Chapter 1516 Small Point Intrusion


    ? It is said that the speed of soldiers is valuable, 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 is not as good as Chengdu in terms of products and other products. In addition, due to the scourge of soldiers and soldiers gathered these days, it is almost the same as Li County. Most ordinary people The people were overwhelmed and 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 **** 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?


    So the entire Fu County, Zitong to Li County, and then to Anhan are basically similar, and they have become military defense areas, which seem to cut the people of Sichuan and Shu into two halves, the north and the south.


    ??Liu Bei is not an expert at anticipating his enemies, nor does he have much foresight, but his spirit of striving upward and seizing every opportunity to make a comeback is incomparable to ordinary people.


    ??Joined with the Wu family and took the opportunity to occupy Sichuan and Shu. To others, it seemed like a meaningless and self-destructive move, but for Liu Bei, it was very different.


    ??Does it mean that if we don''t annex Sichuan and Shu, Liu Bei won''t have to fight against the Western Conquest?


    ?So Liu Bei''s move on the one hand eliminates the hidden danger of being held back, and on the other hand, what if he wins? 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.


    ?However, the biggest problem for Liu Bei at the moment is that his hands are not long enough, ah, there are not enough generals under him to separate them. Now Liu Bei is in Chengdu to deal with a group of old and young people from Sichuan and Sichuan. Guan Yu is in charge of Fu 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-hey…


    ??If Zhengxi really felt that the Anhan defense line was weak and empty, and then moved towards Badong, Liu Bei would definitely raise his hands and forehead and celebrate endlessly. 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 unjust path, and a sharp tip pierced Liu Bei''s weak spot.


    Liu Bei has been really busy lately, so busy that his feet are on 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."


    It’s over in one panic!


    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 to draw blood. 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 back on it, it was just that the main force of the expedition to the west had not moved yet. Is it worth tossing and turning all night?


    As a result, the atmosphere couldn''t help but become a little 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. , I will definitely 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.


    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 it is better to be safe for now, at least until he has transferred part of the extravagant wealth to his hometown...


    Liu Bei nodded slowly, smiled slightly, and said neither yes nor 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 surprising that victory will be won 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!"


    Ooh 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 would like to hear my advice from afar!"


    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 water level in Fujian is slow and it is not in the flood season. There are many dense forests in it. It can be crossed by cutting down huge trees and tying them with ropes. Therefore, if our troops are divided, we will be weak, and if we unite our troops, it will be difficult to control it. …”


    ?Wu Yi knew the terrain of Sichuan and Sichuan well, and naturally he also knew the Fushui area. The Fujian River winds its way through Fu County. Although this section of the road has ups and downs, it is not a mountainous and 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 wood. 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, we can also do this..."


    ……………


    ??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 is not 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 his troops to move south to Sichuan and Sichuan, Yuan Shao''s original thoughts couldn''t help but become a little more vivid...


    Another campaign to conquer the West?


    ?Hmm, if you want to take care of the outside world, you must first make peace with the 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 stand 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 using our troops Opportunity! If there is any further delay, it will be too late to regret it when we conquer Sichuan and Sichuan.


    "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 also makes some sense.


    “But when it comes to merging states...” 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 him 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 at most... 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 looked at Tian Feng again. Zhang He and Gao Lan were both from Hebei. Although part of the military power was handed over to the Jizhou General, it seemed that there was 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 is the chance 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 can take as little as half a year or as much as a year..."


    "One year..." Yuan Shao frowned. What if Sichuan and Shu were conquered within one year of conquering the west?


    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, 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 general guarding Puyang in Yanzhou at the moment?"


    "Xiahou Dun, 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 captured, 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 at least five times the number of troops is needed, that is, close to 30,000 troops are needed to carry out a siege, and then there is 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 He led his troops and went south with Gao Lan.


    ?This time leading the army on an expedition, Zhang He 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 He, which was 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. He hesitated several times, looking embarrassed. After hesitating for a long time, he reminded: "Zhang Zhonglang, are you going to march into Yanzhou now?" Gao Lan didn''t know. He was only told to fully cooperate with Zhang He for 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 He 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 troops and horses, you want to be able to capture Yanzhou directly. Isn’t this a joke?


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


    (End of this chapter)