At this moment, Liu Bian was standing in front of the map, carefully looking at the detailed map of Wuguan Road.
According to the speculations of the Military Advisor Alliance, since Ji Yang could think of adopting a fire attack strategy to block Nanyang Hanting's powerful offensive rhythm, Yuan Wei of Chang'an could do the same.
even......
Yuan Wei can do better.
Even if this person is not good at military affairs, he can still realize that he needs to adopt unconventional means to limit the pace of Nanyang Hanting's attack and buy himself enough time.
But what kind of strategy the other party will adopt, let alone Liu Bian, even the military strategist alliance may not be able to give an accurate answer. After all, under the strong stimulation of technology that transcends the times, how will these elders of the Three Kingdoms respond?
No one knows.
Just like the original siege-type ballistae, its powerful combat effectiveness in Yuzhou directly stimulated the Hanting of Chang'an to innovate city wall defense methods, and even improved the city wall construction technology for hundreds of years.
Or perhaps, under the stimulation of their own high-end wheels and chemical fertilizers, Nanyang's aristocratic families are making corresponding changes, whether they are copying technology or exploring on their own.
...
All in all, all in all.
The birth of every new technology and new material will always passively bring about corresponding changes in some people's thoughts and ideologies, thus deriving something completely new.
However, even the experts from the Military Advisor Alliance cannot predict what will be derived with absolute certainty. They can only analyze and draw corresponding conclusions based on the existing intelligence and some clues.
"Master Ben."
After the Alliance of Military Advisors made the experts' intentions clear, they comforted them softly: "Don't be too frustrated. We still have an absolute advantage at the moment. Yuan Wei can only take some special measures, but they are nothing more than heresy."
"Don't worry, experts from the Military Advisor Alliance have set up a special team to track this battle throughout the entire process. As long as our intelligence is timely enough, there will definitely be no problems."
Liu Bian was naturally aware of the strength of the experts from the Military Advisor Alliance, but the current problem was that the marching troops had no way to receive messages from flying pigeons and could only rely on fast horses from Nanyang to deliver them.
Although, even so, the efficiency of information transmission is still much better than that of Chang'an, but it is still difficult to satisfy Liu Bian, who has a modern soul.
"intelligence!"
"Information again!"
Liu Bian frowned, sighed, shook his head, and thought to himself: "Expert, when will we invent a mobile phone, even with a big brother!"
“Ah poof—!”
There was a voice from the Military Advisor Alliance vomiting blood: "Master Bian, the big brother conference has it, and even the mobile phones you need every day, but it takes time and requires a modern industrial foundation."
"I'm afraid it won't be possible within ten years. You have to adapt to it. You can't always think about modern things. The road must be walked step by step and the food must be eaten one bite at a time!"
Forehead......
Liu Bian sweated profusely and shrugged awkwardly, thinking: "I'm just complaining. We are now ahead of the world in intelligence transmission speed."
"As long as we can guarantee an advantage, then the winning rate is in our hands. I am still very clear about this, and experts do not need to remind us again."
"kindness."
The Military Advisor Alliance simply responded: "Now that all armies are in full bloom, I think it won't be long before news comes from Nanyang, which will be beneficial to our next move."
"Report—!"
At this moment, a long announcement sounded outside the tent.
Liu Bian raised his eyes and looked.
But seeing Zhu Tong, the Guo family opened the curtain and came in, bowed and handed over his hands: "Your Majesty, I have sent some good news and news from the direction of Nanyang."
Liu Bian was overjoyed and waved his hand: "Send it up."
The Guo family nodded: "Here."
Immediately.
The information was handed over to His Majesty the Emperor.
Liu Bian opened one casually, his eyes rolled up and down, it was the intelligence coming from the direction of Bingzhou: "Haha, Cai! Wenyuan really deserves to be Wenyuan, if he didn't take action, he would have wiped out Zhang Kan's army in Luliang
Mountain."
"Originally, I thought that the focus of both sides would be in Lin County. I never thought that Wenyuan would abandon Lin County and set up an ambush in the Luliang Mountains to kill all Zhang Kan's soldiers and horses!"
