"If there is a gap between the enemy and us, as soon as we find a flaw, we can then raise our troops to attack it. It turns out that we have everything to do and it will be decided in one battle! Haha, Yuan Zhi is really eclectic in his use of troops, and he has mastered the key points of the art of war.
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"It goes without saying that my second brother is the most cunning. How many of those who are against him can be reconciled? How was the drama Zhicai back then? In terms of status, he is not inferior to today's Guo Jia, and in terms of strategy, it is also
Didn’t the leader of Cao’s army make concessions several times and finally settled in Mount Tai? Then Ma Teng and Han Sui are just two country bumpkins, so it’s strange that they don’t follow his way.”
"Why does Ziyi feel so deeply? Ah, by the way! When we were in Duchang, you and Yuan Zhi were also there... Hmm."
In Chuilong City, thirty miles away, all the Qingzhou generals gathered together, and the atmosphere was very lively.
The current situation is not generally good, but great, and the dawn of victory is right in front of us!
After Yanzhou was captured, the two armies of Zhang Liao and Zhang Jia formed a pincer attack on Jiangdong Army. Even if they could not drive them back to Jiangdong, they could completely eliminate the threat of Jiangdong Army and prevent them from continuing to reinforce Cao Cao.
The matter of stabilizing the place can be left to the reserve forces in the rear. After Yu Jin and Lu Bu are freed, they can either unite their forces to attack Cao Cao's main force, or they can sweep Yingchuan and force Cao Cao to divide his troops for rescue.
Cao Cao can give up Chen Liu, but Yingchuan is his fundamental base and must be saved. Once it is lost, the war potential of Cao Cao's forces will decline sharply, and even his main force will be in danger of moral instability.
Lu Bu's troops are the best at attacking, and Yu Jin is good at guarding. With him guarding the back, Lu Bu has no worries at all. Attacking with all his strength, he can exert 12% of his combat power on the plains. Unless it is a tiger and leopard cavalry, Cao's army will not be able to defeat him.
There is simply no army or horse that can block its edge.
Although Cao Cao could still mobilize reinforcements from Jingzhou, Guanzhong, and even Yizhou to assist in the battle. Firstly, the water far away was not as good as the thirsty one nearby. Secondly, Jingzhou was still restrained by Liu Biao, so he could not mobilize all the troops. And Yizhou was far away, even if Liu Yan made a decisive decision
We dispatched reinforcements and waited for the Sichuan troops to arrive on the battlefield in the Central Plains. It would be the Year of the Monkey and the Horse, so it was not worth looking forward to.
Before the news of Xu Shu's successful counter-insurgency plan came, the biggest uncertain factor was Bingzhou, but now, the Xiliang Army, which poses the greatest threat, is basically no longer a concern.
Ma Teng and Han Sui are not indifferent people. However, these two have had a grudge for a long time and it has long been difficult to resolve it. When they were in Xiliang, they often fought and sometimes made peace. Now both sides have strong wings and are confident. Once there is trouble,
It will definitely be difficult to clean up.
If Cao Cao had time, it would be better to go and make peace with the two leaders of Xiliang. Maybe he could suppress the conflict between the two and shake hands to make peace again. But the problem is that he would have to go to Bingzhou and talk less back and forth.
One month, does Cao Cao dare to leave now?
Who else but Cao Cao himself could command the 80,000 main army in Luoyang?
In the past few years, Cao Cao's expansion speed has never increased. He has never fought on several battlefields at the same time. The main battles are all commanded by Cao Cao himself. The training of his generals is very limited, and the only ones who can be said to have independent experience are:
Only his brothers, among whom Cao Ren, the most capable, died in Hebei.
Therefore, Cao Cao did not dare to leave the Chinese army.
"It may not be too late if he dares to leave. Yuan Zhi's letter makes it clear that he looked at the weakness of the Xiliang army's lack of food. First, he strictly guarded and defended the Xiliang army with strong walls and thick fortresses to wear down the Xiliang army's spirit. When it lost its spirit, he tried to find another way.
When looking for other strategies, he released rumors at the right time."
"First, it was said that Ma Teng wanted to keep Han Sui in Bingzhou and use our army to drain Han Sui's strength. Ma Teng went to Hanoi to pinch the weak persimmons. Then he said that Ma Teng knew that General Gongsun was eyeing the fortress, but he still wanted Han Sui to do it.
So he detoured to Wuyuan and Yunzhong to attack Yanmen, which made Han Sui so suspicious that even when Ma Teng held a military meeting, he had to bring hundreds of soldiers to protect him before he could go."
"Before Ma Teng could explain clearly and clear up the misunderstanding, Cao Cao's envoy arrived again, and the rumors were confirmed. Han Sui was also furious and cursed Ma Teng for being unkind and unjust. Ma Teng also had new and old hatreds.
In my mind, the two of them almost drew their knives and fought on the spot. From my perspective, a large-scale conflict will be in the near future, and maybe they have already started fighting."
Jia Xu also came to Chuilong City specifically for this matter. Ma Teng and Han Sui turned against each other, which would have a huge impact on the Bingzhou war situation, which would then affect the entire Central Plains war. Qingzhou would also likely need to revise its overall strategy. Jia Xu did
As a military advisor, it is natural to be present.
The original strategy of the Qingzhou Army was to contain the troops from Xiliang and Jiangdong, and pursue Cao Cao to death. Now that Xu Shu has succeeded in estrangement, it is worthy of priority to deal with the Xiliang Army.
