The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

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It is inferred from common sense that the offensive direction of not changing the strategy is actually the correct opinion. It is exactly as those who hold this view think: Cao Cao has just succeeded as the prefect of Yanzhou. , without prejudice to Xuzhou's capture of Jinan.

However, Xun Zhen was aware of Cao Cao's ability and knew that "raising tigers would not be a problem", so he decided to adopt Xi Zhicai's suggestion.

It was decided that Xun Zhen and Xi Zhicai, Xun You, and Xun Yu had a secret discussion on how to proceed with the deployment before the battle.

Deployment can be divided into three specific problems.

The first one is the deployment position of the troops.

Fighting requires troops and horses. According to the original plan, Xun Zhen originally planned to wait until the spring of next year, that is, to transfer troops and recruits from the East China Sea to the northern part of Mount Tai, subordinate Xun Cheng to attack Jinan. Now that the direction of the attack has changed, where should the troops be deployed?

Xi Zhicai said: "Today, Taishan County is owned by my state, and in front of my state, either take Jinan in the north, or attack Jibei in the west. Now, attack Jinan to confuse the eyes and ears of Yanzhou."

Yingxian and Renxian are in the northernmost part of Taishan County, bordering Jinan. What Xi Zhicai meant was that he could pretend that he was going to attack Jinan, so that Cao Cao would make a wrong judgment, so as to achieve surprises and prevent Cao Cao from making preparations earlier.

Xun Zhen pondered for a long time, and disagreed with Xi Zhicai's advice, saying: "It is the best policy to attack the west, but Meng De knows soldiers and is also a smart person. To use it, Chen Bingbo and Eun."

Exian County is located in the most northwestern corner of Mount Tai, bordering Jinan in the north and Jibei in the west; Bo County is in the south of Exian County and bordering Jibei in the west. It is indeed a good strategy to "sound the east and attack the west", but such a strategy can be used against ordinary people, but it is not enough for smart people.

Out of the importance and understanding of Cao Cao, Xun Zhen believed that he should be bold and use oddity, and simply directly Chen Bing was in the eastern border of Jibei.

Xi Zhicai, Xun You, and Xun Yu repeatedly considered and agreed with Xun Zhen's opinion.

The second one is the question of the commander.

Originally, he was going to use Xun as the main general. For this reason, Xun Zhen also expressed that he was temporarily taking the prefect of Taishan. Now he will not fight Jinan, but will fight Jibei. So should this main general still use Xun Cheng, or another one?

On this issue, Xun Zhen and the other four had the same opinion: Xun Cheng cannot still be used, and must be replaced.

The reason is very simple: Jinan and Jibei, one belongs to Qingzhou and the other belongs to Yanzhou, are two different combat directions, and Jinan will fight sooner or later, and it is impossible for one person to undertake the combat tasks of two battlefields at the same time, because Yes, another person is required.

As for who to choose, there is no need to be embarrassed.

Xun Zhen wanted to use Le Jin to lead the army just now, but he was using it now.

Yue Jin Guo Yi has the ability. He has known Jiang Hu and Chen Bao for a long time. They understand each other's temperament. They can command Jiang Hu and Chen Guihe in a unified way. Moreover, he is from Yanzhou and his home is in Dongjun. , Jibei West borders East County, and he is very familiar with geography and people.

The third question is to what extent the battle is to be fought, in other words, to what purpose.

No more than two, or to occupy the land, or to destroy the enemy.

Xun Zhen decided to do both.

The city must be seized, and the Yellow Turbans must be attacked. The main purpose of this attack is not to kill, but to capture. Land occupation is more important than capture. After all, after being ravaged by the Yellow Turbans for so long, Jibei has already withered. Instead of occupying the ruined city, it is better to enhance its strength by capturing. As long as there is sufficient strength, everything else can be said. At the same time, try to drive some of the Yellow Turbans west into Dongjun. , so that Cao Cao can't take care of himself, consumes Yanzhou's military supplies, and strives to achieve the purpose of "enriching himself and depleting Cao Cao".

Jibei borders Jinan, and the Yellow Turbans in the two places echo each other. In order to relieve the pressure of Yuejin, when the war starts, Xun Zhen will accompany Xuncheng to fight with Yuejin.

Xun Zhen agreed on the same day, and the next day he passed the book and called him to Tan.

Yanzhou news one after another.

