Three Kingdoms: At the beginning, Lu Bu was mistaken for his father-in-law

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Without Loulu, Yuan Jun lost the cover of bows and arrows. Zhang He and Gao Lan led troops to attack Cao Jun's camp several times, but Xia Houyuan and others repelled them.

In desperation, Yuan Shao thought of Gongsun Zan's Yijing high-rise, so he planned to follow the example of the gourd, and planned to use an underground offensive to break down the solid barriers of Cao Jun's camp.

It's a pity that Cao Cao also carefully studied Gongsun Zan's defeat, and dug a long trench ahead of time, and Yuan Jun's tunnel warfare was not exhausted.

Inside Yuan Jun's camp, Yuan Shao was sitting on a handsome chair with his head tilted to one side, resting his chin on his hands, "Everyone, Cao Jun can't hold out, can you have a good strategy to defeat the enemy?"

In the military tent, there was a long silence after this question was asked.

Facing an enemy army that can't defend to death has always been a very troublesome problem, otherwise it would not have been in vain to waste a year on the desperate Gongsun Zan in Youzhou.

After trying all methods such as building sculls and digging tunnels, the Beiguo Counselor Group also fell into a situation where there was nothing they could do.

In the past, Ju Shou and Tian Feng were the most enthusiastic counselors. Now that Tian Feng is away, Ju Shou saw that no one spoke, so he stood up and bowed:

"My lord, Cao Cao's troops are insufficient, so we want to defend to the death in search of an opportunity to gain an advantage. We can't continue to procrastinate, and the casualties of a strong attack are too great.

My suggestion is to send five armies, each with 5000 soldiers, to go down the Yellow River and harass Puyang, Yongqiu, Yancheng and other places.

This move can also give full play to the advantages of our army's strength, so that hundreds of thousands of troops will not be gathered here without making achievements. "

Jushou's method is not only in line with the art of war, but also a tactic tailored for Yuan Shao, which belongs to a type of land grabbing warfare.

The only downside is that if Cao Cao doesn't care about these small towns in the rear, it will take a lot longer to procrastinate.

When he was in Youzhou, in order to lure Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shao also used a similar method, constantly harassing the surrounding counties, but Gongsun Zan insisted on Yi Jing and refused to come out.

Of course, this move might push Cao Cao into a desperate situation, but the time-consuming obviously ran counter to Yuan Shao's original intention. He took a deep breath, and hesitation flashed in his eyes.

Even this fleeting hesitation could not escape Guo Tu's eyes. The dog-headed military master can always figure out Yuan Shao's inner world through the subtle changes in his expression, and immediately stepped forward to retort:

"With such procrastination, when will the Central Plains be obtained after a long period of time. My lord should concentrate on Guandu and not be distracted."

Yuan Shao went from being the prefect of Bohai Sea to being the lord of the four prefectures today. In terms of making achievements, Guo Tu really did not help him, but he was able to get along like a fish in water among the cloud-like counselors in the Northern Kingdom, and he relied on speaking for Yuan Shao.

Whether it is Jushou, Tian Feng, Xu You, Shenpei, etc., they only know that Yuan Shao wants to unify the Central Plains, but no one knows that what he desires more in his heart is speed. Therefore, all tactics should not focus on victory, but should be fast.

After all, no one would think that this battle of unequal strength between the two sides could fail.

Guo Tu's quick wit earned him Yuan Shao's admiring gaze. Although he didn't say anything, everything was said in silence.

People's status is unknowingly elevated through such frequent overtures, and Guo Tu is well versed in this.

"My lord, from my point of view, Cao Cao will not come out of the stronghold to fight us in the short term. If so, why not leave 18 troops to deal with him, and send Zhang He and Gao Lan to lead 20 elite troops to Xuchang!"

Xu You held his head high and said in the mid-term: "Xuchang is the capital of Cao Cao, and it is also the place of the puppet capital. As long as Xuchang falls, Cao's army will be in chaos!"

This time, Yuan Shao's heart was really moved, he even changed his sitting position and looked at Xu You, his eyes kept rolling.

Go to Xuchang first, cut off its logistics, and then fight back. Attacking Cao Ying on both fronts, not only has a great chance of winning, but also takes a short time. If there is no accident, Cao Cao can be wiped out within three months.

Yuan Shao supported the desk table and sat upright again. Just as he was about to make up his mind, Yuan Shang stood up.

"Father, the gentlemen are all outstanding and resourceful people in the Northland, and what they proposed is also a strategy for Anbang. My child shouldn't speak nonsense, but I have doubts in my heart, and I can't express my anger."

"Shang'er can say as much as he wants." Yuan Shao smiled reassuringly. It is good to have doubts, which proves that he has his own opinions in his heart, and what he despises the most is a master who only listens to the opinions of the people below. Yuan Tan did not do enough to satisfy him.

"Our army has an absolute advantage in Guandu. This advantage is not only in terms of strength, but also in terms of food and supplies. It is reported that Cao Cao and Lu Bu fought several times in Anfeng and Xiaoguan, and the treasury and granaries were already empty. For this battle, he borrowed [-] shi of food and grass from the powerful family."

