Three Kingdoms

It is said that soldiers are very fast, but that is only when the opponent does not understand itself, and then it can win by surprise. But if the opponent is blocked on the road and abandons the logistics, the so-called speed is just a joke.

Cold weapon warfare, between advancing and retreating, is more like the tip on Go. Although the gait is slower, you can advance, attack, retreat, or defend, no matter what.

Fu County is famous for its pickled mustard in later generations, but it also reflects that this place, products and so on, are not as good as Chengdu. In addition, due to the gathering of soldiers and scourges these days, most ordinary people are almost the same as the county. Overwhelmed, they either fled into the mountains to hide, or went to the hinterland of Sichuan and Sichuan to seek refuge with relatives and friends. Anyway, there were basically no people in the county, and only soldiers were left.

After all, in these days, when it comes to military discipline, I am afraid that only professional elites such as General Zhengxi are relatively better. For example, the ordinary county soldiers in Sichuan and Sichuan are also pretty good. At least they will not rape and rob local residents, but they will eat a There are always food and tooth festivals, etc. Who can afford to go back and forth?

Therefore, the entire Fu County, Zitong County, and Anhan are similar in appearance, and have become military defense areas, which seem to cut the people of Sichuan and Shu into northern and southern halves.

Liu Bei is not a man who is obsessed with predicting his enemies, nor does he have much foresight, but his spirit of working hard and seizing every opportunity to make a comeback is incomparable to ordinary people.

Joining forces with the Wu family and taking the opportunity to annex Sichuan and Shu may seem to others to be a meaningless and self-destructive move, but for Liu Bei, it is very different.

Could it be that without annexing Sichuan and Shu, Liu Bei would not have to fight against Zhengxi?

Therefore, Liu Bei's move on the one hand eliminated the hidden danger of being held back, and on the other hand, what if he won? Just like the great salted fish teacher said, ordinary people consider the nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine, but what Liu Bei values ​​​​is the one ten thousandth.

But Liu Bei's biggest problem at the moment is that his hands are not long enough, ah, he doesn't have enough generals to separate them. Now Liu Bei is in Chengdu to deal with a bunch of old and young people from Sichuan and Sichuan. Guan Yu is in charge of the county and the commander is willing to come to Pang Xi's army. Fu County can only let Zhang Fei come to guard it. As for the original Anhan defense line, Liu Bei can only say hey …

If Zhengxi really felt that Anhan's defense line was weak and empty, and then moved towards Badong, Liu Bei would definitely raise his hands and forehead in celebration. Liu Bei has personally experienced the terrain of Badong, so he knows that if he really plunges in and wants to turn around and plunge out again, it will not take at least a year and a half to get through, so it is equivalent to giving Liu Bei more time. .

However, Fei Qian, the general who conquered the west, obviously would not take such an unfair path, and a sharp tip poked Liu Bei's weak spot.

Liu Bei has been really busy lately, so busy that he has his feet on top of his head.

After coercing Liu Zhang and letting Liu Zhang show his face and express his position in front of the public, he even put a fig leaf over the triangle area, and then started to deal with the pro-Filipino faction like Zhang Song and promote Wu Yi. Li Hui and others acted as minions on the left and right, threatening and intimidating those large Sichuan and Sichuan households who were still in the middle position.

After hearing Zhang Fei's emergency report from eight hundred miles away, saying that the vanguard of the Western Expedition was approaching Fu County, Liu Bei couldn't help but collapse a small half of the turret, even though he had been making plans in his mind for a long time. After thinking about it all night, he finally came up with it. Three words: "Don't panic."

Just panic and it's over!

Therefore, when everyone was summoned for discussion the next day, Liu Bei got up early, but did not go to the lobby immediately to discuss. Instead, after eating preserved meat, he asked the guard servant to pour hot water and covered his face with a hot face towel until the blood flowed out. Smooth, white and rosy, he deliberately wore a wide robe with long sleeves instead of armor, and walked up to the lobby with a smile on his face.

Sure enough, everyone seemed to have calmed down after seeing Liu Bei's expression. It must be said that Liu Bei's laughter and crying were extremely contagious.

"Today, the Western Expeditionary Army is attacking. What are your countermeasures?" Liu Bei said in a nonchalant tone, as if he did not take this Western Expeditionary Army seriously.

The people in the hall looked at each other, thinking about it, but the main force of Zhengxi has not moved yet. Is it worth tossing and turning all night?

As a result, the atmosphere couldn't help but become a little more relaxed.

