Outside Linhuai City, after a day's march, Zhao Yun and Liu Xun's 16,000 elite troops arrived here.\%_%_ original_chuang%_%\
There is no difference in the equipment of this army. But if you look carefully, you can notice that this army is actually composed of two armies.
One of them is very powerful, and the other is more ordinary.[
Although the capable army did not show any arrogance or other gestures, the more ordinary army seemed to be involuntarily dwarfed and did not dare to look at the capable army.
This powerful army is naturally Zhao Yun's elite troops, while the more ordinary ones are Liu Xun's troops.
Although Liu Xun's army is also called elite, after all, it does not have a strong general to lead it, so it is weak in momentum.
According to Zhao Yun's calculations, although their army numbered 16,000, according to the specifications of Zhao Yun's own elite troops, they could only be used as 12,000.
At the front of the army, Zhao Yun and Liu Xun rode in parallel.
"General Zhao, according to the intelligence of the spies, when Sun Ce went south, he originally planned to leave Cheng Pu and lead 10,000 elite troops to guard it, but Cheng Pu was killed by the general. So Sun Ce retreated and took the second place, led by Huang Gai
He led the troops of the main camp, plus Pan Zhang, a total of 6,000 troops to guard Linhuai. During this period, he was stationed in Linhuai to repair the city and win over the people. Linhuai was quite strong, and it would be difficult to break through it at once without a clever strategy."
Liu Xun sighed and had a look of helplessness on his face as he said.
As a military commander, but unable to defeat the enemy. It is really shameful.
Zhao Yun did not speak. He raised his head and looked at Linhuai City carefully. The city was tall and solid. Flags were fluttering on the city, and the soldiers were capable.
It seems that morale is also impregnable.
Moreover, the city was guarded by Jiangdong's famous generals Cheng Pu and Pan Zhang. Such a city was indeed difficult to break.
But this city had to be conquered. Liu Feng's launch of this war actually had nothing to do with Sun Ce. As long as he conquered Hanzhong and opened the road to Yizhou, the salt from Yizhou would be at his fingertips.
The main purpose of attacking Linhuai was to contain Sun Ce's power, and also to help Liu Xun expand his power and resist Sun Ce.
Therefore, we do not seek to defeat Sun Ce, but we must capture this city.
"If we can't defeat him, we can only resort to tricks." After looking at it for a while, Zhao Yun didn't find any flaws, so he thought to himself.
"I heard that Huang Gai and Cheng Pu have been brothers for many years?" Suddenly, Zhao Yun's heart moved and he turned around and asked Liu Xun.
"They are indeed brothers who have been in the army for many years." Liu Xun was stunned for a moment when he heard this. He didn't know why Zhao Yun mentioned Cheng Pu who had been dead for a long time at this time, but after being stunned for a moment, he quickly replied.
"Then if Huang Gai saw Cheng Pu's head being played with outside the city, would he be furious and lead his troops to seize it?"
Zhao Yun asked.[
"This is about 60% likely." Liu Xun hesitated for a moment before answering.
It's not that I can't bear to desecrate the corpse, but I'm calculating the odds.
"Six achievements is enough to give it a try." Zhao Yun nodded and said.
"Okay, then I will immediately send someone to deliver Cheng Pu's coffin and take his head." Liu Xun nodded immediately after hearing this, feeling a little excited.
"That's not necessary. Cheng Pu is also a famous general after all. I respect him a lot and won't really desecrate his body. Just find a carpenter and make a wooden head, put on a gold helmet, and use it as Cheng Pu's head."