Oppressive tactics, if Xu You hears this name, he will definitely feel sad and praise it - this name is really just right. He feels like there is something pressing on his heart, and there is a dark cloud above his head.
Similar.
It's just that he himself couldn't tell whether it was the pressure brought by the Qingzhou Army's tactics or the bad luck brought about by his consistent opposition to Wang Yu, which gave rise to an unlucky premonition. If he hadn't known in his heart that he had no way out,
, I really want to just leave this mess and leave.
This battle is really difficult to fight.
Before the war started, he still had some trump cards in his hand.
First of all, Wuhuan's cavalry ratio is very high, and his specialty of harassment has the potential to defeat the strong with the weak. In Xu You's opinion, even if he cannot achieve any results, he can at least delay the pace of the Qingzhou Army. If he can compete with the Central Plains Army,
The combination of changes in the situation forces Wang Yu or the general Zhang Liao to make strange moves in order to achieve a quick victory, and maybe even achieve miraculous results.
Everything is difficult at the beginning, but as long as the beginning goes smoothly, the rest of the cards will be easier to play.
As long as the war here does not become one-sided, Xian Yufu will definitely not stand idly by. Although the Qingzhou Army's march route is deliberately close to the southern end of the coast, it will not cause much hindrance to Xian Yufu's troops crossing the Baishan Mountain.
When Xian Yufu also takes action, Gongsun Du, who has not reached a compromise with Qingzhou for a long time, will surely have no idea at all. When he also takes action, will local snakes like Goguryeo and Fuyu be far behind? Liaodong's anti-Qingzhou movement
The alliance is officially established.
But now it's a bad start. The Qingzhou Army's tactics are both offensive and defensive, which makes it hard for people to understand.
Xu You also knew that his attainments in the art of war were limited, but Tadun was not Liu Bei. If he walked away, he could not guarantee that these people would lose their fighting spirit immediately, and he could not even delay the fight, so he could only persevere hard.
Fortunately, hope has not been completely lost.
The vanguard force was not large in size, and Tadun wanted to test the waters first, so this defeat only resulted in the loss of a few hundred rangers, which was nothing compared to the thousands and tens of thousands of battle losses suffered in the Youzhou War.
As for causing too much impact, potential allies will shrink back.
In addition, Xian Yufu is also a person who knows the general situation. In addition, he is used to enjoying things in Youzhou, and he definitely cannot bear the hardship of wandering on the grassland. Therefore, he will definitely come, and he will personally bring the main force.
Of course, it's not possible to pin all your hopes on Xian Yufu.
This unheard-of tactic of the Qingzhou Army was most likely the work of Wang Yu. Think about it, he spent so much time arranging even a harassment battle that did little damage and could only act as a delay. How would he think about more of this?
Is it important that protecting supply lines, which almost every general who is proficient in the art of war knows, is careless and careless?
Obviously not!
It is conceivable that there will be a protracted and extremely fierce tug-of-war over the attack and defense of the supply line. Even if Xian Yufu goes all out, it is still unclear whether he can cut off the Qingzhou Army's supply line.
As you understand it, Xian Yufu cannot risk all his wealth no matter how much he puts the overall situation first.
Xu You thought for a long time, but he never expected how Wang Yu would defend the supply line of the Eastern Expeditionary Army in the current situation. Yes, he still had 20,000 soldiers and a similar number of auxiliary troops, but since he chose to stay
The fact that Youzhou is in charge instead of personally leading the army shows that he is still concerned about the security of Youzhou and the situation in the Central Plains.
In this case, he should not use the main force of the Taishan Army to escort the grain transport team - this strong army has made great contributions under Juyong City and suffered considerable losses. To deal with Xian Yufu's more than 10,000 people, he
It is impossible to just send two or three thousand people. But if too many troops are mobilized, what is the difference between it and his own expedition?
Xu You spent a lot of thought on this, and finally he came to the most likely conclusion. He believed that Wang Yu might use the speed of the gale cavalry and the remnants of the Youzhou Army to use the grain transport team as bait.
, set up an ambush with front and rear attacks to deal with Xian Yufu.
These analyzes were the result of private discussions between him and Yan Rou. It was not convenient to share these contents with Tadun and other Hu chieftains, lest the latter would feel that Xian Yufu could not rely on him, and even make plans to retreat in the face of the battle.
After coming to a conclusion, he found Tadun again and proposed another countermeasure besides waiting: "Thanks to the great Shan Yu Buqi, you are willing to work with General Yan to lead the troops westward to contain the Qingzhou Army.
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When Tadun heard this, he was surprised and confused: "Didn't Sir say before... why did you change your mind so quickly?"
Of course Xu You would not say that he was worried that Wang Yu had set a trap and was waiting to trick Xian Yufu, but he found another reason: "After the military meeting, You thought about it again and again and felt that it would be too passive to wait for news about General Xianyu
,Besides, even if General Xianyu succeeds, allowing the Han army to march straight in will not be a good thing for the Great Chanyu..."
Tadun nodded repeatedly, he was also worried about this matter.
The Han army brought so many large vehicles and many ships on the sea. Even if the supply line was cut off, they would not be completely deprived of food and grass supplies. If they were to destroy the boat again and just kill them without hesitation, would Liucheng be defended or not?
Where is Shou?
