"Zi Yan, you are so slow. How many people are stationed in Hefei? I haven't heard of any generals guarding it. You brought five thousand soldiers and horses, but you were the last one to come!" Chengde, the government office, is in charge of Chu.
When Nan came in with Lu Lingqi, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, and Zhou Cang, Wei Xu and others had already arrived. Seeing Chu Nan, Wei Xu laughed.
The three of them each led 3,000 troops and horses. It took them less than three days to attack the city and travel. Even though Hefei was more difficult to attack, Chu Nan also had the largest number of troops and horses, and it took more than twice as long as them. Look,
No one is perfect.
"Uncle, how many days have I been practicing the art of war? If not for the help of generals Huang Zhong and Wei Yan, how could I have defeated the city so quickly?" Chu Nan didn't care much about the issue of merit. There was no need to argue about it. He looked at the generals and said with a smile.
: "It's just that I have tired you all for a long time, and I have passed by the south."
As he spoke, he waved his hand behind his back to signal Wei Yan to stop talking. There was no need to argue over such trivial matters, which would ruin the harmony. Although he was Lu Bu's son-in-law, he wouldn't have been able to do this if he hadn't been humble and didn't compete for fame.
Come in quickly.
"Okay, you are all Ziyan's elders. Ziyan is a Confucian scholar and has only been practicing the art of war for a few months. At your age, you may not be as capable as Ziyan." Lu Bu waved his hand and said a few words for his son-in-law.
"Father-in-law, when the four counties of Hefei are determined, our army has already formed a line with Shouchun. There is no need to worry about the rear. The other cities are not important. Our top priority is to attack Shouchun before Cao Cao does. But I don't know that Shouchun is now
How is the Spring War going?" Chu Nan saluted Lu Bu and asked with a smile.
"Cao Cao tried to cross the Huai River several times before, but was repelled by Yuan Shu relying on the favorable geographical location. But now that our army is here, Yuan Shu has sent Ji Ling, Chen Lan and others to block it with 100,000 troops!" Lu Bu pointed behind him.
map.
There is no danger to defend between Chengde and Shouchun, and there is no critical point. Their garrison here can be said to be a direct threat to Yuan Shu's rear. Yuan Shu is naturally worried.
"Now Yuan Shu can still bring out a hundred thousand troops to stop our army?" Chu Nan said in shock.
"Most of the defeated troops who returned from Runan are now gathered in the Shouchun area. In addition, Yuan Shu later mobilized soldiers and horses from various counties. Although it seems that Liu Xun and others no longer obey his orders, but even so, now ten people in Shouchun City
Wan Dajun can also take it." Chen Gong said with a smile. Others only care about the speed of his disciples' breaking through the city, but Chen Gong is very aware of what his disciple has done during this period. The breaking of the city is actually no slower than the other three.
, and there was almost no battle damage on Chu Nan’s side!
The reason why I took these extra days was because my disciple plowed Hefei.
No matter from any aspect, the performance of his disciple has far exceeded that of Wei Xu and the others, and what Chen Gong admires the most is Chu Nan's non-competitive, nonchalant temperament.
A husband does not fight, so no one in the world can fight with him. This is how Chu Nan feels to people now. He does not fight for anything, but has already established his own prestige and status invisibly, including Wei Xu, Song Xian, Cheng Lian and so on.
The senior generals under Lu Bu's tent had no objections to Chu Nan climbing on top of them without realizing it.
"The home of the Four Generations and Three Dukes is full of atmosphere." Chu Nan said somewhat speechlessly.
A hundred thousand troops!
All the soldiers and horses in Xuzhou combined are not enough to reach this number. Regardless of ability, Boss Yuan is the rich man of this era!
Of course, Lu Bu is not short of money and food now. After this war, he will definitely expand his army. By then, Xuzhou will also have its first 100,000-strong army.
"It seems that there are many soldiers and generals, but I regard them as nothing more than grass and grass!" Lu Bu said disdainfully.
If Yuan Shu didn't have enough generals under his command, this 100,000-strong army wouldn't really be a big problem for Lu Bu. After all, with Yuan Shu's current military morale and popularity, even if all the people in Shouchun were to join the army, it would just be enough.
"Teacher, how should we fight this battle?" Chu Nan looked at Chen Gong. There was only Shouchun City left. Of course, although Yuan Shu was declining, there were many cities under his command, such as other counties in Jiujiang.
, such as Liu Xun's troops stationed in Lujiang.
But now people's hearts have dispersed, and Liu Xun has no intention of supporting him yet. His attitude has become very clear. He wants to draw a clear line with Yuan Shu.
I'm afraid his subordinates and generals also have their own thoughts.
Therefore, for them and Cao Cao, defeating Shouchun would basically determine the demise of Yuan Shu, the Zhong family's puppet court.
Chen Gong smiled and said: "It is not difficult to defeat this 100,000-strong army, but whoever defeats Shouchun first and who captures Yuan Shu is crucial. If he is not careful, he will make a wedding dress for Cao Cao."
This was the reason why they had been facing an army of 100,000 people but did not attack. At the same time, Cao Cao also stopped attacking and looked across the river from Yuan Shu, but he no longer attacked as aggressively as before. Apparently he had the same idea, so that
Lu Bu and Yuan Shu fought with the main force, and they were able to reap the benefits.
The situation has therefore fallen into a strange stalemate.
Yuan Shu is no longer important. The most important thing now is who can defeat Cao and Lu first. At this time, which side Yuan Shu focuses on for defense will take advantage of the other side.
The balance is actually very fragile. If either Lu Bu or Cao Cao can't help but strike first, the balance will be broken, and Yuan Shu will be completely finished.
