The officer was only sent by Cao Hong to pass the message. Since the word has already reached, he doesn't bother to go around with him: "General Cao Hong has received an order to enter every city in this area. You resist the adaptation, and the consequences are at your own risk!" After he finished speaking, he turned around. left.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for the tooth general to shout again under the city. Liu Lin went to the city, and the original honest queue had begun to change. He looked at the cavalry and detoured to both sides of Jingling City, as if preparing to fight. Farther away, the trebuchet fluttered its teeth and claws, as if it was urgently lowered to the city gate.

He actually had a strong fortress and sufficient food and grass... But it was impossible to resist Cao's army head-on. Now that the entire Jingzhou has surrendered, he Jingling still wants to confront Cao Jun? This is obviously courting death. Liu Lin panicked in his heart, knowing that he must not go against Cao, otherwise he would not be able to live for a few days. It seems that any request from Cao Hong, he can only agree.

The city gate opened, this time Liu Lin did not ask him to speak to the council room, but went directly to the city wall to speak, this time the general was tough, and he slapped his face when he came up: "I'm here to convey what General Cao Hong said, I'll give you a stick of incense. Time, open the city gate immediately, and the army will be reorganized. Otherwise, it will be reorganized according to resistance, and will be punished against Cao Gong." Liu Lin felt that something was stuck in his mouth, and he was speechless. Originally, the abacus was comfortable, and I wanted to obtain various privileges. Now Cao Hong doesn't take himself seriously... In his eyes, Liu Lin is no different from other county magistrates, and Jingling City is no different from other counties. The entire Jingzhou has surrendered, so he has to open the door. Accept the reorganization, and those who resist will immediately pull up the city with iron cavalry.

"Okay, General Cao please wait a moment." Liu Lin said coldly. Fang Jiang gave Liu Lin a white look, and swaggered down to the city. However, Liu Lin immediately recruited a messenger and dictated a letter to Cao Cao: Duke Cao, my brother, Jingling had surrendered to Duke Cao before the entire Jingzhou, and swore allegiance to Duke Cao. Today, my younger brother and General Cao Hong join forces to meet in victory. The younger brother had nothing to ask for, but wished to continue serving Duke Cao with the Jingling army and the people. Jingling money and grain, willing to donate. As for the appointment, the younger brother has little knowledge and does not dare to take on the great responsibility of the Duke of Cao, but only wishes to serve the Duke of Cao in Jingling. Brother Liu Linton first.

Not long after, the gate of Jingling City opened, and Cao Hong's cavalry lined up about ten thousand people. Cao Hong did not embarrass Liu Lin very much, but just said, "Liu Lin, the former prefect of Jingling, is now loyal to Duke Cao in Jingling City. I will serve as the military and political chief of Jingling City, and all the troops in Jingling will begin to accept the adaptation. Administrative and senior officials remain unchanged as usual. During the absence of the military and political chief, Liu Lin, the prefect of Jingling, will preside over government work.0”

After all, he didn't even look at Liu Lin and Jingling officials, and went straight out of the city. Leaving a tooth general with more than 10,000 cavalry to preside over the coup d'etat of the army. All the troops, according to the household registration, leave only one person, and they are incorporated into the Cao army. It was mixed with the army that Cao Hongkai had brought to the city, and all other armed forces were disbanded on the spot. The mixed army is solely responsible for the security and defense of Jingling. As for the mixed army, Cao Hong only left a general to command here. Obviously, Liu Lin was only temporarily acting as the head of the government. As for the command of the army, he had been completely deprived of it.

After all, Cao Hong has to deal with a lot of adaptations. He is the military and political chief of a series of counties in Xiangjiang, but he is called Kaichengmen. He just glanced at it and never entered the city at all.

Liu Lin's letter really played a role, not long after Cao's general Li Dian came to Jingling City. Then Li Dian summoned Jingling Wenwu, and took out the tokens and letters that Cao Cao personally gave. "From now on, I will replace General Cao Hong to preside over Jingling's military and political affairs. Due to the special circumstances of Jingling, Duke Cao personally sent me here."

Then Liu Lin thought that Cao Cao would let him continue to serve in Jingling... After all, the letter was written so humble. ——However, people with discerning eyes can see that the main content of the letter recalled the glorious history of his surrender to Cao Cao long ago, reminding Cao Cao that he was expected to take the important position at that time. Give Cao Cao some of Jingling's money. Talking about a thousand things and ten thousand, it is still a change of the way to carry out the substantial autonomy of Jingling. ——How to make Li Dian serve as the military and political chief of Jingling now?

