Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1568 The battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao ends [-]

Mujing's worry is not without reason.

Now it seems that the Ming border and the Han domain are clearly divided, and each other is holding back a sigh of relief, and will not start the war easily, because no matter whether it is the Han princes or the Ming court, it will take time to integrate their forces.

But Mujing knew in his heart that war could break out at any time.

Don't look at the people like Cao Cao who are determined to win Hebei. They want to integrate the Han territory and eat Hebei, but they know who their biggest enemy is.

Once there is any slightest chance to attack the Ming court, or even have a chance to eat the Ming court, they will do it at any cost, even letting Hebei go.

For the princes of the Han Dynasty, Hebei is just an internal trouble, and the Ming court is the real enemy.

When the Chu and Han were fighting in the past, Xiang Yu fantasized about drawing a border between the Chu River and the Han, so that everyone could live in peace, but the end result was that he was ambushed from all sides, blood flowed like a river, and the army was defeated like a mountain.

As a lesson from the past, no one dares to dream of the idea of ​​dividing borders and governing in times of confrontation. In the present situation, if Ming Dynasty did not establish a dynasty and Mu Jing did not proclaim himself emperor, everything could be restored. The princes can be dismissed, but now the Ming dynasty is established, and Mujing is the emperor.

There is no two days in the sky, and the great Ming and the great Han will perish one by one. In this Central Plains world, the people of China can stop fighting.

So at this time, Daming should be more cautious.

Never give them any chance.

Mu Jing pondered for a while, and then said softly to Xin Zhao, "Xin Zhao, you ask Yue Shu to go to Hebei to support Tan Zong. We don't care about the war situation in Hebei, and we can't control it. We can sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. As for Tan Zong's idea of ​​fishing in troubled waters, let him do it. It's good if he can do it, but it's okay if he can't. It's just that when it's not necessary, don't show his traces. At the current situation, they do less and make fewer mistakes, because once If something really goes wrong, they can only fend for themselves. For the sake of the overall situation, I will definitely be able to do nothing. It will be them who will suffer at that time, and it will be fine if they suffer. If this ruins the battle of Ming Dynasty, I will definitely not spare them. !"

If Jingwusi wants to make meritorious service, he must attack. The turmoil in Hebei is a good opportunity for Jingwusi. Whether it is to instigate rebellion or plant some nails for the future, it is a good time.

But it is too risky for Tan Zong to do this. In the whole of Hebei, I don’t know how many people are staring at him, wanting to take advantage of it. It’s such an easy thing. passive.

"promise!"

When Xin Zhao heard it, he immediately felt that Mu Jing's voice had become serious, and he quickly took orders.

"Han Sheng, Zhicai!"

"exist!"

"The battle between the Central Plains and Hebei has nothing to do with the overall situation. The Han court wants the princes to unite, so let them do it. It is enough for me to pay attention to them in person. At this time, it is best for us to do nothing. Even if there is a chance, we must hold our breath. Therefore, the most important task of your Privy Council is to train troops. Since Zhang Liao and Zhang Ren have been appointed to do military expansion training, then you should assist Zhang Liao and Zhang Ren to complete the military expansion!"

Mu Jing thought for a while, hesitated for a while, and became decisive again, saying: "Forget it, I originally wanted to wait for Ting Tui, but now I don't have to wait, I don't have to wait for Ting Tui, just start directly. Insufficient, I first ordered Mingfeng Bank to borrow a sum of military expenses to the Privy Council. After the Ministry of Finance approves the money, you will return it. Once you have military expenses, you will start to move first and complete the military expansion. Including recruiting recruits, splitting up combat battalions, merging recruits and veterans to integrate combat power, and everything else, let's get busy first!"

"Your Majesty, this is not in line with the rules. Will Hu Xiang and the others have any objections?"

Huang Zhong and Xi Zhicai looked at each other silently.

"There are opinions, but it is an extraordinary time and an extraordinary practice!"

Mu Jing said calmly: "I am the emperor, and I have the qualifications to assert power. This time, I really want to be stubborn. In order to unify the world, Ming must endure some pain. When the time comes, there will be a big battle, and hundreds of thousands of sons will rush to fight." On the battlefield, on the battlefield, the shroud of horse leather is unavoidable, but I still hope that there will be less bloodshed. As the saying goes, more sweat in peacetime, less bloodshed in wartime, the only thing I can do is to make the training in the army more stringent , so that every soldier has enough time to complete the training, can complete the integration of recruits and veterans before the war, and accept the experience of veterans, so that at least they have more chances to survive the battlefield. As for the rest, I will do my best!"

"The last commander will obey!"

Huang Zhong and Xi Zhicai no longer hesitated.

