Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 659 Jiangling
This time, Zhou Tai was able to conquer Linxiang, and Zhou Tai also took some credit. He asked for orders, and Xu Fang immediately ordered him to lead [-] troops to help Wei Yan.

As a result, Zhou Tai came back at the same time as Wei Yan less than an hour after leaving the city. While returning the military order, he said bitterly: "The last general just led his troops to the front of the battle, but the Wenpin army retreated without fighting. When you hear the wind, you know that our army has conquered the city and the situation is over."

Xu Fang nodded slightly, that's fine, the mission of these group of people is to open the passage to Nanjun as the vanguard of the Southern Expedition, and now that the mission has been completed, Xu Fang didn't want to have side effects, no matter how brave the Heavenly Army is, after all Having just experienced a fierce battle, he smiled and said, "Don't be upset, Captain Zhou. Are you afraid that there will be no battles in the next seven counties in Jingzhou? Pass this general order to Captain Zhou and Wei." Make a credit for each."

After thinking for a while, he first ordered to the left and right: "The army entering the city must not harass the people. The enemy will counterattack at any time. Our army must not be careless. You gentlemen, please work hard. You will patrol the city during the day today. Restrain the subordinates and arrange defensive matters." He said to Huang Zhong and other generals: "Although our army has conquered Linxiang, the Jingzhou army from Hanshou and Jiangxia can come at any time, and there must be garrisons outside the city to respond. Brothers, may I Continue to stay in the barracks outside the city, and form a corner with Linxiang, so as to be safe?"

There was nothing wrong with Huang Zhong and the others, so Xu Fang immediately asked the three of them to lead their own troops and continue to station in the military camp outside the city.

After the generals received their orders one by one, they turned around and left, then Xu Fang said: "Bring up all the captured generals."

Not long after, Zhang Xian and Zhao Ren led the Linxiang civil and military forces, who were pushed up by the Yangzhou army.

Staring at Zhang Xian, who was in a state of distress and blood stained on his face, Xu Fang smiled slightly and said, "Prefect Zhang, I have heard about your name for a long time, and today I will fight, can you be convinced?"

Zhang Xian snorted coldly when he heard the words, straightened his body and said: "If everyone hadn't acted recklessly, how could this general fall into your trap?"

He immediately annoyed Xu Fang's soldiers by his rude words, he stepped up and kicked him down, Xu Fang hurriedly waved his hand to stop, and reprimanded: "The eunuch is a famous person in Jingzhou, you must not be rude!"

"That's all, that's all!" Zhang Xian struggled to get up, sighed, and said, "A defeated general, how brave is he? Now that I've been defeated, kill or behead, it's up to you."

"Why did Zhang Taishou say that?"

Xu Fang smiled and said: "As the saying goes, those who know the current affairs are heroes. My generals are thirsty for talents, why don't you send me the heavenly army? They will accomplish great things together in the future, and they will leave a big mark in the history, and be seen by later generations. They will all stick out their thumbs and give a compliment: Isn’t it beautiful to understand righteousness?”

"Bah!" Zhang Xian said angrily: "My family has been loyal and good for many generations, how can I bend my knees to mess with the officials and thieves? If you join forces with thieves and bandits like you, not to mention making the heroes of the world laugh, and even more embarrassing the ancestors!"

"The thief will kill him if he wants to, but he wants me to surrender? But it's impossible to think about it."

"Mr. Zhang Taishou is a wonderful product in his youth. Why did he commit suicide? If you don't feel sorry for yourself, I should feel sorry for you."

"Today's defeat is held, I can't kill you, so you can kill me. What a pity!"

Xu Fang persuaded repeatedly, but Zhang Xian was unmoved, and just cursed, but as long as he didn't involve Wang Zheng, Xu Fang's city would not be angry, just smiled: "My lord has issued a strict order earlier, everyone who is captured The enemy generals in Jingzhou, who are above a thousand shi, must be sent to Nanchang. Zhang Gong is the prefect of Changsha, with a salary of two thousand shi. Whether you surrender or not, I dare not be self-reliant." Order the soldiers, "Untie the prefect. , good hospitality, immediately transferred to Jianchang, sent to Nanchang."

With the strength of Wang Zheng's territory today, in fact, ordinary civil servants and military generals are no longer qualified for him to deliberately recruit, but Zhang Xian is different. He was originally from a famous family in Jingzhou, and he has served as the prefect of the three counties of Jingzhou. One-on-one, since such a character was captured alive, it would be a pity to kill him. To put it bluntly, he did not want to surrender, and Wang Zheng probably would not be willing to kill him with a knife. People from Jingzhou knew what kind of virtuous and virtuous corporal he, Xuzhou Mu, was, with a humble heart.

Xu Fang has been in Pengcheng for a long time, so he naturally has a pattern in this aspect. When facing Zhang Xian, he is very polite, but when he turns around to face other people, he is not so patient.

