The speed of the cavalry's attack is fast, so just after the battle, Liu Mang received the information from Lu Bu that Zhang Xiu's Xiliang cavalry had arrived in the Xinye area, and there were traces of Zhang Xiu's soldiers and horses in Yiyang and Zaoyang. .
"Yiyang Zaoyang?!" Liu Mang opened the map. Yiyang Zaoyang is at the end of the Huaihe River, below Xinye, which belongs to Jingzhou. At the junction of Jingzhou and Yuzhou, Liu Wei didn't want to provoke Liu Bei and Liu Biao prematurely because Liu Wei didn't have so many soldiers and horses, so Pingchun didn't rule out soldiers and horses stationed. After Pingchun, it will be Gwangju. Gwangju? Liu Mang couldn't help thinking of the young general recommended by Zhang Liao. There were defenders there, but there were only a thousand of them.
Liu Wei held the information in his hand. This information was given to Lu Bu by Liu Biao in Jingzhou, and Lu Bu sent it to Liu Wei from Lujiang after the disaster. It means that the 20,000 Xiliang cavalry are not far away from Shouchun Liu Wei's rule.
"Yuan Zhi, what do you think!" Liu Mang first asked his chief adviser.
"My lord, I have three strategies, the upper, the middle, and the lower. I don't know which one the lord wants to use!" Xu Shu said with a smile to Liu Mang.
"Don't play tricks, say it!" Liu Mang doesn't have the time to play tricks with Xu Shu now.
"The worst policy is to stick to Shouchun and wait for the rescue of Marquis Wen!" This is Xu Shu's worst policy, because this technique is the safest. Liu Mang has many infantry, only 200 white horses follow righteousness, and the opposite is 20,000 Xiliang Iron Cavalry In terms of mobility and combat power, it is much stronger than Liu Wei's troops, so it is impossible for Liu Wei to take the initiative to attack, so he can only shrink his troops and besiege in Shouchun, waiting for the arrival of Lu Bu's five thousand Bingzhou wolf riders. Zhang Xiu's Xiliang iron cavalry decisive battle.
"Do you want to give up so much land?!" Liu Mang's rule is not only Shouchun, but also Hefei, Gwangju, Gushi Anfeng, if they shrink their troops in Shouchun, other places will definitely be defeated If the iron cavalry is in a mess, half of Liu Mang's hard work will be destroyed, and the seeds that have been planted will also be destroyed by Zhang Xiu.
"What about the middle policy!" Liu Mang will not implement the low policy, so there are only the middle policy and the best policy.
"The middle policy is to stick to it and wait for help, but it is to close all the city gates, my lord, you send the city management army and the black chess army to wait for an opportunity to fight in the wild!" Xu Shu's middle policy is to close all the gates of the cities and strictly guard against them. Standing to the death, and the two heavy armored infantry of the city management army and the black chess army, plus the white horse Congyi starting from Shouchun to patrol the entire rule, 10,000 heavy armored infantry, and more than 200 heavy armored cavalry, even if Xiliang cavalry has 20,000 horses, so he has to think carefully about whether to eat or not. With their restraint, it is impossible for Xiliang cavalry to easily take down a certain city.
But the middle strategy is not a good idea for Liu Wei, because although the heavy armored infantry is not afraid of the charge of the heavy armored cavalry, there is one thing, that is, the infantry will never be as powerful as the cavalry. Playing aid, or taking you to fly a kite, it's over. Liu Wei once used this trick to kill Xu Sheng's black chess army. Being beaten passively is not what Liu Mang wants.
"Then what's the best plan!" Liu Mang asked directly about the best plan, swipe his fingers across the map, and put his eyes on the map.
"Hehe! The best policy!" Xu Shu smiled and pointed at the map, "Didn't my lord already have the best policy in mind?"
"Me?!" Liu Mang laughed when he saw what Xu Shu was pointing at, "Yuan Zhi, Yuan Zhi, you are like a roundworm in my stomach."
