"The battle situation cannot be better than the correctness of the situation, and the change of the situation from the abnormality to the correctness will lead to an invincible victory." [Sun Tzu's Art of War·Position Chapter]
"Bo Dao?" A majestic figure of a young man appeared in Liu Yu's mind. This young man was the sergeant who took the initiative to defect to him when he sent troops to Taiyuan. His name was Hao Zhao. He was young and poor, and he was determined to make contributions, although he was only ten years old.
He was four or five years old, but his physique was far stronger than that of an adult. Liu Yu saw that he had an extraordinary appearance and was not timid in dealing with him. Considering that he was in urgent need of people for the expedition to Hebei, he chose him as an official.
Thinking of Hao Zhao's performance in the tent today, he had a plan for every advance and retreat. Liu Yu couldn't help but be moved. Could it be that there was something extraordinary about him? But when he thought about the other person's age, Liu Yu suddenly became contemptuous again. He shook his head and lowered his voice.
He said in a voice: "That's all, this kid, a member of the Han family, is not old enough to be resourceful."
Hearing what Liu Yu said, Zhao Gai felt dizzy and recommended an unknown young man at random. Who in the world didn't know that Liu Yu was famous and virtuous, so how could he ask for help?
Zhao Gailuo sighed, sorted out his thoughts, and said softly: "Actually, this is not a plan that ruined the imperial court." He met Liu Yu's gaze and said in a low voice: "Nowadays, there are many disputes in the world.
, the imperial court sent various troops to attack in different directions, but the difference between victory and defeat still lies in the Central Plains. Yuan Shao has many capable men under his command, so he will not let the imperial army ignore it and lead the army elsewhere."
Liu Yu's brows twitched, as if he had some realization.
Zhao Gaisheng was afraid that he would misunderstand, so he quickly said: "But this does not mean that Yuan Shao will allow the rear to be uneasy. If Duke Ming leads his troops to aid Yan, Yuan Shao will not sit idly by no matter what. At that time, Duke Ming will be the first to bear the brunt, and his subordinates will
With soldiers and horses, how can we defend against the enemy?"
"But I do have selfish motives." Liu Yu slowly exhaled, as if telling this shameful secret to his mouth, his heart suddenly felt much more relaxed: "Gongsun Bogui is a wolf. Although he is good at fighting, he is also good at fighting.
The hardest one to tame. When he was in Youzhou, he dared to disobey me because of our political differences. He has no superiors. If he enters the dynasty in the future, will he still be able to pretend to be the emperor?" At the end of the sentence, Liu Yu spoke up.
However, he still found a high-sounding reason for this matter: "When the world is unified, the imperial court must use force to cultivate literature. Gongsun Zan has always hated the barbarians outside the Great Wall, and relies on force, how can he give up? He is good at starting border provocations, laboring with troops and mobilizing people, and the Han Dynasty
How will it recover? In order to eliminate the disaster, I can only be a sinner."
Regardless of whether it is true or false, Liu Yu's argument alone is enough to awe Zhao Gai. It is no wonder that Wei You once said that Liu Yu was the leader of the world's scholars and had a great reputation at home: "The Ming Dynasty has great views, but I have a shallow talent.
I can't make any sense. But at the moment, I feel that Duke Ming really doesn't need to provoke Yuan Shao by rescuing Gongsun Zan."
This is actually a question of the priority of the conflict. If Liu Yu went to rescue Gongsun Zan with great fanfare, Yuan Shao might lead the main force to turn around and deal with him first. With the more than 10,000 soldiers and horses under Liu Yu's command, they would not be Yuan Shao's opponent at all. On the contrary, they might
He would perish together with Gongsun Zan. In this way, not only would he die, but the court's strategy would also be delayed because of him. And if Liu Yu acted low-key, took the initiative to avoid the sharp edge, and retreated to Changshan, then Yuan Shaoxing might see that he was outnumbered.
For the sake of it, I'll put up with this scabies disease for the time being.
Therefore, whether it was for his own life, selfishness, or to ensure the court's strategy, Liu Yu could not lead his troops to Youzhou to rescue Gongsun Zan, or even to the neighboring Zhongshan Kingdom.
"Ming Gong?" Zhao Gai saw that he was distracted, and the long night was long, and he felt sleepy. He felt that he had nothing to say, so he called softly: "Ming Gong? Tomorrow the army will leave, do you think...?"
"What is it?" Liu Yu came to his senses and asked: "The order will be sent tomorrow and the entire army will immediately withdraw to Zhending. For now, we will guard Changshan. Once there are changes in the south, we will attack Anping again. Julu will not be too late."
