Chapter 387 Action
"Liu Mang, Liu Hanyang!" In Lujiang Mansion, Lu Bu was about to go crazy. His only two descendants, his precious daughter, did not let him worry. The Battle of Shouchun was like that, and he dared to run to the battlefield. Fortunately, Lu Qiling was a ignorant, and the consequences would be unimaginable.
Originally, this woman was worried and had a son-in-law who could take care of him, but who knew that this son-in-law became more worried than his precious daughter, and was actually going to go directly to Jingzhou. Didn’t he know that going to Jingzhou was equivalent to being a host! When he got there, his personal safety was completely unprotected. Why was he so impulsive? "Why was I blind at the beginning? I chose such a son-in-law!" Lu Bu said all the angry words now. The deeper I loved my son, the more I hated him.
"Lord, you don't have to worry too much. As long as our Lu Bu army still exists for one day, Liu Biao in Jingzhou will not dare to touch Han Yang's hair!" Although Chen Gong was comforting Lu Bu, his worries were not higher than those in Lu Bu. But what could he do? Yangzhou was in trouble and there was not much food left. If this continues, not only Yangzhou will be over, but Lujiang will be in trouble. At that time, he will really enter a dead end. Although Liu Mang's trip was putting himself in danger.
Among them, it was the only way for the entire Lu Bu army. Which princes in this surrounding area are willing to sell food and grass, and which one can sell a large amount of food and grass? That is, Cao Cao from Xudu and Liu Biao from Jingzhou. Even if Cao Cao from Xudu sells food and grass, it takes time to transport it. Like the Yuan brothers, he had to transport it from Hebei, because Cao Cao's food and grass are now seized from Hebei. The nearest one is Jingzhou. If there is water transportation, it can be transported within two days.
"Oh!" Lu Bu could only sigh. What Liu Mang thought was that Lu Bu would not know. Although all this was caused by the conscript order, there was no Lu Bu's fault. There was! He was a dignified lord who failed to solve this problem. He made his son-in-law take risks. Lu Bu was also very upset. Although Lu Bu was worried about Liu Mang, he also knew that as long as Lu Bu's army strengthened, Liu Biao would be respectful to Liu Mang and Liu Mang's safety would be more and more guaranteed.
"Where did Hanyang's white horse go from Yi?" Lu Bu walked to the map behind the hall and asked.
"By the time, it has arrived in Guangzhou now!" Chen Gong pointed to Guangzhou on the map and said to Lu Bu. Liu Mang's white horses came to Yi for 3,000 people, but there were 6,000 war horses. So the itinerary was so fast that he had already set off when Chen Gong got the news.
"Guangzhou, Guangzhou! Public Platform, help me quickly click the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry! I want to go with you!"
"Master, you?!" Chen Gong looked at Lu Bu and said in confusion.
Lu Bu smiled at Chen Gong and said, "I can't accompany him when I traveled to Jingzhou. How can I miss the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry when I dealt with Liu Da'er?" Liu Bei and Lu Bu's two old enemies. From the time of Hulao Pass, the two have been fighting, and to Xuzhou and then to Yangzhou. Liu Bei was like a ghost. The two sides were defeated by each other. Lu Bu was suppressed and beaten by Liu Guan and Zhang brothers under Hulao Pass. Later, Lu Bu seized Liu Bei's Xuzhou newspaper in Xuzhou.
But then Xuzhou was snatched back by Liu Bei and Lao Cao. In the battle of Yangzhou, Liu Bei ambushed the Bingzhou wolf cavalry and killed nearly half of the Bingzhou wolf cavalry, almost leaving Lu Bu. After that, Lu Bu fought back and fell into battle with Mount Tai Bingzhou wolf cavalry and swallowed Baier Chongjia for him by Liu Bei, and sent General Chen Dao to hell. Now Liu Bei killed the envoy of Lu Bu's army again, and the war was about to begin again.
