Wang Yu and Gongsun Zan's arrangements made Yuan Shao feel like a thorn in his side.
I thought that going into battle personally and experiencing such a serious danger would buy me some time to rectify the internal situation. Unexpectedly, Wang Yu actually persuaded Gongsun Zan to move troops to the plains. As a result, the situation in Jizhou was still not completely clear.
Before the news of the battle spread, hundreds of light cavalry from the Youzhou Army took the lead and arrived at the administrative offices of the counties that had previously responded to Gongsun Zan, taking control of the local situation. Before the local officials could weigh the pros and cons, they followed.
Tens of thousands of infantrymen also arrived.
As a result, nearly half of the twelve counties in Jizhou, including the previous Bohai and Leling, were forcibly cut off. Although those counties were not considered heartland, they lost a lot of time.
The longer it is, the greater the impact. If you wait until the autumn harvest and Gongsun Zan takes away the local taxes, it will be very bad.
In terms of the art of war, Gongsun Zan divided his troops in many places, which provided the enemy with various opportunities to defeat him. Yuan Shao thought so for a while, but after serious discussion with his staff, he discovered that Wang Yu and Gongsun Zan were waiting for him to divide their troops and go north.
Gongsun Zan dispersed more than half of his infantry and stationed them in various places. Except for a few hundred cavalry, the main force of the cavalry was in Pingyuan. Pingyuan County borders many counties in Jizhou, with Qinghe to the west, Anping County to the northwest, and southwest along the Yellow River.
It is Yangping County.
After the Battle of Jieqiao, the cavalry in Jizhou was almost completely wiped out. Even if Yuan Shao was wealthy, it would take some time to restore the cavalry system. Without cavalry, if the main force of infantry goes north to attack the rebels, Gongsun Zan will most likely fall behind.
Plagiarism, Yuan Shao cannot expect the other party to make the same mistake again.
"For the current plan, the only way is to attack the plain first and deal with Gongsun Zan, so those minions will not be afraid." Guo Tu proposed during the military meeting held for this purpose.
"It's inappropriate, it's very inappropriate!" Some people spoke, and others objected. This is the biggest sequela of too many celebrities. Guo Tu frowned, raised his eyes, and as expected saw the disgusting face of Shen Pei.
The judge did not have the consciousness to offend others. He walked calmly to the hanging map, pointed on it and said: "My lord, everyone, Qingzhou's detailed report, Xu Huang's troops stationed in Licheng are members of the Taishan Army."
The main battle force, Licheng is only more than a hundred miles away from Pingyuan City, and it can be said that it arrives at dawn and dusk. Moreover, Xu Huang has a reputation for being decisive in his military use..."
After clicking on the location representing Licheng on the map, Shen Pei drew a circle on the map around Linzi.
"Yu Jin's Ministry is nominally stationed in Linzi, but in fact, there are only a thousand elite troops stationed in the city, and the rest are ordinary county soldiers. Yu Jin's troops often leave the station in the name of training, and it is difficult to accurately estimate the scope of their operations.
, we can only tentatively think that it is a range from Anqiu and Duchang in the east; to the coast in the north; and to Luoyin in the west..."
Luoyin is a county town at the junction of Jinan Kingdom and Pingyuan County. Since Yu Jinbu's whereabouts have appeared here, it can be considered that he may lead his troops to appear in Pingyuan at any time.
"In other words, in the worst case scenario, our army will encounter more than half of Qingzhou's main force in the plains, plus the main force of Youzhou cavalry, and a combined attack from the Pingyuan army! Well, by the way, there will also be cavalry led by Wang Pengju himself.
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After delivering a long speech, Shen Pei turned around and asked, "Brother Gongze, are you sure of victory in the face of such an enemy?"
Of course, Guo Tu didn't dare to answer this question. Previously, he didn't know that Yu Jin's troop movements were so erratic. He thought it wouldn't be difficult to deal with Xu Huang alone. But after listening to the intelligence from the interrogation team, he discovered that Wang Yu was very scheming and very scheming.
Perhaps arrangements were made in advance before the troops were sent out.
Wang Yu's far-reaching plan chilled him, but he was not willing to be outdone when facing Shen Pei: "So what, can't we just let those two people show off their power under the nose of the lord?"
