madnovel Chapter [222] Picking Up Two Wives For Nothing
Chapter [222] Picking Up Two Wives For Nothing
Under Shouchun City.
Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan lightly, and Guan Zhangzhao led three armies to meet up at Shouchun, forming an encirclement of Shouchun.
However, after the First Battle of Hanzhong, Huainan was stolen by Yuan Shu again. When Liu Bei returned to Xiangyang, there were only a thousand soldiers left behind.
After this period of recruitment and training, 9,000 new recruits were directly produced, and with the remaining thousand veterans as the backbone, an army of 10,000 people was assembled.
Regardless of the number of people exceeding ten thousand, it is estimated that the combat power cannot even beat three thousand regular troops.
Guan, Zhang and Zhao each led 3,000 people. Under Zhuge Liang's suggestion, they trained while fighting. As long as they can survive the battlefield, they can grow into old soldiers.
Of course, the casualty loss rate will be very high in the way of actual combat training, but Liu Bei has no other way.
Fortunately, Zhuge Liang commanded and dispatched, and there were three men and ten thousand enemies to lead, and Yuan Shu was too stretched. Generally speaking, this dispatch to Huainan was fruitful.
Not only regained the lost ground, but also had the effect of training troops, and the "960" casualties of recruits were also acceptable.
Now that the three roads converge, there are less than 10,000 people at full count.
As the capital of Yangzhou, Shouchun's city walls are much taller than ordinary small county towns, and Yuan Shu has slightly more troops than Liu Bei.
It will obviously be very difficult to attack Shouchun with less than 10,000 troops.
Because there are no routines in siege warfare, intrigues, intrigues, and ingenious strategies are useless. It can only be a strong attack by one side and a deadly defense by the other side.
There is no other way than the lobbyists can try to surrender.
Intelligence cannot affect the height of the city, nor can it affect the thickness of the city walls.
Moreover, Yuan Shu obviously would not surrender, nor did he dare to surrender.
After all, Liu Bei had kindly taken him in before, and Yuan Shu finally stabbed him in the back. Even if he surrendered to Liu Bei now, it would not end well.
Even if Liu Bei is standing under the city, promising Yuan Shu to surrender and not to be held accountable, would Yuan Shu dare to believe it?
But Zhuge Liang was by no means easy to deal with. After the soldiers approached the city, they stood still. Obviously, they did not intend to break the city by means of a strong attack, but had another clever plan.
"Military division, it seems that the other side does not intend to surrender, but to fight to the end, what should we do next?" Zhao Yun asked.
"Just surround it." Zhuge Liang said with confidence.
"Surround?" Zhang Fei's eyes widened. "Shouchun can be won if you don't fight around? What kind of bad idea are you talking about?"
It wasn't a day or two since Zhang Fei and Zhuge Liang didn't deal with each other. From the time he visited the thatched cottage, Zhang Fei couldn't understand Zhuge Liang's behavior.
"Military division, please inform me in detail." Guan Yu said in a deep voice.
Guan Yu's ass must be on the side of Zhang Fei. Although he said it politely, he was asking Zhuge Liang for an explanation.
If what Zhuge Liang said made sense, then naturally there would be no problem.
If Zhuge Liang couldn't say one, two, three, then Guan Yu and Zhang Fei would definitely refuse to carry out the military order.
"There is not much food in the city, Yuan Shu can't last long." Zhuge Liang said with a light smile.
"How do you know?" Guan Yu asked.
"When the lord went to Hanzhong, he took away all the food and grass in Huainan and Jingbei. There was no food in Huainan." Zhuge Liang raised his feather fan, pointed around and said, "The autumn harvest has not yet been harvested. Where can I get food in the city?"
"We just need to wait outside the city, and when the autumn grain is ripe and harvested, we will have food to eat.
"After a period of time, the city will run out of food, and it will collapse without attack." Zhuge Liang talked eloquently.
Hearing what Zhuge Liang said, the three generals understood one after another.
They also know these situations, but they can't connect them together like Zhuge Liang, and they are still thinking about how to break through the city.
"The general admires the strategist's ingenious plan." Guan Yu clasped his fists and said.
"Hehe, it's not a clever plan, just follow the trend. Zhuge Liang shook his fan and said indifferently: "Wai San Que Yi, the three of you each guard a city gate [execute it.
"Here." The three generals had no objection and immediately carried out the military order.
Chang'an.
In the General's Mansion, Lu Bu and four subordinates are dealing with official duties.
