Xu Rong and Duan Xuan were the commanders of the army, sitting on the left and right sides of the hall respectively.
Compared with Xu Rong, Duan Xuan came from a more prominent background. His elder brother was Duan Ying, a former Taiwei, and his family was also from a large Xiliang family. He followed Dong Zhuo and became a lieutenant general, with a greater official position than Xu Rong. However, Xu Rong was experienced in many battles.
, had outstanding military exploits, and was more capable of commanding the army than Duan Yan. However, the two of them were sitting in the hall, with Duan Yan as the leader and Xu Rong as the assistant.
Duan Xuan, wearing silver-white armor, sitting upright with a golden sword and a horse, said in a deep voice: "General Xu, Wang Situ asked us to lead the troops and station them in Xinfeng County. We will wait for Fan Chou, Zhang Ji and Li Meng to arrive with their troops.
Although the strategy of launching an attack and waiting for work is good, I think it is very passive, what do you think?"
Duan Yan was arrogant, suspicious, and arrogant. Especially Duan Yan, who was a lieutenant general with a prominent official position and military power. Even if he submitted to the court, he would not obey Lu Bu.
The reason is that Lu Bu is still just a Fenwu general and a miscellaneous general. Although Lu Bu was promoted to Wenhou and Yibi Sansi, it was just a way for Wang Yun to appease Lu Bu. From the bottom of his heart, Duan Yan had never looked down on Lu Bu.
Duan Xuan was also dissatisfied with Wang Yun and was forced to obey Wang Yun's orders due to the situation.
The general is outside, and military orders are not obeyed.
With Duan Xuan leading the troops outside, Wang Yun's strategy could be questioned and changed.
In front of Xu Rong, Duan Yan directly raised his doubts and did not agree with Wang Yun's strategy. An ordinary general would not dare to question Wang Yun and would definitely carry out Wang Yun's orders resolutely. But Duan Yan had to be ingenious and did not want to
Follow the rules and do things according to Wang Yun's arrangements, but do things according to his ideas.
In Xu Rong's heart, he not only looked down upon Lu Bu, but also looked down upon Duan Xuan in front of him.
Lu Bu was good at martial arts, but he killed his two adoptive fathers, which was unfilial. He helped Dong Zhuo bully the emperor, which was unfaithful. Such unfaithful and unfilial people made it difficult for Xu Rong to have a good impression.
As for Duan Xuan, his martial arts skills were mediocre and he didn't know how to organize troops. He was able to serve as a lieutenant general under Dong Zhuo because of Duan Ying's shadow. Whether it was Duan Xuan or Lu Bu, Xu Rong didn't like either of them.
It was Wang Yun who deliberately planned to kill Dong Zhuo, which made Xu Rong admire him because Wang Yun could endure and achieve great things.
He heard Duan Xuan's words and asked, "What are General Duan's plans?"
Duan Xuan's eyes lit up when he heard this.
He thought that Xu Rong wanted to hear his plan, so he immediately said: "General Xu, I am going to take the initiative and lead the army to intercept Fan Chou halfway. Compared with Wang Situ's sticking to Xinfeng County, taking the initiative to attack Fan Chou can defeat Fan Chou.
Being caught off guard, but taking the initiative is more flexible and easier to succeed."
Xu Rong glanced at Duan Yan and thought that Duan Yan's method was not bad.
The Xiliang army came from Weiwu after a long journey. No matter whether it was stationed outside Xinfeng County or arrived at Xinfeng County, it did not undergo any rest and recuperation. It was a tired army. Duan Xuan led the army to take the initiative to attack, which was more advantageous and more flexible.
It is easy to see through, and you are more certain to defeat Fan Chou.
However, Xu Rong was unwilling to disobey Wang Yun's order.
He thought for a while and said: "General Duan, you and I are both surrendered generals. If we take the initiative to attack, not only will we fail to win, but we will be defeated by Fan Chou, the responsibility for the failure will be borne by both of us. However, as long as we stay in Xinfeng County,
Even if Fan Chou is not defeated, the failure is because Wang Situ’s strategy is wrong and has little to do with us. General Duan wants to send troops, so think twice before doing so!"
