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"Exactly!" Teng Xiao nodded and replied: "This Wei family is the largest powerful family in Hedong. It is said that after General Wei Qing, the family is prominent and a century-old family. After hundreds of years of development, the family has already spread branches and leaves, and the children of the clan are all over the prefectures and counties of the Han Dynasty. Only the descendants of the direct line still stay in the ancestral house. There are many houses in the Wei family, and they have a lot of money. They have one ancestral house and twelve other courtyards in the city. , there are several manors outside the city, and more than half of the shops in the entire Anyi city are under the name of the Wei family. For a whole morning, [-] soldiers and horses will be mobilized to confiscate all the property of the Wei family in the city. Among the more than [-] people arrested, more than [-] people are from the Wei family. How to deal with it, please tell me clearly!"

Li Li nodded slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Speaking of which, the Wei family is also the descendant of Zhongliang, with a prominent lintel, which has been passed down for hundreds of years, and can be regarded as one of the most prominent families in the world. It's a pity that they have too much prejudice against me, Li Li, Spare no effort to put our army to death, what can I do?"

While sighing, Li Li caught a glimpse of Teng Xiao's hesitant expression, and said softly, "Does Yunlong want to say that the Wei family and I have deep grievances, and there is no way to reconcile?"

"Master Mingjian." Teng Xiao nodded lightly, and said in a low voice: "Shu Mo will dare to say that Mrs. Cai Yan once married Wei Zhongdao, the second son of the Wei family. After Wei Zhongdao died, the wife died and had no children. Now Mrs. Cai Yan is the wife of the lord, which has caused the Wei family to lose face invisibly, and then forged a grudge, but they have no choice but to hold grudges against the lord. This time our army retreated to Anyi, because they still carried A large number of people moved together, so that these villains could take advantage of the opportunity to secretly collude with the enemy and burn down our army's granary. It is not difficult to see from this that the Wei family has hated the lord to the bone, and they are eager to get rid of it as soon as possible. The Allies wiped us out in one fell swoop. Therefore,,,,,,"

"So what?" Li Li pondered: "It seems that Yunlong has already made a decision. I wonder how you want to deal with these powerful clans who are secretly colluding with the enemy?"

After hearing the sound, Teng Xiao answered without hesitation: "Cut the weeds and root out the roots, and we will never have future troubles!"

"Oh?" Li Li's expression changed slightly, and then his eyes were slightly closed. He nodded slightly and said, "You will have full power to handle this matter, and you don't need to report it afterwards."

"No!" Teng Xiao respectfully took the order, and then asked softly: "I don't know how our army will fight the enemy next, please show me, Lord!"

Hearing the sound, Li Li opened his eyes, got up and walked to the Jinbo map on the left side of Shuai's case, beckoned Teng Xiao and Tie Xiao to come forward, then pointed to the map and said: "From the geographical point of view, Anyi guards the Yellow River East. On the bank, backed by the Yellow River, with mountains stretching for hundreds of miles to the north, and counties in the west of the river to the south, the purpose of our army stationing troops here is to deter the princes who occupy Bingzhou, Jizhou, Qingzhou and Youzhou and other counties.

However, if the allied forces of the princes want to go straight to Chang'an in one go, there are only two paths, one is Hangu Pass, and the other is Wuguan.

Needless to say, Wuguan is located at the southern foot of the Qinling Mountains, surrounded by mountains. Once hundreds of thousands of allied troops enter Wuguan, it is tantamount to a dead end. It is easy to enter and difficult to exit.Our army only needs to send [-] infantry to guard the pass to keep the allied forces out of the pass, and drag the allied forces to death in the mountains.

Therefore, in addition to Wuguan, the only attack path that can be chosen by the princes and allies is Hangu Pass! "

Chapter 645

On the main hall steps, Teng Xiao and Tie Xiao stood beside Li Li, listening intently to Li Li's countermeasures against the current battle situation.

