Zhang Xiu's thoughts were racing, recalling the topography of the mountain to the east of the street pavilion.
After a long while, Zhang Xiu asked suspiciously: "Although Maiji Mountain is steep, it is not connected to the surrounding areas. If the Qi army comes and is besieged on all sides, what should we do?"
Jia Xu chuckled: "General, don't you hear that the Art of War says: 'Looking down from a high position, the force is as strong as breaking bamboo'. If Yuan Fang really dares to encircle the mountain, the general only needs to control the iron cavalry and swoop down, and he will not leave any Qi army behind." "
Jia Xu talked about the art of war, and what he said made sense. Zhang Xiu nodded repeatedly, feeling that the same thing seemed to be the case.
After pondering for a moment, Zhang Xiu said: "That said, if the Qi army cuts off my way to collect water, then the army will be short of water, won't the soldiers be in chaos without fighting?"
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Jia Xu smiled again, quite disapprovingly, "Generals are proficient in the art of war. Wouldn't they say after hearing the art of war: 'Throw them to death and then survive.' If Yuan Fang really cut off our way of collecting water, how could the soldiers be so eager to survive?" If we don¡¯t fight to the death, we will fight one against a hundred. Are we still afraid that we won¡¯t be able to break through the siege of the Qi army?¡±
After a few words, Zhang Xiu was convinced and completely lost his worries.
With a wild laugh, Zhang Xiu said boldly: "Wen He is indeed very resourceful. Well, I will follow your plan. You will lead an army of 5,000 troops and station them at the street pavilion. I will lead an army of 15,000 troops and station them on Maiji Mountain. Let's We are at odds with each other, let¡¯s see what that thief Yuan can do to me!¡±
"The general is wise." Jia Xu bowed his hands in compliment.
¡°Haha~~¡± Zhang Xiu laughed even more, how arrogantly he laughed.
The moment. Zhang Xiu then used Jia Xu's plan to divide his troops into two groups. He led the main force to garrison troops in Maiji Mountain and built fortifications in preparation for the incoming Yuan Fang army.
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Two days later, Yuan Fang led 40,000 cavalry through Longshan Avenue and arrived at the front line of the street pavilion.
With the distance pupil opened, at the end of the avenue, there is a scene of a small town in a street pavilion. It is gradually becoming clear.
The banner of the Xiliang Army was clearly printed in Yuan Fang's eyes.
The person guarding the street pavilion is Zhang Xiu.
"In the past, Ma Su modified my apprentice's combat instructions and stationed all the soldiers and horses on the mountain next to the street pavilion, which led to the loss of the street pavilion. Zhang Xiu, the thief, had Jia Xu as the mastermind. He should not commit the crime The same mistake, with that poisonous man here, it's probably not easy to break through the street pavilion"
Yuan Fang was thinking, motivating the red rabbit to gallop like the wind, looking at the situation along the street pavilions. has become increasingly clear.
Suddenly, Yuan Fang's eyes moved, and a strange color flashed in his eyes.
Because he suddenly discovered that in addition to the flags of the Xiliang Army flying on the top of Jieting City, there were also other people on the cliff east of Jieting. The enemy's battle flag was also erected.
Looking into the distance, there is a big flag with the word "Zhang" in it. As if deliberately showing off his power to him, he towered proudly on the top of the mountain.
"Zhang Xiu, a thief, actually stationed troops and horses on the mountain. That poisonous soldier wouldn't make such a low-level mistake, would he?"
The unexpected situation of the enemy prompted Yuan Fang to order to stop the advance. Instead of alerting the enemy, he only sent scouts to conduct detailed reconnaissance of the enemy's situation.
At dusk, groups of scouts reported the enemy's detailed defense situation along the street pavilions.
The result surprised Yuan Fang:
Zhang Xiu actually stationed his main force of 15,000 troops on Maiji Mountain, and he was the commander himself.
As for Jieting City, his adviser Jia Xu only led 5,000 men to guard it.
It has to be said that this result surprised Yuan Fang, and he could not believe that this was Jia Xu's ingenuity.
