Xia Houyuan glanced at Zang Ba, waved his hand and said: "Go back to camp first!"
At this moment, Xia Houyuan led the army back to the camp.
Zang Ba looked puzzled and followed Xia Houyuan closely. After returning to the camp, Zang Ba went straight to Xia Houyuan's Chinese army tent and asked again: "Grand Governor, can you tell me the reason?"
Xia Houyuan said: "In the past, when we used troops against Xuzhou, Xu Shu could not defend and did not fight with us. Today, Xu Shu sent Zhou Tai to fight, and the soldiers sent were all elites in the army, and there was a faint tendency to go all out. I guess that the war in the north
The result must have come out, and Xu Shu also got the news, so he dared to send troops without any scruples."
I have to say that Xia Houyuan is really powerful and he really guessed what Xu Shu was thinking.
Moreover, Xu Shu did get the news.
Zang Ba scratched his head and said: "Grand Governor, no matter whether Wang Can has solved the foreign tribes in the north, we have to use troops. For us, we cannot interfere in the war in the north. The most important thing at the moment is to defeat Xu Shu, capture Pengcheng, and then
We drove Xu Shu out of Xuzhou in a short time and took control of Xuzhou."
After a pause, Zang Ba said: "Only by controlling Xuzhou can the situation in Qingzhou and Yanzhou be stabilized. Without Xuzhou as a barrier to resist, Qingzhou and Yanzhou will be exposed to the eyes of the Shu army, and the war will be even more unfavorable."
Zang Ba's eyes were burning, waiting for Xia Houyuan's explanation.
Xia Houyuan sighed and said: "Xuan Gao, your suggestion is correct, but it is inappropriate. If we attack Xuzhou with force, we will definitely lose our troops in the end. Even if we defeat Xu Shu, when Wang Can's army goes south, the Shu army will
If we attack Xuzhou again, can we hold it? If we can't hold Xuzhou, the dead soldiers will die in vain. What we need to do now is to conserve our troops as much as possible and build various fortifications to prepare to switch from attack to defense."
Zang Ba was shocked when he heard this. He felt that Xia Houyuan was stupid and should not do what he did.
But no matter how Zang Ba persuaded him, Xia Houyuan remained indifferent and did not intend to fight decisively.
In fact, Xia Houyuan hoped that Wang Can would be defeated by the foreign tribes from the north. Once Wang Can was defeated, Xia Houyuan would take Xuzhou even if he lost his army, and then recuperate and defend Xuzhou. Now that Wang Can has defeated the foreign tribes from the north, the military front is even stronger and it is difficult to resist
Even if Xiahou Yuan captured Xuzhou, he could not hold it, so he did not dare to use troops.
…
Yuzhou, Ancheng County.
Lu Xun was ordered to enter Yuzhou and take command of Ancheng.
After he arrived in Yuzhou, he immediately withdrew the troops stationed in the counties bordering Yuzhou and Yanzhou, and decisively gave up part of the territory to the north of Yuzhou. Afterwards, Lu Xun began a series of adjustments, using Yingchuan County as a barrier, and Chen County
, Qiaojun and other places built fortifications to defend Cao Ren's troops.
Even if Cao Ren challenged him to fight, Lu Xun strictly ordered not to attack.
As a result, Cao Ren was helpless.
Cao Ren only had more than 20,000 troops, and most of them were infantry. They were too weak to attack the city and seize territory. Lu Xun refused to fight, so Cao Ren could only start a confrontation with Lu Xun, and the stalemate continued. Lu Xun also had his own plans.
Except for the 30,000-strong army, he had no generals who were good at fighting, so he chose to defend and wait for the results from the north.
Governor's Mansion, study room.
Lu Xun was handling official business in the study when a soldier hurried in.
The soldier reported back: "Sir, there is news from the north."
After that, the soldier handed the news to Lu Xun.
Lu Xun took the note, read it carefully, his face showed excitement, and nodded repeatedly. He thought for a while, picked up the brush, quickly wrote a letter, then sealed it and handed it to the soldier, and ordered: "Put it in
Send the letter to Your Majesty and go and deal with it immediately."
"promise!!"
The soldier clasped his fists in response, turned around and left the study.