Yuan Shangnian was only sixteen or seventeen years old, but he was not stage-frightened. He analyzed confidently and calmly in front of civil and military officials, "That is to say, Cao Jun's food and grass may not last for two months. This is our army's advantage.

Second, if the troops are divided rashly, once Cao Jun takes action or misses a loophole, our strength may not be sure to knock them down.

The most important point is that hundreds of thousands of our troops are stationed here, which is a great deterrent to Cao's army. Everyone in the Cao camp must be in danger now. If the troops are divided, once Cao Cao chooses to die, it will give him a chance to break through our army. "

It is said that Xu You's tactics are retreating. What is this called? It is certainly not an elite to leave 18 people, but if you just stick to the camp and cooperate with the defense of the village, it is impossible to stop Cao Cao's attack.

Before Xu You could refute, Yuan Shao had already laughed out loud, "Okay, okay, Shang'er has really made great progress in the army, and seeing this level is already a leaf."

"I believe that the words of the young master understand the essence of the art of war, and I second the proposal."

"I also agree with you, don't divide the troops easily!"

Shenpei and Pang Ji stood up and stood in front of Xu You.

In fact, Yuan Shang's words did not have much insight into the art of war, but Yuan Shao strongly agreed with one point in it. Once the troops were divided, in case Cao Cao showed his flaws along the way, the absence of his own elite would not be able to deal him a fatal blow.

Coupled with the fact that Shen Pei and Pang Ji spoke, Yuan Shao hesitated for a while, thinking that staying here and continuing to wait and see is also an option.

Of course, he was more gratified. From Yuan Shao's point of view, it was a matter of time before Cao Cao was dealt with, and there was no question of victory or defeat. However, Yuan Shang was able to put forward his own opinions in front of many civil servants and generals, which broke away from the image of a vase. He was very happy about this.

How did he know that Xu You's plan had too great a chance of overturning the battlefield in Yuan Shang's view, so he had to stand up and oppose it.

As a popular figure who seized the throne, he actually didn't want to offend people like Xu You and Ju Shou, but now he had to oppose it.

The reason is very simple, Yuan Tan has already suffered a loss on the Qingzhou front, he read the battle report, it is not like what Yuan Shao said was to attract Lin Mo to join him in order to retreat from the enemy, on the contrary, Yuan Tan was already passive in the battle of Qishan.

Once Cao Cao collapsed rapidly on the Western Front, then Lu Bu would definitely be unable to resist the army of the Northern Kingdom, and Yuan Tan, who was originally at an absolute disadvantage, would also get the military merit he should not have. Yuan Shang didn't want to see this.

Anyway, no matter how you fight this battle, you won't be defeated. In this case, you can choose a conservative approach, hold Cao Cao head-on, and let Lu Bu and Lin Mo find ways to deal with Yuan Tan.

As long as Yuan Tan loses, or suffers some big losses, even if the Western Front collapses in the end, Yuan Tan will only benefit from the overall situation, not to mention military merits. Naturally, he can make some fuss here.

It has to be said that Yuan Shang's intentions are far-reaching.

Not only Yuan Shang, but also Guo Tu, Shen Pei, Pang Ji and others worked very hard, much harder than the counselors of Cao Ying and Lu Ying.

Because the counselors of the two sides considered retreating the enemy and winning; besides considering victory, they also had to consider their own interests, which was not easy.

"I have made up my mind!"

Yuan Shao squinted his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Zhang Yun and Gao Lan continued to lead troops to challenge. Han Meng and Lu Kuang each led [-] troops to detour behind Cao's camp, waiting for an opportunity to cut off Cao's food road!"

"Here!" The four generals came out and bowed their hands.

At this point, Ju Shou and Xu You also understood that unnecessary persuasion would only be counterproductive, so they could only lower their heads and sigh.

I hope that the overall situation can go as the lord hopes.
The mentality of the two is still good, and it is more just a kind of disappointment that their repeated proposals are not accepted.

As for the internal conflicts, they saw it in their eyes, but they were very calm in their hearts, because they all understood that this was not a special feature of the Yuan family.

In fact, any dynasty or even the power of the princes will have various internal contradictions. This will only become more prominent as the Yuan family grows bigger.

Not to mention him, Yuan Shao, Qin Huang Han Wu is so good, it is impossible to kill all the contradictions, where there are people, there will be rivers and lakes, this has never changed.

Also because of this, in the eyes of the two of them, Guo Tu and Shen Pei are more like flattering courtiers in the dynasty, or eunuchs who are chaotic.

However, the most powerful weapon is held in the hands of the people you despise the most in this group of people. Life is in great pain.

On the Qingzhou front, Lu Ying advanced fifteen miles and came to the vicinity of the former Yuan Jun camp.

Here, Qishan just became a support, and no longer has the effect of arching and guarding. Instead, Yuan Jun must always be careful to run up from the other side of the mountain to fight sparrows.

The diversion of giant ocean water is also diverted from here, unable to form a natural protective barrier.