"This battle..."
Liu Bian nodded solemnly, full of joy: "Xu Huang also made great contributions. Unexpectedly, the two of them cooperated quite well. Now there are only high-ranking party officials and Hu people from northern Shanxi left in Bingzhou."
Even Guo Jia himself couldn't help but be shocked: "Wen Yuan is really good at both civil and military affairs! This time, he really did have some expectations."
"Now that the four major families in Bingzhou have surrendered to the imperial court, the central part of Jinzhong is completely controlled by the imperial court. The only way to connect Shangdang and Jizhou is through Fukouxing and Yangchangzaka Road."
"pity......"
A faint smile appeared on Guo Jia's face, and he said softly: "Now Wei County has been harassed by Lu Bu and dare not come out to fight. It is impossible for them to support and transport food from here."
"The repair of the Zhanghe Great Wall has hindered the progress of the Wolf Cavalry and Leopard Cavalry. However, once we transfer the infantry over and cooperate in the battle, the other party will not be able to hold on for too long."
"What's more!"
The smile on Guo Jia's face became even brighter: "According to the defense map of the Montenegro Army sent back by Dong Zhao, there are two Montenegro armies that can be used near Shangdang. We can definitely make good use of them."
In order to show his sincerity of submission, His Majesty the Emperor of Nanyang sent people to send 100,000 stones of food and grass to the Montenegro Army, and Zhang Yan handed over the defense map of the Montenegro Army in the Taihang Mountains to Nanyang to prove his sincerity of submission.
In this defense map of the Taihang Mountains, we can see who commanded the Black Mountain Army in Weijun, Changshan, Zhongshan and other places, what their strength was, the location of their strongholds, and their daily marching routes.
Guo Jia had already taken his interns to study the defense map thoroughly, and had a clearer understanding of which forces could be used and when.
Liu Bidan smiled lightly, thinking of the troops near Shangdang, and said with a smile: "So, even if Gao Shun is trapped in the camp and cannot enter Shangdang, we still have three forces that can be used?"
It is worth mentioning that Liu Bian transferred Gao Shun from the trapped camp back to Hanoi County in an attempt to enter the Shangdang Highlands via Taihangxing. However, senior Shangdang cadres had already had countermeasures and relied on roadblocks to slow down the offensive of the trapped camp.
Although they have 3,000 troops, they have not been able to enter Shangdang until now because there are too many roadblocks on the narrow road that is more than 200 miles long.
In particular, Hengwang Pass, Xiaokou Pass and Wanzicheng south of Xingjinyi are important passes under the jurisdiction of Tianjing Pass. From the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, wars broke out here one after another, and the smoke of gunpowder never cleared. They were the strategists of all dynasties.
A battleground.
Liu clearly understood the importance of Taihangxing, and naturally senior officials also understood it.
The method it adopted was relatively crude and simple, with just one word: block!
Huge rocks blocked the road, huge trees blocked the road, and there were soldiers and horses at the checkpoints. They even tried to cut off the water source on the road. They did everything they could.
The combat ability of the trapped camp is indeed very strong, but as an infantryman, if you want to travel a distance of more than two hundred miles, even if there are no roadblocks, it will take at least four days. If there is no water source, you may have to die of thirst.
Liu Bian can't let people from Hanoi County bring Danshui inside every day, right?
This is too ridiculous!
In the repair of Taihang Eighth Route, in addition to considering the terrain, the most important thing is the water source. They must be convenient for the marching soldiers to replenish water, otherwise even if a road is opened, it will most likely be ruined.
"His Majesty."
However, Guo Jia bowed his head and said softly: "Now that the trapped camp is stationed in Hanoi, we might as well send it to Jizhou, take the Yangchang Saka Road, and enter Shangdang."
"Let the two troops of the Black Mountain Army move around more and help attract the attention of senior officials. I think there shouldn't be any big problem if they enter Shangdang County."
"kindness."
