Chapter 203 Avoid the front for the time being, avoid the real attack!
Even Guan Yu was secretly stunned when he saw the fierce generals under Lu Yan's command.
"Zhao Zilong, Dian Wei, Tai Shi Ci, and Huang Zhong are all superb generals.
Even Xia Houlan, who was unknown in the past, now has the strength of a quasi-first-class warrior...
The strength of Lu Yan's generals is not inferior to that of Cao Cao!
But he doesn't have any advisers under his command, maybe he did it deliberately to make Cao Cao feel at ease."
Guo Jia is not considered Lu Yan's adviser, he can only be regarded as a bad friend, the kind who loves to cheat his teammates...
Of course, when thinking of his eldest brother Liu Bei, there is no comparison with Lu Yan and Cao Cao...
Liu Bei's current military commanders are all about Guan Er Ge and Zhang San Ye.
The civil servants have been assigned to various places by Cao Cao. Even if they want to gather together now, it will be difficult for them.
Opposite Liu Bei, there were two rows of scribes. One row was headed by Xi Zhicai and consisted of Xun Yu, Xun You, Jia Xu, Cheng Yu and others; the other row was headed by Guo Jia, Dong Zhao, Jiang Ji and others.
There were seven or eight people waiting in line, one after another.
Such a luxurious think tank made Liu Bei envious and inferior.
However, Liu Bei has now given up on the idea of fighting for world hegemony. Now, he only wants to work with Lu Yan to protect the Han and the Han people, and also to protect his last trace of ideals and stubbornness.
Some other miscellaneous thoughts in his mind disappeared in a flash and were quickly forgotten by Liu Bei.
At this moment, Cao Cao, who had been bowing his head in deep thought, suddenly raised his head.
He looked at the group of advisers represented by Xi Zhicai and asked aloud: "I have received news from Dongjun that Yuan Shao sent General Yan Liang to lead an army of 100,000 to cross the Yellow River and attack Baima Fortress. He himself
Leading an army of 300,000 people, waiting for an opportunity to cross the Yellow River...Do you have any countermeasures?"
Xi Zhicai took a step sideways without hesitation, stood out of the queue, raised his hands and said: "My lord, Yuan Shao sent Yan Liang to seize the white horse to clear the way for the main army to cross the Yellow River. In the opinion of my subordinates, the prime minister can send a light force
Cavalry, support the white horse as quickly as possible."
Xi Zhicai only said half of what he said, which puzzled the generals on the other side.
Xia Houyuan immediately stood up and asked: "My lord, military advisor... Since Yuan Shao sent Yan Liang to attack Baima, we should send the main force to quickly reinforce Baima before the main force of Yuan's army has crossed the Yellow River. Otherwise, Yan Liang will occupy Baima and cover it."
If Yuan Shao's main force crosses the Yellow River, it will be bad."
Cao Cao looked at Xia Houyuan and said: "You are a great talent, don't be impatient, the military advisor has not finished speaking yet."
After hearing what Cao Cao said, Xia Houyuan clasped his fists and retreated.
However, Xi Zhicai did not speak, but retreated and said to Xun You: "Gongda, you came up with this strategy, so you will explain it to the Lord and the generals."
Xun You stood up, then raised his hands and said: "The fifty thousand soldiers and horses of Dongjun are mostly newly recruited soldiers. Although they have been practicing day and night, they have never actually been on the battlefield.
If we wait for all the troops to rush to Baima, I am afraid that the Baima stronghold will have been breached before we arrive. Moreover, we will also encounter the main force of Yuan's army head-on, and the gain will not be worth the loss.
I believe that Yuan Jun is now at the peak of his military strength and it is not appropriate to confront him head-on. We should first avoid his sharp edge and drag him into a tug-of-war or even a positional battle."
Having said this, Xun You paused for a moment to give others enough time to digest.
After Cao Cao nodded and signaled him to continue, Xun You continued:
"I think that we can send a general to lead a partial army to pretend to cross the Yellow River and attack Yanjin; at the same time, send another general to lead the light cavalry to lurk outside Baima and wait for the opportunity.
