The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Lv Bu grew up in Bingzhou. He was a young man in the countryside when he was young. Later, he joined the army. It has been ten or twenty years since he fought. Whether it is the strategy of governing the army or using the army to fight, there is still a set of strategies. His tactical strategy of attacking Yingchuan, annihilating Sun Jian's reinforcements, and then taking Pingyu's back was indeed right. Not only did he take into account the strengths and weaknesses of the enemy and our troops, but he also made a lot of progress in politics compared to his earlier years. At least he knew that he could take advantage of the reputations of Zhang Miao, Chen Gong and other famous people to ease the literacy of Yingchuan scholars. resist.

Of course, the plan is good and whether it can be realized depends on the specific implementation process.

After giving orders to Zhang Liao, Hao Meng and other generals, the next day, Hou Cheng and Cao Xing stayed behind, and the rest of the troops left the city, led by Lu Bu, and sneaked to Yingchuan County.

Lv Bu liked the place name "Da Lu Ting", so he chose Baoxin County, where Da Lu Ting belonged. The location of Baoxin County is closer to the east of Runan County. Starting from this county, follow the south bank of Rushui all the way to the west, passing through counties such as Ancheng, Shenyang, Beiyichun, Yang'an, Wufang, and Xianyang, for a total of about 200 miles, to Xiping County, which borders Yingchuan County.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, Xiping County was the land of the Bai Kingdom. Now, in the northwest of the county, adjacent to the Yingchuan River, there is still a pavilion named Baiting.

In the county, there is another pavilion named Tangxi and a water named Longyuan.

Tang Xi and Long Yuan were both quite famous during the Warring States Period.

During the Warring States Period, Xiping belonged to South Korea. Korean swords are famous for their sharpness. At that time, it was the so-called "the sword of the world, Han is the crowd", and Su Qin, a vertical and horizontal expert in the Warring States Period, said that "the sword and halberd of Han came from Tangxi", and this "Tangxi" is today's Tangxi. pavilion. Tangxi produced iron at that time, and it was all good iron, known as "the benefit of the world", so South Korea used it to forge weapons, and at the same time, the water from Longyuan was used to temper the newly cast swords, so as to obtain weapons. , very sharp. The sword has the name of Longquan. This Longquan actually refers to Longyuan in Xiping, but in the Tang Dynasty, in order to avoid the taboo of Li Yuan's name, it was changed to Longquan.

After Lu Bu occupied more than ten counties in the south of Runan, he heard that Long Yuan was in Xiping, and he also sent military officials here to seek swords.

It's just that the Warring States period is far away now. Although Tangxi still produces iron, the quality of iron is not as good as it was in the Warring States period. Now it is in troubled times. After the Yellow Turbans, he did not know whether to live or die, or died in chaos, but there was no one who was good at making swords. Therefore, Lu Bu was not a good sword. At home, I asked for a few of their hidden swords, and taking them back was considered a business.

These need not be mentioned more.

It is only said that Lu Bu led his troops to Xiping County.

Xiping County is located on the south bank of the  (wu) water, roughly in the north-south direction corresponding to Dingling County in Yingchuan County, Wuyang County is in its northwest, and Yan County is in its northeast. From Xiping County to Dingling County, about 50 miles; to Yan County, about 80 miles; to Wuyang County, about 40 miles. Lü Bu summoned Zhang Liao and Hao Meng to the Central Army, and ordered them to lead their own troops and split up with him.

Hao Meng led a thousand soldiers to the southeast to Yanxian; Zhang Liao led a thousand soldiers to the northwest to Wuyang.

Lü Bu led Gao Shun and other troops on his own, with a total of 5,000 cavalry, crossed the water, and attacked Dingling in the north.

But it is said that after Zhang Liao, Lü Bu and Hao Meng split up, he led his subordinates, also crossed the water, followed the official road and headed towards Wuyang.

Before leaving Baoxin County, Lv Bu had already inquired about the situation of Sun Bu's guards and soldiers in Wuyang, Dingling, and Yanxian.

Because these three counties are all bordering Runan, and their borders are now occupied by Lu Bu, which can be said to be the southeastern border of Yingchuan, so Sun Jian appointed Hongzi as the commander of Yingchuan. In these three counties, a lot of troops and horses were stationed in the villages, and the defenders of the three cities were also well-known fighting generals under Sun Jian's subordinates. The defender of Wuyang County, named Xu Yuan, had more than 800 troops stationed there.

