Zhu Nao

Two days later, Xie Wuji slipped out of the city, secretly returned to the army, pretended that he had just arrived with the army, and then entered the city again.

This time Xie Wuji led the army back from victory, and his contribution is not insignificant.Not only did he successfully defend Yunyang, but more importantly, he defeated the army led by Tao Bei with less force!

Now Tao Bei is fighting with Zhu Nao, and both sides are trying their best to expand their momentum and prestige.In addition to fighting on the battlefield, fighting outside the battlefield is also extremely important.The reason why Tao Bei personally led the troops to attack Yunyang was that even if he won, he would not gain much on the battlefield, and would waste a lot of manpower and material resources in vain.He fought this battle purely for political purposes.

Therefore, Xie Wuji repelled his army, and even almost captured him alive. The victory on the battlefield also gave Zhu Nao a lot of bargaining chips outside the battlefield!

This battle can be won so beautifully, Xie Wuji is not only high-spirited on the battlefield, but more importantly, he deduced Tao Bei's marching route in advance.Such a natural talent with both wisdom and courage is really rare.There used to be some unfavorable gossip in Hanzhong, but no one dared to mention it after that.

Zhu Nao had already prepared a reception banquet in the city, and he rewarded the soldiers who won the battle, not to mention gold, silver and treasures, he also vigorously promoted those who made contributions on the battlefield.Now is the time for employing people. While recruiting talented and famous people from all over the world, he also selects smart and capable people from his subordinates.And the cultivation of Xie Wuji's subordinates, is it not to strengthen Xie Wuji's strength?

As for Xie Wuji himself, although Zhu Nao did not promote his official position, he took this opportunity to add a marquis to him, with three thousand households in the city.

This time besides Xie Wuji, there is another person who contributed the most, that is Huang Dongxuan.

At the beginning, Zhu Nao told Huang Dongxuan that the post of General Zhengxi was still vacant, implying that if Huang Dongxuan could do a good job this time, the post of General Zhengxi would be his.

So is Huang Dongxuan doing a good job? ——It couldn’t be better!

Huang Dongxuan not only defended Jingzhou, but also completely defeated the Changsha army, captured a large number of warships and supplies of the Changsha army with minimal casualties, and surrendered more than a thousand Changsha sailors and the navy general Fang Ji!He was able to do this, even beyond Zhu Nao's expectations.

Huang Dongxuan is like a wild wolf, unrestrained and yearning for freedom.If he is strictly controlled and dictated, it is very likely that he will not be tamed in the end, and both sides will suffer.Because of this, such a titan is not available to everyone. The first governor of Jiangling and later Sun Xiang were all backlashed by him due to improper control.Only Jun Nao gave him the maximum freedom, so he also reported Jun Nao's surprise.

There is no doubt that Huang Dongxuan jumped two levels in a row, and he deserves the post of General Zhengxi.

And with his promotion, his brothers will also be able to rise and get promoted and promoted.Although Huang Dongxuan is uninhibited, he has a lot of loyalty, presumably this time will satisfy him and make him even more determined.

Except for Huang Dongxuan, although Ge Lingcha, who was ordered to lead troops to aid Jingzhou this time, did not make extraordinary achievements, his credit cannot be erased.If he hadn't defended Jingzhou calmly, Tao Bei would not have given up Jingzhou and went straight to Yunyang, where he was finally beaten black and blue by Xie Wuji.In addition, this person is quite prestigious in the army, so Zhu Nao also vigorously promoted him, and promoted him from a miscellaneous general to General Pingdong, one of the Siping generals.

The subordinates who should be promoted have been promoted, and those who should be rewarded have been rewarded, and then they have to decide how to deal with the enemy.

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In the hall, Zhu Nao sat on a high seat, while Xie Wuji and several officials sat on both sides of the hall in two rows.They are discussing tactics against the enemy.