Then Li Dian said with a smile on his face: "Gong Cao praised General Liu Lin in the letter, and now he has named General Liu Lin the Marquis of Shunnan, and has taken the post of Minister of Internal Affairs. Please go to Jingzhou to receive the title." As soon as Lin heard this, he felt the world was spinning, and his brows were overjoyed... Cao Cao was really interesting, and he actually made him a marquis and directly appointed him as Shangqing... Then Liu Lin was overwhelmed by joy, and happily followed Li Code to Jingzhou. Naturally - he was hacked to death by Li Dian halfway through. Liu Lin became the minister - thinking too much.

A few days later, Liu Cong and Mrs. Cai's mother and son were killed in the same way. .

Chapter 151: The Worried Xu Da

Xu Da's frontal army met with the Xiongnu army, and the northern battlefield officially entered the stage of hard steel. In terms of the scale of participation in the war, it was the largest battlefield and the largest war in the country at that time. ——Although the people in the Central Plains were temporarily shocked by the earth-shattering changes in Jingzhou, some even ignored the war.

According to the fierce debate and deliberation of the Xiongnu bosses at the Yinshan Conference, now that Zhong Ting has taken the lead in the army, Yesuo resigned and went to the Hexi Corridor to put out the fire. With the acquiescence of Zhongping, Zhong Ting, Erlu and others changed the conservative tactics of Yesuo and began to seek to take the initiative to attack. This is exactly what Xu Da meant by the fallen army. Inevitably, the confrontation in the north began.

The frontal battlefield in the north was divided into two parts. One part Xiahou Yuan led 150,000 cavalry, and 100,000 infantry were stationed in Shuofang, the other part Ma Chao led 150,000 cavalry, and 50,000 infantry were stationed on the outskirts of Jiuyuan. After Luochen attacked the desert, something unexpected happened. Accidentally encountered wolves, and a small-scale hand-to-hand combat. Luochen cautiously asked Xu Da to immediately make some moves in front of him, so as to confuse the main force of the Xiongnu, so as to cover Luochen, Chang Yuchun, and Lü Bu's attack on the Hexi Corridor.

After Xu Da received the order for 10 large-scale exercises to build momentum, he naturally had his own thoughts. At present, there are still more than 400,000 fallen troops on the northern front line (Luochen has brought about 150,000 people). According to the population estimates of the Xiongnu and the previous reconnaissance estimates, even if all the Xiongnu troops were concentrated, they would only be 200,000 to 300,000 people. , will never exceed Xu Da's strength. And Xu Da's fallen army fighting quality is quite high, many of them are born in Guanzhong iron cavalry, or from the tradition of Guanzhong iron cavalry. According to the previous combat experience, the iron cavalry in Luojunguan is not inferior to the strength of the Xiongnu iron cavalry, and even has an advantage. Now Xu Da has 300,000 cavalry and 150,000 infantry, most of which are built according to the model of Guanzhong iron cavalry. In short, in a word, Xu Da could face off against the main force of the Huns and defeat the opponent only with the strength of his own hands.

So, why not fake it for real? The main force of the Xiongnu was directly established on the frontal battlefield, and the Lord Luochen would eliminate the remaining enemies on the Hexi side and deter the Qiang people, and the problem in the north would be basically solved. This can save a lot of time. Originally, because of Yesuo's avoidance, the fallen army has been in the north for several months. If you think about it like this, the northern battlefield may become a quagmire... Now that Cao Jun has solved the Hebei problem and started to move south, you can It is expected that Jingzhou will fight soon. At that time, Huang Zhong alone seems to be unable to guarantee the interests of Luochen Group in Jingzhou... If Cao Cao robs Jingzhou, then takes Jiangdong and takes over the South, the strength of Luochen Group will obviously be reduced. To be inferior to Cao Cao. According to rumors, after Cao Cao's attack on Hebei, his troops increased sharply, and when he goes to Jingzhou, it is likely to reach a million-level troops. In this case, the Luochen Group really cannot match...

Now Luochen is anxious to leave Fazheng and head to Xinye to serve as Luochen's representative in Liu Bei's office and Liu Bei's staff. Xu Da euphemistically expressed concern to him. The appointment of Luochen is very strange. He directly sent his deputy military division rank to the weak Liu Bei as a staff officer... But Fa Zheng agreed without hesitation.

Fazheng mounted lightly on his horse and tightened the robes of the Confucian scholar, quite like the Huns. But it can't be said that, after all, Luo Chen doesn't seem to like wide robes and big sleeves either. He specially asked the tailor to make a rather narrow dress... Xu Da specially sent a guard of hundreds of people to **** him. It would take another ten days to go, and he didn't know how the situation would change by then. Then Xu Da personally saw him off at the south gate of Shuofang. Fazheng said to Fazheng: "Sir, how can we reverse the situation in Jingzhou? Can Lord Luochen explain it?" Fazheng did not answer, but instead asked, "According to the general's opinion, what is the current prospect of Jingzhou?"

