Mixed in the Three Kingdoms as a strategist

When both sides have enough troops and food and intend to conquer the world, but the pace of expansion is restricted by the other side, war becomes inevitable.

For Tao Qian, who dominates the three prefectures and occupies all the strategic areas in Henan, with only one dying man on the right, and Liu Biao, who is standing still on the left, and Lu Bu, who has mountains and crosses across the river, does not affect the overall situation at all. The longer the confrontation is delayed, the greater the gap in strength will be, and it will be more beneficial to him.

He might as well not take part in the several power struggles in Hebei, wait for them to fight each other, and at the same time develop elsewhere with ease: With his central position in the Kanto region, he can go directly to Sili and easily defeat the emperor; You can rely on kindness to station troops in Xuzhou, and wait for the rabbit; you can even go south to attack Jingxiang... May I ask which of the existing princes can fight back against the menacing Lu Bu when they are fighting alone?

It is naturally impossible for Cao Cao not to see through this.

For Yuan Shao, the situation was much worse: he pacified Hebei as in history, held the four prefectures of Bing, Ji, You, and Qing, had hundreds of thousands of troops, abundant food and grass, and the situation when he announced his break with Cao Cao was completely the same. Fabio is that at present, Jizhou is the only place under his complete control, which is nothing more than the plain of Qingzhou.

But this battle has to be fought, because there is no chance at all due to the time difference: if Lu Bu has not yet gained a firm foothold in Yanzhou, and cooperates with Gongsun Zan to drive and suppress him, why wait another year or a half, thinking that he can take it at any time Henan Yin, but let the insatiable tiger feed enough energy, and then gradually eat away the rest of the forces?

In the same period of time, Yuan Shao, who had only one place in Jizhou and faced internal and external troubles, would never be able to beat Lu Bu even if he tried his best to accumulate strength.

If Qingzhou, which is now in a three-party melee, is also captured by Lu Bu, then the three forces that have been besieged and trapped in Hebei will only have the power to linger, and there will be no chance of survival.

From the perspective of the art of war, the best time to go out should be when the opponent is unprepared and lacks strength, not when you have to wait until you are ready.

In addition, Yuan Shao had no choice but to send troops passively, and the reason why he rushed to battle was the fragile alliance relationship: Gongsun Zan, who was full of personal enmity and no foresight, might tear his face at any time and attack Jizhou while the rear was empty. It was too late to stabilize him temporarily. It's not easy, how can we not give it a try as soon as possible?

Fortunately, without Gongsun Zan's response, Zhang Yan, the Black Mountain Army in Bingzhou, could not stand alone.

Because they had already prepared in their hearts, when they heard the news, everyone who had settled in the newly restored Zhencheng and no longer needed to be wronged in the camp was silent.

Lu Bu is used to putting on expressionless faces, and he was very calm and silent about this expected thing; Guo Jia unobtrusively flirted with a playful wink at Yan Qing, and Yan Qing pinned Lu Bu on They threw it back happily without paying attention; Zhang Liao and Gan Ning's eyes lit up, and they were eager to try the opportunity to make contributions that was close at hand.

"It's the middle of winter and it's still freezing and snowy outside. Why don't you rest for a while and make plans when spring comes? Yuan Shao is too good at choosing time."

There was a bright red brazier burning in the hall, and it was so warm that one only needed to put a coat on top of the thin shirt, Yan Qing complained, but there was no worry on his face.

It is almost conceivable that nearly two months have passed since the signing of the covenant, and Cao Cao had to work hard, not to mention, and had to endure the obstruction of some Yuan Shao counselors who were busy fighting for power in the country, and urged the indecisive Yuan Shao to come out as soon as possible. send troops.

It's a pity that Yuan Shao was so indecisive, he insisted on procrastinating for so long before he made up his mind to give up the naive idea of ​​waiting for work with ease, and fight to the death with Lu Bu who is pressing every step of the way.

In fact, Yan Qing knew very well that it was wise for Yuan Shao not to wait until the spring plowing.

In the year when he got Yuzhou, Yan Qing, who had Lu Bu's unconditional backing, calmly made the decision. With his wealth and wealth, he gathered so many refugees, provided improved farm tools, and reduced taxes, just to increase the rate of reclamation of wasteland.

In the first year, it was very difficult to make ends meet, as if it was a charitable business with nothing to return, just to buy people's hearts, but in the second year, the rewards brought to them by these originally penniless wastelands were so rich that they even surpassed Yan. clear expectations.

That is, after the golden autumn last year (the fourth year of Chuping), seeing them making a lot of money and gaining the support of the people, the princes' eyes were green, and they couldn't help but imitate Yanqing's farm method .

Although it doesn't have the essence, there is such an example, and if you imitate it, it will look good.

Seeing this, Yan Qing was more pleased than worried that this might weaken their advantage when the locust plague came: First, it was impossible for others who had just started to implement these measures to catch up. First of all, they have a strong family background that they have accumulated one step ahead. Second, for these disasters that affect all Chinese people, he cannot only consider personal interests, but hopes that the impact can be minimized, which is not as tragic as it is in history. , the tragedy of human cannibalism occurred.

Guo Jia heard what Yan Qing said, and said with a sinister smile: "Brother Ben Chu can make up his mind, it is very valuable. Meng De, who has worked so hard for this, hasn't said anything yet, how can he complain about it?"

