"Yuan Shu?" Surprise can't be mentioned. What emerged in everyone's mind was the same feeling. To describe it in one sentence: it is reasonable but unexpected.
Yuan Shu cannot be said to be a bad person, but he is too dandy and does things casually. He only wants to be happy for a while and rarely cares about the consequences. Among the several allies in Qingzhou, he is the one who often gets into trouble. Wang Yu is not here at the moment.
In Gaotang, the main force of the Qingzhou Army went north, and he was unwilling to be lonely and made some troubles. There was really nothing surprising.
But having said that, Yuan Shu's previous small actions were basically in vain. For various reasons, Wang Yu did not pursue the matter to the end, but as long as he still has an IQ above the standard, he should not have such a lack of memory.
It had been more than three months since the Northern Expedition began. Cao Cao, who was stronger, and Sun Ce, who was more powerful, had not made any move. However, it was Yuan Shu who made waves again, which is really puzzling.
"After all, he is from a wealthy family with four generations and three princes. How could he be so stupid? Do you really think that by engaging in some conspiracy, he can plot against our Hussars and realize his dream of becoming emperor?" Xu Huang was angry and directed at Wang
Yu clasped his fists and begged for orders: "I will spare no effort, my lord, but I will lead the charge to defeat the enemy. I will seize the city and march southward with the second battalion, attack Shouchun, capture this capricious villain, and offer it to my subordinates!"
After Sun Jian's death, Yuan Shu, who had lost his help, had never won any decent battles. First he was severely beaten by Liu Biao and could no longer stand in Nanyang, so he had to retreat eastward. As a result, he ran into the more ruthless Cao Cao and was defeated by the latter.
After a 600-mile pursuit, he fled all the way to Yuzhou, and then was beaten hard by Yuan Shao's general Zhou Ang. He had no choice but to retreat to Huainan.
After arriving in Huainan, he did not stop. He had several battles with Liu Yao. When Xuzhou was in civil strife, he extended his claws into Xuzhou again, but still had no victory. He only took Pengcheng by relying on his large number of troops.
Outsiders can't handle it, and things are in a mess within their own territory.
Lu Kang, the prefect of Lujiang, did not have many soldiers, but he was still able to firmly defend the city under the massive siege of the Huainan army.
In Xu Huang's opinion, the word "over-the-top" is specifically used to describe Yuan Shu. Such a clown dares to show up, so what else is there to say? Beat him!
He didn't mean to underestimate the enemy. The two battalions that destroyed the front and captured the city were the two most elite battalions of the Taishan Army. Their strength was 6,000. Some were lost in the Battle of Juyong, but the total strength was still over 5,000. With these two
With the battalion soldiers and horses as the main force, and the open-jawed Xuzhou Yulin supporting them, how could they easily defeat the Huainan Army?
"Don't worry, General Gongming. What the military counselor said about Yuan Shu's unusual movements does not mean that he wants to provoke our army." Zhuge Liang quickly clarified: "The intelligence obtained by Shi Yuan's detective shows that in recent days, the Huainan Army has ignored it on the surface, but has been secretly ignoring it.
Frequently mobilizing troops and horses, I originally thought that Yuan Shu intended to attack Xuzhou, but after careful investigation, I found that the Huainan army went north along the Ru River and gathered in Ancheng and Xincai areas..."
"Runan?" Wang Yu was greatly surprised: "What is he gathering troops to do in Runan? It can't be to attack Cao Cao, right?"
Wang Yu thought more deeply than Xu Huang. Yuan Shu would not dare to attack Xuzhou. Not to mention that he might not be able to defeat it. Even if he did, he would not be able to defend it. Yuan Shu just has a personality problem, but his IQ is still around.
Those who are above the level, after seeing the power of the Qingzhou Army last time, he should not go crazy again.
Yuan Shu's small move should be aimed at Linhuai. Before he left, the place was already quite prosperous. Now, it may have become somewhat like Qingzhou's local atmosphere. It is normal for Yuan Shu to be jealous.
Wang Yu had this intention in setting up Linhuai County. He thought that Yuan Shu was short-sighted and saw that Linhuai was making money every day, so he couldn't care about anything else. As long as Yuan Shu didn't dare to overtly rob, and secretly made small moves, Linhuai alone
The county can hold back the Huainan Army for several years.
As a result, Yuan Shu became more successful this time. Instead of poaching Linhuai, he mobilized his troops and went to Runan.
The northwest of Runan County is Cao Cao's territory, the east is Linhuai County, and the southwest is the Dabie Mountains. If Yuan Shu wants to use troops here, his target can only be Cao Cao.
Although Jingzhou can be invaded from here, it is blocked by mountains, and marching and transporting food and grass are big problems. Liu Biao doesn't need to bother too much. As long as thousands of Chen troops are at the exit of the foothills, they can stop the Huainan army from going all out.
attack.
You know, the Dabie Mountains were very famous in later generations. Like the Taihang Mountains, they were places dedicated to guerrilla warfare, and large corps could not be deployed at all.
Zhuge Liang shook his head and further explained: "Shi Yuan doesn't quite understand. The news coming out from the Huainan Army is that they will join our army and the Yanzhou Army to attack Cao Cao and avenge them. Therefore, the morale of the whole army is high. In addition, the morale of the entire army is high."
, Yuan Shu also re-exchanged the alliance with Sun Ce. To show his sincerity, Sun Ce gave up the land of Anhui County, and the relationship between the two armies became harmonious again."
"Sun Ce..." Wang Yu frowned. With years of experience in life and death, he smelled an unusual smell.
"It's a bit weird." Xu Huang was no longer in a hurry to ask for orders. He thought seriously for a while, but couldn't figure it out. Seeing that Wang Yu was also silent, he simply asked Zhuge Liang: "How does the military advisor judge?"