When he learned that Sun Xiang, who was attacked by Huang Dongxuan, was retreating, Zhu Nao had ordered someone to dispatch a group of soldiers to Yueyang to assist Huang Dongxuan in seizing territory in Changsha Mansion.Then he selected a few capable people who are good at maneuvering, and prepared a large sum of money to send to Yueyang, so that they could win over and subdue the forces of Changsha Mansion as much as possible.

Capable people have already been dispatched, but we still have to wait for the result.However, with Zhu Nao's geographical advantages and financial resources, it should not be a problem to conquer most of Changsha Prefecture in the end.

Apart from Changsha Mansion, the most important thing for Zhu Nao is Hezhong Mansion.Zhao Wu and Sun Xiang of the Hezhong Mansion were the two most powerful princes besides Zhu, Tao, and Han, and the Hezhong Mansion controlled by Zhao Wu was extremely important in terms of terrain. If he could occupy Hezhong, he could look eastward. Henan Plain!

A counselor said: "Fu Yin, that Zhao Wu is a treacherous and cunning old man, he has been wandering among the powerful, and he didn't really want to join us. Now that we have won a great victory in Yueyang, it is better to strike while the iron is hot, and send troops to capture Hezhong as soon as possible!"

Another objected: "I'm afraid it's inappropriate to attack by force. Our army has already defeated the Changsha army. If we attack Hezhong again, it will make the princes of all parties fearful. If they seek refuge in Taobei in order to protect themselves, it will not be worth the loss for us. !"

There are actually very few princes who are completely neutral like Zhao Wu in the world today, but there are actually quite a few who are not firm.Just like Wei Bian in Youzhou, although he nominally attached to Zhu Nao, he was not completely controlled by Zhu Nao.Tao Bei also has many forces like him under his command.For these forces, it would be best if they could win over them.Most of the princes of all parties are greedy for power.If Zhu Nao is too strong and adopts the method of those who obey and those who oppose will perish, it will cause heroes from all sides to fall to Taobei in order to protect themselves.

The counselor who spoke earlier was not ignorant of this truth, but he still said: "But Zhao Wu is good at manipulating power. Even if we can lure him to surrender, he will only play superficial tricks to fool us, and will never hand over Hezhong honestly." ! If we want to control the river, we must get rid of this person!"

What this man said made sense.Zhao Wu is a slippery man, unless the world is unified, he will only wander among the strong, and will not cut off his own retreat.Even if Zhu Nao accepted him with a high official and rich salary, he would only surrender superficially, and would never hand over the real power in his hands.And that's clearly not what they want.

For this reason, the ministers were divided into two factions, arguing over whether to attack by force or to lure them.

After everyone argued for a while, Xie Wuji said: "There is a saying in the book of war: 'Anyone who fights with the enemy must first send envoys to make peace', so as to paralyze the enemy and make them slack off. In my opinion, we might as well lure them with benefits first, and wait for them to make peace." Zhao Wu relaxes his guard, and then waits for an opportunity to steal Hezhong."

Xie Wuji is naturally still the main fighter.In his opinion, a person like Zhao Wu who harbors ulterior motives will be a disaster sooner or later.You can keep it for a while, but you can't keep it for a lifetime, so it's best not to keep it for a while.But his clever idea is much better than forceful.

There are many people who agree with Xie Wuji: "Your Majesty, General Xie's plan is very good! Now that we have defeated the Changsha Army, Zhao Wu has the intention to attach himself. If the Emperor can let go and allow him to be a high-ranking official and a rich salary, he will definitely join us! At that time, the Emperor You can use it to attack the Central Plains as an excuse, send troops to Hezhong, take advantage of his unpreparedness, and depose his military power!"

In the past two years, Zhao Wu has been in contact with the Shu Mansion and the Central Plains at the same time, flattering and swaying on both sides.After Xie Wuji broke Taobei, the situation in Shu is now very good, and the attitude of the envoys sent by Zhao Wu to Hanzhong has also become more positive.It is conceivable that Zhao Wu would obviously be more willing to attach himself to the Kingdom of Shu as long as Zhu Nao gave him a good offer.As long as this plan is well organized and the news is not leaked in advance, the chances of winning should not be small!