"Zhang Xiu originally had few troops, but he still dared to divide his troops, and stationed the main force in a desperate place like Maiji Mountain. It really goes against the art of war. This thief is seeking his own death."
Fa is from Guanzhong and is very familiar with the terrain of Guanlong. As soon as he heard this information, he immediately saw the enemy's flaw.
When Ma Chao heard this, he immediately shouted: "If that's the case, then what are we waiting for? Your Majesty, immediately march in and destroy the street pavilion, then besiege Maiji Mountain and kill the thief Zhang Xiu."
Ma Chao was eager for revenge and naturally wanted to kill Zhang Xiu immediately.
At this time, Yuan Fang, who had been pondering for a long time, said calmly: "Meng Qi, don't be impatient. Sooner or later, you will have your revenge. At present, our army only has 40,000 troops, which is not enough to break the enemy's siege. If we attack too hastily, we may be defeated." Zhang Xiu is condescending and rushes down the mountain at once, but our army may be defeated. "
Yuan Fang, however, was very calm. He had led his cavalry to arrive at night, just to seize the street pavilion before the enemy could defend it.
Today, the enemy in Jieting has been prepared, and Zhang Xiu unexpectedly made a serious mistake and stationed the main force in Maiji Mountain.? Instead of Jieting City, which is located at the main entrance of the Fifth Road, Yuan Fang is naturally not in a hurry.
Now, he has to change his strategy, wait for the follow-up infantry to arrive, and rely on his absolute superiority in military strength to quickly break through Jieting City and complete the siege of Maiji Mountain.
Yuan Fang was not in a hurry, so Ma Chao had no choice but to suppress his anger for revenge and obey his orders.
At that moment, Yuan Fang ordered to go down to the stronghold five miles east of Jieting. While holding his troops back, he sent people to urge the following 200,000 troops to come to Jieting as soon as possible to join them.
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On the top of Maiji Mountain, under the huge banner with the character "Zhang", Zhang Xiu stands proudly.
Looking at the Qi army who did not dare to force the city into the stronghold and only camped five miles away, Zhang Xiu raised a proud and arrogant sneer at the corner of his mouth.
"What Wen He said is indeed true. The traitor Yuan Fang must be afraid of my condescending position, so he doesn't dare to force the city into the stronghold, let alone come to surround the mountain. Yuan Fang, Yuan Fang, if you have the guts, come and surround the mountain. , look at how I can condescendingly overwhelm your troops, let you know how powerful I, Zhang Xiu, am, hehe~~"
Confident and proud, Zhang Xiu had no worries and continued to build fortifications on Maiji Mountain with confidence and boldness.
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A few days later, more than 200,000 Qi infantry troops arrived at the front line of Jieting one after another. A steady stream of battle flags and soldiers stretched eastward from the camp, with no end in sight.
When the main infantry force arrived, Yuan Fang ordered Zhang Fei, Wei Yan, and Xu Huang to surround Maiji Mountain with an army of 100,000, blocking Zhang Xiu's water supply.
After the siege of the mountain was completed, Yuan Fang himself led more than 100,000 infantry and cavalry to threaten Jieting City and prepared to attack the city in a large scale.
Although Jieting City is guarded by Jia Xu, there are only 5,000 soldiers and horses, and the city walls are low and old. As the saying goes, a clever woman cannot make a meal without rice. Yuan Fang believes that even Jia Xu, a poisonous man, cannot stop the full force of his 100,000-strong army. siege.
One hundred thousand troops have formed their formation.
Yuan Fang could easily raze the small street pavilion city to the ground with just a wave of his riding crop.
Just when Yuan Fang raised his halberd and was about to give the order to attack, the gate of Jieting suddenly opened unexpectedly.
Immediately afterwards, the four-door suspension bridge was lowered, and the lowering flags were erected one after another on the four-door city walls of the street pavilion.
The enemy army surrendered without a fight?
The officers and soldiers of the Qi army who were about to attack the city were all surprised that the enemy would surrender before the battle.
"Jia Xu, could you be" Yuan Fang was thoughtful and seemed to have guessed eight or nine points.
