Demon of the Three Kingdoms

"My lord?" Seeing Cao Cao's surprised look, Xun You asked Cao Cao tentatively.

"Look at it all!" Cao Cao casually handed the bamboo slips to Xun You and asked him to pass them on to everyone.

"Everyone, what do you think?"

"My lord, our army's food and grass can only last for more than a month. If there is no food and grass supply, I'm afraid it will be difficult for our army to cross the north. I think it is better to repair the food road as soon as possible, so that Yanzhou's food and grass can reach Chang'an as soon as possible. Then our army can do it again." Deploy." Guo Jia stood up and cupped his hands.

"According to Xiao Xiao's words, it is reasonable to order General Li Dian to lead troops to repair the grain road, Zihe, and you send your troops to assist Mancheng."

"promise!"

"My lord, the Xiliang army once tried to raid Tongguan. Although the Xiliang army failed, Rui Rui is afraid that the Xiliang army is not dead. Our army still needs to strengthen the defense of Tongguan." Lu Rui has realized that Ma Chao is powerful. The same soldiers like to take risks, and the possibility of another surprise attack cannot be ruled out.

"According to the extraordinary plan, send Yu Jin to strengthen the defense of Tongguan."

"promise!"

"You all go down, I'm a bit tired, and the matter of the Xiliang army will be discussed separately when the Yanzhou army supplies arrive."

"Yes, my lord!"

"Subordinates retire!"

On the north bank of the Weishui River, in the military stronghold of the Xiliang Army.

"Silver has met the lord!"

"General Cheng, please hurry up. General Cheng has made great achievements in capturing An Ding, so he will definitely be rewarded a lot!"

"Thank you, my lord!"

"Meng Qi, now General Cheng has led troops to reinforce, what's Meng Qi's plan?"

"General Cheng, how many soldiers and horses did the general bring to Weishui?"

"General Ma, Yin has brought 5000 troops and horses from the headquarters. At the same time, there are [-] Qiang soldiers as reinforcements from the Qiang people."

"Ma Wan. Yang Qiu. The three generals of Cheng Yi and their troops are stationed in Anding. After appeasing the army and people in Anding, they will go south to join our army."

"Yes! Father-in-law, Chao thinks that Cao's army is powerful, and Cao's army has many siege equipment. Our army is still stationed here to prevent Cao's army from going north. Within half a year, Cao's army will definitely retreat."

"Oh? Ask Meng Qi to come carefully and explain the confusion for Brother Shoucheng and me."

"Father-in-law, the advantage of our army lies in the javelin cavalry and our large shield infantry. The cavalry is the main offensive and the infantry is the main defense. The disadvantage is that our army is less elite. There is a danger of total annihilation."

"Meng Qi is right. Apart from our headquarters, the Qiang soldiers and Hu cavalry are all loose men. They are just bandits, and they cannot be compared with the elite of Cao Jun." After the Battle of Chang'an, Han Sui correctly understood As far as the real combat effectiveness of the Xiliang Army is concerned, the regular army can compete with the Cao Army, but the mercenaries are just a bunch of waste with weapons, and they cannot compete with the experienced Cao Army at all.

"Father-in-law, since our army's overall strength is not as good as Cao's army, then our army can only use the geographical advantage to defeat Cao's army."

"The main force of Cao's army is the Yanzhou army. Yanzhou is located in the Central Plains. As the saying goes, ships from the south and horses from the north. Both the Yanzhou army and our army belong to the northern army. There is no regular navy. The Weishui River is the natural danger for our army to stop Cao's army. As long as our army is stationed in the Weishui River On the north bank, rely on our army's javelin cavalry to defend Cao's army, if Cao's army wants to cross the north bank, it will be difficult to reach the sky."

"Meng Qi, is our army going to stand against Cao's army like this?"

"Father-in-law, Chao said just now that if he sticks to the north bank of the Wei River, Cao Jun will definitely retreat within half a year. At that time, our army can take the opportunity to recapture Chang'an and march into Tongguan. After taking Tongguan, all the land in Guanzhong will be in our army's hands! "

"As long as our army holds out for half a year, Cao Jun will retreat?"

