Chapter 356 Zhang Xiu, recognize the master Lu Xuan!
The night is dark and the full moon is high.
In Lu Xuan's camp.
In the Chinese army's tent, Lu Xuan had already rested. After all, it was past midnight. After he fell asleep, he heard Lu Xun's shout in the dark, saying that Zhang Xiu had come to see him, so he immediately dressed up and came out, inviting Jia Xu and Zhang Xiu.
Chinese army tent.
Lu Xuan glanced at Jia Xu and Zhang Xiu, and finally looked at Zhang Xiu, smiling: "General Zhang is a master of marksmanship. I have always admired his name. I didn't expect that General Zhang came to visit overnight. What's going on?"
Zhang Xiu didn't beat around the bush and said straight to the point: "I'm here to submit."
He nodded towards Jia Xu and signaled Jia Xu to speak.
Jia Xu said, neither humble nor arrogant: "Under the rule of Lu Xiuqi, Yangzhou did not pick up relics on the road or close the door at night. He extended benevolence and righteousness to the people and was respected by all the people. In particular, Lu Xiuqi conquered the east and west, killed the violent Yuan, and attacked Lu Bu, the slave of the three surnames.
His meritorious deeds are unparalleled and he is a hero of this time.
"My general has long admired Lu Xiuqi. However, the general considered that once he submitted directly, Lu Xiuqi would not have the opportunity to plot against Cao Cao and Cai Mao. Therefore, the general waited specially for Cao Cao's invitation to discuss strategies. After knowing Cao Cao's attack plan,
I just made a special trip to surrender and ask Lu Qiaoqi to accept me."
Zhang Xiu's eyes sparkled and he was filled with admiration.
As expected of Mr. Jia.
He said the same thing and sounded very comfortable.
After hearing what Jia Xu said, Lu Xuan looked curious and asked, "Who is this gentleman?"
Zhang Xiu took the initiative and said, "This is military advisor Jia Xu."
Lu Xuan nodded slightly, without showing any particular enthusiasm, and said, "It turns out to be Mr. Jia, I have heard about it."
He changed the topic and said directly: "General Zhang is willing to surrender, and I welcome it. Regarding General Zhang's post after surrender, I appoint you as General Pinglu. Your army will not be reorganized, but you will still be responsible for commanding it."
"However, the disciplines in the army are all in sync with those of the army under my command. In addition, all soldiers' pay, food, grass, awards and pensions are treated the same as those of the army under my command, and are provided by me."
Lu Xuan said: "After this battle is over, General Zhang will follow me back to Shu County and garrison troops in Shu County. What do you think?"
"Zhang Xiu obeys the order."
After Zhang Xiu heard Lu Xuan's conditions, he became excited.
The issue of job title is not the key.
The key is to have soldiers.
With the army, he is still a brave general in the army and can continue to fight in battle. This is what Zhang Xiu cares about most. The key is that Lu Xuan provides soldiers with wages and food and grass, which is exactly the same as Lu Xuan's army, and they are all treated equally.
Jia Xu smiled inwardly when he saw Zhang Xiu eagerly agreeing.
Zhang Xiu is a silly boy.
When your army arrives in Shu County, Lu Xuan provides all the military pay, food and grass. Are these soldiers still yours?
Soon it will be Lu Xuan's.
Of course, Zhang Xiu surrendered to Lu Xuan and wanted to form his own system and become an independent party. That was impossible. He would definitely have to accept unified reorganization and arrangements.
Zhang Xiu agreed happily and carefree, which was actually quite good.
This is the best result for Zhang embroidery.
Lu Xuan was also satisfied with Zhang Xiu's answer and said: "Now, please tell me, General Zhang, how Cao Cao plans to attack and what kind of plan they have made?"
Zhang Xiu said quickly: "Reporting to my lord, Cao Cao has decided to attack you the day after tomorrow. The specific plan is that Cai Mao will be responsible for the frontal attack, I will be responsible for the attack on the left camp, and Cao Cao will be responsible for the attack on the right camp. Basically, that's it.
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Lu Xuan nodded and said, "Is there any more detailed plan?"
"No!"
Zhang Xiu shook his head and answered.
He said directly: "Cao Cao asked me to go out of the city to discuss strategies. He only said this and did not discuss other aspects."
Lu Xuan smiled and said: "It seems that although Cao Cao has made arrangements, he is also guarding against you. Otherwise, there will be no further detailed attack plan. But it doesn't matter. Once we know the general situation, it will be easier to handle."
"General Zhang, when you attack in the morning the day after tomorrow, the army will attack according to the plan. It just needs to suppress the offensive. Don't send the most elite troops. It will just be a protracted attack, just for show."
"When I arrange people to notify you of the counterattack, you will change direction and attack Cao Cao or Cai Mao. The specific person to attack will be judged based on the fighting situation at that time."
"That's the general arrangement."
Lu Xuan said something, looked at Jia Xu, and said, "Mr. Jia Xu, you are a wise man, what do you think?"
