It was past noon, the sky was just right, the warm sunshine was shining on my body, and a feeling of extreme comfort came out from my bones, making me feel lazy and unable to cheer up.
The Luoshui River is gurgling. By the riverside, a queue of thousands of people is coming from the west. Flags are flying, and their clothes are bright. From the generals to the soldiers, almost everyone's face is shining with confidence and joy. No matter how you look at it, they look like
A mighty army returning victoriously.
In fact, this is a victorious army.
Since Cao Cao and Wang Yu started fighting in Leping, similar scenes have happened almost every day.
The Qingzhou Army marched out to fight before dawn, and Cao's soldiers under Leping City rose up to fight. After a few long or short rounds, Cao's soldiers retreated and moved closer to Leping City, trying to rely on the cover of the city defense to regain their position. The Qingzhou Army
But he didn't press too hard. He always stopped when he saw good things, cleaned up the battlefield, and then returned in triumph.
This is the truth behind the fierce fighting every day under Leping City and the Qingzhou Army's continuous victory.
From the perspective of an onlooker, the situation in Leping has reached a critical point, but in fact, Cao Cao is far from reaching the end of his rope, and he still has a lot of remaining strength.
Cao Cao's plan was to use defense as offense, taking advantage of the Qingzhou Army's weakness of being trapped on all sides, and preparing to rely on city defense to hold Wang Yu back. If the latter got carried away, no matter whether he launched a fierce attack or designed to lure the enemy, he would surely suffer a loss.
Judging from the current situation, the situation between the two sides is considered to be even. Wang Yu was not fooled by Cao Cao's show of weakness, but there was nothing he could do against the other party. If the entire battle situation in Hebei is taken into account, then the situation of the Qingzhou Army is quite unfavorable.
Yuan Shao's army is coming all the way, and may appear on the battlefield in the next moment; although Liu Dai is both a snake and a mouse, there is no doubt that he is hostile to Wang Yu; plus for some reason, Zhang Jia has never left the city to fight...
…The longer Wang Yu delays in Leping City, the more disadvantageous it will be.
Of course, these overall considerations have little impact on ordinary soldiers. If you win, you will win. If you don't attack the city, you will naturally consider not attacking the city. Why do you have to think so much about fighting under the command of a champion who has won every battle?
If you obey orders and fight bravely, won't victory come naturally?
On the other hand, Cao's army, no matter how encouraged the generals were, pessimism was still the mainstream in the army. In the Battle of Liaocheng, the army lost thousands of people and was defeated back to Leping. Then in a series of battles around Leping, no one was victorious, and zero was won.
Bit by bit, more than a thousand people were lost.
The total number of Cao's troops who crossed the river was only 20,000, and the loss of nearly 30% was obvious to ordinary soldiers even if the higher-ups concealed it. No matter how illiterate, many people around them still knew it.
On the other hand, on the Qingzhou Army side, the soldiers were generally optimistic, but the upper echelons of the army were not so relaxed. Xu Huang, who led the army to the battle, looked solemn, and Taishi Ci also had an unhappy look on his face, even on the face of Wang Yu who came out of the camp to greet him.
Seeing the familiar smile, the second general's mood still did not improve.
"Lord, why don't we just give up and fight? I really don't understand. Cao Bing's morale is already very low. Shouldn't we take advantage of his illness to kill him? What's going on with this procrastination?
"When he saw Wang Yu, Taishi Ci felt unhappy and thought he had a destination.
Wang Yu smiled jokingly and said: "Gongming, did Ziyi meet his old sweetheart again today, and then got dumped? Otherwise, why would he be so resentful?
woman."
Xu Huang was stunned when he heard this, then glanced at the angry Taishi Ci, and couldn't help but smile: "My lord is wise, Na Dianwei has indeed gone to war again. In the chaos, he fought Ziyi for several rounds, but there was still no winner.
burden."
"I'll just tell you?" Wang Yu spread his hands, and his face clearly said: It is indeed so.
"That's not what happened..." Taishi Ci was anxious. He was definitely regretful that he couldn't decide the outcome with Dian Wei, but what really made him irritated was the current battle situation. This procrastinating style of play,
It not only made him unhappy, but also did not help the overall situation. However, the Lord still enjoyed doing it, which made him really confused.
"Didn't I explain this to you? Liu Dai and Cao Cao, the former is the main target. Cao Cao is good at fighting. It will be difficult to win him. Even if he wins, there is no guarantee that his strength will not be damaged. What will we get then?
