The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Yanzhou's military report is: After Cao Cao won the first battle, Liu Dai commanded the troops to pursue them, and they won consecutive battles and attacked Jibei in one go. Unexpectedly, the Yellow Turbans from Snake Hill and other places suddenly joined forces and attacked Liu Dai's camp. At that time, Cao Cao, Bao Xin and other generals did not camp with Liu Dai, and the camps were separated by about ten miles. Asking for help, all the generals came out. As a result, some of them were defeated by the ambush troops set up by the Yellow Turbans in advance. Liu Dai's Yellow Turban was under attack by Yanzhou soldiers both inside and outside, and his offensive was exhausted, so he personally led the elite to ride out, one blow to break the ambush, and two blows to break the enemy who surrounded Liu Dai's wall. Fast update without ads.

Xun Zhen read the military newspaper and sighed without realizing it: "Meng De really knows the military affairs, and he dares to do it!"

Avoiding the sharp edge of the enemy and attacking when tired, this is Cao Cao's military affairs. Liu Dai asked for help, but Cao Cao did not move. This was his daring act. It should be noted that Liu Dai is the main general. If the main general asks for help but dares to stand still, he cannot and dare not act unless he has enough responsibility.

Xun Zhen thought again: "If Liu Gongshan is a wise man, he probably won't blame Meng De for this. If not, Yanzhou will probably be defeated." Because of this, Liu Dai resented Cao Cao, the generals were not in harmony, and the Yellow Turbans in Yanbei became more powerful. If it is big, then the Yanzhou soldiers will be defeated without a doubt.

The military report of Jingzhou was: In order to open the exit to the south, Yuan Shu and Liu Biao fought fiercely in the north of the Mian River.

Mian Shui, the Han River in later generations. After this water, it is Xiangyang, where Liu Biao has been stationed since he arrived in Jingzhou. Liu Biaoqian had dispatched Huang Zu, the prefect of Jiangxia, to be stationed in Deng County and Fancheng on the north bank of the Mian River, where Huang Zu formed a defense to meet Yuan Shu's southern prisoners. Huang Zu was a famous general in Jingzhou, and he was skilled in battle. He also had Liu Biao on the north bank of the Mian River as his strong support. He continued to supply him with military resources and soldiers. Yuan Shu was unable to overcome it, so he turned to attack Jiangxia.

First, Huang Zu was not in this county, and secondly, Jiangxia bordered Runan. It was also because with the cooperation of some local forces in Runan near Jiangxia, Yuan Shu was defeated in several battles and took the four counties from Pingchun to Xiyang. Huang Zu adopted the strategy of "surrounding Wei and saving Zhao". Instead of returning to Jiangxia, Dengxian and Fancheng attacked, changing from active defense to active attack.

Under the two-front battle, Yuan Shu's strength was not enough, so he had to give up the Jiangxia battlefield and continue to fight against Huang Zu. The fighting continued on both sides.

Xun Zhen finished reading the military newspaper, and thought: "Yuan Gonggong is arrogant and arrogant, and the civil and military officials under his subordinates are not very talented. Without the help of Wentai, even Huang Zu can't win." After thinking for a while, he thought again. , "Since the highway has made an alliance with Wentai, it would be fine if he is at stalemate with Liu Jingsheng. If he is really defeated, I need to advise Wentai to send troops to help him. This Nanyang county cannot be handed over to Liu Jingsheng. ."

In the original history, Yuan Shu attacked Liu Biao in the south, Yuzhou in the north, Yanzhou, and Xuzhou. It seemed that he was attacking from all directions. But in fact, a large part of his territory was obtained by Sun Jian, Sun Ce and his son, and external forces such as Lu Bu.

First of all, the territory of Yuzhou was originally owned by Sun Jian, and it was obtained from the time when he was arguing against Dong. Second, the Lujiang and other counties in Yangzhou were captured by Sun Ce. Third, the reason why Liu Bei was able to defeat Liu Bei and conquer Guangling was because Liu Bei was at a stalemate with him in Huaiyin, When Xutai was on the front line, he tricked Lü Bu into attacking Liu Bei's rear Xiapi, thus taking the opportunity to win.

Looking at Yuan Shu's own achievements, after Sun Jian's death in battle, he could not cross the Han River for half a step and was defeated by Liu Biao, so he had to go north to Yu, Yan, and attack Yanzhou. The entire army was wiped out, but Lu Bu took his territory in Huaibei. In the big battle level that decided his own future and destiny, he had little success. In the end, due to the lack of a clear and continuous strategic policy, coupled with his own pride Because of his character, he ended up betraying his relatives and leaving his family, dying of despair, vomiting blood and dying.

Therefore, Xun Zhen would inevitably have the worry of "fearing that instead of defeating Liu Biao, he would be defeated by Liu Biao".

