Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 648 Raiders
When the husband was angry, his blood flowed for five steps.When the general was angry, the country was destroyed and the city was slaughtered.

As the saying goes, those who want the same desire win, and under the anger, the offensive of the Ganning and Ning tribes became more and more fierce, and they continued day and night. At the third watch of the night, the two pass cities in the west and north of Jianchang fell one after another, and the defenders were killed and injured. The tragedy was so severe that Hua Xin was completely panicked, and immediately sent a quick cavalry to Changsha County overnight to ask for help.

What he didn't know was that not only his place was in danger, but the border was also full of turmoil. From the east and north, there were also countless urgent reports flying towards Linxiang like snowflakes. At the most urgent time, almost There will be one in two quarters of an hour.

"The Wu Fort of the Zhao family was destroyed! Six hundred defenders were killed, and four hundred were surrendered."

"Yu Jiawu Fort was destroyed! Three hundred defenders were killed, and five hundred were surrendered."

"Jianchang Pass City fell, and many city walls collapsed!"

"A large group of soldiers and horses appeared outside Liling City. Judging from their banners, they seem to be the troops of Xuzhou's bandit general Xu Fang!"

A series of dazzling military reports, even the dullest people can see that Wang Zheng has suddenly changed his previous strategy!
Zhang Xian looked at the map in the candle room, took a deep breath, and murmured: "The invasion is like fire! Falling into Jianchang, forcing the border, and soldiers approaching Liling, this is the Xuzhou army. This is the one who attacks me and must be saved!"

So whether to save or not, to send troops or not?

Zhang Xian tossed and turned, caught in an extremely difficult decision.

What is "the one who attacks the enemy must be saved"?
It is knowing that this is the enemy's strategy of "leading the snake out of the hole", knowing that there may be traps in ambush, but it must be rescued, because if it is not rescued, the result will also fall into an extremely passive situation. If the strategy is used to this extent, it is actually considered a Yang plotted, according to one's own advantages and strategies, forcing the enemy to cooperate with one's own deployment and mobilization.

After a sleepless night, Zhang Xian finally made the decision to send troops helplessly.

Before leaving the army, he summoned the generals and asked, "Can there be military documents from Xiangyang?"

The deputy general replied: "Estimating the time, the messenger sent by the prefect to Xiangyang should have arrived. I believe that General Cai may have a reply in two or three days."

Zhang Xian nodded: "The bandit general Zhou Tai's troops were very sharp, and within a few days of invading the frontier, he managed to defeat two cities. The sentry cavalry in front reported that the Gan and Ning troops in Jianchang have spared no casualties in the past two days. We have laid down several pass cities first, and Hua Xin may not be able to last until the end of the month if this continues, and now the situation has changed drastically, it is no longer a good idea to continue to defend!"

"What does the prefect want?"

"I can't wait for the reply from Xiangyang." Zhang Xian showed a determined look on his face, and said in a deep voice: "I have made up my mind, I must take the initiative to attack, and before Jianchang falls, I must first kill those who invaded my territory." Zhou Tai's troops should be dealt with, otherwise, according to my estimation, the next step forward of this Xuzhou army will be in Shonan!"

All the generals were deeply convinced, but some said hesitantly: "But the enemy has gone to great lengths and troubles, and they are doing it just to lure our troops out of the city. The eunuch must watch."

"What you said is not bad." Zhang Xian said: "So the general will decide as follows. The generals will obey the order!"

As soon as the words fell, all the generals stood up one after another with a "swipe", and bowed to obey the order.

Looking around, Zhang Xian said solemnly: "There are now more than 4000 soldiers and horses in the city. This time, I intend to send [-] troops out of the city. After leaving the city, I will only take the road. All mountains, forests and swamps will be bypassed! On the marching road , It is necessary to spread scouts and sentries widely, and if there is any disturbance, immediately station there. When we are outside Wubao City, there are three points to pay attention to. "

"One, first seek self-protection before attacking the city. The camp must be set up, and don't be impatient! Two, our army is alone, the enemy may have an ambush. When encountering the enemy, we must be decisive and powerful. Fight when you are fighting, and fight when you are not. Shou Shou, never hesitate to be suspicious. Three, if you encounter the enemy and engage in battle, don't expect the Xuzhou army to be defeated immediately, as long as you can hold the camp and prevent Zhou Tai's troops from continuing to penetrate, it will be a credit."

"Keep in mind that the purpose of this expedition is not to recapture Wubao on the border, but to keep Zhou Tai's Xuzhou army from going deep. If he dares to go deep into our territory, he can directly annihilate him and keep it first. In the state of confrontation, persist for more than ten days, wait for the reply from Xiangyang to arrive, or the reinforcements of Brother Degui arrive, and then look for an opportunity to fight the enemy! Before that, don’t seek meritorious service, but seek no faults.”

"In addition, in order to confuse the Xuzhou army, the general planned to send another army to Jianchang with great fanfare at the same time as sending troops to the front line of Wubao. And confusing the enemy's line of sight is the best. Even if it can't be confused, it can be used as an echo at the border. No matter which of the two army horses falls into the enemy's ambush and encounters the enemy's attack, the other needs After hearing the news, rush to help as soon as possible!"

