Chapter four hundred and twentieth seven divisions
Liu Xiu's support from Shanggu and Yuyang counties was an important turning point in his life. It was not until this time that Liu Xiu truly embarked on the road to rise.
After Liu Xiu defeated Peng Ning, his momentum increased greatly. During this period, many people came to defect to Liu Xiu. Lu Nu's 2,000 county troops have now reached more than 4,000. Together with Geng Yan, Wu Han brought
The total strength of the 6,000 Youzhou Army has exceeded 10,000 people.
Next, Liu Xiu had to face Yan Feng's troops. Commander Yan Feng had a lot of troops, more than 30,000, which was more than three times Liu Xiu's current strength. Logically speaking, Yan Feng's troops should have been
The troops arrived at Lunu.
When he just left Handan, Yan Feng marched at full speed and headed straight for Lu Nu. His original intention was to get ahead of Peng Ning, kill Liu Xiu, and gain the great victory. However, he hurried and slowed down, but still failed to pass.
Come on Penning.
Penning's tribe entered Zhongshan County before him, but after penning's tribe entered Zhongshan County, they were like a sheep in a tiger's mouth, never to return. Not only were the entire army of 7,000 soldiers and horses annihilated, but even Penning himself died in the rebellion.
Yan Feng was greatly frightened when he heard the news. He thought that with Peng Ning's 7,000 men and Liu Xiu's 2,000 men, it would be a sure-win battle. The success of capturing Liu Xiu had basically nothing to do with him.
Unexpectedly, Liu Xiu was so good at fighting and wiped out all of Peng Ning's troops, which were several times his size.
At this time, Yan Feng's counselor asked him: "Back in Kunyang, Liu Xiu defeated 400,000 Mang troops with only 3,000 men. The general thought he was better than Wang Yi. What about Wang Xun? The 30,000 men under the general's command
How are the soldiers compared to the 400,000-strong army?"
This sentence made Yan Feng break into a cold sweat.
Of course he can't compare with Wang Yi and Wang Xun, and the 30,000 soldiers under his command are naturally far inferior to the 400,000 soldiers. Liu Xiu was able to defeat 400,000 with 3,000, but today, with 2,000, he can defeat his 30,000.
More than enough?
After Liu Xiu defeated Peng Ning's tribe, he also suppressed Yan Feng's arrogance.
Originally, Yan Feng's troops had already led their troops into Julu County and were about to enter Zhongshan. However, with the defeat of Peng Ning, Yan Feng's troops also became stagnant and their 30,000-strong army stopped at Linping in Julu County.
Yan Feng's tribe did not dare to enter Zhongshan rashly and fight to the death with Liu Xiu, but that did not mean that Liu Xiu would not come to fight him. Yan Feng's tribe had more than 30,000 troops stationed in Linping, Julu, and they were eyeing Zhongshan. As far as Liu Xiu's tribe was concerned,
Yan Fengbu is undoubtedly a thorn in his side.
As the saying goes, how can we allow others to snore and sleep on the side of the couch? The Yan Feng Ministry, which is so close, has become a thorn in Liu Xiu's side, a thorn in his flesh, and is the most direct threat to him. It has become an urgent matter to send troops to attack the Yan Feng Ministry.
On this day, Geng Yan and Kou Xun came to Liu Xiu's residence together.
Liu Xiu's mansion was provided by Liu Jun. It was a large and magnificent house.
When they arrived, they looked up and saw Liu Xiuzheng, Deng Yu, and Wu Han sitting in the lobby. They took off their shoes, walked into the hall, saluted Liu Xiushen, and said, "My lord!"
"Bo Zhao, Zi Yi, sit down quickly!" Liu Xiu waved his hands to the two of them cheerfully.
Kou Xun's nickname is Ziyi. Geng Yan spoke first and said, "My lord, the last general and Ziyi are here to ask for a fight!"
Liu Xiu was delighted and asked with a smile: "Why is Bo Zhao here asking for a fight?"
Geng Yan said seriously: "Yan Feng commands an army of thirty thousand and is stationed in Linping, eyeing Lu Nu. If Yan Feng's troops cannot be annihilated, I will be restrained by him in Lu Nu and unable to move. In this way, we will be too passive."
