Although Chen Gong had paid great attention to killing four generals and seizing the military power, when he actually took the military power, he went out with 33,000 troops and horses, but now, the full attack is only 25,000, and these 8,000 people were lost
Some of them died in battle, but more were deserters.
Nearly eight thousand defeated troops posed a huge hidden danger to the public security in Hedong.
In addition to the regular army's burning, killing and looting, the stragglers and wandering bandits also caused terrible damage to people's livelihood. If the court did not care about this matter, it would not be a good thing to allow these stragglers to spread poison.
After gaining military power, Chen Gong began to think about these issues. As for the war in Bingzhou, he was not too worried.
With military power in hand, Lu Bu, himself, and Guo Jia are all here, and with the generals from Zhao Yun's Yiji Qiren Pavilion, it is not difficult to capture Bingzhou.
"Report!" A personal attendant hurried in and saluted Chen Gong.
"What's the matter?" Chen Gong raised his head, looked at his attendant, and motioned for him to speak directly.
"Hedong sent a letter." The attendant handed a roll of bamboo slips to Chen Gong with both hands.
"Oh?" Chen Gong took the bamboo slip and opened it. It was signed Guo Jia.
After a while, Chen Gong stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Following filial piety is worthy of being called a genius! It solves my big worry."
"What's the matter?" Lu Bu, who was dozing off, woke up and looked at Chen Gong.
"The broken soldiers who escaped were collected by Fengxiao." Chen Gong explained: "Fengxiao gathered the guards from all counties to form a large army, making it look like each county was heavily guarded, and ordered those who escaped to escape.
We didn’t dare to invade rashly, and then in the name of repairing the city and dredging the rivers, we provided work-for-relief in various counties, gathered all the stragglers, and captured a few generals who escaped, so this military disaster has been eliminated!"
It's not that these skirmishers are very powerful. There are no decent generals. If these skirmishers gather together, they may not be able to stop Lu Bu's eight hundred cavalry from charging.
But their greatest destructive power is not how strong they are, but the fact that they travel to various places. It is not easy for Chen Gong to send out troops to encircle and suppress them everywhere. In that case, Yuan Shao's side is likely to counterattack.
Therefore, Guo Jia used this method to take back these stragglers, which can be said to have done Chen Gong a great favor.
Among them, Guo Jia also recommended a county official named Jia Kui, who he wanted to serve as county magistrate. It seemed that he was quite promising, and he was from a poor family, so he could be used.
Regarding Guo Jia's small request, as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Chen Gong directly approved it. Hedong was considered an unclaimed land before, but now it is theirs. It happened to be the appointment and removal of officials. Originally, this matter had to be done by the imperial court. Chen Gong
The palace is currently away on an expedition, and he doesn't have the energy to take care of the affairs of the staff, but he can still make the final decision on such small matters.
"Now that the rear is stable, the next step is to take back Bingzhou." Lu Bu became more energetic. This is his hometown. Although it is still far away from his hometown, he gave almost all of his youth and even half of his youth to Bingzhou. Now,
Returning to his homeland, or coming back as a general, naturally feels different.
"Wait a moment." Chen Gong said with a smile, "Pingyang should be sending back news soon."
Lu Bu looked at Chen Gong, nodded silently, rubbed his face, and wiped away the sleepiness. Then he came to the map and silently looked at the map. After a while, Lu Bu turned back to Chen Gong and said, "Gongtai, this is Bingzhou Mountain Luqi District.
, after we capture Bingzhou, we will then transfer to Youzhou, have Liangdaogongtai thought about where to go?"
Previously, he and Chu Nan, Guo Jia and others simulated the battlefield. Bingzhou was an auxiliary, and the real battlefield was still in Jizhou. However, he tried several times according to Chu Nan's plan, but Chu Nan cut off the food route.
There is no doubt that the final result is that I lost!
Lu Bu also carefully studied the Bingzhou grain road. Unlike the Central Plains, Bingzhou is mountainous, not only with the Taihang Mountains, but also the Zhongtiao Mountains and the Luliang Mountains. The entire Bingzhou area is fragmented. Not only are the roads rugged, but there are only a few rivers.
It is also intermittent and cannot support water transportation of grain.
This kind of terrain is easy to defend and difficult to attack in war. In peacetime, it can only be used as a border barrier. Because of the raging barbarians, it is difficult to get rich here in peacetime.
Of course, the harsh environment has also tempered the fierce folk customs here. The soldiers from Bingzhou can be directly used as elites. They are no worse than the world-famous Youzhou Army and Xiliang Army. In terms of ferocity, they are even worse.
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But in terms of terrain, it is very troublesome to transport grain and grass to Youzhou through Bingzhou, and the enemy can easily cut off the grain road.
When Lu Bu used this strategy, he was defeated several times by Chu Nan and Guo Jia in this way. He paid great attention to the protection of food channels, but even so, he was often cut off by the opponent.
The terrain like Bingzhou is destined to be difficult to transport food and grass. Once the food and grass cannot keep up, the army in front will mutiny and collapse. At least, it will lose all fighting spirit and be defeated by the enemy in a single blow.
Lu Bu tried his best, but the grain road was still a big problem that was difficult to solve. At least in his opinion, it was difficult to transport grain and grass from Hedong all the way to Youzhou.
The other side doesn't need many people. It only needs a few elite troops to find a dangerous place to ambush, and then directly burn the food and grass to paralyze Lu Bu's logistics.