Fortunately, the location was not completely open. Even if Yuan Jun came to attack, he would not be able to spread out the entire army. However, if the Lu Ying soldiers wanted to attack, they would inevitably collide with the Northern Army in the wilderness. In this way, the shortcomings in strength would be more obvious.

But this is helpless. If you want to make a fuss about the food and grass camp, it will be a matter of time to advance.

"How about you two gentlemen, I don't have any good ideas." In the military tent, Chen Gong and Jia Xu sat side by side, and Lin Mo who came in from outside the tent sat in front of them, spreading his hands, hoping to seek some comfort from the two great talents.

"The disparity in military strength is too great. Yuan Tan even has the ability to set up ambushes on both sides at the same time."

Chen Gong shrugged his shoulders and said with a wry smile: "Unless we can mislead Yuan Tan and let him keep all the elite in the camp, there is still a chance to attack his food and grass camp like this, but the risk is too great."

Yuan Tan has an army of 20, and of course they cannot all be elite. Judging from the ratio of troops and the information he has previously obtained, his most elite troops should be the 1 cavalry and [-] infantry under Wen Chou's command, in addition to the first camp, euphorbia warriors, and chariots.

Calculated in this way, the elite will be in the early [-]s. According to the habit of using troops, the clumsy steps of going to the camp first, euphorbia soldiers and chariots are unlikely to be dragged to the grain and grass camp dozens of miles away.

Therefore, according to speculation, if Yuan Tan really wanted to set up an ambush, he must use Wen Chou's 2 people.

As for whether the 2 people will be used separately, it depends on the size of the fishhook he casts. If the grain and grass camp is determined to be a fishhook, then the [-] troops must be studs. The reason is simple, this is a battle worthy of one's own elite.

"You all know the means I have prepared. One time use may have a miraculous effect, but it can only be used this time. At present, I still don't know whether this food and grass camp is true or not, so I dare not do it." Jia Xu also echoed.

Well, it seems that there is no good way for these two to judge what is going on in the grain and grass camp. This kind of thing cannot be tested, but once tested, it will wake up Yuan Tan.

Obviously, the battle that can be easily won as long as the opponent's food and grass camp is destroyed, this feeling is very itchy.

It's a pity that the troops are not enough. If we have Yuan Tan's 18 army, we can play all kinds of tricks.

Although the old bastard won a beautiful battle in a flash, it was only an advantage after all, and did not form a winning situation.

Moreover, this advantage is not long-term and will slowly dissipate over time.

Lin Mo put his hand on his chin, feeling a little melancholy.

"Why don't you use your means to attack Yuan Jun's food and grass camp. If there is really an ambush, we won't have too much loss. If there is no ambush, we can take advantage of the situation to get the food and grass and cut off his retreat!" Chen Gong became a little impatient.

Jia Xu didn't say a word, but Lin Mo smiled wryly, "God knows whether the food and grass camp is real or not. If there is no food and grass in it, wouldn't Mr. Jia's preparation be wasted."

After saying this, Chen Gong shrank and sighed depressedly.

It's tricky.

Moreover, Yuan Tan was much more difficult to deal with than he imagined. After Qi Shan was defeated, he didn't even let Wen Chou lead his troops to challenge him again. Most likely, he was trying to appease the soldiers.

The number of scouts behind the camp has increased significantly, presumably they are checking the location of their own food and grass.

Forget it, in the battle of life and death, if you are not sure of winning, try not to make a move. After all, he, Yuan Tan, is more anxious.

In fact, Lin Mo was wrong to think so, at least not completely right, because there was one person in Yuan Ying who was more anxious than Yuan Tan.

"Sir, it's been almost a month now. The location of the grain and grass camp that you exposed didn't catch Lu Bu's army, so we just waited? This is an army of 18, and Lu Bu only has 6. Why is there a need for a confrontation!

Sir, I'm afraid you forgot that my brother is still being abused in Cao Bandit's prison, right? "

At first Wen Chou was a little patient, thinking that the food and grass camp should be very attractive, good guy, but there was no movement from the opposite side from beginning to end, so he found Yuan Tan and Tian Feng reluctantly.

There is no way, as long as he thinks that Yan Liang is still suffering in the Xuchang prison, he can't wait to start a life-and-death decisive battle with Lu Bu immediately.

The love between generals can be shared in life and death.

For Yan Liang, he could even risk his life.

Yuan Tan looked at Tian Feng helplessly. Although he knew that it was not the time to do something, Wen Chou couldn't help but divert his anger.

Tian Feng stroked his short beard and nodded, "Has it been a month? That's almost the time."

Immediately, he bowed to Yuan Tan, "My lord, it's time to do something."

"Do it?"

Yuan Tan frowned suspiciously, "Sir, you mean to attack Lu Bu's army directly?"

Tian Feng shook his head, "Let him attack us."

"How is this possible? Lu Bu has only a few people, and I wouldn't dare to borrow his courage!" Wen Chou took the words directly and snorted coldly.

"He dare not, someone will help him."

Tian Feng smiled knowingly, "Mr. Zhang has been in our army for many days, and it's time to contribute."

　I found that I am a little socially afraid, and I don't dare to make groups...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)