"I wonder how Sir will make the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry disappear!" Zhang Xiu would still maintain the proper respect for people like Pang Tong. This was because a good strategist could make you change drastically. Zhang Xiu had experienced this kind of benefit before. Jia Xu and Jia Wenhe were such people! He was one of the top strategists during the Three Kingdoms period. Zhang Xiu used him to defeat Cao Cao and Cao Mengde twice. One must know that at that time, Cao Cao's subordinates, Guo Jia, Guo Fengxiao, Xun Yu, Xun You, and Cheng Yu, were all present. However, even so, Jia Xu still allowed Zhang Xiu to win the war.
Zhang Xiu had the deepest impression of Cao Cao during the third month of the third year of Jian 'an. Zhang Xiu was besieged by Zhang Xiu. Not long after, Cao Cao heard that Yuan Shao wanted to take advantage of the situation to attack Xu Du and immediately retreated from the city. Zhang Xiu led his troops to pursue and attack. Liu Biao also sent the Jingzhou Army to occupy Anzhong and cut off Cao Jun's path of retreat. He wanted to attack Cao Jun together with Zhang Xiu. Cao Cao used a surprise attack and defeated the Zhang and Liu armies. After Cao Jun won, he quickly retreated to the north. Zhang Xiu personally led his troops to pursue and attack. Jia Xu dissuaded him, saying, "Don't chase. If you chase, you will lose." Zhang Xiu didn't listen and continued to pursue and was defeated by Cao Cao. At this time, Jia Xu said to Zhang Xiu, "Hurry up and chase. You will definitely win." Zhang Xiu said, "I didn't listen to your advice and ended up in this situation. Now that I have lost, why should I chase?" Jia Xu said, "The situation has changed. If you hurry up and chase, you will definitely win." Zhang Xiu listened to Jia Xu's advice and gathered the scattered soldiers to pursue and attack. Unexpectedly, he defeated Cao Cao's rearguard.
Zhang Xiu was able to turn defeat into victory. From this, one could see the usefulness of a strategist. Therefore, Zhang Xiu was very respectful towards these strategists.
In Wan City, Zhang Xiu treated Jia Xu very well. However, Zhang Xiu would be swayed by his emotions, just like Lü Bu. Jia Xu couldn't persuade him to change his mind. Chen Gong would choose to be angry and fight with Lü Bu to the death. As for Jia Xu, since you don't want to listen, then I won't say anything.
In these years, after Zhang Xiu killed Cao Cao's son, Jia Xu became even more taciturn. Unless Zhang Xiu came to ask, even if Jia Xu found out that someone was plotting against Zhang Xiu, in order to protect himself, he would still say nothing. For example, Pang Tong's plan of gifting money was obviously to use Zhang Xiu as a tool. Although Jia Xu saw through it, he didn't remind Zhang Xiu.
Zhang Xiu naturally didn't bring Jia Xu with him. Now that Liu Bei had a Fledgling Phoenix under his command, his ability was not inferior to Jia Xu. Zhang Xiu's Wan City was located in Jingzhou. His previous investor was the big boss of Jingzhou, Liu Biao. Therefore, Zhang Xiu also paid attention to some things in Jingzhou. Naturally, Pang Degong and Mr. Shui Jing promoted the reputation of the Fledgling Phoenix.
"General Yang Wu, you are too polite!" Mr. was a form of address. Liu Bei could call him Pang Tong, and Pang Tong could accept it. After all, Liu Bei was his lord, and Pang Tong was an outsider. Pang Tong naturally had to return the courtesy when he called him Mr..
"My lord, General Yang Wu, please take a look!" Pang Tong had already set up a few large tables in the middle of the meeting hall. Pang Tong spread out a sheepskin scroll. It was a map of Yangzhou, and it was very detailed. On the map, there were descriptions of the mountains and rivers. Even Zhang Xiu's Wan City was annotated. Zhang Xiu saw a few landforms near Wan City, and Zhang Xiu couldn't help but look at Pang Tong a few more times. To be able to make such a map, did this mean that Pang Tong already had the idea of swallowing Yangzhou? Zhang Xiu looked at Pang Tong and then at Liu Bei. In this chaotic world, Zhang Xiu didn't want to be a boss to conquer the world. He also knew his own capabilities. He could be a general, but when it came to military and political affairs, he couldn't do it. Otherwise, he wouldn't have made Wan City a military fortress, and not a populated prefecture.