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"Ge Jun, Zhang Hu, what do you two think!" Zhang Liao's army, who was heading to Linhuai generation, stopped. Before the three armies moved, the food and grass were first, and Zhang Liao's Western Liang cavalry stopped. That was because the food and grass that should have been transported by Baima from Yi, because Baima from Yi followed Liu Mang to Nanyang, which made the transportation of food and grass one step slower, and the army could not be without food and grass. So Zhang Liao paused.
What Zhang Liao showed Ge Jun and Zhang Hu was a letter from Shouchun, which was written to inform him of the situation in Shouchun over the past few days.
"General!" Zhang Hu and Ge Jun looked at each other, and both of them saw a sense of surprise in their respective eyes. Yes, surprise, because the letter stated that the lord Liu Mang personally went to Jingzhou to discuss food and grass, and that the lord Liu Mang, who killed the envoy, set off from Yi to Yuzhou with three thousand white horses.
These two things are big things. The lord of a state goes to Jingzhou? Isn’t this a sheep entering the tiger’s mouth? The second is that the three thousand white horses Congyi went to Nanyang. If the Western Liang Iron Cavalry needs reorganization, then the three thousand white horses Congyi have just formed an army. How can such a soldier fight?
Although they were the Western Liang Iron Cavalry who had left Nanyang, they still knew the strength of the remaining Western Liang Iron Cavalry in Nanyang. Although Hu Cheer was a Qiang person, it has to be said that this person is still very good at leading troops, especially cavalry. Three thousand light cavalry fight against eight thousand heavy armored cavalry! There is no chance of winning even if he imagines it.
"General, let's go back to the army!" Zhang Hu was the first to express his opinion. This was also the opinion of Ge Jun. The two of them worked together for a long time, so they naturally knew what they thought. The lord wanted to conquer Nanyang, but there was no soldier in his hands. Although the 3,000 white horses Congyi were elite, they were not the opponent of Hu'er. Even if the city management army was added, it would be evenly matched. There were not only eight thousand Xiliang cavalry and 30,000 infantrymen in Nanyang County! The lord must have a clumsy military force during this trip.
If we return to the army, we have the help of the Black Chess Army and the Western Liang Iron Cavalry, the lord should be able to capture Nanyang! "Zhang Hu's words mean that Liu Mang has few troops and is difficult to take Nanyang, and it may even be a crushing defeat. The reason for this is that there are few troops. In Shouchun, the white horse Congyihe City Management Army has only 8,000 people, so how can we capture the nearly 40,000 people in Nanyang? So now, we can concentrate our troops and add the Western Liang Iron Cavalry and the Black Chess Army to compete with Liu Bei in Nanyang.
"Return to the army?" Zhang Liao looked at the two generals under his command, and there was a trace of disdain on the corner of his mouth. The Western Liang Iron Cavalry was really declining. It was no wonder that Ge Jun and Zhang Hu were just two ordinary generals. It was okay to let them perform tasks. It would be impossible to ask them to consider strategies and tactics. However, such generals also have benefits, at least they are obedient, right? So although Zhang Liao was disdainful, he still stayed in his heart. He asked these two people just to brainstorm his ideas.
"We can't go back!" Zhang Liao refused the suggestions of the two without hesitation.
Not only can we not return to the army, we should also quickly take down Linhuai, on the way!" Zhang Liao said to the two generals under his command.
"What?!" Ge Jun and Zhang Hu were stunned. General. If we don't return, then the lord will be defeated in Nanyang!" "I beat 3,000 and 40,000, and I can't think of it with my toes. And it's a road game. If Liu Mang's army is full of elite troops, it's still possible to fight against Liu Bei.
"If you lose, you will lose!" Zhang Liao said indifferently.
"Hmm?!" If Ge Jun and Zhang Hu hadn't known that Zhang Liao was an old man from Lu Bu's army, they would have thought that Zhang Liao was ready to rebel. What does it mean to lose? This is not what a general should say.
Zhang Liao really thought so. He didn't know what this young lord Liu Mang wanted to do, and he actually used 3,000 light cavalry to provoke Liu Bei's 40,000 army. But he knew that Liu Mang's actions must have his own reason. If it didn't work, Xu Shu and Liu Ye in Shouchun should have pointed it out. Instead of needing a general like him to point it out, he could see it out, but those literati wouldn't be able to see it out.
