Shouzhang, the camp of the Xuzhou Army is also here. By this time, the victory of both Cao and Lu has been decided. Cao's army has already shown its decline in front of the Xuzhou Army. However, the centipede worm is dead but not stiff. Cao's army still has a chance.
With the strength of the battle, Zhang Liao and others could not defeat them for a while despite the city's defense.
However, Xun You's previous strategy was not without reason. The lack of a clear commander is indeed the biggest problem of the Xuzhou Army. Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Huang Zhong, and Wei Yan are all generals who can act independently. But because of this, when
When these four came together, they were really powerful. All the famous generals of Cao's army went into battle, and they could not gain any advantage in several battles.
But it is true that disagreements arise. After all, in the absence of a clear commander, who will listen to whom, Zhang Liao or Gao Shun?
Although Huang Zhong and Wei Yan were sent as reinforcements, they also had the desire to perform meritorious service, and they did not know who to listen to. This also involved some inevitable problems between old and new generals.
Zhang Liao and Gao Shun belong directly to Lu Bu, while Huang Zhong and Wei Yan are from Chunan. Although the signs of this power struggle have not yet appeared in Lu Bu's army, potential problems are inevitable, especially who is involved at this time.
It’s a question of having the final say.
At Zhang Liao's camp, Gao Shun, Huang Zhong, and Wei Yan gathered together to discuss how to attack next. Zhang Liao had also noticed this problem.
Four people, four sets of attack ideas, Zhang Liao advocated being trapped first, waiting for opportunities to run out of food, gradually cannibalizing the opponent, and forcing the opponent to death step by step.
Although Gao Shunjue's Zhang Liao could win with this plan, it would take a long time and would not be conducive to the subsequent stability of the Central Plains. This area was already close to Yuan Shao's ruling territory. If Yuan Shaonan came to rescue him, the variables would increase, so he wanted to have a decisive battle with the opponent in order to
Fall into the camp as the vanguard and completely crush the enemy army.
Wei Yan advocated using cavalry to cut off the opponent's food routes, and then besieging Shouzhang with superior force. Huang Zhong, like Gao Shun, wanted a decisive battle, but with himself as the vanguard.
In the past, because Cao's army had a large territory, everyone still fought separately, naturally fiercely. However, as Cao's army's sphere of influence continued to be compressed, four armies began to gather. At this time, disputes and differences emerged. This was also the opportunity Xun You saw.
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Zhang Liao has a headache. How should he convince the other three people to listen to him?
Gao Shun also had some headaches. With the trapped camp as the vanguard, it would be no problem to break through Shouzhang, but losses would definitely occur. The overall situation in the Central Plains was now decided, but they lacked time.
Huang Zhong's headache is how to get Gao Shun to support him and let him go first. His arrow array should be able to overwhelm the opponent, and then he can fall behind to assist in the attack, and then he can win completely.
Wei Yan stared at the map silently, focusing on the strategic locations that the opponent still occupied. As long as two of these locations were captured, Shouzhang would be alone.
What needs to be said has been said, but it is a pity that the four of them cannot reach a unified opinion. If they fight separately, they will be easily defeated by the enemy forces individually. Xia Houyuan, Cao Ren and other famous generals of Cao's army are not just freeloaders. If they gather together to attack one place, everyone will be defeated.
Can't bear it!
"Report~"
Just when the four of them were in a stalemate, a junior high school student came outside the tent and shouted into the tent: "General, Taishan has sent an envoy!"
Mount Tai?
Ziyan(Lord)!?
The four of them were startled at the same time, and almost subconsciously replied at the same time: "Please!"
After saying that, the four of them looked at each other, and silence returned to the tent again.
"Here!" The principal noticed something was wrong in the atmosphere in the tent, bowed, and then ran away.
"Speaking of which, it has been some time since Ziyan captured Taishan. His capture of Taishan County has been a great help to us. Otherwise, if Cao's army retreated to Taishan County, it would be really troublesome for our army to invade." Zhang Liao took the lead to break the awkward atmosphere.
, as the coach, he feels that he should maintain the relationship between everyone and not make the atmosphere too tense. After all, the relationship between everyone is pretty good.
"I heard that we only brought 5,000 surrender troops this time to capture Taishan County. Ziyan is a master of the art of war." Gao Shun stroked his beard and nodded. As his disciple, Chu Nan had no problem with him before.
Gao Shun was very satisfied with Runan's performance and the single-handed attack on Taishan County this time.
Of course, his disciples should support him as the leader.
"My lord is full of tricks. Now that Xuchang has fallen and Cao Cao is dead, it's not surprising that Taishan County has been captured." Huang Zhong stroked his beard. The lord should be on his side.
Wei Yan nodded: "My lord's tactics have always been combined with good and evil, making it hard to guard against. However, there are also elite Cao troops in Taishan County. The capture of Taishan County this time must have wasted a lot of energy."
My lord should agree with my decision.
After all, as Chu Nan's first true general, Wei Yan felt that Chu Nan had no reason not to support him.
The four people stopped and looked at each other, probably guessing what the other party was planning. Wei Yan looked at Huang Zhong: Old man, shouldn't he be on his side at this time?
Huang Zhong snorted coldly, this young man still wants to argue with me?
Zhang Liao felt his head hurt even more when he saw this scene. Isn't his prestige... not enough?
He couldn't help but look at Gao Shun, hoping that this old friend would be on his side.
Gao Shun ignored him and closed his eyes to rest.
The general sent by Chu Nan came in in this strange atmosphere, saluted the four generals and said: "I have seen four generals!"
