Although Wang Yu's plan also has risks, it is still a big pie falling from the sky for Liu Bei, who has been looking for opportunities. Regardless of interests or considering master-slave etiquette, Liu Bei must express the corresponding respect and respect as soon as possible.
Thanks come.
"Your Majesty is courteous. I heard that your Majesty intended to use troops to clear the river. I summoned Bei. Bei came to obey his orders." As soon as they met, Liu Bei bowed to the ground. In the Han Dynasty when kneeling was not yet popular, this was a very solemn etiquette.
Liu Bei was very respectful, but Wang Yu didn't care much. He quickly held Liu Bei's arms and said with a smile: "Rebellious ministers and traitors, anyone who is loyal to the Han Dynasty will be punished. If you want to rebel against something big, how can you rarely get Xuan?"
Duke De? However, there are many members of Yuan's traitors. Even if they are temporarily frustrated, they will not give up. Duke Xuande must be more careful before and after he enters the army."
Liu Bei replied seriously: "I dare not forget your kind words."
"Mr. Xuande is so polite, please." Wang Yu said a few more polite words, then extended his invitation and asked Liu Bei to check in.
"Your Majesty, please." Liu Bei did not dare to neglect and returned the greeting, then he was half a step behind Wang Yu and entered together.
The food and wine in the tent had been removed, and a map of the terrain of Jizhou was hung next to Wang Yu's handsome desk. Wang Yu did not invite Liu Bei and his brother to sit down, but took Liu Bei directly to the map.
This move was inconsistent with etiquette, but Liu Bei didn't care. He was just a guest, so how could he have the confidence to argue with Wang Yu? More importantly, his attention was attracted by the map.
This map is not made of the usual sheepskin, but on white paper newly produced in Qingzhou. The ink on it is clear and clear, obviously it was newly painted recently, and the white paper emits a soft halo, which makes the ink mark much more vivid.
The map is drawn very carefully. Mountains, rivers, cities and roads, no matter how big or small, are all marked. There are also small characters on the side, indicating the corresponding data, which is amazing.
In addition, there are many colorful markings on the map, which are particularly eye-catching.
The most common arrows on the picture are red, yellow, green and black. Liu Bei guessed that these arrows should represent the march route, but there are many styles of these arrows, some are hollow, some are filled in, and some are drawn with dotted lines.
There are also many arrows with only a single line or incoherent dotted lines behind them, which obviously represent certain specific meanings.
In addition, some special symbols are also marked on the locations representing urban roads. These symbols are used as divisions to divide the counties in southern Jizhou into multiple regions.
Liu Bei guessed that this division method should represent the strength range of various princes in Jizhou.
Wei County is located at the southwest end of Jizhou, bordering the river to the south, connected to the northern part of Hanoi County to the west, Guangping County to the north, and Yangping County to the east. Currently, the western part of Guangping is being invaded by the Black Mountain Army, so this area is marked in black.
Elsewhere it is yellow.
Julu County and Zhao State to the north of Guangping are not involved in the war for the time being, so they are marked in green.
The two counties of Anping and Qinghe east of Yangping are currently at war. The forces of the two sides are intertwined, so red and yellow dotted lines are used. According to this division method, the land of the two counties was divided into three areas by Wang Yu.
The northern area is the largest, focusing on Guangzong City in the south of Anping, and including the land in the northern part of Qinghe County along the Qinghe River; the middle area is slightly second, focusing on Qingyuan City at the junction of Qinghe and Yangping.
, including a large area of land including Qinghe County; the southernmost area is from Yan County to Liaocheng, which spans the area between Qinghe County and Qinghe County in the plain.
"The red ones represent our side, the yellow ones represent the enemy, the black ones are the Montenegrin Army, and the green ones are the forces that remain neutral for the time being; the arrows represent the march route, and the different arrows represent various differences before and after the war.
The dotted line represents the possible direction of sending troops..."
Wang Yu's detailed explanation came to his ears. Liu Bei nodded repeatedly and was amazed in his heart. This method of notation is not complicated, but it is concise and intuitive. Not only does it not require people to spend time recalling the battle situation, but it can also serve as a reminder.
Liu Bei had a better understanding of Wang Yu's military qualities, and he felt that just because of this knowledge, today's trip was not in vain.
Liu Bei said with emotion: "There is an old saying: No matter how big or small everything is, there are laws of heaven and man. Kings and princes can fight a hundred battles without danger, but there are those who don't know the reason, and they falsely say that kings and princes only fight bravely and win by luck. When I see it today, I know that this is a big fallacy.
, the next time I hear it, there will be some refutations."