Taking advantage of Liu Dai's assassination and Cao Cao's first appointment, Tian Kai sent troops out of Pingyuan County and attacked Dongjun from the west of the Yellow River, while Cao Ren held Liaocheng. Cao Cao was in Linyi and did not return to his division. With Xiahouyuan as his general, he attacked the plain along the east bank of the Yellow River and the west bank of the Jishui River. Xiahouyuan led his troops to ride between the two waters, traveling more than a hundred li day and night until they reached the foot of the city of Luoyin, and the plain was shaken. , Tian Kaiyou retreated and wanted to encircle and annihilate Xiahouyuan in Pingyuan County. Xiahouyuan retreated in time, which made Tian Kai useless. Cao Ren took the opportunity to attack and annihilated Tian Kai's troops in the northern border of Dongjun.

After this round of confrontation, Tian Kai didn't take advantage of it at all, so he temporarily stopped.

In this way, after temporarily stabilizing the situation in Jibei, Cao Cao temporarily eliminated the threat of Tian Kai in Pingyuan County. Then, he sent Jiang Qi to lead his trilogy, and divided his troops south from Linyi, through Fan County in Dong County, and entered. Linqiu is the westernmost part of Tunjiyin County and borders Fan County.

Jiyin County is located in the hinterland of Yanzhou, and there is no invasion of the Yellow Turbans. Why did Cao Cao send an army to settle in?

Xun You judged that Cao Cao's purpose should be: to take advantage of Yuan Benchu's power to supervise Jiyin and Wu's capital, so that Jiyin's manpower and material resources can be used for it. Therefore, instead of sending his own generals, he sent Yuan Shao to borrow money. One of the two battalion generals given to him, Jiang Qi went.

Then, there was news that Chen Gong went to Chenliu, probably because Zhang Miao was persuaded. Zhang Miao sent 2,000 troops to Cao Cao's camp to obey orders. They were sent to Linyi and Gucheng. Not long after that, Wu Zi also dispatched army soldiers and food to Cao Cao's camp. Not to mention Shanyang, Yuan Yi was Yuan Shao's younger brother and was very supportive to Cao Cao.

At the end of December, Xun Zhen heard the news: Cao Cao asked Cheng Li to offer sacrifices to the state, and Cheng Li gladly accepted it.

The day before Zhengdan, Le Jin went to Tan County. On the same day that Le Jin arrived in Tan County, Xun Zhen heard the news again: Cheng Li went to the Cheng clan, and immediately Li Gan, who was in charge of the Cheng clan, led the crowd to follow Cao Cao. Cao Cao designated Li Gan as a general of Zhonglang, and ordered all of them to remain stationed in the Cheng clan.

This move by Cao Cao makes people feel a little strange.

If it is just to supervise Wu Zi and get Jiyin's soldiers, people, food, and weapons for his own use, it is enough to have Jiang Qi stationed there, why should Li Gan be kept here? Li Cadre Qu Qianqian is a usable force, and since he is new, he must be eager to make meritorious deeds. He can be transferred to Linyi and Gucheng to strengthen Cao Cao's military power in Jibei, but why is he still using it? Is it stationed in Cheng's?

Could it be that ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Cao Cao and Bao Xin personally led the main force of Dongjun soldiers and state soldiers to be stationed near Jibei, but they didn't intend to attack the Yellow Turbans in Jibei next? Expand the map and watch it carefully, you can see that Rencheng County is less than 200 miles east of Chengshi.

There are two strategically important places in the east of Yanzhou, one is Liang Fu in Taishan County, and the other is Kangfu of Renchengguo. Kangfu is in the west of Rencheng County, and the two counties are only thirty or forty miles apart. Although Yanzhou soldiers are stationed here now. In fact, he was threatened by Chen Bao and Liu Bei in Rencheng County for a long time. Rencheng County not only threatened the father of Kang, but Rencheng County bordered Shanyang County, and was only a hundred miles away from the county seat of Shanyang and the prefecture of Yanzhou. Heart is also a great danger.

From these two perspectives, it is also possible that Cao Cao would not attack the Yellow Turbans in Jibei and first attack Furen City to further stabilize the situation in the prefecture and make his own side worry-free. .

Of course, Jiang Qi and Li Gan might not be attacking Rencheng, but to contain Chen Bao and Liu Bei, so that they could not take advantage of Cao Cao's attack on Jibei to take advantage of the situation.

Xun Zhen summoned Le Jin, told the matter, and asked him what he thought. Mobile users, please browse and read for a better reading experience.