"Naturally, my lord has already thought of the best strategy, so Yuanzhi will stay in Shouchun!" Xu Shu said to Liu Mang, there must be someone in Shouchun, and this person must not only be knowledgeable, but also have a reputation and be able to deal with it. everything.
"Stay in Shouchun?!" Liu Mang was a little puzzled. If he just sits in town, there are a lot of people who can do it, such as Huang Zhong and Yang Hong. Although Yang Hong is not good at strategy, he can still fight steadily. Why is Xu Shu unwilling to leave
"Hehe, my lord, it's inevitable that old friends will be embarrassed when they meet each other!" Xu Shu expressed his scruples.
"I understand, don't worry about Yuan Zhi, you can stay here and help me sit in Shouchun!" Liu Mang didn't want to embarrass Xu Shu too much.
"My lord, take Zi Yang with you. In terms of talent, Zi Yang is not inferior to me. In terms of mechanical skills, I am even more willing to bow down! Zi Yang is your relative, lord!" Xu Shu recommended to Liu Mang, Liu Ye Liu Ziyang is really a genius, or an all-rounder.
He is a descendant of Liu Yan, the son of Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty. He has been very intelligent since he was a child. From the beginning, to the battle against Shuchuan later, it can be said that there were many fights against Zhuge Liang, but he did not lose to Brother Zhu at all, and Liu Ye is also very good at mechanism learning. The original battle of Guandu was able to fight Yuan Shao evenly The thunderbolt car that went up and down was made by Liu Ye. Here, Liu Ye helped Liu Mang to renovate many things in the entire industrial area. The cement, everything was done by Liu Ye, and the ballista was also helped by Liu Ye. After that, it was perfected, and there was also the bed crossbow that could be directly loaded with magazines.
Compared with Zhuge Liang, Liu Ye is not bad at all. If this identity is not a bit embarrassing, then Liu Ye will also be a man of the hour. Unfortunately, because of his identity, he was suspected of being smart and alienated by Emperor Wei, and died of shame and anger. .
But now that Liu Ye is under Liu Mang's command, the identity problem is not a problem at all. Although Liu Mang is not a descendant of that ruffian Liu Bang, he has been assigned the identity of a Han family clan member, one is the king of Shu and now he has changed. He has become the Holy King of the Han Dynasty, so it can be said that he has already been determined to be the royal family of the Han Dynasty. Naturally, Liu Ye does not need to consider the issue of identity. He is with other princes, how can the other princes treat him wholeheartedly, just like Lao Cao, who has always They were all guarding against Liu Ye. After all, Lao Cao was coercing the emperor to order the princes. For example, Liu Kai and Liu Neng's father and son defected to Liu Mang because of the clan of the Han Dynasty. Otherwise, he could have a good life under Sun Ce's command. The big deal is to join the Jiangdong Gentleman Group!
With Liu Mang here, Liu Ye really showed his talent without worrying about his identity. If Liu Mang had an opinion on the clan of the Han family, he should be the first one to solve it. If Liu Mang had the idea of replacing the Han family, Aren't these Han family clansmen also his confidantes! After all, there is still a blood relationship.
"Okay, I'll take Ziyang with me!" Liu Mang is not hypocritical, Xu Shu is his great military adviser, so it's good to stay in Shouchun.
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In Yuzhou, Liu Bei and Liu Xuande are waiting for a news.
"Da da da!" A series of footsteps finally poured into the meeting hall. Liu Bei is extremely rich, but now he is an uncontrollable kind of excitement, because his great skill is about to succeed, maybe this time he Liu Bei really became one of the overlords in the world.
"How is there any news?!" Compared with Liu Bei's calmness, Zhang Fei next to him was a little anxious. When he saw the messenger coming, he grabbed the messenger and asked.
"Report to the lord, the three generals, no, no!" Zhang Fei's strength is so strong. The spear in his hand is like an ordinary stick. It's not like playing with a person. Zhang Fei He didn't look very good in the first place, but this eagerness frightened people beyond recognition.
"Third brother, don't be reckless!" Liu Bei frowned and said, he was also eager to get news from the messenger.
"Understood, brother!" Zhang Fei threw the soldiers down, clapped his hands, and walked aside again.
