"This is a conference of unity, this is a conference of victory, this is a conference heading towards a new era..."
Someone on the stage was giving an impassioned speech, and the audience was crowded, with warm applause from time to time. If you didn't look at the fishy corpse on the side that should have been marked with various ** to become a more curious existence, this conference would indeed be
Very harmonious.
Although these regular troops of the coalition are still quite unaccustomed to mountain warfare, they can still provide the bandits with long-range attack methods that are most lacking and the number of soldiers that is far superior to the bandits. Against those soldiers who do not have amulets, they have a group advantage.
With the help of the surrendered bandits, it can be said that the officers and soldiers were able to push forward without any pressure.
Of course, Tian Yu, the better guy among the bandits, also took the opportunity to recruit him into his team. Anyway, these guys are not causing harm to Youzhou where Liu Bei is located. As long as they are willing to change their evil ways and return to the right path, why not recruit them into his team to increase their strength? Yes.
Because they figured this out, Yuan Shao's army and Gongsun Zan's army later joined the battle to snatch talents. Although the Jizhou army had a grudge against some guys, it was also very hostile to those former Hanoi County soldiers from Hanoi.
interested.
In this way, under Tian Yu's strong pressure and lobbying, the bandits were unable to establish a solid alliance from beginning to end. Later, when the leaders of the most thorny forces turned into the curious corpses, this happened
The birth of the conference.
Tian Yu left the speech to Xia Ze, who was eager to make a comeback. This was a reward for helping him so much, and he himself could take the opportunity to carefully think about his next move.
Speaking of which, the choice of "Luocao" in Black Mountain was somewhat of a helpless move. After all, Li Shushi was relatively not under much war pressure around him. The grasslands in the north changed their minds after hearing about it, and Lu Zhi in the west even required Yuan Shao to use various forces.
To contain them, there are endless Taihang Mountains to the east. As long as those intersections are blocked,
Even if there are tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of troops, it will be difficult to pass. Some rebellions may be incited within Bingzhou, but after all, Li Shushi has been running it for a long time, and Cheng Yu and Tong Yuan are in charge, so even Yuan Shao cannot
Do you think how many people would be willing to take the initiative to jump out in such a situation where the outcome is undecided?
It can be said that, except for some of Li Shushi's troops on the Hedong side, the troops that Li Shushi can mobilize are definitely more than the number of troops he and the coalition forces faced off at the Hanoi border. In other words, Li Shushi does not even need to leave the northern border.
The soldiers and horses wiped out the mere 10,000 people on his own side. The only difference was whether Li Shushi had the ability to simply imitate the coalition's method and launch a counter-encirclement after wiping out his own troops, or simply go deep into the hinterland of the coalition to cause a scene.
Therefore, Tian Yu chose to lead troops into Montenegro just to find a place that was easy to defend and difficult to attack to ensure that his tens of thousands of people would not become Li Shushi's meal in an instant. He might even be lucky or survive.
But when he actually settled down in this Black Mountain, he suddenly realized that he might have made a good move.
Tian Feng had also warned him privately before he left. The main purpose of his mission was to involve Li Shushi's troops. Whether it was to make a big show in the open, or to pierce his heart in the dark, the most fundamental purpose was to let Li Shushi get involved.
Hanoi County, which originally seemed to be calming down, is once again in chaos
, only in this way can Li Shushi and Jia Xu be distracted, cracks appear in the originally solid defense line, and the coalition forces can have more opportunities. Even if they still cannot break through Li Shushi's defense line, it will at least increase the cost and time of his rule in Hanoi.
After a long period of time, Li Shushi's supply line was affected and he was naturally unable to support it.
Therefore, Tian Feng actually gave Tian Yu considerable autonomy, even if he was just a minor from the Han Dynasty. Of course, Tian Yu also knew very well that Tian Feng also left certain contact methods to ensure that he
The branch division can try to keep in touch with the Yecheng camp so that both sides can adjust their respective combat plans.
Although there are many disadvantages to this, if used well, it can play a huge role. Just like a coded telegram, although it will have a devastating impact on oneself when intercepted, I believe that no one will be stupid.
To the point of giving up this effective means of communication because of choking.
Of course, there will be no shortage of people with unlimited IQ, just like those so-called "environmentalists" who want to abolish their martial arts just because the imperialists clamor about the so-called dangers of hydropower.
By eliminating those so-called hazards and reducing the consumption of fossil energy such as coal and oil, what kind of pure sky will we bring?
Of course, perhaps in their eyes, it would be best for China to return to primitive society and then be divided by the great powers.
Okay, so you should never underestimate someone's IQ, but sometimes you really can't overestimate it. Of course, the premise of all this is that the other person is not an enemy agent or some other bastard who wants to harm his own motherland by flattering the enemy country.
Speaking of which, Tian Feng was quite surprised by Tian Yu's behavior. After receiving the news from Tian Yu and the information obtained through other channels, he sat alone in his tent for most of the day without seeing anyone.
It wasn't until midnight that he walked out with a tired face and went to Yan Liang and Wen Chou's place where they conspired for a long time.
In addition to Tian Feng, those who also looked surprised were Li Shushi and Jia Xu, who were enemies. However, compared to Tian Feng, who was distressed, Li Shushi and Jia Xu were more confident, at least when it came to war.