After the personal guards took Zhang Xian away, Xu Fang turned to look at Zhao Ren, his smile faded immediately, and he said indifferently: "Our army's [-] tigers are already under pressure, and Jingzhou is about to fall. After all, Captain Zhao, if you are willing to surrender, I will protect your prosperity and wealth."

Hearing Zhang Xian's accusation just now, Zhao Ren was a little downcast, but after hearing Xu Fang's words, he immediately raised his head and chest, and scolded sharply: "Hey, he is a good man, how could he wait for the bandits like you? What a wishful thinking! "

"Well, that's what you want."

Xu Fang nodded. Although he didn't have many opportunities to visit the front line in the past two years, as long as he appeared on the field, he was basically the supreme commander of the Heavenly Army. He commanded tens of thousands of horses and scolded Fang Qiu. He put it in his eyes, since Zhao Ren would rather die than surrender, he didn't have the time to talk to him, waved his hand lightly, and said lightly: "Push it out, cut it off."

There are dozens of civil and military officials left, whether it is the captain, the governor, or the county magistrate, Xu Fang has pushed them to his subordinates for interrogation.

The city defense arrangements have been made, and Xu Fang asked about the beheading, the captives, and the loss of his own side. After all, Linxiang is the capital of Changsha, and Zhang Xian is good at running the army. Most of the defenders lured out of the city to fight in the field, but in the final siege battle, they still caused great losses to the Yangzhou army. They killed more than [-] enemies, captured more than [-] prisoners, and suffered nearly [-] self-inflicted losses.

After hearing this number, Xu Fang felt distressed, and the lieutenant at the side quickly explained: "This result is considered ideal. If the general hadn't used clever tricks to make the city's troops insufficient, we had already prepared and took the opportunity to seize a city first." Gate, put down the suspension bridge, I am afraid that you have to pay such a price just to cross the moat of Linxiang, general, think about it, isn't it like this when you attacked Linzi?"

This made Xu Fang feel better. Yes, if the defenders had sufficient strength and they were not given the opportunity to bully them, the price of attacking the city would be even higher, and it might even take a long time. "That's true."

"However, the last general still has some doubts about this battle, and I want to ask the general for advice."

"What question?"

"The general used a green ox to trigger this victory. It's a wonderful idea, which really makes the general admire. But this kind of trick is so rare, it's almost like a joke. Isn't the general afraid that the enemy will be suspicious and refuse to be fooled?"

"The more unbelievable it is, the easier it is for people to believe." Xu Fang smiled slightly: "Actually, this green bull is at best an introduction, even if Zhang Xian refuses to believe it, as long as there is a fire in my camp, it will be enough to lure him. Out of town."

Seeing that the deputy general was still puzzled, he patiently explained: "Zhang Xian has become a prisoner of his rank, and he still thinks that it was not a crime of war. Everyone misunderstood him. This is a big fallacy. He has been the prefect of Changsha for many years and has accumulated a lot of power. If it is true Seeing that this camp roar is the plan of the general, how could he fall into it?"

"To put it bluntly, the more proud and confident a person is, the less willing he is to admit his own faults, and even less able to accept failure. Deep down in his own heart, he desperately wants to win a battle and restore his reputation, so I will conclude that, As long as there is a fire in my camp and I pretend to be a night terror, the Linxiang army will definitely attack!"

In short, Xu Fang's strategy is to capture Zhang Xian's subjective mentality of eager to "take the blame" and "revenge" and the objective surface of the Linxiang Army's arrogant soldiers and not being good at coping with defeat. It seemed like a child's play, but it worked in one fell swoop and achieved unprecedented success.

The deputy general admired him a lot: "The general's use of troops is really amazing."

Xu Fang was noncommittal about this sycophant, but only asked: "Have you sent out the good news?"

"Just now the messenger has already left the city." The deputy general said: "Our army has already arrived in Linxiang, but now Wenpin stationed heavy troops in Hanshou, less than a hundred miles away, and the Jingzhou reinforcements from Wuling, Nanjun and other places are still rushing. Go forward and meet him, general, what should we do next?"

"The main thing right now is to guard against the nodding Wenpinjun."

Xu Fang said in a deep voice: "Linxiang is not only the capital of Changsha, but also the main throat into Nanjun. This is a place that military strategists must contend for. Wenpin will definitely not sit back and watch this city fall into the hands of our army. He will definitely come. Compete with me!"

"In the victory letter sent to Nanchang, the general has already stated that the general is requested to send troops and horses to help, or to further capture Linyuan (Changde, Hunan Province in later generations), or to temporarily defend Linxiang."

It didn't take long for the news of Linxiang's change of ownership to spread throughout the land of Jingzhou.

The Jingzhou side was shocked, Cai Mao immediately ordered Wenpin to rectify the three armies immediately, and must take back the city, but Wang Zheng on the other side was overjoyed.

