The beginning of the Three Kingdoms Cheng Yuanzhi

Chapter 17 The Tranquility Before Leaving the Mountain
In the empty Juxian Hall, Zhang Xiaoyu, dressed in a white men's long gown, lowered his head slightly because of shyness, his hair was pulled high, and there was a strong youthful atmosphere from top to bottom...

She has a pretty face, bright eyes, emerald eyebrows and red lips, a slender waist, and a body as light as the wind.

"Is it time to let go..."

"The strength of her struggle is not very firm..."

"Forget it, let's hug for a while..."

"Anyway, there are no outsiders here..."

After a while, I felt my hand was a little tired... Cheng Yuanzhi changed his hand.

This time around the waist, it is very natural.

Who would have thought in advance that he would switch from the ten thousand reluctances when he was embraced by Zhang Yang to the current one million reluctances at the speed of light.

Sure enough, every step of life is full of unknowns, sometimes frightening, sometimes surprising.

"Li Er, come here."

Looking at the half of the 46-yard foot exposed at the entrance of the hall, Cheng Yuanzhi called out.

Suddenly a big head popped out of the empty doorway, and Li Er rushed to him in an instant.

"Commander, I'm here."

Of course I know you are here. Cheng Yuanzhi gouged him out angrily, "You immediately lead fifty soldiers to Daxing Mountain to find that old Orion, and so on...don't be violent."

"Okay, handsome."

"Let's set off quickly, go early and return early."

"Okay, handsome."

"Why don't you move?"

"Marshal, I have no soldiers."

"..."

Yes, Cheng Yuanzhi patted his forehead and shouted towards the door: "Boss Zhang."

Two more heads appeared at the door, one from the left and the other from the right, Zhang Yang on the left and Zhang Yan on the right.

The two looked at each other and smiled, and walked over with a haha.

Xu Shi vacated the seat, and a few sneaky heads poked out of the door...

At the same time, outside the eight windows on the left and right of the hall, many heads appeared one after another from the skylight on the roof, looking over curiously...

Cheng Yuanzhi let go of his sweaty hands helplessly, feeling a little uneasy on his old face.

Just as he was about to instruct Zhang Yang to send [-] people to listen, he suddenly felt the table behind him move violently.

He was so scared that he quickly jumped away...

Yu Du, Sun Qing, Bai Rao, Sui Gu, and Tao Sheng slowly crawled out from under the table one after another, looking as if nothing had happened.

With a dark face, Cheng Yuanzhi walked away...

Once upon a time, he was surrounded by more than a dozen savages day and night, and he felt a shadow in his heart.

But now there are hundreds of people watching...

"Hahaha……"

The crowd roared with laughter, the sound shook the roof, and the hall was filled with a cheerful air.

……

After waiting for several days, Li Er did not come back.

The remaining snow on the ground hadn't completely melted yet, but the people in the cottage became anxious. Zhang Yan had urged Cheng Yuanzhi several times to lead his troops to attack the county.

You can take as many people as you want, and the Black Mountain Army has no choice but Yingtao County.

There is not much food left, and I can't hold on for a few days.

Cheng Yuanzhi patiently explained to the de facto leader of the Black Mountain Army in front of him that now is not the time to go, everything is already ready, and the east wind has not come yet.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Yan was thoughtful all of a sudden, and asked excitedly when Dongfeng would come.

Cheng Yuanzhi couldn't help laughing at his silly appearance, this guy never thought about it, how could the east wind blow in the winter?
That's just a metaphor, a metaphor!
Cheng Yuanzhi pretended not to hear his nagging, holding a branch, writing and drawing on the ground intently.

Zhang Xiaoyu bounced past, gave Cheng Yuanzhi and brother Zhang Yan a berry each, and then ran away quickly.

She is in women's clothing today, red, like a rose.The long hair was loose, and it danced lightly as she walked around, which was very eye-catching.

Cheng Yuanzhi looked away in a daze, and outlined the terrain around Yingtao County from the information reported by the scouts.

