Three Kingdoms: copy Lu Bu's force at the beginning

Silent all night.

The next day, after breakfast, Hua Yu ordered someone to call Niu Fu to discuss the military situation.

Niu Fu introduced: "General Hua, to be honest, our army occupies less than half of the territory in Hedong County, and the rest of the land is occupied by the Baibo army."

"Then Mr. Guo's army is well-rounded and good at strategy, and Yang Feng and others are good at fighting under his command."

"The last general fought with Mrs. Guo more than ten times, and was defeated by him each time, so he had to shrink his troops and ask the grand master for help."

"Right now, in Hedong County, the south of Weishui and the west of Wangwu Mountain are the territory of our Xiliang Army."

Hua Yu looked at the map, and sure enough, the territory south of Weishui and west of Wangwu Mountain was indeed less than half of Hedong County.

Niu Fu continued to introduce: "Although Mrs. Guo occupied a large area, she didn't separate troops to guard it. Instead, she let the army slowly advance south, as if she wanted to have a showdown with our army."

Hua Yu asked, "Where is the main force of the Baibo Army, as reported by the scouts?"

Niu Fu replied: "There are two places, one is Pi's City, and the leading general is Han Siam, with about 5 horses."

"One is Jiangyi City, and the leading general is Li Le, with about 4 horses."

Hua Yu looked at the map again, and Pi's was located to the west of Weishui, adjacent to Zuofengyi County.

Jiangyi is located in the east of Huishui, which is the center of Hedong County.

"So, General Niu deployed our army in Fenyin and Wenxi?"

Niu Fu nodded and said, "That's right, Fenyin is located to the south of Pi's family, and Wenxi is located to the south of Jiangyi, which can just prevent the main force of the Baibo army from going south."

Hua Yu asked again: "How many soldiers and horses are there in each of these two places?"

Niu Fu replied, "Each has [-] soldiers and horses."

Then, Niu Fu continued to explain: "The last general has given an order to only defend and not attack."

"No matter how strategic Mrs. Guo is, she can only be helpless, looking forward to the city and sighing."

Hua Yu slapped the table and shouted sharply: "Confused, if you do this, the east of the river will be lost, and Chang'an will be in danger."

Niu Fu was taken aback for a moment, and asked in puzzlement, "Why did General Hua say that?"

Hua Yu's right hand points to a point on the map, Niu Fu and others looked over together, but it was Jiguan, the easternmost point in Hedong County.

"Guo Tai's intention is not to be in Anyi City, but in Jiguan. This is a plan to build plank roads to secretly hide Chencang."

"If my expectations are correct, the Pi family and Jiangyi city are definitely not the elite of the Baibo army. Although there are a lot of people, they are just used to deceive people."

"The elite of the Baibo army must have crossed Wangwu Mountain under the leadership of Mrs. Guo, and went to Jiguan to make a surprise attack."

"Once Jiguan is lost, the allied forces in the Kwantung will be able to advance westward with all their strength, and the natural danger of Hangu Pass will be useless."

"In this way, the army of the Kwantung princes can divide their troops into Zuo Fengyi and Hongnong County."

"At the same time, Liu Yan of Yizhou and Liu Biao of Jingzhou will raise their troops to the north, and even Ma Teng and Han Sui in Xiliang will get a share of the pie."

"Chang'an City is surrounded by enemies, General Niu thinks that Chang'an City is still safe, is the Grand Master still safe?"

"This..." Niu Fu was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he stammered, "Hua...General Hua, this...how is this possible?"

"The Baibo army is the rebels, and the Guandong princes are the official army. How can the two collude?"

Hua Yu snorted coldly: "The prosperity of the world is for profit, and the chaos of the world is for profit."

"Guo Tai raised troops, but he wanted to separatize one side, become a local emperor, or seek a better future after being recruited by the court."

"Yuan Shao accepted the Baibo army, but he used the Baibo army to plot to seize Jiguan, march westward to Chang'an, expel the grand master, and achieve hegemony."

"If they divide and fight, they will be defeated by the Grand Master one by one."

"Therefore, the two have their own needs. Once they cooperate, they will be powerful, and they will naturally hit it off."