Yuzhang, Nanchang.

"My lord, this morning I received a good news from Jianchang that General Xu Fang has conquered Linxiang."

Strolling into the study room, after finishing the ceremony of the emperor and ministers, Mi Fang met her and said: "General Xu even suggested that our army might as well take advantage of this big victory, and simply conquer Linyuan in one fell swoop, so as not to wait for Wenpin's army to be dispatched, and then come back without knowing what the lord will do. How about next?"

As usual, Wang Zheng didn't tell his family's plans first, but put the scriptures he had just read on the table lightly, turned back to his chair and sat down, looking at Mi Fang and Guo Jia and asking, "What do Zi Fang and Feng Xiao mean?"

Mi Fang naturally knew that bringing him in Wang Zheng's words was just a polite way, so she smiled shyly when she heard the words, and immediately looked at Guo Jia who was aside.

Guo Jia shook his feather fan leisurely, and said with a slight smile: "Linyuan is adjacent to Jiangxia in the north and Dongting in the east. It is the capital of Wuling. If you want to invade Nanjun from Changsha, you must pass through this city."

"As long as Hanshou is defeated, it is equivalent to opening the door to Xiangyang, and our army is completely in an invincible position where we can advance and retreat, attack and defend. General Xu Fang's proposal is not unreasonable."

"The implication is that Feng Xiao agrees with the pharmacist's opinion?"

Guo Jia slowly shook his head and said: "The analysis I made just now is only based on geography and the art of war. In other words, it is only from the perspective of the present. In the long run, I think that no matter whether you plan or not, in fact, there are pros and cons."

"how do I say this?"

"Please look, my lord," Guo Jia said, pointing to the map, "The city is named Linyuan. As the name suggests, the Yuanjiang River in Jingzhou just crosses the city, and Hanshou is on the side. The distance between the two places is less than a hundred miles. That is to say, if our army captures Hanshou, there will be two troubles."

"Which two are troublesome?"

"First, according to intelligence, so far, Hanshou has stationed nearly 2 reinforcements in Jingzhou, and more than 1 people are rushing there at the same time. If our army takes down Linyuan, it seems to occupy the The favorable position, but if you want to go further, you have to face the pressure of a large group of Jingzhou reinforcements watching from the sidelines."

"Secondly, the center and both sides of Linyuan City are surrounded by the Yuanjiang River, which is not conducive to the movement of the army. The [-] enemy troops are close at hand. Even if our army decides to go further and go north to Nanjun, how can Wenpin allow our army to calm down? River?"

Guo Jiadao: "My lord, please think about it again. Linyuan is not far from Linxiang. Why didn't Wenpin choose to be stationed here, but why did he choose Hanshou? It is because the terrain here is too narrow for large troops to station, let alone A military operation is underway, if our army goes to take this place, it is very likely that we will be attacked by the Jingzhou army!"

Wang Zheng nodded slightly, picked up the teacup with a calm expression, took a sip, and asked with a smile: "But as Feng Xiao said, do you disapprove of the pharmacist's strategy?"

"But it's not."

Wang Zheng suddenly laughed: "It's not that I agree, it's not that I don't agree, I'm a little confused, Fengxiao, what do you mean?"

Guo Jiadao: "Take advantage of the victory and pursue it. From my point of view, Lin Yuan wants to fight, but it's not a real fight."

"Not really fighting?"

"The best strategy is to attack Linyuan openly and take Qianling secretly!"

"Zhanling?" Wang Zheng was taken aback when he heard the words, and turned his gaze to the map, which landed on the northernmost point of Wuling County.This is the location of Chanling on the map, but there is a name that is more familiar to Wang Zheng not far away.

In the courtesy of Baidi Caiyun, Qianling Jiangling returned one day.

Chanling is the Gong County of the later generations, and it is only a few tens of miles away from the Jingzhou of the later generations, which is the famous Jiangling City!
Wang Zheng immediately guessed the real plan in Guo Jia's mind, pondered for a moment and asked, "How to attack openly? How to take secretly?"

"Send Xu Fang to lead the army, make a huge momentum, and attack Linyuan on the surface, attracting Wenpin's attention here. The county government of Changsha has fallen. If the capital of Wuling falls again, the impact will be too bad. Wenpin Pin will definitely not fail to rescue!" Guo Jia said: "As long as he sends the main force to help, the plan will be more than half completed."

Wang Zheng nodded, signaling Guo Jia to continue.

"At the same time, my lord can send another general to lead the troops to Zhuo Tang instead of Linyuan, and go north through Zuo Tang, quietly bypassing Hanshoudu River to the vicinity of Chanling."

"Zhanling is just a small city. It can be won in one battle. After taking it, the whole army will immediately dispatch to attack Jiangling!"

(End of this chapter)