Most of the Daqian generals felt that they had to eat one bite at a time. They rejected Wang Ge's plan of the powerful Seventh Route Army, thinking that if they could capture Yanzhou or Guanzhong in this battle, it would be a great victory.
However, everyone has different opinions on the direction of the attack. Some people want to attack Yanzhou, while others think it is better to attack Guanzhong. "The number of the two parties is almost the same, and each has its own reasons."
Then the other generals of Daqian started a heated discussion about attacking Guanzhong and Yanzhou! Everyone laid out the advantages and disadvantages of attacking Yanzhou and Guanzhong!
The advantage of attacking Guanzhong is that you don't have to face too many Han troops, and the current Guanzhong is desolate, allowing the cavalry to gallop freely, and maximizing the power of the Daqian cavalry. The most important thing is that Yuan Shao does not have many troops in Guanzhong, and he only needs to dispatch at most to capture Guanzhong. 100,000 troops. And occupying Guanzhong, it can threaten Luoyang City in the east and Nanyang County in the south, laying the foundation for the next war!
But the disadvantage is that such a war is not only difficult to annihilate the Han army, but also difficult to increase the population. Now the entire Guanzhong is about to become a no-man's land, and they can only occupy a piece of white land!
The advantage of attacking Yanzhou is that Daqian's forces penetrate deep into the Central Plains. To the west, they can surround Sili from three sides. To the east, they can also surround Cao Cao's forces. To the south, they can attack Yuzhou, Yuan Shao's richest city. It can be said that Yanzhou will lose the entire Central Plains. Beyond the natural dangers of the Yellow River, the richest territory of the Han Dynasty was exposed to the front of the Daqian army. Strategically, the Daqian army took the absolute initiative against the Han Dynasty.
Of course, the disadvantage is that Yanzhou is well-defended and has many forts. Yuan Shao knew that it would be difficult to fight Daqian's cavalry on the Yanzhou plain, so he built many forts in Yanzhou in the past three years, so now Yanzhou is the most defensive.
And Yanzhou is at the center of the world, so it is no danger for Daqian to defend. Whether it is Yuan Shao's army, Cao Cao's army, or Liu Bei's army, it is easy to support Yanzhou. Dagan's attack on Yanzhou suffered from the three most powerful princes of the Han Dynasty. An army of 800,000 people joined forces to besiege and attack Yanzhou. A force of 100,000 was definitely not enough. It might take an army of 300,000 or even 500,000 to completely conquer Yanzhou!
Therefore, these two plans are one for a small fight and the other for a big fight. It can even be said to be a decisive battle between the big army and the big Han!
In the end, everyone's opinions came together in Xu Wei's hands, whether to attack Yanzhou or Guanzhong! Xu Wei could not make up his mind for a while.
When everyone left the war conference room, Xu Wei found Jia Xu at the end and slapped himself hard. It was so stupid to have such a top ten counselor of the Three Kingdoms by his side but not ask for advice!
So Xu Wei left Jia Xu at the end, and when they were the only two left in the war room, he asked: "Brother Wenhe, do you think the direction of our Dagan attack should be Guanzhong or Yanzhou?"
Xu Wei knew that Jia Xu liked Mingzhe to protect himself, so he left him at the end and asked him for advice again!
Jia Xu's novel said: "My subordinate is just a small soldier, who dares to discuss such military and national affairs!"
Xu Wei smiled and said: "You also gave Dong Zhuo advice back then. Compared with us idiots, you are a professional! I just want to hear your opinion as a professional! And you are our chief executive now. You have only joined the army, and it is your job to advise me."
Jia Xu had no choice but to think for a long time and then said: "The discussion between the governor and the generals has been very complete. Xu has nothing to add, but the governor and the generals seem to have forgotten that Yuan Shao and the others are also gathering an army. It is impossible for them to watch us capture
The whole Guanzhong!"
Flying pigeons from Xiangyang, Luoyang, and Beihai have arrived at Ji County. Xu Wei and the others also know that Cao Cao and the others have assembled an army and are marching to the Central Plains. When Jia Xu reminded them, Xu Wei discovered at this time that if they attack
As for Guanzhong, it is indeed difficult for Cao Cao and Liu Bei to enter Guanzhong to support Yuan Shao, but they can cross the Yellow River in Yanzhou to attack Hebei! This war has become a game where you punch me and I punch you!
Then Jia Xu continued: "The current situation depends on what the ruler wants to gain? If you want to gain territory, occupy Guanzhong, and arrange cavalry in Jizhou to attack instead of defend. Liu Bei and the others will not dare to go too deep if they don't want too many casualties.
Jizhou! But Jizhou may suffer some losses.
If you want to annihilate the main force of the Han Dynasty, you should arrange heavy troops in Jizhou and engage Yuan Shao, Liu Bei and Cao Cao in a decisive battle in Yanzhou, mainly killing and injuring Han soldiers.
