Hearing that Tai Shici had arrived at the gate of Nanzheng City first, Xun You also nodded. To be honest, he could lead his troops through the Ziwu Valley and reach the gate of Nanzheng City so quickly. Not to mention his combat power, just talk about this.
His commanding ability is not extraordinary. My lord's vision is really good. He is a general in every aspect.
"promise."
Under the leadership of Zhou Xuan, Xun You's more than 40,000 troops finally turned against Tai Shici's 25,000 troops. With the combined forces of both sides, the number of troops increased to 70,000. This was a disaster for Nanzheng.
"Military advisor, when will we attack the city?"
Taishi Ci looked at Xun You in front of him. To be honest, Taishi Ci had been relieved since seeing Xun You. To be honest, this was the first time for him to lead an army alone, or to cross such a long distance in Ziwu Valley to attack Nanzheng.
Along the way, he had no food to eat and couldn't sleep at night, for fear of being ambushed by the enemy. Fortunately, there were no dangers along the way. Now he could finally abandon his identity as a general and feel at ease as a fierce general who follows orders and fights.
"Don't worry, wait two days and see what Zhang Lu will choose, whether to defend Baozhong or divide his troops in Nanzheng. If he doesn't divide his troops, then take Nanzheng directly. If it's better for him to divide his troops, just annihilate him on the way.
Soldiers and horses.”
Xun You glanced at Tai Shi Ci and shook his head slightly. Nanzheng was now in front of him, and Zhang Lu's army was also entangled in the attack. He had already made his move, and it was up to Zhang Lu to deal with it.
Soon Zhang Wei's people spread the news of Chenggu's fall to Baozhong where Zhang Lu was, but upon receiving the news, Zhang Lu and Yan Pu fell silent in unison.
"Yan Pu, please tell me, what should we do now?"
After waiting for a while, Zhang Lu couldn't help it anymore and spoke to Yan Pu.
"Sir, I am afraid that Hanzhong cannot be defended now. Nanzheng only has less than 20,000 soldiers and horses. Even with the young and strong men in the city, it is only 40,000 at most. Yuan Shu's army in Mianyang and Chenggu has seven or eight.
Thousands of people,
If they want to break the city, Nanzheng will not be able to resist it, and if Nanzheng loses its favor, it will become an isolated island. Once the food and grass are cut off, we will be defeated by Yuan Shu sooner or later."
Yan Pu looked at Zhang Lu with some helplessness. In just a few days, Zhang Wei was first defeated by Xun You and lost Yangping Pass and Mianyang. Now he was defeated by tens of thousands of troops. The situation took a turn for the worse, even if he had no matter how big he was.
His abilities are also unparalleled.
"You mean we have no hope?
Then lead the troops to evacuate now?
Stick to Nanzheng?
It’s better to just surrender.”
Yan Pu's words made Zhang Lu even more irritable. What should I do now? What are you doing with those vague things? At this moment, he even thought that he might as well just surrender.
"Sir, we must not surrender. If we surrender now, we will definitely not be taken seriously by Yuan Shu. But if we can beat Yuan Shu to pain and even drive him out of Hanzhong, and if we surrender then, my lord, maybe we can still get a job as a prefect."
Hearing that Zhang Lu was about to surrender, Yan Pu directly interrupted, "If you surrender now, Zhang Lu, Mr. Zhang, the most you can do is to work as a sinecure in the court, and even a sinecure cannot make you a rich man."
But if you can let Yuan Shu know how powerful he is, and even be able to defend Hanzhong without losing it, and then surrender the land of Hanzhong to Yuan Shu, the treatment will be different. At least it will be a change of location, and it is not impossible to become a prefect.
"Then tell us what we should do to resist Yuan Shu, protect Nanzheng, and protect Baozhong."
Zhang Lu looked at Yan Pu, his eyes full of questions. How could he continue without surrendering now?
"Sir, I have two paths for you to choose.
One way is to divide the troops and go to Nanzheng to strengthen the defense there, but this has two disadvantages. First, after dividing the troops, Baozhong's defense will be empty, and it may not be able to withstand Yuan Shu's army on the opposite side.