Among the seven counties in Jingzhou, Nanyang County has the largest population and the most prosperous economy. At the same time, it has a developed culture and many talents. It can be said that even if Nanyang County is not comparable to the other six Jingzhou counties, it is not much worse.—— If nothing else, just talk about population, Nanyang governs thirty-six counties. In the past, Taiping had a population of nearly 2.5 million, while Jiangxia and Wuling had a population of 20 each. There are more than 10,000 people. Lingling and Changsha counties have large populations, but only a few million. From this, we can see the status of Nanyang County in Jingzhou, and even among all the more than 100 counties in China, Nanyang is also one of the few. Number 1 county.

Therefore, this county must not fall into the hands of Liu Biao.

Otherwise, not only will Liu Biao's strength greatly increase, but he will also gain access to Yuzhou from the north. At the same time, because Yuan Shu is no longer constrained, the Yangzhou counties and states in the east of Jiangxia, such as Lujiang and Jiujiang, will also be threatened by Jingzhou soldiers. .

Xunzhen's current military strength is insufficient. Xuzhou has been through war for several years, and the people are in urgent need of recuperation. He does not have enough strength yet, and he has no good excuse to go to Yangzhou. Therefore, in his opinion, the situation in Jing and Yang is the most difficult. The good thing is that the status quo can be maintained. Yuan Shu and Liu Biao attacked each other, and neither of them spared no effort to make plans. At the same time, in the process of mutual attack, they weakened each other. In this way, once the opportunity came, not only would he not meet when he sent troops south to take Yangzhou. To the resistance from Jingzhou, and after trying to capture Yangzhou, he slowly watched and waited for an opportunity to attack Jingzhou. Therefore, he pondered and decided that if Yuan Shu really lost to Liu Biao, he would have to persuade Sun Jian to help him.

Maintaining the current situation in Jingzhou where Yuan Shu and Liu Biao were fighting each other had an additional benefit.

That is: Xun Zhen knew that Wang Yun was about to die, or had already died, but there was no news from Chang'an, and after Wang Yun's death, with the civil strife, some of the Liang soldiers, such as Lu Bu and Zhang Ji, fled one after another. Entering the Shandong states, their tribes have experienced battles for a long time, and they are all strong soldiers. Although it is difficult to achieve success in the end, it is not easy to take lightly if they are in battle. If they can maintain the situation of Yuan Shu and Liu Biao, for Strengthening their strength, the two of them are likely to recruit these coalition and Liang soldiers who have flowed into Shandong, and thus indirectly weaken the combat power of these coalition and Liang soldiers by fighting each other. Xuzhou is located in the southeast. There will be no small advantage.

Xun Zhen knew the advantages and disadvantages of Xuzhou.

On the positive side, Xuzhou borders Qingzhou to the north, Yanzhou and Henan to the west, and Yangzhou to the south. Once an opportunity arises, troops can be sent to attack these states. The downside is that it is precisely because it borders Qing, Yan, Yu, and Yang that Xuzhou is in a position similar to that of the four battles, and because Xuzhou is narrow from east to west, the strategic depth is not enough, and the natural dangers such as Mount Tai are not there. In this prefecture~www.readwn.com~ facing the two directions of Yan and Henan, the only one that can rely on is Huai and Si fortifications, so in terms of the situation, Xuzhou is actually more dangerous. Fortunately, Sun Jian is now in Yuzhou. As an ally, Yanzhou is raging with the Yellow Turbans, so Xuzhou is now useless as a powerful external threat.

But this situation cannot be allowed to continue.

Therefore, Xun Zhen tried his best to seek the land of Yangzhou and Yan. Now Xun Chen is in Jiujiang. After he takes Fuling, no matter whether he can win the battle with Chen Wen or not, at least Xuzhou has a place in Yangzhou. The stable rear is enough to eliminate Yangzhou's threat to Xuzhou. Chen Bao and Jianghu are divided into Rencheng and Dongping, which can be regarded as having a prominent position in Yanzhou, which slightly expands Xuzhou's strategic depth and makes Xuzhou. There is a fence in the west as a barrier, but in the long run, it is not enough to talk about attacking other places and only talk about self-protection.

Before Xun Zhen, there were two choices.

One is that after the expansion of the army, they will try their best to capture Yangzhou, and then look for opportunities to move westward, or make alliances with Yuan Shu or Liu Biao, and finally win Jingzhou.

One is to stabilize Jiujiang after the expansion of the army, and wait for the opportunity to attack Yan and Qing. While consolidating the spheres of influence of the two counties of Rencheng and Dongping, at least get the Taishan County first, so as to increase Xuzhou again. to protect the security of the territory.

These two options are two different strategic approaches.

Just like Xuzhou itself has its own advantages and disadvantages, these two strategic policies also have their own advantages and disadvantages.

Xun Zhen has discussed with Xi Zhicai, Xun You, Xun Yu, etc. many times, but has not been able to make a decision until now.

Xunzhen stayed in Huailing for two days, then crossed Huaibei to travel to Xu County, passed Xiaqiu, Tongguo, Xiaxiang, Siwu, and returned to the East China Sea, and traveled northeast for more than a hundred li to Houqiu. In Houqiu, Xun Zhen received another military report, but it was sent by Liu Bei.