Chapter 165: On the Eve of the War, Lu Zhi in Huashao Mountain
The major events in Jiangnan have come to an end. That day, after leaving Luoyang, Yang Fan led his army back to Jiuyuan County, the capital of Wuyuan County, the garrison.
On that day, Yang Fan was in the pavilion in the backyard of the county magistrate's mansion.
After Yang Fan put down the information just sent back from Diting Camp, he sighed slightly: "Sun Wentai, Sun Wentai, bravery is just brave, it is just the courage of every man. What a pity! It's a pity! It's so sad!"
Yang Fan was immediately filled with emotion about Sun Jian's death. Perhaps because of the arrival of his little butterfly, even Sun Jian's death was several years ahead of schedule, which made him sigh for a while.
Xi Zhong, who was standing beside him, asked: "Lord, what happened!"
After Yang Fan handed the information in his hand to Xi Zhong, he stood up and stood with his hands behind his back, staring at an old pine tree not far away in a daze.
After reading the information with a glance, Xi Zhong immediately spoke out: "Relying on martial arts, Sun Wentai has always been arrogant and despised the heroes of the world. It is not surprising that he has ended up like this."
At this time, Xun Yu came to Yang Fan and said, "Lord, you asked the emperor to submit your request to the emperor to be the governor of Bingzhou. The emperor has agreed and issued an order. This is an edict."
After reading the edict, Yang Fan was silent for a while, and then asked, "Zhicai, how long have we been idle after we came back?"
Xi Zhong raised his eyebrows and replied quickly: "It's been two months!"
"Is the spring plowing over?" Yang Fan asked suddenly.
"Just just finished!" Xi Zhong's heart beat wildly and replied.
"Zhongkang, ask the leaders of each battle camp, supervisors of each department, and the owner of the military division headquarters to come to the mansion to discuss matters tomorrow!" After Yang Fan finished speaking to Xu Chu on the side, he walked to the pond alone and sat down, staring at the fish in the pond in a daze.
Xu Chu then took the order and left, and Xi Zhong also turned around and left with tactful tactfulness.
The next day, in the Wuyuan County Magistrate's Mansion, the heads of the Yang family army's battle camps and the supervisors of various departments arrived early to wait.
Zhang Liao couldn't help but saw him asking Xi Zhong opposite him: "Zhicai, the lord called us all to discuss matters. Could it be that we are going to launch troops?"
Zhang Liao's words immediately made everyone look at Xi Zhong, but Xi Zhong shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I don't know this!"
Guan Yu said disbelief: "Zhicai, we are not outsiders. If you follow the lord every day, you won't know what happened?"
Huang Zhong smiled and said, "It's the Ji, it's the Ji, it's better to say it quickly."
Seeing that Xi Zhong was quite embarrassed, Xun Yu quickly spoke out and said, "You should wait with peace of mind. The lord will come soon. When the lord arrives, don't you know what happened?"
While everyone was talking, Yang Fan walked in from outside the door. When they saw Yang Fan coming, everyone immediately kept silent, sat upright without looking at each other.
After Yang Fan sat down, he glanced around the people in the hall, then turned to Xi Zhong and asked, "Did anyone have not arrived?"
Xi Zhong replied: "The leaders and generals of each battle camp and the leaders of each department have arrived."
After hearing this, Yang Fan nodded and smiled at everyone, "I just heard you talking loudly in the house outside the door. What are you talking about?"
Zhang Liao smiled and said, "We are talking about whether the lord is going to use troops to the outside world?"
Yang Fan laughed and scolded: "You little monkey!"
Then Yang Fan's face turned right and said, "The princes of all walks of life have already shown their fangs, and our army cannot be left behind. The emperor has just appointed me as the governor of Bingzhou."
After hearing this, everyone was overjoyed and congratulated Yang Fan.
"Congratulations to lord!" "It is indeed a blessing for my Bingzhou to take office as the governor of Bingzhou!" "The lord is the lord of benevolence and righteousness. If you take office as the governor of Bingzhou, the people of Bingzhou will be blessed."
Yang Fan said seriously: "Now I order!"
The generals quickly stood up and stood still, looking directly at Yang Fan, with expectations in their eyes.
"Xujie Camp, Qifeng Camp will rush to Yunzhong County at midnight tomorrow night!" Yang Fan looked at Zhao Yun and Guan Yu.
"The last general will receive the order!" The second general immediately stepped out and replied loudly.
"Guo Jia is the military advisor of the army! The prefect of Yunzhong County is just a mediocre person, and the defenders are only 5,000. When I want the army to arrive in Yunzhong County, I see that the county is wearing the military flags of my Yang family army. Can I do it?" Yang Fan looked at Guo Jia and set a simple and abnormal task for him.
"Master, please be optimistic!" Guo Jia replied with a serious expression.
Yang Fan nodded and then said, "Central camp, Fenwei camp, Guard camp, and Feiyu camp must gather outside Jiuyuan City tomorrow. The morning after breakfast, I will rush my army to advance east!"
