In the eyes of Ju Shou, Yu Fan and others, Liu Xin's decisions had never been wrong. When they suddenly heard Zhang Zhao saying that Liu Xin's plan would not work, they couldn't help but change their expressions. But Liu Xin knew very well how many
For the most part, what he relies on is nothing more than his superficial understanding of history and recruiting a large number of capable subordinates before others. When it comes to strategy, he is in no way comparable to these scheming guys.
Liu Xin nodded again and said, "Liu is all ears."
Zhang Zhao had been paying attention to Liu Xin's expression. When he saw that he was not angry, but seemed to have learned something, he couldn't help but secretly admire Liu Xin's mind. He simply stood up, cupped his hands and said: "The fourth and third prince of the Yuan family,
Yuan Shao has been praised by others since childhood and thinks highly of himself. He neither takes Yuan Shu nor Cao Cao seriously. If there is anyone in the world who can attract his attention, it is only the Lord."
Liu Xin knew that Zhang Zhao was not a flatterer, and he definitely did not say this to please himself, but had a deeper meaning. He couldn't help but laugh and said: "Zibu is right, Yuan Shao has always looked above his head, he
In his opinion, it should be an honor for Liu to take him seriously."
Everyone laughed, and the atmosphere in the hall became lighter.
Zhang Zhao laughed for a while and continued: "So, no matter who wins or loses between Cao Cao and Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao will only send troops according to his own wishes, because in Yuan Shao's view, both of them are embarrassed by his thunder blow.
.If you want to encourage Yuan Shao to use force against Cao Cao as soon as possible, the only way is for the Lord to strike first!"
Liu Xin was stunned and said: "Zi Bu means to let Liu take action first?"
Zhang Zhao nodded and said: "That's right! My lord has now wiped out Liu Bei. As long as my lord can continue his efforts and successfully capture Liu Yao and Yuan Shu, the entire Han Dynasty will be divided into three parts. By then, Yuan Shao will definitely be afraid that my lord will threaten him.
After winning consecutive battles and annexing Cao Cao, his strength has greatly increased, far surpassing his own. At this point, Yuan Shao will definitely take the lead."
This is exactly what the authorities are obsessed with, and bystanders know clearly. Although Liu Xin was very aware of his own strength, he never expected that in the eyes of others, his strength was already worryingly strong. Liu Xin's always thought was to try to create a dangerous situation for Yuan Shao.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, he never thought that he could exert endless pressure on Yuan Shao, forcing Yuan Shao to take action first. Zhang Zhao's idea was too dramatic, and Liu Xin couldn't help but fall into deep thought again.
In fact, with the wisdom of Jushu and others, they should also be able to see this. However, they have followed Liu Xin for a long time and have become accustomed to not doubting Liu Xin's orders and strategies. They take it for granted that Liu Xin's decisions are correct.
, and therefore did not think about the problem from another angle.
The more Liu Xin thought about it, the more he felt that what Zhang Zhao said was reasonable. If he captured all the counties such as Runan and Jiujiang controlled by Yuan Shu, he would be able to open up the passage between Jingzhou and Xuzhou, and it would be relatively easier to defend. At the same time, he could also attack Cao Cao.
Applying more pressure, a hint of joy appeared on his face inadvertently.
However, the joy on Liu Xin's face only flashed across her face, and she immediately shook her head and said: "Liu once promised Yuan Shu that as long as he did not make any serious mistakes, Liu would not use troops against him. If a person does not trust, he will not stand.
, Liu must not break trust with others."
Zhang Zhao presented this strategy committee and put some thought into it. Of course he didn't want his efforts to be in vain, so he quickly said: "My lord, those who plan for big things don't stick to trivial matters. I hope that my lord will put the overall situation first and the people of the world first!"
Jushou also gradually figured out what Zhang Zhao said, and stood up and said: "Qi lord, what Zibu said is right. What's more, these agreements were only expedient. Even if lord abides by it, Yuan Shu and Cao Cao will one day
It’s a shame. The overall situation is more important. Please think again, my lord.”
Liu Xin was silent for a moment, and finally shook her head and said: "No! It's their business whether Cao Cao and Yuan Shu keep their promises, but we cannot lose the basic bottom line of being a human being. At any time, these two words of trustworthiness must not be lost.
.We can’t let others do bad things and we should follow suit?”
You can say this because Liu Xin has the confidence. He has hundreds of thousands of troops and many generals under his command. Of course he can talk about his integrity and try to do as little conspiracy as possible. Even if he does, it will be
The conspiracy is to make the opponent have nothing to say. If he is like Yuan Shu now, if he does not expand his army, he will be in danger of being eaten by others, and if he expands his army and makes the people miserable, no one can believe that he will talk about loyalty.
But after listening to Liu Xin's words, both Jushou and Zhang Zhao blushed. Jushou quickly raised his hands and said, "Then I dare to ask my lord, what are your plans next?"
This is not a place to discuss national affairs, but everyone was very involved in the conversation, and everything seemed natural, and no one felt anything was wrong.
Liu Xin laughed and said: "Wait, there will always be an opportunity. Anyway, after waiting for so long, it is not bad at this moment. Inform Jun Yi that Wan Ling has been surrounded for so long and find a way to get it for me."