"The military advisor did not dare to be careless after receiving the reward of military personnel. He compiled the intelligence from all parties in recent days and tried to figure out some clues. In the end, he found some problems."
Zhuge Liang replied: "The simplest idea is that Sun Ce could not attack Huang Zu, so he showed his kindness to Yuan Shu in order to get an alliance between the two families to attack Jingzhou together. However, the Huainan army's combat strength was average and there was no major road for troops to advance.
It can only be a little restrained, but it is impossible to reverse the situation of the war. However, thinking about this idea, there is a very whimsical inference..."
He paused, and then said word by word: "The military adviser believes that the three families of Cao, Sun, and Yuan intend to join forces to attack Jing... to divide the Jing for the three families!"
"What?" Everyone was in an uproar.
"Is Cao Cao's appetite too big? Before Sanfu could swallow it, he had another idea of Jingzhou?"
"Yuan Shu has suffered a lot from these two people. How can he be so cooperative to help others pull chestnuts out of the fire?"
"Did the military advisor worry too much?"
Zhuge Liang shook his head: "So it's just an inference. But Liang thinks that what the military advisor said is reasonable. At that time, Qin was the only strong country and the six countries were afraid, so they joined forces to fight against the enemy and won several great victories. Now we, Qingzhou,
The aspiration to become the world leader is about to come out, do all the heroes have any reason not to be afraid?"
He spoke eloquently: "Although the war is fierce and dangerous, it is difficult for anyone to say who will die, but our Qingzhou army is well-prepared and has many famous generals who have fought a hundred battles, tiger and wolf divisions. Even if they have clever plans, what will happen?"
Can we sit back and relax? Cao Cao's march to the west and Sun Ce's attack on Jing are both strategies of strengthening themselves first and then resisting the enemy. If one family can't defeat it, then they join forces to attack it. What's wrong with that?"
"That makes sense." Wang Yu nodded slightly, then changed the topic and asked: "However, with his gentle style, he shouldn't just use big principles to talk about things. There must be some practical information." Jia Xu is an advocator.
People who protect themselves wisely, in other words, don't let the hawk catch the rabbit before they see it, and it is impossible to use this kind of policy to make a mistake.
"My lord has made a clear decision." Zhuge Liang bowed slightly, slightly envious of Wang Yu and Jia Xu's tacit understanding between monarch and minister. "The evidence mainly includes the following points. Xiliang urgently reports, Ma Teng and Han Sui are
In order to support Cao Cao, he marched into Ba Shang and fought with Li Jue and Guo Si at Ba Bridge. He was defeated and retreated. Li and Guo beheaded more than ten thousand people. They took advantage of the victory and pursued them. In the end, it was all because of Fan Chou's nostalgia for his old friendship that Ma Han was able to escape."
"The military adviser originally thought that Cao Cao would take advantage of Li and Guo's absence to raid Chang'an, but Cao Cao kept his troops stationary. However, after Ma Teng and Han Sui were defeated, they did not cease their activities. Instead, they recruited rebels in Xiliang and encouraged the Qiang soldiers.
, it is said that Hedong is so rich that it actually intends to annex Hedong!"
"Xiliang is too far away, so it is difficult to exchange information and the timeliness is relatively poor. However, according to the military advisor's inference, when Ma and Han come back, their power will be far greater than before. This is a good explanation for why Cao Cao did not move his troops before.
The plan is to kill two birds with one stone. It can not only attract strong reinforcements to attack and destroy the Xiliang army, but also enable it to contain our army in Bingzhou, east of Hedong."
"The military advisor said that if he and Cao Cao were to change places, he would definitely take advantage of Dong Zhuo being attacked from two sides and the situation was at stake to drive a wedge between the Xiliang generals.
The probability of success is very high. Therefore, although Cao Cao's plan to Guanzhong has not been fully successful, he is expected to receive tens of thousands of powerful soldiers."
"Therefore, when attacking the key points, he does not need to attack with all his strength, so he can lead the main force to stay in Nanyang with free time, waiting for Ma Teng and Han Sui to raise troops again, and then he can take the opportunity to make trouble. After the Guanzhong is established, Cao Jun's
The main force is taking advantage of the trend to move south, cooperating with Yuan and Sun, how can Liu Biao stop it?"
Wang Yu's case originally only had a map of Youzhou. When Zhuge Liang said that there were changes in Huainan, he dug out the maps of Yuzhou and Huainan. But later, when Zhuge Liang said that the area was getting bigger, he simply dug out the map of the whole country.
Spread it out and follow Zhuge Liang's thoughts back and forth.
After a while, he softly exhaled: "It's such a big game, and it's so interconnected. I'm afraid only Guo Fengxiao would dare to do this kind of thing."
In this changing situation, the wars that have started or have not started will stretch from Jiangdong to Xiliang, almost diagonally across the entire territory of the Han Dynasty. Except for the remote Xishu and Qingzhou sphere of influence, war is almost everywhere.
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If no one interferes, when the war is over, the three-power competition will almost be complete.
Although Yuan Shu and Ma Teng can be regarded as heroes, it is obvious that the former's character is too limited, and the latter does not have the structure of a prince at all. He can only do things based on people and can be excluded.
As for Western Shu, only when the vitality of the Central Plains was greatly depleted did it have the capital to be the capital of the king. The current Central Plains is far from being as exhausted as when Liu Bei entered Shu in history and established the Three Kingdoms. Therefore, the same
Nothing to worry about.
Therefore, although Jia Xu's letter is not a reply, it is sent by him on his own initiative, but the meaning is the same. It is nothing more than asking himself: Do I need to do something to interfere with the other party? (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature