Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 830 Still not giving up

Regarding Yuan Xi's words, Zhuge Liang thought for a while and then said: "We must prevent him from being cornered and the worst case scenario."

Yuan Xi naturally knew what Zhuge Liang was referring to, and it was Yuan Tan who dragged Quan Qingzhou to be buried with him, so he replied: "It is precisely because we are afraid of the worst that will happen that we use this method that is almost never recorded in military books. Tactics."

Zhuge nodded and said: "It is true that a war was launched in one state and one county, but the opponent's main force could not be found. This was unheard of before."

"The idea of ​​simply using the high maneuverability of horses and warships, combined with the much faster communication capabilities than the opponent's, to harass the opponent and avoid direct combat gave Liang a great inspiration."

"If we can use this to completely knock the morale of the Qingzhou Army to the lowest point, and then wait for an opportunity to strike a fatal blow, I am afraid that this battle will also be recorded in the military books."

Yuan Xi deeply felt the same. Zhuge Liang's premonition was very correct. His inspiration came from the guerrilla warfare of later generations. Although the conditions were extremely harsh, it was not impossible to achieve.

Its most basic requirement is to form an information gap.

As long as you grasp the opponent's movements, conceal your own movements, and use mobility capabilities, you can be one step ahead on the battlefield and gain the information advantage to suppress the opponent.

Now Yuan Xi relies on his intelligence network, mobility, and most importantly, his ability to collect information based on the hearts and minds of the local people.

Under Yuan Tan's perverse behavior, the people spontaneously disclosed the information of the Qingzhou Army to Yuan Xijun, while at the same time concealing Yuan Xijun's movements from the Qingzhou Army.

In addition, Yuan Tan had previously misjudged that Yuan Xi would fight for strongholds in the city, which resulted in the main force of his soldiers defending inside the city and only sending a few spies out of the city to collect information on the enemy. How could this compare to Yuan Xi's army, which was mostly lurking in villages and towns?

One and the other, Yuan Tan was fighting blindfolded, waving the stick randomly, and unless it was a coincidence, he would never touch the corner of Yuan Xi's clothes.

Yuan Xi spoke up: "Now it is difficult for him to have the ability to launch a state-wide war. This is the victory we have built up little by little through hundreds of harassment and head-on battles."

"But in the final analysis, his soldiers will not disappear out of thin air. When he is about to run out of food, it is the time to make a desperate move."

Zhuge Liang nodded and said: "Yes, this battle is inevitable, but if the options available to him are limited in advance, he will end up in trouble."

"But what Liang is worried about is that if Cao Cao can see this clearly, he will definitely not sit idly by and ignore it. He will at least choose to attack Jizhou and Xuzhou."

Yuan Xi had a headache and said: "I have already written to Yuan Shang to remind him, but it is difficult to guess what Cao Cao is going to do. He is quite passive in this regard."

"In order to counterattack, I have already sent troops to Liu Ye, who is stationed in Shouchun, to cross the Huai River to capture Cao Cao's territory on the north bank of Yuzhou. I hope it will be a containment. I hope it will have some effect."

Zhuge Liang nodded slightly, "I hope Jizhou can block it. After all, it seems that if Jizhou's counselors are still not united, Jizhou will be the weakest link among the four forces entering the game."

Yuan Xi smiled bitterly. The counselors in Jizhou had complex family backgrounds, many entangled interests, and were arrogant about their talents. They refused to obey anyone. When Yuan Shao was alive, he could not convince them. Now that Yuan Shang has not established his prestige, he will be more careful when making decisions. You can use your toes to figure out what kind of dilemma you are facing.

But no one can help with this kind of thing now. All Yuan Xi can do is write a letter to remind Yuan Shang to be careful of those advisers with ulterior motives. He did not mention Xu You's name, because it seems that the other party unexpectedly To be honest, after all, Yuan Shao passed away before he fell out with Xu You in this life.

But after hearing what Zhuge Liang said, Yuan Xi also became vaguely worried. He had spent a lot of effort and effort to turn enemies into friends with Yuan Shang. After all, Cao Cao had already won over Yuan Tan, and he would fall out with Yuan Shang again. Then there are really enemies on all sides.

Nowadays, Yuan Shang's interests are least in conflict with his own, and his opponent is not an ungrateful person. He has won many precious opportunities for himself in the past year, and he cannot give up on him.

After thinking about it, he went back and wrote another urgent letter and sent it to Jizhou, asking Yuan Shang to be careful to guard against Cao Cao's unexpected moves. He put the matter behind him and discussed with Zhuge Liang how to deal with Yuan Tan's final counterattack next. .

As expected, Yuan Tan started to take action.

He had been planning to send troops since the spring, but the original destination was Jizhou. However, God's calculations were not as good as man's, and all plans were disrupted by Yuan Xi. He could only send troops to guard Qingzhou and attack Xuzhou, but the consequences were endless. As expected.

Now he had to come up with a solution to defeat Yuan Xi completely, so under Guo Tu's suggestion, he first sent a letter requesting peace talks with Yuan Xi in order to delay time, but Yuan Xi was not fooled at all, and the letter directly Lost in the sea.

Then he sent people to Jiangdong to discuss with Sun Quan, asking the north and south to attack Yuan Xi, and then divide Xuzhou equally.

To be fair, this condition would have been very tempting at other times. Maybe Sun Quan would have won?

But when Jiangdong was defeated, this suggestion seemed a bit unrealistic, especially since Zhang Zhao and Huang Gai's navy had previously attacked Guangling. They went north from Hanhe, but they encountered Chen Deng's Xuzhou soldiers and suffered a disastrous defeat. And return.