Wang Yu laughed and said: "Mr. Xuande praised me erroneously. He was just seeking convenience. How can I deserve such praise? Mr. Xuande said this, but he spoiled me rotten."
This thing is not a special invention. It is just a gadget that I was used to seeing in my previous life. No one thought of it before, but it does not mean that the ancients were stupid. Maps in this era are precious things. Who would be willing to write on them?
Doodle?
The key reason why Wang Yu has this convenience is that he can draw himself, and there is new paper available. As long as he has one picture, he can copy it, which is much easier.
Waving his hand, Wang Yu said again: "Yuan Shao is currently adopting a defensive strategy. If our army takes the initiative to attack, it will inevitably lead to a war of attrition and a fortified battle. Our army is small but skilled, which is naturally disadvantageous. Therefore, I plan to do the opposite.
To do that, I will not touch that line of defense first, but will encroach on the land of Qinghe and Guangping counties step by step. For this reason, I divided the two counties into three war zones..."
He pointed at the map and said: "Guangzong is located at the junction of the three counties, and the defense direction is towards the enemies of Guangping and Julu; Qingyuan is in the north of Yangping, which can effectively cut off the connection between Guantao and the enemies of Guangping, but the defense tasks will be more complex.
Heavy, because if Yuan Shao wants to launch a large-scale counterattack, this is a must-attack place; the defense targets of the Liaocheng front are mainly imaginary enemies..."
Wang Yu did not directly say who the imaginary enemy was, but Liaocheng was located on the north bank of the Yellow River and was close to Dongjun. The only defenses were Liu Dai and Cao Cao.
After explaining in detail, Wang Yu concluded: "Yuan Shao is very arrogant. Although he was stunned for a moment, when he comes to his senses, he will soon start to fight back. No matter what Xuande Gong chooses in the end.
No matter what war zone you are in, you can’t be careless.”
"What the Lord means..." Liu Bei suddenly raised his head, his eyes full of disbelief.
When Wang Yu explained, he had already made some guesses, but after all, he still didn't believe that happiness would come so suddenly. A war zone is half a county, and it is where the essence of Jizhou is located. More importantly, according to Wang Yu,
According to Wang Yu's policy, he can attack those powerful people, and the resulting notoriety can be attributed to Wang Yu.
If everything goes well, he will soon be able to gather enough money and food.
As for the risks that Wang Yu had been stressing, Liu Bei just regarded them as a passing thought. The war is fierce and dangerous, and of course there will be risks in fighting. If there are risks, retreat, then how can we fight for the world?
What's more, Yuan Shao has been beaten to a point of confusion. No matter how good he is, the Jizhou Army, which suffered heavy casualties, will not be able to launch a counterattack for a while. Even if there is a war, it will probably be next year. With this year, even if he cannot completely
Qinghe has established a firm foothold and can build a reliable force.
Wang Yu smiled and said: "Brother Bogui and I can't move lightly for the time being. Except for brother Fa Shi, brother Bogui has no generals under his command. The one who can take on such an important task is none other than Duke Xuande.
I hope Mr. Xuande will not refuse."
"I don't dare to take it, I don't dare to take it." Liu Bei declined, but his mind had already followed the map and flown to the land of Jizhou.
When Wang Yu explained, Liu Bei had already begun to analyze.
Among the three theaters, on the surface, the defense tasks in the central theater are the most arduous, the southern theater is the easiest, and the northern theater is the most complex.
The central theater is likely to face Yuan Shao's counterattack. Even if Yuan Shao does not fight in person, facing Gao Lan alone will be very stressful. What the southern theater needs to guard against is the Yanzhou princes whose movements are unknown. Will the Yanzhou princes join the battle group?
It's hard to say how he will join. With Liu Dai's courage, will he come to Jizhou to face Wang Yu's strength, or will he turn to sneak attack on the relatively empty Qingzhou?
Therefore, Liu Bei came to the above conclusion.
But if you think about it more deeply, things may not be that simple.
Liu Dai has no courage, but Cao Cao is not good at fighting. Not long ago, he just defeated Yuan Shu and was in the limelight. Will he watch the situation in Jizhou slip in a direction that is not conducive to him? Cao Cao took the lead and Liu Dai followed suit.
The pressure on the southern front suddenly surged, and Liu Bei had no confidence that he could stop it.
The middle road is not that dangerous. After all, Yuan Shao is already frightened. He may not have the courage to counterattack. If Yuan Shao doesn't come in person, how much threat can he pose just by looking at him? The last time he lost to Zhang Jia, on the one hand, he was ambushed.
, on the other hand, they are also outnumbered. As long as they can capture Qinghe County, how difficult is it to form a large army?