"Report, report, report, report!" Another messenger ran in, and Liu Bei sent scouts every half an hour, and asked these scouts to bring him news, so every half an hour someone would come from Yiyang. The first generation of Zaoyang ran back to inform the news.
"Report, report you big-headed ghost! Tell me quickly, is there any news!" Zhang Fei, Zhang Fei was really anxious. He was driven here by Mrs. Cao from Xuzhou, and he settled down. He didn't fight yet, Zhang Fei couldn't stay idle, he asked Zhang Fei to go to Wancheng to drink with gold all day long, and he got tired of drinking too much. Now that there was finally a battle, he was naturally very excited.
"Report, report!" The orderly was still stuttering, and he couldn't slow down for a while.
"Tell me, tell me!" This time Zhang Fei didn't lift the messenger, but pulled the clothes around his neck and dragged him back and forth. Even normal people would be dragged out of breath like this. Come on, don't talk about running around for so long.
"Third general, put him down!" Pang Tong could also tell that the messenger's face was turning red, he was holding his breath, if this continues, the messenger might be played to death by Zhang Fei.
But Zhang Fei didn't listen to Pang Tong's words, or Liu Bei couldn't help it, "Yide, do you want to stay in Runan?!"
"Brother Er, I can't!" Zhang Fei hastily let go of the messenger and let him stay in Runan. It would be better to kill Zhang Fei. He can't wait to go to battle and kill the enemy now. Make his zhangba spear sticky with blood.
"Come here, give this soldier water!" Liu Bei said to the maidservants beside him. Sometimes Liu Bei is not pretending, but he will naturally do it if it is beneficial to Liu Bei. For example, giving this soldier a glass of water now can make him He will recover faster, but just such a glass of water may make the messenger feel grateful to him. After all, where are the identities of the two? That's called flattery, and it's a matter of course between people in the same position, so this interpersonal relationship is really complicated.
"Cough, cough, cough!" Coughing for a while, the orderling finally recovered, and gratefully took the water glass from the maidservant and drank it. It slowed down for a while, but the soldier did not forget the important event, "Report to the lord, there is still, still no news!"
The messenger disappointed Liu Bei a little, because he thought it was real information when he saw the messenger's haste, but unfortunately he still didn't. "Go down and rest!" Liu Bei waved his hand and said.
Half an hour later, another messenger arrived. Zhang Fei was no longer reckless this time. He was really afraid that his elder brother would leave him in Runan, and it would be over. Spear is hungry. I can't bear it. If you let such a person suffocate in Runan, he will suffocate to death.
Liu Bei also calmed down, getting excited once or twice, and naturally calmed down three times and four times. He also breathed out a cup of tea and drank it naturally, but he spit it out as soon as he took it.
"My lord, a large number of cavalry was found in Yiyang Yiyang, Zaoyang. The number is tens of thousands of horses," the messenger knelt down and said to Liu Bei.
"Cavalry! A large number of cavalry" Liu Bei was really elated when he heard this sentence. You must know that there are only three cavalry families in Yuzhou and Jingzhou. The first one is his Liu Bei, but he only has a few hundred cavalry. They are all used as scouts, and there is Lu Bujun. It is unlikely that Lu Bujun's cavalry will appear here. The remaining family is Wancheng Zhangxiu. There are 20,000 Xiliang cavalry in Wancheng Zhangxiu. As for the iron cavalry, Zhang Xiu is usually near Wancheng, and now he has crossed the Wei River and appeared in Zaoyang, Yiyang, Jingzhou, which means that Zhang Xiu is about to start a war with Lu Bu's army.
"Hahahaha! God help me too, God help me too!" Liu Bei yelled in his heart. Liu Bei was already 40 years old, and already belonged to the age of an old man, but after decades of wandering, he almost Nothing is achieved, he is also very jealous of Yuan Shao, Mrs. Cao, they are all sons of the gentry, and they all have natural advantages, Yuan Shao is the fourth generation and the third prince, the reason why he was able to win Jizhou and Bingzhou is because of his huge family The inside story! Tian Feng Jushou and others betrayed Han Fu and joined Yuan Shaojun because of the name of the fourth generation and the third prince.
