Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 156 Xuzhou Raiders ([-])

Because the marching route cannot be too far away from the water source, Wang Zheng's army has been marching along the river these days, and the route is roughly in the shape of a wave.

In the cold winter, the rivers freeze, the lakes and streams stop flowing, and it takes a lot of time to dig ice in the middle to fetch water. In addition to taking into account many factors such as the transportation convoy, the speed of the team slows down again and again.

When they reached the outermost peaks of the Taiyi Mountains, Zhang Rao and Pan Zhang combined the words of some elders in the team to deduce that they had officially entered the territory of Xuzhou's Langya Kingdom.

Counting from the time of departure from Linzi, it has been three days since the No. 20 march of the army.

After estimating the progress, and then looking at the weather, Wang Zheng examined the situation and gave the order to set up camp.

According to Wang Zheng's request, the army found a flat place as much as possible, and began to set fire to the forest.

Of course, it is also important to set fire to the open space. Otherwise, if a forest fire is triggered and 1 of your own horses are burned in, it will be ridiculous.

As the ground was burnt to white ash, not only did it become much harder to step on, but after a layer of dry grass or branches was spread, and a quilt was placed on it, it would also be warmer to sleep at night and would not be damp.

The simple camp is ready, and more heavenly troops are busy.

The Tianfu soldiers of the brigade carried wooden barrels to fetch water from the stream more than a mile away, and there were also special personnel to cut wood and firewood, level the camp to build tents, inspect open fires, and boil water for cooking...

As a traveler, so far Wang Zheng has given his subordinates the first real popular science, which is strictly forbidden to drink unboiled water.

It doesn't matter how thirsty you are, you must fetch water and boil it.

It is based on strict regulations like these that have been stipulated since the beginning of the army and that many people do not understand at all (such as the corpses of both the enemy and the enemy must be buried immediately on the spot, etc.).

Coupled with the strengthening of the physique after the blessing of the system, since the incident, his team has been free from the diseases that most other armies in this world often suffer from.

It is said that one of the reasons for Cao Cao's defeat in the Battle of Chibi was also because the northern soldiers were not acclimatized in the south, and there was a large-scale adultery.

Outside the tent was busy and full of enthusiasm.

In the tent, Wang Zheng and a group of generals stared at a map at the same time, chattering and discussing.

"Ahead is Yunting?"

Looking at Zhang Rao, Wang Zheng asked.

"General, that's right." Zhang Rao replied respectfully, with a lot of emotion on his face.

"Yunting is the only way for me to go from Qingzhou to Xuzhou. Now that I see Yunting, Dongguan is not far away, and Langya has already set foot."

"Langye County 51, Shushui flows out of the northwest mountain of Langye Dongguan. From this point of view, this is the right direction." Yu Jin also added: "According to historical records, the Yunting Pavilion just faces to the east and leans on a natural iron mine. The Lu State in the Spring and Autumn Period was building a city for this reason."

"Is this true?"

Wang Zheng looked up at Yu Jin in surprise, and saw that the other party thought for a moment, as if remembering, then nodded affirmatively, Wang Zheng thought for a while and said:

"Since that's the case, let's pass it on to the whole army later. Let's take a short rest tonight, take Yunting first tomorrow, and then rest for a whole day, and then draw Langya again in a year."

He was so eager to set off before, but now he has stopped in Langya?

The generals of the Heavenly Army looked at each other, and then saw Wang Zheng looking east, and suddenly realized.

That's right, Lin Dong's rush has already allowed his team to survive with difficulty, and it is really not suitable to go to attack the city again.

What's more, although the Tianjun was not so lacking in equipment compared to other Yellow Turbans when it started, it has always been at a disadvantage compared to the official army.

Since Yunting had iron mines, he took the opportunity to forge iron to improve the army's equipment by one or two. .

A small town like Yunting can go down in half a day, and the Tianjun has enough food, and there are rivers and rivers beside it, so there is no shortage of water.

They can completely rest here for a period of time and take the opportunity to train troops.It seems more appropriate to launch an offensive when the ice melts and the snow is gone, and the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming.

"The soldiers really need to rest for a period of time to restore their morale." Xu Fang pondered for a while, and said, "Just like this, it is inevitable that we will lose the advantage of attacking them by surprise."

"Attacking Yunting is just like Zhao County back then." Wang Zheng smiled confidently, "As long as they don't let people go, the officers and soldiers in Langya just know that there is a group of bandits entering the country."

"Not bad!"

Pan Zhang echoed: "Our army came here from Linzi in less than a month. The winter road is difficult and the wind and snow are thick, but it happens to cover up the whereabouts of our army along the way. It can indeed hide our true identity in a short time."

Wang Zheng nodded.

In fact, he has another idea.

Needless to say, Xuzhou's original power was seriously injured by Cao Cao's massacre, but even if he found out, it was actually fine.

According to the calculation of time, Cao Cao and Lu Bu are fighting fiercely in Puyang now, and it doesn't matter if they wait for the first ten days of last month.

Just give time to ferment, let them completely fight to the point of losing both sides, and then I can attack Xuzhou unscrupulously.