As long as the elites of the Han Dynasty die in the hands of our Dagan, it will be difficult for the Han army to recover in a few years. When the time comes, the Dagan will take the initiative whether they attack Qingzhou, Sili and Yuzhou. It can be said that as long as the Han army is strong in the Central Plains War,
If we are injured, then the entire Central Plains will be easily occupied by us, and then the Han Dynasty will have to rely on the natural dangers of the Yangtze River to withstand our military front!"
"Guanzhong, Yanzhou?" After hearing what Jia Xu said, Xu Wei found it even more difficult to make up his mind!
After thinking for a day, Xu Wei said to everyone: "We will concentrate 300,000 troops to attack the Central Plains!"
Xu Wei planned to completely break the Han Dynasty's spine in this battle and gain a strategic advantage!
After the summer harvest, Xu Wei issued an order, and the entire Daqian territory from Hebei to the desert to Liaodong was filled with mobilization orders issued by Xu Wei!
Three years later, the mobilization order appeared again on Daqian's territory, causing a sensation in the entire desert, a sensation in Liaodong, and a sensation in Hebei! Everyone began to take out their swords and armors, repair them, and then walked towards the pavilion one by one!
The words are divided into two parts. Although the land south of the Yellow River is covered with dry fields, there are crowds of people on this land, and there are long queues on this dry land!
The various roads and rivers in Yanzhou were filled with carriages and transport ships filled with grain. Millions of people in Yanzhou and Yuzhou happily became civilians, transporting grain and grass supplies transported from Jingzhou to Luoyang City, Liang State, etc.
Land hoarding.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Although the people knew that there was going to be a war, they were also happy to have food. The Central Plains has been miserable in recent years. There have been droughts for three consecutive years.
The crops here are not harvestable, but it is difficult to feed the family.
Everyone thought this year would be better, but they didn't expect that since the first month of the year, there hadn't been a few rains in the entire Central Plains. The rivers and streams had completely dried up. Many people didn't even dare to plant seeds in the ground. Given the weather this year, as long as
A normal person knows that this year's drought is unavoidable, and if you leave the seeds, you can still get several mouthfuls of food!
And now they have the job of civilian husbands, which allows them to support their families. Many people are grateful to God for giving them this job that can support their families. As for the crisis of war, they don't care at all. Now they may not even be able to survive tomorrow.
After that, naturally they won’t worry about the war affecting them!
Zhang Fei led an army of 30,000 vanguards to protect these civilians. The miserable sight along the way made Zhang Fei sigh!
"Yuzhou and Yanzhou are the most prosperous places in the Central Plains. However, under Yuan Shao's governance, the towns along the way were in dilapidated condition. Yuan Shao was still known as a model in the world, but now it seems that he is just a straw bag!" Zhang Fei said angrily.
Jian Yong on the side said: "This really has nothing to do with Yuan Shao. Who would have thought that the Central Plains would have three consecutive years of drought, and there would also be a locust plague in Guanzhong! If this had been during the reign of the late Emperor, I am afraid that the entire Central Plains would have been starved to death, and it was even possible.
Another Zhang Jiao and his like rise up to rebel, and now Yuan Shao can still maintain the situation in the Central Plains. This can already be seen that Yuan Shao has done a good job. Even if we face a powerful enemy like Lei Gong outside and constant natural disasters inside, I'm afraid
We may not be much better than Yuan Shao!"
Zhang Fei curled his lips and said, "Lei Gong did better than Yuan Shao. The Central Plains suffered from drought, and Hebei was not much better. Lei Gong led his men to build canals to fight the disaster, but Yuan Shao only knew how to build Wubao. Now that it is better, Yuan Shao still needs to rely on
Only then can we feed the people of the Central Plains. My eldest brother doesn’t know what kind of curse was cast by Yuan Shao. Not only did he bring troops to the Central Plains to deal with Thunder God, but he also prepared to help Yuan Shao feed the people of the Central Plains. When this battle begins, regardless of victory or defeat, we have accumulated three years of experience.
The food supply will definitely be exhausted!"
In Zhang Fei's view, Yuan Shao's power in the Central Plains can no longer be maintained. Now he should not think about dealing with Lei Gong, but think of ways to save the people. As soon as their army is dispatched, Lei Gong will definitely know it.
When they came to Yanzhou, Hebei must have mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops to wait for them. Zhang Fei didn't know how many people died in the battle between the two sides, but the number of people who starved to death would definitely exceed the number of people who died in the battle!
Jian Yong also sighed and said: "It's not because Lei Gong scared Xuande in the battle of Xiliang. Strictly speaking, we are now bordering Lei Gong. Lei Gong's army can attack Yizhou from Xiliang, so Xuande has a strong sense of crisis.
, I want to find a way to weaken Lei Gong’s strength!”
"Yuan Shao himself said that if he doesn't fight Lei Gong this year, he will have to weaken his troops and find ways to protect himself. But Lei Gong is already strong. If the Han side weakens further, it will be even less likely to be Lei Gong's opponent.
It is impossible for Xuande to watch Lei Gong occupy the Central Plains and annex Yuan Shao's territory!"