"It is better to let the enemy show off his power than to fall into a trap and lose the battle! Although Gongsun Zan was injured in the battle at Jieqiao, the centipede will not die. If our army is defeated, he can still easily make a comeback."
Pei Yinchai said: "Brother Gongze, you are so eager to promote the war, are you just eager to achieve meritorious service, and you don't even care about the safety of Jizhou?"
"You..." Guo Tu was so angry that veins popped out on his head, and he stared at Shen Pei, almost ready to come forward and fight.
"What about me?" How could the judge be afraid of him? He looked sideways and glared back, intending to provoke him.
In the past, the main figures of the two factions would have already joined the fighting groups, but today no one helped, and no one was paying attention to this quarrel.
At this moment, Yuan Shao, the shepherd of Jizhou, looked extremely ugly. If he just tried to argue with Guo, he might not be able to do anything. If everyone joins in, they might piss him off, and everyone will be unlucky together.
Already.
Besides, this argument is pointless.
For Jizhou, the best situation is for Gongsun Zan to return to Youzhou to regroup. In that case, Jizhou can calmly attack the Bohai Sea, cut off the passage between Youzhou and Qingzhou, and then choose a target to attack.
There are not many Qingzhou troops, but they are all elites who have fought successive battles in Luoyang. In a head-on battle, the current Jizhou army is not sure of victory.
Wang Yu's weakness is that he has few soldiers but many enemies around him, so he does not dare to stay away from his home base and starts a battle in the plains. Yu Jin and Xu Huang's troops may appear, but if he is in Jizhou, the most that will come is Wang Yu's light cavalry.
Gongsun Zan's problem is that he lacks frontal combat power. Although the light cavalry has high mobility, it has poor frontal attack capabilities, especially after losing the elite Baima Yicong. In addition, he has limited money and food, and cannot carry out a protracted war.
As a result, once Gongsun Zan hid in the plains, the situation was completely different. It was really difficult to break the joint power of these two men. What's more, the Jizhou army also needed to rest and regroup.
No one helped, and Guo Tu and Shen Pei alone couldn't make much noise. In fact, these two people were not without eyesight. They were always observing Yuan Shao's expression. Although the argument was fierce, they were kept within Yuan Shao's control.
Within the tolerance range.
After everything that needed to be said was said, they cursed each other a few more times, and the voices of the two of them became lower and lower, almost to the point of being silent.
As if aware of something, Yuan Shao raised his head, glanced around the faces of all the staff with an expressionless expression, and asked coldly: "Has everything been said? Doesn't anyone want to say anything else?"
Everyone was as silent as cicadas.
"The situation is not optimistic? Doesn't this general know? How about you? Now, what I want is countermeasures! Do you understand? Countermeasures!" Yuan Shao slapped the table hard and vented his inner feelings with the most intense movements and roars.
resentment.
Rather than saying that he was angry, it was better to say that he was frightened. Even when Luoyang was in chaos, he had never encountered such danger. Even though the battle was two days ago, he still closed his eyes every time.
Eyes, what appeared in the darkness were the figure waving on horseback, constantly approaching him, with an ominous smell of death.
If Wang Yu can be solved by paying a certain price, he would rather pay half of Jizhou and half of his family wealth. No, if this matter is true, he is willing to pay more.
However, his staff, these celebrities who are famous all over the world, failed to give even one unreliable suggestion. They argued endlessly over whether to get closer to Qingzhou. Doesn't anyone understand that what they want is not to get close to Qingzhou?
Qingzhou or not, but to completely eliminate the scourge of Qingzhou?
He stared and gasped, like a wounded beast. The staff lowered their heads and avoided his gaze.
The celebrities are so smart, how could they not know what their lord wants? But even so, what can they do?
Fighting a monster like Wang Yu that is rare in a century? This is not their expertise. Not to mention that the Jizhou Army is now at the end of its war effort. Even if it recovers as before, who can guarantee victory in the face of such an enemy?
The Xiliang generals, Xu Rong, who frightened all the heroes, and the Million Yellow Turbans were all defeated by him. Before the war began, which of his opponents was not widely favored and had the upper hand in strength?
Even if you don't consider this, everyone has witnessed the recent Jieqiao Battle with their own eyes. From the beginning to the end, Wang Yu almost swept away tens of thousands of Jizhou troops with one person.