After passing the water, Zhang Liao ordered his subordinates to stop the advance.

The generals and commanders on the left and right of his tent did not understand what he meant, so there was someone he had always been close to, called Yang Song, who asked him, "General, why did you call the troops to stop after crossing the water, so far away from Wuyang?"

- Zhang Liao was originally a member of the prefecture of Dingyuan, the provincial governor of Bingzhou. He was sent by Dingyuan to Luoyang, and obeyed He Jin. Later, when He Jin was defeated, he changed to Dong Zhuo, like most of He Jin's old division. When he was defeated, he changed to Lü Bu. In any case, Lv Bu and he were both under the tents of Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo, and they had old friendships with colleagues, and they were both from the prefecture. Lu Bu was from Wuyuan County, Zhang Liao was from Yanmen County. It is also bordered by a fellow in the prefecture with the same customs and language. Therefore, although his two successive commanders, Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo, both died at the hands of Lv Bu, as a warrior from the frontier prefecture, he wanted to be in the hands of Lu Bu. There is no other way to establish a foothold in the Central and Central Plains, who are xenophobic and despise the warriors of the borderlands, but to follow Lu Bu.

It is also because Zhang Liao is not a direct descendant of Lü Bu. Strictly speaking, the two were still on an equal footing a few years ago. Therefore, Zhang Liao's army was relatively independent in Lü Bu's army, and Lü Bu admired him. He was brave and resourceful, and knew that although he was young, he had the talent of an admiral. In order to win over him, he also had a lot of money, and he was the first to be the captain of the cavalry. Not long ago, after he was declared the prefect of Runan by Yuan Shu, Table him for a miscellaneous general.

Zhang Liao is twenty-four or five years old this year, with a majestic figure and a burly appearance. It is probably because of his youth that he often experienced border chaos, joined the army early, fought on the battlefield, and suffered from the wind and the sun. , mentality and appearance are very mature.

He touched the beard under his chin and said: "There are more than 800 guards in Wuyang County, and although his guard Xu Yuan is not as famous as Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Huang Gai and others, he is also the brave general in Sun Wentai's army. Also, when our troops are in the territory of Runan, we can hide our whereabouts, cross the water, enter Yingchuan County, and there are many villages along the way. I know that Xu Yuan's troops are not much less than our troops, and he is quite brave. I expect that after he hears that our troops are attacking, he will most likely lead the troops out of the city and ambushed me halfway. Therefore, I ordered the troops Pause forward."

Yang Song and Zhang Liao are fellow villagers and natives of Yanmen County. They have served Zhang Liao's ingenuity. After listening to Zhang Liao's words, they agreed, so they said, "I think the general should have a plan. I dare to ask the general, what are you going to do?"

Zhang Liao said: "You pass my army orders, order the soldiers to cut down trees nearby, make deer antlers, and each person will carry one."

"antlers?"

Antlers, also known as Luzhai, are obstacles shaped like antlers. This item can be used to defend the city, and can also be used to defend the camp.

Zhang Liao nodded and said, "Yes."

Yang Song is not stupid, he quickly understood Zhang Liao's intentions and said, "Does the general want to use the antlers as a defense for our troops when they are marching, in case they are really ambushed?"

"good."

The role of the antlers is to block the advance of the enemy. Zhang Liao's army consists of thousands of people, and if there is one manpower, when encountering an enemy's surprise attack, it is enough to temporarily and quickly build a fortification, or in other words, it can simply be used to build a temporary camp.

Yang Song understood what Zhang Liao meant, and without delay, he immediately conveyed Zhang Liao's order.

Where there is river water, there are many trees. The tree is not difficult to find, and the antlers are not difficult to make. The soldiers under Zhang Liao worked together, and it took less than half a day to make a thousand antlers. That's all, according to Zhang Liao's order, one manpower will continue to march.

When we marched to dusk, we estimated the distance, and within 30 miles, it would be Wuyang.

Zhang Liao was cautious and unwilling to travel at night, so he ordered his troops to choose a location.