As for Mrs. Cao, he was also welcomed by those gentry children, and there was also his father Cao Song who had been embezzled as a captain these years, which made Lao Cao able to recruit soldiers and horses, as well as his relatives, the Xiahou family.
As for him, Liu Bei, he is just a straw sandal seller, who wants power but no power, and money but no money. The first two are the second generation of officials and the other is the second generation of rich. He Liu Bei is completely the second generation of poor. Liu Bei wants to get rid of his orders Then he can only be shameless, because his surname is Liu, so Liu Bei said that he was the clan of the Han family after King Jing of Zhongshan, and he had no money. The first recruiting was made by his third brother Zhang Fei who sold his manor.
It can be said that Liu Bei is really [***] Si's counterattack, struggling helplessly, if he has a good father like Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, he will definitely be no worse than them!
But it doesn't matter now, he, Liu Bei, will also stand at the pinnacle of his life.
Now Liu Bei only has half of Yuzhou, but he is about to get the whole Central Plains. Mrs. Cao is in Guandu and has a headache. Another one of Zhang Xiu is Lu Bu from Lujiang. Zhang Xiu in Wancheng is nothing to worry about, just a reckless man. If it wasn't for Jia Xu, he would have been wiped out long ago. He is Liu Biao's watchdog in Jingzhou.
It would be difficult to play with only one Lu Bu left, and with Chen Gong under his command, Liu Bei wouldn’t have worried if he had been in the past. After all, Lu Bu’s self-willedness and whether to listen to Chen Gong’s words are two things, but now it’s different, Lu Bu has completely changed, Liu Bei There are Lu Bu's actions these days on the case table, and all of them show that Lu Bu has changed. If Liu Bei hadn't met Lu Bu, and Lu Bu's battle in Wancheng, they might think that Lu Bu had been replaced by others!
There is also Liu Mang, king of Shu, in Lu Bu's army! Now that he is the Holy King, he is also a serious problem for Liu Bei, who can keep Sun Ce under Wancheng, and who can almost kill Pang Tong, can he be easy to deal with!
But now all the problems have been solved, Sun Ce used tricks to plunge Shouchun and Lujiang into a chaos. Although Lu Bujun was holding on, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Lu Bu could not last long, and Zhang Xiu was The last straw that broke the camel's back, Liu Bei Zhang embroidered this saber, to deal with Lu Bu, the tiger, and when they both lose, then the whole Central Plains will enter Liu Bei's arms.
"Plop!" Pang Tong was the first to kneel down in front of Liu Bei. "My lord, the Han Dynasty will prosper and the great cause will be restored. Please send troops to clear the world and rule the world!"
"My lord, please send troops to clear the world and rule the world!" Sun Qian, Jian Yong, Zhang Fei and others also knelt down and shouted.
"Okay!" Liu Bei also became proud.
"Pass my military order, where is Zhang Fei and Zhang Yide!"
"The end is here!"
"Lead 10,000 elites from Qingzhou to take the first step to be the vanguard of our army, build bridges when encountering water, and open roads across mountains!" Liu Bei took out a military order from the case table.
"The last general obeys orders!" Zhang Fei was overjoyed, he was finally about to set off, and he was still the vanguard! How could he fight without a battle
"Where is Chen?"
"The end will be at 1!"
I order you to bring white-eared heavy armor soldiers to support Zhang Fei Qingzhou elite for our army! "
"The last general takes orders!"
"Where is Guan Yu, Guan Yunchang, and where is Sun Qian and Sun Gongyou?"
"The end is here!""
"Let you and Gongyou stay at Runan together, lead 10,000 elite soldiers to guard the city, and supply food and grass for our army!" Guan Yu is calm and can be used as a rear figure. With him in Runan, there is no worry.
"Where is Liu Pi!"
"The last general is here" Liu Pi also stood up.
"Let you take 20,000 Yuzhou troops to protect the food and supplies for our army!"
"The last general takes orders!" (To be continued.)