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The smile on Liu Xiu's face grew stronger. She turned to look at Deng Yu and Wu Han and said with a smile: "Zhonghua, Ziyan, what you two thought of, Bo Zhao and Ziyi also thought of it!"
Geng Yan and Kou Xun heard this and realized that Deng Yu and Wu Han also came for this matter. Although they had not met in private, they both had one thing in mind.
Kou Xun glanced at Deng Yu secretly.
He is very familiar with Wu Han. Although Wu Han likes to fight and fight, he is very talented and learned. He can realize that the elimination of Yan Fengyi is his top priority at the moment. Kou Xun and Kou Xun
Not surprisingly.
Relatively speaking, Kou Xun was relatively unfamiliar with Deng Yu. Deng Yu was younger than Geng Yan. Kou Xun could not help but look down upon him when they first came into contact with him. Looking at it now, although Deng Yu was young, he was not simple.
Geng Yan asked: "What are your plans, my lord?"
Liu Xiu smiled and said: "Zhonghua, Ziyan, I are also discussing this matter."
Wu Han raised his chin and said: "In view of the general's opinion, our army can take Anxiang first, stabilize the two counties, and form a pincer attack on Linping!"
Anxiang is located in the northwest of Linping, and An is located in the northeast of Linping. Anxiang, Linping, and Anding counties are adjacent and form a triangle.
If we can capture Anxiang and Anding by surprise, we can indeed create a situation of enveloping Linping from the east to the west.
Liu Xiu looked at Geng Yan and Kou Xun and asked, "What do Bo Zhao and Zi Yi think?"
Geng Yan nodded thoughtfully, feeling that Wu Han's plan was feasible. Kou Xun said with a smile: "Zi Yan's words are very good! However, if I were Yan Feng, once I found out that Anxiang and Anding had been lost, I would immediately withdraw my troops.
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Hearing Kou Xun's words, Wu Han frowned and forced Yan Feng's troops to retreat. This was not his goal. What kind of credit was it just to force the enemy back? What he wanted was to completely wipe out the enemy army. This was a great achievement! He
He lowered his head, thinking silently.
Kou Xun rolled his eyes, turned to look at Deng Yu, leaned forward and said, "General Deng!"
Deng Yu replied: "General Kou."
"I wonder if General Deng has any wise ideas?"
Deng Yu pondered for a moment and said with a smile: "In this battle, there are two tactics, one is stable and the other is dangerous. As Ziyan said, taking Anxiang first to stabilize it is the safest tactics. Of course, in this way, it is also possible
It will scare Yan Feng away and make him retreat. If he comes back in the future, he will still become a threat to us."
"So, what about the danger that General Deng mentioned?"
"Send out surprise troops and capture Jian (shi) County."
"Taking Yi County?"
"Jin County is the only way for Yan Feng's troops to retreat. Once Jin County is captured by our army first, Yan Feng's troops will have no way to retreat if they want to."
Kou Xun frowned and said, "But if you want to capture Jin County, you must first go deep into Julu County. But if you do this, you may be trapped in a tight siege at any time and the entire army is in danger of being annihilated!"
"That's why I said it's a risk to take Wei County first!"
Kou Xun said no more. Deng Yu's ability to name two tactics, one stable and one dangerous, is enough to prove that Deng Yu's ability and reputation are worthy of the name. But which tactics his side should choose is indeed a headache.
If Wang Lang's people were asked to listen to their discussion now, their noses would probably be twisted with anger.
They used 10,000 to defeat Yan Feng's 30,000 troops. Not content with the fact that Yan Feng's tribe had been scared back, they also considered cutting off Yan Feng's retreat. This was to completely annihilate Yan Feng's 30,000 troops.
Wu Han blinked, stood up suddenly, and bowed his hands to Liu Xiu and said: "My lord, I am willing to lead two thousand soldiers and horses, go deep into Julu and attack Jin County. If we fail, I will come back to my lord."
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As soon as he finished speaking, Geng Yan stood up immediately, cupped his hands and said, "My lord, I would like to take over Jin County!"
Wu Han clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction and turned to look at Geng Yan with a displeased look on his face.
Liu Xiu looked at Wu Han and then at Geng Yan. He was happy. He rubbed his chin and said, "Ziyan can lead the Yuyang army to capture Anxiang."