"You have received the message from Shouchun's return to the army!" Zhang Liao still felt unwilling to accept the two of them, and then said.
"Return to the army!?" There was no such thing. Ge Jun and Zhang Hu shook their heads together. The letter only informed Shouchun of two things, and did not mention any return to the army.
"You two are considered old men in the army. If you don't do the military order, do you know the way to deal with the military law?" Zhang Liao looked at them coldly. Zhang Liao had a bad impression of the Western Liang Iron Cavalry. Although he would not interfere directly, if these two people disobeyed the military order, then Zhang Liao would still be willing to kill the two Western Liang barbarians.
After Zhang Liao said this and Zhang Liao's cold eyes, the two of them immediately took a breath. The murderous intent revealed in Zhang Liao's eyes was real. If the two of them had the intention of returning to the army, they might have turned into two great heads.
Zhang Hu and Ge Jun smiled bitterly. They naturally knew that their chief general had a very bad impression of the Western Liang Iron Cavalry. No wonder, only if their only relative died in the Western Liang Iron Cavalry could have a good impression of it! But it was not them who killed Zhang Fan. Zhang Hu and Gu Jun were completely the kind who had been blamed.
However, Zhang Liao's words, these two people dared not ignore them. They have now completely put their capital in Yangzhou, and their families are all in Yangzhou, so they dare not play many tricks. They can only follow orders. Fortunately, Zhang Liao has a reputation for fighting and fighting, so these two people are very glad that they have no military achievements behind Zhang Liao!
"General, our army's rations!" Baima Congyi originally came as a rear army and transported food and grass, but now the Western Liang Iron Cavalry has not much food and grass.
How can you fight without food and grass?
"If there is no food and grass, you can't fight!" Zhang Liao pointed to the map, "We don't have military rations, but here is here!" Zhang Liao pointed to the area on the way to Linhuai, where there are two counties and twelve counties. These two counties and twelve counties are not too dilapidated because they rely on Jiangdong! With these two counties, it is enough to support tens of thousands of troops. However, the premise needs to be taken quickly.
"How many days can the army hold on to food and grass?" Zhang Liao asked Zhang Hu on the side, who was mainly responsible for food and grass.
"General, if you use it carefully, you can last for three days!" Zhang Hu's careful use makes everyone unable to eat enough and can only keep their stomachs.
"Okay! Spread all the food and grass, start making rice, and cook the food for one day! Let the soldiers fill their stomachs!"
"General, I will send all the food and grass to the next day?" Now the army still brought the food and grass when they set off, and the subsequent ones were not arrived. They should have saved food, so they could not send them all directly.
"The next day? We will eat in Linhuai City!" Zhang Liao stared at Linhuai City with his eyes tightly at the map. One day, Zhang Liao had to give himself one day, one day to take down Linhuai Army, and he had no worries about the food and grass of Shouchun. If he couldn't take down one day, then Zhang Liao didn't need to think about it. He would be killed in Linhuai.
"Why don't the general attack first?" Zhang Hu and Ge Jun knew that they could not stop Zhang Liao's decision, but they were puzzled that Zhang Liao chose a far-reaching Linhuai instead of attacking the nearest. You must know that Linhuai is almost twice the distance from Chengde on the way.
"You all go down and prepare!" The way was the city closest to Chengde, but Zhang Liao did not attack. On the way, the Shouchun army was not on the way. Zhang Liao did not believe that there was no response on the way. They must have discovered the actions of Liu Mang's army, so they should be on high alert on the way. The attack must be a tough battle. Zhang Liao is not afraid of fighting. But you must know that Zhang Liao's food and grass are insufficient. If the stalemate is over, once the food is exhausted, then Zhang Liao will die. If the attack on Linhuai will be defeated, and after the attack, the defenders on the way will have a time difference. On the way, they will definitely block the city gate and prepare for war when they know that Liu Mang's army is coming! And Linhuai is not that fast. Only when the defenders on the way send people to inform them will they close the city gate. As long as the Western Liang cavalry is faster than the defenders on the way, they can take down Linhuai City while they are unprepared.
Chapter completed!