Xu You sighed and said with some self-blame: "If you think about it carefully, You was also confused before and was frightened by the Han army's external strength and internal aggression."
He was surprised and asked: "Strong on the outside but strong on the inside? Sir, what you mean is..."
"Although there are many good generals in Qingzhou, there are only a few who can truly stand alone. Whenever Gein is in battle, he likes to take the lead and be on the front line, so all the generals in Qingzhou don't get much opportunity to practice." Xu You chuckled, with triangular eyes.
It revealed a stunning light.
"No matter how good your qualifications are, it will be in vain without experience. Just look at the performance of the Qingzhou generals during the Youzhou War before the child arrived..."
Xu You pinched his fingers and commented on the heroes of Qingzhou one by one: "Yu Jin has a strong command, but he is not very independent. He follows his orders and sticks to the rules; Xu Huang's style of attacking the strong and defending the weak is very obvious, but he cannot control the overall situation of the battle.
Covering everything; Taishi Ci, Wei Yan and others are just brave and reckless, so there is nothing to worry about. Only Zhao Yun is a bit troublesome..."
He chuckled and said: "Fortunately, this son has been restricted to a cavalry commander from the beginning. The Qingzhou cavalry is not small, but after all there are only a few thousand. As long as we take strict precautions, there may not be much trouble. Apart from this,
The only one who came as a dowry was Bingzhou Zhang Liao..."
Speaking of Zhang Liao's name, Xu You's face showed an undisguised look of disdain.
Lu Bu didn't know how to take care of people, so he asked Zhang Liao to come to Qingzhou with his daughter. He thought it was because Wang Yu had secretly tried to win over Zhang Liao many times before.
But in the eyes of those who did not know the inside story, his decision was to treat Zhang Liao like a butler.
After arriving in Qingzhou, Zhang Liao did not show much attention - the Fire Heavy Cavalry was also Wang Yu's personal guard, and his tactics tended to be straightforward. Lu Qiling was Wang Yu's fiancée and the link between Puyang and Qingzhou's two families.
Zhang Liao was a deputy general in this army, so it really didn't seem like he was being used in an important role.
Of course Xu You didn't know that before the Fire Cavalry officially formed an army, Zhang Liao was practicing his troops and horses and practicing the chariot formation. If it weren't for Zhang Liao's help, even if Wang Yu had the Mohist secrets in his hand, it would be difficult for him to do so quickly.
This will make this strange array appear again in the world.
In short, he felt that Zhang Liao was a soft persimmon and a major weakness of the Qingzhou Army.
The reason why Wang Yu made him the head coach of the Eastern Expedition was because Wang Yu did not implement checks and balances in the past and did not completely decentralize military power. As a result, the generals in Qingzhou were not convinced by each other. Xu Huang, who was most suitable as the coach, was
Because the headquarters suffered heavy losses in troops and horses, it was unable to serve as the main force in the Eastern Expedition, so Zhang Liao was finally pushed to the post to fight against Xini.
"This counterattack and harassment strategy was probably the work of a child, and Zhang Liao just executed it step by step. Although General Qi was good at martial arts, he was not good at making changes and did not prepare in advance, so he was overtaken by the Han army. You Bu
Cai, I think that I have some wisdom. If I get an elite brigade, I may not be able to take advantage of the Han army's weakness and find an opportunity to attack it. If it fails, I can also restrain it a little to prevent it from driving all the way to the gate of Liucheng. I don't know what the big Chan wants.
How about next?”
After a long speech, Xu You looked at Ta Dun with piercing eyes, as if he would succeed or die.
Tadun thought about it for a long time and was still dubious. In the end, he had no other choice but nodded.
He selected 5,000 elites from his tribe and gave them to Xu You. He then held a military meeting and obtained another 10,000 cavalry from Su Buyan, Nan Lou, Lou Ban and others, plus Yan Rou's
Five thousand horse thieves and a total of 20,000 troops were handed over to Commander Xu You.
When Tadun handed the bone arrows that represented military power to Xu You, his palms were all sweaty. For Wuhuan, the 20,000 cavalry were almost half of the army. Considering the consumption of 20,000 cavalrymen eating horse chews.
, and once it fails, the impact on the entire situation in Liaodong will not be much different from that of a decisive battle.
Xu You was also a little nervous, not because of the life and death of the Wuhuan clan, but because in his dedicated and unforgettable campaign against Wang Yu and Qingzhou, this was the first time he had the opportunity to confront Wang Yu head-on.
Of course, he took advantage of this battle, because Wang Yu did not take action personally, but only explained some strategies and let the generals discuss it on their own. The Qingzhou Army's infantry and cavalry tactics took turns to fight, wasn't it the generals' own strategy?
Evidence of war?
However, the most important thing in the art of war is to avoid the strong and go to the weak. After all, it is the first time for me to officially lead an army. It is hard to say how much of my conceited resourcefulness can be used. From the beginning, I have to deal with Wang Yu, who is about the same level as me, or even slightly higher.
It is indeed too strenuous, but it is just right to practice with a nobody like Zhang Liao.
Maybe, by pinching the weak persimmon, my talent in military strategy can be awakened. This time it is not just about containment, but it is not completely impossible to win the battle!
In this way, Xu You led an army of 20,000 people on the road in high spirits. He never imagined what a terrifying opponent he was about to face. (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature for better and updated novels.