Qinglong Three Kingdoms

Chapter 739 Comparison of Military Strength of Both Sides

Zhu Wei got the news that Yuan Shao's army was going south, but he was still a little lucky.

Fortunately, Yuan Shao delayed for some time before, so that the battles in Guanzhong and Yizhou on Zhu Wei's side ended smoothly, otherwise Zhu Wei's troops to fight Yuan Shao and Cao Cao would be even more stretched.

However, the current situation is still a bit troublesome. Cao Cao has assembled nearly [-] elite soldiers outside Hulao Pass, plus [-] to [-] civilian auxiliary soldiers. The troops here are deployed.

However, Yuan Shao assembled an army of tens of thousands to go south to attack the Mengjin Ferry of the Yellow River, which was also a big problem.

Although it is protected by the natural danger of the Yellow River, the Yellow River is a big river after all, but it is not an impassable gap. Ferries such as Mengjin and Xiaopingjin are relatively easy to cross the Yellow River. However, if Yuan Shaozhen is determined to cross the river, he will still be able to found a way.

The ability that an army of tens of thousands of people can display is not something to be talked about casually. It is not a problem to bury a section of the Yellow River, and it can even divert the Yellow River. Therefore, Zhu Wei must pay attention to the arrival of Yuan Shaojun.

It can be said that the current battle situation is indeed a bit like what Yuan Shao said, Zhu Wei had to divide his troops to face Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, but neither side was weak, so Zhu Wei had to face his own weakness of one against two.

Fortunately, at Hulao Pass, Zhu Wei has the main force of the Xiongba Battalion and a young Zhuge Liang. Even if he can't fight back against Cao Cao, it shouldn't be a big problem to resist Cao Cao's offensive.

On the contrary, in the face of Yuan Shao's army, now Zhu Wei has only Jia Xu and Liu Ye as advisers, and there are not many generals who can take action, except for Zhou Tai and Jiang who were originally placed on the bank of the Yellow River. Outside of Qin, there were only Mu Lan, Lu Lingqi, and Pan Zhang beside Zhu Wei. As for Sun Shangxiang, Zhu Wei had sent him to guard Dagu Pass and Dacheng Pass.

Although Zhang Ren, Huang Quan, Lei Tong, and Wu Lan could soon bring [-] Dongzhou troops from Yizhou to support them, they were new generals after all. Even if Zhu Wei knew their loyalty, it was still a little uncomfortable to use them. smoothly.

It is estimated that Yuan Shao's army will have arrived by the time they arrive. To be honest, how such a newly surrendered army can be directly used on the battlefield is also a problem. Now Zhu Wei has no time to attack the 3 Dongzhou army. Reorganized.

Therefore, the total strength of Zhu Wei's side is basically the nearly [-] Chinese troops still staying in Luoyang, plus Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin's [-] Xiongba battalion troops and the [-] newly surrendered Dongzhou Army. But they had to face the offensive of Yuan Shao's tens of thousands of northern troops.

From the current information Zhu Wei knows, Yuan Shao originally had Yan Liang's [-] vanguard battalion on the north bank of the Yellow River. In addition to Yan Liang, the chief general, there should also be Ma Yan, the infantry captain, and Han Ding, the Sima of the Yueqi Biebu. The [-] yuan cavalry forward troops on the Laoguan side will also be transferred to the north bank of the Yellow River. At present, Zhang He, the captain of Tunqi school, replaces the dead Wen Chou as the chief general, Jushou as the governor, and Wang Mo, a captain of Yueqi school, as the general.

Yuan Shao's army from the north was divided into four groups: left, middle, right, and rear.

Among them, the Zuo Army is called Zuo Wuwei Battalion. The general of the supervising army Chun Yuqiong is the main general, and he is accompanied by Sui Yuanjin, the captain of the infantry school, Han Ju, the captain of the Tunqi school, and Zhao Rui, the Sima of the Yueqi Biebu. military.

