"Do we really have to do this?"
“... This is the only way."
"But... This is not worth it. With your golden body, because..."
"There are many things in the world that can't be measured by the word 'worthy'. Moreover..."
"Besides what?"
"Do you believe in fate?"
“．．．．．．。”
"Perhaps you don't believe me…However, if fate is decided by the heavens, it is difficult for human strength to…"
"I don't understand?"
"You don't need to understand, but... Don't forget what I told you."
On the wild grassland, several horses were making muffled sounds. The riders on the horses let the horses walk casually as they discussed a very important topic.
"Xiao Juan, you look so young. I didn't expect you to be so skilled in discussing the strategy and planning of the battle between the two armies with Lu Zhi just now. Do you have a teacher?" Bai Qing took a breath of the dewy air and said.
"Master? No! I would often flip through the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Sun Tzu's Art of War when I had nothing to do, so I would carefully consider the strategies and strategies used by the two armies in a battle…In short, I'm more interested in this aspect, so I'll look around. No one will teach me!”
" Romance of the Three Kingdoms?..." Sun Tzu's Art of War, I've heard my father mention it before, but what do you think the Romance of the Three Kingdoms is?”
"This... It's a book from my hometown that hypothesizes that three countries are at war with each other and scheming against each other. This was…How could someone like you, who comes from an extraordinary family, have seen something from the countryside? Stop joking…By the way, Xiaoqing, if I help Lu Zhi like this, will it ruin your plan to assassinate him?”Hua Juan secretly stuck out his tongue and cried out that it was a close call. Because Wei, Shu, and Wu were still empty at the moment, let alone the term "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". If he casually said what would happen in the future like this, it might cause strange results, so he hurriedly stuffed a reason to bring it over. Although he said that, Hua Juan couldn't help but think that this online game was supposed to unify the country. In that case, what role should he play? Would he become a capable minister who could revitalize the Great Han Dynasty, or would he become a strategist or a brave general under any powerful person…Or perhaps, he should use his familiarity with the history of the Three Kingdoms to rewrite history and become king himself.
"Little Juan, don't think too much…That's right! Before this, I did stop Cheng Yuanzhi because I didn't want him to steal this business, but it doesn't mean that Xiao Juan's plan can be perfect! Moreover, just think about it, how could a marshal with hundreds of thousands of troops listen to a woman he had just met…Therefore, if Lu Zhi was defeated, it would be easy to take his life!”Bai Qing was a bystander and naturally felt that a general like Lu Zhi who was used to fighting would never believe an outsider's suggestion without any proof. This time, he came out to observe the terrain, obviously to know himself and know his enemy, to win every battle, but in fact, it also highlighted Lu Zhi's intention to test the Chinese silk to see if it really had any actual material.
Hua Juan Man, who understood Bai Qing's words, smiled indifferently and said,""Hey! I really didn't expect your thoughts to be so strange. No wonder the two of us can talk about everything!”
"What's strange? It's more like being ingenious!”
As Bai Qing said this, the two of them looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh. At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded from the side,"Miss Juan, you wanted me to ride my horse with you to this hill. We are already here, why did you come here?”
Lu Zhi, who was speaking, called Hua Juan back to reality. She saw that her group was already on a small hill about a mile away from the camp. She hurriedly closed her mouth and reluctantly got off the saddle, looking around.
The terrain in Jizhou was relatively flat. As far as the eye could see, most of the surroundings were boundless grasslands or piles of shrubs. Although Hua Juan had ridden a horse twice in the training ground in 2200 AD, he had gotten used to the dazzling feeling of the horse and calmed down to think about how to organize a strategy to make Lu Zhi look at him in a different light and fight a beautiful battle.
"Is the surrounding terrain hills or grasslands?”
Hua Juan asked.
"That's right! The terrain at the border of Jizhou was relatively flat, and most of the surroundings were covered with shrubs and awn grass. It was difficult to use it for ambushes or surprise attacks.... However, about 30 miles further south was the 'Black Forest' known for its peculiar terrain. The terrain there was more hidden and very suitable for ambushes.”
"Black Forest?"
Looking at Hua Juan's confused expression, Bai Qing hurriedly explained: "The Black Forest is a large pine forest that stretches from the southern border of Jizhou to the eastern foot of Bingzhou. Due to its relatively high terrain and cold climate, there were few people living there. Moreover, it extended southeast to the border of Yanzhou, and southwest to the north of Dasi Prefecture. It was a very rare piece of forest that was not controlled by anyone in the country, and it also became a barrier between prefectures. Since the beginning of the Han Dynasty, although there had been large-scale development and construction in Chang 'an, Luoyang, and other central plains, for some reason, they had never taken into account the rich forest resources there. However, in recent years, the imperial court had gradually begun to reclaim the land there. Currently, there was an official road that had been opened up from Jizhou to Sizhou in the black forest for several years.”
