"This is the right lieutenant general Zhu Jun and Zhu Gongwei, this is the cavalry captain Cao Cao and Cao Mengde, and this is the auxiliary army commander Sun Jian and Sun Wentai." Huang Pusong introduced the three people in General Huang Pusong's tent to Liu Bei.
Zhu Jun, one of the three generals who annihilated the Yellow Turban Army. Cao Cao, the father of the founder of the Wei State, one of the Three Kingdoms. Sun Jian, the father of the founder of the Wu State, one of the Three Kingdoms.
Chen Meng stood behind Liu Bei and looked at Cao Cao and Sun Jian carefully. No one else, just because these two people are heroes of the generation and will become their biggest competitors in the future.
Cao Cao, with his narrow eyes and long beard, was a capable minister in times of trouble and a traitor in troubled times. At this time, Cao Cao was still a cavalry captain in the Han Dynasty and did not have his own armed forces. A few years later, Cao Cao relied on the Cao family and the Xiahou family to raise his army. , From then on, he began to occupy Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and Qingzhou, and began to conquer the world.
Sun Jian has a broad forehead and face, a tiger body and a bear waist, and he has the demeanor of a general at first glance. Sun Jian became famous at a young age and was appreciated by Zhu Jun. During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he was recommended by Zhu Jun to serve as a military commander.
Sun Jian was not an ordinary person. He was a commoner, but he relied on his military merits to gain official titles and titles step by step. Moreover, Sun Jian also had two good sons, one was the incomparably brave Sun Ce, and the other was Sun Quan who should have a son like Sun Zhongmou.
"Yesterday, His Majesty sent someone to send an edict, urging us to wipe out the Yingchuan rebels as soon as possible to ensure the peace of the royal city of Luoyang." Huangfu Song, the general of Zuo Zhonglang, said.
"Our army has been fighting fiercely with the rebels in Yangzhai City for many days now. The rebels relied on the strong defense of Yangzhai City and they all resisted desperately. Our army suffered heavy casualties. The morale of the troops is not high now, so it may not be a good opportunity to continue to attack the city. "Zhonglang General Zhu Jun on the right said.
"In Yangzhai City today, there are not only Bo Cai, but also Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao. Although Bo Cai is said to be of low origin, he is also quite talented in military affairs. Now under his command, the rebels in the city have a well-organized defense. That Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao are Zhang Jiao's younger brothers. Although they do not have Zhang Jiao's talents, they are quite prestigious in the hearts of the rebels. With these two people around, the morale of the rebels is also very high. If they continue to attack the city, they may be Our army is at a disadvantage." Cao Cao, the Cavalry Commander, said.
"Meng De's words are wrong! Our army has many elite soldiers and well-equipped equipment. After many days of siege, the rebels suffered heavy casualties. I firmly believe that our army should continue to attack the city fiercely. It is expected that the rebels in the city will not be able to hold out for a few more days." Sun Jian, the commander of the auxiliary army, said.
Huangfusong and others had led the army to attack Yangzhai City for many days, and naturally had a deep understanding of the war. However, the four people now had different opinions, which made Huangfusong a little difficult to deal with.
"Gongwei, Mengde, what you two said is not unreasonable, but now His Majesty hopes that we will wipe out the Yingchuan rebels as soon as possible, and we should try our best to complete it." Zuo Zhonglang said Huangfu Song.
When Zhu Jun and Cao Cao heard that Huangfu Song had moved the emperor out, they could no longer insist on their own ideas.
"If this is the case, we need to come up with a perfect strategy." Zhu Jun, the right middle man, said.
"Brother Xuande, you came here from Beizhong Lang General. I wonder how the battle is going at Guangzong's place?" Cao Cao said.