Zhu Nao just listened to everyone's discussion, noncommittal, as if he was thinking.

The ministers have long been used to it.Zhu Nao has a bigger account in his heart, and he can calculate it more thoroughly than others.After he figured it out, he would be able to choose the most profitable "deal".

However, this time, it was too late for him to settle the account.

Zhu Nao did not make up his mind that day, and only asked the Duzhi officials to first calculate and submit all military expenditures and treasury revenues for this year.All the officials dispersed, Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji also returned to the hall to rest.

Not long after returning to the dormitory, a secret agent suddenly sent an urgent report.Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji were chatting about the matter in the river, when they heard the news, they stopped talking and called spies into the palace.

After the spies entered the palace, they reported: "Your Majesty, something is wrong! Shangguan Xian led the Henan army to raid Hezhong, and they have entered Puzhou and captured Zhao Wu alive!"

"What?!" Xie Wuji was taken aback, and Zhu Nao was also quite surprised, the two couldn't help but looked at each other. "Zhao Wu was captured?"

Both Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji had heard of Shangguan Xian.This person is Tao Bei's confidant and beloved general, and he has followed Tao Bei for many years.Tao Bei trusted him very much, so he handed over the important land in Henan to him to guard.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji were still discussing how to outsmart the Hezhong Mansion, so Shangguan Xian had already acted first!

Junao asked, "When did this happen?"

The special envoy said: "Shangguan Xian raised his troops from Henan on August [-]rd, and on August [-]th he broke through Puzhou and captured Zhao Wu!"

Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji secretly calculated the date and immediately understood what was going on.

On August [-], the news of Tao Bei's defeat in Yunyang should have reached Henan only a few days ago.After learning the news of his lord's defeat, Shangguan Xian did not choose to send reinforcements to rescue Tao Bei, but made a decisive decision and pointed his sword at the river!

This move is unexpected, but it is wonderful.Tao Bei had been defeated, even if Shangguanxian sent reinforcements, it would not help.Moreover, Shangguan Xian obviously expected that Tao Bei's defeat would cause a great loss of prestige, and Zhao Wu, who is as shrewd as Zhao Wu, would fall to Zhu Nao because of this!

The terrain of the Hezhong Mansion is extremely important, if it is occupied by Zhu Nao, it will be like a knife hanging on the neck of Henan Mansion, and Shangguanxian does not want to see this happen.So while Zhao Wu was still watching the situation, he immediately dispatched surprise troops to Puzhou.It took only thirteen days from when he dispatched troops to breaking through Puzhou.Poor Zhao Wu didn't have time to react, so he was dragged out of bed and taken prisoner.

Although he was an opponent, Xie Wuji couldn't help but praised: "Shangguan Xian is not afraid of danger, and he is quite wise."

Zhu Nao has already taken one step and watched three steps. From Sun Xiang's retreat, it can be calculated that Tao Bei will attack the Shu territory.And Shangguan Xian also had a lot of foresight, taking advantage of Tao Bei's defeat to attack Hezhong by surprise.Zhu Nao really didn't expect this step, if he expected it, he might really become a magic stick who can pinch and count.

After Hezhong was robbed, it was difficult for them to launch an offensive on the hinterland of the Central Plains.Shangguan Xian undoubtedly created a big problem for Zhu Nao.

Xie Wuji frowned, he was still thinking about countermeasures, but Zhu Nao showed his face.

"Hey, while Shangguan Xian is still in Puzhou before he has time to leave," Zhu Nao's eyes sparkled, "Here is my urgent order to order [-] troops and send them to Puzhou."

Xie Wuji: "...?!"

He widened his eyes in surprise and looked at Junao.

One hundred thousand troops?Just now, Zhu Nao was hesitant to attack Zhao Wu, as if he was reluctant to spend the military expenses.But now that the river has changed hands, why did he become so cheerful in a blink of an eye?