This was still the case when he was a visiting army. If he arrived on his territory and asked him to assemble the main force under his command, what could Jizhou's troops do if he had the upper hand?
No one can think of a solution, and they are even more afraid that after they think of a solution, they will be ordered by the lord to execute it and bear the risks in the execution and the responsibility in case of failure.
Looking at this group of celebrities who were well versed in officialdom, Yuan Shao suddenly regretted that he was a little paranoid in selecting talents? The more sophisticated a person is, the more tactful he is in doing things and the less willing he is to take responsibility. This is better in officialdom.
Assistance, usually very helpful in discussing affairs, but when it comes to actually employing people...
However, thinking of those stubborn faces who didn't know how to adapt and repeatedly disobeyed him, Yuan Shao felt annoyed again. It was easy to use that kind of people occasionally, but how could he bear it if they were to get along day and night?
There are so many talented people around him, why are there no talented people who are both sophisticated and courageous? He sighed deeply in his heart, feeling deeply regretful.
"I have a plan, maybe I can share the Lord's worries." As if hearing Yuan Shao's silent sigh, someone spoke out proudly.
"Oh?" Yuan Shao was overjoyed. When he looked up, he saw that the person speaking was Xu You, who was in charge of intelligence. "What's Ziyuan's clever plan?"
"As the saying goes, a wise man will make a mistake after a thousand worries, and a fool may gain something after a thousand worries." Xu Yougong cupped his hands and said: "You are not talented. I just boldly spoke out in the mood of sharing the Lord's worries, thinking that it might have the effect of attracting others.
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Yuan Shao was too lazy to listen to these words and interrupted Xu You impatiently: "Okay, Ziyuan, don't be humble anymore. Now that you have a plan, let's just talk about it. If it's inappropriate, I won't pursue it, and neither will anyone else."
This is how I criticize you."
"Follow your orders." That's what Xu You wants. The risk of stepping forward at this time is very high. However, wealth can be found in danger, so as long as you use the word first, you can take some precautions.
"There are few soldiers in Qingzhou, but Wang Yu signaled that Yu Jin could not keep his duty, wander around, and threaten our army. It was because of his good relationship with Tao Gongzu that there was no need to station troops to defend the southern front. Now that summer has entered, if he could be behind the
He creates some crisis. No matter how courageous he is, he can't leave the empty Beihai and Donglai exposed, right?"
"Southern line? Ziyuan, do you want to alienate us?" Yuan Shao frowned.
"No." Xu You smiled slightly, "There must be an opportunity to exploit the estrangement. With the relationship between Tao Gongzu and Wang Yu, and the fact that Donghai Mi's family is in transit, the estrangement cannot succeed. However, there are many internal troubles in Xuzhou, especially Langya.
, almost in a completely independent state, it only takes one letter to create some trouble, so what's the difficulty?"
"You mean those Taishan thieves? Aren't they afraid of Wang Yu?" Shen Pei used to be under Han Fu and was responsible for intelligence. His understanding of the surrounding forces was not inferior to that of Xu You.
"During the last Yellow Turban Rebellion in Qingzhou, they were ready to make a move. They just fought with Gao and decided the winner too quickly, so they gave up halfway. But the grudge was finally established, and they were somewhat worried.
They were settled by Wang Yu. What’s more, if they want to take action this time, it’s not because they are directly against Qingzhou, but..."
Xu You smiled calmly and said: "Xuzhou is not only the barrier of Qingzhou, but also the weak spot that Qingzhou has to save. Instead of dealing with Qingzhou directly, it is better to start with Xuzhou first and let Wang Yu worry about one thing and the other. If he doesn't save Xuzhou, the lord will just drive him away."
When Xuzhou changes hands, Qingzhou will naturally not be able to maintain its previous calm attitude. If he saves Xuzhou, my lord will only use one general to lead an army of tens of thousands to conquer the plains, so why worry about it?"
"It is better to divide the enemy together than to share the enemy; it is better to fight the yang than to fight the yin. How wonderful, how wonderful!" Yuan Shao smiled while stroking his palms.
In fact, Liu Dai had already done this once before, but Wang Yu was a better chess player and outplayed the former. However, this strategy of encircling Xuzhou and attacking Qingzhou was very clever.
"Let's do it this way, Ziyuan. I'll leave this matter to you. Do it well and don't let me down."
"Follow your orders." (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)