"Jinnuo." Zhao Gai lowered his head, swallowed a yawn, and asked angrily: "What about the Zhongshan Zhen family? Not long after they joined us, our army retreated. Did they just abandon them?"
Liu Yu lowered his eyes and thought for a while. The candlelight illuminated his face and turned yellow: "Since they are interested in the imperial court, tomorrow you go and ask them to bring their families to follow. After all, the jewelry of the farm and house is an external thing. Don't you think it's worth it?"
The wall of thorns can be found again even if it is lost."
"I'm afraid no one in the world can have the courage of Ming Gong." Zhao Gai smiled and shook his head, flattering him casually, but suddenly stopped, as if he said something he shouldn't have said.
Sure enough, Liu Yu snorted coldly and said displeasedly: "If they are reluctant to part with their wealth and join the army, then they have to re-examine their loyalty and sincerity. The imperial court will see this."
Zhao Gai couldn't help but cursed, how could he represent the imperial court all of a sudden? However, according to Liu Yu's current reputation, once the war was over, joining the imperial court as prime minister was just a matter of taking a bus, and he was a close confidant of the other party, and would be indispensable in the future.
This is also the benefit of two thousand stones. Thinking of this, Zhao Gai became energetic again.
Jizhou Hejian State, Gaoyang County.
There is no moon tonight, and stars are twinkling in the sky. The boundary between heaven and earth is blurred because of the darkness. People with the best eyesight can only vaguely make out that the ink color below is thicker. A cold wind blows by, and there is a "whistle" in the darkness.
' There was a sound, followed by the thickest ink moving, as if the wind had blown away a corner of the night.
After the wind passed through this rustling forest, the front suddenly opened up, and a wilderness appeared. On the wilderness, countless tents were set up in an orderly manner. A large yellow bamboo pole in the middle was blown by the wind, and under the dim starlight
, only one character 'Yuan' can be recognized.
In the tent, Yuan Shao wore a turban on his head and no finery on his body. He was dressed like an ordinary scribe. He only had a Sizhao sword on his waist, with a high-quality shark sheath and orbs, which made him look extraordinary: "Liu Bo'an really didn't dare to attack.
It’s a pity, otherwise I would have eliminated all future troubles with this attack!”
Guo Tu, who was already the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Army, said at the right time: "Ming Gongrui Jian! Liu Yu has thousands of elite soldiers, and the only one he can rely on is Changshan. The two powerful powers of Zhongshan and Zhongshan. Our army only needs to destroy Gongsun Zan first and repel the imperial court."
We can send an army back to intercept Liu Yu, and take advantage of the situation to advance to the map and merge the state." After that, he reviewed the reasons why Liu Yu was timid and did not dare to march, and sincerely praised: "This plan of the imperial court is brilliant. If Liu Yu had more than ten thousand elite soldiers,
, or he dared to take a chance, united with Gongsun Zan and our army to stalemate Yan and Zhao, the imperial court drove in directly, our army was in danger, Liu Yu would make great achievements. But Liu Yu Shoucheng's generation is not such a person, he will definitely do it.
Abandoning Gongsun Zan and ignoring him, Gongsun Zan will be trapped in Yijing, Liu Yu will have a bad reputation, and the court..."
"What about the court?" Yuan Shao sneered: "No matter how good his calculation is, he must be sure to win?"
Guo Tu saw that Yuan Shao had understood the wrong meaning and could not continue to explain. In his opinion, the person who made this strategic plan obviously did not care about the survival of Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan, and even used them as abandoned sons and bait. Liu Yu
If Gongsun Zan is saved, both of them will perish. The key to victory or defeat still lies in the decisive battle between the imperial court and Yuan Shao. If Liu Yu does not save Gongsun Zan, Gongsun Zan will die. Liu Yu's moral conduct will suffer, and he will not make any achievements in the future because he retreats to Changshan.
It won't be easy.
Judging from the current situation, the person who made this strategy did not take the risk to realize the former, but realized that the grievances between Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan were destined to be unresolved, so he made this move. But no matter what, he would solve the three problems at once.
A strong enemy, he became the biggest winner. However, this decision-making victory was based on the final victory of the imperial court, so Guo Tucai could not explain it clearly to Yuan Shao, so as not to damage his own morale.
This kind of combination of military strategist's cunning and court's ingenuity made Guo Tu envious. He knew that he could only see through it at most, but could not crack it, let alone design it himself, so he couldn't help but sigh:
"The imperial court's plan is really ingenious. It combines power with power and is well versed in the art of war. But I don't know who came up with it? Is it Jia Xu? Or is it Xun You?"