"What's going on? Why would my lord give such an order? Is it just because Wang Yu defeated the young lady? Ridiculous, really ridiculous! The martial arts competition is just a gimmick. Do you really want to take it seriously?"
"Without Zhang Liao to contain Xu Huang in Fan County, our army's eastward march would have been blocked. Even if we capture Wang Yu here, it will only lead to revenge from the Qingzhou Army. What should we do?"
"Hao Meng was already tempted. After hearing about this, he backed down. He only thought that the situation in Qingzhou was extremely difficult to attack, and my lord was determined to do so. It would be better to fight with him and die together..."
"Does this guy know how to settle accounts? Who is Wang Yu? He was a hussar general in the dynasty and had the princes of fourteen counties under his control! If you can die with him, you will have earned it."
"A humble life is also a life. Since the lord has given the order, it is better to let this matter go. Everyone should calm down and pay a visit while Wang Junhou Hujia is still in Puyang, so as to eliminate the barriers in the past and create a better future for the future.
Make some plans."
"Alas..." Sighs were heard everywhere, but no one was interested in continuing the argument.
Everything was arranged well, but who knew that Lu Bu, who had been hesitant, suddenly changed his mind? Zhang Liao just secretly returned from Fan County yesterday and left the city with a high profile early this morning, followed by Lu Bu.
An order to withdraw troops and redeploy troops.
Zhang Liao's garrison in Fan County only had more than 3,000 troops. The troop mobilization order given to Hao Meng only asked him to take 3,000 troops to Juyang. In the war-torn Central Plains, this troop mobilization was nothing.
But for Puyang, where various conspiracies are floating around, the impact is as if the world has been turned upside down.
Lu Bu only took over Yanzhou in name only. In fact, except for Dongjun, he only had nominal control over other places in Yanzhou.
The three counties of Dongping, Rencheng and Shanyang in the east of Yanzhou are currently under local autonomy. The local powerful have formed an offensive and defensive alliance. If the surrounding forces attack with small groups of troops, they will defend to the death and wait for opportunities to counterattack.
, if there is a large-scale invasion, they will use their status as a wallflower and move closer to other major forces.
Due to the surrounding strong enemies, after occupying the East County, Lu Bu had no time and no ability to divide his troops to occupy these places. The powerful Wubao may not be very big, but it is usually much taller and stronger than the county town. With Lu Bu's military strength, if one city and one
If the city is attacked, just one Dongping can consume all his infantry.
Before knowing about Wang Yu's arrival, Lu Bu had only occupied a few important strongholds in some places near Dongjun.
Among them, Fan County belongs to Dongping State, and the Zhang Liao Army stationed here is on the front line of defense against the Qingzhou Army; while Juyang City belongs to Jiyin County, located on the north bank of Pu River, and the straight-line distance from Tao City, where Jiyin is governed, is less than a hundred miles.
, is Lu Bu's bridgehead against Cao Cao's army in the direction of Chenliu and Liang. Together with the troops garrisoned in Baima and Yan counties, the four strongholds just constitute Puyang's peripheral defense line.
Lu Bu didn't expect these strongholds to be able to block the incoming army. He just needed a warning time to prevent the enemy from advancing in.
The main force remaining in Puyang is composed of cavalry and trapped troops, with extremely high mobility. As long as the invading enemy cannot eliminate the defenders in the four strongholds in a short time, the main force will soon arrive under the personal leadership of Lu Bu.
External attack.
From a strategic perspective, there is nothing wrong with this arrangement.
Lu Bu's troops were too small and it was not suitable to defend Luoyang. In a place like Puyang where the four battles were fought, it was already quite difficult to deploy the troops and keep the main force intact when the troops were stretched thin.
Among the four strongholds, Zhang Liao's army stationed in Fan County has the largest number of troops and is also the most elite. The other three strongholds are basically only used to defend against bandits. If Cao Cao really launches a large-scale attack, these cities will only serve as beacon towers.
It's my share.
However, Cao Cao is now marching westward. Although he has left considerable defensive forces in Chenliu and Yingchuan, the possibility of a war between the two sides is slim. At least until he and Dong Zhuo have a decisive battle with Dong Zhuo to determine the winner.
It is impossible to target Dongjun.