"Prior to this, the reason why our army adopted the tactics of shrinking defense was because the princes of the Central Plains chose Hanoi County as the place of alliance, and made it clear that their chariots and horses would attack our army from the east of the river. They had only one purpose in doing so, and that was to put aside The Hulao Pass, Sishui Pass and other Gyeonggi Eight Passes around Luoyang, the eastern capital, directly captured Anyi, then crossed the Yellow River to the south, attacked Hangu Pass, and pointed their troops directly at Chang'an. Only in this way can the Allied forces arrive in the shortest time Hangu Pass.

In contrast, if the Allied forces march from Henan County, they will face dozens of cities and dangerous passes along the way, including Hulao Pass and Sishui Pass. Money and food.Yuan Shao couldn't afford such a huge expenditure at all; and the princes from all walks of life were unwilling to attack cities and villages one by one, because the loss of soldiers and horses was too great, and they were already full of vitality before reaching Hangu Pass. hurt. "

Before Li Li finished speaking, Teng Xiao suddenly realized: "It's no wonder that the princes of the Central Plains want to set the place of the alliance in Hanoi County. It turns out that they have already made up their minds to cross the Yellow River from Hedong County to the south, and then go straight to Hangu Pass! Needless to say, this is indeed a shortcut. After they conquered Anyi City, they crossed the Yellow River south, and then continued to advance for more than a hundred miles to reach Hangu Pass. In this way, they can leave Henan County, Luoyang Eight Passes, and Hexi County aside. Arriving straight at Hangu, forcing us to retreat, we have no choice but to fight with him!"

Just as Teng Xiao was speaking, Guo Jia, Ma Chao, Li Zhi and other generals walked into the main hall lightly. After seeing Li Li's gesture indicating that there was no need to salute, they walked lightly behind Teng Xiao and looked at the brocade map in front of them. .

After Teng Xiao finished speaking, Li Li nodded slightly, and said: "Yunlong is right. Speaking of it, I also blame me for being too negligent in this matter. I didn't get rid of Hanoi Zhangyang as soon as possible, making Hanoi County a wedge in Sili. A nail in the territory then became the foothold of the Central Plains vassal alliance.

I originally thought that the princes of the Central Plains would take the lead in attacking Henan County like Chen Liuhuimeng five years ago, and then advance all the way west, and finally came to Hangu Pass.Unexpectedly, this meeting of princes learned the lesson from last time, and the princes from all walks of life passed through Yanzhou and directly gathered in Hanoi County.Thus directly taking Hadong County.As a result, the precarious barriers in the counties of Henan are useless, and all the defensive measures I ordered Feng Xiao and Xu Rong to take were in vain. The Allied forces directly captured Hedong County and then crossed the Yellow River.Then move westward, forcing our army to fight a decisive battle with it.

This is undoubtedly a shortcut to save money and effort.Accelerate the pace of march.It can not only save food and grass, but also avoid casualties of soldiers and horses, which greatly shortens the time for the decisive battle between the Allied forces and our army.Relatively speaking, the faster the Allied forces advance, the less damage their soldiers and horses will suffer, which will be even more unfavorable to our army. "

"My lord's words are very true." Guo Jia then said: "The allied forces of the princes are an alliance of interests, and there are deep grievances between the princes. Once the battle goes wrong and the allied army is frustrated, the enemy and our armies will fall into a stalemate. .The longer the two armies stay at each other, the greater the consumption of money and food and the loss of soldiers and horses of the allied forces will be. This will tear up the camouflage of their alliance and intensify the conflicts they deliberately suppressed. Even if the allied forces still will not Disintegration, but they will definitely be wary of each other, secretly intrigue, and find ways to preserve their strength. In this way, the combat effectiveness of hundreds of thousands of allied forces will be greatly weakened, and even a sharp drop in combat effectiveness will occur.