At this time point, it is perfect!

As the generals expressed their approval one after another, Wang Zheng wanted Wu Sheng to go out and spread the news to the whole army.

After hearing the news that the Heavenly Army will take a month's rest after capturing the small county in front of them tomorrow, the entire camp was shaken by cheers.

The complaints and doubts that were caused by the wind and snow on the road before can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Everyone in the tent continued to discuss.

How to capture Langya.

Or more precisely, Xuzhou.

In the current Heavenly Army, this kind of topic is still initiated by people who are both strategic and experienced.

And Wang Zheng, who knows his future achievements, is also happy to do so.

"Xuzhou has five prefectures, Langya, Pengcheng, Donghai, Xiapi, and Guangling."

Yu Jin pointed to the simple map and talked eloquently: "Langya is in the northernmost part of Xuzhou, and above it are Qi County and Beihai County in Qingzhou. Qi County is where we came from, so there is no need to say more."

"Beihai, the governor of Beihai is currently Kong Rong, who has a good relationship with Xuzhou Tao Qian. When Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou, he was weak and outnumbered, and he dared not help, but if I wait"

Having said that, Yu Jin paused, looked at Wang Zheng, and stopped talking.

"I'm waiting for the Yellow Turban Rebels, so naturally I don't have as much weight as Cao Cao in Kong Beihai." Wang Zheng smiled and looked at Zhang Rao:
"Lieutenant Zhang, I remember that you stayed in Beihai for a while before. How is Kong Rong's military strategy ability? What about the military strength?"

"The civil affairs are acceptable, and the popularity is also high." As an old opponent, Zhang Rao did not directly criticize him, but said relaxedly: "If we attack Beihai, and he climbs up, it may be difficult to understand the unity of the soldiers and the people. If we take the initiative to attack. Hey."

"One or two must be mentioned." Wang Zheng concluded, and signaled Yu Jin to continue.

"To the west is Taishan County, which is also the sphere of influence of Cao Cao today." Yu Jin said: "However, he is currently fighting with Lu Bu in Puyang. Even if he wins, I am afraid that he will try his best to recover the entire territory of Yanzhou first, followed by Qingzhou, and Xuzhou first. It is unlikely that I will be in trouble."

"Puyang Cao Cao must be defeated!"

Wang Zheng is categorical and straightforward.

Everyone was stunned, and when they were about to ask a question, they didn't say anything, Wang Zheng had already pointed his halberd towards the sky, so they all said "oh", and when they understood it, they immediately believed it.

"Then Xi Mian is no longer worried." Yu Jin's face showed joy, and the person who used to be the most scornful has now become a fanatic.

"East of Langya is the sea, so it doesn't matter."

"The general terrain is like this, general, in my opinion, it is assumed that we have captured Langya County."

Yu Jin picked up a wooden branch and clicked on the map:
"In the west, there is no need to think about it. In the north, Qi County has no soldiers or generals, and its vitality is severely damaged. Beihai has more than enough to defend, and the limited officers and soldiers are not enough to guard against us. Kong Rong has no courage to launch an attack!"

"To the south are the two counties of Donghai and Pengcheng. Pengcheng has just been massacred by Cao Cao. I am afraid that even if Tao Qian returns to this place, he will not dare to transfer the soldiers easily, just in case something happens."

After analyzing the three directions, Yu Jin made a conclusion on the situation in Langya County.

"In the future, if we capture Langya, we only need to release Kong Rong from the North Sea in the northeast!"

After speaking, he looked at Wang Zheng, waiting for the other party to speak.

Analyzing the situation can be done by his subordinate, Yu Jin, but making strategic decisions can only be made through the mouth of Wang Zheng.

Obviously, Wang Zheng had already planned how to attack Langya and even Xuzhou.

"After capturing Langya, immediately take Pengcheng without stopping!"

Wang Zheng is a little heavier on the westernmost side of the Xuzhou map.

Pengcheng, together with Yanmen Pass, Tongguan Pass, Xiangyang Pass, Hanzhong Pass and Shanhaiguan Pass, is one of the six great passes in China since ancient times.

The so-called "an important town in the south, the key to the north gate".

There is a saying that the gains and losses of Pengcheng are the ups and downs of the north and south.

This is an important military town in the eastern part of the ancient Central Plains, an important point for water and land transportation, and it can be described as the junction of the three states, a place that must be contested by military strategists.

Like Linzi, Pengcheng also has a high wall of more than ten meters and a wide moat.

What is different from Linzi is that a grand pass like Pengcheng is already extremely "easy to defend but difficult to attack"!
Most of Xuzhou is a plain area, but it is just around Pengcheng, but it is surrounded by high mountains and rivers.

This has become an excellent defensive fortress on the Huanghuai Plain of Yimapingchuan.

Of course, Pengcheng has been breached many times in history, and Xiangyang's record is not as good as the one where the golden body is not broken.

But it is worth mentioning that most of the failures were caused by the city defenders taking the initiative to attack.

