After the Jizhou army began to harass the border areas, Zhang Liao moved the garrison to the Juyang area and sent troops at any time to eliminate the Jizhou army that crossed the border. In the past three months, no less than a hundred battles, large and small, were fought. Unfortunately, they were all small-scale battles.
The biggest one is just the collision of a hundred-man battle formation.
Those Jizhou troops were also very thieves, plundering towns and villages. As soon as Zhang Liao's troops stationed in various places moved, they immediately withdrew. There were not many casualties among the troops, but most of the people's livelihood along the river was destroyed.
"When will this day end!" Several generals in Zhang Liao's camp sighed.
"I don't know what my lord is thinking. There is no reason in the world to only defend but not attack. If this continues, the area along the river will be abandoned sooner or later!"
For three consecutive months, they only defended but did not attack. Seeing the once prosperous farmland gradually being abandoned, the soldiers stationed here felt uncomfortable. They were holding back a resentment in their chests and could not vent it. They had already developed feelings of dissatisfaction with Chu Nan.
"If Marquis Wen were commanding the troops, he would not be so angry!"
"Shut up!" Zhang Liao looked at these men with a livid face. The more he talked, the more he was getting frustrated.
"My Lord, it was Marquis Wen's decision to take over our military power, and My Lord did not make any mistakes. The Central Plains was only as prosperous as it is today under My Lord's governance. Only then can you gain such support from the people. How can you make such arrogant opinions?"
What’s wrong with my lord?”
Seeing Zhang Liao's serious look, all the generals did not dare to say anything. Only the deputy general smiled bitterly and said: "We also know that your lord is a man of great ability, but we just watched the rabble in Jizhou show off their power in front of us, but they always only kept their guard.
If I don't attack, I feel really frustrated. When have I ever fought such a useless battle?"
"My lord is not a man who doesn't know how to fight. Such actions have their own reasons. Anyone who makes irresponsible remarks about my lord's rights and wrongs will be dealt with according to the military law!" Zhang Liao snorted coldly.
He didn't know what Chu Nan was planning, but he had worked with Chu Nan before, and he knew very well that this lord's character was definitely not the kind of timid and fearful person. Since this arrangement was made, it meant that Chu Nan must have something in mind.
For a deeper plan, as a commander in chief, you can just follow your orders.
The deputy general stopped talking and could only nod depressedly.
Just when Zhang Liao was about to let everyone disperse and continue to guard, he saw a junior high school student rushing to the outside of the tent and shouting into the tent: "General, urgent order from Xuchang!"
"Read it!" Zhang Liao heard this and ordered the principal to come in and read Chu Nan's order.
The junior high school officer opened the emergency order and said loudly: "The lord has personally led the army to go out, and is preparing to cross the river from Zhongmou area and attack Jizhou. He ordered our army to cross the river as close as possible, seize all the land of Dongjun, and join the lord in the Liyang area!"
When the deputy general heard this, he quickly grabbed the emergency order and read it carefully. Especially after Chu Nan's seal was confirmed to be correct, he looked at Zhang Liao with surprise: "General, it's true!"
Zhang Liao took the letter and read it again, with a smile on his face: "This general said that my lord cannot continue like this. Now it's my turn to take action!"
At the same time, he felt relieved in his heart. If this continued, he might not even be able to suppress the resentment in the army.
"Please give me your orders, general!" All the generals stood up together, with faint flames dancing in their eyes, making the Jizhou army jump repeatedly in front of them. After provoking them for so long, it was finally their turn to take action.
Let these Jizhou rabble know what elites are!
Zhang Liao motioned for everyone to sit down and said in a deep voice: "Since my lord has personally sent troops, this battle will definitely be a big one. However, our army has been weak for three months now, and Yuan Shao has not yet reacted, so the defense along the river must be lax!"
All the generals nodded in unison. As long as the war starts, Zhang Liao will consider how to fight. They just need to fight and it will be over.
"But I'm afraid Yuan Shao will get the news soon. I hope to successfully cross the river before that, Yuan Fang!" Zhang Liao looked at one of his generals.
"The last general is here!" A general named Yuan Fang came out.
"We have previously raised a large number of ferries. They are all small boats. If we fight on the water, it will be detrimental to our army. You said these boats will gather at the ferry after dark. Remember, do not forget to move during the day to avoid being noticed by the generals on the other side."
Zhang Liao spread out the map and said: "Tonight we will cross the river overnight. After crossing the river, the troops will be divided into three groups. Yuan Fang, Qin Yilu, and Prime Minister Zhou will each lead an army to capture the three cities of Lihu, Xiancheng and Mocheng as quickly as possible.
, these three cities are horns to each other, and the people in the cities are eager to support our army, so they can be the foundation of our army on the north bank!"
Lihu, Xiancheng, and Mocheng are only separated from here by a river. Unlike other places, the people in the three cities have long heard about the living conditions on the south bank of the river. Just like the women from Lihu prefer to marry across the river, people along this side
The people in Heji City have a good impression of the Central Plains. It will not be difficult to capture these three cities.
"Here!"
The three generals who were called by Zhang Liao immediately stood up and took orders with a bang.
"Remember, our army is an army of benevolence and righteousness. After capturing the city, we must remember not to hurt the people. If you violate the rules, don't blame me for not caring about your feelings. We will deal with it according to military law!" Zhang Liao looked at the soldiers seriously.