Hu Zhao, Cai Yong, and the others have to consider the overall situation and maintain the Zhengshitang, so they are often helpless, and naturally they will oppose the expansion of the army.

But they are soldiers.

Now that Mujing is holding on, if they, as soldiers, still tie their hands and feet, it would be a great disservice to the Ming court. Domination of the world is the most important thing for Ming now.

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In March, everything rejuvenates, the heaven and the earth are full of spring, the grass grows and warblers fly, pieces of green grass, and pieces of flower fragrance have made the white-capped world more colorful like the sun.

Zhongmu City.

This city is only more than 180 miles away from the front line of Guandu. It is the main gathering place of the Wei army in the Central Plains, and it is also the central camp of the Wei army today.

The Wei army has assembled more than [-] elites here. Of course, the so-called elites here are mostly young and strong county soldiers from various counties.

The Wei army was severely injured in the battle in Wancheng, the elite suffered heavy losses, and the combat effectiveness was seriously reduced. They could only transfer troops from the local area, otherwise they would not have enough troops to fight.

Cao Cao, King of Wei, issued an order to deploy troops since the beginning of the year. He set off from Xudu to go north in February, and now he has visited this city in person.

On this day, the sun was faint, reflecting on the city wall.

When Cao Cao was discussing the battle situation with the generals of various ministries, he felt a little depressed. He left the camp of the Chinese army, went directly to the city wall, looked up to the north, and looked ahead.

At this time, he took over a telescope with a thick and bright logo from a personal guard next to him, then leaned over it, and looked ahead carefully.

Every plant and tree in front of him floated in front of his eyes.

clear.

Very clear.

If there was a group of soldiers who were going to attack Zhongmu secretly and ambushed in the woods on the outskirts of the city, they should be under his watch at this time.

It's a pity that such a good thing is not made by them, it is the spoils of the Ming army from the hands and feet on the battlefield.

This made Cao Cao sigh involuntarily: "Under the Ming court, there are really many talented people. They can create artifacts that can be seen clearly from miles away. It is truly ingenious to be able to create such a miraculous person. It is a pity." It can't be used by my big man!"

The binoculars were in Daming, and they had already been distributed to generals at the rank of captain. Daming and the Central Plains fought, and naturally they were damaged. Although most of them would be recovered, some were taken away during the chaos.

At the beginning, when the generals of the Wei army seized this thing, they didn't quite understand what it was.

But found out later.

This thing can actually allow human eyes to clearly see every flower and grass several miles away. What a sharp weapon this is for scouts and spies.

This also doesn't control the scouts of the Ming army, they often go everywhere when they attack. In the intelligence battle before the battle, they will always be at a disadvantage.

You haven't gotten close yet, but you've already been watched from afar, so you can't lose.

"My lord, the telescope is just a trivial matter, and it is not enough to affect a full-scale war!"

Guo Jia coughed twice. Since the beginning of winter, his health has not been very good. He has been holding on to support the northern Xinjiang front. Winter has gone to spring, but he has improved a bit, but there are also some sequelae, and he often coughs.

He is a scholar, he has fought with the army for many years, sometimes his body is overdrawn, he is already a little weak, and this winter he has contracted some wind and cold, and now he is even weaker.

However, the battle of Guandu was very important to the imperial court. He did not dare to fall ill easily, even if he was a little uncomfortable, he would hold on.

He looked at the telescope in Cao Cao's hand, and said softly: "But from this telescope, my subordinates can see the horror of the famous court. The people of the Ming court are very powerful, but the one who is even more powerful is the picture of the shepherd dragon. If there is no shepherd dragon The support of the picture, such a thing, cannot be manufactured!"

Regarding Mujing, Guo Jia has complicated thoughts.

He said in a low voice: "The development of the Ming court was mainly due to Mulongtu's will. Mulongtu showed a different style in his early years. He emphasized business and despised Confucianism, and he was more interested in people who studied Mohism. It is very important, I heard that in the new policy of the Ming Dynasty, there is such a clause, to give the world's craftsmen the rank of nine ranks, which is equivalent to the salary of officials, this is how treacherous and outrageous to my Han family!"

"Many people think that it is rare for the lowly people to be elegant, but it is these lowly people who have made contributions to the thieves time and time again. Even the academy established by Mu Longtu has science subjects and miscellaneous subjects. , and not let the Confucian family dominate, this shows that Mu Longtu attaches great importance to heretical sects, and these heretical sects, which seem to be irrelevant to governing the country, can sometimes affect the entire battle situation!"

He sighed again: "Actually, for this point, I have great admiration for Mulongtu. I have to say that this Mulongtu is a rare genius. The key is that he still has enough courage to do it. Not to mention, if the new policies of the Ming court are fully implemented, even if I have a million soldiers, I will not be alive or dead!"