"Zi Yan ordered you to come here, but there is something important?" Looking at the dusty general, Zhang Liao coughed lightly and asked first.
The other three were a step slower and could only look at the general speechlessly.
The general felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by the four men, so he bowed and said: "Go back to the four generals, I'm going to lead an army to attack Xuchang and cut off the enemy's return route. Please send troops to contain the enemy!"
"Xuchang!?" When the four of them heard this, their expressions changed.
Gao Shun quickly looked at the map and frowned: "Xuchang is indeed a hub and the enemy's backbone, but how come Zi Yan is here? How many soldiers and horses does he bring?"
"General, don't worry about the strength of the troops. Your troops will be sent out this time, with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses!" the general said with a bow.
Everyone frowned when they heard this, and Huang Zhong said: "My lord has always been cautious in using troops. How could he be so radical this time? With all the troops coming out of Mount Tai, wouldn't it make Taishan County empty!? What should happen if the nobles of Taishan County rebel at this time?
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"Taishan County has not sent troops. The emperor has left General Xu Huang with 5,000 troops to guard Taishan County. In addition, there are more than 3,000 troops responsible for suppressing the rebels in various places." The general gave Huang Zhong a blank look.
"Then where did these ten thousand soldiers and horses come from?" Huang Zhong asked puzzledly. They knew the situation in Taishan County. Xu Huang's five thousand surrendered troops, plus the more than three thousand surrendered troops in Taishan County, even if this
Chu Nan has been recruiting troops for a while. Ten thousand is already good, but it is impossible to double it.
"Go back to the general!" The general bowed and said, "They are Qingzhou soldiers!"
"Qingzhou soldiers!??" When the four generals heard this, they all looked at the general with blank faces: "Where are the Qingzhou soldiers?"
"Previously, Yuan Tan of Qingzhou united with the nobles of Taishan County to invade, but they were blocked by the envoy..." The general now asked how Chu Nan and Yuan Tan got to know each other, and then asked Yuan Tan to send troops, and how he plotted against Yuan Tan, causing Yuan Tan to suffer a big loss.
, and then chased after him to persuade Yuan Tan again, and explained in detail the matter of leading the Qingzhou soldiers and Chu Nan to send troops to Xuchang.
As everyone listened, their expressions gradually changed.
If Yuan Tan was deceived by Chu Nan the first time to fight against Cao Jun, they could still understand it. After all, the young master from an aristocratic family did not have much experience in the world, but the second time he was deceived by Chu Nan, it was a bit unbelievable.
"Then Yuan Tan...is he really the son of the Yuan family?" Wei Yan asked a very rude question. After all, Yuan Shaoxiong was so powerful that even Lu Bu, who had eaten the Central Plains, was quite stressed when facing him. Why did the eldest son feel like a retard?
"I heard that he passed it on to his elder brother." Zhang Liao nodded, and then sighed: "But what Zi Yan did this time, judging from the results, it was really a step-by-step plan. Then Lu Qian was sent, I thought
Just to drive a wedge between Cao Jun and Cao Jun, he didn't want to use it to deceive Yuan Tan a second time. He deliberately leaked Yuan Tan's whereabouts. It seems that he was not trying to harm Yuan Tan, but to make Cao Jun relax his vigilance. At this time, Yuan Tan attacked again, and Cao Jun was afraid.
There won’t be much defense!”
If all of this was planned in advance, then Chu Nan's plan would be a bit scary.
Everyone heard this and believed it. They were all generals who had fought on the battlefield for a long time. After thinking about it for a moment, they understood that Yuan Tan had just defeated Yuan Tan and informed him of the 'truth'. Yuan Tan had already restrained himself from going to trouble Chu Nan at this time.
, is unlikely to come to deal with Cao Jun, and precisely because of this, when Yuan Tan leads the Qingzhou Army again on the battlefield, Cao Jun will definitely be caught off guard.
Gao Shun shook his head: "Zi Yan is a pure and simple man, and he doesn't want to worship Chen Gongtai as his teacher..."
Zhang Liao and Wei Yan looked at Gao Shun leisurely after hearing this. "Innocent and simple"? Did he have any misunderstanding about these four words?
Zhang Liao and Wei Yan watched Chu Nan cheat Cao Cao in Nanyang and then went to Xuchang to ask Cao Cao for benefits. At that time, Chu Nan had not yet accepted Chen Gong as his disciple.
Although you are your disciple, it is a bit too much for you to blatantly and forcefully try to blackmail Chen Gong?
Although they were their own people, Zhang Liao and Wei Yan felt that there was no need to force their innocence and simplicity on Chu Nan's behavior.
Gao Shun is also a mortal!
The two men shook their heads at the same time, and Zhang Liao said in a deep voice: "Everyone, Ziyan has already gone to Xuchang. In this case, we don't need to fight anymore. We should send troops immediately to drag out Cao's army for Ziyan. If Xuchang comes down,
Then Shouzhang is an isolated city. If Cao Jun does not want to be trapped, he will definitely counterattack madly. We will stop the enemy army when they counterattack Xuchang. Judging from the battle between Yuan Tan and Xiahou Yuan, the Qingzhou army's combat strength is worrying.
There is no general to assist Yan, so if Cao Jun is allowed to counterattack, Zi Yan's life will be in danger!"
Gao Shun and Huang Zhong nodded, and Wei Yan stood up and said: "The last general will lead his troops to the rear to intercept Cao's army's counterattack."
Zhang Liao nodded and said: "The three of us will focus on attacking Shouzhang! How about each leading an army and attacking the city separately?"
Gao Shun and Huang Zhong stood up and said, "Shan!"