Three Kingdoms: Everything Can Be Gamified

Chapter 425 The enemy is unknown
"General, the enemy seems to be retreating..." Zhang He returned to Liu Chong on the Peiguo front line and reported to him.

In this year's decisive battle, the main attack direction is Guan Yu's side, which is already heading towards Jinan County.

But Peiguo's side was also a way to enter Xuzhou, so Liu Chong personally led his army and tried to attack here.

According to Guan Yu's idea, if you can fight, fight. If you can't fight, you can still contain the enemy here. There is no need to work so hard.

This order was very friendly to Liu Chong, and Liu Chong also recognized it. After all, his commanding ability was indeed not very good.

In particular, Guan Yu sent Zhang He over to take charge of the vanguard.

In other words, the actual commander of the army was Zhang He, which saved him a lot of things.

It's normal, Zhang He is an old man who started his career with Liu Bei, and his resume is second only to Le Jin.

Le Jin is now transferred to Tai Shi Ci's command and is responsible for the offensive in Huainan.Even Xu Huang was transferred to Guan Yu's command.

In the final analysis, compared to Jinan County or Peiguo, Jiujiang County is the best place to attack.

As long as Jiujiang and Lujiang are captured, not only can he continue to go south and attack Pi Guangling eastward, Cao Cao will also be completely undefeated.

In other words, as long as Guan Yu and Liu Chong are in Qingzhou and Xuzhou, they can contain part of the main force of Cao's army.

Then when Taishi Ci conquers Jianghuai and advances all the way, they will naturally be able to follow suit and take advantage.

Of course, the military exploits may be relatively less.

"We haven't started fighting for a long time, why did the opponent retreat?" Liu Chong originally planned to show off and cooperate with Zhang He.

But who knew that during the fight, the opponent suddenly retreated, which made him a little puzzled.

"The opponent could have relied on the checkpoints to defend, but in the end the opponent retreated..." Zhang He sighed, "It seems that from now on, there will be a smooth road ahead of us. But if we look closely, we will find that the enemy will appear anywhere."

If he was given a choice, he would rather defeat the opponent here, so that he could at least ensure that everything ahead was safe.

But now that the other side has taken the initiative to retreat, Peijun is now completely defenseless, and the army can march straight in and kill Pengcheng.

In particular, Taishi Ci went south to attack the Huaihe River, and also went east to attack the south of Pei County from Runan.

There is almost no danger to defend here. It is better to say that Xuzhou has no danger to defend in the first place.

If not, Guo Jia wouldn't have had such a headache.

In the past, Liu Bei had few people to attack. As long as he defended a few nodes and cleared the field, he could still immobilize the opponent.

But the opponent's army of 50 soldiers came in several groups, and blocking anywhere was a problem.

If the number of people is small and the enemy cannot be stopped, they will immediately drive forward. When the time comes, it will be a complete defeat.

Guo Jia persuaded Cao Cao that the entire army could retreat to Qingzhou and wait for an opportunity to move north.

Or they can retreat to Huainan and use the Huaihe River and Yangtze River to resist. If not, they can find a way to capture Jiangdong, and at least they can separate one side.

Even though Yangzhou is one state, if it is fully developed, it can be treated as two states.

Trying to find a way to take down Nansi County and Jiaozhou, of course, in Guo Jia's opinion, this is more like lingering...

Unfortunately, Cao Cao thought so too, so he didn't want to linger and thought that even if he died, he would die vigorously.

In the end, Guo Jia came to the conclusion that since there was no way to defend, he would not focus on defense.

If you want to win this battle, don't stick to any node unless that node has defensive value, such as Jinan County.

In other places, the defenses are completely abandoned, the walls are fortified and the fields are cleared, and the territory is used to the maximum extent to carry out detours and consume the opponent's vitality.

This is where Zhang He needs to have a headache now. There is no danger in Xuzhou, but the opponent is on a strong wall and clearing the wilderness, and he doesn't know where they are.

This means that they can appear anywhere, after all, they know how to fight in the tunnels.

At the same time, because there is no danger to defend, this is not only for them, but also for themselves.

Occupy it yourself, but there is no danger to defend the surrounding area, and the other party can come and go freely.

If you win, fight, if not, run away, unless you invest enough cavalry on this battlefield.

For this war, Liu Bei invested 1 war horses and formed [-] cavalry, which were divided into five groups and galloped across the Central Plains.