Hua Juan listened carefully to Bai Qing's explanation, muttering to himself for a moment before his eyes lit up: "Right! If Hua Juan's estimation was correct, that was the best place for the Han army to repel the Yellow Turban bandits!”
Hearing Hua Juan's words, Lu Zhi, who had originally seemed to have great expectations for him, said helplessly with a sunken expression,""The old me had also considered this place as a location for an attack, but it was ultimately inappropriate…"
"Why not? The forest was not only hidden, but it could also be attacked and defended. If necessary, it could be attacked with fire. Hua Juan thought that the Marshal did not consider this plan because he could not break through the details. Otherwise, Hua Juan dared to say that if he wanted to repel the Yellow Turban bandits, he would have to rely on the Black Forest.”
Lu Zhi was silent, but the intelligent Hua Juan had already guessed the difficulty. She continued,"Do you think, Marshal, that even if the Black Forest is the best location, if we can't complete all the arrangements before the Yellow Turban bandits catch up with us, everything will be in vain?”
When Lu Zhi heard this, his eyes flashed with excitement as if he had been given a shot in the arm."Since Miss Juan asked this, is there a solution?”
Knowing that Lu Zhi was already 50% confident in him, Hua Juan said with even more confidence,""Of course. As long as the three strategies of 'reducing troops and increasing stoves,''walking in the right direction and going against the right direction,' and 'fire stratagem' can be used flexibly, Hua Juan believes that it will be difficult for the Yellow Turban bandits not to be eliminated!”
"I'd like to hear the details!" Lu Zhi said happily.”
"First, we need to reduce the number of soldiers and increase the number of stoves. Since Zhang Jiao is not in the battle, Ma Yuanyi and Cheng Yuanzhi can't understand the actual situation of our army with their abilities. Plus, Cheng Yuanzhi encountered Sister Qing in an assassination a few days ago and returned in defeat, so he is naturally wary of the Han army. If the Han army were to slowly move to the rear and not retreat, I believe that the Yellow Turban thieves would have a hard time guessing our situation.”" Our army only needs to move ten miles a day, and it has to be done in the middle of the night. At the same time, I would like to trouble the marshal to choose the weaker combat forces in the army to leave in the east and west direction. However, when cooking next night, you must set up hundreds of stoves…"
Lu Zhi was puzzled." It's early summer this season, so the ground can be considered very humid. If we leave at night, it's naturally harder for the Yellow Turban thieves to discover us." However, if one were to look at the ground in broad daylight and discover the footprints of the people leaving, wouldn't this be a sign that our army's strength had been reduced? In this case, making a stove was just an unnecessary move.”
Hua Juan smiled." The marshal is listening to his plan based on common sense. The situation of the weaker troops leaving naturally cannot be discovered by the other party. Therefore, he has to issue an order to all the soldiers leaving to wear their shoes inside out, with their heels in front and their toes behind. In this way, the number of soldiers leaving created the illusion of an increase in strength, and the increase in the number of stoves made the other party mistakenly believe that the Han army had reinforcements and did not dare to act rashly before confirming the truth. However, one must remember that the soldiers who left not only had to keep their mouths shut, but they also had to be given plenty of bows and arrows.”
"For two consecutive days, the remaining soldiers should be mainly cavalry, and the number of troops should be around 20,000. They should have already reached the vicinity of the black forest. Then, the 60,000 soldiers who left previously will have to rush to the black forest without stopping and cut down the usable burning wood in case the Yellow Turban bandits arrive…"
"At this moment, even the most muddle-headed of generals might sense that something is amiss and attempt to annihilate us before our army enters the Black Forest. At that time, the remaining cavalry must enter the Black Forest with all their might. When the Yellow Turban bandits see that our army only has 20,000 soldiers left, they will think that they are powerful and will not be afraid of ambushes. When the Yellow Turban bandits enter the Black Forest, the 60,000 soldiers who have already arrived at the Black Forest and have rested for a day can set fire to surround them and kill them with bows and arrows…"
The deputy general at the side wanted to say something but hesitated. Lu Zhi heard Bi Huajuan's words and trusted him 100%, so he turned around and said,"If you have any doubts, feel free to ask. This old master believes that Miss Juan will definitely give you a satisfactory answer.”
The deputy general received Lu Zhi's approval and asked,""The black forest is vast. What should we do if we set fire to it?”
Hua Juan knew that if he didn't convince the other generals, even with Lu Zhi's support, he might not be able to implement this plan, so he showed off his weather knowledge and replied,"As the marshal said, it is early summer and the wind is blowing from the south to the north. How can it hurt his own people?”