There are three plains, only [-] miles northwest of the city, there are two mountains, and there is a long and narrow ancient road in the middle, which is a typical terrain between two mountains and a ditch.

If there is no detour, this is the only way to Wuji County, Zhongshan County. The two places are separated by three hundred miles.

If you take a detour, you will have to walk an extra day and a half.

After looking at the map, Cheng Yuanzhi knew that Yingtao County was far away from the old nest of the Black Mountain Army. Why did Zhang Niujiao choose to start from here?
Although he had never been to Yingtao County, Zhang Yan immediately recognized the painting on the ground as Yingtao County.

Shocked, he answered the question.

Because Yingtao County is the county with the least number of troops among the two targets.

Wuji County also has a lot of grain, but Wuji is the county government of Zhongshan, with [-] soldiers stationed there, so it's better to pick the soft persimmons.

Hebei has always been prosperous, and there are no standing troops in the county towns. After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, each county will have 500-1000 standing troops.

I can't afford any more.

However, Yingtao County was an exception, because part of the granary of the Zhen family was there, and it sponsored an additional 2000 soldiers with equipment and food.

That is to say, although the [-] soldiers in Yingtao County were the soldiers of the Han Dynasty in name, and they were dispatched by the county magistrate Dong Zhao, in fact, there were [-] soldiers facing the Zhen family.

Of course, this is not the norm, and once the situation stabilizes, these soldiers will be dismissed.

Neither merchants nor county towns can have so many private soldiers.

Well, that's good. Cheng Yuanzhi nodded, and soon discovered another way to defeat the enemy - the soldiers have two minds, and they can divide and attack.

In the past few days, he has already thought of five or six strategies, and he is struggling with which one to use.

But all strategies have to wait.

Wait for the weather to clear and the road to dry.

Cheng Yuanzhi stretched out his foot and erased the map and the words "Yingtao County" on it.

Zhang Yan frowned, still struggling with the question of what "Dongfeng" is.

Zhang Xiaoyu hurried past again and handed Cheng Yuanzhi a berry.

Looking at the red berries in his hand, Cheng Yuanzhi felt that he seemed to have missed something, so he redrawn the map of Yingtao County.

This time there was no name tagged.

Zhang Yan seemed to have figured out what Dongfeng is, clapped her hands in a daze, and shouted:
"I see, you are waiting for Li Er, and the person Li Er invited is Dongfeng."

"no, he is not!"

Cheng Yuanzhi decisively denied his guess, frowned deeply, and realized something was wrong.

If you want to seize food with zero casualties, five hundred soldiers are far from enough!

However, the cowhide has been blown out.

He glanced at Zhang Yan in embarrassment, thinking about what to say.

Zhang Yan waited for a while, but didn't see Cheng Yuanzhi opening his mouth, so he leaned over to observe the map on the ground.

"Brother Yuan, where is this? It looks familiar!"

"Yitao County."

"..."

"Brother Yuan, do you have any difficulties?"

"You see it?"

"Well, I read books for a few years when I was young, and I can still recognize the words on the ground."

Zhang Yan pointed to the three big characters on the ground "There are difficulties" and said.

"I'm leaving tomorrow." Cheng Yuanzhi dropped the branch, patted his buttocks and stood up:
"Five hundred soldiers are not enough, you need fifteen thousand."

"Really?" Zhang Yan was overjoyed: "Is [-] enough?"

"enough……"

"You go with me..."

Cheng Yuanzhi thought for a while, and added: "Prepare more horses and chariots."

Zhang Yan said "hmm" and turned around to make arrangements.

Cheng Yuanzhi stretched out his leg, erased the map again, took a long pole from the side, and waved it.

That night, the lights in the cottage were intertwined, and the troops who had no missions all went to rest early.

Those who had missions to go on an expedition gathered together and had a nice dinner.

Cheng Yuanzhi sat on the roof, facing the cold wind, looking up at the starry sky and bright moon, his thoughts were surging.

This was not the first time he had led an attack. He had even led [-] Yellow Turbans before, but he couldn't suppress the throbbing in his heart at this moment.

Leading troops to fight is indeed addictive.

(End of this chapter)