Strategy is the embodiment of tactics. Wang Zheng used the city and Wubao as a stronghold to plan to surround Linxiang and force Zhang Xian to send troops. In fact, it is the evolution of the "Crane Wing Needle" army formation. Nanchang, both in the rear, was surrounded by heavy troops as if they were in the rear of the formation, while Zhou Tai and Gan Ning spread out like the wings of a crane, forming a tendency to outflank the left and right sides.

As for Zhang Xian's current response, it can be summed up in three words: "One word long snake array."

He sent two armies one after another, together with the headquarters in Linxiang City, formed a long snake formation.If the army he sent to Wubao is compared to the tail of a snake, then the army he sent to Jianchang is the head of the snake, and the headquarters in Changsha is the body of the snake. If the Xuzhou army hits the head of the snake, the tail of the snake will respond; If you want to take advantage of the void and go straight to Linxiang, the snake head and the snake tail will respond.

In addition, if the snake head and tail are not enough to meet the enemy, the snake body can also provide support at any time.

After listening to the generals, they all called it wonderful, and said: "The Xuzhou army in Nanchang will set up an ambush near the border or near Jianchang. This is almost certain. But the eunuch's response turned our army's passive into active. , if the plan goes well, it is not the enemy luring our army out of the city, but our army out of the city to lure the enemy's ambush. I wonder how many surprise soldiers the eunuch plans to send to Jianchang?"

"Small is useless, and many are bloated. 2000 people are enough."

If you don't move, this move is equivalent to sending out nearly half of the soldiers and horses in the city. Zhang Xian added: "The army going to the border should fight less and shrink the formation. People. The army going to Jianchang will have to fight more, stretch the formation, and claim to send 3000 troops.”

The Art of War says: False and real.This is a trick to reverse the odds. If Wang Zheng believed this information, then it is very likely that the ambushes originally arranged on the border will be lost to Jianchang. After all, there is a fundamental difference between encircling and annihilating 3000 people and encircling and annihilating 1000 people.

"Wonderful!"

All the generals nodded their heads one after another, and praised: "If this plan is sold, then it is not the enemy who mobilized our army, but our army mobilized the enemy."

"Not so difficult to steal the first opportunity!"

Zhang Xian's expression was solemn and authentic, no one dared to underestimate Wang Zheng anymore, Zhang Xian was more serious from the beginning, he thought hard last night and came up with this countermeasure.

In addition to the competition of hard power, the two armies are fighting for an initiative.

In terms of strength alone, Zhang Xian, who can only mobilize soldiers and horses from one county in Changsha, obviously cannot be compared with Wang Zheng. If he hadn't occupied the home ground, he would have no capital to fight against. Invade Changsha, compress the space, and find a way to regain the initiative.

This is like chess players playing chess. The city is the chessboard and the army is the pieces. It is better to lose than to fight for the first place. As the saying goes, the first to win is the winner, and the first to lose is the loser!

Nanchang at this time.

In the county guard's mansion, Wang Zheng is listening to Mi Fang's return.

Although he had already been fighting with high spirits a few months ago and wanted to return to the battlefield, even if it was a personal conquest, there was no reason for the commander of the three armies to be a vanguard, so he had to hold back his eagerness to try and become a chess player first command operations.

With Wang Zheng's current height, his focus on the battle situation is naturally very different from others.

For example, Zhou Tai and Gan Ning are currently focusing on the gains and losses of one city and one place, and even Zhang Xian, his current opponent, only considers Changsha County at most, but Wang Zheng has been more concerned with observing the entire Jingzhou and even Liu Bei in Yuzhou from the very beginning. , Cao Cao in Yanzhou, and even Yuan Shao's reactions, attitudes, and changes in various situations.

"Here in Yuzhou, after receiving the letter from the lord, Lu Bu of Pei State has already made a feint gesture. The border of Chen State is like an enemy, and Liu Bei has already occupied the magpie's nest and snatched it from Liu Chong. Chen Guo's great power will also be restrained by him, and he will not be able to go south easily."

Mi Fang said in a respectful voice: "As for Yingchuan, if our army invades Jing, Cao Cao will definitely not sit idly by, but after all, his side does not border Jingnan, even if he wants to rush to help, he will only show up on the front line to push forward. When it reaches Jiangxia, Nanjun and other places."

Wang Zheng nodded slightly, and asked, "What about Cai Mao in Xiangyang? They should have received the news by now, right? Zifang, based on your inference, when will the reinforcements from Xiangyang arrive in Changsha?"

"Xiangyang is located in the northernmost part of Nanjun County. Even if we set off immediately, it will take about ten days to arrive in Changsha, and this process requires a certain amount of preparation time. Even if Cai Mao immediately ordered rescue after hearing the news, it is impossible for the Jingzhou army to set off on the same day. According to my estimate, it is the most conservative estimate, at least it will be the end of April."