"The last general will receive the order!" Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, Dian Wei, Xu Chu, and Huang Zhong immediately stepped out to respond.
"The Logistics Department recruited 200,000 civilians, and the military field camp dispatched ten schools to be responsible for escorting our army's supplies. This is the top priority. Xun Yu is responsible for scheduling, Zhang Shiping and Zao Zhi cooperated! If there is any mistake, the military law will be used to serve!" Finally, Yang Fan looked at Xun Yu and said in a deep voice.
"Receive the order!" Xun Yu, Zhang Shiping and Zao Zhi quickly responded solemnly.
At this time, Yang Fan suddenly stood up and whispered: "I decided to fight quickly in this battle. The specific and detailed combat strategies will be issued to each battalion. The heads and generals of each battalion must follow!"
"promise!"
Everyone immediately responded loudly.
With Yang Fan's order, the Yang family troops in Shuofang and Wuyuan counties immediately took action. The soldiers marching and the civilians escorting food and grass could be seen everywhere on the official road.
Outside Jiuyuan City, on Huashao Peak, there are two large-scale academies. This is the Huashaoshan Military Academy and Huashaoshan Academy founded by Yang Fan before he consulted Dong. The deans of the two academies are Lu Zhi, a great scholar from China who was invited by Yang Fan to come out of the mountain.
In a beautiful place in the mountains, Yang Fan and Lu Zhi were drinking and talking to each other in the pavilion by the river, feeling uncomfortable.
Yang Fan stood up and filled Lu Zhi with wine, and smiled and said, "Teacher, how are you doing recently? Why not stay in the small city for a few days?"
Lu Zhi took a beautiful sip of wine and said leisurely: "This wild game in the mountains, this delicious food in the river, this beautiful wine in the city, is good, not to go to the city."
Yang Fan laughed and said, "Teacher, this..."
Lu Zhi glanced at Yang Fan and cursed with a smile: "You are a weird guy. If you have something to do, you will say it and if you have farts, you will let go."
After spending time with Yang Fan for a long time, Lu Zhi often talks about some interesting words.
Yang Fan smiled and said, "The first batch of students have expired for one year, right?"
Lu Zhi raised his eyebrows and said, "What? Are you going to move troops?" Lu Zhi also understood the outside world. When he heard Yang Fan's question, how could he not know Yang Fan's intentions as an old man?
Yang Fan nodded and said, "Yes, tomorrow night, our vanguard will rush to Yunzhong County."
Lu Zhi sighed slightly and said, "Bowen, do you have the appointment of the emperor? Although today is in chaos, the princes have not taken the lead. If you take action rashly, the Yang family army will be pushed to the forefront. Have you not considered the consequences?"
Yang Fan then took out the emperor's edict from his arms and placed it in front of Lu Zhi, and smiled and said, "I have learned a little bit of fur after following the teacher for so long."
While looking through the emperor's edict, Lu Zhi laughed and scolded: "You guy, oh, that's not bad, the governor of Bingzhou, then Dong Zhuo is really willing to spend a lot of money."
After reading the emperor's edict, Lu Zhi asked, "Tell me, what is your strategy?"
When talking about the serious matter, Yang Fan stopped laughing. He looked upright and said, "Attack Yunzhong County at night, then take down Dingxiang County. After digesting these two counties, he will plot against Yanmen County."
Yang Fan's strategy is more stable and he is not greedy for merit and reckless.
After hearing this, Lu Zhi shook his head and said, "Bowen, you may be an expert in marching and fighting, but you still lack some in your vision of this grand strategy. The boys under your command are very smart, but they are too young."
Yang Fan asked: "Does the teacher have a better idea?"
Lu Zhi shook his head slightly and asked without answering, "How many people are you planning to use?"
Yang Fan replied: "The ten schools of the camp, Fenweiying, Xunjieying, Jifengying, Feiyuying, Guarding, and Tuntianying, totaling 130,000 people and horses. Together with the civilians, I will call 330,000 people."
Lu Zhi shook his head and laughed: "330,000 people, how much money will be spent during the period? Just for the two counties? Their territory is not as big as Shuofang County. Not only does it cost the people and their wealth, but the harvest is pitifully small. This is not what the wise ones do."
Lu Zhi's words made Yang Fan think deeply. After a moment, Yang Fan asked: "What should our army's strategic deployment?"
Lu Zhi stood up and picked up some stones from outside the pavilion and placed them on the stone table, saying, "Bowen, look at the terrain of Bingzhou, Shuofang, Wuyuan, Yunzhong, Dingxiang, and Yanmen lined up from west to east. It is the northern border county of Bingzhou, and it is also the northern border county of the Han Dynasty. The total army of the three counties of Yunzhong, Dingxiang and Yanmen was only 20,000 to 30,000 people. Among them, the Yanmen army has the strongest combat power because it is because of the reason why Ma Wei is there, and Ma Wei is the child of the largest family in Yanmen County. Since you plan to use 130,000 combat soldiers, why don't you swallow them like a tiger and take these three counties in a row? In this way, the northern part of Bingzhou will be in the palm of Bowen."
Chapter completed!