Jia Xu did not answer immediately. He pondered for a while and said: "There is no problem with Lu Qiaoqi's arrangement. Everything still needs to be adaptable. As long as the general defensive measures are in place, we will wait for the results of further fighting. In short, what is the general?
If it's time to launch a large-scale attack, just wait for Lu Qianqi's arrangements."
Lu Xuan said: "Then it's settled."
"I humbly obey my command!"
Zhang Xiu immediately answered with cupped fists.
Lu Xuan smiled again and said: "General Zhang, you have worked hard these days."
"A humble job is not hard work."
Zhang Xiu shook his head and answered.
The look on his face was full of expectation. In the next battle, he would definitely make great achievements.
Zhang Xiu saluted Lu Xuan again and hurried away with Jia Xu.
Lu Xuan looked at Zhang Xiu's leaving figure with a smile on his face. As of now, Zhang Xiu's situation is completely settled, and he only needs to wait for Cao Cao and Cai Mao to attack in the morning the day after tomorrow.
Lu Xuan thought about what might happen next before falling asleep.
The next morning, Lu Xuan called Lu Su, Zhou Yu and Lu Meng over and directly told them what happened to Zhang Xiu last night.
Then, Lu Xuan said in a deep voice: "It is now settled that tomorrow morning, Cao Cao will lead his troops to attack. Cao Cao's main force will attack the right wing of the camp, Cai Hao will attack us from the front, and Zhang Xiu will attack the left wing."
"I asked Zhang Xiu to arrange for ordinary soldiers to attack. They will not work hard and wait for our order to counterattack. Now, we must also deploy our own troops to ensure a possible victory."
Lu Su reminded: "My lord, although Zhang Xiu surrenders, we still cannot take it lightly. In short, we cannot completely relax our vigilance against him until the end."
Lu Xuan smiled and said: "Zijing reminded me to understand."
Zhou Yu's eyes were shining with anticipation, and he said loudly: "My lord, you leave it to me to resist Cai Hao head-on. In addition, I need Guan Yu, Jiang Qin and their troops. Finally, give me another ten thousand
Elite soldiers, I promise to block Cai Mao's defense line first, and then take advantage of the situation to counterattack."
"not enough!"
Lu Xuan shook his head and answered.
He looked serious and said in a deep voice: "The army you lead is responsible for resisting Cai Hao's frontal attack. It has to fight Cai Hao's 40,000 elite soldiers. If you have the advantage of the city wall and 10,000 people can defend it, it will be no problem."
"However, the fence of the camp is not as good as the city wall. It cannot stop the attack of the army, nor can it stop the collision of vehicles and other weapons. Therefore, it will be very difficult to defend with only 10,000 people. I will give you 7,000 more people, for a total of 17,000
Thousands of people participated in the battle and were responsible for the resistance of the front camp."
Zhou Yu frowned and said: "My lord, the front camp is facing only Cai Mao. However, we still have to defend Cao Cao. I alone accounted for 17,000 people, and only 11,300 people are left. The subsequent fighting will be difficult to handle."
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Lu Xuan said: "The front camp's resistance is the first battle. If we can't win the first battle, let alone the others. What's more, Huang Zhong and Tai Shici are already on their way, although we don't know yet when they will
Arrive, but the war breaks out, I believe they can arrive in time."
Zhou Yu cupped his fists and said, "Thank you, Lord."
Lu Xuan nodded, looked at Lu Su, and ordered: "Zijing, I will only give you five thousand people to deal with Zhang Xiu's attack. In addition to these five thousand people, I will give Chen Dao to you.
Hold the camp on the left."
"I humble my duty and obey my orders."
Lu Su nodded and answered.
Lu Xuan looked at Lu Meng and ordered: "Lu Meng will follow me and lead Xu Chu, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun and others to deal with Cao Cao's attack. Cao Cao will definitely go all out this time. If he wants to counterattack or even defeat Cao Cao, in fact,
We need more tiger generals and soldiers, but right now, we don’t have enough people, so we will deploy so many troops first, mainly for defense.”
"Here!"
Lu Meng answered immediately.
"Report!"
A sentinel came in and reported: "For the general information, a letter from General Huang Zhong has been sent from the rear."
Lu Xuan quickly took it and browsed it quickly.
After reading it, he showed a bright smile on his face and said: "The army led by Huang Zhong has entered the border of Nanyang and will arrive at the camp tomorrow afternoon at the latest, and sooner. In addition, Huang Zhong has been hiding his whereabouts and has not leaked it.
whereabouts."
Zhou Yu said excitedly: "Congratulations, my lord, General Huang's army is very elite. Once he joins the battle, the situation will be different. With General Huang Zhong, I guess General Tai Shici will also come. We will win this battle."
"Must win!"
Lu Xuan also looked forward to it.
Huang Zhong is here.
This is Lu Xuan's trump card.
This time, in order to deal with Cao Cao, not only Zhang Xiu's ambush troops, but also Huang Zhong's army had to make Cao Cao suffer a heavy defeat.