Chu Nan advocates high salaries to support integrity, and the treatment of soldiers is excellent. Not only are family taxes reduced on the current basis, various policies to benefit the people are also given priority to the families of soldiers, and some meritorious soldiers can even receive tax exemptions for several years.
support.
At the same time, all armies also follow the policy of elite soldiers. There are also dedicated civilian officials in the army to provide ideological education. The most important point is not to hurt the people. This is also the reason why the soldiers are so angry when the people along the river are robbed.
Normally, people are quite supportive of these patron saints.
"General, don't worry, no one in the army dares to break my lord's rules!" the generals immediately assured.
From Xuzhou to Xuchang, from Lu Bu to Chu Nan, Chu Nan has always been responsible for the discipline of the army. Being close to the people is what Chu Nan values the most. It has been almost five years now. These concepts have been in the army under Chu Nan's rule.
It is a concept engraved in the bones, which is why Chu Nan has dominated the Central Plains and has enough money and food, but the army has never been less than 200,000.
Firstly, the benefits are too good and there are too many soldiers. Even Chu Nan cannot afford to support them now. Secondly, it is such a highly disciplined army. It is not as easy to build as others think. In the past five years,
, Chu Nancai deeply rooted the concept of treating people like children, and the manpower, material and mental energy consumed in it was unimaginable by other princes.
"Everyone, go prepare and set off tonight!" Zhang Liao stood up and said, "Let those clowns in Jizhou know what a strong army is!"
"Here!" All the generals responded to the order and left to prepare.
At the same time, Dongping and Gaoshun camps also received troop dispatch orders from Chunan. It was up to them how to fight, but they had to fight.
Gao Shun's goal was different from Zhang Liao's. As the enlightenment teacher of Chu Nan's art of war, Chu Nan gave Gao Shun a very high degree of freedom. His goal was also to cross the river, but he was targeting the Zhao State, Bohai Sea and Pingyuan County in Qingzhou.
There was naturally no nonsense on Gao Shun's part. Gao Shun was going to personally lead the trapped camp across the river to seize the ferry, and Ji Ling was responsible for commanding the army to cross the river.
In addition, Lu Qian stationed in Taishan County and Zang Ba stationed in Langya area sent troops to attack Qingzhou. These two groups did not have many soldiers and horses, and they were not elite troops. They were not included in the 110,000-strong army established by Chu Nan.
They belong to two separate armies, but based on Chu Nan's understanding of Qingzhou, even if the two armies cannot defeat the enemy, Yuan Tan can only defend against these two armies.
Chu Nan still had some understanding of the weight of his best friend. At the same time, he also ordered that Yuan Tan should be spared. After all, he was a best friend. He might be useful in the future. It would be a pity to die. Chu Nan would also
Feeling guilty.
On the same day, Jizhou and Yecheng.
"Lord, to report on our army's detailed operations in Xuchang, Chu Nan has led his army out of the city today and headed straight for the Zhongmou area. The specific location is not yet known, but Chu Nan has sworn to go out today and declare war on our army!" Xu
You quickly entered Yuan Shao's mansion, saluted Yuan Shao, and said loudly: "My lord, it seems that the reason why Chu Nan tolerated for three months was not because he was afraid of my lord, but because he wanted to use this to condemn us morally. Now the imperial court has put my lord
I declare him a usurper and call on the princes of the world to attack him!"
"Peng!" Yuan Shao slapped the table and cursed angrily: "Child Chu Nan can only use such shameful tricks. He sent our military order and ordered Chun Yu Qiong and Sui Yuan to lead the troops to Hanoi. They must block Chu Nan.
, Do not allow him to cross the river! Order the governor of Hanoi to cooperate with the army and make no mistakes!"
"Here!" There are personal guards responsible for conveying Yuan Shao's orders.
Tian Feng thought about it and said, "My lord, Chu Nan has always acted prudently and planned everything before taking action. Now that we are sending troops this time, we must have a plan, and my lord needs to be prepared for Lu Bu's sneak attack!"
When Lu Bu defeated Cao Cao last time, didn't he just attack Cao Cao directly at his doorstep, disrupting Cao Cao's rhythm, and ultimately caused Cao Cao, who should have been stronger than Lu Bu, to die on the battlefield?
"Previously, there was news from Bingzhou that Chen Gong had instigated the generals in Guanzhong to form an alliance to attack Bingzhou. Although Zuo Zhi has gone, I am worried that Zuo Zhi is not Chen Gong's opponent, so we must guard against this!" Jushu came out and said to him.
He bowed to Yuan Shao and said.
Yuan Shao waved his hand and said: "I have ordered people to go to Pingyang and order the Xiongnu Shanyu Huchuquan to lead his troops to help. In addition, our army has merged with the state garrison. After all, the generals in Guanzhong are not unified. Although the momentum is large, it is really a mob. It can be temporarily
Ignore it, now you all should think about how to defeat Chu Nan."
"My lord, I think that if you want to defeat Chu Nan, you must kill Lu Bu first!" Xu You took a step forward and said to Yuan Shao: "Although Lu Bu is brave, he is reckless and without a plan. I think that as long as Lu Bu appears on the battlefield,
, we can try to lure Lu Bu out, and then gather heavy troops to eliminate him. As long as Lu Bu dies, the morale of the Chu Southern Army will inevitably drop.
The lord can also enter the imperial court, and most of the world will belong to the lord, and the period of hegemony is not far away!"
Yuan Shao was silent for a moment and then nodded. Lu Bu was indeed worried. If he could kill Lu Bu, it would be the best: "Just follow Ziyuan's plan!"