"Lord..." Wu Han was dissatisfied with Liu Xiu's arrangement. It was not difficult for him to conquer Anxiang, but what he wanted was to conquer Wei County.
Liu Xiu waved his hand to Wu Han and said to Geng Yan: "Bo Zhao can lead the Shanggu army to gain stability."
Just when everyone looked at Liu Xiu in surprise, he said quietly: "I will lead two thousand Zhongshan troops to capture Jin County!"
Hearing this, everyone was shocked. Deng Yu and Kou Xun also stood up in unison, waved to Liu Xiu and said, "No, my lord, this battle is too dangerous!"
No one expected that Liu Xiu would hand over Anxiang and Anding, which were relatively easy to fight, to Wu Han and Geng Yan respectively, while he himself would choose the most dangerous Jin County.
Wu Han said anxiously: "My lord, it is better to leave Wei County to the general to fight!"
Liu Xiu slowly shook his head. Wu Han asked, "My lord, you don't trust the general's ability?"
"Believe it or not, you need to prove it yourself."
"Lord..."
"Wang Lang sent envoys over and over again to regain Shanggu and Yuyang counties. However, you repeatedly turned away Wang Lang's envoys and remained unmoved. Instead, you made a special trip to seek refuge with me. I will bear this affection and kindness in my heart.
, Because of this, Xiu Geng is not willing to let you take risks." Seeing that Wu Han, Geng Yan, Kou Xun and others wanted to speak, Liu Xiu waved his hands to them and continued: "Anxiang, the battle of stability is the key.
A battle to prove your own strength!"
Liu Xiu had not been in contact with Geng Yan, Wu Han and others for a long time. Liu Xiu really didn't know what their abilities were on the battlefield, so he arranged for Wu Han and Geng Yan to fight in Anxiang and Anding, which were relatively easy.
, he went to fight the relatively dangerous Jin County by himself.
This is my responsibility to Wu Han and Geng Yan, as well as to the soldiers below.
Understanding Liu Xiu's intention, Wu Han and Geng Yan looked at each other, saluted Liu Xiu together, and said seriously: "Don't worry, my lord, I will definitely fulfill my mission!"
This time, Liu Xiu adopted the tactic of attacking from all sides against Yan Feng's Ministry. Liu Xiu led two thousand Zhongshan troops to sneak attack on Jin County, draining the Yan Feng Ministry's firepower and blocking its retreat.
Wu Han led 3,000 Yuyang troops to attack Anxiang and seal off the western part of Yanfeng's tribe. Geng Yan led 3,000 Shanggu troops to attack Anding and seal off the eastern part of Yanfeng's tribe.
Deng Yu led the remaining 2,000 Zhongshan commanderies from north to south, directly taking Linping where Yan Feng's troops were located.
Fighting more with less, 10,000 against 30,000, and even daring to divide his troops into four groups and outflank Yan Feng's troops from all four directions. It is estimated that only Liu Xiu dares to do this kind of tactic in the world today.
To make a long story short, two days later, the two armies of Wu Han and Geng Yan marched out of Lunu first and went all the way south to Anxiang and Anding. On the third day, Liu Xiu also led his troops to leave Lunu and began to quietly march toward Julu.
Proceed within the county.
Also accompanying Liu Xiu on this expedition were Yao Qi, Zhu You, Feng Yi, Wang Ba, Gai Yan and others. In order to conceal their whereabouts, the two thousand Zhongshan troops led by Liu Xiu rested during the day and marched at night.
It's freezing cold now. It's very cold during the day and even colder at night. Although marching late at night is hidden, the soldiers also endure hardships.
When they arrived at the Quyang area in Julu County, they encountered heavy snowfall. At night, people braved the freezing wind and snow. Even Liu Xiu wrapped himself up like rice dumplings on his horse.
As they were walking forward, Wang Ba ran up from behind and said loudly to Liu Xiu: "My lord, it's too cold, so you'd better rest before going!"
"What?" Even though Wang Ba had turned up the volume, Liu Xiu still couldn't hear clearly, and there was a whining wind in his ears.
Wang Ba took two steps forward, walked to Liu Xiu's horse, pulled the reins, and shouted almost in a roar: "My lord, it's too cold, my brothers can't hold on any longer!"