Zhang Xiu wanted to find a boss to add flowers to the brocade. He had 20,000 Xiliang Iron Cavalry. With this, any boss would be happy. Therefore, Zhang Xiu had the capital. However, it was different now. Zhang Xiu had already offended Boss Cao. He had killed Boss Cao's successor, and his own young master. Boss Cao wouldn't forgive him. Even if Boss Cao said that he didn't care about the past, Zhang Xiu was still worried that Boss Cao's subordinates would make a move on him. Jingzhou's Big Boss Liu Biao was out of the question. Although Zhang Xiu was now under Jingzhou's Big Boss, Zhang Xiu wanted to jump ship at any time. This was because this company was about to collapse. Who would be stupid enough to join it? The only ones left were Jizhou's Yuan Shao, Jiangdong's Sun Ce, Lujiang's Lü Bu, and Yuzhou's Liu Bei. Yuan Shao and Lao Cao were fighting. Zhang Xiu didn't dare to bet casually. He had already offended Lao Cao. If he joined Yuan Shao's army, wouldn't he be looking for Lao Cao? Once Lao Cao won, the first unlucky one would be Zhang Xiu.
Lujiang's Lü Bu was fighting now! How could they have a good time together?
Sun Ce of Jiangdong was a good person. If Zhang Xiu were to join the Xiliang Cavalry, Sun Ce would be very happy. However, Wancheng was too far away from Jiangdong. Forget about going to Jiangdong. Even if Sun Ce wanted to do so, the boss of Jingzhou, Liu Biao, would definitely stop him from doing so.
The only one left was Liu Bei. If Liu Bei only had half of Yuzhou, Zhang Xiu wouldn't be interested. After all, his territory was too small and his strength was similar to Zhang Xiu's. Why should Zhang Xiu join Liu Bei's army? However, if Liu Bei took half of Yangzhou, with half of Yuzhou and his Wancheng, his territory wouldn't be small. It could be said that he had a province in his hands. Liu Bei also had the White Eared Heavy Armor and the Qingzhou Army to rely on. In addition to his Xiliang Cavalry, he could really conquer the world. Zhang Xiu was a little moved.
"If you want to come to Shouchun from Lujiang, then the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry must go through Hefei! "After coming out of Lujiang, first go through Shucheng and then Hefei. Only after passing through Hefei can we reach Shouchun. Otherwise, we have to take a big detour and go through Lujiang County. (Lujiang County is the original location of Lujiang County. It is now deserted. It is just a county beside the Huai River. Lujiang County is where Lujiang is now. It is very big and includes several cities such as Wancheng and Shucheng.)
"After passing through Hefei, there is a forest on the road to Shouchun. It is on the side of the official road. This is the main road. The Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry has a large number of people, so they will not take the small road. They will definitely take the official road. What we need to do is to ambush the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry at the edge of the forest and ambush them!" "Pang Tong started to plan against the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry. Liu Bei's Army has a lot of infantrymen. It is impossible for them to chase after the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry. That is not realistic. It will only lead to the defeat of Liu Bei's Army. They can only wait and ambush the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry.
"What about us?" Zhang Xiu was a little confused. If it is an ambush, it is impossible to hide the warhorses in the forest. This can only be done by Liu Bei's infantrymen. If Liu Bei can do it, why did he tell me? "
"General Yang Wu, there is a place called Baoqiu at the edge of the forest." Baoqiu is a small hill. It is called Baoqiu because it looks like a tower. "We need you to take your Xiliang Cavalry and wait for our signal at the back of Baoqiu. Once the ambush begins, you will take the Xiliang Cavalry and flank the official road from Baoqiu. The Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry will not be able to escape!" Pang Tong pointed at the map. Liu Bei's Army could ambush the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry. However, after the ambush, they would not be able to stop the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry. After all, the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry was a heavy cavalry. Once they were fast, it would be difficult to catch up with them. However, the Xiliang Cavalry was different. If they flank the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry from Baoqiu, even if the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry broke out of the encirclement, they would be blocked by the Xiliang Cavalry. Even if they wanted to escape, they would be chased by the Xiliang Cavalry.