This is not to say that Zhang Zhaohuang Gai is not good, but that Xuzhou’s terrain is special.

Xuzhou is mostly a plain, and it is true that it is easy to attack but difficult to defend, but this is talking about land warfare.

In contrast, its water network is dense and extends in all directions, but each waterway is very narrow. Large warships cannot maneuver and will be attacked from the shore.

This was the case when Zhang Zhao led the navy. Under Chen Deng's management, the city defense fortifications on both sides of the Han River were built like hedgehogs. When the Jiangdong navy entered the Han River, they simply became a target on the bank and were stoned by the city defense fortresses along the river. They were in such a state of embarrassment that they smashed the wood and marched for dozens of miles. Before they could reach the city, they lost dozens of ships and had to retreat in embarrassment. Therefore, Yuan Tan's suggestion of asking Jiangdong to attack Xuzhou is simply a naked mockery in the eyes of the Jiangdong generals, and they are desperately trying to persuade Sun Quan, who has always given up.

The reason why Sun Quan is so persistent in defeating Yuan Xi naturally has his own logic, and in fact, this logic makes sense.

As long as Yuan Xi is around, Jiangdong will never be able to go north. Sun Quan sees this clearly than anyone.

But Sun Quan also understands that his prestige has not yet been established. The last time he sent troops, he was able to overcome all opinions with the support of Zhang Zhao and Zhou Yu. As a result, the two of them suffered a disastrous defeat in the east and west. The other Jiangdong generals were naturally dissatisfied, so Sun Quan I can only pretend to summon the subordinates to ask questions.

As Sun Quan expected, Lu Su was the first to jump out and object, saying: "Now Jiang Dong is negotiating with Fierce Tiger. If we fall out with him again, wouldn't it appear that Jiang Dong is capricious?"

"Besides, if he really offends the fierce tiger, how will Zhang Changshi, who stayed in Shouchun, deal with himself?"

After hearing this, the Jiangbei gentry officials belonging to Zhang Zhao's faction jumped out and agreed. For them, Zhang Zhao was the backbone. If Zhang Zhao died, how could they fight against the Jiangdong gentry?

Most of the previous main combatants of the Jiangdong faction were generals who had participated in the Battle of Chaohu, such as Han Dang, Dong Xi and others. These were either recuperating from their injuries or were too embarrassed to raise the battle again, so for a while the voice of peace became the mainstream.

Sun Quan also felt helpless. No one wanted to fight, so he couldn't go into battle himself, right?

Wait, this seems like a good idea?

These generals are usually very impressive, but when they encounter a fierce tiger, they feel defeated. Maybe they are all bastards because they are used to winning battles with Sun Ce before, right?

Maybe I can fuck me too!

Yes, if I personally lead the troops...

Sun Quan was just thinking, but Mrs. Wu interrupted his thoughts, "Zhang Changshi went to Shouchun for peace talks, and the talks were not very good. Now if he falls out with Fierce Tiger again, Jiangdong will definitely fall into war again. How can we recuperate? "

"What's more, even if you help Yuan Tan defeat the fierce tiger, the Central Plains will definitely be captured by Cao Cao. Do you think Cao Cao will let Jiangdong go?"

"And the person most suspected of killing Bo Fu is Cao Cao. Can you really accept this?"

Now that the words have reached this point, Jiangdong officials are reluctant to speak, and they all turn their attention to Zhou Yu, who has never spoken.

Zhou Yu's injuries were not yet healed. When he saw everyone looking at him, he sighed inwardly. In his opinion, Fierce Tiger, like Cao Cao, was a huge threat to Jiangdong. Jiangdong wanted to expand and fall out with these two forces. It's a matter of time.

Zhou Yu could see that Mrs. Wu had an ambiguous attitude toward Xiu Hu, but he had to admit that Jiang Dong and Xiu Hu seemed to be on good terms now, but it was actually the best choice.

It is in Jiangdong's best interests to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, until both sides are injured and unable to recover within a few years.

Moreover, Zhou Yu had already made a calculation in his mind. If he wanted to capture Jiangxia, he did not necessarily have to win it from the ferocious Lujiang River, because there was another route from Jiangdong to capture Jiangxia, and that was to take the evil land route from Yuzhang County.

At that time, the main force will be gathered in Yuzhang County and can cross the river to invade Jiangxia at any time. At this time, as long as the Yangtze River plays a role, it only needs to ensure the passage and be able to transport grain, grass and baggage.

Before that, Jiangdong does need a period of time to recuperate, and some counties in Yuzhang have not yet been pacified, so Zhou Yu needs to do some work in advance.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yu said aloud: "Yu thinks that Madam's words make sense."

As soon as these words came out, Jiangdong officials echoed one after another. When Sun Quan saw it, he had no choice but to agree, and the matter was settled.

When Mrs. Wu saw it, she couldn't help but have a faint smile on her face. She was quite happy to be able to turn the hostility between Jiang Dong and Jihu into friendship.

She couldn't help but think of Sun Shangxiang who stayed in Jicheng, and her heart felt ripples. Suddenly she wanted to go to Jicheng to meet her and see how she was doing.

I don't know if she has adapted to living alone after she left him. Is she living well? She won't be bullied, right?

In Jicheng Mansion, Zhen Mi and Cao Xian suppressed their laughter as they watched Sun Shangxiang on the straw mat directing Yuan Rui to walk in a serious manner.

Although the body of Yuan Rui, who was just over one year old, was covered with linen, he had just learned to walk and fell from time to time. Sun Shangxiang patted Yuan Rui on the head and said in a loud voice: "You, you, can you be half as capable as your father? "

(End of this chapter)