"My lord, your strategy of recruiting Cao Cao has no flaws. You suppressed it with great force and expanded its internal contradictions. In the end, disputes and even conflicts arose due to the objection of war or peace. Our army can easily accept the troops that will defeat others without fighting.
effect."
Jia Xu was not in a hurry to answer Wang Yu's questions head-on. Instead, he took his time and analyzed Wang Yu's strategy to attack Cao Cao.
Wang Yu was a little confused. This strategy was originally discussed between him and Jia Xu. Is there any flaw in it that Jia Xu still doesn't know about? However, he also knew that Jia Xu would not be wrong, so he listened patiently.
"What is the biggest prerequisite for the alliance to besiege a certain prince? Is he too strong? Or does he do many evil things? Or does he have many enemies? No, none of them, but to be famous! Cao Cao first attacked Yuan Shu, and then harassed Xuzhou.
In the Hebei War, he helped Yuan Shao many times..."
Jia Xu narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a deep voice: "In this way, among the seven princes in Hebei and the Central Plains, there are six families that have a rift with them. As long as the Lord ascends and calls out, how can the princes not respond?
With Dong Zhuo's original arrogance, facing the situation that the whole world was fighting for, even though few people were attacking with real swords and guns, he was still panic-stricken and made plans to move the capital early."
"Although Cao Cao is also a strong man today, how can he compare with Dong Zhuo in terms of strength and status? If the alliance to attack Cao Cao is 10%, the hidden dangers within it will inevitably explode. No matter how many relatives the Cao family has, how can they control such a huge territory?
Protect all the principles behind it?"
"Ruona Guo Jia is indeed as my lord said, he has the power to break the situation, but his plan to break the situation cannot escape from this framework. The best strategy is not to give the alliance a chance to form, at least not to let us go smoothly.
We will point the finger at Cao Cao smoothly. From this point of view, we have to count how many names we have to attack Cao..."
Jia Xu twirled his fingers and began to count one by one: "Avenge Liu Dai? Our army does not seem to have this position; crusade against the remnants of Yuan Shao? This confuses Zhang Yang, high-ranking officials and Cao Cao. The target of the crusade has expanded, and it has
There is no benefit in building momentum... Apart from these, it seems that it is just so that he can use his conspiracy to disrupt the situation in Taishan and Xuzhou and attack Yuan Shu."
Wang Yu thought about it. In history, every time Liu Bei and Sun Quan joined forces, they were very confident in attacking the national traitors. But now Cao Cao has neither coerced the emperor to order the princes, let alone usurped the throne. The excuse for the alliance to attack is really not very good.
Easy to find.
"Of course, the name is not a big deal. If our army is strong, it doesn't matter if you find anyone. The problem is, if Guo Jia is as smart as the Lord said, he will not think of the simplest and most practical way.
That is to retreat.”
Jia Xu did not hold a map, but pointed out with his fingers: "As long as he gives up Jibei and Lu, he can temporarily break away from our army; if he gives up Pei, there will be no risk of bordering with Xuzhou; he has not withdrawn yet.
There will be a buffer zone between the captured Qiaojun, Runan, and Yuan Shu. In this way, even if an alliance is formed, it will be difficult to make a substantial attack."
"Indeed..." Wang Yu smacked his lips. He was also helpless. The main reason that restricted him from continuing to fight and comprehensively expand his results was the logistics supply.
In fact, at the end of the Hebei War, Tian Feng had already been in danger many times, so Wang Yu took the risk and launched a decisive battle. After the victory, countless soldiers and equipment were seized, and the number of soldiers reduced was several times greater than his own.
The expansion of the territory can also be expected, but not much food and grass was captured.
The Yuan Shao Wang Yu faced was not the strongest version of Yuan Shao who had unified Hebei and had been operating for many years in history. At the beginning of the war, Yuan Shao could not even completely control Jizhou, especially the three counties in the north, which were almost in the first place.
Time raised the flag in response to Gongsun Zan. Isn’t that how Zhao Yun came?
The brutal Hebei War almost drained the counties under Yuan Shao's jurisdiction. Not only was Wang Yu unable to obtain enough spoils, but if he wanted to start farming in the newly occupied areas next year, he would also have to provide money and food.
This is not a small number. Even according to the most conservative estimate, Qingzhou's territory will more than double and its population will more than triple!
You can imagine how complicated Tian Feng's mood would be when he got the good news. Wang Yu believed that in this case, if he wanted to raise troops to attack a powerful enemy again and start a continuous war, Tian Feng could use spit
Xingzi drowned himself.
Tian Feng's complaint is of course not the decisive factor. The key is the lack of food. How can we fight a war without food?
It was against this background that Wang Yu thought of forming an alliance to put pressure on Cao Cao. If I remember correctly, during the Battle of Guandu in history, many of Cao Cao's staff were shaken.
It is not unimaginable that tongguo's coercion and a small amount of military action could weaken or even disintegrate Cao Cao's power.
However, this trick is not without solution.
As Jia Xu said, this is the same as Dong Zhuoqian. As long as Cao Cao is decisive, gives up part of his territory, and implements the strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the country, even if the alliance is formed, it will be difficult to cause a major blow to him.
Let alone a strike, it is still a question of whether anyone will invade. The supply line is stretched, and we cannot give the enemy food for ourselves. No one will do this kind of futile business.
