Chapter 684 Operational planning thousands of miles away
Although the discussion was about a military and national event that attracted the world's attention, the overall atmosphere was not heavy. In terms of morale and combat power, Gongsun Zan had the upper hand. The only thing he needed to worry about was the aftermath of the war.
Of course, in wars, we often never know who will win or lose until the last minute. There are also hidden worries about the situation in Youzhou. Gongsun Zan was too anxious and hurriedly sent out troops without waiting for Xu Huang and Yu Jin on the two wings to be in place.
According to Wang Yu's strategy, the Taishan Army on the east route will, after ensuring the safety of Piaoyujin, continue northward to Wuzhong City, establish a defense line on the spot, and completely cut off the westward advance of Wuhuan and Xianbei in the east.
If these two enemy armies persist in their evil intentions, they will either have a head-on confrontation with the Taishan Army, or they will have no choice but to bypass the Taishan Army and the vast Yanshan Mountains, make a large circle on the grassland, and enter Youzhou from Yuyang or even Shanggu. In this way,
They will spend a lot of time on the road and will not be able to catch up with the battle in Jixian.
The Xianbei in the central part cannot be restrained by this method, but as long as the Yulin army advances to the Juma River, it will pose a considerable threat to the Hu Qi entering from Daijun, making them dare not let go and fight. If they reluctantly launch an attack,
It is very likely that the Yulin Army will cut off the retreat, and then be surrounded in Yan State, the hinterland of Youzhou.
In this era, the most troublesome thing about the nomads on the grassland has never been their individual combat power, but their flexible mobility. As long as their movements are restricted and the three major tribes are not given the opportunity to merge, Wang Yu will
Have full confidence and use a single force to completely defeat the enemy in front of you.
If Hu Qi dares to come, he will deal with them like this. If he doesn't come, Wang Yu will concentrate on destroying Liu Yu.
Judging from the results of the Battle of Zhongshan, the leading party is very scary. If it weren't for the help of local snakes like the Zhen family, Zhao Yun would not have been able to sweep away the Wangmen's carefully constructed defense line in such a short period of time.
It has to be so clean.
Without Liu Yu, a leading party named Huairou, who was actually a leader of the Hu, even if the Hu barbarians caused trouble, they would only harass the border a few times a year. They would not dare to go deep into the Han border and give them a hundred courages.
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It is obviously too early for Gongsun Zan to send troops now. The three troops in Qingzhou are not in place. If Wuhuan and Xianbei in the east had been prepared, determined to fight, and attacked suddenly, they would probably have arrived before Xu Huang arrived.
To the Jixian battlefield.
Gongsun Zan raised troops this time with the intention of winning. He mobilized all the troops from Anping, Bohai, Hejian and other places, leaving only 8,000 infantry for Tian Kai who was stationed in Youbeiping. The rest of the troops all joined the attack.
Sequence of Jixian County.
The total number of the army was more than 30,000, including 12,000 cavalry, which was more than when he and Yuan Shao fought at Jieqiao.
"Didn't General Gongsun promise before that he would wait for our troops to be deployed before launching a full-scale war? Why did he suddenly raise troops to go north?"
"I don't know, maybe it's the quilt dragon that has stimulated the two elders, right?"
"It's hard to say that he and Liu Yu didn't get along for a long time, but they had deep grudges. Think about it, if they live in a different place, who wouldn't want to take revenge?"
Everyone was talking a lot, and everyone had reservations about Gongsun Zan's hasty recruitment of troops, but they had no doubts about his dispute with Liu Yu.
Wang Yu believes that this is one of the biggest differences between the Han Dynasty and later Central Plains dynasties.
The grudge between Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu is actually very simple. When Liu Yu arrived in Youzhou, he wanted to take control of power and used power and tactics to win over Gongsun Zan, but failed. So his attitude quickly changed to a tough one. The tactics he used were very similar to those of later generations of ministers.
On the one hand, they are restraining the other party, while on the other hand, they are passing on information, trying to use the hands of foreigners to remove the strong bones that hinder them.
The best way to restrict things is to cut off the supply of food and grass; it is even easier to spread the word. As long as you use gentle policies in the name of benevolence and righteousness, you can easily do private things with foreigners.
If it were the Ming Dynasty, the military generals of the Song Dynasty would have no choice but to endure it, or beg and cry to the ministers, saying something like "a knife in the throat will make you suffer", hoping that the other party will serve as a minister in the same palace.
For his own sake, give yourself and your subordinates a way out.
But in the Han Dynasty, the balance between the military and the military was still there. To be precise, the military generals had the advantage, and the ministers did not have the right to control the army's food and salary supply.
You must know that in this era, Ban Chao was not alone in joining the army.
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a work written in the Ming Dynasty. Based on contemporary trends, Luo Guanzhong believed that Liu Yu was the righteous party. In the Han Dynasty, what Liu Yu did to Gongsun Zan was only for some powerful men with mixed backgrounds in Youzhou.
Big players helped raise the flag, but they didn't get much recognition in the Central Plains.
If it were not for the troubled times, people would not be able to tell whether the fight between the two was an ordinary struggle for power or for other reasons. In addition, given the identity of the Liu Yu clan, the history books may not necessarily tell how it is.
After pondering for a long time, Wang Yu suddenly raised his head and asked, "Where are you now?"
Zhuge Liang responded: "General Yu, with General Ji as the vanguard, sent troops from Yecheng, all the way north along the Zhang River, along Feixiang, and rushed all the way to Shuzhang. He should have passed Quzhou by now. If nothing else, he should have arrived at Bo."
Rakujin area.”
"Yes." Wang Yu accurately found the location of Boluojin on the map, mentally estimated the Yulin army's itinerary, and began to revise the previous strategic plan according to the changes in the situation.
