In Tadun, Xu You and others discussed countermeasures, and finally decided to send troops. In the past few days, the Qingzhou Army has been advancing. The speed of the army's advancement is not very fast, but the progress of fifty miles a day is enough to enable it to advance in about half a month.
Advancing to Liucheng.
Under the call to defend their homeland, the Wuhuan Rangers were not idle either. There were always those who did not believe in evil and would carry out the harassment war to the end.
Although they failed to cause any substantial impact, after losing the unified command, people continued to rush forward one after another, which made the Qingzhou generals understand why the lord was not in a hurry to fight back and carried out this thing almost non-stop.
levy.
These Wuhuan people have both Hu and Han characteristics and are no strangers to the Central Plains. They can easily hook up with the Central Plains forces and even merge with them.
Although the Wuhuan cavalry has no rules for fighting on its own, so it is not a big threat, but once such a brave cavalry is commanded by an expert like Cao Cao or Sun Ce, and then gets the corresponding equipment, the power it can exert will not only be doubled?
Wuhuan is now far away from the Central Plains and cannot get along with Cao and Sun Zhiliu, but they are not completely without Central Plains forces. With Gongsun Du's political skills, military methods, and the heritage left by hundreds of Liaodong scholars,
Once he was closely integrated with Wuhuan, a powerful force more threatening than Xianbei suddenly appeared in northern Xinjiang.
By then, let alone the successful implementation of the Pingbei policy, if Wang Yu does not personally lead the army to the north, he may even throw Youzhou back. Therefore, taking advantage of the power of Youzhou's victory to wipe out Wuhuan, is it possible to wipe out Wuhuan again?
It was a logical decision.
To put it bluntly, when Wang Yu made the plan to conquer the east, his mentality was similar to that of Xu You. Killing Wuhuan in one go while he was still just Wuhuan and relatively weak would save a lot of money in the future.
trouble.
At the same time that Xu You led his army to march westward, the generals of the Eastern Expedition were gathering in the central military tent, passing three letters back and forth and reading them.
These three letters came from three places respectively, Liaodong, the vanguard fleet, and the scouts in the direction of Liucheng.
"Fortunately, Gongsun Du finally didn't take action as soon as the war started. If he had taken action as soon as the war started, he would have been able to push the war all the way to Liaodong territory." Ji Ling patted his chest and let out a long sigh.
Only after arriving at the place can we discover why General Gongsun and the Youzhou generals frowned when their lord mentioned the Eastern Expedition. It is still unknown what is happening in Liaodong, but it is indeed not a good place in western Liaoning. The biggest problem here is
Lack of water.
Ji Ling's hometown is in Huainan. He was originally a cavalry commander in Shouchun. He joined Yuan Shu after he took over Shouchun. He has long been accustomed to the environment where rivers and lakes can be seen everywhere. After arriving in Qingzhou and even Youzhou, although the rivers
The coverage has become much lower, but it doesn't make him feel uncomfortable.
But after leaving the customs, he really felt uncomfortable. The climate was too dry, and it usually took a day or two to walk before he could see a small river. No wonder someone said before that the Xianbei and Xiongnu regarded rivers as sacred and would only see them in their lifetime.
The habit of bathing twice. This is the western part of Liaoning, where the drought is like this. If you go further north, the rivers will indeed be a scarce resource.
If Liaodong is similar to Liaoxi, and with Gongsundu's methods, he might be able to resist for a year and a half, then he will really suffer a serious crime.
This letter from Zhang Fang was sent back to Liaodong after he received the news that the Eastern Expeditionary Army was going out to fight Wuhuan. It said that Gongsun Du at least did not conduct large-scale mobilization, but only gathered more than 10,000 soldiers and horses from his direct line to respond.
It makes people feel a little reassured.
Now the Wuhuan people have no good countermeasures against their oppressive tactics. As time goes by, the war will only become more and more tilted towards the Eastern Expedition. Since Gongsun Du has a wait-and-see mentality, his willingness to participate in the war is also
It will only get lower and lower, not the other way around.
This is good news for the Eastern Expedition Army.
Zhao Yun said in a deep voice: "Don't be careless. The navy in Liaodong does not need to gather. They are the greatest threat. According to Duan Xing's letter, after the news of our army's eastern expedition spread in Liaodong, he has not read it.
I have seen Liu Yi and Yang Yi, who are the chief and deputy commanders of the navy. Who can guarantee that Gongsun Du did not plan to build the plank road openly and secretly plot against Chencang?"
Although the number of Wuhuan Rangers is getting smaller and smaller, Zhao Yun is still very dedicated and leads the team to attack every time. After working hard day and night, his complexion is a little worse than usual, but his spirit has not been sluggish, and his thinking has also improved.
Very clear.
"So, what Ziyi said in that letter was that the expedition fleet was not in a hurry to return, but was on alert ahead, just to be on guard against the Liaodong Navy? Did he really find any signs?" Yu Jin thought thoughtfully.
murmured.
Taishi Ci's temper was well known to everyone in the army. Everyone thought that he would not be content in the fleet for long, and would definitely find a lure to go ashore and join the army to find a job. But he wrote a letter saying that he was the leader.