Liu Bian nodded without hesitation and agreed: "Yes, you can send messages at any time, and flying pigeons can send messages to various secret caves."
Guo Jia nodded and bowed his head: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will keep this in mind."
Immediately.
Liu Bian picked up the second piece of paper and started browsing it. His brows were filled with joy again and he exclaimed: "Gongda is worthy of being Gongda. He has indeed lived up to my expectations."
"Look at Fengxiao..."
Speaking of this, Liu Bian handed the letter from Chang'an to Guo Jia: "Gongda first sent Pang De to lead the fine cavalry to raid, not to chase the enemy, but to intercept and intercept them."
"Not only did they reorganize the defeated troops, they even captured Gao Ji alive, the guy who was sent to Hanoi County by Yuan Kui to stop the prefect of Dong County from entering the capital."
Guo Jiaen exclaimed: "This is really this person. It's a pity that our goal has been achieved. Otherwise, if this key can be overcome, the evidence of Yuan Wei's crime will be more complete."
"kindness."
Liu Bian nodded, without much surprise on his face: "No matter what, Gao Ji has finally been arrested. Nothing he should explain should be left behind. All must be confessed. Do you understand?"
Guo Jia bowed his head: "Here."
Although the matter has been settled and Liu Bian's strategic effect has been achieved, it will still take some time for the final punishment to be brought to justice. Gao Ji represents the Chenliu Gao family.
As long as Gao Ji is arrested, then the Chenliu Gao family will inevitably be implicated. Since we want to fight a big tiger, we must fight it fully. Cutting the grass does not remove the roots, but the spring breeze will bring new growth. This is the truth!
Liu Bian is by no means a benevolent and righteous ruler in the traditional sense. He is a princess who combines benevolence and righteousness with ruthless means. He is very benevolent and righteous to ordinary people and small nobles, but he is definitely a ruthless "tyrant" to big tigers.
Liu Bian continued browsing.
Huh?
Suddenly, he found information in a letter from Chang'an: "This old boy Yuan Wei actually brought all the troops with him. Is he going to fight to the death with us in Nanyang?"
"oh?"
Even Guo Jia himself couldn't help but be stunned: "Your Majesty is saying... Yuan Wei brought all his troops and horses into Wuguandao, preparing to fight us to the death?"
"We haven't entered Wuguan Road yet."
"but......"
Liu Bian frowned and looked carefully at the information and Jia Xu's interpretation of the information: "It's true that he is prepared to fight us to the death."
"I have suspected before that Ji Yang can think of a fire attack to prevent us from entering Wuguan Road. According to common sense, Yuan Wei can naturally realize this."
"now......"
Liu Bian increasingly admired the acumen of the experts from the Military Advisor Alliance: "The other party may have a certain strategy when preparing to fight to the death. It is definitely not a deliberately reckless move knowing that they are losing. We should be more careful."
Guo Jia nodded and expressed deep agreement: "Your Majesty is very considerate and I admire you greatly. Yuan Wei's move is indeed quite strange. We should send people to investigate."
"kindness."
Liu Bian waved his hand and said softly: "You sent scouts to conduct reconnaissance, Wen He controlled the pawns, and reported secretly. I really don't believe you. You can't find any clues?"
Guo Jia bowed and cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, Yuan Wei will not last long."
Liu Bian simply expressed his gratitude, and after reading all the information in Chang'an's envelope, he landed on the last relatively thin envelope, opened it, took it out and browsed:
"oh?"
Liu Bian held the letter and smiled: "This information about Yanzhou is actually a letter within a letter, and it is also a letter written by Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou. It's a bit interesting."
Guo Jiadan smiled: "Liu Dai? I have long heard that Liu Dai hates evil and hates evil. Now he has naturally obtained your majesty's "Essay on Pursuing Thieves". I think he already hates the Yuan family to the core."
"If this is not what I expected, Liu Dai must be trustworthy in this letter, and he may also take action against Shanyang County in Yanzhou. After all, Yuan Yi, the governor of Shanyang County, is a descendant of the Yuan family."