Lu Zhi stroked his long beard and smiled. He walked closer and patted Hua Juan's shoulder to show his approval. He said happily,"This old man originally thought that the Yellow Turban bandits in the Northern Expedition would be doomed. Unexpectedly, at the moment of life and death, I received the help of the White Heroine and the Silk Girl. This is really a great blessing for the Emperor.”
Hua Juan saw that Lu Zhi had 100% trust in him, so he frowned and said,""Does the marshal allow victory but not defeat? Or would he return to Luoyang after winning this battle?”
Lu Zhi was stunned when he heard this." The Emperor gave me the commander's seal to behead Zhang Jiao. Although Zhang Jiao is not in the battle as Miss Juan said, if we lose this battle, there will be no barrier to stop the Yellow Turban bandits in Luoyang. Therefore, we have to win!"”
Hua Juan nodded in understanding and said,"" However, the marshal also knows that the Yellow Turban bandits are about twice as strong as the Han army. With such a difference in strength and no geographical advantage, it's as difficult as ascending to the heavens for the marshal to win. And if..."
"But how?"
" Hua Juan's deduction just now had all regarded the other party's current commander as an opponent who thought highly of himself. However, people like Ma Yuanyi and Cheng Yuanzhi are people who charge around recklessly…Hua Juan's plan had failed.”
Lu Zhi, who was deeply confident after hearing Hua Juan's plan, could not help but say in a deep voice,"Does that Miss Juan have a way to deal with it?”
When Lu Zhi asked this question, Hua Juan knew that she was completely on the initiative. She quickly showed great confidence and replied,"As far as I know, the north of Jizhou is Youzhou. The current governor of Youzhou should be Yuan Shu, and he should have a lot of troops in his hands. If Marshal can get the help of Youzhou and pincer the Yellow Turban bandits from behind, the chances of victory will be greatly increased! Even if they didn't need this reinforcement, they could still be prepared to guard against the Yellow Turban bandits 'counterattack.”
"But... Yuan Shu, who came from the number one family, thought highly of himself. Would he not send troops to help?”
An unfamiliar man's voice sounded from behind Lu Zhi. Hua Juan turned around and looked at this person when she heard him. She felt that this person looked refined. She seemed to have mentioned his name when Lu Zhi introduced them to each other just now... Call Chen something over here.
"And this is?"
Hua Juan, who often had amnesia, braced himself and asked this person for his name again. The person replied indifferently,"I'm Chen Lin, currently Marshal Lu's clerk.”
Chen Lin? Wasn't that the genius who wrote the denunciation that caused Cao Mengde's headache to relapse? 'I didn't expect him to be working in Lu Zhi's tent now,' Hua Juan thought to himself."If the entire Han Army is the kind of army that is afraid of anything before it is done, then I would advise the Marshal not to fight against the Yellow Turban bandits anymore and simply surrender to them! It is imperative to win the support of Youzhou's military forces. Unless Mr. Chen can propose other more powerful reinforcements? This was also the key to whether the Han army could defeat the Yellow Turban bandits…Did the marshal not want to personally kill Ma Yuanyi or Cheng Yuanzhi?”
When Lu Zhi heard Hua Juan say such harsh words, he even said that he was dissatisfied with Chen Lin's inquiry. He quickly pretended to be a good person and reprimanded Chen Lin,"Miss Juan is right. If the entire Han army has Miss Juan's boldness, how could the Yellow Turban bandits be so arrogant…As for Chen Lin, you should change your mindset and imitate Miss Juan's spirit!”
Chen Lin did not dare to ask anymore when she heard this. She retreated to the back obediently. Lu Zhi glanced at her and said,"If it's as Miss Juan said, who should we send to Yuan Shu to discuss reinforcements?" I think Miss Juan is the best candidate, and with the protection of the White Heroine along the way, it will be foolproof…However, I hope that Miss Juan can stay with me in the Han camp and give me advice when the time comes!”
Hua Juan secretly laughed at how Lu Zhi, an adult, actually listened to her words, and still replied in a deep voice,"" Just as the marshal said, if Hua Juan goes personally, it should be foolproof. However, I also hope to keep an eye on the Yellow Turban bandits 'situation here at all times…I have someone who I think is qualified!”
"Oh! Which old man didn't realize that he had the ability to persuade Yuan Shu to send troops?”
The time was ripe. Hua Juan slowly pointed at someone and said,""Although Chen Lin's argument just now was passive, her loyalty can be seen by heaven. Hua Juan believes that she definitely has the ability to persuade Yuan Shu to send troops!”
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