"My lord, there is no need for this. Although the world is in chaos now, it is not impossible to save it. My lord's choice to temporarily surrender to Yuan Shu is indeed a good move. Now Yuan Shu is in Jizhou with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, but his shortcomings are also
obvious.
Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shu were already at loggerheads in the Jizhou incident. Although Gongsun Zan was temporarily defeated in the Hejian and Bohai battles, Liu Yu had a cowardly character and would be replaced by him. When he unified Youzhou, he would send his troops south to compete with Yuan Shu for supremacy.
Zhang Yan of the Taihang Mountains is also at odds with Yuan Shu. The headquarters of the Black Mountain Army is the Taihang Mountains. The Taihang Mountains span across Hebei and the two states. If Yuan Shu wants to advance westward, he will inevitably have a dispute with the Black Mountain Army. The Black Mountain Army is said to number millions.
The strength is very terrifying.
Qingzhou is also a place of right and wrong. Now the Yellow Turbans are raging and they claim to have millions of troops. The Qingzhou governor is incompetent and cannot surrender. If they continue to let it go, they will definitely go north to attack Leling and Pingyuan counties. Yuan Shu will be scratching his head by then.
Therefore, as long as the lord performs well under Yuan Shu and waits for the opportunity, he will be able to soar into the sky."
Cheng Yu quickly began to help Liu Bei analyze the current situation. Yuan Shu seemed powerful, but he was not having an easy time. Although Jizhou was prosperous, he was surrounded by enemies on all sides, so Yuan Shu's road to defeating the situation was not easy.
"When is the time? Please teach me, sir."
"Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, is an incompetent person with high ambitions and low abilities. He wants to lead Yanzhou but cannot do it.
Although he tricked Qiao Mao into killing him and then annexed him to Dongjun, this also caused the entire Yanzhou tycoon to go against him.
The consequence of this is that when the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans advance westward, the counties will definitely not cooperate and it will be difficult for Liu Dai to resist. However, at this time, there are only two roads for him.
One is to go north to ask for help from Yuan Shu in Jizhou, and the other is to go south to ask for help from Nanyang Yuan Shao. No matter who these two brothers are, as long as Liu Dai enters Yanzhou, it will be difficult for him to stand up.
As long as the lord can ask for an appointment from Yuan Shu, he will lead his army to rescue Yanzhou.
After taking Yanzhou, we can take Yanzhou as our base, move east to Qingxu Prefecture, west to Sizhou, and south to Yuzhou and Yangzhou. With the power of several states, we can dominate the world and restore the glory of the Han Dynasty is just around the corner."
Cheng Yu's analysis made Liu Bei's eyes light up. Although he also had some strategies, they were just marching and fighting, and his military qualities were displayed on the battlefield. When it comes to the strategic level, he is a complete novice.
Now that he suddenly heard the blueprint Cheng Yu had sketched out for him, a strong yearning arose in his heart.
"Please help me, sir, to restore the glory of the Han Dynasty in the future. Sir, I will be able to do as much as Yuntai Pavilion and be famous throughout the ages. I will respect you for the completion."
Liu Bei suddenly stood up and bowed to Cheng Yu.
"My lord, there is no need for this. Since Cheng Yu has regarded you as my master, he will definitely do his best to help you complete your great cause."
When Liu Bei paid his respects, tears filled Cheng Yu's eyes. What more could he ask for when he has won such a favor?
"Okay, in order to celebrate your arrival in office, I will lend you your wine today. When you get to Guantao, there will be a big banquet."
"There's no need for that. Three glasses of light wine will make you drunk. My lord, I won't come home until I'm drunk today."
"drink."
After three rounds of drinking, a scout suddenly came on horseback and shouted outside the door of the mansion.
"My lord, Yuanzhou Mu has urgent orders."
Hearing the sound outside the door, Liu Bei quickly put down the wine cup in his hand and winked at Guan Yu.
Guan Yu reported his punch, turned around and went out. After taking the urgent report, he turned back.
Liu Bei took the letter, tore it open immediately, and began to read it carefully.
