"Gentlemen, now that Dong Zhuo's thief is guarding Hulao Pass to the death and cannot get out. Hulao Pass is the most powerful pass in the world. It can be said that one man is in charge of the pass and no one can open it. I wonder how you can defeat the enemy?"
Yuan Shao said with a hint of sadness.
These days, Yuan Shao has been tortured a lot.
Li Ru's plan to divorce was so obvious that Yuan Shao would not be stupid easily and do something he shouldn't have done. However, there were still knots in his heart, but before the fight against Dong Day was completed, Yuan Shao
Even if I feel uncomfortable, I can only endure it forcefully.
On Dong Zhuo's side, Li Ru also made one plan after another, and this plan was more straightforward than the last time, and the effect of alienation was more obvious.
A few days ago, several people who claimed to be angels came down from Hulao Gate and went to the camps of several small princes to issue imperial edicts. The changes in the distribution of official positions were jaw-dropping. Yuan Yi, the Prime Minister of Changshan, was moved to Jizhou
The governor of Pingyuan, Liu Bei, was moved to the position of governor of Yanzhou. Gongsun Zan, the governor of Qinghe, was moved to the governor of Youzhou. Liu Dai, the pastor of Yanzhou, was demoted to the governor of Chenliu...
The most outrageous thing is that Yuan Shao's younger brother Yuan Shu was promoted from the rear general to the nondescript chariot general, riding directly on everyone's head. He was also promoted from the position of the prefect of Runan to the position of Yangzhou Mu.
This time, there was a lot of excitement among the coalition forces. Those who had been promoted to official positions would naturally not let go of this pie falling from the sky. But these performances angered another group of people. After all, Dong Zhuo gave his share to those in front.
The territory where their official positions are located is their territory.
Li Ru's plan was really vicious, and it directly brought all the princes to the brink of collapse.
Yuan Shao also wanted to catch the person who planned the scheme. He wanted to catch him immediately and cut his body into pieces in front of him to vent his hatred, making him no longer a human being inside and outside.
However, fortunately, the coalition forces are not all those who only care about the small profits in front of them. Li Xiang, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Liu Yu, Liu Yu, Zhu Yuanzhang, and Tao Qian, who was influenced by Zhao Kuangyin, naturally will not let Li Ru's treacherous plan go.
This works.
Thanks to the efforts of these people, the coalition forces finally managed to maintain such a state without completely falling apart and returning to their respective homes.
The internal problems of the coalition forces have finally been suppressed, but the problem of Hulao Pass must also begin to be faced. If Dong Zhuo cannot escape from Hulao Pass, it will be imperative to send troops to attack the pass by force.
But there is no need to think that this process will inevitably be accompanied by huge casualties. The princes with evil intentions will naturally not do such a thankless thing.
"Alliance leader, according to what Cao Cao has seen, an army can be sent from Hanoi to Mengjin. The jujube armies will be stationed in Chenggao, occupy Aocang, and confront each other in Hulao. They will be responsible for containing Dong Zhuo's army at Hulao Pass and setting up camps at Xuanyuan and Taigu.
We will seize the fortress and control the dangerous strategic point. Then we will send another army from Nanyang to Dan, analyze it, and enter Wuguan to sneak attack Guanzhong. At that time, Dong Zhuo's rebels will be tired of dealing with attacks from all sides, and the situation will be settled by then."
After Yuan Shao asked the question, Cao Cao immediately told him the countermeasures he had thought about for several days.
"Yes, what Brother Meng De said is reasonable. Let's not talk about how much casualties we will have to pay if we stay here and attack Hulao Pass. With just one Hulao Pass, our coalition's more than 400,000 troops cannot be deployed at all.
It is better to attack from multiple directions. As long as one of them can succeed, it is equivalent to opening a gap in Dong Zhuo's defense, and then Dong Zhuo will be destroyed." Li Xiang's eyes flashed, and he expressed his agreement.
What Li Xiang said is reasonable. Hulao Pass is a famous pass in the world, easy to defend and difficult to attack. With the terrain of Hulao Pass, it is already the limit to accommodate ten thousand people to attack each time. An army of more than 400,000 people cannot
It cannot be deployed. Leaving so many troops here is just a waste and cannot be used effectively and reasonably at all.
Instead of doing this, it would be better to divide the troops and attack. Not only can the troops be used rationally, but it can also induce Dong Zhuo to divide his troops from Hulao Pass to other places, and maybe he can take advantage of the situation to find opportunities to attack the key points.
"Yes, if we divide our forces to attack, we will definitely make Dong Zhuo's traitors tired of dealing with them. If we divide our forces, my Jingzhou Army can be responsible for the attack from Nanyang to Danji, and enter Wuguan to attack Guanzhong all the way."
Liu Yu also expressed his opinions and took the initiative to take over the important tasks. But thinking about it, Nanyang is located in Jingzhou, and Liu Yu is indeed the best candidate.
"Everyone, does anyone have any different opinions on the division of troops?"
"We are willing to listen to the leader's orders."
"Okay, in that case, the road to Nanyang will be handed over to General Liu Yu." After Cao Cao proposed a countermeasure against Dong Zhuo, and because no one from the various princes was willing to actively stand up to oppose it, Yuan Shao immediately began to issue orders.
"The final general will live up to the great trust of the alliance leader!"
"The highway, Xuanyuan, and Taigu will be left to you." Yuan Shao said here.
"The last general takes command!" Although Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao are brothers, Yuan Shu does not think highly of Yuan Shao in his heart. Now that he has the opportunity to act alone without Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu is naturally happy to do so.
"Wentai, Gongxu, Meng Zhuo, Meng Gao, you guys can temporarily join the highway with your own troops!"
"We are willing to obey the leader's order!" Several people stood up and said.
"Zifeng, it will be left to Brother Zifeng to send the troops from Hanoi to Mengjin." Li Xiang was originally the prefect of Hanoi, so Li Xiang was naturally the leader of this journey.
"I am willing to listen to the leader's orders!"
Even if Yuan Shao didn't take the initiative, Li Xiang would take the initiative to take over the task, just like Liu Yu took the initiative to take over the task in Nanyang.
Hanoi is Li Xiang's territory. If Li Xiang does not take over the task along the way, Li Xiang will not worry about other princes leading troops wandering around in his territory.
At that time, these princes had some bad thoughts, and it was Li Xiang who was unlucky in the end. Since Liu Yu took the initiative to take over the task of Nanyang, he must have taken this factor into consideration.
In this aspect, Yuan Shao was very thoughtful and did not cause unnecessary trouble to everyone. Not only did he hand over the Nanyang and Hanoi routes to Liu Yu and Li Xiang, he also went to Xuanyuan and Taigu to Yuan Shu.
Almost most of those sent were local princes from Yuzhou.
What's more, although Li Xiang led the army to attack Mengjinguan, he was bound to pay some casualties, but if he could capture Mengjinguan and find a way to obtain Xiaopingjin, then the northern gateway to Luoyang would be almost in Li Xiang's hands.
And since Li Xiang is determined to capture Sili, he must capture the eight passes of Luoyang sooner or later, and this time is regarded as the first step.