"General Niu, if it were you, how would you make a choice to ensure everything is safe?"

Niu Fu was terrified. If Jiguan was really lost and the princes of the Guandong drove straight in, even though he was Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, Dong Zhuo would have to chop off his head.

At this moment, the scouts suddenly came to report: "General Qi, the guard of Jiguan will report that a coalition of princes suddenly appeared outside the east gate, with more than [-] horses."

"Ah..." Niu Fu was taken aback, "The Kwantung Allied Forces appeared at the east gate of Jiguan?"

Hua Yu smiled faintly: "Jiguan is easy to defend and difficult to attack. You only need [-] soldiers and sufficient equipment to defend the city. Let him attack the city with an army of [-]. It won't last more than a month, and it will definitely be difficult to overcome."

"However, if the guard of Jiguan focused all his attention on the princes of the Guandong, and Mrs. Guo suddenly led the army to cross Wangwu Mountain and smashed the west gate of Jiguan, then Jiguan would be lost."

Niu Fu's mind was in a mess, and he hurriedly asked: "General Hua, since this is the case, I will immediately mobilize cavalry from Fenyin and Wenxi to help Jiguan."

A sneer appeared at the corner of Hua Yu's mouth: "Since Mrs. Guo attacked Jiguan, why didn't she guard against these two defenders rushing to help?"

"I'm afraid that Mrs. Guo will know if the reinforcements move, and set up an ambush on the road to severely damage our army."

Niu Fu was dumbfounded: "This...how can this be done?"

Hua Yu smiled faintly: "I have a plan. If it is used properly, it will not only solve the difficulty of Jiguan, but also severely damage the main force of the Baibo army. In the first battle, Hedong will be settled."

Niu Fu was overjoyed, and hurriedly asked: "General Hua, please tell me, what is the clever plan?"

Hua Yu smiled lightly: "It's very simple. I personally led a cavalry, and when Mrs. Guo raided the west gate of Jiguan, I suddenly entered his central army."

"As long as Mrs. Guo can be beheaded, the Baibo Army will be defeated."

"Wonderful." Niu Fu was so overjoyed that he almost took the case.

Although Niu Fu couldn't come up with such a clever plan himself, after all he had experienced many battles, he could immediately hear whether Hua Yu's plan was good or bad, and he admired Hua Yu even more.

Hu Chi'er looked at Hua Yu with a little more awe than before.

Hua Yu asked again: "General Niu, I don't know how many cavalry there are in Hedong County, and how are they distributed?"

Niu Fu replied, "General Huihua has [-] cavalry, including [-] in Fenyin, [-] in Wenxi, and [-] in Anyi."

"Well, it's all the general's fault. He thought that if there were cavalry in Fenyin and Wenxi, they would make the Baibo army fearful and dare not forcefully attack the city."

"I don't want to, but now I'm trapped there, and the general wants to send troops to help Jiguan."

Hua Yu smiled faintly: "General Niu, soldiers are more expensive than elite soldiers."

"I used a surprise attack on the Baibo army, and I already had the upper hand. This battle requires a strange word, a ruthless word."

"First, don't give the other party's scouts any chance to report the news, and use a surprise soldier to attack suddenly."

"Then the Baibo army will be unprepared, and there will be chaos."

"Secondly, the [-] elite cavalry rushed into the Baibo army, and they must have the heart to do everything they can. When we meet on a narrow road, the brave will win."

"As long as these two points can be achieved, let alone [-] cavalry, even [-] cavalry can defeat the enemy."

"General Niu, immediately gather all the cavalry and be on standby at any time."

"Here, the general will obey." Niu Fu immediately accepted the order.

Hua Yu said to Zhang Xiu and Hu Che'er again: "Youwei, Che'er, select the elite according to the method I told you, and those who do not meet the standard will not be accepted."

Zhang Xiu and Hu Che'er responded in unison: "Here, the general will follow orders."

Hua Yu pointed to a location on the map with his right index finger and middle finger, and shouted: "After choosing a good person, no matter how many, set off immediately, and make sure to arrive here tonight."

Everyone looked at the map together, and the place Hua Yu pointed was called "Huqiu Pavilion".