Duan Xuan snorted and said disdainfully: "Fan Chou, Li Meng and Zhang Ji are just a bunch of rubbish. How capable can such people gather together? I will lead an army to attack, and it will be invincible and unstoppable.
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The corner of Xu Rong's mouth curled up and he asked with a smile: "General Duan, didn't you ask the scouts under your command to pay attention to the Xiliang Army? They were not only organized by Fan Chou, Zhang Ji and Li Meng, but there was also a quite
A powerful ruthless man is in charge, and if General Duan leads the army, I'm afraid he won't be able to get a good deal."
Duan Yan curled his lips in disbelief and asked: "Who is in charge of the army?"
Xu Rong said word by word: "Li Ru!"
"boom!"
Duan Yan only felt an explosion in his head, and his mind was in chaos and confusion. After a while, Duan Yan came to his senses and asked hesitantly: "General Xu, is it really Li, Li Ru?"
Xu Rong nodded and said: "It is indeed Li Ru!"
Li Ru's name is like thunder in the Xiliang army, no one knows it, no one knows it.
Duan Xuan took a deep breath, calmed down his uneasy emotions, and said: "On that day, Lu Bu and Wang Situ led troops to surround Li Mansion, and Li Ru, his wife and children disappeared. How could he suddenly appear in Xiliang and take command of the Xiliang army?"
Zhong. Hey, now that Li Ru is assisting the Xiliang army, it will be difficult for us to defeat them!"
At this time, Duan Xuan began to retreat in his heart and was unwilling to lead his troops into battle.
After a pause, Duan Yan asked again: "General Xu, how did you know that Li Ru was in the Xiliang Army?"
Xu Rong shook his head secretly, but still explained: "Fan Chou, Zhang Ji and Li Meng led the army to Chang'an, and they have already revealed that the military advisor of the Xiliang Army is Li Ru. As long as General Duan sends scouts to investigate carefully, he can get Li Ru to take charge.
News about the Xiliang Army. As the commander-in-chief of the army, the general should pay more attention to the situation of the enemy."
Duan Xuan looked embarrassed, with a trace of annoyance flashing across his face, and immediately said: "At first, I thought there were only Fan Chou, Zhang Ji and Li Meng, so I didn't take it to heart. If the three of them came, they were just leading troops to die.
Huh, I said how dare they lead troops to rebel, it turns out that Li Ru is in charge. This time, I was careless and didn't expect Li Ru."
Xu Rong added: "General, it is likely that Fan Chou has not only Li Ru but also another person under his command."
Duan Xuan's heart trembled and he asked: "Who else?"
Xu Rong said: "Jia Xu, Jia Wenhe!"
When Duan Xuan heard this, he immediately jumped up from his seat and cursed: "It's actually Jia Xu, the old man who pretended to be my brother's nephew to get rid of the enemy. Humph, this person is extremely cunning, this time he will definitely
We need to catch him and teach him a lesson."
The Duan family knew that Jia Xu was pretending to be Duan Ying's nephew, but they did not pursue it.
After all, this also highlights Duan Ying's prestige.
Duan Xuan was very unhappy, especially full of resentment towards Jia Xu. Xu Rong sat aside and saw Duan Xuan's anger welling up. He jumped up and down in anger, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly. He secretly said in his heart that Duan Xuan would never achieve anything big. He said what was in his heart.
Guess, he originally wanted to remind Duan Xuan to pay attention to Jia Xu, but he didn't expect that Duan Xuan actually thought about his own personal affairs.
As one of the commanders of the Xiliang Army, Xu Rong knew the generals under Dong Zhuo's command very well. Especially after Wang Yun killed some of them, he was even more impressed by the remaining people. Those who could escape were all somewhat
Those who are capable, or those who are serving as officials outside, are generals who serve as pastoralists.
Jia Xu worked under Dong Zhuo and was not very famous, but he was not unknown either.
Xu Rong saw that Jia Xu was not among the officials captured by Wang Yun, and that other remaining Xiliang troops found no trace of Jia Xu, so he guessed that Jia Xu might be in the armies of Fan Chou, Zhang Ji and Li Meng.
The reason is that the army led by Fan Chou is the most powerful.