"There are more than ten thousand soldiers in Fu County. There are two generals Zhang and Liu. There are only three thousand troops marching to the west. What can be done? And it is late autumn now. In more than a month, the cold wind in the mountains will blow. The troops marching to the west will not be able to advance even an inch. , we must retreat. According to my opinion, just stick to it and ignore it." Fei Shi said slowly.

Fei Shi is no longer the magistrate of Mianzhu County who was burned to ashes, but has become the military governor under Liu Bei's account.

Generally speaking, the governor's job is to be in charge of the military. But obviously, there are too many people who want to be in charge of the military, and it is not Fei Shi's turn. Therefore, Fei Shi can only do the next best thing and take charge of the prison. . Thinking about how many of the Liu Zhang, Pang Xi and pro-Fei factions have fallen in these days and how much wealth their family has, besides Zhang Song, we will know how important Fei Shi's role as a military governor has been recently.

Obviously, Fei Shi also wants to keep his newly acquired status, so he believes that safety should be the priority for now, at least until he transfers part of the extravagant wealth he acquired to his hometown...

Liu Bei nodded slowly, smiled slightly, and didn't say yes or no.

Delay is actually a strategy. It cannot be said that Fei Shi is timid and avoids war, and what Fei Shi said is not wrong. Even though the temperature in Sichuan and Shu is much higher than that in Guanzhong and north, if winter comes, the mountains The temperature difference is still very large, and coupled with the influence of altitude on temperature, if there are some problems with the transportation of grain and grass, it is not necessarily strange that they will win without a fight.

"Your Majesty, I have a plan. If this plan is feasible, I will conquer the Western Army, but it will be nothing more than a gathering of ants, and the people of Xu Wei will be like grass and mustard!"

Oh oh oh?

Liu Bei turned his head to look at the spokesman with some surprise, and quickly expressed his attitude of respectfully listening to the clever advice, and said: "I am willing to listen to Ziyuan's advice!"

Naturally, Wu Yi could not forget the sword that Wei Yan had struck in Guanghan. Now that he heard that Wei Yan was leading the partial army, he naturally could not let it go easily, so he said with a certain degree of viciousness: "Zheng Xibiao." The army did not take Zitong and entered Fujian County. The reason is that the level of Fujian is slow and it is not in the flood season. There are many dense forests. It can be crossed by cutting down huge trees and tying them with ropes. Therefore, if our troops are divided, our strength will be weak, and if we unite our troops, it will be difficult to control. …”

Wu Yi knew the topography of Sichuan and Sichuan well, and naturally also knew something about the Fushui area. The Fujian River winds its way through Fujian Province. Although this section of the road has ups and downs, it is not a high mountain or dangerous terrain. In addition, the mountains are densely forested. If you choose a place to cross the river, even if you don't have a boat, you can just cut down some large logs. It can be used as a makeshift, so it is not easy to defend along the river bank.

"We can set up a camp to the west of the Fulishui River to lure the westward army to cut down trees and cross over. We can also send soldiers secretly to store water upstream until the westward army is halfway across the river... This way we will definitely win!" Wu Yi smiled, but the smile was a little sinister, "Besides that, we can also do this..."

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While Liu Bei of Sichuan and Sichuan was studying how to deal with General Fei Qian who conquered the west, Yuan Shao in Jizhou was also thinking about going south to attack General Pingdong.

To be honest, Yuan Shao still has some feelings for this young man in his heart.

Of course, camaraderie isn't the key factor.

There are two decisive factors. On the one hand, Cao Cao is indeed capable, and Yuan Shao wants to use it as much as possible. On the other hand, Fei Qian, the general who conquers the west, is really Alexander, so he must be cautious.

However, after the news came that General Zhengxi had mobilized troops to move south into Sichuan and Sichuan, Yuan Shao's original thoughts couldn't help but become a little more vivid...

Attack Zhengxi again?

Well, if you want to live outside, you must first settle inside...

"Lord, in the current situation, the fighting opportunity is fleeting and the military situation is urgent. We cannot delay it any longer." Tian Feng couldn't bear Yuan Shao's long delay, so he came again to urge, "Now we have too much time to take care of ourselves in the expedition to the west. Just when we are sending troops Opportunity! If there is any further delay, when we conquer Sichuan and Sichuan in the west, and we are attacked from both sides, it will be too late to regret it!"

"Um……"

Yuan Shao nodded slowly, and then coughed a few times. After entering late autumn, maybe he was infected with some wind and cold, or maybe he was older. Yuan Shao himself felt that his energy was not as good as in previous years.

What Tian Feng said makes sense.

"But when it comes to Bingzhou..." Yuan Shao said slowly, "How should we deal with it?"