"Now that Northern Hebei has been settled, there is no need to stay in Zhongshan. To stabilize the place, we only need to drive straight in. Immediately send an order to the Yulin Army, and the order will change the target..."
"Change the target?" Jia Xu frowned slightly and asked hesitantly: "What does the lord mean...to divide the troops?"
"That's right." Wang Yu nodded in approval, and the finger pointing at Zhongshan moved northeast and landed on Zhuo County, the hometown of Liu Bei and Zhang Fei: "Zhuo County is the key pass of Youzhou. Liu Yu concentrated his troops in Ji County and other counties.
The county capital resorted to the empty city strategy and sent General Qu Yi to defend Zhuoxian County. He must have planned to use Zhuoxian County to consume Gongsun's army and then launch a massive counterattack..."
Leaving aside Liaodong, there are seven counties in Youzhou. Daijun is in the west and is directly connected to the grassland on both sides of the northwest. Shanggu County is adjacent to Daijun and connected to the grassland in the north. Fanyang is in the south of Shanggu County and is connected with Yuyang.
Along the way up the valley, the Yan State, where Jixian County was governed, was guarded in the center.
The remaining three counties of Yuyang, Youbeiping and Liaoxi are arranged from west to east, and finally border Changli County in Liaodong.
If the focus of Youzhou's defense is the Hu people, then except for Fan Yang and Yan State, almost every county is a military important place, and there is the danger of enemies breaking in at any time. But if the defense is against enemies in the Central Plains, then Fan Yang and Yan State
The strategic value of the country is much higher.
Liu Yu has been consolidating Fanyang's defense line in the past two years, but after all, resources are limited and there is no way to build an impregnable Great Wall. The key is that this is of little significance. Both Youbeiping and Yuyang have fallen into the hands of the enemy.
The meaning is that you won't be attacked from both sides.
Once the plan for the three-way attack on Qingzhou came out, Liu Yu gave up completely. Most of the territory in Youzhou was a flat area. As long as the Qingzhou army could break through Wangmen's blockade, Fan Yang would be attacked from both sides and unable to hold on, so he had to disperse his forces.
If they were defeated individually, it would be better to concentrate all our efforts on fighting in Jixian County.
He abandoned most of Fanyang's cities and only stationed a strong force in Zhuoxian. The purpose was probably what Wang Yu had guessed.
As a seat of government, the city of Zhuo County is relatively strong, and it is guarded by a general like Qu Yi. Even if Gongsun Zan attacks with all his strength, it will be difficult to conquer. The latter has a deep grudge against Qu Yi, and may pursue him.
Let go, and when Gongsun's army is under the fortified city, unable to attack for a long time, and has lost all its vigor, Liu Yu will have a chance to counterattack.
"Liu Yu's plan is good. His rabble is not conducive to a head-on battle, but he is very powerful in downwind battles and melees. If he makes the battle a bad one, it is really possible to turn defeat into victory. However, Brother Bogui went north this time.
The mood is very anxious, but not anxious. He may not be entangled in Zhuojun, but after dividing his troops to besiege the city, the main force will continue to advance towards Zhuojun..."
Analyzing the psychology of both sides and deducing changes in the battle situation is something Wang Yu likes and is very good at. Once he has an idea, he rarely relies on others. The officials in Qingzhou listened quietly and captured his analysis.
The important information contained in it, for a while, the meeting hall was quiet, only Wang Yu's clear voice echoed.
"This is undoubtedly a good way to maximize strengths and avoid weaknesses, but it also involves certain risks. Qu Yi's style of using troops is very sharp. Compared with passive defense, he is better at winning by surprise and launching a fatal blow. Judging from the current situation of Gongsun's army, the encirclement
The commander-in-chief of Zhuo County is either Shan Jing or Zou Dan. These two are no match for Qu Yi..."
"So, our army must try to cooperate and remedy it." Wang Yu pointed on the map and continued to explain: "Zilong can continue to go north, clear out the remaining enemies in Guangchang and Lingqiu, and open up a passage for Yulin's army to advance.
Don't give Zhang Nan a chance to make a comeback, and at the same time monitor the key passes at the Daijun border to guard against the intrusion of Hu cavalry."
"Chang led his troops into Fan Yang and met up with the vanguard of the Yulin Army led by Ji Ling in Rongcheng. After contacting Brother Bogui, he joined the attack on Zhuoxian. There is no need to rush to break the city, as long as Qu Yi is not allowed to have a surprise counterattack
Just get the chance.”
"The order is sent to Gongming, so that he does not need to station in Piaoyujin. After entering Yuyang territory, he can continue north along the Luhe River and join the attack on Jixian from the east."
Jia Xu pinched his chin, the wrinkles on his forehead were so tight that he could kill a river crab without any problem: "This plan... My lord's protection for General Gongsun is evident, but in this way, our army's rear will be too
It's too empty." He pointed to Piaoyujin, then drew a circle around Zhongshan and Changshan, and said seriously: "Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of what happens!"
"So, Zhongshan needs a steady person who is good at overall planning and dispatch..." As soon as Wang Yu said this, everyone looked at Tian Feng in unison. The latter was slightly stunned, but he did his part and shook his sleeves.
, and bowed his hands to Wang Yu, indicating that he had no problem.
"Piaoyujin?" Wang Yu looked at the small dot specially marked on the map, and then looked at Tuyin City, the seat of the Youbei Pingzhi, and sighed: "Brother Fa Shi's character is trustworthy, but he
Our troops are indeed a bit thin, and there has been no response from Liaodong regarding the containment of Wuhuan... Anyway, let Gongming divide the troops, and let Tanzhi lead his troops to station in Piaoyujin to prevent any unexpected events."