Cao Cao used his troops steadily. Although the army's combat effectiveness was slightly lower, and the integration of old and new troops was insufficient, under his command, it was full of resilience and could never find any major flaws. Especially after Ma Jun and others joined,
In terms of long-range weapons, the gap between the two sides has also been narrowed a lot, and the Hulao Pass battlefield has always been in a stalemate.
On the other hand, the Xiliang Army has many weaknesses.
Ma Teng and Han Sui are based in Xiliang. Whether in Hetao or Hedong, they are in a state of unsteady footing. The supply of food and grass cannot keep up, and the orders of the troops are not unified. Such a large-scale coalition army will have a favorable wind.
The battle is fine, but once you encounter setbacks, conflicts will immediately arise.
As long as Ma Teng and Han Sui take advantage of the disagreement or even internal strife to give a heavy blow, the seemingly powerful 300,000-strong army will immediately fall apart. The westward marching corps can seize the opportunity to pursue the victory while dividing their troops to go south to attack Hedong and Hong Kong.
Nong, and even Guanzhong, made Cao Cao's territory full of smoke and smoke, making him worry about one thing and not the other, and the final battle was decided.
Therefore, Jia Xu explained Xu Shu's alienation plan in detail so that everyone could think about it, think about it, and make suggestions.
Tai Shici suggested: "In fact, we can discuss with Marquis Wen and let him and Wen Chang lead the army through Hanoi into Hedong, waiting for an opportunity to join Yuan Zhi and attack the Xiliang army together."
"But Marquis Wen refused at the beginning. How can he agree now? Why don't you just go through this kind of thing."
Zhao Yun shook his head and then recommended himself: "With the Bingzhou Army to attack the Xiliang Army, the key is to grasp the timing, not the number of troops or the strength of the combat power. If the timing is grasped well, it can play a huge role. Others may
Sooner or later, I'm afraid there will be some obstacles."
"What you say makes sense."
Taishi Ci nodded, clasped his hands together and rubbed them back and forth a few times, and said with a smile: "In that case, you and I will go out together. Although Cao Cao's military skills are good, it is really not refreshing to fight. This is not a test.
Even if I only try it briefly, and occasionally play two big games, he will retreat as soon as he gets excited, which is really not satisfying."
"Ahem." Lu Su, who came with Jia Xu but remained silent, suddenly coughed twice, as if to remind him of something. Taishi Ci looked over in surprise, only to find that Lu Su kept winking.
Taishi Ci followed Lu Su's eyes and looked over, and suddenly realized that Wang Yu had not spoken and there was no joy on his face. He looked a little absent-minded.
Taishi Ci blinked, a little confused, and asked: "My lord, did the general say something wrong?"
"That's not true." Wang Yu raised his head as if awakened, looked around everyone, and suddenly asked a strange question: "Do you really think the situation is great? Can you defeat the Xiliang army by sending a cavalry north to help?
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"..." Everyone looked at me and I looked at you. They all felt that the Lord's problem was so profound that they didn't know where to start.
"In my lord's opinion, what should I do?" After fully integrating into the atmosphere of Qingzhou, Zhuge Liang's style tended to be closer to his critics, and his speech was very straightforward.
"It's hard to say." Wang Yu said noncommittally: "Ma Teng and Han Sui are at odds with each other. It would be better if they each set up large armies to attack each other. I am afraid that they will have a fight like a Hongmen Banquet. It would be better if Han Sui wins.
, at most it’s almost the same as before, I’m afraid it’ll be another situation…”
"Even if Ma Teng wins, it doesn't matter, right?" Jia Xu also frowned, not knowing where Wang Yu's worries came from. Ma Teng and Han Sui are actually the same thing. Strictly speaking, Han Sui's
The performance is more convincing.
Han Sui's troops are mainly Han rebels, and Ma Teng's troops are mainly Qiang and Hu. No matter what kind of war the two sides experience, it will have a great impact on the morale of the army and the combat effectiveness of the army. This is
irreversible.
Wang Yu remained silent and did not answer.
In fact, he didn't take Ma Teng and Han Sui seriously either. The one who really made him wary and even aroused an ominous premonition was another person - Ma Chao!
In fact, the Xiliang Army in history had never been successful until Ma Chao raised his army and fought with Cao Cao in Guanzhong. He defeated Cao Cao on the shore of the Wei River and forced Cao Cao to cut off his beard and abandon his robe, and then he escaped.
Wang Yu was not sure what was going on inside the Xiliang Army when Ma Chao raised his troops, and whether it was possible to replicate it in Bingzhou, but he had always had concerns.
Therefore, he formulated a strategy of defeating Cao Cao first and mainly containing the Xiliang Army, because he was afraid of detonating the instability factors in the Xiliang Army.
In his opinion, as long as the Bingzhou Army defends itself, Cao Cao will be overwhelmed and unable to provide supply support to the Xiliang Army. Soon, the Xiliang Army will run out of food and retreat, and there will be no need to deal with them at that time.
Late.
But his worries had no basis, and he could not tell his generals. Xu Shu formulated an active defense strategy based on the overall battle situation, which cannot be said to be wrong.
If Xu Shu just stayed in seclusion, he would not be able to contain the Xiliang army. The latter could divide his troops to go south and north, and devote his troops to other battlefields.
Wang Yu is well versed in ancient and modern allusions, and will definitely not make the mistake of remote control command. When the general is outside, the other party has to judge the situation and take corresponding countermeasures. It is a taboo for military strategists to control the monarch thousands of miles away.
Now that Xu Shu had launched his plan, it was too late to say anything. Wang Yu thought about it again and again, and finally made an unexpected decision.
"I intend to personally lead the army to the north, and switch the battlefield of the Central Plains from offense to defense. I will defeat the Xiliang army first, and then fight the Central Plains!" (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)