I am not an ant thief in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 430, Selection of Attack Target
Now that the war is inevitable, Xu Wei naturally has to face it positively!

After all, what Xu Wei learned from modern history is that the more you fear war, the more war will come to your door.You take the initiative to deal with the war, but the war dare not come to your door.

So he convened the top officials in Youzhou to discuss how to face the next war!

In less than 10 days, all the high-ranking officials in Youzhou came to Jixian County!

Then Li Gang told everyone about the changes of Yuan Shao and the others, especially now that 10 days have passed, whether it is Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and Liu Bei have begun to gather troops, obviously they are ready to attack and do a big job!The war is imminent.

Then Wang Ge told the senior officials of Daqian about his military plan.

He planned to take the initiative to attack the Central Plains after the summer harvest, taking advantage of the fact that the army of the Han Dynasty had not yet assembled, and seize the initiative on the battlefield. The time for the attack was set at the beginning of July.That is, the time after summer harvest and summer planting.

Launching an attack on the Central Plains at this time can ensure that their army has the most sufficient food and grass, and when the war progresses to September and October, it is the autumn harvest in the Central Plains. The logistical burden of the dry army can extend the war until it snows in December!And with half a year of attack time, it is enough for their large army to capture the entire Central Plains!

For this attack time, the army nodded in approval!

Wang Ge's attack focused on Guanzhong and Yanzhou.Raid Guanzhong and Yanzhou with heavy troops, and at the same time send large troops to threaten Hedong and Hanoi counties, trying to annihilate all of Yuan Shao's main forces in one blow.
Everyone was stunned, even Xu Wei, who thought that the attack of the Sixth Route Army was already crazy enough, but he didn't expect that Wang Ge would add another one within these ten days. This was to encircle Yuan Shao together.

Wang Ge said: "First of all, the army will attack separately to obtain the greatest results. If this battle is to be successful, the entire Sili and Yanzhou must be in our pocket.

Moreover, separating the armies from all walks of life can also relieve our logistical pressure. Soldiers can assemble directly in the states instead of traveling hundreds or thousands of miles to assemble, which can also save a lot of food.

Thirdly, the seven armies are marching in parallel. Such a huge momentum is difficult for the Han army to resist. Our hundreds of thousands of troops attacking the Central Plains will definitely cause panic in the Central Plains and lower the enemy's morale. The Han soldiers will surrender without a fight, which will lower our The difficulty of capturing the Central Plains! "

Huang Long immediately retorted: "The Seventh Route Army is attacking across the defense line of more than 3000 miles. If the navy is to be added, the front line may exceed 5000 miles. How can the various ministries coordinate and cooperate?

It looks amazing, but in fact the strength of each department is seriously insufficient. The strongest troops along the way do not exceed 10 people. It is difficult to form an absolute advantage. When encountering a strong city like Chang'an Luoyang, it will be impossible to attack for a while. If Yuan Shao and the others concentrate their main force to annihilate part of us, this 5000-mile front will surely collapse. When Yuan Shao counterattacks Hebei, where will we have the strength to resist?You are messing around!

And the appetite is too big. I want to swallow the two states of Sili and Yanzhou at once. These two states are Yuan Shao's core territory. Yuan Shao will definitely resist desperately. Even Liu Bei and Cao Cao will fully support Yuan Shao. After all, we want It is the Han's Chang'an City and Luoyang City that are occupied. These two cities are the capitals of the Han Dynasty. They are of great significance to the Han army. It is impossible for Liu Bei and Cao Cao to watch us occupy these two capitals easily.In this way, we will face the counterattacks of the three strongest princes of the Han Dynasty at the same time.

Now the princes of the Han Dynasty have an army of 80. They have also been preparing for war in the past three years. The combat effectiveness of the soldiers should not be underestimated. Han army, we must be the ones who lose this battle! "

Others also agreed with Huang Long's words: "We have to eat every bite. In this battle, we can occupy a state of the big man. It is already a big victory. Too much appetite will make it easy to choke!"

Yang Feng said: "I think we should concentrate our main force to attack Yanzhou. The terrain of Yanzhou is the same as that of Jizhou. It is a flat plain. Such terrain is most conducive to our cavalry attack. If Yuan Shao dares to gather a large army to fight us in Yanzhou , We can also use the cavalry to take the opportunity to severely damage the main force of the Han army. If the three princes of Yuan Shao, Liu Bei and Cao Cao are all severely damaged by our cavalry, we will not be able to occupy the other states of the Han Dynasty!"

The others nodded when they heard Yang Feng's words. Yanzhou is indeed the most suitable battlefield for cavalry. Yuan Shao and the others really dared to fight them in Yanzhou.

But Li Gang retorted: "Yanzhou is right, but Yuan Shao also prepared for three years in Yanzhou. During these three years, Yuan Shao continued to mobilize the people to build passes, forts, and cities. Most of the walls of the Han Dynasty in the past were built. The building method, only the outer layer has blue bricks, and the inside is compacted soil. Such a city wall can neither withstand our artillery nor our crowbar. A few years ago, we could easily break through the Wubao. The crowbar is the main hero.

But now Yanzhou's cities and forts are all built of blue bricks and cement. Yuan Shao and the others also experimented with this new type of fort with artillery. Break some outer walls, and the shape of the city walls should also learn from our star castles. Even if we have 10 times the strength, it is difficult to break through such cities and docks in a short time, and such cities and docks are everywhere in Yanzhou. Hundreds of seats!If we break through these docks one by one, it will be difficult to occupy the entire Yanzhou in three or four years! "

"And if we attack Yanzhou, whether it is Cao Cao in Qingzhou or Liu Bei in Jingzhou, they can easily support Yanzhou. At that time, we will have a decisive battle between Yanzhou and the Han coalition forces. Although I think such a decisive battle must belong to us. , but the price we pay will definitely not be less!"

"We might as well attack Guanzhong. Due to last year's disaster, there are almost no people living in Guanzhong. Yuan Shao only sent 5 troops to garrison Guanzhong. When we attack Guanzhong, Cao Cao in Qingzhou will have difficulty supporting Yuan Shao. Liu Bei in Jingzhou, although he can Guan entered Guanzhong, but the terrain of Wuguan was so dangerous that even if Liu Bei's army came to Guanzhong, the logistics would be difficult to guarantee, and Yuan Shao had no food and grass to support Liu Bei, which determined that Liu Bei's troops entering Guanzhong were far less than Yanzhou!"

"Our army can occupy an absolute advantage in Guanzhong, so the difficulty of conquering Guanzhong is extremely low!"

(End of this chapter)