In fact, Liu Xin is very glad that she came to Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong today to have this long talk. Otherwise, when Yuan Shu and Cao Cao were fighting, he was still waiting for Yuan Shao to send troops, wouldn't he have missed a major event?
It is already the spring sowing season. Although Wanling City is surrounded by water, it does not affect the farm work of the people in the surrounding villages and towns. Not only that, Zhang He also sent a large number of soldiers to help the villagers repair canals and clean up the fields. In fact, people all over Danyang are very concerned about this.
There was not much resistance to this army in the first place, but now it is even more supportive.
In the past six months, they have seen the changes in Wujun, Yuzhang and other places adjacent to Danyang. Since Liu Xin took over, there has been no famine throughout the winter in those places, but they still need to survive this period of drought.
Years. Now, these young soldiers in black clothes and armor not only help them with farm work, but also distribute rice, flour, grain and oil to them, and even provide them with high-quality seeds. The common people are the most simple, and they will treat whoever treats them well.
Who is better? They chose Liu Xin's side without any hesitation.
Wanling City was a different story. It had been besieged for more than ten days, and people everywhere were in panic. However, Yu Mi was loyal to Liu Yao. While he defended the city, he suppressed the riots in the city.
Fortunately, Zhang He never attacked the city. The remaining food in the city was enough to last for a month or two, so there was nothing to worry about for the time being.
However, this situation did not last long. The army outside the city finally took up its posture, the war drums sounded, and groups of crossbowmen swarmed in from all directions, shooting sharp arrows into the city. Bows outside the city
The power of the crossbow is obviously much greater than that of the defenders' bows and arrows. Those crossbowmen started shooting from outside the range. They were unable to fight back at all, and even if they fought back, they would not be able to reach the opponent. However, what surprised the defenders was that,
The arrows fired into the city did not have arrow clusters, but were tied with a letter urging surrender.
Most of the soldiers were illiterate, but there were always a few who knew how to read, and some of the young men who were forcibly recruited to defend the city had read. Soon, the contents of these letters tied to arrows were published in the four gates.
It was not until this time that the defenders knew that the only lonely city left in Danyang was Wanling, and that the naval forces stationed on the riverside had surrendered a few days ago. It was shocking to think of the army under the city.
The fear of the powerful bows and crossbows made the already unstable military morale even more shaken.
Yu Mi held a knife and led his soldiers to patrol the four gates. He scolded the soldiers and civilians who were guarding the city, and was not allowed to read the letters sent from the city. He even chopped down two soldiers who did not obey the orders. The result was like this
As a result, instead of stopping the rumors, the morale of the military became even more turbulent.
However, after the crossbowmen under the city finished shooting this wave of letters, they receded like a tide, and the city returned to peace. However, the flags of the camp not far away were fluttering, as if to tell the people in the city that they wanted to
Escape is impossible.
Early the next morning, the panicked defenders boarded the city again. Suddenly they heard a "rumbling" sound coming from outside the city, so they all looked down at the city. They saw many strange vehicles being pushed out of the camps.
Those vehicles stopped when they were still 500 steps away from the city wall. Many black figures were busy surrounding these vehicles, and with the sound of drums, many large and small stones were suddenly thrown from these vehicles towards them.
It poured down towards the top of the city.
Many of the defenders didn't understand what the troops below the city were doing. Some people stretched their necks to look at the strange things. By the time they reacted, rain of stones from the sky had already rained down from above their heads. On top of the city,
Suddenly there was a howl of ghosts and wolves. This was the first official attack by the Han army outside the city, and it was the same as yesterday when they entered the city. They did not meet them face to face.
It was also the first time that Yu Mi encountered this situation. He didn't know if the troops outside the city would take this opportunity to climb to the top of the city. He quickly ordered the soldiers to be on guard with all their strength. Yu Mi stood there and shouted, and a stone bullet
It flew over and hit the big knife he was waving in his hand. There was a "dang" sound, and a huge force came, which made his arm numb. He couldn't hold the knife and it flew out long ago.
Landed outside the city.
This sudden move shocked Yu Mi so much that he no longer dared to stay in the city and hurriedly ran down to the city under the protection of several soldiers.
Stones from outside the city were still flying towards the city head like raindrops. These stones were no better than arrows, and shields could not stop them at all. The defenders had to huddle in various corners of the city head, only daring to occasionally raise their heads to look at the city.
Did the enemy troops outside launch an attack? Even so, soldiers and civilians were still hit by stones from time to time and screamed. The rain of stones lasted from morning to evening before it stopped.
With a "rumbling" sound, those vehicles were pushed back to the siege camp.
Yu Mi breathed a sigh of relief and quickly repaired the damaged city walls and treated the injured soldiers. He was busy until midnight.
Early the next morning, the terrifying sound sounded again, and countless stone bullets poured down again. This time, the defenders had learned the lesson and looked for places to hide where they could avoid direct hits from the stones, but they still
They suffered some casualties. In fact, if they want to avoid casualties, they must all withdraw from the city and stay some distance away from the city wall, because even some houses close to the city wall were hit by stone bullets, and many even collapsed as a result.
.But in this way, the enemy can easily climb to the top of the city, and those who defend the city have become old turtles in a jar, with no choice but to be captured.