Even if he continues like this without doing anything, Yuan Shu has to finish playing. After all, Shouchun is only so old. One Shouchun has to support an army of more than ten or two hundred thousand, which will definitely not last for more than a few days. For Chu Nanlai, who has done logistics,
Said he was more perceptive than others.
"Teacher, I wonder if you can persuade Yuan Shu to give up Shouchun?" Chu Nan suddenly asked.
"Persuade to surrender?" Chen Gong frowned slightly when he heard this, looked at Chu Nan and said: "Zi Yan has never thought about it, Yuan Shu is arrogant, and there is no possibility of turning around with the imperial court. If Yuan Shu is surrendered at this time, the reputation that Marquis Wen has built before will be in vain.
All flowing water.”
"Let him give up Shouchun, rather than accept his surrender." Chu Nan said with a smile.
"How is this possible? That's why Yuan Shu is crazy and would abandon the city at this time!" Before Chen Gong could speak, Wei Xu frowned and said.
"If you don't abandon the city, you can only wait for death. We don't even have to do anything, just stand in a stalemate with him like this. There are 200,000 troops in Shouchun who eat horses and men every day, but there are no reinforcements outside, and the food roads are also blocked by our army.
If it is blocked, how long do you think Yuan Shu can last?" Chu Nan asked with a smile.
Concentrate the troops and horses in Shouchun to confront Cao Cao. If there is no Lu Bu in the rear, Yuan Shu can fight Cao Cao as long as he holds the Huai River. But now that Lu Bu has come and directly cut off Yuan Shu's food supply, how can Yuan Shu survive?
"Abandoned city, there is still a glimmer of hope." Chu Nan said with a smile.
"Zi Yan wants to let Yuan Shu leave in exchange for our army winning Shouchun?" Chen Gongxiao asked.
"That's probably what I mean, but Yuan Shu is now being attacked from both sides. How can we make him give up Shouchun and flee, but my disciples don't know." Chu Nan nodded. He just listed the current conditions. Yuan Shu is now being attacked from both sides, and is almost in a certain death situation.
So giving up and escaping is the only way to survive, but they are not fools. In this case, why should I trust you if I don’t have enough conditions? Who knows if you want to trick them out of the city and kill them?
Chu Nan didn't know how to convince Yuan Shu. He just put forward this idea to see if his teacher could do anything.
When Chen Gong heard this, he crossed his fingers and frowned in thought.
It seemed to be a good idea, but the feasibility seemed to be low. After thinking for a moment, he suddenly said: "If Yuan Shu is willing, I can send him to Xuzhou and let him secretly go to Qingzhou to join Yuan Shao through Xuzhou!"
This relies on Chen Gong's powerful verbal skills to send Yuan Shu and his confidants away. Someone on Cao Cao's side must have used means to prevent Yuan Shu from using Confucian skills to escape Shouchun. But so what, Cao Cao's side
There may be countless people with magical powers, and there must be some with magical powers that are more powerful than the great Confucians, but in terms of speaking and following the rules, there should be no great Confucians accompanying them, otherwise Chen Gong would not have said this.
"Does this mean that he is helping the traitor?" Lu Bu frowned and said, his character is that of a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty.
Chen Gong: "..."
Chu Nan: "..."
It's just to create a personal profile, not really do it.
"It is Cao Cao's business to kill Yuan Shu. All we want is the land of Jiujiang. As for Marquis Wen, he is naturally a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty. But precisely because he is a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, in addition to considering Yuan Shu, should Marquis Wen also think about longevity?
Are these countless people in Spring City alive or dead?" Chen Gong looked at Lu Bu and said in a deep voice.
Lu Bu raised his eyebrows, Chen Gong's tone made him a little unhappy.
"Father-in-law, the teacher's intention is not to prevent my father-in-law from being a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, but as the old saying goes, the people are the most important, the country is second, and the emperor is the most important. It is wrong to let Yuan Shu leave, but if because of this, countless people can live this long, I will
I think that even if His Majesty knew about this, he would still be considerate of his father-in-law, because he has to live with hundreds of thousands of people in one life, which is not a bad thing!" Seeing that the atmosphere was a little stiff, Chu Nan quickly smiled and said: "This Shouchun City will definitely face a food shortage dilemma.
If this consumption continues, I don’t know if Yuan Shu will feed on human flesh like Cao Cao did in the past. By then, we will finally win Shouchun, but after entering the city, all that will be left is the white bones. What will happen to my father-in-law?
Tolerate?"
"The so-called lesser of two evils, it is certainly wrong to let Yuan Shu go, but if hundreds of thousands of people can survive as a result, I think that even after the world knows about it, they will only praise my father-in-law's benevolence and righteousness instead of condemning him."
Lu Bu sighed after hearing this: "I will follow Gongtai's plan, but who will go to Shouchun to discuss this matter?"
"The discussion is not urgent." Chen Gong looked at Lu Bu and said: "Now Yuan Shu has not reached the end of the mountain yet, and there is still some luck in his heart. Marquis Wen should defeat the 100,000 troops in front of him first, so that Yuan Shu will know how powerful he is.
We can discuss it later and get twice the result with half the effort!”
In the past, Yuan Shu believed that he had an army of 100,000, but you only had 50,000 in total. Before the victory was determined, Yuan Shu might not give in based on the numbers alone. He could only give him a painful beating to let him understand what he was facing.
It's a dead end. Only when you show up as a strong person can the other party pay enough attention!
Lu Bu nodded when he heard this: "This is not difficult. The generals will go back to the camp to repair. We will send out troops tomorrow to win first!"