Dealing with Yuan Shao? Cao Cao was determined on this, so he still stood firm in Leping even though he knew he was losing."
"After defeating Liu Dai, can we easily capture Cao Cao? I still can't understand the conspiracy behind this." This was not the first time Taishi Ci heard this statement, but he still couldn't understand it.
Liu Cao put up a posture of mutual horns, but as a result, Cao Cao was attacked fiercely, but Liu Dai didn't even move, and there was no way to contain him. He was facing only Cao Cao's opponent.
Since it cannot have a restraining effect, Liu Dai's defeat or not will not have much impact on Cao Cao. It should have the effect of deterring the enemy, but after consecutive defeats, the morale of Cao's army is already very low. What else can be done to reduce morale?
Use? In the end, you have to rely on actual combat to be serious.
Speaking of Liu Dai, another grudge against Tai Shici was aroused again.
"My lord, you should not leave the task of raiding Liu Dai to brother Wen Ze. His military skills and strategies are all superior to mine, but I, Tai Shici, is the best at fighting raids. If I go, there is no need at all.
If we cooperate, a night attack will be enough to take care of Liu Dai, so why bother making it so troublesome that there is still no news?"
"The risk of a night attack is too great." Wang Yu smiled and said: "A night battle is difficult to control, and the Yanzhou Army is not a mob. If the attack fails, it will be terrible for Liu Dai to be prepared. Speaking of which, if not
He is trapped in a desperate situation, and it is really troublesome to capture his 30,000-strong army. Besides..."
Although Taishi Ci acted recklessly, he was not a person who ignored the situation. Wang Yu knew that his favorite general was anxious simply because he was worried about the situation of the battle.
However, there is nothing that can be done about it. The communication methods of this era are too backward. It is not difficult to command soldiers and horses hundreds of miles away to fight, and it is even less reliable to conduct separate attacks and combined attacks.
Large-scale cooperative operations largely rely on the generals' own judgment. What he, the coach, can do is just to put the right people in the right positions and formulate an overall strategy. The rest is just
We can see the performance of our generals.
In the Battle of Chiping, if Taishi Ci or Xu Huang were the main generals, the launch might have been earlier. Huang Zhong was the oldest and Yu Jin was the most cautious. With these two generals as the main generals, even a surprise attack would be relatively slow.
Launch at the right time.
According to common sense, the sooner the decision is made to break the situation, the better. If the impact of Liu Dai's defeat on Cao Cao is not large enough and different from what he expected in advance, there is still time to make amends.
However, Wang Yu was confident because he had the foresight to accurately predict the relationship between Cao Cao and Liu Dai, and judge the evolution of the situation accordingly.
Wang Yu originally didn't have much interest in remote control or anything like that. As the saying goes, it's stupid to make assumptions out of thin air when you're not at the scene, especially if the target is Yu Jin.
Yu Jin is a very standard soldier. He always obeys the orders of his superiors unconditionally. Even if he finds a problem, he will force it on. This is a great advantage, but it is also a fatal shortcoming.
Historically, Guan Yu made similar mistakes when he defeated Cao Ren and besieged Fancheng, and Yu Jin was ordered to rescue him. Cao Cao was not familiar with the geography of Jingxiang and was worried about the safety of Cao Ren, his younger brother. He gave Yu Jin an urgent order but did not consider it.
When I arrived, it was the rainy season in Jingxiang.
As a result, as soon as Yu Jin arrived, autumn rains flooded the area near Fancheng, and flash floods broke out, trapping Yu Jin in one fell swoop. Guan Yu became famous as the Seventh Army Flooded.
With this lesson learned from the past as a reference, Wang Yu would naturally not make the same mistake. The order he gave to Yu Jin was extremely liberal. Except for the analysis of Chiping's terrain and the Yanzhou Army, he did not make any restrictions.
Ping Jin and Huang Zhong coordinated on their own and played freely.
Wang Yu believed that he would be able to get a satisfactory result.
The key to this battle is not only to defeat Liu Dai, but also to achieve some other goals. Therefore, the best executor is not Taishi Ci who is good at fighting and rushing, but Yu Jin who is good at controlling the rhythm and grasping the scale.
of.
In fact, just when Taishi Ci and Xu Huang were going out for battle, the messenger sent by Yu Jin before setting off had already arrived in Liaocheng. Now, the battle in Chiping should have been settled, and we are just waiting for further news to come.
Victory is certain, the question is whether the other goals have been achieved.
"Report..."
While he was explaining the words, a wisp of smoke suddenly appeared in the south. When he looked at it carefully, he saw that it was Juechen on a fast horse. Wang Yu's heart moved, and he knew that the news was probably about the Battle of Chiping.
