Lu Bu's Ambition

546 Troop deployment
"Military Master, is Cao Jun making any moves?"

After returning to the camp, Zhang Liao asked hurriedly when he returned to the tent. In the tent, Guo Jia was the only one sitting on a chair, squinting his eyes and drinking tea comfortably.

After seeing Zhang Liao's question, Guo Jia drank tea even more, but Zhang Liao saw the changes on the sand table.

The topography of Baima can be seen at a glance, as if looking down from the sky, the mountains, rivers, soil and hills are all clear.

Even though he was used to seeing this kind of sand table, Guo Jia still had a feeling of amazement, "There are hundreds of schools of thought, how prosperous it is, just the sand table in front of you allows the generals of the three armies to see the situation at a glance."

These words reached Zhang Liao's ears as if he didn't hear, he didn't dare to intervene, after all the hundreds of schools of thought had already become a big family, and the rest of the hundreds of schools were also lonely.

In Jiangdong, Liu Bian had the guts to bring up the various schools of thought again, and even reused them. Their kings were also very secretive back then.

On the surface, I have never advocated any schools of thought, but in fact, there are quite a lot of opinions from the schools of thought.

It's just that everyone keeps silent, it's not as good as the Han Dynasty, which inherited the Qin law. Isn't it recorded in the historical records that the Qin law was cruel officials, but why it was fine in the Han Dynasty.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty even respected Confucianism, but the Han Dynasty still had laws, and the world would be chaotic if it could not be followed. Confucianism also knew this truth.

In fact, Confucianism in this era has begun to absorb the strengths of hundreds of schools, the most conspicuous being the Legalists and the Military Strategists. Will scholars reject Confucianism when they look at the Art of War?Not at all.

"Military division, Yanjin?"

After Zhang Liao carefully observed the changes on the sand table, he looked back and asked in surprise.

After hearing this, Guo Jia chuckled, pointed at Yanjin and said with a smile: "The white horse is just standing in front, Cao Cao will not fight here, but before the Lord's army arrives, Cao Cao will not retreat easily."

"Now our army is [-], which seems to be pressing down on the white horse, but in fact it is just that our army has a lot of cavalry, and Cao Jun is reluctant to use up all the cavalry."

"Yanjin! If Cao Cao fights back, he must divide our army first, and Yanjin is the only place in terms of terrain!"

After Guo Jia's easy explanation, Zhang Liao also understood in an instant, and a look of astonishment appeared on his face.

"But military commander, what if Cao Cao doesn't divide his troops?"

As the commander-in-chief of the first army, Zhang Liao couldn't easily mobilize the army just because of a possibility, so as to give the enemy an opportunity to take responsibility.

It is easy to talk in normal times, but Zhang Liao refused to give an inch when it comes to business, and questioned with a serious face.

After hearing this, Guo Jia rubbed his nose in embarrassment, "Wen Yuan, you are being too serious. It should be Cao Jun who should be anxious in this battle, not our army."

"Actually, it might be better to wait until Cao Jun makes the first move~" Guo Jia had a weird smile on his face when he said this.

But Zhang Liao threw his mind on the sand table, his eyes full of dignity.

"Military Master, the scouts in Yanjin have already inquired, and there are no more than [-] troops. If Cao Jun wants to divide our army, then Yanjin will be empty!"

When thinking of this, Zhang Liao's eyes were clearly filled with fierceness, but Guo Jia shook his head and sighed slightly after hearing this, "No, there must be heavy troops in Yanjin!"

"How is it possible? With the mobilization of the army, it is impossible to escape the eyes of our scouts." Zhang Liao didn't believe it at all.

But Guo Jia sneered, pointing to a tunnel in Yanjin and said: "When Cao Cao attacked Liyang, he led [-] troops, but when he returned to Baima, he ordered [-] troops to return to escort food and grass."

"General, do you know who is holding the grain?"

Under Guo Jia's reminder, Zhang Liao understood in an instant, not only a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back, but he blurted out in surprise: "Shenxing General Xia Houyuan!"

Five hundred in three days, and one thousand in six days, Xia Houyuan, the god-walking general!He is even more famous for his marching speed. Of course, this figure is a bit exaggerated, but it can prove Xia Houyuan's marching speed.

After Zhang Liao understood, his face gradually became gloomy. He stared at Yanjin and said in a deep voice, "What the military advisor means is that Yanjin is a trap!"

Looking at Zhang Liao who understood, Guo Jia nodded with a chuckle, "If Cao Jun crosses the river from Yanjin and pretends to attack our army's rear, then Yanjin will most likely be a trap."

Yu Jin's troops pretended to attack their rear, while Yanjin seemed to be empty. In fact, Xia Houyuan had already taken advantage of the opportunity to escort the food and grass, and the heavy guard would not leave them any gaps.

"I'm afraid Zilong is the only general in the army who is capable of this battle!" Zhang Liao had already thought of the leader. Although he hadn't decided yet, as the commander-in-chief of the first army, he had to think about the candidate early.

Yuwen Chengdu has extraordinary martial arts skills, but he has never had the experience of leading an army alone, and his experience on the battlefield is not comparable to that of Zhao Yun.

Zhang Liao was thinking about the general he would choose once Yanjin dispatched troops, but Guo Jia squinted at the sand table and thought of another possibility.

After being silent for a long while, Guo Jia suddenly chuckled, and the atmosphere instantly relaxed, and he said with a smile: "These are just Jia's conjectures."

"No! Even if it is a guess, we must be prepared!" Zhang Liao was full of solemnity about the military.

Seeing Zhang Liao's solemn attitude, Guo Jia showed an appreciative smile, pointed his slender fingers at the barracks and said with a smile, "Once the troops are dispatched from Yanjin, the division of troops is true, and it is also true here!"

Seeing Guo Jia pointing at the camp where he is now, Zhang Liao became silent, finally raised his head to stare at Guo Jia, and said in a deep voice, "Cao Cao will hit hard?"

He couldn't help being suspicious about this matter. After all, Cao Cao had few soldiers, and the king had talked with his army divisions before the battle. Cao Cao would not easily send troops to fight hard, and the battle situation in Liyang City was almost clear.

What Zhang Liao watched was the war, but what Guo Jia watched was the general trend!The two focused on different things, so they had different considerations. Zhang Liao doubted that Cao Cao would send troops, but Guo Jia said with certainty that Cao Cao would definitely send troops.

"Cao Cao is at a disadvantage. Once the lord's army marches south, Cao Cao's chances will be even smaller! The first battle has not been successful, and we have been bombarding the white horse for more than half a month. The morale of Cao's army is worrying~"

Guo Jia sighed melancholy, and pointed to the deployment of Cao's troops, "This battle is a conspiracy. It doesn't matter whether Yanjin wins or not. The important thing is that our army has only [-] troops, and Cao Cao can still fight!"

And Cao Cao in Baima City also looked at the map and carefully observed the deployment of military forces. Military orders had already been issued.

On the road to escort the grain and grass in the rear, smoke and dust splashed everywhere, and after a messenger arrived, the soldiers and horses escorting the grain and grass were divided.

Without any flags, the long black line was like a long snake, and the troops were divided directly, heading towards Yanjin at a high speed.

Yu Jin of Yanjin also received a military order and quickly summoned the generals in the army.

"Everyone, my lord ordered our army to pretend to cross the river and attack the back of Zhang Liao's soldiers and horses!"

After Yu Jin glanced at the generals, he slapped the palm of his hand on the desk and shouted loudly: "Send an order to send six thousand troops to cross the river!"

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