However, Qingzhou may sweep down at any time and conquer the Central Plains. Therefore, Lu Bu's previous arrangement was very wise and fully reflected his strategic tendency.
Now, as soon as these two troop transfer orders were issued, his meaning was obvious. After several years of persistence, Lu Bu finally gave up his independent stance and began to completely move closer to Qingzhou.
Looking at this situation, after reaching peace with Qingzhou, Lu Bu is likely to march westward with all his strength to settle old scores with Cao Cao. This is not a fantasy. After Zhang Liao's army withdrew from Fan County, the next target was Yan County, which will be with Juyang.
Hao Meng's army formed a pincer attack on Chen Liu.
On the surface, they advance with infantry, and the main force is hidden behind the infantry. This is Lu Bu's favorite strategy.
The general of Cao's army left behind at Chenliu was Xiahou Dun, with an army of more than 20,000. There were also Cheng Yu and Xun Yu as military counselors, as well as the troops left behind in Yingchuan and Luoyang to provide support. However, against Lu Bu's army, which was going all out, the situation remained the same.
Not optimistic.
Because of this, the generals who were contemplating various conspiracies in Puyang felt as if they had been splashed with ice water on their heads on the 39th day, chilling them from their foreheads to their heels.
Lu Bu's attitude changed and Hao Meng was transferred. Not to mention killing someone with a borrowed knife, even if Wei Xu and Hou Cheng risked their lives and were willing to go into battle themselves, there was nothing they could do to Wang Yu.
Song Xian, who was the timidest, was the first to shrink back; Hou Cheng, who had the biggest feud with Wang Yu, could not conceal his stern and soft nature even though he shouted loudly; even Chen Gong, who was resourceful and resourceful, was dumbfounded and just rubbed his hands and lamented, unable to do anything.
The only one who could remain calm was Bao Xin.
Seeing that everyone was beginning to be suspicious and frightened, and about to disperse in a hurry, Bao Xin, who had been watching with a cold eye, suddenly laughed.
Facing everyone's doubtful eyes, he said softly: "Are you a little too pessimistic? From Xin's point of view, although the current situation is a bit tricky, it may not be the end of the road."
"What do you mean by Yuncheng's words?" Chen Gong's eyebrows twitched, and there was an inexplicable chill in his voice.
"It's very simple. What you all have been discussing is how to use Lu Bu or hide things from Lu Bu. But now Lu Bu has clearly sided with Qingzhou, and the previous plans are no longer feasible... Has no one ever thought about it, even Lu Bu?
Eradicate it?" Bao Xin said in shock.
"What?" All the generals were shocked. They all stood up and stared at Bao Xin blankly.
"Why should you panic? If you look carefully, you will understand what kind of person Lu Bu is. Although he is easily swayed before making a decision, once he makes a decision, he will implement it vigorously and resolutely. If you know how Wang Yu persuaded him, maybe
We can still try to persuade him, but now, who can tell clearly what happened yesterday? Doesn't anyone know? In this case, it is no longer possible to use Lu Bu. For the current plan, we must first get rid of Lu Bu, and then get rid of Wang Yucai.
This is the best strategy!”
"...Then what?" The room was silent, with only the sound of heavy breathing coming and going. Someone asked softly, causing everyone's eyes to move dully.
"Then?" Bao Xin chuckled and said, "With this fame in hand, the world is huge. There is no place that cannot be reached. General Cao from Luoyang is a talented man with a great mind, so he is probably..."
"Hmph! How could a certain Bao Shijun have such a good heart? After all, it turns out that he is just trying to get something for you."
Chen Gong snorted coldly and interrupted Bao Xin. He said sarcastically: "We are willing to take risks to get chestnuts from the fire for Cao Cao. Whether we succeed or not, we can disrupt the situation in Yanzhou. To buy time for the Western Expedition, brother Yuncheng, everyone
It is said that you and Cao Mengde are long-lost brothers. Miyahara still doesn’t believe it, but today it is worse than seeing it.”
Although they knew they shouldn't, the generals couldn't help laughing.
From the moment Cao Cao raised his army, Bao Xin spared no effort to send food, soldiers, and territory to Cao Cao. In the end, he had no place to live, but he still enjoyed it. This obviously went beyond the scope of appreciating celebrities and promoting younger generations.