As the autumn harvest draws closer, North Korea-China affairs are getting busier.
In the farming society, everything has to give way to the autumn harvest, so it is necessary to clean up other messy government affairs before the autumn harvest, and then free up your hands to deal with the autumn harvest with all your strength.
"Report, please report to the King of Qin that there is an envoy from Yuan Shu outside the palace asking to see him."
Lu Bu, who was correcting government affairs at the same time, could not help but stop, and then said: "Xuan."
Not long after, Yan Xiang was brought before Lu Bu.
"Foreign minister Yan Xiang pays homage to the King of Qin." Yan Xiang was very respectful, paying homage to Lu Bu.
Lu Bu is not so arrogant that he thinks that he has a big face, and the other party is just trying to figure it out.
If you are polite to others, you must ask for something.
Yan Xiang is so respectful, not because he respects Lu Bu, but because Lu Bu is required to do so.
Zhuge Liang led his troops to attack Huainan. At this juncture, Yuan Shu's envoy came, and he knew what he was doing with his eyes closed.
"Are you asking for help?" Lu Bu cut to the chase.
"Uh..." Embarrassment flashed across Yan Xiang's face.
Lu Bu was so blunt and direct, on the contrary, Yan Xiang couldn't handle it anymore, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.
Nodding his head to admit, that would be too passive, but shaking his head to deny, but he was here to ask for help.
Without giving Yan Xiang a chance to respond, Lu Bu continued, "I'm asking you something."
"Please King Qin show me..." Yan Xiang said immediately.
Is there anyone surnamed Qiao under his command? Do you have a pair of beautiful daughters under your knees?" Lu Bu asked immediately, since he caught up with him, he just inquired about Er Qiao.
But as soon as this remark came out, everyone showed weird expressions, including Yan Xiang.
"Back to the King of Qin... You should be talking about General Qiao Rui, right?" Yan Xiang said uncertainly: "He does have a pair of daughters under his knees, and the two sisters are quite famous.
"Have you left the cabinet yet?" Lu Bu asked immediately.
"That...not yet." Yan Xiang answered boldly.
Although he didn't know why Lu Bu was asking these questions, Yan Xiang could only tell everything if he wanted anything from others. Moreover, these things were not confidential, so there was no harm in answering them. He could only say sorry to Qiao Rui in his heart.
"Can this messenger do me a favor?"
"King Qin's words are serious, and please ask King Qin to order, I will definitely go through fire and water." Yan Xiang immediately expressed his attitude.
"Hehe." Lu Bu smiled and waved his hands, "Don't be so scary, you don't need to fight and kill, you go to help Gu propose marriage, Gu wants to accept this pair of sisters as concubines, can it be done?"
"This...this..." Yan Xiang was a little dumbfounded, he didn't expect Chuanbu to make such a request.
But thinking about the task ahead, Yan Xiangdang gritted his teeth and said, "King Qin, don't worry, I will take care of it."
In order for Lu Bu to agree to send troops to Huainan smoothly, Qiao Rui had to make some sacrifices as a last resort, not to mention that her daughter married the King of Qin as a concubine, which is not a shameful thing.
It's just that Lu doesn't want to marry a pair of sisters at once. This request is a little too much, and Qiao Rui must be unhappy.
But this has nothing to do with Yan Xiang. If Qiao 5.4 Rui refuses to agree, Yuan Shu will naturally deal with it.
"Very good." Satisfied, Lu Bu smiled and said, "Before you arrived in Chang'an, you have already sent 10,000 cavalry to Nanyang."
"Really?!" Yan Xiang said in surprise.
"You are not joking."
Yan Xiang was overjoyed, "Thank you King Qin! Thank you King Qin!"
But after thanking him, Yan Xiang realized that Lu Bu sent troops before he came, which means that Lu Bu wanted to send troops in the first place, and he would send troops regardless of whether he came or not, so he promised to propose marriage for Lu Bu...
Yan Xiang couldn't help looking up at Lu Bu, Lu Bu smiled and asked: "Want to go back on it? Yes, you can go back on it too.
"Don't dare! Don't dare!" Yan Xiang hurriedly lay down on the ground, thinking that it's not his daughter anyway, and one thing more is worse than one thing less.
Lu Bu was in a very happy mood. The purpose of sending troops was to contain Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, and it had nothing to do with Yuan Shu.
Since Yuan Shu sent people to ask for help, it was inconvenient for Lu to take advantage of the situation and ask for two wives, which was equivalent to picking up two wives for nothing. .