Liu Bian's eyes rolled up and down as he glanced through the inside of the letter: "Fengxiao is indeed powerful. It is indeed as you said. Liu Dai wants to attack Yuan Yi, the governor of Shanyang County."
"but......"
At this point, Liu Bian changed his words and said softly: "It will take him more than half a year to eliminate Yu Du, Bai Rao and Sui Gu."
"Now the opponent is Yuan Yi, who has been running Shanyang County for many years. With Liu Dai's ability alone, it may not be as easy as imagined to win him down, right?"
"In my impression..."
Liu Bian raised his eyes to look at Guo Jia and said softly: "Yuan Yi's personal abilities are quite good, right?"
Guo Jiaen nodded loudly: "I heard that this person has great ambition and a lot of time! I think there must be no problem in terms of ability, but I don't know what his military ability is."
"snort!"
With a slight snort, Guo Jia said with a hint of disdain: "Two people who don't know how to fight get together. This battle in Shanyang County is worth watching. How do you say that, dog bites dog, it's a hairy mouth."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Suddenly, Liu Bian and Guo Jia looked up to the sky and smiled.
Although this metaphor is somewhat inappropriate, it is funny!
Even the netizens in the live broadcast room couldn't help laughing wildly:
"Hahaha, I just laughed out loud like a pig."
"This is such a metaphor, I'm going to vomit."
"Please be included in the list of 100,000 bad jokes."
"I will definitely take a screenshot and use it as an emoticon, it will definitely be very popular."
"Wow! This is the traffic password."
"Thank you for your contribution, Mr. Ben!"
"..."
Liu Bian didn't bother to pay attention to these shady netizens.
He waved his hand, motioning for Guo Jia to stop, and said softly: "Let's not talk about whether they are dog bites dog for now, but since Liu Dai has surrendered to the imperial court, he is an ally to us."
"I must help you with this!"
Liu Bian's attitude was extremely positive and could not be argued with: "Firstly, it can demonstrate our military power; secondly, it can be regarded as a successful infiltration into Yanzhou, allowing Cao Cao and Xu Rong to take a further step."
Today, Cao Cao is in Yuzhou and Vanity is in Xuzhou. The two commanders are looking after Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou. In fact, it is easy for Liu Bian to take over Yanzhou.
He just didn't want to start a war on multiple fronts. This would be a huge test for the imperial court's grain and grass transportation capabilities. The current waterway transportation capabilities of Yuzhou and Xuzhou were not enough to support such a battle.
Liu Bian was not willing to spend a lot of energy to launch an all-round battle. This was really unwise. Once the food and grass were consumed excessively, it would even have the opposite effect on the development of Nanyang Hanting.
Liu Bian felt more and more clearly that the original words of the Military Advisor Alliance were that when your force is enough to sweep the world, what limits you will become logistics and other aspects of capabilities.
This is not...
It has been fulfilled.
Guo Jia said with great certainty: "Killing Yuan Yi may be a difficult problem for Liu Dai, but for Cao Cao, it is not difficult at all."
"Cao Cao naturally wants to enter Yanzhou, but Xu Rong, I suggest that it is better to take the Langya Road and enter Qingzhou. Cao Cao is in Yanzhou, which is enough."
"certainly!"
Speaking of this, Guo Jia said softly: "The most important thing is that there is currently a Yellow Turban group in Qingzhou. They have been operating in Qingzhou for a long time and have gained momentum. It is said that there are currently 500,000 to 600,000 people."
"Qingzhou Yellow Turban?"
Liu Bian gasped loudly.
He remembered clearly.
In history, Cao Cao really made his fortune by recruiting the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans.
According to the historical process, the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans only entered Yanzhou in the winter of 191 AD, which was only a few months ago.
However, the world today has undergone drastic changes, and the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans have not been greatly oppressed, so there is no need to move to Yanzhou.
But this does not mean that this power has disappeared.
Actually.
Not only did it not disappear, it was even alive and well.
The millions of Qingzhou Yellow Turbans in history are just a few small Yellow Turbans united in the current time and space. Only when they are all gathered together can they become a huge one-million Qingzhou Army.
