troops are fast, while Hu Zhen's troops are slow. Xu Rong and Hu Zhen may arrive at the same time."

Hu Zhen was close to Taigu, while Xu Rong and Lü Bu were far away. Normally, even if both of his troops came to help Taigu, Hu Zhen would arrive first, and Xu Rong and Lü Bu would arrive later. If this is the case, Xun Zhen and Sun Jian can take advantage of this time difference to arrange the battle, for example: first concentrate their forces to defeat Hu Zhen, and then deal with Xu Rong and Lu Bu. If so, the battle will be a little easier.

But the current situation is: Lv Bu arrived first unexpectedly, and once Lv Bu arrived, Xu Rong was definitely not far away. In other words, Xu Rong and Lv Bu's marching speed exceeded Xun Zhen and Sun Jian's expectations, and they should have been first. Hu Zhen, who arrived, was so slow to arrive.

Here comes a variable.

In this way, Hu Zhen and Xu Rong may arrive at the same time.

As Sun Jian said, if this situation occurs, the battle will indeed be difficult to fight.

In fact, Xun Zhen and Sun Jian discussed this situation before the war.

There were two ways to deal with it.

One is: set an ambush and fight for aid. The aid of Xu Rong and Lu Bu is not easy to fight, because the direction they come from is in the north of Taigu Pass, and the aid of Hu Zhen is relatively easier to fight. You can find a suitable place, set up an ambush, and beat Hu Zhen. .

Another one is: the sound of the east and the west, or it can be said that "surrounding Wei and saving Zhao".

Hu Zhen Rulai came to the rescue~www.wuxiaspot.com~ There will be fewer defenders in Yique and Guangcheng, so we can divide a branch and rush to Yique or Guangcheng, pretending to attack, thus causing Hu Zhen to be divided. End, I don't know where to stay. If Hu Zhen left, of course it would be good, if he stayed, firstly, he could turn the feigned attack on Yique and Guangcheng into a real attack, and secondly, even if he still attacked Taigu, because of his thoughts on Yique and Guangcheng, Hu Zhen would also Not much fighting spirit.

Both approaches have their pros and cons.

All in all, the strategic policy under Xun Zhen and Sun Jian can be divided into two layers.

The first one is to attack the reinforcements of Hu Zhen, Xu Rong and Lü Bu first, and then besiege the helpless Taigu after these two reinforcements are destroyed.

The second one is to fight Hu Zhen, Xu Rong, and Lu Bu. Among the two reinforcements, Hu Zhen is the main attack direction. Whether Hu Zhen arrives early, or he arrives with Xu Rong, fight first. He, destroy him this way, and then concentrate on attacking Xu Rong and Lu Bu.

Sun Jian looked at the map for a while and said, "Okay, let's do as you and I planned earlier!"

Once the plan was finalized, Xun Zhen and Sun Jian sent scouts and horses to investigate Hu Zhen's movements, and at the same time searched for a suitable place to ambush in the west of Taigu Pass.