In the eyes of Jushou, Yu Fan and others, Liu Xin’s decision-making has never made a mistake. When Zhang Zhao suddenly said that Liu Xin’s plan was not working, he couldn’t help but change his face, but Liu Xin knew very well that he had something. A few catties and a couple of ounces, what he relied on was nothing more than his shallow knowledge of history, and a large number of capable men before others. When it comes to strategy, he is in no way comparable to these sophisticated guys. ,
Liu Xin nodded again, and said, "Liu mously listens,"
Zhang Zhao has been paying attention to Liu Xin’s expression. Seeing him not only is not angry, but has a kind of enlightenment, he can’t help but admire Liu Xin’s mind. He simply stood up and said, “Yuan Family IV and San Gong,” Yuan Shao has been praised since he was a child, and he has a high self-esteem. He will neither put Yuan Shu in his eyes nor Cao Cao in his eyes. If there is one person in the world who can attract his attention, it is only the lord."
Liu Xin knew that Zhang Zhao was not a flattering villain. He said these words definitely not to please himself, but to have a deep meaning. He couldn't help but laughed and said: "Zi Bu said it well, Yuan Shao has always been above the top. In his opinion, it should be Liu's honor to be able to value Liu."
Everyone laughed, the atmosphere in the hall was light.
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 embarrassed his thunderous blow. , If Yuan Shao wants to use force against Cao Cao as soon as possible, only the lord must act first."
Liu Xin was taken aback, and said: "Zibu meant to let Liu do it first,"
Zhang Zhao nodded and said: "Yes, the lord has now wiped out Liu Bei. As long as the lord can continue to encourage him and successfully win Liu Yao and Yuan Shu, the whole world will be three-thirds. At that time, Yuan Shao must be afraid of the lord's threat. After winning streak and annexing Cao Cao, his strength has greatly increased, far surpassing him. So far, Yuan Shao will definitely take the lead."
This is a fan of the authorities, and the onlookers are clear. Although Liu Xin knew his strength very well, he never expected that in the eyes of others, his strength was already so worrisome. What Liu Xin always wanted was to try to create something for Yuan Shao. Taking this opportunity, he never thought that he could exert infinite pressure on Yuan Shao himself, forcing Yuan Shao to take the lead. Zhang Zhao’s idea was too dramatic, and Liu Xin couldn’t help but fall into contemplation again.
In fact, it should be possible to see this with the wisdom of Ju and others, but they have followed Liu Xin for a long time, and they have habitually not doubted Liu Xin's orders and strategies, taking it for granted that Liu Xin's decisions are correct. , So there is no other angle to think about the problem,
The more Liu Xin thinks about it, the more he feels that Zhang Zhao’s statement is reasonable. If he takes down all counties such as Runan and Jiujiang controlled by Yuan Shu, he will be able to open up the channel between Jingzhou and Xuzhou, and it will be relatively easy to defend. At the same time, he will be able to attack Cao Cao. With greater pressure, a hint of joy appeared on his face inadvertently.
However, the joy on Liu Xin's face only flashed, and then he shook his head again, saying: "Liu once promised Yuan Shu, as long as he doesn't commit a major offense, Liu will not use soldiers against him, and if people do not believe in it, they will not stand up. , Liu must not lose faith in others,"
Zhang Zhaoxian gave this planning committee a lot of brains. Of course, he didn't want his efforts to be empty, and quickly said: "Lord, those who plan big things don't stick to the trivial, but also hope that the lord will put the overall situation and the people of the world as the top priority."
Jushou also gradually figured out what Zhang Zhao said, and stood up and said: "Qi, the lord, Zibu said rightly, not to mention that the signing of these agreements was just a stopgap measure. Even if the lord abides by it, Yuan Shu and Cao Cao will one day. For those who are torn apart, the overall situation is more important. Please think twice."
Liu Xin was silent for a while, and finally shook his head, and said: "No, it is their business that Cao Cao and Yuan Shu are not keeping their promises, but we must not lose the most basic bottom line of being a human being. At any time, this letter of faith must not be lost. , We can’t do bad things by others, let’s follow along and learn from bad things.”
I can say that because Liu Xin has the confidence. He holds hundreds of thousands of heroes in his hand. He has warriors like clouds. Of course, he can put his faith in his mouth, and try to minimize conspiracy and tricks. Even if he does it, that is. Yangmou, if he wants to make his opponents speechless, if he is like Yuan Shu now, he will be in danger of being eaten by others if he does not expand his army. If he expands his army, he will make the people unhappy, so the ghost believes that he will still speak the word "Faithful and Righteous".
But after hearing Liu Xin's words, Jushou and Zhang Zhao blushed, and Jushou hurriedly said, "Then dare to ask the lord, what are your plans next?"
This is not a place to discuss major issues of the country, but everyone is very engaged in the discussion, everything seems natural, and no one feels that there is anything wrong.