"That's right!"
Guo Jia nodded affirmatively: "It is Qingzhou Yellow Turban."
Liu Bien said: "If this is the case, Xu Rong should be allowed to enter Qingzhou. He has relatively few troops. If we get these troops, we can naturally strengthen part of our strength. When we fight Yuan Shao in the future, our strength will definitely be stronger."
Among the many current commanders, Xu Rong's troops and horses have the worst overall strength. Among them, the most powerful general is just Zu Mao.
In comparison, whether it is Zhang Liao, Liu Bei, Sun Jian, or Cao Cao, they are all top-notch elite legions. It is time to strengthen Xu Rong's strength.
Guo Jia bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty is wise."
Liu Bian waved his hand: "Go ahead, fly the pigeon quickly to pass on the letter and pass on the order."
Guo Jia: "Here."
******
Yuzhou.
Peiguo.
Cao Jun's camp.
Central army, big tent.
Cao Cao stood in front of the sand table with his fists in his arms and a smile on his face: "I didn't expect that Liu Dai moved so fast. He actually led his troops to Shanyang. It seems that a big battle is inevitable."
"That's right!"
Cheng Li'en nodded: "Yanzhou is between Heji and Ji, and everything is plain, and there are basically no cavalry under his command, so I think it can only be a tough battle."
"Judging from the intelligence returned from the current investigation, although Liu Dai brought a ram and ten catapults, it may not be that easy to capture Shanyang."
"The most important thing is..."
Cheng Li took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. His eyes fell on Changyi City on the sand table: "This county is high and deep. When Yuan Yi was running Shanyang County, he had it raised and reinforced. The city defense was very comprehensive."
"snort!"
Cao Cao dismissed it: "No matter how strong the city defense is, it still depends on who is defending and who is attacking. Liu Dai and Yuan Yi are naturally matched against each other, but if they encounter me, Cao Cao, they will only die."
"Report—!"
At this moment, a long announcement sounded outside the tent.
Cao Cao looked up.
However, the counselor Liang Xi hurried over, leaned over and cupped his hands and said: "General, there is a message from the flying pigeon in the direction of Nanyang."
Cao Cao was surprised: "It seems that your Majesty's reply has arrived. Hurry, submit it as soon as possible."
Liang Xi bowed his hands and said: "Here."
Immediately.
Cao Cao took the letter and started browsing it.
As expected, His Majesty the Emperor allowed him to act according to the situation and provide support at any time.
call-
My anxious heart was completely relieved.
Cao Cao was full of confidence and became more interested in studying the attack on Changyi.
He waved his hand, signaled the messengers to come forward, and ordered: "According to our previous agreement, immediately send Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan to lead eight thousand elite troops respectively to station in Gongqiu and Feng County without any mistakes."
The messenger cupped his hands: "Here."
Cao Cao smiled sinisterly: "My general wants to create a force for Yuan Yi, which can be regarded as helping Liu Dai from the side. As for whether Liu Dai will take the initiative to ask for help, it depends on the development of the situation."
Cheng Li said calmly: "If Liu Dai did not ask for help and took Yuan Yi's head, if he can return to the imperial court in the future, he will surrender. If not, we will rush in immediately and solve this disaster."
"That's right!"
Cao Cao had already had this idea, with murderous intent flashing in his eyes: "This is what I, the general, have in mind. No matter what, no matter at any time, we must ensure that we remain invincible."
If Liu Dai wins, then Cao Cao is intimidating Liu Dai. If Yuan Yi wins, then Cao Cao is intimidating Yuan Yi. In short, he will never suffer a loss if he always fights.
Cheng Li stared at the sand table and said with great interest: "Let them have a good fight first. It will be more conducive for us to send troops in the future and reap the benefits."
Cao Cao raised his eyes and looked at Cheng Li with a smile on his face: "He who knows me is Zhongde."
Cheng Li nodded: "Where."
"Quickly send all the scouts out and collect information on Changyi County for me. Be sure to report every day without hesitation."