"Brother Meng De, now Guangzong City has been surrounded by our Han army. The teacher is also ordering the sergeants to prepare many siege equipment. However, the teacher is mostly cavalry, so attacking the city will be disadvantageous, so the teacher ordered us to lead the troops. I am here to help you. After the rebels here are wiped out, we will work together to wipe out the Guangzong rebels." Liu Bei said.
"That being the case, does Brother Xuande have any good ideas to help us defeat the thieves?" Huangfu Song said.
"The rebels in the city have become my Han subjects. How about we persuade the rebels to surrender?" Liu Bei said.
"We are the Central Army of the Han Dynasty. We should wipe out the Yingchuan rebels. If we recruit and surrender the rebels, how will the Central Army of the Han Dynasty lose its face?" Sun Jian said.
"We must not recruit and surrender. If we allow the rebels to surrender, we may make it easier for the rebels to plunder, and they will surrender if they fail. This is not a good strategy to increase the ambition of the invaders." Zhu Jun said.
Chen Meng stood behind Liu Bei and listened to everyone's words. In the battle of Zhanghe, the 50,000 Han Central Army faced the 100,000 Yellow Turban warriors, and wiped out more than 60,000 of them, leaving less than 40,000 who fled into Guangzong. Such results in the city were all due to field battles. Thinking of this, Chen Meng had a plan in mind. However, due to his status, he was unable to say it directly, so he bent down and prepared to talk to Liu Bei.
After Cao Cao saw Liu Bei and the others for the first time, he paid great attention to them, especially Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. Now that Chen Meng suddenly acted like this, Cao Cao felt strange. He only heard Cao Cao say:
"Brother Xuande, do you have any good ideas?"
When Liu Bei heard this, he hurriedly said:
"This is my fourth brother, Chen Meng. My teacher once said that my fourth brother is quite resourceful. Just now, my fourth brother told me that he has a plan that can help us break the city."
"Oh. That's it, tell me quickly."
After hearing this, Chen Meng said:
"Now our army is surrounding Yangzhai on all sides, as straight as an iron barrel. The rebels have nowhere to escape if they want to, and our army does not allow the rebels to surrender. Why don't the rebels fight to the death! The rebels are in Zhangliang in Yangzhai City. Under the encouragement of Zhang Bao and Zhang Bao, it can be said that all people are united and their morale is very high.
Therefore, I think we should spread the news that our army destroyed 60,000 Yellow Turban warriors in Guangzong to Yangzhai City to weaken the morale of the rebels in the city.
In addition, we should surround Yangdi City in three directions and only attack the city from the east, south and north, leaving a way to survive in the west. In this way, when our army attacks the city, the thieves will abandon the city and leave. Let's go, I don't want to fight. After the rebels leave the city, our army can start a field battle with the rebels, and the rebels will be captured."
The way to use troops is to attack the heart first, and to attack the city next; to fight with the heart first, and to fight with soldiers next. To surround three people without one is to use the strategy of attacking the heart first. When there is a chance of survival in front of you, no one I will not seize this opportunity.
After hearing Chen Meng's plan, Huangfu Song and others thought it was feasible.
"Brother Xuande, you have a good fourth brother!"
Cao Cao looked at Liu Bei, his tone full of envy.
"Brother Meng De, this is the blessing of the great man." Liu Bei said.
Cao Cao, Chen Meng, knew very well that he had the courage to demote talented people in any way. His second brother, Guan Yu, was highly regarded by Cao Cao. In order to recruit Guan Yu, he gave away Diao Chan, one of the four beauties. He lost Guan Yu, which was especially rare for Cao Cao, a good wife.
After Chen Meng finished speaking, he glanced at Cao Cao. From Cao Cao's eyes, Chen Meng could clearly see an inexplicable and incomprehensible look.
Sun Jian on the side didn't say anything after listening. However, looking at Sun Jian's expression, Chen Meng could guess that Sun Jian must be thinking about the plan at this time, and force has the final say in everything on the battlefield.
"That's it, then we will use this plan tomorrow." Huangfu Song said.