"Lord! Di Qing, Guan Yu, and Han Xin were defeated one after another. Now only Yuan Shao is left. He has become a treasure in our army's pocket!" Xue Rengui said with high spirits.
Today, Xue Rengui is already in his forties and nearly half a century old. Today, two thousand years later, this age might just be called a middle-aged person. However, in ancient times, it can already be said that
He is a veteran.
However, Xue Rengui is still strong and strong today. Although it is just a small test, three generals of the coalition army have just fallen under his arrows. One of them has reached a peerless level of strength.
"The order came down, ordered Li Cunxu, Zhao Yun's troops to pursue Han Xin, and the other troops to besiege Yuan Shao, but don't really kill the old man Yuan Shao, give him a way to live!" Li Xiang's face showed a smile at first.
He was so happy that he thought about it for a while before giving the order.
In Li Xiang's view, although now is a great time, it is indeed not the time to send Yuan Benchu back to the West.
"Lord, this Yuan Benchu is already in our army's pocket. Is it a pity to let him go?" Xue Rengui said with some hesitation.
"Rengui thinks that if our army destroys Yuan Shao, who will benefit next!" Li Xiang smiled and shook his head.
As Xue Rengui said, Yuan Shao is already in his pocket. If he wants to, Yuan Shao can escape, but he doesn't know how many of his troops are buried here. In the end, he can really fight out.
Yes, probably not many people.
However, he cannot do this. Yuan Shao is still useful now.
"Lord, I understand!" After receiving this suggestion from Li Xiang, Xue Rengui, although he did not fully understand it, at least thought of something.
In this battle, among the four forces of the Northern Alliance, Yuan Shao suffered the most losses. He suffered the most losses in generals, soldiers and horses. He had two of the most elite troops in his hands, and one
The whole army was wiped out, and the other army was also severely damaged.
If they take this opportunity to kill Yuan Shao in one fell swoop, then Yuan Shao has yet to determine a true heir, and Yuan Shao's Jizhou will inevitably fall into pieces because of his precious sons.
Especially at this time, Yuan Shao's forces suffered heavy losses, which was definitely a golden opportunity for Qin Zheng in the north.
If Qin Zheng in Youzhou takes over the entire Jizhou, it will be equivalent to the entire Hebei area. Except for Bingzhou occupied by Li Xiang, the other states will almost all fall into the hands of Qin Zheng.
If Qin Zheng really captured Youzhou and Jizhou in one fell swoop, Liu Bei and Dou Jiande in Qingzhou would not be Qin Zheng's opponent even if they were put together. It would only be a matter of time before Qin Zheng takes over Qingzhou again.
With Youzhou's elite cavalry, plus Jizhou's population and wealthy garrison, and with Qin Zheng's ability, it will be almost a sure thing to unify Hebei!
In particular, in this battle, Han Xin's strength was the best preserved. Even just now, Yuan Shao once again acted as Han Xin's backer. Han Xin sold Yuan Shao once to bring their troops as well as possible.
Got out.
One is Qin Zheng's strength, which is relatively well-preserved, and the other is Yuan Shao's power, whose vitality is severely damaged. Even if Yuan Shao cannot go back, Yuan Shao's power will be in a state of fragmentation, and it will still be in Qin Zheng's hands.
How long will it last?
Moreover, if such a thing really happens, Li Xiang really can't compete with Qin Zheng for this Jizhou territory!
Yizhou has just been captured, and winning it does not mean that they can digest it. Just digesting it will consume a lot of their spirit and energy. Furthermore, while digesting Yizhou, Li Xiang still has thoughts of conquering the Southern Barbarians.
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Of course, Nanman had laid a lot of groundwork in advance, not only on Li Xiang's side, but also on Liu Che's side, which had almost drained Nanman's blood.
Therefore, Li Xiang's expectation for the Southern Barbarians is to focus on "peaceful diplomacy", and try not to use weapons if possible. If there is really no way to use weapons, it will only be small-scale weapons. At the same time, the Southern Barbarians' surrendered generals and
Prisoners must also be used rationally.
Only after the Nanbarbarians are dealt with can the next step be to open up the road to Jiaozhou and lay the foundation for the next southern strategy.
At the same time, the troops and horses of the Jin army must also adapt to the environment in the south and even the south as much as possible during this period to prevent the Jin army, which mainly has troops and horses from the north, from being defeated due to difficulty in adapting to the weather problems in the south.
Yizhou and Nanman are where the Jin army needs to focus its next step. In this battle, the Jin army also suffered heavy losses, and the next step needs to be to restore its strength.
The most important thing is that if the Jin army wants to fight for Jizhou, it will completely overthrow their previous strategy. From the Battle of Jingbei to this time the Battle of Yizhou, all they have done is
All the foreshadowing was wasted.
Based on these factors, the Jin army's next step will definitely not be focused on Jizhou.
Therefore, at this time, we must not really eradicate Yuan Shao's forces that have fallen into their pocket just for the sake of a short time. They just need to teach the other party a lesson, but if they really want to let the other party go back, they still have to put it back.
Moreover, given Yuan Benchu's petty character, this time, Han Xin used him as a back-up to allow Han Xin's troops to escape from the battlefield. After Yuan Benchu also escaped, how could he take this matter to heart?
Lift it gently?
Next, several princes in the Northern Alliance will have disputes with each other. After Yuan Shao is put back, it is absolutely impossible for any of the four princes in the Northern Alliance to have any hope of unifying Hebei in a short time!
This period of time is the time for Li Xiang to recuperate, regain his strength, and start his next plan.
Therefore, now that the war has reached this point, what Li Xiang should do most is not to fight after Yuan Shao, who has become the best among them, but to fight after Han Xin, who has relatively well preserved strength.
In this last moment, help the princes of the Northern Alliance balance their strength!
Zhu Yuanzhang in the south, over there is Li Xiang who can no longer restrain him. No matter how much he secretly helps Liu Xiu, he can't help Liu Xiu block Zhu Yuanzhang, right?
However, the north must be restricted! If before Li Xiang completely conquers the south, a giant force appears in Hebei, Li Xiang will be the one to cause trouble in the future.