That Xu Da has always been cautious, never talking nonsense, and he is not particularly intimate with this Fa-rectification, so how can he say it? He just shook his head slightly and said, "The situation is difficult, Prime Minister Luo told me personally in the letter."

Seeing this situation, Fazheng guessed Xu Da's thoughts: "The general thinks that now Cao Cao has settled the battle in Hebei, Jingzhou will start fighting soon, when Jingzhou changes, Liu Bei will not be protected. It is impossible for Huang Zhong's 100,000 army to be in Jingzhou. If you get a piece of the pie in the battle, Luochen Group will completely lose control of Jingzhou. Is that right?" Fa Zheng said a series of calculations without pause at all, and each sentence accurately hit Xu Da's thoughts.

"It's very possible." Xu Da had to admit it, but Xu Da must have insisted on his own point of view, and he wanted to hear Fa Zheng's thoughts, what magical tricks did he use to resolve it, or did he just let it go? "The situation in Jingzhou is grim, that's obvious. Not only is the situation in Jingzhou grim, Liu Bei is difficult to protect, and even Sun Quan in Jiangdong is likely to succumb to Cao Cao's deterrence. Or reluctantly go to war and be quickly defeated. The strength of the entire South is far from comparable. Cao Cao. What I worry about is that we are still fighting arduous battles in the desert, and Cao Cao has already taken advantage of the situation to expand in the south, and his strength has skyrocketed."

Xu Da looked at the vast desert in the distance. There were only sporadic patrols, the main force of the Huns had not yet emerged, and the protagonist Luochen was still struggling in the desert.

"I am very worried. Didn't Guo Jia have a judgment back then? Cao Cao and Luo Chen must have a 563 battle. After abandoning Datong Pass and our army going north to fight the Huns, the core task of Cao Cao Group is to expand its strength as soon as possible, as long as the southern Once you get it, you will have the capital to defeat my Luochen Group."

"I am very worried." Xu Da repeated, "Now things are developing in this direction."

"What is the general going to do?" Fa Zheng asked thoughtfully.

"What do you do?" Xu Da asked back, "Master Luochen personally named you to go to Jingzhou, and he accepted all the suggestions you gave to Huang Zhong, which shows that Jingzhou's strategy, he trusts you, and even entrusts you to design it. Yes. The future of the war situation in the South will have nothing to do with you from now on. The key is what are you going to do?"

Xu Da rarely speaks so directly. For example, it is generally said that he is going to Jingzhou. He probably only talks about the superficial "serving in Xinye", but never talks about the behind-the-scenes "designing the southern war situation". Because this was Luo Chen's consideration, Xu Da didn't interrupt or even express it, he just knew it in his heart.

"General, haven't you always wanted to know what the lord talked to me at that time?" Fa Zheng suddenly mentioned that famous talk, which is said to have designed the Luochen Group's strategic plan for the south. .

Chapter 152 Farewell Talk

Xu Da was shocked, he really wanted to know the content of that conversation. Because Luochen once mentioned to him, saying, "I have discussed with Fazheng, and his strategic views on Jingzhou and the south are very good", but he did not tell him the specific content. As a general, Xu Da was too embarrassed to ask directly, so he could only take a side view.

Now that so much time has passed, Luochen urgently used Fazheng when Jingzhou was facing a critical situation and sent him from Shuofang to Jingzhou. Here you can see Luochen's consistent thinking. Appreciate Fazheng's point of view - adopt Fazheng's suggestion - send him directly to Jingzhou to intervene in the southern war.

"Then what does the lord mean? How do you plan to arrange it?" Xu Da asked.

"The meaning of the lord is also my point of view, that is, the alliance of Sun and Liu to fight against Cao Cao." Fa Zheng said proudly.

Xu Da felt that this was a pretty good way out for a moment, but then frowned. "It's a gamble," he said softly. "I know that Lord Luochen is very capable, but in this game, the hope is so small, I don't know what method Lord Luochen will use to create miracles... If we fail, the situation will be very unfavorable for us."

"What do you mean?" Fazheng asked. He found that judging from Xu Da's expression, he didn't seem to agree.

"You mentioned the Sun-Liu Alliance, and now I judge that Cao Cao enters Jingzhou, Jingzhou changes, and Liu Bei is bound to be defeated. The best result is to flee to Jiangxia, and the worst result is to be directly captured or killed on the battlefield. - In any case, The final result was that Cao Cao took over Jingzhou's rich military and food resources, and his strength soared to one million. Liu Bei's strength was greatly weakened, and Jiangdong was under Cao Cao's eyes." Xu Da's mind turned quickly, as if something happened in in front of him. "Then, does the gentleman seem to have prevented this from happening?"