Yan Qing knew that Guo Jia's statement sounded harsh, but he had given up many times in history to give up the great opportunity to attack Cao, and only uttered rude words in the letters he sent. Procrastinating to the battle of Guandu had to be compared with Yuan Shao, who had to fight head-on, but it could be said to hit the nail on the head.

Cao Cao is really good at it, even Yuan Shao can persuade him to this point.

Yan Qing raised his eyebrows and said: "I only sigh that Meng De is the cause of trouble, and I can't wait for a while to see him sitting in a trapped situation. Let me wait for a urn to catch the turtle, that would be very beautiful."

Guo Jia sneered exaggeratedly.

Lu Bu suddenly felt a little itchy in his throat, and could not help coughing lightly, interrupting the exchange of glances between the two advisers, and began to ask solemnly: "Who is the vanguard? How many troops are there?"

Yan Qing didn't even have to look at the cloth again, and said directly: "Yuan Shao led [-] elite soldiers with Yan Liang and Wen Chou as the vanguard, Guo Tu and Shenpei also supervised the army, and Gao Lan, Zhang He, and Chun Yuqiong had [-] soldiers. The rest, sit in the center and the rear; Cao Cao leads his original troops, including [-] infantry, [-] crossbowmen, [-] archers, and [-] cavalry, who are not assigned."

Lu Bu nodded, "Where did you go?"

Yan Qing squatted subtly: "Guandu."

Cao Cao's painstaking efforts were not in vain, Yuan Shao went all out this time, and really put all his belongings out. Adding up Cao Cao's remaining 4 horses, there are nearly [-], and most of them are elites. underestimate.

In the later stage of the fierce battle, due to the excessive loss of casualties, the speed of population recovery could not keep up. During the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao's so-called 80 army was actually seriously mixed with water, at most [-].

Unlike the situation of falsely reporting the number of people and using a name to bluff people, the numbers detected by Yan Qing's eyes and ears are actually so many people, and most of them are veterans who have been on the battlefield several times. In fact, Qingzhou soldiers who are scattered and infighting at any time are not the same.

Although Yuan Shao had 11 soldiers and horses (known as 70 troops) in the Battle of Guandu in history, and now it is not long after the truce with Gongsun Zan, he can still squeeze more than 5 people from Jizhou, which is beyond Yan Qing's expectations .

However, compared with Lu Bu, who combined the power of the three states and was able to mobilize nearly 20 troops without affecting the normal operations of the states, this troop strength was still very different.

What's more, they are elite teachers, and Lu Bu's is not in vain.

It sounds more reassuring: After all, the battle of winning more with less sounds thrilling, and every scene can be talked about by future generations, and the conditions to be achieved are also extremely harsh, requiring the right time, place and harmony.

Even Cao Cao, who was favored by heaven, fell hard in the Battle of Chibi after defeating the mighty Yuan Shao in the Battle of Guandu.

However, Yan Qing is used to being cautious, especially since history has been completely messed up. He lost the advantage of 'prophet', and never thought that after they had an overwhelming advantage, they could sit back and relax and deal with them at will.

Even if Jushou was kidnapped, Xun Yu and Cheng Yu were imprisoned, and Zhou Yu was sent to fish in the troubled waters of Gongsun Zan's army, they were still cautious, lest some omissions would cause the gutter to capsize.

Among other things, Cao Cao, who is not tall enough and has a lot of thieves, is alone in the lead. The army that does not obey Yuan Shao's order to mobilize may launch a surprise attack at any time and become a sharp knife on the throat.

I don't know if Yuan Shao will stockpile food and grass in Wuchao after the Butterfly Effect - it must be impossible.

Yan Qing realized belatedly that they are facing Yuan Shao now, isn't it the same as Yuan Shao was facing Cao Cao in the Battle of Guandu?It's just that Yuan Shao turned from the dominant side to the disadvantaged side.

They can fight the war of attrition with peace of mind. Yuzhou and Yanzhou, which is located in the rear, will not be too affected, and the spring plowing will not be delayed. It has become the backing of a continuous supply of energy and grass.

If Yuan Shao can't strangle their lifeline like Cao Cao who burned Wuchao, and come to a quick battle, Zan's hard-won family may not be able to survive the locust plague, and he will be dragged down by life.

After all, I am still most worried about Cao Cao and Gongsun Zan who does not know when he will enter the battle.

Lu Bu nodded slightly, and after pondering for a while, suddenly shouted: "Okay!"

This sound was like a thunderclap in the ear, and everyone including Yan Qing was shocked and looked at him instinctively.

Lu Bu was tall and fit, sitting fine, but when he stood up, he really stood out from the crowd and was extremely eye-catching.

Even though he was only wearing ordinary clothes, and his hands were unarmed, he still showed a contemptuous disdain for all heroes, and a killing momentum that was not angry but majestic.

His facial contours are extremely profound, with sword eyebrows and star eyes pinched on his dark wheat-colored skin, he said: "Yuan Shao, who doesn't know the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth, intends to hit the stone with an egg, and now he is ready to go. How can we fall behind others and tell him to show off his prestige in vain?"

"——Quickly send my order! Gao Fuyi of Yuzhou and Zhao Zilong of Yangzhou should dispatch their troops immediately."

Lu Bu gave orders in a majestic manner, and Guo Jia, who had been in deep thought for a while, suddenly said, "Wait a minute, my lord."