After Liu Ming and Guo Jia heard what Zhao Yun said, they all took a deep breath. They were secretly shocked that this situation was too serious.
Liu Ming himself was even more shocked to think: Could it be that all his hard work in ancient times had just come to nothing? It is ridiculous that he still wants to become famous in the world, calm down the troubled times, and save the world from the harassment of foreigners. He is really overestimating his capabilities.
But Liu Ming felt melancholy for a moment, and his domestic tiger nature took over again. Liu Ming thought fiercely: This matter cannot be left alone. No one can easily take away the foundation I have built.
Let’s go. So what about Gongsun Du’s army of 560,000? I had only a few thousand men back then, but I dared to be invincible among the Yellow Turban’s army of one million. Now, didn’t Dong Zhuo also say that he had an army of one million? It’s different.
Are you beaten to the point of running away by my 50,000 men and horses? Those nameless men like Gongsun Du, Gongsun Zan, and Nanlou have more than 560,000 men and horses, aren't they? When I return, I will deal with you one by one. However,
Liu Ming also understood in his heart. Although that was what he said, when the Yellow Turbans were quelled, he was not the main force in quelling the Yellow Turbans. He only took the opportunity when he was encircled and suppressed by the armies of Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun and others.
This time to defeat Dong Zhuo, he even borrowed the power of hundreds of thousands of Yuan Shao and other princes to scare Dong Zhuo away. And he broke through the Si River, broke through the tiger prison, and captured Luoyang, even more so.
It was so easy to succeed because of the well-placed insiders. Now I have to face to face this time, fighting head-on with an army of more than 500,000 people. This is really uncomfortable.
While Liu Ming was thinking here, Guo Jia had already recovered from the shock of hearing the news for the first time, and figured out the stakes involved, and then said to Liu Ming: "Don't worry, my lord. Then
I think Gongsundu's 400,000-strong army is just a bunch of chickens and dogs, nothing to be afraid of. Jiajia can destroy it with his hands. Only Wuhuan's 150,000-strong Nanlou cavalry rebel, but they should be wiped out quickly without delay.
Otherwise, there will be great disaster."
When Liu Ming heard Guo Jia say that Gongsun Du's 400,000-strong army was not something to be afraid of and could be destroyed with a flick of his hand, Liu Ming was immediately shocked. Liu Ming excitedly asked Guo Jia: "Why did Feng Xiao say this? What clever plan can he use?"
Break it?"
Guo Jia smiled slightly and said: "My lord, the Liaodong County where Gongsun Du was established has eleven cities. In previous years, there were 64,000 households, and the population should be more than 270,000. And Gongsun Qin's Xuantu
The county has six cities. In previous years, there were 3,600 households and a population of more than 40,000. Lelang County has 18 cities. In previous years, there were 61,500 households and a population of 20.
Sixty thousand, although we don’t know much about Gongsundu’s development in recent years. Moreover, refugees all over the world, admiring the lord’s benevolence and righteousness, rushed to join us in Youzhou, and Gongsundu also took the opportunity to gather a lot of people.
As for the population, according to my estimation, the refugees gathered by Gongsun Du will not exceed 300,000. And the total population of the belt and surrounding small tribes controlled by Gongsun Du will not exceed 150,000. In this way
After all, the number of people under Gongsun Du's jurisdiction was only over one million. However, with a population of one million, Gongsun Du had raised an army of 250,000, and only seven of his producers were left.
There are as many as 150,000. And if you take into account the old and the weak, women and children, and the servants who serve the 250,000 army, then Gongsun Du can only engage in production of more than 300,000. This Gongsun Du
This time he made a desperate move. It seemed that he was not willing to be suppressed by the lord forever in the future, and coveted the wealth of the lord's subordinates, so he decided to take advantage of the lord's absence to unite with everyone and seize our Youzhou in one fell swoop.
The wealth of Youzhou has alleviated his own financial difficulties. But he fought like this, focusing on a quick attack, which will not last long. And our Ji County city, as the seat of our Youzhou, has high walls and thick walls. The military rations hoarded in our city,
It is enough to support the whole city's population for several years. Moreover, Mr. Yang is a descendant of Fa Mo and is good at defending the city. Ma Jun from the manufacturing department has made many weapons for defending the city. He will not be able to capture our Ji County city for a while.
But if Wuhuan’s Nanlou is not wiped out as soon as possible, in the long run, other Wuhuan tribes will see the advantage and start a rebellion, and then we, Youzhou, will be in danger."
Liu Ming nodded and said in his heart: Fengxiao's analysis is not bad at all, it is really reasonable and well-founded. But even so, what should be the top priority of Youzhou?
