Since war is inevitable, Xu Wei naturally has to face it actively!
After all, what Xu Wei learned from modern history is that the more you fear war, the more war will come to you. If you proactively respond to war, war will not come to you.
So he summoned the senior officials in Youzhou to discuss how to face the next war!
In less than 10 days, all the senior officials from Daqian in Youzhou came to Jixian!
Then Li Gang told everyone about the unusual movements of Yuan Shao and the others, especially now that 10 days have passed, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and Liu Bei have all begun to assemble their troops. It is obvious that they are preparing to attack Daqian! The war is about to break out.
Then Wang Ge told the senior officials of Daqian about the military plan he had formulated.
He planned to take the initiative to attack the Central Plains after the summer harvest, before the Han army was fully assembled, and seize the initiative on the battlefield. The attack time was set at the beginning of July, which was the time after the summer harvest and planting.
Launching an attack on the Central Plains at this time can ensure that their army has the most adequate food and grass. Moreover, when the war continues in September and October, it is the autumn harvest time in the Central Plains. They can purchase the food in the Central Plains on the spot, which greatly reduces the number of people in the Central Plains. The logistical burden of the Gan Army can extend the war until it snows in December! And the half-year attack time is enough for their large Gan Army to capture the entire Central Plains!
Regarding this attack time, the army all nodded in approval!
The focus of Wang Ge's attack was Guanzhong and Yanzhou. He raided Guanzhong and Yanzhou with heavy troops, and at the same time sent large armies to threaten Hedong and Hanoi counties, striving to annihilate all of Yuan Shao's main forces in one blow. At the same time, he sent a partial division and navy to attack Qingzhou. County, prevent Cao Cao from supporting Yuan Shao!
Everyone was dumbfounded, even Xu Wei. He thought that the six-pronged army's attack was crazy enough, but he didn't expect that Wang Ge would add another one in these ten days. This was to force seven armies to jointly encircle and suppress Yuan Shao.
Wang Ge said: "First of all, if we attack separately, we can achieve the greatest results. If this battle is to succeed, the entire Sili and Yanzhou will definitely be in our hands.
Moreover, separating the armies can also reduce our logistical pressure. Soldiers can assemble directly in various states instead of traveling hundreds or thousands of miles to assemble, which can also save a lot of food.
Third, the seven armies advance together. Such a huge momentum is difficult for the Han army to resist. Our hundreds of thousands of troops attacking the Central Plains will definitely cause panic in the Central Plains and lower the enemy's morale. The Han soldiers will surrender without a fight, which will lower our morale. How difficult it is to capture the Central Plains!"
Huang Long immediately retorted: "The seven-pronged army is attacking across the defense line of more than 3,000 miles. If the navy is to be added, the front line may exceed 5,000 miles. How can the various departments communicate and cooperate?
It looks impressive, but in fact the troops of each department are seriously insufficient. The strongest troops do not exceed 100,000, so it is difficult to form an absolute advantage. When encountering a strong city like Chang'an and Luoyang, it will be impossible to attack it for a while. , if Yuan Shao and the others concentrate their main force to annihilate one of our troops, this 5,000-mile front will definitely collapse. When Yuan Shao counterattacks Hebei, where will we have the strength to resist? You are simply acting indiscriminately!
Moreover, his appetite is too big, and he wants to swallow up the two states of Sili and Yanzhou. These two states are Yuan Shao's core territories. Yuan Shao will definitely fight to the death. Even Liu Bei and Cao Cao will fully support Yuan Shao. After all, we have to
What we occupy are Chang'an City and Luoyang City of the Han Dynasty. These two cities are the capitals of the Han Dynasty and are of great significance to the Han army. It is impossible for Liu Bei and Cao Cao to watch us easily occupy these two capitals. In this way,
We will face the counterattack of the three strongest princes of the Han Dynasty at the same time.
Now the princes of the Han Dynasty have an army of 800,000. They have been preparing for war in the past three years. The combat effectiveness of the soldiers cannot be underestimated. The equipment rate of iron armor has exceeded 30%. It is not much worse than us. If we still look at it from the previous perspective
Han army, we must be defeated this time!"
Others also agreed with Huang Long's words and said: "You have to eat your food one bite at a time. If we can occupy one state of the Han Dynasty in this battle, it is already a great victory. If you have a big appetite, you will easily choke!"
Yang Feng said: "I think we should concentrate our main force to attack Yanzhou. The terrain of Yanzhou is the same as that of Jizhou. It is a large plain. This kind of terrain is most conducive to our cavalry attack. If Yuan Shao and the others dare to assemble a large army to confront us in Yanzhou
, we can also use the cavalry to take the opportunity to severely damage the main force of the Han army. If the three princes of Yuan Shao, Liu Bei, and Cao Cao are all severely damaged by our cavalry, we will not be able to use our efforts to occupy the other states of the Han Dynasty!"
Everyone else nodded when they heard Yang Feng's words. Yanzhou was indeed the most suitable battlefield for cavalry. Yuan Shao and the others really dared to fight them in Yanzhou. Everyone was really sure that they would swallow up the Han's coalition forces.
But Li Gang retorted: "It's true that Yanzhou is a flat river, but Yuan Shao also prepared for three years in Yanzhou. During these three years, Yuan Shao continuously mobilized the people to build passes, forts, and cities. In the past, most of the city walls of the Han Dynasty were made of
As for the construction method, only the outer layer has blue bricks, and the inside is filled with compacted soil. This kind of city wall can neither withstand our artillery nor our crowbars. In the past few years, we could easily break through Wubao.
The crowbar is the main contributor.
But now the city forts in Yanzhou are all built with blue bricks and cement. Yuan Shao and the others also tried this new type of fort with artillery. When the cannonballs hit it, the city wall did not move at all. Even after hundreds of shells were fired, they could only smash it.
We need to break down some outer walls, and the shape of the city walls should be similar to our star forts. Even if we have 10 times the force, it will be difficult to break through such a city and fort in a short time, and there are such cities and forts in Yanzhou.
Hundreds of them! If we attack these forts one by one, it will be difficult to occupy the entire Yanzhou within three or four years!"
"And if we attack Yanzhou, both Cao Cao in Qingzhou and Liu Bei in Jingzhou can easily support Yanzhou. Then we will really have a decisive battle between Yanzhou and the Han coalition, although I think such a decisive victory must belong to us.
, but the price we pay will certainly not be small!”
"We might as well attack Guanzhong. Guanzhong is almost depopulated due to last year's disaster. Yuan Shao only sent 50,000 troops to garrison Guanzhong. When we attack Guanzhong, Cao Cao in Qingzhou will be unable to support Yuan Shao. Liu Bei in Jingzhou, although he can use military force to
Guan enters Guanzhong, but the terrain of Wuguan is so dangerous that even if Liu Bei's army comes to Guanzhong, it will be difficult to guarantee logistics, and Yuan Shao does not have food and grass to support Liu Bei. This determines that Liu Bei's troops entering Guanzhong are far less than Yanzhou!"
"Our army can have an absolute advantage in Guanzhong, so it will be extremely easy to conquer Guanzhong!"