"In short! According to my opinion, Luoyang must divide his troops to guard Bingzhou and Qingni Pass! Therefore, the sneak attack plan proposed by Marquis Yan will not work!"
In Luoyang City, the eastern capital, which was originally Dong Zhuo's residence and also the residence of General He Jin, the main leaders of the coalition forces gathered in the conference hall to discuss the plan to attack the Western Qin Dynasty. As the first counselor around Cao Cao, Xu Shu
Gongsun Zan, who had just made the suggestion, explained: "What Luo Yang is best at is Peng Yue's plan to defeat Chu! Moreover, he relied on a sneak attack on Qingni Pass to defeat Dong Zhuo's army at Hangu Pass. How could he not attack these two places?
Defend?"
"Uh!" After being retorted by Xu Shu, Gongsun Zan also knew that he had a bad idea. He couldn't help but blush, but he felt that he couldn't lose his dignity. He said with a straight face, "It's a pity that the last sneak attack on Hangu Pass failed.
!Otherwise, we wouldn’t have to worry so much here!”
Hearing Gongsun Zan mention the battle of Hangu Pass, Sun Jian's expression couldn't help but change, and Cao Cao's expression was not much better. The plan to sneak attack Hangu Pass was proposed by Sima Yi, the military advisor under Gongsun Zan's account. It was originally considered a sure shot.
Unexpectedly, it failed in the end! Only Yan Gang, the general under Gongsun Zan's army of 20,000, escaped, and even Sun Ce, Sun Jian's eldest son, and Cao Cao
Cao Ren, his younger brother, both died in the battle outside Hangu Pass. Of course, Sun Jian and Cao Cao felt uncomfortable about this! Especially Sun Jian, Sun Ce died in the battle at Hangu Pass, but Sun Jian had nothing to say. After all, this time the coach
It is Sun Ce. As the coach, Sun Ce should bear the responsibility for the failure of the sneak attack on Hangu Pass. Now that Sun Ce died in the battle, Sun Jian can only take the responsibility on Sun Ce's behalf.
Seeing that the atmosphere at the scene was not good, Liu Bei quickly came out to smooth things over and said with a smile: "Okay, okay! The matter is over, we don't need to continue talking about this! Mr. Xu! Now Luo Yang's army has arrived at Hangu Pass.
, then how should we deal with it now?" As he spoke, Liu Bei winked at Xu Shu.
Xu Shu also understood what Liu Bei meant, and he did not want Cao Cao, Sun Jian and Gongsun Zan to fall out at this time, so he cooperated with Liu Bei to change the subject and said: "For the current plan, the only way is to attack Hangu Pass from the front and capture Hangu Pass!
According to intelligence, when Luo Yang set out from Chang'an this time, he had a total of 200,000 troops. During this period, he had to divide
Guard against Bingzhou and Qingni Pass. I think the number of soldiers and horses actually stationed at Hangu Pass should not exceed 100,000! And our coalition has a total of 300,000 troops! If we can wipe out Luoyang's 100,000 troops at Hangu Pass
! That is equivalent to wiping out the main force of Luo Yang! But even if Luo Yang cannot be captured alive, Western Qin will not be afraid!"
"I agree with Master Xu's opinion!" Just after Xu Shu finished speaking, Zhou Yu, Sun Jian's think tank, also nodded in agreement, and Zhou Yu's opinion also represents the opinion of Sun Jian's side.
"Yuan Zhi's words are exactly what I want!" Zhuge Liang, who was sitting next to Liu Bei, smiled faintly and nodded. When Liu Bei saw what Zhuge Liang said, he also agreed.
Three of the four princes have already agreed, and only Gongsun Zan is left. Gongsun Zan's face is a little ugly, and he obviously doesn't want to agree with this opinion. After all, most of his troops are cavalry. If he attacks Hangu Pass head-on, he will
The fundamentals of soldiers and horses
It was of no use. Gongsun Zan turned to look behind him, but Sima Yi smiled and nodded at him. Even Sima Yi meant this, so Gongsun Zan had no choice but to listen to Sima Yi's opinion and hummed: "If that's the case, then
Just listen to the leader in everything!"
Gongsun Zan's words were full of reluctance, but at least now the opinions were finally unified, and Liu Bei was relieved. He was the weakest among the alliance, so he least wanted the alliance to be in crisis! If the alliance was disbanded,
Then he will undoubtedly be attacked by the surrounding princes! Then Liu Bei turned to Xu Shu and asked: "Master Xu, I brought a total of 50,000 soldiers from Xuzhou this time! Master Xu can dispatch them at will."
!”
An army of 50,000 people is really nothing to the various princes nowadays. In this alliance, the other three parties all brought more than 100,000 troops. In comparison, Liu Bei's wealth was a bit small.
It's too shabby, but it's all we've got
Liu Bei has it all! Sun Jian did not mean to laugh at Liu Bei, but said seriously: "Since Brother Xuande is so straightforward, then I don't need to hide it anymore. Mr. Xu, I brought a total of twelve soldiers and horses.
Wan! I leave it all to you!"
The reason why Liu Bei and Sun Jian were so decisive was because of their respective military advisors. The last time they and other wise men gathered together, Zhou Yu had already seen that among everyone, Xu Shu had the strongest commanding ability. Moreover, Cao Cao is now
As the leader of the coalition, it would be perfect for Xu Shu to take command of the army! The most important thing is that they believe that Cao Cao will never seize their military power at this time before defeating Luo Yang!