Wang Zheng looked at Guo Jia at the side when he heard the words, Guo Jia thought for a moment, nodded, and agreed with Mi Fang's judgment: "My lord, this was originally within our expectations. The reason why our army suddenly abandoned the north of Yuzhang and turned to attack Jianchang, that's why!"

"If the three generals Xu, Zhou, and Gan can capture the entire Xiangshui road within half a month, the Xiangyang army will rush to help, but they will be powerless."

The whole road of Xiangshui is located in several counties along the river of Xiangshui, namely Linxiang, Xiangshui, and Luo County. The elite are useless, and if they want to take back Changsha, they can only seek to compete with the Xuzhou army with all their strength on land.

In fact, that would be tantamount to taking advantage of one's strengths and taking one's weaknesses, and Wang Zheng was even more eager for Cai Mao to come up with such a foolish trick!
Wang Zheng smiled when he heard the words, and asked, "Is there any possibility of Jiangxia Huangzu rushing to help Changsha?"

"It should be unlikely."

Mi Fang said: "Since Dudu Zhou went to Wancheng to take up his post, he has trained his soldiers and promoted the construction of warships every day. His momentum has been quite large. My lord has dispatched new troops to Lujiang one after another. According to my ministers, Jiang Xia's army The current total is only about [-], in other words, it is not enough to fully defend against Zhou Dudu's department, how can we send troops to support Changsha?"

"Yeah." Wang Zheng nodded, and suddenly thought of something, he couldn't help asking: "By the way, didn't you say that there was a [-]-part song suspected of being from the Yanzhou Army that entered Jiangxia before, is there any news now?"

"Not yet."

Mi Fang also frowned and said: "I have ordered my subordinates to inquire in many ways, but they can't find out where they went or where they are now. 5000 people say it's not too many, but it's not too many, it's really weird! "

Wang Zheng was obviously not satisfied with this answer, but he didn't say anything to blame Mi Fang. He just kept silent for a moment and said slowly: "Cao Mengde is used to using strange soldiers. If this army is really the Yanzhou army, it seems to be a useful ambush. You must guard against it." .”

As for the great use, needless to say for personal use, it is for his royal administration!
Thinking of this, Wang Zheng paced with his hands behind his back, came to the front of the map, looked at it for a moment, and suddenly said: "Since we can't find it out, Zifang, Fengxiao, let's take a guess?"

"How to guess?"

"Thinking in another place." Wang Zheng smiled and said, "Feng Xiao, think about it, if you are a counselor under Cao Cao's account, and these 5000 troops are here to deal with this general, where is the best place to put them?"

Five thousand soldiers and horses are definitely not a force that can be ignored. It is actually very difficult for such a soldier and horse to go deep alone, and it is very difficult to completely hide the traces, and it must be of great significance to do so painstakingly. He had thought about him for a long time, pondered for a moment, and said slowly: "If it is really the soldiers and horses sent by Cao Cao, I think about it, maybe there is a possibility."

"That means they are no longer in Jiangxia."

As soon as the words fell, Wang Zheng raised his sword eyebrows, but saw Guo Jia continued: "Since he is no longer in Jiangxia, no matter how much the Benming Division inquires, he will not be able to find the trace of this army. This army obviously entered Jiangxia. In fact, it was a false shot, and after entering Jiangxia, maybe he changed the road abruptly and went to another place?"

"Go to another place?" Wang Zheng's eyes flickered sharply: "Where are you going, continue eastward? Or go north?"

"Going east is the Lujiang River, and it is bound to be hidden from Gongjin's eyes and ears. As for going north, Shouchun and Pengcheng are heavily guarded, and it is difficult for them to do anything. What's more, Jiangxia is still an ally, but going to these places is a real enemy. Could it be that Cao Cao With such great courage, dare to let a lone army go deep into the enemy's territory for thousands of miles?"

Guo Jia shook his head again and again: "If you really want him to go deeper, what can you do? Now that there is not enough information, it is really hard for me to speculate."

"Deep into our rear"

Wang Zheng thoughtfully said: "No matter what the purpose is, this is not impossible." Immediately ordered Mi Fang: "Zi Fang, if Feng Xiao's speculation is correct, then this strange army is more likely to continue to go north, meaning Xuzhou, you immediately Ask Xuzhou to be more vigilant, and at the same time ask the brothers in the Benming Division to change the direction of the investigation and see if there are any traces of large groups of troops passing by."

Mi Fang respectfully accepted the order: "No!"

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Guo Jia's guess was somewhat reasonable. Wang Zheng even thought of more, and couldn't help muttering to himself: "If you intend to copy my rear, then 5000 troops are too small, and it is not enough to attack Xuzhou. But what if there are more than 5000 men?"

Guo Jia was startled when he heard the words: "Your lord, what do you mean?"

"Hey, military strategists have a plan to increase and reduce the number of stoves. Maybe Cao Cao deliberately let us know that there is such a strange soldier, but..."

Wang Zheng went up against the case, and said every word: "The number was wrong from the very beginning!"

(End of this chapter)