If this is the case, our army will be able to capture fighter opportunities and attack as soon as possible, further weakening the strength of the Allied forces.As long as they are suspicious of each other and distrust each other, even if there is no suitable fighter, our army can defeat them in a decisive battle, and then win the battle of Sili. "

After a pause, Guo Jia's conversation changed sharply: "However, the granary was burned this time, and the fodder was completely burned, which made us fall into an extremely unfavorable passive situation. As of today, the allied forces of the princes only took [-] days to capture most of the land. Hadong County, the only counties that are still in our hands are Anyi County and the seven townships south of the county. If Anyi City falls, the entire Hedong County will fall into the hands of the Allies, and I, Anyi The army will have to retreat to Henan, enter Hangu Pass, and then fight to the death with the Allies!"

Speaking of this, Guo Jia sighed: "Half a month is too short! Except for the Baibo Army among the nearly 50 allied forces, almost all the other princes have not lost their strength. They have neither consumed much food nor intensified their conflicts. On the contrary, the contradiction between them made them go all the way, their confidence was high, and they became more and more confident that they would be able to defeat our army. This situation is very unfavorable to our army. Once the Allied forces cross the Yellow River, we will be forced to fight with them , and the biggest taboo of our army is precisely to fight the Allies prematurely!"

"Ah!" Teng Xiao, Ma Chao and other generals were shocked when they heard the words. Teng Xiao looked at Guo Jia with an extremely displeased expression, and asked angrily, "Why did the military commander say that? Don't you think my Xiliang Army is not an alliance of princes?" The opponent of the army, will our army be defeated in a direct decisive battle?"

"That's right, military division, what you're saying is clearly trying to spoil your own prestige!" Ma Chao continued Teng Xiao's voice, and said with a rather displeased expression: "Perhaps the military division joined our army for too short a time. I don't know much about combat power, so I'm saying such dejected words! The military commander knows that our Xiliang Army has a total strength of more than 33, and it is comparable to the allied forces of the princes in terms of strength alone. What's more, our army It has eleven main battle battalions, with a total of 21 cavalry, including 12 cavalry and 10,000 infantry. In addition, our army also has [-]+ county soldiers all over Xiliang. The army is almost the same, or even worse.

Although it is impossible for all our troops to participate in the battle of Sili, we still need to leave enough troops to garrison Yongliang and Chang'an.However, our army has more than [-] troops participating in the battle this time, and all of them are the main battalion.As for the soldiers of the county government, they are only used as heavy soldiers, only responsible for guarding the city and escorting food and supplies, and do not participate in frontal decisive battles. "

Seeing the generals glaring at Guo Jia with wide-eyed eyes, Li Li laughed and said, "Since this is a discussion about the military situation, you can speak freely, but remember one thing, we are all one family. I allow disputes between you, but I do not allow mutual attacks. , let alone lose your temper indiscriminately and hurt your peace. Do you think so? Hehehe!"

"My lord's words are very true." Ma Chao and Teng Xiao woke up when they heard the sound, and they responded respectfully with Guo Jia, Tie Xiao and others.

Li Li nodded slightly after seeing the anger on the faces of Teng Xiao and Ma Chao subsided and their expressions softened.Smile without saying a word.

At this time, Guo Jia said to Teng Xiao and Ma Chao calmly: "The two generals misunderstood me. In fact, I, like you, never think that our army is defeated by the princes and allies. On the contrary, we I firmly believe that in the confrontation between the two armies, our army will definitely defeat the allied army. However, I don’t know if you generals have thought about it. Under the high confidence of the princes and allied forces in a decisive battle, even if our army defeats the enemy army, can our army retreat completely? How many soldiers will be lost?

In other words, our army is powerful, and the number of war cavalry far exceeds that of the allied princes. In a big battle, there will be no phenomenon of killing [-] enemies and losing [-].However, it is absolutely possible to kill [-] enemies and lose [-] or [-].at this point.You won't deny it, will you? "

Teng Xiao, Ma Chao and others were astonished when they heard the words, and then they looked at each other.Under Guo Jia's burning eyes, he nodded slightly.