Besides, the main force in Qingzhou is in Yan County and the main force in Youzhou is in Xindu. They can reinforce the central theater at any time, but the north and south theaters do not have this convenience. If the enemy comes in a hurry, at least in the early stage, the defenders in those two theaters will
The generals can only fight on their own, and reinforcements can only come along the way.
Thinking of this, Liu Bei made up his mind and said with emotion: "Since the king and the princes will not give up, I will do my duty and be willing to be the vanguard to go to Qingyuan to defend Gaolan."
"In that case, we have to rely on Duke Xuande." Wang Yu was overjoyed and nodded in agreement: "I will write a letter and inform Brother Fa Shi to change the strategy and change defenses. I will also explain it. However, Duke Xuande will
There are not many soldiers and horses, even if it is a surprise attack, this Qinghe City..."
Before Liu Bei could reply, Zhang Feihuan glared and shouted loudly: "Brother Pengju, don't underestimate me. There are only a few thousand remnant soldiers in Qinghe City. With me and my second brother here, why not attack them in one go?"
If you can't trust me, I will issue a military order here. If you can't take Qinghe City, I will come to see you!"
"Yi De, please don't be rude." Guan Yu glared at his sworn brother with dissatisfaction, raised his hand to Wang Yu, and said: "General Wang, what Yide said was reckless, but his words were rough and his reasoning was not rough. The soldiers in Qinghe City were already frightened.
There is nothing to be afraid of. It is only because of the height of the city and the depth of the trench that we were able to withstand General Tian's siege. If they are lured out of the city this time, although my brother is not talented, there is no reason why he cannot defeat them."
Although he was explaining to Zhang Fei, Guan Yu's words were full of arrogance. Fortunately, he was right, and Wang Yu naturally had no reason to disagree.
Wang Yu waved his hand and said with a smile: "Third brother, don't be upset, and second brother, don't be anxious. My original intention was to let Ziyi lead hundreds of troops to help Duke Xuande in the battle, but since both brothers have said so, what about this matter?"
That’s it.”
Guan Yu cupped his fists and said: "My brother appreciates General Wang's kindness, but the general has to besiege Yan City and divide his troops to go south, so the troops are quite tight. My brother lost the plain a few days ago and almost caused a catastrophe. This time too
How dare you not strive to be the first to make atonement for your sins?"
Zhang Fei laughed heartily: "Brother Pengju, just be rest assured. As long as you don't underestimate the enemy, Qinghe City will be captured easily? Just wait and see!"
The two brothers were extremely passionate, but Liu Bei sighed in his heart.
He believed that Wang Yu was not hypocritical. Whether Qinghe County could be captured or not would have a great impact on the entire war situation. He believed that the capital city was in good order. With these people in charge, they had relatively high control over the city. Wang Yu's strategy may not be the same.
It can work, but Qinghe City will probably fall victim to it 80% of the time.
But even if he fell into the trap, it would still be difficult to seize the city. Taishi Ci's martial arts may not be better than his two sworn brothers, but the fighting power of Qingzhou's elite is much stronger than the defeated generals under his own command.
In the end, he was rejected by his two adopted brothers, which is really... a pity.
After thanking Wang Yu again, the Liu Bei brothers left the central army, ordered their troops and horses, mixed in with the rolling crowd, and headed west. At the same time, dozens of fast horses also left the camp and galloped away in different directions.
This all-out war on the land of Hebei began.
…
After the battle lines opened, Yan County, a small place, quickly became the busiest place in Hebei and even the world.
Rangers are constantly coming and going, and information from all over Hebei and even the world is being sent here in a steady stream. Every time a piece of information is received, a few more strokes will be added to Wang Yu's already complicated map.
It quickly became messy.
"Lord, please inform me that three days ago, Qinghe City was attacked. Guantao Guards General Gao Lan was severely shaken. Although he did not send troops to rescue, he sent a thousand soldiers and horses to reinforce Qingyuan. Liu Shijun asked for instructions whether to continue to advance westward..."
"General Taishi captured Liaocheng yesterday and wiped out all the Liaocheng defenders. Lu Kuang was stationed in Leping, but Lu Xiang did not dare to move..."
"General Tian even went to Kenan Palace and passed through the county. Guangzong could go down overnight, but Xindu City was extremely secure. No matter how the people outside the city rushed to harvest autumn grain, not a single soldier left the city..."
The battle is going smoothly, and all fronts are advancing vigorously. According to this situation, they will soon be able to advance to the expected position. However, Wang Yu's expression is very solemn. To an uninformed person, he would think that the battle situation is already in danger.