The fleet that opened the way discovered a problem and needed to stay ahead for a long time. This made people wonder whether Liaodong was really restless and was discovered by Taishi Ci.
To be honest, he was somewhat worried about Tai Shici. Because of Gongsun Du's attention and accumulation, the strength of the Liaodong Navy was quite good. The dozens of large and small ships that Liu Yi brought to Qingzhou back then were only part of the navy.
What is his strength, but no one has ever been able to find out.
There would be nothing to worry about if Taishi Ci brought the entire Qingzhou Navy to fight. The problem is that he only brought five ships. A water battle is not as good as a down-to-earth battle for supremacy on the battlefield. No matter how high your martial arts skills are, it is useless if you cannot protect the ships under your feet.
.
If Gongsun Du was really ruthless and Taishi Ci was greedy for merit, it might be quite dangerous.
What worries him even more is that if Gongsun Du refuses to take the initiative and instead tries to lure Tai Shi Ci to take action, it will be even more troublesome. Judging from his lord's intention, he probably doesn't want to really break up with Gongsun Du. If Tai Shi Ci refuses to comply,
Alas, this matter... is difficult to handle.
"What's going on at sea? Just send someone to catch up and ask. It's useless to guess here."
Lu Qiling was impatient with the generals' speculations and worries. She waved her hands and said: "Ziyi, a person as old as Wen Chang, do you still need to let others worry about them like a child?"
?Which general can't figure out whether or how to fight? Can he really know the danger and yet miss the point?"
All the generals suppressed the urge to roll their eyes, and pretended to listen attentively, but they all complained in their hearts: After reading it on the spot, it seems that you, madam, are the least qualified to say this, right? If it weren't for the cavalry riding on the formation, how could you have done it?
You rushed to the front every time and saw that the lord was worried. How could he not want the cavalry to participate in the Eastern Expedition?
Well, speaking of it, the iron cavalry is really not suitable for this Eastern Expedition.
In the oppressive tactics, the conventional step-by-step advance with the Habayashi Army is enough. The cavalry raid also focuses on speed and endurance, which the iron cavalry also lacks. The most terrible thing is that the iron cavalry consumes a lot of money. A troop of five hundred people
, the overall consumption is almost as much as five thousand infantry.
The situation where the cavalry can best display its strength is in frontal battles, but this is what the Wuhuan people dare not engage in. If the cavalry joins the Eastern Expedition, there will be no use for it at all.
Lu Qiling didn't look at everyone's faces and said unconsciously: "Xu You's mouse finally came out of the hole, and the two Xianyu guys also showed up. In my opinion, they have bad intentions and are attacking.
What about the idea of attacking from both sides? Uncle Zhang, why don’t we strike first and give them a cavalry attack to defeat them one by one?"
Seeing her eyes shining with expectation, Zhang Liao began to have a headache, and he also complained a lot to Wang Yu. Didn't he agree that he would leave this little ancestor in Jixian County to make a cooked meal? Why?
Was he released in the end? The young master must have been impatient if he couldn't win a fight. No, he was starting to make bad ideas. If she didn't agree, she might just take matters into her own hands.
"Brother Xianyu obviously came for our non-existent supply line. Although Xu You brought a lot of troops, with his temper, even if there are many troops and horses, when victory is certain, he will inevitably have to play some conspiracy.
It’s a trick, this time leading the army to fight, I guess it’s not the intention of a head-on confrontation.”
Zhang Liao spoke very quickly because he didn't want to give Lu Qiling a chance to interrupt: "If you divide your troops and make a surprise attack, I'm afraid it will play into his hands. Although this thief has a bad character, he still has some tricks up his sleeve. If we follow his routine,
I’m afraid it will be hard to guard against.”
"Then let's forget it?" Lu Qiling asked angrily: "As if he doesn't exist? Continue to move forward in a swaggering way?"
"That's not the case." Zhang Liao shook his head and found that the others had stopped talking and were all staring at him with serious faces. He knew that it was time to show some real skills, otherwise he would really lose the title of nanny.
Sit down firmly.
"Xian Yufu's side must have been testing at first. After discovering that he could not find the whereabouts of the grain transport team, he would definitely hesitate for a while. Only after getting in touch with Xu You could he realize the truth. Only
Only then will he consider changing his original intention and launching a flanking attack with Wu Huan, but that will have to wait at least five days."
As the commander-in-chief, Zhang Liao is very clear about his responsibilities. All the master needs him to do is to grasp the overall trend of the war situation, constantly make corrections to the established strategy according to the changes in the situation between the enemy and ourselves, and finally guide the war situation into the correct mode. Therefore, during this period,
His main focus was on integrating all aspects of intelligence and analyzing the battle situation.
"Before Xian Yufu finally woke up, Xu You's main purpose should be to contain our army, and set a few traps and so on to see if he could take advantage... Now that we know their purpose, our army
The way to deal with it is very simple. As long as you don't let them achieve their goals, it will be half successful. If you can use the trick to make them suffer the consequences, it will be a complete victory."
Zhang Liao waved his hand vigorously and said loudly: "Therefore, my general's countermeasure is..." (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)