Back to the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Chapter 174

"Liu Yao is the governor of Yangzhou, this is to steal his father's territory!" Feng Yao's heart skipped a beat.

Liu Yao became the governor of Yangzhou. There is indeed such a thing in history, but this time is too coincidental. Yuan Shu is sending troops to Peiguo, and the rear is empty. If Liu Yao sends troops to attack Shouchun, I am afraid that he will have to give up attacking Peiguo , then his Runan will be in danger!
Feng Yao hurriedly summoned his confidant generals to discuss the matter, and said: "Liu Yao has become the governor of Yangzhou, which will definitely affect the war in Peiguo, and Yan Liang in front of him is a hard bone. Now our army is in a dilemma. What do you think?"

"If you plan to kill Yan Liang as soon as possible, other things will be easy!" Wei Yan replied immediately.

"Wen Chang already has a conspiracy?" Feng Yao said.

"Not yet, I only know that this must be resolved, and as for how to eliminate it, I haven't come up with a good plan yet." Wei Yan smiled embarrassedly.

"Wenchang, in fact, you are right. We must see what we want, and then think of a way. Right now, it is useless for us to worry about the war in the east of Runan. Only by defeating Yan Liang as soon as possible and relying on our allies, can we make it possible." Develop it!" Feng Yao said.

The generals nodded, and Xu Shu said: "Yan Liang has a good command of the army, and his equipment is better than our army. He also has nearly a thousand cavalry and euphorbia soldiers. Our army should not fight recklessly. I suggest sending more spy scouts to mix with the enemy. Go to the rear of the army and find the granary of Yan Liang's army, as long as the granary is destroyed, Yan Liang's army will have no food, so they must retreat, and attack them again at this time, and they will win a big victory."

Hearing this, Feng Yao's mind suddenly brightened. He remembered the historical battle of Guandu. Cao Cao also turned the tide of the battle by raiding Yuan Shao's granary. He immediately asked, "Is there a place called Wuchao near Guandu?"

"That's right? Why did my lord ask about this place?" Xu Shu wondered.

"I think I may have guessed the grain storage place behind Yan Liangjun! It's probably Wuchao!" Feng Yao had a smile of excitement on his face.

Xu Chu, Wei Yan and the others looked at Feng Yao in amazement, somewhat disbelieving, Xu Chu clasped his fists and said in doubt, "My lord, Wuchao is just a small place under Suanzao County, where will Yan Liang store his food?"

Everyone was a little puzzled, Wuchao was just a small place, how could Yan Liang make such low-level mistakes?

Feng Yao is not sure, but this is indeed the case in history. As for why, Feng Yao is not very clear, but if it is really as guessed, that would be great!
Xu Shu was cautious, he didn't say yes or no, but picked up the map, looked at it carefully, pondered for a while, and suddenly said: "My lord! Someone thinks that the lord's guess is very likely to be true! "

"Although Wuchao is a small place, the waterway is very special! When Yuan Shao led the eighteen princes to attack Dong Zhuo, Suanzao was a very important place to station troops! The soldiers and horses were not moved, and the food and grass went first. The reason why Suanzao became an allied army The stronghold of the troops is because of the place of Wuchao!" Xu Shu's voice became agitated, and he lifted up the map so that all the generals could see it.

Pointing to a red dot just marked on the map, he said: "This place is Wuchao! It is adjacent to Wuchao Ze in the south, and Wuchao Ze is directly connected to Jishui! Jishui runs through the entire Yanzhou and Qingzhou. Let's take a closer look. Wuchao Ze is actually connected to Surabaya and Rushui!! With these three major streams, all the grain and grass in the Kanto states and counties can be easily transported to Wuchao!!"

Feng Yao's eyes widened, and he suddenly found that, as Xu Shu said, the food and grass in Yanzhou, Qingzhou, Yuzhou, Xuzhou, and even Yangzhou all lead to Wuchao!

Xu Shu said excitedly: "My lord, this subordinate agrees with my lord's inference that Yan Liang's food and grass are most likely stored in Wuchao!"

Feng Yao just borrowed a bit of historical knowledge and said it casually. Unexpectedly, after Xu Shu's analysis, it turned out to be a wise and powerful statement. Seeing the expressions of admiration on the faces of the generals, Feng Yao was slightly embarrassed, but There was some excitement in my heart.

"My lord, what should we do next?" Xu Shu cupped his fists respectfully and asked Feng Yao for instructions, but there was a hint of wisdom in his eyes.

Feng Yao nodded, very satisfied with Xu Shu's actions, knowing that Xu Shu wanted to use this to further establish his prestige!It was very clear what to do next, it was impossible for Xu Shu not to know what to do!

Seeing that all the generals focused their eyes on him, Feng Yao made a decisive decision, saying: "Wuchao is not the place where Yan Liang's grain is stored, but it is also a place that military strategists must contend for based on its geographical location, so I plan to divide the army into three groups. The main force will stay here and keep an eye on Yan Liang's army. Xu Chu will lead the tiger guards to pass Yongqiu from the left, go deep into the enemy's rear, go north along the Chaos River, and raid Wuchao! Wei Yan leads his troops from the right. Spare Yongqiu and pretend to attack Chen Liucheng!"

Xu Chu and Wei Yaner will attend immediately and obey orders loudly!
Feng Yao looked at Xu Shu again and said, "Yuan Zhi, I have something to entrust to you!"

Xu Shu hurriedly bowed and said, "My lord, please give me an order, Yuan Zhi will devote himself to worrying about my lord!"

"Okay! I want to temporarily hand over the power of the Chinese army to you!" Feng Yao said solemnly.

"My lord! What do you mean?" Xu Shu asked in surprise.

Feng Yaodao: "If Wuchao is really Yan Liang's grain storage place, but starting from here, if he wants to attack Wuchao, there are several counties in Kaifeng, Junyi, and Fengqiu that are blocked. If he sends a large army, Yan Liang's army will definitely be attacked. I found out that if I only send elite tiger guards there, the surprise attack plan cannot be guaranteed to be successful, so I plan to go to Puyang City myself, and ask Marquis Wen to send troops to attack Wuchao!"

"My lord! This road is the territory of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, my lord must not take such a big risk!" Dai Ling said urgently.

"Yes, my lord, you can just send a scout to Puyang!" Xu Shu also nodded.

Feng Yao had already thought about this point, but given the current situation, Lu Bu's troops in Puyang were not enough. If only one scout was sent, it would not be enough to gain Lu Bu's trust. Lu Bu might not take the risk of attacking Yuan Shao!Moreover, since the alliance was formed, they have not had a good face-to-face discussion with Lu Bu. As a result, despite the alliance, they are still in a situation of fighting each other, which is very inconsistent with Feng Yao's vision.

Feng Yao asked all the generals to sit down and not get excited, and said: "I must go in person for this trip, so that nothing will go wrong. If Yan Liang cannot be defeated in one fell swoop in this battle, if Cao Cao recovers, he will definitely attack Puyang again, and Yangzhou Liu Yao will also develop quickly and threaten my father's territory! If both sides lose, we will not have to talk about any great cause from now on, it is better to surrender to Cao Cao directly!"

The generals were silent, Dai Ling got up and said: "If the Lord insists on going to Puyang, Dai Ling asks to accompany you to protect the safety of the Lord!"

(End of this chapter)