Anyway, Cao Cao's broken wrist can be regarded as a loss and revenge. Tao Qian and Yuan Shu will certainly not be unyielding. As for the few in Hebei, at most they were just waving flags and shouting to build up their momentum. They can still be counted on to travel thousands of miles.
How could you not succeed in pursuing Cao Cao from afar?
"If Cao Cao acted decisively, he could even give up Dongjun. As long as he concentrates his grain reserves in a few important strongholds and sends a general to stay behind, our army will not gain more than it loses if we attack Dongjun. In addition, our army will not be worth the loss.
Yanzhou's attack will also appear aggressive, and may even arouse the vigilance of various princes."
In addition to Jia Xu's ability to understand people's hearts, he is also good at analyzing complex situations. These two aspects are Wang Yu's shortcomings and serve as a complement.
If Wang Yu really attacks Dongjun, he will most likely not be able to count on his own help, but may inspire an anti-Qingzhou alliance.
It goes without saying that Zhang Yang, a high-ranking cadre, was afraid of Wang Yu; while Lu Bu in Luoyang was somewhat dissatisfied with Wang Yu. Considering the good relationship between Lu Bu and Zhang Yang, and Wang Yu's jealousy of Luoyang after he obtained Dongjun,
It's hard to say how Lu Bu will react.
Thinking further, with Cao Cao's methods and Dong Zhuo and Liu Biao's fear of Wang Yu, maybe Cao Cao can bring all the two princes together to fight against Wang Yu's invasion. In this way, things will be very serious.
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"Under such circumstances, as long as Cao Cao and Guo Jia were not crazy, they would not have rashly contacted Zhang Jia, let alone kidnapped a hostage and forced him to submit. If they really did that, not only would they not get any benefits, but they would
It will provide a big excuse to the lord and ultimately lead to his own destruction."
Wang Yu nodded and agreed with this statement.
The biggest advantage of Liangzhao is to weaken Wang Yu's strength. It would be even more ideal if he could counterattack at a critical moment. But that was when the two armies were confronting each other. If Cao Cao really retreated to avoid the allied forces,
Then the Yanzhou Army will distance itself from Qingzhou, and it will not be able to provide even the most basic support, let alone respond to the rebel generals.
Even if Zhang Jaw really rebelled, at most it would only give Zang Ba a chance to breathe, but Wang Yu had no intention of wiping out Zang Ba all at once. Zhang Jaw's rebels could only stay alone in the embattled Langya, alive.
Starved to death. For Wang Yu, the only loss was the loss of a general.
But he got a lot.
Zhang Jaw's rebellion was because he was sorry for Wang Yu, not because Wang Yu was harsh to the rebel generals. This would not affect the people of Hebei, but would enhance the confidence of Jizhou's subordinates in Wang Yu. In addition, by wiping out the rebel generals, Wang Yu also gained one more
The excuse to invade Langya was more powerful than chasing Zang Ba; finally and most importantly, Cao Cao provided a big handle out of thin air, allowing Wang Yu to call on all the princes to attack him with righteous words.
Who doesn’t hate this kind of conspirator who just wants to alienate other people’s subordinates?
If possible, just the matter of alienating the king's family would be enough to make Gongsun Zan furious and cut Liu Yu into thousands of pieces. Tao Qian's Xuzhou suffered even more. If it weren't for Xue Li, Zuo Rong was killed one after another.
If there is dissension and rebellion, Xuzhou will not be in such a mess this year.
"The most important thing is that Jun Yi had no intention or reason to betray." Finally, Jia Xu concluded: "He sent his family to Yanzhou that day, not to seek refuge with Cao Cao. At that time, Liu Dai was still there, and there was Zhang Miao, who was from Yanzhou.
The forces are relatively the most complex, and are best suited for hiding their whereabouts. It can be regarded as an arrangement that can advance and retreat freely."
"I see." Wang Yu is actually quite open-minded. Recruiting Zhang Jia is meant to be useful. The reason why he has doubts is mainly because of Zhang Jia's arrangements for his family. Wang Yu can't guess what Zhang Jia is thinking.
Naturally, there would be some doubts. Now that Jia Xu explained it reasonably, these doubts were instantly dispelled.
"This matter is settled. Early tomorrow morning, let Zhang Jaw set off south." Wang Yu waved his hand and set the tone for this military operation, but he still didn't relax his brows and murmured in his mouth: "The question
It's still Yanzhou. If we can take advantage of this opportunity to prevent Cao Cao from turning over, the time for the country to be reunited will be greatly advanced. It's a pity, it's a pity."
In this era, the biggest opponent is none other than Cao Cao.
Although Liu Bei is also a figure, his starting point is too low after all. If there is not enough chaos to lend him strength, he will not be able to fly. If after the Hebei War, he takes advantage of the situation to give Cao Cao a heavy blow. Sun Ce has not yet
As it developed, Liu Bei was knocked back to his original form. Although there were many princes in the world, who could resist his attack head-on?
Guo Jia's early departure is really not good news.
"That's not necessarily the case." Jia Xu suddenly laughed, with a very mysterious smile: "If Guo Jiazhi is as tall as the sky, just a letter from my lord is enough to make him miserable."
"A... letter?" Wang Yu was very confused. He didn't even believe it. What kind of letter could be so powerful? (To be continued...)