But just as the troops were preparing to build their camp, they suddenly heard the drums beating loudly, and a group of soldiers and horses were fired from the woods and hills not far from the road. Three hundred leading soldiers, and hundreds of militiamen with strong momentum, ambushed here.

Zhang Liao was already prepared, and in the face of danger, there was no chaos, and the military officers under his subordinates were not in a hurry. They did not need to wait for Zhang Liao's order, that is, their respective commanders gathered in one place and piled the antlers outside. The crossbowmen moved to the front, and when the ambush soldiers came close, they drew their bows and fired.

Yang Song and other generals guarded Zhang Liao and watched from the formation.

The setting sun was like blood, reflecting on the clear waters and green forests far and near, and quickly formed a square camp of Zhang Liao's troops, constantly shooting arrows outwards, shooting the ambush soldier who was trying to approach, shooting a person and turning his back.

Zhang Liao saw an enemy general riding a horse, galloping in the attacking formation of the ambush soldiers, and repeatedly urged the ambush soldiers to fight. Zhang Liao pointed at him with a smile, and said, "This must be Xu Yuan." After calculating the distance, he said regretfully, "It's too far from my formation, and the bow and crossbow can't reach it." If he could take advantage of this to shoot Xu Yuan to death , that Wuyang County, naturally it will not attack and self-defeating.

Xu Yuan continued to supervise the battle, and even killed a few retreating soldiers. However, there was a deer village outside Zhang Liao's department. Under the arrows like rain, the ambush soldiers couldn't get close, let alone rush into the formation of Zhang Liao's department.

After about half an hour of fighting, the attacking ambush troops suffered dozens of casualties, while Zhang Liao's troops had almost no casualties. Xu Yuan saw the situation clearly and knew that the ambush battle had to end there, so he gave up the attack, and Ming Jin withdrew his troops and called the troops. Qu carried the wounded soldiers and retreated to the north.

Yang Song hurriedly spoke to Zhang Liao, and said, "General, the ambush seems to be close to a thousand, but I just watched it advance, and the elite soldiers are only three or two hundred, and the rest are not enough. If I can capture and cut Xu Yuan, I will have Wuyang for me!"

"No."

Yang Song asked, "Why?"

Zhang Liao looked at the sky and said: "One, the twilight is deep, and night is about to fall. Our troops are fighting in an enemy country, and the roads are unfamiliar. After dark, it is difficult for the soldiers to tell their direction. Second, whether Xu Yuan has set up another ambush, our troops will I don't know, if his attack was just a feint, and he had set up an ambush ahead, then if our army rushes to pursue, the soldiers will not be able to tell the direction, and they will be ambushed, and they will be defeated."

Yang Song said with admiration: "The general is thoughtful! The last will be too late." Watching Xu Yuan's retreat, he said unconsciously, "What a pity! If we can capture Xu Yuan, Wuyang County won't need us to attack. "

Zhang Liao smiled slightly, pressed his sword and said, "Even if Xu Yuan has not been captured, then Wuyang County doesn't have to be attacked by our troops."

Yang Song was stunned and said, "What does the general mean?" He vaguely guessed what Zhang Liao meant and asked, "Could it be that the general has a plan to attack the city?"

To fight against the enemy, the first word is "secret". Zhang Liao really has a plan, but in order not to leak the news in advance, he would not say anything about Yang Song's confidant, but said: "Let's wait until Wuyang City, You'll know."

After speaking, Zhang Liao looked up at the sky again, thinking in his heart, "My strategy, I really need to look at the sky. If the Lord of Heaven is beautiful, he can do it on the day outside Wuyang City; It will only be two days.”

Camp that night.

Early the next morning, Zhang Liao set up camp and led his troops to move forward.

At noon, the march arrived outside Wuyang County.

The scout came to report: On the field east of the city, there were about a thousand defenders waiting in formation.

However, Xu Yuanduan was worthy of his reputation as a brave general. Yesterday, he took the initiative to go out of the city to set up an ambush. Today, he still refuses to sit in the city. He formed a formation early in the field, waiting for the arrival of Zhang Liao's troops.

Zhang Liao was overjoyed when he heard the news, and Gu Yu Yang Song and the others said, "It's not bad as I expected, Xu Yuan really lined up in the field and wanted to fight with me!" He looked up at the sky again, stretched out his hand, and felt Looking in the direction of the wind, he smiled, "This evening, I can have a banquet in Wuyang City!"

