The big man is on the run

Chapter 189 Divide up to meet the enemy
"I made a table of dishes, and two guests came."

Guo Tu led Wen Chou and [-] troops south to Changshan County, and Yan Liang led [-] troops south to Hejian Kingdom to protect the flank grain roads.

And Yuan Xi was also surprisingly kind. Regardless of Jushou's dissuasion, he brought less than [-] miscellaneous soldiers to the north to Changshan County to stop the official army.

At this point in time, the officers and soldiers were stuck in the Nine Gates City.

You must know that tens of thousands of officers and soldiers eat horse chews, and the marching route must be planned according to the supply line, and the supply line is precisely along the Hutuo River from Jingxingkou to Jiumen and Zhending.

The reason why there is no rapid advance is also related to the strategic planning of the army.

The purpose of this battle was to lift Gongsun Zan's siege, so the intention of flanking Yuan Shao from Jingxing and threatening his supply line was to make him retreat, not how many Yuan Shao's territories were captured or how many troops were wiped out.

The reason is very simple, as long as Yuan Shao's more than [-] troops turn around and rush towards the official army, the official army must withdraw to Bingzhou. It is impossible to engage in a strategic decisive battle with Yuan Shao at a disadvantageous force ratio of one to three or even one to four, and retreat. There is only one way to go in Jingxing, so you must protect your supply line.

In other words, this battle is to see who can cut off the opponent's supply line while defending their own.

And Jiumen City is stuck on the bank of the Hutuo River.

"Zilong, you are from Changshan, you are familiar with the terrain, please tell me your opinion."

Liu Yi looked at Zhao Yun standing behind him, and the more he watched, the more delighted he was. Such a fierce general offered the city to vote. It seems that the hearts of the people in this world are ultimately for the Han Dynasty.

Now Yuan Shu has reached the final stage of dying, Sun Ce has just gained a foothold in Jiangdong, and Cao Cao, who has not fully grown up, is still trying to defeat many enemies in the Central Plains.

Only this Yuan Shao, who is at the height of his power, has always suppressed the imperial court in terms of strength.

Liu Yi was keenly aware that the contest between him and Yuan Shao not only determined the ownership of Youzhou, Bingzhou, Jizhou, and Qingzhou in the north, but also determined the ownership of the whole world.

Although the situation has not yet reached that point, it is hard to say whether this is the ultimate battle to encircle Wei and save Zhao, but if a strategic decisive battle is fought, the significance of this battle will surpass everything else.

If Liu Yi defeats Yuan Shao, then all the Liu surnames and non-Liu surname princes who are waiting to watch will fall to the court in an instant. At that time, Liu Yi will have Yongzhou, Liangzhou, Sili Xiaowei Department (Guanzhong), Bingzhou, Youzhou, Jizhou, Qingzhou, Yizhou, Jingzhou, Xuzhou, another part of Kyushu.

There will be resistance, maybe only Cao Cao is left alone, even if it is Cao Cao, after all, it is only four years since Jian'an, the situation is completely different, how much Cao Cao's disobedience is left in the face of the general trend, it is very strange easy to say.

In the final analysis, as long as Yuan Shao can be defeated, the trend of unification of the world will never be reversed.

"If you have any ideas, talk about it, don't be restrained."

"Yes."

Zhao Yun's figure was tall and straight, he saw that the emperor was really asking for his opinion, so he was relieved to speak.

"I believe that Changshan County is bounded by the Hutuo River, running from east to west. The southern county of Yuanshi and the surrounding cities are mostly plains, while the north has many river networks, so the cavalry is beneficial to the south and not to the north."

Zhao Yun's suggestion was more like a statement. Obviously, he had just been put into Liu Yi's account, and he still couldn't let it go.

"Well said, continue." Liu Yi gave appropriate eyes and words of encouragement.

"And Wen Chou is a famous general in Hebei, and the North Road should be an army capable of fighting and daring to fight. As for the army led by Yuan Xi, it should start from Yecheng and recruit troops who stayed in the city along the road. The combat power will not be too strong. And the cavalry It is beneficial to the south and not conducive to the north, so I suggest that a large cavalry force try to encircle and wipe out Yuan Xi's troops on the plain south of the Hutuo River, and use skilled infantry to stagnate Wen Chou north of the Hutuo River."

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, for being a good general."

Jia Xu, who had been silently listening for a while, spoke slowly, which made Zhao Yun a little panicky.

Liu Yi supported Zhao Yun's figure who was about to bow down, and said, "Master, don't act like a little girl."

"Zilong is right. It's not too different from what Wenhe and Xiaozhi said. I want to split up to meet the enemy. Among the two armies in the north and south, where does Zilong want to go?"

Facing Liu Yi's piercing gaze, Zhao Yun said without hesitation: "I want to go north to face Wen Chou! When I was under Gongsun Zan's tent in the past, Jieqiao fought against him, but now I have made my wish but my long-cherished wish. "

Liu Yi nodded slightly. Yuan Xi was obviously better at fighting. If he wanted to gain military merit, he would definitely choose the south route, but Zhao Yun made the opposite choice, as expected of Zhao Zilong!
"Okay, except for the headquarters, we will send another thousand soldiers with Zilong as the vanguard, and follow General Xu Huang to repel Wen Chou."

"Here!"

Zhao Yun led away excitedly, but Jia Xu asked with some concern: "Our army only has more than 2 people, and we have to stay behind along the way. If Yuan Xi wants to encircle and wipe out less than [-] people, he needs at least [-] people. Including most of the cavalry. Are there not enough troops for Xu Huang?"

"It's enough to block the water, Weishui, and Kou's water layer by layer. If it reaches the Hutuo River, it will be exhausted."

Jia Xu stopped talking, Liu Yi's determination was very firm, what Liu Yi meant was to encircle or defeat Yuan Xi and remove the threat from the south.

There is nothing wrong with this choice. Use the superior cavalry group to defeat the enemy infantry who are not elite and lack the leadership of famous generals on the plain.

"South Route Army, Your Majesty wants to be the commander in person?"

"Well." Liu Yi thought about the generals under his command, "Ma Chao and Pang De are both cavalry generals, they can be taken away, Gan Ning is not good at using cavalry, so let him stay to maintain the food road, Tai Shici has a stable personality, he can command a siege. "

"Your Majesty." Jia Xu hesitated for a moment and said, "I have something to say, I have to say it."

Liu Yi was a little strange, so he just said, "Let's talk about Wen He."

"Yuan Xi is a dude, but Jushou will use soldiers after all. If he hides in the city, there is no need to say more, but if it is near Yuanshi City, the enemy army gathers in the wild. It is estimated that there are seven to eight thousand people. Your Majesty really If you can’t beat it, don’t beat it hard.”

Jia Xu sighed: "The country has accumulated five years of accumulation before we have the soldiers, horses, food, and grass for today's military campaign in Hebei. Please be cautious, Your Majesty. After all, we can afford to wait."

Liu Yi nodded solemnly. Jia Xu's argument is definitely not a defeatist argument, but a warning that a counselor must give him in today's extremely outnumbered situation.

Because even in the field battle in the south of Changshan County, even if the troops in the north were reduced as much as possible, the officers and soldiers only had one or two times the strength advantage over Yuan Xi, which was already the biggest advantage that could be won.

"If this battle is held firmly by Yuan Xiping, I will never hide my tricks. I will use up all the armored cavalry I have accumulated so hard, and I will break the enemy's courage!"

(End of this chapter)