He sacrificed himself for others. From all over the world, probably only the relationship between Tao Qian and Wang Yu can be compared.
People who didn't like Cao Cao and Bao Xin made this incident a joke and spread it behind their backs. The generals had been in Dongjun for a long time and had heard these rumors. However, Chen Gong was the first to mention it to their faces.
In addition to attracting handsome men, all the generals are also very curious, how will Bao Xin respond? Will he become angry, will he retreat in shame, or will he break the pot and throw it away?
"Brother Gongtai, I dare you to take a step to speak." Bao Xin acted very calmly, and could even be said to be indifferent, as if the protagonist of Chen Gong's ridicule was not him.
He stretched out his hand to avoid hitting the smiling man. Bao Xin was so forbearing and Chen Gong couldn't bear to push too far. He walked away a few steps with a cold face and looked at the former coldly without saying a word.
"Brother Gongtai, everyone knows your ambition to save the world and benefit the people. The grudge between you and Meng De also came about by mistake. It's hard to say who is right. But now things can no longer be done. Is it because you don't like it?"
Mengde, do you want to ignore the general trend of the world and let Zhu Zi run rampant?"
Bao Xin spread his hands and said: "Even if you don't want Meng De to take advantage, it is no longer a question of whether to take advantage. You may not know that Meng De has been unable to follow up on the Hongnong War. General Miaocai is in the military.
The pass was broken by Li Ru and Niu Fu, and most of the battle to advance westward has been lost. If Puyang comes again... who in the world can restrain Qingzhou's edge?"
"Yuncheng, are you deceiving me?" Chen Gong was startled and looked at Bao Xin in confusion, trying to tell the authenticity of this matter from his expression.
"What kind of deceit is there?" Bao Xin sighed and said, "The Western Expedition is a major event that has attracted the attention of the whole world. The news will soon reach Yanzhou. You will know when you ask. What is the use of me spreading such false news?"
"But... if Guo Fengxiao hadn't been planning the Western Expedition, how could there have been such a big mistake?" Chen Gong still didn't believe it.
"After all, he is a young man, young and busy, and eager for success..." Bao Xin shook his head and explained: "Fengxiao's strategy is to build plank roads in the open, secretly attack Chencang, and attack Shaanxi County overtly. In fact, General Miaocai selects the best and takes advantage of the situation.
Unprepared, they attacked Wuguan by surprise, and then drove straight in, making it difficult for Chang'an to take care of both the head and tail, and then quickly defeated Dong Zhuo."
"The plan was a clever one, but it was too dangerous after all. As a result, Li Ru saw through it and personally led his elite to Wuguan. He used the mountains to set up an ambush and defeated General Miaocai's more than 10,000 elite troops. Now General Miaocai can only defend Wan.
Cheng, Li Ru, and Niu Fu are taking advantage of the victory to pursue, and Xinye Zhang Xiu is ready to move again... This Western Expedition can no longer be fought."
"..." Chen Gong was shocked by what he heard and was speechless for a long time before asking: "What do you mean?"
"The Western Expedition was fruitless, so Mengde could only try to reconcile with Dong Zhuo, then return to recapture Yanzhou, and take advantage of the instability in northern Xinjiang to compete with Qingzhou. Gongtai, even if you hate Mengde to the bone, if you can do something about this matter
Push him and let the two tigers fight. The two strong forces are fighting for the Central Plains. The war is bound to be protracted for a long time. This won't do you any harm, right? Why hold on to Lu Bu, a dying tree?"
Bao Xin said in an inaudible voice: "Moreover, although Mengde could not capture Chang'an, Dong Zhuo was miserable. If you are willing to let go of the Yanzhou matter, your contribution to mediating and even forming an alliance to deal with Qingzhou will be yours."
, so why is it not something in your pocket? You can rely on this merit to meet the emperor and receive a reward. With this, in the future, you will be able to control the feudal lords, so won’t it be justifiable for you to change your name?"
"..." Chen Gong's heart was pounding and his thoughts were changing rapidly. After a moment, he finally made up his mind: "What do you need me to do?"
After spending all his time, Bao Xin waited for this sentence, then he laughed and said softly: "Actually..."