For example, in the past, when Liu Bang and Xiang Yu were fighting fiercely in Chu and Han Dynasty, Liu Bang took the initiative to attack.
That's understandable, at least there will be a lot of Han soldiers.

But in the latest Pengcheng breach, Tao Qian also took the initiative to attack Cao Cao and voluntarily gave up his unique geographical advantage in Pengcheng, which made people in the present and future generations unable to understand.

The significance of Pengcheng to Xuzhou is like that of Jiange to Shuchuan and Xiangyang to Jingzhou.

Wang Zheng has even thought about who will defend the city after he wins. The talent officially certified by the cavalry and slashing system, coupled with such a great location, can be described as the right time, place, and people.

He can safely purge the interior of Xuzhou.

And the significance of Pengcheng is not only military, but also economically important.

Xuzhou has been an important traffic route connecting the north and the south since ancient times, known as the "thoroughfare of five provinces".

Rivers such as Surabaya and Yishui, as well as the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal all flow through here.

Business travel is frequent, no matter the taxation or economic profits brought by it, it is not comparable to ordinary cities.

"So, do you all understand the key points of our plan for Xuzhou?"

Wang Zheng introduced in detail, and Yu Jin added that after talking like this for more than half an hour, Wang Zheng clicked on Langya County on the map, then Pengcheng, and finally the location of Yunting, where the Tianjun is now, before Shi Shi Then he sat back at the main seat.

All that needs to be said has been said, Wang Zheng felt that it was time to test his generals.

In fact, intelligence has shown that to this point, any qualified commander can come up with similar decisions.As for the generals promoted by Wang Zheng, apart from Wu Sheng and the others who laughed at the beginning, no matter whether Yu Jin Pan Zhang, Zhang Rao Chen Jiao, or the captain of the regular army, or the leader of a party, they at least have military qualities regardless of their level.

"After we capture Langya, we will pretend to attack the East China Sea first, and encircle but not attack, so as to attract Pengcheng's officers and soldiers to come to rescue."

"Once the defenders of Pengcheng come out, wipe them out immediately, and then either attack by force or pretend to be the army to suppress the bandits and come back to trick the gate of Xiongguan." Xu Fang pondered for a moment, and was the first to speak:
"As long as we hold Pengcheng in our hands, we can turn around and take care of the remaining three counties in Xuzhou without worrying about the interference of the forces from the west!"

Looking at Xu Fang's confident expression, Wang Zheng nodded approvingly.

Maybe there are still details that need to be perfected, but on the whole, it is almost as he thought.

This is what heroes see and agree with.

It has been nearly a month since Wang Zheng left Linzi, but the city still hasn't ushered in a new ruler.

The noble families and gentry have a lot of talents, and they can handle the people's livelihood and government affairs, but they don't have enough troops, which makes everyone a little uneasy.

The Yan Mansion at this time.

Yan Chu, who is very good at nourishing qi, frowned rarely at the pile of bamboo slips in his hand.

This is a summary after the Tianjun left Linzi, and various prominent families sent a lot of manpower to Zhao County to investigate.

On the side, there is also the result of the Yan family's own investigation.

The two surveys from different sources show that Wang Zheng's life experience, including the final conclusions, are completely consistent.

That is, the eight generations of Wang Zheng's ancestors were honest farmers, and so was Wang Zheng himself.He hadn't even been out of Zhao County until the army was raised!

As for the footprints of the opponent when he participated in the Yellow Turban Rebellion in Qingzhou, it is not yet known.

But in Yan Fu's view, that is not important anymore.

Some things can only be determined by birth!
However, looking at the handwriting on all the news, Yan Fu's expression was unbelievable.

Thinking of the opponent's various performances since the uprising, as well as the mysterious hundreds of cavalry troops.Yan Chu shook his head subconsciously.

How can this be?

It doesn't make sense!

At this time, Yan Chu just walked in.

"Who is in charge of investigating this information?"

Yan Fu looked at his son, snorted coldly, and asked suddenly.

"Zhao Lin."

"Hmph." Yan Fu waved his sleeves and said angrily, "These people have become more and more perfunctory in the past few years you have been in charge of the family."

"I'm not old enough to be so dim-witted that I can't see people right! If a villager who has never been out of the county, has never wandered around, and has been taught by a famous teacher, how can he cultivate such a bearing, vision and style?"

"Do you want to tell me that the other party got it when a group of rioters begged for food?"

"Also, I don't know whether the other party was in the chaos of the Yellow Turban Bandit back then!"

"It's clear that I didn't check it carefully!"

"Father, calm down." Yan Chu quickly persuaded, and at the same time expressed his position: "I also felt very contradictory when I received the information. But the information has been verified repeatedly by them, so it cannot be false."

"impossible!"

Yan Fu categorically denied the authenticity of the information, and said unquestionably: "Tell them, investigate again! Although Wang Zheng and the others have left, I have a hunch that this matter may not be over yet! He will most likely return to Linzi! "

"Know yourself and the enemy and you can fight a hundred battles without imperil."

"We must find out the real root of this stick!"

　I have something to do today. I just rushed to finish writing. I didn’t have time to modify it. I will modify it tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)