"Haha, Mister, it's decided then!" Zhang Xiu was more and more satisfied with Liu Bei's Army. His Lord was not bad, and his Military Advisor was also very talented. Now, he only needed Shouchun and Lujiang County to take half of Yangzhou.
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"Giddyup, giddyup, giddyup!" "The Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry had indeed set off from Lujiang. From Wancheng City to Shucheng City, it would take two days. From Shucheng City to Hefei, it would also take more than one day. The Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry was rushing towards Shouchun without stopping. Even Lü Bu was personally leading the troops because he was looking for his only daughter. Does Lü Bu not know how dangerous Yangzhou was?" Liu Mang's main force was in Yuzhou Mansion. In Yangzhou, only Xu Shu was in charge. Although he had 50,000 troops, they were all second-rate garrison troops. No! They were third-rate garrison troops. These 50,000 troops did not even have a decent weapon. After all, even the rich and powerful Jingzhou Liu Biao could not equip 50,000 troops with weapons and armor. These 50,000 troops were recruited by Liu Mang to serve as cannon fodder, or it could be said that they were in the reserve force.
But this reserve force had already lost 20,000 troops. Hefei had already been captured, so only 30,000 troops were left. 20,000 were in Lujiang County and 10,000 were in Shouchun. Now, Shouchun and Lujiang were in a crisis. Liu Bei's tens of thousands of troops and Zhang Xiu's 20,000 Xiliang Cavalry were eyeing Shouchun covetously. They could turn Shouchun into a huge battlefield at any time. But at this time, his precious daughter suddenly rode a horse and rushed out of Wancheng City to find Liu Mang in Shouchun. Once on the battlefield, who would care if you were the eldest daughter of Lü Bu's family? Lu Lingqi was completely adding to the chaos. Although Lu Lingqi had some strength, once she was captured, how could Shouchun defend itself? Liu Bei could use Lu Lingqi as a threat. Even if Shouchun was defended, it would still be lost. After all, she was the eldest daughter of their Lord's family. Even if she had just joined Liu Mang's Army and recognized Liu Mang as their Lord, she was still their Lord's wife. Lü Bu was now looking forward to Lu Lingqi being captured by Liu Bei's Army. This way, his only daughter would have a way to live. If she directly rushed into the battlefield, then she would really die.
Therefore, the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry had to be faster than Lu Lingqi. They had to rush into the battlefield and bring Lu Lingqi back. Thinking of this, Lü Bu couldn't help but whip his warhorse. The warhorse was the cavalry's second life and their brothers. But today, all the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry no longer cherished their brothers. They also followed Lü Bu and whipped their warhorse.
Hefei had been left behind. Below them was a forest. On the edge of the forest was the main road. This main road was originally the main road to Shouchun. These roads were built by Emperor Wu of Han. Not only did Emperor Wu of Han conquer the Western Regions, he also had a strong control over Huainan. Once those disobedient members of the Imperial Family rebelled, Emperor Wu of Han's Imperial Guards would quickly go south to deal with the rebellion. Therefore, the roads were built very well. After several generations, they were still being repaired. During Yuan Shu's reign, Yuan Shu also repaired these roads. He didn't do it for strategy, but for Yuan Shu's convenience.
These roads were dozens of meters wide, allowing dozens of large carriages to travel side by side. It was even more convenient for the cavalry.
"Forest, official road, treasure hill!" Lü Bu knew all these terrains. When they were about to reach the official road, Lü Bu frowned. When they retreated from Xu Province to Lujiang, they had passed through here. When Lü Bu taught Liu Mang some military knowledge, he also joked that they could set up an ambush here. After all, it was common knowledge to not enter a forest. Lü Bu subconsciously wanted to be on guard when he saw the forest. However, he forgot about it because time was precious. If he delayed, his precious daughter might enter the battlefield. Lü Bu couldn't afford to delay.
"Charge with all your might!" Since they couldn't scout, they could only charge with all their might. Even if there were ambushes, it would be difficult for him to stop the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry charging with all their might. This was also a way to guard against ambushes.
"Yes!" The Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry's order was passed down quickly. One after another, the warhorses began to accelerate. They brought out their charging standards.
This forest was very long. The Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry stepped onto the main road.
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