Before Liu Ming could press him, Guo Jia continued: "Lao Yang's defeat this time was due to no fault of war. According to Lao Yang's combat intention, he was to concentrate his superior forces and use the powerful impact of the strong cavalry.
Break through Gongsun Du's formation, and then attack Gongsun Du's flanks with the cavalry. This will make it difficult for Gongsun Du's troops to encircle, and give the strong cavalry a large space to repeatedly attack and make detours. According to common sense, in a field battle, cavalry can completely defeat infantry.
One to ten. Moreover, our Youzhou strong cavalry is well-equipped, trained hard, and large in scale. Fighting in a group can completely achieve the strength of cavalry against infantry, one to fifteen. Mr. Yang used 20,000 strong cavalry and 30,000 strong cavalry
It is not an exaggeration to think that the assault cavalry was worried about defeating Gongsun Du's 400,000 troops. Moreover, Yang Lao also used 10,000 heavy infantry to hold on to the formation, and used 10,000 archers to cover it up. It can be said that it was on top of the formation.
, there is nothing wrong. It’s just that, although we are well aware that Gongsun Du and Gongsun Zan have been plotting against us in Youzhou for more than a day. Moreover, we have been wary of Gongsun Du and the others for a long time. When the lord left Youzhou, he even stayed behind.
We have sent 100,000 elite troops to guard Youzhou. And our intelligence department is also very responsible. Although they have not laid a foundation in Liaodong and other places, and cannot clearly inquire about Gongsun Du's every move, but Gongsun Du, Gongsun Zan, Nanlou, etc.
As soon as the people went to the army, we got the information about Gongsundu and his troops. This shows that our intelligence department is doing its duty. But this battle is in line with the saying that 'if there is a law to follow, there must be a law to break it'. We secretly
The strong cavalry in Youzhou are so famous. And they have been in action too many times. Gongsun Du and Gongsun Zan also know the advantages and disadvantages of our Youzhou soldiers and horses very well. This time, Gongsun Du is even more focused on the advantages and disadvantages of our strong cavalry.
Inferior, the halberdier army was designed, a restrained unit. According to Zilong's description, the equipment of the halberdier is not expensive, it is just a halberd for each person. As long as one person, with a little training, can become
The army is completely a consumable unit on the battlefield. But when used together, it completely restrained our strong cavalry. Moreover, if these halberdiers had not performed well in this battle, our intelligence department would have
How do you know that these halberdiers are a unit that can restrain our Youzhou strong cavalry? It is understandable that Mr. Yang made such a formation without knowing anything about it. Mr. Yang is here
There were no big mistakes in strategy and tactics, but Gongsun Du's extraordinary peak suddenly emerged, causing our strong cavalry in Youzhou to be defeated by Gongsun Du's halberd soldiers. Moreover, Yang Lao's own formation was attacked by Gongsun Zan.
The armored cavalry was defeated. This time, one mistake caused the whole game to be lost. The failure of local tactics led to the failure of the overall strategy. This has put us in Youzhou into such a predicament. And the most regrettable thing is that
The 30,000 assault cavalry were trapped in Ji County City because of this. Just like when Yang Lao led a small number of troops to Zang Ba to fight in the city and held back Gongsun Du's army, he led a large group of troops to defeat Nawu first.
Huan's Nanlou, and then returned to the army to attack Gongsun Du. Or when Yang Lao's army was defeated, he could promptly send Zilong and 30,000 assault cavalry to drift away and guerrilla outside the city. And Yang Lao himself
If we lead the infantry to defend Ji County, then we will be in a better place again."
Zhao Yun agreed and said: "That's right. From what Yun has seen, Gongsun Du's halberdiers can't cause harm to our assault cavalry. And Gongsun Zan's armored cavalry can't catch up with the speed of our assault cavalry. If these three
If ten thousand cavalry were outside the city, they would be able to grind Gongsun Du's 400,000 troops to death."
But then, Zhao Yun sighed again and said: "What a pity! Now our 30,000 cavalry are trapped in Ji County City. Surrounded by a sea of people, what if the cavalry has no room to turn around?
It can have strong destructive power. With the few troops we have now, it is really difficult to secure victory against so many soldiers and horses in multiple battles. Moreover, if Gongsun Duru surrounded Ji County with half of his troops, he would divide his forces to plunder us.
With the emptiness of the various places in Youzhou at this time, our Youzhou will definitely suffer heavy losses. It has been a long time since Yun left Youzhou, and I am afraid that the current Youzhou is already miserable. However, Yun firmly believes that
My lord will definitely be able to survive this crisis and rebuild Youzhou. Yun is willing to follow my lord even to death and do my best for him."