"I'm not a fool. In the past, there was Shang Yang's reform, which allowed Da Qin to accumulate strength, lay a solid foundation for Da Qin to end the troubled times, and unify the world. The reform may not be wrong. Even the new policy of the Ming Dynasty is indeed better than that of the Han Dynasty today. So what, the big man is not the imperial court of Ming thieves after all, even if he succeeds in herding the dragon map, would he dare to do it!" Cao Cao shook his head helplessly: "I dare not, because I know very well that as long as I have such a bit by bit

Mu Jing's new policy in the Ming court seemed to be going well, but only he knew how many obstacles he had encountered, and even so, he almost died in the womb.

Cao Cao knew very well that if he dared to imitate the Han court, then in the end, not only would painting a tiger become an anti-dog, but it would directly cause the entire Han court to collapse.

So he dare not.

"The subordinates don't want His Majesty to follow suit, but just tell His Majesty that there is not much time left for us!" Guo Jia said, "If we can't defeat them before the Ming court's new policy is completely stabilized, the great man will be finished!"

"I don't know!"

Cao Cao nodded, looked ahead, and said: "That's why Gucai was so impatient to start the war. We should fight outside and settle inside first. After cleaning up Hebei, we will have nothing to worry about. Only then can we have enough strength to fight the Ming army to the death!"

"Did your Majesty notice any strangeness in some front-line military newspapers recently?" Guo Jia asked.

"You're talking about the fact that Yuan Shao captured the original Wucheng first, and then sent troops to attack the white horse?" Cao Cao narrowed his eyes.

Because of this matter, the soldiers in the army expressed their opinions, and they were in a mess. At present, they couldn't understand Yuan Shao's thoughts, so they didn't dare to attack rashly.

"Everyone said that Zhou Jun took the initiative to recruit, so we want to lure them in, but I have some different opinions!"

"Say!"

"I don't think Zhou Jun wants to enter Guandu!" Guo Jia said in a low voice.

"why?"

Cao Cao frowned.

He used Guandu as his layout. If the main force of the Zhou army avoided Guandu and fought, then for the Wei army, it would be necessary to readjust their strategic deployment for this battle.

This is a very huge blow.

If Yuan Shao seizes the opportunity at that time, it may even cause the collapse of Wei Jun.

"Yuan Benchu ​​is not stupid. Although after Tian Feng's death in battle, he has more villains than loyal ministers, but there are still some loyal talents. At this time, he cannot fail to see that we have made arrangements in Guandu!"

Guo Jia said: "He won't jump in with one foot, that's for sure, so he seized the original weapon first, and then attacked the white horse. The main force is transferred to the white horse, which leads to the emptiness of the battle line!"

"and then?"

"My lord, there is another way of fighting on the battlefield called interleaving!" Guo Jia said in a low voice: "If there is a void in our army's deployment on the northern line, then the Zhou army may conduct interleaving operations. There is me in you, and you in me, the battle of chaos!"

"Although my army of Wei was greatly injured, Zhou's army may not be in a better situation. In the Luoyang battle, he was defeated like a mountain and suffered heavy losses. How many elites are there now? Maybe they think they can counterattack me in a chaotic war?" Cao Cao sneer.

"Subordinates have also considered this issue, and finally came up with an idea!" Guo Jia responded to Cao Cao: "Yuan Shao probably didn't want to counterattack, but wanted to put him to death and survive. To put it badly, he wanted to die together. His style of play, winning is of course the best, but if he fails to win, he can also make us seriously hurt, and it really hurts others and does not benefit ourselves!"

In a chaotic battle, winning or losing is a loss, and losing is of course the end of the game.

But if you win, you should fight separately. There will be chaos at that time. If there is chaos, then you will fight on your own. If there is no unified command at that time, it will be tantamount to melee. The casualties caused by melee are more than double that of normal battles. .

This Yuan Shao's ruthless mind is vividly reflected.

"This fellow!"

Cao Cao has been confused about some things these days, and they all became clear, and he suddenly became angry, and said: "I have been like this since I was a child, and others don't want to get things that I can't get. I would rather destroy them than let them go." Others have a chance!"

They met each other when they were young, and they knew each other's personalities well. Yuan Shao was more domineering when he was young, and he developed a personality that is not invincible, but also paranoid.

This made Cao Cao very headache.

Now it's not about whether we can win, but whether we can restrain Yuan Shao from admitting defeat, and at the same time, don't break out in a battle that ends in both, causing heavy casualties to the two armies and compromising the strength of the Wei army.

(End of this chapter)