The right army is called Youwuwei Battalion. The infantry captain Gao Lan is temporarily the chief general, and the supervising army commander Guo Tu, infantry captain Jiang Qi, and Changshui captain Xun Chen command Yuan Shao's army of nearly ten thousand.

Then there is the Chinese army camp led by Yuan Shao, under which are the shogunate chiefs Shi Tianfeng and Xu You, the master secretary Chen Lin, acting as the new army Sima Shenpian, the riding Sima He Mao, the Yueqi school lieutenant Han Xun, and the Yueqi Sima Han Meng , Captain Shesheng Lu Kuang, etc., Yuan Shao's central army has at least [-] elite regular troops from the north.

Finally, there is Yuan Shao's rear army and transport troops. The general in charge Jiang Yiqu is the main general, and his subordinates are Ma Luxiang, the chief archer, and Zhang Jie, the infantry captain. public.

In addition, Yuan Shao appointed Sima and the governor of the army, Fengji, and the captain of the school, Meng Dai, to be responsible for the supervision of the rear army's logistics, and to deal with possible logistical problems.

Of course, Zhu Weineng's detailed information about Yuan Shao's military situation was not entirely obtained through the Three Kingdoms game system, but more because of the careful investigation by the school office sent to the north before.

Although these military information is relatively confidential, it is not something that is too confidential after all, so the school office can still get it with a little effort.

It can be said that Yuan Shao's southward army now has at least [-] to [-] regular troops, and [-] to [-] civilian assistants. Basically, it is a replica of the Guandu battle that broke out between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao in history.

In this way, Zhu Wei used the natural danger of the Yellow River to fight Yuan Shao's army, and the situation was not much better than Cao Cao's battle against Yuan Shao's army in Guandu.

The only thing is that Zhu Wei is still in control of the natural danger of the Yellow River. If it is impossible, he can retreat to Luoyang City. With the help of the craftsmen Zhu Wei brought to Luoyang to use simple cement technology, the city defense of Luoyang City has been repaired, and the scale of the imperial capital has once again been restored. , It is enough to have an offensive and defensive battle.

Of course, if Yuan Shao's army really broke through the defense lines of Mengjin and Xiaopingjin on the Yellow River, then Zhu Wei could simply withdraw the troops stationed by Ling Cao and Sun Shangxiang from Zhiyuan Pass, Dagu Pass and Guangcheng Pass.

As for the Hulao Pass, they can continue to retain their troops to garrison, lest Cao Cao also take advantage of the situation to break through and follow him to the outside of Luoyang City.

It's just that in this case, Hulao Pass may encounter Yuan Shao and Cao Cao's flanking attacks. It is difficult to analyze the specific situation. At present, Zhu Wei is still undecided. Do not withdraw.

Of course, this was the worst plan, and it was based on the premise that Yuan Shao's army broke through the natural barrier of the Yellow River. Otherwise, as long as Zhu Wei could still hold the natural barrier of the Yellow River, he could still block Yuan Shao's army on the north bank of the Yellow River.

At that time, we can consider letting Wei Yan, Zhang Xiu, Zhang Liao, Ma Chao, and Pang De use cavalry to move some hands and feet on the north bank of the Yellow River. It can be said that as long as the war can stop Yuan Shao's army on the north bank of the Yellow River, then Zhu Wei can take it. Make more plans to deal with it.

However, compared to the threat of Yuan Shao's army, Zhu Wei felt a little uneasy at this time. Zhu Wei even thought about transferring Wang Yuyan from Xiangyang. Zhu Wei more help.

Now Jia Xu and Liu Ye beside Zhu Wei are still lacking in intellectual attributes, especially when facing Ju Shou and Tian Feng on Yuan Shao's side, and Guo Jia and Xun Yu on Cao Cao's side, they are not intellectually equal. dominant.

Or if Zhu Wei rewarded Jia Xu with the "Sun Tzu's Art of War" that he is using now, then Jia Xu's intelligence can also be raised to more than [-]...

(End of this chapter)