, they have more resources in their hands.
Why did Tian Yu's unexpected move bring about such an effect? In the final analysis, it was due to Montenegro's unique location.
As mentioned before, Black Mountain is located in the west of Dangyin County on the eastern border of Hanoi County. It is the remnant of the Taihang Mountains. There are relatively large rivers passing through it in the north and south, and the east and west are relatively fertile flat areas. Although it is not far away from Hanoi
The central and southern part of the core area of the county's rule is still the main battlefield in the Linli area.
There is a considerable distance, especially the distance from Huai County, the seat of Hanoi County, which is more than 300 miles. Even a "flying army" like the Red Army will take about four days (normal march, after the assault march, if you use cold weapons, it will be completely impossible to fight, so we don't do it.
calculation), but it would be a big mistake to ignore the role of Montenegro because of this.
The boundary mountain between Hanoi County and Bingzhou is the long Taihang Mountains. Hanoi County is located at the southeast foot of Taihang Mountain, which means that the closer it is to the Yellow River, the lower the terrain. Therefore, the northern part of Hanoi County is completely a trapezoid with decreasing layers.
As for Heishan, it happens to be stuck on the shortest distance from Jizhou to Huai County at the bottom of the trapezoid. In other words, unless you are willing to take a detour or climb the mountain, whether it is a caravan or a supply force that wants to reach Jizhou from Huai County or
The front line of the confrontation will inevitably pass through the control area of Heishan, which is enough to make Li Shushi feel like a lump in his throat.
You can send troops to protect you, but if you make mistakes or horses will make mistakes, you can't prevent thieves even if you commit a thief for a thousand days; secondly, hiring or providing guards will incur an extra expense, no matter who you are dealing with.
On the one hand, it's okay to say that the time is short, but as time goes by, such cost pressure will inevitably gradually affect Li Shushi's troops on the front line.
Failure to retreat means that additional expenditures will continue to increase, making Hanoi not only unable to become a new profit growth point under Li Shushi's rule, but also becoming his financial loophole. If he retreats, no matter how rigorous Li Shushi's arrangements are, with the wisdom of Tian Feng, Ju Shou and others
They can still find opportunities to attack. Who will take advantage and who will suffer the loss will all depend on the abilities of both parties. Anyway, for Tian Feng and others, it is better than facing the turtle shell in front of them now.
It's much better to hit hard.
Of course, Tian Feng still has many things to worry about, including how to deal with Tian Yu, a young general with amazing talents who has emerged - after all, he is not a general under Yuan Shao, and he seems to be quite fond of Liu Bei.
Loyalty, in such an era of declining imperial power, it is difficult to say whether it will become one of the most troublesome opponents in the future.
In fact, Tian Feng's judgment on the battlefield in Henan is not very optimistic. After all, the young emperor with the most orthodox bloodline is still in the hands of Dong Zhuo. This means that as long as Dong Zhuo does not die suddenly and cause a large-scale mutiny or chaos in the Xiliang army, the coalition forces will very likely
It is difficult to get the emperor's trump card. With Li Ru by his side, Dong Zhuo can completely divert the situation before it goes bad.
Tian Feng even considered how Yuan Shao should respond if Dong Zhuo left an empty city to the coalition forces.
After discussing with Jushou, Tian Feng came to an obvious conclusion: Yuan Shao cannot stay in the empty city of Luoyang. Yuan Shao's foundation is in the Bohai Sea, which is too far away from Luoyang, especially with a control center in the middle.
In the case of Hanoi in the hands of Li Shushi, Luoyang became Yuan
A large prison in Shao. Even Yuan Shu of Nanyang found it difficult to eat that piece of fat, because the population, financial and material resources required to rebuild Luoyang were enough to make the fat full of poison, especially when it seemed that Yuan Shu had someone behind him.
In the case of Liu Biao, who is very shrewd and very vicious based on his recent actions.
If Yuan Shao cannot occupy the central power, he cannot become the de facto leader of the world. Therefore, from the moment Yuan Shao leaves Luoyang, his power as the leader of the alliance and the other princes who unite around him in the hope of gaining possible future political status will
It will disappear in an instant.
Next, the original allies may start a journey of conquest and annexation for their own future. As the lord of Tian Feng, Yuan Shao's goal is obviously to start in Hebei and then the Central Plains, and finally sweep the world. In the process of unifying Hebei,
Tian Feng believed that the most difficult enemies were nothing more than three people - Li Shushi, Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan.
As for Liu Yu, although his reputation, political talent and personal charm are enough to take on the duties of the three princes, he is not suitable for this chaotic era. Just like Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou, he can easily be defeated as long as he does it cleverly.
fall.
And this Tian Yu, who is now beginning to shine with his own light, is a general under Liu Bei, one of his most valued future rivals. If he plays such a trick in the future battle between Yuan Shao and Liu Bei, Yuan Shao will suffer great losses.
what to do.
At this moment, Tian Feng felt extremely confused, not only for the current situation, but also for the illusory future.
PS: I won’t say anything today. I will respond to the chairman’s call and don’t watch the performance but watch the reality...