Lu Xun's letter was actually a request for help, asking Wang Can to dispatch generals to Yuzhou to support and prepare to counterattack Cao Ren. After all, Lu Xun only had soldiers under his command and no capable generals, so it was difficult to charge on the battlefield. As long as he had the leading generals and Lu Xun's plan,
Lu Xun was confident of defeating Cao Ren, and then sent his army into Yanzhou to seize the land where Cao Cao made his fortune.
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In the northern land, although it is the beginning of spring again, the cold wind is still blowing.
The armies of Wang Can and Zhao Yun joined together, entered Youzhou, and quickly captured Youzhou.
The army did not stop, and Wang Can continued to use troops against Jizhou.
Wang Can, Guo Jia, Jia Xu, Fazheng, Sima Yi, Zhao Yun and others were discussing matters in the large tent of the Chinese army. The matter discussed was the attack on Jizhou. Fazheng and Guo Jia thought of attacking Yecheng directly and approaching Wei.
The capital of the country, while Sima Yi and Jia Xu believed that they would gradually engulf the territory of Jizhou.
People on both sides kept arguing, but Wang Can sat quietly without speaking.
Both sides insist on their own opinions and refuse to give in to each other.
Guo Jiaxiao asked: "Your Majesty, what are your plans?"
A smile appeared on Wang Can's lips, and he said: "I more agree with the plan of directly sending troops to attack Yecheng, approaching Yecheng, destroying the morale of the Wei army, and then defeating Cao Cao's army."
When Jia Xu and Sima Yi heard this, they knew they must go south directly.
At this time, Shi A hurriedly walked in.
Shi Achao bowed to Wang Can and reported: "Your Majesty, I have just received a letter from Governor Gan. The army has destroyed 60,000 Xiongnu fine cavalry, and killed Huchuquan, the great Chanyu of the Xiongnu, as well as Liu Bao, the wise king of the left, and Liu Bao, the right king of the Xiongnu.
The wise king has gone to Bei. Now that the army has returned to the court, it is estimated that it has arrived in Chang'an and is on its way to Luoyang."
After a pause, Shi A added: "Lu Xun sent a message asking your Majesty to send a strong general to support him. He is preparing to counterattack Cao Ren."
Wang Can thought for a while and said, "Send an order to Zhang Liao and Huang Xu to return directly to Yuzhou, attack Cao Ren with Lu Xun, and begin to sweep away the territory of Wei."
"Send an order to Gan Ning, Taishi Ci, Pang Tong, and Li Ru, asking them to send troops into Luoyang, join Gao Shun and Xu Rong stationed at Hulao Pass, and leave Hulao Pass east to attack Yanzhou."
"Send an order to Xu Shu to switch from defense to offense. Let him take Zhou Tai and Zhu Huan to the north to deal with Xiahou Yuan as soon as possible."
Wang Can issued successive orders, ordering armies from all directions to surround Wei and launch a full-scale attack.
After receiving the order, Shi A rushed to convey the order.
Wang Can looked at the civil servants and generals in the big tent and said: "Now that the situation has been achieved, and the army has surrounded the Wei State, there is no need for a protracted battle. I have decided to lead the army to march straight in, approach Yecheng directly, and attack the Wei State.
The capital of the country."
Zhao Yun cupped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, I am willing to be the vanguard."
Noriman also stood up immediately and said angrily: "Your Majesty, the last general is also willing to be the vanguard."
When Dian Wei saw Dian Man standing up, a smile appeared on his face. Today, Dian Man has fully matured, especially after following Jia Xu on a trip to the hinterland of Wuhuan, he became more decisive in killing.
Immediately afterwards, Huang Zhong, Chen Dao and others asked for battle one after another, wanting to be the vanguard.
Wang Can ordered: "Lü Meng, Dian Man, Wei Yan, Zhang Ren, and Chen Dao listened to the order, with Lü Meng as the vanguard general, Dian Man, Wei Yan, and Chen Dao as deputy generals, leading an army of 10,000 to attack Yecheng."
"The general will obey your orders!"
The four people clasped their fists in response, their faces filled with excitement.
Wang Can glanced at the generals below again and ordered: "Huang Zhong will serve as the commander-in-chief of the left army and lead an army of 50,000 people to advance; Zhao Yun will serve as the commander-in-chief of the right army and lead an army of 50,000 people to advance. The rest of the generals will follow me and lead the rest of the army.
The army rushed to Yecheng."
As Wang Can's order was conveyed, the final decisive battle finally began.