Guo Jia smiled happily.Said: "Well, let's compromise this number for the time being, and count the number of people lost under 500 of our army as 13. In order to deal with this battle of Sili, the lord has successively dispatched Longxiang Battalion, There are six battalions of flying bear camps, Wushuang iron cavalry, 20 green dragon camps, [-] golden guards, and Wuwei camps, with a total of [-] cavalry. In addition, there are half of the infantry in the military pawn camp and Wuwei camp. The [-] heavy camp , [-] camps, all add up to a total of [-] troops. In addition, tens of thousands of county soldiers are responsible for guarding the city and escorting the luggage, because they do not participate in the decisive battle, so they are excluded for the time being.

Our army has 20 soldiers and horses.How many people are there in the Allied Forces?Excluding the 43 Baibo army that was wiped out, there are still a full 43 troops!Putting aside the topic of whether our army can wipe out the allied forces of the princes and allies, let's just talk about the facts. If the 11 army is really wiped out by our army, how many soldiers will we lose?The heavy casualties of nearly 20 soldiers!In other words, after World War I, only [-] of the [-] soldiers of our main battalion survived, and most of the casualties were crippled.This is the most optimistic estimate. The figures calculated based on the minimum casualties can be regarded as self-deception.

Leaving aside the combat power of Hanoi Zhangyang and Heishan Army, Cao Cao's 15 Qingzhou Army, Lu Bu's 27 Trilogy, and Yuan Shao's 10 Jizhou Army are not underdogs, but elites who have been battle-tested army.The 16 horses alone are enough for us to drink a pot. It is not bad if our army can fight one against two. Even if our army fights one against three, if we want to destroy them, our army will have to lose at least nearly [-] horses.What about our army for the remaining [-] allied troops?

In short, if our army is now in a decisive battle with the Allies, it means that our main battalion will lose at least half of its strength.After World War I, although our army won, its total strength will drop sharply to about 30 horses.Do you guys know what this means?

This means that the strength of our Xiliang army is comparable to that of Jingzhou Liu Biao, and after Yuan Shao's defeat, as long as he can escape back to Jizhou, he still has nearly 20 soldiers and horses in his hands, which is not much worse than our army.Most importantly, with Jizhou's huge population of 500 million, he can expand his troops to more than 30 within half a year without any effort.In this way, the situation in the world will completely change. Our Xiliang army will lose its dominant position and become a second- and third-rate role. It will no longer be able to deter the princes from all walks of life. "

Speaking of this, Guo Jia took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice: "Perhaps you are thinking, since Yuan Shao can expand the army, why can't I expand the army in Xiliang again? Then I can tell you now, if our army is large in this battle If we win a complete victory, we will be able to expand our army, because we not only kept Sili, but also captured Bingzhou, so our troops will naturally increase.

However, if our army wins miserably, we will not be able to increase our troops, because although we have won, we will not be able to recapture Sili, and the post-war compensation for more than 400 casualties will be an astronomical amount.In addition, the two prefectures of Xiliang are still tax-exempted and have a population of less than [-] million, so they are simply unable to expand the army.If we are defeated, we will completely lose our ability to advance in the Central Plains within five years. After five years, the situation in the world will change drastically, and the power of the princes of the Central Plains will become stronger. By then, our Xiliang Army's own situation will become more and more serious difficult. "

After Guo Jia finished speaking, Teng Xiao, Ma Chao, Tie Xiao, Li Zhi and others looked dull, dazed and completely dumbfounded.

At this time, Li Li and Guo Jia looked at each other, and then smiled knowingly, saying nothing.

In fact, Guo Jia does not need to say this long story, because even if he does not say it, when Li Li tells the strategy of defending against the enemy, he will inevitably explain the reason to Teng Xiao, Ma Chao and other generals, and then he will also say Guo Jia Jia's words.It's just that Guo Jia is extremely smart, and he knows the meaning of music by listening to Xiange, so he made clear the stakes to the generals in advance, so that the generals would not have doubts or even question Li Li's decision.However, after Guo Jia's rhetoric, Li Li's next decision-making seemed extremely wise, as if it came naturally and logically.

Immediately, when Teng Xiao, Ma Chao and others were still in a daze, Li Li and Guo Jia had already moved to the hall and took their seats, sipping tea by themselves.