Yang Song said: "Xu Yuan's battle has been completed, with his back against the city, I'm afraid it won't be easy for my troops to fall. Why did the general say that he can have a feast in the city tonight?"

Zhang Liao said with a smile: "If you attack hard, of course, it will not be easy to fall into Xu Yuan's formation; but if you borrow antlers, you can have a feast in the city tonight!"

Yang Song was at a loss and said, "Antle? What does the general mean by this, the last general is unknown."

Not only Yang Song did not understand, but the rest of the military officials were also confused.

Think about the antlers, which are used in defense, but how can they be used in attack?

Zhang Liao didn't sell too much, he told them his strategy, and said to them: "In spring, the wind is mostly from the east, and today is also the east wind. Xu Yuan is in the west, and our troops are in the east. We will attack later. First, gather the antlers, cover them with grass to burn them, and let the soldiers drag them in. After the smoke has been blown into Xu Yuan's formation due to the wind, he will mobilize his elite soldiers and take advantage of the opportunity to cover and kill them.

Yang Song and others suddenly thought about Zhang Liao's strategy, and after thinking about it for a while, they were all convinced.

Yang Song raised his thumb and said, "Generals make good use of the time and place, and the famous generals in ancient times are nothing more than this!"

Zhang Liao's strategy is indeed good, but said, when he was thinking of this strategy, didn't he worry that Xu Yuan would not be arrayed in the east of the city? If Xu Yuan was arrayed in the north and south of the city, wouldn't his strategy be useless?

Zhang Liao also thought about this, but after thinking about it, he concluded that Xu Yuan could only be arrayed in the east of the city—this was determined by the terrain of Wuyang County. Wuyang faces the shui in the south and the Lishui in the north. The two waters are not far from Wuyang. Both the south and the north of the city are relatively narrow and low-humidity, so they are not suitable for field battles. As for the west of the city, Zhang Liao's troops are from the southeast. No matter what, it is impossible to go to the west of Wuyang County first, so the only place suitable for Xu Yuan to form an array is the east of the city.

One antler, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com used twice, it can be considered to make the best use of it, and it will not waste the hard work of Zhang Liao's soldiers.

At the moment, Zhang Liao lined up.

He Chen Jingbing was behind him, and he strictly ordered that he had no military orders and was not allowed to move without authorization. Then, he dragged the antlers covered with weeds by the soldiers and set them on fire. For a time, the flames were soaring and black smoke billowed. With the help of the wind, the smoke rolled into Xu Yuan's formation in sheets. Where did Xu Yuan think that Zhang Liao had such a plan? Suddenly stunned. By this time, the two armies are already facing each other, and the war is about to break out, and it is obviously impossible to withdraw the troops. Xu Yuan could only bite the bullet and give orders in a chorus of voices, teaching the ministry to prepare for the battle.

The smoke and dust entered Xu Yuan's formation. The soldiers of Xu Yuan's army couldn't see things, and they saw shadows and shadows. All of them were choked to tears and had difficulty breathing. In this case, how could they fight against the enemy? Besides, Zhang Liao was also a fierce general, Yang Song and other military officials, as well as the elite soldiers of his subordinates, were also known as warriors who were good at fighting. As Zhang Liao waited for the fire to arrive, he personally led the elite soldiers from the rear to rush to kill, but the battle was closed and the whole drum was completed. As he said, Xu Yuan's troops were defeated and scattered. Zhang Liao's troops pursued and swept the crowd, beheading Xu Yuan.

Xu Yuanbing was defeated and died, and Wuyang was easily captured by Zhang Liao.

When the news of the good news reached Lu Bu's army, Lu Bu had just arrived outside Dingling County with his troops.

After reading the good news, Lu Bu was both surprised and delighted, and he said to Gao Shun and other generals, "Wuyang has been conquered by Wen Yuan, how fast!"

Just in the north of Dingling County, someone in a troop that was rushing on the road said something similar not long after Lu Bu said this. The person who spoke was Hongzi, the commander of Yingchuan appointed by Sun Jian.

When Hongzi learned the news of Wuyang's fall, he was shocked and said, "What? Lost Wuyang so soon?"

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