"Our army is trapped here and has not advanced for several days. Doesn't it show weakness to the enemy and weaken the momentum of our coalition forces out of thin air?"
"Everyone can say nice things, but how can you break through the enemy's defense?"
The headquarters of the Allied Forces Second War Zone located in Yecheng City is still noisy and noisy on a daily basis. In fact, what Li Shushi and Jia Xu did not expect was that it was not that these guys did not want to cause trouble for the Bingzhou Army. They were just having a meeting.
There was democracy but no centralization, so the battle plan had not been finalized for a long time. Naturally, it was too embarrassed to say hello to the Bingzhou Army on the opposite side.
However, as Yuan Shao's order was delivered the day before yesterday, they had to come up with a charter this time. Of course, it is precisely for this reason that the already noisy combat conference room has now become even more like a powder keg.
.
Of course, even if you are in a powder keg with a few sparks popping up around you from time to time, there are always people who are as steady as a mountain, looking at the situation with a smile, slowly tasting the drinks in their hands while watching the scenes unfolding in front of them.
comedy.
"Yuan Hao, what do you think?"
"My lord and brother, please don't try to trick me. Don't you know the huge conspiracy hidden in this?"
"The governor's plan this time will have to be drawn from a bamboo basket. Whether it is family background or talent, the governor is not as good as Yuan Gong."
"But I feel that your lord is making a big mistake this time. Although the Han Dynasty has been destroyed, and the Han Emperor Liu Xie was established by the Dong thief, he is still the direct bloodline of the late emperor. Although Mr. Youzhou is a virtuous man, he can be benevolent.
You are a king of men, but your bloodline is far away after all. Not to mention that although your majesty is young, you have nothing wrong with him. Although Mr. Youzhou is a virtuous man, his reputation is not justified."
"Brother Yuan Hao is still pedantic. You and I both know what the world is like today. The imperial framework collapsed and the artifacts fell to the wayside. It can be said that 'Qin lost its deer and the whole world chased it away.' If you still want to keep the Han Dynasty, you need a hero.
The Lord brings order to the chaos and changes the world. From this perspective, there are not as many little emperors in Luoyang City as there are in Youzhou."
"It's a lot more, but I'm afraid it's still a long way from being the hero in my heart."
"Liu Junlang's dog guarding the city. Yizhou is also a place with four fortresses, so it is not worth mentioning. Liu Jingsheng is a character, but the land of Jingzhou has Sun Wentai in Changsha to the south. If he disagrees with him, he can kill a governor, and if he doesn't go his way, he can kill him.
If a prefect is killed, there will probably be a fight between the two of them.
One person died. And even if Jing Sheng can defeat Sun Wentai, there is still Yuan Jiudao in the north who is no less ambitious and powerful than your lord. The rest of the Liu family are just mediocre or boastful people, not worth mentioning. From this point of view, only
Youzhou can determine the future."
"However, Youzhou is soft on the outside and strong on the inside, and attaches great importance to the relationship between people and ministers. I'm afraid that the plan between my lord and Jizhou will not come true."
"I'm afraid this is the outcome you most hope for, Brother Yuan Hao. In this way, Mr. Yuan will have to stand alone at the front desk and cut through the thorns."
An inexplicable feeling seemed to suddenly arise between the two foxes, it was so sincere and so pure.
However, it is obvious that this kind of pure emotion is unacceptable to ordinary people, such as a certain lolita who compiled the fate line. No, just when Tian Feng and Jushu were exchanging feelings there, a drunk guy came over
A third party intervened.
"I'm talking about military advisor, please just say a few words. I'm so quarrelsome over there that I'm one of the top two, so just tell me how to win this battle. Bo Ming and I don't have much ability, but we only have a lot of strength."
, I guarantee that we will never go west if you say we will go east."
Tian Feng looked at Yan Liang who put the big face smelling of alcohol in front of his eyes and didn't know what kind of expression he should show. If Yan Liang and Wen Chou were sharpening their knives when they first came to Yecheng, they planned to kill him with one blood.
The "shame" of being killed instantly despite being one against two
, so by now, the two of them have completely exhausted their original passion, and Tian Feng will even find the two of them missing from time to time, and then return contentedly a few days later, looking like they went out hunting for wild food and came back with a full load of food.
Although Tian Feng didn't know where the two people went, judging from the fact that they were covered in bruises from the medical officer accompanying the army, it was clear that the two people went to a passionate place, and the result was naturally that
A copy of a contented look.
Although as a general, disappearing in battle is enough to make any general and supervisor feel angry, Tian Feng unexpectedly turned a blind eye to the matter, so Yan Liangwen ugly
Not mentioning it, and with Tian Feng's indifferent attitude, the two of them became the ghost generals of the Yecheng coalition army.
In fact, there was originally one person who could have dissuaded the two people from their actions. This was Shen Zhengnan, the Shen Pei who was currently fighting with the Confucian scholars there.
As Shen Pei, who was born in a Jizhou family and also served in the Tingwei Mansion, it can be said that he is as good as Tian Feng in terms of family background and talent. And similar to Tian Feng, Shen Pei also has a very upright character and is also a good person.
A person who can't get rid of the sand in his eyes.
But compared with Tian Feng, who has repeatedly committed crimes, Shen Pei must be an experienced person who has worked in the Tingwei Mansion and may have returned to his place of origin. He is obviously better than Tian in how to balance the relationship between superiors and subordinates and adhere to his own principles.
He is rich in experience, so in the end Yuan Shao said that not only was he highly trusted, but his status was always very important.
Having said this, you should understand the attitude of the trial partner - since Tian Feng is such a straight-tempered person and doesn't say anything out loud, then obviously the behavior of these two guys will not affect Yuan Shao's great cause, so he will not go to the trial partner.