The rider was very fast, and he was approaching in a blink of an eye. The bodyguards had already met him. After checking his identity, he knew he was one of his own, so he led the messenger to Wang Yu.
"Your Majesty, my subordinates came from Chiping and brought a handwritten letter jointly signed by Generals Yu, Huang, and Xu!"
"Yes." Wang Yu nodded, took the letter, and opened it to read. When he heard about Chiping, Taishi Ci also knew what was going on. He didn't dare to come to Wang Yu to read the letter, and he couldn't wait for Wang Yu to read it.
After explaining, he directly asked the messenger: "Did the battle win? What was the result?"
"General Taishi, our army has won a great victory!" Taishi Ci has a bold personality and can easily get along with the soldiers. Of course the messenger recognizes him, and the news he brought is nothing to avoid. Seeing that his lord did not express anything, he naturally couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart.
ecstasy.
"Of the 30,000 troops, apart from the thousands who were killed or wounded, less than a thousand fled by boat with Liu Dai. The rest were blocked by General Huang's ambush and all were disarmed!"
More than 10,000 troops were dispatched and more than 20,000 people were captured. This was a brilliant achievement. No wonder the messenger was so excited.
"So many prisoners?" Xu Huang knew about Wang Yu's plan beforehand, but he was also taken aback at this moment.
According to Wang Yu's plan, all the remaining troops were mobilized for this battle. Huang Zhong led a small number of elite night raids and harassment, while Yu Jin led the main force of Yulin's army to attack and ambush some troops to the west of the river bend to weaken the strength of the Yanzhou army as much as possible.
According to the messenger, this battle was a complete success and the Yanzhou Army was almost wiped out.
"General Xu, you don't know the situation at that time. The Yanzhou Army was harassed all night long and could not sleep well. After being defeated by General Yu, it ran so fast..." The messenger was Yu Jin's personal guard. The general had made great achievements.
He was already very happy, but when he mentioned this, he became even more proud.
He said with joy: "General Yu chased very skillfully. He started very quickly, slowly slowed down, and finally stopped suddenly. The defeated troops were already very tired. When they saw that they were out of danger, they couldn't run anymore, so they
We did it staggeringly, and then our ambush troops surrounded us from all directions. They couldn't even stand up, so what if they don't surrender?"
"That's it." Xu Huang understood. This was the same as when Wang Yu defeated Chun Yuqiong at the boundary bridge. After running wildly, once he stopped to rest, he would not be able to stand up again for a while, otherwise Chun Yu would have
How could Joan think she had been poisoned?
"This Xu Yuanzhi knows how to pick up bargains. Isn't he in Xuzhou? No one greeted him, so why did he just wander over here by himself? This guy may not be very capable, but his ability to grab credit is unparalleled in the world.
Unparalleled."
Taishi Ci spoke bitterly, first slandering Xu Shu, and then sighed regretfully: "Brother Wen Ze is also a hundred meters away, why did Liu Dai escape? He pretended to cross the river, and he was willing to do so.
There must be a ship! It’s not like we don’t have a naval force in Qingzhou. If we make some arrangements in advance, wouldn’t we block him? It’s good to wipe out all the enemy troops, but Liu Dai ran away, which is also... Alas, the success was failed!
"
Wang Yu looked up from the army report and said with a smile: "Wen Ze is not to blame for this. I specifically emphasized that I wanted him to let Liu Dai escape."
"Ah?" Taishi Ci was stunned, and the messenger was also confused.
In wars, it is important to capture the thief first. No matter how many enemy soldiers and horses are destroyed or how much territory is occupied, it cannot be regarded as a complete victory. As long as the enemy is still there, there is a possibility of a comeback. Therefore, the only way to capture the enemy's leader is to capture them.
, is considered a complete victory.
In the Battle of Chiping, from all angles, Yu Jin was a complete victory. The only flaw was that Liu Dai ran away, but this flaw was quite critical. The messenger had been trying to exaggerate other results, just because he was afraid that the lord would ask about it.
This, as a result, when Wang Yu opened his mouth, he said this.
Deliberately releasing water? What’s the point of this?
"Could it be that..." Xu Huang was thoughtful and asked, "Is this my lord's strategy to attack Liu and retreat from Cao?"
"Not bad." Wang Yu smiled and nodded, admiration flashing in his eyes. It is not unusual for a brave general to be able to fight. Only a person who can think and remain calm at all times can be called a famous general.