Because Yuan Shao falls, it will be Cao Cao's turn next, and when Cao Cao also falls, we will be the only ones left in the entire Han Dynasty to deal with Thunder Lord!"
Needless to say, Jian Yong was behind, and Zhang Fei also knew that they could not be a match for Lei Gong with their strength alone!
Zhang Fei sighed and said: "We lack cavalry, but we have to fight with Thunder Lord in the Central Plains. I always feel that we are seeking death!"
Jian Yong said: "Don't worry about this, Yide. Yuan Shao has not spent these three years in vain. From the Wubao along the way, we can see that the entire Yanzhou has been fortressed by Yuan Shao. It is not that difficult for Hebei to capture the Central Plains."
Easy! Now we can only hope that the fortress in Yanzhou can kill a large number of troops and buy us a few more years!"
Zhang Fei said helplessly: "Even if we fight to the death with 500,000 troops, Lei Gong can still easily recruit a million troops. You must know that the population of Hebei has exceeded 25 million. I really don't know if Lei Gong is bragging or if Hebei is really like this." There are many unregistered people. Three years ago, Hebei's population did not exceed 20 million. Now, in just three years, there are actually 5 million more people!"
Liu Bei's forces have always been very concerned about Lei Gong's movements, and Da Gan's army will announce Da Gan's financial revenue, population growth, military performance and other aspects of the year every year. Because it is public, Liu Bei can get Da Gan's information if he wants to collect it. information!
Liu Bei pays attention to this information not only to understand Lei Gong's strength and trends, but also the most important thing is to see how many of these policies can be copied and used in Jiangnan! Therefore, Zhang Fei and the others are even less interested in Da Gan's information than Da Gan. Everyone needs to understand!
Jian Yong said helplessly: "There is no need for Lei Gong to lie to us. In the past three years of drought in the Central Plains, millions of people have fled to Hebei and been resettled by Lei Gong in Liaodong! Moreover, Lei Gong occupied Xiliang this year, and the Han people in Xiliang were captured by him. Millions of people were dug out! The Qiang people were also captured by millions of people. If we include the Hu people from Fuyu who took refuge with Lei Gong, it is not impossible to increase the number by 5 million in three years!"
When Zhang Fei heard this, he said with disdain: "These powerful people know how to hide their population, and they will only be honest if they have to be swept away by Thunder God. It is simply a big joke in the world. Xiliang has been in chaos hundreds of times, but its population has doubled." !I’m afraid that there are still a large number of people in Jiangnan who are hidden by the wealthy nobles!”
This year, the statistics of Xiliang's population reached Xiangyang City, which shocked Liu Bei. You must know that a few decades ago, the Han Dynasty counted only more than 600,000 people in Xiliang. Later, Xiliang experienced many wars, especially in the past 10 years, the entire Xiliang Liang has been beaten to pieces, but Xiliang has been beaten to pieces. According to Lei Gong's statistics, there are millions of Han people, and there are millions more Qiang people. Without the war, Xiliang would not have had 400- 5 million people. For a time, even Liu Bei had plans to re-count the population in the four states south of the Yangtze River. Liu Bei felt that even if there were tens of millions more people in Jiangnan, this possibility was not impossible!
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Jian Yongwei said: "We still need the help of powerful nobles to develop Jiangnan. If these people hadn't reclaimed a lot of land in Jiangnan a few years ago, I'm afraid it would be difficult for us to launch this project." It’s a big war! Now is not the time for us to fall out with them!”
Zhang Fei said: "If we don't fall out, how can we catch up with Thunder Lord!"
Jian Yong was also speechless. Only when Lei Gong collected taxes from every household could he become so powerful. However, this was something Liu Bei couldn't do because Liu Bei was only in alliance with the powerful nobles. If he really wanted to learn Lei Gong's policies, Liu Bei would be so powerful. He must first be overthrown by the wealthy nobles of the Han Dynasty.
All Jian Yong can think of is that Liu Bei ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor. In this way, he can throw away the old burden of the big man and carry out all innovations lightly. Only in this way can he catch up with Lei Gong!
At the same time, the mobilization order for the entire Hebei province was known to Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao contacted Cao Cao urgently, and Liu Bei and the others discussed how to deal with Hebei. Lei Gong already knew that they were going to form a coalition army to attack Hebei again. Now it seems that Lei Gong wants to take the initiative! They want to attack Yanzhou first before their coalition forces are formed!
"Please ask Liu Bei and Cao Cao to speed up their march. They must reach Yanzhou before the Hebei army is dispatched!" Yuan Shao shouted anxiously!
If Hebei rushes south to cross the Yellow River before the allied forces launch an attack, and reinforcements such as Liu Bei and Cao Cao do not arrive, this will be the worst news for Yuan Shao, because he has to fight against Hebei alone and does not have enough troops.
The Wubao built in Yanzhou could not exert its full power! For Yuan Shao, the situation suddenly became serious. That's why he was so anxious to ask Liu Bei and others for support!
At the same time, Yuan Shao also ordered his troops to garrison various crossings of the Yellow River to prevent the Northern Xinjiang army from crossing the river and going south.