So after taking the military power, Lu Bu had been thinking about this issue. Chu Nan and the others could think of it, and Yuan Shao had no reason not to think that several elite troops would sneak into Bingzhou quietly, and there were too many dangerous places suitable for ambushes in Bingzhou.
How he should ensure smooth logistics was a question that Lu Bu couldn't figure out even if he thought about it.
"Don't worry, Marquis Wen!" Chen Gong glanced at Lu Bu in surprise, and was a little relieved. Before calculating the victory, he calculated the defeat first. This is the consciousness that a mature commander should have. He thinks about how to defeat himself from the enemy's perspective. Speaking of which,
It's simple, but you have to completely put yourself in the other person's perspective. Let alone ordinary people, most so-called wise men can't do it.
And Lu Bu has obviously noticed this biggest problem.
good!
In the future, Lu Bu might really be able to stand alone.
"If you have any good ideas on the public platform, tell me directly. Don't fight with me like this!" Lu Bu was very dissatisfied with these people's convoluted speeches, which were not pleasant at all. They would die if they finished speaking in one go.
"If we follow conventional grain transportation methods, it will be really difficult for us to transport grain and grass from Hedong to Youzhou. Especially if the enemy sends troops to rob the grain, it will be almost impossible to safely transport grain and grass to the front line on this grain road!
"Chen Gong confirmed Lu Bu's idea.
By transporting grain to the states, as long as Yuan Shao makes arrangements for this, it will never be completed.
Even if Lu Bu personally transports the grain, it may not be useful. They just need to find the right opportunity to burn the grain and grass, and there is no need to confront Lu Bu head-on.
Lu Bu nodded. Even Chen Gong said this. It seemed that he was not stupid. He looked at Chen Gong and said, "Then how should we take this road?"
Since the food route is blocked, Chu Nan's plan is a bit ridiculous.
"The normal path will not work, but other paths may not." Chen Gong said with a smile.
"What do you mean?" Lu Bu looked at Chen Gong, listened carefully to his every word, and almost took something to write it down.
"Here's the key!" Chen Gong pointed at the map.
"The Hetao?" Lu Bu looked at the location of the Hetao and frowned, "What's so strange here?"
"I can't say it's strange, but this place can be a granary. If grain is transported from here, does Marquis Wen think Yuan Shao can rob grain?" Chen Gong said with a smile.
"Of course not. Gongtai is saying that the grain and grass will be transported to the Hetao through waterways, and then transported from the Hetao to the front line?" Lu Bu frowned and said: "This is impossible!"
The Yellow River is different from the Yangtze River. Not to mention that it is a countercurrent, there are still several plains in the middle, and the waterway is completely impassable.
Chen Gong was a little helpless, looked at Lu Bu and asked with a smile: "Marquis Wen still remembers that the Xiongnu often went south with not much food and grass, but they could cause cholera in the Central Plains for a long time."
This was within the scope of Lu Bu's knowledge. He nodded and said: "Firstly, these barbarians looted along the way and fought to support the war, so they could get a lot of food and grass. Secondly, although they did not have military food when they went south, they had cattle and sheep accompanying them. Even if our army
With strong walls and clear fields, they can also slaughter cattle and sheep for food. These cattle and sheep are their military rations, and they don’t need to be transported by civilians. They only need to graze all the way..."
At the end of the sentence, Lu Bu looked at Chen Gong: "Gongtai is saying that I am equivalent to imitating the Huns and using cattle and sheep as military food?"
Chen Gong nodded, looked at Lu Bu and said, "Marquis Wen is wise."
"It seems that after seizing Bingzhou, I have to go to Hetao to discuss with the Hu people." Lu Bu understood and sneered: "Speaking of which, this place in Hetao was originally the place where I ruled. Look at the Huns back then.
It's pitiful, and they took the initiative to surrender, so I gave them the land of the Loop to cultivate their voices. I don't want to be grateful all these years, and they repeatedly violate my boundaries!"
At the end of the sentence, Lu Bu had murderous intent looming in his eyes.
"What a coincidence." Chen Gong smiled and answered: "I heard that this time Yuan Shao not only sent senior officials, Xinpi and a general named Guo Yuan, but also recruited the new Xiongnu Chanyu Huchuquan
Come to help in the battle. Calculating the time, the Xiliang coalition should have ambushed the Xiliang coalition by now. If you are calculating mentally or not, General Ma Teng and the others may suffer a loss!"
Seeing Lu Bu looking at him blankly, Chen Gong said with a smile: "Speaking of which, the Xiliang warlord came here at my invitation to fight against the national traitors. He was ambushed this time, and the damage must be serious. Gong was quite worried.
Guilt.”
"Since Gongtai knew it, why didn't he save him?" Lu Bu asked doubtfully.
Well……
Chen Gong looked at Lu Bu and made sure that he was not joking, but was discussing this issue with him seriously. He couldn't help but speak louder: "I am saying this to tell Marquis Wen that we have reason to take action against the Southern Xiongnu."
, the Southern Xiongnu killed our soldiers, they should make compensation for what they did, instead of discussing with Marquis Wen why they didn't save them!"
"So that's it!" Lu Bu understood the strange habit of the master and the apprentice. Before beating someone, they would find enough reasons to put themselves on the victim's side, and then beat the other person to death. Even if they couldn't be beaten to death, they would still let the other person die.
Just peel off the skin.
"So, why not save him?" Lu Bu brought the topic back to himself.