"You can order General Gao to guard Zhongmou! My lord, victory or defeat is a common thing for military officers. General Gao was bullied by thieves, and it is rare for him to escape after a hard battle. Let him deal with it carefully and don't let Zheng Xi take advantage of the opportunity to attack, so that Jizhou can be protected without worries. ." Tian Feng knew what Yuan Shao was worried about and immediately gave advice.

"Um……"

Yuan Shao thought for a long time, finally nodded, and entered the next step, "Youbei is surrounded by strong enemies, don't move lightly... I can only mobilize two thousand cavalry... But this general who leads the army..."

Tian Feng once again sighed in his heart, but he could only take a step back helplessly and said: "If General Fudou Wen is not the general, then General Ning Guozhonglang will be the main one, General Gao Pian will assist him, and another four thousand infantry will be deployed. Then..."

"Um……"

Yuan Shao weighed it and then looked at Tian Feng. Zhang Gaolan was both from Hebei. Although part of the military power was handed over to the Jizhou General, there seemed to be no better choice at the moment. In the end, Yuan Shao nodded and agreed.

"If we arrange it like this and conquer Yanzhou, how long does Yuan Hao think it will take and what are the chances of winning?" Yuan Shao finally asked.

Tian Feng really wanted to jump and curse, but after taking a few breaths, he held it back and said, "My lord! Military matters are changing rapidly, how can there be a fixed number? If everything goes well, it will take as little as half a year, as much as one year..."

"One year..." Yuan Shao frowned. What if Zhengxi conquered Sichuan and Shu within one year?

Tian Feng glared at Yuan Shao unceremoniously and did not answer. Although this behavior was extremely impolite and inconsistent with etiquette, Tian Feng's bad temper could not be tolerated. To be effective, how can there be so many good things?

"Ahem, cough..." Yuan Shao seemed to know that his request seemed a bit impatient, and finally smiled at himself and said, "That's it...who is the guard general of Puyang in Yanzhou at the moment?"

"Xiahou, Xiahou Yuanrang." Tian Feng cupped his hands and said, "There are about five thousand soldiers and horses."

Puyang is Cao Cao's base camp in Yanzhou. If Puyang can be conquered, it will be a heavy blow to Cao Cao's camp, so Yuan Shao also pays attention to this city.

Yuan Shao frowned, "Five thousand?"

To attack a city with a garrison of 5,000, normally you need at least five times the number of troops, that is, you need close to 30,000 troops to carry out a siege, to have a relatively high hope of victory. Of course, if there are 50,000 troops, That's even better.

Tian Feng tapped the ground with his cane and said: "My lord, attacking the city is the next step... we should attack it if we are tempted..."

Even if they are brothers, it is impossible to completely avoid disputes and fights in the face of interests, let alone a combination like Yuan Shao and Cao Cao. Therefore, after seeing General Fei Qian's attention in Sichuan and Shu, he turned his attention to Sichuan and Shu. Then, the brothers Yuan Shao and Cao Cao finally broke their skin and prepared to take action.

A few days later, Zhang led his troops and went south with Gao Lan.

This time leading the army on an expedition, Zhang felt a heavy weight on his shoulders, and his expression was solemn all the way.

This is even more true for Gao Lan. The last time Taishi Ci caused the collapse of Yuan Shao's southern route army, if Tian Feng and other Hebei nobles had not interceded with Yuan Shao, Gao Lan might have been punished by Yuan Shao at that time. This time he got a lieutenant to assist Zhang, which is more or less There is something akin to meritorious deeds.

Gao Lan looked back at the soldiers and horses in the rear, and then at Zhang. He hesitated several times, looking embarrassed. He hesitated for a long time before reminding: "Zhang Zhonglang, are you going to march into Yanzhou now?" Gao Lan didn't know. He was only told to fully cooperate with Zhang on all Tian Feng's plans. After all, Gao Lan was also a deputy general this time, so it was normal for him not to know the overall plan.

Zhang glanced at Gao Lan. He knew that Gao Lan was worried about something, or that Gao Lan was secretly reminding him of something.

Indeed, with just a few soldiers and horses, if you want to capture Yanzhou directly, isn’t this a joke?

However, Zhang did not intend to explain Tian Feng's plan to Gao Lan in detail. He just said: "General Gao, it's getting late. Let's find a place to rest for the time being... Tomorrow at Mao o'clock, we will break up the camp and send troops to Liyang..."

"Li Yang?" Gao Lan frowned, but still accepted the order and left.

Is a war just a battle between soldiers?

Obviously not all, but in this battle, Tian Feng obviously put the fighting of soldiers in a secondary position, and focused more on attacking the heart. Can such a plan really succeed?

Zhang didn't know clearly, but he could only execute it. As for the effect of execution, he didn't have a bottom line in his mind...