"When they fought against our Qingzhou, Liu Dai and Cao Cao were allies, but if we focus on Yanzhou... Liu Dai is the official governor of Yanzhou and a member of the Han Dynasty. Although he has no aggressive intentions, his influence in Yanzhou is deeply rooted.
, it is difficult to sway in a hurry. And Cao Cao is an emerging force that is rising and is in the process of rapid expansion, so the two of them are actually in a competitive relationship."
"Cao Cao's rise took place under Liu Dai's nose. The reason why Liu Dai did not interfere was firstly because Cao Cao was very respectful; more importantly, because Cao Cao occupied territory that Liu Dai did not want."
Wang Yu counted Cao Cao's territories and analyzed the situation in Yanzhou clearly.
"Chenliu has become a white land since the Guandong princes gathered together, and it borders Luoyang and Yuzhou. If you take this place, you will easily be involved in chaos; in East County, Heishan Yu Du and others are running rampant in the territory.
...In addition, by acquiescing to Cao Cao to take Chen Liu, you can also sit back and watch Cao Cao and Zhang Miao fight, which is killing two birds with one stone."
"If I capture and kill Liu Dai, it will really help Cao Cao a lot, allowing him to easily overcome Liu Dai's hurdle. Therefore, Cao Cao knew that Liu Dai was unwilling to come to help, but he insisted on fighting hard with our army, just to give him a
The world had the impression that Liu Dai was unkind, but he was righteous. Therefore, he urgently ordered Xi Zhicai to withdraw from Xuzhou, giving our army an opportunity to raid Liu Dai."
"Ha...is there such a thing? I thought Cao Cao was about to die..." The calculation involved was too complicated for a straight man like Tai Shici, who was stunned when he heard: "Then,
What about Zang Ba? My lord, didn’t you say that Zang Ba may still covet Qingzhou, and we must be careful to guard against it?”
"Zang Ba is not Cao Cao's subordinate after all. He can try to influence, but cannot control the other party. He just guessed that if I want to break the situation, I can only try to defeat them one by one, so it is imperative to attack Liu Dai. I have always been bold in using troops, and was
It’s not surprising that he guessed what he was thinking, he might have thought that I would mobilize troops from the front line to attack Chiping from the north and the south at the same time!”
"In this way, even if our army did not mix its elite into the Youzhou army that day, it would have been defeated?" Tai Shici understood.
"Yes, he will definitely retreat. I'm afraid he has already planned it before the war begins." After repeated discussions, Wang Yu and Jia Xu reached a consensus.
"If our army attacks Liu Dai and wins without any effort, then Cao Cao will continue to wait for Yuan Shao; if it suffers heavy losses, he will take advantage of the situation to launch an attack. In short, he will be in an invincible position. Therefore, the surprise attack on Liu Dai will
We cannot adopt the strategy of night attack. If we do that, there are too many uncertain factors. Our army may suffer heavy losses, and we may not be able to completely defeat Liu Dai, or we may accidentally kill Liu Dai."
This is the reason why Wang Yu emphasized controllability and did not let Taishi Ci go out to fight, nor did he engage in night battles. The uncertainty of night battles was too strong.
"In this way, if Liu Dai is allowed to escape, the situation will be..."
"Liu Dai escaped and his army was depleted. The strength of the two heroes in Yanzhou was reversed!" It was Xu Huang who answered the question. He said quickly: "Liu Dai has a reputation and connections. As long as he has time, he can
Restore the strength. He has almost mobilized the troops in the eastern part of Yanzhou. If he wants to quickly restore the strength, the best way is to seize Dongjun. He will take a boat to the west, and his destination will undoubtedly be Puyang!"
"It turned out to be like this." Taishi Citian was not afraid of anything, but after hearing this series of plans by Wang Yu and Cao Cao, he broke into a cold sweat and felt a chill on his back.
Liu Dai, whose strength was greatly reduced, went to Puyang. If Cao Cao didn't want to lose Yanzhou, he could only quickly return reinforcements to stabilize the situation and deal with Liu Dai. How could he still have the energy to keep an eye on Wang Yu?
The continuous battles between three armies and more than 100,000 people were only on the surface. The real fighting style was actually hidden under the surface. It was countless times more dangerous than the brutal offensive and defensive battles!
"Attack Cao and Liu, attack Liu to break the situation, let Liu retreat from Cao, kill two birds with one stone! The master's plan is like a ghost!" The truth came out, Taishi Ci and Xu Huang looked at each other, and were in admiration. (To be continued. Please search Piao Piao.