"What are you worried about, my lord?" Qingzhou was fine for the time being, but the situation in Hebei was very complicated. Jia Xu couldn't get involved in internal affairs, so Wang Yu simply summoned him from Linzi to serve as military counselor.
Wang Yu frowned and stared at the map, and said without looking back: "I always feel that something is wrong. Yuan Shao's resistance is too weak."
Except for Gao Lan who sent troops to reinforce Qingyuan, the garrison generals from all over Jizhou assumed a posture of holding their heads and being beaten. As long as the coalition forces did not attack their own heads, they turned a blind eye to the surrounding situation and had no intention of rescuing each other.
The situation was originally unfavorable, and when they were defeated one by one by the coalition forces, the war situation naturally went from bad to worse.
"Yuan Benchu was indecisive and couldn't use people. He strictly ordered everyone to defend. Naturally, the generals did not seek victory. They considered defeat first and were less enterprising. It is not surprising." Jia Xu nodded and said: "What's more, Zhang Yan is in Guangping. When traveling vertically and horizontally, Yuan Benchu sometimes neglected the front line for the sake of self-protection."
"Wen He, do you really think so?" Wang Yu turned his head and stared at the fat man with a rather playful look.
"According to common sense." Jia Xu held a cattail leaf fan and kept fanning it in a flickering way. He was not trying to show off, but it was really hot.
"So what if it doesn't follow common sense?" Wang Yu asked.
"If it doesn't follow common sense, it would be a conspiracy theory, and the situation would not be good."
Jia Xu slapped twice, stood up and walked to the map, "Generally speaking, when faced with enemies from two sides, one should stay on the defensive on one side and launch an offensive on the other side to deal with the weaker enemy as soon as possible. Although the Montenegrin army has many soldiers and horses, But most of them are just a mob, and as long as there are two to thirty thousand elite soldiers, they can be defeated in a fight, or even destroyed..."
Jia Xu moved his finger downwards and pointed at the location of Hanoi: "Hanoi Zhang Yang is regarded as a vassal of Yuan Shao. Although he does not have many soldiers and horses under his command, he can fight with more than ten thousand soldiers!"
As he spoke, he pointed his hand upwards and drew a large circle, including Bingzhou, which is adjacent to Jizhou: "At the beginning of the year, Yuan Shao sent Gao Gan to Bingzhou. This man was the direct son of the famous Gao family in Chenliu, and he was well-known. , and married into the Yuan clan, becoming Yuan Shao's son-in-law, with a very high reputation, and the help of Zhang Yang's old tribe. When he first joined the Shangdang, he won the support of the local powerful."
"Let me ask, Shangdang, although there are not many soldiers in Hanoi, if they attack from the front and back with the Jizhou army, how can Zhang Yan resist?"
Shangdang County and Guangping County are separated by the Taihang Mountains, and the distance from Hanoi County to Wei County is even shorter. Yuan Shao has reached a critical moment of life and death, but these two reinforcements have remained stationary. It is indeed strange.
Of course, there may be some reasons for this, such as Zhang Yang's wavering, senior cadres' failure to completely control the Shangdang, etc., but since it is a conspiracy theory, the problem must be considered from the worst possible angle.
"The scouts reported that due to the delay in taking Handan City, Zhang Yan lost patience and divided his troops eastward to attack Quliang, but Yuan Shao still stood still. Both sides were on the defensive. If Yuan Shao was not frightened, it can only be said that he was in What conspiracy is brewing?"
Wang Yu nodded and asked, "What conspiracy do Wen He think it is?"
After getting familiar with Wang Yu's style, Jia Xu rarely went around in circles like when they first met him. Even if he did, he would not go too far: "Zhang Yan may not be worried, but it may be that Yuan Shao was worried about arousing the enemy, so he did it." Be patient and wait for the opportunity to come, then strike with a thunderous blow to destroy your opponent."
Wang Yu hummed, and his eyes fell on Yanzhou first, and then looked at Youzhou.
Jia Xu observed the words and knew that Wang Yu wanted to go with him, so he continued: "Cao Cao returned to Jundong County, and Liu Dai also mobilized the main force to Dongwuyang. Whether it is to guard against our army or to wait for an opportunity to attack, it is not yet known, but the threat is already there It’s here. But over there in Youzhou…”
Wang Yu's thinking on the battle situation was already very complete, but he had not yet figured out the sequence. After Jia Xu sorted it out from beginning to end, his thinking became completely clear.
According to the worst-case scenario, Yuan Shao may have constructed a grand strategy to involve a large group of powerful princes. His ultimate goal is not Zhang Yan or Gongsun Zan, but himself! (To be continued. Please search Gone with the Wind Astronomy, novels are better and updated faster!)