The big man is on the run

Chapter 199
"Zhan Yanliang, Zhu Wenchou, this Zhao Zilong really gave two big surprises."

"What Xiao Zhi said is right, Zhao Yun is really a tiger general." Jia Xu twirled his beard and said with a slight smile.

Liu Yi pressed his sword, knelt and sat in front of the desk, shook his head and said, "Don't be careless."

Seeing the Son of Heaven's complexion so heavy, Jia Xu and Fazheng looked at him with a little solemn expression.

"Guo Tu. After all, his strength is still intact. Even if he loses Yan Liangwenchou who fought in person, the loss of his troops is only a thousand, and there is still a great threat."

Zhao Yun beheaded Yan Liang and Wen Chou, isn't Liu Yi happy to receive the news?
Of course he was happy, even the corners of his grin almost reached his ears.

But after being happy, as the supreme commander, Liu Yi has to realize the huge gap in the strength of the enemy and ourselves, and the fact that the current battle situation has not yet fundamentally reversed.

"Your Majesty is right. Although Yuan Xi's troops have been wiped out right now, these people are only old, weak, sick and disabled. It is impossible for our army to really let Guo Tu and other people go directly to Yecheng. Yu Zi cut off the retreat route of Jingxing, and once our army goes south, it is equivalent to completely abandoning Gongsun Zan. For this battle, our army's intention has actually failed."

Liu Yi nodded, affirming Jia Xu's analysis.

"Bring me a map."

Wang Yue quickly brought over the map, and Liu Yi and the others disregarded the rules and sat around the table, looking at the spread map.

"Currently, the Xianbei rangers sent by Ke Bineng have already detected the main force of Yuan Shao's army."

Fazheng pointed to the map and introduced: "The main purpose of Yuan Shao's northern expedition to Youzhou was to eliminate Gongsun Zan, so he did not march to the west side of Dai County occupied by our army, and Shanggu County occupied by Gongsun Zan. However, because Gongsun Zan was captured by Tuantuan The encirclement is in Ji County, so even if there are escape routes in the east, west, and north directions, it will be very difficult for Gongsun Zan to retreat unless he gives up most of his troops and forces his way out."

"What about the distribution of Yuan Shao's army? Only soldiers are considered, not auxiliary soldiers and civilian husbands."

"Yuan Shao's army is mainly divided into three parts. At present, there are about [-] to [-] soldiers in total, led by three generals, Zhang He, Gao Lan, and Qu Yi."

"Tell me in detail." Liu Yi was very interested in this.

"Yes." Fazheng cleared his throat and said loudly: "Qu Yi's first camp was the main force to besiege Ji County, so Yuan Shao put him on the front line. The troops led by Yuan Shao are stationed in Guangyang County. The troops besieging Ji County are about 3 to 5000 people."

"Gaolan's euphorbia soldiers were placed in Yuyang County by Yuan Shao, to prevent Gongsun Zan from going east to Gongsundu in Liaodong and Wuhuan in Liaoxi, and to prevent Gongsundu and Wuhuan from extending a helping hand to Gongsun Zan. Gongsun Zan and the Wuhuan people There is enmity, but it is difficult to say exactly what happened, and I guess Yuan Shao should have taken precautions. There are about 2 people in this group."

"As for Zhang He, he was assigned to Zhuo County, responsible for covering the rear of the army, and at the same time preventing Gongsun Zan from receiving reinforcements from the west. There are about 3000 to 6000 troops in this group."

Liu Yi thought carefully about the map, and couldn't help frowning.

"That is to say." Liu Yi said with an ugly expression, "Not far to the northeast of Guo Tu's 1 people, there are also more than 1 Zhang He's people!"

"It's this information that Ke Bineng discovered only recently."

I probably know the situation on the battlefield, but it’s okay if I don’t know it. When I don’t know it, I feel that Yuan Xi has been surrounded and wiped out, Yan Liangwen Chou has been beheaded, and Guo Tu has been forced to retreat. The situation seems to be very good.