Duan Xuan learned that the Xiliang army had Li Ru and Jia Xu, and the idea of leading troops to fight was immediately thrown out of the window. He said in a deep voice: "Okay, we will follow Wang Situ's method and stay in Xinfeng County to wait for work and fight for the war.
Fan Chou was caught off guard."
Xu Rong was quite ashamed of Duan Xuan's change, but he nodded in agreement.
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Two days later, the army led by Fan Chou, Zhang Ji and Li Meng arrived in Xinfeng County and set up camp outside the city.
After the army arrived, Fan Chou did not immediately send troops to attack Xinfeng County. Instead, he rested and reorganized the army in a regular manner, allowing the soldiers to recuperate and rest before fighting Duan Xuan and Xu Rong.
During the day, the army was not attacked and everything was calm.
In the camp, except for the patrolling soldiers and the soldiers standing guard, the rest of the army just walked around the camp and then all returned to the tent and disappeared without any training. They all returned to the tent, and in the tent
Take a break, refresh yourself, and prepare for the next battle.
As for Fan Chou, Zhang Ji, Li Meng and Li Ru, they never appeared.
The camp was deathly silent.
After Xu Rong's scouts heard the news, they quickly sent the news back to Xu Rong and Duan Xuan.
At this time, in the lobby of the county government office.
Duan Xuan listened to the news reported by the scouts and pondered secretly. After a long time, he said: "General Xu, Fan Chou has now dismissed all the soldiers and asked them to rest and sleep in the tents. I am afraid they want to launch an attack at night. They and
We have the same idea, so I’m afraid it won’t be easy to deal with.”
After a pause, Duan Yan said: "How about this? We launch an attack immediately and lead the troops to attack Fan Chou's camp to catch them off guard."
Xu Rong shook his head and said: "General Duan, Li Ru is proficient in the art of war. When he lets the soldiers rest, he will definitely send soldiers to ambush on both sides of the camp to protect the safety of the camp. If we attack Fan Chou's camp now, we will definitely be attacked by the army.
To intercept, together with Fan Chou, Zhang Ji and Li Meng came to Xinfeng County from Xiliang and gathered tens of thousands of Xiliang troops, but we only have more than 10,000 soldiers. If we want to defeat Fan Chou and others, we must have an effective attack.
We cannot start a fight. Once the situation reaches a stalemate, we will definitely be the ones who suffer."
Duan Xuan also looked solemn after hearing this.
Xu Rong's words are on point.
The number of troops under their command was limited, and the total number of soldiers commanded by the two men was only over 10,000. It was impossible to win by relying on the human sea tactic. Instead, Fan Chou and others led tens of thousands of troops to come with a huge momentum.
Duan Yan felt confused and asked: "General Xu, what do you think we should do?"
When life safety was involved, Duan Xuan also risked his life, and Corporal Li Xian asked Xu Rong for strategies.
Xu Rong lowered his head and thought carefully. After a while, he said: "Judging from the current situation, the army led by Fan Chou is resting and must be preparing to launch a surprise attack at night to conquer Xinfeng County. In this case, we will attack Xinfeng County at night."
When the time comes, relax the defense of Xinfeng County and allow them to invade Xinfeng County. When the time comes, close the door and beat the dogs, and wipe out all the Xiliang troops."
Duan Xuan asked again: "General Xu, in this case, we don't need to attack Fan Chou's camp at night?"
Xu Rong shook his head and said: "No, we still have to attack the camp at night. It's just a show, pretending to attack the camp, and confusing Li Ru's eyes, making them think that our army has left and the city is empty, so they will attack the county seat."
Duan Yan was overjoyed when he heard this and said: "Okay, okay, I will lead the troops to pretend to attack, and you stay in the city."
The corner of Xu Rong's mouth twitched slightly, this guy is really straightforward!
Duan Xuan smiled and did not feel embarrassed because he picked a simple thing, but continued to ask: "General Xu, if you stay in the city with a large group of soldiers, how do you close the door and beat the dogs? How do you attack the soldiers in the county and kill them?"
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Xu Rong said: "The general only needs to lead his troops to pretend to attack the camp, and the general will be free to make arrangements."
Duan Xuan touched his nose and smiled awkwardly.
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