"Exactly, my father-in-law, Chang'an has experienced Dong Zhuo's rebellion, and the land of Sanfu is actually a ghost town. Cao Jun's military rations cannot be supplied by Chang'an, and they can only be transported from Yanzhou. The road around Hangu Tongguan is rough, and Cao Jun can't transport large quantities of food and grass. , according to the overestimation, within half a year, Cao Jun will definitely be short of food and grass, and Cao Jun will retreat by then!"

"Okay! Meng Qi really has a good idea. The old man will follow Meng Qi's plan and stick to the north bank of the Wei River. When Cao's army retreats, our army will attack the pass again!"

In the Chang'an prefect's mansion, Lu Rui sat in the study and stretched.

"It's finally finished!" Lu Rui had just counted the grain and grass that had arrived in Chang'an. Lu Rui dropped the carving knife, dragged his chin with his hand, and began to think about Cao Jun's situation.

Cao Jun’s biggest weakness now is the lack of military rations. Cao Jun not only has to provide rations for 10,000 troops, but also provides rations for tens of thousands of roast goose kings. Yanzhou has just resumed production, and the grain output is not much. The military rations for [-]+ people may be at most It can only be maintained for half a year. If the Xiliang Army cannot be defeated within half a year, Cao Jun will have to retreat.

"Is there any way to defeat Ma Chao?" Lu Rui pressed his hand on his forehead and began to think.

Han Sui?Ma Teng?General Xiliang?Yan Xing?By the way, if there are no mistakes in Chen Shou's Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms, maybe that is the weakness of the Xiliang Army. I need to ask Yan Xing about this matter!

"At the end, I will see Lord Hou!"

"Yanming doesn't need to be polite, please sit down!"

"Thank you, Lord!"

"Master Hou, I don't know what's important for Master Hou to recruit the last general to come here?"

"Yanming, I heard that Yanming has been in the Xiliang Army for a long time, and he followed Han Sui when he was young. Rui wants to ask Yanming about something."

"Master Hou is being polite. If Master Hou has any doubts about the Xiliang Army, I am willing to explain them to him!"

"Since this is the case, Lord Ben Hou is not welcome. I heard that Han Sui has eight generals under his command, but some generals are not compatible with Han Sui. I wonder if it is true?"

"Lord Hou, Han Sui's eight strong generals are called Han Sui's subordinates. In fact, many of them are generals who ruled Guanzhong and Liangzhou. They hold military power in their hands, and their relationship with Han Sui is not a real commanding relationship."

"Yanming, go on!"

"Yes, Lord Hou!"

"Cheng Yinnai is the subordinate who has followed Han Sui for the longest time. He has [-] soldiers and horses under him. He is the most powerful general among Han Sui's eight generals."

"Yanming means that Cheng Yin is the most loyal to Han Sui?"

"Hou Ye is wise, besides Cheng Yin, Ma Wan and Zhang Heng have also followed Han Sui for a long time, and they all regard Han Sui as their respect.

"What about the rest of the generals?"

"Hou Ye, Liang Xing, Cheng Yi, Yang Qiu and others were originally the generals in command of Guanzhong and Liangzhou. From the beginning of Dong Zhuo's rebellion, they began to separate one side by virtue of their troops. In name, they respectfully call Han Sui the lord, but in reality The commander-in-chief did not completely obey Han Sui's military order, but only wanted to separate one side for his own interests."

"Well, I understand, Yanming, does Han Sui care about his only son?" On the eve of the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao added Han Sui's official position in order to divide Ma Teng and Han Sui, and Han Sui also sent his son to the palace. Xu Du was taken as a hostage.

"Lord Hou, Han Suijiu lived in Xiliang for a long time. He belonged to Qianghua. His son was weak and incompetent, and Sui didn't like him, so he liked his daughter the most, who is now Ma Chao's wife."

"Thank you Yanming, Master Ben knows." Lu Rui smiled, he may have found a way to deal with the Xiliang army. (To be continued..)

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