If Yuan Shaozhong planned to divide his troops, he could use all his cavalry to attack Yan Liang's back, break the siege of Baima, and even join the Dongjun army to annihilate part of the main force of Yuan's army that crossed the Yellow River.
If Yuan Shao doesn't fall into the trap, then he will ambush Yuan Jun's pursuing troops halfway to provide cover for Yuan Long and Wen Ze's retreat."
After hearing this, Xia Houyuan's restless mood had calmed down, but he still had a question, so he asked aloud: "May I ask the military advisor, what should our main force in Yangwu do?"
Xun You looked at Xia Houyuan and said, "I just said that you should avoid Yuan Shao's sharp edge."
"You mean...retreat?" Xia Houyuan wondered if he heard wrongly...
"That's right, retreat, return to Guandu and hold on!"
Before Xia Houyuan could ask again, Cheng Yu spoke up: "Yuan Shao claims to have an army of 700,000, and the daily consumption of food and grass will be an astronomical figure.
We can set up many camps and build fortifications along the way to delay Yuan Shao's footsteps, consume their food and grass, and weaken their morale.
By blocking and consuming them all the way, by the time Yuan Shao's army arrives at Guandu, its 100% combat strength may have already been reduced to 20%."
Only then did Xia Houyuan understand the intentions of the counselors, so he clasped his fists in salute and said nothing.
Liu Bei was stunned for a while after hearing this.
How about pretending to attack, avoiding the real and attacking the weak, how about uniting the army in one place, attacking in the east and attacking in the west, how about avoiding the sharp edge and consuming morale and food...
In the past, he was either "brothers follow me and rush", or "brothers follow the second brother and the third brother rushes". How had he ever seen so many dazzling and complicated strategies?
Liu Bei's expression remained unchanged, but he smiled bitterly in his heart: "The defeat is not unjust... One of these wise men is already terrifying, but these are a group of special meows..."
Thinking of this, Liu Bei glanced at Lu Yan, who had been silent.
From the beginning to now, Lu Yan, who is standing at the head of the generals, has not said a word, "Is it possible that all of this was expected by Mr. Lu?"
Following the local customs, Liu Bei, like everyone else, called Lu Yan sir after he came to work under Lu Yan.
Moreover, regardless of Lu Yan's reputation or strength, Liu Bei was convinced by the word "Mr."
Liu Bei was not sure about Lu Yan's background, so he would not speak casually, so he followed Lu Yan's example and stayed still, observing the situation quietly.
Lu Yan remained silent because he actually did not want to interfere too much with the progress of the Battle of Guandu.
After all, Yuan Shao is indeed much stronger than Cao Cao.
If because of his own interference, Yuan Shao moved to a hidden place to store grain, and Xu You did not come to join Cao Cao before the festival,
Without the advantage of foreknowledge of Wuchao Tun's food supply, I'm afraid they will have to fight hard with real swords and guns.
At that time, the outcome is really unpredictable. Wouldn't it be like shooting yourself in the foot? It's too troublesome...
Cao Cao glanced at Lu Yan and Guo Jia,
After seeing Lu Yan and Guo Jia also slightly nodding in agreement, he made up his mind and said:
"Yuan Shao's vanguard general, Yan Liang, is the bravest of all three armies. Here we go to Baima, and the leading general is none other than Zilong!"
As the number one general under Cao Cao and Lu Yan, whenever they encounter the most difficult situation, the first person they think of will be him, Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong.
"Where are Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, and Xia Houlan?" Cao Cao called the three of them.
Zhao Yun, who is handsome in silver armor and white robes, with sword-shaped eyebrows and star-like eyes; Zhang Liao, who has a face like purple jade and eyes as bright as stars; and Xia Houlan, who has a tough face and a slender figure.
: "The end will be here!"
"Let Zhao Yun be the main general, Zhang Liao, and Xia Houlan be the deputy generals. In the early morning of tomorrow, he will lead eight thousand light cavalry and travel through the starry night to Baima to wait for the opportunity!"
"Here!" The three of them clasped their fists and agreed in unison.
Cao Cao told Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao and Xia Houlan: "Zilong, Wen Yuan and Zi Heng, you three are all wise and brave men, so I won't make any specific arrangements.
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