"You can't hide anything from Feng Xiao. You knew it before I ordered the evacuation of Anyi. Feng Xiao's intelligence is really amazing!" Sitting side by side with Guo Jia, Li Li praised.

Guo Jia smiled humbly, and said softly: "My lord, I've won the award. In fact, although my lord has not officially ordered the withdrawal of the troops, the arrangement this morning has clearly expressed the intention to withdraw. In fact, Yunlong, General Meng Qi and others I also knew in my heart that the lord had the intention of withdrawing the army, but they were unwilling to admit it or believe it. Because they felt that there was no need for our army to back down. Allies. It's a pity that they don't understand the good intentions of the lord. Backing down is not fear, but a tactical strategy; abandoning Hedong County is not a sign of cowardice, but to cause friction among the allied princes.

The mere Hedong County is not enough for the seven princes to carve up. No matter how they distribute the spoils, some people must be dissatisfied. Once the spoils are not evenly distributed, the conflicts between them will be intensified, and then they will have their own ghosts and guard against each other.In this way, the allied forces of the princes and allies who have finally united will lose their minds, which will affect the morale of the allied forces and their combat effectiveness will plummet.And this is exactly the situation we want to see the most. Once the hearts of the people are scattered, no matter how many allied soldiers and horses there are, what is there to be afraid of? "

"Bong Xiao's opinion, this statement is exactly what I want!" Li Li praised with a smile on his face, and then the two monarchs and ministers looked at each other and nodded, laughing heartily: "Hahaha!"

Chapter 646

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Dongyuan City, the back hall of the city guard's mansion.

One day ago, this was the residence of Li Li's concubine Bu Lianshi, but now it is the resting place of Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Lu Bu and other princes of the Seven Routes.

Compared with large tents in military camps, princes still prefer to live in spacious and comfortable mansions.

Therefore, hundreds of thousands of allied troops camped outside the city, but their lord lived in the backyard of the city guard's mansion, and was accompanied by concubines and prostitutes who accompanied the army.

When the commanding generals of this era went out to fight, there was no rule that they should not bring their female relatives with them.Ordinary soldiers and low-level generals naturally cannot bring their wives, but generals with higher official positions can bring their wives, and the commander of the army can even bring his wives, concubines and children as long as he wants.This rule has been followed until the Tang Dynasty.Since Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin added a yellow robe, the emperor has more and more requirements for the generals who go out to fight, and they have become more and more strict, even to the point of harshness.Afterwards, military generals who lead troops to go out need to keep their wives, concubines and children in the capital or the county as hostages, otherwise they will support their own self-respect, plot wrongdoing, and be suspected of conspiracy and rebellion.

In the inner hall of the backyard, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were sitting opposite each other at this moment. Apart from the two of them, there was no third person in the hall.

"Half an hour ago, I saw Zixiao walk into Mengde's dormitory with a smile on his face, presumably Zixiao led the troops to explore the camp to gain a lot?" Yuan Shao asked softly with a smile on his face.

After Cao Cao heard the words, the black beard at the corners of his mouth slightly raised, he nodded and smiled, "Brother Benchu's words are right. After I let Thief Li play around last night, I immediately wanted to return the favor and let Thief Li try it too." Afterwards, I secretly ordered Zixiao to lead more than [-] cavalry, put on the armor left by Li Thief on the grass man at the top of the city, and leave the city with whipped horses, and finally sneaked into Anyi city at the beginning of the night.

After entering the city.Zixiao and his entourage went directly to the Wei Mansion to hide, and then summoned the gentry in the city and the retinues from the powerful mansions to attack the granary of Li's army by surprise.Unexpectedly, they succeeded in one fell swoop, and the hundreds of thousands of stones, grain, and grass of Li's army were completely burned by Zixiao and others.But Thief Li was really good. The granary was burned. Instead of rushing to send an army to put out the fire, he immediately closed the city gate.As a result, when Zixiao and others left the city, they were chased and killed by Teng Xiao's soldiers under Li Thief's command. They suffered heavy casualties. Of the more than [-] people who left the city, only a hundred or so escaped alive.All the others were beheaded by the pursuers. "