But as soon as Zhen knew about it, the mood of the few people suddenly became bad, and the generals who had just come in to listen looked at each other even more.

Ma Chao held back for a long time, but couldn't hold it anymore, put his hands together and said, "Your Majesty, why don't you just leave Gongsun Zan alone and go south to plunder Zhao, Julu County, and Wei County, and return the army from Hanoi County west to Hedong County."

Liu Yi looked up at him, shook his head and said, "This is the worst strategy. Meng Qi, with such an act, he can plunder people and property, but it won't deal a fatal blow to Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao can still make up for it from Youzhou, and once Gongsun Zan is destroyed , Youzhou is lost, it is really lost, Yuan Shao occupies Jizhou, Qingzhou, and Youzhou, and the three states are connected into one, then his 'potential' will become."

"What about cutting off Yuan Shao's supply line? The army is heading east."

Fazheng answered this question directly for Liu Yi.

"To the east, we have to pass through the middle of the three counties of Zhongshan County, Anping Country, and Julu County. These are all territories that are not under the control of our army. Even if Guo Tu is not considered, even if Guo Tu is defeated Figure, even if we reach Hejian County, our army still can’t cut off Yuan Shao’s supply line. Because there is Bohai County to the east of Hejian County, Yuan Shao’s army’s grain transport ships can enter the sea through the Zhang River, and then go north along the coastline for a short time. Enter Gushui (located in today's Tianjin)."

"It's also possible for Yuan Tan to transport grain directly from Qingzhou by sea. If you go north along the coast, you can enter Gushui and reach Jixian County."

Everyone fell into silence, that is to say, Yuan Shao's supply line can be threatened, but it is difficult to cut it off completely.But even threatening the supply line, if you don't solve Guo Tu in front of you, it will be difficult to do it.

Guo Tu's troops may follow the official army going south, but once the official army goes east, they will desperately stop it.

As for Xiangbei Guotu, I am afraid that he will directly withdraw to Zhang Yun's Zhuojun.

How can it be?

Four words appeared in everyone's mind.

"How is the situation in our army? Let me tell you about the situation at General Xu Huang's side."

"After a fierce battle with Yuan Xi, the main force of our army is now on the road. The soldiers are exhausted, with thousands of casualties. There are only about 3000 soldiers capable of fighting. As for General Xu Huang, there may only be more than [-] people. Can fight. The two generals Gan Ning and Tai Shici on the front line of Jingxingkou still have more than [-] troops in their hands. A total of about [-] people."

"Ah."

Liu Yi nodded, only counting the soldiers. The enemy has 8 troops, our army has 3000, and Gongsun Zan's army has less than 1 left. This battle is almost impossible to fight.

"Where is the Taiwei? It has been almost a month, and the soldiers and horses gathered by the princes from all walks of life should have arrived in Chang'an, right?"

"No news yet."

Before Liu Yi set off, he had issued an imperial decree, and the four princes surnamed Liu, Zhang Lu's Hanzhong soldiers, Han Sui's Jincheng soldiers, and Ma Teng's Longxi soldiers were all on the list of conscripts.

Whether Liu Bei will send troops, Liu Yi is not sure, but Liu Biao, Liu Zhang, Liu Yao, Zhang Lu, Ma Teng, and Han Sui will definitely send troops to join the battle, it's just a matter of quantity.

And Liu Yi rushed to Jingxing with all the mobile forces of the court. He was really beyond his reach and had to leave it to Zhu Jun to deal with.

With the current strength of Liu Yi, he does not have the conditions for a decisive battle with Yuan Shao. Therefore, how many soldiers and horses Zhu Jun in Chang'an can muster as the second wave of reinforcements to join the battle will determine whether Liu Yi chooses to go south to plunder people and property, or to go south to plunder the population and property. Ce relied on his existing troops to try to threaten Yuan Shao's supply line, or the best strategy in his mind - to fight Yuan Shao decisively.

(End of this chapter)