"Wenyuan, things are different now. The Battle of Yangzhou has already begun. Our lord may need our support, so we must wipe out Liangzhou as quickly as possible and then support the Battle of Yangzhou."
Zhao Yun did not explain, but just pointed out the importance of the Battle of Yangzhou.
"Then we can't attack without remembering the losses."
Yang Qiu was still a little confused when he heard that there was a need for the battle in Yangzhou.
"This is a military order, and anyone who violates it will be killed without mercy."
Upon hearing Yang Qiu's words, Zhao Yun's eyes lit up with a fierce light.
"Follow orders."
Zhang Liao was the first to clasp his fists and obey the order.
"Follow orders."
Yan Xing also followed the order with clasped fists.
"Your Majesty."
"Follow orders."
"Follow orders."
All the generals followed Zhang Liao and Yan Xing and clasped their fists at Cheng Nuo, including Yang Qiu who had just raised the question.
"Okay, then let's prepare individually and send out troops early tomorrow morning."
After deciding to send troops, Zhao Yun did not sit idle and directly sent scouts to find Gao Lan, inform Yuan Shu of the order, and let him be prepared to go to Yangzhou for support at any time.
Yuan Shu sent a telegram here, and all three states moved into action. Tens of thousands of troops carrying countless military supplies gathered towards Xuzhou. Even Tian Feng of Yanzhou knew that the war was urgent, gathered supplies and began to gather towards Xuzhou, while Cao Cao's side
Except for the brief battle on the first day, it fell into silence.
Time has passed for five days. Cao Cao has not taken any action, and Yuan Shu is not panicking, because as time goes by, his strength will become stronger and stronger, and Cao Cao's side will not grow at all. As long as his troops and horses are in place, he will
If Cao Cao can continue to implement the original strategy of opening a second battlefield, it will be really difficult for Cao Cao.
"My lord, there is something wrong with Yuan Shu being so quiet now."
Xi Zhicai looked at Wangdu City and the continuous military camps in the distance, with a dignified look in his eyes.
"What do you think Yuan Shu wants to do now?
Our army is pressing down on the border and he can’t divide his troops, so why doesn’t he start a war?”
Cao Cao was the same. Looking at Yuan Shufang, he felt agitated for no reason.
"I don't know either, but now that both sides are fighting here but not fighting, it is actually quite disadvantageous for us."
Although Xi Zhicai didn't know what Yuan Shu wanted to do, it was obvious that the later this battle started, the more disadvantageous it would be for him.
Although Yuan Shu has not yet pacified Youzhou and Liangzhou, he still has Xuzhou, Qingzhou, Jizhou, Bingzhou and the newly pacified Yanzhou as his backing, which can continuously provide Yuan Shu with food and grass supplies, but what about himself?
Although there is a rich Yangzhou, with the power of one state to support more than 200,000 soldiers and horses, it may not be able to see much in a short time. Over time, there will definitely be problems with your own food and grass.
At that time, the lack of food and grass will definitely cause a commotion among the soldiers and horses. If Yuan Shu comes to attack at this time, he may be defeated in a single battle.
"Well, in the short term, I'm not afraid of Yuan Shu taking time, but I'm afraid that Yuan Shu is silent now just to wait."
Cao Cao glanced at the sky and said the same word.
"My lord, are you afraid that Yuan Shu will allocate troops and horses from other places to support Yangzhou?"
Xi Zhicai already understood the meaning of the word "equivalent". It is true that the troops and horses here are already at their limit. Chen Wen cannot send all his troops to support this battle because the other party is afraid.
Afraid of a sneak attack,
This is the gap between them and Yuan Shu. It is difficult for an alliance with each leader to fight against Yuan Shu who is united as one, but they must persevere in the face of difficulties, otherwise there is still hope.
"Well, what I'm most afraid of right now is that Yuan Shu suspends his offensive in Liangzhou and sends Zhao Yun to lead a large number of cavalry back to support Xuzhou. In this case, it will be really difficult for us."
Cao Cao glanced at Xi Zhicai. To be honest, according to Cao Cao's thinking, Yuan Shu is most likely to send people to Liangzhou, suspend the offensive there and send Xiliang's cavalry back.
Because there are not many soldiers and horses from Xuzhou to Qingzhou and Jizhou in the north. Only Youzhou and Liangzhou have elite soldiers and generals, but these two places are thousands of miles away from Xuzhou. Even if the scouts run away, it will take half a month.
,
It would take at least a month for the infantry from Youzhou to go south. In one or two months, the day lilies would be cold, so Yuan Shu's most likely option was to summon the cavalry from far away in Liangzhou to support the battlefield.
"The war is going on in Liangzhou, and the people fighting are foreigners. Judging from Yuan Jiuji's attitude towards foreigners, he would rather give up Yangzhou than let the foreigners have a chance to breathe.
If he cannot take advantage of the situation and pacify Liangzhou in one fell swoop, it will be difficult for him to invade Liangzhou once the foreign tribes in Liangzhou unite and unite. Therefore, there is a high probability that Yuan Shu will not send the Liangzhou cavalry back.
But Yuan Shu's reserve army system is very complete, and he is likely to mobilize militia groups from Jizhou and Qingzhou to enter Xuzhou."
If Yuan Shu's Jizhou legion is the best in the world, then his cavalry legion can definitely be regarded as the tip of the spear of this legion, but it is invincible in battles, so it is reasonable for Cao Cao to be afraid.
"If it's just a militia, it won't be a big problem. After all, you also said that it is just a reserve army. Their joining can only increase the number of people. It will not greatly improve the combat power. On the contrary, it will consume a lot of Yuan Shu's food and grass."
Cao Cao didn't take it seriously. If the militia really came, he wouldn't worry. They were just a bunch of ragtag people who had no use except eating and drinking.
"Hey, I feel like how about we force Yuan Shu to fight us?"
Xi Zhicai is not clear-headed now. After all, Yuan Shu's heart is deeper than a woman's. His ideas are always wild and unconstrained. It is really difficult for others to guess. Instead of guessing, it is better to be yourself.
"Forcing Yuan Shu to fight us decisively?
How to force?
Siege the city?"
Cao Cao glanced at Xi Zhicai beside him. Although he was the attacker now, the initiative was not in his hands at all. With his current strength, he didn't dare to say he could defeat the opponent in a field battle, and he also attacked the city. That was not the case.
To attack a city is to die.
"Let me think about this."
Hearing Cao Cao's words, Xi Zhicai also fell silent. As Cao Cao said, if he wants to force Yuan Shu to fight a decisive battle, it seems that the only way is to attack the city, but is that the city in front of him?
It is a monster with a huge mouth. If you dare to go in, you will definitely be swallowed in one bite, even the bones will be spit out.
"Don't think about it. Even if we want to separate our troops and horses to sneak attack Guangling behind Wangdu, it is impossible. If there are fewer troops and horses, it will be ineffective. If there are more troops and horses, it will be easily detected by Yuan Shu.
What we can do now is to put our own defense line in place, and at the same time send people to Jiujiang County to tell Chen Wen to strengthen precautions. If Yuan Shu really sends troops to attack, he will find a way to hold it there, otherwise everything will be ruined.
It’s all over.”
After speaking, Cao Cao turned his horse around and returned to his camp, while Xi Zhicai sighed and left with Cao Cao.
In Wangdu City, Yuan Shu and Chen Gong sat facing each other.