Seeing Liu Bei's expression getting worse and worse, Cheng Yu frowned beside him.
"Lord, why are you frowning so much?"
After Liu Bei read the letter, Cheng Yu spoke up and asked.
"Yuan Shu is going to send troops to encircle and suppress Zhang Yan in Black Mountain. He sent me troops to capture Liyang and cut off Yu Du's retreat."
As Liu Bei spoke, he handed the letter in his hand to Cheng Yu.
"My lord, Yuan Shu is going to catch all the Black Mountain bandits this time."
Although the letter only contained arrangements for Liu Bei, Cheng Yu had already seen a lot from it.
"How can you see this, sir?"
Liu Bei was stunned by Cheng Yu's words.
"My lord, the reason why Zhang Yan of Montenegro was canonized by the late emperor as General of the Army in Peaceful Disasters is because, firstly, Zhang Yan had many soldiers and horses, and secondly, because most of the military bases of the Montenegro Army relied on the Taihang Mountains.
These military strongholds are easy to defend and difficult to attack when facing Jizhou and Bingzhou, but there are two exceptions. One is Zhang Yan of Changshan, whose stronghold is surrounded by enemies on three sides, and the other is Na Yudu, who is also surrounded by enemies on three sides.
, so both the east and west and the south are easy to defend and difficult to attack.
Now that Yu Du has sent troops to sweep across Wei County, Yuan Shu did not order his lord to lead his army directly to Yecheng, but instead asked you to take a detour to Liyang. This shows that he is determined to catch the turtle in the poison vat.
Once Yu Du dies in Wei County, his army camp will definitely be unable to withstand Yuan Shu's elite troops. After capturing Yu Du's army camp, and then leading his army to sweep away from south to north, the Black Mountain Army will be destroyed."
Cheng Yu's analysis is the same as Tian Feng's assumption, which means that at least they have the same view on the battle of the Black Mountain Army.
"So what do we do?"
Now that Cheng Yu has clearly analyzed Yuan Shu's military operations, what to do next to get the maximum benefit depends entirely on Cheng Yu's plan.
"My Lord, the Battle of Black Mountain is a great opportunity for you to perform, but this battle cannot be too popular. I wonder how many troops you still have?"
If he wants to perform well but cannot show all his strength, Cheng Yu must know Liu Bei's true strength.
"After the battle in Dongjun, I still have 5,000 elite soldiers under my command. In addition to these 5,000 elite soldiers, there are 7,000 yellow turban soldiers from Dongjun and 10,000 militiamen. This is all my troops."
Liu Bei directly reported all his troops to Cheng Yu.
"Lord, the number of troops dispatched this time should not be too large or too small. It is best to control the scale to about 10,000 people, with 3,000 elite soldiers, 5,000 yellow turbans, and 5,000 militiamen recruited, for a total of 13,000 people."
Cheng Yu frowned, but these people were a bit small.
"Well, it's just what Mr. said."
Liu Bei newly acquired Cheng Yu, so he naturally obeyed his words.
"My lord, we need to keep a general in charge for this expedition. He can't delay the preparation and training of his troops, and at the same time he has to keep Yang Ping's skills intact. I wonder if my lord has someone to choose?"
This expedition to Liyang is extremely risky, if Cheng Yu must go with him.
"My second brother Guan Yu, Guan Yunchang, is unrivaled in his literary skills and military skills. Whether he is training troops or defending territory, he is a person you can trust."
When Liu Bei heard Cheng Yu's question, the first thing he thought of was his brother Guan Yu and Guan Yunchang.
"In this case, we have to trouble the second general. Once Cao Cao knows about this expedition to Wei County, he will definitely lead his army to attack Fan County and Dong'a. Therefore, my lord can move the people of the two counties to Yangping.
Although Cao Cao is a tycoon, he is still weak in strength. He does not dare to provoke Yuan Shu yet, but the second general had better send troops to Dongwuyang to prevent any unexpected events."
Now that they have decided to send troops to Liyang, they still need to make arrangements after they leave.