Theoretically, as long as Cao's army appears and is nearby, they will definitely die.

Even if you can't kill them, you can also surround the opponent first, so that your own infantry can get closer...

In this way, the dilemma that Cao Jun had to face was that as long as he showed his head, he would be defeated.

In other words, every Cao army that goes into battle can be regarded as a death squad, or rather it should be treated as such. "Then what should we do now?" Liu Chong looked at Zhang He.

"Since the enemy is retreating, we naturally have to push forward bit by bit." Zhang He replied.

Just because you don't know where the enemy is, you can't even dare to pursue him, right?
After a pause, he continued: "Besides, Dadao has sent us a group of good helpers this year!"

Just say that now, if you listen carefully, you will hear the faint barking of dogs in the army.

This is a military dog ​​that Zhang He domesticated a long time ago. It took several generations to select and cultivate it, and it is a military dog ​​in the true sense.

They have a heightened sense of smell and are more sensitive to the smell of weapons, while also being able to smell blood.

In terms of bite force, it is not a problem to bite a person's limbs into pieces, let alone the throat. It is already considered a destructive biological weapon.

It is twice the size of an ordinary garden dog and is considered a large dog.

It is rare to be docile to the owner and at the same time extremely loyal.

The cost is also obvious. Meat is required for every meal, and the cost of raising them is very high.

However, as a military dog, it would be wrong to do otherwise.

"With these military dogs here, the opponent will naturally have nowhere to hide!" Liu Chong said with a smile.

"That was also the early stage. They realized this and would adjust their tactics soon. So we didn't have much time left. We had to push forward as quickly as possible before they could react." Zhang He said.

"Then what are you waiting for? Let's go to battle!" Liu Chong ordered.

The army moved all the way south and advanced rapidly. After tracking by military dogs, it was discovered that the opponent was already heading towards Pengcheng County.

In other words, the other party completely gave up on Peijun.

Or maybe not. For example, if the other party has three or four armies, they are actually hidden in certain cities or villages.

When they passed Pengcheng County, they came out of the tunnel.

The best option is to fight towards their supplies, but there is actually a better option, which is to fight in the opposite direction. After all, there are no defensive strongholds in the Central Plains itself.

The opponent can drive straight in and constantly harass Yuzhou and Yanzhou, but relying solely on local county soldiers may not be able to stop them.

In other words, to ensure the safety of the rear, one must screen cities and villages one by one.

It is more efficient to divide the troops, but it is easy to be defeated individually.

If they gather their troops and kill them, the opponent can find a way to get around them, then continue to lurk, and even attack the counties behind them.

The only thing that can be done now is to bet that the opponent does not have the main force, and then fight all the way towards Xiapi.

As long as Cao Cao is destroyed, the remaining troops will naturally have no need to resist.

But who dares to bet that Cao Cao is in Xiapi?
Maybe he has lurked around here, or even fled to Jiangdong?

Intelligence, after all, the most important thing nowadays is intelligence.

However, Cao Cao also knew this and controlled the intelligence very well, so that Liu Bei could not get any intelligence at all...

It can't be said that there is none. There is as much information as you need on the surface, but the problem lies here. There is as much information as you need.

Today there are rumors that an army was seen heading south, and in the afternoon it may be an army heading north.

This information was messy and inaccurate. It was obviously deliberately sent by the other party.

It is simply impossible to find the real information among the numerous confusing information!
So Zhang He could only use the stupidest method, which was to cooperate with the Taishi Ci Department and sift through them bit by bit!

　Background: Battle of Xuzhou.

　　Environment: Taishan Mountains in the north, the rest of the area is basically undefeable except for basic rivers.

　　Enemy information: The location of the enemy's main force is unknown. It is known that the enemy will use tunnels and can hide anywhere.

　　Our army's dilemma: The enemy's walls are fortified and the country is cleared, food supplies are unable to be obtained, and water sources are polluted.

　　Sometimes an environment that is too smooth may not be a good thing, especially if you don't know where the other person has gone.It is three to four hundred kilometers from the Taishan Mountains to the Yangtze River coast, which is six to seven hundred miles.The opponent is moving in such a large area, and without satellite monitoring, the scouts can only see about ten miles around.

　　It's amazing. It's obviously our own side that takes the initiative to crush the past advantage.

　　But when the other party did this, it directly turned into a disadvantage.

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