Fazheng was silent. As a scholar, there is no way for him to make up a whole bunch of nonsense to fool him. After all, Confucian scholars are not without words. But the one in front of him, the general, was seriously questioning him. Xu Da was not a vegetarian, so he definitely couldn't be fooled, and now the two of them communicated quite frankly, Fazheng didn't plan to fool him. To put it in the most concise and pragmatic terms...

"No..." Fazheng said softly. "I don't have a way. This is determined by the strength of Cao Cao and our army in Jingzhou area. In Jingzhou area, our strength can only protect ourselves and cannot control the situation in Jingzhou."

"Okay." Xu Da frowned. "Then the next step is that Liu Bei is extremely weak and may be eaten at any time. It has even been eaten. Jiangdong's army is far less than Cao Cao's army of millions. Jiangdong is likely to choose to surrender directly, or..." Seeing that Fazheng seemed to have something to say, Xu Da immediately guessed, "Even if Mr. has the ability to promote an alliance, can you ensure that Jiangdong can defeat Cao Cao? Don't you think that based on this comparison of strengths, Cao Cao has a great chance of winning? "

"Lord Luochen may have arrangements." Fa Zheng's expression was a little stiff. These questions were real and he couldn't answer them.

"Betting on the fortune of the country?" Xu Da said softly, "All kinds of analysis show that in the absence of the main force of our fallen army, the possibility of Cao Cao's occupation of the south is very high, which means that Cao Cao's strength is likely to be within a year. If it surpasses us by a large margin, then the danger faced by our Luochen Group will repeat itself. Have you forgotten the previous confrontation at Tongguan?"

"General, you are a little pessimistic." Fa Zheng said. "You have always been cautious, so it is estimated that the situation is always conservative and planning for the worst."

"That's right..." Xu Da nodded, "Maybe I'm too pessimistic, after all, Prime Minister Luo Chen may have his own arrangements... Maybe he may have managed to prevent Cao Cao from controlling the south... Your arrival at Xinye is only the first step in his arrangement..."

"Then what is the general going to do here?" Fa Zheng asked tentatively, "The general has 450,000 troops. To be honest, I feel that although the general is located north of the Great Wall, his heart is already in Jingzhou, and he is helpless here. Although there are heavy troops, they are not useful, and Jingzhou has no troops..."

"The heavy force of 450,000 troops is still trying to fight the Xiongnu army head-on." Xu Da was still quite worried, and his face was a little heavy. Obviously, this protracted combat situation made him very dissatisfied. "Moreover, within this month, at all costs, I will let my army capture the main force of the Huns... Even if I take some risks for this, I will spare no effort..."

This sentence is very serious. It seems that Xu Da is quite anxious about the current battle situation.

".'Now the lord is in the Hexi Corridor...it is also our main breakthrough direction at present. The current situation of our fallen army is to divide our troops... When the lord opens up the situation in the Hexi Corridor, the main force of the Huns is in a hurry, and it will not be too late for the general to attack... "Fazheng Road. This is the original design, that is, to open up the situation in the Hexi Corridor, so that the main force of the Xiongnu is forced to move to help, thus becoming a living target of Xu Da on the grassland, and Xu Da can use the army to attack, defeat, and even surround and destroy.

"Now the lord has encountered some situations in the desert." Xu Da just passed it over indifferently. "Besides, Cao Cao's side has already settled Hebei, and the Jingzhou war is imminent. We must strive to end the battle against the Huns as soon as possible. Therefore, it is normal for me to attack here. The lord has given me the power to decide according to the situation."

Since Luochen has given discretion, then Fazheng has nothing to say... That is, Xu Da can design the combat policy and strategy according to his own understanding of the situation. Now Xu Da believes that the battle should be ended as soon as possible, time is money, so Xu Da is within his discretion at all costs.

"It's getting late, I'm going to leave immediately." Fazheng looked to the east, he was going to leave before dawn, but now the sun has risen. Unconsciously, the two talked for a long time.

"Right..." Xu Da smiled apologetically. "I was going to give it to Mr., but I ended up saying such heavy words." Saying that, he said: "The journey is smooth! I wish you a smooth solution to the problem of Jingzhou."

"Thank you, General." Fazheng returned the salute and mounted his horse, turned his head and waved his hand slightly, then grabbed the horse's belly, "Drive!" He rushed towards the vast yellow land. Nearly a hundred guards neighed and clapped their horses to keep up. The riders gradually disappeared into the distance with the billowing dust and smoke....

Chapter 153 The situation turns

After the order of the Falling Dust exercise was issued, the troops of the two places naturally began to join forces to prevent accidents. Generally, an army of 100,000 people made a big show, fighting and killing imaginary enemies on the grassland, or divided into two teams to fight. At the same time, there must be tens of thousands of main troops nearby as cover. There will also be dense patrols for several kilometers around.