It's no use being a villain.
So if you look at Tian Feng and Shen Pei, you will know why some people say that in order to succeed in the land of Han Dynasty, "30% depends on ability and 70% depends on interpersonal relationships". Of course, you have to meet a master like Zhu Yuanzhang
You won’t live long as a human again, don’t you?
Liu Bowen, who retired after his success, and Hu Weiyong, who followed Zhu Yuanzhang's orders in everything, knew that they would not die well. The most important thing is to have a good master. Look at the fate of the founding heroes of the Tang and Song Dynasties.
You will know what the gap is.
Of course, the author is definitely not alluding to the tragic old age of some marshals. Those are force majeure, well, force majeure.
However, Yan Liang and Wen Chou, who are the commanders of the coalition forces, and Tian Feng, who is the supervisor and first military advisor, are all watching the show and chatting, while a group of secondary characters are arguing there. The atmosphere in the allied war room is really weird.
Very good.
In fact, it's not because these people are idle, but because they really don't know how to start.
In order to open up the Hanoi passage, there are actually not many roads that can be taken. These include heading north from Yecheng, entering Fukouxing among the eight passes of Taihang, reaching Sheguo, a county-level vassal state, and then turning south and passing Huguan.
After that, you can turn south and take Bai Xing to reach the Gong County area in the middle of Hanoi, or take Taihang Xing to reach Ye Wang County in the west of Hanoi County, which is the western line.
It can be said that as long as one can reach either of these two places, it can have a huge impact on Li Shushi's troops.
Arriving at Gong County allows you to flank Li Shushi's headquarters located in the northeast of Hanoi with the troops stationed in Yecheng. Arriving at Yewang can be said to directly open up the connection between Hanoi and Henan and deter Hedong. In fact, the purpose of controlling Hanoi is achieved.
. Even if Li Shushi could take advantage of the danger of Jiguan to defend Hedong, strategically the coalition forces had already obtained what they wanted most.
It sounds wonderful, but someone must have noticed a must-pass point on this route, and that is the most important pass in Bingzhou - Huguan.
This Huguan Pass has Baigu Mountain in the north and Shuanglong Mountain in the south. The two mountains are facing each other, with an empty space in the middle. The mountain is shaped like a pot, and the mouth of the Huguan is the pass, so it is named Huguan. According to this pass, you can go south through Baixing.
Taihang crossed the Yellow River to attack Henan and Chenliu. To the east, we could attack Wei County and Dangyin. To the north, we could glimpse Handan and to the west, we could enter the Changzhi Basin. It can be said that it is an important military location that can be attacked, retreated and defended.
Naturally, Li Shushi could not relax at such a strategic location. Not only did he allocate special funds for repairs, but he also sent Yelida, Huang Xu, who wanted to try his skills, and Zhang Jie, who voluntarily stayed in Bingzhou, there. In addition, there were also others behind them.
With the experienced Zhang Yang in charge, Huguan was unable to take advantage of the natural barrier, and the coalition's attack there only met with disappointment.
On the eastern front, the troops were stationed on the Waihuang-Lyyang line, and then looked for opportunities to attack the Dangyin to Chaoge area in the west of Hanoi.
The biggest advantage of this route is that supply is much more convenient than the western route plan, but this is only a relative term, really only a relative term. In fact, depending on the geographical situation from Waihuang to Liyang, the supply efficiency is only a long way away.
Not as good as Li Shushi.
Why?
Because although our Yellow River is a very great mother who has nurtured the vast number of Chinese people, she has a very arrogant temper.
The Chinese people all know the temper of the mother of the Yellow River. It takes three years to become a petite, but every five years it becomes a pride. It can be said that if it does not change its course once this year, it must be because of a severe drought in the entire basin this year. Therefore, the Yellow River has been
The areas it flows through will form yellow flood zones of varying sizes, and in more severe cases, large areas of lakes and countless swamps will be formed.
Among them, the section from Waihuang to Liyang is such a situation, and it can even be said to be a relatively typical example.
Waihuang County is to the north of Liyang, and the current Yellow River channel is at the southern end of Liyang. However, the reason why Waihuang County is called Waihuang County is because this place was once the north bank of the Yellow River, which means that the Yellow River channel was once between Waihuang County and Liyang County.
passed between.
But the Yellow River is obviously not like Xu Zhimo, who often walks along the river without getting wet, so he can't wave his hand without taking away a cloud. Instead, it leaves a large area between Liyang and Waihuang.
The swamp called Huangze.
The swamp, if you don't pay attention and pull out too late, you will stay in that beautiful land forever. The Red Army suffered a lot from this kind of trap when they crossed the grassland. If you change it, it will be even more heavy.
grain trucks or people carrying poles, I’m afraid
There are countless things like sinkholes and subsidences. So compared to the Western Front where the road is rugged but at least easy to understand, it is easier to send a partial division to harass the Eastern Front. It can be said that it is absolutely impossible to pull the main force over.
You are asking for trouble.
Of course, compared to the more difficult east and west lines, the middle line is not only very close, but also has very easy logistics. Not only is it backed by Yecheng, the economic and political center of Wei County, but it can also reach Hanoi directly by crossing the Zhang River.
Of course, they will also face a frontal attack from Li Shushi's army who is waiting for work.
Therefore, in order to formulate a battle plan, the command room in the second theater was still as lively as usual.
PS: After writing this, I couldn’t help but re-examine the Battle of Guandu. Everyone was emphasizing the scarcity of Cao Cao’s food and grass, but few people seemed to think that Yuan Shao’s transportation costs were actually high, so they could only
He chose a place to store grain and fodder, so he had the predicament that once the grain and fodder in Wuchao was burned, the whole army would collapse. Food and fodder is really a more mysterious thing in ancient wars than morale.