Liu Xin smiled and said, "Wait, there will always be opportunities. Anyway, I have waited for so long. It is not too late to inform Jun Yi that Wanling has been around for so long, so please find a way to get it for me. "
In fact, Liu Xin is now very fortunate that he came to Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong for this long talk today. Otherwise, when Yuan Shu and Cao Cao fight, he is still waiting for Yuan Shao to send troops. Wouldn't it be a mistake
It is now the spring sowing season. Although Wanling City is surrounded by water, it has not affected the farming activities of the surrounding villages and towns. Not only that, Zhang Yun also sent a large number of soldiers to help the villagers repair the canals and clear the ridges. In fact, the people from all over Danyang are concerned The army did not have much resistance, but now it is 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 have been no famines in those places throughout the winter, and they still need to survive this period of unreliable hardship. Years, and now, these black-clad and black-armored young soldiers not only help them with farm work, but also distribute rice, noodles, grains and oils to them, and even provide them with fine seeds. The common people are the most simple, and whoever treats them well, they are right. Who’s good, they chose to stand on Liu Xin’s side with almost no hesitation.
The city of Wanling was a different scene. After being surrounded for more than ten days, people were panicked everywhere, but Yu Mi was loyal to Liu Yao. He stood by the city and suppressed the riots in the city. Fortunately, Zhang Xun never attacked the city. The surplus grain in the city was still enough to last for a month or two, so there was nothing to worry about yet.
However, this situation did not last long. The army outside the city finally took off and the drums rang in unison. Teams of crossbowmen swarmed from all directions and shot a sharp arrow into the city. The power of the crossbow is obviously much greater than that of the defender’s bow and arrow. Those crossbowmen start shooting outside the range. They can’t fight back at all. Even if they counterattack, they can’t reach the opponent. However, what makes the defending army strange is that, The arrows shot into the city have no clusters of arrows, but are bound with a letter persuading to surrender.
Most of the soldiers are illiterate, but there are always a few soldiers who know how to read. Among the young men who were forced to defend the city, there are also some who have read books. Soon, the contents of these letters tied to arrows are in the four doors. It spread. Until this time, the defenders knew that the entire Danyang was the only lone city left in Wanling, and the navy garrisoned by the river had already surrendered a few days ago. The fearful and powerful crossbow, the previously unstable military spirit is shaken even more.
Yu Mi carried a knife and led his soldiers to patrol the four gates non-stop, shouting at the soldiers who guarded the city and Minzhuang. He was not allowed to read the letters shot in from the city, and he also chopped down two soldiers who did not listen to orders. As a result, instead of stopping the rumors, the military's spirit has become more turbulent.
However, after shooting this wave of letters, the crossbowmen under the city retreated like a tide, and tranquility was restored below the city, but the banners of the camp not far away were fluttering, as if they were telling the people in the city that they wanted Escape is absolutely impossible,
In the early morning of the next day, the panicked defenders climbed to the top of the city again, and suddenly heard a "boom boom" sound from outside the city, so they all looked down the city and saw many strange vehicles launched from those camps. Those vehicles stopped when they were five hundred steps away from the city wall. After a lot of dark shadows surrounded these vehicles for a while, with the sound of a drum, many large and small stones were suddenly thrown from these vehicles. Pouring down at the top of the city,
Many defenders didn’t understand what the army was doing under the city. Some people craned their necks and looked strangely there. When they reacted, the flood of stone rain had smashed from the top of their heads. Suddenly there was a cry of ghosts and wolves. This was the first official attack by the Han army outside the city, and it was the same as shooting into the city yesterday, without meeting them.
It was also the first time that Yu Mi encountered this situation. He didn't know if the army outside the city would take this opportunity to climb to the top of the city and quickly command the soldiers to guard with all their strength. Yu Mi stood there yelling, a stone bullet. Fly, he was hitting the big knife waving in his hand, and only heard the sound of "dang", a huge force came, shook his arm numb, the knife couldn't hold it, and he flew out early. Fell outside the city,
This sudden surprise surprised Yu Mi. He never dared to stay in the city anymore, and hurriedly rushed down to the city under the guard of a few soldiers.
The stones 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 shrink in every corner of the city head. They only dared to raise their heads to take a look at the city from time to time. Did the enemy forces from abroad launch an impact? That's the case. From time to time, soldiers and Minzhuang were hit by stones and screamed. The stone rain stopped in the morning until the evening. With the sound of "Boom", those vehicles were pushed back to the siege camp,
Yu Mi breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly arranged to repair the smashed city wall and treat the wounded soldiers. He stayed busy until midnight.
Early the next morning, the terrifying sound sounded again, and countless stone bullets were poured out again. This time, the defenders had learned well and looked for places to hide from the direct hit by the stones, but still There have been some casualties. In fact, to avoid casualties, unless they all evacuated the city and they had to leave the city wall for a certain distance, because even some houses close to the city wall were hit by stone bombs one after another, and many even collapsed as a result. , But in this way, the enemy can easily climb to the top of the city. Those who defend the city have become old turtles in the urn, and they can only be caught.