This time, Gongsun Zan did not express his position, but remained silent. Like Yan Gang, Gongsun Zan still had some doubts about Cao Cao. Such an alliance was within the scope that Gongsun Zan could accept, but if Gongsun Zan would
Gongsun Zan couldn't accept the handing over of the military power in hand, and also to Cao Cao.
Xu Shu had some idea of what Gongsun Zan was thinking. He didn't expect Gongsun Zan to hand over the military power. He even smiled and said to Sun Jian and Liu Bei: "Please rest assured, I will definitely not let you down."
Great trust!" Xu Shu knew how to be a good person, so he didn't mention names specifically, but just passed them by in order to avoid embarrassment to Gongsun Zan.
Sun Jian snorted, but glanced at Gongsun Zan with disdain, then turned to Xu Shu and said: "Master Xu, you are too polite! We are all loyal to the Han Dynasty and have no selfish intentions! Unlike some people, hum!"
This is Sun Jian
It was because he was angered by Gongsun Zan's words before that he couldn't hold it back and began to ridicule Gongsun Zan. It's no wonder that Sun Jian's sons were all killed in the battle, but Gongsun Zan was still making sarcastic remarks. No one could bear it!
Hearing that Sun Jian still couldn't hold it back, Liu Bei and others immediately secretly screamed. Sure enough, before Liu Bei could say anything to persuade him, the grumpy Gongsun Zan stood up suddenly, pointed at Sun Jian and yelled: "Sun Jian!
What do you mean?"
"Huh!" Jiangdong Tiger is not a timid person. Sun Jian also stood up and shouted coldly: "You know what my words mean! Do you still need me to explain it clearly? We all swore an oath together before.
I've passed! I have to do my best to help the Han Dynasty! But what about you? You are holding on to the military power and refusing to let go. Isn't this hiding your selfish motives? Didn't I wrong you? "
"Too much bullying!" When Gongsun Zan heard this, he immediately pulled out the single sword from his waist, pointed at Sun Jian and shouted: "If your son hadn't commanded him randomly, how could my carefully trained white horse Yi Cong have suffered so many losses?
?If you play this way, then all my troops will be defeated by you! How can I dare to hand over my troops to you again?"
Gongsun Zan repeatedly mentioned the dead Sun Ce, and Sun Jian became even more furious. He choked and pulled out the ancient ingot knife from his waist. With a strong swing, he cut the low table next to him in half, and hummed:
"Do you just think you have a knife? It seems that if I don't teach you a lesson today, you really think I'm afraid of you!"
Seeing that the two people actually moved their swords, even Cao Cao couldn't sit still. He and Liu Bei pulled Sun Jian one, and the other Gongsun Zan, and finally pulled the two away. Cao Cao took Sun Jian's arm,
He advised: "Brother Wentai, calm down! Calm down! Now that we are facing a powerful enemy, we should all be united in dealing with the outside world! Don't hurt your harmony, it's not worth it! It's not worth it!"
On the other hand, Liu Bei also tried to protect Gongsun Zan and persuaded him hard: "Brother Bogui! Put away the knife quickly! We are all our own people, why do we need to use knives and guns in such a serious way? Come on, come on! Drink some water to calm down!"
"Huh!" Cao Cao and Liu Bei persuaded, and Zhou Yu and Sima Yi also tried to dissuade their masters respectively. Sun Jian and Gongsun Zan also took back their weapons, snorted coldly, and sat in their seats to sulk.
. Seeing that the two of them finally gave up, Cao Cao and Liu Bei also let out a long sigh of relief, looked at each other and smiled bitterly, and each sat back down. Cao Cao said to Xu Shu: "Yuan Zhi, please continue!"
Xu Shu saluted Cao Cao, and then continued: "Based on my analysis of Luo Yang's previous fighting style, I judge that Luo Yang will definitely divide his troops this time! And he has two methods of dividing his troops! First,
The first is to start from Bingzhou and invade the lord’s territory; the second is to start from Yangzhou and invade the territory of Wuhou!”
When Xu Shu said this, Zhou Yu frowned and said: "If you invade Yangzhou, there is no need to worry. With the force deployment of the Qin army, the most likely one is the Jingzhou Navy led by Gan Ning! But if the Jingzhou Navy
If you dare to go ashore to fight with our army, it is absolutely impossible to cause any harm to our army, but it is possible for you to return defeated!"
"Yes!" Xu Shu also nodded and said, "I think so too. Therefore, if I guess correctly, if Luo Yang dares to divide his troops for a sneak attack, the target must be Bingzhou! And judging from the deployment of Western Qin's troops, it is most likely
The soldiers and horses that implement Luo Yang's strategy of dividing the troops should be Luo Yang's sword-fighting Qingqi!"
"Report!" Before Xu Shu finished speaking, a shout suddenly came from outside. A sergeant ran quickly into the meeting hall, knelt down and knelt down with clasped fists in front of Cao Cao, and shouted loudly: "Report!"
My lord! General Cao Ren and General Sun Ce, the son of Lord Wu, have returned to Luoyang and are now asking for an audience outside the mansion!"