Liu Ming nodded with a smile and said: "I am well aware of Zilong's friendship. I will live up to Zilong. But after all, Zilong, you came to Youzhou for a short time and don't know the details. Based on what you just described, Zilong
Gongsun Du’s military situation and Fengxiao’s analysis. Gongsun Du doesn’t divide his troops, so it’s okay. If he dares to divide his troops in multiple directions, it will only hasten his demise.”
Zhao Yun looked at Liu Ming in confusion, wondering how his lord could make such a bold statement. And as a subject of his lord, he was embarrassed to question his words. He had nothing to say for a moment.
Guo Jia, who was standing next to him, saw Zhao Yun's confusion and explained with a smile: "Zilong, you don't know something. We in Youzhou follow the route of elite soldiers, but we also hide our troops and wealth among the people. My lord has wiped out the Yellow Turbans many times.
, captured countless Yellow Turbans. Except for a small number who stayed in the army for use, the others were disarmed and returned to their fields. And afterwards, many Yellow Turban soldiers voluntarily came to surrender to our Youzhou (which Zhang Yan originally sent), and they were all
The Lord settled in Youzhou. These people all set up property in Youzhou. If Gongsun Du dared to divide his troops and plunder the hinterland of Youzhou, the remaining soldiers of the Yellow Turban would definitely rise up to resist. With Gongsun Du’s rubbish army
, and those armies of Fuyu and Goguryeo that are not even as good as Gongsun Du's rubbish army. When their troops are less than 50,000, our militiamen can definitely wipe them out in one fell swoop. Only Gongsun Zan's armored cavalry, our Youzhou
The militiamen were unable to resist. But if Gongsun Zan's armored cavalry no longer besieged Youzhou, and Gongsun Du divided his troops and went out, Mr. Yang would definitely break out with the remaining strong cavalry and the shock cavalry. As long as the strong cavalry avoided
Who among Gongsun Du's men can stop Gongsun Du's army of halberds? And although Gongsun Zan's armored cavalry is powerful, he cannot attack the city. Even if he divides his troops, which city can he conquer? But then
If Gongsun Du and the others divided their forces to plunder more than 50,000 men, wherever the army went, Gongsun Du and the others would be even more unable to provide food and grass. And the surplus food they looted from the villages along the way would not be enough for them to consume. Moreover, there were many troops.
, the target of their action will be bigger. The people along the way will get the news early and flee to the city, which will not leave a grain of food for Gongsundu. And our cities in Youzhou
Although there are few soldiers and horses, there are many sharp weapons to defend the city. The residents in the city are all grateful for our lord's kindness, and they will definitely help to defend the city. In this way, even Gongsun Du's hundreds of thousands of soldiers
Even though horses are in a hurry, they will not conquer any city."
After Guo Jia finished explaining to Zhao Yun, he said to Liu Ming: "My lord, our top priority now is to issue an order to recruit Zhang from Montenegro as a Taiwei and an auxiliary minister of the imperial court.
Yan. Represented Zhang Yan as General Zhonglang of Pingnan. He mobilized 120,000 soldiers and horses from Heishan to assist General Zang Ba in wiping out the Nanlou clan of Wuhuan. The other clans of Wuhuan did not dare to act rashly. They sent another
The messenger informed the Wuhuan tribes that Yang and others had followed the agreement with us and sent troops to Bailang Mountain to attack Gongsundu from their rear and cut off their food route and return route. Then Gongsundu and his group would inevitably become in chaos without fighting.
There is no need for us to pursue Dong Zhuo and the others anymore. Our strategic intention can be said to have been achieved long ago. This time Dong Zhuo looted Chang'an and became a robber and a villain in vain. All the benefits have been intercepted by us. Then
Thousands of carts worth of treasure are in the hands of the three generals. With all their land depleted, the millions of people in Luoyang are afraid of war and admire the reputation of their lord. As long as we can promote it well, they will definitely follow us.
Let's go. Moreover, we have compiled 130,000 soldiers and horses in Bingzhou, and even Sili's soldiers and horses were among Dong Zhuo's rebels, and surrendered 50,000 of us. We just use these
Send troops to escort these people who have moved from Luoyang to our Youzhou to implement the lord's population transplant plan. As for the empty Luoyang, we will leave it to the various princes. Anyway, in this Luoyang, we are in Youzhou
It's too far away to manage. When the lord rules the world, we can get it back, and it won't be too late."