The second is that by dividing the troops, it is very likely that the enemy will fall into all traps. If the enemy uses Nanzheng as bait and ambush us halfway, our people may not even be able to reach the edge of Nanzheng and be defeated by the enemy.
The other way is to continue to defend Baozhong. Nanzheng can only try its best to delay the time. As long as Liu Yande's reinforcements arrive, he can cooperate with Zhang Wei to defeat the enemies outside the city.
If we can achieve this effect, we can send troops again to recapture Mianyang and Chenggu. By then, the situation in Hanzhong will still be in our favor.
But the flaw of this is that if Nanzheng is captured by the enemy before Liu Yan's reinforcements arrive, then Hanzhong will be over immediately. I can only make your own decision on the specific choice."
After Yan Pu finished speaking, he stared at Zhang Lu. To be honest, both paths have their own pros and cons. It depends on what he chooses next.
"It would be too risky to divide our troops now. If we are really ambushed by the enemy outside Nanzheng, it may be over immediately. Instead of doing this, we should continue to hold on to Baozhong and have someone send a letter to Zhang Wei, telling him that he must defend Nanzheng no matter what.
Zheng, otherwise we will all go to see our ancestors together."
After Zhang Lu heard about Yan Pu's two routes, he still didn't dare to divide his troops to rescue Nan Zheng. Now he can only wait and see whether Xun You's troops break through Nan Zheng first or Liu Yan's troops arrive at Hanzhong first.
"I understand. Please rest assured, sir. I think Liu Yan's troops will arrive in just a few days."
Hearing that Zhang Lu chose the second route, Yan Pu was speechless. After all, dividing the troops now is really not a good idea, so now they can only pray that Liu Yan's troops arrive in Hanzhong as soon as possible, otherwise they will really be finished.
Already.
Two days passed in the blink of an eye, and Taishi Ci came directly to Xun You.
"Military advisor, two days have passed, and the scouts have not found the soldiers and horses returning from the commendation at all. Could it be that Zhang Lu trusts Xinzheng so much that he can block our attack?
Or maybe he has given up on Nanzheng and wants to resist the praise until death."
Taishi Ci directly expressed his doubts to Xun You. Two days had passed, but there was no movement in the praise. He really couldn't understand it.
"Ziyi, my lord often says that what you are thinking should be brought into the perspective of the other party. It is said that only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you be invincible in every battle. Only by thinking of yourself as the other party and thinking from his perspective can you make better countermeasures.
, now joining you as Zhang Lu, what will you do when faced with such a dilemma?"
After hearing Taishi Ci's question, Xun You did not answer his question directly, but began to teach him how to think.
"What would I do if I were Zhang Lu?"
Facing Xun You's words, Taishi Ci fell directly into deep thought. He wanted to put himself into Zhang Lu's identity to consider how to break the situation.
But after a long time, Taishi Ci's eyes turned red, and he couldn't figure out the reason.
"Commander, I can't think of it. No matter how you look at it, Zhang Lu has entered a desperate situation. Once Nanzheng is captured, Baozhong will surely die. If I were him, I would already be considering surrender."
After hearing Taishi Ci's words, Xun You shook his head slightly. He could still tell whether a general had spirituality. Taishici was different from Dian Wei and Wen Chou. He had spirituality at first glance. If he was cultivated well, he would definitely be a good seedling.
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"Since you said that if you were Zhang Lu, you would have considered surrendering, then why hasn't Zhang Lu surrendered yet? Does he have any other trump cards, or is he waiting for something, for example."
"What the military advisor means is that Zhang Lu is waiting for reinforcements. Liu Yan sent reinforcements to Hanzhong to support Zhang Lu. If Zhang Lu doesn't surrender now, it means he hasn't completely lost hope yet."
Before Xun You finished speaking, Tai Shi Ci immediately understood what he meant. The reason why Zhang Lu did not divide his troops or surrender now must be because of Liu Yan's reinforcements, and these troops should be arriving in Hanzhong soon.
That's what he relies on.
"The boy is teachable, and he is worthy of being the one favored by the Lord."