At the moment, Yuan Convenient ordered to postpone the attack and wait and see what happens.
Sure enough, not long after, several riders came out of Jieting City, holding high flags, and ran towards Yuan Fang's army.
Not long after, these riders and horses were escorted by patrolmen and came to Yuan Fang's horse.
The first scribe with white beard and hair turned over and dismounted, cupped his hands and said, "Jia Xu of Xiliang has met His Highness the King of Qi."
Jia Xu! Sure enough, it was Jia Xu who came to surrender!
Yuan Fang laughed loudly, got off his horse, helped Jia Xu up, and asked with a smile: "Jia Wenhe, you, a poisonous warrior from Xiliang, surrendered to me before the battle, what kind of drama are you playing?"
"Ahem." Jia Xu coughed a few times and said calmly: "Zhang Xiu refused to listen to the old man's advice and insisted on going against His Highness. He even did not hesitate to kill General Ma. The old man refused to listen to his repeated advice and knew that Zhang Xiu was not a wise master. Today Your Highness is coming to attack with a large army, and he declares that he will abandon the Ming Dynasty and surrender to the Ming Dynasty. He also offers five thousand cavalry and this street pavilion as a gift of submission to the old man. I hope your Highness will accept it."
Hearing what Jia Xu said, Yuan Fang suddenly realized that he couldn't help but secretly praise Jia Xu for being smart and worthy of being a poisonous person.
Yuan Fang is familiar with history and knows that Jia Xu is extremely resourceful and is best at self-preservation.
When Dong Zhuo was killed and the Xiliang army was in chaos, Jia Xu, in order to avoid disaster, gave the Xiliang generals advice to jointly counterattack Chang'an, then drove away Lu Bu, killed Wang Yun, and hijacked the Han Emperor again.
In the past, Jia Xu sized up the situation and persuaded Zhang Xiu to surrender to Cao Cao before the Battle of Guandu. As a result, he won Cao Cao's trust.
Later, when the Cao family's disciples were competing for the throne, Jia Xu wisely chose to side with Cao Pi. After Cao Pi succeeded in seizing the throne, he always treated him favorably.
Today, Zhang Xiu is cruel and vicious, and he does not hesitate to kill his ally Ma Teng. Jia Xu even sees that Yuan Fang is powerful and Zhang Xiu is definitely no match for him. Knowing the time and situation, he surrenders to Yuan Fang, which is also his style of self-preservation. .
Moreover, Jia Xu did not surrender alone, but presented 5,000 cavalry and a street pavilion fortress as a gift of surrender. This shows that this man is extremely smart and knows how to use these gifts of surrender to enhance his surrender. Portion size.
"Poison Master Poison Master, Wen He, you are truly worthy of your reputation, but how did you know that this king would accept your surrender?" Yuan Fang changed the subject and asked
Jia Xu smiled and said calmly: "Most of the civil and military elites under your Highness are surrendered ministers. It can be seen that Your Highness has the bearing of a king and can make the heroes of the world serve him wholeheartedly. And there is no blood feud between Xu and His Highness. With His magnanimity and magnanimity, How can we not tolerate Xu?"
Jia Xu, a poisonous man, was very accurate in judging people's abilities. He expected that Yuan Fang had such magnanimity, so he dared to surrender in large numbers.
"What a king!"
Yuan Fang was not hypocritical, he accepted Jia Xu's compliment calmly, and said with a bold smile: "The poisonous man has come back, and I have another great counselor under my command. Why worry about the world being unfair, Wen He, I will accept your surrender!" "
Yuan Fang was in a very good mood and rewarded Jia Xu heavily on the spot for his surrender.
Immediately, Yuan Fang ordered the recruitment of 5,000 Xiliang troops and planted the battle flag of Daqi on the top of the street pavilion.
Then, the 100,000-strong army turned eastward, joined 200,000 soldiers and horses, and formed a vast ocean-like wave of troops at the foot of Maiji Mountain.
At this moment, on the top of Maiji Mountain, Zhang Xiu could clearly see the flag of Qi flying over Jieting City.